SPR Team

Please join me in welcoming the newest members of SUM’s Staff-Parish Relations Committee. Kelly Shapiro, Cathy Marco, Rustin Rodewald, and Bill Preskenis have joined existing members Beth Nelson, Tim Boswell, Dorrie deNagy, and me (Chair). In addition, there will be representation from the Youth Group.

The United Methodist Book of Discipline states that each local church must have a staff-parish relations committee composed of professing members of the local church or charge or associate members, except in cases where central conference legislation or local law provides otherwise. The committee's primary purpose is to assist the pastor(s) and staff in assessing their gifts, maintaining health holistically and work-life balance, and setting priorities for leadership and service. People serving on this committee must be engaged in and attentive to their Christian spiritual development to give proper leadership in the responsibilities with which the committee is entrusted.

This is an exciting time filled with opportunity for SUM. I am happy to welcome the new members of SPR, and I look forward to the discussions and work we will do together.

In Grace,
Glenn Knight, SPR Chair