The next regular Voters' Assembly will be on a Sunday TBA in April 2006, at 12:30pm.
Agenda for this meeting will include:

• Budget for next fiscal year (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, January 22, 2006

• Elections: All nominated candidates were elected

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, November 20, 2005

• Disposition of Resurrection Fund. Discussion whether to add money left over in Resurrection Fund to Housing Fund (part of Endowment) or Building Fund. Tie-breaker vote in favor of Building Fund.

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, July 24, 2005

• Transition Update
• President and treasurer submit their resignations as of 9/30 and 12/31 respectively

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, April 24, 2005

• Annual Budget
• Meet with and head from our new Interim Pastor Paul

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, January 23, 2005

• Annual Church Elections
• Housing Fund Update
• Vacancy and Interim Ministry Update

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, October 31, 2004

• Deliberation and decision on how to structure the process to fund a successor for Pastor Ken; one option is to have an Intentional Interim Ministry
• Bylaw change regarding voting restrictions
• Report on LCMS National Convention
• Board in Focus: Fellowship and Mission

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, July 25, 2004

• Nursery; will be continued for second service; will resume for first service when there is sufficient demand
• Bylaw change regarding voting restrictions
• Report on LCMS National Convention
• Board in Focus: Fellowship and Mission

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, April 25, 2004

• Annual budget, endowment distribution, housing fund
• Election of chairs for the Board of Christian Fellowship and Mission and the Board of Christian Growth and Education
• School accreditation and other school news, 60th Anniversary Celebrations

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, January 25, 2004

• Amendment to by-laws (one-year terms for all non-chair parish board members): final vote
• Annual Church Elections
• 60th Anniversary Celebrations

Voters' Assembly Sunday, November 2, 2003

• Amendment to by-laws (one-year terms for all non-chair parish board members)
• Endowment Fund / Housing Fund

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, July 27, 2003

• Amendment to by-laws (raise spending limit for trustees) - enacted
• Discussion on church and school staff size, salaries, housing support

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, May 4, 2003

• Budget for 2003/2004 passes as proposed.
• Resolutions for District Convention June 29 - July 1
• Project Resurrection update: fundraising completed on Easter Sunday

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, January 26, 2003

• Elections: All nominated candidates were elected
• Proposal and discussion of revised mission statement and new vision statement

Special Voters' Assembly on Sunday, November 24, 2002

• Congregation decided to call David Hardin as our new Youth Minister

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, October 13, 2002

• Treasurer's report: Sunday plate offerings down 26% for the quarter compared to last year
• Update on Natural Church Development process
• Discussion about projection screen system

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, July 14, 2002

• The Voters' Assembly established a new First Lutheran Church Endowment Fund, as proposed, with these two amendments: (1) the Voters' Assembly (a) authorizes the Board of Christian Growth and Education to determine how this year's endowment distribution for Tuition Aid for Students at our School shall be used and (b) allocates this year's endowment distribution for Help for People in Need to the Elders' Fund (a fund administered by the Board of Elders to assist people in our church and our community who have unmet physical, emotional or spiritual need, such as food, temporary housing, or counseling). (2) The Voters' Assembly reserves itself the right to make amendments to the by-laws of the First Lutheran Church Endowment Fund at its next regular meeting in October 2002, and only then, with a simple majority (as opposed to a two-third majority). [Note: There was some inconclusive discussion on which church body shall make the final decision on how endowment distributions will be used, in particular for restricted funds.]
• Patricia McNulty was elected as chair of Board of Worship Ministries
• All budget amendments passed as proposed

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, April 21, 2002

• Budget for 2002/2003 passes as proposed.
• Resurrection Fund: will include a new piano and full pew racks as the final items to be funded.
• By-Laws change: amendment to Article V (which clarifies and expands membership on church boards) passes; amendment to Article VI (which would have expanded membership on church council) fails

Voters' Assembly on Sunday, January 27, 2002

• Elections: all nominated candidates were elected
• By-Laws change: discussion and first vote (enacting vote in April)
• Project Resurrection update

Voters' Assembly on October 14, 2001

• Projection screen system: funding approved
• New signage on rooms and sitemap: funding approved
• Pipe organ update: contract signed; we hope the organ will be ready for Christmas 2003
• Reports and information on Fall Festival (Oct. 27), Connections program, First Lutheran Responds questionnaire, and nominations for church election at the next regular Voters' Assembly in January 2002

Voters' Assembly on July 22, 2001

• Pipe organ update: contract update, funding authorization [approved]
• Projection screen system: presentation and discussion, but no final vote
• Confirmation of Teresa Agnew and John Joe as new members on the Board of Christian Growth and Education. [both confirmed]
• Report from the LC-MS Convention in St. Louis (July 14-20)
• Concert series at First Lutheran Church of Venice

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