Tinney Chapel Today

THE STANTON TEAM, MOLLIE & DAVID. HE'S THE CHURCH BUILDING COMMITTEE CHAIR, AND SHE'S THE CHURCH TREASURER. THEY ARE ALSO HUSBAND AND WIFE, AND DAVID QUICKLY CONCEDES THAT NEITHER COULD HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THOSE CHALLENGING POSITIONS DURING THE PAST TWO AND ONE-HALF YEARS WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE SUPPORT AND HELP FROM EACH OTHER. AT TINNEY CHAPEL UMC'S RECENT CHARGE CONFERENCE, DAVID ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEW 8,000-sq.-ft. FAMILY LIFE & CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CENTER IS 95% COMPLETE, THEN CEREMONIALLY TURNED IT OVER TO THE CARE OF THE CHURCH TRUSTEES. DAVID'S COMMITTEE REPORT IS REPRODUCED BELOW, FOLLOWED BY CHARGE CONFERENCE MINUTES, COMPILED BY CAROLYN BEAVERS, AND OUR 2005 CHURCH LEADERSHIP LIST AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. Photo by Joe Dan Boyd

(TO VIEW THE 2005 LEADERSHIP LIST, SCROLL DOWN BELOW THE BUILDING COMMITTEE REPORT AND THE CHARGE CONFERENCE MINUTES.)


BUILDING COMMITTEE REPORT
TO THE CHARGE CONFERENCE

September 28, 2004

Good evening. I’m David Stanton and I am reporting to you tonight as chairman of the building committee.

Two and one half years ago on February 21, 2002, our administrative council formed a study committee to determine needs of the church and our community. The study committee’s recommendation was to build a Christian Family Life and Education Center to replace our existing fellowship hall, kitchen and Sunday school rooms.

On August 14, 2002, our annual church conference elected a nine-person building committee to study and plan a building. A capital campaign fund drive in June and July, 2003 produced pledges of $160,518. That, coupled with the $90,000 in the building fund, prompted Texas Methodist Foundation to provide a construction loan of up to $175,000.

A special church conference of September 22, 2003, gave the building committee approval to proceed with construction plans. With $265,000 to start, the building committee was confident that we could construct a building for $33 to $37 per square foot provided we acted as our own general contractors.

The final step in the process came on January 26, 2004, when the Paris-Sulphur Springs District Board of Church Location and Building gave the committee approval to build an 8000 square foot building with the stipulation that the cost not exceed $300,000.

On the rainy Sunday of March 14, 2004, the congregation of Tinney Chapel held a ceremonial groundbreaking for our new Christian Family Life and Education Center. To view photos of that event, go to:

http://www.winnsborotoday.com/City/ground_breaking.htm

The weekly meetings of nearly two years and countless hours of the building committee members and your pastors have paid off. And here, after six and one half months of construction, the building is 95% complete. We will continue in our efforts until we are done.

I can now report that this building, valued at over $400,000, will be completed within the original budget of $286,675 at a cost of $35.83 per square foot. I can also report that the building committee unanimously voted to transfer the building to the care of the Trustees on this date.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the building is yours!

Respectfully submitted,
David Stanton,
Building Committee Chairman.

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MINUTES OF THE MEETING:
CHARGE CONFERENCE – 2004.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004

THE CHARGE CONFERENCE FOR TINNEY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, CHARGE OF THE PARIS/SULPHUR SPRINGS DISTRICT OF THE NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE, WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 AT 6:30 P.M. REV. PAT BEGHTEL-MAHLE, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, CHAIRED THE MEETING.

THERE WERE SEVENTEEN (17) IN ATTENDANCE.PASTOR DUNCAN GRAHAM OPENED THE MEETING WITH A PRAYER. PASTOR GRAHAM THEN INTRODUCED REV. BEGHTEL-MAHLE.

SHE FIRST INFORMED THE GROUP THAT MIKE NICHOLS, OF THE CONFERENCE CABINET, WAS SCHEDULED FOR BRAIN SURGERY TOMORROW MORNING AT 7:00 A.M., AND ASKED THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY BE REMEMBERED IN PRAYER.

REV. BEGHTEL-MAHLE THEN GAVE THE READING "RAGMAN" FROM RAGMAN & OTHER CRIES OF FAITH AS HER DEVOTIONAL FOR THE MEETING.

AS THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, SHE ASKED THAT CAROLYN BEAVERS BE ELECTED SECRETARY, AND THAT WAS DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

PASTOR GRAHAM WAS CALLED TO GIVE THE PASTOR’S REPORT, STATING THAT PROGRAMS AND PARTICIPATION ARE CONTINUING AT TINNEY CHAPEL AT A GOOD RATE, AND THAT THE YEAR AHEAD LOOKS PROMISING.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2005 WAS PRESENTED. IT WAS NOTED THAT APPORTIONMENTS WERE INCREASED DUE TO THE HIRING OF THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR, THE MUSIC MINISTRY AND THE INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP. REV. BEGHTEL-MAHLE STATED THAT ALL ITEMS ON THE BUDGET COULD BE CHANGED, IF NECESSARY, OTHER THAN THE PASTOR‘S SALARY, WHICH IS FINAL. THERE BEING NO QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR, THE BUDGET WAS APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

THE TRUSTEES REPORT WAS PRESENTED.

DAVID STANTON, CHAIRMAN, PRESENTED THE REPORT FROM THE BUILDING COMMITTEE. THE REPORT OUTLINED THE STEPS IN THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW CHRISTIAN FAMILY LIFE AND EDUCATION CENTER, AND CONCLUDED WITH THE TRANSFER OF THE BUILDING TO THE CARE OF THE TRUSTEES. THERE ACTUALLY REMAINS A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF WORK TO COMPLETION, AND THE BUILDING COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE ITS FUNCTION UNTIL ALL PHASES ARE COMPLETE.

THE CHAIR RECEIVED ANNUAL REPORTS FROM EACH OF THE LAY SPEAKERS: DONNA FUTRAL, JOE DAN BOYD, ROGER SCHNEIDER, AND ANGELA WYLIE. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT EMPHASIZED THE LAY SPEAKERS’ IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH AND THE DISTRICT -- THAT, IN FACT, THEY ARE A GIFT TO THE DISTRICT AND THE CHURCH.

THE CHAIR RECEIVED THE PROPOSED MAILING LIST FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE NORTH TEXAS REPORTER FOR THE YEAR.

COPIES OF THE PROPOSED LAY LEADERSHIP LIST FOR 2005 WERE DISTRIBUTED. THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS WERE NOTED: TREASURER - LINDA & BILL STEVENS; RECORDING SECRETARY - ELAINE KNOOP; ASST. CHAIRS FOR YOUTH MINISTRIES - L. R. KEMP & DONNA FUTRAL.

NOMINATIONS WERE ACCEPTED FROM THE FLOOR FOR THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE. JOE DAN BOYD NOMINATED CHARLES BREWER AND DICK BEAVERS NOMINATED BILL STEVENS. THE CHAIR ASKED FOR A VOICE VOTE TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS, WHICH WAS APPROVED. THE PROPOSED LAY LEADERSHIP WAS APPROVED BY ACCLAMATION. REV. BEGHTEL-MAHLE INSTRUCTED ALL PRESENT THAT EVERYONE SHOULD START PRAYING FOR OUR CHURCH LEADERSHIP FOR THE COMING YEAR TOMORROW. (TO VIEW THE 2005 LEADERSHIP LIST, SCROLL DOWN BELOW THESE MINUTES.)

THE 2004 LAITY REPORT, PREPARED BY LAY LEADER JOHN FUTRAL, WAS PROVIDED TO THE CHAIR. (TO VIEW JOHN'S LAITY REPORT, CLICK ON THIS WEBLOG'S ARCHIVE POST FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2004.)

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, DAVID STANTON MADE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING. JOE DAN BOYD SECONDED, AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
CAROLYN BEAVERS,
RECORDING SECRETARY

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LEADERSHIP LIST 2005


(updated by Nominating Committee 12-16-04 and approved by Administrative Council 12-20-04)

Chair of Adm. Council: Marcella Salter; (Ex Officio member of Finance Committee)

Assistant Chair of Adm. Council, L. R. Kemp

Lay Leader: David Stanton; (Nominations, Finance, PPR)

Assistant Lay Leader, Donna Futral

Treasurer: Elaine Knoop; (Ex Officio: Finance)

Financial Secretary: Peggy Boyd; (Finance)

Recording Secretary: Carolyn Beavers

Membership Secretary: Josephine Garrett; Assistant, Angela Wylie

Chair – Children’s Ministries: Sadie Jordan; Assistant, Heidi Crow

Chair – Youth Ministries: Donna Futral; Assistant Chair, L. R. Kemp

Chair – Education: ____vacant_____________

Chair – Evangelism: Bob Deitering

Chair – Family Ministries : Jenna Nelson, Gabrielle Mattox

Chair – Golden Ministries: Mary Marrs

Chair--Missions: John Futral

Chair – Sunshine: Frankie Brewer

Chair – Telephone Committee: Linda Stevens

Lennie Norlock

Mary Marrs/Imogene Myers

Lou Wilkerson

Chair – Stewardship: Charles & Sherri Brewer

Communications Coordinator: Joe Dan Boyd

Print Newsletter Editor: Zonnie Griffin

Bulletin & Calendar Editor: Elaine Knoop.

Lay Members, Annual Conference: Elaine Graham; Joe Dan Boyd, Rule 5, Agency Chair.

Worship Committee:

Angela Wylie (chair), Andy Anderson, Helen Miller, Elaine Knoop, Roger Schneider, Elaine Graham. Communion Stewards: Josephine Garrett & Wanda Hardin. Pianist & Choir: Pat Hollingsworth.

Finance Committee:

Zonnie Griffin (chair), Linda Burdett, Don Norlock, Treasurer,
Financial Secretary, Chair – Stewardship, Trustees Representative, Chair of Ad Council, Pastor, Lay Leader (David Stanton).

Pastor-Parish Relations Committee:

Lay Delegate – Annual Conference (NV)

2005 Mollie Stanton 2005 David Wylie

2006 Dick Beavers 2006 ____vacant_______

2007 John Futral (chair) 2007 Jenna Nelson

Trustees:

Pastor (NV) Trustees to elect chair & finance rep.

2005 Mickey Tinney 2005 Bob Deitering 2005 Randy Stanley (Chair)

2006 Marcella Salter 2006 Cheryl Ann Newton

2007 Bill Knoop 2007 Dick Beavers

Nominations Committee:

Pastor (chair), Lay Leader

2005 Angela Wylie 2005 Carolyn Beavers

2006 David Stanton 2006 Joe Dan Boyd

2007* Charles Brewer 2007* Ronny Ellison

* nominated (and approved) from the floor at charge conference

NV = Non Voting Member