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Mt. Nittany UMC
1500 East Branch Road
State College, PA 16801
814-237-3549 (Office)
814-238-1630 (Parsonage)
mtnittanyumc@comcast.net

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Church Council
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Mt. Nittany Church Council

Our Mission - The Church Council is comprised of all committee chairpersons, the lay leaders, and church staff. As the administrative body, the Church Council approves budgets, sets goals, and executes other duties to fulfill our mission statement and United Methodist discipline. The Church Councils meets once a month.

Church Council Chair:
Bob Jones

Trustee
Scott Williams

Finance
Terry Foster

Treasurer
John Rideout

Magnification Team Chair
Howard Woodruff

Membership Team Chair
Rose Baker

Maturity Team Chair
Emily Gregory

Ministry Team Chair
Wendy Franklin

Mission Team Chair
Susan Park

our teams - Services we provide for our membership and community are divided into "Team" efforts. Each Team hosts several committee specialties. See the TABs below to review and hopefully join any that are of interest to you - we welcome your help!

Magnification
Membership
Maturity
Ministry
Mission

Magnification Team

Our Mission - To oversee the worship life of the church through designing and carrying out worship services that are relevant, meaningful, and sincere in which the Truth of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ is proclaimed.

Our Committees and their Chairs:

Magnification Team Chair Howard Woodruff
Acolytes	Lay Speakers Patty DeCapria
Audio /Video Rick Edminston Chip Crawford	Music Teams Brian Peters
Greeters Donna Jane Benner	Ushers Patty DeCapria
Liturgists Patty DeCapria	Worship Team Howard Woodruff

Membership Team

Our Mission - To care for the flock of the church. We are responsible for organizing and coordinating all of the major fellowship events within the church family.

Our Committees and their Chairs:

Membership Team Chair Rose Baker
Banquet BJ Wurst	Communications Mark Higgins
Funerals/In Home Joan Lassman	Home Communion Mary Jane Johnson
Hospitality Andrea Grazzini	Nurture & Care Stacey LeVan
Quilting Kathy Mulberger	Safe Sanctuaries Patty DeCapria
Senior Adult BJ Wurst	SPRC David Spotts
Transportation	Visitation B.J. Wurst
UM Women Andrea Grazzini	UM Men Frank Baker

Maturity Team

Our Mission - To oversee and guide spiritual growth opportunities for members of the Mt. Nittany United Methodist Church, while maintaining a coherent ministry in accordance with goals and direction established by the Church Council and Implementation Team.

Our Committees and their Chairs:

Maturity Team Chair
Emily Gregory

Education - Adult
Lisa Luse

Education - Children
Dawn Woodruff

Prayer Group
Barb Summers

Stewardship
Rick Grazzini

Thursday Eve Groups
Shane Landherr

Women's Study
Andrea Grazzini

Ministry Team

Our Mission - We are responsible for helping to turn members into ministers, by helping you find your spiritual gifts and guiding you into service in an existing ministry or creating a new one. Our goal is to help every believer find a meaningful place of service in the church.

Our Committees and their Chairs:

Ministry Team Chair
Wendy Franklin

Lay Leaders
Patty DeCapria

Youth Groups
Shane Landherr

Mission Team

Our Mission - We plan, promote and oversee the church's outreach events, community activities and mission projects with the purpose of reaching our community and world for Christ.

Our Committees and their Chairs:

Mission Team Chair
Susan Park

Food Bank
Roger Wurst

Missions
Jerry Park

Pre-School Advisory
Bonnie Spotts

Single Adult
Jeff Goss

Prayer Garden
Elaine Wickersham
Kari Corbett

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leadership team

Mt. Nittany UMC is always looking for volunteers to provide expertise and leadership for many of our activities, events, and committees. Please feel welcomed to call our Church Office for information about joining our leadership team. WE NEED YOU!