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V. THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The minutes of the Western North Carolina Annual Conference, held in George R. Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, from June 5, 2008, through June 8, 2008, Bishop J. Lawrence McCleskey, presiding. Date when organized: 1890 (1968). Number of this session: 119th, the 41st since the founding of The United Methodist Church.
PART I. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL BUSINESS
1. Who are elected for the quadrennium (¶¶603.7, 618): Secretary? Kimberly T. Ingram Mailing Address: P.O. Box 18005, Charlotte, NC 28218 Telephone: 704-535-2260 (800-562-7929) Statistician? Kimberly T. Ingram Mailing Address: P.O. Box 18005, Charlotte, NC 28218 Telephone: 704-535-2260 (800-562-7929) Treasurer? William C. Wyman, Jr. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 18005, Charlotte, NC 28218 Telephone: 704-535-2260 (800-562-7929) 2. Is the Annual Conference incorporated (¶603.1)? No. 3. Bonding and auditing: a) What officers handling funds of the conference have been bonded, and in what amounts (¶¶617, 2511)? Employee dishonesty coverage for any natural person, whether or not compensated, who is an annual conference treasurer or trustee or a member of their staffs who reports and is accountable to a conference treasurer or trustee and who receives or disburses or handles funds which are the responsibility of such conference treasurer or trustee, is provided within the limits of a commercial blanket bond of $1,000,000 through Kemper Insurance Company. The conference Council on Finance and Administration has a blanket bond in the amount of $25,000 each for all other treasurers handling conference and district funds. b) Have the books of said officers or persons been audited (¶¶616, 2511)? Yes; see Sec. XI. 4. What agencies have been appointed or elected? a) Answer Yes or No for each of the councils, boards, commissions, or committees listed: (1) Board of Ordained Ministry (¶634)? Yes. (2) Board of Pensions (¶638)? Yes, as the Board of Pension and Health Benefits (3) Board of Trustees of the Annual Conference (¶2512)? Yes. (4) Committee on Episcopacy (¶636)? Yes. (5) Committees on Investigation (¶2703.2, .3)? Yes. (6) Administrative Review Committee (¶635)? Yes. b) Indicate the name of the agency (or agencies) in your annual conference which is (are) responsi- ble for the functions related to each of the following general church agencies (¶609.1): (1) General Council on Finance and Administration? Council on Finance and Administration. (2) General Board of Church and Society? Committee on Church and Society. (3) General Board of Discipleship? Commission on Nurture Ministries; Commission on Witness Ministries. (4) General Board of Global Ministries? Commission on Outreach Ministries; Consortium on Health and Human Services Institutions. (5) Higher Education and Campus Ministry? Board of Ordained Ministry; Council on Higher Education; Council on Campus Ministry. (6) General Commission on Archives and History? Commission on Archives and History. (7) General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns? Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. (8) General Commission on Religion and Race? Commission on Religion and Race. (9) General Commission on the Status and Role of Women? Commission on the Status and Role of Women. (10) United Methodist Communications? Commission on Communications. c) Indicate the conference agencies which have responsibilities for the following functions: (1) Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries (¶655)? Commission on Outreach Ministries. (2) Disability Concerns (¶652)? Commission on Outreach Ministries. (3) Equitable Compensation (¶624)? Commission on Equitable Compensation. (4) Laity (¶630)? Council on Laity. (5) Native American Ministry (¶653)? Committee on Native American Ministries. (6) Small-Membership Church (¶644)? Commission on Outreach Ministries d) Answer Yes or No for each of the following conference or district organizations: (1) Conference United Methodist Women (¶646)? Yes. (2) Conference United Methodist Men (¶647)? Yes. (3) Conference Council on Youth Ministry (¶648)? Yes. (4) Conference Council on Young Adult Ministry (¶649)? No. (5) District Boards of Church Location and Building (¶2518)? Yes. (6) Committees on District Superintendency (¶666)? Yes. (7) District Committees on Ordained Ministry (¶663)? Yes. 154 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
e) What other councils, boards, commissions, or committees have been appointed or elected in the annual conference? Board of Congregational Development; Committee on the Annual Conference Meeting; Committee on Appeals; Committee on Conference Staff Relations; Committee on Nominations; Episcopal Residence Committee; Committee on African American Ministries; Committee on Asian American Ministries; Committee on Hispanic Ministries; Administrative Council. 5. Have the secretaries, treasurers, and statisticians kept their respective records according to the prescribed forms (¶606.8)? Yes. 6. What is the report of the statistician? See Sec. XIII of the 2008 journal. 7. What is the report of the treasurer? See Sec. XII of the 2008 journal. 8. What are the reports of the district superintendents as to the status of the work within their districts? See Section X.D. (See also Sec. XIII of the 2008 Journal.) 9. What is the schedule of minimum base compensation for pastors in the ensuing year (¶¶342, 624.3)? For 2009 for pastors serving full-time appointments: Full Connection...... $40,101 Probationary and Associate Members...... $35,935 Local Pastors Who Are Course of Study or M.Div. Graduates...... $33,691 Local Pastors Who Are Not Course of Study or M.Div. Graduates ...... $32,086 10. What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the district superintendents for the ensuing year (¶613.1a)? $1,793,092 for 2009. 11. What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the pension and benefit programs of the conference for the ensuing year (¶¶613.1d, 1507)? The conference bills each pastoral charge for the actual cost of its pastor’s pension. It is expected that $5,424,325 will be the grand total of these costs for 2009. 12. What are the apportionments to this conference for the ensuing year: a) For the World Service Fund? $3,156,886 for 2009. b) For the Ministerial Education Fund? $1,091,857 for 2009. c) For the Black College Fund? $435,584 for 2009. d) For the Africa University Fund? $97,487 for 2009. e) For the Episcopal Fund? $857,501 for 2009. f) For the General Administration Fund? $351,765 for 2009. g) For the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund? $85,094 for 2009. 13. If the annual conference apportions to the local church a fund that combines two or more general apportioned funds with one another, or that combines one or more general apportioned funds with funds other than a general apportioned fund, list below for each combined fund: a) The name and amount of each general fund included in the apportionment; and b) the percentage of the combined fund total that corresponds to each general fund apportionment (¶¶613.3d, 614.4). The conference does not combine such funds. 14. Conference and district lay leaders (¶¶603.9, 658): a) Conference lay leader: Name: Robert D. Upchurch Mailing Address: 322 Gregg Street, Archdale, NC 27263 b) Associate conference lay leaders: None. c) District and associate district lay leaders: Albemarle District Lay Leader: Tommy Stilwell, 2617 Mt. Harmony Rd., Matthews, NC 28105 Associates: Frances Williamson, Ruby Mason, Dixie Tyson Asheville District Lay Leader: Glenda Edney, 11 Rocket Dr., Asheville, NC 28803 Associates: Lynn Brunner, Freda Haze, Ty Moser, Lynn McKinney, Ralph Patterson, Sue Holland Charlotte District Lay Leader: Irma Ellwanger, 625 Weirton Place, Charlotte, NC 28226 Associates: Curtis Buchanan, Randy Goodman, Marie Moore, Homer Lovvorn, Patricia Pegram, L’Tanya Perry, Teresa Auten, Tom Harris, Fannie Little, Betty Warner Gastonia District Lay Leader: Sarah Beam, 700 Parkwood Rd., Shelby, NC 28150 Associates: Doug Carpenter, Peggy McDowell, Skip McPhail, Bobby McDaniel, Mary Ann Davis, Jesse Caldwell III, Betty Luckey, Randy Vernon, Jerry Noles, Larry Maddox, Keith Wilson, Sandy Peeler Greensboro District Lay Leader: John Hanner, 209-10 Lindley Rd., Greensboro, NC 27410 Associates: Edd Bigham, Curtis Gauldon, Alex Williamson, Darrell Hayden High Point District Lay Leader: Peggy Woodruff, 2010 Southmont Dr., Asheboro, NC 27205 Associates: Clyde Foust, Emma Routh, David Jarrell, Lucille Parsons, Mickey Fox, John Matthews, Wayne Jarrett, Bill Johnson Lake Norman District Lay Leader: Tom Triplett, 1825 31st Avenue Lane, N.E., Hickory, NC 28601 Associates: Mike Bostic, Homer Lovvorn, L’Tanya Perry, Teresa Auten, Randy Goodman, Curtis Buchanan, Marie Moore Lexington District Lay Leader: Wade Loftin, 5570 Windemere Circle, Trinity, NC 27370 Associates: Patsy Brewer, Sue Cave, Ronnie Chapman, Linda Miller, Keith Perrell, Elaine Surgeon, Wes Beck, Richard Wilson, Eric Hilton, Crowson H. Hunt, Jerry Banks 2008 JOURNAL 155
Marion District Lay Leader: Willie Hall, 4908 Ellenboro Rd., Mooresboro, NC 28114 Associates: Murray Rhodes, Kay Webb, Rachel Burnette, Mary Alice Bradley, Greg Conley Northeast District Lay Leader: Margie Knight, P.O. Box 346, Madison, NC 27025 Associates: Louise Flynt, John Hunt, Willis Overby, Arzie Matthews, Angelia Williamson, Marie Young, Lee Knight, Chandra Caple, Karen Caple, Judy Jessup, Joy Toms, Alphonso Tillman North Wilkesboro District Lay Leader: Mildred S. Carter, 425 Hemlock St., Yadkinville, NC 27055 Associates: Linda Jennings, Doretha Wagoner, Jim Swofford, Jane DeVane, Bobby Sharp, Betty McCormick Salisbury District Lay Leader: Kris Peurifoy, 710 Burrage Rd., Concord, NC 28025 Associates: Terry Fries, Elaine Hedrick, Mike Whitaker, Rachel Zaionz Statesville District Lay Leader: Bill Dobbins, 1133 Fulton Dr., Statesville, NC 28766 Associates: Polly Pearson, Mary Umbarger, Dale Trivette, Bill Sharpe, Judy Foster Waynesville District Lay Leader: Joetta F. Rinehart, P.O. Box 67, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 Associates: John Gaston, Fred Meeker, Callie Moore, John Miller Winston-Salem District Lay Leader: Martha Gwyn, P.O. Box 215, Pfafftown, NC 27040 Associates: Mark Tysinger, Claudia Zarate, Larry Butler, Joyce Irby, Elizabeth Topalu, Bill Wall, Mary Jo Brewer, Tom Bridges 15. What local churches have been: a) Organized or Continued? (1) New Church Start (¶260.2, .3) Charlotte District: Charlotte: Greater Vision (continued) Charlotte: Sanctuary (continued) Greensboro District: FaithWalk (continued) Northeast District: Greensboro: Immanuel (continued), of the Stoneville: Vida Nueva-Immanuel charge Statesville District: Redeemer's Light (continued) (2) Mission Congregation (¶260.1a) Albemarle District: Monroe: Centro Cristiano Mission (continued) Charlotte District: Charlotte: Agua de Vida Mission (continued) Charlotte: Cambodian Mission (continued) Charlotte: First Hmong Mission (continued) Charlotte: Morningstar Mission (continued) Charlotte: South Tryon Community Mission (continued) Charlotte: Ghana Community Mission (continued) High Point District: Asheboro: Adonia Mission (continued) High Point: Ward Street Mission (continued) Lexington District: Lexington: Capilla de Cristo Mission (continued) (3) Chartered Local Church (¶260.5) (Please list only churches chartered this year.) None. b) Merged (¶¶2545, 2546)? (1) United Methodist with United Methodist: Name of 1st Church Name of 2nd Church Name of Merged Church North Wilkesboro District: Boone: Boone (297427) Blackburn Chapel (297837) Boone: Boone (297427) (2) Other mergers: None. c) Discontinued or abandoned (¶¶229, 341.2, 2548)? (State which for each church listed.) (1) New Church Start (¶260.2, .3) None. (2) Mission Congregation (¶260.1a) None. (3) Chartered Local Church (¶260.5) Albemarle District Albemarle: Parkway (298160) (discontinued and declared abandoned, 06-22-2008) Monroe: Rolling Hills (292208) (discontinued and declared abandoned, 10-21-2007 Asheville District Leicester (290962) (discontinued and declared abandoned), 05-14-2008. Charlotte District Charlotte: Duncan Memorial (291762) (discontinued and declared abandoned), 12-31-2007 Gastonia District Kelly’s Chapel (967915) (discontinued and declared abandoned), 01-27-2008 Shelby: Martin Street (294286) (discontinued and declared abandoned), 12-31-2007 156 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
Marion District The property of the former Manus Chapel Methodist Church, Polk County (abandoned, 05-13- 2008; was discontinued in 1965) Northeast District Union Hill (303291) of the East Bend charge (discontinued and declared abandoned), 12-31- 2007) d) Relocated and to what address? Charlotte District Charlotte: Greater Vision (288946), office/meeting space, to 11901 Eastfield Rd., Huntersville, NC 28078 Huntersville (292265), to new facility at 14005 Stumptown Rd., Huntersville, NC 28078 High Point District Asheboro: Adonia Mission (301931), to 809 Woodcrest Dr., Asheboro, NC 27203 e) Changed name of church? (Example: "First" to "Trinity") Albemarle District Misenheimer: The Village Church (289074), changed to Village Church of Pfeiffer University (289074), without name of town. Greensboro District Greensboro: Hinshaw Memorial (294925), changed to Greensboro: Hinshaw (294925) f) Transferred this year into this conference from other United Methodist conference(s) and with what membership (¶¶41, 261)? None. g) What other changes have taken place in the list of churches? Northeast District The Stoneville: Stoneville charge is now to appear as Stoneville: Centenary-Hodgin Memorial. The alignment of the charge is unaffected. North Wilkesboro District Lenoir: Collier’s (299541) is now to appear as Lenoir: Colliers (299541). Statesville District Mount Bethel (297688), received from the North Wilkesboro District, is now to appear as Mount Bethel (Alexander). Mt. Bethel (299734) is now to appear as Mt. Bethel (Iredell). 16. What changes have been made in district and charge lines? Asheville District Place Asheville: Berry Temple (967686) and Asheville: Oakley (290381) on a new two-point charge to be known as Asheville: Oakley-Berry Temple (290381). Leicester (290962) is discontinued, effective 05-15-2008 (see Question 15c(3)). Charlotte District See Lake Norman District below for churches/charges removed from the Charlotte District. From the Gastonia District, receive the following churches (see Sec. VII for alphabetical arrangement): Belmont: Ebenezer (293043) Belmont: St. Mark’s (294105) Belmont: First (293065) Belmont: South Point (294300) Belmont: Park Street (293087) Mount Holly: First (293943) Place Charlotte: St. John’s (292026) and Charlotte: Cambodian Mission (295667), two stations, on a new two-point charge to be known as Charlotte: St. John’s-Cambodian Mission (292026). Gastonia District See Charlotte District above for churches removed from the Gastonia District. Kelly’s Chapel (967915) is discontinued, effective 01-27-2008 (see Question 15c(3)). Shelby: Martin Street (294286) is discontinued, effective 12-31-2007 (see Question 15c(3)). Greensboro District See Northeast District listing for action taken in re Greensboro: Immanuel (NS). High Point District: Make McCrary Chapel (967061) of the Ramseur Circuit (967061) a station to be known as Ramseur: McCrary Chapel (967061). Place Mitchell (967072), a station, and Cox Chapel (966820), the remaining church of the Ramseur Circuit, on a new two-point charge to be known as Mitchell-Cox Chapel (967072), thus dissolving the Ramseur Circuit. Lake Norman District Create a new district to be known as Lake Norman, consisting of the following churches and charges (see Sec. VI for alphabetical arrangement): From the Charlotte District: Denver: Brevard’s Chapel (967642) Asbury (291523) Denver: Denver (294071) Charlotte: Assurance (292004) Ebenezer (968008) Charlotte: Christ (291454) Fairfield (294014)-Bethel (294058) Charlotte: Covenant (291636) Hill’s Chapel (293852) Charlotte: Greater Vision NS (288946) Huntersville (292265) Charlotte: Homestead (292243) Iron Station: New Hope (294093) Charlotte: Moore’s Chapel (292447) Iron Station: Tucker’s Grove (967937) Charlotte: Oak Grove (292540) Lebanon (294116) Charlotte: Pleasant Grove (292607) Mount Mourne: Fair View (299654) Charlotte: Thrift (292700) New Covenant (294264) Charlotte: Trinity (292722) Salem (294036) Charlotte: University City (292733) Webb’s Chapel (294138) Cornelius: Mount Zion (292482) Davidson (292141) 2008 JOURNAL 157
From the Salisbury District: Mooresville: Faith (968054)-St. Paul (968076) Centenary (299506) Mooresville: Jones Memorial (30003) Knox Chapel (298535) Morrows Chapel (968043) Mott’s Grove (967664) From the Statesville District: Mt. Beulah (967700)-Providence (967675) Brown’s Chapel (967653) Mount Pleasant (300297) Catawba (299483) Pisgah (299415)-St. Paul’s (299951) Concord (299563) Redeemer’s Light NS (300286) Friendship (Catawba County) (299472) Rehobeth (300311) Hopewell (299847) Rocky Mount (299893) McKendree (299927) Triplett (300322) Mooresville: Broad Street (299962) Vanderburg (300402) Mooresville: Central (299984) Williamson’s Chapel (299973) Northeast District Union Hill (303291) of the East Bend charge is discontinued, effective 01-01-2008 (see Question 15c(3)). Place East Bend (303303) and Stony Knoll (303336), the remaining churches of the East Bend charge, on a new two-point charge to be known as East Bend-Stony Knoll (303303), thus dissolving the East Bend charge, effective 01-01-2008. Place Stoneville: Vida Nueva (296081) and Greensboro: Immanuel (NS) (289052) on a new two-point charge to be placed in the Northeast District and known as Stoneville: Vida Nueva-Immanuel (NS) (206081), effective 05-06-2008. Make Stokesburg (304103) and Germanton (303358) of the Stokesburg-Germanton charge (304103) stations to be known, respectively as Stokesburg and Germanton, thus dissolving the Stokesburg- Germanton charge. North Wilkesboro District See Statesville District listing below for churches/charges removed from the North Wilkesboro District. Boone: Boone (297427) and Blackburn Chapel (297837) of the Todd charge are merged (see Question 15b(1)), effective 01-01-2008. Place Roaring River (288285) and Eschol (288913), two stations, on a new two-point charge to be known as Roaring River-Eschol (288285), effective 11-01- 2007. Place Calvary (288797) and Zion (288811), the remaining churches of the Todd charge, on a new two- point charge to be known as Calvary-Zion (288797), thus dissolving the Todd charge, effective 01-01- 2008. The Helping Hands Cooperative Parish is discontinued as a relationship among the charges involved, and those charges are to be listed alphabetically at the appropriate place in the list of charges of the Statesville District, to which they are transferred: Hiddenite-South River (297586), Liberty (288365), and Rocky Springs-Carson’s Chapel (288753). Salisbury District See Lake Norman District above for churches/charges removed from the Salisbury District. Place Salisbury: Coburn Memorial (299027) and Salisbury: Park Avenue (299107), two stations, on a new two-point charge to be known as Salisbury: Coburn Memorial-Park Avenue (299027), effective 09-01- 2007. Make China Grove: Oak Grove (298887) and China Grove: South China Grove (298284) of the China Grove: Oak Grove-South China Grove charge (298887) stations to be known, respectively, as China Grove: Oak Grove (298887) and China Grove: South China Grove (298284), thus dissolving the China Grove: Oak Grove-South China Grove charge. Statesville District See Charlotte District listing above for churches/charges removed from the Statesville District. From the North Wilkesboro District, receive the following churches/charges (see Sec. VI for alphabetical arrangement): Hiddenite (297586)-South River (288764) Liberty (288365) Mount Bethel (Alexander County) (297688) Rocky Springs (288753)-Carson’s Chapel (288742) Stony Point (297781) Taylorsville: First (297804) Place Midway (300253, a station, with Snow Creek (300390) and Moss Chapel (300231), the two churches of the Snow Creek-Moss Chapel charge (300390), to form a new three-point charge to be known as Snow Creek-Moss Chapel-Midway (300390), thus dissolving the Snow Creek-Moss Chapel charge.
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PART II. PERTAINING TO ORDAINED MINISTERS AND LOCAL PASTORS
(Note: A (v) notation following a question in this section signifies that the action or election requires a majority vote of the clergy session of the annual conference. If an action requires more than a simple majority, the notation (v 2/3) or (v 3/4) signifies that a two-thirds or three-fourths majority vote is required.)
17. Are all the clergy members of the conference blameless in their life and official administration (¶¶604.4, 605.6)? The character and conference relations of all clergy members have been reviewed by the Cabinet and the Board of Ordained Ministry, and those clergy found to be in good standing are approved for annual appointment. Any clergy whose character or conference relations are in question are being reviewed by appropriate bodies as defined by the Discipline. 18. Who constitute: a) The Committee on Investigation (¶2703.2) (v)? Barbara J. Barden, Edward L. Biggers, Lynda T. Briggs, John F. Epps, John W. Fowler, Glenn L. Lyles, Brenda M. Newman. Alternates: Roland T. Barnhardt, Alfonza Everett, Carl S. Johnson, Linda S. Morgan. Lay Observers: James Freeman, Nathan Poovey. Alternate: Coley Hooker, Jr. b) The Administrative Review Committee (¶635) (v)? Miller C. Carter, Jr., Beverly E. Gaska, H. Kyle Thompson. Alternate: R. Naomi King. 19. Who have received the certificate of candidacy for ordained ministry? (¶¶311, 312 – Include the names and year of certificate of all candidates for ordained ministry who have been certified or approved for continuance by the district committee on ordained ministry. Do not list as continued those licensed as local pastors in Question 21 or as probationary members in Question 28.) a) This year? (NW) James Ray Anders II (2008) (HP) Anna Osborne Mandelstamm (2008) (AS) David Carter Arledge (2008) (ST) Duncan Gray Martin (2007) (WS) Aileen Mary Bossert Ayuso (2008) (LX) Todd Herbert McCullough (2008) (GA) Charles Fenwick Baber, Jr. (2007) (NW) Nancy Griswold McDow (2008) (ST) Trevor Dwayne Batchelor (2007) (WA) Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire (2007) (MA) Jennifer Dianne Bingham (2008) (GR) Susan Davis Mitchell (2007) (WA) Rachel Marie Brock (2008) (ST) Lisa Diana Moore (2007) (SA) James Brevard Brookshire (2008) (AS) Anthony Lance Moreau (2007) (CH) Charles Taylor Brown (2008) (GA) Matthew Craig Morris (2008) (ST) Talmadge Clingman Cheek, Jr. (2008) (GA) Kimberly Leigh Morton (2008) (NW) Monica Curtis Childers (2008) (WS) Eddie Jewel Moser (2008) (WA) Timothy Carroll Drum II (2007) (NW) Duncan Andrew Overrein (2008) (LX) James Herschel Belk (2008) (WS) Meredith Meyer Poe (2008) (AS) Pete Dean Fender (2007) (MA) Carl Martin Ramsey, Jr. (2008) (HP) Douglas William Gager (2008) (SA) Rachel Rose Randall (2008) (CH) Laura Honeycutt Garrett (2008) (WA) Katie Ann Roberts (2007, in NCC) (AS) Sarah-Vance Goodman (2008) (WA) Paul Arthur Sears (2008) (NW) Mae Purvis Graves (2008) (AS) Frederick Davis Sibley (2008) (MA) Jeffery Mark Hamrick (2008) (NW) Dwight Leonard Smith (2008) (GR) Dana Anne VanKleef Hanlin (2007) (NW) Mark Alexander Smith (2008) (LX) James David Hiatt (2008) (GR) Ellen LaJune Spruill (2008) (LX) Lauren Elizabeth Hill (2008) (GR) Elizabeth Allred Sutton (2008) (GR) Tommy Hunt (2007) (but see Q. 21c) (MA) Bradley Allen Thompson (2008) (NW) Tracy Allison Edwards Karcher (2008) (SA) David Alan Thompson, Jr. (2008) (NW) Martha McLaurin Kincaid (2007) (LX) Nathan Ralph Tongel (2007) (CH) Larry Scott King (2008) (NE) Angela Paulette Toth (2008) (CH) Emily Isabelle Kroeger (2008) (NE) Craig Matthew Toth (2008) (SA) Paige Singleton Krotchko (2007) (SA) William Van Wieren III (2008) (LX) Michael Scott Lee (2007) (NE) Clifford Wayne Wall (2008) (SA) Doris Kay Levan (2008, reinstated) (MA) David Harrison Wright (2008) b) Continued? (CH) Robert Ervin Ashley III (2004) (GA) Matthew Rick Lawing (2007) (LN) Kevin Robert Brenner (2007) (WS) Andrew Byron McIntyre (2006 (WA) Mary Catherine Wood Brown (2003) (GR) Wendy Mars Medlin (2007) (NW) Rebecca Bowers Brown (2005) (AS) Lauren Clausen Miller (2002) (GA) Robert Wesley Combs II (2007) (GA) Michael Dale Murray (2006) (HP) Duane Phillip Corle (2007) (WS) Cheryl Willard Nehnevajsa (2007) (GR) Andrew Norman Coward (2007) (LN) Margaret Miller Nunez (2007) (WA) Wayne Lewis Dickert (2007) (LN) L’Tanya Chablis Perry (2007) (HP) Angela Girdler Fansler (2005) (CH) Richard Standish Smith (2007) (WA) Joseph Marion Fulk III (2006) (CH) Kenneth Bryan Spencer (2004) (ST) Laura Jo Crumpton Gann (2005) (CH) Melissa Finlay Swofford (2007) (SA) Susan Slye Giles (2007) (MA) Daniel Dewayne Tapp (2007) (LN) Rhonda Yancey Hermann (2004) (AL) Morgan Danielle Terry (2007) (GR) Bahekelwa S. Imatha (2005) (LX) Amanda Leigh Thomas (2007) (AL) John Joseph Isley (2006) (CH) Shawn Orlando Williams (2005) (WA) Denise Kilgo (2006) (SA) Daniel Robert Wilson (2005)
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c) Discontinued? (GR) Andrew Kenneth Adams (2007) (GA) Charles Fenwick Baber, Jr. (2007), transfer to Virginia (LX) Erin Blair Boyd (2006), transfer to North Georgia (CH) Josey Elizabeth Bridges (2006), transfer to North Carolina (HP) William Franklin Cates, Jr. (2003) (SA) Joshua Andrew Fletcher (2006) (ST) Michael Neil Gabriel (2006), at his own request (GR) Tommy Hunt (2007), certified, then discontinued at his own request (LX) Dustin Drew James (2002) (ST) Lorrie McCullough Lawrence (2005) (ST) James Smith Sharpe (2006) (AS) Monté Hill Sorrells (2007) (CH) Lloyd Morris Wingate (2003), at his own request 20. Who have completed the studies for the license as a local pastor, are approved, but are not now appointed? (¶315. – Indicate for each person the year the license was approved. An asterisk (*) marks those who have completed the five-year course of study or the M.Div.) (WA) James Dallas Amason (*) LP 1991 CS graduate 1999 (GA) Harold Edwin Benfield (*) LP 1996 CS graduate (WS) Kelly Dean Billings LP 2003 Attending Asbury Seminary (SA) Stanley Lamar Champion (*) LP 2001 M.Div., Hood Seminary (AS) Beverly Jean Wolfe Colombo LP 1999 Erskine Seminary credits (CH) Lauren Elaine Baker Hall (*) LP 2006 M.Div., Yale University (AL) Yvonne Cody Hechler (*) LP 2001 Attending MTSO (AL) Betsy Myers Herron LP 2001 Local license studies 2001 (CH) Benjamin Kwang Lee (*) LP 2006 M.Div., New York Reformed Seminary (AS) Sammie O’Neal Listenbee (*) LP 1996 M.Div., Memphis Theological (CH) Joel Garth Locklear, Jr. LP 1996 Attending Claremont Seminary (HP) James Carlton Lucas (*) LP 2000 M.Div., Hood Seminary (LN) Francis Lorraine Faust McCorkle LP 2004 1 CS course 2005 (AS)? Allison Leah McCurley (*) LP 2005 M.Div., Emory University (WS) Eddie Jewel Moser (*) LP 2008 CS graduate equivalency (NW) Linda Kay Erwood Owenby LP 2002 2nd year CS 2004 (WS) Jeremiah Patton Pegram LP 2008 Hood Seminary credits (NW) Rush Timothy Rivens LP 2000 Local license studies 2000 (LX) Thomas Richard Roberts LP 2004 1st year CS 2007 (ST) Ronald Eugene Sinclair LP 2007 Local license studies 2007 (WA) Clarence Oran Stafford III LP 2005 Local license studies 2004 (GA) Edward Lemoine Surratt LP 2001 10 CS courses 2007 (GR) Angelia Marie Bert Trimmer LP 2008 Local license studies 2007 (NE) April Yow Travis (*) LP 2007 M.Div., Emory University (SA) Cynthia Lou Watke LP 2005 Gordon-Conwell Seminary credits 21. Who are approved and appointed as: (Indicate for each person the first year the license was awarded.) a) Full-time local pastors (¶318.1), and what progress has each made in the course of study? (Indicate with an asterisk those who have completed the five-year course of study or the M.Div. – ¶319.4.) (v): (HP) Michael Ward Adams, Sr. (*) LP 2003 M.Div., Hood Seminary (SA) Flora Annalee Crawford Allen LP 2005 Attending Hood Seminary (MA) Kenneth Richard Anderson LP 2002 4th year CS 2007 (LN) Alexis Wendall Anthony (*) LP 1996 CS graduate 2002 (LX) Edgar Lee Armfield, Jr. (*) LP 1995 CS graduate 2003 (HP) Joel Keith Auman (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2006 (WA) Michael Fred Austin LP 2003 11 CS courses 2007 (LX) Lenora Leigh Jones Bartoli LP 2004 Attending Hood Seminary (SA) Dale Wayne Bost (*) LP 2001 M.Div., Hood Seminary (AS) Kenneth Darrel Bowles LP 2003 Local license studies 2003 (MA) David LaRay Bradley LP 2004 Local license studies 2004 (AL) Earl Franklin Bradshaw LP 1994 Attending Hood Seminary (AS) Glenda McShane Bramlet (*) LP 1999 CS graduate 2004 (SA) Karen McAdams Branch LP 2002 Attending Hood Seminary (NW) Brenda Kay Brashear LP 2005 4th year CS 2007 (NW) Jackie Carroll Bridges, Jr. LP 1996 3rd year CS 2007 (NW) Robert Dean Brooks LP 2002 9 CS courses 2007 (SA) James Brevard Brookshire LP 2008 Attending Hood Seminary (HP) Russell Jay Brownworth (*) LP 2006 CS graduate 2006 (WS) Richard William Buffkin LP 2006 Attending Hood Seminary (GA) Charles Hans Byers (*) LP 1999 CS graduate 2004 (HP) Lee Edward Bynum (*) LP 2000 M.Div., Hood Seminary (AS) Michael Steven Byrum LP 2004 2nd year CS 2007 (NW) Gary Link Camp LP 2007 Local license studies 2007 (HP) Jesse James Carswell LP 2002 Local license studies 2002 (HP) Edward Kern Carter (*) LP 2000 M.Div., Hood Seminary (ST) Diron Cornelius Chloe LP 2003 Attending Asbury Seminary 160 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
(LX) Jesse James Clubb, Jr. LP 1999 5 CS courses 2007 (WA) Donalee Coon Cobb LP 1996 12 CS courses 2007 (LN) Alexis Smith Coleman (*) LP 2005 M.Div., Wesley Seminary (GR) Delton Franklin Collins LP 2005 17 CS courses 2007 (AS) Marcus Lawrence Dodson (*) LP 2007 M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Seminary (HP) Robert Edward Dowling (*) LP 1998 M.Div., Hood Seminary (WA) Timothy Carroll Drum II (*) LP 2007 M.Div., Duke University (NE) Larry Earl Durham (*) LP 1999 CS graduate 2005 (NE) Lee Arnold Eggers LP 2004 3rd year CS 2007 (WS) Gary Lyon Elrod LP 2003 15 CS courses 2007 (ST) Clyde Darrin Everhart (*) LP 1995 M.Div., Hood Seminary (AS) Rosaleen Cooper Feeser (*) LP 2000 CS graduate 2005 (NW) Pete Dean Fender LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (AL) Nathan David Finsel (*) LP 2007 M.Div., Hood Seminary (LX) Arnold Parks Gosnell (*) LP 2006 M.Div., Hood Seminary (AS) Grover Tony Griffin (*) LP 2000 CS graduate 2006 (HP) Gaetona Danielle Hammett LP 2001 3 CS courses 2007 (MA) Perry David Hawkins (*) LP 2003 CS graduate 2007 (AL) Mark Wilson Helms (*) LP 1994 M.Div., Hood Seminary (ST) Robert Earl Herron (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2006 (MA) Tonya Dale Hill (*) LP 2003 CS graduate equivalence (LN) James Corbitt Howard III LP 1993 Attending Erskine Seminary (CH) Judith Fitzgerald Hunt LP 2006 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (NE) Bruce Edward Johnson (*) LP 1999 M.Div., Asbury Seminary (ST) Ronnie William Karriker (*) LP 1997 CS graduate 1998 (M.Div., Hood) (WS) Steven Shawn Keaton LP 1999 Wesley Seminary credits (CH) Timothy Scott Killian (*) LP 2003 CS graduate 2007 (SA) James Calvin King LP 1996 Attending Hood Seminary (AL) Larry Scott King LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (GR) Karen Christy Kurtz (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2006 (NE) Wanda Helms Lancaster LP 2004 3rd year CS 2007 (LX) Michael Scott Lee (*) LP 2007 M.Div., Southeastern Baptist (HP) Charles Arthur Lindquist, Jr. (*) LP 2002 CS graduate 2005 (ST) David Alan Locke LP 2007 Attending Hood Seminary (CH) Johnny Donald Lord, Jr. LP 2003 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (GA) Anna Osborne Mandelstamm (*) LP 2008 M.Div., Iliff Seminary (GA) William Israel Mandelstamm (*) LP 2008 M.Div., Iliff Seminary (NW) Charles David Marbry, Jr. LP 1992 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (MA) Wayne Allen Marsh, Jr. LP 2004 9 CS courses 2007 (NE) Herbert Emerson McClintick LP 2003 11 CS courses 2007 (ST) John Kendall McGill (*) LP 2003 M.Div., Asbury Seminary (GA) Roy Lee Miller LP 2006 Local license studies 2006 (WA) Stephen Walter Miller (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2007 (NW) Rickey Dale Mitchell (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2006 (HP) Susan Davis Mitchell (*) LP 2008 M.Div., Hood Seminary (AS) Alfred John Moore (*) LP 2003 M.Div., Hood Seminary (AL) Anthony Eugene Moore LP 1999 Attending Hood Seminary (MA) Clyde Andrew Moore, Jr. (*) LP 1999 M.Div., Hood Seminary (HP) Jeffery Douglass Moran (*) LP 2000 CS graduate 2004 (NE) Sue Anne Barrett Morris LP 2004 3rd year CS 2007 (HP) Ana Cubias Morrison (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2006 (SA) Julie Elliott O'Neal (*) LP 2000 CS graduate 2005 (MA) Clarence Earl Osborne, Jr. LP 2006 1st year CS 2007 (MA) Peter Andreas Overcash (*) LP 2005 M.Div., Duke University (NW) Peter Robert Parish (*) LP 1986 CS graduate (WS) Ronald Donall Perry LP 2002 Attending Hood Seminary (ST) Robert Edward Petree (*) LP 2005 M.Div., Hood Seminary (NW) John Charles Pillsbury LP 2004 Attending Hood Seminary (NW) Timothy Gregg Plott (*) LP 2006 M.Div., Hood Seminary (AS) James Oakley Prichard, Jr. (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2006 (LN) Ronnie Eugene Roseboro (*) LP 1998 CS graduate 2004; attending Hood (MA) Mike Daniel Roseman (*) LP 1992 CS graduate 1997 (NW) Robert Dean Roten LP 2006 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (NW) Ralph Alexander Shipp (*) LP 1995 CS graduate 2002 (AL) Frederick Davis Sibley LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (LN) Andrea Fare Smith (FD) (*) LP 2007 Ordained Deacon 2002 (NE) Rickey Lewis Spencer (*) LP 2000 M.Div., Hood Seminary (GR) Elizabeth Allred Sutton (*) LP 2008 M.Div., Duke University (MA) Bradley Allen Thompson LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (NE) Angela Paulette Toth (*) LP 2008 M.Div., Duke University (NE) Craig Matthew Toth (*) LP 2008 M.Div., Duke University (NE) Mary Catherine Haynes Turman LP 2005 Attending Hood Seminary (NE) Theodore Clinton Turman (*) LP 1999 M.Div. equivalent (AS) Adam Christopher Vernon LP 2004 Local license studies 2004 2008 JOURNAL 161
(GA) Priscilla Brooks Walker LP 1999 2nd year CS 2001 (LN) Gail Nichols Werstlein LP 2005 2nd year CS 2007 (AL) Marilyn Blythe Wooten LP 2002 6 CS courses 2007 b) Part-time local pastors (¶318.2), and what progress has each made in the course of study? (Indicate with an asterisk those who have completed the five-year course of study or the M.Div.). – ¶319.4) (v): (HP) Gladys Frances Adams LP 2003 Attending Hood Seminary (MA) Ronald Clarence Allcorn LP 2006 Attending Hood Seminary (SA) Roxane Kiker Almond LP 2004 17 CS courses 2007 (ST) Trevor Dewayne Batchelor LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (GA) Stephen Andrew Beatty LP 2004 Local license studies 2004 (NE) Ervin Sylvester Best LP 2003 Attending Hood Seminary (NE) Paul Anthony Bethel (*) LP 1985 CS graduate 2000 (GA) Renee Grigg Bingham LP 2006 Local license studies 2006 (MA) Teresa Ramsey Blanton LP 2007 Local license studies 2007 (LX) Perry James Bradshaw LP 2001 15 CS courses 2007 (NW) Mark Steven Brooks LP 1998 14 CS courses 2007 (LN) Betty Black Brown (*) LP 1996 CS graduate 2006 (AS) Carter Dennis Brown LP 2005 2nd year CS 2008 (HP) Debra Scott Brown LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (HP) Bradley Van Bruce (*) LP 2005 M.Div., Hood Seminary (MA) Dennis Odell Burleson LP 2006 4 CS courses 2007 (AL) Kristy Hardin Burnette LP 2007 Local license studies 2006 (AL) Robert Dale Burr, Sr. LP 2003 Attending Hood Seminary (GA) Melvin Keith Burton (*) LP 2003 CS graduate 2007 (GA) Patricia Tiffany Byers LP 2003 15 CS courses 2007 (CH) Augusto Orlando Caldera LP 2004 4th year CS 2007 (NE) Dennis Wayne Cameron (*) LP 1986 CS graduate 1998 (AS) Robert Glenn Camp (*) LP 2000 CS graduate 2006 (AL) Michael Steven Capps (*) LP 1994 CS graduate 1999 (WS) Harold Todd Cartner LP 2003 6 CS courses 2007 (AL) Robert Lynden Cauble LP 2003 15 CS courses 2007 (ST) Talmadge Clingman Cheek, Jr. LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (AS) Walter Bates Christian LP 2007 Attending Hood Seminary (ST) Mark Wayne Clark LP 2004 8 CS courses 2006 (AS) John William Clements LP 2005 8 CS courses 2007 (GA) Richard Lee Cloninger LP 2007 2 CS courses 2007 (GR) George Melvin Coates LP 2006 Attending Hood Seminary (CH) Gregory Keith Collins LP 2007 Local license studies 2007 (SA) Andrea Redard Conder LP 2000 Attending Hood Seminary (CH) Marcia Kay Lyles Conston LP 2008 Attending Hood Seminary (GR) Ronnie Davis Cooper (*) LP 2003 M.Div., Hood Seminary (WA) Thomas Michael Coss LP 2006 3 CS courses 2007 (WA) Katherine Kindred Crain (FD) LP 2001 M.A.R., Memphis Theological (NW) Kenneth Rex Cranfill LP 2004 16 CS courses 2007 (WA) David Leslie Crunkleton LP 1997 7 CS courses 2008 (AS) George Michael Davis LP 2004 3rd year CS 2007 (HP) Timothy Edward Fitzgerald LP 2004 Local license studies 2004 (GA) Duane James Flynn (*) LP 1996 CS graduate 2002 (AL) Sherry June Breedlove Frerichs LP 2001 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (GR) George Hobart Friddle, Jr. LP 2005 2nd year CS 2007 (GR) Kaye Hedrick Fry LP 2001 14 CS courses 2007 (LN) Gary Ray Fulker LP 2002 Attending Asbury Seminary (HP) Douglas William Gager LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (HP) Kendall Cecil Glover (*) LP 1997 CS graduate 2003 (HP) Karen Crowell Gobel LP 2003 Attending Hood Seminary (NE) Thomas Roy Goode II LP 2006 2 CS courses 2007 (AS) Mary Byrd Gordon LP 2002 2nd year CS 2007 (GA) Shelia Mills Gould (*) LP 2003 CS graduate 2007 (LN) Mae Purvis Graves LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (GA) David Anthony Green LP 2005 1 CS course 2007 (GR) Roger Lynn Green (*) LP 1993 CS graduate 1999 (AL) Raymond Britton Hadley, Jr. (*) LP 2003 M.Div., Emory University (SA) Gerald Clell Hagler, Jr. LP 2003 4th year CS 2007 (MA) Michael Leonard Haire LP 2007 Local license studies 2007 (SA) Bruce Howard Handy, Jr. LP 2007 Local license studies 2007 (HP) Jeffrey Scott Harlow (*) LP 2005 M.Div., Hood Seminary (AS) Michael Bryan Harrill, Jr. LP 2000 3rd year CS 2007 (HP) Alanda Ballard Harris (*) LP 2002 CS graduate 2007 (WS) Terry Harris LP 2005 7 CS courses 2007 (SA) Ronald Eugene Hartman LP 2004 11 CS courses 2007 (AL) David Bruce Hatley LP 2001 Local license studies 2001 (SA) Mary Tucker Hatley LP 2004 11 CS courses 2007 (GR) Jeanette Tatum Hayes (*) LP 1994 CS graduate 1999 162 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
(MA) Betty Hagaman Henson (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2005 (CH) Tou-Chao Her LP 2006 12 CS courses 2007 (MA) Robert Houston Hodgens LP 1994 17 CS courses 2006 (GR) Nicholas Ray Holman LP 2001 Gordon-Conwell Seminary credits (WS) Kari Lewis Howard LP 2007 Local license studies 2007 (HP) Carol Rogers Hunter (*) LP 2006 M.Div., Hood Seminary (WA) Guinnell Carroll Hunter LP 2003 12 CS courses 2007 (LX) Sandra Waddell Ireson LP 2006 Attending Hood Seminary (WS) Golethia Brown Irving LP 2007 1 CS course 2007 (WS) Nancy Willard Johnson (*) LP 1998 CS graduate 2005 (AS) Dianne Rudd Johnston LP 2006 Asbury Seminary credits (GR) Thomas Gene Jolly, Jr. LP 2004 Attending Duke Divinity School (ST) Thomas Herman Jones LP 2006 Local license studies 2006 (NW) Marsha Eades Joyner LP 2000 13 CS courses 2007 (AS) Marjory Wilson Kiess LP 2003 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (AS) Raymond Brian Kiess LP 2003 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (NW) Martha McLaurin Kincaid LP 2008 Local license studies 2006 (CH) Eric Earl Lanier, Jr. (*) LP 2007 M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Seminary (ST) Richard Allen Magnuson LP 2002 Attending Hood Seminary (WS) Gary Cecil Mahathey LP 2007 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (NW) Randall Scott Manser LP 2004 Local license studies 2004 (GA) Donald Sil Margarita LP 2004 7 CS courses 2007 (LX) Patrick Anthony Marion LP 2005 9 CS courses 2007 (NE) Robert Monroe McCain (*) LP 2006 M.Div., Hood Seminary (MA) James Phillip McCall LP 2003 1 CS course 2005 (WA) John Timothy McConnell LP 2001 3rd year CS 2007 (LN) Alexander McCorkle LP 2006 1st year CS 2007 (SA) Kevin Parker McCormac LP 2006 Attending Hood Seminary (GA) James Stanley McCrary (*) LP 1999 CS graduate 2004 (ST) Nelson Gregory McLaughlin LP 2002 7 CS courses 2007 (HP) Sandra Lee Schultz McNiel LP 2007 Attending Hood Seminary (WA) Nancy Segersten Meeker (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2007 (SA) Duane Everette Melton LP 2006 3 CS courses 2007 (AL) Ruth Fowler Mercer LP 2006 Local license studies 2006 (GR) William Alexander Miles (*) LP 2001 CS graduate 2006 (LN) Lisa Diana Moore LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (NE) F. Boyd Moretz (*) LP 2007 Honorable Location, Holston Conference (CH) Emmanuel Shanka Morris LP 2001 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (MA) Donald Grady Morrison LP 1992 Local license studies 1992 (GR) Jean Kenney Nall LP 1995 9 CS courses 2007 (MA) Keith Alan Nichols LP 2006 1st year CS 2007 (SA) Rachel Camilla Carpenter Orbison LP 2001 17 CS courses 2008 (HP) Kelly Bryan Ottinger LP 2001 Attending Hood Seminary (NW) Duncan Andrew Overrein LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (LX) Tony Glenn Owens LP 2006 1st year CS 2007 (NE) Wayne Bloodworth Parleir (*) LP 1987 CS graduate 1998 (AS) Deborah Demorest Patterson LP 2005 Attending Erskine Seminary (NW) Virginia Byrd Peurifoy LP 2003 1st year CS 2004 (MA) Carl Martin Ramsey, Jr. LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (NW) Mark Edward Reavill LP 2007 2 courses CS 2007 (NW) Jerry Lee Reid LP 2003 2nd year CS 2007 (LX) Lenore Carmen Renfro (*) LP 2002 M.Div., Hood Seminary (LN) Paul Barry Lloyd Revere LP 2005 Local license studies 2005 (ST) Gregory Lee Richard LP 2007 Local license studies 2006 (WA) Richard Quintus Richards III LP 2007 1 CS course 2008 (GR) Steven Patrick Roberts LP 2001 Local license studies 2001 (LX) Kenneth Douglas Rowe LP 2004 11 CS courses 2007 (CH) Anita Walker Sain LP 2008 Attending Hood Seminary (WA) Paul Arthur Sears (*) LP 2008 M.Div., Iliff Seminary (WA) Jackie Sellers (*) LP 1999 CS graduate 2004 (GR) Timothy Leon Sessoms LP 2007 Local license studies 2006 (ST) Philip Hugh Setzer LP 2007 Attending Hood Seminary (LX) Christopher Lee Sheffield LP 2002 Local license studies 2002 (NW) Cynthia Kallam Shelton LP 2006 Attending Hood Seminary (AS) Carolyn Wyllene Skipper (*) LP 1986 CS graduate 2007 (NW) Dwight Leonard Smith LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (NW) Marietta Teague Smith (*) LP 1999 CS graduate 2004 (NW) Mark Alexander Smith LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 (LN) Tony Ray Smith (*) LP 2000 CS graduate 2006 (GR) Thomas Cayce Stapp LP 2006 Attending Duke Divinity School (NE) Dorothy Lankford Sullivan LP 2003 4th year CS 2007 (LN) Kevin Lee Tesh LP 2007 Local license studies 2007 (MA) Willard Preston Thomas III LP 1991 Local license studies 1991 (NW) James Wallace Thompson LP 2008 Local license studies 2008 2008 JOURNAL 163
(MA) Dennis Wayne Tomlinson LP 2006 1st year CS 2007 (NW) Raymundo Villanueva LP 2003 1st year CS 2004 (ST) Margaret Russell Wannemacher LP 2006 1st year CS 2007 (NW) Charles Mac Warren LP 2005 11 CS courses 2007 (AS) David Lee Warren LP 1997 Attending Erskine Seminary (AS) Jerry Dale Warren LP 2003 13 CS courses 2007 (GR) Gary Glennell Watlington LP 2006 Local license studies 2006 (AS) Joseph Brent Willis LP 2006 Attending Gordon-Conwell Seminary (AL) Daniel Howard Wilson LP 2005 Attending Hood Seminary (LN) Stephanie Laverne Johnson Wilson LP 2002 Local license studies 2002 (AS) Randy Patrick Wood LP 2003 6 CS courses 2007 (AS) Edwin Worley LP 1976 18 CS credits 2006 (NE) Laura Elizabeth Wyant LP 2007 Attending Duke Divinity School (LN) Charles Alexander Young LP 2004 Local license studies 2004 (LX) Charles Samuel Young III LP 1998 7 CS courses 2007 (LX) Jonathan Shane Young LP 2005 10 CS courses 2007 c) Student local pastors (¶318.3), and in what schools are they enrolled (v)? None. d) Student local pastors (¶318.3) from other annual conferences (v)? (GR) David Scott Garvin LP 2007 Duke Divinity School e) Students of other denominations serving as local pastors and enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.4) (v)? None. f) Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership ¶¶364.4, 365, 367.3) (If not in this conference, indicate name of conference where serving.) (v)? None. 22. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)? (AL) Lori Taylor Duncan (LP not appointed), 04-28-2008 (CH) David Robert Eggebeen (PL), 04-02-2008 (AL) Jimmy William Eudy, Jr. (LP not appointed), 04-28-2008 (CH) Thomas Michael Faughn (FL), 04-01-2008 (AL) John Michael Gruca (LP not appointed), 04-28-2008 (NW) Dean Scott Hammer (FL), 05-06-2008 (SA) Mark Wayne Hawkins (LP not appointed), 04-21-2008 (WS) Darren Howard Martin Hickerson (*) (LP not appointed), 06-04-2008, transfer to North Carolina (NE) Anthony Boyd Joyce (FL), 06-30-2008 (AL) David Wayne Lowe (PL), 06-24-2008 (NW) Joseph Jude Morgan (LP not appointed); transfer to California-Nevada 23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4)? None. 24. What ordained ministers from other Annual Conferences or Methodist denominations are approved for appointment in the Annual Conference while retaining their conference or denominational membership (¶¶331.8, 346.1)? (Indicate Annual Conference or denomination where membership is held.) (MA) Jay William Bissett (OE) (UMC, North Carolina) (CH) David Ewell Carl, Jr. (OE) (UMC, Virginia) (WA) Margaret Davis Freeman (OD) (UMC, North Georgia) (WA) Mark Lee Handy (OE) (Wesleyan) (WA) Mary Martha Hatch (OE) (UMC, North Carolina) (AL) Christopher Beaumont Hughes (OE) (UMC, Alabama-West Florida) (HP) Duk Sin Kim (OE) (Korean Methodist Church) (GR) Carolyn Kyle Sims (OE) (UMC, North Carolina) (GA) Timothy Dale Taylor (OE) (Wesleyan) (LX) Christopher Cameron Uren (OE) (Wesleyan) 25. 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)? (Designate with an asterisk those who have been accorded voting rights within the annual conference.) (v) (GR) Marty Keith Johnson (OF) (Southern Baptist) (GR) Tae Wan (Joseph) Kim (OF) (World Evangelical Mission Alliance) (NE) Mary Lynn Rhoades (OF) (Alliance Baptist) (NE) Bruce David Updyke (OF) (Southern Baptist) 26. Who are affiliate members: (Indicate annual conference or denomination where membership is held.) a) With vote (¶586.4) (v)? None. b) Without vote (¶¶334.4, 344.4) (v 2/3)? Simeon O. Ilesanmi (AF/OE) (Nigeria Conference) William Eli Pearce (AF/OR) (Tennessee Conference) 27. Who are elected as associate members: a) ¶420[1992] (v)? None. b) ¶322[2004] (v)? Zuniga, Oscar Felipe ...... Winston-Salem District; born 05-02-1962, Lima, Peru; Diploma, Biblical Institute of Assemblies of God in Peru, 1982; Degree in Theology, South American Ministerial Seminary, 1991; Course of Study Graduate 2003.
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28. Who are elected as probationary members (¶¶322, 324, 325[2004])?: a) Probationary Deacons: (1) Under the provisions of ¶324.4a, c? (v) Caldera, Rosa Maria ...... Charlotte District; born 08-02-1955, Granada, Nicaragua; B.A. Hunter College, 1996; M.Ed., Univ. Autonoma de Santo Domingo, 1998; Instituto Biblico, 1991; attending Hood Theological Seminary. Conover, Anne Sligh Collins ...... Albemarle District; born 12-08-1951, Atlanta, Georgia; B.A., Converse College, 1973; M.C.E., Pfeiffer University, 2005; BGTS at Gordon-Conwell, Hood, and Wesley seminaries. Dunn, Teresa Dawn Briggs ...... Charlotte District; born 07-20-1969, Charlotte; B.A., Pfeiffer University, 1998; M.C.E., Pfeiffer University, 2000; BGTS at Hood Theological Seminary. Hand, Stephanie Moore ...... Charlotte District; born 12-15-1966, Morehead City; B.A., UNC-Charlotte, 1990; M.C.E., Pfeiffer University, 2006; BGTS at Hood Theological Seminary. Hedgecock, Abigail Whitley ...... Winston-Salem District; born 07-17-1981, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; B.S., Western Carolina University, 2002; M.C.E., Pfeiffer University, 2008; BGTS at Wesley Theological Seminary. Hughes, Gloria Elizabeth Gunn ...... Albemarle District; born 04-18-1958, Ponca City, Oklahoma; B.M.E., University of Central Oklahoma, 1980; M.C.E., Pfeiffer University, 2005; BGTS at Hood Theological Seminary. Miller, Johanna Chavles ...... Albemarle District; born 11-09-1953, Miami, Florida; B.B.A, Georgia State University, 1979; M.C.E., Pfeiffer University, 2007; BGTS at Hood and Wesley seminaries. Pegram, Patricia Ann Greene ...... Charlotte District; born 03-12-1957, Spartanburg, South Carolina; B.A., University of South Carolina, 1979; J.D., University of South Carolina, 1982; BGTS at Wesley Theological Seminary. (2) Under the provisions of ¶324.5? (v) None. b) Probationary Elders: (1) Under the provisions of ¶324.4a, b? (v) Brubaker, Daniel Leonard ...... Marion District; born 06-21-1948, Tampa, Florida; B.S., Florida State University, 1973; M.S., Florida State University, 1977; M.Div., Gammon Theological Seminary, 2004. Carson, Benjamin Goforth ...... Marion District; born 06-20-1981, Rutherfordton; B.S., N.C. State University, 2003; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2007. Draughn, William Monroe ...... Statesville District; born 12-13-1947, Salisbury; A.A., Mitchell College, 1971; B.A., UNC-Charlotte, 1973; M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary, 2007. Emory, Matthew Jay ...... Statesville District; born 03-05-1958, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; B.B.A., Montreat College, 1999; M.Div., Duke University, 2005. Erwin, John Daniel ...... Asheville District; born 09-18-1960, Boynton Beach, Florida; B.S., UNC Asheville, 1986; M.Div., Erskine Theological Seminary, 2003. Fongemy, Michael Fernand ...... North Wilkesboro District; born 07-12-1972, Hartford, Connecticut; B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University, 1995; M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary, 2008. Frisch, Cynthia Kaye Hammond ...... Waynesville District; born 05-09-1956, Rolla, Missouri; B.S., Southwest Missouri State University, 1978; M.S., Nova Southeastern University, 1995; M.Div., Duke University, 2008. Gibson, William Dee ...... Greensboro District; born 07-20-1966, Kingsport, Tennessee; B.S., Southern Christian University, 2005; Duke Divinity School, completing M.Div. December 2008. Goforth, John Curtis ...... Albemarle District; born 02-17-1978, Statesville; B.A., Berea College, 2000; M.Div., Duke University, 2004. Hood, James Alan ...... Salisbury District; born 12-12-1952, Rushville, Illinois; B.S.M.E., University of Missouri-Rolla, 1976; M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary, 2008. Ingram, Robert Allen, Jr...... Statesville District; born 06-26-1960, High Point; B.A., N.C. State University, 1982; J.D., Wake Forest University, 1985; M.Div., Methodist Theological School in Ohio, 2008. James, Timothy MacGregor ...... Charlotte District; born 12-31-1982, Charlotte; B.S., N.C. State University, 2005; M.Div., Emory University, 2008. Jones, Neal Christopher ...... Marion District; born 03-13-1975, Greensboro; B.A., High Point University, 2003; M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary, 2007. Lindquist, Teresa Karen Howard ...... High Point District; born 09-21-1958, Kenansville; B.S., Barton College, 1989; M.Div., Duke University, 2007. 2008 JOURNAL 165
Mears, Leyton Alan ...... Waynesville District; born 11-17-1980, Waynesville; B.A., N.C. State University, 2003; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2006. Mosby, Tiajuana Felton ...... High Point District; born 08-27-1941, Washington, D.C.; B.A., Howard University, 1963; Ed.D., Morgan State University, 1991; M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary, 2008. Muckler, Mark Trask ...... Charlotte District; born 11-15-1974, Charlotte; B.S., Appalachian State University, 1997; M.Div., Duke University, 2008. Roberts, Julie Ann ...... Northeast District; born 01-14-1968, Caldwell County; B.S.B.A., Appalachian State University, 1990; M.C.E., Pfeiffer University, 2002; M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary, 2008. Sampl, Richelle Jean Wagner ...... Marion District; born 02-01-1961, Wadsworth, Ohio; A.A., Pasco-Hernando Community College, 1994; B.S., Western Carolina University, 1998; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2007. Schnitzlein, Thomas Harry ...... Charlotte District; born 06-21-1968, Birmingham, Alabama; B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1990; M.Div., Duke University, 2008. Smith, Matthew Steven ...... Gastonia District; born 05-13-1976, Morganton; B.A., UNC- Wilmington, 1998; M.Div., Wesley Theological Seminary, 2006. Taylor, Jacquelyn Sue Hovis ...... Statesville District; born 09-14-1952, Lincolnton; B.A., UNC Greensboro, 1974; M.A., Scarritt College, 1977; M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary, 2006. Templeton, Molly Anne Tyson ...... Asheville District; born 10-10-1974, Chapel Hill; B.A., Appalachian State University, 1996; M.Div., Duke University, 2004. Tuttle, Richard Bowden ...... Charlotte District; born 12-31-1976, Winston-Salem; B.A., UNC-Wilmington, 1999; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2004. Vilagos, TeresaMarie Tidaback ...... Charlotte District; born 06-24-1962, East Orange, New Jersey; B.S., William Paterson University, 1985; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2008. Vlastakis, Catherine Anne Kelly ...... Winston-Salem District; born 07-10-1956, Hackensack, New Jersey; B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1983; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2008. West, Chester Ray ...... Marion District; born 11-26-1945, Clemmons; A.A.S., Forsyth Technical College, 1966; B.S., N.C. State University, 1971; M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary, 2008. (2) Under the provisions of ¶324.6? (v) None. (3) Under the provisions of ¶322.4? (v ¾) None. 29. Who are elected as probationary members under the 1992 Discipline: a) Under the provisions of ¶415[1992]? (v) None. b) Under the provisions of ¶416.1[1992]? (v ¾) None. c) Under the provisions of ¶416.2, 421[1992]? (v ¾) None. 30. Who are continued as probationary members, and in what year were they admitted to probationary membership (¶326)? a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon (PD)? (¶326.1) Laura Alexander Elliott (PD) (2007) Joshua Morgan Noblitt (PD) (2006) Lori Bozeman Holliman (PD) (2007) Beverly Lynn Parker-Reece (PD) (2005) Bradley Everett Hopper (PD) (2003) Douglas Lee Watts (PD) (2006) Ann Louise Hoyt (PD) (2006) Robert Rives Webb III (PD) (2007) Christopher Neil Lakey (PD) (2007) b) In preparation for ordination as an elder (PE)? (¶326.2) April Bumgarner Abernethy (PE) (2006) Howard Joseph Conley, Jr. (PE) (2005) Holly Cobb Adams (PE) (2006) Jason Michael Constantine (PE) (2007) Martha Johnson Ballard (PE) (2005) Billie Wade Cranfield (PE) (2005) Michael Allen Binger (PE) (2007) Catherine Newberry Davis (PE) (2006) Lucille Kauffman Blizzard (PE) (2006) Gerald Thomas Denham (PE) (2003) Lori Anne Bowen (PE) (2006) Janet Fisher Dixon (PE) (2007) Cornelius Francis Brantley, Jr. (PE) (2006) Otis Gwynn Durham, Jr. (PE) (2001) Katherine Boutwell Bryant (PE) (2004) Renee Koontz Easter (PE) (2007) Kristan Dale Bryant (PE) (2005) Joe Keith Edwards (PE) (2007) Michael Franklin Burris (PE) (2007) Judy Hilton Eurey (PE) (2006) Jaylynn Warren Byassee (PE) (2003) Michael Ellis Flack (PE) (2006) Michael Andrew Carr (PE) (2007) William Nelson Foust (PE) (2007) Beverly Tracy Carroll (PE) (2006) Kristen Glover Freeman (PE) (2007) Richard Lee Carter, Jr. (PE) (2007) Clarissa Youngblood Fuentes (PE) (2004) Jimmy Randall Chrisawn (PE) (2006) Kelly Lynn Whiting Giese (PE) (2007) Phyllis Knight Coates (PE) (2005) Dawn Maria Hand (PE) (2006) Brian Eugene Combs (PE) (2006) Otto Delano Harris III (PE) (2007) Thomas Eugene Conder, Jr. (PE) (2005) 166 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
Vincent Allan Harris (PE) (2007) Melinda Suzanne Penry (PE) (2007) Jennifer Allen Hege (PE) (2007) Ashley Garlyn Pickerel (PE) (2007) Angela Barr Hollar (PE) (2007) David Gordon Raiford, Sr. (PE) (2007) Karen Richards Hudson (PE) (2006) Timothy Allen Reimer (PE) (2006) Rodvegas Marc Ingram, Sr. (PE) (2005) Jill Brooks Rhinehart (PE) (2007) Rickey Clay Johnson (PE) (2006) Vera Mae Rivens (PE) (2002) Norman Ernest Jones, Jr. (PE) (2007) Karen Honeycutt Roberts (PE) (2006) Uiyeon Kim (PE) (2006) Larry William Scott (PE) (2007) Stephen Gene Knopp II (PE) (2007) Ronald Dean Setzer (PE) (2006) Abigail Williford Kocher (PE) (2006) Robert Christian Silber (PE) (2006) Eric Richard Lane (PE) (2005) Sarah Laidlaw Smith (PE) (2005) Richard Edward LeBaube (PE) (2007) Dale Martin Swofford (PE) (2004) David Jong-Hyun Lee (PE) (2007) Monica Lide Swofford (PE) (2002) Sharon Thompson Lee (PE) (2007) James Preston Tate (PE) (2007) Luther Eugene Lingle III (PE) (2007) Jack Donald Tookey (PE) (2007) Jeffrey Lawrence Martin (PE) (2007) Mary Christopher VanDerwerken (PE) (2003) Donald Wayne Mason (PE) (2007) Jason Eugene Vickers (PE) (2006) Kathleen Monahan McAbee (PE) (2005) Horace Wellington Walker (PE) (2007) Gayle Gibson Montgomery (PE) (2007) Jeane Sumpter Walker (PE) (2005) William Leon Morrow (PE) (2006) Ronald Jeffery Weatherford (PE) (2005) Friday Mba Okocha (PE) (2006) Julie Rebecca Wilburn Peeler (PE) (2006) Christie Ann Page (PE) (2004) Robey Alan Wilson (PE) (2006) Mandy Neill Parker (PE) (2006) Erin Grot Yow (PE) (2007) David Edmundson Peeler (PE) (2006) c) Probationary deacons who became probationary elders? None. d) Probationary elders who became probationary deacons? None. e) Probationary members who transferred from other conferences or denominations (¶347)? David Lee Comer (RP) (2002) (Retired) Timothy Ardell Webster (EP) (2008) Katherine Vickers Cornell (EP) (2007) 31. Who are continued as probationary members under the 1992 Discipline, what progress have they made in their ministerial studies, and in what year were they admitted to probationary membership (¶¶369.1; 417, 424[1992]): a) As students in approved schools of theology? (¶417(1)[1992]. – Indicate for each person the number of years completed and the year admitted to probationary membership): None. b) In the advanced ministerial course of study? (¶417(2)[1992]. – Indicate for each person the number of years completed and the year admitted to probationary membership): Debra Diane Malcom Paulsen (PM) (2003) c) Following completion of their educational requirements? (¶424(1)[1992]. – Indicate for each person the year admitted to probationary membership): Robert Perry Brown (PM) (2001) Roy Lee Hood (RP) (1993) (Retired) Mary Manous Carnes (RP) (2000) (Retired) Anne Collins Musselman (RP) (1998) (Retired) Paul Alexander Craig, Jr. (PM) (2007) 32. Who have been received from other Christian denominations (indicate date received) (¶347.3): a) As probationary members (¶347.3a, b) (v)? Webster, Timothy Ardell ...... Charlotte District; born 03-21-1956 Troy, Pennsylvania; B.A., Nyack College, 1980; M.A., Columbia International University, 1983; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2007; received from Christian and Missionary Alliance. b) As Local Pastors (¶347.3a) (v)? None. Michael Scott Lee (FL), received from Southern Baptist Church. 33. Who are elected as members in full connection? a) Deacons (¶330) (v 2/3): Charlotte Grill Brendel (FD) Sarah Watkins Davis (FD) Katharine Worthington May (FD) b) Elders (¶335) (v 2/3): Tara Ebner Bain (FE) Heather Shannon Kilbourne (FE) Benjamin Jason Bowers (FE) Alisa Linn Lasater (FE) Robert Anthony Bowman (FE) In-Yong Lee (FE) James Davidson Byassee (FE) Thomas Coleman Mabry (FE) Carol Peek Carkin (FE) Carole Milton O’Neil (FE) Brad Richard Cunningham (FE) Charles Craig Penley, Jr. (FE) Anne Marie Elmore (FE) George Ivie Ragsdale (FE) Sarah Sawyer Fouts (FE) Wesley Chad Smith (FE) Amy Foley Freeze (FE) Patrick Tyler Snow (FE) Ronald Matthew Garner (FE) Reta Dover Steck (FE) Danny Ray Gobble (FE) Jeffrey Howard Sypole (FE) Michael Lee Harris (FE) Andrew Jeremy Thomas (FE) David Robert Kelley (FE) 34. Who are elected for ordination as deacons in full connection: a) Under the transitional provisions for diaconal ministers (¶369.3)? (v 2/3) None. b) After probationary membership (¶330)? (v 2/3) Charlotte Grill Brendel (FD) 2008 JOURNAL 167
Sarah Watkins Davis (FD) Katharine Worthington May (FD) c) By transfer from elder in full connection (¶309.3)? (v 2/3) None. 35. Who are elected for ordination as elders: a) Under the transitional provisions for associate members (¶369.2)? (v 2/3) None. b) After probationary membership under the 2004 Discipline (¶335)? (v 2/3) Tara Ebner Bain (FE) Heather Shannon Kilbourne (FE) Benjamin Jason Bowers (FE) Alisa Linn Lasater (FE) Robert Anthony Bowman (FE) In-Yong Lee (FE) James Davidson Byassee (FE) Thomas Coleman Mabry (FE) Carol Peek Carkin (FE) Carole Milton O’Neil (FE) Brad Richard Cunningham (FE) Charles Craig Penley, Jr. (FE) Anne Marie Elmore (FE) George Ivie Ragsdale (FE) Sarah Sawyer Fouts (FE) Wesley Chad Smith (FE) Amy Foley Freeze (FE) Patrick Tyler Snow (FE) Ronald Matthew Garner (FE) Reta Dover Steck (FE) Danny Ray Gobble (FE) Jeffrey Howard Sypole (FE) Michael Lee Harris (FE) Andrew Jeremy Thomas (FE) David Robert Kelley (FE) c) By transfer from deacon in full connection (¶309.3)? (v 2/3) None. 36. Who have been elected and ordained deacons under the 1992 Discipline (¶369.1[2004]; ¶434 [1992]? (Indicate with an asterisk the names of persons elected but not ordained.) a) As Associate Members (¶434.1[1992])? (v) None. b) As Probationary Members (¶434.2[1992])? (v) None. 37. Who have been elected and ordained elders under the 1992 Discipline (¶369.1[2004]; ¶435 [1992]? (Indicate with an asterisk the names of persons elected but not ordained.) a) As theological graduates (¶435.1[1992])? (v) None. b) As probationary members previously associate members (¶435.2[1992])? (v) None. 38. What probationary members, previously discontinued, are readmitted (¶363)? (v) None. 39. Who are readmitted (¶¶364-366 (v), ¶367 (v 2/3)): a) As associate members? None. b) As members in full connection? None. 40. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶359.7): a) As associate members? (v) None. b) As probationary members? (v) None. c) As members in full connection (v)? None. 41. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1, 416.5, 634.2m)? Name Conference Date Kathryn Barba Pierce (FE) Wyoming 06-04-2008 Russell Craig Pierce (FE) Wyoming 06-04-2008 Jeffrey Roger Ramsland (FE) Florida 06-01-2008 Stacy Annette Sprinkle (FD) Northern Illinois 06-04-2008 42. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? None. 43. What clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶348): a) As deacons? (v) None. b) As elders? (v) Timothy Ardell Webster (EP), from Christian and Missionary Alliance 44. Who have been ordained as a courtesy to other conferences, after election by the other conferences? a) Deacons in full connection? None. b) Elders in full connection? None. c) Deacons under the 1992 Discipline? None. d) Elders under the 1992 Discipline? None. 45. Who have been transferred out to other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶416.5)? Name Conference Date Donna Mardell Claycomb (FE) Baltimore-Washington 07-01-2008 Nicole Scherle Conard (PE) Kansas West 07-01-2008 Julie Lynn Dowler (FD) Oklahoma 07-01-2008 Todd Arnold Spencer (FD) Rocky Mountain 07-01-2008 Edward Albert Trimmer (FE) Alabama-West Florida 07-01-2008 46. Who are discontinued as probationary members (¶327.6)? (v) Melvin Leroy Freeman III (PE), 06-24-2008, at his own request Mark Eugene Jordan (PE), 07-17-2007, under complaint (see also Question 50c) 47. Who are on location? a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶360.1)? (Give date when this action became effective. Record charge conference where membership is held): (1) This year? (v) None. (2) Previously? Robert Malon Baucom (E) 1987 High Point: Covenant (HP) Andrew David Baxter (E) 2005 Charlotte: Myers Park (CH) Thomas Edmund Blanton, Jr. (E) 1993 Granite Falls: First (ST) Sara Hinnant Bowman (E) 1999 Friendship-Shady Grove (MA) 168 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
Linwood Cohn Brooks (E) 2003 Charlotte: Cokesbury (CH) William Kenneth Brown (E) 1977 Mount Holly: First (LN) Pamela Barrow Carter (E) 1997 Charlotte: Providence (CH) Philip Keith Cates (E) 2000 Raleigh: Soapstone (N.C.) Randall Jay Cirksena, Jr. (E) 1998 Cedar Grove-Green Memorial (AL) Linda Holder Clark (E) 1985 Durham: Epworth (N.C.) Kathy Watson Conner (E) 1998 Durham: Calvary (N.C.) Debbie Gail Lewis Fox (E) 2000 Winston-Salem: Centenary (WS) David James Fussell (E) 1989 Raleigh: Asbury (N.C.) Robert Lester Greenawalt (E) 1986 Tabernacle (GR) William David Haire (E) 1991 Nashville: Belmont (Tenn.) Deborah Gates Hemenway (E) 2000 Charlotte: St. Andrew's (CH) Geoffrey Clyde Hemenway (E) 1989 Charlotte: St. Andrew's (CH) Walter Summersett Hill (E) 1994 Alexandria: Washington Street (Va.) Lonnie Myron Kendall (E) 1994 Dobson (NE) Charles Edward Medlin (E) 1999 Charlotte: St. Andrew's (CH) Adele Byrum Novotney (E) 2002 Waynesville: First (WA) Ancil Overbey III (E) 1997 Cramerton: Cramer Memorial (GA) Thomas Earl Eugene Simpson (E) 1999 Gastonia: Epworth-Mt. Pleasant (GA) Gregory Scott Smith (E) 2001 Kannapolis: Trinity (SA) Mark Madison Norman Vickers (E) 1996 Greensboro: Christ (GR) b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶360.2). (Indicate date and appointment.) None from Western North Carolina; however, F. Boyd Moretz, honorably located from Holston, is appointed in the Northeast District (see Question 21b). c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶362.4c)? (Give date when this action became effective. Record charge conference where membership is held): (1) This year? (v) None. (2) Previously? None. 48. Who have been granted the status of honorable location – retired (¶360.3)? (Record charge confer- ence where membership is held.) a) This year? (v) Paul Wilson Matthias (E) 1977 St. Matthew's (Va.) Thomas Edward Redmon (E) 1987 Charlotte: First (CH) b) Previously? Karen Lynn Carter (E) 1993 Gastonia: First (GA) (Retired 2006) Clyde Wheeler Faulkner, Jr. (E) 1977 Martin's Creek-Peachtree (WA) (Retired 2007) Elmer Odell Hall (E) 1977 Asheville: Central (AS) (Retired 2002) William Bradley Harris, Jr. (E) 1977 None (Retired 1994) Donald Raymond Jones (E) 1977 Waynesville: First (WA) (Retired 2006) Edward Lee Moore (E) 1983 N. Wilkesboro: First (NW) (Retired 2000) Michael Lineback Reynolds (E) 1983 Rome: First (N.Ga.) (Retired 2005) Reginald Lowell Smith (E) 1977 None (Retired 2000) Royce Eugene Smith (E) 1994 Brevard: St. Timothy (AS) (Retired 2005) Frank Blair Turner (E) 1983 Murphy: First (WA) (Retired 2005) Joseph Louis Williams (E) 1978 No CC (non-denom.) (N.C.) (Retired 1996) 49. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶360.2)? (v) (Give date when this action became effective.) Terry Gene French (E), 06-04-2008 50. Who have had their conference membership terminated: (Give date when this action became effective.) a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶361.1, .4)? (v) None. b) By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶361.2, .4)? (v) Michael Herman Evans (FE), 05-28-2008 David Lee White (FE), 08-30-2007 c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶361.3, .4; 2719.2)? (v) Gregory Ross Fladeland (FE), 12-31-2007, under charges. Eva Maria Davis Hanlin (FE), 12-31-2007, under complaint. Henry Rutherford Inman, Jr. (FE), 07-07-2007, under complaint. Mark Eugene Jordan (PE), 07-17-2007, discontinued as a probationary member under complaint (see also Question 46). d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶354.5)? (v) None. e) By trial (¶2713)? (v) None. 51. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶362.1c, ¶2704.2c, or ¶2711.3? (Give effective dates.) Harold Wendell Brittain (RE), 01-28-2008 to 04-28-2008 Richard Irving Dean (FE), 10-16-2007 to 01-16-2008 Otis Gwynn Durham, Jr. (PE), 05-29-2008 to date uncertain Juan Francisco Mayorga (OE), 02-05-2008 to 05-05-2008 Larry Marvin Melton (FE), 03-15-2008 to 06-15-2008 52. Deceased: a) What associate members have died during the year? Effective: Name Date of Birth Date of Death 2008 JOURNAL 169
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Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Melvin Mock Beeker, Sr. 06-07-1920 05-22-2008 Fred Coolidge Shoaf 08-12-1925 04-02-2008 b) What probationary members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.) Effective: None. Retired: None. c) What elders in full connection have died during the year? Effective: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Mark Dwight Mashburn 12-15-1961 07-26-2007 Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death David Kuhl Allcorn 07-07-1928 01-29-2008 James Sherer Barrett 05-22-1934 06-20-2007 Roy Edison Bell 05-17-1919 05-27-2008 Joseph Ray Bogle 11-18-1913 12-11-2007 Paul Meredith Bradley, Jr. 12-07-1932 03-30-2008 Glenn Albert Brooks 10-19-1919 09-02-2007 David Wayland Charlton, Jr. 05-20-1926 02-22-2008 Luther Crady, Jr. 12-09-1931 05-28-2008 James Woodrow Crawley 11-30-1917 04-05-2008 Kenneth Dewey Crouse 07-07-1921 01-18-2008 William Tyndale Forbis 12-14-1921 07-12-2007 Melton Edward Harbin 10-09-1920 08-10-2007 Paul Marshall Hart 10-26-1930 10-07-2007 Warren Gamaliel Harding Hawks 03-24-1921 01-15-2008 James Ernest Hull 06-30-1928 05-06-2008 Carl Wesley Judy 04-10-1918 01-03-2008 Ralph Marsden Kitley 05-12-1933 03-11-2008 Everett Herman Lowman 03-15-1912 10-25-2007 Kenneth Robbins Moore 08-21-1920 05-23-2008 John Lloyd McWhorter 09-04-1926 12-25-2007 Bernard Curry Russell 11-19-1914 11-14-2007 Benjamin Taylor Steele 05-18-1925 09-21-2007 Harry Lee Watwood III 09-16-1940 04-20-2008 Howard Charles Wilkinson 06-23-1918 12-26-2007 Larry Dale Wilkinson 09-27-1936 02-04-2008 d) What deacons in full connection have died during the year? Effective: None. Retired: None. e) What local pastors have died during the year? Active: None. Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Dwight Rodney Frye 06-26-1937 07-27-2007 Howard Marshall Kiser 08-21-1918 02-10-2008 [Note, also, that Wanda Price Galloway, retired without formal recognition, died on 04-12-2008.] 53. What probationary or ordained members have received appointments in other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church while retaining their membership in this annual conference (¶¶331.8, 346.1)? (Indicate annual conference where appointed.) Katherine Boutwell Bryant (PE) (North Carolina; 3rd year) Michelle Lee Hall Foster (FD) (Mississippi; 4th/5th year) Lynne Blankenship Caldwell (FE) (Virginia; 1st year) Bradford Hugh Holliman (FE) (Tennessee; 2nd year) Lori Bozeman Holliman (PD) (Tennessee; 2nd year) Heeyoung Kim (FE) (South Carolina; 5th year) Alisa Linn Lasater (FE) (Baltimore-Washington; 1st year) Kristin Davis Lassiter (FD) (North Carolina; 7th year) James Thomas Martin (FE) (Texas; 2nd year) Mary Lynne Peterson (FD) (South Carolina; 3rd/4th year) James Lee Powell (FE) (North Georgia; 12th year) Larry Gene Puryear (FE) (Kentucky; 1st/2nd year) Gayle Jordan Quay (FD) (South Carolina; 12th year) Walter Mark Ralls (FE) (Western New York; 2nd year) Martha Elizabeth Slater (FE) (Alaska Missionary Conference; 1st year) Deborah Kitting Sluder (FD) (Central Pennsylvania; 4th/5th year) Norman Maxwell Stott, Jr. (FE) (Rocky Mountain; 4th year) Noel Norman Sweezy (FE) (Central Texas; 5th year) Elizabeth Grady Taylor (FD) (North Carolina; 1st year) Carrie Smith Wright (FD) (South Carolina; 1st/2nd year) 170 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
54. Who are the probationary or ordained members on leave of absence, and for what number of years consecutively has each held this relation (¶354)? (Record charge conference where membership is held.) Name and Number of Years Charge Conference a) Voluntary? (v; v 2/3 after five years) Kristan Dale Bryant (PE) (3rd year) Asheville: Groce (AS) Katherine Kindred Crain (FD) (6th year) (*) Fincher's Chapel-Mt. Zion (WA) Minnie Delores Davis (FE) (2nd year) Reidsville: St. Paul-Wesley Chapel (NE) Karla Vandergriff Farabow (FE) (1st/2nd year) Winston-Salem: Green Street (WS) Elizabeth Haas Faughn (FE) (1st year) Charlotte: Wesley (CH) Frank Patton Hughes, Jr. (FE) (8th year) Greensboro: Guilford College (GR) Corey Glendon Miller (FE) (2nd/3rd year) Winston-Salem: Maple Springs (WS) Mary Rowe Miller (FE) (1st year) Sandy Ridge (GR) Michael Eugene Newton (FE) (1st year) Wesley Chapel (Stanly) (AL) Friday Mba Okocha (PE) (1st/2nd year) Charlotte: Plaza (CH) Elizabeth Horace Orrell (FD) (4th/5th year) Winston-Salem: Mount Tabor (WS) Debra Diane Paulsen (PM) (5th year) Charlotte: Assurance (LN) Phillip Todd Poole (FE) (1st/2nd year) Trinity: Fairview (HP) Stephen Carle Porter (FE) (2nd/3rd year) Vanderburg (ST) Howard Michael Rich (FE) (3rd year) New Covenant (LN) Andrea Fare Smith (FD) (2nd year) (*) Williamson’s Chapel (LN) (* Leave of absence as deacon in full connection in order to be appointed as local pastor.) b) Involuntary? (v 2/3) None. c) Who have been placed on leave of absence since the last session of the Annual Conference (ad interim): Name Effective Date Charge Conference (1) Voluntary? Isabel Harris Campbell (FE) 01-01-2008 Grace-Dix Creek (AS) Karla Vandergriff Farabow (FE) 03-31-2008 Winston-Salem: Green Street (WS) Laurie Ann Crowe Knoespel (FE) 01-01-2008 Charlotte: St. Andrew’s (CH) Friday Mba Okocha (PE) 01-01-2008 Charlotte: Plaza (CH) Phillip Todd Poole (FE) 12-31-2007 Trinity: Fairview (HP) (2) Involuntary? None. d) Who on leave of absence have had their leaves terminated since the last session of the annual conference (ad interim)? (v) Lucille Kauffman Blizzard (PE) (01-01-2008, by appointment) Wayne Marvin Buff (AM) (11-01-2007, by retirement) Michael Herman Evans (FE) (05-28-2008, by withdrawal) Phyllis Lamour Glahn (FD) (11-17-2007, by appointment) Gregory Ross Fladeland (FE) (12-31-2007, by withdrawal under charges) Maria Davis Hanlin (FE) (12-31-2007, by withdrawal under complaint) Henry Rutherford Inman, Jr. (FE) (07-07-2007, by withdrawal under complaint) Mark Eugene Jordan (PE) (07-17-2007, by withdrawal under complaint) [Note also that the leaves of absence of the following are terminated at the 2008 session: Isabel Harris Campbell (FE), by retirement; Juan Patrick Gray (FE), by appointment; Karen Elizabeth Kaser Odor (FE), by appointment; Laurie Ann Knoespel (FE), by appointment; Terry Lee Rowland (FE), by appointment, and Timothy Hill Smith (FE), by retirement.] 55. Who have been granted family leave, and for what number of years consecutively has each held this relation (¶355)? (v; v 2/3 after five years) Name and Number of Years Effective Date a) At this session of the annual conference (include names of persons listed in Question 55b if their leaves are continuing)? Jaylynn Warren Byassee (PE) (2nd year) 07-01-2007 Shelton Dunn Davis (FE) (3rd year) 06-07-2006 Susan Hubbard Ewing (FE) (5th year) 06-29-2004 Leonard Owen Fair (FE) (4th year) 06-30-2005 Christen Harley Matlick (FE) (1st year) 06-24-2008 Kathryn Andrews McElveen (FE) (2nd/3rd year) 01-01-2007 Christie Ann Page (PE) (3rd/4th year) 01-01-2006 Christy Lee Sharp (FE) (3rd year) 06-27-2006 Monica Lide Swofford (PE) (5th year) 06-24-2003 Stacey Ruth Watkins-Griffith (FE) (4th year) 06-09-2004 Melinda Snyder Williams (FE) (5th year) 06-24-2003 b) Since the last session of the annual conference (ad interim)? Jaylynn Warren Byassee (see Question 91) 07-01-2007 c) Who have had their family leave terminated since the last session of the annual conference (ad interim)? None. [Note, however, that the family leave of Kevin Lyle Honbarger (FE) is discontinued at the 2008 session by appointment.] 56. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶352)? (Give date when this relation became effective.) (v) Roland Taylor Barnhardt (FE), 06-24-2008.
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57. What actions have been taken concerning disabled members (¶358)? a) Who were granted incapacity leave since the last annual conference session (¶358.2)? (Give effective dates): (v) William Grady Burgin, Jr. (FL), 11-11-2007 Leonard Engram Stadler, Jr. (FE), 11-16-2007 Charles Ray Guy (FE), 01-01-2008 James Willard White (FE), 01-01-2008 b) Who have had their incapacity leave terminated since the last conference session (¶358.3)? (Give effective dates of terminations): (v) Mark Dwight Mashburn (FE), by death, 07-26-2007 Frank Garfield Richards III (FE), by retirement, 07-01-2007 Larry John Rowell (AM), by death, 03-23-2008 [Note that the incapacity leaves of the following are terminated at the 2008 session: Bobby Randall Milller (FE), by appointment; William Grady Burgin, Jr. (FL), by retirement.] c) Who are granted incapacity leave at this session (¶358.1)? (v) James Dallas Amason (FL) Ellen Sears Harkey (FE) Janet Elizabeth Anderson (FE) Patricia Humphries-Bivens (FE) Harold Keith Bales (FE) Thomas Maurice Huntley (FE) Wayne Arthur Beatty (FE) Delma Lee Money (FE) Harold Edwin Benfield (FL) Wanda Jean Ogden (FE) William Francis Berry II (FE) Robert Claude Peurifoy (FE) Stanley Lamar Champion (FL) Carol Sweger Ploch (FE) Teddy Blair Craddock (FE) Tommy Lee Robertson (AM) Robert Vess Dodd (FE) Robert Keith Scott (FE) James Wiley Fowler III (FE) Leonard Engram Stadler, Jr. (FE) Jimmy William Galloway (FE) Jack George Stratas (FE) Ann Sheaffer Gibert (FE) James Willard White (FE) Karen Kay Williams Gottula (FE) Dana Bruce Wooten (FE) Charles Ray Guy (FE) 58. What deacons have been granted transitional leave (¶357)? (v) Amy Wyn Burton (FD) (05-25-2007 to 06-01-2008) Joe Allen Hamby (FD) (05-22-2008 to date uncertain) Ann Louise Hoyt (PD) (05-01-2008 to date uncertain) Sherry Ward Jackson (FD) (05-23-2008 to date uncertain) Mark Bowie Patterson (FD) (11-26-2007 to date uncertain) Elizabeth Grady Taylor (FD) (01-25-2008 to 06-01-2008) 59. What members in full connection have been retired (¶359): (If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶359.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶359.1, no vote; under ¶359.2, (v); under ¶359.3, (v 2/3)) Deacons a) This year? None. b) Previously? Betty McBride Armstrong Lillian Gail Whittington Rose Ellen Strawbridge Yarborough Ramona Morton Clapp Gloria Dawn Simmons Elders a) This year? Isabel Harris Campbell Joe Edward Luther, Jr. Patricia Poteate Choplin Larry Marvin Melton Gerald David Collins Clay Johnson Morgan Richard Irving Dean (01-16-2008) Frank Garfield Richards III (07-01-2007) Charles Franklin Gibbons George Wall Roberson Glenn Sherer Griffiths Timothy Hill Smith Raymond Oliver Hall (12-31-2007) Daniel Paul Stiles DeForest Everett Hillyer, Jr. John Hurley Thomas III Preston Carston Jones, Sr. Henry Churchill Thompson Steve Darnell Joyce William Ronald Wachs Carroll Crescent Lupton, Jr. Charles Denny White, Jr. b) Previously? Charles Leon Adams John Hyce Barnes Eddie Lee Black Thornton Dixon Adams Derry Ray Barnhardt William Neal Blanton, Jr. Peter Eric Adotey Addo Carl Benjamin Barr, Jr. Robert Edmond Boggan, Jr. Julian McClees Aldridge, Jr. Grady Ross Barringer Roy Vance Bolyard, Jr. Garland Howard Allred David Livingston Baxter Hugh Lawrence Bond James Grant Allred, Jr. Thomas McKenzie Beall, Jr. Floyd Grayson Bottoms Alexander Mapes Alvord Douglas Roach Beard, Jr. James Ellis Bowen James McCoy Armstrong Fred Donald Beaty Giles Oren Bowman, Sr. Donald Winberry Ashe Bobby Ray Beck Johnnie George Boyd, Jr. George Elton Auman Herman Calvin Beck Erman Franklin Bradley Dewey Addison Bailey Paul Jay Bell Theodore Ray Branton Lloyd Richard Bailey Collins Menzie Benfield Paul Eugene Bravender Richard Douglas Bailey William Grady Benfield Harold Wendell Brittain Peter David Banyai William Ormand Bigham Andrew Waymond Brown, Jr. Lawrence Edgerton Barden James Wayne Billings Gary Holmes Brown 172 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
Hubert Alvin Brown Hugh Vincent Ferguson Olin Bernis Isenhour Rodney Cain Brown James Walter Ferree Ralph Emerson James, Jr. John Moore Bullard Richard Hal Finney Richard Bailey Jarrett Larry Gwyn Bumgarner Donald Lagary Fisher Frank Melvin Jarvis Robert Parham Bunch Bernard Ray Fitzgerald Belvin Junior Jessup Russell Nettles Burson, Jr. Virginia Loggins Forbes Charles Richard Johnson John Matthew Burton Arnold Gayle Ford Jesse Louis Johnson, Jr. Douglas Howard Butler Robert Benjamin Forward, Jr. Kenneth Marshall Johnson John Frank Cagle Robert Allen Foster Timothy Isaac Johnson II James Roy Calloway Dennis Bryan Fox, Jr. Eugene Clark Johnston, Jr. Claude Lee Campbell, Jr. Patrick Freeman John Daniel Jolly Richard Harold Campbell Robert Edwin Fritts, Jr. Kelley Ray Jones Edward Davis Cantor, Jr. John Rodney Fulcher Roland Robert Jones Jackson Walker Carroll, Jr. Joseph Marion Fulk Wayne Marshall Jones Henry Samuel Carter Donald Killian Funderburk Henry Adolphus Justice James Joel Carter Jimmie Caldwell Furr John Wesley Kale Robert Lee Carter, Jr. Ben Tyra Gantt, Jr. Ralph Earl Kayler Tommie Lee Cassady William Frederic Gerhardt Milford Loy Kennedy Clarence Jack Caudill Doris Walker Gibbs Joel Thomas Key John Harley Cecil James Samuel Gibbs, Jr. George Depew King Buddy Joe Champion Lewis Clinton Gibbs Raymond Howard Kirk Robert Alpheus Clanton, Jr. Philip Hamilton Gibbs Theodore Abraham Kirk Robert Lawrence Clayton, Jr. Douglass Wayne Gilbert Ronald Alva Koonts Larry Bruce Clifton Jimmy Conrad Gilland Creighton Boutelle Lacy Hubert Conrad Clinard Beth Diane Glass Robert Ed Lair, Jr. Robert Miller Clinard Robert John Goldston Joe Alvis Law James Paul Clodfelter, Jr. Franklin Wilson Grice Luther Harold Lawing, Jr. William Daniel Clodfelter Dayle Gregory Groh Letchford Baine Laye Elijah Alexander Cockman James Chalmus Grose, Jr. William Joseph Lear John Wesley Cole David Anthony Guy James Michael Leatherwood Robert Wesley Combs James Wesley Gwyn, Sr. Edward Daves Lee Don Edwin Conrad Benny ByungChill Hahn Thomas Smith Lee, Jr. Francis Beaury Cook Raymond Jennings Hahn Carrol Reeves Lindsey Reece Edward Cook, Jr. Earle Ross Haire Julian Astor Lindsey Jack Homer Cooke Ronnie Lee Hall Gene Houston Little Reginald James Cooke James Robert Hamilton Robert Wayne Little Harlan Longstreet Creech, Jr. Terry Lingle Hammill Arthur Ruffus Livengood Harlan Longstreet Creech III Elliott Wannamaker Hardin, Jr. Harry Glenn Long, Jr. Earl Pickett Crow, Jr. Jack Dempsey Harris James Baxter Long, Jr. Richard Joseph Crowder Robert Montgomery Harris Paul Daniel Lowder William Curtis Currie Claude Jacob Hartsell Rufus Reginald Lutz Ben Willard Curry Joseph J. Hauser Glenn Lee Lyles Joseph Charles Daniels Joseph Harry Hawk Edmund Ray Lynn John Paul Davenport William Thornton Hawkins Fred Keith Macon Benjamin Franklin Davis Donald Williams Haynes Ronald Jackson Mann Donald Clayton Davis Sidney Alexander Head Calvin Clay Manning Donald Douglas Davis James Patrick Heafner Jimmie Harold Martin, Sr. Edwin Vance Davis Edward Madison Heath Sammie Lester Martin Joe Bill Davis Floyd Lee Heckard Sandra Wooldridge Martin John Earl Davis, Jr. Edwin Harold Hedgpeth Jacob Christian Martinson, Jr. Bobby Joe Dennis Jan Phillip Heermans David Orland Mason John Herbert Deyton, Jr. James Franklin Herman Carl Edward McArn Clarence Harley Dickson, Jr. John Welborn Herold Joseph Arthur McCombs William Henry Dingus Emmett Ernest Hiatt, Jr. Charles Lenwood McDowell William Richard Doser Murrell Climax Hickman Robert Howard McDowell Joseph Oscar Dowdle, Jr. Fred Adam Hill Melvin Dwight McIntosh Carl Fredrick Dunker Richard Dale Hilton James Lee McKinney John Allen Duvall Robert Haroldean Hipps Joseph Crowell McMurry William Heller Dyar Bruce Grayson Hobson William Kirk McNeill Ralph Hill Eanes, Jr. Theodore Schott Hoffmann William Tracy Medlin, Jr. Jack Jones Early Theron Dale Holcombe Joe Thurman Melton Oren Rex Edmonds Cornelius Holland Louis Miles Frank Hugh Edwards Kenneth Arthur Horn John James Miller John Frank Edwards J. Edwin Houk John Kermit Miller Kenneth Robert Eller Ervin Hillard Houser Rickie Wayne Mills Sara Carroll Elliott Thomas Jolly Howard Russell Thompson Montfort Edgar Lee Ellis George Keith Howell Charles Russell Moore Lloyd Donald Ellis Richard Arden Howle Robert Lee Moore William Byrd Ellison Robert Eugene Huffman Billie Stubblefield Morrison John Frederick Epps Boyce Huffstetler Hayward Lee Morrison Joe Lane Ervin Lloyd George Hunsucker Charles Edward Morton James Richard Faggart Billy Van Hunter Aaron Ward Moss William Harold Faggart John Bernard Hurley Kenneth Ronald Moss Fred Falls, Jr. Donald Edgar Inlay Oscar Ray Moss 2008 JOURNAL 173
Karen Voskuil Mouw George Parks Robinson Milford Vernon Thumm Jerry Dwight Murray Carlos Alberto Rodriguez James Marion Thurman Mitchell Craig Murrow Wade Glenn Rogers Glenn Dale Troutman Horwood Prettyman Myers, Jr. Charles Edward Roy Donald Wayne Turman Cecil Kenneth Myrick George Wesley Rudisill Charles McNeill Turner, Jr. Edwin Garber Needham John Mathias Rufty Robert Lawrence Turnipseed Hubert Donald Noblitt Robert Glenn Russell, Jr. Richard Keith Tutterow Suzanne Boesel Northcraft Thomas Edgar Rutledge, Jr. Robert Gregory Tuttle, Jr. James Allen Northington Charles William Sartin Charles Edward Tyson Zane Grey Norton Jimmy Allen Scott Joseph Blake Tyson Robert Michael O'Brien Harry Russell Sellers, Jr. James Hal Varner John Silas Oakley Liston Sellers, Jr. Lonnie Lewis Vun Cannon Richard Lynn Ogburn Charles George Sherrill Emma Lou Wallace Glynn Aubrey Oglesby Harry McClure Sherrill Joseph Meek Goode Warner William Homer Osborne, Jr. Harold Dean Shives Randolph Phillip Waugh Jackson Kent Outlaw, Jr. Curtis Levi Sides Allen Baker Weaver Ronald Alexander Overcash Malcome Donald Sides Doris Clinard Weddington Ned Bunyan Owens Thomas Ralph Sigmon George Clyde Weekley Frank LaPrade Padgett John Robinson Sills James Frederick Weekley Charles Elbert Page James Cooper Singleton Thomas Wallace Weeks Billy Joe Parker Charles Wesley Sisk Wayne Gordon Wegwart Marion Joe Parker Harold Norman Smisor James Samuel White Derrell Lloyd Parris Clarence Bryce Smith, Sr. William Rayvon White David Reagan Penland James Edward Smith Billy Mac Whiteside Merrill Gilford Perkins LeGrand B. Smith II Dwight Edward Whitlock, Jr. Paul Franklin Perkins, Sr. Robert Moir Smith, Jr. Edwin Winston Williams, Jr. Joseph Ray Petree Wayne Reece Smith Harley Morrison Williams Philip Allen Pharr Dorris Payne Smotherman, Jr. Phillip Eldridge Williams William Homer Pheagin, Jr. John Perry Spillman, Jr. Alvin Austin Wilson George Lee Pollock Robert Henry Stamey Benjamin Franklin Wilson Henry Morrison Pollock Donald Sheldon Stanton Kathleen McGee Wilson Jackuline Bennett Porter Theron Paul Starnes, Jr. Mark Flunory Wimmer Daniel Nelson Powell Roy Glenn Steed, Jr. Loy Hahn Witherspoon John James Powell David Lee Steele Robert Lee Witty, Jr. Theodore Allen Powell Ernest Ulin Stephens William Brian Wombough James Oakley Prichard Willard Leslie Stevens Louis Herman Woodard Dolores Barus Queen Frank Albert Stith III Wayne William Woodward William Robbins Ragsdale Edward Boyd Stokes Miles Marion Workman James Allen Raines Patricia Janelle Hall Stone Manuel David Wortman Robert Johnson Ralls Dan Pressley Stowe Zeno Cletus Wright Vernon Jerome Ramsey Russell Harold Strader Jack Brown Yarbrough Louis Benton Reed Elton Leon Strickland Charles Garland Young Ralph Lee Reed Raymond Clifton Summey Charles Milton Young Joseph MacDonald Reeves Marion Milton Swann Hugh Claude Young, Jr. David Riffe Worth Alfred Sweet Paul Wesley Yount, Jr. Baxter Maurice Ritchie Habakkuk Taylor Arthur Alexander Robinson, Jr. Joseph Marion Taylor, Jr. 60. What associate members have been retired (¶359): (If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶359.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶359.1, no vote; under ¶359.2, (v); under ¶359.3, (v 2/3)) a) This year? Wayne Marvin Buff (11-01-2007) b) Previously? William Lee Barbee Harold Dean Houck Lucy Norton Ponder Betty Neal Owens Boyd Shirley Thomas Jones Charles Glenn Powell James Dwight Cartner Eugene Curtis Kincaid Harry Queen Earl Albert Cook, Jr. Kyoung Ho Kwon Gerald Leon Ramsey Horace Mellard DuBose III Carl Anderson Lain Robert Emanuel Romanello James Hart Evans David Wilcox Lee Charles Lee Rowland Kenneth Gray Fansler Thomas Edison Logan Roy Wayne Sides Arelin Ray Freshour Jack Delon Luther Edward Sidney Tapper Carmen Broom Godfrey Dockes Haywood Lutz Dorothy Boyd Thomas Gene Edwin Grubb Dee Bee Moore Martin Sherman Barton Warner Kenneth Ray Hand Willie Lorenzo Napper Aubrey Lee Whitley Michael Bryan Harrill Lewis Ray O'Ferrell George Ervin Williams Samuel Ray Hinton Daniel King Outen Floyd Juddy Wood Jimmie Wiles Holland Ardis Darrell Payne Wade Edward Wright 61. What probationary members have been retired (¶359): (Indicate credential. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶359.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶359.1, no vote; under ¶359.2 (v); under ¶359.3 (v 2/3)) a) This year? None. b) Previously? Mary Manous Carnes (1992 Discipline) Roy Lee Hood (1992 Discipline) David Lee Comer (2004 Discipline) Anne Collins Musselman (1992 Discipline).
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62. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5): a) This year? Ruth Bass Atkinson Karl Arthur Kelly William Grady Burgin, Jr. Donald Rollins McCorkle, Sr. Shirley Spinks Donnell Arval Lane Rushing [In addition, Lloyd William Baird, Jr. (effective 07-01-2008) and Sadie Givens Martin (effective 09- 01-2007) are granted retirement under the retirement provisions of the Discipline, although not all requirements have been met for formal recognition as a retired local pastor.] b) Previously? Enoch Garfield Ball, Jr. John Harold Hammond Baxter William Proffitt Erma McGaha Bond James Franklin Howell, Sr. Kermit Elvin Shoaf Diean Johnson Campbell Lee Roy Hunt Hillard Dean Smith James Eugene Cloer Charles Edwin Jackson Otis Lee Snow William P. Cummings Alvin Garnet Jones Panzie Merilyn Miller James Alfred Curry James Gray Lawton Stevens John Powell Deason, Jr. Frances Ruark Lindsey Neville Brandon Storey Raymond Oscar Endicott Patt Joseph Miller Carolyn Rouse Turner James Wilson Finney George Roland Mullinix Charles Branson Walker Larry Wayne Fletcher Alvin Beall Pope Sarah Goodwin Weaver In addition, the following persons are considered “retired previously” under the retirement provisions of the Discipline, although not all requirements have been met for formal recognition as retired local pastors: Shirley Todd Allcorn Rosser Lee Eakes George Eakin Naff III Robert Baxter Arnold Ethel Whisnant Kincaid Willis H. Pruett James Thomas Banks Lloyd Edward McCracken Horace William Ruckart William Mills Creson Charles Edwin McKinney Early Cecil Thompson 63. Changes in clergy membership: What is the number of ordained ministers: (NOTE: The numbers in parentheses following each category listing are the question numbers in this report form where ministers in that category are listed.) a) Elected as associate members? (27) 1 b) Elected as probationary members? (28a, b; 29a, b, c) 35 c) Elected as deacons in full connection? (33a) 3 d) Elected as elders in full connection? (33b) 25 e) Readmitted? (38, 39a, b) 0 f) Retired made effective? (40a, b, c) 0 g) Transferred in? (32a 41, 42) 4 h) Transferred out? (45) 5 i) Discontinued as probationary members? (46) 2 j) Honorably located this year? (47a(1)) 0 k) Administratively located this year? (47b(1)) 0 l) Withdrawn? (50a, b, c) 5 m) Termination of orders (50d)? 0 n) Terminated by trial? (50e) 0 o) Deceased? (52a, b, c) 29 64. What is the number of: a) Pastoral charges? 866 chartered + 8 mission charges + 5 new church starts = 879 as of 07-01-2008. b) Local churches? 1,111 chartered + 10 missions + 5 new church starts = 1,126 as of 07-01-2008. [Note: The discrepancy in the number of missions between 64a and 64b reflects the fact that two of the mission congregations are on two-point charges with chartered churches, and those charges are counted as if the entire charge were composed of chartered churches.]
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65. What is the number of clergy members of the annual conference: a) By appointment category and conference membership? (NOTE: Where applicable, the question numbers on this report form corresponding to each category have been placed in parentheses following the category title.) Associate Deacons Elders Members & Full- Part- in Full in Full Proba- Proba- Affiliate Time Time Connec- Connec - tionary tionary Members Local Local Categories tion tion Deacons Elders with Vote Pastors Pastors
Pastors and deacons whose primary appointment is to a local church (¶331.1c, 339) ...... 24 543 9 100 22 99 156 Deacons (in full connection and probationary) serving beyond the local church (¶331.1a, b) (87)...... 15 xx 6 xx xx xx xx Appointments to extension min- istries (¶¶316.1; 344.1a, c) (88a)...... xx 63 xx 3 0 2 0 Appointments to extension min- istries (¶¶316.1; 344.1b, c (88b) ...... xx 18 xx 1 0 0 0 Appointments to extension min- istries (¶¶316.1; 344.1d) (88c) ...... xx 37 xx 2 0 1 2 Appointments to attend school (89) ...... 0 6 0 1 1 xx xx Appointed to other annual conferences (53)...... 7 10 1 1 0 xx xx On leave of absence (54a, b)...... 1 9 0 3 0 xx xx On family leave (55a) ...... 0 8 0 3 0 0 xx On sabbatical leave (56) ...... 0 1 0 0 0 xx xx On incapacity leave (57c)...... 0 23 0 0 1 3 xx Deacons on transitional leave (58)...... 3 xx 1 xx xx xx xx Retired (59, 60, 61) ...... 5 427 0 4 43 xx xx Total Number, Clergy Members ...... 55 1,145 17 118 67 105 158 Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members...... 1,665
b) By gender and racial/ethnic identification? Associate Deacons Elders Members & Full- Part- in Full in Full Proba- Proba- Affiliate Time Time Connec- Connec - tionary tionary Members Local Local Categories tion tion Deacons Elders with Vote Pastors Pastors
Female ...... 45 199 12 50 8 24 47 Male ...... 10 946 5 68 59 81 111 Total Number, Clergy Members ...... 55 1,145 17 118 67 105 158 Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members ...... 1,665
Asian ...... 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 African American/Black ...... 0 58 1 9 4 6 26 Hispanic ...... 1 4 1 0 3 1 3 Native American...... 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 Pacific Islander...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 White ...... 54 1,073 15 107 59 96 128 Multi-Racial ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Number, Clergy Members ...... 55 1,145 17 118 67 105 158 Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members...... 1,665
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PART III. CERTIFICATION IN SPECIALIZED MINISTRY
(¶634.2t; indicate credential.)
66. Who are the candidates in process for certification in specialized ministry? Sara Bame (CE), Debra Brown (CE), Mary Wood Brown (C&R), Alexis S. Coleman (CE); Laura Danford (CE/YM), Rodney W. Denton (YM), Teresa Briggs Dunn (CE/YM), Renee K. Easter (CE), Sandra Ferguson (SF), Stephanie Hatley (YM), Havaleh Havelka (CE/YM), Denise Hembree (SF), Eric Henrickson (CE), Troy Howard (YM), Frank H. (Duke) Ison (SF), James S. Johnson (C&R), Theresa Lopez-Campbell (CE), Edward Lyons, Jr. (CE/YM), Cheryl Maleszewski (SF/CE), Melissa L. Martinez (SF), Ceil Brown McGee (SF), Mark T. Muckler (C&R), Joy Moss (CE/YM), Cheryl Perkins (SF), Jerrianne Pyles (CE), Catherine Roberson (CE), Selena Scott (CE), Martha Smith (*) (CE/YM), Richard Smith (YM), Joy Toms (CE/ YM), Ruth Williamson (*) (SF), Thelma Wright (*) (CE), Robyn Zickmund (YM) (* indicates para-professional). 67. Who is certified in specialized ministry? (List the areas of specialized ministry. Indicate by an asterisk those certified this year.) Edward William Allred (DM) (Christian Education) Betty Sue McBride Armstrong (FD) (Christian Education) (retired) LeeAnn Baird (Lay) (Christian Education and Youth Ministry (*) Anna Lynn Barden (FD) (Christian Education) Barbara Jean Shores Barden (FD) (Christian Education) Robert H. Barnhill (Lay) (Business Administration) (retired) Barbara C. Basham (Lay) (Music) William Grady Benfield (FE) (Christian Education) (retired) Rebecca Green Bingham (DM) (Christian Education) John Louis Borchert (DM) (Communications) (retired) Charlotte Grill Brendel (PD) (Christian Education) Peggy DeLoatch Bridgers (FE) (Christian Education) Charles Taylor Brown (Lay) (Youth Ministry) William Ashby Brown, Jr. (FD) (Music) Amy Wyn Burton (PD) (Christian Education and Youth Ministry) Margaret Susan Carmichael (DM) (Christian Education) (retired) Ramona Morton Clapp (FD) (Christian Education) (retired) Marion Craig Clark (DM) (Christian Education) (retired) Walter Howard Coble (DM) (Music) (retired) Doris Hill Cornelius (DM) (Christian Education) (retired) Barbara Ann Cox (DM) (Christian Education) (retired) Katherine Kindred Crain (FD) (Christian Education) Ben Willard Curry (FE) (Christian Education) (retired) Pamela Deck (Lay) (Christian Education) Brandon Keith Dirks (FD) (Christian Education and Youth Ministry) Sarah Reynolds Dixon (DM)(Christian Education) (retired) Kimberlee Johnson Dodson (FD) (Christian Education) Anne Carraway Dooley (Lay) (Christian Education) Mary Labosky Doub (FD) (Christian Education) Bernard Glenn Dougherty (FE) (Christian Education and Youth Ministry) Donna Gottschalk Ford (Lay) (Christian Education) Deborah Eidson Foust (Lay) (Christian Education) Cynthia Core Furr (Lay) (Christian Education) Ronnie Lee Hall (FE) (Christian Education) (retired) Dana Anne Hanlon (Lay) (Christian Education, Youth Ministry, and Older Adult Ministry) Elinor Duvall Heermans (FD) (Christian Education) Linda Crisco Hepler (Lay) (Christian Education) (*) Virginia Cox Herron (FE) (Christian Education) Peggy Lee Hina (DM) (Christian Education) (retired) Robert Haroldean Hipps (FE) (Christian Education) (retired) Kenneth Arthur Horn (FE) (Communications) (retired) Mark Margaret Houk (DM) (Christian Education) (retired) Jonathan Van Hunter (FD) (Youth Ministry) Kimberly Tyree Ingram (FD) (Christian Education and Youth Ministry) Sandra Harper Jahn (Lay) (Christian Education) Edna Bradley Johnson (Lay) (Music) Ellen Sapp Johnson (FD) (Christian Education) William Henry Jordan (DM) (Music) (retired) Sarah Bryson Kalish (FE) (Christian Education) Kathleen Hughes Kilbourne (FD) (Youth Ministry) Ramon Mark King (FE) (Business Administration and Christian Education) Ruth W. Laughlin (Lay) (Communications) (retired) Thomas Smith Lee, Jr. (FE) (Christian Education) (retired) Lorie Lewis (Lay) (Christian Education) (*) Sandra Mestler McGarrah (DM) (Christian Education) 177 2008 JOURNAL
Cecilia Brown McGee (Lay) (Christian Education) Sarah Hanko McKinney (Lay) (Christian Education and Youth Ministry) Sallyanne Irwin McVay (FD) (Christian Education) Suzanne Boesel Northcraft (FE) (Business Administration) (retired) Elizabeth Horace Orrell (FD) (Christian Education) Beverly Lynn Parker-Reece (PD) (Christian Education) Sybil Richardson Parks (FE) (Christian Education) Mary Lynne Peterson (FD) (Christian Education) Lewis Lowe Poag (FE) (Christian Education) Gayle Jordan Quay (FD) (Christian Education) Jennifer Sims Reilly (Lay) (Christian Education) Gail Whittington Rose (FD) (Christian Education) (retired) Saxon Cayce Scarborough (FD) (Music) Bonnie Schuldt Shinneman (DM) (Music) (retired) Kent Leigh Shrader (FE) (Camping and Retreat Ministries) Gloria Dawn Simmons (FD) (Christian Education) (retired) Deborah Kitting Sluder (FD) (Christian Education) Alberta Young Spencer (FD) (Christian Education) Elizabeth Grady Taylor (FD) (Christian Education) Reuellyn Pletcher Thomas (Lay) (Christian Education and Youth Ministry) Edward Albert Trimmer (Christian Education and Youth Ministry) Ann Tyler (FD) (Christian Education) (retired) Susan Norman Vickers (FE) (Christian Education and Youth Ministry) Yvonne Lucille Vredenburg (FE) (Christian Education) Katie Sigmon Warren (Lay) (Christian Education) Douglas Lee Watts (PD) (Christian Education, Youth Ministry, and Older Adult Ministry) Jane Sink Webb (Lay) (Christian Education) 68. Who are transferred in as certified persons in specialized ministry? None. 69. Who are transferred out as certified persons in specialized ministry? None. 70. Who have been removed as certified persons in specialized ministry? Zeb Elonzo Barnhardt (DM) (Business Administration), deceased. Paul Meredith Bradley, Jr. (FE) (Christian Education), deceased. Debra Louise Gaddy (FE) (Christian Education) Jonathan Van Hunter (FD) (Youth Ministry)
PART IV. DIACONAL MINISTERS
71. Who constitute the Committee on Investigation (¶2625.4[1992])? (v) Mark H. Christy, Michael P. Dougherty, Sandra M. McGarrah. Alternates: Catherine Ritch Guess, Susan F. Osterberg. 72. Who are the candidates for diaconal ministry (¶¶304-305[1992])? None. 73. Who are consecrated this year as diaconal ministers (¶307[1992])? (v) None. 74. Who are reinstated as diaconal ministers (¶313.3c[1992])? (v) None. 75. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312[1992])? None. 76. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312[1992])? None. 77. Who have had their conference relationship as diaconal ministers terminated by annual conference action (¶313.3[1992])? (Under ¶313.3a, no vote; under ¶313.3b, v 2/3) None. 78. What diaconal ministers have died during the year? a) Effective: None. b) Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Zeb Elonzo Barnhardt 07-13-1914 08-08-2007 79. What diaconal ministers have been granted leaves of absence under ¶313.1a,c,d[1992] (disability, study/sabbatical, or personal leave): a) Since the last session of the Annual Conference? (Give effective date of each) (v): None. b) At this session of the Annual Conference? (Include names of persons listed in Question 79a, if their leaves of absence are continuing) (v): Rebecca Kay Lile (DM) Kathryn Elizabeth Quick (DM) 80. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e[1992]): a) Since the last session of the Annual Conference? (Give effective date of each): None. b) At this session of the Annual Conference? (Include names of persons listed in Question 79a, if their leaves of absence are continuing): None. 81. Who have returned to active status: a) From disability, study/sabbatical, or personal leaves of absence (¶313.1a,c,d[1992])? Rebecca Green Bingham (DM), by appointment, 09-01-2007. b) From extended leave (¶313.1e[1992])? (v) None. c) From retirement? (v) None. 82. Who have taken the retired relationship to the annual conference as diaconal ministers (¶313.2 [1992]) (Under ¶313.2b, v 2/3): a) This year? Janet Marlow Hitch.
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b) Previously? John Louis Borchert Barbara Ann Cox William Henry Jordan Margaret Susan Carmichael Sarah Reynolds Dixon Jean Marie Morgan Marion Craig Clark Carolyn Eargle Bonnie Schuldt Shinneman William Howard Coble Peggy Lee Hina Mavis Campbell Thompson Doris Hill Cornelius Mary Margaret Houk Ann Tyler
PART V. APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS
83. Who are approved for less than full-time service? a) What associate members, elders, and probationary members (1992) 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 service (in one-quarter increments) is approval granted (for purposes of equitable compensation claim and pension credit) (¶¶338.2, 342.2, 333.2, 1506.4b) (v 3/4)? Martha Johnson Ballard (PE) (1st year, one-half time) Daniel Leonard Brubaker (PE) (1st year, three-quarters time) Katherine Boutwell Bryant (PE) (3rd year, one-half time) Katherine Vickers Cornell (EP) (1st/2nd year, one-half time) Charles Thomas Davis (FE) (1st year, one-half time) Lara Williams Greene (FE) (7th year, three-quarters time) Laura Beaver Hamrick (FE) (3rd year, one-half time) Jack Lindsey Hileman (FE) (5th year, three-quarters time) Karen Richards Hudson (PE) (1st year, three-quarters time) Rodvegas Marc Ingram (PE) (4th year, one-half time) Judah Leah Jones (FE) (12th year, one-quarter time) Karen Elizabeth Kaser Odor (FE) (1st year, one-half time) Mary Perkins Kinken (FE) (3rd/4th year, one-half time) Mark Douglas Larson (FE) (15th year, one-half time) Lynne Moose Lepley (FE) (5th year, one-quarter time) Angela Rogers Marlowe (FE) (5th year, one-half time) Tiajuana Felton Mosby (PE) (1st year, three-quarters time) Jimmy Laird Myers (FE) (4th year, one-quarter time) Kathryn Barba Pierce (FE) (1st year, one-quarter time) Christopher Glenn Smith (AM) (6th year, one-half time) Jill Schneider Smith (FE) (6th year, three-quarters time) Sherrill Amelia Stinson-Wesley (FE) (10th year, one-half time) Pamela Lynn Strader (FE) (2nd/3rd year, one-quarter time) Robert Hugh Sturge (FE) (4th year, one-half time) Tamela Rapp Talbert (FE) (5th year, one-quarter time) Kent Duane Tilley (FE) (3rd year, one-half time) Ronald Dean Van Lente (FE) (4th year, one-quarter time) Ronald Jay Weatherford (PE) (4th year, one-half time) Nina Weaver Wynn (FE) (5th year, one-quarter time, unsalaried) b) What deacons in full connection and probationary deacons are approved for less than full-time service (¶331.7)? Patience Soper Brumley (FC) (9th year, one-half time) Anne Collins Conover (PD) (1st year, one-quarter time, unsalaried) Sallyanne Irwin McVay (FD) (12th year, one-half time) Johanna Chavles Miller (PD) (1st year, one-half time) Elizabeth Clyburn Minus (FD) (11th year, one-half time) 84. Who have been appointed as interim pastors under the provisions of ¶338.3 since the last session of the annual conference, and for what period of time? None. 85. What changes have been made in appointments since the last annual conference session? (In- clude appointments beyond the local church and appointments to extension ministries. Give effective dates of all changes.) 07-01-2007 Frank G. Richards III (FE) from Incapacity Leave (AS) to Retired (AS) 07-01-2007 F. Boyd Moretz (Hon. Loc., Holston) to Wentworth (NE) as a part-time local pastor 07-07-2007 Henry R. Inman, Jr. (FE) from Leave of Absence (AS) to Withdrawal under complaint 07-17-2007 Mark E. Jordan (PE) from Leave of Absence (HP) to withdrawal under complaint and discontinuance as a probationary member 08-01-2007 James O. Prichard, Sr. (RE) from Retired (NW) to Retired and Helping Hands Cooperative Parish: Rocky Springs-Carson’s Chapel (NW) 08-01-2007 Carol R. Hunter (PL), newly licensed, to High Point: Covenant Assistant (HP) 08-15-2007 Amy J. Rio-Anderson (FE) from Campus Minister, Wesley Foundation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (GR) to Chaplain, Salem Academy and College (GR) 08-15-2007 Christopher C. Uren (OE, Wesleyan Church), to Thomasville: First (LX) 179 2008 JOURNAL
08-20-2007 Howard D. Sherrill, Jr. (FE) from Director of Volunteer Services and Church Relations, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro (GR) to Campus Minister, Wesley-Luther Campus Ministry, UNC-Greensboro (GR) 08-30-2007 David L. White (FE) from Thomasville: Fair Grove (LX) to withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶ 361.2, .4) 09-01-2007 Cynthia L. Watke (FL) from Salisbury: Coburn Memorial (SA) to No Appointment (SA) 09-01-2007 F. Annalee Allen (FL) from Salisbury: Park Avenue (SA) to Salisbury: Coburn Memorial-Park Avenue (SA), a new charge created from two station churches 09-01-2007 Janet F. Dixon (PE) from Prison Ministry Liaison, Disciple Bible Outreach Ministry (WS) to C.P.E. Resident, N.C. Baptist Hospital, and Prison Ministry Liaison, Disciple Bible Outreach Ministry (WS) 09-01-2007 Rebecca G. Bingham (DM) from Leave of Absence (WS) to Staff of Pre-School, Lewisville: Lewisville (WS) 09-10-2007 Thomas M. Faughn (FL) from Charlotte: Homestead (LN) to No Appointment (CH) 09-13-2007 Alec M. Alvord (RE) from Retired (CH) to Retired and Charlotte: Homestead (LN) 11-01-2007 Wayne M. Buff (AM) from Leave of Absence (GA) to Retired (GA) 11-01-2007 Fred M. Reese, Jr. (OR, South Carolina) from Pisgah (Avery) (MA) to No Appointment 11-01-2007 R. Keith Tutterow (RE) from Retired (MA) to Retired and Pisgah (Avery) (MA) 11-01-2007 Timothy C. Drum II (FL), newly licensed, to Beaverdam-Piney Grove (WA) 11-17-2007 Phyllis L. Glahn (FD) from Leave of Absence (WA) to Activity Director, Dementia Wing, Arbor Terrace Assisted Living, Asheville (AS) 11-11-2007 William G. Burgin, Jr. (FL) from Shiloh (GR) to Incapacity Leave (GR) 11-12-2007 Carrie A. Wright (FD) from Tyro Minister of Worship Arts and Outreach (LX) to Fort Mill: St. John’s Minister of Music, South Carolina Conference (LX) 11-16-2007 Leonard E. Stadler, Jr. (FE) from Weddington (AL) to Incapacity Leave (AL) 11-26-2007 Mark B. Patterson (FD) from Weddington Minister of Youth (AL) to Transitional Leave (AL) 11-30-2007 Horace M. DuBose III (RA) from Retired and Shelby: Martin Street (GA) to Retired (GA) (church discontinued) 12-01-2007 P. Glenn Kinken III (FE) from Senior Vice-President for Planned Giving and Communications, United Methodist Foundation of WNC, Inc. (CH) to Davidson Associate for Business Management (LN) 12-16-2007 David S. Garvin (SP), newly licensed, to Shiloh (GR) 12-23-2007 R. Hal Finney (RE) from Retired and Peachtree (Haywood County) (WA) to Retired (WA) 12-31-2007 A. Leah McCurley (PL) from Oak Hill Assistant (MA) to No Appointment (MA) 12-31-2007 Raymond O. Hall (FE) from President/CEO, Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community (CH) to Retired (CH) 12-31-2007 Eddie L. Black (RE) from Retired and Friendship (AL) to Retired (AL) 12-31-2007 Gregory Ross Fladeland (FE) from Involuntary Leave of Absence (CH) to withdrawal under charges (¶ 361.3 and .4) 12-31-2007 Maria D. Hanlin (FE) from Leave of Absence (CH) to withdrawal under complaint 12-31-2007 Phillip T. Poole (FE) from Trinity: Fairview (HP) to Leave of Absence (HP) 01-01-2008 David E. Smith, Jr. (FE) from Winston-Salem: Maple Springs Associate (WS) to Trinity: Fairview (HP) 01-01-2008 Angela D. Burris (FE) from Charlotte: Duncan Memorial (CH) to Gastonia: First Associate for Membership and Evangelism (GA) 01-01-2008 Richard W. Buffkin (FL) from East Bend (NE) to Kernersville: Main Street Associate for Administration (WS) 01-01-2008 John C. Fitzgerald (FE) from Boone: Boone (NW) to Boone: Boone (NW), a new church created by the merger of Boone: Boone and Blackburn Chapel of the Todd charge 01-01-2008 A. J. Thomas (PE) from Boone: Boone Associate (NW) to Boone: Boone Associate (NW), a new church created by the merger of Boone: Boone and Blackburn Chapel of the Todd charge 01-01-2008 Brenda K. Brashear (FL) from Todd (NW) to Calvary-Zion (NW), a new 2-point charge created from the two churches remaining on the Todd charge 01-01-2008 Friday M. Okocha (PE) from Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator, Serenity Palliative and Hospice Care (CH) to Leave of Absence (CH) 01-01-2008 Lucille K. Blizzard (PE) from Leave of Absence (CH) to Charlotte: St. Stephen Associate (CH) 01-01-2008 Laurie A. Knoespel (FE) from Charlotte: St. Stephen Associate (CH) to Leave of Absence (CH) 01-01-2008 Virginia B. Peurifoy (PL) from No Appointment (NW) to Health Care Chaplain, High Country Health System Hospice, Boone (NW) 01-01-2008 M. Catherine Turman (FL) from Pilot View-Shoals-Whitaker’s Chapel Assistant (NE) to East Bend-Stony Knoll (NE), a new two-point charge formed by the remaining two churches of the East Bend charge following the discontinuance of Union Hill 01-01-2008 James W. White (FE) from Skyland (AS) to Incapacity Leave (AS) 01-01-2008 Charles R. Guy (FE) from Concord: Rocky Ridge (SA) to Incapacity Leave (SA) 01-01-2008 Bel H. Campbell (FE) from Spiritual Care Coordinator, Odyssey Health Care, and Staff Chaplain, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee (AS) to Leave of Absence (AS) 01-02-2008 Larry G. Puryear (FE) from Chaplain, U.S. Bureau of Prisons (GA) to Vanceburg, Ashland District, Kentucky Conference (GA) 01-15-2008 Timothy L. Sessoms (PL), newly licensed, to Morehead Assistant (GR) 01-15-2008 Martha M. Kincaid (PL), newly licensed, to Grassy Creek (Ashe) (NW) WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE 180
01-16-2008 R. Keith Turman (FE) from Director of Shared Ministries, Asheville District (AS) to Skyland (AS) 01-16-2008 Richard I. Dean (FE) from Burnsville: Higgins Memorial (AS) to Retired (AS) 01-25-2008 Elizabeth G. Taylor (FD) from Tucker: First Minister of Education, North Georgia Conference (WS) to Transitional Leave (WS) 01-27-2008 Edward LeMoine Surratt (PL) from Kelly’s Chapel (GA) to No Appointment (GA) (church discontinued) 02-01-2008 S. Wesley Sharpe (FE) from Covenant Community Associate and Counselor, The Potter’s Touch (AS) to Burnsville: Higgins Memorial (AS) 02-01-2008 Carrol R. Lindsey (RE) from Retired (WA) to Retired and Peachtree (Haywood County) (WA) 02-01-2008 Lynn W. Cash (FE) from Concord: Kerr Street (SA) to Concord: Rocky Ridge (SA) 02-01-2008 James A. Hood (FL) from Bethel (Midland) Assistant (SA) to Concord: Kerr Street (SA) 02-01-2008 Terry L. Moore (FE) from Williamson’s Chapel (ST) to Weddington (AL) 02-01-2008 Robert E. Fuquay, Jr. (FE) from Lake Junaluska: Long’s Chapel (WA) to Williamson’s Chapel (ST) 02-01-2008 Elise B. Kennedy (FE) from Tyro Associate (LX) to Thomasville: Fair Grove (LX) 02-01-2008 Nancy W. Johnson (PL) from Winston-Salem: New Hope Assistant (WS) to No Appointment (WS) 02-01-2008 Clarissa Y. Fuentes (PE) from Staff Trauma Chaplain, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta (GR) to Rural Life Chaplain and Volunteer Coordinator, Hinton Rural Life Center, Hayesville (GR) 02-17-2008 Angelia M. Trimmer (PL), newly licensed, to Mount Pleasant Assistant (GR) 03-03-2008 Cynthia W. Sloan (FD) from Counselor, Dilworth Treatment Center (CH) to Program Associate/Field Coordinator, General Board of Global Ministries (CH) 03-31-2008 Karla V. Farabow (FE) from Lexington: Ebenezer (LX) to Leave of Absence (WS) 04-02-2008 David R. Eggebeen (FL) from Charlotte: Morningstar Mission (CH) to discontinuance as a local pastor 04-12-2008 D. Scott Hammer (PL) from Helping Hands Cooperative Parish: Liberty (NW) to No Appointment (NW) (discontinued on 05-06-2008) 04-15-2008 Charles W. Wilson II (FE) from Sabbatical Leave (CH) to Lake Junaluska: Long’s Chapel (WA) 04-28-2008 H. Wendell Brittain (RE) from Retired and Leicester (AS) to Retired (AS) 05-01-2008 Ben W. Curry (RE) from Retired and Webster Circuit (WA) to Retired (WA) 05-01-2008 Ann L. Hoyt (PD) from Burnsville: Higgins Memorial Minister of Music (AS) to Transitional Leave (AS) 05-05-2008 Juan F. Mayorga (OE, Methodist Church of El Salvador) from Greensboro: Immanuel, a new-church start (GR) to termination of appointment 05-06-2008 Samuel Castro (FE) from Stoneville: Vida Nueva (NE) to Stoneville: Vida Nueva-Immanuel (NS), a new two-point charge formed by the two named stations, one from the Northeast District and one from the Greensboro District, and attached to Northeast District 05-15-2008 Elizabeth A. Sutton (PL), newly licensed, to Mount Pleasant Assistant (GR) 05-22-2008 Joe A. Hamby (FD) from Charlotte: Myers Park Minister with Youth (CH) to Transitional Leave (CH) 05-24-2008 Sherry W. Jackson (FD) from Harrison Minister to Children (CH) to Transitional Leave 05-31-2008 Angelia M. Trimmer (PL) from Mount Pleasant Assistant (GR) to No Appointment (GR) 06-01-2008 Amy W. Burton (FD) from Transitional Leave (CH) to Kernersville: Main Street Minister of Education (WS) 06-01-2008 Elizabeth G. Taylor (FD) from Transitional Leave (WS) to New Bern: Centenary Minister of Discipleship (North Carolina Conference) (WS) 06-01-2008 Kristy H. Burnette (PL) from Albemarle: Tabernacle Assistant (AL) to Friendship (AL) 86. Who are appointed to ministry to the local church, and where are they appointed for the ensuing year? (Include elders, deacons, associate members, local pastors, and probationary members.) See Section VI. 87. What deacons in full connection are appointed beyond the local church for the ensuing year (¶331.1a, b)? (Include deacons in full connection and probationary.) See Section VI. 88. Who are appointed to extension ministries for the ensuing year? (Include elders, probationary members, associate members, and local pastors.) a) Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (¶344.1a, c)? See Section VI. b) To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (¶344.1b, c)? See Section VI. c) To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d? (v 2/3) See Section VI. 89. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime ap- pointment is to attend school.) Associate Members: William Gene Summey (AM) Probationary Members: Jeffrey Lawrence Martin (PE) Members in Full Connection: Brian Michael Darr (FE) James Peacock Marsh, Jr. (FE) Barbara Averett Ingram (FE) Joshua Harlan Sherfey (FE) Keith Lynn Marsden (FE) Thomas Kevin Taylor (FE) 90. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310[1992])? See Section VI. 91. What other personal notations should be made? (Include such matters as changes in pension credit (¶1506.6), corrections or additions to matters reported in the "Business of the Annual 181 2008 JOURNAL
Conference" questions in previous years, and legal name changes of clergy members and diaconal ministers.) 1. The effective date of the 2004 appointment of Jacquelyn E. Tookey (FE) as associate pastor at Oak Ridge (GR) should have been shown as 04-01-2004 rather than 07-01-2004, and the pension liability for that three-month period is to be funded by the annual conference. 2. Correct the listing in Question 21 in the 2007 journal by moving the name of Dennis Wayne Cameron (PL) from Question 21a (full-time local pastor) to Question 21b (part-time local pastor). 3. Correct the record in the 2007 journal, Sections V and VI, to show that the appointment of Jaylynn W. Byassee (PE) as Pastor, Winfield Community Church, Northern Illinois Conference, was in error. Her correct status for the 2007-08 conference year, effective 07-01-2007, was family leave. 4. The appointive status of Karen C. Kurtz (FL) was changed from part time to full time, effective 12-01- 2006. 5. Laura E. Hubbard (FE) is now to be listed as Laura Hubbard Auten (FE). 6. Tara E. Ebner (PE) is now to be listed as Tara Ebner Bain (FE). 7. Erin A. Grot (PE) is now to be listed as Erin Grot Yow (PE). 8. Molly Anne Tyson (FL) is now to be listed as Molly T. Templeton (PE). 92. Where and when shall the next conference session be held (¶603.2, 3)? George R. Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, June 11-14, 2009.
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