Agenda – Budget – ByLaw Changes – Council Election
Virtual & In-Person Meeting
Members will have the option of attending the meeting in person after Sunday worship service or virtually via Zoom. However, you are encouraged to attend in person if possible due to technical challenges that can arise.
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Agenda
- Call to Order – Jennifer Lindsay, Council President
- Opening Prayer – Rev. Lee, Senior Pastor
- Confirm Quorum – Léa Park, Secretary
- Approve Agenda – Jennifer Lindsay, Council President
- President’s Report – Jennifer Lindsay, Council President
- Minister’s Report – Rev. Lee, Senior Pastor
- Stewardship Committee Report – Chris Hammer, Committee Chair
- Accessibility Initiative – Randy Wiederhold, Council Member
- Treasurer’s Report – Robert Carr, Treasurer
- 2026 Budget – Robert Carr, Treasurer
- Nominations Committee Report – Jennifer Lindsay, Council President and Léa Park, Council Member
- Council Elections – Jennifer Lindsay, Council President and Léa Park, Council Member
- New Business – Jennifer Lindsay, Former Council President
- Congregational Feedback
- Music Program
- Coffee Hour
- Other Items
- Closing Prayer – Rev. Lee, Senior Pastor
- Adjournment – Jennifer Lindsay, Former Council President
PDF agenda available here (download)
2026 Budget
2026 Proposed Operating Budget: Download PDF here
Treasurer’s Report: Download PDF here
Bylaw Changes
PROPOSED LANGUAGE:
Article III: Church Council
Section 6. The Church Council is the executive committee of the Society, shall carry out the directives of the Society and act for the Society between meetings of the Society. However, it shall not have the power to dispose of, or encumber all or any portion of the real property. It shall also not have the power to spend, commit, or encumber greater than $100,000 more than the annual budget as approved at the prior year’s annual meeting. It shall also not have the power to liquidate greater than $250,000 from the Common Fund investment account in any given calendar year. These actions can only be done by the Society itself at a meeting of the Society and require a two-thirds vote of the active members present to pass.
Section 7. The Church Council is responsible for seeing that there is an annual examination review of the church financial records by an independent party.
CURRENT LANGUAGE:
Article III: Church Council
Section 6. The Church Council is the executive committee of the Society, shall carry out the directives of the Society and act for the Society between meetings of the Society. However, it shall not have the power to dispose of, or encumber all or any portion of the real property. This can only be done by the Society itself at a meeting of the Society and require a two-thirds vote of the active members present to pass.
Section 7. The Church Council is responsible for seeing that there is an annual examination of the church financial records by an independent party.
Council Member Election
Two Council Positions to be Filled
Both seats are full-term, three-year positions. Members are eligible to serve two consecutive terms.
Kim Jones
I was lucky to stumble upon the Swedenborgian Church in 2019, delighted by a sign for chamber music. Entering into the sanctuary, I was immediately warmed, humbled, and struck by how different this place feels from anywhere else in the world. And needless to say, I kept coming back, delighted further by the sermons, the music, and the community.
I feel fortunate to call the Swedenborgian Church my first spiritual home- a place where I can bring my curiosity and inquiries, and explore my contact with God. I have lived in beautiful San Francisco for the last 24 years and enjoy climbing my way to church by bus, bike, or foot. In my professional life, I am a psychotherapist working with children, teens, and adult individuals, and also a florist, where I love to play with nature, color, and the seasons. I make art of many kinds, but mostly drawing and figurative work, and I love walking, visiting museums, and being anywhere in nature, though preferably by (or in!) the water.
Andrea LoPinto
Andrea LoPinto and her husband Robert Carr found the SF Swedenborgian Church when they were looking for a place to get married in 1986. They brought both of their children to be baptized at the church in 1988 and 1993. In 1995 they began attending regularly and quickly became involved in the church community. Andrea sung for 20 years with the church choir, and served on the Church Council as Secretary during the search for a new minister from 2008-2010.