Stated Presbytery Gathering
The Presbytery of Denver
Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 9 AM
PRESBYTERY GATHERING
9:00am Drumming Circle | Call to Order | Establish Quorum | Ruth McCollum Huff
9:05am Land Acknowledgement | David Hogue
9:10am Lead Presbyter Report | Dee Cooper
9:15am Greetings from the Presbytery of Zimbabwe
Elder Samkeliso “Samu” Siwela | Clerk of the Presbytery of Zimbabwe
Rev. Talkmore Chilanga | Moderator of the Presbytery of Zimbabwe
9:30 WORSHIPz
See Slides and printed bulletin
10:15am Welcome to Corresponding Members and New Commissioners | Chris Wineman
10:20am Welcome New Minister Members | David Hogue
Dorothy Piatt-Esguerra | Central Presbyterian Church
10:25am Aha Voting Slides | Beth Carlisle
10:30am Omnibus Motion | Chris Wineman
10:30am Treasurer’s Report | Sue Pilcher
10:35am Guatemala Partnership Commissioning | Moderators
10:40am Servant Leadership Development Committee (Committee on Representation) | Nancy Dixon
MOTION: The Servant Leadership Committee (SLDC) recommends to the Presbytery Rev. Bill Sanders (Honorably Retired) to be elected as Vice Moderator of Presbytery Assembly for 2026.
10:45am Ministry Preparation Committee| Katie Robb Davis
Alex Sergio | Commission Ready
10:50am Administrative Commission for St. Andrew | Louise Westfall
10:55am Anti-Racism Policy | gretchen Sausville
Motion: to adopt the proposed Anti-Racism Policy of Denver Presbytery.
11:25am Visionary Leadership Report | Russ Kane
11:30am Partnership of Zimbabwe and Denver Presbyteries 20th Anniversary Celebration and Journey
Celebrations of the Partnership
Signing the Memorandum of Understanding
Cake Cutting Ceremony
Sing Siyahamba “We are marching in the Light of God”
12:00pm Generative Time | Paul Neshangwe
12:15pm Benediction | Fiona Benzon
Adjournment | Ruth McCollum Huff
Sharing the Cake