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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

As you know, Zion has a big old beautiful campus that we love and call our spiritual home.  But with that big old beautiful campus comes an enormous mortgage that we have been servicing for twenty years.  Your Give Table has been doing a good job of stewarding both the maintenance of the physical plant and the mortgage, having re-financed the property at least twice in the last seven years resulting in better terms for the church.  Additionally, the membership has been asked to consider an extra gift every other month that will be directed toward reducing the debt.  Art Roden, our Treasurer happily reports that that debt reduction effort is paying off.  Thank you for your generosity.

In that same 'good stewardship' line of thinking, several weeks ago, I guided you through an important questionnaire during the sermon time.  Though I believe in redundant communication, some of the methods we use, especially the Monthly Edition of Eye on Zion, is both expensive to produce and to mail.  And we live in a day when print media is less and less desirable in the general population.  So asking the congregation sounded like a good idea.  A desire to know what you want from your church was the impetus in that questionnaire.  Other ministry tables also had questions that they wanted your opinion on and so the questionnaire we put you through was developed. 

Pastor Duane A. Jesse

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Many have thanked me for asking.  You appreciate the opportunity to give the Council your opinion on matters that affect you and your family.  Many also asked if you the congregation would see the results.  That answer is YES!  Pages 3 & 4 of the monthly newsletter are a summary of your input.

Not a surprise, but there were no clear-cut overwhelming responses.  As predicted, there were some respondents who wanted changes and made suggestions, and usually more respondents who wanted things to stay the same.  As I mentioned at each service before the questionnaire was handed out, the results are not binding but the responsible ministry tables would be wise to take the congregation's responses into consideration.

Will this questionnaire and any potential changes make everyone happy?  Of course not, but it is my hope that you feel your opinion matters and you were listened to.  As always, keep your elected and called church leadership in your prayers so that we might serve God and God's people to the best of our ability.

You belong here!  We belong together!

With you on the journey of faith,

Rev. Duane A. Jesse, Pastor

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