Elders

Council of Elders

Thornapple Covenant Church annually elects the "Council of Elders" to serve as the board of directors and legal trustees of this Church and its property. They meet the third Thursday of every month.

The Elders of Thornapple are here to serve. Please contact them at any time if you have concerns or ideas you would like them to be aware of. Refer to the end of the article below for ways you can contact the elders.

Here is the portion of our church bylaws connected to the Council of Elders:

ARTICLE VIII - CHURCH GOVERNANCE

Section 1. Control; Council of Elders. The ultimate authority for the governance of this Church shall be vested in its membership, which shall not be subject to control by any other ecclesiastical body. The Active Members of this Church shall elect Active Members to serve as “Elders” on the “Council of Elders” for the term of office and following the election process provided in this Church’s Bylaws. The Council of Elders shall serve as the board of directors and legal trustees of this Church and its property.

Elder Updates:

The Elders publish a quarterly update. For the April 2012 update, click here.
For weekly financial updates, click here. If you would like information and options about how to make donations to Thornapple, click here.
You can download the full Thornapple Articles of Incorporation by clicking here and the Bylaws by clicking here.

The 2012 Elders are:

	Brian Rudy, Chair
	Howard Veltman, Vice Chair
	Jonathan Petersen, Secretary
	Maija Anderson
	James Ernest
	Susan Harrell
	Kae Kingma
	Kelly Loubert
	Eric Sattler
	Terry Shoemaker
	Bruce Wynalda (Treasurer) The Treasurer e-mail is: treasurer@thornapple.org