Ministry Teams
Faith & Nurture
This team supports faith development and fosters community in our congregation through education, fellowship, and hospitality.
Faith & Practice
This team provides ways for our congregation to put faith into practice by reaching out and ministering to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the church community, the local community, and around the world.
Faith & Worship
This team supports the congregation in its worship life, involves members in the leadership of corporate worship, encourages personal worship, and maintains the integrity of worship services and spaces at FPC.
Faith & Structure
This team is responsible for the church building and its use, church grounds, and all properties under the church's care.
Nominating
This team nominates and presents an annual slate of candidates for Session and Deacons to the congregation for election at congregational meetings.
Personnel
This team handles all personnel matters, including creating and updating personnel policies, handbooks and job descriptions, as well as staff hiring and evaluations.
Resource Development
This team advises the church treasurer and the session on the financial affairs and investments of the church to ensure sound fiscal responsibility and foster faithful stewardship.
Board of Deacons
The office of deacon as set forth in scripture is one of sympathy, witness and service after the example of Jesus Christ.
Session
The session is the council for the congregation and is composed of ruling elders, elected by the congregation to active service, as well as all installed pastors and associate pastors.
The session is responsible for governing the congregation and guiding its witness to the sovereign activity of God in the world so that the congregation is and becomes a community of faith, hope, love and witness.
2025-2026 Session at FPC Wooster
Moderator: Rev. David Rice
Clerk of Session: Lisa Rumbaugh
Elders: Paula Abrecht, Wes Davis, Kris Evans, April Gamble,
Becky Webb, Mark Gooch, Steve LoGuidice, Laura Neill,
Jeff Perkins, Jim Webster, Tammy Brooks, Mark Gordon
Youth Elders: Calin Baxstrom, Elli Gordon, Aiden Hiner
Session and Team Updates
March 15, 2026 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING To elect a Pastoral Nominating Committee Sunday, March 22, 2026 - 10:30 a.m. (at the start of worship) Please plan to attend! March 8, 2026 The schedule of planned congregational discussions has concluded. A summary report of the comments and ideas collected has been written. Also included at the end of the report is a short story that may help to visualize what FPC could look like in three years. March 1, 2026 Greetings from the Resource Development Ministry (RDM)! 2026 is starting out positive for our church family’s finances! As the 2026 Stewardship campaign comes to a close, we find ourselves approximately 6% ahead in pledges, THANK YOU!! For thos
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