Question i (1) - Faithful Ruling Elder
W-4.0404 i. (1)—Will you be a faithful ruling elder, watching over the people, providing for their worship, nurture, and service? Will you share in government and discipline, serving in councils of the church, and in your ministry will you try to show the love and justice of Jesus Christ?
About the writer
Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri is a ruling elder in the PC(USA) and an educator. She has served at many levels of the denomination, including session, presbytery, synod, and as Co-Moderator of the 223rd General Assembly (2018). Vilmarie has dedicated most of her adult life to education and training, primarily teaching English to high schoolers and adults from all over the world. She currently serves as a conference administrator in a CREDO team, a program of the Board of Pensions. Vilmarie lives in Florida with her husband, the Reverend José Manuel Capella-Pratts, and loves arts & crafts, decorating, and Christmas.
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