Board of Trustees Jackie Blanc Joyce Gibbons William Gibbons Jr Tom Jones Dan Landry Priscilla Lane Richard McKenzie Caroline Thurston

MEETINGS 

Regular Board of Trustees Meetings
(second Saturday in January and fourth Saturday in June)

Saturday,  January 8th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.

Saturday,  June 25th, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.

Annual Membership Meeting

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 (BBQ, Potluck & Meeting from noon to 2:00 p.m.)

The Board of Trustees at its regular meeting in June 2010, restated our focus to be helping individuals to seek a close personal relationship with our Creator and to assist them in utilizing their gifts and talents for the benefit of all.  Recipients endeavors might be independent from or an integral part of the T&SC depending on God's guidance in any given circumstance.  How can we help you to find your fulfillment?  

The Board of Trustees has authorized a 7% paid commission (independent contractor status) income option for any member willing to seek out grants for T&SC programs, or who runs an Independent Fundraising Project on behalf of the T&SC.  If you are interested in either of these opportunities, please contact us. 

BRIEF HISTORY:  Founded in October of 1994 as a piece of the a touch of william ministries, on January 1, 2005 the Teaching & Sharing Center [of Grand Ledge] legally became a Michigan non-profit corporation.  At the board meeting of May 7, 2005, two other pieces, christian life programs and the poet's circle, were officially accepted as DBAs (assumed names - doing business as) of  the new T&SC corporation.  Also, a touch of william (atow) and Cherokee Bill's Trade Center (CBTC) entered into contracts with the T&SC as Independent Affiliated Ministries (IAMs).  On July 14, 2007 the corporate name was changed to Teaching & Sharing Centers (adding an "s"), recognizing projects such as the Michigan Living History Encampment as separate "teaching and sharing" endeavors from the original Center.   In 2008, the FBI Reading Club (Bob Buckley) became the first new (not previously connected) IAM of the Teaching & Sharing Centers non-profit corporation.  In 2009 the T&SC board made significant changes wrestling with the tough economic realities of the times.  Among those changes were the elimination of the two back rooms of the original Center which were converted into a private apartment, and the discontinuance of a (land line) phone.  In 2010 the T&SC corporation moved to its own website (URL) and a touch of william (including the wsharing website) and CBTC re-established as IAMs under a new single agreement.  A simplified and more streamlined organization has emerged from these early years of development as a corporation, with a renewed focus on its primary missions. 

The T&SC is approved by the IRS as a 501c3 public charity.  It is legally incorporated on a membership basis.  If you would like to become involved, or simply show your support, by becoming a member, just click on the Membership Form link below.  After completing, print and  mail the form with the annual or lifetime fee to the T&SC.  All annual memberships officially renew on July 4th each year. They first renew in the calendar year following the original year of enrollment.  Therefore, an initial membership can last as long as 18 months or as short as 6 months, depending on when the application is submitted. 

Important Note:  In trying to keep our expenses minimal, we no longer maintain any (land line) fax or telephone service at the T&SC.  See the "Who We Are" page for individual contact information.