Serving at Farmville Baptist
Posted on April 22nd, 2009
At our quarterly business meeting last Sunday (April 19), church members in attendance approved the following members to serve on our Nominating Committee for 2009-2010: Mc Amoss, Peggy Cave, Don Kyper, Cecil Yeatts and Sandy Yeatts. This committee has the responsibility for connecting people in our church community to different ways of supporting the work and ministry of Farmville Baptist through our committee structure.
The following are the committees of Farmville Baptist. If you feel that God may be leading you to serve in any of these committees or positions of service, please contact Michael or Kathy at the church office to let them know. They will pass that on to the Nominating Committee, which will take into account your desire to serve during their deliberation process.
Committees of Farmville Baptist
The Stewardship Committee shall consist of eight (8) members which include the Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer and six (6) members elected at large.
A. It shall serve as the Committee of Management of the financial resources of the church.
B. It shall strive to develop in church members an understanding of and commitment to the biblical concepts of individual and corporate stewardship. The committee will utilize all functions of the church, including worship, ministry, proclamation, education, and application, to accomplish its objectives.
C. The committee shall prepare an annual budget which will be presented to the congregation for adoption during the month of November.
D. Regular reports of this committee will be made to the church by the chairman.
The Property Committee shall consist of six (6) members or watchcare members and the Custodian as a non-voting member. The duties of this committee shall be that of maintenance and upkeep of property, as well as that of caring for the beautification and cleanliness of the church.
The Music and Worship Committee shall consist of six (6) members, whose duty shall be to develop the music ministry with the assistance of the music minister and choir director, assist the ministerial staff in evaluating and planning worship services (like the Hanging of the Greens, Advent and Lenten candle services, Holy Week services, and Laity Sunday) and to assist candidates for baptism and preparing monthly the elements of the Lord’s Supper.
The Social Committee shall consist of eight (8) members or watchcare members. It shall be the duty of this committee to be in charge of all social functions of the church (including the church-wide picnic in August, church-wide meals, Good Friday soup lunch, special fellowships, meals after funerals, etc.).
The Children’s Advisory Committee shall consist of six (6) members or watchcare members, in addition to an Extended Sessions Director. This also places the responsibility of finding this Director on the Children’s Advisory Committee and not the Nominating Committee. (In the past, this committee has been in charge of organizing the Thanksgiving Baskets, children’s fellowship activities, children camp fundraisers.)
The Youth Advisory Committee shall consist of five (5) members or watchcare members (3 adults who shall be rotating members and 2 teenagers chosen yearly by the youth.) Their function shall be to plan and implement programs and activities for the youth ministry of the church (like youth camp fundraisers, mission and service projects, fellowship activities and trips).
The College Advisory Committee shall consist of three (3) member or watchcare members plus one student representative, whose function shall be to plan and implement programs and activities for the college-affiliated students (like college luncheons, end-of-semester goodie bags, Fall college cookout and Adopt-a-Student program).
The Flower Committee shall consist of three (3) members or watchcare members who shall be responsible for floral decorations in the sanctuary during worship services, and implementing such policy as the church has in regard to floral contributions to bereaved and ill.
The Personnel Committee shall consist of six (6) members who shall be responsible for maintaining policy approved by the church regarding employed personnel of the church for determining and recommending need of necessary employees; for maintaining adequate job descriptions; for filling vacancies of offices of all employed personnel (except pastor); and for helping maintain proper staff relationships.
The Constitution Committee shall consist of three (3) members. It shall be the duty of this committee to continually study the constitution of the church and consider recommendations from the membership for any changes it deems appropriate for the orderly development of the church.
The Missions and Outreach Committee shall consist of six (6) members or watchcare members. It shall be the duty of this committee to envision, plan for and carry out the mission projects of the church. In addition it will be the duty of this committee to coordinate the outreach efforts of the church as we recognize that indeed Outreach is a part of our Missions objective. (In the past, this committee has organized the Heifer International Project, Angel Tree, lunch for Habitat, highway cleanup, flu shots for the community, FACES, etc.)
Other Positions of Service
Sunday School Director – shall consist of a church member who is responsible for working with the Sunday School teachers and Jack Austin in ordering literature, promoting the enrollment of new students, keeping track of attendance and participation of students, providing training and support for each Sunday School class.
Ushers – shall consist of any regular attending individual who would like to be trained in being responsible for greeting and handing out worship bulletins before the worship service, directing late-coming worshippers to their seats during worship, directing worshippers to the nearest exits in case of fire or emergencies, and to address disruptive individuals during the worship service.
Tellers – shall consist of church members who will count the offering plate collection and tithe, report the amount to the office manager and deposit the collection early in the week after every worship service.
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