NOMINATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS January 31, 2016
The By-Laws for Old First describe lay leadership positions to which individuals are either elected by the congregation or appointed by the Board of Elders.
ELECTIONS:
Individuals in the elected positions of Elder, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, and Chairpersons of the Standing Leadership Groups for Worship and Spiritual Life, Outreach Ministries, Christian Education, Community Life, and Administration will serve two-year terms and may serve up to three consecutive terms. Representatives to P.O.W.E.R. and delegates to meetings of the Pennsylvania Southeastern Conference (PSEC) and the Philadelphia Association are elected annually for a one-year term.
The By-Laws allow for between five and nine Elders and at present there are six.
Jonathan Atwood – Elected 1/2014 for 2 year term
Yiwola Awoyale – Elected 1/2015 for 2 year
Beth Davis – Elected 1/2014 for 2 year term (2nd term)
Greta Stewart – Elected 1/2015 for 2 year
Kathy Sykes – Elected 1/2014 for 2 year term
Larry Waddell – Elected 1/2015 for 2 year term
After discernment by the individuals involved, an ad hoc Discernment Task Force appointed by the Board of Elders, and the Elders, the following individuals are nominated for election to a two-year term as Elder:
Jonathan Atwood (2nd Term)
Kathy Sykes (2nd Term)
Janice Smith
The Standing Leadership Group (SLG) Chairs have been:
Administration: Jonathan Vogan (elected 1/2015 to a 2 year term)
Christian Education: Julius DeAngelus (elected 1/2015 to a 2 year term)
Community Life: Megan Grimm-Atwood (elected 1/2015 to a 2 year term)
Outreach Ministries: Stephen Wilhite (elected 1/2015 to a 2 year term)
Worship: Griffin Vernor Drutchas (elected 1/2015 to a 2 year term)
The Officers have been:
Treasurer: Annemarie Kleinhans — elected 2015 for a 2 year term
Assistant Treasurer: Grant Frame — elected 2015 for 1 year term
Financial Secretary: Laura Spencer — elected 2015 for a 2 year term
Assistant Financial Secretary:Kris Forrest — elected 2015 for 1 year term
After discernment by the individuals involved, an ad hoc Discernment Task Force appointed by the Board of Elders, and the Elders, the following individual is nominated as representatives to P.O.W.E.R for 2016: Mimi Johnson
After discernment by the individuals involved, an ad hoc Discernment Task Force appointed by the Board of Elders, and the Elders, the following individuals are nominated as delegates to the Conference and Association for 2016:
Philadelphia Assoc. PA Southeast Conference
Ian McCurry Gerry Woodroffe April Smith Jacqueline Williams
ITEM FOR ACTION: Acceptance of the slate of nominated individuals for election to Elders, SLG Chairs, Delegates, Representatives.
APPOINTMENTS:
The Directors have been:
Community Engagement: Suzanne Cole (elected 1/2015 to a 1 year term)
Endowment: Dan Bigelow (elected 1/2015 to a 1 year term)
Stewardship: Elizabeth Gilstrom (elected 1/2015 to a 1 year term)
After discernment by the individuals involved, an ad hoc Discernment Task Force appointed by the Board of Elders, and the Elders, the following individuals are to be appointed to a one-year term:
Community Engagement: Suzanne Cole (elected 1/2016 to a 1 year term)
Endowment: Dan Bigelow (elected 1/2016 to a 1 year term)
Stewardship: Elizabeth Gilstrom (elected 1/2016 to a 1 year term)
After discernment by the individuals involved, an ad hoc Discernment Task Force appointed by the Board of Elders, and the Elders, the following individuals are to be appointed to a one-year term:
Assistant Treasurer: Grant Frame
Assistant Financial Secretary: Kris Forrest