BPC Ruling Elders

All Presbyterian churches are led by a council of men and women elected by the congregation and installed for three-year terms.  These leaders are ordained as Ruling Elders.  They receive training on church history, polity and the Confessions.  Upon being installed they take vows that are identical to the vows taken by pastors (Teaching Elders).  The practice of ordaining laypeople to lead the church at all levels of church government is what distinguishes Presbyterians:  in the New Testament the word for elder is presbuteros (πρεσβύτερος).

 

THE CLASS OF 2012

Arlice Banks

Russell Drumheller

Sally Greenfield

Winnie Myers

Bob Pienkowski

Judy Pospichal

Marti Snyder

 

 

Sally Greenfield (far right) is Council Clerk and co-chair of the Nominating Committee. 

 

Bob Pienkowski (right) is co-chair for Community Ministry Committee and serves on the Endowment Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winnie Myers (right) is chair of Membership

and Evangelism Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judy Pospichal (far right) is chair of Congregational Care and also serves on the Personnel Committee.

 

Arlice Banks (right) co-chairs Hospitality and Fellowship.  She is also a longstanding teacher for the Nursery and Kindergarten class

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russell Drumheller (far right) chairs the Buildings and Grounds Committee, chairs the Youth Committee, and serves on the Finance Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marti Snyder (right) chairs the University Ministry Committee, and works with the Arts Committee in the creation and maintenance of worship banners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS OF 2013

Marilyn Hutchins

Natalie Rascher

Rosalyn Lester

Scott Smith

 

 
Marilyn Hutchins (far right) co-chairs the Personnel Committee

and coordinates Communion for the Worship Committee.

Rosalyn Lester (right) serves as co-chair of the Worship Committee. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natalie Rascher (far right) serves as co-chair of Children's Education.

 

 

Scott Smith (right) chairs the Peace, Justice and Global Mission Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS OF 2014

Mike Drzal

Joyce Frahm

Mike Harvey

Janne Mathes

Joey Showalter

 

Mike Drzal (far right) is co-chair of the Adult Education Committee.

 

 

Mike Harvey (right) is chair of the Endowment and Stewardship committees, and also serves on the Finance Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joyce Frahm (far right) is co-chair of the Fellowship and Hospitality Committee. 

 

 

Joey Showalter (right) is co-chair of Membership and Evangelism is co-chair of Community Ministries and serves on the Endowment Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janne Mathes (right) is co-chair of Communities Ministries and also serves on the Endowment Committee.