Lay Leadership

The Standing Committee

The Standing Committee is the governing body of the church. It sets the policies and oversees the operations of the church, including worship and outreach. 

Group of people standing outside with in front of a stone arch with a railing in the foreground.
Front row, left to right: Nancy Olson, Darcy Fuguet, Barbara Martin (Chair), Miriam Coe, Rev. Stephanie May (Senior Minister), Katie Updike | Back row, left to right: Lindsay Donnelly-Bullington (Intern Minister), Mary Ellen Normen (Treasurer), Peter Banos | Standing Committee members not pictured: John Clark, Cathy Collins, Ben Sabatini

Members of the Standing Committee are elected by the congregation for a three-year term. (Terms are staggered, with some members elected each year.) In addition to the elected members, the Treasurer of the Society and the Senior Minister are ex officio members.

2025 – 26 Standing Committee Members
John Clark
Miriam Coe
Cathy Collins
David Mullen 
Mary Ellen Normen, Treasurer 
Nancy Olsen, Chair
Ben Sabatini
Katie Updike
Robert Winkley