Ministry Areas

Book of Order Committees

• Committee on Ministry
  • Mediation Team
• Committee on Preparation for Ministry
• Committee on Nominating
• Committee on Representation
• Self Development of People

Administration Ministry Team

• Stewardship
• Presbytery Foundation

Discipleship Ministry Team

• Adult Education
• Campus Ministries/Higher Education
• Camp Greenwood
• Youth

Outreach Ministry Team

• Transformation and Redevelopment
• Emerging Ministry Grant
• International Partners
• New Church Development
• and more!

Shepherding Ministry Team

• Educators Fellowship
• Music Ministries
• Presbyterian Association of Lake Michigan Secretaries (PALMS)
• Presbyterian Pilgrimage
• Presbyterian Women

Current Structure of the Presbytery of Lake Michigan (click on an area to learn more)

Leadership Team (LT)

Acts as Presbytery Council. Two members of the Leadership Team serve as liaisons to each ministry team. 

Members:

2008

Joyce Aldridge (Spring Lake) - joycealdridge@charter.net
Harry Johnson (East Lansing Peoples) -  hhjohnson@thepeopleschurch.com
Andy Thorburn  (Paw Paw) - thorburn_a@totalplastics.com 
Anne Weirich (Grand Rapids Westminster - anne.weirich@mac.com

2009

David Milbourn  (Honorably Retired)- dmmilbourn@comcast.net
Jeff O'Neill (Lansing First) - joneill@lansingfirstpres.org
Chris Prokos (Jackson First) - christine.prokos@sbcglobal.net
Burrel Stults  (Battle Creek Pennfield) - acornecove@aol.com 

    Ex-officio members:

Rob Carlson, Moderator - okemos_presbyterian@voyager.net
Zoe Wilcox, Vice-Moderator - zoemwilcox@comcast.net
Kathleen Goodrich, Past-Presbytery Moderator - Kathleen@acd.net
John Best, General Presbyter - jbest@lakemichiganpresbytery.org
Karen Nottelmann, Program Associate - knottelmann@aol.com
Jo Seppala, Program Associate - joseppala@comcast.net
Karen Grant, Recorder - kgrant@lakemichiganpresbytery.org

Committee on Ministry, John Cox - jcox2@voyager.net

Committee on Preparation for Ministry, Mark Jennings - mjennings@firstpresrichland.org

Committee on Nominating, John Petro - john.petro@wmich.edu