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St. Paul's Leadership Teams oversee many aspects of our church from property and staff to implementing ministry and more. Our current Leadership Team members are listed below. You can also read more about what these teams do.

CHURCH COUNCIL
Carol Cook	Church Council Chairperson
Pam Tribbie	Church Treasurer
Sharon Zimmerman	Financial Secretary
Deb Byrnes	Lay Member to Annual Conference
Don Morgan	Lay Member to Annual Conference
Felix Koutsourais	Lay Leader
Maggie Corrigan	Recording Secretary
Ka'ren Naja	Membership Secretary
Bev Koutsourais	Camps & Retreats
Diane Cole	Son Kissed Preschool Rep.
Rachael Duncan	Children's Ministry Rep
Alisha Johnson	Student Ministry Rep
Rene Townes	Handicapable Ministry Rep.
Pam Dubov	Interpreter of Giving
Grant Corrigan	Carpenter's Shop
Cathy Saenz	Missions and Outreach
Kristina Whited	Member at Large
Mike Constantinou	Member At Large
STAFF PARISH RELATIONS TEAM
Brad Finkbiner	SPRT Leader
Russ Munyan
Lori Bailey
Lynne Dilella
Garrett Digman
Brad Finkbiner
Dale Young
Kinga Low
Jeff Undestad
Caroline Zimmerman
FINANCE TEAM
Terry Garvin	Finance Team Leader
Linda Benoit
Noel White
George Handura
Dawn Green
Mike Schneipp
Pastor Bob Martin	Pastor attending Finance
Pastor Pam Dubov	Executive Pastor attending Finance
Carol Cook	Council Chair attending Finance
Brad Finkbiner	SPRT Rep. attending Finance
TBD	Trustees Rep. attending Finance
Felix Koutsourais	Lay Leader attending Finance
TRUSTEE TEAM
TBD	Trustees Team Leader 2021
Peggy Tucker
Carlton Ward
Mark Edmunds
Ed Cook
Jesse Rodriguez
Pam Dubov
Bobby Van Duyne
Kara Smith
Joe Tuminello
Felix Koutsourais	Lay Leader attending Trustees
NOMINATIONS TEAM
Pastor Bob Martin	Nominations Leader
Devon Klenk
Kathy Seitz
Gary Zimmerman
Kevin Price
Duke Low
Joel Johnson
Horton Townes
Laurel Fortuna
Felix Koutsourais

Find out more about what our St. Paul teams do.  

Trustees

The Board of Trustees oversees the property and facilities of the congregation. This includes the routine maintenance of building and grounds, including making it a safe and barrier free environment. Trustees also have authority for equipment or building modification that does not exceed 10 percent of the total value or property. 

Trustees also have the legal obligation to see that the congregation operates within local codes and state laws governing such entities as churches. They are required to see to the insurance requirements of the congregation in the areas of fire, theft, public liability, and fidelity among others. The Trustees are authorized to receive gifts, subject to the direction of the church conference. It also consults the Church Council Team on legal matters, insurance and anything otherwise related to the physical property of the church and is required to submit an annual report to the Church Conference. It is also responsible for a yearly church accessibility audit. (See Book of Discipline p258.3, 2524-2549)

 

Finance TEAM

This team is responsible for raising the funds to support the congregation’s needs, both routine and special, usually through financial campaigns. It is also responsible for developing the annual budget of the church, which is ultimately approved by the annual Church Conference.  Income is recorded by the Financial Secretary, while disbursements are made and recorded by the Treasurer. Periodic reports are prepared by the Treasurer and submitted to the Church Council for review and for approval. The team sees to the counting of receipts and to the auditing of financial records and serves as a consultant to the Church Council on matters of finance for the church.

The Finance Team shall be charged with responsibility for developing and implementing plans that will raise sufficient income to meet the budget adopted by the Church Council.  It shall administer the funds received according to the instructions of the Church Council.  (See Book of Discipline p258.4)

 

Staff Parish Relations

The Staff Parish Relations Team (SPRT) has the responsibilities of maintaining, for the congregation, amiable working relationships with pastors and other staff, evaluating their performance, counseling them, and making recommendations for changes in staff or improvements to the staff by education or training. It recommends the salaries and other support, such as housing and benefits for pastors and staff. Of special note, the Staff Parish Relations Team must carefully screen prospective employees, including background checks. 

The Staff Parish Relations Team also serves as an advisory capacity for the Bishop on matters of pastoral leadership for the local church. 

SPRT evaluates and recommends those candidates for ordained ministry or local lay pastors arising from within the congregation. The Church Council takes the recommendations from this team, decides on them, and reports them to the church conference. 

The Staff Parish Relations Team shall meet at least quarterly.

 

Lay Leader

The Lay Leader shall foster awareness of the role of the laity both within the congregation and through their ministries in the home, workplace, community, and world, and finding ways within the community of faith to recognize these ministries. 

The Lay Leader shall meet regularly with the pastor to discuss the state of the church and the needs of the ministry.  Along with the pastor, the Lay Leader shall be an interpreter of the actions and programs of the annual conference.  Duties also entail: 

• Assisting in advising the church council of opportunities available and the needs expressed for a more effective ministry of the church through its laity in the community
• Informing the laity of training opportunities provided by the annual conference.  Where possible the Lay Leader should attend training opportunities in order to strengthen his or her work.  (see paragraph 251, Book of Discipline)

 

Church Council

Provides for the planning and implementation of programs regarding nurture, outreach, witness, and resources for the local church.  It shall also provide for the administration of its organization and temporal life.  It shall envision, plan, implement, and annually evaluate the mission and ministry of the local church. In addition to the oversight of all ministries within the church, the Church Council shall also do the following: 

• Review the membership of the local church
• Fill interim vacancies occurring among lay officers of the church between sessions of the annual church conference.
• Establish the budget on recommendation of the Finance Committee and ensure adequate provision for the financial needs of the church.
• Recommend to the church conference the salary and other remuneration of the pastor(s) and staff members after receiving recommendations from the committee on staff parish relations. 

The Church Council shall meet at least quarterly.  Other duties are listed in paragraph 252 in the Book of Discipline.