Leadership Team assembles in Peoria for June meeting
Gil Crosby opened with prayer. Chairman Bob Champlin called the meeting to order.
Jim Lehman presented a financial report showing the District to be in pretty good shape at the present time. Church allocations were being received a little ahead of plans with some churches who had not pledged contributing to the District Missions. The District sold the former Batavia Church property bringing in a net of $245,807. Some Ministry Teams had not used their budgets leaving a positive balance. A new Funding, Investments and Properties Team has been formed to advise the Leadership Team on the handling of the District investments and any property that would revert to the District. Those who serve on that Team are: Jocelyn Watkins, (Peoria), Will Nolan, (Highland Ave.) and Fletcher Farrar, (Springfield) Others will be named later.
A new Pastor has been called to the Polo Church of the Brethren, Pastor Leslie Lake who comes to Polo from the Northern Ohio District. Several other Churches seek pastors including Dixon, Lanark, Chicago First and Woodland. District Executive, Kevin Kessler, continues working with these congregations with search profiles.
Joel Kline, Standing Committee, attended the meeting to prepare a report on the Illinois-Wisconsin District to the Standing Committee.
The Leadership Team continues to study possible missions for the Douglas Park Church. The LT is also the Leadership Team for the Douglas Park congregation.
Our District Executive, Kevin Kessler, plans to take a well earned Sabbatical next year from July 7th to September 7th.
It was reported that the response to the District Pot Luck held April 27th in Peoria came is positive. The consensus of the evaluation sheets showed the District congregations want to continue with yearly Pot Lucks.
The next Pot Luck could be held at another Church. The next Leadership Team Meeting will be held at Pinecrest Manor on August 10th.
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