PRESBYTERY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, U.S.A.
MINUTES OF THE FIFTY-EIGHTH STATED MEETING
SPANISH FORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA
February 22 and 23, 2008
At 5:45pm on Friday, February 22, 2008, Moderator Fred Granade welcomed the Commissioners and visitors and began the meeting with a prayer and blessing. A wonderful supper was served by the members of Spanish Fort Church.
QUORUM AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET
The Stated Clerk, Samford Turner, declared that a quorum was present and the Presbytery adopted the docket as presented.
MINISTERS AND CLPS PRESENT:
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Michael Anderson
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Monnie Anderson
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Yoo Chang Bang
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Thomas Boone
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Keith Cardwell
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Sarah F. Erickson
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Robert Farrow
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Bob Frankenberg
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David Jamison
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Joseph Johnson
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Greg Kennedy
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Jin Kim
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Steven Kurtz
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Sandra Lacey
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Sid Leak
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Jerry Long
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Matt McCollum
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Norman McCrummen
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William McLean
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Daniel McMillan
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Michael Mann
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Mark Mueller
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Toby Mueller
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Doug Resler
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Bill Seybert
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Julia Simmons
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Seyeom Son
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Edwin Thomas
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Al Thompson
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Bert Tuggle
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Samford Turner
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Bradley Walker
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EXCUSED MINISTERS AND CLPS:
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M. Pierre Burns
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Richard Colen
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Bert Eyster
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Timothy Ferrell
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James Gailey
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Carl Geider
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Armando Guevera
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Phillip Gwaltney
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Jim Haines
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Jerry Headrick
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Vernon Hunter
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William Jorgensen
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John Kimbirl
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David Mauldin
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Roger Patton
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George Peelen
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George Sinclair
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Susan Smith
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Robert Stauffacher
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Vincent Titterud
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Howard Walton
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James Warthen
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Frederick Widmer
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Donald Winborne
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MODERATOR:
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Julian Walthall
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CHURCHES: COMMISSIONERS: VISITORS:
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ANDALUSIA
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Ronda Ricks
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Barbara McCommons, Shannon Long
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BAY MINETTE
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June Riddle
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Fred Granade, Ginny Granade
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NORTHMINSTER
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Excused
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CHRIST
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Joyce Dyas
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CITRONELLE
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Andy Shade
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Alan Butler
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DOTHAN
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Dee Koza
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Fran Koza, Pam Johnson, James Chasteen, Melba Chasteen, Revonda Deal, John Deal
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ENTERPRISE
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Betty Bierbaum
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Carl Bierbaum
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EVERGREEN
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Excused
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FAIRHOPE
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Fred Krhut, Jackie Crum
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FOLEY
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Cynthia Malone
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George Douglas, Bob Malone
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SWIFT
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Dan Pampel, Devery Thomas
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Jody Beth Melton
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GENEVA
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Excused
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GRAND BAY
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Excused
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GULF SHORES
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Excused
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JACKSON
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Renee Smith
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CENTRAL
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Jo Jane Van Hook
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COTTAGE HILL
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Excused
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GOVERNMENT ST.
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Mary Ruth Andrews
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Emily Martin
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GRACE
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Susie Layton
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Tracy Bryan
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HILLSDALE
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Excused
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MEMORIAL
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Excused
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OVERLOOK
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Daisy Grimes
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PROVIDENCE
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Betty Montjoy
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SPRING HILL
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Mac Otts, Mary Beth Culp
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Mary Ann Donnell, Sue McLean, Molly Wagner
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WESTMINSTER
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Thom Fultz
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ORANGE BEACH
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Edward Freund
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Becky Leak
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UNION
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Horace Brown
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Hildreth Brown
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SPANISH FORT
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Carolyn Donnell
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Carolyn Walthall, Rodney Summerford, Lucy Summerford, Joseph Davis, Barbara Farrow, Beverly Tuggle
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STOCKTON
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Bill Beard, Steve Hester
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OTHERS PRESENT:
PRESBYTERY OFFICE COKESBURY REPRESENTATIVE
Tammy Ladnier, Jenny Chapman Mike Lacey
SMYRNA KOREAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Ai Soon Kim
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Elders attending the meeting of Presbytery for the first time and visitors were introduced and visitors were given the privilege of the floor.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Presbytery approved the minutes of the Stated Meeting of Presbytery of October 26 and 27, 2007 as they had been mailed out.
The Stated Clerk read the Necrology Report and led prayers of thanksgiving for the Elders who joined the Church Triumphant in 2007:
NECROLOGY REPORT
January 1 – December 31, 2007
RULING ELDERS:
Evergreen, Dothan Elder, Cecil Brown April 28, 2007
Enterprise, Green Hill Elder, Virginia Brand Hatfield March 26, 2007
Fairhope, Trinity Elder, Tom Scoggins February 27, 2007
Jackson, First Elder, Earnest Pinkney Linton January 23, 2007
Elder, Harry Andrew Scogin, III May 14, 2007
Mobile, Government Street Elder, Albert Austin January 30, 2007
Elder, Maisie Holmblade June 14, 2007
Mobile, Memorial Elder, Milton Crumbley November 4, 2007
Mobile, Overlook Elder, Brenda Snow September 28, 2007
Mobile, Providence Elder, Leslie Wright April 24, 2007
Mobile, Spring Hill Elder, Tommye Miller February 26, 2007
Elder, Frances Curry September 29, 2007
Mobile, Westminster Elder, Elwood Johnson March 9, 2007
Orange Beach Elder, Rex Roden July 24, 2007
Spanish Fort Elder, Joyce Hofto November 17, 2007
Elder, Barbara Luders November 18, 2007
Elder, Barbara King December 1, 2007
Elder, Larry Green December 10, 2007
Stockton Elder, John C. Day July 23, 2007
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
During supper, the Administration Division report was made and the following actions were taken on the recommendations of the Division: 1) The 2007 Year-End Financial Statements were approved as received. 2) The 2008 Budget was received and approved. Each of these items is attached to these minutes (Pages 287-291).
In addition, the recommendation as to the request from the Union Church in Arguta, AL to sell 40 acres (not adjacent to the 68 acres upon which the Church and their cemetery sit) of their over 300 acres of property was approved by the Presbytery. The recommendation as to the final disbursements of the Capital Fund Campaign was also approved. That approved recommendation is also attached to these minutes (Page 292).
COORDINATING DIVISION
The Coordinating Division presented the following nominees:
1. Committee on Ministry:
Class of 2008 Class of 2009 Class of 2010___________
Mike Mann, Stockton Ferd Zundel, Trinity Tim Ferrell, Member at Large
Buddy Wax, Dothan
Dick Baymiller, Spring Hill
COM Member Rev. Al Thompson to be Moderator of COM.
2. Administration Division:
Class of 2010
Janet Hixon, Trinity
These nominees were approved by the Presbytery.
