Mission Coordination and Budget

Following an afternoon plenary session and commissioners dinner our committee had its first full meeting. We began with prayer and a short worship time led by Rev. Melissa Sevier (Vice Mod) and then spent 45 minutes of sharing time to get to know one another (often proving that we are connected by fewer than 6 degrees of separation). Observers then joined us and we began our more formal business activities. We recognized the four volunteers who have spared the rest of the committee from reading two years of GAC and various standing committee and task team minutes and the audit reports for the period since the last GA.
The leadership of the GAC (Linda Valentine and Curtis Kearns) described the organization and mission areas of the PCUSA and we viewed a video illustrating several examples of mission work. Our own Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community was featured in the video as one example of newchurch development. We then reviewed the logistics and process for our business meetings and closed with prayer at 9:45
Peace, Kears