(Merivale United Church)

Governance

The United Church of Canada is a democratic institution. The day-to-day business of the
church is managed by the Merivale Council, which combines the temporal and spiritual
responsibilities assigned to a Board of Trustees and a Session in many other congregations.

The congregation as a whole meets annually to review the achievements of its member
bodies and meets on an ad-hoc basis when important decisions must be made.

Joint concerns of the two congregations are under the purview of an Official Board.

Pastoral Charge

Official Board	Chairperson	Murray Airth
	Treasurer	Judy Lancaster
	Secretary	Ruth Kawaja
Ministry and Personnel Committee	Fallowfield	Don Betts John Fraser
	Merivale	Jim Anderson Gayle Ashby
Presbytery Representatives	Fallowfield	Gary McDonell
	Merivale	Jim Anderson Ruth Kawaja

Merivale

Merivale Council	Chairperson	Bob Meisner
	Vice-chairpeople	Arlene Anderson Jim Whittaker
	Secretary	Ruth Kawaja
	Treasurer	Jim Anderson
	Envelope Steward	Ruth Kawaja
	Councillors	Gayle Ashby Rev. Martin Carnahan David Cooney David Lyon Sandra Marshall Jim Marshall Sara Jane Meisner Terri Northcott Chuck Ross Jean Stalker Sandy Whittaker
Session	Elders	Chuck Ross, Jim Whittaker
Session	Honourary Elder	Don Robertson
Board of Trustees	Chairperson	Dave Cooney
	Trustees	Jim Anderson Gayle Ashby Chris Garside Sandra Marshall
	Property Rental Coordinator	(vacant)
Social Committee	Chairperson	Sandy Whittaker
	Members	Jean Beaton Claire Davis Sara Jane Meisner
Fellowship Group	Chairperson	Isobel Strath
	Treasurer	Inger Nielsen
	Secretary	Lila Hird
Sunday School	Treasurer	Arlene Anderson
	Teachers	Arlene Anderson Claire Davis Joanne Frolek Chuck Ross Bev Ruskin