Session Update - September 10, 2026
The Session and Diaconate met together in a stated Consistory meeting over dinner.
TE Ferguson led the elders and deacons in a brief devotional on Acts 6.
The Consistory received updates on significant needs within the congregation and other various matters as information.
The Consistory approved hosting “A Night’s Welcome” in December 2026 with Judah Cohee serving as point of contact.
The Consistory received and recorded the following virtual actions:
To approve using funds in the Capital Campaign account, currently at ~$20.8k, to pay down the principal balance on the existing loan.
To approve a $1,100 overage for the LDR Budget.
The next stated Consistory meeting will be Thursday, October 8, 2026.
The Session convened afterward in a stated meeting.
TE Phillips led a devotion from Jewels from John Newton.
The Session and Alongside Caregivers received as information various shepherding and care team reports and discussed urgent shepherding needs. The Session entered a season of prayer with the Alongside Caregivers for these and other congregational needs. Following prayer, the Alongside Caregivers were dismissed from the meeting.
The Session approved Mike Glodo to preach during Lord’s Day Worship on October 4.
The Session approved an overage of $625 from Session Business to cover the cost of purchasing Paul Tripp’s Book Parenting for the fall Sunday School program.
The elders received a report from the commissioners to the August 29, 2026 Called Presbytery Meeting of the Tidewater Presbytery.
Scott Mericle was appointed as commissioner to the October 1, 2026 meeting of the Tidewater Presbytery.
The Session received updates on the search for a new women’s ministry director.
The next stated Session meeting will be Thursday, October 8, 2026.
MEMBERSHIP UPDATES
Dismissed:
Dale Gray to Hebron Baptist Church (Carrollton, AL)
Zack Lockhart to City Church PCA (St. Petersburg, FL)
