The primary mission and ministry of the Secretariat department is to provide support to the more than 400 employees and 153 churches of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference. This is accomplished in the following ways:
The preparation, recording and maintaining of:
Executive Committee agenda and minutes
Personnel Subcommittee agenda and minutes
Conference Administrative Committee minutes
Employee licenses and credentials
Support to the Human Resources department, which is responsible for:
Processing newly hired employees
Termination
Retirement
Employee mediation (with care, concern, & confidentiality)
GCC Employee Handbook development
Coordination of policy development and orientation
Maintenance of employee service records
Chair Salary Review Committee
Employee training in professional ethics and standards
Support to the Conference Membership Clerk:
Oversight of membership functions
Membership records
Statistical records and archives
Conference directory
General Conference Yearbook
Ministry to conference churches in the following ways:
Officiating functions
Preaching
Organizing mission groups, companies, and churches
Conference ministry and social functions
Conflict management for churches, schools, and personnel when initial first-level resolution is unsuccessful
Member of Crisis Management Team
Ministry in support of the Conference Office operations:
Employee training and development
Communication
Grievance and advocacy process
Regular meetings with hourly staff
Office Socials
Interface with legal counsel in representing the interests of Georgia-Cumberland Conference and its constituents
This office is headed by Vice President for Administration/Secretariat Paul Hoover and staffed with a dedicated team of professionals including Laurie Naus, administrative assistant; Connie Starkey, Human Resources director; Sheyla LaPierre, Human Resources assistant; Caryn Payne, conference membership clerk; Britni Brannon, conference receptionist; and Jennifer Haldeman, conference receptionist.
In the past quinquenneum, the conference has experienced an unprecedented level of service delivered in support of our employees, ministries in the field, and in the organization and support of newly formed churches, companies, and mission groups. The Secretariat office is privileged to give its best in ministry and service to Georgia-Cumberland, its employees, its churches, and the faithful members who are the heart and soul of this conference.
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