Boards and Committees
- Church Council
- Board of Christian Education
- Board of Deacons
- Board of Finance
- Board of Music
- Board of Personnel
- Board of Property
- Board of Social Action
- Board of Stewardship
- Women’s Fellowship Board
Church Council
Misison Statement: Coming Soon!
Who: The President of Council, Vice President of Council, Members-at-large, Financial Officers, the Chairs of the Boards, and the Pastoral Team
When: Meets Fourth Monday of every month
What We Do: Coming Soon!
How to Contact: You can reach the Church Council by email at: churchcouncil@rockspringucc.org
Board of Christian Education
Mission Statement: Coming Soon!
Who: Chair- Taryn Roman
When: Meets first Monday of the month at 7:30 pm
What We Do: CE volunteers will work closely with Rev. Hank Fairman to support the Children, Youth and Families ministries of Rock Spring UCC. That includes working with and supporting our volunteers who teach and provide child care, maintaining bulletin boards, planning services with Pastoral staff that include children i.e., Christmas pageant, planning and running special events such as Advent Sunday and the Easter Egg Hunt, serving as liaison to preschool, securing gifts for CYF as needed, promoting and supporting our Adult Education offerings, and all related tasks and events.
How To Contact: You can reach the Board of Christian Education by e-mail at: christianed@rockspringucc.org
For more information about Christian Education at Rock Spring click here.
Board of Deacons
Mission Statement: The Board of Deacons seeks to support the worship and spiritual life of the congregation, to extend hospitality to visitors and members, and to reach out to those who are ill, homebound, or have special needs.
Who: The Board of Deacons consists of 18 members, evenly divided between men and women. Deacons are elected for 3-year staggered terms and must be members of Rock Spring. In addition, two members under the age of 19, one male and one female, may serve for a one-year term. Jason Henderson currently serves as chair and Emory Hackman serves as Vice-Chair.
When: Generally meetings are held the third Monday of the month at 7:30 pm.
What We Do: Rock Spring’s Board of Deacons is responsible for worship, spiritual life, support of the sick & needy members/friends, outreach to newcomers and new member orientation and assimilation.
How to Contact: You can reach the Board of Deacons by e-mail at: deacons@rockspringucc.org
For more information about the Board of Deacons click here.
Board of Finance
Mission Statement: The mission of the Board of Finance is to ensure the financial health of the church by fulfilling its constitutional mandate to oversee the collection and expenditure of all church funds, prepare an annual unified budget, and support an annual giving campaign.
Who: Carolyn Hart is the Chair for 2009. The board consists of 7 other members and has one vacancy. Board member Susan Peters is chair of the Giving Campaign committee for 2009. The Treasurer and Financial Secretary also always serve on the Board of Finance, by virtue of their roles.
When: Meets 3rd Monday of every month
What We Do:
The Board of Finance:
- Provides the director of the annual stewardship or giving campaign – the chair forms a committee involving at least one member from the Board of Stewardship.
- Presents an annual consolidated budget to Council, and then to the Congregation at two all-church meetings: a proposed budget is presented and endorsed at the “Budget and Mission Goals” meeting in October and the final budget is approved by the Congregation at the Annual Meeting at the start of the church year in January.
- Supervises the collection and expenditure of all church funds in the approved annual budget – this involves counting collection and other weekly income every Sunday and monitoring expenditures against the approved budget at every monthly meeting.
- Recommends budget adjustments to the Council, as necessary.
How To Contact: You can reach the Board of Finance by e-mail at: finance@rockspringucc.org
Board of Music
Mission Statement: The Music Board seeks to give Rock Spring members and friends the opportunity to express their relationship to God through music and to experience the fellowship that music can create. Our goal is to offer music programs that aid worship, provide a form of worship, and that offer inspiration to Rock Spring members and the entire community.
Who: Don Johnson serves as chair of this board.
When: Meets third Wednesday from 7:15 PM to 9 PM
What We Do: The Music Board provides guidance and support for the church’s music program and for the professional music staff. The professional music staff consists of Elizabeth Kluegel Niblock, our music director and a professional opera singer, and Ed Roberts, our organist and also a professional musician. The Organ Planning Committee was established in 2007 to research the replacement of the church’s organ.
How To Contact: You can reach the Board of Music by e-mail at: musicboard@rockspringucc.org
For more information about the Music Programs at Rock Spring please click here:
Board of Personnel
Mission Statement: Coming Soon!
Who: Ashley Martinage serves as chair of this board.
When: Second Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm
What We Do: The Board of Personnel helps implement Human Resource policy at Rock Spring, as set forth in the Church’s Personnel Handbook and in decisions of the Church Council. Guidance from the Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ is also relied upon, as well as on-going changes in general employment policy and laws. All Church employees are free to bring personnel matters directly to the Board.
How To Contact: You can reach the Board of Personnel by email at: personnel@rockspringucc.org
Property Board
Mission Statement – The Property Board is charged with maintaining the buildings and grounds of the
church including the parsonage – including painting, cleaning, plumbing repairs, etc. We also
coordinate capital improvement projects such as driveway paving and installation of new carpeting.
Who: The Property Board has 12 members. Carol George serves as the chair of this board.
When: Property meets on the second Saturday of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the Library.
What They Do: Typically our members oversee tasks that need to be done rather than doing the tasks themselves. We
do have some hands-on members who like to tackle projects themselves such as replacing old
technology light bulbs with more energy efficient ones. The Board has room for both kinds of folks!
Property sponsors the annual Spring and Fall workdays where Board members and volunteers from the
congregation meet to spruce up the church grounds – rake, mulch, plant and whatever else needs to be
done to the property and have fun in the process. We have also tried an inside workday to clean pews
and straighten storage areas.
We like to say that service on our Board can be addictive. We have several “permamembers”
who attend meetings and handle many of our projects even though their Board term was “up” some
time ago.
How To Contact: You can reach the Board of Property by e-mail at: property@rockspringucc.org
Board of Social Action
Mission Statement: The mission of the Social Action Board (SAB) is to assist the Church in recognizing and responding to social issues of Christian concern in the community, state, nation, and world; and encourage and act as liaison with organizations that serve the community and promote social justice.
Who: Nine Church members, including 2009 Chair Masami Kojima and Vice Chair Anne Koprince.
When: Meets second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm
What We Do: Our main function is to identify and respond to pressing social issues, then serve as a catalyst to motivate members of the Rock Spring community to become involved as extensions of their faith. Our work is three pronged, focusing on direct service, gift-giving, and advocacy. Board members are divided among these three thematic groups and we encourage others from the congregation to join one of these groups. Two standing committees work under the oversight of the Board: the Eco-Justice Committee and the Open and Affirming Committee. If you are interested in joining any of these committees, please email socialaction@rockspringucc.org or speak with Masami or Anne.
Our Direct Service Group centers on local concerns in concert with other organizations including the Robert Pierre Johnson Housing Development Corporation (Hearts and Hammers), Thrive DC (formerly the Dinner Program for Homeless Women, but now serving both men and women), the Arlington Food Assistance Center, Doorways, and Meals on Wheels. In addition, we continue to support an Iraqi refugee family in Arlington.
The Gift-Giving Group sponsors Souper Bowl of Caring, a school supply drive for Barcroft Elementary School, and a Secret Santa program with NOVAM.
The Advocacy Group is sponsoring a service for world peace on August 9 and continues to support peace and justice efforts in Colombia and the National Religious Campaign against Torture.
Cross cutting issues we are working with include eco-justice and open and affirming/marriage equality. To find out more about the work of the Eco-Justice Committee, click here. To learn about the Open and Affirming Standing Committee, click here.
How To Contact: You can reach the Board of Social Action by e-mail at: socialaction@rockspringucc.org
For more information about Social Action at Rock Spring please click here:
Board of Stewardship
Mission Statement: The Stewardship Board oversees the benevolence contributions of Rock Spring Church, which are used to support local and national charities. The Stewardship Board also works with the Finance Board to conduct the Church’s Annual Giving Campaign.
Who: The Stewardship Board is made up of nine members who serve three-year terms. Bill Wooten serves as chair of this board while Ann Rudd serves as Vice-Chair.
When: Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm in the church library.
What they do: Stewardship works with Finance on Rock Spring’s Annual Giving Campaign. Stewardship also manages the four special offerings Rock Spring receives each year; One Great Hour of Sharing, Strengthen the Church, Neighbors in Need, and the Christmas Fund. These special offerings fund community development projects and emergency response needs, church growth and leadership, justice and compassion ministries and support for retired ministers. Finally, Stewardship determines how the UCC and Other benevolence budget will be distributed each year.
For more information about the benevolences the church supports please click the following link Benevolence Book.
How To Contact: You can reach the Board of Stewardship by e-mail at: stewardship@rockspringucc.org
Women’s Fellowship Board
Mission Statement: This active group of women of all ages offers spiritual growth, mission, service and fellowship. Women’s Fellowship (WF) represents all women who are members and friends of Rock Spring Church. This group engages in activities and projects that offer opportunities for spiritual growth, community service, fellowship and fun.
Who: A committee of five to seven women meets monthly to plan activities and projects. The Women’s Fellowship board does not elect a chair, but one member represents the committee on the Church Council and acts as primary point of contact. Peggy Greenwood serves as the communications liaision.
When:The WF board typically meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month, at 7:30 pm. There are several sub-committees that met regularly as well throughout the year, such as the Women’s Spirituality group.
What We Do: Women’s Fellowship strives to create programs and activities that allow women of all ages and stages of life to share in fellowship. Most often these programs also serve to support the church and the greater community.
How To Contact: You can reach Women’s Fellowship by e-mail at: WF@rockspringucc.org.
For More information about the Women’s Fellowship at Rock Spring please click here:
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