Committees

Commission on Finance

The members of the Committee on Budget and Financial Services shall be the Trustees of the Corporation for the purposes of Michigan statutes. The Chair of this Committee shall be the President of the Corporation. The Stated Clerk shall be the Secretary and Resident Agent, and the Presbytery Treasurer shall be the Treasurer of the Corporation

2018 Rev. Dr. Beth Broschart

2018 Mike Stoll

2019 Rev. Dr. Anne Hebert (Chair)

2019 Lou Fantini

2020 Bill DeHaan

2020 Ted Fines

Committee on Worshiping Communities

The concept of Worshiping Communities may include varied forms of church for our changing culture.

2018 Al Beamish

2018 Maggie Tall

2018 Bob Hunter

2019 Ken Visser (CHAIR)

2019 Rev. Karen Zurakowski

2019 Faye Elder

2020 Rev. Jose Lopez

Commission on Ministry

The Committee on Ministry (COM) and includes Preparation for Ministry, works with churches to recruit, install, and support leadership. Leadership includes ministers and elders. In addition COM works with churches to promote peace and harmony and in many cases is the first resource when difficulty arises in the church.

Click here to download COM Manual. Click here to download COM Sexual Misconduct Policy. Click here to download the Separation Ethics Policy.

2018 Jim Halsey (CHAIR)

2018 Dawn Robbins

2018 Lynn Dake

2018 Rev. Janice Reed

2018 Rev. Donald Kinloch

2018 Jan Mooradian

2019 Bill Mordecai

2019 Rev. Gerald Blevins

2019 Rev. Dr. Greg Zurakowski

2019 Rev. Andrew Plocher

2020 Rev. Mike March

2020 Sue Fantini

2020 Bill Clark

Committee on Education and Leadership Development

The Committee on Leadership Development acts as a coordinating group for initiatives in the area of Evangelism, Christian Education, Social Concerns, and Youth Ministry. Their role is to create an environment for leadership to work in these areas of ministry.

2018 Rev. Dr. Kip Murphy (Chair)

2018 Cheryl Tholm

2019 Leslie Henderson

2019 Carolyn McDonald

2019 Char Keune

2020 Rev. Ken Krause

2020 Rev. Sandy Shaw (Co-Chair)

Committee on Representation and Nominations

The Committee on Representation and Nominations is to ensure diversity and inclusiveness in leadership and employment of the Presbytery as outlined in the Book of Order. (F-1.04 and G-3.0103). They are committed to seeking a wide range of people from all parts of the Presbytery. The only committee for which they are not responsible is their own committee. The Council nominates names to be presented to the Presbytery of the Committee on Nominations

2018 Joe Leach

2018 Rev. Bill Payne

2019 Rev. David Henderson (Chair)

2019 Rev. Sam Wright

2020 Rev. Karen Zurakowski

2020 Maggie Tall

Permanent Judicial Commission

The Permanent Judicial Commission shall have seven members and will be activated to exercise authority as described in the Rules of Discipline of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church. The Rules of Discipline are outlined under section D of the Book of Order.

2019 Rev. Mike Riggins

2019 Donald McLennon

2019 Joel Secrist

2021 Janet Rathka

2021 Charles Nicklas

2021 Rev. Bill Payne

2023 Rev. Mark Gabbard

2023 Scott Edgar

Committee on Personnel

The Committee on Personnel evaluates, supports and recruits appropriate staff for the Presbytery of Mackinac, implementing and overseeing all provisions of the Personnel Policies of the Presbytery and reviewing annually the work of all Presbytery staff and the Stated Clerk.

2018 Rev. David Ramage

2018 Rev. Ryan Donahoe

2019 Rev. Melissa Lopez (Chair)

2019 Jodi Cornwell

2020 Ted Fines

2020 Rev. William Rayment

Presbytery Point Camp Board

Presbytery Point Camp Board operates the program and oversees the maintenance and development of buildings and Presbytery Point. They are a non-profit board acting to carry out the vision of Presbytery for camp and conference ministry.

2018 Dan Richards

2018 Andrea Sarto

2018 Sue Boback

2019 Marti Meyer

2019 Ryan Donahoe, President

2019 Lynnea Hosey

2020 Toni Terzaghi

Caron Christopherson, Camp Manager

Committee on Session Records

The Committee on Session Records is to have six members. The Committee is responsible for the annual review of the records and minutes of the sessions, using the forms and guidelines supplied by the PC(USA) and subject to G-3.0107 and G-3.0204. Click here to download Session Records check list. Click here to download Session Records special items.

2018 Patricia Pellet (Chair)

2018 Steven Kosto

2018 Nancy Sleeper

2019 Dave Ferris

2019 Cyndi Couchene

2020 Sue Fantini

Committee on Mission

Empowering and leading local congregations to consider what the gospel is asking them to do in their own communities, while recognizing that communities change and the Spirit does new things.
Developing a mission interpretation program for the Presbytery of Mackinac that shall help local congregations to include Presbytery, Synod, and General Assembly Mission work in their activities and prayers.
Promoting through print, mission interpreters, mission trips, etc., opportunities for the Presbytery and congregations to engage in the mission of the church.
Developing ways to encourage congregations to do mission together.
Overseeing the budgeting and spending for the mission portion of the Presbytery budget.

2018 Rev. Sandra Murray (Chair)

2018 Karen Richards

2018 Rev. Judith Arnold

2019 Rev. Jim Robb

2019 Joan Wissell

2019 Joe Leach

2020 Rev. Nancy Barkat

Readers for Ordination Exams - 2018

Clergy: Rev. Dr. Lois Aroian

Elder: Sarah Juntune

Alternate: Dawn Robbins