Trinity Lutheran Church Council Minutes
Tuesday December 9, 2025
6:00pm
Shalom Room
I. Call to Order/Attendance .
Attending: Terri, Laurie, Kim, Beth, Janel, Elaine.
II. Devotion and prayer Led by: Janel
Next Month: Kim
III. Administration
A. Approve Prior Month’s Minutes
Motion to approve November 2025 Council Meeting minutes by Beth, 2 nd by Laurie. Approved.
B. Treasurer’s Report – Elaine
Motion to approve November 2025 Treasurer’s Report by Beth, 2 nd by Janel. Approved.
IV. Previous Business (compilation of issues from the past six months):
A. Annual Meeting Sunday 2/8/25 After Service
Set Annual Meeting for Sundary 2/8/25 immediately following service.
Committee Reports to Caitlin by January 10 th. Please Advise your Committee Heads
Elaine/WELCA/Trinity’s Promise Treasurer’s reports by 1/15
Printed Annual Reports available at Services Sunday 1/25/2026
Email meeting notices 1/25 & 2/1; Put in newsletter and bulletins beg of Jan.
Video—Prior to Meeting– Terri
Prayer led by: Sam that led worship
Election of new Council Members:
Terri and Janel’s 2 nd terms end Feb 2026.
Everyone volunteered to reach out to possible candidates
Election of new Trinity’s Promise Endowment Fund Member.
Charline Thumm’s Term Ends
C. Flooring Estimate update
Janel to reach out to Flooring store in Lowden for an estimate in January
V. New Business
A. 2026 Proposed Budget – Laurie and Elaine
Consider additonal PC costs for updating to pcs for Windows 11 (3)
B. Copier update – Terri
Copier lease is up in March. Terri will contact the copier representative to review options.
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C. SAM Updates – Laurie
D. Committee Updates
a. Education Beth Purchase of Pots/Pans/Etc-Terri
b. Worship & Tech Kim
c. Property Laurie Smoke Alarms/CO2 Detectors purchased
d. Stewardship Kendra
e. Evangelism Kendra
f. Human Resources Terri
g. Hospitality Janel
h. Finance Laurie
Working Groups
a. GRACE Janel
b. Backpack Buddies Janel
c. Memorial Janel Purchased new Christmas tree
d. Trinity’s Promise Terri Will attend Jan Council Mtg
e. Vision to Action Terri Potential Candidate Interviews update
G. Other
V. Closing Prayers
A New Pastor:
Dear Lord, we read in the Eleventh chapter of Mark, verse 24 that we should pray believing we have
already received, so the leadership team of this church humbly comes to you with grateful hearts for
your guidance pairing us with a strong, dedicated leader that will continue to strengthen our
faith, grow our congregation and share your love with others. Amen
Updates: Andrea, Michelle, Pat
VI. Adjournment