Living Springs MCC, Bath
Church Council meeting – Sunday 16 November 2008
Present: Rev Kieren Bourne, Mike Holroyd, Jenny Bailey, Sally James, Dorothy Whichelow & Hugh de Borde (observer). Tony Wilson joined the meeting for discussion on the Micah Centre.
Apologies: None
Kieren opened the meeting in prayer at 4.02pm.
The minutes of the last meeting (12 October) were accepted as a correct record.
Matters Arising
· Altar cloth: Jenny reported that she had looked at material (dark purple) in Ikea and Hobby Craft but would also like to look in John Lewis. Costs ranged from £2.99 to £9.99 per metre. We would need about 2½ metres so a single cloth should cost no more than £25. This means we could eventually get three new cloths made. Mike said there was good material shop in Bedminster that he would be happy to check out – J will send M a piece of purple material. M & J to report back to next meeting, although if a suitably priced material is found, the meeting agreed that J could purchase it without having to wait until the next meeting. K said that he would like the new, purple cloth ready for the Lenten season. K thanked J for her research.
· Trustee Indemnity Insurance: M had been unable to attend the pertinent workshop at Regional Conference. He will contact Tim Fellows for his opinion and advice.
· Accounts: Anthony is still needed to sign off the accounts.
Correspondence
· letter & poster advertising the CTB Epiphany service 2009 at Manvers St Baptist Church
· bank statement
· Gay West diary
· Gay West membership card for 2008/2009
· letter inviting K to a tree planting ceremony on 10 December to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from the Chair of B&NES Council
· consultation papers with regard to how B&NES Council can best meet the needs of the LGB community.
Treasurer’s Report
October figures:
Income - £794.04 Expenditure - £636.81
Attendance – 11.8 (47) Fellowship tithe - £93.68
Community Tithe - £54.53 (Fellowship Sunday Offering)
D agreed the amount of £20 to be sent to Abaana as our contribution to Fred’s Christmas gift.
K handed D the Charity Commission form for 2008 and thanked her for her efforts.
Pastor’s Report
K presented a written report for October. Sally asked about his role in CTB and how long his commitment is for. K told the meeting that his term as Chair of the Central Zone is for three years and this expires in July 2009. He will not be seeking re-election. He is currently the minutes secretary to the CTB Executive.
K will incorporate his non-church specific work into the total hours done at the request of the meeting.
M asked what annual leave K had had this year. K reported that he had only had a week in August but reminded the meeting that he would be taking some of it in his month long trip to NZ next year. He would also hope to take another couple of weeks later in 2009. M suggested that he should take more time off if required.
K reported that his next leave of absence would be from 14-31 December but that he hoped to attend the service of Lessons and Carols and the carols at Mandalyns on the 21st and 22nd respectively.
Associate Pastor’s Report
M presented a verbal report. He had attended two Sundays during October. His trip to the US had included a visit to Rev Delores Berry and her partner Judy Kaiser and also a visit to MCC Milwaukee. He had spent considerable time preparing for Regional Conference.
AOB
· Julian House Christmas collection: The collection box for loose change will soon be made available and K wondered if the church was in a position to add anything to the collection this year. (Last year we had matched the collection pound for pound i.e. £53.65 making a total of £107.30). Given our current financial situation this would not be possible this year but D agreed that a sum of up to £20 could be added to the final collection. K thanked D.
· Discussion from ACM: K had asked those attending the ACM what they would like to see LS achieve by this time next year. The groups had come up with a number of ideas including monthly lunch, monthly social time at Mandalyns, monthly group in Swindon and the possibility of a morning worship time. There was general concern over the lack of numbers attending worship. Discussion at the CC meeting centred on the possibility of a regular church meal before or after worship, and a trialling of a morning worship service. J and D both supported the idea of trialling a Sunday morning worship service once a month; M had reservations and S was not in favour. As far as a regular meal went, J suggested that perhaps it would be more feasible to do this every two or three months rather than every month. K had expressed concerns over the length of time between lunch and worship. M suggested that lunch could happen after a morning service with partners or friends welcome. There are plenty of options and feasibility will be looked into over the near future.
· Setting up rota: J felt this should not need to be discussed at this meeting. However, as it had been raised at the ACM K said that it would now need to be looked at. J felt that starting at 4.15pm rather than at 4.00pm was a good idea – she will confirm time when she sends out the new rota, stressing the importance of arriving on time. K suggested that Tony, J and S decide on appropriate people to approach to join the rota. K offered to set up once a month and at special services. S suggested that J organise a meeting with those involved on the rota to sort things out and then report back to K. A couple of smaller boxes can be used to split up some of the bigger boxes. K needs to consider the logistics of the chapel space and the position of the piano.
· The Micah Centre: K had distributed copies of the draft received from Rev Ron Garner of the URC. Tony joined the discussion and reported to the meeting that he had been impressed with the idea and would like LS to support and be a part of the initiative. He felt that the theologians listed were of interest and not of a dogmatic nature. J and D both agreed that it would be a good initiative to support. S said she would be interested to know more about it. M was concerned that the wish to protect liberal thought didn’t turn into another brand of exclusivity. K agreed with T and would like LS to become involved – accordingly we will contact RG about this discussion and find out more.
The date of the next Church Council meeting is on Sunday 18 January 2009 at 4.00pm.
The meeting closed with the Grace at 5.20pm.
Living Springs
Metropolitan Community Church, Bath.
Annual Report 2008
Annual Congregational Meeting
Sunday 26 October 2008
United Reformed Church Halls, Bath.
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Agenda
1. Welcome
2. Opening Prayer
3. Apologies
4. Minutes of ACM 2007
5. Matters Arising
6. Review of Membership List
7. Pastor’s Report
8. Associate Pastor’s Report
9. Treasurer’s Report
10. Proposal of Budget 2008-2009
11. Ministry Groups
12. Would Jesus Discriminate?
13. Election to the Church Council
14. Any Other Business (please notify the Church Council no later than 5 October)
15. Closing Prayer
Living Springs Metropolitan Community Church, Bath
Annual Congregational Meeting
21 October 2007
Present - members: Jenny Bailey, Rev Kieren Bourne, Mike Holroyd, Sally James, Anthony Kwong, Euan Tait, Susan Taylor and Tony Wilson.
Friends: Hugh de Borde, Rev Cecilia Eggleston and Dorothy Whichelow.
Apologies: Barrie Glover and Alan Wilkins.
Mike opened the meeting in prayer at 3.33pm.
Kieren welcomed everyone, including Cecilia who the meeting congratulated on her new role as pastor of MCC Newcastle.
The minutes of the meeting of 22 October 2006 were accepted as a correct record (proposed Mike, seconded Jenny).
Matters Arising
There were no matters arising.
Review of membership list
The figures in the ACM report state that we have 17 members. However, Kieren will be writing to several people concerning their membership including Derek who resigned from the Church Council earlier in the year over issues related to the bylaws. Also to Jerry and Stuart; Monica, who will be leaving Bath with Cecilia and Graham who left for a new job a couple of months ago. If all these are removed, the membership list will stand at 12.
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Enquirers Classes are to take place over the next couple of weeks which Dorothy and Liz are attending. Kieren will also follow up with a couple of people who have previously attended these classes to see if they wish to move into membership. There was some discussion about how people were encouraged into membership, or to attend the classes. Tony felt that membership was a bit on the low side. Cecilia pointed out that in growing churches attendance was usually higher than membership, which is borne out in our figures. Susan asked if the number of members is actually significant to which Cecilia was able to tell the meeting that they are important as the fellowship keeps an eye on these numbers. The meeting was reminded that the MCC Constitution makes provision for people to become Friends rather than full members. Susan felt this should be made clear to people. Mike added that since coming into membership he had felt ‘different’ and that his membership had crystallised his commitment to the church. He suggested having cards or leaflets about membership.
Core Values, Mission & Vision Statements
These were briefly reviewed and felt to continue to reflect the ethos of what we are about and what we aim to do. They are displayed every week in the coffee area.
Pastor’s Report
Kieren offered his report and asked for any comments or questions. Susan suggested it would be good to have another retreat, to which K was able to inform the meeting that a date is currently being set and that Rev Glenna Shepherd had been asked to facilitate the day for us.
K felt we should congratulate ourselves on all that we had achieved to which Tony added we ‘punch above our weight’. Mike feels that we have ‘changed gear’ during the year. Euan feels that our involvement with CTB, and especially that K is the Chair, is very significant and this created some discussion about the pulpit exchange. Jenny reminded the meeting that we attended workshops and services in January as part of CTB, as well as the Cross Walk. K reported that this coming January as a result of the pulpit exchange, we would be sharing in combined worship on Holocaust Memorial Sunday with the URC and Manvers St Baptist Church. In further discussion about numbers and growth, Cecilia said that ‘the congregation’ was usually double what we see as average attendance. With reference to our Vision Statement, she said that we are actually about half-way to our aim of 100 in congregational terms. Cecilia said that Living Springs was a centre of excellence in the Region with several of our resources being used. Tony felt that he had witnessed people’s lives being transformed in some way by coming to LS, even if they have only been once or twice. Jenny thanked K and praised him for all the work that he puts in and for his gift of recording church events.
Treasurer’s Report
Kieren thanked Dorothy for offering to take on the job of book-keeping and told the meeting that preparing the books for the ACM had been quite an onerous task.
D presented a financial report and the budget for 2007/08.
K pointed out that ‘District tithe’ should read ‘Fellowship Tithe and explained what this tithe was. Susan proposed approval of the accounts for 2006/07, Tony seconded. Carried.
K explained that the item ‘Pastor’s expenses’ covers repayment for items such as photocopying, postage, candles, altar ware, phone and stationery. As the church grows, Cecilia suggested that all K’s expenses be itemised as a reference for future accurate representation. This would not be a problem as K keeps a book record and keeps all receipts.
D informed the meeting that she had budgeted £1500 for the WJD campaign because the expenses are not included in the 2006/07 figures. Euan suggested that next year the budgeted figures for the previous year, as well as the actual figures, be shown. This was agreed.
In relation to insurance, E asked whether our public liability covers activities outside the church. K said he would check the policy; Tony felt that any public liability should cover all eventualities.
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Cecilia suggested that it might be an idea to ask Glenna to invite a church insurer to speak about insurance concerns at the next Regional Conference.
Tony proposed acceptance of the budget, seconded Euan. Carried.
Anthony will audit the books for us. He asked whether this would be acceptable given our accounts are now over £10,000. K said that the Charity Commission had not questioned last year’s accounts so, unless we are advised otherwise, we will follow the same procedure as last year.
Constitution
During the year the Board of Directors voted to change its name to Church Council. It also moved to change Article VI, D in our constitution from ‘There shall be a minimum of five (5) members of the Church Council’ to ‘There shall be a minimum of three (3) members of the Church Council’. Such changes require amending in our constitution, thus the meeting was being asked to vote to accept these changes.
Subject to the approval of the Regional Elder and the Charity Commission the change of name from Board of Directors to Church Council was proposed by Susan, seconded Sally. Carried.
Cecilia suggested that we change Article VI, D to read, ‘There shall be a minimum of three (3) members and a maximum of seven (7) members of the Church Council’. This was agreed and so, subject to the approval of the Regional Elder and the Charity Commission, this latter amendment to Article VI, D was proposed by Tony, seconded Jenny. Carried.
Pastor’s Contract
Kieren invited Cecilia to comment. She felt that the ACM was not the place for this to be reviewed and that the Church Council should be responsible for this annual review. After a short discussion Tony moved that we refer this back to the Church Council, seconded Jenny. Carried.
Ministry Groups and Reports
With time running out Kieren gave a brief resume of the current Ministry teams operating at Living Springs. Kieren thanked the co-ordinators and team members of the prayer, hospitality, pastoral care and worship ministry teams. He also reminded the meeting of Open House which takes place on the first Wednesday of each month and the website which is a vital part of the church’s ministry outreach.
(As an aside to the meeting K said that the pastoral care and worship ministry teams would next ‘meet’ via conference phone calls. He also mentioned that he will no longer be setting up before church, other than special services, and the proposal is to set up a rota of people to undertake this task with Tony. K asked Anthony if he would ask the welcomers if some/all might be able to take on this task, to which A agreed).
Would Jesus Discriminate?
K asked for brief comments from the meeting with regard to this new initiative. Euan felt the public rally was a powerful statement. Mike said that we now have an ‘open door’ into BBC Radio Bristol. Cecilia congratulated K on his ‘cracking letter’ which appeared in the Bath Chronicle this week. K reminded the meeting that this was an ongoing campaign.
Election to the Church Council
Dorothy, Sally and Mike had all been nominated for positions on the Council. Those members present (8) voted by secret ballot. Cecilia acted as recorder and reported back to the meeting that all three had been unanimously elected. K thanked them for offering to serve in this way.
AOB
Kieren left the room. Sally proposed that K’s remuneration be reviewed with view to an increase. As the budget had been set, it was proposed that the Church Council be given the authority to look at the pastor’s remuneration with a view to an increase, and that they will do this keeping within the final expenditure figures that have already been agreed. Proposed Susan, seconded Tony. Carried.
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Kieren thanked everyone for their presence and contributions to the meeting, with special thanks to Dorothy and to Sally for recording the minutes.
Jenny proposed a vote of thanks to Kieren; seconded by Mike.
Cecilia closed the meeting in prayer at 5.30pm.
Pastor’s Report
It never ceases to amaze me as to just how much we accomplish in a year – and never more so than this last year when I have had various times of leave of absence. But as you will see from Appendix 1 we have indeed led a full church life!
Our Would Jesus Discriminate campaign launch was a big success. We were very fortunate that Rev Delores Berry’s itinerary fitted in with our plans and so we were able to incorporate her and Mike’s considerable musical talents to great advantage. There was much subsequent interchange of letters in the Bath Chronicle for sometime afterwards which proved the success of the launch, but of course, my erratic presence has meant that we have not been able to drive this forward as we would have liked. It is hoped that we will be able to formulate strategies for the continuation of this campaign over the coming year by seeking to engage in suitable chances for outreach and ministry.
This year’s Away Day was a great success with good attendance and everyone appreciated Rev Glenna Shepherd who facilitated the workshops for us. Given the positive feedback we have already booked next year’s Away Day and are working on inviting an outside facilitator.
Many people responded very positively to our annual stewardship campaign, but we are sailing closer to the wind this year and will need to tighten our belts a bit as you will see from the attached financial details. We continue to sponsor Fred in Uganda and hold a monthly Community Tithe. You may be interested (and proud) to know that from September 2007 to October 2008 the CT raised £699.84 for different charities. On top of this we held special fundraising for Julian House (£53.65) to purchase Christmas treats for the homeless shelter; for ourselves over Lent (£86.05) to be spent on a new altar cloth; and for the Safe House in Cape Town (£368). I would like to thank all of you who give financially to the work of Living Springs – both in a dedicated and regular manner and for our special collections.
Our worship continues to be of a high quality and I am grateful to the worship ministry team for their persistent efforts to bring us a varied selection of liturgical and musical experiences. The disappointment this year has been the decline in attendance. The causes may be many and various but I sincerely hope and pray that we may return to the growth that we had experienced over the previous couple of years.
I am indebted to Mike for agreeing to take on the role of Associate Pastor thus providing continuity during my absences. He has filled this role with professionalism and grace and I know that many have benefitted from his leadership. I am aware that Mike has been on sabbatical this year and so has been able to devote more time than usual to the work and life of Living Springs. It is my sincere wish that he continues in his role as Associate Pastor for as long as he feels called to do so – it can only be a blessing for us all. His talents are also appreciated within the denomination and he has been asked to coordinate worship for Regional Conference in November.
As ever, space necessitates drawing attention only to the highlights of our year, and so for a full summary of our endeavours and achievements I direct you to Appendix 1. I do however want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who serve on the hospitality, setting-up, prayer, worship, pastoral, preaching or music ministry teams; those who serve on the Church
Council; all who help clear away after church; and all of you who give of your time, skills and finances in any way. I want you to know that I have received positive comments from various visitors over the year about the warm welcome they have received; about the atmosphere of the Chapel; about the diversity of our worship and/or about the follow-up they have received.
Living Springs continues to provide a positive and life-affirming experience for those who attend our services – but, of course, we can never rest on our laurels as always there will be challenges and further opportunities!
Finally, whilst this year has been a positive one for me it has also been very difficult at times. I would like to thank all those who have taken on extra responsibility while I’ve been away and also for the prayers and quiet support that I have received.
I pray that God will bless you, and that God will continue to bless us as we journey together in faith, service and community.
Kieren
Rev Kieren Bourne
Associate Pastor’s Report
I have been Associate Pastor of Living Springs since January 2008 with Interim Pastoral responsibilities commencing in December 2007. The primary purpose of this role has been to provide continuity in pastoral oversight during Kieren’s leave of absences. When discussing the role, Kieren and I felt that it was essential to ensure that, as far as possible, the people and work of Living Springs would be served seamlessly throughout. I hope that I have been able thus far to ensure that this has happened. Certainly the first couple of weeks in December were a bit of a challenge with every service being different, and the setting up rotas being in their infancy. However, as time has progressed I feel that I have settled into the role much more comfortably – not too comfortably though of course – God and comfortable never seem to go together for long!
As many of you know I have been on sabbatical this year and so have had more time to think about my ministry and pursue other interests for a year. This has been a time of tremendous blessing and, occasionally, a time of pain as my usual routines and props disappear. However, as the year has progressed, so has my confidence and my capacity to embrace new challenges and situations.
At Living Springs I have been involved in the usual responsibilities of pastoral care and worship planning along with more regular preaching engagements – about once a month. I continue to take responsibility for much of the music, but have been delighted that Euan and Tony have been able to be a huge support in this area – more musicians are always welcome.
Many of us have recognised that attendance at LS has fluctuated this year – we can all think of 101 reasons as to why this is the case, but please be assured that I am praying and hoping that the pattern of growth we have seen over recent years will be resumed. We have a number of significant events to plan for next year, and I am sure that working towards these events will offer ample opportunities for growth both in terms of numbers and spiritual depth.
Clearly my own personal needs have meant that I rely on a variety of people to undertake various visual tasks – the church wouldn’t look very pretty if you left me to set up on my own for example! I have been really pleased and blessed by the way in which people have pulled together to ensure that worship happens, and its not always the same people which is fantastic.
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I believe that we have something extremely special at Living Springs – we are a loving and creative church which I believe offers a high level of care and support to each other. Our challenge is to ensure that we do all we can to ensure that this special church is known by, and available to everyone. We need to work out a long term strategy for our Would Jesus Discriminate campaign, and ensure that we have well planned and co-ordinated opportunities to engage in outreach. Our geographical diversity makes for an interesting challenge in how to be church from Monday to Saturday – I truly believe that if we are to experience significant growth, this is the issue to which we must pay careful attention over the next couple of years.
I am blessed to be able to serve Living Springs in this role, and have been touched by the support I have received – please be assured that none of this is taken for granted. I pray that God will bless us all as we seek to bring glory to God through our beloved Lord Jesus Christ as we work out our journeys of faith together.
Mike
Mike Holroyd
Treasurer’s Report
The budget has been discussed and accepted by the Church Council. This is open for discussion at this meeting and a vote will be taken to confirm the budget for 2008/2009. The full financial details are on page 9. Examined accounts will be available at the ACM.
Ministry Groups
Currently four ministry groups are in operation at Living Springs:
a) The Prayer Ministry is headed up by Jenny and involves members of the congregation who commit to pray regularly each week on issues raised during the previous Sunday worship. The Prayer Ministry team also pray regularly for Regional issues and occasionally for special
denominational prayer requests. They also hold a monthly prayer time at church which is open to all. This is a vital part of our church life, as prayer underpins all that we do.
b) The Hospitality Team continue to function well offering ongoing service to Living Springs and our visitors on a weekly basis. New members to this hospitality team are always welcome. Alongside this, a new rota has been established for people who are willing to help set up before church – this is largely made up from people on the hospitality team. New members of this team are always welcome.
c) The Pastoral Care Team are fully accessible to members and friends of Living Springs and many have taken opportunities to contact and chat with the person of their choice over this last year. Currently there are five members of this team and contact is often done at church, but also by email and telephone where appropriate.
d) The Worship Ministry Team continues to try and bring effective and excellent worship experiences. Input is also being sought by the team from church members to further enhance and broaden our liturgical life.
Sadly the monthly Open House ceased during the year due to lack of interest/attendance.
The website continues to be an important ministry tool.
All of these ministries are vital to the life and work of Living Springs. Thank you to all of you who give so much of your time and talents by taking part in these ministry groups.
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Secretary
Sally is our minute’s secretary with Kieren currently undertaking the rest of the secretarial duties. The Secretary plays a key role in the ongoing work of Living Springs. The post is for two years, and the commitment is attendance at Council meetings and other activities as agreed. Sally has a further year in post.
Lay Delegate
Jenny is the current Lay Delegate, having been elected at the 2006 ACM. This post comes up for election at the 2008 ACM.
Church Council
Currently the Church Council comprises Kieren, Jenny, Sally, Dorothy and Mike. The Council directs the running and planning of the church during the course of the year and meets for 1½ hours on a monthly basis – there are usually between eight to ten meetings per year.
Church Statistics
(All averages are adjusted to the nearest round figure)
From September 2007 to August 2008 there has been an overall attendance of 705 at worship at Living Springs, with an annual average Sunday attendance of 14.
Average Monthly Sunday Attendance
2006/2007
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
12 15 15 13 15 16 14 14 16 15 19 12
2007/2008
13 18 14 14 14 13 13 14 12 12 15 12
Membership each October
2000: 14; 2001: 12; 2002: 11; 2003: 9; 2004: 16; 2005: 17; 2006: 18; 2007: 17; 2008: 14
The following Core Values, Mission and Vision statements were adopted in 2001:
Core Values
Living Springs’ Core Values were developed by the church in 2001 at the beginning of the Strategic Growth Initiative. We aim to ensure that these Core Values are reflected in all the work and ministry that we undertake.
Inclusivity: We believe God creates, loves and accepts all people, and that Christ is also made available to all. Accordingly, we recognise and celebrate the diversity of our communities through the practical demonstration of God’s love in all that we do.
Worship: We believe that everyone should be able to experience God through a variety of worship, which reflects our diverse Christian experiences and offers opportunity for all to participate.
Care and Support: We believe in following the example of Jesus by offering support and friendship to each other and the wider communities.
A Ministry for Everyone: We believe God has given each of us gifts and skills; that each person has a ministry and can experience personal growth through serving God and others.
Outreach: We believe in working in practical ways to meet the needs of others, in God’s name.
These Core Values have been encapsulated in the phrase, Touching Lives – Changing Lives: What can we do for you?
Mission Statement
Living Springs MCC Bath is a Christian church, providing a safe and welcoming place to explore and celebrate spirituality with all those who wish to journey with us. We are rooted in and reach beyond the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and other marginalised communities.
We seek to share and make available Christ and his message of love and liberation through regular worship, study, and sharing social activities, offering pastoral care, undertaking social action and working for justice.
Vision Statement
By 2011 Living Springs MCC Bath will:
· offer a warm welcome and acceptance to all who share in the life of the church
· be celebrating and actively making available to all, Christ and his message of love and liberation
· have a variety of worship styles and services at different times and locations, enriched by an established music ministry
· be visible and respected within the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities offering a valuable complement to the commercial gay scene
· be fully accepted, recognised and valued by ecumenical groups on a local and national level
· be known as an excellent resource for support by other community groups
· have a diverse congregation of 100 people
· have a full-time paid pastor and other paid leadership
· recognise, value and utilise the skills and ministries of all those who wish to become involved in the life of the church
· have established plans to use the resources of the church to meet the needs of the congregation and wider communities
· have permanent, dedicated and accessible premises, and will support the development of new church groups in the area
Through the ministry of Living Springs, people’s lives will be transformed by the opportunity to grow in God. Society will accept and value the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and other marginalised communities.
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Living Springs MCC:
Touching Lives – Changing Lives
What can we do for you?
www.mccbath.org.uk
Living Springs MCC, Bath is a registered charity, number 1054737
Living Springs
Metropolitan Community Church, Bath.
Annual Report 2007
Annual Congregational Meeting
Sunday 21 October 2007
United Reformed Church Halls, Bath.
Agenda
1. Welcome
2. Opening Prayer
3. Apologies
4. Minutes of ACM 2006
5. Matters Arising
6. Review of Membership List
7. Core Values/Vision & Mission statements
8. Pastor’s Report
9. Treasurer’s Report
10. Proposal of Budget 2007-2008
11. Constitution
12. Pastor’s Contract
14. Ministry Groups & Reports
15. Would Jesus Discriminate?
16. Election to the Church Council
17. Any Other Business (please notify the Church Council no later than 30 September)
18. Closing Prayer
LIVING SPRINGS METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, BATH
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING