The Session
Membership
The session of a particular church consists of the pastor or co-pastors, the associate pastors, and the elders in active service. All members of the session, including the pastor, co-pastors, and associate pastors, are entitled to vote.
Current Elders
Paula Bidwell - Clerk of Session
Joann Collis
Linda Donner
Mark Fera
Nancy Fleischauer
Kirsten Helm
Cara Matteliano
Alice Mohr
Jeanette Pease
Robin Reese
Tom Rolle
Jill Walsh
Catherine White
Responsibilities
The session is responsible for the mission and government of the particular church.
It therefore has the responsibility and power:
to provide opportunities for evangelism
to receive members into the church
to lead the congregation in participation in the mission of the whole Church in the world,
to provide for the worship of the people of God.
to provide for the growth of its members and for their equipment for ministry
to develop and supervise the church school and the educational program of the church;
to lead the congregation in ministries of personal and social healing and reconciliation in the communities in which the church lives and bears its witness;
to challenge the people of God with the privilege of responsible Christian stewardship of money and time and talents.
to lead the congregation continually to discover what God is doing in the world .
to engage in a process for education and mutual growth of the members of the session.
[condensed from the book of order]
Revised August-2025