Kendall Presbytery News
The next Presbytery meeting will be held October 25, 2025 at 10:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Pocatello. This will be the last meeting of Kendall Presbytery, as we merge with Boise Presbytery. We hope everyone will attend to celebrate all we have accomplished over the past years, and to welcome the change in joining with our friends from the western part of the state. Our next stated meeting will be as Snake River Presbytery and is tentatively scheduled for December 13, 2025 at 10:00 on Zoom.
Staff Leadership Team
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Transitional Presbyter/Stated Clerk: Rev. Cathy Cummings ChisholmList Item 1
Cathy is currently filling the two positions (Transitional Prebyter and Stated Clerk). As Transitional Presbyter her duties are to assist and oversee maintaining current on-going programs and services, to guide the study and evaluation of programs and services, to develop long term goals and priorities and serve as leader of the present staff. She is expected to fulfill all constitutional responsibilities of the chief administrative position in the Kendall Presbytery. The Stated Clerk is the Ecclesiastical leader of the presbytery under the provisions of the Book of Order; serving as parliamentarian of the presbytery , the interpreter of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the official correspondent of the presbytery.
Questions about polity? process? records? legal issues? She can be reached at: kendallmvd@gmail.com
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Office Administrator
The purpose of the office administrator is to provide appropriate and necessary administrative and logistical assistance to the Transitional Presbyter/Stated Clerk, the Council, Board of Trustees, Board of Managers, and committees of the presbytery. She serves as the assistant treasurer and bookkeeper. A Presbytery Newsletter and a Stated Meeting Highlights will be published and distributed regularly. She is to maintain and manage all official files, encouraging and requesting all appropriate documents be forwarded to the Presbytery office for storage and future reference. Candie provides a point of contact for those seeking to reach the Presbytery by maintaining an appropriate, scheduled office presence. Her office is currently in her home, with documents being stored in an office at the Presbyterian Church in Idaho Falls. During nice weather she travels to Idaho Falls once or twice a month. She works 18 hours a week and is in the office from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. You can almost always reach her on the Presbytery's phone, though occasionally life takes over, so leave a message and she will get back to you as soon as possible. You can also email her at presofkendall@gmail.com.
Encourage PEOPLE in Ministry
Empower PRESENCE in Community
Explore POSSIBILITIES for the Future
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Ecclesiastical Officers
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Corporate Officers
Betsy Loxterman, Ruling Elder
Corporate President
Bob Kukachka, Ruling Elder
Corporate Vice President
Rev. Cathy Chisholm, Teaching Elder
Corporate Secretary
In Memoriam
Kendall Presbytery has lost one of its long time members with the sudden death of James "Jim" Perry, who was a CRE at the Rigby Community Presbyterian Church, and had served in a variety of positions in the presbytery. Our sympathies to his wife Patty and family.
