Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Governing Board
February 14, 2012

Call to Order:  President Mark Kramer called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. In attendance were Casey Fluegge, Jason Hoffman, Wendi Canada, Barb Miles, Marv Rohn, Ann Zimmermann, Mark Kramer, Kevin Kelley, Bruce Amendt, and Pastor Burcham.

Visitor Recognition:  Executive Director Bill Jesse, Laura Rath as recording secretary, and John Schmidt, member of the congregation who works in statistical analysis joined the meeting.

Consent Agenda:

• The minutes from the January 10, 2012 meeting and January 17, 2012 special meeting were accepted by consensus.
• After discussion, the financial report was accepted by consensus.

Senior Pastor Report:

• Pastor Burcham noted the State of the Church is scheduled for March 6, 2012, 6-9 p.m. at Mama Lacona’s. The Annual Meeting is scheduled for June 10, 2012.

• A total of 351 individuals took the Congregational Survey, which ended on February 6, 2012.
• Pastor Burcham and the Board discussed maintenance and remodel needs for the Aurora campus. Costs are being determined. The Board will discuss a fund drive in March.
• Pastor Burcham noted that the last 9:00 Sunday morning contemporary worship service in the Family Life Center will be on February 19, 2012. Pastors and worship staff will review and reevaluate the service, possibly relaunching in the future.
• Pastor Burcham will be out of the office February 16-19, 2012 presenting at the Best Practices Conference, and February 24-28, 2012 for PLI Board of Directors.
• Pastor Burcham and Executive Director Bill Jesse brought to the Board a resolution from LCEF for refinancing our current loan at lower interest rates. No new debt is being incurred. The resolution reads as such:

It is Hereby Resolved as Follows:

• That the Borrower borrow the sum of up to $1,181,585.00 from Lutheran Church Extension Fund-Missouri Synod which loan is to be evidenced by one or more Promissory Notes providing for interest rates and terms as determined by the loan approval and/or commitment letter.
• That the said loan be secured by a Mortgage or Deed of Trust with respect to any and all of the real property owned by the Borrower.
• That the President and Vice President (or any other member of the Governing Board) of the Borrower are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to execute, acknowledge and deliver on behalf of the Borrower a Mortgage or deed of Trust and one or more Promissory Notes as above provided and said Officers are further authorized, empowered and directed to do all such acts and things to execute and deliver all such documents as may, in the discretion of said Officers be deemed necessary, proper or convenient to carry out and comply with the provisions and terms upon which said loan is being made to the Borrower and the same are hereby approved in all respects.

Wendi Canada motioned to accept said resolution, seconded by Ann Zimmermann. Motion carried.

Congregational Survey: With the assistance of John Schmidt, member of the congregation who works in statistical analysis, the Board spent the remainder of the evening reviewing and analyzing the raw data from the Congregational Survey regarding the December 2011 vote. More work is to be done at the March meeting before reporting a synopsis of the results to the congregation.

Housekeeping:

a. Future Meetings

i. State of the Church – March 6, 2012, 6:00 p.m.

ii. Governing Board Meeting – March 13, 2012 (materials due Mar. 8)

Adjournment:  
After the Lord’s Prayer, the Board adjourned at 9:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath.