Our church governing documents have not been reviewed or updated for many decades. A team of board members has been meeting in conjunction with Regional Co-Minister, Cathy Myers Wirt, to review and rewrite our documents to bring them in line with the current legal standard and to better reflect who we are today. Below, you will find a copy of the current Constitution as well as the Draft of the proposed new Constitution. You will also see a FAQ document that will answer some anticipated questions. The Board will consider the Draft and vote whether to forward it on to the Congregation for consideration for approval at the January Congregational Meeting.

We are currently making recommendations for the operating budget to be flexible, simplified, and will reflect the ways in which our local and global outreach is a part of our operating budget.

Why Sabbath?
A Sabbath is a time to rest. Sabbath is an instruction from God to the people and in all things, God leads the way by living by good example. It is good; and holy, and counter cultural ; and life saving, to find meaningful ways to rest through the day, through the week, in our careers, in our families. This year we have just spent in our homes was one of the busiest years we’ve ever known.

In January the church office staff begins a staggered and shared time of rest. This comes at the end of a difficult year for all of us — and so we encourage you to consider your own practices of rest and work while we are doing the same.

Church office staff are taking turns resting – we aren’t all gone at once — and we have covenanted with one another to allow each person’s work, while they are away, to rest too. We do not expect the co-workers remaining on the job to do twice the work while a teammate is resting. No, in fact, we will honor their rest by leaving that work alone, for a brief time. In the life of the church we have term limits for Elders, Board members, Deacons because we value not only sharing the work but we value the ability to rest, to take time to set aside work and find new work. Your pastors hope you will fully consider the practices of rest and restoration that are helping you survive the pandemic, and we pray that there is a seed of passion resting in you right now, stirring, growing, ready and waiting to be put to use at the right time.

Blessed Be.
Pastor April