Pastor’s Corner – Results are ALL IN!
Another important vote has been completed with lots of important discussion and feedback. We had one of our highest attended meetings in a long time and many people shared their thoughts and feedback. While sometimes meetings like that can be challenging, when we all share what is on our hearts, we are all better. When we filter our collective work through the Word of God and His will for us, amazing things happen.
Our vote was unanimous to extend a Divine Call to Ellie Strable for the position of teacher! Unanimous votes are always exciting, and, in this case, it shows our commitment to ministry and growth for the students and families in our school.
The vote for IDOT land acquisition was also approved with a 96% rate after an amendment was made in the voters meeting. We will negotiate for a higher payout but are also able to accept a resolution quickly. Thank you for your feedback, expertise, ongoing help, and your trust in negotiating with IDOT.
The final vote was for solar energy. This also passed but with an 80% approval. 80% sounds good, but that means there is still significant uncertainty amongst the congregation. We hear the concerns and will continue to take those to heart. We are putting together a small task force to further study the bids we have and any additional ones that come in.
Going forward we will have more information meetings to share our findings and continue to field feedback based on those findings. The good news is this strong vote gives us leverage with the companies we are talking with to move forward, apply for a loan and get toward a decision.
There are countless needs and wants to put energy towards each day. We care for the hurting, reach out to the lost, and steward our resources. Your feedback and support are critical to helping to get those things done, as well as to direct us to the things that matter most. The Body of Christ, working together under the one Head Jesus the Christ — The Resurrected One!
“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:4-5
In Christ,
Erik Gauss
Scripture Reading for Sunday, April 21, 2024
Acts 3:11-21, Luke 24:36-49
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