Elder Session

On December 14 Neil Wallen announced his intention to resign from the office of elder in January.  We are grateful for his faithful service in this office and support him in his careful and prayerful decision. Neil and Lynette remain fully committed to CityChurch and are eager to continue serving here with us in other ways. You can watch the recording of this announcement here.

As we look toward this transition, realizing how it will increase our existing need for additional elders, we are working to make provision for future elder candidates to be nominated by the church membership. Our bylaws currently prescribe that elder candidates are to be selected by the existing elder session. However, we believe that in order to create structures that foster accountability and resist abuse, allowing for CityChurch to continue to grow healthily for years to come, this responsibility should rightly be entrusted to church members. For this reason, the elders are currently working to draft amendments to our bylaws in order implement these changes.

We ask you to join us in praying for this process and for the Lord to raise up godly men to serve in leadership. We will begin accepting nominations for elder candidates once the necessary amendments have been made.