Note: The Faith & Worship Committee * would look after matters previously done by the Faith Development Committee which included Worship and Christian Development matters.
• In addition to the Order of Ministry, Church Board Executive would include the following elected positions: Minister, Chair, Vice Chair, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Church Clerk.
• Each of the core Standing Committees would require a minimum of 3 elected persons.
The Ministry & Personnel Committee has 6 elected members. Each of these core Standing Committees would be encouraged to add additional volunteer members to assist them in their various committee functions/projects. These persons could assist on a short term basis and not necessarily for a full year. . Also, they and would only need to attend meetings when appropriate.
• Elected members to the Church Executive or to the respective Committees would serve for a maximum of 4 years and then they would take a mandatory year off. However, if they so desired, they could still assist on a voluntary basis with whatever project/committee they prefer. The exceptions to this would be the position of Treasurer, who would remain in that position until the person resigns and the Ministry & Personnel Committee members who are elected for a maximum of 6 years on a two year rotation.
• Each Standing Committee would meet monthly, or less often, if they can do their work effectively. Normally there would be no July and August meetings.
• The Church Board would meet five times on a regular basis i.e. March, May, September, November, January but could meet at the call of the chair if necessary. These meetings are normally on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
• No elected person could serve on more than one Standing Committee.
• An executive member could serve on one Standing Committee or Sub Committee in addition to the executive role.
• No member of the executive would serve as a chair of a Standing Committee.
• A person who is an elected member of a Standing Committee could assist on other committees for ad hoc special purpose tasks.
• The Church Board may appoint ad hoc teams to undertake special tasks. E.g. A Fellowship Team could be formed to undertake certain specific roles such as Noon Hour Luncheons, the Church Bazaar, etc.
• Any member or adherent of the Church is entitled to attend Church Board meetings as an observer.
• A Nomination Committee will be formed at the Annual Meeting to respond to any needs in 2011, review the effectiveness of the current Church Board set up, and present a report for 2012.