Church Staff
Reverend Eric L. Erickson, Minister
Gayle Brinson-Wright, Office Administrator
Joe Drescher, Treasurer
Jack Laymon, Organist
Nancy Ivie, Pianist
Don Hannon, Choral Director
Adrian Gillaspy, Nursery Attendant
The Church Office is located in the Manse
Gayle Brinson-Wright is there to greet you.
The Session
Reverend Eric L. Erickson, Moderator
Loretta Johnson, Clerk of the Session
Jerry Benton, Building & Grounds, Chairperson
Elizabeth Bollinger, Christian Education Chairperson
Tom Burns, Worship Chairperson
Sandra Butts, Fellowship Chairperson
Robert Ivie, Community Outreach & Mission Chairperson
Nan Johnson, Congregational Care Chairperson
Reggie Johnson, Personnel Chairperson
Carol Miller, Stewardship Chairperson
Jane Rubeck, Congregational Care
In the Service of God
Groups and Services
Sunday School
For Children:
Sunday School for children five years of age through 5th grade is held year round. Class follows the children’s sermon in the adult worship service. We do not hold children’s class on communion Sundays so that the church family can celebrate communion together. Vacation Bible School is held in the summer.
Contact person: Elizabeth Bollinger
For Adults:
Sunday School for adults is held year round in the church parlors. Adult class begins at 9:15 each Sunday morning.
Contact person: Joanne Hannon.
Presbyterians Together
Presbyterians Together is a lively social and service group of the men and women of Spencer Presbyterian Church.
We meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in Cornerstone Hall, except in the summer when we meet instead at one of our homes. Each meeting involves a potluck dinner, devotional, business meeting, and socializing.
Activities include the annual yard sale during the fall Apple Butter Festival and the annual auction in November. We support a number of church-related activities, such as the Christmas Angel Tree and Mitten Tree gift-giving programs for disadvantaged youths and adults.
We urge you to visit us and join in the fun, whether as an individual or as a couple.
Contact person: Joanne Hannon
Seekers
Seekers, our church youth group, meets every Monday 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the church parlors. Any and all youths in grades 5-12 are invited to participate.
Quarterly activities include lock-ins, swimming parties, laser tag and Christian rock concerts. The group also hosts other youth activities throughout the year to support the church Food Panty and to buy Christmas gifts for children less fortunate.
Contact person: Cory Bollinger.
God's Puppet Army
Another major youth activity of the Spencer Presbyterian Church is God's Puppet Army, our puppet ministry. 
Beginning with its first show in February of 2005, GPA has brought many smiles and much laughter to youngsters as well as more mature audiences. 
God's Puppet Army is available to perform for organizations in and around Owen County. Puppet shows are free of charge. Contact person: Cory Bollinger.
Chancel Choir
The Chancel Choir, a long-standing tradition and continuing mainstay of our weekly worship service, sings each Sunday, except during the summer months and on fifth Sundays.
The choir sings hymns and a variety of anthems--including older, traditional and contemporary anthems--all in the service of God.
The weekly choir practice is on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. We are always looking for additional members.
Contact Don Hannon, Choir Director.
Praise Singers
Praise Singers is a new, developing, informal group of adults and youth singing together in the upbeat, energizing, and uplifting style of contemporary spiritual music.
Organized in the summer of 2006, the group performs occasionally in Sunday worship services and expects to sing at other church functions in the future.
You are encouraged to join this new group.
Contact Elizabeth Bollinger.
Food Pantry
The Food Pantry, which is located immediately behind the main church building, serves approximately 125-150 families per month, helping them to meet basic grocery needs.
Volunteers staff the pantry, which is open each Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Have you considered volunteering for one or two days a month?
We are always grateful for donations of funds and food from church members and other community members and organizations. Food items especially needed include canned fruit, soups, canned meats, canned vegetables, peanut butter, cereal, crackers, canned spaghetti sauce, and pasta.
A collection box for food donations is located in the entry to the church for the convenience of Sunday worshipers.
Contact person: Carol Miller.
Deacons Fund
The Deacons Fund provides community members with emergency help in amounts of $50 or less for utilities, rent, lodging, prescription drugs, and gasoline throughout the year. Spencer Presbyterian Church is the primary contact church for this purpose during the months of November and February.
Contact person: Gayle Brinson-Wright
Cornerstone Hall
Cornerstone Hall is the church's multi-purpose community building.
It is equipped with a full kitchen and can be divided into separate meeting rooms or left open for large gatherings.
We hold a variety of meetings in this building, from Session to Bible study, Presbyterians Together, the annual auction, fifth-Sunday breakfasts, receptions, and much more.
Contact person: Gayle Brinson-Wright
Child Care
Child care during Sunday worship services is provided upon request in the church's nursery. 
The nursery is located in the Manse (church office building) right next to the church sanctuary where Sunday worship services are held.
Ask an usher for assistance when you arrive on Sunday morning.
Contact person: Adrian Gillaspy
MOPS
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), which averages about a dozen members, meets in the church parlors on the first and third Fridays during each month of the school year 9:00-11:00 a.m. to enjoy fellowship and devotionals along with some crafts.
Child care is provided.
Members come from Owen County as well as surrounding areas.
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for information on MOPS International
Contact person at Spencer Presbyterian Church: Joanne Hannon
Greetings
About Our Minister
Reverend Eric Erickson
"A minister for folks who want to be ready for living. That's how I'd like to be thought of," says our pastor, Eric, who is on a first-name basis with all our congregation.
"I think of myself as a spiritual trainer. My calling is to link people up to Jesus, then help keep them spiritually fit for life, both the parts we see coming and the parts that blindside us."
"My purpose in life is to help people live happier, better, the way Jesus showed how. I want to help folks find Jesus' secret to life, which, unfortunately, has stayed life's best kept secret despite all the churches."
To fit himself for this undertaking, our pastor has a graduate and post-graduate degree from Princeton Seminary. He has experience in churches large and small in New Jersey, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Indiana. He also holds degrees in law and counseling.
Eric is a man of many ministries, a man to whom we turn for friendship and spiritual guidance. His Sunday sermons and daily presence raise our spirits and enrich our community.
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Standing Committees
Committees meet regularly on the first Wednesday evening of each month, either before or after Pastor Erickson's ten-minue devotional, which begins at 6:50 p.m.
Committees are chaired by members of the Session. Anyone interested in serving on one or more committees should contact the respective committee chair(s) for further information. Messages can be sent to any committee chair at spenpres@sbcglobal.net.
We are always pleased to have people join us in the work of the church!
Buildings and Grounds
This committee is responsible for overseeing the repair and care of church buildings and grounds, including landscaping, painting, snow removal, carpet cleaning, oversight of custodial staff, and an annual cleaning of the belfry.
Committee chair: Jerry Benton
Christian Education
This committee administers the curriculum and teaching of the Sunday church school and provides oversight for Presbyterian youth programs, the confirmation class, the summer and vacation church school programs, transportation and funding for annual Camp Pyoca participation, and more.
Committee chair: Elizabeth Bollinger
Community Outreach and Missions
This committee oversees the church's Food Pantry and Deacons Fund to assist families in need, organizes holiday activities (such as the Mitten Tree and Angel Tree Christmas gift programs), distributes funds in support of a variety of ministries (from Big Brothers/Big Sisters to Kemmerer Village and Louisville Seminary), and more.
The committee initiates projects such as the annual observance of the International Day of Peace, a mental health awareness colloquium, and the ongoing Presbyterian fair-trade coffee (and chocolate) program.
Committee chair: Robert Ivie
Congregational Care
This committee is a ministry of friendship. It greets visitors, integrates newcomers into the life and work of the church, visits shut-ins, celebrates births, birthdays, and anniversaries, and plans memorial receptions.
Committee chairs: Nan Johnson and Jane Rubeck
Fellowship
This committee is responsible for the social life of the church, including the annual Easter Breakfast, the confirmation class breakfast, the annual ice cream social, the annual Valentine social, coffee fellowship times, teas, receptions, and other events.
Committee chair: Sandra Butts
Personnel
This committee oversses the church staff.
Committee chair: Reggie Johnson
Stewardship
This committee oversees the church budget.
Committee chair: Carol Miller
Worship
This committee plans special worship services, purchases worship supplies, and identifies individuals to serve as lay leaders, ushers, acolytes, communion servers, choir members, and substitute preachers.
Committee chair: Tom Burns
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A Welcoming Fellowship
A Christian Community