Minutes from June Meeting

In June, your Session met to discuss several subjects. John Weigand, PNC Chair, reported that the PNC attended training at Presbytery earlier in the month.  The pastor financial package was discussed as well as the narrative and numerical responses for the Ministry Discernment Profile. Session endorsed the Ministry Discernment Profile draft as submitted.  On a side note, it has since been submitted to Presbytery and approved.

 Elder Reed Fraley reviewed the history of the Kier Trust its financial status, and what has been committed to be spent in four categories: Facility (TEC and HVAC project), Staff Funding, Mission Investment and Holy Cow! Consulting.  The majority of the trust has not yet been spent and it still earning approximately 5% interest. 

 We then heard from Ellen Clark who reported that on June 18, 2024 the Mission Committee voted to give a transformational grant to the Starting Strong program of Fostering Further.  She gave details about what the organization had requested and that the Committee had chosen to allocate funds in addition to the amount requested.  They also decided to allocate up to $50,000 in a matching challenge grant and that member Mike Schmidt offered to assist Starting Strong in developing and structuring a successful fund-raising campaign.  This brings the total amount of support from First Presbyterian Church to $180,000.

 Elder Danny Hussey reported that bid requests for the HVAC project went out earlier in June and a walk-through is scheduled for July 2.  The plans will need Session approval and a special meeting will be called in late July/early August for this purpose.

 Elder Reed Fraley also discussed three new policies: Gift Acceptance, Spending, and Investment.  If Session approves these policies, it will allow Finance Committee to make minor changes to other existing policies. These changes will be discussed at our August meeting. 

 Reverend McCormick reminded us of the joint Session/Deacon Event on August 8, 2024 at 6 p.m.  This will be a time of fellowship, discussing Holy Cow! information, and discussing how we are organized and sharing the work.

 Kristin Ream, Director of Senior High Youth & Communication, requested a total of $4500 from the Mission Scholarship Fund for seminary students. This was approved.