Board of Trustees

The Trustees, under direction of the annual charge conference and in cooperation with the pastors, are responsible for supervision, oversight, and care of all real property (including the parsonage) owned by the local church and of all property and equipment acquired directly by the local church or by other organizations connected with the local church. The Board of Trustees consists of nine voting lay members of legal age and it is recommended that one-third be laymen and one-third be laywomen. The nine members are elected by the annual church conference. The Trustees meet second Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM.

Board of Ministries

The Board of Ministries is made up of the following committee chairs: Christian Education, Membership Care, Missions, Worship and Music, Welcoming, Stewardship; Mother's Day Out Steering; and, Marketing and Communications; and the presidents of: United Methodist Women, United Methodist Men (when and if created), United Methodist Youth (when and if created); the pastors and the chair of the Board of Ministries. The Board of Ministries shall consider, develop, and coordinate goals and program proposals for the church's mission. The board reports to the Church Council, to which it shall submit its goals and program plans for revision and appropriate action. Upon adoption of the goals and program plans by the Church Council, the Board of Ministries will implement and evaluate the goals and program plans which are assigned. This board meets monthly.

Christian Education Committee

This committee is charged with developing Christian educational opportunities for children, youth, and adults of the church, including Sunday School and Mother's Day Out. It consists of lay members, along with the Education Coordinator, Youth Directors, and Sunday School Superintendent. The committee has various subcommittees that are concentrated in the following areas:

• Children's Education, including the Sunday School and Mother's Day Out curriculum and all of the special opportunities for children, such as Vacation Bible School, Birthday Party for Jesus, and Bunny Breakfast
• Youth Education, including middle and high school Sunday School curriculum.
• Adult Education, including mid-session programs and Disciple Bible study.

This committee meets the second Monday of each Month except for December and July at 6:15 PM in the office conference room.

Church Council

Church Council is made up of the committee chairmen, pastors, the church treasurer, lay leaders, lay members to the annual conference, and at-large members. The primary tasks of the Church Council are to:

• Carry out the business of the charge conference;
• Help the congregation articulate its vision;
• Oversee the planning of the congregation; and
• Develop systems that assure people are received into fellowship, guided and encouraged in their spiritual transformation and growth, and supported as they live out their lives as Christian disciples.

Church Council meets the third Tuesday of each month.

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee is charged with the responsibility of providing financial direction for the congregation. Included in this responsibility are the following tasks:

• Coordinating the development of an annual financial budget,
• Managing the finances with respect to the budget, and
• Providing regular communication to both the church council and church membership on the financial condition of the church.

The committee consists of nine members nominated by the lay leadership committee and elected by the annual conference. The members are elected in three equal classes with one class' tenure expiring each year. The committee meets on second Monday of the month at 6:30pm.

Missions Committee

The Missions Committee is responsible for selecting the recipients of the Mission budget . The committee also selects the recipients for the monthly loose coin; special offerings for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas (as well as alternatives to the flower giving); and Lenten service collection. One of the most important things the committee does is sponsor the Mission Gift Festival in December, an alternative gift event. The committee selects the groups for which "gifts" may be purchased.

We also coordinate the following on a regular basis: the monthly food drive for United Methodist Children's Services (UMCS) emergency food pantry; participation in The Gathering meal program six times a year; collection of coats and personal hygiene items for UMCS; and the book drive to benefit Next Door Foundation in Milwaukee.

Mission Trips planned by our WI Conference for their possible participation. We also are playing a more active role in encouraging our congregation to give to the annual "In Gathering" at Wisconsin Conference in June by collecting items for flood buckets, school kits for Haiti, knitted baby blankets or "preemie hats" for Africa, etc. Recently we selected a new missionary for CUMC - Paul Webster, an agricultural missionary in Africa

The committee meets monthly (except for July and August) on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM with meetings usually lasting until 8:30.

Worship & Music Committee

This committee is charged with all aspects of the worship experience at CUMCEG, including:

• Pastoral Staff Liaison
• Music Staff Liaison
• Usher Training and Scheduling
• Acolyte Training
• Communion Steward Scheduling and Coordination
• Drama Team Coordination
• Web Site & Podcast Liaison
• Publish Advent & Lenten Devotional Booklet

Committee meets monthly on the 2nd Monday, at 6:30, in Harmony Room.

Welcoming Team

The Welcoming Team schedules Sunday morning and special event greeters, sends e-mails/letters to visitors, maintains visitor packets in narthex and offers building tours. We are involved in a direct mail program, sending letters of invitation to worship with us to new homeowners in the area. We seek new ideas for special mid-session events to include participation of all ages. We continue to work on and develop our New Member Orientation. We have developed a Shepherding Program for new members to become further involved in congregational life, and continue to seek new ways to be more welcoming to visitors and new members. We welcome new ideas and participation in our committee

The Welcoming Team typically meets on the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the church library. Contact Ellen Greer or Shari Stoltmann for more information.