COUNCIL MEETING                                 March 20, 1993

Opening time 10:00a.m.



Members present:

Johnathan Titus, Marcus Hamilton, Jim Perkins, Ron Snell and

Carol Clason

Pastor Randy Stephens

Clerk Irene Snell



Randy opened by stating he called this meeting to inform the 
Council

of coming changes.  "Changes are a part of christianity and 
changes

bring growth and maturity."

Pastor informed Council the rental contract on Church building 
runs

out April 30st.  He also said he will be calling the state 
office to

let them know that the $202.00 power bill was only for the 
lights and

the contract with BLOC states they will only pay $40.00 on 
lights but

the RV's parked in storage area are running their generators and 
run-

ning up the electri bill. Randy said as of the 30th of April it 
will

be our last day in this building and that everyone needs to be 
looking

for a permanant Church of God church building.

It may be possible to extend rental contract on this building if 
the

State Office wants us to stay and can help us on the utility 
bills.

Pastor stated "We don't want to loose what we've accomplished 
here!"

The ceiling on the 2nd Ave church building is starting to fall 
in be-

cause of water and snow damage.  Pastor said he would never want 
to go

back to that building and he wants to find something that would 
be

ours, not to rent but to buy and that we need to sell the church 
on

2nd Ave to help buy a new building, everyone was in agreeance.

To keep current building it would cost approx. $1,200.00 monthly 
and

we can not buy it.  It would cost to much to build so everyone is

encouraged to be looking for a possible building and we need to

find one within the next 5 weeks.

The first week of April we will be having a Church Body business

meeting and let them know of coming changes.  Council will always

know first anything that going to happen and its how the Council

members bring things across to the people of the church is how 
they

will receive it.

Johnathan suggested a Sunday afternoon church business meeting

instead of Wed. then more people will come.

Pastor's biggest concern is not to loose the souls this ministry

has brought in.  The next three weeks we will only be having 
Sunday

morning services, the pastor and his family will be gone on 
vacation.

Pastor needs to be with his family they really need him right now

during the school Spring Break, they will not be here this Wed. 
night

either.

Prayer Conference is next weekend and there will be leadership 
train-

ings for anyone in the church who would like to attend.

Ron stated it would be nice to find a church building that we 
could

afford and pay the Pastor a salary so he wouldn't have to work.

One option of a building is a church in Weiser that has

        2700 square feet

        small fellowship hall

        kitchen area

        2 bathrooms

        good parking

        gas heat & 6" insulated walls

        building only 20 years old

Pastor will be looking at it within the next 3 days.

Pastor says we have a wonderful support group and an average of 
$2,200

coming in monthly since last June.   It will depend on the 
committment

of the church people if we can afford to stay in current 
building.

Church now has almost 40 people in membership, everyone involved 
needs

to know if they are willing to give above their tithes to make 
this

minisrty work.  Only God brought the Pastor and his family to 
Idaho the

Pastor stated and this is our home and he has no desire to leave.

Johnathan wanted to know how we can sell the idea to the church 
body

about the moving and he also stated that the words or our mouth 
can stop

God from moving.

Ron said he would like to see the church pay rent for a house 
for the

pastor and his family.  Bro. Clason says the Lord has dealt with 
him

in that have we really given the Lord a chance to give us a 
building?

Pastor stated District Overseer Ron Clagg told him that the 
Payette

Church of God has never had the stability and growth that it now 
has!

Decisions have to be made on the church pews aprox. $1,331.00 is 
still

due on them by Oct. 93 if we don't pay for them we could loose 
them.

Also Council was informed that the bus has been purchased.

Pastor suggested that we could think about selling the balcony 
benches

for approx. $700.00 and use that money to help in paying off the 
new

pews.  The bus is going to be paid off with God's help.  Ron 
informed

Council that bus needs a tie rod, front end alignment and wheels 
packed

and Randy said men in the church could help work on the mechanic

problems.  Ron asked Council where should the bus be parked at,  
it was

decided to keep it at the Snell's house because Ron is the only 
CDL

driver, this decision was voted on and passed with evreyone in 
agreement

Pastor suggested when bus is used for church events passengers 
could

pay so much per person an equitable fee to cover gas expenses.

Council has to be peacemakers for the Church Body they are the 
leaders.

Bro. Clason commended Ron & Irene for their work with the youth.

Pastor enforced the importance of confidentiality!



Meeting dimissed at 12:01 p.m.



 

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