At its stated meeting on February 16 in the midst of a power outage, the Session took the following actions:
- Approved the 2024 PCUSA statistical report
- Approved a letter of transfer for Gretchen and Mel Allmond to King’s Grant Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach
- Approved receipt of a gift for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
- Approved transfer of funds from the Child Stabilization Grant to make up the 2024 preschool operating deficit
- Amended the Youth Protection Policy to include electronic communications and social media
- Approved a gift to Rise for Hunger
- Approved a request for baptism
- Approved a new hire for the preschool
- Approved distribution of the 2024 surplus totaling $66,000
- Moved the April Session meeting from Easter evening (April 20) to April 13
- Adopted guidelines for addressing questions around immigration status
- Approved a facilities request for Rotary Youth Exchange
