We had the pleasure of welcoming several new minister members: Bryant Anderson (Palms), Sunelle Stander-Lays (Riverside), Susan Takis (First Green Cove Springs), John Huff (honorably retired), and Adrian (Ed) Tenhor (honorably retired). We also recognized the new commission of Yvan Kelly (ruling elder member at Memorial) to pastoral service at Kirkwood. We celebrated the candidacy of Carter Grant (Geneva), who is a student at Princeton Theological Seminary preparing for ministry under our care. We celebrated the retirements of Bill Hoff and Betsy Haynes, who most recently served at Riverside and Flagler College, respectively. 

The business at the meeting included presentation of the 2022 Asking Budget (all congregations will soon receive more information about the budget and opportunities for giving). We welcomed Lisa Wells as our new presbytery office manager. Communications Coordinator Marigrace Doran showed us the features of our new online directory.

We approved the request of the St. Johns Presbyterian Church to be dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to ECO (the Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians). The action included an amendment to the dismissal price contained in the proposal that was presented by the presbytery's administrative commission (AC) and the church. If the church continues the dismissal process under the approved action as amended, the presbytery will receive the sum of $225,000 and will determine how the funds are used rather than donating half of the amount to Life Renewed Counseling as requested by the church.

Monica Williams, Executive Director of Montgomery Presbyterian Conference Center, tendered her resignation as a part of her report on the activities and challenges of our camp and conference center. This unexpected event was met with an outpouring of compassion and gratitude for Monica's passion and work.