Bellevue Churches Collaboration Steering Committee

Saturday, September 21, 2024 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm | Fellowship Hall 

Work has continued with the various task forces associated with the church collaboration efforts. We are hoping to get a draft charter in front of all of the Bellevue church Councils in the near future to see if everyone is in alignment with an initial structure.
The Missional Engagement group has also been working on creating more opportunities to be in mission together and grow the bonds between our congregations.
Bill Brueggemann has also been leading efforts with the finance teams from each church to see how we can streamline our back-office functions.
Sherry Grindeland is working to get the staff from each connected in a meaningful way.

Our next in-person meeting of the Steering Committee is scheduled for Saturday, September 21 at Saint Andrew’s. All are welcome to attend.

Background:
For the past year or two we have been exploring ideas on how we might work more collaboratively with churches in our Cluster. The goal is to increase our missional impact and better steward our resources.
As that work continues, the three Bellevue churches – Saint Andrew’s, Cross of Christ, and Saint Luke’s – have formed a “Bellevue Churches Steering Committee” to explore bold ideas to see where God may be leading us in this effort. The Steering Committee has formed subgroups with these areas of focus:
1) Governance
2) Finance and Staffing
3) Missional Outreach
Carolynn Ferris, Pastor Lara, Bill Brueggemann, Tom Getzinger, and Jean Wahlstrom are part of the Steering Committee.