In addition to our pastoral staff, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church is led by a group of elders, elected and ordained by the congregation to serve a 3-year term on Session, the governing body of the church. Our elders have the exciting call to meet together regularly and help discern the direction that God desires to move our church. They are responsible to exercise leadership in a variety of capacities from developing and implementing our vision for ministry as a church to forming policies that fit within our mission and values and that emphasize our ministry priorities. Session’s tasks also include overseeing the many essential administrative functions involved in running a church, such as writing the annual budget, assisting in worship, making personnel decisions, and managing usage of the property.
Once ordained, Elders are ordained for life, and serve when elected to committees or higher governing bodies of the Seattle Presbytery and to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
For more information about elders, please contact our Clerk of Session, KC Watkins, at watkinskc@hotmail.com.