Our Teams... it sure does take a Village!

MODERATED BY ELDERS MIKE LEMON AND JEAN KEARS

Responsibilities of the Worship Team  include all of the efforts undertaken to make preparation for the right worship of God and the right administration of the sacraments.  This includes engaging people in the service, creating a worshipful environment and extending welcome and hospitality to all who enter our doors.

Worship team responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preparing Communion each month and recruiting servers , ushers and their duties, preparation and decoration of the Sanctuary for Sunday Worship and special services and Holidays.

MODERATED BY ELDER ELAINE RICHARD

The Membership Ministry Team works to attract, welcome, and integrate new members into the life of the church. Membership also has the responsibility of maintaining our congregational directory so that our members and friends stay connected with one another.   

MODERATED BY ELDER MARGE ANKE

The Fellowship Team's goal is to provide opportunities for church members, regular attendees and guests to get to know each other better outside regular Sunday Worship. This team plans Fellowship Dinners and other social events.

MODERATED BY ELDER MARY ELLEN KILBRIDE

We believe the calling of the Mission Ministry Team is to embody Village’s Mission Statement of “Continuing Christ’s Work in the World”. Our team investigates and reviews missions to decide which ones we will support, either monetarily or in other ways. We endeavor to fund missions locally, nationally and internationally. Click below to get more information on the missions Village supports!

MODERATED BY ELDER MIKE SCHUYLER

The primary function of the Finance Team is to ensure that VPC’s financial resources are prayerfully and diligently managed so that they can be used by this church to glorify God and do the work that He calls us to do. Responsibilities include budget development and management, oversight of financial management activities by office staff and coordination with other ministry teams on financial matters.

MODERATED BY HOLLY KOWALCZYK, Director of Christian Education

The Christian Education Team works in partnership with the Director of Christian Education and is responsible for all aspects of the curriculum at Village Presbyterian Church.  This includes all education classes (infant-adult), Lenten and Advent studies/events, Sunday school classes, SPLASH and AGAPE.  The CE team is also responsible for organizing outreach programs throughout the year such as,  Easter EGGstravaganza, Live Nativity, and Vacation Bible School.

MODERATED BY ELDERS JOHN MORELLI AND BILL CUSICK

This team is responsible to ensure the church buildings and property are in good working order.  We do repairs within our level of competence. Bids are sought for other repairs that can not be performed internally. 

MODERATED BY ELDER PAM THOMPSON

The primary role of the Personnel Team is the care and nurturing of the church staff, serving as a support system for the staff, and oversight of staff administration. The Team operates under the authority of the Session and is comprised of at least one ruling elder, who shall serve as chair, and at least four members at large from the congregation. The Pastor is an ex-officio member of the Team. The Team’s specific responsibilities include the hiring of all ordained and non-ordained staff, maintenance of Performance Standards for all staff, ensuring completion of staff annual performance reviews, setting annual compensation changes for the staff (together with the Finance Team), and oversight of grievance procedures and recommending disciplinary action when required.