Lay Leadership Report for 2011

St. Luke’s 2016 Church Officers

Executive Committee The Executive Committee shall provide for the planning, implementing, oversight, and maintenance of the mission, ministries, resources, and facilities of St. Luke’s UMC. This committee shall be amenable to and function as the administrative agency of the Charge Conference. It shall meet monthly.

Executive Chair: Caroline Upchurch Lay Leader: Ken Walley SPRC Chair: Susan Howell Trustee Chair: Jim Emfinger Finance Chair: Robert Sumrall Finance Vice-Chair: Paul Howell Treasurer: Bob Shearer Financial Secretary: Susan Burrow At Large: Jordan Mason At Large: Suzy Wheeler

Member of Annual Conference: Emily Lynch Pastor: Ricky James

Quarterly Conference The Quarterly Conference shall provide for the mutual sharing and celebration of the mission and ministry of St. Luke’s UMC. The QC will be a place for various organizations within the church to collaborate and consult with one another. It will also be a forum for our congregation to learn about and engage with the ministries of the church. It shall meet quarterly, convened by the Executive Committee Chair, with at least one of its meetings serving as the called Charge Conference.

All Executive Committee Members (see above) The Staff of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Sunday School Superintendent James Laseter Assistant SS Superintendent Vicki Emfinger Recording Secretary Debbie Christie The Rev. Ricky James Senior Pastor UMW President Kathy Hilton The Rev. Grady Bailey Pastor Emeritus UMM President TBN Ms. Helen Bowen Director of Music Missions Coordinator Hunter Upchurch Ms. Angela Powell Pianist Congregational Care Coords. Linda Purviance, Rosanna Hickman Ms. Cathy Sumrall Director of ECLC Prayer Shawl Coordinator Dot Jaubert Family Coordinators Leah Batson, India Torrey Ms. Leah Batson Children’s Director Fellowship Coordinators Leigh Humphries, Suzanne Webster, Ms. Barbara O’Neil Administrative Assistant Nancy Luke, Elizabeth Koestler, Vicki Emfinger Ms. Fran McEwen Office Assistant Church Historian Mary Jane Oglesby, Ms. Lyn Brewer Bookkeeper Usher Coordinators Frank Miller, John Lynch Mr. Victor Hernandez Building Superintendent Communion Stewards Barbara Baine, Vicki Emfinger Church Librarians Michelle Hudson, Kathy Hilton Finance Committee Board of Trustees The Finance Committee shall provide for the oversight of the financial resources The Board of Trustees shall provide for the oversight, maintenance, purchase, or of St. Luke’s UMC. The committee shall compile annually a complete budget for discharge of any real or personal property owned by St. Luke’s UMC. They are the local church, develop and implement plans to raise sufficient income to meet also responsible to monitor the expenses related to the facility and make related the budget, and administer any funds received in accordance with established recommendations to the Finance Committee. policies. Trustee Chair Jim Emfinger Finance Chair Robert Sumrall Class of 2016 Sherri Mancil, Laird McMahen, Jon Batson, Mike Gaby Finance Vice-Chair Paul Howell Class of 2017 Eames Henley, David Neal, Jeff Fatherree, Walton Webster Exec Comm. Chair Caroline Upchurch Class of 2018 Jimmy Emfinger, Fran Jones, Alan Bowen, Ryan Aldridge Lay Leader Ken Walley Pastor Ricky James SPRC Chair Susan Howell Trustee Chair Jim Emfinger Decorating Committee Treasurer Bob Shearer The Decorating Committee is responsible for all interior spaces of St. Luke’s Financial Secretary Susan Burrow UMC to provide a welcoming environment for our members and visitors. Lay Member of AC Emily Lynch Additionally, they are responsible for decorating the church seasonally. They are Pastor Ricky James amenable to the Board of Trustees and Pastor for resourcing their work. Class of 2016 Ross Henley, John Lynch, Jeff Wheeler Class of 2017 Judd Mason, Wayne Minyard, Max Courtney Chair Fran Jones Endowment Rep. Jerry Fuller Members Nancy Luke, Cathy Sumrall, India Torrey

Permanent Endowment Committee Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development The Permanent Endowment Committee monitors the funds and investments of the The Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development is responsible for Permanent Endowment of St. Luke’s UMC. They are amenable to the Finance the identification, development, deployment, evaluation, and monitoring of lay Committee and shall provide reports as needed. leadership for St. Luke’s UMC. It shall reflect on the leadership needs of the church and offer nominations to the Charge Conference for the fulfillment of Class of 2016 Mark Hamlin, Ross Henley, Alan Torrey those needs. Class of 2017 Bob Shearer, Jerry Fuller, Clifford Thompson Class of 2018 Bill Bowlus, Paul Howell, Sherri Mancil Chair Ricky James Lay Leader Ken Walley Staff Parish Relations Committee Class of 2016 Sarah McMahen, Lou Ann McKibben, Alan Bowen The SPRC committee shall reflect biblically and theologically on the role and Class of 2017 John Lynch, Nancy Luke, Rosanna Hickman work of the clergy and professional staff of St. Luke’s UMC as they carry out Class of 2018 Elizabeth Koestler, Alan Torrey, Laurie Courtney their leadership responsibilities. The committee shall assist the clergy and staff in assessing their gifts and setting priorities for leadership and service. In addition Congregational Care Committee SPRC serves as the personnel committee to conduct evaluations and recommend The Congregational Care Committee shall provide for and give attention to the compensation. emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of the congregation of St. Luke’s UMC. Its work may include, but not be limited to, providing for Home Communion, SPRC Chair Susan Howell visitation to shut-ins and assisted living facilities, transportation assistance, and Class of 2016 Peggy Carlisle, Cliff Duncan, Ken Walley providing food. This lay committee will work in consultation with the Pastor of Class of 2017 Marcia Williams, Melzana Fuller, Emily Lynch Congregational Care. Class of 2018 Susan Howell, Matt Carr, Amanda Lyons Pastor Ricky James Coordinators Linda Purviance, Rosanna Hickman Home Communion Gus and Linda Purviance, Pat Gillespie, Nancy Smith