Executive Committee
The
Executive Committee consists of the President, Vice President
and Secretary of the Congregation Council, the chairs of the
Administration and Personnel and the Finance Committees, the
Senior Pastor and any other persons appointed by the President.
Between meetings of the Congregation Council, the Executive
Committee has all of the authority of the Congregation Council,
with the exception of borrowing money. The Executive
Committee is periodically called upon to act in place of the
Congregation Council between meetings of the Council when
routine actions are required that are time sensitive or when it
is impractical or impossible to convene the entire Council.
Administration and Personnel Committee
The Administration
and Personnel (A&P) Committee is the Human Resources Department
of the Church and is involved in all employment areas - salary,
health insurance, pension - for both the rostered staff and lay
employees.
The Committee is also responsible for administering, reviewing
and updating the policies and procedures that guide the
congregation.
Arts
Committee
The Arts Committee is responsible
for helping to spread the Gospel through music and art.
The committee assists the Director of Music Ministries with the
yearly concert series and arranges for monthly art exhibits in
the Gathering Space.
Church
Property Committee
The
Church Property Committee is responsible for the proper care,
protection and maintenance of the church property. The
committee not only oversees the immediate needs of the property
and buildings, but also maintains a long range plan of major
capital improvements and maintenance requirements.
Educational Ministry Committee
In cooperation with the pastors
and the Director of Learning Ministries, the
Educational Ministry Committee
is responsible for organizing, promoting and supervising
learning ministry opportunities for all ages within the
congregation that are consistent with the teachings, principles
and practices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Evangelism Committee
The
Evangelism Committee is responsible for nurturing, stimulating and leading members
of the congregation to strengthen and deepen their faith. The
committee also is responsible for leading our congregation in reaching out to the un-churched and seekers with the
Gospel, proclaiming Christ and inviting people into relationship
with Him.
Fellowship Team
The Fellowship Team is responsible
for congregation-wide social and fellowship activities.
The committee coordinates such fellowship activities as the
"Garden of Eatin'", the Thanksgiving dinner, the supper clubs,
the church picnic, the "Dinner and a Movie" events at Trinity,
family Advent wreath-making and supper and a variety of other
activities.
Finance
Committee
The Finance
committee is responsible for the oversight of all
financial affairs of the congregation . All Funds are
received , processed , recorded and disbursed in accordance
with policies set forth and adopted through the
Congregational Council. The Finance Committee is
responsible for balancing
projected receipts against expenditures in order to
maintain fiscal integrity . This is done by working
along with chairpersons of all the committees inside of Trinity Church and with the help of their liaisons
to Council.
Missions
Committee
The Missions Committee
strives to stimulate the congregation to a worldwide perspective
of Christian Mission based on the directive of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. We are to be the enabling body of the congregation
for the carrying out of mission in North America and throughout
the world.
Parish
Ministry Committee
The Parish Ministry Committee is
responsible for assisting the pastors in promoting the general
welfare of the congregation and to assist the congregation in
responding to the needs of the sick, the infirm and the
suffering within the congregation.
Publicity and Communications Committee
The Publicity and Communications Committee is responsible for
the internal and external communications of Trinity. The
committee is responsible for
the congregation's advertising in the newspaper and yellow pages
and has
oversight for the weekly bulletins, the Trinity Parish (our
congregation newsletter), the annual report, the congregation directory
and Trinity's
website at
www.trinitycamphill.org.
Social
Ministry Committee
The Social Ministry Committee is
responsible for stimulating the congregation to a broadened
perspective of Christian social responsibility and for acting as
the enabling body for carrying out responsible social ministry
both within and outside the congregation. The committee
focuses on the needs of people in the Harrisburg and West Shore
regional area.
Stewardship Team
The Stewardship Committee is responsible for implementing a
year-round stewardship emphasis for the congregation. The
committee strives to
increase every member’s understanding of the theological and
biblical basis of stewardship of our time, our talent, and our
treasure. The committee's major emphasis is to communicate
to the congregation in a
consistent and frequent way the connection between our faith and
the blessings we have been given by God and how we as God's
people have an obligation to use our time, our talent, and our
treasure as a way of deepening our faith and to the Glory of
God.
Worship
Committee
The Worship Committee,
in cooperation with the pastors, the Director of Music
Ministries and the Director of Music for Contemporary Worship,
is responsible for worship services and devotional aids to the
congregation that meet the diverse worship needs of the
congregation and are consistent with the liturgical worship
practices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Youth
Ministry Committee
The Youth Ministry Committee, in
cooperation with the Director of Youth Ministry, is responsible
for helping to guide each youth member of the congregation to a
more mature faith in Jesus Christ and to integrate Christianity
into the total life of each youth member.
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