This committee’s duty shall be to nominate a minister to the congregation for election as Pastor. Public notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting shall be given at least ten days in advance, which shall include two successive Sundays. G-14.0502, The Book of Order: The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Members of the committee, nominated and elected to be representative of the entire congregation, are Chuck Simmons, Beverly Brown, Carol Black, Carolyn Heaps, Heather Tapp, Kitty Young, Mack Ward, Ken Nickles, Nancy Caudel, and Robert Lewis.

The steps taken by the PNC include the review of our current Mission Study (a descriptive self-assessment) that was approvaled by the Session; the preparation of a “Church Information Form” (a standardized and abbreviated format of the Mission Study) and its approval by the Session and by Presbytery’s Committee on Ministry;focus group meetings for appropriate age groups for input that was incorporated into the job description; the solicitation of nominations from members of the congregation and from church leaders nationwide; a candidate review process; visits to prospective pastors in their own church settings; interviews and meetings with one or more finalists in Greenville; and, finally, the nomination of the candidate and the terms of call to the congregation for its approval.

Although the meetings of the Committee are closed in order to protect the confidentiality of possible nominees, comments and suggestions from members of the congregation are welcome at any time.