Grace of God Lutheran Church
Long Neck, Delaware
Congregational meeting
Dec 2, 2012
The Congregational meeting was called to order by the Council President at approximately 11:20 AM
Pastor Judy led the congregation in pray
The Council President stated that a quorum of 37 people was needed for a valid congregational meeting. This is based on 181 active and inactive members. There were 49 individuals present and the congregational meeting was declared valid.
The Council President explained what the agenda was and the order of the agenda. The first order of business will be the approval of the Grace of God By-Laws followed by the recognition of Outgoing Council members, voting on new Council members and presentation of the 2013 Faith in Spending Plan (FSP)
Order of Business
Approval of Grace of God By-Laws: Linda Lewis made a motion to approval the By-Laws. The motion was seconded. No discussion on the motion and the President called for a voice vote. A voice vote was taken and the motion to approve the By-Laws was approved.
Outgoing Council Members were recognized and thanked for their assistance. The Outgoing members of Council are Jack Jordan Sharon Hess, Judi Nulton, and Margo Ranney
New members of the Council were presented to the Congregation. The new members of Council are Bob Barnes, Cheri Belluzo, and Dianne Scott. A motion was presented and seconded to approve the new members. The Council President called for a voice vote. A vote was taken was the motion to accept the new members of Council was approved.
Faith in spending Plan for 2013: The final order of business was the presentation of the Faith in Spending Plan (FSP) by the Council President. The Council President gave a presentation of the FSP and opened the floor to an orderly discussion of the FSP. A discussion was held on the FSP. Dave Powers made a motion to reduce the amount of the FSP to $130,000.00 and to monitor the FSP. The motion was seconded. There was a short discussion and the President called for a show of hands vote. A show of hands vote was taken and the motion was defeated.
Discussion on the FSP was continued by the Council President, Chaplin Harry and the Congregation. The discussion was concluded by the motion of Previous Question presented by Linda Lewis.
A motion was made and seconded; “To approve the Grace of God 2013 Faith in Spending Plan as presented and continue to monitor the spending closely in relationship to the revenues received and at the end of the first quarter of the coming year report back to the Congregation.” There was no further discussion. The President called for a show of hands vote. A show of hands vote was taken and the motion was passed by a count of 39 for and 9 against. The motion was passed
A motion to dismiss the meeting was made and seconded. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed.
Chaplin Harry closed the meeting with a pray
Respectively submitted
Edward Petersen
Grace of God Council President
Long Neck, Delaware
Congregational meeting
Dec 2, 2012
The Congregational meeting was called to order by the Council President at approximately 11:20 AM
Pastor Judy led the congregation in pray
The Council President stated that a quorum of 37 people was needed for a valid congregational meeting. This is based on 181 active and inactive members. There were 49 individuals present and the congregational meeting was declared valid.
The Council President explained what the agenda was and the order of the agenda. The first order of business will be the approval of the Grace of God By-Laws followed by the recognition of Outgoing Council members, voting on new Council members and presentation of the 2013 Faith in Spending Plan (FSP)
Order of Business
Approval of Grace of God By-Laws: Linda Lewis made a motion to approval the By-Laws. The motion was seconded. No discussion on the motion and the President called for a voice vote. A voice vote was taken and the motion to approve the By-Laws was approved.
Outgoing Council Members were recognized and thanked for their assistance. The Outgoing members of Council are Jack Jordan Sharon Hess, Judi Nulton, and Margo Ranney
New members of the Council were presented to the Congregation. The new members of Council are Bob Barnes, Cheri Belluzo, and Dianne Scott. A motion was presented and seconded to approve the new members. The Council President called for a voice vote. A vote was taken was the motion to accept the new members of Council was approved.
Faith in spending Plan for 2013: The final order of business was the presentation of the Faith in Spending Plan (FSP) by the Council President. The Council President gave a presentation of the FSP and opened the floor to an orderly discussion of the FSP. A discussion was held on the FSP. Dave Powers made a motion to reduce the amount of the FSP to $130,000.00 and to monitor the FSP. The motion was seconded. There was a short discussion and the President called for a show of hands vote. A show of hands vote was taken and the motion was defeated.
Discussion on the FSP was continued by the Council President, Chaplin Harry and the Congregation. The discussion was concluded by the motion of Previous Question presented by Linda Lewis.
A motion was made and seconded; “To approve the Grace of God 2013 Faith in Spending Plan as presented and continue to monitor the spending closely in relationship to the revenues received and at the end of the first quarter of the coming year report back to the Congregation.” There was no further discussion. The President called for a show of hands vote. A show of hands vote was taken and the motion was passed by a count of 39 for and 9 against. The motion was passed
A motion to dismiss the meeting was made and seconded. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed.
Chaplin Harry closed the meeting with a pray
Respectively submitted
Edward Petersen
Grace of God Council President