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 and Finance Committee - Chair, Tom Murray, murraytom91@gmail.com
• Secretary, Justin Hartanov, juhartanov@gmail.com

Standing Committees of St. Pauls

• Faith Formation Committee - Chair, Steve Peterson, sspeterson01@gmail.com
• Communications Committee - Chair, Ann Carstensen, annmariebrinkman@yahoo.com
• Facilities Committee - Chair, Donn Schimp, donn@cadval.com
• Finance Committee - Chair, Tom Murray, murraytom91@gmail.com
• Giving Committee - Chair, Michael Sanders, msanders99@mac.com
• Outreach and Benevolence Committee - Chair, Pauline Taylor, pauline.taylor@sbcglobal.net
• Strategic Planning Committee - Chair, David Baker, bakerd1942@gmail.com
• Youth and Children's Ministry Committee - Chair, Rachel Adams, adams.rachellynn@gmail.com
• Worship Committee - Chair, Carrie Bruggers, crbruggs@gmail.com
• Lay Pastoral Care Committee - Chair, Barbara Kaiser, bkaiser2213@gmail.com

Members at Large:

• Jack Knight, jackknight83@gmail.com
• Toby Rogers, toby@rogers-home.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: Christie DeForest, christie.deforest@gmail.com