Governance

In keeping with one of the distinguishing features of the United Church of Christ, St. Pauls is entirely self-governing. All governing authority is vested in the Congregation, which it then delegates to the Church Council and the Pastoral Staff. The Church Council membership consists of four officers, the Chairs of the 10 Standing Committees, and five "At-Large" members, and governs St. Pauls jointly with the Staff through its committees.

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Officers of the Congregation

• President, Karen Johnson | kejpiano@aol.com
• Vice President, Chris Roehm | christroehm@gmail.com
• Treasurer & Finance Committee - Chair, Toby Rogers | treasurer@spucc.org
• Secretary, Justin Hartanov | juhartanov@gmail.com

Standing Ministries of St. Pauls

• Faith Formation Committee - Chair, Steve Peterson | sspeterson01@gmail.com
• Facilities Committee - Chair, Donn Schimp | donn@cadval.com
• Giving Committee - Chair, Michael Sanders | msanders99@mac.com
• Strategic Planning Committee - Chair, David Baker | bakerd1942@gmail.com
• Worship, Formation and Education Ministry- Head, Lindy McGuire | lindy.mcguire@gmail.com
• Care and Connection Ministry- Head, Wendy Love | wlovecommunications@gmail.com

Members at Large:

• Ben Emmrich | bemmrich@gmail.com
• Corie Gallemore | corie.gallemore@gmail.com
• Philip Smedley | jpsmedley@gmail.com
• Grant Dougans | dougans.grant@gmail.com

Church Representative:

Representative to the Chicago Metropolitan Association of Illinois Conference United Church of Christ: Benny VanDerburgh