LEAdership Groups:

Benevolence Board | Group Contact: Roberta Worrell
The Benevolence Board was formed in 2013 and helps oversee the congregational tithe - creating more visibility for our benevolence partners and open dialogue with the congregation to make sure the fund is making the biggest impact possible!

Church Council | Contact: council@moply.org
Learn more about council HERE.

Mount Olivet Racial Equity Team: M.O.R.E. | Janet Johnson

The M.O.R.E. Team leads and engages our community to learn about and engage in undoing racism, building equity, and following God’s vision for a world where all are valued and treated with dignity.

Mount Olivet Reconciling in Christ Team | Team Lead Wally Palm

There are moments in the life of a congregation when something long hoped for finally becomes clear. Not because it was rushed. Not because it was trendy, but because the time was right. Mount Olivet, becoming a Reconciling in Christ congregation on February 8, 2026 feels like one of those moments.

Reconciling in Christ (RIC) is a public commitment to welcome, celebrate, and advocate for LGBTQIA+ people in the full life of the church. It is a way of saying clearly what we believe about the wideness of God’s love and the dignity of every person created in God’s image.

Yet this milestone is about more than a designation. It is about identity.

We live in a moment when many LGBTQIA+ neighbors, especially transgender people and youth, are facing renewed hostility, harmful rhetoric, and setbacks in public life. In such a season, a congregation’s welcome cannot remain vague or assumed. Love needs language. Belonging needs visibility.

Becoming Reconciling in Christ does not change who this congregation has been at its best. It reveals it more fully. It names publicly what has been growing inside our walls and in our hearts. It aligns values with action. It tells people who may be searching, wounded, or uncertain: There is a place for you here. In fact, we are not complete without you.

Curious about Reconciling in Christ? Contact us at contact@moply.org.