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Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster, D.Min., D.D.Resident and Presiding Bishop

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CLERGY ORDAINED AS ELDERS AT 2015 SESSION

Elders: Front row, from left: Janet Dixon, Michael Burris, Joseph Fulk, Dan Brubaker, Erin Beall, Denise Kilgo-Martin. Back row, from left: Jeannette Hayes, Kristy Burnette, Brad Bruce, John Bryant, Daniel Corpening, Arnold Gosnell.

Elders: Front row, from left: Melanie Swofford, Julie Ann Roberts, Bruce Updyke, Chris Lakey, Don Mason, Rachel Randall, Paige Ann Miller. Back row, from left: Karen Kurtz, Jeremy Pegram, Kevin McCormac, Rennie Salata, Kevin Miller, Rick Schilling, John McGill.

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CLERGY ORDAINED AS DEACONS AT 2015 SESSION

Deacons: From left: Meredith Meyer Poe Martin and Kevin Allan Turner.

LOCAL PASTORS RECOGNIZED AT 2015 SESSION

Local Pastors: Front row, from left: Jamie Mosteller, Eric Tang, Bryan Wilson, Jennifer Forrester, James Stackable, Darlene Stokes, Rick Yourse.Back row, from left: Joshua Tester, Tommy Ingalls, Steven Kurt, Logan Miller, Monty Clark, Eric Hill, Tim Lee, Warren Lunsford.

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Front row, from left: Sarah Belles, Mitchell Boughman, Walt Christian, Adam Love, Tracy Love, Donna Friddle, Meredith Hinton, Wesley Hall. Back row, from left: Josh Kurtz, Richard Blount, Bradley Lisk, Darryl Dayson, Roy Miller, Jonathan Gaylord, Brad Hinton, Joseph Kim.

PROVISIONAL MEMBERS COMMISSIONED AT 2015 SESSION

Front row, from left: Juston Smith, Corey Milliet, Rebekah Shuford, Pat Spicer, Debra Swing, Aryn Williams. Back row, from left: Kyle Sigmon, Jesse Smith, Allen Stanton, Vic Wilfong, Daniel Wilson, John Yeager.

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CLERGY GRANTED RETIREMENT AT 2015 SESSION AND THEIR SPOUSESBack row, from left: Edwin L. Plowman, Patrick P. Welch, Randy L. Wall, Derald D. Smith, Ronald D. Setzer, Cynthia W. Sloan

Front row from left (Spouses): Kathy B. Plowman, Gail D. Welch, Ann B. Wall, Linda A. Smith, Brenda K. Setzer, David A. Sloan

Back row, from left: Sharon Engebretson, H. Stephen Kiser, Mickey Moree, Moses E. Hodnett, Robert M. McCain, Nor-man Hubbard

Front row from left (Spouses): Elizabeth Kiser, Carolyn Moree, Quylle Hairston Hodnett, Cynthia N. McCain, Susie Hubbard

Back row, from left: Homer C. Dawkins, Terry D. Bevill, Alvin Brown, Rick D. Fite, Benjamin C. Clodfelter, Rick Clough, Jr.

Front row from left (Spouses): Ev-elyn Dawkins, Laurel Bevill, Eliza-beth C. Brown, Vivian Fite, Patti P. Clodfelter, Sonja S. Clough

Not pictured: John & Jan Blalock, Jacob B. Golden, Jr., Raymond Hadley, Robert & Barbara McLawhorn, Nicholas & Doris Rochester, John-Palmer Smith, Norman & Linda Stott, William & Sally Summey, Raymond & Margaret Surratt, Marilyn Wooten, George & Nancy Yates

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Front row, From left: In-Yong Lee, Jeremy Troxler, Kimberly Ingram, Ashley Crowder Stanley, Amy Coles. Back row, from left: Jeff Patterson, Samuel Moore, David Christy, John Boggs. Not pictured: James Howell.

CLERGY DELEGATES TO 2016 GENERAL CONFERENCE

LAITY DELEGATES TO 2016 GENERAL CONFERENCE

Front row, From left: Tonya Lanier, Sandy Hieronymus, Amy Johnson, Lynne Gilbert. Back row, from left: Henry “Hank” Dozier, Robert Upchurch, Coley Hooker, Jr., Jennifer Davis, Jennifer Burton, Shannon Sherfey.

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CLERGY DELEGATES AND RESERVES TO 2016 JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCE

LAITY DELEGATES AND RESERVES TO 2016 JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCE

Front row, From left: Sally Queen, David Hockett, Laura Beach. Back row, from left: Chris Westmoreland, Shelly Webb, Lory Beth Huffman, Stephanie Hand, Uiyeon Kim (R). Not pictured: Angela Pleasants, Dawn Hand, Jan Brittain, Talbot Davis (R), Andy Lambert (R), Charles Kyker (R).

Front row, From left: Ann Aldridge (R), Kathy FitzJefferies, Neffie (Connie) Locklear, Cindy Thompson, John Howard. Back row, from left: Reynaldo Rodriquez, Joseph Williams, Wade Loftin, Harry Underwood(R), Jane Boatwright Wood, Fred Cantler (R), Sarah McKinney. Not Pictured: Rebecca Lisk (R), Andrew Woods.

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2015-2016 S.A.L.T. TEAM

Front row, from left: Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster, the Rev. Dr. Nancy Rankin, Northern Piedmont District Superintendent; the Rev. Dr. Carl Arrington, Appalachian District Superintendent. Second row, from left: The Rev. Amy Coles, Assistant to the Bishop; the Rev. Dr. Jeff Patterson, Yadkin Valley District Superintendent; the Rev. Dr. John Boggs, Blue Ridge District Superintendent; The Rev. Laura Hubbard Auten, Uwharrie District Superintendent. Third Row, from left: The Rev. Randolph Harry, Blue Ridge Superintendent; the Rev. Sally Langford, Metro District Superintendent; the Rev. Dr. Lyn Sorrells, Catawba Valley District Superintendent.

The Strategic Alignment Leadership Team, (S.A.L.T.) provides leadership for the conference staff.

Front row, from left: The Rev. Amy Coles, Assistant to the Bishop; Kathy Odell, Human Resources Director; the Rev. Kimberly Ingram, Conference Secretary/Director of Ministerial Services.

Second row, from left: Ken Perry, Director of Systems and Communications; Jennifer Burton, Conference Treasurer/Director of Administrative Services; The Rev. Gary Shockley, Director of Church Vitality.

2015-2016 WNCC CABINET