UPDATE JULY 12, 2023:

The Interim Pastor Nominating Committee (IPNC) met for the first time earlier this week. Their next step is to begin work on the Ministry Information Form (MIF). The MIF includes basic demographics of the congregation, desired characteristics for the interim pastor, specific responsibilities for them, as well as questions about the church’s mission and vision and our engagement with the community.

JULY 6, 2023

The congregation approved at last Sunday’s Congregational Meeting our Interim Pastor Nominating Committee.

Tom Bloxham, Anne Burris, Dale Haury, Jocelyn Pafume, and Bob Ross are responsible for starting a search for an Interim Pastor.  They  work closely with the Session, staff, and Presbytery of Southern KS to conduct this search as expediently as possible.

Look for their updates under the Pastor Transition button on our web page www.mygpc.org.  Please feel free to reach out to anyone of them if you have any questions or thoughts.  Please pray for them and our future Interim Pastor, whomever that may be.

 

 

• • The Interim Pastor Nominating Committee (IPNC) begins the search for our next Interim Pastor. Members of this team are Tom Bloxham, Anne Burris, Dale Haury, Jocelyn Pafume, and Bob Ross. Please reach out to any of them if you have questions. Look for IPNC updates by clicking on the Pastor Transition button on our mygpc.org main page.
  • The personnel team is responsible for lining up preachers for Sunday Worship.
    • July 9 – Amy Baumgartner
    • July 16 – Larry Cracraft
    • July 23 – Cheryl Hoops
    • July 30 – Youth Mission Sunday
  • The personnel team has arranged for the Rev. Cheryl Hoops to staff five hours a week of pastoral care work.
    • She helps with hospital visits, home visits, communion at home, end-of-life support for members and families, and prayer needs. Please reach out to her at Cheryl@mygpc.org or call the church office.  Her office is located across from Martin’s 111B. She will also continue her work as the JLL Chaplin.
  • The Session continues to lead and be in close contact with the staff, personnel team, transition team, and Interim Pastor Nominating Committee.
  • Teresa Stange oversees the Sunday bulletin, Grace This Week, ENews, and Grace Cares, along with her Office Manager duties. Please email her at info@mygpc.org if you want information added to any of these formats.
  • Kirk Anderson is overseeing mygpc.org and Facebook pages. If you would like any information added to these formats, please email info@mygpc.org
  • For any and all inquiries, please reach out to Martin, any staff, a Session member, or email info@mygpc.org.

We celebrate Ben Rivers as our new Children’s Sunday School Coordinator.