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Clergy Packet CLERGY SESSION Monday, June 28, 2021 10:00 a.m. Call to Order Bishop John Hopkins Musical Centering Heewon Kim “And Are We Yet Alive” UMH #553 Seating of Designated Laity Chair, Mark Meyers Instructions [ZOOM] Secretary, Wesley Dickson Bishop’s Reflections Bishop John Hopkins Moral and Official Conduct of All Ordained Clergy and Local Pastors Dean of the Cabinet, Jeffry Bross Presentation of Candidates for Ministry Adrienne Stricker and Mary Gay McKinney Conference Relations Report Chair, Mark Meyers Fellowship of Local Pastors Report Chair, Sharon Engert Order of Deacons Report Chair, Adrienne Stricker Order of Elders Report Chair, Paul Lee Board of Ordained Ministry Chairperson’s Report Chair, Mark Meyers Adjournment Bishop John Hopkins Seating of Designated Laity at Clergy Session (Updated 6/2021) MOTION TO BE MADE AS FOLLOWS: Bishop, I move that the laypersons, local pastors and associate members of the annual conference who are members of the Northern Illinois Conference Board of Ordained Ministry be seated within the Clergy Session with voting privileges. And that the following Annual Conference staff persons be allowed to be present during the 2021 Clergy Session: Laura Lopez, Registrar Anne Marie Gerhardt, Director of Communications Marva Andrews – Bishop’s Administrative Assistant TO ALL PERSONS GATHERED HERE TODAY, just a reminder: You can vote at Clergy Session “on matters of ordination, character and conference relations of other clergy” if: • You are a clergy member in full connection; • Or you are a member of the Board of Ordained Ministry You cannot vote at Clergy Session if you are a: • Provisional Member • Associate and Affiliate Clergy Member • Full-time and Part-time Local Pastor • Clergy Members of another annual conference or other Methodist denominations (346.1) • Clergy from other denominations (346.2) • Laity Order of Elders The following are recommended for provisional membership and commissioning as Elder candidates: JI EUN MORI SIEGEL 1724 W. Sunnyside Ave. Chicago 60640 BA Seoul Women’s U M.Div. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary F, A(Korean), PE ELIZABETH M. RUTHERFORD P.O. Box 114 Apple River, IL 61001 B.S. Marquette University J.D. University of Arizona School of Law M.Div. North Park Theological Seminary F, C, PE Order of Elders The following are recommended for full membership and ordination as ELDER: HOPE CHERNICH 5049 W Gunnison St. Chicago 60630 BS North Central University MS Lourdes University M.Div. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary F, C , E JUYEON JEON 315 E Hill St., Genoa, IL 60135 B.A / Mokwon University, South Korea M.Div. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary F, A ( Ko r e a n ) , E VIOLET JEAN JOHNICKER 4949 Radnor Dr., Rockford, IL 61109 BA North Park University M.Div. / McCormick Theological Seminary F, C , E SUN-AH KANG P.O. Box 115, Chadwick, IL 61014 B. Div. Tokyo Union Theological Seminary in Tokyo, Japan M. Div. Methodist Theological University in Seoul, Korea MTS Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University F, A ( Ko r e a n ) , E Order of Deacons The following are recommended for full membership and ordination as DEACON: Elizabeth Lauren Evans Bachelor of Arts in English at Washburn University, 2010 Master of Divinity at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, 2017 Master of Theological Studies in Hebrew Bible at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, 2018 F, C , D Christine Voreis Hides BS Education and Social Policy, Northwestern, 1995 MS Education, Northwestern 1998 BGTS, Garrett 2018 F, C , D Grant Swanson Email: [email protected] BA in English: North Central College in Naperville, IL, 2011 MA in English: Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT, 2016 Master of Divinity: Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL, 2018 M, C, D Conference Relations Report PART I – MATTERS REQUIRING VOTE 1. What clergy in good standing in other Christian denominations have been approved to serve appointments or ecumenical ministries within the bounds of the Annual Conference while retaining their denominational affiliation (¶¶331.8, 346.2)? (v) (Designate with an asterisk those who have been accorded voting rights within the annual conference. Indicate credential.) NAME CLERGY STATUS DENOMINATION Rich DeVries Ordained American Baptist Casey Fiut Ordained Roman Catholic Charlene Hill Ordained United Church of Christ Erin James-Brown Ordained United Church of Christ Dong Keun Lee Ordained Korean Methodist Church Aaron McLeod Ordained United Church of Christ Julie Windsor Mitchell Ordained United Church of Christ Vinay Pathak Ordained New Deli Delian Stone Ordained United Church of Christ Janette Wilson-Howard Ordained Baptist 2. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership is held.) a) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4)? (v 2/3) NAME MEMBER CONFERENCE/ FIRST YEAR OF DENOMINATION AFFILIATION Ronna L.Case California/Nevada 1997 Elizabeth Collier South Carolina 2005 3. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1, 416.5, 635.2n)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.): (v) NAME CLERGY PREVIOUS DATE OF STATUS CONFERENCE TRANSFER William Cody Johnson PD Rio Texas 2021 Jeremiah Thompson FE IGRC 2021 Megan Thompson FE IGRC 2021 4. Who are the provisional, ordained members or associates members on leave of absence and for what number of years consecutively has each held this relation (¶353)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where membership is held.) Name, Number of Years, Charge Conference. a. Voluntary? 1) Personal, 5 years or less (¶353.2a 3) (v) NAME CLERGY STATUS DATE EFFECTIVE CHARGE CONFERENCE Regina Davis-Bridges FD 7/1/2021 Monty Fox FE 6/1/2018 Paul Judd FE 2/1/2020 Cheryl Magrini FD 7/1/2020 2) Pe 2) Personal, more than 5 years (¶353.2a 3) (v 2/3) NAME CLERGY STATUS DATE EFFECTIVE CHARGE CONFERENCE Jonathan B. Hayag FD 7/1/2014 3) Family, 5 years or less (¶353.2b 3) (v) NAME CHARGE CLERGY STATUS DATE EFFECTIVE CONFERENCE Laura Barkley FE 4/5/2021 4) Family, more than 5 years (¶353.2b 3) (v 2/3) 5) CHARGE NAME CLERGY STATUS DATE EFFECTIVE CONFERENCE Judith Early Best FE 2007 5) Transitional (¶353.2c) NAME CLERGY STATUS DATE EFFECTIVE CHARGE CONFERENCE Susan Flinn-Portee, FE 9/1/2019 Oak Park: FUMC Adrienne Stricker FD 1/1/2021 5. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶356)? (v) NAME CLERGY STATUS DATE EFFECTIVE CHARGE CONFERENCE Geraldine Black FE 11/1/2003 Laura Crites FE 11/20/2017 Lynda W. Hawkins FE 7/1/2005 Anna Awilda Nolla FE 1/1/2007 6. What members in full connection have been retired (¶357): (List alphabetically. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶357.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶357.1, no vote required; under ¶357.2, (v); under ¶357.3 (v 2/3) Elders a) This year? NAME DATE EFFECTIVE Young Eun Choi 7/1/2021 Richard Darr 7/1/2021 Judith Marie Giese 7/1/2021 Barbara L. Good 7/1/2021 Christine S. Hoffmeyer 7/1/2021 Chung-Nam Kwak 7/1/2021 Darneather Murph-Heath 7/1/2021 Becky Nicol 3/21/2021 Dwight A. Stewart 7/1/2021 Michael Scott Stoner 7/1/2021 Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5): b) This year? NAME DATE EFFECTIVE Timothy J. Biel, Sr. 7/1/2021 Donna C. Hoffman 1/1/2021 Terry McDorman 7/1/2021 Janice G. Shaulis 7/1/2021 PART II APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS 1. Who are approved for less than full-time service? a. What associate members, provisional, or full elders are approved for appointment to less than full-time service, what is the total number of years for which such approval has been granted to each, and for what fraction of full-time of service (in one-quarter, one-half, or three-quarter increments) is approval granted? (¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506)? (v 2/3, after 8 years v ¾): APPOINTMENT FRACTION OF FULL-TIME NAME SERVICE Juancho Campanano Western Springs ½ Paula Cripps-Valejo Chicago: Humboldt Park ½ Violet Johnicker Rockford: Brooke Road ¾ Chadwick: Hope, Fairhaven & ¾ Sung-Ah Kang Hickory Grove Tom Rawlinson Chicago: St. Matthew & Faith ½ b. What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-time service (¶331.7)? APPOINTMENT FRACTION OF FULL-TIME NAME SERVICE Barbara Javore Glencoe North Shore ½ Virginia Rainey Lombard: fuMC ½ Bonny Roth Evanston FUMC ¾ 2. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members and local pastors are appointed to extension ministries for the ensuing year? a. To valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d? (v 2/3) CLERGY DATE EXTENSION MINISTRY CHARGE NAME STATUS EFFECTIVE ASSIGNMENT CONF. Ilsup Ahn FE 2004 North Park College, Chicago, IL Glenview Chicago M Barclay FD 2017 enfleshed, Chicago, IL Broadway Chicago Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the United Robert Biekman FE 2020 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church of Rogers Park Rachel Birkhahn- Rommelfanger FE 7/13/1905 Chicago Jobs Council Dolton: Faith Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Naperville: Elizabeth Bowes FD 2019 Naperville, IL Community Park Ridge: Robert B. Campbell FE 2006 Willow Wellness Center, Park Ridge, IL FUMC Kwan Chong FE 2014 Global Healing Mission, Barrington, IL Northfield Toronto School of Theology, Toronto, Pamela Couture RE 2020 Ontario Gregory Eaton FE 2005 Eaton and Associates, Indianapolis, IN Glenview Teaching Cultural Compassion, Chicago: Tura Gillespie PD 2020 Arlington, VA FUMC Access Community Health Network, Chicago: Annie Jeanne González FE 2019 Chicago, IL Union Ave. Chicago: Gregory Gross FD 2015 Care for Real, Chicago, IL Berry memorial Chicago: Urban William (Trey) Hall FE 2016 The Epicenter Group, UK Village Edgewater Oak Park: Carol J. Hawking FE 2008 Arise, Chicago, Chicago, IL Euclid Ave. Oak Park: St.
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