January Leadership Council Highlights
Leadership Council of the Presbytery of Des Moines met via ZOOM on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Highlights of the meeting:
– Moderator Linda Curtis-Stolper opened with prayer.
– Introductions were shared with new and returning members of the council.
– Minutes of the Dec. 2024 Leadership Council meeting were received and approved.
– An update from the Iowa Way Forward Task Force was shared.
– The report of November 2024 Financials was received and approved.
– Judy Klepfer was welcomed as the new Moderator of the Personnel Commission.
– Upcoming meetings were noted:
– A Called Meeting of the Presbytery of Des Moines will be held via ZOOM at 7:00 pm on Tues., Feb. 11 for the sole purpose of receiving information and voting on amendments to the Book of Order voted at the recent General Assembly.
– A Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of Des Moines will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Indianola on Feb. 22.
– The All-Iowa Presbyterian Gathering will be held on Aug. 23. We are still waiting to be informed if one of the moderators of PCUSA will be available to preach at that gathering.
– Meeting times for Presbytery of Des Moines Leadership Council will be changed to 1:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month, effective with the March meeting. There will not be a Leadership Council meeting in February.
– Executives’ and Stated Clerk’s reports were given.
– Committee/Commission Liaison assignments were determined:
– Camping and Youth – Joan Mahaffey
– Nominating – Linda Curtis-Stolper
– Property – Jane Wood
– Committee on Preparation for Ministry – Dave Endriss
– Commission on Ministry – John Sprole
– New Worshiping Communities – Nate Boulton
– Living Legacy – Bill Ekhardt
– Promotion of Social Righteousness – Jane Martinez
– Budget & Finance – Bill Ekhardt
– Presbytery Worship Committee – Jan Davison
– Moderator Linda Curtis-Stolper closed with prayer.