New Wineskins/EPC Transitional Presbytery Joint Commission
The NW EPC Transitional Presbytery Joint Commission was created by an act of the 27th EPC General Assembly, in June 2007.
The powers of the Commission are to constitute and oversee the organization and operation of the NW EPC Transitional Presbytery and to receive churches and pastors into the NW EPC Transitional Presbytery according to the “Structure for Receiving Churches and Pastors Transitionally” document and to serve as its liaison and reporting body to the General Assembly.
In 2007, the following vision statement was adopted: “We envision that by July 1, 2012, the NW EPC Transitional Presbytery and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church will realize a full integration that will result in a renewed missional, reformed and evangelical Presbyterian body. This denomination will organize itself around a shared evangelical and reformed theology that equips and connects local congregations for collaborative ministry and mission in their own community and around the world.”
The current members of the Joint Commission are REs/TEs in EPC Office of General Assembly leadership, in EPC geographic presbyteries and in the NW EPC Transitional Presbytery.
From EPC Leadership/Geographic Presbyteries: TE Bill Meyer, Co-Chair (Florida Presbytery); RE Zelda Artz (East Presbytery); RE Chris Danusiar (Mid-America Presbytery); TE Marty Martin (West Presbytery); RE Ed Wedin (Central South Presbytery).
From the NW EPC Transitional Presbytery: TE Dean Weaver, Co-Chair (Memorial Park Presbyterian Church, Allison Park, PA); TE Gerrit Dawson (First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge, LA); RE Trish Dietz (Bay Presbyterian Church, Bay Village, OH and Deputy Stated Clerk); RE Dennis Gorman (Faith Presbyterian Church, Quincy, IL); TE Randy Jenkins (Central Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, AL).
Ex-officio members are: TE Nate Atwood (EPC Moderator Elect 29th EPC General Assembly); TE Carmen Fowler (President, Presbyterian Lay Committee); TE Jeff Jeremiah (EPC Stated Clerk); RE Michael (Mac) McCarty (Stated Clerk); RE Allen Roes (Moderator 28th EPC General Assembly); TE Bill Vogler (EPC Chairman of Committee on Administration).
For more information, view the 29th General Assembly Joint Commission Report (June 2009).
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