Registration

Includes Continuing Education, Thursday Dinner,

Connection Activities, Annual Business Meeting, and Friday Lunch

Online access

Includes the Ministerium Annual Business Meeting

Thursday, April 18th

@ First Covenant Portland | 107 NE 45th Ave, Portland OR 97206

2:00 – Gather

2:15 – 2:45 – Welcome & Worship

2:45 – 5:30 – Continuing Education

6:00 – 8:00 – Celebration Dinner

We will celebrate ordinands, retirees, church planters, and more!

Friday, April 19th

@ First Covenant Portland | 107 NE 45th Ave, Portland OR 97206

8:30 – Coffee and Fellowship

9:00 – 12:0-0 – Ministerium Annual Mtg.

12 pm – Lunch

Ministerial Association Annual Meeting Notebook

Agenda

Pacific Northwest Conference Ministerial Association
2024 ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
9:00am, Friday, April 19, 2024
Hybrid Conference Meeting
MEETING WILL BE RECORDED FOR MINUTES

Unforced Rhythms of Grace
I. Call to Order
Carmen Bensink Lewis, PacNWC MA Chair
II. Prayer for Ministry Colleagues
Katy Andlovec, First Covenant Church Portland
III. Adoption of Standing Rules
Kurt Notehelfer, PacNWC MA Pastor Connection & Growth Coordinator
IV. Adoption of Meeting Agenda
Carmen Bensink Lewis, PacNWC MA Chair
V. Approval of 2023 Meeting Minutes
Carmen Bensink Lewis, PacNWC MA Chair
VI. Witness from ECC Denomination
Tammy Swanson-Draheim, ECC President
VII. Ordinand Candidate: Kyle Harmon – Pine Lake Covenant Church, Sammamish, WA
VIII. Witness from PacNWC Staff
Greg Yee, PacNWC Superintendent
IX. Ordinand Candidate: Lynette Sanchez – Countryside Community Church, Sherwood, OR
X. Treasurer’s Report
Dave Sim, PacNWC MA Treasurer
XI. Action on the 2024-25 Budget
Dave Sim, PacNWC MA Treasurer
Ministerial Association Annual Meeting Notebook page 7
XII. Ordinand Candidate: Becca Worl – Pine Lake Covenant Church, Sammamish, WA
XIII. Recommendations from Committee on Ministerial Standing
Kurt Notehelfer, PacNWC COMS chair – Ordination & Licensing Approval
● Kyle Harmon – Pine Lake Covenant Church, Sammamish, WA (OWSa)
● Lynette Sanchez – Countryside Community Church, Sherwood, OR (OWSa)
● Becca Worl – Pine Lake Covenant Church, Sammamish, WA (OWSa)
XIV. Action on Licensures/Ordinations
Carmen Bensink Lewis, PacNWC MA Chair
XV. Prayer for Ordinands
Sarah Hammersborg, PacNWC COMS member
XVI. Covenant Trust
Tim Hedberg, Financial Services Representative
XVII. Election of Positions for MA Executive Board
Sally Carlson, PacNWC MA Secretary Chair:(2024-2025) ending a vacant three year term
● Corey Johnsrud
● David Johnson
XVIII. Election of Positions for Committee on Ministerial Standing COMS
● Kurt Notehelfer (2024-2027)
● Mark Mathis (2023-2026)
● Doreen Olson (2024-2027)
● Britta Berger (2024-2027)
XIX. Cascades Camp Greeting & Update
Mark Carlson, Cascades Camp & Conference Center, Associate Director
XX. Ministerial Association Bylaw Change Approval
See page seventeen for details
XXI. ECC Ministerium Update
Carmen Bensink Lewis, PacNWC MA Chair
XXII. 2024 Clergy Family Retreat & May Town Hall
Nate Daniels, PacNWC MA Vice Chair
Clergy Family Retreat – September 25-27, 2024
Kurt Notehelfer, PacNWC MA Pastor Connection & Growth Coordinator
May Town Hall – May 30, 2024
XXIII. Announcements
Rick Mylander, Covenant Board of Nominations
XXIV. Motion to Adjourn
Carmen Bensink Lewis, PacNWC MA Chair