Committees
Committee on Budget and Financial Services | Committee on Worshiping Communities | Committee on Ministry
Committee on Education and Leadership Development | Committee on Nominations and Representation
Permanent Judicial Commission | Committee on Personnel | Presbytery Point Camp Board
Committee on Session Records | Committee on Mission | Readers for Ordination Exams - 2014
Committee on Budget and Financial Services
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
2017 Rev. Mark Gabbard
2017 Beach Hall (CHAIR)
2019 Anne Hebert
2019 James Arbuckle
Committee on Worshiping Communities
The concept of Worshiping Communities may include varied forms of church for our changing culture.
2017 Elliot Morrison
2017 Jose Lopez
2018 Al Beamish
2018 Maggie Tall
2018 Bob Hunter
2019 Ken Visser (CHAIR)
2019 Karen Zurakowski
2019 Faye Elder
Committee 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.
2017 Nancy Barkat
2017 Mike March
2017 Sue Fantini
2017 Bill Clark
2018 Jim Halsey (CHAIR)
2018 Pat McCombie Robb
2018 Lynn Dake
2018 Janice Reed
2018 Donald Kinloch
2019 Bill Mordecai
2019 Gerald Blevins
2019 Greg Zurakowski
2019 Andrew Plocher
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.
2017 Rev. Sandy Shaw
2017 Rev. Beth Broschart (CHAIR)
2018 Rev. Tina Robb
2018 Kip Murphy
2018 Cheryl Tholm
2019 Leslie Henderson
2019 Carolyn McDonald
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
2017 Caron Christopherson (CHAIR)
2017 Connie Hill-Watson
2018 Joe Leach
2018 Bill Payne
2019 David Henderson
2019 Sam Wright
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.
2017 Rev. Mike March
2017 Rev. Mac Taylor
2017 Kristen Benghauser
2019 Rev. Mike Riggins
2019 Donald McLennon
2019 Joel Secrist
2021 Janet Rathka
2021 Charles Nicklas
2021 Rev. Bill Payne
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.
2017 Russ Brandt (CHAIR)
2018 Rev. David Ramage
2018 Harry Begley
2019 Melissa Lopez
2019 Jodi Cornwell
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.
2017 Dawn Robbins
2017 Nina van den Ende
2017 Paula Larson, Secretary
2018 Dan Richards, President
2018 Andrea Sarto
2018 Sue Boback
2019 Marti Meyer
2019 Ryan Donahoe
2019 Lynnea Hosey
Caron Christopherson, Camp Manager
Rev. David Henderson, Pastoral Advisor and Liaison
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.
2017 Margaret LaPonsie ( CHAIR)
2017 Sue Fantini
2018 Patricia Pellet
2018 Steven Kosto
2018 Nancy Sleeper
2019 Dave Ferris
2019 Cyndi Couchene
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.
2017 Linda Snyder
2017 Jane Kamper
2017 Rev. Maxine Hall (CHAIR)
2018 Rev. Sandra Murray
2018 Karen Richards
2018 Rev. Judith Arnold
2019 Rev. Jim Robb
2019 Joan Wissell
Readers for Ordination Exams - 2017
Clergy: Ewen Holmes
Elder: Sarah Juntune
Alternate: Dawn Robbins