• researching our church records for demographic informati on;
• obtaining demographic information form the surrounding community;
• conducting a congregational survey;
• hosting a congregational town hall meeting;
• interviewing the church staff and members of the parish planning council; and
• collecting the miscellaneous thoughts of members of the congregation.

Our profile is now complete, and has been submitted to the synod. After synod review, the profile will be posted on the ELCA web site where applicants can review it and submit their applicant information. As applications are received, we will begin the process of reviewing the submissions and conducting interviews until we have a candidate to recommend to the congregation.

We expect to begin receiving applications within the next 3 to 4 weeks.