District Church Council - June 2008 meeting

On Tuesday the DCC settled down to business after Paul took all our photographs. Look out for a display showing who the DCC representatives are, and speak with them about matters of interest and concern. Among the issues discussed at the meeting we considered:

• We began with a Bible study on Isaiah 40.27-31.
• A significant amount of time was given to the exploration of how a paid youth worker could extend and develop our work with the 14-25 age range.
• A presentation was made by Paul, inviting us to consider a scheme for engaging with community needs. It was a free-ranging and honest discussion and as a result we resolved to pursue the agenda initially through the Engage training available from Care for the Family in the autumn.
  
• Updates on the purchase of new sound equipment.
• Mission Giving proposals were approved (full details will be posted separately). As usual, we decided how to allocate a tenth of our total church income to support charities and Christian agencies at home and abroad.
  
• Update on the recent stewardship appeal.
• Update on Back to Church Sunday.
  

If you have an item for consideration by the DCC at its next meeting, please email our DCC Secretary Anita Chettle.