REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY Rev

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY
Rev. Duane Hix, Moderator
Rev. Keith BenzenCo-Moderator
The Committeetook the following actions
Receivedas inquirer
Cynthia Little (CalvaryoWilson)
Receivedas a transfer inquirer from Presbyery of CoastalCarolina
Alex Brewington (Durhamo First)
Recommendsthat the following inquirers be receivedas candidates
James Fenwick (Blacknatl)
RebeccaGurney (Btacknall)
Julius Sheppard (Blacknalt)
Certified as ready to receive a call pending examinationfor ordination
Emily Hamilton (Blacknall)
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A SERVICEOF RECEPTIONFOR
James Fenwick, Rebecca Gurneyo Julius Sheppard
As Candidatesfor Teaching Elder
Under Care of the Presbytery of New Hope
THE PRESENTATION OF THE APPLICANTS
JbmesFenwick, RebeccaGurney, Julius Sheppard
Rev. Duane Hix
THE EXAMINATION OF THE APPLICANTS
Moderator Rev. Deborah Kirk
(2 minutes)
The applicant shall presenthisiher experienceof Christian faith, forms of Christian service
undertaken,and motives for seekingthe ministry.
VOTE ON RECOMMENDATION OF COMMITTEE
ON PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY
Rev. Duane Hix
THE CANDIDACY QUESTIONS
Moderator Rev. Deborah Kirk
(1) Do you believeyourself to be called by God as teachingelder?
(2) Do you promise in reliance upon the graceof God to maintain a Christian characterand
conduct,and to be diligent and faithful in making full preparationfor this ministry?
(3) Do you acceptthe proper supervisionof the presbyteryin mattersthat concernyour
preparationfor this ministry?
(a) Do you desirenow to be receivedby this presbyteryas a candidatefor teaching elder
in the PresbyterianChurch (U.S.A.)?
THE DECLARATION
OF CANDIDACY
Moderator Rev. Deborah Kirk
THE CHARGE TO THE APPLICANTS
Rev. Duane Hix
I therefore,the prisonerin the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have
beencalled, 'with all humility and gentleness,with patience,bearing with one anotherin love,
'making
every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of p-eace.oThereis one body
and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, 'one Lord, one faith, one
baptism,6oneGod and Fatherof all, who is aboveall and throughall and in all. Ephesians4.1-6
*THE BLESSING OF THE APPLICANTS
Rev. Duane Hix
God of prophetsand apostles,
you have chosenleadersto train your people in the way of JesusChrist.
We thank you that in our day you are still claiming men and women
for specialwork in the church.
As James,Rebecca,and Julius have dedicatedthemselvesto you, let us pledge ourselvesto them,
so that, surroundedby affection and hope,
they may grow in wisdom, mature in love,
and becomefaithful workers,
approvedby more JesusChrist our Lord than by us. Amen.
RECORDING OF THE NAMES ON PRESBYTERY'S ROLL OF CANDIDATES
*Those that are able may stand at this time.
3l
famesFenwick
Dearbrothers and sistersin New Hope Presbytery,
It is a joy for me to write this brief introduction for fames Fenwick as he moves from
inquirer status to candidacy.
Originallyfrom just outside Nashville,Tennessee,fames cameto Duke Divinity
Schoolfrom SamfordUniversityin BirminghamAlabama[B.A.Philosophy'09). In
his secondsemesterat Duke he beganattendingBlacknallChurchand there our
friendshipbegan.
Over the intervening years we have spent many hours together talking through his
call to ministry and discussingpastoralquestionsthat have arisenthroughout the
courseof his rich and varied field educationexperience.Currentlyhe is working
with undergradsat Blacknalland is gainingexperiencein preaching,teaching,
leadingworship, pastoralministry and planningweddings- his own!
At the heart of James'discernmentwith the BlacknallSessionhas been his growing
clarity that his call is to the churchand not the academy.famespossesses
an
excellentmind and is at home in the classroom,but the church has capturedhis
imagination as the primary locus for Christianformation, which is more than simply
comingto understanddisciplinessuchas exegesis,
history,theologyand ethics.
That clarity grew through his recent summer internship at a small urban historically
AfricanAmericancongregationin Winston-Salem.
I am excitedat fames'trajectory,and I want to affirm the appropriatenessof this
move to candidacywithin the Presbyteryof New Hope.
Gratefully,
Allan Poole
BlacknallPresbvterianChurch
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Septemb
er L7,201,4
To the Presbyteryof New Hope
RE:RebeccaGurney
I am writing this letter as Sessionliaisonon behalfof RebeccaGurney,a candidate
for ordination.
RebeccaGurneycurrently lives in Asheville,NC with her husbandand two young
sons,and she is employedpart-time at GraceCovenantPresbyterianChurch.Her
work at GraceCovenantincludesorganizingand planningadult education,
maintaining the church website, teachingconfirmation class,helping to facilitate
worship,and, on occasion,preaching.Rebeccagraduatedfrom Duke Divinity School
in May 2.0L3(but she would want you to know that she is a Tar Heel at hearUshe
got a B.A.in Englishand CreativeWriting from UNCChapelHill). In the time
betweencollegeand graduateschool,sheworked as a middle schoolteacher.Sheis
interestedin parish ministry and also variousforms of chaplaincy(at a collegeor
perhapsa retirement facility).Sheis under care at BlacknallMemorial Presbyterian,
a churchbody she has been a part of sinceher days as an undergraduateat UNC.
I havehad the pleasureof being friendswith Rebeccaand her husband,Evanfor
years and have watched them gracefullybalancefull careers,the parenting of two
little boys,and lives full of intentional,deep relationships.
Martha C Carlough
BlacknallPresbyterianChurchElder
21,16WilsonSt
D u r h a mN C 2 7 7 0 5
m.arthacarlough @gmail.com
919-593-461,0
a a
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BIACKNALL
MEMORIAL
HURCH
P R E S B Y T E R IC
AN
OctobertO,20t4
To the Presbytery
of NewHope
D e a rF r i e n d s :
MemorialPresbyterian
Church,I am gladto
On behalfof the Sessionand congregation
of Blacl<nall
introduce
to be ordainedasa Teaching
Elder.Juliusand hisfamily
to youJuliusSheppard
asa Candidate
cameto Blacl<nall
when they movedto Durhamso that Juliuscouldbegina Master'sdegreeat Dul<e
DivinitySchoolapproximately
sixyearsago.
Juliusvaluesthe importance
of sharedlife as the peopleof God. He yearnsto be in relationship
with
other followersof Christin honestand real ways. He has had a deepand variedexperience
of the
Churchin the world. Hecomesto the PCUSA
not by birthbut by choiceandhe embodies
the bestof our
traditionas Presbyterians:
he has an activeand inquisitiveintellectcombinedwith a deep love for
people.
Juliusis giftedinte[]ectually
and lovesthe world of theological
inquiry. ButJuliusis alsovery down to
earthand couldjust as easilybuilda deckfor you as he couldexplainthe implications
of the Trinityon
with immigrants
our ecclesiology.
from aroundthe worldwith
Juliushasa globalvisionas he worl<ed
WorldReliefin Durham,but I couldeasilyseehim beinga pastorto a small,ruralcongregation
for the
next40 yearsin the spiritof WendellBerry.
As hispastorandfriend,andon behalfof the Session
I heartilyrecommend
of Blacknall,
JuliusSheppard
to you to becomea Candidate
Elder.
to the officeof Teaching
yours,
Gratefully
Associate
Pastor
1902PerryStreet,Durham,NC 27705 | 919.286.5586
| www.blacknall.org
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY
Rev. Lisa Hebacker, Elder Susan Mazzara, Co-Moderators
I. INFORMATION
1. Members of the commissionto install Rev. SanghyunJamesLee at Duraleigh Presbyerian
Church on July 20,2014: ministers Rev. Ted Churn, Rev. Jim Ferry, Rev. Debbie Kirk,
Rev. Gun Ho Lee, Rev. Mac Schafer;eldersYeup Chong, John Hawes, Ray Watson. Guestsof
the commissionRev. Yoo Chan Choi, Rev. Ki Keok Kim, Rev. Sun Bai Kim.
Rev. SungWoong Kim, Rev. SeungTae Lee.
2. Members of the commissionto install Rev. Clark Vincent at CenterRidge PresbyterianChurch
on August 17,2014: ministersRev. DeborahKirk, Rev. SusanSexton,Rev. Karen Dukes,
Rev. Duane Hix; elders Brenda Avery, Grey Davenport,Ross Renfrow.
3. Membersof the commissionto install Rev. CharlesPopeat White Memorial Presbyterian
Church,Raleigh on August 17, 2014: ministersRev. David Huffman, Rev. KatherineKussmaul,
Rev. ChristopherEdmonston,Rev. Marilyn Hedgpeth;eldersKathy Wells, Mabel Pace,
Ken Worsham.Guestof the commissionRev. Emilv Anderson.
4. Members of the commissionto install Rev. Andrew Ruth at Oakland PresbyterianChurch on
September28,2014: ministersRev. Jim Davis, Rev. Blake Daniel, Rev. JaniseSmith,
Rev. Monte Johnston;eldersIke Robinson,JayneMcBurney, Mary Williford, Donna Mutter.
Guestof the commissionRev. Eva Ruth.
5. Members of the commissionto ordain Whitney Fauntleroyat Davie StreetPresbyterianChurch
on October 19,2014: ministers Rev. Taylor Lewis Guthrie Hartman, Rev. Byron Wade,
Rev. ChristopherEdmonston;eldersFeleciaHardy, Amy Veatch,
Kathryn Wells. Guestof the commissionRev. Brian Belting, Rev. Andrew Scales.
6. Membersof the commissionto ordain Rev. Kate FiedlerBoswell at University Presbyterian
Churchon January77,2015: ministersRev. Debbie Kirk (moderator),Rev. Byr.onWade,Rev.
Katie Owen; eldersPhyllis Supple,Laura Baxley, Ed Roberson.Guestsof the commission
Rev. William Terrv. Rev. JessicaTate.
7. Rev. Samuel Son to serveas pastorof New Life Triangle Church (charteredAugust 3, 2014),
effectiveAugust 7,2014. Terms:annualcashsalary$29,409.00;housingallowance
$17,377,00;403(b)
$1,404.00;Board of Pensionsdues$16,867.00;socialsecurityoffset
$3,685.00;reimbursableexpenses$5,292.00.Total compensationpackage$74,034.00,4 weeks
of vacation,2 weeks of continuing education.
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II. THE COMMITTEE
FOLLOWING:
ON MINISTRY APPROVED AND RECOMMENDS THE
A. Interim Agreements
1. Rev. Leigh Gillis (requestingtransfer from HeartlandPresbytery)to serve as interim pastor of
First PresbyterianChurch, Goldsboro,effective August l, 2074 through July 3 I, 2015 (with
permissionto labor within the boundsprior to being receivedby the Presbyteryof New Hope on
October25,2014).Terms:annualcashsalary$39,000.00;housingallowance$30,000.00;social
securityoffset$5,278.50;reimbursable
expenses
$1,571.50;Board of Pensionsdues524,150.00.
Total compensationpackage$100,000.00;4 weeksof vacation,2 weeksof continuing
education.
Rev. John Maurice Thomas (requestingtransfer from Presbyery of Baltimore) to serveas
interim pastorof Calvary PresbyterianChurch,Wilson, effectiveOctober I,2014 through
October I, 2015 (with permissionto labor within the boundsprior to being receivedby the
Presbyteryof New Hope on October25,2014). Terms: annualcashsalary$9,000.00;housing
allowance$27,000.00;social securityoffset 52,754.00;reimbursableexpenses$3,000.00;Board
of Pensionsdues$13,980.00.Total compensation
package$55,734.00;4 weeksof vacation,
2 weeks of continuing education.
Extensionof interim pastor agreementbetweenRev. Lori Pistor and West Raleigh Presbyerian
Church,effectiveAugust I,2014 throughJanuary31,2015. Terms: annualcashsalary
socialsecurityoffset $5,340.00;reimbursable
$35,536.00;housingallowance$34,269.00;
expenses$7,000.00;Board of Pensionsdues$23,036.00.Total compensationpackage
$105,181.00.
Extensionof interim pastoragreementbetweenRev. Margaret Wilson-Staytonand West Haven
PresbyterianChurch,effectiveSeptember4,2014 throughMarch 3,2015. Terms: annualcash
salary$14,300.00;housingallowance$2,400.00;utilitiesallowance$1,800.00;deferredincome
$3,000.00;socialsecurityoffset$1,645.00;reimbursable
expenses$2,000.00;Board of Pensions
dues$7,095.00.Total compensationpackage$32,240.00.
Rev. Todd Allen to serveas interim pastor of First PresbyterianChurch, Rocky Mount, effective
October 72,2014 through October 11, 2015.Terms:annualcashsalary$15,800.00;housing
allowance$25,000.00;medicalsupplement$1,200.00;deferredincome$23,000.00;social
securityoffset $4,972.50;reimbursableexpenses$3,000.00;Board of Pensionsdues$14,950.00.
Total compensationpackage$87,922.50,4 week of vacation,2 weeksof continuingeducation.
Extensionof interim pastoragreementbetweenRev. RichardGoodman(LIB) and First
PresbyterianChurch,Ahoskie,effectiveSeptember21, throughDecember3 I,2074. Terms:
annualcashsalary$7,135.00;social securityoffset $545.82.Total compensationpackage
$7,680.82,1 week of vacationper quarter.
Rev. Kent Hollingsworth (requestingtransferfrom John Calvin Presbytery)to serveas interim
pastorofNorth RaleighPresbyterianChurch,effectiveOctober 76,2014 throughOctober 16,
2015.Terms:annualcashsalary$45,000.00;housingallowance$15,000.00;socialsecurity
offset$4,590.00;Board of PensionsDues$21,000.00.
Total compensation
package$85,590.00,
4 weeks of vacation. 2 weeks of continuins education.
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B. Supplv Agreements
l. Rev. Carol Piersonto serveas temporary supply associatepastorof First PresbyterianChurch,
Greenvilleon a month-to-monthbasis,effectiveAugust 16,2014.Terms: annualcashsalary
$21,000.00;housingallowance$21,000.00;medicalsupplement$538.00;socialsecurityoffset
Total
$3,213.00;reimbursableexpenses$4,000.00;Board of Pensionsdues$14,700.00.
compensationpackage$64,451.00,4weeksof vacation,2 weeksof continuingeducation.
2. Rev. JaneRoseto serveas statedsupply,FountainPresbyerianChurch,effectiveSeptember11,
2014throughSeptember11,2015.Terms:annualcashsalary$23,23I.4I;'housingallowance
package528,008.00,4 weeksof
$3,000.00;socialsecurityoffset$I,716.59.Total compensation
vacation,2 weeksof continuingeducation.
C. Moderators
1. Dr. Paul Rowland (CRE) to serveas moderatorfor Berea Presbyerian Church, pending
assignmentof a supervisorappointedby the executivepresbyter.
D. Dissolutions
1. Rev. Karen Ricks and Church of Reconciliation,effective June 30,'2074.
2. Dissolutionof the associatepastorposition,DuraleighPresbyterianChurch.
3. Dissolutionof the associatepastorposition,First PresbyterianChurch,Goldsboro,effective
July1,2014.
4. Rev. Duane Hix and White Memorial PresbyterianChurch, Willow Springs,effective
November 8,2014 (to labor outsidethe boundsof Presbyteryof New Hope within the boundsof
Presbyteryof CoastalCarolina).
E. Dismissals
l. Rev. Clark Scalera(MAL) to CharlestonAtlantic Presbytery,effective September10, 2014.
2, Rev. JaneWilson (MAL) to Presbyteryof Boston,effectiveSeptember10, 2014.
3. Rev. Brett Webb-Mitchell to Presbyteryof the Cascades,
effective September10,2014.
F. Other
1. The honorableretirementof Rev. RebeccaReves"effectiveOctober1.2014.
2. The honorableretirementof Rev. David Wiseman,effective SeptemberI ,2014.
3. The honorableretirementof Rev. JamesFerrv. effectiveJanuary1.2015.
4. The honorableretirementof Rev. GordonMarshall.effectiveJulv l^2014.
5.
Rev. Debbie Osterhoudt(LIB/HR) to be placed on the interim, stated,temporary,and pulpit
supplylists.
6.
JonathanCrooms to remain on the pulpit supply list.
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7.
PeacePresbyterianChurch to elect a pastornominating committee.
8.
Cotton Memorial PresbyterianChurch to be relieved from vacancv dues.
III. CALLS
A. Pendingapprovalof terms of call, and signingof the Ministerial Book of Obligations,that the
call to Rev. Kate Fiedler Boswell (requestingtransferfrom Presbyteryof the James)to serveas
dssociatepastorfor adult ministries, University PresbyterianChurch, effective November 1,
2014 be approved.Terms: annualcashsalary$35,736.00;housingallowance$20,000.00;social
securityoffset $4,264.00;reimbursable
expenses$2,100.00;Board of Pensionsdues$19,508.00;
moving expensesprovided,Total compensationpackage$81,608.00,4weeksof vacation,2
weeks of continuing education,3 months of sabbaticalleave after 5 years.
B. That the call to Rev. Melinda Merkley King to move from designatedassociatepastor for
congregationallife to associatepastorfor congregationallife of Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian
Churchbe approved.
C. Pendingsuccessfulexaminationand approval of terms of call, that the call to Ricky "Lee"
Sartainto serveas commissionedruling elder of EastRaleighFellowship,effectiveNovember 1,
2014through October37,2015 be approved.Terms:housingallowance$6,000.00;social
securityoffset $459.00.Total compensationpackage$6,459.00,4 weeks of vacation,4 weeksof
continuingeducation.
D. Pendingapproval of terms of call, that the call to Rev. Anna Rainey Dickson to serveas
designatedassociatepastorof First PresbyterianChurch, Raleigh, effective November 3, 2014
for one year be approved.Terms: annualcashsalary$50,000.00(housingincluded);social
securityoffset $3,825.00;reimbursableexpenses$4,831.00;Board of Pensionsdues
package$76,156.00,4weeksof vacation,2weeksof continuing
compensation
$17,500.00.Tota1
education.
IV. EXAMINATIONS and TRANSIEEB$
Transfers
Rev. Leigh Gillis (HeartlandPresbytery)
Rev. John Maurice Thomas (Presbyteryof Baltimore)
Rev. Kate Boswell (Presbyteryof the James)
Rev. Kent Hollingsworth (John Calvin Presbytery)
CommissionedRuling Elders
Lee Sartain
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V. CHANGES WITHIN PRESBYTERY
Rev. Carol Pierson
Rev. JaneRose
Rev. Melinda Merkley King
Rev. Anna Rainey Dickson
Rev. Todd Allen
VI. ITEMS FOR APPROVAL BY PRESBYTERY
A. COM to approvethe following installation commissions:
1) Rev. Anna Rainey Dickson, First PresbyterianChurch, Raleigh
2) Lee Sartain(CRE), East Raleigh Fellowship
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Statementof Faith
Rev. Leigh B. Gillis
I b e l i e v ei n t h e o n e e t e r n aG
l o d ,o u r F a t h e a
r n dC r e a t o rw, h o w a sa n d i s a n d i s t o c o m e ,t h e
Godwho is Loveand who is the sourceof our knowledgeand experience
of love.Muchof God's
great
work in the world is a
mystery,and humanlanguage
failsto captureand describeour
i m m e a s u r a bG
l eo d .
I believeour Godis madeknownto us by revelation
from the wordsof Scriptureascontainedin
the Old and NewTestaments
and in the three personsof the Trinity:Father,Sonand Holy
Spirit,and in continuingrevelation
to God'speoplein everyage.
I believein JesusChrist,the Word madeflesh,Sonof Godand Saviorof the world,whose
incarnation
wasthe gift of Godto all humanity,and whosedeathand resurrection
for our
salvationis the ultimateact of loveand grace.Christstandsat the centerof our faith aswe bear
the name,"Christian"
and follow his mandateto "go - teach- baptize."
I believein the HolySpirit,our comfortand guide,whosepresenceilluminesour way aswe
struggleto livelivesobedientto Godandfulfillthe callingto whichwe are called.
I believethat the sacraments
of baptismandthe Lord'sSupperare signsof the realpresence
and powerof Christ,andthat, in them, our Godsealsus into the churchand marksus for
Christian
service.
I believeGodhasgivento eachof us uniquegiftsfor the goodof the Church,the "Bodyof
C h r i s t ,a" n dt h a t e a c hi s c a l l e dt o m i n i s t e irn h i so r h e r u n i q u ew a y ," t o e q u i pt h e s a i n t sf o r t h e
work of ministry."
I believethat we are surroundedby "so greata cloudof witnesses,"
the pioneersof the faith,
whoseexampleencourages
and sustainsus aswe "run with perseverance
the raceset before
us."
I believethe Churchis the bodyof Christworkingin the world,andthat it grievesGodwhen
thereis fractiousness
and discordin that Body.Because
we all are reconciled
with Godthrough
the crossand canliveasforgivensinners,we are encouraged
"mind
to havethe
of Christ,"and
be reconciled
with one another.
I believethat our hopeliesin Christ,who will comeagainin gloryto redeemthis creation
flawedby sin,and standin victoryat the end of time. Byfaith,we livewith that hopein this
time and place,withoutany clearimageof what is to come.Thatis the natureof faith,"the
conviction
of thingsnot seen."
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Biographical Sketch
Rev. Leigh B. Gillis
I am excitedto return to congregationalministry with First, Goldsboro.New Hope Presbytery
has felt like home since I first arrived in 2001. My husbandand I clearly felt the call to return
east,to bring my father back to the region where he spenthis life, and be nearermy grandson.
Twenty yearsof previous serviceas pastor and interim, as well as four years spentin Heartland
Presbyteryas AssociateExec. for CongregationalVitality, have beenprovidential preparationfor
ministry with folks at FPC. I hope to engagewith NH colleaguesin a study or supportivegroup.
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Statementof Faith
ReverendDr. John MauriceThomas
I believein the sovereigntyof God. I believethe Bible,Holy Scripture,is the Word of God. Holy
Scriptureis the indispensableanduniquesourcefor the Christianfaith. I alsobelievethat Scriptureis
a recordof divineactivity in the world; this includesbothwordsanddeeds.Scripturedescribes
God's
activerelationshipto humankind.
I believethathumanitywascreatedin God'simageto live in fellowshipwith the Creator,but, because
humanbeingshavea high degreeoffreedomfrom extemalcontrol,theyhavedestroyedtheir
relationship.
with Godby beingdisobedient.The sinsof pride,covetousness,
aadotherformsof selfseekingalsolie at theroot of brokenrelationships
betweenpeople.Humanprejudice,poverty,and
growoutolpeople'ssin.
suffering
We mustrememberthat God is not the sourceof sin. WhenGod iookedupon His/Her finished
creation,God saweverythingthat He/Shehadmade,andbeheld,it wasvery good. I believeif one
wantedto beginto addresssin from a personal,social,or politicalbasis,thenonehasto recognize,and
then deny,the very sourcefrom which it so very often stems,andthat is self. This radical model of
self-denialis the goodnewsofthe Crossofour Lord, Jesusthe Christ. Jesus'life anddeathis the
goodnewsof God'slove in action. We asindividualsaswell asthe Churcharecalledby Godto adopt
in word anddeedthis samepostureofJesus.
I believeI havebeenreconciledto Godthroughthe work ofChrist on the cross;I alsobelievethatI'm
calledto work, andbelievethat Godhasreconciledme to my neighbor.Thus,the Christian'sconcem
is aimedat reconcilingpeopleto Godandreconcilingthemto eachother. Whenow Lord gave
Himselfuponthe cross,He did it to achievea once-for-allperfectsacrificefor our sins. Jesusachieved
a satisfactionfor sin that was unique,final, andperfect. And this is why I believethat the benefitsof
Christ'ssacrificeandpainon the crossmustbe extendedinto theworld.
I believethatthe Holy Spirit is God'sGift to His Church.I believethat everybelieveris giftedwith
theHoly Spiritandthatthe Holy Spirit is God. The Holy Spirit is givento everychild of Godasa
"helper"who convicts,moves,anddirectsthebelieverin thewaysof JesusChrist. I believethatthere
aremanyandvariousgifts of the Holy Spidt while understanding
thatthesegifts aregivenat God's
gift
discretionandthat no
is superiorto another.
Therefore,the Church,the communityof believers,empoweredby the Holy Spirit, must ultimately
live out what it preaches-no one can servetwo mastersl The Churchof JesusChrist is calledto a
very realsacrificialexpression
of love. And aswe gatherto celebrate
the Sacramerit
ofthe Lord's
Supper,we arecalledto rememberGod'sultimateexpression
of love.
How, onemightask,in a world deeplydivided,cantherebe anyhope? Whatis requiredfor healingto
takeplacemustbegin with hope. A hopewhich is dramaticallydemonstratedin the Resurrectionof
our Lord! Hopeis the very coreofthe Christianfaith andgospel,for "we aresavedby hope"(Rom.
8:24). Godmakeshumanitybe bom anewto a living hope,an imperishableinheritancethroughthe
resurrection
of JesusChrist. Our hopeis not only to the future;it is a presentpossession
of thosewho
trust in a risenLord. I know and believein my heartthat humanlives and social situationscanbe
transformed
by God'sgrace;the message
of the Gospelis thatthereis promisefor eventhe most
difficult situationwhich involvespeoplein their estrangement,
from God andoneanother.Hopeis the
sustaining
forceofsocial actionandwelfare;therefore,ministrybecomesa confrontingservice.
Therefore,onemay ask: Whatis my hope? "Fearnot, for I havecalledyou by name,you aremine.
Whenyou passtltough the watersI will be with you; andthroughfire you shall not be bumed,andthe
flameshallnot consumeyou. For I amthe Lord your God,theHoly Oneof Israel,your Savior."
(Isaiah
43:l-3).
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Biographical
Sketch
ReverendDr. John MauriceThomas
Dr. Thomasis the son of the late John (Jon)C. Thomasand the late Mary S. Williams.
His father,"Jon Thomas",was a professional
musicianwhose orchestrarecordedthe hit
song'."Heartbreak(lt's HurtingMe)'l creatingan opportunityfor the orchestrato play live
on Dick Clark'sAmericanBandstand.All three of their childrenplayedtwo instruments:
sisterplayedthe violinand the piano,twin brotherplayedthe pianoand the clarinet,and
Rev. Thomas playedthe E-flathorn and the trumpet. His mother,Mary Heath Smiley
Williams,was a librarianat the juniorhigh schoolwhich her childrenattended.She also
was their Sundayschoolteacher. The love of musicand literaturehas had a profound
and lastingeffecton the Thomaschildren.Rev.Thomas'brotheris a minister;his sister
singsin her churchchoirand directsthe youthchoir.
A nativeof Cincinnati,Ohio,Dr. Thomasacceptedhis callto ministryunderthe guidance
of the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. at Mt. Zion BaptistChurch in Lockland,Ohio before
movingto Indianapolis,
lN where he earnedhis Bachelor'sDegreein Speech,Religion
and Sociologyfrom ButlerUniversity.
Dr. Thomas began his graduatedegreework at PittsburghTheologicalSeminaryand
completedit at ChristianTheologySeminaryin Indianapolis,
Indiana. There he earned
both his Master'sof Divinityand his Doctorateof Public Service degrees. He is a
licensedmentalhealthcounselor,certifiedin ClinicalPastoralEducation,and has been
a delegatein the CitizensAmbassadorProgramto Chinaand Russia.
Whilein Indianapolis,
Dr. Thomasservedas Chaplainof the IndianaBoy'sSchooland
the IndianaReformatory.He held positionsof President/CEO
of CommunityAction of
GreaterIndianapolis,
a communitybasedorganization
formedout of the 1960'sWar on
Poverty; Director and Founder of Urban Young Life of Indianapolis,a nondenominational
Christianministrybringingthe "goodnews"of Jesus Christinto the lives
of'adolescents;Directorof the Office of Youth and Family Servicesfor the Mayor of
lndianapolis;
and ExecutiveDirectorof FlannerHouse,a communitybasedorganization
assistingthe needyand the vulnerable.
Dr. Thomaswas ordainedto the ministryof Word and Sacramentby the Presbyteryof
WhitewaterValley. After serving in Pastoral capacitiesat WitherspoonPresbyterian
Church,EmmanuelPresbyterianChurch,Center Grove PresbyterianChurch,Second
MoravianChurchand TabernaclePresbyterian
Churchin Indianapolis,
lN, and at First
Presbyterian
Churchin Scottsburg,lN, Dr. Thomastook up his crossand followedJesus
to Baltimore,MD where he has servedthe flockof MadisonAvenuePresbyterian
Church
for the past sevenyears.
Dr. Thomasis marriedto Jennifer,and has four childrenand sevengrandchildren.
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A Brief Statementof Faith
Rev. Kent Hollingsworth
The Bible tells the story of the faith of our ancestors;their call, their rebellion, andof God's
gracein calling them back again and again.Scriptureblessesus with the good news of salvation
throughthe sacrificeand the atonementof our Savior.The Word of God is revealedand we
havethe gift of Jesus' teaching,the model of His ministry,andthe call to be disciples.
Jesusrevealsthe intimacy of God. In Him, we seethe full expressionof humanity and divinity.
In Him, we seegraceupon grace,sacrificial love, andan obediencethat inspired Him to carrya
crossfor our sake. God raisedJesusfrom the deadand gaveHim authority, power and
dominion. "God has made Him the head over all for the church,which is His body, the fullness
of Him who fills all in all." Ephesians1.22
Creationrevealsthe immensity of God. Scriptureis filled with passagespraising God for His
loving creationof the earth,the moon, the sun, and the stars. The beautyof naturereflectsthe
grandeurof God. Indeed,if all of Scripturewere lost, we could still know somethingof God by
carefully observingthe works of His hands.(a paraphraseof Romans 1.20)
We do not live as God intends and we are unableto earn God's favor. By meansof grace and
love, God provides for our salvation through Christ our Lord. Through His redemptive
mission,we are redeemed.A11that is unresolvedis coveredby the loving forgivenessfrom our
Lord. Our responseis one ofjoyful obediencefor in Christ we are free to live the abundantlife
He cameto give.
The Holy Spirit instructsand empowersus for servicein proclaiming God's love. By meansof
God's grace,we are cleansedby the watersof baptism.We receivenourishmentat the Lord's
table in the sacramentof communion.
JesusChrist calls the church into being. He is the headof the church and thosewho follow are
bound by His exampleof loving God and loving one anotheras He has loved us.
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BiographicalSketch
ReY.Kent Hollingsworth
I was baptizedas an infant and I cannotrecall a time when I did not know of God's gracein
Jesus. I have been blessedby God through the love, nurture, andfellowship of the Church.
I was ordaineda ruling elder in1970. Nine yearslater,I was ordaineda teachingelder. I've
beenthe pastorof a three-pointparish and three Presbyteriancongregations. I have servedthe
Presbyteryas moderatorand as a member of COM. I have been on severaladministrative
commissionsand I have servedas a mediator/consultantfor conflict resolution.
45
Statementof Faith
Rev. Kate Fiedler Boswell
I believe in the Triune God-creator of all, redeemet of a7J,,
and sustainer of all. Goi
cteated the world out of love and hope, and proclaimed it good. Made in God's image, humans were
cteated to live in harmony with God, eachother, and cteation, However, we separateourselves from
God and.fail to care for God, our neighbors, and creation as God corr]rnands.Therefore, we are in
constant need of God's graceand rnercy and of forgiveness ftom our neighbors. Yet, God's grace'
remains steadfast,no matter how often we sin and make a mess in life and our relationships.
BecauseGod loves humankind so much, I believe God sent Jesus Christ to live among usfully divine and fully [s62n-to
teach us how to live in commnniry and to redeem us from our sin
and brokenness.Jesustaught how to love as God loves: by preachotggood news to the oppressed,
welcoming children and outcasts, healing the sick, forgiving sinners, and surprising his followers by
extending God's gra.ceto all. In an act of divine love, Jesus suffeted and was crucified next to
cornmon cdminals. I believe he gave his life for the glory of God and the tedemption of the world.
God raisedJesus ftom the dead, breaking the bonds of death, and granting us hope for
transfotmation in this life and in life eternal.
I believe God works in the world through the Holy Spirit, calling us, encouraging us, and
redirecting us. I believe the Holy Spirit moved through the ancient prophets and continues to guide
our lives. The Spirit weaves us together as the body of Christ, inspiring us to be the church in an
anxious and broken wodd. As the Spirit moves, we are emboldened to work for justice and to live
faithfully according to God's will and love.
I believe that the Bible is the inspired \7otd of God, written by human hands. The Old and
New Testaments are the foundation of our faith and should be read, studied, intelpreted, taught,
and proclaimed. As the !7ord of God, the scriptures witness to the stories of God's people and to
the life ofJesus, and they guide how we live in God's world today.
The church continues God's mission in the world today, as it gathers to worship God,
understand the scriptures, and serve others. The church is both universal-snqernpassing the
communion of saints in all times and places-and experienced through a particular body, a gathered
community itt one time and place. Christ is the head of the church, guiding the community of faith
through the gift of the Holy Spirit. I believe the church is led by the Spirit and the scriprures to
follow God's will in this wodd and to work toward establishing God's comrnonwealth.
I believe Baptism and the Lotd's Supper are holy signs of God's covenant of graceenacted
today and rooted in ancient practices. In Baptism, God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit
cleanseus of out sin and welcome us into the community of believers. Through the waters of
Baptism, we are claimed by grace thtough the Spiritas a child of God. All the while, Baptism
demonstrateshow the church famrly welcomes and promises to nurture a new member's faith. The
Lord's Supper is a reminder of the death and tesurrection of Jesus Christ and of his suffering on our
behalf. As we thankfully and joyfully eat and drink together at the table of our Savior, we have
communion with him and all those who are called by him. \il7ego forth from the Lord's table with
courageand hope to recognize God's reign and embody God's redernptive purposes.
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BiographicalSketch
Rev. Kate Fiedler Boswell
A life-long Presbyterian,Kate Fiedler Boswell gives thanks for severalcongregationsin Virginia
and North Carolina who nurtured her faith. Shewrestledwith her call while in college and
seminary,but never questionedher love for the church. Kate has enjoyed serving in a rangeof
settings: summerstaff at Montreat and Ghost Ranch ConferenceCenters;intern and youth
director at TuckahoePresbyterianChurch in Richmond, VA; associatechaplain at Trinity
EpiscopalSchoolin Charlotte,NC; and most recentlyas Director of Admissionsat Union
PresbyterianSeminary. She looks forward to serving the University PresbyterianChurch in
ChapelHill.
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Statementof Faith
Lee Sartain
I believein the Trinity-God is our Creator,Redeemer,
andSustainer.
The Creatoris the Sovereign
God,
and is the Godofgrace,justice,and endlesslove.Godcreatedus out oflove and in his divineimage.God
desiresa relationshipwith us,and our desireto seekhim is etchedinto our spiritualDNA.WhileGodis
Sovereign,
shehasgivenus the freedomof will, andasresultour choicescomewith consequences
ofour
own doing.We havebeencalledto live in connectionalcommunity. While we are calledto live a life of
covenantcommunityand redemption,we cannotfree ourselvesfrom our sinful and broken state.
is the revelationof Godaswitnessedby Scriptureandthe Church.In the
JesusChrist,our Redeemer,
fullnessof his humanity,he is the flawlessrepresentation
of God'sdivineimage,doingwhat Adamcould
not. In the fullnessof his divinity,Christreconciledthe humanconditionthroughhis life,deathon the
cross,andresurrection.
We canbe reconciledto GodthroughChristandwe are calledto the work of
reconciliation
throughthe HolySpirit.TheSpiritis our Sustainer,
wrappingGod'spresencearoundus,
andguidingour work in the world.
I believethat we arebroughtinto God'scommunityof faith throughbaptism,the signand sealthat marks
us asthe peopleofGod.We are calledto gatheraroundthe tableto sharethe Lord'sSupper,the bread
andcuprepresentspiritualnourishmentand strengthens
us,unitinguswith believersin everytime and
place.
I believethat Godis revealedandwitnessedto in the Bible.Scriptureis both authoritativeand
contextual.Thewritten Word tells of God'swork through history and of God'sredemptivelove for all
creation.It is in this historicalcontextwe understandwho Godis,and how humanityexperienced
Godin
their covenantcommunities.
Christ
is
living
the
Word andthe fulfillmentof scripture.Eachof us
Jesus
approaches
the Bibleinformedby our experiences
and enrichedby living out what Jesuscallsusto be in
the world.TheReformedtraditionembraces
variousConfessions,
subordinateto scripture,which
illustratethe livingfaith ofthe Church,and its strugglesthroughthe yearswith the challenges
ofthe
world aroundit.
I believein the Churchuniversal,andthat it is calledto be equippedto engagethe world throughliving
out the callofJesusChristin our individualand corporatelives.We arecalledto makedisciples,
using
our particulargiftstowardthe fulfillmentof God'spurposesin the world.We aie commanded
to go back
out into the world to serveandwitnessto the loveof God.As Christians.
I believethat we arecalledto
proclaimthe goodnews,work for peaceandjustice,andlive out the GreatEndsofthe Church,until we
are reunitedwith JesusChrist.
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BiographicalSketch
Lee Sartain
Lee Sartainservesas Pastorof East Raleigh Fellowship, a new worshiping community at
Milner Memorial
Presbyterian Church. Lee has an interest in leading organizational
development, and has a desire to specialize in congregational change and revitalization.
A self-described"wonk," Sartainloves to align congregational relationships,statistical data,
and community context to develop ministries to reach new communities with the messageof
Jesus.Lee believes the Reformed tradition maps perfectly to reaching an unchurched,
dechurshed,and demoralizedworld-we just have to discern God's call for our ministry.
Prior to Milner Memorial/East Raleigh Fellowship, Lee servedon the staff of two churches
in the Raleigh areafocusing on youth and young adult ministries.
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Journeyof Faith
Rev.Rebecca
Reyes
I was born on September26, 1951"in SanBernardino,
California.My dad was stationedin the Air Force
Basein SanBernardino.
On OctoberLOth,
I receiveda letteraddressed
to me from the Chaplainof the Air
Forcewelcomingme to the world and to the communityof faith. He spokeof my parents'faith,their
engagement
with the churchcommunityand becauseof that faith my nurture,developmentand
j o u r n e yi n l i f ew o u l d b e a b l e s s i n g .
Approximately
two weeksafter my birth my dad drovemy mom, two oldersisterand myselfto
Kingsville,
Texas.He was giventhis short leaveso he couldgo and fight the KoreanWar. I grew up in
T e x a sw h e r eI w a s n u r t u r e db y m y f a m i l ya n d t h e l o c a lP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c h .M y c h i l d h o o dw a ss h a p e d
b y t h e c h u r c hc o m m u n i t yM
. y f a i t hf o r m a t i o nw a ss h a p e db y a t t e n d i n gS u n d a ys c h o o l m
, o r n i n gw o r s h i p
service,youth group,eveningworshipservice,mid week worshipservice,choir,etc. My parentswere
b o t h o r d a i n e de l d e r sa n d a c t i v el e a d e r si n t h e c h u r c h .
I n 1 9 7 6l e n r o l l e da t A u s t i nP r e s b y t e r i aTnh e o l o g i c aSle m i n a r a
y n d g r a d u a t e di n t 9 7 9 , h o l d i n gt h e h o n o r
graduate
of beingthe first Hispanicfemaleto
from the seminary.On July22,1979 | was ordainedat First
P r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hi,n S a nM a r c o sT, e x a sa st h e f i r s tH i s p a n iw
c o m a no r d a i n e df o r t h e P C U SM
.y
journeyand ministryin the PCUSwould includeworkingas StaffAssociate
for Youthand YoungAdult
Ministryfor the PCUS,
StaffAssociate
for International
Ministryfor the PCUS,
CampusMinisterat UNCC h a p eH
l i l l ,N Ca n d P a r i s hA s s o c i a tw
e i t h t h e C h u r c ho f R e c o n c i l i a t i oi nnC h a p eH
l i l l ,N C . I a l s oh a dt h e
privilegeto serveon severalGeneralAssemblycommittees.appointmentsand boards.One interesting
memoryis havingthe opportunityto attend13 GeneralAssemblies,
and beingpreacherfor two of those
d e n o m i n a t i o nI g
aatherings.
j o u r n e yf i l l e dw i t h s u r p r i s e ss,a d n e s sc,o n f l i c tl,a u g h t e rd, o u b t ,h o p e ,a n d s o
I t h a sb e e na n a m a z i n g
m a n yo t h e re m o t i o n sI. h a v eb e e nh u m b l e db y p a r i s h i o n e rfsr,i e n d sa, n df a m i l yw h o h a v ea l l o w e dm e t o
b e t h e i r p a s t o ra n d c a l l e dm e t o b a p t i z et h e i r c h i l d r e nb, u r yt h e i r l o v e do n e s ,c e l e b r a t em a r r i a g e s ,
celebrate
c o n f i r m a t i o nasn d p r a yw i t h t h e m .
ThoughI will retirefrom activeministryI will continueto servethe communityof faith. I will continue
m y w o r k a sa b o a r dm e m b e rw i t h t h e S e l fD e v e l o p m e notf P e o p l ef o r t h e P C U S AI .w i l l ' c o n t i n uteo b e
p a r to f t h e l i f eo f C h u r c ho f R e c o n c i l i a t i oann d w i l l c o n t i n u ep r e a c h i n a
g n dt e a c h i n gw i t h f a i t h
c o m m u n i t i e sI .w i l l a l s oc o n t i n u eb e i n ge m p l o y e da t D u k eU n i v e r s i t H
y o s p i t aal s c o o r d i n a t ofro r L a t i n o
Services.
W i t hg r a t i t u d e
Rebecca
Reyes
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TheJourneyls Home*
Rev,J,DavidWiseman
Thejourneyof faithbeganfor me in a smallOhiotown eastof Cincinnati
whereour familybecamea mainstay
in a new
project.Thiswasthe Churchof Perpetual
churchdevelopment
Responsibility
wheremy motherdirectedthe choir,myfather
chairednumerous
committees
andbothparentsgladlyservedasrulingelders.Theirdevotionto the Presbyterian
Church,
its
order,decency
andsocialrelevance,
wasnot loston me.Theyouthfellowship
becamea sacrament
of belonging.
Asa 9'n
graderI servedon myfirstpastorsearchcommittee.
Sunday
changed
School
my lifeaswe studiedRobertMcAfeeBrown's
you,
progressive
TheBibleSpedks
rootingmy faithin a
to
theologythat risksfollowing
Jesusintothe publicarena.
(ohio),1966,I becamea candidate
At the endof myfirstyearat MiamiUniversity
for the GospelMinistry,undercareof
Cincinnati
Presbytery.
Several
dayslaterI leftfor NewMexicoto serveon coilege
staffat GhostRanch,
a Presbyterian
Conference
Center.
Thatsummerwasfoundational
for me,especially
because
denominational
Ieaders
wereputtingthe
finishing
toucheson the Confession
of L967,the themeof whichbecame
the centerpiece
of my ministry:reconciliation.
I enrolledat Princeton
in the Fallof 1969,a turbulenttimein bothchurchandsociety.
Seminary
Withintwo monthsI
participated
personal
in myfirstanti-warmarchin DC,beginning
a life-long
strugglebetweenChristandculture.An
internship
tookmeto up-stateNewYorkwhereI pastored
a smallPresbyterian
Churchthat graciously
forgavemy many
pastoral
sinsof omission
andcommission.
I returnedto seminary
and,aftercompleting
my finalyear,accepted
Princeton's
Pastoral
Overseas
Fellowship,
whichincluded
two semesters
of studyat TheUniversity
of Edinburgh,
NewCollege,
Scotland,
alongwith3 monthsof backpacking
throughoutwesternandeasternEuropevisitingreligious
communities.
My Edinburgh
marriage
to Jeannene,
a PTSclassmate,
meantthat thispartof thejourneywasjoyfullyshared,thoughshestilldefiescalling
it a honeymoon.
I received
myfirstcallto the WestTrentonPresbwerian
Church,
NewJersey,
whereI servedfor 3 years.In 1977,Jeannene
job
received
a
offerin Durham,NorthCarolina
so I resigned
my positionandsoonwaswelcomed
asshort-terminterimat
WestRaleigh
Presbyterian
Church.
lthen wasinvitedto serveasinterimat CaryPresbyterian,
a congregation
of 200thatwas
declining
in membership,
evenasthe surrounding
community
wasbooming.
ThenextyearI wascalledaspastorandserved
for 25years.Duringthosevibrantyearswe expanded
staff,quadrupled
membership,
developed
a multi-cultural
ChildCare
Ministry,
builta newsanctuary,
renovated
facilities
existing
anddeveloped
a liturgyteammodelfor worship.We grappled
withtoughissues
including
howto be morewelcoming
of sexual,
racialandethnicdiversity,
howto be morecommitted
to
peaceandjusticeissues,
jou
privilege
howto be moreattunedto the innerspiritua
I rney.lt wasa
to servethere.
Onceour two sonsweregrown,Jeannene
andI werereadyfor a newjourney.I resigned
my positionat Caryin 2004and
startedreplenishing
my pastor's
tool box:mediation
training,interimpastortraining,several
weeksof silence
at Gethsemane
Monastery
in Kentucky,
andsixweeksof Spanish
emersion
in Guatemala.
lt wasthe lastofthesethat ledJeannene
andmeto
accepta position
workingfor the PC(USA)
asMissionCo-workers
in Guatemala.
I servedasCoordinator
for Mission
Delegations,
coordinating
mission
teamsfrom U.S.churches
andcolleges.
Jeannene
workedwith indigenous
womenandthe
(YAV)pro8ram.In the wordsof AbrahamHeschel,
YoungAdultVolunteer
these3 yearswerea timeof "radicalamazement."
Uponour returnto the U.S.in 2008,I wasinvitedto serveasTransitional
Pastorat FirstPresbyterian
Church,
SantaFe,oneof
the mostprogressive
andinvigorating
congregations
I haveknown.After3 yearsthere,I wasthen invitedto serveas
Transitional
Pastorin WestHartford,
Connecticut.
In bothcongregations
I soughtto helpeachof thesefaithcommunities
distilltheircongregational
call,pavingthe wayfor themto seeka pastorwhosegiftswouldmeshwith theircall.
My.iourney
of faithhasnow broughtusbackto NorthCarolina
whereJeannene
hasresumedherspiritualdireitionpractice.
Ratherthancallingthistimeretirement
for me,I callit a timeof stepping
back,processing
what hasbeenanddiscerning
journeyasbeingoverbut simplyshiftinggears.My mottois "whytakelifeeasy
whatisto be.I do not seemy professional
whenyoucantakelifeon."I just haven'tfiguredout yet whatshapeor formthat willtake.
I feellikemy lifehasbeenextraordinarily
blessed.
cod hasfilledmyjourneywith bothIightanddarkness,
withgraceupon
grace.I lookforwardto discovering
wherethe nextroadswill lead.lf it is truethatthe pastis preludeto the future,I trustthe
landscape
will be breathtaking
andit will feeljustlikehome.
*(Thetitleis borrowedfroma bookof the samenameby NelleMorton.)
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"Surrounded
by so Greata Cloudof Witnesses"
Jim Ferry
I havebeentrulyblessed- all my lifesurrounded
by so manysaints,
mentors,
comforters,
healers,andteachersconstantly
callingforththe bestin me.
I thankmy wonderful
family- my parentswhowereatwaystherefor me,
teaching
me,lovingffie,disciplining
me- allthewhileseeingin me morethanI
wouldeverhavebelieved
on my own. My MomandDadfirmlyplantedme in the
faithandin church.lwill neverforget
my motherreadingto me the storiesof
Jesus purchasing
especially
for me a Christmas
stocking
she hadmadeherself
forthechurchmissionsbazaar.
lwill alwaysremember
my Dadcarrying
me to
seethe steeplehoistedup ontothe roofof the newsanctuary
of ourchurchin
AuburnwhenI was notyet evenfiveyearsof age.
Growingup, I knewandwasinspired
by so manyspecialpastorsand
professors.
distinguished
collegeandseminary
I remainforeverin theirdebt,
as lam to thecongregations
I haveservedin Japan,Virginia,
and NorthCarolina.
pastors
ThetwoJapanese
on whosestaffsI workedandthe threeNorth
American
congregations
I hadthe privilege
to leadhavetaughtme so much.
I canneverforgetthe manywonderful,
menandwomenof faithin
dedicated
thosechurches
who"lovedthe Lord"in goodtimesandin bad,in plentyandin
want,whosefaithful,unwavering
dedication
haveinspiredandchangedmy life.
Surrounded
by their"witness"
I havegrownmuchin depth,bothas a personand
as a pastor.
Justso youwillknowme a littlebetter,I wouldliketo liftup six individuals
whohaveespecially
blessedme:
RandyHarrison- my pastorat a veryyoung,impressionable'age
whose
warm,caringsmileandhiswayof alwaysbeingtheremodeledso muchfor me
thetruemeaning
of a "pastor's
heart."I willneverforgethimtakingthetimeand
effortto drivemy familyacrossthe mountain
to Charlottesville
numerous
timesto
seemy Dadat UVAHospital.
giftedDeanof the Facultyat
ShigeharuMatsuura- the blind,profoundly
ShikokuChristian
CollegewhereI firstservedandtaughtin Japan.Dr.Matsuura,
pilot,butthenhadgoneblindat the endof the
whohadtrainedto be a Kamikaze
PacificWar,was converted
to Christianity
uponreadingthe accountof the blind
manin Johnchapter9 - "hewasbornblindso thegloryof Godmightbe made
manifest
in him."And,indeeditwas. Atruefriend,Dr.Matsuura
taughtme much
of the depthandpowerof Christian
faith. Hisdevoutwitnessshapedmy life.
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CurtisHess- the Executive
Presbyter
whowelcomedme backintothe
American
Churchby havingthewisdomto thinkoutsidethe boxandseein me
notjusta "returning
missionary"
butsomeonewhosecross-cultural
experience
andexpertise
mightindeedbe helpful,
andinvaluable
for ministry
in ruralSouth
SideVirginia.
RobertAllen- world-renowned
eyesurgeonat UVAhospitalanda
Presbyterian
RulingElderwhosawme througha numberof veryseriouseye
surgeries.
So skilled,Dr.Allenwasalsoa personof deepfaithandhumorwho
following
oneparticularly
surgerytookme withhimto worshipthe
traumatic
following
Sundayholding
thehymnaloutin frontof myfaceasking,laughing,
"Canyouseeit now?"thenmovingthe bookagain,"Canyou readit now?"
DavidVoss - who stoodby me and listenedto me andso deeplycaredfor
me- healingme in a timeof deepvocational
crisis,doubtandguilt. David
thoughtfully
andfaithfully
encouraged
me to persevere;
breathing
the heartback
intome.
ScottyHargrove- my mentor,coach,andteacherof BowenFamily
SystemsTheory.LearningTheoryin depthfromScotty,a Presbyterian
Church
(USA)Teaching
ElderandadjunctFacultyat the BowenCenterat Georgetown
profoundly
providing
University
alteredmy lifeandministry,
newperspectives
on
socialsystemsandevenmoreimportantly
on myself.WorkingwithScottyto
better"differentiate
a self'andthenthinkthroughproblemsand issuesrather
thanjustreacting
emotionally
hasbeenlifechanging.
IndeedI havebeen"surrounded
by so greata cloudof witnesses,"
not
leastof all my beautiful
wifeandwonderful
family.I thankGodfor allthe "balcony
people"of my life- all thosewho havecheeredme on, prayedfor me,andmost
importantly
nevergivenup on me. lt is becauseof themand it is becauseof you
thatI nowreachthislifestageof retirement.
And,I thankyoufromthe bottomof
my heart.
Jim
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In Memoriam
Rev. Dr. St. Paul Bpps
February18,1916- September
16,2014
St. Paul Epps was one of eight children born to AzarinaLangley and William Henry Epps in
Norfolk, Virginia.
A June 1935honor graduateof Booker T. WashingtonHigh School, St. Paul was the first
enrolleein the junior collegeunit of Virginia Union University and personallyrecruitedothersto
join him.
St. Paul later went on to graduatefrom Knoxville College in Tennesseeand later becamethe
only African American in his graduatingclasswhen he receivedhis Masters of Divinity from
Pittsburgh-XeniaTheologicalSeminaryin 1942.
While doing missionary work in Henderson,NC, St. Paul met Kathryn Gilliam who was
teachingat HendersonInstitute. They married in 1943.
After giving birth to their first born child, Frances,St. Paul receiveda call to start the Bel-Vue
Community PresbyterianChurch in the Watts neighborhoodof Los Angeles, California. BelVue was the first African American United PresbyterianChurch west of the Mississippi
River. Under his leadership,it grew to nearly 800 members. As the church beganto grow, the
family grew as well.
In 1955,St. Paul receivedan HonoraryDoctoratefrom SterlingCollegein Sterling,Kansas,and
later receivedadditional post-graduatetraining at the University of SouthernCalifornia.
St. Paul was always available to counselcongregants,and was instrumentalin the ordination of
four sonsof the congregationas Presbyterianministers. In addition, he was a champion for civil
rights and human dignity and was very involved in the NAACP and the Boy Scouts.
After 20 yearsas the pastor of Bel-Vue, St. Paul and Kathryn moved to the eastcoastwhere
St. Paul becamethe Secretaryof Stewardshipand Developmentfor the United Presbyterian
Church and later was named Executive Director for the Fund for Self Developmentof Peoplein
the PresbyterianChurch, USA.
After St. Paul's retirement in 1980,he continuedto serveas interim minister and pulpit supply in
churchesin North Carolina, and presidedover the baptisms,weddings and funeralsof close
friends and family. He was also very active in the New Hope Presbytery,and he was a board
memberof Bertie County Social Servicesfor 12 yearc.
His life touched the WORLD!
St. Paul was precededin deathby his parents Azarinaand William Henry, his siblings Virginia,
Lucille, Azarina,Pauline,William, Richard(St. Paul's twin) and Flossie,and his son Braxton,
and leavesbehind his dear wife Kathryn of Tl yearsof Windsor, NC, daughterFrancesPaulaof
Teaneck,NJ, son Sheldonof Pasadena,CA, daughter-in-lawVeronica of Laurel Springs,NJ, and
grandchildrenSheldonLee of New York, NY, and Kathryn Ashley of Baltimore, MD. He also
leavesbehind nieces,nephews,godchildren, anda host of friends who will all miss him dearly.
Well done,St. Paul. Well done.
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2Ot4 Receipts
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B e t h l e h e mP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, o c k yM o u n t
C o v e n a nPt r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hW
, endell
ErnestMyatt Presbyterian
Church,Raleigh
FarmvillP
e r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hF
, armville
FirstPresbytera n C h u r c hA
, hoskie
FirstPresbytera n C h u r c hD
. urham
FirstPresbytera n C h u r c hK
, inston
FirstPresbyter
a n C h u r c hR
, aleigh
FirstPresbyter
a n C h u r c hS
, mithfield
F o u n t a i nP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hF
, armville
Hi l l s b o r o u gP
h r e s b y t e r i aCnhu r c h ,Hi ll s b o r o u g h
J a s o nP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hL, aG r a n g e
LittletonPresbyterian
Church,Littleton
MacClesfield
Presbyterian
Church,MacClesfield
M i l n e rM e m o r i a lP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, aleigh
M o r t o n M e m o r i a lP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, o c k yM o u n t
M t . B e t h e lP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hD
, urham
N e w H o p eP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hC
, h a p eH
l ill
N o r t hR a l e i g hP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, aleigh
O u t e rB a n k sP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hK
, i l lD e v i lH i l l
OxfordPresbyterian
Church,Oxford
P i n e t o p sP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hP
, inetops
R i v e r m o nPt r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hK
, inston
R o a n o k el s l a n dP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hM
, anteo
R o a n o k eR a p i d sP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, o a n o k eR a p i d s
S t . B a r n a b aP
s r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, aleigh
S t .G i l e sP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, aleigh
S t .P a u lP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hL, o u i s b u r g
S t a n l e yW h i t e P r e s b y t e r i a n
R,o a n o k eR a p i d s
T r i a n g l eP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hD
, urham
UnityPresbyterian
Church,NewtonGrove
U n i v e r s i tP
y r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hC
, h a p eH
l ill
WarrentonPresbyterian
Church,Warrenton
W e s tR a l e i g hP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, aleigh
WesternBoulevardPresbyterian
Church,Raleigh
W e s t m i n s t ePr r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, aleigh
W h i t e M e m o r i a lP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hR
, aleigh
W h i t e M e m o r i a lP r e s b y t e r i aCnh u r c hW
, i l l o wS p r i n g
W i l l i am s t o nP r e s b y t e rni aC hu r c h ,W i ll i am s t o n
St,03t.5o
|tt.ot
$goo.os
s107.s0
53,2L2.64
Seqq.+a
s3,333.06
St,686.23
548.00
s8e.23
s67.03
s6.13
s421.s0
s20e.00
Sro+.oo
|zt +.tt
5779.42
st,332.91
Sqoz.tz
s319.90
524L.39
5228.47
s410.93
Szsg.gt
s333.00
52,649.L9
s3oo.oo
Szss.gz
52,106.40
s213.s0
s3,ggo.zs
Sros.os
So+o.oo
s2,008.09
s368.00
S1,700.43
Ssag.gz
Sgr.oo
TOTAL
55
59r,829,r4
Presbyteryof New Hope
PresbyteryUnifiedMissionReceipts
01-01-14to 09-30-14
Ghurch
Ahoskie
BearGrass
Berea
Bethanv
Bethlehem,
Mebane
Bethlehem,
RockyMount
Blacknall
Brookston
Butner
Calvary,
SwanQuarter
Wilson
Calvary,
CannMemorial
cary
CenterRidqe
Churchof Reconciliation
CobbMemorial
Cornerstone
CottonMemorial
Covenant,Durham
Covenant,
Wendell
Covenant.
Wilson
YTD
Receipts
s964.25
$1,653.00
$2,022.00
$0.00
$339.00
$555.24
s536.00
$536.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,524.50
$3,049.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,434.00
$1,434.00
$0.00
$1,729.92
$2,201,00
$0.00
$2.532,00
$2,532.00
$ 1 , 7 60 0
$880.00
s42.740.00
$28,493.36
$6,437.00
$6,437.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$4,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,901.50
$0.00
$0.00
$297.36
$446.00
2014
Accentance
DavieStreet
$3,419.00
Discovery
$3,000.00
$9,900.00
$0.00
$35,000.00
$0.00
$3,750.00
$1,500.00
$2,027.00
00
$2,500
$0.00
$0.00
s792.00
Duraleigh
Durham
Durham.
First
Ebenezer
Edenton,First
Efland
Eno
ErnestMyatt
Fairfield
Faith
Falkland
Farmville
Fountain
FrankPrice
Fuquay
Varina
Garner.
First
Geneva
Goldsboro.
First
GoldsboroKorean
GraceChapel
Greenville.
First
Grifton
Hebron
Henderson.
First
Hillsborough
Hollywood
HowardMemorial
HudsonMemorial
$1,587.00
$0.00
$572.00
$0.00
$0.00
$ 1 3 50 0
$0 00
$0,00
$0.00
$40,553,00
$24300
$3,419.00
$750,00
$0,00
$0.00
$8,750.00
$0.00
$3,750.00
$0,00
$0 00
$1,524,50
$0.00
$0.00
- $ 1, 7 2 9 . 9 2
$2,201.00
$0.00
$88000
$14.246.64
$0 00
$0.00
-$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
-$2,901.50
$0 00
$148.64
$0.00
00
$2,250
$9,900.00
$0.00
$26,250.00
$0.00
$0.00
s506.75
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
s1.520.25
$2.500
00
$0 00
$0.00
$792.00
$793.50
$0.00
$572.00
$793.50
$0.00
$0.00
$1,025.24
$3,239.70
$135.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$452.00
$0.00
56
-$216.24
$75000
$2,985.00
$ 11 , 8 2 5 . 0 0
$17,849.00
$13,459.00
$688.75
$2,022.00
s750.00
$20,276.50
$0.00
$796.00
$416.62
$79600
Balance
$8,874.00
$ 1 0 , 4 1. 9 4
$6,729.50
-$1,025.24
-$3,239.70
$0.00
$0,00
$0.00
$0.00
$20,276.50
$243.00
$0.00
$35.38
$2,985.00
$2,951,00
$7.437.06
$6,729.50
Presbyteryof New Hope
PresbyteryUnifiedMissionReceipts
01-01-14to 09-30-14
Church
glesiaPresbyteriana
Jason
Kenlv
Kinston,
First
KoreanFellowship,
Greenville
Kirkof Kildaire
LittleRiver
Littleton
Macclesfield
M i l n e rM e m o r i a l
MortonMemorial
Mt. Bethel
Mt. Olive
Mt. Pisgah
Mt. Pleasant,
WillowSpring
Nahalah
NCKorean.
Durham
NeuseForest
NewBern,First
N e w H o p e ,C h a p e H
l ill
New Hope,WillowSpring
NorthRaleigh
Nutbush
Oak Grove
Oak Hitl
Oakland
OuterBanks
Oxford
Peace
Pinetops
Plainview
Providence
Raleigh,First
Rivermont
Roanokelsland
RoanokeRapids
RobersonChapel
RockyMount,First
Roxboro
SaintAndrews,Raleigh
Selma
Smithfield,
First
S n o wH i l l
S p r i n gH i l l
St. Andrews,Henderson
St.Barnabas
St. Giles
St. James
St.Paul
StanleyWhite
TimothvDarlinq
2014
Acceptance
$0.00
$0.00
$1,960.00
YTD
Receipts
$0.00
$0.00
$1,960.00
$20,787.00
$0.00
$13,857.37
$48,450.00
$3,694.00
$ 3 4 , 10 7. 4 7
$0.00
$0 00
$2,616.00
$0.00
$3,401.00
$2,204.00
$4,228.00
$12,893.00
$1.962.00
$1,582.00
$782.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,326.00
s100.00
$9,034.00
$638.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0,00
$0.00
$100.00
$7,034.00
$638.00
$0.00
$10,989.00
$0.00
$2,443,00
$0 00
$4,581.00
$22,720.00
$0 00
$6,000.00
$ 3 , 5 6 50 0
$100.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$14,342.53
$3.694.00
s65400
$0 00
$1,500.00
$2,728.00
$7,520.94
$5,372.06
$800.00
. 75
$8,241
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,290.50
$17,040.01
$0.00
$4,000.00
$3,565.00
$100.00
$500.00
$3,025.00
$5,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$3,750.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
-$2,326.00
$0.00
-$2,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,747.25
$0.00
$2,44300
$0.00
$2,290.50
s5.679.99
$0.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$50000
$36,302.01
$0.00
$3,025.00
$1,250.00
$2,000.00
$11,429.75
$3,427.36
$5,689.50
$9,689.25
$1,713.64
$5,689.50
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,927.00
$1,881.00
$ 1, 4 1 0 . 7 5
$0.00
$0.00
$20,750.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
57
$6,929.63
$ 1 . 7 0 05 0
$551.00
$15,249.99
$4,016.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$ 1 700 50
$ t 653 00
$51,552,00
$4,016.00
$21,119.00
$5,141.00
$ 11 , 3 7 9 . 0 0
$0.00
$4,927.00
Balance
$15,562.50
$0.00
$741.00
$2,142.00
$0.00
$0 00
$0.00
$ 4 70 . 2 5
$0.00
$0.00
$5,187.50
$0.00
-$741.00
- $ 2 , 14 2 . 0 0
$0 00
Presbyteryof New Hope
PresbyteryUnifiedMissionReceipts
01-01-14to 09-30-14
Ghurch
Trianqle
TrinityAvenue
Trinity,Raleigh
Unity
Universitv
WakeForest
2014
Acceptance
$0.00
$30,654.00
$9,121.00
$0.00
$107,500.00
$0.00
Wanoca
$614.00
Warrenton
s623.00
Washington,
First
WestHaven
WestNewBern
West Raleiqh
WesternBoulevard
Westmnster.Durham
Westmnster,Lucama
Westmnster,Raleigh
WestmnsterFoundation
WhiteMemorial,Raleigh
WhiteMemorial,WillowSpring
White Rock
William& MaryHart
Williamston
Wilson,First
YoungMemorial
$0.00
$4,886,00
$0 00
$16,293.00
$24,000.00
$41,730.00
$1,239.00
$0.00
$0.00
$250,000.00
$500.00
$571.00
$3,638.00
$3,600.00
$46,771,00
$800.00
YTD
Receipts
$0.00
$21,967.32
$4,000.00
$0.00
$54,100.00
$16,569.00
$500.00
$623.00
$2,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$11,116.33
$18,000.00
s31.297.50
$1,239.00
$0.00
$2,192.04
$187,500.06
Balance
$0.00
$8,686.68
$5,121.00
$0.00
$53,400.00
-$16,569.00
$114.00
$0.00
-$2,500.00
$4,886.00
$0.00
$5,176.67
$6,000.00
$10,432.50
$0.00
$0.00
-$2,192.04
$62,499.94
$750.00
-$25000
$0.00
$ 5 7 10 0
$ 2 , 2 9 65 0
$1,341.50
$2,700,00
$23,385.75
$0.00
$900.00
$23,385.25
$800.00
TOTAL
$1,055,808.00
58
$677,987.77
$377,820.23
The Presbytery of New Hope
Misson Budget Income and F,xpense
Report
As of September30, 2014
2013
Accepted
Actual
Budget
Line Item
t2t3t/2013
2014
Accepted
Budget
Actual
913012014
Presbytery Income:
Benevolences
& Other Income
Total Benevolence & Other Income
1 . 3 3 1 . 8 6 2 . 0 0 | "499.756.45 1,326,027.00 9 1 6 , 5 9 5 . 8 5
1,331,862.001,499,756.45 1,326,027.00 916, 595. 85
PresbyteryExpenses:
Presbvteru Coordinatina Body
13,000.00
3,500.00
443,555.00
25,000.00
2,515.00
18,000.00
25,000.00
2,000.00
30,000.00
5,000.00
13,000.00
7,000.00
6,000.00
8,000.00
12,000.00
250.00
4,800.00
2,000.00
3,500.00
100.00
200.00
Consultant
ExecutivePresbyterSearchCommittee
Salaries/Benefits
Travel/Conference& Airfare
PayrollProcessing
Insurance
Audit
CoordinatingBody Meeting Expense
Office Lease
Office Maintenance
Telephone
utiliries
Postage
Offi ce Equipment/Software
Printing/Supplies
Newsletter
Web Site Desisn
Presbytery
AppointedCommittees
PresbyteryMeeting Expense
Finance& Property Committee
CommunicationsCommittee
8.ss0.00
12,000.00
0.00
450"000.00
20.000.00
2.000.00
18,000.00
10" 000.00
500.00
30.000.00
4.000.00
12,000.00
7.000.00
6.000.00
5.000.00
l 1.000.00
0.00
4.800.00
2,000.00
3" 500.00
50.00
0.00
300.00
50.00
598.200.00
4 _431. 42
4.034.82
6.352.48
7.392.34
0. 00
3 . 600. 00
0. 00
1.359.21
0. 00
0. 00
0. 00
0, 00
348.294.86
5,000.00
1,000.00
I,200.00
8,940.00
18,800.00
1,200.00
841.00
3,000.00
943.04
0.00
5,493.34
11,477.38
1,000.00
1,660.00
5,000,00
t,000.00
1,200.00
8,940.00
18.800.00
900. 00
72. 00
2. 000. 00
391.94
0. 00
1.544.80
4,908.74
5,000.00
500.00
3,773.00
9,273.00
4 , 5 5 0l 3.
110.17
2,522.30
7,182.60
5,000,00
500.00
3,713.00
9,273.00
1,192.r5
517.41
2, 380. 86
4,090.42
200.00
867.00
2s.00
PersonnelComm ttee
s00.00
Executive Comm ttee
Total Presbytery Council
200.00
625,120.00
11.400.00
3.998.24
338.280.67
t9,l4l.l5
2,715.51
16,371.43
24,500.00
556.43
30,000.00
2,453.53
10,585.47
5,476.55
5,470.91
6.655.94
12,845.71
0.00
5,450.00
1,545.19
5,918.40
225.00
0.00
32s.32
0.00
503,921.45
0. 00
256.512.92
15.023.80
l.l14.50
-2. 266. 50
5. 500. 00
916.25
20.000.00
5.t25.21
r 0 . 6 4 8r. 4
Committee on Ministru
Calls & Vacancies
1,000.00
Conflict Resolution
r,660.00
Counseline/SharedGrant
ExaminationExnenses
CommissionedRuline Elders
Comm ttee Expense
Total Committee on Ministn
Preparation for Minlstry
Candidates& Inquirers
Annual Consultation
CommitteeExnense
TotalPreparutionfor Ministry
Other Committees of Presbyteru
Representation
200.00
867.00
Nominations
59
25.74
84.24
0. 00
The Presbytery of New Hope
Misson Budget Income and ExpenseReport
As of September30, 2014
z0t3
z0t4
Accepted
Line Item
Total Other Committeesof Presbytery
Budget
Actual
t2/31/2013
Accepted
Actua
Budget
9t30t20r4
1,067.00
2s.00
1.067.00
109.98
200.00
200.00
1,065.00
1,000.00
100.00
100.00
1,200,00
350.00
4,215.00
35.00
-4,251.92
-13.09
200.00
200.00
1,065.00
1,000.00
100.00
100.00
1,200.00
350.00
4,215.00
2,500.00
3,200.00
8,400.00
I,200,00
4,000.00
2,000.00
3,050.00
21,715.00
3,417.88
472.00
674.80
2,785.11
1,947.04
200.00
0.00
9,496.83
2,250.00
2.880.00
7.560.00
1,080,00
1,000.00
1,800.00
2,745.00
19.315.00
1, 484. 44
82.62
0. 00
0. 00
-17,160.83
76,941.00
76,94L00
76,941.00
76,941.00
43,817.00
43,817.00
32,862.78
32.862.78
Leadership Development
Pastor/EducatorOrientation
ContinuinsEd. Seminars
ProfeSsionalDevelopment/SharedGrant
Black Clergy Caucus
RetirementSeminar
SessionalRecords
Healthy BoundariesTraining
CommitteeExpense
Total Leadership D evelopment
0.00
200.00
0.00
84.00
3,287.84
63r.99
0. 00
1 , 1 0. 10 5
0. 00
0. 00
0. 00
54.88
-4.13
13.00
-1,037.30
Congreaa tiona I Min istries
Growing Together
S.T.A.R.T.
Youth Ministries
Travelins Seminars
ResourceCenter
ChristianEducation
CommitteeExpenses
Total Congregatio nul Ministries
- 426. 73
0. 00
-18,301.16
Qutdoor Mtilstfles
Camp Albemarle
Total OutdoorMinistries
Multicu ltu ra I Min istries
2,000.00
2,000.00
New Line ltem
Total Multicultural M i nistries
0.00
0.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
1, 000. 00
1.000.00
22,100.00
327. 08
22,427.08
34"717.s0
2 4. 665. 69
37.331.28
39.27t.50
1 3 .8
58 . 4 7
0. 00
0. 00
149,574.44
Outreach Ministries
Ministries of Mission
30,000.00
0.00
30,000.00
27,595.17
30,000.00
0.00
30,000.00
26,858.00
30,528.00
35,482.00
24,954.00
16,616.00
200.00
-4,932.00
129,706.00
26,858.04
30,528.00
35,481.96
24,954.04
16,616.04
0.00
-4,932.04
129.506.04
46,290.00
42,284.00
49,775.00
52.362.00
l 8 , l 18 . 0 0
200.00
-4,932.00
204,097.00
SpecialOutreachPrograms
CommitteeExpenses
Total Ministries of Mission
27.000.00
595.r7
Campus Ministries.
Duke CampusMinistries
EastCarolinaCampusMinistries
NCCUCampus
Ministries
NCSU CampusMinistries
UNC CampusMinistries
CommitteeExpense
Transferfrom CampusMinistryRestricted
Funds
Total Campus Ministries
Church Development & Evangelism
- New Church Development
60
The Presbytery of New Hope
Misson Budget Income and ExpenseReport
As of September30, 2014
2Ul3
Acceptefl
Line Item
Clavton Discoverv Church
Greenville Korean
Durham Hispanic Ministry
Durham Presblterian Church
DiscretionaryFunds
CommitteeExpense
Total New Church Development
Budget
7014
Accepted
Actual
t2t3l/2013
Budget
Actual
9t30t20r4
59,281.00
24,500.00
23.000.00
20,000.00
500.00
500.00
127,781.00
29,280.96
24,301.40
23,951.99
20,000.04
0.00
714.59
98,248.98
7,000.00
I1,000.00
18,000.00
6,999.96
11,000.04
18,000.00
3,230.00
6,000.00
9,230.00
3,370.00
10,157.45
13.527.45
5,000.00
6,000.00
I1,000.00
1,500.00
3,330.79
4,830.79
10,030.00
800.00
10,830.00
10,029.96
23.40
10,053.36
10,030.00
800.00
10.830.00
7,235.47
0. 00
7,235.47
-19,425.51
49,281.00
24,500.00
34,000.00
0.00
10,000.00
0.00
1r7.781.00
36,960.75
2 0, 950. 80
28,798.35
15,000.03
0, 00
,89.8
1
101,799.1I
- Church Redevelopment
Goldsboro Korean
Durham PC/Durham Hispanic Music Program
Total Church Redevelopment
Training
A c t sl6: 5
Totnl Evangelism
0.00
0.00
0.00
0. 00
0. 00
0.00
Prison Chaplaincv Committee
Presbyterian
PrisonMinistry
CommitteeExpense
Total Prison Chaplaincy Committee
General Assembly
Unified Giving
World Missions
Per Capita Assessment
Total Generul Assemblv
95,533.00
0.00
2l1,890.00
307,423.00
15,987.42
103,71l.3l
209,429.85
329.128.58
50.000.00
0.00
213,268.00
263,268.00
44,958.32
136,137.60
16 1. 670. 4t
21,590.00
76,502.00
74,391.00
172,483.00
22,945.19
22,785.00
76,502.00
0.00
99,287.00
14,537.20
48,823.02
0. 00
63,360.22
Other Missions
SynodPer Capita
PresbyterianInstitutrons
Campus
Ministries
Total Other Missions
Totul Mission Expenses
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Net PresbyteryExpenses
82,9r0.2r
74,391.0C
180,246.40
ay,:yy. 1,415,422,13 1,432,750.00
883, 881. 19
-232J22.OO
32,7L4.66
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-LO6,723.OO
THE PRESBYTERYOF NEW HOPE
2OI5PROPOSEDBUDGET
Line Item
Income:
t
"
n&Otherfncome
Benevolence
- ' eer CaPita
tJ
General Assembly
Total Income
Outdoor Ministries
2014
2015
Accepted
Budget
Proposed
Budget
1,089,974
236,053
1,326,027
r,206,L39
227,937
598,200
655,013
18,800
13,700
9,273
9,273
1,067
867
4,215
4,2r5
L,434,076
19,3I5
2l,ll5
43,8I7
63,768
I06,502
204,097
I 30,58l
I0,830
42,680
204,097
130,581
10,830
452,010
388,188
50,000
50,000
236,053
227,937
Ministrigp
_Q_Ut.rcAch
Ministries of Mission
CampusMinistries
Church Development,Evangelism & Multi-Cultural
Pr ison Chaplaincy Committee
Total Outreach Ministries
General Assembly
GeneralAssembly
'F -Capita
Total Mission Expenses
Budget Variance:
1,432,750
-106,723
October 25, 2014
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THE PRESBYTERYOF NEW HOPE
PRESBYTERYMEETING QUESTIONNAIRE
October25.2014
CoordinatingBody appreciatesthe time you taketo completethis questionnaireandusesit at its meetings
aswe evaluateeachpresbyterymeeting.
1. Do you havesuggestions
for discussion
topicsat futuremeetings?
2. As a commissioner,do you feel adequatelypreparedfor this meeting?
Yes
No
Comment:
Additional Comments
Pleasecheckone
TeachingElder Commissioner
Ruling Elder Commissioner
Is this your first presbyery meeting? _yes
Other
_no
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No
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No
No
No
No
Requests
No
No
No
Maj
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Yes
No
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Yes
No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
No
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Maj
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Yes
No
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