2024 Annual General Meeting

Annual Report | Ministry Report | Proxy Ballot | Membership

(Los recursos en Español están disponibles a continuación.)

A meeting of the members of First Alliance Church of The Alliance Canada will be held:

Sunday, November 17, 2024

7:00 pm, Auditorium, FAC Deerfoot Campus
(12345 40 Street SE, Calgary, Alberta)

for the purpose of:

receiving financial and other reports
electing members to the Board of Elders
electing members of the Nominating Committee
appointing an auditor

– by order of the Board of Elders

Everyone is welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting; however, only those holding membership are eligible to vote.

Members unable to attend can submit a proxy ballot (see below under Resources to download) before Sunday, November 17, 2024 (drop off at the Information Desk at FAC Deerfoot / FAC Southwest or email Cathie Hall). If you’re attending online, a live stream will be offered on the day of the AGM through the button below:

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AGM Resource Downloads

Questions can be submitted beforehand for the AGM; please email before Thursday, November 14:

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2024 AGM Agenda

Annual General Meeting of
First Alliance Church
Sunday, November 17, 2024

First Segment

1. Meeting called to Order
2. Opening Comments & Prayer
3. Declaration of Quorum based on Report from Registration Secretary
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of Sunday, November 5, 2023
6. Motion to Appoint Tellers for Annual General Meeting
7. Report of the Nominating Committee for 2024-2025
8. Election of Elders
9. Election of the Nominating Committee for 2024-2025
10. The Story of God’s Provision:
a. Report of the Treasurer
b. Appointment of the Auditors for the fiscal period July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025

Second Segment

1. Report on Ministry:
a. Glenmore Christian Academy
b. Ministry Story of 2023/2024
2. Question & Answer Session
3. Closing Comments & Prayer

Report of the Nominating Committee

Nominations for the Board Of Elders
for 2024-2026

An elected elder may serve up to 3 two-year terms sequentially and must sit out at least 1 year before being eligible to serve as an elder again. After a thorough, prayerful process, the Nominating Committee recommends the following names for a 2-year term commencing Fall 2024*:

Charles Ang (3^rd Term)
Andrés Gutierrez (2^nd Term)
Arnold Schellenberg (2^nd Term)
Oludamilola (Dami) Adebayo (1^st Term)

Elders serving to Fall 2025:

Luisa Castiblanco (1^stTerm)
Brad Emery (3^rd Term)
Brian Hargreaves (3^rd Term)
Jason Sawers (2^nd Term)
Susan Kinnie (1^st Term
Olumide Obafemi (2^nd Term)
Dave Orr (2^nd Term)
Craig Bundy (1^st Term)

Elders not standing for re-election or have completed 3 two-year terms:

Daniel Hui

Nominating Committee Members:
Pastor James Paton (Chair), Brian Hargreaves, Susan Kinnie, Brad Emery, Licia Corbella-Gardiner,
Craig Jones, Rick Robson.

Provision is made for the addition of names to the Report of the Nominating Committee in Article V of the Church Bylaws:

ARTICLE V – ELDERS

The Nominating Committee shall be comprised of seven (7) members, including the Chair. The Nominating Committee shall follow due process to identify and nominate members for vacant positions of the Board and the following year’s Nominating Committee. Any Church Member may submit a name to the Nominating Committee for consideration by providing such name in writing to the Chair of the Nominating Committee by June 30 of each year.

Nominations for the 2025-2026 Nominating Committee*

After a thorough, prayerful process, the Committee recommends the following names be placed in nomination to serve on the Nominating Committee for a 1-year term commencing Fall 2024:

Merril Humphrey
Erik Kaack
Becky Mensah

*Personal profiles of nominated Elders and Nominating Committee are available on pages 7-8 of the 2024 Annual Report.

Special thanks to Cathie Hall and Rob Neumann for editing and to Franciso Silva for the Spanish translation of the Annual and Ministry Reports.