Dear Church Family,
We will have a special congregational vote on Sunday, December 4th, immediately following the service.
As you are aware, the new Bylaws are in place, and the Bylaws Team did an excellent job creating this document. However, as sometimes happens, not all verbiage is written exactly as it is intended. The Search Committee discovered the words in Article VI, Section 1B are written in verbiage that is very narrow. For example, the search for our new senior pastor limits our search to only include candidates with a Master's of Divinity degree; thus, many potential pastors cannot be considered. There are many ministers with equivalent degrees and years of experience that should be considered in the search. Because of this issue, the Search Committee unanimously requested the Leadership Council to call a Special Meeting of the congregation to add 3 words (in RED) to the newly formed Bylaws. The Leadership Council unanimously agreed to follow this course of action. In addition, it was suggested and unanimously approved by the Leadership Council to also add these 3 words (in RED) to Article VI, Section 4A found on page 17 of the Bylaws.
Therefore, this calls for a Special Meeting of the congregation. We ask that you remain after the service on December 4, 2022 for just a few minutes to vote on the following Bylaws change(s). We hope to see you December 4th!
Thank you,
Jayne Jones
Leadership Council Chair
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