Listening Sessions 2018

Greetings, Andrews Chapel Members

Rev. Donald Reed, the Church Council and the Long Range Planning Committee invite you to participate in one or more “listening sessions” designed to give you an opportunity to freely express your opinions on the future direction of our church.

We are approaching the 150^th anniversary of the church in 2025 and we believe this is an opportune time to begin to assess our current and future needs. The purpose of the sessions is to hear from you on how we can best:

Fulfill the mission and ministry of the United Methodist Church “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world” (The UMC Book of Discipline ¶120)
Provide for the maintenance of worship, the edification of believers, and the redemption of the world as stated in the Preamble to the Book of Discipline
Prepare for the church’s sesquicentennial celebration (150^th anniversary) in 2025

Key discussion question: “Where would you like to see ACUMC in 2025 (150th church anniversary) in terms of these areas – Facilities, Ministries, Membership, Finances, Community Outreach and Community Partners?”

There will be five (5) face-to-face sessions, one (1) conference call session and an ongoing website session. Each session will be 45 minutes led by a facilitator to ensure that each person has an opportunity to be heard. You may choose to attend any of the sessions listed below:

1. Listening Session Online Survey:

2. Listening Session Registration:

DATES	SESSION TOPICS
Session 1: 12:00 Noon Sunday, May 20	Facilities, Ministries, Membership
Session 2: 7:00-7:45 pm Wednesday, May 30	Facilities, Ministries, Membership
Session 3: 11:00-11:45 am Tuesday, June 12	Finances, Community Outreach and Community Partners
Session 4: 10:00-10:45 am Saturday, June 23	Finances, Community Outreach and Community Partners
Session 5: 12:00 Noon Sunday, + Live on Facebook July 8	All Topics
Session 6: 7:00-7:45 pm Monday, Conference Call July 16	All Topics
Ongoing Church Website Session: any time May 20-July 16	All Topics

Questions: Contact – Rev. Donald Reed, Doug Miller, Victor Lunderman, Georgia Wilson

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