November 14, 2026, Call to the Stated Gathering:

• 1:30 p.m. Pre-presbytery

• 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Check-In

• 3:00 p.m. Worship

• 4:15 p.m. Tours & Snacks

• 5:00 p.m. Presbytery Business Meeting

Important Notes:

• All are welcome to attend the pre-Presbytery Workshop - Dollars and Sense: Financial Trends, Stewardship Practices, and How We Navigate a Faithful Future. John Wilkinson who serves as Vice President for Stewardship and Church Relations for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), will facilitate the workshop. John will also be speaking during the business meeting READ MORE

• Rev. Mark Ruppert and his daughter Pastor Ashley Moore-Dunson, one of the pastors at Citizen Church Akron that meets at the Well CDC, will bring the sermon.

• Celebration of Saints (Necrology Report).

• Rev. Ruth-Aimee Belonni-Rosario, will bring news and updates from the Synod.

The Presbytery Offering will be designated ….

Offering Gifts can be made using the presbytery payment portal, scanning the QR code, or using the Vanco Mobile Faith Engagement mobile app. Otherwise, gifts can be mailed to Eastminster Presbytery / PO Box 14439 / Poland, OH 44514

On the Donations page, scroll the “Presbytery Meeting Offering”.

Directions for mobile giving can be found on the presbytery website’s home page.

As a reminder, in an effort to save trees, we do not provide handouts of the Presbytery E-Packet. Please print/download prior to the gathering. Several of our Committees are meeting later this week and their reports will be added to the packet as soon as available.

November 14, 2026, Presbytery E-Packet Documents:

• Proposed Docket

• Consent Agenda AND GP & SC Report

  • Stated Gathering Minutes - August 11, 2026

• Reports:

  • Committee on Ministry

  • Committee on Preparation for Ministry

  • Resource

• Presbytery Financials:

  • 2027 Presbytery Operating Budget

  • Statement of Financial Position Q1-Q3, 2026

  • Statement of Activity Q1-Q3, 2026

  • Congregational Remittances

    • Mission

    • Per Capita

• Misc.

  • Seeking to be Faithful

Stated Gatherings of PRESBYTERY

Presbytery will meet three times per year on the second Tuesday of March and August, and the second Saturday in November.

March 10, 2026 - Valley Christian School, 5:00 p.m.

August 11, 2026 - Canfield Presbyterian Church, 5:00 p.m.

November 14, 2026 - The Well CDC, Akron, 3:00 p.m. Saturday

Stated Meetings of COUNCIL

Presbytery Council will meet three times per year on the second Tuesday of February, July, and October (at the same location as stated gathering).

February 10, 2026 - 4:00 p.m.

July 14, 2026 - 4:00 p.m.

October 20, 2026 - 4:00 p.m.