THE SESSION

     The Session is the governing body of a Presbyterian congregation.  The Session of First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville consists of 12 members of the church elected by the congregation.  The pastor is the moderator of the Session.  Session members are called "Elders" (English for the Greek "presbyteros," from which we get the word "Presbyterian").  Elders are ordained for life, but sit on the Session for three-year terms.

     The Session is charged with giving leadership to the overall mission and governance of the church.  It is responsible for the life and direction of the church.  Our Session delegates much of its work to committees, each of which is chaired by a member of the Session and includes members from the congregation at large.  The Session meets monthly for "stated meetings," on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., and holds additional special meetings if needed.

Position	Elder	Phone	Class
Finance	Penny Fisher	773-4528	2009
Properties	Brian Wuerch	984-3313	2010
Adult Christian Ed.	Moffett Craig	773-5595	2008
Outreach	Peggy Deakyne	773-0035	2006
Fellowship	Candi Wood	770-9546	2010
Planning	Judy Sauers	577-3652	2010
Worship	Jim Story	776-0081	2008
Mission	David Speedy	776-3213	2009
Evangelism	Sue Crawford	773-1553	2008
Clerk	Judy Renner		2010
Youth Christian Ed.	Debbie Wilson	776-3609	2008
Administration Moderator	Fred Nelson  Eric R. Gale	773-1355  773-2383	2009  N/A

THE BOARD OF DEACONS

     The primary funcition of the deacons, who are elcted by the congregation, is to attend to the needs of the sick, distressed and friendless.  They work with the minister to keep one another informed of situations needing attention.  Typical activies include coordinating meals in the vent of a sudden illness, visiting in the hospital, and "checking in" with individuals through notes and phone calls.  In addition, deacons assist with ushers.   Here is a list of the Deacons with their areas of responsibility.

Position	Deacon	Phone	Class
Secretary	Tom Bader	773-6606	2010
Cards	Gigi Nash  Stephanie Runyon	867-1325 896-9181	2009  2010
Funeral Dinners	All Deacons
Shepherding	Bill Jourdan  Kregg Swanson	776-9463  773-2124	2008  2008
Prayer Chain	Andrea Joines  Gigi Nash	765-675-3971  867-1325	2008  2009
Volunteers from     The Heart	Bill Jourdan  Ann Green	776-9463  776-1259	2008  2008
Social Events/      Publicity	Ann Green  Stephanie Runyon  Kiersten Clifford	776-1259  896-9181  774-8828	2008  2010  2009
Moderator	Robin Story	896-9181	2009
Local Missions	Sue Jourdan  Jodi Thompson	776-9463  770-9386	2010   2010
Caring for Members/      Outreach	Ed Adams  Tom Bader	773-2072  773-6606	2009   2010
Usher	Andrea Joines  Stephanie Runyon	765-675-3971  896-9181	2008   2009