Staff and Leadership

Staff E-mail Addresses

Session

The Session is the governing body of our congregation. It is composed of twelve ordained Ruling Elders and the two church pastors (Teaching Elders). Elders exercise leadership, government, spiritual discernment, and discipline and have responsibilities for the life of a congregation, as well as our interfaith partnerships. Ruling elders are elected for three-year terms. Each elder serves on one or more of our Standing Committees

Board of Deacons

The ministry of the deacon as set forth in scripture is one of compassion, witness and service. The twelve Board of Deacon members serve three-year terms assisting the pastors in congregational care with a focus on visitations, meals for those in difficult circumstances, sanctuary flower delivery, cards and special occasion greetings, and funeral/memorial service receptions.

To contact the Moderator of the Deacons, use the Deacon Contact Form.

Nominating Commitee – Ellen Hoekstra

The nominating committee identifies and recruits members of the congregation to serve on standing committees of the Church. Four elders and four deacons are elected by the congregation at the annual meeting.

Endowment Committee – Barbara Given

The Presbyterian Church of Okemos Endowment Fund oversees investments and how the income is used by the church for special projects.

Administration – John Juarez, Doug Paterson, Dave Rumminger

The Administration Committee supports financial and property-related activities for the church and use of the facility by outside groups. This is accomplished by church volunteers and, as needed, outside contractors.

Christian Education (Children and Youth) – David Cook

Christian education activities are offered for children 3 years of age through high school.  We begin with simple Bible stories for preschool children and progress through interpreting scriptures. We focus on putting faith into action.

Christian Education (Adults) – Ewen Todd

The Adult Christian Education Committee organizes learning opportunities for adults in our congregation. We include Bible study, contemplation, current events, book discussions, interfaith dialogues, and outside speakers throughout the year.

Communication and Engagement – Matt Pearson

The Communication and Engagement Committee  reaches out to visitors, new members. We update our website and facebook  pages, and Twitter account and supervised our listserve and livestream via You Tube.

Mission – David Horner, Keith Camann, Ellen Hoekstra

PCO’s Mission Committee seeks to extend the love and compassion of the congregation to our local community as well as any place in the world where people suffer.  The committee works closely with local and international programs and offers many areas where members of the congregation can be involved.