CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - AYLMER UNITED CHURCH

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE THE

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022, 3 P.M. IN THE CHURCH
 
(NOTE:  Jim Allen, our Pastoral Charge Supervisor, who will chair the meeting was not available right after church due to another commitment. )
 
A number of thoughts and questions came to me, and I hope you will give them some thought before the Congregational Meeting.
 

• We are facing a crossroads - no matter how much we love our church buildings, we cannot afford to maintain them without a lot more income or sources of funding.  Numerous requests have been made for a volunteer or volunteers to work on grant applications - and no one has stepped forward.
• We have been without a minister for a number of years and there is no way financially for us to hire even a part-time minister.  For how long can we manage by having Licenced Lay Worship Leaders instead of a minister.   This impacts on baptisms, weddings, funerals, and confirmations.   Would we be better joining a church with a minister and helping them financially with our offerings?
• Is it better to spend money on repairing buildings instead of doing charitable activities - after all, we are a charity?  In the past, Aylmer United Church supported an immigrant family, helped a Habitat for Humanity Build, and was an active congregation in so many ways.  WIthout people willing to take on leadership roles, how could we return to those days?
• Would it be better to spend our money on our buildings and run out of money and thus end up having the Regional Council make the decision on our future - or lack thereof - for us? 

 
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May God help us with our decision.
 
Ellen

Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Ellen Muise, Cathy Mellon or Dan Drummond.