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2010 CHURCH LEADERS

Serving October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010

Administrative Board - 3rd Monday, odd months

Chair

Kris Mellon

Vice Chair

Tom Burchman

Members At Large

Jim Pocock, Don Meaders, Tom Sparks, Lowell Rothert

Secretary

Susan Curtis

Chair Council on Ministries

Jackie Hinchcliff

Chair Finance

David Zimmerman

Chair SPRC

Lonnie Lowery

Chair Trustees

Don Good

Church Treasurer

Nancy Craig

Lay Leaders

Danita Brandt, Don Jost

Members of Annual Conference

Sara Musson

Jack Jones

Pastors

John Ross Thompson, Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

 

Council on Ministries - 4th Tuesday

Chair

Jackie Hinchcliff

Vice Chair

Gloria Pocock

Secretary

Pam Baker

Member at Large

TBA

Chair Fellowship Committee

TBA

Chair Administrative Board

Kris Mellon

Chair Adult Education

Margery Schleicher

Chair Communications Committee

TBA

Elderberries

Audrey Durkin

Chair Higher Education and Campus Ministry

Christi Harris

Pastors

John Ross Thompson, Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

Chair Outreach Work Area

Dur Efaw

Chair Church and Society Work Area

Susan Stahl

Chair United Methodist Men

Mike Kelsey

Chair United Methodist Women

Debby Steele

Stephen Ministry

Mark Doyal, Kathryn Kilpatrick

Chair Worship Work Area

Karen Marvin

Children's Ministries

Leslie Bartlett

Church Historian

Emma Reardon

Lay Leader

Danita Brandt

Lay Member of Annual Conference

Jack Jones

Music Ministry

Debby Steele

Welcoming Committee

Shirley Lowery

 

Outreach - 3rd Thursday

Dur Efaw, Chair; Bob Caltrider, Eric Hanson, Bary Darling, Pearl Dekker, Karen Firos, Lynn Paine, Jon Stahl, Alan Thrush, Emily Roth, Annah Roasa, Brad Williams, Gretchen Couraud, Sarah Lockton

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Church and Society - 3rd Tuesday

Susan Stahl, Chair; Laura DeGuire, Katie Hanson, Jayne Erickson, Bruce Wheaton, Rebecca Smedley, George and Betty Fogle, Lynn Paine

Pastor

Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

 

Children's Ministries- 3rd Wednesday

Leslie Bartlett, Jen Scholes

Chairs

Krista Rowe, Karsha Sathianathan

Staff

Zach Constan

Communications

Stacy Dickert-Conlin

Special Events

Gregg Alchin, Karen Thrush

Puppet Ministry

Kathryn Kilpatrick

Linda Efaw

Pastor

Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

 

Adult Education - 2nd Monday

Margery Schleicher, Chair; Darold Boyd, Jim Shonkwiler, Jerry Nester, Ellen Brubaker, Jayne Erickson, Becky Smedley, David Winder, Liz Doyle, David Koski

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Higher Education - 2nd Monday

Christi Hemming, Chair; Monty Engelmann, Larry Switzer, Jeremy Burchman, Toni Vincent, Linda Good, Karen Firos, Brad Williams, Amy Holzhausen

Wesley Foundation

Tim Tuthill

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Fellowship Committee- varied dates

Chair TBA; Kelly Wheaton, Jim and Karen Firos, Mike Kelsey, JoEllyn Roe, Debby Starnes, David Koski, Jon Stahl

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Welcoming Committee - varied dates

Shirley Lowery, Chair; Martha Woodward, Suzanne Rupp, Al Holzhausen, Sue Laningham, Ann McCarthy, Casey Kern, Jon Stahl

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Helping Hands Coordinating Task Force - 4th Tuesday

Liz Doyle, Lorelei Darling, Joanne Snoddy, Erma Parks, Sue Rebeck,Shirley Walter, Sarojini Saxena, Sue Stevens, Christine Sathianathan, Kim Burchman, Ann Arensmeier, Karen Firos, Jessica Pirrone

 

Finance Committee - 2nd Tuesday

David Zimmerman, Chair; Marshall Hines, Brad and Meg Ropp, Ted Tims, Jim Doyle, Sue Stevens

Chair COM

Jackie Hinchcliff

Lay Leader

Don Jost

Treasurers

Nancy Craig, Mike Kelsey

Church Administrative Board Chair

Kris Mellon

Representative from Trustees

Don Good

Representative from Staff-Parish

Lonnie Lowery

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

Finance Administrator

Carol Fudaly

Lay Member of Annual Conference

Jack Jones

 

Communications - 3rd Tuesday

Chair TBA; Zach Constan, David Dekker

Tower Alert

Diane Constan

Tower Bells

TBA

Webmaster

Peter Hickman

Pastor

Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

Consultant

Mark Doyal

 

Staff Parish Relations Committee - 2nd Thursday

Lonnie Lowery, Chair; Peter Berg, Pete Marvin, Jeremy Burchman, Rebecca Farnum, Chuck Seeley, Gretchen Couraud, David Dekker, Marilyn Rothert

Pastors

John Ross Thompson, Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

Lay Member of Annual Conference

Sarah Musson

Lay Leader

Danita Brandt

 

Board of Trustees - 3rd Thursday

Don Good, Chair; Paul Tarr, David Wade, Mike Kelsey, Sue Tims, Jill Groth, Ann Arensmeier, Fred Stinson, Mike Scholes

Pastor

Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

Facilities Administrator

Steve Smucker

 

Committee on Lay Leadership (Nominations)- varied dates

Charlotte Morris, Lowell Rothert, Cynthia Webb, Jim Pocock

Lay Leader

Don Jost

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Worship - 3rd Tuesday

Karen Marvin, Chair; Grace French, Joan Green, Jim Doyle, Debby Starnes, Michael Velbel, Kent Thibaudeau

Communion Servers

Becky Jost

Pastor

Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

Usher Coordinator

JoEllyn Roe

Choir Representative

Debby Steele

Altar, Communion, Acolytes, Crossbearers

Karen Marvin

 

Memorial Garden

John and Nancy Boyse, Co-Chairs; Sue Rebeck, Bary and Lorelei Darling, Michael Helmic, Nancy Edminster, David Colby, Gretchen Hill, JoEllyn Roe, Karen Firos, Jerry Nester, Judy Koelsch

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Library Committee - varied dates

Jack Jones, Chair; Debby Steele, Jan Caltrider, Virginia Dymond, Linn Aiken, Claudette Paritee, Bob Avery

Pastor

Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

 

Concessions Committee

Pete Marvin, Chair; Linn Gladstone, Jim Shonkwiler, Nathan Jost, Jon Stahl

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Endowment Committee - quarterly meetings

Ben Eichler, Chair; Rod Rupp, Nancy Craig, Sue Rebeck, Don Jost

Representative of Trustees

Ann Arensmeier

Representative of Finance Committee

David Zimmerman

Treasurer and Representative of Administrative Board

Tom Burchman

Representative of Council on Ministries

Dur Efaw

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Intergenerational Ministries Committe - 2nd Mondays

David Dekker, Chair; Jim Firos, Emily Forrest, Grace French, Nicholas Kilpatrick, Gloria Pocock, Debby Steele, Trevor Musson, Emma Berg, Katherine Boyse

 

Elderberries Leadership Council

Joan McComb, Chair; Audrey Durkin, Treasurer; David Dekker, Grace French, Doris Harsant, Joyce Smith, Pat and Monty Engelmann, Gordon Williams

Pastor

Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

 

Stephen Ministries Leaders - 2nd and 4th Mondays

Stephen Leaders

Barb and Mark Doyal, Kathryn Kilpatrick

Pastor

John Ross Thompson

 

Camp Coordinating Committee

Lakeview Camp

Jim and Karen Firos

Lake Michigan Camp

Kelly Wheaton, Bruce Wheaton

Pastor

Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

 

Alternate Members of Annual Conference

Ann Arensmeier, Joyce Smith

 

Membership Secretary

Rebecca Berry Jost

 

University United Methodist Center Board - 3rd Mondays even months

Wesley Foundation - Tim Tuthill, Kip Grimes, Nicholas DeLong, Amber Schultz, Sylvia Rogers, Rick Erickson

UUMC - Kris Mellon (Chair), John Ross Thompson, Sarah Musson (SPRC), David Zimmerman (Finance), Mike Kelsey (Trustee)

District Representative - James McCartney

 

Archives Committee

Emma Reardon, Historian; Emily Wolf, Patty Puckett, Ellen Hinkston, Sue Tims, Al Wolf

 

Youth Ministry Advisory Committee

Lisa Berg, Chair, Nathan Hoshal, Katherine Boyse, Andy Kilpatrick, Jeanine Batterson, John Boyse

Chris Darling

Youth Director