Providing All People with Christian WINGS: Worship*Instruction*Nurture*Growth*Sending Forth
St. Mark United Methodist Church
550 Hwy. 72 Bypass NW
Greenwood, SC 29649
864-229-5416    
864-229-1530 (fax)
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
The Holy Spirit distributes gifts for ministry among the people of the church so that the Body of Christ may be the Body of Christ for the world.To help you decide where you might be of greatest service, please review the works areas in Administration or in the WINGS Ministries listed below. If you have not done so, take a few minutes to complete the Spiritual Gifts Inventory
ADMINISTRATION
  • Church Council: This group is made up of the chairpersons of the committees and ministries of the church plus at-large members. They are the governing body of St. Mark.
  • Staff-Parish Relations Committee: This is the personnel committee of the church, providing staff guidance, evaluation, and support to the paid staff of the church.
  • Finance and Stewardship: This ministry recommends the church budget upon receipt of information from all other committees and teams and provides for financial stewardship and fund raising.
  • Board of Trustees: This committee oversees the maintenance of all church property and equipment and serves as the legal represen-tatives of St. Mark United Methodist Church, Inc.
  • Nominations and Leadership Development: This group makes nominations for all offices within the church. The primary responsibilities are to identify, recruit, and train leadership for the local church.
  • Kids' World Committee: This group oversees the operation of our weekday pre-school, making decisions about budgeting, policies, and personnel.
WINGS MINISTRIES
  • Worship Team: This ministry plans and executes all programs relating to worship, including celebration of the Sacraments, ushers, acolytes and crucifers, music, dance, drama, and weddings. It also oversees decoration of the church for special occasions such as Christmas and Easter
  • Instruct Team: This ministry attends to all of the Christian education ministries of the church to include Sunday School, young adult ministries, youth and children's ministries, Disciple Bible study, and other small group studies.
  • Nurture Team: This ministry concentrates upon congregational care through such ministries as the congregational nurse, family events, church-wide celebrations, recreational ministries, bereavement and other special needs ministries.
  • Growth Team: This ministry focuses our attention upon personal and spiritual growth. The emphasis for this year is following through on the Conference-initiated program of Natural Church Development. Our primary emphasis wil be to encour-age every member to assess and use their spiritual gifts for ministry through the church.
  • Sending Forth Team: This ministry team is divided into the areas of evangelism and missions. Outreach beyond the doors of St. Mark is our responsibility. We encourage activities in a variety of local, state, national, and international missions carrying the gospel around the world. We specifically work in local missions to assist those in need and those who are experiencing emergencies.