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Leadership at St. Mark's
Congregation Council
St. Mark’s congregational leadership is carried out by the Congregational Council, a group of twelve elected members. Each year at the annual congregational meeting in December, four new council members are elected to serve three-year terms.
The council meets at 6:30pm on the fourth Monday of each month to tend to the business of the church. Meetings are open to St. Mark's members. Others may attend by requesting permission not less than five business days in advance from the congregation president or the senior pastor.
Quarterly congregational feedback sessions are generally held between services so the council can update the congregation on outstanding business and answer any questions.
Council members also lead and participate on teams that carry out St Mark's ministries that are aligned with the key vision and values of the St. Mark's mission statement: "We Invite all people to our church home to Celebrate God's many gifts. We are Nourished by Christ Jesus and led by the Holy Spirit. We Send enthusiastic servants into the world to proclaim the hope and joy of life in Christ."
The council is led by the four executive officers and the senior pastor. The council has five ministry teams: Invite, Send, Nourish, Celebrate and Stewardship. The resource committees of Property, Finance, Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM), and Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (WELCA) support the various ministries and teams in our congregation.
2011 Officers, teams, and committees
Executive committee
- President: Sue Carter
- Vice-president: Gary Pudimat
- Treasure: Ted Carter
- Secretary: Patricia Kendrick
- Sr. Pastor: The Rev. Thomas S. Hanson
Ministry teams
- Invite: Mary Swart (chair), John Mumford
- Celebrate: Leslie Allen (chair) Sharon Feingold, Camelle Decker
- Nourish: Patricia Kendrick
- Send: Marjoire Broward (chair), Dennis Doiron
- Stewardship: Jan Berglund (chair), Mary Cox, Mary Berglund
- Property: Ken Sohacki (chair)
Resource committees
- Finance: Ted Carter (chair)
- Comptroller: Larry Tallman
- Financial secretary: Rose Tallman
- Lutheran Men in Mission: Ken Sohacki
- WELCA: Bonnyee Bell
- St. Mark's Foundation: Larry Wertz (chair)
- Barbara Brown (2014)
- Jane Kilby (2015)
- Dale Gatz (2016)
- Bill Ahrens (2017)
- Gary Pudimat (2013) council liason
Congregational Council terms in office
| Through 2012 | Through 2013 | Through 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Berglund | Marjorie Broward* | Camelle Decker |
| Sharon Feingold | Patricia Kendrick | Sue Carter (second term) |
| Gary Pudimat | Ted Carter* | John Mumford |
| Ken Sohacki | Mary Swart* | Dennis Doiron |
| *Elected to serve two-year terms. | ||
Financial secretary and comptroller
We are conscientious about the financial stewardship of our congregation and its members. If you have any questions about the budget, current expenditures, or your own contributions, contact Larry and Rose Tallman. Call the church office for their telephone number.
Privacy policy
Member contact information (telephone number or email address) is only provided to other active members of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. We do not distribute our congregation directory. If you are not a member and want to contact one of our members, call the church office at (904) 396-9608. We will pass on your message together with your email address or telephone number to our member who may then choose to contact you. Staff contact information is provided on the Contact us page.
page created: 19 JUN 2011
page updated: 23 JAN 2012
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