Program Council

Comprised of the officers of the board, pastors, and leaders of eleven ministry teams, the council serves as the program planning leadership for the congregation.

The worship ministry team helps the congregation with all aspects of worship on Sunday mornings and throughout the week, including music, art, communion, baptisms, and funerals. 

The spiritual growth ministry team provides opportunities for spiritual development and faith formation for adults of all stages of faith including prayer groups, spiritual retreats, Bible studies, new member and visitor orientations, and the library. 

The children and youth ministry team provides programs of Christian education, mission, and fellowship for children and youth.

The hospitality ministry team secures and trains greeters and ushers, and works to integrate new participants into the life of the congregation. 

The fellowship ministry team develops fellowship events (fellowship hour, fellowship dinners, dinners of eight, celebrations, etc.) that build fellowship across the life of the congregation.   

The witness ministry team helps the congregation reach out in advocacy and compassion to help others from our doorsteps to the ends of the earth. It includes sub-teams focused on ministries of hunger and poverty, inclusion and equity and creation care.

The physical assets ministry team, along with staff, will help make building use decisions, plan for long-term and immediate property and building maintenance and improvement, and encourage and organize volunteers to assist in this effort. 

The finance ministry team manages and provides oversight of the congregation’s financial assets. The team is responsible for decisions about accounting, money management and donor records and the development of the annual operating budget. 

The engagement and growth ministry team helps participants identify their gifts for the sake of lay leadership development and recruitment.  

The communication ministry team helps the congregation share information effectively, both internally and externally. 

The stewardship ministry team provides a year-round program of stewardship education and provides support for the annual stewardship campaign. 

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees currently consists of 8 members. The trustees act as legal agents of the church for all related matters at the direction of the general board. They are responsible for adequate insurance coverage and management of all permanent funds of the congregation. They provide a year-round program of education in the stewardship of accumulated resources in order to build up the congregation’s endowment and to make other planned gifts to this congregation and to ministries beyond Central Christian. Learn more about the permanent endowment funds. If you are interested in making a gift to the permanent funds, fill out this form and return it to the church.