Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee is a committee of seven to ten members of the congregation and is elected by the congregation annually. The primary responsibility of the committee is to select Elder and Deacon nominees.

Elder Position Description
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Deacon Position Description
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At least two members of the Nominating Committee must be current Elders designated by Session, and there must be at least one deacon designated by the Board of Deacons. One of the Elders serves as moderator of the committee. The Senior Pastor is an ex-officio member as well. The Committee is representative of the congregation, and no member can serve more than three years consecutively. The Nominating Committee performs the due diligence of reviewing the Information Forms, discussing and praying over each candidate at length. Slates of nominees (currently ten for Elders and ten for Deacons) need to be representative of the congregation and are elected at the First Pres Annual Meeting in February of each year. The committee also selects at least four members from the congregation to serve on the next year's Nominating Committee. Traditionally, the Nominating Committee meets every week from September through January.

2011-2012 Nominating Committee Roster
Linda Toland, Chair
Melissa Arciniega
Dave Kelley
Cecelia Leong
Rick Leong
Anna Loscutoff
Charlotte Martinez
Mary Pridham
James Watt

Contact information for Nominating Committee members may be found in the church directory or by contacting Patti Nicolson, Interim Administrative Manager, at (510) 848-6252 ext. 243 or at pattin@fpcberkeley.org.