Everyone needs a way to express their faith and their sense of calling. We need to be able to use our gifts in ministry with others. The church has tasks to be done and decisions to be made. Serving on a board, committee or as an officer can fill personal needs as well as those of the church.

Officers

Council Chair

Duties as defined by the by-laws:

• conducts the meetings of the Council and serves as the moderator of all meetings of the church
  

• sees that the business of the church is carried out as voted by the Executive Council and church in accordance with the Constitution
  

How that is accomplished: plan Council and congregational meetings, keep meetings running smoothly, oversee activities and help assess the church's program, see that official decisions are carried out, be a sounding board for members and pastoral staff, represent the church at association and conference meetings in the absence of the delegates, make the denomination aware of our church's points of view (and vice versa.)

Meetings: monthly Council meeting; meet with pastoral staff or boards/committees as requested

Council Vice Chair

Duties as defined by the by-laws:

• acts in the absence of the chairperson
  

Clerk

Duties as defined by the by-laws:

• keeps a record of all the business transacted by the church
  

• sign credentials of delegates chosen and letters of dismissal granted by vote of the church, and also sends notice of such dismissals to the church addressed
  

• records the names of all members, entering the dates and manner of admission or removal, and also keeps a record of all baptisms and weddings
  

• prepares notices of special and annual meetings for posting
  

How that is accomplished: take minutes to record the activities of the church for the official record, telling who, what, when, where and, if possible, why; see that these records are stored for future reference; receive, send and file official correspondence; sign official church documents; complete annual reports of the conference and the UCC Yearbook.

Meetings: monthly Council meetings

Collector

Duties as defined by the by-laws:

• records all pledges to the church and credits such payments
  

• deposits all funds received from pledges, plate collections, or other sources to the accounts of the church
  

• presents a complete itemized report of the collector's accounts at the annual meeting
  

How that is accomplished: receive and count money, deposit money in the bank, make a monthly report to the Council of all receipts, send a report to each member about their annual contributions, provide information to the stewardship committee.

Meetings: monthly Council meetings

Treasurer

Boards & Committees

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