Stated Meetings Info
DATES & LOCATIONS
The presbytery holds four stated meetings each year, normally on the 3rd Tuesday of the months of February, May, September and November. (Feb/Nov meeting usually begin at 10am, with May/Sept beginning at 3pm). The November meeting shall be the annual meeting of the corporation. Special meetings may be called upon notice being sent at least ten days in advance to each minister and to the session of every church.
February 17, 2026 – @ 10am – Virtual (Zoom)
May 19, 2026 – @ 3pm – FPC Findlay
September 15, 2026 – @ 3pm – FPC Bowling Green
November 17, 2026 – @10am – Collingwood Presbyterian Church Toledo
(Tentative Dates for 2027 Meetings – Feb 16, May 18, Sept 21, and Nov 16 2027)
2026
The next Stated Presbytery Meeting of Maumee Valley Presbytery is Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 10AM via Zoom.
Below is the Notice of Stated Meeting and also the draft minutes of the November 2025 Presbytery meeting in Perrysburg.
The attached PDF contains your PACKET for the February 17, 2026 MVP Stated Presbytery Meeting on ZOOM, beginning at 10am.
The first page of the packet includes the zoom link to get into the meeting on Feb 17. No registration is necessary, but you must have your camera/microphone to verify standing for the meeting.
Requests to Be Excused should be in the hands of the Stated Clerk, prior to the meeting. You may email Acting Clerk Matt Meinke at matt@maumeevp.org
See you on Zoom,
Matt Meinke, General Presbyter and Acting Clerk on behalf of Stated Clerk Dean McGormley
2025
The next meeting is on February 18, 2025 via ZOOM and begins at 10am.
Please note that this meeting will include voting on some or all of the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, see docket for details/instructions. The link to the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution in English, Spanish, and Korean:
https://pcusa.org/resource/proposed-amendments-constitution
PACKET 2 includes the Financial Statements (Attachment 5), including a Balance Sheet Summary, Balance Sheet, Income and Expense Report, and Mission/Per Capita Report.
- Requests to Be Excused should be in the hands of the Stated Clerk, prior to the meeting. You may email Dean McGormley at dmcgormley@gmail.com.
See you on Zoom,
Matt Meinke, General Presbyter, on behalf of Stated Clerk Dean McGormley
November Meeting Minutes (Draft)
2025 Spiritual Formation Flyer
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution (Korean)
The next Stated Presbytery Meeting of Maumee Valley Presbytery is Tuesday, May 20th, 2025, at 3 PM at First Presbyterian Church in Van Wert, Ohio.
Location: First Presbyterian Church
110 West Crawford Street
Van Wert, Ohio
Fellowship time with coffee, drinks, and snacks will be available beginning at 1:00 pm in Frantz Room off of South Hallway
Open Spaces will begin at 2:00 PM before the start of the meeting.
Registration will be in South Hallway at 1:30 pm
Meal: Served at 5:30 PM
Menu: Sarah’s Salad, Company Chicken, Rice, Green Beans & Pimento’s, Assorted Fruit Pies. Drinks: water, iced tea, lemonade, and coffee
**Lunch Reservations are essential
Deadline is Tuesday, May 13, 2025**
Please email or call: Lisa Knoll at youthdirector@vwpresby.org or call the church office at 419-238-3670. Please put “Presbytery Meeting” in the subject line of the email. Meal cost will be $10.00 for adults.
**Childcare will be available. Please notify the church office of the need by Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Church office number is 419-238-3670 or Lisa Knoll at youthdirector@vwpresby.org
Requests to be Excused should be in the hands of the Stated Clerk, prior to the meeting. You may email Dean McGormley at dmcgormley@gmail.com
Parking is available off of Jefferson Street and Maple Avenue (one way going east) South side of the church building. Parking is also available across the street at Wassenburg Art Museum Parking lot (if other lots are full). There is some street parking on Maple Avenue, West Crawford Street, by the church. We will have assistance helping with parking.
The next Stated Presbytery Meeting of Maumee Valley Presbytery is Tuesday, September 16th, 2025, at 3 PM at First Presbyterian Church at Cadmus Presbyterian Church in Adrian, Michigan. The Notice of Stated Meeting with details about childcare and meal reservations are as follows:
Stated Meeting, Maumee Valley Presbytery
Tuesday, September 16th, 2025
3:00 PM
Location: Cadmus Presbyterian Church
6850 Cadmus Road
Adrian, MI
Fellowship time with coffee, drinks, and snacks will be available beginning at 2:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall
Registration will be at 2:15 pm
Meal: Served around 5:30 PM
Menu: Fried Chicken or Ham, cheesy potatoes, a vegetable, and pie. Vegetarian available on request.
Lunch Reservations are essential.
Deadline is Friday September 12th, 2025.
Please email or call: Mary Sue Proudfoot marysue510@comcast.net or call the church office at 517-263-1081. Please put “Presbytery Meeting” in the subject line of the email. Meal cost will be $12.00 for adults.
**Childcare will be available. Please notify the church office of the need by. Church office number is 517-263-1081 or Mary Sue Proudfoot at marysue510@comcast.net
Technology Requests should be in the hands of the Host Pastor Rev. Doug Holmes one week prior to the meeting. Email him at pastordougholmes@outlook.com
Requests to be Excused should be in the hands of the Stated Clerk, prior to the meeting. You may email Dean McGormley at dmcgormley@gmail.com or telephone 734-497-8069.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Mary Sue Proudfoot- Chairman marysue510@comcast.net Or 517-263-1081
Rev. Douglas Holmes – Pastor pastordougholmes@outlook.com Or 518-331-3855
-Matt and Dean
Greetings!
The next Stated Presbytery Meeting of Maumee Valley Presbytery is Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, at 10 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Perrysburg, Ohio. The Notice of Stated Meeting with details about childcare and meal reservations are as follows:
Stated Meeting, Maumee Valley Presbytery
Tuesday, November 18, 2025at 10:00 AM
Registration opens at 9:30 AM
Location: First Presbyterian Church, 200 E Second, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Fellowship Time: Coffee and bagels will be available at 9:30 AM.
Lunch: Served around noon. The cost of lunch is $10. Please pay by cash or check at registration.
Menu: Chili (vegetarian option available), relishes, cheese, and crackers, with pumpkin pie for dessert.
**Lunch Reservations are essential
Deadline is Monday, November 10, 2025**
Make your reservation by emailing office@1stpresbyterianperrysburg.com Or by calling the church office: 419-874-4119
If you need childcare, reservations must be made no later than 2 weeks before the meeting; contact the church.
Attached are the Draft Minutes from the September 2025 Stated Presbytery Meeting at Cadmus. Please review and send any corrections or additions to Stated Clerk Dean McGormley, dmcgormley@gmail.com within 10 days
Requests to be Excused should be in the hands of the Stated Clerk, prior to the meeting. You may email Dean McGormley at dmcgormley@gmail.com or by phone 734-497-8069
Technology Requests should be in the hands of Amy, the secretary at FPC Perrysburg one week prior to the meeting. Email her at office@1stpresbyterianperrysburg.com
Parking: Parking can be a challenge! See green boxes on jpg.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Amy at office@1stpresbyterianperrysburg.com or by calling the church office: 419-874-4119
Rev. Douglas Holmes – Moderator pastordougholmes@outlook.com Or 518-331-3855
See you at FPC Perrysburg!
-Matt and Dean
2024
The next Stated Presbytery Meeting of Maumee Valley Presbytery is Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 10AM. The meeting is scheduled to be virtual via Zoom. A link to the Zoom meeting will be available on the first page of the packet which is forthcoming.
The next Stated Presbytery Meeting of Maumee Valley Presbytery is Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 10AM at First Presbyterian Church in Bryan, Ohio. The Notice of Stated Meeting with details about childcare and meal reservations is attached.
Also attached are the DRAFT MINUTES from the September 2024, Stated Presbytery Meeting in Toledo. Please review and send any corrections or additions to Stated Clerk, Dean McGormley, dmcgormley@gmail.com within 10 days.
2023
September 19th Stated Presbytery Meeting in Tecumseh
Packet 1 (34 pages) includes: 1, the Docket (pages 1-4); 1a, map of the church grounds (page 5); 1b, updated information about Open Spaces (page 6); and most attachments referred to in the docket.
Packet 2 (85 pages) includes the remaining attachments: 7c, 2023 June Balance Sheet (pages 1-3); 7d, 2023 June Income and Expense (pages 4-7); 7e, June 2023 Mission and Per Capita Report (pages 8-11); 7f, Audit Report (pages 12-67); and 7g, NWC Manual Revised 2023 (pages 68-85).
DEADLINE for DINNER RESERVATIONS: Monday, September 11, 11:59 PM
COST & MENU: The cost of a meal will be $12. Any profits will support the mission partners of the First Presbyterian Church of Tecumseh. Please be prepared to pay by cash or check at registration. The meal for this meeting will be plated and served. It includes: Broasted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad, Bread, Cookies and Brownies, Coffee/Iced Tea/Water. DINNER RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED! For reservations, please use: https://forms.gle/Ej16quvLddY8r4nX7 or call Craig at the church office: 517-423-3470.
We look forward to seeing you at First Presbyterian Church Tecumseh, 211 W. Chicago Blvd. Tecumseh, MI 49286.
Registration opens at 1:45 PM, Open Spaces begin at 2:00 PM, the Presbytery Meeting starts at 3:00 PM.
Call to the Meeting/Announcement
Call to the Meeting/Announcement
September Meeting Minutes (Draft)
Below is information regarding the November 14th Stated Presbytery Meeting in Findlay. Information about lunch and more is in the ANNOUNCEMENT.
The deadline for lunch reservations is November 6, 2023 (2 weeks from tomorrow!) Please respond as soon as possible.
Requests to be excused should be in the hands of the Stated Clerk, Dean McGormley, prior to the meeting. Email Dean at dmcgormley@gmail.com.
Maumee Valley Presbytery’s next Stated Meeting is Tuesday, November 14 at 10 AM. We look forward to seeing you at First Presbyterian Church, Findlay, 2330 S. Main St. Findlay, OH 45840.
The DEADLINE for LUNCH RESERVATIONS is Monday, November 6, 11:59 PM. To make your reservation email: info@findlayfpc.org or call the church office: 419-423-2112. The cost of the meal is $12. Please pay by cash or check at registration. The menu is: smoked pulled pork and chicken, baked beans, and salads provided by members of Enon Valley, Ottawa, Bluffton, and FPC Findlay, with Dietsch’s ice cream for dessert.
Registration begins at 9:30 AM, the meeting convenes at 10 AM, lunch is at noon, the meeting continues at 1 PM and Open Spaces is from 2:30-3:30 PM.
Requests to be excused should be in the hands of the Stated Clerk, Dean McGormley, prior to the meeting: dmcgormley@gmail.com.
If you’d like to share a 1-minute Good News report, please call Chas Myers at 419-969-0150.
Call to the Meeting/Announcement
September Meeting Minutes (Draft)
Packet The pdf includes the following:
1. Docket (2 pages); 2. Minutes – AC to Install Ruth Clendenin (1 page); 3a. General Presbyter Report (2 pages); 3b. Memo from MVP Finance Admin. (2 pages); 3c. End of Year Due Date Reminder (1 page); 4a. Central Support Report (1 page); 4b. 2023 September Balance Sheet (3 pages); 4c. 2023 September Income and Expense (5 pages); 4d. September 2023 Mission and Per Capita Report (4 pages); 4e. 2024-2025 Presby Meeting Date/Site (1 page); 5. Nominating Report (1 page); 6. Discipleship Commission Report (1 page); 7a. Leadership Commission Report (2 pages); 7b. Leslee Kirkconnell Faith Journey (1 page); 8. Mission Commission Report (1 page); 9. Installation Liturgy – Moderator, Vice Moderator, Stated Clerk, Treasurer (2 pages), 10. Open Spaces (1 page).
Items in bold are items you may want to print (or have easy access to on a digital device at the meeting) and items in plain italics are items to print and share with your treasurers and clerks. If you plan to view and use the packet on a phone, tablet, or laptop – please download the pdf prior to the meeting.