Elder Minutes For 18 Feb 2013

PRESENT: Doug Joseph, George Cope, Wray Petry, Dave Tinker, George Joseph, Jim Norman, Frank St. John,

ABSENT:

The Elders and pastors shared some things that God was revealing to them.

The Elders, Pastors J Johnston, Steve Sienkiewicz, and Jonathan Cashman, as well as Debbie Carey prayed for the needs of the church.

The Pastors exited the meeting.

Debbie Carey:

>  Tithes and offerings were $30,648.

> Attendance was 528 in the main service and 624 in total.

>  Financial Peace Update: The course is going well and participants are enthusiastic. We are looking at ways to continue to educating the congregation in various financial areas.

>  The Men’s Work Day last Saturday was successful and a great deal accomplished.  They will continue working on March 2^nd and 9^th to complete clearing the land.

A new nominee to the Elder Board was discussed and prayed over.

With no further discussions, the meeting ended at 7:00PM.

Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 4 Feb 2013

PRESENT: Doug Joseph, George Cope, Wray Petry, Dave Tinker, George Joseph, Jim Norman, Frank St. John,

ABSENT:

The Elders, Pastors J Johnston, John Krall, Steve Sienkiewicz, as well as Kari Van Cleave and Debbie Carey prayed for the needs of the church and spent an extended period of time sharing things that God had placed on their hearts.

The Pastors exited the meeting.

Administrator’s Report:

>  Tithes and offerings were $37,722 for this week.

>  Attendance was in the 677 in the main service and 799 in total.

>  Everything is going well with the Financial Peace University sessions. This course is so timely!

>  36 men signed up for the workday this Saturday (2/9).

>  Exterior portions of the Worship Center will be painted in the near future.

>  The insurance package is coming up for renewal with a minimal increase.

>  The signage package installation will be complete once Progress Energy provides power to the Par and Formosa locations. Progress is currently working at the Formosa location.

Frank St. John made a motion to accept the minutes from January 28^th, 2013.  The motion was seconded by Wray Petry and  passed unanimously.

Frank St. John made a motion that Jim Stewart, Dell Rhue, and Richard Holland be reaffirmed in their positions on the Finance Council.  This was seconded by George Joseph and passed unanimously.

With no further discussions, the meeting ended at 6:35PM.

Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 28 Jan 2013

PRESENT: Doug Joseph, George Cope, Wray Petry, Dave Tinker, George Joseph,

ABSENT: Frank St. John, Jim Norman

The Elders, Pastors J Johnston and Jack Cain, as well as Kari Van Cleave and Debbie Carey prayed for the needs of the church.

Administrator’s Report:

>  Tithes and offerings were $18,382 for this week.

>  Attendance was in the 756 in the main service and 869 in total.

Dave Tinker made a motion to accept the 14 January 2013 minutes which was seconded by Wray Petry and passed by the remainder of the Elders with recommended modifications.  

At 5:10 the Finance Council joined the Elders.  It was suggested that we contact the Assemblies of God to provide a seminar or wills and trusts as well as other investment vehicles.  We will look at setting a date for this and likely combine it with seminars covering other financial topics to tie in with follow up to the Financial Peace course.  

There were discussions concerning future protocol and the need to have a joint meeting with the Elders and Finance Council on alternate months.

With no further discussions, the meeting ended at 6:35PM.

Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 14 Jan 2013

PRESENT: Doug Joseph, George Cope, Jim Norman, Wray Petry, Dave Tinker

ABSENT: George Joseph, Frank St. John,

Dave Tinker shared about an outreach that had been done through the Xtreme Sports Ministry.

The Elders, Pastors J Johnston, Jack Cain, and Jonathan Cashman, as well as Kari Van Cleave and Debbie Carey prayed for the needs of the church.

Kari serves as the Children’s Ministries Director and gave a brief update on what is happening in that area.

The pastors and Kari exited the meeting.

Administrator’s Report:

>  The weekly tithes and offerings were $ $33,401.

>  Attendance was 640 in the main service and 760 in total.

>  The sound board will be up and running this week and the sound web will be sent out-of-state for repairs.

>  There was the best response to date for sign-ups for the Financial Peace University course following yesterday’s service.

>  The last lesson of the staff FPU class will be completed this week.

>  The 2012 annual audit will begin this week and finish next week.

>  A monthly flyer will be handed out on the final Sunday of each month giving the congregation an overview of what will be happening at Calvary the following month.

Wray Petry made a motion to accept the 7 January 2013 minutes which was seconded by David Tinker and passed unanimously.

The Elders discussed assigning an alternate Elder to the Finance Council and will revisit the discussion next week.

Pastor Cope shared a great testimony about a young man giving his life to the Lord.

With no further discussions, the meeting ended at 6:45PM.

Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 7 Jan 2013

PRESENT: Doug Joseph, George Cope, Jim Norman, Wray Petry, George Joseph, Frank St. John, Dave Tinker

ABSENT: none

Dave Tinker shared about an outreach that had been done through the Xtreme Sports Ministry.

The Elders, Pastors J Johnston, Jack Cain, Steve Sienkiewicz and Jonathan Cashman, and Debbie Carey prayed for the needs of the church.

Each of the pastors gave a brief update concerning their area of ministry and then exited the meeting.

Administrator’s Report:

>  The weekly tithes and offerings were $29,984.

>  Attendance was 540 in the main service and 651 in total.

>  Sound system update: The part that had been sent out for repairs will be returned this week.

>  We are strongly encouraging the congregation to sign up for the upcoming Financial Peace University course.

Frank St. John made a motion to accept the 17 December 2012 minutes which was seconded by Jim Norman and passed unanimously.

It was determined that the Annual Congregational Business meeting will be held on Sunday, March 10^th immediately following the morning worship service.

With no further discussion, the meeting ended at 5:25PM.

Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 17 December 2012

PRESENT: Doug Joseph, George Cope, Jim Norman, Wray Petry, George Joseph, Frank St. John,

ABSENT:  Dave Tinker,

Pastor Cope shared some insight concerning Proverbs 12:22.

The Elders, along with Pastors J Johnston, Jack Cain, and Steve Sienkiewicz, and Debbie Carey prayed for the needs of the church.

Administrator’s Report:

>  The weekly tithes and offerings were $27,535.

>  Attendance was in the 551 in the main service and 622 in total.

Wray Petry made a motion to accept the 3 December 2012 minutes which was seconded by George Joseph and unanimously approved by the remainder of the Elders.  

There was an extended discussion concerning future and budgetary issues and the upcoming meeting with the Finance Council.

The Finance Council joined the meeting at 5:45PM to discuss the 2013 budget.

Frank St. John made a motion to approve the budget at $31k a week. The motion was seconded by Jim Norman and unanimously approved by both the Elders and Finance Council.

Submitted by Doug Joseph