Committee Elected to Search for a Pastor

Those who chose to participate met with Bishop LV Jones Thursday night to discuss the process for finding a new pastor. Bishop Jones went over the process step-by-step and gave everyone an opportunity to ask questions. He also informed us of a list of possible candidates that Brother Brian had given him and some he had thought of. Bishop Jones then left us with the task of electing a committee to act on behalf of the church as a liaison between the church and the candidates and the state overseer's office. We had a brief discussion and decided that each of us would cast our vote for seven people to sit on this committee. The votes were counted and the seven people with the most votes were appointed to the committee.

Those appointed to the committee are as follows:

Ronnie Stidham, Chairman
Greg Stidham
Daryl Weatherly
Cynthia Stidham
Lisa Stidham, Secretary
Charlotte Dollar
Angie Wellington

Ronnie Stidham was then elected as Chairman; Lisa Stidham was elected to be the Secretary who will take notes at every meeting and interview. A list was started of possible candidates to be submitted to Bishop Jones. If you know of a pastor (pastors) you think would be a good candidate to Pastor this church, please submit their name(s) to Ronnie Stidham by Sunday night, July 8th. Names can be submitted afterwards, but this is the date for our initial list to be compiled and forwarded to Bishop Jones.

Please understand that this committee is to be the voice of the entire church. Each member of this church has as much say as every other member, including those on the search committee. This committee will not make decisions without consulting the congregation and then Bishop Jones. This committee will NOT choose our next Pastor on their own. This committee was established to make the process go faster and more smoothly. Please support them.

If you have questions about how the process will work, please contact one of the members of the committee. If you have a pastor to add to the list after the initial list has been submitted, contact the chairman, Ronnie Stidham. If you have questions about the candidates, please feel free to ask anyone on the committee. If you have questions you would like for the committee to ask the candidates during the interviews, please write those down and give them to Ronnie. A list of questions will be compiled so that each candidate will be asked your questions along with the questions from those on the committee. As events occur and new information is received, the committee will inform the church. Bishop Jones will make the final decision in selecting our new Pastor based on recommendations received from our church.