Ministry Team Information For 2008

Trinity Presbyterian Church invites and encourages all of it's members to join a ministry team and participate in the church's activities and business.  All of the ministry teams meet on the first Wednesday of each month at the church. There is a meal served at 5:30 PM and the meetings start at 6:00 and finish at 7:00. This is a great time for fellowship and the opportunity to participate in the church's activities and business.

The following is a list of our different ministry teams identifying their purpose and current members.

Just click on the ministry team list below for their information:

Building and Grounds 

Christian Education

Evangelism 

Fellowship 

Finance - Stewardship 

Mission 

Nominating 

Pastoral Care 

Personnel 

Worship 

Building and Grounds

Chair Person: Bob Van Newkirk

Ministry Team Members: Bob Eckert, Don Parish, and Jack Campbell

Purpose: To provide maitainence and upkeep for the church's building and grounds

Christian Education

Chair Person: John Clawson

Ministry Team Members:  Dana Clawson, Cathy Hanson, Emily Hanson, Katie Hanson, & Valerie Wagner.

Purpose: To provide christian education and fellowship for the children and the young  people of Trinity Presbyterian Church.

Chair Persons: Stewart Collins

Ministry Team Members: Helen Addington, Hugh Addington, Don Hamrick, Candy Griffin, Barbara Radcliff, & Debbie Collins

Purpose: To call people everywhere to believe in and follow Jesus Christ. To offer our church as a place to worship, learning, and fellowship and to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Fellowship

Chair Person: Kim Campbell

Ministry Team Members: Colleen Wymer, Anne Abhari, Vicky Adams, & Millie Spencer

Purpose: To plan, provide and carry out all the fellowship activities for the church.  

Finance - Stewardship

Chair Person: Gary Watson

Committee Members: Gary Watson, Craig Hanson, Howard Fenton, & Jim Mainer

Purpose: The Finance Ministry provides personnel and services to the church for maintaining financial records and recommendations for the everyday business of the church.

Mission

Chair Person: Lynn Melton

Committee Members:  Jim Griffin, Scott Wigton, Sheryl Durkee, & Jan Hughes.

Purpose: Trinity Presbyterian is committed to the mission of Christ's church in the world. As such, we are actively engaged in various outreaches locally and elsewhere. We also remain vigilant to new opportunities to live and demonstrate Christ's love and mercy to all. Whether it's helping elderly shut-ins, providing funds for meals at homeless shelters, rendering assistance to victims of abuse, poverty or natural catastrophes, Trinity is a congregation that belives the Gospel calls us to action. Just a few of the organizations we have been involved with include: Emergency Infant Services, Goodland Boys Home, Meals-On-Wheels, Tulsa Metropolitan Ministries, John 3:16 Mission, Salvation Army, Day Center for the Homeless and Habitat for Humanity.

Nominating

Chair Person:

Committee Members:

Purpose: To bring before the congregation nomonies for various different positions in the church's affairs and business.

Pastoral Care

Chair Person: Ann Frazier

Members: Jackie Ballew, Bill & Jackie Braselton, Dick Ingraham, Evelyn Fenton, & Tomye Mainer

Purpose: Responsible for establishment of Prayer Chain and activation as needed. Responsible for emergency notification system.  (i.e. death of a member,  emergency needs)

Personnel

Chair Person: Graig Hanson

Members:

Purpose:  Conduct yearly interviews with the staff and evaluate their performance. Make salary recommendations to the session for non-clergy staff.  After consultation with Finance Committee and with the approval of the Session (with agreement among both committees and Session) recommend to the congregation pastor's salary package. Supervise the church staff during their yearly operations.         

Worship

Chair Person: Liz Powell

Members: Terry Radcliff, Ted Karner, Beverly McComb, Nancy Cain, Nu Kwok, Candy Griffin, Robyn Brown, Nancy Foland, & Richard Spencer

will be meaningful to the people. Responsible for pulpit supply during absence of pastor. After consultation with the pastor and approval of the Session, set Communion dates and prepare the elements. Assign and oversee ushers, greeters, and acolytes.