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Council Identifies Projects to Tackle!

Emalie — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:05:44 +0000

Our Council labored at the recent retreat to list and prioritize projects for our congregation to plan and execute. We used three categories, dividing our projects into those that require mostly time, those we can do with the money we have, or we are close to having, and the last category labeled “Pie In The Sky” at least for now.

The trustees and the Long Range Planning Committee will prioritize the projects that require mostly time and attention. These projects include: showing movies outdoors, recording the entire worship service for the website, repairing the cold water tap in the men’s restroom, cleaning the trail and garden, inviting more people to Sunday School, cleaning and sprucing up the shelter, building our membership by inviting others, improving our phone system, setting up the ceiling fan, trimming trees to increase visibility, moving the wi-fi, setting up an account with PayPal.

The second category contains projects that we believe can be accomplished with reasonable effort. The projects in this category, in the order prioritized by the council are:

1. Moving forward with the Building Entrance
2. Replacing the fellowship hall floor
3. Replacing the kitchen floor
4. Paying our apportionments in full
5. Installing a safety gate

To guide us in our progress completing these major projects, the council has decided to form a building committee. The top priority identified by the council is our new building entrance! We have plans for a visible, obvious, accessible, welcoming entrance for our church building! Jim Adair has agreed to serve as the chair of this new committee. Many, many thanks, Jim!

For the Pie In the Sky category, in no particular order, we have listed a new building, a new sanctuary, following the original master plan for building and expansion, increasing curb appeal, giving back more, establishing an endowment, adding more staff, establishing a soup kitchen, building a retreat facility, adding a viable child care center with its own wing, adding a large kitchen with an island and two sinks, adding showers and laundry so we could host Room In The Inn, adding a women’s restroom. These projects are for Long Range Planning to address.

Please let your council members know of your hopes and dreams for HBUMC. We can work together to make all of these wonderful ideas come to life.

Emalie

Renew your Spirit at Beersheba!

Emalie — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:29:33 +0000

Come to Beersheba! October 22-24, 2010 The historic Beersheba Springs Assembly is perched on top of the Cumberland Plateau near McMinnville and Manchester, Tennessee. Many of the buildings existed before the Civil War. The hotel overlooks the glorious Collins River Valley where you can rock and watch the fog lift, or track a single white cloud drift by below you. The mountain climate will cure what ails you. We have reserved the vintage accommodations in the upper hotel. What these rooms may lack in modernity, they more than make up for in charm. (They tilt a mite toward Aunt Sally’s.) The view and the charm of Beersheba remind us that we are standing on sacred ground. The prices vary depending on how many people stay in your room, but here is a typical breakdown from last year for two nights and four meals: Youth — $90 Couples — $135 Single adults — $120 See the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall for this year’s pricing. Reserve your room for just $15.00 per person. Call or email Emalie for reservations. 615-403-8455 or discoteach@gmail.com

Council Retreat

Emalie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:48:32 +0000

[ September 25, 2010; ]

Safe Sancutary Meeting

Emalie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:41:24 +0000

[ August 11, 2010; 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm. ]

Council Meeting

Emalie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:34:43 +0000

[ August 15, 2010; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ]

Trustee Meeting Set for Wed March 10

admincw — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:30:16 +0000

March 10, 2010
5:00 pm	to	6:00 pm

The Trustees will Meet on March 10th at 5:30.

Council Meeting

Emalie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:45:59 +0000

April 18, 2010
12:00 pm	to	2:00 pm

Please come to our rescheduled council meeting immediately after worship, on April 18. Everyone is welcome, and we have many exciting projects in the pipeline. Your input is very important. Come and throw in your two cents.

2009 Church Council Meetings

admincw — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:49:03 +0000

January 18, 2009
12:00 pm	to	1:00 pm
March 15, 2009
12:00 pm	to	1:00 pm
May 17, 2009
12:00 pm	to	1:00 pm
July 19, 2009
12:00 pm	to	1:00 pm
September 20, 2009
12:00 pm	to	1:00 pm
November 15, 2009
12:00 pm	to	1:00 pm

BY: Mitzi Anderson, Council Chair

We are beginning a new year a HBUMC and there is a lot of terrific things going on within our congregation. With so many projects, we are changing from a quarterly meeting to bi-monthly meetings for the council. We will meet Sunday’s after worship as we have in the past. I have set up the dates for the year and hope this works for all. Please mark your calendars for: January 18; March 15; May 17; July 19 Council Retreat; September 20; and November 15.

I am looking forward to the year ahead and working with each of you. Thanks to each of you for your willingness to serve, it is appreciated. God Bless and Happy New Year Hickory Bend!

CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING

admincw — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:27:47 +0000

November 9, 2008
12:00 pm	to	12:30 pm

BY: Mitzi Anderson

Reminder to council members . . there will be a council meeting after worship on Sunday, November 9th. Please mark your calendars to be there. This should be the final meeting of the 2008 council.

Please have your committee reports prepared so we can accomplish as much as possible in the least amount of time. I know many of you have lots of activities going on. Let me know if you have any questions.