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By Pat Leicher, Church President
The Mission Task Force has submitted its report to the Board of Trustees, and it has been accepted.
I recommend that you read the report, which can be found here.
As you may recall, the Mission Study Report done a couple of years ago called for a robust focus on mission work, not only in terms of dollars contributed but also time invested in our surrounding communities by church members. The Task Force has done a thoughtful and thorough job of recommending how Piedmont Church envisions and implements its mission work.
One of the main recommendations is that the Mission Committee, currently a committee of the Board of Deacons, be moved out from under the Deacons and report directly to the Board of Trustees. It will be renamed the Mission Board and will be structured in the same way as the Boards of Deacons and Christian Education, with the chairperson becoming an ex officio voting member of the Board of Trustees. To accomplish this new structure, changes to the by-laws of the church are necessary. We will be voting on the by-laws changes at the Annual Meeting on June 11.
A red-lined copy of the by-laws can be found here for your review.
The new Mission Board is not yet ready to submit the names of members to be part of the board to the congregation. This will be done later in the year. We will not be voting on new members for the Christian Education Board at the Annual Meeting either. The CE Board is going to be re-envisioned as we develop our NextGen ministries. We look forward to explaining the new vision and structure once it is developed, along with proposed members. Ideally, we will be able to vote on members for the Mission Board and the CE Board at the same time this fall.
Thank you for your time and consideration of these important matters. We hope you will be able to attend the Annual Meeting on June 11. We have lots of good news to report, as well as the proposed budget for the 23/24 fiscal year.
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