The Administration Committee supports the Pastor and church staff and encourages them as they perform their duties. They participate in hiring new staff and setting policy for personnel. The Administration Committee works cooperatively with other committees having oversight responsibilities for specific employee positions.
The mission of the Christian Education (CE) Committee is to provide opportunities for our children, youth and adults to know and love God; to encourage spiritual growth; and to be disciples who connect with and serve the community. From the infant nursery to senior adults, CE plans educational opportunities to prepare our members to live out this mission. A few of our signature activities include: Wednesdays Together, Vacation Bible School, Summer Fun Camps & Meet-ups, Children in Worship, Youth Fellowship and Prayer Breakfast, and adult Sunday School offerings (S.A.L.T. and Busy Adults).
FPC’s ECEP Advisory Committee serves as a liaison between the church, the Early Childhood Education Program, and the community. As such, the Committee works to develop policies, set educational standards, develop an annual budget, provide recommendations to the Session for hiring a director, approve teaching staff, and support the Director as he/she guides the program in its mission to to glorify God and further His kingdom by providing a safe, nurturing, and Christ-centered educational environment. In serving the congregation and the community, FPC’s ECEP seeks to create a foundation for social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth and development for all God’s children. The Advisory Committee functions as one of the many bricks of this foundation.
The Christian Outreach and Fellowship Committee hosts a wide variety of events:
Wednesday Night Suppers – Please join your church family each week at a new time of 6:00 p.m. in Memorial Fellowship Hall for Wednesdays Together Supper! Meals are $7.00 (ages 6 and up); $2.00 (ages 5 and under); with a family max of $24.00. Please remember that reservations are due each Monday by noon. Everyone must make a reservation each week by the deadline. The suppers are offered in the fall and the spring.
Congregational Christmas Dinner and Play
Student Outreach – remembers students away at school during stressful times of the year.
Receptions
Adult Adventures
Young Adult Socials
Book Club – Meets approximately once a month at 3:00 pm on Sunday afternoon.
Men’s Prayer Breakfast – Meets at Shoney’s on the second Tuesday of the month at 8 am.
Learn more about our Church’s Fellowship programs.
The finance committee along with the financial secretary monitors the church's budget. A current report is presented at monthly session meetings.
Susan Henderson, Chair
Elizabeth Hall
Rita Daniel
Bob Kearns
David Segars
Tillman Munson
John Henderson
Description coming soon.
The Outreach Committee shares the love of Christ by serving the needs of others. We seek ways to engage our community and welcome new friends.
The Pastor’s Aides are church members who work under the direction of the Pastor to provide loving care and assistance to church members in times of need. The Pastor’s Aides work in teams of two or three with a weekly rotating schedule. They make telephone calls, visit members, send notes and cards, and prepare food for those who need care due to illness or other circumstances. The Pastor’s Aides provide transportation to doctors’ appointments, treatments, and Sunday worship services. Church members who live at the Presbyterian Community, the Methodist Manor, Morningside, Elmcroft, and other out of town facilities are remembered weekly by the Pastor’s Aides.
Six food Guilds work with the Pastor’s Aides to provide food and assistance to church families at the time of a death in the family.
The Pastor’s Aides participate in an annual Christmas project of preparing and delivering baskets to older members in the church family, especially those who are alone at Christmas have health issues or who have provided many hours of service to our church. The baskets are filled with food items, devotional books, and miscellaneous personal items. A personal note to each recipient is also included.
The church is blessed to have Pastor’s Aides who willingly provide love, care, and devotion to the church family.
The Property Committee is charged with managing the buildings, grounds, and physical assets of the church’s property. Many generous and dedicated members work hard to keep the church facilities in good repair and appearance. We strive to be good stewards of all that God has entrusted us.
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.”
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
The Stewardship & Communication Committee is responsible for defining, communicating, and implementing a multi-faceted, year-round Stewardship Program by encouraging each church committee to embrace the stewardship contributions of their respected committee work. Stewardship is not just about raising money in the church, it should also be about how successfully we use our money, time, and talents to positively impact our church and our community. The Stewardship Committee is responsible for the church’s annual fall stewardship campaign.
The communications aspect of FPC Hartsville’s Stewardship & Communications Committee entails reviewing, evaluating, and improving upon the church’s communications plan, in regards to both internal and external communications in various formats. Stewardship & Communications committee members will, additionally, serve as liaisons between the Session, church members, and the community.
The Worship Committee oversees all aspects of services in the sanctuary such as sacrament (communion and baptism) logistics, liturgically appropriate paraments and floral arrangements and special services held. The committee is also responsible for procuring and training ushers and greeters for worship services.