ATTENTION
This presbytery meeting is returning to a pre-COVID format. We encourage everyone to join us face to face:)
Save the Date!
Presbytery Stated Meetings
December 9, 2025
Uhrichsville First Presbyterian Church
633 N Main Street
Uhrichsville, OH 44683Training with Linda Leon, 1 to 4 PM
Worship at 6:00, Meeting at 7:00March 14, 2026
Location TBD
Saturday, 9AM to 3 PM, training event.
June ??, 2026 (We are in the process of changing the date due to GA)
Central Presbyterian Church, Massillon
47 2nd St NE
Massillon, OH 44646Tuesday evening, 6 to 8 PM
September 19, 2026
First Presbyterian, New Philadelphia
Saturday, 9 AM to 3 PM
217 East High Avenue
New Philadelphia, OH 446639 to Noon Workshop with Linda Leon
12:00 Lunch 1:00 Worship 2:00 Stated MeetingDecember 8, 2026
Location TBD
Tuesday evening, 6 to 8 PM
Order of the Day, December 9
1:30 to 4:30 PM “Growing our Faith Together: Prayer” Workshop with Linda Leon TE, Flourish Ministries
The congregation of First Presbyterian Church Uhrichsville will be providing a pizza supper for those who join us for the afternoon workshop.6:00 Worship
7:00 Stated Meeting
8:00 Closing Prayer and Sending
Growing Our Faith Together
Future Trainings with Linda
Please invite pastors, elders, church members, and neighboring churches:)
February 7, 10:00 to 1:00, Studying Together
March 14, 9:00 to 12:00, Sharing Our Faith April 18, 10:00 to 1:00, RestAdd to our Mission:)
Muskingum Valley Presbytery is committed to strengthening our churches, and fulfilling the Great Ends of the Church. We are also passionate about becoming a leading voice in our modern reformation. Help keep us going through your personal gifts.
Moderator
Deb Bowsher TE
Twenty-three years ago my life changed. That’s when I left the corporate world and entered seminary. The transformation that began that day has never stopped: not for me personally, not for my service to God and the church and certainly not for God’s church. In God we are always in transition and I am honored to be able to say I’m a transitional pastor – whatever that means on that particular day! Joyous service keeps me more than busy, but I read for fun daily, ride horses whenever and travel as often as possible (Ask me about Iona, Scotland!)
Reports and Actions of the Assembly
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Celebration of Faithful Leaders
The following have completed terms serving our churches:
- Alison Blondheim RE, Stated Clerk
- Deb Bowsher TE, Moderator
- Joan Broad RE, Nominating Chair
- Joyce Greek RE, Committee on Ministry
- Mike Mast RE, Treasurer
- Bob Meyer TE, Council Member
- Edith Ophardt RE, Chair CRE Program
- Mark Unrue TE, COM Chair
- Frank Walburg RE, Synod Commissioner
Stated Clerk, Alison Blondheim RE
[Omnibus Motion]
- APPROVE: Stated Meeting Minutes held on September 13, 2025
- APPROVE: Elder Extension for First Presbyterian Church of Loudonville, letter
- APPROVE: Claire Goins of Brighton, RE, Presbyterian Church to lead communion at Brighton PC upon completion of Elder Communion Training.
- APPROVE: The transfer of Elder Communion Certificate for James Arganbright, RE, from Coshocton Presbyterian Church to First Presbyterian Church of Millersburg.
- APPROVE: The dissolution of the Pastoral Relationship between Eniko Ferenczy, TE, and Westminster Presbyterian Church of Wooster effective December 25, 2025; and to categorize her future ministry with the Church of Scotland in Geneva Switzerland as a validated ministry.
- ELECT: The following persons to serve on the Administrative Commission with original jurisdiction for review and process of the written request of Congress Community Church from MVP and the PC(USA): Alex Barnes, TE; Mary Jane Knapp, TE; Chris Stewart, TE; Kathleen Adams, RE; John Ralston, RE.
- RECEIVE: Terms of Call Report
- RECEIVE: Attendance Report from the Stated Meeting held on September 13, 2025
Additional Information
Committee On Ministry, Mark Unrue TE
- EXAMINATION AND APPROVAL: Don McDonald to be a Commissioned Ruling Elder. Don’s commissioning will be to Seville PC. Statement of Faith
- Farewell Celebration: Eniko Ferenczy TE, Sunday December 14th, 2:00-4:00 PM, Mackey Hall, 353 E Pine Street, Wooster
- COM is visiting with CRE and helping them reframe their ministry as their commissioning will be renewed.
Committee on Preparation for Ministry, Justin Hylden TE
- We joyfully pass Don McDonald along to COM and the General Assembly of Muskingum Valley Presbytery to be examined to be a Commissioned Ruling Elder (see above).
- Seminary students to pray for: Ro Robinson (Inquirer), Na Yang (Inquirer), Tim Pollock (Candidate), FeiFei Xu (Inquirer), Jiaxing Young Ouyang (Inquirer), Bee Dong (Inquirer)
Administration
- Motion to RECEIVE: Financial Report, Mike Mast RE
Nominating, Joan Brode RE
- Report: Rev. Erin Guzman, TE and Elder Dr. Cathy Bigler are MVP’s readers for ordination exams.
- ELECTION:
- Jim Arganbright RE, Council Member
- Tara Mitchel CRE, CRE Leadership Team
- Karol Niehaus CRE, Council Member
- Mark Nutter CRE, CRE Leadership Team
- Beth Pansino RE, GA Commissioner
- Lisa Rumbaugh RE, Moderator of MVP
- Mark Unrue TE, Council Member
- Michael Wallace TE, Vice-Moderator of MVP and GA Commissioner
- Bee Wang, GA Seminary Student Advisory Delegate
- Installation: Lisa Rumbaugh as Moderator