The Process Begins: Our Church Profile
| February 17, 2022 About 3 weeks ago, we all received the news of Pastor Gary’s plans to retire. Such mixed emotions for us all came with that announcement. Sadness that Gary is leaving, appreciation for all of the gifts that Gary has shared with us over the past 11 years, excitement for Gary and Peace UMC about the next steps for all of us. To get started, a committee was formed to begin the process of working with the conference to find clergy candidates. The first step was to complete a Church Profile. This document is filled with details of the surrounding community, church history, mission statements, current and future ministry goals, leadership needs and much more. The group has diligently worked to provide the clearest vision of who we are. A big thank you goes out to all of the committee members for the hours of work put into building this document: Quita Bertelsen Pam Jacobson Jean Leatherman Jason Miller Teal Stefanik Lori Ruble Aaron Navratil Becky Reiling Tim Fried Jim Kaufer The Church Profile will be used as a tool for both the conference and potential clergy to understand what makes Peace UMC special and unique. Once the profile is complete it will be shared with potential clergy. The committee is planning to hold listening sessions on Sunday March 6th and 13th, after the service. We welcome you in to ask any questions, give us comments, help us form questions that we can ask potential clergy. Throughout the process we will continue to give updates on progress on filling Gary’s big shoes! Dave Findell |