Council of Elders Meeting Report - June 7, 2016

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United Church of God, an International Association

Council of Elders Videoconference Report

Milford, Ohio

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Chairman Don Ward called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Eastern, and the meeting was opened with prayer. All 12 Council of Elders (Council) members were present.

The Council went into scheduled executive session until 5:55 when they came into open session.

Chairman Ward led the discussion going through populating the committees of the Council and selecting their respective chairs. He read through Bylaw 8.9.1 to review the procedure.

The following are the updated committees and their chairmen:

  • Doctrine Committee: Scott Ashley, Bill Bradford, Bob Dick, John Elliott (chair) and Mark Mickelson.
  • Education Committee: Jorge de Campos, Aaron Dean (chair), Rex Sexton and Tony Wasilkoff.
  • Ethics Committee: Bob Dick, John Elliott, Mark Mickelson (chair), Mario Seiglie and Tony Wasilkoff.
  • Executive Committee: Scott Ashley, Aaron Dean, John Elliott, Don Ward (chair) and Robin Webber.
  • Media and Communications Committee: Scott Ashley (chair), Mario Seiglie, Rex Sexton, Tony Wasilkoff and Robin Webber.
  • Roles and Rules Committee: Jorge de Campos, Aaron Dean, Rex Sexton and Robin Webber. There was no chair currently decided for this committee.
  • Strategic Planning and Finance Committee: Bill Bradford (chair), Jorge de Campos, Bob Dick, Mario Seiglie and Robin Webber.

The Council unanimously approved these committees and their chairmen. The Roles and Rules Committee chair will be decided in the future.

The Council adjourned at 6:56 p.m.

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Council Reporter

Shawn Cortelyou

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