Please note that our leadership is in transition at the moment as we become the Chebeague Community Church! Please email the church at church.chebeague@gmail.com for any questions about our administrative structure and committees. To read our bylaws, you can visit this link.
If you want to learn more about ways that you can serve the community or the church, please contact Pastor Melissa. Members are eligible to serve on the Church Council, everyone is eligible to serve on our other teams.
Council meetings are in-person in the Parish House and over Zoom. The link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8152000968?pwd=d3pMc051dTFLT3ZkcFlldWJTTmNTZz09. Currently Council meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Dates and times of all committee meetings can be found on our church calendar. If you are looking for a meeting date/time/link, please contact the church office.
March 13, 2022 Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox; if you are having trouble downloading the materials, contact the church office).
April 10th, 2022 - meeting cancelled for Ester Knight's celebration of life
May 15th, 2022 Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox; if you are having trouble downloading the materials, contact the church office)
June 12th, 2022 - meeting cancelled
July 14th, 2022 (4 PM) Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox)
August 11th, 2022 (4 PM) Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox)
September 11th, 2022 at 12 PM Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox)
October 9th, 2022 at 12 PM Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox)
All committee members began their current term on January 30th, 2022.
If you want to learn more about ways that you can serve the community or the church, please contact Pastor Melissa. Members are eligible to serve on the Church Council, everyone is eligible to serve on our other teams.
Council meetings are in-person in the Parish House and over Zoom. The link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8152000968?pwd=d3pMc051dTFLT3ZkcFlldWJTTmNTZz09. Currently Council meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Dates and times of all committee meetings can be found on our church calendar. If you are looking for a meeting date/time/link, please contact the church office.
March 13, 2022 Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox; if you are having trouble downloading the materials, contact the church office).
April 10th, 2022 - meeting cancelled for Ester Knight's celebration of life
May 15th, 2022 Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox; if you are having trouble downloading the materials, contact the church office)
June 12th, 2022 - meeting cancelled
July 14th, 2022 (4 PM) Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox)
August 11th, 2022 (4 PM) Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox)
September 11th, 2022 at 12 PM Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox)
October 9th, 2022 at 12 PM Packet and Agenda (shared via Dropbox)
All committee members began their current term on January 30th, 2022.
Church Council
The Church Council functions as the Board of Directors of the Chebeague Community Church. Its responsibilities include establishing goals and objectives for the church and then initiating plans to accomplish those goals. It works to nurture the overall ministry of the church, tend to the church’s overall financial health, hire employees, and evaluate and develop the church’s ministries. Officers are elected by the Council.
Lola Armstrong
Deb Bowman, Secretary
Gloria Brown, Co-Chair
Karen Corson, Ladies Aid Representative
Betsy Gaston
Denise Hamilton
Kendra McKinnon
Emily Muller
Lynne Priest, Treasurer
Rochelle Rice, Co-Chair
Cheryl Stevens
Polly Wentworth
Melissa Yosua-Davis, pastor
Building and Grounds Committee
This committee is responsible for the physical assets of the Chebeague Community Church, including maintaining maintenance logs and records, keep a current facility assessment of the property, provide for the repair of the buildings and grounds, and prepare recommendations that need Church Council approval.
Deb Bowman, chair
Cheryl Stevens
Elaine Clark
Jay Corson
Finance Committee
This committee works to develop the financial health of the Chebeague Community Church, and develops policies and procedures for handling income and expenses. This committee also looks to long range planning.
Rochelle Rice, Chair
Deb Bowman
Donna Damon
Lynne Priest
John Rent
Cheryl Stevens
Communications Committee
This committee develops the schedules for communications from the church, both in terms of its mailings, enewsletter, and submissions to the Council Calendar. This team works to ensure that members of the church and the wider community are hearing from us on a regular basis.
Rochelle Rice
Deb Bowman
Human Resources Committee
This committee is responsible for being the bridge between the staff of the church and the wider congregation. This group is responsible for setting compensation for staff, overseeing background checks for staff and volunteers working with children, maintaining our safe sanctuaries policy, and developing and maintaining the employee handbook.
Emily Muller
Melissa Yosua-Davis
Lola Armstrong
TBD
Nominating Committee
This committee is responsible for leadership development and for presenting a slate of leaders to be elected at the Annual Membership Meeting. They also make nominations to fill vacancies that occur on comities throughout the year, with the approval of the Church Council. They strive to cultivate the gifts of people in the congregation for service to Christ through the church.
Melissa Yosua-Davis, chair
Rochelle Rice, Co-Chair of Church Council
Gloria Brown, Co-Chair of Church Council
TBD
TBD
Worship Committee
This team focuses on developing worship series, caring for the day-to-day logistics involved with worship and supplies, brainstorming ideas for altar décor and images, and helps with the creative aspect of worship.
Melissa Yosua-Davis, chair
Betsy Gaston
Denise Hamilton
Cathy MacNeill
The Church Council functions as the Board of Directors of the Chebeague Community Church. Its responsibilities include establishing goals and objectives for the church and then initiating plans to accomplish those goals. It works to nurture the overall ministry of the church, tend to the church’s overall financial health, hire employees, and evaluate and develop the church’s ministries. Officers are elected by the Council.
Lola Armstrong
Deb Bowman, Secretary
Gloria Brown, Co-Chair
Karen Corson, Ladies Aid Representative
Betsy Gaston
Denise Hamilton
Kendra McKinnon
Emily Muller
Lynne Priest, Treasurer
Rochelle Rice, Co-Chair
Cheryl Stevens
Polly Wentworth
Melissa Yosua-Davis, pastor
Building and Grounds Committee
This committee is responsible for the physical assets of the Chebeague Community Church, including maintaining maintenance logs and records, keep a current facility assessment of the property, provide for the repair of the buildings and grounds, and prepare recommendations that need Church Council approval.
Deb Bowman, chair
Cheryl Stevens
Elaine Clark
Jay Corson
Finance Committee
This committee works to develop the financial health of the Chebeague Community Church, and develops policies and procedures for handling income and expenses. This committee also looks to long range planning.
Rochelle Rice, Chair
Deb Bowman
Donna Damon
Lynne Priest
John Rent
Cheryl Stevens
Communications Committee
This committee develops the schedules for communications from the church, both in terms of its mailings, enewsletter, and submissions to the Council Calendar. This team works to ensure that members of the church and the wider community are hearing from us on a regular basis.
Rochelle Rice
Deb Bowman
Human Resources Committee
This committee is responsible for being the bridge between the staff of the church and the wider congregation. This group is responsible for setting compensation for staff, overseeing background checks for staff and volunteers working with children, maintaining our safe sanctuaries policy, and developing and maintaining the employee handbook.
Emily Muller
Melissa Yosua-Davis
Lola Armstrong
TBD
Nominating Committee
This committee is responsible for leadership development and for presenting a slate of leaders to be elected at the Annual Membership Meeting. They also make nominations to fill vacancies that occur on comities throughout the year, with the approval of the Church Council. They strive to cultivate the gifts of people in the congregation for service to Christ through the church.
Melissa Yosua-Davis, chair
Rochelle Rice, Co-Chair of Church Council
Gloria Brown, Co-Chair of Church Council
TBD
TBD
Worship Committee
This team focuses on developing worship series, caring for the day-to-day logistics involved with worship and supplies, brainstorming ideas for altar décor and images, and helps with the creative aspect of worship.
Melissa Yosua-Davis, chair
Betsy Gaston
Denise Hamilton
Cathy MacNeill