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Church Ministries
Board of Deacons' Teams
Connection- This team works with staff to welcome and follow up with visitors to worship and congregational events. The team also works to create stronger bonds of connection and relationships at ORPC. “Connection” events during the year include a night at a Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball game, Trunk or Treat co-hosted with youth ministry and other events as needed.
Care– This team serves church members experiencing a life challenge or crisis and serves the entire congregation by providing health-related education workshops. Specific care events include sending cards to the sick, grieving, and Veterans on Veterans Day. On All Saints Sunday, this team delivers flowers to ORPC members who have experienced a death in their family in the past year. Deacons also visit church members as needed.
Deacon Moderator: Sharon Lamberth
Staff: Sherri Rhyne
Session Committees
Faith Formation- builds sustainable models of children and youth ministries that involve shared leadership among youth and adults. This committee plans and organizes fellowship and mission opportunities that nurture discipleship.
Elder liaisons: Kristin Skordahl, Diana Gunter, & youth Nate Wallace
Staff: Chris Morgan
Fellowship- fosters community, fun, and relationships through congregational events and activities.
Elder liaison: Christine Uhrlass
Staff: Sherri Rhyne
Finance- oversees all the church's financial, generosity, and investment activities. This committee works closely with the church treasurer, Don McIver, and the staff bookkeeper.
Chair: John Carlson
Elder liaison: John Elwonger
Staff: Rev. Marti Reed Hazelrigg
Mission– initiates, communicates, supports, and plans service and outreach projects and opportunities to address hunger, housing, homelessness, and other needs in the community
Chair: Brooke Beam
Elder liaison: Mia Malesovas
Staff: Rev. Marti Reed Hazelrigg
Personnel- develops and provides, in close collaboration with the Pastor oversight of personnel policies, procedures, and practices which enable Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church to recruit, retain, and motivate employees in a supportive work environment.
Chair: Matt Beam
Elder liaison: Dave Drugman
Staff: Rev. Marti Reed Hazelrigg
Property- provides for the use, maintenance, repair, and enhancement of church buildings, grounds, and equipment.
Chair: Steve St Cyr
Elder liaison: Dave Drugman
Staff: Rev. Marti Reed Hazelrigg
Worship- provides for Christian worship that will offer spiritual meaning, comfort, hospitality, and a sense of community in accordance with the Reformed Tradition and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This committee also works with volunteers to support worship, ushers, communion preparation, and liturgical needs.
Elder liaison: Amy Wilder
Staff: Rev. Marti Reed Hazelrigg
Usher Coordinator: Stuart Mease
Worship and Music Technology- oversees and coordinates the audio and visual, live-stream, and other technical needs for music and worship.
Elder liaison: Jeff Cameron and Stew Eckard
Staff: Mary Boudreault