Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Pilgrim Chapel, 1222 Ida St. Mt. Adams
The meeting came to order at 11:00 a.m. Present: Rudy Gruenke, Keith Haithcock, Bill Hamilton, Steve Heckey, Linda Kemp-Baird, Jim Korpik, and Stuart Blersch.
* High Point property: Jim passed out the letter to the Ohio Conference Board of Trustees that he drafted, with the help of Pam and Kay, presenting our thoughts concerning the High Point Property. After considerable discussion, we decided to add clear courses of action to the last paragraph:
o That the conference keep the property as a site for a new new church start; OR
o Sell the property, earmarking the money for a new church start in Boone County.
Either way, the building needs to be torn down and the UCC sign removed. Jim will revise the letter and email the final draft to cluster members for approval.
* Vision statement: We discussed a number of projects that cluster congregations might colaborate on, but we didn't decide on anything.
* Announcements: Steve said that he and Pam will be attending the Center for Urban Ministries conference in Washington DC, June 7-12, "Reinventing the Urban Church." One of the conference speakers, Dr. Peter Bellini, will come to St. John in Newport to lead two workshops on energizing and growing the life and ministry of urban congregations. The workshops will be May 30-31 and June 13-14. Talk to Steve if you would like to attend.
The meeting adjourned at noon.
Next meeting: Wednesday, June 4, 11:00 a.m. until noon, at St. Paul UCC, 1 Churchill Dr. in Ft. Thomas.
Respectfully submitted
Stuart Blersch, secy.
