Accountable Leadership Board

In 2016, SPUMC moved to the Accountable Leadership Board model, in which the former Church Council became the Leadership Board of approximately 12 persons. This is a streamlined model of ministry that allows the Leadership Board, along with the pastor and program staff to give oversight, direction and purpose to the programs and ministries of the church.

Purpose

The Leadership Board coordinates the functions of several of our committees with the intention of reducing the number of meetings needed to conduct the administrative business of the church. The hands-on ministry is done by “teams” whose responsibilities will be to do ministry, such as the Staff Parish Relations Team, Stewardship Team, Outreach Team, Trustees Team, Children’s Ministry Team, Reconciling Team, Safe Sanctuaries Team, and Scholarship Team. This leadership model holds the mission of the church as primary and puts larger numbers of people in ministry.

Members

Members of the Leadership Board are to be intentionally growing in faith, as well as setting an example for the congregation. There is time allotted at each Leadership Board meeting for spiritual formation before getting into the business of the Board.

In addition to all our faithful volunteers serving in ministry at SPUMC, the members of the Leadership Board include:

Chair: Jack Malone

Secretary: Cheri Hiller

Lay Members to Annual Conference: Connie Meyer, Jack Malone, Marcia Flaherty

Finance/Stewardship: Sarah Bolen

Trustees Co-Chairs: Mike Bandli, Janine Punzel

SPRC: Pat Flaherty

Outreach: Patricia Harrington

Scholarship: Terry Twedell

At Large Members

Cheri Hiller, Christie Tubbs, Dee Heller, Frank Flynn, Marcia Flaherty

Staff