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District Conference August 22, 2020 Central Valley District Conference Items & Reports August 22, 2020 9:00 am to Noon On Zoom 1 Table of Contents Items and Reports Central Valley District Conference August 22, 2020 Page Item Number 1 Cover 2 Table of Contents 3 Agenda 4 New Clergy & Lay Ministers to CV District 5-6 Circuit Listing for 2020-2021 Conference Year 7 CV COVID-19 Relief Fund Project Description 8 CV COVID-19 Fund Donations Letter 9 Youth and Young Adult Delegates Nominations 10-11 Nominations Report for CV Boards & Committees 12 CV District Union Board Report 13-19 CV District Union Bylaws Revised 20 CV District Board of Church Location & Building Report 21 CV District Committee on Ordained Ministry Report 22 CV District Committee on Lay Servant Ministries Report 23-29 CV District Committee on Communications 30-31 UMW Annual Breakfast Flyer 32 Dismantling Racism Discussion Flyer 33-34 Conference Tithe and Extra Mile Giving Recognition 2 Pre-Annual Conference Orientation & Central Valley District Conference Agenda 9:00 am. Welcome & Orientation DS Shinya Goto 9:05 Worship Scripture Reading – Matthew 16:13-20 DS Shinya Goto Reflection DS Blake Busick Prayer DS Debra Brady 9:20 Pre-Conference Orientation 10:20 Break 10:35 Welcome & Call to Order of the District Conference DS Debra Brady Election of District Conference Secretary – Joanne Hull Introduce Claudia Trejo, Sr. Administrative Assistant Introduce Diana Bulls, District Lay Leader Introduce new clergy appointments & CLM assignments (p. 4) Orientation to the “blue hand” & chat room for questions 10:45 Celebration of Mission and Ministry DS Debra Brady COVID-19 Relief Fund Project (pp. 7-8) Diana Bulls 11:00 Elections of Youth & Young Adult Delegates (p. 9) DS Debra Brady Election of District Officers, Boards & Committees (pp. 10-11) DS Debra Brady 11:05 Reports of the Central Valley District Boards & Committees 1. District Union Board (p. 12) Mark Wharff a) Approve Revised By-laws* (p. 13-19) b) Approve Merger with Central, Fresno & Kern MCES’s 2. District Board of Church Location & Building (p. 20) Gregory Floyd 3. District Committee on Ordained Ministry (p. 21) Karen Stoffers-Pugh 4. District Committee on Lay Servant Ministry (p. 22) Charlotte Twitchell 5. District Communications Committee (p. 23-29) Bob Gilberg 6. District United Methodist Women Video (pp. 30-32) Nancy Reding 11:40 Recognition of Churches – 2019 Conference 100% Tithe (pp.33-34) DS Debra Brady Extra Mile Giving Mark Wharff Final Remarks & Announcements DS Debra Brady 11:55 Closing Prayer and Benediction Diana Bulls & DS Debra *The highlighted additions and deletions bring the District Union Bylaws into compliance with the Book of Discipline and are informational only for the conference members. Welcoming New Pastors and Certified Lay Ministers to the Central Valley District! (All moving to new cities and homes during a pandemic!) Darrell Arnold, first-time pastor serving Hughson. Mark Buenafe, from Marina to Mariposa (welcome back to the CV!). Eric Cho from Chaplaincy ministry to Livingston (welcome back to the CV!). Patricia Felts, Newly certified Lay Minister assigned to Caruthers. Dennis Hutson, Retired Elder from Desert Southwest serving Armona & Lemoore. Jean Sidner, Retired Elder Minnesota Conference serving Kernville, Kern River & Weldon. Peter Suhn, moving from San Mateo Crystal Springs to Fresno Korean in Clovis. Pablo Vargas, Elder from The Church of the Nazarene serving Delano. And, Praying for Pastors who moved or added responsibilities within our district . Robert Brazie, from Fresno Christian Fellowship to Fresno Grace. Allison Byerley, from Mariposa to Tulare. Steven Creel, adding Supervising Elder for Tipton in addition to Visalia. Vicky Flores, from Caruthers & Riverdale to New Church Start in Fresno. Timothy Gravatt, from Hughson to Modesto Centenary Neal Harris, adding Riverdale to Reedley for a two-point charge. Charles Johnston, adding Bryon to Tracy First for a two-point charge. Cynthia Lawler, from Lake Isabella & Kernville to Bakersfield, St. Mark’s. James Luther, from Fresno Grace to Oakhurst New Community Mary Maaga, from Tulare to Galt. Bert Roper, adding LeGrand to Madera for a two-point charge. Congratulations and an official welcome to . Rev. Ella Luna-Garza, Merced – transferring conference membership from Rio Texas. Rev. Pablo Róvere, Hanford – transferring conference membership from California-Pacific. 4 Central Valley District Circuit List July 1, 2020 D.S. Debra Brady Circuit #1 Four Rivers Circuit CL – George Edd-Bennett Galt Mary Maaga Linden Tevita Vaikona Lodi First George Edd-Bennett Lodi Salem Cornelio Diaz (SY CLM) Stockton Central Janet Everhart; Viseth Hou (Assoc.) Stockton Holy Cross Gary Pope-Sears Stockton St. Mark’s Romeo Gunzon Stockton St. Paul’s Romeo Gunzon Circuit #2 Gold’N Valley CL – Hae-Jeong Yoon Coulterville Kevin Campbell, Supervising Elder Escalon Peggy Bosch Farmington Peggy Bosch Jamestown Community Hae-Jeong Yoon Oakdale Community Jeffrey Holder Riverbank First Jeffrey Holder Sonora Hae-Jeong Yoon Soulsbyville Kevin Campbell Tuolumne Kevin Campbell Valley Springs Community Gregory Floyd, Interim Circuit #3 Stan-Joaquin CL – Eun-Joo Myung Byron Charles Johnstone Hughson Darrell Arnold Manteca St. Paul’s Jason Thornton; Lisa Brown (Assoc.) Modesto Centenary Timothy Gravatt Modesto First Ani Missirian-Wilson Patterson Federated Eun-Joo Myung Tracy First Charles Johnston Turlock First Mark Wharff Circuit #4 Merced CL – James Garrison Atwater Yeu Vang Dos Palos James Garrison Firebaugh-Mendota Robert Gilberg LeGrand Richard (Bert) Roper Livingston Eric Cho Los Banos James Garrison Madera Richard (Bert) Roper Mariposa Mark Buenafe Merced Ella Luna Garza Oakhurst New Community James Luther Tranquility Beth Stidham 5 Circuit #5 Circus CL – Janette Saavedra Clovis Fresno Korean Peter Suhn Clovis Memorial Janette Saavedra Clovis United Japanese Christian Akiko Miyake-Stoner; Sungrae Kim (Assoc) Fresno Grace Robert Brazie Fresno New Church Start (@Grace) Eduviges (Vicky) Flores Fresno Sierra Vista Leonard Adams Fresno St. Mark’s Leonard Adams Fresno St. Paul’s Vashua (Greg) Vang Fresno Wesley Karen Stoffers-Pugh Kerman Jola Bortner Circuit #6 Kings River Valley CL – Neal Harris Armona Dennis Hutson Caruthers Patricia Felts (CLM) Corcoran First Judith Briseno (CLM) Hanford First Pablo Róvere Lemoore Dennis Hutson Reedley First Neal Harris Riverdale Neal Harris Sanger Cesar Garcia Rodriguez Selma First Cesar Garcia Rodriguez Circuit #7 Visalia CL – Steven Creel Dinuba Palm Michelle Magee Exeter Vaitafa Heimoana Lindsay Vaitafa Heimoana Porterville First Thomas Buratovich Porterville Grand Ave. Thomas Buratovich Porterville Vida Nueva Marcelo Escárzaga Tipton Steven Creel, Supervising Elder Tulare Allison Byerley; Marcelo Escárzaga (Assoc.) Visalia Steven Creel; Corazón Moran (Assoc.) Circuit #8 Kern CL – Anne Schlesinger Bakersfield First Richard Thompson Bakersfield St. Mark’s Cynthia Lawler Bakersfield Wesley Anne Schlesinger Delano Pablo Vargas Kernville, Kern River Jean Sidner New Cuyama Community Steven Draucker Taft Cynthia Brettschneider (CLM) Tehachapi Valley Falamao Samate Weldon Jean Sidner 6 United Methodist Central Valley District COVID-19 Relief Fund OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE $60,000 & SERVE A 150+ FAMILIES ❖ Providing cash grants to community neighbors who did not receive COVID-19 financial assistance ✓ Self-employed persons ✓ Boutique-size businesses ✓ Undocumented workers ❖ Applicants can be church members, constituents, neighbors or community members and are fully vetted by United Methodist pastors who distribute funds ❖ Fund distributions adhere to specific financial guidelines and all checks are approved by the D.S. ❖ Grant amounts are ✓ Singles -- $200 ✓ Couples -- $300 ✓ 3 or More -- $400 Additional funds based on need may be requested in writing by the pastor; approval by Relief Fund executive committee ❖ $7,700 distributed to date to 22 families ❖ Online at: https://calnevreg.brtapp.com/CVgiving ❖ By check made payable to CVD COVID-19 Relief Fund and mailed to Diane Knudsen, CA-NV Conference Treasurer's Office, P.O. 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