PBG Church Profile--Immanuel Lutheran Church, Belvidere, IL

Immanuel Lutheran Church in Belvidere, Illinois moved to PBG a few years ago. More recently, they made their governance documents available on-line. Here's the link to their Board policy manual :

https://f1.ctsmemberconnect.net/garoupdb/O-0000000773/G-0000019648/docs/Root/Immanuel_Governance_Document%20-%201.29.09.pdf

You'll also find their Constitution and Bylaws here:

https://f1.ctsmemberconnect.net/garoupdb/O-0000000773/G-0000019648/docs/Root/Immanuel_Constitution_2007_updated_Nov.[1].pdf

Because Immanuel used the same consultant my church did, our governance documents look a lot alike. But there are also some notable differences. For example,

• Their named their governing board "The Vestry", instead of "The Board of Directors"
• They maintained a Board of Elders.
• Their Vestry has an executive committee, which, among other things, carries out the senior pastor performance evaluation.
• Their policy manual includes extensive details about senior pastor transitions in section 4.7

Thanks Immanuel, for putting your stuff on-line, so other PBG churches can learn from you! God bless your ministry!