2025 Church Council
Church council meets the 3rd Thursday of every month. Council members welcome your interest and involvement.
Council Members
Nancy Balzer - Secretary
Leann Barrick - President
Randy Blackorbay
Sue Elsass
Dean Jahns
Larry Knoell
Dave Loos
Betty Masterman
Larry Parson - Vice President
Chris Statz
Rick Strub - Treasurer
Allison Tieman
Synod Assembly - Adult
Mary Ellen Chinander
Dean Jahns
Council Meeting Summary
December 18, 2025
Youth & Education
A heartfelt thank you to our Sunday School teachers and students for putting on a wonderful Christmas Program on December 14th!
Camp Wapo priority registration is in January. After this time they release our reserved spots and it is first come-first served. Historically FoG has provided scholarships to encourage youth to take the opportunity. See Pastor Erin for details.
Facility Updates
Additional bids are required before we will move forward with AC replacement. We intend to complete work before the Federal tax incentives expire in June.
Finance
This year we put forward a budget with a 30,000 shortfall. Over the year the congregation has responded with additional donations and it made a big impact.
The spending projections and the pledge projections are very similar to last year. Executive Committee will have one additional budget meeting before finalizing the 2026 budget proposal that will be brought forth at the annual meeting.