The 193 Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of East Iowa ... · Barry Ensign-George 654 Jim Langley...

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193rd STATED MEETING

DOCKET

10 am

WORSHIP Eulogy for Trees and Fields: A Service of Lament and Hope

10:15

am

PRESBYTERIAN MISSION AGENCY William (Bill) McConnell, Mission Engagement Advisor for the Presbyterian Mission Agency will bring greetings to the Presbytery and explain the PMA resources that are available

10:20

am

STATED CLERK

• Recommendation: Approval of Minutes of the 192nd Stated Meeting

• Synod Administrative Review Update • Other Information Items

Stated Clerk

Blair

PRESBYTERY COORDINATING COMMISSION (PCC)

• Recommendation: Disaster Recovery Task Force • Recommendation: DRTF Funding Authorization

Co-

Moderator

not

moderating

the meeting

The 193rd Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of East Iowa

Covenant Community: Resilience in Discipleship Saturday, September 19, 2020

10 am-Noon A virtual meeting conducted via Zoom

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TRUSTEES

• Recommendation: Affirm sale of Winfield Manse • Recommendation: Approve Camp Wyoming Synod Grant

Request • Recommendation: Approve Montrose Presbyterian

Church Dissolution (with MCC)

RE Jan

Kosowski

MINISTERS AND CONGREGATIONS COMMISSION

• Recommendation: Approve Montrose Presbyterian Church Dissolution (with Trustees)

• Recommendation: Affirm dissolution of the intentional interim pastoral relationship between the Reverend Mark Galbraith and the Davenport, First church

• Recommendation: Affirm the Change in Pastoral Call between the Reverend Katie Styrt and the Davenport, First congregation

• Recommendation: Affirm the service of ordination and commission for Candidate Brendan McLean

• Recommendation: Approve Temporary Pastoral Relationship between TE Carl Anderson and CR, Christ

• Recommendation: Affirm, as the way is clear, the dissolution of intentional interim pastoral relationship between the Reverend Terry Purvis-Smith and the Marion, First church, effective 25 October 2020

• Action items from September commission meeting

TE Jennifer

Jennings

BUDGET AND FINANCE TEAM

• Audit Status Report • August Balance Sheet • August Actual vs Current Budget Comparison • August Operating Income and Expense Report • August Per Capita and Mission by Church • Information Items

RE Tom

Martin and

Finance

Manager

Karen Bartel

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TEAM

• Recommendation: Approval of Ordination Exam Readers for 2021 Reading Cycle

• Information Items

TE Mary Anne

Welch

CAMP WYOMING REPORT

Kevin Cullum

PEACEMAKING TASK FORCE

TE Lisa Ross

Thedens

MISSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM

• Disaster Response and Recovery Report

TE Kristin

Hutson

CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND VITALITY TEAM

• Information Items TE Danie

DeBeer

COVENANT COMMUNITY JOYS AND CONCERNS

NEW BUSINESS

Stated Clerk

Blair

ADJOURNMENT

REMINDER: Commissioners are so named because they have a commission, a special

responsibility to prepare for the meeting by carefully reading and thinking through

the meeting materials in advance in order to make educated decisions, and then

sharing the information presented at Presbytery meetings with their sessions as a

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part of the Presbyterian connectional system. Please take this commission seriously

and share information so that your session will be “in the know.”

To steward resources wisely, all documents in the meeting packet will be available

electronically on the Presbytery website. Copies of the meeting packet will be available

in hard copy form only upon request.

New business must be delivered to the Stated Clerk no later than 10:30 a.m. New

motions and amendments must be pre-filed in writing with the Stated Clerk.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM FOR THIS MEETING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

• Your timely registration helps us to get an accurate meeting count. • Childcare will be provided. Please indicate the need for childcare on the

registration form.

• Please also indicate dietary restrictions on the registration form

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REPORT OF THE STATED CLERK ACTION ITEMS MOTION: The Stated Clerk advises that a motion would be in order that the Presbytery approve the minutes of the 192nd Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of East Iowa, convened on 11 July 2020 via Zoom. These minutes may be found on the Presbytery website—www.peia.org—under the "Meetings and Minutes" tab. INFORMATION ITEMS PCUSA polity requires annual reviews of each church’s minutes and roll books as a mark of

trust within covenant community. The regional records review sessions will take place virtually in October. Please watch Out and About for information. The records review checklist may be found on the Presbytery website or by contacting Stated Clerk Dr. Rebecca Blair at 319- 930-7470 or [email protected]. In addition, I am always delighted to work individually with clerks of session, especially those new to this constitutional office, to provide orientation, training, and consultation—please call or email me!

According to G-2.0501, G-2.0502,G-3.0104, andG-3.0307, the Presbytery of East Iowa through the Ministers and Congregations Commission requires annual reports from all teaching elders who are minister members in order to determine that they are fulfilling the criteria for membership and are in validated ministries. These reports have been received and are on file.

In accord with G-21001, the Presbytery, through its Ministers and Congregations Commission, has reviewed the commissions of all commissioned ruling elders at the end of each term of commissioned service.

In accord with G-3.0302e, the required statistics have been transmitted to the Office of the General Assembly

The Book of Order requires that on or before December 31 of each year, the Presbytery report the type of work in which each minister member of the Presbytery is engaged (G-2.0503). This report is as follows:

Cathy Allen 105 Robert Hill, HR 299 Joseph Phipps 101 Steven Allen, HR 299 John Hougen 101 Elizabeth Platt, HR 299 Carl Anderson 108 Beverly Hovenkamp 797 Mary Pugh 101 Mike Andrew 797 Sue Howes, HR 299 Terry Purvis-Smith 105 Noelle Andrew 703 Kristin Hutson 797 Nancy Redman, HR 299 Mary Arnold, HR 299 Herb Isenberg, HR 299 Gerald Rife, HR 299

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Karen D. Beals, HR 299 Will Jackson, HR 299 Lisa Ross Thedens 108 Jim Bonewald 101 William Jamison, HR 299 Loretta Ross, HR 299 Robert Bouton, HR 299 Jennifer Jennings 101 Pam Saturnia 101 Gary Burnett, HR 299 R. Dixon Jennings, HR 299 Michelle Scott (UCC) 151 Maurice Campbell, HR 299 Warren Jensen (UCC) 158 Julie Schuett 101 David Castrodale, HR 299 Bethany Jessop 797 Linda Shatzer, HR 299 Howard Chapman, HR 299 Daniel Jessop 101 Paul Skelley, HR 299 Stan Coller 797 David Jurgens, HR 299 David Snyder 797 Jessica Crane Muñoz 101 Robin Kash, HR 299 Colette Soults 797 Robert David 797 Erin Kaye 101 James Stewart, HR 299 Daniel DeBeer 105 Lucille King, HR 299 Katie Styrt 103 Robert Dykstra 701 Debra Kinney 101 Penny Thomsen 797 Jack Edmisson 797 Sonda Kirsteatter 797 Anni Thorn 101 John Elliott, HR 299 Wade Kirsteatter 797 Emory VanGerpen, HR 299 Barry Ensign-George 654 Jim Langley 797 Diane Voorhies, HR 299 Jon Evans 101 Nancy O. Love 101 Dick Wallarab, HR 299 Mark Galbraith (ELCA) 105 Mark Martin, HR 299 Bill Warhover 701 Emory Gillespie 101 Samuel R.D. Massey 101 Mary Anne Welch 101 Roger Grandia (RCA) 101 Charles McCracken, HR 299 Troy Winder 101 Mildred Grubbs, HR 299 Scott Minteer 797 Lori Wunder 101 Dottie Halverson, HR 299 Dennis Morey, HR 299 Pat Halverson, HR 299 Duane Olsen 797 William Harnish, HR 299 Melody Oltmann 101 Robert F. Hart, HR 299 Kyle Otterbein 103 Heather Hayes 101 Bobby Outterson-Murphy 797 Sarah Hegar 797 Kristy Parker 797 Trey Hegar 101 Kurt Pasko 797 J.R. Henderson (RCA) 151 Wayne Peach, HR 299 Patricia Henderson 797 Connie Peake 797

THIS SPACE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK

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REPORT OF THE PRESBYTERY COORDINATING COMMISSION ACTION ITEM

MOTION: That the Presbytery confirm the formation and operation of a PEIA Disaster

Recovery Task Force, provisionally approved by PCC, according to the Presbytery of East

Iowa Disaster Recovery Task Force document [see Appendix A], for the purpose of the Task

Force’s engagement in disaster recovery activities with the oversight of PCC and the

Presbytery’s application for disaster recovery grants from PDA, BOP, and other PCUSA

agencies as warranted with PCC oversight, and that the PCC recommends to the Presbytery

the appointment of this PEIA Disaster Recovery Task Force, effective 19 September 2020 as

a temporary Presbytery task force with the following membership:

Ruling Elders: Teaching Elders:

Betsy Kutter, CR, First Kristin Hutson, At-Large

Heather Woodin, IC, St. Andrew Pam Saturnia, Muscatine, 1st

John Swanson, CR, Westminster Erin Kaye, Washington, UP

Tom Suchomel, CR, Olivet Dan Jessop, Williamsburg, 1st

James Merritt, CR, Olivet Trey Hegar, Mt. Pleasant, 1st

Sarah Hegar, Mt. Pleasant, 1st

This task force will report to every stated meeting of the Presbytery and will communicate

to the Stated Clerk when the recovery task is complete to request dissolution and present a

final report.

MOTION: As the way be clear, that the PEIA Disaster Recovery Task Force be authorized to

expend those funds donated to the Presbytery specifically for disaster recovery activities

and those grant funds awarded to the Presbytery from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the

Board of Pensions, and other PCUSA agencies for the explicit purposes of disaster recovery

with an itemized report of such expenditures to be presented to the Presbytery through the

PCC.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

ACTION ITEMS

MOTION: The Trustees recommend that the Presbytery affirm the action taken by the

Trustees on its behalf to approve the sale of the manse associated with the Winfield, First

Presbyterian Church and attached real estate for the sum of $69,925 minus realtor, county

recorder and title search fees, effective 23 August 2020 by vote of the congregation.

MOTION: The Trustees recommend that the Presbytery affirm the action taken by the

Trustees to endorse the Camp Wyoming application to the Synod of Lakes and Prairies for a

Camps Grant Request in the sum of $10,000 to provide support for camp operations.

NOTE: This grant request deadline was 31 August 2020.

MOTION: The Trustees and Ministers and Congregations Commission (MCC) recommend

that, upon request of the congregation with concurrence from the Session, the Presbytery

dissolve the Montrose Presbyterian Church with the current church membership to be

transferred in care of the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of East Iowa, that the church

corporation be dissolved with the Iowa Secretary of State’s office when the way be clear, that

the MCC partner with the congregation to distribute the contents of the building and hold a

final celebration of ministry service, and that the pastoral relationship with the Reverend

Nancy Oehler Love be dissolved, effective immediately, with BOP benefits to remain the

responsibility of the Ft. Madison, Union congregation, whom Reverend Love has jointly

served


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REPORT OF THE MINISTERS AND CONGREGATIONS COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS

MOTION: The Trustees and Ministers and Congregations Commission (MCC) recommend

that, upon request of the congregation with concurrence from the Session, the Presbytery

dissolve the Montrose Presbyterian Church with the current church membership to be

transferred in care of the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of East Iowa, that the church

corporation be dissolved with the Iowa Secretary of State’s office when the way be clear, that

the MCC partner with the congregation to distribute the contents of the building and hold a

final celebration of ministry service, and that the pastoral relationship with the Reverend

Nancy Oehler Love be dissolved, effective immediately, with BOP benefits to remain the

responsibility of the Ft. Madison, Union congregation, whom Reverend Love has jointly

served.

MOTION: The MCC recommends that the Presbytery affirm the action of the session of First

Presbyterian Church in Davenport to dissolve the intentional interim relationship with the

Reverend Mark Galbraith (ELCA), effective 6 September 2020, and dissolve his temporary

membership in PEIA per the Formula of Agreement, effective 6 September 2020.

NOTE: The exit interview with the Reverend Mr. Galbraith took place on 18 August 2020.

MOTION: The MCC recommends that the Presbytery approve the change of call for TE Katie

Styrt at Davenport, First to move from Associate Pastor of Small Groups, Pastoral Care, and

Spiritual Growth to Associate Pastor of Christian Education with the following terms of call

and position description as a validated ministry:

Annual Cash Salary $28,981

Housing Allowance $22,000

Deferred Compensation $ 2,400

SECA/Medicare $ 4,619

Medical/Dental Reimbursement $ 2,700

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Responsibilities to Distribute: • Send cards to members in need of attention on a weekly basis. - distribute to Deacons • Arrange for training of staff and volunteers in pastoral care. - distribute to Deacons • Liaise with Hospitality and Welcoming Committee and Deacons committees. – Head of Staff • Liaise with the tech task force. – Head of Staff • Strategizing/counseling with the Deacons on design of neighborhood outreach. – Head of

Staff

• Identify persons interesting in serving as presbytery commissioners. – Head of Staff

Responsibilities to Share with Head of Staff:

• Pastoral care for members such as surgeries, hospitalizations, deaths, and other severe emergencies.

• Be available for assigned “on call” nights and weekends as coordinated with the Head of Staff.

• Share in the planning and leadership of worship, including preaching. • Share in the administration of the sacraments, weddings, and funerals as requested or

assigned by the Head of Staff.

Participate in ecumenical clergy fellowships, associations, and other such events such as QCI

and PUNCH

• Participate in the Presbytery of East Iowa • Distribute pastoral/mission discretionary fund as needed • Liaise with the Worship Planning Task Force • New membership classes & liturgy • Officer training & liturgy

Responsibilities to Keep:

• Attend meetings of session committees to which this position’s work relates: CEFY, ACE, and other committees as agreed upon.

• Serve as liaison for Boy Scouts. • Midweek prayer. • Monday Funday and youth group via Zoom. • Lead Bible Basics 201. • Update Facebook regularly, including hosting Facebook watch parties.

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Responsibilities to Take On:

• Recruit, supervise and support the Nursery Coordinator and the nursery caregivers. • Assist the Children’s Christian Education and Fellowship for Youth Committee (CEFY) in

review and selection of curriculum and other resources for programs for Pre-K through high school, as well as special occasion multi-generational church fellowship activities and events.

• Recruit, train, support and provide resources for volunteer teachers for church school. • Plan and coordinate special church activities for all ages and families throughout the year;

such as Vacation Bible Camp, an Easter Celebration, children and youth led worship, and other special events as needed and/or developed, making it a point to encourage community youth (non-church members) involvement.

• Coordinate and implement youth mission trips, including fundraising for trips. • Administer the confirmation program. • Serve as a staff resource to other staff members and to the committee(s) for

Children’s Christian Education and collaborate with pastors to encourage the parents and significant adult figures of their children to be active in adult Faith formation.

• Develop, implement, facilitate, and administer children (Kirkwood Club – grades 1-5) and youth (grades 6-12) fellowship programs in conjunction with the CEFY.

• Organize and facilitate youth activities (retreats, trips, and events), and encourage middle and high school youth to serve as volunteers at such special events.

• Train and equip lay volunteers involved in youth ministries. • Provide vision for future growth of the youth ministries and further development of

opportunities for youth in church activities, including through work and support of other committees within the church.

• Develop a ministry of presence to children and youth, by attending activities outside the church, which may include school plays, music performances, sports activities, etc.

• Sunday School weekly responsibilities: - pull curriculum guides and student materials for the week. Check attendance

of students for each grade level to determine numbers of student pamphlets needed

- scan teacher curriculum guides so I can email them to teachers. - put materials in classrooms.

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- gather any extra supplies needed for the lesson at each grade level. - email attendance to M Mahrt . Nursery through HS - email lesson plans to teachers. Update them, as necessary. - secure sub teachers, as necessary. - put out donut holes in the 3 lower classrooms. HS get bagels.

Responsibilities Which are Not Currently Being Done:

Staff the Small Group Ministry Committee and act as a resource to other staff and committees concerning their participation in Small Group Ministry. Develop, implement, facilitate, and administer a small group ministry. Train and equip lay volunteers as small group leaders. Develop and coordinate small groups that may include fellowship, study, local/international mission projects, etc. for members of the congregation.

MOTION: The MCC recommends that the Presbytery approve the ordination service for

Candidate Brendan McLean to be conducted by the Presbytery of East Iowa on behalf of

Grace Presbytery with the following persons to serve on the commission:

The Reverend Lori Wunder, Co-Moderator, Presbytery of East Iowa

The Reverend Kristin Hutson, At-Large, Presbytery of East iowa

The Reverend Mary Anne Welch, Farmington, Sharon, Presbytery of East Iowa

Ruling Elder Curt Mayo, Monticello, First, Presbytery of East Iowa

Ruling Elder Jackie House, Cedar Rapids, Westminster, Presbytery of East Iowa

The Reverend Michael Waschevski, Associate Pastor, Ft. Worth, First, Grace Presbytery

Male Ruling Elder, Ft. Worth, First, Grace Presbytery

Honorary Commission Members:

The Reverend Dr. Jack Barden, Presbyterian Church of Lake Travis, Grace Presbytery

The Reverend Dr. Paul Hooker, Associate Dean for Ministerial Formation and

Advanced Studies, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Grace Presbytery

The Reverend Katrina Shawgo, Hospice Austin, Grace Presbytery

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The Reverend Alex Mauney, Sid & Cathy Batts Pastoral Resident, Montreat

Conference Center

The Reverend Dr. Gregory Cuéllar, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Austin

Presbyterian Theological Seminary

MOTION: The MCC recommends that the Presbytery approve the contract for Temporary

Pastoral Relationship between Cedar Rapids, Christ Church, as recommended by the Session,

and the Reverend Dr. Carl Anderson, effective 1 September 2020-31 August 2021 with the

following terms:

Cash Salary $0

Housing Allowance $20,400

Continuing education $ 500

Professional expenses $ 250

1 week per quarter paid vacation

1 week per six months continuing education

6 weeks maternity/paternity paid leave

Mileage reimbursed at IRS allowable rate

MOTION: The MCC recommends that the Presbytery affirm, as the way is clear, the

dissolution of the intentional interim pastoral relationship between the Reverend Terry

Purvis-Smith and the Marion, First church, effective no later than 25 October 2020.

INFORMATION ITEMS

The following motion was approved on 18 August 2020 and is presented here for your

information:

MOTION: In accord with G-3.0104, the MCC appoints the Reverend Dr. Pam Saturnia as interim

moderator of the Davenport, First session, effective 7 September 2020, with details of her service to

be worked out in conversation among MCC, the Davenport Personnel Committee/Session, and the

Reverend Dr. Saturnia.

The following motions were approved on 1 September 2020 and are presented here for your

information:

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MOTION: That TE Dan Jessop be authorized to labor outside the bounds to officiate at his sister-

in-law’s wedding on 14 November 2020 in Delaware.

MOTION: That TE Jim Stewart, HR be authorized to labor outside the bounds to officiate at the

wedding of Judith Jia and Charles Keiser on 6 September 2020 on a farm near Danville, KY.

The following motions were approved on 8 September 2020 and are presented here for your

information:

MOTION: That the contract for the Temporary Pastoral Relationship between TE Jon Evans and

Mediapolis, First United be renewed with the following terms:

Cash Salary $18,636

Continuing education $ 500



1 week per six months paid continuing education

6 weeks maternity/paternity leave

Full BOP benefits

MOTION: That the contract for the Temporary Pastoral Relationship between TE Mary Arnold, HR

and Davenport, New Hope be renewed with the following terms:

Cash Salary $17,680

Social Security/Medicare $ 1,352

FRV/Manse $ 9,000

Utilities $ 2,600

Continuing education $ 1,000



1 week per six months paid continuing education

6 weeks maternity/paternity leave

Full BOP benefits

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REPORT OF THE BUDGET AND FINANCE TEAM

Balance Sheet

Aug 31, 20

ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings 1005 · Checking - U of I Credit Union 4,772.20

1006 · Hills Bank Checking 66,190.44

1010 · Savings - U of I Credit Union 235,531.73

1012 · Hills Bank Savings 175,043.57

Total Checking/Savings 481,537.94

Total Current Assets 481,537.94

TOTAL ASSETS 481,537.94

LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities Current Liabilities Other Current Liabilities 24000 · Payroll Liabilities 4,534.76

Total Other Current Liabilities 4,534.76

Total Current Liabilities 4,534.76

Total Liabilities 4,534.76

Equity 30000 · Opening Balance Equity 30001 · Prior Year Balances 175,847.92

30002 · Church Closing Reserves 201,364.54

30003 · Restricted Balances 92,062.62

30000 · Opening Balance Equity - Other 25,127.35

Total 30000 · Opening Balance Equity 494,402.43

32000 · Unrestricted Net Assets 8,943.58

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Net Income -26,342.83

Total Equity 477,003.18

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 481,537.94

Jan - Aug 20 Budget

% of Budget

Operating Income 10061 · Checking Acct Interest 63.20 10062 · Interest on Savings Account 1,031.25 1,500.00 68.75% 4040 · Per Capita/PEIA 104,715.26 198,525.00 52.75% 4100 · Synod Support 6,666.72 10,000.00 66.67%

4650 · PEIA Designated Missions 0.00 Total Operating Income 112,476.43 210,025.00 53.55% Operating Expense 6000 · Ministers & Congregations Comm 782.84 3,520.00 22.24% 6080 · Mission & Social Justice Team 0.00 200.00 0.0% 6100 · Leadership Development Team 1,722.50 4,400.00 39.15%

6120 · Comm Representation & Nominatn 0.00 100.00 0.0%

6122 · Budget & Finance Team 0.00 100.00 0.0% 6125 · Trustees 28.80 400.00 7.2% 6200 · Congr Dev & Vitality Team 143.80 2,750.00 5.23% 6210 · Presbytery Meeting Expense 400.00 2,000.00 20.0% 6220 · Administrative Commissions 22.12 600.00 3.69% 6225 · PEIA Coord Commission (PCC) 238.14 500.00 47.63% 6230 · Permanent Judicial Commission 0.00 1,100.00 0.0% 6500 · Operations 45,541.78 82,470.00 55.22% 6600 · Officer & Other Travel 438.85 7,800.00 5.63% 6700 · Payroll Expense 100,308.47 157,426.00 63.72%

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8000 · Church Closings -6,543.00 10,800.00 -60.58% Total Operating Expense 143,084.30 274,166.00 52.19% Operating Net Income -30,607.87 -64,141.00 47.72% Other Incomes 4000 · PEIA Unified Missions 85,226.52 103,000.00 82.74% 4001 · Unified Mission Passthroughs 0.00 40031 · PEIA Peacemaking Team Coll 440.29 4010 · Endowment Incomes -1,141.77 1,200.00 -95.15% 4041 · Per Capita Pass Throughs 0.00 4045 · PC(USA) Special Offerings 100.00 4640 · Other Types of Income 10,975.00

Total Missions Income 95,600.04 104,200.00 91.75% Other Disbursements

6800 · PEIA Missions 91,335.00 108,600.00 84.1% Total Mission Disbursements 91,335.00 108,600.00 84.1% Net Missions 4,265.04 -4,400.00 -96.93%


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Church Name City PIN2020 Per Capita Paid Due

Mission Pledge Paid

Ainsworth Community Church Ainsworth 10415 3,724.00 3,724.00Argyle Presbyterian Church Argyle 2549 2,964.00 2,964.00 0.00 1,000.00Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Atkins 2345 2,812.00 2,812.00 0.00Bettendorf Presbyterian Church Bettendorf 2589 11,856.00 11,856.00 3,500.00 3,500.00First Presbyterian Church Birmingham 2550 304.00 304.00 0.00 250.00 250.00First Presbyterian Church Blairstown 2346 874.00 874.00 0.00Blue Grass Presbyterian Church Blue Grass 10388 5,852.00 424.00 5,428.00Bonaparte United Church Bonaparte 2551 798.00 798.00First Presbyterian Church Burlington 11889 5,738.00 636.00 5,102.00Community Presbyterian Church Cascade 2479 722.00 722.00 0.00 700.00 360.00Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 9582 1,292.00 1,292.00Christ Church Presbyterian Cedar Rapids 2375 4,142.00 1,294.00 2,848.00 0.00First Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 2347 16,112.00 8,050.00 8,062.00Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 2350 2,736.00 2,736.00Olivet Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 2352 2,014.00 2,014.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,000.00Westminster Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 2354 7,562.00 7,562.00 0.00 5,500.00 2,600.00First United Presbyterian Church Clinton 12129 3,686.00 3,686.00Zion Presbyterian Church Coggon 2358 2,508.00 2,508.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,000.00Cotter Presbyterian Church Columbus Junctn 2596 798.00 798.00 0.00 750.00 750.00Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church Columbus Junctn 2594 1,330.00 1,330.00 100.00 100.00United Presbyterian Church Columbus Junctn 2593 3,838.00 3,800.00 38.00 3,000.00 3,000.00United Church of Crawfordsville Crawfordsville 10414 1,976.00 1,330.00 646.00First Presbyterian Church Davenport 2598 26,790.00 7,846.00 18,944.00 1,125.00New Hope Presbyterian Church Davenport 12240 2,888.00 2,168.00 720.00 600.00 450.00Newcomb Presbyterian Church Davenport 2600 6,878.00 6,878.00 0.00First Presbyterian Church Ely 2357 7,714.00 1,294.00 6,420.00 500.00 200.00First Presbyterian Church Fairfield 2554 3,990.00 3,990.00 0.00 1,500.00 1,500.00Sharon Presbyterian Church Farmington 2557 4,294.00 4,294.00 0.00Union Presbyterian Church Ft. Madison 2558 2,926.00 1,036.00 1,890.00 500.00 500.00First Presbyterian Church Independence 2484 6,080.00 4,503.00 1,577.00First Presbyterian Church Iowa City 2605 12,844.00 10,063.66 2,780.34St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Iowa City 2626 32,566.00 18,996.81 13,569.19 19,587.13United Presbyterian Church Keokuk 10668 2,698.00 2,698.00United Church of Faith Keota 2607 2,926.00 1,340.00 1,586.00First Presbyterian Church LeClaire 2609 2,432.00 1,617.00 815.00 100.00 100.00Our Savior Presbyterian Church LeClaire 10135 4,484.00 4,484.00United Presbyterian Church Lone Tree 10026 7,106.00 314.00 6,792.00 4,150.00 2,420.81Union Presbyterian Church Lost Nation 2360 2,964.00 2,074.80 889.20First Presbyterian Church Manchester 2489 4,066.00 2,708.66 1,357.34First Presbyterian Church Marengo 2611 6,650.00 3,325.00 3,325.00Echo Hill Presbyterian Church Marion 12233 7,410.00 7,410.00 2,500.00First Presbyterian Church Marion 2361 16,188.00 7,000.00 9,188.00First Presbyterian Church Mechanicsville 2362 3,192.00 3,192.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,000.00First United Presbyterian Church Mediapolis 2562 1,444.00 1,444.00First Presbyterian Church Miles 2363 2,774.00 2,774.00 500.00First Presbyterian Church Monticello 9641 7,752.00 7,752.00 4,000.00 4,000.00Montrose Presbyterian Church Montrose 2565 1,292.00 1,292.00 0.00 0.00First United Presbyterian Church Morning Sun 2566 2,242.00 2,242.00 1,395.35 1,395.35First Presbyterian Church Mt. Pleasant 2569 10,412.00 2,128.00 8,284.00 5,000.00First Presbyterian Church Mt. Vernon 2366 4,940.00 2,470.00 2,470.00Linn Grove Presbyterian Church Mt. Vernon 2367 1,292.00 1,292.00 0.00 1,500.00First Presbyterian Church Muscatine 2613 8,436.00 8,436.00 0.00 3,300.00 2,550.00New London Presbyterian Church New London 2571 3,116.00 1,821.13 1,294.87Central Presbyterian Church Newhall 2368 1,748.00 1,748.00 0.00First Presbyterian Church Onslow 2369 1,330.00 1,330.00 0.00 1,330.00Princeton Presbyterian Church Princeton 2616 1,596.00 1,596.00First Presbyterian Church Rowley 2495 950.00 950.00 0.00 800.00 800.00

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Mission Pledge Paid

Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Scotch Grove 2371 836.00 836.00 0.00 125.00 125.00First Presbyterian Church Shellsburg 2372 2,660.00 1,330.00 1,330.00Springville Presbyterian Church Springville 2373 2,850.00 936.00 1,914.00 0.00Stanwood Union Church Stanwood 10413 1,292.00 1,292.00 0.00 0.00Vinton Presbyterian Church Vinton 10227 9,120.00 6,156.00 2,964.00First Presbyterian Church Wapello 2579 4,028.00 1,336.00 2,692.00 1,000.00 1,000.00United Presbyterian Church Washington 9756 13,338.00 8,892.00 4,446.00 7,500.00 5,000.00First Church United West Liberty 2622 2,850.00 2,850.00 0.00 1,250.00 1,000.00West Point Presbyterian Church Denmark 2580 950.00 950.00First Presbyterian Church Williamsburg 2623 8,322.00 4,160.00 4,162.00 2,500.00First Presbyterian Church Wilton 2624 4,370.00 1,994.00 2,376.00 0.00Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church Wilton 2625 1,178.00 1,178.00First Presbyterian Church Winfield 2581 2,584.00 2,584.00

354,426.00 167,170.06 187,255.94 49,850.35 63,313.29

Presbytery of East IowaGeneral Missions and Per Capita

2020Members as of 12/31/2018 9,327 354,426.00

Per Capita 2020% Billed Collected YTD Due GA 0.235526 83,476.65 39,372.95 44,103.70 Synod 0.142105 50,365.80 23,755.75 26,610.05 PEIA 0.622368 220,583.55 104,041.37 116,542.18

Due 1.000000 354,426.00 167,170.06 187,255.94

2020 Per Capita $ Uncollectable BilledGA 8.95 83,476.65Synod 5.40 50,365.80PEIA 23.65 220,583.55

38.00 354,426.00 0.00 354,426.00

General Mission 2020 % Pledged Collected Over/Under GA 0.2 9,970.07 12,662.66 Synod 0.1 4,985.04 6,331.33 PEIA 0.7 34,895.25 44,319.30

49,850.35 63,313.29 -13,462.94

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Ainsworth Community Church Ainsworth 10415 3,724.00 3,724.00Argyle Presbyterian Church Argyle 2549 2,964.00 2,964.00 0.00 1,000.00Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Atkins 2345 2,812.00 2,812.00 0.00Bettendorf Presbyterian Church Bettendorf 2589 11,856.00 11,856.00 3,500.00First Presbyterian Church Birmingham 2550 304.00 304.00 0.00 250.00 250.00First Presbyterian Church Blairstown 2346 874.00 874.00 0.00Blue Grass Presbyterian Church Blue Grass 10388 5,852.00 424.00 5,428.00Bonaparte United Church Bonaparte 2551 798.00 798.00First Presbyterian Church Burlington 11889 5,738.00 636.00 5,102.00Community Presbyterian Church Cascade 2479 722.00 722.00 0.00 700.00 190.00Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 9582 1,292.00 1,292.00Christ Church Presbyterian Cedar Rapids 2375 4,142.00 1,294.00 2,848.00 0.00First Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 2347 16,112.00 8,050.00 8,062.00Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 2350 2,736.00 2,736.00Olivet Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 2352 2,014.00 2,014.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,000.00Westminster Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids 2354 7,562.00 7,562.00 0.00 5,500.00 1,300.00First United Presbyterian Church Clinton 12129 3,686.00 3,686.00Zion Presbyterian Church Coggon 2358 2,508.00 2,508.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,000.00Cotter Presbyterian Church Columbus Junctn 2596 798.00 798.00 0.00 750.00 750.00Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church Columbus Junctn 2594 1,330.00 1,330.00 100.00 100.00United Presbyterian Church Columbus Junctn 2593 3,838.00 3,800.00 38.00 3,000.00 3,000.00United Church of Crawfordsville Crawfordsville 10414 1,976.00 1,330.00 646.00First Presbyterian Church Davenport 2598 26,790.00 7,229.00 19,561.00 1,125.00New Hope Presbyterian Church Davenport 12240 2,888.00 1,448.00 1,440.00 600.00 300.00Newcomb Presbyterian Church Davenport 2600 6,878.00 5,693.00 1,185.00First Presbyterian Church Ely 2357 7,714.00 1,294.00 6,420.00 500.00 200.00First Presbyterian Church Fairfield 2554 3,990.00 3,990.00 0.00 1,500.00 1,500.00Sharon Presbyterian Church Farmington 2557 4,294.00 4,294.00 0.00Union Presbyterian Church Ft. Madison 2558 2,926.00 2,926.00 500.00 500.00First Presbyterian Church Independence 2484 6,080.00 3,002.00 3,078.00First Presbyterian Church Iowa City 2605 12,844.00 4,281.33 8,562.67St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Iowa City 2626 32,566.00 13,569.15 18,996.85 15,904.93United Presbyterian Church Keokuk 10668 2,698.00 2,698.00United Church of Faith Keota 2607 2,926.00 1,005.00 1,921.00First Presbyterian Church LeClaire 2609 2,432.00 1,211.00 1,221.00 100.00 100.00Our Savior Presbyterian Church LeClaire 10135 4,484.00 4,484.00United Presbyterian Church Lone Tree 10026 7,106.00 314.00 6,792.00 4,150.00 1,729.15Union Presbyterian Church Lost Nation 2360 2,964.00 1,482.00 1,482.00First Presbyterian Church Manchester 2489 4,066.00 2,708.66 1,357.34First Presbyterian Church Marengo 2611 6,650.00 3,325.00 3,325.00Echo Hill Presbyterian Church Marion 12233 7,410.00 7,410.00First Presbyterian Church Marion 2361 16,188.00 3,500.00 12,688.00First Presbyterian Church Mechanicsville 2362 3,192.00 3,192.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,000.00First United Presbyterian Church Mediapolis 2562 1,444.00 1,444.00First Presbyterian Church Miles 2363 2,774.00 2,774.00 500.00First Presbyterian Church Monticello 9641 7,752.00 7,752.00 4,000.00 4,000.00Montrose Presbyterian Church Montrose 2565 1,292.00 1,292.00 0.00 0.00First United Presbyterian Church Morning Sun 2566 2,242.00 2,242.00 1,395.35 1,395.35First Presbyterian Church Mt. Pleasant 2569 10,412.00 1,164.00 9,248.00 5,000.00First Presbyterian Church Mt. Vernon 2366 4,940.00 4,940.00Linn Grove Presbyterian Church Mt. Vernon 2367 1,292.00 1,292.00 0.00 1,500.00First Presbyterian Church Muscatine 2613 8,436.00 8,436.00 0.00 3,300.00 1,700.00New London Presbyterian Church New London 2571 3,116.00 1,300.41 1,815.59Central Presbyterian Church Newhall 2368 1,748.00 1,748.00 0.00First Presbyterian Church Onslow 2369 1,330.00 1,330.00 0.00 1,330.00Princeton Presbyterian Church Princeton 2616 1,596.00 1,596.00First Presbyterian Church Rowley 2495 950.00 950.00 0.00 800.00 800.00

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Mission Pledge Paid

Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Scotch Grove 2371 836.00 836.00 0.00 125.00 125.00First Presbyterian Church Shellsburg 2372 2,660.00 1,330.00 1,330.00Springville Presbyterian Church Springville 2373 2,850.00 784.00 2,066.00 0.00Stanwood Union Church Stanwood 10413 1,292.00 1,292.00 0.00Vinton Presbyterian Church Vinton 10227 9,120.00 3,847.50 5,272.50First Presbyterian Church Wapello 2579 4,028.00 4,028.00 1,000.00United Presbyterian Church Washington 9756 13,338.00 5,557.50 7,780.50 7,500.00 3,125.00First Church United West Liberty 2622 2,850.00 2,850.00 0.00 1,250.00 500.00West Point Presbyterian Church Denmark 2580 950.00 950.00First Presbyterian Church Williamsburg 2623 8,322.00 2,080.00 6,242.00 1,250.00First Presbyterian Church Wilton 2624 4,370.00 1,994.00 2,376.00 0.00Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church Wilton 2625 1,178.00 1,178.00First Presbyterian Church Winfield 2581 2,584.00 2,584.00

354,426.00 131,609.55 222,816.45 49,850.35 45,844.43

Presbytery of East IowaGeneral Missions and Per Capita

2020Members as of 12/31/2018 9,327 354,426.00

Per Capita 2020% Billed Collected YTD Due GA 0.235526 83,476.65 30,997.51 52,479.14 Synod 0.142105 50,365.80 18,702.41 31,663.39 PEIA 0.622368 220,583.55 81,909.63 138,673.92

Due 1.000000 354,426.00 131,609.55 222,816.45

2020 Per Capita $ Uncollectable BilledGA 8.95 83,476.65Synod 5.40 50,365.80PEIA 23.65 220,583.55

38.00 354,426.00 0.00 354,426.00

General Mission 2020 % Pledged Collected Over/Under GA 0.2 9,970.07 9,168.89 Synod 0.1 4,985.04 4,584.44 PEIA 0.7 34,895.25 32,091.10

49,850.35 45,844.43 4,005.92

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REPORT OF THE LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM ACTION ITEMS MOTION: The Leadership Development Team recommends that TE Mary Pugh and RE Anita Burnett be elected as PEIA Readers and RE Wayne Peach be elected as an Alternate Reader of the ordination exams conducted online by the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates of the PCUSA on February 1-5, 2021. INFORMATION ITEMS

PERSONS UNDER CARE—LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TEAM CCRE

Name Home Church Next Consultation Gary Olson FPC, IC Postponed (work issues) Kris Ward Newcomb, Davenport August. 2021

Inquirers & Candidates

Name Home Church Status College/Seminary Next Consultation

Annabell Williams-Blegen

Newcomb, Davenport

Inquirer Liberty University (undergraduate)

May, 2020 (postponed

COVID) Chitoka Webb FPC, IC Inquirer

11/21/19 San Francisco

Seminary Nov., 2020

Anna Sheetz FPC, IC Inquirer 9/21/19

Fuller Seminary graduate

Sept., 2020


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CAMP WYOMING REPORT CAMP WYOMING REPORT

1. On behalf of the Camp Wyoming Board of Trustees, we are extremely grateful for the financial support in the amount of $50,000 from the Presbytery of East Iowa to

help us handle the anticipated debt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We value your

commitment to the camp ministry and its valuable impact on young people.

2. Attached please find the Balance Sheet as of August 31, 2020. As of this date, we have a debt of $39,980.40 which is housed in our line of credit (Account #2102).

3. Through the support of the PCC, we applied for and were awarded a $10,000 grant from the Synod of Lakes and Prairies. We have applied for another $10,000 grant

from the Synod. They will notify us in October if our application was approved.

4. We sold 175 Camp in a Box packages to families and alumni in June. Each box included a week of devotions, arts, and crafts project, recording of staff singing

camp songs, camp shirt, a STEM project (for the families), postcards, and a magnet.

It was a successful program that kept families active while also engaging them with

camp.

5. Phyllis Scott was the Camp Wyoming Kitchen Manager for 25 years from 1976-2001. We are sad to share that Phyllis died on June 30th. Phyllis was a symbol of hospitality

and service during her time at camp.

6. Since camp has been quiet this summer, we have had three long-time volunteers help with maintenance projects these past two months. They installed a sump pump

at two separate buildings (Rogers Lodge and Whippoorwill Lodge) and repaired the

siding on Hickory Lodge. They plan to repair the Kayak shed and replace the roofs

on two buildings this Fall. They have been a tremendous asset to the camp this

summer.

7. The camp had 25-30 trees fall during the Derecho storm on August 10th. The power was restored on Wednesday, August 12th. We were blessed to have volunteers clear

and cut up the down trees.

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Camp Wyoming Balance Sheet

As of August 31, 2020

Aug 31, 20

ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings

1120 ꞏ Checking Regular 26.23 1135 ꞏ Savings Regular 199,178.92

Total Checking/Savings 199,205.15

Accounts Receivable 1150 ꞏ Accounts Receivable 1,655.00

Total Accounts Receivable 1,655.00

Other Current Assets 1110 ꞏ Petty Cash 500.00 1146 ꞏ Endowment Fund - Johnston 53,372.87

Total Other Current Assets 53,872.87

Total Current Assets 254,733.02

Fixed Assets 1210 ꞏ Vehicles Fixed Asset 55,424.46 1220 ꞏ Furnishings Fixed Asset 9,129.22 1230 ꞏ Office Equipment Fixed Asset 15,637.03 1240 ꞏ Machinery & Equipment 107,474.87 1245 ꞏ Program Equipment 13,499.97 1250 ꞏ Buildings 1,075,925.51 1260 ꞏ Swimming Pool Fixed Asset 39,782.75 1269 ꞏ Accumulated Depreciation -905,159.00 1270 ꞏ Land Value Fixed Asset 22,600.00

Total Fixed Assets 434,314.81

TOTAL ASSETS 689,047.83

LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities

Current Liabilities Other Current Liabilities

2100 ꞏ Payroll Liabilities 2,495.94

2102 ꞏ Line of Credit 39,980.40 2104 ꞏ Paycheck Protection Loan

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PPP Loan Proceeds 52,297.10 Potential PPP Forgiveness -52,297.10

Total 2104 ꞏ Paycheck Protection Loan 0.00

2310 ꞏ Camper Deposit 9,567.50 2320 ꞏ Rental Deposit 2,650.00

Total Other Current Liabilities 54,693.84

Total Current Liabilities 54,693.84

Total Liabilities 54,693.84

Equity 3510 ꞏ Retained Earnings 474,382.87 Net Income 159,971.12

Total Equity 634,353.99

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 689,047.83


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REPORT OF THE PEACEMAKING TASK FORCE Peacemaking Task Force urges all churches to promote the Peace and Global Witness Offering which coincides with World Communion Sunday on Oct. 4th. It funds the church’s peacemaking and the witness to the gospel of Christ around the world. Resources may be found at https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/peacemaking/season-peace/ Normally during this Season of Peace, we would be hosting an International Peacemaker. This year, because of COVID-19, PC(USA) is hosting an International Peacemaker Virtual Symposium from Sept. 27 - Oct. 10 with a veritable smorgasbord of past Peacemakers, including our friends Jerome Bizimana, Mphatso Nguluwe, Tamar Wasoian, and German Zarate-Durier. Please publicize this among your congregations. The schedule for the online interviews, panel discussions and presentations is still in the works but will be found at this link when available: https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/peacemaking/international-peacemakers/ This will be a chance to catch-up on their lives, be updated on their work and hear from them on many of the challenging topics of our day. Of special interest for those following current events will be the three Palestinian peacemakers among the list below, participating thus far (more are expected):

Arda Aghazarian, Palestine, 2012 and 2016 International Peacemaker Nicole Ashwood, the Caribbean, 2013 and 2014 International Peacemaker Alex Awad, Palestine, 2018 International Peacemaker Jaff Bamenjo, Cameroon, 2019 International Peacemaker Jerome Baris, Philippines, 2017 International Peacemaker Jerome Bizimana, Rwanda, 2015 and 2018 International Peacemaker Nora Carmi, Palestine, 2017 International Peacemaker Delia Leal, Guatemala (with Leslie Vogel, regional liaison), n2017 International Peacemaker Dóra Kanizsai Nagy, Hungary, 2016 International Peacemaker Lydia Neshangwe, Zimbabwe, 2019 International Peacemaker Mphatso Nguluwe, Malawi, 2017 International Peacemaker Manolis Ntamparakis, Greece, 2018 International Peacemaker Deon Snyman, South Africa, 2015 International Peacemaker Arlington Trotman, United Kingdom, 2019 International Peacemaker Tamar Wasoian, Syria, 2015 and 2016 International Peacemaker German Zarate-Durier, Colombia, 2012 and 2013 International Peacemaker

https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/peacemaking/season-peace/

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Please let us know if you’d like the Peacemaking Banner to visit your church. The beautiful Covered Bridge quilt “Peacemakers-create bridges, cross bridges, keep up bridges, because Christ is our Peace” was sewn by quilt artist Rev. Susan Barnes. (contact [email protected]) At our last meeting it was en route to Marion First Presbyterian.

We invite anyone interested Peacemaking to join us at our next Zoom meeting on Oct. 12th at 3:30–contact Lisa at the above email address. Peacemaking made up for a long hiatus with two meetings in August. I highlight the latest meeting on August 31st, first: As we again took up the issue of racism, we discussed the need for communication for/with two distinct groups: those who want to remedy what they see as systemic injustice they participate in inflicting on people of color, and our sisters and brothers who do not share this feeling. With this in mind, Marta and Kitch both commended Emmanuel Acho’s short videos available on YouTube as useful for opening conversation with those who do not see racism as a problem they share in, or those who are new to the idea of systemic racism. These may be found at https://youtu.be/h8jUA7JBkF4 (“Uncomfortable conversations with a black man”) The PCUSA resources in the following links are useful for the first mentioned group—those who want to work on remediation/repentance and/or wanting in-depth education on the topic. tps://www.pcusa.org/weekofaction/ https://pres-outlook.org/2020/08/presbyterian-special-committee-discusses-race-and-slavery-with-william-yoo/?fbclid=IwAR1ucKF2h0WsWZ51zyaIDUWv4kAI54hK6f1YAUXKmZVfPbKka96weXIQJ2k

https://pres-outlook.org/2020/08/presbyterian-special-committee-discusses-race-and-reparations-with-mark-lomax/?fbclid=IwAR3M8t1PF2XbOJ4DAJ3Yf2XcxEapiVO15TmI9iz1ZplMb8lt2MS3XC-KlvI

We commend to all the resources on the Presbytery’s Mission and Social Justice Team’s Facebook page called “PEIA Anti-Racism MSJT. Marta alerted us to another Compassion, Peace and Justice concern: the Sept. 1st Day of Action organized by the Catholic Worker House of Iowa City and Advocates for Social Justice (a group local to the CR/IA City corridor) to accompany and ensure the safety of three people reporting to

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their Immigration check-in. The three are currently seeking asylum in this country because they were victims of gang terrorism in their own countries. Because of assistance from the Catholic Worker House and Eastern Iowa Community Bond project they have been able get work visas and support themselves as they wait for their asylum cases to be heard. She commended to us the training video for this day of action as a firsthand source for the stories of asylum seekers.

At our earlier August meeting on the 3rd, Marta Pumroy, reported on the 2020 General Assembly and clued us in on some of the conflicts we had heard arose from it. She was a corresponding member of GA because she was representing the Special Committee on Racism, Truth and Reconciliation. They were charged with watching for racism in the conduct of the GA. Justice issues and other issues not absolutely essential to the functioning of the PCUSA were not initially to be part of this reduced virtual GA. It took the vote of the body to get them on the agenda; as pressure not to add too much mounted, this inevitably created conflict and hard feelings for the items considered later and denied inclusion. Native American issues made the cut, but after that, the Task Force scheduled to report on Black Women and Girls was denied along with many others. Marta suggested that now that some of us are more educated on what constitutes racist/white supremacist behavior there is more disapproval registered when such behavior is noticed among fellow commissioners. On the positive side, she reported George Bentley and Elona Street Stewart (of our very own Synod of Lakes and Prairies!) were elected co-moderators. The purview of Marta’s Special Committee is now expanded to include identifying past racism of the PCUSA and its predecessor denominations so that we can repent. To that end, their committee set up forums with two educational speakers: Mark Lomax speaking on reparations and William Yoo on the history of racism in the U.S. (one hour each). Recordings of these are to be found in the links to PCUSA racism resources above in the report on the Aug. 31st meeting.

At this meeting on the 3rd (and the one on the 31st), Rev. Kitch Shatzer updated us on the Synod Presbyterian Women’s Racial Injustice Challenge study group that has been meeting via Zoom. Lisa reported on the virtual Compassion, Peace and Justice PCUSA Training Day that would have preceded Ecumenical Advocacy Days “God’s Earth and People Restored.” She found panelist Emma Lockridge especially moving and effective as she explained the devastation COVID 19 had wreaked on her faith community and neighborhood. Already in April, 31 members of her community had died because of pre-existing conditions, many due to the refinery pollution they’ve been living with much of their lives. Their neighborhood has not had the financial wherewithal to succeed in court against the oil industry lawyers. There is a high incidence of folk living with kidney failure, folk on oxygen, etc. This is her bio:

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Detroiter Emma Lockridge uses her camera as an instrument to document and fix a societal wrong: the dire impact of pollution on Black people in America. Her probing lens documents environmental racism in her Detroit southwest side community, which is ranked the most polluted in Michigan. Lockridge has captured several years of alarming pollution images that are a clarion call for our government and polluting industries to radically curtail the impact toxic industries are having on Black people, Hispanics, poor Whites, and climate change. Emma refers to People of Color as the Canaries in the Climate Change Cave because they are first impacted by polluting industries in their communities that damage their health, property, and well-being. One justice organizer aptly calls it subliminal genocide. A Climate and Environmental Justice Organizer at Michigan United, Emma enjoyed a career in journalism. She is a graduate of New York University and Wayne State University. Her current environmental campaign is to secure a homeowner buyout program for herself and neighbors impacted by a nearby refinery’s emissions.

We took up the old business of how/whether to offer the Presbytery monetary help with its own reconciliation process. We had $9,661.57 in our account as of Dec. 2019. After discussion of the need and purpose of the consultation process currently underway, it was moved, seconded, and approved that we offer the Presbytery $1,000 to further the process, because we are committed to making peace within the Presbytery. Robin Kash suggested we put out a newsletter for our presbytery, in email and print, that would foster a climate of peacemaking. Some issues it could touch on include Israel/Palestine, the environment, racism. Marta pointed out this information is available on the PCUSA website. We noted earlier that links to anti-racism education are on the Mission Social Justice Team’s webpage, but it would be beneficial for us to have those links too. It was brought out that we might want to show how the info applies specifically to the churches within our presbytery. Lisa mentioned the overlap between Mission Social Justice Team’s mandate and our traditional concerns, but that the specific membership of committees determines how much can be done on certain issues (and in what way) as much as their mandate does (because of philosophical disagreement), so we can pick up issues another committee may not be able to move on in the same way and vice versa. Myrna urged brevity in our communications.

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By the August 31st meeting, Myrna had composed an article for us to submit to Out and About: How To Become a Peacemaker, an outgrowth of a book she read entitled Mending the Divides by Jon Huckins. Robin, who missed this Zoom meeting, has submitted for the Task Force’s review a proposal for a newsletter that we’ll discuss at the next meeting. Among suggestions for inclusion in a newsletter was regular brief updates from our past visiting International Peacemakers. Respectfully submitted, Lisa Ross Thedens, co-moderator Peacemaking Task Force


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MOTION CHART

When presenting motions to the Presbytery, please write your motion on the form

below. If you are unsure of the wording, state whatever it is that you wish to

accomplish so that the Stated Clerk can assist you. Thanks!

SAY THIS VOTE REQUIRED TO PASS

Make a main motion “I move that …” or “I move to…” Majority

Modify or change a motion “I move to amend by…” Majority

Postpone consideration to another time

“I move to postpone until…” Majority or 2/3 if a special order

End debate and bring to a vote “I move the previous question” or “I

move the previous question on all

pending questions.”

Two-thirds

Refer to a committee “I move that this matter be referred

to …”

Majority

Object to procedures “Point of order.” The Moderator decides

Challenge ruling of the moderator “I appeal the Moderator’s decision. Majority or tie vote sustains

the Moderator

Retake the vote by rising “I call for a division” or simply

“Division”.

The demand requires a rising vote

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MOTION FORM

YOUR MOTION:

Your Name

I am a Teaching Elder _________Ruling Elder Commissioner

from __________________________________________________Church

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APPENDIX A

PURPOSE The purpose of the DRTF is to coordinate a rapid response to local disasters and emergencies. Specifically, the DRTF can provide or help ensure affected congregations and their communities in the bounds of the Presbytery of East Iowa have support for or access to: • Communication • Connection to other people and agencies • Response and recovery services (church, civic, not-for-profit, etc.) • Financial assistance, coordinated through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Iowa VOAD • Pastoral care • Preparedness training The Presbytery Coordinating Commission bears ultimate responsibility to direct the Presbytery’s disaster recovery efforts including provisional appointment of members of the DRTF, receipt of donations, and provision of response and recovery services.

TEAM DESCRIPTION The DRFT shall be composed of a minimum of eight persons, distributed among ruling elders, teaching elders, and non-ordained church congregants. To ensure timely response, the members of the DRTF shall be appointed provisionally by the Presbytery Coordinating Commission and affirmed by the Presbytery governing body at the first available stated meeting. The moderator of the DRFT will provide overall leadership and coordination of the team’s activities and shall bear responsibility for coordinating these activities with the Presbytery Stated Clerk, who is the contact person with PDA and Iowa VOAD. The following roles shall be designated by the DRFT team moderator to ensure that all aspects of the response are covered: Finance Coordinator One member of the team shall be designated the Finance Coordinator. This person bears responsibility for coordinating with the DFRT moderator and Stated Clerk to distribute financial

PRESBYTERY OF EAST IOWA DISASTER RECOVERY TASK FORCE

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resources to those in need and for coordination with the Presbytery Finance Manager to ensure that all monies received are accounted for and a clear, transparent record is kept of the ways in which all financial resources (including those which come from PDA, Iowa VOAD, and other agencies) are used. These records shall be presented to the governing body at the first available stated meeting to ensure transparency. Volunteer Coordinators Two members of the team shall be designated as the Volunteer Coordinators. These persons are responsible for coordinating the work of local community volunteers as well as volunteers from churches within the Presbytery. This coordination will include tracking work-sites, volunteers, special skills of volunteers, and housing if needed. The Volunteer Coordinators will serve as conduits between those needing help and those volunteers available to provide help. They will work closely with the DRTF moderator and the Stated Clerk to coordinate the rapid provision of assistance. The DRTF, Stated Clerk, and Presbytery Communications Manager will monitor news broadcasts and social media channels for reports of damage and will communicate reciprocally to share information regarding those pastors or churches who have reported information about recovery needs. Resources Coordinator One member of the team shall be designated to work with the Team moderator to maintain an inventory of physical resources to be distributed. This person will work with local churches to receive and inventory items donated for disaster relief, coordinate delivery of donations, and maintain records of dispersal of donations. As the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and insurance companies respond, begin a list of "unmet needs" which can serve as an assignment guide for work teams who come to assist in recovery. The DFRT will develop a process to pay careful attention to the needs of the poor, minorities, handicapped, elderly, the uninsured and others to ensure that these persons receive timely help and do not fall through the cracks.

COMMUNICATIONS The DRTF moderator is responsible for coordinating with the Presbytery Communications Manager to

• Ensure that timely announcements of needs and response plans are sent to the Presbytery via social media channels.

• Ensure that a current contact list of all DRTF members, local volunteer groups, and church contacts is maintained

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• Ensure that alternate communication plans are in place in the event that phone and internet services become unstable or unavailable.

• Publicize the contact information by which individuals in need or other volunteer or church groups who wish to offer assistance may contact the Presbytery and DRTF moderator.

PASTORAL CARE In addition to the assessment of physical needs, the DRTF will also pay attention to the spiritual needs of those who have experienced disaster. In coordination with the Presbytery’s Pastor to Pastors and Pastoral Care Team, the DRFT will seek to ensure that pastoral care is provided as an essential dimension of disaster response.

RECEIPT OF DONATIONS • In keeping with agency protocols, the Presbytery Stated Clerk shall transmit all grant

requests to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Iowa VOAD, and other agencies from whom funding is being requested.

• The Finance Manager will create and maintain a designated fund to receive donations from individuals and churches who want to give directly to those managing recovery efforts. These funds will be disbursed and managed by the Finance Manager in coordination with the DRTF Finance Coordinator.

• All donations and disbursements of financial resources, goods and services must be tracked, and a transparent accounting of these activities provided to the Presbytery governing body at the next available stated meeting.

LONG-TERM RECOVERY It is important to remember that while immediate disaster response times can be counted in terms of days and weeks, long-term recovery efforts may stretch into many months and even years.. Where appropriate, the Presbytery Coordinating Commission and Stated Clerk shall begin to arrange for long-term recovery partnerships among relief agencies, churches, presbyteries, synods, or appropriate PCUSA agencies. the General Assembly. These partnerships of mutual aid have potential for long-term reconciliation and spiritual development for all concerned. In order that these disaster recovery workers and pastors may continue to be effective leaders they will need pastoral care for themselves and their families. Disasters always put great stress on persons and families involved in response and recovery. The Presbytery, through the PCC, will take responsibility to minister to the special needs of these persons.

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Whenever possible in long-term recovery processes, the Volunteer Coordinator will assign the same work group to families recovering from disaster. This will allow for long-term ministry, increased trust for the family, and a greater probability that the home will be repaired in a timely manner.

PREPAREDNESS PROTOCOL If your congregation or community experiences a natural or human-made disaster (natural and human-caused crises or catastrophic events) please follow these immediate recommendations: 1. Make sure all people are safe. 2. Turn off gas, electric and water as appropriate. 3. Secure documents. 4. Call the Presbytery Office to report the disaster. 5. Take photos of all damage for documentation.

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