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

NEW HAPPENINGS IN 2012

"Beyond These Walls"
organizational campaign

Theology Pub (new IAM)

Fundraising campaign for Kuester Cottage
a christian life programs working tribute to the lives of Kenn & Dot Kuester

MEETINGS 

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

Saturday,  June 23rd, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Saturday,  January 12th, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Annual Membership Meeting

Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 (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 their Creator and to assist them in utilizing their gifts and talents for the benefit of all.  Recipient's 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 organization.  Also, a touch of william (atow) and Cherokee Bill's Teaching & Trade Center (CBTC) entered into contracts with the T&SC as Independent Affiliated Ministries (IAMs).  On July 14, 2007 the organization's name was changed to Teaching & Sharing Centers (adding an "s"), recognizing projects such as the Michigan Living History Encampment (now Encounters) 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 organization.  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 emerged from these early years of development as a non-profit charity, with a renewed focus on our primary missions.  In 2012 we began our "Beyond These Walls" organizational campaign with an eye to the future, and recognition of the strong beginning and stable footing we have developed in spite of the severe economic times affecting many organizations, businesses, and individuals across our country. 

The T&SC is approved by the IRS as a 501c3 public charity.  We are 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.  The "nobody left behind" option allows you to self-adjust the membership fee if so desired. 

Among voting rights and some discounts membership gives to you, members now have available to them the various credit union services of the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union.  For information about this or other benefits please feel free to contact us.  

Important Note:  With the proliferation and wide use of cell phones, 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 board members and other individual contact information.