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Church Council Updates
Pastor Transition
After much prayer and consideration, Pastor Scott has resigned as pastor of Butler Church and Common Ground. He will continue to serve the church and help in the transition process for the next 3 months.
from the Church Council
With heavy hearts, the Butler Council has received and accepted Pastor Scott Holman's resignation letter
on Thursday, March 20th during our meeting. His resignation was announced formally to Common Ground on Sunday morning and to Butler Church, as a whole, on Sunday afternoon.
While we did not anticipate his resignation, we are confident that God is at work in this decision and will guide both Butler through this next season of pastoral search/transition and Pastor Scott into his next season of his ministry.
We are overwhelmed with love and gratitude for Pastor Scott's years of service to Butler Church, and will be arranging a time to celebrate and honor his 18+ years of ministry at Butler in the months to follow - to provide our Butler family a chance to shower the Holman family with our love and blessing.
Please keep us in your prayers as we make plans and gather teams to begin the process of searching for our next Lead Pastor. We will keep our congregations up-to-date as we have more information.
May God continue to guide and direct Butler Church as we walk these next steps together.
Faithfully,
Your Butler Council
March 2025
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
Next Steps
The Council will meet to discuss next steps, working together with the leadership of our Common Ground congregation.
Common Ground is planning a congregational meeting very soon.
Our Vision Team will also continue their process - with updates to the Council and church - which will also shape next steps.
Remember Pastor Scott is giving at least 3 months for this transition. Be assured that this change does not arise out of a conflict, problem, or agenda.
Our Butler family is encouraged to continued prayer for the church and for the Holman family through this transition.
Church Council 2025:
- Matt Jacobs - Moderator
- Roy Klassen - Vice Moderator
- (TBA) Treasurer
- Shelly Coleman - Secretary
- Scott Holman - Lead Pastor & Common Ground congregational pastor
- Christina Lumeya - Common Ground representative
- Connie Nicholson, Pastor, Faith Community congregation
- Anne Guenther - Faith Community representative
- Elbio Carballo - Pastor, Amor y Fe congregation
- (TBA) Amor y Fe representative
- Chansamone Khoutsavanh - Asian Grace representative
- Nixon Khoutsanah - pastoral representative, Asian Grace congregation
