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- Re-elected Kathy Yingst as Clerk of Session and Michelle Curry, CPA of Achenbach & Curry, as Treasurer for terms of one year.
- Greg Taylor of Stewardship & Finance reported that due to generous congregational giving and underspending by church committees, we finished 2024 with a positive change in net assets of $86,243. After discussion, the Session approved adding 50% of this overage to the general budget equity account to be available for use towards a potential deficit at the end of 2025, 25% to the Capital Facilities Fund, and 25% to Mission for special projects.
- The Session reviewed and approved Pastor Shawn’s 2025 Covenant of Agreement.
- Tom Davis and Mike Leader will be Session’s representatives on the Nominating Committee.
- All active Elders were elected as Commissioners for the 2025 Presbytery meetings.
- The Session amended Derry’s Building Use Policy by adjusting the impact fees charged to outside groups. In the future, any non-profit group wishing to use space within the church will be given a 25% discount on the rental fee.
- Approved the use of the Chapel and Fellowship Hall on March 15 by the Children of the American Revolution. This group is staying in Hershey for its state conference and is interested in using Derry for a short memorial service due to our historic cemetery. They plan to lay a wreath on a grave of a Revolutionary War veteran as a remembrance.
- The Churches Helping Churches grant program has been renewed for 2025. New applications should be submitted by April 15. This year’s budget for the program is $30,000 which will be taken from the Futures Fund.
- This May through July, Emma Burke will be working as a summer AV Intern. Emma is studying public relations at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University.
- Two Easter worship services will be held this year at 9 and 11 am. Breakfast will be served from 8 until 10:30 am.
- The Christian Education Committee’s request to add one additional paid nursery worker for Terrific Tuesdays was approved. Personnel will look for additional nursery workers to create a pool of back-up workers to ensure compliance with the Safe Children Standards.
- Danielle Gobel was hired as a Derry Discovery Days substitute.
- Derry is working with the Friends of PEB to gather a group of 8-12 people who will travel to Pakistan in October. Up to $30,000 from the Futures Fund has been approved to defray some of the costs associated with the trip for Derry members and PEB in Pakistan.
- The Membership Connections Committee would like to give each new member family a copy of the 300th anniversary children’s book. They will solicit sponsors for book donations for this purpose.