Our Council Members 2020 Deep River Community Church has a slightly different organizational structure to most churches. It is self governing under its own Constitution but is in friendly association with two of the major churches in Canada (Presbyterian Church in Canada and United Church of Canada). Church administrative matters are looked after by the staff and Council. Council consists of the chair and vice-chair of Council and the chair (or designate) of each program committee, the treasurer and assistant treasurer, envelope secretary, Council secretary, Personnel chair, Leading with Care chair, Revenue Committee Chair, denominational representative(s), the immediate past chair of Council and up to two members at large. The Minister(s) is/are ex-officio voting members of Council.. A new Council is chosen each year at the Annual Meeting of the congregation The positions for the Council and other elected or appointed positions from 2020 Feb are:
Council | Chair | Alistair Miller |
Vice Chair | ||
Past Chair | Dave Torgerson | |
Secretary, Circle Representative | Bea McIntosh | |
Program Committees | ||
Christian Education Committee | Chair Assistant | Laura Nelson Catherine Feenstra |
Membership Committee | Chair Vice Chair | Imola Molnar |
Missions Committee | Chair Vice Chair | Janna Keeling |
Pastoral Care Committee | Chair Vice Chair | the Rev. Andy McKee |
Property Committee | Chair Vice Chair | Barrie Greiner |
Stewardship Committee | Chair Vice Chair | Jacquie Slater |
Worship Committee | Chair Vice Chair | Margaret Miller |
Other Committees | ||
Finance | Treasurer | Don Barrington |
Assistant Treasurer | Elizabeth Ells | |
Envelope Secretary: (appointed by Council) | Laurel-Anne de Guzman | |
Assistant Envelope Secretaries: (appointed by Council) | Tracy Echlin | |
Personnel Committee | Chair: (appointed by Council) | Dave Torgerson |
Leading with Care Committee | Chair: (appointed by Council) | |
Revenue Committee | Chair | Dé Groeneveld |
Member at Large | ||
Member at Large | ||
Other Positions | ||
United Church of CanadaRepresentative | ||
Presbyterian Church in Canada Representative | ||
(The above, plus the Ministers, are members of Council) | ||
Search Committee | Chair | |
Nominating Committee | Chair: (elected by Congregation) | Dave Torgerson |
Auditor | (recommended by Council, approved by Congregation) | Gary Van Drunen |
Trustees | (elected by Congregation) | Walter Harrison Evans Harrison Ellen Sills |