Session Report for First Presbyterian Church of North Little Rock

Session Report

The Session

The session is similar to a board of directors. Our church government is representative in that we elect Elders to serve as rulers of our congregation. Our session is organized into three classes of three years each. Our current session members are:

Class of 2006 Class of 2007 Class of 2008

Jim Stanley Mary Beebe Carol Nicol

Pam Mathews Katy Henager Bill Mathews

Priscilla Gentry Carolyn “C.J.” McEwen Jeanie Price

We will post the session docket and minutes of each meeting here as they become available. Please check back regularly for updates.

First Presbyterian Church

North Little Rock, Arkansas

SESSION DOCKET

August 20, 2006

DECLARATION OF QUORAM

OPENING PRAYER

CALL TO ORDER

CLERK’S REPORT

MUSIC REPORT - Bennie Carol Wade

ORDER OF THE DAY

Ratify change of meeting time from August13 to August 20 due to pastor's illnees

TREASURER’S REPORT

OLD BUSINESS

            Report on church renovation



NEW BUSINESS

            Dispersing of Gary Gault funds

         Sanction Thursday night "Prayer Encounter"

         Consider request from Arkansas Pastel Society to use the fellowship hall

         Consideration of final agreement on allowing local artist to use space

         Address air conditioning for nursery

         Report on the state of the air conditioning in the educational building



PRAYER CONCERNS



ADJOURN

Summary of Session Minutes

August 20, 2006 Meeting

[NOTE: The following summary is "unofficial" in that the session has not yet approved the minutes from the August 20th meeting]

The session opened with prayer, a quorum was present, and meeting called to order.

The reading of minutes of the last meeting was postponed.

Bennie Carol Wade, Church Musician, gave a music report. This will become a standard report of all future session meetings. She reported that she felt choir practice should be on the same night as Prayer Encounter, and suggested that we hold choir practice at 7:00 p.m. following Prayer Encounter, beginning September 7, 2006. The session concurred.

She also suggested that the Advent/Christmas music program during morning worship on December 17, 2006. The session concurred.

The session voted to officially move the August stated meeting from August 13 to August 20, 2006, due to the pastor being ill last Sunday.

The session voted to enter the Treasurer's Report into the record. [See Excel spreadsheet below]

/Documents/7-2006 End of Month.xls

[NOTE: You will need MicroSoft Excel to view this spread sheet]

The session voted to drop funding to Union Rescue Mission from the Gary Gault Trust money because they are no longer in North Little Rock.  The session reaffirmed its committment to using procedes from the Gault Trust to fund programs for the homeless and needy to either Presbyterian funded agencies or agencies with ministries in North Little Rock. The session voted to disperse this quarters procedes to the remaining four agencies.

The session voted to sanction the Thursday night Prayer Encounter as an official meeting of the church.

The session voted to approved the request of the Arkansas Pastel Society to use our fellowship hall for the pastel painting workshop October 17-21, 2006, and for October 24-28, 2006, if needed.

The session voted to approve the draft of the agreement for the use of the upstairs space in the educational building by artists Doug Gorrell and V. L. (Lynnette) Cox.

The session postponed a decision on air conditioning for the nursery.

The session postponed a decision on the air conditioning for the educational building.

The session closed with prayer for: Bruce Pattison, Mickey Post, Barbara Ivy, Margaret Lovell, Edith Jester, Jeanie Price, Jack Hulett, and Ken Case.

First Presbyterian Church of North Little Rock

201 West 4th North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114 - Phone: 501-374-7677