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Session Notes
During its meeting on September 21, the Session…
· learned that the church’s income for August was $60,129; expenses, $58,482; and net income, $1,647; and for January – August, income was $580,382; expenses, $553,769; and net income, $26,612;
· learned that the application for a grant that the Property Funding Sources Task Force had applied for to fund remaining projects in the Ekklesia Master Plan was denied and that the Task Force has closed on the loan they applied for from the Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program (PILP);
· learned that two motions were approved at a recent stated meeting of our presbytery: (a) approval of the job description for the Stated Clerk and (b) authorization of the Executive Council to approve the Ministry Discernment Profile;
· approved scheduling a congregational meeting following the 11:00 a.m. service on October 5 to elect elders for the Class of 2028, a trustee for the Class of 2028, and the Nominating Committee for 2026;
· approved placing laminated copies of the Apostle’s Creed in church pews; and
· learned that UKirk had a retreat in mid-September.
During its meeting on October 19, the Session…
· learned that the church’s income during September was $59,515; expenses, $79,070; and net income, minus 19,555; and for January through September, income was $639,897; expenses, $632,939; and net income, $6,958;
· approved transfer of Tripp Hinkle’s membership to Worthington Presbyterian Church, Worthington, Ohio;
· learned that, to celebrate the church’s 175th anniversary, members donated more than $10,000 to the Community Market;
· received draft copies of three policies (Child, Youth, and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy; Policy Condemning Sexual Misconduct; and Anti-Harassment Policy), to be discussed and voted on at the Session’s November stated meeting, along with an anti-racism policy, to be distributed before that meeting;
· ranked preferences for four options for using the $250,000 loan from the Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program (PILP): (a) focus on the sanctuary building only and repaying the $250,000 loan; (b) focus on the PILP loan plus a Baird Hall Focus to raise funds to upgrade Baird Hall flooring and furniture and make improvements to the courtyard; (c) focus on the PILP loan plus an Education Building Focus to raise funds for a major reconfiguration to the entrance and administrative offices; and (d) focus on the PILP loan plus a Hybrid Focus to raise funds for Baird Hall flooring and Education Building second floor aesthetics;
· approved the first of two options for the sanctuary roof replacement: (a) replacing the existing shingle roof on the sanctuary with a standing seam metal roof and line the existing gutters with a multilayer composite coating at a total cost of $145,000; or (b) replacing the existing shingle roof on the sanctuary with a standing seam metal roof, extend the bottom of the roof out over the existing gutters, and build new gutters outside the sanctuary walls at a total cost of $398,000;
· elected Karen Herring and Susan Stanley as commissioners to the November 20 meeting of the Presbytery at Edgewood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham; and
· learned that they will examine elders-elect at their December meeting.
Church members may read the complete, approved minutes for these meetings in the church office.
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