Lexington Presbyterian - Governance

Presbyterians have a representative form of government. Local congregations are governed by ruling elders elected from among the congregation. These elders meet in a body called the Session, which is moderated by the pastor, or teaching elder. More about the history and governance of our denomination may be found at the web site of the Presbyterian Church in the USA. Elders, although ordained for life, typically serve 3-year terms as active members of the Session.

The work of our local church is carried out in various committees that report to the Session.

We have developed policies governing aspects of church life. These include policies for weddings, funerals, and bequests.

Our Session

	William M. Klein, Moderator
	Mary P. Atthowe, Clerk
Class of 2010	Class of 2011	Class of 2012
Gregg B. Amonette	James M. Baker	Barbara J. Brown
George R. Bent	Reed H. Belden	Philip P. Coulling
Laura C. Brown	Mary Ann Bowden	Robert A. Doyle
Warren J. Bryan	Dianne W. Herrick	Mary F. Dugan
Shirley G. Claiborn	Joseph M. H. Irby	Joshua O. Elrod
Jane T. Horton	Elizabeth H. Lee	Margaret Howard
Robert W. Moreschi	Barry T. Mines	Ann M. Massie
Emily S. Reel	Mary Ellena Ward	John W. Morman

The Session generally meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm in the Westfel Lounge. We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about how the Session operates to attend a meeting. Our monthly newsletter also contains summaries of the meetings and information about major committee reports.

Information of interest to Session members:

Click on the underlined word or phrase for:

Communion service:
- Communion Schedule and station assignments for 2010.
- Summer 2010 Communion Schedule
- Communion Instructions
- Communion Layout
The Statistical Report Summary for 2008
Information on spiritual leadership provided for Presbyterian elders

Committees

The organizational structure of the Lexington Presbyterian Church is an outgrowth of its mission. The work of the church is done through its committees. We encourage all church members to consider serving on a committee. Although this may sound like an daunting task, members find that in addition to performing a valuable service they gain fellowship and support from their committee co-workers. Click on the committee name to find out additional information.

Our standing committees are:

Christian Education	Nominating	Planning
Communications	Outreach	Property
Congregational Life	Personnel	Worship
Financial Management

Christian Education Committee

Chair, 2010: Laura Brown; Vice-chair: Jane T. Horton

General duties: Determine general policies, plan and evaluate the educational and youth programs of the church; oversee the church library; select and furnish curriculum and related resources; provide for an adult educational weekend; promote and encourage seminars; seek ways to involve youth & adults in Christian education and all aspects of the church's work; lead the Campus Ministry program; assist the DCE.

Subcommittees:

Children's Division
Youth Division
Adult Division
Campus Ministry Division

Click to see the March 2009 CE Annual Report.

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Communications Committee

Chair, 2010: Mary Ellena Ward; Vice-chair: Emily S. Reel

General duties: to assure the appropriate flow of communications throughout the church family and the community.

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Congregational Life Committee

Chair, 2010: Mary Ann Bowden; Vice-chair: Buddy Bryan

General duties: to encourage and comfort the members of the congregation; to welcome new members; to facilitate fellowship opportunities for the on-going life of the congregation.

Click to see the April 2010 Report.

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Financial Management Committee

Chair, 2010: Bob Moreschi; Vice-chair: Reed Belden

General duties: Establish and oversee the various financial aspects of the church.

Click to see the October 2009 Report.

Online resources:

Current teller schedule.
The 2009 budget summary.
David Hawkins' presentation of 3 August 2008 on interesting legacies.

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Nominating Committee

Chair, 2010: George Bent, Vice-chair: vacant

The Nominating Committee is made up of eight persons: two Elders assigned by the session and six selected from the congregation (one of whom is a young person). Individuals serve single three year terms on the Nominating Committee.

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Outreach Committee

Chair, 2010: Mac Baker, Vice-chair: Gregg Amonette

General duties: to develop the outreach witness of this church on local, national, and international levels.

You may review some of the many mission and outreach programs supported by Lexington Presbyterian by selecting the links under "Helping others" in the menu bar.

Information about applying for a mission grant.

View the May 2010 Outreach Committee Report.

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Personnel Committee

Chair, 2010: George Bent; Vice-chair: Bob Moreschi

General duties: to provide an orderly and ongoing means for Session to manage human resources wisely and provide a healthy work environment. To provide support and counsel to the pastor (who serves as head of staff) concerning employment issues.

View the September 2009 Personnel Committee Report.

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Planning Committee

Chair, 2010: Dianne Herrick; Vice-chair: Betsy Lee

General duties: to provide long-range thinking and planning for all church activities; to provide initial program development and coordinate implementation by the appropriate committee; to conduct periodic Session retreats; to coordinate assignments that cross over committees; to provide for the smooth transition in the leadership of the standing committees of Session.

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