Appin Annual Meeting

Although I arrived late to the meeting after all the reports had been presented, that won't prevent me from chronicling some of the goings-on and outcomes from the meeting.

The church wishes to express its disapproval of the decision to centralize all ministry payroll through the national church office, by an outsourced service.

The decision to change the cost-sharing ratio from 2/3 Trinity, 1/3 Appin to 62% Trinity, 38% Appin (to be in effect for the 2009 fiscal year) was approved.

A discussion about the future of the Sunday School brought out concern and the need for new ideas and leaders.

An update about the Regional Rural United Churches group was given, including mention of some generic church advertising in the Transcript and Free Press for Christmas, which will be tried again for Lent/Easter.