Administrative Council, Part 2:
Helping You to Know More
Last month you learned some basic information about our Administrative Council and the duties of the “At-Large delegates. As a reminder, the Administrative Council includes the leaders or chairs of program committees such as Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, Missions Ministry, Ministry of Care, Worship Committee, United Women in Faith, and other areas for nurture, and outreach. It also includes the chairs of Finance, Staff-Parish Relations, Trustees, Lay Representative and Lay delegates to Annual Conference.
The Staff Parish Relations (SPR) Committee is made up of a Chairperson, Debbie Patterson, and other members who work with the Senior Pastor on matters relating to the personnel issues of the church. They meet on a regular basis to address any staffing matters. They work with the District Superintendent on annual evaluations for the appointed clergy and whenever there are changes in appointments to make known the needs of the congregation. This committee is responsible for setting the salary levels for the church staff, including clergy and submitting that budget item to the Finance Committee. Current members of Staff-Parish Relations, in addition to Debbie Patterson, include Susan Baker, Jackie Reeves. Debbie Johnson, Allen Servedio, Sara Burns, Cindy Bennett, Marc Downey, Herb Ricks, Terrie Adkins as Lay Delegate to North Georgia Annual Conference, Clara Truesdell as Lay Leader, and Rev. Terry Tippens, Senior Pastor.
Our Lay Delegates attend the Annual Conference of the North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church in June in Athens to represent the laity of the church on issues of the conference. They vote on legislation that impacts our conference and the annual budget of the conference. They also serve on committees in the local church and occasionally on conference or district committees. We have an equal number of laity and appointed clergy. Our church has four Lay Delegates to Annual Conference: Jim and Terry Adkins, Sherry Ferguson, and Elizabeth Marcus. Additionally, Pete Fleming serves as a District Delegate to Annual Conference.
As you see these church members please let them know how much you appreciate the work they do to help our church in so many important areas.
Blessings and joy,
Rev. Dr. C. Kay Fuino, Associate Pastor