Lay leaders play an active role in the United Methodist Church.
Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church has a small staff but an active group of lay leaders. The Church Council is the body of lay leaders that provides the governance for the local church. The council meets bi-monthly. Minutes from each meeting are available in the members area of this web site.
Contact information for each committee chair is available in the members area of this web site.
Church Council, 2023
| Chair | Cathy Lorenz |
| Senior pastor | David Eardley |
| Recording secretary | Dave Versical |
| Trustees chair | Mike Skalsky |
| Staff-parish relations chair | Bob Heimbuch |
| Finance chair | Mike Lorenz |
| Endowment investment chair | Dave Dewitt |
| Stewardship chair | Craig Fowler |
| Witness & discipleship chairs | Polly Hardy, Lisa Sicklesteel, Steve Sicklesteel |
| Worship & music chair | Charlie van Becelaere |
| Nurture chair | MerriLee Day & Marcia Wright |
| Outreach chair | Beth Blunden |
| Communications chair | Joan Richardson |
| Memorial co-chairs | Sharon Burkett & Sara Wooton |
| Lay leader | Ben Ford |
| Lay members, annual conference | Bob Rossbach & Joan Richardson |
| United Methodist Women co-presidents | Nancy Grose & Tamara Baubie |