Minutes to Annual Meeting & Congregational Meetings Annual Meeting
The resolution was approved by a vote of 662-2.
May 17, 2020
Mr. Taylor presented the 2020 Annual Report and encouraged members to send personal notes to the people who wrote reports. He gave an opportunity for questions, and there were no questions. The Annual Report was received as submitted.
UNAPPROVED DRAFT Council of Elders Chair Mark Taylor welcomed the members to the 2020 annual meeting via the Zoom webinar at 5:00 p.m. He thanked the tech team and technology director, Tim Hollinger. He made other introductory comments, including instructions on how the online voting would be handled. Mr. Taylor read Psalm 103 and opened the meeting in prayer. A quorum of 268 (20% of regular members) was required, and 706 members were present. Mr. Taylor officially called the Annual Meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. Mr. Taylor read the following resolution to approve the minutes and called for members to submit their votes: Resolution to approve minutes RESOLVED: That the minutes of the following congregational meetings are approved as presented: • Annual Meeting of May 19, 2019 • Congregational Meeting Sept. 22, 2019 (to appoint members to the Capital Campaign Committee) • Congregational Meeting of Jan. 19, 2020 (to approve appointment of Cheryce Berg and Diane Jordan to Pastoral Staff positions 46
Mr. Taylor invited Senior Pastor Josh Moody to the platform. Pastor Moody expressed his thanks to many in this year of blessing and challenge, including staff, the elders, deacons, deaconesses, and the board of missions. Pastor Moody read Psalm 1 as he concluded his remarks. Mr. Taylor read the following resolution from the 2019-20 Nominating Committee to elect new leaders for 2020-21: Resolution to elect new leaders in various capacities RESOLVED: That the following groups of nominees, whose names have been printed on page 52 of the Annual Report, are hereby elected: • Members of the Council of Elders for terms ending in 2024 • Members of the Board of Deacons, the Board of Deaconesses, and the Board of Missions for terms ending in 2023 • Members of various committees for terms as specified • Elective positions for terms as specified The resolution was approved by a vote of 669-2.
