Peninsula-Delaware Conference Bishop Felton Edwin May Resource Center The United Methodist Church 139 N. State Street Dover, DE 19901-3834 Telephone: 302-674-2626 Toll Free: 877-736-3351 Fax: 302-674-1573
April 26, 2018
Dear Lay and Clergy Members of the 2018 Annual Conference Session,
We are preparing for this year's Annual Conference; which will be held Thursday, May 31st, through Saturday, June 1st, on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus in Princess Anne, Maryland. The theme of this year's Annual Conference is "Leaders as Followers of the Way." This theme supports our focus on Leadership Development throughout the year, and supports the Connecting aspect of our Annual Conference Mission: Cultivating Christ communities through our CALL—Connecting, Acting, Leading, and Loving.
This coming year, we will focus on the Acting aspect of our CALL. Acting focuses on encouraging engagement with the communities we serve through missions—being the Body of Christ in the world, advocacy—speaking up for those who are marginalized, impoverished, and brokenhearted throughout the world, and serving—the least, the last, and the lost. This coming year, we will focus on reaching out to those people who need Release, either from addictions, or reintegration into community as they leave prison. We will learn about churches as first responders to veterans returning to civilian life with PTSD, and we will discover how churches can work to alleviate the opioid crisis. We also hope to work on prevention measures. Next year at Annual Conference, we will review the fruit our efforts bore. Our Annual Conference theme for 2019 comes from Jesus’ mission statement in Luke 4:18: “Proclaim Release!”
In our ongoing efforts to be good stewards of our resources, we have placed all of the Annual Conference materials on the website for you to download to your computer or tablet. Go to www.pen- del.org. You may review the Conference materials on your computer and save or print out the ones you would like to have on hand for Annual Conference. This process helps us save on paper, printing costs, and mailing costs. If you cannot access the materials, we recommend you request your church office to print them for you or ask for help at the local public library.
We will have a very limited number of printed materials at the PreConference Orientations and at the site of the Annual Conference. If you are unable to use any of the aforementioned avenues to access Conference materials and you need the Conference to provide a full set of printed material at the site of the Annual Conference, we are happy to do so upon request. Such requests must be communicated to the Conference Resource Center no later than Friday, May 11, 2018.
Rev. Dr. Vicki Gordy-Stith Director of Connectional Ministries Mr. William Westbrook Director of Administrative Services Rev. Darlene M. Dixon Director for STBC/CDC Mr. Doug Lanter Communications Coordinator 234th
Peninsula -Delaware Annual Conference
May 31-June 2, 2018
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, Maryland
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
i. Table of Contents ii. 2018 Annual Conference Schedule and Speaker Bios iii. Guidelines for Holy Conferencing iv. Rules and Guidelines for Clergy and Lay Leadership v. Conference Notes
Conference Reports
A. Committee on Clergy & Lay Leadership (DISTRIBUTED AT CONFERENCE SITE)
B. CONNECTING Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministries ..... B-1 Communications Commission ...... B-4 Commission on Archives and History ...... B-5 Deaf Ministries ...... B-7 Disabilities Ministry ...... B-10
C. ACTING Committee on Native American Ministry (CoNAM) ...... C-1 Peter D. Weaver Congo Partnership Team ...... C-6 Hispanic/Latino Ministries Coordinator’s Report ...... C-11 Salisbury Urban Ministries ...... C-12 Methodist Action Program ...... C-13 Africa University ...... C-14 Conference Appeals Calendar ...... C-17
D. LEADING Board of Ordained Ministry ...... D-1 C. A. R. E. Team ...... D-2 Congregational Development Corporation ...... D-3 Strengthening the Black Church Taskforce ...... D-5 Strengthening the Black Church Director’s Report ...... D-6 Cross Racial /Cross Cultural Committee ...... D-8 United Methodist Men ...... D-9 United Methodist Women ...... D-11
E. LOVING Evangelism and Outreach ...... E-1 Spiritual Formation ...... E-2
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Young Peoples Ministries Network ...... E-4
F. VISION TEAM ...... F-1
G. ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRIES Board of Pensions ...... G-1 Commission on Equitable Compensation ...... G-5 2017 Equitable Compensation Support...... G-6 Board of Trustees ...... G-8 Council of Finance and Administration ...... G-12 Episcopacy Committee ...... G-14
H. OTHER AFFILIATED BOARDS Wesley Foundation: Delaware State University ...... H-1 Wesley Foundation: Salisbury University ...... H-2 Wesley Foundation: University of Maryland Eastern Shore ...... H-3 Wesley Foundation: University of Delaware ...... H-5 Neighborhood House ...... H-10 Board of Childcare ...... H-24 Wesley Theological Seminary ...... H-25
R. RESOLUTIONS Organizational and Procedural Motion ...... R-1 Conference Rules of Order ...... R-1a 2018 Consent Calendar ………………………………………………… R-2 Resolution on Wesley College ...... R-3 Resolution on Opposition to Capital Punishment ...... R-4 Resolution in Support of Humane Immigration Policy ...... R-5 Resolution in Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide ...... R-6 Resolution to Invite Discussion and Sharing of Biblical Study Materials on LGBTQ Issues ...... R-7 Resolution to Set Minimum Salaries for Calendar Year 2019 ...... R-8 Resolution to Urge Unity in the Face of Schism ...... R-9 2019 Covenant Funding Plan ...... R-10 Change to Retiree Medical Coverage ...... R-11 Rental/Housing Allowances for Retired or Disabled Ministers of The Peninsula-Delaware Conference ...... R-12 Setting the Pre-1982 Past Service Rate ...... R-13
T. CONFERENCE TREASURER’S REPORT ...... T-1
X. Lay and Reserve Member List ...... X-1 Lay and Reserve Member Correction Form ...... X-2 2018 Report of Students Attending Colleges or Universities ...... X-3
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Z. Disability Ministry Committee Events ...... Z-1 African American Summit ...... Z-2 Mission u Brochure and Registration Form ...... Z-3 Great Tree of Peace ...... Z-4 Howard L. Gordy Jr. Clergy Assistance Fund ...... Z-5 Churches as First Responders Flyer ...... Z-6 GBHEM General Agency Report ...... Z-7
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May 31 – June 2, 2018 Annual Conference Schedule University of Maryland Eastern Shore
EVENTS SURROUNDING 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Thursday, May 31 Clergy Executive Session, 1:30PM – 3:00PM, Student Center Theater Thursday, May 31 Laity Session, 1:30PM – 3:00PM, William P. Hytche Athletic Center
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018 Registration — 4:00PM Laity- William P. Hytche Athletic Center Clergy- Student Center
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018
Registration — 7:30AM Laity & Clergy- William P. Hytche Athletic Center
Opening Worship & Communion – William P. Hytche Athletic Center 10:00AM Rev. Russell Ewell preaching Offering: Global Migration
Noon Lunch
1:30PM Clergy Session begins in the Student Center Theater 1:30PM Laity Session begins in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center
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Time of Gathering — William P. Hytche Athletic Center 3:30PM Holy Conferencing
5:00PM Dinner — Student Center Time of Gathering — William P. Hytche Athletic Center 6:45PM Holy Conferencing Offering: Central Congo Partnership
FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 6:00AM Bishop Johnson’s Walk 6:45AM Communion – Student Services Rotunda 7:00AM Breakfast — Student Center 7:30AM Registration — William P. Hytche Athletic Center Time of Gathering — William P. Hytche Athletic Center 8:15AM Teaching session with Rev. Junius B. Dotson Noon Lunch Time of Gathering — William P. Hytche Athletic Center 1:45PM Holy Conferencing Celebration of Ministry and Recognition of Retirees 5:00PM Dinner — Student Center Ordination and Commissioning Service, Ella Fitzgerald Center 6:45PM Bishop Peggy A. Johnson preaching Offering: BOOM Scholarships
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018 6:45AM Communion – Student Services Rotunda 7:00AM Breakfast — Student Center Time of Gathering — William P. Hytche Athletic Center 8:15AM Holy Conferencing 11:00AM Service of Remembrance: Rev. Tom Carter
Noon Adjourn
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Chaplain (COL) Tom Carter U.S. Army Retired
William T. “Tom” Carter has been a member of the Peninsula- Delaware Conference since 1963 and served as a United States Army Chaplain for 28 years. Upon retirement from the Army in 1993 he served as the Conference Director of Camping and Retreat Ministries. In 2002, Tom went to Nashville, TN to work at the United Methodist Endorsing Agency (UMEA), General Board of Higher Education.
Over the years Tom served the church and the agency in various roles of responsibility (i.e., regional endorsement interview chair; consultant; Interim Director of Endorsement; and finally, Director of Endorsement and Endorsing Agent). He retired from UMEA December 31, 2014, having earned great respect for his outstanding leadership and service amongst colleagues; church leaders; and most importantly, the endorsed community which he so dearly loved.
Tom and his wife Judy currently reside in Winter Park, FL. They have two daughters and two grandchildren. In Tom’s spare time he enjoys gardening and woodworking.
Rev. Junius B. Dotson General Secretary
A recognized visionary leader in church revitalization, the Rev. Junius B. Dotson is the General Secretary (chief executive officer) of Discipleship Ministries, an international agency of The United Methodist Church. He began his tenure on July 1, 2016.
Prior to his present position, Rev. Dotson was pastor of Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas, where he was instrumental in transforming the church into a 3,500-member multi-campus congregation.
Rev. Dotson received his undergraduate degree in political science, with a concentration in economics, at the University of Texas at Arlington. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. Dotson was ordained in June 1992.
Rev. Dotson served on the Board of Ordained Ministry and the Revitalization Taskforce of the Kansas West Conference (now part of the Great Plains Conference). He has served as facilitator for the Fitzgerald Program, a Discipleship Ministries program to
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equip pastors to begin start-up congregations. From 2009 to 2012, Rev. Dotson served on the Board of Directors of Discipleship Ministries where he was chair of the New Church Starts/Path1 division of the agency. Rev. Dotson also served on The Wichita Food Bank Executive Board and was appointed by the governor of Kansas to serve on the Kansas Sentencing Commission.
Rev. Dotson’s ministry has been featured in The San Jose Mercury News, The San Francisco Examiner, The Sacramento Bee, religious journals and segments on CBS Radio’s “The Osgood File,” as well as on NBC affiliate KRON in San Francisco.
Rev. Harold “Russell” Ewell II
Rev. Ewell serves as Associate Pastor of The Village Church of St. Louis (UMC) and as Co-Chair of The United Methodist Association of Ministers with Disabilities. As a person with a disability in pre-ADA America, his personal and systems advocacy skills began to develop the day his parents enrolled him into Kindergarten. Ophthalmologists and educators forewarned, “Blind students could not succeed in integrated classrooms.” So “don’t dream of one day seeing your son graduate from high school.”
Proving conventional wisdom wrong, Russell graduated from Normandy Sr. High (St. Louis MO), earned a B.S. in Sociology from Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville), and in 2009 he distinguished himself by becoming the first blind student to graduate from Eden Theological Seminary in its 168-year history. Russell also has the distinction of being the first blind person to be ordained in the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Russell works to assist people with disabilities to become full and productive citizens. He gives talks across the country on Disability Advocacy and Awareness, The Disability Rights Movement, The Intersections of Religion and Disability, and The Intersectionality of Disability Theology and Black Theology. Russell is a tireless advocate for a more liberating and inclusive theology of disability. He is passionate about empowering the disenfranchised and assisting all people in realizing their potential, purpose and worth in The Church and society.
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Bishop Peggy A. Johnson Resident Bishop
Bishop Peggy A. Johnson is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and serves as the episcopal leader of the Philadelphia Area of the United Methodist Church, which includes the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference and the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference.
She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lebanon Valley College, a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary. Prior to her election to the episcopacy in 2008 she served as a pastor in the Baltimore-Washington Conference since 1980. Her churches included a 4- point rural circuit in Frederick, MD, a suburban Baltimore congregation, a campus ministry at Gallaudet University and for 20 years she was the pastor of the Christ UMC of the Deaf. Bishop Johnson has a particular passion for ministry with people with disabilities. During her tenure as a bishop she has served as a board member on the Commission on the Status and Role of Women and on the General Board of Church and Society. She authored a UMW “Mission U” study book: “The Church and Disabilities” in 2014. She is married to the Rev. Michael C. Johnson, a United Methodist pastor, and they have two adult sons, Peter and Gabriel.
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Guidelines for Holy Conferencing: What God Expects of Us
Colossians 3:12-16a,17 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. ...And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
⋅ Every person is a child of God. Always speak respectfully. One can disagree without being disagreeable. ⋅ As you patiently listen and observe the behavior of others, be open to the possibility that God can change the views of any or all parties in the discussion. ⋅ Listen patiently before formulating responses. ⋅ Strive to understand the experience out of which others have arrived at their views. ⋅ Be careful in how you express personal offense at differing opinions. Otherwise dialogue may be inhibited. ⋅ Accurately reflect the views of others when speaking. This is especially important when you disagree with that position. ⋅ Avoid using inflammatory words, derogatory names, or an excited and angry voice. ⋅ Avoid making generalizations about individuals and groups. Make your point with specific evidence and examples. ⋅ Make use of facilitators and mediators. ⋅ Remember that people are defined, ultimately, by their relationship with God -- not by the flaws we discover, or think we discover, in their views and actions.
We believe Christians can discuss important issues without the acrimonious debate and parliamentary maneuvering that can divide a group into contending factions. We see too many examples of that in secular society. We believe the Holy Spirit leads in all things, especially as we make decisions. We want to avoid making decisions in a fashion that leaves some feeling like winners and others like losers. We can change the world through honest conversation on matters about which we are passionate.
We offer our thanks to the participants at The Global Young People's Convocation and Legislative Assembly, sponsored by the Division on Ministries with Young People, through the General Board of Discipleship, held in January 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa, for inspiring the framework of these guidelines. They adopted similar guidelines for Christian Conferencing at the convocation. This work is based on guidelines for "Holy Conferencing" that emerged from the United Methodist "Dialogue on Theological Diversity" in February 1998.
Issued by the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church and the General Commission on the General Conference, 2007.
iii. RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON CLERGY AND LAY LEADERSHIP
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1. That the Peninsula-Delaware Conference again records its faith in the Principle of Rotation and adherence to the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church.
2. That the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership be 28 – 32 persons. That the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership be composed of the following persons: Insofar as possible a balanced number of lay and clergy representatives from each District Director of Connectional Ministries Conference Lay Leader or designate Two Young People’s representatives Members will be selected to assure inclusiveness. The facilitators will be selected from the members of the committee.
3. That the following guidelines be used by the Conference Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership: a) Nominations will be based upon a person’s passion, gifts, abilities, and leadership b) Priority will be given to assure inclusiveness c) The Committee will operate by consensus d) The Committee’s Covenant and Prayerful discernment will be the framework for the work of the Committee e) See section B for process for securing leadership
Local Churches and District organizations are encouraged to use the same guidelines wherever appropriate.
4. That, since the quadrennial system is an established part of the United Methodist economy, all members of boards, Vision Team and Resource Teams shall be elected for a quadrennium unless restricted by Discipline, charter, or some other legal requirement. In the event of such legal restrictions, the Principle of Rotation is still to be observed.
5. Guidelines for Conference Positions: That no member of any board, Vision Team, or Resource Team shall serve more than two consecutive quadrennia on said board, Vision Team or Resource Team or be eligible to be re-elected until after one quadrennium has elapsed, except that members of boards and Teams elected for three-year terms may serve three consecutive terms and shall then be ineligible to be re-elected until after one term has elapsed and except further that, when a member is elected to fill an unexpired quadrennium or term, completion of that quadrennium or term shall count as one full quadrennium or term (Conference Rule #23, page 271, 2011 Conference Journal). Persons elected to the Board of Ordained Ministry may serve a maximum of three consecutive four-year terms.
6. That no member of the Conference, lay or clergy, shall serve on more than two boards or Resource Teams concurrently except for the following: committees elected or appointed for the Annual Conference Session, District committees and specified ex-officio persons. Insofar as possible, persons should be limited to serving on one board or Resource Team. Persons serving in Conference leadership positions are encouraged to give priority to their local church. Ex-officio membership on Conference boards or agencies in excess of two shall be permissible. The following shall not be under the Conference rotation system nor counted in the above total: Wesley College Trustees, Board of Directors of the Wesley Foundations, Board of Trustees of Peninsula United Methodist Homes, Inc., and the Committee on Investigation. In the case of the Board of Ordained Ministry, the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership is to request the courtesy of the bishop to inform it as to those persons who will be named to the Board of Ordained Ministry, in order to assist the committee in equal distribution of responsibility on the part of the Conference members. The committee will consider membership on the Board of Ordained Ministry as one of two memberships permitted to each person. No member of the Conference Council on Finance and Administration shall serve on another team, board or task force that receives financial support from the budget of the Annual Conference. (2008 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, ¶612.2.b)
7. Insofar as possible, the membership on Councils, Boards, Vision Team, and Resource Teams of the Annual Conference shall include one-third clergy, one-third laywomen, and one-third laymen, in keeping with policies for general church agencies, except for the Board of Ordained Ministry.
8. That clergy membership on Annual Conference boards, agencies, Vision Team, and Resource Teams shall be limited to full Conference members, probationary members, associate members, affiliate members, and full time and part-time local pastors under appointment in the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference. In order to be eligible to serve on the Conference boards, agencies, ministry teams, and Resource Teams, lay members shall be members of a local church within the Annual Conference. The Conference Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership may select other persons as affiliate members without vote.
9. "In recognition of the Rights of the Aging" as stated in the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church (Para. 162.E of the 2016 Book of Discipline), age should not be a barrier to serve on any board, council, or agency of the Annual Conference. However, the Conference Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership shall give careful attention to assuring that younger members of the Conference are given full opportunity for service. 10. That a conscientious effort shall be made to distribute membership geographically. No fixed number shall be assigned, however, to any one District, since this could become artificial and impractical. Consideration shall be given to the inclusion of lay and clergy persons from small membership churches.
11. That failure to attend the particular board, agency, or Resource Team to which one is assigned for at least one called meeting during the year, without written explanation, or statement of intended activity to the chairperson of that board, agency, or Resource Team will subject persons to automatic removal in the next Clergy and Lay Leadership report. A report of the board, agency, and Resource Team chairperson to the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership by March 1st will include the attendance record of this board, agency, Vision Team, or Resource Team.
12. In order to model partnering in ministry, both lay and clergy shall be nominated for leadership positions on boards, agencies and Resource Teams, except where The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church mandates that the ministry group elect their own leadership. Boards, agencies, Vision Team, and Resource Team members will be notified in advance of their nomination. Insofar as possible, the Conference Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership will dialogue with persons about their passion, gifts and experience prior to nominating them for leadership positions. The members of each unit will elect additional officers. The officers elected at the meeting shall serve for the quadrennium.
The following Criteria for Leadership shall be used in the selection of chairpersons: a) Demonstrate passion, spiritual gifts or expertise needed for the specific area of ministry; b) A demonstrated leadership ability in the local church; c) Committed to the Vision and Mission of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference; d) Willingness to commit time as required by the position; e) Willingness to commit time for training for the responsibilities of the office; f) Have an understanding of and a willingness to support the polity of The United Methodist Church; g) Willingness to participate in nurturing their faith through prayer, study, fasting, service, and worship;
That the date of the quadrennium in which a person is elected to any board, agency, Vision Team, or Resource Team member be clearly indicated in the journal.
14. That in every case a nominee of any board, agency, Vision Team, or Resource Team member shall be notified and consent to serve before the name is placed before the Conference. When vacancies occur in the report, nominations may be made from the floor, provided that the nominee is present and agrees to serve. 15. Guideline for District positions: That recognizing again the belief in the principle of rotation in order to involve greater leadership, all District committees and officers shall be elected to four-year terms with a maximum of eight years and persons shall be ineligible for re-election until after a four-year term has elapsed, with the exception of the District Committee of Ordained Ministry and the District Board of Church Location and Building. II.
For Information Only:
Concerning the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership, its report and the securing of talent
1. That the report of the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership to the Annual Conference session will reflect a complete adherence to all the guidelines established by the Annual Conference.
2. The Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership shall distribute copies of its report to the Annual Conference on the day before the report is to be voted on by the Conference.
3. Vacancies in leadership will be communicated to each District Superintendent and to the Bishop to obtain recommendations. Vacancies will also be communicated to Conference and District Lay Leaders, and the Conference Resource Teams for consideration and recommendations. A description of the responsibilities of the vacant position will be included along with a list of gifts and talents required for leadership position. Each recommendation will require submitting a profile describing an individual’s spiritual gifts, talents, leadership experience, involvement in their local church, and areas of interest. These profiles shall be returned to the secretary of the Conference Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership.
4. That the above-adopted guidelines for the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership of the Annual Conference shall become a printed part of its report at each Annual Conference session.
5. Titles such as “Mrs.,” “Miss,” “Mr.,” “Rev.,” or “Dr.” shall not be used in the preparation of the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership report.
6. In so far as possible, young people shall be members of all boards, Vision Team, and Resource Teams in the Conference in consultation with the Young People’s Ministry. CONFERENCE NOTES
Site of Conference: University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland.
Conference Plenary Sessions: University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, William P Hytche Athletic Center.
Parking: Parking is available in designated areas of the campus.
Telephone Numbers: Peninsula-Delaware Conference …………………………… (302) 674-2626 Toll Free………………………………………… (877) 736-3351 University of Maryland Eastern Shore ……………………. (410) 651-6590 Medical Emergencies……………………………...... (410) 651-3300
Housing and Meal Reservations: Please observe registration deadlines. If you did not receive this information, please contact the Conference Resource Center’s Business Office.
On-site Registration: Registration for Laity will be in the lobby of the William P Hytche Athletic Center from Wednesday evening till Saturday morning. Registration for Clergy only will be located outside the Ballroom of the Student Service Center on Wednesday evening then move to the lobby of the William P Hytche Athletic Center. Please sign-in and receive your name tag and Conference Registration Packet. Note that reserve lay members will not be issued name tags unless they are replacing the lay member for voting purposes.
Pre-Conference Briefings: Pre-Conference Briefings for laity and clergy will be held as follows (time is 7:00- 9:00 p.m. at each location):
Easton: May 15, 2018 Centreville UMC 608 Church Hill Road Centreville, MD 21617
Dover: May 17, 2018 Centennial UMC 44 E. Mt. Vernon Street Smyrna, DE 19977
iii Wilmington: May 21, 2018 Cornerstone UMC 3135 Summit Bridge Rd Bear, DE 19701
Salisbury: May 22, 2018 Zion & Korean UMC 31104 Zion Road Salisbury, MD 21804
Clergy Session: The Clergy Executive Session will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2018 in the Theater of the Student Service Center, UMES from 1:30pm until 3:30pm
As mandated by the 2016 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church
All clergy members of the annual conference (Deacons & Elders in full connection, provisional members, associate members, affiliate members and local pastors under full-time and part-time appointment --¶ 602.1 and the lay members of the Board of Ordained Ministry shall attend and shall have voice in the clergy session.
Only the ordained clergy in full connection and the lay members of the Board of Ordained Ministry may vote (¶ 602.1a-d) (¶ 602.6).
Ordination: The Ordination Service will be held Friday, June 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center. Clergy will robe at the Henson Center. (Elders and Deacons in Full Connection are to wear Red stoles.)
Press Contact: Doug Lanter [email protected] is our representative for all media contacts for the Conference.
Policy on Conference Ushering: The Conference ushers will distribute only information that is needed for conducting the business of the Conference during the plenary sessions. Promotional literature may be placed in the Display Area.
Bar of the Conference: The voting bar of the Conference is the area containing seating at round tables with in the William P Hytche Athletic Center
Cokesbury Bookstore: The Cokesbury Bookstore will be located in the William P Hytche Athletic Center.
Display Area: The Conference program and agency display area will be located in the William P Hytche Athletic Center B-1
1 CONFERENCE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAMPUS MINISTRY 2 3 After serving on this board for a year and working with these dedicated and passionate 4 individuals, I feel blessed by God with clarity of what is realistic, attainable, and 5 appropriate for the CBHECM to aim for in the upcoming year. We have spent many 6 meetings in conversation; listening to each other, sharing our thoughts and 7 expectations, and most of all looking ahead to what God can do through us. The 8 members of our board have reviewed our documents, processes, and mission in the 9 last year with open hearts and a mindset of being willing to change to better fulfill our 10 call. This has been an incredibly fruitful process which has created a firmer foundation 11 for us to build off of moving ahead in the years to come. 12 13 Our two biggest priorities are to increase our fundraising for scholarships so that we can 14 better help our college students and to be proactive in building relationships with other 15 Conference groups and local churches to better care for the current and incoming 16 college students in our care. I continue to be very excited, hopeful, and ready to build off 17 the good work of the past into the greater ministry God has in store for us. Below is a 18 report of our goals from last year and an outline of our goals for the year ahead. 19 20 2017 Goals 21 22 Connecting 23 1. To compile and maintain a list of college students from our Conference to ensure 24 connection with the local Wesley Foundation or United Methodist Church. 25 26 In the last year the CBHECM has created an information form and made it available 27 online for pastors, youth leaders, and other adult mentors to fill out with college students 28 under their care. This has only recently been completed, so we will begin to build 29 awareness of throughout the year. 30 31 2. To compile a list of churches within our Annual Conference who support higher 32 education by contributing to scholarships. 33 34 The CBHECM spent the last year reviewing and revising our scholarship applications 35 and processes. Now that these are revisions are in place we can look at organizing and 36 growing our support for scholarships in the year ahead. 37 38 Acting 39 3. To actively support Wesley Foundations and United Methodist campus ministries 40 within our Annual Conference in their ministry to students. Also, to engage and 41 help local churches and other Conference organizations partner in ministry. 42 43 We made the most progress on this goal through the work of our regular meetings and 44 communication outside of them. The CBHECM takes time at the beginning of every 45 meeting for the campus pastors to share how things are going on campus, in their 46 ministries, and at times with themselves. We take as much time as needed to offer any
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47 support and advice we can along with our prayers. Our board was also able to 48 financially support sending students from Delaware State University Wesley Foundation 49 to Exploration 2017 in Portland, Oregon. 50 51 Leading 52 4. To encourage local churches to engage with any nearby colleges and to consider 53 beginning a group or ministry to meet the unaddressed needs of a college and its 54 population. 55 56 No progress was made on this goal due to the work the board has been doing to revise, 57 clarify, and update much of what we do and how we do it. This goal will be saved for 58 somewhere past the immediate future to take on. 59 60 5. To create common standards that define overall health and growth in discipleship 61 for campus ministry and a process of evaluation to help support and nurture our 62 campus ministries in any areas of need. 63 64 The CBHECM has had initial conversations about what a healthy campus ministry looks 65 like, how it functions, and what its foundation is. With these conversations, we can begin 66 to outline our own standards for health and growth and begin to devise a means of 67 evaluation to help our campus ministries reach those goals. 68 69 Loving 70 6. To provide ideas and resources to local churches as they maintain connection 71 with their students who are attending college. 72 73 Although the CBHECM has not made any progress on this goal yet it is still a valuable 74 goal that we believe is realistic and attainable in the upcoming year. Once we begin to 75 compile information and resources related to this goal we can share it with the churches 76 and ministries of our Conference through district and Conference newsletters. 77 78 7. To compile lists of vetted and used resources for small groups, Bible studies, 79 worship, and outreach so that we are sharing and utilizing the experiences and 80 insights of one another for our shared ministry. 81 82 Our campus pastors have shared resources and ideas during our meetings on 83 occasion. We are still working out the best way to collect them digitally and make them 84 easily accessible to anyone involved in campus or young adult ministry. 85 86 87 2018 Goals 88 89 Connecting 90 1. To compile and maintain a list of college students from our Conference to ensure 91 connection with the local Wesley Foundation or United Methodist Church. 92
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93 Now that we have completed our student information form and made it available online 94 our goal for this year is to publicize it throughout the Conference. We will also 95 encourage pastors, youth leaders, and other mentor-type figures to fill out the form with 96 new and current college students. As we compile this information we can better connect 97 college students to Wesley Foundations within and outside our Annual Conference. 98 99 Acting 100 2. To actively support Wesley Foundations and United Methodist campus ministries 101 within our Annual Conference in their ministry to students. Also, to partner with 102 other Conference ministries to enhance our shared ministry to young adults. 103 104 Our goal for this year is to better solidify our working relationships with the campus 105 ministries within our Annual Conference and relevant Conference organizations (i.e. 106 CCYAM). This strengthening will happen primarily through our CBHECM meetings 107 where our campus pastors can share and we can invite persons from other related 108 ministries and organizations. Our working together can bear greater fruit as we together 109 help send young adults to United Methodist Conferences, events, and sponsor 110 opportunities for fellowship, growth, and other activities for young people. 111 112 Leading 113 3. To create common standards that define overall health and growth in discipleship 114 for campus ministry and a process of evaluation to help support and nurture our 115 campus ministries in any areas of need. 116 117 This will be a more primary goal for CBHECM that will be worked on through 118 conversations at our regular meetings and beginning to put ideas to paper. Our goal for 119 this year will be to have a rough draft of a document that addresses questions relating 120 to what is a healthy campus ministry, what does it do, what does it focus on, and how 121 do you measure health and growth. This will not be a complete document or evaluation, 122 but a foundation document that those things can be built from. 123 124 Loving 125 4. To provide ideas and resources to local churches as they maintain connection 126 with their students who are attending college. 127 128 Using the expertise of our campus pastors, CBHECM members, and other connected 129 persons we will begin to compile an ongoing list of manageable action items, accessible 130 resources, and testimonies to share with local churches about college life and campus 131 ministry. Items from this list will be shared on a periodic basis through online resources, 132 primarily Conference and District newsletters. The purpose of this goal is to help local 133 churches maintain or begin relationships with college students that are members of or 134 affiliated with their congregation. 135 136 5. To compile lists of vetted and used resources for small groups, Bible studies, 137 worship, and outreach so that we are sharing and utilizing the experiences and 138 insights of one another for our shared ministry.
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139 140 By continuing to have conversations at our CBHECM meetings we will share resources 141 for all aspects of campus ministry that members have had personal experience with. 142 The purpose of this goal is to help each other be responsible consumers and leaders as 143 we seek out new resources for worship, outreach, and small group study. We want to 144 make sure our campus ministries are using materials that are best for their context, 145 theologically sound, and that someone else has had personal experience with that they 146 can testify to. It is our hope to compile these resources into an ongoing list for our 147 campus ministries and anyone else in our Conference working in some kind of young 148 adult ministry. 149 150 I thank all the members of the Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus 151 ministry for their faithful spirits, willing hearts, and dedication to their individual ministries 152 and to this board. I pray and look for the discernment and motivation of the Holy Spirit 153 as we continue in ministry and holding each other up in faith. I know that through this 154 work we can proclaim the Gospel and change the lives of countless young people 155 through the grace and love of Jesus Christ in our college communities. 156 157 In Joyful Service, 158 159 Rev. Bradley A. Schutt 160 Chair 161 162 163 164 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 165 166 The Communications Commission, in support of the Conference Vision: Connected 167 Christians offering the Hope of Jesus Christ in today's World, and the Conference 168 Mission: Cultivating Communities through our CALL: Connecting, Acting, Leading and 169 Loving, endeavors to advance the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference by utilizing 170 the most effective aspects of communicating between and among itself and the world. 171 172 The Communications Commission continues to help enable local congregations, our 173 four Districts, and the Annual Conference to tell their stories of God’s good work on the 174 Peninsula-Delaware Conference. We continue to fine tune the Conference website to 175 make accessing information in a more intuitive manner and contain more relevant 176 information. 177 178 Acting to support local churches, the Commission continues to respond to and assist 179 requests to connect to the outside world via the Internet by establishing modest, cost- 180 effective websites. Most are small churches with limited budgets and unaware of what 181 is involved (host provider, domain name, design software, etc.). Commission members 182 met with folks at each of these churches and coached them through all the steps 183 necessary to establish an inexpensive, simple, workable website and domain name.
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184 The Commission remains a resource committed to living out its part of our Conference 185 Mission through Connecting, Acting, Leading, and Loving 186 187 Acting on another need within the Conference, the communications team set about 188 creating identification tags for clergy. Needing to routinely make visits to homes, 189 hospitals, care facilities, prisons, and public buildings on official business it was deemed 190 necessary and appropriate to create and supply clergy with photo identification badges. 191 192 We also continue to address elements of our Strategic Plan with continuous refinements 193 of the Conference website, standardization and easy access of needed forms, and 194 making available workshops on best practices for creating flyers, newsletters, emails, 195 etc. 196 197 Connecting, Acting, and Leading in a Loving way, the Commission's goal is enable an 198 effective circle of communications among the Conference, districts, local churches, 199 congregations, communities – thereby living out both The Great Commission, and our 200 vision and mission. 201 202 Submitted by Richard Brown, Commission Chair 203 204 205 206 COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES & HISTORY 207 208 Mission Statement 209 The mission of The Commission on Archives & History is to collect, preserve, 210 and interpret the historically significant records of the Peninsula-Delaware 211 Annual Conference, its churches, agencies, and antecedents. 212 213 Operation of Barratt's Chapel and Museum 214 Every annual conference has a Commission on Archives and History, but ours 215 is the only Commission on Archives and History to own and maintain a United 216 Methodist Heritage Landmark. In its 237th year, Barratt's Chapel is the oldest 217 surviving place of worship in America built by and for Methodists. On 218 November 14, 1784 Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury met at Barratt's Chapel 219 and laid plans to organize American Methodists into a church independent of 220 the Anglican Church. At this meeting the sacraments of baptism and 221 communion were officially celebrated for the first time anywhere by ordained 222 Methodist clergy, a symbolic declaration of independence. Therefore, Barratt's 223 Chapel is appropriately called the "Independence Hall of American Methodism." 224 In addition to the historic Chapel, the Commission on Archives and History also 225 maintains the adjacent Museum building, which contains the archives of the 226 Peninsula Delaware Conference, a library on Methodist history, and displays 227 on Delmarva Methodism. The Barratt's Chapel site also includes a 228 reconstructed 18th century Vestry, which is used for a variety of small events. 229
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230 The Commission on Archives and History of the Peninsula-Delaware 231 Conference , under the leadership of President C. Russell McCabe and Vice 232 President Shirley Jackson, meets semi-monthly at Barratt's Chapel or at other 233 locations in the conference. 234 235 Conference Archives 236 It is our responsibility by the Discipline (paragraph 641.1) to be the repository 237 for the archives of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference and all its antecedents 238 including the Delaware Conference, which at its final meeting designated 239 Barratt's Chapel as its official depository. It is also our responsibility to provide 240 permanent safe-keeping of historical records of all closed churches within the 241 bounds of the Conference. The Archives are cataloged and housed in a fire 242 proof, climate-controlled section of the museum building. We maintain files for 243 every charge in the Conference and welcome new materials to be added. The 244 staff assists researchers in using materials and also offers assistance by email 245 and telephone requests. There is a library of approximately 3500 volumes on 246 Methodist history. 247 248 Under the direction of the Curator/Conference Archivist, Barb Duffin, the 249 archives and library catalogs have been transferred to PastPerfect, the 250 standard software for museums and archives. Using an optional feature of 251 PastPerfect, both catalogs are now available on the internet through a link on the 252 Museum's web site. 253 254 We continue to offer digitization of local church records for preserving and making 255 the materials easily available for researchers. 256 257 Chapel Usage 258 Although Barratt's Chapel has not had an active membership since 1957 it 259 remains a busy venue for worship and learning. We had approximately 2,000 260 visitors for tours, special services, confirmation classes, weddings, baptisms, 261 funerals and research in 2017. We also had numerous research requests by letter, 262 email and phone. We have several new volunteers who assist with digitizing 263 records, collecting data from local churches, greeting and giving tours to visitors, 264 making book boxes for rare and fragile books. 265 266 There were several special events held at Barratt's in 2017: 267 268 • Route 1, which runs in front of Barratt's, has been under major construction 269 all year, making access to the site somewhat difficult. Because of this 270 situation Commission on Archives and History did not hold Thursday 271 evening services in the summer, and a number of weddings and other 272 events were either canceled or never scheduled. There are plans to resume 273 Thursday summer services in 2018. 274 • -The confirmation classes from the churches of the Peninsula-Delaware 275 Conference were invited to an event with Bishop Johnson in March.
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276 • A Christmas Eve Communion Service was led by Bishop Peggy Johnson. 277 The service brought in about 250 people many of whom had never visited 278 the Chapel before. Carol Stevens provided deaf interpretation. 279 • On December 10, a service of Lessons and Carols was presented by a 280 combined choir under the direction of Dr. James Wilson of Wesley College. 281 • On September 16, Bishop Johnson led a service celebrating the life of 282 Bishop Felton May. At his request Bishop May was buried by the cemetery 283 wall immediately in front of the Chapel. 284 • The Chapel and Museum are open every Wednesday from 10:00-2:00 and 285 Saturday from 1:30-4:30 for visitors and researchers, as well as other times 286 by appointments. 287 288 Outreach 289 Part of the mission of the Commission on Archives and History is to assist local 290 church historians to discover, preserve and tell their own church histories. Barb 291 Duffin, Curator/Conference Archivist, and Phil Lawton, Conference Historian, have 292 been available to meet with researchers, church historians and others seeking 293 information on their local church history. They are available to speak at worship 294 services and other church events. 295 296 297 298 DEAF MINISTRIES ANNUAL REPORT 299 300 Jan 1. 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 301 302 Everything in BOLD is a new or developing Deaf Ministry 303 304 Worship services Interpreted 305 o Epworth, Rehoboth Beach – every Sunday 9:15AM 306 . Weekly Deaf Sunday School in American Sign Language. 307 o Wyoming UMC – every Sunday. 308 o Peniel UMC Newport – every Sunday 309 o Mt. Hope UMC, Federalsburg, MD (Dover district) – 1 Sunday each 310 month. 311 o St Paul’s Odessa – 2 Sundays a month. 312 o Special services at Barratt’s and at other churches in conference. 313 o All-Deaf worship at Grace Wilmington - Separate led by Deaf CLM 314 Karen Miller. Worship attendance up from 6 when interpreted to 15 315 in all-Deaf service in American Sign Language. 316 o Bible study – monthly at Grace in ASL by Karen Miller. Attendance 15-20 317 o Bible Study at Epworth taught in American Sign Language weekly. 318 o Ecumenical Lenten worship and fellowship with the Catholic Deaf 319 community.
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320 o Annual host of Thanksgiving Feast and Worship for Deaf from all over the 321 NEJ. Guest presenter well-known Deaf Christian performer, Megg 322 Rose. 300 attended. 323 324 Sign classes 325 o Continuing at Wyoming UMC. 326 327 Outreach 328 o Case management and advocacy and mentoring 329 o Karen Miller works 1-2 days a week to meet the spiritual and social and 330 everyday needs of the Deaf community. Carol Stevens does the same. 331 o Fellowship group meets monthly for fun and education and 332 opportunities to be in Deaf community. 333 o Pastoral care – Karen Miller and Lynn Kohler, interpreter Epworth. 334 335 Leadership 336 o Karen Miller and Carol Stevens are CLMs. 337 o Several Deaf people attend NEJ and conference training and events 338 Karen Miller continues as president of NEJ Deaf Ministries o nd 339 o Carol Stevens awarded the 2 national Excellence in Deaf Evangelism 340 and Mission from UMC. 341 o Karen Miller, a lay member to Annual Conference 342 o Carol Stevens, Vice Chair of UM –Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries 343 committee (UM-DHM) 344 345 Advocacy and community involvement 346 o Free Deaf Tax Day with AARP for 30 Deaf people annually 347 o Deaf Outreach, Inc non-profit developed from Wyoming UMC to provide 348 advocacy, education, and services to Deaf people in central Delaware 349 o Advocacy group formed to strive to get groups homes for Deaf 350 people with special needs and Deaf-blind people in Delaware. 351 o Meeting with DE state agencies to develop SSP (Support Services 352 Personnel program for Deaf-blind people 353 o Constant advocacy to assure that Deaf people receive services. 354 o Mammogram/Breast health workshop co-sponsored by Deaf 355 Ministries at Grace and Christiana Care Hospital 356 357 Training and empowerment 358 o Attended 2 NEJ events and interpreted and took 5 Deaf people to expose 359 them to the larger church and the church to Deaf people. 360 o Deaf Awareness Sunday at Wyoming - all Deaf and sign language 361 students lead the worship. 362 o Carol Stevens adapted the Certified Lay Servant Basic course at the 363 request of the UM-DHM and with the approval of GBOD Discipleship 364 Ministries. This is the first Lay training for Deaf people that is in 365 American Sign Language and culturally appropriate for the Deaf
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366 Community. Carol taught this course for the first time at the 367 4th Global Methodist Mission conference in Texas in August, 2017 to 368 22 US and 3 International Deaf Methodists. 369 o Carol Stevens and Karen Miller attended Path 1 training for interns. Karen 370 attended 4 day Deaf ministry training given be Deaf Missions. 2016 Karen 371 takes 2 week Deaf pilgrimage to Holy Land 2016 372 373 Camps 374 o Annual Deaf Adults with Special needs at Camp Pecometh for 36 375 Campers and their staff (total 70). All Deaf with additional severe 376 disabilities. For some of the campers who live in hearing group homes it 377 is the only week of the year that they have anyone with whom to 378 communicate. 379 o Stephanie Merchant now assuming director with Deaf Lutheran Pastor 380 Beth Lockard. 381 o New weekend camp for Deaf Autistic Kids and their parents. 382 383 AA meetings with volunteer interpreters. 384 o Has grown from weekly to twice a week 385 386 387 388 Interpreting for Conference activities 389 o Coordinated and provided by Carol Stevens, Lynn Kohler and Stephanie 390 Merchant. For District and conference events and Annual Conference, and 391 for training for Deaf persons attending Nurturing Wellness and 392 Boundaries courses. 393 394 International Deaf Ministry Mission team trip 395 o International Deaf ministry Mission Trip was led by Carol Stevens in June- 396 July 2016 to Zimbabwe and Kenya. Organizing another Deaf Ministry 397 Mission trip to Zimbabwe and Kenya for 3 weeks June/July, 2018. 398 399 Consultation for developing Deaf Ministries in GNJ and EPA by Carol Stevens. 400 401 Some ministries to start in 2018 402 o Worship at Epworth to be on line for Deaf with ASL interpreter in full 403 screen for ease of viewing by Deaf people on line to make Deaf worship 404 accessible to Deaf people around the world who use American Sign 405 Language. 406 o Planning the start of an AA meeting for Deaf people all in American Sign 407 Language 408 o Development of Certified Lay Servant Advanced level in American Sign 409 Language for training of Deaf people throughout the General Church. To 410 be taught July 2018 at national UM Deaf ministry Meeting. 411
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412 These are some of the blessings of Deaf Ministry in the Deaf community. And a rich 413 blessing to all of us lay volunteers who are blessed to be doing this Deaf Ministry. 414 415 It is believed that only 1% of Deaf people ever go to church except for a wedding or a 416 funeral. 417 418 We are grateful to God and to the Pen-Del conference for the love and support that 419 makes it possible for us to be in ministry with Deaf people, the largest un-churched 420 group in the US. 421 422 Blessings 423 424 Carol J. Stevens, CLM 425 Pen-Del Deaf Ministries Area Coordinator. 426 443-794-6499 427 [email protected] 428 Submitted Feb, 2018 429 430 431 432 DISABILITY MINISTRIES COMMITTEE 433 434 We seek to help the local church: 435 ENGAGE people with disabilities within our communities; 436 EDUCATE congregations about what disabling conditions are and what 437 they are not; 438 EQUIP people – with and without disabilities – to work in ministry together 439 and connect others to Christ; 440 EMPOWER people with disabilities to become ministry leaders as we 441 connect the community with Christ. 442 443 The year 2017 was a busy year for the Disability Ministries Committee. We again 444 encouraged churches to observe a Disability Awareness Sunday on the Conference 445 observance of the last Sunday in January. Of course, any church can focus on people 446 with disabilities during worship at any time and any place. 447 448 For the first time since the inception of the disAbility Connection Award, there was no 449 recipient. Churches of all sizes are encouraged to share what they have done 450 RECENTLY (within past 12 months) to educate, engage, empower and equip others for 451 ministry to and with people with disabilities in the local church and in the community. 452 Applications are reviewed by clergy and laity and are due by the end of February/ 453 beginning of March. 454 455 A one-day conference was scheduled for the spring of 2018. The Conference Workshop 456 Day on March 3, 2018 at Cornerstone UMC, Bear, DE, of “Putting the Pieces Together 457 for Effective Ministries to People with Disabilities” with Opening Session: “All About
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458 Autism” offered by Lori Bennett, with breakouts focused on mental illness issues, 459 challenges of those who are hard of hearing, making connections in the community, and 460 a basic Disability Ministries 101. 461 462 Additionally, to help grow the committee and increase its work in the local church, the 463 position of COMMITTEE ON DISABILITY MINSITRIES MEMBER was added to the 464 local church key leadership form presented at the fall charge conferences. We were 465 pleased that, in this first year, we gained 8 more contact people across the conference 466 to help further ministries with people with disabilities. 467 468 We are a small committee but do all that we can to encourage and show local churches 469 of all sizes why they should engage in ministry to and with people with disabilities; 470 because every church can do something to answer the CALL to connect, act, lead and 471 love with people with disabilities for they are found in every age, gender, culture, and 472 corner of our world. 473 474 Rev. Rebecca Collison and Committee
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1 COMMITTEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES – CoNAM 2 3 Mission: The mission of CoNAM is to serve God, the Creator, while being a resource, 4 advocate, and educational body for Native American Ministries within The Peninsula 5 Delaware Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. 6 7 Section 1: Review of Ongoing Goals 8 9 To participate in training events for clergy in the Annual Conference on ministry and 10 issues related to Native Americans. 11 12 To continue to develop and strengthen partnerships between the two Native American 13 Churches, Indian Mission UMC, Immanuel Union UMC and other congregations in the 14 Conference. Our CoNAM invites the two pastors from our Native American churches to 15 be a part of our committee and encourages their presence and input at our meetings, as 16 well as the Northeast Jurisdictional CoNAM annual meetings. 17 18 We continue to expand the ministry of CoNAM into other areas of the Peninsula- 19 Delaware Conference. CoNAM continues to conduct programs in a variety of settings 20 such as schools, universities, civic organizations, camps, scouting events, historical 21 societies, libraries, Native American cultural events such as powwows and festivals. 22 23 We continue to promote the celebration of Native American Ministries Sunday. This is a 24 major goal of CoNAM. We make available to the local congregations resources, 25 speakers, materials and ideas for having and conducting a service for this special 26 offering Sunday. We are encouraging our CoNAM representatives in each church or 27 charge to help design a Native American Ministries Sunday worship service. Materials 28 for such are available through the Methodist connection. 29 30 To provide financial support for persons to attend Native American Family Camp, Peg- 31 Leg Flamingos, youth leadership training, Native American lay speaking school and 32 other Native American awareness training events and leadership opportunities. This is a 33 major goal of CoNAM. 34 35 To continue to seek to identify other Native American/American Indian Tribal peoples 36 and those with Native American/American Indian heritage, living within the boundaries 37 of our Annual Conference. Many people have self-identified through CoNAM 38 presentations in their church. We encourage our CoNAM representatives to help identify 39 Native persons within their church or charge. 40 41 Our Annual Conference will continue to provide representatives from churches/charges 42 to be a part of CoNAM. We shall continue to encourage District Superintendents to 43 follow The Book of Discipline, where at charge conference a person will be named as 44 representative to CoNAM. Once representatives are made known, CoNAM will have a 45 gathering session to inform representatives of their responsibilities , bring awareness of 46 CoNAM, its purpose and responsibility within our Annual Conference, and build
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47 relationships and partnerships with CoNAM representatives and their church or charge. 48 Representatives are encouraged to attend CoNAM meetings. CoNAM representatives 49 will be informed of meetings and special events through emails and the Conference web 50 page. 51 52 Section 2: Significant Events 2017 53 54 CoNAM Committee has supported and participated in the following events: Our 55 members serve on many boards, teams, agencies and task forces within our Annual 56 Conference and beyond. 57 58 PENINSULA-DELWARE ANNUAL CONFERENCE – The focus of the 2016 Peninsula- 59 Delaware Annual Conference was the culmination of many years of work to recognize 60 the need for an Act of Repentance towards non-indigenous peoples in our Conference 61 as well as around the world for acts that have occurred and continue to occur that are 62 harmful to the welfare of indigenous peoples. This worship service, with the Reverend 63 Thom White Wolf Fassett as keynote speaker, was held in June 2016. Tribal leaders 64 from tribes living in our Conference were invited guests at this worship service. The 65 Cabinet pledged to continue to lead our Conference on paths that lead to forgiveness, 66 reconciliation and healing between all people. CoNAM has been working with the 67 Conference Director of Connectional Ministries Rev Vicki Gordy Stith and others 68 preparing for the Peace Tree Ceremony on April 22, 2018. 69 70 NURTURING WHOLENESS IN COMMUNITY LEVEL 1 & 2: 71 CoNAM members have assumed leadership positions at these retreat experiences. As, 72 CoNAM Leaders share history of Native people within the church, bringing awareness 73 of ongoing historical trauma and unresolved grief experienced by many Native peoples 74 as a result of continued racism, stereotyping, and depiction of Native people in 75 unflattering ways, such as mascots and characterizing them in dehumanizing cartoons. 76 We have expressed many ways in which racial division can be reconciled and how 77 inclusiveness can lead to healing. 78 79 NDN STIXS: This a group of children and youth that meet every Monday evening at the 80 Nanticoke Indian Center to learn about positive behavior and relationships. The 81 Nanticoke Indian Tribe and individuals of the community have encouraged us as a 82 group, because we tend to focus on bettering our community by involving our children 83 and youth in community events. Our hope is to allow children and youth from the 84 community an outlet for their talents and energy. We accomplish this by doing crafts 85 and teaching cultural traditions. While exercising we focus on being healthy, singing and 86 spending quality time with them. We have started a once month cooking class. We want 87 them to know that they have caring adults in their community and they will be there to 88 support them in good times and difficult times. These experiences allow them to have 89 someone present that they can turn to, along with their parents, when they feel they 90 need support and guidance. It is our hope that they will benefit from the ongoing 91 interaction. Our prayer circle helps put an emphasis on praises and needs in 92 community.
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93 NDN STIX had a vision for a Gathering Place Without Walls behind the Nanticoke 94 Indian Center in Millsboro Delaware in the fall of 2017, and began raising $5,000 in 95 funds for its construction. We knew that the task before us would not be easy, but by 96 the grace of God, and with much gratitude to the community, our vision will be 97 completed by the summer of 2018. Within the Community and NDN STIX, the 98 Gathering Place is being called the “Warriors’ Circle”. 99 100 NATIVE WRITERS WORKSHOP: This is an ongoing event sponsored by NACP 101 (Native American Comprehensive Plan). This workshop focuses on Native adults and 102 youth, writing works for worship services, poetry, and stories that can be used by Native 103 and non-Native people. Works from the Native writers is available for use through the 104 NACP and GBOD (General Board of Discipleship) websites. Writers from this group 105 have been asked to write for other agencies or events. This gathering is vital to 106 preparing Native people to express their voices through writing. Many adults and youth 107 from our CoNAM and local Native communities have participated in this event. NACP is 108 looking forward to publishing Voices II in the year 2019 with the writings gathered 109 throughout the many years of the Native American Writer’s Workshop. 110 111 MOCCASINS ROCK: Tennessee Annual Conference CoNAM invites Pen-Del CoNAM 112 Leadership to help plan and participate as workshop leaders for this annual event, held 113 at Camp Benson, Tennessee. Many Native leaders from many conferences across the 114 Methodist connection are part of this event. This event is open to Native and non-Native 115 people of all ages. The focus of this event is to bring awareness of the Native culture 116 and to educate participants about current Native issues. Participants experience 117 traditional Native stories, lectures, talking circles, workshops, Native crafts, traditional 118 drum and flute music, traditional tribal dances and open mic evenings to share their gifts 119 and talents. Personal stories from participants have expressed life changing 120 experiences from this week end. Being in leadership for this event has led to invitations 121 for Pen-Del CoNAM to be workshop leader and speakers in other annual conferences 122 across our Methodist connection. 123 124 NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILY CAMP: NAIC (Native American International Caucus) 125 RagghiRain Calentine is chairperson of family camp. This event is open to Native 126 families across the Methodist connection with emphasis on education, experiencing the 127 tribal people who live in the area where the camp is held, workshops on current Native 128 issues, activities for all age groups and fun. This gathering is an opportunity for Native 129 peoples to come together in fellowship and support of one another. This event is 130 crucially important to the Native traditional concept of community and extended 131 community. 132 133 Native American Family Camp was held in Gore, Oklahoma in July 2017. We were 134 blessed to have Reverend Homer Noley with us during camp. He is a member of the 135 Choctaw Nation and the founder of the National United Methodist Native American 136 Center. A special honoring of his life work was held for him during Family Camp this 137 year. 138
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139 NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRY SUNDAY CELEBRATIONS: Many of our Committee 140 members have taken part in churches throughout our conference and other conferences 141 celebrating this special Sunday. We thank the churches for their invitations, 142 contributions and dedication to the ministry of CoNAM. 143 144 NANTICOKE TRIBAL DANCE TROUPE: CoNAM members and many of the NDN 145 STIXS are members of this dance troupe and share stories, music, traditional dancing 146 and cultural traditions at various events throughout the Northeast. 147 148 EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Our CoNAM and EPA CoNAM 149 are in partnership and support of each other. Many of our CoNAM members have 150 traveled to churches in EPA area to share in Native American Ministry Sunday services 151 and participated in their annual conference 152 153 UNITY RUN: Running has always been an important part of life for Native People, not 154 only for hunting but for carrying messages to other villages. Running has deep roots in 155 spiritual traditions for Native people, it keeps us healthy and in balance with the world 156 around us. More importantly, it promotes a spiritual connectedness with the Creator 157 God. The Unity Run will encourage each of us to remember our rich heritage and take 158 pride in each’s gifts. Runners will offer prayers as they sacrifice their bodies, energy and 159 time in making this journey for family, friends and community. 160 161 We are still here and will continue to be here for all future generations. Three years ago 162 a one year grant was acquired from GBGM (General Board of Global Ministries) to fund 163 a Unity Run, an event to unite three federation tribes, two of Delaware and one from 164 New Jersey. Unity Run committee meets every month, plans and implements activities 165 for the three communities. 166 167 Family Fit and Fun and language class, Elders stories, Easter egg hunt, Shawl project, 168 Prayer Beads and their history, Language of the Trade Blanket, Swing Set project, 169 Water Fun Day were among some of the 2017 events. 170 171 Due to extreme weather in October, the 2016 Annual Unity Run was cancelled. 172 Instead, an indoor Unity Run Family Fit and Fun Day was rescheduled for January 30th 173 at the Nanticoke Indian Center which was a great success. The 4th annual run took 174 place again in October 2017. 175 176 PEG-LEG FLAMINGOS: Peg-Leg Flamingos grew out of the 2011 gathering of Native 177 American Youth. The youth envisioned a new symbol that is fun but reflects the 178 challenges of the 21st Century. What would be more challenging than being a flamingo 179 with a peg-leg? From that humorous question, we realized that flamingos are a 180 threatened species. They survive by living as a community. We too can. They share in 181 the raising of their young as we do. Healthy flamingos getting proper nourishment are a 182 wondrous pink, but unhealthy flamingos' feathers turn pale. If we stay in an unhealthy 183 group, we become like them. In a world out of balance, flamingos stand on one leg and 184 fly above threats. As future leaders we learn to not give up, to stand and rise above
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185 challenges! Flamingos are all of the colors of the Medicine Wheel; yellow, red {pink}, 186 black and white for they are connected to the earth. We are like them. We are strong, 187 balanced and connected in community with Creator God. We are threatened, but we will 188 survive! During the Peg-Leg Flamingos gathering this year, they traveled to the North 189 Dakota and experienced the protests held to stop the Dakota Access pipeline to cross 190 Native American lands. There the youth gained understanding of a piece of their history 191 and the challenges they will face as they work towards becoming leaders. Our hope and 192 prayers are that each and every one who has walked this path understands the 193 important part they are in God's encircling world. We are the Peg-Leg Flamingos. Peg- 194 Leg Flamingos are truly blessed with the support and prayers of Bishop Peggy Johnson, 195 and for this we give thanks to her. 196 197 In May 2018, Peg-Leg Flamingos was held in West River, Maryland within the 198 boundaries of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Along with the core teachings, 199 the focus will be on traditional teachings concerning Water. The Pen-Del Conference 200 CoNAM helps fund the Conference. 201 202 Section 3: Committee member’s participation in other vital General Church 203 ministries: 204 205 NAIC: Native American International Caucus. Ragghi Calentine and Kayleigh Vickers 206 (Nanticoke Tribal young adult) are Representatives to this General Church caucus. 207 They attended the General Conference in Portland in May 2016. 208 209 NACP: Native American Comprehensive Plan. Ragghi Calentine, Deb McNatt (youth) 210 and Kayleigh Vickers (Nanticoke young adult), are representatives for this quadrennial. 211 212 NEJCONAM: Northeastern Jurisdictional Committee on Native American Ministries. 213 This is an annual event and our representatives this year to the Conference in Maine 214 were Rev. Jennifer Kerby and Ragghi Rain Calentine. 215 216 STANDING ROCK DAPL: Members of CoNAM and other concerned constituents 217 participated in a rally in Dover to protest the continued construction of the Dakota 218 Access Pipeline across Native American lands and beneath the Missouri River, as its 219 presence would be detrimental to both the sacred grounds of the Standing Rock people 220 and to the resources given to us by the Creator God. 221 222 Section 4: Goals for 2018 223 224 CoNAM shall continue to make our voices and presence known within our Conference 225 and beyond, being a pathway to awareness and education. We shall continue to bring 226 awareness of historical trauma and unresolved grief and how the continuance of racism 227 prevents reconciliation and the healing process of Native people. 228 229 It is the goal of CoNAM to have an annual representative training event. This event is to 230 offer opportunities for representatives to learn of CoNAM ministries and ways in which
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231 they and their churches and charges can participate in a Native American Ministry 232 Sunday worship service and learn of Native culture and traditions. Representatives are 233 also invited to attend CoNAM Meetings to learn of Native American issues, traditions 234 and culture. A training is scheduled to be held (at this writing), on May 12, 2018, at the 235 Nanticoke Indian Center. 236 237 CoNAM will continue to encourage our Conference to fill the position of CoNAM 238 representative in each church or charge. In turn, CoNAM will invite and encourage all 239 representatives to attend all events held throughout the Conference, both sponsored by 240 CoNAM, and otherwise, that will further their understanding of Native American issues, 241 traditions and culture. 242 243 CoNAM will plan events for committee members, representatives and communities that 244 bring awareness of Native peoples, and will be held throughout the Conference. 245 246 CoNAM will continue the journey with our Bishop and Conference leadership to follow 247 up the pledge made at the 2016 Annual Conference during the Act of Repentance in 248 order to continue on paths that lead to forgiveness, reconciliation and healing. 249 250 CoNAM wishes to thank all those that have invited CoNAM to be a part of their Native 251 American Ministries Sunday worship services, gatherings and events. We look towards 252 many more invitations. We appreciate all the financial support that our churches and 253 charges have given us so we might continue our ministry. 254 255 In His Service, 256 Ragghi Calentine, Chair 257 258 259 260 PETER D. WEAVER CONGO PARTNERSHIP 261 2018 Conference Report for 2017 262 263 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a 264 new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a 265 way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 266 267 Our hearts are filled with joy as we thank the Peninsula-Delaware Conference for your 268 prayers and financial support of our Partnership throughout 2017. Throughout this year, 269 we have seen children become healthier with the addition of a nutritious meal each day, 270 and many medical centers continue to receive medications that save lives. We have 271 witnessed an entire village grow in confidence because our agricultural program has 272 given them a hope of a future they never dreamed of. We have heard the laughter of 273 women and children as they hold their jugs under the pump to see it fill with fresh water 274 through our fresh water well projects. All of this is made possible through your prayers 275 and financial gifts. It is hard to put into words the gratitude and thankfulness we feel 276 about the love that is given to these projects.
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277 278 Mpasa Medical & Nutrition Center 279 2017 overflowed with blessings for the people of Mpasa, an area that historically has 280 been home for millions of refugees from Angola, Sudan, and East Congo. The long- 281 awaited pediatric building was completed and dedicated in June 2017. The new building 282 provides significantly improved conditions for safe patient care, especially in clean and 283 well-furnished operating rooms. The operating rooms now include cabinetry for storage 284 of the new surgical instruments, sterile supplies and medications. Additionally, the 285 Partnership purchased specialized equipment for improved quality, such as an 286 incubator for newborns, an ultrasound machine and a suction machine for surgery. Now 287 that the medical center has two new solar powered refrigerators, the government has 288 committed to stock them with blood for transfusions. The absence of blood products has 289 contributed to deaths from hemorrhage during surgery and childbirth in the past. Also, a 290 room designated for children allows for sequestering from adults with communicable 291 diseases. An improved laboratory also has improved the provision for accurate and 292 quality diagnostics. The third phase of the project included the installation of solar 293 power. The medical center now experiences electricity twenty-four hours a day for the 294 first time! 295 296 The Partnership imparts deep gratitude for the beneficence of the South (previously 297 Southeast) District of the Eastern PA Conference and many from the Peninsula- 298 Delaware Conference. Praise God for generosity from so many churches! 299 300 Due to improved conditions, the government now recognizes the Mpasa Medical and 301 Nutrition Center as an upgraded facility which qualifies it to function as a vaccination 302 center, and family planning center. Several non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) 303 have also offered their services and resources to the medical center, such as 304 Handicapped International who assist the physically disabled, especially children. 305 Upon completion of the new pediatric building and renovation of existing facilities, an 306 artist painted numerous portrayals of scripture passages to visually proclaim the 307 Gospel. 308 309 Mpasa continues to provide a nutritious meal, vitamins, vaccinations, and medical care 310 for 300 children 5 days weekly before school so they are prepared for their studies. We 311 observe the health and strength of the children in this program with such joy. There is 312 also a program for severely malnourished children providing food 7 days week and a 313 program for elderly men and women where they are given food to take home and cook 314 to provide for themselves and their families. This not only assists their health, but also 315 their self-esteem enabling them to provide for their families. A New Life Skills program 316 will replace the sewing program offering training in skills such as sewing, soap making, 317 tie-dying fabric, and financial training so the mothers of the program can begin a 318 business and become self-sustaining. Once able to provide for their families, it will allow 319 other children to participate in the nutrition program moving slowly towards self- 320 sustainability. 321 322 Miriam’s Table Nutritional Program
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323 Miriam’s Table was established in 2014, located in the area of the Mpasa Region where 324 the “poorest of the poor” live. Never had the people of this community been serviced 325 with either nutritional or medical needs. 326 327 Miriam’s Table has installed a cistern and gutters to collect rain water to be used for 328 hand washing and cleaning. Access to clean water requires a difficult trek up a steep 329 slope to a well about half a kilometer away. The work of the Rehoboth Beach Sunrise 330 Rotary Club and the Kinshasa-Kingabwa Rotary Club have joined forces with Rotary 331 International to complete a large project that includes the first fresh water well in the 332 community, sanitation and erosion needs. 333 334 “And then there was light!” Solar panels were installed on the roof giving light to both the 335 inside and outside area around the building. 336 337 An artist was hired to paint beautiful panels of scripture throughout the inside of the 338 building. So, when the children are eating or there for worship, they are surrounded by 339 the Word of God. 340 341 The United Methodist congregation that began in the fall of 2016, continues to grow 342 serving many of the families whose children are fed daily there. 343 344 Diengenga Projects 345 In the center of Congo is a small United Methodist Mission station called Diengenga. 346 Initially started by pioneer missionaries, this mission has become a center for education, 347 medical care, and now agriculture. All leadership in the Partnership Projects is 348 Congolese with the Partnership assisting with training, resources, support, and 349 accountability. 350 The Jack & Renie Miner Trade School provides vocational training in mechanics, 351 engineering, carpentry, construction, masonry, electrical work, and now with the farm, 352 agriculture and veterinary services. The Trade school works cooperatively with the farm 353 as a site for training and provides mechanical services for the farm vehicle and other 354 equipment to provide training opportunities. The Trade School computer class provides 355 maintenance and support a Computer Lab provided for all secondary schools in 356 Diengenga by the Partnership. Because the Trade has one of the few generators in the 357 village, they can recharge the laptops for use by all students. All computers used in the 358 Cataract Mission were donated to the computer lab, so students now have a place to 359 learn computer skills which is critical for those who pursue additional education. 360 361 The Diengenga Primary School suffered from total demolition during a storm in March 362 2016. Through the support of UMCOR, the Partnership working with Jonathan & Donna 363 Baker, our Congo missionaries, were able to get grants to rebuild the primary school. 364 Local contractors continue to complete the building. We are praying that the school will 365 invite the children soon who currently meet in a thatch roofed building that will be 366 demolished when the new building has been inhabited. 367
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368 The Cape Lodja Farm in Diengenga has become a model farm for central Congo. 369 Through animal traction, the farm continues to increase the amount of land it can 370 cultivate and harvest providing food for the malnourished as well as jobs as it moves 371 towards becoming more self-sustaining. Four fish ponds provide a good yield and new 372 crops provided a market for the farm: rice, corn, soy beans, maniac, bananas, 4500 373 pineapple plants, four varieties of beans, and many new vegetables are now yielding 374 fruit. The fresh water well located on the farm enables the planting of a large vegetable 375 garden year round. In the past, because of the dry seasons, they were only able to plant 376 and harvest 6 months yearly. It also helps greatly serve the growing animal population: 377 cows, goats, chickens, pigs, and sheep. 378 379 A special blessing in 2017 was the donation of 2 new grain grinders by Kent Island U.M. 380 Church. Previously, the farm had to take all their grain (rice, soy, maniac and corn) to 381 Lodja, village 12 kilometers away. This saves much time and expense. The farm is also 382 providing grinder service for residents as they also had to previously WALK with their 383 grain many miles. This provides an income for the farm and employment opportunity as 384 the farm continues to move towards self-sustainability. 385 386 Fresh Water in Sankuru – The Sankuru Province is approximately 16 times the size of 387 Delaware with 1.8 million people and the heart of Methodism in the Central Congo 388 Episcopal Area. With the river previously providing the only source of water, the people 389 suffer from water-related disease, the 2nd leading cause of death in Congo. After 390 completing the first well in Diengenga in 2015, representatives from UMCOR, along with 391 the Bakers, completed an assessment of the Sankuru region in central Congo where 392 many U.M. Mission stations are located; including schools, universities, and medical 393 facilities. In response to this critical need, the Partnership set a goal to dig at least 1 394 fresh water well yearly but the funding for wells has far exceeded this goal through the 395 generosity of churches in Florida, Texas, Peninsula-Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania 396 and across the U.M. Connection. Six new wells were drilled in Wembo Nyama and 397 nearby Tshumbe and others are being planned for this year. Praise God for the 398 generosity of many churches and persons helping this become a reality. The Director of 399 the Medical Center in Diengenga reported NO deaths or serious illness in 2017 from 400 river-related diseases after years of experiencing numerous deaths and illness! Praise 401 God! No water, no life! You are literally providing life for the Congolese in central 402 Congo. 403 404 Cataract Mission – The planned Cataract Surgery Mission for July 2016 had to be 405 postponed due to the Congolese government’s change in the visa application process, 406 extending it from 3-5 days to 3-4 months. Also, with many delays in the shipping and 407 customs warehouse, the donated medications from Alcon Pharmaceuticals did not 408 arrive in Diengenga until August and September. 409 410 In July 2017, the mission took place in Diengenga with a team of Congolese clinicians, 411 partnering with the Bakers. Surgeons, an anesthetist and ophthalmology nurses from 412 Kinshasa and Kananga joined together to provide ophthalmology care for over 2000 413 patients. Generous donations from multiple churches and individuals enabled this
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414 mission to be conducted. God is good, and we are so grateful that the mission brought 415 such blessings, including the restoration of sight for approximately 160 who were nearly 416 or totally blind. The dream of making eye care in central Congo sustainable through the 417 Congolese medical staff has not wavered and the Bakers continue to plan with the 418 Congolese Bishop Lunge to move forward. 419 420 Children’s Ministry 421 As the good news spreads about our Children’s Ministry program in Wembo Nyama, our 422 director, Josephine Akambo Ecco, continues to train new teachers to share the Gospel 423 with more and more village children surrounding Wembo Nyama. There are currently 424 43 groups with approximately 6,000 children in the program. She keeps excellent 425 records sending reports of the growing numbers of children who are finding Jesus 426 through this ministry. 427 428 A special blessing in 2017 was to witness the program expand to other villages in the 429 Central Congo Annual Conference. After pastors and laity saw the impact of the 430 program on the children, their families, and the local churches, many returned to their 431 villages to launch a similar program. Director Josephine is providing training for 432 leadership in various areas throughout the Conference. 433 434 The Children’s Ministry also has its own outreach to orphaned children. They seek to 435 locate orphaned children into other homes and, through various fund-raising activities, 436 find ways to help fund their education. It is amazing to see this program blossom. A 437 training for all the volunteer teachers and assistance will be held in February 2018, 438 when Rev. David Ryan travels to Wembo Nyama to assist them. 439 440 441 442 Welcoming Bishop Daniel Lunge 443 In March 2017, Bishop Daniel Lunge was elected as Bishop and assigned to the Central 444 Congo Episcopal Area to succeed Bishop David Yemba who retired. The Partnership is 445 indebted to Bishop Yemba for his support and encouragement throughout his service as 446 Bishop. In fall 2017 the Partnership was pleased to welcome Bishop Lunge and Mission 447 Coordinator, Dr. Adolphe Yamba Yamba, to the United States. This provided Bishop 448 Lunge an opportunity to speak in each Conference and meet with key leadership to 449 share his priorities for the Central Congo Episcopal Area for the next several years. A 450 meeting with all Partners was held at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina to set goals for 451 the future. We covet your prayers for Bishop Lunge and his family, as their challenges 452 are great, and the Partnership as it works together with the Congolese Church to meet 453 these challenges. 454 455 456 The Future 457 The work of the Partnership continues to grow and be blessed by God and through 458 generous donations of churches and individuals, businesses and organizations with 459 hearts for mission. Each and every donation is celebrated. Whether we are buying a
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460 chicken or drilling a well-it is your gifts that make a dream into reality. We look to God 461 for continued guidance for this ministry in 2018. Because of the Partnership, there is 462 hope within a people who once could think only about daily survival, but now plan for 463 their future. 464 465 Submitted by Susie Keefer, Co-Chair 466 467 468 469 HISPANIC-LATINO MINISTRY CO-ORDINATOR 470 471 The coordination of Hispanic-Latino Ministry (HLM) in Pen-Del has focused on three 472 main areas: Congregational Development, Leadership Development, and Advocacy. 473 The connectivity of the UMC has been instrumental to keep moving towards that 474 direction. 475 476 Pen-Del Conference and national agencies like the National Plan of Hispanic Latino 477 Ministry, as part of the General Board of Global Mission, continue seeking to identify 478 new spaces and new communities of faith. For example, La Caminante Metodista Unida 479 (The United Methodist Walker) is a faith community located at Wesley UMC in Dover, 480 DE. People get together on Wednesday night for supper to then enter into a time of 481 prayer, Bible study, and action. This is a service meant to be in Spanish and open to be 482 bilingual when needed. 483 484 As consequence, La Caminante established relationships with the Dreamers from 485 Delaware State University. Once a month, forty to seventy eight students join in the 486 preparation of a Dinner Night at Grace Fellowship Hall at Wesley UMC. We are able to 487 share our struggles and joys. We thank God for the meal prepared by the students, and 488 lastly we all participate in a short message of liberation, community building, and hope. 489 Dreamers are teaching us the resilient spirit of God. 490 491 Besides strengthening bonds with schools and other non-profit organizations like 492 Delaware Association for Community Advance (DelAca), Pen-Del Hispanic-Latino 493 Ministry, in conjunction with The Methodist Action Program, has helped to organize and 494 sponsor three trips to Washington D.C. (Dec. 6th 2017, Jan. 19, Feb. 10th-11th) to 495 protest, advocate, and Lobby on behalf of the migrant and refugee communities. As a 496 response to the struggles manifested in our society, the HLM partnered with the 497 General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) to provide training on social justice 498 matters such global migration. 499 500 Through GBCS guidance, we were able to form the Conference Rapid Response Team 501 (Pen-Del RRT), which counts on 27 people (14 churches, 15 clergy, 8 laypeople, and 4 502 community organizers). We are connected with the National RRT trying to embody a 503 church that walks with and cares for our refugee and migrant sisters and brothers. Both, 504 young and adults are getting involved in values and skills learned inside the church to 505 now practice them in the public arena by going to cities to teach, proclaiming the good 506 news, and curing every disease of injustice. Lastly, HLM has been welcomed to add a
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507 chapter in the Nurturing Wholeness in Community retreat that takes place at least twice 508 a year at Camp Pecometh to prepare the current leadership of the church. 509 510 Lastly, the Hispanic-Latino Task Force in our Conference has been dissolved with the 511 purpose of building a renewed team. We are hoping to continue identifying leaders 512 interested in connecting with the communities, congregations, and advocacy 513 movements. If you want to learn more or have questions, feel free to contact me 514 at [email protected]. 515 516 Carlos S. Reyes Rodríguez 517 518 519 520 521 TOUCHED BY THE HEART OF 522 SALISBURY URBAN MINISTRIES – 2018 523 524 525 526 Salisbury Urban Ministries (SUM) began in 1992 and is governed by eight United 527 Methodist Covenant Churches: Asbury, Bethesda, Christ, Grace, Korean, St. Andrews, 528 Trinity, and Wesley Temple. 529 530 SUM’s Mission is to develop and implement programs that serve and minister to the 531 needs of materially impoverished individuals. Our programs assist residents of 532 Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester counties. With the support of our dedicated staff 533 and volunteers, we offer five outreach programs. 534 535 Our programs include: 536 • God’s Kitchen: This community outreach program, hosted by Grace UMC, 537 addresses the need for meals and health services for homeless and 538 impoverished people. Forty-eight organizations take turns serving approximately 539 225 meals each Saturday. Health services are provided by HOPE. 540 • Kid’s Café: This after-school and summer program provides a safe learning 541 environment for “at-risk” children living in the Church Street neighborhood, a high 542 crime and high poverty area. The children receive a meal each program day, 543 homework assistance, and supplemental food during school breaks. The children 544 participate in community activities, go on fieldtrips, and enjoy the YMCA summer 545 day camp. The program is open four days a week year round, with an enrollment 546 of 14 elementary school age children. In 2017. thirty-nine volunteers served 661 547 hours assisting the program staff. 548 • Lazarus Food Pantry & Prescription Assistance Program: This program 549 provides assistance to the economically deprived residents in Wicomico, 550 Somerset, and Worcester counties. Wicomico County residents may receive food 551 from the pantry once each calendar month. The pantry served 1,049 individuals 552 for a total of 2,028 visits in 2017. Volunteers donated 1,497 hours interviewing 553 clients, inventorying and bagging food, and assisting with monthly reporting. The
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554 pantry is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The program also offers prescription 555 assistance to residents in Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester counties. The 556 prescription assistance program assisted with 694 prescriptions. A new 557 partnership between SUM, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, and Chesapeake 558 Health Care now offers dental assistance to limited-income individuals. 559 • Men’s Welcome Center: The center is open on Saturdays and offers homeless 560 men the opportunity to take showers, do laundry, get a haircut, and fellowship 561 with volunteers. The men receive warm clothing, snacks, and health referrals to 562 local agencies. Through the Patrick D. Marvel Winter Survival Project, twenty- 563 eight homeless men received a winter coat, water-proof boots, a sleeping bag, 564 and a tent to aid them through the winter months. The center is a combined 565 effort of the Covenant Churches and Joshua House Ministries. Twenty-seven 566 men volunteered 345 hours assisting with the management of the center. 567 • Facility Update: Several improvements were made during the past year. 568 Anderson Fence donated a chain-link fence; Bethesda UMC assisted with the 569 purchase of new washers and dryers for the Men’s Welcome Center; and, 570 through the Delmarva Energy Savings Program, SUM received commercial- 571 grade, Energy-Star freezers and refrigerator. The energy savings program also 572 provided energy-efficient lighting fixtures for both inside and outside of the SUM 573 building. 574 575 Through the on-going support of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference, our Covenant 576 Churches, foundation grants, individual donors, area churches, local businesses, and 577 civic groups, SUM continues to reach out to the people God has called us to serve. 578 579 Respectfully submitted, 580 Debbie Donaway, Executive Director 581 582 Salisbury Urban Ministries 583 410-749-1563 584 PO Box 1792 / 326 Barclay St Salisbury, MD 21802 585 Website: www.sbyurbanministries.org 586 Email: [email protected] 587 588 589 590 METHODIST ACTION PROGRAM (MAP) 591 2017 End of Year Report 592 593 We respectfully offer the following report on the Methodist Action Program for the year 2017. 594 The year was overflowing with energy and anticipation for the Board and Administration of MAP 595 as we continually seek God’s will for the future of urban ministry in the City of Wilmington. Next 596 year we plan to focus on social justice and the restoration of Old Asbury and the property 597 surrounding the church. 598
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Location of Program Name of Program Number Served Description 599 Old Asbury Outreach Emanuel Dining 45,416 meals served. Soup kitchen Hall 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM maned solely by (Ministry of Caring) Monday – Saturday every volunteers to week of the year. serve the poor and homeless persons Los Abuelos Senior Program Enrolled: 38 MAP Bus and Educational sessions: 30 Driver provide Activities: 251 field trips for Arts and Crafts:85 Latino Seniors to Food Distribution: 97 local food bank, Field Trips: 46 Health Fairs, Shopping Centers and recreational activities ACT Generation Re-birthing MAP Web site Partnership Social launched Media Facebook Page created Tri-fold brochure created Program Development Evening GALA Goal is 200 In planning To raise $$$$ process 600 601 Submitted by Alison Windle 602 603 604 605 AFRICA UNIVERSITY REPORT 606 607 2017 marked the 25th anniversary of the opening of Africa University. With that 608 summer’s graduating class, over 8000 students will have received degrees from Africa 609 University, mostly due to scholarships provided by people like you. While I don’t have a 610 count of exactly how many students attended AU under scholarships funded by our 611 Annual Conference, there are 2-3 students receiving financial aid every year from the 612 $300,000+ in endowed funds we have provided. 613 614 Along with scholarships, you support Africa University with your apportionments. In 615 2017, Peninsula-Delaware continued their unbroken streak of paying 100% of our AU 616 apportionments. 617 618 Several years ago, the Africa University Development Committee, of which I am a 619 member, realized that to have a world-class university, you need a world-class 620 endowment fund to support it. We set a goal of doubling the endowment fund at the 621 time, meaning the need to raise $50,000,000 dollars. Over the past three years, select 622 individuals and groups were approached and so far, over $35,000,000 has been raised
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623 or pledge. As part of the 25th Anniversary, this endowment effort is being opened to all 624 members of the United Methodist Church. Information is available on the Conference 625 website under Ministries/Missions/Africa University. You can also give me you contact 626 information to send to the AU office to get information on how thru gifts or estate plans 627 you can support Africa University. 628 629 You can now support Africa University when you shop on Amazon.Com. Select AU as 630 your charity of choice under the Amazon Smile program. AU would earn a nickel for 631 every $10 you spend (at no cost to you!). 632 633 Your church can support both this effort and the need to add funds to the Pen-Del 634 endowment at Africa University by receiving an offering on AU Sunday each November. 635 Africa is the home for over 30% of all United Methodists. Let’s help train the next 636 generation of leaders they need. 637 638 639 Submitted by Kevin G. Goodwin 640 641 642 643 AFRICA UNIVERSITY REPORT 644 2018 PENINSULA DELAWARE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 645 646 647 Africa University is deeply thankful to the Peninsula Delaware Conference for investing 648 in the Africa University Fund (AUF) apportionment at 100 percent in 2017. Thank you, 649 Peninsula Delaware United Methodists, for leading by example, and for your 650 outstanding record of faithfulness to this ministry. 651 652 Institutional Update: 653 • Currently, Africa University hosts a vibrant campus community of 1,417 full-time 654 students and faculty and staff from 31 African nations. In addition, 392 students 655 are pursuing degree programs on a part-time basis. 656 • Amidst the ongoing transition in the governance of Zimbabwe, lectures, research, 657 and outreach activities at Africa University have continued uninterrupted. 658 • Africa University’s annual operating budget of just-under $10.5 million prioritizes 659 student access and retention. More than $2.2 million in scholarships and financial 660 aid awards were disbursed in 2017. 661 • The recently-launched Institute of Theology and Religious Studies offers multi- 662 disciplinary training and leadership formation opportunities for both clergy and 663 laity. 664 • Through teaching and research, Africa University is making trailblazing, regional 665 contributions in key areas such as migrant and refugee protection, child rights, 666 and the eradication of malaria and other insect-borne diseases.
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667 • More than 8,000 Africa University graduates are engaged in efforts to make 668 disciples, alleviate poverty, improve global health, and better the quality of life in 669 communities across sub-Saharan Africa. 670 • By 2020, Africa University expects its business incubation hub, launched on 671 campus in 2017, to deliver commercially-viable products and services that have 672 been developed in partnership with African innovators and investors. 673 674 Africa University ended 2017 with its highest level of support from The United Methodist 675 Church to date. The Peninsula Delaware Conference was one of a record 35 annual 676 conferences that achieved or exceeded their 100 percent investment in the AUF. The 677 strong support of the Peninsula Delaware Conference helped the Northeastern 678 Jurisdiction to surpass an overall investment of 100 percent to the AUF for the third 679 consecutive year. 680 681 As Africa University embraces emerging opportunities for service and impact within and 682 beyond the church in Africa, the unwavering support of the Peninsula Delaware 683 Conference is of vital importance. On June 9th, Joe Mutombo Mwika, a young man from 684 the Democratic Republic of Congo, will be awarded a B.Sc. degree in Economics 685 because Peninsula Delaware United Methodists invested in scholarships at Africa 686 University as part of their global legacy. Never tire in doing good, because your 687 steadfast love is a bridge to dreams fulfilled. Please remember the students, faculty, 688 administrators, trustees and alumni of Africa University in your prayers. 689 690 Thank you, Peninsula Delaware Conference, for your foundational role in the Africa 691 University story. Thank you for being a part of this incredible year of blessings. Thank 692 you for affirming the power of faithfully sowing and working together in ministry with 693 Africa University. May God bless and keep you always in an abundance of grace and 694 mercy. 695 696 James H. Salley 697 Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement 698 Africa University Development Office 699 1001-19th Avenue South 700 P O Box 340007 701 Nashville, TN 37203-0007 702 Tel: (615) 340-7438 703 Fax: (615) 340-7290 704 [email protected] 705 www.support-africauniversity.org 706
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1 CONFERENCE BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY 2 3 The Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry exists to 4 recruit, develop & credential healthy ministry leaders to be deployed by the Bishop and 5 Cabinet to lead innovative and vibrant ministries. 6 7 The Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry has had an 8 exciting and eventful year in 2017-18. In many ways, we have sought to be a ministry 9 team that supports our Annual Conference’s mission statement: Cultivating 10 Communities through our CALL: Connecting, Acting, Leading and Loving. 11 12 Connecting 13 We are a Board that represents the whole of our annual conference while resourcing 14 our annual conference with spiritual leaders who have the gifts and graces for the 15 unique ministry setting of our great region. We have built relationship across the 16 conference and district lines. We have sought to connect to each of the four District 17 Committees on Ministry and included each of the four chairpersons of the District 18 Committees on Ministry to our full Board. We believe our enlistment and recruitment 19 efforts have been a way to connect with the seminarians of our conference. The 20 enlistment and recruitment team has been hard at work encouraging potential ministry 21 leaders to wrestle with the call to ordained ministry in their lives. In the 2017 calendar 22 year, we were able to pay $63,433 of Ministerial Education funds to assist certified 23 candidates working on their college and seminary degrees, local pastors attending 24 course of study and candidates attending local pastor licensing school. We have sought 25 to visit the seminaries in our region to promote our annual conference as a great place 26 for seminarians to find a home within the bounds of our conference to serve the Lord. 27 We have used these visits to connect with and encourage seminarians from our annual 28 conference. 29 30 Acting 31 I believe we have acted to cultivate communities through our moving our passion for 32 developing leaders in our churches. We continue to commit ourselves to maintain a 33 standard of excellence in the clergy and spiritual leaders of our conference. This is not 34 always a difficult task. It requires holding our peers accountable to the vows they have 35 taken while preparing others to take those vows. Acting for our Board continued in the 36 form of peer learning groups on each district where inquiring candidates sought to 37 confirm their calling. The focus on group journeying together continued with our 38 Residence in Ministry program for our provisional candidates. 39 40 Leading 41 At the 2017 Annual Conference we presented one full member elder, one associate 42 member and four provisional elders to be ordained. 43 44 The Supervision committee has strived to work with all of our provisional candidates 45 who have questions and concerns regarding the next stages of their interview process.
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46 We successfully held our fourth Local Pastor’s Licensing School within the bounds of 47 our Annual Conference. 48 We sought to be a body that embraced the 2016 Northeast Jurisdictional Conference’s 49 Call to Action. We are constantly monitoring how there may be racial bias in our 50 ordination process. Our Board has participated in Intercultural Competency training. 51 52 Loving 53 The Conference Relations Committee has been busy caring for our colleagues in 54 transition through retirement and leaves of absence. 55 56 The Chair and Co Vice-Chairs along with 2 District Superintendents attended a 3 day 57 seminar in Orlando put on by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. This 58 seminar helped us to begin to develop an 8 year Assessment process of clergy per 59 2016 Book of Discipline paragraph 349.3. 60 61 I am grateful for this Board full of gifted and caring individuals who serve our conference 62 through countless hours of reading papers, interviewing, mentoring, shepherding and 63 holding leaders accountable. It is a job with work behind the scenes but very important 64 work within the life of our Annual Conference. I am grateful to our Executive Board and 65 our officers for rolling up their sleeves and tackling the hard work. I also give thanks and 66 praise to our Cabinet and Bishop Johnson for their assistance, prayers and mentoring. 67 68 Rev. Rob Townsend 69 Chairperson 70 71 72 73 C.A.R.E. TEAM 74 75 The acronym C.A.R.E. for the Peninsula-Delaware Conference Sexual Ethics Team 76 stands for Care-Advocacy-Response-Education/Empowerment. In previous years, the 77 emphasis has been more on the “E”. We are very proud of the dedication of our Team 78 and the quality of the training that has been brought to the Conference. 79 80 We are pleased to have added many new members this year and have been 81 restructured to become more of a “Response” Team. As such, The Board of Ordained 82 Ministry will assume the responsibility for training beginning mid-2018. Certainly the 83 plan is to continue providing two Sexual Ethics/Boundary trainings per year. 84 85 On Saturday, February 24, 2018, Rev. Joy Melton conducted a workshop on “Safe 86 Sanctuaries in a Virtual World” which provided the churches much-needed valuable 87 information on boundaries, bullying, church security, etc. The Team was encouraged 88 with the number of persons (85) who attended and their active participation. CEU 89 certificates of attendance are always provided. 90
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91 Additionally, Rev. Joy Melton will be returning to the Peninsula-Delaware Conference on 92 April 21, 2018 to provide “Response” training for the C.A.R.E. Team and the Cabinet. 93 94 The National Sexual Ethics “Do No Harm” Conference will be held on October 11-13, 95 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. This is an intensive train-the-trainer conference, which 96 offers four separate tracks of training designed for prevention of and response to sexual 97 misconduct within the Church. 98 99 Each District has a Safe Sanctuary representative or has otherwise made provisions for 100 Safe Sanctuary training to be given to their local churches. As both clergy and lay 101 leaders change frequently, there is a need for continuous training. 102 103 “Do no harm, do good, and stay in love with God.” 104 105 Rev. Alice Johnson Ervin, Chair 106 C.A.R.E. Team 107 108 109 110 CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 111 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT 112 113 MISSION: 114 115 The Congregational Development Corporation (CDC) will solicit, manage and allocate 116 financial resources to promote and support efforts to enhance the impact of United 117 Methodist Congregations on the lives of persons living in the area served by the 118 Peninsula-Delaware Conference. 119 120 VISION: 121 122 The CDC will identify for the local churches an understanding of community needs and 123 provide funding assistance for the new church initiatives and the revitalization and 124 ongoing vitalization of existing churches, with the goal of promoting healthy churches 125 that can serve the community needs. 126 127 CORE VALUES 128 129 1. CDC will maintain a level of understanding of demographic trends and 130 knowledge of active, growing local churches within the Conference. 131 132 2. CDC will coordinate with other groups in the Conference that are working on 133 church strengthening and new church projects. 134
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135 3. CDC will allocate funding to those churches, new and existing, that have the 136 highest potential to serve those persons living within boundaries of the 137 Conference. 138 139 Our CDC continues to work on identifying areas of potential growth as possibilities for 140 new worshiping communities. In conversation with Rev. Paul Nixon, our representative 141 from Path 1, the new church start organization for The United Methodist Church, we 142 discovered three models of church growth which are bearing fruit. First, we see potential 143 in beginning new worship services geared toward a different population, either as a 144 church within a church model or a multi-site model. (For example, see St. John’s Chapel 145 at Cannon, or Hope Community Church in Claymont.) Second, we have seen some fruit 146 in a house church model. (For example, see La Caminante, a Hispanic worship 147 experience at Wesley UMC in Dover.) And, third, we have witnessed some early 148 success in vital mergers. (For example, see Orchard UMC, a merger of Hope UMC and 149 Magnolia UMC.) 150 151 We decided to partner with Paul Nixon to explore these three models over the next 152 couple of years, with the theme: We Do New! First, we will focus on encouraging 153 churches to develop a church within a church, either by adding a different style of 154 worship service or holding a worship service in a different site or on a different day. 155 Along with this emphasis, we will focus on leadership development as key to successful 156 new ministry starts. This leadership development will include creating a culture of 157 missional practices, including relationship building, multi-cultural competency, 158 community engagement, empowering and equipping laity, and risk-taking. Through this 159 leadership development, we hope to create sustainable ministries, not heavily reliant on 160 outside funding or support. 161 162 Our second step with Paul will focus on vital mergers. We believe because of the 163 geography of our conference, with many churches collocated in towns and villages, that 164 we can maximize our ministry efforts as we learn to work together through vital mergers. 165 Then, our third step will involve creating healthy and vital multi-site ministries. 166 167 Another new possibility involves our response to the NEJ Call to Action. CDC 168 sponsored Rev. Elmer Davis to attend a Church Planter Discernment Workshop, in 169 preparation to begin a new worship service targeted to African American young adults in 170 the Dover area. Rev. Davis continues to develop his team and we expect a launch of 171 the new worship service as a church within a church model before Annual Conference. 172 173 During 2017, CDC continued to support New Faith Community Development at Hope 174 Community Church, Claymont; and Arise Church, Wilmington. We also supported St. 175 Luke’s UMC in Denton as they began a new worship service, targeting a younger 176 population. We partnered with Orchard UMC, a new merger, to pay for a digital sign and 177 part-time youth position. We continued to support Connection UMC with sound and light 178 equipment and a youth position. And, we provided support for Mariner’s Bethel UMC for 179 a new staff position in Evangelism/Young Adult Ministries. We celebrate the fruit of 180 these new ministries.
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181 We continue to offer two powerful resources to our churches. First, CDC pays for 182 Mission Insite, a tool utilizing the census data to provide demographic information to 183 churches about the community surrounding them. Every church can have FREE access 184 to this tool and we encourage you to contact the Director of Connectional Ministries, 185 Rev. Dr. Vicki Gordy-Stith, [email protected], for registration information. Our 186 Vision Team sponsored a workshop this year with Tom Bandy, author of See, Know, 187 and Serve the People within your Reach, a book which walks you through the Mission 188 Insite MOSAIC categories. Second, CDC purchased the rights to Readiness 360, a tool 189 which evaluates your current congregation for its ability and readiness to make disciples 190 and multiply ministry. It measures Spiritual Intensity, Missional Alignment, Dynamic 191 Relationships, and Cultural Openness. These measures help a congregation see where 192 it is, where it needs to grow, and how to get started. (See readiness360.org for more 193 information.) Again, if your church wishes to purchase a Readiness 360 Survey, contact 194 Rev. Dr. Vicki Gordy-Stith, who will get you set up for the survey. She can also provide 195 coaching to your church leadership team on the results of the survey and its relationship 196 to Mission Insite information. When a church uses these tools side-by-side, they get an 197 understanding of their current beliefs and values and behaviors and how they match up 198 with the beliefs and values and behaviors of the surrounding community. 199 200 201 We pray that we can grow in our effectiveness in communicating our resources and our 202 strategies to the churches in our Annual Conference. We intend to research new 203 models for new faith community starts. We hope that by partnering with Rev. Paul 204 Nixon, we can build a more realistic strategy to continue to reach people with the good 205 news of Jesus Christ. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions. 206 207 Submitted by 208 Rev. Dr. Vicki Gordy-Stith, DCM 209 Rev. Darlene Dixon, President 210 211 212 213 STRENGTHENING THE BLACK CHURCH TASK FORCE ANNUAL REPORT 214 215 The Strengthening the Black Church Task Force (STBCTF) has refocused its goals to 216 include more emphasis on investing in young adults, youth and pastors. The task force 217 desires to be a vital resource to African-American churches and others that seek 218 assistance. Therefore, the task force encourages churches to avail themselves to the 219 resources for church growth and vitality. We serve as an extension to Strengthening 220 the Black Church Director and continue in partnership to offer assistance where needed 221 and requested. 222 223 Our connection affords us the opportunity to engage collaboratively with other 224 conference committees such. This includes, BUMP (Black United Methodist Pastors), 225 Healthy Church Initiative (HCI), The Well, and Black Methodist for Church Renewal
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226 (BMCR). The task force continues to provide funding where possible to help clergy and 227 laity with travel expenses to workshops, retreats, and other events. 228 229 Moreover, our goal is to invest in our young people and churches that share a need for 230 funding important ministries designed to foster youth and young adult activities which 231 enhance spiritual growth. 232 233 Therefore, in 2017, four African-American churches from each district were given $200 234 scholarships to help support sending youth to the Annual Youth Rally held in Ocean City 235 January, 2018. Each District Superintendent helped to select the churches. The 2017 236 recipients are as follows: Dover District, Centennial UMC; Wilmington District: 237 Brandywine UMC; Easton District: Asbury UMC; Salisbury District: Samuel Wesley 238 UMC. The task force also provided funding to support the Young Adult Summit. We 239 hope to continue our investment in young people each year. 240 241 In addition, Simpson UMC on the Wilmington District was given a $500 scholarship to 242 support a ministry with a strong presence in the community. Simpson was selected 243 because of their focus on helping At-Risk youth needing support in dealing with the loss 244 of other youngsters. A proposal was provided to support the goals and directives of the 245 ministry. Members of the task force, along with input from the SBC director, will select 246 the church. The specifics of this grant will be posted on the SBC director’s webpage. 247 248 We meet throughout the year in varied venues to plan, implement, and evaluate the 249 STBCTF events for their effectiveness or lack of. The task force continues to follow the 250 theme and or focus of the director of SBC to address requests, needs, and plan for the 251 upcoming year. 252 253 Strengthening the Black Church task force will continue to connect with boards and 254 agencies to activate resources designed to assist and strengthen the Black Church. Our 255 connection is your connection. Call for assistance. We are available to help you. 256 257 Jeanel Starling, Chair 258 Elmer Davis, Co-Chair 259 260 261 262 STRENGTHENING THE BLACK CHURCH DIRECTOR’S REPORT 263 264 As we approach the end of another Conference year in the life of the Peninsula- 265 Delaware Conference, this is an opportunity to pause and reflect on the health of black 266 churches across the Conference and the prognosis for the future. 267 268 As the Director of Strengthening The Black Church for just under two years, I am 269 humbled and count it a privilege to be serving in this area of ministry in the Pen-Del 270 Conference. I am excited about sharing my years of experience including my
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271 successes, challenges, and failures as I’ve embarked upon this new ministry. I am 272 grateful to all who have prayed and supported me during the past years. 273 274 Our vision remains the same: To encourage churches to avail themselves to resources 275 for church growth and vitality, whether local or national. STBC has continued to align 276 with the established goals while simultaneously faithfully looking for every opportunity to 277 transform, sustain and/or revitalize black congregations across the Pen-Del Conference. 278 We have done so by strengthening the alignment with the Word of God for church 279 growth. STBC is keenly aware that the Black Church can only be strengthened when 280 the body grows individually and collectively --- making a greater and more prophetic 281 witness for Jesus Christ in the world today. 282 283 We’ve established the KBS model (Keep, Build, Stop). Recognizing the importance of 284 Keeping those ministries that are working, Building upon those areas that will promote 285 stronger churches, and sometimes Stopping those efforts that may no longer be as 286 effective toward creating a vital church in the 21st Century. Our focus scripture 2 Kings 287 7:3-4 ‘Why do we sit here until we die?’… 288 289 We are working diligently to continue to strengthen the relationship/connection between 290 the Conference and black leadership, both clergy & laity. STBC will continue striving 291 towards preserving the history, culture, and legacy of the black church while connecting 292 the richness of the black church with the entire Pen-Del Conference. 293 294 To this end, key accomplishments for STBC include: 295 296 • ‘Gather to Grow…Scatter To Serve Workshop’ convened at Whatcoat UMC in 297 Dover, DE on December 16, 2017 with approximately 150 persons in attendance 298 across the Conference as we were led in deep conversation that ‘It’s Time to 299 Make A Change’ which was facilitated by Rev. Dr. Joseph Daniels, Jr., Lead 300 Pastor at Emory UMC, Washington, DC. One part of the workshop included 301 panelists who shared their perspectives to various questions from the audience. 302 Those panelists were: Rev. Daniels, Rev. Steven LaMotte, Rev. Provey Powell 303 and Sis Rosa Brown. 304 305 • State of the Black Church, March 17: Clergy and Laity are getting excited about 306 our gathering this year knowing that ‘It’s Time For Some-REAL TALK’ which will 307 convene at Hurlock UMC, Hurlock, MD. The purpose of the gathering is to infuse 308 radical kingdom building techniques, discuss where our youth and young adults 309 fit in, provide leadership tools for effective leaders and enlighten our worship 310 celebration that we may move forward with an intentional heart for God. Again 311 we are anticipating a large attendance at this workshop. 312 313 • Young Adult Summit will convene on April 13-15 at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront in 314 Ocean City, MD and we are anticipating an exciting weekend in fellowship with 315 our young adults ages 18-35 throughout the Conference and beyond. We are 316 preparing for 50 young adults or more who will come under the focus ‘Don’t
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317 Leave….Lead!’ This focus is in alignment with the theme of the Conference: 318 ‘Leading As Followers of the Way.’ Rev. Akil Dickens, Senior Minister to Youth 319 at Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, MD will be preaching and leading 320 a workshop along with Sis. Jawanda Jackson of New Dimension Family Ministry 321 in Salisbury, MD who will come and facilitate a workshop on ‘Being The Change 322 You Want to See.’ 323 324 • I have visited or contacted approximately 52 black churches along with countless 325 meetings and workshops I’ve either attended or led across the Conference. 326 327 The Pen-Del Conference is not alone. The role, purpose, and identity of black churches 328 is a national conversation. During an October 2016 “State of the Black Church 329 Conference” in Wake Forest, NC, clergy and laity from various denominations grappled 330 with some of the same issues as black churches across the Pen-Del Conference. They 331 reached the same conclusion as STBC – that all understand the important and nuanced 332 need for the Black Church to remain committed to God, the preservation of the Black 333 Family and restoration of the Black Community. Yet, we also appreciate that in times of 334 perceived division across our great country, it is important that we breed a culture of 335 communication and collaboration with people of all races and cultures across the 336 Conference. We will never forget or forsake the mantra for SBC21, ‘Christ Our Center 337 for Hope, Healing and Wholeness.’ 338 339 340 Grace and Peace 341 Rev. Lester N. Justice, Director 342 343 344 345 CROSS-RACIAL/CROSS CULTURAL COMMITTEE 346 347 Those of us who are a part of the Conference Cross-Racial/Cross Cultural Committee 348 feel a Call to be a Bridge-builder as we serve to facilitate more open and honest 349 dialogue around systemic racism. 350 351 All persons serving in CR/CC appointments, as well as interested lay persons who feel 352 the same Call are invited to be a part of the Committee. Our Core group currently 353 consists of Revs. Alice J. Ervin (W), Jacqueline Ford (W), Anthony Arrington (W), Jewett 354 M. Short (D), Karen Mumford (D), Amor Woolsey (E), Shane Moran (E), Grant Johnson 355 (W), Carolyn Williams (W), and Derrick Porter (W). 356 357 Our Mission 358 (1) Act as a support group for persons in CR/CC appointments 359 (2) Educate/Provide Training to: 360 : Pastors currently serving, as well as those interested in 361 serving, in a CR/CC appointment 362 : Churches to receive and learn from “The Stranger”
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363 364 New Understandings 365 From honest sharing in our discussions, we are being tremendously blessed by seeing 366 changes that are occurring in our feelings and actions, as well as within our 367 congregants. Some of these are: 368 (1) We are more similar/alike than different. 369 (2) We need “Culture Exchange” instead of “Pulpit Exchange”. 370 (3) Our personal theology has enabled us to embrace all people. 371 (4) Within a race of people, there may be many different cultures. 372 (5) Perception is not always reality. 373 (6) We must adapt and adjust often, without losing our identity. 374 (7) The necessity of learning to respect and value different ways of 375 doing ministry. 376 377 The first Conference-wide training is scheduled for March 10, 2018 at Whatcoat Church, 378 Dover, with Presenter Rev. Dr. Anita Powell, Director of Connectional Ministries of the 379 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. 380 381 Additionally, two members of the Committee are attending a national conference 382 presented by The General Commission on Religion and race entitled, “Facing The 383 Future 2018: In The Midst of the Storm” on May 7-9, 2018 in Newark, NJ. 384 385 We present the work of this Committee to God as a sacrificial offering to be used to 386 further His Kingdom here on earth. 387 388 389 Submitted by Rev. Alice Johnson Ervin, Chair 390 391 392 393 UNITED METHODIST MEN 394 “Every Man Shares in Evangelism, Mission, and Spiritual Life” 395 396 The Purpose: 397 The purpose of the United Methodist Men shall be creative, supportive fellowship of 398 men who seek to know Jesus Christ, to grow spiritually, and to seek daily His will. Our 399 primary purpose is to declare the centrality of Christ in the lives of men and in all of their 400 relationships. 401 402 The Mission: 403 1. to support individual and group strategies through the foundation of United 404 Methodist Men’s ministry 405 2. to provide support services to promote the ministry and growth of United 406 Methodist Men 407 3. to provide resources that assist men in their growing relationship with the 408 Lord Jesus Christ and His church
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409 4. to provide resources and support for the Office of Civic Youth-Serving 410 Agencies/Scouting Ministries 411 412 Our Action: 413 414 In May we held our annual gathering. This year it was again hosted by the UMM 415 of St. Mark’s UMC in Easton, MD. Our theme was “Discipleship” and our program was 416 led by Rev. Amy Yarnell. Following up Amy’s presentation was a way for the men and 417 their churches to do discipleship. This part of the program was led by Richard Johnson, 418 Director of Southern Service Group – Boy Scouts of America, Del-Mar-Va Council. A lot 419 of the men were not aware that United Methodist Men have responsibility for scouting in 420 the United Methodist Church. The UMC has more scouting units in the United States 421 than any other organization. 422 423 In September we held our 60th annual retreat at Pecometh Camp & Retreat Ministries. 424 Our theme was “Discipleship / Evangelism”. This was a one day event where we 425 brought men together in worship, fellowship and music. Our program was led by Rev. 426 William Ross who made this a very interactive program and really got the men involved. 427 With Rev. Ross we discussed “What is Evangelism?”, “What is the purpose of 428 Evangelism?”, “What is an Evangelist?”, “What does the statement preach the Gospel 429 mean?”, and “How do we want to do evangelism as men in the UMC or our home 430 church?” 431 Our music was provided by the men’s choir from New Beginnings UMC and Phil Davis 432 from Nelson UMC. Joe Sipos gave a presentation on the importance of UMM Charters 433 and EMS. 434 Our attendance at this event has been decreasing over the last several years. We have 435 changed our program topics, used outside & local resources as leaders, and have 436 changed our event from a day and a half to one day. We are open for suggestions as to 437 what we need to do to get you men to come and have fellowship with us? 438 439 During the last year several of the executive committee members have visited churches 440 (at the request of their pastors) to help form men’s groups. This is an increasing trend 441 which we hope and pray continues into the future. 442 In Nashville, TN at the National Association of Conference Presidents we received for 443 the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference 1) a Certificate of Achievement for attaining 444 an increase in total number of Charters for 2017; 2) a Certificate of Achievement for 445 attaining an increase in total number of Every Man Shares Members for 2017; and 3) a 446 Certificate of Achievement in recognition of our conference offering 100% of 447 Connectional Apportionment for the year 2017. 448 449 Goals 2018 450 • To support the National Prayer Center Line at the Upper Room, Nashville, TN 451 • To promote Strength for Service to God and Country, a daily devotional book 452 for the military. In 2017 we tried to work with VA Hospitals in our conference.
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453 • To promote Strength for Service to God and Community, a devotional for 454 those in the service of others - a daily devotional for first responders. Please 455 give these books to your local policemen and firemen. 456 • To continue to support the John Wesley Fellow Award. 457 • To encourage more men to start a men’s group in their church or become 458 active in a men’s group. 459 460 461 Plans in Motion: 462 On September 8, 2018, we will be holding our 61st Annual Retreat at Camp 463 Pecometh. This will be a one-day event. Please save this date! 464 465 Your Charter in the United Methodist Men supports the life of the General Commission 466 on United Methodist Men which enables us to continue our mission and ministry. Your 467 Charter provides the resources for: 468 • strengthening our faith through mission ministry 469 • continuing groups and individual in Bible studies 470 • rekindling hope through the prayer line 471 • for all that we are involved in, check out our website www.gcumm.org 472 473 I would like to acknowledge all of the district and local church presidents and other men 474 and their families of the conference who continue to support our men’s ministry. I give 475 thanks to God, the members of Peninsula-Delaware Conference, the UMM executive 476 board and all conference leaders (especially Yvonne Jackson). We are men committed 477 to our God, to the organization of United Methodist Men, the Peninsula-Delaware 478 Conference and the church which is the body of Christ. “Discipleship – The Contact 479 Sport”. 480 481 Allan E. Loomis, Jr, Interim Conference UMM President 482 483 484 485 UNITED METHODIST WOMEN 486 487 The PURPOSE 488 “United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know 489 God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a 490 creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation 491 in the global ministries of the church.” 492 493 Pledge/Undesignated Giving 494 Peninsula Delaware Conference United Methodist Women sent over $ 60,000 as our 495 pledge and other undesignated giving was remitted to support missions at home and 496 abroad. 497 498 Annual Events
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499 Mission u in 2017 was held on July 14 -15 at the Holiday Inn in Dover, DE. Our 500 Spiritual Growth Study was called “Living as a Covenant Community.” The Rev. 501 Rudolph White, Jr was the teacher. The Geographical Mission Study was called, 502 “Missionary Conferences of the United Methodist Church in the United States.” It was 503 taught by Marie Van Der Wall. This was a very eye-opening study. Do you know about 504 the Missionary Conferences of the United Methodist Church?? If not, you should ask a 505 United Methodist Woman! A youth study on Missionary Conferences called, “In Mission 506 Together” was presented by Audrey Milton, and Bernadette Cannady led the children’s 507 study on Missionary Conferences called, “Joined and Held Together.” Mission u is 508 always a great time to fellowship and learn with other United Methodist Women from 509 around the Conference. It’s also a great opportunity for men of the Conference to learn 510 more about UMW (hint, hint)! Mission u 2018 will be held on July 20-22, 2018 at Camp 511 Pecometh! There is still time to register! Come join us!! 512 513 Spiritual Life Retreat was held on September 23, 2017. Rev. Karen Handy, pastor of 514 St. Luke U.M Church, Denton was the guest speaker, and Alison Windle of the 515 Neighborhood House will be a special guest. 516 517 The Annual Meeting was held on October 28, 2017. New officers were elected and 518 several units around the conference received certificates for their work in various 519 mission areas. 520 521 We had our 2018 Spring Event on in conjunction with the Salisbury District Spring Event 522 at Rockawalkin UMC in Hebron, MD. Our guest speaker was Debbie Donaway from 523 Salisbury Urban Ministries. 524 525 ASSEMBLY!!!!!!!! “The Power of Bold” was held May 18-20, 2018 at the Greater 526 Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH!!! This is where the first Assembly was 527 held in 1942! We will be celebrating 150 years of mission work with women, children, 528 and youth around the world. We had a number of women from around the Conference 529 attend and even our very own Bishop Johnson and Michael attended. Wish you could 530 have been there with us!!! 531 532 Throughout the year our members support mission in their local communities and 533 around the world. We will continue to educate the community on human trafficking, 534 domestic violence, economic justice and racial justice. 535 536 So, clergy and law, what’s happening in your United Methodist Women’s unit?? You 537 may or may not know that the Book of Discipline says EVERY church SHALL have a 538 United Methodist Women’s unit. Not should, or it would be nice…..no SHALL have! If 539 your church does not have a group please contact a member of our United Methodist 540 Women Peninsula Delaware Conference team. We would LOVE to help you get going!! 541 542 UMW!!!! Faith, Hope and Love in Action!! 543 544 Debbie O’Neal
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1 EVANGELISM AND OUTREACH REPORT 2 3 Greetings from the Evangelism and Outreach Committee. Our purpose is to promote 4 evangelism in the annual conference. To that end we have given grants in the amount 5 of $1,800 during this conference year. 6 7 Evangelism is a vital component of the ministry of our annual conference. Our churches 8 and our people evangelize in innumerable ways. Churches reach out to their 9 communities across the Eastern Shore of Maryland and in Delaware. Without 10 evangelism and outreach our churches will die. 11 12 I want to encourage our churches to consider the connection between social justice and 13 evangelism/outreach. Think of ways to bring the two together. Evangelism and outreach 14 can occur in spectacular manner. Both the participants and the recipients come closer 15 to Christ in these endeavors. 16 17 I want to thank the conference for the privilege of serving in this capacity for the last 18 three years. After much prayer and thought, I have decided to step down in order to 19 devote more time to my charge. I appreciate the support and cooperation and 20 encourage you to support my successor. 21 22 Submitted by Paul Sherwood 23 24 25 26 SPIRITUAL FORMATION TEAM 27 28 The Spiritual Formation Team of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference exists to 29 provide resources and leadership that will enable us to move forward as we proclaim 30 Spiritual Formation as a priority in our life together. Our areas of focus are: spiritual 31 disciplines, prayer, discipleship, education, and retreat ministry. 32 33 Once again this year, the members of the Spiritual Formation Team consider it a 34 privilege to serve the people of our Annual Conference. We continue to support 35 opportunities that are offered for Jesus’ disciples as they allow the Holy Spirit in to form 36 who we are and guide what we do. 37 38 This year we continued our support of conference and district events in order to help 39 others strengthen their spiritual formation and discipleship. 40 41 Each year the team prepares the Prayer Room at Annual Conference. This sacred 42 space, which included a prayer labyrinth, allows people to come and spend some quiet 43 time with the Holy Spirit. It is our prayer that as each person enters and leaves this 44 sacred space, they will be renewed in body, mind, and spirit. 45 46
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47 GOALS 2018-2019 48 49 1. Finalize the updated resource list and brochure for the Spiritual Formation Team. 50 2. Continue to support “The Well” and other workshop opportunities within the 51 Annual Conference. 52 3. Offer additional ways (texts, prayer box, etc.) for prayer requests to be shared 53 during annual conference sessions. 54 4. Give support to the “Benedictine Wisdom for Body and Soul” Retreat in 55 November 2018. 56 5. Continue to support a variety of avenues through which the people of the 57 Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference can live out their lives as disciples of 58 Jesus Christ. 59 60 61 Bonnie L. Shively 62 Chairperson
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63 YOUNG PEOPLE’S MINISTRY NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT 64 Submitted by Rev. Megan Shitama Weston 65 66 The Young People’s Ministry Network (YPMN) is a partnership between Pecometh 67 Camp & Retreat Ministries and the Peninsula-Delaware Conference, created in 2016 to 68 provide resources to local churches and their leaders to effectively nurture youth and 69 young adults as disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. 70 71 YPMN Structure 72 ● Rev. Megan Shitama Weston (Minister-in-Residence of the YPMN) serves as a 73 point person for young people’s ministry resources in the conference 74 ● Rev. Megan Shitama Weston (Minister-in-Residence of the YPMN) and Rev. 75 Jack Shitama (Executive Director of Pecometh) provide support to the 76 Conference Council on Youth Ministries (CCYM), which is led by two volunteer 77 coordinators: Carl Samans (lay coordinator) and Rev. Rick Wessell (clergy 78 coordinator). 79 ● The Youth Rally is designed and produced collaboratively by the CCYM and 80 Youth Rally Producer David Burke, with support from the YPMN. 81 ● Rev. Megan Shitama Weston also provides support and guidance to the 82 Conference Council on Young Adult Ministries (CCYAM), which is peer-led by 83 young adults. 84 ● Rev. Megan Shitama Weston serves on the design team for the Young Adult 85 Summit, and regularly connects with the Conference Board of Higher Education 86 and Campus Ministry. 87 88 Here are a few highlights from the past conference year: 89 90 Pen-Del Young People’s Convocation 91 Our inaugural “Young People’s Convo” took place on Sunday, May 21, 2017, and was 92 attended by around a dozen young adults. 93 94 Bishop Johnson spoke on the importance of prayer, and the group shared in worship 95 and prayer stations together. In addition, there was a time of conferencing where 96 participants learned about the Annual Conference process and participated in symbolic 97 votes on a few pieces of legislation (these were chosen by Facebook poll in advance). 98 99 This year’s Young People’s Convo is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2018. 100 101 Other Youth Ministry Events 102 Many ministries in our conference continue to invite young people into deeper 103 relationship with the Lord, including our many local youth and young adult ministries, the 104 Youth Rally, Camp Pecometh, campus ministries, Pecometh’s Confirmation Retreat, the 105 Bishop’s Confirmation Rally, and the Young Adult Summit. We will support these 106 ministries however we can, and help to communicate news about them throughout the 107 conference. 108
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109 Youth Worker Training 110 111 Youth Ministry Training at Pecometh 112 18 people attended a training held on July 15, 2017. David Burke led a session on "How 113 to Reach, Connect, and Keep Youth Engaged in Youth Ministry and Beyond,” as well as 114 a breakout session. Rebecca Redmer led a breakout on how to “Bust Out of the Walls 115 of the Church” and reach youth in the community. This year’s Youth Ministry Training is 116 scheduled for June 30, 2018. 117 118 National Youth Worker Convention 119 22 youth workers attended the National Youth Worker Convention in Memphis 120 November 16 - 19, 2017. This year’s NYWC is November 15 - 18, 2018 in St. Louis. 121 Scholarships will be available with an emphasis on assisting first-time attendees and 122 volunteers in churches where there is no paid youth leader. 123 124 Mental Health First Aid Training 125 YPMN is working on offering this important training for youth workers and pastors in the 126 coming year. Stay tuned for a save the date and details. 127 128 129 130 CCYM Annual Conference Report 2017-2018 131 Submitted by Carl Samans, CCYM Co-coordinator 132 133 Demographics (2018-2019 CCYM) 134 Number of students: 18 135 Number other adult advisors: 6 136 By grade (students only): 9th - 2; 10th - 5; 11th - 5; 12th - 6 137 District (students & adults): Easton - 2; Salisbury - 5; Dover - 7; Wilmington - 10 138 Gender (students & adults): Female - 16; Male - 8 139 140 Throughout the year, CCYM has been busy planning and/or participating in many 141 events, including, but not limited to: 142 143 Meetings 144 We had two overnight and 3 one day mandatory meetings. No additional 145 meetings were needed for additional planning. 146 147 Spring Pool Party at Pecometh 148 CCYM volunteers helped Pecometh with this event 149 150 Annual Conference 151 Students participate on a voluntary basis at Annual Conference. Each CCYM 152 member is an equalization member for the voting Plenary sessions. When we are 153 at UMES in Princess Anne, we run a “Tray Day” to raise money for Youth Service 154 Fund. We typically staff a CCYM Table in the vendor hall.
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155 156 Fall Bonfire at Pecometh 157 CCYM also volunteers to help with this annual event. 158 159 2018 Youth Rally 160 Throughout the year, CCYM is involved in many aspects of the youth rally, 161 including picking the Scripture verse & theme, artist & speaker selection and 162 operating several booths. The Scavenger Hunt this year was particularly well 163 received. 164 165 One Day 2018 166 We have been working for the latest iteration of this event – Graveyard Shift. 167 Currently scheduled for April 13th, 2018, this year’s focus is the Easton District 168 where we currently have four sites committed to host attendees. The outcome of 169 this year’s effort is dependent on the registrations received. 170 171 172 CCYAM Annual Conference Report 2017-2018 173 Submitted by: Chelsea Spyres, CCYAM Co-Chair 174 175 In the 2017-2018 year the Peninsula Delaware Council Conference on Young Adult 176 Ministries (CCYAM) has focused on sharing the voices of young people around the 177 Conference, bringing new voices to the council, and experimenting with different events 178 to see where the interests are with young adults in the Conference. 179 180 In the 2017 year three new young adults joined CCYAM (one clergy and two laity) and 181 four young adults remained in leadership from the previous year (two clergy and two 182 laity). As a Council we meet quarterly to plan events, evaluate communication 183 strategies, and vision for the future of CCYAM. In the 2017, we met twice in person and 184 twice online, to make it possible for more young adults to be involved. 185 186 One highlighted event was a local work day in Wilmington partnering with the Methodist 187 Action Program (MAP). A group of nine of us (four from CCYAM, and five others from 188 around the Conference) came together with some members from the Board of Directors 189 of MAP to help them clean up Old Asbury UMC, which they will use for office space in 190 relaunching MAP. From scraping pigeon poop to lifting desks and bookcases our team 191 dove into the dirty work, after a short time of worship and reflection together. Our day 192 wrapped up with hearing from Kerri Evelyn Harris who is an activist in Delaware 193 representing the Poor People’s Campaign. She led a conversation around justice issues 194 happening now and ways for Delaware residents to get involved. At the end of the work 195 day everyone voiced that they would be interested in more work days like this one, so 196 the CCYAM will be looking for more ways to organize events like our day at MAP. 197 198 After hearing good feedback from our gathering last year the CCYAM in partnership 199 with members of the Conference Council on Youth Ministries planned another Young 200 People’s Convocation prior to Annual Conference (May 19, 2018). This was a time to
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201 gather for worship and annual conference preparations. This included “symbolic” votes 202 on legislation, a review of Robert’s Rules of Order, and explanation of the purpose and 203 organization of Annual Conference. 204 205 To live into our United Methodist principles of social justice, CCYAM has planned a trip 206 for young adults and their leaders, to Washington, DC on September 22, 2018. While in 207 DC we will hear from a representative of the General Board of Church and Society, 208 discuss how we can respond as a group of young adults grounded in the UMC tradition, 209 visit one of the Smithsonian museums, and of course have some great city food. A bus 210 will leave from Dover, and groups should look for more info later this summer. 211 212 In this last year CCYAM has spent a lot of time trying to share the voices of young 213 adults in new ways. We presented at the Pen-Del youth rally, have reached out to 214 pastors in the Conference and increased our social media presence. We have done this 215 through regular Facebook posts (www.facebook.com/PenDelYoungAdults), Instagram 216 (@pendelyoungadults), and our blog (www.pendelyoungadults.wordpress.com). We 217 have many contributors to our blog, but here are a few highlights from the year. Young 218 adult voices responding through our faith to current events. 219 220 ● On the Sabbath- “The Sabbath, which is made for our sake to remember our 221 identity in God, helps us to tune in with God’s wonders in my life and in the life of 222 my neighbors.” -Carlos Reyes Rodriguez 223 224 ● On the Struggles of Advent- “It may be obvious to some, but for me I’ve found 225 that I desperately need to rely on and throw myself into the purpose of Advent. I 226 need to passionately and intentionally prepare myself to receive Christ. I need to 227 place the birth of Jesus, God’s answer to our brokenness, more fully into my life.” 228 Brad Schutt 229 230 ● On Sexual Assault- “Have some accountability. Men, do better. If you truly 231 believe that we are all your sisters in Christ you would not treat us lower than the 232 dirt that you were created from.” -Madeline Porter 233 234 ● On Gun Violence- “We are only dust, but we serve a God who raised the dead 235 and redeems even the worst sinners. In the time before we return to dust, and as 236 we wait for Christ’s full restoration of our fallen world, we can do something. We 237 can lament. We can repent the systemic evils and injustices that fuel violence. 238 We can meditate on how God may be calling us to act. We can come together 239 and try to have vulnerable conversations even when we disagree. It might seem 240 impossible or even like a waste of energy, but we have Easter hope in our 241 hearts. To dust we will all return, but with Easter expectation in our hearts, we 242 can strive to overcome our divisions and work toward preventing more children of 243 God from being harmed.” -Megan Shitama Weston 244 245 ● On Maundy Thursday- “For a few moments in time, invitation was outstretched. 246 Through weariness and doubt, pure joy was experienced. For a few moments in
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247 time, I was reminded of who and whose I am. That the to-do list could wait. That 248 my title did not matter. That I could rest because, God was around that table too, 249 in the faces of four strangers.” -Chelsea Spyres 250 251 252 In this next year we as a CCYAM hope to continue create spaces for young adults to 253 share their voices and join together through our faith. This will happen through our trip 254 to DC, continued communication on the blog, at least one local work day, the Young 255 Adult Summit, and other times to gather. 256 257 If you have a young adult you want to connect to the Conference wide events, email 258 [email protected] or get them connect on our social media. We are grateful for 259 your support and prayers and are looking forward to what God will do in the year to 260 come.
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1 VISION TEAM REPORT TO ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018 2 3 Vision: Connected Christians offering the hope of Jesus Christ in today’s world. 4 Mission: Cultivating Christ Communities through our CALL—Connecting, Acting, 5 Leading, and Loving. 6 Mark 5:32a describes Jesus leading his disciples: “Jesus and his disciples were on the 7 road, going up to Jerusalem, with Jesus in the lead. The disciples were amazed while 8 the others following behind were afraid.” (CEB) As followers of Jesus, our leadership 9 flows from Jesus’ leadership of us. We invite others to follow Jesus along with us. Our 10 authority arises out of our relationship with Jesus. 11 In this spirit of leading as followers of Jesus, the Vision Team, as the policy-setting and 12 decision-making body for the Annual Conference between conference sessions, 13 ensures that the ministries of the Conference align with our Vision, Mission, and Core 14 Values, and offers support of particular extension ministries within our conference, 15 including: Methodist Action Program, Neighborhood House, and Salisbury Urban 16 Ministries. 17 At last year’s Annual Conference, the Vision Team announced that our focus for 2017- 18 2018 would be the Leading aspect of our CALL. To that end, we have been focusing our 19 efforts on developing leadership within the church and empowering churches to create 20 an Intentional Discipleship Process (IDP). We have also continued Leading our 21 Conference’s response to the NEJ Call to Action to address racism. 22 Some of the work towards developing leadership and intentional discipleship processes 23 include: 24 • Vision Team adopted a Leadership Covenant, included at the end of this report, 25 to guide our work together. 26 • Vision Team worked on a template for the discipleship process of a church, 27 which is included at the end of this report. The process highlights our Wesleyan 28 understanding of the process of salvation, from Prevenient Grace, to Justifying 29 Grace, to Sanctifying Grace (both inward in spiritual disciplines and outward in 30 serving). 31 • “The Well” focused on leadership, led by Rev. Ray Bailey, a retired Brigadier 32 General, now serving at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. He 33 focused on resiliency and spiritual health for leadership. Workshops included: 34 Getting Things Done, Creating an Intentional Discipleship Process, Fanning the 35 Flame of Spiritual Gifts, Prayer Evangelism, and Covenant Discipleship. 36 • Emphasized the holistic nature of discipleship with a renewed focus on the Social 37 Principles. We have a link to The UMC Social Principles on the front page of the 38 Conference website and we encouraged the Board of Laity to offer a Lay Servant 39 class on the Social Principles. 40 • Hosted Rev. Tom Bandy, author of See, Know, and Serve the People around 41 You. He created the MOSAIC categories of Mission Insite and offered two 42 workshops demonstrating how to use that information to connect with your local 43 community. 44 • Sponsored the pastors and laity from the city of Wilmington to attend a workshop 45 in Baltimore-Washington, called “A New Day in the City,” as we sought to support 46 the development of leaders in the urban area of Wilmington.
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47 • Supported the Bishop’s Confirmation Rally based on the process of salvation, to 48 introduce our young disciples to the discipleship process in their own lives. 49 • Partnering with Coaching4Clergy to offer coach training for pastors, so that they 50 can develop their gifts for leading through a coach-approach. We offered 51 scholarship funds for those attending. 52 • Sponsored eight pastors, two per District, to attend “Voice of the Heart” retreat 53 for spiritual renewal, as part of ensuring that our leadership securely rests on our 54 relationship with God. 55 • Sponsored a “Missionpalooza” to empower churches to lead in mission work, 56 locally, nationally, and globally. Encouraged each congregation that they can join 57 in God’s work no matter what size their congregation is. 58 • Supported the publication of Rev. Jack Shitama’s book on family systems. With 59 our support, Jack will present a workshop on family systems to our Cabinet and 60 Vision Team leaders, in order to strengthen our ability to maintain a non-anxious 61 presence and connection with our congregations. 62 • Continued to work on our response to the NEJ Call to Action to address racism. 63 (See our progress report presented to the Vision Table, included in the Cabinet 64 Report.) 65 • Contracted with consultant firm, Dragonfly, to conduct a structural racism audit 66 for our Annual Conference. Results will be communicated via “The Connection” 67 and website. 68 69 As we continue to strengthen our leadership skills, we hope to follow our leader, Jesus 70 Christ, more closely as we pursue our Conference Strategic Initiatives. The initiatives 71 are: 72 • Prayer (Loving) is the foundation. 2016-2017 73 • IDP (Intentional Discipleship Plan for clergy, lay leaders, and discipleship- 74 Leading). 2017-2018 75 • Release Ministries (Focus on addiction recovery ministries, prisoner reentry 76 ministries, and areas which impact these two outcomes, such as prevention 77 through engaging local schools and teaching parenting skills classes, job 78 training, etc.-Acting). 2018-2019 79 • Ministry Refreshed (Beginning new ministries at the local church level and 80 community level to reach new people-Connecting). 81 82 Following Jesus more closely, we go where he leads. From the testimony of Scripture, 83 we know that Jesus GOES OUT in search of the lost. We, then, follow him in seeking 84 out the lost. For 2018-2019, we will focus on reaching out to those people who need 85 Release, either from addictions, or reintegration into community as they leave prison. 86 We will learn about churches as first responders to veterans returning to civilian life with 87 PTSD, and we will discover how churches can work to alleviate the opioid crisis. We 88 also hope to work on prevention measures. Our Annual Conference theme for 2019 89 comes from Jesus’ mission statement in Luke 4:18: “Proclaim Release!” 90 91 These events give a sample of how the Peninsula-Delaware Conference Vision Team 92 has served the local churches this past year. We hope to listen to your needs, learn
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93 from the wider connection, and continue to answer the CALL of Connecting, Acting, 94 Leading, and Loving, so that every church in the conference can do its own special work 95 and we will all work together to offer the hope of Jesus Christ to today’s world. We will 96 work to continue to flesh out our Mission and evaluate how our committees and teams 97 serve that mission, for the sake of the mission of the realm of Christ. 98 99 Appendix A: Intentional Discipleship Plan 100 Prevenient Grace: Create intentional ways to engage your community with the 101 love of Jesus. Be sure to include ways to express that you are serving because of your 102 love for Jesus, who first loves us. 103 Justifying Grace: Create multiple opportunities (beyond just worship) to issue 104 invitations to Christian discipleship or helping people choose to follow Jesus. (Some 105 have used Alpha Classes or other discipleship focused groups with some success.) 106 Sanctifying Grace (Inward or personal holiness): Offer multiple ways to 107 connect with God and each other through Spiritual Disciplines, including Bible study, 108 personal daily devotions, prayer, worship, fasting, communion, small groups, and others 109 means of grace. 110 Sanctifying Grace (Outward or social holiness): Create opportunities for 111 people to discover who they are, how God has gifted them, how God calls them to 112 serve, and how God equips them with leadership skills. Create opportunities for people 113 to serve (each other and the wider community), sending people to be the church in the 114 world. Increase awareness of the marginalized in society and how we can create a 115 place for their voices to be heard. Address systemic sins of racism, sexism, classism, 116 poverty, etc. 117 118 Chart your Ministries 119 List all of your current ministries in your church. Attempt to discern which role 120 they play in the discipleship process (Prevenient, Justifying, Sanctifying, or Serving), if 121 any. List the ministries on the chart, below. Look for any holes in your discipleship 122 process. Then look at your existing ministries and brainstorm ways to expand the role 123 that they play. For example, how can a choir be a part of the Prevenient, Justifying, 124 Sanctifying, or Serving Grace? 125 126 To take your process one step further, consider the fruit of discipleship. In The 127 UMC, we ask members to pledge their prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness to 128 join with others in the church as we serve Jesus in our world today. Ask yourself: What 129 opportunities do we offer for people outside the church (those in the Prevenient Grace 130 category) to pray or learn to pray? What opportunities do we offer to those ready to 131 follow Jesus (Justifying Grace category) to pray or learn to pray? What opportunities do 132 we offer for those who are saved and going onto perfection (Sanctifying Grace-personal 133 holiness category) to deepen their prayer life? And, what opportunities do we offer 134 people who are going onto perfection to pray for issues of social holiness, so that our 135 service arises out of prayer? You can do this type of discovery with every category of 136 membership pledge. Remember: 137 • It’s about relationships and disciples who make disciples 138 • Shift from Believing=>Behaving=>Belonging to Belonging=>Behaving=>Believing 139 • Shift from Church building to Beloved Community building F-3
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140 141 142 Appendix B: Peninsula-Delaware Conference Leadership Covenant 143 Vision: Connected Christians offering the hope of Jesus Christ to today’s world. 144 Mission: Cultivating Christ communities through our CALL—Connecting, Acting, 145 Leading, and Loving 146 147 The Mission of the Pen-Del Conference Vision Team is to guide the ministries and 148 programs of the Annual Conference to connect and equip and empower local 149 churches to make disciples who make disciples of Jesus Christ for the 150 transformation of the world. The Vision Team serves the Annual Conference 151 Mission in all four aspects—Connecting, Acting, Leading, and Loving, but 152 focuses primarily on the Connecting and Leading aspects. 153 154 We covenant together to model Christian community and relationships, attitudes, 155 and behavior by: 156 Preparing: 157 • Committing to attend all meetings and read all emails and documents and being 158 fully present when together. 159 • Praying for the Vision Team, the Annual Conference, the churches, and our 160 world before, during, and after the meetings. 161 Meeting: 162 • Listening together for the Holy Spirit’s movement as we discern God’s desire for 163 our Conference, using the Quadrilateral as a guide: REST—Reason, Experience, 164 Scripture, and Tradition. 165 • Engaging in the conversation and not being afraid to ask questions or take risks. 166 • Empathizing and listening to each other with open hearts, minds, and spirits, 167 creating a table of understanding where we accept one another, have patience 168 with one another, respect one another, and refuse to judge one another. 169 • Building trust and encouraging one another, celebrating victories and sharing 170 burdens and forgiving one another when necessary. 171 • Honoring our cultural diversity, giving dignity to each culture, honoring our 172 uniqueness, allowing for contextualization, and seeking to be inclusive.
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173 Acting: 174 • Encouraging a multitude of opinions, giving constructive feedback, and following 175 the conflict transformation guidelines in Matthew 18:15-20, by first approaching 176 the person in private to try to restore the relationship. We will not use social 177 media as a place to tear down one another or our Annual Conference or The 178 United Methodist Church. 179 • Seeking to collaborate in as many ways as possible, ensuring we share accurate 180 information for planning purposes. 181 • Evaluating and reflecting on the fruitfulness and lessons learned from each 182 ministry event. 183 184 Appendix C: From Call to Action Template 185 Describe your conference’s overall strategic approach to the CTA: 186 • We need God to heal our relationships by transforming (1) our minds—to think 187 differently about diversity and inclusion, (2) our hearts—to be aware of our own 188 attitudes and to love and appreciate all people, and (3) our actions—to learn and 189 practice new ways of interacting, recognizing our culture and valuing the culture 190 of others. We will participate in this process through relationship building which is 191 (1) intentional, (2) accountable, and (3) transformational. (Intentional mind- 192 change, Accountable action-change, Transformational heart-change) 193 Briefly describe what difference your conference is seeking to make and how will you 194 know you are making progress: 195 • Because Jesus invites us into repentance to experience the realm of God, we 196 desire to be intentional about repenting for white privilege and other cultural 197 dominance, allowing Christ to transform us and our relationships. We hope as we 198 work together to more faithfully represent the “beloved community,” shining the 199 inclusive love of Jesus more clearly in our communities, as demonstrated by 200 more and stronger intercultural relationships between clergy, between local 201 churches, and with our communities. 202 203 Submitted by 204 Rev. Dr. Vicki Gordy-Stith, DCM 205 Rev. Rudolph H. White Jr., Chair
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1 BOARD OF PENSIONS 2 3 The Board of Pensions monitors benefits including health and dental insurance, life 4 insurance, and retirement benefits that support clergy and other persons employed by 5 churches and agencies related to the Annual Conference. The Board makes 6 recommendations for changes in those benefits and the methods of funding them when 7 appropriate. The Board is also represented on the Conference Investment Committee 8 that is responsible for the investment of funds that support pensions and other benefits. 9 The Board recommends to the Conference a Past Service Rate for the clergy receiving 10 pre-82 pension benefits. The Board sponsors the annual Pension Luncheon for retirees 11 and cosponsors with the Board of Ordained Ministry, the financial planning seminars. 12 13 The Board has three standing committees: The Insurance Committee, The Financial 14 Seminar Committee, and The Pension Luncheon Committee. They meet on an as- 15 needed basis while the Board of Pensions and the members on the Investment 16 Committee meet at least 4 times a year. 17 18 The Board continues to seek balance between good health benefits and reasonable 19 cost. Our current High Deductible Insurance Plan, coupled with Health Savings 20 Accounts (HSAs) or Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), continues to give us this 21 balance. 22 23 Last year we passed a rate increase of 9% to churches and pastors. This year the 24 increase was less than what was anticipated and therefore, the Board is not seeking an 25 increase for 2019. The actual increase was 5.71%. Unfortunately, Medicfill premiums 26 have reached the cap of $2,400 per year, set at the 2012 Annual Conference Session. 27 The billing of additional premiums was put on hold for 2018 to allow the Board of 28 Pensions to seek alternatives. The Board is recommending that the Conference moved 29 to providing a $2,400 HRA account to each eligible retiree and their eligible spouse 30 which they can use to purchase a policy offered through Wespath Benefits and the Via 31 Benefits Exchange. A number of Annual Conferences have already moved in this 32 direction and have been pleased with the results. This will allow some flexibility for 33 retirees to choose coverage that better matches their needs instead of the Conference 34 offering a one size fits all plan. 35 36 Accomplished Goals 37 38 1. A Retirement Luncheon provided a time of fellowship for all the retired 39 clergy and retired lay Conference staff and honored new retirees. 40 41 2. Members from the Board of Pensions, along with members of other Boards, 42 continue to monitor the pension investments and other Conference investments. 43 44 3. A Past Service Rate for the Pre-82 Pension Plan for the year 2018 was 45 increased to $624 per year of service and was approved at Annual Conference.
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46 4. We continue to monitor and rely on resources from our outside consultants to 47 predict changes to the Health Insurance market and the impact it may have to 48 our current health care plan. 49
50 2018 GOALS 51 52 1. Representatives of the Board will actively participate with the Conference 53 Investment Committee monitoring the management of investments so that 54 increases in the Past Service Rate can continue at least at the rate of inflation 55 and costs to the Conference of providing benefits can be stabilized and 56 controlled. 57 58 2. A Retirement Luncheon for retiring and retired clergy and retired lay Conference 59 staff will continue annually. 60 61 3. The Board of Pensions will make a recommendation for a new Past Service Rate 62 for the year 2019. 63 64 4. The Board of Pensions will monitor the effectiveness of the health and dental plans to 65 insure that the best possible plans can be offered at reasonable cost 66 67 5. The Board of Pensions will complete an actuarial calculation of the retiree 68 healthcare liability in compliance with the 2016 Discipline. 69 70 ISSUES OF CONCERN 71 72 1. The Board maintains reserves to help offset future health and pension obligations 73 that would otherwise result in large increases that would pass on to the 74 conference, the churches, and individuals. These reserves should not be viewed 75 as pools of money to be tapped into for other needs or opportunities. 76 77 2. There continues to be concern that some churches are not meeting their 78 obligation to pay their share of the pension and health insurance costs in a timely 79 fashion. With this in mind, the Board of Pensions has elected to include in this 80 report a list of churches with arrearages as of December 31, 2017. The Medical 81 Grants listed are the result of the Cabinet requesting six such grants and the 82 Pension Board approving this request. 83 84 3. The Board of Pensions continues to work with our health care consultants, 85 (Mercer), reviewing our current health care plan and making adjustments in order 86 to comply with the new regulations and changes resulting from the 87 implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 88
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89 Reminders 90 91 1. Pastors who are appointed to the Peninsula-Delaware Conference for the first 92 time must make arrangements with the Conference Business Office for 93 enrollment in the health, dental, life and pension programs. 94 A. Pastors leaving appointment in the Peninsula-Delaware Conference must 95 make arrangement with the Conference Business Office to be properly 96 transferred from the benefit programs. Please note that the Conference 97 does not participate in COBRA and insurance ends immediately when a 98 pastor leaves the Conference. 99 B. Pastors having changes in their family status, such as marriages, 100 divorces, newborn children, adoptions, death, etc., must notify the 101 Conference Business Office within thirty days of these events 102 2. Each pastor is responsible to keep the Conference Business office and Wespath 103 Benefits, formerly the General Board of Pension & Health Benefits, apprised of 104 any changes to their designated beneficiary and current address. 105 3. Pastors can help contribute to the continued success of our health program by 106 becoming familiar with and using the preventive benefits of our program. 107 4. Pastors may call the Wespath Benefits any time to find the status of their 108 retirement benefits. That toll free number is 1-800-851-2201. Pastors may also 109 download a retirement projection from www.benefitsaccess.org using a PIN 110 provided by the Wespath. 111 5. A web page entitled “Conference Benefits” located on www.pen-del.org is provided to 112 answer questions, download forms, or direct you to links related to the health and dental 113 plans and pension plans. 114 6. Our “Policy on Benefit Eligibility” can be found on the above mentioned 115 Conference website.
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116 Arrearages 117 118 Pension Arrearages on December 31, 2017 with more than 1 month in 119 arrears: 120 121 Dover: 122 Dover: Whatcoat $7,738.16 123 Georgetown: Iglesia Metodista Unida Betel - $5,458.50 124 Lincoln: Wesley Chapel $3,490.35 125 Seaford: $725.28 126 Smyrna: Centennial $511.40 127 128 Easton: 129 Cambridge-Vienna Ministries - $48,784.05 130 Chestertown-Pomona - $18,604.37 131 Vienna: Vienna - $5,040.00 132 133 Salisbury: 134 Bivalve-Jesterville: Elzey $125.04 135 Pittsville-Willards $324.00 136 Princess Anne-Metropolitan - $5,528.64 137 Princess Anne-St. James - $16,724.75 138 Princess Anne: Trinity - $498.06 139 Salisbury: Wesley Temple $1,379.71 140 Stockton: Shiloh $12,196.15 141 142 Wilmington 143 Wilmington: Hillcrest-Bellfont $1,627.86 144 Wilmington: Mt Joy $7,734.66 145 146 Health and Dental Insurance Arrearages on December 31, 2017 with more 147 than 1 month in arrears: 148 149 Dover: 150 Clayton: Ewell’s-St. Paul $6,012.00 151 Georgetown: Inglesia Metodista Unida Betel - $5,314.00 152 Lincoln: Welsy Chapel/Milford: St Paul’s $6,533.33 153 Milford: St Paul’s - $4,380.00 154 Seaford: Reliance $7,612.00 155 156 Easton: 157 Cambridge: Waugh - $29,619. 158 Cambridge-Vienna Ministries - $7006.00 159 Chestertown-Pomona - $37,263.58 160 Federalsburg-Denton - $95,467.78 161 Hebron: Nelson’s Memorial- $22,485.00
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162 Salisbury: 163 Princess Anne-St. James - $23,575.50 164 165 Wilmington: 166 St. Georges: St Georges $4,308.00 167 Wilmington: Arise - $4,774.00 168 Wilmington: Coleman Memorial - $12,431.00 169 170 Medical Grants have been provided to the following churches: 171 172 Cambridge-Vienna Ministries - $16,080 173 Grasonville-Carmichael - $16,080 174 St. Michaels: St. Lukes - $15,060 175 St. Michaels: Union - $16,080 176 Princess Anne: St James and Trinity - $16,080 177 Wilmington: Brandywine Community - $16,080 178 179 180 Respectfully submitted, 181 182 Regina Nichols 183 Chair of the Board of Pensions 184 185 186 187 COMMISSION ON EQUITABLE COMPENSATION 188 189 The Conference Commission on Equitable Compensation is charged in the Discipline 190 with three broad areas of responsibility. These are (1) recommending Conference 191 standards for clergy support; (2) administering funds to be used in base salary 192 supplementation; and (3) providing counsel and advisory material on clergy support to 193 the District Superintendents and Committees on Pastor-Parish Relations. 194 195 The Commission is responsible for the development of a schedule of minimum base 196 compensation. This includes appropriate legislation to set minimum salary in the 197 Annual Conference and administration of Conference supplied funding to insure that 198 every pastor receives at least minimum salary. The funds administered by the 199 Commission include General Funds to insure that all full-time clergy receive at least 200 minimum compensation. Other funding streams granted to pastors include Key 201 Leadership for clergy that are serving in a charge that is unable to support the clergy 202 commensurate with his/her talents and experience and Special Funds used in special 203 one-time circumstances. Because both Key Leadership Funds and Special Funds lie 204 outside of the disciplinary bounds of the Commission on Equitable Compensation, with 205 CCFA approval, these funds are administered by the bishop and cabinet. The 206 Commission will continue to track and report these funds as part of our ongoing 207 communication with the Annual Conference. 208
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209 The 2018 approved Equitable Compensation budget is $160,000. Funds expended in 210 2017 for salaries, pension, moving expenses, short-term disability, and miscellaneous 211 totaled $161,488, which exceeded budget. As part of this report, there is a list below 212 of the churches and charges that received assistance in 2017. 213 214 As always, the goal of the Commission is to insure that pastors are being compensated 215 fairly for all that they do for our churches in service to Christ. May God bless the work 216 that our churches do to take the Good News of Christ into our world. 217 218 Yours in Christ, 219 220 Mr. William Batson 221 Rev. Tom Pasmore 222 Co-chairs for the Commission on Equitable Compensation 223 224 Peninsula-Delaware Conference 225 2017 Equitable Compensation Support 226 227 228 General Fund Amount 229 230 Dover 231 None 232 233 Easton 234 Church Hill-Burrisville $ 15,000.00 235 Greensboro-Burrsville 9,600.00 236 Sudlersville: Calvary-Asbury 2,500.00 237 238 Salisbury 239 Allen: Asbury $ 5,000.00 240 Berlin-Ironshire 20,000.00 241 Crisfield: Asbury 5,000.00 242 Newark: Bowen/Trinity 5,000.00 243 Pocomoke City: Bethany 5,000.00 244 Quantico-Hebron 4,586.00 245 Snow Hill: Ebinezer 2,250.00 246 Stockton: Shiloh 6,000.00 247 248 Wilmington 249 North East: Bay View $ 3,200.00 250 Wilmington: Brandywine Community 9,600.00 251 Charlestown 5,000.00 252 Wilmington: Peniel 3,200.00 253 Wilmington: Mt Salem 4,500.00 254 Elkton: Wesley 5,500.00 255 Wilmington: Richardson Park 2,400.00 G-6
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256 Total General Fund Support $113.336.00 257 258 259 Special Fund 260 261 Dover 262 None 263 264 Easton 265 None 266 267 Salisbury 268 None 269 Wilmington 270 None 271 272 Total Special Fund Support $0.00 273 274 275 Key Leadership 276 277 Dover 278 None 279 280 Easton 281 Cambridge: St. Paul’s $ 5,000.00 282 Chestertown-Pomona 1,310.00 283 Easton: Asbury 11,200.00 284 Preston: Mt. Calvary 5,299.00 285 St. Michaels: Union 6,400.00 286 287 Salisbury 288 Ewell-Smith Island $ 2,500.00 289 Oriole Charge 5,000.00 290 Princess Anne: St. James/Trinity 10,000.00 291 Pocomoke City: Bethany 3,000.00 292 Quantico-Hebron 8,000.00 293 Snow Hill: Ebinezer 5,000.00 294 295 Wilmington 296 Wilmington: Buttonwood $13,750.00 297 Wilmington: Peninsula-McCabe 5,000.00 298 Wilmington: Simpson 8,500.00 299 300 Total Key Leadership Support $89,959.00 301 302 G-7
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303 CONFERENCE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 304 305 The Conference Board of Trustees is charged by The Discipline of The United 306 Methodist Church to hold in trust financial assets and invest them according to the 307 Social Principles; hold in trust real and personal property of Conference churches and 308 agencies; buy, sell, transfer, and convey property; and provide adequate insurance for 309 all Conference properties. In 2017 the Peninsula-Delaware Conference Board of 310 Trustees actively pursued all of those things. 311 312 Leadership: 313 Board of Trustees officers: 314 President, Candy Miles 315 Vice President, Richard Rosengren 316 Secretary, Earle Baker 317 Treasurer, Bill Westbrook 318 Other Trustees are: Sonja Brown, Douglas Collison, Charles Emery, Rich Evans, 319 Helen Lockwood, Jack L. Vogt, and Director of Connectional Ministries, Vicki Gordy- 320 Stith. 321 322 Investments: 323 The Conference Trustees are responsible for maintaining 17 Investment funds valued at 324 $1,488,245. All funds are restricted to specific ministries and/or churches except the 325 General Fund, $152,299. 326 327 Audit Report: 328 In October the Trustees received the report of the annual audit from Bumpers and 329 Company. Among their findings are: 330 1. Total assets at the end of 2016 were $25,314,857. 331 2. Investments have been made with low risk. 332 3. All certificates of deposit are fully federally insured. 333 4. The Congregational Development Corporation holds several mortgages on the 334 properties of local churches and conference agencies. In many cases the CDC 335 holds the second mortgage for which payment doesn’t begin until the first 336 mortgage is paid off. Several concerns were noted: 337 a. In some cases there is missing loan documentation. 338 b. In some cases, repayment start dates have passed without repayment 339 commencing. 340 c. The ability of some debtors to repay remains uncertain. 341 5. Pension liabilities are fully funded. 342 343 The auditors made these observations and recommendations: 344 1. Expense Authorization Forms are out of date, and procedures are not always 345 followed. “We recommend verifying the authorized signers for each one and 346 updating the forms as necessary.” Letter 1, page 2. 347 2. The Conference has not been keeping individual employee personnel files. 348 “We recommend creating a personnel file for each current employee of the
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349 Conference and at a minimum keep a copy of their driver’s license, social 350 security card, direct deposit request, I-9, W-4, and approved salary reports.” 351 Letter 1, page 2 352 3. Rental income from the houses (owned by the Conference) at 134 & 138 353 American Avenue (Dover) is in arrears on both properties. “We recommend 354 the Conference take steps to collect the unpaid rents, evict the tenant(s), or 355 put a policy in place that prevents any future rents from being added to the 356 rents in arrears. Letter 1, page 2. 357 4. Five Loans (made by the Congregational Development Corporation) did not 358 have formal documents and eleven mortgages have start dates in excess of 359 one year, but had not yet begun to make payments. “We recommend the 360 Conference obtain missing loan documents and missing repayment starting 361 date documentation and inform the churches whose start date has past that 362 payment is now due.” Letter 1, page 3. 363 5. Conference Policies: The Conference does not have a written accountable 364 reimbursement plan for employee expenses including travel and mileage 365 expenses. “The IRS does allow for safe harbor rules allowing the employee 366 to account to the employer within 60 days of when the expenditure is paid or 367 incurred. The IRS has affirmed their position that any employee 368 reimbursement other than through an accountable plan will be treated as 369 taxable wages subject to all related payroll taxes.” Letter 1, page 3 370 371 This information has been communicated to the Conference Personnel Committee, and 372 the Congregational Development Corporation. 373 374 Property: 375 376 District Boards of Trustees: As the number of abandoned churches and properties 377 continues to grow, two districts have organized their own Boards of Trustees. In most 378 cases the Conference Board of Trustees transfers ownership to the District Boards both 379 to spread the responsibility, and to move decision making closer to the actual property. 380 • Easton District Board of Trustees. These properties have been deeded to the 381 Easton District Board of Trustees by the Peninsula-Delaware Conference Board 382 of Trustees. 383 o Has listed Bounds UMC, Crapo, Dorchester County, MD with a realtor. 384 385 • Salisbury District Board of Trustees. These properties have been deeded to 386 the Salisbury District Board of Trustees by the Peninsula-Delaware Conference 387 Board of Trustees. 388 o Christ UMC and Parsonage, Upper Fairmount, Somerset County, MD. 389 The Church and Parsonage were sold early in 2018 390 o Asbury UMC, Nanticoke, Wicomico County, MD. The building was sold 391 for use as a church along with three unattached cemeteries in July. 392 o Grace UMC, near Cox’s Corner, Wicomico County, MD. 393 o John Wesley UMC, Newtown, Wicomico County, MD
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394 o Water’s Chapel UMC, Marion Station, Somerset County, MD The 395 property was sold for use as a church. 396 397 Abandoned Property: 398 399 With the continuation of demographic shifts from rural areas to towns and cities on the 400 Delmarva Peninsula there are an increasing number of churches being closed each 401 year. When closed and declared abandoned, the property reverts to the Conference 402 Board of Trustees. The Trustees insure the property and maintain the buildings and 403 grounds. Sometimes there is a parsonage or community building and often there are 404 cemeteries that become the property of the Conference. Whenever possible the 405 buildings are stabilized and sold. In regards to cemeteries, efforts are made to form a 406 friends group of local people and descendants who will maintain the cemetery. 407 Asbury UMC, Wittman, Talbot County MD was closed on May 1, 2017. 408 409 Bethany UMC, Lowes Crossroads, Sussex County DE. The Church is rented to a 410 local congregation. 411 412 Boyer’s Chapel, Kent County MD. No report. 413 414 Christ UMC, Laurel, Sussex County DE. The building was condemned in 2016. 415 Black Dog Salvage of Roanoke, VA along with a film crew salvaged stained glass 416 windows, pews and woodwork. The cornerstone was removed, and turned over to 417 Centenary UMC in Laurel. The filming was edited for a one hour episode of the reality 418 TV show, Salvage Dawgs which has aired. Remaining stained glass windows were 419 boxed and stored in an adjacent church owned house for future sale. Most likely sale of 420 the stained glass windows will be in the format of an on-line auction. The Conference 421 Trustees proceeded to salvage electronic controls and the two commercial stoves, 422 which were donated to The Christian Shelter in Salisbury. Everything that could be 423 salvaged was. The demolition contract went to the lowest bidder, Swain Excavation, for 424 $145,000. Much of the granite from the church was repurposed as riprap along Broad 425 Creek in Laurel. Three interested parties have expressed an interest in purchasing the 426 site of the former church, and the adjacent house. 427 428 Christ UMC, Upper Fairmount, Somerset County MD. The church was declared 429 closed. Membership records were delivered to the Nabb Center at Salisbury University 430 to be digitized before being archived at Barratt’s Chapel. The Conference Board of 431 Trustees approved up to $10,000 to repair the roof to stabilize the building and list it and 432 the parsonage for sale with a realtor. The Church and parsonage were sold in early 433 2018. 434 435 Eastlake UMC Wilmington, New Castle County DE For many years the building has 436 been rented to the Elise Brown Organization who operate a day care center in the 437 building. They in turn sublease the sanctuary to a church. The lease agreement with 438 Elise Brown will soon run out. The Trustees plan to have the property appraised, and 439 placed on the market for sale.
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440 Ebenezer UMC, Townsend, New Castle County DE. No report from the parties 441 interested in maintaining the cemetery. 442 443 First UMC, Quantico, Wicomico County, MD (First UMC in Quantico was home of 444 the first continuing Methodist Society on the Lower Easter Shore of Maryland. It was 445 established by Freeborn Garrettson in 1778, six years before the founding of the 446 Methodist Episcopal Church.) The Church building was condemned by Wicomico 447 County. The Conference Trustees contacted the Maryland Historic Trust to avert 448 demolition and save the building for other uses. It was on further inspection determined 449 that it is not a public safety hazard, and the demolition order was rescinded. A local 450 S.T.E.M. teacher is working with a grant writer for funding to create a Cultural Arts 451 Center for local Elementary School students. 452 453 Liberia UMC, Marion Station, Somerset County, MD The church was declared 454 abandoned and the building was transferred to the Salisbury District Board of Trustees. 455 456 Mt. Olivet UMC in Galena, Kent County MD closed on June 18, 2017. There may be 457 an interested buyer. 458 459 Mt. Salem UMC, Old New Castle, New Castle County, DE. After two meetings with 460 representatives of an unincorporated ‘Friends Group’ the Conference Trustees voted to 461 convey the property to the Friends Group after they have incorporated. The building will 462 be conveyed as is, on the condition that the property boundary be surveyed at their 463 expense. This was communicated to them, but no response was received in 2017. 464 During the year a new gravestone was placed in the adjoining cemetery in memory of 465 Corporal Baynard, who served in the Civil War, and dedicated on Old New Castle Day. 466 Repairs were made to a small addition to the church to stabilize the property. Hearing 467 nothing from the Friends Group, the Trustees approved placing the property for sale 468 with a realtor. 469 470 St. James, Methodist Cemetery, near Sherwood, Talbot County MD No report 471 Union Asbury UMC, Crisfield, Somerset County, MD After contacting Salisbury 472 District Superintendent, Fred Duncan, the Conference Trustees received a request from 473 representatives of the Accohannock Indian Tribe, Inc. to acquire the property from the 474 Conference Board of Trustees to create a Native American cultural center at that 475 location. Their vision is to relocate their existing Cultural Center from the train station in 476 Marion Station and enlarge the scope of the center with a research library and a 477 museum in which to display their extensive Archaeological collection. The Union 478 Asbury Building was built in two stages (1876, and 1929), and sits on two real estate 479 parcels. The Conference Board of Trustees voted to transfer both parcels to the 480 Accohannock Indian Tribe, Inc. 481 482 Waters Chapel UMC, Marion Station, Somerset County MD The property was 483 transferred to the Salisbury District Board of Trustees and has been sold for use as a 484 church. 485
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486 Westwoods UMC, near Gumboro, Sussex County DE. The property was appraised. 487 The realtor noted that the building is in good condition but the lot is very small and lacks 488 room for a septic field. This severely limits how the building can be used. 489 490 Conference Owned Property 491 Rental Properties: The Peninsula-Delaware Conference owns two houses at 134 and 492 138 American Ave. in Dover in the same block as the Bishop Felton E. May, Jr. 493 Conference Resource Center. At times the houses have been rented to Conference 494 employees. Currently both houses are rented, and both tenants are in arrears on the 495 rent. The Conference does not see any program needs for these properties. The 496 Trustees will have the properties appraised, and will give the current renters the right of 497 first refusal to purchase the property. 498 The Bishop Felton E. May, Jr. Conference Resource Center: The building is now 30 499 years old and in need of repairs that include, but are not limited to: raising sunken 500 sidewalks to remove tripping hazards, replace gutters, replace tile floors, replace 501 lavatory fixtures, and repair and repave the parking areas. 502 Respectfully submitted, 503 504 Earle N. Baker, 505 Secretary 506 507 508 509 CONFERENCE COUNCIL ON FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION (CCF&A) 510 511 The officers elected at the July meeting were Lawrence Pelham, President, Rev. 512 Alice Ervin, Vice-President and Lisa Hastings, Secretary. Rev. Ervin resigned during 513 the year. We thank her for many years of dedicated service. 514 515 God continues to bless our Peninsula-Delaware Conference by providing for our 516 financial and administrative needs. Let us celebrate together God’s grace, love and 517 care for the church. 518 519 We also thank each individual congregation, and every individual giver, for their 520 giving and their faithfulness to the Covenant Plan. It is by the contributions of many that 521 we are able to do the work of the church. 522 523 Total Covenant Funding Plan (Apportionment) receipts for 2017 was $4,519K; $86K 524 below the Covenant Funding Plan budget of $4,604K. The Conference continues to 525 respond to the need to reduce cost and apportionments. The 2017 apportioned amount 526 was $31K less than that of 2016 and $132K less than that for 2015. The shortfall 527 ($86K) was covered by utilizing fund balances from Boards and Agencies which at year 528 end 2016 were in excess of 10% of the annual budget for that Board or Agency. 529 Review of these year-end balances is a standard part of the annual budgeting process. 530 Boards and Agencies with reasons to maintain higher balances are not affected. 531
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532 We are also grateful for and celebrate giving by our local churches, members and 533 friends to a great diversity of missions and UM connectional organizations. We highlight 534 for this report giving to UMCOR of $482K and Hope for the Children of Africa ($88K). 535 536 We continue to monitor the progress of Pecometh Camping and Retreat Ministries. 537 Conference and other grant funding has enabled Pecometh to make over $350,000 in 538 capital improvements. The capital campaign to upgrade Pecometh facilities and 539 ministries and paydown the mortgage on the River View Retreat Center, has raised over 540 $816,000 towards their goal of $1,025,000. 541 542 CCF&A also continues to monitor the ministry and financial status of the 543 Neighborhood House, a Conference Affiliate with locations in both Wilmington and 544 Middletown. They provide vital services to the poor and financially disadvantaged. The 545 Neighborhood House has fully utilized the $200K line of credit interest free for a loan 546 period that has been extended to three years. The Board and Staff have had success 547 in attracting new financial support and the organization is improving its operations. 548 Challenges remain; however, working together we can continue to provide for those in 549 need. 550 551 Apportionments are an important part of our Connectional relationship. They bind 552 us together in supporting one another through District and Conference functions, 553 provide support for our retired clergy, and support ministries throughout the peninsula, 554 the country and the world that we could not accomplish as individual churches. The 555 Conference and CCF&A continues to be sensitive and attentive to the financial status 556 and needs of our local churches. One example is the continued effort to reduce 557 apportionments. Another is to have an efficient Apportionment Adjustment process. 558 The new approach developed in 2015, appears to have functioned well in its first two 559 years. Every church that did not pay its full apportionments was reviewed by a district 560 committee. Other churches requested a review. The majority of the data required for 561 the review was provided by the Conference Office from the statistical data on file. 562 Individual churches were instructed to provide specific information such as their vision, 563 mission and their missional and financial outlook for the future. Working together, the 564 district committee developed the recommended adjusted apportionments for the 565 upcoming year. The recommendations of the district committees were forwarded to the 566 CCF&A for approval or adjustment. 567 568 For 2018, a Covenant Funding Plan totaling $4,702K was developed, 569 recommended, and approved by Annual Conference. This represents an increase of 570 $98K or 2.3% above the 2017 Covenant Funding Plan. The amount to be apportioned 571 to the local churches was approved at $5,412,114, before adjustments, an increase of 572 $113K from the amount apportioned for 2017. The underlying assumption remains that 573 the economy will gradually improve and local churches will be better able to fulfill their 574 full share of Covenant Funding support. As mentioned above, Annual Conference 575 apportionment adjustment requests, including mission churches, totaling $470,978 have 576 been approved for 2018. 577 578
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579 Goals for 2018/2019: 580 581 Continue to work collaboratively with all conference leaders, boards and teams 582 so that ministries of the annual conference can be successful and can fully witness for 583 Christ. 584 585 Recommend to Annual Conference for adoption a plan for anticipated income 586 and expenditures for 2019 which will support the conference in achieving its mission. 587 588 Carry out the administrative responsibilities as set forth in the Book of Discipline, 589 including a comprehensive audit of accounts and accounting processes. Within this 590 area, CCF&A will perform all additional and specific administrative and fiscal functions 591 and services as the conference may from time to time require. 592 593 CCF&A will respond to broader challenges and needs that are identified by 594 GCF&A (General Council on Finance and Administration). 595 596 The CCF&A has begun a discussion concerning how to best educate our 597 churches concerning financial matters. The thought is to develop a plan and goals for 598 improving financial education, training, and operational support to facilitate improved 599 financial management, operations and stewardship in our local churches. This effort 600 would be inclusive and we hope to involve all our connectional members and resources. 601 602 Respectfully submitted, 603 604 Rev. Lawrence Pelham, President 605 606 607 608 THE PHILADELPHIA AREA COMMITTEE ON EPISCOPACY 609 610 This joint committee of the Philadelphia Episcopal Area consists of members from both 611 the Peninsula-Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania Conferences. The membership 612 includes both laity and clergy and has representatives from all of the districts of the 613 Episcopal area. 614 615 The committee meets four times a year with Bishop Johnson. Some meetings are joint 616 meetings, others are meetings where each conference has some time with the Bishop 617 alone and then both are together. Both have proven to be very effective. 618 619 The functions of the Episcopacy Committee are: 620 621 − To support the Bishop in the oversight of the spiritual and temporal affairs of the 622 Church. 623 − To be available to the Bishop for counsel. 624 − To assist in the determination of the Episcopal needs of the area. 625 − To make recommendations to appropriate bodies.
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626 627 The main task of the Committee in the past year was to evaluate and to encourage 628 Bishop Johnson in her role as our Bishop. Both Conferences used the NEJ Episcopacy 629 Committee’s 51-question survey in 2017. Results are used to help support the Bishop in 630 their administration of the spiritual life of the Conferences. 631 632 We thank both Conferences for their spiritual, emotional and financial support of the 633 Bishop and the Episcopal Office, as she gives leadership to the almost 1000 churches 634 in our area, and is involved in so many other areas of the larger Church and the world. 635 636 Respectfully submitted, 637 638 Rev. Scott McDermott Roy Collins 639 Chairperson (EPA) Chairperson (PD)
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1 WESLEY FOUNDATION AT DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY 2 3 Vision Statement: Connected Christians offering the Hope of Jesus Christ it today's 4 World 5 Mission Statement: Cultivating Communities through our CALL: Connecting, Acting, 6 Leading and Loving 7 8 The Wesley Foundation at Delaware State University is living into the fore-mentioned 9 vision and mission through ministries supported by The Methodist Student Association. 10 We are a connecting, acting, leading and loving community of faith that accepts all 11 people, regardless of age, sex, race, nationality or sexual orientation. 12 13 Connecting 14 The Methodist Student Association has been very successful connecting by starting the 15 year by setting up a welcome table at the Organization Fair. It is at the Organization 16 Fair that we have connected with countless students to share the vision and mission of 17 the Methodist Student Association. Once connected, we stay connected by using social 18 media as a means of communication. Social media has given our students the 19 opportunity to volunteer for community service, as well as car pool to worship services 20 on Sunday. Social media has also given us a platform to dialogue with one another 21 regarding Bible study, books, devotions, and all types of social issues that they are 22 experiencing. 23 24 Connecting the students to the local church, Centennial UMC – Smyrna, DE, has given 25 our students an opportunity to worship in a loving and nurturing environment. 26 Centennial has also provided a means for the students to connect with the homeless 27 community at our Code Purple Sanctuary. 28 29 It is through our connection, The United Methodist Church, that our students have 30 applied and received scholarships. Asbury UMC - Smyrna, DE has also contributed to 31 our ministry by inviting our students to worship and by taking a special collection. 32 Without a doubt our ability to connect has been a huge success in offering the hope of 33 Jesus Christ in today’s world. 34 35 Acting 36 We have also been very successful in being involved in campus activities such as the 37 homecoming parade, as well as, partnering with other campus ministries and their 38 events. We have developed relationships with organizations such as Students Against 39 A Godless Society, The Fairy God Sisters, and Alpha Nu Omega Sorority, Inc. These 40 relationships and partnerships have contributed greatly in achieving our mission. Acting 41 on our faith has also given us a desire to visit Sight and Sound in April to see Jesus. 42 Watching the story of Jesus was a practical way for our students to see the life, death, 43 and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This was also a way for our 44 students to share the gospel with other students that were not able to attend. 45 Roundtable discussions followed. 46
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47 Leading 48 One of our primary goals is to develop spiritual leaders. As a result, on November 3-5, 49 2017 a group of our students attended Exploration 2017 in Portland, OR. It was there 50 that our young adults listened, discerned, and responded to God’s call on their lives. 51 The Methodist Student Association leadership dared to imagine what their gifts are for 52 making a difference in their communities and the world. This three-day event gave our 53 students an opportunity to explore what ministry in the United Methodist Church is all 54 about. As a part of our visit to Portland, we attended workshops, gathered in small 55 groups, worshipped and spoke with theological schools about the pathways to 56 becoming a deacon or ordained pastor. On November 20, 2018, The Methodist Student 57 Association led the way in volunteering for Asbury - Smyrna Community Thanksgiving 58 dinner. It was there that over three hundred persons were served. 59 60 Loving 61 The Methodist Student Association loved the community by setting up and serving at 62 Centennial’s Code Purple Sanctuary. They also involved the Youth of Centennial by 63 inviting them to their holiday skating event. It was at this event that they became 64 acquainted with Smyrna Middle and High School students. It was during this event that 65 they were able to share their college experience as well as their future hopes and 66 dreams. 67 68 The Methodist Student Association has also demonstrated a deep love for Christ and 69 one another. During the second semester, the students met to discuss and develop a 70 covenant agreement on conduct and attire within the organization. This level of maturity 71 has not existed in past years. This year’s group was determined to show their love for 72 Christ and one another through by setting a standard. 73 74 Our students have grown and continue to grow in their faith, love of God and love of 75 neighbor. 76 77 Respectfully Submitted, 78 Rev. Rudolph H. White, Jr. 79 Director of the Wesley Foundation at Delaware State University 80 81 82 83 SALISBURY UNIVERSITY WESLEY FOUNDATION 84 85 This has been a difficult year for the SU Wesley Foundation. It began with healthy 86 conversations about positive changes that the pastor and student leaders would like to 87 make for the benefit of the group’s student population. This year, we elected to: 88 89 − Begin men’s and women’s small groups to meet weekly 90 − Increase our focus on United Methodist themes 91 − Establish guidelines for Bible Study meeting timeframe to create a more uniform 92 procedure
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93 − Focus on student leaders taking the initiative to welcome students 94 − Hold more fellowship-focused events and create a Fellowship Chair position in 95 group leadership 96 − Maintain our commitment to group discussion in Bible Study 97 98 The program made great strides in becoming well-known and effective in its Christian 99 mission on the SU campus. In the Fall 2017 semester, the group was able to: 100 101 − Hand out goodwill popsicles at Freshman Orientation 102 − Gain many new student members from our Activities Fair booth 103 − Bring in 2 guest teachers for our Bible Study 104 − Experience faithful fellowship and create relationships with new students 105 106 Despite agreement with these changes and an initial positive response from student 107 leaders, dissent arose as the student president of the organization stepped down due to 108 interpersonal issues. This instilled doubt in the remaining student leaders, who 109 questioned their commitment to the agreed-upon changes. Student leaders refused to 110 meet and hold Bible Study on 3 separate occasions in the Fall 2017 semester and to 111 give authority to the Pastor to hold the study without them present. The student leaders 112 became increasingly unwilling to compromise and to allow the Pastor to expand their 113 vision for the program, regardless of multiple meetings on the matter and attempts to 114 increase collaborative efforts. 115 116 On Nov. 7, 2017, SU Wesley Foundation Board of Directors approved DS Fred 117 Duncan’s proposal to close down the campus ministry due to non-collaborative and 118 untrustworthy student leadership and the program’s failure, despite pastoral efforts, to 119 function in line with the Book of Discipline. Shortly thereafter, student leaders contacted 120 Pastor Kelly Conner and informed her that they had decided to step down from the 121 program, effectively ending its status on campus as a Registered Student Organization 122 (RSO). The Pastor explained to them that the Conference had already decided the 123 matter, and that one last meeting was to take place the following Monday, during which 124 the group enjoyed fellowship with its student membership and expressed its hope for a 125 Methodist connection on campus in the future. 126 127 Submitted by Kelly Conner 128 129 130 131 WESLEY FOUNDATION AT 132 THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 133 134 The Wesley Foundation at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is offered as a 135 Christian Fellowship. It should be noted that the organization does not discriminate 136 against other denominations that would like to join. However, it is important to 137 emphasize the Wesleyan heritage especially for students who have a United Methodist
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138 background. Nevertheless, some students find it feasible to attend other Christian 139 organization events as well. 140 141 The Executive Director/Campus Minister made an effort to address the students who 142 attend worship at Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Princess Anne to recruit and 143 offer them the opportunity to join Wesley Foundation on the campus. And was also 144 invited to attend the UMES Gospel Choir rehearsals for recruitment purposes. In an 145 effort to recruit additionally students and provide increased awareness of the Wesley 146 Foundation organization, the Executive Director/Campus Minister attended the “First 147 Look Fair” where a recruitment table was set up in the Student Services Center that 148 contained information relative to Wesley Foundation, e.g., a display board advertising 149 the ministries the organization offered, brochures, business cards, Christian resources, 150 and a sign-up sheet. As a result, 23 students were recruited to join Wesley Foundation 151 at the Fall Semester, First Look Fair. Further, after supplying recruitment materials a 152 display table was set up in the Student Services Center by the Director of Student 153 Conduct and Community Standards in an effort to make parents aware of the Wesley 154 Foundation organization during “Parent Weekend.” 155 156 During Spring Semester 2018, students were offered the opportunity to attend the Sight 157 & Sound Theater in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to see “Jesus.” It should be noted that 158 students do attend churches in and out of the area, but they are also encouraged to 159 develop a local church partnership not only with Metropolitan United Methodist Church 160 but with Wesley Temple United Methodist Church as well because the Executive 161 Director/Campus Minister is in appointment to the Wesley Temple congregation. 162 163 Goals for future semesters will be to continue the Salisbury Urban Ministry Christmas 164 Project (SUM); partner with Alpha Nu Omega, a Christian Sorority; a Bible Study is 165 planned during the University Hour on Tuesdays or Thursdays; plans for the Fall 2018 166 Semester is to encourage students to plan and attend a Wesley Foundation Day 167 Service to be held at Wesley Temple United Methodist Church in conjunction with 168 students who attend Metropolitan UMC. This service will be held on a designated fifth 169 Sunday. Additionally, Christian resources and a devotional reading such as “The Word 170 For You Today” and The Life Book” will continue to be distributed to all students 171 connected. Further, students are encouraged to focus on their leadership skills and 172 abilities by attending and participating in workshops, training events, Fall and Spring 173 retreats, fellowship, and other Christian Education opportunities offered by The United 174 Methodist Church. Students were invited to attend “The Young Adult Summit” 175 sponsored by Strengthening The Black Church and The Vision Team. 176 177 In lieu of the above, it is believed that the Wesley Foundation on the campus of the 178 University of Maryland Eastern Shore will strive to create a more intense and diverse 179 group of students where they can be more interactive with Annual Conference events, 180 seminars, retreats, and worship encounters with God. It has been observed that 181 Wesley Foundation on the campus of The University of Maryland Eastern Shore needs 182 to be more attentive to living out its true meaning through study and the use of
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183 resources that have been developed for campus ministry as it pertains to The United 184 Methodist Church. 185 186 As stated in a previous conference report and serves as a reminder that in past years, it 187 has been discovered that Campus Ministry is a sporadic ministry and takes patience 188 and encouragement. Since this is not a new role for the Campus Minister/Executive 189 Director, an effort continues to be given, with the assistance of the Vice President for 190 Student Affairs, to reorganize this ministry so that it will become a respected 191 organization that reflects the light of Christ through the recruitment of additional 192 students who are committed to serving in a Christian Fellowship environment. 193 Consequently, Wesley Foundation at The University of Maryland Eastern Shore 194 welcomes the opportunity to receive referrals from United Methodist congregations and 195 other denominations as well. Networking, consulting, and advising plays a prominent 196 role in achieving the goals of the campus ministry. 197 198 Finally, and in keeping with the Vision of the Annual Conference, prayerfully all services, 199 events, training, and activities will connect a diverse group of students so that being 200 “Connected Christians offering the Hope of Jesus Christ in today’s World” will live out 201 the vision of the Peninsula-Delaware and continue to be invigorated by Hebrews 10:24- 202 25 (NLT) says: “ Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good 203 works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage 204 one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” 205 206 Executive Director/Campus Minister 207 Rev. Dr. Bernadette M. Beckett 208 209 210 211 WESLEY FOUNDATION CAMPUS MINISTRY 212 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 213 214 Goals for 2017: 215 1. To increase visibility of the Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry on the U.D. 216 campus through a variety of social events and programs to draw new students. 217 • Wesley Foundation students in Marching Band wore their “Blue Shirts” during 218 band camp on the same day we gave out 300 Freeze pops to the marching 219 band and Rugby team. We continue to get students through outreach effort. 220 • Handed out over 1,600 bottles of water during Freshman Move-In Day 221 (Saturday). 222 • Served over 200 Ice cream floats on Freshman Move-In Day (Saturday). 223 • Promoted Wesley Foundation at both fall and spring Student Activity nights. 224 • Wesley Foundation student officers attended all worship services at Newark 225 throughout September and February wearing their gray “Wesley Polos”. 226 • Continued the development of our Bands small group project. 227 2. To work with the URLO (University Religious Leaders Organization) and the RSO 228 (Religious Student Organizations) groups to coordinate our interfaith efforts.
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229 • Worked with other religious leaders to promote faith groups on campus during 230 prospective student events. 231 • Offered ashes to the UD campus community on Ash Wednesday. 232 • Hosted Midnight Pancakes during Spring and Fall final exams at Newark 233 U.M.C. with the other religious leaders serving 200 students in the spring, and 234 200 students in the fall. 235 3. To increase awareness of the Wesley Foundation Campus ministry with the 236 churches of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference through newsletters, articles in 237 conference Communicator, Preaching opportunities, and promotional displays and 238 presence at Annual Conference. 239 • Have a display table with information and candy at Annual Conference. 240 • Try to share articles after major events. 241 • Communicate through quarterly letters to all churches in the Wilmington 242 District. 243 • Offered services to multiple congregations throughout the year which included 244 worksite projects and worship opportunities. 245 246 4. To assist in the transition from High School to College life by informing High School 247 seniors and their youth directors of United Methodist Campus Ministries by our 248 table and workshop at the Conference Youth rally. 249 • Maintained our practice of sharing information about all campus ministries 250 across the country at our table in the Exhibit hall. 251 • Shared information that students provided about where they are applying with 252 Campus Pastors at those schools (with the student’s permission). 253 5. To provide a variety of mission opportunities for students. 254 • We worked during Thanksgiving on several projects throughout the state. 255 These included the Jesus House, Bellevue State Park, and the Milford Food 256 Bank. 257 • We traveled to Tarboro, NC to work with UMCOR during our Spring Break. 258 There, we helped multiple families at various sites to further the work of 259 rebuilding their homes after the devastating flood of Hurricane Matthew the 260 previous year. 261 • We worked with the Mobile Foodbank of New Castle County unloading food 262 being delivered. 263 6. To provide meaningful Bible Study opportunities for the students to explore and 264 engage the word of God and their faith journeys. 265 • This year we are working through the book of Mark and have had numerous 266 powerful discussions about Jesus’ message in light of our current climate and 267 culture. 268 7. To provide opportunities for worship in various settings, and provide leadership 269 opportunities in those various settings. 270 • Wesley Sunday at Newark U.M.C. had 12 total students participate in various 271 capacities from preaching, singing, reading, praying, and ushering. 272 • Wesley students continue to participate in Worship at Newark U.M.C. as Lay 273 Liturgists and sing in the praise band.
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274 • We have created a joint prayer service with Newark UMC in which the 275 students and the rest of the congregation share in prayer over the needs of 276 the community together. 277 8. To provide a safe place where all students are welcome to share their faith journey 278 with one another. 279 • We continue to create an atmosphere where all feel safe and welcome, and 280 encouraged to participate as we all grow, learn, and pray together. 281 • We continue to see new faces. People continue to invite friends and 282 encourage people to attend our various activities. 283 9. Encourage and support students to explore the call to ordained ministry and begin 284 the ordination process. 285 • We have a crop of young students still early on in their journey this year, and 286 we hope to see the call of God manifest in these coming years together. 287 10. Continue to use the Strategic Plan for the future of the Wesley Foundation at the 288 University of Delaware including short term and long-term goals to address the 289 needs and wants of this growing ministry to the U.D. campus community. 290 • Rev. Ward Mesick has served interim as the Executive Director and Campus 291 Pastor this year. In the coming year, we are seeking to find an Administrative 292 Director that will take on the responsibilities of finance, giving, and 293 administrative duties while Rev. Mesick continues to serve as the Campus 294 Pastor. These two positions will allow each person to focus on a core aspect 295 of our needs and identity. 296 11. Expand our fundraising efforts to churches with our “Journey Church” and “Disciple 297 Church” program. 298 • Rev. Mesick preached at area churches when asked. 299 • Continue to look for new places to do “Wesley Sunday” and to speak to 300 promote Campus Ministry around the conference. 301 • Expanded number of Journey Churches and Disciple Churches 302 12. Expand our fundraising efforts to individuals, especially our recent alumni and 303 others with our “1%” giving program. 304 • Fundraising has stabilized, and we will continue this drive at least one more 305 year. 306 13. Look into other ways of fundraising to seek out entrepreneurial sources for revenue 307 and outreach. 308 • Contemplated possibilities of “power lunch” outreach partnership with Newark 309 Empowerment Center. 310 • Contemplated and pursued possibilities a laundromat / study space / 311 coffeehouse combination next door to Newark UMC. 312 313 2017 Narrative 314 315 Discipleship – During the winter we worked with the other URLO campus groups on 316 the “Better Together” curriculum meant to help various expressions of our faith to share 317 and grow together in service. Our Fall Retreat was focused on community, and how we 318 build meaningful Christian community together that can lift up our current members 319 while also calling to those on the outside.
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320 321 Worship – We have some students who attend the liturgical services, but most can be 322 found in the SonSpirit contemporary service. There is currently one Wesley student in 323 the praise band, and we have an organist, too. The people of Newark UMC continue to 324 be on the hunt for college students and help new ones find their way to the Wesley 325 Student Lounge to be included. Students continue to lead in worship as 326 liturgists. Wesley Sunday was a great success involving 12+ students who conducted 327 all 3 services with a Christian A Capella group, organist, and also singers in the praise 328 band. We hope to have the opportunity to repeat the service for other churches 329 throughout the conference. Let us know if your church would like to have a Wesley 330 Worship service. 331 332 Social and Outreach Activities – We passed out over 300 freeze pops to the UD 333 Marching Band during their band camp and to the adjacent Rugby team during their 334 practice. You have never seen a group of focused athletes melt faster than when they 335 asked their coach if they could stop practice to have freeze pops. We handed out 1,600 336 bottles of water on Freshmen Move-in day, and hundreds of Root Beer, Grape, and 337 Orange Soda floats. We do what we can for our presence to be felt on campus, and let 338 people know they can learn and grow in their faith. 339 340 We never run out of ways to have a good time. Our social events include apple picking, 341 games on the Green, a Halloween Party, going to the trampoline park, opening night at 342 the Blue Rocks, and attending the premiere of “The Last Jedi.” All of these remind 343 students that they can have fun without alcohol being involved. They vary in attendance 344 from 8 to 15, but are always greatly appreciated. Our End of Semester Movie Night and 345 exam survival bags continue to attract a good group each year. We hope that our table 346 at the Youth Rally will allow students to connect with a campus ministry wherever they 347 go to college, and remind youth leaders that campus ministry should be the next logical 348 step in their youth’s faith journey. 349 350 Missions – God still surprises us with new ways to serve in our local community each 351 year. We traveled to Tarboro, NC for our Spring Break mission trip where we aided 352 multiple families in the process of rebuilding their ruined homes after the floods of 353 Hurricane Matthew the previous year. Our students did a number of jobs, including 354 insulation in crawl spaces, frame work, and general clean-up. 355 356 Pastoral Role – Starting July 1st, 2017 Rev. Ward Mesick moved to an interim position 357 as Executive Director and Campus Pastor for the following school year. At this time, we 358 have decided to move forward with hiring an Administrative Director, who will focus on 359 financial and administrative duties while Rev. Mesick continues to serve as the Campus 360 Pastor and focuses on hands-on ministry with the students. We continue to look for 361 ways in which the Wesley Foundation can extend our reach over the UD campus and 362 reach out to more students. 363
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364 Capital Improvements – We have completely renovated the student lounge and the 365 office has undergone significant change in the past year as well. Our old computer 366 finally died, so we were forced to find an upgrade. 367 368 To Sum up – We hope and pray that this Christ centered spirit of the group continues to 369 attract new students to experience God’s love and grace in the midst of a great group of 370 people. Each year brings a new crop of students who come looking to grow in their faith 371 and love of God. Please pray for us as we endeavor to bring the love of Jesus Christ to 372 our community. 373 374 2018 Goals 375 1. To increase visibility of the Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry on the U.D. 376 campus through a variety of social events and programs to draw new students. 377 2. To work with the URLO (University Religious Leaders Organization) and the RSO 378 (Religious Student Organizations) groups to coordinate our interfaith efforts. 379 3. To increase awareness of the Wesley Foundation Campus ministry with the 380 churches of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference through newsletters, articles in 381 conference Communicator, Preaching opportunities, and promotional displays 382 and presence at Annual Conference. 383 4. To assist in the transition from High School to College life by informing High 384 School seniors and their youth directors of United Methodist Campus Ministries 385 by our table and workshop at the Conference Youth rally. 386 5. To provide a variety of mission opportunities for students. 387 6. To provide meaningful Bible Study opportunities for the students to explore and 388 engage the word of God and their faith journeys. 389 7. To provide opportunities for worship in various settings, and provide leadership 390 opportunities in those various settings. 391 8. To provide a safe place where all students are welcome to share their faith 392 journey with one another. 393 9. Encourage and support students to explore the call to ordained ministry and 394 begin the ordination process. 395 10. Continue to use the Strategic Plan for the future of the Wesley Foundation at the 396 University of Delaware including short term and long term goals to address the 397 needs and wants of this growing ministry to the U.D. campus community. 398 11. Expand our fundraising efforts to churches with our “Journey Church” and 399 “Disciple Church” program. 400 12. Expand our fundraising efforts to individuals, especially our recent alumni and 401 others. 402 13. Ponder and possibly pursue other ways of fundraising to seek out entrepreneurial 403 sources for revenue and outreach. 404 405 Submitted by Ward Mesick 406 407 408 409
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410 NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC. 411 HOUSING DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 412 413 414 Here are the Highlights for the Housing Department for 2017. 415 416 The year 2017 has been a tremendous struggle for homeowners seeking modification 417 on their mortgage to remain in their homes due to two factors: 418 419 1). Houses are underwater, meaning they owe more than the houses are worth 420 2). Loss of income. 421 422 The Housing Counselors were able to advocate and put a financial package together to 423 present to the lender’s Attorney so that clients can remain in their homes. We were able 424 to successfully keep 66 families in their homes by providing the needed resources and 425 counseling. 426 427 Counselors also attend twice a month to the States court mandatory mediation process 428 administrated by the Department of Justice in conjunction with the Delaware Housing 429 Authority. Mediation provides clients an opportunity to meet face-to-face with your 430 lender's Attorney and work towards a mutual agreement in order to avoid foreclosure. 431 Homeowners in Delaware who have participated in the mediation program have 432 benefited from the program and it gives owners a voice in the foreclosure process. 433 434 Neighborhood House Inc. has partnered with many realtors and lenders in Delaware to 435 provide a holistic approach in successful homeownership. By providing monthly 436 Homebuyer Education classes and guidance through the mortgage process and down 437 payment settlement assistance and assisted 42 families in purchasing their homes. 438 439 23 families were assisted with credit building and rebuilding programs to be able to 440 purchase a home in the future, these families remain in our financial capability 441 counseling sessions. 442 443 In 2017 we were able to provide comprehensive counseling to 254 families in rental, 444 credit, pre-purchase, or homeownership. 445 446 Monthly Homebuyer Education classes are held on the first Saturday of the month with 447 approximately 20 participants attending. These participants are given information 448 needed to prepare for mortgage readiness and documentation preparations. 449 450 Quarterly Financial Workshops are held in the community with approximately 20-25 451 participants, these classes are held in Spanish and English. 452 453 The Housing Department has partnered with the Wilmington Housing Authority, Police 454 Athletic League, Route 9 Innovation Center, Westside Neighborhood Coalition, to 455 prepare their residence and community with Homeownership and/or credit rebuilding.
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456 Currently we have 86 residences from WHA that we are still working with, 6 of these 457 residences have already purchased their homes in the City of Wilmington. 458 459 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development audited the program and 460 findings were that we were in compliance with HUD rules and regulations and we 461 received approval as a Local Housing Counseling Agency for 3 years. We are allowed 462 to provide the following services: 463 464 • Pre-Purchase counseling 465 • Financial Management/Budget Counseling 466 • Pre-Purchase Homebuyers Education Workshops 467 • Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling 468 • Non-Delinquency Post-Purchase workshops 469 • Predatory Lending Education Workshops 470 • Fair housing Pre-Purchase Workshop 471 • Rental Housing Workshops 472 • Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops 473 • Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops 474 • Rental Housing Counseling 475 476 The housing staff is bi-lingual in Spanish and English and has been out-reaching in the 477 City of Wilmington. We hold community meetings at St. Paul's Catholic Church, attend 478 Civic group meetings to address the communities housing concerns and programs we 479 offer at Neighborhood House Inc. 480 481 We measure our success by the number of families who obtain, sustain and retain their 482 homes. 483
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484 Neighborhood House, Inc. Family Services Annual Report 485 January- December 2017 486 *SERVICES PROVIDED WILMINGTON MIDDLETOWN TOTAL Food Closet 208 228 436 Utilities 146 113 259 Rent 0 4 4 Emergency Housing 1 12 13 Clothing 12 9 21 Baby Boomers Diaper Program 0 19 19 Personal Hygiene Essentials 0 1 1 Furniture 0 7 7 Employment Preparation 1 8 9 Gift Cards 8 11 19 Summer Camp 0 6 6 Eye Glasses 0 4 4 Thanksgiving Baskets 7 47 54 Adopt-A-Family 83 89 172 Book Bags 1 96 97 Workshops 17 10 27 Received Computers 0 1 1 TOTAL 484 665 1149
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GIVEN Amount Paid 7795.00 11342.00 19137.00 Amount Leveraged 7120.00 22981.56 30101.56 TOTAL 14915.00 34323.56 49238.56
# FAMILIES ASSISTED 171 177 348
REFERRALS TO OTHER 720 1555 2275 AGENCIES # FOOD BAGS GIVEN OUT 1045 1075 2120 # BOOK BAGS GIVEN 0 346 346 # SENIORS 70 93 163 # VETERANS 12 6 18 HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE Thanksgiving Baskets 62 191 253 Adopt-A-Family Program 168 254 422 Christmas Baskets 0 122 122 TOTAL 230 567 797
WORKSHOPS Health Insurance 4 1 5 Food Skills & Nutrition Information 0 5 5 487
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488 Neighborhood House, Inc. Family Services Annual Report 489 January- December 2017 490 Financial Management 1 1 1 Depression Screening 1 0 1 Diabetes Awareness 1 0 1 TOTAL WORKSHOPS 7 7 14
TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 73 85 158
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WILMINGTON MIDDLETOWN TOTAL # Volunteers 6 15 21 # Volunteer Hours Utilized 185 314 499
Income Up to 50% 217 403 620 51 to 75% 176 98 274 76 to 100% 64 91 155 101 to 125% 19 36 55 126 to 150% 8 26 34 151 to 175% 0 8 8 176 to 200% 0 2 2 Over 200% 0 2 2 TOTAL 484 665 1149
Gender Male 79 401 480 Female 353 169 522 Transgender 0 0 0 TOTAL 484 665 1149
Race African American 416 281 697 Caucasian 46 295 341 Hispanic 22 83 105 Multi-Cultural 0 5 5 American Indian 0 1 1 TOTAL 484 665 1149
Employment # Employed 206 191 397 # Unemployed 278 474 752 TOTAL 484 665 1149
Housing Rent 358 346 704
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491 Neighborhood House, Inc. Family Services Annual Report 492 January- December 2017 493 Own 101 201 302 Homeless 25 41 66 Lives With Others 0 77 77 TOTAL 484 665 1149
Transportation Car 225 443 668 Ride 93 43 136 Walk 91 179 270 Bus 75 0 75 TOTAL 484 665 1149
RESIDENCE WILMINGTON MIDDLETOWN TOTAL Middletown 0 441 441 Newark 15 13 28 Odessa 0 5 5 Townsend 0 152 152 Wilmington 389 3 392 Delaware City 0 35 35 Smyrna 0 2 2 Port Penn 0 2 2 New Castle 71 3 74 Elkton, MD 0 1 1 Claymont 4 1 5 Dover 0 4 4 Bear 4 4 8 TOTAL 484 665 1149
ZIP CODES 19701 2 0 5 19702 20 13 33 19703 11 0 11 19706 0 35 35 19709 0 438 438 19711 1 0 1 19713 3 0 3 19720 71 4 75 19730 0 5 5 19731 0 3 3 19734 0 152 152 19801 222 3 225 19802 90 0 90 494
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495 Neighborhood House, Inc. Family Services Annual Report 496 January- December 2017 497 19804 10 0 10 19804 10 0 10 19805 47 0 47 19806 4 0 4 19808 3 0 3 19901 0 3 3 19938 0 1 1 19977 0 4 4 21921 0 1 1 TOTAL 665 1149 498 499
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500 SNCC Neighborhood House, Inc. - Middletown 2017 Family Services Partnerships 501 502 • ACME Market 503 • Advanced Student Transportation 504 • All Therapy Physical Therapy 505 • Amazing Grace Food Ministries 506 • Appoquinimink State Service Center - Emergency Assistance Program 507 • Bank of America 508 • Beach Babies Childcare Center 509 • Bethesda UMC 510 • Brilliant Little Minds Childcare Center 511 • Brownie/Girl Scout Troops 512 • Camp Pecometh 513 • Caravel Soft Ball Team 514 • Catholic Charities 515 • Cedar Lane Elementary School 516 • Center For Conscious Healing Counseling Center 517 • Central Grange 518 • Connection Community Church 519 • Cub Scout /Boy Scout Troops 520 • Empowering Minds Training Center 521 • Forget Me Not Families Clothing Organization 522 • Friendship House - Empower Minds Program 523 • Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church 524 • Holy Hill Worship Center 525 • Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church 526 • Immanuel UMC 527 • J.P. Morgan/Chase Bank 528 • Knights of Columbus 529 • Learning Tree Academy 530 • LifeHouse Church 531 • Living Grace Worship Cathedral 532 • Mayor and Council of Middletown 533 • Meredith Middle School PTA 534 • Middletown Action Network 535 • Middletown Police Dept. 536 • Middletown-Odessa Rotary Club 537 • MOM's Club of Middletown 538 • MOT Big Ball Marathon Community Fund 539 • MOT Carter Schools 540 • MOT Senior Center 541 • New Castle County Farm Bureau 542 • New Covenant Presbyterian Church 543 • Northern DE Church of Christ 544 • Numerous Private Individuals and Families 545 • Odessa National Community
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546 SNCC Neighborhood House, Inc. - Middletown 2017 Family Services Partnerships 547 548 • Old State Elementary School 549 • Pajama & Book Program 550 • Prom Girl 551 • Real Life Community Church 552 • ReMax First Choice Realtors 553 • Resurrection Center 554 • Ruritan Club 555 • Salvation Army 556 • Silver Maple Community 557 • SNCC Rotary Club 558 • Spring Arbor Community 559 • Springmill Community 560 • St. Andrew's School 561 • St. Anne's Episcopal Church 562 • St. Anne's Episcopal School 563 • St. Joseph's Catholic Church 564 • St. Paul's United Methodist Church 565 • St. Vincent de Paul's Society - St. Joseph Catholic Church 566 • Stone' Throw Church 567 • Summit United Methodist Church 568 • SWM Intl (Del Star Technologies) 569 • Townsend Elementary School 570 • Tree of Life Lutheran Church 571 • Walgreens Drug Stores 572 • White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church 573
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574 Family Services Partners for 575 Wilmington Neighborhood House, Inc. 576 1218 B Street Wilmington, DE 19801 577 (302) 658-5404 578 579 580 Food Bank of Delaware 581 New Calvary Baptist Church 582 Mt. Joy UMC 583 St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church 584 Aldersgate UMC 585 Peninsula McCabe Church 586 Buttonwood UMC 587 St. Paul's UMC 588 Noramco 589 Ebenezer Baptist Church 590 Buccini Pollin Group 591 Mercedes Benz 592 Korean Merchants 593 Capital One 594 Asbury UMC 595 JP/Morgan 596 Chase 597 Eastern Star Lodge 598
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599 Neighborhood House, Inc. -Youth Development 600 End of Year (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017) 601 602 Number Served (duplicated): 10,830 (best estimate) 603 Number (unduplicated): 500 (best estimate) 604 Program Partners: On-going collaborations include, but not necessarily limited to the 605 following... 606 607 • Delaware Nature Society- Community Youth Garden 608 • Henrietta Johnson Medical Center - Medical, Mental Health & Wellness 609 Services 610 • First State Action Agency - Provide Program Volunteers 611 • Local Colleges (University of Delaware I Delaware Technical & Community 612 College) - Special Events & Activities 613 • Gilliam Foundation/ Christmas Shop Foundation/ Wilmington Flower Market - 614 Financial Support 615 • Public Allies Ameri-Corps - Capacity Building 616 • Christina School District - Program Collaboration, Student Performance & 617 Behaviors 618 • Wilmington Parks & Recreation - College Tours Gob-readiness), Leisure 619 Activities 620 • & Events, State Food Program & Sports 621 • City Council (City of Wilmington, Delaware) - Financial Support, Special 622 Youth Projects & Career Exploration 623 • KAPPA (Fraternity)/ Delta Zigma Theta (Sorority/ Home Depot - Holiday 624 Events & Mentoring 625 • Howard High School of Technology - Career Fair 626 • Elbert-Palmer Elementary School - Health Fair & Parent Gatherings (i.e., 627 chat & chew) 628 • DuPont Nemours Children's Hospital - Nutrition & Health Wellness 629 • Local Churches (New Life Baptist, New Calvary Baptist & Mount Joy 630 Methodist) 631 • Fit Team Delaware - Fitness Classes 632 633 Program Outcomes and Impact: 634 Summary Outcome Benefits: (1) Developed new programs and learning experiences; 635 (2) Expanded existing youth programs and learning experiences; (3) Enhanced 636 exposure to recreational, cultural and educational opportunities; (4) Improved parent 637 (family) engagement; (5) Provided essential supplies, materials and creative on-site 638 activities; (6) Facilitated youth, parent and family recognition celebrations; (7) Supported 639 and maintained youth grade levels; (8) Increased and sustain school-age participation 640 levels and (9) Facility maintained child care facility license issued by the State Office of 641 Child Care Licensing (OCCL) to help supplement program costs. 642 643 644
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645 Additional Outcomes: 646 • 95% attendance rate program participants. 647 • 80% (improved) parent engagement. 648 • 95% program participants maintained acceptable school attendance 649 /punctuality. 650 • 85% program participants no behavior or discipline reports 651 • 100% program participants remained on grade level. 652 • 85% program participants maintained minimum grade point average (2.0). 653 • 25% program participants earned honors and/or distinguished honors. 654 • 100% program participants advanced to next grade level 655 656 Program Challenges: 657 • Participant Wellness Counseling 658 • Skilled Math/Language Arts Tutors 659 • Male Mentors 660 • Programming Specifically for Girls & Middle School 661 • More Prevention Programming 662 • Acquisition Program Funding 663 • Program Transportation (i.e., pick-up participants from school; transport 664 home after dark, etc.) 665 • Organized Fundraising Projects 666 667 Program Sustainability Plan: 668 The continued success of the Youth Development Program is built upon the 669 collaborative support of other agencies, donors and in-kind contributors. The program 670 will continue to seek partners, and also grant awards, from other organizations to 671 support sustainability. In the targeted neighborhoods, there is a concentration of faith- 672 based, non-profit, public and private agencies to help ensure the success of 673 participating youth. 674 675 Program Marketing and Communication: 676 • Monthly Parent Contact 677 • Parent Meetings 678 • Facebook 679 • YouTube 680 • Newsletters - - In-House; New Castle County and City of Wilmington 681 Council 682 • Video Clips 683 • Information Session 684 • Distribution Flyers and Posters 685 • Television Alerts - - City of Wilmington WITN; Community TV 686 • News Media - - News Journal and Community News 687 • Grocery Store and Local Church Bulletins 688 • Community Flyers 689 • Distribution Information to Staff 690 • Christina School District E-News
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691 • E-Mail Alerts 692 • Text Alerts 693 694 Success Story: 695 Last year, S. T. was having disciplinary difficulties in school and in the School-Age 696 Program as well. He was consistently involved in confrontations, and fights, with other 697 program participants. The staff discussed this issue with S.T. during at the ending of 698 after-school in the spring, during the Enrichment Camp in the summer, and also when 699 school commenced at the beginning of the New Year. Gradually, it seems that 700 messages conveyed by the staff during their discussions, resulted in a positive change 701 in S.T.'s behavior. 702 703 Today, S.T. is an active member of the Neighborhood House "Cub Scouts." And he had 704 an opportunity to lead his troop at a dinner hosted by Wilmington's Mayor and 705 Delaware's Governor. His school performance has also gained a benefit, and he has 706 earned the highest grades of any School-Age Program participant. The staff is 707 extraordinarily proud of the growth S.T. has displayed this year. He has increasingly 708 become a role model to his peers and especially to the younger participating children. 709 This is a positive example of how one child's actions can have a "trickle-down effect" on 710 other children. 711 712 Wish List for the After-school Program and Summer Enrichment Camp 713 (1) More in-house staff training; (2) Additional program funding; (3) Qualified math 714 and language arts tutors; (4) Funding to hire staff with child care licensing 715 qualifications.; (5) Programming Specifically for Girls & Middle School; (6) More 716 Prevention Programming; (7) Continue collaborations with school and teachers; (8) 717 Better understanding of issues affecting participating youth and their families; (9) 718 Consistently recognize and award (staff; youth; families; volunteers; mentors); (10) 719 Childcare (Babysitting) for parent meetings, events, trainings, etcetera and (11) Begin 720 program enrollment process four months than last year (May 2108). 721 722 Gender Last 12 Months 723 • Males: 4,960.1 - - 45.8% 724 • Females: 5,869.9 - - 54.2% 725 726 Ethnicity/Race Last 12 Months 727 728 • Black/African American: 8,469 - - 78.2% 729 • Hispanic/Latino: 791- - 7.3% 730 • White/Caucasian: 357- - 3.3% 731 • Multi-Racial (more than one race): 986- - 9.1% 732 • Other/Unknown: 227 - - 2.1% 733 734 735 736
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737 Program Summary Services: 738 739 School-Age Program (ages 5-12): Licensed for childcare by the State Office of 740 Child Care Licensing (OCCL). Provides a safe place for children (before-care; after- 741 care; school days-off) whenever their parents are not home. Provides children with 742 nutritious meals/snacks and activities such as tutoring/homework assistance, 743 mentoring, enrichment trips, recreation/leisure, workshops, computers, reading 744 programs, and family involvement. NOTE: Dinner provided by the City of 745 Wilmington’s “Food Program.” 746 747 Academic Support: Students must meet State attendance requirements to be 748 promoted to the next grade level. Therefore, excessive student absences and 749 suspensions jeopardize student promotions. Teachers, counselors, and volunteer 750 mentors help monitor student behavior in a timely manner. Youth also receive 751 academic support after-school including tutoring, study-groups, and homework 752 assistance (e.g., math; language arts; reading; computers; reports; writing; etc.). 753 NOTE: Dinner provided by the City of Wilmington’s “Food Program.” 754 755 Recreation/Leisure: Recreational and leisure activities are ways to help maintain teen 756 interest and ways to provide alternatives to unproductive behavior. These include 757 activities such as arts & crafts, skating, movies, bowling, open gym (i.e., basketball), 758 concerts, special events, board and computer games. 759 760 Extended-Hours (ages 13-18): Several studies have confirmed the positive 761 relationship between extended-hour program involvement and juvenile crime. This 762 program offers youth structured (supervised) activities in a safe environment. 763 Programming engages youth in year-round recreational and enrichment activities to 764 increase their chances of making healthier life choices and decrease their chances of 765 becoming involved in delinquent/risky behaviors. NOTE: Extended-Hours programming 766 is now part of the Youth Development Empowerment Center where youth can; (a) Use 767 computers for research and education; (b) Participate in job-readiness programs; and 768 (c) Connect with vocational and training mentors. 769 770 Mentoring: Volunteer adult mentors will help youth gain educational, emotional, and 771 social awareness. Youth will be provided chances for positive exchanges with mentors 772 and learn to connect school to their future success. Literature indicates that youth are 773 more likely to do better in school, and less likely to become involved in risky behaviors, 774 when they experience positive strong-bonding relationships with adults. 775 776 Youth Incentives: One of the greatest programming challenges is to create and 777 maintain interest among youth who have experienced limited success. Experiential 778 learning activities are ways to help maintain interest and also allow youth to earn 779 incentives such as trips to special events and amusement parks. 780 781 Family Involvement: Families face challenges on a daily basis including single-parent 782 households, divorce, illness, unemployment, and housing. Family involvement is a key
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783 component to the success of participating youth. Family involvement includes activities 784 such as social gatherings, support sessions, community events, and family-related 785 training. Support groups help parents understand the importance of their involvement 786 regarding their child’s education. 787 788 Workshops/Seminars: Workshops and seminars will address the holistic wellness of 789 participating youth and will help them understand the consequences of risky behavior. 790 Local organizations will present information regarding topics such as HIV/AIDS, 791 college/careers, nutrition, hygiene, crime, violence, anger/conflict resolution, and 792 substance abuse. Youth will visit local medical facilities offering free and affordable 793 wellness services. NOTE: Youth will explore topics as age appropriate. 794 795 Summer Enrichment Camp (ages 6-12): Provides youth positive daytime activities for 796 nine weeks during the summer break from school. It includes recreational, cultural, and 797 educational programming. NOTE: Breakfast and lunch provided by the City of 798 Wilmington’s “Summer Food Program.” 799 800 Boy Scouts of America: The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare 801 young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them 802 the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Eagle Scouts can also earn various 803 scholarships. 804 805 Positive Action Program: This year, an evidence and research based program 806 (Positive Action) will be administered to help tract and support student performance. 807 Positive Action has demonstrated that it reduces and prevents multiple forms of 808 violence, bullying, and other disruptive behaviors. It was selected because of its high 809 rating, adaptability to community based youth programs, and ability to provide 810 consistent yet age appropriate lessons. The program features scripted lessons that are 811 easy to prepare and teach. Positive Action is based on the intuitive philosophy that we 812 feel good about ourselves when we do positive actions. The Thoughts-Actions-Feelings 813 Circle (TAF) illustrates how this works in life: our thoughts lead to actions and those 814 actions lead to feelings about ourselves which in turn lead to more thoughts. When this 815 cycle is negative, students do not want to learn. The essence of the program is to 816 emphasize those actions that promote a healthy and positive cycle. The Positive Action 817 Program works through these concepts: 818 819 (1) Self-Concept – The program starts with helping students identify themselves 820 and understand their Self-Concept; 821 (2) Positive actions for your body and mind – As students learn to identify their 822 Self-Concept, the program introduces the positive actions for the body and the 823 mind. The lessons are reinforced with activities and materials included in the Kit; 824 (3) Managing yourself responsibly – Positive actions also include behaviors and 825 habits that contribute to a positive life. Students will learn how to identify their 826 skills and effectively manage their time and resources;
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827 (4) Treating others the way you want to be treated – The program shifts from 828 introspection to social interactions. This series of lessons reinforces positive 829 social skills and key concepts through puzzles, posters, and role-playing; 830 (5) Telling yourself the truth – Students will learn that being honest with yourself is 831 one of the most important positive actions. Lessons in self-honesty help students 832 identify the areas they would like to improve; 833 (6) Improving yourself continually – With the skills developed in Units 1-5, 834 students learn that improving yourself is a continual process. Students learn how 835 to apply Positive Action in all areas of their life. 836 837 It is noteworthy that the School-Age Administrator has over 40 years of experience and 838 expertise in education, training, program, and staff development. 839 840 Submitted by Alison Windle 841 842 843 844 BOARD OF CHILDCARE 845 846 Last year we updated you about the early stages of our three-year strategic plan to 847 transform Board of Child Care (BCC) from a care provider to an impact maker. We 848 have had an incredible, transformative year as we focus on our purpose: Enriching 849 communities, one family at a time. 850 851 We have focused heavily on organizational alignment - our first strategic goal. Our staff 852 and Board of Directors worked to align policies, become more data driven, and 853 challenged the “why” about our practices and procedures. We are committed to living 854 out our purpose as a trauma-informed organization guided by our core values of safety, 855 integrity, empathy and impact. 856 857 What a difference those conversations and efforts have made. BCC is becoming more 858 flexible and nimble as we transform how we deliver services to some of the most 859 vulnerable and underserved populations in the Mid-Atlantic. 860 861 Becoming a leader in our communities by bringing change makers together is also part 862 of our strategic plan. We are very proud to report that these meetings have resulted in 863 brand new programs, including from our Denton, MD campus. 864 865 Another example from is that BCC will be providing a specialized training called Mental 866 Health First Aid for Camp Pecometh staff and volunteers. The course helps build 867 participants’ mental health literacy as well as helps them identify, understand, and 868 respond to signs of mental illness or crisis. 869 870 We are also pleased to report that our accreditation renewal from the United Methodist 871 Association’s EAGLE (Educational Assessment Guidelines Leading toward Excellence) 872 commission successfully took place in 2017. BCC pursues nationally recognized
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873 accreditations to ensure its programs and operations meet and exceed industry best 874 practices. 875 876 In addition to accreditation from EAGLE, BCC received two nominations: one for best 877 practice and one for innovation. The first is for workforce and leadership development 878 in assisting employees with career advancement resulting in employee promotion and 879 retention. The second, given to acknowledge a creative and unique approach to 880 ministries, recognizes the large effort to help staff, youth, and families with their 881 Christmas shopping by allowing clients and families to shop for others. The “Christmas 882 Store” gives dignity to children and their families to engage in the spirit of Christmas 883 giving. 884 885 The support of congregations and individuals across the conference remains a 886 cornerstone of BCC’s ability to provide positive family experiences for our program 887 participants. I am thankful to each one of our donors, volunteers and groups for the 888 many ways they engage with us and make these smiles and memories possible. 889 890 Thanks to all of you, BCC is making a difference in the lives of countless children, youth 891 and families. We invite and encourage you to engage with us. Get started at 892 boardofchildcare.org. 893 894 With immense gratitude, 895 896 Laurie Anne Spagnola 897 President and CEO 898 899 900 901 WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT 2018 902 903 Wesley Theological Seminary, located in Washington, D.C., continues to equip the next 904 generation of Christian leadership for the church and the world. As a United Methodist 905 seminary, we form students to lead innovative ministries while remaining grounded in 906 our biblical and theological traditions. 907 908 Whether you are clergy or laity, an alumnus or a prospective student, looking for 909 master’s or doctoral work or continuing education or simply deeper biblical knowledge, 910 Wesley wants to support you in your current and future call to ministry. Here are a few 911 ways Wesley can help you grow in faith, wisdom, and ability. 912 913 Expand your leadership skills 914 Wesley’s internationally respected Lewis Center for Church Leadership is a key 915 resource for cutting-edge church research and disciple-growing strategies for the local 916 church. Under the directorship of the Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe, Jr., the Lewis Center’s 917 Leading Ideas e-newsletter, reaching almost 20,000 people in ministry each week, has
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918 launched its new podcast – Leading Ideas Talk. Sign up or listen 919 at www.churchleadership.com/ 920 921 The Institute for Community Engagement at Wesley continues its innovative online 922 Health Minister Certificate Program from Heal the Sick to prepare congregations for 923 public health work in their parishes. Some scholarships are available for this program. 924 Contact Tom Pruski at [email protected] for more information or to 925 register for future certificate classes. 926 Wesley also offers opportunities for individual study without pursuing a degree. The 927 Certificate in Faith and Public Life explores the foundations of public theology, 928 religious freedom, and civil discourse through graduate courses. For more information, 929 visit www.wesleyseminary.edu/fpli. 930 A Certificate in Wesleyan Studies is available online via the Wesley Theological 931 Seminary Lay Academy. Topics include United Methodist identity, early church history, 932 Christian ethics, interfaith relations, and the intersection of faith and science. The 933 courses can also be taken for personal education and enrichment. More information can 934 be found at www.beadisciple.com/wesley/. 935 Take your ministry to the next level 936 Wesley continues to be a leader in Doctor of Ministry programs, offering practical and 937 spiritually renewing tracks in theological education. Wesley announces an exciting 938 new 2019 Doctor of Ministry track, in partnership with Wesley House in Cambridge, UK: 939 “Winds of the Spirit and Ministries for a Changing World.” Other 2019 tracks will include 940 Church Excellence, Spirituality and Story, a 13th Global Asian Church track and Public 941 Engagement: Healing Communal Brokenness and Despair. Find out more or apply 942 at www.wesleyseminary.edu/doctorofministry/. 943 Discover exciting pathways to seminary studies 944 Wesley understands the struggle of responsibly accepting your call while being 945 concerned about balancing life, family, ministry and student debt. We are here to help 946 make responding to that call possible. Through our partnership with Shenandoah 947 University and our new 3+3 Fast Track B.A./M. Div. program, students enter ministry 948 with less debt after earning their degree in 6 years. Learn more 949 at www.wesleyseminary.edu/3+3degrees. 950 Wesley’s Master of Divinity degree can now be completed via online, weekend, 951 short-term intensive, and weeknight courses in 5 years. This format is designed to 952 be more accessible to those with busy ministry, work, and/or family commitments 953 throughout the region. Check out upcoming flexible course offerings for summer and fall 954 2018 at http://www.wesleyseminary.edu/admissions/try-a-class-3/ 955 The new African American Church Studies Master of Divinity specialization gives 956 contextual preparation for the unique opportunities and challenges our future leaders 957 may encounter in African American churches, while the Public Theology 958 specialization allows master’s degree students to gain skills for community leadership 959 and advocacy. Wesley continues to offer our 36-hour Master of Arts and a 60-hour 960 Master of Theological Studies to equip those called to ordained deacon ministries 961 or to other ministries beyond the pulpit. 962 Contact us at (202) 885-8659 or [email protected] about how 963 Wesley’s degree programs can equip you for your next step in ministry.
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964 Enrich your congregational outreach and explore new dimensions of ministry 965 Through the Wesley Innovation Hub, Wesley is working with 20 local congregations to 966 design innovative ministries to enrich the religious lives of young adults. Follow the 967 work and connect with resources at www.wesleyseminary.edu/wesley-innovation- 968 hub/. The Wesley Innovation Hub is made possible by a generous grant from the Lilly 969 Endowment. 970 971 In a time of polarization, the Center for Public Theology, under the leadership of 972 Distinguished Professor of Public Theology Mike McCurry, continues to equip pastors, 973 seminarians, people of faith, and the media to create spaces for civil dialogue at the 974 intersection of religion and politics. The Center also provides events, such as the 975 Wesleyan Political Theology Project, to help faith leaders lead prophetic, open dialogue 976 in their communities. For more information, visit 977 http://www.wesleyseminary.edu/ice/programs/public-theology/. 978 The Luce Center for Arts and Religion remains the only seminary-based program 979 uniting arts and theology. The Luce Center offers regular classes and workshops with 980 visiting artists. For information on past and upcoming opportunities visit 981 www.luceartsandreligion.org. 982 983 Stay connected 984 Ready to join in our mission? Wesley provides more than $2 million dollars annually 985 in scholarships to our students thanks to the consistent support of graduates, 986 congregations and friends of the seminary. Find out more about how you can be part of 987 the future of Wesley at www.wesleyseminary.edu/support/. 988 We invite you to stay in touch through the year and learn more of the latest 989 developments at Wesley by signing up for our monthly electronic 990 newsletter, eCalling, at www.wesleyseminary.edu/ecalling. 991 We look forward to continuing to serve you and your community as we seek to live into 992 God’s dream together. Blessings to you for a fruitful and faithful Annual Conference. 993 994 --The Rev. Dr. David McAllister-Wilson, President
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1 Resolution #1 2 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL MOTION 3 4 A. The 2018 Peninsula-Delaware Conference will be held at the University of Maryland 5 Eastern Shore Student Center at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 6 Princess Anne, Maryland. The voting bar of the Conference shall be all the seating 7 at the round tables. The roll call shall be taken by all members signing Roll Call 8 cards at the registration desk. 9 10 B. The published program is the program of the Conference, subject to changes by the 11 Conference President, Bishop Peggy Johnson. 12 13 C. All members shall have a valid Conference badge. 14 15 D. Members may be excused from the sessions upon report to the District 16 Superintendent or Secretary. 17 18 E. The Conference Minutes shall be made the official Journal of the Conference and 19 the Secretary is authorized to edit and condense the same. 20 21 F. The Teams, Task Forces, Boards, Commissions, and Committees, as recorded in 22 the Journal, shall become the Teams, Task Forces, Boards, Commissions and 23 Committees of the Conference, with such corrections as may be needed. 24 25 G. All motions shall be presented to the Secretary on the forms provided for this 26 purpose prior to or at the time they are presented to the Conference. Forms may be 27 found on the Secretary’s desk or secured from an usher. 28 29 H. In exceptional circumstances, resolutions received after the announced deadline of 30 March 2, 2018, but not later than Thursday morning, May 31, 2018 will be reviewed 31 by the Sessions Resolutions Committee. 32 33 I. Doug Lanter shall be the reporter for United Methodist Information and Publications 34 and the press contact person for the religious and secular media. 35 36 J. Rev. James Young shall be named the Head Usher and Doorkeeper of the 37 Sessions. 38 39 K. The following shall be designated Assistant Secretary for the 2018 session of the 40 Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference: Eric Warner 41 42 L. Bruce Rogers shall be named Parliamentarian for the Sessions. 43 44 M. All materials to be published in the Journal shall be in the hands of the Secretary no 45 later than June 15, 2018 or they will be excluded.
R-1 46 N. The Rules of Order shall be those published in the 2018 Pre-Conference Materials 47 of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference. 48 49 O. In order to be recognized and recorded, persons wishing to speak must give their 50 name and the charge or office through which the person holds membership in the 51 Annual Conference. Persons who are not members of Annual Conference may only 52 speak with the consent of the Conference. 53 54 P. The Conference ushers shall only distribute information that was not previously 55 published in electronic format and pertaining to the presentations given during the 56 plenary session. 57 58 The Consent Calendar will be presented for adoption on Friday, June 1,2018.
R-1 1 Resolution #1a 2 CONFERENCE RULES OF ORDER 3 4 The following rules assist lay and clergy members of the Peninsula-Delaware 5 Conference in their holy conferencing. These rules are determined by the Annual 6 Conference and are found in the Conference journal. Changes to these rules require 7 the action of the Annual Conference. 8 9 Rule 1: The Conference shall convene and adjourn at the discretion of the 10 presiding Bishop and the Sessions Committee. The Conference in plenary 11 session may alter the time of convening or adjourning. 12 13 Rule 2: The President shall decide all questions of order, subject to an 14 appeal to the Conference; but in case of such an appeal the question shall 15 be taken without debate, except that the appellant may make a simple 16 statement of the grounds of the appeal. 17 18 Rule 3: Resolutions shall be accepted from local churches, conference 19 agencies, conference related institutions, or individual church members. 20 The deadline for receiving these resolutions shall be fixed annually by the 21 Conference Secretary. 22 23 Resolutions received in compliance with deadline, shall be distributed by 24 the Secretary to clergy and lay members of the Annual Conference at 25 least ten days prior to the Annual Conference session. (Whenever 26 feasible, resolutions will be made available to conference members for the 27 Pre-Conference Orientations.) 28 29 In exceptional circumstances, resolutions received after the announced 30 deadline, but not later than the first morning of the Annual Conference 31 session, will be reviewed by the Sessions Resolutions Committee. That 32 Committee shall consist of the Presiding Bishop, the Chairperson of the 33 Sessions Team, the Dean of the Cabinet, the Conference Secretary and 34 the Conference Lay Leader. The Committee will determine which 35 resolutions will be scheduled for agenda time of the Conference session. If 36 scheduled, the printing of the required number of copies (800) would be 37 the responsibility of the party presenting the resolution. 38 39 During the course of the Annual Conference Session, all motions, 40 amendments and substitute motions arising from matters under 41 consideration shall be submitted to the Secretary in writing at the time they 42 are made or as soon thereafter as possible. 43 44 Rule 4: When a motion is made and seconded, or a resolution is 45 introduced and seconded, or a report presented and read by the 46 Secretary, or stated by the
R-1a 47 President, it shall be deemed in possession of the Conference; but any 48 motion or resolution may be withdrawn by the mover, with the consent of 49 the Conference, at any time before amendment or decision. 50 51 Rule 5: No new motion or resolution shall be entertained until the one 52 under consideration has been disposed of, which may be done by 53 adoption or rejection, unless one of the following motions shall intervene 54 which shall have precedence in the order in which they are placed, 55 namely: 56 1. To fix the time in which the Conference shall adjourn; 57 2. To adjourn; 58 3. To take a recess; 59 4. To lay on the Table; 60 5. To call for the previous question; 61 6. To postpone to a given time; 62 7. To refer; 63 8. To substitute; 64 9. To amend; 65 10. To postpone indefinitely. 66 67 Rule 6: A motion to amend shall be in order, and a substitute for any original or 68 amended motion shall be received. Such a substitute motion shall be 69 subject to amendment, and if a substitute be accepted, it shall operate as 70 an amendment to the original proposition. 71 72 Rule 7: When a person is about to speak in debate or to deliver any matter 73 to the Conference, that person shall rise and respectfully address the 74 President, but shall not proceed until recognized. When recognized, the 75 person shall give his or her name and the name of the charge or office 76 through which the person holds membership in the Annual Conference. 77 Persons who are not members of the Annual Conference may be 78 permitted to speak only with the consent of the Conference. 79 80 Rule 8: No speaker shall be interrupted while speaking except by the President. 81 The President may call the speaker to order. But any member may call the 82 attention of the President to the subject when the member deems a 83 speaker out of order; and any speaker may explain when the 84 speaker thinks that he or she has been misrepresented. 85 Rule 9: When a member desires a question of privilege, the member shall briefly 86 state the question; but it shall not be in order for the member to proceed 87 until the President shall have decided it a privileged question. 88 89 Rule 10: No person shall speak more than twice on the same question, nor more 90 than four minutes at one time, without leave of the Conference; nor shall 91 any person speak more than once until every member choosing to speak 92 shall have spoken.
R-1a 93 94 Rule 11: When any motion or resolution shall have been enacted by the 95 Conference, it shall be in order for any member who voted with the 96 prevailing side to move reconsideration; but a motion to reconsider is a 97 non-debatable motion and shall be decided without debate. 98 99 Rule 12: No member shall be absent from the sessions of the Conference without 100 leave, unless the member is sick or unable to attend. Leave requests shall 101 be forwarded to the Conference Secretary. 102 103 Rule 13: Only members who are within the bar of the Conference at the time a 104 question shall be put by the President shall be allowed to vote on any 105 such question, except by leave of the Conference when such member has 106 been necessarily absent. 107 108 Rule 14: Every member who is within the bar at the time a question is put shall 109 vote, unless the Conference, for special reason, shall excuse the member. 110 111 Rule 15: It shall be in order for a member to move that the question be taken 112 without further debate on any measure pending, except in cases in which 113 character is involved, and if sustained by two-thirds, the question shall be 114 taken. 115 116 Rule 16: The motion to adjourn shall be taken without debate, and shall always be 117 in order, except, (1) when a member has the floor; (2) when a question is 118 actually put, or a vote is being taken; (3) when the question is pending or 119 seconding the demand for the previous question; (4) when the previous 120 question has been called and sustained, and is still pending; and (5) when 121 a motion to adjourn has been rejected and no business or debate has 122 intervened. 123 124 Rule 17: All reports of the Teams, Task Forces, Boards, Commissions, and 125 Committees shall be published and distributed to members of the 126 Peninsula-Delaware Conference ten (10) days prior to the date of the 127 meeting of the Annual Conference. Distribution will be in electronic format. 128 Hard copies will be made available to a member upon request. Reports to 129 be included must be in the hands of the Secretary by the date set annually 130 by the Vision Team. 131 132 Rule 18: No report shall be received or adopted by the Conference until a copy has 133 been placed in the hands of the Secretary. 134 135 Rule 19: These rules shall not be suspended or amended except by a vote of two- 136 thirds of the members present and voting. 137 138 Rule 20: All materials to be published in the Journal shall be in the hands of the
R-1a 139 Conference Secretary not later than 14 days following the adjournment of 140 the Annual Session or they shall be excluded, the date to be part of the 141 Organizational motion of the Annual Conference. 142 143 Rule 21: The Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership shall distribute copies of its 144 report to the Annual Conference on the day before the report is to be 145 voted on by the Annual Conference. 146 147 Rule 22: Recommendations as to change in policy regarding data to be included in 148 the Journal shall be determined by the Journal Committee and submitted 149 to the Annual Conference for action. 150 151 Rule 23: With the exception of the Board of Ordained Ministry, no member of any 152 Team, Task Force, Board, Division, Committee or Commission shall serve 153 more than two consecutive quadrennia on said Team, Task Force, Board, 154 Division, Committee or Commission or be eligible to be re-elected until 155 after one quadrennium has elapsed except that members of Teams, Task 156 Forces, Boards, Committees or Commissions elected for three-year terms 157 may serve three consecutive terms and then be ineligible to be re-elected 158 until after one term has elapsed; except further that when a person is 159 elected to fill an unexpired quadrennium or term, completion of that 160 quadrennium or term shall count as a full quadrennium or term. 161 162 Persons elected to the Board of Ordained Ministry may serve a maximum 163 of three consecutive four year terms. No person, lay or clergy, shall be 164 elected to serve on more than two Teams, Task Forces, Boards, Divisions, 165 Committees, or Commissions concurrently, with the exception of the 166 committees elected or appointed for the Annual Conference session, 167 specified ex-officio persons, district committees whether or not elected by 168 the Annual Conference. 169 170 Rule 24: Lay members of the Annual Conference will be elected quadrennially at 171 the charge conference immediately following General Conference. They 172 shall assume office January 1 following the General Conference session. 173 A lay member may be re-elected for another quadrennium but must wait 174 one quadrennium before being eligible for election for a third term. 175 176 Rule 25: Membership of the Annual Conference consists of an equal number of 177 clergy and of lay members. Clergy members shall include those identified 178 in Par 602, The Book of Discipline, as follows: deacons and elders in full 179 connection; provisional members; associate members; affiliate members; 180 and, local pastors under full-time and part-time appointment to a charge. 181 Lay membership designated by Par. 32 of the 2016 Book of Discipline 182 includes: a professing lay member elected by each charge; each charge 183 served by more than one clergy member being entitled to as many lay 184 members as there are clergy members; the Conference lay leader; District
R-1a 185 lay leaders; Conference Director of Lay Speaking Ministries; Conference 186 Secretary of Global Ministries (if Lay); Conference president of the United 187 Methodist Women; Conference president of the United Methodist Men; the 188 chair of the Annual Conference college student organization; Conference 189 president of United Methodist Youth; the diaconal ministers; the active 190 deaconesses and home missioners under Episcopal appointment within 191 the bounds of the Annual Conference; one young person between the 192 ages of twelve (12) and seventeen (17) from each District; one young 193 person between the ages of eighteen (18) and thirty (30) from each 194 District; and the president or equivalent officer of the Conference Young 195 Adult organization, and persons listed in (Par. 602.1.e.) of the 2016 Book 196 of Discipline. The lay members shall have been members of The United 197 Methodist Church for the two years preceding their election and shall have 198 been active participants in The United Methodist Church for at least four 199 years preceding their election. 200 201 When the Conference Secretary determines that lay members number 202 fewer than clergy members, lay membership in the annual conference 203 shall be increased to equal the number of clergy members. To provide for 204 the increase, the Peninsula-Delaware Conference designates (1) each 205 charge enrolling more than 500 members, but having only one clergy 206 member appointed to it, shall elect one additional lay member; each 207 charge having more than one clergy member appointed shall elect, in 208 addition to the lay members equaling the number of clergy appointed, an 209 additional lay member when enrolling more than 1,000 members and an 210 additional lay member for each increment of 500 members thereafter. 211 Each charge served by a deacon in a secondary appointment is entitled to 212 a lay member elected by that same charge. If the charge chooses not to 213 elect such lay member, they shall contact the conference office so that 214 one may be assigned from equalization lay members. If no such request is 215 made, it is assumed that the charge will elect the lay members. Charges 216 shall give priority to the consideration and election of youth and young 217 adult members. (2) Lay persons in the following positions shall be included 218 as an equalization lay member as needed: Officer of the Annual 219 Conference; voting member of the Vision Team; Chairperson (or 220 equivalent) of a conference level Team, Board, Committee, Commission 221 or Council; Associate Conference Lay Leaders; all former Conference Lay 222 Leaders; Lay Delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conferences, 223 District Council Chairperson; District United Methodist Women president; 224 District United Methodist Men president, Lay persons, from this 225 Conference, serving on General Boards, Commissions, Committees, 226 Councils or Divisions. (3) The Conference Council on Youth Ministries (or 227 equivalent) shall elect as many youth members as needed to maintain a 228 balance, divided equally among the districts. Preference should be given 229 to youth who are members of charges served by a non-voting pastor. For 230 those elected under sections (1) and (2), each charge will inform the
R-1a 231 conference office of whom they elected. The Conference Council of Youth 232 Ministry is responsible for 233 informing those elected under (3). All elected under Rule No. 25 will be 234 included in all pre-conference mailings. 235 236 Rule 26: All budget requests must be referred to the Conference Council on 237 Finance and Administration prior to Annual Conference. 238 239 Rule 27: A motion at Annual Conference which would require an increase to the 240 Conference Budget or the Proposed Conference Budget shall be referred 241 to the Conference Council on Finance and Administration for comment 242 and recommendation prior to final approval. 243 244 Rule 28: All statistical material for inclusion in the Statistical Tables to be printed in 245 the Official Journal must be submitted by January 31 or they may not be 246 included. 247 248 Rule 29: In keeping with paragraph 658 in the 2016 Book of Discipline which states 249 "A District Conference shall be held if directed by the Annual Conference 250 of which it is a part and may be held upon the call of the district 251 superintendent, which call shall specify time and place." A district 252 superintendent may call a District Conference with the consent of the 253 presiding Bishop and the District Lay Leader. This rule will be reviewed 254 quadrennially at the Annual Conference following each session of the 255 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference. 256 257 Rule 30: The President will ensure that the Conference session is instructed 258 concerning procedures for voting for delegates to the General and 259 Jurisdictional conferences. In the course of balloting, a ballot will be invalid 260 if it contains votes for a greater number of candidates than the specific 261 number of candidates, indicated by the President. The reading of the 262 ballot results will be limited to those persons receiving ten or more votes. 263 All names receiving votes will be displayed. The voting for Jurisdictional 264 Reserves will be done on one ballot with the persons receiving the most 265 votes being elected in that order. The number of reserves to be elected 266 will be announced before the ballot is taken. Reserves, other than the first, 267 are not guaranteed that any/all of their expenses for attending the 268 Jurisdictional Conference will be reimbursed by the Annual Conference. 269 The chair and co-chair of the delegation will alternate between the first 270 clergy elected and the first lay person elected. 271 272 Rule 31: The following Process will be used for determining an Annual Conference 273 endorsement of nominee(s) for Episcopal Office: 274 275 The General and Jurisdictional Conference delegation shall have the 276 privilege of placing nominees before the annual conference. In the case
R-1a 277 where the Delegation recommends a nominee(s) the Annual Conference 278 shall move to a ballot where the nominee(s) shall be assigned a balloting 279 number. Others shall be considered nominees who receive write-in votes 280 on the first ballot 281 and will be assigned balloting numbers on the next ballot. No other formal 282 nominations shall be in order. The members of the annual conference 283 shall have the right to vote in favor of one of these or to vote a blank 284 ballot. 285 286 When a person is named on not less than two thirds of the valid ballots 287 cast, that person shall be considered to be an Episcopal nominee of the 288 annual conference. Ballots will continue until at least two ballots have 289 been taken, and there is a motion to discontinue balloting, or the third 290 ballot has been taken, and there has been no nomination. If no person 291 has been named on two thirds of the ballots cast on any of the first three 292 ballots taken, then no person shall be considered to have been nominated 293 by the Annual conference. 294 295 In the case where the Delegation’s report does not bring forth a 296 recommendation for a nominee for Episcopal endorsement by the Annual 297 Conference, the Annual Conference shall move to a ballot where the 298 Annual Conference will vote yes or no to accept the Delegations report. If 299 two thirds of the valid ballots cast, uphold the Delegation’s report that will 300 end the balloting and the election process for nominees for Episcopal 301 Endorsement, including motions for nominations from the floor of the 302 Annual Conference. If the Delegation’s report does not received two 303 thirds support of the valid ballots cast, then the Annual Conference will 304 move to the second ballot, which will be a write in ballot. Those persons 305 who receive votes on this second ballot will be assigned balloting numbers 306 for the third and final ballot. No other formal nominations shall be in 307 order. The members of the annual conference shall have the right to vote 308 in favor of one of these or to vote a blank ballot. 309 310 When a person is named on not less than two thirds of the valid ballots 311 cast, that person shall be considered to be an Episcopal nominee of the 312 annual conference. If no person has been named on two thirds of the 313 ballots cast on any of the ballots taken, then no person shall be 314 considered to have been nominated by the Annual conference. 315 316 Only the person(s) selected in the foregoing manner shall be deemed the 317 nominee(s) of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference, but this procedure 318 shall not prevent the possibility of a member of the conference becoming a 319 candidate for the episcopacy otherwise. 320 321 Rule 32: The process for nominating delegates to General and Jurisdictional 322 Conference is as follows:
R-1a 323 Those nominated to be Clergy delegates to General and Jurisdictional 324 Conference are to be nominated by at least ten other clergy. The clergy 325 person being nominated is responsible for collecting these 326 signatures. Signatures must be from other clergy eligible to be delegates 327 themselves. 328 329 Those Laity nominated to be lay delegates to General and Jurisdictional 330 Conference are to be endorsed by their local Church Council, have this 331 endorsement signed by the Council Chair and endorsed by five Lay 332 Members to the Annual Conference. 333 334 The nominations and electing of delegates to General and 335 Jurisdictional Conferences shall be reflective of the diversity of the 336 Annual Conference. 337 The nominations/endorsements are to be sent to the Conference 338 Secretary by a date set by the Conference Secretary. Those being 339 nominated/endorsed are to submit biographical information to be included 340 in the Conference Communicator and other appropriate formats for 341 distribution to the Annual Conference membership by February of the year 342 of election. This biographical information would include, but not be limited 343 to, committee history (local church and/or Annual or Jurisdictional 344 Conference or General Church Agencies), prior General 345 Conference/Jurisdictional Conference experience and a one hundred fifty 346 word statement. Photos are requested. 347 348 This rule in no way limits the voting only to those who have been 349 nominated. Any qualified clergy or laity is eligible for election to General 350 or Jurisdictional Conference. 351 352 Written nominations must be certified as to eligibility and willingness to 353 serve before being added to the next ballot 354 355 Rule 33: The process for nominating the Jurisdictional Pool will be as follows: In the 356 year of the Northeast Jurisdictional Conference, the Annual Conference in 357 session will endorse people for nomination to the various General Boards 358 and Agencies of the United Methodist Church in accordance with 359 paragraph 705.1b of the 2016 Book of Discipline. It is the responsibility of 360 the current General/Jurisdictional chair and co-chair in consultation with 361 the full delegation to compile and present to the Annual Conference this 362 list for approval. Floor nominations can be allowed at the discretion of the 363 presiding Bishop. 364 365 Rule 34: When a resolution is properly before the body of the Annual Conference, 366 any member of the Conference may call for a paper ballot. This will require 367 a 2/3 vote of the body. Then, when the Annual Conference is ready to 368 vote, a paper ballot shall be used to decide the resolution.
R-1a 369 RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE CONFERENCE 370 COMMITTEE ON CLERGY AND LAY LEADERSHIP 371 372 373 I. 374 375 1. That the Peninsula-Delaware Conference again records its faith in the Principle of 376 Rotation and adherence to the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church. 377 378 2. That the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership be 28 – 32 persons. 379 That the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership be composed of the following 380 persons: 381 Insofar as possible a balanced number of lay and clergy 382 representatives from each District 383 Director of Connectional Ministries 384 Conference Lay Leader or designate 385 Two Young People’s representatives 386 Members will be selected to assure inclusiveness. The facilitators will be selected 387 from the members of the committee. 388 389 3. That the following guidelines be used by the Conference Committee on Clergy and 390 Lay Leadership: 391 a) Nominations will be based upon a person’s passion, gifts, abilities, and 392 leadership 393 b) Priority will be given to assure inclusiveness 394 c) The Committee will operate by consensus 395 d) The Committee’s Covenant and Prayerful discernment will be the framework 396 for the work of the Committee 397 e) See section B for process for securing leadership 398 399 Local Churches and District organizations are encouraged to use the same guidelines 400 wherever appropriate. 401 402 4. That, since the quadrennial system is an established part of the United Methodist 403 economy, all members of boards, Vision Team and Resource Teams shall be 404 elected for a quadrennium unless restricted by Discipline, charter, or some other 405 legal requirement. In the event of such legal restrictions, the Principle of Rotation is 406 still to be observed. 407 408 5. Guidelines for Conference Positions: That no member of any board, Vision Team, 409 or Resource Team shall serve more than two consecutive quadrennia on said board, 410 Vision Team or Resource Team or be eligible to be re-elected until after one 411 quadrennium has elapsed, except that members of boards and Teams elected for 412 three-year terms may serve three consecutive terms and shall then be ineligible to 413 be re-elected until after one term has elapsed and except further that, when a 414 member is elected to fill an unexpired quadrennium or term, completion of that
R-1a 415 quadrennium or term shall count as one full quadrennium or term (Conference Rule 416 #23, page 271, 2011 Conference Journal). Persons elected to the Board of Ordained 417 Ministry may serve a maximum of three consecutive four-year terms. 418 419 6. That no member of the Conference, lay or clergy, shall serve on more than two 420 boards or Resource Teams concurrently except for the following: committees 421 elected or appointed for the Annual Conference Session, District committees and 422 specified ex-officio persons. Insofar as possible, persons should be limited to serving 423 on one board or Resource Team. Persons serving in Conference leadership 424 positions are encouraged to give priority to their local church. Ex-officio membership 425 on Conference boards or agencies in excess of two shall be permissible. The 426 following shall not be under the Conference rotation system nor counted in the 427 above total: Wesley College Trustees, Board of Directors of the Wesley 428 Foundations, Board of Trustees of Peninsula United Methodist Homes, Inc., and the 429 Committee on Investigation. In the case of the Board of Ordained Ministry, the 430 Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership is to request the courtesy of the bishop to 431 inform it as to those persons who will be named to the Board of Ordained Ministry, in 432 order to assist the committee in equal distribution of responsibility on the part of the 433 Conference members. The committee will consider membership on the Board of 434 Ordained Ministry as one of two memberships permitted to each person. No member 435 of the Conference Council on Finance and Administration shall serve on another 436 team, board or task force that receives financial support from the budget of the 437 Annual Conference. (2008 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 438 ¶612.2.b) 439 440 7. Insofar as possible, the membership on Councils, Boards, Vision Team, and 441 Resource Teams of the Annual Conference shall include one-third clergy, one-third 442 laywomen, and one-third laymen, in keeping with policies for general church 443 agencies, except for the Board of Ordained Ministry. 444 445 8. That clergy membership on Annual Conference boards, agencies, Vision Team, and 446 Resource Teams shall be limited to full Conference members, probationary 447 members, associate members, affiliate members, and full time and part-time local 448 pastors under appointment in the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference. In order 449 to be eligible to serve on the Conference boards, agencies, ministry teams, and 450 Resource Teams, lay members shall be members of a local church within the 451 Annual Conference. The Conference Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership may 452 select other persons as affiliate members without vote. 453 454 9. "In recognition of the Rights of the Aging" as stated in the Social Principles of The 455 United Methodist Church (Para. 162.E of the 2016 Book of Discipline), age should 456 not be a barrier to serve on any board, council, or agency of the Annual Conference. 457 However, the Conference Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership shall give 458 careful attention to assuring that younger members of the Conference are given full 459 opportunity for service. 460
R-1a 461 10. That a conscientious effort shall be made to distribute membership geographically. 462 No fixed number shall be assigned, however, to any one District, since this could 463 become artificial and impractical. Consideration shall be given to the inclusion of lay 464 and clergy persons from small membership churches. 465 466 11. That failure to attend the particular board, agency, or Resource Team to which one 467 is assigned for at least one called meeting during the year, without written 468 explanation, or statement of intended activity to the chairperson of that board, 469 agency, or Resource Team will subject persons to automatic removal in the next 470 Clergy and Lay Leadership report. A report of the board, agency, and Resource 471 Team chairperson to the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership by March 1st will 472 include the attendance record of this board, agency, Vision Team, or Resource 473 Team. 474 475 12. In order to model partnering in ministry, both lay and clergy shall be nominated for 476 leadership positions on boards, agencies and Resource Teams, except where The 477 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church mandates that the ministry group 478 elect their own leadership. Boards, agencies, Vision Team, and Resource Team 479 members will be notified in advance of their nomination. Insofar as possible, the 480 Conference Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership will dialogue with persons 481 about their passion, gifts and experience prior to nominating them for leadership 482 positions. The members of each unit will elect additional officers. The officers 483 elected at the meeting shall serve for the quadrennium. 484 485 The following Criteria for Leadership shall be used in the selection of chairpersons: 486 a) Demonstrate passion, spiritual gifts or expertise needed for the specific area of 487 ministry; 488 b) A demonstrated leadership ability in the local church; 489 c) Committed to the Vision and Mission of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference; 490 d) Willingness to commit time as required by the position; 491 e) Willingness to commit time for training for the responsibilities of the office; 492 f) Have an understanding of and a willingness to support the polity of The United 493 Methodist Church; 494 g) Willingness to participate in nurturing their faith through prayer, study, fasting, 495 service, and worship; 496 497 That the date of the quadrennium in which a person is elected to any board, agency, 498 Vision Team, or Resource Team member be clearly indicated in the journal. 499 500 14. That in every case a nominee of any board, agency, Vision Team, or Resource 501 Team member shall be notified and consent to serve before the name is placed 502 before the Conference. When vacancies occur in the report, nominations may be 503 made from the floor, provided that the nominee is present and agrees to serve. 504 505 15. Guideline for District positions: That recognizing again the belief in the principle of 506 rotation in order to involve greater leadership, all District committees and officers
R-1a 507 shall be elected to four-year terms with a maximum of eight years and persons shall 508 be ineligible for re-election until after a four-year term has elapsed, with the 509 exception of the District Committee of Ordained Ministry and the District Board of 510 Church Location and Building.
R-1a 511 II. 512 513 514 For Information Only: 515 516 Concerning the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership, 517 its report and the securing of talent 518 519 520 1. That the report of the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership to the Annual 521 Conference session will reflect a complete adherence to all the guidelines 522 established by the Annual Conference. 523 524 2. The Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership shall distribute copies of its report to 525 the Annual Conference on the day before the report is to be voted on by the 526 Conference. 527 528 3. Vacancies in leadership will be communicated to each District Superintendent and to 529 the Bishop to obtain recommendations. Vacancies will also be communicated to 530 Conference and District Lay Leaders, and the Conference Resource Teams for 531 consideration and recommendations. A description of the responsibilities of the 532 vacant position will be included along with a list of gifts and talents required for 533 leadership position. Each recommendation will require submitting a profile 534 describing an individual’s spiritual gifts, talents, leadership experience, involvement 535 in their local church, and areas of interest. These profiles shall be returned to the 536 secretary of the Conference Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership. 537 538 4. That the above-adopted guidelines for the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership 539 of the Annual Conference shall become a printed part of its report at each Annual 540 Conference session. 541 542 5. Titles such as “Mrs.,” “Miss,” “Mr.,” “Rev.,” or “Dr.” shall not be used in the 543 preparation of the Committee on Clergy and Lay Leadership report. 544 545 6. In so far as possible, young people shall be members of all boards, Vision Team, and 546 Resource Teams in the Conference in consultation with the Young People’s Ministry.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Committee on Clergy & Lay Leadership (DISTRIBUTED AT CONFERENCE SITE)
B. CONNECTING Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministries ...... B-1 Communications Commission ...... B-4 Committee on Archives and History ...... B-5 Deaf Ministries ...... B-7 Disabilities Ministry ...... B-10
C. ACTING Committee on Native American Ministry (CoNAM) ...... C-1 Peter D. Weaver Congo Partnership Team ...... C-6 Hispanic/Latino Ministries Coordinator’s Report ...... C-11 Salisbury Urban Ministries ...... C-12 Methodist Action Program ...... C-13 Africa University ...... C-14 Conference Appeals Calendar ...... C-17
D. LEADING Board of Ordained Ministry ...... D-1 C. A. R. E. Team ...... D-2 Congregational Development Corporation ...... D-3 Strengthening the Black Church Taskforce ...... D-5 Strengthening the Black Church Director’s Report ...... D-6 Cross Racial /Cross Cultural Committee ...... D-8 United Methodist Men ...... D-9 United Methodist Women ...... D-11
E. LOVING Evangelism and Outreach ...... E-1 Spiritual Formation ...... E-2 Young Peoples Ministries Network ...... E-4
F. VISION TEAM ...... F-1
G. ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRIES Board of Pensions...... G-1 Commission on Equitable Compensation ...... G-5 2017 Equitable Compensation Support ...... G-6 Board of Trustees ...... G-8 Council of Finance and Administration ...... G-12 Episcopacy Committee ...... G-14
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H. OTHER AFFILIATED BOARDS Wesley Foundation: Delaware State University ...... H-1 Wesley Foundation: Salisbury University ...... H-2 Wesley Foundation: University of Maryland Eastern Shore ...... H-3 Wesley Foundation: University of Delaware ...... H-5 Neighborhood House ...... H-10 Board of Childcare ...... H-24 Wesley Theological Seminary ...... H-25
R. RESOLUTIONS Organizational and Procedural Motion ...... R-1 Conference Rules of Order ...... R-1a 2018 Consent Calendar ………………………………………………… . R-2 Resolution on Wesley College ...... R-3 Resolution on Opposition to Capital Punishment ...... R-4 Resolution in Support of Humane Immigration Policy ...... R-5 Resolution in Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide ...... R-6 Resolution to Invite Discussion and Sharing of Biblical Study Materials on LGBTQ Issues ...... R-7 Resolution to Set Minimum Salaries for Calendar Year 2019 ...... R-8 Resolution to Urge Unity in the Face of Schism ...... R-9 2019 Covenant Funding Plan ...... R-10 Change to Retiree Medical Coverage ...... R-11 Rental/Housing Allowances for Retired or Disabled Ministers of The Peninsula-Delaware Conference ...... R-12 Setting the Pre-1982 Past Service Rate ...... R-13
T. CONFERENCE TREASURER’S REPORT ...... T-1
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1 Resolution #3 2 RESOLUTION ON WESLEY COLLEGE 3 Presented by Commission on Archives and History 4 5 6 Whereas the Wilmington Conference Academy was founded in 1873 by the Wilmington 7 Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a predecessor of the Peninsula- 8 Delaware Conference, to provide an education to young men and women from the 9 Delmarva Peninsula and elsewhere; and whereas in 1918 a new charter changed the 10 name of the institution to Wesley Collegiate Institute, enabling it to grant college-level 11 degrees; and whereas, with the exception of a short period when it was closed during 12 the Great Depression, the college has continued to carry out its mission in a close 13 relationship with the annual conference; 14 15 We therefore ask that, on recommendation of the Commission on Archives and History, 16 the Peninsula-Delaware Conference designate Wesley College as a Conference 17 Historic Site. 18 19 Persons Responsible for Presenting Resolution: C. Russell McCabe, Barbara Duffin, 20 Philip Lawton.
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1 Resolution # R4 2 RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 3 Presented by Advocacy Resource Team 4 5 6 WHEREAS, there is currently a court-imposed moratorium on executions in the State of 7 Delaware; and 8 9 WHEREAS, this moratorium could be lifted by legislation; and 10 11 WHEREAS, the United Methodist Church expresses unequivocally its opposition to 12 executions (Social Principles 2016, paragraph 164G; and 13 14 WHEREAS, the leadership of the Christian community in Delaware is united in 15 opposition to the death penalty; 16 17 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference of The United 18 Methodist Church calls upon its clergy and laity to act in support of the Social Principles 19 and its opposition to the death penalty through communication with State senators and 20 representatives; and 21 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that our Resident Bishop express our opposition to this 23 practice through communication with the Governor of the State of Delaware. 24 25 Submitted by the Advocacy Resource Team of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of 26 The United Methodist Church, Rev. Robert P. Hall, Member
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1 Resolution #5 2 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HUMANE IMMIGRATION POLICY 3 Presented by Advocacy Resource Team 4 5 6 WHEREAS, the federal government has acted to change established immigration policy 7 and end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; and 8 9 WHEREAS, this action adversely impacts children and families and is inconsistent with 10 traditional United Methodist support for the health and wellbeing of children and 11 families; and 12 13 WHEREAS, the United Methodist Church, in its Book of Resolutions, states that “To 14 refuse to welcome migrants to this country—and to stand by in silence while families are 15 separated, individual freedoms are ignored, and the migrant community in this country 16 is demonized by members of Congress and the media—is complicity to sin.” (Book of 17 Resolutions 2016, Paragraph 3281); and 18 19 WHEREAS, the leadership of the Christian community as well as members of other 20 communities in Delaware are united in support of humane and welcoming immigration 21 policies; and 22 23 WHEREAS, the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church have called for 24 Congress to propose a path to citizenship for undocumented young persons brought to 25 this country by their parents; and 26 27 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference of The United 28 Methodist Church calls upon its clergy and laity to read and to support actively the Call 29 to Action found in the Book of Resolutions 2016, Paragraph 3281; and 30 31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that our Resident Bishop forward this Call to Action to 32 United States Senators from Delaware and Maryland and to Members of the United 33 States House of Representatives from Delaware and Maryland’s First District. 34 35 Submitted by the Advocacy Resource Team of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of 36 The United Methodist Church, Rev. Robert P. Hall, Member
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1 Resolution #6 2 RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE 3 Presented by Advocacy Resource Team 4 5 6 WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Delaware is considering a bill that 7 would permit physician-assisted suicide; and 8 9 WHEREAS, the religious leadership of Delaware has generally expressed opposition to 10 this bill; and 11 12 WHEREAS, the United Methodist Church calls for “faithful care for dying persons” 13 (Social Principles 2016, paragraph 160N); and 14 15 WHEREAS, the United Methodist Church expresses unequivocally its opposition to both 16 physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia (Social Principles 2016, paragraph 160O; 17 18 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference of The United 19 Methodist Church calls upon its clergy and laity to show their support for our opposition 20 by contacting their senators and representatives and 21 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that our Resident Bishop express our opposition to this 23 legislation through communication with the Governor of the State of Delaware. 24 25 Submitted by the Advocacy Resource Team of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of 26 The United Methodist Church, Rev. Robert P. Hall, Member
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1 Resolution #7 2 RESOLUTION TO INVITE DISCUSSION AND SHARING OF BIBLICAL STUDY 3 MATERIALS ON LGBTQ ISSUES 4 Presented by FIRE (Faithfully Inviting and Reconciling Everyone), Epworth United 5 Methodist Church (Rehoboth Beach, DE) 6 7 8 Whereas, Psalm 119:105 reads, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path,” 9 10 Whereas, Acts 2:42 reads, “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and 11 fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers,” 12 13 Whereas, 2 Corinthians 4:1-2 reads, “Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy we are 14 engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart. We have renounced the shameful things 15 that one hides; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word; but by the open 16 statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight 17 of God,” 18 19 Whereas, Jesus ministered to the outcast and disenfranchised of his day, including the 20 woman at the well (John 4), a man with leprosy (Luke 5), and a tax collector (Luke 19), 21 among others, 22 23 Whereas, Jesus had no words of condemnation during his ministry and teaching on the 24 issue of homosexuality, 25 26 Whereas, the Wesley Quadrilateral honors the role of Scripture, tradition, reason and 27 experience in addressing issues of the Church, 28 29 Whereas, the Peninsula-Delaware Conference has held gatherings in which dialogue 30 has been encouraged, and where persons of faith have modeled discussions of various 31 perspectives on The Way Forward, 32 33 Whereas, we recognize that persons of genuine faith hold differing interpretations of 34 Scripture, 35 36 Whereas, we gather in the name of Christ to learn from each other and encourage one 37 another in the journey of faith, 38 39 We therefore ask that our community of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual 40 Conference make available to United Methodists within its bounds, and post on its 41 website, any and all Biblical study materials produced by its members that focus on 42 interpretation of Scripture affecting LGBTQ issues. 43 44 Person Responsible for Presenting Resolution: David Garrett
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1 Resolution #8 2 RESOLUTION TO SET MINIMUM SALARIES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019 3 Presented by the Conference Commission on Equitable Compensation 4 5 6 The Conference Commission on Equitable Compensation has the disciplinary 7 responsibility to recommend to the Annual Conference standards of clergy support 8 (¶625); and 9 10 After prayerful consideration and thoughtful examination of the available data, the 11 Commission recommends on a 2.0% increase for next year. This increase is consistent 12 with the 2.6% increase in minimum salary for 2018, it is in line with the 2.0% cost of 13 living increase projected by the Social Security Administration for 2018 for this area, and 14 it is greater than the increases that CCFA has granted Conference administrative staff 15 for 2019. In addition, we examined the average per capita income for each Annual 16 Conference in the Northeast Jurisdiction and have found that our minimum salaries are 17 in line with the other Annual Conferences when ranked against this benchmark. We 18 believe the 2.0% increase for next year becomes compelling when examined in 19 comparison with these data. 20 21 We therefore ask that our community of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual 22 Conference set minimum salaries at the following amounts for 2018: 23 24 Full Elder and Full Member Deacon: $38,550 25 Provisional Elder, Provisional Deacon $35,600 26 and Associate Member: 27 Full Time Local Pastor: $33,300 28 29 We also ask that these minimum salaries be increased by $150 for each year of service, 30 up to 20 years of service. 31 32 We also ask that the Continuing Education minimum amount be set at $800 for 2018. 33 Clergy should receive paid leave to attend continuing education events. 34 35 We also ask that the reimbursement for travel expenses in the next year be at the rate 36 set by the Internal Revenue Service for 2019. The Commission also recommends that 37 pastors be reimbursed for all tolls and parking expenses incurred in the performance of 38 their pastoral duties. 39 40 We also ask that Clergy continue to be allowed to preach one week each year for one of 41 the following events: Walk to Emmaus, Chrysalis, Camp Pecometh or any other 42 engagement that enhances the spiritual life of persons of this Conference and that this 43 service shall not affect the clergy’s vacation time or the clergy’s regular pay from their 44 appointed charge. Other qualifying engagements will be determined by the Commission 45 on Equitable Compensation on a case by case basis. 46 47 Persons Responsible for Presenting the Resolution: Mr. William Batson and Rev. Tom 48 Pasmore
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1 Resolution #9 2 RESOLUTION TO URGE UNITY IN THE FACE OF SCHISM 3 Presented by the Advocacy Resource Team 4 5 In the Gospel according John chapter 17, verses 20-23, it was Jesus’s earnest 6 prayer that His disciples would be one, even as the Triune God is one, in all of the 7 relational complexities that characterize our life together as Christians. 8 9 In response to the threat of schism from dissenting opinions on our 10 understanding of human sexuality, the Commission on a Way Forward and the Council 11 of Bishops, have both urged the church to act out of a “heart of peace,” share grace, 12 and exercise Christ-like humility in the way that we engage with one another. 13 14 In pursuit of this understanding the Commission on a Way Forward has modeled 15 sacramental, trust-building conversation marked by empathy, compassion and critical 16 thinking within the complexity of disagreement on theology and ecclesiology, and has 17 provided options for the continued existence of The United Methodist Church. 18 19 We therefore invite the Annual Conference to affirm the call for unity within our 20 connection in the face of schism, challenge in love and respect all that divides, and offer 21 to all people God’s saving grace to transform the world through Jesus Christ. 22 23 We recommit our Annual Conference to our shared mission to make disciples of 24 Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world; claim the Articles of Faith, Doctrinal 25 Standards, and our Theological Task; and cherish a globally diverse United Methodist 26 Church as a unique embodiment of the Reign of God. We stand firmly within the biblical 27 tradition of unity in Christ, affirming Christ’s prayer for the believers in John 17. We long 28 for all people to come to find themselves loved by God in Jesus Christ and to find their 29 place in the Church. 30 31 We strongly encourage the General Conference of The United Methodist Church 32 to resist schism and express openness to diverse perspectives in matters of human 33 sexuality as we prepare for the special session in 2019. 34 35 Persons Responsible for Presenting the Resolution: Rev. Tom Pasmore
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1 Resolution #10 2 2019 COVENANT FUNDING PLAN RESOLUTION 3 Presented by Conference Council on Finance and Administration 4 5 WHEREAS the projected 2019 financial needs of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual 6 Conference total $4,737,568, and ….. 7 8 WHEREAS the Conference Council on Finance and Administration (CCFA) has 9 prepared a proposed covenant funding plan as presented to the Annual Conference 10 (see Plan below) ….. 11 12 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Peninsula-Delaware Annual 13 Conference adopt the 2019 covenant funding plan as proposed including an 14 apportionment total of $5,448,000 to support our ministry needs for 2019. 15 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the apportionment formula for 2019 be based on the 17 three-year average of 2014, 2015 & 2016 Net Operating Expenses and an 18 apportionment cap of 16% of 2016 Total Operating Expenses. 19 20 Person Responsible for Presenting Resolution: Lawrence Pelham 21 22 23 24 Summary of Funding Plan 25
PENINSULA-DELAWARE CONFERENCE 2019 Covenant Funding Plan
I. Connectional Ministries 2019 Proposed Approved Inc/(dec.) % % of 2019 2018 2018 inc/(dec) Budget
1 World Service Fund $759,449 $773,334 ($13,885) (1.80%) 16.03%
2 Black College Fund 102,318 104,189 (1,871) (1.80%) 2.16%
3 Ministerial Education Fund 256,507 261,196 (4,689) (1.80%) 5.41%
4 Africa University 22,898 23,317 (419) (1.80%) 0.48%
5 General Administration Fund 90,178 91,827 (1,649) (1.80%) 1.90%
6 Interdenominational Co-op Fund 20,061 20,427 (366) (1.79%) 0.42%
7 Episcopal Fund 224,904 229,016 (4,112) (1.80%) 4.75%
8 Jurisdictional Apportionment 21,093 21,093 0 0.00% 0.45%
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Total Connectional Ministries $1,497,408 $1,524,399 ($26,991) (1.77%) 31.61%
II. Conference Ministries 1 Vision Team Ministries 40,000 43,000 (3,000) (6.98%) 0.84% a. Resource Center Program 357,825 319,837 37,988 11.88% 7.55%
2 Connecting Ministries
a. Board of Higher Education 82,500 95,000 (12,500) (13.16%) 1.74%
b. Communications Ministry 85,171 110,152 (24,981) (22.68%) 1.80% c. Commission on Archives and History 27,000 27,000 0 0.00% 0.58%
d. Disaster Relief 1,500 1,500 0 0.00% 0.58%
e. Affiliate Agencies Methodist Action Program 20,000 10,000 10,000 100.00% 0.42%
Neighborhood House 25,000 28,000 (3,000) (10.71%) 0.53% Salisbury Cooperative Urban Ministries 33,000 35,000 (2,000) (5.71%) 0.70%
3 Acting Ministries
a. Advocacy Resource Team: 6,700 11,700 (5,000) (42.74%) 0.14%
b. Hispanic/Latino Ministries 59,541 58,042 1,499 2.58% 1.26%
c. Special Ministries:
Disability Ministry 1,100 3,000 (1,900) (63.33%) 0.02%
Deaf Ministry 10,000 10,000 0 0.00% 0.21%
d. Missions
Higher Hope Ministriy 10,000 10,000 0 0.00% 0.21% Peter D Weaver Congo Partnership 1,000 1,000 0 0.00% 0.02%
Volunteers in Mission 7,500 8,300 (800) (9.64%) 0.16%
4 Leading Ministries
a. Board of Laity 8,000 8,000 0 0.00% 0.17%
b. Board of Ordained Ministry 31,500 30,000 1,500 5.00% 0.66% c. Congregational Development Corp. 220,000 220,000 0 0.00% 4.64% d. Director for Strengthening the Black Church 136,112 135,261 851 0.63% 2.87%
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5 . Loving Ministries
a. Camping & Retreat Ministries 70,000 70,000 0 0.00% 1.48%
b. Spiritual Formation/Discipleship 13,000 16,000 (3,000) (18.75%) 0.27%
c. Outreach/Evangelism 12,000 16,000 (4,000) (25.00%) 0.25%
d. Young Peoples Ministry 85,000 85,000 0 0.00% 1.79%
Total Conference Ministries $1,343,449 $1,351,792 ($8,343) (0.62%) 28.36%
III. ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRIES 1 Conference Administration 745,073 748,037 (2,964) (0.40%) 15.73% 2 . Episcopal Office Support 50,000 50,000 0 0.00% 1.06%
3 Area Episcopal Committee/Residence 10,900 10,900 0 0.00% 0.23%
4 General Contingency 200,000 200,000 0 4.22%
Total Administrative Ministries $1,005,973 $1,008,937 ($2,964) (0.29%) 21.23%
IV. CLERGY SUPPORT 1 Equitable Compensation $225,000 $160,000 65,000 40.63% 4.75%
2 District Superintendent Support 629,738 620,986 8,752 1.41% 13.29%
3 Life Insurance 34,000 34,000 0 0.00% 0.72%
4 Cabinet Relief Fund 2,000 2,000 0 0.00% 0.04%
Total Clergy Support Ministries $890,738 $816,986 $73,752 9.03% 18.80%
Grand Total Expenses $4,737,568 $4,702,114 $35,454 0.75% 100.0% Apportionment Adjustment Allowance $710,432 $710,428 $4 0.00%
Grand Total to be Apportioned $5,448,000 $5,412,542 $35,458 0.66%
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1 Resolution #11 2 CHANGE TO RETIREE MEDICAL COVERAGE 3 Presented by Conference Board of Pensions 4 5 6 WHEREAS the Peninsula-Delaware Conference voted in 2012 to cap the premium to 7 be paid by the Conference for Retiree Medical coverage at $2,400 per (2012 Journal, 8 page 110) 9 10 WHEREAS the rate increase effective July 1, 2017 ($2,736) exceeded the cap of 11 $2,400. The Conference Board of Pensions voted to delay billing retirees for the 12 difference in 2018 so that the Board could look at alternatives as billings would double 13 the work load of the current conference staff. 14 15 WHEREAS the Conference Board of Pensions reviewed proposals to offer a private 16 exchange giving retirees and their spouses several plan options so they could choose 17 which plan best serves their circumstance as opposed to the one size fits all plan that is 18 currently offered. 19 20 WHEREAS an HRA account, with a maximum of $2,400 will be established for each 21 eligible retiree and each eligible spouse, according to the years of service charts 22 described in R-5 Resolution Relating to Retiree Health Insurance found on page 110 23 of the 2012 Journal. The HRA account will be used towards the payment of premiums 24 for the plan chosen by the retiree and spouse. Premiums will be billed by the insurance 25 carrier directly to the retiree and spouse and not the Conference. This would replace 26 the need for the Conference to bill retirees for amounts in excess of the $2,400 27 maximum. 28 29 WHEREAS after careful review the Conference Board of Pensions believes the “Via 30 Benefits” program, offered through Wespath, provides the best fit for the Peninsula- 31 Delaware Conference. There are a number of Annual Conferences that have already 32 adopted this program and their experiences have been positive. 33 34 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Peninsula-Delaware Annual 35 Conference adopt the “Via Benefits” program offered through Wespath as the Retiree 36 Health Insurance Program effective January 1, 2019 37 38 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the maximum funding of HRA accounts for retirees 39 and for their spouse remain at $2,400 per year and funded according to the following 40 eligibility charts as approved at the 2012 Annual Conference
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41 The current Peninsula-Delaware Conference Eligibility Policy states that persons who 42 joined the Conference health plan prior to July 1, 2000, upon retirement follow this 43 schedule: 44 45 CHART 1 46 Health and Dental Benefits are not available to retired clergy serving less than 10 47 years. 48 49 10 years – 50% or $1200 50 11 years – 55% or $1320 51 12 years – 60% or $1440 52 13 years – 65% or $1560 53 14 years – 70% or $1680 54 15 years – 75% or $1800 55 16 years – 80% or $1920 56 17 years – 85% or $2040 57 18 years – 90% or $2160 58 19 years – 95% or $2280 59 20 years – 100% or $2400 60 61 62 The Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference adopted a Resolution to Change Eligibility 63 Policy at the June 2004 Annual Conference. The Resolution states that persons who 64 joined the Peninsula-Delaware Conference health care plan on July 1, 2000 or after, 65 upon retirement, follows this schedule: 66 67 68 CHART 2 69 Health and Dental Benefits are not available to retired clergy serving less than 5 70 years. For years served between 5 and 14 years, coverage is available at one’s 71 own expense. 72 73 15 years – 50% or $1200 74 16 years – 55% or $1320 75 17 years – 60% or $1440 76 18 years – 65% or $1560 77 19 years – 70% or $1680 78 20 years – 75% or $1800 79 21 years – 80% or $1920 80 22 years – 85% or $2040 81 23 years – 90% or $2160 82 24 years – 95% or $2280 83 25 years – 100% or $2400 84 85
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86 For persons who join the Peninsula-Delaware Conference health care plan July 1, 2015 87 and after, upon retirement, follow this schedule: 88 89 CHART 3 90 Health and dental benefits are not available to retired clergy serving less than 5 91 years. For 5-19 years of service, coverage is available at one’s own expense. 92 93 20 years – 50% or $1200 94 21 years – 55% or $1320 95 22 years – 60% or $1440 96 23 years – 65% or $1560 97 24 years – 70% or $1680 98 25 years – 75% or $1800 99 26 years – 80% or $1920 100 27 years – 85% or $2040 101 28 years – 90% or $2160 102 29 years – 95% or $2280 103 30 years – 100% or $2400 104 105 106 Person Responsible for Presenting Resolution: Regina Nichols, President, Board of 107 Pensions
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1 Resolution #12 2 RENTAL/HOUSING ALLOWANCES FOR RETIRED OR DISABLED MINISTERS OF 3 THE PENINSULA-DELAWARE CONFERENCE 4 Presented by Conference Board of Pensions 5 6 7 The religious denomination known as The United Methodist Church has and functions 8 through Ministers of the Gospel who are duly ordained or licensed; and 9 10 The practice of The United Methodist Church is to provide a parsonage or a rental 11 allowance as part of the gross compensation for each of its active ordained or licensed 12 ministers; and 13 14 Pensions paid to retired and disabled ordained or licensed ministers of The United 15 Methodist Church are considered as deferred compensation and are paid to said retired 16 and disabled ordained or licensed ministers in consideration of previous, active service; 17 and 18 19 The Internal Revenue Service has recognized that the Peninsula-Delaware Annual 20 Conference is the appropriate organization to designate a housing/rental allowance for 21 retired and disabled ordained or licensed ministers who are members of this 22 Conference; 23 24 1. An amount equal to 100% of the pension payments received during the 25 year 2019 be and is hereby designated as a rental/housing allowance for 26 each retired and disabled ordained or licensed minister of The United 27 Methodist Church who is or was a member of the Peninsula-Delaware 28 Conference at the time of his or her retirement: 29 30 2. This rental/housing allowance shall apply to each retired and disabled 31 ordained or licensed minister who has been granted the retired relation or 32 placed on disability leave by the Peninsula-Delaware Conference and 33 whose name and relationship to the conference is recorded in the Journal 34 of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference and in other appropriate records 35 maintained by the conference. 36 37 3. The pension payment to which this rental/housing allowance applies shall 38 be the pension payment resulting from all service of such retired and 39 disabled ordained or licensed minister from all employment by the local 40 church, Annual Conference or institution of The United Methodist Church 41 or of any former denomination that is now a part of The United Methodist 42 Church, or from any other employer who employed the minister to perform 43 services related to the ministry and who elected to make contributions to 44 the pension funds of The United Methodist Church for such retired 45 minister’s pension. 46
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47 NOTE: The rental/housing allowance which may be excluded from a minister’s gross 48 income is limited to the lesser of (1) the amount of the rental/housing allowance 49 designated by the minister’s employer or other appropriated body, (2) the amount 50 actually expended by the minister to provide his or her housing, or (3) the legally- 51 determined fair rental value of the parsonage or other housing provided. As specified in 52 Rev. Rul. 71-290 C.B. 92, “the only amount that will qualify for exclusion under section 53 107 (2) of the Code as a “rental allowance” is an amount equal to the fair rental value of 54 the home, including furnishings and appurtenances such as a garage, plus the cost of 55 utilities.” 56 57 We therefore ask that our community of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual 58 Conference adopt this resolution effective July 1, 2018 59 60 Person Responsible for Presenting Resolution: Regina Nichols
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1 Resolution #13 2 SETTING THE PRE-1982 PAST SERVICE RATE 3 Presented by Conference Board of Pensions 4 5 6 The Peninsula-Delaware Conference Board of Pensions recommends the Past Service 7 Rate relating to the Pre-1982 Pension Plan for 2019 be set at $637 per year of 8 approved service. 9 10 We therefore ask that our community of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual 11 Conference adopt this resolution to be effective July 1, 2018. 12 13 Person Responsible for Presenting Resolution: Regina Nichols
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TREASURER'S REPORT PENINSULA-DELAWARE CONFERENCE BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 1 ASSETS 2 CASH 3 PNC SWEEP CHECKING 375,612.90 4 PNC CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT 29,489.24 5 PNC- CRISFIELD UNMET NEEDS 0.00 6 PNC FLEX AMERICA CHECKING 20,649.57 7 PNC- HRA ACCOUNT 102,033.72 8 PAYPAL ACCOUNT 48.43 9 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS-CDS 1,297,499.26 10 SHORT-TERM POOLED NOTE/BOND FUND 736,909.22 11 TOTAL CASH 2,562,242.34 12 13 PETTY CASH 14 BUSINESS OFFICE 75.00 15 RESOURCE CENTER 200.00 16 DOVER DISTRICT OFFICE 300.00 17 EASTON DISTRICT OFFICE 200.00 18 SALISBURY DISTRICT OFFICE 300.00 19 TOTAL PETTY CASH 1,075.00 20 21 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 22 DUE FROM/(TO) CONF OPERATING FUND 341,014.32 23 CAMP PECOMETH LOAN RECEIVABLE 200,000.00 24 NEIBORHOOD HOUSE LOAN RECEIVIBLE 200,000.00 25 LOAN RECEIVABLE- COLEMAN MEMORIAL UMC 52,778.62 26 LOAN RECEAIVABLE- UMPACT SURETY NOTE 14,111.00 27 DEPOSITS 19,111.00 28 LAY PASTOR PAYROLL RECEIVABLE 2,832.82 29 RECEIVABLES - PERSONAL CHARGES 0.00 30 TOTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 829,847.76 31 32 FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT 33 FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT 386,931.15 34 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (312,490.50) 35 TOTAL FURNISTURE & EQUIPMENT 74,440.65 36 37 TOTAL ASSETS 3,467,605.75 38 39 FUND BALANCES 40 BOARDS AND AGENCIES 41 INSURANCE BENEFITS COMMITTEE (95,196.84) 42 CONF BOARD OF PENSIONS 0.00 43 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS FUND 86,448.40 44 COMMISSION ON EQUITABLE COMPENSATION 51,985.66 45 MINISTERIAL CONTINGENT RELIEF FUND 8,841.64 46 VISION TEAM 15,968.60 47 DEAF MINISTRY 4,533.59 48 DISABILITY MINISTRY 6,100.00 49 AREA EPISCOPACY COMMITTEE 9,660.56 50 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT/MANAGEMENT TEAM 14,294.41 51 BUSINESS OFFICE 65,190.59 52 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 7,450.00 53 COMMUNICATIONS 48,889.76 54 CONFERENCE RESOURCE CENTER-BUILDING 32,633.15 55 CONFERENCE SESSIONS EXPENSES (51,490.09) 56 CONFERENCE JOURNAL 10,891.65 57 GENERAL & JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCES 24,115.29 58 RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 61,751.43 59 BOARD OF LAITY 8,091.38 60 BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY 43,353.41 61 STRENGTHENING THE BLACK CHURCH 21,197.44 62 NEW CHURCH DEVELOPMENT 59,123.71 63 CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0.00 64 DISASTER RELIEF 9,273.87 65 SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND DISCIPLESHIP 8,100.00 66 CHRISTIAN SERVICE 10,741.19 67 EVANGELISM AND OUTREACH 13,891.58 68 PDW-CCP MISSION TRIPS 0.00 69 PETER WEAVER CONGO PARTNERSHIP- DESIGNATED 0.00 70 PETER WEAVER CONGO PARTNERSHIP- UNDESIGNATED 89,392.89 71 CONGO LOCAL CHURCH PROJECTS 0.00 72 BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION 10,386.30 73 WESLEY FOUNDATION-DELAWARE STATE UNIV 531.48 74 - SALISBURY STATE UNIV 6,040.22 75 - UNIV MD EASTERN SHORE 6,208.99
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76 YOUTH RALLY 144,941.19 77 YOUNG PEOPLES MINISTRY 38,334.99 78 COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (665.20) 79 ADVOCACY RESOURCE TEAM 22,546.15 80 NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES 19,251.12 81 HISPANIC/LATINO MINISTRIES TASK FORCE 21,302.39 82 DOVER DISTRICT HISPANIC MINISTRY TASK FORCE 0.00 83 DOVER DISTRICT OFFICE 65,190.06 84 DOVER DISTRICT COUNCIL 1,368.55 85 EASTON DISTRICT OFFICE 10,849.03 86 EASTON DISTRICT COUNCIL 426.34 87 SALISBURY DISTRICT OFFICE (3,859.22) 88 SALISBURY DISTRICT COUNCIL 0.00 89 WILMINGTON DISTRICT OFFICE 50,620.45 90 WILMINGTON DISTRICT COUNCIL 880.00 91 SALISBURY URBAN MINISTRIES (5,855.53) 92 CONFERENCE PARSONAGES 0.00 93 WARREN MEMORIAL FUND- INCOME (759.30) 94 ARCHIVES & HISTORY ENDOW- INCOME (1,195.39) 95 PARSONAGE ENDOWMENT FUND - PRINCIPAL 0.00 96 BOARD OF TRUSTEES -BUILDING & IMPROVEMANTS 131,228.07 97 YOUTH SERVICE FUND 13,600.35 98 BARRATTS CHAPEL ENDOWMENT - INCOME (653.91) 99 BARRATTS CHAPEL DEVELOPMENT FUND - INCOME (406.94) 100 CAMP PECOMETH ENDOWMENT INCOME 0.00 101 CAMP PECOMETH CAMPERSHIP NCOME 0.00 102 FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT (56,787.42) 103 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 754,256.86 104 SUPPORT SERVICES 0.00 105 AMERICAN AVENUE PROPERTIES 12,299.60 106 TOTAL BOARD AND AGENCIES 1,805,312.50 107 108 OTHER FUNDS 109 VIM GRANT FUND 7,734.90 110 CHARLES BARTON YOUTH MINISTRY FUND 32,117.53 111 DELAWARE CONFERENCE HISTORY FUND 1,620.28 112 MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 0.00 113 BD HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND` 1,140.00 114 WILMINGTON DISTRICT CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1,558.95 115 FAMILY ASSISTANCE FUND 13,087.58 116 RESERVE-PROPERTY INSURANCE DEDUCTION 81,274.13 117 RESERVE-MISSIONS 248,801.07 118 RESERVE-LEGAL FEES 64,504.71 119 RESERVE-MOVING EXPENSES RETIRED MINISTERS 54,281.59 120 MISCELLANEOUS PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS (195.22) 121 OFFICE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT 24,654.22 122 POSTAGE METER (7,019.86) 123 SODA MACHINE 141.95 124 BLACK HISTORY FUND 2,000.00 125 DISTRICT MINI HUB 300.00 126 CABINET MISSION FUND 284.70 127 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-CARE TEAM 54,735.10 128 HIV/AIDS AWARENESS 1,363.93 129 NAOMI WINCHESTER MEMORIAL FUND 2,395.00 130 UNITY RUN PROGRAM 3,177.34 131 NDN STIX 8,213.85 132 CLERGY SPOUSE COMMITTEE 600.83 133 PARISH NURSE TRAINING 2,046.99 134 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW 13,643.42 135 COACHING FOR CLERGY (4,700.00) 136 LAY SPEAKERS FUND 2,225.15 137 HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP 3,725.12 138 FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT (7,935.78) 139 HSA PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS (16,729.11) 140 PDW-CCP MISSION TRIPS 22,414.48 141 GBGM- DEAF MINISTRY COMMITTEE 5,607.53 142 GBGM- DISABILITY MINISTRY COMMITTEE 10.00 143 MCI-SMALL MEMBERSHIP GRANT - WORSHIP 0.00 144 MAKING CONNECTIONS INITIATIVES 7,455.01 145 MISCELLANEOUS PAYABLES 14,514.64 146 CF&A GENERAL CONTINGENCY 402,238.62 147 TOTAL OTHER FUNDS 1,041,288.65 148 149 CONFERENCE-AT-LARGE 150 OPERATING FUND RESERVE 621,004.60 151 TOTAL CONFERENCE-AT-LARGE 621,004.60 152 TOTAL FUND BALANCES 3,467,605.75
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PENINSULA-DELAWARE CONFERENCE STATEMENT OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS END DECEMBER 31, 2017
BUDGET APPORTIONED DISBURSED 1 I CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES 2 1 WORLD SERVICE FUND $751,232.00 $751,232.00 $751,232.00 3 2 BLACK COLLEGE FUND 101,211.00 101,211.00 101,211.00 4 3 MINISTERIAL EDUCATION FUND 253,731.00 253,731.00 253,731.00 5 4 AFRICA UNIVERSITY 22,651.00 22,651.00 22,651.00 6 5 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUND 89,203.00 89,203.00 89,203.00 7 6 INTERDENOMINATIONAL COOP FUND 19,844.00 19,844.00 19,844.00 8 7 EPISCOPAL FUND 222,470.00 222,470.00 222,470.00 9 8 JURISDICTIONAL APPORTIONMENT 21,093.00 21,093.00 21,093.00 10 TOTAL CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES $1,481,435.00 $1,481,435.00 $1,481,435.00 11 II HEALTHY CHURCH MINISTRIES 12 1 VISION TEAM MINISTRIES $66,200.00 $66,200.00 $66,200.00 13 2 VITAL CONGREGATIONS MINISTRIES $220,000.00 $220,000.00 $220,000.00 14 3 CONNECTIONAL & PROGRAM MINISTRIES 15 A RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM $360,340.00 $360,340.00 $360,340.00 16 B YOUNG PEOPLES MINISTRY 114,670.00 114,670.00 114,670.00 17 C CAMPING AND RETREAT MINISTRIES 70,000.00 70,000.00 70,000.00 18 D STRENGTHENING THE BLACK CHURCH 129,981.00 129,981.00 129,981.00 19 E COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY 108,225.00 108,225.00 108,225.00 20 4 DISCIPLE MAKING MINISTRIES 21 A SPIRITUAL FORMATION/DISCIPLESHIP 16,000.00 16,000.00 16,000.00 22 B CHRISTIAN SERVICE/MISSIONS 10,400.00 10,400.00 10,400.00 23 C OUTREACH/EVANGELISM 16,000.00 16,000.00 16,000.00 24 5 COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION 25 A ADVOCACY RESOURCE TEAM: 11,700.00 11,700.00 11,700.00 26 B METHODIST ACTION PROGRAM 23,000.00 23,000.00 23,000.00 27 C NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 28 D SALISBURY COOPERATIVE URBAN MININSTIES 36,000.00 36,000.00 36,000.00 29 6 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MINISTRIES 30 A BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION 95,000.00 95,000.00 95,000.00 31 B BOARD OF LAITY 7,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 32 C BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 33 TOTAL HEALTHY CHURCH MINISTRIES $1,329,516.00 $1,329,516.00 $1,329,516.00 34 III ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRIES 35 1 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT TEAM: 723,332.00 723,332.00 708,302.00 36 2 EPISCOPAL OFFICE SUPPORT 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 37 3 AREA EPISCOPAL COMMITTEE/RESIDENCE 4,900.00 4,900.00 4,900.00 38 4 COMM ON ARCHIVES & HISTORY 27,000.00 27,000.00 27,000.00 39 5. CF&A GENERAL CONTINGENCY 200,000.00 200,000.00 200,000.00 40 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRIES $1,005,232.00 $1,005,232.00 $990,202.00 41 IV CLERGY SUPPORT 42 1 EQUITABLE COMPENSATION $160,000.00 $160,000.00 $160,000.00 43 2 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS 611,822.00 611,822.00 611,822.00 44 3 LIFE INSURANCE 34,000.00 34,000.00 34,000.00 45 4 CABINET RELIEF FUND 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 46 5 RETIRED CLERGY BENEFITS 0.00 0.00 0.00 47 TOTAL CLERGY SUPPORT $807,822.00 $807,822.00 $807,822.00 48 GRAND TOTAL EXPENSES $4,624,005.00 $4,624,005.00 $4,608,975.00 49 RECEIPTS OVER/(UNDER) BUDGET (105,368.55) 50 TOTAL RECEIPTS ON APPORTIONMENTS $4,518,636.45
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SUMMARY OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017 1 RECEIPTS: 2 ADMINISTRATION AND BENEVOLENCES $4,518,636.45 3 OTHER BENEVOLENCES 1,075,960.95 4 INTEREST 61,824.38 5 MISCELLANEOUS & AGENCY RESERVE TRANSERS 158,940.59 6 TOTAL RECEIPTS $5,815,362.37 7 DISBURSEMENTS: 8 ADMINISTRATION AND BENEVOLENCES $4,608,975.00 9 OTHER BENEVOLENCES 1,075,960.95 10 INTEREST 61,824.38 11 MISCELLANEOUS 146,204.01 12 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $5,892,964.34 13 TO/(FROM) OPERATING RESERVE ($77,601.97) 14 15 OTHER BENEVOLENCES 16 FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 2016 17 18 RECEIVED DISBURSED DISBURSED 19 2017 2017 2016 20 DISTRICT OFFICES $236,267.54 $236,267.54 $228,754.62 21 GENERAL ADVANCE SPECIALS 22 WORLD MISSIONS 75,341.01 75,341.01 83,020.13 23 NATIONAL MISSIONS 5,370.00 5,370.00 3,455.00 24 UMCOR 481,754.67 481,754.67 115,604.82 25 PDW-CENTRAL CONGO PARTNERSHIP 87,572.22 87,572.22 50,542.86 26 AFRICA UNIVERSITY 3,197.00 3,197.00 4,141.78 27 YOUTH SERVICE FUND 860.54 860.54 5,811.70 28 ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING 43,903.62 43,903.62 42,258.48 29 WORLD COMMUNION OFFERING 11,212.17 11,212.17 10,210.05 30 UNITED METHODIST STUDENT DAY 6,904.55 6,904.55 8,413.66 31 HUMAN RELATIONS SUNDAY 8,842.66 8,842.66 7,804.55 32 PEACE WITH JUSTICE 7,202.30 7,202.30 8,037.44 33 NATIVE AMERICAN AWARENESS 13,401.42 13,401.42 10,352.02 34 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SUNDAY (PECOM 892.72 892.72 1,023.15 35 NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 10,453.25 10,453.25 12,042.70 36 METHODIST ACTION PROGRAM 4,360.00 4,360.00 2,723.70 37 CONFERENCE ADVANCE SPECIALS 20,014.04 20,014.04 18,222.16 38 HIGHER EDUCATION (WESLEY COLLEGE) 130.00 130.00 355.00 39 BOARD OF CHILD CARE 8,977.48 8,977.48 5,153.97 40 PENINSULA UNITED METHODIST HOMES 1,768.00 1,768.00 1,792.00 41 PECOMETH RIVER RETREAT CENTER 7,039.00 7,039.00 25,468.63 42 MISCELLANEOUS 40,496.76 40,496.76 39,594.97 43 TOTAL $1,075,960.95 $1,075,960.95 $684,783.39
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CONFERENCE BOARD OF PENSIONS STATEMENT-ASSETS & FUND BALANCES December 31, 2017
1 ENDOWMENT FUND: MARKET VALUE 2 BOOK VALUE MARKET VALUE 2016 3 PRINCIPAL: 4 ML-STOCKS 6,648,922.36 8,022,927.05 7,269,495.08 5 ML-BONDS 4,026,486.77 4,046,087.08 3,614,779.31 6 ML-CASH-MMF 266.61 266.61 407,324.25 7 EPA FOUNDATION 3,835,973.11 4,631,467.79 4,374,115.88 8 INCOME: 9 DUE FROM PECOMETH 0.00 0.00 0.00 10 CASH HELD IN CONF ACCT 0.00 0.00 0.00 11 14,511,648.85 16,700,748.53 15,665,714.52 12 13 RATE STABILIZATION RESERVE: 14 PRINCIPAL: 15 ML-STOCKS 272,990.89 449,455.05 363,988.84 16 ML-BONDS 1,170,982.78 1,168,343.51 1,037,909.81 17 ML-CASH-MMF 12.67 12.67 38,738.06 18 INCOME: 19 CASH HELD IN CONF ACCT 0.00 0.00 0.00 20 1,443,986.34 1,617,811.23 1,440,636.71 21 22 JOSHUA THOMAS KINDER FUND: 23 PRINCIPAL: 24 ML-STOCKS 33,920.09 40,544.07 31,936.50 25 ML-BONDS 20,509.89 20,520.60 20,439.17 26 ML-CASH-MMF 0.34 0.34 1,116.48 27 INCOME: 28 CASH HELD IN CONF ACCT (1,939.10) (1,939.10) (1,067.13) 29 52,491.22 59,125.91 52,425.02 30 31 GENERAL BOARD OF PENSIONS: 33 DEPOSIT ACCOUNT: 34 PAST SERVICE FUNDING 44,641.48 44,641.48 125,883.21 35 36 INSURANCE BENEFITS COMMITTEE: 37 CONFERENCE CASH ACCOUNT (95,196.84) (95,196.84) (195,821.86) 38 39 TOTAL 15,957,571.05 18,327,130.31 17,088,837.60
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CONFERENCE BOARD OF PENSIONS ENDOWMENT FUND STATEMENT OF INCREASES & DECREASES for period ending December 31, 2017
1 PRINCIPAL FUND 2 PRINCIPAL FUND BALANCE JANUARY 1 2017 14,352,986.70 3 INCREASES: 4 GAIN ON SALE OF SECURITIES 1,278,258.58 5 TRANSFER FROM INSURANCE COMMITTEE 0.00 6 INCOME INVESTED 163,176.50 7 TOTAL PRINCIPAL FUND INCREASES 1,441,435.08 8 9 DECREASES: 10 LOSS ON SALE OF SECURITIES 43,569.23 11 TRANSFER FOR LAWSUIT GAIN INVESTMENT 0.00 12 TRANSFER TO OPERATING FUND 0.00 13 TRANSFER TO INSURANCE COMMITTEE 1,239,203.70 14 TOTAL PRINCIPAL FUND DECREASES 1,282,772.93 15 PRINCIPAL FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 14,511,648.85 16 17 INCOME FUND 18 INCOME FUND BALANCE JANUARY 1 2017 0.00 19 INCREASES: 20 INTEREST INCOME 195,815.84 21 DIVIDEND INCOME 192,203.65 22 CONTRIBUTIONS/MISCELLANEOUS 0.00 23 TOTAL INCOME FUND INCREASES 388,019.49 24 25 DECREASES: 26 MERRILL LYNCH-INVESTMENT SERVICES 149,116.31 27 INCOME TRANSFERRED 238,903.18 28 TOTAL INCOME FUND DECREASES 388,019.49 29 INCOME FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 0.00 30 31 TOTAL FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 14,511,648.85
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CONFERENCE BOARD OF PENSIONS RATE STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND STATEMENT OF INCREASES & DECREASES for period ending December 31 2017
1 PRINCIPAL FUND 2 PRINCIPAL FUND BALANCE JANUARY 1 2017 1,431,616.28 3 INCREASES: 4 RATE STABILIZATION RESERVE 5 GAIN ON SALE OF SECURITIES 6 TRANSFER FROM OTHER BOARD 7 INCOME INVESTED 31,418.03 8 TOTAL PRINCIPAL FUND INCREASES 31,418.03 9 DECREASES: 10 LOSS ON SALE OF SECURITIES 19,047.97 11 TRANSFER TO INSURANCE COMMITTEE 12 ADJUSTMENT TO MARKET VALUE 13 TOTAL PRINCIPAL FUND DECREASES 19,047.97 14 PRINCIPAL FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 1,443,986.34 15 16 INCOME FUND 17 INCOME FUND BALANCE JANUARY 1 2017 0.00 18 INCREASES: 19 INTEREST INCOME 25,170.26 20 DIVIDEND INCOME 19,955.76 21 TOTAL INCOME FUND INCREASES 45,126.02 22 DECREASES: 23 INVESTMENT SERVICES FEE 13,655.77 24 INCOME INVESTED 31,470.25 25 TOTAL INCOME FUND DECREASES 45,126.02 26 INCOME FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 0.00 27 28 TOTAL FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 1,443,986.34
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CONFERENCE BOARD OF PENSIONS JOSHUA T KINDER FUND STATEMENT OF INCREASES & DECREASES for period ending December 31 2017
1 PRINCIPAL FUND 2 PRINCIPAL FUND BALANCE JANUARY 1 2017 48,574.33 3 INCREASES: 4 GAIN ON SALE OF SECURITIES 6,038.05 5 INCOME INVESTED 45.37 6 TOTAL INCREASES 6,083.42 7 DECREASES: 8 LOSS ON SALES OF SECURITIES 226.59 9 ADJUSTMENT TO MARKET VALUE 0.00 10 TOTAL DECREASES 226.59 11 PRINCIPAL FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 54,431.16 12 13 INCOME FUND 14 INCOME FUND BALANCE JANUARY 1 2017 (1,067.13) 15 INCREASES: 16 INTEREST INCOME 509.84 17 DIVIDEND INCOME 913.25 18 TOTAL INCREASES 1,423.09 19 DECREASES: 20 INVESTMENT SERVICES 510.45 21 INCOME DISTRIBUTION:BETHEL 0.00 22 INCOME DISTRIBUTION:CONCORD 0.00 23 INCOME TRANSFERRED 1,785.45 24 TOTAL DECREASES 2,295.90 25 INCOME FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 (1,939.94) 26 27 TOTAL ASSETS DECEMBER 31, 2017 52,491.22 28 29 30 GENERAL BOARD OF PENSIONS 31 DEPOSIT ACCOUNT 32 BALANCE JANUARY 1 2017 58,114.11 33 INCREASES: 34 CONFERENCE DEPOSIT 1,779,708.67 35 RETIREE INSURANCE TRANSACTIONS 861.30 36 INTEREST/GAIN/LOSS-DEPOSIT ACCOUNT 995.98 37 NSA ARREARAGE 38 MPP/CPP ARREARAGES 2,018.84 39 CONTRIBUTION 394.56 40 ADJUSTMENT CREDIT - HEALTH 41 DISABILITY 43 GBOP ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION 44 TOTAL INCREASES 1,783,979.35 45 DECREASES: 46 CONFERENCE WITHDRAWAL 836,074.98 47 DB CONTRIBUTION 961,377.00 48 QUARTERLY PAYMENT 49 ADJUSTMENT DEBIT 50 DISABILITY 51 INSURANCE FEES 52 DSTR OF HEALTH INSURANCE 0.00 53 TOTAL DECREASES 1,797,451.98 54 55 BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 44,641.48
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INSURANCE BENEFITS COMMITTEE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES JANUARY 1 2017 - DECEMBER 31, 2017
1 YEAR-TO-DATE YEAR-TO-DATE 2 December 2017 2016 3 REVENUE: 4 CONFERENCE APPROPRIATIONS 9,063.00 34,000.00 34,000.00 5 CONTRIBUTIONS HEALTH BENEFITS 216,635.82 2,475,307.08 2,384,635.77 6 CONTRIBUTIONS DENTAL BENEFITS 15,625.00 183,416.82 189,936.00 7 CONTRIBUTIONS PENSION BENEFITS 150,040.02 1,674,154.75 1,698,982.24 8 CONTRIBUTIONS LIFE INSURANCE 1,226.00 13,805.00 10,828.56 9 FROM PENSION ENDOWMENT RESERVE 439,203.70 1,239,203.70 962,271.09 10 REGISTRATIONS 0.00 0.00 0.00 11 GRANTS 0.00 0.00 0.00 12 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME/CONTRIBUTIONS 53,829.00 53,829.00 0.00 13 TOTAL INCOME 885,622.54 5,673,716.35 5,280,653.66 14 15 EXPENSES: 16 PREMIUMS HEALTH BENEFITS 287,315.41 3,362,392.73 3,101,714.08 17 PREMIUMS HRA BENEFITS 2,275.81 171,530.43 183,422.04 18 PREMIUMS DENTAL BENEFITS 37,387.24 246,192.90 232,574.89 19 PREMIUMS PENSION BENEFITS 1,104,109.14 1,801,074.98 1,816,957.83 20 PREMIUMS LIFE INSURANCE 3,974.58 47,662.10 37,318.44 21 TOTAL BENEFIT EXPENSES 1,435,062.18 5,628,853.14 5,371,987.28 22 23 TRANSFER TO RATE STABILIZATION RSV 0.00 0.00 0.00 24 BOP OPERATING FUND EXPENSES 10,174.64 42,772.10 33,616.85 25 BD OF PENSIONS TRUST ACCOUNT (649,306.40) (98,533.91) (83,783.55) 26 CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE 89,692.12 100,625.02 (41,166.92) 27 28 FUND BALANCE JANUARY 1, 2017 (195,821.86) (154,654.94) 29 30 FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 (95,196.84) (195,821.86) 31 32 BOARD OPERATING FUND 33 STATEMENT OF EXPENSES 34 JANUARY 1 2017 - DECEMBER 31, 2017 35 36 YEAR-TO-DATE YEAR-TO-DATE 37 December 2017 2016 38 EXPENSES: 39 ADOPTION ASSISTANCE 2,000.00 40 SAFETY NET REIMBURSEMENT 41 COMPUTER SUPPORT 4,225.00 8,515.00 42 OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS 500.00 43 SALARY & FRINGE - TEMP STAFF 44 TRAVEL 63.13 1,112.79 312.97 45 TELEPHONE 0.00 592.05 46 POSTAGE 264.24 347.87 47 OFFICE SUPPLIES 202.24 14.97 48 DIRECTORS & OFFICERS LIABILITY INS. 49 DUPLICATING PRINTING & PHOTOCOPIES 216.51 400.48 250.29 50 SEMINARS-FINANCIAL/RETIREMENT 245.98 109.14 51 WELLNESS PROGRAM 1,830.00 18,573.92 9,640.00 52 TRANSFER TO BOARDS & AGENCIES 53 PENSION BANQUET 3,162.30 4,465.46 54 SHORT-TERM DISABLILTY ASSISTANCE 3,800.00 9,600.00 4,250.00 55 NECESSITOUS CASES-FARMER FUND 56 MISCELLANEOUS 40.00 695.15 252.00 57 10,174.64 42,772.10 22,734.75
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Peninsula-Delaware Conference Lay Members and Reserve Lay Members List (LM- Lay Member & RLM- Reserve Lay Member)
District: Dover Angola: Conley's LM Betty Hudson, 23721 Wood Duck Lane , Lewes DE 19958 RLM Nancy McMinn, 25846 Plum Street , Milford DE 19966 Blades LM Charline Baker, 14923 Hardscrabble Rd , Seaford DE 19973 RLM William Wetter, PO Box 3 , Seaford DE 19973-0003 Bridgeville LM Citron Robins, 12 S Market St , Blades DE 19973 RLM Olivia Blackwell, 8555 North St , Bridgeville DE 19933 Bridgeville: Trinity LM Helen Healy, 1131 Bay Rd #32 , Dover DE 19901 RLM Helen Scott, 18167 Atlanta Rd , Bridgeville DE 3222-19933 Bridgeville: Union LM Roger Hovermale, 111 Delaware Ave , Bridgeville DE 19933 RLM Joan Hastings, 20537 San Filipo Rd , Bridgeville DE 19933 Camden: Whatcoat LM Andrew Davies, 1026 Pritchett Rd , Milford DE 19963 RLM Robert Contino, 12 Millstone Ct , Dover DE 19901 Clarksville: St. George's LM Wayne Bowden, 33191 Dukes Rd , Frankford DE 19945 RLM Phyllis Bemis, 34411 Sylvan Vue Dr , Dagsboro DE 19939 Clarksville: Union Wesley LM Lucy Beckett, 34911 S Branch Wood Pl , Frankford DE 19945 RLM George Anna Purnell, 33408 Dukes Rd , Frankford DE 19945 Clayton LM Stephen Hudson, 40 Felix View Court , Smyrna DE 19977 LM Melvin Sappington, 208 Eastridge Drive , Smyrna DE 19977 RLM Barry Hudson, 201 W South St , Smyrna DE 19977 RLM Sherri Hudson, 201 W South St , Smyrna DE 19977 Dagsboro: Bethel LM Jon Durham, 27040 Gumtree Rd , Dagsboro DE 19939 RLM Jill Norman, 30564 Frankford School Rd. , Frankford DE 19945 Dagsboro: Hickory Hill LM David Edwards, 18179 Robinsonville Rd , Lewes DE 19958 RLM Luray McClung, 24309 Wiley Branch Rd , Millsboro DE 19966 Dover: Wesley LM Alice Guerrant, 1678 N Taylor Dr , Dover DE 19901 LM Ann Baker Horsey, 7 The Green , Dover DE 19901 RLM Sherri Harrell, 166 Spruance Rd. , Dover DE 19901
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Dover: Whatcoat LM Sonja Brown, 212 Pebble Valley Dr , Dover DE 19904 RLM Saundra Sutton, 28 Stoney Dr , Dover DE 19904 Ellendale LM Kenneth Droddy, 10734 Staytonville Rd , Lincoln DE 19960 RLM Thelma Butler, 14687 Russell Rd , Bridgeville DE 19933 Felton-Viola LM Susan Shank, 631 Mid State Rd , Felton DE 19943 RLM Barbara Duffin, 1317 Barratt's Chapel Rd , Felton DE 19943 Fenwick: St. Matthews By-The-Sea LM Delia Anne Granger, 203D S. Heron Dr #303D , Ocean City MD 21842 RLM JoAnn Strawser, 38917 Captain's Lane , Selbyville DE 19975 Frankford LM Betsy Walter, PO Box 533 , Frankford DE 19945 Frederica LM Paul Case, 55 Daffodil Drive , Magnolia DE 19962 RLM Emily Menden, 5566 Bucks Road , Milford DE 19963 Georgetown LM Tom Adams, 22910 Park Ave , Georgetown DE 19947 RLM Connie Mears, 21595 Paradise Rd , Georgetown DE 19947 Georgetown: Wesley LM Patrick Kelly, 404 Ingramtown Road , Georgetown DE 19947 RLM Patti Briggs-Towers, 23325 Zoar Rd , Georgetown DE 19947 Greenwood LM Ruth Finch, 10141 Fawn Rd. , Greenwood DE 19950 Greenwood- Todd's Chapel LM Michael (Tony) Brown, 12152 Double Fork Road , Greenwood DE 19950 Gumboro LM John Downes, 37236 Firemans Rd , Millsboro DE 19966 Harbeson LM Sandra Nagler, 24908 Prettyman Rd , Georgetown DE 19947 Harrington: Asbury LM Chad Robinson, 8 John Andrews Dr , Harrington DE 19952 RLM Franklin Hendricks, 5732 Milford-Harrington Hwy , Harrington DE 19952 Harrington: Metropolitan LM Rosezine Marshall, PO Box 431 , Milford DE 19963 Hartly LM Earl Williams, 75 Wheatley's Farm Dr , Clayton DE 19938 RLM Carl Simpson, 9 Clarks Corner , Harrington DE 19952-1039 Houston LM Virginia Shultie, 1607 Butler Rd , Harrington DE 19952 RLM Carol Calvert, 702 SE 5th St , Milford DE 19963 Kenton LM Josh Barth, 3131 Mud Mill Road , Camden DE 19934
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Laurel LM Barbara Elliott, 36411 August Rd , Delmar DE 19940 RLM Pat Hopkins, 4581 Sharptown Rd. , Laurel DE 19956 Laurel: Centenary LM Cindy Mack, 9667 Nanticoke Circle , Seaford DE 19973 RLM Don Phillips, 32447 Meadow Branch Drive , Laurel DE 19956 Laurel: Mt Zion LM Doris Whaley, 27765 O'Neals Rd , Seaford DE 19973 RLM Brenda Bramble, 28695 Fire Tower Rd , Laurel DE 19956 Laurel: New Zion LM Terrance Hooper, 507 Shipley Street , Seaford DE 19973 Laurel: St. Paul's LM Bill Farrow, 35258 Danny's Drive Nero Acres, Laurel DE 19956 RLM Sharon Rust, 24967 Zoar Road , Georgetown DE 19947 Lewes LM Diaz Bonville, 35681 Wolfeneck Rd , Rehoboth Beach DE 19971 LM Sandra Neal, 17502 Shady Rd , Lewes DE 19958 Lewes: Bethel LM Diane Miller, 31421 Melloy Court , Lewes DE 19956 LM Roy Miller, 3142 Melloy Ct , Lewes DE 19958 RLM Elizabeth Fields, 106 Seagull Dr , Lewes DE 19958 RLM Phillip Fields, 106 Seagull Dr , Lewes DE 19958 Lewes: Groome LM Yvonne Martz, 1 Futcher Dr , Rehoboth Beach DE 19971 RLM Norman Hansen, PO Box 735 , Lewes DE 19958 Lincoln LM Aubrey (Wayne) Gober, 22380 Three Street , Lincoln DE 19960 RLM Pat Morgan, 18004Johnson Rd. , Lincoln DE 19960 Lincoln: Wesley Chapel LM Michael Lassiter, 22326 Pine Haven Rd , Lincoln DE 19960 Little Creek LM Sandi Bartsch, 721 S Halsey Rd , Dover DE 19901 RLM John Bartsch, 721 S Halsey Rd , Dover DE 19901 Milford: Avenue LM Beth Parker, 143 Winterhaven Dr , Camden DE 19934 LM Barbara Rutt, 724 N Shore Dr , Milford DE 19963 LM Vaughn Webb, 230 Warner Road , Milford DE 19963 RLM June McNamara, 37 Valley Forge Drive , Milford DE 19963 Milford: Calvary LM M Bryan Rice, 7044 Big Stone Beach Rd , Milford DE 19963 RLM Ruth Ann Beideman, 605 Lakeview Ave , Milford DE 19963 Milford: St. Paul LM Kim Daniels, 23112 Slaughter Neck Road , Lincoln DE 19960 RLM Regina Walker, 1219 Woodrow Ct , Dover DE 19904
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Millsboro: Carey's LM Ramona Anderson, 22431 Lewes-Georgetown Hwy , Georgetown DE 19947 Millsboro: Friendship LM Stelene Oliver, 29203 Hitchens Ln , Millsboro DE 19966 RLM George Oliver, 29203 Hitchens Lane , Millsboro DE 19966 Millsboro: Grace LM Karen Lessey, 26488 Jersey Road , Millsboro DE 19966 LM Kathryn Miles, PO Box 534 , Millsboro DE 19966 RLM Elma Yoder, 311 W Monroe St , Millsboro DE 19966 Millsboro: Harmony LM Audrey Smith, 28066 Layton Davis Rd , Millsboro DE 19966 RLM Otis Blackburn, 4 Arnell Road , Rehoboth Beach DE 19971 Millsboro: Indian Mission LM Kimberly Robbins, 27893 Layton Davis Rd , Millsboro DE 19966 Millsboro: Long Neck LM Terri Lowinger, 23860 Betsy Ross Lane , Millsboro DE 19966 RLM Ralph Allen, 26787 Curlew Way , Millsboro DE 19966 Millsboro: Zoar LM Patricia Dorey, 24609 Sheep Pen Rd , Millsboro DE 19966 RLM Carol Hansen, 23343 Frederick Lane , Georgetown DE 19947 Millville LM Sandra Powell, 36405 Club House Road , Millville DE 19967 RLM Donna Binaut, 31039 Scissorbill Road , Ocean View DE 19970 Milton: Goshen LM Roy Collins, 415 Boxwood St , Milton DE 19968 Milton-Nassau LM Ralph Davis, III, 28890 Log Cabin Hill Rd , Lewes DE 19956 Ocean View: Mariner's Bethel LM Harry Burkholder, 30042 Judson Lane , Dagsboro DE 19939 LM Dianne Colestock, 37138 Lord Baltimore Lane , Ocean View DE 19970 LM Marty Quillen, 29087 Timmons Street , Dagsboro DE 19939 LM Jill Taylor, 34344 Indian River Drive , Dagsboro DE 19939 RLM C. Elliott Workman, 954 Turtle Dr , Bethany Beach DE 19930 Rehoboth Beach: Epworth LM David Garrett, 19491 Bridgewater Dr , Rehoboth Beach DE 19971 RLM Suzanne Landon, 205 Loganberry Ln , Rehoboth Beach DE 19971 Roxana LM Leslie Holland, 28755 Kerlyn Dive, , Millsboro. DE 19966 LM Donna Sippel, 37403 Purple Martin Ct Shady Dell Park, Selbyville DE 19975 Seaford LM Paula Stratton, 18929 Edwood Drive , Bridgeville DE 19933 Seaford: Bethel LM Sina Callaway-Rosales, 7274 Todds' Wharf Rd , Preston MD 21655
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Seaford: Concord RLM Janet Maas, 12608 Concord Rd , Seaford DE 19973 Seaford: Mt. Olivet LM Scott Andersen, 90 River's End Dr , Seaford DE 19973 RLM Susan Human, 47 Read St , Seaford DE 19973 Seaford: St. John's LM Dori Cummings, 900 Park Dr , Seaford DE 19973 LM Harold Damaska, 107 S Winding Brooke Rd , Seaford DE 19973 RLM Robert Cummings, 900 Park Dr , Seaford DE 19973 Seaford: Woodland LM Wanda Miller, 27701 Woodland Rd , Seaford DE 19973 RLM Bill Miller, 27701 Woodland Rd , Seaford DE 19973 Seaford-Reliance LM Walter English, 5531 Sharptown -Eldorado Rd , Rhodesdale MD 21659 Selbyville: Bayside Chapel LM Kimberly Taylor, 176 E. Mill Pond Road , Selbyville 19975 RLM Dennis O'Neal, PO Box 218 , Selbyville 19975 Selbyville: Salem LM Carmetah Murray, 35 Lighthouse Rd , Selbyville DE 19975 RLM Kathryn Harcum, 22844 Bloxom School Rd , Seaford DE 19973 Selbyville: Zoar LM Rosalie Handy, PO Box 567 , Selbyville DE 19975 Smyrna: Asbury LM Doug Covert, 219 Spring Meadow Dr , Smyrna DE 19977 LM Shirley Watterson, 158 Attix Dr. , Dover DE 19904 Smyrna: Centennial LM Walter Lewis, 474 Baldwin Drive , Smyrna DE 19977 RLM Marjorie Chappel, PO Box 33 , Smyrna DE 19977 West Harrington RLM Jeanne Camper, 5118 Whiteleysburg Rd , Harrington DE 19952 Woodside LM John Moller, 119 S. Layton Ave. , Wyoming DE 19934 RLM Denise Adams, 16 West Street , Magnolia DE 19962 Wyoming LM Art Ericson, 110 Hazeltine Rd , Dover DE 19904 LM Bernice Ericson, 110 Hazeltine Rd , Dover DE 19904 District: Easton Bellevue-Royal Oak LM Jacqueline Greene, 5659 Gates St , Royal Oak MD 21662 RLM Danielle Adams, 416 Glenwood Ave , Easton MD 21601 Cambridge: Grace LM Gail Skinner, 5442 Tate Banks Road , Cambridge MD 21613 RLM Christine Kidd, 302 Academy St #101A , Cambridge MD 21613
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Cambridge: St. Paul's LM Lisa Hines, 5641 Belle Aire Rd , East New Market MD 21631 RLM Rebecca Redmer, 117 North Regulator Drive , Cambridge MD 21613 Cambridge: Waugh Chapel LM Gregory Meekins, 1344 Cambridge Beltway , Cambridge MD 21613 RLM Rhodesia Jackson, 417 Shepherd Ave , Cambridge MD 21613 Cambridge: Zion LM Charles Lednum, 5534 Cedar Grove Rd , East New Market MD 21631 Cambridge-Vienna LM Cynthia Sturgis, 7037 Gravel Branch Rd , Hurlock MD 21643 RLM Dorene Johnson, 4871 Old Rt 50 , Vienna MD 21869 Centreville LM Bob Harris, 220 Poplar Drive , Centreville MD 21617 LM Sandy Harris, 220 Poplar Drive , Centreville MD 21617 RLM Dale Becraft, 335 Kidwell Ave , Centreville MD 21617 Centreville: New Life Community LM Betty Rochester, 306 Little Kidwell Ave , Centreville MD 21617 RLM Phyllis Ross, 113 Holton Street , Centreville MD 21617 Chester: Kent Island LM Darwin Decker, 2657 Cecil Dr , Chester MD 21619 LM Doug Holmes, 1301 Bennett Point Rd , Queenstown MD 21658 LM Lila Holmes, 1301 Bennett Point Rd , Queenstown MD 21658 LM Jeff Johnston, 709 Reynolds Dr , Stevensville MD 21666 RLM Bessie Decker, 2657 Cecil Dr , Chester MD 21619 RLM Chris Johnston, 709 Reynolds Dr , Stevensville MD 21666 RLM Cathy Timms, 124 Benton Rd , Stevensville MD 21666 Chester: New LM Doreen Bowser Fassett, 609 E Front St , Frederica DE 19946 RLM Barbara Hayes, 527 Arrington Rd , Queenstown MD 21658 Chestertown: Christ LM Larry Will, 11510 Lynch Rd , Lynch MD 21678 Chestertown: First LM Carol Shaw, 127 Heath Rd , Chestertown MD 21620 RLM Gwen Rodney, PO Box 115 , Chestertown MD 21620 Chestertown-Pomona LM Maxine Harper, 55 Cutter Crossing , Chestertown MD 21620 Church Creek-Cambridge LM Deborah Vines, 4515 Fork Neck Rd , Vienna MD 21869 RLM Marion Fisher, 4987 Drawbridge Rd , Cambridge MD 21613 Church Hill-Burrisville LM Shelia Shorter, 2028 Pondtown Rd , Chestertown MD 21620 Church Hill-Price LM Alan Coppage, 110 Clabber Hill Road , Centreville MD 21617 RLM Paul Jones, 120 Massey Ave , Church Hill MD 21623
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Cordova: New Zion LM Patricia Taylor, 5980 Newton Road Lot R3, Preston MD 21655 Denton: St. Luke's LM Linda Parsons, 1134 Lupine Lane , Denton MD 21629 RLM Susan Lacy, 8551 Duffers Dell , Denton MD 21629 East New Market LM Harriet White, 6015 Lone Pine Rd , Rhodesdale MD 21659 East New Market-Linkwood LM Theresa Niskey, 1519 Duke Dr , Salisbury MD 21801 RLM Gwen Handy, 3544 Aeberle Road , East New Market MD 21631 Easton: Asbury LM Patricia Lake, 6206 Shiloh Church Road Apt 106, Hurlock MD 21643 RLM Diane Townsend-Brice, PO Box 2862 , Easton MD 21601-8953 Easton: St Matthew LM Lesa Berry, 10652 Kitty's Corner Road , Cordova MD 21625 RLM Vickie Wilson, 29299 Will Street , Easton MD 21601 Easton: St. Mark's LM June Billman, 29292 Corbin Parkway , Easton MD 21601 LM Richard Billman, 29292 Corbin Parkway , Easton MD 21601 Federalsburg: Christ LM Terri Beauchamp, 6102 Finchville Road , Federalsburg MD 21632 Federalsburg: Concord LM Margaret Thompson, 8250 Harmony Rd , Denton MD 21629 Federalsburg: Union LM Robert Riggin, 26160 Auction Rd , Federalsburg MD 21632 Federalsburg-Denton LM Barbara Prattis, P O Box 271 8345 Harmony Road, Denton MD 21629 RLM Linda Evans, 26600 Idlewild Road , Federalsburg MD 21632 Galena-Warwick LM Chris Conner, 31901 Jim Davis Rd , Galena MD 21635 RLM Douglas Walters, 31744 Jim Davis Rd , Galena MD 21635 Goldsboro LM Robin Seal-Whitlock, 17570 Cool Springs Rd , Marydel MD 21649 Grasonville: Immanuel LM Pamela Lopez, 23306 Cody Ct , Denton MD 21629 Grasonville-Carmichael LM Barbara Johnson, 104 Tilghman Ave Apt. 206, Centreville MD 21617 RLM Phyllis Brown, 5504 Main St , Grasonville MD 21638 Greensboro-Burrsville LM Rowena Larrimore, 217 N Academy St , Greensboro MD 21639 Hurlock LM Betty Gregory, PO Box 461 , Hurlock MD 21643 RLM Patricia Sampson, 28371 Ocean Gateway , Salisbury MD 21801
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Hurlock-Wesley LM Ashley Brown, 4160 Whiteleyville Road , Hurlock MD 21643 Kennedyville LM Jean Wright, 25131 Chinquapin Road , Worton MD 21678 RLM Margaret Ann Gary, 111 Clear Spring Pl , Millington MD 21651 Marydel: Calvary LM Richard Rosengren, 667 Slaughter Station Rd , Hartly DE 19953 RLM Debbie Rosengren, 667 Slaughter Station Rd , Hartly DE 19953 Millington-Crumpton LM Joann Adams, PO Box 92 , Sudlersville MD 21668 RLM Marty Freeman, 318 Hackett Road , Sudlersville MD 21668 Millington-Pondtown LM Alice Johnson, PO Box 157 302 Middle St, Millington MD 21651 Oxford LM Edie Beglin, 102 Bonfield Ave , Oxford MD 21654 Oxford: Waters LM Shirlee Chase, 4248 Main St , Trappe MD 21673 RLM Carlton Greene, PO Box 166 214 N. Morris Street, Oxford MD 21654 Preston: Bethesda LM Chris Farnell, 3800 Seippes Rd , Federalsburg MD 21632 Preston: Mt Calvary LM Deborah Aldridge, 3478 Holland Dr , Federalsburg MD 21632 Queen Anne-Hillsboro LM David Rice, 9555 Fisher Rd , Denton MD 21629 Queenstown-Wye LM Faye Burns, PO Box 78 , Queenstown MD 21658 RLM Tish Nance-Sproson, 111 Sportman's Hall Rd , Queenstown MD 21658 RLM Randi Willig, 138 Wye Knot Lane , Queenstown MD 21658 Ridgely: New Beginnings LM Sharon Crossling, 14674 Plains Ct , Ridgely MD 21660 RLM Margaret Thomas, 505 Maryland Ave , Ridgely MD 21660 Ridgely-Thawley's LM Jerry Sutton, 234 N Central Ave , Ridgely MD 21660 RLM Sue Shortall, 12530 Ridgely Road , Ridgely MD 21660 Rock Hall LM Vivian Nordhoff, PO Box 284 , Rock Hall MD 21661 LM Tom Willis, 6090 Tolchester Road , Rock Hall MD 21661 RLM Carol Kendall, 5328 Crosby Rd , Rock Hall MD 2111-21661 Rock Hall-Fairlee LM Linda Blake, 8979 Georgetown Rd , Chestertown MD 21620 RLM Jennifer Christy, 10606 Milbrook Dr , Chestertown MD 21620 Royal Oak: Community LM Michelle Armstrong, 6770 Edge Road , Royal Oak MD 21662
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Sassafras LM Elnora Brown, 33459 Sassafras Caldwell Rd , Galena MD 21635 RLM Delois Brown, 12 Hibiscus Dr , Newark DE 19702-3929 Secretary LM Beverly Butler, 5613 Indiantown Rd , Rhodesdale MD 21659 Smithville LM Rosalind Gates, 623 Wells Street , Cambridge MD 21613 St. Michaels: Union LM Inez Freeman, 100 Trusty Street PO Box 924, St Michaels MD 21663 RLM Jean Butler, , St Michaels MD 21663 St. Thomas LM Kristi LaClair, 4838 Egypt Road , Cambridge MD 21613 Still Pond-Bettterton LM Joyce Manley, PO Box 168 , Barclay MD 21607 LM Carolyn Sorge, PO Box 64 , Betterton MD 21610 Still Pond-Coleman LM Terri Harris, 301 Highland Ave , Delmar MD 21875 LM Dorvonda Warren, 104 Cole Blvd , Middletown DE 19709 LM Dorothy Wilson, 11315 Wallace Woods Rd , Worton MD 21678 RLM Rita Johnson, PO Box 86 , Still Pond MD 21667 RLM Darlene Stouts, 2551 Still Pond Neck Road , Worton MD 21678 Sudlersville LM Sharon Darling, P.O. Box 94 , Barclay MD 21607 RLM Billie Carroll, 215 Chester River Heights , Millington MD 21651 Tilghman LM Doak Conn, PO Box 211 , Tilghman MD 21671 LM Mary Jane Fairbank, PO Box 77 , Sherwood MD 21665 LM Elizabeth Gowe, 9734 Tilghman Island Rd , Mcdaniel MD 21647 Trappe: Scott's LM Tanula Baker, 4944 Old Trappe Road , Trappe MD 21673 Trappe-Bruceville LM John Sewell, 5781 Old Trappe Rd , Trappe MD 21673 Wittman: New St. John's LM Jonathan Palmer, 6061 Hunters Mill Drive , Salisbury MD 21801 RLM Virginia Jackson, 8505 Tilghman Island Rd , Wittman MD 21676 Worton LM Maryanne Alderson, 129 Primrose Rd , Chestertown MD 21620 RLM Cliff Matthews, 25728 Lambs Meadow Rd , Worton MD 21678 Worton-Fairlee LM Margaret Elliott, 116 Manor Ave , Chestertown MD 21620 Wye Mills LM Joann Clough, PO Box 1602 , Easton MD 21601
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District: Salisbury Allen: Asbury LM John Culp, PO Box 103 , Allen MD 21810 Berlin: Bethany LM Carole Schauer, 22 Gatehouse Trail , Ocean Pines MD 21811 RLM Jane Dell, 23 Federal Hill , Berlin MD 21811 Berlin: Friendship LM Becky Lentz, 45 Mystic Harbour Drive , Berlin MD 21811 RLM William Littleton, 10716 Adkins Road , Berlin MD 21811 Berlin: Ironshire LM Sandra Foreman, 7603 Buckeye Road , Newark MD 21841 RLM Patricia Banks, PO Box 478 , Secretary MD 21664 Berlin: St. Paul LM Denise Copes, 2617 Lambertson Rd , Pocomoke MD 21851 RLM Diann Tunnell, 27774 Chris Dr , Millsboro DE 19966 Berlin: Stevenson LM Ebba Patrick, 211 Williams Street Apt. 1 , Berlin MD 21811 RLM Ed Horner, 7501 Stephen Decatur Hwy , Berlin MD 21811 Berlin: Taylorville LM Donna Kradz, 10323 Henry Road Unit 12 , Berlin MD 21811 Bishopville LM Joann Collinson, 11708 Backcreek Rd , Bishopville MD 1723-21813 RLM Penny Carley, 13321 Muskrat Town Road , Bishopville MD 21813 Bivalve-Jesterville: Elzey LM Dorothy Eggliston, 3611 Texas Rd , Bivalve MD 21814 Crisfield: Immanuel LM Richard Kellam, 103 Columbia Ave , Crisfield MD 21817 Crisfield: John Wesley LM Bernard Ward, 12736 Stewart Neck Road , Princess Anne MD 21853 RLM Anita Thomas, 123 S 3rd Street , Crisfield MD 21817 Crisfield: Shiloh LM Margo Green-Gale, 123 W. Chesapeake Ave , Crisfield MD 21817 RLM Pearl McCready, PO Box 347 , Crisfield MD 21817 Crisfield-Asbury LM Margaret Stenner, 207 N Somerset Ave , Crisfield MD 21817 RLM Richard Stenner, 207 N Somerset Ave , Crisfield MD 21817 Crisfield-Mt. Pleasant LM Donna Smart, 204 Myrtle St , Crisfield MD 21817 RLM Winnie Swift, 5830 Charles Cannon Rd , Marion Station MD 21838 Dames Quarter-St. Charles LM Dawana White, 32095 Johnson Rd , Salisbury MD 21804 RLM John Jones, 133 B Mitchell Rd , Salisbury MD 21801
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Deal Island-St. John's LM James White, 9210 Deal Island Rd , Wenona MD 21821 RLM Andrew Webster, 23410 Haines Point Road , Chance MD 21821 Delmar: Melson LM Paulette Tindall, 12221 Line Road , Delmar DE 19940 RLM Doreen Campbell, 34464 Gordy Road , Laurel DE 19956 Delmar: St. Stephen's LM Bonnie Wood, 111 Horsey Ave , Laurel, DE 19956 DE 19956 RLM Brian Cordrey, 913 E. Grove St , Delmar DE 19940 Delmar: Union LM Marie Kenney, 30012 Deal Island Road , Princess Anne MD 21853 RLM Denise Allen, 1506 Sassafras Dr , Salisbury MD 21801 Ewell-Smith Island LM Sandra Evans, PO Box 61 , Ewell MD 21824 RLM Chelton Evans, PO Box 61 , Ewell MD 21824 Fruitland: St. John's LM Rita Miller, 3961 Allen Road PO Box 1064, Allen MD 21810 RLM Roger Vandegrift, 5819 Penny Ln , Salisbury MD 21801 Fruitland-Allen LM Carla Coard, 691 Ramsey Court #101 , Salisbury MD 21804 RLM Maria White, 809 Kearney Ct , Salisbury MD 21804 Fruitland-Cokesbury LM Emily Alexander, 33060 Costen Rd , Pocomoke City MD 21851 Germantown-Sinepuxent-Potter's House LM Juanita White, PO Box 343 , Berlin MD 21811 RLM Renee Tariq, 11810 Fawn Lane , Berlin MD 21811 Girdletree LM Laverne Dennis-Cropper, 6937 Scotland Rd , Snow Hill MD 21863 Hebron: Charity LM William Perdue, 7894 Crofton Dr , Parsonsburg MD 21849 RLM Mary Payne, 6474 Mary Jane Dr , Salisbury MD 21801 Hebron: Nelson Memorial LM Frayser Williamson, 7890 Athol Road , Hebron MD 21830 RLM Phillip Webster, 7316 Levin Dashiell , Hebron MD 21830 Hebron: St. Paul's LM Eric Goslee, 1912 Jersey Rd , Salisbury MD 21801 Hebron-Rockawalkin LM Robert Lobdell, 32082 Jordan Ct , Salisbury MD 21804 RLM Mary Hitch, 27375 Pemberton Dr , Salisbury MD 21801 Mardela Springs LM Dave Mister, 26618 Quantico Creek Rd , Hebron MD 21830 RLM Shelli Beers, 9272 Athol Rd , Mardela Springs MD 21837
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Marion Station-Handys LM Dorothy Bell-Hutt, 5261 Bivens Rd , Marion Station MD 21838 RLM F. M. Baker, 32113 Perryhawkin Road , Princess Anne MD 21853 Marumsco: Ebenezer LM Joy Bretthauer, PO Box 188 , Crisfield MD 21817 Nanticoke-West Side Parish LM Cheryl Herbert, 20985 Nanticoke Rd , Bivalve MD 21814 RLM Karla Beardsley, PO Box 168 , Nanticoke MD 21840 Newark MD LM Cordie Pearson, 8016 Ninepin Branch Rd , Berlin MD 21811 RLM Beverly Wilkerson, PO Box 245 , Newark MD 21841 Ocean City: Atlantic LM Debbie Collins, 7807 Downs Rd , Newark MD 21841 RLM Ed Kriege, 14 The Point , Ocean Pines MD 21811 Ocean Pines: Community Church LM Arlene Page, 10830 Piney Island Dr , Bishopville MD 21813 LM Mary Stover, 8 Locust Ct , Ocean Pines MD 21811 Oriole LM Debbie Jacobson, 11150 Messick Rd , Dames Quarter MD 21821 Parsonsburg: Jerusalem LM Chris Brasure, 304 Troopers Way , Salisbury MD 21804 Pittsville-Willards LM Joyce LeCates, 119 Staton St , Fruitland MD 21826 RLM Jean Adams, 32814 Mt Hermon Road , Parsonsburg MD 21849 Pocomoke City-Bethany LM Barbara Browning, 2112 Orchard Dr , Pocomoke City MD 21851 Pocomoke City-Mt. Zion LM Francine Matthews, 2602 Lambertson Rd , Pocomoke City MD 21851 RLM Roberta Stokes, PO Box 273 31177 Chincoteague Rd, New Church VA 23415 Powellville LM Joyce Davis, 35146 Betty Ct , Pittsville MD 21850 RLM Kevin Smith, 36035 Blacksmith Rd , Pittsville MD 21850 Princess Anne: John Wesley LM Cindy McIntyre, 13358 Renshaw Rd , Princess Anne MD 21853 RLM Michael McIntyre, 13358 Renshaw Rd , Princess Anne MD 21853 Princess Anne: St. James LM Geneva Collins, 413 Decatur Ave , Salisbury MD 21804 RLM Dorothy Wise, 30775 W Post Office Road , Princess Anne MD 21853 Princess Anne: Trinity LM Lily Mae Anderson, 28336 White Haven Ferry Rd , Princess Anne MD 21853 RLM Rose Marie Cottman, 30481 Pecan Dr , Princess Anne MD 21853 Princess Anne-Antioch RLM Janet Smith, 10866 Brownstone Road , Princess Anne MD 21853
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Princess Anne-Cottage Grove LM Lena Tilghman, PO Box 246 , Westover MD 21871 Princess Anne-Manokin LM Dlorah Wallace, 30500 Riggin St Apt 12 , Princess Anne MD 21853 RLM Lisa Curtis, PO Box 101 8159 River, Manokin MD 21836 Princess Anne-Metropolitan LM Norman Tilghman, 944 Queen Ave , Salisbury MD 21801 Princess Anne-Mt. Vernon LM Marlene McIntyre, 27213 Mt Vernon Rd , Princess Anne MD 21853 RLM Neil Webster, 12062 Jeffrey Ln , Princess Anne MD 21853 Princess Anne-Oakville LM Toussaint James, 5085 Carlew Road , Salisbury MD 21801 RLM Donna King, 12442 Chestnut Circle , Princess Anne MD 21853 Quantico-Hebron LM Dionne Purnell, 1006 Rori Ct , Salisbury MD 21801 Salisbury: Asbury LM Bill Clendenen, 418 Indian Lane , Salisbury MD 21801 LM Susan Peacock, 5616 N Nithsdale Dr , Salisbury MD 21801 LM Robert Williams, 9105 Clubhouse Drive , Delmar MD 21875 RLM Ray Thompson, 427 Pinehurst Avenue , Salisbury MD 21801 Salisbury: Bethesda LM George Blankenship, 1124 Resden Run , Salisbury MD 21804 LM Creston Long, 1005 Mayfield Ave , Salisbury MD 21801 Salisbury: Christ LM June Brittingham, 31151 Stevens Ln , Salisbury MD 21804-1541 LM Norm Wolske, 30434 Southampton Bridge Dr , Salisbury MD 21804 RLM Debbie Bounds, PO Box B , Pittsville MD 21850 RLM James Morris, 1220 Johnson Rd , Salisbury MD 21804 Salisbury: Grace LM Norma Massey, 31620 Old Ocean City Road , Salisbury MD 21804 RLM Gail Phillips, 5622 Kingsmill Dr , Salisbury MD 21801 Salisbury: Higher Hope LM Barbara Brown, 28129 Allen Cut Off Road , Eden MD 21822 RLM Bertha Williams, 1012 N Delano Ave , Salisbury MD 21801 Salisbury: Korean LM Chun Su Park, , Salisbury: St. Andrews LM Betty Morton, 7179 Walston Switch Road , Parsonsburg MD 21849 RLM Howard Ennis, 402 E. Vine Street , Salisbury MD 21804 Salisbury: Trinity LM Jim Lackie, 30024 Southampton Bridge Road , Salisbury MD 21804 RLM Adam Corry, 4141 Meadow Bridge Road , Salisbury MD 21804
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Salisbury: Union LM Susan Ring, 1365 Pemberton Dr , Salisbury MD 21801 RLM Harold Brimer, 3535 Pocomoke Rd , Salisbury MD 21804 Salisbury: Washington LM Sheila Riall, 111 Hayward Ave , Fruitland MD 21826 Salisbury: Wesley Temple LM Maria Carter, 809 East Rd , Salisbury MD 21801 RLM Brenda Cornish, 217 Anthony Lane , Salisbury MD 21801 Salisbury: Zion LM Janet Wilkins, 31837 Morris Leonard Rd , Parsonsburg MD 21849 RLM Carolyn Peterson, 32550 Old Ocean City Rd , Parsonsburg MD 21849 Salisbury-Walston Switch LM Thom Campbell, 31562 Morris Leonard Rd , Parsonsburg MD 21849 Sharptown-Mt. Vernon LM Charles Mcgee, PO Box 452 , Sharptown MD 21861 Sharptown-Zion LM Gwendolyn Spence, 701 Ramsey Court Apt 103 , Salisbury MD 21804 RLM Bernadette Cannady, PO Box 252 , Sharptown MD 21861 RLM Vanessa Moore, 32103 S Summer Ct , Laurel DE 19956 Showell LM Barbara Lee, 12 Edgewood Drive , Berlin MD 21811 Snow Hill: Bates Memorial LM Stacy Mitchell, 121 South Drive , Snow Hill MD 21863 Snow Hill: Mt Olive LM Audrey Corbin, 2247 Dividing Creek Rd , Pocomoke City MD 21851 RLM William (Bill) Ferguson, 28130 Pathfinder Court , Salisbury MD 21801 Snow Hill-Ebenezer LM Sharone Grant, 6712 Apache Dr , Snow Hill MD 21863 Snow Hill-Whatcoat LM Hope Carmean, 6217 Public Landing Rd , Snow Hill MD 21863 RLM Patricia Ayres, 4309 Island View Road , Snow Hill MD 21863 Stockton-Shiloh LM Deborah Tull, 502 7TH St , Pocomoke City MD 21851-1519 Upper Hill: St Andrews LM Janice Douglas, 112 N Somerset Ave , Crisfield MD 21817-1526 RLM Joan Collins, 3704 Ingalls Ave , Hyattsville MD 20784 Whaleyville LM Ginger Hall, 12021 Sinepuxent Rd , Berlin MD 21811 Whaleyville-Bishopville LM Lillie Showell, 28440 Gumtree Rd , Frankford DE 19945 RLM Marvella Rounds, 26682 Porter Mill Rd , Hebron MD 21830
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District: Wilmington Bear: Cornerstone LM Vaughn Montague, 541 N Ramunno Dr , Middletown DE 19709 LM Kevin Sturgis, 108 Farm House Ln , Bear DE 19701 Bear: Red Lion LM Eileen Parton, 431 Old Forge Rd Apt 201 , New Castle DE 19720 RLM John Alt, 104 Michelle Ct , Newark DE 19711 Bear: Union LM Christina Baideme, 24 Golfview Dr, Apt D3 , Newark DE 19702 RLM Kevin Green, 17 Karens Way , Bear DE 19701 Cecilton LM Dottie Mazzone, 140 Maryland Ave , Earleville MD 21919 RLM Fay Miller, 96 Midway Dr , Earleville MD 21919 Charlestown LM Robert Gell, PO Box 440 , Charlestown MD 21914 Chesapeake City LM Laura Logullo, 383 Short Cut Rd , Chesapeake City MD 21915 LM Brian Andrew Russell, 105 Biddeford Dr. , Elkton MD 21921 RLM Margaret Perry, PO Box 909 , Havre De Grace MD 21078 Christiana LM Cheryl Dean, 89 Devalinder Dr , Newark DE 19702 RLM Walter Cook, 406 Rosewood Dr , Newark DE 19713 Delaware City-Port Penn LM Larry Gicker, 1765 Red Lion Rd , Bear DE 19701 LM Donna Wilson, 78 Thorn Ln , New Castle DE 19720 RLM Rebecca Gicker, 1765 Red Lion Rd , Bear DE 19701 Elkton: Baldwin LM Vickie Riley, 187 Wedgewood Rd , Oxford PA 19363 Elkton: Cherry Hill LM Nancy Ash, 910 Leeds Rd , Elkton MD 21921 RLM Steve Ash, 910 Leeds Rd , Elkton MD 21921 Elkton: Elkton LM Heidi Gaultney, 123 Black Oak Dr , Elkton MD 21921 Elkton: Leeds LM Gilbert Nagle, 876 Warburton Rd , Elkton MD 21921 Elkton: Moore's Chapel LM Fay Pierce, 360 Rising Sun Rd, Box 505 , Rising Sun MD 21911 RLM Dave Rosenblatt, 12 Blue Mist Ct , Newark DE 19702 Elkton: Providence LM Doris Murray, 3 S Chestnut Dr , Elkton MD 21921 RLM Russell Brown, 8 Oak Ridge Ct , Elkton MD 21921
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Elkton: St. John's LM James George, PO Box 155 , Lewisville PA 19351 RLM Becky George, PO Box 155 , Lewisville PA 19351 Elkton: Union LM Della Lied, 1060 Union Church Rd , Elkton MD 21921 RLM Dennis Flockerzi, 67 Paper Mill Rd , Elkton MD 21921 Elkton: Wesley LM H. Daniel Eller, 12 Ajs Ct , Elkton MD 21921 RLM Cyndi Haley, 141 Red Cedar Dr , Elkton MD 21921 Hockessin LM Janet Banaszak, 46 Hengst Farm Ln , Smyrna DE 19977 LM John (Ken) Banaszak, 46 Hengst Farm Ln , Smyrna DE 19977 RLM Karen Goodwin, 440 Haystack Dr , Newark DE 19711 Hockessin: Korean LM Joon Yong Choi, 24 Quail Hollow Dr , Hockessin DE 19707 Middletown:Bethesda LM Bruce Campbell, 305 W Bredford Ct , Middletown DE 19709 RLM Greg Zweiacher, 201 N Cass St #1 , Middletown DE 19709 Middletown:Connection LM Barbara Rottina, 534 Whispering Trl , Middletown DE 19709 LM Mike Rottina, 534 Whispering Trl , Middletown DE 19709 RLM John Berlen, 605 Mill Ln , Galena MD 21635 RLM Pat Berlen, 605 Mill Ln , Galena MD 21635 Middletown:Dale Memorial LM Karen Stigars Jones, 3983 Dupont Pkwy , Townsend DE 19734 RLM Terrell Needam, 229 Sugar Pine Dr , Midddletown DE 19709 New Castle LM Kevin Wade, 137 E 3rd St , New Castle DE 19720 New Castle: Buttonwood LM Louis Jackson, 702 W 39th St , Wilmington DE 19802 LM Vincent White, 898 Bainbridge Rd , Port Deposit MD 21904 RLM Wilson Williams, 204 Skelton Dr , New Castle DE 19720 New Castle: Minquadale LM Eddie Olivo, 138 Alton Ave , Clayton DE 19938 New Castle-Asbury LM Rollin Shepheard, 346 E Roosevelt Ave , New Castle DE 19720 RLM John Jackson, 379 Pierce Rn , Newark DE 19702 Newark DE LM Karen DeMonte, 801 Cambridge Dr. , Newark DE 19711 LM Mark Deshon, 75 W Mill Station Dr , Newark DE 19711 RLM Chelsea Spyres, 9226 Lane St , Detroit MI 48209 Newark: Ebenezer LM Gail Lloyd, 42 Darien Rd , Newark DE 19711
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Newark: Kingswood LM Linda Wolfer, 2 Kensington Ln , Newark DE 19713 Newark: Salem LM Matthew Perialas, 3209 Crystal Ct , Wilmington DE 19810 RLM Stephen Perialas, 3209 Crystal Ct , Wilmington DE 19810 North East LM Susan Wilson, 17 Raven Ct , Elkton MD 21921 North East: West Cecil LM Martha (Pat) Bowlsbey, 2600 Biggs Hwy , North East MD 21901 RLM Beverly Piskel, 214 Sunset Dr , Nottingham PA 19362 North East-Bayview LM Pam Johnson, 260 Old Farmington Rd , North East MD 21901 LM Nancy Narvel, PO Box 112 , North East MD 21901 RLM Darlene McCall, 212 Greenbank Rd , Perryville MD 21903 RLM Jackie Patchell, 2516 Biggs Hwy , North East MD 21901 Odessa: St. Paul's LM Janet Miller, 7 Brant Ct , Middletown DE 19709 Perryville LM Renee Cheryl Bitner, 42 Naylor Blue Ct , Port Deposit MD 21904 Port Deposit: Asbury LM Michael Rowley, 741 Ragan Rd , Conowingo MD 21918 Port Deposit: Cokesbury LM Paul La Rue, , RLM Gwen La Rue, , Port Deposit: Hopewell LM Carolyn Spencer, 705 Tome Hwy , Port Deposit MD 21904 RLM John Ehrhart, 109 Stevens Rd , Rising Sun MD 21911 Port Deposit: Tome Memorial LM Joyce Mangold, , RLM John Mangold, , Rising Sun: Ebenezer LM Marie Madron, 115 Wyatt Ln , Colora MD 21917 RLM John Madron, 115 Wyatt Ln , Colora MD 21917 Rising Sun: Janes LM Joyce Williams, 131 Skyline Dr , Conowingo MD 21918 RLM Dolores Bearry, 105 Vineyard Dr , Port Deposit MD 21904 St. Georges LM Jim Stewart, 529 Dutch Neck Rd , Middletown DE 19709 RLM Ed Dorn, , Summit LM Henry Wagner, 110 Sunshine Ln , Middletown DE 19709 Townsend LM Grace Gates, 117 Hagerty Pl , Townsend DE 19734 LM Karen Lepkowski, 302 Sunrise Dr , Clayton DE 19938
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Townsend: Lee Haven LM Shari Morrow, 6 E Kapok Dr , Newark DE 19702 RLM Marian Bleen, 6338 Summit Bridge Rd , Townsend DE 19734 Wilmington: Aldersgate LM Henry Daum, 102 Bellant Cr , Wilmington DE 19807 LM R Bertrum Diemer, 6 Matson Ct , Wilmington DE 19803 RLM Judith Morton, 2300 Riddle Ave #201 , Wilmington DE 19806 Wilmington: Arise LM Alyce Derr, 601 W 28th St , Wilmington DE 19802 RLM Tameca White, 509 W 34th St , Wilmington DE 19802 Wilmington: Brandywine Community LM Sophia Evans, 1223 Mayfield Rd , Wilmington DE 19803 Wilmington: Cedars LM Sharon Moses, 2 Laurel Ave , Wilmington DE 19809 RLM William Taylor, 104 Washington Ave , Wilmington DE 19808 Wilmington: Chester Bethel LM Janet Saunders, 2307 Donwood Rd , Wilmington DE 19810 Wilmington: Christ LM Kathleen Hudson, 9 Colefax Ct , Wilmington DE 19804 RLM Susan Kreiss, 1016 Kendall Rd Woodland Heights, Wilmington DE 19805 Wilmington: Coleman Memorial LM Vernita Dorsey, 25 Winburne Dr , New Castle DE 19720 RLM Carol Moore, 475 Anderson Dr , Wilmington DE 19801 Wilmington: Ezion-Mt. Carmel LM Kenneth Winfield, 70 Charles Dr , New Castle DE 19720 Wilmington: Grace LM Sue DePietropaolo, 3 Jacqueline Dr. , Hockessin DE 19707 Wilmington: Hillcrest-Bellefonte LM Carolyn Backus, 239 Riversedge Dr , New Castle DE 19720 RLM Josephine Brown Culbreth, , Wilmington: Holly Oak Calvary LM Karen Jones, 106 E 40th St , Wilmington DE 19802 RLM Alice Sherrill, 610 W 39th St , Wilmington DE 19802 Wilmington: Marshallton LM Edward F. King, 106 Fithian Dr , New Castle DE 19720 LM Mildred King, 106 Fithian Dr , New Castle DE 19720 Wilmington: Mt. Joy LM Marlene Wright, 326 S Claymont St , Wilmington DE 19801 Wilmington: Mt. Lebanon LM Harry West, 1506 Hickory Rd , Wilmington DE 19805 RLM Maxcy Hanby, 708 Foxdale Rd , Wilmington DE 19803 Wilmington: Mt. Salem LM Gail Stallings, 27 Marsh Wood Ln` , Wilmington DE 19810 RLM Vernon Robbins, 323 E 13th St , Wilmington DE 19801
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Wilmington: Peniel LM Sandy Cunningham, 138 E Green Valley Cr , Newark DE 19711 RLM Judy Hartenstein, 114 Tennessee Ave , Wilmington DE 19804 Wilmington: Peninsula-McCabe LM James Davis, 61 E Shady Dr , Newark DE 19713 RLM Neysa Smith, 4302 Washington Blvd , Wilmington DE 19802 Wilmington: Richardson Park LM Brenda Tucker, 29 Queens Way Brookbend, Newark DE 19713 RLM Joseph Tucker, 29 Queens Way Brookbend, Newark DE 19713 Wilmington: Simpson LM Kristen Williams, 719 W 32nd St , Wilmington DE 19802 RLM Albertha Roberts, 1010 Snowy Egret Ln , Middletown DE 19709 Wilmington: Skyline LM Scot Stetka, 407-A Champlain Ave , Wilmington DE 19804 RLM Suzy Kittle, 2625 Whitman Dr , Wilmington DE 19808 Wilmington: St. Mark's LM Steven Eachus, 3906 Cedar St , Wilmington DE 19808 RLM Kenneth Copeland, 2713 Westlock Dr , Wilmington DE 19808 Wilmington: St. Paul's LM Rachel Domenick, 2218 Thomas Rd. , Wilmington DE 19803 LM Doris Morris, 1102 Highgate Rd , Wilmington DE 19808 RLM Roger Scorziello, 3 Ravenwood Ct , Wilmington DE 19810
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DOVER DISTRICT EASTON DISTRICT 30 Loockerman Plaza PO Box 547 Dover, DE 19901 Denton, MD 21629 Phone: (302) 526-2629 Phone: (443) 448-4012 Fax: (302) 526-2473 Fax: (443) 448-4310 (call first) Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
SALISBURY DISTRICT WILMINGTON DISTRICT 211A Phillip Morris Drive 900 N. Washington Street Salisbury, MD 21804 Wilmington, DE 19801 Phone: (410) 749-3331 Phone: (302) 655-8873 Fax: (410) 749-6659 Fax: (302) 655-8874 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
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2018-19 Report of Students Attending Colleges or Universities Church______Charge______Pastor______
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X-3 You might be Able Privileged if …
10. You get inside all buildings by the main entrance, and never forced to go around the back or side entrance. 9. You blend into the crowd reasonably well and do not constantly feel like you have a neon sign over your head saying “different”. 8. You can do something ordinary without being called “brave,” “courageous,” “special” or “an inspiration.” 7. You can open a door without putting thought into how you are going to do it. 6. Other people do not try to speak for you and you speak for yourself. 5. You can watch a video and understand the audio without closed captioning. 4. People of your ability are usually in the majority. 3. You rarely have to accept help and charity from other people. 2. You can sit anywhere you want in the church, not restricted by mobility equipment or hearing ability. 1. People identify you by what you can do, instead of what you cannot do or what challenges you.
Created by Peninsula Delaware Conference of the United Methodist Church Disability Ministries Committee 2018 Help lead the way and make our churches better by joining in ministry with People with Disabilities
Important Dates From your Conference Disability Ministry Committee *resources for these dates can be found at http://www.pen-del.org/disabilityinformationandresources
Fall 2018 – Nominate a member of your church to serve on the Committee on Disability Ministries by completing the designated section (pg. 5) of the Key Leadership Report due as part of Charge Conference paperwork. A committee member will be invited to participate and share in dialogue by 1 or 2 face-to-face meetings a year and by email /phone contact to help us grow ministries and plan events to help connect our churches, communities and people with disabilities. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 – Disability Awareness Sunday for Peninsula Delaware Annual Conference. Resources found at conference website listed above.
Friday, March 1, 2019 – disAbility Connection Award deadline for nomination submissions. Award to be given out at Annual Conference and open to ANY church of ANY size in the conference; NOTE - Application has been changed; only one of the 4 E questions needs to be answered. Applications on conference website listed above. Can we include ALL people, including those with disabilities, in making disciples for the transformation of the world through Christ? YES, We Can Mission u 2018 Peninsula Delaware Conference Mission u provides the opportunity for United Methodist Women and all United Methodist Women interested persons in the church to: Increase understanding of God’s call to Christian discipleship and expand concepts of mission. FEES FOR ALL ATTENDEES Provide experiences to implement the PURPOSE of Adult/Child/Youth Commuter UMW. All Children & Youth Pay Commuter Fees Update officers on the program of Early Bird Registration Fees UMW Before May 31, 2018 Inform participants of mission Friday Saturday Sunday All Days programs in our conference. Only Only Only Provide resources and models for Commuter Commuter Commuter Commuter $75.00 $125.00 $100.00 $225.00 local mission study and action Adult Single Adult Single Adult Single $272.00 $272.00 $425.00 Adult Double Adult Double Adult Double $212.00 $212.00 $306.00 Who Should Attend? Adult Triple Adult Triple Adult Triple $193.00 $193.00 $291.00 Adult Quad Adult Quad Adult Quad Mission u 2018 Local officers and members, $153.00 $153.00 $264.00 District and Conference United Methodist Women Registrations June 1 – 29, 2018 Pecometh Friday Saturday Sunday All Days Officers Only Only Only 401 Jack Elliot Way District Chairpersons of Outreach Ministries Commuter Commuter Commuter Commuter Centreville, MD 21617 and Ministers $100.00 $150.00 $125.00 $250.00 July 20 – 22, 2018 Adult Single Adult Single Adult Single All men, women, youth and children $297.00 $297.00 $450.00 Adult Double Adult Double Adult Double of the Church $237.00 $237.00 $331.00 Adult Triple Adult Triple Adult Triple Anyone who would like to worship God, $218.00 $218.00 $316.00 Adult Quad Adult Quad Adult Quad Mission u 2018 learn new things, and enjoy the fellowship of $178.00 $178.00 $289.00 Christians SPIRITUAL GROWTH STUDY: Embracing Wholeness: An Earth GEOGRAPHICAL MISSION STUDY: A CHILDREN’S STUDY OVERVIEW: Perspective for Covenantal Living What About Our Money? A Faith Money Matters: A Study for Children Response The 2018 Spiritual Growth Study, What About Our Money? A Faith Money Matters teaches children about the Seeking Health and Wholeness is the Response explores how we relate to concept of money, the importance of generosity, and how God intends for us to second in a two-part series about money within the context of our faith. covenantal living. Part 1, Living as a use money as an expression of love for Through this connection between our faith others. Over the course of the four Covenant Community by Evy McDonald and our money, readers discover how to explores the scriptural definitions sessions, children will learn through live closer to God and God’s people, even biblical examples how to be responsible covenant in order to bridge these in our North American culture that is so custodians of money and how they can definitions with their application and their deeply defined by money. She explores use their resources to be a part of God’s implications for the modern church. Part the biblical foundation of abundance plan. 2, Seeking Health and Wholeness is (sufficiency), which stands in opposition to designed to build on this work it explores the scarcity narrative our culture tells us Study Leader: Marsha Johnson the ways God has called us to live in from the time we are very young. covenantal relationship with all of creation and challenges readers to work toward Study Leader: Rev. Rudolph White stronger and healthier relationships with creation, their communities, themselves, and God. A YOUTH STUDY OVERVIEW: Study Leader: Vernette White All registrations must be Is It Just Money? Our Dollars, God’s postmarked by June 23, 2017 Economy All registrations must be mailed by For More Information contact: Is It Just Money? is designed to engage youth the above date, to the Registrar: in an exploration of money as it relates to faith Regina Nichols, DEAN and justice. This collection of activities and Iris Shockley discussions will provide the study leader with 7762 Stanton Avenue 17 Sierra Circle Salisbury, Maryland 21801 Felton, DE 19943 the resources to help youth—ages thirteen to Phone: 301-633-0811 eighteen—deepen their understanding of the EMAIL: [email protected] [email protected] complex questions that surround making, having, giving, and using money. PHONE: 443-880-6419 CELL
Study Leader: Rev. Karen Handy Updated 1/30/2018 REGISTRATION FORM PENINSULA DELAWARE CONFERENCE - MISSION u JULY 20 – 22, 2018 CAMP PECOMETH, 401 JACK ELLIOT WAY, CENTREVILLE, MD 21617 Please print or type information in appropriate spaces
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Section 2: STUDIES: THE SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND SOCIAL ISSUE Spiritual Growth Study: Seeking Health & Social Issue Study: What About Our Money Wholeness
Children’s Study: What About Our Money Youth Study: What About Our Money (Grades 2-6) (Grades 7-12) ACCOMMODATIONS
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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION POSTMARKED ALL REGISTRATIONS POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE MAY 31, 2018 RATES JUNE 1 – 29, 2018 RATES ADULTS/ ADULT/ CHILD/ ADULTS RESIDENTING CHILD/ ADULTS RESIDENTING YOUTH YOUTH COMMUTER SINGLE DOUBLE TRIPLE QUAD COMMUTER SINGLE DOUBLE TRIPLE QUAD Friday $75.00 $272.00 $212.00 $193.00 $153.00 $100.00 $297.00 $237.00 $218.00 $178.00 Only Saturday $125.00 $272.00 $212.00 $193.00 $153.00 $150.00 $297.00 $237.00 $218.00 $178.00 Only Sunday $100.00 $125.00 Only Three $225.00 $425.00 $306.00 $291.00 $264.00 $250.00 $450.00 $331.00 $316.00 $289.00 Days ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH PAY COMMUTER FEES AND STAY WITH PARENT OR GUARDIAN
PLEASE RETURN TO REGISTRAR: Iris Shockley 7762 Stanton Avenue Salisbury, Maryland 21801 Updated 1/30/2018 MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: UMW-PDC-Mission u The Tree of Peace Representatives of the Ceremony Peninsula-Delaware Conference 3:30 And the 4:00 Peninsula-Delaware Make Smoke/Purification of the Circle Annual Conference Drum Honor Song of the Welcoming to this Sacred Land United Methodist Church Welcoming to the Peace Tree Ceremony Act of Repentance Truth Telling with the Liturgy of Ongoing Repentance Indigenous Peoples CoNAM Response and CoNAM of the Commitment Participating Delmarva Peninsula Tribal Leadership Response Indigenous Tribes Description of Burying Ceremony Reading of “Weapon” Words Bringing of Basket of “Weapons” Hymn “All Creatures of Our God and King” Healing Dance & Intertribal Dance Prayer Gifting Honored Guests Gifting the Bishop and Cabinet Special Guest Benediction Straight Dance Grace for the Feast April 22, 2018 History of the Great Tree The Peninsula- of Peace Delaware Conference Act of Repentance
Adapted from May 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I think we can all agree: life happens…and it happens in the lives of clergypersons and their families. While we all celebrate the good things, the challenges can be burdensome at times. It is for this reason that the Howard L. Gordy Jr. Clergy Assistance Fund was created. At the Clergy Executive Session at the Annual Conference of the Peninsula Delaware Conference on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at UMES, Princess Anne, MD, an offering will be received. One hundred percent of the offering is directed to help “carry the burdens” of our fellow clergy and their families who are faced with difficult and unique financial situations. Please prayerfully consider giving generously to this offering so we may continue the good work God has begun through the ministry to which we have been called. The specific guidelines regarding this resource are included for your information. The process for seeking these funds begins with a conversation with the clergy person’s District Superintendent. The Fund is managed by a sub-committee of our Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and all information is kept confidential. Many blessings to you, your families, and your ministry, Howard L. Gordy Jr. Clergy Assistance Fund Committee Rebecca Collison, Patricia Dorey, Lester Justice
*If you are unable to attend the session and would like to offer your support, please forward your offering to the Conference Office and note “Clergy Session Offering” in the memo. HOWARD L. GORDY JR. CLERGY FAMILY ASSISTANCE FUND
Purpose: To financially support clergy families in transitional situations
Process: 1. A clergy member and/or their family member must contact their local District Superintendent with the request and explanation of crisis situation. Confidentiality is paramount. 2. The District Superintendent discerns next faithful step to determine if the need meets the Fund criteria (below) and other options have been explored. *Any financial needs related to medical expenses and insurance should first be discussed by the clergy member and/or family directly with the Conference Benefits Director. 3. The District Superintendent contacts a member of the Fund committee and submits the request for assistance. 4. The committee will discuss the matter and reserves the right to contact the District Superintendent for more information if needed. The committee reserves the right to fund all, part, or none of the request based on the information provided and on the amount of funds available. 5. The committee will make a decision in a timely manner and will inform the District Superintendent of the same if funds are to be disbursed.
Criteria: 1. Must be a clergy member, active or retired, of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference, or dependent family member of that clergy person (one who is dependent on the income of the clergy member). 2. The crisis or transitional situation should be one that is unforeseen and not the result of repeated poor choices. 3. If medical needs beyond the health insurance plan have created the financial crisis, contact must first be made to the Director of Conference Benefits in the Conference Office before any further steps are taken. 4. There is currently no limit on the request amount; however, it should be understood that funds are limited. 5. Only one request per clergy member and/or dependent member of their family will be granted in a 12-month period. Pastoral Training Churches as First Responders to the Military and Veteran Population
Council for Relationships’ Operation Home and Healing provides: counseling and behavioral health education for service members, Veterans, and their families. Training for Churches as First Responders to the Military and Veteran Population includes: Training in recognizing military or Veteran congregant • families facing problems • Understanding military culture and its impact on families • Identifying pastoral roles in ministering to congregants with Moral Injury.
Saturday Registration is $10 per October 20, 2018 person or $25 per church 9:00am-12:00pm Registration is Required St. Luke's UMC Please use the link below to register 100 S. 5th Ave https://pendel-reg.brtapp.com/ Denton, MD ChurchesasFirstRespondersTraining
Instructors: Will Barnes, D.Min, MFT, Clinical Fellow and approved AAMFT supervisor, CH, COL, Ret.
Wanda Sevey, MDiv, LMFT Director of Clinical Training: Post Graduate Certificate Program in Marriage and Family Therapy for Clergy GBHEM GENERAL AGENCY REPORT – 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE GBHEM launched a new mission and vision in August 2017. The updated mission and vision simplify GBHEM’s role as the primary leadership development agency for The United Methodist Church.
Mission: Build capacity for United Methodist lay and clergy leaders to discover, claim and flourish in Christ’s calling in their lives, by creating connections and providing resources to aid in recruitment, education, professional development and spiritual formation. Vision: Generations of thriving, diverse and compassionate Christian leaders for The United Methodist Church and the world.
OUR WORK THROUGHOUT 2017 AND 2018 The Office of Discernment and Enlistment at GBHEM hosted Exploration, a biennial event for young adults ages 18-26 to hear, discern, and respond to God’s call to ordained ministry as a United Methodist deacon or elder. More than 350 attended the event in Portland, Oregon in November 2017.
The Young Clergy Initiative (YCI) funded 34 innovative projects across the church in 2017 to attract young people to ordained ministry. Since its inception, more than 100 projects have been funded through YCI.
GBHEM works with the Commission on Central Conference Theological Education (CCTE) to distribute grants for the theological education of pastoral leaders in the Central Conferences. In 2017, the CCTE awarded 67 grants totaling more than $1 million to the seven Central Conferences of The United Methodist Church.
The Publishing Ministry, established to engage, nurture, and advocate for the intellectual life of The United Methodist Church, released 13 books in 2017, reaching more than 10,000 people.
In 2017, GBHEM’s Office of Loans and Scholarships awarded 2,000+ students with $4.1 million in scholarships and 350 students with $1.4 million in low-interest loans. More than $1.6 million was awarded to 200 recipients of the Excellence in Clergy Leadership Scholarship, which helps United Methodist clergy avoid excessive educational loan debt, minimize financial stress and build financial acumen.
To aid pastors in their ministry journey, GBHEM’s Candidacy Office introduced EM360. A formation guide to help pastors and congregations meet mission and ministry goals, EM360 is a tool to help clergy leaders identify and gauge pastoral effectiveness. In 2017, 1,438 candidates enrolled in UMCARES to seek certified candidacy for licensed or ordained ministry. A total of 589 candidates were certified.
The Black College Fund distributed more than $9.68 million in 2017 to the Historically Black Colleges and Universities related to The United Methodist Church for faculty development, infrastructure maintenance, academic programs and scholarships.
Clergy Lifelong Learning led African-American, United Methodist pastors who lead predominantly white churches in cross-cultural diversity training in South Korea in 2017. Continuing education and coaching opportunities are available through the innovative, multilingual platform, UMC Cyber Campus.
In 2017, Schools, Colleges, and Universities established the Siri S. Gadbois Fund in partnership with the National Association of Schools & Colleges of The United Methodist Church (NASCUMC) for mentoring among institution leaders (kickoff in 2018). The Cutting-Edge Curriculum Award was created to recognize 10 exceptional faculty members who are building effective and innovative academic courses (winners announced at the end of 2018 spring semester).
In partnership with Discipleship Ministries, GBHEM provides e-readers to theological schools in remote areas of Africa and Asia, offering access to the latest textbooks and references books. The E-Reader Project distributed 667 e-readers in 2017 and nearly 2,500 devices to 22 theological seminaries since the program inception in 2013.
In 2017, GBHEM and the Association of United Methodist Theological Schools (AUMTS) hosted two academic theological colloquies. Initiated in service to the intellectual life of the church, the colloquies are intended to be a resource for the church. The first colloquy (March 2017) focused on human sexuality and church unity, the second (November 2017) reflected on the practice of Missio Dei. Both events produced a study guide and book.