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January 2019 - A letter to the congregation of St. Matthews
St. Matthews Church Council met on Tuesday December 11th. The Council Meeting Agenda and meeting minutes are posted on the board in the Hallway. Please contact any council member if you have any questions. Your church council is working on goals for 2019 including reviewing and updating church policies. A task force has also been set up to update our church constitution to align with changes made to the Synod constitution. We will also be updating our Bylaws to incorporate the changes we have made with redevelopment.
As mentioned at our November Congregation meeting, we are unsure about funding for Redevelopment in 2019. Changes are being made at churchwide for congregations under redevelopment and we are waiting to hear what is decided. Our Director of Evangelical Mission (DEM) for the Rocky Mountain Synod, Matt Barnhouse, is actively pursuing our request to continue funding to support our redevelopment initiatives. Our contract currently ends after January 2019.
Also mentioned at our November meeting was the great news that our mortgage on the building will be paid off in August 2019. Yeah! This is so exciting! We have been truly blessed at St. Matthews with a beautiful building and dedicated congregation that supports our ministries.
A big special thank you to Stacy Frandsen who has been publishing the St. Matthews newsletter for more years than I can remember! We really appreciate all the work she has done to get our newsletter out every month. Amanda Ventura has agreed to pick up this responsibility moving forward. Thanks Amanda! If you know of anyone who is not receiving the newsletter please let Amanda know so she can add their name to the distribution list.
God is surely working through the people of St. Matthews! God’s Work, Our Hands!
Happy New Year!
Peace, We are Christ Church, Better Together! Mary Kay Arnold
“The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.” Psalm 121:8
St. Matthews Church Council met on Tuesday December 11th. The Council Meeting Agenda and meeting minutes are posted on the board in the Hallway. Please contact any council member if you have any questions. Your church council is working on goals for 2019 including reviewing and updating church policies. A task force has also been set up to update our church constitution to align with changes made to the Synod constitution. We will also be updating our Bylaws to incorporate the changes we have made with redevelopment.
As mentioned at our November Congregation meeting, we are unsure about funding for Redevelopment in 2019. Changes are being made at churchwide for congregations under redevelopment and we are waiting to hear what is decided. Our Director of Evangelical Mission (DEM) for the Rocky Mountain Synod, Matt Barnhouse, is actively pursuing our request to continue funding to support our redevelopment initiatives. Our contract currently ends after January 2019.
Also mentioned at our November meeting was the great news that our mortgage on the building will be paid off in August 2019. Yeah! This is so exciting! We have been truly blessed at St. Matthews with a beautiful building and dedicated congregation that supports our ministries.
A big special thank you to Stacy Frandsen who has been publishing the St. Matthews newsletter for more years than I can remember! We really appreciate all the work she has done to get our newsletter out every month. Amanda Ventura has agreed to pick up this responsibility moving forward. Thanks Amanda! If you know of anyone who is not receiving the newsletter please let Amanda know so she can add their name to the distribution list.
God is surely working through the people of St. Matthews! God’s Work, Our Hands!
Happy New Year!
Peace, We are Christ Church, Better Together! Mary Kay Arnold
“The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.” Psalm 121:8
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