Members of the Council
Voting members of the
Church Council shall consist of the President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary,
seven Board Chairpersons and the Pastor.
Duties and Powers of the Council
The Church Council shall
serve as a forum where the activities of the Administrative Boards may be
discussed, evaluated, and coordinated, and where all such activities may be
integrated into an overall congregational program.
It shall be the duty of the
Church Council, under the authority received from the Voters' Assembly, to
administer the affairs of the congregation, to review all procedures, progress,
and problems in connection with the congregation, to give direction to the
individual members of the Council, and to work with the Pastor in administering
the total mission of the congregation.
Each individual member of
the Council shall have the authority to carry out the responsibilities of his
position as outlined in the Congregational Handbook. The Council as a group
shall retain the right to exercise, as it may deem necessary, final authority
over all matters as empowered by the Voters' Assembly.
Meetings
The Church Council shall
meet monthly. Special meetings of the Council may be called by the President,
the Pastor, or any other three voting members of the Church Council. Anyone may
attend meetings of the Church Council.