Interested in learning more about and serving on the Servant Leadership Board?  

Interested in serving on other teams?  

Look below for summaries of committee responsibilities. 
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Mission:  Protect and champion the vision and values of Church of the Saviour United Methodist.  Enable and lead Church of the Saviour in making disciples of Jesus Christ to transform the church, community, and world. 
 

Purpose:  To envision, develop, support and communicate the strategic plan of Church of the Saviour United Methodist
 

Roles & Responsibilities

The Servant Leadership Board (SLB) is the executive board of Church of the Saviour.  SLB is responsible for oversight of and control of administrative roles/groups defined in the United Methodist Book of Discipline (Trustees, Staff-Parish, Finance, and Lay Leadership):

• Recommendations to Church Conference regarding all land acquisitions, facility construction and significant legal obligations.

• SLB members shall commit to regular attendance at board meetings and worship services.

• Approve and monitor the annual budget as recommended from leadership and finance team.

• Assist Senior Pastor in evaluating organization structure and planning/executing changes.

• As needed, the SLB will assemble task forces consisting of Servant Leadership Board members and/or other church members to carry out short term projects.  

• Provide input to and approve the annual review of Pastoral staff prepared by the Staff Parish Relations Committee. 

• Work with the District Superintendent and Bishop to secure clergy leadership to carry out the mission of Church of the Saviour. 

If you have any questions about the Servant Leadership Board, or if you would like to serve on the SLB, please contact Pastor Meshach Kanyion,  our current SLB Chair, Chris Philpott, or our current Vice-Chair Lay Nominations Committee, Dave Shardelow. You can also find more details here: Book of Discipline Servant Leadership Board

 

Current Servant Leadership Board

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SLB Chair – Chris Philpott

Staff Parish Chair – Lisa McPherson 

Finance Chair – Nora Moushey

Trustee Chair – Troy Travis

Allison Dubbs

Dave Shardelow

Katie Loew

Sarah Davis

Darcy Fahey

Christina Guggenberger

Adam Woeste

Pastor – Meshach Kanyion

 

Additional Servant Teams:

 

Finance: The Finance Team provides stewardship of financial resources to enable Church of the Saviour to meet its mission. Click here for a more detailed description:  Book of Discipline Committee of Finance.  

 
Trustees: The Trustee Team leads the supervision, oversight, and care for all real property and equipment owned by Church of the Saviour to enable our vision and goals. Click here for a more detailed description:  Book of Discipline Board of Trustees

 

Staff Parish Relations: The Staff Parish Team oversees staffing policies and procedures. Click here for a more detailed description: Book of Discipline Staff Parish Relations

 
Nominations: The Nominations Team makes recommendations and builds membership of each servant team. Click here for a more detailed description: Book of Discipline Committee on Nominations

 

Endowment Team: The Endowment Team receives and manages all bequests or gifts given to Church of the Saviour to provide financial resources to enable Church of the Saviour’s vision and goals.
 

Questions on Servant Teams:

 

If you have any questions or interest in our servant teams, please contact Pastor Meshach Kanyion at meshach.kanyion@cos-umc.org.  

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