Proposed Minutes of the April 9, 2016, Stated Meeting

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Presbytery of New York City
Minutes of the April 9, 2016, Stated Meeting
Teaching Elder Derrick McQueen, Moderator
Ruling Elder Ted Hickman, Moderator-Elect
Teaching Elder C. Anderson James, Stated Clerk
Church of the Master
81 Morningside Avenue (between 121st and 122nd Streets)
New York
Call to Order and Opening Worship
At 9:00 A.M., the Presbytery of New York City was called to order with the annual Martin Luther King,
Jr., and Rosa Parks Worship Service presented on behalf of the Black Caucus and Church of the Master
(Appendix A). The invocation and opening musical selection was performed by RE Adolfo Griffith. Rev.
J. Herbert Nelson, Director of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Public Witness in Washington
DC preached the Word in a sermon based on Luke 4:16-21, entitled Strength to Love. Other worship
leaders included Master Maurice Reynolds from St. James Presbyterian Church, who gave a tribute to Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.; RE Ronald Fields; RE Sybil Randolph; TE Rosemarie Napoli; TE Laura Jervis;
and TE Derrick McQueen. TE Jervis and TE McQueen presided at the Table for the Sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper.
Host’s Words of Welcome
RE Sybil Randolph welcomed the presbytery to Church of the Master. She gave an overview of the
history of the church and an update on its current ministry and mission.
Constituting the Meeting: Establishing a Quorum
The Moderator recognized the Stated Clerk to begin constituting the meeting. TE C. Anderson James
reported that registration indicated that a quorum of at least 25 teaching elders and 25 ruling elder
commissioners representing 20 congregations was present.
Constituting the Meeting: Accepting Excused Absences
TE James reported that requests for excused absences had been received from a number of presbyters,
either electronically or in writing, prior to the meeting. M/S/A to accept the requests for excused
absences received electronically or in writing by the Stated Clerk prior to this meeting being called
to order. The full attendance record can be found in Appendix B.
Constituting the Meeting: Corresponding Members and New Commissioners
The Stated Clerk reported the presence of TE J. Herbert Nelson, the preacher for the day and a member of
Mid-South Presbytery. M/S/A to seat TE J. Herbert Nelson as a corresponding member. The
Moderator also welcomed Ruling Elder Candace Weatherly from Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
who was present for the first time as a commissioner.
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Minutes of the Stated Meeting
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Constituting the Meeting: Adoption of the Docket and Docket Clerks
The Stated Clerk presented the proposed docket for the meeting as distributed in the call packet for the
meeting. It was moved to approve the docket. After opportunity for discussion, the docket was approved.
The following persons agreed to serve as docket clerks for the meeting and were approved by
acclamation: RE Jacky Radifera, RE Renee Stout, RE Gloria Vidal and TE Perry Wooten.
The Moderator announced that TE Deborah Mahaney would serve as journal clerk for the meeting.
Constituting the Meeting: Approval of January 26, 2016, Stated Meeting Minutes
TE James requested that the Minutes of the January 26, 2016, Stated Meeting be approved. The Minutes
were previously posted on the website, and no corrections were received by the clerk before the deadline.
It was moved and seconded that the minutes be approved. The minutes were approved.
Constituting the Meeting: Consent Agenda
The Stated Clerk reported that the proposed consent agenda for the meeting included the reports of the
Committee on Mission Finance & Corporate Responsibility; the Committee on Ministry; and the
administrative commissions for the Home Street Property and United Church of Ridgewood, Queens.
Upon request, the reports of the Committee on Mission Finance & Corporate Responsibility and the
administrative commissions for the Home Street Property and the United Church of Ridgewood, Queens,
were removed from the consent agenda. It was then moved and seconded to approve the amended
consent agenda, consisting of the report of the Committee on Ministry. The amended consent agenda
(Appendix C) was then approved.
M/S/A to place the reports removed from the consent agenda at the end of the docket.
TE James announced that the meeting was fully constituted.
The Moderator turned over the chair to RE Ted Hickman, Moderator-Elect.
Moderator’s Report
The Moderator-Elect recognized TE Derrick McQueen to give the report of the Moderator (Appendix D).
He offered a brief report on his activities as Moderator, including scriptural meditation and Easter
reflections. He reported that he is in the last 1/3 of his tenure as moderator and asked for prayers as he
moves into his next role as Chair of General Council. He noted that the next two stated meetings of
presbytery would be very busy ones and asked that the body prayerfully make an effort to engage in
meetings that are both spiritual and calm. Before concluding his report, he took the opportunity to
congratulate all who will be attending the 222nd General Assembly, June 18-25, 2016 in Portland, Oregon.
The Moderator-Elect returned the chair to the Moderator.
Executive Presbyter’s Report
The Moderator recognized TE Robert Foltz-Morrison to give the report of the Executive Presbyter
(Appendix E). He announced the community conversations that would be occurring following the lunch
break: a conversation with J. Herbert Nelson on the social witness perspectives and policies of the
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Presbyterian General Assembly; Commissioned Ruling Elders (including the proposed CPLM manual);
and Overtures on Race to the coming General Assembly that need concurrence from presbyteries. He
further called attention to the redesign of options for participation in the Board of Pensions in 2017 and
indicated that our regional representative from the BOP would be attending the next stated meeting of the
presbytery to provide an overview of the changes.
Stated Clerk’s Report
The Moderator recognized TE Andy James to give the Stated Clerk’s Report (Appendix F). He thanked
the hosts for today’s meeting for their hospitality and encouraged presbyters to consider hosting future
meetings. The focus of his report was the mandate of G-3.0106 in our Book of Order, stating that “each
council shall develop a manual of administrative operations that will specify the form and guide the work
of mission in that council.” Our own standing rules (Standing Rule IV.A.6.) extends a similar
requirement of a manual of operations. Recognizing that the task can be daunting for local sessions, he
announced that he would be available as a resource to sessions and committees for such preparation.
General Cabinet Report
The Moderator recognized RE Ted Hickman to give the report of the General Cabinet. He brought two
items for action:
1. General Cabinet Nominations Committee
a. On behalf of the General Cabinet, RE Hickman made a motion that the following nominees be
elected to the Committee on Nominations:
Class of 2017 – RE Jacky Radifera (OM) Manhattan
Class of 2018 – TE Sam Park (AM), Queens
Class of 2019 – RE Peng Leong (AF), Manhattan
The moderator called for the report of the Committee on Representation with regard to the
nominees. There were no objections.
The moderator then called for nominations from the floor. Hearing none, the nominations were
closed. Following discussion, the nominees were elected by a voice vote.
b. On behalf of the General Cabinet, RE Hickman made a motion that the following nominee be
elected to the Committee on Representation:
Class of 2019 – RE Gerson Rocha (HM) Manhattan
The moderator called for the report of the Committee on Representation with regard to the
nominees. There were no objections.
The moderator then called for nominations from the floor. Hearing none, the nominations were
closed. Following discussion, the nominees were elected by a voice vote.
2. Request for an Administrative Commission. This item was adopted by General Cabinet at its meeting
on February 9th, but it requires presbytery confirmation under standing rule IV.I.3.g.: that General
Cabinet requests presbytery confirm its use of emergency powers where it acted on behalf of the
whole presbytery:
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On behalf of the General Cabinet, RE Hickman moved that the presbytery confirm the General
Cabinet’s appointment of an Administrative Commission for the Mt. Washington Presbyterian
Church to assist its session:
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to ensure that the congregation is properly incorporated under New York State law and G4.0101;
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to assist church members and officers with administrative oversight and operations,
including finances;
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to resume regular worship services in the church building as soon as practicable;
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to work with the members of the congregation and session to assess the future ministry of
the congregation; and
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to bring any other recommendations for action to its session, the Committee on Ministry
(COM), the Committee on Congregational Ministry & Nurture (CM&N), the Committee on
Mission Finance & Corporate Responsibility/Board of Trustees (the Trustees), and/or the
Presbytery.
As part of its work in the above matters the Administrative Commission may, if at any time it
believes it necessary, proceed on behalf of the Presbytery under the provisions of G-3.0303e to
conduct a thorough investigation, provide full opportunity for the session of the congregation to
be heard, and determine if the session is able and willing to manage wisely its affairs. If after
such review the Administrative Commission determines that the session is unable or unwilling
to manage wisely its affairs, the Administrative Commission may assume original jurisdiction
of the session under G-3.0303e.
Membership of the Administrative Commission should consist of not fewer than five and not
more than eight members and should include persons with legal expertise plus representatives
from COM, CM&N, and the Trustees. The Administrative Commission is to be appointed by
the Moderator, Moderator-elect, and Chair of General Cabinet in consultation with the
Executive Presbyter and the Stated Clerk.
The Administrative Commission will be expected to report at each Presbytery meeting.
Following discussion, the motion was approved on a voice vote.
Committee on Session Records Review
The Moderator recognized TE Margaret Thomas to bring the report of the Committee on Session Records
Review (Appendix G). On behalf of the committee TE Thomas moved the following (two items to be
taken as a single motion):
That the minutes of Eastchester Presbyterian Church (submitted as pages 2153-2186 for
February 2015 to January 2016) be approved without exception. It is suggested that the clerk
explain acronyms and abbreviations at their first usage in the minutes of each meeting.
That the minutes of Laconia Presbyterian Church (submitted as pages 402-439 for January
through December 2015) be approved with exception pending the Session clerk meeting with a
representative of the Session Records Committee.
The motion was approved.
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Child Protection Policy Working Group
The Moderator recognized RE Brunilda Fernandez to bring the report of the Child Protection Policy
Working Group (Appendix H). She brought one item for action and gave the following background
information.
In 2014, the General Assembly approved a proposed amendment to the Book of Order requiring that each
council of the church adopt a child protection policy, and this amendment was subsequently approved by
a majority of the presbyteries and added to the Book of Order in 2015 at G-3.0106. Several entities of the
presbytery began various conversations about compiling such a policy for the Presbytery of New York
City, but no policy has yet been presented to the presbytery for action.
In early March, the Committee on Congregational Ministry & Nurture learned that the Synod of the
Northeast will provide a $100 scholarship for each person attending the Youth Triennium in July 2016,
provided that the presbytery can submit its child protection policy along with its request by May 1, 2016.
RE Brunilda Fernandez, chair of CM&N, then requested that an ad-hoc working group be created to
prepare a policy for presbytery consideration. RE Reade Ryan from the Board of Trustees wrote an initial
draft of the policy, particularly including matters of concern in civil law, and RE Tina Serlin advised the
process further. The Executive Presbyter and Stated Clerk provided input on polity and procedure matters.
On behalf of the Committee RE Fernandez moved
that the Presbytery of New York City adopt the Child Protection Policy as it appears in
Appendix H as presbytery policy to fulfill the presbytery’s requirements under G-3.0106.
The motion was seconded. Following opportunity for discussion, the motion was approved via voice
vote.
Memorial Moments
The Moderator recognized RE Andrea Bradford to offer a memorial moment for RE Estella Taylor of St.
James Church, Manhattan. The Moderator then recognized Deacon Shirley Fleming to offer a memorial
moment for RE Dee Matthews of North Presbyterian Church. The Moderator concluded the presentations
with prayer.
The Moderator announced that following lunch and Community Conversations, the Central Church
Administrative Commission item would be the first order of business at 2:00 p.m.
Order of the Day – Lunch
The meeting was recessed at 12:05 p.m. with prayer by the Moderator.
Community Conversations
At 1:00 p.m. three community groups convened for conversation as follows:
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A Conversation with Rev. J. Herbert Nelson on Social witness perspectives and policies of the
Presbyterian General Assembly, convened by TE Derrick McQueen
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Commissioned Ruling Elders (including the proposed CPLM manual), convened by TE Robert FoltzMorrison; and
Overtures on Race to the coming General Assembly for presbytery consideration today, convened by
TE Grace Bowen.
Administrative Commission for Central Church, Manhattan Report
At 2:00 p.m. the meeting was reconvened by the Moderator. The moderator recognized TE Luis Espinosa
who moved that the presbytery go into Executive Session to hear the report. The motion was seconded.
After discussion the motion was approved.
The Moderator called upon the Stated Clerk who clarified that executive session means according from
Robert’s Rules of Order that the proceedings are secret, and only those items properly reported out of the
executive session by the session itself are recorded in the minutes of the meeting. The Moderator then
requested those persons who were not Teaching Elders members of the presbytery or enrolled Ruling
Elder Commissioners to the day’s meeting to leave the meeting.
The Moderator declared the Presbytery in Executive Session at 2:10 p.m. Following presentation of the
report, the Moderator noted that there were no actions taken in the executive session and asked if there
were any objection for the journal clerk to make such a notation in the public minutes. Hearing none, the
journal clerk was so ordered.
M/S/A to adjourn the Executive Session at 2:23 p.m.
The Moderator turned over the chair to the Moderator-Elect.
Committee on Standing Rules and Overtures:
Proposed Overtures to the 222nd General Assembly (2016)
The Moderator-Elect recognized TE Grace Bowen to bring the report of the Committee on Standing
Rules and Overtures. She then directed the presbytery to the proposed overtures to the 222nd General
Assembly (2016) brought by sessions of the presbytery and distributed with the call packet. On behalf of
the committee, she moved “On Confronting HIV and AIDS Globally,” from the Sessions of Fifth
Avenue, Brick and Madison Avenue Churches, Manhattan:
The Presbytery of New York City overtures the 222nd General Assembly (2016) to:
1. Give thanks for:
a. The medical advances that have enabled better management of HIV, slowing the spread of
the virus and allowing HIV-positive individuals to live longer and fuller lives; b. The responses of national governments and international agencies that have helped to
improve access to these life enhancing medications; and c. The sustained and compassionate responses of faith communities to the HIV and AIDS
epidemic. 2. Acknowledge:
a. The continuing threat posed by HIV and AIDS, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa; and b. The current window of opportunity for eliminating the serious public health threat posed by
HIV by 2030 through effective and coordinated action by a range of actors, including
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3. Commend to congregations for study and action Becoming an HIV and AIDS Competent Church:
Prophetic Witness and Compassionate Action, approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010);
and
4. Commit to playing an active part in the global response to HIV and AIDS at this critical juncture,
and, in particular, to:
a. Direct the Stated Clerk, in collaboration with the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness, to urge
the Secretary of State, the US Global AIDS Coordinator and other relevant US officials to
increase global funding dedicated to fighting the HIV and AIDS epidemic, and to request that
some of the funds be allocated to the support of faith-based organizations engaged in public
education about HIV and AIDS and addressing the stigma and discrimination that continue to
inhibit effective responses to the disease; b. Direct Presbyterian World Missions to:
i. Encourage and accompany global partners working to raise awareness of the HIV and
AIDS epidemic and to promote appropriate responses to the disease; ii. Educate PC(USA) constituencies, including congregations and mission networks, about
the urgency of action to prevent a resurgence of HIV infections through media such as,
bulletin inserts, publications and social media; and iii. Mobilize financial resources to support education and stigma-reduction initiatives, both
domestically and in cooperation with global partners. c. Direct the Stated Clerk to raise these concerns with other Christian denominations in the
USA, through ecumenical organizations such as the National Council of Churches of Christ
in the USA, the World Council of Churches, the World Communion of Reformed Churches,
and Church World Service, and to seek coordinated responses to expand access to affordable
medical care, including appropriate medications and therapies to respond to the health
challenges presented by HIV and AIDS. Rationale
The current situation of the HIV and AIDS epidemic demands an urgent global response, and
faith leaders and communities are critical elements of that response. The purpose of this overture
is to ensure that the PC(USA) acts with the moral urgency that the situation demands.
The HIV and AIDS epidemic is now more than three decades old. Almost forty million people
have died from AIDS-related causes. Fortunately, at a critical juncture fifteen years ago, the
world responded to the crisis. Without that response, the toll would have been much worse.
Because of that response, fifteen million people are now receiving life-preserving medication.
PC(USA) was part of that global response, through the creation of a special World Mission office
dedicated to AIDS-related activities, through the Presbyterian AIDS Network, and through the
approval, by the 219th General Assembly (2010), of a policy statement designed to assist the
PC(USA) to become an HIV and AIDS competent church, a concept explored more fully by the
World Council of Churches in the 2008 Ecumenical HIV & AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA)
handbook, Beacons of Hope: HIV Competent Churches – A Framework for Action..
The epidemic is now at another critical juncture, and it is vital that the world respond again, and
that PC(USA) again be part of the response. Thanks to advances in science and medicine, we
have the knowledge to end HIV and AIDS as public health threats by 2030. However, we have
only a very short window of opportunity to take advantage of that knowledge to achieve that goal.
If, during the next five years, we do what we know how to do, then new infections will steadily
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decline. But if we fail to act during the next five years, the disease will come roaring back and
new infections will start to rise again.
These two different futures are illustrated
in a slide taken from a recent report from
UNAIDS and The Lancet (shown right).
The blue area shows the new infections if
we apply our knowledge now. The red
shows the new infections if we don’t.
The difference is 28 million – if we act
now, we can prevent 28 million people
from becoming infected with HIV. Those
28 million people give a moral urgency
to our actions.
Social issues, such as stigma
and discrimination, are important drivers
of the epidemic. There are about
seventeen million people living with HIV who are not receiving therapy, many of whom are in
groups that are marginalized by society. They are afraid of the social reaction if they get tested
and if they begin treatment; they are afraid of what their neighbors will say or what their
employers or other authorities will do. Faith leaders have the social influence to change this
situation. The authors of the UNAIDS-Lancet report have said that the most important thing for
faith communities to do is to reach out to the marginalized with messages of inclusion, to ensure
that they can be tested and treated without fear.
As we know from Luke 4:16-21, where Jesus reads the prophecy by Isaiah, Christ came for
marginalized. His earthly mission was devoted to the poor, the sick, the outcasts. Compelled by
our faith, and recognizing the moral urgency of taking action, we must do our part in the global
response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic at this critical point, with a particular emphasis on
advocacy, stigma reduction, and support for our partner denominations in geographical regions
that are especially burdened by the epidemic.
The Moderator-elect recognized TE Randy Weber, Fifth Avenue Church to make the presentation. After
his presentation and opportunity for discussion, the overture was approved by a voice vote.
TE Bowen then moved on behalf of the committee “On the PC(USA) Continuing Its Efforts to
Dismantle Racism within Our Denomination and the Larger Society,” from the Session of St. James
Church, Manhattan in concurrence with Baltimore and New Castle Presbyteries.
The Presbytery of New York City overtures the 222nd General Assembly to continue its efforts to
dismantle racism within our denomination and the larger society by doing the following:
Recommendation 1:
Direct the Office of the Stated Clerk and the Presbyterian Mission Agency, through its Executive
Director, to present to the General Assembly in 2018 a detailed 6-year plan containing explicit
procedures for renewed implementation of every strategy detailed in the churchwide strategies (as
listed under the “Points of Engagement” and specifically directed towards the General Assembly,
Synods, Presbyteries, and Congregations) in “Facing Racism: A Vision of the Beloved Community,”
which was approved by the 211th General Assembly (1999).
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Recommendation 2:
Establish and convene a “Racism Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the Presbyterian Church
U.S.A.” that is charged with conducting a churchwide listening campaign to hear the voices of
peoples long silenced regarding the state of institutional racism and oppression within our church.
This commission shall report the result of its listening campaign to the General Assembly meeting in
Baltimore in 2020. The report shall include a statement of findings and recommendations to be voted
upon by the General Assembly. Approved actions shall begin implementation within the following
year.
The commission shall consist of 20 persons (10 Ruling Elders and 10 Teaching Elders); 15 of these
persons shall identify as people of color. In addition, every effort should be made to achieve
geographic representation from every Synod. The commission shall be appointed by the Moderator
and shall be constituted no later than December 31, 2016. It shall be chaired by a former Moderator or
Vice-Moderator of the General Assembly who will serve as a member of the Commission. The
commission shall be resourced and funded through the Office of the Stated Clerk.
The Commission shall meet twice annually beginning in 2017, and shall conduct the work of the
listening campaigns on a regional basis. The commission shall determine strategies to carry out its
work and present these strategies in a report to the General Assembly in 2018 for their approval.
Rationale
In recent years, the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. has adopted resolutions and initiated programs as a
faithful effort to address racial injustices in the United States of America. In 1999, the General
Assembly received the report “Facing Racism: In Search of the Beloved Community” in which the
church acknowledged that “dismantling racism is a long term struggle 1.” The rising calls for racial
justice from our African-American brothers and sisters is evidence that despite the efforts of the past
15 years to do so, we have far to go to realize that Beloved Community to which both God is calling
us and our hearts long.
The 221st General Assembly (2014) called for a national consultation to develop a vision for racial
ethnic ministries. Since that Assembly, we have witnessed numerous acts of violence and heightened
racial tensions across our country in places like Ferguson, New York, Baltimore, Charleston, and
Chicago that have awakened again the need to confront the systemic racism that continues to divide
us both as a church and as a nation. This renewed awareness is evidenced by the many presbyteries
and churches who have engaged in anti-racism trainings and discussions since the 221st General
Assembly. As we make this overture, we recognize that we have not done enough to address racism
in our own community. Therefore, we are in the early phases of developing concrete steps to address
the issues of racism, injustice and poverty.
Rationale Regarding Recommendation 1:
To be agents of change in dismantling racism in our society, we must acknowledge that it exists
within the church. In so doing we recognize our own history of racism both internally as an
organization (at all levels of the church) and as institutional members of society.
Cover letter to the Facing Racism: In Search of the Beloved Community report signed by Cliff Kirkpatrick,
former Stated Clerk of the General Assembly.
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Presbyterian Church U.S.A. policy currently requires anti-racism training of national staff and has
urged the training of Mid-Council Committees on Ministry and Committees on Preparation for
Ministry in the areas of cultural competency, antiracism and antisexism. Furthermore, the
Presbyterian Mission Agency has collected data on the extent to which Mid-Councils are providing
such trainings, and is to report this data to the 222nd General Assembly.
Technological advances have expanded the potential for developing and sharing of resources (multimedia and print) to encourage and equip congregations, Mid-Councils and their members in order to
deepen their understanding of institutional racism and develop strategies to end it.
Less attention has been given to the development and dissemination of training resources for teaching
cultural competency and antiracism with our children and youth. Resources identified on the PCUSA
website fail to adequately identify resources designed for congregational use with children and youth
of various age groups.
Rationale Regarding Recommendation 2:
Despite the efforts to change public policies and put an end to segregation, we continue to live in
divided neighborhoods with divergent experiences. We have failed to fully comprehend the ways
that racism persists today both inside of and outside of our church. As an institution founded and
dominated by “white” Christians, we need to create opportunities to listen to those who suffer from
racist policies and practices.
Racism persists even as we become more ethnically and culturally diverse as a nation, extending
racist policies to new groups of people of color. We are aware that racial injustice is experienced
differently in different regions of the U.S. and between rural and urban areas. Therefore, we need a
regional approach in order to hear from all corners of our country and the variety of circumstances.
Efforts have already begun to identify a more regional approach to building cultural competency and
the ways we can work to end racism which would benefit from a broader and deeper listening
campaign.
As our brothers and sisters in South Africa have taught us, “unity is both a gift and an obligation for
the church of Jesus Christ.” 2 In order for such reconciliation to occur, however, we must be willing
to hear and tell the truth of our sins, trusting “that God’s life-giving Word and Spirit has conquered
the powers of sin and death, and therefore also of irreconciliation and hatred, bitterness and enmity,
that God’s life-giving Word and Spirit will enable the church to live in a new obedience which can
open new possibilities of life for society and the world.” 3
On February 11, 2016, the Presbytery of Baltimore passed a to direct the Committee on Local
Arrangements for the 224th General Assembly in 2020 (Baltimore) to make racial atonement and
reconciliation its central theme and focus.
The Moderator-elect then recognized TE Derrick McQueen of St. James Church to offer a brief
presentation on the overture. After his presentation and opportunity for discussion, the overture was
approved by a voice vote.
TE Bowen then moved “On Taking Specific Action to Address the Worsening Plight of the African
American Male,” from the session of Dunton Church, Queens:
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The Confession of Belhar. Article 2
Third Article of the Confession of Belhar
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The Presbytery of New York City overtures the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian
Church(USA) to take specific action, not just not in word, but also in deed, to address and improve
the worsening plight of the African American male in five specified cities as a pilot initiative pointing
toward future and further nationwide intervention.
Because Micah 6:8 with its powerful words to “Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly” calls us
to action and not only proclamation, Pittsburgh Presbytery overtures the General Assembly to specific
action in five cities where the plight of the African American male is especially egregious, including
one where a future General Assembly will be held:
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Baltimore, Maryland-GA 2020
Charlotte, North Carolina
Cleveland, Ohio
New York, New York
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Specific actions we call the General Assembly to adopt include:
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Programs that address recidivism;
Programs that address and engage local congregational and community members that speak the
language of and to African American males aged 6-25 years;
Programs that empower African American males to develop hirable skills so that all of the
Beloved Community benefits;
Programs of partnership between the congregations, presbyteries and synods of the PC(USA)
with established agencies/groups such as My Brother’s Keeper, 100 Black Men of America,
Amachi, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Boy Scouts of America: Scoutreach, an urban
emphasis program, and the Open Table;
Request synods, presbyteries and congregations to provide resources for the establishment and
support of programs within their bounds that provide for prevention and rehabilitation in the areas
of substance abuse and job placement and security;
Request synods, presbyteries and congregations to advocate for policies at the local and state
levels that will change the structures that contribute to the demise of the black male;
Request synods, presbyteries and congregations to celebrate particular black males who are role
models and members of extended families for the contributions to the whole society.
Jesus proclaims, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21) Five
million dollars is requested to fulfill this overture, $1,000,000 per city. Realizing that the proposed
actions require a financial investment, Pittsburgh Presbytery overtures the General Assembly to
access the Hawkins-Buchanan Fund for Racial Justice for at least a portion, if not all, of the five
million dollars anticipated to be necessary to support this overture. “The Fund for Racial Justice and
Reconciliation is a permanent endowment fund established to support ministries of racial justice,
reconciliation and healing in church and society. In the prophetic words of Elder Hawkins, "This is
the time to ... follow the present leading of the Holy Spirit ... and put sufficient resources to work as
the symbol of our intent to provide real leadership in the challenge of race.”4 Additionally, the
Walton Family Foundation may be a partner and supporter of this effort to address the plight of the
African American male through education.
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https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/racialjustice/hawkins-buchanan-fund-racial-justice/
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Rationale
The Time is NOW. Ecclesiastes 3:7 tells us there is a time for everything, including a time for silence
and a time to speak. Now is the time not only for speaking but also acting and doing regarding the
continually plummeting plight of the African American male. Now is the time for the PC(USA) to
adhere to Matthew 25:45 and act on behalf of the least of these, the African American male, as we
simultaneously do for Jesus.
In 1990, Pittsburgh Presbytery sent an overture to the 202nd General Assembly urging the Assembly
to take notice of and respond in a positive way to the plight of the African American male. The
African American male was referred to as "an endangered species" because at that time The
Sentencing Project reminded America and the Church that there were more African American males
between the ages of 16 and 25 in jail and the criminal justice system than there were in colleges,
universities and other institutions of higher learning. That overture was adopted by the GA and
became known as Overture 90-90. 5 Although the overture was adopted, minimal action was taken
and documented. Each unit of the General Assembly reviewed the approved overture for action
within their own unit. Congregations, Presbyteries and Synods were charged with providing financial
support and conducting inquiries. Little is known of those results. The time is now. What are we
doing?
In 1999, the 211th General Assembly approved Facing Racism: A Vision of the Beloved Country, a
comprehensive policy document that was to guide the church’s ministry of “racial justice” into the
twenty-first century. This document was to aid the PC(USA) to move beyond the task of legally
dismantling racism to removing it from our lives and communities. 6 The time is now. What are we
doing?
We are now living in 2016, twenty-six years since the passing of Overture 90/90 and we find that the
plight of the African American male in this country has not improved but indeed has gotten worse as
evidenced by:
The shootings and beatings of African American males, including:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Michael Brown-17 year old, Ferguson, Missouri
Eric Garner-43 year old, New York City, New York
Freddie Gray-25 year old, Baltimore, Maryland
Kimani Gray-16 year old, New York City, New York
Miles Jordan-18 year old, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Trayvon Martin- 17 year old, Sanford, Florida
Tamar Rice-12 year old, Cleveland, Ohio
Tyree Woodson-38 year old, Baltimore, Maryland
Murder as a rising and prolific cause of death in African American males:
•
While only 6% of the overall population, Black males accounted for 43% of murder victims in
2011. 7
Overture 90-90, Minutes, 1990, pp. 94, 523, 784
Parson’s Cover Letter, http://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/peacemaking/pdf/facingracism.pdf
7http://www.heinz.org/UserFiles/File/AA%20Men%20and%20Boys/my_brothers_keeper_task_force_report
_to_the_president.pdf, page 6
5
6
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•
Among youth ages 10 to 24, homicide is the leading cause of death for Black males 8
The escalating and excessive incarceration of African American males:
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Nearly 3 million black adults were arrested in 2012 9
As of November 2015, blacks make up 37.8% of the jailed population but just 13.2% of the U.S.
population. 10 Of the 526,000 black males in state and federal prisons in 2013, 14.3 percent, or
roughly 75,000, were between the ages of 18 and 24. 11
There were 261,500 black people in local jails in mid-2013. 12
In 2012, Black males were 6 times more likely to be imprisoned than White males. 13
Deteriorating educational and employment opportunities for African American males:
•
•
•
Blacks make up 32% of the students being suspended and/or expelled from grade schools, while
blacks make up 16% of the student population 14
During the summer months (June-August) of 2013, just 17% of black teenage boys (ages 16-19)
were employed, compared to 34% of white teenage boys. 15
Overall in 2013, half of young black men (ages 20-24) were employed, compared to over twothirds of young white men. This employment gap persists as men get older. 16
Moreover, it is as true now as it was more than three decades ago that “in the United States African
American men are still involved in the establishment of significant firsts, such as: first jailed, first
killed in the streets, first under-employed, first fired, first confined to mental institutions, first
imprisoned, first lynched, first involved with drugs and alcohol, first misadjusted, first denied medical
treatment, first in suicide, first to be divorced, first denied normal benefits of this country, first to be
blamed for [the] Black problem[.]" 17
These statistics continue to demonstrate that the African American male is an endangered species,
perhaps even bordering on extinction. The time is now. What are we doing?
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency
of now.” writes Martin Luther King, Jr in Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community. 18 Our
efforts to date have been small steps toward changing the plight of the African American male. We
recognize that these steps were necessary to bear witness to the kingdom of heaven on earth. But now
Ibid.
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/may/05/ben-carson/more-black-men-criminaljustice-system-college-pre/
10
US Census bureau - quickfacts.census.gov
11 http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/may/05/ben-carson/more-black-men-criminaljustice-system-college-pre/
12Ibid
13http://www.heinz.org/UserFiles/File/AA%20Men%20and%20Boys/my_brothers_keeper_task_force_repor
t_to_the_president.pdf, page 6
14
US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights-Civil Rights Data Collection
15http://www.heinz.org/UserFiles/File/AA%20Men%20and%20Boys/my_brothers_keeper_task_force_repor
t_to_the_president.pdf, page 6
16 Ibid.
17 Howard University Institute for Urban Affairs, Urban Research Review, vol. 6. No. 1, 1980
18 King, Jr., Martin Luther, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, Massachusetts, Beacon Press,
2010
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there is true urgency in taking larger steps and really moving forward. The time is now. What are we
doing?
Our Confessions, the Creeds by which we practice our faith, recognize racial injustice as contrary to
the Gospel and call us to action:
Confession of 1967: “In each time and place, there are particular problems and crises through which
God calls the church to act. The church, guided by the Spirit, humbled by its own complicity and
instructed by all attainable knowledge, seeks to discern the will of God and learn how to obey in these
concrete situations…” 9.43
Belhar Confession: “We believe that God has entrusted the church with the message of reconciliation
in and through Jesus Christ; that the church is called to be the salt of the earth and the light of the
world, that the church is called blessed because it is a peacemaker, that the church is witness both by
word and by deed (emphasis added) to the new heaven and the new earth in which righteousness
dwells. … We believe that the church must therefore stand by people in any form of suffering and
need, which implies, among other things, that the church must witness against and strive against any
form of injustice, so that justice may roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing
stream; that the church as the possession of God must stand where the Lord stands, namely against
injustice and with the wronged; that in following Christ the church must witness against all the
powerful and privileged who selfishly seek their own interests and thus control and harm others." 19
The time is now. What are we doing? Because discipleship necessarily involves advocacy, the
PC(USA) Office of Public Action calls us to action: “We must be willing to challenge the culture that
tells African American boys that their lives are worth less than the lives of white boys. We live in a
culture that attempts to justify itself by claiming “self-defense” when we really mean fear and bigotry,
or pride or individualism . . . Churches must provide a moral compass for the nation by getting
outside their buildings, engaging in their communities and shaping public policies that will move our
whole nation towards justice, peace and reconciliation for all people….” 20 We contend that
discipleship is also action. The time is now. What are we doing?
Time and time again, history has proven that regardless of the identity of the person bringing a
contagious disease into a community, everyone there is affected by it; likewise, failure to implement
means of rectifying the practices that have led to the crisis of this endangered segment of humanity is
an invitation to the deterioration of all people-regardless of sex, race, color, or creed, and the church
can no longer ignore the wide recognition of this social tragedy and fail to lead in the development of
comprehensive ministry programs to ameliorate the destructive conditions that currently threaten the
African American male. 21
The Moderator-elect recognized RE Oscar Heyward, Dunton Church, Queens to offer a brief presentation
on the overture. Following his presentation and after opportunity for discussion, the overture was
approved by a voice vote.
http://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/theologyandworship/pdfs/belhar.pdf
Nelson, J. Herbert, “A Call for More Than Judicial Remedies to the Killing of African American Boys and
Men”, Advocacy as Discipleship, August 21, 2014.
21 Overture 90-90, Minutes, 1990, pp. 94, 523, 784
19
20
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TE Bowen then moved “On Reconciliation and Engagement in a New Civil Rights Movement,” from
the sessions of Lafayette Avenue Church, Brooklyn, and Rendall Memorial Church, Manhattan, in
concurrence with Giddings Lovejoy Presbytery:
In the aftermath of the death of Michael Brown, Jr. on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, and the
community unrest that followed, the Presbytery of New York City calls for radical reconciliation and
an active engagement in a new Civil Rights Movement. This should begin with both deep selfexamination and bold action within the PC(USA) and our nation addressing the structural racism all
around us. Since the justice system in the United States is not now serving and protecting each of us
equitably, God calls us in this moment to respond beyond our collective comfort to demand urgent
reforms of police policies and judicial practices.
The period of reflection and action should begin with, but not be limited to, the following Calls to
Action issued by the Ferguson Commission. We urge the PC(USA) to act with others to demand:
1. that the U.S. Congress enact “Protecting Communities and Police Act” proposed by Missouri Senator
Claire McCaskill;
2. that local and state jurisdictions:
• revise use of force policies and training,
• appoint special prosecutors in police use of force cases,
• update use of force policies related to fleeing suspects,
• improve police training to include social interaction, implicit bias, and cultural
responsiveness,
• create, develop and strengthen meaningful civilian review of police departments;
3. that local and state courts:
• eliminate incarceration for minor offenses,
• establish alternative sentencing options,
• treat nonviolent offenses as civil violations,
• create community justice centers.
Rationale
At this moment in time, we are being called anew to a ministry of radical reconciliation. The
Confession of 1967 in the PC(USA) Book of Confessions, written in a previous time of racial turmoil
in our country, made reconciliation its main theme and calls us to urgent action for justice “in each
time and place.” (Confession of 1967, 9.43) The Ferguson Commission’s Calls to Action were
informed by the need for reconciliation based on equality. The Chairs of the Commission, the Rev.
Starsky Wilson of the United Church of Christ and Rich McClure, drew on wisdom of South African
Reformed theologian the Rev. Allen Boesak who recognized that reconciliation can only happen
when two parties stand on equal footing. The Confession of Belhar, approved for constitutional
standing by the presbyteries, emerged out of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, proclaims:
“We believe…that the church as the possession of God must stand where the Lord stands, namely
against injustice and with the wronged; that in following Christ the church must witness against all
the powerful and privileged who selfishly seek their own interests and thus control and harm others.”
(Confession of Belhar, Section 4) The call to reconciliation and justice is now urgently before our
church and nation. We begin by recognizing the equality of all people, honestly dealing with white
privilege and systematic racism, and putting right the sins of our past and present.
Confessional statements which compel us to action:
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We believe
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•
•
•
that God has revealed himself as the one who wishes to bring about justice and true peace among
people;
that God, in a world full of injustice and enmity, is in a special way the God of the destitute, the
poor and the wronged
that God calls the church to follow him in this; for God brings justice to the oppressed and gives
bread to the hungry;
that God frees the prisoner and restores sight to the blind;
that the church as the possession of God must stand where the Lord stands, namely against
injustice and with the wronged; that in following Christ the church must witness against all the
powerful and privileged who selfishly seek their own interests and thus control and harm others
[Confession of Belhar, 4th section]
Part II
4. Reconciliation in Society
9.43. In each time and place, there are particular problems and crises through which God calls the
church to act. The church, guided by the Spirit, humbled by its own complicity and instructed by all
attainable knowledge, seeks to discern the will of God and learn how to obey in these concrete
situations. The following are particularly urgent at the present time.
9.44 a. God has created the peoples of the earth to be one universal family. In his reconciling love,
God overcomes the barriers between sisters and brothers and breaks down every form of
discrimination based on racial or ethnic difference, real or imaginary. The church is called to bring all
people to receive and uphold one another as persons in all relationships of life: in employment,
housing, education, leisure, marriage, family, church, and the exercise of political rights. Therefore,
the church labors for the abolition of all racial discrimination and ministers to those injured by it.
Congregations, individuals, or groups of Christians who exclude, dominate, or patronize others,
however subtly, resist the Spirit of God and bring contempt on the faith which they profess.
Inclusive Language Confession of 1967
The Moderator-elect then recognized TE Flora Wilson Bridges of Rendall Memorial Church to offer a
brief presentation on the overture. After her presentation and opportunity for discussion, the overture
was approved by a voice vote.
The Moderator-elect then returned the chair to the Moderator.
Committee on Nominations Report
The Moderator recognized RE Tina Serlin to present the report on the Committee on Nominations. On
behalf of the Committee she moved that Ruling Elder Theodore Hickman be nominated for the
position of Moderator of the New York City Presbytery serving a one year term for 2016-2017.
The Moderator recognized RE Jackie Radifera of the Committee on Representation who reported that
there was no objection.
Hearing no nominations from the floor, the nominee was elected by a voice vote.
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RE Serling then moved on the behalf of the committee that Teaching Elder Jane Donnelly be
elected Moderator-Elect of the Presbytery of New York City serving a one-year term for 2016-2017.
The Moderator recognized RE Jackie Radifera of the Committee on Representation who reported that
there was no objection.
Hearing no nominations from the floor, the nominee was elected by a voice vote.
Committee on Mission, Finance and Corporate Responsibility
The Moderator called for the report of the Committee on Mission, Finance, and Corporate Responsibility
(Appendix I/K).
The Moderator recognized RE Marcia Hall, Rendall Memorial Church, Manhattan, who moved
that no action be taken on the churches without deeds pending a meeting on a Saturday with
the Board of Trustees and the 12 churches without deeds.
RE Reade Ryan, First Church, Manhattan, proposed an amendment to the motion as follows:
To add at the end of the motion “and the BOT bring to the ecclesiastical presbytery the
proposed policy for consideration.”
The amendment was seconded. Following discussion, the amendment was approved.
The motion as amended was restated as follows:
that no action be taken on the churches without deeds pending a meeting on a Saturday with
the Board of Trustees and the 12 churches without deeds, and the BOT bring to the
ecclesiastical presbytery the proposed policy for consideration.
The amended motion was approved by a voice vote.
Administrative Commission for the Home Street Property
The Moderator recognized RE Abiodun Adelana, Chair of the Administrative Commission for the Home
Street Property (Appendix J/L). He explained that the report had been removed from the consent agenda
to clarify that Ken Thomas had sent additional information on the dates of the meeting with COM and
CM&N, which came after the report had been submitted.
Administrative Commission for United Church, Ridgewood, Queens
The Moderator recognized TE Jill Schaeffer to present the report of the Administrative Commission for
United Church, Ridgewood, Queens (Appendix K/M).
Announcements, Joys, and Concerns
The Moderator invited presbyters to share announcements, joys, and concerns from their congregations
and lives.
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Intercessory Prayer and Adjournment
Seeing that there was no other docketed business, TE Jill Schaeffer offered an intercessory and closing
prayer for the meeting, and the meeting was adjourned at 3:25 P.M.
C. Anderson James
Stated Clerk
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APPENDIX A
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. & Rosa Parks Worship Service
The Church of the Master Presbyterian Church
Harlem, New York
April 9, 2016
*THE INVOCATION
RE Adolfo Griffith
MUSIC
RE Adolfo Griffith
If I Can Help Somebody
A LITANY OF THANKSGIVING
SCRIPTURES
Excerpt
RE Ronald Fields
Isaiah 40:1-5 (NRSV)
Amos 5:7-24 (NRSV)
Luke 4:16-21 (NRSV)
TBA
TBA
TBA
A TRIBUTE TO DR. KING
Master Maurice Reynolds
St. James Presbyterian Church, as directed by Ms. Linda Twine
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST PREACHER
MUSIC
SERMON
Balm in Gilead
Congregation
Strength to Love
Reverend J. Herbert Nelson
Director of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Office of Public Witness in Washington, D.C.
THE OFFERING
*MUSIC
RE Adolfo Griffith
The Church of the Master PC
We Shall Overcome
Congregation
CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
MUSIC
Let Us Break Bread Together
*THE BENEDICTION
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Congregation
Reverend J. Herbert Nelson
Litany of Thanksgiving and Commitment to Transformation
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
God of all races and nations, we praise you for all your faithful servants
who have done justice, loved mercy, and walked humbly with their God.
For apostles, martyrs, leaders, and saints, and for humble folk whose names were
never in the news, but are recorded in your book of life,
We give you thanks, O God.
Especially this day we thank you for Martin Luther King Jr., for his courage and
conviction, for his passion for peace, and for his tireless quest of a nation that keeps
faith with its promises,
For the legacy of Coretta Scott King and the King family; for the memory of Martin
Luther King Sr. and Mrs. King; for Medgar Evers, Rosa Parks, James Meredith,
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, John Lewis, Rev. James Lawson and countless others who
stood in the front lines and marched, integrated schools and restaurants, or sat in
buses and refused to move,
For nameless multitudes who suffered the tortures of slavery and the tyranny of
oppression, who were beaten, raped, and lynched; and for the nameless multitudes
today whose lives are stunted and cut short by economic and social structures of
brutality.
We grieve and promise to work for justice, O God.
And for children, women, and men of every race who are denied education, health
care, jobs, housing, and hope in our land,
We grieve and promise to work for justice, O God.
In the name of Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God,
forever and ever. Amen
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Balm in Gilead
CHORUS:
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole,
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul.
Sometimes I feel discouraged, and think my work’s in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again.
REPEAT CHORUS
Don’t ever feel discouraged, for Jesus is your friend,
And if you look for knowledge, He’ll never refuse to lend.
REPEAT CHORUS
If you can’t preach like Peter, if you can’t pray like Paul,
Just tell the love of Jesus, And say he died for all.
REPEAT CHORUS
We Shall Overcome
We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
We shall overcome someday.
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
We’ll walk hand in hand…REPEAT CHORUS
We shall all be free…REPEAT CHORUS
We shall live in peace…REPEAT CHORUS
The Lord will see us through...REPEAT CHORUS
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APPENDIX B
Teaching Elder Attendance - April 9, 2016
Name
Status
1
Abazia, Kwong Larissa
Active
EXCUSED
2
Acevedo, Luis A.
Active
ABSENT
3
Ahearne, Moira
Active
EXCUSED
4
Ahn, Chang Eui
Active
ABSENT
5
Aja-Sigmon, David
Active
PRESENT
6
Alexander, Elizabeth
Active
ABSENT
7
Alexander, Susan
At-Large
ABSENT
8
Amoah-Kuma, Kwame
Active
ABSENT
9
Amstein, Charles A.
Active
ABSENT
10
Anderson, Fred R.
Active
ABSENT
11
Anderson, Herbert
Active
ABSENT
12
Anderson-Picallo, Kellie
Active
EXCUSED
13
Ankele, John
Acive
ABSENT
14
Arkema, Carroll E.
Active
ABSENT
15
Atiemo, Samuel
Active
ABSENT
16
Atkins, Charles
Active
ABSENT
17
Austin, John Charles
Active
EXCUSED
18
Aybar, Eliezar
At-Large
ABSENT
19
Bahig, Peter
Active
PRESENT
20
Baldwin, Kenneth
Active
ABSENT
21
Barlett, Beverly Ann
Active
PRESENT
22
Baugh, Constance M.
Active
ABSENT
23
Bekaert, Guy
Active
ABSENT
24
Bell, Donald C.
Active
ABSENT
25
Belle, James
Active
ABSENT
26
Belonni-Rosario, Ruth Aimee
At-Large
ABSENT
27
Berry, Brenda R.
Active
PRESENT
28
Biney, Moses
Active
PRESENT
Active
PRESENT Minutes of the Stated Meeting
29 Page 22
Blackmon, Agnes
30
Borden, Lindsay
Active
PRESENT
31
Botarri, Melodee
Active
ABSENT
32
Bowen, Grace
At-Large
PRESENT
33
Bowers, John Carl
Active
ABSENT
34
Browne, Carmen Mason
Active
ABSENT
35
Bradley, Clark J.
Active
PRESENT
36
Brashear, Robert L.
Active
PRESENT
37
Brettell, S. David
Active
ABSENT
38
Brown, Deswick, H.
Active
PRESENT
39
Bryant, Lonnie
Active
PRESENT
40
Cameron, Josephine
Active
ABSENT
41
Cato, John D.
Active
ABSENT
42
Chang, Yoon-Jae
Active
ABSENT
43
Chapman, Mark
Active
ABSENT
44
Cho, Eun Sik
Active
ABSENT
45
Cho, Philip
Active
ABSENT
46
Cho, Tae Won
Active
ABSENT
47
Choi, Jee Ho
Active
ABSENT
48
Clement, Stephen
At-Large
ABSENT
49
Cockcroft, David D.
Active
ABSENT
50
Collazo, Joseph
Active
PRESENT
51
Conroy, Anne
Active
PRESENT
52
Crump, Bradley
Active
PRESENT
53
Damiani, Daniel A.
Active
ABSENT
54
Davie, Fred
At-Large
ABSENT
55
Davies, Christine
Active
ABSENT
56
Davis, Edward
Active
ABSENT
57
Dempsey, Beverly
Active
EXCUSED
58
Diaz, Ricardo
Active
ABSENT
Active
ABSENT
59 Page 23
DiSalvo, Charles
60
Donnelly, Jane
Active
PRESENT
61
Drummond, Alistair J.
Active
EXCUSED
62
Dunn, Katherine C.
Active
ABSENT
63
Dyson, David W.
Active
ABSENT
64
Edmonds, Cornell A.
Active
PRESENT
65
Eichenberger-Gerken, Dorothy
Active
ABSENT
66
Espinosa-Batista, Luis
Active
PRESENT
67
Felix, Maria
Active
ABSENT
68
Ferraras, Alfredo
At-Large
ABSENT
69
Friedl, Susan
Active
ABSENT
70
Foltz-Morrison, Leslie
Active
PRESENT
71
Foltz-Morrison, Robert
Active
PRESENT
72
Frimpong-Manso, Yaw
Active
PRESENT
73
Fury, Henry
Active
PRESENT
74
Gibbs, Spencer C.
Active
ABSENT
75
Gilmore, Charles
At-Large
ABSENT
76
Giraldo, Gustavo
At-Large
ABSENT
77
Gonzalez-Rivera, Edgardo
Active
ABSENT
78
Gorman, Adam
Active
EXCUSED
79
Granberg, Krystin S.
Active
PRESENT
80
Hafele, Michael
Active
EXCUSED
81
Hamil, Bertha Van Der Bent
Active
ABSENT
82
Han-Powell, Charlene
Active
ABSENT
83
Harper, Charles C.
Active
ABSENT
84
Henderson, Charles
Active
ABSENT
85
Henderson, Katherine R.
Active
ABSENT
86
Hermanus-Rampengan, Alice
Active
ABSENT
87
Herr, Ernest C.
Active
ABSENT
88
Hill, Lisa
At-Large
ABSENT
Active
ABSENT
89 Page 24
Hostetter, Mark David
90
Huffman, M. Jean
Active
ABSENT
91
Hundertmark, Nadine
Active
ABSENT
92
Hutto, Rebekah
Active
EXCUSED
93
Jackson, Helen E.
At-Large
ABSENT
94
James, Clayton Anderson
Active
PRESENT
95
Jeong, Gyoung-Ho
At-Large
ABSENT
96
Jervis, Laura
Active
PRESENT
97
Jimenez, Linda
Active
EXCUSED
98
Johnston, Scott Black
Active
EXCUSED
99
Kadisha, Leonard Ilunga
Active
ABSENT
100
Kay, James F.
At-Large
ABSENT
101
Kim, Dong Succ
Active
ABSENT
102
Kim, Eun Joo
Active
ABSENT
103
Kim, Kum Ock
At-Large
ABSENT
104
King, Douglas
Active
PRESENT
105
Kiskaddon, Jean
Active
ABSENT
106
Kissoon, Girdharry E.
Active
ABSENT
107
Knight, Carlton
Active
EXCUSED
108
Knowles, Louis L.
Active
ABSENT
109
Koenig, Wm. Mark
Active
ABSENT
110
Kopeke, Steven
At-Large
ABSENT
111
Kusterbeck, Richard
Active
ABSENT
112
Kwak, Jai Hyuck
Active
ABSENT
113
Kwon, Dae Junn
At-Large
ABSENT
114
Lacey, Diane
Active
PRESENT
115
Lawrence, Thomas L.
At-Large
EXCUSED
116
Ledger, Nancy R.
Active
ABSENT
117
Lee, Hyoung Seek
At-Large
ABSENT
118
Lee, Seung Ik
Active
ABSENT
119Page 25
Lee, Suk Jong
Active
EXCUSED Minutes of the Stated Meeting
120
Lee, Yong
At-Large
ABSENT
121
Ligonde, Aqueelah
Active
ABSENT
122
Lim, Nathan
Active
PRESENT
123
Lindvall, Michael L.
Active
ABSENT
124
Loftis, Meredith
Active
ABSENT
125
Lohr, Jack
Active
PRESENT
126
Louer, Robert C. III
Active
ABSENT
127
Lowry, Boyd B.
Active
ABSENT
128
Lui, Matthew C.S.
Active
ABSENT
129
MacCallum, C. Lee
Active
ABSENT
130
Mahaney, Deborah
Active
PRESENT
131
McCaslin, Sarah
Active
EXCUSED
132
Manas, Megan
Active
ABSENT
133
Mason-Browne, Carmen
Active
ABSENT
134
Masih, Mukhtiar
Active
ABSENT
135
Matos-Garcia, Gilberto
Active
ABSENT
136
May, Grace
Active
EXCUSED
137
Mayhew, Bernard S.
At-Large
ABSENT
138
McCloud, J. Oscar
Active
ABSENT
139
McLeod, Rebecca
Active
ABSENT
140
McQueen, Derrick
Active
PRESENT
141
Meeuswsen, James W.
Active
ABSENT
142
Merlin, Leslie
Active
ABSENT
143
Merryman, William E.
Active
ABSENT
144
Mitchell, Charles B.
Active
ABSENT
145
Moss, Victoria
Active
EXCUSED
146
Neil, Clive E.
Active
ABSENT
147
Nelson, Carl B.
Active
ABSENT
148
Newell, Philip R
Active
EXCUSED
Active
ABSENT
149Page 26
Noble, David
150
O'Connor, Patrick H.
Active
ABSENT
151
Oliver, C. Herbert
Active
ABSENT
152
Orr-Harter, Jan
At-Large
ABSENT
153
Pang, Joseph
Active
ABSENT
154
Park, Samuel
Active
PRESENT
155
Park, Young Yin
Active
ABSENT
156
Parker, Janet
At-Large
ABSENT
157
Patterson, Benjamin
Active
ABSENT
158
Pease, Richard F.
Active
ABSENT
159
Peters, David
Active
EXCUSED
160
Pettis, Jeffrey
Active
EXCUSED
161
Phelps, Stephen
Active
PRESENT
162
Phillips, Donald G.
Active
ABSENT
163
Picon, Victor
At-Large
ABSENT
164
Pindar, William
Active
ABSENT
165
Reed, Roland
At-Large
PRESENT
166
Reese, James F.
Active
PRESENT
167
Reggio, Cynthia Thia
Active
PRESENT
168
Rheem, In Wham
Active
ABSENT
169
Rhei, Samuel C.K.
At-Large
ABSENT
170
Richardson, James O.
At-Large
ABSENT
171
Rivera, Daniel
Active
ABSENT
172
Robertson, Cleotha
Active
PRESENT
173
Rosario, Carmen
Active
PRESENT
174
Rosenblum, Carl. D.
Active
ABSENT
175
Rudden, Alyce T.
Active
ABSENT
176
Ruth, Andrew
Active
ABSENT
177
Sandoval, Armando
Active
ABSENT
178
Sanford, Warner
At-Large
ABSENT
Active
ABSENT
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Santos, Noreen
180
Schult, David
Active
ABSENT
181
Seaman, Carol N.
At-Large
ABSENT
182
Schaeffer, Jill
Active
PRESENT
183
Shelton, Chris
Active
PRESENT
184
Shelton, Miriam
Active
PRESENT
185
Shoup, Richard W.
Active
ABSENT
186
Shriver, Donald W.
Active
PRESENT
187
Simpson, Douglas
At-Large
ABSENT
188
Sisley, John R.
Active
ABSENT
189
Smith, Christopher
Active
ABSENT
190
Smith, Paul
Active
ABSENT
191
Smothers, Andrew
Active
PRESENT
192
Sobrepena, David
At-Large
ABSENT
193
Sorg, Charles L.
Active
ABSENT
194
Speer, James G.
Active
ABSENT
195
Springsted, Eric
Active
EXCUSED
196
Stanger, John Russell
Active
ABSENT
197
Stehlik, Ondrej
Active
EXCUSED
198
Stilwell, Cathy
Active
ABSENT
199
Talbot, Maurena R.
At-Large
ABSENT
200
Talbot, Nancy
Active
PRESENT
201
Tanios, Sabry
Active
ABSENT
202
Terino, Takako
Active
ABSENT
203
Theoharris, Liz
Active
PRESENT
204
Thomas, Kenneth J.
Active
PRESENT
205
Thomas, Margaret Orr
Active
PRESENT
206
Tisdale, Nora Tubbs
At-Large
ABSENT
207
Todd, George E.
Active
PRESENT
208
Tom, Phil
Active
EXCUSED
Active
EXCUSED Minutes of the Stated Meeting
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Tso, Samson
210
Twiname, John D.
Active
ABSENT
211
Van Buren, Philip
At-Large
ABSENT
212
Vandersall, Mieke
Active
EXCUSED
213
Voelker, Theodore S.
Active
ABSENT
214
Wahlig, Donald
Active
ABSENT
215
Waldron, Lancelot
At-Large
ABSENT
216
Walker, Sylvia T.
Active
ABSENT
217
Walton, Jon M.
Active
ABSENT
218
Warren, John David
Active
ABSENT
219
Westermark, Anette
Active
EXCUSED
220
Weber, Randolph L.
Active
PRESENT
221
Webster, Douglas
Active
ABSENT
222
Welsh, Denise
Active
EXCUSED
223
Welty, Marcel A.
Active
ABSENT
224
West, Lynne
Active
PRESENT
225
Wieser, Thomas
Active
ABSENT
226
Williams, Euton E.
Active
EXCUSED
227
Williams, G.E.
Active
EXCUSED
228
Wilson Bridges, Flora
Active
PRESENT
229
Winbush, Robina
Active
EXCUSED
230
Woodbury, Waldo B.
Active
ABSENT
231
Wootten, J. Perry
Active
PRESENT
232
Yang, Hi Chul
Active
ABSENT
233
Yang, Samuel
At-Large
ABSENT
234
Yarru, Errol
Active
ABSENT
235
Yoo, Jesun
At-Large
ABSENT
236
Yoo, Tai Young
Active
ABSENT
237
Zarou, Andrea
Active
ABSENT
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RULING ELDER COMMISSIONER ATTENDANCE
APRIL 9, 2016
BRONX
CHURCH
NAME
STATUS
Hazel Williams
CE
ABSENT
Flourine Ray
CE-ALT
PRESENT
2 Bedford Park
Terri Youn
CE
ABSENT
3 Eastchester
Fredericka Bell-Berti
CE
PRESENT
Yvonne Wynter
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Nydia Murphy
CE
ABSENT
Gladys Ortiz
PE
ABSENT
Gifty Addar Yeboah
CE
ABSENT
Samuel Carr
CE
ABSENT
Nana Osei-Myarko
CE
ABSENT
Rosalie Purvis
CE
PRESENT
Marion Wood
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Mildred McGee
PE
PRESENT
Florence Criscuolo
CE
ABSENT
Joan Garcia
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Daphne Patterson
CE
ABSENT
Daphne Reid
CE-ALT
ABSENT
9 Fort Schuyler
Millicent Stone
CE
PRESENT
10 Fourth
Gloria Vidal
CE
PRESENT
11 Laconia Community
Dorette Winslow
CE
PRESENT
Beverly Smith
CE-ALT
ABSENT
12 Riverdale
Frances Coppin-Thom
CE
ABSENT
13 San Andres
Celia Robateau
CE
ABSENT
14 Sound View
Amy Beaton
CE
PRESENT
15 St. Augustine
Delores Nelson
CE
ABSENT
Ena Taylor
CE-ALT
ABSENT
1 Beck Memorial
4 El Buen Pastor
5 Emmanuel Presb/Reform
6 Featherbed Lane
7 First of Throggs Neck
8 First of Williamsbridge
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SIGNATURE
APRIL 9, 2016
16 Tremont
Godfried Oppomg
CE
PRESENT
17 University Heights
Norma McKayle
CE
PRESENT
18 Bay Ridge United Church
Janet Adamski
CE
ABSENT
19 Bedford Central
Wilfred James
CE
PRESENT
20 Bethel Presby Reformed
Raymond Young
CE
ABSENT
20 Beverly
Geraldine Herrin
CE
ABSENT
21 Church of the Living Christ
Michael Nieves
CE
ABSENT
Osiris Frias
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Robert J. Williams
CE
PRESENT
Shirley Jones
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Rhonda Sanchez
CE
PRESENT
Carolina Mulet
CE
ABSENT
Renee Stout
CE
PRESENT
Ted Hickman
CE
PRESENT
Uda Bradford
CE
PRESENT
Linda Kolts
PE
ABSENT
26 Flatbush Redeemer
Erlene Wiltshire
CE
ABSENT
27 Fourth Avenue
Rosemarie Napoli
CE
PRESENT
28 Glenmore Avenue
Desiree Pierre
CE
ABSENT
29 Homecrest
Margaret Lesman
CE
PRESENT
30 Kingslawn
Vivienne Hobson
CE
PRESENT
Peter Parris
CE
ABSENT
Candice Weatherly
CE
PRESENT
Janise Mitchell
CE-ALT
ABSENT
32 Memorial
Luis Lugo
CE
ABSENT
33 Redeemer of E. Bklyn
Felipe Rodriquez
CE
PRESENT
34 Siloam
Shirley Cooper
CE
PRESENT
BROOKLYN
22 Church of Gethsemane
23 Church of the Crossroads
24 Duryea
25 First Brooklyn
31 Lafayette
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APRIL 9, 2016
35 Spanish, First
Ana Figueroa
CE
ABSENT
Carlos Ledee
PE
ABSENT
Nelry DeLos Santos
CE
ABSENT
Lillian Rivera
CE
ABSENT
Eneida Ramo
CE-ALT
ABSENT
37 Union Church of Bay Ridge
Carmelo DiBartolo
CE
ABSENT
38 Westminister Bethany
Grace Johnson
CE
ABSENT
39 Zion
Richardo Estrada
CE
ABSENT
Orlando Mario Arias
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Ellsworth Stanton III
CE
EXCUSED
Kent McKamy
CE
ABSENT
Christopher M. Mason
CE
PRESENT
Hilda Koehler
CE
PRESENT
Maxwell Uphaus
CE-ALT
ABSENT
James Johnson
CE
ABSENT
Roy Johnston
CE-ALT
ABSENT
CE
EXCUSED
Judith Ortiz-Velazquez
CE
ABSENT
San Leong
CE
PRESENT
Don Jang
EE-CHAIR
PRESENT
Melanie Squillante
CE
PRESENT
April Sandermeyer
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Griffith, Adolfo
EE-CHAIR
PRESENT
Sally Howard
CE
PRESENT
Sibyl Randolph
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Noel Ellison
CMF-PRES
ABSENT
Laverne Cummings
CE
ABSENT
36 Trinity United
MANHATTAN
40 Brick
42 Broadway
43 Central
44 Church of the Good Neighbor Donald Velazquez
45 Chinese, First
46 Church of the Covenant
47 Church of the Master
48 Emmanuel
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APRIL 9, 2016
49 Fifth Avenue
50 First, New York
Loretta Azzarone
CE
PRESENT
Lowell Lamb
CE
PRESENT
Brunilda Fernandez
CE
PRESENT
Ena Malone
CE
EXCUSED
Jacky Radifera
CE
PRESENT
John Crane
CE
PRESENT
PRESENT
Betty Jones
Reade Ryan
CE
PRESENT
Ryan Tirre
PE
EXCUSED
Glendaly Santos
CE
ABSENT
Lus Orlanda Feliz-Cruz
PE
ABSENT
Emmanuel Goued-Nyayick
EE-GC
PRESENT
Daniel Amoit-Priso
CE
PRESENT
Delmy Miranda
CE
ABSENT
Frank Acosta
CE-ALT
ABSENT
54 Good Shepherd Faith
John Gingrich
CE
PRESENT
55 Indonesian
Marvela Hermanus
CE
ABSENT
56 Jan Hus
Jim Nedelka
CE
PRESENT
Gary Ireland
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Josephine McFadden
CE
EXCUSED
Sharon Davison
CE
PRESENT
Ronald Fields
EE-Chair
PRESENT
58 Manhattan Cornerstone
Kim Konrad
CE
PRESENT
59 Mt. Morris Ascension
Moretha Matthews
CE
PRESENT
Donald Hinson
CE-ALT
PRESENT
60 Mt. Washington
CE
ABSENT
61 North (Mahn)
CE
51 Fort George
52 French Evangelical
53 Ft. Washington Heights
57 Madison
62 Rendall Memorial
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Marcia Hall
CE
PRESENT
APRIL 9, 2016
63 Rutgers
64 Second
Lisa Borge
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Alice Hudson
CE
PRESENT
Lynn Morris
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Nancy Hughes
CE
EXCUSED
65 St. James
CE
66 Trinity
Cudjoe Segbefia
CE
ABSENT
67 West End
Justina Serlin
EE-CHAIR
PRESENT
68 West Park
Hope DeRogatis
CE
ABSENT
Marsha Flowers
CE-Alt
ABSENT
69 Astoria
Jane Burgess
CE
ABSENT
70 Christ By the Sea
Joyce Adamiszyn
CE
ABSENT
71 Dunton
Janet Pearson
CE
ABSENT
Annie Miller
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Jong Min Lee
CE
ABSENT
Jong Koo Lee
PE
ABSENT
73 First, Queens Village
Phyllis Satchwell
CE
ABSENT
74 First, Far Rockaway
Kenneth Johnson
CE
PRESENT
Diane Hewitt
PE
ABSENT
75 First, Forest Hills
Ian Amritt
CE
ABSENT
76 First, Springfield Gardens
Charles Simeon
CE
ABSENT
77 First in Jamaica
Masih Bhagwan
CE
ABSENT
Dora Griszell
CE-ALT
EXCUSED
Alpha Brown
EE-PW
PRESENT
Brunhilda Sanders-Lane
EE-Char
ABSENT
Ann Redican
CE
ABSENT
Dolores Joseph
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Eleanor Doye
CE
ABSENT
QUEENS
72 Faith
78 First in Newtown
79 First PC of Flushing
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APRIL 9, 2016
80 Glen Morris
81 Hollis
Joseph Karyla
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Rebecca Rudall
CE
ABSENT
Amy Bisnauth
CE
ABSENT
Diana Bartelt
CE
PRESENT
Karla Gittens
CE-ALT
ABSENT
82 House of Hope
CE
83 Korean Central
James Yoo
CE
ABSENT
84 Korean United
Rye Hyun Yung
CE
ABSENT
85 North
Chris Enriquez
CE
ABSENT
Felipe Rodriquez
CE-ALT
ABSENT
86 Ozone Park United
Hilda Ragvir
CE
ABSENT
87 Queens Chinese
James Tse
CE
PRESENT
88 Ridgewood
Arlene Hoffman
CE
PRESENT
89 St. Albans
Janet Pearson
CE
PRESENT
Marlene McGee
CE
PRESENT
Beatrice Neil
CE-ALT
ABSENT
Cecilia Sanchez
CE
PRESENT
Iris Castillo
CE-ALT
ABSENT
91 Throop Memorial
Monica Daniels-Osuch
CE
ABSENT
92 United PC of Ridgewood
Mary McGuckin
CE
ABSENT
Linda Simm-Chin
CE-ALT
ABSENT
93 Westminster-Cedar Manor
Robert Ruffin
CE
ABSENT
94 Whitestone First
Laurie Jean Ankersen
CE
PRESENT
95 Calvary
Dawn Discala
CE
ABSENT
96 Olivet
Chris Peet
CE
ABSENT
90 St. Lukes
STATEN ISLAND
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APPENDIX C
COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY REPORT
Presbytery of New York City – April 9, 2016 Stated Meeting at the Church of the Master
COM, having met on February 2 & March 1, 2016, respectfully provides the following report.
I. For Information of the Presbytery
A.
The next meeting date of COM is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
The deadline for materials was March 22, 2016.
The following meeting date of COM is scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, 2016.
The deadline for materials is Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
B.
Liaisons appointed to the following churches:
West Park
TE Nadine Hundertmark
Westminster Bethany RE Wilfred James
Fourth
RE Lloyd Johnson
North (Manhattan)
RE Lloyd Johnson
C.
Moderators appointed to the following churches:
Beverly PC
TE Agnes Blackmon
Emmanuel PC
TE Flora Wilson Bridges
El Buen Pastor
TE Daniel Damiani
Covenant (pro tem)
TE Laura Jervis
D.
Received the following Liaisons’ Reports
Covenant
Lafayette
RE Selma Jackson
Duryea
E.
Received the following Moderators’ Reports
North (Queens)
TE Jill Schaeffer
F.
Received the following Validated Ministry Reports
Hospital Chaplaincy
TE Maria Felix
G.
Temporary Pastoral Relationships
First Spanish
TE Carmen Rosario
Far Rockaway TE Maria Williams
H.
I.
P/T Interim Pastor
Transitional Pastor
4/1/16 – 9/30/16
4/1/16 – 3/31/17
Ruling Elders Commissioned to Particular Pastoral Service
Gethsemane RE Chibueze Okorie (1) 3 years/36 months Until 01/23/2019
Kingslawn
RE Peter Parris (3)
3 years/36 months Until 01/23/2019
(3)
Duryea
RE Ted Hickman
3 years/36 months Until 01/23/2019
COM noted TE Robina Winbush’s 2016 terms of call as transmitted to the PNYC
as follows: 27 days of vacation / 10 days of study leave.
Cash Salary
$64,570.00
Manse Allowance
$40,417.00
Total Compensation $104,987.00
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Reverend Robina Winbush serves as an Associate Stated Clerk for Ecumenical
Relations, Ecclesial and Ecumenical Ministries, Office of the General Assembly,
PCUSA
J.
Dismissal of Presbytery Membership
COM approved the dismissal, on behalf of PNYC, the following minister members to
another Presbytery effective on their receipt into membership of the other
Presbytery, as no impediment to the dismissal exists:
1. TE Donald Wahlig to the Presbytery of Carlisle effective on November 22, 2015.
He began serving Silver Spring Presbyterian Church on January 4, 2016.
II. Recommended for Action by the Presbytery of New York.
A. Consent Agenda – No items
B. Action Items
1. Permission to labor out of the bounds of PNYC
a. Motion: COM moves that TE Carmen Mason-Brown be approved to labor
outside the bounds of PNYC, effective March 20, 2016, so that she may begin
serving a congregation within the San Francisco Presbytery.
b. Motion: COM moves that TE Krystin Granberg be approved to labor outside
the bounds of PNYC as she serve as the interim pastor a Huguenot
Presbyterian Church, located in Pelham, NY. We received a third request
from Hudson River Presbytery to allow her to continue working within their
bounds.
2. Permission to labor within the bounds of PNYC
a. Motion: COM moves that TE Cathy Surgenor be approved to labor within
the bounds of PNYC. TE Cathy Surgenor (a member of the Hudson River
Presbytery) has been serving as pulpit supply to North Queens PC from time
to time.
Reminder: Please send COM correspondence to com@presbynyc.org.
COM Meetings are scheduled for the First Tuesday of the Month
Materials Deadline
COM Meets
PNYC Meets
March 22
April 5
June 14
April 19
May 3
June 14
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APPENDIX D
for
Presbytery Meeting, Saturday, Tuesday, April 9, 2016
I.
II.
III.
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Tenure
a. Here I am in the last 1/3rd of my Tenure as the Moderator of the
Presbytery. I have already started doing the mental and spiritual transition
work it will take to shift into my next role. Personally, noticing and
anticipating the changes in any big shift in my life has been an invaluable
tool by which I am able to both grieve and move into new life. And while
moving from Moderator to Chair of General Council is the normal life
cycle as laid out by this Presbytery, it is a bit of a challenge so do pray that
a vision is confirmed as to how the Spirit sees the role of the General
Council and my leadership of it in the life of the Presbytery.
Upcoming meetings
a. These next two meetings will be busy ones for the Presbytery. The
business that piles up between the times that we meet as a General Cabinet
and as a Presbytery can be quite daunting as I seek to detangle, extricate
the issues and assess what need really lies beneath the surface. I’ve shared
with several colleagues in and out of the Presbytery, my constant
evaluation of how the frames lifted up in Bolman and Deal’s Reframing
Organizations find themselves living in our Presbytery. For each issue I
ask is this a need from the Political Frame—trying to access or control
limited resources or power; Structural Frame—responsibilities, rules,
policies, procedures; Human Resources Frame—organization as
individuals with needs feelings, prejudices, skills, limitations, feelings and
confronting capacity to learn and capacity to defend old attitudes and
beliefs; or the Symbolic Frame—dealing with the culture of the Presbytery
and its rituals, ceremonies, stories, s/heroes and myths. And I always keep
in mind that more often than not these dynamics are operating at the same
time. http://www.slideshare.net/PhilVincent1/fourframe-model
b. I do have a request as we move into these two very busy meetings. I
actually really need your help. As the meetings move on later in the day I
start to get very weary and my spirit drags. It is the same thing that
happens to the body. If as a body we can all prayerfully help keep the
tenor of the meeting spiritual and calm in anyway possible that would be
very helpful. I do tend to slow down, not shut down, and feeling that we
are still one in the Spirit will always give me strength!
State of the PCUSA
a. I count it a privilege to have spent the day with fellow Presbyters at
Auburn Seminary in a workshop initiated by our Moderator Heath Rada.
We spent the day putting a New York stamp on what would help move the
church forward. It was a challenging day that yielded wonderful results.
As Moderator Rada travels throughout the country holding these events, it
is reassuring to know that our voices will be represented nationally when
his final report is made this summer. It was an honor to be asked to lead
our gathering in song and to offer the reflection for the day.
for
b. I take this time to congratulate all of those who will be attending the
General Assembly this summer in Oregon. I could wait until our June
meeting but am sure everyone will be too busy making their plans, reading
their reports for committee assignments and preparing for votes. We look
forward to your report back to us and wish you discernment in your duties.
Thank you all for your service and we will be praying for you from now,
through your commissioning for service at our next Presbytery meeting,
through your service to the church in Oregon.
IV.
V.
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Scriptural Meditation
a. A few Sundays ago, as per the lectionary, I delved into the exegesis of I
Corinthians 13 as I am sure many of you did or many of you heard
preached. As I wrote my sermon I realized that what I wanted to share
with those who were in my hearing is that Paul sandwiched the richest part
of love’s message in the middle of the passage. I stopped the sermon and
had the congregation find it again in their bibles and we read verses 4-8a
out loud together. I encouraged all of us to write it out and put it in plain
view to truly meditate and discern as we move through our lives. I believe
that it is a message I’d like to share with you all and will share with the
Presbytery as well. For I wonder just how we would grow and be together
if we had this as a header on every page of our Call Packet:
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant
or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth.
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all
things.
Love never ends.
b. And for the last Sunday in Black History month as I was reading and
studying 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 I was hit with a realization that those
words could be adapted into the experience of the people from the African
Diaspora in America. It was printed in the Presbyterians Today Blog and I
share that with you today.
http://www.pcusa.org/blogs/today/2016/3/18/whispering-wind/
Easter Reflections
a. Black Liberation Theologian, James Cone is very clear in his reminder
that we too often want to rush from Good Friday to Easter. It is hard to
think of what it might mean to live in a world void of the hope that is
embodied in Jesus’ ministry. But I believe we are called to wrestle with
and rest in that hopelessness so that we might revel in the hope of sunrise
on Easter morning. We are on the other side of that sunrise in our
liturgical calendar. I hope for us that means we see the work of the
Presbytery with what I like to call “Easter Eyes”. I hope we put all this
talk of the dead church or our dying churches to rest and realize that the
stone is rolled away from the tomb and our ministries can never die. May
the world look inside what they have defined as our Sunday Sepulchers
for
and find nothing there. May we get up just as Jesus got up to share the
good news with the world—that we are a people of the resurrection and
will bring the good news of that to the world.
A Moderator’s meditation . . .
Respectfully Submitted,
TE Derrick McQueen
Moderator Presbytery of NYC
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APPENDIX E
Executive Presbyter Report to the Presbytery of New York City
April 9, 2016
Easter Greetings. The risen Lord be with you!
Presbytery Notes on Community Conversations at our meeting
The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, director the PCUSA’s Office of Public Witness in
Washington, DC, will be our preacher for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr./Rosa Parks
Service. He leads the denomination’s task to advocate, and help the church to
advocate, the social witness perspectives and policies of the Presbyterian General
Assembly. https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/washington/about-us/
Please give him a good New York City Presbytery welcome by coming to meet him. You
also will have the opportunity to spend an additional hour with him in an open
conversation convened by Moderator Derrick McQueen.
Final review of Overtures to the 222nd General Assembly (2016) that are seeking
concurrence from the Presbytery of New York City. A number of sessions have already
requested concurrence; it is our opportunity as a body to express our willingness to tell
the wider church the matters upon which we also concur. (See SRO Report in packet.)
Rev. Grace Bowen will convene a conversation about those overtures coming before
the Assembly that are dealing with issues of race in our denomination and society.
Representatives of the Committee on Ministry, the Committee on Preparation for Lay
Ministry, the Committee on Congregational Ministry & Nurture, and sometimes the
Committee on Preparation for Ministry have met to discuss pastoral leadership for
congregations. We have had extended conversations about Commissioned Ruling
Elders in an effort to work more collaboratively as each committee seeks in differing
ways to resource the leadership needs of PNYC congregations. I will convene a
conversation on CRE’s with members of COM, CPLM, and CMN
Redesign of Options for Participation in the Board of Pensions in 2017
The Board of Pensions has sent out notices to all plan members about significant
changes in the options for participation in the benefits plan that the board is now
offering. These changes also can be found on their website for those who are not
participating in the plan but may want to participate, whether you are clergy or lay
professionals working in our congregations. The full redesign is explained at this link:
http://www.pensions.org/AvailableResources/BookletsandPublications/Documents/2017
BenefitsPlanRedesign.pdf The website also provides guidelines for church workers and
churches who want health care but would be using the Affordable Care Act as a means:
www.pensions.org/AvailableResources/HealthcareReform/Pages/default.aspx Our
regional representative for the BOP, Allison Seed, will attend the June 19th presbytery
meeting at Duryea Presbyterian Church to explain these changes.
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Stewardship and Mission. A shout out to the following churches who have paid their
2016 Per Capita in full
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•
•
•
•
Bronx Churches: Emmanuel Presbyterian Reformed, Riverdale, Throggs Neck,
Williamsbridge
Brooklyn Churches: Bethel Presbyterian Reformed, First Brooklyn, Fourth
Avenue, Church of Gethsemane, Glenmore Avenue, Homecrest, Memorial,
Union-Bay Ridge
Manhattan Churches: French Evangelical, Indonesian, Jan Hus, Church of the
Master, Mount Morris-Ascension, North (Manhattan), Rutgers, West Park
Queens Churches: First Jamaica, Forest Hills, Newtown, Ozone Park, St. Luke’s
Staten Island Churches: Olivet
PNYC received 66% of its per capita assessment in 2015, $185,143 short of total funds
that could have aided mutual ministry throughout the presbytery. Our goal for 2016 is
$557,070. With the kick-off from lead churches above, we are on our way. Thank you!
If your church needs additional resources for funding the mission into which God is
calling you and our presbytery speak to Rev. J.C. Austin at Auburn Seminary or Rev.
James Reese one of our presbytery trustees; you may contact Paul Grier with the
Presbyterian Foundation about four workshops the Foundation will lead over the course
of a year or use the resources found at their online Ministry Tool Box
https://www.presbyterianfoundation.org/Resources/Ministry-Resources/Church-ToolBox.aspx; or speak to a number of our partner congregations in PNYC, or me. Ruling
Elder Naomi Kroeger (Committee on Nurturing Congregations) also has mission
assessment tools to help your congregation.
Prayer Concerns
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Ruling Elder Dee Matthews died on Easter Sunday while worshiping in her
church; hold in your prayers all of us who knew and loved her and her service to
the presbytery and her congregation of North Church (Manhattan)
Teaching Elder Bernard Mayhew whose wife died in March
Shirley Fleming has returned to the presbytery office following medical surgery
on her back; be gentle with her as she is still in rehabilitative therapy
Rev. Harold DelHagen, Synod Executive, undergoing more chemotherapy
General Assembly staff after reductions of more than 40 staff members
Our GA Moderator and Vice-Moderator, and those who will be elected as our
next Moderator, Stated Clerk, and those who will serve our national mission
World Mission partners who might be pulled off the field due to lack of funding
Those affected by and those aiding massive global migration and its causes
Partner congregations and religions experiencing persecution for their faith
Our PNYC congregations and their needs for PNYC congregations to befriend
them and partner with them
What you can do to address the hopes and fears expressed in debates and
caucuses about the next American President and this nation’s direction
Ministry activity since the January 26 Presbytery Meeting
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Worshiped Jan 31 with Second PC and shared a dinner with Rev. Benyamin,
exiled General Secretary of Synod in Iran; worshiped Feb 7 with Siloam; Feb 14
(PDA Blue Shirt Day) worshiped with Olivet and Calvary on Staten Island; Feb 21
worshiped with Trinity, Bronx (1001 New Worshiping Community); Feb 28
worshiped with Laconia, Bronx; March 13 and 27 (Easter) worshiped at
Broadway with family; March 20 (Palm Sunday) worshiped at Eastchester, Bronx;
March 25 worshiped with SE Queens Churches’ Seven Last Words Service at
First, Springfield Gardens, and that evening with St. Albans’ Seven Last Words
Service led by children and youth
Met with 7 pastors, two PNCs, spoke with members of four ACs, and consulted
with COM about pastoral care network beyond what I alone can do
Strategic work included looking at our PNYC action steps for spiritual renewal
with General Cabinet, mission assessment tools for congregations with CM&N,
collaborating on PNYC’s practices with CREs, assisting CMN with Leadership
Development Day, and drafting a Child Protecting Policy
Attended Fifth Ave’s discussion with SFTS seminary’s president on theology in
the public square, led a workshop at Leadership Development Day on Nurturing
Generosity in the Church, participated in Parity’s Ash Wednesday witness in
Harlem, served at Broadway’s Community Dinner.
Represented PNYC at the AME’s 200th Anniversary celebration in Harlem;
attended mayor’s State of City address at Lehmann College and two interfaith
advisory meetings on affordable housing and public housing in NYC; participated
with Presbyterians and GA Moderator at Auburn for conversations about
denominational priorities; participated in a regional consultation with
Presbyterians on urban ministry also at Auburn; met with Tom Taylor,
Presbyterian Foundation director in my office
I will be out of the office attending the Board of Pensions’ regional benefits
consultation in Philadelphia April 13-14, followed by my attending a Conference
on Addressing Racism and White Privilege also in Philadelphia April 15-17
The resurrection is not a belief that grew up within the church; it is the belief around
which the church itself grew up and the given upon which its faith was based. C.H.Dodd
Remember the presence of the risen Christ goes with you.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Foltz-Morrison
Executive Presbyter
ep@presbynyc.org
212-870-2221
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APPENDIX F
Report of the Stated Clerk
April 9, 2016, Stated Meeting  Presbytery of New York City
One of the most daunting requirements of our Form of Government is the mandate of G-3.0106
that “each council shall develop a manual of administrative operations that will specify the
form and guide the work of mission in that council.” In our standing rules, the presbytery has
extended a similar requirement of a manual of operations to “describe the operations and
workings” of each of our committees (Standing Rule IV.A.6.). While these are simple
requirements on the surface, the process of creating these manuals can seem to be incredibly
daunting! Why do we have this requirement, and how can we do this work of creating such a
manual efficiently and effectively, both in our sessions and our presbytery committees?
On the whole, the requirement of a manual of operations is designed to allow for each council
and committee to have the flexibility necessary to do mission in its context while also requiring
a clear statement of how our processes are to work and allowing for appropriate oversight of
the broader church. The need for a manual of operations makes it clear that the flexibility that
we have to do our work is within certain limits of our commitments that “all things should be
done decently and in order” (1 Corinthians 14:40) and (more importantly) that “the mission of
God in Christ gives shape and substance to the life and work of the Church” (F-1.0101).
When a session or committee sets out to put together its manual of operations, it should first
think carefully about its mission. Committees of the presbytery have much of their mission set
out in the standing rules and should use this as a guide. Sessions, however, have much more
latitude in discerning the mission that stands as the basis of their manuals of operations. In both
cases, though, the form and function of our structures should support the work, not become an
end in and of itself.
Once the mission of a body is understood, the next step in preparing a manual of operations is
to identify the key tasks that need to be completed for the body to do its mission effectively.
What are the routine and occasional things that must be done by or under the authority of the
body to keep the mission going? As this list is being developed, other questions come up. What
theological principles come into play in this work? Who is responsible for this? How do we
evaluate what is being done? The answers to these kinds of questions then form the core of the
manual of operations, which then is approved by the session (for a session’s manual of
operations) or the presbytery (for a presbytery entity’s manual of operations).
I am available as a resource to sessions and committees as they prepare their manuals of
operations to meet the requirements of the Constitution or the Standing Rules. Clerks of session
are invited and encouraged to attend a Circle of Clerks gathering (see below) to discuss the
session manual of operations and discuss how to lead and guide a session in preparing such a
document. I hope and pray that this important requirement will not just take hold in our midst
but also help us in doing our work so that we can keep the mission of God in Jesus Christ before
us in everything that we do in our congregations and across our presbytery.
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Presbytery Meetings and Office Matters
April Meeting Arrangements and Preregistration
The Church of the Master, Manhattan, is glad to welcome us for this meeting of the presbytery.
We ask your assistance with preregistration for this meeting so that we can plan appropriately
for meals and other arrangements. Unfortunately, child care will not be available for this
meeting due to lack of appropriate facilities at the church for this service. Preregistration opens
with the availability of the call packet for the meeting and will close on Tuesday, April 5. If you
have any questions about preregistration, please be in touch with me.
Upcoming Meetings and Deadlines
Please note the following dates of stated meetings of the presbytery through 2016 and
associated material submission deadlines. Any church interested in hosting a presbytery
meeting should be in touch with me. We need invitations for the meetings shown below!
Stated Meeting
Location
Materials Due by 5 P.M.:
Saturday, April 9, 2016*
Church of the Master, Manhattan
Friday, March 25, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016**
Duryea Church, Brooklyn
Friday, May 27, 2016
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Holmes Camp
Friday, September 9, 2016
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Fifth Avenue Church, Manhattan
Friday, October 28, 2016
Tuesday, Janaury 31, 2017
invitation needed!
Friday, January 13, 2017
Saturday, March 25, 2017
invitation pending
Friday, March 10, 2017
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
invitation needed!
Friday, April 28, 2017
Saturday, July 22, 2017
invitation needed!
Friday, July 7, 2017
Saturday, September 30, 2017
invitation needed!
Friday, September 15, 2017
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
invitation needed!
Friday, November 3, 2017
* This meeting date is adjusted under Standing Rule VI.B.1. due to the date of Easter.
** This meeting date was adjusted by action of the presbytery at the November 17, 2015, meeting.
Meeting Packet Mailing
The call packet for this meeting is being made available to presbyters on the presbytery website
and mailed to those teaching elders and ruling elder commissioners who requested a paper
copy from the Stated Clerk. A limited number of paper copies of the packet will be available at
the meeting, so if possible please bring a paper or electronic copy of the packet to the meeting.
We hope to improve our stewardship of our limited financial and environmental resources by
phasing out all remaining mailings of the call packet in the near future.
New Book of Order 2015-2017 Now Available
The new edition of the Book of Order containing those amendments approved by the
presbyteries over the last year is now available. An electronic version can be downloaded from
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the online Church Store at store.pcusa.org. Paper copies will be available for purchase at the
presbytery meeting for $12. Please order and prepay with your registration or bring correct
change!
Office Hours
I am in the presbytery office on Mondays and Tuesdays. If you prefer to contact me by phone, you
may reach me at (212) 870-2221 ext. 2. Please leave a message if I am not available, as I do my
best to check and respond to messages at least once daily Monday through Thursday. However,
the fastest and most reliable way to reach me and receive a response is via email to
sc@presbynyc.org, as I try to read and respond to email several times a day. I work to keep
Fridays free of church and presbytery work, so I appreciate your understanding if you contact
me on Friday and do not receive a response until Monday.
Presbytery Directory
The printed presbytery directory is updated each July. Limited copies are available at
presbytery meetings or at the presbytery office. You may submit changes or corrections and see
the most up-to-date directory information for presbyters and congregations online at
www.directory.nycpresbytery.org through our AccessACS database system. If you have
difficulty accessing the system, please be in touch with me or Yzette for assistance.
Statistics
2015 Presbytery Statistics
Our 2015 presbytery statistics are attached to my report for this meeting, including the
summary of congregational statistics reported by sessions and other items required for
submission by the General Assembly. Many thanks to clerks of session and presbytery staff for
their assistance in preparing these various reports over the last several months!
Sessions Not Submitting Statistics
After multiple attempts to contact clerks of session by varied methods, the following sessions
did not submit the required statistical reports for 2015:
Bronx
Fort Schuyler**
Riverdale
Brooklyn
Beverly
Glenmore Avenue
Zion*
Manhattan
Central**
Indonesian
Manhattan Cornerstone**
* No submission for two consecutive years (2014-2015)
** No submission for three consecutive years (2013-2015)
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Queens
Faith
First, Flushing*
Korean United*
United Ridgewood
Clerks of Session Updates
Next Circle of Clerks Gathering
The next Circle of Clerks gathering will be held on Saturday, April 30, from 10:00 A.M. until 1:00
P.M., at Broadway Church, 601 West 114th Street (at Broadway), Manhattan. Our topic of
discussion and conversation will be the Manual of Operations. As we gather for fellowship, we
will look at this relatively new requirement of a manual of operations for our sessions, talk
about the sorts of things that might be included in such a manual, and explore strategies for
creating these manuals for our congregations. A continental breakfast will be served. For more
information or to register, please contact me at sc@presbynyc.org.
Communications from the General Assembly
Update on Overtures
The overtures approved by the presbytery in January were submitted to the Office of the
General Assembly in time to meet the necessary deadlines. However, the Office of the General
Assembly has subsequently informed me that our overture on amending G-4.0206b will not be
considered by the 222nd General Assembly because it did not receive concurrence by another
presbytery by the required 120-day deadline for business for constitutional matters to be
considered by the assembly (February 19, 2016). The following overtures passed by the
presbytery remain before the assembly for consideration (shown here with the item number as
assigned by the Office of the General Assembly):
On Upholding Peoples and Partners in the Middle East and in the United States (08-03)
On Responding to Our Sisters and Brothers Who Are Refugees or Internally Displaced (09-06)
On the Admission of, and Apology for, Harms Done to the LGBTQ/Q Members of the PC(USA),
Family and Friends (11-05)
On Revising the Racial Ethnic Composition Component of the Session Annual Report of Church
Statistics (03-02)
Persons interested in serving as overture advocates on these overtures should contact me at
their earliest convenience.
Presbytery Committees and Entities
Committee Vacancies
The chair of the Committee on Ministry has informed the Stated Clerk that Teaching Elder
Michael Haefele has missed two consecutive meetings of the committee without excuse and so
is presumed to have resigned (Standing Rule VI.A.12.).
The chair of the Committee on Nominations has informed the Stated Clerk that Ruling Elder
Grace Obeng has missed two consecutive meetings of the committee without excuse and so is
presumed to have resigned (Standing Rule VI.A.12.).
The Stated Clerk has received letters of resignation from the following persons serving on the
noted committees:
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TE Carmen Mason-Browne
RE Nydia Murphy
RE Gladys Ortiz
Permanent Judicial Commission
Committee on Session Records Review
Committee on Nominations
These committee vacancies have also been reported to the Committee on Nominations or the
General Cabinet Subcommittee on Nominations so that they might bring nominees to fill these
positions.
Committee/Entity Meetings and Minutes
All committees and entities are reminded to ensure that their meetings are listed on the
presbytery’s master calendar (Standing Rule VI.A.11.) When possible, chairs are encouraged to
submit a schedule of meetings for several months at a time so as to facilitate room scheduling.
All committees and entities must also submit their approved minutes to the Stated Clerk for
inclusion in the ongoing records of the presbytery (Standing Rule VI.A.10.)
Rev. C. Anderson James
Stated Clerk
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Presbytery
Report
2015
Presbytery Number
180444
Name
New York City
Address
475 Riverside Dr Ste1600
City/State
New York, NY 10115-0016
Phone
212-870-2221
Email
yswavylipton@presbynyc.org
Web Site
Fax
212-870-2737
Membership
Prior Active Members
13845
Gains
Losses
17 & Under
88
Certified
93
18 & Over
262
Deaths
153
Certified
118
Other
471
Other
96
Total Gains
564
Total Losses
717
Total Active Members
13692
Baptized
330
Other Participants
227
Total Adherents
14249
Female Members
5587
Average Attendance
5286
Affiliate Members
207
Baptisms
Officers
Child Baptisms
233
Male Session
269
Adult Baptisms
93
Female Session
435
Male Deacons
156
Female Deacons
458
Age Distribution of Active Members
Male
Femaie
25 & Under
1176
465
645
26 - 45
3323
1160
1924
46 - 55
2248
789
1209
56 - 65
2223
724
1338
2511
697
1595
Over 65
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Total Distribution
11481
3835
6711
People with Disabilities
Hearing
233
Sight
69
Mobility
311
Other
97
Christian Education
Birth 3
251
Grade 7
101
Age 4
126
Grade 8
97
Kindergarten
148
Grade 9
52
Grade 1
103
Grade 10
68
Grade 2
95
Grade 11
47
Grade 3
96
Grade 12
51
Grade 4
122
Young Adults
289
Grade 5
87
Over 25
606
Grade 6
110
Teachers/Officers
345
Total
2794
Racial Ethnic Breakdown
Membership
Elders
Deacons
Male
Female
Asian
1098
43
48
341
661
Black
1999
146
124
528
1268
African American
1284
99
99
436
693
African
532
30
35
161
230
Middle Eastern
64
2
1
11
11
Hispanic
817
85
87
226
421
Native American
7
1
1
2
2
White
5661
189
135
2055
3172
Other
408
20
18
171
213
Totals
11870
615
548
3931
6671
Potential Giving Units
6,524
Budgeted Income
39,294,170
Budgeted Expense
44,598,882
Receipts
Regular Contributions
22,777,356
Bequests
2,068,852
Capital Building Fund
8,044,591
Other Income
15,534,871
Investment Income
6,151,667
Subsidy or Aid
178,980
Local Program
33,444,186
Per Capital Apprt
390,694
Local Mission
1,792,900
Validated Mission
427,425
Capital Expenditures
5,004,068
Theological Fund
16,776
Investment Expenditures
4,028,000
Other Mission
452,027
Expenditures
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PRESBYTERY – New York City
PER CAPITA APPORTIONMENT 2015
[The General Assembly approved a recommendation whereby per capita information of
synods and presbyteries is to be collected.] This is rate per person for 2015; it should not
reflect your January 2016 per capita assessment.
Presbytery
$29.35
Synod
$4.00
General Assembly
$7.02
MEETING DATES
2016 – Meeting Dates
Date, Time, Place
January 26, 2016, 2pm
April 9, 2016, 9:30am
June 14, 2016, 2pm
September 24, 2016, 9:30am
November 15, 2016, 2pm
2017 – Meeting Dates
January 31, 2017, 2pm
March 25, 2017, 9:30am
May 16, 2017, 2pm
July 22, 2017, 9:30am
September 30, 2017, 9:30am
November 21, 2017, 2pm
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SYNOD OR PRESBYTERY- Presbytery of New York City
GOVERNING BODY COSTS
[The 187th General Assembly (1975) mandated that the number of exempt and non-exempt staff and all personnel costs,
office rent & utilities for General Assembly, synod and presbyteries be collect annually.]
1. Included in the exempt category are stated clerks of synods and presbyteries of which most are part-time.
2. Your response should include ecclesiastical, administrative, program and field services personnel and their related
costs.
Number Employed on Dec. 31, 2015
Exempt*
Non-Exempt*
P
F
P
F
2
2
1
Amounts Expended in 2015 in Dollars
Staff
Rent &
Salaries &
Benefits
Travel
Utilities
Total
478,571
14,446
100,959
$593,976
SALARIES AND BENEFITS
[The 185th General Assembly (1973) adopted a recommendation which provided that all salaries and fringe benefits of all
exempt* staff of all judicatories be assembled and published by the General Assembly in its Minutes. [Base salary and
housing should be reported separately from fringe benefits.]
Please supply the information requested for the year ending December 31, 2015
NAME
SALARIES AND
HOUSING ALLOWANCE
MEDICAL/PENSION
& OTHER BENEFITS
TOTAL
1. Executive Presbyter
101,250
36,865
$138,115
2. Stated Clerk
3.
36,360
12,726
$49,086
Executive Administrator
60,461
23,237
$83,698
Controller
80,333
32,735
$113,068
4.
5.
6.
$0
7.
$0
8.
$0
9.
10.
$0
11.
$0
12.
$0
13.
$0
14.
15.
16.
$0
$0
* Exempt refers to persons who are not entitled to overtime. Non-exempt refers to secretarial, clerical and custodial persons
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APPENDIX G
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SESSION RECORDS REVIEW
PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK CITY
April 9, 2016
Submission dates
The schedule for annual submission of minutes follows. It is helpful to inform the Committee chair if
submission of your minutes will be delayed. Sessions that have not submitted their records on time are
asked to do so as soon thereafter as possible.
Borough
Brooklyn, Staten Island
Queens
Manhattan
Bronx
Date of report
to the Presbytery
June 14, 2016
September 24, 2016
November 15, 2016
March 25, 2017
Final due date
to the Committee
April 9, 2016
June 14, 2016
September 24, 2016
January 31, 2017
For action
The Committee recommends to the presbytery for action:
That the minutes of Eastchester Presbyterian Church (submitted as pages 2153-2186 for February 2015
to January 2016) be approved without exception. It is suggested that the clerk explain acronyms and
abbreviations at their first usage in the minutes of each meeting.
That the minutes of Laconia Presbyterian Church (submitted as pages 402-439 for January through
December 2015) be approved with exception pending the Session clerk meeting with a representative of
the Session Records Committee.
For information
The Committee on Session Records Review has received the following minutes:
Emmanuel Presbyterian Reformed Church, not yet read
Beck Memorial Presbyterian Church (submitted as pages 168-287 for January 2009 to June 2015), not
recommended for approval until they are resubmitted to deal with exceptions to be communicated to the
clerk of Session
West End Presbyterian Church (submitted as pages 3010-3163 for June 2009 to November 2015), not
recommended for approval until there has been consultation with the Session. Note that no exceptions
were found in the minutes for 2014-2015.
After consultation with the Stated Clerk and the chair of the Committee on Ministry, the Committee on
Session Records understands that the Session of a congregation without an installed pastor is to be
moderated by the person designated by COM and the Presbytery; no substitution may be made without
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permission from COM. When CSR discovers confusion on this practice in a Session, it will report this to
COM and requests that COM take whatever action is appropriate.
For your response, as applicable
The Committee urges all moderators and clerks of Session to note the exceptions listed above, since they
represent common problems we find in minutes.
It is important that we increase the level of compliance for submitting minutes. We ask congregations to
check the following list of Sessions that we believe have not submitted minutes in the past five years and
inform the Committee chair if there is an error: Astoria, Bethel BRC, Beverly, Cornerstone Manhattan,
Crossroads, Duryea, Emmanuel Manhattan, First Brooklyn, First Newtown, First Queens Village, First
Spanish, Flatbush, Fort George, Fort Schuyler, Fourth Avenue, French Evangelical, Gethsemane,
Glenmore Avenue, Good Neighbor, Good Shepherd–Faith, Hollis, Indonesian, Jan Hus, Korean Central,
Korean United, Living Christ, Memorial, Mt. Morris–Ascension, Mt. Washington, Ozone Park,
Riverdale, Queens Chinese, Throop Memorial, Tremont, Trinity United, Westminster Bethany,
Westminster Cedar Manor.
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Our standards
It is the responsibility of each Presbytery to review the procedures of Sessions to “determine whether the
proceedings have been correctly recorded, have been in accordance with this [PC(USA)] Constitution,
have been prudent and equitable, and have been faithful to the mission of the whole church. It shall also
determine whether lawful injunctions of a higher body have been obeyed.”
Both moderators and clerks will find that the standards adopted by the Presbytery in 2014 (in a set of
guidelines and a checklist for minutes) provide important guidance for the conduct of Session meetings
and the recording of Session proceedings. Please refer to these regularly. Copies of these are available
online. Go to these two sites:
http://nycpresbytery.org/uploads/clerks/guidelines-2014.pdf
http://nycpresbytery.org/uploads/clerks/checklist-2014.pdf
Note the instructions for submitting minutes as found in the checklist and guidelines. One exception: it is
not necessary to submit a second copy of your minutes for retention in the office. Although all minutes
should be kept in a binder at all times, please do not send your minutes to the committee in your binder.
Submitted by Margaret Orr Thomas, Chair, on behalf of the Committee
Email: orrthomas@aol.com
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APPENDIX H
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CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
OF THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK CITY
as proposed for adoption April 9, 2016
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose for establishing this child protection policy (the “Policy”) of the
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Presbytery of New York City (the “Presbytery”) and accompanying procedures is to
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demonstrate our absolute and unwavering commitment to the physical safety and
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spiritual growth of all of our children and youth.
We are committed to maintaining a safe environment in which children and
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youth are protected from inappropriate treatment of any kind. Our intent is to
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protect children and youth in all Presbytery programs, to educate all staff,
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volunteer workers and caregivers concerning pertinent issues, and to protect staff
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and volunteers, and the Presbytery itself, from potential allegations of abuse and
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maltreatment.
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BASIC POLICY FOR COMPENSATED STAFF
AND FOR VOLUNTEERS
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The following guidelines apply to all individuals, including compensated staff,
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volunteers, Presbytery members, and visitors who work with children or youth in the
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Presbytery or at any Presbytery program, event, activity, or ministry. These
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guidelines do not apply to programs, events, activities, or ministries that are
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sponsored by sessions or congregations of the Presbytery, as each session must be
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guided by its own child protection policy required under the Book of Order (G-3.0106).
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1. The Two Adult Rule: During any Presbytery-sponsored program, event,
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activity or ministry involving children, there shall be no fewer than two adults,
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unrelated by blood, marriage or co-habitation, present at all times. For overnight
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activities, there shall be at least one adult of each gender, where appropriate.
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2. The Open Door Policy: Each room set aside for children and youth shall
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have a door with a clear window in it through which the room is visible or a half door.
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Otherwise, the door shall be left open.
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3. Counseling Policy: No counseling shall take place under the auspices of the
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Presbytery at any Presbytery-sponsored event. Staff members and volunteers are
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expected to avoid to the greatest extent possible any situation in which they would
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be alone and out of sight of others with a single child.
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4. Release of Children: After a Presbytery-sponsored event, children should be
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released only to the parent, guardian, or designee of the parent or guardian as
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indicated on a written form. Children over age 12 may be released to travel home
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with written permission of the parent or guardian. Sign in sheets are necessary up to
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and including children in kindergarten.
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5. Transportation: Off-site transportation for Presbytery trips may be provided
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by church volunteers or staff only with written permission by the parent or guardian.
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Anyone assigned the responsibility for driving for a Presbytery-sponsored event with
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children, regardless of the distance involved, must be at least 25 years of age, provide
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a copy of a valid driver’s license, provide the documentation required of all other staff
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and volunteers, and attest to a safe driving record.
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6. Age of Workers: Persons who are working with children and youth should
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be at least eighteen (18) years old. Persons who are under 18 years of age shall serve
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only to assist with children’s activities and must be supervised by two unrelated
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adults.
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compensated staff member or adult volunteer and the children or youth with whom
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he or she is working (for example, if a youth group contains someone who is 17 years
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old, the compensated staff member or adult volunteer must be at least 22 years old).
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7. Reporting Abuse/Maltreatment: Any behavior by an adult that violates the
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Presbytery’s basic policies set out in this Policy shall immediately be acted upon
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according to the Procedures for Reporting Abuse or Maltreatment.
Additionally, there must be a five-year age difference between any
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SELECTION OF CHILD AND YOUTH WORKERS
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1. Persons who are members of any congregation of the Presbytery and have
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been known to that congregation for at least six (6) months are eligible to volunteer
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to work with children and youth for Presbytery-sponsored events. A person
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compensated for work with children and youth for Presbytery-sponsored events shall
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be approved by the chair of an entity of the Presbytery, the Executive Presbyter, or
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the Stated Clerk.
2.
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Persons with direct contact with children are required to provide the
following information which will be kept confidential:
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a. an information form, including a photograph;
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b. a list of two personal references, at least one of which is from an ruling
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elder commissioner to the Presbytery or from one of the teaching elder
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members of the Presbytery;
c. an authorization and release authorizing the conduct of a confidential
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criminal record background check;
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d. a personal interview; and
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e. an orientation and policy training session.
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3. A designated person from the sponsoring entity shall be responsible for
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coordinating with the Executive Presbyter and/or Stated Clerk to ensure review of
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applications, verification of references, processing of criminal record background
82
checks, and conduct of personal interviews by telephone or in person. The designated
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person shall then make a recommendation to the chair of the sponsoring entity as to
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the person’s fitness to be a volunteer or compensated leader for the Presbytery-
85
sponsored activity.
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4. The information and permission required of persons with direct contact with
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children may be considered valid for a period of up to three years. At any time, any
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two persons of the chair or designated person from the sponsoring entity, the
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Executive Presbyter, and/or the Stated Clerk may require the submission of new
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information and the conduct of a new criminal record background check.
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5. Adults who have been convicted as an adult of any criminal offense involving
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a child or youth will not be accepted to work or volunteer in any Presbytery-sponsored
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program, event, activity, or ministry, without the express prior approval of the
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sponsoring entity and in consideration of special facts and circumstances.
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6. The performance of a criminal record background check will be mandatory
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for all staff and adult volunteers who will be expected to have direct contact with
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children or youth. A criminal record background check performed by another council
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of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) may be considered sufficient to complete these
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requirements upon approval of the chair or designated person from the sponsoring
entity.
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101
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PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT
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1.
Civil Reporting. Any person who suspects, believes, or witnesses the
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inappropriate treatment of a child or youth shall report the incident to the Presbytery
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staff member and/or chair of the Presbytery entity who is responsible for the program
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or activity. If there is reasonable cause to suspect that abuse or maltreatment has
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occurred, the Presbytery staff member and/or entity chair may, and any Mandated
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Reporter (as defined below and in footnote 1) must, contact the New York Statewide
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Central Register (“SCR”) of Child Abuse and Maltreatment. An “abused child” and a
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“maltreated child” are defined by law as set forth, and other provisions of law related
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to an abused child and a maltreated child are set forth, in Appendix I attached to the
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end of this Policy. The SCR telephone numbers are:
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(800) 342-3720 for clergy and volunteer teachers; and
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(800) 635-1522 for “Mandated Reporters.”
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A Mandated Reporter includes, but is not limited to, any school teacher, school
116
administrator, or other school personnel required to hold a teaching or administrative
117
license or certificate, acting in his or her professional capacity. 1 Members of the
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) engaged in ordered ministry and certified Christian
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educators employed by the PC(USA) or its congregations do not solely by virtue of
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their service become Mandated Reporters but are nonetheless required to report “to
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ecclesiastical and civil legal authorities knowledge of harm, or the risk of harm,
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related to the physical abuse, neglect, and/or sexual molestation or abuse of a minor
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or an adult who lacks mental capacity” under the provisions of G-4.0302 of the Book
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of Order.
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2. Ecclesiastical Reporting. Simultaneous with any report to civil authorities,
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any person who suspects, believes, or witnesses the inappropriate treatment of a child
127
or youth shall report the incident to the appropriate ecclesiastical authority by first
128
notifying the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery or her/his designee to begin appropriate
129
ecclesiastical response, including activation of the Presbytery’s Sexual Misconduct
130
Policy, if applicable, and/or disciplinary process under the Rules of Discipline of the
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Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Stated Clerk or her/his
132
designee shall provide assistance to the individual in filing a complaint with
133
appropriate authorities and shall not investigate an allegation, shall not suggest that
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it not be formally filed, or shall not in any other way usurp the roles of presbytery
1
The list of mandated reporters can be found in Section 413 of the New York Social Services Law, which can be
accessed online through the New York State Legislature’s website (http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi).
Click on Laws of New York to access Social Services Law. Also see Appendix 1 for Questions and Answers
regarding the New York State law on mandatory reporting
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officials or committees (including Investigating Committees). Any such reports of
136
inappropriate treatment, including the identity of the person making the report, will
137
be held in confidence in accordance with the requirements of G-4.0301 and Rules of
138
Discipline.
139
3. Once civil and ecclesiastical authorities have been contacted (as and to the
140
extent stated above), a Presbytery staff member shall notify the Presbytery’s
141
insurance carrier.
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4. The family of the child or youth shall be notified immediately of the alleged
143
inappropriate treatment, and the Presbytery shall offer the services of an advocate to
144
the alleged victim and his/her family to provide moral support from an individual who
145
is directly and independently available to them throughout the investigative process
146
(D-10.0203).
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5. The person accused of the inappropriate treatment may be removed from
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any position involving contact with minors until the completion of the formal civil
149
and/or ecclesiastical investigation by a majority vote of the Presbytery entity
150
responsible for supervision of the activity, or, in the case of teaching elders, by the
151
procedures described in D-10.0106 of the Rules of Discipline.
6.
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The Presbytery will exercise appropriate standards of confidentiality
153
throughout any investigation and/or response, including in any final reports. Such
154
confidentiality shall not limit the Presbytery from disclosing appropriate details of
155
substantiated allegations to persons affected by inappropriate treatment, other
156
councils of this or other churches, or civil authorities.
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PRESBYTERY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS EDUCATION
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The Presbytery will provide periodic Child Protection Policy education training
160
programs to insure that all members of the Presbytery staff and all volunteers serving
161
youth and children are fully informed concerning the Policy guidelines and
162
regulations.
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This program will be offered as often as needed to insure that Child Protection
164
Policy education training is made available to all, and may include annual review
165
training. This training will include, but not be limited to the following:
1.
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An overview of the Presbytery’s Child Protection Policy, as set out in
167
this document, and discussion of how the Policy will affect the
168
participants.
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2.
A discussion of the definition of child abuse and maltreatment.
170
3.
An overview of ecclesiastical and civil law governing reporting of child
abuse and maltreatment.
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4.
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An overview of the Presbytery’s insurance coverage concerning child
abuse and maltreatment.
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A modified child protection training program emphasizing only items 2 and 3
174
175
above may be made available to sessions and congregations in an effort to ensure
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the health and well-being of the children in the congregations of the Presbytery.
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APPENDIX I
1.
Q.
What is an “abused child” under the New York Social Services Law?
A.
The Social Services Law (§412), together with the Family Court Act
(§1012 of the Judiciary – Court Acts Law), defines an abused child as a
child less than 18 years of age whose parent or other person legally
responsible for his or her care:
2.
•
Inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon such child physical injury by
other than accidental means which causes or creates a substantial
risk of death, or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted
impairment of physical or emotional health or protracted loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily organ; or
•
Creates or allows to be created a substantial risk of physical injury
to such child by other than accidental means which would be likely
to cause death or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted
impairment of physical or emotional health or protracted loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily organ; or
•
Commits or allows to be committed a sex offense (as defined in
Article 130 of the Penal Law) against such child; or
•
Allows, permits or encourages such child to participate in
prostitution; or
•
Commits an act of incest with the child; or
•
Involves a child in sexual performances.
Q.
What is a “maltreated child” under the New York Social
Services Law?
A.
The Social Services Law (§412), together with the Family Court Act
(§1012 of the Judiciary -- Court Acts Law), defines a “maltreated child”
as a child less than 18 years of age (a) whose physical, mental or
emotional condition has been impaired or is in imminent danger of
becoming impaired as a result of the failure of his or her parent or other
person legally responsible for his or her care to exercise a minimum
degree of care in the following:
•
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In supplying the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter or
education, medical, dental, optometric or surgical care, though
financially able to do so or offered financial or other reasonable
means of doing so; or
•
In providing the child with proper supervision or guardianship by
unreasonably inflicting or allowing to be inflicted harm, or a
substantial risk thereof, including the infliction of excessive
corporal punishment, or by misusing a drug or drugs; or by
misusing alcoholic beverages to the extent that he or she loses selfcontrol over his or her actions or any other acts of a similarly
serious nature requiring the aid of the court.
or (b) who has been abandoned (in accordance with Section 384b.5 of the
Social Services Law) by his parents or other person legally responsible for
his or her care. A maltreated child also includes one who has had serious
physical injury inflicted upon him by other than accidental means.
3.
How can school employees recognize child abuse and maltreatment?
A.
Although these indicators are not diagnostic criteria of child abuse, neglect
or maltreatment, they illustrate important patterns that may be recorded in
the written report where relevant.
Some indicators of abuse can include:
Some indicators of maltreatment can
include:
Injuries to the eyes or both sides of the
head or body (accidental injuries typically
only affect one side of the body);
Obvious malnourishment, listlessness, or
fatigue;
Frequent injuries of any kind (bruises,
cuts, or burns);
Stealing or begging for food;
Destructive, aggressive, or disruptive
behavior;
Untreated need for glasses, dental care, or
other medical attention;
Passive, withdrawn, or emotionless
behavior; and
Child inappropriately left unattended or
without supervision; and
Fear of going home or fear of parent(s).
Frequent absence from or tardiness to
school.
4.
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Q.
Q.
Is a mandated reporter required to report suspected child abuse or
maltreatment no matter how it comes to the reporter’s attention?
A.
Any person may report suspected abuse or maltreatment. A mandated
reporter must make such a report in two instances: (1) where there is
reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before the reporter in the
reporter’s professional or official capacity is abused or maltreated; and (2)
where the parent, guardian, custodian or other person legally responsible
for a child comes before the reporter in the reporter’s professional or
official capacity and states from personal knowledge, facts, conditions or
circumstances which fit the definition of abuse or maltreatment.
5.
6.
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Q.
What is reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or maltreatment?
A.
“Reasonable cause” is not defined in the law. Reporters should use their
observations, common sense, professional training, and experience to
make their judgments.
Q.
Are reports confidential?
A.
Yes. Section 422.4 of the Social Services Law provides that all reports of
abuse or maltreatment made under Section 422 of the Social Services Law
shall be confidential, though written reports shall be available to the
medical, custodial or supervisory persons, and the enforcement agencies,
courts and other legal authorities, set forth in Section 422.4(A) of the
Social Services Law. The law prohibits “any release, disclosure or
identification of the names or identifying descriptions of persons who have
reported suspected child abuse or maltreatment to the statewide central
register or the agency, institution, organization, program or other entity
where such persons are employed or the agency, institution, organization
or program with which they are associated, without such persons’ written
permission except to“ those persons, officials and agencies set forth in
specified subparagraphs in Section 422.4(A). Any person who willfully
permits, and any person who encourages, the release of any data or
information contained in any confidential record to persons or agencies
not permitted to receive or review such data or information shall be guilty
of a class A misdemeanor.
APPENDIX I
Presbytery of New York City Meeting
April 9, 2016
Report of the Board of Trustees
Committee on Corporate Responsibilities, Mission and Finance
FOR INFORMATION:
1. The Board of Trustees has retained the firm of Grassi & Co. to perform the 2015 Financial Audit.
2. Attached is the “Policy of the Board of Trustees of the Presbytery of New York City concerning
Licensing or Transferring Title of Presbytery Property to Congregations or Faith Communities of the
Presbytery”. Included in the policy is Exhibit A – Current Presbytery Properties and Exhibit B –
Sample License Agreement. (Attachment)
3. If you have experience in the areas of property, finance, law, insurance, and corporate management,
and have interest in serving as a trustee of our 95 member church body, please contact Ruling Elder
Tina Serlin, Chair of the Committee on Nominations at serltina@aol.com.
4. The Trustees / CMF reminds the Presbytery that the Trustees should be consulted if a congregation
is considering the sale, purchase, lease and/or construction relating to their church property.
Ruler Elder Noel A. Ellison
President, Board of Trustees / CMF
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Operating Budget
For the two (2) months ending February 29
Combined Budget
Ecclesiastical
(Sch A)
2016 Year-to-Date
Mission
Martinez
(Sch B)
(Sch C)
Total
Budget
2016
2016
Prorated
Annual
Prior Year
2015
2015
YTD
Annual
OPERATING REVENUE
Mission Support Funding
Per Capita Income
Basic Mission Support
Presbytery Mission & Services
Management Fee
Income from Trusts
Investment Transfer
Restricted Income
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE
0
96,431
0
0
23,630
0
0
0
120,060
0
0
26,413
907
0
2,303
15,815
0
45,437
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,316
0
1,316
0
96,431
26,413
907
23,630
2,303
17,131
0
166,814
333
64,991
6,653
1,167
30,643
4,667
58,111
0
166,565
2,000
389,949
39,919
7,000
183,857
28,000
348,666
0
999,390
500
86,102
12,846
1,349
21,459
143
20,415
10,000
152,814
3,691
409,389
36,498
9,405
174,624
40,580
325,343
15,000
1,014,530
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Salary & Benefits
Office Rent & Telephone
Office Rent Reimbursement
Office Supply & Expenses
Travel & Meeting
Professional Services
Per Capita Expense
Computer Equipment
Miscellaneous Expense
Excess Allocation to Martinez Fund
Total Administrative Expenses
62,101
16,610
(4,245)
493
2,276
1,398
25,498
0
134
0
104,264
20,083
5,373
(1,373)
313
140
241
0
0
36
0
24,813
1,057
283
(72)
35
0
13
0
0
2
0
1,316
83,240
22,266
(5,690)
841
2,416
1,652
25,498
0
172
0
130,394
81,897
22,240
(5,474)
1,883
2,700
18,683
25,511
0
992
0
148,432
491,380
133,439
(32,844)
11,300
16,200
112,100
153,067
0
5,949
0
890,590
82,199
21,833
(5,395)
1,414
937
22,007
25,077
0
1,241
0
149,313
472,480
133,330
(32,370)
9,420
14,511
92,397
150,463
0
7,679
0
847,910
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
936
0
0
936
0
0
(2,112)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(2,112)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(2,112)
0
0
0
0
0
0
936
0
0
(1,176)
0
833
1,100
0
833
500
0
250
0
1,250
13,200
167
18,133
0
5,000
6,600
0
5,000
3,000
0
1,500
0
7,500
79,200
1,000
108,800
0
720
11,500
0
102
1,500
0
699
0
472
0
0
14,993
150
3,052
28,782
(1,500)
2,909
6,169
630
733
0
6,475
77,600
0
124,999
105,200
22,702
1,316
129,218
166,565
999,390
164,306
972,909
14,861
22,735
0
37,596
(11,492)
41,621
PROGRAM EXPENSES
PSS & Holmes Camp
Designated Giving
Comm. for Congr Ministry & Nuture
Comm. for Witness to Soc & World
Committee on Ministry
Preparation for Ministry
Lay Ministry
General Cabinet
Board of Trustees / CMF
Stated Clerk & Presbytery Meeting
Property Support / Martinez Grants
Sexual Misconduct Response Team
Total Program Expenses
TOTAL EXPENSES
NET SURPLUS / (DEFICIT)
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(0)
(0)
File Name
: 2016-02
Operating
Presbytery
of New
York
City Report
Operating Budget
Schedule A : Ecclesiastical Budget
Current Yr
2016
YTD
OPERATING REVENUE
Per Capita Income
Management Fee
Income from Trusts
Investment Transfer
Restricted Income
Salary & Benefits
Travel & Meeting
Per Capita Expense
Computer Equipment
PROGRAM EXPENSES
PSS & Holmes Camp
Designated Giving
Lay Ministry
General Cabinet
TOTAL EXPENSES
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Budget
2016
Prorated
2016
Annual
Prior Year
2015
2015
YTD
Annual
96,431
64,991
389,949
86,102
500
409,389
23,630
333
30,643
2,000
183,857
749
21,459
5,179
174,624
23,630
141,779
120,060
119,597
717,585
108,310
718,444
62,101
16,610
(4,245)
493
2,276
1,398
25,498
63,746
17,311
(4,261)
1,167
2,583
9,742
25,511
382,475
103,865
(25,565)
7,000
15,500
58,452
153,067
61,335
16,291
(4,026)
747
797
13,485
25,077
351,559
99,989
(24,148)
5,894
13,726
55,674
150,463
134
799
4,791
1,173
6,668
104,264
116,598
699,585
114,880
659,825
833
500
5,000
3,000
102
1,500
250
1,500
699
2,909
6,169
630
733
936
1,250
7,500
472
6,475
936
167
3,000
1,000
18,000
2,773
16,915
105,200
119,598
717,585
117,653
676,740
(9,343)
41,704
14,861
(0)
(0)
128,752
File Nameof
: 2016-02
Operating
Presbytery
New York
City Report
Operating Budget
Schedule B : Mission Budget
Current Yr
2016
YTD
OPERATING REVENUE
Per Capita Income
Management Fee
Income from Trusts
Investment Transfer
Restricted Income
Salary & Benefits
Travel & Meeting
Per Capita Expense
Computer Equipment
PROGRAM EXPENSES
PSS & Holmes Camp
Designated Giving
Lay Ministry
General Cabinet
Budget
2016
Prorated
2016
Annual
Prior Year
2015
2015
YTD
Annual
333
2,000
500
3,191
26,413
907
6,653
833
39,919
5,000
12,846
600
36,498
4,226
2,303
15,815
4,667
17,981
28,000
107,887
45,437
30,468
182,806
143
17,541
10,000
41,630
40,580
105,248
15,000
204,742
20,083
5,373
(1,373)
313
140
241
17,115
4,648
(1,144)
583
117
7,063
102,691
27,886
(6,864)
3,500
700
42,380
19,824
5,267
(1,302)
600
140
6,965
114,885
31,678
(7,812)
3,174
785
30,671
36
0
24,813
143
9
28,534
858
55
171,206
65
0
31,559
961
0
174,342
(2,112)
833
1,100
5,000
6,600
720
11,500
150
3,052
28,782
(1,500)
(2,112)
1,933
11,600
12,220
30,484
TOTAL EXPENSES
22,702
30,468
182,806
43,779
204,826
22,735
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(0)
(0)
(2,149)
(84)
File Nameof
: 2016-02
Operating
Presbytery
New York
City Report
Operating Budget
Schedule C : Martinez Fund Budget
Current Yr
2016
YTD
OPERATING REVENUE
Per Capita Income
Management Fee
Income from Trusts
Investment Transfer
Restricted Income
Salary & Benefits
Travel & Meeting
Per Capita Expense
Computer Equipment
PROGRAM EXPENSES
PSS & Holmes Camp
Designated Giving
Lay Ministry
General Cabinet
Standing Rules & Overture
TOTAL EXPENSES
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Budget
2016
Prorated
Prior Year
2015
2015
YTD
Annual
2016
Annual
1,316
16,500
99,000
2,874
91,343
1,316
16,500
99,000
2,874
91,343
1,057
283
(72)
35
1,036
281
(69)
133
6,214
1,688
(415)
800
13
1,878
11,268
2
50
(9)
3,300
300
(55)
19,800
1,316
1,040
275
(68)
67
6,036
1,663
(410)
353
1,557
6,052
3
50
2,874
13,743
13,200
79,200
77,600
0
13,200
79,200
0
77,600
1,316
16,500
99,000
2,874
91,343
0
0
0
0
0
File Nameof
: 2016-02
Operating
Presbytery
New York
City Report
Per Capita & Basic Mission Support Receivable
As of February 29, 2015
Church
BRONX
Beck Memorial
Bedford Park
Eastchester
El Buen Pastor
Emmanuel Reformed
Featherbed Lane
Fort Schuyler
Fourth
Laconia
Riverdale
San Andres
Soundview
St Augustine
Throggs Neck
Tremont
University Heights
Williamsbridge
Presbytery
$29.35
GA
$7.12
Synod
$4.00
Total
$40.47
PER CAPITA
Amount
Current Year
Paid
Balance
PY Unpaid
Balance
997.90
1,320.75
10,272.50
733.75
2,348.00
1,408.80
2,289.30
1,526.20
1,878.40
7,366.85
1,438.15
4,754.70
3,698.10
704.40
2,318.65
2,054.50
1,115.30
242.08
320.40
2,492.00
178.00
569.60
341.76
555.36
370.24
455.68
1,787.12
348.88
1,153.44
897.12
170.88
562.48
498.40
270.56
136.00
180.00
1,400.00
100.00
320.00
192.00
312.00
208.00
256.00
1,004.00
196.00
648.00
504.00
96.00
316.00
280.00
152.00
1,375.98
1,821.15
14,164.50
1,011.75
3,237.60
1,942.56
3,156.66
2,104.44
2,590.08
10,157.97
1,983.03
6,556.14
5,099.22
971.28
3,197.13
2,832.90
1,537.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(3,237.60)
0.00
0.00
(350.74)
0.00
(10,157.97)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(971.28)
0.00
0.00
(1,537.86)
1,375.98
1,821.15
14,164.50
1,011.75
0.00
1,942.56
3,156.66
1,753.70
2,590.08
0.00
1,983.03
6,556.14
5,099.22
0.00
3,197.13
2,832.90
0.00
11,172.27
65,888.37
BROOKLYN
Bay Ridge United
Bedford Central
Bethel Presby Reformed
Beverly
Crossroads
Duryea
First Brooklyn
First Spanish
Flatbush-Redeemer
Fourth Avenue
Gethsemane
Glenmore Avenue
Homecrest
Kingslawn United
Lafayette Avenue
Living Christ
Memorial
Redeemer-E Bklyn
Siloam
Trinity United
Union-Bay Ridge
Westminster Bethany
Zion
587.00
12,503.10
3,433.95
352.20
1,408.80
1,731.65
6,016.75
2,025.15
645.70
3,052.40
2,348.00
410.90
1,056.60
1,614.25
6,779.85
821.80
733.75
704.40
2,817.60
1,849.05
1,379.45
2,406.70
909.85
142.40
3,033.12
833.04
85.44
341.76
420.08
1,459.60
491.28
156.64
740.48
569.60
99.68
256.32
391.60
1,644.72
199.36
178.00
170.88
683.52
448.56
334.64
583.84
220.72
80.00
1,704.00
468.00
48.00
192.00
236.00
820.00
276.00
88.00
416.00
320.00
56.00
144.00
220.00
924.00
112.00
100.00
96.00
384.00
252.00
188.00
328.00
124.00
809.40
17,240.22
4,734.99
485.64
1,942.56
2,387.73
8,296.35
2,792.43
890.34
4,208.88
3,237.60
566.58
1,456.92
2,225.85
9,348.57
1,133.16
1,011.75
971.28
3,885.12
2,549.61
1,902.09
3,318.54
1,254.57
0.00
0.00
(4,734.99)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(8,296.35)
0.00
0.00
(4,208.88)
(3,237.60)
(566.58)
(1,456.92)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(1,011.75)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(341.20)
0.00
0.00
809.40
17,240.22
0.00
485.64
1,942.56
2,387.73
0.00
2,792.43
890.34
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,225.85
9,348.57
1,133.16
0.00
971.28
3,885.12
2,549.61
1,560.89
3,318.54
1,254.57
222.31
72,834.55
402.87
MANHATTAN
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Brick
51,626.65
12,524.08
7,036.00
71,186.73
0.00
71,186.73
Prior Yr Pmt
& Credits
Prior Year
Balance
Total
Balance
BASIC MISSION SUPPORT
Mission
Amount
YTD
$11.60
Paid
Balance
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(185.26)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(2,949.00)
0.00
0.00
(3,000.00)
(1,298.64)
0.00
11,172.27
65,888.37
0.00
1,774.06
0.00
8,178.81
38,308.96
(8.72)
15,643.72
529.64
2,223.10
43,498.23
28,201.97
0.00
9,853.61
3,476.12
37,738.24
12,548.25
67,709.52
14,164.50
2,785.81
0.00
10,121.37
41,465.62
1,744.98
18,233.80
529.64
4,206.13
50,054.37
33,301.19
0.00
13,050.74
6,309.02
37,738.24
394.40
522.00
4,060.00
290.00
928.00
556.80
904.80
603.20
742.40
2,911.60
568.40
1,879.20
1,461.60
278.40
916.40
812.00
440.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(928.00)
0.00
0.00
(362.00)
0.00
(2,911.60)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(278.40)
0.00
0.00
(440.80)
394.40
522.00
4,060.00
290.00
0.00
556.80
904.80
241.20
742.40
0.00
568.40
1,879.20
1,461.60
0.00
916.40
812.00
0.00
29,045.20
6,883.51
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
222.31
72,834.55
402.87
0.00
0.00
11,816.44
0.00
7,517.65
7,412.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25,880.62
1,083.04
0.00
2,991.90
0.00
23,542.83
0.00
29,045.20
6,883.51
1,031.71
90,074.77
402.87
485.64
1,942.56
14,204.17
0.00
10,310.08
8,302.38
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,225.85
35,229.19
2,216.20
0.00
3,963.18
3,885.12
26,092.44
1,560.89
32,363.74
8,138.08
232.00
4,941.60
1,357.20
139.20
556.80
684.40
2,378.00
800.40
255.20
1,206.40
928.00
162.40
417.60
638.00
2,679.60
324.80
290.00
278.40
1,113.60
730.80
545.20
951.20
359.60
0.00
0.00
(1,357.20)
0.00
(556.80)
0.00
(2,378.00)
0.00
0.00
(1,206.40)
(928.00)
(162.40)
(417.60)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(290.00)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
232.00
4,941.60
0.00
139.20
0.00
684.40
0.00
800.40
255.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
638.00
2,679.60
324.80
0.00
278.40
1,113.60
730.80
545.20
951.20
359.60
282,640.53
0.00
282,640.53
353,827.26
1,774.06
8,178.81
38,308.96
176.54
15,643.72
529.64
2,223.10
46,447.23
28,201.97
12,853.61
4,774.76
37,738.24
11,816.44
7,517.65
7,412.04
25,880.62
1,083.04
2,991.90
23,542.83
Minutes
of the Stated0.00
Meeting20,404.40
20,404.40
File Name
: 2016-02
Presbytery
of New
YorkOperating
City Report
Church
Broadway
Central
Covenant
Emmanuel
Fifth Avenue
First Chinese
First Manhattan
Fort George
Fort Washington
French Evangelical
Good Neighbor
Good Shepherd-Faith
Indonesian
Jan Hus
Madison Avenue
Manhattan Cornerstone
Master
Mt Morris-Ascension
Mt Washington
North-Manhattan
Rendall Memorial
Rutgers
Second
St James
Trinity
West End
West Park
QUEENS
Astoria
Christ by the Sea
Dunton
Faith
Far Rockaway
First Jamaica
Flushing
Forest Hills
Glen Morris
Hollis
House of Hope
Korean Central
Korean United
Newtown
North-Queens
Ozone Park
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Queens Chinese
Presbytery
$29.35
2,641.50
2,494.75
1,027.25
909.85
63,777.55
9,920.30
35,366.75
4,197.05
1,350.10
2,259.95
1,203.35
1,467.50
528.30
322.85
17,698.05
498.95
3,199.15
2,289.30
557.65
528.30
2,289.30
2,993.70
1,819.70
1,966.45
587.00
2,406.70
2,494.75
GA
$7.12
640.80
605.20
249.20
220.72
15,471.76
2,406.56
8,579.60
1,018.16
327.52
548.24
291.92
356.00
128.16
78.32
4,293.36
121.04
776.08
555.36
135.28
128.16
555.36
726.24
441.44
477.04
142.40
583.84
605.20
Synod
$4.00
360.00
340.00
140.00
124.00
8,692.00
1,352.00
4,820.00
572.00
184.00
308.00
164.00
200.00
72.00
44.00
2,412.00
68.00
436.00
312.00
76.00
72.00
312.00
408.00
248.00
268.00
80.00
328.00
340.00
Total
$40.47
3,642.30
3,439.95
1,416.45
1,254.57
87,941.31
13,678.86
48,766.35
5,787.21
1,861.62
3,116.19
1,659.27
2,023.50
728.46
445.17
24,403.41
687.99
4,411.23
3,156.66
768.93
728.46
3,156.66
4,127.94
2,509.14
2,711.49
809.40
3,318.54
3,439.95
PER CAPITA
Amount
Current Year
Paid
Balance
(339.21)
3,303.09
0.00
3,439.95
0.00
1,416.45
0.00
1,254.57
0.00
87,941.31
0.00
13,678.86
0.00
48,766.35
0.00
5,787.21
0.00
1,861.62
(3,116.19)
0.00
0.00
1,659.27
0.00
2,023.50
0.00
728.46
0.00
445.17
0.00
24,403.41
0.00
687.99
(4,411.23)
0.00
0.00
3,156.66
0.00
768.93
(728.46)
0.00
0.00
3,156.66
(4,127.94)
0.00
0.00
2,509.14
(1,000.00)
1,711.49
0.00
809.40
0.00
3,318.54
(3,439.95)
0.00
587.00
733.75
1,995.80
6,867.90
4,784.05
12,297.65
1,937.10
4,696.00
4,549.25
4,461.20
587.00
3,874.20
880.50
4,197.05
616.35
1,672.95
1,937.10
142.40
178.00
484.16
1,666.08
1,160.56
2,983.28
469.92
1,139.20
1,103.60
1,082.24
142.40
939.84
213.60
1,018.16
149.52
405.84
469.92
80.00
100.00
272.00
936.00
652.00
1,676.00
264.00
640.00
620.00
608.00
80.00
528.00
120.00
572.00
84.00
228.00
264.00
809.40
1,011.75
2,751.96
9,469.98
6,596.61
16,956.93
2,671.02
6,475.20
6,272.85
6,151.44
809.40
5,342.04
1,214.10
5,787.21
849.87
2,306.79
2,671.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
(1,000.00)
0.00
(16,956.93)
0.00
(6,475.20)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(2,306.79)
0.00
809.40
1,011.75
2,751.96
8,469.98
6,596.61
0.00
2,671.02
0.00
6,272.85
6,151.44
809.40
5,342.04
1,214.10
5,787.21
849.87
0.00
2,671.02
PY Unpaid
Balance
268.78
8,548.32
9,712.51
5,753.92
311,919.21
13,904.48
82,122.08
24,047.13
2,863.57
20,192.44
2,606.70
74.56
103,205.00
20,186.84
22,024.04
210.33
3,031.50
45,250.43
12,560.16
1,935.63
4,911.15
15,008.01
8,789.07
78,313.09
5,048.74
35,879.59
4,329.60
14,475.77
24,102.28
21,050.84
201,185.61
4,769.60
2,033.82
10,700.15
Prior Yr Pmt
& Credits
(268.78)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(14,910.63)
(13,904.48)
(45,432.08)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(400.00)
(561.42)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Prior Year
Balance
0.00
8,548.32
9,712.51
5,753.92
297,008.58
0.00
36,690.00
24,047.13
0.00
0.00
2,463.57
19,631.02
2,606.70
74.56
103,205.00
20,186.84
0.00
22,024.04
210.33
0.00
3,031.50
0.00
0.00
45,250.43
12,560.16
0.00
0.00
Total
Balance
3,303.09
11,988.27
11,128.96
7,008.49
384,949.89
13,678.86
85,456.35
29,834.34
1,861.62
0.00
4,122.84
21,654.52
3,335.16
519.73
127,608.41
20,874.83
0.00
25,180.70
979.26
0.00
6,188.16
0.00
2,509.14
46,961.92
13,369.56
3,318.54
0.00
Mission
Amount
YTD
$11.60
Paid
Balance
1,044.00
(87.00)
957.00
986.00
0.00
986.00
406.00
0.00
406.00
359.60
0.00
359.60
25,206.80
0.00
25,206.80
3,920.80
0.00
3,920.80
13,978.00
0.00
13,978.00
1,658.80
0.00
1,658.80
533.60
0.00
533.60
893.20
(893.20)
0.00
475.60
0.00
475.60
580.00
(580.00)
0.00
208.80
0.00
208.80
127.60
0.00
127.60
6,994.80
0.00
6,994.80
197.20
0.00
197.20
1,264.40
(1,264.40)
0.00
904.80
0.00
904.80
220.40
0.00
220.40
208.80
(208.80)
0.00
904.80
0.00
904.80
1,183.20
(1,183.20)
0.00
719.20
0.00
719.20
777.20
0.00
777.20
232.00
0.00
232.00
951.20
0.00
951.20
986.00
(986.00)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(2,000.00)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,935.63
4,911.15
15,008.01
8,789.07
78,313.09
5,048.74
35,879.59
4,329.60
14,475.77
22,102.28
21,050.84
201,185.61
4,769.60
0.00
2,033.82
10,700.15
0.00
2,745.03
5,922.90
17,759.97
17,259.05
84,909.70
5,048.74
38,550.61
4,329.60
20,748.62
28,253.72
21,860.24
206,527.65
5,983.70
5,787.21
2,883.69
10,700.15
2,671.02
232.00
0.00
232.00
290.00
0.00
290.00
788.80
0.00
788.80
2,714.40
0.00
2,714.40
1,890.80
0.00
1,890.80
4,860.40
(4,860.40)
0.00
765.60
0.00
765.60
1,856.00
(1,856.00)
0.00
1,798.00
0.00
1,798.00
1,763.20
0.00
1,763.20
232.00
0.00
232.00
1,531.20
0.00
1,531.20
348.00
0.00
348.00
1,658.80
0.00
1,658.80
243.60
0.00
243.60
661.20
0.00
661.20
Minutes
of the Stated0.00
Meeting 765.60
765.60
File Name
: 2016-02
Presbytery
of New
YorkOperating
City Report
Church
Queens Village
Ridgewood
Springfield Gardens
St Albans
St Lukes United
Throop Memorial
United Ridgewood
Westminster Cedar Manor
Whitestone
STATEN ISLAND
Calvary
Olivet
TOTAL
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PER CAPITA
Amount
Current Year
Paid
Balance
0.00
2,104.44
(161.88)
809.40
0.00
2,671.02
0.00
16,673.64
(1,295.04)
0.00
0.00
1,618.80
0.00
890.34
0.00
1,416.45
(800.00)
980.68
Presbytery
$29.35
1,526.20
704.40
1,937.10
12,092.20
939.20
1,174.00
645.70
1,027.25
1,291.40
GA
$7.12
370.24
170.88
469.92
2,933.44
227.84
284.80
156.64
249.20
313.28
Synod
$4.00
208.00
96.00
264.00
1,648.00
128.00
160.00
88.00
140.00
176.00
Total
$40.47
2,104.44
971.28
2,671.02
16,673.64
1,295.04
1,618.80
890.34
1,416.45
1,780.68
PY Unpaid
Balance
10,111.37
160.12
1,714.64
223,727.95
1,790.35
3,962.25
434.32
961.20
244.00
540.00
2,468.67
5,463.45
0.00
(5,463.45)
2,468.67
0.00
(0.52)
404,002.75
98,006.80
55,060.00
557,069.55
(91,731.99)
465,337.56
2,133,145.00
828.62
3,722.68
25,680.42
Mission
Amount
YTD
$11.60
Paid
Balance
603.20
0.00
603.20
278.40
0.00
278.40
765.60
0.00
765.60
4,779.20
0.00
4,779.20
371.20
(200.00)
171.20
464.00
0.00
464.00
255.20
0.00
255.20
406.00
0.00
406.00
510.40
(510.40)
0.00
Prior Yr Pmt
& Credits
0.00
0.00
(1,000.00)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Prior Year
Balance
10,111.37
160.12
714.64
223,727.95
0.00
828.62
3,722.68
25,680.42
0.00
Total
Balance
12,215.81
969.52
3,385.66
240,401.59
0.00
2,447.42
4,613.02
27,096.87
980.68
0.00
0.00
0.00
(0.52)
2,468.67
(0.52)
707.60
1,566.00
0.00
(1,566.00)
707.60
0.00
(85,910.29) 2,047,234.71
2,512,572.27
159,674.00
(26,412.60)
133,261.40
File Name
: 2016-02
Presbytery
of New
YorkOperating
City Report
Investment Report
February 29th, 2016
Investment Portfolio Performance as of February 29th, 2016
Highlights
Our current portfolio consist of 1% Cash, 27% Fixed Income, 17% Alternative Investments, 42% Domestic Equities,
13% International Equities.
Benchmarks
S&P 500
Allianz NFJ Large Cap
CGM Focus Fund
Claymore Enhanced Dividend and Income Fund
Jensen Quality Growth Fund
YTD
Return
-5.09%
-6.71%
-18.24%
-3.10%
-0.99%
MSCI ACWI ex US
Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares
-8.89%
-12.01%
-6.05%
-8.49%
% of
Portfolio
16%
2%
1%
9%
8%
2%
3%
Barclays Aggregate Bond Index 10+ Years
Blackstone Floating Rate Term Fund
Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund
Diversified Real Asset Income Fund
Nuveen Global High Income Fund
Doubleline Income Solutions Fund
Various Bonds, Preferred Stocks, Corporate and Agency Notes & Sr. Loan Funds
2.10%
-6.53%
-4.07%
-4.81%
-0.89%
-1.55%
HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index
Deutsche Bank Private Equity (thru Q3)
Titan Master International Fund (thru Jan 2016)
-2.95%
7.80%
-3.80%
4%
13%
-13.13%
-4.58%
-4.27%
4%
2%
Bloomberg Commodity Index
S&P iShares North American Natural Resources Sector Fund
Blackrock Resource and Commodities Strategist Trust Shares
Aggregate Portfolio Performance
Blended Benchmark Total Return
New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund
Value of Investment Portfolio as of 2/29/16
Beginning Market Value 01/01/16
Net Withdrawals & Distributions
Home Street Proceeds to be added on 4/1/2016
Investment Earnings (Marked to Market)
Ending Market Value 2/29/16
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Donald Jang
1%
2%
2%
1%
1%
14%
-4.66%
-5.12%
-3.30%
$10,726,408
$11,250,153
0
TBD
( -523,825)
$10,726,408
APPENDIX J
March 18, 2016
T.E. Anderson C. James
Stated Clerk
RE: Report of Home Street Administration Commission
FYI: For Your Information Only
This is to inform the Presbytery that the Home Street Administrative
Commission has finalized their development plan for sustainable
ministry at the Home Street site:
“Mision Presbiteriana Home Street”.
We are now in the process of presenting our plan to the joint
representatives from COM, CM&N and the Latino Caucus as ordered by
the Presbytery in the action taken at the July 25, 2015 Presbytery
meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Members of the Home Street Administrative Commission:
RE Abiodun Adelana / Chair
RE William Rodriguez / Secretary
TE Cleotha Robertson
RE Douglas Howard
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APPENDIX K
Report to the April 9, 2016, Presbytery Meeting
Administrative Commission for the United Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood
The Administrative Commission for the United Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood is composed
of five members: TE Kellie Anderson-Picallo, TE Agnes Blackmon, TE Clark Bradley; RE: Oscar
Heywood; TE Jill Schaeffer, Moderator. The Commission has met three times on January 12,
February 23 and March 1, interspersed with conference calls when needed. Members of the
Committee worshipped and enjoyed the Lord's Supper with the congregation, led by the Pastor,
TE Henry Fury on March 13th. Our work continues.
The Administrative Commission of the United Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood
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Proposed Minutes of the April 9, 2016, Stated Meeting

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