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PNC Council’s November meeting sets priorities

Tne Nov. 10 meeting of the Pacific Northwest Conference’s Council, which includes representatives of committees and the Board, recommended that positive work of committees needs more recognition, said Chris Hanson, moderator, of Peshashtin UCC.

The Board and Council discussed how to focus on what the new mission statement—developed at the Leadership Retreat—means.  That statement is: “We are justice seekers called to embody our faith.”

The Council, which met at All Pilgrims UCC in Seattle, met the young adult interns who are working in the Seattle area on justice issues.

Hanson said the board reported on choosing four priorities:  justice, communication, youth and young adults, and new church starts and church renewal.

The 17-member Board is also evaluating ways to make its structure be more efficient and be more representative of the committees.  In the current structure, the area representatives are on the board and find it difficult to have an area gathering they represent.

“If the committees are on the board, there will be better communication among them,” Hanson said.  “We have assigned a task force to review our structure.”

Out of the Council meeting, a task force formed to determine how to support the work of the committees, which “are the healthiest they have been in a long time,” she said.

There was also request by some for staffing, which also requires considering other options for conference structure and staffing, she said.

The Council meeting also served as a budget summit, Hanson said, with each committee bringing their budget requests and talking about what they are dreaming.

“I thought it was a great gathering, because one of my goals is better communication,” she said. 

“The Council was a good opportunity for representatives of each committee to hear about the work of the others and to look at the budget early to see how it can be a reflection of our work together and how we can share our conference’s resources.”

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