ALIVE IN CHRIST: Re-Visioning Key Vital Signs ALIVE IN CHRIST

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1 ALIVE IN CHRIST: Re-Visioning Key Vital Signs ALIVE IN CHRIST

2 WELCOME To the 56 th Annual Meeting We re Glad You Joined Us!

3 OPENING DEVOTION Rev. Dr. Carol Lytch ALIVE IN CHRIST

4 SECOND PLENARY ALIVE IN CHRIST

5 YOUTH SERVICE TEAM Credential Report ALIVE IN CHRIST

6 REPORT OF NOMINATIONS COMMISSION Rev. Galen Russell ALIVE IN CHRIST

7 Clergy Delegates to Synod (for Vote) Association Delegate Alternate Central Rev. Jean Eckrod Rev. Alice Rauch Gettysburg Rev. Russell Clark Rev. Christina Fidanza Harrisburg Rev. Cynthia Garis Vacant Lancaster Rev. Ed Dickel Rev. Robert Bistline Lay Men Delegates to Synod By Association Association Delegate Alternate Central Andrew Druckenmiller Phil Landers Gettysburg Vacant Vacant Harrisburg Jason Minnich Richard Heiss Lancaster Terry Black Jay Stover Lebanon Tom Hocking Vacant Mercersburg Vacant Vacant Northern John Pierce Vacant York Vacant Steve Kern At Large Delegates 2019: Moderator of the Board - Ann Graves Alt: 2019 Assistant Moderator of the Board - Shirley Keith Knox 2019: Youth/Young Adult - Andrew Boyer ALIVE IN CHRIST

8 Board of Directors (Class of 2021) Association Director Committee Central Phil Landers Finance Gettysburg Lay Man Vacant Personnel Harrisburg Linda Vignati Personnel Lancaster Kendra Snyder Strategic Planning Lebanon Lay Man Vacant Finance Mercersburg Rev. Gloria McPherson Finance Northern Rev. David Downer Strategic Planning York Rev. Kelly Shiflett Personnel Board of Directors Officers ( ) Position Delegate Association Moderator Rev. Ann Graves Northern Assistant Moderator Shirley Keith-Knox Mercersburg Secretary Elspeth Williams Harrisburg Treasurer Ron Royer Lebanon ALIVE IN CHRIST

9 Communications Commission: Class of 2021 Pastor DiAnn Baxley Central Thomas Downing Lancaster Robert Sim Lebanon Judicial Commission: Class of 2021 Rev. Sharon Von Blohn Central Ruth Dunnewold Harrisburg Shirley Keith-Knox Mercersburg ALIVE IN CHRIST Theological Commission: Class of 2021 Vacant Gettysburg Rev. Jason Royle Lebanon Vacant York Harman Center Advisory Council: Class of 2021 Darcy Decker Central Vacant Gettysburg William Bruaw Harrisburg Tom Downing Lancaster Vacant Lebanon

10 ALIVE IN CHRIST ELECTIONS

11 BUDGET PRESENTATION Dale Mease Finance Committee Chair ALIVE IN CHRIST

12 Thank you for your gifts and abundant generosity! OCWM Friends of Penn Central Conference Disaster Ministries Mission and Ministry Volunteerism

13 PCC Mission Penn Central Conference where congregations passionately declare and demonstrate the courageous love of Christ ACTIVELY ENGAGED in serving the needs of the community and the world LIVING, LOVING AND LEARNING together to become Christ s disciples EMBRACING bold and transformative change that leads to a better future

14 You Saw These Goals 1. Focus on overall church revitalization, including an emphasis on small and rural churches. 2. Focus on clergy, lay and Board of Director leadership development. 3. Focus on fund and donor development. 4. Provide leadership to address community concerns and justice issues.

15 To Engage Our Mission Pastoral and Congregational Support $ 400,495 Pastoral search and call Ministerial congregational excellence Clergy and clergy family care Church vitality Generosity and communication Administration and Governance $ 269,600 Support of Ministry Teams and Commissions Wider Church Mission $ 328,109 UCC Ministries Ecumenical Support Annual Meeting, Clergy Convocation, General Synod Conference Ministries $ 303,150 Hartman Center - UCCR, facility maintenance $ 18,000 Summer camps and retreats $ 269,400 Ministry teams and commissions $ 15,750 YOUR TOTAL SUPPORT NEEDED FOR OUR MISSION $ 1,301,354

16 To Engage Our Mission Penn Central Conference 2019 Operating Budget Conference Ministries - 23% Pastoral and Congregational Support - 31% Wider Church Mission - 25% Administration and Governance - 21% Pastoral and Congregational Support Administration and Governance Wider Church Mission Conference Ministries

17 To Fund Our Mission OCWM $ 975,000 Events $ 63,800 Camps and Retreats $ 120,000 Hartman Center Donations and Fundrais $ 126,800 Investments and Other $ 15,754 TOTAL INCOME $ 1,301,354

18 To Engage Our Mission Penn Central Conference 2019 Revenue Hartman Center Donations and Fundraising 10% Camp and Retreats 9% Investment and Other 1% Events 5% OCWM 75% OCWM Events Camps and Retreats Hartman Center Donations and Fundraising Investments and Other

19 YOUR OCWM GIFTS ARE VITAL TO ACHIEVING OUR MISSION

20 OCWM Our Church s Wider Mission Basic Support (OCWM) $975,000 or 75% Penn Central Conference churches extend their reach locally, throughout the nation and the world. 80% retained at Conference 20% goes to support the covenant between national setting and global mission

21 OCWM

22 Hartman Center Revenue - $269,400 $142,600 is raised through billboards, summer camp, Conference retreats, investments But

23 DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING FOR HARTMAN CENTER IS CRITICAL

24 Hartman Center Donations and Fundraising for Hartman Center $126,800 or 10% This includes donations ($40K Hartman Center designated), Conference support ($40K) and fundraising events ($46,800)

25 Hartman Center UCCR has greatly improved the performance and use of Hartman Center We still need to support camp and retreat programs as well as the ongoing capital improvements and maintenance of our facility Join Us as a Hartman Center Sales Ambassador!

26 Thank you for your gifts and abundant generosity!

27 VOTE ON RESOLUTIONS ALIVE IN CHRIST

28 NEW PCC LOCAL CHURCH INITIATIVE Rev. Nora Foust ALIVE IN CHRIST

29 RECOGNITION Rev. Patty Dodds and Rev. Nora Foust ALIVE IN CHRIST

30 New Creation Justice Churches No new Creation Justice Churches but many working on it! If you are interested in learning more, please stop by the Creation Justice display table.

31 New ONA Congregations St. Paul s UCC, Selinsgrove

32 Congregations with Special Anniversaries 25 YEARS 1993 Trinity Reformed, Mountville

33 Congregations with Special Anniversaries 175 YEARS Salem, Rohrerstown 200 YEARS 1818 St. John s Center, East Earl Trinity, Waynesboro

34 Congregations with Special Anniversaries 250 YEARS 1768 Emmanuel, Abbottstown

35 Congregations with Special Anniversaries 275 YEARS 1743 Christ, Elizabethtown

36 MIDs Genevieve Beatty Garrett Book Amy Fishburn Beth Firm Jessica Hainley Shannon High John Hocker Alison Hoenninger Joslin Kearse Cathy Kenlin Thomas Kiepert Laura Ramsey Nilda Roman Joao Teixeira

37 Licensed Ministers Marian Anderson - Central DiAnn Baxley - Central Kevin Becker - York Allyssa Boyer - Mercersburg Diane Brandt - Lancaster Lewis Burgett - Mercersburg James Cope - Central Judith dechamplain - Harrisburg Narda Druckenmiller - Mercersburg Jeffrey Hauck - Central

38 Licensed Ministers Ronald Heagy - York Jay Herberling - Lebanon Teresa Hockenberry - Northern Timothy Hogan-Palazzo - Central Donte Jones - Lebanon Cynthia Killinger - Northern Diane Kinley - Central Gerald Lloyd - Central Bonni Lucas - Central Shawn Mcnett - Central

39 Licensed Ministers Craig Munnell - Northern Gary Nottis - Central John Rieker - Lancaster Gerald Schlegel - Central Lynn Schmoyer - Central Rose Shepley - Central Scott Siciliano - Harrisburg Robert Sim Lebanon Dale Thomas - Harrisburg

40 New Ministers to PCC Rev. Ken Evitts St. John s UCC, East Earl Rev. Guy Johnson Hummelstown UCC Rev. Caroline Saxton St. John s UCC, Chambersburg

41 Clergy with Special Anniversaries 25 YEARS 1993 Raymond L. Brown 10/24/1993 India E. Garnett 11/07/1993 George W. Heckard 09/25/1993 Peter Kuhn 01/03/1993 Anna Thompson 06/13/ YEARS 1988 Nancy E. Kuhns 11/19/1988 Scott Sager 10/23/1988 Margaret Jean Wise 08/28/ YEARS 1983 Thomas R. Degnitz 06/05/1983 Susan A. Oelrich 05/15/1983

42 Clergy with Special Anniversaries 40 YEARS 1978 Martha Boyer 09/03/1978 Michael R. Loser 06/25/1978 Richard J. Shearer 05/20/ YEARS 1973 Michael Price 02/18/ YEARS 1968 Fred A. Walthour 06/09/1968 Guy Wenck 06/09/1968

43 Clergy with Special Anniversaries 60 YEARS 1958 Jonathan P. Albright 05/25/ YEARS 1953 Norman B. Bucher, Jr. 06/14/ YEARS 1948 H. Clayton Moyer 05/23/1948

44 ANNOUNCEMENTS and SHOUT OUTS ALIVE IN CHRIST

45 Workshops 10:30 12:00 Choir and Communion Rehearsal 11:45 12:15 Book Signing 1:00 LUNCH 12:00 1:30

46 BREAK Please Head to Workshops at 10:30

47 WoMY Adopt a Horse