Clarendon Presbyterian Church

Joining a committee is a great way to contribute to the church and your own spiritual growth while enjoying yourself and getting to know others in our congregation. Joining a committee does not necessarily require attending meetings or having a gregarious personality; committees also need volunteers for doing the quiet, behind-the-scenes work like record keeping and phone calls.

• Property: Arranges for maintenance and upkeep of all church buildings and property.
• Personnel: Oversees all church employees including the pastor, parish associates, secretary and music director.

• Finance: Counts and records Sunday offerings, develops annual budget.
  Stewardship Presentation (PDF 130k)

• Worship: Helps organize worship service, including communion.
• Education: Organizes Sunday school for youth, Bible/discussion classes for adults.
• Nurture: Plans social activities for all including after-church coffee hour, pot-luck dinners following church meetings, annual church picnic, Maundy Thursday dinner, dinner-for-six monthly pot-lucks, and more. Greets and welcomes visitors.

• Missions: Proposes local and global charitable missions and conducts stewardship and special giving campaigns. Current missions include: Arlington Food Assistance Center, Souper Bowl, Secret Santa, and Pedals for Progress.
  Special offerings include: Church World Service Blanket Offering, Arlingtonians Ministering to Emergency Needs (AMEN), and Arlington Interfaith Council. Denominational offerings include: One Great Hour of Sharing, Peacemaking, and Christmas Joy Offering.
• Special events: Organizes participation in community events and fairs.
• Visitors: Works with In-House Committee to assure that visitors are welcomed and sent follow-up notes. With the pastor, provides training for greeters.
• Publicity: Makes recommendations for advertising, including newspaper ads (in the Post, Washington Blade and other newspapers), Yellow Pages ads, flyers, Metro ads and co-op ads. Maintains a web page on the Internet.
• More Light Church Network: Participates in presbytery, regional and national conferences of the More Light Network. Builds relationships with other More Light churches, and keeps congregation informed.

• Provide for worship, including preaching, music and communion.
• Provide for growth of our members through personal and pastoral care, educational programs, fellowship, and opportunities for service.
• Receive members into the church.
• Provide for administration of the church and management of church property.
• Delegate and supervise the work of the committees.
• Maintain relationships with higher governing bodies of the church.
• Provide stewardship of money, time and talents given by the members.
• Lead the congregation in ministries of personal and social healing and reconciliation in the community.
• Lead the congregation in participation in the mission of the whole Church in the world.
• Lead the congregation continually to discover what God is doing in the world, and to plan for change, renewal, and reformation under the Word of God.