Roll Call:

• Pastor James G. Bell
• Class of 2005: Steve Barwick (excused), John Crew, Jerry Parsons, Mons Schrantz, Kathy Tosh (excused)
• Class of 2006: Bob Hunt, Dave Seyller (excused), Faith TenHaken (excused), Terry Tosh, E'Lane Tufts
• Class of 2007: Jim Bouas, Judy Lindsay, Cathy Rinehart, John Tuttle (excused) and Lloyd Wiesemann
• Clerk Margaret Wolf

Call to order by Moderator Rev. Jim Bell. Devotions and prayer were led by Judy Lindsay on gardening (Psalm 104).

Roll Call. Mons Schrantz moved and Cathy Rinehart seconded that members requesting to be absent be excused. Motion carried. Jon Thetard and Matt Wiesemann were welcomed as guests. They will be ordained as session members in September with the others elected.

Treasurer's Report: Net operating total as of May 31: $9,585.38. Jim Bouas noted the current pledges are $21,000 behind. Femley Dickerson, new addition contractor, has not yet asked for their final $200,000. Jim Bouas moved and Judy Lindsay seconded that the treasurer's report be accepted. Motion carried.

Pastor's Report:

• Rev. Jim Bell made his new committee assignments. New chairs will start in September.

  Christian Education: E'Lane Tufts (chair), Lloyd Wiesemann and Cathy Rinehart
  Congregational Life: John Tuttle (chair) and Faith Ten Haken
  Health Ministries: Cathy Rinehart (chair)
  Membership: Terry Tosh (chair), Rob Kelley
  Mission: Bob Hunt (chair) and Phil Eaton
  Nominating: Phil Eaton (chair) and another to be named
  Personnel: Dave Seyller (chair) and Jim Bouas
  Property: Jim Bouas (chair)
  Small Groups: Kathy Tosh (chair)
  Worship: Jon Thetard (chair), Joni Painter
  Stewardship: Judy Lindsay (chair)

• Youth Elder Matt Wiesemann will be assigned later.
• New Elder Training will be on July 16 at the home of Jim Bell.
• Bob Hunt moved and Terry Tosh seconded that the Corporate Resolution be authorized to have the following officers:

  Lynn Litwiller, Treasurer
  James G. Bell, Pastor
  Margaret A. Wolf, Clerk.

  Motion carried.

Clerk's Report:

• Minutes of Session, May 25. Correct spelling of Kenn Hurt.
• Minutes of Congregational Meeting, June 19
• Minutes of Committees: Personnel (5-11-05 and 6-08-05), Membership (5-23-05), Marketing (5-25-05), Children's Ministries (6-1-05), Congregational Life (6-1-05), Small Group (6-1-05), Adult Education (6-11-05), First Peacemakers (6-12-05), Property (6-14-05), Stewardship (6-08-05) and Heath Ministries (6-15-05). Note: Membership, Mission, Nominating and Worship did not meet in June.
• Communion Served — June 5, 2005
• Current Active Membership — 524
• Deaths — Bertha Dungan. Date of Death 6-16-05. Inactive since November 2001.
• Transfer of Members — John and Melinda Adams to First Presbyterian, Napa, California; Stacia Thetard to Presbytery of Great Rivers.
• Baptisms — Griffin Sterling Price, son of Steven and Danika Price; Allison Marie Stewart, daughter of Brett and Rebecca Stewart and Andrew Joseph Woodward, son of David and Jennifer Woodward.

Mons Schrantz moved and E'Lane Tufts seconded that the Clerk's Report be accepted. Motion carried.

Old Business:

• Pastor Nominating Committee — Lloyd Wiesemann reported that the committee had chosen five applicants and had received materials back from three. Jim Bell urged the committee to set up telephone interviews soon.
• Small Group Committee — There will be no July 3 picnic following the 10:00 service (one service only). Communion will be served at worship.

New Business:

• Property Committee —Steve Barwick sent a Property Committee request for approval of $10,000 to have Rowe Construction install a 36" storm sewer and fill in the current drainage ditch. The ditch will then be turned over to the City of Normal to maintain. This will make the area totally accessible for the church. We are also to get black dirt for the new area. Mons Schrantz moved and Jerry Parsons seconded that this be approved. Motion carried.
• Membership Committee report was presented by Terry Tosh which was a review of potential members to be moved to the inactive list and removal from the church rolls of members who have been on the inactive list for over two years.

  Cathy Rinehart moved and Mons Schrantz seconded a motion that we would now again follow the Book of Order which allows churches to send a letter to "missing faces" who have not participated in nor supported the church in the past two years. A request will be made to them that they go on the inactive list (and per capita will no longer need to be paid for these individuals). If the members have not returned to active participation after two years, they will be dropped from the church rolls. Motion carried. This motion includes the following people:

  Moved to the inactive roll:

  Katie Bradley
  Maggie Bradley
  Elisabeth Cummings
  Frank Davis
  Heather Dehn
  Joe Dehn
  Elizabeth Jackson
  Anissa Leber
  Ken Leber
  Ian Malcolm
  Jim Maccari
  Nancy Maccari
  Paul O'Brian
  Mary O'Brian
  Sarah Ryburn
  Rachel Ryburn
  Bob Prince
  Helen Prince
  Bob Shepard
  Diane Shepard
  Katie Shepard
  Kevin Shepard

  Removed from the church membership (already "Inactive")

  James Barwick
  Scott Barwick
  Celeste Bradley
  Scott Brenneman
  Erika Brenneman-Stevens
  Deanna Brown
  John Brown
  Tom Collins
  LaVonne Compton
  John Corkill
  Marla Corkill
  Stacy Curtis
  Carl Damewood
  Mary Damewood
  Julie Desimini
  Claire Entas
  Joanna Gerdes
  Arley Gillett
  Wynona Gillett
  Alston Hodge
  Karen Hodge
  Graham Jones
  Marion Jones
  Jessica Kashian
  James King
  Pamela King
  Laura Lamont
  Robert Lamont
  Brad Legner
  Linda Legner
  Steven Legner
  Eric Lott
  John Lovelass
  Meredith Lovelass
  Stefanie Lovelass
  Tom Lovelass
  Elizabeth McGuire
  Joseph McGuire
  Jeanne Olson
  Paul Packard
  Brian Peters
  Bradley Scholtens
  Kristin Scholtens
  Gretchen Shelly
  Carl Sneed
  Chantal Sneed
  Jordan Sneed
  Kyle Sneed
  Diana Souder
  Roger Taylor
  Sherrillyn Taylor
  Julie Thornton
  Paul Thornton
  Kurt Williams
  Denise Wolschlag
  Jane Wolschlag
  Kim Wolschlag
  Ron Wolschlag

• Personnel Committee — David Seyller sent the following information via Jim Bouas for approval:
  • That Karen Harvey be hired as a full-time custodian, starting July 16, 2005. Annual salary will be approximately $29,120 plus up to $5,000 health. ($14/hour to be raised to $15/hour January 1, 2006.) Derek Peoples's position will be eliminated.
  • That $4,500 for health insurance for Kelley Marion be provided when needed.
• Property Committee report as presented by Jim Bouas approved.
• Bob Hunt, representing Peacemakers, made a motion that signature cards be available at a table in the hallway after worship services on July 3 and July 10 for the purpose of promoting the CYOP living wage ordinance. Motion seconded by Mons Schrantz and carried.
• Cathy Rinehart commended Rev. Santana and his family for their participation in the June 26 8:30 a.m. worship service.
• Jim Bouas was thanked for repeatedly watering the new lawn shrubs.
• Fred Fuess will be married in the church the end of June. Rev. Bell will conduct the service.
• There will be a church grounds work day on July 16.
• Vacation Bible school was successful.

Next meeting: July 27. Devotions will be led by E'Lane Tufts. Meeting was closed with prayer by Rev. Jim Bell.

Respectfully submitted,

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James G. Bell, Moderator

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Margaret Allen Wolf, Clerk