According to our Constitution and Bylaws, as revised February 13, 2000, the duties of the Elders are as follows:

•  The management and government of the Church between congregational meetings shall be vested in the Elder Board as representatives of the Congregation, under the Lordship of Christ and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. 

•  It shall be the duty of the Elders to exercise oversight over the Church, shepherding the flock without lording it over them (I Peter 5:2), to guard the purity of doctrine, and to establish policy consistent with the Constitution and Bylaws.

•  The Elders shall act for the Church in the reception, discipline, and dismissal of members.  They shall minister in teaching the Word, counseling the needy, comforting the afflicted, visiting the sick, and disciplining believers.

•  They may appoint committees, either standing or ad hoc, to help accomplish the work of the ministry.  In addition, the ministries of all pastoral staff and the church-related ministries of the Elders are subject to the Elder Board. 

•  The Elders shall inform the Congregation within thirty days of major decisions affecting the Body.