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Presbytery Stated Meetings
June 17, 2025
873 Farson Street
Belpre, OH 45714
6:00 PM Worship
7:00 PM Business
Order of the Day, June 17
6:00 Worship (Order of Worship)
7:00 Stated Meeting
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Moderator
Rev. Timothy Dyck
Tim grew up oversees as the child of missionaries. As an adult, he served as a social worker before he became a pastor. Recently Tim has helped one of our struggling congregations as the chair of an administrative commission.Reports and Actions of the Assembly
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GP, Matt Skolnik
Permission to Lead
- Lead through Education and Redirection
- Lead through Pattern Interrupts
- Lead by Changing One’s Mindset
- Lead by Providing Options
Stated Clerk, Elder Alison Blondheim
[Omnibus Motion]
- APPROVE: Stated Meeting Minutes held in March 2025
- RECEIVE: Terms of Call Report
- RECEIVE: Attendance Report from the Stated Meeting held in March 2025
- RECEIVE: MVP’s Statistical Report
Additional Notes from the Stated Clerk:
- Membership Changes: Rev. Ralph Fogal (HR) passed away on January 6, 2025, in Iowa. Rev. William Mullins has transferred to the Presbytery of Northern New England where he serves as a military chaplain and resides in New Hampshire.
- Amy Baxstrom of First Presbyterian Church of Wooster has completed her Certified Christian Educator Program as of April 7, 2025. We congratulate her on this achievement.
- Once again, we need to be thinking about host churches for Session Minutes Review of 2024 Session Minutes. If any churches are willing to host one of these for the Presbytery later this summer or early fall, please contact Alison Blondheim, Stated Clerk to work out dates and times.
- Synod of the Covenant will partner with LeaderWise to provide zoom Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse Training, which is mandated by the Book of Order. (See Clerk’s Full Report for details.)
- General Assembly commissioners for the summer of 2026 will be elected at the December MVP Stated Meeting. For more details about being a commissioner and GA 227, please seek the Full Clerk’s Report.
- Clerk’s Full Report
Committee On Ministry, Rev. Mark Unrue
- Examination for Ordination of Nathan Long to serve as a part-time associate at John Knox PC. [Bio, Statement of Faith, Ministry Description, Terms of Call]
- COM is visiting with CRE and helping them reframe their ministry as their commissioning will be renewed.
- Wee Kirk Conference, October 13-15, 2025. [Brochure]
Committee on Preparation for Ministry, Rev. Justin Hylden
- No current motions.
- Seminary students to pray for: Na Yang (Inquirer), Tim Pollock (Candidate), FeiFei Xu (Inquirer), Jiaxing Young Ouyang (Inquirer), Bee Dong (Inquirer)
- CRE students to pray for: Don McDonald, Mark Nutter
Administration, Elder Mike Mast Treasurer, and Elder Dave Rogers
- Motion to RECEIVE: Financial Report and Budget 2025 to 2026
- Motion to APPROVE: Terms of Call for the General Presbyter
Nominating, Elder Joan Brode
- Motion TO ELECT and INSTALL: Rev. Deb Bowsher to be as the Interim Moderator of MVP for the second half of 2025. Rev. Tim Dyck is taking a new pastoral call in Iowa and this is his last meeting as Moderator. Deb has recently served as moderator, does not require training, and can easily fill the remainder of Tim’s term.
