Graves County Cluster

Hispanic and Latino Ministries

Updated:  Wednesday February 11, 2004

We will be requesting the appointment of a pastor to this ministry.  We also are looking for volunteers who want to be a part of this opportunity to serve Christ and each other.  Please contact us immediately for more information about these service opportunities.

Contact:

Rev. Bill Lawson, Chairperson

Spence Chapel UMC

270-251-2891

blawson@memphis-umc.org

Links

• Hispanic & Latino Convocation
  February 19-21 at Junaluska
  Revs. Hugh Barksdale and Bill Lawson
  will be attending from our Cluster

• Let's Walk with El Pueblo
  General Board of Discipleship Hispanic Ministries

• El Aposento Alto
  The Upper Room Online, Spanish Edition

• Lay Missioner & Pastor Mentor Training
  Certification in the National Plan for Hispanic Ministries

Graves County Cluster

Committee on

 Hispanic & Latino Ministries

www.memphis-umc.org/paducah/graves/spanish

Policies and Procedures

Mission

Our mission is to insure that the spiritual and temporal needs of the Hispanic and Latino people within Graves County are being addressed by The United Methodist Church in cooperation with other churches, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, and commercial entities.

Goal

Our goal is to develop the structures, acquire the funding, and establish the ministries to enable the formation of a primarily Spanish-speaking United Methodist congregation in Graves County, who will gradually assume the work of and dissolve this committee.

Authorization

Graves County Cluster created the Committee on Hispanic & Latino Ministries to develop cluster-wide and local church ministries,  seek funding for ministry needs,  employ and provide job description and supervision for a coordinator, develop an annual budget, project a five-year plan of expected outcomes, and develop long-term funding plans.  This committee exists by the authority of, and derives its powers from, the Graves County UMC Cluster.  All decisions of this committee are subject to review of and approval by the Cluster.   – Minutes of the Graves County Cluster Council, February 2, 2004

Policies and Procedures

Policies and Procedures will be updated in this document as they develop.  All policies and procedures will be kept consistent with current editions of The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church (especially noting the provisions of ¶259),  the National Plan for Hispanic Ministries, and with District, Conference and General Church implementations of similar ministries.  This document will be maintained by the Graves County Committee on Hispanic and Latino Ministries, the most recent update serving as our official statement of current policies and procedures.

Organization

Initial membership of this committee was established by the Graves County Cluster as:  Bill Lawson (Chairperson), Hugh Barksdale, Ray Gonzales, Ben Butler, James Lee, Boyce Yates, Tom Etheridge, and Kenneth Smith.  – Minutes of the Graves County Cluster Council, February 2, 2004

The Committee will meet monthly.  An Executive Work Group consisting of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary-Treasurer, and others as the Committee may decide, will conduct the daily business and report to the Committee meetings.  Other work groups may be formed as needed.

Accountability

Reporting of finances, activities and results will be provided at Cluster Council meetings, and to other supporting committees, agencies, and organizations on a regular basis.