STATED MEETING OF THE PRESBYTERY OF GREATER ATLANTA May 1, 2018

Smyrna Presbyterian Church in Conyers, GA Co-hosted with Conyers Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church of the Resurrection

Celebrating the gifts of validated ministers and their ministries

INTRODUCTORY BUSINESS Moderator Rick Neale opened the meeting with prayer at 4:00. Stephanie Bishop, host pastor brought greetings to the body. Stated Clerk Donna Wells declared a quorum to be present. WORSHIP Our focus of the day was celebrating the gifts of validated ministers and their ministries. We began with a processional of the many validated ministers serving in this presbytery. Three meditations were offered: Kate Colussy-Estes who serves as chaplain of Agnes Scott College; Hamilton Barnes who serves as Chaplain at Piedmont Hospital; and Billy Honor who serves as organizing pastor of Pulse Church. The theme for these meditations focused on “braving the wilderness” as ministers in validated settings. The joint choirs of Smyrna and Conyers church shared their ministry of music. We celebrated the sacrament of Lord’s Supper and we gave thanks for the saints who have gone before us. An offering of $1782.22 was received for the new Memorial Drive Ministries. Sy Hughes brought greets from the Presbyterian Mission Agency. COMMUNICATIONS For Information:

1. Received communication from the Presbyterian Mission Agency that Rize Community Church (new worshipping community) received a DREAM grant. “Grants are offered by the Presbyterian Mission Agency in order to encourage dreamers, risk-takers, pioneers and trailblazers.”

2. The stated clerk has received an allegation against a minister member of the presbytery. Per the Book of

Order, the Rules of Discipline, an investigating committee has been formed, and shall be called 18-01.

3. The stated clerk has received an allegation against a minister member of the presbytery. Per the Book of Order, the Rules of Discipline, an investigating committee has been formed, and shall be called 18-02.

4. It was reported to the Presbytery that we exceeded our goal of $30,000…money raised in this year’s Hunger Walk. Next year our goal is $40,000. A reminder that the Presbytery receives a portion of these funds. We use these funds in the Presbytery for PATH (Presbyterians answer to hunger) grants in our Presbytery.

Admit to Record:

1. Admit to record the minutes of the installation of Mike Watson as pastor of Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church on January 21, 2018.

2. The following people served on the commission to ordain Rebekah Carpenter as the pastor of Sion

Presbyterian Church in Winnsboro, SC (Trinity Presbytery) on February 18, 2018. The ordination took place at Carrollton Presbyterian Church in Carrollton, GA.

a. Rev. Kimberly Clayton, Validated Ministry at Columbia Theological Seminary b. Rev. Kimmy Briggs, Clairmont Presbyterian Church c. Rev. Jan Stewart Tolbert, First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange d. Elder Karen Hartley, Carrollton Presbyterian Church e. Elder Linda Davis, North Decatur Presbyterian Church

3. Admit to record the minutes of the ordination of Rebekah Carpenter as pastor of Sion Presbyterian

Church in Winnsboro, SC on February 18, 2018. The ordination took place at Carrollton Presbyterian Church in Carrollton, GA.

4. The following people served on the commission to install Burnetta Armour as pastor of Carrollton

Presbyterian Church on February 25, 2018. a. Rev. David Pearce, Austell Presbyterian Church b. Rev. Jeremy Jenkins, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta c. Rev. Harry Barrow, First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange d. Rev. Rick Neale, Honorably Retired e. Elder Mary Woodfin, Carrollton Presbyterian Church f. Elder Nancy Ballard, Newnan Presbyterian Church g. Rev. Connie Happell, Guest of the Commission, Flint River Presbytery

5. Admit to record the minutes of the installation of Burnetta Armour as pastor of Carrollton Presbyterian

Church on February 25, 2018.

6. The following people served on the commission to install Emma Neishloss as the associate pastor of Morningside Presbyterian Church on April 8, 2018.

a. Rev. Baron Mullis, Morningside Presbyterian Church b. Rev. Joy Fisher, Presbytery Staff c. Rev. Jamie Butcher, First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta d. Elder Jim Martin, Morningside Presbyterian Church e. Elder Martha Shepherd, North Decatur Presbyterian Church

7. The following people served on the commission to ordain Irene Wong to the validated ministry as the

executive director of Atlanta Ministry with International Students (AMIS) on April 8, 2018. The ordination took place at North Avenue Presbyterian Church.

a. Rev. Scott Weimer, North Avenue Presbyterian Church b. Rev. Fahed Abu-Akel, Honorably Retired c. Rev. Sharol Hayner, Minister Member at Large d. Rev. Jane Kagia, Validated Ministry as a Chaplain e. Rev. Jihyun Oh, Validated Ministry on General Assembly Staff f. Elder E. P. Huang, Atlanta Taiwanese Presbyterian Church g. Elder Donna Poseidon, Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church h. Elder Margaret Tokunaga, North Avenue Presbyterian Church

8. That the minutes of the ordination of Irene Wong to the validated ministry as the executive director of

Atlanta Ministry with International Students (AMIS) on April 8, 2018 is admitted to record. The ordination took place at North Avenue Presbyterian Church.

For Recommendation: The following items are recommended as part of the omnibus motion. If anyone wishes to extract any item, please come to the microphone at the time of this report.

• Approval of the docket • Approval of the minutes from February 10, 2018 • Admit to record items in the Communications Report • Admit to record items in the Committee on Preparation for Ministry Report • Admit to record items in the Committee on Ministry Report • Admit to record items in the Operations Report

There were no extractions from the Omnibus motion. The motion was approved by voice vote. NOMINATING COMMITTEE For Recommendation: (all names in bold are those that are being nominated) Committee on Ministry

Class of 2018 1. Ginger Jeffries (2015) RE First Atlanta 2. Holly Tickle (2015) TE Validated 3. Kate Colussy-Estes (2016) TE Validated 4. Michelle Hwang (2016) TE Central 5. JoAnn Nelson (2017) RE Lawrenceville 6. Mary Jane Cornell (2018) TE Honorably Retired Class of 2019 1. Richard Short (2014) TE Honorably Retired 2. Kevin Hicks (2017) TE Conyers 3. Irving Simon (2017) TE Hillside 4. Ollie Wagner (2017) TE Alpharetta 5. Peter Ward (2017) TE Member At Large 6. Ken Whitehurst (2018) RE Trinity Decatur

Class of 2020 1. Timothy Boggess (2015) TE Northwest 2. Steve Cashwell (2015) RE Saint Luke’s 3. Diane Duane (2015) RE Roswell 4. Ruth Marston (2017) RE Trinity Atlanta 5. Frank Grantham (2018) RE Good Shepherd 6. Stephanie Pearson Robinson (2018) RE First Afrikan

Council

Class of 2018 1. Destiny Williams (2013) RE McDonough 2. Juan McGruder (2015) RE Radcliffe 3. David Carr (2016) RE Trinity Atlanta Class of 2019 1. Deloris Bryant-Booker (2014) RE Hillside

2. Russ Weekley (2014) TE Good Shepherd 3. Dale Phenicie (2017) RE First Peachtree City Class of 2020 1. David York (2017) RE Central 2. Cecelya Taylor (2018) TE Church of the Master 3. Wendy Dewberry (2018) TE Member at Large

Committee on Preparation for Ministry

Class of 2018 1. Jennifer Ayres (2014) TE Validated 2. Kyung-Hwa Kim (2015) RE Korean Central 3. Julie Green (2016) RE Morningside 4. Ryan Jensen (2016) TE Lawrenceville 5. Camille Powell (2016) TE St. Andrews 6. Kimmy Briggs (2016) TE Clairmont 7. Connie York (2016) RE First Atlanta 8. Karen Cooper (2018) RE First LaGrange 9. Betsy Lyles Swetenburg (2018) TE Trinity Atlanta 10. VACANCY Class of 2019 1. Reggie Avant (2014) TE Validated 2. Mary Ann Hawthorne (2017) RE Oglethorpe 3. Ray Johnston (2017) RE Westminster 4. Shelli Latham (2017) TE Druid Hills 5. Mun Gye Lee (2017) TE Hanbit 6. Charles Nyaga (2017) TE At Large 7. Alex Rodgers (2017) TE Decatur 8. Jennie Sankey (2017) TE Pleasant Hill 9. Lucy Strong (2017) TE Validated 10. Blake Traynham (2017) TE Validated Class of 2020 1. Rick Neale (2015) TE Honorably Retired 2. Rachael Whaley Pate (2015) TE Member At Large 3. Elizabeth DeSouza (2016) TE Validated 4. Hamilton Barnes (2018) TE Validated 5. Lelia Crawford (2018) RE Hillside 6. Brian Daoust (2018) TE Johns Creek 7. Sunghee Han (2018) TE Validated 8. Trace Haythorn (2018) TE Validated 9. Steven Sitzes (2018) RE Trinity Atlanta 10. Gerald Aldridge (2018) RE Saint Luke’s

Grants

Class of 2018 1. Mardee Rightmyer (2016) RE Morningside 2. Peggy Bolton (2018) RE Radcliffe Class of 2019 1. Carlos Moore (2016) RE Memorial Drive

2. David Weitnauer (2017) TE Member At Large Class of 2020 1. Brenda Gales (2016) RE Presbyterian Church of the Resurrection 2. Richard Hill (2018) TE Covenant

New Church Development Commission

Class of 2018 1. Nancy Phillimore (2013) RE Shallowford 2. Mary Cox (2014) TE Roswell 3. Saranell Hartman (2016) TE Member at Large 4. Annie Tsai (2016) TE Atlanta Taiwanese 5. Peggy McCurdy (2017) RE Eastminster 6. VACANCY 7. VACANCY Class of 2019 1. Anyabwile Stephens (2014) TE Radcliffe 2. Dwight Goodson (2016) RE Hamilton Mill 3. Sonja McMullen (2016) RE Hillside 4. Moo Je (Mark) Cho (2017) TE Korean Community 5. Paul Fogg (2017) RE Fayette 6. Nancy Sue Laminack (2017) RE Dallas-Dodd 7. Sarah Hooker (2018) TE Validated Class of 2020 1. Tom Jones (2015) RE Trinity Atlanta 2. Rix Threadgill (2016) TE Loyd 3. Paul Kwak (2017) RE Korean Community 4. Ann-Henley Saunders (2017) TE First Atlanta 5. Bill Drummond (2018) TE Validated 6. Ricardo Green (2018) TE Mt. Vernon 7. Juan Herrera (2018) TE Hamilton Mill 8. Rebecca Parker (2018) TE Validated

2018 General Assembly Commissioners/Bills and Overtures Committee (2020)

Ruling Elders: 1. Mardee Rightmyer (2019 Moderator) RE Morningside 2. Deloris Bryant-Booker RE Hillside 3. Hiram Perez-Cordero RE Rock Spring 4. Mary Smarr RE Oakhurst 5. Jeff Vaughan RE Decatur

Teaching Elders: 1. Rick Neale (2018 Moderator) TE Hon. Retired 2. Carrie Barnes TE Buford 3. Micah Nutter Dowling TE Newnan 4. Shelli Latham TE Druid Hills 5. Mun Gye Lee TE Hanbit

Jeff Vaughan is a ruling elder at Decatur Presbyterian Church, where he has been a member for 20 years. He has served on numerous committees and councils at DPC, including Youth (chair), Christian Education (chair),

Evangelism, Technology, Nominations, Worship, Stewardship, and an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee. He has also served as a youth advisor and confirmation mentor. Jeff served on CPM for Greater Atlanta Presbytery from 2011-2016 and is currently a board member for Clifton Sanctuary Ministries. He is on staff at Columbia Theological Seminary. Jeff and his wife, Leah (also a ruling elder), live in Decatur with their son, Jake. Their daughter, Sally (also a ruling elder), attends Mississippi State University. The moderator asked if there were any nominations from the floor. Seeing that there were none, the entire vacancy slate was voted on. The above nominees were approved by voice vote.

EXAMINATIONS For Recommendation: The following people were by the commission and are being recommended for reception. Those coming for ordination, preached a sermon before the commission. The areas of examination are in the four ordination areas: theology, polity, bible and worship/sacraments. ECKAM examined Rev. Lee according to presbytery policy and approved his recommendation for reception by the presbytery.

1. Joel Alvis (Flint River Presbytery) has been called as the interim at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church. Effective date: March 12, 2018.

2. Julie Ferguson (Cherokee Presbytery) has been called as a chaplain at Emory Hospital. Effective date:

upon reception.

3. Julie Fuller (Cherokee Presbytery) has been called as the contract call pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Bremen. Effective date: January 1, 2018.

4. Jae Hyeong Lee (Midwest Hanmi Presbytery) has been called as a contract call associate pastor of

Korean Central Presbyterian Church. Effective date: upon reception.

5. David Omerod (Flint River Presbytery) comes to the presbytery as an honorably retired member.

6. Song Yin Paik (candidate of Denver Presbytery) has been called as a hospital chaplain at Northside Hospital. Effective date: upon ordination.

The above individuals were voted upon separately. Each was approved by voice vote. BILLS AND OVERTURES For Recommendation: The Bills and Overtures Committee received this overture from Columbia Presbyterian Church. The committee recommends approval of this overture by a committee vote of 8 in favor, 0 opposed. This overture is coming for concurrence from New Castle Presbytery. Because this overture is for concurrence, amendments are not in order.

1. On Praying for a Movement of the Spirit to Engage Presbyterian Congregations in Nation-Wide Action to Prevent Gun Violence

The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta overtures the 223rd General Assembly to: A. Confess that, in spite of 50 years of Presbyterian advocacy to reduce gun violence, we have been paralyzed by fear of the gun and ammunition lobby and our church has not adequately applied the power of God’s love to the issue of gun violence, with over 1,600,000 Americans dying from guns since 1968 and many millions more wounded, orphaned and devastated by gun violence. B. Commend --All prior General Assemblies which have created church social witness policy for steps such as universal background checks, greater gun safety and a ban on assault weapons. --Presbyterian Disaster Assistance for their creation of the films “Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence” and “Tapestry: Reweaving the Fabric of Community after Public Violence” and the book Recovering from Un-Natural Disasters, as well as for their faithful presence, on behalf of the PCUSA, with communities impacted by mass shootings; --The Office of Public Witness, Office of the Stated Clerk, the Office of the General Assembly, the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy, the Peacemaking Program, Self-Development of People, Presbyterian News Service, the Presbyterian Collegiate Ministry Network and other agencies of the church for their witness during 50 years of Presbyterian policy for sensible steps to reduce gun violence; --Those congregations, colleges, camps and office facilities in the Presbyterian family which have voted to post signs on their buildings similar to the “No Guns in God’s House” signage called for by the 221st (2014) General Assembly as a witness against the proliferation of guns in our society, and all other congregations that have studied, prayed and acted on this issue in other ways; --All pastors who include the mission of reducing gun violence in creating liturgies and in their preaching, and all Christian educators who offer gun violence prevention resources for study groups and libraries. --The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship for its creation of the Gun Violence Prevention Congregational Toolkit and other resources for local Presbyterian congregations on this issue; C. Call upon God to wake us up from seeing gun violence as normal and to grant divine courage to our more than 10,000 churches that we might foster a nation-wide conversation on gun violence in every community; specifically, to stand in prayer during the 223rd General Assembly, to share this overture, rationale and prayer with the presbyteries and synods, to share it in any other way possible and to encourage every General Assembly commissioner and observer to continue to pray when they go home for a movement of the Spirit to engage our churches in study and action to prevent gun violence. May every congregation know that the whole church has prayed for them and for God’s intervention through them in the face of a gun violence epidemic. In love, may our churches help our country enact sensible steps to prevent gun violence from murders, suicides, accidents, family disputes and mass shootings. D. Suggested Prayer: Gracious God, whose mercy never ends, whose Spirit brings the Kairos moment for change: We confess our past willingness to abide the deaths of over one million, six hundred thousand souls lost to gun violence since 1968 -- the children, the parents, the distraught, as well as millions more injured, ruined, orphaned, widowed. Help us to comprehend this carnage and not become numb. We commend and give thanks for the long witness of the General Assembly and all Presbyterians who are already engaged in preventing gun violence. We call upon you, Lord, knowing nowhere else to turn, to galvanize all of us, every congregation in the Presbyterian Church. Wake us up in our pews and our lives; do not let Christ

find us asleep on this watch. Rather, Lord, grant to our church members, both those of us who own guns and those of us who do not, a unity of purpose to change the national debate on gun violence. Show us the way to study, prayer and action at the local community level. At all the places where you are proclaimed, give us courage to stand against principalities and powers. Grant us the joy of using the gifts that you provide -- energy, intelligence, imagination and love-- to help our communities and our nation heal from this sorrow and tragedy. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen. The above overture was approved by voice vote. The following overture comes to us from the session of Decatur Presbyterian Church. This overture is a concurrence overture originating out of New York City Presbytery. Therefore, as a concurrence, amendments are not in order. The Bills and Overtures Committee recommends approval of this overture by a vote of 8 in favor and 0 opposed. It was informative for the committee to learn that one of our Commissioners (Bob Lukat) who worships at Morrow Church, shared that their church supports 2 missionaries in Madagascar who have shared much of the same sentiments and observations as contained in this overture.

2. On promoting democracy, good governance, human rights and sustainable development in Madagascar

The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta respectfully overtures the 223rd General Assembly (2018) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to:

1. Direct the Stated Clerk, the Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, and the

Moderator(s) of the 223rd General Assembly (2018) to call upon the President of the United States and relevant Executive and Congressional leaders to promote democracy, good governance, human rights and sustainable development in Madagascar by: a. providing technical and financial support to public agencies and civil society organizations,

including faith-based organizations, working in an impartial manner to promote voter education; inclusive and participatory democracy; free, fair, transparent and credible elections; and strong and responsive public institutions;

b. promoting consistent respect for fundamental civil and political rights, including the rights of free expression and free association;

c. encouraging state and civil society actors in Madagascar working to deal with corrupt practices so that the Malagasy people are not robbed of the benefits of natural resource development and foreign assistance;

d. offering increased financial and technical support to international agencies that are working to halt illegal trafficking of natural resources, animals and animal products;

e. reviewing and strengthening US laws and international covenants designed to promote transparency in extractive industries and to prevent the payment of bribes or other corrupt transfers to political and business officials;

f. urging the Malagasy government to take prompt and effective steps to prevent human trafficking and to prohibit the recruitment of personnel for labor contracts likely to expose workers to coercion or other violations of their human rights;

g. expanding US federal development assistance programs designed to increase the capacity of the Malagasy government and other providers to deliver quality fundamental services including health, education and impartial justice and security for all Madagascar’s people;

h. financing research and analysis aimed at deepening understanding of the root causes of climate change and assisting governments to minimize the impact of climate change on their citizens and the environment;

i. supporting consistent application of international law and fulfilling US financial commitments to the peacemaking and sustainable development efforts of the United Nations; and

j. encouraging the Malagasy government and people to avert cyclical political crises and uphold the dignity of all of Madagascar’s people by implementing national reconciliation processes consistent with the principles of repentance (fibebahana), confession (fiaiken-keloka), justice (fahamarinana), and forgiveness/reconciliation/harmony (fihavanana) articulated by the Malagasy Christian Council of Churches (FFKM).

2. Direct the PC(USA)’s Office of Public Witness and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations to:

a. monitor social and political developments in Madagascar and assist the Stated Clerk and other denominational leaders to identify opportune moments at which to express effectively the concerns of the General Assembly set out in item 1;

b. advise Presbyterians on ways to advocate on behalf of democracy and on behalf of our sisters and brothers in Madagascar.

3. Urge PC(USA) congregations and individual Presbyterians to:

a. pray for and with the people of Madagascar; b. learn about the history of Madagascar and the FJKM, the current realities faced by the people of

Madagascar, and the mission work of the PC(USA) in Madagascar; c. support the ministry and witness of the FJKM and of PC(USA) mission co-workers in

Madagascar; and d. engage in advocacy with their respective legislators to support democracy, protection of human

rights, adherence to the rule of law, good governance, ethical business practices and good stewardship of natural resources.

4. Direct the Stated Clerk to

a. share this action with our partners in the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM); b. express our thanks to God for the FJKM’s holistic ministry and prophetic witness and for the

opportunity to walk beside them as partners, and c. inform them of our unceasing prayers for them and for their country.

RATIONALE In March 2009, a military coup d’état deposed Madagascar’s democratically elected president, Marc Ravalomanana, and installed a self-styled “high authority of transition,” (HAT) headed by Andry Rajoelina, the former mayor of the capital city, Antananarivo. The coup government shuttered the Parliament, “packed” the High Constitutional Court, and stifled free expression, closing a number of radio stations, including Radio Fahazavana, operated by the PC(USA)’s partner, the five million member Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM). HAT presided over rapid social and economic decline, exacerbated by the withdrawal of foreign assistance by many nations. In a country where more than 90% of the population was already subsisting on less than $2 per day, many households struggled to make ends meet.

African organizations, such as the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), quickly condemned the coup and called on Madagascar’s political leaders to restore democracy. The SADC brokered multilateral talks involving supporters of Rajoelina and Ravalomanana, as well as two previous presidents, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy. After two initial accords collapsed almost as soon as they were signed, nearly all of the parties signed a “Roadmap for Ending the Crisis in Madagascar” in September 2011. The roadmap identified a series of steps to be taken in preparation for new national elections and the restoration of democracy.

Meanwhile, the Malagasy Christian Council of Churches (FFKM)—composed of the FJKM, the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Church—initiated its own national reconciliation process. The process was based on “the four Fs,” four Malagasy words beginning with the letter “F”, that summed up essential stages of genuine and durable reconciliation: fibebahana (repentance), fiaiken-keloka (confession), fahamarinana (justice), and fihavanana (forgiveness/ reconciliation/harmony). The FFKM held that all of these elements were

necessary to begin to repair Madagascar’s social fabric at a grassroots level and reduce the risk of future outbreaks of the cyclical political conflict that has prompted several political crises since the island regained independence from France in 1960. In particular, our partners in the FJKM stress that strengthening fihavanana, which might also be translated as “kinship,” is vital to achieving reconciliation and building a shared future.

Although the roadmap was never fully implemented, the FFKM reconciliation process was ultimately overtaken by the pressure to hold presidential and parliamentary elections, which eventually occurred in late 2013. International observers accepted the outcome of the elections, despite numerous flaws, and Hery Rajaonarimampianana became Madagascar’s new president in January 2014.

However, while the new government enjoys more legitimacy than the HAT government did, it is unfortunately beset by many of the same problems. In particular, corruption is rife and public officials have made little progress in curtailing illegal trade in Madagascar’s unique precious woods, gemstones and exotic animals. There are frequent reports of summary executions and other violations of human rights by state security forces, particularly in the south of the country where they often occur in the context of ostensible efforts to curb cattle rustling by bandits known as “dahalo”. In fact, insecurity and corruption are often closely linked as insecurity creates opportunities for corruption and corrupt officials have little interest in promoting social stability and security. Additionally, labor trafficking remains a persistent problem as people—especially women—desperate for income to support their families are recruited for domestic work in the Middle East and other places that turns out to be little more than slavery.

Madagascar is due to hold fresh national elections before the end of 2018. The elections will be critical to the future and well-being of the country’s 24 million people. Elections that are seen to be free, fair, transparent and credible can help to entrench and consolidate democratic institutions and build public confidence in and ownership of democratic government. Conversely, a process that is muddied by the exclusion of certain candidates, an electoral commission perceived to be partial, widespread corruption and vote-buying, or other irregularities during the campaigning or polling will undermine the legitimacy of the outcome and invite poor governance.

In 2010, the 219th General Assembly adopted a Commissioners’ Resolution calling for the restoration of Democracy in Madagascar and Honduras, both of which had experienced unconstitutional changes of regime in the previous months. The rationale for that Resolution included the following passage, which is equally relevant to this overture:

In 2008, the General Assembly approved a resolution focused on the U.S. political process, “Lift Every Voice: Democracy, Voting Rights, and Electoral Reform” (Minutes, 2008, Part I, pp. 977ff). Among the biblical, theological, and ethical foundations affirmed are the convictions that “power is held in trust for the common good”(Ibid, p. 984) and that power can also magnify sin. Hence, “we affirm that fundamental basis for checks and balances of power, and the awareness of our ultimate accountability to God and not to other human beings and groups (Peter: ‘we must obey God rather than men’). Alongside the awareness of human fallibility is the strength that God gives us: “God alone is lord of the conscience and has set it free from the doctrines or rules of men (human doctrines or rules), or anything contrary to scripture” (Ibid).

The above overture was approved by voice vote.

A CELEBRATION OF THE SAINTS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US

Presbytery of Greater Atlanta Year 2017

Giving thanks to God, we lift these names of Ruling Elders in grateful remembrance. Alpharetta Presbyterian Church James David Dantzler August 17 Austell Presbyterian Church Robert Donald Bruffrey, Sr. March 3 Dane Rodney Gazaway April 10 Buford Presbyterian Church Donald Thomas Sheridan November 4 Carrollton Presbyterian Church June Laverne Hagan January 7 Jeraldine Smith Robinson February 26 Judson Thomas Fuller June 3 Franklin Willis Fidler September 10 Hattie Vivian Fidler November 27 Central Presbyterian Church John J. Huss, Jr. October 23 Clairmont Presbyterian Church Juanita Hudson September 11 Ruth Kageorge November 26 Church of the Master Marva L. Gibson December 1 Church of the New Covenant Charles E. “Bud” Commins October 10 Covenant Presbyterian Church Caroline Barker October 19 Decatur Presbyterian Church Candler “Pat” Murphey June 8, 2017 Sarah “Sally” Clayton August 4 Fairview Presbyterian Church Dennis Gutendorf November 10 First Presbyterian Church Covington Ann McKellar Bouchillon April 7 Samuel B. Hay, Jr. May 20

First Presbyterian Church Jonesboro Gene Hatfield January 12 First Presbyterian Church Monroe Jess Oliver Mulkey May 6 Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church Roy Brown January 25 Clyde Williams February 4 Linda Martin February 18 Homer Overstreet July 13 Greenville Presbyterian Church Wendy Atkins February 1 Laura Ann Fletcher Durand June 21 Gum Creek Presbyterian Church Beth Young August 27 Hillside Presbyterian Church John Wesley Elmore, Sr. July 22 William “Bill” Mayweather November 15 Jackson Presbyterian Church Lovett Fletcher March 24 Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church Patricia Capper September 11 North Avenue Presbyterian Church Cynthia Holt November 18 North Decatur Presbyterian Church Dick Guilbert January 31 Northminster Presbyterian Church Ben Russell April 18 Presbyterian Church of the Resurrection Harry Foster, Jr. June 29 Rice Memorial Presbyterian Church Lawrence Watkins March Bruce Wallace May Clara Render November Roswell Presbyterian Church George Edmond Armstrong March 4 John Melvin England September 27 Everett J. “Ev” McCubrey, Jr. November 29 John G. Rittenburg December 2 Ben C. Wade December 21

Saint Luke’s Presbyterian Church Patricia Kennedy Ray Igleheart February 7 Cecil Wendell Hannaford October 30 Shallowford Presbyterian Church Edward Ernest Carithers, Jr. January 3 John Edward Shores, Sr. February 2 John Nevins Carson August 3 Robert J. Mason September 25 Raymond Miller Rambo, Sr. October 14 William Henry Worrell, Jr. October 22 Smyrna Presbyterian Church Carol R. White August 25 St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Margaret Mueller June 10 Ellen Halvorson June 11 Trudy Dickinson September 25 Stockbridge Presbyterian Church Charles Mosely June 21 Josiah Brown October 7 Trinity Presbyterian Church (Decatur) Arbria Johnson December 15

Teaching Elders, Giving thanks to God.

Franklin T. Jones March 23, 2016 Lianchinkhaup Taithul (Zo worshipping community) January 8, 2017 Carol Guillbert January 25, 2017 George Dameron January 30 Thomas Russell Roddy May 5, 2017 Joseph Thompson July 26, 2017 Charles E. Cook October 8, 2017 David Bartlett October 11, 2017 Glenn Dorris October 11, 2017 Harold Parker October 13, 2017 Spencer Frye October 31, 2017 Oliver B. Wood November 23, 2017 Cyrus “Cy” Mallard December 22, 2017

HONORABLE RETIREMENT OF GEORGE ROGERS WITH GRATEFUL THANKSGIVING FOR THE YEARS OF LOVE AND MINISTRY OF THE REVEREND

GEORGE OLIVER ROGERS

The Session and Congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Monroe, Georgia, formerly known as Ray Memorial Presbyterian Church, give thanks for the pastoral care, leadership, preaching, teaching, and love George has shared with us. George was born and raised in Kentucky. He earned his Master of Divinity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts in May 1980. He was the Chaplain, for the Buffalo Trace Council, Boy Scouts of America in Russellville KY, for two months following his graduation. George was ordained on October 5, 1980 by the Presbytery of Beaver-Butler (Pennsylvania), UPCUSA. George served as Pastor of the New Salem Presbyterian Church in Midland PA [22 Sep 1980 - 31 Dec 1986]; Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Ossian IN [1 Jan 1987 - 31 Oct 1993]; Chaplain, U.S. Army Reserves, [27 Mar 1988 to 30 Sep 1996- 8 1/2 years]; Pastor, Smyrna Presbyterian Church, Conyers GA 1 Nov 1993 - 28 Feb 2000]; Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, El Paso TX, [1 Mar 2000 - 31 Mar 2004]; Stated Supply Pastor, Jackson Presbyterian Church, Jackson GA, [16 Aug 2004 to 30 April 2006]; and finally, we at First Presbyterian Church in Monroe have been blessed to have George as our Pastor from 1 May 2006 to 30 April 2018. Thank you, Lord. As George puts it, he is: A Kentucky Wildcat in Dawg country. A Reds fan in Braves country. A basketball fan in football country. A lover of tea in a society that prefers coffee. George has been the longest serving pastor at First Presbyterian with 12 years of creative communication: ePosts, Epistles (electronic newsletters), prayer lists, phone calls, and visits, The congregation was always informed of current happenings and concerns. George moderated a sound and no nonsense Session meetings. He created the annual stewardship programs; led a successful capital campaign - seeing the church through the Great Recession; and the changing of the name of the church back to First Presbyterian. George set the example by his and Rita’s tithing. They also sang in the choir. Rita was involved in Vacation Bible School each summer using her teaching gifts and skills. George’s gift of storytelling and his knowledge of Scripture enhanced his preaching of almost 600 sermons. He led Night School Sessions approaching many topics. His wonderful memory made his classes more interesting when he could “pull-up” examples to explain the subject at hand. His weekly Bible Studies taught the Scriptures with clarity and understanding - using background examples of the Hebrew language and the history of the culture of the times. In addition to his daily tasks and extra opportunities, George taught a very popular Sunday School Class. George absorbs much from his interests in history, reading, photography, baking, bicycling and travel - and applies this when he is communicating. He launched our Viticulture Group, Man’s Cave, Powder and Brass Society, and the Pastor’s Bible Study. He led church groups to Oberammergau, Israel, and Belize. He also brought World Communion Sunday to life by displaying the flags of other countries in the Sanctuary and bringing the languages of the same into the service. George is an Eagle Scout and has supported both the troop and pack linked to our Congregation. He is a Kentucky Colonel, patriot, US Army Reserve Chaplain and a member of the Rotary Club International.

George has been supported by his wife, Rita, whom he has loved for 44 years - one, before they were married. He is an honest, authentic, steady, patient, punctual, open, approachable and dog loving person. He is a proud father of two daughters and grandfather of five grandsons. AND George alphabetizes his spices. George is deeply in love with and dependent upon Jesus. He shared this with us every single day. On this day, the 30th of April 2018, the Session and Congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Monroe, Georgia, extend our gratitude for his loving service to our church, our community, our denomination and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Carolyn Berrong, Clerk of Session First Presbyterian Church of Monroe, Georgia COMMITTEE ON PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY Admit to Record:

1. The following applicant was enrolled as an Inquirer:

Ben Allward-Theimer, North Avenue Presbyterian Church – March 1, 2018

2. Annual Consultations were conducted for the following:

Joffre Tyler Brock, First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange Erin Burt, Central Presbyterian Church Carlton Johnson, First African Presbyterian Church Sung Woo Kim, Shalom International Ministry Duncan Meadows, North Avenue Presbyterian Church

3. The following candidates were certified ready to receive a call:

Meredith Cox, Roswell Presbyterian Church - February 1, 2018 Sarah Paulsen, Central Presbyterian Church - March 1, 2018 Sung Woo (Sam) Kim, Shalom International Ministry - April 6, 2018 Myung Jin Chae, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church - April 6, 2018 Michael Sanchez, Westminster Presbyterian Church - April 6, 2018

4. The following candidates received a call:

• Rebekah Carpenter, Trinity Presbytery, Pastor, Sion Presbyterian Church in Winnsboro, SC. • Joung Chul Lee, Presbytery of San Francisco, Visiting Assistant Professor, Pacific School of

Religion, Graduate Theological Union (GTU) at Berkeley, CA • James Klotz, Presbytery of New Brunswick, Validated Ministry at Slackwood Presbyterian

Church, Lawrenceville, NJ • Julie Davis Fuller, Cherokee Presbytery, Providence Presbyterian Church (This was mistakenly

not recorded at the time. It was in 2014.)

5. The following candidates were removed/withdrew from the process:

Evan Carter, Kairos Presbyterian Church – Withdrew Hackwin Devoe, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church - Withdrew

For recommendation:

1. The Committee on Preparation for Ministry recommends the following inquirers be enrolled as candidates as of date shown:

• Roger McFarquhar, New Life Presbyterian Church, - February 1, 2018 • Joffre Tyler Brock, First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange – March 1, 2018

The above inquirers were approved by voice vote to move to candidacy. The moderator asked the Constitutional questions of the newly elected candidates. Brian Doast from the Committee gave a charge and offered prayer for the candidates. COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY Admit to Record:

1. Allow Millicent Thomson (AME pastor) to preach and serve as the contract call pastor of Kelley Presbyterian Church with the understanding that a PCUSA pastor will moderate session and administer the sacraments on a quarterly basis. We also grant her permission to serve communion to shut-ins as long as she is accompanied by an elder from the church. Effective date: February 1, 2018.

a. Housing 15,900 b. Salary 1,209.40 c. SECA 3,090.60 d. Four weeks vacation e. Two weeks study leave

2. Conclude the relationship with Steven Sankey and St. Andrews Church due to the conclusion of his

contract and place him as a member at large. Effective date: February 11, 2081.

3. Conclude the contract call relationship between Yeon Kwon Jeong and Korean Community Presbyterian Church and place him as a member at large. Effective date: January 21, 2018.

4. Renew the contract call relationship between Sung Sik Baek and Atlanta Korean Presbyterian Church.

Effective date: January 31, 2018. This contract is full time. a. Salary 18,000 b. Housing 12,000 c. SECA allowance 1,400 d. Board of Pensions 2,160 e. Continuing education 1,000 f. Mileage 3,000 g. Other vouchered expenses 3,000 h. Four weeks vacation i. Two weeks continuing education

5. Dissolve the pastoral relationship between George Rogers and First Presbyterian Church in Monroe and

approve his honorable retirement. Effective date: April 30, 2018.

6. Appoint Robert Thomson as moderator of First Presbyterian Church in Monroe until an interim has been secured. Effective date: May 1, 2018.

7. Grant the status of Honorably Retired to Rebecca Burton effective April 1, 2018.

8. Grant the status of Honorably Retired to John Park effective March 1, 2018.

9. Grant the status of Honorably Retired to Thomas Tewell effective July 1, 2018.

10. Approve the interim contract between Joel Alvis (Flint River Presbytery) and Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church. Effective date: March 12, 2018.

a. Salary and Housing 82,000 b. Board of Pensions 30,340 c. SECA 5,740 d. Cell Phone 40 per month e. Four weeks vacation f. Two weeks study leave

11. Approve the renewal of the Contract Call contract between Becky Baker and Jackson Presbyterian

Church. This contract is for 25 hours per week. Effective date: January 1, 2018. a. Housing 24,500 b. SECA 1,874 c. Contribution to 403(b) plan 70 d. Continuing education 1,500 e. Mileage vouchered at IRS rate 1,000 f. Business and professional expenses 1,500 g. Four weeks vacation h. Two weeks continuing education i. Two weeks study leave

12. Dissolve the pastoral relationship between William Wade and First Presbyterian Church in Covington

and place him as a member at large. Effective date: August 11, 2018.

13. Appoint Kevin Hicks as the moderator of First Presbyterian Church in Covington until an interim has been secured. Effective date: August 6, 2018.

14. Dissolve the installed pastoral relationship between Jonier Oroczo and College Park Presbyterian

Church. Effective date: February 3, 2018.

15. Approve the Contract Call contract between Jonier Oroczo and College Park Presbyterian Church. This contract is for 40 hours per week. Effective date: February 4, 2018.

a. Salary 29,160 b. Housing 24,000 c. SECA 4,066 d. Board of Pensions 6,379 e. Continuing education 1,000 f. Cell phone 720 g. Mileage 3,600 h. Professional expenses 3,100

16. Remove Joon Chan Choi from the rolls. We have been informed that he has left the denomination for

ECO in May 2017. Effective date: May 1, 2018.

17. Remove Daniel Kim from the rolls. We have been informed that he has left the denomination and has started a new church with no current denominational affiliation. Effective date: May 1, 2018.

18. Remove the following people who have been on the inactive list of the Presbytery since May 2015.

There has been no contact. Greg Wiggins and Courtney Wall.

19. Conclude the contract call between Dave Omerod (Flint River) and Philadelphia Presbyterian Church. Effective date: April 18, 2018.

20. Validate the ministry of Mathew Frease (Sheppards & Lapsley) as a chaplain at Children’s Healthcare

of Atlanta. Date of validation: February 15, 2018.

21. Validate the ministry of Glenn Goldsmith (candidate of Greater Atlanta) as InterVarsity staff for Georgia Area Graduate and Faculty Ministries. Date of validation: February 15, 2018.

22. Appoint Jack Westlund Sr. moderator of Philadelphia Presbyterian Church through April 2018.

23. Dismiss Tom Buchanan to Northeast Georgia Presbytery so that he may accept the interim position at

Friendship Presbyterian Church in Athens. Effective date: May 15, 2018.

24. Conclude the interim contract between Harry Barrow and First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange. Effective date: April 22, 2018.

25. Dissolve the associate pastoral relationship between Zach Morton and Roswell Presbyterian Church and

dismiss him to West Virginia Presbytery in order that he may accept the call of head of staff at First Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, WV. Effective date: April 1, 2018.

26. Dissolve the pastoral relationship between Chris Henry and Shallowford Presbyterian Church and

dismiss him to Whitewater Valley Presbytery in order that he may accept the call as head of staff of Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, IN. Effective date: May 6, 2018.

27. Appoint Catherine Foster as the moderator of Shallowford Presbyterian Church until an interim has

been secured. Effective date: May 7, 2018.

28. Validate the ministry of Julie Ferguson (Cherokee Presbytery) as a hospital chaplain at Emory Hospital. Date of validation: March 15, 2018.

29. Validate the ministry of Sunghee Han as a hospice chaplain with Heartland Hospice. Date of

validation: March 15, 2018.

30. Dissolve the pastoral relationship between Fred Young and Timberridge Presbyterian Church and place him as a member at large. Effective date: May 7, 2018.

31. Approve the Contract Call Associate contract between Jae Hyung Lee (Midwest Hanmi Presbyterian)

and Korean Central Presbyterian Church. Effective date: January 1, 2017. a. Salary 24,000 b. Housing 18,000 c. Money towards a retirement account 6,000 d. Continuing education 1,000 e. Four weeks vacation f. Two weeks continuing education

32. Renew and approve the Contract Call Associate contract between First Presbyterian Church in LaGrange

and Jan Stewart Tolbert. Effective date: February 1, 2018. This contract is for 24 hours per week. a. Salary 6,000 (403b) b. Housing 25,598.44 c. Board of Pensions 9,716 d. Four weeks vacation e. Two weeks continuing education

33. Approve the Contract Call contract between Beverly Ostrowski and Rock Spring Presbyterian Church. Effective date: February 23, 2018. This contract is for full time.

a. Salary 36,540 b. Housing 20,160 c. Full Board of Pensions d. SECA 4,725 e. Contribution to 403b 6,300 f. Professional and business expenses 3,100 g. Dental 905

34. Approve the renewal of the Contract Call contract between Young C. Jeon and the New Presbyterian

Church of Georgia. This contract is for 36 hours per week. Effective date: March 12, 2018. a. Salary 24,000 b. Housing 12,000 c. SECA tax allowance 1,652 d. Continuing Education 1,000 e. Cell Phone 750 f. Mileage 3,650 g. Book allowance 1,000 h. Four weeks vacation i. Two weeks continuing education

35. Approve the renewal of the Interim contract between Leigh Campbell Taylor and Oakhurst

Presbyterian Church. This contract is for full time. Effective date: January 16, 2018. a. Salary 37,900 b. Housing 23,300 c. Continuing education 1,632 d. Mileage 510 e. Cell phone 1,224 f. Board of Pensions 22,644 g. FICA 4,682 h. Four weeks vacation i. Two weeks continuing education

36. Approve the Contract Call contract between Julie Fuller (Cherokee Presbytery) and First Presbyterian

Church in Bremen. This contract is for 20 hours per week. Effective date: January 1, 2018. a. Housing 19,200 b. Fidelity 403(b) 1,200 c. Mileage vouchered at IRS rate d. Four weeks vacation e. Two weeks continuing education

37. Peachtree Presbyterian Church had their year 2016 minutes reviewed on February 21, 2018. The

minutes were found to be with exception.

38. Austell Presbyterian Church had their year 2016 minutes reviewed on March 11, 2018. The minutes were found to be without exception.

39. Oakhurst Presbyterian Church had their year 2017 minutes reviewed on March 18, 2018. The minutes

were found to be with exception.

40. Received the following annual reports and housing amount declarations: Ball, Jonathan 36,000 Carroll, Robert 36,000

Christie, Carolyn 0 Dawson, Kathy 0 Dewberry, Wendy 0 Hartman, Saranell 0 Honor, Billy 0 Hill, L’Anni 0 Hughes, Dana 0 Huie-Jolly, Mary 12,000 Janzen, David 0 Johnson, Elizabeth 0 Johnson, Julie 8,000 Kagia, Jane 0 Kim, Joshua 0 Florence, Anna Carter 0 Nyaga, Charles 0 Smith, Ted A. 0 Sundermeier, Katie 5,000 Whaley Pate, Rachael 0 Yoon, Young 0

41. The following churches had their year 2017 minutes reviewed on February 27, 2018:

a. Church of the Master, without exception b. Druid Hills Presbyterian Church, without exception c. Eastminster Presbyterian Church, with exception d. Morningside Presbyterian Church, without exception e. North Avenue Presbyterian Church, without exception

42. The following churches had their year 2017 minutes reviewed on February 28, 2018:

a. Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, with exception b. Columbia Presbyterian Church, without exception c. Conyers Presbyterian Church, without exception d. Crossroads Presbyterian Church, without exception e. Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, with exception f. Johns Creek Presbyterian Church, with exception g. Stockbridge Presbyterian Church, without exception

43. The following churches had their year 2017 minutes reviewed on March 11, 2018:

a. Atlanta Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, with exception b. Austell Presbyterian Church, without exception c. Jackson Presbyterian Church, without exception d. Morrow Presbyterian Church, with exception e. Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, without exception f. Saint Luke’s Presbyterian Church, without exception g. Shallowford Presbyterian Church, without exception h. The Summit of South Fayette Presbyterian Church, without exception

44. The following churches had their year 2017 minutes reviewed on March 20, 2018:

a. First Covington Presbyterian Church, with exception b. First Monroe Presbyterian Church, without exception c. Gum Creek Presbyterian Church, without exception d. Kelley Presbyterian Church, without exception e. Luther Hays Presbyterian Church, without exception f. Smyrna Presbyterian Church, without exception

45. The following churches had their year 2017 minutes reviewed on March 22, 2018: a. Church of the New Covenant, with exception b. First Presbyterian in Peachtree City, without exception c. Northminster Presbyterian Church, with exception d. Northwest Presbyterian Church, without exception e. Presbyterian Church of the Resurrection, with exception f. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, without exception

46. The following church had their year 2017 minutes reviewed on April 4, 2018: a. Radcliffe Presbyterian Church, with exception

47. The following churches had their year 2017 minutes reviewed on April 8, 2018:

a. Buford, with exception b. Clairmont, with exception c. First Presbyterian Church Jonesboro, with exception d. Hamilton Mill, without exception e. Pleasant Hill, without exception f. Trinity Presbyterian Church ,Decatur, without exception g. Westminster, with exception

COUNCIL For Information:

1. Last fall, a financial audit was conducted to look at the funding of the Presbytery and the funding of New Church Development, how New Church Development is perceived within the Presbytery, and how to move forward for both New Church Development and other programs and ministries of the Presbytery. Council had an extensive conversation in March on the findings of the report. In the coming months, Council will continue to dive deeper into the findings and recommendations in the report and develop a workable implementation plan.

Council did act on two recommendations at its March 19, 2018 meeting:

a. For the New Church Development Commission (NCDC) to increase its communication via a website, email and social media outlets for the purpose of telling its story more broadly to the presbytery and other constituents.

b. For the NCDC website to include a “Donate Now” option on the web site, so that funds for specific communities can be collected. This will be especially useful in communities whose participants give primarily by electronic means.

2. Council adopted a policy whereby Presbytery committees may meet via electronic means. You may see

this policy as an addendum in the handbook. OPERATIONS Admit to Record: See the following financial reports.

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Presbytery of Greater AtlantaOperations Fund Revenues and Disbursements-PreliminaryPeriod Ending March 31, 2018

Actual ActualPeriod Ending Period Ending Annual Budget

3/31/18 3/31/17 FYE 01/31/19Operation Support 113,272.88$ 79,653.40$ 740,000.00$ Per Capita 127,456.02$ 114,423.12$ 625,000.00$ Budgeted Presbytery 10,223.07$ 7,218.05$ 3,200.00$

Total Designated 250,951.97$ 201,294.57$ 1,368,200.00$

Interest Income 59.45$ 828.87$ 5,300.00$ Designated for Presbytery Only 5,003.01$ 4,990.70$ 44,500.00$ Other Income 2,045.56$ 60,049.37$ 93,750.00$ Total Revenues before Transfers 258,059.99$ 267,163.51$ 1,511,750.00$

TransfersNew Church Development -$ -$ -$

Peacemaking -$ -$ Transfer to Other Funds -$ -$ -$

Transfer to Pilgrimage -$ -$ $ - Total Transfers -$ -$ -$

Benevolent Disbursements 94,422.85$ 101,424.14$ 515,582.95$

Program ExpensesCommittees & Partnerships 7,678.65$ 10,714.06$ 43,700.00$

Salary and Benefits 131,891.95$ 130,157.47$ 791,750.43$ Administrative Costs 17,341.67$ 30,477.31$ 160,600.00$

Total Program Expenses 156,912.27$ 171,348.84$ 996,050.43$

Total Transfers and Disbursements 251,335.12$ 272,772.98$ 1,511,633.38$

Change in Net Assets 6,724.87$ (5,609.47)$ 116.62$

Other Revenues -$ -$ $ -

Other Expenses -$ -$ -$

Net Operating Total 6,724.87$ (5,609.47)$ 116.62$

Cash $1,749,372.94 Investments $769,325.13 Accounts Receivable Allowance for Accounts Receivable ($45,000.00) A/R--Operations ($301.51) A/R-Due from Clifton Sancturary Min. ($3,181.78) A/R-Hanbit PC $36,394.87 A/R- Ormewood Park $50,063.95 A/R - Rehoboth ($1,098,444.72) A/R - Porterdale ($1,944.59) A/R - Grace Covenant ($43,144.03) A/R - Pine Grove $45.00 A/R- South Highland ($307,165.14) A/R-Georgia Avenue Building/Site $30,699.35 A/R -Church os St. Andrew $27,924.32 Pledges Receivable (Ground Lease) $825,000.00 Discount on Pledges Receivable (Ground Lease) ($585,764.19) Total Accounts Receivable ($1,114,818.47) N/R - Chief Cornerstone Community Church $575,000.00 Prepaid Expenses $20,287.54 Property & Equipment $5,679.69 Land, Buildings and Property (Net) $7,453,494.93Total Assets $9,458,341.76

LiabilitiesNon-Budgeted Benevolence $2,470.00 Due to PCEA $250.00 A/P Operations $1,355.86 HFSA $2,611.49 Accrued Vacation $15,220.49 Long-term Debt Due to Wachovia (CSM) $72,542.03

Total Long-term Debt $72,542.03 Other Liabilities $29,500.00 Deposit $29,500.00

Total Liabilities $198,017.11

Total Restricted Funds $654,411.72Fund Principal Fund Balance-Operations $8,599,188.06 Net Income Year-to-Date $6,724.87 Total Fund Principal and Net Income Year-to-Date $8,605,912.93Total Liabilities, Fund Principal, & Restricted Funds $9,458,341.76

Assets

Liabilities, Fund Principal, & Restricted Funds

Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, Inc.Preliminary Statement of Financial Position

Operations FundAs of March 31, 2018

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Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, Inc.Monthly Benevolence Report

March 2018 Note: The Report Option to include Open Transactions is selected.

MTD Actual(This Year)

YTD Actual(This Year)

YTD Actual(Last Year)

Accounts

Revenues Support and Revenue Budgeted Designated Budgeted General Assembly

$50.00 $190.00 $225.00 100-403000 - One Great Hour of Sharing$2,029.00 $3,482.96 $2,077.76 100-403020 - Christmas Joy Offering

$0.00 $0.00 $120.00 100-403030 - Pentecost Offering$2,025.00 $2,025.00 $500.00 100-403040 - Theological Education Fund

$439.16 $439.16 $445.00 100-403050 - Peacemaking Special Offering$566.67 $1,700.01 $1,966.68 100-403200 - Designated for Missionaries

$5,109.83 $7,837.13 $5,334.44 Total Budgeted General Assembly Budgeted Presbytery

$986.07 $1,186.98 $1,045.37 100-403510 - Designated Thornwell Home & School$250.00 $250.00 $312.50 100-403550 - Johnson C. Smith Seminary$148.57 $349.48 $137.87 100-403580 - Presbyterian Homes

$0.00 $250.00 $250.00 100-403590 - Villa International$1,384.64 $2,036.46 $1,745.74 Total Budgeted Presbytery$6,494.47 $9,873.59 $7,080.18 Total Budgeted Designated$6,494.47 $9,873.59 $7,080.18 Total Support and Revenue$6,494.47 $9,873.59 $7,080.18 Total Revenues

Disbursements and Expenses Benevolent Disbursements

$5,109.83 $7,837.13 $5,334.44 100-500100 - G. A. Budgeted Benevolence$148.57 $349.48 $137.87 100-500500 - Designated for Presbyterian Homes

$0.00 $250.00 $250.00 100-504010 - Designated for Villa International$986.07 $1,186.98 $1,045.37 100-504030 - Designated for Thornwell$250.00 $250.00 $312.50 100-506020 - Designated for JC Smith Seminary

$6,494.47 $9,873.59 $7,080.18 Total Benevolent Disbursements$6,494.47 $9,873.59 $7,080.18 Total Disbursements and Expenses

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CLOSING AND ADJOURNMENT Validated minister Sunghee Han charged the presbytery and the validated ministers. Moderator Rick Neale offered the closing prayer. The meeting was adjourned at 7:44 PM. Respectfully Submitted, Donna E. Wells Stated Clerk

ADDENDUMS TABLE OF CONTENTS

Addendum #1: Partnership Updates Addendum #2: Council Policy: Electronic Meetings ADDENDUM #1

Partnership Updates Earth Covenant Ministry (update by Kate Mosley) This partnership exists to engage all PGA congregations in environmental stewardship and Creation Care. Practical tools and resources are provided through our partner organization, GIPL, while the ECM Partnership

works with faith leaders on advocating for sustainability and other environmental policies at the denominational level as well as within municipal, state and national government. We believe that environmental stewardship is biblically mandated (Genesis 2:15), and that faithful climate action and Creation care are a witness to our shared faith in Jesus Christ. All congregations are invited to join the ECM partnership and become equipped to be better stewards of all the good gifts God has given to us. For more information, contact Rev. Kate McGregor Mosley, 678-362-7639 or kate@gipl.org or the website at www.gipl.org ECKAM ECKAM is a partnership of some of the Korean churches in the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. Within their structure, there are opportunities for mission in the Korean context and mission overseas. For more information, contact Rev. Byeong Cheol Han at pastorhan63@hotmail.com Joining Hands for Justice in Israel & Palestine (update by Sarah Humphrey) Our Mission: Since 2000, the Joining Hands for Justice in Israel & Palestine Partnership has been committed to educating Presbyterians and the wider Atlanta community about the conditions of Palestinians living under the Israeli Occupation. We have organized and led trips to Palestine/Israel to meet with our partners in the Holy Land and to learn about the reality on the ground. The Partnership sponsors and co-sponsors conferences, speakers and other educational events here in Atlanta. JHJIP members are active in and serve in leadership roles of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the PC(USA) and the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. We co-sponsor events, trips and speakers with Presbyterian Peacemaking Partnership of the PGA, Jewish Voice for Peace and Interfaith Peace Builders. We continue the advocacy work in which we have been engaged, as we encourage others to join us in promoting a just peace in Palestine and Israel. For more information, contact Sarah Humphrey at sarah.h.humphrey@gmail.com or the website at www.jhjip.org LaGonave Haiti Partnership (updated by Lee Wilder) LaGonave Haiti Partners works on the island of LaGonave, one of the most remote and impoverished parts of Haiti. The partnership supports ten primary schools, one secondary school, a medical clinic, 22 community health workers, an adult literacy program, a goat project, a community garden program and micro-finance. A recent focus is on community-based healthcare, the foundation of which is a maternal health program which takes mobile medical clinics to remote communities in order to provide prenatal health. In all, the partnership supports over 215 jobs on the island and is an all volunteer-organization. For more information, please go to www.lagonavepartners.org Peacemaking Partnership (updated by Karen Turney) The Peacemaking Partnership of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta is a group of representatives from congregations within the presbytery who usually meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month (excluding July) at 10:00 a.m. at North Decatur Presbyterian Church to study and discuss the work of peacemakers in the world. We welcome any congregation to be represented or come as visitors. We are stewards of the Peacemaking Offering funds that are given to the presbytery. Our budget includes support for a variety of PC(USA) ministries - International Peacemaker, mission co-workers based in our presbytery, Global Peace and Justice, Washington Office of Public Witness - as well as interfaith ministries in Atlanta. We support peacemaking ministries in congregations within the presbytery and welcome requests for funding for those ministries. Please contact Karen at kt2654@gmail.com to subscribe to our newsletter (or you can view it on the Presbytery web page for our partnership). Contact persons: Karen Turney - kt2654@gmail.com; Marvin Simmers - marvinsimmers@aol.com; Mel Coe - mcoe@bellsouth.net

Presbyterians Caring for Chaplains (update by Bill Nisbet) Presbyterians Caring for Chaplains (PCCMP) sends and supports PC(USA) clergy as chaplains to serve those bearing heavy burdens in hard places. Chaplains provide pastoral care and nurture in federal service (military, VA, and federal prisons) so that “all may practice in peace.” There are currently three members of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta serving as federal chaplains: Victoria Kelly Chappell, Chaplain, US Navy; Michael Chaney, Chaplain, US Navy; and, Bob Evans, VA Hospital, Decatur, GA. In addition to your prayers for our Chaplains, their families and the persons who receive their ministry, donations are welcome to enable pastoral visits to chaplains and their families and to bring them to sustainment and training events. Donations are possible through a congregation’s portion of the Peacemaking and Global Witness Offering, a congregation’s budget or a special offering. Contributions to PCCMP can be sent through www.pccmp.org. For more information, please contact Bill Nisbet, wonisbet@bellsouth.net, 404-277-0014 Presbyterians for a Better Georgia (update by Kate Mosley and David Lewicki) We are a partnership of Presbyterian Church (USA) congregations, affiliated nonprofit organizations, and individuals that works in the area of public policy to serve our most vulnerable neighbors. We achieve our goals by educating member congregations on policy issues, training members of partner congregations to be powerful advocates in the sphere of public policy, and advocating directly with our elected representatives at the Georgia General Assembly. We advocate for policies that make Georgians safer, healthier and more secure, including: * Homelessness: Support access to housing, food, healthcare, employment, and critical safety net services * Healthcare: Support increased access to healthcare, including mental healthcare * Gun Violence: Work to reduce injuries and deaths caused by guns For more information on how you can get involved, please contact presbyterians4bettergeorgia@gmail.com or visit the website at www.p4bg.org Presbyterian Youth Ministry Collaboration of Atlanta (update by Allysen Schaaf) The Presbyterian Youth Ministry Collaboration of Atlanta (PYMCoA) is a partnership of Greater Atlanta Presbytery which brings together those working in youth ministry across the greater Atlanta area. Our group is composed of full-time, part-time and volunteer youth workers who serve in a variety of ordained and non-ordained positions at PGA churches. The mission of this partnership is to foster community and learning between the youth workers of the presbytery through idea sharing. We share "best-practices" and support each other in difficult moments in life and ministry and we also seek outside wisdom from outside leaders in the areas of curriculum, mission and service, spirituality and faith formation. This partnership also seeks to bring together the youth and churches of our Presbytery through retreats and mission events. The primary events organized by this partnership have been the fall Middle School Retreat at the Calvin Center and the worship and gathering events surrounding the Atlanta Hunger Walk. We continue to look for ways to bring our youth and churches together and welcome others to join our group. For more information or to receive the email updates from the PYMCoA partnership please contact Rev. Allysen Schaaf, aschaaf@dpchurch.org (Decatur Presbyterian Church) and Jay York, jyork@firstpresatl.org (First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta). Street Grace (update by Jenifer Duncan) Sex trafficking is a horrific problem that happens in the shadows, in places we’d never suspect, and in numbers bigger than most of us would ever imagine. And perhaps most shockingly, it’s often happening right next door to us in Suburban Atlanta. Yet, due to the sensitivity of the subject, it’s an issue which gets less coverage and has less awareness than the size and scope of the problem demands. Street Grace is a faith-driven organization collaborating with faith, business and community leaders to provide a comprehensive path to end Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) in Atlanta and across the country. We mobilize community resources - financial, human, and

material - to fight the demand for DMST through education, awareness, and action. Our programs are focused on ending the demand for sex with children and equipping youth with the knowledge and skills to protect themselves from predators. Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Sexual activity in which there is a promise of the exchange of something of value to a child or another person(s) for sex with that child. MISSION To end the demand for domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) in the U.S. VISION To see a world where all children are free from sexual exploitation. In this situation, we know that Knowledge is in fact Power! We would welcome the opportunity to partner with your congregation to raise awareness, hold a community awareness event, educate your youth, or coordinate a Street Team in your neighborhood. To learn more or join the fight, please go to StreetGrace.org or contact Jenifer Duncan: 678-575-0575 or jenifer@streetgrace.org World Mission Partnership (update by Fahed Abu Akel) Formerly known as the Global Mission Committee, the purpose of the partnership is to involve more congregations of our presbytery in the world mission activities of the PCUSA and to facilitate communication between those congregations. Objectives: 1. Publicize the PCUSA World Mission needs in the presbytery. 2. Challenge the presbytery congregations to support the PCUSA World Mission. 3. Learn how our congregations are involved in world mission. 4. Publicize the mission trips of our local congregations, presbytery and denomination. 5. Host PCUSA mission co-workers and speakers in our congregations. 6. Host visiting global church leaders and international theological students as speakers in congregations. 7. Link and support the presbytery mission partnerships in the following countries: Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Palestine, Syria/Lebanon 8. Plan mission events around the year to help our congregations learn about the PCUSA World Mission work. 9. Support mission co-workers who are members of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. As of November 2017, the partnership is currently looking for a Chairperson. For more information, please contact Mary Caroline Lindsay at ADDENDUM # 2 Approved by Council: March 19, 2018

Electronic Meetings

Electronic Meetings for Committees of the Presbytery

It is permissible for any committee of Presbytery to hold meetings by electronic means. Electronic means includes:

• Conference call • Skype, Zoom or other technology that at a minimum allows all participants to hear each other. • Joining one or more individuals to a meeting electronically as described above.

Rules to govern these meetings:

• Every participant must have the same materials before them • Voting is permitted • The moderator conducts the meeting and sets the guidelines on how speakers are recognized • Minutes of said meetings should be written up as is the norm for the committee

Electronic Meetings for Commissions of the Presbytery

A. Examinations Commission: The Examinations Commission of the Presbytery may hold electronic meetings according the policy above at the discretion of the moderator.

B. New Church Development Commission: The New Church Development Commission of the Presbytery

may hold electronic meetings according to the policy above at the discretion of the moderator and/or the Executive Director.

C. Administrative Commissions (AC’s) appointed by the COM within their scope of powers may hold electronic meetings according to the policy above at the discretion of the moderator.

D. An Administrative Commission (AC) appointed by the Presbytery must have its initial meeting and training in person. Future meetings of the AC may be held electronically at the discretion of the moderator.

E. The Permanent Judicial Commission: In the event of an allegation in a Disciplinary proceeding, the Investigating Committee (IC) which has been appointed must have its initial meeting and training in person. Future meetings of the Investigating Committee may be held electronically at the discretion of the moderator. Interviews done by the Investigating Committee may be done by electronic means if the person to be interviewed lives outside the presbytery. Interviews of the accused and the person submitting the allegations shall be done in person if living within the bounds of the Presbytery. Interviews done by the Investigating Committee of other people in the investigation who live in the bounds of the presbytery, may be done by electronic means at the discretion of the moderator. In the event of a trial, electronic and/or digital recording of the proceedings is acceptable as long as it is verbatim. The trial itself shall not be conducted by electronic means. All other places in the Rules of Discipline that discusses the use of electronic means, is permissible by this presbytery.

Email Meetings:

This has been one of the most challenging things in our current age. People are so much more mobile, information is more readily available and the tendency is to communicate rapidly and make decisions quickly.

Our theology informs us that we believe that God through the Holy Spirit is best heard through the voices of us together in group settings…thus we don’t have a bishop who makes decisions…we have committees, and governing bodies. All of that said, the bottom line is that Email meetings are not permitted per Roberts Rules of order. It is acceptable to take an informal poll on a routine matter to get input from folks, but no official vote can take place. “…regardless of the technology used, the opportunity for simultaneous and aural communication is essential to the deliberative character of the meeting. Therefore, a group that attempts to conduct the deliberative process in writing (such as email or chat rooms, or fax) …does not constitute a deliberative assembly …but is foreign to the deliberative process as understood under parliamentary law.” (Roberts Rules of Order, Section 9, Electronic Meetings, 11th edition)