Friends,
My 3-year call to be the pastor at Hanover Evangelical Friends Church ends June 30, 2020. I feel led to continue as pastor. Cathy and I love you all and feel the desire to be with you doing the Lord’s work. So, my call needs to be renewed.
In the past, unless the pastor had tenure, the congregation would meet in March and vote whether to extend the call or not. There is a new process, and you will be one of the earliest congregations to do it.
From March 1st through March 8th you will be able to click on a link from an email you will be sent by our Church Secretary, Lisa Workman, on February 29th. The survey is super easy to complete, just 5 questions. You need to be a member or regular attender to fill it out and you will be prompted to respond to that question. Questions ask you to respond on a scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. There is a box for comments which is optional. It is also optional if you want to include personal information.
I have a survey to complete, as does the staff and elders. Each of those surveys are slightly different but very similar. After March 8th, the time to complete the survey will end. The Church Health Team Director, Ed Walsh, will tabulate the results and give a written report to me and the elders. We will inform you from there. The call is now 4 years.
If you don’t have a computer, you can stop by the church Monday – Thursday 9-3 or Friday 9-2, and Lisa will help you fill it out. You also can do it while you are at church on either Sunday the 1st or 8th. Someone will be at the church computer to help you. Another option is to fill out a copy of the survey by pen and Lisa will put it online for you.
I will be explaining the process Sunday night, the 23rd at 5 PM at the Town Hall/Congregational business meeting. I hope you all will come as we will also be discussing possibly selling some unused land to pay off church debt.