Administrative Council

Administrative Council is the governing body of the church and is made up of the chairpersons from the other committees and chaired by the church's Lay Leader. This main church council continues the work of the charge conference.  All other committees have representation here, as do church officers such as financial secretary and lay members to annual conference. It is the ultimate decision making body in a United Methodist church on any issue other than worship and the placement of staff under appointment.

Chairperson/Lay Leader:  Jody Sullivan

Secretary:  Nancy Heaton

Pastor:  Rev. Lori Miller

Lay Member of Conference:  Pauline Schreier

Committee on Outreach and Missions Chairperson: 

Janet Heisel 

Finance Chairperson:  Pauline Schreier

Staff Parish Relations:  Stephen Jobe

Pre-School:  Jeanine Long

Trustees:  Bruce Lorenz and Dean Zarras

Education:  Nancy Heaton

Women's Connection:  Thelma Van Tilburg

Sunday School Coordinator:  Nancy Heaton

Education Resources Coordinator:  Thelma Van Tilburg

Treasurer:  Dalia Alexander

Financial Secretary:  Richard Rosa

Membership Secretary:  Joan Perkins

At Large:  Bruce Lorenz

At Large:  Marlene Gallagher

Trustees

The board of trustees oversees all the building concerns of the church from maintenance to capital improvement.  They also administer any bequests to the church in conjunction with the Finance Committee or Investment Committee.

Chairs:  Bruce Lorenz and Dean Zarras  

(2012) Tim Carroll, Miggs Jacoby, Tim Lehnert              (2013)  Mary McConville, Bruce Lorenz, Richard Rosa      (2014)  Dean Zarras, Jody Sullivan, Judy Kennedy

Staff Parish Relations

The SPR Committee is the "personnel committee" of a United Methodist church.  The members serve as a liaison between the staff and the congregation, providing feedback for the staff, proposing salaries, interpreting the work of the pastor and staff to the congregation and helping to set goals for the staff that are compatible with the mission of the church.

Chair:  Stephen Jobe

(2012)  Pauline Schreier,  Alice Capozzi, Sam Wear           (2013)  Janet Heisel, Kurt Schacht, Lynn Jacobsen         (2014)  Carole Long, Karen Aarts, Steve Jobe

 (EX Officio:  Lay Leader:  Jody Sullivan, A Lay Member of Annual Conference: tbd)

Outreach and Missions Committee

O & M spearheads and encourages the congregation's work in the larger community and world.  They coordinate such projects as the annual food drive, CROP Walk, participation in the Emergency Shelter Project, Christmas Eve offering for missions, support for A-HOME, etc.

Chair:   Janet Heisel

Pastor:  Rev. Lori Miller

Carol Powers, Jennifer Edwards, Deborah Senft, Ken Swensen, Kitty Wynkoop,  Fred Stark, Lisa Reach

Education

The Education Committee works with the paid Christian Education staff to develop and implement Sunday school and other children's and youth ministries that encourage the faith of our young people.

Chair:  Nancy Heaton

Pastor:  Rev. Lori Miller

Education Resource Coordinator:  Thelma Van Tilburg

Sunday School Coordinator:  Nancy Heaton

Kirstin Zarras, Lynn Jacobsen, Renee Gossett, Jennifer Edwards, Bridget Lawrence

Finance and Endowment

The Finance Committee is charged with developing a church budget and directing the raising of funds to underwrite that budget.  They also develop and implement a plan for stewardship and oversee the church's investments, or a separate Investment committee may be established.  

Chair:  Pauline Schreier

Treasurer:  Dalia Alexander

Financial Secretary:  Richard Rosa

Lay Leader:  Jody Sullivan

Trustees Representative:  Tim Carroll

A Member of Conference:  Thelma Van Tilburg

Pastor:  Rev. Lori Miller

                                                                                                                                                     (2012)  Chris Sullivan, Cynthis Rigas, Eric Heaton          (2013)  Michael Schoen, Connie Doyle, Paul McConville    (2014)  Jonathan Edwards, Pauline Schreier

Pre-School Board

The pre-school board is connected to the Pound Ridge Community Church Play School.  This school is non-sectarian but the board, made up largely of church members, ensures that the mission of the school remains compatible with the values of the church.

Chair:  Jeanine Long

Pastor:  Rev. Lori Miller

(2012)  Jeannine Long, Sallie Stelter, Erin Joslyn            (2013)  Deb McDermott Patterson, Emily Konrad           (2014)  Diane Mazzanti, Mary McConville

Worship Committee

The Worship Committee is made up of individuals who represent work areas that directly impact the worship service: altar guild, greeters, readers, acolytes, ushers, choir, etc.  The music director is an ex officio member.  The group evaluates the worship experience, offers suggestions for new worship services or changes in the existing one and in general, serves an advisory role to the pastor.

Pastor:  Rev. Lori Miller

Music Director:  Pete Malinverni

Ushers:  Carole Long

Greeters:  Cynthia Rigas

Altar Guild: Judy Kennedy

Readers/Acolytes:  Thelma Van Tilburg

Lay Leader:  Jody Sullivan

Communion Steward:  Angela Jobe

At Large:  Richard Rosa, Ann Cappetta, Greg Halbrook, Chris Sullivan

Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development

Sometimes called the Nominating Committee, this committee is charged with seeking out individuals who can serve in leadership capacities in the church, largely through the administrative structure outlined above. 

Chair:  Rev. Lori Miller

(2012)  Marlene Gallagher, Lisa Reach, Janet Heisel    (2013)  Carole Long, Ebie Wood, Linda Clark              (2014)  Kirstin Zarras, Nancy Heaton, Marcy Van Tilburg

Committee members are nominated by the Committee on Lay Leadership with the term starting January 1.  Trustees, Finance, Preschool, Staff Parish and Commitee on Lay Leadership members are nominated for a 3 year term. Still have questions? Please contact us anytime! We are always open to new ideas. Committee on Missions and Outreach and Education Committees would welcome new members anytime.  We look forward to hearing from you.