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The General Church Board of Directors met March 17-18 . Highlights include :
New Bishop : General Church and Academy of the New Church Boards will meet with General Church clergy on June 23 to counsel on the needs of the Church in looking for a new executive bishop , following the announced retirement of the Rt . Rev . Brian W . Keith in 2019 . Affirmation was expressed by the General Church Board to increase the episcopal allocation from 1½ to 2 full-time positions if the next executive bishop deems this necessary .
Budget : The operating budget projects a surplus of about $ 3,000 , with revenue and expenses both down approximately $ 36,000 .
Advancement : Mark Wyncoll has been hired as the manager of giving operations . All Board members are contributing to the General Church Annual Fund . Board members and administration are reaching out to all donors with phone calls .
Cairncrest : An extensive report on the feasibility and desirability of converting Cairncrest into an elegant inn was received . This will require more study , including examination of where current General Church offices might move and the associated costs .
Assistant to the Bishop : General Church Education had an impactful leadership team retreat , reported in Church News of the March / April issue of New Church Life . The department expects to go live this summer with a web project designed to make material more easily available .
Strategic Plan : Strategies are generally moving forward . Progress includes a dedicated part-time ministerial resource to work with young adults , in cooperation with Bryn Athyn College and the Academy Secondary Schools , and the Women ’ s Task Force meeting regularly and developing recommendations for consideration .
Corporation : The General Church Corporation is meeting June 24 at 11 a . m . in the Mitchell Performing Arts Center on the Academy campus . Incumbents on the General Church Board who are eligible and willing to be re-elected include : Kay R . Alden , Jake C . Brown , Ian B . Carswell , Gustav Fornander , Mary Jane Jungé and Patrick Mayer . New nominees for threeyear terms are :
• Stephen . D . Ball , Mitchellville , Maryland
• David D . Deibert , Huntingdon Valley , Pennsylvania
• Alex Coulibaly , Abidjan , Côte d ’ Ivoire , West Africa
• Charles H . Ebert , Lafayette , Colorado
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