Deacon Responsibilities
MODERATOR:
The responsibilities of the moderator are to lead meetings, prepare meeting agendas, provide Deacon updates to the Church Administrator, write monthly Deacon’s Bench articles for the newsletter, Saints Alive! and prepare and turn in the Board of Deacons’ Annual Report at fiscal year end.
VICE MODERATOR:
The responsibility of the Vice Moderator is to lead meetings in the absence of the Moderator.
SECRETARY:
The responsibilities of the Secretary are to record and distribute meeting minutes, present meeting minutes at each meeting, administer roll call and take attendance at each meeting.
TREASURER:
The responsibilities of the Treasurer are to maintain the Deacons’ financial records, prepare and distribute the Treasurer’s Report for each meeting and prepare and turn in the Board of Deacons’ Annual Report at fiscal year end.
FELLOWSHIP CHAIR:
Vice Chair:
The responsibilities of the Fellowship Chair are to ensure scheduled activities/events have leadership and volunteers and to work with the Church Administrator to schedule event dates.
Fellowship Committee Members: Kandice Carson, Cindi Dansizen, Jay Knox, Sue Mabe, Rae Matthews, Janet St. George, Hannah Shoemaker, Brett Smith, Gary Uhl and Christa Yoda.
OUTREACH AND VISITATION CHAIR:
CO-CHAIR:
The responsibilities of the Outreach and Visitation Chair are to maintain a monthly schedule for new member visitations, communicate monthly visitation schedule to the Church Administrator, coordinate delivery of Christmas and Easter plants to shut-in members, coordinate delivery of “Calendars for Newborns,” coordinate visits/calls to “shut-ins” and to coordinate cards/calls to members not recently attending church using the list provided by the Pastor.
Outreach and Visitation Committee Members: Deanna Bridgett, Carol Fratianne, Scott Hay, Susan Richardson, Leslie Stephens and Marcy Uhl.
OTHER DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
After service greeter - all Deacons
Attend Session meetings – one Deacon each month, except July
Calendars for newborns – Outreach committee
Card Care Notes
Contact First-time Visitors – Outreach and Visitation Committee
Cook and Serve Easter Breakfast – all Deacons
Cookie Receptions – Fellowship Committee
Coordinator for member assistance (such as providing transportation as needed) – all Deacons
Get well/sympathy notes – Cindi Dansizen
Lead devotions at each Deacon’s meeting – one Deacon each month
Maintain church attendance book
MERT (Medical Emergency Response Team)
Photographer
Provide picnic on Rally Day – all Deacons
Security Patrol – all Deacons
Serving Communion – all Deacons
Thank you notes
