LaityMissingFromCommissionForAWayForward:AnOpenLetterfromtheLaity

DearBishopOughandtheExecutiveCommitteeoftheCouncilofBishops:OnOctober5th,itwasannouncedthattheexecutivecommitteeoftheCouncilofBishopsestablishedalistofnomineestoserveontheCommissionforAWayForward.WeareexcitedthatthechurchisonestepclosertobeginningtheCommission,butwearedisappointedandconcernedwiththelackoflaityrepresentation.Thegroupof29comprises8bishops,13clergy,andonly8laity.Whilewecelebratethatthisgroupstrivestorepresenttheglobalconnectionandourtheologicaldiversity,wefinditunacceptablethatonly28%oftheCommissionarelaity.Thechurchismadeoflaityandcouldnotfunctionwithoutourvolunteerhours,evangelismandmissions,serviceonvariouscommittees,singinginchoirs,financialcontributions,andsomuchmore.OurBookofDisciplineimplicitlystatesthattheremustbeequalrepresentationonvariousboardsandagencies,committees,annualconferences,jurisdictionalconferences,andatGeneralConference.Beyondwhatisrequired,webringtheworldoutsideofthechurchwithus.Weareteachers,scholars,therapists,theologians,writers,localpastors,activists,CPAs,lawyers,communityorganizers,churchemployees,andmore.Someofusserveundertheappointmentofourbishops,othersaregeneralsecretariesandstaffofourchurch’sgeneralboardsandagencies,andadedicatedlayorderofdeaconessesandhomemissionersliveouttheircalltolayministry.Afreshsetofeyesisneededtomovethechurchforward,yetwearenotbeinggiventheopportunity.Ourvoicesarecrucialinfindingawayforwardforourchurch.Wemustbeofferedanequalvoiceatthetableofchange.Therefore,weimploreyoutorethinkthebalanceofclergyandlaityontheCommissionforAWayForward.Onlytogethercanwecreateawayforward,IreneR.DeMarisValley&MountainFellowshipSeattle,WADeaconessDarleneDiDomineckArchStreetUMCPhiladelphia,PAHomeMissionerKevinNelsonFirstSchenectadyUMCSchenectady,NY

2PatrickScrivenDirectorofCommunications&YoungPeople’sMinistries,PacificNorthwestConferenceDesMoines,WAKristinKumpfMt.VernonPlaceUMCWashington,D.C.DougPalmerLongsPeakUMCLongmont,CODeaconessLauraYoungSt.John'sUMCLubbock,TXChettPritchettFormerExecutiveDirector,MethodistFederationforSocialActionMarietta,OHMaryLynnRaganClunnCo-Convener,AffirmationAlexandria,VARyanScottTrinityUMCEugene,ORBillMeffordFigTreeRevolutionArlington,VATaraBarnesTabernacleUnitedMethodistChurchBinghamton,NYEmilyAllenGeneralConferenceDelegate,California-NevadaAnnualConferenceMountainView,CADr.DorotheeBenzDelegate,2016GeneralConference;NationalRepresentative,MethodistsinNewDirectionsNewYork,NYTimothyBarnesTabernacleUnitedMethodistChurchBinghamton,NY

3HomeMissionerHelenRydeHaywoodStreetCongregationWeaverville,NCAaronPazanBothellUMCBothell,WAJohnJPPattersonTravisParkUMCSanAntonio,TXEmilyMillerFUMCSantaMonicaSantaMonica,CAAliceNashFirstUnitedMethodistChurchSchenectadySchenectady,NYTeriTobeyNorthMasonUnitedMethodistGigHarbor,WATimKellyOrchardsUnitedMethodistChurchVancouver,WAAlisonHendleySanRafael1stUMCSanRafael,CASuzanneKayLoversLaneUMCDallas,TXDanaLedeMasonUMCTacoma,WAAmoryPeckGardenStreetUnitedMethodistBellingham,WAAmandaTobeyNorthMasonUnitedMethodistChurchGigHarbor,WA

4MarceyBalcombFirstUMCPortland,ORMarieKuch-StanovskySeattle:TrinityUMCSeattle,WaJohnMannAfterHoursDenverDenver,COJaimeSpaidCentenaryUMCMankato,MNJillAdamoreDallasUMCDallas,ORBaileyBrawnerSaintJohnUMCAnchorage,AKMichaelFitzgeraldHeritageUMCClearwater,FLJaneBrazellCreateCommonsTacoma,WADeaconessJulieSmithUnitedMethodistBastrop,TXStephenDrachler3-TimeGeneralConferenceDelegate,CampHillUMCCampHill,PATedFinlayson-SchuelerUniversityUnitedMethodistChurchSyracuse,NYAmandaNicolAudubonParkUMCSpokane,WA

5PatriciaMorrisCollegeHillUMCBeaverFalls,PAReggieHolderfieldHighlandsUnitedMethodistBirmingham,ALDeaconessMeganHaleFirstUnitedMethodistChurchArlington,TXNormaKehrbergHarrisUMCHinilulu,HICarlGilmoreCommunityUMC,NapervilleILPlainfield,ILDeaconessKimHarrisUnitedMethodistChurchofAnokaCoonRapids,MNAlanMurdock,CLMCertifiedLayMinister,StLuke'sUnitedMethodistChurchDerry,NHDeaconessAletheaMcGavranProsserUnitedMethodistChurchRichland,WARisëHanifanChapelHillUMCBuckhannon,WVDeaconessNancyGordonTrinityUMCGainesville,FLDeaconessLeeAnneVenableFirstUMCLaurinburgLaurinburg,NCTabithaBurtonFUMCArlington,TX

6AllenSieboldCornerstoneCommunityTroy,NYBethanyAmeyDirectorofYouthandStudentMinistries,HaddonfieldUMCHaddonfield,NJJuliaTullochChurchofSt.PaulandSt.AndrewNewYork,NYJillWarrenFirstUnitedMethodistChurchofFerndaleFerndale,MIChelseaSpyresNewarkUMCNewark,DEDeaconessWendyPutkaAmlinUMCColumbus,OHJohnMorrisSt.John'sUMCGeorgetown,TXStephanieHenryUnitedParish-BrooklineBoston,MADeaconessStephanieSuggsTuckerFirstUnitedMethodistChurchTucker,GAHeatherSmithNewtonvilleUMCNewtonvilee,NYStephanieCouncilSt.John'sUMCLubbock,TXCharlesKaufmannCharltonUMCHarrisburg,PA

7JulieA.ArmsMeeksSt.MarkUMCAtlanta,GAEmmaJohnstonPeaklandUMCLynchburg,VADeaconessLizShadboltSouthEndUMCNashville,TNKarenCheekNCConferenceSnowCamp,NCRoxanneSTaylor1stUMC,Longview,TXKaty,TXDeaconessValerieMossman-CelestinGrandRapidsTrinityHudsonville,MIDebraFambroNewnanFirstUMCNewnan,GALarryNormanStJohnsUMCBatonRouge,LACarolynHardinEngelhardtGeneralConferenceDelegate,NewYorkAnnualConferenceHamden,CTIanUrriolaAsburyFirstUnitedMethodistChurchRochester,NYSarahCobbStLukesUMCMemphis,TNAndrewLeeFoundryUMCWashington,DC

8KathrynMackerethMountVernonPlaceUMCMcLean,VABobWilsonFirstUMCofPGHPittsburgh,PADavidBradenHolyCovenantUMCChicago,ILMcKenzieDillinghamWeavervilleUnitedMethodistChurchWeaverville,NCSaraPughMontgomeryBostonAvenueUMCTulsa,OKKennethHenryTrinityChurchofAustinAustin,TXDeaconessAmandaMountainNorthernILAnnualConferenceChicago,ILDeaconessDebraAylmerMetterUMCEllabell,GALynnLongChristUMCGreensboro,NCAdamKingRISEFaithCommunityHarrisonburg,VASallyWatkinsFUMCAustinAustin,TXPatriciaEvansStJohn'sUMCLubbock,TX

9JessicaTiltonGreaterNewJerseyNeptune,NJDeaconessCindyAndradeJohnsonElBuenPastorBrownsvilleBrownsville,TXLindaChambersWPAUMCPunxsutawney,PAHomeMissionerJohnJessupPetersonStPaulUMCAtlantaAtlanta,GAMatthewHarrisTrinityHeightsUMCFlagstaff,AZTriciaGronnevikUniversityUMCSanAntonio,TXSanAntonio,TXConnorKenastonUVAWesleyCharlottesville,VADonnaFisherMountainParkUMC,StoneMountain,GALilburn,GASkylarBihlTibbettsUMCSeattle,WACynthiaTuellFirstUMCofUpland,CaliforniaUpland,CAGlennaWilsonFirstUMCPittsburghPAPittsburgh,PADeaconessRobertaBraganHazardvilleUMCEnfield,CT

10DebbiDeMarisTibbetsUMCSeattle,WAMaryStanton-NurseTrinityUMCSeattle,WAMikeRossiterMosaicUMCOklahomaCity,OKMaryMacDonaldGraceUMCDenver,COBrookeConklinSaratogaSpringsUMCSaratogaSprings,NYDr.PhillipShermanChurchStreetUMCKnoxville,TNJodiCataldoDirectorofLaityinLeadership,DiscipleshipMinistriesNashville,TNFawnWhiteNomeCommunityUMCNome,AKJoeOpenshawDiscoveryUMCHooverALBessemer,ALHomeMissionerDebbieGamblrOrmondBeachFUMCOrmondBeach,FLAndyMillmanChristChurchUnitedMethodist,Denver,COStefanieKaylorValleyUMCUrbandale,IA

11RachaelPalmerChristUnitedMethodist,SLCUtahSaltLakeCity,UTMichaelWickbergSt.Paul'sUMCTulsa,OKRandallMcCurdySt.Stephen'sUnitedMethodistChurchBrokenArrow,OKJimSearlsFirstUnitedMethodistChurch:Holland,MIZeeland,MIForrestBarclayCentennialUMCSt.Paul,MNSt.Paul,MNJaneAdamsMt.VernonPlaceUMCWashington,DCAdamShawMorningsideUMCNewYork,NYBrianMateerProvidenceUMCCharlotte,NCDenyseBarnesOjaiUMCOjai,CACaroleKlokkevoldEpworthUMCBerkeleyAlbany,CAAmberFeezorGlobalMissionFellow,US-2Washington,D.C.LydiaHenryOakGroveUMCClackamas,OR

12JaceyJohnsonWesleytheologicalseminaryWashington,DCLauramadsenGenesisUMCFt.Worth,TXMelissaMunroeUnitedMethodistChurchoftheServantOklahomaCity,OKDeaconessJeanneRoeSmithWesleyFoundationServingUCLALosAngeles,CABillTuneCentralUMC,Albuquerque,NMAlbuquerque,NMRyanRussellFirstUnitedMethodistChurchofIowaCityIowaCity,IADavidArmstrongTrinityUMCIdahoFalls,IDJeanneChesneyNewtonvilleUMCNewtonville,NYLandonTaylorUnitedMethodistVolunteersInMission,SoutheasternJurisdictionAtlanta,GAKathyCheney-Egan,DiaconalMinisterFUMCEvanstonILEvanston,ILLisaColesFirstUnitedMethodistBocaRatonBocaRaton,FLRisaVargasFUMCRedondoBeachTorrance,CA

13TomBarnicottFirstBethelUnitedMethodistChurchBethelPark,PAJoelWattsChristChurchUMCCharleston,WVHannahShultzFoundryUMCSilverSpring,MDDonnaVeatchFirstUMC,Madison,WisconsinMadison,WIPeterJohnsChapelwoodUMCHouston,TXSarahMcKinneyFairviewUnitedMethodistChurchThomasville,NCTiaHollowoodTurnagainUnitedMethodistAnchorage,AKMelodyWebbUMCAnkeny,IAJohn-PaulHayworthAldersgateUMCOlathe,KSNinaMorwellFirstUMCCarterville,ILKieranAndrewsFirstUMCOneontaCooperstown,NYTiffanyFrenchNewRochelle,UMCHamden,CT

14CherylanneHYamamotoHarrisUnitedMethodistChurchHonolulu,HIMarieMoserChurchofSt.Paul&St.AndrewNewYork,NYDrMollyKeefeSt.Albans,VTSt.Albans,VTAndrewStanton-NurseTrinityUMCSeattle,WALindaLacyDumbartonUMCWashington,DCElaineTalbottWellsMemorialUnitedMethodistChurchJackson,MSDeaconessDebbieByrdAndrewPriceUMCNashville,TNJohnThomasonSaintJohn'sUMCAustin,TXLauraRossWesleyTheologicalSeminaryWashington,DCDianeDeLapBallardValeUnitedChurchAndover,MASandyLofySt.Paul'sUMC-Milwaukie,ORMilwaukie,ORSeanCrewsUnitedChurchofRogersParkChicago,IL

15SusanOdellHughes-ElBurnSamaritanUMCSilverSpring,MDSandySypherdHastingsGraceUnitedMethodistChurchHastings,NEGinnyCaseGreenMeadowUMCMaryville,TNHomeMissionerHanielGaribayResurrectionUMC,Chesapeake,VirginiaChesapeake,VARobertaBettisBayCityUMCGaribaldi,ORStaciSchweikertGreensburgUMCUniontown,OHSusanAndrewsMillCreekParishDerwood,MDMikeSandersonBayCity(OR)UnitedMethodistChurchRockawayBeach,ORBonnieWilsonBridgeportUMCMtPleasant,PAMJGrimshawBroadwayUmcchicagoChicago,IlSamSmithNewtonvilleUMCNewtonville,NYDeborahMariaUnitedMethodistWestLinn,OR

16CheolKwakHarrisUMCHonolulu,HILeeFullertonGraceUMCAtlanta,GaBobKleinFortYumaUMCYums,AZJJWarrenPennYanUMCPennYan,NYSyLindaEvansSt.John'sUMCLubbock,TXJoOehrleinMcFarlinMemorialUMCNorman,OKSharonReaTaftUMCTaft,CAAnnBowerMcFarlinUMC.NormanOKNorman,OKRobertJenningsNewWorldUMCArlington,TXJessicaOehrleinChristChurchUMC,Wellesley,MANewYorkCity,NYElaineLedbetterChristUMCPortland,ORSteveShamblinGlenwoodUMCColumbus,OH

17AngieCoxNorthBroadwayUMCColumbus,OHDeaconessEmmaCantorGeneralConferenceDelegateManila,PhilippinesHolleyRitzAudubonParkUMCSandpoint,IDKenOwNorthBethesdaUMCBethesda,MDTracyMerrickFUMC,PittsburghWexford,PAKerenRodriguezHillsboroUMCHillsboro,ORFrederickK.BrewingtonWestburyUMCFreeport,NYJenIhloDumbartonUMC,WashingtonDCWashington,DCGregNelsonDirectorofCommunications,Oregon-IdahoConferencePortland,ORMarthaStokesShadyGroveUMC-GlenAllenGlenAllen,VARubyBlakeUnionUMCBoston,MAJacobPaysourCaveSpringUMCRoanoke,VA

18JudithBaerLenaUnitedMethodistChurchStockton,ILColbyBrownUniversityofArizonaWesleyFoundationTucson,AZDeaconessKathleenPetersonChurchandcommunityworkerWilliston,NDRobertMaddockCommunityofReconciliationPittsburgh,PADianaPearceRedBankUMCSeaGirt,NJThomasMcCannArmstrongChapelUMCCincinnati,OHDouglasDamronEpworthUnitedMethodistChurchToledo,OHMargaretWiborgBelmontWatertown/FormerDirectorAnnaHowardShawCenterBostonUniversitySchoolofTheologyNewton,MAPeggyGaylordFirstUMCOneonta,NYBinghamton,NYSusanHiteUnitedMethodistEdmond,OKLarryWinebrennerFUMCofMiamiFLMiamiGardens,FLMichaelHickeyCliftonUMCCincinnati,OH

19AllisonKleinFUMCSchenectadySchenectady,NYLydaKiserFirstUnitedMethodistChurchWinchester,VAKarenDistefanoOakParkUMCBartlesville,OKJimDeMarisTibbittsUMCSeattle,WAJanetBooneGraceUMCOklahomaCity,OKAnnieBurtonCliftonUMCCincinnati,OHLindsayDrakeAnkenyFirstUMCAnkeny,IAMaryFooteHillsboroFirstUnitedMethodistChurchHillsboro,ORAnnaWorkmanMebaneUMC,NorthCarolinaMebane,NCDr.DanielEischenWestvilleOklahomaFirstUMCWestville,OKKevinHighfieldMountVernonPlaceUMCWashington,DCJulieTaylorSt.PaulandSt.AndrewUMCNewYork,NY

20NeillCaldwellBrooklandUMCRichmond,VAMargaret(Peg)Isaacson1stUMCattheChicagoTempleChicago,ILLauraMaySorkinNorthavenUMCDallas,TXWarrenWrightClarksburyUMCHardyville,VAJaneSinnerEmbryHillsUMCAtlanta,GAHenryJarrettFairmontUnitedMethodistChurchRaleigh,NCCarlaBlackmonSt.PaulUMCWoodbridge,VABentonWilkisonSaintAndrewUMCOklahomaOklahomaCity,OKJoyButlerSaintJohn'sUMC,Austin,TXAustin,TXScottHilgadiackGallatinFUMCGallatin,TNPatriciaBellingrathChurchStreetUMCKnoxville,TNKelleRoseValley&MountainFellowshipSeattle,WA

21CharlesWWolframCentralUMCNorthfield,NJWilliamMaddoxWalnutHillUMCDallas,TXCamilleDeYongHPUnitedMethodistStillwater,OKEddieGougeFoundryUMCWashington,DCAmyStormHighlandParkUnitedMethodistChurch,Stillwater,OKStillwater,OKEmilyHowdyshellSt.Luke'sYorktownvaYorktown,VADavidBaileyTrinityChesterfieldChester,VAMattDaileyNavarreUMCNavarre,FLJillianClarkLakeMerrittUMCConcord,CARachelTernesArchStreetUnitedMethodistChurchPhiladelphia,PALydaNisbetSpiritofGraceEverett,WARodGroomSt.JamesUMC,Sarasota,FloridaBradenton,FL

22DeanSandvigTheFamilyChurch-NeenahWisconsinMenasha,WITedHollandFUMCOnalaskaOnalaska,TXVirginiaGreerMainStreetBedford,VAKimberlyWoodsBracevilleUMCBraceville,ILJudyCampbellEmbryHillsUMCAtlanta,GALisaHildebrandFirstUMCAustin,TXCaitlinDaughertyBearCreekUMCWoodinville,WADeaconessMarthaLundgrenStMark'sUnitedMethodistTucsonAZTucson,AZKristinaSinksLosAltosUMCLosAltos,CABrandonBatesSt.JamesUMCLittleRock,ARKBSaineUMC;Downingtown,PA&WestVirginiaWesleyanCollegeElkins,WVLisaSwettFirstUnitedMethodistChurchBangor,ME

23DeaconessLeslieHobsonRiversideUMCParkRapids,MNDeontezWimbleyAtlantaFirstUnitedMethodistChurchAtlanta,GAAnneHughes-HinnenUMCChurchoftheVillage,NYCNewYork,NYJaneBondUnitedMethodistTahlequah,OKBruceDinwiddie1stUMCTrinidad,TXTyler,TXYoshiroNakajimaFormerGCDeligateCal-NevTokyo,JapanMarlyGalindoBremertonUMCBremerton,WATimGossettCollegiateUMC/WesleyFoundationAmes,IAGinnyBrideauFirstUnitedMethodistChurchofLosAngelesLosAngeles,CARukangChikombUMCLubumbashi,DRCongoYvonneAgduyengEvangelisch-MethodisticheRuferkircheFrankfurt,GermanyGloriaSolizBethanyUMC,SanFranciscoSanFrancisco,CA

24RyanLelacheHaddonfieldUMCHaddonfield,NJBradBurlesonFirstUMCHotSpringsHotSprings,ARTracyMeehanIllinoisWestchester,ILSusanAgamyNaugatuckUMCNaugatuck,CTReimerLeuthStAndrewUMCBrick,NJDianaVolereUniversityUMCLasVegasLasVegas,NVBradyBeardEastsideChurchAtlanta,GAAmyKeithValleyViewUMCLenexa,KSJohnJurgensenFirstUnitedMethodistChurchOneonta,NYErinMcKenneyAnnandaleUMCAnnandale,VASarahRoncolatoStoneUMCMeadville,PAMurielSladeMusicDirectorofHeritageUMCinLigonier,PALigonier,PA

25ZachSchrickConwayFUMCConway,ARBethSnyderFlorinUMCSacramento,CAMarkSheniseMendhamUMCMendham,NJMaggieYaddofRidgefieldCommunityUMCRidgefield,WAPamCottrillLexingtonUMCLexington,OKDebbieMallisHillviewUMCBoise,IDAshleyRiddellUMCRome,NYBradHarmesSt.Paul'sUMCHouston,TXChristineLunaMontenegroStJohn'sUMCSanAntonio,TXKatelynDavisMountVernonPlaceUMCWashington,DCJaySchnoorLaCrescent,MNUMCLaCrescent,MNJimNibbelinkVistadelaMontanaUMC,GCDelegateTucson,AZ

26CherylCourtneyMoorparkUMCSimiValley,CABarbaraDickWellspringUMCMadison,WIB.DaleLloydCommunityUMC-Coeurd'AleneCoeurd'Alene,IDMarlaMarcumLexingtonUnitedMethodistChurchLexington,MAJamesLaneWashingtonStreetUMCColumbia,SCRachelFullertonGC16Delegate,EmbryHillsUMCAtlanta,GACynthiaAstleSt.StephenUMCDallas,TXLynneGilbertWestMarketStreetGreensboro,NCGaryShephardCo-Convener,AffirmationWatauga,TXKatieKreutterThePillarUMCWebster,NYChristineBaxterChristChurchUMCTroyNYAlbany,NYZachariahOasterFigTreeRevolutionRockford,MI

27RosemaryRobertsNewtonSalemUMCNewton,KSGuyWeatherlyNewHopeUMCBrandon,FLStaceyRonczyAsburyCrestwoodUMCTuckahoe,NYJessieCunninghamStAndrewUMCHomewood,ILIanMcKnightRegionalMediaCenterManager,PacificNorthwestConferenceGigHarbor,WATerryBainWarsawUMCWarsaw,VADeaconessDebbiePittmanAbernethyUMCAsheville,NCSamuelHedlundFoundryUnitedMethodistChurchWashington,DCEdwinMcClainWashingtonStreetUMCColumbia,SCRaúlAlegríaBrentwoodUnitedMethodistChurch,Brentwood,TNFranklin,TNCurtusBradfordGlideUMCSanFrancisco,CAChristyGraggDumbartonUnitedMethodist,FirstUnitedMethodistBirmingham,ALBirmingham,AL

28JaySowellLagunaBeachUMCLagunaBeach,CAKarinAshabranerGigHarborUnitedMethodistChurchGigHarbor,WAKentMcNishChristUMCFranklin,TNTimothyMcKnightGigharborumcGigharbor,WAIkeWilliamsSt.Mark'sUnitedMethodistChurchCarmel,INAlisonMalloyFlorisUMCReston,VASarahRoemerFUMCTacomaBoston,MAJorgeArosSt.PaulUMC,FrankfortKYFrankfort,KYSusanMontgomeryConcordUMCKnoxville,TNCharlesCoxUMCDallas,TXPaulWoodMcCormickUnitedMethodistChurchMcCormick,SCHaroldHughesQuapawQuarterUMCLittleRock,AR

29LarryWeberChristChurchBelleville,ILSherieKoob,CLMMiddletownUMCKnoxville,MDDavidLundquistFirstUMCKalamazooMIKalamazoo,MIM.TheresaBasileCulver-PalmsUMCCulverCity,CATomWillJeffersonUMCWestJeffersonHills,PAJoshuaCulbertsonBroadStreetUnitedMethodistChurchColumbus,OHStephanieEvansHarrisStUMCYork,PAKathyRiggsSt.AndrewUMCHighlandsRanch,COGraceSpaldingEsthervilleUnitedMethodistChurchEstherville,IAStephenAllenPoughkeepsieUMCStaatsburg,NYDeaconessRachelHarveyWesleyGreenwood,MIBeckyPriceSt.Stephen'sUnitedMethodistChurchBrokenArrow,OK

30MarieFairmanHollywoodUnitedMethodistChurchWestHollywood,CAJohnsonReynoldsFirstUnitedMethodistSanRafaelSanRafael,CAVickiPoindexterCommunityofFaithHerndon,VANadineWilesJunctionCityUMCJunctionCity,ORRebeccaWegenerHollviewUMCBoise,IDBeverlyMaddoxClearSpringsUMCRobertsdale,ALGeorgeJonte-CraneAnnArborFirstUnitedMethodistChurchOakPark,MIJeffJaekleyHumansvilleUnitedMethodistBolivar,MOSteveBaccusFirstUnitedMethodistChurchMinneapolis,KSBrantHenshawTreasurer,PNWandAlaskaConferencesDesMoines,WAJamesQuinnDumbartonUMCWashington,DCMicheleColeFUMCSchenectadyNYAltamont,NY

31JamesSuttonAldersgateUMCJuneau,AKSaraLambertBearCreekUMCDuvall,WAFrancesSmithFirstUMCRichmnd,CAPaulaKuempelAsburyFirstUnitedMethodistChurchRochester,NYDarcyPalmerHeartofLongmontLongmont,CODeborahStiokisWesternPAConferencePittsburgh,PARebeccaLucasActonUMCGranbury,TXDeaconessMykaKennedyStephensGrandviewUMCLancaster,PAMikeShannonPulaskiHeightsUMCLittleRock,ARLittleRock,ARGraceLeightonFUMCCanogaParkCanogaPark,CAMatthewWinkelSt.AndrewUMC,HighlandsRanch,COAurora,COJanNelsonMorningsideUMCSalem,OR

32MartiSoreyGallowayUMCJackson,MSKarenGinozaHarrisUnitedMethodistChurchHonolulu,HIJaneyLordCentralhighlandsElizabeth,PABrandeyEberhartOtterbeinUMCGreensburg,PAGreensburg,PAChrisAdamsPetalUMCPetal,MIMartyGilbertWestEndUMCNashville,TNBendeeZuckNewLifeUMCMoore,OKStevenAdairGlendaleUnitedMethodistChurchNashville,TNMarkStephensonHollywoodUMCHollywood,CAKatieCriseGraceUnitedMethodistChurchWebster,WISusanDavisUpperNYACTakomaPark,MDBobLockabyOoltewahUMCHarrison,TN

33StevenBigden-RussellWinthropHarborUMCWinthropHarbor,ILCarolynSmithAlbertLeaUnitedMethodistChurchAlbertLea,MNDrewWilliamsFoundryUMCWashington,DCSheriGraeberAlgomaBlvdUMCOshkosh,WIMarkPulliamOxfordUMCOxford,PAKathrynBurksMt.ZionSalisbury,MOLeslieStanfordBrookeRoadUnitedMethodistChurchRockford,ILJasonTakagiAssoc.LayLeaderNorthDistrictCal-PacAnnualConferenceSanLuisObispo,CAEmilieKroenTualatinUMCTualatin,ORJulianHerreraValley&MountianFellowshipSeattle,WAAliceSpitzerAdventUMCSimpsonville,SCChasePateSaintMarkUnitedMethodistChurchSeneca,SC

34DeaconessCameronKempsonSkylandUMCAsheville,NCKarinNordlanderFirstUMCBocaRaton,FLBillieFidlinDirectorofOutreach,DesertSouthwestConferenceUMCPhoenix,AZDavidRylanderGraceUnitedMethodistSherman,TXDeniseBarkerUnitedMethodistColumbia,SCJuanitaGoodeFirstUMCBocaRaton,FLBocaRaton,FLJoyPrimFirstUMCofWilmingtonWilmington,CAJesseLovePuyallupUMCFederalWay,WABeckyLockabyOoltewahUMCOoltewah,TNJanetDicksonSt.PaulUMCGreenwood,SCJanetWilsonCentralUnitedMethodistChurchSpartanburgSCSpartanburg,SCJanetIsaacBuncombeStreetMethodistGreenville,SC

35MeritWolffMillsRiverUMCFletcher,NCMichaelClancyFUMC-LancasterLancaster,SCLarryKempOoltewahUnitedMethodistChurchOoltewah,TNSherryBurchWestwoodUnitedMethodistChurchLosAngeles,CARichardBestSantaMariaFirstUMC,SantaMaria,CASantaMaria,CAJennyVanLeuvenMilfordUnitedMethodistChurchSussex,NJMattHansenFoundryUMCWashington,DCLetaTeresaCallahanBayCityUMC,BayCity,OregonTillamook,ORThomDumasFoundryUnitedMethodistChurchWashington,DCPaulaWaltersWashingtonSt.UMCColumbia,SCColumbia,SCLesHowardMethodistSpartanburg,SCSylvesterDoyerFirstUnitedMethodistChurchSchenectady,NY

36JanetHustonFirstUMC,Schenectady,NYSchenectady,NYCarolynHellamsUnionUMCIrmo,SCRodSprottUnitedUniversityChurchLosAngeles,CAThomasLindahlPlattevilleUMCPlatteville,WIBillHallReynoldsMemorialUMCBristol,TNWilliamMcDowellInmanUnitedMethodistChurchInman,SCBarbaraMullinsQuapawQuarterUMC,LittleRockNorthLittleRock,ARAdamConnorAshlandUMCColumbia,SCAnnMayerFederalWayUMCAuburn,WABeverlyJohnsonFirstUnitedMethodistChurchCleveland,TNCharlesGarrenWashingtonSt.UMCColumbia,SCNatalieKirstenWesleyFoundationatUCLALosAngeles,CA

37DeaconessAmandaCaruso-YahneTrinityUMC,KCMOKansasCity,MOMonicaLuedkeAldersgateUMCBellevue,WADeaconessJamieLeJeuneDeaconessHattiesburg,MSVictorDIngusMafairUnitedMethodistChurchKingsport,TNHomeMissionerMatthewMorganSt.Stephens'sUMCMoosup,CTEricClaytonOrchardsunitedMethodistchurchVancouver,WAJimWebberWashingtonStreetUMCColumbia,SCJackLawrenceCentralUMCSpartanburg,SCMeganHicksWashingtonStreetUMCColumbia,SCAdamMarshallPacificBeachUMCSanDiego,CAAprilAtenOakChapelUMCWooster,OHRichardKeulerBelmontUnitedMethodistChurchNashville,TN

38DeaconessSusanLewandowskiFredericksburgUMCFredericksburg,VAJadTaylorClemsonUMCClemson,SCRogerTanquistPuyallupUMC,Puyallup,WAPuyallup,WARosalieYoungRayneMemorialUMCNewOrleans,LAAlisonJackson-WoodTheEpiscopalChurchoftheResurrectionWilmore,KYEllenCecilCornerstoneUMCGarlandTexasGarland,TXSharonMeedsBrownsPointUMCFederalWay,WASwannAdamsVirginiaWingardMemorialUMCColumbia,SCDeaconessShellyOwenBostonAvenueUnitedMethodistChurchTulsa,OKDeaconessSusanBurgessSt.JamesUMCGreenville,NCJudyJerdeFaithUMCSt.AnthonyVillage,MNDeaconessMaryEllenKrisChurchofSt.PaulandSt.AndrewNewYork,NY

39LindaMuterspaughOKAnnualConferenceOklahomsCity,OKDr.SamGeorgeBelinMemoriralUMCMyrtleBeach,SCRichardPuckettReynoldsMemorialUMCBristol,VABillSkeenEastStoneGapUMCWise,VAJennyHustadReynoldsMemorialUMCBristol,VADeaconessDeniseWallingShenendehowa/JonesvilleUMCCliftonPark,NYDaleSmithOakGroveUMCDecatur,GALizPattersonCentralUnitedMethodist-FormerDelegatetoGeneralConferencesSpartanburg,SCJoAnnCroomMarsHillUnitedMethodistChurchMarsHill,NC,NCDanielleFosler-LussierNorthBroadwayUMCColumbus,OHAndreaGauldin-RubioLeaksvilleUMCEden,NCDeaconessJenniferBoydstunClarkesvilleFirstUMCClarkesville,GA

40CarolBoyerMontesanoUnitedMethodistMontesano,WAStevenMorganUnitedMethodistPowdersville,SCDrucillaBrookshireTrenholmRoadUMCColumbia,SCJohnSLewisFirstUMCGreatFallsMTGreatFalls,MTClaudiaBowersFlint:CharityUMCFlint,MIRobPrickettChristChurchUnitedMethodistDenver,COSandraEiseleNorthlakeunitedMethodistChurchBelmont,MIDeaconessJuliePuckettReynoldsMemorialUMCBristol,VAPatriciaHorneyReynoldsMemorialUnitedMethodistChurchBruIstol,VASusanStoufferUnitedUniversityChurchLosAngeles,CARoyceLydenTrinityUMCFairmont,WVJosephLopezChristUMC-HighPointThomasville,NC

41BabsEgglestonNewmanUMCGrantsPass,OREdMinerFirstChurchElmhurstElmhurst,ILMargaretParishFirstUnitedMethodistOneonta,NYKendraBoydenFirstUnitedMethodistChurchSchenectady,NYSchenectady,NYBarbaraVannBinghamptonUMMemphis,TNSaraLynnKellerUMCOjai,CAKellyeNoretRioTexasConferenceAustin,TXPaulaEwingKlingRedmondUMCRedmond,WABrianLeeTrinityUMCDenver,COFrancesClayOoltewahUnitedMethodistOoltewah,TNBeverlyWoodCloverFUMCClover,SCLindaLingUMCSanMarcos,TX

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