What You May Expect Presbytery of Ohio Valley Assembly December 3, 2015

The Presbytery of Ohio Valley Docket for Assembly: December 3, 2015 Mitchell Presbyterian Church - Mitchell, Indiana Rev. Eric Erickson, Moderator Rev. Lawrence Jackman, Stated Clerk Call to Order Opening Worship and Proclamation of the Word Introductory Business Introductions of New Members, Guests Seating of Corresponding Members Consent Agenda Minutes of Assembly 9/12/15 and 11/11/15, Clerk s Report, Treasurer s Report Report of the Congregational Mission and Vitality Committee Report of the Committee on Preparation for Ministry Presentation of Tamara Recob and confirmation of her admission to candidacy Report of the Committee on Ministry Report of the POV Academy Committee Greetings from Pyoca Camp and Conference Center Speak Out Session Meeting of the Corporation Report of the Presbytery Council Budget for 2016 Report of the Executive Presbyter New Business Report of the Nominating Committee Prayers of the Presbytery Offering Sacrament of the Lord s Supper Installation of Incoming Moderator and Vice-Moderator Recognition of Outgoing Moderator Adjournment

What You May Expect Presbytery of Ohio Valley Assembly December 3, 2015 A Short Meeting The norm for December meetings is going to be observed. That is we meet for half a day and that we meet in Mitchell. Mitchell is as close to the geographic center of the presbytery as we can meet and this helps everyone getting to the meeting and back home with as much daylight as possible on both ends. Elections The Nominating Committee will report with a slate of committee members, officers for presbytery, commissioners for General Assembly and Synod. December is the major report on nominations though the committee works throughout the year. Budget The budget proposal for 2016 will be presented. Recognition of Service We recognize the service of the outgoing moderator and others who are leaving committees and other leadership positions. Worship Rev. Eric Erickson will preach at his final meeting as moderator of presbytery. Installation of New Officers We will install new officers which will be elected at the meeting itself.

Presbytery of Ohio Valley Driving Directions Mitchell Presbyterian Church 520 State Road 60 E, Mitchell, IN 47446 (812) 849-3303 As a courtesy, the Presbytery attempts to provide driving directions and parking information (when known) to all the members attending the Assembly. Due to the size of the presbytery, we are unable to include all possible routes to the meeting. The directions we provide begin with major routes into the city/town where the assembly will be held, and include more detailed directions regarding the streets closer to the meeting site. Please use an online source or printed map to find the way from your starting point to the place where these directions begin. The POV website has all church locations marked on Google Maps to assist you. Occasionally, there may be construction/detours that we are unaware of. To be prepared for this possibility, it is wise to have a map, Google map printout, or GPS navigation available, just in case. From the North: Take State Road 37 S to Mitchell and turn left onto State Road 60 E. Church is on the right. From the East: Take State Road 50 W and follow the sign to State Road 37 S. Take State Road 37 S and turn left onto State Road 60 E. Church is on the right at State Road 60 and Sixth St.

From the Southeast: Take State Road 60 W to Mitchell. About 1 ½ to 2 miles beyond Spring Mill Park, just the other side of the railroad tracks church is on your left. From the South: Take State Road 37 N and turn right on State Road 60 E. Church is on your right. From the West: Take U.S. 50 E and take the State Road 60 turnoff to the State Road 60 E and State Road 37 S junction. Turn right onto State Road 37 S to State Road 60 E. Turn left onto State Road 60 E and church is on your right.

Clerk s Report The Rev. Lawrence Jackman Death of Rev. David Bremer David died on October 21. He spent most of his life in central Indiana. His home was Shelbyville and he was ordained by Whitewater Valley Presbytery in 1973 following his seminary training at Princeton. For several years he served the church in Edinburgh (3 miles into Whitewater Valley Presbytery) and then had a hiatus in California (San Fernando Presbytery) serving congregations there. In 1991 he returned to Indiana and began service at Bloomington United. He retired from that call at the end of 2013. He would have been 67 a month after his passing. David was often generous with opinions and not overly shy to share them. He did not spend a lot of energy or time taking the edge off of his thoughts and ideas. He said it like he saw it and he often felt it with real emotion. He had a passion for the real practice of inclusion and was pleased to serve in a truly multicultural setting at Bloomington. He was also pleased to have helped birth the Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship. He managed to attend a celebration there on the Sunday before his death. David was also driven by the call to serve the marginalized people of our world. He loved the mission of Nyaka in Africa for orphans of the AIDS epidemic and of serving HIV/AIDS persons here in the states. David s wife, Brenda Wood, survives. Overtures Headed to the Next GA A variety of Overtures are directed to the next General Assembly. Current practice of having at least one presbytery concur with any overture is still not widely understood. It is important. Some of the overtures are calculated to slow the rate of change in the church overall. Two, so far, are designed to revisit issues from the prior Assembly. One is to re-visit the marriage definition issue. That is from Kiskiminetas Presbytery and asks to go back to one man/one woman definition. Another addresses the restructure of Synods. Two initiatives address the General Assembly and the prospect of unification into one office instead of an Office of the General Assembly and The Presbyterian Mission Agency. One overture creates a process and the second simply directs the merger of the two offices. It is important to remember that these Overtures are initiatives from Presbyteries. They are not in a form that will be voted by the whole church. They do serve as indicators of the types of matters that will be considered and perhaps reported out in one form or another. Specific requests for concurrence with overtures are now a part of regular process. A recent change in the rules of the GA is that at least one presbytery must concur for an overture to receive consideration.

HOWESVILLE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1870-2015) As was true of many towns in the mid-west, the settler's thirst for religious worship in the Howesville community resulted in a congregation. The Vincennes Presbytery, at its fall meeting in 1869, organized a Presbyterian Church in southern Clay County. The first meetings were held in schoolhouses, with the first church built and dedicated on November 26, 1871, with the Reverend Henry Little as moderator. Some of the timbers of the church were so large, they had to be hauled by oxen. At the time of the dedication, the membership had reached thirty two. In its early days this building was used as a union church; later all denominations except the Presbyterians had discontinued, so the church remained Presbyterian. What began as a community place of worship is returning to that broader definition with the dissolution of the United Presbyterian Church. The building and the members have begun to serve in a non-denominational community church basis. The community of Howesville is in the southeast part of Clay County. The closest congregation in the presbytery to the town is Bloomfield. The community was initially as strong as many others in the days just after the Civil War. By the time of 1907 the town had shrunk to the point where it no longer could support a post office. Small villages consolidated and became towns around transportation. Howesville did not have the services to make it one of those surviving places. The town of less than 1,000 continues, as does ministry to people in that community. The Presbytery of Ohio Valley celebrates the 145 years of faithful service of the Howesville United Presbyterian Church and blesses the former members and building as a continuing place of ministry to the cause of Jesus in this world. Child Protection Policy The presbytery continues in need of a child protection policy. Some initial draft work has been completed, but the project needs to be completed. Ordination of Kimber-Lee Adams Peace River Presbytery (Florida), acting on behalf of the Presbytery of Ohio Valley, appointed a commission and completed the assigned task of ordination for Rev. Kim Adams. The ordination was held on November 22, 2015 in Peace River Church in Bradenton, Florida.

Treasurer s Report Elder Jean Brown Presbytery of Ohio Valley, Inc. Condensed Statement of Revenues and Expenses (Actual vs Budget) January 1 through October 31, 2015 Jan Oct 2015 Annual Actual Budget Revenue Per Capita $ 146,055 $ 185,659 Shared Giving (Unified Mission) 62,972 120,000 Contributions 3,952 7,000 Unrestricted Invest Inc & Trans 52,246 69,661 Restricted Invest Inc & Trans 11,504 15,339 Miscellaneous Income 508 277,236 397,659 Expense Staff Expense 194,076 231,990 Ecclesial Expense 42,577 76,820 Meeting Expense 7,640 13,500 Administration & Office Expense 30,471 34,000 Program Expense 27,074 41,750 Total Expense 301,839 398,060 Net Surplus/(Deficit) $ (24,603) $ (401) Fund Balances As of October 31, 2015 Church Legacy Funds 650,239 Monroe City Fund 308,780 Brown Trust 266,803 Restricted Funds (Specific Use) 16,508 Undesignated Net Assets 485,682 $ 1,728,011 If you would like a detailed statement or any other additional information, please contact Jean Brown at (866) 344-7853 or at jean@presbyteryov.org

2015 Per Capita 29.33 Received 2015 as of % Members Per Capita 11/9/2015 Paid Bedford First 117 $ 3,431.61 $ 1,000.00 29.1% Bloomfield First 77 2,258.41 2,258.41 100.0% Bloomington First 384 11,262.72 11,262.72 100.0% Bloomington United 78 2,287.74 2,287.74 100.0% Boonville Hemenway Memorial 113 3,314.29 3,314.29 100.0% Brazil First 284 8,329.72 6,687.24 80.3% Brownstown Brownstown 80 2,346.40 1,114.54 47.5% Canaan Jefferson 17 498.61-0.0% Cayuga Cayuga 43 1,261.19 1,231.86 97.7% Central Valley City 28 821.24 821.24 100.0% Charlestown Community 80 2,346.40 2,346.40 100.0% Clarksville Grace 8 234.64 234.64 100.0% Clinton United 51 1,495.83 456.99 30.6% Columbus Fairlawn 163 4,780.79 3,585.60 75.0% Columbus First 404 11,849.32 11,849.32 100.0% Corydon Corydon 115 3,372.95 2,535.00 75.2% Dale Dale 57 1,671.81 1,671.81 100.0% Elizabeth Church of the Covenant 45 1,319.85 1,319.85 100.0% Evansville Eastminster 358 10,500.14 8,025.00 76.4% Evansville First 296 8,681.68 8,681.68 100.0% Evansville First Avenue 29 850.57-0.0% Evansville Immanuel 33 967.89 806.55 83.3% Evansville Parke Memorial 18 527.94-0.0% Evansville Westminster 27 791.91-0.0% Farmersburg First 29 850.57 850.57 100.0% Fort Branch First 73 2,141.09 2,141.09 100.0% Grammer Grammer 17 498.61 498.61 100.0% Greencastle Greencastle 111 3,255.63 1,645.82 50.6% Hanover Hanover 75 2,199.75 2,199.75 100.0% Henryville Community 41 1,202.53 1,202.53 100.0% Henryville Mount Lebanon 23 674.59 674.59 100.0% Jasonville Howesville 20 586.60 351.96 60.0% Jasper First 28 821.24 351.96 42.9% Jeffersonville First 234 6,863.22 5,148.00 75.0% Laconia Rehoboth 53 1,554.49 1,554.49 100.0% Laconia United 26 762.58 762.58 100.0% Leavenworth Community 49 1,437.17-0.0% Lexington Lexington 34 997.22 997.22 100.0% Livonia United 52 1,525.16 1,525.16 100.0% Madison Madison 128 3,754.24 3,754.24 100.0% Madison Smyrna-Monroe 8 234.64 234.64 100.0% Martinsville First 90 2,639.70 238.66 9.0% Mitchell Mitchell 67 1,965.11 1,473.84 75.0% Montezuma First 22 645.26 645.26 100.0% Mount Vernon First 66 1,935.78 1,935.78 100.0% Nabb Nabb 22 645.26 645.26 100.0%

2015 Per Capita 29.33 Received 2015 as of % Members Per Capita 11/9/2015 Paid Nashville Brn County Fellowship 39 1,143.87 1,143.87 100.0% New Albany Mount Tabor 107 3,138.31 3,138.31 100.0% New Albany St. John United 161 4,722.13 1,400.00 29.6% New Washington Trinity United 40 1,173.20 709.64 60.5% Newburgh Newburgh 126 3,695.58-0.0% North Vernon Graham 26 762.58 762.58 100.0% Paoli First 45 1,319.85-0.0% Patoka Patoka 20 586.60 586.60 100.0% Patoka Union Bethel 12 351.96 351.96 100.0% Petersburg Main Street 63 1,847.79 1,847.79 100.0% Princeton Fairview 60 1,759.80 1,759.80 100.0% Princeton First 69 2,023.77 2,023.77 100.0% Princeton United 48 1,407.84 1,407.84 100.0% Roachdale Roachdale 46 1,349.18 1,349.18 100.0% Rockville Memorial 48 1,407.84 1,407.84 100.0% Salem Salem 79 2,317.07 2,317.07 100.0% Scipio United 67 1,965.11 1,965.11 100.0% Scottsburg First 57 1,671.81 1,182.94 70.8% Seymour First 141 4,135.53 4,135.53 100.0% Spencer Bethany 20 586.60 586.60 100.0% Spencer Spencer 88 2,581.04 1,720.70 66.7% Sullivan First 110 3,226.30 3,226.30 100.0% Terre Haute Central 244 7,156.52 7,156.52 100.0% Terre Haute Unity 99 2,903.67 2,903.67 100.0% Vernon Vernon 17 498.61 498.61 100.0% Vevay Caledonia 11 322.63-0.0% Vincennes Bethany 15 439.95 400.00 90.9% Vincennes Indiana 113 3,314.29 270.00 8.1% Vincennes Royal Oak 14 410.62 410.62 100.0% Vincennes Southside 11 322.63 322.63 100.0% Vincennes Upper Indiana 109 3,196.97 3,196.97 100.0% Washington Westminster 52 1,525.16 1,143.87 75.0% 6330 $185,658.90 $149,649.21 80.6%

POV Shared Mission 2015 Received as of Pledged 11/9/2015 Bedford First Bloomfield First 250 Bloomington First 11,650 12,260 Bloomington United 250 Boonville Hemenway Memorial 50 50 Brazil First 1,250 938 Brownstown Brownstown Canaan Jefferson Cayuga Cayuga Central Valley City Charlestown Community Clarksville Grace Clinton United 375 375 Columbus Fairlawn 1,575 1,181 Columbus First 18,747 14,061 Corydon Corydon 1,500 Dale Dale Elizabeth Church of the Covenant Evansville Eastminster 2,663 Evansville First 7,500 7,500 Evansville First Avenue Evansville Immanuel 260 280 Evansville Parke Memorial Evansville Westminster Farmersburg First Fort Branch First 1,000 1,000 Grammer Grammer 750 563 Greencastle Greencastle Hanover Hanover 1,500 1,500 Henryville Community Henryville Mount Lebanon Jasonville Howesville Jasper First Jeffersonville First 2,500 1,875 Laconia Rehoboth 250 250 Laconia United 75 Leavenworth Community 50 Lexington Lexington Livonia United 500 Madison Madison Madison Smyrna-Monroe 200 Martinsville First Mitchell Mitchell Montezuma First 250 Mount Vernon First 2,375

POV Shared Mission 2015 Received as of Pledged 11/9/2015 Nabb Nabb Nashville Brn County Fellowship New Albany Mount Tabor New Albany St. John United 1,500 New Washington Trinity United Newburgh Newburgh North Vernon Graham Paoli First Patoka Patoka Patoka Union Bethel Petersburg Main Street 2,000 750 Princeton Fairview Princeton First Princeton United 1,388 1,041 Roachdale Roachdale Rockville Memorial Salem Salem Scipio United 1,212 Scottsburg First 2,317 1,022 Seymour First 500 Spencer Bethany Spencer Spencer Sullivan First Terre Haute Central 10,000 8,333 Terre Haute Unity Vernon Vernon 100 250 Vevay Caledonia Vincennes Bethany Vincennes Indiana Vincennes Royal Oak Vincennes Southside Vincennes Upper Indiana Washington Westminster 2,500 3,000 67,337 65,927 Committee on Preparation for Ministry Report The Rev. Mark McDaniel, Moderator The committee met on November 21 and reports the following items. 1) The committee met with and interviewed Inquirer Tamara Recob. Following interview the committee acted to transition Tamara to Candidate for Ministry. She will appear at the December assembly to mark this transition. (A faith statement is attached below.)

2) The committee met and interviewed Marietta Macy. Marietta has previously been enrolled and left the preparation process at her own initiative. She has continued to discern her own goals and call and requested to be re-enrolled in the CPM process. She has been enrolled again as an Inquirer. Tamara Recob Statement of Faith I believe that God is the Creator of all, who is omniscient (all knowing), omnipresent (always present), and omnipotent (all powerful). The mysteries of God human kind has studied since the beginning. To know God more is to know ourselves more since we were created in God s likeness. We were created to worship God in community with other believers. I believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Man, the Living Word, came to bridge the divide that separated us from our sin-torn relationship with God. Christ, God-incarnate, who came to earth perfect and holy as an infant, grew into adulthood, a lived a life that we are to emulate as our very own. His death and resurrection rendered the sentence of death because of sin void and promised us eternal life. I believe that the Holy Spirit who always has been, along with Christ and God, dwells among us in our trials and in our victories. We are filled with the Spirit as we pray and as we go about God s work in the world. It is our comforter, our counselor as we take the journey that is life. The Spirit draws us closer to God. I believe in the unity of the Trinity (Father, Son and Spirit), each an intricate substance of God with their own function and character. The three are not of each other, but they are all fully one God. Scripture is the inspired Word of God and for us is comprised of both the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) and the New Testament which humankind, through the help of the Spirit, wrote and compiled to draw us, the children of God, closer in our relationship with our Creator through the life, death, and resurrection of the Son, and the nurture of the Spirit. Scripture is used for instruction and teaching about God and ways in which we are to response to God. The Church is the body of Christ working out in the World. The church, a member of that body, gathers the people together in covenant and fellowship to worship the Lord, our God, and to provide a support structure and provide accountability to each other. The Sacraments of the Church, Communion and Baptism, provide means by which we join and remember that covenant. One universal baptism, whether it is infant or adult, marks that individual as one of God s children. Through confirmation when the time is appropriate that person speaks of their own desire to be a member of the Church and thus become engrafted into the body of Christ. Through Communion we remember Christ s sacrifice, his taking on of sin, and his victory over that sin and death. We remember our own sinfulness, remember our baptism, rededicate our lives to the kingdom of God, and are renewed in purpose when we partake of the bread and the cup which is representative of the flesh and the blood of Christ. Christ s body broken for us, Christ s blood shed for us. This act of communion should never be taken lightly, but in honor and reverence. Christian discipleship is more than going and telling of Jesus Christ. Discipleship is living and breathing Christ s actions out in the world. We are to be Christ s hands and feet as well and his voice. Justice and love should at all times be the underlying current that charges our faith as disciples of Christ.

Committee on Ministry Report The Rev. Deborah Fortel, Moderator FOR INFORMATION Summary of COM Actions, August 24, 2015 through, November 5, 2015 At the November 5, 2015 meeting, the Committee on Ministry took the following actions: 1. Confirmed the following E-Votes: a. Approval of Profile for Transitional Ministry from Mt. Tabor (approved 9/11) b. Approval of the match between the Rev. Felipe Martinez and First Columbus for the position of pastor and to authorize the session to call the congregational meeting, and, pending the congregational meeting, approval of Rev. Martinez as a member of POV. (approved 9/18) c. Approval of the match between Kimber-lee Adams and First, Bloomington for the position of associate pastor and to authorize the session to call the congregational meeting, and, pending the congregational meeting, a successful examination for ordination, and her ordination, to be a member of POV. (approved 9/19) d. Permission for Corydon to elect a PNC (approved 9/26) e. Approval of Rev. Catherine Knott (Chaplain at Hanover College) to be a member of POV (approved 10/11/15) f. Approval of the MIF from United, Bloomington (approved 10/17) 2. Confirmed E-Votes approving the following contracts: A. Indiana Presbyterian Church of Vincennes Indiana and Rev. Larry Langer serving as Transitional Pastor. Period Hrs./wk Salary Housing Auto Mi. Study L Pd.Vac Cont.Ed. Pension 11/15/15 to 11/14/16 40 hrs/wk $24,856 $20,000 Vch.IRS rate Travel Estimate of $3,000. Termination Agreement. 2 Weeks incl. 2 Sundays 1 month incl. 4 Sundays $1,200 Yes OK B. Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church of New Albany Indiana and Andrew Traister serving as Commissioned Ruling Elder. Period Hrs./wk Salary Housing Auto Mi. Study L Pd.Vac Cont.Ed. Pension 11/1/15 to 10/30/16 25 hrs/wk $11,880 $9,147 Vch.IRS rate n/a 2 weeks and 4 unpaid wks In lieu of Pension, 20% of Salary and Housing put into current pre-tax IRA. $500 n/a OK

C. Community Presbyterian Church of Charlestown and Elder Greg Gibson serving as Extended Pulpit Supply. Period Hrs./wk Salary Housing Auto Mi. Study L Pd.Vac Cont.Ed. Pension 11/1/15 to 10/31/16 Sunday Services $150/wk; $40 for add serv on same day; $30 /hr other pastoral serv. n/a Vch.IRS rate Other standard compensations for Extended Pulpit Supply. n/a n/a n/a n/a OK D. Patoka Presbytery Church of Patoka Indiana and Rev. William H. Morris serving as Ecumenical Supply Pastor. Period Hrs./wk Salary Housing Auto Mi. Study L Pd.Vac Cont.Ed. Pension 1/1/16 to 12/31/16 10-12 hrs/wk $0 $9,766 Vch.IRS rate 2 Weeks incl. 2 Sundays This is below min standard and reflects a $600 increase over last year. 1 month incl. 4 Sundays 3. Approved a report form for use by moderators of sessions. $1200 n/a OK 4. Approved a request from the sessions of the Bedford and Mitchell sessions to elect a PNC to search for a pastor to serve the Lawrence County Parish. 5. Received and reviewed the Mission and Ministry Form from the Martinsville session. 6. Prayed for the following pastors and congregations: Sang Tae Lee Bloomington, Korean Presbyterian Cheri Harper Stated Supply, Elizabeth, Church of the Covenant Gene Feagan Ecumenical Supply, Evansville First Avenue Larry Langer Moderator, Evansville First Avenue Aaron Flucke Lexington Presbyterian Cheryl Thorne Moderator, Patoka, Union Bethel Cornelia Bane Clerk of Session, Patoka, Union Bethel Dick Poff Ruling Elder Commissioned to Spencer, Bethany Andrew Black Terre Haute, Unity Mark Porter Honorably Retired Charles Pye Stated Supply, First, Scottsburg and Clarksville, Grace Deanna Railing Member at Large Amy Ramirez-Spears Member at Large Mark Robinson Member at Large

POV Academy Committee Report Elder Barbara Snyder, Moderator The POV Academy Committee has met twice at Camp Pyoca since the last POV Assembly, on September 19 and November 14. At both meetings, we discussed how we might better get the word out that the Academy classes are for all adults in all of our POV churches, not just those interested in serving as Commissioned Ruling Elders. The November 14 meeting was held concurrently with the History of the Christian Church class. At lunch that day, we were pleased to welcome a new certification student from the Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois. She joins the three students from Whitewater Valley Presbytery who have already been participating in the Academy. It is gratifying to know that the POV Academy has garnered a reputation for excellence even beyond the bounds of the Presbytery of Ohio Valley. On both meeting agendas was the continued planning of the next few Academy classes, all to be held at Camp Pyoca. Here are the details already known: Reformed Theology Content and Practice of Our Reformed Tradition, January 15-16, led by Rev. Larry Jackman. Registration closes January 1. Tools for Scriptural Interpretation, March 11-12, led by Rev. Mitch Coggin. Registration for certification students closes January 10, for all others on February 25. This will be the last opportunity for students interested in becoming a CRE to enroll in the 2015-2017 Academy, but all classes after this are still open to everyone taking them just for their own enjoyment and learning or for continuing education. Presbyterian Polity, May 20-21. We hope to be able to announce the instructor at the December POV Assembly. Congregational Leadership, September 16-17, led by Rev. Susan McGhee. Pastoral Care, November 11-12. We encourage all pastors and commissioners to share this information about the available classes with the members of their congregations!

POV Mission Council Report The Rev. Susan McGhee, Moderator For Presbytery's Information Council conducted an electronic vote as a commission of presbytery September 15, 2015, and took the following actions relating to Howesville United Presbyterian Church: Authorized Susan McGhee and Lawrence Jackman to meet with the congregation pursuant their request for dissolution of the congregation as a Presbyterian Church. Appointed Susan McGhee moderator of any meetings necessary with the members and officers of the Howesville congregation. Approved the transfer of the property to the new Howesville congregation. That beyond the real property, any personal property of the church also be transferred. Approved the transfer by Quit Claim and authorized Lawrence Jackman to sign such a deed on behalf of the presbytery. Council conducted an electronic vote as a commission of presbytery September 22, 2015, and took the following actions relating to Howesville United Presbyterian Church: Dissolved the congregation, effective October 1, 2015, pursuant to presbytery authority in G-3.03b. Transferred the real and personal property of the congregation to the Community Church of Howesville by bill of sale and Quit Claim Deed and that this sale be for one dollar and other good and valuable consideration. Directed the Stated Clerk be directed to include in the minutes of presbytery a citation of the history and ministry of the United Presbyterian Church of Howesville. Council conducted an electronic vote October 6, 2015, and took the following action: Approved a plan to restore jurisdiction to the Charlestown Community Presbyterian Church, with final restoration occurring following the installation of a new session. Council conducted an electronic vote October 22, 2015, and took the following actions: Called a special meeting of the Presbytery of Ohio Valley for Wednesday, November 11, at 10:30 am (9:30 am Central) for the purpose of examining a candidate for ordination to the office of Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Acting as a commission of presbytery, called a meeting of the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, Jasper, per G-1.0502, at a time and date to be determined by the Moderator of Session, Stated Clerk, and Executive Presbyter, for the purpose of considering issues related to the congregation s relationship to the Presbytery of Ohio Valley and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Council met November 16, 2015, at Mitchell Presbyterian Church, and took the following actions: Received reports of Presbytery officers, staff, and committee leadership Adopted a proposed budget for 2016, to be presented to Assembly Provided advice as requested to the Nominating Committee Approved the following dates for 2016 Assembles and Council Meetings: Council: Thursday, March 10 Assembly: Thursday, April 7 Council: Tuesday, May 17 Assembly: Saturday, June 4 ( Pitch-in ) Council: Tuesday, August 23 Assembly: Saturday, September 10 Council: Thursday, November 10 Assembly: Thursday, December 1 Set Saturday, June 4, as a Presbytery Pitch-in (more information to follow) Received updates and acted on matters related to several congregations in the presbytery Began work on plans to deepen connections with our congregations For Presbytery Action: 1. That the attached budget for 2016 be approved.

Presbytery of Ohio Valley Proposed Budget Summary January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 Proposed Change 2016 From 2015 Per 2015 Description Budget Budget Capita Mission Budget INCOME Income From All Sources $ 395,239 $ (2,420) $ 182,400 $ 212,839 $ 397,659 TOTAL INCOME $ 395,239 $ (2,420) $ 182,400 $ 212,839 $ 397,659 EXPENSES Staff and Office Expense $ 265,880 $ (110) $ 100,070 $ 165,810 $ 265,990 Other Administrative Costs $ 74,805 $ (2,016) $ 74,805 $ - $ 76,820 Meetings & Committees $ 13,100 $ (400) $ 9,925 $ 3,175 $ 13,500 Presbytery Programs $ 41,750 $ - $ 500 $ 41,250 $ 41,750 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 395,535 $ (2,525) $ 185,300 $ 210,235 $ 398,060 SURPLUS (DEFICIT) $ (296) $ 105 $ (2,900) $ 2,604 $ (401) Per Capita $ 30.00 $ 0.67 $ 29.33

Presbytery of Ohio Valley Proposed Budget January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 Proposed 2016 Budget Change From '15 Budget Per Capita Mission 2015 Budget Comment INCOME Per Capita Giving 182,400 (3,259) 182,400-185,659 Shared Giving from Churches 100,000 (20,000) - 100,000 120,000 Based on Stewardship Committee Recommendation Undesignated Funds Including Interest & Dividends 50,000 (19,661) - 50,000 69,661 Per Council Approval Brown Trust Funds 38,339 24,000 38,339 14,339 Per Council Approval Ezekiel Funds 4,000 3,000 4,000 1,000 Per Council Approval Legacy Funds 13,500 13,500 13,500 - Per Council Approval Returned Reimbursements 3,000 - - 3,000 3,000 Individual Contributions 1,000 - - 1,000 1,000 Assembly Offerings 3,000 - - 3,000 3,000 TOTAL INCOME 395,239 (2,420) 182,400 212,839 397,659 EXPENSES Staff, Office, & Administrative EP Salary & Housing 83,148-20,787 62,361 83,148 EP Benefits 30,239-7,560 22,679 30,239 EP Continuing Education 4,000-1,000 3,000 4,000 EP Professional Expense 2,000-500 1,500 2,000 EP Travel 23,000-5,750 17,250 23,000 Stated Clerk Salary & Housing 15,600 (10,096) 15,600-25,696 Based on reduced hours Stated Clerk Cont Ed 600-600 - 600 Stated Clerk Professional Expenses 750-750 750 Stated Clerk Travel 4,000-4,000-4,000 Contract Staff 12,000 12,000 1,500 10,500 - Based on reduced hours of Treas. & Stated Clerk Consulting & Coaching 6,500 2,500 6,500 4,000 Based on reduced hours of Treas. & Stated Clerk Administrative Associates Salary & Benefits 38,570-24,106 14,464 38,570 Treasurer & Bookkeeper Salary 6,988 (4,193) 6,988 11,181 Based on reduced hours Treasurer Travel 1,000-1,000 1,000 Payroll Tax Expense 3,485 (321) 1,429 2,056 3,806 Based on Salaries Office & Administrative Expense 34,000-8,500 25,500 34,000 Total Staff and Office Expense 265,880 (110) 100,070 165,810 265,990 Ecclesiastical Expenses GA Expense 250 250 250 - - GA in 2016 Moderator's Expense 750-750 750 Insurance 1,900 50 1,900-1,850 Based on current premiums GA Per Capita 43,290 (1,464) 43,290-44,753 Per GA Synod Per Capita 23,165 (952) 23,165-24,117 Per Synod Permanent Judicial Commission 100-100 - 100 Commissions 750-750 - 750

Presbytery of Ohio Valley Proposed Budget January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 Proposed 2016 Budget Change From '15 Budget Per Capita Mission 2015 Budget Comment Outside Accounting Services 4,500 100 4,500-4,400 Based on current costs COM Response Team 100-100 - 100 Total Other Administrative Costs 74,805 (2,016) 74,805-76,820 Presbytery Meetings & Committees Presbytery Assembly 3,000-3,000-3,000 Council 3,000-3,000-3,000 Personnel - - - - Task force/work groups - - - - Preparation for Ministry 750-750 750 Committee on Ministry 2,000-2,000 2,000 Congregational Mission & Vitality 750 (250) 750 1,000 Based on Activity Evangelism & Congregational Witness 750 (250) 750 1,000 Based on Activity Stewardship 250-250 250 POV Academy Committee 2,100-675 1,425 2,100 Representation 150-150 - 150 Nominating Committee 250 100 250-150 Based on Activity Trustees 100-100 - 100 Total Meetings & Committees 13,100 (400) 9,925 3,175 13,500 Presbytery Programs Council Program Expenses 3,000 - - 3,000 3,000 CPM Program Expenses 2,500-500 2,000 2,500 COM Program Expenses 2,000 - - 2,000 2,000 Resource Center Purchases 750 - - 750 750 Congregational Mission & Vitality 1,000 - - 1,000 1,000 Evangelism & Congregational Witness 1,000 - - 1,000 1,000 Stewardship 1,000 - - 1,000 1,000 Clergy Career Development & C/E Scholarships 6,500 - - 6,500 6,500 Camp Pyoca 24,000 - - 24,000 24,000 Total Presbytery Program 41,750-500 41,250 41,750 Use of Per Capita Funds Use of Legacy Funds (Board Restricted): 25% of EP Expenses Pyoca - $10,000 100% Treasurer Expenses 100% of Congregational Mission & Vitality Meeting and Program Expense 100% Stated Clerk Expenses 100% of Evangelism & Congregational Witness Committee Meeting and Program Expense $1,500 Contract Staff for CPM Moderator 62% Administrative Associates Expenses Use of Ezekiel Funds (Board Restricted): 100% Ecclesiastical Expenses Pyoca - $4,000 25% Office & Administrative Expenses

Presbytery of Ohio Valley Per Capita Calculations January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 2016 2015 Description Per Capita Change Per Capita Per Capita Amounts Presbytery - Base 2015 Amount $ 18.45 $ (0.57) $ 19.02 Partial Increase due to lost membership and unpaid per capita $ 0.62 $ 1.19 $ (0.57) Synod - For 2016 $ 3.81 $ - $ 3.81 General Assembly - For 2016 $ 7.12 $ 0.05 $ 7.07 Total Per Capita $ 30.00 $ 0.67 $ 29.33 POV Members 6,080 (250) 6,330 Income from Per Capita $ 182,400 $ (3,259) $ 185,659 Per Capita Expense $ 185,300 $ (372) $ 185,672 Surplus (Deficit) $ (2,900) $ (2,887) $ (13) Note: In 2014, 10 churches failed to pay all or part of their Per Capita. Unpaid Per Capita raises the Per Capita expense for all the other churches in the Presbytery. For 2016, the effect of unpaid Per Capita has been projected as part of the budget process.

Stewardship Report The Rev. David Crittenden, Moderator Stewardship Opportunities 1. Stewardship Kaleidoscope 2016 February 29-March 3 San Antonio, Texas An annual event sponsored by several midcouncils, the Presbyterian Foundation and the Presbyterian Mission Agency. Workshops, plenaries and worship focused on stewardship issues. Think about sending your pastor and a team from your congregation. More information at: http://stewardshipkaleidoscope.org/ 2. Outlook Webinar DVD: The Making of Stewardship Leaders Led by Sean Mitchell The presbytery office has several DVDs of a recent webinar led by Sean Mitchell outlining resources and practical information for all leaders in the area of Stewardship. This one hour and a half webinar includes questions from those in the original audience and would be helpful for congregational stewardship committees, sessions or individuals interested in current ideas and thinking in the area of stewardship. Contact the presbytery to borrow one of the DVDs. 3. Creating Congregational Cultures of Generosity - Lake Institute on Faith and Giving Our presbytery will be hosting a seminar next year on Creating Congregational Cultures of Generosity. This interactive seminar consists of three one day sessions for congregational teams of four usually consisting of: the pastor, the church treasurer, a stewardship committee representative one other leader. The sessions are spaced out over several months to allow for time for the team to test their assumptions and what they have learned. We hope to have 10-12 congregational teams participate. Now is the time to select your team members. More information will be available soon. 4. Do you tweet? Check out #SKconf16 for news about Kaleidoscope (see 1.) and #whystewardship recently started by Andy Kort and Adam Copeland. 5. A Helpful Resource from Luther Seminary Adam Copeland (a Presbyterian) is the Director the Center for Stewardship Leaders and has a weekly article featuring stewardship resources and tips from a wide variety of sources. Sign up at: http://www.luthersem.edu/email/email.aspx?listid=9 6. General Stewardship help and resources a. The Presbyterian Foundation: Lisa Longo Toll Free 866-710-5094 Email - lisa.longo@presbyterianfoundation.org b. Presbytery of Ohio Valley: Dave Crittenden Cell Phone 812-725-5640 Email dave31049@gmail.com

Evangelism and Congregational Witness Committee Report Rev. Katrina Pekich-Bundy, Moderator Since Vera White s presentation at the last presbytery meeting we have received much positive feedback from people, excited about these great ministries happening in the denomination. This event sparked some ideas for a few people, and we have heard about how God is moving within our own presbytery. While we do not have any new worshiping communities to report at this time, we are excited for some ministries that have come to our attention that may qualify as a new worshiping community at some point in the future. If you felt moved by Vera s presentation and think you know of a new worshiping community within our presbytery, don t hesitate to contact a member of the committee for more information and support. The ECW committee is thrilled to be working with the Congregational Mission and Vitality Committee regarding an all presbytery event in June. This will be an exciting event, so look ahead to more details! Many thanks to the committee: Greg Gibson, Rev. Mihee Kim-Kort, Mick Finch, Rev. Nancy Waters, as well as Rev. Susan McGhee for her guidance.

2016 PRESBYTERY PRAYER PARTNERS By the first of the month preceding the month for your church (i.e., by January 1 for churches listed for February), please send a paragraph or two telling a little about your church or organization size and activities, location and neighborhood, special programs, history, and anything else that would help others in the presbytery get a better sense of who and where you are. Also send us any joys you d like to share or prayer requests for your church activities or programs. Email your information to bbsnyder22@gmail.com or mail to Barbara Snyder at 1820 Wheeler Road, Vincennes. Please call 812-886-0272 for more information. The Presbytery of Ohio Valley encourages all our congregations to pray for each other throughout the year. Sharing prayers with each other works! January 3 POV Candidates and Inquirers July 3 Parke Memorial, Evansville January 10 Lawrence Co. Parish - First, Bedford July 10 Westminster, Evansville January 17 Lawrence Co. Parish - Mitchell July 17 General Assembly Staff January 24 First, Bloomfield July 24 Commissioners to GA January 31 First, Bloomington July 31 Synod of Lincoln Trails February 7 Korean, Bloomington August 7 First, Farmersburg February 14 United, Bloomington August 14 First, Fort Branch February 21 Hemenway Memorial, Boonville August 21 Grammer February 28 First, Brazil August 28 Greencastle March 6 Brownstown September 4 Presbytery of Ohio Valley Staff March 13 POV Committees September 11 Hanover March 20 United, Cayuga September 18 First, Jeffersonville March 27 Your own congregation September 25 Rehoboth, Laconia April 3 Valley City, Central October 2 Southern Hills Parish - Community, Charlestown April 10 Grace, Clarksville October 9 Southern Hills Parish - Community, Henryville April 17 Fairlawn, Columbus October 16 Southern Hills Parish Mt. Lebanon, Henryville April 24 First, Columbus October 23 Southern Hills Parish - Nabb May 1 Corydon October 30 Southern Hills Parish Trinity, New Washington May 8 Dale November 6 United, Laconia May 15 Church of the Covenant, Elizabeth November 13 Community, Leavenworth May 22 Camp Pyoca November 20 Lexington May 29 Commissioners to Presby. Assembly November 27 Commissioners to Presby. Assembly June 5 Eastminster, Evansville December 4 Livonia June 12 First, Evansville December 11 Hanover College June 19 First Avenue, Evansville December 18 Peace on Earth June 26 Immanuel, Evansville December 25 Bethlehem International Center