XII. Active Elders

G-14.0201a

The congregation shall elect twelve (12) elders divided into three equal classes, one class of whom shall be elected each year at the annual meeting in March.  No elder shall serve for consecutive terms, either full or partial, aggregating more than six years.  An elder having served a total of six years shall be ineligible for re-election to the session for a period of at least one year.

The session, ordinarily at its May stated meeting, shall elect an active elder to serve as clerk and shall form such committees as necessary to carry out the work and worship of the congregation.  At that same meeting of the session, a treasurer shall be elected annually.

Meetings of the session shall be conducted in accordance with the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Standards of Procedure adopted by the session of this congregation.  G-10.0200

XIII. Vacancies

Vacancies on the session may be filled at a special meeting of the congregation or at one of the two annual meetings, at the determination of the session.

XIV. Categories of Membership

G-5.0200

In accordance with the Book of Order, this congregation shall maintain four rolls of membership: baptized members, active members, inactive members, and affiliate members.

•  A baptized member of a particular church is a person who has received the Sacrament of Baptism and who has been enrolled as a baptized member by the session but who has not made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Such baptized members are entitled to the pastoral care and instruction of the church, and to participation in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. 

•  An active member of a particular church is a person who has made a profession of faith in Christ, has been baptized, has been received into membership of the church, has voluntarily submitted to the government of this church, and participates in the church's work and worship. An active member is entitled to all the rights and privileges of the church, including the right to participate in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, to present children for baptism, to take part in meetings of the congregation, to vote, and to hold office.

•  An inactive member of a particular church is one who does not participate in the church's work and worship. An inactive member is entitled to all the rights and privileges of an active member except the right to speak in the meetings of the congregation and to vote and hold office. 

•§  An affiliate member of a particular church is an active member of another church of this denomination or of another denomination or Christian body, who has temporarily moved from the community where the church of active membership is situated, has presented a certificate of good standing from the appropriate governing body of that church, and has been received by the session as an affiliate member. An affiliate member is entitled to all the rights and privileges of an active member except the right to vote and hold office.