Summary of the Session Meeting
March 2018

• The Session held its annual retreat on March 3 and met in a regularly scheduled Session meeting on March 18.
• The main topic for discussion was the strategic planning process.
  • The Session had earlier identified three goals
    • Goal 1: Stabilize New Hope's financial future.  
    • Goal 2: Develop a plan for church ministries.
    • Goal 3: Explore the possibility of moving to a new location.
  • Strategies to address these goals were developed and implementation of the strategies has begun.
    • The Session evaluated progress on those strategies at the meeting on the 18th.
• The Session also heard again from the Drury Hotel Group on their ideas for utilizing our present property while supporting New Hope in this challenging time.
• Troy Ivey presented the monthly budget report.
• The Session approved the replacement of the copier in the office and the purchase of new office computers.
  • The present copier is 12 years old and can no longer be repaired.
  • The present computers are at least 6 years old and are having difficulty handling new software updates.
• Andy Sanisly updated the Session on the Presbytery Committee on Ministries.
• Rosie and Andy Sanislo attended two seminars on Church Security, and reported to the Session with an informational handout describing secruity improvements that can be made to our church property.
  • Security concerns are important and need to be addressed in the near future.
• The Earth Care committee has applied for and received re-certification as a green congregation.
• The Session approved a request by Marilyn Suber to begin a book study based on the book Sparking Gems to begin in the near future.