ANNOUNCEMENTS

Committee Reports-
Christian Education /Youth Group – Gwen Whitmore
1. The Youth raised $293 with the Café with a Smile. The monies will be used towards their trip to Sight
and Sound and Hershey Park.
McElwee Chapel – Donna Runkle
1. Elder Runkle will sign up for internet service at McElwee with BARC in her name to receive a good
rate. The church will reimburse her. She will check with the church treasury for the correct procedure.
2. July 12th will be the date for the annual Ice Cream Social. The Ladies of Mercy will provide a music
program.
3. The annual Picnic will be August 5th.
Member Care – Kelly Cox
1. No Report
Missions – Brandan Huffman
1. The committee will try to develop a plan to be proactive where they will be able to identify
individuals that has needs that the committee can help with.
2. The committee will try to develop a system where they can encourage people who are connected
with the church but do not actively participate in church activities.
Personnel – Mary Helen Nicely
1. The committee met on May 24, 2026 with Susie Mohler, Gwen Whitmore, and Mary Helen Nicely
attending. We discussed concerns with the church staff and will set up times to meet with the staff. We
will follow up with concerns with the staff.
Property – J. B. Graham
1. No Report
Stewardship – Mark McKissick
1. Presented a report that Elder McKissick had with Sammy Cash about the church grass mowing.
Several issues were discussed with Mr. Cash that can be resolved in the next mowing cycle.
2. Would like to have a work shop on church finances June 25th. We will send out emails to different
individuals that deal with the finances of the church.
Worship – Mary Helen Nicely
1. June Head Usher is Mike Bell
2. We will celebrate Youth Sunday June 14th and honor our graduates. Those being honored will be
Trey Blackwell, Jay McDonald, Tori Blackwell, Sydney Evans, Kandice Thompson, and Hannah Strickler.
3. We will honor our fathers on June 21st. Have ordered pins to presented tot eh fathers.
4. Ministers for June, July, August, and September

Bethesda McElwee
June 7th Rev. Mikey Kirkland Rev. Mikey Kirkland
June 14th Rev. Bill Klein Sandra Hayslette
June 21st Rev. David Pennington Rev. David Pennington

July 5th Rev. Mikey Kirkland Rev. Mikey Kirkland
July 12th Glen Amos Ladies of Mercy/Ice Cream Social
July 19th Rev. Stephen Renalds Rev. Stephen Renalds
July 26th Rev. Malcolm Brownlee Sandra Hayslette
Aug. 2nd Rev. Mikey Kirkland Rev. Mikey Kirkland
Aug. 9th Rev. David Pennington Jonathan Sargent
Aug. 16th Jim Henry Jim Henry
Aug. 23rd Mike Adams Brandan Huffman
Aug. 30th Rev. Malcolm Brownlee Rev. Malcolm Brownlee
Sept. 6th Rev. Stephen Renalds Rev. Stephen Renalds
Sept. 13th Rev. Bill Klein Rev. Stephen Renalds
Sept. 20th Rev. Stephen Renalds Rev. Stephen Renalds
Sept. 27th Rev. Malcolm Brownlee Rev. Malcolm Brownlee
5. Communion will be held July 26th.
6. Head Usher for July – Ken Mohler
7. Head Usher for August – Gwen Whitmore
8. Head Usher for September – J. B. Graham
Old Business –
1. Elder Mary Helen Nicely has ordered a laptop to be used with the Session’s records. This was
approved at a previous Session meeting.
New Business –
1. Clerk of Session presented Session members with letters from the Financial Managers/Cemetery
Trustees. The Financial Managers are informing the Session that they as a group will crease being
Managers at the end of the year. They will continue as Cemetery Trustees and have asked to retain the
various monies that are connected with the cemetery. They are also requesting that two new members
be added to the Cemetery Trustees. Discussion followed about needed plans and steps to be made
between now and the end of the year.
Announcements-
1. Date of next Session Meeting will be July 14th.