09/15/2025
GMC Indiana Circuit Meeting
September 10, 2025, Creekside Methodist Church 9:30 a.m.
22 Attending: Bill Blair, Janet Chiplis, Kim Betz, Lois Jackson, Jeff Dorsey, Paul Davis, Joel Fugate, Barry Ritenour, Doris McAnulty, Bill Barkley, Tina Barkley, Bob Penrose, Jenn Krishart, Scott Hamley, Sharon Hamley, Ray Hill, Douglas McClain, Caleb Fugate, Kyle Eisenhuth, Mollie Eisenhuth, Mark Griffith, Kathy Mihoerck
Joel opened the devotions with the group singing “Jesus Loves Me, This I know” in Acapella.
He then led into a conversation about believing in the Rapture of the Church. Some do and others do not believe in the rapture. Someone had a rapture dream experience with a date set for September 22, 23, 2025. No one knows the time or place. Joel shared prophesies from Daniel 4 about an explosion of knowledge. We are seeing that with AI. What if the rapture was going to happen? What if Jesus is coming, what would we do? Tell family, tell the church? What would you do differently if you knew?
The group joined in prayers circles at each table and shared joys and concerns and prayed with and for each other. We have a new member in our circuit. Tina Barkley.
Bill began the study from the History Maker’s Book on page 95 GOALSETTING.
Charge Conference reminds us we need a vision for the churches we serve. The group read the Core Value together and discussed the Introduction. Where are we going? How are we going to do that? What is the plan? It is important to set goals. When preparing for a sermon, we think of the main points and go with the points, go to the goal. Goals exercise faith. Goals will stretch us, and we need that. In a video game, when we reach a goal, our brains light up. We accomplish goals and we light up. Reaching a goal is a reward.
Page 96 Biblical Foundation. Jesus’ vision and mission statement: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 reminds us to set goals. Have a vision. Abraham had a goal; Isaac had a goal.
Help the church find their vision.
Page 97
What needs to change? Study more, read the Bible more, pray more.
Pray for the youth program. Think of and discuss what needs to change. What needs to change at the church?
Following are S.M.A.R.T. Goals:
Security: be specific as possible
Measurable: “by this date, do this”
Actionable: action verbs like finish, eliminate, etc.
Realistic: faith, be realistic. Pray, have faith and produce goals.
Time Targeted: set a deadline, complete evaluation.
What does God want us to accomplish?
Goal setting
Example: Write down the vision, pray, make a list of tasks to accomplish the vision, focus and prioritize, write smart goals, develop an action list. Have guidelines, write them down, short term or long term.
80 % goals and 20% efforts. What have we accomplished this week?
In conclusion - watch what God will do.
Alleghenywestgmc.org website has many resources for goalsetting.
Charge Conference belongs to the laity. What do we want to accomplish this year?
Preach, maintain, lead, history of the church, ideas, and envision.
2025 Charge Conference must be completed. Share with the congregation. The Fund Balance report must be included in the packet in 2026. It is in the paperwork this year. If there are forms unneeded, they may be removed. Charge Conferences are to take place in the last two weeks of October or the first week of November. Please give the report to the elder leading the conference three days in advance.
There will be no meeting in October.
November 12 meeting will be held at Marion Center with Kathy Mihoerck leading devotions.
December 10 meeting will be held at Black Lick with Janet Chiplis leading devotions.
The meeting closed with prayer by Kyle at 11:05 a.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by: Lois Jackson
