Update from the Search Committee

The Search Committee has been hard at work revising many "final" drafts of the church profile. We met with Reverend Dan Busch, Northwest Ohio Association minister, on April 16, 2012. He made additional suggestions about the draft profile that we will be incorporating. He also suggested that we make the profile's appearance as professional as possible. The church profile should be available for review and distribution by the first week in May.

Most exciting, Reverend Busch brought us the first group of applicant profiles. Then we walked through the review process in general. Electronic copies of this group of profiles were received and disseminated to all Search Committee members on April 20, 2012. We will begin the actual review process on April 23, 2012. It's exciting to be entering this phase of the search process!

-- Jeanne

A Hope and a Future! -- Information Session

A HOPE AND A FUTURE! is the title Carolyn Weese, consultant with Multi-Staff Ministries, gave to the report she prepared for Sylvania United Church of Christ following her nine-day visit with us in February.

Cabinet and the Transition Team have been reviewing and prioritizing the recommendations in the report, and subcommittees have been studying the suggestions and how they can best fit our needs and traditions at Sylvania UCC.

A Hope and a Future! is a positive report and stresses the importance of ALL our ministries, outreach and activities. It is the intention of the Transition Team to design proposals that will retain and support all our church's work.

Come learn about the report on Sunday, April 15, during the 9:20 - 10:20 am education hour. Members of the Transition Team will be there to present the findings and recommendations outlined in the report and to share our hopes for the future.

Bonnie