Minutes of the Meetings -- August 17, 2003

Members Present:    Rev. David Ridge                 (DR)

                                    Patrick Sanders                     (PS)

                                    David Cowles                        (DC)

                                    Kay Johnsen                          (KJ)

                                    Clarence Johnsen                 (CJ)

                                    Pam Denny                            (PD)

Easing In:

• Call to order at 12:22 p.m. by PS.
• Opening Prayer:  DR and team members
• Check in by all in attendance
• Review minutes of last board meeting (July 20) by KJ:  Motion to accept minutes as written by DR, 2nd by DC.  Motion was approved.
• Financial report:  David Cowles.  Motion to accept by KJ, 2nd by DR.

Old Business:

Facilities issues, expanding the church:  DR

• Church growth, preliminary budget and marketing were discussed.
• DR will send a mind map to all members of the Board.  We will look at it and decide what we each can do to contribute

Board Retreat Action Items:

• Motion to postpone discussion, PD, 2nd y CJ.  Motion was approved.

Review Survey Results:

• Motion to postpone by PD, 2nd by DC.  Approved.

Update: Surveys regarding classes, programs, outreach activities

• Surveys will be planned in the near future.

Update on picnic by KJ

• The picnic will be held at Countryside on September 7th.
• PD will do a flyer.
• KJ will bring her canopy and will put the small Living Water Unity sign up at the picnic site.
• There will be a sign-up sheet for pot luck and everyone will be encouraged to bring chairs.
• Benita Woody has volunteered to assist in planning.

Update Fundraising Opportunities by PD

• Pam will continue to pursue the possibility of operating concessions at Jefferson and Adams County Fairgrounds.
• In addition, she will gather information on selling grocery vouchers through Albertsons, King Soopers and Safeway.  We would receive 2% of all proceeds from purchases made with the vouchers.
• PS suggested selling punch cards for Krispy Kreme.

New Business

Tithes:

• Motion made for August tithes to go to Project Angel Heart ($182.46) and Unity Pathways Church in Aurora ($146.64).
• Motion was approved.

Yellow Ribbon Walk by KJ

• We have been invited to have a booth at this year’s walk and have been listed as a sponsor on the walk brochure.
• We will need volunteers for the booth. 
• Yellow Ribbon would like to have face painters and someone to do balloon animals.
• We will have water available in our booth.
• KJ will forward information on both Yellow Ribbon and CROP walks to DR for announcements.

There was a motion to adjourn by PD, 2nd by CJ.  Motion carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:03 p.m. with a closing prayer by DR.

Next Meeting:  Sunday, Sept. 21, at 12:15 p.m.