Maple Grove Lutheran Church Council Meeting Minutes
July 19, 2007

The council met on Thursday July 19th at 7:00 PM.

Land Sale Update:
Rick Moulton reported that indeed, the sale of the property fell through.  It appears that the potential buyers were unable to get financing.  A letter detailing this information will be going out to the congregation by the end of the week.

Facilities Team Update:
Teri Johnson gave us an update on the addition.  The facilities team had met with Langer Construction and they said we were at a good stopping point.  Once the land is sold, we can pick up where we left off and we will proceed with the plans that we already have.  They should be able to begin work with approximately one months notice.  

Voting on New Members:
Pastor Durk asked for a vote on accepting the new members.  Jon Brandon made a motion to accept the new members into our congregational family.  This was seconded by Deb Ellefson, motion carried.

Pastor Reports:
Pastor Durk shared his report.
Tabi Horne is busy recruiting church school staff. 
Todd Grover is working with Pastor Durk to finalize the calendar for Confirmation workshops.
The 2007 MG Days Pierre Bottineau Parade was a great success.  There were over 30 walkers and a brass ensemble that participated and represented our church.
He is continuing to update his blog. The web address is www.pastordurk.blogspot.com.
The Worship committee is moving forward on creating a theme for each season of the church year.

Pastor Chris shared her repot.
She and Pastor Durk are offering an adult education studies on Sunday mornings in between services. 
She led a monthly bible study at Woodland Mounds on July 5th. 
The Caring Ministries teams are very active.  Prayer shawls are being knitted, Carla Ott-Oldre joined the Home Communion Ministry team, meals are being delivered to families in times of illness and loss, the Prayer team is praying for each MGLC family and sending them a card, and the Military Support team continues to send handmade cards to soldiers and are collecting supplies to send care kits as well. 

Attendance Review:
Rick Moulton reviewed the congregational attendance.  The trend of lowered attendance continues but so does the work to turn these numbers around. 

Vision Team Update:
Laura and Peg walked us through the suggested new vision statement.  Jon Brandon made a motion to accept this new vision statement; it was seconded by Mike Benson and carried.  The new vision statement will need to be voted on and accepted by the congregation at the next congregational meeting.  There was a motion made that council vote on the priorities of the Critical Core Objectives and the Strategies for each.  Mike Benson made the motion; it was seconded by Laura Winge and carried.  It was decided to hold a kick-off meeting for the Committee chairs on August 14th.  Jon Brandon volunteered to work with the Worship Committee on the new strategies and Mike Benson volunteered to work with the Discipleship Committee.

Financial Report:
Numbers are down this month but that is typical during the summer.  The Capital Fund will be low once taxes are paid in October but December is typically a good month for donations to this fund.  . 

New Business:
None

Approval of May Minutes:
Peg Turnquist made the motion to accept, Steve Wagner seconded, carried.

Meeting ended around 9:30 PM with the Lord’s Prayer.

Submitted in His Service,
Sue Raph
MGLC Council Secretary

Next Meeting – Thursday, August 9th 7:00 pm at MGLC