Dear Friends,
The Annual General Meetings for our Church will be held on the Sunday’s either side of Easter.
- St Andrew’s AGM – after church on Sunday 20th March.
- St Peter’s AGM – at 12.30pm on Sunday 3rd April.
- Combined AGM – no earlier than 1.30pm on Sunday 3rd April.
At the AGM we will elect people for the office of Parish Council (St Peter’s AGM), Warden (St Andrew’s & St Peter’s) and Nominators (Combined AGM).
Wardens are actively involved in ensuring the proper management of property and finances on at least a weekly basis. They also assist in managing ministry and staff. We will elect two wardens for St Peter’s and two for St Andrew’s. Nominations are open now and should be in writing via letter or email to me.
Parish Council make decisions on how money and property should be spent and used in light of the church strategic plan. They also assist the minister and staff in directing the ministry. We will elect a Parish Council of 3, 6 or 9 people. Nominations are open now and should be in writing via letter or email to me.
Parish Nominators are the people who select a new Senior Minister for the Parish if the current one leaves. We will elect 5 Parish Nominators. Nominations are open now and should be in writing via letter or email to me.
I ask you to pray that God will continue to raise up Gospel hearted people to serve us.
But the most important thing we will do at this year’s AGMs will be to think about our Strategic Plan that flows from our Vision Statement. Last year we all participated in the M20 Survey that took the temperature of our church on four significant issues: Mission, Maturity, Ministry and Diversity.
I have attached the results to this week’s newsletter because I would love you all to look through them and come prepared to the meetings ready to discuss ideas that flow from the data.
What does it tell you? What should we work on? What concerns you? What excites you? What ideas do you have to improve weak areas? What should be our focus over the next 12 months?
Spend some time reading and thinking and praying, write some observations and questions and come ready for a discussion.
I’m excited about all God is doing among us and hope you are too.
In Christ,
Nigel