Session Notes - March 2025

 

The Session held their annual retreat in January. We spent time talking about our Joys and Laments of 2024. Among the Joys were hiring a women’s ministry coordinator, the start of a young mom’s Bible study, the women’s retreat, VBS, and the Christmas pageant (just to name a few).

A few of our Laments: the families who have moved away, not as many young families in church each week, giving was down, and not having WyldLife in our area. We spent time praying about all of these things and asking God for direction for the upcoming year.

On day 2 we took a look at Mark 10 and considered “What do I want God to do in my life, My Church, My Community?” We spent time alone considering these questions individually. Then we discussed and prayed over the lists we came up with together. We are excited to see how God will use some of the ideas that were discussed.

In February we met jointly with the Trustees and Deacons. After a brief devotion on friendship from Proverbs we updated each other on what each board was working on and then spent time praying for each other. We are truly blessed to have so many dedicated members of each board who love Jesus and our Church family.

The session was then updated on the Rapid Response team, the Children’s ministry team, and the Personal Committee. We are hosting Presbytery September 26-27. If you are interested in serving on the planning committee, please let Bryan know. We will start meeting soon.

Mary Ellen Bain will be holding a meeting soon to discuss Disaster Relief in the South East. We plan to have a special offering soon to help fund that trip. Stay tuned for details!

As always, if you have any comments or concerns, please let a Session member know.

For the Session – Karen Lohret

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