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New England Conference - 2008 Journal New England Conference 2008 Conference Journal New England Annual Conference The United Methodist Church Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts June 13 - 15, 2008 OFFICIAL JOURNAL of the Fifteenth Session New England Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church Held at Gordon College Wenham, Massachusetts June 13 - June 15, 2008 Clergy Executive Session, June 12 BISHOP PETER D. WEAVER, Presiding RALPH R. R. ODUOR, Secretary CONTENTS - JOURNAL Table of Contents/Secretaries Certificate...............................................................ii Officers’ Sheet........................................................................................................1 Committee on Leadership (RS-218)......................................................................2 Conference Schedule (Agenda) ..........................................................................15 Daily Proceedings for 2008..................................................................................18 . Actions (Resolutions)...........................................................................................40 Excused from Annual Conference Session .........................................................60 Budget - 2009 ......................................................................................................61 Business of Annual Conference...........................................................................65 Appointments .......................................................................................................87 Reports...............................................................................................................110 Preachers’ Aid Society’s Donors List .................................................................142 District Superintendents’ Reports ......................................................................144 Memoirs .............................................................................................................151 Our Honored Dead (Spouses/Laity)...................................................................166 Roll of Ministerial Members ...............................................................................171 Our Honored Dead (Clergy) .............................................................................182 Roll of Sessions .................................................................................................186 Faith Richardson’s Historical Chart ...................................................................187 Certificate of Ordination/Commissioning ...........................................................188 Audits .................................................................................................................189 Salaries of Extension Ministers..........................................................................193 Pastoral Record ................................................................................................195 Sponsors’ Page..................................................................................................238 Statistician’s Report ..........................................................................................239 Statistics ............................................................................................................241 Index .................................................................................................................281 Secretary's Certificate This certifies that the 2008 Directory (being the first separate directory of New England Conference), and the 2008 Journal contain a record of the Fifteenth Annual Session of the New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church held June 13 - June 15, 2008 at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts, with actions, statistics, and all other matters required; with a more complete record of reports, Conference Rules of Order, Conference Policies and Procedures, available online at www.neumc.org; and that by vote of the Annual Conference the same is adopted as its official record Directory and Journal. Ralph R. R. Oduor Secretary ii Officers for NEW ENGLAND (NE) (315) Annual Conference, 2008-2009 Name & Title Mailing Address, Email Address & Office Phone & Fax Numbers (eg. Rev., Dr., Mr., Ms., Etc.) Co-President, Rev. Barbara Cann Address20 Elm Street, Wakefield, NH 03872 Phone: 603-522-3260; Co-President, Finance & Email Address: (1) revbarbaracann@hotmai;.com (2) [email protected] Administration Rev. Dr. Bruce Young Address: 100 Lee Road, Lincoln, ME 04457 Phone: 207-794-8443 *Chairperson, Council Address: (276 Essex St 5th Fl- 01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449 on Ministries Rev. James McPhee Phone #: 978.682.7555 Ext: 260 Fax #: 978.682.9555 Email address: [email protected] *Director, Connectional Address: (276 Essex St 5th Fl- 01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449 Ministries (¶ 607) Rev. James McPhee Phone #: 978.682.7555 Ext: 260 Fax #: 978.682.9555 Email address: [email protected] Conference Address: 276 Essex St 4th Fl- 01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449 Secretary Dr. Ralph R. R. Oduor Phone #: 978.682.8055 Fax #: 978.682.8227 Email address: [email protected] Conference Journal Editor Address: (276 Essex St 4th Fl- 01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449 Dr. Ralph R. R. Oduor Phone #: 978.682.8055 Fax #: 978.682.8227 Email address: [email protected] 1 Conference Address: 204 Pondview Dr, Springfield, MA 01118 Statistician Mrs. Joy M. Mueller Phone #: 413-733-1567 Fax #: Email address: [email protected] Conference Address: (276 Essex St 4th Fl-01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449 Treasurer TBA Phone #: 978.682.8055 Ext: 110 Fax #: 978.682.8227 Email address: *Chairperson, Comm. On Address: (276 Essex St, 2nd Fl-01840), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449 Communications/ Ms. Alexx Wood Phone #: 978.682.7676 Ext: 150 Fax #: 978-682-8227 Interpretation (¶ 608) Email address: [email protected] Chairperson, Commission on Address: 393 Beacon St., Lowell, MA 01850 Equitable Compensation Rev. Laurel E. Scott Phone #: 978-452-3062 Fax #: 978-458-0195 Email address: [email protected] President, Board of Trustees Address: 600 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608 Mr. Johnnell Demery Phone #: 508-755-5124 Fax #: Email address: [email protected] * Or next equivalent title where necessary 2008-09 Conf Officers sheetJournalAug29 RS – 218 - COMMITTEE ON LEADERSHIP REPORT JUNE, 2008 The following is the report of the Committee on Leadership based on information available as of May 31, 2008. Updated information will be shared during our report time on the floor of Annual Conference. The Committee on Leadership has worked very hard to insure the accuracy of our information. We have worked and will continue to work diligently to find persons to serve and strongly encourage each of you to complete our Nomination and Talent Inventory Form (copy is on last page) so that you too may have the opportunity to serve New England Conference. I am personally grateful to each member of the Leadership Committee. I would commend each member of the committee for their tireless dedication. On behalf of the Committee on Leadership, Linda Reiber, Chair 2 Conference Lay Leader X - Bishop's Oscar Harrell James T. McPhee Assistant CM Wendy Millar-Page X MBDLL CO LW Conference District Director of Lay Speaking Ministries Rebecca Hewett Kathi Peterson X-NEAL LW Phil Viall X DLL R LM Conference Secretary of Global Ministries Ginni Wright X-UMW LW Fay Flanary Conference VIM Coordinator Board of Ordained Ministry David Stackpole Seth Asare CM 2012 2000 Board of Church & Society Steve Bascom CM 2012 2008 We Hyun Chang, Chair CM 2011 2003 Ernest Belisle CM 2012 2003 Africa Planning Committee Travis Bonnette-Kim CM 2012 2004 Marcelle Dotson CW 2012 2008 William Broadrick Jr LM 2012 2006 Aida Irizarry Fernandez CW 2012 2008 Twila Broadway CW 2012 2001 Edward F. Grant CM 2012 2008 Heidi Chamberlain CW 2012 2008 Carolyn Gray LW 2012 2008 Ellen Cleaves CW 2012 2008 Donald Gray LM 2012 2008 Maria Coleman CW 2012 2004 Richard E. Harding CM 2012 2008 Susan M. Davenport CW 2012 2004 Oscar Harrell ex LM Dan Day LM 2012 2007 3 Dorothy Hollenbeck LW 2012 2008 Eric M. Dupee CM 2012 2003 Tsitsi Moyo CW 2012 2008 Susan Evans LW 2012 2008 Abiot M. Moyo Chair CM 2012 2008 Aida Irizarry Fernandez CW 2012 2008 Marilyn Robb CW 2012 2008 Marie Fraser LW 2012 2008 Alexx Woods ex LW Steve Garnaas-Holmes CM 2012 2008 Cheryln F. Gates CW 2012 2002 Board of Laity Malcolm Hare LM 2012 2008 Ruby Blake X MH Dist LL CO LW James Hensley CM 2012 2008 David Bolster X-CWM Dist LL LM Peter A. Hey CM 2012 2003 Paul Cobb X UMM LM Joan A. Humphrey LW 2012 2004 Wendy Brousseau X- DLL NH LW Jeffrey Hunt CM 2012 2007 Ruth Cannon X DLL LW Samuel Johnson CM 2012 2005 JoAnn Carlotto X DLL Tri LW Barbara Kszystniak CW 2012 2008 David Dunham X DLL CTWMA LM Stacey Lanier CW 2012 2008 Cindy Edgerly X-UMW President LW Cathy W. MacGovern LW 2012 2004 Oscar Harrell X - Con LL LM Barbara N. Mason LW 2012 2001 Rebecca Hewett X CDLS LW 2012 2008 Lynne M. McCracken CW 2012 2004 Jack Hoyt X DLL MME LM Rebecca Mincieli CW 2012 2008 Becke Drake X -CMA LW Bob Moore CM 2012 2008 Stephen C Mott CM 2012 2004 Frederick Yousa LM 2010 2006 Karen Munson CW 2012 2008 Board of Trustees Steve Murray 2012 2009 CMA, Chair, Grants & Weldon Park CM 2012 2008 Amy Alletzhauser Awards CW 2009 2001 Gwendolynn M. Purushotham CW 2012 2003 Lynne Campbell CW 2010 2006 Erica