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Requirements and Expectations of Vestry Members (from the By-Laws):

 A Member of the Vestry:

1)      Shall be committed to orthodox doctrine (as defined by the Scriptures and expressed in the Apostles and Nicene Creeds and the 39 Articles of Religion), to godly discipline (for the purpose of living holy lives as described in the Scriptures and modeled by the saints of the Church), to holy worship (after the ancient liturgical pattern expressed in the various Books of Common Prayer – especially embodied in the 1662 version) and to Anglican order (defined by the Chicago Lambeth Quadrilateral, the statements of the Lambeth Conference of Bishops and the Jerusalem Declaration of GAFCON).

2)      Shall be a confirmed member of the Church who is a qualified elector of this Parish for at least one year.

3)      Shall accept the principle of the tithe in giving and be willing to commend this principle to the congregation by both word and example.

4)      Shall accept active leadership, including responsibility for decision making that represents the entire Parish, and invest the time necessary in the ministry of leadership, including attendance at worship, Vestry meetings, committees, special events, and other activities, as required.

5)      Shall, if called upon, serve on the Parish’s Committees as well as Boards of affiliated corporations of the Parish.

6)      May not be an employee or unpaid member of the staff of the Parish or any affiliated corporation during his or her term of office.

7)      Members of the same immediate family (spouses, parents, children, siblings, and in-laws) may not serve on the Vestry at the same time.

 

A qualified elector of Trinity Anglican Church shall be:

1)      Eighteen years of age or older;

2)      A confirmed member of the Parish who has signed the Membership Covenant (included in this packet);

3)      Free from ecclesiastical censure;

4)      Attends worship weekly (unless reasonably prevented);

5)      A member who has contributed his or her time, talents and treasure to the expenses or needs of the Parish for at least one year prior to the date of the vote or  election; and

6)      Shall be committed to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, to the Holy Scripture as the foundation and authority for our life together and containing all things necessary to salvation, and to orthodox teaching defined by Scripture and confessed in the historic Creeds.