Category: History

From:  Kathy Osuch (Secretary of the Board)

Subject:  Announcement of Congregational Meeting

Time:  Sunday (30 August 2026) at 12:20 noon or immediately following the worship

Location: Large conference room in The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or online using Zoom

Agenda:  In accordance with last Sunday’s congregational vote, the congregation will reconsider the decision to not purchase the 641 Olive Street property and other business matters.

The vote will be by paper ballot and Zoom attendees will vote through an anonymous online poll.

If you will be unable to attend either in person or via Zoom, you may submit a Proxy before the meeting on Sunday.  You may give your proxy to another active voting member — a signed piece of paper or an email — and your proxy representative will present your proxy to the Secretary of the Board.

A proxy vote will count in the vote totals but will not count toward a quorum.

Meeting Agenda

1. Rescind the 16 August 2026 vote not approving the purchase of the 641 Olive Street property
2. Vote to approve the purchase the Olive Street property
3. Allow the board to pay over the 10% of budget during the design phase without getting approval for each expense over $10,000 from the congregation

Please let your voice be heard.

From:  Kathy Osuch (Secretary of the Board)

Subject:  Announcement of Congregational Meeting

Time:  Sunday (30 August 2026) at 12:20 noon or immediately following the worship

Location: Large conference room in The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or online using Zoom

Agenda:  In accordance with last Sunday’s congregational vote, the congregation will reconsider the decision to not purchase the 641 Olive Street property and other business matters.

The vote will be by paper ballot and Zoom attendees will vote through an anonymous online poll.

If you will be unable to attend either in person or via Zoom, you may submit a Proxy before the meeting on Sunday.  You may give your proxy to another active voting member — a signed piece of paper or an email — and your proxy representative will present your proxy to the Secretary of the Board.

A proxy vote will count in the vote totals but will not count toward a quorum.

Meeting Agenda

1. Rescind the 16 August 2026 vote not approving the purchase of the 641 Olive Street property
2. Vote to approve the purchase the Olive Street property
3. Allow the board to pay over the 10% of budget during the design phase without getting approval for each expense over $10,000 from the congregation

Please let your voice be heard.

From:  Kathy Osuch (Secretary of the Board)

Subject:  Announcement of Special Congregational Town Hall Meeting

Time:  Sunday (23 August 2026) at 12:20 noon or immediately following the worship

Location: Large conference room in The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or online using Zoom

Agenda:  There will be a special congregational town hall meeting to discuss the upcoming congregational meeting on 30 August 2026.

We will be able to have an in-depth discussion on the possible purchase of the 641 Olive Street property and other business matters.

There will be no vote this Sunday — this is just an opportunity for open, facilitated discussion before our 30 August 2026 congregational meeting.

Please let your voice be heard.

From:  Kathy Osuch (Secretary of the Board)

Subject:  Announcement of Special Congregational Meeting

Time:  Sunday (16 August 2026) at 12:00 noon or immediately following the worship

Location: Large conference room in The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or online using Zoom

Agenda:  There will be a special congregational meeting.  Pending the results of inspections and other issues, there will be a vote on the purchase of the 641 Olive Street property.

This meeting is in the large conference room at The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or via Zoom.

The vote will be by anonymous paper ballot for the in-person participants and the Zoom attendees will vote through an anonymous Zoom poll.

If we do vote to go forward with the purchase, there will be other meetings to determine the design choice and other decisions for the building.

Note:  this announcement is an update to our earlier 9 and 16 August 2026 congregational meeting announcement.

Please see “A Message from Our Board President Susan Yellott (5 July 2026)” for more information.

From:  Kathy Osuch (Secretary of the Board)

Subject:  Announcement of Two Special Congregational Meetings

Time (First Meeting):  Sunday (9 August 2026) at 12:00 noon or immediately following the worship

Time (Second Meeting):  Sunday (16 August 2026) at 12:00 noon or immediately following the worship

Location (Both Meetings): Large conference room in The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or online using Zoom

On Sunday (9 August 2026), The Building Committee will present a special informational town hall meeting at 12:00 noon or immediately following the 11:00 AM worship service.

The committee present information about our various options for moving forward.  The meeting will also feature a presentation from architect Chris Coe on his ideas for the 641 Olive Street building.

On Sunday (16 August 2026), there will be a special congregational meeting.  Pending the results of inspections and other issues, there will be a vote on the purchase of the 641 Olive Street property.

Both meetings in the large conference room at The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or via Zoom.

Note:  this announcement is an update to our earlier 2 August 2026 congregational meeting announcement and our earlier 2 and 9 August 2026 congregational meeting announcement.

Please see “A Message from Our Board President Susan Yellott (5 July 2026)” for more information.

From:  Kathy Osuch (Secretary of the Board)

Subject:  Announcement of Two Special Congregational Meetings

Time (First Meeting):  Sunday (9 August 2026) at 12:00 noon or immediately following the worship

Time (Second Meeting):  Sunday (16 August 2026) at 12:00 noon or immediately following the worship

Location (Both Meetings): Large conference room in The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or online using Zoom

On Sunday (9 August 2026), The Building Committee will present a special informational town hall meeting at 12:00 noon or immediately following the 11:00 AM worship service.

The committee present information about our various options for moving forward.  The meeting will also feature a presentation from architect Chris Coe on his ideas for the 641 Olive Street building.

On Sunday (16 August 2026), there will be a special congregational meeting.  Pending the results of inspections and other issues, there will be a vote on the purchase of the 641 Olive Street property.

Both meetings in the large conference room at The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or via Zoom.

Note:  this announcement is an update to our earlier 2 August 2026 congregational meeting announcement and our earlier 2 and 9 August 2026 congregational meeting announcement.

Please see “A Message from Our Board President Susan Yellott (5 July 2026)” for more information.

From:  Kathy Osuch (Secretary of the Board)

Subject:  Announcement of Two Special Congregational Meetings

Time (First Meeting):  Sunday (2 August 2026) at 12:00 noon or immediately following the worship

Time (Second Meeting):  Sunday (9 August 2026) at 12:00 noon or immediately following the worship

Location (Both Meetings): Large conference room in The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or online using Zoom

On Sunday (2 August 2026), The Building Committee will present a special informational town hall meeting at 12:00 noon or immediately following the 11:00 AM worship service.

The committee present information about our various options for moving forward.  The meeting will also feature a presentation from architect Chris Coe on his ideas for the 641 Olive Street building.

On Sunday (9 August 2026), there will be a special congregational meeting.  Pending the results of inspections and other issues, there will be a vote on the purchase of the 641 Olive Street property.

Both meetings in the large conference room at The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport  LA  71104) or via Zoom.

Note:  this announcement is an update to our earlier 2 August 2026 congregational meeting announcement.

Please see “A Message from Our Board President Susan Yellott (5 July 2026)” for more information.