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Annual District Conference Journal - 2017 2 Annual District Conference Journal - 2017 2 2017 District Conference Journal and Minutes of the 129th Annual Session of the Atlantic District of The Wesleyan Church Beulah Camp & Conference Center Browns Flat, NB July 13, 2017 3 Table of Contents Assistant District Superintendent Report 40 Personnel Directory 13 Beulah Camp Financials 51 Riverside Wesleyan Campground Report 43 Camp Board Members 7 Standing Rules 28 Caton’s Island Camp Financials 52 Statistical Report 56 Children’s Ministries Report 41 United Stewardship Fund (USF) Cap Provision 49 Church/Pastor Directory 8 United Stewardship Fund (USF) Report 46 District Board of Administration Members (DBA) 7 United Stewardship Fund (USF) Assessment 2017 - 2018 47 District Board of Ministerial Development Members (DBMD) 7 United Stewardship Fund (USF) Limits and Maximum Resolution 48 District Board of Review Members 6 Wesleyan Place Financials 55 District Boundaries 4 Widows of Atlantic District Ministers 6 District Conference 2017 & Agenda 31 Youth Ministries Report 44 District Directors 6 Zone Chairs and Churches Listing 7 District Executive Officers 6 District Financials 54 District Superintendent Report 36 Evangelism & Church Growth Report 43 Evangelism & Church Growth Financials 50 Financial Summary 45 General Church Directory 5 Global Partners Report 42 JOY Ministry Report 42 Ministerial Appointments 26 Minutes of 2017 District Conference (Daily Proceedings) 32 Official Directory 4 Pastoral Placement 23 4 Atlantic District Boundaries Official Directory 2017 - 2018 The Atlantic District shall include the Atlantic Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova District Office: Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island) and the State 1830 Mountain Road, Moncton, NB E1G 1A9 of Maine. 506-383-8326 (O) www.atlanticdistrict.com Discipline 2403:1 506-383-8333 (F) [email protected] Maine: Saint John - Kings West District Camps: Bangor - The River Sussex Beulah Camp and Conference Center Beals Woodstock 229 Beulah Road, Brown’s Flat, NB E5M 2R5 506-468-2286 (O) Crystal 506-468-2004 (F) Easton Rev. Bruce Cheney, Caretaker Fort Fairfield - Community Newfoundland and Labrador: [email protected] 506-333-0827 (C) Houlton Mount Pearl - Solid Rock Jonesport Mr. Ron Bunn, Conference Coordinator Monticello Nova Scotia: [email protected] 506-333-7363 (C) Presque Isle Amherst Scarborough - Coastal Brazil Lake Caton’s Island Camp Dartmouth - Hillside PO Box 408, Brown’s Flat, NB E5M 2S1 506-468-6262 (O) New Brunswick: (Parkway & Ritcey) Mr. Dean Stephenson, Director 506-333-3426 (C) Black’s Harbour Digby [email protected] 506-468-2759 (F) Brown’s Flat Fellowship Halifax - Deep Water Florenceville-Bristol - Trinity Halifax - Kings Halifax Riverside Camp Fredericton - Corbett Halifax - Metro Blaine, ME Fredericton - Crosspoint Hammonds Plains - Cornerstone Mrs. Marilyn Bouchard, Contact Person 207-764-5187 (O) (North & South) Havelock [email protected] 207-768-5738 (F) Fredericton - Journey Ingomar - Faith Grand Bay-Westfield - River Valley Kentville - New Hope The Wesleyan Church of Canada: Grand Manan - The Lighthouse Port Maitland Dr. H.C. Wilson, National Superintendent [email protected] Hartland Shelburne - Hope #11 - 80 Mapleton Road, Suite 231 [email protected] Havelock Truro - Connection Moncton, NB E1C 7W8 506-855-6057 (O) Head of Millstream Tiddville - Live Well Community 506-962-2263 (C) Lower Brighton West Head World Hope Canada: Lower Hainesville Westchester www.worldhope.ca 877-482-1499 (toll free) Maple Ridge Wood’s Harbour Miramichi Yarmouth Moncton Nackawic Prince Edward Island: Norton Hampton - Island Perth-Andover Quispamsis - Kings Valley Quebec: Saint John - First Bagotville - Cornerstone Saint John - Kings East 5 General Church Directory College / University/ Seminary Houghton College World Headquarters (585)-567-9665 www.wesleyan.org (317) 774-7900 www.houghton.edu Location Address - 13300 Olio Road, Fishers, IN 46037-7902 One Willard Avenue , Houghton, NY 14744 Mailing Address - P. O. Box 50434, Indianapolis, IN 46250-0434 Indiana Wesleyan University Wesleyan Publishing House (866) 468-6498 Orders & Questions About Accounts (800) 493-7539 www.indwes.edu 4201 S. Washington Street, Marion, IN 46953 General Superintendent: Dr. Wayne Schmidt Kingswood University [email protected] (317) 774-7338 (506) 432-4400 Executive Director of Church Multiplication and Discipleship www.kingswood.edu Rev. Anita Eastlack 26 Western Street, Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada E4E 1E6 [email protected] (317) 774-3888 Executive Director of Communication and Administration Oklahoma Wesleyan University Mrs. Janelle Vernon (918) 335-6856 [email protected] (317) 774-7907 www.okwu.edu Executive Director of Education and Clergy Development 2201 Silver Lake Road, Bartlesville, OK 74006 Rev. Russell K. (Russ) Gunsalus [email protected] (317) 774-3914 Southern Wesleyan University Executive Director of Global Partners (864) 644-5000 Dr. Dennis Jackson www.swu.edu [email protected] (317) 774-7967 907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630 Chief Financial Officer Mr. Kevin J. Batman Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University [email protected] (317) 774-3941 (877) 673-0009 Denominational Publisher seminary.indwes.edu Mrs. Janelle Vernon 4201 S. Washington Street, Marion, IN 46983 [email protected] (317) 774-3853 Wesleyan Investment Foundation Other Denominational Directories Dr. Craig A. Dunn, C. E. O. Hephzibah Ministries, Inc [email protected] (317) 774-7300 General Director, Rev. C. K. Chitty Wesleyan Pension Fund, Inc. (478) 477-3383 Dr. Craig A. Dunn, C. E. O. hephzibah.org [email protected] (317) 774-3954 6601 Zebulon Rd., Macon, GA 31220-7606 Wesleyan Native Ministries General Director, Rev. Larry Salway (605) 391-1213 wesleyan.org/wnm PO Box 7543, Rapid City, SD 57709 6 District Board of Review District Directors JOY Ministry: Dr. Arthur Maxwell, Chair Alternates: Mr. Brent & Mrs. Linda Everett Rev. Charles Bain Mr. Steve Bither 117 Ammon Road, Ammon, NB E1G 3N9 Mrs. Irene Fancy Rev. Wayne Briggs 506-384-0025 (H) Rev. Dale MacDonald Rev. Peter Thomas Rev. John Symonds Mr. Lawrence Farrell Children’s Ministry: Mr. Peter Wilcox Mrs. Linda Lamos 403 Hampton Road, Quispamsis, NB E2E 4V5 506-847-5343 (O) District Executive Officers Clergy Care: District Superintendent: Dr. Allen Lee Rev. Peter Moore 26 Western Street, PO Box 5125, Sussex, NB E4E 5L2 47 Laird Avenue, Moncton, NB E1E 2P2 506-432-4419 (O) 506-383-8326 (O) 506-232-7453 (C) Global Partners: Assistant District Superintendent: Rev. Denn Guptill Rev. A. J. Plaizier 1215 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains, NS B4B 2E1 PO Box 337, Yarmouth, NS B5A 4B3 902-832-2222 (O) 902-742-7323 (O) 902-774-1800 (C) Youth Ministries: District Secretary: Rev. David Rowe Rev. Scott Prime 43 Ridgeview Drive, Keswick Ridge, NB E6L 1R1 18 Greg Avenue, New Minas, NS B4N 4M9 506-639-3850 (C) 902-678-2222 ext. 11 (O) 902-670-7807 (C) District Treasurer: Rev. Denn Guptill Widows of Atlantic District Ministers 78 Kingswood Drive, Hammonds Plains, NS B4B 1K4 Name Address City/Prov/St/Postal/Zip Phone 902-832-2222 (O) 902-818-8770 (C) Bridgeo, Mary 32 Kinghorn Avenue Brown’s Flat, NB E5M 2W1 506-468-2647 Cameron, Ethel 225 Cedar Avenue Fredericton, NB E3A 2C7 506-461-8944 Corey, Mary 171 Connell Road Woodstock, NB E7M 1K8 506-594-2745 denHollander, Gerrie 108 Commercial Street Berwick, NS B0P 1E0 902-375-2507 Emmett, Wilma 581 Greenough Road Cooperstown, NY 13326 585-567-4574 Foote, Judy 1 Cedarwood Drive Saint John, NB E2K 2T4 506-636-9407 Ingersoll, Kay 29-116 Sunset Drive Fredericton, NB E3A 1A3 506-206-2652 LeRoy, Joanne 240 Rennick Road Moncton, NB E1G 4X9 506-875-1940 Moore, Joyce 205 MacDonald Avenue Fredericton, NB E3A 2H5 506-474-0362 Morehouse, Kay 1990 Main Shore Road Sandford, NS B5A 5L1 902-742-9744 Myers, Shirley 68 Empire Loop Truro, NS B2N 7B5 902-843-9054 Steeves, Phyllis 11 McDonald Avenue Brown’s Flat, NB E5M 2V5 506-468-2827 Symonds, Debby 139 River Street Fredericton, NB E3A 8V5 506-450-9367 7 District Boards and Committees 2017 - 2018 Zone Chairs and Churches District Board of Administration (DBA) Aroostook: Rev. Reg Thomas 606-273-6561 Ministerial: Lay: Rev. Jacob Ebbett 506-324-3399 Rev. Peter Moore, Chair Mr. Kevin Campbell - 2020 Rev. A. J. Plaizier, Vice-Chair Mrs. Heidi Nelson - 2019 Crystal Houlton Rev. Bud Fancy - 2018 Mr. Scott Richardson - 2018 Easton Lower Brighton Rev. Denn Guptill - 2018 Mrs. Marti Trafton - 2020 Florenceville-Bristol - Trinity Monticello Rev. Sharon Guptill - 2019 Fort Fairfield - Community Perth-Andover Rev. Brent Ingersoll - 2020 Hartland Presque Isle Rev. Matthew Maxwell - 2020 Central New Brunswick: Rev. Ryan Farrell 506-575-8937 Rev. Scott Prime - 2018 Fredericton - Corbett Maple Ridge District Board of Ministerial Development (DBMD) Fredericton - Crosspoint Miramichi Executive Committee South Region Fredericton - Journey Nackawic Rev. Dale MacDonald, Chair Rev. Ken Banks Lower Hainesville Woodstock Rev. Greg Hanson, Secretary Rev. Seth Fancy Rev. Peter Moore, District Rev. Marilyn Mansvelt Central Nova Scotia/PEI: Rev. Denn Guptill 902-832-2222 Superintendent Rev. Evan Oxner Amherst Hammonds Plains - Cornerstone Rev. Jay Guptill, Thrive Coordinator Dr. Betty Weatherby Dartmouth - Hillside Hampton - Island Halifax - Deep Water Kentville - New Hope Central Region North Region Halifax - Kings Halifax Truro - Connection Rev. Mark Brewer Mr. Lawrence Farrell Halifax - Metro Westchester Rev. Neil Horner Mrs. Tami Mutch-Ketch Down East: Rev. Steve Sinclair 207-990-1711
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