2008 Layperson of the Year - Steven Lacey

Steven Lacey was selected as our Layperson of the Year by the Church Council, based on the number of nominations he received and the many reasons cited.

Steve has long history with our church - having attended Sunday school here as a child.  But it was only about four years ago that he started attending church again, was baptized and became a very active church member.  Here are few things people wrote in their nominations of Steve:

Steve has served on the Board of Trustees and the Long Range Planning Committee, and is now Chair of the Property Trustees.  We are certainly blessed to have Steve in our church family.

We are very fortunate to have many people who do service for the church.  But we feel Steve goes the extra mile.  When he drives by the church and notices a situation that needs to be addressed, he has no problem finding the means to handle it.  From picking up papers in the yard to getting friends and family to help shovel snow.  If he sees that the grass needs to be cut, he gets the lawn mower out and cuts the grass.

Steve is a reliable person who takes it upon himself to initiate follow-through and complete tasks that need to be done.  Steve sees "it" and fixes or takes care of "it" with no flash or fanfare, oftentimes without the rest of us knowing about his work or the accomplishment - elevator, plumbing, flooring, roofing, electrical, carpentry, grounds work, etc.  We'll even get him to take a leadership role in the worship service from time-to-time.  "No," or "I can't" don't appear to be part of his vocabulary, and we are fortunate for that.

Steve is here all different hours - night and day; weekdays and weekends. .. He is also our self-appointed primary dishwasher at Feeding ministry. ...Steve Lacey - the guy with many hats.  And he does it all with a smile!

We honored Steve for his dedicated service to the Lord and this congregation during the morning worship service and catered lunch on June 1.

Pastor Martha Dominy