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Presbytery Stated Meetings
December 11, 2024
Christ Presbyterian Church 530 Tuscarawas Street
Canton, OH 447026:00 PM Worship
7:00 BusinessMarch 15, 2025
Location To Be Determined
9:00 Fellowship and Conversations
10:00 Worship, Examination, and Commissioning 11:00 Business 12:00 Lunch and WorkshopsJune 17, 2025
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6:00 PM Worship
7:00 PM BusinessSeptember 13, 2025
Location To Be Determined
9:00 Fellowship and Conversations
10:00 Worship, Examination, and Commissioning 11:00 Business 12:00 Lunch and ConversationsDecember 9, 2025
Location To Be Determined
6:00 PM Worship
7:00 PM BusinessLuke Choi
September 21, 2024
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September 21, 2024
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Opening, Followed By Worship
Rev. Dr. Li Dong (Dolly)
- Call to Order
- Declaration of Quorum
- Approval of Docket
Welcome and Announcements
Rev. Alex Barnes
General Assembly Update
Rev. Deb Bowsher & Pastor Tara Mitchel
- Report and Reflections
- Prayer
- PowerPoint Presentation
Moving the Church Forward
Matt Skolnik, GP
- Introduction to PC-Reforming
- Our 97
- Our Reformation Hinges on Our Relationship to Power
- 1:00 PM Conversations on Zoom: 2-10-25, 6-9-25, 8-11-25, 10-13-25, 12-1-25
- Conversations Across the Synod
Reports and Actions of the Assembly
Stated Clerk, Elder Alison Blondheim
- [Motion] to approve minutes from May, 2024
- [Motion] to approve Statistical Report 2023
- [Motion] to approve Synod of the Covenant By-Laws Update
- [Motion] to removed Honorably Retired Pastors from MVP’s Membership Roll: Rev. Dr. J. Edward Barrett, Rev. Dr. David Hartzfeld, Rev. Dr. William McClelland.
- Report from the Administrative Committee for Reedurban Presbyterian Church, and [Motion(s)] from the floor.
- Session Minutes Review Update
- Boundaries Training Update
- Visitation Update
- Stated Meeting Dates Update: Hosts needed for 2025
- Terms of Call Updates
- Clerks Full Report
Committee On Ministry, Rev. Mark Unrue
- [Motion] Upon examination, to approve Roger Siebert as a part-time transitional CRE to Central Presbyterian Church in Massillon. Commissioning is today. Statement of Faith. Done during our worship today.
- [Motion] Upon examination, to approve Katie Watson as a part-time CRE to First Presbyterian Church in Alliance. Commissioning set for 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 20, 2024. Statement of Faith. Personal Statement of Call.
- [Motion] Upon examination, if the way be clear, to approve Lisa Machar as a part-time CRE to Reedurban Presbyterian Church. Statement of Faith.
- COM has approved Jill Warner, CRE, to extend her commission from Rix Mills PC to serve Buffalo PC as well.
- COM has approved Rev. Kim Wadlington to transfer her membership from Carlisle Presbytery to Muskingum Valley, and to be added to the pulpit supply list. As a commission, no further action is needed.
Committee on Preparation for Ministry, Elder Edith Ophardt
- Church Leadership in Anxious Times with Donna Robertson, November 2nd. Location to be determined.
- Thank you to all of the teachers and participants in the Ruler Elder Enhancement trainings this year!
- Seminary students to pray for: Na Yang, Tim Pollock, FeiFei Xu, Jiaxing (Young) Ouyang
- CRE students to pray for: Marilyn Dlesk, Don McDonald, Mark Nutter
Nominating, Elder Joan Brode
[Motion] to elect:- Moderator Elect 2025 and Moderator 2026, Rev Timothy Dyck
- Committee on Ministry Liaison, CRE Keith Taylor, through 2027
- Chair of Administration, RE Dave Rogers through 2027
Synod Report, Tim Pollock
Retreat Ministry, Elder Donna Robertson
- A Pathway to Prayer, October 10, 2024 at Coshocton Presbyterian Church (142 N 4th St, Coshocton, OH 43812)
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