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February 2, 2022

Highlights From Campus Meetings (January 2022)

Amanda Knoke

Director for Communications

In January 2022, the South Campus held a South Family Quarterly Strategy Meeting on Sunday, January 30, and the Downtown Campus held a Special Meeting on Sunday, January 16. See highlights from each campus below.

South Family Quarterly Strategy Meeting

January 30, 2022

Meeting Highlights

  • Elder Updates
  • Year in Review
  • Looking Ahead

Elder Updates

  • Elder Peter Thorpe gave an update on recent meetings and discussions of the  South elders.
  • Pastor Dave Zuleger shared updates about the church structure transition team and their recent activities.

Year in Review

  • Pastor Dave Zuleger shared reflections based on his end of year review and the themes of Loving God, Loving Neighbor, and Loving the South Staff.
  • Pastor David Livingston read the name of Vladimir Lukashev, the South Campus member who died in 2021.

Looking Ahead

  • Elder Bill Zwicky gave a personal, aspirational reflection about his dreams for the future of the South Campus as an autonomous church.
  • Pastor Nick Roen and Stacy Thorpe updated the congregation about the upcoming Marriage Retreat and the seminar on sexuality.

Downtown Special Meeting

January 16, 2022

Meeting Highlights

  • Membership Report
  • Call Elder and Deacons

Membership Report

Pastor Ken Currie presented the membership report, and 11 members were recommended for removal. 

Pastor Kenny Stokes read the names of the Downtown Campus members who passed away in 2021:

  • Sylvia Colehour
  • Dawn Deetlin
  • Darlene Hokanson

Call Elder and Deacons

The congregation voted to call Glen Bloomstrom as a non-staff elder for a three-year term.

The congregation voted to call Marty & Cheryl Lonski as deacons for a three-year term.

Thanks to Caleb Figgers, Erika Booth, and Bobby Ratliff for their assistance in preparing these updates.