Congregational Meeting July
Harrisburg Christian Church July 12, 2026
(Congregational Meeting)
Sharon prayed to open.
Treasurer’s Report (Katie reviewed HCC Financials)
Questions were asked about the reason for the tithe peak in October and the use of contingency money in the category of staff salaries. Katie explained that Karen’s presentation to the seniors about the tax benefit of utilizing qualified contributions was likely the reason for the peak in October and that an unexpected increase in staff healthcare premium cost was the reason for the use of contingency to add to the category of staff salaries.
New Business
Committee Chair Appointments
-Grace Franklin is the committee chair for the new committee: Women’s Ministry
-Mali Clayton is taking over the role of committee chair for Christian Ed (Cindy Roller has been interim chair this summer)
Pastor and Committee Reports
Pastor (John)
-Introduced students that are participating in the summer internship program at HCC and commented that the program is going very well.
-Shared a handout to review church structure, introduced church leadership team members, reviewed the HCC Purpose Statement and a quiz (with provided answers) with more information about organizational structure and church purpose.
Youth (Open Position, but Corey commented)/Worship/MTS (Corey)
-Reviewed the recent youth trip to Colorado, which included 17 youth and 6 adults
-Highlighted new faces on the worship team, including Alden Washburn and more to come soon
-Expressed appreciation for Kevin Fearn in his role of MTS and his team of helpers.
Building & Grounds (Cade)
-Steeple project update - we have selected someone to reframe and restore the steeple- work happening on July 27th
-Water issues have mostly been resolved - still working on a few small issues
-Encouraged congregation to let him know if they see an issue that needs attention
Communications (Kim Mobley)
-Shared that the handout that is colored is “church information” and that does not change as long as the handout color remains that same. When information is updated, the color will be changed
-Announcements handout (white sheet) changes weekly. If anyone has any announcements to add, email Kim by noon on Tuesday of the week they would like to add the announcement to the handout
-Working on adding more to social media. Email Kim info/ pictures to add if you want to.
If anyone does NOT want their picture posted to social media, let her know.
Fellowship (Judy Owens)
-We had another bereavement dinner in May
-4 new church members and three baptisms
Library (Connie)
-Work in the library this summer has consisted of adding great new resources and weeding unused resources
-Christian Ed/Missions/Women’s Fellowship (Cindy)
-Reshared that Mali Clayton will be assuming the chair of Christian Ed in August
-Summer staff have been teaching Sunday School classes this summer
-Completed financial support of the Crabtrees
-Began supporting Magnolia Ministries (ministry in Columbia that empowers the community through education surrounding human trafficking and exploitation while walking alongside survivors.
-HCC ladies took lunch to Primrose Hill in May- plan to make this a quarterly event
-My Life Clinic has purchased their own building in downtown Columbia
-Women’s Fellowship has met 6 times this year so far. They have completed several service projects and had great fellowship. They are planning to make freezer meals in August and host an event.
Senior Adults (Sharon)
-Monthly meetings/ carry in dinners - great time of fellowship
-Karen Kinkaed presented on Qualified Charitable Donations
John prayed to close.
(Congregational Meeting)
Sharon prayed to open.
Treasurer’s Report (Katie reviewed HCC Financials)
Questions were asked about the reason for the tithe peak in October and the use of contingency money in the category of staff salaries. Katie explained that Karen’s presentation to the seniors about the tax benefit of utilizing qualified contributions was likely the reason for the peak in October and that an unexpected increase in staff healthcare premium cost was the reason for the use of contingency to add to the category of staff salaries.
New Business
Committee Chair Appointments
-Grace Franklin is the committee chair for the new committee: Women’s Ministry
-Mali Clayton is taking over the role of committee chair for Christian Ed (Cindy Roller has been interim chair this summer)
Pastor and Committee Reports
Pastor (John)
-Introduced students that are participating in the summer internship program at HCC and commented that the program is going very well.
-Shared a handout to review church structure, introduced church leadership team members, reviewed the HCC Purpose Statement and a quiz (with provided answers) with more information about organizational structure and church purpose.
Youth (Open Position, but Corey commented)/Worship/MTS (Corey)
-Reviewed the recent youth trip to Colorado, which included 17 youth and 6 adults
-Highlighted new faces on the worship team, including Alden Washburn and more to come soon
-Expressed appreciation for Kevin Fearn in his role of MTS and his team of helpers.
Building & Grounds (Cade)
-Steeple project update - we have selected someone to reframe and restore the steeple- work happening on July 27th
-Water issues have mostly been resolved - still working on a few small issues
-Encouraged congregation to let him know if they see an issue that needs attention
Communications (Kim Mobley)
-Shared that the handout that is colored is “church information” and that does not change as long as the handout color remains that same. When information is updated, the color will be changed
-Announcements handout (white sheet) changes weekly. If anyone has any announcements to add, email Kim by noon on Tuesday of the week they would like to add the announcement to the handout
-Working on adding more to social media. Email Kim info/ pictures to add if you want to.
If anyone does NOT want their picture posted to social media, let her know.
Fellowship (Judy Owens)
-We had another bereavement dinner in May
-4 new church members and three baptisms
Library (Connie)
-Work in the library this summer has consisted of adding great new resources and weeding unused resources
-Christian Ed/Missions/Women’s Fellowship (Cindy)
-Reshared that Mali Clayton will be assuming the chair of Christian Ed in August
-Summer staff have been teaching Sunday School classes this summer
-Completed financial support of the Crabtrees
-Began supporting Magnolia Ministries (ministry in Columbia that empowers the community through education surrounding human trafficking and exploitation while walking alongside survivors.
-HCC ladies took lunch to Primrose Hill in May- plan to make this a quarterly event
-My Life Clinic has purchased their own building in downtown Columbia
-Women’s Fellowship has met 6 times this year so far. They have completed several service projects and had great fellowship. They are planning to make freezer meals in August and host an event.
Senior Adults (Sharon)
-Monthly meetings/ carry in dinners - great time of fellowship
-Karen Kinkaed presented on Qualified Charitable Donations
John prayed to close.