103rd Stated Meeting
February 2-3, 2018
Community Evangelistic Church – Knoxville, TN
ModeratorTE Tommy JordanStated ClerkTE Bill Dudley
Moderator-ElectRE Palmer GriffinAsstto the Stated ClerkRE Diane Mizell
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2
1:30 PMRegistration open
3:00 PMOpening Worship
Praise and Prayer –
Devotional & Prayer – TE Jeff Chadwick
Chairman – Evangelism & Outreach
Call to Order – Moderator TE Tommy Jordan
Quorum Declared
EXCUSES – Presbytery By-Laws – Article V-E
Teaching Elders of Presbytery have a duty to attend all Presbytery meetings…TE who cannot attend a Presbytery meeting must submit
a request for excusal of their absence to the Ministerial Care.
EXCUSES (to date)
Approval of Docket
Welcome to our Guests
Welcome by Host Church
Approval of Minutes – 102ndMeeting
Appointment of Special Committee/Thanks
1. TE Chris Flick
2. RE
Stated Clerk Report -TE Bill Dudley
1. Thanksgiving for Leadership
2. Remembrance of TE George Mitchell
TE Bryant Harris
Remembrance of TE Jim VanDyke
3rd Assembly Moderator of EPC
3. Corrections to 2016 Minutes
3:45 PMPresbytery Council - Moderator-Elect: RE Palmer Griffin
1. MOTION -To accept the invitation from Signal Mountain
Church for the Spring Presbytery Meeting on
May 4-5, 2018; and
from First Church/Rome for the Fall Meeting on October 5-6, 2018.
2. REPORTUpdate from Committee to review and make
Recommendations of Presbytery’s By-Laws.
(RE Palmer Griffin and RE Max Riddle)
3. INFORMCorporation registration of the Presbytery for 2018 has been filed with the Georgia Secretary of State.
4. ASSEMBLYVote on Descending Overtures from General
AssemblyTE Bill Pardue
Pastors have copies of Descending Overtures and
copies were distributed at last Presbytery meeting
TALLY COMMITTEE – appointed by Moderator
4:15 PMMinisterial Care Committee – Chairman: Scott Jackson
TE Margaret FergusonRE Ben Brychta
TE Bill PardueRE Celeste Creswell
TE Shayne WheelerRE Phil Inglis
TE Alan WildsmithRE Bruce Novkov
1. MOTIONTo receive RE Rob Davis as a Candidate under care of Presbytery.
Rob has served as an elder on the Session
at First Church/Rome. Rob has been received
under care by First Church and he will begin
studies for his MDiv at Gordon Conwell
Seminary.
5:15 PMPrayer TimePrayer Leader:TE Matt Miller
5:45 PMRecess for Dinner
7:00 PMEvening Worship Service
Testimony – Denise Shealy, spouse of the late Reverend Mickey Shealy
Communion – Pastors of Community Evangelistic Church
Saturday, February 3, 2018
8:00 AMRegistration resumes (concludes @ 9:00 AM)
8:30 AMPRESBYTERY RECONVENES
Call to Order – Moderator
Devotional & Prayer –
9:00 AMChurch Planting/Receiving – Chairman: RE Diane Mizell
TE Andy CornettRE Jim Bethel
TE Bryant HarrisRE Paul Bowling
TE Dave StrunkRE Thomas Goode
TE Ryan Van Horn
TE Mark Grapengater
1. MOTION -To receive the Petition to Constitute as a
Mission Church from Church of the Redeemer, Maryville, TN.
2. MOTIONTo approve RE Torrey MacMurrey, Cedar Springs Presbyterian, RE Piers van der Merwe, Cedar Springs Presbyterian, TE Edward Brouwer, Providence Presbyterian, TE Andy Cornett, Signal Mountain Presbyterian, TE Matt Avery, Cedar Springs Presbyterian, to serve as the Administrative Commission for Church of the Redeemer, Maryville, TN, for a period of no more than two years or upon the approval of an elected session upon submitting Petition to be Received as a Local Church
3. MOTION To appoint ______chairman of Administrative Commission to approve incoming churches being examined by Church Planting and Receiving for years 2018 and 2019. The Chairman will appoint members of Church Planting and Receiving and other presbyters regionally located for each church being examined.
Presbytery By-laws
Article VII.
B. Appointments to Commissions
1. All commission members must be members of Presbytery
2. The chairman of a commission normally will be approved by Presbytery. However, the Council may appoint an interim chairman if the Council concludes that the matter requires urgent attention or if an approved chairman must be replaced for any reason. Such interim appointments are subject to subsequent ratification by the Presbytery.
3.The chairman ordinarily will appoint other commission members, in consultation with Council. However, Council may elect to submit nominations for commission members to the Presbytery for approval. The Stated Clerk shall be an ex officio member of all commissions, without voting rights
9:15 AMReport of Asst/Stated Clerk - RE Diane Mizell
Report of TreasurerRE Diane Mizell
1. MOTION - To approve after the first reading at the
October meeting and now as recommended byCouncil the 2018 Presbytery budget.
9:30 AMEvangelism and Outreach – Chairman TE Jeff Chadwick
TE Edward BrouwerRE Gary Buchanan
TE Matt MillerRE Kathleen Hearl
RE John Henning
RE Harvey Wages
1. Remembering Andrew Brunson
9:45 AMReview/Session Minutes – Chairman: RE Palmer Griffin
TE Grady DavidsonRE Tom Harrell
TE Tim RogersRE Max Riddle
RE Alan Storey
1. Reminder for Minutes Review
2. Status report on Notations Requiring a response/
Exceptions from Session minutes
10:00 AMChurch Health/Growth – Chairman: TE Jonathan Schwartz
TE Buddy SextonRE Ryan Bridgeo
TE Mark SteimerRE Geo Hall
RE Mike Jones
RE Tom Reesor
RE Dan Stanley
RE Bob McEuen
10:15 AMOLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Special Committee – Thanks- TE Chris Flick
RE
ADJOURNMENT Closing Prayer – Moderator-Elect Palmer Griffin
NEXT MEETINGS 104th Presbytery Meeting
May 4-5, 2018
Signal Mountain Church, Signal Mountain, TN
General Assembly
June 19-23 , 2018
Hope Church, Cordova, TN
October 5 – 6, 2018
First Church, Rome, GA
ATTACHMENT 1
PRESBYTERY COMMITTEES – 2018
MINISTERIAL CARE (12 members: 6 RE/6 TE in 3 classes)
CLASS/2018CLASS/2019CLASS/2020 TE Scott Jackson (2) TE Margaret Ferguson (2) TE
TE Bill Pardue (1)TE Alan Wildsmith (1)TE
RE RE Celeste Creswell (1)RE Ben Brychta (2)
RERE Bruce Novkov (1)RE Phil Inglis (2)
EVANGELISM & OUTREACH(9 members in 3 classes with 6 RE and 3TE)
CLASS/2018CLASS/2019CLASS/2020
TE Matt Miller (1)TEEdward Brouwer (1)TE Jeff Chadwick (1)
RE Gary Buchanan (2)RE Kathleen Hearl (1)RE
RE Harvey Wages (1)RE John Henning (1)RE
CHURCH HEALTH & GROWTH(9 members in 3 classes)
CLASS/2018CLASS/2019CLASS/2020
TE Buddy Sexton (2)TE Jonathan Schwartz (1)TE Mark Steimer (1) RE Geo Hall (1) RE Bob McEuen (1) RE Tom Reesor (1)
RE Ryan Bridgeo (1)RE Dan Stanley (1)RE Mike Jones (1)
CHURCH PLANTING-RECEIVING(9 members in 3 classes)
CLASS/2018CLASS/2019CLASS/2020
TE Andy Cornett (2)TE Mark Grapengater (2)TE Bryant Harris (2)
RE Jim Bethel (1)TE Dave Strunk (1)TE Ryan Van Horn (1)
RE Thomas Goode (1)RE Diane Mizell (2)RE Paul Bowling (1)
RECORDS & SESSION MINUTES(6 members in 2 classes without term restrictions)
CLASS/2018CLASS/2019
TE Grady Davidson(1)TE Tim Rogers (3)
RE Palmer Griffin (2) RE Max Riddle (4)
RE Alan Storey (1)RE Tom Harrell (2)
TRUSTEES(with Moderator, Stated Clerk, and Treasurer)
CLASS/2018CLASS/2019CLASS/2020
RE Jeff HollingsworthRE Ross SchramRE John Graham
ATTACHMENT 2
Provisional 2018 BudgetCHURCH RECEIPTS & OFERINGS
All Souls Fellowship / 6,000.00
Bethany Presbyterian / 500.00
Brainerd Presbyterian / 4,008.00
Buck Hill Presbyterian / 740.00
Cedar Springs Presbyterian / 20,000.00
Central Presbyterian Church, Hyden, KY / 600.00
ChristChurch, Dalton / 15,000.00
Church of the Redeemer, Maryville
Community Evangelistic / 1,000.00
Community United Wooton
Cornerstone Presbyterian / 720.00
Crosswalk Community / 1,000.00
Covenant Presbyterian, Rome / 840.00
Eastminster Presbyterian / 2,500.00
Faith Presbyterian McDonough / 2000
Farner Church / 1,000.00
FPC Rome, GA / 17,000
FPC Thomasville, GA / 11,000
Grace Presbyterian, Franklin, NC / 500
Greenbriar Presbyterian / 2,300
Hope Fellowship / 1,000
Lookout Valley Presbyterian / 2,400
Mars Hill Presbyterian / 10,750
Murphy Presbyterian / 2,000
New Beginning, Spring City / 540
New Life Gathering
New Hope Presbyterian / 1,920
Parkway Presbyterian / 3,500
Plumtree Presbyterian / 760
Providence Church, Waynesville / 2,000
Resurrection Chattanooga
Signal Mountain Presbyterian / 36,000
Trinity Grace Presbyterian / 820
Trion Presbyterian / 800
Valleybrook Presbyterian / 1,000
Wilson Station Presbyterian / 550
Woodland Presbyterian / 1,000
Other
Court Attendance Offering / 2,200
Interest Income / 20
Church Dev. transfer / 25,000
Awaiting Church Commitments for 2018 / 178,968
EXPENSES
Benevolences / EPC Gen Assembly / 10,000.00
Church Planting / TBD
Global Intiatives / TBD
Leadership Development / TBD
Church Revitalization / TBD
Ch.Dev. distributions / 6,000.00
Officers
Office / 3,000.00
St. Clerk Travel / 5,000.00
Asst. Stated Clerk Travel / 2,000.00
Moderator Travel / 1,000.00
Commissions / 1,000.00
Gen Oper / 3,000.00
Webmaster / 2,500.00
Web Maint. / 500.00
Leadership / 2,500.00
Stated Clerk Salary / 44,000.00
Asst St. Clerk/Treas salary / 21,768.00
PSE Tax Liability / 5,500.00
Audit / 3,500.00
Ministerial Care
Travel / 3,000.00
Background checks / 300.00
Scholarships / 3,000.00
Church Planting/Receiving
Travel / 6,000.00
Misc / 250.00
Church Dev. distribution / 25,000.00
Evangelism/Outreach
Travel / 200.00
Youth Partner / 8,640.00
Miscellaneous / 100.00
Church Health & Growth
Travel / 1,500.00
Miscellaneous / 800.00
Sustentation / 8,000.00
Records and Minutes Review
Office / 75.00
Travel / 250.00
Total Expenses / 168,383.00