​Stated Meeting of The Presbytery of Great Rivers
Saturday, April 29, 2005, 10 am-2 pm
In person with online option
​Elmwood First Presbyterian Church

4.29.25 Assembly Minutes

Assembly Docket and Reports

*reports submitted after packet posted

*COM Report

*CARE Report

*CPM REPORT

Videos from April Assembly

Thanksgiving for Sunbeam

Sermon Rev. Elissa Bailey

Lead Presbyter's Report

Highlights from the April Assembly 

• Led in prayer by Rev. Kay Daniel (Chatham PC) for the community of Chatham, as it grieves the death of four children and the injury of several others in a tragic accident
• Welcomed Sarah Koplinski, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Blackburn College, who shared with us about the school’s unique programs
• Engaged in table conversations about the presbytery restructuring proposal from the Governance Task Force
• Celebrated the 190-year ministry of Aledo Sunbeam United Presbyterian Church, heard the final report of the Administrative Commission that has worked to dissolve the church, and dismissed the AC with gratitude
• Voted to enroll Jamie R. Kaiser as an inquirer under care of the Presbytery
• Elected Rev. Tim Snart (retired) to serve a 2-year term on the Committee on Ministry
• Voted in support of all the proposed amendments from the 2024 General Assembly
• Heard from Siobhan Warren about the Messy Church ministry at Jacksonville First and its transformative impact on the families that are participating
• Worshiped God together and celebrated the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
• Shared fellowship and a meal

Thanks to the First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood for their gracious hospitality.

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