Trinity’s Annual Meeting
Sunday, February 5
Stewardship Brunch served at 10:30 a.m.
Annual Meeting follows brunch
The Trinity Center has served Trinity Lutheran Church for more than 50 years. From Sunday School to Confirmation to Release Time to the Beary Patch Preschool, this building has served the congregation well.
In the past year, however, many things have changed regarding our use of this building. The school now offers a 4K program that has been well received and is very successful. We give thanks to Bethany Bergsgaard and the Beary Patch Board of Directors for seeing the preschool through this transition.
During the past year, a youth room was created at the church, which also has been very well received by our youth of all ages. In addition, the Wednesday afternoon Bible School program is now at church. It’s great to see and hear our youth enjoying this space!
Our Release Time program is now at Giants of the Earth Heritage Center. We give thanks for the generous use of this space.
Finally, the boiler at Trinity Center failed late last winter. To repair the existing boiler will cost thousands of dollars. A new boiler will cost more than $25,000.
At the 2019 Trinity Annual Meeting, a motion was made to sell the Trinity Center and the associated storage facility. The motion was tabled. The Congregation Council voted unanimously at the December 2022 meeting to offer the Trinity Center and storage facility properties to the school for $30,000 with the caveat that future Release Time program activities would again be held on the property.
The motion to sell Trinity Center will be un-tabled at the 2022 annual meeting to be held on February 5, 2023.
During the next month, please consider what is the best use of our stewardship resources, what is the best for the school and the community, and what is best for our youth. Please, thoughtfully and prayerfully consider this opportunity.
If you have questions about Trinity Center, please talk to Congregation Council President, Saundra Solum, or Pastor Elizabeth.
Annual Report for 2022
To download the report, click here.
Paper copies are also available in the office and sanctuary.
The Annual Meeting can also be attended via Zoom.
Below are instructions for attending that way.
To join the meeting via Zoom:
You can CALL in to the meeting or join via the ZOOM APP. (It is a free app, download it in your device’s app store or visit www.zoom.us/download.)
To call:
- call (312) 626-6799.
- when prompted, enter meeting ID: 854 3677 8921
Via Zoom app:
- type in this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85436778921
- you will be let into the meeting, please be patient as many may be trying to join at the same time.
To vote:
- on your device you will need to have your video turned on, then you will raise your hand to vote yes or keep your hand down to vote no.
- if you called into the meeting via phone, you will need to say yes or no followed by your name, you will be asked for your answer so that people are not talking over each other.