Elephant Committee

PURPOSE

The Elephant in the room? “Our congregation is shrinking in numbers”! In discussing problems with balancing our budget, we all acknowledge that more members would provide the additional revenue that we sorely need. To maintain our facilities, there are very few of us that can (or should) be on a ladder or able to crawl into tight spaces to fix something. To participate in the Oyster Festival, we acknowledge that there are very few of us to work the many positions required for setting up the booth, cooking and selling the food, and then cleaning up afterward. And on Sunday mornings, at least at the 1030 service, it’s quite lonely with only 30-some people in attendance, half of whom are supporting or taking part in the service. And the list could go on. This ‘shrinking in numbers” is our “Elephant in the Room” that needs to be corralled as it is overshadowing all that we do.

The purpose of the elephant Committee is - To develop and champion strategies to grow our church in prayerful discipleship and as a community in a way that

- Accepts responsibility for our situation

- Defines the issues based on data

- Utilizes our strengths

- Involves and motivates the entire congregation

MEMBERS

Ann de Peyster Email Ann (858) 699-3599	Lydia Dudley Email Lydia (540) 207-4962

Bev Hart Email Bev (804) 306-4560	Mary Lynn Landgraf Email Mary Lynn (703) 981-3914

Jeff Loustaunau, Chair Email Jeff (207) 469-8454	Pam McClelland Email Pam (804) 832-4234

Judy Quilter Email Judy (804) 514-5363	David South Email David (804) 766-6983