Welcome to the

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Welcome to the
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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• Prayer Devotions, Elder Chairman
• Church Chairman
• Approval of Minutes
• New Business
• Other Reports
• Ministry Reports
• Financial Reports
• Closing Prayer, Elder Chairman

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• Welcome
• Reminders and ground rules for our meeting
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• If you did not get a packet of ballots in the
  lobby, please do so now. You will need it for
  voting.
• The financial reports are in the lobby. Be
  sure to get one per family.
•    Our parliamentarian for this meeting is Jon
  Balson.
•    If you have a question or comment, please
  come up front to the microphone, be recognized,
  and state your name.
•    Please designate someone at your table or in
  your row as a runner to bring the ballots to the
  front.

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HOW TO VOTE
To vote NO place an X in the appropriate column.
To vote YES leave the spaces blank
Proposal to Add the Following Individuals to
LEFC Membership Abstain Decline Bob ______
______ Joe ______ ______ Mary ______ ___
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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• Prayer Devotions, Elder Chairman
• Church Chairman
• Approval of Minutes
• New Business
• Other Reports
• Ministry Reports
• Financial Reports
• Closing Prayer, Elder Chairman

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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• Prayer Devotions, Elder Chairman
• Church Chairman
• Approval of Minutes
• New Business
• Other Reports
• Ministry Reports
• Financial Reports
• Closing Prayer, Elder Chairman

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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• Prayer Devotions, Elder Chairman
• Church Chairman
• Approval of Minutes
• New Business
• Other Reports
• Ministry Reports
• Financial Reports
• Closing Prayer, Elder Chairman

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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• 3. Approval of Minutes
• 4. New Business
• Confirmation of new members
• Recognition of departing leaders
• New leader affirmation
• Accounts Review Committee Nominees
• New missionary proposal

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4. New Business
a. Confirmation of New Members The following
desire to become members at LEFC. They have been
through the New Members Class so that they have
an understanding of the structure of LEFC and
their responsibilities as a member. They have
been interviewed by an Elder and are being
presented for membership by the Board of Elders.
For their pictures, please see the bulletin
board in the A-wing. You can read their
testimonies online at www.lefc.net or pick up a
copy at the Welcome Center. If there is any
reason why you believe they are not suitable for
membership, please contact Chip Mershon
(627-3915) to voice your concern.
Jim and Joanne Mellinger Danielle Plank Jen and
Ben Spead Doug and Shiree Stuart Ross and Emily
Unruh Brad and Jen Weaver Emily Young Maggie Young
Paul and Maryann Artale Kurt and Keila
Bollinger Hiram and Annie Garcia David and Mary
Hay David Heisey Scott and Christie Hess Gabe and
Jen Luciano Greg and Jane Ludwig Nate and Amanda
Meckley
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Membership Commitment
Believing that Christ died to save His people, I
acknowledge that Jesus Christ is my Lord, and
commit myself to this body of believers. By
becoming a member of this church, I willingly
submit to God, the scriptures, this body, and its
leaders, to hold me accountable for my faith,
doctrine and personal life. Should I ever deviate
from scripture, I expect the church to lovingly,
yet firmly, call me to return to those ways which
honor our Heavenly Father.
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Membership Commitment
I agree to study Gods Word, and model Christ in
my home, work, and community. I endeavor to give
a set portion of my income, speak with others
about Christ, protect my home as a place of
dwelling for Gods Spirit, pray for others, and
use my abilities and resources to serve others. I
will at all times strive to maintain unity with
my other brothers and sisters in the faith. I
will do these things out of obedience to God who
paid the full price of my redemption through the
death of His Son. To Him be the Glory!
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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• 3. Approval of Minutes
• 4. New Business
• Confirmation of new members
• Recognition of departing leaders
• New leader affirmation
• Accounts Review Committee Nominees
• New missionary proposal

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4. New Business
b. Recognition of Departing Leaders The first
step to leadership is servanthood. -- John
Maxwell Many sacrifices are made by those in
leadership at LEFC. They give of their time
extensively. They are involved in meetings and
planning and prayer for the benefit of the body.
We are blessed by those who have faithfully led
this past year, and we recognize and thank those
listed below who are stepping down from their
leadership positions. Thank you for your
dedication to LEFC.
Elders Steven Courtney Bruce Nickles Kevin Zook
General Board Jeff Conrad Vice Chair Merv Esh
Member at Large Amy Hackman Secretary Dan
Heller Chair Brian Weist - Treasurer
Deacon Scott Galen Steve Hoey Jay Hollinger John
Hollopeter Jim Koelsch
Deaconess Audrey Hollinger Temmy Lord Jennifer
Rohrbach Lauren Tsai Katrina Weaver Angie
Weist Vickie Zimmerman
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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• 3. Approval of Minutes
• 4. New Business
• Confirmation of new members
• Recognition of departing leaders
• New leader affirmation
• Account Review Committee Nominees
• New missionary proposal

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4. New Business
c. New Leadership Affirmation The candidates for
leadership are listed below. If you have a
concern about any of these people serving in
leadership, please contact Chip Mershon
(cmershon_at_dejazzd.com or 627-3915) immediately.
Elders Skip Axe Jon Balson Scott Bleecker Steve
Friedberg Greg Heisey Chip Mershon Rich
Moraga Dan Rogers LaMarr Sensenig Steve
Spangler Doug Winne Steve Zook
General Board Dan Bailey, Chair Randy Forney, V.
Chair Donna Robinson, Secretary Eric Wenger,
Treasurer Becki Hager, Asst. Treas. Kevin Henry,
Financial Sec. Tom Zorbaugh, Trustee Chair Bill
Riden, Member at Large Michelle George, Member at
Large Scott Galen, Member at Large
Deacons Scott Cagno Mark Drury Bryan Gehman Bob
Haehnle Mark Heisey Blake Herr Rod Huber Elmer
Landis Jeff May Mike Nightingale Tom Page Justin
Riddle John Rohrbach Steve Ward Todd Weaver
Deaconesses Cindi Balson Joyce Courtney Coleen
Gehman Diane Haehnle Anne Heisey Lynne
Hendrix Linda Hollopeter Miriam Messersmith Linda
Page Mary Ann Roberts Donna Robinson Naomi
Sensenig Pat Shelly Karen Tyson Brenda Zimmerman
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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• 3. Approval of Minutes
• 4. New Business
• Confirmation of new members
• Recognition of departing leaders
• New leader affirmation
• Account Review Committee Nominees
• New missionary proposal

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4. New Business
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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• 3. Approval of Minutes
• 4. New Business
• Confirmation of new members
• Recognition of departing leaders
• New leader affirmation
• Account Review Committee Nominees
• New missionary proposal

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4. New Business
e. New Missionary Proposal Proposal The Global
Outreach Advisory Council recommends that the
congregation recognize Aaron and Michelle Larsen
as LEFC missionaries to the Democratic Republic
of Congo where they will be working with Touch
Global (EFCA) and CECU, the Congolese Evangelical
Free church in the Elikya project near the city
of Gemena. Upon approval, we will offer a
onetime gift and prayer support for the next two
years, with the possibility of monthly financial
support, should more funds become available.
Renewal will be offered (without additional
congregational approval) upon a favorable
recommendation from the Director of Mobilization.
The Free Church has been ministering in Congo
for over 50 years and the vision for the Elikya
project is about 13 years old. Elikya is in the
process of becoming a vocational training center
for the disabled, widowed and unwed mothers
(people who receive little or no help in the war
torn country). Some are learning construction
skills as they build the center. A number of
other skills will be taught as well. The hope is
that teams from American churches and
universities will initially come to teach some of
the skills until local believers can take over as
teachers. The Larsens will be helping to
facilitate the adjustment and work of these teams
for two years. Aaron actually helped his
mother clear land for the project when he was a
boy and their family served as missionaries
there. He is able to speak limited Lingala
which is the language in Gemena. Michelle also
grew up on the mission fields of Taiwan and the
Philippines. Both Aaron and Michelle are college
grads and have received training in anticipation
of ministering overseas, he in agriculture and
she in outdoor and wilderness education (which
should come in handy as they build a house and
learn to live without electricity and running
water). He currently works in Lancaster County
with agriculture and conservation issues, and she
teaches budgeting and life skills to mostly
single moms at Tabor Community Center. They
seem well suited for ministry at the Elikya
project, and are open to the Lords leading after
their time there.
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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• Prayer Devotions, Elder Chairman
• Church Chairman
• Approval of Minutes
• New Business
• Other Reports
• Ministry Reports
• Financial Reports
• Closing Prayer, Elder Chairman

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5 Other Reports
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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• Prayer Devotions, Elder Chairman
• Church Chairman
• Approval of Minutes
• New Business
• Other Reports
• Ministry Reports
• Financial Reports
• Closing Prayer, Elder Chairman

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5. Ministry ReportsElder Congregational Report,
May 2009

• Gather
• The elders provided oversight of the worship
  service
• We decided at the elder retreat that the
  definition for gather should be broader to
  include fellowship, and we will be encouraging
  more fellowship opportunities. Specifically we
  decided to bring back the harvest party.
• Doug started his series on marriage. We grieve
  greatly over marriages in our congregation that
  have broken up in the last several months.
• Grow
• We rejoice that the small group ministry is
  growing in numbers involved as well as
  effectiveness. We also have continued to
  encourage more broad participation in small
  groups.
• Oversaw another new member class.
• We discussed the needs for space, and supported
  the need for a feasibility study and moving
  forward on Phase I of building plan to provide
  for the most pressing space needs.
• We committed to a comprehensive teaching cycle
  for the congregation on decreasing debt,
  decreasing materialism and increasing giving to
  God.
• Reviewed the discipleship survey results and
  reiterated our commitment to helping our entire
  congregation to grow as disciples.
• Worked through Stan Tysons resignation and the
  issues in childrens education including
  difficulty with recruiting and retaining
  teachers, and implemented changes to the staffing
  of education to include several part time people
  rather than getting a new full time person.
• Go
• Small groups continue to be encouraged to
  witness.
• Elders are involved in evangelism in the local
  community, other places in the country and short
  term trips in the rest of the world.
• Ways to increase mentoring and teaching children
  and youth were explored. The church will be
  encouraged to take up that challenge. ABFs will
  be particularly exhorted to take responsibility
  for particular age group or groups of children to
  provide greater accountability and continuity.
• Respectfully submitted,
• Chip Mershon on behalf of the Elders

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5. Ministry ReportsSenior Pastor Congregational
Report, May 2009
"These were all commended for their faith, yet
none of them received what had been promised.
God had planned something better for us so that
only together with us would they be made
perfect." Hebrews 1139-40 On nearly any
long trip in a car, children are known for asking
the age old question, "Are we there, yet?" In
like manner we tend to wonder the same thing as
we travel through life. When will we have
arrived? When will all of our desires be
fulfilled? When will we be able to feel some
satisfaction with our life? Or in the case of
this church When will we feel like we are where
we have needed to be? And the answer? "We're
not there yet. We'll let you know when we get
there!" So while the church makes its plans,
and we all personally make our own individual
plans, Hebrews 1140 reminds us that "God (also)
had planned..." and what He planned was even
"better for us." This evening's meeting will
include not only many reports but also some
future plans. I know the building committee has
been eager to share with you their plans. But in
the end (I feel like I've been preaching this
point for over twenty years. Indeed, I have been
preaching this point for over twenty years!)...in
the end...regardless of the plans, the bigger
goal, the bigger purpose, the bigger vision is to
be able to say, "Jesus led us all the way."
Let's plan. Let's dream. Let's vision together.
But in the end may we understand that God has
"planned something better for us." I am often in
a place to compare LEFC with other churches,
LEFC's staff with other church's staffs, LEFC's
facilities with other church's facilities and so
forth. Consistently I walk away impressed with
how God has blessed us. We haven't arrived yet
but I believe God is leading us. We're glad to
have Ted Webb on board. He comes with a great
spirit and attitude. I've been asked to serve
again as president of the Warwick Ministerium and
am planning to do so. As always it is a
pleasure to serve you. The physical
mishaps/challenges of this past year have been a
reminder to me to not take the future for
granted. But as a great preacher said some years
ago, "Until God calls me home, I figure I'm
immortal. Only He has numbered my days!" So in
the words of John Wesley, I want to wear out, not
rust out. With love from the anxious back seat
of God's great car, Doug
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5. Ministry ReportsExecutive Pastor
Congregational Report, May 2009
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all
of my prayers for all of you I always pray with
joy because of your partnership in the gospel . .
. Phil. 13 To my dear Sisters and Brothers in
the Lord, I have a somewhat unique
opportunity to be involved in most of the
doings of the church. To say it another way,
somebody on this ranch needs to know whats going
on in the north 40 and the south 40 and
everywhere else at the same time. As an elder,
Executive Pastor and fifteen year member of LEFC,
my perspective, then, would be unique because it
is probably more circumspect than most. And what
do I see when I look out over the ranch? I see
the hand of God all over its people and its
programs. I see many changed lives, evidence of
Gods goodness, faithfulness, and of His power to
ultimately change the human heart. From children
through teens and on to adults, I see walking
miracles when I look down the halls on a Sunday
morning. I see redeemed and grateful people
singing His praises with great energy and
enthusiasm, happy to be worshipping with each
other in His House of Praise and Worship. And I
see devoted volunteers serving Him by pouring
their lives into the children of the church,
knowing that they are the future of the Kingdom,
the ones who will carry the message into the
coming generations. I see my brothers and
sisters devoting their time and money to
something far bigger than themselves for the sake
of reaching people near and far with the saving
knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and I
see the Word of God being preached faithfully
Sunday after Sunday. I see young mothers and
fathers working hard to raise their children to
be followers of Jesus, while balancing jobs,
kids sports schedules, family demands and the
churchs constant need for volunteers. And I see
young singles and married couples taking the
compassion of Christ into the culture to reach
those who want nothing to do with the church.
And I am highly encouraged by the many people at
LEFC whom I see involving their lives in the
lives of their neighbors and co-workers, family
and acquaintances with the underlying intent of
bringing them into the light so they can take
hold of the salvation that Jesus died to give to
them. Our small groups amaze me as they serve
each other and those whose needs come to their
attention. And how can I forget the many hours
spent by our Pastoral Care staff working to bring
hope and stability back to those whose lives have
been rocked by difficulties. As we consider
a capital campaign to begin the process of
expanding our facilities, let us see clearly that
we have been called by God to make disciples of
Jesus Christ, and that this is the most
significant call that any human being can have
the call of God to build His kingdom, for His
glory and to bring to His Son the reward of his
suffering. By his stripes we have been healed
now let us bring many to that same Savior who has
rescued us. As I serve here at LEFC, I am
impressed almost daily by your dedication, your
love, your service and your understanding of what
we are all about. Its a pleasure to be yoked
with you in reaching Judea, Samaria and the ends
of the earth. Greg Heisey Executive Pastor
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5. Ministry ReportsChildrens Ministries
Congregational Report, May 2009
I began my work at LEFC as the Director of
Childrens Ministries on April, 1st 2009. The
transition has been smooth and I am deeply
encouraged by the level of commitment that Ive
observed among the staff and volunteers. I can
say with confidence that ministry taking place
each Sunday from birth through six grades is
meaningful, intentional, and positive. In
harmony with the mission of LEFC, we are
prayerful and focused about making children
disciples of Jesus Christ. This is happening
through the teaching of Gods word and Bible
centered curriculum. At LEFC children of all
ages have the opportunity to gather, grow, and
go. After enjoying another successful year, both
Boys Brigade and Girls Alive will conclude their
respective ministries on April 29. A heartfelt
thank you to the leaders and helpers of those
programs! Planning for the Family Fun Festival
at Lititz Spring Park has begun with a tentative
date of August 5. Stay tuned for future
promotion and opportunities to serve. May 3 kicks
off our recruiting season with a brand new theme
Standing in the Gapmaking children disciples of
Jesus Christ. The work among the children is
labor intensive and requires a great number of
volunteers to function and succeed. If youve
ever asked yourself the question, What can I do
for the Kingdom? allow me to invite you to
consider standing in the gap. We are seeking
teachers, helpers, Sunday School help, and those
who would pray. Join a team whose focus and goal
is to impact this generation with the gospel. I
want to thank you in advance for your prayerful
consideration to this urgent request. Personally,
I want you to know that I am honored to serve
with you and I look forward to the future. Be
inspired by the fact that even as I write this,
God is at work shoring up the walls and building
His great work through the hands and hearts of
those already serving. On behalf of those
children whose lives you are touching, I want to
extend my sincere gratitude and support. May God
bring much fruit as we labor in the harvest field
together. Tedd L. Webb III Director of
Childrens Ministries
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5. Ministry ReportsMobilization Congregational
Report, May 2009

• Gather
• Mission Sunday took place March 22, 2009. Rick
  Green from Wallbuilders presented some of
  Americas Christian history and the Biblical
  basis for the freedom with which this nation has
  been blessed. Eight LEFC missionaries and at
  least four of the organizations LEFC supports put
  up displays and spoke to various ABFs and Sunday
  School classes that day.
• Grow
• Three ministry training seminars have taken place
  since November involving a total of 40 trainees.
  A fourth is underway now. Trainees have taken
  part in outreach missions like free car washes at
  The Mill, door to door distributions, and other
  acts of service.
• At least 60 Romania, Siberia, Uganda, Israel,
  REACH team members from LEFC and about 17 from
  other churches will witness God at work as they
  grow through outreach and service this year.
• Perspectives Lite was taught in the Sojourners
  ABF.
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• LEFC is currently supporting five organizations
  and 27 missionary singles or families.
• Two LEFC members traveled with BCM (Bible
  Centered Ministries) to India to minister
  medically to victims of the anti-Christian
  persecution in Orissa state.
• In September, 70 attended a spaghetti dinner for
  Warwick cross country and 35 runners stayed
  afterwards to watch an evangelistic sports video.
  At the end of December, about 25 Warwick
  wrestlers and coaches did likewise.
• In February nine members of an LEFC small group
  worked with the EFCA crisis response in
  Galveston, Texas, by repairing hurricane damaged
  houses. An unbelieving home owner suggested to
  his spouse and others that they should host a
  neighborhood Bible study when their house is
  finished.
• The Say family (Refugees from Burma) decided to
  move to Utica, New York, to be with family
  members and they departed March 16.
• Two from LEFC and several from other churches
  plan to visit Israel June 15-29.
• Ten from LEFC and 13 others are headed to Romania
  (June 17July 1) to provide activities for the
  kids at the orphanage, and do outreach in the
  neighborhood.
• Twenty six from LEFC will take part in two Uganda
  teams to do outreach in Kampala and various
  villages (June 17-July 3 and July 1July 17).
• The Siberia/Mongolia Team of four LEFCers and
  four other Americans (July 14August 10) will
  join some English teachers in Mongolia and
  Russian believers to run evangelistic sports
  camps in three cities in the two different
  countries.
• The REACH Team (June 2127) of 18 people from
  LEFC will join others in Annville, Pennsylvania,
  where they will break into teams to help repair
  run-down houses and demonstrate the love of
  Christ.
• Allied officers were hosted by LEFC families and
  others on the weekend of April 26.
• LEFC families are planning to host Japanese
  Students and will bring them to our Japanese
  language Sunday School.

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5. Ministry ReportsPastoral Care Congregational
Report, May 2009
Dear Brothers and Sisters I hope that you
are all doing well in this resurrection season.
Following is my report on some of Gods work in
pastoral care. Gather A year ago I agreed
to more officially be involved in the training of
our small groups in pastoral care. I have done
this in an assisting role to Greg Heisey who has,
besides his duties as Executive Pastor, directed
and lead the small group ministry in these last
two years. I have been involved in teaching
pastoral care to our small group leaders as part
of our quarterly training meetings that Greg
leads. Recently, Steve Friedberg, who has taken
on the leadership of overseeing the Adult Bible
Fellowships (ABFs), has agreed with Greg and me
to have the ABF leaders join in the quarterly
small group training. This is in an effort to
include the ABFs as mid-sized groups of care
into regular training in pastoral care. These
meetings also offer many other areas of training
for the benefit of the ABFs along with our small
groups. Grow Joyce Courtney has been on
staff now for going on two years. Joyce has had
the huge task of coordinating the areas of
womens ministry that have to do with group
discipleship. A large part of this ministry is
the Womens Bible Fellowship (WBF) which
primarily meets on Thursday mornings and offers
many different Bible centered studies along with
the building of friendships among women. Another
area of womens discipleship is our Titus II
study group which is offered during an evening of
the week. This group (8-12 women) offers
Biblical mentoring for women and is more focused
on building leaders. Joyce has done a wonderful
job as Womens Ministry Coordinator and it has
shown in the growth in our ladies in Jesus
Christ. Go Mary Ann Roberts will have been
on Staff this coming September for five years.
Mary Ann had the very hard job, as our first
womens ministry staff person, of developing our
two womens ministry positions at LEFC. This
approach led us to having a Womens Ministry
Coordinator and a Coordinator of Pastoral Care
for Women. As mentioned above Joyce is in this
first position and Mary Ann is in the second.
While Joyce oversees and coordinates womens
ministry, Mary Ann has the incredible
responsibility of personally meeting with
individual women for reasons of discipleship.
Mary Ann operates as a counselor to women by
focusing on building disciples for Jesus Christ.
Mary Ann is also very involved in counseling
married couples. Mary Ann usually meets with
individual women or couples for one or two
sessions and then sees that they are connected to
others for more long term counseling or
mentoring. Mary Ann is filled with love for
others and is very effective in carrying out her
ministry of offering experienced, Godly counsel
that points to Jesus Christ. Along with the
pastoral care staffs work are the tireless
efforts of staff members like Selma Rogers, who
keeps pastoral care afloat, as well as our
volunteers who lead, teach, visit, coordinate,
serve and encourage on a weekly basis. To all
these we say a very big thank you. You make up
the very ministry that we serve. Your Brother In
Christ, Jeff Batzer, Director of Pastoral Care
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5. Ministry ReportsMusic/Worship Congregational
Report, May 2009

• The purpose of the Music/Worship Department is to
  develop LEFC as a place of vibrant praise and
  worship, anticipating Gods presence, honoring
  His name, worshipping Him in spirit and in truth.
  As we become disciples and make disciples of
  Jesus Christ we will GATHER corporately to
  encourage one other to GROW in His likeness, and
  GO as disciples to our homes, communities and the
  world.
• Gather
• Planning and preparing for corporate worship is a
  large part of my work. Each week we seek Gods
  direction for congregational worship, special
  music, promotional information, special events,
  the technical needs for each service and many
  other details. Greg Heisey, Doug Winne and I
  meet to prayerfully discuss and plan services.
  Our prayer is that our gathering together as a
  congregation will be inspiring, challenging and
  that the Holy Spirit will move among us.
• We want to express appreciation to the many
  volunteers who serve faithfully in many areas
  related to Music and Worship at LEFC, including
  Praise Band, Crosswalk Band, Sr. Hi Youth Band,
  Jr. Hi Youth Band, Technical Support Teams (Sound
  and Projection), Worship Dance Team, Childrens
  Choir, Adult Choir, Special Music and Ushers.
• I extend my deepest appreciation to the many
  people who contributed time, energy and their
  gifts to this years Good Friday and Easter
  Services. These worship services were very
  special due to the incredible commitment of time
  and preparation by over 60 LEFCers who served
  together for these events. I am eternally
  grateful to be able to serve and worship with so
  many incredibly gifted people.
• I continue to facilitate technical repairs and
  upgrades that affect our gatherings in the
  auditorium and the Mill. We are currently
  working on replacing old and worn out equipment
  in the Mill and we are working on design and
  seeking quotes for a stage lighting upgrade in
  the auditorium.
• Grow
• The Youth Band is leading worship at the Sr. Hi
  Crossover (Sunday evenings) and the Jr. Hi Youth
  Band is leading worship at Jr. Hi Crossover
  (Tuesday evenings). I meet with the leaders of
  these ministries for times of teaching and
  encouragement. The growth of our Youth worship
  ministry has been significant throughout the past
  year, as demonstrated recently on Youth Sunday,
  due to the commitment of leaders Mike Martin,
  Kristina Gehman and Matt Messersmith.
• The LEFC Worship Dance team is growing in its
  understanding and skills in worship and dance.
  This team meets every Thursday evening for
  worship, prayer, instruction and rehearsal.
• Go
• Plans are forming for the LEFC Picnic and Praise
  in the Park (Lititz Springs Park) on June 7,
  2009. This will be a very special time for the
  entire family. Check out the many great
  activities planned for this years event and plan
  now to attend.
• This year the Back to School Praise Celebration
  will be on Sunday morning September 13, a special
  service of worship and prayer for our schools,
  school staff and school students.
• Ken Martin
• Director of Music/Worship

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5. Ministry ReportsCrossover Student Ministries
Congregational Report, May 2009

• Student Ministry vs. Youth Group
• About two or three years ago we announced to our
  students and parents that we were cancelling
  youth group for the year (insert angry emails and
  phone calls from parents). After all the joy of
  watching peoples reactions we went on to explain
  that we are now a student ministry. This wasnt
  so much a programmatic shift as much as it was a
  mindset change. All year we scolded our leaders
  the second they said the words, youth group and
  of course, when we dropped the ball they did
  the same to us.
• So what is a student ministry and what is a youth
  group? Im glad you asked.
• In a youth group setting the youth pastor and a
  few leaders do everything and the students just
  show up week after week mindlessly engaged and
  enjoying all the hoopla their cool youth pastor
  can pump out every week. Essentially the youth
  pastor does everything and the students have no
  ownership theyre simply attendees.
• The basic premise of a student ministry is 2
  Timothy 22 which says, You have heard me teach
  things that have been confirmed by many reliable
  witnesses. Now teach these truths to other
  trustworthy people who will be able to pass them
  on to others. In a student ministry every
  member is a minister and all have an equal chance
  to be involved and to minister to their peers.
  In this mindset, the youth pastor equips, trains,
  and multiplies students to literally run the
  ministry.
• The process has been slow but weve come a long
  way and were continuing to work towards our goal
  of creating a dynamic student ministry. Here are
  just a few highlights of whats happening
• Our students set up Community Night every week
• Students are sharing a devotional or their
  testimony every week in Sr. High Sunday School
• Students run the sound and projection on Sunday
  mornings and Community Nights
• Both our Jr. and Sr. High worship bands are fully
  student led
• Four of our Sr. Highers lead their own Jr. High
  small group
• One of our Sr. Highers co-leads their own Sr.
  High small group
• Five of our former students (ages 19-23) lead
  their own small group
• Our eighth grade small groups are planning and
  leading all the Community Nights for the month of
  May.
• A drama team has started this year that is fully
  student-led
• Two of our former students are Uganda Team
  leaders this summer
• I currently have a ninth grade student who says
  he plans to take my job in a few years! Im
  pumped about that.
• We have a high school girl who will be shadowing
  us next September through January for six hours a
  week because she is considering full-time
  ministry

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5. Ministry ReportsDeacon Congregational Report,
May 2009

• The Deacons help meet the physical needs of the
  LEFC body. They also assist the Elders in
  meeting the spiritual needs with particular
  emphasis upon men. They strive to encourage men
  to become Godly and Christ-like at home, at work,
  and in their communities. As a new year of
  service approaches, there will be many changes to
  the deacon board with many new faces. A whole
  new leadership team will be in place. My goal
  over the last six months was to prepare to pass
  on a healthy vibrant board to my successor. It
  is an exciting time to evaluate and possibly
  change some ministries to be more in line with
  the vision for LEFC and the new leadership. It
  has been my honor and privilege to serve as a
  deacon and as the deacon chair. We have a great
  group of men with a heart for service and doing
  what is right. I am very excited about the
  deacons who are staying on and the great new
  group of deacons committing to serve the body at
  LEFC.
• Gather
• Mens Prayer Breakfast meets the second Saturday
  of each month with an average attendance of 12.
• Mens Ministry
• a. Mens Adventure Day planning and preparation
  continue for the event to be held on Saturday,
  June 27, at LEFC. Many activities, teaching
  sessions, and food are planned.
• b. Promoted the Iron Sharpens Iron Conference.
• Grow
• Marriage Enrichment Promotion of Weekend to
  Remember and Reconstructing Marriage seminars.
• Marriage Mentoring Continuing to work on two
  long term mentoring situations. There have been
  ups and downs with both, with one appearing to be
  in need of a miracle.
• Small Group/Mentoring men A small group of guys
  regularly meets. The number increased after the
  small group kickoff session was held at the
  church.
• Top Gun groups continue to meet.
• First time fathers - Books have been handed out
  to new dads. The number of first time fathers was
  very low. Most births were to couples that
  already had one or more children.
• Go
• 1. Assistance was given five times to
  widows/single ladies and others needing help with
  various needs, such as minor home repairs and
  maintenance or referrals to contractors who could
  carry out needed repairs.
• 2. Deer meat received from the Farmers and
  Hunters Feeding the Hungry program was
  distributed by the Servants Fund as needed.
• 3. Servants Fund continues to be administered
  with the Deaconesses. For the six months of
  October/2008 to March/2009, 23710.76 was
  disbursed. Approximately 30 family units with
  were helped as well as donations to Love Inc. It
  has been unique that with a troubled economy the
  dollar amounts disbursed on a monthly basis have
  actually decreased the last four months rather
  than increased as one might expect.
• 4. Budget coaching continues with a steady number
  of five families being assisted in the past six
  months.
• 5. Ladies Car Care Day 13 mechanics/helpers
  serviced 17 vehicles. Everything ran very
  smoothly during this great day of fellowship.
• 6. Deacons continue to pray every Sunday morning
  before each service for all of the various
  activities going on and especially for the
  persons who are involved in them.

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5. Ministry Reports Deaconess Congregational
Report, May 2009

• Gather
• The Deaconesses hosted a farewell reception for
  Stan and Mary Ann Tyson in January. We were
  pleased with the turn out of this event and the
  appreciation and support shown to the Tysons.
• Our largest gather event for the year is the
  Spring Brunch, and this year was larger than
  ever. We had 140 women in attendance. Peaches
  Gehman catered a wonderful meal, the presentation
  by speaker LuAnn Wise on Breaking the Super
  Women Image was a challenge and encouragement to
  many. Melissa Zook did a great job presenting us
  with organizational tips throughout the morning.
  A special thanks to Audrey Hollinger and her
  committee for all their hard work.
• The First Friday events continue to be really
  popular. The Hoedown and Soup Night last fall
  and the Late Night Lock In (complete with
  Sardines), and 80s Night earlier this year were
  all great times of fellowship and fun. Check out
  the website for pictures and info on upcoming
  events. Joyce Courtney and Linda Page have put a
  tremendous amount of creativity into organizing
  these events. All of us on the board appreciate
  them very muchThanks Joyce and Linda.
• Plans are underway for our 4th Annual Tent Event
  to be held August 30. All you ladies need to
  mark your calendars and plan to walk through the
  tent that morning to enjoy a cookie and find out
  just how much is available for you to participate
  in at LEFC. We look forward to talking to each
  of you and getting your input.
• Grow
• WBF (Womens Bible Fellowship) has proven to be a
  vital part of Womens Ministries here at LEFC.
  We have a steady attendance of women of all ages.
  Katrina Weaver and her committee work hard to
  provide a variety of classes and to provide the
  childcare needed. The TLC for Moms group is a
  great outreach to the younger women and offers
  them a great way to be involved without having to
  make a commitment every week. Krista Myer has
  done a great job organizing these programs.
  Other classes offered this current semester are
  Beth Moore Study facilitated by Karen Tyson and
  Scotty Griswold Colossians facilitated by Lynne
  Hendrix Gods Name-Gods Nature facilitated by
  Jan Cagno and Doris Flick Hearts and Hands to
  God (Prayer Shawl Ministry) facilitated by Linda
  Page The Heavenly Man facilitated by Cary
  Ziegler.
• WBF also has an evening group that met for study
  under the leadership of Mary Ann Roberts.
• There are currently four Titus II Groups meeting.
  These are groups of four to six women who meet
  in the home of a mentor once a month. They share
  a meal have bible study and prayer time. It has
  proven to be a great way for the older women to
  minister to the younger women. If you are
  interested in taking part in this, talk to Naomi
  Sensenig or Lauren Tsai.
• Lynne Hendrix and Donna Robinson have served
  faithfully each month to organize a group of
  volunteers to prepare communion for us all. So
  much of what they do goes unnoticed and we would
  like to say a special thanks to them.
• Go
• Vicki Zimmerman heads up a group of volunteers
  who have sent out dozens of cards, books, and
  CDs and they have placed several Gideon Bibles
  in someones memory over the last six months. It
  is our goal to recognize all weddings, births,
  deaths and illnesses with a card and small gift.
  We count on the congregation to keep us informed
  of these events so no one is missed.
• Linda Hollopeter has worked with the El Faro
  Church in Lebanon for several years and has been
  heading up the food collection for the pastors
  there once a month. She and her committee have
  done a great job with this outreach. Linda also
  works with the Deacons to organize Car Care
  Days which have been a real blessing to many
  single women in the congregation.
• Angie Weist and her group of volunteers have done
  a tremendous job of providing meals,
  transportation, child care and other help to
  families who have had a need. We also would like
  to thank the ABFs and small groups for stepping
  up to the plate in this area and doing a great
  job of taking care of each other. You are truly
  modeling Christ to one another.
• Our annual In-Gathering in November, under the
  leadership of Jen Rohrbach and Cindi Balson,
  provided a Thanksgiving meal and extra groceries
  to more than 40 families. Thanks to all of you
  for your donations and Stauffers receipts.
• Several Care Teams have been organized to provide
  longer term care to families going through hard
  times. Coleen Gehman, Audrey Hollinger and
  Brenda Zimmerman have provided leadership in this
  area.
• Coleen Gehman, Diane Haehnle and Temmy Lord have
  served on the Servants Fund this year along with
  representatives from the Deacon Board. The
  Deaconesses see this as a very important part of
  our ministry.
• Blessings to all of you on behalf of the
  Deaconesses,
• Anne Heisey and Brenda Zimmerman

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5. Ministry ReportsTrustee Congregational
Report, May 2009
I have just completed my second year as Trustee
Chair. As Chairman I am responsible to attend
General Board meetings, Finance Committee
meetings and any other meetings that fall under
the Trustee Board. The Trustees are the
overseers of all development, purchase, lease,
construction, renovation, allocation, and usage
of all church properties, facilities and major
fixed assets. We want to thank Nelson Boll who
handles the day to day operation of the facility
and Ann Unruh who keeps us all straight (well,
tries to anyway). Witness Park has been
completely turned over to the Witness Park
Cemetery Board being chaired by Daryl Bender.
The Building Committee is currently working on
the overall site and building project. The
Building Committee is chaired by Steve Borg who
will be giving a presentation at the
Congregational Meeting along with Pete
Wittmaier. The Emergency Management
Committee did not meet in 2008 to make any
changes or additions to the handbook. The
Trustee Board does not meet on a regular basis
but on an as needed basis and is comprised of the
following members Greg Heisey, Executive
Pastor Nelson Boll, Maintenance Supervisor Ann
Unruh, Church Business Administrator an Elder
Representative, a Member-At-Large, the Financial
Secretary, the General Board Chair, the Witness
Park Chair, the Building Committee Chair, the
Emergency Management Chair and myself, the
Trustee Chair. I look forward to another
great year at LEFC. May we continue to work
together to further Gods Kingdom. Respectfully
submitted, Tom Zorbaugh Trustee
Chairman Trustees Nelson Boll, Glenn Hertzler,
Ron Lindberg, Kevin Ream, Paul Zimmerman
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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• Prayer Devotions, Elder Chairman
• Church Chairman
• Approval of Minutes
• New Business
• Other Reports
• Ministry Reports
• Financial Reports
• Closing Prayer, Elder Chairman

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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009 AGENDA

• Prayer Devotions, Elder Chairman
• Church Chairman
• Approval of Minutes
• New Business
• Other Reports
• Ministry Reports
• Financial Reports
• Closing Prayer, Elder Chairman

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LANCASTER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Congregational
Business Meeting May 17, 2009
Thank you for participating!