FOR LOCAL CHURCHES SEEKING NEW LEADERS

                                                        Local Church
                                                  Statement of Consent

The covenantal relationship between a church and those called by that church to serve as pastors and teachers and in other ministerial positions is strengthened when vital information is openly shared by covenantal partners. To that end, we attest that, to the best of our abilities, we have provided information in this profile that accurately represents our church. We have not knowingly withheld any information that would be helpful to candidates. As the committee charged with the responsibility for identifying and recommending a suitable new minister for our church, we have been authorized to share the information herein with potential candidates.

We understand that a candidate may wish to secure further knowledge, information, and opinion about our church. We encourage a candidate to do so, recognizing that an open exchange of relevant information builds the foundation for continuing and healthy relationships between calling bodies and persons seeking a ministry position.

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Signature of Search Committee Chairperson                                 Date

Church
Name: Preble Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
Address: 1953 Preble Road, PO Box 186
              Preble, New York 13141

Search Committee Chairperson or Contact Person
Name: Lee Benson
Address: 5324 Route 281
              Homer, New York 13077
Telephone: 607-749-2844 (H) Evening
                   607-749-3164 (W) Daytime
Fax: 607-749-9974
E-Mail: thequag@twcny.rr.com

LOCAL CHURCH PROFILE FOR LOCAL CHURCHES SEEKING NEW LEADERS

Please return the completed document to your conference or association office.
Church: Preble Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
Address: 1953 Preble Road, PO Box 186
              Preble, New York 13141
Church Website: www.PREBLECHURCH.ORG
Name of Search Committee Chairperson/Contact Person: Lee Benson
Address: 5324 Route 281
              Homer, New York, 13141
Telephone: 607-749-2844 (H) Evening or 607-749-3164 (W) Daytime
Email: thequag@twcny.rr.com FAX: 607-749-9974

Conference/Association Staff Person Assisting Our Church: David Gordon Cleaver Bartholomew
Address: 5575 Thompson Road
              DeWitt, New York 13214
Telephone: 315-692-4463
Email: dcleaver-bartholomew@uccny.org

Membership: (as reflected in the eleven-year UCC Statistical Report for our church; “est.” indicates the figure is an estimate.)

Age:                                                        Education Level of Adults:

   3%  ages   0-5                                           0%  completed less than high school
  12% ages   6-18                                         46% high school graduates
    6% ages  19-34                                        15% some college/vocational school
  12% ages  35-49                                         29% college graduates
  50% ages  50-60                                        10% graduate school
  16% ages  65-74                                          0% tradesperson
  12% ages  75 +                                           4% other


Family Units:                                               Occupation of Adults:
 
  10% couples with children at home              26% business
  60% couples without children at home         13% clerical
  30% single                                                      9% farmer/rancher
   0% single parents with children at home      4% laborer/manufacturing
                                                                       44% professional


Employment:

  51% employed
   0% not currently employed
  49% retired

 

If the church has conducted an annual stewardship campaign, list results for the past two years:
Pledges: $ 42,200 Actual Received: $ 45,214
Pledges: $ 40,227 Actual Received: $ 37,165.20

Identify UCC special offerings the church receives throughout the year and the amounts
from last year:
$492  One Great Hour of Sharing
$105  Neighbors in Need
$506  Christmas Fund
$120  Strengthen the Church
Basic Support for Our Church’s Wider Mission (only if received through special offerings and
not included as a regular budget item)

Mission
a. Beyond your contributions through the UCC, name the most significant local or global
missions/ministries or agencies that were financially supported by your local church last
year and the amount of support:
Name Amount
1. Local Food Pantry $2,723 plus food
2. Heifer International $657
3. Church World Service $395
4. Cortland County Council of Churches $375
5. Family Counseling Ministry $671
b. What mission project has excited your church the most in the past three years? Why?
Our Local Food Pantry
It has given our congregation the opportunity to reach out to our neighbors in a time of need.

Indebtedness
a. Total amount of outstanding mortgages/capital debt: $ None
b. Total amount of other debt: $None
Describe:
c. Are payments current? yes____ no____

Capital Campaigns
a. If the church has had capital campaigns in the last ten years, note goal
and results:
Goal: $8,500 Outcome: $ 11,500
Goal: $ Outcome: $
b. What projects were undertaken as a result of your capital campaign?
New Driveway
c. Was there a mission or outreach component to the campaign? _____ Yes ___X__No
d. If a capital campaign is underway or anticipated, describe it:
Goal: $      Beginning Date:     Purpose:

Assets held by the Church
a. Reserves (savings): $ 62,245.09
b. Endowments/Investments: $ 28,450.94
c. Describe buildings and property of your church except the parsonage:
Parcel of land (260 ft. by 315 ft.)
Original church building (50 ft. by 80 ft.) includes sanctuary, church office, fellowship room and
restrooms on upper level. Basement has diningroom, kitchen and one small room. One story addition (50 ft. by 75 ft.) has conference room, large multi-purpose room, 2 classrooms and restrooms.
d. Is the church building (including sanctuary and offices) handicapped accessible?
Yes ____X_ Partially (specify) _Lift from main level to sanctuary
Is the pulpit handicapped accessible? Yes _____ No___X__
e. If a building program is projected or underway, describe it, including estimated
date of completion:
f. If the church owns a parsonage, describe it: Church does not own parsonage.

                              FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF MINISTERIAL LEADERS

If your conference has compensation guidelines, do you follow them?
__X___ yes for some compensation items but not all

Does the church consider this position to be full time or part time?
_____ Full Time __X___ Part Time (specify)

How will church members be supportive of a part time or bivocational pastor who may need another job to supplement the church salary?
They will assist with worship, some office work and visitation as needed.

Salary History
To provide a profile of salaries for the position you are seeking to fill, indicate salaries at the
beginning and ending of the ministers’ tenure. Do not include interim positions. If a parsonage is
provided, insert the letter “P” in the space provided. Provide information for the last 3 leaders or the
last ten years.

Start Date:  2008 - Salary $38,500 with housing included
End Date:   2010 - Salary $38,500 with housing included

Previous:

Start Date:  2003 -Salary $36,220 with housing included and parsonage
End Date:   2008 -Salary $44,348 with housing included and parsonage

State Date:  1988 -Salary $26,343 with housing included and parsonage
End Date:    2001 -Salary $36,071 with housing included and parsonage

During the above period, has your church ever failed to fulfill its financial obligations to
its pastor? _____ yes ___X__ no If yes, please comment:

Salary, Benefits, and Expenses Offered
a. Cash salary offered $_Meets UCC Guidelines___________
Conference recommended salary range: $_________________________
b. Housing: $_______________
X Housing allowance only Parsonage only Would consider offering either
c. Customary benefits:
X Vacation: ________ weeks annually
X Maternity/paternity leave
X UCC Retirement Annuity ( ___% of salary and housing)
X UCC Life and Disability Insurance Benefits
X UCC Health Benefits ( _____ other health benefits)
X UCC Dental Benefits ( _____ other dental benefits)
X Social Security/Medicare Offset
X Continuing Education Funds
X Continuing Education Time
X Sabbatical Leave
 Other benefits (specify) ________________________

Ministry Expenses
X Travel Reimbursement
X Meeting Expense Reimbursement
X Books and Periodicals
X Reimbursement of Criminal Background Check Fee
X Moving Expenses

Population
a. Population of total city or town in which your church is located: 1,582
b. Describe the population by racial-ethnic category and identify the source of the information:
White alone – 97.6% Asian Alone - .06%
Black alone - .7% Native Hawaiian/Pacific - .0%
American alone: .6%
Hispanic - .4% www.city-data.com
Two or more races - .5%

Economic Factors
Identify major sources of employment/income in your community:
a. Construction
b. Educational Services
c. Agriculture

General Description (Add *** if the information came from a survey of the congregation)
a. Describe three distinctive attributes of your community:
1. Location, easily accessible to culture, sports and medical facilities in Syracuse and
Cortland
2. Supportive
3. Community activities: card parties, town piucnics, active historical group
b. Identify major trends you envision in your community during the next five years:
1. We do not envision any major changes in the next five yers.
c. List three or four problem areas confronting your community that members feel your church
should address:
1. We need to be more welcoming to new people in the community. Tell them what is here.
2. Promote church activities to residents, old and new. (Worship, Supper Club)
3. Provide activities for youth of the community.
d. Indicate Mission Activities
1. In which your church participates as a part of its mission in the community:
Food Pantry – funded and food supplied locally
Preble Children’s Center
2. In which your church expects the leader you are now seeking to participate:
Food Pantry
Preble Children’s Center
e. Describe how your church building is now being used by the community:
Worship
Food Pantry
Children’s Center
f. Indicate the number of school districts from which members of your church are drawn:
one X two three or more

Identify major trends you envision in your church in the next five years
More Bible Study groups for adults
Growth of Food Pantry
More ways to serve our community

Planning
a. All churches do planning. How would you characterize the way planning is done in your church?
As a congregation we take the needs and desires of our church and community seriously. Periodicallly
we distribute surveys to gauge and analyze prespectives, concerns and opinions. The church boards
review the surveys and in turn develop plans that respond to the needs expressed.
b. What expectations do you have of the person you are seeking in relation to the planning that takes
place?
We would encourage our pastor to be a full partner in long-range planning and bring his/her
experience to bear on envisioning the future mission of the church in our community and world.
c. When is the last time your church undertook a period of discernment and long-range planning in an intentional way? In 2008, prior to our last pastor.
d. What were the outcomes of your intentional long-range planning?
A better understanding of who we are as a church and our expectations.
e. Does your church have any plans to undertake a period of intentional long-range planning in the
future? No current plans.

Reflections on Congregational Life
Comment on the following with what you believe to be the generally-held responses of the congregation.
If more space is needed, use additional pages. (Add *** if information came from a survey of the
congregation.)
 Identify the three most important faith experiences or events in the history of your church and the year each took place:

1. Combining of Presbyterian and Methodist Churches 1947
2. Congregational Church becoming part of UCC 19 61
3. Addition of Educational Wing for Children’s Center and Sunday School 1971

Identify the most challenging faith experience or event in the life of your church in the last three
years and what the church learned from it:
A family, who has belonged to our church for many generations was devastated by illness when a
fairly young wife and mother of two teenage boys was diagnosed with cancer. We felt like we were
all a part of her family, offering prayer for her and other support. We sent cards, made visits, sent
emails to her teenaged boys and delivered food through all stages of her illness. We respected her
privacy when needed but the family knew our support was there. Unfortunately, a cure was not
found. Through this experience we learned that prayer is not always answered in the manner we
wish, but just like our congregation God is always there with comfort and love. We also followed
her wishes and took part in Teal for the Cure walks collecting monies in hope of a cure in the future.

What is God calling your church to do/become over the next few years?
We will persevere while continuing to be a beacon of light in our community. God is calling us to
reach out as ministers to all within our church walls and the local community. We will provide a
buffer and support during the lean years.

Describe how the church expects the person you are seeking to help your church reach these goals:
To feed us and help us feed each other.
Provide guidance, leadership and be encouraging to our church family.
Chose the statement that most accurately describes the theological/faith stance of your church: You may check more that one.
We tend to be theologically conservative.

X We tend to be theologically moderate to conservative.
   We tend to be theologically moderate.
   We tend to be theologically moderate to liberal.
   We tend to be theologically liberal.
X We tend to be quite diverse theologically.
Other
Comments:

Describe the educational program of your church:
Identify the curriculum/a used in your church school and the person or committee responsible for
selection of curriculum/a:
“One Room Sunday School” curriculum was selected by our Christian Education Committee.
It was selected to fit our wide age range and because it is scriptured based.
Indicate resources used for Confirmation and the person or committee responsible for the selection of these resources:
These are determined by the pastor in cooperation with the Christion Education Committee.
Are there educational opportunities for all ages?
Sunday School and Bible study.
Does your church have a written Safe Church Policy?
____X__Yes _________No (If No, has a group worked on this issue in the past? What
was the outcome?)

Describe how the church expects the person you are seeking to participate in the congregation’s educational programs:
Conduct Bible study and/or Adult Sunday School
Promote workshops
Guidance and leadership to develop these programs
Describe how programs or ministries of your church are evaluated:
Evaluated by the Church Council, Christian Education Committee and/or the Diaconate

Describe the strengths or positive qualities of your church: (Add *** if information came from a survey of the congregation.)
As a congregation we function as a family, welcoming new members, sharing their joys and
concerns. We are open to new ideas and ways to express our faith. We extend our caring beyond the church walls, out into our local community and the world beyond. Our diverse membership is a
patchwork of all ages coming together for worship and fellowship. Some live within walking distance while others travel many miles to share in the story of God’s love.

Indicate major boards, committees, small groups, and organizations that are a part of
your church; the frequency of meetings (monthly, weekly, etc.); and expectations for
leadership. For leadership role use: 1 = pastor takes primary initiative and responsibility;
2 = pastor and laity share responsibility; 3 = laity take primary initiative and
responsibility; 4 = the pastor’s presence is expected periodically/occasionally.

Board/Committee                 Purpose                      # Members     Frequency      Leadership

Trustees                              Financial Oversight              6              Monthly                3
Diaconate                            Worship & Communion        8              Monthly                2
Christian Ed                         Sunday School                   3              As Needed            3
Music                                                                           4                                          3
Endowment                          Custodians of the Fund       5              Quarterly               3
Pastoral Relations                Liason between Pastor &     6                                          3
                                           Congregation
Memorial                                                                       4              As Needed            3

Representative to the Children's Center

The Church Council coordinates work of committees and boards quarterly
 

Ongoing Small Groups            

Nominating Committee - Nominates officers and board members.  They meet once a year.

Delegates of Cortland Count Council of churches - Communication between churches.  We have 2 members with 1 leader.

Delegates to Susquehanna Association Meetings - Associations Business with 2 members meeting in the Spring and Fall with 1 leader.

Delegate to New York Conference - State Conference Business with 1 member meeting annually.

                 

Conflict
Most churches experience conflict at various times. Characterize your church’s experience with conflict given the following possibilities. Indicate the extent to which each statement describes
your church: C = closely; S = somewhat; N = not at all.

C as a church, we respect and listen to each other and work things through without generating
divisiveness

N as a church, we try to respect and listen to each other, but it is not uncommon for
differences of opinion to be a problem and for some people to choose sides

N some have left our church because of conflict

N conflict hurts our sense of unity, but we tend not to talk about it

S painful experience with conflict has been present, but it has been worked through, and
we have learned from the experience

N we have had some painful experiences with conflict, and they linger in the background

N open conflict is present, and we need a minister who can help us deal with it

Comment:

Worship
a. Describe the weekly worship schedule (number of services, times, languages in which the services are conducted, frequency with which communion is included, special empases such as healing services, contemporary worship, etc.)

One service of worship weekly – Sunday morning at 10:00 am
English
Communion Service – 1st Sunday of each month
b. Are your worship services or church gatherings sign language interpreted?
_____ Yes ___X__ No
Are there particular ministries with persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness?
Comment
c. Identify how worship is planned on a regular basis in your church
_____ by a worship committee
_____ by the pastor
__X___ by the pastor in consultation with the church musician
_____ other – specify:
d. Describe the style and content of preaching valued by your congregation:
We desire a pastor who can bring to life the narratives and teachings of scripture, who can
relate well to all age groups, and who can nurture a biblical understanding of how God’s
love can work through us in our everyday lives.
e. Describe the role in worship of the person you are seeking:
Crafting a spiritually meaningful service, including presentation of sermons, prayers,
scripture reading and providing an atmosphere that is congenial and uplifting
f. What hymnal(s) are currently used by your congregation in worship?
United Methodist
New Century, on occasion
g. Have you considered using another hymnal?
No
h. Churches have a variety of practices related to the use of Inclusive Language in worship services.
(Some churches have made the decision not to change any language in worship; others are
intentionally inclusive in their references to people avoiding words such as “mankind”. Some avoid
exclusively male references for God and seek to include male and female images as well as a variety of metaphors; other churches exercise care in the words of the liturgy but still utilize “traditional” hymns.) How important is this issue to your church?  Not important.

United Church of Christ
a. Association, conference, or other denominational programs and activities in which church members
participate: Susquehanna Association (Spring and Fall Mtgs.) Cortland County Council of Churches
New York Conference
Do you send delegates to association and conference meetings?
Regularly ____X______Occasionally __________Never__________
Have members of your church ever served as delegates or visitors to General Synod?
Yes_______ No___X____Not Sure _________
b. Association, conference, or other denominational settings in which your church expects the leader
you are now seeking to participate:
Susquehanna Association Meetings, Cortland County Council of Churches meetins and
New York Conference
c. Choose the word that best describes how lay leaders of your church consciously identify
with the United Church of Christ:
closely X moderately nominally other
Comment:

Ecumenical and Interfaith Activities
a. Describe ways your church participated in ecumenical and interfaith activities during
the past three years:
Preble Church belongs to Homer Council of Church Women and participates in the Lenten
Luncheons and Interfaith Teas
Send delegates to Cortland County Council of Churches
Choir participates in the Epiphany Choir Festival sponsored by Cortland County Council of
Churches.
b. Describe how your church expects the leader you are now seeking to participate in
ecumenical and interfaith activities:
Optional - however becoming acquainted with local clergy and be willing to participate
if asked by them –
This is an excellent support system.

Relationship With Prior Leaders
a. Characterize your church’s experience with pastoral leaders over the past 15 years.
    You may check more than one response:
X In general, our lay leaders have a history of strong, cooperative relationships with the
    church’s pastoral leadership.
X We have had some fairly rocky moments, but we have worked them through, and
   relationships with pastoral leaders have grown in significant and important ways.
   We have had some tough times and things did not always work out.
   Other. Specify:
   Comment:

b. Indicate the tenure of the last three installed persons who filled the position you are seeking to fill.
Do not include interims

Barbara Blom     2008-2010
Wendy Ward      2003-2008
Linda Gard         1988-2001

c. If a previous pastor or pastor emeritus/a is currently a member of the church, describe his or her
involvement in the life of the congregation:
NA
d. In addition to financial support, describe how your church supported the most recent person to hold
the position you are now seeking to fill:
NA
e. Involuntary Terminations:
Have any of the last three persons serving in the position you are seeking to fill left involuntarily or
under pressure?
_X____ yes _____ no: If “yes,” respond to the following:

Choose all the issues that may have contributed to the involuntary termination. You may check
more than one or indicate “not applicable.”
_____conflict of personalities in the church
__X_inadequate performance
__X___pastoral style inappropriate for this church
_____ ethical issues or issues of fitness for ministry
_____ financial stresses
_____ other. Specify:

Indicate, if you can, which of the following best describe the congregation’s behavior toward
that person prior to her or his leaving: You may check more than one.
__X___civil
_____kind
_____ compassionate
_____supportive
_____ harsh
_____indifferent

Describe what your church has learned from the experience about itself and its relationship with
persons who provided ministerial leadership:
Better communication to clarify oue expectations of our pastor and evaluations of those expectations.

Does the church have a Pastoral Relations Committee? Yes
If yes, describe its purpose, functions and how often they meet:
This committee meets quarterly or as needed to discuss concerns of the pastor and the congregation.

If there is periodic assessment/evaluation of the nature of the work and of the
performance of that work for the position you are seeking to fill? Describe it:
No

Is the periodic ministerial evaluation coordinated with a regular assessment of the overall ministry of the congregation?

Leadership Expectations
A list follows of 45 items which represent a range of qualities in the ministry of the church. Place an
“X” beside the 12 items which your church feels are the most important aspects of ministry for your
church at this time. All the qualities are important. However, please mark those 12 which you feel need first priority at this time. Do not rank the items. If the aspects you consider to be important are not included in the list, place them at the end in the blanks provided.

Our church needs a person who…
1. is an effective preacher/speaker
2. helps people develop their spiritual life
3. reaches out to inactive members
4. is effective in planning and leading worship
5. is a person of faith
6. ministers effectively to people in crisis situations
7. makes pastoral calls on people in hospitals and nursing homes and those confined to their homes
8. encourages people to relate their faith to their daily lives
9. is mature and emotionally secure
10. builds a sense of fellowship among the people with whom he/she works
11. is a compassionate and caring person
12. works regularly at bringing new members into the church

Does your governing body or your search committee have a well-defined policy against
discrimination? ___X__ Yes _____ No
Comment: Equal Opportunity Employer

Has your congregation participated in an ONA (Open and Affirming) study/discernment
process?_____ Yes ___X__ No
Comment:

Is there a position description of the pastor’s role and responsibilities?
___X__ Yes _____ No If “yes,” please attach a copy.

Attached sheet following “Statement of Leadership” document.

Does your church have a personnel policy covering this position?____ Yes __X__ No

List the titles of other paid staff positions for whom this person provides supervision and
indicate whether these positions are full-time (FT) or part-time (PT).  None

Name three people who have agreed to serve as references. Make sure they are not
members of your church, but know your church well enough to be helpful to a final
candidate seeking more information about your church, e.g., conference staff, person in
community, neighboring pastor:

Rev. James E. Hicks       607.898.5201          Interim Pastor
Lynn Webb                     607.749.3778         Town Justice
William Coffin                315.696.8755          Attends worship, not a member

What groups or individuals in your church have contributed to, reviewed, and/or
approved this profile for circulation?
Search Committee Members
Rev. James E. Hicks, Interim Pastor

Using this page, and one additional page if needed, write a statement that will help a candidate better understand the relationship of clergy and lay leadership in the life of your congregation. Candidates will be interested to know whether your lay leaders have a history of strong, cooperative relationships with the church’s pastoral leadership. If your church organizational structure is based on intentional lay-led ministries, describe how that structure functions in relationship to the pastor; if your organizational structure is dependent on clergy leadership, describe what will be expected of the pastor.

If you wish, this statement can provide an opportunity for you to elaborate on the list of
committees/boards/groups that you identified in Question 24. (For example, in some churches the
expectation is for mutual involvement of pastor and finance committee in the financial matters of the church; other congregations have a clear expectation that the pastor will be focused on “spiritual matters” and will be excluded from settings where financial decisions are made.)

Include in the statement reflections on leadership styles that work well for your church. What do you hope/expect that your new pastor will understand and value in your particular style of lay leadership?

What would a new pastor need to know in order to work smoothly with your established leaders? If
yours is a multiple-staff church, it would be helpful to comment on your expectations of how the staff team members relate to each other. You are encouraged to include anything else you want to say about your church and its expectations of the leader it now seeks:

                                          Statement on Leadership in Ministry
We all have responsibility for being the ministers of the church. Lay leadership is important as a calling before God. The minister is invited to participate in all bodies of the church. His or her input is valued, expected and respected. The lay leaders of our church have had a long history of amicable, strong, and cooperative relationships with the church’s pastoral leaders over the years.
Some committees, boards, and groups would require more participation of the minister than others:

a. Diaconate - Pastor’s guidance and leadership welcomed and expected.
b. Trustees – Pastor’s opinion welcomed and considered but not always needed since financial
decisions are prayfully fulfilled by elected chairperson and elected/appointed lay members of the
board.
c. Church Council – Pastor’s attendance at meetings needed with guidance welcomed with meeting led by an appointed/elected lay leader.
d. Christian Education – Pastor’s guidance and leadership always welcomed by lay members of
committee.
e. All other groups, including temporary committees – Pastor’s guidance is welcomed but not
expected.

We prefer a traditional style of leadership that is open to new and innovative ministry in the life of the church. Many of our lay leaders have been members of our congregation for many years and have served in a variety of positions. They are almost always supportive of each other.

                                                      Job Description

The Preble Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) seeks spiritual leadership from a pastor who enjoys sharing his/her faith as an effective preacher every Sunday. As members of this congregation, we recognize the need for us to be willing participants in worship services. Therefore, we act as readers, greeters, giving the children’s word, singing in the choir, providing refreshments for fellowship time, and doing whatever is needed to assist in a meaningful worship service.

We need a minister who shows compassion and sensitivity to individuals in need. As a congregation we function as a family of faith sharing in the concerns of others as well as their joys. We engage in and encourage our pastor to provide visitation to individuals with health issues or to those facing a crisis situation.

We would appreciate someone willing and able to work effectively with committees and individuals of all ages. Our membership is a patchwork of all ages coming together for worship and fellowship. Some members of our congregation live within walking distance of the church building while others travel many miles to share in the story of God’s love. We need someone who encourages our faith and shares in the task of encouraging inactive members once again to be part of our faith community.

As a congregation we are willing to share God’s love through ministries of music, service, and mission while also enjoying fellowship. Our congregation appreciates hearing the messages and gaining additional insight of the words contained in the Bible. Sunday morning Bible study has been well attended in the past. We extend our caring beyond the church walls, out into our local community and beyond. We want a pastor who works hand in hand with our congregation to encourage spiritual growth for our church as a whole while engaging in outreach and mission.

                                 Conference or Association Descriptive Reference

Church Name:       Preble Congregational Church, United Church of Christ

Location:              1953 Preble Road, PO Box 186, Preble, NY 13141

Conference:         New York Conference, United Church of Christ

Association:         Susquehanna Association

Name of Staff Assisting in the Search:   David Gordon Cleaver Bartholomew