Clerk of the Session 2009: Dan Kimble
Email Clerk of the Session at clerk@grace.to
Assistant Clerk 2009: Randi Sutphin
Commissioners to Presbytery 2009: Leah Benner, Sandee Smith
Officers of the Corporation 2009:
Tom Kelly, President
Rachel Kaplan, Secretary
Bill Finney, Treasurer
Administration, Finance, and Stewardship Committee This committee oversees the various administrative and financial matters of the Church. The responsibilities include:
Preparing financial status reports to the Session
- Conducting the annual Stewardship campaign
- Arranging for the annual audit of the church books
- Monitoring the church’s finances and making sound financial decisions
- Providing offering envelopes, financial giving records, and information on wills, bequest, and available memorial funds
Committee Representatives: Tom Kelly, Margaretta Douglas, Bill Finney
Email Administration, Finance, and Stewardship Committee at afs@grace.to
Buildings and Grounds Committee
This committee is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the physical plant of Grace Covenant, which includes all the buildings, the land, landscaping, and all systems within the buildings. Comments concerning security, safety, parking, lighting, sound systems or meeting facilities should be addressed to this committee.
Committee Representatives: Morris Broome, Scot Nimmo, Joe Waddell
Email Building and Grounds Committee at bg@grace.to
Memorial Garden Committee
This committee is a subcommittee of the Buildings and Grounds Committee. The garden is dedicated to the glory of God as a place of worship, fellowship, and prayer. It is intended to serve as a place where the church will gather for informal fellowship, children will play, weddings and other appropriate worship will occur, and individuals will mediate and pray in quiet beauty. For those who wish, the placement of the cremated remains of church members and/or their immediate families is welcomed and encouraged. This shall be done under the guidance of the Pastors and the Memorial Garden Committee.
Committee Chair: B & G Team
Email Buildings and Grounds Committee at bg@grace.to
Christian Education Committee This committee is charged with overseeing the total education program. Our primary aim is to provide a church school program that allows children, youth, and adults to grow in their understanding of scripture and in their relationship to Jesus Christ. We believe that as people grow in these areas, so will their participation in the mission of the church. Some of the additional areas of responsibility and programs of this committee are:
Nursery
- Health Education Committee
- Library
- Vacation Bible School
- Special events like Lenten Studies, Maundy Thursday dinner, Easter Eggcitement, Christmas Alternatives, Hanging of the Greens, Christmas Pageant, Breakfast with the Angels
- Computer training classes
- Scholarship Committee
- Special speakers and seminars
Committee Representatives: Rachel Kaplan
Email Christian Education Committee at ce@grace.to
Congregational Fellowship Committee This committee seeks to promote the sense of community within the congregation and to friends who worship with us. One important task is to prepare and serve meals for Lent, the Annual Meeting, the annual picnic, and special receptions. This group is also charged with finding new and fun ways to promote fellowship within our church family (i.e. sports teams). The church historian also reports to this committee.
Committee Representatives: Eileen Silvers and Jo Blair, Debbie Pazar
Email Congregational Committee at cf@grace.to
Evangelism Committee The charter of the committee encourages us to bring persons into a saving knowledge of God in their lives. To accomplish this task, the committee:
Contacts new residents
- Contacts first-time visitors
- Staffs the guest area and refreshment table in the Narthex
- Welcomes new members
- Monitors attendance patterns
- Presents programs of evangelistic nature
Committee Representatives: Leah Benner
Email Evangelism Committee at evang@grace.to
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (GCPC) Foundation The Foundation serves the church by encouraging and enabling individuals to support the church's ministry through the giving of accumulated resources such as bequests in wills, charitable remainder and other trusts, charitable gift annuities, assignment of life insurance, transfers of property, etc. Our foundation works with the national Presbyterian Church (USA) Foundation for sound investments and to provide a variety of programs that often benefit both the church and the donor. The foundation also oversees the distribution of the proceeds to ensure that the wishes of the donor are scrupulously observed.
Trustees: Michael Hester, Matt Schlichenmaier, John Tracy, Margaretta Douglas, Nancy Venable
Email GCPC Foundation at gcpcfoundation@grace.to
Long Range Planning Committee The primary mission of this committee is to develop and maintain a long-range plan for major church facilities and to periodically report on that plan to the Session in the form of studies and recommendations. If you have ideas regarding future program plans or specific building and/or space plans, this committee would like your input.
Email Long Range Planning Committee at longrange@grace.to
Nominating Committee This committee, made up of two Session members one Deacon and four members of the congregation who are elected at an annual meeting, serves as the nominating committee for elders, deacons, search committees and other matters needing congregational action.
Committee Representatives: Eileen Silvers, Dan Kimble, Dawn Dinkel, Ruth Shirek, Faye Hulsey, Debbie Munson
Email Nominating Committee at nominating@grace.to
Outreach Committee This committee administers and plans distribution of the church resources that are designated for benevolent efforts. This includes support of programs within our city, state, nation, and world through our contributions. Some areas of talent, energy, and monetary support are:
- Mission family in Madagascar
- Habitat for Humanity
- Interfaith Hospitality Network
- 2 Cents a Meal
- Fresh Start
- Operation Christmas Child
- One Great Hour of Sharing, Pentecost offering, Peacemaking offering, Joy Gift, etc.
Please see the Ministries: Outreach page for more information.
Committee Representatives: Eileen Silvers, Molly Carver
Email Outreach Committee at outreach@grace.to
Members of this committee are the chairpersons of the Session and the Clerk of the Session. This committee is concerned with issues pertaining to the church staff. They are responsible for validating personnel requirements, maintaining, and updating the church’s personnel manual, and assuring performance appraisal requirements are met. They determine that governmental rules and regulations regarding employment are met.
Committee Chair: Daniel J. Kimble
Email Personnel Committee at personnel@grace.to
Technology Committee This committee was established to oversee the planning, acquisition, and allocation of technological assets owned by the church and to take necessary steps to source and provide support.
Committee Representatives: John Seaver, Curtis Giesecke
Email Technology Committee at technology@grace.to
Worship Committee This committee handles all aspects of worship including, but not limited to:
- Greeters
- Ushers
- Flowers
- Sacraments
- Acolytes
- Bulletin
- Music
- Sound and lights
Committee Representatives: Jack Shirek, Randi Sutphin, Nancy Venable
Email Worship Committee at worship@grace.to
Youth Committee The youth committee meets to go over the youth group programming that includes Bible study, faith-building activities, prayer, service projects, and fellowship activities.
Committee Representatives: Jim McKenzie
Email Youth Committee at youthcomm@grace.to
Contact Information
If you would like more information about the committees, please contact the church office at (407) 898-6571.
