April 2025
Voters Assembly: Please plan on joining us on May 18, 2025, immediately following the service, when we will meet as a Voters Assembly to discuss and vote on the balanced budget for next fiscal year (July ’25-June ’26) as well as the slate of officers…
December 2023 Congregational Connector
Tim Kruse and Fred Bauss are sitting on the call committee with other constituents from Historic Trinity. The group is off to a good start, with a strong list of pastoral candidates to review. Expect interviews and further discussions with a short…
August 2023 Congregational Connector
Just because the kids go back to school soon doesn’t mean that summer is over. Enjoy what remains of it as we transition into the fall season. Reminder not to forget your St.Thomas family throughout not only summer but throughout the year as well. God is…
June 2023 Congregational Connector
as a recap, voters who attended the Voters Assembly on May 23 approved a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and elected a full slate of officers to serve on various boards and committees. The installation took place during the church service on…
May 2023 Congregational Connector
the Call Committee is in receipt of a new list of pastoral candidates to be the next senior pastor of St. Thomas. Based on the information presented, the list has been trimmed to four candidates and interviews are now being scheduled with each of those…
April 2023 Congregational Connector
Please plan on joining us on May 23, 2023, in the church sanctuary for the regularly scheduled Voters Assembly where we will discuss and vote on the balanced budget for next fiscal year as well as the slate of officers running for the various board…
March 2023 Congregational Connector
Quick recap on the calling efforts for a new Senior Pastor. A call was extended to Pastor Karl Strenge on February 15th. After much consideration, Pastor Strenge notified St. Thomas on March 4th that he was not accepting the call. As per the…
January 2023 Congregational Connector
As Pastor Hetzner attended his final BOD meeting (Pastor Corbett attending for orientation), the following steps were outlined: 1) The call committee will be conducting interviews of candidates on Thursday (1/19). 2) Pastor Corbett will be installed as…
December 2022 Congregational Connector
The call committee (Fred Bauss – chair, Deb Closurdo, Tom Dawda, Dale Edwards, John Hupp, Tim Kruse, Mark Matheson, and Heather Miller) is working through the list of 10 names received from the Michigan District, with the goal of which candidates they…
November 2022 Congregational Connector
While October saw STL make some gain on the budget deficit, we are still behind. The major concern at this time is that we are 1-2 months behind on the mortgage payment. On the good news side, STL General Fund has received a $2,828.56 bequest from the…