The Presbytery of Ohio Valley
Assembly:
August 21, 2021

First Presbyteryian Church, Bloomington
Online Video Conference via Zoom

Rev. Wes Kendall, Moderator
Elder Joe Kimmel, Stated Clerk

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Docket for Assembly:
August 21, 2021

First Presbyteryian Church, Bloomington
Online Video Conference via Zoom

Rev. Wes Kendall, Moderator
Elder Joe Kimmel, Stated Clerk

Declaration of Quorum

Call to Order: Wes Kendall

Hymn and Opening Prayer

Introductory Business

• Welcome
• Introduction of New Members: Joe Kimmel and Susan McGhee
• Seating of Corresponding Members: Joe Kimmel
• Consent Agenda
-- Minutes of Assembly April 17, 2021; Docket; Treasurer's Report; Stated Clerk's Report: Joe Kimmel

Report of the Presbytery Council: Susan McGhee

• Recommendation for 2022 Per Capita

Report of the Committee on Ministry: Mary McClellan

• Recommendation for 2022 Minimum Compensation

Report of the Nominating Committee: Deborah Fortel

Greetings from Pyoca Camp and Retreat Center

Speak Out Session

New Business

Proclamation of the Word: Susan McGhee

Prayers of the Presbytery and Celebration of the Saints (Necrology Report)

Invitation to the Offering

Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

Adjournment with Closing Litany

Presbytery of Ohio Valley
Driving Directions

First Presbyterian Church
221 E Sixth Street, Bloomington, IN 47408

(812) 332-1514

For a map image of the church location, use a web browser to navigate to the POV Churches page and click on the map image, then choose the name of the church from the list.

As a courtesy, the Presbytery attempts to provide driving directions and parking information (when known) to all the members attending the Assembly.

Due to the size of the presbytery, we are unable to include all possible routes to the meeting. The directions we provide begin with major routes into the city/town where the assembly will be held, and include more detailed directions regarding the streets closer to the meeting site. Please use an online source or printed map to find the way from your starting point to the place where these directions begin. The POV website has all church locations marked on Google Maps to assist you.

Occasionally, there may be construction or detours that we are unaware of. To be prepared for this possibility, it is wise to have a map, Google map printout, or GPS navigation available, just in case.

First Presbyterian Church is located in downtown Bloomington, Indiana, on Lincoln Street, between Sixth and Seventh, northwest of the Monroe County Public Library, two blocks northeast of the Monroe County Courthouse. Limited parking is available in the church parking lots on the north side of the church, accessible from Seventh Street. Metered street parking is available. Additional parking is also available in a municipal lot at the corner of Sixth and Lincoln (Please note: several of those spaces are permanently reserved for the library).

The parking garage at the corner of Fourth and Walnut is currently closed for repairs. A temporary lot (free on Saturdays) is currently available at the corner of College and 3rd street, across from the Monroe Convention Center. Please see the Downtown Parking map, or visit the Bloomington Parking Services webpage for complete parking information.

From the North:

• Take I-69 South to exit 123 for Walnut St. North.
• Cross the State Road 45/46 intersection (you will now be on College Avenue).
• Continue down College to 6th Street and turn left (east).
• The church will be on the left, at the corner of 6th and Lincoln St.

From the East:

• Take State Road 46 West. State Road 46 turns into Third Street.
• Turn right (north) onto Lincoln Street.
• The church is on the left, in between 6th and 7th Streets.

From the Northwest:

• Take State Road 46 East.
• Turn right (south) onto College Avenue.
• Continue down College to 6th Street and turn left (east).
• The church will be on the left, at the corner of 6th and Lincoln St.

From the South and Southwest:

Whether you are coming up SR 45, SR 37, or I-69 all the way, these all merge together at I-69 Exit 117 (SR 45/Bloomfield Road).

From that point:
• State Road 45 becomes Bloomfield Road.
• When you cross S Adams Street, Bloomfield Road will become Second Street.
• Turn left (north) onto Walnut Street.
• Turn right (east) onto Sixth Street.
• The church will be on the left, at the corner of 6th and Lincoln St.

The church parking lot is accessed from 7th Street.

Stated Clerk's Report

Elder Joe Kimmel

A. Ministers Received, Removed, and Transferred.

1. Janet Lowrey was received from Eastminster Presbytery.

2. Received Richard Safford from Santa Fe Presbytery.

3. Received Jeff Cover from Wabash Valley Presbytery.

4. Dismissed Alexa A. Smith to Shenandoah Presbytery.

5. Dismissed Jaeseok Park to Missouri Union Presbytery.

5. Dismissed Scott Paul-Bonham to Lake Michigan Presbytery.

5. Dismissed Katrina Peckich-Bundy to Lake Huron Presbytery.

B. Churches celebrating significant anniversaries in 2021 include:

Booneville, Hemenway Memorial
Anniversary: 155th
Founded: 1866

Dale, Dale
Anniversary: 180th
Founded: 05/08/1841

Evansville, First
Anniversary: 200th
Founded: 1821

Henryville, Community
Anniversary: 60th
Founded: 04/01/1961

Livonia, Livonia United
Anniversary: 205th
Founded: 02/16/1816

Madison, Smyrna-Monroe
Anniversary: 80th
Founded: 1941

Martinsville, First
Anniversary: 180th
Founded: 07/23/1841

Patoka, Patoka
Anniversary: 150th
Founded: 1871

Petersburg, Main Street
Anniversary: 200th
Founded: 1821

Washington, Westminster
Anniversary: 210th
Founded: 1811

C. Session Minutes Review: We have received a number of completed Minutes Reviews. There are several yet to be completed. Please contact Joe Kimmel to plan your completion of these reviews.

D. Business Entity Reports being filed with the Secretary of State’s Office: There remain several Churches which have not completed their Business Entity Reports with the Indiana Secretary of State's website, and also several Churches which have lost their legal corporation status with the state of Indiana—having failed to timely file updated Business Entity Reports for several years. It is essential that churches file these reports and, if corporation status is lost, must begin the process to get it reestablished. Treasurer Jean Brown and Stephanie Worden at the Presbytery Office are willing to help churches learn the procedures for reinstatement.

E. Property Insurance Reminder: each church, when renewing their property insurance, must ask their insurer to add “The Presbytery of Ohio Valley” as an additional insured party so that the relationship of the church to the Presbytery is documented with the insurance company.

F. Remaining Assembly dates for 2021:

• Thursday, November 18, 2021

In-person if COVID safety concerns allow—the Council has not yet determined how the November meeting will be held.

Treasurer's Report

Elder Jean Brown
Presbytery of Ohio Valley, Inc.

Condensed Statement
of Revenues and Expenses
(Actual vs Budget)

January 1 through June 30, 2021

Revenue

Per Capita
Actual: $163,092
Budget: $226,688

Shared Giving (Unified Mission)
Actual: $32,978
Budget: $85,000

Contributions
Actual: $798
Budget: $5,500

Unrestricted Invest Inc & Trans
Actual: $5,000
Budget: $10,000

Restricted Invest Inc & Trans
Actual: $39,500
Budget: $79,000

Total Revenue
Actual: $241,368
Budget: $406,188

January 1 through June 30, 2021

Expense

Staff Expense
Actual: $115,840
Budget: $252,649

Ecclesiastical Expense
Actual: $36,071
Budget: $76,044

Meeting Expense
Actual: $--
Budget: $6,100

Administration & Office Expense
Actual: $22,406
Budget: $36,500

Program Expense
Actual: $13,638
Budget: $35,100

Total Expense
Actual: $187,955
Budget: $406,393

Net Surplus/(Deficit)
Actual: $ 53,413
Budget: $ (205)

Fund Balances
As of June 30, 2021

Church Legacy Funds $945,317
Monroe City Fund $187,392
Brown Trust $50,350
Charlie Pye Fund for Excellence in Ministry $120,262
Restricted Funds (Specific Use) $35,160
Undesignated Net Assets $1,272,315

Total Funds $2,610,796

If you would like a detailed statement or any other additional information, please contact Jean Brown at (866) 344-7853 or at finance@presbyteryov.org

2021 Per Capita
$44.00

Bedford, First
Members: 94
2021 PerCapita: $ 4,136
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 3,000
Percent Paid: 73%

Bloomfield, First
Members: 67
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,948
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,948
Percent Paid: 100%

Bloomington, First
Members: 386
2021 PerCapita: $ 16,984
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 16,984
Percent Paid: 100%

Bloomington, United
Members: 62
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,728
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Boonville, Hemenway Memorial
Members: 106
2021 PerCapita: $ 4,664
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 4,664
Percent Paid: 100%

Brazil, First
Members: 224
2021 PerCapita: $ 9,856
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 4,928
Percent Paid: 50%

Brownstown, Brownstown
Members: 29
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,276
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,276
Percent Paid: 100%

Canaan, Jefferson
Members: 12
2021 PerCapita: $ 528
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Cayuga, Cayuga
Members: 25
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,100
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,100
Percent Paid: 100%

Central, Valley City
Members: 24
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,056
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,056
Percent Paid: 100%

Charlestown, Community
Members: 24
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,056
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,056
Percent Paid: 100%

Clarksville, Grace
Members: 4
2021 PerCapita: $ 176
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Clinton, United
Members: 34
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,496
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,496
Percent Paid: 100%

Columbus, Fairlawn
Members: 91
2021 PerCapita: $ 4,004
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,002
Percent Paid: 50%

Columbus, First
Members: 444
2021 PerCapita: $ 19,536
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 19,536
Percent Paid: 100%

Corydon, Corydon
Members: 78
2021 PerCapita: $ 3,432
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Dale, Dale
Members: 39
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,716
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,716
Percent Paid: 100%

Elizabeth, Church of the Covenant
Members: 38
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,672
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,672
Percent Paid: 100%

Evansville, Eastminster
Members: 327
2021 PerCapita: $ 14,388
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,390
Percent Paid: 17%

Evansville, First
Members: 294
2021 PerCapita: $ 12,936
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 7,546
Percent Paid: 58%

Evansville, First Avenue
Members: 32
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,408
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Evansville, Immanuel
Members: 33
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,452
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Farmersburg, First
Members: 15
2021 PerCapita: $ 660
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 660
Percent Paid: 100%

Fort Branch, First
Members: 64
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,816
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,400
Percent Paid: 50%

Grammer, Grammer
Members: 12
2021 PerCapita: $ 528
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 264
Percent Paid: 50%

Greencastle, Greencastle
Members: 110
2021 PerCapita: $ 4,840
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 4,840
Percent Paid: 100%

Hanover, Hanover
Members: 53
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,332
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,332
Percent Paid: 100%

Henryville, Community
Members: 39
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,716
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,716
Percent Paid: 100%

Henryville, Mount Lebanon
Members: 21
2021 PerCapita: $ 924
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 924
Percent Paid: 100%

Jeffersonville, First
Members: 191
2021 PerCapita: $ 8,404
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 4,202
Percent Paid: 50%

Laconia, Rehoboth
Members: 55
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,420
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,420
Percent Paid: 100%

Laconia, United
Members: 14
2021 PerCapita: $ 616
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 616
Percent Paid: 100%

Leavenworth, Community
Members: 45
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,980
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Lexington, Lexington
Members: 67
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,948
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,948
Percent Paid: 100%

Livonia, United
Members: 45
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,040
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,980
Percent Paid: 97%

Madison, Madison
Members: 130
2021 PerCapita: $ 5,720
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 5,720
Percent Paid: 100%

Madison, Smyrna-Monroe
Members: 6
2021 PerCapita: $ 264
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 264
Percent Paid: 100%

Martinsville, First
Members: 57
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,508
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,508
Percent Paid: 100%

Mitchell, Mitchell
Members: 53
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,332
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,332
Percent Paid: 100%

Montezuma, First
Members: 21
2021 PerCapita: $ 924
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 924
Percent Paid: 100%

Mount Vernon, First
Members: 54
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,376
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,376
Percent Paid: 100%

Nabb, Nabb
Members: 12
2021 PerCapita: $ 528
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 528
Percent Paid: 100%

Nashville, Brn County Fellowship
Members: 42
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,848
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,848
Percent Paid: 100%

New Albany, Mount Tabor
Members: 81
2021 PerCapita: $ 3,564
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 3,564
Percent Paid: 100%

New Albany, St. John United
Members: 164
2021 PerCapita: $ 7,216
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

New Washington, Trinity United
Members: 25
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,100
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 616
Percent Paid: 56%

North Vernon, Graham
Members: 14
2021 PerCapita: $ 616
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 616
Percent Paid: 100%

Paoli, First
Members: 33
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,452
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Patoka, Patoka
Members: 7
2021 PerCapita: $ 308
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 308
Percent Paid: 100%

Patoka, Union Bethel
Members: 9
2021 PerCapita: $ 396
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 396
Percent Paid: 100%

Petersburg, Main Street
Members: 55
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,420
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,420
Percent Paid: 100%

Princeton, Fairview
Members: 53
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,332
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,332
Percent Paid: 100%

Princeton, Princeton
Members: 75
2021 PerCapita: $ 3,330
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 3,330
Percent Paid: 100%

Roachdale, Roachdale
Members: 36
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,584
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,584
Percent Paid: 100%

Rockville, Memorial
Members: 22
2021 PerCapita: $ 968
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 928
Percent Paid: 96%

Salem, Salem
Members: 64
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,816
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,816
Percent Paid: 100%

Scipio, United
Members: 28
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,232
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,232
Percent Paid: 100%

Scottsburg, First
Members: 41
2021 PerCapita: $ 1,804
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,804
Percent Paid: 100%

Seymour, First
Members: 110
2021 PerCapita: $ 4,840
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Spencer, Bethany
Members: 12
2021 PerCapita: $ 528
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Spencer, Spencer
Members: 68
2021 PerCapita: $ 2,992
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,992
Percent Paid: 100%

Sullivan, First
Members: 82
2021 PerCapita: $ 3,608
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 3,608
Percent Paid: 100%

Terre Haute, Central
Members: 223
2021 PerCapita: $ 9,812
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 9,812
Percent Paid: 100%

Terre Haute, Unity
Members: 82
2021 PerCapita: $ 3,608
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 3,608
Percent Paid: 100%

Vernon, Vernon
Members: 10
2021 PerCapita: $ 440
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Vevay, Caledonia
Members: 4
2021 PerCapita: $ 176
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Vincennes, Bethany
Members: 13
2021 PerCapita: $ 572
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 0
Percent Paid: 0%

Vincennes, Indiana
Members: 100
2021 PerCapita: $ 4,400
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 2,100
Percent Paid: 48%

Vincennes, Southside
Members: 7
2021 PerCapita: $ 308
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 308
Percent Paid: 100%

Vincennes, Upper Indiana
Members: 90
2021 PerCapita: $ 3,960
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 3,960
Percent Paid: 100%

Washington, Westminster
Members: 71
2021 PerCapita: $ 3,124
Received as of
7/14/2021: $ 1,562
Percent Paid: 50%

Total Members: 5152

Total 2021 Per Capita: $226,748
Total 2021 Received
as of 7/14/2021: $ 164,038

Total Percent Paid: 82%

POV Shared Mission 2021

Bedford, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Bloomfield, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 210
Synod: 70
POV: 420
Total: 700

Bloomington, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 263
Synod: 88
POV: 1,753
Total: 2,103

Bloomington, Korean
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV: 500
Total: 500

Bloomington, United
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Boonville, Hemenway Memorial
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 9
Synod: 3
POV: 18
Total: 30

Brazil, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 270
Synod: 90
POV: 540
Total: 900

Brownstown, Brownstown
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Canaan, Jefferson
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Cayuga, Cayuga
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Central, Valley City
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Charlestown, Community
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Clarksville, Grace
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Clinton, United
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Columbus, Fairlawn
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 473
Synod: 158
POV: 945
Total: 1,575

Columbus, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 3,036
Synod: 2,012
POV: 12,073
Total: 17,121

Corydon, Corydon
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Dale, Dale
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Elizabeth, Church of the Covenant
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Evansville, Eastminster
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Evansville, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 2,451
Synod: 817
POV: 4,902
Total: 8,170

Evansville, First Avenue
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Evansville, Immanuel
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Farmersburg, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Fort Branch, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Grammer, Grammer
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 75
Synod: 25
POV: 150
Total: 250

Greencastle, Greencastle
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Hanover, Hanover
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 550
Synod: 250
POV: 1,200
Total: 2,000

Henryville, Community
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Henryville, Mount Lebanon
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Jeffersonville, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 900
Synod: 300
POV: 1,800
Total: 3,000

Laconia, Rehoboth
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 150
Synod: 50
POV: 300
Total: 50

Laconia, United
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 45
Synod: 15
POV: 90
Total: 150

Leavenworth, Community
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Lexington, Lexington
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Livonia, United
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 1,755
Synod: 495
POV: 2,250
Total: 4,500

Madison, Madison
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Madison, Smyrna-Monroe
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Martinsville, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Mitchell, Mitchell
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Montezuma, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Mount Vernon, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Nabb, Nabb
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Nashville, Brn County Fellowship
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

New Albany, Mount Tabor
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

New Albany, St. John United
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

New Washington, Trinity United
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

North Vernon, Graham
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Paoli, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Patoka, Patoka
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Patoka, Union Bethel
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Petersburg, Main Street
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 600
Synod: 200
POV: 1,200
Total: 2,000

Princeton, Fairview
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Princeton, Princeton
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Roachdale, Roachdale
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Rockville, Memorial
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Salem, Salem
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Scipio, United
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 373
Synod: 124
POV: 746
Total: 1,244

Scottsburg, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 100
Synod: 50
POV: 1,000
Total: 1,150

Seymour, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Spencer, Bethany
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Spencer, Spencer
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Sullivan, First
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Terre Haute, Central
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 4,200
Synod: 1,146
POV: 5,071
Total: 10,417

Terre Haute, Unity
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Vernon, Vernon
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 75
Synod: 25
POV: 150
Total: 250

Vevay, Caledonia
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Vincennes, Bethany
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Vincennes, Indiana
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Vincennes, Southside
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Vincennes, Upper Indiana
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA:
Synod:
POV:
Total: 0

Washington, Westminster
Pledged:
Received as of 7/14/2021
GA: 1,260
Synod: 420
POV: 2,520
Total: 4,200

Total Pledged: 0

As of 7/14/2021
Total GA: 16,795
Total Synod: 6,337
Total POV: 37,628
Total Received: 60,760

Report of the Presbytery Council

The Rev. Susan McGhee, Moderator

For Presbytery's Information:

The Council met April 27, 2021, by videoconference and took the following actions:

• Made a technology grant of $5,000 to St John United Church, New Albany

• Dismissed the Royal Oak Administrative Commission (Cheryl Thorne, Alan Harder, John Vanderbeck) with thanks, and commissioned the Presbytery Trustees to act on matters pertaining to the dissolution of the congregation/corporation and the disposition of the property, working with the presbytery’s officers, staff, and attorney.

The Council met May 25, 2021, by videoconference and took the following actions:

• Made a Monroe City Emergency grant of $2,000 to Westminster Church, Washington.

• Made a technology grant of $5,000 to Patoka Presbyterian Church.

• Issued a policy on pastor installations/ordinations during the pandemic (see next page).

• Made a $5,000 grant to Pyoca for road repair.

The Council met June 22, 2021, by videoconference and took the following actions:

• Made a Monroe City Emergency grant of $2,000 to Leavenworth Church.

• Acting as a commission of the presbytery, appointed Vicki Poole-Adams as Moderator of Session for United Church, Laconia.

• Acting as a commission of the presbytery, appointed Catherine Knott as Moderator of Session for Hanover Church.

• Approved a task force recommendation to hold the August and November assembles in a hybrid fashion.

The Council conducted an electronic vote on July 7, 2021, and took the following action:

• Approved a Disaster Assistance Grant of $5,000 to Madison Presbyterian Church.

The Council met July 25, 2021, by videoconference and took the following actions:

• Approved a Monroe City Emergency Grant in the amount of $2,000 for Church of the Covenant, Elizabeth.

• Made a Disaster Assistance grant of $10,000 to First, Bloomington.

• Acting as a commission of the Presbytery, elected Hana Elliott to serve as Moderator of the Committee on Preparation for Ministry for the remainder of 2021.

• Discussed what recommendation the Presbytery Council will make to the Presbytery for 2022 per capita, and deferred that decision to the August 17 Council meeting. This recommendation will be sent to the Presbytery on August 18.

The installation of a pastor in a time of pandemic in the Presbytery of Ohio Valley

Approved by the Presbytery Council, 05.25.21

While services of installation typically take place in the pastor's new congregation, the installation of a pastor is an act of the presbytery. We understand that the CDC's guidance continues to evolve. However, recognizing that people who gather for installations may come from other parts of the presbytery and perhaps even the country, the Presbytery Council establishes the following guidance until further notice.

Planning the installation:

• The pastor being installed and presbytery leadership will work together to recruit administrative commission members who are comfortable being present for the event.

• The pastor being installed and presbytery leadership will consult keep the service to an appropriate length (typically, no longer than 45 minutes).

• The pastor being installed and presbytery leadership will consult about singing and special music, with building size and congregational numbers in mind.

• Congregations will be encouraged to use their technology to provide an online opportunity to view and/or participate in the installation. Those needing the assistance of the presbytery to do so should contact the office no later than one month before the event.

• The congregation is responsible to provide a clean environment for all spaces being used that day, including restrooms.

During the installation:

• Masks shall be worn by all in attendance, with exception given to speakers/preachers while they are speaking.

• During the act of installation (the constitutional questions and prayer), if both moderator and pastor are fully vaccinated, they may remove their masks if they wish.

• There will not be an opportunity for individual, face-to-face greeting time during the installation.

• Those in attendance are encouraged to complete attendance cards to make contact tracing possible if needed

• Offering envelopes will be provided, and offering baskets will be in the back of the sanctuary to receive offerings, notes of good wishes, and contact tracing attendance cards.

• Bulletins, if used, are the responsibility of the congregation, and will be distributed in a way that minimizes contact.

• The Lord's Supper will not be celebrated at installations at this time.

Following the installation:

• The Presbytery Council acknowledges that a reception is not an action of the presbytery and therefore it cannot require specific standards. That said, the Council recommends that receptions, if they do occur, be kept simple and brief and take place in a way to minimize risk (such as being held outdoors).

• Attendees who experience symptoms of or test positive for Covid-19 following the installation are asked to report such to the presbytery office so that confidential contract tracing may occur.

Per Capita Recommendation for 2022:

Susan McGhee to bring to the Assembly the Council's recommendation that Presbytery take the following action:

The Council approved a recommendation that presbytery set the 2022 per capita at $46.00.

Background: Presbyterians have a form of government built upon shared authority and mutual accountability as we seek together to find and represent the mind of Christ. Per Capita dollars provide the primary means for elected members to gather at Presbytery assemblies, Synod assemblies, and the biennial General Assembly. In addition, Per Capita funds the constitutionally required functions of each body.

The Presbytery Council recommends that the 2022 Per Capita Giving be set at $46.00. Of that total amount, $3.81 goes to the Synod of Lincoln Trails, $8.98 goes to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and $33.21 is retained by the Presbytery.

Besides providing for the means for us to gather to discern the mind of Christ, Per Capita in the Presbytery of Ohio Valley supports: 100% of the compensation for the Treasurer and Stated Clerk, 75% of the compensation for the two Administrative Associates, 50% of the compensation for the Executive Presbyter, 25% of administrative and office expenses, and 100% of ecclesiastical expenses (including expenses for assemblies, administrative commissions, and entities such as the Trustees, Committee on Ministry, Committee on Preparation for Ministry that perform constitutionally required work).

While the $46.00 recommended Per Capita amount does not fund all of the constitutionally required functions of the Presbytery, the Presbytery Council believes the recommended amount is an important step towards fully funding the constitutionally required functions of the Presbytery.

Committee on Ministry Report

Elder Mary McClellan and The Rev. John Napoli, Co-Moderators

Summary of COM Actions, March 24, 2021 through July 20, 2021

FOR INFORMATION

At the April 27, 2021 meeting, the Committee on Ministry took the following actions:

1. Approved the following agreements:

a. Fairview Presbyterian Church of Princeton and the Rev. Mark Holland serving as Ecumenical Supply.

Period 01/21/21 to 12/31/21
Hrs./wk 18 hrs/wk
Salary $20,472
Housing N/A
Auto Mi. Vch.IRS rate
Study L 2 Weeks incl. 2 Sundays
Pd.Vac 4 Weeks incl. 4 Sundays
Cont.Ed. N/A
Pension No

2. Approved the reception of the Rev. Janet Lowery, Honorably Retired, from Eastminster Presbytery.

At the May 25, 2021 meeting, the Committee on Ministry took the following actions:

1. Approved the following agreements:

a. Community Presbyterian Church of Charlestown and Elder Greg Gibson serving as Commissioned Pastor.

Period 06/01/21 to 05/31/22
Hrs./wk 15 hrs/wk
Salary $13,793.88
Housing $9.201
Auto Mi. Vch.IRS rate
Study L 2 Weeks incl. 2 Sundays
Pd.Vac 4 Weeks incl. 4 Sundays
Cont.Ed. $600
Pension No

b. Salem Presbyterian Church of Salem and Elder Richard Clark serving as Commissioned Pastor.

Period 04/13/21 to 08/31/21
Hrs./wk 10hrs/wk
Salary $12,079
Housing $6,039.50
Auto Mi. Vch.IRS rate
Study L 2 Weeks incl. 2 Sundays
Pd.Vac 4 Weeks incl. 4 Sundays
Cont.Ed. $300
Pension No

c. Southern Hills Parish (Community Presbyterian Church of Henryville, Mount Lebanon Presbyterian Church of Henryville, and Nabb Presbyterian Church of Nabb) and Elder Mick Finch serving as Commissioned Pastor

Period 06/01/21 to 05/31/22
Hrs./wk 30hrs/wk
Salary $36,781
Housing TBD
Auto Mi. Vch.IRS rate
Study L 2 Weeks incl. 2 Sundays
Pd.Vac 4 Weeks incl. 4 Sundays
Cont.Ed. $1,200
Pension No

2. Amended the followimg agreements:

a. Madison Presbyterian Church of Madison and Elder Sandra Fox to include “Serve as moderator of session”, effective June 1, 2021, following Elder Fox's successful completion of the Polity course requirement

b. Salem Presbyterian Church of Salem and Elder Richard Clark to include ”Serve as moderator of session“, effective June 1, 2021, following Elder Clark's successful completion of the Polity course requirement

c. Community Presbyterian Church of Charlestown and Elder Greg Gibson to include “Serve as moderator of session”, effective June 1, 2021, following Elder Gibson's successful completion of the Polity course requirement

At the June 22, 2021 meeting, the Committee on Ministry took the following actions:

1.There were no actions at this meeting that need to be reported to the presbytery assembly.

At the July 20, 2021 meeting, the Committee on Ministry took the following actions:

1. Approved the following agreements:

a. First Presbyterian Church of Bloomington and the Rev. Kelley Jepsen serving as Transitional Associate Pastor.

Period 07/13/21 to 07/14/22
Hrs./wk 40 hrs/wk
Salary $57,120
Housing N/A
Auto Mi. Vch.IRS rate
Study L 2 Weeks incl. 2 Sundays
Pd.Vac 4 Weeks incl. 4 Sundays
Cont.Ed. $2,600
Pension Yes

b. Brown Bounty Presbyterian Fellowship of Nashville and the Rev. Scott Seay serving as Temporary Stated Supply Pastor.

Period 05/15/21 to 05/14/22
Hrs./wk 20 hrs/wk
Salary $25,378
Housing N/A
Auto Mi. Fuel allowance - $9,600
Study L 2 Weeks incl. 2 Sundays
Pd.Vac 4 Weeks incl. 4 Sundays
Cont.Ed. $1,200
Pension No

2. Approved the reception of the Rev. Richard Safford, Honorably Retired, from the Presbytery of Santa Fe.

3. Approved the reception of the Rev. Jeff Kenton Cover, Honorably Retired, from the Presbytery of Wabash Valley.

4. Approved the dismissal of the Rev. Katrina Pekich-Bundy to the Presbytery of Lake Huron.

FOR ACTION

1. That the Presbytery of Ohio Valley set the attached standards for 2022 minimum compensation for pastors and commissioned pastors (representing an increase of 2.0%).

Presbytery of Ohio Valley 2022 Minimum Annual Compensation Standards

Recommended by COM
— July 20, 2021

2022 Standards

Without Manse: Cash Salary — Includes Housing Allocation^1

Salary for Ordained Clergy:
$50,022

Salary for Commissioned Pastors (75%):
$37,517

With Manse: Cash Salary & Manse Value at 30%2

Salary for Ordained Clergy:
$38,478 & $11,544

Salary for Commissioned Pastors (75%):
$28,859 & $8,658

1 Housing allowance must be determined in advance and the amount shown in the terms of call or other contract, and recorded in the minutes of session or congregation.

2 To calculate Cash Salary portion of a 30% Manse Value, divide Total Cash Salary, including Manse amount (above example for ordained clergy being $50,022), by 1.3 to get the Cash Salary portion.

Congregations are encouraged, when possible, to designate 7.65% of total effective salary as SECA offset.

Professional Expenses

The following amounts will be made available to the minister, for reimbursement of professional expenses through the presentation of vouchers.

• Vouchered Auto Mileage — Reimbursed at current IRS rate (Note: As of January 1, 2021, value is 56.0 cents/mi)

• Continuing Education (cumulative over 3 years to sum of annual amounts): $1200 (ordained clergy and commissioned pastors); however it is strongly recommended that up to $2,000 be offered to cover 2 weeks of tuition, room and board, travel.

Vacation, Leave, Holidays
Accruals per year

• Vacation: One month including 4 Sundays

• Sick: 10 days (cumulative up to 120 days; lost at end of employment)

• Study Leave: Two weeks including 2 Sundays (cumulative to 6 weeks over 3 years)

• Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Two personal holidays

Board of Pensions (BOP)
Benefit Plan

Employing organizations will pay regularly in advance to the board responsible for benefits a sum equal to that requisite percent of effective salary (salary + housing or 30+% of salary, utilities, and any deferred compensation) which may be fixed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) including pension, medical coverage, and death and disability benefits.

The total BOP equals 37% for a full time pastor ($18,508) or Commissioned Pastor ($13,881). [Note: for part-time pastors of 20 hrs or more, BOP contributions will vary between 31.5% and 50%.] For pastors working over 20 hours per week, who are not members of the Board of Pensions, a comparable amount will be paid to their denomination's plan or other mutually-agreed-upon retirement program.

Other Minimum Compensation

• Occasional pulpit supply — for approved Ministers of the Word & Sacrament, Commissioned Pastors, Seminary Students, and Ruling Elders:

Congregations of 100 members or more: $150 plus mileage

Congregations under 100 members: $125 plus mileage

Additional Services on same day: $40

• Moderating a session or congregation by invitation: $100 plus mileage

• Wedding: $150 plus mileage

• Funeral: $125 plus mileage

Report of the Nominating Committee

The Rev. Deborah Fortel

Commissioners and Advisory Delegates to the 225th General Assembly (2022)

Background:

The 225th General Assembly (2022) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be conducted partly in person and partly online. The first plenary sessions will occur on Saturday, June 11, for Opening Worship, Introductory Business, and the Election of the Moderator or Co-Moderators. Most of the participants will join the meeting via Zoom, although enough commissioners to constitute a quorum (committees A-D) will gather in person so that changes to the standing rules may be made that allow for an online meeting.

Over the course of the next several weeks, committees will meet in Louisville to conduct their business face-to-face. Meetings will be live-streamed to abide by our church's open meeting policy. Four committees will meet at a time, then travel home so that the next set of committees may arrive. On July 5, the newly elected Moderator or Co-Moderators will begin presiding over the plenary sessions, which will end the evening of July 11. These will be conducted by Zoom Videoconference and a document sharing and voting platform called PC-Biz, and will be live-streamed.

Many presbyteries are choosing to elect the same people who served as commissioners to the 224th GA (2020) to serve at the 225th GA, in part to give them at least some in-person experience, and in part because they are now familiar with the complexities necessary to conduct the online portion of the meeting. The Ohio Valley Nominating Committee has chosen this approach.

Nominations to committees, commissions, and other entities will be made in November. For now, the Nominating Committee presents these names.

Minister Commissioner to the 225th General Assembly (2022):

Principle: Rev. Felipe Martinez
Alternate: Rev. David Crittenden

Elder Commissioner to the 225th General Assembly (2022):

Principle: Elder Mary McClellan (First, Bloomington)
Alternate: Elder Jean Brown (First, Bloomington)

Young Adult Advisory Delegate to the 225th General Assembly (2022):

Principle: Madelyn Lopp (St. John United, New Albany)

Celebration of the Saints

Minister and Elder Necrology Report

January 1st - December 31st 2020

Bedford, First

Nellie Margaret Baker Reynolds
Elder Ordination 01/01/1992
Date of Death 10/15/2020

Alan Lee Walker
Elder Ordination 01/05/1969
Date of Death 05/23/2020

Bloomfield, First

James Lueking
Elder Ordination 01/00/1969
Date of Death 08/08/2020

Bloomington, First

Emerson “Mickey” Klein
Elder Ordination 01/09/1972
Date of Death 01/28/2020

Greg Hepfer
Elder Ordination 01/11/1998
Date of Death 08/18/2020

William Wiatt
Elder Ordination 01/05/1986
Date of Death 03/24/2020

Jim Weikert
Date of Death 01/19/2020

Charlestown, Community

Ward Tackett
Elder Ordination 01/00/2018
Date of Death 04/23/2020

Columbus, First

Mary Clark
Elder Ordination 01/10/1993
Date of Death 05/14/2020

Kay Ellen Connor
Elder Ordination 01/10/1999
Date of Death 08/09/2020

John Kinnaman
Date of Death 03/28/2020

Dale, Dale

Victoria Brown Winkler
Elder Ordination 01/1976
Date of Death 03/12/2020

Evansville, Eastminster

Al Grabhorn
Date of Death 03/06/2020

Jane Ball
Date of Death 03/22/2020

Barbara Ferguson
Date of Death 05/25/2020

Barbara Barrett
Date of Death 06/20/2020

Max Foley
Date of Death 07/06/2020

Sue Goodloe
Date of Death 07/30/2020

Edward Diamond
Date of Death 11/16/2020

Victoria Humphrey
Date of Death 12/5/2020

Evansville, First

Larry Arp
Date of Death 06/29/2020

Will Hardin
Date of Death 11/24/2020

Evansville, First Avenue

Ed Marlin
Date of Death 06/27/2020

Fort Branch, First

Elsie Joan Michel
Date of Ordination 01/00/1980
Date of Death 12/30/2020

Ray Falls
Elder Ordination 01/24/1982
Date of Death 11/28/2020

Betty Gwaltney
Elder Ordination 01/00/1955
Date of Death 08/10/2020

Inez Pumphrey
Date of Ordination 02/00/1954
Date of Death 07/22/2020

William Jackson
Elder Ordination 01/26/1969
Date of Death 11/21/2020

Eliza Rose Kruse
Elder Ordination 01/16/1966
Date of Death 02/22/2020

Jeffersonville, First

Arthur Melvin Riehl
Elder Ordination 00/00/1970
Date of Death 05/09/2020

Thelma (Celery) Juanita Blankenship
Elder Ordination 00/00/2001
Date of Death 10/24/2020

Laconia, Rehobeth

Harold Yeager
Elder Ordination 01/00/1978
Date of Death 12/08/2020

Madison, Madison

William Mayberry
Date of Death 01/17/2020

Martinsville, First

Elaine McGilvray
Elder Ordination 01/21/2001
Date of Death 07/10/2020

Mitchell, Mitchell

Ervin Lee Williams
Elder Ordination 01/08/1978
Date of Death 11/01/2020

Nashville, Brown County Fellowship

Cheryl Boyle
Date of Death 04/14/2020

North Vernon, Graham

Jean Marie (Graham Dean) Thomas
Elder Ordination 01/00/1980
Date of Death 06/11/2020

Roachdale, Roachdale

John Young
Date of Death 08/08/2020

Nancy Mendenhall
Date of Death 02/07/2020

Salem, Salem

Ginger Morris
Elder Ordination 12/08/1985
Date of Death 09/02/2020

John Stingel
Elder Ordination 01/17/1971
Date of Death 12/30/2020

Scipio, Scipio

Barbara Lutz
Elder Ordination 02/10/2013 Date of Death 06/14/2020

Scottsburg, First

Jesse Em Lewis Alexander
Elder Ordination 12/00/1990
Date of Death 12/25/2020

James Burrell
Elder Ordination 01/08/1973
Date of Death 07/16/2020

Robert Dewey Middleton
Elder Ordination 12/00/1988
Date of Death 01/07/2020

Terre Haute, Unity

Howard Atkinson
Date of Death 06/02/2020

Barbara Atkinson
Date of Death 09/01/2020

Richard Modesitt
Date of Death 09/16/2020

Ministers of the Word and Sacrament

The Rev. E. Duane Aelick
Ordination Date 04/13/1955
Date of Death 08/03/2020

The Rev. Charles F. Pye
Ordination Date 09/28/2003
Date of Death 12/31/2020

Let not your heart be troubled. You are trusting God, now trust in me.

There are many homes up there where my father lives, and I am going to prepare them for your coming.

When everything is ready, then I will come and get you, so that you can always be with me where I am.

John 14: 1-3

2021 PRESBYTERY PRAYER PARTNERS

The Presbytery of Ohio Valley encourages all our congregations to pray for each other over a two-year span. Sharing prayers with each other works! Here's how you can help:

By the tenth of the month preceding the month for your church (i.e., by January 10 for churches listed for February), please send a paragraph or two telling a little about your church or organization — size and activities, location and neighborhood, special programs, history, and anything else that would help others in the presbytery get a better sense of who and where you are.

Also send us any joys you'd like to share or prayer requests for your church activities or programs. If your church is in a parish, we'd also appreciate information on the benefits you feel parish membership has brought to the parish churches.

Email your information to bbsnyder22@gmail.com or mail to Barbara Snyder at 1820 Wheeler Road, Vincennes, IN 47591. Please call 812-886-0272 for more information.

Aug 22 – Unity, Terre Haute
Aug 29 – Vernon

Sept 5 – Trinity Parish*
Sept 12 – *United, Clinton
Sept 19 – *First, Montezuma
Sept 26 – *Memorial, Rockville

Oct 3 – Caledonia, Vevay
Oct 10 – Bethany, Vinncennes
Oct 17 – Indiana, Vinncennes
Oct 24 – South Side, Vincennes
Oct 31 – Upper Indiana, Vincennes

Nov 7 – Westminster, Washington
Nov 14 –
Nov 21 – POV Staff
Nov 28 – Hanover College

Dec 5 – Agencies of the PC(USA)
Dec 12 – POV Chaplains and others in Specialized Ministries
Dec 19 – Peace on Earth
Dec 26 – Candidates and Inquirers