Annual Meeting Highlights

Red Wing, MN – The Rev. Jin S. Kim and Vince Gin were chosen to be Moderator and Vice Moderator respectively at the Annual Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area, held Tuesday May 14 at First Presbyterian Church in Red Wing.

Rev. Kim is the Head Pastor of Church of All Nations Presbyterian Church in Columbia Heights, MN, a multicultural congregation started in 2004.  Vince Gin is an elder at First Presbyterian Church in Hudson, WI.  He has served on the Presbytery Council in the recent past and headed the Executive Presbyter Nominating Committee in 2008 which resulted in choosing the Rev. Chaz Ruark to the Executive Presbyter for the PTCA.

Other highlights from the meeting include, the reappointment of Nancy Grittman to a three year term as Stated Clerk.  Grittman has served in the position of Stated Clerk of the PTCA since 2006. 

The Disabilities Concerns Taskforce held a special presentation during the  meeting on ministering to returning veterans.  A panel including retired pastor Roger Ezell, a 

Vietnam veteran,  and the Rev. Donald Milloy talked about the need for congregations to be more mindful of ministering to returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan as well as their families.

The next Stated Meeting is Tuesday, July 14 at Presbyterian Church of the Master in Coon Rapids.  The meeting starts at 4:00PM.