Meeting attendees: Bethel-4/3, Christiana- 2/2, Organ- 2/2, Prince of Peace- 1/1, St James- 5/4, St Matthew- 3/2, St Paul- 2/1, St Peter- 3/1, Union-1/1, Wittenberg- 3/3

Board Member Attendance: Clifford Earnhardt, Tammy Fisher, Bill Fraley, Kim Fraley, Boyd Hough, Joe Lyerly, Ann McManus, Salena Poston, Beverly Smith, Robert Sweatt.

President, Beverly Smith, called meeting to order and opened meeting with devotions.

Financial Report: Operating Funds check book balance as of 12/31/11: $9,660.43. Received 1/14/12- $1,534.00.

Old Business:
-Reminder for Chapter Leaders to turn in IRS Form 900.

New Business:
-Chapter Plan-Board Members agreed to meet February 7th at 6:00 pm at Wittenberg Church to complete the Chapter Plan due by February 20th.

-Wittenberg Facility Fees- A motion made by Tammy Fisher to pay Wittenberg Lutheran Church $500 for use of facilities during 2012; second by Boyd Hough. Board approved 7/7.

-Financial Audit-Kim Fraley to contact members of last years audit team to determine if they will serve again for 2011 audit. Members are Wayne Thomas, Jerry Sides and Elbert Kluttz, in addition to Salena Poston & Clifford Earnhardt. Board unanimously approved using these same members and to paying each volunteer $25 for their time.

Thrivent Builds- Kick-Off meeting held tonight at St. Johns Lutheran. Each congregational chapter is being asked to give $400 minimum towards Habitat for Humanity.

-Memorial- The board unanimously approved to send $100 from chapter operating funds as memorial to Susan Younts mother who recently passed away.

-Congregational Advocate Dinner- A dinner has been scheduled for March 27th at 6:00 pm to honor Congregational Advocate Volunteers. Bevery Smith and Ann McManus will work out details.

- Educational Meeting-Robert Sweatt was asked to plan an educational meeting (i.e. identity theft?) sometime during the year.

Care in Communities Funding Requests: $3832.00 has been deposited for 1st quarter (remaining money will be received in April)

FAITH February 5th- Coffee Hour/Free Will Offering to go to Faith Youth Initiative (FYI). Estimate $600 Supplement request: $200. Motion to accept 3:1 supplement request up to $200 by Bill Fraley; second by Joe Lyerly. Board approved 7/7.

Next Meeting Date: February 28, 2012. Tammy Fisher will have devotions.

Update:
Net Funds Raised $ $5,365 plus Supplemental Funds $1600
Total Received $6965

The East Rowan and South Rowan Chapters of Thrivent have been approved to build a Habitat Home for 2012. Each church in our Chapter has been asked to financially support this activity by contributing $400.00. This can be achieved by creative fundraiser in your individual churches or can come from your churches budgets. Thank you for your support. Additional information to follow.

Notice:

November 10, 2011

East Rowan Chapter
Beverly Smith, Chapter President

Cc: Barry Ritchie – Thrivent Builds Specialist

Dear Beverly and Barry:

Congratulations! We are happy to inform you that Thrivent Builds Homes will team with you to build one home in your community. The overall quality of applications we received was high, and the selection process was difficult. You can be proud of the work you have already done and the direction you are headed in making your project a success.

Funding through Thrivent Builds Homes comes with the responsibility of following all reporting requirements, complying with applicable federal regulations, and meeting your house-building and fundraising goals. It is also expected that one or more Thrivent Builds Chapter Specialists will be identified and congregational support will be attained. We look forward to working with you to achieve these objectives.

The Thrivent Builds Homes resource kit is available online at http://www.thriventbuilds.com/resources/type/programguides.html.
Thrivent Builds Homes resource kit documents have also been created for Congregational Champions.

To gain the greatest impact, we would like all Thrivent Builds Homes participants to announce their planned 2012 homes starting in December. The Lutheran Engagement Team (LET) contact will be working with the Habitat for Humanity affiliates in your Thrivent Financial for Lutherans region to plan and coordinate our public announcement.

If members of your chapter and congregations are looking for additional ways to be involved with Thrivent Builds, you may wish to encourage them to participate in Thrivent Builds Worldwide.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide is a program of short-term (one- to three-week) international and domestic working trips—including trips to build complete communities El Salvador—for groups to build Habitat houses in partnership with families facing critical housing needs. For more information, visit http://www.thriventbuilds.com/worldwide.

The support of your chapter and the Lutheran congregations in your area are an integral part of the success of the Thrivent Builds Homes program. We are excited to have you and your chapter join us in this special initiative to put an end to substandard housing, and we look forward to working with you. Together we can make a difference not just in the lives of the families we assist, but also in the lives of all those involved in this worthwhile project.

Sincerely,