Session Calls Special Congregational Meeting for November 16

The session of First Presbyterian Church of Garland, Texas hereby issues a call for a special meeting of the congregation. The meeting will be held Sunday November 16^th, 2014 in the church sanctuary immediately following the 10:50 am worship service.  The purpose of the meeting is to hear and act upon a report from the Pastor Nominating Committee. All details will be released at that meeting. Voting will be by paper ballot. Signed, Ty Bailey, Clerk of Session and the Rev. David Ivie, Interim Pastor

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At this meeting, the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) Moderator Rhonda Bush will motion that the congregation extend a call to the candidate to become your next pastor. The PNC will introduce the candidate and relate how they discerned this candidate to be the one whom God is calling here. They will also present the terms of call (salary, benefits, etc) for the pastor as well as the start date.

Everyone is invited to attend. All active members of the congregation are allowed to vote, and voting will be done by paper ballot.

 

This means the congregation will meet two Sundays in a row. The session had previously set Sunday November 9th as the day to hear and act upon a report from the Congregational Nominating Committee (followed by chili cook-off!). So the congregational will be asked to elect ruling elders and deacons one Sunday and have the option to extend a call to a new pastor on the following Sunday. In our polity, the congregation does not have very many opportunities to vote on items of business (see Book of Order G-1.0503). But now you are exercising two of your main responsibilities in the same month!

 

I know that we are all very excited to be at this place in the process. The PNC was elected just over one year ago (October 13, 2013) and has worked prayerfully and carefully to discern God's leading. Anticipate both meetings with a sense of wonder and joy about the steadfast love of the Lord. It never ceases.

 

Excitedly, David