Ecclesiastical Council Meeting
METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION
New York Conference, United Church of Christ
102-19 34th Avenue 2nd Floor – Corona, New York 11368
Office: 718-898-0001 – Fax: 718-898-0081
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Rev. Dr. Henry T. Simmons Rev. Dr. Gary Percesepe
President of the Board Vice President of the Board
Rev. Kris E. Watson, Chair Ms. Claudette Joy Spence
Committee on Ministry Registrar
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Date: March 28, 2019
To: The Churches and Ministers of the Metropolitan Association
From: The Committee on Ministry
Greetings:
Notice is hereby given that you are called to meet in
ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL
at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2019
Community Church of the Pelhams
448 Washington Avenue
Pelham, NY 10803
To examine, authorize and approve the Ordination of
Asayo O. Thomas
To the Christian Ministry
Asayo is a member of Community Church of the Pelhams and has been a Member in Discernment with the Metropolitan Association since 2007. She holds a Master of Divinity from New York Theological Seminary (2017). She is currently on staff at a private co-educational, independent, international secondary school which is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and registered by the State Education Department. Asayo is actively engaged in ministry at The Community Church where she is known for her dedication, hard work, and loving heart, and where she now serves as Deacon for Congregational Spiritual Care.
In order to convene a duly constituted council, all Association churches are urged to designate a representative.
(Directions below)
448 Washington Avenue
Pelham, NY 10803
914-738-1513
The Community Church of the Pelhams is located at 448 Washington Avenue, at the corner of Washington and Highbrook Avenues in Pelham, just a block east of the Pelham Metro North train station.
BY TRAIN
From the Metro North (New Haven line) station in Pelham, walk through the parking lot to First Street, and down the hill heading east to Highbrook Avenue. Turn left, go under the railroad overpass, and the church is at the corner of Highbrook and Washington Avenues.
BY CAR
Take the Hutchinson Parkway. Exit at Lincoln Avenue (the most northerly of the three Pelham exits), head east into Pelham on Lincoln, and go nine blocks to the intersection with Highbrook Avenue. Turn right onto Highbrook and go under the railroad overpass. The church is located about one quarter mile down Highbrook, at the intersection with Washington Avenue, on your left. The church has a parking lot off of Washington Avenue
