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Thursday, October 27, 2026
Members in Attendance: Wes Griffin, Kabah Kasongo Mwenze, Steve Cordle, Simon Mafunda, Jeff Jernigan, Mwenge Muyombi, Fe Olonan, Heather Carter-Young
Staff Liaison in Attendance: Teresa Marcus
Welcome and Call to Order – Wes Griffin
Opened at 8:38 a.m. ET. Heather offered an opening prayer.
Minutes of Thursday, October 15, 2026
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Jeff Jernigan, seconded by Kabah Kasongo Mwenze, and unanimously approved.
Recommended Strategic Plan and Budget - Wes Griffin
Today’s business is to approve a recommended strategic plan and budget to the new commission who will finalize a plan and budget to submit to the Connectional Council. The new commission will begin November 1 and meet with Mike Schaeffer November 5.
This recommendation summarizes the years of work done to date, noting its alignment with the GMC Strategic Plan Framework.
Wes reviewed each section of the recommended strategic plan and budget. A correction will be made at the end of each section to reflect “2026 Budget” and “2027 Recommended Budget” in place of “2025 Budget” and “2026 Recommended Budget.”
Simon noted that African regional teams have budget needs that aren’t currently met and requested they be considered in the recommended budget. Wes affirmed this need is reflected in the recommended 2027 Church Multiplication budget.
Simon noted the difficulties in data collection and recording as it applies to church plants and the need to train people how to provide that data. Wes explained this effort is still under development and confirmed he and others will continue to promote further development of the database and data collection.
The decrease in the Disaster Response budget is due to the creation of a special fund, separate from the Commission’s fund, to address disaster response and humanitarian needs. However, the 2027 budget reflects a small increase in other line items.
The General Budget and total budget reflect increases necessary to accommodate a large and geographically diverse Commission, notably significant increases in travel-related expenses.
Approval of Strategic Plan and Budget
Kabah Kasongo Mwenze motioned to approve the recommended 2027 strategic plan and budget. The motion was seconded by Simon Mafunda. There was no discussion. It was unanimously approved by those present and via email by Terry Vanderslice, Paul Lawler, and Luciano Pereira da Silva.
Recognition of Service of the Current Commission - Wes Griffin
Wes thanked and recognized contributions of the current commission members and encouraged them to continue serving in the areas of kingdom advancement.
Approval of Minutes of Today’s Meeting
Heather read the minutes of today’s (October 27, 2026) meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Steve Cordle, seconded by Kabah Kasongo Mwenze, and unanimously approved.
Closing Prayer – Wes Griffin
Adjourned at 9:30am.ze this text with bullets, italics or bold, and add links.