Latest Update from the Pastor Search Committee
HCUCC Search Team Update
September 24, 2024
Greetings HCUCC Community,
As you can see, this was written after our congregational meeting on September 22, 2024. Due to the disruption from Helene and its impact to our community, it was not sent out. Thank you for your patience and understanding for the delay.
We would like to take the time to provide the search team members contact information as an open-door invitation for transparency and accessibility:
Stacy Brooks, Chair
Curly Stumb, Co-Chair
Jackie Henry, Secretary
Brittany Jackson, Applicant Liaison
Pam Hodges, Congregational Communication
Your pastoral search team is dedicated to keeping our community informed about the pastoral search process and progress. We had a brief congregational meeting after service on September 22, 2024, to discuss the process and the search team’s intentions, as well as offer an open forum to discuss and ask questions regarding the internal vs. external process. An internal process will involve a search for qualified candidates who are part of our church. An external process includes a nationwide search. We will complete the internal search process before moving to the external search.
Our church profile has been completed and submitted to the council. A link to the profile was sent out last week in the weekly church update email. Please take time to review the profile. If you have questions, please reach out to a search team member.
A copy of the relational convenient was handed out as a guide and reminder of our commitment to one another as we journey forward.
Attached are the other handouts provided during the meeting.
Takeaways from questions during the meeting:
We will be accepting profiles starting on September 22 until October 6.
We will be focusing on internal candidates first. If no one is called from the internal profiles then the search team will begin to receive and review external profiles for consideration.
We will not share who submits profiles for consideration or how many we have received due to privacy considerations.
If a congregation member believes that a church member should submit a profile, please contact that person and have them contact us about their interest.
The search team will be leaning on the results from the work completed by the congregation during the transition.
The search team appreciates your support and trust during this process.
Rejoicing always,
HCUCC Search Team
See the Handout that was given to the congregation on Sunday, September 22nd here.