8:30 a.m. Registration opens: Please sign the Roll of the Presbytery by checking in.

9:30 a.m. LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE – Elder Ben Boerkoel, Moderator

• OPENING OF THE STATED MEETING
• Call to Order and Opening Prayer
• Declaration of Quorum 

9:35 a.m. BUSINESS PLENARY I

• Appointment of Temporary Clerks [ACTION]
• Seating of Corresponding Members [ACTION]
• Approval of the Docket [ACTION]

• Welcome
  • First-Time Elders and Christian Educators
  • Guests and Visitors
• Greetings from the Host Church
• Approval of the Consent Agenda [ACTION]

• • Supporting Documents for the Consent Agenda
    • PLM – DRAFT.2026.06.09.StatedMeetingMinutes
    • LT – 2026.06.04 LT Meeting Minutes
    • LT – 2026.08.06 LT Meeting Minutes

10:00 a.m. WORSHIP – (See insert)

Message:

Sermon Texts: Revelation 22:1-5
Sermon Title: Leaves of Healing

Today’s offerings are designated for The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness

11:00 a.m. BREAK (15 minutes)

11:15 a.m. REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS TO THE 227TH PCUSA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Elder Ben Boerkoel, Elder Heather Myer, Rev. Steve Kaszar, and Rev. Kristin Stroble

12:00 p.m. BUSINESS PLENARY II

• Commission on Ministry – Rev. Ben Rumbaugh (30 minutes)
  • Request for Original Jurisdiction – AC for Lansing North Westminster [ACTION]
    • COM – 2026.07.15 North Westminster AC
  • 2027 Minimum Terms of Call [ACTION]
    • COM – Recommendation for 2027 Minimum Terms of Call
  • Welcome New Pastor
• Report of the Commissioner to the Synod of the Covenant – Elder Andy Thorburn (5 minutes)
• Report of the Nominating Committee – Rev. Jay Ayers (5 minutes) [ACTION]
  • NR – 2026.09.12.NR Report
• Report of the Budget and Finance Committee – Elder Beth Dyer (20 minutes)
  • First Reading of the Proposed Budget for 2027
    • 2027 Proposed Budget September 12, 2026
    • 2027 Budget First Read Narrative to SM
    • 2027 Operational Budget for Stated Meeting
• Leadership Team Report – Elder Beth Dyer (5 minutes)
  • Recommendation for 2027 Per Capita
• Youth Strategies Committee – Rev. Kirk Miller & Mx. Taylor Brown (10 minutes)
  • YM – 2026 Urban Plunge Flyer

1:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT/EXTINGUISHING OF THE CANDLE – Elder Ben Boerkoel

1:30 p.m. Lunch and Fellowship

The next Presbytery meeting is scheduled for Saturday, November 17 , 2026 at

First Presbyterian Church
405 M-37
Hastings, MI 49058