Tom Beckett is our church Lay Leader. He functions as our primary lay representative and has the following responsibilities:

To fostering awareness of the role of laity both within the congregation and through their ministries in the home, workplace, community, and world, and finding ways within the community of faith to recognize all these ministries;

To meet regularly with the pastor to discuss the state of the church and the needs for ministry;

He is a member of the charge conference and the church council, the committee on finance, the committee on lay leadership, and the committee on pastor-parish relations or staff-parish relations, where he, along with the pastor, serves as an interpreter of the actions and programs of the annual conference and the general Church.

He has continuing involvement in study and training opportunities to develop a growing understanding of our Church's reason for existence and the types of ministry that will most effectively fulfill our mission;

He assists in advising the church council of opportunities available and the needs expressed for a more effective ministry of our church through our laity in the community;

He informs us of training opportunities provided by the annual conference. Where possible, he attends training opportunities in order to strengthen his work.

We celebrate him, and his willingness to represent our congregation.