Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Feb. 2005 - GHOJ Update Part 2
Current Pledges (over 3 years): $905,388.50 from 126 pledges
At our Congregational Meeting on January 23 we formally approved Mike Nicholson to be the treasurer for God’s Hope ~ Our Journey. We also reviewed plans for benevolence, staffing and building.
What’s Happening with …
Benevolence: A task force will meet soon to create a protocol by which the congregation will choose the recipients of the first year’s Designated Outreach Gifts. Hopefully, these first gifts (totaling at least $11,000 this year) can be distributed by the summer.
Ministry Programs: The Parish Education Task Force met on Sunday, January 30. Recommendations will be forthcoming. An Evening Worship Service Task Force will be meeting on Saturday, February 19 to begin laying the groundwork for a new weekend evening service.
Staffing: Cathy Nicholson begins her position on our secretarial staff February 1 – welcome Cathy!
A job description for our Parish Nurse for Health Ministry is completed and available upon request. A Task Force will soon begin work on a job description for the Youth Ministry and Education Coordinator. The Worship Ministry Team has a first draft of a job description for a Contemporary Worship Coordinator in hand and will be reviewing it.
Building Expansion: The Building Committee and Church Council Executive Team met with Carol Schneider, a representative of the ELCA Mission Investment Fund on January 13 and determined that the borrowing potential of the congregation for the building phase of our project is approximately $1.5 million. Together with monies that will be received through our pledges, we have a tentative building project budget of $1,750,000. At our Congregational Meeting the Executive Committee of the Church Council was authorized to contract with architect Bob Saas so that detailed design plans can be drawn up and permits acquired from the City of Lakewood.
At our Congregational Meeting on January 23 we formally approved Mike Nicholson to be the treasurer for God’s Hope ~ Our Journey. We also reviewed plans for benevolence, staffing and building.
What’s Happening with …
Benevolence: A task force will meet soon to create a protocol by which the congregation will choose the recipients of the first year’s Designated Outreach Gifts. Hopefully, these first gifts (totaling at least $11,000 this year) can be distributed by the summer.
Ministry Programs: The Parish Education Task Force met on Sunday, January 30. Recommendations will be forthcoming. An Evening Worship Service Task Force will be meeting on Saturday, February 19 to begin laying the groundwork for a new weekend evening service.
Staffing: Cathy Nicholson begins her position on our secretarial staff February 1 – welcome Cathy!
A job description for our Parish Nurse for Health Ministry is completed and available upon request. A Task Force will soon begin work on a job description for the Youth Ministry and Education Coordinator. The Worship Ministry Team has a first draft of a job description for a Contemporary Worship Coordinator in hand and will be reviewing it.
Building Expansion: The Building Committee and Church Council Executive Team met with Carol Schneider, a representative of the ELCA Mission Investment Fund on January 13 and determined that the borrowing potential of the congregation for the building phase of our project is approximately $1.5 million. Together with monies that will be received through our pledges, we have a tentative building project budget of $1,750,000. At our Congregational Meeting the Executive Committee of the Church Council was authorized to contract with architect Bob Saas so that detailed design plans can be drawn up and permits acquired from the City of Lakewood.
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