"Each of you has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well." 1 Peter 4:10 CEV 2014 Conference Journal
New England Annual Conference The United Methodist Church
Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts June 11 – 14, 2014
Conference Vision Statement
Transformed by the Holy Spirit, united in trust, we will boldly proclaim Christ to the world.
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Conference Mission Statement
Our mission as the New England Conference is to equip, connect, and support local, regional and global ministries to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
OPEN HEARTS
OPEN MINDS
OPEN DOORS
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
of the Twenty-first Session
New England Annual Conference
of
The United Methodist Church
Held at
Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts
June 11 - June 14, 2014
BISHOP SUDARSHANA DEVADHAR, Presiding RALPH R. R. ODUOR, Secretary
1 CONTENTS – JOURNAL Mission/Vision/Open Hearts ...... Inside Front Cover Bishop's Letter ...... 4 Officers for New England Annual Conference, 2014–2015...... 5 RS-212 – Conference Committee on Leadership...... 6 2015 Budget ...... 18 RS-216 – Strategic Plan – Executive Summary ...... 22 Daily Proceedings for 2014 ...... 27 Bishop’s Reply to Question of Law ...... 54 Certificate of Ordination ...... 61 Journal Certification...... 62 Conference Actions ...... 63 Excused from Annual Conference ...... 84 Business of the Annual Conference ...... 85 Appointments – Retired Pastors...... 119 Appointments...... 123 Reports ...... 135 Reports Addendum ...... 172 District Superintendents’ Reports...... 175 Memoirs ...... 181 Chronological Roll of Ministerial Members...... 206 Roll of Conference Sessions ...... 216 Workers in the Church Triumphant ...... 217 Faith Richardson’s Historical Chart (Denominational Forebears) ...... 223 Bishop's Decision of Law...... 224 Salaries...... 227 Pastoral Record ...... 228 Conference Rules ...... 271 Conference Schedule (Agenda) ...... 279 Independent Auditor's Report ...... 280 Statistician’s Report...... 283 Statistics ...... 284 Comments & Errors Form ...... 339 Dates & Deadlines ...... 340 Index...... 342 Other Officers ...... 343 Other Agencies...... 344 District Superintendents and Staff ...... Inside Back Cover Conference Office & Staff ...... Back Cover
CONTENTS – DIRECTORY Mission/Vision/Open Hearts ...... Inside Front Cover Bishop’s Picture...... 2 District Superintendent Pictures...... 3 Conference Staff and Officer’s Pictures ...... 8 Area Response Team ...... 13 Committees...... 15 Laity Directory ...... 18 Clergy Directory ...... 85 Church Directory...... 162 Surviving Spouses...... 267 2012 General and Jurisdictional Conference Boards and Committee...... 276 Comments/Error Form...... 277 Index...... 280 Other Officers...... 283 Other Agencies...... 284 District Superintendents and Staff ...... Inside Back Cover Conference Office & Staff...... Back Cover
2 The Rev. Sudarshana Devadhar Resident Bishop
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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! As we make plans to gather at Gordon College for our Annual Conference from June 11-14, 2014, I invite you all to be in prayer with me in preparation for our time of holy conferencing. May all we do and say during our time together be for the glory of God as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. Our 2014 Conference theme is "On the Wings of Love, Powered by Presence and Service.” This year’s guest preacher is Rev. Lillian Daniel. Pastor, writer and teacher, Lillian serves the First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She has taught preaching at Chicago Theological Seminary, the University of Chicago Divinity School and at her alma mater, Yale Divinity School, where she received the 2010 distinguished alumni award for “Distinction in Congregational Ministry.” A frequent speaker around the country, Lillian has preached at the National Cathedral, Duke Chapel, and the Festival of Homiletics. Her book, When Spiritual But Not Religious Is Not Enough: Seeing God In Surprising Places, Even the Church is a provocative case for why religious community matters. I commend the book to you if you have not already read it. It is also our great privilege to be hosting Rev. Grace Imathiu, one of United Methodism's best preachers and storytellers, as our Bible study leader. Grace serves as lead pastor of Community UMC in Naperville, IL and also enjoys a worldwide speaking ministry. Grace brings gospel stories alive with her characteristic warmth and wisdom. Educated in Kenya, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, the University of Cambridge, and Hebrew University in Jerusalem, she was ordained in the Methodist Church in Kenya in 1988. She has since served in Kenya, Washington, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Illinois. Back by popular demand to lead our worship music is Mark Miller, a faculty member of both Drew and Yale Universities where he teaches church music and lectures in the practice of sacred music. He is also the Minister of Music at Christ Church in Summit, New Jersey. Mark received his Bachelor of Arts in Music from Yale and his Master of Music in Organ Performance from Juilliard. In 2002 Abingdon Press launched the Mark Miller Anthem Series which has since become some of the most popular music at the United Methodist Publishing House. Please join me in showing our guests that New England Annual Conference Christian hospitality for which we are known. As we prepare to gather for Holy Conferencing, kindly keep all of us and those who will lead us in your prayers and come with the Grace of Christ in your hearts. It will be a joy to be with all of you for our special time together.
In Christ’s Love,
Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar
4 Officers for New England Annual Conference, 2014-2015 Title & Name (eg. Rev., Dr., Mr., Ms., Etc.) Mailing Address, Email Address & Office Phone & Fax Numbers
President, Council on Rev. Ralph Howe Address: 55 Fenn St, Pittsfield, MA 01201 Finance & Administration Phone #: (413) 499-0866 Email address: [email protected]
*Chairperson, Council Address: (276 Essex St 5th Fl- 01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842- on Ministries or Rev. Erica Robinson- 0449 Phone #: (978)-682-7555 Ext: 251 Fax #: (978)-682-9555 Equivalent Johnson Email address: [email protected] :
Address: (276 Essex St 5th Fl- 01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842- Rev. Erica Robinson- *Director, Connectional 0449 Johnson Ministries (¶ 608) Phone #: (978)-682-7555 Ext: 251 Fax #: (978)-682-9555
Email address: [email protected] :
Conference Mailing Address: Kopelman & Paige, 101 Arch St., Fl. 12, Boston, MA 02110-1134 Chancellor William Hewig, Esq. Phone #: (617) 654-1711: Email Address: [email protected] Address: (276 Essex St 4th Fl- 01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842- Conference Journal 0449 Editor Dr. Ralph R. R. Oduor Phone #: (978) 682-8055 Ext 130 Fax #: (978) 682-8227
Email address: [email protected] : Address: (276 Essex St 4th Fl- 01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842-
Conference 0449 Dr. Ralph R. R. Oduor Secretary Phone #: (978) 682-8055 Ext 130 Fax #: (978) 682-8227
Email address: [email protected] : Address: 204 Pondview Dr, Springfield, MA 01118 Conference Statistician Mrs. Joy M. Mueller Phone #: (413) 733-1567 Email address: [email protected] Address: (276 Essex St 4th Fl-01840-1516), PO Box 249, Lawrence, MA 01842- Conference Mr. William (Bill) Burnside II 0449 Treasurer Phone #: (978) 682-8055 Ext: 110 Fax #:( 978) 682-8227
Email address: [email protected] *Conference Address
Communicator Phone #: Fax #: (978) 682-8227
(¶ 609) Email address: Chairperson, Rev. David Nicol Address: 46 Kennebec Rd, Hampden, ME 04444 Commission on Phone #: (207) 862-5581 Equitable Compensation Email address: [email protected]
President, Board of Mailing Address: 106 Brady Av, Salem, NH 03079 Trustees Bernard H. Campbell, Esq Phone #:(603) 893-9878 Fax #: (603) 894-6678 Email Address: [email protected]
5 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON LEADERSHIP
Biographer Conference Bickford Margaret Chancellor Conference William Hewig, III Ministries Servant Director of Lay Conference VIM Coordinators Conference and Jeff Munson Susan Baker Board General House, Publishing United Methodist Samuel Purushotham Rebecca Hewett Rebecca Disaster Response Coordinator Conference Gerard Piscitelli Historian Conference Patricia J. Thompson Leader Lay Conference Rene Wilbur Welch McGlauflin Secretaries of Conference Global Ministries Margaret Howard Secretary Conference Oduor Ralph Statistician Conference Joy Mueller Treasurer Conference William Burnside, II
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, 2014. The Committee on Leadership, 2014. RS-212 - New England Report as of July 10, 2014 Report as of July Conference Committee On Leadership The is following the report of Committee on Leadership based on information available 10 as of July progresses. continue to fill openings as the will year The Committee on Leadership has very hard to insure the accuracyworked changes or corrections to the information of our information. If there are any provided, please email your information to [email protected]. are interestedIf you in serving on a conference committee, please fill out a Nomination Form or contact Leeda Marsh at [email protected] or 978-840- 0158. We are personally grateful to each member of the Leadership Committee for their tireless dedication. on a to serve time of your given who have all of those to you Thank conference committee. thank you And, willor in the future. agree to serve On behalf of the Committee on Leadership, Marie MacDougall & Leeda Marsh, Co-chairs --Legend/Key officio = ex X LW = lay woman man = lay LM woman CW = clergy man = clergy CM = year second to last column term expires last column = year elected
6 Methodist Conference Home (elect in adjourned session) John R. Regier Chair LM 2017 2001 Elizabeth J. Bilodeau CW 2014 Alan B Stayton LM 2017 2009 Lark Blum Community 2016 James D. Stephen LM 2015 2007 Jennifer Curran CW 2017 Janice Swenor LW 2017 2009 Timothy Dresser Community 2015 Herbert B Taylor CM 2016 2004 Charlotte Gulezian x Coastal Trans Sabina Terrades LW 2015 2011 George Hodgkins CM 2015 Ronald Wilson CM 2016 2012 Lee Karker x Exec Dir Africa Planning Committee Carole Martin Community 2017 Bonnie Adkins 2016 2012 Jeffrey Nims LM 2014 Lee Adkins 2016 2012 Jo Anne Parker LW 2017 Ann Barber LW 2017 2013 Jeanette Perry Community 2016 Larry Barber LM 2017 2013 Beverly E. Stenmark x DS (MME) Rosemary Bottum 2016 2012 Jane Sturgeon LW 2015 Candace (Candy) Hallett LW 2016 2012 United Methodist Foundation Board of Directors – to be elected Donald Job LM 2015 2014 (new members to be elected in adjourned session) Becky Keeney Chair LW 2016 2012 Richard E Black CM 2018 2010 Shannon Keeney CW 2016 2012 Wesley K Blair III Vice Chair LM 2018 2006 Shandirai Mawokomatanda x Joseph Gardino LM 2018 2010 Tsitsi Moyo CW 2016 2008 7 Catherine MacGovern CW 2018 2013 Les Steward 2016 2012 Stanley M Wilbur LM 2018 2010 Patricia Steward 2016 2012 Allen Ewing-Merrill CM 2018 2014 Board of Church & Society United Methodist Foundation Board of Directors (2015-2017) William Aldrich Sandra Bonnette-Kim CW 2017 2009
Valerie Bell CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Barbara Cann CW 2016 2012 Roberta Bragan LW 2017 2013 Lee A.B. Carpenter LM 2016 2012 Scott Campbell xGB Pamela Carpenter LW 2015 2013 Mike Clark x APART Rep. Theodore F Crass CM 2017 2009 Co-chair Reconciling Sudarshana Devadhar x Bishop Leigh Dry Ministries Subcommittee CW Brigid Farrell CW 2016 2012 Winston Edwards x David W. Fitts LM 2016 1993 Lucie Fortier x UMW Robert Alan Hill CM 2017 2009 Rebecca Girrell Chair CW 2018 2014 Anne Marie Hunter CW 2016 2008 Judy Hastings LW James G Mentzer x President Marla Marcum LW Harbour Mitchell III Secretary CM 2016 2012 Shandirai Mawokomatanda CM 2016 2012 Kristine Owen Treasurer LW 2015 2007 Phillip McClintock LM Kirk Randlett LM 2017 2013 Susan Johnson Morrison CW George Reagan LM 2016 2008 Tsitsi Moyo x Africa PC CW
Gary Richards CM Tally Reeverts Chair LW 2017 2013 Willard A. Robinson MFSA LM Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Chang Hee Son CM 2017 2013
Jordan Shaw CM 20182010 Board of Laity Sarah Weston LW 20172013 Betty Austin x DLL MM LW x Dir Communications Ruby Blake x DDL MBH LW x DS Susan Chaffee x DLL NME LW Board of Community & Congregational Development David Dunham x DLL CTWMA LM Rodney Dobbs CM 20162012 Joan Farrar x DLL MM LW Xia Jiao CW 2017 2014 Charles Frasier x DLL CMA LM Bob Jon CM 20162012 Sharon Stevens-Grant x DLL NME LW Barb Lemmel x Parish Consultant Rebecca Hewett x CDLS LW 20162008 Richard McKinley x Dir Cong Development Bob Hout x DLL CMA LM Cheryl Meachen CW 2016 2012 Rich Hughen x DLL TRI LM Patricia Pena CW 2016 2012 Debbie Humm x DLL RIM LW Rene Perez x DS Arlene Mackie x UMW Pres LW Gerry Piper x Trustees Kim MacLeod x DLL NME LW Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Robert Moulton x DLL NH LM 8 Brian Souza CM 20162012 Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Pat Williams CW 2016 2012 Tricia Waldron x DLL VT LW
Board of Global Ministries Rene Wilbur x Con LL LW Barbara Burnside x Con Miss Coor Pearl Wilkinson x DLL CTWMA LW
Winston Edwards LM 2017 2013 x UMW CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Fay Flanary LW 2018 2014 x DS Howard McGlauflin Con Sec GM LM x DS
Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Board of Ordained Ministry Margaret Welch Con Sec GM David Abbott CM 20162012 Ronald Whitlatch x Miss Interpreter in Res Tom Bentum CM 2016 2012 Others to be selected Travis Bonnette-Kim CM 20162004
Board of Higher Education & Campus Ministry William Broadrick Jr LM 20162006 Luis Benavides CM 2017 2013 Lisa Bruget-Cass CW 20162008 Teresa Coker LW 2017 2013 Susan Chaffee LW 20162013 Kent Higgins CM 2017 2013 Yoo-Yun Cho-Chang Co-Chair CW 2016 2010 Kate Nicol CW 2017 2013 Jinwoo Chun CW 20162012 Preston Fuller CM 2017 2013 Ted Crass CM 20162014 Robin Olson CW 2017 2013 Becca Girrell CW 20162012 Shirley Oskamp x Advisory CW Stan Cushing CM 20162012
Susan Davenport CW 20162013 Pearl Wilkinson LW 20162012 Mark Demers CM 20162013 Ronald Wilson CM 20162012
Nizzi Santos Digan CW 20162012 Board of Pensions (8 year term) (at least 12 members) LaTrelle Easterling CW 2016 2010 William Burnside x Conf Treasurer Santos Escobar CM 20162012 June Carter LW 20152007 Rachel Fisher CW 20162012 Richard Cullen CM 20162008 Mark Fowler CM 20162014 Thomas J. Gallen x Preacher's Aid Marie Frasier LW 20162008 Paul Hoffman CM 20182010 Gabriella Garcia CW 2016 David Hoyt Chair CM 20202012 Steve Garnaas-Holmes CM 2016 2008 Anthony Jarek-Glidden CM 20202012 V. Mitchell Hay CM 20162012 Sharon Jones CW 2016 2008 James Hensley CM 20162008 Pat MacHugh x DS Peter A. Hey Co-Chair CM 20162003 Jeff Maloney LM 20212013 Joan A. Humphrey LW 20162004 Kate Nicol x Jeffrey Hunt CM 20162007 Bruce A. Pehrson CM 2019 2011 Xia Jiao CW 20162014 Charles Stewart LM 20222014 Samuel Johnson CM 20162005 Phil Susag LM 20222014 Barbara Kszystyniak CW 20162008 Michael Swallow LM 20152007 9 Elizabeth Kubota CW 2016 2012 William (Bill) Trench CM 2020 2012 Stacey Lanier CW 20162008 x GB Pension Rep
Sharon Lovejoy CW 20162012 Board of Trustees (12 members only) John Marshall CM 20162010 Martha (Marti) Bower LW 2017 2013 Rebecca Mincieli CW 2016 2008
William Burnside x Conf Treasurer CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Katherine Mitchell CW 2016 2014 Bernard H. Campbell President LM 2018 2010 Tsitsi Moyo CW 20162012 Robert Crichlow LM 20152011 Karen Munson CW 20162008 Donald Hegeman CM 20172013 Steve Murray CM 2016 2009 Gerine (Gerry) Piper CW 2016 2012 Cynthia Norton LW 20162014 Kristine Owen LW 20182014 Shirley Oskamp CW 2016 2010 Kenneth Phesay CM 20182014 Karen Peters CW 20162014 LaVergne Randolph Insurance LM 20162008 Gwendolynn M. Purushotham CW 2016 2003 Roy Richardson VP - Conference Office CM 2015 2011 Tracy Reeves CW 20162012 E. Hale Ritchie Camps LM 2018 2010 Gary Shaw CM 20162008 James Stephen Trustee Treasurer LM 20162012 Richard Stone LM 2016 2008 Caryl Walsh Parsonages LW 20172013 John Taylor CM 20162008 x DS
Arlene Tully CW 20162007
Kelly Turney CW 20162012
Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns Patricia Parent x Native Am Cat Janson Anglea CCC Clergy CW 2016 2012 Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Delphine Clough LW 20172013 Hyuk Seonwoo x Leadership Paula Fletcher CW 20162008 Commission on Status & Role of Women Stacy Goforth CW 20162008 Jackie Trotter Dove CW 2017 2013 Hope Luckie Chair CW 20152011 Ruth Foss CW 2017 2013 Karen Pehrson LW 20162008 Kathy Macedo CW 2015 2011 Leona Pierpont LW 2016 2008 Kristin M. Parks LW 2016 2008 Rosanne Roberts CW 20172013 Alicia Velez Stewart LW 2017 2013 Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Wendy Van Orden CW 2017 2013 Heidi Smith LW 20172013 x UMW Commission on Archives & History Committee on Episcopacy (7-17 members) Elizabeth Bachelder Smith CW 2017 2013 Kerry Cameron CW 2016 2010 Leonard Bachelder LM 2015 2007 We Chang x NEJ CM Joseph Beardsley x Sudarshana Devadhar x Bishop Margaret W. Bickford x Conf Biographer Margaret Goad CW 2016 2008 Duane Clinker CM 20162012 Anne Harper LW 20162012 Gary Dickson CM 20142010 Rich Hughen LM 20162008 10 Thomas J. Holmes LM 2016 2012 Seok Hwan Hong CW 2016 2008 Kara Jackman x Archivist, BUSth Margaret Klohck LW 20162010 Evelyn Laux LW 20182014 Emily Blackadar Kotkowski Chair LW 2016 2008 Theodore Locke LM 2016 2012 Bonnie Marden x NEJ LW Karen Munson CW 2016 2012 Joseph Moser LM 20162008 Nancy Noble x LW CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Rene Wilbur x Conf LL LW James Robertson LM 20142010 Committee on Leadership Mary Kay Schueneman CW 2016 2012 Paul Audy LM 20182014 Patricia J. Thompson Chair, Conf. Historian CW 2014 2010 Sean Delmore LM 20152011 Jennifer Turner LW 20162012 Barry Doland x Tech Harvey Versteeg x Cox Mem. Landmark Rep. LM LaTrelle Easterling x DS Melicent Versteeg LW 2016 2012 Ethel Franks x UMW Commission on Religion & Race Gayle Holden CW 20162012 Shinhyung Ahn x Asian Comm. Marie MacDougall Co-Chair LW 20152010 Kristen Dart Chair LW 2018 2014 Leeda Marsh Co-Chair LW 20152011 Lisa Fagerstrom LW 2016 2008 James McPhee x DS Crystal Gardner x Black Pastors Ralph Oduor x Conf Secretary Mehida Gonzalez x Latino CW Sam Purushotham LM 20162008 Bo Jackson Landsperg CW 2016 2012 Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM
Sieglinde Rogers CW 2017 2013 Matthew Willis-Goode CM 20172013
Hyuk Seonwoo CM 20172013 Disabilities Committee Sandra Smith CW 20152011 Anna-Jean (A-J) Alexander LW 2015 2011 Aljani Stanley LW 20172013 Walter Brown CM 20162012 Peg Swett LW 2015 2007 Casey Collins CW 2015 2011 Tammy Tuttle LW 2016 2012 Kelly DeFelice LW 20172013 Rene Wilbur x Con LL Crystal Gardner CW 2017 2013 x Rules Curtis Larrabee x Committee on Native American Ministries John Robbins CM 20172013 Avis Cox LW 2018 2014 Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Elizabeth Kubota CW 2018 2014 Hannah Rogers LW 20172013 Barbara Hathaway LW 2017 2013 Barbara Schreier CW 2017 2013 Pat Parent Chair LW 20182014 Sheri Smith Chair CW 2016 2012 Francine Reed LW 2016 2012 Environmental Concerns Taskforce, Parsonage Aaron Suprenant (Little Wolf) LM 20162008 Ernest Belisle Convenor, NH CM Todd Warfield LM 20172013 Sunmin Cho Rhode Island CM Kenneth White CM 2016 2008 Rob Crichlow x Trustees Committee on Rules (4-5 members) 11 Jennifer Curran Maine CW Sudarshana Devadhar x Bishop Beth Dimond Maine LW Cindy Edgerly Co-Chair LW 20162013 Tim Hudson Vermont LM Ralph Oduor x Conf Secretary David Nicol x Equit Comp Linda Reiber Co-Chair LW 20162013 Dean Peel New Hampshire LM
Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Jill Robinson New Hampshire CW CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Lourey Savick CW 20172013 Kathleen Towns Maine CW
Council on Finance & Administration (5-21 members) x DS
Nancy Bischoff CW 2017 2013 Equitable Compensation William Burnside x Conf Treasurer Jordon Fiore LM 20182014 Brigid Farrell x DS Oscar Harrell LM 20182014 Ralph Howe Chair CM 20182010 Pat MacHugh x DS Richard Jones LM 20172013 Geisa Matos-Machuca CW 2017 2013 David MacMahon LM 20182014 Mimi Magee Mills CW 2018 2014 James Mentzer x UMFNE Stephen Mockler LM 20182014 Harbour Mitchell CM 20172013 David Myers CM 20182014 Paul O’Neil CM 20182014 David Nicol Chair CM 20152011 Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Alecia Reeves-Freeman CW 2015 2011 Donald St. Marie LM 20162008 David Williams CM 20172013 Mary R. Tremblay LW 2016 2012
Nicaragua Planning Committee Greg Smith CM 20172013 Andrew Bragg LM 20162012 Susan Stewart LW 2017 2013 Cale Camareno LW 2016 2012 Margaret Welch 2016 2012 Byron Champlin x Rene Wilbur x CLL Tracy Duhamel LW 20162008 Dave Williams CM 20162012 Sean Figner LM 20172013 Gerald (Jay) Williams CM 2017 2013 Maureen (Reeny) Genholt LW 2017 2013 Dan Wilson CM 20162012 Gwen McGrath x Susan Yaruta-Young CW 20162013 Joanne McNally 20162012 x Dir Communications Kevin McNally Executive Director 20162012 Aldersgate – Board of Directors Sandra Melius Co-Chair LW 20162008 David Burke Vice Chair Stephen Melius CM 20162008 Jennifer Carpenter x Executive Director Sara Parker LW 20162008 Stephanie Dacko Ann Kathi Peterson LW 2016 2008 Marion Easterling Richard Rinker LM 20162008 Susan Gibbs Bill Taylor Chair CM 20162008 Bruce Mitchell
Visioning Table Katherine Mitchell Mark Monson Alley CM 2017 2013 Jennie Nowers 12 Betty Austin LW 20172013 Michelle Nowers Heather Bailes Baker CW 2017 2013 Kristine Owen Secretary Bobbi Bragan LW 20162012 Karen Pehrson Chair William Burnside x Treasurer Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM We Hyun Chang Chair CM 2016 2012 Joan White Treasurer CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Ted Crass CM 20172013 Covenant Hills – Board of Directors Sudarshana Devadhar x Bishop Laurie Chipman Evie Doyon LW 20162012 Leslie Desrosiers Steve Dry LM 20162012 Ashley Dodson x Executive Director Aida Fernandez CW 20162012 Jeffrey Dodson x Executive Director Will Green Secretary 2016 2012 Nancy Fowler Bill Humphrey CM 20172013 Ryan Gackenheimer Jaegil Lee CM 20172013 David MacGowan Arlene Mackie LW 2016 2012 Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Geisa Matos-Machuca CW 20162012 John Schulyer Howard McGlauflin LM 2016 2012 Sheri Smith Richard McKinley x Kirk Thompson David Nicol x Equitable Comp CM 2016 2012 Lindsay Townsend
Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM
Mechuwana – Board of Directors Kris Gerrard Charlie Thompson Cara Anderman Debbie McMillen Caryl Walsh
Beth Comeau Dist Board on Church Location & Building – CTWMA Arelis Agron David Martin Peter Crockett Joe Andrews John Pariseau Joan DeSanctis Steve Clark Ken Phesay Kay Gregory Craig Dawson Roy Richardson David Dunham Gary Richards Jarod Richmond Ralph Howe Al Rousseau Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Dist Board on Church Location & Building – MBH Beth Sullivan David Jackson Arthur Savage Amy Story Chair Norma Leachon Colin Simson Glen Mortimer Norman Thombs Director Margaret Thum Dist Board on Church Location & Building – MM Neil Crockett Larry Perkins Rolling Ridge – Board of Directors Neil Gastonguay Lorilee Reuillard Ardelle Giles Beverly Stenmark Lynda Fairbanks Atkins Bill Holden Kathy Strout Melinda Coppa Dist Board on Church Location & Building – NH Rachel Fisher Chair Marilyn Ayer Darlene Lamprey Sam Johnson James Batten Mark Lamprey Ernest Belisle Phil Polhemus David Jones Richard Berg
13 Charles McCrea Dist Board on Church Location & Building – NME Moira McCarthy Ann Beach William Condon Nancy Pearl Dan Blevins Wes Lavigne Larry J. Peacock x Executive Director Keith Brown Kim McLeod Ron Chaffee Michele St. Cyr Katherine Robinson Randy Chretien
Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Dist Board on Church Location & Building – RISEM Wanakee – Board of Directors Rebecca Baumann Phil Medeiros David Calhoun Johnell Norton David Abbott x DS Richard Crosby Andrea Perry Eric Chamberlin Secretary Jordan Fiore Rick Poulin Debbie Humm Neil Sweet Tom Getchell-Lacey Althea Jackson Matthew Wissell Sharon Lovejoy Vice-Chair Dist Board on Church Location & Building – TRI Penny Maurer Paul Carlotto Mike Gray Michael Moore x Site Director Priscilla Fanning Jim McPhee Nicole Richards Greg Fyfe
Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Dist Board on Church Location & Building – VT Dan Ames Charlie Magill Victoria Sheehan Chair Renny Azotea Kirk Thompson Kirstin Sylvester Larry Barber Bruce Venner Cheryl Heater Dick Wilbur Dist Board on Church Location & Building –CMA Elizabeth Bachelder-Smith Pat Miller-Fernandes Julia Daley Jim Niro
Dist Committee on Lay Servant Ministry – CMA Dist Committee on Ordained Ministry – CMA Bruce Denson Charles Frasier Travis Bonnette-Kim Hope Luckie Stephen DiMattei Bob Hout Diane Carpenter Rene Perez Beth Ferguson Judy Jones Rodney Dobbs Bonnie-Jean Rowe Mike Fisher Rene Perez Charles Frasier Gary Shaw Xia Jiao John Taylor Dist Committee on Lay Servant Ministry - CTWMA Charles Kiefer Ken Blanchard Rick Roy Meri Blanchard Arlene Thompson Dist Committee on Ordained Ministry - CTWMA Catharine Cummings Tedi Timpano Bruce Arbour David Henriques David Dunham Kelly Turney David Dunham Barbara Kszystyniak Stephanie Filiault Kris Useted Aida Fernandez John Marshall Claire Harris Ishelli Whyte Marion Grant John Morgans Jim Mercurio Colleen Williams Mary Lou Guarnera John Mueller Louise Minks David Williams Leslie Hastings Joanne Woodward Candy Morgans Coordinator to be named Dist Committee on Ordained Ministry – MBH John Morgans Leigh Dry Jenny Styers Dist Committee on Lay Servant Ministry – MBH Susan Jarek-Glidden Jung Sun Oh Ruby Blake David Jackson Karen Peters Herb Taylor Stephen Dale Betsy Nunes Charlotte Pridgen-Randolph Margret Watson Winston Edwards Alexx Wood Doug Robinson-Johnson Abraham Waya
Dist Committee on Lay Servant Ministry - MM Dist Committee on Ordained Ministry - MM Betty Austin Beverly Stenmark Cathy Anderson Neil Gastonguay Others to be named David Bagley George Hodgkins
14 Thom Blackstone Desi Larson Dist Committee on Lay Servant Ministry – NH Jackie Brannen Beverly Stenmark Doris Cupples Arnold Johnson Jinwoo Chun Kristin White Eric Feustel Douglas McDonald Casey Collins Rosemary Word Alan Grill Jack Sears Robbin Grill Dist Committee on Ordained Ministry – NH Mary Jane Anderson Darla Jaquith Dist Committee on Lay Servant Ministry - NME Bill Broadrick Sue Job Jim Boughman Kim MacLeod Sue Davidson Bob Moulton CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Becky Boober Kate Nicol Tom Getchell-Lacy Phil Polhemus Reeni Cipullo Dick Rushmore Huntley Halvarson Richard Swan Barbara Dicker Kelly Santiago Peter Hey Victoria Wood-Parrish Wayne Griffeth Bill Thomas Dist Committee on Ordained Ministry- NME Dist Committee on Lay Servant Ministry – RISEM Sue Brown Malcolm Hare Linda Gross Linda May Ellen Bridge Paula Lilley Howard Heaton Marcia Miner P. Ron Chaffee Dot Matson Debbie Humm Robert Newell Susan Chaffee David Nicol Gerald Leach Kim Wynacht Carolyn Chretien Jim Proctor
Dist Committee on Lay Servant Ministry – TRI Randy Chretien Michele St. Cyr Rich Hughen Dennis Veilleux Ellen Cleaves Peg Swett Jim McPhee Sue Davenport Dorna Thomas Ernest Farrar Dist Committee on Lay Servant Ministry – VT Dist Committee on Ordained Ministry – RISEM Cynthia Clough Ken Madsen Jane Gandy Tricia Waldron Rebecca Baumann David Purdy Curtis Larrabee Dick Wilbur Ellen Casey Elvira Reed Marie MacDougall Erni Wilbur Jack Craig Hyuk Seonwoo Ernest Gibbons Donna Schuyler
Seok Hwan Hong Edward Farrell-Starbuck Ellen Bridge Josselyn Langworthy David Hoyt Neil Sweet Sue Brown Paula Lilley Katherine Mitchell Matthew Wissell Keith Brown Peter Remick BJ Frosch Jan Rhenow Dist Committee on Ordained Ministry – TRI Colin Graebert Dan Wilson Mark Alley Sharon Lovejoy Lola Armstrong Jim McPhee Dist Committee on Superintendency – RISEM Lynne Campbell Stephen Mott Lee Arnold Hyuk Seonwoo Rich Cullen Steve Murray Debbie Humm Donna Schuyler Dawn DiManna Steve Notis Lynn McCracken Philip Viall Sue Ellery Jim Shook Gale O’Neil Jeff Hunt Kathleen Towns Dist Committee on Superintendency – TRI Yong Hwan Kim Gwyneth Arrison Rob Olson Dist Committee on Ordained Ministry – VT Mary Fifield Unyoung Park Sang-Churl Bae Connie Lane Rich Hughen Deborah Shipp Kerry Cameron Steve Oakland William Humphrey Beverly Staples Lu Christie Jan Rathbun Jim McPhee Kathleen Townes Deb Estey Tricia Waldron Dist Committee on Superintendency – VT Brigid Farrell Tim Wilcox Mitch Hay Doni Copenhaver Jane Gandy Liz Dallas Tricia Waldron Dist Committee on Superintendency – CMA Evie Doyon Hyung Kyu Yi Louis Bond Charles Frasier Brigid Farrell Brad Young Sherry Anne Bryant Wilma Kibler Bobbie Fillioe Nancy Collins Steve Melius Dist Ministry Team – CMA Rachel Fisher 15 Jim Cann Tea Sung Kang Dist Committee on Superintendency - CTWMA James Empfield Shandi Mawokomatanda Ricki Aiello David Dunham Mike Fisher Valerie Roberts-Toler Austin Alvarez HoSoon Han Bob Hout Donna Schofield Dolle Heather Bailes Baker Ruby Kelly Dist Ministry Team – CTWMA Rosemary Bottum Kurt Pearson Janet Deranian Pearl Wilkinson Heather Bailes Baker David Dunham
Louise Dumas Ron Wilson Ken Blanchard Fay Flannery CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Bobbi Bragan Deb Grehn Dist Committee on Superintendency – MBH George Button Pearl Wilkinson Mike Clark Karen Peters Catharine Cummings David Williams Nizzi Santos Digan Jennifer Rajala Dist Ministry Team – MBH Jeanette Merren Jung Sun Oh Ruby Blake Karen Peters Dist Committee on Superintendency - MM We Chang Nizzi Santos Digan Arlene Aldoupolis Karen Munson Glen Mortimer Sandra Botka Peg Moser Dist Ministry Team – MM Margo Carmines Sue Spalding George Hodgkins Others to be named Jackie Brannen Jen Reed Jinyong Choi Beverly Stenmark Dist Committee on Superintendency – NH Gayle Holden Norm Thombs Barbara Brake Dwight Haynes Dist Ministry Team – NH Linda Brake Betsey Peale Others to be named Wade Ewing Nina Scarlett David Abbott Mark Farnham Patricia Williams Robert Moulton
Kelly Harvell Vicki Wood-Parrish Dist Ministry Team – NME
Dist Committee on Superintendency - NME Holly Baker Ruth Foss Anna Beach Sharon Grant Dan Blevins Wayne Griffeth
Jim Boughman Thomas Mudgett Episcopal Residence Committee (for information only) Ellen Bridge Peter Remick Emily Blackadar Kotkowski Chair, x Episcopacy Gretchen Casey Roy Richardson Carol Castle Darlene Shortt Caryl Walsh x Trustees Ron Chaffee Michele St. Cyr Mary Tremblay x CF&A Sue Chaffee Cheryl Stratton Jill Churchill Lisa Swett Hispanic/Latino Ministries Committee (for information only) Reeni Cipullo Bill Thomas Josue Garcia
Dist Ministry Team – RISEM Endy Gomez David Arruda Debbie Humm Luiz Lucas Amy Alletzhauser Rebecca Lambert Nancy Bischoff Byungmoo Lee Geisa Matos-Machuca Co-Chair Edward Bove Kenneth MacMillen Rick McKinley Staff Barry Burdick Johnell Norton Frederico Carmona Carol Reale Rene Perez x DS Sunmin Cho Richard Rego Lee R. Soto Co-Chair Clarice Gothberg Brian Souza to be named H/L Ministries Coordinator Seok Hwan Hong Matthew Wissell Marriage and Family Ministries Team (for information only) Dist Ministry Team – TRI Rich Hughen Others to be named Margaret Barrow Jim McPhee Deborah Curtis
Dist Ministry Team – VT Robert Ebersole Martha Adams Bridgid Farrell Susan Heafield 16 KristaBeth Atwood Tim Hess Renny Azotea Charlene Helman David Hodgkins Brenda Bennett Curtis Larrabee Jane P. Ives Michael Bonanno David Light Evie Doyon Cheryl Meachen Barbara Lemmel Debbie Estey Tricia Waldron Kim Tisdale Yeasir
Anti-Racism Committee (for information only)
Personnel Committee (for information only) CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Travis Bonnette-Kim Barbara Cann Chair Leigh Dry William Burnside x Conf Treasurer Eric Dupee Sudarshana Devadhar x Bishop Oscar Harrell Marion Easterling Sophia Harrell Bill Kim Dot Hollenbeck Erica Robinson-Johnson x DCM Joan Humphrey Cheryl Russell William Humphrey Christine Topolewski Wendell Luke Response and Intervention Team (for information only) Cathy MacGovern Dave Atkinson Ricka Marsh Krista Beth Atwood Lynn McCracken Heather Bailes-Baker Jung Sun Oh Donald Rudalevige Steve Bither Rene Wilbur June Carter
John Chickering Louise J. Dumas Steve Dale Will Green Desi Larson Lehlohonolo (Henrietta) Montjane Charlotte Pridgen-Randolph Marilyn O. Robb Jordan Shaw Margaret (Dodie) L. Sheffield Helen Son Lisa Svenson Mary Todd Joyce Whetstone Amy Alletzhauser William Hewig Beverly Stenmark Alexx Wood
17 United Methodist Elder Care (for information only) Eleanor “Nora” Almond Secretary 2019 Bruce E. Andrews Vice President & Treasurer 2023 Hannah Bell-Lombardo 2019 Douglas R. Burgess 2019
Nair C. Cardoso 2016 CONFERENCE COMMITTEEONLEADERSHIP Michael Cole 2017 Sudarshana Devadhar x Bishop Rachel Filinson 2019 Daniel P. Genannt President 2019 Dorothy Flowers x Rep Linn HCC Seok-Hwan Hong x DS Jean James x Rep Winslow Gardens Keith N. Johnson 2022 James Martin 2021 Cynthia A. Mauch 2023 Gale O’Neil 2022 Francis “Rick” A. Richards 2023 Kenneth C. Saunders 2018 Charles Tramontana 2022
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2015Mission Proposed Non-Mission Annual Conference Total Conference Budget Mission Non-Mission Total Conference 1 Share Budget Share Budget Budget Share Budget Share Budget Budget
2 2014 2015 3 4 FUND 1 - WORLD MISSIONS 5 World Service Apportionment $859,953 $859,953 $837,685 $837,685 6 Black College Fund $117,761 $117,761 $114,721 $114,721 7 Africa University $26,353 $26,353 $25,670 $25,670 8 Episcopal Fund $251,105 $251,105 $251,240 $251,240 9 Ministerial Education Fund-Gen Church $221,426 $221,426 $215,690 $215,690 10 Ministerial Education Fund-Conference* $73,809 $73,809 $71,897 $71,897 11 Interdenominational Cooperation Fund $23,078 $23,078 $22,502 $22,502 12 General Administration Fund $103,780 $103,780 $101,113 $101,113 13 14 Connectional Mission Share Fund 1 $161,655 $161,655 $158,113 $158,113 15 16 Total World Missions $1,838,920 $0 $1,838,920 $1,798,631 $0 $1,798,631 17 18 18 FUND 2 - NEW ENGLAND MISSIONS 19 Spiritual Life 20 Board of Discipleship 21 Meetings and Administration $0 $500 $500 22 Resource Library $2,000 $2,000 $4,000 $2,000 $3,000 $5,000 23 Spirtual Life Programming $6,500 $35,000 $41,500 $7,000 $33,000 $40,000 24 Board of Global Missions 25 Advance Specials and other Grants $25,750 $25,750 $24,250 $1,500 $25,750 26 Africa Planning Committee $2,200 $1,000 $3,200 $2,000 $2,000 27 Justice For Our Neighbors $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $20,000 $70,000 $90,000 28 Meetings and Administration $0 $500 $500 29 Nicaragua Covenant $2,000 $200,000 $202,000 $2,000 $200,000 $202,000 30 Volunteers in Mission/ERT Training $0 $1,500 $5,000 $6,500 31 Camping and Retreat Ministry 32 Site Directors $421,579 $421,579 $433,649 $433,649 33 Camping Ministries $26,000 $1,140,000 $1,166,000 $26,000 $1,140,000 $1,166,000 34 Rolling Ridge Retreat Center $9,000 $600,000 $609,000 $9,000 $600,000 $609,000 35 Rolling Ridge Debt Abatement $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 36 Higher Education & Campus Ministries $48,675 $48,675 $41,000 $41,000 37 Mission u $8,500 $8,500 $6,000 $6,000 38 Youth Ministry Training/Prgrming $5,000 $11,000 $16,000 $10,000 $10,000 39 Program Staff Share 1/5 $84,288 $84,288 $88,775 $88,775 40 Total Spiritual Life $711,492 $2,029,000 $2,740,492 $724,174 $2,052,500 $2,776,674 41 ABCDEFG
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42 Vital Faith Communities
43 Community and Congregational Development 44 Board of Comm and Congregation Development $14,000 $30,000 $44,000 $15,000 $300,000 $315,000 45 Local Church Transformation Committee $8,000 $50,000 $58,000 $9,500 $50,000 $59,500 46 New Church Starts $45,500 $45,500 $44,500 $44,500 47 Town & Country $4,850 $4,850 $4,850 $4,850 48 Urban Committee $2,000 $40,000 $42,000 $2,000 $50,000 $52,000 49 Hispanic/Latino Ministries $500 $13,000 $13,500 $500 $30,000 $30,500 50 Parish Development Consultants $35,000 $20,000 $55,000 $35,000 $12,000 $47,000 51 Program Staff Share 1/5 $84,288 $84,288 $88,775 $88,775 52 Total Vital Faith Communities $194,138 $153,000 $347,138 $200,125 $442,000 $642,125 53
54 Diversity/Inclusivity 55 Christian Unity/Interreligious Concerns $21,700 $21,700 $20,000 $20,000 56 Church & Society $6,600 $3,900 $10,500 $1,500 $3,900 $5,400 19 57 Disability Committee $500 $500 $500 $500 58 Ethnic Concerns $500 $500 $500 $500 59 Religion & Race $10,000 $10,000 $5,000 $5,000 60 Anti-Racism $500 $500 $500 $500 61 Status & Role of Women $500 $500 $500 $500 62 Program Staff Share 1/5 $84,288 $84,288 $88,775 $88,775 63 Total Diversity/Inclusivity $124,588 $3,900 $128,488 $117,275 $3,900 $121,175 64
65 Leadership Development
66 Board of Laity $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 67 Leadership Committee $1,500 $1,500 $1,000 $1,000 68 Program Staff Share 1/5 $84,288 $84,288 $88,775 $88,775 69 Total Leadership Development $93,288 $0 $93,288 $97,275 $0 $97,275 70
71 Stewardship 72 Archives & History: Program $500 $500 $500 $500 73 BU Storage $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 74 Communication Technology $31,000 $31,000 $44,043 $44,043 75 Meetings and Administration $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 76 Program Staff Share 1/5 $84,288 $84,288 $88,775 $88,775 77 Total Stewardship $131,788 $0 $131,788 $149,318 $0 $149,318 78 ABCDEFG
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79 Other Conference Related Ministries 80 Annual Conference Sessions $0 $220,000 $220,000 $0 $220,000 $220,000 81 Non-Mission Share Ministries $0 $227,000 $227,000 $0 $227,000 $227,000 82 83 Connectional Mission Share Fund 2 $363,977 $363,977 $373,423 $373,423 84 85 Total New England Missions $1,619,270 $2,632,900 $4,252,171 $1,661,590 $2,945,400 $4,606,990 86 87 FUND 3 - MINISTRY SUPPORT 88 Conference Board of Pensions 89 Retiree/Disabled Benefits $650,000 $2,600,000 $3,250,000 $650,000 $3,000,000 $3,650,000 90 Active Clergy Health Insurance $0 $3,750,000 $3,750,000 $0 $3,750,000 $3,750,000 91 Active Clergy Pension/Disability $0 $3,240,000 $3,240,000 $0 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 92 Moving Expenses $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 93 Episcopal Office 20 94 Episcopal Residence $25,500 $10,000 $35,500 $22,100 $10,000 $32,100 95 Episcopal Residence: Assistant $15,000 $15,000 $18,700 $18,700 96 Episcopal office operation $113,575 $80,000 $193,575 $119,739 $81,400 $201,139 97 Committee on Episcopacy $500 $500 $500 $500 98 District Superintendency 99 District Superintending $1,597,483 $1,597,483 $1,647,499 $1,647,499 100 District Housing $126,327 $126,327 $104,000 $104,000 101 District Resource Days $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 102 Sustentation Fund $21,000 $15,000 $36,000 $21,000 $15,000 $36,000 103 Missional Pension/Benefits Fund $175,000 $175,000 $175,000 $175,000 104 Clergy Transition $13,500 $13,500 $13,500 $13,500 105 Board of Ordained Ministry 106 BOOM Operating Expenses $36,750 $36,750 $38,900 $38,900 107 BOOM Registrar $17,250 $17,250 $17,250 $17,250 108 Maternity/Paternity Leave $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 109 Equitable Compensation 110 Equitable Compensation $245,000 $245,000 $245,000 $245,000 111 Committees 112 Sexual Ethics Response Team $12,000 $12,000 $20,000 $20,000 113 Committee on Investigation $500 $500 $500 $500 114 Administrative Review Committee $0 $0 $0 $0 115 Committee on Rules $500 $500 $500 $500 ABCDEFG
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116 Administrative Ministry 117 Conference Center - Lawrence $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 118 Insurance $30,000 $2,700,000 $2,730,000 $30,000 $2,700,000 $2,730,000 119 Legal Service $40,000 $40,000 $45,000 $45,000 120 Administration Staff $412,000 $251,000 $663,000 $420,000 $257,800 $677,800 121 Auditing Expense $44,000 $44,000 $40,000 $40,000 122 Central Equipment $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 123 Conf Housing Maintenance/Repairs $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 124 Conf Property Reserve $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 125 CFA, Mission Share Interpretation $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 126 Trustees $1,800 $265,000 $266,800 $1,800 $265,000 $266,800 127 General & Jurisdictional Delegates $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 128 Journal Publication $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 129 Task Forces $25,000 $25,000 $10,000 $10,000
21 130 Jurisdictional Conference Support $18,690 $18,690 $18,690 $18,690 131 132 Other Conf Related Admin Ministry $135,000 $135,000 $135,000 $135,000 133 Non-Mission Share Ministry Support 134 135 Connectional Mission Share Fund 3 $654,380 $654,380 $660,508 $660,508 136 137 Total Mission/Ministry Support $4,744,255 $13,056,000 $17,800,255 $4,788,686 $12,724,200 $17,512,886 138 139 OTHER ACTIVITIES/ADJUSTMENTS 140 Use of Subsidy Pool -$200,000 -$200,000 -$200,000 -$200,000
141 Use of Reserves -$265,000 -$265,000 -$82,000 -$82,000 142 143 TOTAL $7,737,445 $15,688,900 $23,426,346 $7,966,908 $15,669,600 $23,636,508 RS-216 - 2014 Strategic Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (full plan available at www.neumc.org/2014plan)
Background: Stepping Out In Faith BIBLICAL GROUNDING Joshua 3:1-5; 14-17 ‘When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests then you shall set out from your place. Follow it, so that you may know the way you should go, for you have not passed this way before…’
Matthew 14:22-33 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
KEY GOALS To create a plan that would enhance our ability to Equip, Support and Connect local, regional, and global ministries… as our conference mission states. Of course, the ultimate goal is for our conference structure and ministries to be focused on making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world, and to help local churches – regardless of their size – to become vital faith communities1 with life-changing ministries. A key focus question was “What do we need to pay attention to in the next 3-5 years in order to be more faithful to the vision of making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world?” The primary areas that require purposeful and significant changes are: • Leadership recruitment, development, and support for clergy and laity • Intentional focus on spiritual formation • Deepening connectional relationships for support and accountability in fulfilling our mission Challenges • Ambivalence about connectionalism. • Resource allocation. • Cultural relevance and public perception. • Model of church. • Variety of audiences and multiple strategies. Opportunities • Attitudes about change. • Hope for this process. • Connection. • Stories.
1 from the Vital Congregations Initiative (more at www.umcvitalcongregations.org)
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Transformed by the Holy Spirit, united in trust, we will boldly proclaim Christ to the world.
Recommendation: We suggest that the Conference Vision Statement be carried forward to the new plan. Conference Mission Statement The Conference Mission Statement goes a step further, specifically stating how the Conference staff and resources will work toward the goal of making disciples. Recommendation: We suggest that this Mission Statement be slightly edited in the final sentence to bring it in line with the overall UMC Mission as well as to add the component of the impact of what we are doing:
Our mission as the New England Conference is to equip, connect, and support local, regional and global ministries to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Five Critical Values
Recommendation: We suggest the following re-articulation and expansion of our critical values. These priorities give us particular areas of emphasis to guide our strategies and decisions:
1. Spiritual Life 2. Vital Faith Communities 3. Diversity and Inclusivity 4. Leadership Development and Accountability 5. Stewardship
Spiritual Life GOALS • To reawaken a culture of faithful discipleship within the New England Conference. • To help churches develop a plan where people, no matter their age, are growing in their faith. • To grow faithful disciples who are committed to teaching our children and youth. STRATEGIES • Reprioritize our metrics and focus to be on discipleship, rather than membership. • Transform the work of the Spiritual Formation initiative into a full Board of Discipleship, to create a comprehensive plan for spiritual formation and discipling for clergy and laity. (also see Leadership Development section). • Raise the expectations across the conference that every clergy and every layperson in leadership (committee chair) participate in a regular spiritual life/discipleship group. • Develop a communications plan to support these efforts with stories about churches that have this kind of discipleship in place, and the impact on their church and ministries. • Focus intentionally on spiritual life/discipleship in Annual Conference sessions and charge or church conferences. Leadership Development and Accountability
GOALS
• Strong, well-trained, faithful leaders at every level of church life.
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STRATEGIES
Overall
• Establish a leadership summit to develop and align resources for excellent leadership; to: ¾ Analyze and determine models of clergy leadership for the future in New England. ¾ Develop a plan for clergy recruitment, development, and retention, as well as for vocational transitioning as needed. • Increase availability of training and resourcing in a variety of delivery systems (“live” resourcing days, conference library, online trainings, webinars, etc.). ¾ Increase communication of the availability of these resources. ¾ Provide comprehensive listing of outside training and resourcing opportunities, beyond the conference or denomination. • Grow the number of churches being assessed and served by Congregational Development coaches, with oversight by and in communication with the District Superintendents: ¾ Identify, evaluate and develop an action plan with 3-5 churches annually in each district. ¾ Employ a variety of tools/resources tailored for the specific needs of each congregation. Leadership Development for Clergy • Strengthen our system of mentoring/apprenticeship for new local pastors, commissionees, and ordinands. • Establish a minimum threshold of attendance at spiritual formation, resourcing, and training events. • Require clergy to participate in a learning/covenant group. Leadership Development for Laity • Standardize resources and processes for District Leadership and Lay Servant Academies across the conference, while allowing for flexibility and creativity on a district-by-district basis. Utilize well-functioning Academy teams to train/resource other districts. • Highly recommend require participation in at least one Lay Servant Academy or District Leadership Academy for leadership (chairs) on church boards and committees. • Local church committees will conduct an annual review of Leadership “Guidelines” for each local church committee. • Participation in regular Bible study or covenant group as a prerequisite for leadership (conference to recommend 3-4 resources: Disciple, Companions in Christ, Covenant, etc…). Vital Faith Communities GOALS • Vital faith communities, liberated and equipped for the mission of making disciples. • Understanding and commitment to our common mission. STRATEGIES • Understand and build awareness of the flexible definition of a vital faith community. • Articulate a “theology of property” that can help congregations reimagine church buildings and their use. • “Right-sizing” all congregations: Achieving appropriate balance in clergy appointment time, building size, and budget for all congregations. ¾ Aligning clergy appointments to be appropriate for congregation size/budget by the 2017-2018 appointment year ¾ Assisting congregations in assessing building requirements for current ministry ¾ Requiring congregations to create a plan for financial viability/sustainability • Provide support and resources for congregations to learn, affirm, and participate in our common mission and the strength of our connection. (Also see Stewardship section). Superintendency GOALS • A model of superintendency that best allows for deeper relationships between superintendents and local churches in the districts so as to live out our mission of discipleship making.
24 STRATEGIES • The Annual Conference should authorize CFA to hire an outside nonprofit consultant to work with the Cabinet to develop a plan to transform the superintendency so as to focus on “strategic missional thinking” and other responsibilities as stated in the Book of Discipline in their districts for implementation in 2016. • Key to the plan will be to examine the roles and responsibilities of superintendents. Streamlining the Structure GOALS • Streamlined and efficient structure for Conference leadership, aligned with our vision and mission, and offering a web of connection.
STRATEGIES:
Recommendation for a streamlined structure of Conference committees
The Connectional Table is the new center of leadership for the New England Conference, and is charged with the implementation of the actions, budgets, and goals set by the Annual Conference. • Six (6) at-large* seats • Bishop (convener, non-voting) • Lay Leader (vice chair) • Dean of Cabinet • Director of Connectional Ministries • Treasurer • BOOM Chair (in the case of co-chairs, the co-chairs will decide among themselves who will represent BOOM) • President, Conference Board of Trustees (* at large members should help ensure diversity and relate to the five critical values. They are nominated by the Lay Leader and the Bishop, and approved by the Nominations Committee and elected at Annual Conference session) A streamlined committee, board and agency structure is proposed (see Appendix A) to connect to the five critical areas: • Leadership Development and Accountability • Stewardship • Vital Faith Communities • Spiritual Life • Diversity and Inclusivity
25 Additional detail on the committee structure, nominations criteria, and where things fit is included in Appendix A in the full plan.
Diversity and Inclusivity The team recognizes the paramount importance of this priority, and we believe the commitment to diversity and inclusivity is and should be infused in the other strategic areas. However, this was not part of our charter, and thus the team was not intentional in building specific goals and strategies in a distinct section of the plan. However, we do reaffirm this as a critical value. Conference leadership is currently working on rebuilding and strengthening the Religion and Race committee. This committee will review this plan and all areas to ensure we are continuing to attend to honoring and including the full diversity of God’s children in our churches and our conference. In addition, the conference leadership is encouraged to continue the work of addressing systemic issues of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and all other forms of discrimination in our conference, our churches, and our world.
Stewardship and Mission Share GOALS • Decrease proportion of mission shares to local church budgets. • A healthy balance of allocation of mission shares between local, regional, and global missions, and administrative ministries. • Increase stewardship focus and utilization of resources in local congregations. • 100% Mission share participation by every church. • A culture that understands the life-cycle of congregations, embracing new places for new people, growth, decline, death and resurrection. STRATEGIES
• Assess the appropriateness of the mission share system ¾ Is it in alignment with our strategy for deployment of pastors? ¾ Does it support the Conference vision, mission, and critical values? ¾ Is the calculation of mission shares appropriate in relation to local church budgets? • Increase focus on stewardship in pastoral training and continuing education. • Increase focus on communication to local churches regarding mission shares: videos, downloadable resources, “guest preacher” recommendations, etc. • Ask each local church to use one of recommended tools and resources for stewardship, available through the Conference and the United Methodist Foundation of New England. Copies of recommended resources will be available in the Conference Library, and/or scholarships for purchasing resources. • Work with those churches not contributing 100% of mission shares on a plan to increase mission share participation each year toward the goal of full participation. ¾ Create District Finance teams (note: this model is used in Vermont). These teams will walk with churches to assess, educate, and support churches to move toward full participation in mission shares. ¾ Determine future status of those churches and clergy who consistently do not contribute to mission shares. • Develop a process that assesses viability of struggling churches and empowers congregations to close in a graceful way. Next Steps The presentation of the plan concludes the recommendations of the Strategic Planning Team. Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar is committed to the implementation of the strategies proposed in this plan, and will be working with the Cabinet and leadership to enact these recommendations. Initial Next Steps • Work with Conference Council on Finance and Administration to assess the budgetary requirements and implications of the elements of the plan. • Nominations for the new Conference structure • Further implementation of the plan will be ongoing.
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DAILY PROCEEDINGS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 11, 2014
CLERGY SESSION - Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar called the clergy session to order at 2:05 P.M. The Bishop asked the body to welcome his Administrative Assistant, Brenda Borchers, Bob Sweet as Parliamentarian and Ralph Oduor, the Conference Secretary. The Bishop thanked Sue Evans for her many years of service and asked the body to recognize her with applause, since this was her last Clergy session as Registrar. David Abbott answered the Business of Annual Conference (BAC) question 17. Yoo-Yun Cho-Chang and Peter Hey, Co-Chairs of the Board of Ordained Ministry (BOOM), greeted the body then Yoo- Yun Cho-Chang opened with a prayer. The rest of the meeting followed the Business of Annual Conference in order from Question 18. Sue Evans, the BOOM Registrar, assisted as necessary. Bishop Devadhar asked that Will Jouko Green, SeungRi Victor Han, and Kenneth Erwin Mantler, be elected as Provisional Elders They were asked to leave the room. They were elected and then they returned to applause. Bishop Devadhar asked that Julia Kerr Daley be elected as a Deacon in Full Connection. Bishop Devadhar asked that Theodore Frederick Crass, and Xia Jiao be elected as Elders in Full Connection. They were asked to leave the room. They were elected and returned to applause. Other questions were answered and voted respectively, including those requiring 2/3 or ¾ majority votes. The entire report, with some corrections, was adopted. (See the Business of the Annual Conference.) The Bishop asked permission to address the body. Permission was granted. He stated that the dates for the next session would depend on survey results. He reminded us that survey sheets were in registration envelopes and that we should complete the surveys in time for him to announce the results before the close of the session on Saturday. The key question was whether to hold the next session Friday-Sunday, or Thursday-Saturday. Ernie Farrar and Deborah Shipp an update on the Imagine No Malaria (INM) campaign. Vicki Woods said thanks for the first provisional academy 3- year team. Susan Morrison requested that in future, those being introduced for provisional or full connection be each accorded a short introduction so we get to know a bit about them. David Hoyt, Chair of the Board of Pensions, addressed issues of clergy pension plans and Health Insurance; followed by Q & A. Following a motion and second, Bishop Devadhar declared the Clergy Executive Session adjourned at 3:44 P.M.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 2014 - 7:00 P.M
OPENING WORSHIP - Celebration of lives saved through Imagine No Malaria (INM) with Jim Mentzer, Director United Methodist Foundation of New England, Bonnie Marden, Field Coordinator, Imagine No Malaria, Bishop Cliff Ives & Ellen Bridge, INM-Co-Chairs, Abraham Waya, Tsitsi Moyo, Sarah Ames, and the INM Ambassadors. OFFERTORY – “Amazing Abundance” 3120 WS (Worship & Song) - Gifts are in support of Imagine No Malaria - the campaign to save lives and end this preventable illness in Africa through an integrated program of education, infrastructure, communications and simple bed nets. SONG – “Imagine the People of God” by the Music Team. SCRIPTURE READINGS – 2 Cor. 13:4-14 and Matthew 28:16-20 ZIEGLER AWARD SERMON – Steve Garnaas-Holmes, the 2014 recipient, was the preacher. See addendums for his sermon text titled “Go Therefore”. MUSIC - Hymn “Spirit of God” 2117 FWS DENMAN EVANGELISM AWARD – Rick McKinley, Director of Congregational Development presented the award to Mrs. Jaesook Lee from the Boston Korean UMC, Andover, MA. LIFETIME OF DISCIPLESHIP AWARD – Preachers’ Aid presented the awards to Nancy Hajek, Marie and Charles Frasier. JOHN BRYAN SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD - Bob Moore, retired Elder of New England Annual Conference, presented the award to Suzanne Rudalevige.
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BLAINE AND LOIS TAYLOR FELLOWSHIPS - Preachers’ Aid presented the awards to The Rev. Walter R. Brown (58 yrs. of active and retired pastoral ministry), The Rev. C. Edward Claus (34 yrs. of pastoral ministry and 6 yrs. as DS), and the Rev. Huntley Halvorson (35 yrs. of parish ministry).
THURSDAY MORNING JUNE 12, 2014
BIBLE STUDY - 7:00 A.M. with Terry Teykl, Easton Dining Hall
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 12, 2014
MEMORIAL COMMUNION SERVICE - 1:00 P.M Celebrating the Service of the Saints, Service of Word, Sacrament, and Remembrance. The Music Team played Gathering Music as Memorial Families & guests were seated. CALL TO WORSHIP - (Litanies and Other Prayers: Year A. Cole and Tilson: 1992, 90. Abingdon) One: God will pour out the Spirit on all flesh, Many: And our daughters and sons shall prophesy. One: Our old ones shall dream dreams, Many: and our young ones shall see visions; All: And all who call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered. WELCOME - Bishop Devadhar SERMONIC HYMN - “Stillness” - Mark Miller ACT OF REMEMBRANCE - Margaret Bickford and youth member, Noah Spicer, remembered these saints: CLERGY: Earl H. Bell, Herman B. Benjamin, William A. Campbell, Martin E. Cernak, Janet M. Crain, Richard A. Davis, Edwin Holt Hughes IV, John A. Kirk, Sr., Chuck Langbein, William R. Morley Sr., James B. Peden, Lucille Richard, John A. Russell Jr., Robert Sammons, Junille W. Shepardson, Douglas C. Smith Sr., Ronald W. Smith, Roland C. Stockbridge, Doris Turbill, Neal White, and Gale Ross Williamson SPOUSES: Janet Allten, Elizabeth Austin, Barbara Batten, Sarah Ruth Bilberry, Elaine Boutwell, Barbara L. Bullens, Grace Dougherty, Ruth E. Gagne, Dorothy Green, Judith H. Guinn, Lorraine Holcomb, Keith McIntyre, Marion O’Brien, Barbara Porter, Rosalie Smody, Gladys L. Snedeker, and Robert A. Starbird Sr. SCRIPTURE – 1 Peter 4:7-17 (The Message) MESSAGE – “Gratitude” Lillian Daniel COMMUNION – Bishop Devadhar with Bishop Ives assisting. BLESSING – Bishop Devadhar led us in the Blessing at 2:30 P.M.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 12, 2014
HOLY CONFERENCING CALL TO ORDER - Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar called the 21st session of New England Annual Conference to order at 2:44 P.M. The Bishop and Rene Wilbur welcomed everyone. Bishop spoke “O Sing to the Lord a New Song for God has done Marvelous Things,” and he has done marvelous things in you. It is a gathering of the United Methodist family. If you have questions, stop and ask questions for an answer. The Bishop welcomed Mark Miller and the musicians back to the NE Conference. Bishop introduced Terry Teykl who has been leading us in bible study. Terry brought greetings from his radio station in Houston, Texas, who says the Lord’s Prayer every day at noon. He would like the NE Conference to join them in prayer with them and for our Bishop as well. Rene Wilbur led us in prayer. CONFERENCE MUSICIANS –Mark Miller introduced the musicians. The musicians played “Blessed Be Your Name” and the conference joined in singing. The Bishop welcomed the first-time visitors to conference. The Bishop introduced Robert Sweet (a retired Elder in Full Connection) as Parliamentarian. The Bishop welcomed our special guests: Laura Everett, Executive Director Mass Council of Churches, Rev. Frederick Moser, MCC Board member representing the Episcopal Diocese of MA, General Agency Representatives: Ron Coleman GBPHB, Jeffrey Campbell GBOD, and Terry Wiggin GBCS. Bishop thanked all those in extension ministries.
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David Calhoun called attention to the Holy Conferencing guidelines. He also asked members to fill out the evaluations at the end of the conference. David noted INM Malaria receipts of $18,000 and a matching grant of $12,000 from Calvary UMC, Lewiston, ME. COMMISSION ON RELIGION AND RACE – Laurel Scott spoke about diversity on race and religions of all the world. While overt racism may have receded, globalization has brought us to the point of accepting diverse people from all parts of world. This year may be the last year that snapshots of Annual Conference are offered. Wednesday night; 24 people in leadership spoke of whom 11 were white female or 45% white female. Kristen Dart will take over at end of session as chair. The Commission needs representation from every group. COMMITTEE ON DISABILITIES – Sheri Smith, Chair, requested all to be aware of persons with disabilities when going to dinner, parking, and around conference. If you want to volunteer your time, find someone with a red shirt. ORGANIZATIONAL - Bishop Devadhar welcomed everyone to this session of the Annual Conference. Bishop introduced NME District Lay Leader Susan Chaffee, and a member of the Board of Laity, seated with him at the head table. She will be the first of many laity to assist. ANNOUNCEMENTS – Ralph Oduor, Conference Secretary announced the following: 1. Roll Call will be taken from the registrations at the registration desk. 2. When voting, vote with the green voting card included in the registration packet. 3. Correction to the Pre-Conference Booklet (PCB): It is “Green Mountain College”, NOT “Green Mountain Task Force” in the TOC and Index 4. According to our rules of procedure, any motion that is made must be in writing to the Secretary and Presiding Bishop before it can be acted upon. Motion forms are available from any of the ushers. 5. If you wish to be recognized, please raise and wave your voting card from your seat before moving to a microphone. This helps visibility in the front of the Chapel. 6. Original makers have authorized substitutes as follows: Late-Breaking: RS-119, RS-205, and RS-209 and, Distributed separately: RS-203, RS-204 7. The current Consent Calendar is on page 3 of the PCB. The vote on the Consent Calendar is scheduled for Friday at 4:00 P.M. as an Order of the Day. No debate or amendments will be allowed. The instruction for removal of an item from the Consent Calendar is on page 4 of the PCB. As a reminder, to remove any item from the Consent Calendar, simply provide the Conference Secretary with a written request for such, signed by 10 members of the Conference, before the close of the session this evening (you may obtain the form for this purpose on page 92 of the PCB). ORGANIZING MOTIONS – Ralph Oduor moved that the bar of the Conference includes the entire chapel, floor and the balcony. The motion was seconded and adopted. Ralph Oduor moved that the agenda as adjusted in Late Breaking News should be adopted as the working agenda for this session. The motion seconded and adopted. Ralph Oduor moved that Kristine Anderson, Glenna Keleher, Ruth Oduor, Ami Sawtelle, Josephine Sierra, and Kristin White, be elected as the Committee on Journal and Assistant Secretaries. The motion seconded and adopted. Ralph Oduor moved that Nancy R. Allen, Fran Camacho, Cathy Cantin, June Carter, Sharlene Cormie, Larry Curtis, Beulah Digan, Melanie Fengler, Paul Hoffman, Nancy Kenty, Jean Marsh, Bob Packard, Kim Ryan, Shallon Sullivan, be elected as ushers and tellers with Fran Camacho as Head Usher/Teller. The motion seconded and adopted. Ralph Oduor moved that those who have appropriately filed excuses with the Conference Secretary be excused from the sessions as requested. The motion seconded and adopted. Ralph Oduor moved that all reports printed in the Pre-Conference Booklet be adopted and printed in the conference Journal. The motion seconded and adopted. Ralph Oduor moved that all reports printed in the Late-Breaking booklet and those distributed separately to members on June 12, 2014 be adopted and printed in the conference Journal. The motion seconded and adopted. RETIREE’S RECOGNITION - Peter Hey and Yoo-Yun Cho Chang Co-Chairs of BOOM recognized those that are retiring. Retirees came forward as their names were read: Linwood R. Arnold, Joan W. Berlin, William Scott Campbell, Gary Capen, Mari Clark, Maria L. Coleman, Ward M. Coleman, Janice W. Davis, Michael B. W. Davis, Priscilla Dreyman, Deborah A. Estey, Paula J. Fletcher, Marguerite C. Gage, Margaret D. Goad, Patrice H. Goodwin, Charles G. Hartman, Paul Hoffman, Joseph B. Jewell, Paula M. Payne, Bruce A. Pehrson, Marj W. Stark, Charles R. Stith, DanaBeth Wells-Goodwin, and Julia R. Wilson.
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These retiring Local Pastors were recognized: Karen Gotowski, Frank O. King, David Moore, Kenneth A. Phesay, and Susan Yaruta-Young. Rebecca Mincieli presented the retirees with certificates of recognition. Bishop Devadhar offered a prayer of thanksgiving for their ministry and asked their spouses to stand and be recognized. We watched a retiree Video montage including the song, “Amazing Grace”. Yoo Yun presented those who will be ordained this year: Elders; Ted Crass and Xia Jiao, Deacon; Julia Daley. Retiring Elders spoke to the ordinands: Linwood Arnold stated how the covenant is different. Clergy covenant is part of a covenant that binds clergy and laity together. Scott Campbell, assured them of a promise from those already ordained – “we will be there for you.” DanaBeth Wells-Goodwin read from Ephesians "it is in Christ…” Proverbs 20 –“Love God and love the ones you are called to serve. Love them whether you like them or not…” “Embrace soul searching”. ORDINANDS’ HISTORIC QUESTIONS –The Bishop asked the historic questions of the ordinands; “Have you faith in Christ? Are you going on to perfection? Do you expect to be made perfect in love in this life? Etc. After the ordinands replied to these questions, the Bishop invited everyone to rise and celebrate with them. Bishop had the BOOM, District Committees of Ministries members stand and be recognized for their work. RS-211 - James McPhee, Tri-State District Superintendent, moved the adoption - To Discontinue of the First UMC, South Portland. The motion was seconded and adopted. SUSPENSION OF RULES - David Abbott moved to suspend the rules in order to consider three discontinuance resolutions in the Late-Breaking materials. The motion seconded and adopted. RS-213 - David Abbott, New Hampshire District Superintendent, moved the adoption - To Discontinue Grace United Methodist Church in Canaan, VT. The motion seconded and adopted. RS-214 - Rene Perez, Central MA District Superintendent, moved the adoption - To Discontinue Maynard UMC in Maynard, MA. The motion seconded and adopted. RS-215 - Brigid A. Farrell, Vermont District Superintendent, moved the adoption - To Discontinue East Haven UMC in East Haven, VT. The motion seconded and adopted. RECOGNITION OF CAMBRIDGE WELOMING MINISTRIES, CAMBRIDGE, MA - LaTrelle Easterling, Metro Boston Hope District Superintendent, led the recognition: “Born of a call to offer the full grace and love of God to persons who are gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual, transgender, and queer, Cambridge Welcoming Ministries emerged in 2001. The founding pastors of this ground-breaking ministry were Rev. Tiffany Steinwert and Pastor David Kim. Other faithful and faith-filled leaders have included Rev. Dr. Kirk Van Gilder, Pastor Lisa Fagerstrom, and Pastor Marla Marcum. While the full cadre of supporters is too numerous to list, the following persons were instrumental in bringing this burgeoning ministry to fruition: Allan Anderson, Barbara and Ron Boucher, Rev. Annie Britton, Rev. Scott Campbell, XonnaBell Clark, Sean Delmore, Rev. Nizzi Santos-Digan, Dee Dee Edmondson, Rev. Aida Irizarry-Fernandez, Carolyn Frantz, Bill Gillis, Pastor Will Green, Rev. Linda Littlefield-Grenfell, Rev. Dick Harding, Rev. Charles and Anona Hartman, Evan Johnson, Jessica Kimmet, Dan and Tallessyn Grenfell-Lee, Brian Liu, Trelawney Grenfell-Muir, Michele Naughton, Rev. Gary Nettleton, Rob Newell, Chelsea Paxton, David Petersen, Craig Sato, Jeremy Smith, Dawn Sorensen, Rev. Dr. Bryan Stone, Elizabeth Sweeney, Joe Takawaski, Tracy Woods, and Robert Wyckoff. The congregation worshipped in various locations over its historic past beginning with Grace UMC in Cambridgeport, MA, then transitioning to College Avenue UMC in Somerville, MA, and finally with Harvard-Epworth UMC in Cambridge, MA. These congregations demonstrated tremendous generosity in opening their doors, but more importantly their hearts to this new community. Cambridge Welcoming Ministries birthed many leaders, both lay and clergy, who are serving within the New England Conference and beyond. These men and women continue to serve the kin-dom of God with the strength and courage they gained through this beloved community. Only God knows the complete number of hearts and lives that were touched, saved, healed, and inspired by the passionate work of Cambridge Welcoming Ministries. Although it will no longer gather as a worshipping community, the seeds that were planted will continue to bear fruit for years to come. The New England Annual Conference bears witness to the life and legacy of Cambridge Welcoming Ministries”. LaTrelle Easterling then led us in prayer for these ministries. CONFERENCE STATISTICIAN – Joy Mueller showed slides on the statistics of our conference including the VT churches. Her report is included in this Journal. This year Joy focused on Mission Shares. Here is an extract from the report: “It is often helpful to point out what is not included in the mission share formula. Here is a list of numbers that are not included in the mission share calculation:
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• Capital expenses - such as a new roof for the church building or a heating system for the parsonage • Mortgages or loans • Mission spending - such as donations to UMCOR, Habitat for Humanity, or local projects • The number of people - either membership or worship attendance The amount pledged • The endowment of a church Joy told the story of Strong UMC, ME, “I would like to close with one of these stories. As part of my work, I usually look carefully at “outliers” - data points that fall outside the usual patterns. The vast majority of our churches have 5 or less new professions of faith. The outlier: this church began the year with 81 members and reported 30 new members received by Profession of Faith. Now 30 is a very large number of new members - even for our largest churches so I was fairly certain that it was probably a 3 with an extra 0 entered inadvertently. The data point I was looking at came from the Strong UMC’s statistical report. This congregation is located in Franklin County in the Mid Maine District. The town of Strong has a population just over 1200 people. To my surprise, when I checked with the pastor, Connie Maginnis, the 30 was accurate. She told me that 2 years ago, the church held a Vacation Bible School and included people in the community. The people in the church invited families that had been attending VBS to come to church. The families mentioned that the time the church offered Sunday school/worship was difficult for their young children so the church responded and changed the time! The families started coming to worship and Sunday School. After 6 months and a sermon on baptism, these new families asked to be baptized. The pastor offered classes for the families and in April 2013, 7 children and 13 youth/adults were baptized; 30 people joined the Strong UMC by Profession of faith and 3 transferred their membership. These families have become an active part of the ministry and mission for Strong UMC . You might say they have made the Strong UMC stronger! Pastor Maginnis was excited to tell me about a recent mission project for Imagine No Malaria. The newly confirmed youth found ways to creatively include the entire congregation. To everyone’s surprise they raised $1800 for this effort! This story is a good one as it shows how reaching out to the community, inviting people to church, listening to their needs, and being willing to change in order to accommodate can positively impact your congregation’s ministry. Of course there are more stories like this one among our churches and I hope that you share them with each other over the next few days. We can encourage each other to write new stories and maybe create a few more outliers, but most of all, strengthen discipleship here in New England.” Bishop Devadhar thanked Joy for her ministry. 2014 STRATEGIC PLAN – Herb Taylor and Evelyn Johnson presented their report (RS-216). The final report is included separately. Rene Perez spoke about Spiritual Life. Will Green spoke about Vital Faith Communities. Caryl Walsh and Erica Robinson-Johnson spoke about District Superintendency. Erica Robinson-Johnson spoke about Streamlining the Structure. Aida Fernandez spoke about Diversity and Inclusivity. We Chang spoke about Mission Shares. Herb Taylor spoke about the Next Steps. The Bishop thanked the team for their work. POINT OF CLARIFICATION – Stewardship is the final piece. GRACE – Erica Robinson-Johnson introduced Rev. Frederick Moser, MCC Board member representing the Episcopal Diocese of MA, who brought us greetings from the Council and offered Grace. RECESS - Bishop Devadhar declared a recess at 5:05 P.M.
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CONCERT – 6:30 P.M. Tina Luce centered us through her joyful and Spirit-filled music. OPENING WORSHIP – 7:00 P.M EPISCOPAL ADDRESS – Bishop Devadhar greeted everyone and then read Psalm 34: 1-3. He went on to highlight the importance of Christian community, and outlined three dimensions as we are formed in Christian community: Up, In, and Out. “The ‘up’ dimension of our Christian faith is lived out through prayer and worship as personal and community practices,” the Bishop said. “The ‘in’ dimension of our Christian faith as individuals and as a community emphasizes the
31 DAILY PROCEEDINGS importance of relationships with other brothers and sisters in our community of faith and people who live in our neighborhood. The ‘in’ dimension also pays attention to the nurture of our spiritual lives. And we go ‘out’ to our community and to our world as we become present to others and as we model servanthood to others.” Read the entire address in the Addendum(s). RECOGNITIONS – Bishop Devadhar introduced Thomas Gallen and David MacMahon of Preacher’s Aid. Tom presented a symbolic check for their 2.5 million dollar pledge to the Together for Tomorrow Campaign, the balance of which will be fulfilled this year. Erica Robinson-Johnson gave a history of Preachers’ Aid. Bishop celebrated the conclusion of the Together for Tomorrow Campaign, with Videos of Bishop Susan Hassinger and Bishop Peter Weaver thanking the Preachers’ Aid Society. AWARDS –The Bishop presented awards of thanksgiving to Bonnie Marden for her 15 years of service as Conference Choreographer and Director of Imagine No Malaria; Alexx Wood for her 8 years of ministry as Director of Conference Communications; and Heidi Chamberland for her 8 years of leadership as District Superintendent of Connecticut and Western MA District. APPOINTMENTS – Bishop Devadhar appointed David Abbott as Dean of Cabinet and Beverly Stenmark as Secretary and all the DS’s as the Cabinet. He also recognized and thanked all who served on the extended cabinet. The Bishop announced the District Superintendent appointments: Rene Perez (CMA), David Calhoun (CWM), LaTrelle Easterling (MBH), Beverly Stenmark (MME), David Abbott (NHD), Pat MacHugh (NME), Seok Hwan Hong (RIM), Jim McPhee (TRI) and Brigid Farrell (VMT). The District Superintendents announced appointment changes by District; clergy and laity received their appointment letters. The Bishop recognized those serving in extension ministries. CLOSING PRAYER– Heidi Chamberland closed the session in prayer at 9:05 P.M.
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 2014
BIBLE STUDY - 7:00 A.M. with Grace Imathiu, Easton Dining Hall
OPENING WORSHIP - 8:30 A.M - Gathering Music by Mark Miller and the conference musicians Camp directors and counselors led worship. MESSAGE – Lillian Daniel on “Friendship”. -
HOLY CONFERENCING CALL TO ORDER - Bishop Devadhar called the conference to order at 9:37 A.M. ORGANIZATIONAL - Debbie Humm, RIM District Lay Leader was seated with the Bishop. COMMITTEE ON JOURNAL - Kristine Anderson reported for the Committee on Journal that the proceedings of the previous day had been received and found to be in order. She moved their adoption. The motion seconded and adopted. COMMITTEE ON LEADERSHIP (COL) – Leeda Marsh presented the Committee on Leadership Report and asked that corrections be submitted to her in writing. She also invited people to complete a spiritual gifts form and discern how their gifts and passions might be used for the Conference. The final vote on the Leadership Report would be Saturday morning. CAMPING MINISTRY VIDEO – Jenn Carpenter, Director of Camp Aldersgate, presented the video on camping ministry. GENERAL BOARD OF GLOBAL MINISTRIES – Barbara Burnside, Conference Mission Coordinator, introduced the Board of Global Ministries reports. Gary Richards and We Chang presented a report from Justice For Our Neighbors (JFON). 400 plus families have been served and 48 cases are in process. A video presentation shared the story of a family assisted by JFON. In Fall 2014, a third JFON site will open in Woburn, MA. Bill Taylor presented the report of the Nicaragua Planning Committee. He reported that with the funds from the Conference, they were able to build a new facility in Quinta Amanecer. The facility includes a Hospitality mission, a gated yard with security guard and a Bed & Breakfast for $40 / day. Barbara Burnside recognized David Stackpole who retires after serving twenty years as the Conference Volunteer In Ministry (VIM) Coordinator. She then introduced Jeff Munson and Susan Baker as the new VIM Co-Coordinators. Doug Spanks was recognized, retiring as the Conference Disaster Response Coordinator. Gerard Piscitelli was introduced as the new Disaster Response Coordinator. Barbara also honored Bill Elwell, retiring as the ERT Coordinator in Vermont.
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Janjay Innis, missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM), witnessed to her experiences of mission and ministry. She introduced the different mission programs and presented an award to the Conference on behalf of the GBGM Advance for the most church participation in the Northeast Jurisdiction. Bishop Devadhar recognized John McCullough from Church World Service. The Bishop said a prayer for John who lost a sister last year. UNITED METHODIST WOMEN – AJ Alexander and Arlene Mackie presented the United Methodist Women report and video. UMW’s four critical areas of focus for the quadrennium are: Climate Change; Domestic Violence; Immigration; and Human Trafficking. Marcia Hoyt was recognized for her work with UMW. CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Rick McKinley presented the Congregational Development report, sharing stories of church revitalization and new church starts. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION (CFA) – Bill Burnside, Ralph Howe and Erica Robinson-Johnson presented the Budget Report. The 2015 Budget will transition in order to fund the Five Critical Values (Spiritual Life, Vital Faith Communities, Diversity/Inclusivity, Leadership Development, and Stewardship). Included in the discussion were the 2015 Health Insurance plan costs. TRUSTEES – Bernard Campbell presented the Conference Trustees Report and an update on property evaluation. There is a new District Superintendent parsonage for CTWMA and a new parsonage in process for the Camp Aldersgate site director. Bernie also thanked Paul O’Neil, Bruce Maxwell and Robin Grill, who are retiring from the Trustees, for their service with the Conference Trustees. RULES COMMITTEE – Bonnie Marden and Erica Robinson-Johnson moved the adoption of RS-206. The motion was seconded and adopted. Bonnie Marden and Erica Robinson-Johnson moved the adoption of RS-207. The motion was seconded and adopted. EQUITABLE COMPENSATION – David Nicol presented Equitable Compensation resolution RS-208. The Committee asks that Section 6 (p. 85 of PCB) be referred to Committee and returned in one year in clearer form. CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Rick McKinley presented amended RS-209 regarding the Hebrews 11 Funds. The motion was seconded and adopted. UNITED METHODIST FOUNDATION OF NE (UMFNE) – Jim Mentzer, the President, presented the report. He described the ways that UMFNE supports the New England Conference local churches in New England. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE - Vicki Woods celebrated that the United Methodist General Board of Pension and Health Benefits divested from G4S. (It is a corporation which contracts with the Israeli Prison Service). UNITED METHODIST FOUNDATION CREDIT UNION – Donna Fowlie reported and introduced Garvin Warden a representative on the Board of Directors. Garvin spoke of the service centers for the Credit Union if you aren’t near a credit union. GENERAL BOARD OF PENSIONS VIDEO - David Hoyt presented the Pensions video. SONG OF PRAISE - Mark Miller led us. GRACE – Terry Wiggin, General Board of Church and Society led us in a grace before lunch. RECESS – Bishop Devadhar declared a recess at 11:54 A.M.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 13, 2014 HOLY CONFERENCING OPENING MUSIC – Mark Miller with the conference musicians opened at 1:33 P.M. CALL TO ORDER – Bishop Devadhar called the conference to order at 1:37 P.M. ORGANIZATIONAL – Charles Frasier, Central Mass District Lay Leader and the designated Board of Laity representative, sat at the table with the Bishop. BOARD OF LAITY (BOL) – Rene Wilbur, Conference Lay Leader, referred to the Board of Laity report on Pg. 13 of the PCB. She recognized all who have served on the Conference Board of Laity. Rene noted the Board needs members. She encouraged us to seek out a member of the Leadership and Nominations Committee, and volunteer for the BOL. BOL also needs more District Lay Leaders. She asked the laity to “Step Up”. Rene spoke of the BOL tasks for Annual Conference such as planning and holding a Laity Session, and reviewing the Videos for the Laity Address Challenge. The latter was accomplished by a Video Team from BOL. LAITY ADDRESS – Rene Wilbur introduced Courtney Tabor-Abbott, the winner of the Video Challenge. Courtney, who has been blind all her life, presented the Laity Address. She is a 27-year old graduate of Middlebury College. She informed us that there is no cure for her blindness, nor is she looking for one. She based her address on John: 9, the parable of the blind man who was cured by Jesus. “We often focus on what needs to be fixed instead of how the person is already whole”
33 DAILY PROCEEDINGS she said; adding, “Blindness is part of my wholeness. We shouldn’t focus on where people need fixing, but where people need loving,” she said. METHODIST CONFERENCE HOME, amendments of By-Laws - George Hodgkins, President, moved the adoption of RS – 210. It was adopted. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE Bishop Devadhar asked for permission to speak to RS–201 and RS–202. The body granted the request. He stated that the makers of the motions have changed the language to comply with the Book of Discipline. Thus he would not rule them out of order since the language is now “aspiration (al)”*. RS-201 and RS-202, 2nd substitutes - Kevin Nelson presented the resolutions whose substitutes were handed out on Thursday. SUSPENSION OF RULES - Kevin Nelson made a motion to suspend the rules in order to consider RS-201. The motion was adopted with the required 2/3 majority. Scott Campbell changed RS-201, line 43 to add after New England Annual conference… the word: may. Scott Campbell changed RS-202, line 107 to change the word: urges to encourages. SUSPENSION OF RULES - Scott Campbell made a motion to suspend the rules in order to consider RS-202. The motion was adopted with the required 2/3 majority. Laurie Hezekiah-Cox from Grace UMC in Lynn, MA noted that some in the balcony did not have copies of the handouts of RS-201 and 202 substitutes. The Bishop stated the balance of the handouts would be available in the morning. RS-203, 2nd substitute - Thomas Gallen moved the adoption. David Nicol made a friendly amendment that the word “two” be replaced with all. It was accepted. RS–203 as amended was adopted. RS-204, 2nd substitute - Thomas Gallen moved the adoption. Bernie Campbell, Pleasant St. UMC, asked which version was under consideration. It was the handout of Thursday. A concern was raised about disregarding the Book of Discipline. James Arrison moved that the words: Whereas our Conference is not of one mind… be added before the word “Resolved”. This was accepted as a friendly amendment. Dan Wilson moved that the words be amended to read: Whereas our Conference, just as the General Church, is not of one mind. It was accepted as a friendly amendment. Questions and conversation about the Resolution came from the floor. Thom Gallen reread the updated motion. Jim Blair submitted the following amendment to RS-204: That #4 in the motion to affirm God’s call to ministry and marriage be amended to say: “We strongly urge our New England congregations and their clergy to open their “hearts, minds and doors” to all couples regardless of gender.” The amendment was not adopted. CALL THE QUESTION - Becca Girrell called the question on RS – 204. The motion was adopted with the required 2/3 majority. RS – 203 was adopted. REQUEST FOR A RULING OF LAW - David Nicol raised the following: “Does RS-204 conform to Article XXII of the Methodist Articles of Religion (paragraph 104), strongly urging clergy and congregations to perform ceremonies specifically prohibited by the General Conference? Article XXII of the Rites and Ceremonies of Churches, the second sentence seems to be violated by ‘strongly urging’ clergy or congregations to violate church law. The sentence that appears most relevant to me reads: ‘Whosoever, through his private judgment, willingly and purposely doth openly break the rites and ceremonies of the church to which he belongs, which are not repugnant to the Word of God, and are ordained and approved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly, that others may fear to do the like, as one that offendeth against the common order of the church, and woundeth the consciences of weak brethren.’” Bishop Devadhar said “I have thirty days to answer this question to the Judicial Council.” RS-205 substitute from the Late-Breaking Documents - Sean Delmore of Lexington UMC, MA, moved the adoption. Questions and conversation about the Resolution came from the floor. We Chang moved the following amendment to RS-205: Be it further resolved that the committee on equitable compensation study the possibility of uniform salary and bring a report to the 2016 session of the New England Annual Conference. The amendment was adopted Tim Atwater moved the following addition to the amendment: That we also survey options to guarantee minimum salaries sufficient to support basic needs for all local pastors, appointed lay pastors, deacons and elders serving one-quarter time or more. It was accepted as a friendly amendment. RS-205 was adopted with the above amendments. Bishop Devadhar announced that RS - 201 and RS - 202 would be addressed Saturday morning.
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ORDER OF THE DAY – Ralph Oduor moved the adoption of the Consent Calendar on Pg. 3 of the Pre-Conference Booklet (PCB). Consent Calendar was adopted. REQUEST FOR A RULING OF LAW – Bishop Devadhar said that “for the record, may I request the Conference Secretary to read for us the Question of Law that has been asked by David Nicol?” Ralph Oduor read the same Question of Law submitted by David Nicol. The Bishop stated he had thirty days to answer so that it would go to the Judicial Council. AN INVITATION (RS – 217) –Rebecca Girrell made a motion. There were questions of the timing and propriety of the motion. Bishop Devadhar confirmed that a motion from the floor was not subject to a twenty-four hour period of waiting. Barry Burdick offered the following amendment to the first sentence of paragraph 4: We believe God calls all persons to lay, and sometimes LLP, Associate Member and ordained ministry. It was accepted as a friendly amendment. David Abbott moved that the motion be tabled until tomorrow and that copies of the motion be distributed. The motion was adopted. ANNOUNCEMENTS – Kelly Turney of BOOM and Ralph Oduor made announcements. PRAYER – Beverly Stenmark led us in prayer for those experiencing health issues including Jim Cann, Dan Weaver’s wife and Jen Curran. Bishop Devadhar introduced Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore, Boston University School of Theology. GRACE – Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore led us in Grace before dinner. RECESS - Bishop Devadhar declared a recess at 4:30 P.M.
FRIDAY EVENING JUNE 13, 2014 – 7 P.M
ORDINATION AND COMMISSIONING
WORSHIP – Bishop Devadhar presided in the ordination and commissioning joined, among others, by retired Bishops Susan Hassinger and Jane Allen Middleton. Bishop Devadhar’s sermon is printed in the addendums. Local pastors licensed for the year were recognized. Commissioned as Provisional Elders: Will Jouko Green, SeungRi Victor Han, Kenneth Erwin Mantler Ordained as Elders in Full connection: Theodore Frederick Crass, Xia Jiao Ordained as Deacon in Full connection: Julia Kerr Daley CALL TO FULL-TIME CHRISTIAN MINISTRY - Bishop Devadhar invited those who wanted to make a commitment to some form of full-time ordained or pulpit ministry to come forward for a time of prayer and dedication. These persons answered the call and came forward: Borchers, Brenda C. Letterlough, Jr., Theron Bragdon, Margaret MacDonald, Robert J. Cooper, Sophia Nelson, Sharon Fagerstrom, Lisa Stone, Daniel Filiault, Stephanie Winnicki, Wanda Gardiner, Patricia Wright, Christy Gold, Kim
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 2014
BIBLE STUDY - 7:00 A.M. with Grace Imathiu, Easton Dining Hall
OPENING WORSHIP - 8:30 A.M - Gathering Music by Mark Miller and the conference musicians CELEBRATION OF MINISTRIES – Call to worship celebrating the ministries of the conference - Recognizing those whose lives sparkle with Christian faith, Licensed Local Pastors, Lay Servant Ministers, Certified Lay Ministers, Missionaries, Deaconesses and Home Missioners. Local Pastors were presented. Anne Hillman was recognized as the newest Deaconess. MISSIONARIES – The Bishop made a call for offering for Youth Mission of Peace to India this year. Mission of Peace video was shown. SCRIPTURE – Acts 10:1-16
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MESSAGE – Lillian Daniel on “Change”.
HOLY CONFERENCING CALL TO ORDER - Bishop Devadhar called the conference to order at 9:48 A.M. ORGANIZATIONAL – Bob Hout, CMA District Lay Leader is seated with the Bishop MONITORING REPORT – Laurel Scott reported. Leadership reflects the diversity of the Conference; 75% were white male and female. There were no persons of color during the financial presentations. White males (60% plus) dominated in comments from the floor. It means that “we have a lot of work to do”.”Think of what happened with Donald Sterling and the NBA”. The GCORR module will be in use henceforth. The work will be done in programs and at the District level all during the year. Sheri Smith stated it is hard to see those with disabilities. We need to be aware of other’s disabilities, visible and invisible. Let us be mindful of our neighbors. COMMITTEE ON JOURNAL - Kristine Anderson reported for the Committee on Journal that the proceedings of the previous day had been received and found to be in order. She moved their adoption. The motion was seconded and adopted. She also moved the minutes of today’s session be adopted and printed in the Conference Journal. The motion was seconded and adopted. ORGANIZATIONAL – Ralph Oduor noted the resolutions RS-201 & RS-202 are on the table down front, and the motion “An Invitation” by Rebecca Girrell will be distributed from floor and balcony. ROLLING RIDGE –Larry Peacock, Director, reported and showed a video of the story of Rolling Ridge. 2014 STRATEGIC PLAN – Herb Taylor and Evelyn Johnson-Moore of the Strategic Planning Team presented their report (RS-216). He clarified that the set of priorities in the report is what we are voting in the report today and not where they fit in the section of the report. See the Executive Summary in this Conference Journal. The Complete Report is in the 2014 Conference Journal Online. The conversation included several motions to amend: Katherine Mitchell moved that Lay and clergy representatives to the nominating committee be elected by the body at the Annual Conference. The motion was seconded and adopted. Bernard Campbell, President of Conference Board of Trustees moved to append Appendix A and the Strategic Committee Plan Report to allow the President of the Conference Trustees as a member of the Connectional Table. The motion was seconded and adopted. Bernard Campbell moved that on page 9 of Late-Breaking Documents, the requirement that lay leadership attend training events be changed from "require" to "highly recommend". The motion was accepted as a friendly amendment. Kevin Nelson moved that the Strategic Planning Team mandate be extended until a fall session of the AC for the purpose of taking appendix A and developing it into enabling legislation that spells out the changes the plan would make to our conference structure. This motion was decided by counting the votes. The motion was not adopted (175 Yes, 246 No). The adopted Plan includes a Mission statement edit which in totality now reads: “Our mission as the New England Conference is to equip, connect, and support local, regional and global ministries to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” PERSONAL PRIVILEGE – LaTrelle Easterling, MBH District Superintendent, asked and led us in prayer. The 2014 Strategic Plan (RS-216) was adopted. COMMITTEE ON LEADERSHIP (COL) – Leeda Marsh noted corrections. The final version will be printed in the Conference Journal. Bishop Devadhar declared us convened as the Board of Directors, for the election of officers, as Leeda moved the elections for the Board of the United Methodist Foundation of New England. All nominated were elected. Bishop declared us adjourned as the Board of Directors of the United Methodist Foundation of New England. Bishop declared us convened as the Board of Directors, for the election of officers, as Leeda moved the elections for the Board of the Methodist Home. All nominated were elected. Bishop declared us adjourned as the Board of Directors of the Methodist Home. Leeda moved the adoption of the COL (RS-212) report as amended. It was seconded and adopted. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE – Bonnie Marden noted the percent of clergy (upward of 80%) and laity representation on the committee’s report, whereas the Discipline calls for an equal balance. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE – Leeda Marsh led us in prayer for Black Feather who passed. CFA – Ralph Howe and Bill Burnside moved the adoption of Budget Resolution RS-119. There was a period of Q & A with some amendments.
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Bonnie Cragen moved that Mission u - line 37 - must use lower case "u" for legal issues. Sandra Bonnette Kim moved that $500 be restored to line 58 (Ethnic). It was accepted as a friendly amendment. RS-119 as amended was adopted. EQUITABLE COMPENSATION – David Nicol moved adoption of RS-208. The motion with amendment was seconded and adopted. INM – Bonnie Marden led a period of testimonials from churches about INM pledges and how many lives are being saved. SUSPENSION OF RULES MOTION - Elizabeth Bailey-Mitchell moved to limit speeches to 1 minute each, 1 for and 1 against. The motion was seconded but not adopted. MOTION TO EXTEND THE SESSION – James Arrison moved that the session be extended to 12:30 PM. It was seconded and adopted. RS-202 - Kevin Nelson moved the adoption of the handout substitute motion. It was seconded. There was a period of Q & A with some amendments. Virginia Hart, Christ UMC North Hampton, moved that on lines 95, 102, 107, 110 – change “Bishop Devadhar to “the bishop of the New England Annual Conference”. It was accepted as a friendly amendment. Virginia Doran moved that “Wherever R-202 states ‘whereas the NEAC’, that it be changed to ‘whereas some in the NEAC’ on lines 38, 43, 94, 110”. The motion was seconded but not adopted. POINT OF ORDER – David Nicol noted commitment to pray the Lord’s prayer at noon. Nizzi Digan added to pray in your own language. The conference prayed the “Lord’s Prayer”in unison. MOTION FOR A WRITTEN BALLOT ON RS-202 - David Nicol requested a written ballot. It was seconded and adopted with the support of 62 votes (minimum requirement is 42). The written ballot resulted in the adoption of the amended RS- 202, as follows: 283 Yes, 97 No, 4 Abstain, 1 Invalid, and 2 Blank. MOTION TO EXTEND THE SESSION – Sean Delmore moved that the session be extended to 1:00 PM. It was seconded and adopted. RS-201 - Kevin Nelson moved the adoption of the handout substitute motion. It was seconded and adopted. MOTION – Rebecca Girrell moved the motion titled “An Invitation” (RS-217). It was seconded. Sean Delmore - Lexington, moved that the fourth paragraph: strike rest of paragraph after NEAC “extends our invitation to people who”: and replace with “wish to explore if their call to ministry might be affirmed and/or lived out in the New England Annual Conference.” Final paragraph, first sentence: strike the words (after upon) “awareness of instances of individuals being subjected to discrimination or unfairness in the ordination process,” and replace with “request from a candidate/potential member, or an individual inquiring on their behalf,” Final paragraph, add to the last sentence: “in accordance with Disciplinary and Annual Conference requirements.” These were accepted as friendly amendments. Rene Perez moved that in the 6th paragraph, first sentence delete “empowers and”. It was accepted as a friendly amendment. “An Invitation” (RS-217 as amended) was adopted. OFFERING RESULTS: - Bishop Devadhar reported the results. These are the updated numbers: • Imagine No Malaria $16,835.58 (plus a challenge grant of $12,000) • Ministerial Ed Fund $3,614.15 • Conference Youth $5,139.95 • Mission of Peace $2,542.18 • Nicaragua Neck Wallets $376.00 ANNOUNCEMENTS - Bishop Devadhar announced that the 2015 AC Dates are June 11-13, 2015. He thanked the body for their input on the dates for our annual conference session. There was an overwhelming response for ending our work on Saturday, rather than meeting on Sunday. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE – Bob Sweet acknowledged Bishop Devadhar and how privileged we are to have him in New England. CONFERENCE CHANCELLOR – Bill Hewig stated that the (social justice) resolutions were aspiration (al) meaning to encourage, stand with; words of a dream and expressions that the Annual Conference allows. These are acceptable by the Judicial Council. CLOSING PRAYER – Rene Wilbur led the prayer. MOTION TO ADJOURN – The Bishop called for a motion to adjourn. It was so moved, seconded and adopted.
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ADJOURNMENT – Bishop Devadhar adjourned the 21st session of the New England Annual Conference at 1:04 PM.
STATEMENT ON RS-201 AND RS-202 – *With the permission of the Annual Conference, Bishop Devadhar addressed the body on Friday afternoon, June 13, 2014 - Bishop Devadhar from his chair: “Friends, we are in Holy Conferencing and as a presiding officer, I need to say something to you very prayerfully before I properly mention about the resolutions before us. Do I have your permission to say a few words?” (Permission granted by voice acclaim). “Because I am doing this as a presiding officer, I would like to excuse myself from the table.” Bishop, from the Speaker’s podium: “Friends, I say this not to convince anyone to change your mind but I just want to share this in the spirit as part of our Holy Conferencing. “In 2004 when I was a candidate for the episcopacy, I shared with the interviewing teams that I am not where the Book of Discipline is when it comes to the exclusionary language of not allowing our brothers and sisters of the LGBT, now LGBTQ community, in sharing their gifts and graces fully in the United Methodist Church. I also said to all the interviewing teams, I hope and pray that our church will remove this restrictive language from our Book of Discipline. Simultaneously, I also indicated that if I were elected as a bishop of the church, I would follow the Book of Discipline with love and grace, but that I would use every opportunity I had to teach and dialogue on this important issue which is tearing the fabric of our ministry and mission. “Today I sit on the chair not as Sudarshana Devadhar with my own opinions and wishes, but a bishop of the United Methodist Church assigned to the New England Conference with specific presidential and residential duties and responsibilities as expressed in the Book of Discipline. Therefore, with deep pain, anguish and sorrow, I was going to rule out of order, resolutions #201 and 202 in our booklets. However, God is good (all the time – the body responded). In the spirit of Holy Conferencing, the makers of the motions have agreed to revise them to make them aspirational in language. Now the Judicial Council in their Decision #1120 said ‘An annual conference may adopt a resolution on human sexuality that is aspirational in nature; however, an annual conference may not negate, ignore or violate the Discipline, even when the disagreements are based upon conscientious objections to those provisions’. So friends now all these resolutions are coming before us. Let the authors introduce them. I am not going to say anything but I just want you to know that is what has happened now, to change the language to make it aspirational. Now let the makers of resolutions #201 and 202 come and present them. Friends, no, there are no losers and winners, in the Kingdom of God. Let us do this all, prayerfully”.
See the Bishop’s Ruling of Law after Addendum #3.
Addendum #1 – EPISCOPAL ADDRESS Wednesday, June 12, 2014: UP – IN – OUT 2014 Episcopal Address Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
I greet you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! My wife, Prema, joins me in expressing joy for all of you and for the privilege of serving among you and with you.
A psalm of David comes to mind as I begin this time with you this evening:
“I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad.
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O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.” Psalm 34:1-3 (NRSV)
Indeed, let us thank God for the mighty blessings showered upon us continuously.
I thank God for the blessings I have in each of you. I am grateful for your support, love, and encouragement, especially to those who minister with me on a daily basis. I give thanks for my coffee/tea/prayer partners. My hat’s off to those who are faithful in attending the days on the district, pre-Lenten gatherings and the solemn, yet sacred, occasions of clergy funerals. And, I give thanks for all of you who serve as members of this Conference, faithfully serving in your local communities and on District and Conference ministry teams. It is with deep gratitude and great appreciation that I applaud my precious companions and colleagues in my Episcopal journey, both at the Conference and District level for their ministry as my colleagues. Conference Lay Leader, Conference Chancellor, members of the Cabinet, Extended Cabinet, Conference staff, District administrative assistants, and members of my Episcopal team, will you kindly stand? Brothers and sisters in Christ, will you show your appreciation for their ministry? On behalf of all of you, I welcome Erica Robinson-Johnson to her first Annual Conference as my Episcopal associate. Brenda and Erica are indeed a blessing! I have been so fortunate in my journey as a pastor, District Superintendent, and as Bishop to have been blessed by secretaries, Episcopal associates, administrative assistants, and others who have enabled me to journey towards perfection! Thank you, all.
Tonight I celebrate you, and the great blessings we share together as New England United Methodists.
Together, we are making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world…one church, one town, one child of God at a time. Let me share some examples of our conference in action.
Churches from two different districts have partnered to create a new ministry. One church offered a scholarship grant to a struggling church that enabled the opening of a daycare at their location for low income families.
A church that was rife with conflict and relationship problems persevered through work with a consultant, and now with a lay person serving as pastor, they are reaching into their community and developing leadership outside the church doors. They solicited a local business to help send gift boxes on Valentine's Day to their adopted troop in Afghanistan and got donations and volunteers. At church suppers, they invite people to participate in their various mission efforts, and people thank them because it affords them an easy way to participate. They are a small congregation, but for the first time in many years, worship attendance is growing, and they are paying 100% of their mission shares.
More than one church is reporting record numbers in Bible Study participants. Imagine 100 men at a monthly Bible study! A Disciple class of 20!
Together, we have already saved more than 50,000 lives for Imagine No Malaria. While thanking all of you who have been passionately generous in this great campaign, may I encourage and plead with all of you to help us reach our goal of saving one hundred fifty thousand lives!
As a conference, we have the highest number of churches participating (68%) in Second-Mile giving to the Advance in the Northeastern Jurisdiction.
When one youth returned from the Taizé pilgrimage last year, his father asked what we had done to his son. He said, “You brought back a totally different kid!” During this academic year, this same precious youth lost his best buddy to gun violence. You can imagine how traumatic that was. But do you know what? This youth approached his pastor asking for help to return to Taizé for the opportunity to sit with the brothers and talk about how to strengthen one's walk with Christ in difficult times. I want to thank the pastor, staff, members, and leaders of this youth’s church for placing ministry before dollars!
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I invite you to share my gratitude and joy at the faith of a young boy at one of our churches who waited with his mother at 9 in the morning to share a prayer with me:
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These examples are only a few of the stories from our Conference. Wonders and signs of God’s grace and power are alive in New England! Thanks be to our Creator God in and through the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Will you kindly repeat with me the words of the Psalmist:
“I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.” Psalm 34:1-3 (NRSV)
Walbert Buhlmann’s 1978 book Coming of the Third Church talked about the paradigm shift in the global nature of the Church and its impact on churches in the northern and southern hemispheres. In this, “‘challenging’, ‘daring’, ‘provocative.’ [and] ‘shattering,’ [book],…He sees the Church’s mission to humanity entering a new phase, one in which new questions are being asked (and radical answers given) because the situations in which people find themselves today cannot be handled along time-honored lines. The church world-wide is confronted with tremendous problems but has unprecedented opportunities for making ‘the good news’ known to disoriented people. Now is not a time for lamenting the passing of earlier glories; it is a time for realistic appraisal of the nature of the tasks ahead and for courage and resourcefulness in using the means available for tackling them.”1 I still remember Bishop Sano making a reference to this book in his opening sermon at the 1996 General Conference in Denver, Colorado, although I am not sure it received much attention.
In her book Altar Call: Inviting Response to the Gospel, Donna Schaper reflects on what Walter Brueggemann describes as three First Testament images for “church.” “One is the Davidic, or temple-based people; the other is wilderness; and the third is alternative community. We talk a lot about wilderness, but we may actually be moving out of wilderness into an alternative community. With regard to numbers we do not act like alternative communities so much as temple–based people! We are preoccupied with the declining size of our congregations.”2
Two decades later, Donna Schaper’s book was published, and I am sure not much attention was given to it, either.
The United Methodist Church has lost nearly 4.2 million members in the United States since Buhlmann’s book was published in 1980. Three million of that 4.2 million have been lost since Schaper’s book came out in 2001.
Friends, we are in the wilderness. We are in the wilderness as a church, as a Conference, and as a denomination. However, as people on a pilgrimage, getting to the Promised Land is our destination. I am thankful for our strategic planning team’s focus on spiritual formation, leadership, building and connecting relationships, to move us forward. I know some of our churches have already begun doing some alternative ministries which will help us to get out of the wilderness!
This evening I want to focus our attention on the missional opportunities that are present for us as disciples of Jesus Christ in light of the theme of our Conference: “On the wings of love powered by presence and service.”
1 Walbert Buhlmann. The Coming of the Third Church: An Analysis of the Present and Future of the Church. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1978, back cover. 2 Donna Schaper. Altar Call: Inviting Response to the Gospel. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001, p.14.
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Friends, we serve a God who is on a mission. Perhaps the most popular verse of the gospel of John could be construed as God’s Mission Statement: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NRSV)
Note that “the Church” is not mentioned in this statement. God’s mission is to the world. The object of God’s love is the world. It is not that the Church has a mission. Rather, the Mission has a Church. The distinction is important. The Mission belongs to God. Those of us who are part of the Church seek to align our ministries and ourselves where God is already working and present.
Elaine Heath and Larry Duggins speak to the great opportunities the Church has in this new era of missional alignment in their book Missional. Monastic. Mainline. 3
According to Heath and Duggins, the term missional means “sent out,” and refers to “the fundamental Christian identity of the church being God’s sent out people. This identity is both communal and individual.”4
Heath and Duggins point to great new opportunities for mainline Christian denominations, yet they begin by offering words of repentance for the Church that has too often mirrored the values of a consumerist society and empire and that has unintentionally, and sometimes intentionally, caused pain through the exploitation of others in the name of the Church. “All around us,” they write, “There are living souls who cry out to be liberated from religiously framed violence, from exclusion, labeling, shaming, attacking, de-humanizing violence done blasphemously in the name of Jesus. We must heed what they say, and repent. Otherwise, we cannot become the face of Jesus to our neighbors, nor will we recognize the face of Jesus in them.”5
This act of repentance is important as we transition from the Church that was to the Church that will be. We need to acknowledge the hurt and pain that has been part of our history. And we are invited to live into something new, something more Christ-like. We are human and we will make mistakes. We will sin. Yet the invitation here is to live into something much more in alignment with the Kingdom of God that Jesus brought into being with His presence.
Heath and Duggins find hope in new expressions of Church that are missional and monastic. They give practical advice on how to form intentional Christian community and see the hope that these communities give for living out Christianity in a way that is authentic and Christ-like. They insist that smaller, missional communities can live side by side with traditional forms of Church. They invite our existing churches to serve as “anchor churches” for missional, monastic communities and insist that a symbiotic relationship be forged between the “yin” of the larger Church and the “yang” of the smaller community.
Recently I learned of a United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas, which serves as an example of an “anchor church” in relation to an intentional community. The most multi-ethnic/multi-cultural church in its conference, 500 people gather each weekend for worship at Westbury UMC. Among the church family, several members have formed “intentional community” — a manifestation of “new monasticism.” Two couples and a single woman moved into an apartment complex a mile from the church. They have separate apartments but meet daily for prayer and have created a “rule of life” together. They focus on a specific mission together, which is to minister to refugees who live in an adjacent apartment complex. They help the refugees navigate life in the United States and are forming Christian community with them at gatherings held each Wednesday night. The anchor church, Westbury UMC, sends volunteers to help them in their mission.
3 Elaine Heath and Larry Duggins. Missional. Monastic. Mainline: A Guide to Starting Missional, Micro-Communities in Historically Mainline Traditions. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books, 2014.
4 Heath and Duggins, op. cit., p. 18. 5 Ibid, p. 19.
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This evening I want to frame my remarks around a simple three-part formula, which has been articulated many times, and by many people, and recently in Reggie McNeal’s book, Missional Communities. 6
There are three dimensions to our work as Christians who form community: Up, In, and Out. Whether we are part of a house church, comprised of 14 people in a neighborhood of Portland, Maine, or part of a larger church in Shelburne, Vermont, we can live out our alignment with God’s mission through these three dimensions of Up, In, and Out.
The “Missional Church” may take on new forms of Christian community—that is, forms that may seem new to us. Sometimes things that seem “new” are just new approaches to very old ways of doing things. Heath and Duggins shed light on “new monasticism,” which is a re-invention of forming Christian community that has been around for centuries. They define “new monasticism” as people who choose “to live in a Christian community with a focus on service, especially with the poor and marginalized. It is ‘new’ because people are reimagining what it means to be ‘in community,’ and are shedding some of the historical restrictions [of monasticism] like celibacy . . . and lifelong vows.”7 Persons who choose to live in this form of community live out a call to “a life and an order that lives in the way that Christ lives by presenting a real- life example of that love and way of life.”8
Other forms of “missional church” may look very much like the Church we have always known. We are living in a new era of Christianity and as leaders we need to keep one foot in the old way of understanding Church and the other foot in the new [Note: “like straddling two hemispheres”—Someone promised me a slide that could accompany this point where his spouse has one foot in the northern hemisphere and one foot in the southern when they were in Quito, Ecuador].
The Good News is that “Up, In, and Out” applies to old and new and provides a framework for us to go forward in these changing times. Let’s look at each of these dimensions.
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Jesus modeled for us a close, personal relationship with God and invites his disciples to have a personal and close relationship with God. The “up” dimension of our Christian faith is lived out through prayer and worship as personal and community practices.
This March at a gathering on the theme of “Passionate Spirituality,” I spoke to the importance of prayer. In the prayer Jesus taught us, there is no mention of “Church” or of Jesus himself. “Jesus gave his disciples a prayer . . . Jesus gave the Church a prayer . . . Jesus gave people of all faiths a prayer.”9
Jesus’ prayer is addressed upward to God and draws our attention to aligning ourselves with God’s Mission. “Christ is challenging us to have a personal connection with God as Abba, a loving parent who cares for all of his children.”10
Jesus taught his disciples and teaches us to pray, “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Elsewhere, Christ is also clear: “But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you as well.” (Matthew 6:33)
When we make the extension of God’s kingdom our priority, everything will naturally fall into place. Sadly, many Christians confuse “Church” with the Kingdom of God. “Church” means people of God and is a part of the Kingdom of God. The goal of the Church is not to maintain a building or an institution, but to join others in extending the Kingdom of God.
6 Reggie McNeal. Missional Communities: The Rise of the Post-Congregational Church. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011. 7 Ibid, p. 33. 8 Ibid, p. 34. 9 “Living the Lord’s Prayer,” a sermon preached by Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, North Andover, MA: Rolling Ridge, March 18, 2014. 10 Ibid.
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That is why we can say, “the Church does not have a mission; the mission has a Church.” The upward dimension of our faith and ministry seeks alignment with God.
The primary means by which we find intimacy with God is through this upward movement in prayer, worship, and devotion on a daily basis and together with others in communal worship. The upward dimension can be experienced in small or large gatherings of Christians—in house churches, in the worship of intentional Christian communities, or at 11 am on a Sunday morning in a church on Main Street.
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When we join The United Methodist Church, we promise to live out our discipleship through our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. What does “Presence” mean when we no longer live in Christendom? What does it mean to be present in today’s world? How do we live into the ministry of presence?
When we speak of “presence” in the fulfillment of our membership vows we must go beyond mere attendance at worship. By “presence,” we refer to presence to our inner selves, to our significant others, and to our neighbors. Elaine Heath and Larry Duggins encourage us to “To show up, pay attention, cooperate with God, and release the outcome.”11
People can become so distracted these days with their smart phones, iPads and other gadgets. You can be standing or sitting right next to someone who is texting and though they are beside you, they are not “present.” Thus, there is a nuance to the call to “show up, pay attention, and cooperate with God” today. There is a call to be truly present by engaging with others. Elaine Heath and Larry Duggins help us understand that living out this simple rule is being contemplative. It is part of what it means to be a spiritual person in today’s world. It is integral to the “in” dimension of living out our Christian faith.
The “in” dimension of our Christian faith as individuals and as a community emphasizes the importance of relationships with other brothers and sisters in our community of faith and people who live in our neighborhood. The passionate devotion of believers manifests the “in” dimension of faith and is in itself a witness to others.
The “in” dimension pays attention to the nurture of our spiritual lives. Jesus surrounded himself with disciples and was present unto them as he taught them about prayer, healing, and the power of God to bring wholeness to life. When we create discipleship systems in our churches and missional communities we are honoring the “in” dimension for we are helping one another deepen our walk with God. Faith formation is so vitally important to our Christian journey as we practice what John Wesley referred to as “works of piety,” including public and private prayer, partaking of holy communion, reading and meditating on scripture, and practicing personal and communitarian fasting.
In order to help with the “in” dimension, I am recommending three books for laity and clergy to read together this year:
1. Spiritual Kaizen: How to Become a Better Church Leader by Bishop Grant Hagiya12 2. Lead Like Butler: Six Principles for Values-Based Leaders by M. Kent Millard and Judith Cebula13 3. Seven Levers: Missional Strategies for Conferences by Bishop Robert Schnase14
11 Heath and Duggins, op.cit., p.17, 29. 12 Grant Hagiya. Spiritual Kaizen: How to Become a Better Church Leader. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2013. 13 M. Kent Millard and Judith Cebula. Lead Like Butler: Six Principles for Values-Based Leaders. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2012. 14 Robert Schnase. Seven Levers: Missional Strategies for Conferences. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2014.
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These resources will be a blessing to you and to the church as you build community and nurture spiritual growth. Additionally, may I strongly encourage you to read other books on the Bishop’s reading list at the Cokesbury display table here at Annual Conference.
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We are to live out our faith through the dimensions of “up, in, and out” as we build relationships with one another in our communities of faith and as we build relationship with those who live in our parish areas. Remember, when a pastor is appointed, he or she is not only assigned to a specific church but to the community where that church is located. One is appointed to a parish area and to the people who live there whether they are members of our churches or not. Laity is invited to understand their ministry in a similar way. As lay brothers and sisters, think of yourselves not so much attached to a church, but rather as part of a community of believers sent by God to give expression to the love and ways of Jesus. The Church is our outpost from which we engage others in mission.
When we fulfill the membership vow of upholding the Church through our “service” we are referring to this aspect of engaging our community. Service refers to actions we take as individuals and as part of groups to engage in hands-on ministry. We are invited to live out our “presence” and “service” in the greater community in which we are located.
I remember how Pastor Frank served as a model for this ministry of outreach. The church he served housed a pre- school. Each morning, parents would drop off their children before going to work. Pastor Frank made a point of greeting parents as they came into the school. He learned their names. Often the only interaction was a simple “hello” or “good morning.” But he was there. Over time, a familiarity grew between the parents and Pastor Frank. When Pastor Frank would speak in public forums, the parents felt that they already knew him. Over time they would come to him with pastoral concerns even though they were not members of the church. Pastor Frank’s presence was at the same time a service to people in the community. Members of Frank’s church caught on to this mode of servant leadership and began to build bridges of love and understanding with the community through their own community involvement in Scouts, Kiwanis, Rotary, and Parent-Teacher associations. They began to live out what Heath and Duggins advocate: they were showing up, they were paying attention, they were cooperating with God, and they were releasing the results. They cared. This was the way they lived the “out” dimension of faith.
Up, in and out. We go “up” to God through prayer, worship, works of piety, and devotion. We go “in” to deepen our understanding of what it means to be a Christian in today’s world as we nurture our discipleship and fellowship with other believers. We go “out” to our community and to our world as we become present to others and as we model servanthood to others.
Up, in and out.
So friends, what does “Up, in, and out,” mean to us as people of God, as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ? What do we need to do to insure that we are not about maintaining the institution but passionately committed to extending the reign of God?
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First and foremost, we need to be firmly grounded and soaked in prayer, making sure that we not only say the prayers but act out those prayers in action and witness. I hope and pray when we come to the next Annual Conference, we may give testimonies to the transformation that is taking place in our midst because of prayer. We are getting ready to elect delegates to the 2016 General Conference. (Some Conferences are already doing so this year.) Let me assure you that as Presiding Bishop, I will stay out of it completely. However, may I call upon all of you to be prayerful about whom you and other Conferences send as delegates. Will you kindly pray, pray, and pray that our General Conference will reclaim Wesley’s Intentional Holy Conferencing and move away from placing all our energy in making it a legislative body dancing to the tune set by lobby groups and selfish interest groups not listening to what the Holy Spirit is saying to us! May our delegates be in
44 DAILY PROCEEDINGS prayerful Holy Conferencing and discern together what it means to be a truly global Church with gifts of God’s diversity and inclusivity present at every level of the Church. May our delegates recommit themselves to celebrating the global nature of our Church while simultaneously allowing the Annual, Jurisdictional, and Central Conferences to be the churches God wants them to be for such a time like ours. May the 2016 General Conference liberate our Annual Conferences to do ministry and mission in a new way, fully allowing the Holy Spirit to blow new and fresh winds of the Pentecost, lifting high the Cross of Jesus Christ and manifesting the glory of God everywhere!
Friends, let us pray, pray, and pray that God would raise leaders for the 2016 General Conference who are committed to keeping the global nature of our Church, unity in the midst of our diversity, and remaining deeply committed to breaking the modern-day colonialisms of racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, poverty, injustice, and inequality! May we pray to God to raise leaders who think outside the box and make room for the gospel of Jesus Christ to become fresh and powerfully rooted in the soil of New England!
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In our attempt to build authentic relationships in Christian community and to nurture one another in our spiritual lives, I encourage all clergy to share their call stories in worship this year. Does your congregation know the story of God calling you to ministry? Even if they have already heard your story, I want you to plan a day this year to tell your call story in worship. Then, I ask that you take a special offering to contribute toward a fund to support spiritual renewal and continuing education for clergy. The money collected will supplement the Ministerial Education Fund. This act of offering will help ensure growth of spirituality and relationships, something Christ Himself encouraged.
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Finally, let us celebrate the work of the Strategic Planning Team and let us not be afraid to embrace the bold and courageous steps they recommend! Let us keep their momentum going…may we be inspired by the Boston marathoner who lost her legs in last year’s bombing, yet had the courage and passion to come and finish the race this year! As part of this continuing journey of moving out of the wilderness and enabling us to create missional communities everywhere in New England, may I call upon the financial and physical stewards (Conference Council on Finance and Administration and Trustees) of our Conference to reach out to General Council on Finance and Administration to help examine the financial and physical strength of our Conference and offer guidance, so we may take part in the extension of the reign of God as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ, filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. May this enable us to birth alternate communities all around the Conference, so our faith communities will be full of people from all backgrounds, colors, and races enabling us to claim and celebrate the Church of the Pentecost!
Up, in and out.
May we encounter God in new and transforming ways as we seek to deepen relationships with God, each other, and our neighbor. May God bless us in our work and ministry together.
We are the Church – God’s people flying high on wings of love, powered by our ministry of presence and service in the New England Annual Conference.
Addendum #2 – Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar’s Ordination Sermon, June 13, 2014
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Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4: 1-16 "STAY HUNGRY! STAY FOOLISH!"15
Ephesians 4:1-16 (New Revised Standard Version) Unity in the Body of Christ 4 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. 7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ's gift. 8 Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people." 9 (When it says, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended] into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) 11 The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. 14 We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. 15 But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body's growth in building itself up in love.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
As I recall my own ordination, and as I reflect on my 39 years of ordained ministry, I wish I had time to sit down and write stories of the humor, fun, love, pain, and sadness related to that ministry. Many times, like many of you, I wonder and laugh at myself saying, "Did I say that? Did I mean it? What a fool I am... did I really do that?" One of those favorite stories is about Russ Horning.
In 1982 I was appointed pastor of a three-point charge in the extreme northern part of New York State, approximately 70 miles from Montreal and 80 miles from Ottawa, Canada. I tell you, I had fun! If my Bishop had kept me there until retirement, I would not have had any regrets! One of the churches had only eight worshippers on a Sunday morning when I got there. I was working hard to bring people to church. I was everywhere. I poured coffee at church dinners. I visited the local fire station. I attended ball games at school, just to have as many contacts as possible in the community. When I could, I would go to the hospital twice a day. One of the families that joined the church through Confession of Faith was the Horning family. Russ Horning grew to be exceptionally active in the church, and even became a lay member to the Annual Conference.
One day Russ came to me and said, "When are you going ice fishing with me?" Ice fishing! Coming from South India I had never heard words like "fly fishing" or "ice fishing." Those of you who know me personally know that outdoor activities are not high on my list of priorities! There were many stories and jokes surrounding ice fishing on the St. Lawrence River, stories such as to remember to drill very large holes in case you catch a fish with large shoulders, or because some parts of the St. Lawrence River are considered international waters, to make sure the fish you catch has the proper passport.
Russ would not let me off the hook (no pun intended). How could I say no to Russ - Russ who did so many things in the church? Finally I said I would go. When the day came, Russ picked me up at the parsonage; I was bundled up in layers of clothes and arrived with Russ at the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Russ said, "Come on, Suda. Let's go!" and started walking with gusto onto the frozen ice. I was a nervous wreck. After two or three minutes, I asked Russ, "How far do we
15 Title borrowed from Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Harvard University, 2005.
46 DAILY PROCEEDINGS have to go?" He replied, "Do you see the shacks out there in the middle of the river? We need to get into one of those shacks." I tell you - I was following Russ, but I was not with him. I was already stressed. To release my anxiety, I asked Russ funny questions like, "Russ, would you say that I am walking on the water?" Russ would answer me with a smile on his face, "Yes, Suda, you are walking on water...but remember it is frozen water!" Finally, we got into the shack and Russ lit a fire and started drilling through the ice. Now I was really afraid. I forgot all about ice fishing and started asking myself, "What happens if the ice melts or cracks? Am I going straight into the hole?" Soon, Russ hollered, "I got one! Here’s our first fish." I was not at all interested in looking at the fish because I was still worrying. "What if the ice melts so fast that we both go into the hole? Why did I say I would do this? What has gotten into me to say yes to this? Was I in my right mind when I said yes to ice fishing? Am I a fool? Should I be so hungry to bring people to the church even at the cost of saying yes to things just to make people happy? Is the money I make worth this?"
These are the types of existential questions that cause us to reflect on the ministry and mission God is calling us to do as clergy and laity!
Paul challenges us to remember that it is not the diplomas we hang on our walls or the schools from which we graduated that are important. Rather, it is our ministry and the application of our God-given gifts in bringing people to their full stature in Christ. That should be the foundation of our ministry! Paul does not say to equip the saints to build church buildings with designs by the best architects in the country...[but] to "build up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the measure of the full stature of Christ" (verse 13). However, before he challenges us clergy and laity to "equip the saints," he is clear in telling us, "The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints..." (vs 11,12). Let me also caution that Paul is not talking about an exclusive list of gifts. In his first letter to the Corinthians and also in his letter to the Romans, he lists other spiritual gifts.
The word used for "the equipping of the saints," i.e. katartisman, belongs to the family of Greek words used for surgery in setting the bones of a body so all parts are connected. Some Biblical scholars are also of the opinion that it is the same family of Greek words that is used in the gospel when Jesus calls his early disciples and makes reference to "mending their nets" (Matthew 4:21). Intrigued by this thought, I called a leading medical practitioner and professor at a medical college to ask what the essential mark of a successful surgeon might be. He replied, "A successful surgeon should have thorough knowledge of each and every internal organ of the body and also its relation to surrounding structures. He or she should be able to cut out the unwanted parts without damaging the nearby tissues, blood vessels, and nerves. He or she should be a good decision maker with a tough mind, tender heart, and sturdy hands, fully realizing when not to operate or when to operate. A successful surgeon is a person with a lot of patience and is a good team player in working with a surgical team."16
This description of a surgeon can relate to the "equipping of the saints for the ministry." It is clear that Christian ministry is all about using our gifts to the best of our abilities. Eugene Peterson beautifully paraphrased it for us earlier in the chapter when he paraphrased the words of St. Paul: "I want you to get out there and walk - better yet, run! - on the road God called you to travel. I don't want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don't want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline - not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences" (Ephesians 4:1-3).
Friends, the world around us is changing faster than we can imagine or comprehend. Ministerial styles are changing. Congregations are changing. Values and traditions are changing. Alban Institute, made up of consultants and resource people, was founded nearly four decades ago to help congregations. It is now shutting its doors. In the last two years, research says 20% of the U.S. population has claimed no religious affiliation, and the latest indicators say that number is now 29% among the millennials (ages 18-30)17. So we are living in a world where there is great opportunity to explore all kinds of new ministries. Bishop Kenneth H. Carter Jr., in his book The Gifted Pastor: Finding and Using Your Spiritual Gifts, writes: “According to Heifetz, ‘Leadership cannot be exercised alone. The lone-warrior model of leadership is heroic suicide.’" We are all tempted by the great man or great woman theory of leadership, even as it is applied to
16 Statement by Dr. E.V.S. Maben. Professor and Head of the Department of Internal Medicine. A. J. Institute of Medical Sciences. Mangalore. India. 17 Christian Century, April 16, 2014, p.9
47 DAILY PROCEEDINGS ministry...Heifetz speaks of two types of partners: confidants and allies. Confidants are coworkers, often with other gifts, who help us to see things in perspective. [Bishop Carter writes] “Allies, in Heifetz's language, most closely parallel the role of the mentor in spiritual gifts...Mentors make the expression of our gifts possible. And, in our own positions of authority, we can be the patrons of gifts of others.”18
Friends, needless to say, I stand before you today by the grace of God. Furthermore as a lay person and later as clergy, I have been blessed with confidants and allies - confidants who tried to get my attention by using the Bill Cosby language, "Hey, hey, hey." And mentors who pushed my envelope to explore the gifts in me. What an awesome responsibility God is giving each and every one of us - clergy and laity alike - to use our gifts and the gifts of others, not for our safekeeping, but to build the body of Christ.
Let us not be naïve. God is calling you at this time to do ministry in churches and communities where people want you to join them in driving ecclesiological BMWs. This stands for "bellyaching, moaning and whining." In moments like this, get out of ecclesiastical BMWS and remind yourselves of this story: "One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, 'My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.' The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: 'Which wolf wins?' The old Cherokee simply replied, 'The one you feed.’”19 My dear ordinands and all of us, it is my hope and prayer that we all feed the Good Wolf. Paul wrote, "... the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self- control. There is no law against these things." (Galatians 5:22-23, NEV) As much negativity, pessimism, and hopelessness around ministry that exists in the world, I am telling you tonight: you are going into a world where there are endless opportunities to do ministry! Be a good wolf! Feed the good wolf in you! Stay hungry and foolish. Let me hasten to say: foolish enough to do things filled with the love of God, the compassion of Jesus Christ, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, but not foolish enough to get yourselves in trouble! "Equipping the saints" is as challenging and freshening as it was in the time of Paul. Paul must have been writing this letter from a physical prison! Thanks be to God! Though you and I are not in prison, we go to communities to partner with laity, youth, and children to prepare them to be skillfully in ministry, despite our theological, spiritual, ecclesiological, racial, cultural, economic, and sociological divides! We are going there to keep them hungry for justice and peace ministries, to challenge, inspire, and stimulate them to be fools for Christ, filled with the love and grace of God, acting with the compassion of Christ, and depending fully on the movement of the Holy Spirit. There may be parishioners, young adults, youth, and children sitting in your pews on Sunday mornings who may be very quiet and hesitant to use their gifts. Guide them! Nudge them! Invite them to use their gifts! Let us watch carefully and listen to what others are saying about the church! A few years ago Bono said: "The Jubilee movement wasn't a bless-me club; it wasn't a holy huddle. These religious guys were willing to get on the streets, get their boots dirty, wave the placards and follow their convictions with actions, making it really hard for people like me to keep their distance. It was amazing. I almost started to like these church people.”20 What about us? What about you, ordinands? Are you willing to rethink Church so the Bonos in our communities find it hard to stay away from the United Methodist Churches? Brothers and sisters in Christ, as we are commissioned and ordained tonight, what does all this mean to us? What does it mean to be an apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher in these kairos moments of our human history? Equipping the saints for the ministry and mission is an awesome joy! If you are not going to be joyful about ministry, if you are not willing to be the servant leader that Christ wants you to be, do not do it!
18 Kenneth H. Carter Jr.. The Gifted Pastor; Finding and Using Your Spiritual Gifts (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001) pp 171-172. 19 Jim Wallis: The Great Awakening: Seven Ways to Change the World: Reviving Faith & Politics. Harper One, 2008, p.267.
20 Taken from Bono. On the Move, as quoted in Richard Stearns. The Hole in our Gospel: What Does God Expect of Us? The Answer That Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2009, p.226.
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God is sending you into the world as leaders of the 21st century who, according to Rev. Dr. Philip Potter, former General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, must have certain qualities. Once he was asked, “What does it mean to be a leader in this culture, in this time?” He answered, "You've got to have a screw loose and a death wish and a sense of humor.” When asked what he meant by that, he replied, “You're going to have to have a screw loose. It means that you've got to realize that you can't screw things down too tightly, that you've got to leave room for the Holy Spirit, and you've got to leave room for change. And secondly, to have a death wish means that if you're going to be a leader, you're going to have to make some choices that will not altogether go across with everybody. And so, to bear a cross is a part of being a leader today.” And then lastly, he said, “You've got to have a sense of humor, meaning that you've got to know that the devil never smiles, you've got to keep him frowning. And so that means that you have a sense of humor and you laugh at yourself and you laugh sometimes at others and you begin to move in an arena of humor that keeps you going. You've got to laugh sometimes."21 My dear ordinands, commissioners, clergy and laity, God is calling each and every one of us by name through Paul to remind us of the gifts we have. These gifts are given to us with purpose. Tonight, Xia, Ted, Will, and Victor come to you with the gift of pastoring; Julie comes to you with the gift of evangelism, and Ken comes to you with the gift of teaching. Jay, who was just ordained last week, comes to us with the gifts of being a pastor and prophet. Allow them to use their gifts to the fullest! Julie, Xia, Ted, Will, Victor, Ken and Jay, what a joy it is to go to a young child or adolescent, tell him or her, "I see a missionary in you," and enter into dialogue. However, to do this ministry joyfully, we all need to stay foolish enough so the devil will not come near us - and foolish enough to say “no” to an appointment even if the salary is great and the parsonage is super, when in your present appointment, you are truly transforming the lives of people. That is why I say, and I really mean it, if my Bishop had kept me in this three-point charge all my life, I would have had no regrets because I was having fun! Though I was riding silently on an ecclesiastical BMW as Russ was taking me ice fishing, I was wrong! I wish I had learned back then what Elaine Heath and Larry Duggins invite us to do (and to which I made reference in my Episcopal Address last night): “To show up, pay attention, cooperate with God, and release the outcome.” If I could have taken their advice back then, I would have been much less anxious and would have learned the importance of showing up, paying attention despite personal reservations. I could have cooperated with God and thereby released the outcome of my circumstances. I learned a lot from this experience. Russ challenged me to go places I did not want to go, to understand the church from another person's perspective, and to see God in places beyond my imagination. Stay hungry for the word of God! Stay hungry to make use of the leadership and resource days so you may learn from people like Nadia Bolz Weber, Kenda Dean, Bishop Alfred Johnson, Bishop Violet Fisher and others about how to do these ministries in new ways while enjoying every moment of it. On a Sunday morning when you stand in front of the people to share the word of God, and as you try to connect them to the world behind and around them, enable people to see the gifts in themselves. Challenge them, inspire them, and push them to see the gifts of others, too! Laity and Clergy, as I reminded all of you last night, God is calling us to get out of the wilderness and go to the Promised Land as we venture to new ministries. Yes, it is a muddy job, but it is not so bad if we keep smiling. It is not easy, but it can be done if we stay hungry and stay foolish. So, in the words we heard sung for us earlier, our hope and prayer is: "God, please ready us for a brand new start."22 Amen.
21 Rev. Dr. Philip Potter, former General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, during the Sixth Assembly of the World Council of Churches at Australia.
22 Lindy Thompson. “Teach Me to Fly”, adapted.
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Addendum #3 – SERMON - June 11, 2014 Wilbur C. Ziegler Award for Excellence in Preaching
“Go Therefore”
Steve Garnaas-Holmes Ziegler preacher, New England Annual Conference, June 11, 2014
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had summoned them. When they saw the risen Christ, they paid homage; though some had a hard time believing what they were seeing. And Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of Abba God, and of the Only Begotten, and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to carry out everything that I have commanded you. And trust this: I am with you always, to the end of the age." —Matthew 28.16-20
“Go, therefore. Make disciples. Baptize. Teach them to live in the way I taught you.” Pretty simple, pretty easy huh? What could possibly go wrong?
It’s such a bold, simple, encouraging message, it’s easy to worry that somehow it will get messed up. Maybe that’s partly because when we say, “Go therefore, and make disciples” it doesn’t sound like it did coming from Jesus when we say it. There’s an edge of anxiety in our voices. That’s partly because we’re a little bewildered: things are not going the way they are supposed to. We have done our best, but we are having a hard time of it. Our churches are shrinking, wondering how to reach young adults, hobbled by newspaper headlines about church trials, unsure how to minister in a changing world. A lot of people look at their churches and say, “We built it but they did not come.” Well, they’re not going to come. They’re not supposed to come. We are supposed to go.
Still, Jesus’ command to “Go therefore” kind of haunts us. Jesus gathers us to give us his spirit with which to take the gospel out into the world. But we’re not quite sure how to do that. The trick is, the gospel that we take into the world is not a doctrine, not a social program, not the Nicene Creed, not a political agenda. The gospel is a person, a relationship, a story. It will not do to take our beliefs out into the world. We have to tell the gospel story, the Jesus story, the story of the salvation of the world. There are a lot of stories with which to frame the gospel, and they all work fine. Here’s one: “On the night in which Jesus gave himself for us”— now there’s a great mission statement for a church, huh? “To give ourselves for others until there is nothing left.” Anyway— “on the night in which Jesus gave himself for us he gathered with his beloved at the table and he took bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it to them.” Now, we could go out into the streets and tell that story, but mostly people would just say, “Yeah, well, whatever.” It will not be enough for us merely to tell the story; we will have to live the story. We will have to be the story. We ourselves will have to be the living bread that Jesus takes, blesses, breaks and gives to the world.
Jesus took the bread. It sounds like nothing in particular, but in fact we have all been “taken.” God takes us out of our own self-directed lives and plunks us down into God’s life, into God’s story, into the Reign of God. All of us are here because in some way we have been taken. “When you were young you went where you chose, but when you are old someone else fastens a belt around you and takes you where you did not think of going.” Sometimes it is a gradual process, and sometimes it’s so sudden and dramatic and disorienting that it’s like an alien abduction. If you doubt me ask Saul of Tarsus. He got taken. I bet you know what that’s like. You were just tooling along minding your own business, doing what you chose, seeking your own goals. And then God got a hold of you and took you off of that path and now you are somewhere beyond where you yourself could have chosen. Isn’t that right? Haven’t you been taken? If you have, raise your hand. You can say it with me, “I’ve been taken.”
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Maybe you are one of those who was just doing what you are supposed to do, studying chemistry or working in finance, and God took you. May be it was a clear, sudden word or maybe it was an oozing sneaking suspicion, but at some point you heard God say, “Go into the ministry.” And you probably said, “Sorry, wrong number.” But you’ve been taken. Do you know that? If so, raise your hand. You can say it with me. “I’ve been taken.”
And we have all been taken through some pretty hard times. Personal disasters, marital crises, professional train wrecks, terrible diseases, stupid decisions, dark times— we’ve all experienced them— and here we are. We’re still alive! We’ve been brought through. “Some through the fire, some through the flood, some through the water but all through the blood,” God leads us along. No matter what terrible trials you’ve been through, you didn’t come on your own. No matter how hard you had to swim just keep your head above water you know someone was holding you up the whole time. There is that voice echoing in our hearts, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, because you are precious in my sight, and I love you.” We have been brought through. We have been taken. Do you know that? Do you want to say that with me? “I’ve been taken.”
This is our story. This is the gospel story that we have to take out into the world. It might be amazing, or surprising, or even bewildering, sometimes it’s downright confusing. But it’s not because God wants to mess with us— God wants to bless with us. Just like Jesus blessed the bread, God blesses us. The blessing is not accidental or an afterthought or a byproduct, it’s the whole point. God takes us in order to bless us, so that we will be a blessing. You know what it’s like when you simply try to do your best and sometimes you’re not sure if it was best or even very good at all, but somehow by the grace of God some kind of blessing happens anyway. You just do something ordinary and it turns into a miracle! Because you’ve been blessed. You said something kind to someone who was feeling dejected or rejected, and without your even knowing it they experienced the grace of God. You thought you’d just help out with a little fundraiser for Imagine No Malaria, and pretty soon you are not only raising money but you were saving lives and you are not just involving a couple of children but all the people in the church, and it was changing your church, and it was making disciples— and you really didn’t mean to do all that. But you’ve been blessed. Do you feel like that? Raise your hand. You can say it with me. “I’ve been blessed.”
Those trials and tribulations you’ve been brought through, you didn’t just survive. They taught you something. They helped you become who you are. They might’ve even been awful experiences, but there was some kind of blessing in them, because God was there. You know, it’s interesting: the people of God, the nation of Israel, did not name themselves after Abraham or Moses King David. They took the name of good ol’ brother Jacob— good for nothing, ne’er-do-well Jacob, who got himself a new name: Israel. Because we wrestle with God. That wrestling is the heart of our faith. Our faith is not a belief but a conviction, and there’s a difference. Our faith is the faith, the trust, the commitment of Jacob, wrestling with the Angel: “I will not let you go until you bless me.” We do not let go of this world, and even our troubles in this world until we get the blessing from them, because God is always in it. And if there is some challenge or difficulty from which you have not gotten a blessing that just means you’re not done with it yet. Don’t let go until you get the blessing. Because always what God takes, God blesses.
Maybe one reason we feel so bewildered with the challenges in the life of the church these days is that we’ve wanted to let go of the trouble before we got the blessing. Maybe we just need to hang on and wrestle a little more. Maybe we need to trust more deeply that there is blessing even in the troubles. We have to trust this blessing. It’s so important. It’s the only thing that will lead us to wrestle with those angels, to “go therefore” into a dark and needy world— because here’s the thing. After the bread is taken and it is blessed, then it’s broken. And the crappy deal is that the breaking comes after the blessing. We want it to be that you give your life to Jesus and everything is fine. But it’s usually the other way around; you give your life to Jesus and then you take up a cross and the cross hurts. Our faith really boils down to resurrection, and if you want to get resurrection you have to go through death first.
The fact is that we are taken and we are blessed, and we are also broken. I think maybe one reason the United Methodist Church has a hard time taking off in flight is that we are burdened with the weight of our brokenness and we don’t know it. I think we are in more grief than we let on, even to ourselves. Clergy who are in the itinerancy have spent our lives making and leaving friends. We’ve been taken from churches we didn’t want to leave, or sent to places where we didn’t want to go. It’s not necessarily bad, but we don’t have any place to grieve that. Church members have said goodbye
51 DAILY PROCEEDINGS to pastors they liked, and the very next Sunday there’s a new one in the pulpit, and they’re supposed to be welcoming, but they haven’t had a chance to grieve the one they lost. Church members look at their congregations and remember what it used to be like 30 or 40 years ago, and sometimes what they feel is sorrow and loss. Laypeople and clergy alike know what it is to give up on dreams, to let go of hopes that we have had and realize they will not be fulfilled. We’ve all been brokenhearted. And we don’t have anywhere to talk about it. But we can at least say it out loud. Have you been broken? You can say it with me. “I’ve been broken.”
I think we would do well to go down the road and borrow a confessional booth from the Catholic Church and set it up right here in the corner at Annual Conference. Clergy need a place where we can go and get down on our knees and say out loud the names of all those parishioners we have hurt, or let down or misled. Because we never have a place to talk about it. We spend too much energy trying to pretend that it’s not so. We need a Western Wall where we can go and write down the names of all those people for whom our hearts broke and we didn’t or couldn’t do a very job of helping them, all those churches we feel like we failed, write those names on a little piece of paper and fold it up and stick it in the cracks between the stones, and step back and pray for God’s mercy. Every pastor has those names we want to say and nowhere to say them. We work hard to maintain a bearing of joy and competence and authority, but secretly we are brokenhearted. Do you feel that way? You can say it with me. “I’ve been broken.”
Some of you church members have watched your churches mistreat a pastor, undermine his ministry, resist her leadership, underpay her— and maybe you are part of the problem, or maybe you did all you could to change the situation, but you couldn’t fix it. All you could do is stand by brokenhearted, and pray. Have you felt that way? You can say it with each other. “I’ve been broken.” We clergy have wounded each other. We have stood by and watched each other suffer or struggle, and not said a word, not reached out. We have watched as our sisters get appointed repeatedly to small, struggling, difficult, isolated churches, way underpaid, and maybe we expressed sympathy, but secretly we were glad because we didn’t have to go there. Our whole family is broken.
And yes, even the Bishops and District Superintendents have been broken. You might be one of them, who has had to appoint someone to a church that you knew was going to be a sorry match, but you had no other option. All you could do was stand by brokenhearted and pray. Maybe you had warm collegial relationships with other clergy, and then you were appointed a D.S. and they walked away from you. And then we have all asked you to be our leaders, to give us what we need, without a thought of what you needed. We can all say it. “I’ve been broken.”
Now, it’s not a bad thing to be broken. What’s hurtful is to not recognize our brokenness, to spend so much energy pretending that it is not so. What’s hurtful is when we fail to recognize the power that we have. When a stranger bumps into you on the street it’s just an accident. But when the church hurts you, that’s theology. The gospel is not a set of beliefs; it’s the good news about how God treats us. And the way we “go therefore” and proclaim the gospel is the way we treat others. When the church mistreats people it doesn’t just hurt their feelings, it wounds their souls. Imagine what it feels like — not just the doctrine it communicates, but what it feels like deep down — to be told that who you are and how you experience love is “contrary to Christian teaching.” I don’t care what theology you’re from, that’s got to hurt. The truth is that people don’t just get hurt and come to church for healing. Some people get hurt in church, and leave for healing. I’ve heard a preacher’s kid say, “I don’t want to be part of an institution that would treat anyone the way I have seen the church treat you.” I’ve heard a clergywoman say, “I feel more safe and accepted walking into a Wal-Mart than into a church.”
Our brokenheartedness, the wounds deep in our souls, make the brokenness in our institutions so much more painful. The reason declining churches or floundering missions are so discouraging for us is that they tap into this deep pain. This is not bad. In fact, maybe it’s the way it’s supposed to be. The point is not that we shouldn’t be broken, but that we shouldn’t lie about it. Maybe that’s part of our disconnect with the world. The church seems to be aware that we are taken and blessed and given, but we’re not too clear about the broken part. But for some of the people out there that Jesus sends us to, the broken part is the only part they know. No wonder they’re not coming! We need to be honest about our brokenness. We need to claim it not as a fault, but as part of the process.
Because here’s the mystery. Jesus didn’t break the bread by accident. Maybe the brokenness that we experience in the church is because God is taking us, and blessing us, and breaking us—breaking us on purpose, so that God can give us to the world in a new way. Maybe the breaking is not something we should be ashamed of. Maybe we should look for God in the
52 DAILY PROCEEDINGS breaking. Because in fact we are given. Broken and messed up and sorry and wounded, just like this, we are given. We are the broken people God needs to give to this broken world. Maybe the church can be more radically welcoming to the outcast if our own walls have tumbled down. Maybe we can work for justice in the world more effectively if we have honestly confronted our own injustice. Maybe we can be present for those whose lives are shattered if we ourselves are bearing the pieces of broken lives, held together by nothing but the grace of God.
“Consider your own call, sisters and brothers: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are” ( 1 Cor. 1.26-28). Maybe God chooses a church that is so messed up to be a healing presence in the world that thinks it’s just fine.
This is the real gospel we are charged to take out into the world. This is the story that people need to hear: that they, too, are taken and blessed and broken and given. Maybe giving people the courage to live out this story of God’s grace is what it means to “teach them to carry out all that I have commanded you.” The gospel that we are taking out into the world is not that we are pretty great, but that we have died and we have been raised with Christ. The Gospel is the story of death and resurrection. Maybe God is inviting us to enter into the death and resurrection of the church. Maybe this is not decline. It’s just Holy Saturday.
We are the people, the church, that God takes and blesses and breaks and gives to the world with a lot of love. Because that’s what it means to follow the man with holes in his hands who is out among the poor and the outcast and the brokenhearted, not just smiling above them, but one of them. This story of God’s grace is the gospel that we carry out into the world when Jesus says “go therefore.” Jesus asks us to make this kind of disciples— who are taken, blessed, broken and given, who know this graced way of living, in the name of Abba God, of the Only Begotten, of the Holy Spirit. And trust this: Jesus says, “I am with you always.” The whole way! Jesus was in this all along. Even to the end of the age. Will you pray with me?
God of grace, in the hands of our crucified Savior, take us, bless us, break us, and give us for the sake of the world. We thank you for your love, and we pray for the faith to receive your blessings, to be mindful of your presence, and to listen for your voice; and for the courage to trust your deep desire for us, surrendering everything to your love, living in harmony with your grace. Amen.
53 JUDICIAL COUNCIL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
REVIEW OF BISHOP’S REPLY TO QUESTION OF LAW IN NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL Docket No. ______CONFERENCE JUNE 13, 2014
BISHOP’S REPLY TO QUESTION OF LAW
I. BASIS OF JURISDICTION
This is a reply by Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar to a question of law raised on Friday,
June 13, 2014. The Judicial Council has jurisdiction (¶2609.6 of the 2012 Book of Discipline).
II. QUESTION OF LAW PRESENTED
Resolution 204 was voted by the 2014 New England Annual Conference on Friday, June
13, 2014. A copy of Resolution 204 is attached as Exhibit A. Following the passage of
Resolution 204 the following request for ruling of law was read, and submitted in writing to the conference secretary:
“Does RS 204 conform to Article XXII of the Methodist Articles of Religion (paragraph 104), strongly urging clergy and congregations to perform ceremonies specifically prohibited by the General Conference?
Article XXII of the Rites and Ceremonies of Churches, the second sentence seems to be violated by “strongly urging” clergy or congregations to violate church law. The sentence that appears most relevant to me reads:
‘Whosoever, through his private judgment, willingly and purposely doth openly break the rites and ceremonies of the church to which he belongs, which are not repugnant to the Word of God, and are ordained and approved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly, that others may fear to do the like, as one that offended against the common order of the church, and wounded the consciences of weak brethren.’”
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III. BISHOP’S RULING OF LAW
Resolution 204 – by which the 2014 New England Annual Conference voted to: (1) prayerfully support clergy brought to trial for solemnizing same gender marriage vows; (2) strongly urge the Board of Ordained Ministry, the Cabinet and Bishop to do all within their power to make the Conference “a place of welcome and refuge for those convicted by church trial courts for presiding over same gender Christian weddings or faithfully responding to the call to ordained ministry”; (3) strongly urge that the next General Conference remove certain prohibitive language from the Book of Discipline or to allow Annual Conferences a “local option” to discern their own criteria in these matters; and (4) strongly urge the New England
Annual Conference congregations and clergy to open their hearts, minds and doors to all couples regardless of gender seeking to sanctify their union in holy matrimony – is a resolution that is thoroughly aspirational in nature. None of the actions being urged in any way break the mandates of the church rites and ceremonies noted in Article XXII. If the wording of Resolution
204 is read as I read it, nothing contained within the four corners of Resolution 204 would serve to mandate, negate, ignore, or violate The Book of Discipline, nor is any of it in any way unlawfully prescriptive in nature, and I rule that it is upheld as lawful in its entirety.
IV. REASONS SUPPORTING BISHOP DEVADHAR’S RULING OF LAW
Resolution 204 calls for four things. First, it calls for the New England Annual
Conference to “prayerfully support those clergy who have been brought to trial for solemnizing marriage vows for all properly prepared couples.” Secondly, it “strongly urges” the Board of
Ordained Ministry, the Cabinet, and the Bishop to do “all within their power to make New
England Annual Conference a place of welcome and refuge” for those convicted by church trial
55 courts for presiding over same gender weddings. Third, Resolution 204 “strongly urges” the next General Conference to remove certain language that prohibits the ordination and marriage and persons based on gender or to allow Annual Conference a “local option” to discern their own criteria in these matters. Finally, it “strongly urges” New England Annual Conference congregations and clergy to open their “hearts, minds and doors” to all couples regardless of gender orientation, seeking to sanctify their unions in holy matrimony. All four of those components of Resolution 204, as expressly and intentionally worded by its makers, are aspirational, without prescriptive force, and do not serve to negate, ignore or violate a provision of the Discipline, or an act of the General Conference. The aspirational nature of the chosen language can be seen by reference to governing Judicial Council Decisions, as noted below.
Words of aspiration, as identified by Judicial Council Decisions, are usually easy to identify. First, they are non-mandatory. Secondly, they are typically expressions of human hopes, dreams, goals or commitments, all directed towards affirming, supporting or seeking to change certain social policies, institutions or attitudes. For example, a resolution “affirming the sacred worth,” committing to continue to build inclusive communities, and inviting churches and individuals to adopt a statement, was upheld as aspirational. Calls to affirm, commit or invite are lawful according to the Judicial Council. Decision No. 1220 (2012). Similarly, a resolution
“reaffirming a historic commitment,” declaring a passionate opposition to continued gender- oriented distinctions, acknowledging a grave pastoral crisis facing the church, stating that while
Bishops, boards, agencies and clergy “are bound by the Book of Discipline”, they are also
“bound to exercise their consciences and are bound by Jesus’ call to stand with the marginalized and the oppressed”, and finally urging the annual conference to recognize that the individuals conducting certain actions do so “contrary to the historic expression of the annual conference at
56 the risk of causing great harm to LGBT persons” was also all upheld as aspirational. Language declaring a passionate opposition, stating a belief, and urging recognition, has no prescriptive force and is lawful. Decision 1218 (2012). Similarly, an annual conference resolution calling for a “commendation” for those who have provided nurture to same sex couples, was upheld as
“a historical recounting of actions by others, and is aspirational.” Decision 1255 (2013).
By contrast, annual conference resolutions that cross the boundary of lawfulness tend to be far more forceful, prescriptive and commanding. A resolution to “renounce” a legislative act of General Conference was not legal, as it was plainly and openly disobedient to the Discipline
(“We renounce the statement that homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching...”)
Decision 1220 (2012). A resolution informing annual conference of the names of clergy willing to perform same gender unions in violation of the Book of Discipline was also unlawful, again as attempting to negate, ignore, or violate the provisions of the Book of Discipline. Decision 1111
(2009). A resolution which proclaimed that its own stated principles were “a more authentic and truthful representation of the United Methodist Church” implied that it believed the present language of the Book of Discipline was less authentic, less truthful and presumably, therefore, less lawful than its own resolution; and that was considered by the Judicial Council to go beyond a permissible expression of a mere disagreement. Decision 1120 (2009). Another variety of an impermissible resolution is found in Decision 1250. In that Decision, the annual conference attempted to impose a suggested alternative penalty to a church trial court sanction in a manner that violated the trial court’s prerogatives under the Book of Discipline. Obviously, this resolution was by its nature a usurpation of powers not granted to annual conference, and therefore unlawful and unenforceable. Decision 1250 (2013).
57 Turning now to each item in Resolution 204:
Item #1 of Resolution 204 says that the Conference will keep clergy brought to trial in prayer.
Absolutely nothing in Article XXII is violated by praying for someone. This is aspirational in nature. See, Decision 1255 (Commendation for those who have taken a stand for justice).
Item #2 of Resolution 204 calls for the New England Conference to be a welcoming conference and a refuge for those whom the church has convicted. Absolutely nothing in Article XXII is violated by a conference being a welcoming refuge – to ANYONE, and it should be to ALL.
This, too, is aspirational in nature. See, Decision 1255.
Item #3 of Resolution 204 urges that actions be taken by General Conference 2016. This is totally appropriate and is part of the process by which General Conference discerns issues. It is anticipated that many petitions concerning this topic will be submitted. Absolutely nothing in
Article XXII is violated by urging General Conference to adopt new laws. See, Decision 1255
(Commending) and 1218 (Reaffirming and Recognizing).
Item #4 of Resolution 204 – and probably the main item being asked for a ruling of law, although not specifically stated as such, urges local United Methodist Churches to open their
“hearts, minds and doors”. To open one’s heart is to care for people; to open one’s mind is to gather information, learn and discern; to open one’s doors is to let someone in to worship. Not one of these acts, actually announced as United Methodist ways of behaving, is a violation of
Article XXII. Additionally, Item # 4 does not prevent nor override the provisions of
Par.340.2(3)a of the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2012, which gives the
58 pastor the authority to determine whether or not to perform a marriage ceremony after due counsel of the parties involved and in accordance with the laws of the state and the rules of the
United Methodist Church. This applies to all couples seeking to be married in the church and/or by the pastor. Additionally, the encouragement to welcome all couples…is keeping with par.161F which affirms our commitment to be in ministry with and for all persons.
Finally, Item #4 does not urge the sanctification of same gender marriages that would negate, ignore or violate the Book of Discipline. See, Decision 1111 (Offering names of retired clergy who would perform same gender marriages did serve to negate, ignore, or violate
Discipline). Rather, Item #4 as worded, merely urges clergy and congregations to open their hearts, minds, and doors to all couples “seeking to sanctify their unions in holy matrimony.” This is aspirational, and does not have the effect of negating, ignoring or violating the Discipline.
However, the Judicial Council may view Item #4 of Resolution 204, like the person who requested the ruling of law, that the words really are urging local congregations to have same- gender marriages in United Methodist churches and that the services be conducted by United
Methodist clergy. If this is the interpretation to be given, then Item #4 is a violation of the
Discipline as discussed above and should therefore be removed from Resolution 204 as null and void.
V. CONCLUSION
Resolution 204 - by which the 2014 New England Annual Conference voted to: (1) prayerfully support clergy brought to trial for solemnizing same gender marriage vows; (2) strongly urge the Board of Ordained Ministry, the Cabinet and Bishop to do all within their power to make the Conference “a place of welcome and refuge for those convicted by the church trial courts for presiding over same gender weddings”; (3) strongly urge that the next General
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Conference remove certain prohibitive language from the Book of Discipline; and (4) strongly urge the New England Annual Conference congregations and clergy to open their hearts, minds and doors to all couples regardless of gender orientation - is a resolution that is thoroughly aspirational in nature. None of the actions being urged in any way break the mandates of the church rites and ceremonies noted in Article XXII. Nothing contained within the four corners of
Resolution 204 mandates negating, ignoring or violating the Book of Discipline, nor is any of it in any way unlawfully prescriptive in nature. Resolution 204 of the 2014 New England Annual
Conference is upheld as lawful in its entirety.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sudarshana Devadhar, Bishop New England Annual Conference Date: ______
60 61 JOURNAL CERTIFICATION
WE HERBY CERTIFY THAT the foregoing is a correct and complete report of the proceedings of the twenty-first session of the New England Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church held at Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts, June 11- 14, 2014.
Sudarshana Devadhar Resident Bishop, New England Annual Conference The United Methodist Church
Ralph R. R. Oduor Ralph R. R. Oduor, Esq. Secretary, New England Annual Conference The United Methodist Church
62 RESOLUTIONS
2014 CONFERENCE ACTIONS
RS- 101 - MINIMUM CASH SALARY (Submitted by David Nicol, Chair of the Commission on Equitable Compensation) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) Each pastor appointed full-time to a pastoral charge must receive base cash compensation equal to the Minimum Base Cash Salary schedule that is voted on by the Annual Conference. Each pastor who is appointed less than full-time to a pastoral charge is eligible to receive cash compensation at least in proportion to that schedule (2012 Discipline, ¶ 342). The Minimum compensation amount and guidelines shall be recommended by the Annual Conference Commission on Equitable Compensation and set by the Annual Conference. Clergy appointed to a local charge whose cash salary falls below the Minimum levels established by the conference may apply for a grant from the Equitable Compensation Fund.
Following are the proposed minimum cash salaries for the year 2014 which represent a cost of living increase of approximately 1.5% as indicated by the Consumer Price Index for 2013. EQUITABLE COMPENSATION PROPOSED MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE FOR 2015
Salary increases are based upon a 2013 CPI Cost of Living increase of 1.5% Ralph R. R. Oduor 2014 Salary 2015 Salary FE/PE/FD/PD/AM 38,760 39,330 3-5 Years 39,360 39,930 Additional $600 6-10 Years 39,960 40,530 Additional $1,200 11-15 Years 40,260 40,830 Additional $1,500 Over 15 Years 40,760 41,330 Additional $2,000
LOCAL PASTOR 35,060 35,586 3-5 Years 35,660 36,186 Additional $600 6-10 Years 36,260 36,786 Additional $1,200 11-15 Years 36,560 37,086 Additional $1,500 Over 15 Years 37,060 37,586 Additional $2,000
Reimbursable Accounts The Commission on Equitable Compensation in an effort to remain current with prevailing trends across the denomination, and in keeping with IRS regulations, proposes the following minimum amounts for Reimbursable Accounts (Professional Expenses, Continuing Education and Travel)for Full-Time Pastors in 2015 for a total in reimbursable funds of at least $2,950.
Professional Expenses $700 Continuing Education $650 Travel $1600 Considering that pastors in different parts of the Conference have different needs, the Commission recommends that these amounts be interchangeable. Elders, Provisional Members or Associate Members appointed less than full-time, in accordance with ¶ 338 of the 2012 Discipline and appointed to a pastoral charge at ¾, ½ or ¼ time, shall receive at least ¾, ½ or ¼ of the Conference established Full-Time salary and at least ¾ ½ or ¼ of the Conference established reimbursable package as established by the Annual Conference and shall have a claim on Equitable Compensation funds. Local Pastors appointed to a pastoral charge ¾, ½ or ¼ time shall receive at least ¾, ½ or ¼ of the Conference established Full-Time salary and at least ¾ ½ or ¼ of the Conference established reimbursable package as established by the Annual Conference and shall have a claim on Equitable Compensation funds. Licensed Local Pastors appointed less than ¼-time shall negotiate contracts with the District Superintendent directly, and shall have no claim on Equitable Compensation funds. Retired clergy serving under appointment, regardless of appointive time, shall have no claim on Equitable Compensation funds. The primary responsibility for paying the pastor remains with the local Church/Charge—for this reason, the responsibility to apply for Equitable Compensation assistance lies with the local Church/Charge. If the local Church/Charge encounters difficulties or
63 RESOLUTIONS fails to pay a pastor in a timely manner, the pastor should immediately contact her/his District Superintendent for assistance and, if necessary, begin the process of applying for emergency Equitable Salary assistance.
COMPENSATION PACKAGE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS with MOU In some instances and for very particular reasons, pastors and congregations make arrangements for compensation and benefits that are outside of the requirements outlined in this resolution. The Commission appreciates that such arrangements are warranted on occasion, and are in the best interest of the parties involved “provided that no member in good standing who is appointed to a pastoral charge is denied the minimum base compensation (2012 Discipline ¶ 625.9).” To maintain the integrity of the compensation and benefits system, the Commission recommends: • The specifics of such arrangements, including explaining how the arrangement provides for at least minimum base compensation as approved by the Annual Conference be spelled out in a Memorandum of Understanding that limits the conditions to one year. This may be as an addendum to the salary forms signed at Charge Conference, or as a separate letter included in the pastor’s and SPRC’s files. • The MOU shall be signed by the Pastor, the District Superintendent, and the SPRC Chair. • The MOU shall be reviewed and renewed annually. • It is provided in the MOU that such arrangements have no impact on compensation and benefits packages to be negotiated for future appointments. • In the case where a salary package includes special arrangements regarding salary or reimbursable funds, review of a clearly defined MOU will be required for consideration for any Equitable Compensation funds. • In cases where part-time churches do not provide a parsonage, and housing is structured as salary reduced by housing exclusion, an MOU explaining a salary that appears to be either above (including the exclusion) or below (with the exclusion subtracted) minimum salary is in fact Minimum Base Compensation plus agreed upon housing shall be treated by the Commission on Equitable Compensation as sufficient evidence to qualify a Pastor for Minimum Salary Grant assistance.
Compensation Grants Compensation Grants provide support for the pastoral appointment; they fulfill the requirements of ¶ 625 of the 2012 Discipline. Except for Sustaining Ministry Grants, the goal should be to bring this funding to zero by having each church become self-sufficient over time. While our United Methodist connectionalism requires this support, which is embodied in our Conference’s Mission statement, the Commission strives to have each charge independently support its pastor. Churches wishing to apply for a Minimum Salary grant must pay exactly Conference set minimum salary plus any years of appointment addition. However, any pastor whose charge is unable to meet its compensation obligation has a right to an Emergency Minimum Salary Grant based on ¶ 625.9 of the 2012 Discipline. In these cases, the Pastor should immediately contact her/his District Superintendent, who shall immediately contact the Commission on Equitable Compensation. Working with both the local Church and the Commission, the Superintendent will work to assure the Pastor is paid for the remainder of the appointive year. If the Cabinet determines a need for the appointment to continue beyond the appointive year, the District Superintendent shall instruct the Church/Charge to apply for one of the regular categories of supplemental grants, in consultation with the Commission on Equitable Compensation. Based on the recommended minimum of $39,330 and $35,586 respectively and the approval of the minimum amount by Conference action, the maximum grant amounts listed within the Grant description would be permitted in accordance with ¶ 625.9 of the 2012 Discipline. Please note, grants will be determined based on eligibility and need as determined by the Commission on Equitable Compensation after consultation with the Pastor, the Charge and the Superintendent. Half-year grants beginning July 1 shall be counted as Year 0 for determining continued eligibility and will be eligible for up to 50% of the following schedules: Minimum Compensation Grants Beginning at 25% of Base Compensation, declining 5% over a 4 year term. Designed to be used for minor disruptions in Church life or when transitioning LP to Elder appointments (e.g., at Commissioning) or 1/4 time appointment increases.
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 FE/PE/FD/PD/AM 9832.5 7866 5899.5 3933 3-5 Years 9983 7986 5989.5 3993
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6-10 Years 10133 8106 6079.5 4053 11-15 Years 10208 8166 6124.5 4083 Over 15 Years 10333 8266 6199.5 4133
LP 8896.5 7117.2 5337.9 3558.6 3-5 Years 9047 7237.2 5427.9 3618.6 6-10 Years 9197 7357.2 5517.9 3678.6 11-15 Years 9272 7417.2 5562.9 3708.6 Over 15 Years 9397 7517.2 5637.9 3758.6
Strategic Compensation Grants Beginning at 40% of Base Compensation, declining 5% over a 5 year term. Designed to be used for major disruptions in Church life or when transitioning appointment increases over 1/4 or from 1/2 to 3/4. In consultation with the Cabinet, may be used for Strategic Appointment initiatives and salaries above Minimum Base.
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 FE/PE/FD/PD/AM 15732 13765.5 11799 9832.5 7866 3-5 Years 15972 13975.5 11979 9982.5 7986 6-10 Years 16212 14185.5 12159 10132.5 8106 11-15 Years 16332 14290.5 12249 10207.5 8166 Over 15 Years 16532 14465.5 12399 10332.5 8266
LOCAL PASTOR 14234.4 12455.1 10675.8 8896.5 7117.2 3-5 Years 14474.4 12665.1 10855.8 9046.5 7237.2 6-10 Years 14714.4 12875.1 11035.8 9196.5 7357.2 11-15 Years 14834.4 12980.1 11125.8 9271.5 7417.2 Over 15 Years 15034.4 13155.1 11275.8 9396.5 7517.2
Sustaining Compensation Grants Administered by the Commission on recommendation and request from the Cabinet. For the first 2 years, up to 65% of the total salary, for years 3-5, up to 50%, for year 6 and following, up to 35%. At any time, the percentage may be frozen upon recommendation of the Appointive Cabinet. Beginning in the 3rd year, the Commission will expect clear financial management and total reporting of all assets for continued grants, along with plans for ongoing ministry. Additionally, the church/superintendent shall have developed a ministry plan detailing how the congregation provides vital ministry to an underserved community, or the church shall have been designated a Mission Church by the Annual Conference.
Year 1-2 Year 3-5 Year 6 and Following FE/PE/FD/PD/AM 25564.5 19665 13765.5 3-5 Years 25954.5 19965 13975.5 6-10 Years 26344.5 20265 14185.5 11-15 Years 26539.5 20415 14290.5 Over 15 Years 26864.5 20665 14465.5
LOCAL PASTOR 23130.9 17793 12455.1
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3-5 Years 23520.9 18093 12665.1 6-10 Years 23910.9 18393 12875.1 11-15 Years 24105.9 18543 12980.1 Over 15 Years 24430.9 18793 13155.1
RS – 102 - RELATING TO RENTAL/HOUSING ALLOWANCES FOR RETIRED OR DISABLED MINISTERS OF THE CONFERENCE (Submitted by the Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) The New England Annual Conference (the “Conference”) adopts the following resolutions relating to the rental/housing allowance for active, retired, or disabled clergypersons of the Conference: WHEREAS, the religious denomination known as The United Methodist Church (the “Church”), of which this Conference is a part, has in the past functioned and continues to function through ministers of the gospel (within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code section 107) who were or are duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed ministers of the Church (“Clergypersons”); WHEREAS, the practice of the Church and of this Conference was and is to provide active Clergypersons with a parsonage or a rental/housing allowance as part of their gross compensation; WHEREAS, pensions or other amounts paid to active, retired, and disabled Clergypersons are considered to be deferred compensation and are paid to active, retired, and disabled Clergypersons in consideration of previous active service; and WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service has recognized the Conference (or its predecessors) as the appropriate organization to designate a rental/housing allowance for Clergypersons who are or were members of this Conference and are eligible to receive such deferred compensation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: THAT an amount equal to 100% of the pension or disability payments received from plans authorized under The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church (the “Discipline”) which included all such payments from the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits (“GBOPHB”), during the year 2015 by each active, retired, or disabled Clergyperson who is or was a member of the Conference, or its predecessors, be and hereby is designated as a rental/housing allowance for each such Clergyperson; and THAT the pension or disability payments to which this rental/housing allowance applies will be any pension or disability payments from plans, annuities, or funds authorized under the Discipline, including such payments from the GBOPHB and from a commercial annuity company that provides an annuity arising from benefits accrued under a GBOPHB plan, annuity, or fund authorized under the Discipline, that result from any service a Clergyperson rendered to this Conference or that an active, a retired, or a disabled Clergyperson of this Conference rendered to any local church, annual conference of the Church, general agency of the Church, other institution of the Church, former denomination that is now a part of the Church, or any other employer that employed the Clergyperson to perform services related to the ministry of the Church, or its predecessors, and that elected to make contributions to, or accrue a benefit under, such a plan, annuity, or fund for such active, retired, or disabled Clergyperson’s pension or disability as part of his or her gross compensation. [NOTE: The rental/housing allowance that may be excluded from a Clergyperson’s gross income in any year for federal income tax purposes is limited under Internal Revenue Code section 107(2) and the regulations there under to the least of: (1) the amount of the rental/housing allowance designated by the Clergyperson’s employer or other appropriate body of the Church (such as this Conference in the foregoing resolutions) for such year; (2) the amount actually expended by the Clergyperson to rent or provide a home in such year; or (3) the fair rental value of the home, including furnishing and appurtenances (such as a garage), plus the cost of utilities in such year.]
RS – 103 - PAST SERVICE FUNDING RATE (Submitted by the Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) RESOLVED, the Past Service Funding Rate for 2015 be set at $610 per year of service and 85% as the survivor’s rate.
RS – 104 - RETIREE HEALTH BENEFIT CREDIT (Submitted by the Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014)
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RESOLVED, that all participants in the Conference Health Insurance program in 2015 will be given one year of credit toward the retiree health benefit subsidy in retirement.
RS – 105 - SPECIAL GRANTS (Submitted by the Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) RESOLVED, that the following Special Grants be continued for 2015 on the same basis as 2014: a) Evelyn Roberts be given a special grant equivalent to the amount based on her share of the 1967 annuity rate multiplied by the years of service by her husband. b) Barbara Boyd be given a special grant to cover 30% of her monthly premium for Medicare Companion coverage through United Methodist HealthFlex.
RS – 106 - PASTOR’S/PARTICIPANT’S HEALTH INSURANCE CO-PAY PREMIUM (Submitted by Council on Finance and Administration & Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) The 2015 pastor’s/participant’s health insurance co-pay monthly premium will be $205 per month ($2,460 annually) and the Benefit Stabilization Fund contribution will be $45 per month. Pastors/participants are eligible to receive a $50 per month credit toward their monthly premium if they take the annual Health Quotient assessment by the date designated by the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits (the General Board). However, spouses of pastors/participants who are on the plan must also take the Health Quotient assessment by the date designated by the General Board in order for the pastor/participant to receive this supplement.
RS – 107 - HEALTH INSURANCE BILLING RATE CALCULATION (Submitted by Council on Finance and Administration & Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) The 2015 Health Insurance “blended” rate shall be calculated by dividing the total projected 2015 premium billed the Conference by the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits for clergy (and family) under appointment to local churches, staff, and disabled, an appropriate amount to cover unpaid premiums by local churches, and related administrative costs, by the number of “salary paying” units for the aforementioned categories. A 10% surcharge of the resulting rate will be added in accordance to the Retiree Health Benefit Legislation of 2001. A final adjustment shall be made, if necessary, to have the annual yearly rates divisible by 12. This base “blended” rate may be modified by Annual Conference action to include participant payment of premium.
RS – 108 - PENSION/BENEFIT BILLING RATE CALCULATION (Submitted by Council on Finance and Administration & Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) The 2015 Pension/Benefit rate shall be determined by calculating the total projected 2015 CRSP and CPP premiums billed the Conference by the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits for active clergy under appointment to local churches, staff, and disabled, an appropriate amount to cover unpaid premiums by local churches, and related administrative costs. Each local church with eligible clergy will be billed the proportional cost of their pastor’s pension/benefit costs based on a formula of $5,570 per full-time appointment (prorated in ¼ time increments) plus 7% of participants plan compensation for those churches whose clergy are eligible for CPP and 3% of participants plan compensation for those churches whose clergy are not eligible for CPP. NOTE: (This represents no change in the formula in the pension/benefit billing rate calculation from 2014.)
RS – 109 - RETIREE HEALTH BENEFIT CONTRIBUTION (Submitted by the Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) The maximum retiree contribution to the Retiree Health Benefit Stabilization Fund for 2015 shall be $60.00 per month for each participant and participating spouse pro-rated for the percentage of retiree health insurance premium paid by the Annual Conference.
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RS – 110 – AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATION OF CLERGY WHO ARE LESS THAN FULL-TIME BUT HALF TIME OR GREATER TO PARTICIPATE IN CRSP (Submitted by the Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS, it has been the practice in the past of the New England Annual Conference to enroll all clergy, including those who serve less than full-time, in the Clergy Retirement Security Program (CRSP) or its predecessor pension programs and; WHEREAS, legislative changes at the 2012 Quadrennial General Conference no longer will allow clergy who serve less than 50% time to participate in the CRSP program, and those who serve less than full-time but 50% or greater may participate only at the option of the annual conference; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the New England Annual Conference authorize the Conference Board of Pensions to enroll Clergy that serve less than full-time but 50% or greater in the CRSP program and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Conference Board of Pensions strongly encourages local churches with Clergy who serve less than 50% to support these clergy pensions with an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of these pastors’ salary through the United Methodist Personal Investment Plan (UMPIP).
RS- 111 - APPROVAL OF COMPREHENSIVE BENEFIT FUNDING PLAN (Submitted by the Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS, John Wesley’s statement “Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can” teaches us that fiduciary responsibility can help us further God’s work here on Earth; and WHEREAS, the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits is now required to have and approve a Comprehensive Benefits Funding Plan from all Annual Conferences for its Pension, Health Insurance, Disability, and Other Benefits liabilities; and WHEREAS, approval of a sound Comprehensive Funding Plan will aid in providing long-term fiscal soundness for the New England Conference; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the New England Annual Conference approves the 2015 Comprehensive Benefits Funding Plan, as detailed in the supplemental materials distributed.
RS – 112 - AFFIRMATION OF PREACHERS’ AID SOCIETY (Submitted by the Board of Pensions and Health Benefits) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS the Preachers’ Aid Society has been in continuous service to United Methodist clergy and their families since 1832; and WHEREAS the Society’s programs complement the official pension programs of the United Methodist Church immeasurably, through emergency financial assistance, its program of visitation to retired clergy and their families, its development of retiree housing, sponsoring planning seminars, among many other initiatives; and WHEREAS the Preachers’ Aid Society has contributed $2.5 million toward helping the Conference meet its desire to provide health insurance coverage to retired clergy and their spouses, and has made a $2.5 million challenge commitment to the Together for Tomorrow capital funds campaign for retiree health insurance. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Pensions affirms the ministry of the Preachers’ Aid Society and encourages the Annual Conference and its churches to support the mission of that organization.
RS - 113 - UNIT INSURANCE PLAN (Submitted by the Insurance Committee of the New England Conference Board of Trustees) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) The Insurance Committee of the New England Conference Board of Trustees moves that:
The New England Annual Conference continue in a Unit Insurance Plan to provide comprehensive property, liability, crime and worker’s compensation insurance coverage for all New England Conference local church owned/operated locations, including church sponsored Day Care programs, and for all Conference owned/operated locations. Including the following provisions that:
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1. All New England Conference churches participate. a. Special coverages to include flood for zones other than B&C and other unique insurance risks will be purchased at additional cost to the local church where such insurance is applicable. 2. Insurance coverage will be as documented in the comprehensive policy, a copy of which is located in the Office of Administrative Services (OAS). Copies of this policy can be obtained by request for a fee to cover printing and mailing costs. 3. The agent of record be Fred C. Church Inc. of Lowell, MA. 4. The renewal date will be August 1, 2014. 5. The insurance billing for this ( 19th ) nineteenth year of the plan (August 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015) will be at the actual value based billing assessed to each local church and the Conference, based on building values, square footage and pastoral appointment. 6. Insurance billings for all churches that are on the Unit Insurance Plan as of August 1, 2014 will be handled as follows: a. Churches will be billed through the office of the OAS on an annual basis. b. The first payment will be due September 15, 2014. c. A special discount will be given to churches that pay the total amount or enroll in the Automated Clearinghouse Account by October 15, 2014. d. Churches that use the installment plan shall pay 20% of the annual billing by September 15, 2014 and eight monthly installments of 10% of the amount due on the fifteenth of the month (Oct - May). e. The Conference Treasurer shall use Conference funds, as necessary, to pay the premium until funds come in from local churches. 7. Property claims payments will be issued in the name of the New England Conference and the local church, sent to the New England Conference Office of Administrative Services and will be endorsed and sent to the local church when all insurance premiums are paid to date. 8. The New England Conference Insurance Committee shall be amenable to the Conference Board of Trustees. a. This Committee shall consist of eleven (11) members. The Chairperson or Co-chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the New England Conference Board of Trustees. The Trustees shall appoint five (5) additional members and the Council on Finance and Administration shall appoint five (5) members. The committee members do not need to be members of either the Board of Trustees or CF&A, with the exception of the Chair or Co-chair. b. This committee shall: 1. receive and respond to questions and concerns of local churches regarding the insurance plan. 2. review loss trends and suggest remedies. 3. review property appraisals. 4. review the policy for any needed changes 5. provide for risk management materials/workshops for districts and/or clusters as requested. 6. annually review the premium, determine the method of distributing the premium among local churches and, if necessary, re-bid the contract. 7. annually report to the New England Annual Conference. 9. A common, comprehensive worker's compensation program be included with a renewal date of January 1, 2015. Insurance will continue to be billed through the OAS office. 10. The following policy on the issuing of "replacement cost" insurance be in effect. a. Any church, at their option, can apply for a waiver of blanket full replacement cost coverage, and substitution with a stated value for Functional Replacement Cost, by making such a request to the Insurance Committee of the Conference Board of Trustees. The District Superintendent and the District Committee on Church and Building Location shall endorse the application prior to consideration by the Insurance Committee. Application forms are available on the conference website. b. The Superintendent and the District Committee on Church and Building Location shall evaluate the request for less than full replacement cost coverage and establishment of a stated value, on the amount of resources necessary to invest in rebuilding, consistent with the ministry and mission possibilities and goals of the local church, cluster and district. c. Future changes of stated values established under this policy shall be handled in the same fashion as original applications.
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d. A rider will be added to the existing Conference policy listing the specific properties as being carried at a stated value, not full replacement coverage. The stated value also shall be listed. There is no co-insurance due to the lack of full replacement coverage. Any partial loss will be paid in full. e. Waivers of blanket full replacement will be effective only on the annual renewal date of the insurance plan, August 1st. Completed applications must be received by the Chair/Co-Chairperson of the Insurance Committee by July 1st.
RS- 114 - UNITED METHODIST WOMEN (Submitted by the UMW) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS, The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church 2008, 256.5 states “United Methodist Women – In every local church there shall be an organized unit of United Methodist Women”; and WHEREAS, The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church 2008, 56.5 states the purpose of United Methodist Women in Article 3 as “The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the Church”; and WHEREAS, United Methodist Women in New England Conference contribute significantly to the mission work of the United Methodist Church locally and through the Women’s Division of the General Board of Global Ministries; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: a. The churches of the New England Conference shall be encouraged to support and lift up the work of United Methodist Women. b. The churches of the New England Conference shall be encouraged to celebrate the work of United Methodist Women during a Sunday worship service.
RS – 115 – A COVENANT WITH THE HATTIE B. COOPER COMMUNITY CENTER (Submitted by the UMW) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS, the Hattie B. Cooper Community Center (hereinafter, "Cooper"), located at 1891 Washington Street, in Boston, Massachusetts, is the only United Methodist National Mission Institution in the six-state area of the New England Annual Conference; and WHEREAS, Cooper was begun almost 100 years ago by Methodist women in the church; and WHEREAS, Cooper has successfully served children and families in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston during those years; and WHEREAS, Cooper provides vital educational services that facilitate growth, development and the creative groundwork for the future success of many underserved children and their families through such programs as Infant- Toddler Program, Preschool Program, After-School Program, All-Day Summer Care for Children and Youth, and Elderly Services Program; and WHEREAS, Cooper makes a difference in the lives of children so that they might become positive, contributing members of their communities; and WHEREAS, Cooper has been awarded a $50,000 matching grant by the (Women's Division of the General Board of Global Ministries) now called National United Methodist Women, and needs to raise $50,000 to qualify to receive those funds, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the New England Annual Conference shall enter into a covenant with Cooper to promote support for its programs so that Cooper may continue to be a place for children to play, learn, grow and socialize in a loving environment; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such promotion shall include encouraging the congregations within the Conference to recognize the missional work of Cooper by specifying one month of the calendar year as "Celebrate Cooper Community Center Month" (April is suggested), during which they might invite a Cooper representative to speak in order to learn more about its services, plan fundraisers to financially support Cooper's programs, and/or volunteer at Cooper; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that New England Annual Conference churches shall honor the history and ongoing excellent services which Cooper provides by supporting it through their prayers, their gifts, and their service.
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RS- 116 – MISSION u - A COOPERATIVE SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN MISSION IN THE NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE (Submitted by Marie MacDougall) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS, the National Organization of United Methodist Women of the United Methodist Church works to create annual mission studies focusing on a country or region of the world, a social issue related to our mission, and a spiritual growth study, and WHEREAS, for thirty plus years the predecessor conference of the New England Conference has held cooperative schools of Christian mission, and WHEREAS, the 2014 Mission u will be a cooperative event, and WHEREAS, New England Conference budgeted $6,000 in their 2014 budget for Mission u and will provide staff support to the administrative team, and WHEREAS, the New England Conference United Methodist Women budgeted $8,000 for the 2014 Mission u and will provide leadership for the administrative team, and WHEREAS, this year’s studies, Spiritual Growth: How Is It With Your Soul?; Social Issue: The Church and Disabilities; Geographic: the Roma of Europe are pertinent to issues we are dealing with in our communal and political lives. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the 2014 Mission u event will be a cooperative school with the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church and the New England Conference United Methodist Women. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT local churches will encourage men, women and children to attend Mission u and that churches offer scholarships to those who request them.
RS – 117 - BUDGET BUILDING DATES - 2016 BUDGET (Submitted by Council on Finance & Administration) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) The following budget building preparation and dates are for the 2016 budget, subject to any change mutually agreed upon by the CF&A and the New England Missions Team. All 2016 budgets, methods of funding and sources and uses of funds for all divisions, commissions, boards, task forces, committees, agencies and councils will be considered at the same time and place called to discuss and vote upon the total conference budget. All boards, divisions, agencies and councils submit requests and complete all applicable questions on authorized budget forms supplied by the CF&A. a. CF&A and/or Treasurer distribute forms to Conference Boards, Committees and Agencies for budget building requests by March 5, 2015. b. Boards, agencies, committees presenting budgets to the Director of Connectional Ministries do so by March 15, 2015. c. All 2016 budget requests must be submitted to the Treasurer by Noon, March 15, 2015. d. The CF&A approves final 2016 budget for recommendation to Annual Conference by May 1, 2015. e. The CF&A distributes the proposed 2016 budget through the Pre-Conference packet distributed to all Annual Conference members, via the Conference website by May 15, 2015.
RS- 118 - APPORTIONMENT FORMULA (Submitted by Council on Finance and Administration) (Adopted on Consent Calendar, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) The 2015 Mission Shares be calculated by multiplying the total amount of the apportioned budget by the APPORTIONMENT FACTOR for each UM church. The APPORTIONMENT FACTOR shall be calculated by: Averaging the following three amounts: • The amount reported on the 2013 Statistical Tables, Lines 51 – 62 less the amount of the cost of “outside groups use of building” reported on the Chart A data gathering form, of the local church divided by the total amount reported by the UM churches of the Conference on the lines as above. • The amount reported on the 2012 Statistical Tables, Lines 51 – 62 less the amount of the cost of “outside groups use of building” reported on the Chart A data gathering form, of the local church divided by the total amount reported by the UM churches of the Conference on the lines as above.
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• The amount reported on the 2011 Statistical Tables, Lines 51 – 62 less the amount of the cost of “outside groups use of building” reported on the Chart A data gathering form, of the local church divided by the total amount reported by the UM churches of the Conference on the lines as above. CF&A, at the request of the Cabinet, may make adjustments to individual church mission share amounts based on factors not considered within the aforementioned statistical tables.
RS- 119 - BUDGET RESOLUTIONS (Submitted by Council on Finance and Administration) (Adopted with amendments, Saturday, June 14, 2014) a). The Council on Finance and Administration recommends a 2015 Mission Share spending limit of $7,056,863 (actual spending limit) and a 2015 Mission Share apportioned to local churches of $7,966,908 (includes “connectional mission share” for churches unable to pay 100% of apportioned amounts). b). The Council on Finance and Administration recommends the 2015 conference budget as presented.
RS – 201 – DESIGNATION OF FUNDS TO PROMOTE THE ACCEPTANCE OF HOMOSEXUALITY (Submitted by Kevin Nelson, et al) (Adopted with amendments, Saturday, June 14, 2014) WHEREAS, ¶ 613.19 of the 2012 Book of Discipline directs the Conference Council on Finance and Administration “To ensure that no annual conference board, agency, committee, commission, or council shall give United Methodist funds to any gay caucus or group, or otherwise use such funds to promote the acceptance of homosexuality…”; and WHEREAS, the New England Annual Conference (NEAC) believes that the unjust laws and policies of The UMC, exemplified above, that condemn “the practice of homosexuality and considers this practice incompatible with Christian teaching” (see ¶ 161F) damage the lives, bodies and souls of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children of God, as well as their families and loved ones; and, WHEREAS, consistent with the quoted excerpt of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s text from his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, quoted in the corresponding resolution on unjust laws and church trials, the NEAC stands in the spirit of MLK in calling out ¶ 613.19 as an unjust law and asserts our moral responsibility to live beyond this law; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the NEAC hereby officially affirms its beliefs that God intentionally creates, loves and affirms LGBT persons; that God celebrates the complete fulfillment of our humanity, whether in singleness or in the love shared between two partnered individuals, regardless of gender; and the NEAC recognizes that God sometimes calls LGBT persons into ministry and we wholeheartedly embrace and celebrate that calling when it is recognized and affirmed; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that individuals and churches within the New England Annual Conference may be encouraged to contribute to a fund to be managed by the organization known as New Wineskins, that will be used for the purpose of defending persons within The United Methodist Church who face charges for the violation of the Church’s discriminatory laws relating to human sexuality, or such other uses as may contribute to a more inclusive church.
Signatories: Scott Campbell, Sean Delmore, Leigh Dry, Becca Girrell, Marion C. Grant, Will Green, Vicki Woods, and New Wineskins
RS – 202 – ECCLESIAL DISOBEDIENCE, THE MORAL IMPERATIVE TO BREAK UNJUST CHURCH LAWS, AND CHURCH TRIALS (Submitted by Kevin Nelson, et al) (Adopted with amendments, Saturday, June 14, 2014) WHEREAS, the NEAC recognizes that its members are not of one mind regarding God’s will in relation to relationships between persons of the same gender, and we desire to respect that there are those among us who believe that relationships between persons of the same gender are against the will of God, and we do not wish to force such members to take their own individual actions that violate their conscience; and, WHEREAS, we ask that reciprocal respect be given to the individual right to engage in scriptural study, deeply heartfelt prayer and discernment—specifically as it relates to God’s will on matters connected to sexual orientation and relationships between persons of the same gender—and to arrive at different scriptural interpretations and thus different conclusions regarding God’s will and calling to us in relation to how to be in ministry within the world and offer pastoral care within United Methodist congregations; and,
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WHEREAS, this sort of reciprocal respect is not exemplified in The United Methodist Church’s Book of Discipline and instead a policy of rigid legalism reigns, seeking to force the adoption and enforcement of a particular viewpoint; and, WHEREAS, ¶¶161.B, 161.F, 304.3, and 341.6 of the 2012 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church contain provisions that formally sanction heteronormativity/heterosexism and condemn marriages of partners of the same gender as well as more broadly “the practice of homosexuality”; bar individuals married to and in loving relationships with persons of the same gender from candidacy certification, ordination and appointments; bar our clergy from officiating at weddings of couples marrying partners of the same gender; bars our church facilities from being used for ceremonies celebrating the unions and marriages of couples of the same gender; and, WHEREAS, ¶¶ 2702.1(a), (b), and (d) lift the following offenses to such grievous levels that bishops, clergy members, local pastors and diaconal ministers, can be brought before church trials for: faithfulness in a marriage to a partner of the same gender; being a “self-avowed, practicing” gay or lesbian person; and disobeying any of these provisions or potentially even any of the ones in the preceding paragraph; and, WHEREAS, ¶¶ 2702.3(a) and (c) lift the following offenses to such grievous levels that laity, including deaconesses and home missioners or more broadly any professing member of The UMC, can be brought before church trials for: faithfulness in a marriage to a partner of the same gender; being a “self-avowed, practicing” gay or lesbian person; and disobeying these provisions or potentially even any of the ones two paragraphs above; and, WHEREAS, a majority of the New England Annual Conference (NEAC) believes that the laws and policies of The UMC, exemplified above, that condemn “the practice of homosexuality and considers this practice incompatible with Christian teaching” (see ¶ 161F) damage the lives, bodies and souls of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children of God; and, WHEREAS the NEAC recognizes that this damage occurs because the official UMC position, regardless of any good intentions and how much we try to nuance it, conveys certain messages to LGBT persons, including: that they are somehow intrinsically wrong as human beings; that they are, at best, second-class Christians, if they can even be considered real Christians at all; that God may even hate them; and that some of us hate them too; and, WHEREAS, the NEAC recognizes that as these laws send such unconscionable messages to our fellow children of God, they play a role in shattering mental health, shattering lives, shattering families, shattering bodies, and shattering relationships with God, leaving spiritual carnage in their wake; and, WHEREAS, the NEAC rejects scriptural interpretations that do violence; embraces the radical and life-altering love that Jesus preached, taught and exemplified throughout the Gospels; and the NEAC chooses to take a step toward adhering to what the NEAC understands biblical obedience to mean; and, WHEREAS, many clergy members of the NEAC have officiated, or expressed their availability to officiate, at weddings of couples of the same gender in violation of ¶ 2702.1; and, WHEREAS, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote the following excerpt to some of his fellow clergymen— including Methodist Bishops Paul Hardin and Nolan Bailey Harmon of the Alabama-West Florida and North Alabama Annual Conferences—in his Letter From a Birmingham Jail,(1) ; and although MLK was speaking during a context of segregation in the 1960’s, his letter contains principles that are applicable to our context today; One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all." Now, what is the difference between the two? How does one determine whether a law is just or unjust? A just law is a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality. It gives the segregator a false sense of superiority and the segregated a false sense of inferiority. Segregation, to use the terminology of the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, substitutes an "I it" relationship for an "I thou" relationship and ends up relegating persons to the status of things. Hence segregation is not only politically, economically and sociologically unsound, it is morally wrong and sinful. Paul Tillich has said that sin is separation. Is not segregation an existential expression of man's tragic separation, his awful estrangement, his terrible sinfulness? Thus it is that I can urge men to obey the 1954 decision of the Supreme Court, for it is morally right; and I can urge them to disobey segregation ordinances, for they are morally wrong. WHEREAS, out of this reasoning, the NEAC calls out the above cited church laws as unjust; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the New England Annual Conference aspires to fulfill our moral responsibility to live beyond all discriminatory laws contained in the Book of Discipline, and look forward eagerly to the day when God’s justice sweeps over The United Methodist Church; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we request extreme restraint among our members in relation to filing complaints against each other pursuant to the above referenced Disciplinary provisions; correspondingly, the NEAC continues to respect the right of individual clergy to the ongoing exercise of their judgment in determining which couples that approach
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Signatories: Scott Campbell, Sean Delmore, Leigh Dry, Becca Girrell, Marion C. Grant, Will Green, Vicki Woods, and New Wineskins. 1http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
RS – 203 – AN ACTION OF FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP (Submitted by Thomas J. Gallen, et al) (Adopted with amendments, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS, the New England Annual Conference has at various times expressed its' disagreement with the United Methodist Discipline on matters of the ordination of gay clergy and marriage of same gender couples; BE IT RESOLVED, that the Treasurer of the New England Annual Conference shall advise the Conference Council of Finance and Administration and the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry of expenses paid from Conference funds for trial costs related to all these concerns and shall report to the next session of the Annual Conference, the amounts and sources from which such funds were paid.
Signatories: Allen Ewing-Merrill, Sara Ewing-Merrill, Kevin Nelson, Linda Wood-Boyle, Justin Hildebrandt, Stacey Gould Lanier, Barbara Kszystyniak, Stewart Lanier, Paula Fletcher, Susan Ellery, Sharon Neptune Lovejoy, Charlotte Hendee, Melissa Tustin, Michael Gray, Nancy R. Smith, Douglas Robinson-Johnson, Amy Alletzhauser, Jim Young, and Cynthia Good.
RS – 204 – TO AFFIRM GOD'S CALL TO MINISTRY AND MARRIAGE (Submitted by Thomas J. Gallen, et al) (Adopted with amendments, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) As those who oppose, seek to change, and intend to live in disobedience to the United Methodist Disciplinary language that "homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching" as a criteria for ordination and marriage and those policies that emanate from this language, we submit the following for adoption and implementation by the New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, whereas our Conference, just as the general church, is not of one mind, Resolved:
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1. We prayerfully support those clergy who have been brought to trial for solemnizing marriage vows for all properly prepared couples. 2. We strongly urge our Board of Ordained Ministry, Appointment Cabinet, and Resident Bishop to do all within their power to make the New England Annual Conference a place of welcome and refuge to those convicted by Church trial courts for presiding over same gender Christian weddings or faithfully responding to the call to ordained ministry. 3. We strongly urge the next General Conference of the United Methodist Church to remove all language that prohibits the ordination and marriage of persons based upon gender orientation or to allow Annual Conferences a “local option” to discern their own criteria in these matters. 4. We strongly urge our New England Conference congregations and their clergy to open their "hearts, minds, and doors" to all couples regardless of gender seeking to sanctify their unions in holy matrimony.
Signatories: Sam Johnson, Robert Moore, Leigh Dry, Kelly Turney, Mary Jane O'Connor Ropp, Sara Ewing-Merrill, Allen Ewing-Merrill, Douglas Robinson- Johnson, Susan Ellery, Mimi Mills, Bill Trench, Stacey Lanier, Nancy Smith, Scott Campbell, Linda Wood-Boyle, We Hyun Chang, Linda Grenfell, Gary Nettleton, Wesley Palmer.
RS – 205 –TOWARD PARITY IN APPOINTMENTS (Submitted by Sean Delmore and Kristen Dart) (Adopted with amendments, Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) Based on data from the 2013 New England Annual Conference Journal, there were 215 United Methodist elders in full connection appointed to local churches in New England that year. 49% of those elders were women. Approximately 17% of those elders were persons of color. 33 United Methodist elders in full connection were paid $55,000 or more in base compensation in 2013. Of those elders, only 15% were women, and 12% were persons of color. Four United Methodist elders in full connection appointed to local churches were paid more than $70,000 in base compensation in 2013. All were white men. While we commend the Cabinet for attention to some proportional distribution of the highest-paying appointments to persons of color, the extreme under-representation of women among those same higher-paying appointments is unacceptable. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the New England Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church strongly urges its Cabinet to exercise diligence in dismantling gender discrimination in the consideration of appointments, considering qualified and talented female pastors for the same appointments and on the same standards as their male colleagues. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Conference strongly urges its Cabinet to take steps to close this disparity through the 2018 appointment cycle, bringing the percentage of women among the highest-earning clergy appointed to local churches to within at least a 10% margin of the representation in the general pool of elders in full connection (39% in 2013). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Conference strongly urges the Conference Commission on the Status and Role of Women to evaluate the appointment and salary data reported in 2018 for evidence of improvements in gender parity in the appointive process and submit their findings to the Cabinet and to the 2019 session of the New England Annual Conference. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Conference strongly urges the Conference Commission on Religion and Race to evaluate the appointment and salary data reported in 2018 for evidence of race and ethnic parity in the appointive process and submit their findings to the Cabinet and to the 2019 session of the New England Annual Conference. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee on Equitable Compensation study the possibility of uniform salary and bring a report to the 2016 session of the New England Annual Conference. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we also survey options to guarantee minimum salaries sufficient to support basic needs for all local pastors, appointed lay pastors, deacons and elders serving one-quarter time or more.
RS – 206 – AMENDMENT TO RULES OF ORDER, Article V C (Submitted by Paul Hudson, Chair of the Committee on Rules) (Adopted Friday Morning, June 13, 2014) Amend Rules of Order, Article V C. [page 4, ROO] by addition of underlined items: C. Agenda. Subject to amendment by the Conference, the Agenda Committee, working in conjunction with the Conference President, shall be responsible for preparing the official agenda for the Annual Conference and for adjusting the
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RS – 207 – AMENDMENT TO RULES OF ORDER, Article IV[C] (Submitted by Paul Hudson, Chair of the Committee on Rules) (Adopted Friday Morning, June 13, 2014) Amend Rules of Order, Article IV[C], ROO, p.4 by addition of underlined items: [C]. Resolutions and Reports submitted to NEC requiring action by the Annual Conference will be reviewed by the Agenda Committee based on the following criteria: 1. The Agenda Committee shall, before publication of the pre-Conference Book, review all Resolutions using the following criteria: a. Does the Resolution set out the action taken to present this matter for consideration? The petition should set out: 1). what body is submitting the resolution 2) the number of members present and voting on the petition’s submission; 3). the number of “yeas” and the number of “nays”, the number of members abstaining and the number of members absent. b. Will the Resolution proposed conflict with, or create a conflict, with the Book of Discipline, or with an Annual Conference Rule or policy? Areas of perceived conflict shall be explored and justified in the petition. c. Does the proposal impact the work in progress by another New England Conference entity? If yes, the submitting group shall notify all parties for possible consultation which may lead to a revised or substitute resolution. The Agenda Committee may recommend a consultation to clarify or improve the resolution. The results of that process should accompany the proposed Resolution for publication. d. The Agenda Committee will assign a petition complying with criteria above, to one of the following categories. 1) The 100s category contains repeating and ongoing resolutions; 2) the 200s category contains proposed Resolutions which involve new significant change for the New England Conference or where explanatory information may be needed for clarity of purpose. 3) the 300s category contains items related to the General Conference. e. The Agenda Committee will then submit their work to the Conference Secretary for publication.
RS – 208 – POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - ARREARAGE POLICY (Submitted by David Nicol, Chair of the Commission on Equitable Compensation) (Adopted with amendments, Saturday, June 14, 2014) (NOTE: After review it is the opinion of the NEC Committee on Rules that the NEAC Arrearage Policy proposed by The Commission on Equitable Compensation be deemed an Attachment, if passed, and be subject to the “sun-setting” provisions of NEC Rule VII D.5.) 1. In the event that the local church treasurer becomes aware that the church will be unable to provide to the pastor full payment of a regularly scheduled payroll or housing allowance installment, or to remit to the Conference Treasurer full payment for regular payroll deduction payments such as health insurance co-pay or personal pension plan, the church treasurer shall immediately notify both verbally (within 24 hours) and in writing (within 3 days): the Pastor, the Lay Leader, and the Chairs of S/PPRC, Finance, Trustees, and the Administrative/Church Council (where applicable); or the Pastor, the Lay Leader, and the Administrative leadership of an alternate Church structure as defined by ¶244.2 and ¶247.2; of the impending arrearage. Upon receipt of such notice, the Chair of S/PPRC and/or the Pastor shall immediately (within 3 days) notify the District Superintendent of the impending arrearage. It is the pastor's responsibility to keep copies of all such written notifications, and to provide additional written confirmation to the District Superintendent when an arrearage has taken place. Failure to annually document salary or benefit arrearages may result in a loss of compensation and/or forfeiture of pension and benefits. 2. Upon receipt of notice of a pending arrearage, the Chair of S/PPRC shall immediately (within 24 hours) call a meeting of the Pastor, Lay Leader, and Chairs of Finance, Trustees, and the Administrative/Church Council to discuss the financial situation and seek remedies to prevent an arrearage from occurring.
Such remedies might include: a. drawing from invested funds, including short-term borrowing from designated funds,
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b. an emergency appeal for special giving from the congregation, c. emergency grants or loans from the District or Conference.
According to The Book of Discipline ¶624, such remedies cannot include a reduction in the Pastor’s compensation until the beginning of the next Conference year (July 1). However, remedies should be developed by the local church in an efficient manner, and this may include a vote of the church conference (at any time) to reduce pastoral compensation effective July 1. 3. If, after consultation among the Lay Leader and Chairs of S/PPRC, Finance, Trustees, and the Administrative/Church Council, it becomes apparent that the church may be facing a long- term financial crisis, the Chair of S/PPRC shall notify in writing the Pastor and District Superintendent that: a. an Equitable Compensation Emergency Salary Grant may be necessary to maintain compensation for the remainder of the Conference year, or b. a change in pastoral compensation or appointment may be necessary at the beginning of the following Conference year. 4. If the local church becomes delinquent in the pastor’s compensation (i.e. more than 30 days delinquent), then the District Superintendent shall notify the Commission on Equitable Compensation, which on its own initiative may do any or all of the following, but not limited to: a. sending a representative from CEC to meet with the local church and pastor to seek resolution of the issue, b. reviewing the church’s budget, financial practices and accounts, and where appropriate making recommendations concerning if and where changes need to be made, c. scheduling an outside audit of all church funds in compliance with General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) guidelines, d. developing with the local church a payment plan so that the pastor receives full payment of compensation by the end of the conference year. The District Superintendent shall be invited to be an active participant in this process. 5. If the local church is already receiving a grant from the Commission on Equitable Compensation, the Commission may also: a. determine if all grant funds allocated to the church were used to pay the pastor's salary, b. examine the original grant application to determine if the amount requested to meet minimum compensation was reduced, and if deemed appropriate, restore the grant to the originally requested amount or an amount that will meet the need assessed, c. require an outside audit of all church funds in compliance with GCFA Guidelines (www.gcfa.org), d. notify the District Superintendent of its findings and recommendations in writing. 6. Paragraph 2543.1 of The Book of Discipline makes clear that no real property on which a church building or parsonage is located shall be mortgaged to pay for the budgeted or current operating expenses of a local church, nor shall the principal proceeds of a sale of any such property be so used. This provision shall apply alike to unincorporated and incorporated local churches. 7. It is the responsibility of the local church to provide a minimum compensation for its appointed clergy (¶624). To assure each appointed pastor receives full compensation, the certification of full payment will be required from each pastor each year. This certification is to be signed by the pastor, the Chairperson of S/PPRC, and the Treasurer after the final end-of-year check has been paid to the pastor reflecting a full year’s compensation has been paid, or after the final mid-year check has been paid to the pastor reflecting 50% of the full year’s compensation has been paid when a pastoral appointment change takes place at the Conference Year, or when pastoral compensation has been reduced at the Conference Year (July 1). 8. It is the responsibility of the pastor to provide evidence of an arrearage by providing documentation such as: Treasurer's Reports, Charge Conference reports of adopted salary and compensation, check stubs, W-2 forms, and/or a signed Certification of Payment Form. 9. Should there be a dispute between the pastor and the local church about the validity and/or the amount of a claimed arrearage, or if a required officer of the local church refuses to sign the Certification of Payment Form, the Cabinet or CEC shall call an ad hoc committee to determine the validity and amount of the arrearage claim. a. The ad hoc committee shall consist of one representatives of CEC, two representatives of the Cabinet (at least one being the District Superintendent responsible for the local church), one representative of the Conference Treasurer, and one representative of the Conference Council on Finance and Administration. If the disputed
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arrearage includes pension or benefits payments, the ad hoc committee shall also include one representative of the Conference Benefits Office, and one representative of the Conference Board of Pensions b. The ad hoc committee shall consult with both the pastor and the local church and shall have the authority to establish one of the following solutions: I The ad hoc committee may negotiate a payment plan not extending beyond the Conference Year, or ii The ad hoc committee may recommend an Emergency Salary Grant from the Commission on Equitable Compensation to make the arrearage whole by the end of the Conference Year, provided that the Emergency Salary Grant does not exceed 3 months of the pastor’s contracted salary, and further provided that the resolution shall include reduction of pastoral salary to avoid incurring further arrearages at the beginning of the subsequent Conference year, or iii If the ad hoc committee determines the local church is incapable of making the arrearage whole by the end of the Conference Year, the ad hoc committee shall have the authority to commit the Annual Conference to payment of a valid claim of up to 6 months of the pastor’s contracted compensation, or up to 12 months of the pastor’s scheduled Minimum Compensation according to RS-101 for the relevant contract year(s), whichever is less, or iv If the ad hoc committee determines the local church is incapable of making the arrearage whole by the end of the Conference Year, and the ad hoc committee determines the arrearage exceeds 6 months of the pastor’s contracted compensation, the ad hoc committee shall commit the Annual Conference to payment of a valid claim of up to 6 months of the pastor’s contracted compensation, or up to 12 months of the pastor’s scheduled Minimum Compensation according to RS-101 for the relevant contract year(s), whichever is less, and shall subsequently refer these claims to the next session of the Annual Conference to be resolved by the Annual Conference after appropriate deliberation. v Regardless of the solution determined by the ad hoc committee, the local church is responsible for paying a valid arrearage claim (¶624). Any resolution requiring payment by the Annual Conference, except payment through an Emergency Salary Grant, establishes a claim by the Annual Conference against the local church, and the local church shall pay the Annual Conference the full amount paid by the Annual Conference to the pastor. c. Decisions of the ad hoc committee may be appealed, by either the pastor or church, to a session of the next annual meeting of the Annual Conference, where the claim shall be deliberated and voted upon by the Annual Conference. 10. The statute of limitations for filing a claim for funds from the Annual Conference (i.e. notification to the District Superintendent of the arrearage) for any salary arrearage is one year from the date of the initial arrearage. Failure to report the arrearage on the Certification of Payment form, or within the statute of limitations may result in the pastor forfeiting any claim to the unpaid compensation. However, this statute of limitations shall not apply to arrearages incurred prior to September 1, 2013. 11. Once an appointment ends the pastor no longer has claim on the local church for compensation funds (¶342.4). After an appointment ends, the pastor has a claim against the Annual Conference. A pastor’s arrearage claim against the Annual Conference establishes a claim by the Annual Conference against the local church, and the local church shall pay the Annual Conference the full amount paid by the Annual Conference to the pastor. 12. If a local church against which the Annual Conference has an outstanding arrearage claim moves toward Merger (¶2546, ¶2547), Discontinuation or Abandonment (¶2549), all arrearages shall be made whole before liquid assets may be disbursed. a. If a planned Merger according to ¶2546 or ¶2547, includes the sale of property, and an arrearage cannot be settled prior to the sale of property, the plan of Merger shall include a use of funds from the sale of property, according to ¶2543.3 to settle any remaining arrearage and providing for congregational redevelopment free from continuing arrearage obligations. b. If a local church moves toward Discontinuation or Abandonment (¶2549), and all arrearages cannot be made whole utilizing liquid assets, the Annual Conference shall have the same claim against the proceeds from local church assets as any other creditor. 13. An Administrative Complaint may be filed against a pastor who fails to report an arrearage according to the time lines established in this policy.
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RS – 209 – AMENDMENTS – POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, HEBREWS 11 FUNDS (Submitted by Rick McKinley, Director of Congregational Development in consultation with the Board of Congregational Development) (This will replace the current Appendix G in the Policies and Procedures Manual) (Adopted with amendments, Friday Morning, June 13, 2014) “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 The New England Conference has been blessed with many deeply committed lay and clergy leaders who have invested their lives in serving God and making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. These leaders have helped establish congregations and church buildings throughout New England. When one of these churches closes through discontinuation or abandonment, the following policy will be used for the disposition of proceeds of the closed church (as described in ¶2549*). The goal is to ensure that the gifts of faithful disciples in closed congregations will provide a legacy for a new generation of disciples through the New England United Methodist Church. Establishment of Hebrews 11 Fund 1. In 2010 the New England Conference will established a “Hebrews 11 Fund” to receive the proceeds from the property of discontinued and abandoned churches, including: a) net proceeds from the sale of church buildings, parsonages or other real estate (net proceeds remain after payment for outstanding obligations to the New England Conference including the Conference Board of Trustees Abandoned Property Account) b) all gifts held in trust, assets of any endowment funds, and assets of any foundation of the church, unless otherwise directed by operation of law (¶2549.5) c) any gift, legacy, devise, annuity or other benefit that accrues or becomes available after the church has been discontinued or abandoned (¶2549.6) 2. Upon review and catalogue by the Conference Board of Trustees, any assets still held by the New England Conference from the proceeds of previously discontinued or abandoned churches that have not already been designated by action of the Annual Conference shall be transferred into this fund. 3. The Conference Board Trustees will manage the aggregation and investment of the Hebrews 11 Fund, in keeping with their practices and policies. The Trustees will designate a liaison to work with the Conference Committee on Congregational Development. on developing expenditure budgets for the Hebrews 11 Fund. 4. The Conference Committee on Congregational Development, in collaboration with the Bishop and Cabinet, shall direct and approve all expenses of this fund according to the following guidelines: a) 85% (eighty-five percent) of the proceeds directed to the Hebrews 11 Fund proceeds shall be used only for the development of new and existing United Methodist churches in order to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world with explicit intention that these funds be distributed equally between the development of new churches and existing congregations. b) any expenditure from the Hebrews 11 Fund for the development of new and existing churches must include a clear and detailed three-to-five year strategic development plan that projects a self-supporting ministry for the recipient new or existing congregation (similar to ¶2543.3). c) priority for Hebrews 11 Fund expenditures will be given to new or existing congregations that serve a geographic region where a church has been closed or other underserved population group (in keeping with priority of 2004 New England Conference Resolution 225 and previous Conference policies) d) 15% (fifteen percent) of the proceeds directed to the Hebrews 11 Fund shall be designated to provide funding for emerging strategic opportunities and needs, the specific application to be determined by the Conference Committee on Congregational Development in consultation with the Cabinet, with final approval by the Cabinet and Director of Congregational Development. 5. The Annual Conference shall administer the Hebrews 11 Fund in such a way that proceeds from the properties of discontinued or abandoned churches in urban centers with more than 50,000 in population shall be usonly for new and/or existing ministries within urban transitional communities, as required by Discipline ¶2549.7. Summary Process for Discontinuing a United Methodist church: a) Prior to a recommendation for discontinuance the District Superintendent, in consultation with the Conference Chancellor, will obtain appropriate legal counsel regarding the properties of the church (¶2549.1) b) Prior to a recommendation for discontinuance the District Superintendent, in consultation with the Director of Congregational Development, shall guide the congregation in an assessment of its potential and options for transition or revitalization as described in Discipline ¶213 (¶2549.2.a)
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c) A recommendation for discontinuance by a District Superintendent shall include recommendations as to the future use of the property and where the membership and the title to all the real and personal, tangible and intangible property of the local church shall be transferred (¶2549.2.a). This recommendation shall be made in consultation with the members of the discontinuing congregation, the District Board of Church Location and Building, any district congregational development committee, and the Conference Director of Congregational Development. d) The District Superintendent’s recommendation shall include that the New England Conference Hebrews 11 Fund receive any otherwise undesignated proceeds from the property of the discontinued or abandoned church, including: 1. net proceeds from the sale of church buildings, parsonages or other real estate 2. all gifts held in trust, assets of any endowment funds, and assets of any foundation of the church, unless otherwise directed by operation of law 3. any gift, legacy, devise, annuity or other benefit that accrues or becomes available after the church has been discontinued or abandoned e) With the consent of the presiding Bishop, a majority of the District Superintendents, and the District Board of Church Location and Building, the Annual Conference may adopt the District Superintendent’s recommendation for discontinuance (¶2549.2.a). 6. Other steps may be followed as described in Discipline ¶2549, ¶213 or outlined in the General Council on Finance and Administration’s “Checklist for Discontinuation or Abandonment of Local Church Property.” *All references to the Book of Discipline reflect number in the 2012 edition
RS – 210 – AMENDMENTS - BY-LAWS, Methodist Conference Home, Inc. Rockland, Maine 04841 (Submitted by Lee Karker, Executive Director) (Adopted Friday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) Amend Sections 1 and 3 of ARTICLE IV - BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Section 1. Number and Qualifications: The affairs of the Corporation shall be governed by a Board of Directors composed of seventeen (17) fifteen (15) persons. Except as otherwise required by law, the Directors need not be elected from among the membership of the Corporation and need not be residents of the State of Maine. The Directors shall be broadly representative of the community interest and professional experience. Three (3) Directors shall be ministers of the New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church; six (6) four (4) shall be laity of said Conference. Seven (7) Six (6) Directors shall be elected from the community at large by the Methodist Conference Home, Inc. Board of Directors. The District Superintendent of the Mid-Maine District and the Chair of the Board of Directors of Coastal Trans, Inc. shall be ex officio members, with vote. Section 3. Election and Term of Office: Four (4) or five (5) Directors shall be elected each year for a term of four (4) three (3) years and may serve for two (2) consecutive terms. No elected Director who has served a two (2) full terms of eight (8) years shall be eligible to succeed him/herself in office, but may be re-elected as a Director after a lapse of a year or more from the termination of her/his previous term. A Director whose term is less than eight (8) six (6) years by reason of filling a vacancy on the Board may succeed her/himself for a regular term. The nine (9) seven (7) elected Directors of this Corporation shall be elected by the New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, in accordance with the requirements of this section (Section 3, Article IV); upon nomination by the Conference Committee on Nominations or upon nomination from the floor of the Conference. The seven (7) six (6) at-large Directors shall be elected in the following manner: the Chairperson of the Coastal Trans, Inc. Board of Directors shall serve ex-officio, with vote; the remaining six (6) at-large members shall be elected by the Methodist Conference Home, Inc. Board of Directors at the its annual meeting.
Conference Secretary’s notes: 1) Amendment(s) is/are in bold and underlined 2) Deletion(s) is/are stricken through
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RS – 211 – TO DISCONTINUE THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE (Submitted by James T. McPhee, District Superintendent, Tri-State District) (Adopted Thursday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS the First United Methodist Church (originally the “Browns Hill Methodist Episcopal Church”) located in South Portland, Maine, has existed for 210 years with a long and proud history of mission and faithful ministry; and WHEREAS in their ongoing efforts to be faithful to God and responsible to their obligations they have had a ¼ time pastoral appointment for several years in addition to maintaining their building and other missional and connectional responsibilities; and WHEREAS the membership of the First United Methodist Church, South Portland has significantly decreased; and WHEREAS the congregation has prayerfully explored all of their options for several years, including participating in a “possibility study” (¶213); and WHEREAS on October 5, 2013, at a special Church Conference the remaining members of the congregation unanimously gave thanks to Almighty God for their long history, celebrated their history and journey and decided to say goodbye to the First United Methodist Church, South Portland and to begin a new chapter in their faith journey; and WHEREAS a final worship service of celebration had previously been conducted on August 25, 2013; and WHEREAS a service of de-consecration was held following the Church Conference on October 5, 2013; and WHEREAS the District Superintendent, has recommended the Discontinuance of the First United Methodist Church, South Portland and has received consent from the presiding Bishop, a majority of the District Superintendents, and all proper Disciplinary requirements have been complied with, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the First United Methodist Church, South Portland be declared discontinued effective October 5, 2013, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the building belonging to the First United Methodist Church, South Portland and any other assets and property belonging to the First United Methodist Church, South Portland which were not otherwise designated prior to the date of discontinuance, shall become the property of the Trustees of the New England Annual Conference, and that assets shall be deployed as directed by the Book of Discipline and the New England Conference Policies.
RS – 213 – TO DISCONTINUE GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, CANAAN, VT (Submitted by Members of the Grace United Methodist Church and David Abbott, District Superintendent, New Hampshire District) (Adopted Thursday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS Grace United Methodist Church located in Canaan, VT, formerly known as Grace Methodist Episcopal Church began in 1874 as the first church in Canaan, VT; and WHEREAS the doors of the current facility were first opened in 1875; and WHEREAS after many years of wonderful ministry, life changing mission, and many personal commitments to God through Christ, at a special church conference on May 5, 2014 voted to discontinue as a church as of June 30, 2014 in accordance with the 2012 Book of Discipline, ¶2549, and all other applicable paragraphs, and within the rules of the New England Annual Conference; and WHEREAS the District Superintendent supports that Grace United Methodist Church be discontinued and has received consent from the presiding bishop, the majority of the Cabinet and the District Board of Church Location and Building; and THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the NEAC honor and celebrate the 140 years of ministry in, and through, Grace UMC in Canaan, VT; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Grace United Methodist Church in Canaan, VT be discontinued as of June 30, 2014; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should any assets be discovered in future years, such assets shall be transferred to the New England Conference to be used as directed by the Discipline and the New England Annual Conference policies.
RS – 214 – TO DISCONTINUE MAYNARD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, MAYNARD, MA (Submitted by members of the Maynard United Methodist Church and Rene Perez, District Superintendent, Central Massachusetts District) (Adopted Thursday Afternoon, June 13, 2014)
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WHEREAS the Maynard United Methodist Church located in Maynard, MA has existed since 1895 at the intersection of Summer and Main Street; and WHEREAS after struggle, prayer, and discernment the members voted at a Special Charge Conference on March 17, 2014 to discontinue the church as of June 30, 2014 after a final service of celebration on May 4, 2014 at 6:00 pm; and WHEREAS in accordance with the 2012 Book of Discipline, ¶2549, and the Maynard United Methodist Church having properly strived to restart on several occasions and considering other options for vital ministry, they have made recommendations as to the future use of their properties, furnishing, paraments, and other articles owned by the church; and, WHEREAS a majority of the current active members of the Maynard United Methodist Church have planned to transfer their membership to various United Methodist Churches; and WHEREAS the church building located at 2 Summer Street, Maynard, MA and the parsonage located at 14 Patti Lane, Maynard, MA will be sold by the Board of Trustees and the proceeds, once all bills are paid, will be held by the Conference Trustees and used for a new church start in Maynard, MA; and WHEREAS, in order to honor the original bequest from the Dorothy Barlow account held in the United Methodist Foundation of New England, the remaining funds will be placed in a permanent endowment under the name of the Dorothy Barlow – New Beginnings Fund, with all gains being reinvested for five years but always available to support the purpose of starting a new church in Maynard, Massachusetts; and WHEREAS the District Superintendent supports that the Maynard United Methodist Church be discontinued and has received consent from the presiding bishop, the majority of the Cabinet and the District Board of Church Location and Building; and THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Maynard United Methodist Church in Maynard, MA be discontinued as of June 30, 2014; and BE IT RESOLVED that if no new church has been started in five years in the Maynard, MA area, all proceeds from both church and parsonage properties will be given to the Hebrews 11 Fund; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if no new church has been started in five years, the annual distributions from the Dorothy Barlow- New Beginnings Fund, will be split the following way: 75% to UMCOR and 25% to the Maynard Food Pantry understanding that if a new church is ever started in Maynard, MA anytime after that, the annual distribution from this endowment with be reallocated to its original intent; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should any assets be discovered in future years, such assets shall be transferred to the New England Conference to be used as directed by this resolution and in accordance with the Discipline and the New England Annual Conference policies; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Maynard United Methodist Church would like to present an original late 1800’s wooden communion set made by the Sanitary Communion Outfit Company, manufacturers of the first individual cups communion sets to the Annual Conference for its archives as a symbol of the legacy of the United Methodist Church in Maynard, MA.
RS – 215 – TO DISCONTINUE EAST HAVEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, EAST HAVEN, VT (Submitted by Brigid A. Farrell, District Superintendent, Vermont District) (Adopted Thursday Afternoon, June 13, 2014) WHEREAS the East Haven United Methodist Church located in East Haven Vermont, has existed for over 130 years with a long and proud history of mission and faithful ministry in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont; and WHEREAS in their ongoing efforts to be faithful to God and responsible to their obligations they have re-created themselves several times over the years most recently in 2001 when they began to meet again on a regular basis in addition to maintaining their building and other missional and connectional responsibilities; and WHEREAS the membership of the East Haven Methodist Church, East Haven, Vermont has significantly decreased; and WHEREAS the remaining members have prayerfully considered the options for several years, including meeting with the District Superintendent and the Chair of the District Committee on Church Building and Location, exploring the possibilities and their viability; and WHEREAS in October, 2012, those faithful members who had been caring for the building for several years unanimously gave thanks to Almighty God for their long history, celebrated their ministry and, citing the recent passing of their beloved pastor, Ted Ruggles, who had helped them to come alive once more and a pastor whom they had sent into
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RS – 217 – AN INVITATION (Submitted by Rebecca Girrell) (Adopted Saturday, June 14, 2014) The New England Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church strives to be an inclusive conference that celebrates, develops, and affirms God-given gifts for lay and ordained ministry. We commend our District Committees on Ordained Ministry and Board of Ordained Ministry in their work of discerning wisely, fairly, and prayerfully the readiness and effectiveness of those seeking to be accepted as candidates, commissioned as provisional members, and ordained as deacon or elder. WHEREAS, we oppose all forms of personal bias and discrimination, including institutionalized discrimination written into our Book of Discipline, as criteria in evaluating potential clergy members, even as we confess our complicity in systems of exclusion; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the New England Annual Conference affirms the following statement: We believe God calls all persons to lay, and sometimes LLP, Associate Member and ordained, ministry. We grieve instances of systemic discrimination, prejudice, and unjust practices that cloud the discernment of this call within The United Methodist Church. The New England Annual Conference extends our invitation to people who wish to explore if their call to ministry might be affirmed and/or lived out in the New England Annual Conference. While we do not promise to accept such persons into candidacy or membership, we do promise to discern in the Spirit with justice, fairness, and consistent standards to the best of our ability, and we entrust our District Committees on Ordained Ministry and Board of Ordained Ministry to act accordingly. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New England Annual Conference encourages its churches, Board of Ordained Ministry, and/or District Committees on Ordained Ministry, upon request from a candidate/potential member, or an individual inquiring on their behalf, to extend a written invitation to individual ordination candidates or potential members, inviting them to apply for membership in the New England Annual Conference, in accordance with Disciplinary and Annual Conference requirements.
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Those requesting to be excused from all or part of the New England Annual Conference:
Aiello, Ricki Hubley, Gary Ames, Daniel Mabie, Thomas E. Asare, Dorothy MacDonald, Gary B. Asare, Seth Mackay, Sue Baumann, Rebecca Matos-Machuca, Geisa Belisle, Ernest* McCracken, Lynn Bilodeau, Betty Merritt, Francis ‘Butch’ Borland, Carol Meyer, Bill Boughman, Jim Miller, Lyle M. Brown, Curtis Nicol, Kate Brown, Meredith Ouellette , David Carmines, Margo Pettit, Leslie Carpenter, Joe Remick, Peter Chretien, Randy Robinson, Leon Church, Laura Roundy, Anne Clark, Mari Savage, Arthur Coleman, Maria Sears, Patti Cray, Carol Shevlin, Linda Crockett, Ned Smith, Gregory A. DiLeo, Joe Smith, Steve Evans, Richard Spitzform, Joan Farrar, Ernie Stetter, Linda S. Flanary, Fay Stevens, Mark Foss, Ruth Straus, Lisa M. Garland, F. Richard Swan, Dick Greider, Kathleen Tan, Wee-Li Gross, Geoff Toll-Chandler, Joy Hammond, Bernie Wells, Patricia Harvey, Andrea West, Deanna Hastings, Leslie White, Kristin Hiles, Marjorie Whitefleet-Smith, Rick Holt, John E. Wiley, Michelle Hoyt-O’Connor, Avis Wissell, Matthew Wood Parrish, Victoria York, Stephen
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THE 2014 BUSINESS OF THE NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
The Minutes of the New England Annual Conference: Held in Gordon College, Wenham, MA from June 11, 2014, through June 14, 2014; Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, presiding. Date when Organized: June 2, 1994. Number of this session: 21.
PART I ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Who are elected for the quadrennium (¶¶603.7, 619)? Secretary? Dr. Ralph R. R. Oduor Mailing Address: PO Box 249, 276 Essex St, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449 Telephone: (978) 682-8055 Statistician? Mrs. Joy Mueller Mailing Address: 204 Pondview Dr, Springfield, MA 01118 Telephone: Telephone: (413) 733-1567 Treasurer? Mr. William Burnside II Mailing Address: PO Box 249, 276 Essex St., Lawrence, MA 01842-0449 Telephone: (978) 682-8055
2. Is the Annual Conference incorporated (¶603.1)? YES
3. Bonding and auditing: What officers handling funds of the conference have been bonded, and in what amounts (¶¶618, 2511)? Name Position Amount Bonded Mr. William Burnside II Conference Treasurer $ 1,000,000 Rev. Ralph Howe CFA President $ 1,000,000 Mr. William Burnside II Pension and Health Officer $ 1,000,000
Have the books of said officers or persons been audited (¶¶617, 2511)? (See report, in the 2013 Journal.) 4. What agencies have been appointed or elected? a) Who have been elected chairpersons for the mandated structures listed? Structure Chairperson Mailing Address Phone Email Number Council on Finance Rev. Ralph Howe 55 Fenn St, (413) 499- [email protected] and Administration Pittsfield, MA 0866 (¶611) 01201 Board of Ordained Rev. Yoo-Yun Cho- 523 Main St. (617) 993- [email protected] Ministry (¶635) Chang Woburn, MA 01904 3174 Board of Ordained Rev. Peter Hey 35 Conant Dr, (603) 224- [email protected] Ministry (¶635) Concord, NH 03301 0675 Board of Pensions Rev. David Hoyt 50 Nautical Ln, (508) 398- [email protected] (¶639) S. Yarmouth, MA 9482 02664 Board of Trustees of Bernard Campbell, 106 Brady Ave. (603) 898- bcampbell@ .com the Annual Esq. Salem, NH 03079 2635 beaumontandcampbell
Conference (¶2512) Committee on Ms. Emily B. 17 Norwich Street, (603) 715- [email protected] Episcopacy (¶637) Kotkowski Concord, NH 03304 1819 Administrative Rev. Rodney Dobbs 613 West Street, (978) 537- [email protected]
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Review Committee Leominster, MA 1356 (¶636) 01453 b) Indicate the name of the agency (or agencies) and the chairperson(s) in your annual conference which is (are) responsible for the functions related to each of the following general church agencies (¶610.1): General Agency Conference Chairperson Mailing Address Phone Number Email Agency General Board of Board of Rev. Rebecca 2 Deerfield Dr., (802) 229-9158 [email protected] Church and Society Church and Girrell Montpelier, VT Society 05602-2127 General Board of Discipleship General Board of Board of Global Ministries Global Ministries Higher Education and Campus Ministry Tally ReevertsUnknown General Commission on Archives and Rev. Patricia J. 169 Paine Ave, PO (802) 888-4651 [email protected] History Thompson Box 538, Morrisville, VT 05661-0538 General Commission on Christian Unity Christian Rev. Hope Luckie 11 Wellesley Ave, (781) 235-7569 [email protected] and Inter-religious Unity and Wellesley, MA Concerns Inter- 02482 religious Concerns General Commission on Religion and Race Commission Kristen Dart 67 Hamlin St Fl 3 (518) 542-8650 [email protected] on Religion Providence, and Race RI 02907 General Commission on the Status and Commission Rev. Nizzi Digan 160 Bainbridge St, (781) 321-2490 [email protected] Role of Women on the Status Malden, MA and Role of 02148 Women United Methodist Ms. Alexx Wood (276 Essex St, 2nd (978) 682-7676 [email protected] Communications Fl-01840), PO Box Ext: 150 249, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449
c) Indicate the conference agencies and chairpersons which have responsibilities for the following functions: General Agency Name of Chairperson Mailing Address Phone Number Email Agency Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries Board of Rev. Rebecca 2 Deerfield Dr., (802) 229-9158 [email protected] (¶657)? Church and Girrell Montpelier, VT Society 05602-2127 Disability Concerns (¶653)? Rev. Sheri Smith 174 Agony Hill (802) 484-9759 [email protected]
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Road, Reading, VT 05062-9648 Equitable Compensation Rev. David Nicol 46 Kennebec Rd, (207) 862-5581 [email protected] (¶625)? Hampden, ME 04444 Laity (¶631)? Board Of Ms. Rene Wilbur 13 Bliss Rd, (802) 446-3953 [email protected] Laity Tinmouth, VT 05773-1155 Native American Ministry (¶654)? Committee Ms. Patricia A. P. O. Box 463, (603) 523-7980 [email protected] on Native Parent Canaan, VT 03741 American Ministry Small Membership Church (¶645)? Board of Rev. Rick (276 Essex St, 2nd (978) 682-7676 [email protected] Congregation McKinley Fl-01840), PO Box and 249, Lawrence, MA Community Development 01842-0449
d) Indicate the president or equivalent for the following organizations. Organization Name of Chairperson Mailing Address Phone Number Email Agency Conference United Methodist Women Ms. Arlene Mackie 127 Shady Brook (413) 782-9021 [email protected] (¶647) Lane, Springfield, MA 01118 Conference United Methodist Men Mr. Paul Cobb 244 Concord St (207) 774-5443 [email protected] (¶648) W, Portland, ME 04103 Conference Council on Youth Ministry Miss Lauren (¶649) Umberhind Conference Council on Young Adult Ministry (¶650)?
e) Have persons been elected for the following district boards and committees? Answer yes or no. (1) District Boards of Church Location & Building (¶2518)? YES (2) Committees on District Superintendency (¶669)? YES (3) District Committees on Ordained Ministry (¶666)? YES
f) What other councils, boards, commissions, or committees have been appointed or elected in the annual conference? Structure Chairperson Mailing Address Phone Number Email
5. Have the secretaries, treasurers, and statisticians kept and reported their respective data in accordance to the prescribed formats? (¶606.8)? YES
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6. What is the report of the statistician? (See report, in the 2014 Journal.)
7. What is the report of the treasurer? (See report, in the 2014 Journal.)
8. What are the reports of the district superintendents as to the status of the work within their districts? (See report, in the 2014 Journal.) 9. What is the schedule of minimum base compensation for clergy for the ensuing year (¶¶342, 625.3)?
Full-time Elder, Provisional Member, Permanent Deacon, or Associate Member $39,330 Full-time Local Pastor $35,586 Additional for Years of Service as of Jan 1, 2014 From 3 to 5 Years under appointment $600 From 6 to 10 Years under appointment $1,200 From 11 to 15 Years under appointment $1,500 Over 15 years under appointment $2,000
10. What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the district superintendents for the ensuing year (¶614.1a)? $1,764,037
11. a) What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the pension and benefit programs of the conference for the ensuing year (¶¶614.1d, 1507)? $10,244,000 b) What are the apportionments to this conference for the ensuing year? (1) For the World Service Fund? $837,685 (2) For the Ministerial Education Fund? $287,587 (3) For the Black College Fund? $114,721 (4) For the Africa University Fund? $25,670 (5) For the Episcopal Fund? $251,240 (6) For the General Administration Fund? $101,113 (7) For the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund? $22,502
12. What are the findings of the annual audit of the conference treasuries? (See report, in the 2014 Journal.) 13. Conference and district lay leaders (¶¶603.9, 659): a) Conference lay leader: Name: Ms. Lorene (Rene) Wilbur Mailing Address: 13 Bliss Rd, Tinmouth, VT 05773-1155 b) Associate conference lay leaders: c) District and associate district lay leaders: Central Massachusetts (CMA): Name: Mr. Charles Frasier Mailing Address: 6 Wildlife Dr, Hopkinton, MA 01748 Name: Mr. Robert Hout Mailing Address: 147 Princeton Av, Waltham, MA 02451 Connecticut-Western Massachusetts (CWM): Name: Ms. Pearl Wilkinson Mailing Address: 155 Aldrew Terrace, Springfield, MA 01119 Name: Mr. David Dunham Mailing Address: 34 Church St. Thompson, CT 06277 Metropolitan Boston Hope (MBH):
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Name: Ms. Ruby Blake Mailing Address: 5 Linden Park Drive, Randolph, MA 02368 Mid Maine (MME): Name: Ms. Betty Austin Mailing Address: 41 Woodland Dr, Skowhegan, ME 04976 New Hampshire (NHD): Name: Mr. Robert Moulton Mailing Address: 36 Ellsworth Hill Rd, Wentworth, NH 03282 Northern Maine (NME): Name: Mrs. Susan Chaffee Mailing Address: P.O. Box 95, Orrington, ME 04474 Name: Ms. Sharon Stevens-Grant Mailing Address: 21 School St, Calais, ME 04619 Name: Ms. Kim MacLeod Mailing Address: 74 Clover Ln, Brewer, ME 04412-1302 Rhode Island-Southeastern Massachusetts (RIM): Name: Ms. Debbie Humm Mailing Address: 19 Paquin Rd, Barrington, RI 02806 Tri-State (TRI): Name: Mr. Rich Hughen Mailing Address: 65 Dawson St, S Portland, ME 04106 Vermont (VMT): Name: Ms. Tricia Waldron Mailing Address: 326 Spear St, South Burlington, VT 05403-6126 14. List local churches which have been: a) Organized or continued as New Church Starts or Mission Congregations (¶259,1-4, continue to list congregations here until listed in questions 14.c, d, or e) Church Name District Mailing Address Phone Number Date Founded
b) Satellite congregations (¶259.5-10, continue to list here until listed in questions 14.c, d, or e) Church Name District Mailing Address Phone Number Date Chartered
c) Chartered Church Name District Mailing Address Phone Number Date Chartered
d) Merged (¶¶2546, 2547) (1) United Methodist with United Methodist Name of First Church Name of Second Church Name of Merged Church Date Merged
(2) Other mergers (indicate denomination)
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Name of First Name of Second Church Name of Merged Church Date Merged Church
e) Discontinued or abandoned (¶¶229, 341.2, 2549) (State which for each church listed.) (1) New Church Start (¶259.2,3) Church Name District Location Date Closed
(2) Mission Congregation (¶259.1a) Church Name District Location Date Closed
(3) Satellite Congregation Church Name District Location Date Closed
(4) Chartered Local Church (¶259.5) Church Name District Location Date Closed Grace UMC NHD Canaan, VT 6/30/14 discontinued First UMC TRI South Portland, ME 10/5/13 discontinued East Haven UMC VMT East Haven, VT 1/1/2013 discontinued Maynard UMC CMA Maynard, MA6/30/14 discontinued
f) Relocated and to what address Church Name District Mailing Address Physical Location Date Relocated
g) Changed name of church? (Example: "First" to "Trinity")
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Former Name New Name Address District Centre-Trinity The Centre 230 Union St New RIM Bedford, MA 02741
h) Transferred this year into this conference from other United Methodist conference(s) and with what membership (¶¶41, 260)? Name Membership Sending Conference
i) What cooperative parishes in structured forms have been established? (¶206.b) Parish Name Charge Name Church Name District
J) What other changes have taken place in the list of churches? Change in appointment time: West Unity UMC West Unity, NH ¼ time to CP (closed for one year) Grace UMC, Bradford, VT FT to ½ Puffer and Wolcott UMC, Morrisonville and Wolcott, VT FT to ¾ VT Korean UMC, Essex Jct, VT ½ to 1/3 Jericho UMC, Jericho, VT 2/3 to 1/3 Eaton Memorial, Livermore Falls, ME ¼ time to CP North Sebago UMC, North Sebago, ME 1/8 time to CP Mapleton UMC, Mapleton, ME, 1/2 to 1/4 time Lidstone Memorial UMC, Washburn, ME, 1/2 to 1/4 time First UMC, Lincoln, ME, full time to 3/4 time Danforth UMC, Danforth, ME, 1/4 to CP Hodgdon UMC, Hodgdon, ME, 1/4 to CP Alton UMC, Alton, ME, 1/4 to CP Brooksville UMC, Brooksville, ME, 1/4 to CP Glastonbury UMC, Glastonbury, CT, ¼ to CP Dalton UMC, Dalton, CT, ½ to CP Leyden UMC, Leyden, MA, ¼ to CP Moosup UMC, Moosup, CT, ¼ to CP Oneco UMC, Oneco, CT, ¼ to CP
15. Are there Ecumenical Shared Ministries in the conference? (¶208) a) Federated church Name District Other Denomination(s)
b) Union Church Name District Other Denomination(s)
c) Merged Church Name District Other Denomination(s)
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d) Yoked Parish Name District Other Denomination(s)
16. What changes have been made in district and charge lines?
PART II PERTAINING TO ORDAINED AND LICENSED CLERGY Note: A (v) notation following a question in this section signifies that the action or election requires a majority vote of the clergy session of the annual conference. If an action requires more than a simple majority, the notation (v 2/3) or (v ¾) signifies that a two-thirds or three-fourths majority vote is required. Indicate credential of persons in Part II: FD, FE, PD, PE, and AM when requested.)
17. All Christians, including pastors, stand in need of God's grace. We acknowledge that we are far from perfect while striving to "go on to perfection". In Christian love, we hold one another accountable for our walk of faith and our calling as pastors. I stand before you as one, like all in this room, who confess our failings, seek God’s forgiveness, and rejoice in God’s amazing love that allows us to serve in the role of clergy within the United Methodist Church.
As to the specifics of the clergy within the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church, throughout the conference year our Cabinet has encountered instances where faithful clergy life and proper administration have had to be addressed. Recognizing our own humanity, gifts and growing edges, as District Superintendents, we have striven to do our supervisory and supportive work within the entire conference and at times have called in consultants, mediators, and others to work with us and all involved in these situations. In all cases we have partnered with one another, at times meeting as an entire Cabinet with individuals and/or discussed issues pertaining to the life and administration of clergy of this conference. We have done this work, and all that to which we are called in our appointments as District Superintendents within our meetings, conference calls, and always in close conversation and community with Bishop Devadhar.
As part of our calling and care, we have taken some actions throughout the year to strengthen pastoral effectiveness in specific appointments and in decisions affecting the placement of pastors. As with our entire ministry, we have proceeded in these conversations only after much prayer and consultation on many levels including pastors, local church Staff Parish Relations Committees, and others impacted by each situation. Where charges have been brought against clergy, they are being addressed consistent with the process as defined in the 2012 Book of Discipline.
At this time I can report that though saddened by some of this work, we are at peace with the decisions that have been made and can report that at this time all clergy are blameless.
18. Who constitute: a) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? (v) Sandra Bonnette-Kim, Rodney Dobbs, Michelle Grube. Alternates: Marion Grant, Jung Sun Oh b) The Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635.1d)? Gary Shaw (co-chair), Arlene Tully (co-chair), Yoo-Yun Cho-Chang, Richard Stone, John Taylor, Ron Wilson 19. Who are the certified candidates (¶¶310, 313, 314) a) Who are currently certified as candidates for ordained or licensed ministry? Name District Date Certified Judith Dyrenforth Northern ME (NME) 5/23/2013 Spencer Shaw Northern ME (NME) 5/22/2014
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Cheryl Stratton Northern ME (NME) 5/22/2014 Anne (Emidy) Carter Mid-Maine (MME) 3/1/2011 Kathleen Decker-Szakas Mid-Maine (MME) 1/22/2013 Karen Pierce Mid-Maine (MME) 10/8/2013 John Thorpe Mid-Maine (MME) 4/22/2008 Deborah Hoffman (transfer from Eastern PA) New Hampshire (NH) 7/1/2004 C. Rachel Howard Tri-State (TRI) 9/10/2013 Jon Howard Tri-State (TRI) 9/10/2013 Sangduck Kim Tri-State (TRI) 6/5/2013 Frank King Tri-State (TRI) 9/10/2013 Farrah Willis-Goode Tri-State (TRI) 12/2008 Kai Qu CT – Western MA (CWM) 5/20/2014 W. Pearl Wilkinson CT – Western MA (CWM) 5/12/2014 Christine Wright CT – Western MA (CWM) 5/20/2014 Janjay Innis Central MA (CMA) 2/27/2013 Bradley Keefer (transfer from Susquehanna Conf) Central MA (CMA) 1/6/2011 Annie MacNeal Central MA (CMA) 4/3/2014 Joseph Wilson, Sr. Central MA (CMA) 5/17/2011 Philip Berger Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 10/8/2013 Jung-Hyun Choi Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 5/20/2003 Daniel Cochran Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 12/14/2010 Sara Garrard (transfer from S. Georgia Conf) Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 11/8/2010 Sungmin Jeon Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 5/8/2012 Zachary Kerzee Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 3/11/2014 Sangwoo Kim Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 5/20/2003 Shinkwang Kim Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 5/20/2014 Ho Lee Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 5/20/2014 Alice Wood Metro Boston Hope (MBH) 3/11/2014 Stephen Finlan RI/SE MA (RIM) 5/7/2012 Myungeun Park RI/SE MA (RIM) 9/21/2013 Jerry Breen Vermont (VT) 5/18/2012 Earl Dionne Vermont (VT) 3/18/2014 John Lucy Vermont (VT) 3/18/2014 Rachel Stampul Vermont (VT) 3/18/2014 b) Who have had their candidacy for ordained or licensed ministry accepted by a District Committee on Ordained Ministry in another annual conference? (Include name of accepting conference.)
Date Accepted by
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Name Receiving Conference Date Originally District in Other Certified Conference Amanda Rohrs-Dodge (NME) Greater NJ 6/16/2010 Hannah Ka (TRI) California-Pacific 2002 September 2013 Jee Hei Park (CMA) Greater New Jersey 2/27/2013 October 2013 Kim Serio (CMA) Great Plains 2003 October 2013 Caroline Wiggin (CMA) Baltimore-Washington 12/23/2008 January 2014
c) Who have been discontinued as certified candidates for licensed or ordained ministry? Name District Date Certified Date Discontinued Wesley Lavigne (withdrawn) NME 9/17/2009 7/1/2014 Lori Lynch (withdrawn) NME 7/14/2011 7/1/2014 David Vandiver (withdrawn) NME 1/24/2013 7/1/2014 Carolyn Kellis (withdrawn) TRI 6/9/2009 7/1/2014 Robin Norcross TRI 6/9/2009 9/30/2013 (withdrawn) Donald Adams (withdrawn) CWM 2009 7/1/2014 Radames Fernandez (withdrawn) CWM 1996 7/1/2014 Cheryl Turner (withdrawn) CMA 4/13/2011 8/19/2013 Sarah Weston (withdrawn) MBH 11/12/2012 7/1/2014 Gerald Leach (withdrawn) RIM 11/19/2012 7/1/2014 Daniel Shuman RIM 4/16/2012 10/21/2013 20. Who have completed the studies for the license as a local pastor, are approved, but are not now appointed? (¶315 — Indicate for each person the year the license was approved.):
Name District Year Last Licensed Allan Mark NH 2014 Susan Feurzeig CWM 2014 Bruce DeWitte CMA 2013 Endy Gomez CMA 2013 Bradley Keefer CMA 2014 Keith Sanzen RIM 2011 Kimberly Whynacht RIM 2014 Tim Boltin VT 2014 21. Who are approved and appointed as: (Indicate for each person the first year the license was awarded. Indicate what progress each has made in the course of study or the name of the seminary in which they are enrolled. Indicate with an asterisk those who have completed the five year course of study or the M.Div. ¶319.4)? PLEASE NOTE: Persons on this list must receive an Episcopal appointment. (v) a) Full-time local pastors? (¶318.1) District Name First Year License Years Completed with Course of Study Awarded
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NME Ellen Cleaves* 1994 5 NME Roy Richardson* 1987 5 NME Cheryl Stratton 1992 (Troy), 2014 2+ MME Ned Crockett* 2005 Completed Mdiv MME Neil Gastonguay* 1993 5 MME Delsa Mock* 2008 Completed Mdiv MME Ami Sawtelle* 2006 Completed Mdiv NH Clinton Brake 2010 < 1 NH R. Kelly Harvell* 2004 Completed Mdiv NH Joseph Saunders 2011 Enrolled Boston University TRI Taeseob Cho* 2012 Completed Mdiv TRI Thomas Frey* 2003 Completed Mdiv TRI Lee-Ellen Strawn* 2014 Completed Mdiv TRI Susan Walker* 2010 Completed Mdiv CWM Sieglinde Rogers* 2012 Completed Mdiv Sara Garrard* (transfer MBH from S. Georgia Conf.) 2014 Completed Mdiv MBH Zachary Kerzee* 2014 Completed Mdiv MBH Yunki Kim* 2012 Completed Mdiv RIM Richard Rego* 2002 5 VT Daniel Ames* 1993 Completed Mdiv VT Jonathan Bliss 2003 3+ VT William J. Elwell* 2000 5
b) Part-time local pastors? (¶318.2) (fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments) TRI DCOM and BOM are recommending an additional 1 year extension for Russell Davis for COS (¶319.3) (v)
District Name First Year License Fraction of full Years Completed with Awarded time to be served Course of Study NME James Boughman 2005 0.50 NME Sue Brown* 2009 0.25 Completed Mdiv NME Gretchen Casey 2013 0.50 NME Maureen Cipullo 2012 0.50 1 NME Stephen Dean* 2006 0.50 5 NME Ruth Foss 2008 0.75 4 NME Maria Guereca* 2012 0.25 Completed Mdiv Bernard Hammond* NME (retired) 2001 CP 5 NME Robert Hartell 2013 CP NME Harbour Mitchell, III 2008 0.50 < 1 NME Scott Nurse, Sr. 2009 CP 2+ NME David Peterson* (retired) 2001 0.50 5 NME Janice Rhenow* (retired) 1999 0.50 5 NME Leon Robinson (retired) 1989 0.25 NME Marilyn Rohdin (retired) 2004 0.25 2 NME E. Patricia Sears 2008 0.50 3 NME Steven Smith 2006 0.50 Completed MTS NME Deanna West 2012 0.25 < 1 MME Elizabeth Bailey-Mitchell* 2001 0.50 Completed Mdiv
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MME Betty Bilodeau (retired) 2002 0.25 2 MME Cathy Cantin 2011 0.50 < 1 MME Margo Carmines* 1995 0.50 5 MME Laura Church* 2013 0.50 Completed Mdiv MME Jennifer Curran* 2012 0.50 Completed Mdiv MME Cheryl Decker 2009 0.50 < 1 MME Richard Dorian 2012 0.50 Enrolled Iliff MME Karen Garcia* 2005 0.25 Completed Mdiv MME Geoffrey Gross 2010 0.25 < 1 MME Gayle Holden 2005 0.50 < 1 MME Jaegil Lee* 2013 0.50 Completed Mdiv MME Constance Maginnis 2009 0.50 1+ MME Doris Morgan* 2012 0.25 Completed Mdiv MME Margaret Moser* 2001 0.50 Completed Mdiv MME David Ouellette 2014 0.50 MME Karen Pierce 2014 0.25 MME Jennifer Reed* 2012 0.50 Completed Mdiv MME Carol Stevens* 2005 0.50 Completed Mdiv MME Raymond St. Pierre 2010 0.50 < 1 NH Earl Brock 2013 0.50 NH Aaron Cox 2011 0.50 1 NH Carol Cray* (retired) 1998 0.25 5 NH Sue Davidson* 2005 0.25 5 NH Eric Feustel 2010 0.50 3+ (Completed MTS) Deborah Hoffman* NH (transfer from Eastern PA) 2014 0.25 Completed Mdiv NH Arnold Johnson 2011 0.25 NH Mark Lamprey 2006 0.25 3+ NH Stephen MacLeod* 2013 0.50 Completed Mdiv NH Lena Mark 2012 0.50 NH Scott Masters 2007 0.25 3+ NH David Moore (retired) 2005 0.25 3 NH Murray Nickerson* (retired) 1998 0.50 5 NH Rosanne Roberts 2012 0.50 1 NH Danielle Rodrigues 2011 0.50 < 1 NH Lourey Savick* 2013 0.50 Completed Mdiv William Simpson, Sr. NH (retired) 0.50 NH Patricia Wells 2011 0.25 < 1 NH Mark Whitman, Jr. 2012 0.50 < 1 NH Hyosuk Yun* 2013 0.50 Completed Mdiv TRI Norman Boulay* (retired) 1977 CP 5 TRI Linda Brewster* 2008 0.50 Completed Mdiv TRI Linda (Lynn) Briggs* 2010 0.50 Completed Mdiv TRI Russell W. Davis 1999 0.50 1 TRI Susan Ellery* (retired) 1997 0.50 5 TRI Ginifir Giddinge 2012 0.50 < 1 TRI Michael Gray 2005 0.25 2+ TRI C. Rachel Howard 2013 CP TRI Jon Howard 2013 0.25
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TRI William Humphrey 2007 0.50 2+ TRI Shannon Keeney* 2012 0.50 Completed Mdiv TRI Laurie Kilgore* 2012 0.50 Completed Mdiv TRI Frank King (retired) 2013 CP TRI Robena Jackson Landsperg 2011 0.25 < 1 TRI Jean Main 2008 0.50 3+ TRI Mimi Mills* 2011 0.50 Completed Mdiv TRI Donald Smith 2013 0.50 TRI Benjamin Yosua-Davis* 2008 0.50 Completed Mdiv TRI Melissa Yosua-Davis* 2008 0.50 Completed Mdiv CWM Ken Blanchard 2012 0.25 2+ CWM Vadia Boudreau (retired) 0.25 4 + CWM Joseph DiLeo* 2009 0.25 Completed Mdiv CWM Maureen Genholt 2013 0.25 CWM Wanda Greaves 2007 0.50 2+ CWM Jeonghwan Kim* 2014 0.75 Completed Mdiv CWM Christa Levesque 2011 0.25 1 CWM David Martin 2008 0.50 CWM James Mercurio 2011 0.50 CWM Kenneth Phesay (retired) 2013 0.50 CWM Wanda Santos-Perez* 2012 0.50 Completed Mdiv CMA Nancy Allen* 2012 0.50 Completed Mdiv CMA Louis Bond* 1972 0.50 Completed Mdiv CMA Calvin Carpenter *(retired) 2005 0.50 5 CMA Jacquelyn Trotter Dove* 2011 0.50 Completed Mdiv CMA Martin M.S. Kang* 1993 0.50 Completed Mdiv CMA Donna Schofield Dolle* 2011 0.50 Completed Mdiv CMA Jordan Shaw* 2009 0.50 Completed Mdiv. CMA Jennie Thrash-Crichlow 2011 0.50 1 CMA Janet Young 2013 0.50 MBH Philip Berger* 2013 0.50 Completed Mdiv MBH Stephen Dale 2010 0.50 MBH Crystal Gardner 2014 0.25 MBH Shinkwang Kim 2014 0.50 MBH Norma Leachon* 2012 0.25 Completed Mdiv MBH Alecia Reeves-Freeman* 2013 0.50 Completed Mdiv MBH John Robbins* 2006 0.50 5 RIM Seongmoon Ahn* 2013 0.50 Completed Mdiv RIM David Arruda 2014 0.50 1 + RIM Barry Burdick 2009 0.50 2 RIM Thomas Demers 2009 0.50 1 RIM Virginia Doran 2012 0.25 < 1 RIM Rebecca Lambert 2012 CP < 1 RIM Kenneth MacMillen 2007 0.50 1 RIM Myungeun Park* 2013 0.50 Completed Mdiv RIM Carol Reale 2010 0.50 1 RIM Elvira Reed* 1990 0.50 5 VT Jonathan Bly* 1999 0.50 5 VT Bertha Brown* (retired) 0.25 Completed Mdiv VT Kerry Cameron* 2005 0.50 5 VT Hyungyong Choi* 2012 0.50 Completed Mdiv
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VT Earl Dionne 2014 0.50 VT Michael Doran 2004 0.25 4 VT Margaret Hilliard 2013 0.25 < 1 VT Bonnie Hovermann 2008 0.25 2 VT J. David Light 2013 0.25 VT John Lucy 2014 0.25 VT Susan Mackay 2006 0.25 3 VT Charlie Magill (retired) 2005 0.12 1 Keith Mann (retired from VT Upper NY) 1999 0.37 VT Shirley Nolan 2006 0.45 3+ VT Ellen Ravelin 2010 0.25 3 VT Candace Ricker* 2000 0.75 5 VT Hannah Rogers* 2013 0.75 Completed Mdiv VT Ronald Sherwin* 1992 0.50 5 VT Edward Sorrell* 2001 0.25 5 c) Students from other annual conferences or denominations serving as local pastors and enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3,4)? d) Students who have been certified as candidates in your annual conference and are serving as local pastors in another annual conference while enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3)? e) Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership (¶¶366.4, 367, 369.3)? (If not in this conference indicate name of conference where serving.) 22. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)? District Name Date Discontinued NME Lori Lynch (withdrawn) 7/1/2014 TRI Robin Norcross (withdrawn) 9/30/2013 CWM Donald Adams (withdrawn) 7/1/2014 CWM Radames Fernandez (withdrawn) 7/1/2014 CMA Cheryl Turner (withdrawn) 8/19/2013 RIM Stephen Finlan 7/1/2014
23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4)? Name Years Completed in Course of Study David Arruda – RIM 1+ 24. What ordained ministers or provisional members from other Annual Conferences or Methodist denominations are approved for appointment in the Annual Conference while retaining their conference or denominational membership (¶¶331.8, 346.1)? (List alphabetically; indicate Annual Conference or denomination where membership is held. Indicate credential.) a) Annual Conferences Name Clergy Status Home Conference Christopher Dare FE Indiana Jeanette Cooper Hicks FE Kentucky Augustus Jordan FE Upper New York Laurel Jordan FE Upper New York Jacob Juncker FE Indiana Effie McClain FE Western NC James G. Mentzer FE North Carolina Larry Peacock FE California-Pacific Courtney Randall FE North Carolina
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Heidi Reinker FE Detroit Mary Kay Schueneman FE West Ohio James Schutter FE Iowa John Scott Stewart FE Texas Megan Stowe FE Upper New York Carol Ann Van Buskirk FD California-Pacific Gerald Williams, Jr. FE Upper New York
b) Other Methodist Denominations Name Clergy Status Denomination Clauri Goncalves FE Brazil Methodist Church Juarez Goncalves FE Brazil Methodist Church Jeffrey C. Thomas FE Christian Methodist Episcopal 25. What clergy in good standing in other Christian denominations have been approved to serve appointments or ecumenical ministries within the bounds of the Annual Conference while retaining their denominational affiliation (¶¶331.8, 346.2)? (v) (Designate with an asterisk those who have been accorded voting rights within the annual conference. Indicate credential.) District Name Clergy Status Denomination MME Vanessa Colesworthy Ordained United Church of Christ MME Joseph Dressler Ordained United Church of Christ MME Michelle Wiley Ordained United Church of Christ NH Marshall Davis* Ordained American Baptist NH David Hughes Ordained United Church of Christ NH Rhonda MacLeod Ordained United Church of Christ NH Robert Robertson Ordained American Baptist NH Richard Sainsbury* Ordained American Baptist NH Heidi Smith Ordained Interfaith Ministry NH Lyn O. Winter Ordained Independent TRI Bruce Bradshaw* Mennonite Church USA TRI Duke T. Gray Unitarian Universalist TRI Joshua Gray* United Church of Christ TRI Charles Hale American Baptist TRI Carolyn Lambert* United Church of Christ TRI William Main United Church of Christ TRI Donna Lee Muise* United Church of Christ TRI Renee Rouse United Church of Christ TRI Allison Smith United Church of Christ TRI Wayne Van Gundy* CME CWM Charles Close* Ordained United Church of Christ CWM Catharine Cummings Ordained Disciples of Christ CWM Todd Farnsworth Ordained United Church of Christ CWM David Neal Ordained United Church of Christ CWM John Nelson Ordained United Church of Christ CWM Marguerite Sheehan Ordained United Church of Christ CWM Charles Taylor Ordained United Church of Christ CMA Jeff Conlon Ordained United Church of Christ CMA John Clifford Davis, Jr.* Ordained United Church of Christ CMA Jan Gregory-Charpentier* Ordained United Church of Christ CMA Lawrence Iannetti Ordained United Church of Christ CMA Charles Mansfield Ordained United Church of Christ CMA F. Calvin Miller Assembly of God
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CMA Hannelore Nalesnik Ordained Moravian Evangelical Lutheran CMA Isaac “Leshy” Paynter Ordained Church in America MBH Michael Clark* Ordained United Church of Christ MBH Kent French Ordained United Church of Christ MBH Jong Wook Hong Ordained Korean Evangelical Church of America Evangelical Lutheran MBH Mark Huber Ordained Church in America MBH Festus Kavale Ordained African Inland Church RIM Bruce Bardon* Ordained American Baptist RIM John (Jack) Fitzelle-Jones Ordained United Church of Christ RIM Angela Menke Ballou Ordained United Church of Christ RIM Alex Musoke* Ordained United Church of Canada VT Deborah Adams Ordained United Church of Christ VT Katherine Arthaud United Church of Christ VT Deadra Ashton Ordained Presbyterian Church (USA) VT Harvey Bartlett Ordained United Church of Christ VT Kathleen Bevan* Full Member Salvation Army International Fellowship of VT Robert Bushman Licensed Christian Assemblies VT Pete Carlson Licensed United Church of Christ VT Kathy Clark* Ordained United Church of Christ VT J.W. Cornwell* Ordained United Church of Christ VT Evelyn Coupe Ordained United Church of Christ VT Gail Dimick* Ordained United Church of Christ VT Christina Findlay United Church of Christ VT Kevin Goldenbogen* Ordained United Church of Christ VT Howard Gunter Ordained Evangelical Church Alliance VT Jared Hamilton Ordained United Church of Christ VT Donald Harpster* Ordained United Church of Christ VT Greg Homan* Ordained United Church of Christ VT Jason McConnell* Ordained Conservative Congregational Christian VT Richard McSherry Ordained American Baptist VT Joshua Moore United Church of Christ VT Robert Noble* Ordained Presbyterian Church (USA) VT Joan O’Gorman* Ordained United Church of Christ VT Richard O’Hara Ordained Conservative Congregational Christian VT Barbara Purinton United Church of Christ VT John Somers Licensed American Baptist VT Susan Stewart Ordained American Baptist VT Nathan Strong* Ordained Christian Missionary Alliance VT David R. Wood* Ordained American Baptist VT Roger Wotton* Licensed American Baptist 26. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership is held.) a) With vote (¶586.4 [v])? b) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4)? (v 2/3) Name Member First Year of Affiliation Conference/Denomination Alan R. Cleaton Susquehanna David W. Forry West Ohio Ann G. Haywood-Baxter Western North Carolina
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James G. Mentzer North Carolina 2012 Robert C. Neville Missouri East Judy Thomas New York 2006 John Webb Florida 2010
NOTE: If your conference has admitted or ordained persons as a courtesy to another conference, list these persons in Question 40 only. If persons have been admitted or ordained by another annual conference as a courtesy to your conference, list these persons in Questions 27-39, whichever are appropriate, giving the date and name of the accommodating conference.
27. Who are elected as associate members? (¶322) (v) (List alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27): 28. Who are elected as provisional members and what seminary are they attending, if in school? (under ¶¶322.4, 324, 325) a) Provisional Deacons under the provisions of ¶¶324.4a, c or ¶324.5 (v) b) Provisional Elders under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b or ¶324.6 (v); ¶322.4? (v ¾)
Name Will J. Green SeungRi (Victor) Han Kenneth Mantler 29. Who are continued as provisional members, in what year were they admitted to provisional membership, and what seminary are they attending, if in school (¶326)? a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon or elder? (¶326) Name Clergy Status Date (PD or PE) Shinhyung Ahn PE 2010 James Arrison PE 2010 Matthew Bowles PE 2010 Rebecca Cho PE 2013 Sunmin Cho PE 2013 Janet Deranian PE 2007 Preston Fuller PE 2009 Jeffrey Hooker PE 2010 Bob (Song Bok) Jon PE 2010 Kim Kie PE 2013 Geisa Matos-Machuca PE 2013 Shandirai Mawokomatanda PE 2010 Cheryl Meachen PE 2013 Glenn Mortimer PE 2009 Patricia Pena PE 2012 Daniel Randall PE 2013 Adam Randazzo PE 2011 Seok-Cheol Shin PE 2013 Sheri Lyn Smith PD 2012 Angela Tarbox PE 2012 Leslie Walseman PD 2013 Matthew Willis-Goode PE 2011 Hyung-Kyu Yi PE 2013 b) Provisional deacons who became provisional elders? c) Provisional elders who became provisional deacons?
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d) Provisional members who transferred from other conferences or denominations? (¶347.1) 30. What ordained clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶348): (v) A person’s orders may be recognized when they are transferring their membership into your annual conference from another Christian denomination. A person who is listed in Q.30 must also be listed in either Q.31a or b, depending on the transfer status.
31. What ordained clergy have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): (List alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27): a) As provisional members (¶347.3a,b)? (v) b) As local pastors (¶347.3a)? (v) Clergy Status Name (FL or PL) Date Received Former Denomination Jeonghwan Kim PL 7/1/14 Korean Presbyterian 32. Who are elected as members in full connection? (List alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27. Anyone appearing on this question must also be listed somewhere in questions 33-34 or 36, unless the clergy’s orders from another denomination were recognized on question 30 in a previous year.) (v2/3): a) Deacons Name Julia Daley
b) Elders Name Theodore Crass Xia Jiao 33. Who are ordained as deacons and what seminary awarded their degree? Or, if their master’s degree is not from a seminary, at what seminary did they complete the basic graduate theological studies? (List alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27) a) After provisional membership (¶330)? (v 2/3) Name Seminary Julia Daley Boston University School of Theology b) Transfer from elder? (¶309) (v 2/3) 34. Who are ordained as elders and what seminary awarded their degree? a) After provisional membership? (¶335) (v 2/3) Name Seminary Theodore Crass Harvard Divinity School Xia Jiao Boston University School of Theology
b) Transfer from deacon? (¶309) (v 2/3) 35. What provisional members, previously discontinued, are readmitted (¶365)? (v) 36. Who are readmitted (¶¶366–368 [v], ¶369 [v 2/3]): 37. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶358.7): (v) 38. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1, 416.5, 635.2m)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.)
Name Clergy Status Previous Conference Date of Transfer Cristian De La Rosa FE Rio Grande 7/1/2014
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Robert Schneider FE Baltimore-Washington 7/1/2014 39. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential.) 40. Who have been ordained as a courtesy to other conferences, after election by the other conference? (See note preceding Question 27. Such courtesy elections or ordinations do not require transfer of conference membership.) a) Deacons? b) Elders? 41. Who have been transferred out to other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶416.5)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.)
Name Clergy Status New Conference Date of Transfer Evan Dodge PE Greater NJ 7/1/2014 Switzerland-France- Erika Kay Ratana Stalcup FD North Africa 7/1/2014 42. Who are discontinued as provisional members (¶327)? (v). a) By expiration of eight-year time limit (¶327) b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶327.6) (v) c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶327.6) (v) d) By reaching Mandatory Retirement Age (¶327.7) 43. Who are on location? a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶359.1)? (1) This year? (v) (2) Previously?
Name Year Originally Charge Conference Membership Year of Most Granted Recent Report Roberta Bressler 1985 Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Epworth 2013 Mary Ann Burr 1986 Wellesley, MA: Christ 2013 Robert L. Campbell 1965 (vol) Braintree, MA: Heritage 2013 Thomas L. Chaffee 1970 (vol) 2013
James E. Daniel 1996 Beaumont, TX: Winnie Stowell UMC 2013
Robert L. French 1973 (vol) Brevard, NC 2013
Victoria Hart Gaskell 1995 Boston, MA: Old West 2013
Maureen Grady 2009 Milford, NH 2013
Craig Halliwill 1985 Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Epworth 2013 Richard Mattozzi 1990 Cumming, GA: First 2013 Jan F. Selby 1967 (vol) New York, NY: Village Church 2013 Christopher Stage 2007 Sandown, NH: St. Matthew’s 2013 Lisa Vonderheide 1996 New Bedford, MA: St. Paul’s 2013
b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶359.2) (Indicate date and appointment.) c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶360)? (1) This year? (v) (2) Previously? 44. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶359.3)? a) This year? (v)
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b) Previously? Name Clergy Year Honorable Location Charge Conference Status Originally Granted Membership Robert E. Blake 1982 Bucksport, ME: Franklin St James Clark 1976 Burlington, VT Paul A. Clinton 1988 Lawrence, MA: Christ Prescott E. Grout 1979 Holyoke-South Hadley, MA Daniel Hahn Harry W. Hallman 1980 West Falmouth, MA John A Kendrick 1970 (vol) N. Andover, MA: First Priscilla R. MacDougall 1994 St. Paul, MN Gerard Onos 1987 Cumberland, ME: Tuttle Road Frank N. Totten, Jr. 1983 Newton, MA Kenneth Whitney 1990 Denver, CO: Trinity Walter Woitasek FE 1970 (vol) Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way Gayle M. Woodman 1993 Chesterfield, NH: Asbury
45. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶359.2)? (v) Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status Benjamin Abrahams 7/1/2014 FE John A. Russell Deceased 12/8/2013 46. Who have had their conference membership terminated? a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶361.1, .4)? (v) b) By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶361.2, .4)? (v) c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶361.3, .4; 2719.2)? (v) d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶354.12)? (v) e) By trial (¶2713)? 47. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶363.1d, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3? (Give effective dates. Indicate credential.) 48. Deceased (List alphabetically in the spaces provided) a) What associate members have died during the year? Effective: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Neal P. White (from medical leave) November 9, 1950 December 26, 2013 Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Herman Benjamin September 4, 1943 March 4, 2014
b) What provisional members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.) Effective: Retired: c) What elders have died during the year? Effective:
Name Date of Birth Date of Death Edwin Holt Hughes, IV
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(from medical leave) July 26, 1951 March 7, 2014
Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Earl H. Bell November 7, 1929 October 10, 2013 William A. Campbell October 22, 1925 June 18, 2013 Martin E. Cernek August 8, 1924 November 9, 2013 John A. Kirk March 16, 1941 December 2, 2013 William R. Morley, Sr. April 25, 1930 April 6, 2014 James B. Peden November 7, 1928 January 25, 2014 Lucille J. Richard August 27, 1942 October 18, 2013 Robert E. Sammons April 11, 1926 January 18, 2014 Douglas C. Smith March 19, 1925 March 23, 2014 Ronald W. Smith March 12, 1921 January 25, 2014 Gale Ross Williamson September 14, 1925 March 31, 2014
d) What deacons have died during the year? Effective: Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Janet M. Crain March 26, 1938 January 26, 2014
e) What local pastors have died during the year? Active: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Charles Langbein October 14, 1958 April 22, 2014
Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Junille W. Shepardson April 12, 1944 August 31, 2013 Roland Stockbridge October 29, 1939 November 23, 2013 Doris L. Turbill April 16, 1936 April 9, 2014 49. What provisional or ordained members (elders and deacons) have received appointments in other Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church while retaining their membership in this Annual Conference (¶¶331.8, 346.1)? Name Clergy Conference Where Appointment Status Appointed St. Andrews/Evergreen, Meredith Brown (2011) FE Pacific Northwest Lacey, WA David Dyrenforth (2013) FE Alaska Fairbanks First, AK Jeffrey Hooker (2013) PE New York Grace, Newburgh, NY Errol Leslie (2008) FE Florida Palm Bay, FL Kyung-hee Sa (2008) FE Peninsula-Delaware Kent Island, Chester, MD Michelle Sabin (2011) FE North Carolina Trinity, Southport, NC Laurel Scott (2013) FE New York Port Washington, NY 50. Who are the provisional, ordained members or associate members on leave of absence and for what number of years consecutively has each held this relation (¶354)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where membership is held.) a) Voluntary? (1) Personal, 5 years or less (¶354.2a 3) (v)
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Name Clergy Date Effective Charge Conference Status Marcelle Dotson FE July 1, 2014 Beth Garnaas-Holmes FE July 1, 2010 Acton, MA: St. Matthew’s Yong Ja Kim FE July 1, 2011 New Bedford, MA: St. Paul’s William Meyer FE July 1, 2014 Waterville, ME: Pleasant St. Abiot Moyo FE May 5, 2011 Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Epworth Gwendolynn Purushotham FE March 1, 2014 Nashua, NH: Main Street (2) Personal, more than 5 years (¶354.2a 3) (v 2/3) Name Clergy Date Effective Charge Conference Status Wendy M. Alley FE July 1, 2007 Dover, NH: St. John’s John Barner FE July 1, 2003 Fremont, NH: People’s (3) Family, 5 years or less (¶354.2b 3) (v) Name Clergy Date Effective Charge Conference Status Rebecca E. Baumann FE July 1, 2014 Quincy, MA: Community Sue Frost FE August 1, 2012 Springfield, MA: Trinity
(4) Family, more than 5 years (¶354.2b 3) (v 2/3) Name Clergy Date Effective Charge Conference Status Sydney Pierce FE July 1, 2004 East Saugus, MA Linda Reynolds FE July 1, 2000 Newton, MA: United Parish Melissa Tustin FE July 1, 2007 Acton, MA: St. Matthews (5) Transitional (¶354.2c) b) Involuntary? (¶355) (v 2/3) 51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶352)? (v) Name Clergy Date Effective Charge Conference Status Heidi Chamberland FE July 1, 2014 Union Church of Belgrade Lakes, ME 52. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶357)? (v) Name Clergy Date Effective Charge Conference Status Nancy Behr FE July 1, 2012 Warren, RI: First of Warren/Bristol Krisann Byrne-Scheri FE 2000 Gilford, NH: First Barbara Cann FE September 1, 2009 Westford, MA Mark A. Goad FE September 1, 2013 Lori V. Johnson FE 1995 Dover, NH: St. John’s Stephen D. Martin FE 1990 Canaan, VT: Grace Jan Parke FE November 1, 2011 Brockton, MA: Central Linda A. Shevlin FE 2005 Rochester, NY: Asbury First Richard Lee Smith FE August 1, 2009 Gilford, NH: First Richard Whitefleet-Smith FE September 1, 2004 Worcester, MA: Aldersgate
53. What members in full connection have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3) Deacons
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a) This year? b) Previously? Name Date Effective Leslie A. Hastings January 1, 2012 Sally Havens July 1, 2006 Nancy R. Smith July 1, 2008
Elders a) This year? Name ¶358.1 (no vote) ¶358.2 (v) ¶358.3 (v 2/3) Linwood R. Arnold July 1, 2014 Joanne W. Berlin July 1, 2014 William Scott Campbell July 1, 2014 Gary C. Capen July 1, 2014 Mari Clark July 1, 2014 Maria L. Coleman July 1, 2014 Ward M. Coleman Nov. 1, 2013 Janice W. Davis Dec. 1, 2013 Michael B.W. Davis Dec. 1, 2013 Priscilla Dreyman July 1, 2014 Paula J. Fletcher July 1, 2014 Marguerite C. Gage July 1, 2014 Margaret D. Goad July 1, 2014 Patrice H. Goodwin July 1, 2014 Charles G. Hartman July 1, 2014 Paul Hoffman July 1, 2014 Joseph B. Jewell July 1, 2014 Paula M. Payne June 1, 2014 Bruce A. Pehrson July 1, 2014 Marj W. Stark July 1, 2014 Charles R. Stith July 1, 2014 DanaBeth Wells-Goodwin July 1, 2014 Julia R. Wilson July 1, 2014 b) Previously? (See Appointments: Retired Pastors) 54. What associate members have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3) a) This year? Name ¶358.1 (no vote) ¶358.2 (v) ¶358.3 (v 2/3) Deborah A. Estey July 1, 2014
b) Previously? Name Date Effective R. Daniel Blevins July 1, 2012 Carol Borland July 1, 2007 Jeanette McGlinchy Burton July 1, 1990 Harvey H. Collins December 31, 1987 Ann E. Geer July 1, 2004 Charles D. Kinney July 1, 1988
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Lyle Miller July 1, 2004 Joseph Allen Rand July 1, 1991 Janice Rathbun July 1, 2010 William Lewis Shafer July 1, 1996 Lilian Joyce Warner July 1, 2005 Bruce M. Young July 1, 2010 55. What provisional members have been previously retired (¶358, 2008 Book of Discipline)? (NOTE: Provisional members who reach mandatory retirement age and have not retired by Jan. 1, 2013 shall be discontinued (¶327.7) and listed in Q. 42)
Name Date Effective Beverly Blaisdell (PE) November 1, 2009 Francis Merritt, Jr. (PE) July 1, 1996
56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5): a) This year? Name Date Effective Karen L. Gutowski July 1, 2014 Frank O. King July 1, 2014 David J. Moore July 1, 2014 Kenneth A. Phesay July 1, 2014 Susan Yaruta-Young July 1, 2014 b) Previously? Name Date Effective Name Date Effective Marilyn R. Ayer July 1, 2013 David Kimball July 1, 2007 Tresita Beach December 31, Alexander J. Lee July 1, 2012 2006 Elizabeth (Betty) Bilodeau July 1, 2005 Betty LeGeyt July 1, 2011 Vadia C. Boudreau July 1, 2008 Joyce M. Lovely July 1, 2009 Norman Boulay July 1, 2008 Fred Lutz, Jr. July 1, 1992 Adeline Bowley July 1, 1999 Leonard Mach July 1, 2006 Melvin G. Bridge July 1, 2003 Charlie Magill July 1, 2007 Bertha Brown July 1, 2006 Keith Mann (from Upper NY) July 1, 2004 Ronald R. Bruce July 1, 2013 Louis Maxfield July 1, 1988 Albert Bunnell July 1, 2006 Ashley Meade July 1, 1997 Ira N. Cameron July 1, 2011 Murray E. Nickerson, Jr. July 1, 2010 Calvin E. Carpenter July 1, 2011 Marilyn Noble (from NY) July 1, 2005 Carol A. Cray July 1, 2011 Beryl S. Notman July 1, 2005 John Danielson July 1, 2004 Shirley Nunes-Thornton July 1, 2007 Barbara Drisko July 1, 2006 Pamela Pearson July 1, 2010 T. Kathleen Dunford July 1, 2012 David Peterson July 1, 2013 Richard F. Dunn, Sr. July 1, 1986 Robert Purvee July 1, 2008 Susan B. Ellery July 1, 2013 Janice L. Rhenow July 1, 2010 Tryphena Evans July 1, 2013 Virginia Rimm July 1, 2004 Rolfe Flood Leon J. Robinson July 1, 2011 Bernard Hammond July 1, 2010 Marilyn Rohdin April 1, 2012 Richard Hanson July 1, 2010 Sandra M. Russell July 1, 2010
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Wilbur Hartford July 1, 2004 William A. Scherwerts July 1, 2004 Deborah J. Holt July 1, 2010 William Sheldon July 1, 2010 Nancy D. Huntington July 1, 2007 William C. Simpson, Sr July 1, 2013 Robert Jackson July 1, 2012 Mary Elise Thomas (from Northern July 1, 2005 IL) Ronald F. Jackson July 1, 2005 Kay D. Webb October 1, 2012 George F. Kiakis July 1, 2002
SKIP Q.57 TILL LAST 57. What is the number of clergy members of the Annual Conference: a) By appointment category and conference relationship? (NOTES: (1) Where applicable, the question numbers on this report form corresponding to each category have been placed in parenthesis following the category title. Where these question numbers appear, the number reported in that category should agree with the number of names listed in the corresponding questions. (2) For the three categories of Appointments to Extension Ministries, report as follows: ¶344.1a, c): the number of clergy members appointed within United Methodist connectional structures, including district superintendents, or to an ecumenical agency. ¶344.1b): the number of clergy members appointed to extension ministries, under endorsement by the Division of Chaplains and Related Ministries of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. ¶344.1d): the number of clergy members appointed to other valid ministries, confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Annual Conference. Note: Report those in extension ministry in one category only. See the Discipline paragraphs indicated for more detailed description of these appointment categories.)
Note: Those approved to serve as a local pastor, but not currently under appointment, are not counted as clergy members of the conference. Associate Members & Full– Part– Deacons Elders Affiliate time time in Full in Full Provisional Provisional Members Local Local Categories Connection Connection Deacons Elders With Vote Pastors Pastors Pastors and deacons whose primary 6 160 0 22 5 19 124 appointment is to a Local Church (¶¶331.1c, 339) (76, 78c) Deacons (in full connection and 9 xxxxx 2 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx provisional) serving Beyond the Local xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx Church (¶331.1a, b) (78a,b) xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Appointments to xxxxx 27 xxxxx 00 10 Extension Ministries xxxxx xxxxx (¶316.1; 344.1a, c) (77a) xxxxx xxxxx Appointments to xxxxx 7 xxxxx 00 10 Extension Ministries xxxxx xxxxx (¶316.1; 344.1b) (77b) xxxxx xxxxx Appointments to xxxxx 22 xxxxx 00 11 Extension Ministries xxxxx xxxxx (¶316.1; 344.1d) (77c) xxxxx xxxxx Appointments to 0 1 0 0 0 xxxxx xxxxx Attend School (¶331.3) (79) xxxxx xxxxx Appointed to Other 0 7 0 0 0 xxxxx xxxxx Annual Conferences (49) xxxxx xxxxx On Leave of Absence (50a1, a2) 0 80 00 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx On Family Leave 0 50 00 xxxxx xxxxx
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(50a3, a4) xxxxx xxxxx On Sabbatical Leave 0 10 00 xxxxx xxxxx (51) xxxxx xxxxx On Medical Leave 0 10 0 0 0 (52) On Transitional Leave (50a5) 0 00 00 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx Retired 3 388 0 2 13 xxxxx xxxxx (53, 54, 55) xxxxx xxxxx Total Number, 18 636 2 24 18 22 125 Clergy Members Grand Total, 845 All Conference Clergy Members Note: Information on clergy by race and gender in the annual conference is available through the General Council on Finance and Administration at www.gcfa.org.
PART III CERTIFICATION IN SPECIALIZED MINISTRY
Note: Indicate credential of persons in Part III: FD, FE, PD, PE, AM, FL, PL, and LM. 58. Who are the candidates in process for certification in specialized ministry? Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry Laura Goldenbaum Lay Camp/retreat 59. Who is certified in specialized ministry? (List the areas of specialized ministry. Indicate by an asterisk those certified this year.) Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry Cherlyn Frost Gates Clergy (FD) Spiritual Formation Andrea Harvey Clergy (FD) Youth Director, Christian Education Beverly Mattson Lay Music Carroll C. Moore* Clergy (RE) Spiritual Formation 60. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry? 61. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry? 62. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry?
PART IV CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY ¶¶271 AND 666.10 The Book of Discipline
63. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶271, and 666.10)? (List alphabetically by district) Name District W. Milo Haskins Northern ME Rose Krienke Northern ME Paula Lilley Northern ME Bruce McCarthy Northern ME Frances Darlene Shortt Northern ME Anna-Jean Alexander Mid-Maine Stephanie Filiault CT-Western MA Doreen D. Powell Metro Boston Hope
PART V DIACONAL MINISTERS (Paragraph numbers in questions 65-72 refer to The 1992 Book of Discipline) 64. Who constitute the Committee on Investigation (¶2703.3)? (v)
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Name Beverly Abbott Richard Gross Cam Howard (alternate) Suzanne Rudalevige Rosemary Word (alternate) 65. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312)? 66. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312)? 67. Who have had their conference relationship as diaconal ministers terminated by Annual Conference action (¶313.3)? (Under ¶313.3a, no vote; under ¶313.3b, v 2/3) 68. What diaconal ministers have died during the year? a) Effective: b) Retired: 69. What diaconal ministers have been granted leaves of absence under ¶313.1a, c, d) (disability, study/sabbatical, or personal leave): (v) 70. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e): 71. Who have returned to active status from extended leave (¶313.1e)? (v) 72. Who have taken the retired relationship to the Annual Conference as diaconal ministers (¶313.2): (Under ¶313.2b, v 2/3) a) This year? b) Previously? Name Date Effective Beverly J. Abbott July 1, 2003 Donna Costa July 1, 2011 Dorothy McMahan July 1, 1995 Rosemary Word July 1, 1995
PART VI APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS
73. Who are approved for less than full-time service? a) What associate members, provisional or full elders are approved for appointment to less than full-time service, what is the total number of years for which such approval has been granted to each, and for what fraction of full-time service (in one-quarter increments) is approval granted (for purposes of equitable compensation claim and pension credit) ¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506)? (v 2/3) Name Appointment Fraction of Full- Years Time Service James Arrison (PE) Haverhill, MA: Good Shepherd 0.75 4 Yoo-Yun Cho-Chang (FE) Woburn, MA 0.50 2 Jill Colley Robinson (FE) Vergennes and W. Addison, VT 0.25 1 Sara Ewing Merrill (FE) Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way 0.50 8 Extension Ministry: Chaplain, Avis Hoyt-O’Connor (FE) Montgomery Hospice (MD) 0.50 6 Barbara Lemmel (FE) Coordinator, NEC consultants 0.50 8 Hope Luckie (FE) Wellesley, MA: Christ 0.50 5
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Dorothy Matson (FE) Mapleton/Washburn, ME 0.50 1 Lehlohonolo Montjane (FE) Attleboro, MA: Centenary 0.50 2 Imani Newsome-Camara (FE) Waltham, MA: Immanuel 0.50 2 Catherine Nicol (FE) N. Brewer/Eddington, ME 0.50 5 Gerine Piper (FE) Springfield, VT 0.50 6 Bucksport, ME: E. Bucksport, Peter Remick (AM) Franklin St., N. Bucksport 0.50 7 New Bedford, MA: Brian Souza (AM) Centre-Trinity 0.50 8 Byfield, MA: Community; Matthew Willis-Goode (PE) Newburyport, MA: People’s 0.50 3.75
After 8 years v ¾: Gwyneth Arrison (FE) Merrimacport, MA 0.25 10 Ellen Casey (FE) Coventry, RI: Greene 0.25 11 Rachel Fisher (FE) N. Reading, MA: Aldersgate 0.50 10 Chittenden/Tinmouth, VT; Shirley Oskamp (FE) Chaplain, Green Mtn. College 0.75 22
b) What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-time service (¶331.7)? Name Appointment Fraction of Full- Years Time Service Ellen Bridge Newport, ME: People’s 0.50 5 Cheryln Gates Clergy associate (non-salaried) 0.25 5 Kerry Greenhill Sacred Stones Ministries 0.50 2.5 Andrea Harvey Portland, ME: Elm St 0.50 5 Barbara Schreier Danielson, CT 0.25 12
74. Who have been appointed as interim pastors under the provisions of ¶338.3 since the last session of the annual conference, and for what period of time? Name Appointment Start Date End Date Richard Black (RE) Fisk Memorial, Natick, MA (1.00) 10/1/2013 6/30/2014 John Blackadar (RE) Chichester, NH (0.50) 3/2/2014 6/30/2014 We Hyun Chang (FE) Grace Vision, Cambridge, MA (CP) 3/1/2014 6/30/2014 Wayne Kendall (RE) Clinton, MA (0.50) 11/10/2013 6/30/2014 Stacey Lanier (FE) Epworth, Worcester, MA (0.75) 9/1/2013 6/30/2014 Jean Marsh (RE) Portland, CT (0.25) 5/18/2014 6/30/2014 David Martin (PL) Glastonbury, CT (CP) 5/13/2014 6/30/2014 Hannah Rogers (PL) Federated, Chelsea, VT (0.50) 5/1/2013 1/31/2014
75. What changes have been made in appointments since the last annual conference session? (Attach list. Include and identify Appointments Beyond the Local Church (Deacons) and Appointments to Extension Ministries (Elders). Give effective dates of all changes.)
Norman Boulay (RL), effective 11/1/2013, appointed to Long Island, Portland, ME (CP) Johanne Dame (FE), effective 10/1/2013, Clark Memorial, Portland, ME, change from 0.50 to 0.75 Kerry Greenhill (FD), effective 3/1/2014, appointed to Sacred Stone Ministries, (0.50) (appointment beyond the local church) Elizabeth Griffin (RE), effective 4/20/2014, appointed to West Swanton, VT (CP)
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Han Sung Kim (FE), effective 10/1/2013, appointed to GBGM (extension ministry), (1.00) Sue MacKay (PL), effective 5/1/2014, appointed to Walden, VT (CP) Lyle Miller (RA), effective 7/15/2013, not appointed (United, Bakersfield, VT) Samuel Newton (RE), effective 9/1/2013 appointed to Wesley, Waterbury, VT (0.50) David Peterson (RL), effective 10/1/2013, not appointed (West Lubec, ME) Daniel Randall (PE), effective 9/1/2013, appointed to Williamstown/North Adams, MA (1.00) Erica Robinson-Johnson (FE) effective 9/1/2013, appointed to Assistant to the Bishop/Director of Connectional Ministries (extension ministry), (1.00) E. Patricia Sears (PL), effective 11/1/2013, appointed to West Lubec, ME (CP) Jordan Shaw (FL), effective 1/31/2014, not appointed (Sudbury, MA) William Sheldon (RL), effective 2/1/2014, appointed to Brownsville, VT (0.25) Michele St. Cyr (FE), effective 1/1/2014, interim director of UM Economic Ministry, change from 0.25 to 0.50 (extension ministry) Michele St. Cyr (FE), effective 4/1/2014, appointed as director of UM Economic Ministry, 0.50 (extension ministry) Raymond St. Pierre (PL), effective 1/1/2014, North Pownal, ME, change from 0.25 to 0.50
76. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to ministry to the local church and where are they appointed for the ensuing year? (Attach a list.) See “Appointments”
113 77. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to extension ministries for the ensuing year? (Attach a list) a) Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (¶¶344.1a, c)?
WITH ANNUITY CLAIM: Name Appointment Charge Conference Year appt/District David Abbott (FE) District Superintendent, NH 2010/NH Kent’s Hill, ME: Catherine Howe Anderson (FE) Director of Pastoral Care Ministries, Preachers’Aid Society Readfield 1999/MME David Calhoun (FE) District Superintendent, CWM 2014/CWM Ned Crockett (FL) 1/4 Director of Missions, Camp Mechuwana Winthrop, ME 2011/MME LaTrelle M. Easterling (FE) District Superintendent, MBH 2012/MBH Brigid Farrell (FE) District Superintendent, VT 2009/VT Seok-Hwan Hong (FE) District Superintendent, RIM 2010/RIM Pat MacHugh (FE) District Superintendent, NME 2008/NME Richard McKinley (FE) Director of Congregational Development, NE Conference Londonderry, NH 2011/TRI James T. McPhee (FE) District Superintendent, TRI 2013/TRI Malibu, CA Larry Peacock (OE) Director, Rolling Ridge Conference and Retreat Center (¶346.1, Cal-Pac) 2005 Rene A. Perez (FE) District Superintendent, CMA 2011/CMA
114 Newton, MA: United Erica Robinson-Johnson (FE) Assistant to the Bishop/Director of Connectional Ministries Church of Auburndale 2013/MBH Beverly E. Stenmark (FE) District Superintendent, MME 2008/MME
WITHOUT ANNUITY CLAIM: Curtis Brown (FE) Director of Faith Community Development, Pacific NW Conf Westborough, MA 2011/CMA Lexington, MA:
Paul Hak-Soon Chang (FE) Executive Director, Korean Ministry Plan, GBGM St. John’s Korean 2005/MBH BUSINESS OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE Clinical Asst. Professor of Contextual Theology and Practice, Director of Continuing Education and Community Cristian De La Rosa (FE) Partnerships, Boston University School of Theology 2014/MBH Portland, ME: Allen Ewing Merrill (FE) ¼ Executive Director, Hope Acts, Portland, ME Hope.Gate.Way 2013/TRI Leiffer Associate Professor of Congregational Leadership, Needham, MA: Mark A. Fowler (FE) Garrett-Evangelical Seminary, Evanston, IL Carter Memorial 2000/CMA Thomas J. Gallen (RE) Executive Director, Preachers’ Aid Society Newton, MA 2001/MBH Professor of Practical Theology, Spiritual Care and Belmont/ Kathleen Greider (FE) Counseling, Claremont School of Theology, CA Watertown, MA 1991/MBH Han Sung Kim (FE) Program Director of Korean Ministry, GBGM 2013/ Director of Advanced Ministerial Studies, SMU Perkins Worcester, MA: Gary B. MacDonald (FE) School of Theology, Dallas, TX Covenant-St. Andrew 1998/CMA John L. McCullough (FE) President/CEO: Church World Service, Inc., New York, NY Boston, MA: Old West 2000/MBH James Mentzer (OE) President, United Methodist Foundation of NE ¶346.1, NC Conference 2011 Shirley Oskamp (FE) ¼ Chaplain, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT Chittenden, VT 2004/VT Exec. Director of the Religion and Conflict Transformation Thomas W. Porter, Jr. (FE) Program, Boston University School of Theology Wellesley, MA: Christ 2012/CMA Michele St. Cyr (FE) ½ Executive Director, UM Economic Ministry Milo, ME: Park Street 2014/NME Wee-Li Tan (FE) President, Florida United Methodist Foundation, Inc. Londonderry, NH 2010/TRI Professor of Religion in Reformation Studies, David M. Whitford (FE) Baylor University, Waco, TX Fremont, NH: People’s 2013/NH Interim President, Interdenominational Theological Center, Worcester, MA: Edward P. Wimberly (FE) Atlanta, GA Covenant-St. Andrew 2013/CMA
b) To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (¶344.1b)?
Chaplain, East Providence Police Dept. (endorsed); Gregory D. Carpenter (FE) Consultant, NE Conference Parish Consultants E. Greenwich, RI 2004/RIM Hylanie Chan-Williams (FE) Chaplain, US Navy Chaplain Corps Roslindale, MA: Bethany 2010/MBH Clinical Director, Institute for Spiritual Life and Psychotherapy Laura T. Delaplain (FE) d/b/a Pastoral Counseling Services of the South Shore Norwell, MA: Church Hill 2012/MBH 115 Robert Ebersole (FE) Clinician, Family Continuity, Inc., Peabody, MA Salisbury, MA: East 2011/TRI Avis A. Hoyt-O’Connor (FE) ½ Staff Chaplain, Montgomery Hospice, Rockville, MD St. Johnsbury, VT: Grace 2009/VT Delsa Mock (FL) Beacon Hospice, Portland, ME Augusta, ME: Green St 2013/MME Director of Mission Integration, Linda Stetter (FE) St. Mary-Corwin Hospital, Pueblo, CO Marlborough, MA 2012/CMA Dee Estelle Webber (FE) Pastoral Counselor, Counseling Ministries, Inc. Strong, ME 2012/MME
c) To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶¶344.1d? (v 2/3) BUSINESS OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE
WITHOUT ANNUITY CLAIM: Mark J. Brady (FE) Senior Pastor, Union Church of Cupertino, CA Moultonborough, NH 2004/NH Theodore L. Brandt (FE) Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Oxnard, CA River UM Communities, RI 2006/RIM Linda Brewster (PL) ½ Family Nurse Practitioner, Royal River Family Care Falmouth, ME 2012/TRI George H. Collis (FE) Omega Financial Services Boston, MA: Old West 1973/MBH Spiritual Care/Bereavement Manager, Lynn Euzenas (FE) Hospice of the Valleys, Murrieta, CA Reading, MA: Old South 2010/MBH Robert Ganung (FE) Chaplain, The Taft School, Watertown, CT Acton, MA: St. Matthews 2007/CMA Cynthia A. Good (FE) Consultant, Spiritual Director, Retreat Leader Acton, MA: St. Matthews 2007/CMA Anne Marie Hunter (FE) Director, Safe Havens Boston, MA: Old West 1998/MBH
Interim Director, US Campaign to End Kathryn J. Johnson (FE) the Israeli Occupation, Washington, DC Roslindale, MA: Bethany 2010/MBH Hyung-Gyum Kim (FE) Chaplain/Professor, Handong Global University, Korea Dalton, MA 2004/CWM P. Stewart Lanier (FE) LAOS Consulting Belmont/Watertown, MA 2007/MBH Barbara Lemmel (FE) ½ Coordinator, NE Parish Consultants Essex, VT 2008/VT Thomas E. Mabie (FE) Field Staff, The Navigators Chichester, NH 1999/NH Professor of English and Humanities, Needham, MA: James L. Martin (FE) Mount Ida College, Newton Centre, MA Carter Memorial 1984/CMA Peter J. Miano (FE) Executive Director, The Society for Biblical Studies Belmont/Watertown, MA 1997/MBH Marblehead, MA: Richard A. Paine (FE) NAOS Foundation St. Stephen’s 2000/MBH Anne Robertson (FE) Executive Director, Massachusetts Bible Society Bourne/Cataumet, MA 2007/RIM W. Bridgewater, MA: Chang-Hee Son (FE) Protestant Chaplain, Bridgewater (MA) State College Cochesett 1989/RIM Cambridge, MA: Tiffany Steinwert (FE) Dean of Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse (NY) University Harvard-Epworth 2010/MBH Lee-Ellen Strawn (FL) Chaplain, Northfield Mount Herman School, Gill, MA 2014/CWM Coordinator, Division of Public Safety Leadership, Johns Bascom D. Talley III (FE) Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Bow Mills, NH 2008/NH Affiliate Faculty for Justice and Peace Studies, 116 Julie Todd (FE) Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO N. Andover, MA: First 2012/TRI Director of Worship Arts, Burnt Store Kathryn Joy Toll-Chandler (FE) Presbyterian Church, Punta Gorda, FL Newport, VT: United 2012/VT Chandler F. Welch (FE) Pastoral Counselor, First UMC, Melbourne, FL New London, CT 1995/CWM
78. Who are appointed as deacons (full connection and provisional) for the ensuing year? (Attach a list.)
a) Through non-United Methodist agencies and settings beyond the local church (¶331.1a)? BUSINESS OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Name Appointment Charge Conference Year/Appt Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery; Jeffrey Fister (FD) Teacher, Penobscot Community Dental Clinic Bangor, ME: First 2001/NME Mehida A. Gonzalez (FD) School counselor, Lawrence, MA public schools Lawrence, MA: Christ 1996/TRI Rebecca D. Hamann (FD) Executive/Spiritual Director, Reah Ministry, San Antonio, TX Waterville, ME: Pleasant St 2011/MME Professor and Facilitator of Overseas Study Programs, College Kim Raikes (FD) of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME Columbia, ME 2005/NME Hattie Stoltzfus (FD) Field Representative, Census Bureau, Dept. of Commerce Exeter, NH 2012/TRI Leslie Walseman (PD) Chaplain, Hospice of the North Shore and Greater Boston Framingham, MA: Wesley 2013/CMA
b) Through United Methodist Church-related agencies and schools within the connectional structures of The United Methodist Church (¶331.1b)?
Name Appointment Charge Conference Year/Appt Kerry Greenhill (FD) ½ Sacred Stone Ministries Londonderry, NH 2014/TRI Sheri Lynn Smith (PD) Vermont District Lebanon, NH 2012/VT Director, Contextual Education and Congregational Wanda J. Stahl (FD) Partnerships, Clinical Assistant Professor of Contextual Portland, ME: 2011/TRI Theology and Practice; Boston University School of Theology Hope.Gate.Way
c) Within a local congregation, charge, or cooperative parish (¶331.1c)?
Name Appointment Charge Conference Year/Appt 117 Ellen Bridge (FD) ½ Pastor, Newport, ME: People’s Newport, ME: People’s 2008/NME Julia Daley (FD) ¼ Pastor, Orange, MA; ¾ KidFam Community Ministry Orange, MA 2010/CMA Cheryln Gates (FD) PT clergy associate (non-salaried), certified in Spiritual Form. Natick, MA: Fisk Memorial 2009/CMA Andrea Harvey (FD) ½ Pastor, Portland, ME: Elm St Portland, ME: Elm St 2010/TRI Music director, Westborough MA UMC; Elizabeth Kubota (FD) Apple Tree Arts, Grafton, MA Westborough, MA 2006/CMA Barbara Schreier (FD) ¼ Danielson CT UMC Danielson, CT 2004/CWM
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79. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime appointment is to attend school.) Name Clergy Status School Sarah J. Mount Elewononi FE Boston University
80. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310) [1992 Discipline]? (Attach list) Name Richard F. Gross Regional Retail Sales Manager, UM Publishing House Cam Howard Cam Howard Design and Development Cathy MacGovern Assoc. Executive Director, Preachers’ Aid Society
81. What other personal notations should be made? (Include such matters as changes in pension credit (¶1506.5), corrections or additions to matters reported in the "Business of the Annual Conference" form in previous years, and legal name changes of clergy members and diaconal ministers.)
Catherine Howe Anderson (question 77.a from 2013 Business of the Annual Conference) should appear under the heading “with annuity” and not under “without annuity”.
Rebecca J. Clark (FE) has legally changed her name to Rebecca J. Girrell.
Anne C. Emidy (19.a, certified candidate, Mid-ME District) has legally changed her name to Anne E. Carter.
Bradley Keefer (question 21.c from 2013 Business of the Annual Conference report) - First year license awarded should be corrected to “2012”.
Warren Scamman (listed in previous BAC reports as RL) requested withdrawal to unite with another denomination 9/28/2011.
Mary Kay Schueneman (OE, West OH Conference, question 24.a) was listed as Mary Kay Cavazos in previous years.
82. Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)?
June 11-13, 2015
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NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS Effective July 1, 2014 ORDER OF ELDERS RETIRED PASTORS George Abosamra (Worcester, MA: Wesley) Philip R. Chaffee (Orland, ME) Ronald Adcock (Concord, NH: Wesley) Miriam E. Chamberlain (S. Thomaston, ME: Peoples) Leon Adkins (Middlebury, VT) Edward J. Charest (Moultonboro, NH) William E. Alberts (UNKNOWN) Alta L. Chase (Colebrook, NH) Jonathan R. Almond (Providence, RI: Mathewson St) Henry Cheney (Danville, VT) Robert T. Almquist (Conway, NH) Ha-Kyung Cho-Kim (Leominster, MA) Alford W. W. Alphonse (Fort Lauderdale, FL: New Horizon) Lloyd E. Chorpenning (Martha’s Vineyard, MA) Allan N. Anderson (Winchester, MA: Crawford Memorial) Randall C. Chretien (Baileyville, ME) Raymond Howe Anderson (Readfield, ME) Walter Chung-Hyun Chun (Andover, MA: N. Boston Korean) Linwood R. Arnold (UNKNOWN) Mari Clark (Bradford, VT: Grace) Dorothy Asare (UNKNOWN) C. Edward Claus (Merrimack, NH: St. James) Seth O. Asare (UNKNOWN) Duane Clinker (UNKNOWN) Ann Bachmann ( Swanton, VT) Louise E. Cole (Burrillville, RI: The River) Lois J. Bailey (Westfield, MA) Maria L. Coleman (UNKNOWN) David H. Baird (E. Hartford, CT: New Covenant) Ward M. Coleman (Hamilton, MA: First) – eff. 12/1/2013 Charles A. Bark, Jr. (Mount Vernon, OH:Gay St) William C. Coleman (Chatham, MA) David H. Barwise (North Kingstown, RI) Harvey H. Collins (W. Brookfield, MA:) RA James A. Batten (Concord, NH: Wesley) Benjamin B. Conley (Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Epworth) James A. Baxter (Marblehead, MA: St. Stephen's) Sestino M. Continelli (Suncook, NH) Anna C. Beach (Guilford, ME) Jerry O. Cook (UNKNOWN) Joseph L. Beardsley (Union, ME: Peoples) Richard Cooper (Dingmans Ferry, PA) William P. Beddie (Newfield, NH) Gary S. Cornell (North Attleboro, MA) David W. Bell (Gilford, NH: First) Donna M. Costa (UNKNOWN) RD Dean E. Benedict (Largo, FL: St. Paul’s) James W. Cox (Provincetown, MA) Meredith Jo Bennett (Worcester, MA: Wesley) Joseph H. Crocker (Newfield, ME) Marie B. Bent (Old Orchard Beach, ME) Stanly P. Culy (Rockville, CT) Joanne W. Berlin (Warwick, RI: Open Table of Christ) George E. Curtis, III (UNKNOWN) Bruce E. Berry (Athol, MA: Starrett Memorial) Lawrence Curtis (Essex Junction, VT) Margaret W. Bickford (Milan, NH) Susan G. Curtis (Tewksbury, MA) Richard E. Black (UNKNOWN) Frank A. Danforth (Orleans, MA) John M. Blackadar (Bow Mills, NH) James W. Daniels, Jr. (Bath, ME) John C. Blair (Alexandria, NH) George E. Darling (Newport, ME: People’s) Beverly Blaisdell (Waldoboro, ME) RP Susan Davenport (Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way) R. Daniel Blevins (Columbia, ME: Faith) RA Elizabeth A. Davis (Peterborough, NH) Arlene L. Bodge (Chilmark, MA) Janice Davis (Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way) (12/1/13) Newell S. Booth, Jr. (Brewster MA: Northside) Michael B. Davis (Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way) (12/1/13) Carol Borland (West Danville, VT) RA Michael E. Davis (Arcata, CA: First) Robert E. Bossdorf (Quincy, MA: Com) Roger A. Davis (Spencer, MA: First) Richard W. Boyden (Lancaster/Jefferson, NH: Israel’s River) Jerome K. Del Pino (Boston, MA: Union) Patricia Bristow (Kittery, ME) Richard C. Devor (York/Ogunquit, ME) Twila Broadway (Belmont, NC: South Point) C. Edward Deyton (Newton, MA: U.Parish of Auburndale) William G. Brockman (Chatham, MA) D. S. Dharmapalan (Milford, MA) Edward C. Brown III (Nashua, NH: Arlington St.) Richard Dickey (Georgia, VT) Laurel U. Brown (Waterville, ME) Gary Dickson (Pownal, VT) Walter R. Brown (South Portland, ME: First) Charles D. Dorchester (Ripley, ME) Donald Brushett (Houlton, ME) Robert E. Dorr, Sr. (Belfast, ME) Shirley Buehl-Cornell (Laurelton, PA: Lincoln Chapel) Julia T. Doutaz (E. Providence, RI: Haven) Jeanette M. Burton (Falmouth, MA: John Wesley) RA Priscilla Dreyman (UNKNOWN) Clark Callender (Morrisville, VT) Sharon L. Dunbar-Link (Danvers, MA: Holy Trinity) Barbara Carole Calhoun (Providence, RI: Mathewson St.) Louise Dumas (Putnam, CT: Living Faith) William M. “Scott” Campbell (UNKNOWN) John A. Dusenberry (Greenfield, MA) Linda Campbell-Marshall (Rockland, ME) Barbara Dwyer (Lyndonville, VT) Gary C. Capen (UNKNOWN) Caroline B. Edge (Niantic, CT: Community) Susan Carlson (Groveton, NH) Deborah Estey (UNKNOWN) RA Joe K. Carpenter (Whitinsville, MA: Blackstone Valley) Richard L. Evans (Gilford, NH: First) Mervin E. Chadbourne (Portland, ME: Clark Mem.) Edward Farrell-Starbuck (Wellfleet, MA)
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Robert Firby (Scituate, RI: Shepherd of the Valley) Bruce Hudson (Corinna, ME) Robert W. Fishel (Uncasville, CT) David Hunter (Montpelier, VT) Paula Fletcher (Pittsburg, NH) Harold R. Hurlbert (Hartland, ME: Grace Linn) Edward Flower (Brattleboro, VT) Paul G. Irwin (Leominster, MA) Sarah Flynn (Burlington, VT) Clifton Ives (Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way) John W. Folley (Hampton, NH) Sylvanus Jackson (Guilford: ME) Martin Fors (Lyndonville, VT) Joseph Jewell (White River Junction, VT) Charles A. Fowlie (UNKNOWN) Lenora Sue Job (Contoocook, NH) Daniel P. Freitas (Chatham, MA) Peter H. John (Warwick, RI: Hillsgrove) Stanley Fry (Poultney, VT) Ellis B. Johnson (Newton, MA: United Parish of Auburndale) Marguerite Gage (UNKNOWN) Samuel M. Johnson (Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way) Paul R. Gagne (Lawrence, MA) Shephard S. Johnson (Peaks Island, ME) Thomas J. Gallen (Newton, MA) Irving S. Jones (Londonderry, NH) William P. Gardei (Portsmouth, NH) Sharon G. W. Jones (UNKNOWN) F. Richard Garland (North Kingstown, RI) Virginia Jones-Newton (Center Sandwich, NH: Federated) Ann E. Geer (Springfield, MA: Wesley) RA Lynne Josselyn (Caribou, ME) David L. Glusker (Waterville, ME) Sandra Junier (Portsmouth, NH) Margaret D. Goad (UNKNOWN) Wayne C. Kendall (Westford, MA) John Goodwin (UNKNOWN) David A. Kerr (York-Ogunquit, ME) Patrice Goodwin (UNKNOWN) Chungsoo Kim (UNKNOWN) David L. Grainger (Calais, ME) Young Kim (Portsmouth, NH) Edward F. Grant (UNKNOWN) Charles D. Kinney (Union, ME: Peoples) RA Joyce L. Gray (Lynn, MA: Trinity) George Klohck (Middlebury, VT) Richard W. Gray (Marblehead, MA: St. Stephen’s) John E. N. Knight (No. Attleboro, MA: First) James A. Green (White River Jct.,VT) Ho Kyun Ko (Worcester, MA: Korean) Linda Littlefield Grenfell (Boston, MA: St. Stephen’s) Judith Jenkins Kohatsu (Ocean City, NJ: St. Peter’s) John M. Grenfell (UNKNOWN) Jeffrey B. Kress (North Andover, MA) Elizabeth Crystle Griffin (St. Albans Bay, VT) Everett C. Kuder (Rockingham County Coop. Parish) William B. Grow (Barrington, RI) Jin Tae Kwon (Temecula, CA) Frank Gulinello, Jr. (Concord, NH: Wesley) Sidney Lambert (Sparta, GA) Susan Hager-Smith (Montpelier, VT) Lawrence LaPierre (San Jose, CA: Campbell) S. Michael Hahm (Lexington, MA) Mary A. Lawrence (Worcester, MA: Wesley) Julieanne S. Hallman (West Falmouth, MA) Kwan Y. Lee (Raymond, NH) Huntley F. Halvorson (Munsonville, NH) Lloyd V. Leeman, Sr. (Farmington, ME) Richard M. Hamilton (West Scarborough, ME) Robert R. Leon (UNKNOWN) Robert W. Hannum (Danvers, MA: Holy Trinity) Ross E. Lilly (East Greenwich, RI) Richard E. Harding (Boston, MA: Greenwood Mem) Thomas H. Lindeman (Springfield, MA: Wesley) Frederick F. Harling, Jr. (Westfield, MA) T. Landon Lindsay (Orleans, MA) Charles G. Hartman (UNKNOWN) Theodore L. Lockhart (Dorchester, MA: Wesley) James D. Harvey (Hadley, MA: Wesley) John E. Loker (Ashland, NH) Leslie A. Hastings (Springfield, MA: Trinity) RD Margaret W. Long (Claremont, NH) Leon S. Hatch, Jr. (Belmont, MA) Wendell D. Luke, Jr. (Belmont, MA) Sally Havens (Springfield, TN: First) RD James D. Lundin (UNKNOWN) Dwight S. Haynes (Bow Mills, NH) Leslie A. Macdonald (Rochester, NH: Bethany) Cheryl Heater (Bradford, VT) Charles D. MacLagan (Holbrook, MA) Gordon L. Hemphill (Sunapee, NH) Pamela J. Maden (Sanbornville, NH) Barbara B. Herber (UNKNOWN) Shirley Mader (Gorham, ME: Cressey Rd) Bayard P. Herndon (Goffstown, NH) Freda E. Maier (Athol, MA: Starrett Memorial) Nancy C. Hetherington (Providence, RI: Mathewson St) Maqbool Malik (Glastonbury, CT) Richard Hibbert (Shelburne, VT) David Mangun (Williamstown, MA) Richard T. Higgins (Danvers, MA: Holy Trinity) Edward L. Mark (Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Epworth) Marjorie L. Hiles (Scituate, RI: Shepherd of Valley) Jean L. Marsh (UNKNOWN) David S. Hill (Plainville, MA) Paul E. Marshall (Rockland, ME) Laurence M. Hill (Oneco, CT) Richard P. Matthews (Bow Mills, NH) Harold R. Hodgson (Bridgewater, MA) Shirley Mattson (Brewer, ME) Paul L. Hoffman (UNKNOWN) Sammie Maxwell (Tallulah Falls, GA) Susan B. Hoffman (Ashland, MA: Federated) Ardis C. Mayo-McNeil (Brewer, ME) David A. Hollenbeck (Venice, FL: Grace) Paul H. McCauley (Amherst, MA: Wesley) Robert M. Houston (UNKNOWN) William B. McClain (Boston, MA: Old. West) Louis B. Hoyer (Lynn, MA: Grace) Elizabeth McClintock (Wareham, MA: Wesley) Donald Hoyle (Mansfield, CT: First Wayne McDonald (Brewer, ME)
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Donald B. McGaw (Lincoln, RI: Wesley) Norman B. Pierce (Hingham, MA) Kathryn McGregor (Bow Mills, NH) Richard D. Pittenger (UNKNOWN) Thomas S. McKeown (Worcester, MA: Aldersgate) Robert Plaisted (Naples, ME) Terence E. McKinley (Newport, ME: Peoples) Sally P. Poland (Cape Porpoise, ME) Thomas R. Merrill (S. Portland, ME: Thornton Heights) Theodore Poland (Cape Porpoise, ME) Robert H. Merritt (West Falmouth, MA) David W. Polhemus (Gilford, NH: First) Francis H. Merritt, Jr. (Waterville, ME: Pleasant St.) RP Philip M. Polhemus (Alexandria, NH) Ronald F. Messer (Rochester, NH: First) John E. Post (Norwich, CT: Lee Memorial) Sharon N. Miesel (Cape Porpoise, ME) W. Russell Pregeant (Tallulah Falls, GA) Lyle Miller (Bakersfield, VT) RA Robert E. Price (Monson, MA) Mary E. Miller (Houlton, ME) Stuart I. Price (Lewiston, ME: Calvary) Ralph L. Miller (Union, ME: People’s) David A. Purdy (Harwich, MA) Peter L. Misner (Wayne, ME) Margaret M. Queior (Belfast, ME) Jay P. Mitchell (Marshfield, MA) Keith D. Rae (E. Providence, RI: Haven) Gordon Mitchinson (South Tunbridge, VT: Yoked) Joseph A. Rand (Haverhill, MA) RA Marjorie W. Mollar (Providence, RI: Matthewson St) Janice Rathbun Burlington, VT: First) RA Wayne S. Moody (Brewster, MA: Northside) Young Bok Rha (Lexington, MA: St. John’s Korean) Robert A. Moore (Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way) Kent Harold Richards (Mystic, CT: First) Carroll C. Moore (UNKNOWN) Marilyn Robb (Cape Elizabeth, ME) Kent D. Moorehead (Orleans, MA) Anne Y. Roberts (East Bridgewater, MA) Robert E. Morgan (Milford, NH) C. Donald Roettger (Whitman, MA) Susan J. Morrison (Unknown) Theodore E. Romberg (Quincy, MA: Community) John Moss (Amherst, MA: Wesley) Donald J. Rudalevige (Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way) Stephen C. Mott (Beverly, MA) Katherine Russo (UNKNOWN) David Murphy (Montpelier, VT) Paul E. Samuelson (UNKNOWN) James H. Nason (Moultonville, NH) Henry J. Scherer, Jr. (West Brookfield, MA) Thelma M. Nauth (Kingston, RI) Randall P. Scheri (Gilford, NH: First) John W. Neff (Winthrop, ME) Donald Schmidt (Waterbury, VT) Ann Partner Nelson (Cape Porpoise, ME) F. William. Schuster, Jr. (Marlow, NH) Richard D. Nesmith (Brookline, MA: United Parish) Steven M. Seminerio (Melrose, MA: First) Gary F. Nettleton (Provincetown, MA) James S. Sessions (Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Epworth) Carrol Newquist (Eureka, CA) William L. Shafer, Jr. (Moultonville, NH) RA Samuel Newton (Elmore, VT) Thomas L. Shanklin (Brattleboro, VT: First) Henry Nickerson (Ashland, NH) C. Richard Sheesley (Cumberland, ME: Tuttle Rd) Derrick M. Norman (York/Ogunquit, ME) Carl Siktberg (Springfield, MA: Trinity) D. Kermit Norris (Lynn, MA: Grace) Donella G. Siktberg (Westfield, MA) Richard R. Noyes (Orrington, ME) William E. Sissell, Jr. (Chatham, MA) Mary Jane O'Connor-Ropp (Las Cruces, NM: Morning Star) Reginald K. Smart (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Epworth) Ruth R. Oduor (Reading, MA: Old South) Arthur Q. Smith (Plymouth, MA) Helen M. Oliver (Martha’s Vineyard, MA) Emerson W. Smith (E. Longmeadow, MA) Leon R. Oliver (Martha’s Vineyard, MA) Harvey F. Smith (Medford, MA: First Community) Richard R. Olmsted (Providence, RI: Matthewson St) James A. Smith, Jr. (Southport, ME) Gilmore Ott (UNKNOWN) Kenneth L. Smith (Newfield, ME) Richard J. Pagano (UNKNOWN) Nancy R. Smith (Westborough, MA: First) RD David Pak (Bristol, VT) Sandra L. Smith (Sagamore Beach, MA: Swift) John Park (UNKNOWN) W. Richard Souza (Lakeland, FL: College Heights) Jongsun Park (Medford, MA: Wesley) Ruth E. Stallsmith (Wilmington, NC: Trinity) Weldon Park (Warwick, RI: Zion Korean) Eveline H. Starbird (Minot, ME) Clinton E. Parker, Jr. (Brewster, MA: Northside) Marjorie Stark (UNKNOWN) Richard G. Parker (Newburyport, MA) G. Kenneth Steigler (Salem, MA: Wesley) P. Desmond Parker (Buxton, ME) Carol Ann Stine (Monson/Glendale, MA) Carol Ann Parsons (Framingham, MA: Wesley) Wesley W. Stinson (Dover, NH: St. John's) William E. Parsons (Lynn, MA: Grace) Charles R. Stith (Boston, MA: Union) Paula Payne (Westborough, MA) Stephen C. Stolle (Osterville, MA) Linda Peabody (Belchertown, MA: Hope) Michael Stotts (Brewster, MA: Northside) Shirley Hoover Pearse (Dover, NH: St. John’s) Nadine Strout (Chichester, NH) Bruce Pehrson (UNKNOWN) Richard R. Swan (Gilford, NH: First) Russell J. Peppe (Lewiston, ME: Calvary) Eric F. Swanfeldt (Uncasville, CT) Harold E. Perkins (Sunapee, NH) James H. Swartz (Framingham, MA: First) Steven W. Perry (Pittsfield, MA) Neil S. Sweet, Jr. (UNKNOWN) Leslie Pettit (Dover, NH: St. John’s) Robert K. Sweet, Jr. (Marlborough, NH; Federated)
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David E. Svenson (Nashua, NH: Main St.) Walter R. Webb (Minot, ME) Carol A. Szulc (South Athol, MA) Donald A. Wells (UNKNOWN) William Taylor (UNKNOWN) Dana-Beth Wells-Goodwin (North Sebago, ME) Reuben R.A. Telemaque (Groton, CT) Joan-Anne Westfall (Pepperell, MA) Thomas E. Thies (Fremont, NH: People's) Betty Westhoven (Parsonsfield, ME) C. Varghese Thomas (Wayland, MA) Joyce M. Whetstone (Springfield, MA: Wesley) Terry C. Thomason (Watertown, MA) E. McKinnon White (Pittsfield, MA: First) David Thompson (Dover, NH: St. John’s) Roy A. White (Norwell, MA: Church Hill) Patricia J. Thompson (Morrsiville, VT: Puffer) Charles A. Whitford (Rochester, NH) Richard E. Thompson (Manchester, CT: South) Paul N. Whitteberry (Somerset, MA) Thomas G. Thompson (Providence, RI: Mathewson St) Richard E. Wiborg (Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Epworth) James G. Todd (North Andover, MA: First) Donald A. Williams (Sudbury, MA) H. Ulises Torres (New Bedford, MA: Centre/Trinity) Wesley D. Williams (Cuttyhunk, MA) James Townley (Bradford, VT) Ruth C. Williamson (Peaks Island, ME) Nancy Townley (Bradford, VT) Julia R. Wilson (New Harbor, ME) Jean M. Trench (Sagamore, MA: Swift Mem) Walter Wnek (Wareham, MA: Wesley) John William Troy (Boston, MA: Old West) C. Barry Wood (Cape Porpoise, ME) J. Robert Uhler (North Andover, MA) Linda Wood-Boyle (Auburndale, MA: United Parish) Wendy Van Orden (West Bridgewater,MA: Cochesett) Victoria Wood-Parrish (Moultonborough, NH) Gary Vencill (Brooksville, ME) Vicki L. Woods (Newport, ME: People’s) Elizabeth Vernon (Bangor, ME: Grace) James H. Word (Orr's & Bailey Islands, ME) Wesley J. Vesey (Medford, MA: Wesley) Frederick L. Yarger (Brewster, MA: Northside) Edwin A. Vonderheide (Putnam, CT) Bruce M. Young (Bangor, ME: Grace) RA Gary Wait (Bradford, VT) James M. Young (Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way) Janet M. Wallace (Acushnet, MA: Long Plain) Norman C. Young (Friendship, ME) Lilian J. Warner (Manchester, NH: First) RA David Yount (North Ferrisburg, VT) Daniel V. Weaver (Greenland, NH) Steven A. Zarecki (South Paris, ME) George W. Webb (Westborough, MA)
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NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Appointments 2014-2015 (Fixed at 2014 Annual Conference and effective July 1, 2014) Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar
AF - Affiliate Member PD - Provisional Deacon AM - Associate Member PL - Part Time Local Pastor CP - Co-ordinating Pastor RA - Retired Associate Member DM - Diaconal Minister (1992) RD - Retired Deacon in Full Connection DR - Retired Diaconal Minister (1992) RE - Retired Full Elder FD - Deacon in Full Connection OR - Retired Full Elder Other Annual Conference FE - Elder in Full Connection RO - Retired Full Member of Other Denomination FL - Full Time Local Pastor RL - Retired Local Pastor OA - Associate Member of Other Annual Conference RP - Retired Provisional Member OD - Deacon Member of Other Annual Conference SP - Student Local Pastor OE - Elder of Other Annual Conference or Meth. Denom. SY - Supply Pastor OF - Full Member of Other Denomination LM - Certified Lay Minister OP - Provisional Member of Other Annual Conference # - also serving in another appointment PE - Provisional Elder
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT District Superintendent: Rene Perez FE 4 Acton MA St. Matthew's 1.00 Steven Garnaas-Holmes FE 11 CMA Ashburnham MA Federated 1.00 Charles Mansfield OF 09 CMA Ashland MA Federated 1.00 Larry Iannetti OF 13 CMA Athol: Starrett Memorial & South Athol Athol MA Starrett Memorial 0.50 Yoo Cha Yi FE # 14 CMA South Athol MA 0.50 Yoo Cha Yi FE # 14 CMA Attleboro MA Centenary 0.50 Lehlohonolo Montjane FE 12 CMA Ayer MA Federated 0.50 Hannelore Nalesnik OF 11 CMA Charlton City MA 1.00 Tea Sung Kang FE 12 CMA Chelmsford MA Aldersgate 1.00 Lisa J. Bruget-Cass FE 09 CMA Chelmsford MA West Chelmsford 1.00 A. Mack Hagins FE 99 CMA Clinton MA The United Church 1.00 John "Scott" Stewart OE 14 CMA East Douglas MA 0.25 F. David Wells SY 11 CMA Fitchburg MA Faith United 0.50 Jeff Conlon OF 11 CMA Framingham MA First Interim CPHope Luckie FE 14 CMA Framingham MA Wesley 1.00 Donald E. Hegeman FE 11 CMA Franklin MA 1.00 Dianne E. S. Carpenter FE 10 CMA Gardner MA Chestnut Street 0.50 Calvin Carpenter RL 06 CMA Hudson MA First 1.00 Michelle S. Grube FE 11 CMA Leominster MA Antioch Korean 0.50 Martin M. S. Kang PL 93 CMA Leominster MA First 1.00 Rodney G. Dobbs FE 10 CMA Lowell MA Centralville 0.50 Jacquelyn Trotter Dove PL 11 CMA Lunenburg MA United Parish 1.00 Tracy A. Reeves FE 13 CMA Marlborough MA First 0.50 Carl Schultz RO 12 CMA Milford MA First 0.50 Donna Schofield Dolle PL 11 CMA Millbury MA Federated 1.00 John Clifford Jr. Davis OF 91 CMA Natick MA Fisk Memorial 1.00 Xia Jiao FE 14 CMA Needham MA Carter Memorial 1.00 Gary L. Shaw FE 10 CMA North Attleboro: First & Plainville North Attleboro MA First 0.50 James A. Blair FE # 11 CMA Plainville MA First 0.50 James A. Blair FE # 11 CMA North Grafton MA New Church Start 1.00 Zack Kerzee FL 14 CMA North Reading MA Aldersgate 0.50 Rachel Fisher FE 02 CMA Orange MA 0.25 Julia Daley FD 04 CMA Oxford MA 0.50 Wanda Santos-Perez PL 12 CMA Pepperell & Townsend Pepperell MA 0.50 Joan-Anne Westfall RE # 06 CMA
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Townsend MA 0.50 Joan-Anne Westfall RE # 06 CMA Reading MA Old South 1.00 Janet Smith-Ruston FE 10 CMA Reading MA Old South Spiritual Formation 1.00 Carol Ann Van Buskirk OD 11 CMA Shrewsbury MA Wellspring 0.50 Jennie Thrash-Crichlow PL 11 CMA Southbridge MA First 0.25 TBA CMA Spencer MA First 0.50 Nancy Allen PL 13 CMA Sudbury MA 1.00 Joel Guillemette FE 06 CMA Tewksbury MA 0.50 Deborah E. Shipp FE # 12 CMA Upton MA United Parish 1.00 Jan Gregory-Charpentier OF 00 CMA Walpole MA South Walpole 0.50 Sarah Mount ElewononiFE 10 CMA Wayland MA Community 1.00 Theodore Crass FE 14 CMA Webster MA Federated 0.50 Russell W. Davis PL 14 CMA Wellesley MA Christ 0.50 Hope N. Luckie FE 10 CMA West Boylston MA Oakdale 1.00 Elizabeth J. Bachelder Smith FE 09 CMA West Brookfield MA George Whitefield 0.50 Janet Young PL 13 CMA Westborough MA First 1.00 John W. Taylor FE 06 CMA Westford MA 1.00 James A. Cann FE 12 CMA Weston MA 1.00 Stephen T. Melius FE 97 CMA Whitinsville MA Blackstone Valley 1.00 Valerie Roberts-Toler FE 14 CMA Wilmington MA 1.00 Travis Bonnette-Kim FE 07 CMA Winchendon MA United Parish 1.00 F. Calvin Miller OF 09 CMA Worcester MA Aldersgate 1.00 Nancy Collins FE 13 CMA Worcester MA Covenant - St. Andrew's 0.50 Louis G. Bond PL 91 CMA Worcester MA Epworth 1.00 Patricia A. Miller-Fernandes FE 14 CMA Worcester MA Korean 0.50 Hyun Tae Kim SY 14 CMA Worcester MA Quinsigamond 0.50 Isaac "Leshy" Paynter OF 13 CMA Worcester MA Wesley 1.00 Shandirai Mawokomatanda PE 11 CMA
CONNECTICUT/WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT District Superintendent: David V. Calhoun FE 1 Bethel CT 0.25 Wanda Greaves PL # 07 CWM Bolton CT CP David Martin PL # 12 CWM Danielson CT 0.50 James Mercurio PL # 14 CWM East Hampton CT Central CT 0.75 Jeonghwan Kim PL 13 CWM East Hartford CT New Covenant 1.00 Gary Richards FE # 07 CWM East Hartford CT Wesley 0.50 Roberta Williams FE # 07 CWM East Windsor CT Wesley 0.25 Richard J. Pagano RE # 07 CWM Ellington CT Crystal Lake 0.25 Maureen Genholt PL 13 CWM Enfield CT Hazardville 1.00 David Williams FE 09 CWM Enfield CT 1.00 John Morgans AM 05 CWM Gales Ferry CT 1.00 James C. Hensley FE # 06 CWM Glastonbury CT CP Gary Richards FE # 14 CWM Groton CT Christ 1.00 Ho-Soon Han FE 11 CWM Manchester CT South 1.00 John Marshall, Jr. FE 11 CWM Manchester CT North 0.50 David Martin PL # 13 CWM Mansfield Center CT First (Willimantic) 1.00 Heather Bailes Baker FE 13 CWM Moodus CT 0.25 Vadia Boudreau RL 14 CWM Moosup CT CP Jim Mercurio PL # 14 CWM Mystic CT First 0.50 Kent Harold Richards RE 11 CWM New London CT CP James C. Hensley FE # 13 CWM Niantic CT Community 1.00 John Nelson OF 07 CWM Norwich/Baltic CT Lee Memorial 1.00 Jacob Juncker OE 14 CWM Old Mystic CT 0.50 Jean Marsh RE 14 CWM Oneco CT CP James Mercurio PL # 14 CWM Portland CT 0.25 Joseph DiLeo PL 14 CWM Putnam/North Grosvenordale CT Living Faith 1.00 Barbara Kszystyniak FE 10 CWM Rockville CT 1.00 Henrietta D. Aiello FE 06 CWM Stafford Springs CT 1.00 Roy Richardson FL 14 CWM Uncasville CT Mission CP Eric F. Swanfeldt RE 01 CWM Vernon CT 0.50 Roberta Williams FE # 07 CWM Versailles CT 0.25 Wanda Greaves PL # 07 CWM
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Windsorville CT CP Richard J. Pagano RE # 10 CWM Agawam MA 0.25 Ken Blanchard PL # 12 CWM Alford MA Alford/Housatonic 0.25 Kenneth Phesay RL # 11 CWM Ashley Falls MA Trinity 0.25 Kenneth Phesay RL # 11 CWM Belchertown MA Hope 1.00 Aida Irizarry Fernandez FE 10 CWM Bernardston MA United 1.00 David Neal OF 13 CWM Cheshire MA 0.25 Christa Levesque PL 11 CWM Chicopee MA Faith 1.00 Marion Grant FE 13 CWM Dalton MA CP Ralph Howe FE # 14 CWM East Longmeadow MA 1.00 Kelly D. Turney FE 05 CWM Greenfield MA First CP Ronald V. Wilson FE # 14 CWM Hadley MA Wesley 1.00 Ronald V. Wilson FE # 11 CWM Hampden MA Federated Community 0.75 Todd Farnsworth OF 13 CWM Holyoke-South Hadley MA 0.50 Peter Milloy OR 11 CWM Lenox MA 1.00 Janet Deranian PE 11 CWM Leyden MA CP Cheryl Meachen PE # 14 CWM Ludlow MA St. Paul's 0.50 Linda Peabody RE 11 CWM Monson/Glendale MA 0.50 Carol Ann Stine RE 09 CWM Northampton-Easthampton MA Christ 0.50 Catharine Cummings OF # 13 CWM Pittsfield MA First 1.00 Ralph Howe FE # 13 CWM Shelburne Falls MA Trinity 1.00 Marguerite Sheehan OF 12 CWM Southwick MA Christ CP Kenneth Blanchard PL # 14 CWM Springfield MA Restauracion Methodista Unida CP Santos Escobar FE # 13 CWM Springfield MA Trinity 1.00 John E. Mueller FE 07 CWM Springfield MA Wesley 0.50 Catharine Cummings OF # 13 CWM Ware MA United 0.50 Charles Taylor OF 12 CWM West Springfield MA 0.50 Bruce T. Arbour FE # 14 CWM Westfield MA First 0.50 Bruce T. Arbour FE # 14 CWM Wilbraham MA United 1.00 Charles Close OF 03 CWM Williamstown/North Adams MA New Hope 1.00 Daniel Randall PE 13 CWM Williamstown/North Adams MA New Hope 0.50 Courtney Randall OE 14 CWM
METRO BOSTON HOPE DISTRICT District Superintendent: LaTrelle M. Easterling FE 3 Arlington MA Calvary 1.00 Christine Elliott FE 07 MBH Belmont MA Belmont & Watertown 1.00 We Hyun Chang FE 10 MBH Belmont MA Belmont & Watertown 1.00 Michael Clark OF 02 MBH Boston MA Brighton Community 0.25 TBA MBH Boston MA Greenwood Memorial 1.00 Garvin C. Warden FE 08 MBH Boston MA Old West 1.00 Sara Garrard FL 14 MBH Boston MA Roslindale: Bethany First 1.00 Jung Sun Oh FE 09 MBH Boston MA Union 1.00 Gerald Lamar (Jay) Williams, Jr. OE 12 MBH Boston MA Wesley Dorchester 0.50 TBA MBH Boston MA West Roxbury: St. Stephen's 0.50 Stephen Dale PL 11 MBH Braintree MA Heritage 0.50 Phillip Berger PL 13 MBH Brockton: Central & Pearl Street Brockton MA Central 0.50 Abraham Waya FE # 10 MBH Brockton MA Pearl St. 0.50 Abraham Waya FE # 11 MBH Brookline MA St. Mark's (U. Parish) 1.00 Kent French OF 14 MBH Cambridge MA Grace Vision 1.00 Jong Wook Hong OF 14 MBH Cambridge MA Harvard Epworth 1.00 Herb Taylor FE 14 MBH Chelsea: Nueva Vida & Jamaica Plain: St Andrew's Chelsea MA Nueva Vida 0.75 Patricia Pena PE # 09 MBH Jamacia Plain MA St. Andrew's 0.25 Patricia Pena PE # 07 MBH East Saugus MA 0.25 John Robbins PL 11 MBH Everett MA Glendale 0.25 David Jackson SY 13 MBH Holbrook MA 0.25 Norma Leachon PL 12 MBH Hull MA St. Nicolas 0.50 David Weekley OR 14 MBH Lexington MA 1.00 Leigh Dry FE 11 MBH Lexington MA St. John's Korean 1.00 Sang Yean Cho FE 05 MBH Lynn Clergy Cluster MA Grace 1.00 Sandra Bonnette-Kim FE 14 MBH
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Lynn: Lake Shore Park & Peabody: First Lynn MA Lake Shore Park 0.25 Shinkwang Kim PL # 13 MBH Peabody MA First 0.25 Shinkwang Kim PL # 13 MBH Malden MA Good Shepherd 1.00 Nizzi Santos Digan FE 11 MBH Marblehead MA St. Stephen's 1.00 Karen L. Peters FE 09 MBH Marshfield MA Sanctuary 1.00 Mark Huber OF 11 MBH Medford MA First Community 1.00 Anthony L. Jarek-Glidden FE 98 MBH Medford MA Wesley 1.00 Shinhyung Ahn PE 11 MBH Melrose MA First 1.00 Stacey Lanier FE 14 MBH Milton MA Parkway 1.00 Marion Easterling FE 14 MBH Newton MA UMC of Newton 1.00 Charlotte Pridgen-Randolph FE 05 MBH Newton MA United Parish of Auburndale 1.00 Douglas Robinson-Johnson FE 12 MBH Norwell MA Church Hill 1.00 Luis E. Benavides FE 13 MBH Quincy MA Community 1.00 Susan F. Jarek-Glidden FE 05 MBH Salem MA Wesley 1.00 Arthur Savage FE 11 MBH Saugus MA Family UMC Brazilian Ministry 1.00 Juarez Goncalves OE # 01 MBH Saugus MA Family UMC Brazilian Ministry Assoc. 0.50 Clauri Goncalves OE 09 MBH Scituate MA Harbor 1.00 Jennifer Styers FE 11 MBH Somerville MA College Avenue 1.00 Justin Hildebrandt FE 10 MBH Stoneham MA St. James 0.25 John Robbins PL 06 MBH Stoughton MA First 1.00 Rebecca Cho PE 11 MBH Wakefield MA Wakefield-Lynnfield 1.00 Glenn Mortimer PE 05 MBH Waltham MA Immanuel 0.50 Imani-Sheila Newsome-Camara FE 13 MBH Weymouth MA 0.50 TBA MBH Whitman MA 0.25 Crystal Gardner PL 11 MBH Winchester MA Crawford Memorial 1.00 Eric Dupee FE 06 MBH Winthrop MA First 0.50 Alecia Reeves-Freeman PL 09 MBH Woburn MA 0.50 Yoo-Yun Cho-Chang FE 13 MBH
MID MAINE DISTRICT District Superintendent: Beverly E. Stenmark FE 7 Auburn ME 1.00 Jacqueline Brannen FE 12 MME Augusta ME Green Street 1.00 Kristin White FE 14 MME Bath ME 1.00 Neil E. Gastonguay FL 07 MME Belfast ME 1.00 Jinwoo Chun FE 10 MME Belgrade Lakes ME Union Church of Belgrade Lakes 1.00 Joseph Chamberland FE 14 MME Bethel ME CP 0.25 Carol Stevens PL # 10 MME Bolster's Mills ME 0.25 Joan Spitzform SY 12 MME Boothbay Harbor, East Boothbay & Southport Boothbay Coop. Parish ME 1.00 Ami Sawtelle FL 10 MME Boothbay Coop. Parish ME 0.12 Thomas Kerr RO 14 MME Boothbay Coop. Parish ME 0.12 Linda Murray SY 14 MME Bridgton ME 0.25 Cathy Cantin PL # 12 MME Brunswick ME 1.00 Karen L. Munson FE 12 MME Camden ME John Street 0.50 Margaret Moser PL 10 MME Clinton ME Brown Memorial 0.50 Judith Gould FE # 12 MME Cushing ME Broad Cove 0.25 Elizabeth Bilodeau RL 07 MME Damariscotta ME CP Jennifer Curran PL # 13 MME Dresden/Richmond ME 0.50 Margo Carmines PL 11 MME East Monmouth & Monmouth East Monmouth ME 0.25 Anne Roundy RO # 11 MME Monmouth ME United 0.25 Anne Roundy RO # 11 MME East Pittston & Randolph East Pittston ME 0.25 Tsitsi Moyo FE # 12 MME Randolph ME 0.75 Tsitsi Moyo FE # 12 MME Fairfield ME 0.50 Judith Gould FE # 12 MME Fairfield Center ME 0.25 Eveline H. Starbird RE 14 MME Farmington ME Trinity 0.50 Walter Brown RE 11 MME Friendship ME 0.50 Robert E. Dorr RE 08 MME Fryeburg Harbor ME Bradley Memorial 0.25 Cathy Cantin PL # 08 MME Gardiner ME Highland Avenue 1.00 Jinyong Choi FE 09 MME
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Hallowell ME Cox Memorial 0.50 Gayle Holden PL 11 MME Kingfield ME CP 0.50 Connie Maginnis PL # 08 MME Lewiston ME Calvary 1.00 Casey Collins FE 07 MME Lisbon Falls ME 1.00 Jong-Sun Lim FE 08 MME Livermore Falls ME Eaton Memorial CP Doris Morgan PL # 14 MME Mercer ME CP Karen Garcia PL # 12 MME Minot ME 0.50 Cheryl Decker PL 14 MME Naples ME Church of Good Fellowship 0.50 Jaegil Lee PL 13 MME New Harbor & Round Pond New Harbor ME 0.50 R. Kelly Harvell FL # 14 MME Round Pond ME 0.50 R. Kelly Harvell FL # 14 MME New Sharon ME 0.25 Karen Garcia PL # 05 MME North Anson ME 0.50 William Simpson RL 14 MME North Jay ME 0.25 Doris Morgan PL # 08 MME North Pownal ME 0.50 Raymond St. Pierre PL 12 MME North Searsport & Searsport North Searsport ME 0.25 Elizabeth Bailey-Mitchell PL # 13 MME Searsport ME 0.25 Elizabeth Bailey-Mitchell PL # 13 MME North Sebago ME CP DanaBeth Wells-Goodwin RE 08 MME North Vienna ME 0.25 Laura Church PL # 08 MME North Woolwich ME 0.50 David Ouellette PL 11 MME Oakland/Sidney ME 0.50 Effie McClain OE 10 MME Orr's Island ME Faith 0.25 Karen Pierce PL 12 MME Readfield/Kent's Hill ME Torsey Memorial 1.00 Deborah Larson FE 12 MME Rockland ME Aldersgate 0.25 Linda Campbell-Marshall RE 12 MME Rumford ME 0.50 Carol Stevens PL # 10 MME Rumford Center ME CP Carol Stevens PL # 10 MME Salem ME CP Connie Maginnis PL # 08 MME Searsmont ME 0.25 George L. Hodgkins, Jr. FE # 08 MME Sheepscott ME Community 0.25 Joseph Dressler OF 14 MME Skowhegan ME Centenary 0.50 Richard Dorian PL 11 MME South Paris ME Deering Memorial 0.25 Anna Jean Alexander SY 11 MME South Thomaston ME 0.50 Michelle Wiley OF 12 MME Strong ME 0.50 Connie Maginnis PL # 10 MME Thomaston ME Federated 0.75 Vanessa Colesworthy OF 14 MME Union ME People's 0.75 George L. Hodgkins, Jr. FE # 08 MME Unity ME Union 0.50 Jennifer Reed PL 12 MME Vassalboro ME 0.50 F. Gary Hubley RO 10 MME Waldoboro ME 0.50 Jennifer Curran PL # 12 MME Waterville ME Pleasant Street 1.00 Thomas Blackstone FE 14 MME Wayne ME 1.00 Ernest A. Farrar FE 14 MME West Cumberland ME 0.25 Geoffrey Gross PL 10 MME Wilton ME 0.25 Laura Church PL # 10 MME Winthrop ME 0.75 Ned Crockett FL # 11 MME
NEW HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT District Superintendent: David J. Abbott FE 5 Alexandria NH 0.25 Deborah Hoffman PL 14 NH Ashland NH 0.25 Carol Cray RL 14 NH Bethlehem:Durrell Memorial & Whitefield Bethlehem NH Durrell Memorial 0.25 Aaron Cox PL # 14 NH Whitefield NH Trinity 0.25 Aaron Cox PL # 14 NH Bow Mills NH 1.00 Virginia Fryer FE 11 NH Canaan & Enfield Canaan NH 0.50 Peter Parent FE # 11 NH Enfield NH 0.50 Peter Parent FE # 11 NH Center Conway NH 0.25 Sue Davidson PL 04 NH Center Sandwich NH Federated 0.75 Marshall Davis OF 11 NH Chesterfield NH Asbury 0.25 Scott Masters PL 07 NH Chichester NH 0.50 Joseph Pawlowski RO 14 NH Claremont NH 0.25 Patricia Wells PL 11 NH
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Colebrook: Trinity & Pittsburg Colebrook NH Trinity 0.25 Paula Fletcher RE # 12 NH Pittsburg NH 0.50 Paula Fletcher RE # 12 NH Concord NH Wesley 1.00 Peter A. Hey FE 06 NH Concord NH Wesley Assistant 0.50 Rosanne Roberts PL 10 NH Contoocook NH 1.00 Lenora Sue Job RE 11 NH East Haverhill NH 0.12 Steven M. Seminario RE 00 NH Franklin NH 0.50 Preston Fuller PE # 11 NH Gilford NH First 1.00 Thomas M. Getchell-Lacey FE 13 NH Goffstown NH Hillside 0.25 Durwood Sargent SY 13 NH Grantham NH 0.25 Patricia V. Williams FE # 11 NH Groveton & Stark Groveton NH 0.25 Danielle Rodrigues PL # 14 NH Stark NH 0.25 Danielle Rodrigues PL # 14 NH Hillsboro NH 1.00 Joseph Saunders FL 12 NH Jefferson & Lancaster: Israel's River Charge Jefferson NH St. John's 0.25 Richard Boyden RE # 13 NH Lancaster NH Christ 0.25 Richard Boyden RE # 13 NH Keene NH Grace 0.25 Lena Mark PL # 11 NH Keene NH CenteringPlace.Monadnock 0.25 Lena Mark PL # 13 NH Lebanon NH First 1.00 Rebecca J. Girrell FE 14 NH Lisbon & Landaff NH Federated 0.75 Lyn O. Winter OF 93 NH Littleton NH First 1.00 Robert K. Schneider FE 10 NH Manchester NH First 1.00 Geisa Matos-Machuca PE 13 NH Manchester NH St.Paul's 1.00 Ernest Belisle FE 11 NH Marlborough NH Federated 1.00 Rhonda MacLeod OF 14 NH Marlow NH Hillside 0.25 Eric Feustel PL # 10 NH Milan: Community & West Milan Milan NH Community 0.50 Stephen MacLeod PL # 13 NH West Milan NH CP Stephen MacLeod PL # 13 NH Monroe NH 0.50 Earl Brock PL 13 NH Moultonborough NH 1.00 Paul O'Neil FE 10 NH Moultonborough NH Associate 0.25 Murray Nickerson RL # 12 NH Moultonville NH CP Murray Nickerson RL # 14 NH Munsonville NH Chapel by the Lake 0.25 Eric Feustel PL # 14 NH Newport NH 0.25 John Topolewski OR 06 NH Newport NH 0.25 Nancy Topolewski OR 06 NH North Charlestown NH 0.25 Heidi Smith OF 14 NH North Haverhill & Woodsville North Haverhill NH 0.50 Clint Brake FL # 13 NH Woodsville NH 0.50 Clint Brake FL # 13 NH Peterborough NH 0.50 Lourey Savick PL 12 NH Plymouth NH 0.25 Lucas Boomsma SY 14 NH Richmond NH 0.25 Arnold E. Johnson PL 11 NH Sanbornville NH 0.25 Mark Whitman, Jr.PL # 12 NH South Tamworth NH 0.25 Murray Nickerson RL # 10 NH Sunapee NH Lake Sunapee 0.75 Patricia V. Williams FE # 10 NH Suncook NH 0.50 Hyosuk Yun PL 13 NH Swanzey NH Westport 0.25 Richard M. Sainsbury OF 01 NH Thornton NH Supply Margaret Bickford RE 12 NH Tilton-Northfield NH 0.50 Preston Fuller PE # 09 NH Tuftonboro NH 0.25 Mark Whitman, Jr.PL # 11 NH Warren NH 0.25 David Moore RL 05 NH Weirs Beach NH 0.25 Mark Lamprey PL 13 NH West Rindge NH 0.25 Elizabeth Davis RE 02 NH West Swanzey NH Federated 0.12 Robert Robertson OF 09 NH West Unity NH 0.25 TBA NH Winchester NH Federated 0.75 David Hughes OF 10 NH
NORTHERN MAINE DISTRICT District Superintendent: Pat MacHugh FE 7
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Alton ME CP Steven W. Smith PL # 14 NME Atkinson ME CP Sylvanus Jackson RE # 14 NME Atkinson ME 0.25 Mark Stevens SY # 13 NME Baileyville ME People's 0.50 Randall C. Chretien RE 13 NME Bangor ME First Intentional Interim 1.00 Arlene Tully FE 14 NME Bangor ME Grace 0.50 Gretchen Casey PL 13 NME Brewer ME First 0.25 Harbour Mitchell III PL # 13 NME Brooksville ME CP Susan Davenport RE 14 NME Brownville Junction ME 0.50 Stephen Dean PL # 13 NME Bucksport: East, Franklin St., & North Bucksport ME East Bucksport 0.25 Peter R. Remick AM # 92 NME Bucksport ME Franklin Street 0.25 Peter R. Remick AM # 98 NME Bucksport ME North Bucksport CP Peter R. Remick AM # 13 NME Calais ME 0.25 Maria Guereca PL # 13 NME Caribou ME Gray Memorial 1.00 Thomas W. Bentum FE 09 NME Columbia Falls ME 0.50 Janice Rhenow RL # 08 NME Columbia ME Faith 0.25 R. Daniel Blevins RA 09 NME Corinna ME 0.50 Terry McKinley RE 12 NME Corinth ME 1.00 James Proctor FE 10 NME Cutler ME 0.25 Patti Sears PL # 09 NME Danforth ME CP Cheryl Stratton FL # 14 NME Dixmont ME CP Robert Hartell PL # 12 NME Dover-Foxcroft ME CP Sylvanus Jackson RE # 14 NME Dover-Foxcroft ME 0.25 Mark Stevens SY # 13 NME Eastport ME Blakey Memorial CP Maria Guereca PL # 11 NME Ellsworth ME 0.25 Robin Sprague SY 14 NME Ellsworth ME CP Ron Chaffee RE # 14 NME Fort Fairfield ME United Parish 0.50 Mary Miller RE 14 NME Franklin ME CP Scott Nurse PL 13 NME Greenville Junction ME People's 0.25 Marilyn Rohdin RL 11 NME Guilford ME 0.50 Maureen Cipullo PL 13 NME Hampden ME Hampden Highlands 1.00 David Nicol FE 10 NME Hartland ME Grace Linn Memorial 0.50 James Boughman PL 09 NME Hodgdon ME CP SeungRi (Victor) Han PE # 14 NME Houlton ME 1.00 SeungRi (Victor) Han PE # 14 NME Howland ME 0.25 Cheryl Stratton FL # 11 NME Jacksonville ME 0.25 Patti Sears PL # 07 NME Limestone ME 1.00 Ellen Cleaves FL 98 NME Lincoln ME First 0.75 Cheryl Stratton FL # 14 NME Mapleton & Washburn:Lidstone Memorial Mapleton ME 0.25 Dorothy Matson FE # 03 NME Washburn ME Lidstone Memorial 0.25 Dorothy Matson FE # 03 NME Mars Hill ME 0.25 Sue Brown PL 09 NME Mattawamkeag ME 0.25 Leon Robinson RL 93 NME Milbridge & Wyman Milbridge ME CP Janice Rhenow RL # 13 NME Wyman ME CP Janice Rhenow RL # 13 NME Milo ME 0.50 Michele H. St. Cyr FE 08 NME Newport ME People's 0.50 Ellen Bridge FD 08 NME North Brewer/ Eddington ME 0.50 Catherine Nicol FE 13 NME North Perry ME 0.25 David Peterson RL # 14 NME Old Town & Stillwater: Federated Old Town ME 0.75 Dan Wilson FE # 13 NME Stillwater ME Federated 0.25 Dan Wilson FE # 13 NME Orland ME 0.25 P. Ronald Chaffee RE # 13 NME Orono ME 0.50 Steven W. Smith PL # 09 NME Orrington ME First 0.25 Harbour Mitchell III PL # 13 NME Patten ME Stetson Memorial 0.75 Ruth Foss PL 13 NME Pembroke ME 0.25 David Peterson RL # 14 NME Penobscot ME 0.25 Deanna West PL 11 NME Presque Isle ME Grant Memorial 1.00 Christopher Dare OE 14 NME
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Prospect Harbor ME CP Bernard Hammond RL 13 NME Ripley ME CP Stephen Dean PL # 09 NME Stonington ME 0.50 Stephen York SY 09 NME Troy ME Union 0.12 George Darling RE 12 NME Vanceboro ME CP Cheryl Stratton FL # 14 NME West Lubec ME CP E. Patti Sears PL # 13 NME Winterport ME Ellingwood's Corner CP Robert Hartell PL # 13 NME
RHODE ISLAND/SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT District Superintendent: Seok Hwan Hong FE 5 Acushnet MA Wesley 1.00 Kathleen Macedo FE 10 RIM Berkley MA Myricks 0.25 Elvira C. Reed PL # 09 RIM Bourne & Cataumet Bourne MA 0.50 Thomas (Tim) Atwater FE # 12 RIM Cataumet MA 0.50 Thomas (Tim) Atwater FE # 12 RIM Brewster MA Northside 1.00 Matthew Bowles PE 14 RIM Bridgewater MA 1.00 Kenneth Mantler PE 14 RIM Bryantville MA 0.25 Elizabeth Whitlinger SY 10 RIM Carver MA United Parish 1.00 Bruce Bardon OF 08 RIM Chartlen MA 0.50 Thomas Demers PL # 08 RIM Chatham MA First 1.00 Nancy Bischoff FE 11 RIM Chilmark MA 0.50 Seongmoon Ahn PL 12 RIM Cotuit MA Federated 1.00 Angela Menke Ballou OF 11 RIM Cuttyhunk MA 0.25 TBA OF 14 RIM Duxbury MA High St 0.50 Alex Musoke OF 10 RIM East Bridgewater MA 0.50 Neil S. Sweet, Jr. RE 05 RIM Eastham MA 1.00 Matthew J. Wissell FE 08 RIM Fall River MA Union 1.00 Jane Simms Lawrence FE 11 RIM Falmouth MA John Wesley 1.00 Rebecca Mincieli FE 14 RIM Falmouth MA West 0.50 Sandra Smith RE 09 RIM Harwich MA 0.50 Edward Farrell-Starbuck RE 14 RIM Mansfield MA 0.50 David Arruda PL 07 RIM Martha's Vineyard MA 1.00 Richard Rego FL 07 RIM Middleboro MA Central and South 1.00 Chong Wook Choi FE 13 RIM Nantucket MA 0.50 Cheryl Esbrook OR 12 RIM New Bedford MA Centre-Trinity 0.50 Brian Souza AM 09 RIM New Bedford MA St. Paul's 0.50 Ken MacMillen PL 07 RIM Orleans MA 1.00 Susan Heafield FE 13 RIM Osterville MA 1.00 John E. Holt FE 08 RIM Plymouth MA 1.00 D. Stanley Cushing FE 05 RIM Provincetown MA 0.50 James Cox RE 11 RIM Sagamore MA Swift Memorial 1.00 Brian M. Wood FE 08 RIM Somerset MA 0.25 Elvira C. Reed PL # 09 RIM South Yarmouth MA 1.00 David A. Hoyt FE 04 RIM Taunton MA Memorial 0.50 Henry James FE # 11 RIM Taunton MA Trinity 0.25 Christine Canavan SY 14 RIM Wareham MA St. Mark’s 0.25 James F. Schutter OE 07 RIM Wareham MA Wesley 0.25 Virginia Doran PL 11 RIM Wellfleet MA 1.00 Federico Carmona FE 11 RIM West Bridgewater MA Cochesett 0.50 Myung Eun Park PL 13 RIM Westport Point MA 1.00 Song Bok Jon PE 13 RIM Acushnet RI Long Plain 0.25 Philip Viall SY 10 RIM Barrington RI 0.50 Byungmoo Lee FE # 12 RIM Coventry RI Cornerstone of Faith 1.00 Ed Bove FE 10 RIM Coventry RI Greene 0.25 Ellen Casey FE 04 RIM Cumberland RI Arnold Mills 1.00 Lynn M. McCracken FE 10 RIM East Greenwich RI 1.00 William C. Trench FE 00 RIM East Greenwich RI Associate 0.50 Carol Reale PL 10 RIM East Providence RI Haven 1.00 Althea Jackson FE 13 RIM Kingston RI Christ 0.50 Twila S. Broadway RE 14 RIM Lincoln RI Wesley 1.00 William F. Flug III FE 12 RIM
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Middletown RI Calvary 1.00 Amy L. Alletzhauser FE 10 RIM Newport RI St. Paul's 1.00 Johanne Dame FE 14 RIM North Kingstown RI 1.00 Lorene E. Eldredge FE 08 RIM Pawtucket RI Epworth 0.50 Jeffrey C. Thomas OE 06 RIM Portsmouth RI 1.00 Michael A. Pike FE 12 RIM Providence RI Abundant Life 1.00 Santos Escobar FE # 03 RIM Providence RI Mathewson St. 0.50 John "Jack" F. Jones OF 14 RIM Providence RI Open Table of Christ 1.00 Sunmin Cho PE 13 RIM Providence RI Trinity 0.50 Henry James FE # 11 RIM Scituate RI Shepherd of the Valley 1.00 Katherine Mitchell FE 13 RIM Warren/Bristol RI First 0.50 Byungmoo Lee FE # 12 RIM Warwick RI Asbury 1.00 Elisabeth Smith FE 13 RIM Warwick RI Zion Korean 1.00 Hyuk Seonwoo FE 01 RIM Westerly RI Grace 0.50 Barry Burdick PL 08 RIM Woonsocket RI River UM Communities CP Rebecca Lambert PL 10 RIM
TRI STATE DISTRICT District Superintendent: James T. McPhee FE 2 Andover MA Ballardvale United Church 1.00 Will Green PE 14 TRI Andover MA North Boston Korean 1.00 Yong Hwan Kim FE 10 TRI Beverly MA Memorial 0.50 Adam Randazzo PE # 14 TRI Byfield MA Community 0.50 Matthew Willis-Goode PE # 11 TRI Danvers MA Holy Trinity 1.00 Lawrence L. Wimmer FE 10 TRI Gloucester & Rockport Gloucester MA 0.25 David Myers OR # 13 TRI Rockport MA 0.25 David Myers OR # 13 TRI Haverhill MA Good Shepherd 0.75 James Arrison PE 13 TRI Haverhill MA The Vine 0.50 Benjamin Yosua-Davis PL 08 TRI Haverhill MA 0.50 Melissa Yosua-Davis PL 08 TRI Ipswich MA 0.50 Adam Randazzo PE # 14 TRI Lawrence MA Christ 1.00 Gabriela R. Garcia FE 04 TRI Merrimacport MA 0.25 Gwyneth Arrison FE 11 TRI Newburyport MA People's CP Matthew Willis-Goode PE # 13 TRI North Andover MA First 0.50 Deborah E. Shipp FE # 12 TRI Salisbury MA East Parish 0.50 Jeanette Cooper HicksOE 14 TRI South Hamilton MA First 0.50 Laurie Kilgore PL 12 TRI Buxton ME 0.50 Lynn Briggs PL 10 TRI Cape Elizabeth ME 1.00 Ruth P. Morrison FE 04 TRI Cape Porpoise ME 1.00 Ruth D. Merriam FE 02 TRI Cumberland ME Chebeague Island 0.50 Mary Jane O'Connor Ropp RE 12 TRI Cumberland ME Tuttle Road 0.50 TBA TRI Eliot ME 0.50 Patricia A. Marsden SY 12 TRI Falmouth ME New Church Start CP Linda Brewster PL # 12 TRI Goodwin's Mills & West Kennebunk Goodwin's Mills ME 0.50 Debra J. Hanson FE # 07 TRI West Kennebunk ME 0.50 Debra J. Hanson FE # 07 TRI Gorham ME Cressey Road 1.00 Michele M. Ewers FE 14 TRI Gray ME Good Shepherd 0.50 Ginifir S. Giddinge PL 12 TRI Kennebunk ME Federated 0.50 Allison Smith OF 12 TRI Kittery ME 0.50 William Humphrey PL 05 TRI Newfield ME CP Charles Hale OF 09 TRI Old Orchard Beach ME 0.25 Michael Gray PL 05 TRI Parsonsfield ME Riverside 0.50 Shannon Diana Keeney PL 11 TRI Portland ME Clark Memorial 0.50 Margaret “Dodie” L. Sheffield FE # 14 TRI Portland ME Hope.Gate.Way 0.75 Allen Ewing MerrillFE # 07 TRI Portland ME Hope.Gate.Way 0.50 Sara Ewing MerrillFE 07 TRI Portland ME Long Island: Evergreen CP Norman Bouley RL 13 TRI Portland ME Peaks Island 1.00 Angela Tarbox PE 12 TRI Portland ME Rainbow 1.00 Taeseob Cho FL 12 TRI Saco ME Cornerstone 0.50 Mimi Mills PL # 12 TRI Sanford ME Crossroads CP Mimi Mills PL # 09 TRI
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South Berwick ME Federated 1.00 Donna Lee Muise OF 97 TRI South Berwick ME Federated Associate 1.00 Carolyn Lambert OF 01 TRI South Portland ME Elm Street 0.50 Andrea Harvey FD 10 TRI South Portland ME People's 1.00 Thomas Frey FL 11 TRI South Portland ME Thornton Heights 1.00 Kathleen H. N. Towns FE 13 TRI West Baldwin ME 0.25 Robena Jackson Landsperg PL 11 TRI West Scarborough ME 0.50 Margaret “Dodie” L. Sheffield FE # 13 TRI York/Ogunquit ME 1.00 James W. Shook FE 07 TRI Berwick NH 0.50 Donald "Skip" Smith PL 12 TRI Brookline NH Federated 1.00 Renee Rouse (interim) OF 12 TRI Derry: St. Luke's & Salem: Pleasant Street Derry NH St. Luke's 0.50 Susan Walker FL # 12 TRI Salem NH Pleasant Street 0.50 Susan Walker FL # 13 TRI Dover NH St. John's 1.00 Mark Alley FE 05 TRI East Kingston: Community & Fremont: People's East Kingston NH Community (United) 0.25 Stephen E. Bascom FE # 11 TRI Fremont NH People's 0.75 Stephen E. Bascom FE # 11 TRI Epping NH Federated 1.00 Wayne Van Gundy OF 98 TRI Exeter NH 1.00 Cynthia Nickerson FE 12 TRI Greenland NH 1.00 Sang-Shin Han FE 85 TRI Hampton NH 1.00 Steven M. Notis FE 10 TRI Londonderry NH 1.00 Lynne Campbell FE 13 TRI Merrimack NH St. James 1.00 Sharon Lovejoy FE 08 TRI Milford NH 1.00 Wesley E. Palmer FE 13 TRI Nashua NH Arlington Street 0.75 Bruce Bradshaw OF 11 TRI Nashua NH Main Street 1.00 Richard A. Cullen FE 12 TRI Newfields NH Federated 1.00 Duke T. Gray OF 13 TRI Newmarket NH Federated 1.00 Joshua Gray OF 09 TRI North Salem & Raymond North Salem NH 0.25 Carroll C. Moore RE # 11 TRI Raymond NH 0.25 Carroll C. Moore RE # 11 TRI Portsmouth NH First 0.50 Susan Ellery RL 13 TRI Rochester NH Bethany 0.50 Jean Main PL 06 TRI Rochester NH First 1.00 Jeffrey Hunt FE 12 TRI Salem NH Hannah Tenney 0.25 Charlotte Hendee OR 13 TRI Sandown, NH: St. Matthews, Plaistow, NH: Rockingham, & Amesbury, MA Rock Church Ministries 1.00 Steven M. Murray FE 13 TRI Rock Church Ministries 0.25 Jon Howard PL 13 TRI Rock Church Ministries CP Rachel Howard PL 13 TRI Rock Church Ministries CP Frank King RL 13 TRI Seabrook NH Trinity (United) 0.50 William Main OF 14 TRI
VERMONT DISTRICT District Superintendent: Brigid Farrell FE 6 Adamant VT 0.12 Joanne Bair SY 10 VT Albany VT 0.50 Nathan Strong OF 92 VT Bakersfield VT United 0.50 Barbara Purinton OF 14 VT Barre VT Hedding 1.00 Kim Kie PE 13 VT Barton VT United & Lake Region Parish 0.50 Evelyn Coupe OF 07 VT Bethel VT Miller Memorial 0.33 Shirley Nolan PL # 10 VT Binghamville VT 0.25 Ellen Ravelin PL 08 VT Bloomfield VT Lay Supply VT Bradford VT Grace 0.50 Jordan Shaw PL 14 VT Brandon VT 0.50 Kathleen Bevan OF 00 VT Brattleboro VT First 1.00 Cheryl Meachen PE # 09 VT Briston & Monkton Bristol VT Federated 0.75 William Elwell FL # 08 VT Monkton VT Monkton Friends 0.25 William Elwell FL # 08 VT Brownsville VT 0.25 William Shelden RL 14 VT Burlington VT First 1.00 Mark Demers FE 10 VT Cabot VT United 0.50 Christina Findlay OF 13 VT
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Castleton VT Federated 0.50 Robert Noble OF 09 VT Champlain Islands VT Grand Isle VT 0.50 Hyungyong Choi PL # 12 VT Isle LaMotte VT Hyungyong Choi PL # 12 VT North Hero VT Hyungyong Choi PL # 12 VT Chelsea VT Federated UCC 0.50 VT Chelsea VT West Hill 0.12 Shirley Nolan PL # 07 VT Chittenden VT Church of the Wildwood 0.25 Shirley Oskamp FE # 93 VT Danville VT 0.25 Susan MacKay PL # 11 VT East Arlington VT Federated 1.00 Kathy Clark OF 07 VT East Franklin and Franklin: Federated East Franklin VT 0.50 Jason McConnell OF # 03 VT Franklin VT Federated 0.50 Jason McConnell OF # 03 VT East Middlebury VT 0.25 Robert Bushman OF 13 VT Elmore VT 0.50 Seok-Cheol Shin PE # 13 VT Enosburg Falls, West Enosburg & Richford Enosburg Falls VT 0.50 Jon Bly PL # 08 VT West Enosburg VT CP Jon Bly PL # 08 VT Richford VT CP Jon Bly PL # 11 VT Essex VT 1.00 V. Mitchell Hay FE 07 VT Essex Junction VT Grace 1.00 Daniel Ames FL 11 VT Essex Junction VT Vermont Korean-American 0.25 Sang Churl Bae FE # 14 VT Fair Haven, Poultney and Wells Fair Haven VT 0.25 David Adams FE # 06 VT Poultney VT 0.50 David Adams FE # 06 VT Wells VT 0.25 David Adams FE # 06 VT Fairfax VT United 0.25 Katherine Arthaud OF 14 VT Ferrisburgh Center VT CP Jill Colley-Robinson FE # 14 VT Four Points Rising Highgate Center VT 0.50 Kerry Cameron PL # 05 VT Rice Hill VT CP Kerry Cameron PL # 05 VT Sheldon VT CP Kerry Cameron PL # 10 VT Georgia & St. Albans Bay Georgia VT 0.75 Hyung Kyu Yi PE # 11 VT St. Albans Bay VT 0.25 Hyung Kyu Yi PE # 13 VT Greensboro Bend VT 0.12 Doreen Bartlett SY 06 VT Groton VT 0.50 Candace Ricker PL # 01 VT Hardwick VT United 0.50 Deborah Adams OF 12 VT Hinesburg VT Federated 1.00 Jared Hamilton OF 14 VT Holland VT 0.12 John Genco OF 13 VT Jericho VT 0.50 Sang Churl Bae FE # 12 VT Landgrove VT Summer Supply VT Lincoln VT United 1.00 David R. Wood OF 79 VT Ludlow VT Federated 0.25 Donald Harpster OF 02 VT Lyndonville VT 1.00 Sieglinde B. Rogers FL 14 VT Marshfield VT Federated 0.25 Carlyle Pierce SY # 04 VT Mendon VT 0.50 Ron Sherwin PL 06 VT Middlebury VT CP Augustus Jordan OE 13 VT Middlebury VT CP Laurel Jordan OE 13 VT Middlesex VT 0.12 David Light PL # 13 VT Milton VT United 1.00 J.W. Cornwell OF 89 VT Montgomery VT 0.25 Edward Sorrell PL 01 VT Montpelier VT Trinity 1.00 Yunki Kim FL 14 VT Moretown VT 0.12 David Light PL # 13 VT Morrisville & Wolcott Morrisville VT Puffer 0.50 TBA # VT Wolcott VT 0.25 TBA # VT N.E. Kingdom Parish VT Gilman, Lunenberg, East Concord 0.25 John Somers OF 06 VT Newport VT United 1.00 Timothy Wilcox FE 12 VT Newport Center VT 0.25 Richard O'Hara OF 06 VT North Ferrisburgh VT 1.00 Kim Hornung Marcy FE 07 VT
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Northfield Parish VT 1.00 Donavee Copenhaver FE 14 VT Orleans VT Federated 0.50 Harvey Bartlett OF 12 VT Pittsfield VT Federated 0.50 Howard Gunter OF 08 VT Plainfield VT Grace 0.25 Carlyle Pierce SY # 11 VT Pownal VT 0.25 Susan L. Stewart OF 12 VT Proctorsville VT St. James 0.25 Earl Dionne PL # 14 VT Randolph VT Federated 0.25 Roger Wotton OF 03 VT Ripton VT 0.12 Mary Kay Schueneman OE 11 VT Rochester VT Federated 0.50 Greg Homan OF 06 VT Rupert VT 0.12 Thomas Atkins SY 14 VT Rutland VT 0.75 Hannah Rogers PL 14 VT Sandgate VT 0.25 Keith Mann RL # 10 VT Shaftsbury VT Coop. Par. Shaftsbury/Bennington 0.50 Richard McSherry OF 13 VT Shelburne VT 1.00 Greg Smith FE 07 VT South Burlington VT Faith 1.00 Krista Beth Atwood FE 09 VT South Reading VT Old Stone Church Supply VT South Royalton VT Federated 1.00 Joshua Moore OF 14 VT South Tunbridge VT Yoked 1.00 Deadra Ashton OF 08 VT Springfield VT 0.50 Gerine Piper FE 09 VT St. Albans VT St. Paul's 1.00 Megan Stowe OE 14 VT St. Johnsbury VT Grace 1.00 Kirk Thompson FE # 11 VT Swanton VT Memorial 0.50 John Lucy PL # 14 VT Thetford VT United 0.50 Gail Dimick OF 03 VT Tinmouth VT 0.25 Shirley Oskamp FE # 04 VT Underhill VT United 1.00 Kevin Goldenbogen OF 07 VT Union Village VT 0.25 Bertha Brown RL 02 VT Vergennes & West Addison Vergennes & West Addison VT 0.25 Mike Doran PL 08 VT Vergennes & West Addison VT 0.25 Jill Colley-Robinson FE # 14 VT Waits River/West Topsham VT New Hope 0.25 Candace Ricker PL # 05 VT Walden VT 0.12 Alan Michaud SY 13 VT Walden VT CP Susan MacKay PL # 14 Wardsboro VT Yoked 0.25 Pete Carlson OF 00 VT Waterbury VT Wesley 0.50 Samuel Newton RE 13 VT Waterbury Center VT Waterbury Center Community 0.25 Sang Churl Bae FE # 12 VT Waterville VT Union Federated 0.50 Heidi Reinker OE 10 VT West Arlington VT Chapel on the Green 0.12 Keith Mann RL # 07 VT West Burke VT CP Kirk Thompson FE # 14 VT West Danville VT 0.25 Margaret (Peg) Hilliard PL 12 VT West Swanton VT CP Elizabeth C. Griffin RE 14 VT Weston VT 1.00 Jon Bliss FL 04 VT White River Junction VT 0.25 Lloyd VanNorden OR 07 VT White River Junction VT 0.25 Loretta VanNorden OR 07 VT Williamstown VT United Federated 0.50 Debra Bremmer Laporte SY 08 VT Williston VT Federated 0.12 Charlie Magill RL 08 VT Williston VT Federated 1.00 Joan O'Gorman OF 06 VT Windsor VT Rachel S. Harlow 0.25 Earl Dionne PL # 14 VT Winooski VT 0.25 Bonnie Hovermann PL 08 VT Woodbury VT Woodbury-Calais Parish Supply VT Worcester VT 0.50 Seok-Cheol Shin PE # 13 VT
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AFRICA PLANNING COMMITTEE
The New England Conference Covenant with the West Angola Conference was initially approved by the 1999 Annual Conference and amended, signed, and formally approved by the 2000 Annual Conference. The Africa Task Force, now called the Africa Planning Committee, was charged as the coordinating body in our conference for the fulfillment of the Covenant, the purpose of which is to significantly enhance the mission and ministry of Christ in both conferences through mutual sharing of resources and by regular exchange visits. In May 2013, Marion Grant and I, as co-chairs of the African Planning Committee, met with Bishop Devadhar. He affirmed NEAC’s continued commitment to the West Angola Covenant. The amount of $11,858.56 in the West Angola Covenant account, plus $1,582.00 remaining in the Together for Tomorrow West Angola account, has recently been sent to the West Angola Conference for their ministry. For a variety of reasons, the Committee has not been active since AC 2013. Marion Grant resigned as co-chair of the committee in January 2014 and her leadership has been greatly missed. I was first involved in the Committee when it was known as the Africa Task Force and served for several years. It is time for me to step aside. Hopefully, new leadership can bring new energy and enthusiasm and the African Planning Committee can be a vital part of our conference.
Respectfully submitted, Dorothy Hollenbeck, Co-Chair
AFRICA UNIVERSITY
2013 can best be described as a watershed year for Africa University. At 21, the impact of this trailblazing, Holy Spirit- inspired ministry of The United Methodist Church transcends the brief span of its existence. Africa University owes its growing impact and vitality to local congregations such as yours, in the New England Conference. The New England Conference invested 100% of its asking to the Africa University Fund (AUF) apportionment. It was one of 25 annual conferences whose leadership in giving resulted in an overall performance of 91.77% for the AUF in 2013, the highest level of any of the general church funds. Thank you, New England, for being consistent, faithful and generous. Your contributions are providing crucial resources for nurturing global leaders and inspiring hope and transformation in Africa. 2013 Highlights: • Enrollment: Sustained by the steadfast investment of Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church, Africa University’s enrollment grew to 1,480 full-time students from 25 African countries in 2013. Female students now account for 53% of that total enrollment. • Scholarships: Second mile giving by individuals and churches enabled Africa University to distribute more than $1.8 million in scholarships and financial aid to its students. Africa University also launched the Girl Child Scholarship Fund in order to provide more African women with access to higher education. • Through new initiatives that include a “$50 million Campaign for Endowment” and outreach to increase financial contributions from its alumni and others in Africa, the institution is working towards greater sustainability. • Graduates: 450 students were awarded degree certificates in June 2013, growing the number of Africa University graduates currently at work in communities to around 5,000. Every day, these graduates manifest the promise and power of the Gospel to bring light and hope to a troubled world. • Discipleship: In August, three 2013 graduates were commissioned as young adult missionaries by the General Board of Global Ministries, pushing the total number of Africa University alumni serving internationally as mission interns to seven in just two years. “The church has a tremendous role to play in the transformation of the world,” said Jacques Kazemb, an AU graduate and mission intern who worked in outreach to at-risk children and youth in Brazil. “Through a project like the Shade and Fresh Water in Brazil, the Methodist Church is contributing to a positive change in many children’s lives.”
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Kazemb has returned to his home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a plan to start a similar initiative for marginalized children and youth. The Africa University community—students, faculty, staff and trustees, thank you and celebrate your ongoing investment in changing lives for the better. We pray that you will maintain your commitment to this ministry. Please: • Keep your investment in the AUF at 100% of the asking or higher. This allows for the university to meet its day-to- day and operational expenses without uncertainty. • Encourage your local church to become an annual scholarship donor. • Consider leading an effort to have your district invest in an endowed scholarship which can support one student a year in perpetuity. • Take advantage of our new Dream Insurance program, which allows individuals to donate all or a portion of the proceeds of an affordable Term Life Insurance plan to Africa University. • As you make your estate plans, remember to include Africa University in your will. • Pray without ceasing for the ongoing success of this important effort to equip disciples to contribute to a rich, impactful and vibrant future for their nations and for our global church. Thank you and God bless you.
Submitted by Mr. James H. Salley Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement Africa University Development Office P O Box 340007 Nashville, TN 37203-0007 Tel: (615) 340-7438 Fax: (615) 340-7290 Email: [email protected] www.support-africauniversity.org
Together, we are changing Africa: Learning here. Living here. Leading here. Serving God. All the time. Everywhere.
ANTI-RACISM STEERING COMMITTEE
Area Diversity – As a people who yearn for God, we recognize that racism and all forms of discrimination undermine our ability to further the ministry of Christ. (Our Five Critical Issues of the New England Conference) The Anti-Racism Steering committee consists of individuals who have deep commitment and experience in Anti-Racism and Dismantling White Privilege work and also representatives from Board of Ordained Ministry, Board of Laity, Commission on Religion and Race, and Bishop’s Office. We celebrate Cross Racial and Cross Cultural ministry. Again, this year we have offered Cross Racial and Cross Cultural Ministry Events for both clergy and laity at Rolling Ridge. 1. Event for Supporting Clergy Date: June 17, 2013 Presenters : Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, Jung Sun Oh, Charlotte Pridgen-Randolph, Rene Perez 2. Event for Supporting Laity Date: August 23, 2013 Presenters: Don Rudalevige, Joan Humphrey, Lisa Fagerstrom We also have provided two books, Many Faces One Church and Meeting God at the Boundaries to support pastor and laity in the Cross Racial and Cross Cultural ministry setting. The Anti-Racism Steering committee with Community Change (trainers and facilitators) will offer Anti-Racism training in March and September in 2014.
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On behalf of the Anti-Racism Steering committee: Travis Bonnette-Kim , Leigh Dry, Eric Dupee, Oscar Harrell, Sophia Harrell, Dot Hollenbeck, Joan Humphrey, Wendell Luke, Ricka Marsh, Lynn McCracken, Jung Sun Oh, Erica Robinson- Johnson, Don Rudalevige, Rene Wilbur.
Wendell Luke, Jung Sun Oh; Co-Chair
BISHOP’S COFFEE/TEA PRAYER PARTNERS
Bishop Devadhar is grateful to the coffee/tea prayer partners who responded to the invitation in his 2013 Episcopal Address. As of February, 47 people pledged their support to pray and to sacrifice the price of one cup of coffee or tea daily to support new ministry initiatives, and have contributed a total of $2,100. Thank you to these partners in prayer and mission. The coffee/tea prayer partner is an initiative of the Bishop to encourage second-mile giving to support innovative and strategic ministries that are not budgeted. Some ways the funds may be used include • helping younger clergy join learning groups, • helping the laity to become apprentices for Jesus in their secular setting, • training spiritual formation gurus all across the conference, and • dreaming and planning other innovative ministries that will increase the ability of our laity and clergy to become transformational leaders. Bishop Devadhar hopes that five hundred prayer partners will agree to sacrifice only $25.00 a month,* which is the equivalent of the price of a small cup of coffee or tea just four times a week. Along with your prayers for this effort, this is all it will take for us to get started on creating these programs and increase our impact for Christ in our communities. With 500 partners, we could reach $150,000 for these programs and increase our reach even further! With your help, this is a reachable goal. Together, our New England Conference churches have more than 90,000 members, with more than 30,000 in worship each week. We hope that all of our church members will consider becoming a coffee/tea prayer partner and contribute to this effort. Download bulletin inserts and commitment cards, pledge online, or find out more at www.neumc.org/coffeebreak. * 2nd mile giving after your regular tithing
Erica Robinson-Johnson Assistant to the Bishop
BOARD OF GLOBAL MINISTRIES
My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. John 15:8 The Conference Board of Global Ministries continues to encourage a passion for mission and to promote participation in missions both in our Conference, our nation and globally. This board continues to define its ministry scope as groups evolve and change to meet the mission needs of today. In this fourth year as a functioning body within the New England Conference, we are still working to establish and strengthen connections across the varied ministries of our Conference and to develop more leadership at the district level, in accordance with our Disciplinary mandate. We are wonderfully served by our two co-secretaries with the General Board of Global Ministries: Margaret Welch and Howard McGlauflin. Our Conference Mission Coordinator, Barbara Burnside, brings invaluable expertise. And, there are many others whose contributions allow our work to go forward. We have met three times this past year and have worked to support a number of ministries. • Imagine No Malaria campaign • assisting the Moscow Theological Seminary Task Force • implementing the Bishop Weaver Mission Scholarship Fund • supporting this conference’s varied mission efforts in Nicaragua
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Through the Bishop Weaver Mission Scholarship fund, it has been a joy and blessing to be able to support two representatives of this Conference in their mission travels this past fall and winter. These ministries and others represent the strength of the ministry efforts supported by New England Conference. As this Conference moves to implement its Strategic Plan and reorganize for mission, we are waiting to find how that impacts our Board. With a focus on smaller boards and greater accountability within the Conference, our current structure may be transformed into a very different body. As we seek to be good stewards of our time and energies, we are looking for ways to facilitate our meetings for maximum participation and minimum travel. We continue to work to facilitate cooperation and coordination of mission efforts across the Conference and to foster greater mission organization at the district level. The work of this Board has been greatly blessed by the generous spirit and support of many who have assisted with information as we seek to strengthen our Mission outreach in all areas. We extend an invitation to all to learn more about our projects and plans for the work of mission and ministry of New England Conference in the coming year. 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. –Colossians 3:17 Respectfully submitted, Donavee Copenhaver, Chair
BOARD OF LAITY/CONFERENCE LAY LEADER The way is long–let us go together. The way is difficult–let us help each other. The way is joyful–let us share it. The way is ours alone–let us go in love. The way is open before us–let us begin. Author Unknown
The members of the Board of Laity continue to travel the way together–with joy and love, sharing and helping each other. They have been, and continue to be, a wonderful group of devoted Christians working in concert for the good of New England Annual Conference. In 2013, a small task force of the board worked together to plan and present the Laity Session at the annual conference session. Those attending were treated to an excellent evening of prayer, Bible study, and an exposition of each of the five requirements for membership and discipleship in The United Methodist Church. There was also an opportunity for announcements and questions about what was coming up in the next few days. Another task force assumed responsibility for reviewing videos submitted by entrants in the challenge to all of the conference’s laity to give the Laity Address at the annual conference session. The winner, Patsy Frey-Davis from Bath, Maine, delighted everyone with a speech based on the theme of the 2013 Annual Conference. Both of these sub-groups of the Board of Laity readily volunteered to undertake the tasks before them. Many members of the conference expressed high praise for the results of their work, and they truly deserve those words of appreciation. As this report is being written, the board is planning to lead a Laity Session for the 2014 Annual Conference and to, once again, challenge laity to aspire to deliver the Laity Address. In October, the district lay leader of Connecticut-Western Massachusetts, Pearl Washington, and the lay leader of Grace UMC of Essex Junction, Vermont, Elizabeth Stone, traveled with me to New Jersey for the Northeastern Jurisdiction Annual Lay Leaders Gathering. We were treated to several inspiring presentations on what it means for laity to honor our Lord by being fully involved in the life of the church. Throughout the fall, laypeople participated in district meetings with Bishop Devadhar. On behalf of the Board, I want to express appreciation to the bishop for his commitment to meeting with the laity in these sessions and for his openness to their concerns. Finally, this is an appeal to laity to consider taking on the role of district lay leader. There are openings in several districts across the conference, and sharing the responsibilities within a district can be rewarding and fun. Please let your district superintendent know if you are interested. With gratitude for the opportunity to serve as Conference Lay Leader of New England, and on behalf of the Board of Laity, Rene Wilbur, Conference Lay Leader
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Presented to and ratified by the Trustees at the meeting of January 11, 2014.
By Discipline, the Conference Trustees have overall responsibility for the custody, care and maintenance of Conference- owned properties. This includes Conference Parsonages, office facilities, camps and retreat centers and local Church properties which have been declared closed or abandoned. The Trustees also administer grant and loan programs and oversee the Conference Unit Insurance program. Residential Properties – We continue our effort to encourage local District Parsonage Committees to take an active role in overseeing maintenance activities at all our District Parsonages, and providing the Trustees guidance on long-term needs for such properties. Considerable efforts were made this past year in upgrading the parsonages in Vermont and in the Tri-State District. We continued a program of site visits to District parsonages, visiting parsonages in Vermont and in Central Massachusetts. With the upcoming completion of the term of office of the District Superintendent in CtWM, efforts continue to identify a property that could serve as the Parsonage for that district. Loans/Grants – The Trustees bid farewell to Debbie Humm who had served as our Grant Supervisor, and welcomed Marti Bower to take her place. Marti has continued to oversee grants issued by the Trustees. Additionally Marti has help re- establish a functioning loan process, arranging payments on several loans, and restructuring some existing loans to provide relief and guidance to local churches faced with financial difficulties. Insurance – The Conference Unit Insurance Program continues to be a tremendous benefit to our churches. A welcome reduction in losses for the 2012-2013 year helped facilitate a more moderate rate increase than might have been expected. Credit also goes to our broker, Fred C. Church of Lowell, Massachusetts, for their diligent work on our behalf. I thank members of the Insurance Committee and commend to your attention the separate report submitted by co-Chairmen, LaVergne Randolph and Bruce Maxwell. Abandoned Properties – One of the tasks of the Trustees which consumes a great deal of time and effort is managing and marketing local abandoned church properties which fall under the jurisdiction of the Trustees. Rev. Paul O’Neil has been in charge of these efforts for a number of years. Rev. Don Hegeman has also been working in this area for the past year. Although we had some success in disposing of properties in 2013, we still have some properties that we have held for more than 12 months, and we have added to the list during the year. We have at least five (5) local church properties the Trustees desire to sell and efforts on all such properties continue. Office/Business Properties – A continuing disappointment is our inability to dispose of the Commonwealth Avenue property in Boston. We continue to search for a Buyer/Tenant for that property. With respect to the Lawrence, Massachusetts office building, in the fall of 2013, the Trustees did award a contract to a firm to complete a “facility audit” of that building in order to guide planning and financing for appropriate maintenance. Camps & Conference Faculties – As the year ended, we are finally at the brink of a construction contract to complete the long-anticipated Aldersgate parsonage. Thanks go to Rob Crichlow of the Trustees and Lee Carpenter of the Aldersgate staff for their efforts. At Rolling Ridge, planning and efforts continue for long-term improvements to our Conference facility there. Looking ahead to 2014, the Trustees anticipate the following major activities: • The completion and celebration of a new Camp Director Parsonage at Aldersgate in time for the 2014 camper season. • Acquisition of a new District Parsonage for CtWM and continued discussions on a possible relocation of our Vermont District Parsonage • Sale of several abandoned properties on our roster. • Some disposition of Commonwealth Avenue in Boston Finally, I want to express my appreciation to the members of the Trustees for their dedicated service and personal support. I want to especially recognize Robbin Grill for her long years of service to the Trustees as Board Secretary, as she looks forward to resting her laptop and enjoying more time with her husband Alan, who has travelled often with the Trustees hither and yon. Best wishes!
Respectfully submitted, Bernard H. Campbell, President
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Dear Colleagues in the New England Conference, Greetings in the Spirit of Jesus Christ! Thank you for your prayers and support for United Methodist theological education. This has been a bountiful year for Boston University School of Theology, beginning with the arrival of a passionate community of students from 35 states and 16 countries. The year has had many highlights. BREAKING NEWS: • Doctor of Ministry: The School has unfolded a new Doctor of Ministry program designed to enrich church leaders in traditional and non-traditional settings and to deepen their theological understanding and commitment to the practice of ministry. The DMin focuses on transformational leadership. It includes four intensive seminars on campus in August and January, a series of online courses, and opportunities for students to work closely with faculty as they research their own unique questions and visions. • Community Center: The School’s renovated Community Center has become a favorite gathering space – sustainable, hospitable, and accessible. It is the welcoming home for weekly community lunches, study, conversation, play, seminars, retreats, and parties. • Religion and Conflict Transformation (RCT) Clinic: The RCT Clinic sponsors projects to address conflict in congregations, interfaith peacebuilding, restorative justice, and mediation. • Expanded Scholarship Options: The School has expanded its scholarship options to include full tuition scholarships for UMC certified candidates for ordained ministry, African American Thurman scholars, Latino/a Raices scholars, and School of the Prophets scholars. DEEPENING SPIRITUAL LIFE: The community enhances spiritual growth in many ways. • Building intentional living communities: The School sponsors and helps support Theology House, Green House, and Beane House of Study, where students live with intentional and communal practices. • Enhancing spiritual life through weekly worship, reading retreats, winter retreat, daily morning prayer, and small groups. • Offering spiritual journeys, including the Vocations Vacation to ministry and service sites and the Seminary Singers tour to local churches. ENGAGING THE WORLD: BU School of Theology students and faculty have traveled and served extensively in theworld during the past year: • Giving hundreds of volunteer hours across the Boston region, U.S. and world in church camps, homeless shelters, peace organizations, global United Methodist programs, and other settings. • Traveling in study groups to Turkey (Ephesus), Israel & Palestine, Cuba, rural and urban ministry sites, and churches and service organizations across the U.S. • Sponsoring conferences on global Christianity and the Dictionary of African Christian Biography • Serving in local churches and community agencies in contextual education placements, courses, and special internships. PONDERING CRITICAL ISSUES: The School’s annual theme was “Free at Last,” to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and his immortal “I Have a Dream” speech. The community engaged in urgent questions regarding race, sexual orientation and gender identity, and poverty, creating open and respectful spaces to discuss themes that are important to, and controversial in, the church and larger society. The ministry of the Boston University School of Theology is to partner with you in serving the church and in caring for the larger human family and God’s precious creation.
Yours with gratitude, Mary Elizabeth Moore, Dean
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CAMP ALDERSGATE
For nearly 70 years, youth and adults have found a sacred space at Camp Aldersgate, one of your outdoor ministry sites. Aldersgate is a place where everyone belongs and can feel the love God has for every child. Our mission is to create these communities: a place where families are beyond traditional definitions, where each person is loved for who they are not who the world tells them to be, and where people can breathe in the love of God in order to feel the peace that comes with being a child of God. We don’t create walls of separation; we teach our campers how to tear them down by being God’s hands and voice in the world. Our faith teaching is based on three key truths: God loves you, God loves all of us, and God wants us to love one another. We believe we bring people to God by living our faith. We strive to show campers a world transformed by disciples of Jesus Christ. This means we talk about taking care of each other, taking care of the earth, and building relationships with our brothers and sisters from around the world. And we don’t just talk about it…we model and live it every day at camp! The Aldersgate Experience is realized through faith talks that allow campers to explore their faith and ask questions without judgment, creative and youth friendly worships, and staff who mentor the values of love and acceptance in all parts of the community. There are thousands of stories of how Aldersgate has changed people’s lives and they are varied and touching. Let me tell you about “Jack.” He came to Aldersgate as a young camper. I found that there was a lot going on in his life and he spent a lot of time talking through problems that kept coming up at camp and in life. Jack was in foster care and had quite a few different placements and really no sense of purpose or belonging in his life. Year after year Jack came back to camp for several weeks every summer. After about 4 years, we didn’t see Jack for an entire summer. We had fears and hopes: fears that he had given up, and hopes that he found a forever family. The next summer Jack returned and we were excited to see him. He told us his story of trying to move in with family in the Southwest, but it didn’t work out so he was back in New England. I asked Jack why he came back to camp and he said, “of course I would come back to Aldersgate…this is my home. This is the only place I feel like I belong. I’m not a foster kid here. I’m Jack. Nobody can take this home away from me.” Jack has grown up at camp and gone through our leadership training and worked his way to senior counselor. He is giving back. He is giving the gift only he can give to those campers that come from the foster system. We know a lot of stories similar to Jack’s. Aldersgate is home, the place where they feel safe and the place where they can be themselves. And Jack’s story started with the generosity of the Aldersgate community. Without the campership fund that allowed him to come to camp, we don’t know where Jack would be today – instead, he is a young man growing in his faith and spreading it to others. We focus on mentoring disciples for the transformation of the world. This is accomplished at many different levels in our summer program and through retreats and in our new YMTI (Youth Ministry Training Institute) through the entire year. YMTI is in its infancy and we are excited about where God is leading it. At Aldersgate we have felt called to support youth ministry in our conference. YMTI will provide a multi-layer, cutting-edge approach to youth ministry. Watch for youth ministry trainings, seminars, retreats, and local youth programs in the coming year. Thank you for your support and continued prayers for Camp Aldersgate’s ministry.
Your Partner in Ministry, Jennifer L. Becker Carpenter, Executive Director
CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Candler School of Theology prepares real people to make a real difference in the real world. Our commitment to authentic discipleship and relevant ministry enables us to develop uniquely well-rounded leaders who are challenged academically, encouraged spiritually, and immersed in Christian service from the first day they arrive on campus. As one of the 13 official seminaries of The United Methodist Church, Candler is grounded in the Christian faith and shaped by the Wesleyan tradition. As one of seven graduate professional schools of Emory University, Candler provides a rich context for learning and formation supported by the extensive resources of a top-tier research university. As a school located in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Candler offers a learning environment that reflects the highly diverse communities of our 21st century world. There is no better place for ministry preparation that addresses our major
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denominational priorities: developing leaders, starting and growing churches, ministry with the poor, and improving global health. Candler celebrates its Centennial in 2014, marking our 100th anniversary with commemorative events that reflect on our past and a conference on theology and the church that envisions the future. The yearlong celebration begins in August with the opening of the second phase of Candler’s new 128,600-square-foot, LEED-certified building, seven years in the making. Not only is Candler expanding its physical space this year—it is expanding degree offerings as well. In response to the changing needs of the church, Candler is introducing five new degrees to equip Christian leaders: the Doctor of Ministry, the Master of Religious Leadership, the Master of Religion and Public Life, and two dual degrees pairing divinity and social work and divinity and development practice. With these newest additions to our degree programs, Candler graduates truly will be ready to lead wherever God calls. Candler’s student body reflects the diversity and breadth of the Christian faithful. Our enrollment stands at 441, with 340 seeking the Master of Divinity, 47 the Master of Theological Studies, 21 the Master of Theology, 15 the Doctor of Theology, and 18 enrolled as Non-Degree students. The student population is 32 percent U.S. ethnic minority, 49 percent women, and the median age of the entering class is 27. Students represent 39 denominations, with half identifying as United Methodist. We continue to emphasize preparing our students for leadership in an increasingly global context, and now offer 14 academic exchanges with theology schools in 12 countries across five continents. In addition, Candler has an ongoing summer internship program with the Methodist Church in the Bahamas, and participates each year in travel seminars to the Middle East and in World Methodist Evangelism Institute evangelism seminars, traveling in 2014 to Nigeria, Costa Rica, and Brazil. Candler draws considerable strength and inspiration from its relationship with The United Methodist Church. Our ability to fulfill our mission of educating faithful and creative leaders for the church's ministries in the world depends upon your support, gifts, and prayers. Thank you for the countless ways you advance this vital ministry in the life of our denomination. Visit us in person in Atlanta or online at candler.emory.edu to see firsthand how Candler prepares real people to make a real difference in the real world.
Jan Love, Dean and Professor of Christianity and World Politics
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION RESOURCE ASSISTANT
It continues to be my privilege and responsibility to support all those who do the work of “making disciples for the transformation of the world” through the ministry of Christian Education. During the past year, the numbers of you who have been in touch with me has grown – and my distribution list is now well over 100 educators throughout the Conference. This list allows me to share with you resources that can help your congregation, Church School leaders and families. I regularly send out materials via email just before the liturgical season changes – and forward information that I think will be of use to those practicing the ministry of Christian Education within the New England Conference. Many of you have been in touch with me to tell me how these materials have helped you, so if you are not yet on my list, email me at [email protected] to be added to list! I greatly appreciate hearing from those of you with questions as to how you can develop or begin CE programs within your congregations. Working with you is a great joy to me. It continues to be a delight to meet some of you face-to-face as I present during your District Days. I have been to the Central MA and NH Districts “in-person” and joined the Northern Maine district virtually in May. Safe Sanctuaries® continues to expand within my portfolio. I attended a conference in Nashville in January and had the opportunity to meet with others in the global church as we discussed “what’s next?” as we develop and implement our policies. Joy Melton’s new book on Safe Sanctuaries ® for vulnerable adults was published at the end of 2013 and this is a wonderful resource to us as we work to bring our congregations into line with Resolution 209 of the Annual Conference. Joy will have a new book out within the year on expanding Safe Sanctuaries® into virtual space. John Chickering’s learning center on this very topic at Annual Conference will give us a head start on covering this important area in our policies.
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I continue to enjoy teaching at both Local Pastor’s Licensing School and New Pastor Orientation. It is such a delight to get to know and support these new leaders in our congregations. Please don’t hesitate to be in touch with me if I can be of help to you.
Grace and Peace, Elizabeth L. Windsor
CHRISTIAN UNITY AND INTERRELIGIOUS CONCERNS COMMITTEE
The Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships Committee (CUIRC) has pursued a dynamic and full agenda this Annual Conference year. Not only has the leadership among the group been exploring the understanding of ecumenism and interreligious concerns at the local church level, we have studied and discussed Brian McLaren’s book Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?: Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World as a foundation for our own ecumenical and interreligious conversations. Together we met both in person and virtually to imagine and to name our Conference hopes for the next three years. These include: • developing a curriculum that encompasses both ecumenical and interreligious work that will be available for presentation at each District Day / District Gatherings where we faithfully expect to make local church connections • being more of a presence at Annual Conference through presentations, learning sessions and advertisements • working with the Conference Committee on Native American Ministry in planning a service of reconciliation for Annual Conference 2015 • continuing to recruit people who are passionate about ecumenism and interreligious relationships to join us in our work throughout the six states that make up our Annual Conference. At our foundation, the CUIR’s work remains the same: to build relationships, to participate in interfaith dialogue, and to encourage Christian unity around the world. For our work and commitment to all kinds of relationships and for the Committee, we ask for your prayers.
Respectfully submitted, Hope N. Luckie
COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
Those of us who serve on the Conference Commission on Archives and History have been gifted with the call to assist those at the annual conference and local church level with the recovery, preservation and celebration of the history of the people called Methodist within the New England area. That call is carried in a number of different ways. Annual Conference chairpersons are by constitution, members of the Jurisdictional Commission on Archives and History and are periodically required to host the annual meeting of the Jurisdictional Commission. NECCAH hosted the 2013 annual meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from May 14-16, with 55 persons participating. Our theme was “God, Grace, and Granite: Methodism in the Former New Hampshire Conference.” Conference Chair and Historian, Pat Thompson, gave a power-point presentation on Tuesday, in preparation for the all-day tour on Wednesday, providing an overview of the highlights of the history of the former conference. On Tuesday evening, the group was graced with a wonderful re-enactment of the life and music of Fanny Crosby, by the Rev. Anne Partner Nelson and her husband, John. Margaret Bickford, President of the New England UM Historical Society, organized the tour which took us to Temple Israel, formerly the second house of worship for Portsmouth Methodists, where the New Hampshire conference was organized in June, 1829; the Newfields Elementary School, former site of the Wesleyan Academy (the first Methodist academic institution in New England); Locust Grove Cemetery, where John Broadhead, one of the founders of Wesleyan Academy, and his family are buried; Hedding Camp Meeting grounds; the conference office in Lawrence, MA, where many of our New England Methodist artifacts are on display; the Old South Presbyterian Church in Newburyport, MA, where the Rev. George Whitfield is buried; Peoples UMC in Newburyport, which displays a replica of a nationally known Angel Gabriel weathervane, and the East Parish UMC in Salisbury, MA, built in 1834 and unique in that it is a “parish” church, owned by
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the parish, not the Methodists. Wednesday evening Commission members presented a pageant portraying the life and ministry of the Rev. Melville Cox, first missionary sent to a foreign country (Liberia) by the MEC Missionary Society. In September, Pat Thompson and Commission member, Mary Kay Schueneman, attended the quadrennial meeting of the General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH) at Drew University in Madison, NJ, to which the chairs of annual conference commissions are invited to participate to learn about the work of the General Commission and share problems and experiences with other annual conference commissions. In particular, this year, one focus was on the role of the annual conference Historian, raising the need to make this position a more formal one than presently exists within New England. The New England Conference currently has 25 sites which have been formally recognized as places of significance to Methodists in New England and each year the Commission tries to hold at least one of its two meetings at one of the these sites. In October the meeting was held at the Crystal Lake Community Church in Ellington, CT, which is next door to the oldest Methodist parsonage in New England. Currently owned by the Crystal Lake Historical Society it is slowly being renovated so that it can be utilized as a local museum. Footprints on the Sands of Time: A Guide to the Official Historic Sites and Other Historic Places in the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church has been updated and is available from the chairperson at [email protected]. Our archivist at Boston University, Kara Jackman, continues the work of preserving the records of the annual conference and local churches which are housed in the archives at the University. In particular, Kara is available to work with local church historians to assist them in organizing their records; she is also available to work with churches which may be closing to assure that, where appropriate, records are transferred to a nearby church or to the archives at BUSTH. This year we contracted with Ancestry.com to digitize old membership records to make them more accessible to genealogists. Kara may be contacted at [email protected]. Patricia J. Thompson, Chair
COMMISSION ON EQUITABLE COMPENSATION
The Commission on Equitable Compensation has been significantly shorthanded this year, and remains in need of gifted support for our work. For the second half of 2013, the Commission has had only one layperson, and we lack representation from four districts (Mid Maine, Tri-State, RISEM, and Central Massachusetts). By God’s grace, and through the diligence and gifts of our members, we have accomplished the work the Discipline and Conference policy requires of us. The Commission met face-to-face on four occasions during 2013, as well as by email on several more occasions. As of February 2014, the Commission has approved a total of $166,974.50 for salary grants to be distributed to 34 pastoral appointments throughout 2014. Grant distribution for the whole of 2013 is outlined in the chart below, including Minimum Salary, Strategic Salary, Missional Salary, Sustaining Salary and Emergency (Arrearage prevention or remediation) Grants. District Total by District District Percentage District Average Grant # of Pastoral Appointments
NME $ 26,775.00 14.61% $ 1,912.50 14
MME $ 8,022.00 4.38% $ 4,011.00 2
NH $ 18,669.00 10.19% $ 6,223.00 3
TRI $ 32,833.50 17.92% $ 3,648.17 9
CT/WMA $ 30,311.00 16.54% $ 4,330.14 7
CMA $ 7,947.00 4.34% $ 2,649.00 3
MBH $ 15,299.40 8.35% $ 2,185.63 7
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District Total by District District Percentage District Average Grant # of Pastoral Appointments
RISEM $ 20,375.00 11.12% $ 4,075.00 5
VT $ 23,023.00 12.56% $ 3,837.17 6
NEUMC Total $ 183,254.90 100% $ 3,272.41 56 For 2015, the Commission recommends minimum salaries of $39,330 for Elders, Deacons, Provisional and Associate Members and $35,586 for Local Pastors. The Commission also recommends a minimum Reimbursable Account of $2,950. There are no proposed changes for years of service increments this year. This year, the Commission has developed an Arrearage Policy in compliance with ¶ 624.2 of the 2012 Discipline to be voted on by the Annual Conference. We have been working on a Certification of Payment Form to help limit Annual Conference liabilities due to salary arrearages which will fulfill requirements of the Arrearage Policy once passed. This year, the Commission on Equitable Compensation is recommending changes to our Grant Program for 2015. We recommend three Grant categories: Minimum Compensation, Strategic Compensation, and Sustaining Compensation Grants. While these derive from our existing Grant program, the intention is to provide more effective support to churches in transitional situations where meeting Base Compensation may become difficult for a variety of reasons. One result is the introduction of maximum grants size based on total base compensation, including years of service increases. The Commission welcomes questions and requests for assistance from districts and local churches regarding the guidelines and application forms for salary grants. In addition, the Commission is available to help with understanding and advocacy around matters of pastoral compensation, both for clergy and local churches. Supplemental assistance is also provided with strategic plan formats, audits and financial records. The following individuals are members of the Commission. They are listed with the Districts in which they reside: Mrs. Rose Gwinn, MBH The Rev. Deb Estey, VT The Rev. Dr. Pat MacHugh, (D.S.) NME Pastor David (D. J.) Martin, CTWMA The Rev. Geisa Matos-Machuca, NH The Rev. David Nicol, Chairperson, NME Pastor Alecia Reeves-Freeman, MBH The Rev. David Williams, CTWMA Respectfully submitted David A. Nicol
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION (CCFA)
CCFA is charged “to develop, maintain, and administer a comprehensive and coordinated plan of fiscal and administrative policies, procedures and management services for the annual conference;” “serve in a liaison role among conference agencies with responsibilities;” recommend budgets, capital campaigns, apportionment methods, cooperate in providing interpretive budget materials, recommend funding procedures for local churches and remain connectional relationships. (BOD 611-613.6) In carrying out these responsibilities CCFA seeks to actively engage with the mission and vision of NEUMC, being transformed by the Spirit, promoting unity and mission, to proclaim Christ boldly, and effectively equip and support NEUMC, while employing plans and practices of fiscal management and administrative service that reflect our vision. Bishop’s Financial Summit II: 1. Mission Share Interpretation Team: We will convene such a team to help in telling stories of our common mission, expand use of social media and other digital resources, targeted emails and work to develop a one stop shop for resources at the conference website.
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2. District Finance Teams: We are laying the ground work for district teams that will come alongside local churches to walk with the local church through various financial and stewardship aspects of its current ministry life. We expect to then work with a pilot project district team, so that we are ready to roll this out across the conference next year. 3. Mission Shares Formula and Process: CCFA has examined a wide array of formulae and process in the UMC connection. Some are designed to leave the conference with insufficient cash reserves, while others allocate costs with wider or narrower nets covering local church expenses, income and membership. In addition, some conferences have more or less direct billed expenses (such as pension), and we are looking at our options for this. Nevertheless, we are not recommending changes at the present time, as we believe that the system is relatively equitable to the extent that all churches strive to participate fully. 4. Collaborative Purchasing: There are limited options for regional purchasing. Major expenses (heating) have diverse supplier systems. Without adding staff at the Conference, large scale combined purchasing does not seem tenable. However, we will work to share information about vendor discounts and collaborative purchasing organizations; encourage the use of local, regional and national collaborative purchasing organizations; and provide a limited database of information on discounts and collaborative purchasing organizations and church contacts. 5. Resourcing Beyond Mission Shares: CCFA is looking to: develop a grant-writing network within the annual conference, including laity and clergy with grant-writing skills and/or interest in being trained with representation from each state and partnership with the United Methodist Foundation of New England. The network will be tasked with the following: a. develop a list of conference entities and projects seeking grants b. identify in conference and beyond, sources of grant funding, seed money available for new conference initiatives, and joint non-profit and religious grant-notification groups. CCFA is considering hiring grant writers for specific projects. 6. Performance Based Budgeting: We expect to develop information for boards and agencies on budgeting and evaluation to be used in developing the 2016 budget requests, provide workshops for churches and conference boards at district leadership days, in cooperation with UMFNE. CCFA is working with the Trustees on a Capital Campaigns and Gift Acceptance Policy to give clarity for all. This will be posted when done at the Conference website. We extend a sincere word of thanks to all churches and their members who have made the sacrifices necessary to keep current their mission shares. We know that the burden is felt in unique ways in each congregation, and we understand the struggles some have. Let us all remember that we stand at a critical juncture in our history, in which we must make new investments to grow the Kingdom of God for the future if there is to be a future for Methodism here.
Ralph Wesley Howe, President Nancy Bischoff, Vice President
DEACONESS ABUNDANT LIFE COMMUNITIES
Deaconess Abundant Life Communities, founded by Methodists, has been present for and served older adults since 1889 as the New England Deaconess Association. The Deaconess provides aging services and accommodations to meet the changing needs of older adults. With dedicated staff and excellent facilities, we continue to adapt in order to provide high quality support and care to all of our residents. Our Core Values Statement highlights how we spread our “Wings of Love” and is the foundation for all we do: Deaconess Abundant Life Communities… Cares compassionately for our residents, staff, volunteers, and their families while sharing Abundant life with an attitude of joy, hope and commitment; Reaching out to our community with a holistic focus on body, mind and spirit in an Environment which leads to continued excellence and financial strength as we Strive for new and innovative ways to better serve older adults. The Deaconess has transformed and built new retirement communities in Concord, MA (Newbury Court), Northampton, MA (Rockridge), Provincetown, MA (Seashore Point), and Gilford, NH (Wesley Woods). In 2014 we open a second phase to Seashore Point in Provincetown which includes, for the first time for the Deaconess, residential
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condominiums for purchase. Through these transitions, we continue to honor our heritage on a daily basis by being grounded in our core values and our unchanging commitment to caring and compassionate service. We surround every resident with a sense of abundant life that touches body, mind and spirit. Each of our staff members see what they do as more than just a job and therefore in each day we feel the responsibility we have to each resident and are dedicated to surround them with a love that reflects God’s love for them. At Newbury Court in Concord, we have both market rate and affordable independent living apartments, a memory support neighborhood to meet the needs of older adults with Alzheimer’s, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and Adult Day Care. In Northampton, Rockridge has independent and assisted living, memory support for Alzheimer’s, as well as affordable residential care. Seashore Point, in Provincetown provides condominiums, skilled nursing and outpatient rehabilitation services. At Wesley Woods and at Wesley by the Sea in Wells, ME we have been proud to be partnering with Preachers Aid Society to support retired pastors and their spouses. We celebrate our historical connection with the United Methodist Church and proud to provide leadership in elder care and ministry within the Conference. Please feel free to contact us at (978)369-5151 if you have any questions or needs concerning our organization, issues of long-term care, or retirement living and we would be glad to assist you. You can find out more about the Deaconess and our Deaconess Abundant Life Communities at www.nedeaconess.org. Herb Taylor
DIRECTOR OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES/ASSISTANT TO THE BISHOP
"So we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another." Romans 12:5 It is a joy and honor to serve the body of Christ through the ministries of the New England Conference. Together we care for one another in connection and resource our churches for fruitful mission and ministry so that we can transform the world. From my first day September 1, 2013, I have joined you around committee and task force tables, celebrated with you at communion tables, prayed with you in sanctuaries, and represented you in ecumenical gatherings. I have served with Bishop Devadhar on your behalf, caring for pastors and clergy members of our conference and making important connections beyond our conference in the larger church and world. Most every day, I help to connect at least one of you with the resources you need to do your best ministry…and for that, I am grateful to be able to serve in this role. Our collective work this year helped shape new strategies for mission and ministry through our work on the Strategic Planning Team, CFA and Stewardship Task Force. We have welcomed the resources of Dr. Elizabeth Windsor, as our Christian Education Resource Assistant. Creative partnerships between churches are meeting needs among immigrants and refugees through JFON and other ministries. Our team of gifted Camp and Retreat Ministry directors and their boards are finding new ways to resource and partner with our churches to reach more young people. The committee on leadership regularly evaluates the work of our leadership teams and recruits new servants where needed. The conference vision table is a place where we network and collaborate on strategies for the conference. Our Hispanic/Latino ministry is growing exponentially in leadership development and new faith communities. New leaders are training for the necessary work of disaster response. Every day, I give thanks for the work of Rev. Jim McPhee, who served in this role for over a decade. His hard work and dedication to this work challenges me to do the same, and his organization and guidance helped to make the transition go very smoothly. I am also grateful to partner with a wonderful team in Lawrence and around the conference including our program staff: Rick McKinley, Alexx Wood and Rosemary McNulty; our Consultant Network coordinated by Barb Lemmel; our Camp and Retreat Directors: Jennifer Carpenter, Michael Moore, Norm Thombs, Larry Peacock, brand new co-directors at Covenant Hills Jeffrey and Ashley Dodson; and those who serve part-time in a variety of ministries: Lori McKinley (congregational development), Emma Escobar (Latino Ministry), Elizabeth Windsor (education/safe sanctuaries), Barbara Burnside (missions), Calvin Scherle (communications), Lisa Abbott (database), and Joy Mueller (statistician). As I listen and learn more from you every day, I am grateful for your service and devotion to Christ. At the same time, I sense the need for us to focus our energies around some common strategies for mission and ministry, and for alignment of our resources around those strategies. I hear the desire for more connection and support and accountability. I wonder how we can do better at communicating so that for every question I answer, those who aren’t asking the questions know the answers too. And, I recognize that there are stories of transformation and new life that need to be shared and told. These are our challenges and my goals for the coming year as we continue to serve God together.
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I encourage you to let me know how I can better serve you. Keep asking the questions. Share your stories. Invite me to your churches and events. Tell me your stories. Subscribe to my blog The Vine (www.neumc.org/vine).
Connected in Christ, Erica Robinson-Johnson, February 2014
DISABILITIES COMMITTEE
The Disabilities Committee is focusing on awareness, education and advocacy. The members are interested in presenting sessions or speaking at local churches, District Training Events, and Annual Conferences. Two committee members will be presenting at the 2014 Annual Conference Learning Centers. Come hear us at “Radical Hospitality” and “Welcoming the Stranger.” Members are willing to provide special needs training for camp counselors, Sunday School teachers, Directors of Christian Education, and any other individuals or groups who are interested. Three committee members and their families attended Family Camp 2013 at Covenant Hills Christian Camp in Cabot, VT. Additionally, the committee is pursuing the possibility of providing on-line information and resources via a link to the New England Conference website. There are regional and national training events about including those with special needs in local congregations. It is our hope to send some committee members to a national training event. These members would then provide education and resources to the committee and local congregations in the New England Annual Conference. Members of the committee have listened to concerns expressed by past annual conference attendees. Many of the concerns related to lack of accessibility at Gordon College. The areas of primary concern were lack of accessible seating in the chapel, the height of the beds in the dormitories, lack of accessible bathrooms in the dormitories, lack of accessible parking on campus, lack of usable electrical outlets in the chapel for plugging in oxygen tanks, difficulty hearing the speakers, and the dining hall food line that was too narrow. Several others expressed concern over the doors in some buildings. The automatic doors opened outward towards the person trying to use them. The public bathroom doors were too heavy for some attendees to push in or out independently. Some other concerns were related to medical coverage. In the past, there had been a first aid provider as well as a first aid kit in the chapel during sessions. In 2013, there was no provider and a first aid kit was not made available until part way through conference. Another concern expressed was that there were no telephones in the dorm rooms if there was a medical emergency. The family dormitory had mold and mildew in the basement rooms. If there are any concerns that have not been expressed, please contact Sheri Smith at [email protected]. The committee is always looking for new members. Most of our business is conducted electronically via email. In the future, we hope to employ more technology including the use of Google + hangouts for meetings. The annual in-person meeting occurs at Annual Conference. At Annual Conference 2013, the committee members wore brightly colored hats to be more visible. Look for us at Annual Conference 2014 wearing special t-shirts! Keep your eyes out for increased signage at this year’s Annual Conference. If you have any issues or concerns at Annual Conference, feel free to talk with a committee member. Thank you for your continued work on creating welcoming and inclusive communities of faith! Continue to pray for the ministry of this committee, of the New England Annual Conference, and of the United Methodist Church.
Respectfully Submitted Sheri Smith, Chairperson
DIVESTMENT TASK FORCE
BACKGROUND: The Divestment Task Force was created to implement Resolution 204, which was passed by the 2005 New England Annual Conference (“Resolution on Divesting from Companies that are Supporting in a Significant Way the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Territories”). The task force functions as a committee under the Board of Church and Society. Several points are important: The resolution does not call for divestment from Israel, but from companies supporting the occupation; task force recommendations are not binding; and selective divestment as a tool to end the occupation is
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supported by many Christian organizations, including the World Council of Churches, and by a number of Israeli and international Jewish organizations. Our ongoing mandate is to write to companies believed to be supporting the occupation and give them 60 days to deny the involvement or to indicate that they intend to end it. After that time they can be placed on the divestment list, which is subject to re-evaluation over time. The task force votes on which companies to send letters to, engages in a dialogue with them when possible, and then votes again before adding them to the list. REPORTS: The task force issued its first report in 2007 and another one in 2010, altogether recommending that United Methodist churches and investment managers in the New England Conference divest from 29 companies. The initial report and other resources and information are available on the Conference website at www.neumc.org/divest. Our research has been commended by people around the world, and we are working with United Methodist and other groups in the U.S. and those in other countries to build a shared base of knowledge. RESOLUTIONS: In 2011 the task force was one of the sponsors of Resolution 314 entitled “Petition for Aligning UMC Investments with Resolutions on Israel/Palestine” that was passed by our Conference and others, and forwarded to the 2012 General Conference. In 2013 the task force and the Board of Church and Society were two of the sponsors of Resolution 207 entitled “Divestments from Companies that have Refused Many Requests from United Methodists to End Their Involvement with Israel’s Occupation,” which was passed by our Conference. CURRENT WORK: Three areas are currently being addressed. First, the work of the task force is ongoing. As of this writing in 2014 the divestment list is being revised and updated, and will include 27 companies. Ideally the updated list will be available on the Conference website (www.neumc.org/divest) before our Annual Conference in June. In addition, letters are being sent to other companies concerning their involvement with the occupation. Second, given the call for boycotting settlement products found in Resolution 6111 passed by the 2012 General Conference, an additional criterion is being developed regarding companies that support the occupation by buying products from the settlements. Third, as a result of Resolution 207 that was passed by the New England Conference in 2013 (see above), there is a disconnect between how the Conference wants its money to be invested by the United Methodist Foundation of New England and what the Foundation is actually doing. To resolve this contradiction, the bishop has asked that representatives from Church and Society and the Foundation enter into a dialogue to work out their differences. Accordingly, the next step is for Church and Society to respond to this request by the bishop. Unfortunately, Church and Society has not met since the last annual conference so this issue has not been addressed. Anyone who has questions or comments about the task force and its work, or who would like to invite a speaker to discuss that work and the situation in Israel/Palestine, is encouraged to contact the chairperson. CONCLUSION: Selective divestment is consistent with the United Methodist commitment to a just and sustainable peace for all the people of the Middle East. The work of the Divestment Task Force is consistent with repeated calls by the General Conference for an end to the Israeli occupation, and offers a tangible way of working toward this goal, on the wings of love, powered by our presence and our service. Respectfully submitted, William P. Aldrich, Chair
GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
Green Mountain College is a four-year, private, liberal arts college with roots growing deep in the United Methodist Church. As one of the New England Conference’s two United Methodist-affiliated colleges, GMC prepares students for productive, caring, and fulfilling lives by taking the environment as the unifying theme underlying its academic and co- curricular programs. Through a wide range of liberal arts and career-focused majors, the college fosters the ideals of environmental responsibility, public service, global understanding, and lifelong intellectual, physical, and spiritual development. We are honored to offer two scholarships to United Methodist students who attend GMC: The Orrin F. Ireson United Methodist Scholarship is named in honor of a former trustee of the College, and a distinguished Vermont United Methodist clergyman and New England church leader. This year's recipient was Taylor Hudson.
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The Troy Conference Legacy Scholarship was established by trustee, Lorene Wilbur, and her husband, Stan, in collaboration with Robert Williams, in memory of his alumnae parents. This scholarship recognizes the historic ties between Troy Conference Academy, Green Mountain College and the United Methodist Church, and is awarded through the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation. This year's recipient was Cleopass Nakoma. Green Mountain College’s value-rich educational programs reflect many of the United Methodist Church’s social principles and values as articulated in the Book of Resolutions (2012). Under the leadership of GMC’s Religious & Spiritual Life Committee, an increasing number of academic and co-curricular programs assist students by supporting their spiritual needs and helping them grow in their understanding of different faiths and religious practices. GMC’s nationally recognized (by groups such as the Sierra Club and the Princeton Review) Environmental Liberal Arts Curriculum (ELA) challenges students to make connections across disciplines, to explore problems from multiple viewpoints, and to become leaders. Courses such as This Sacred Earth: Spirituality and the Environment, and Stories of the Spirit, which I teach within the ELA curriculum, provide students with an opportunity to discuss issues of faith in their lives and in the world at large. This Spring I am leading a group of students on a pilgrimage to Ireland, which is the culmination of a semester’s study of Irish religion, history and culture as well as of the concept of pilgrimage and the human quest for meaning. Our students express their commitment to community and to making the world a better place through direct involvement, volunteering in a variety of venues throughout the Poultney community and region. Thanks to the leadership of Rev. David Adams and Poultney UMC, many GMC students and community members, including several international students, have participated in life-changing Alternative Spring Break trips to volunteer at Red Bird Mission over the past four years. In the past year as Campus Chaplain, I have been involved with a variety of activities including: Diversity Week’s community creation of a “Mandala of Faith and Spirituality,” a candlelit “All Saints Labyrinth Walk” in memory of loved ones who have died, a student-led “Christian Club & Weekly Bible Study,” twice-weekly Guided Meditations, a sunrise walk entitled “Sacred Spaces on Campus,” Ash Wednesday Services, and discussions of religious questions both formal and informal. As a joyous part of my responsibilities I have officiated at several college-related weddings, and I continue to provide spiritual support for students, faculty and staff. Green Mountain College is committed to fostering lifelong spiritual development among its students and is proud of its affiliation with the United Methodist Church. We deeply appreciate your faith in us as expressed through New England Annual Conference’s continuing financial support of the office of Campus Chaplain at Green Mountain College. Many Thanks and Many Blessings on you all, Shirley Oskamp, Chaplain - [email protected]
HISPANIC/LATINO COMMITTEE
The Hispanic/Latino Ministries is grateful to God for a great year of work and challenges. The committee sought to live up to its motto “United in one mind and one vision” throughout this year. All the events held had the purpose to strengthen the Hispanic/Latino Ministries in order to better serve the Hispanic/Latino community of the New England Conference of The United Methodist Church. The following were activities held in the year 2013: 1. The Hispanic/Latino Ministries met six times throughout the year. These meetings were opportunities for organization and also fellowship. Time for churches, missions, and communities of faith to share their struggles and blessings. 2. Participated in Annual Conference with a display table, music, and provided our annual report. 3. The Hispanic/Latino Ministries also gathered for a moment of fellowship during lunch at Annual Conference where we celebrated the graduation of Geisa Matos-Machuca with a Masters in Divinity and Santos Nelson Escobar with a Doctor in Ministry. 4. We celebrated our Annual Family Camp where we had more than 200 adults, youth, and children gathered to learn about our theme “United… One Mind, One Vision.” 5. The Hispanic/Latino Ministries co-organized with Boston University School of Theology the 48th Annual Assembly of Methodist Associated Representing the Cause of Hispanic Americans (MARCHA). The 2nd Annual Assembly of ACLAMEN and a meeting with the Hispanic Youth Leadership Academy (HYLA). For the first time in MARCHA’s history the Annual meeting is held in the New England Conference. The Committee was proud to also host
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ACLAMEN and HYLA as organizations that seek to provide leadership development for female clergy and youth/young adults. 6. Our coordinator, Emma A Escobar, received the MARCHA award for leadership in the United Methodist Church and the Latino Community. 7. We were able to organize a Hispanic/Latino youth/young adults committee. They are in the process of planning the first Hispanic/Latino youth/young adult retreat that will take place in April 25-26. 8. The Hispanic/Latino youth/ young adult committee organized a Christmas dinner and concert where about 200 people attended. In this service we celebrated our diversity and three languages were spoken during the service (Spanish, English, and Portuguese). 9. The Hispanic/Latino Ministries held a graduation ceremony with Rev. Dr. Christian De La Rosa, stoles were presented to Geisa Matos-Machuca as she graduated with a Master of Divinity and Rev. Dr. Santos N. Escobar who graduated with a Doctorate in Ministry. 10. The Biblical Leadership Institute continued its 3rd year of providing training to more than 30 leaders throughout the Hispanic/Latino Ministries. The first class will be graduating in the year of 2015. 11. The coordinator, Emma Escobar, will be stepping down from her position as of May 2014. The committee will be selecting a new coordinator. The new coordinator will be introduced at Annual Conference. Goals for the 2014-2015 year: 1. With God’s purpose we hope to graduate the first class from the Biblical Leadership Institute. 2. To obtain recognition from The United Methodist Church and/or Boston University School of Theology for the Biblical Leadership Institute. 3. To continue to strengthen the youth/young adults committee. 4. Create the School for Worship and Arts: this new program will be integrated to the formation of leaders in the Biblical Leadership Institute. 5. Execute the three-year plan that was made in consultation with the National Plan along with funds from Hebrews 11. Acknowledgements: Thanks be to God for giving the committee the opportunity to serve in God’s kingdom. Special thanks to the Biblical Leadership Institute’s professors for their commitment to develop leaders for the betterment of our United Methodist Church. Thank you to all the pastors for their leadership and commitment to continuing to bring the message of love, justice and mercy to the Hispanic/Latino Community in the New England area. May God continue to use us. Amen.
Emma Escobar
IMAGINE NO MALARIA “SAVING LIVES” Imagine No Malaria Executive Steering Committee Voting For: 9 Voting Against: Abstaining:
Imagine No Malaria is an extraordinary effort of the people of The United Methodist Church, putting our faith into action to end preventable deaths by malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, especially the death of a child or a mother. The New England Conference has wholeheartedly joined this historic endeavor and is committed to saving lives during this quadrennium (Res 206, 2012). Each $10 gift represents a life and approximates the cost of a bed net which can protect one person or several persons each night. As of early 2014, the New England Conference’s response to Imagine No Malaria has saved over 30,000 lives through gifts and pledges. Congregations, individual donors and Conference groups are engaging creatively, including the United Methodist Foundation of New England’s $50,000 Mother’s Day 2014 Challenge. Imagine No Malaria is also vitalizing congregations, strengthening mission participation and increasing community engagement through public displays and presentations, special offerings, pie auctions, chili taste-offs, swat parties, movie nights, birthday celebrations, road races, festivals and concerts. By working together we shall reach our goal of saving 100,000 lives – our Hallelujah goal is 150,000 lives!
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We offer deep gratitude to lead supporters including Anne and G. Neil Harper, John Regier, David Fitts, 100% of the Executive Steering Committee including Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, Rene Wilbur, Ellen Bridge, Bishop Clif Ives, LaTrelle Easterling, Jim Mentzer, Joe Moser, Erica Robinson-Johnson and Bonnie Marden (Field Coordinator); and 100% of the New England Conference Cabinet plus other individuals who have saved lives through generous personal, online or texting gifts. These donors invite others to consider a personal pledge for the two remaining years of our Conference campaign. We also celebrate the leadership of the 200+ churches who have already submitted life-saving dollars, the commitment of congregations with projects underway and these churches who have, as of early 2014, reported goals for the lives they intend to save through Imagine No Malaria: Agawam MA UMC, Bethany UMC in Rochester NH, Brunswick ME UMC, Crawford UMC in Winchester MA, East Longmeadow MA UMC, Hampden Highlands UMC in Hampden ME, John Street UMC in Camden ME, Lake Shore Park UMC in Lynn MA, Peoples UMC in Newport ME, North Sebago ME UMC, Orrington ME UMC, Sudbury MA UMC, Winthrop MA UMC, and St Andrews/Covenant UMC in Worcester MA. This list is growing rapidly! Consider setting a congregational goal this year to save lives and change the world! Look for ongoing invitations and opportunities to save lives and change the world! Pledge forms, information on free resources, church stories and Conference Ambassadors are available at www.neumc.org/INM. In addition, testimonials from African families and UMCOR’s 2013 report on services to medical facilities and communities in Africa are available. Thank you for supporting the variety of Imagine No Malaria activities during Annual Conference 2014 and 2015! Opportunities during Conference will include the Mosquito Race/Walk (Fri dinner) and a Wiffle ball Tournament (Fri lunch) plus Silent Auction items and other swatting challenges for all to participate in this historic endeavor for the United Methodist Church. Lives are being saved and our New England life-giving “Net”work is growing! Bonnie Marden
INSURANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Since the last Annual Conference, the Insurance Committee of the New England Conference Board of Trustees met in November of 2013 and will have met in May 2014 to monitor the Conference Unit Insurance Plan as this report was prepared in February 2014. In addition, the committee communicates on a regular basis by email for votes and other business that does not require a physical meeting. The Church Mutual Insurance Company is our primary insurer for the period August 1, 2013 – July 31, 2014, providing coverage for Property, General Liability, Crime, Automobile and Excess/Umbrella Liability as well as our Workers’ Compensation coverage that renewed in January 2014. The Fred C. Church Insurance Agency of Lowell, MA continues as the Conference’s insurance broker, providing service on claims, loss prevention, risk management and general insurance questions. The August 2013 claim year has gone well with lower claims to date through January 2014 of 21%, compared to the previous 3 years when we had loss ratio of 110%, 129% and 54% in the Property/Liability Package. As this report was being prepared in February, we had 14 claims for property damage due to the extreme cold temperatures experienced in January 2014 with loss reserves of $284,218. We hope that the incurred losses do not exceed this amount. The Insurance Committee would like to remind all churches that with Church Mutual, each church will have its own Blanket Limit for all building values and contents plus a 25% cushion. It is more critical than ever that each church is insured for full replacement cost. During the past year, the Fred C. Church Insurance Agency has been in contact with those churches that we believe are 50%-60% underinsured. We want to do everything possible to be sure that no individual church suffers a major property loss without carrying adequate limits to pay for repairing, replacing or rebuilding any church property. The Insurance Committee continues to monitor local church payments of their insurance billings. We challenge every church to make payments on time and in full. The committee thanks all of the churches that paid their premium in full by October 15, 2013 with the 9% discount or enrolled in the Automatic Clearinghouse Account process with a 7% discount through the OAS and Vanco Services, LLC. We also want to thank all the churches that faithfully pay their premiums each year. For the upcoming August 1, 2014 renewal period, the Insurance Committee, with the help of the Fred C. Church Insurance Agency, our broker, will provide the best coverage and rate possible for the 2014/2015 renewal period. The Insurance Committee would like to thank the Fred C. Church Insurance Agency for all that they do for our Conference and especially working with all the churches in the Conference either by phone, email or a personal visit, if necessary.
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Over the 18 years that the Unit Plan has been available to all churches in the Conference they have been able to use the savings in premiums to carry out more mission and ministry within our conference and around the world. The Conference Unit Insurance Plan is an example of our connectional life as a conference and how together, with God’s help, we can do more than we can do separately. Grace and Peace, LaVergne Randolph, Co-Chair Bruce Maxwell, Co-Chair
MCH, Inc. - Rockland, Maine
MCH was blessed with an active and exciting year in service to seniors, disabled individuals and others who tend to “fall between the cracks” here in Mid-coast Maine. We helped approximately 3,000 people in their quest to remain independent, mobile and active in their communities. Residents at the Methodist Conference Home, Rankin Center, Stevens House and the other housing that we manage, lived in safe, well-maintained and affordable housing. Basic services like meals, housekeeping, grocery shopping, laundry and emergency call buttons were available to those who need a little help to live independently. Our skilled and knowledgeable services coordinators helped them to find other services that they needed at local medical, social service and governmental agencies. Those who needed help getting around town could make use of a variety of transportation programs offered by our transportation subsidiary. Demand in the community for the Meals on Wheels program that we operate in Knox County continued to be high. Despite cuts in federal funding we were able to serve all who requested meals. We have always been blessed with a solid corps of dependable, kind volunteers, who not only deliver meals, but take a few moments to chat with recipients and get to know them. The volunteers alert our staff to any situations that require a little extra care. The anticipated change in how Medicaid transportation is provided in Maine took place in August. It was a very rough transition for Medicaid members who had to get used to a whole new system of finding rides to their medical appointments. It was also a rough transition for Coastal Trans, our transportation subsidiary. We provided far fewer rides in the second half of the year. We closed a dispatch office and reduced staffing. Fortunately we were able to accomplish this mostly through attrition, with very few layoffs. At the same time that our Medicaid programs were struggling, our new Transportation Coupon Program grew rapidly. Under this program people with disabilities are able to use local taxi companies and only pay half of the fare themselves. This program has proved to be very popular and helpful, providing easier and more flexible access to transportation even on nights and weekends. We have been told by the Department of Transportation that we may expand the program next year to all seniors, regardless of whether or not they have a disability. With increased staffing and greater volunteer involvement, our fundraising and development programs were very successful. We were able to increase donated income by another 33%. The MCH Neighbor Foundation has laid a good foundation for our fundraising efforts in the future and provided excellent leadership for this very important part of our efforts. Many of the programs we operate are dependent on additional funding to match grant funds and federal and state funds. We continue to see reductions in federal and state funding, so the need for donated income continues to grow. We have set an ambitious target for fundraising for next year with plans to increase fundraising by 40%. We have begun in a small way to build an endowment for the organization. One of our very first endowed funds was a $10,000 fund to support enrichment activities for our residents. This fund was established by the Rev. Linda Campbell- Marshall in honor of her mother, Millie Campbell, who was a long-time resident of the Methodist Conference Home. We are blessed to have the support of the New England Annual Conference in the work that we do, especially in the form of the Methodist clergy and laity who give their time and talents to shape the direction of this organization. Methodist Conference Home, Inc. Board of Directors Name Representing Class of 2014 Pastor Elizabeth Bilodeau Methodist Clergy Jeffrey Nims Methodist Laity Class of 2015 Jane Sturgeon Methodist Laity
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Rev. George Hodgkins Methodist Clergy Timothy Dresser Community Class of 2016 Lark Blum Community Jeanette Perry Community Class of 2017 Jennifer Curran Methodist Clergy Jo Anne Parker Methodist Laity Carole Martin Community Ex Officio Charlotte Gulezian Coastal Trans Board Chair Rev. Beverly Stenmark Mid Maine District Superintendent Rev. Lee Karker, Executive Director
MISSIONS & EARLY RESPONSE TEAMS
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 While 2013 has been a year of transition in the leadership of our volunteer United Methodist Volunteers in Mission and Disaster Response programs, God has blessed us with both new leaders and the continued involvement of our long-time former leaders. We were pleased to have Gerard Piscitelli of Wesley UMC in Worcester, MA, step forward to replace Doug Spanks who wanted to retire after many years as the conference disaster response coordinator, but has offered to have continued involvement on a district level. I thank Doug for his selfless contribution and welcome Gerard’s enthusiasm and experience in mission. Gerard was called upon soon after his Annual Conference introduction to respond to Lebanon, NH’s flooding, along with Dave Stackpole and several teams from our conference. He also filled a last-minute need for an adult chaperone for another church’s Appalachia Service Project team later in the summer, then last fall he went on a mission journey to Guatemala. After a year-long search, two mission-passionate people from Maine agreed to share the role of conference United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) coordinators, taking on part of Dave Stackpole’s significant dual role as UMVIM and Early Response Team (ERT) trainer and Conference UMVIM & ERT Coordinator. Susan Baker of Readfield UMC and Jeff Munson of Brunswick UMC are the conference UMVIM coordinators focusing on the broader context of missions along with long-term disaster recovery in the conference, while I have taken on the ERT Coordinator’s role. Please help me welcome Susan and Jeff, who have taken mission trips or led teams to Haiti, Zambia, the Gulf Coast, and led work teams at Camp Mechuwana in Maine. Thanking Dave, a twenty-year veteran UMVIM leader who is truly one of a kind, is not easy. His leadership spans mission trips to Puerto Rico, Slidell and New Orleans, LA and Haiti, setting up the conference’s first ERT trainings, recruiting ERT-trained groups to respond after Hurricanes Katrina and Irene and other disasters, to help build Good Shepherd church in Grey, ME and a bunk house at Down East Maine Mission with John Blackadar, a former NH District Superintendent. Dave also credits John with helping him establish two conference churches as Mission Central HUBs to collect UMCOR cleaning buckets and health and other kits and certify them as properly constructed before delivery to Mission Central. We worked in 2013 to expand the number of collection points around the conference in response to Hurricane Sandy and a list of those churches can be found on our website under Missions & Disaster Response. I took my UMCOR Team Leader Training from Dave this past year and appreciate his considerable wisdom and his mentoring. With a new leadership team in place, we instituted a Disaster Response and UMVIM Steering Committee as an advisory group for Missions and as a way to help orient the new leaders. This group has helped to update our portion of the website to make it easier to find resources for mission or disaster recovery, worked to develop a presentation to take to churches seeking someone to speak about UMVIM or disaster response and is working on ways to help individuals join mission teams – either at the district or the conference level. Working with the Director of Connectional Ministries, we found a less expensive alternative for background checks required of badged ERTs through our conference insurance program, which offers us a discounted rate.
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One of my goals since becoming the part-time missions’ coordinator was to institute a detailed expense tracking system and reimbursement procedures for disbursing UMCOR grant monies. With the help of the treasurer’s office, that was accomplished this year and will make UMCOR reporting easier in the future. It has already helped as we closed out the UMCOR grant from the Massachusetts tornados. We called on ERTs in the conference to standby once this year during the flooding in Lebanon, NH. We planned for some ERT and UMVIM trainings in 2014 and aim to get new trainers certified, in order to offer more classes. I continue part-time with the NY Annual Conference as their Sandy Recovery Volunteer Coordinator and thank the New England Conference teams that continued to serve in our own conference, in NY and around the world. May God bless each of you to be a blessing to someone else. Barbara Burnside
MOSCOW UNITED METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY TASK FORCE
As I write this, the Winter Olympics are going on in Sochi, Russia. There has been much discussion about the threat of terrorism, increased oppression in Russia, and the negative attitude toward homosexuals. At the same time, the civil conflict that has spread throughout Ukraine is continuing. Will Ukraine become closer to Russia or to the West? All these questions show the struggle going on throughout Eurasia and the importance of the United Methodist Church in these countries and especially of the Moscow Theological Seminary that uses the United Methodist academic resources of our seminaries in the United States to train the pastors throughout the countries of the former Soviet Union that are now called Eurasia. The goal is not to Westernize these people but to provide the theological resources needed to form communities of compassion, justice, and faith. We can also build a single global community as an example to the world as a whole of how to live in peace among cultural differences. The United Methodist Church is one of largest global churches being present in all areas of the world, making that both a challenge and an opportunity. The Moscow Theological Seminary can enable us as a church to meet that challenge and fulfill the opportunity. At last year’s Annual Conference we held a learning center attended by over twenty people explaining the Seminary and the importance of its role in the Eurasian countries. Then, having been asked by the President Nikolaev of the Seminary to become part of the Board of Trustees, I attended my first meeting in Moscow. Half of the Board is made up of Americans, both from United Methodist seminaries and from Annual Conferences, and of Eurasians, all local pastors. Bishop Eduard Khegay of the Eurasian Annual Conference, whose ancestry is Korean, grew up in Central Asia, and received his seminary education in the United States, chairs the Board. Recently the Russian government certified the Seminary as an educational institution removing one of the major barriers it has been facing. The Board also set a goal of raising $4,000,000 to establish an endowment and provide scholarships. Since there is not a tradition of education institutions raising their own funds or of students paying for their own higher education, the endowment and scholarship funds is crucial. It also shows the importance of our Annual Conference meeting our $50,000 goal. This year we will reach out to interested churches and individuals to reach the goal. With several other important financial campaigns going on in our Annual Conference, it is not an easy task regardless of its importance. All people and churches wanting to be involved can contact me at [email protected]. Sam Johnson, Chair
NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE MISSION u
Greetings from the New England Conference Dean for 2013 Mission u. Please note the name change from School of Christian Mission to Mission u effective as of 2013. On behalf of Mission u I did submit a Resolution to New England Conference, see Resolutions, uplifting a request that every church in the conference set aside funds as part of their budget to fund scholarships for attendance to Mission u. Please note that scholarships are also available from your local UMW units, the District UMW, and/or the Conference UMW – in that order. Requests should be made thru the Presidents of each of these organizations. The 2013 Mission u event took place at Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire from July 26th-July 28th, 2013 with approximately 120 in attendance. Our opening worship was presided over by Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar. We extend a sincere thank you to the Bishop and his wife, Prema, for sharing their time with us. We also express thank you to missionary, Belinda Forbes, who shared greetings from Nicaraugua as well as information about what her work
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is there; her emphasis was on Poverty. On Saturday we had an opportunity to join with the Korean community in worship with communion, music and fellowship. Thank you to JiYoung Jin, the Rev. Yoo-Yun Cho-Chang and the Korean community. The studies for 2013 were: Poverty facilitated by Deaconess Lucie Fortier; Sacramental Living & Walking Justly facilitated by the Rev. Wanda Santos-Perez; Roma of Europe facilitated by Roberta Bragan; Children’s study, Immigration facilitated by Tammi Verity and Fran Grenier. The Korean Study, Living Sacramentally & Walking Justly was facilitated by the Rev. Yoo-Yun Cho-Chang. I wish to express a special thank you to the Mission u team – it takes a full working team to make Mission u “A Glory To GOD” & God’s presence was present! The 2014 Mission u will be held at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire from July 25th – 27th, 2014. In 2014 we will be adding a One- Day Latino event in addition to the One- Day Korean and English events we have been offering. This offering will be headed up by Rev. Wanda Santos-Perez and we look forward to this new addition. The 2014 courses being offered are: Geographic: The Roma of Europe facilitated by Leeda Marsh; Social Issues: the Church & Disabilities facilitated by the Rev. Will Green; Spiritual Growth: How Is It With Your Soul? facilitated by the Rev. Kim Kie; Children: Disabilities facilitated by Tammi Verity and Fran Grenier. Our mission emphasis will be “Say No To Malaria”. Please make your local units aware and be prepared to support this mission financially in 2014. Registration forms will be available on the New England Conference and District websites by March 1, 2014. Please note that we will be charging a $50 upfront, non-refundable fee at the time of registration. This fee will be part of the full registration fee. We look forward to seeing you in July of 2014! Marie MacDougall, Dean and Peg Swett, Acting Assistant Dean
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST REGIONAL MINISTRY Springfield, MA February 26, 2014
I. Introduction: New Hope United Methodist Regional Ministry (New Hope) is a collaborative urban ministry serving the greater Springfield area. New Hope named after the former merged congregation New Hope United Methodist Church (Liberty Street and Chicopee Falls) was founded in 2009 for the purpose of organizing greater Springfield United Methodists for urban mission and ministry. The participating congregations are Springfield churches Trinity United Methodist, Wesley United Methodist and the mission congregation of La Resturacion. Greater Springfield congregations include St. Paul’s United Methodist located in Ludlow, Faith United Methodist in Chicopee and East Longmeadow United Methodist. A recent and welcomed addition to the regional ministry is the newly organized greater Springfield Brazilian mission outreach ministry. II. Funding Report: The New Hope 2013 mission and ministry year included the following: • The New Hope board approved the advance funding of $11,500 in order to access an equal amount in UMCOR funds allocated for tornado relief efforts in Springfield. By providing the front end funds New Hope was able to partner with UMCOR and Rebuilding Together Springfield to assist five Springfield families who were not eligible for additional assistance to cover tornado damage and loss. Rebuilding Together Springfield, a well established non-profit providing housing rehabilitation assistance to low income families, arranged for the purchase of replacement furniture, appliances and bedding items. Additionally, Rebuilding Together Springfield contracted for the repair of windows, ceilings, a chimney and a garage door replacement. Once completed the project costs were reimbursed to New Hope by the Annual Conference accessing the UMCOR funding. • The New Hope board approved and provided an emergency grant in the amount of $2,373.47 to the Springfield Rescue Mission to assist with the securing of a Mission residence building after a 2012 gas explosion severely damaged the property. • The New Hope board approved and provided a grant in the amount of $20,000 to contract with Community Legal Aid, Springfield, MA for a full-time AmeriCorps immigration attorney and part-time supervision attorneys for the Springfield Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) clinic housed at Trinity UMC. By providing these initial funds for the clinic New Hope was able to access a $10,000 reimbursement in Annual Conference appropriated JFON funds. • The New Hope board requested that the Trustees of the Annual Conference invest $100,000 of New Hope funds with Common Capital Community First Fund for a period of three years. These invested funds will be used to
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provide loans to local businesses and community projects that do not qualify for traditional bank loans. The New Hope board saw the Common Capital investment as a way to return and invest United Methodist dollars in the greater Springfield area after the closing of the New Hope United Methodist Church. III. Narrative Report: The New Hope board is an active coalition of lay and clergy members from the greater Springfield United Methodist Churches. Wesley and Trinity United Methodist Churches form the core congregations and are funded by the New Hope board to support the congregation’s local ministries (after-school programs, prison ministry and outreach ministries.) Additionally, New Hope provides support for the administration of the JFON clinic and organizing of funding and volunteers for the annual Rebuilding Together Springfield neighborhood revitalization campaign. The New Hope board is developing by-laws for the future organization of this vital urban ministry. The New Hope board looks forward to future community partnerships and the connectional strength of the greater Springfield United Methodist faith community. Respectfully submitted and in Christian Service on behalf of the New Hope Board, Gary Richards
NICARAGUA PLANNING COMMITTEE
“Each of you has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well.” 1 Peter 4:10 Your New England Conference Nicaragua Covenant has been living out this command day in and day out for 27 years. The Covenant is the hands and feet of Christ, serving marginalized people in Nicaragua by providing medicine, food, education, sanitation, clean water, self-sufficiency, and hospitality for mission teams. Our mission: Transformed by the Holy Spirit, the Nicaragua Covenant develops, facilitates, and supports programs of compassion, justice, and mercy that enhance the lives of our brothers and sisters in Nicaragua. The covenant supports programs in five areas. Here are the achievements for 2013: We feed the hungry- Nutritious rice/soy meals were served to 450 elementary school children in 6 communities, 3 times each week. For many of the children it is the only nutritious meal they receive that day. An adult community center also receives assistance. Five community gardens which we established help supplement the food packets. We educate children- We financially support 13 teachers in 6 primary schools teaching 780 children. Scholarships were provided to 25 high school students and 20 university or tech school students. Several students who have been beneficiaries of assistance since early grade school are now pursuing engineering degrees at the university with our assistance. Teams from Conference have renovated and resupplied five schools in the last several years. We provide health care- Our mobile health clinic reaches 60 rural villages and urban barrios. In 2013 the clinic provided 20,112 medical and 4,896 dental patient visits. All services are without charge. A clinic manager and nurse were added to our staff in 2013 to improve services. The clinic team, consisting of a medical doctor, a dentist, a nurse, and a coordinator leave our home base on Tuesday morning and travel to remote villages, returning Friday evening. A separate team visits villages closer to Managua on Saturdays. We provide sustainable development- Our water and sanitation projects target the underlying causes for premature deaths in children and many of the diseases our mobile health clinic treats. Our medical staff identifies villages with serious water issues and we partner with El Porvenir, a non-profit based in Colorado, to engineer a solution. Congregations in the NEAC have adopted projects and raised the funds for the materials. The people in the village provide all the labor. In 2013 we completed our third water and sanitation project. In the village of Las Mercedes a water catchment system was built high up on a hill and the villagers hand dug a 3 foot deep trench for 1.3 miles to bring clean water to their children. The village leaders report a dramatic reduction in childhood illness. Our 2014 project will be in San Benito, where 800 people are without potable water and the wells they do have run dry between the rainy seasons. We promote Women’s economic development and self-sufficiency- Women’s dignity is lifted enormously when they learn a marketable skill. We support sewing schools in Colonia, Leon, Nandasmo, and Managua. In 2013 the schools graduated 40 women, providing them with the skills they sought to help them be self-sufficient. Many of them will sell their own creations or work in the Free Trade Zone, where their skill is highly valued. Some graduates are self-employed producers connected with Spirit Wind, a nonprofit selling their creations here in New England.
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We provide a home base for mission teams- In 2013 we finished renovating a beautiful 6 bedroom home acquired through a special gift from a trust which embraces our work, and the entire cost was borne by the trust. Quinta Amanecer is our mission headquarters which hosts visiting mission teams, has a training/conference center, and is the home of our mobile medical clinic. The members of your Nicaragua Covenant are grateful to the NEAC churches and private trusts which have taken action to confront the injustice, exploitation, and oppression so prevalent in Nicaragua. Our service is limited only by the generosity of our supporters. On behalf of the committee: Bill Taylor, Chairperson Sandy Melius, Co-chair Kevin McNally, Executive Director www.nicargaucovenant.org
OFFICE OF CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Congregational Development is a holistic approach to the development and growth of a congregations ministries, participation, and impact on its community and world. This work continues to be a collaborative effort, including District Ministry Team, District Superintendents, District New Church Start Committees, our Parish Consulting Network, and several others. Highlights of the work this past year include: • 2013 Ripple Effect (School of Cong. Development): This past year’s event saw 128 different churches participating, a 19% increase over any of the previous 5 years. • Overseeing the Together for Tomorrow and Urban Ministry grant process. In 2013 the grants supported 14 different projects in a variety of settings. • Continuing to identify and deploy pastors to start new churches. In 2013 our Conference saw 5 new starts in a variety of contexts. In addition, one recent new start launched a second site in September 2013. In early 2014 we are assessing at least 5 potential planters and expect to launch additional new churches in the coming months. • In support of both new church starts and turn-around situations, 15 pastors are receiving coaching to give them the opportunity to more deeply explore calling, ministry, and the leadership skills necessary to lead a congregation to greater missional impact in its community. • The Lay Missionary Planters Network (LMPN), a system of identifying, training and deploying lay people to launch new faith communities continues to expand. Two additional churches began using the LMPN training material to expand the network. In early 2014 we launched another network in northern New Hampshire and there are plans to continue to launch new networks in new places to reach new people throughout the year. • The Hebrews 11 process is now fully in place and implemented. The Board of Congregational and Community Development receives proposals each fall and spring. In 2013, over $400,000 was distributed in both urban and non-urban areas, to support the work of both existing congregations and new church starts. • 2013 saw the implementation of the “Ministry Action Potential Study.” This is a process developed by Rev. Phil Maynard and Rev. Jeff Stiggins in the Florida Annual Conference that helps churches “Discover the Possibilities” by exploring their current reality and then make decisions related to the missional opportunities in front of them. As of this writing, 9 churches have used the process with more churches already scheduled. There are of course new things in the works in the area congregational development. Among them are: • Once again we’ll offer Ripple Effect November 14 - 15, 2014 at Grace Chapel. Our keynote speaker will be Jack Levinson, New Testament professor at Seattle Pacific University. He’ll be joined by his wife Priscilla Pope-Levinson. Our worship design leader (who will also lead 4 important workshops on worship is Cathy Townley. More information is available at www.rippleeffectne.com along with details on how to register your team. • The Northeast Jurisdiction will offer Launchpad, a church planter bootcamp. Launchpad becomes even more important as we prepare lay people through the LMPN process. Exact dates are being figured out but it will be either in August or September. • A team has been working hard on developing the Urban Ministry Training Program. This training program is modeled after the work of John Vincent at the Urban Theological Unit in Sheffield, England, a training that many of our churches used to transform their ministry during the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Our first cohort groups launched in May 2014 and we expect good things as we focus on ministry in our urban settings. Submitted in grace and peace, Rick McKinley, Director of Congregational Development
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PREACHERS’ AID SOCIETY OF NEW ENGLAND Serving Our Pastors Since 1832
2013 has been a wonderful year for the Society and its mission. 2014 brings even more promise. Here are some of the things we celebrate and hope that all of you in our Annual Conference will join us in a chorus to God for ministries well begun and almost done. Together for Tomorrow. With our final payment of over $400,000.00 to the New England Annual Conference this year, the Preachers’ Aid Society will fulfill its commitment of $2,500,000.00 for the Retiree Health Care portion of our Together for Tomorrow Capital Campaign. For generations to come, our retired pastors and surviving spouses will have resources available to help supplement the cost of medical care in the “Golden Years.” Not only does this complete our Campaign commitment, it also marks a total of $5,500,000.00 that the Preachers’ Aid Society has given to this effort including gifts given prior to the sustaining fund. The health of our retired pastors has always been at the top of our mission and ministry and we are grateful to God for allowing us to make a very significant impact in this area. Because They Serve. Ten years ago, your Preachers’ Aid Society started on a bold venture to create a small supply of retirement housing for our pastors that was affordable, comfortable and environmentally noteworthy. This spring we will complete the first two phases of this and will have, in total, 29 homes in two states. Wesley Woods, in Gilford, New Hampshire, is a joint effort with Deaconess Abundant Life Communities. There are 8 homes for retirees there. Wesley by the Sea in Wells, Maine will be completed as this Annual Conference convenes with 21 additional homes. In addition, we have completed construction of an attractive Community Building where retirees can gather for fellowship and small groups can meet. This summer the main offices of the Preachers’’ Aid Society will relocate to that facility. Both of these communities have only been possible because your churches and pastors along with our retirees and Board of Directors have supported our program generously. This summer we will begin the final effort in our Because They Serve Capital Campaign which will allow us to pay off and maintain the affordability of these homes for present and future retirees. We will continue our programs of local Church capital campaign partnerships which have raised over $1,426,000.00 for local capital needs and we will move into the final phase of working with active pastors and local congregations that do not need special campaigns but are willing to pitch in and help us reach our goal. You will be hearing more about these now and in the months to come. In all of this, United Methodists throughout New England have been loving and generous to the work of education, housing, visitation and emergency assistance which are the core programs of our Society. We thank you and we thank God for the wonderful work we are able to do in and through your support. Respectfully Submitted by: David M. MacMahon Thomas J. Gallen President – Board of Directors Executive Director
ROLLING RIDGE RETREAT AND CONFERENCE CENTER
“Rolling Ridge is beautiful, the staff helpful and it seems to have the programs I need…even when I don’t realize I need them.” This guest summed up the ministry of Rolling Ridge. We say we are “a true oasis of quiet beauty, gracious hospitality and transforming programs.” We do offer peace in a world of busyness and stress, silence in the midst of noise and competing voices, and the simple beauty of woods and water away from bright lights and blinking screens. We provide time to listen, space to rest, places to worship, dream, plan, and play. We continue to offer the hospitality of Christ to individuals and groups who are often mind-weary and body-tired. By God’s grace, 7,050 people renewed their spirit at Rolling Ridge. This year we celebrated 65 years of ministry with a glorious afternoon tea, music and presentations. Dr. Mary Elizabeth Moore, Dean of BU School of Theology, gave the keynote address and Rev. Jim Todd received the first Loaves and Fishes Award for simple acts of faithfulness and compassion. Additionally, we celebrated our landscape designer with a state-wide symposium on Fletcher Steele with 5 nationally known presenters. Nearly 35 programs were offered during 2013, including a sold out Nurturing Passionate Spirituality Day with a keynote by Bishop Devadhar. Our popular retreat series, "A Day Apart for Busy People" offers monthly opportunities to grow in faith
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and witness. Sixteen people completed Gateways to God, a two-year training program in spiritual direction and congregational formation in June. Our annual peace and inter-faith program brought Imam Suhaib Webb from the Islamic Cultural Center of Boston to speak on the way ahead for peace in our multi-cultural world. His presentation was keenly appreciated after the events of the Boston bombing. Still Waters, our new monthly Sunday Evening Contemplative Worship Experience began in September with 50 people. We continue to provide meeting space for many Conference groups, particularly Board of Ordained Ministry, Residency in Ministry and Licensing School as future church leadership is guided and taught. Local UM churches hold retreats and picnics here, as they have for 65 years. New improvements to our facilities include repaired fire escapes, a new refrigerator, new outside benches and an indoor labyrinth. Summer picnics and pool events, and a day camp for 300 children from Lawrence Community Day Care, kept us busy in the summer. In the winter, we served a Christmas lunch and gave presents to residents of a homeless shelter in Haverhill. The Board of Directors, with blessing of the Council of Finance and Administration, has begun, Restore, Rebuild, Renew - The Campaign for Rolling Ridge, to raise $4.2 million to increase the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, add an elevator and accessibility to our facilities, create a dining patio overlooking the lake, add and revamp meeting rooms and fix the Fountain. Beginning a new Center for Spirituality and Leadership with a focus on spiritual renewal, leadership development and church revitalization is a key element in the Capital Campaign. Please think of us first when you plan a church overnight retreat, a personal retreat or a weekend picnic. Do plan early since weekends are very popular and we are often booked 6-9 months in advance. Please continue to hold us in your prayers as the Capital Campaign progresses (we have raised in cash and pledges over $700,000) and we accomplish the vision of the Master Plan the Conference prepared in 2003. Check out the programs on our website and sign up to receive our bi-weekly news from Rolling Ridge. Most of all, come to the Ridge this “a true oasis of quiet beauty, gracious hospitality and transforming programs.” As a Conference Advance Special, we are so grateful for your gifts. Thank you! We abide in your prayers and we give thanks to God for sharing ministry with you in New England and beyond. Larry Peacock, Executive Director
SEXUAL ETHICS RESPONSE/INTERVENTION TEAM
As the Response/Intervention Team reported in prior years, our actions as a team continue to be grounded in our theological foundation - “The church of Jesus Christ is created to be one community … [and] when any part of the community is injured physically, emotionally, spiritually, or relationally, the well-being of the whole community is violated and all suffer. Therefore… those [in leadership] must hold the role and its responsibilities in sacred trust – Do no harm and be faithful to the love of God.” The Team also remembers Jesus’ words and his operating principles of healing – “Do you want to be healed?” and accountability – “Go and sin no more.” The New England Annual Conference Response/Intervention Team responds and intervenes in lay and clergy sexual ethics issues. We also respond to calls surrounding sex offenders in worship – how does the church remain open, grace- filled, and safe? More and more of these concerns come to the R/I Team for resourcing and help. Clergy sexual misconduct cases continue to decline in number, but they do remain. We have not received a lay misconduct case this year. We hope this decline is because of increasing education around sexual misconduct, its prevention, and a deepened understanding of the sacred trust placed upon clergy and church leaders in their service to their people either in the church or their extension ministries. The conference continues to use the services of a forensic psychologist for both evaluation of the respondent and for intervention guidance for cases the bishop decides should go forward. The report from the forensic evaluation of the respondent remains in the confidence of the bishop at his will for his final disposition of the case. Rev. Dr. William Barter is that psychologist, who also led the R/I Team training in March 2014 with resources from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). In January 2014, Bishop Devadhar conducted an all-day meeting for the Cabinet, leadership team, chair of the R/I Team, a Team member, conference chancellor, and chancellor from New Jersey for discussion and to hear thoughts and suggestions from Garlinda Burton, former general secretary of the Commission on the Status and Role of Women and current consultant on sexual ethics for the denomination. One of Garlinda’s insights to us was that we in New England have
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one of the best Sexual Ethics policies in the country. We will be taking her suggestions for “perfection” and working on that policy throughout the next year. New lay and clergy members continue to join the Response/Intervention Team while some leave due to other responsibilities. The Team holds as a priority the diversity of its membership – ethnic heritage, age, gender, clergy, and laity. We are called together in the spring and in the fall for training around various issues that arise from cases and in response to new chargeable offenses, including those related to social media as defined in the current Book of Discipline. The R/I Team also works toward prevention. Licensing School and New Pastors' Orientation participants hear the theological foundations undergirding sexual ethics and the damage violations do to victim-survivors, congregations, and even church leaders – both clergy and laity. Marilyn Robb continues to serve on the national Inter-Agency Sexual Ethics Task Force which allows New England to be among the first to receive resources from the denomination and to offer materials and insights back to the denomination. Staff changes in sexual ethics at the general church level as well as changes in our own conference leave the leadership of sexual ethics in transition and open to new possibilities. A quadrennial denominational summit on sexual ethics, organized by the IASETF originally scheduled for January 2015 has been postponed to the fall of 2016 due to all the personnel changes and General Conference of 2016. We all continue to hold safety, justice, and mercy as a priority in the community of Jesus Christ that is the church. “In order to recover, you have to uncover.” America Anonymous by Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Marilyn Robb, R/I Team coordinator, and the NEAC R/I Team
SPIRIT WIND Your Fair Trade Marketing Cooperative
We give thanks to God and the Annual Conference for your support of our work. Having grown out of the former covenant relationship between Iglesia de Christo de Nicaragua and the New England Annual Conference, we are happy to be serving you and our sisters in Nicaragua. Our vision is to accompany people, especially women, in economically disadvantaged situations through development of “fair trade” enterprises. Our purpose is to market fair trade products from Nicaragua, to raise awareness among the economically privileged of New England, and to broaden and deepen partnerships with the people of Nicaragua. We had a year of growth thanks to your order of 300 name tag wallets for the 2013 Annual Conference session. Partnering with Eagle Wings, our sister cooperative formed by the sewing women of the Iglesia de Christo, we were able to supply these wallets for our Annual Conference session and have begun work on 300 more for this year's session. On a recent trip, we ordered about $3,000 in new merchandise and donated over $2,000 to various groups who are working with artisans, indigenous peasants, farmers, and at risk pregnant women to help them make a living, feed their families, and find health care. Other accomplishments include our first fair trade experience in Nicaragua. Seven conference members traveled to Nicaragua for a ten-day experience staying with members of a women's coffee bean cooperative, learning more about the process of making pottery, and helping to place the order with the Iglesia de Christo seamstresses. One of our trip participants had this to say about her experience: “We were not "tourists" but Christians from another country looking to take an interest in and be a part of what the folks there are trying to do to better their situation. I especially liked being able to spend an overnight with the local people, they are so hospitable.” – Marilyn Rohdin. Spirit Wind is planning a similar experience for January, 2015. Beginning in June of 2013, Spirit Wind made a change in our organization by inviting you to become members in our purchasing cooperative. This invitation has resulted in 20 members and two editions of our newsletter with another due out in March. Our goal is to have 100 members who elect a board and join together to support one another, encouraging more fair trade options. If you would like to become a member of our cooperative, or just find out more information, please email us at spiritwindne@gmail. Submitted by Sharon G.W. Jones.
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SPIRITUAL FORMATION INITIATIVE
“Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out.” The Message Romans 12:2 We are excited that in May 2013, 16 persons completed our first two-year training for individual or congregational spiritual direction. The program, called Gateways to God, is led by The Rev. Wendy Miller and is offered over the course of 6 retreats to both laity and clergy. The next Gateways to God has 21 participants registered who will begin in March 2014. The fifth annual Nurturing Passionate Spirituality Day was held in March with Bishop Devadhar delivering the morning address. This single day offers a wide variety of popular workshops for personal spiritual growth and for taking back to the congregations. The annual Clergy Spiritual Renewal Retreat was led by Revs. Susan Morrison and Cynthia Good. There was a good response to the rhythm of the retreat as they looked at “Living Mindfully through the Hours of the Day.” We look forward to welcoming Dr. Elaine Heath, author of The Mystic Way of Evangelism, as the retreat leader in 2014. The Spiritual Formation Initiative offers this retreat for our conference clergy annually with funding assistance from the Board of Ordained Ministry. At Annual Conference each year we equip the Prayer Room to provide a space for one to go for a quiet time to lift up matters of conference or other prayers. If you have not attended we encourage you to visit the Prayer Room in the Phillips Music Center. In 2013 we led the first “blessing of the space” before Annual Conference began, moving from building to building and lifting up prayers for the space we would use on campus during Conference. We were delighted to receive a Hebrews 11 Grant from Congregational Development for scholarships for laity to our programs. Not many were used in 2013 as we put our process together, but we have already approved a number at the end of 2013 for programs beginning in 2014. Churches have been signing up for our Fresh Air program, Deepening the Congregation’s Prayer Life. This three-hour program was developed by the Spiritual Formation Initiative to provide congregations with trained facilitators to lead specific modules. We are now doing some pilot presentations of Spirituality and Children and are looking for churches to try it out. Visit the Spiritual Formation Display at Conference to find out how to have Fresh Air offered at your church or go to “Spiritual Formation” (under Resources and Tools) on the conference website. On October 9-11, 2014, we will sponsor the Upper Room Three-Day Academy at Rolling Ridge. The Rev. Dr. Dwight Judy will lead us in “A Quiet Pentecost.” The three-day academy is not just teaching, but rather an experience of how one might live a life of deeper faith. If you haven’t been before, come and try it out. If you have, you will probably make room on your calendar. Scholarships will be available for up to 50% of the tuition for laity and local pastors not eligible for MEF. We are looking forward to offering another Retreat Leaders’ Training facilitated by Susan MacKenzie in 2014. Watch for more information. The Spiritual Formation Initiative continues to partner with Rolling Ridge as they host our meetings and offer a variety of programs inviting participants to step aside from busy lives and grow in their faith. More information on both Rolling Ridge and the Spiritual Formation Initiative programs can be found at their respective websites: www.rollingridge.org and www.neumc.org under “tools &resources”. The front hallway at Rolling Ridge reminds us of Jesus’ invitation in Mark 6:31 to “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” May your life be blessed with opportunities to rest in God’s love. Evie Doyon and Cathy MacGovern, Co-Chairs
STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE RESPONSE AND INTERVENTION TEAM
The Steering Committee [SC] coordinates, implements, and oversees the work of the Response and Intervention Team and implements strategies and policies in the area of prevention and education. The committee includes representatives from the Cabinet, Board of Ordained Ministry, Board of Laity, Parish Consultant Network, and Response and Intervention Team; the Bishop’s Assistant, Communications Director, Chancellor and Survivors. The SC meets twice per year at the beginning of the Response Team training events, and stays for the training. We are grateful for the wisdom and leadership of Marilyn Robb as the coordinator of the Response Team. This year we have experienced transition in the membership of the SC, including the convener. We give thanks for the gifted leadership of Jim McPhee and Evelyn Johnson Moore, who convened the SC for several years. The work of revising the current policies is ongoing, as is reviewing the work of the team. We were invited to participate with the Cabinet in an information event to
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learn from experts in the field how we can improve our policies/procedures, and will continue to make revisions that will improve this ministry. We anticipate our March meeting to begin planning for national training in 2015 as well as conference-wide quadrennial sexual ethics training (last training was in 2011). We will continue to work on ways of sharing the resources of the team as well as our misconduct policies with clergy and laity throughout the connection.
Erica Robinson-Johnson Assistant to the Bishop and Convener of the SC
STEWARDSHIP DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE
The Stewardship Development Task Force was recommended by the Bishop's Financial Summit, approved by the 2012 annual conference, and was charged to work with UMFNE to design, implement, and secure funding for a holistic-year- round plan for supporting and resourcing stewardship development in the local church. In particular, the task force was asked to a. Develop and promote quality stewardship resources, products, and services that are useful, accessible, and sustainable b. Consider forming a network of consultants or district teams who will work with UMFNE and connect at least once a year with each local church to discuss issues of stewardship and connect leaders to needed resources c. Establish collaboration with the churches to facilitate infusing stewardship into the life of the church d. Look for ways to work with existing church networks and establish new ‘natural’ networks e. Creatively utilize technology in the development of connectional networks and training resources throughout the Annual Conference. Since Sept. 2012, the Task Force has met regularly to implement the tasks that were assigned to the group. The first year we focused on collecting resources and programs that are offered by the United Methodist Foundation and the Preachers’ Aid Society. We have compiled resources that are available in the New England Conference and also at the General Board. And, we have explored ways to tap into current programs that are being offered through The United Methodist Foundation of New England, the Preachers’ Aid Society, and the General Board of Discipleship, including: webinars, online gatherings, consultations, and more. During the 2013 Annual Conference, we handed out surveys and were pleased to have over 300 surveys returned. The surveys were taken by 181 Laity, 104 clergy who are presently serving in a local church, and 19 clergy who are retired/special appointment. Most of the surveys were from churches that has 25-100 people but with good representation from small and large churches as well. There was a good representation among various budget sizes with middle sizes predominant. From these surveys, we have gleaned much useful information and are working to implement from our learnings. Unfortunately, our sample of churches with varying ethnicities was too small to draw statistical significance in the difference between churches with varying ethnicities in comparison with their stewardship ministry. Thus, the team decided to meet with ethnic churches and leaders to learn about how they understand stewardship, what their practices are, and what kind of resource they need. It is our hope to gather enough data and information by the 2015 Annual Conference to have several recommendations to present. This report has been approved for submission by the Stewardship Task Force.
Sandra Bonnette-Kim, Chair Task Force Members: William Burnside, Oscar Harrell, Bob Hill, Kim Hornung-Marcy, Bonnie Marden, Jim Mentzer, Gary Richards, Erica Robinson-Johnson, Kristin White, and Kim Yeasir
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STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAM Preconference Journal Report
Our approach: Our approach to strategic planning prioritizes forming a desirable vision of the future and then identifying necessary elements to bring that vision to fruition. From the beginning of our committee’s work, we have tried to avoid the allure of solving problems as we identify them and have tried instead to be faithful to this approach to strategic planning. As we have shared in past reports, our approach is based on consulting with author and strategist Gil Rendle. Once again, we invite the Conference to remember that the wilderness is a time to process deep, different, and difficult changes- such a journey is part of the way into the promises of God. The wilderness experience is not merely an experience of loss and fear, but a time of remembering purpose and seeking a new future. We continue to affirm and be guided by the vision statement of our Conference, five areas of critical focus for New England and the mission of the UMC. Our approach to strategic planning is centered on the images of Joshua and the people of God crossing the Jordan (Joshua 3-4) and Peter’s brief but faithful walk on the water with Jesus (Matthew 14: 22-32). Listening to the New England Annual Conference: This year we have focused on listening to the conference through a broad series of interviews, meetings and conversations with various parts of the conference including: a majority of districts, Board of Ordained Ministry, Vision Table, the Cabinet, Spiritual Formation Initiative Team, the Parish Consultants Network, and clergy. We identified diverse groups of leaders throughout the conference to ask their input on what our future should be, what is working or what is not working in our life together. We have learned that there is an enormous variety of passions, frustrations and directions coming from a very large assortment of committees, cultures, perspectives and areas with no clear leadership uniting them. As we vision in the wilderness, it is clearly time for leaders to take first steps that create new possibilities. Based on what we heard: Although we are now in the second year of a process that was intended to be completed in just one year, as of this preconference report, we are still working on solidifying potential changes to our current structure and operation. We anticipate no major changes to the overall framework of our organization within the next two years. Some of the key areas for our focus that have clearly emerged include: Spirituality: There is a drastic need for spiritual awakening in our church that would renew our life through a commitment to spiritual formation on all levels of our life together as a conference. Leadership: We are not convinced that our current recruitment, development, encouragement, and support for leadership are adequate for a renewed future. Connection: We feel it is essential to either redefine the role of the District Superintendency as a regional management or refocus our understanding that this administrative position is the nexus of all mission in our denomination. We continue to ask how we are to recover our connectional identity through smaller, contextual, and more effective units? In the coming months before Annual Conference: Although we have discussed changes to the structure and operation of our Conference, our most ambitious planning has been found too unrealistic for implementation. The current district structure – both numbers of districts and staff serving each area – will remain in place until at least 2016. We would suggest that the Cabinet work over the next two years to develop a re-structured superintendency system, which meets the changing needs of our ministry in New England. We also intend to bring a framework to organize, streamline, and align our various boards, agencies, and committees. Given that this committee was appointed as a departing gesture by our former Bishop from a convened financial summit at the end of the last quadrennium, we continue to feel the need to match our strategic planning with a still- developing relationship with our current Bishop and other leaders. Will Green
TREASURER
It is a joy to work with the spirit-filled men and women who make up the New England Conference (NEC). I am thankful for the creativity, compassion and heart for our shared ministry. I believe this feeling of partnership is Spirit-led and adds great dimension to the Conference staff’s ability to work effectively on churches’ behalf.
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One of the pleasures of being your Treasurer and at the same time a challenge are the variety of issues, such as, the recent IRS requirement on “Responsible Party,” the implications of the Affordable Care Act, the additional grants for the mission in Nicaragua, and helping our local church leaders with their own new challenges. Financially, receipts from Mission Shares were $5,923,000 and were higher than 2012 by $75,000 or 1.3%. This represented 78.9% of our Mission Share budget, a 0.4 percentage point increase from 2012 and 1.6 percentage point increase from 2011. By utilizing a small amount from its reserves, the conference was able to boost its World Missions’ payment to 80% or $1,262,000. We were pleased to continue to pay 100% of our apportionments for Africa University and over $92,000 in special Sunday offerings (Human Relations Day, One Great Hour of Sharing, Native American Ministries, Peace with Justice Sunday, World Communion Sunday and United Methodist Student Day). In 2013, the conference’s mission-share operations had an $80,000 gain to its reserves. We did, however, use $93,000 of reserves to help fund Camp Aldersgate and Rolling Ridge Retreat Center expenses. There were 25 churches in 2013 that paid more than 100% in Missions Shares billed and the conference had 336 churches in the 100% or greater category. I want to thank you for your commitment in supporting the work of the conference. We still continue to receive pledges for the Together for Tomorrow Campaign and by the end of 2013, had over $14.4 million in pledges and $12.0 million in pledge payments. A total of $3.8 million had been distributed back to local churches to support their ministries and more than $6.0 million had been disbursed to the five conference ministry initiatives. Health Insurance and Pension Costs continue to claim a disproportionate share of conference and local church resources, both financial and human. These costs are higher than the conference’s operating expenses, as more than $9.1 million was paid to the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits (GBOPHB) for both retired clergy’s health insurance and active clergy’s health and pensions. I am pleased to say that the markets continued to climb last year. As a result, the value of the plan’s assets also increased, allowing the Pre-82 Pension plan to continue partially funding retiree health care costs. As many of you know, the GBOPHB is exiting from providing a supplemental health insurance plan to retirees. By the time Annual Conference occurs, your Conference Board of Pensions will be presenting an alternative plan for our retirees. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our chancellor, Bill Hewig, for his quiet, yet critical service to this conference through his legal expertise. His job is to limit the conference’s exposure to legal risks, but he brings so much more to the table, as he understands that church is about relationships, not just the rules of law and he seeks problem- solving resolutions with that in mind. For his willingness to give a quick opinion to local churches and steer them in a helpful direction, for his sharp, realistic and well-informed legal mind, for his understanding of our churches’ mission, the way he considers all sides of an issue and adds a reasonable perspective, I am eternally grateful. It is also my pleasure to acknowledge the considerable contribution, dedication and Christian principles reflected everyday in our conference staff. I very much appreciate the ministry and spirit of common purpose from: Debbie Cannella, Remittance Specialist Steve Hart, Financial Services Manager Glenna Keleher, Administrative Assistant Joy Mueller, Statistician Thelma Phelan, Benefits Assistant Janis Salesi, Conference Benefits Coordinator Daniel Sierra, Accounts Payable/Payroll Finally, I am humbled by my colleagues in ministry all over the conference who inspire me by their example and support me with their prayers.
In Christ’s Service, Bill Burnside
UNITED METHODIST ECONOMIC MINISTRY Salem, Maine 04983
The United Methodist Economic Ministry (UMEM) has been in ministry for more than 40 years. It first opened its doors as a thrift shop in 1969, and continues to serve the people in this particular region of Northern Appalachia. The UMEM is located in northern Franklin County of Maine, where much of the local economy is based on lumber and its products,
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seasonal jobs associated with the ski or tourist industries, or traveling to a more populated area for employment and/or services. We have been—and continue to be—the people, volunteers, staff, and supporters who stand in the gap between available resources necessary for basic life and abject poverty. Without many hours given by volunteers, knowledgeable and compassionate staff, and supporters with gifts of financial and material resources, the lives of our clients would be markedly different. Since 1978, we have annually hosted mission teams and work groups. Each team is instrumental in the mission and ministry of the UMEM. Last year, we hosted 9 mission teams and two teams of NOMADS. These volunteers repaired homes and helped with much needed repairs at both our Solon and Salem sites. These jobs included repairs to roofs, ceilings, bathrooms, floors, emergency egresses, replacing windows, ramps and more. Every family is greeted by work teams who not only complete work on their homes, but who bring a sense of hope to what is often a life of crisis. Families experience Christ in the care given not just to their home, but to the persons living in the home. We continue to feed the hungry with an active food cupboard. The requests for food assistance are up in numbers from last year. We estimate that 1/3 or more of our population in the areas we serve are in need of help to feed their families. Heating assistance has been possible through grants and the generosity of the churches and individuals of the NEAC and local oil companies. We thank each person who has tended to the needs of God's people through financial gifts and gifts of time and talent to the UMEM. The sneakers and backpack program continues each fall. This past year we served almost 200 children through the backpack and sneakers program. This program relies on the donations of churches and individuals, as does the Christmas Shoppe program, which served an equal number. Our local crafters continue to make wreathes for sale each Christmas season. We are looking for other crafting projects to stimulate cottage industry to supplement the incomes of our clients. We hope to continue to offer an on-site VBS in Salem. One of our long time mission teams brings VBS to the children of our area. The Thrift Shop in Salem and in Solon continues to thrive. Each provides much-needed, gently-used clothing and household goods. The donations of clothing are a blessing we receive from many churches and individuals. Again, thank you for such a wonderful outpouring of support. We share the Gospel through the gifts of each volunteer. The UMEM is often the first place its clients come when faced with the difficulties of life. We have repeatedly experienced how God is working with and through, the staff and many volunteers who are part of the body of Christ in ministry at the UMEM. January brought with it the hiring of a half-time Executive Director. Michele is excited to be a part of the UMEM and its vision and mission for years to come. Along with staff and dedicated Board members, the UMEM is working on a Strategic Site plan for its current properties and looking toward partnering with other missional ventures in our Conference and beyond. As the UMEM moves into its next phase of leadership, the Board of Directors continues on how to expand and strengthen its financial base and its communication of the Gospel through service. We continue a focus on stabilizing funding using Giftworks to track and create a way to offer opportunities for giving to the UMEM. We continue to explore and implement ways to increase our presence on the internet and web, as well as in print media.
Michele St. Cyr, Executive Director
UNITED METHODIST ELDER CARE Number of Board Members: 13
Our mission at United Methodist Elder Care remains as it was when the facility opened in the 1970’s – to “provide a community where older persons can live in comfort, with dignity and a sense of purpose.” We strive to maintain this ideal in an environment of ever changing needs, opportunities, obstacles, and challenges. United Methodist Elder Care’s vision is of a proactive, growing and flexible organization that seeks to serve a larger number and greater diversity of persons in the New England Conference and in the larger community of southeastern New England. Also, United Methodist Elder Care strives to provide outstanding facilities and services to its residents and the community at large. On December 31, 2011, Arbor Hill Assisted Living officially opened its doors to the first residents. Since that day, Arbor Hill’s census has grown to its capacity, a total of 50 residents’ lives have been enriched by the additional services, activities
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programs and caring staff. We have reached our goal of 100% occupancy. Arbor Hill is home to low to moderate income elders in need of “affordable” care and services. UMEC’s subsidiary corporation, ElderCare Consultant’s LLC’s partnership with the Woonsocket Housing Authority to replicate our model of an “affordable assisted living” community continues. ElderCare Consultants’ Home Care Division provides the assisted living service component of the Authority’s program. This program provides services to Woonsocket Housing’s community. As part of United Methodist Elder Care’s outreach to the community, the staff and residents of Winslow Gardens continue their mission to spread God’s love, joy and laughter through a Caring Clown Ministry, as well as, sharing their vocal talent through the Time and Again Chorus. The Caring Clowns are about God’s sense of humor, giving and receiving God’s love and entering into relationships. The Clowns and the Chorus have spread their joy to many United Methodist churches, assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, civic groups, childcare facilities, and schools. Our facilities have been in operation for over 43 years and although we are able to provide a decent, safe and affordable environment for our residents, the buildings are aging and continually need upgrading and system change to stay competitive with the market. United Methodist Elder Care hosted its 5th Golf Tournament at the Alpine Country Club in June of 2013, raising $10,443.75 for support of projects at Linn Health Care Center and Winslow Gardens. Continual decrease in revenue, as a result of “rebalancing” the funding system and transitioning low acuity residents from nursing homes, will alter the manner in which long-term care providers, such as United Methodist Elder Care, will accomplish their mission of providing quality services to a frail population. Supplemental funding is critical to continue the mission and ministry of this organization. We ask that the Conference enhance the strength of its commitment and dedication to our mission and ministry by encouraging individual Conference churches and church members to help us weather this Medicaid storm, through financial support. On behalf of the Trustees and residents of United Methodist Elder Care, thank you to all who express their support of the Centers through Golden Cross and other donations. Your $3,249.45 in Golden Cross dollars during 2013 funded bed reserves for hospitalized residents of Linn Health Care Center and provided subsidies for personal care, housekeeping, and meal services for Retirement and Assisted Living residents. It has proven to be a valuable and essential service, one that is not often provided by our counterparts in the nursing home industry. Paul Parks, Jr., Executive Director
UNITED METHODIST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
As we take a look back at 2013, we would like to start by saying thank you for celebrating 65 years with us. Last year we had a wonderful anniversary and were proud to have you help celebrate our accomplishments as a credit union. In January we launched our new eBranch Internet banking and billpay services and now have 24/7 live member service, mobile banking and remote deposit. In April, we introduced Shared Branching with access to 7,600 branches and in June, we enhanced our internal loan processing systems as well as our new membership application. It was great to see that our 65th anniversary year coincides with a good year for us, and the economy in general. These advances, though slow, have been strong signs of an impending recession recovery. In the U.S., we have seen this recovery in unemployment, which fell to its lowest in 5 years; housing sales and the GDP, which grew 3.5%; home prices, which jumped 13.6% from 2012; foreclosures, which fell 24%; and Dow Jones, whose industrial average finished 2013 at 26.5%, its best return since 1995. At United Methodist FCU, we have had many notable signs of this recovery. For instance, we had an increase of $15.1 Million in our loans and our total assets grew 2.4% from 2012. We also saw a spike in investments, with increases of 9.4% from 2012, and a 2% increase in total shares and a net income to reserves increase of over 128%. Along with financial growth, we also saw a decrease of 17.5% in total liabilities and a 17% decrease in total expenses. Though many are subtle signs, all are great indicators of our financial growth and stability as we all continue to face the many challenges left from the great recession. In total, we ended the year with assets of $84,365,929. Donna Lee Fowlie
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UNITED METHODIST FOUNDATION OF NEW ENGLAND
Dedicated to Serving all the United Methodists of the New England Conference! With our unique passion for connecting faith and finances, the United Methodist Foundation of New England continued to be recognized in 2013-2014 as a trusted partner in the areas of stewardship, planned giving, and financial services in support of local churches, boards, and agencies all across New England. The Foundation strengthened the financial capacity of local churches by offering stewardship programs that emphasized a year-round approach to financial management. Programs like “Faith & Money” shift the conversation from “fund-raising” to “faith-raising” by identifying generosity as a core value for engaged Christians. By delivering resources for individual members of congregations, as well as for church committees, the Foundation proclaimed that faithful stewardship is a spiritual discipline grounded in classic Biblical and Wesleyan theology. In exploring new ways to serve, the Foundation provided financial support for Bishop Devadhar’s spirituality initiative and its goal of providing nationally-known speakers each year in the discipline of personal spiritual formation for every district during the current quadrennium. The Foundation’s commitment to this endeavor in 2013 focused specifically on a series of six seminars by Dr. Clif Christopher, noted United Methodist communicator in this field. More than 300 clergy and lay leaders came away from these sessions with a clearer understanding of what it means to be generous disciples. Mindful of the need to demonstrate good stewardship itself, the Foundation loaned one of its staff members, Bonnie Marden, to the annual conference to serve as the field coordinator for the “Imagine No Malaria” campaign. Then, in early 2014, the Foundation announced the creation of a $50,000 challenge grant in support of this financial campaign. Local churches across New England were invited to conduct special activities during Mother’s Day Weekend in support of efforts to wipe out deaths from malaria in Sub-Sahara Africa. Funds raised during this weekend were matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the Foundation up to the challenge grant’s total. The Foundation’s grants-making ministry was again strongly supported by the UMFNE Annual Appeal, which regularly seeks financial gifts from Foundation board members, staff, and supporters of the Foundation’s work. Through these acts of generosity, the Foundation provided grants totaling more than $50,000 in 2013 to fund stewardship initiatives and mission- oriented ministries in the following churches and institutions: Binghamville UMC – Fletcher, VT Charlton City UMC – Charlton, MA Camp Aldersgate – N. Scituate, RI Christ UMC – Northampton, MA Greenwood Memorial UMC – Dorchester, MA Harbor UMC – Scituate, MA Hope.Gate.Way UMC – Portland, ME Living Faith UMC – Putnam, CT North Ferrisburgh UMC – N. Ferrisburgh, VT People’s UMC – Greenville Jct., ME Pleasant Street UMC – Salem, NH The River UM Communities of Faith – Woonsocket, RI Westfield UMC – Westfield, MA The Foundation continues to be a leader in socially responsible investing (SRI) among United Methodist Foundations nationally. All holdings in UMFNE portfolios are regularly screened against the SRI list published by the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits. Because of this commitment to SRI investing, the Foundation remains uniquely qualified to manage individual church accounts and endowments. In 2013, the “net-of-fees” total returns for each of the Foundation’s core investment strategies – Stock Pool (25.01%), Fixed Income Pool (– .91 %), Alternative Investment Pool (.43%), and the Money Market Pool (.50%) – were all in line with their corresponding benchmarks while providing reduced risk and volatility. In the process, local church assets under management at the Foundation topped $100 million for the first time in Foundation history! This year we thanked and recognized Alexx Wood, who has completed her term of service on the Foundation’s Board since our last report. Members of the 2013–14 Foundation Board of Directors: Rev. Richard Black Wesley Blair, III (Board Treasurer) Rev. Sandra Bonnette-Kim Rev. Barbara Cann Lee Carpenter Pamela Carpenter Rev. Theodore Crass Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar Rev. Brigid Farrell David Fitts (Board Chair) Joseph Gardino Rev. Robert Hill Rev. Anne Marie Hunter Cathy MacGovern Rev. James Mentzer (President) Rev. Harbour Mitchell, III
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Kristine Owen Kirk Randlett George Reagan John Regier (Board Vice-Chair) Brad Stayton James Stephen Janice Swenor (Board Secretary) Rev. Herbert Taylor Sabina Terrades Stanley Wilbur Rev. Ronald Wilson David W. Fitts Chair, UMFNE Board
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
As I write this report summer is ending , harvest is beginning and autumn is arriving. Since the beginning of the year, the United Methodist Women (UMW) as a group has plowed and sowed the seeds of gratitude, order and harmony into our lives to work together as a team across New England. September has often been seen as the beginning of a new program year – a time for change in the natural world and a time for turning over a personal new leaf so that our lives may be restored. Unlike New Year's resolutions, those promises made to ourselves in September are usually unknown to others. As individuals and as a group we need only to be open to positive change. Our UMW Purpose remains the same with only a few beginning words missing: United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church. Our Vision as stated in the handbook: United Methodist Women is turning faith, hope and love into action on behalf of women, children and youth around the world. ¾ We provide opportunities and resources to grow spiritually, become more deeply rooted in Christ and put faith into action. ¾ We are organized for growth, with flexible structures leading to effective witness and action. ¾ We equip women and girls around the world to be leaders in communities, agencies, workplaces, governments and churches. ¾ We work for justice through compassionate service and advocacy to change unfair policies and systems. ¾ We provide educational experiences that lead to personal change in order to transform the world. This past year the New England United Methodist Women Team met with Bishop Devadhar who encouraged us to connect with prayer and to try to financially support the Taize trip for young people. We have also been active participants in rallying for just immigration laws, for laws to protect our children and not guns, and for fair trade. While we do not give our mission dollars to the Imagine No Malaria campaign, we do support it as individuals and in our local churches. A pleasant change for the National organization is the re-connection of the Deaconess program with the United Methodist Women. The New England Conference UMW welcomes a new program representative from the National Board, Sohyun Han. The New England Conference UMW is excited about the active participation with the Korean United Methodist Women. Cooper Community Center in Roxbury, MA is the only United Methodist Center in New England and has been a top priority for our attention. We certainly encourage individual churches to "get on board," go see the facility, meet those who run it, and support it financially. Mission u, a cooperative venture between the United Methodist Women and the New England Conference, was held at the University of New Hampshire in July and will be held there again the last weekend in July 2014. Its topics will be: Disability, It Is Well With My Soul and Roma. This course of study is open to all men, women and children. Our goals for the future include 1. attending National Assembly in Louisville, KY, in April 2014, 2. offering a seminar in New York City on one of the major topics such as environment, domestic abuse, immigration, among other topics of interest, and 3. becoming more intricately involved with the Hispanic United Methodist Women. The UMW is always trying to change, renew and rejuvenate to stay relevant in today's society. Arlene Mackie, President New England United Methodist Women
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UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY January 2014
Is God calling you or someone you know to the ministry of Jesus Christ? If so, we invite you to explore how United can assist you in fulfilling God’s purposes for your life and how you can help others in this journey. Come and check us out in person or online at www.united.edu! United is one of the fastest growing, accredited seminaries in North America. Why are Christian disciples and leaders signing up for our traditional and online programs? They are doing so because United is committed to teaching the Bible and the historic Christian faith, cultivating spiritual formation for personal and social holiness, and renewing the Church for the mission of Jesus Christ in the world. What could be more important or exciting? In addition to expanding our service in the Midwestern US, United will continue to enhance its use of technology to deliver theological education in underserved regions in North America and beyond. United’s hybrid/online UMC FLEX Master of Divinity degree was designed specifically to meet the requirements of the UMC for ordination and it is accessible anywhere with good Internet service. Our hybrid/online UM Course of Study is expanding each semester, along with UM Certification offerings. What’s new at United? Three new professors joined our excellent team of faculty in 2012 and a search is underway for yet another. United and Aldersgate Renewal Ministries have developed a new partnership, and we have piloted a new certification program focused upon ministries with persons with disabilities. Each year, United’s doctoral program adds new mentors and focus groups for advanced ministry study. Please let us know if you have questions about how we can best assist you or, if you would like to help make it possible for an American or international student to study at United. Enrollment at United continues to grow, and we invite you to call or visit soon! For more information, please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your prayers, partnership, service and support in the ministry of Jesus Christ! www.united.edu By Wendy J. Deichmann, President “Spirit Led, Renewing the Church
VISIONING TABLE
During the past year, the conference vision table has worked on clarifying and refining the purpose of the table and on organizing our body to serve this purpose effectively. We also worked closely with the conference strategic planning committee to give feedback to the planning process. The Purpose of the Vision Table: To be a place of communication, coordination, and accountability in order to support and align the ministries of the annual conference(districts, conference boards/committees, and local churches) around the conference’s vision, mission, and critical issues. The Visioning Table is directly accountable to the Annual Conference, and serves as the connecting point of collaboration for vision, mission, and ministry in the conference as well as between the annual conferences. Structure and Membership • Approximately 40 members with about half representing conference board and agencies, and about half as “at large” members who are gifted in visioning, energy, organizational and motivational skills, etc. Each member will serve on a quadrennial term. • The Executive committee with no more than 8 voting members. • The whole committee meets twice a year and the executive committee meeting at least twice a year. Ministry Areas The membership of the Visioning Table will be drawn from these categories of ministry: Local Church Ministry – at large representatives from diverse New England churches, Laity and Clergy Mission/Justice Ministries – Cong. Development, Church/Society, UMW, UMM, Global Ministries, Ethnic Committees and Caucuses, Volunteers in Mission, Church and Society etc.
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Administrative Ministries – Trustees, CFA, Pensions, Personnel etc. Leadership Ministries – Bishop, Cabinet, Board of Ministry, Board of Laity etc. District Ministry – representatives from each district. Submitted by We Hyun Chang, chair
WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC – www.WesleySeminary.edu
The past year has brought many blessings, change and growth to Wesley Theological Seminary. We continue to focus our work on preparing our students for leading churches that go out into the world and moving people to live the Great Commandment and Great Commission. Here are a few of the newest developments at Wesley: • The Rev. Dr. Robert K. Martin joined the seminary as Dean and Professor of Christian Formation and Leadership. • The Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe joined Wesley as the James C. Logan Professor of Evangelism and Urban Ministry. He directs the Urban Ministry program and Course of Study. Paul Kang-Kul Cho is serving as assistant professor of Hebrew Bible. The Rev. Dr. Doug Tzan is now teaching Church History part-time and is mentor to United Methodist students. • Mike McCurry (former press secretary in the Clinton presidency) has been named Distinguished Professor of Public Theology and co-director of the National Capital Semester for Seminarians. The Rev. Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, senior minister of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Largo, Maryland, will serve as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Homiletics. With support from Lilly Endowment Inc., the Rev. Dr. James P. Wind (former president of the Alban Institute) has joined the faculty as Visiting Distinguished Professor. He joins our faculty for three years to lead a research project studying large congregations and the leadership they and their pastors wield in church and society. • The Lewis Center for Church Leadership celebrated ten years of offering resources to help congregations reach more people and fund their ministry. See www.ChurchLeadership.com. • Our Heal the Sick Initiative has graduated its inaugural classes for the Health Minister certificate and the Faith Community Nurse Certificate. The initiative is a unique program at Wesley to help congregations become involved in public health initiatives in their parish, part of our Center for the Missional Church. • Lewis Center director, the Rev. Dr. Lovett Weems, and Wesley Board of Governors Chairman, the Rev. Tom Berlin, released the book Overflow: Increase Worship Attendance & Bear More Fruit. • Completed construction of a new, LEED-certified residence hall. • Now offers course auditing for $100 per credit hour and CEUs for $100 per unit. • Five pastors from Beijing, China, joined us for the spring semester in a special program of study through the work of the Rev. Dr. Kyunglim Shin Lee, Vice President of International Relations. • Wesley was named to Faith3.org’s list, Seminaries that Change the World. This list was announced in the Huffington Post on November 12, 2013. One of the several reasons for the attribute was Wesley’s Center for the Missional Church, which is headquartered at Wesley Downtown, in the heart of Washington, D.C. • Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded Wesley a grant to research and develop a program to strengthen United Methodist elders’ and future elders’ financial literacy and financial-management skills. Please be in prayer for Wesley Theological Seminary. We cannot do our ministry alone, and your participation with us in the greater mission of God enhances us mightily. We are striving to provide you with the kinds of educational opportunities that will take your ministry to the next level. In turn, we depend upon your participation in and contribution to our ministry as well. So, pray for us often, avail yourself of the school’s offerings, give to Wesley, and identify and send us persons who are called and who have a high capacity for fruitful ministry.
David McAllister-Wilson, President
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ADDENDUM-2014 CONFERENCE REPORTS
BOARD OF PENSIONS
With the new CRSP pension program in place, little work has to be done in terms of the pension benefits presently offered through the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits (GBOPHB). However, there is much work to be accomplished with regard to matters of health insurance. The CBOP identified four areas of work for 2013-14: Retiree Health Insurance Retiree Health Insurance has been of prime concern for your CBOP. Our concern resulted from the GBOPHB announcement that it will no longer offer the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) group supplemental plan for retiree health insurance as of January 2015, but instead will offer an individual plan known as “Extend Health.” The CPOB therefore reviewed two options: In Option 1, Extend Health would be provided by GBOPHB. This plan would enable each retiree and/or spouse to choose their own supplemental plan based on individual needs. Each retiree would be provided with a qualified counselor who would review their health needs, and recommend one or more health and drug plans that could meet those needs. Several annual conferences have already selected Extend Health, and their reports suggest it is working very well. Option 2 would be for the CBOP to find a group plan similar to our present supplement and enroll all our retirees/spouses in that plan much as we now do with our BCBS supplement. The CBOP hired the Willis Consulting Co. as a consultant to explore the possibility of purchasing a group plan vs. using the GBOPHB Extend Health plan. The CBOP may also ask Fred C. Church Insurance to explore the possibility of a supplemental group plan for retirees. The CBOP will announce its findings at the Annual Conference in June. An educational/informational gathering will be established following the conference. Active Participant Health Insurance Health insurance for active participants is less pressing, as the GBOPHB will provide essentially the same health coverage in 2015 and 2016. Active participants are enrolled in a program called “B-500” (named for its $500 co-pay). This plan will terminate in 2015. In 2015 the CBOP will move to a B-750 plan, and possibly to a B-1000 plan in 2016. The CBOP is exploring alternative plans, including a Consumer Driven Health Plan sponsored by the GBOPHB, the purchase of another group plan, or moving all active participants to either the public exchanges or, possibly, to a private exchange which the GBOPHB may offer. Sustainability Committee The CBOP affirms that the sustainability of our pension plans currently looks good. But the question arises as to whether the Conference will be able to continue to provide health benefits to retired participants who are living longer. This becomes more critical as we realize that the Conference has been in decline both in terms of the number of churches and the number of church members. Currently, the CBOP has met with actuarial representatives from the GBOPHB to explore methods by which the Conference may begin to annuitize unfunded health insurance liability. Policy Committee Over the years the CBOP has adopted a variety of policies related to issues such as eligibility for benefits, establishment of rates, and individual grants. Many of these will impact present and future sustainability. The CBOP intends to collect, catalog, and review all of these in order to keep them current as we move forward. Looking Ahead Current trends suggest that, increasingly, industry is moving away from employer-sponsored pension and health benefits. The current trend is to encourage individuals to be responsible for their own retirement through IRA’s and 401K programs. Likewise, the Affordable Care Act will move many people now in group plans to the exchanges. CBOP encourages all participants to prepare themselves for retirement by contributing as much as possible to their United Methodist Personal Investment Program (UMPIP). In closing, we are reminded that the work of the CBOP could not happen without the efforts of Bill Burnside, Janis Salesi, and Thelma Phelan who keep us well informed and on task. The CBOP is most thankful to their dedicated efforts in assisting clergy, church and conference staff every day with pension or health insurance questions.
Respectfully, David A. Hoyt, Chairperson CBOP
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MARRIAGE AND FAMILY MINISTRIES
As Marriage and Family Ministries Coordinator for the NE Conference, I encourage and support local church ministries for strengthening marriages and families of all configurations. I post lists of upcoming events and resources available in New England at www.neumc.org/marriageandfamily and share this information through the Catalyst and by email to persons who have expressed interest. This year we have added a Speaker’s Bureau to the website and are developing a list of recommended counselors. I continue to gather names of interested persons, respond to inquiries (requests for relationship advice or for information about resources and programs), review resources, and donate curriculum resources to the conference resource library and to Boston University School of Theology library (which has accepted the books previously donated to the Bangor Theological Seminary Library in Portland, Maine). Books may be borrowed from the BUST Library by Inter-Library Loan through your local library. You may be told that there will be a $20. fee for borrowing these books, but BUST has waived their usual charge for the books in the “Ives Collection.” Your local librarian should see this when placing the order, but if not, please contact Amy Limpitlaw, Head Librarian ([email protected] or 617-353-1321). More comprehensive lists of marriage and family ministry resources are posted at www.marriagelovepower.net, www.gbod.org/marriage, and www.gbod.org/families. As a Marriage and Family Ministries Consultant for the UM General Board of Discipleship, I write articles describing “best practices” for various aspects of marriage and family ministry (marriage preparation, relationship education for youth, parenting, domestic violence, infidelity prevention and recovery, pornography, and other topics). These may be downloaded from the websites and copied to use as handouts (please include the copyright permission printed on them). Because the GBOD websites have been undergoing extensive reconstruction, you may find the latest updates more easily at www.marriagelovepower.net. In addition to presenting Learning Centers on “Effective Communication” and “Equipping Youth to Build Healthy Relationships” during Annual Conference in June 2013, I presented two workshops at the NE School of Congregational Development in November: “Building Better Marriages” and “Marriage and Ministry” (for clergy families). We have scheduled a Better Marriages Leadership Training Workshop to be held in the retreat buildings at Mechuwana August 26-30, 2014 (SCHEDULE CHANGE TO 3 DAYS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED). This is an extremely important and vital opportunity for lay couples and pastor/spouse couples. Participants will build skills and acquire resources to use in workshops, classes, weekend events, and personal relationships to teach communication and conflict management skills that help couples build healthy, life-long relationships. Registration deadline is June 30th. Contact Better Marriages at 800-634-8325 or [email protected] for details and to register. Space is limited! The need is great, as evidenced by the many social problems exacerbated by the breakdown of family life in our culture. Let’s work together to strengthen marriages and families to help make disciples for the transformation of the world. Please tell me how you strengthen marriages and families. Also let me know if you would like to receive my occasional email updates and announcements and if you would like to participate with the conference team.
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY MINISTRIES Name: Expertise/Interest [Location]
Margaret Barrow: Great Start (PREPARE/ENRICH) and Couple Communication; Myers- Briggs [Mt. Vernon, ME] Deborah Curtis: LICSW, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) [Woburn, MA] Robert Ebersole: Elder New England Conference, Doctor of Ministry in Marriage and Family Counseling, MFT (Soon to be licensed), Pastoral ministry for 25 years, now full time therapist. Special interest in Trauma issues, anxiety issues, and the use of forgiveness to treat anger. Individual, couple, family and group therapy. [Massachusetts] Susan Heafield: singles ministries [Orleans, MA] David Hodgkins: counseling [Scarborough, ME] Jane P. Ives: Better Marriages, Couple Communication, Active Parenting, [Portland, Maine]
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Barbara Lemmel: Family Systems workshops, visioning, individual and couple coaching, www.Tending-the-Fire.com [Essex Junction, VT] Kim Tisdale Yeasir: Social Work Background, trained as mediator, passionate about conflict and communication [Boston]
Respectfully submitted, Jane P. Ives New England Conference Marriage and Family Ministries Coordinator 10 Quaker Lane, Portland, ME 04103, 207-797-8930, [email protected]
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2014 DISTRICT REPORTS
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT The Movers and Shakers District
It has been a wonderfully challenging year. I thank God for the opportunity He gives me to serve the pastors, laity and churches of this district. This has been a year of great learning for me. After three years as a district superintendent I can no longer say I am new, although I still got a lot more to learn about the district area. I am grateful for the leaders that have stepped up to serve in the different district committees. I have been blessed to work with the most faithful and cooperative leaders I know. Everyone cares about what we are doing together. Everyone is interested in making some good change happen; and we are all willing to do what it takes to go there. I am grateful for the many years Gail Duda served as an administrative assistant. She was an awesome instrument of God and I am so thankful to God for her being here when I arrived. She taught me a lot of things about running the district office. At the same time, I am looking forward to working with our new administrative assistant, Barbara Jean Moulton, who so far has been doing an amazing job. God is definitely up to something in the CMA district, and I am glad to be a part of it. I am also grateful to the members of the CMA District Superintendency committee who helped me with the interviews and advised me in making the right decision. During my first year in the district, the Superintendency committee developed a vision and plan for the district. So far, we continue to move forward with it and are committed to listening to the churches in the district in order to provide the resources they need for us to remain faithful in our calling to making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. As part of our vision, we felt God was leading to begin planning for the starting of new churches/communities of faith. I am excited to say that, after much prayer, conversation and planning, this year alone we have started 2 new churches, one in Worcester and one in Grafton. We were able to fund the north Grafton church thanks to the folks of the previous North Grafton UMC, which closed last year, who left funds for this purpose. We are able to start the Brazilian Ministry in Worcester in partnership and with the help of the Brazilian ministry in Saugus. I am also grateful to the members of the CMA District Congregational Development Team who led the efforts of starting these two ministries plus they worked so hard to make sure we had two awesome district resources days. Added to our district-wide efforts (or maybe as a result of it) is the inspiring work that many of our churches are doing. They are looking for ways to grow in their relationship with God and one another through small groups; they are looking for ways to reach out into their communities and world, through Missional opportunities, the Imagine No Malaria effort, and food/clothing pantries, etc. Some of our churches have experienced a small yet magnificent growth in their worship attendance; others are making their very best to giving 100% to their mission shares. There are many vital signs in the district which give me hope and excitement. God is doing great things in this district. He is moving us and shaking us! The downside of this part of ministry, however, is that in the same way that we are experiencing new life; we are also experiencing death and decline. This year, after much work, discernment and prayer, the folks of Maynard UMC, under the leadership of Pastor Brad Keefer, decided to close the church. I can honestly say that they did their best. They were as faithful as anyone could ever expect; and their decision was bathed in prayer. This same year, First UMC of Framingham made the difficult decision of going from a full-time appointment to a ½ time appointment. It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was one which I understand and supported. I thank each of the people who were involved in these ministries and hope that God will give us the strength to keep the hope alive in the midst of difficult circumstances. Although I am looking forward to a new year of ministry, and I am utterly excited about what could be possible, I am also concerned for the future of many of our churches, who seem to be having a difficult time staying open. I hope and pray that as we approach one more year together, we can do it with a God-given vision, an opened to change, a desire to grow closer to God and each other, and our commitment to excellence in leadership. We need to pray more, and ask God to pour down once again a new and fresh filling of the Holy Spirit. Because of Jesus,
The Rev. Rene A. Perez, DS CMA District Chief Missional Strategist
CONNECTICUT/WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
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“Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed, thy hand hath provided; Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me.” Yes, the Lord truly has been faithful in providing everything I needed to serve these past eight years on the district! It’s been a privilege to journey with all of the churches/laity and clergy. Have there been challenges? Absolutely! But serving the Lord together side-by-side, listening for the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we have seen how the Lord’s hand hath provided! Nothing is too complicated for God! Where there seems to be no way….God makes a way! I’ve seen it again and again. How many miles have I traveled praying for each of you, praying for your churches, praying for the Lord to give me the wisdom, words, and direction on my way to a meeting…..and praying again on the way home? Great is God’s faithfulness! Once again this year, the district healing team offered healing services around the district during Lent. I believe the healing ministry, which began seven years ago, has greatly enriched the spiritual health of the district. On Alleluia Sunday (October 2013), held at South UMC, we celebrated all the “alleluia’s” around the district through witness and music. I preached about being careful in what we feed….where we place our priorities in ministry. If we concentrate too much on “killing the weeds”….each time we apply “weed killer”….we kill more and more of the green grass! The Holy Spirit showed up and almost all in attendance came forward for a holy blessing! Leadership Academy (March 2014) held at New Covenant UMC was also well attended. We shortened the time of each class from previous years, which allowed us to almost double the class offerings. “Aligning Faith with Action” was our theme this year. Well done District Ministry Team! We have four new ministry teams beginning July 1, 2014 in Glastonbury, Moosup, Oneco and Dalton. I believe there is strength in team ministry; through empowering the laity, sharing gifts and graces- the church often experiences a new passion for ministry. I will continue to hold these new ministries in prayer. With thanks to CODS, my heart is filled with gratitude for all the witnesses in testimony, song and dance at my “parting party” celebration on May 31 held at Trinity UMC in Springfield. “From dry bones to dancing” we had a revival! As I prepare to leave the district, I want to give a special thanks to JoAnn Watson, our district Admin. Asst., for the many ways she keeps things going smoothly at the district office; and special thanks to David Dunham and Pearl Wilkinson (district Lay Leaders) and all the clergy and laity on the district that seek to be faith-filled, spirit-led disciples of our Lord. To David Calhoun….May the Lord bless you and keep you as you meet your new brothers and sisters in Christ traveling around the CTWMA district! My prayers will be with you!!!! (Especially when I’m home at night during church conference season!
Great is God’s faithfulness!!! Thanks for the journey! Together in Ministry, Heidi N. Chamberland, District Superintendent MID-MAINE
It is amazing to realize that I have been serving God through ministry in the Mid-Maine District for six years. Sometimes it seems like it was only yesterday that Bishop Weaver called me to talk about exploring this form of ministry. It has been a gift to work with both Bishop Weaver and Bishop Devadhar. I celebrate that in his discernment Bishop Devadhar has asked me to continue to serve in Mid-Maine during the next two years. As in a local parish there is a time of getting to know the people and the local history and climate, so that is also true on a district level. With each passing year, I feel as if I understand more about Mid-Maine and have a better sense of the challenges, needs, opportunities and possibilities of the churches, pastors, and congregations in Mid-Maine. I am grateful for the opportunity and support from Bishop Devadhar, CF&A and the Annual Conference in providing funding to help bring significant resource persons into our Districts to provide educational events for the pastors and congregations. In June of last year, Sarai Rice from the Alban Institute came to share around Adaptive Change. In September, Bishop Devadhar met with clergy and laity of the district for a time of dialogue. In October, with funding from the Foundation, we experienced Clif Christopher and his teachings about stewardship and financing. In May of this year, Rebekah Simon Peter came to share with us some of the things that church leaders need to know about how people in congregations and in all walks of life make decisions and respond to various approaches to leadership. We look forward to Rev. Dr. Brian Bauknight being with us in November to share more on stewardship and especially on preaching about stewardship. As a result of these opportunities some individuals and/or congregations are digging deeper in these areas or
176 DISTRICT REPORTS with these individuals to deepen their experiences. I am excited that there are increasing numbers of opportunities within the conference for us to resource each other and for churches to be able to learn from and with each other. Bishop Devadhar last year encouraged us to read some specific books during the year. One of them, Power Surge, became the focus of some clergy gatherings to discuss this book as well as a few churches using the book for small group study. One of the pastors reports some significant shifts in perspective among persons in the congregation after using material from this book for a period of time. We are excited that the pleas of our Licensed Local Pastors have been heard and that beginning this fall, Course of Study courses will be offered in New England and at least initially specifically in Maine. This is a significant way forward for our bi-vocational local pastors who have had to travel long distances and use vacation time in order to pursue their educational requirements. We are also very pleased that work continues with Boston University to provide degree programs and courses that will be more accessible to people in the northern areas of our conference. These are important responses to what continues to be a changing landscape for doing and being in ministry especially in some of our more rural areas. Ministry teams and creative appointments continue to become more important as we work to respond to this changing landscape. This year we experienced several deaths in our pastoral connection and in families of pastors. Congregations have reported an increasing number of funerals as well as saying goodbye to other individuals who have moved into nursing facilities or moved to other parts of the country either for employment or to be with family. Other pastors have struggled with significant health issues either of their own or family members. In the midst of grief, we continue to celebrate that we are people of the resurrection. I am grateful to be able to share in ministry with amazing pastors and lay persons in the Mid-Maine District and look forward to continuing this work with you.
In Christ’s Service, Beverly E Stenmark Mid Maine District Superintendent
METRO-BOSTON HOPE DISTRICT
“I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” God has tremendously blessed us this year as a District, which continues to renew our hope and fuel our plans for the future. Through the generosity and dedication of the MBH faith communities, we have saved over 7,000 lives in the Imagine No Malaria Campaign! This testifies to the fact that we view the world as our parish. I am excited to share that we have already pledged to save thousands more as we continue to prioritize this ministry in the coming year. We are also saving and changing lives from Marblehead to Lexington, and Stoneham to Whitman by birthing new faith communities, engaging in exciting new ministry initiatives, and reaching out to our youth. We celebrate new faith communities in Weymouth and Peabody, and expanded services in Marshfield and Dorchester. The Family Brazilian Church of Weymouth began meeting in September, welcoming over 200 to their first service, and they are continuing to grow. While many of our churches offer wonderful youth programs, Connexion UMC in Somerville, Greenwood UMC in Dorchester, and Central and Pearl St. UMCs in Brockton, are providing superior scholastic and cultural enrichment opportunities for youth in their communities. The District, in partnership with the Hope Academy Team (HAT), provided outstanding resourcing days as we continue our quest for excellence. On April 5, 2014, we welcomed Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber to the District as we engaged the topic, “Evangelism and Outreach: Being the Church in an Emerging World”. This event, held at Lexington and St. John’s Korean UMCs in Lexington, drew over 400 attendees from across the conference. We also hosted Marcia McFee at Union UMC, as we explored and participated in an innovative and inclusive worship workshop, and Clif Christopher at the United Parish of Brookline, who offered stewardship resources for the 21st century. Our HAT Leadership Academies continue to be well attended by our laity and clergy, demonstrating the hunger and thirst we have to not only serve the present age, but serve it well. Another sign of tremendous hope is the number of leaders being formed for the continued work of the kin-dom. Both Nueva Vida in Chelsea, and Family Brazilian UMC in Saugus, have produced dozens of leaders for new mission and ministry throughout the District and the Conference. These ministries are especially significant as they provide opportunities for multi-lingual and multi-cultural faith immersion. We also have over 50 individuals who are pursuing
177 DISTRICT REPORTS ministry as a vocation in our District. I am grateful that our parishes continue to help individuals answer their call and devote their lives to discipleship. We experienced sadness together as a District as we witnessed the closure of Cambridge Welcoming Ministries (CWM), but we stood proud at Annual Conference as we recognized their groundbreaking ministry and their legacy, which continues to redound to us. Many men and women who are diligently serving God’s kin-dom answered their call at CWM. We were also saddened by the Korean Sewol ferry tragedy, which occurred on April 16. Through the leadership of Rev. Jung Sun Oh, we gathered on the steps of Marsh Chapel at BU School of Theology to pray, lament, and call those responsible to account. God’s plans for our district will continue to unfold in this new conference year. As always, we will pray diligently, serve faithfully, and work tirelessly to share the love and grace of God with all. It continues to be my joy and privilege to partner with you on this amazing journey. We are truly powered by prayer to service, and we know our future is bright with hope.
Blessings and peace, LaTrelle Miller Easterling Superintendent, Metro Boston Hope District
NEW HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT
The refrain to Edward Mote’s hymn, which is found on page 368 of our United Methodist Hymnal, states “On Christ the solid rock I stand” and in New Hampshire, also known as the Granite state, we know figuratively and literally what it means to stand on solid rock. While the stone beneath our feet is found across the state and brings amazing beauty to this part of God’s kingdom, this report celebrates the work of many in this district who stand on Christ in their personal and communal lives as the living presence of Christ to those around them. Since last we met at annual conference, God has moved in wonderful ways across the district. We celebrate the ministry at First UMC in Manchester which, since July 2013, has welcomed 16 new members as well as held their first confirmation class in years. They are also in the process of expanding the ministry of their daycare to provide space for children with financial limitations! • Christ UMC in Lancaster, NH made a commitment to meet their Mission Share asking and after 5 years of not feeling able to pay anything due to financial concerns, in 2013 made a partial payment and in 2014 have already paid 100% of their commitment! They are rejoicing in their new found abundance, feeling Mission Shares are an important part of who they are as United Methodists. • The second Lay Missionary Planters Network for the entire conference was held “above the Notch” in the North Country of New Hampshire and at least 8 lay folks have completed the course and are ready to strengthen current ministries and launch new ones in one of the most struggling areas of our state and conference! • Over 70 people from across the district came together in March for our annual Leadership Academy. Ken Sloane, Director of Stewardship at the General Board of Discipleship for the UMC, was the keynote speaker with many from within and beyond the district providing workshops on topics relevant and vital to our local churches. • Whereas at the beginning of 2013 there was only one person interested in answering their call to be a Certified Lay Minister, at the time of annual conference 2014 there are as many as six others who are responding to God’s voice in their life in this new and exciting ministry. • Our annual Hallelujah Sunday celebration in the fall is a reminder of just how powerfully God is moving through the many faith communities in this district. Healing, new life, restoration, revival, affirmation, grace, and so much more is flowing over this solid rock! • Many churches participated in the “Ripple Effect of Prayer” aspect of our 2013 Church Conferences with stories of individual and communal transformation. In one congregation though they chose a new name from the prayer bowl each week they continued to pray for the names they had chosen before. That is one congregation covered in prayer. In another congregation the prayer walks into the community resulted in a new awareness of how they were perceived as well as how they could truly impact the communities in which they lived. These are just a few of the living Christ moments that we’ve had in the New Hampshire District over the past year! There are many more to share and not enough space here to do so.
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We have found that over the past year, even in our times of sadness and grief, our hope is built on the fact that Christ is the solid rock upon which we stand. • We mourn the closing of Grace UMC in Canaan, VT after 149 years of ministry. The decision was difficult but the hope is that something new will rise out of the ashes and this town will once again have a place for Christians to gather and worship each week. • West Unity has decided to close their doors for a year to discern God’s will and direction for them moving into the future. They have a vision of the doors opening to receive many who love Jesus and have chosen this time as an opportunity to listen. Praise God! • In the clergy and laity who have died over the past year we acknowledge the empty places in our hearts but rejoice in the individuals whom God has raised up to carry on the ministry of such a great cloud of witnesses! In the New Hampshire District we believe “Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. We dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.” We all are anticipating with joy and hope what Christ will do in the NHD in this coming year!
Shalom, David Abbott District Superintendent – New Hampshire District
TRI-STATE DISTRICT
It is a privilege for me to report for the first time as superintendent of the Tri-State District. I am very grateful for the ministries of Mike and Jan Davis in this district since 2005. As I have said often, there have been two sets of “big shoes” to fill, and I am humbled in this. I am thankful for the vision, faithfulness, and gifts that Jan and Mike brought to this interesting superintending journey. The biggest blessing of my first year has been in meeting so many gifted and committed pastors and laypersons in our churches. I knew much of this from my previous work and ministry in the Conference, but it has been powerful to encounter the depth of faithfulness and the common yearning for richer discipleship in Christ among many in Tri-State. In many places in our district, we are serious about “making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” Praise God! I celebrate the response of many individuals and congregations for the Imagine No Malaria efforts. This wonderful outpouring of concern and generous giving are contributing to the United Methodist witness that has already cut the mortality rate from malaria in Africa by half. Praise God! My understanding is that this campaign continues until 2015, so there is still time for those who have not yet taken the opportunity to be part of this. We continue to be blessed by the Guatemala Mission. The Cunen clinic opened in the first part of 2014, and Tri- State teams continue to accomplish important work with the peoples in Guatemala. The tremendous leadership of Linda Brewster and Mike Davis nurtures a collaborative effort involving scores of people from Tri-State and beyond. Thank you to the pastors and congregations who have invited me to preach or lead conversations/workshops in your churches. It is especially important to me that we continue to raise the issues of our changing church and culture, and address these dynamics in our congregations and in our future together as God calls us forward. Our questions for this moment, however, are not just about the continuation of individual churches but about how we all engage with our neighbors, in our communities, to serve, to bear witness for Christ, and to make disciples. Such ministries will involve the “renewing of our minds” as well as new skills, energies, and commitment. Finally, we welcome Dennis Veilleux as our new District Lay Servant Ministries Director. Our District is blessed to have very gifted leadership in its committees and groups, in its Lay Leader, Rich Hughen, and in our Administrative Assistant, Henry Erelli. I am grateful for all of these persons – all of you – for your ministries among us and on our behalf.
James T. McPhee
VERMONT DISTRICT
All Vermont is our mission field and the harvest is ripe! Our churches continue to find new ways to reach out to their communities and to the world. Vermont churches fully embraced the Imagine No Malaria Campaign finding many
179 DISTRICT REPORTS creative ways to save thousands of lives. One church which had been struggling to survive was transformed by their work to save lives. This is the first time in remembered history that they had done anything to reach outside their doors. Truly this challenge has touched many. The Shelburne UMC continues to serve as a Mission Hub for Mission Central mission kits and they organized a team from the district to travel to Mission Central in PA to volunteer for a week at the kit distribution center. Youth in the district have participated in UM ARMY and Grace UMC in Bradford hosted a group last summer. Gretchen Wright, a youth from Underhill United Church, was supported by churches and groups in the district in order to participate in the 2014 Mission of Peace to South Africa. Many of our churches continue to struggle to make ends meet. This was a long, cold winter, with high fuel costs. The East Haven United Methodist Church closed after 130 years in ministry in the Northeast Kingdom. Several churches are moving to part time. They will be exploring full-time ministry with part-time pastors and seeing what that means. We also have 2 new ministry teams serving small churches on both sides of the state. Some of our larger, stronger churches are working on ways to reach out and support smaller nearby local churches. We will continue to look for new ways to be the church throughout the district. Several ministries in the District are under new leadership. The MacKenzie house mission site continues to house VIM teams helping in ongoing recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Irene. David and Judy Murphy have turned over the helm to a team of people as this endeavor continues. Many thanks to the Murphys for their vision and shepherding of this project. Covenant Hills Christian Camp also has new executive directors, Ashley and Jeffrey Dodson, who come with new energy, new vision and dreams for this truly unique Christian Camp. The Vermont District saw nine retirements this year and welcomed seven pastors either new to ministry or new to Vermont. Two pastors also moved out of the district. Last but not least in leadership changes in the district is our district lay leader. Evie Doyon has stepped down and Tricia Waldron has stepped up. Many thanks to Evie for her leadership over the last 8 years. She will be surely missed. Welcome to Tricia as she comes on board. The fields are ripe for the harvest. Only God knows what awaits us as we follow God’s lead.
Brigid Farrell District Superintendent
180 MEMOIRS: 2013 – 2014
CLERGY
Earl H. Bell
In parish ministry for 50 years at 11 churches, Earl was born on November 7, 1929 in Niagara Fall, NY to the late Ira and Edna Brown Bell. Called to ministry in his high school years at St James Methodist Church, he graduated from Houghton College in 1952 with a B.S. degree, followed by an M.Div., at Asbury Theological Seminary in 1955. After ordination, Earl was then appointed to Friendship Methodist Church, Cuba and Hinsdale Methodist Churches, Trinity Methodist, Olean, NY, for 6 years, Albion Methodist for 3 years and Faith UMC in Barker for 6 years. He then "pastored" in Medina for 6 years. Transferring to the former Maine Annual Conference, he served Deering UMC in South Paris until retirement in 1991. Earl returned to parish ministry in 1997 to serve West Baldwin UMC for 1 year, Sweden Community Church UCC for 7 years, and West Bethel Union Church UCC for 5 years while serving Sweden Church. He and Marilyn then moved back to Medina, NY in 2007. Earl was known for his “people-centered pasturing” skills, his warm support of both parish and community members, his “contagious sense of humor,” and his enthusiastic participation in all aspects of church life. He was active with Rotary and Lyons Clubs, Boy Scouts, and several ecumenical associations including the Medina Area Association of churches. In both the New York and Maine Conferences, he served on CF&A and Boards of Missions. Earl enjoyed cooking for many church and community dinners, compiling a cookbook of recipes from his eleven churches. He also sang in the church choirs and enjoyed both the history and the singing of hymns. Earl died at home in Medina on October 10, 2013. His funeral was held at Medina UMC on October 15, with burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Shelby, NY. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marilyn (Engstrom) Bell, of Medina; their children: David and his wife Katherine of Greenland, NH, Lois and her husband Bob of Medina, and Paul of Lewiston, ME; 6 grand- children; 3 great-grandchildren; a sister, Lyn Leary Stark of Manitowoc, WI and her two sons. Earl was predeceased by his twin brother, Alan.
Herman B. Benjamin
Herm was born on September 4, 1943 in St. Albans, VT to the late Alan W. and Thelma L. (Olmstead) Benjamin. He was a man of several careers: construction, printing, and ministry. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1961, the University of Maine in Orono in 1988, and completed the Course of study at Wesleyan College of Theology, Washington DC, in 1991. After high school Herm worked with his father in construction, but later went into the printing business, first at O’Shea Publishing in Enosburg, VT, then for the St. Albans Messenger, and later at Lane Press in Burlington. From 1968 on, he served Sheldon-Rice Hill Church, Waterville Union Church, and Berkshire UCC as a lay speaker. He was appointed student pastor at Little River UMC, Columbia, ME, as well as Alton UMC and Howland UMC. Growing in ministry, he was licensed as a local pastor in 1979. Twelve years later, he became a Deacon and Associate Member of the former Troy Conference. Meanwhile, Herm served Troy Conference churches at Moretown & Middlesex and Mendon, as well as Hedding UMC in Barre, and St. Paul’s UMC in St. Albans. Even after his retirement in 2010, he served Richford UMC for 4 months, and worked for Heald Funeral Home.
181 MEMOIRS Herm is remembered as strong, witty, and compassionate, with a flair for conversation and debate. He enjoyed reading, writing poetry, boating, listening to music, walking and biking. He was especially fond of his family camp and their boat. He was also known as “the gadget guy” with a great sense of humor. Even after severe paral- ysis from a stroke, Herm maintained active connections with family and friends. On March 4, 2014 Herm died at Franklin City Rehabilitation Center. His funeral was held on March 8 at Heald Chapel, with the Revs. Jason McConnell and Seth Anderson officiating. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sandra Benjamin, of Swanton; their son, Curtis L. and his wife Melissa, of Fairfield; two daughters: Catherine Papazoni and her husband Dale of Franklin, and Leslie Babic and her husband Corey of Barre Town; a broth- er, Gary and his wife Mary, of Highgate; his aunt, Marguerite “Peg” Buck, of Cromwell, CT; and several nieces, nephews and cousins, as well as several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
William A. Campbell
Remembered as “a deeply caring pastor of unshakable faith,” Bill was born on October 22, 1925 in Boston to George and Edith (Riggs) Campbell. He grew up in Cambridge and Medford, MA where he graduated from Medford Vocational High School and became a machinist. During the final year of World War II, he was assigned to the submarine USS Entermedor in the Pacific. Upon discharge, he mar- ried his high school sweetheart, Doris E. Lane, and they settled in Medford. Bill became the father of three boys and manager of Raleigh Bicycles New England region. During the early years of his marriage, Bill was an active layman in the Methodist Churches in Medford and Wilmington, where he felt a strong call to ministry. Encouraged by his pastor in Wilmington, the Rev. Dick Harding, Bill entered in 1956 and graduated magna cum laude in 3 years from Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky, in the heart of Appalachia. His theological degree was gained at Drew University and Boston University. He was then appointed to the Methodist Church in Beverly, MA, where he was active in ecumenical affairs. During the years in Beverly, the Campbells adopted a Chinese girl, which caused quite a stir at the time. At his next church in Dedham, he helped create a youth commission for the town, and instituted a hotline for crisis intervention. His last full-time appointment was to Wakefield, MA. Retiring in 1989, the Campbells moved to Winthrop, ME where Bill served as assistant minister, as well as custodian, at the Methodist Church for several years. For many years, Bill was also active with the Sub Vets of America, serv- ing as its national chaplain. He was also a member of Rotary International, the Itinerants Club, and the Friars Club. Besides ministry, Bill was an accomplished and popular accordionist, playing frequently in small bands on the radio and in churches and nursing homes. With his father playing the banjo and his sister singing, their family made music together for many happy years. One special honor came to Bill as the result of his winning a Life Magazine photo contest in 1972 with a picture of a young girl jumping over some daisies. Life selected it for the cover of its photo collection, The Joy of Life. This gave Bill a great deal of joy, knowing his work had given oth- ers joy. After years of declining health, during which he and Doris relocated to the Deaconess Home in Concord, MA, Bill died on June 18, 2013. His memorial service was held on June 29 at Harvard-Epworth UMC, Cambridge, MA with the Rev. Lillian Warner presiding. Bill is survived by his wife of 67 years, Doris (Lane) Campbell; the Rev. Scott Campbell of Cambridge, MA; Stephen Campbell of Winthrop, ME; Oi Wah (Lorna) Yip and her hus- band Marshall Mitchell of Vero Beach, FL; his sister Verta; a foster son, Robert Ryan of Livermore Falls, ME; 8 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Bill was predeceased by his son Glenn and his brothers Gordon, Bob, and Jack.
182 MEMOIRS Martin E. Cernek
A 60-year minister in both parishes and hospitals, Martin was born on August 8, 1924 to Susan and John Cernek, recent immigrants from the Slovak Republic. Martin graduated from Corinth (NY) High School in 1941, and then became a paper tester at the Hudson River Paper Mill. In April 1943 he was drafted into the Army. In 1944 he was part of the Allied invasion forces at Omaha Beach, where he was under heavy fire and saw his best friend killed. After his discharge in 1945, Martin earned a B.A degree in Psychology at Gettysburg College. This was followed by a B.S.T. degree from Boston University in 1953. Within a decade Martin had chosen to focus on hospital ministry, beginning at Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, and continuing at Larue Carter Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis. In 1968 he became a certified Fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC). The following year he was honored by becoming an ACPE Supervisor. Martin had already been a supervising chaplain in a new pro- gram which he started at Larue. From 1971 to 1984 he supervised CPE students at what is now the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. In 1984 he was promoted to Hospital Administrator, retiring in 1988, But Martin remained in active ministry, "pastoring" several local churches, including the Corinth UMC, Malta Ridge UMC, Hartford Yoked Parish and First Presbyterian Church of West Galway, from which he retired after 10 years of ministry in 2009. In his community, Martin was instrumental in getting more than 300 trees plant- ed in downtown Corinth, beautifying Hamilton Avenue, Palmer Avenue and Main Street. He enjoyed family, nature, the Adirondacks and German Shepherds. Martin died on November 9, 2013 at age 89. His memorial service was held at Corinth UMC on November 21, with the Revs. Bonnie Bates and John Aldridge officiating. Burial was in Corinth Rural Cemetery. Martin is sur- vived by one son, Martin L. Cernek, of Corinth, two sisters-in-law, Caroline Cernek of Corinth and Dorothy Ives of Philadelphia, one niece and several nephews. Martin was predeceased by his wife, Marilyn, his parents, his older brothers John and Paul, and many friends.
Janet M. Crain
Janet was the first Deacon ordained in the New England Conference in 1996 and recipient of the Denman Evangelism Award. She was born on March 26, 1938 in Brockton, MA to Melville and Doris Isaac. Growing up in Randolph and graduating from Randolph High School in 1955, she earned a B.A. in Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1959. There she met Dight while both were in the concert band. Both became good musicians, Janet with an outstanding alto voice. She then taught elementary school in Braintree and Natick before raising their two children. Feeling the call to ministry, Janet commuted to Boston University School of Theology for 7 years, graduating in 1987 with an M.Div. Her Old Testament classes with Dr. Harrell Beck were her favorites. First consecrated as a diaconal minister in 1987, Janet was ordained deacon in 1996. For 18 years, along with family care and school, she served at Fisk Memorial UMC, Natick, as Minister of Evangelism and Assistant Pastor. Her visits and sermons were always encouraging and loving, reflecting her devotion to her Savior and her love of her parishioners. Janet was honored by receiving the Denman Evangelism Award from the Southern New England Conference in 1986. Even after retirement, she continued to sing in church choirs, meet other women for prayer and Bible study, and enjoy nature, especially flowers and birds. She loved time spent on Cape Cod.
183 MEMOIRS Janet lived through several physical crises. She had been stillborn and declared dead, but was revived by a skill- ful and vigilant nurse. She was miraculously healed of rheumatoid arthritis in 1973 and breast cancer in 1988. After eight years dealing with Alzheimer’s disease, Janet died on January 26, 2014 at Linden Ponds, Hingham, MA, at the exact time of the start of Sunday services. Her funeral was held on February 1, 2014 at Fisk Memorial UMC, Natick, MA. Janet is survived by her husband Dight; her son Andrew and his wife Mary of Mattapoisett, MA; her daughter Susan Yardley and her husband Daniel of Matthews, NC; her brother Rev. Donald Isaac and his wife Patricia of Rockland, MA; her sister Claire Stahl of Dearborn, MI; her sister-in-law Dorothy Molind and her husband Dr. Samuel Molind of Bristol, TN; 7 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter-in-law Meg Torry Crain.
Richard Allen Davis
Dick entered ministry later in life after 31 years with the YMCA. He was born on October 27, 1925 in Fall River, MA to Rose (Signet) and Clarion Almado Davis. After Durfee High School he attended Wilbraham Academy, 1943–44, which made a lasting impression upon him. He later served on the Wilbraham Alumni Council. During World War II he served with the 69th Infantry in France, Belgium, and Germany and was awarded the bronze star. During the occupation of Europe after the war, Dick continued a life-long avocation of playing drums and formed an 18- piece jazz band which entertained the troops and performed on a weekly radio pro- gram in Germany. When he returned to the US, he was invited to interview for Stan Kenton’s big band, but declined in order to marry his high school sweetheart, Constance J “Connie” Hazard, in 1948. After graduating from Springfield College in 1950, Dick began a long career with the YMCA in Fall River. He became Youth Director in Baltimore, MD and Waterbury, CT. In 1968 his managerial and fundraising skills helped establish the Cape Cod YMCA, of which he became CEO. Taking an early retirement from the Y, he then entered Boston University School of Theology and earned his M.Div. in 1984. Dick served churches in East Natick and Whitinsville, MA and North Kingston, RI. He helped establish the Northside UMC in Dennis, MA. After official retirement in 1994, he continued in ministry at Burrillville, RI and Harwich (MA) UMC. From 2004 to 2010 he was Minister of Visitation at South Yarmouth UMC. During his years on the Cape, Dick did much to help cancer patients and the homeless. He was deeply religious and shared his faith freely with others. He especially loved the woods and beaches of the Cape, enjoyed camping, daily fitness, coffee ice cream, rooting for Boston’s Red Sox, Celtics, and Patriots, and sharing good stories with much humor and laughter. Dick was described as “always upbeat, outgoing, and friendly, a wonderful husband and father.” Dick died on June 2, 2013. His funeral was held at South Yarmouth UMC on June 7, with the Rev. David Hoyt presiding. Burial was at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA on July 8. Dick is survived by his wife of 64 years, Connie Davis of South Yarmouth, 10 children, 22 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren.
Edwin Holt Hughes IV
Rev. Hughes was born on July 26, 1951. He served the Maple Street UMC in Lynn. MA (1999–2000 and 2001–03); Haven UMC in East Providence, RI (2004–07). Ed died on March 7, 2014. His memorial service was held at Haven UMC on April 12, 2014. He is survived by a daughter, Molly Hughes, of Brookline, MA.
184 MEMOIRS John Alan Kirk Sr.
Active in ministry for 39 years, John was born on March 16, 1941 in Vincennes, Indiana to Mary E. (Glezen) and Melvin M. Kirk. After earning a B.A. at the University of Evansville, he completed both his B.D. and M.Div. degrees at Duke University. Meanwhile, he accumulated five quarters of Clinical Pastoral Education at Duke U. Medical Center and the Central Prison of the North Carolina Dept. of Correction, in addition to certification in Interim Ministry Training. His continuing education included Correctional Administration at East Carolina University, work at the College of Preachers in Washington, DC, courses at the College of Financial Planning, Denver, and work toward a master’s degree in New Testament studies at Harvard Divinity School. John’s career included positions in prison ministry, parish ministry, and planned giving. He began as Chaplain of the Youth Development Division of North Carolina Dept. of Correction for 4 years, followed by being cho- sen Inner City Director in Nashville, TN for 2 years, and Supt. of the McCain Correctional Center in North Carolina for 3-1/2 years. As a member of the former Troy Conference, his parish ministry included Wesley UMC in Waterbury, VT for 5 years, and First UMC, Shelburne, VT as senior pastor for 9-1/2 years. Moving beyond the local church, John became Director of Current and Deferred Giving for the General Board of Global Ministries in the northeast US for 10 years, followed by 14 months as Director of Planned Giving at Drew University. The last five years of his varied career were spent as Executive Secretary of Prison Ministries of the General Board of Global Ministries at New York and worldwide. During his later years, John cared for his late wife, Rev. Adele Wilcox, until her death in 2010. He died at home in West Chester, PA on December 2, 2013. His funeral was held at St. Matthew’s UMC of Valley Forge, Wayne, PA on December 17, with the Revs. Ruth Hope Woodlen, Churchill G. Pender, Michael Knight, and Dawn Taylor-Storm officiating. John’s ashes were interred with his late wife at Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, PA. John is survived by his second wife, Angela, whom he married in June, 2011; and sons Jay and Jeff Kirk, Doug Anestad, and Ben Smith.
Charles Earl Langbein Jr.
A Denman Evangelism Award winner, Chuck was born on October 14, 1958 in Pittsburgh, PA to Charles E. and Marlene Loretta Langbein. He graduated from Fox Chapel High School, and attended George Williams College, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Maine. Chuck became program director at Orono UMC. He served in the former Maine Conference as local pastor at Orono, Ellingwoods Corner/ Winterport, and Dixmont, and as Associate Pastor in Bangor. His ministry was “intentionally cre- ative, unorthodox, and highly effective.” So effective was it that the NE Conference honored him with the Denman Evangelism Award. Chuck was also a member of the Order of the Flame. He emphasized “creating and nurturing Christian community through everyday encoun- ters.” He was known as very generous to both individuals and needy families, especially within the church. He also loved to fly fish and tie flies, as well as all outdoor activities. Chuck died on April 22, 2014 in Bangor, ME. His memorial service was held on April 28 at First UMC, Bangor. Chuck is survived by his wife of 33 years, Valerie Langbein, of Levant, ME; their son Gresley; a brother Scott and his wife Sarah, of CA; a sister, Jerriann Morgan and her husband Randy of PA; and a special aunt and uncle, Ed and Mary Langbein of IL.
185 MEMOIRS William Russell Morley Sr.
Bill was born on April 25, 1930 in Arlington, MA, and adopted at age 5 by Georgie Eva and Joseph A. Morley. He joined the US Air Force during the Korean War, and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Korean War Veterans in Maine. His early professional life was in banking and bookkeeping in various banks and businesses. Bill felt called to ministry at the age of 30, and received his license to preach in the Lynn District in 1963, while serving as Youth Minister at Christ UMC, Malden, MA. He was ordained deacon in 1963 and attended Bangor Theological Seminary from 1963 to 1966. He completed the Boston University Course of Study in 1967, the year he was ordained elder. In 35 years in ministry, Bill served churches in the former Maine conference and often served two-point charges: Orrington Corner/Orrington Center, Easton/Mars Hill, Corinna/Harland, New Harbor/Round Pond, Kittery, Mapleton/Washburn, Waldoboro, Searsport/North Searsport, Boothbay Harbor, Biddeford/Saco, and Strong. After retirement, he served part-time in Penobscot. Always interested in missions, Bill also served on the Maine Conf. Board of Missions for several years. An avid sports enthusiast, Bill refereed many basketball games for various recreation departments, especially encouraging young players. He was a good athlete, winning many medals in the Senior Olympics. He had an amazing memory for sports history, facts, and rules. At age 82, he was runner-up for selection as Public Address Announcer for the Boston Red Sox. He was also a gifted musician, having played percussion in the US Air Force Concert Band. He was always avail- able to play any rhythm instrument needed in any local group. He marched with the Governor’s Band in Maine for several years after his retirement. He also loved to sing, and was a member of many choral groups in both Maine and New Hampshire. Bill died on April 6, 2014, just short of his 84th birthday. His memorial service was held at First UMC, Gilford, NH on April 13, led by the Rev. Tom Getchell-Lacey. Bill is survived by his wife of 57 years, Nancy (Thain) Morley, of Gilford; three sons: William Jr. of Lincoln, MA, Joseph and his wife Rhonda of Florissant, MO, and Robert and his wife Janelle of York, ME; 8 grandchildren, and several nephews and nieces. Bill was predeceased by his parents and all his siblings.
James Byington Peden
Jim was born on November 7, 1928 in Cranford, NJ to Robert and Bernice Peden. Right after high school, he joined the US Marines and served both after WWII and during the Korean War. Jim was very proud of his service as a Marine. After dis- charge in 1953, he entered Syracuse University where he earned both B.A. and M.A. degrees. He began teaching in Shrewsbury at the Ward School, where he taught sci- ence and physics for several years Answering a call to ministry, Jim was pastor in the New England Conference in East Douglas, Fisk UMC, Natick, MA, Robinson UMC, Malden, and Arlington Heights. He then transferred to the former Troy Conference and became Chaplain and Professor at Champlain College, Burlington, VT, where he taught for almost 20 years. Meanwhile, Jim earned an M.Div. degree at Boston University in 1967, the year he was ordained elder, followed later by a D.D. degree from Louisville Presbyterian Seminary in 1986. During his Vermont years, he served as interim pastor in several churches, which he enjoyed very much. Jim married Dorothy Wellwood in 1950. After their divorce, he married Elisabeth “Betsy” Bishop in 1976. In 1995 the Pedens moved to Terra Linda Ranch outside Kerrville, TX where they lived for almost 15 years. After Betsy’s death following a long illness, Jim relocated to Shrewsbury. He especially enjoyed woodworking, mak-
186 MEMOIRS ing toys and furniture, some of which are still on display at Southgate at Shrewsbury, where he lived for 4 years. There he led chapel services and Bible study, as well as serving as secretary, treasurer, and president of the Residents Council. Jim is remembered for his smile and friendly wave to all, as well as a great sense of humor. He enjoyed a good joke and was always ready to help anyone in need. After a long struggle with cancer, Jim died in his sleep on January 25, 2014. A memorial service was held on February 1 at Southgate. Jim is survived by a daughter, Kerry Cassone and her husband Dominick of Northborough, MA; a son, Keith Peden, and his wife Patti Spear; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers: William and his wife Evelyn of Trappe, PA, and Robert and his wife Marcella of South Burlington, VT. Jim was predeceased by his first wife Dorothy and his second wife Betsy.
Lucille Brown Richard
Lucille was born on August 27, 1942 in Cambridge, MA. She graduated from Lawrence High School, Lawrence, MA. In the 1980’s she earned her M.Div at Boston University School of Theology, and was ordained in 1988. During her 25 years in ministry, Lucille served in the former New Hampshire Conference at Salem, North Salem, Bethlehem, and Whitefield. She then transferred to the former Maine conference as pastor at Oakland/Sidney, Bridgton & Fryeburg Harbor, retiring in 2006. She was also an active member of the Tres Dias Community of Maine. Multi-talented as she was, Lucille loved painting and writing. She was especially fond of spending time at Salisbury Beach and the company of her two dogs. After a long illness, Lucille died on October 18, 2013. Her funeral was held at the Hall Funeral Home, Casco, ME on October 22. Lucille is survived by 4 daughters: Kathleen Michaels of Norway, ME, Heather Chandel and her husband Tom of Bridgton, April Cook of Manchester, NH, and Marina Brown of Derry, and 10 grandchildren.
John A. Russell Jr.
A man of many talents and careers, Jack was born on June 30, 1925. He grew up in California, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, and New York. He joined the Navy at age 17 and served in the Pacific during World War II. After the war, he graduated from Lehigh University and Yale Divinity School. Jack’s ministry found him at Yale, MIT, and Harvard. Later, he joined the staff at the Boston Redevelopment Authority. He served as Vice Provost of Student Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania. Still later, Jack became a building contractor and pre-purchase building inspector in Woodstock, NY. He and his wife, Gladyse “Glady” (Brunel) Russell, whom he married in 1950, raised 5 children in Connecticut. They retired to Green Valley, AZ, enjoying travel and exploring the western US and Mexico. After Glady died in 1995, Jack retired to Cody, WY, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. He worked at the state level as a lobbyist with NAMI for mental health issues. He also served on the Wyoming Community College Commission from 2006 to 2013. That autumn, Jack drove up into Yellowstone one last time to see the bison in snow just before the roads were closed for the season. Following a long battle with cancer, Jack died on December 8, 2013 at Spirit Mountain Hospice House. His serv- ice was held at Cody UMC, on December 12, with burial later in Phoenicia, NY. Jack is survived by his only brother, Pat, of NH, four children: Darshan, Biff, Eric, and Natalie; 7 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandson. Jack was predeceased by his wife Gladyse in 1995.
187 MEMOIRS Robert Elmer Sammons
Active in ministry in the former Maine Conference, Bob was born on April 11, 1926 in Brockton, MA to Elizabeth (Anderson) and Elmer Thomas Sammons. Graduating from Brockton High School in 1944, he joined the Army Air Corps and served in B-29’s. After the war, he studied for 3 years at the University of Oklahoma and became an industrial engineer with several companies. Responding to a call to ministry in mid-life, Bob completed his B.A. in English in 1982 at Bridgewater State University. He received his M.Div. degree at Andover Newton Theological School in 1985. He first served Peoples UMC, Union, ME for 7 years, 1985–1992, after which he retired to the family home on Orr’s Island. His additional ministry included being volunteer chaplain at Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, ME, volunteer chaplain at Midcoast Hospital, Brunswick, ME, pastor at Phippsburg Congregational Church and later of Popham Chapel, and interim pastor of visitation at Brunswick UMC (2001). He also served as volunteer pastor for a cou- ple of years at Faith UMC, following a difficult split in the congregation. Bob loved to travel and meet new friends. He had a great interest in Medieval English history, reading exten- sively in the areas of social and political history as well as religion. He coined a name for the informally organ- ized group of retired clergy and spouses in Maine of which he was an active member: “the Rumpeos,” which stood for “Retired UM Pastors Eating Out” At the age of 87, Bob died on January 18, 2014. His memorial service was held at the Old Orr’s Island School House on January 25, with Pastor Karen Pierce and the Rev. Michael Laidlaw officiating. Bob is survived by his wife of 41 years, Margaret, of Orr’s Island; a daughter, Carol Julius, of East Bridgewater, MA; and a granddaugh- ter, Hannah Julius. Bob was predeceased by two sons, Douglas and Donald Sammons.
Junille W. Shepardson
A multi-talented leader in teaching, banking, editing, and music, as well as parish ministry in four churches, “Juni” was born in Texas on April 12, 1944 to Rev. Wilson and Viola Wieting. She earned a B.A. in English at Texas Wesleyan College in Ft. Worth in 1966, an M.A. in Religious Education at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, in 1971 and an M.Div. equivalent at Bangor Theological Seminary in 2001. Before her ministerial years, Juni worked in Maine for many years at Crandall, Hanscom, Pease and Collins Law Firm, People Heritage Bank, Camden-Rockport High School, and Bay Chamber Concerts. She was on the Board of Directors for the Methodist Conference Home in Rockland, ME, as well as a volunteer at Penbay Medical Center and Midcoast Habitat for Humanity. She taught adult education classes in grammar, punctua- tion, and English in Camden and Rockland. She started her own copyediting business, Mainely Editing. Entering parish ministry later in life, Juni served People’s UMC in South Thomaston from 2000 to 2008. After retirement, she continued as minister of visitation and ministry team member with Rev. Linda Campbell- Marshall at Randolph and East Pittston UMC (2011–12), Aldersgate (2012–2013) and UMC, Camden (2013–14). She was also active at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockland . Juni’s life-long interest and talents in music were generously shared in many choirs and bands. She directed the John Street UMC choir in Camden and the Windjammers Barbershop Chorus, and played percussion for the Midcoast Community Band. She collaborated with her long-time friend, Betty Bilodeau, to write a book about the band entitled “And the Band Played On.” Among other favorite activities were sewing, quilting & crochet- ing, rooting for the Red Sox, Patriots, and Texas A&M football teams, and sharing outings with her family.
188 MEMOIRS Juni died on August 31, 2013. Her memorial service was held on September 9 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockland, with the Revs. Mark Glovin and Linda Campbell-Marshall officiating. Juni is survived by her husband of 25 years, Jed, of Rockland; two daughters: (Tanya) Kristin Collins of Camden, ME, and Tina Taylor and her wife, Kristen Ripley, of Maynard, MA; a stepson, Eric Shepardson and his wife Magda, of Jackson, MS; five grand-children; a brother, David Wieting and his wife Nancy of Fredricksburg, TX; two sisters: Vivian Wieting White and her husband Don of Humble, TX, and Ruth Wieting and her husband Hakan Joelson of Umea, Sweden; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Doug Chapin Smith Sr.
Doug’s life was called “a sermon in real time.” It began on March 19, 1925 in Schenectady, NY, the son of Mertis and Kelsey Smith. After graduating from Mont Pleasant High School, Schenectady, he earned a B.A. in 1952 at Baldwin Wallace, Berea, Ohio, followed by a B.D. at Drew University, NJ. In 32 years of ministry Doug served several churches in the former Troy Conference at Delmar, Valley Falls & Melrose, and Trinity UMC, Pittsfield. He then transferred to the New England Conference and later the Southern New England Conference, and served at St. John’s UMC, Dedham, Ipswich, Dalton, Whitinsville, Oakdale, and Boylston, retiring in 1986. During these years, he helped build both programs and buildings, including youth programs in his early parishes and in Ipswich, and an educational facility in Dedham. He encouraged many young persons interested in ministry and served on numerous boards and con- ference committees. After retirement, he continued to serve as pastor in several NH churches. Doug worked with many community leaders and was active in the Masons. He especially enjoyed model rail- roads and activities with his family, and was known as warm, caring, and outgoing. After surviving several serious illnesses, Doug died on March 23, 2014 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH. His memorial service was held at Fairlawn Christian Reformed Church, Whitinsville, MA, with the Rev. Raymond Coffey presiding. Doug is survived by his wife, Marion, of West Ossipee, NH, and their 3 sons.
Ronald William Smith
Remembered as “an interesting and joy-filled gentleman” with “a courageous spirit” who was prominent in banking, ministry, education, as well as many outdoor activ- ities, Ron was born on March 12, 1921 in Bath, New Brunswick, Canada, to William Smith of Florenceville, NB and Dorothy (Pitt) Smith of Eastbourne, England. His family then moved to Howland, ME where he graduated from Howland High School in 1939. During the next few years he worked in the woods and in lumber- ing at Mt. Katahdin, the Eastland Hotel, Hunnewell Trucking, and the Canal Bank. Ron’s education included graduation from Kent’s Hill School, Gorham State Teachers College, Boston University, and advanced degrees including a doctorate at the University of Maine. He completed additional studies at Duke, Farmington, the University of New Hampshire and the University of the South. During World War II, Ron was in undercover work for an agency that later became the CIA. He was also involved with Merchant Marine security, one of only four survivors of his ship being torpedoed in the North Atlantic. His story remained untold until the book, “A Man Called Intrepid” was published. In 1947, Ron returned to Canal Bank to help open the Consumer Loan Department. Later he worked for G.M.A.C. and became an officer of the Casco Bank.
189 MEMOIRS Ordained in the former Maine Conference as Deacon in 1958 and Elder in 1962, Ron served both Methodist and Congregational churches in Pownal, Gray, South Portland, Lisbon and Scarborough (Blue Point Congregational and Scarborough UMC). He also became Maine Conference Treasurer. His first assignment was to close the North Pownal Methodist Church. Instead he revived it, and it remains open to this day. After retire- ment from ministry in 1973, Ron became a teacher, principal, and Supt. of Schools until 1979. Ron was an outdoorsman, fond of “anything with wheels or wings.” This included flying his airplane, riding motorcycles, shooting, and boating. Although he lost one leg in a motorcycle accident in 1991, he continued an active life. He became a 32nd degree Mason at Acacia Lodge in Durham, ME, a Scottish Rite Mason, a Consistory Member of the Masonic Temple in Portland, and a Shriner at Kora Temple in Lewiston. He also served as historian for Village Lodge, his home lodge, in Bowdoinham, and was later honored as Grand Chaplain Emeritus for the Grand Masonic Lodge of Maine. At the age of 92, Ron died on January 25, 2014 at home in Bowdoinham, ME. His memorial service was held on February 1 at Lisbon UMC, with the Rev. Jong Sun Lim officiating. Burial is planned for the spring. Ron is survived by his wife, Joan, of Bowdoinham; his brother Llewellyn Smith and his wife Theresa; a son Alan and his partner Christine; 11 grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.
Roland Stockbridge
Known as “The Legend” in the Ossipees, NH, Roland was born on October 29, 1939 in Wolfeboro, NH, one of four boys born to Willard and Lavinia Stockbridge. He graduated from Kennett High School in 1958 and joined the Army National Guard, serving from 1958 to 1962. He later became Supt. of the Water and Sewer Department of Ossipee. But his primary career was spent with the Fire Department. He served as Chief for 32 years, from 1969 to 2001. He was a founding member of the Ossipee Valley Mutual Fire Aid Association, and a Junior Firefighter leader. He was also a Little League coach, Scoutmaster, and mentor for many young and seasoned firefighters. In 2004, he was named Ossipee’s Citizen of the Year. In 2011 Center Ossipee Fire Department was dedicated as the Roland C. Stockbridge Safety Building, where he was known as “The Legend” and “Pastor-Chief.” Roland’s ministry as a local pastor was focused at Moultonville UMC, Sanbornville UMC, and Newfields Community Church. Recognized as “a true disciple” by Pastor James Nason of Moultonville, Roland touched many lives and was admired for his “listening ear.” “Relief’s in” came for Roland on November 23, 2013 in Wolfeboro. His funeral was held on November 30 at Moultonville UMC. He is survived by his wife, Loretta, his high school sweetheart whom he married in 1959; two sons: Glen and his wife Donna, and Wayne and his wife Jennifer; a daughter, Sandra Freeman, and her hus- band Robert; 5 grandchildren, and 3 step-grandchildren.
Doris Turbill
Doris was born on April 16, 1936. She was a registered nurse with Med Now in Ellsworth, ME. Entering parish ministry later in life, Doris became a local pastor and served Swan’s Island UMC from 2000 to 2004, when she retired. She died on April 9, 2014, in Deer Isle, with services held private.
190 MEMOIRS Neal Perley White
Neal’s 63 years were full and fruitful, including years as a parish minister, firefight- er, and deputy sheriff. He was born on November 9, 1950 in Burlington, VT to Alfred and Patricia (Johnson) White. Raised in Orleans, VT he graduated from Lake Region Union High School, Orleans, in 1968, and earned a B.A. in Social Sciences at Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT in 1975. His early professional positions were held with Ethan Allen Company, as a machinist at Butterfield Co. (1976–88), and as Deputy Sheriff for Orleans County (1977–87). He was also a tanker in the armored division of the Vermont National Guard. As a volunteer firefighter, he also served as chaplain of the Raymond (NH) Fire Dept. and Ambulance Squad. Responding to the call into ministry, Neal began ministry in 1986 as a lay speaker acting as part-time local pas- tor at Lowell, VT UCC. In 1988–91, he led the youth group and Bible study at Cabot and Marshfield UMCs, increasing the attendance and membership in both churches. For the next four years he held a 3-point charge at Jacksonville, Cutler, and West Lubec, ME which experienced remarkable growth. In the early 1990’s he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Lubec Medical Clinic. Meanwhile, Neal completed the Course of Study at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington DC in 1992, followed by an M.Div. at Bethany Theological Seminary in 1995. He then served for 11 years at South Hadley and Holyoke UMCs, where he started a pre- school program (Canal Village School) and presided over a quarter-million dollar building improvement pro- gram with no debt. In 2006, he was appointed to Raymond and North Salem, NH helping these churches grow in attendance, Bible study, youth ministry and outreach. He started a cancer support group in North Salem and participated in the local “Relay for Life.” Throughout his ministry, Neal was always a man of action, more than just words and plans. Neal was known for a lively sense of humor, a love of history, music (he played drums), trains (HO and life- sized), coin-collecting, and story-telling. He especially enjoyed circuses and amusements parks, taking his grandchildren to Canobie Lake Park, Salem. He is remembered as caring, fun-loving, friendly, and intelligent, with special fondness for children and his cats. In September 2010, Neal was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, which he bravely battled until his death on December 26, 2013 at Community Hospice House, Merrimack. NH. His memorial service was held at North Salem UMC on January 12, with Pastor Carroll Moore presiding. Neal is survived by his wife Sally (Vermette) White, of Raymond; four children: Laura Hurler and her partner Russell of Chicopee, MA, Carol Scott and her husband Jeremy of Ware, MA, Tammy Baker and her husband Bret of Haverhill, MA, and James White and his wife Erica of Granby, MA; two brothers, Patrick of Candia, NH, and Peter of Hanover, MA; and 7 grand-children.
Gale Ross Williamson
Referred to by his friends “the Rev” and “Digger,” Gale was born in Frazeysburg, Ohio on September 14, 1925 to Leona M. and Clayton E. Williamson. Gale graduated from Lodi (Ohio) High School in 1944 and Cincinnati College of Embalming in 1948. Gale’s first pastorate was at East Braintree, MA (1957–62) during which time he earned a B.A. at Mount Union College in 1958 and an M.Div at Boston University School of Theology in 1961, the year he was ordained elder. He was then appointed to Hillsgrove UMC, Warwick, RI (1962v67), followed by becoming Senior Pastor at the UM Parish at Fall River, MA (1967–69). Gale’s longest pastorate of 20 years (1969–89) was served at Gale’s Ferry, CT. During those years he served the Southern New England Conference as chair of the Retirement Center Site Committee, the Committee on Worship, and the Bureau of Conference Sessions. He was also registrar for the Board of Ordained Ministry, secretary of the Board of Pensions, and secretary of the Pastors’ Emergency Fund.
191 MEMOIRS Active with many community organizations, including the Masons, F&AM, Eastern Star, South Shore Commandery, Sigma Nu Fraternity, and various clergy associations. In the Ledyard community, Gale held lead- ership positions in the Groton-Ledyard Rotary Club, Ecumenical Choir, the Fine Arts and the Cultural Committee. He was outstanding as Director of the Branford House Preservation project. Gale also maintained a close relationship with the Navy community at the US Submarine base at Groton , presiding at over 50 offi- cial Navy ceremonies. He composed a verse honoring submariners which was added to the Navy hymn. One of Gale’s unique accomplishments, arising out of his love of music and theater, was the founding and directing of the United Methodist Players which brought together veterans and newcomers in over 10 plays and 17 musicals during their 20 years of activity. He was honored for this work by receiving the Brenda Rummel Award for outstanding service in Community Theater, and Best Actor Award, and Alumni Service Award from Mount Union College. In 1989 Gale and his wife Laura retired to Englewood, FL. He became very active in their local UM church, as a member of the grounds crew, enjoying decorating the church for the various holidays, playing in the band, and staging live Nativity scenes and the Last Supper. On his 80th birthday in 2005, he was honored as “Pastor in Residence” of Englewood UMC. Gale died on March 31, 2014 in Venice, FL. His memorial service, full of music, was held at the Englewood UMC on April 12, with the Rev. Vic Willis and many family members and friends participating. Burial was at EUMC Columbarium. Gale is survived by his wife of 59 years, Laura, of Venice, FL, and their son, James, in Delmar, CA. SPOUSES
Janet Ellis Allten Minister’s wife and secretary, Janet was born on January 1, 1922 in Brooklyn, NY to Harry Post Ellis and Dorothy Wilkinson Ellis. After graduating from Berkley Secretarial School, she worked for the Merck Company. She married Robert E. Allten in 1942, and they settled in Chicago and Seattle where Bob was a chemical engineer. During their Seattle years, Bob felt called into ministry, so they traveled back east to Maine to allow him to attend Harvard Divinity School, Bob was ordained and the Alltens then served churches in East Corinth, Oakland, Lincoln, Orono, ME and Medford MA. Seeking fewer moves for their family, they transferred membership to the NH Conference of the United Church of Christ and served parishes in Franconia and Farmington, NH. They spent their final years of ministry in Roanoke, AL and Lexington, NC. At every parish location, Janet was active in her community. When their four children were small, she worked part-time typing student papers. She also was secretary for a doctor’s practice, an architect, a lawyer, and in a bank in customer service. After the Alltens retired to Bear Creek in Ormond Beach, FL in 1987, Janet joined the Ormond Memorial Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary, giving thousands of hours at the information desk. Known as “the Quilt Lady”, she made and donated hundreds of baby quilts. She was also a proud member of her local PEO chapter, GQ. She was devoted to her family and friends in both Florida and Maine, loved their summers in Empire Grove, ME, and rooted “passionately” for the Red Sox. She is remembered as energetic, cheerful, verbal, loving, generous, and kind, called by her family “a nurturer,” “the Mama,” and “a wicked good woman” by an admiring grandson. Janet died suddenly after a stroke on April 21, 2014 in Ormond Beach. Her memorial service was held on April 26 at Seabreeze UCC, Daytona Beach, FL, with the Revs. Barbara and Phil Laucks presiding. She is survived by her 4 children: Robert Allten and his wife Susi of St. Augustine, FL, Judy Allten Troske and her husband Paul of Michigan City, IN, Douglas Allten and his wife Beverly of Ponte Verde, FL, and Sandy Allten of Ormond Beach; 3 grandchildren, relatives, and many friends. Janet was predeceased by her husband, the Rev. Robert E. Allten, in 1998.
192 MEMOIRS Elizabeth Austin
Betty was born on August 13, 1915 in Cornwall, VT to Roy and Carrie (Hunt) Palmer. In 1938, she married the Rev. Wayne G. Austin, and together they first served the church at Addison Panton, VT. Wayne was then appointed to Shrewsbury, W. Chelmsford, and Plainville, MA. Returning to Vermont, the Austins served at Brandon (1965–67), Adamant & Plainfield UMCs (1967–73), the United Church of Hinesburg and Monkton Friends UMC (beginning in 1973), followed by Hancock and Granville. Betty served as volunteer chaplain at Porter Hospital and Nursing Home in Middlebury, VT. Betty was also worked at Brown’s Toy Factory and Jenson’s Restaurant. She was a home day care provider and foster parent. She loved gardening, especially flowers, dining out, and anything pur- ple. After Wayne’s death in 1997, Betty lived in Berlin, VT and died there on January 23, 2014. Her memorial serv- ice was held on February 1 at East Middlebury UMC, with the Rev. Bob Bushman presiding. Burial was in Prospect Cemetery, E. Middlebury. Betty is survived by two daughters: Rev. Janice Rathbun and her husband Maurice, and Nancie Austin-Bradley and her husband Blair, 9 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Betty was predeceased by her husband, the Rev. Wayne Austin, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters.
Barbara May Batten
A devoted wife, mother and homemaker, active in her churches and communities, Barbara was born on October 1, 1932 in Brookfield, NH to Annie Mae (Clow) and Ralph Jesse Hooper. She graduated from Brewster Academy, Wolfboro, NH in 1950. As a partner in ministry with her husband, the Rev. James Batten, whom she mar- ried in 1957, Barbara demonstrated her ability to work with children. She taught Sunday School for many years, organized and directed children’s choirs, worked with youth groups, was a camp counselor and a pen pal for several children. She also worked part-time for many years as an administrative assistant in the Physical Therapy Department of the NH State Hospital. Barbara’s extensive community volunteer work included being a Brownie leader, a daycare worker with Community Action, a soup kitchen staff member, and a volunteer at the Multi- cultural Center in Concord, NH. In her later years, after the Battens relocated to Havenwood-Heritage Heights in Concord, both Barbara and Jim helped in marketing presentations for that organization. She also helped serve at the dinner buffet there. But Barbara’s priority in life was her family and their home life. She considered being a wife and mother as a true vocation. As a “gentle, caring, and empathetic listener,” she made everyone, especially children, feel com- fortable and accepted. She put great care and effort into building family traditions and hosting family celebra- tions. Among her favorite activities were the Active Retirement Association at UMH, the Olives/Pimento Group, the Road Scholar Program, many trips and walks with her husband, cooking, handiwork, and reading Civil War historical fiction. After a long illness, Barbara died on September 28, 2013 in Concord, NH. Her funeral was held at Wesley UMC, Concord on October 2, with the Rev. Peter Hey and Pastor Rosanne Roberts officiating. Barbara is survived by her husband of 57 years, the Rev. James A. Batten of Concord; three children: Bruce W. Batten and his wife Debra, Susan M. O’Connor and her husband Sean, and Joanne K. Wentworth and her husband David; and 8 grandchildren.
193 MEMOIRS Sarah Ruth Bilberry
Sarah was the surviving spouse of Rev. Davis Leroy Bilberry. She was born on November 3, 1934 and died on June 6, 2013 in Haynesville, LA.
Elaine Boutwell
Living beyond her 100th birthday, Elaine was born on June 26, 1913 and died on October 20, 2013. She was partner in ministry with her husband, the Rev. Roland Boutwell of Brunswick, GA.
Barbara Leland Bullens
Admired for her energy, gardening skill, and support as a minister’s wife, Barbara was born on November 7, 1920 in Trenton, ME to Edith (Haynes) Leland and Ralph Leland, a sailing captain. Barbara graduated from high school in Bar Harbor. She held several administrative positions including at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. When asked at a job interview for a particularly busy office if she could keep up with their pace, she replied, “You just watch me.” After marrying George Bullens in 1947, she served with her husband at several churches in the former Maine Conference including Greenville Junction (1950–52), Saco (1952–55), First UMC, Bangor (1956–62), Auburn (1963–70), Rumford (1971–73), School Street UMC, Gorham (1974–83), South Paris, 1984, First UMC, South Portland (1985–89), retiring in 1990. Barbara was an avid gardener and established many beautiful gardens at the various parson- ages where they lived. She also loved the ocean and often swam at Maine’s chilly beaches. Barbara died on June 9, 2013 in Falmouth. Her funeral was held at the Cressey Rod UMC, Gorham on June 14. She is survived by her 3 children: Ralph Bullens of Ft. Myers, FL, Charles and his wife Patricia of Boonton, NJ, and Elizabeth Smith and her husband Stuart of Williston, VT; a niece, Janet Muise of Trenton, ME; 5 grandchil- dren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Barbara was predeceased by her husband, the Rev. George E. Bullens, on May 2, only a month before.
194 MEMOIRS Grace Brannock Smith Dougherty
Teacher and minister’s wife, Grace was born on April 7, 1919 in Cambridge, MD to Russell P. and Leila B. Smith. She attended high school in Cambridge and graduated from Western Maryland College. In 1942, Grace married Edward Dougherty. After he attended seminary and entered ministry, they served 5 churches in the Peninsula Conference and 3 churches in the former New Hampshire Conference at East Parish, Salisbury, MA, St. Paul’s, Manchester, NH, and St. Luke’s UMC, Derry, NH. During their years in New Hampshire, Grace taught elementary school for 22 years. She also took graduate courses at the University of New Hampshire. In 1983, the Doughertys retired to the St. Petersburg, FL area, residing at Bahama Shores and Westminster Shores. Grace died on October 15, 2013 in St. Petersburg. A graveside service was held on November 23 at East New Market Cemetery, with the Rev. Sumner Jones presiding. Grace is survived by 3 sons: Alexander E. Dougherty III and his wife Ann, Jeffrey M. Dougherty and his wife Lynne, and Timothy R. Dougherty; 2 daughters: Anna Lee Shipman and Leila S. Lavigne and her husband Gerald; 8 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Russell Smith, of Cambridge, MD. Grace was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, the Rev. A. Edward Dougherty, in 2001,
Ruth Elizabeth Gagne
Talented in Christian education and needlework, and a devoted partner in ministry with her husband, the Rev. Paul Gagne, Ruth was born on January 13, 1925 in Lawrence, MA to Fred and Elsie (Reifel) Eastman. She graduated in 1942 from Lawrence High School, where she met her future husband during recess on December 10, 1940 across the street at the Lawrence common. They were married in 1946 and began a ministerial partnership which spanned 41 years in the former New Hampshire Conference. Her daughter recalled that “they were always together.” The Gagnes served at Center Sandwich, NH, Hillsborough & Henniker, NH, Arlington Street UMC, Nashua, NH, People’s UMC, Haverhill, MA, People’s & Ayers Village, MA, Claremont, Charlestown & West Unity, NH, and finally Christ UMC, Lawrence, their longest pas- torate, until retirement in 1994. During these years at Christ UMC, Ruth was Director of Christian Education, building the church school from 25 to 175 members, and earning special recognition by the Conference. She also served on the church commission on education, the finance committee, and the administrative board, training acolytes conducted workshops at Advent and Easter, and running the Lenten and Tenebrae services. She was famous for her use of hand puppets for children’s messages. She was also a member of the Lawrence and Haverhill Council of Churches, and was honored as Lay Woman of the Year by the Haverhill Council. Active as a musician, artist, crafter, and quilter, she donated many of her quilts to needy children, and made clothes not only for her children but also for their dolls. It was said of Ruth that “she touched the hearts of many.” During her long illness, Paul would tell Ruth, “to live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die.” He cared for her faithfully until she died on October 29, 2013 at Nevins Nursing Home, Methuen, MA. Her funer- al was held at the Dewhirst Funeral Home, Methuen, with her husband presiding and with many loving trib- utes shared by family and friends. Burial was at Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence. Ruth is survived by her husband of 67 years, the Rev. Dr. Paul Gagne, of Methuen; their daughters, Judith E. Egan and her husband William of Canterbury, NH, and Ruthanne Bergholm and her husband Stephen of Haverhill, MA; 2 grandsons, 1 great- grandson, and several nieces and nephews. Ruth was predeceased by her parents, Fred and Elsie Eastman.
195 MEMOIRS Dorothy Mae Green
Director of Religious Education and partner in ministry with her husband, the late Rev. Marvin R. Green, Dorothy was born on September 3, 1917 in Peabody, MA to Percy L. Head and Annie L. (Haskell) Head. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Simmons College in 1939, followed by a M.Ed. in Religious Education at Andover- Newton Theological School. She began her varied career teaching home economics at Holliston (MA) High School for a year. She then became Director of Religious Education at First Methodist Church, Boston, where she met her future husband, Marvin, whom she married in 1945. She and Marvin served churches in Cape Porpoise, ME, Rhode Island, as well as Beverly, Belchertown, Bondsville, and Graniteville, MA. In addition to her leadership in religious education in their churches, Dorothy was an accomplished church organist and an Intercessory Prayer Warrior. After Marvin’s death in 1966, Dorothy became a social worker for the Mass. Dept. of Social Services until her retirement. She also enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, and family activities. Dorothy died on January 10, 2014 at age 96. A private service was held at the request of her family.
Judith H. Guinn
Judy's service in China, Malaysia and Singapore began with her birth in Shanghai on January 23, 1922, to Edwin C. Heinsohn and Elizabeth Putnam Hall Heinsohn. She attended Delmar (NY) High School and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 1943 with a BS in chemistry and bacteriology. This was followed in 1946 with an MS in bacteriology from Kansas University. The next year she earned a certificate in the Mandarin language from Yale. All of this prepared her for service in the Far East. Judy went to Foochow, China in 1947 where she was the head of Union Hospital. In 1948, she met and married in 1949 the newly arrived missionary, Rev. Oscar A. Guinn, Jr. They were released by the Chinese government after 15 months and allowed to leave arriving in the US in 1950. They served churches in Decatur, GA and Danville, VA before join- ing the New England Conference and serving Parkman St. in Dorchester (1953–56). That year, they returned to the Far East to serve the Malaysian Missionary Conference at Wesley Church in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, and then Wesley Church, Singapore for 4 years. In 1961, the Guinns were back in Massachusetts and served Wesley UMC, Framingham, Carter Memorial UMC, Needham, First UMC, Melrose, and Westport Point, retiring in 1992. In their churches, Judy served as an organist , choir and bell choir member, Sunday School teacher, and officer in UMW and CWU, as well as high school lab volunteer and reading coach for 2nd graders. She also supported many orphans in Italy, the Philippines, and Cambodia for many years. In her daughter’s words, Judy was “kind and generous, sensitive, funny, a good listener, and culturally aware…a friend to all…always ready and willing to help.” Judy and Oscar had four children by birth and three foster daughters, 33 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren, a number of former youth who lived with them, and many more in the Philippines and Cambodia who called her "Grandma". In the US she loved the Maine coast and eating lobster on the rocks. Judy died on November 19, 2013 in Eugene, OR. Her memorial service was held on December 16 at First UMC, Eugene with the Revs. Debbie Pitney and Deborah Austin (Judy's niece) presiding. Burial was in Westport Point, MA. Judy is survived by sons David, Jim and Al and daughter Betsy, and all the rest of her large family. Judy was predeceased by her husband, the Rev. Oscar A. Guinn, Jr. in 1999.
196 MEMOIRS C. Lorraine Holcomb
A life-long, gifted teacher and tutor, Lorraine was born on November 8, 1914 in Detroit, Michigan to Harry and Helen Twogood. She graduated from Santa Barbara (CA) State Teachers College and began her career as tutor of children with learning disabilities and teacher of adults, especially foreign students, learning English as a Second Language. She was a tutor for the Carroll School in Weston, earned Orton- Gillingham certification. She married the late Rev. Walter Holcomb, professor and chair of the Religious Education Dept. of Boston University School of Theology, who retired in 1978. Lorraine was an active member of the United Parish of Auburndale for decades, and served as a lay member of Annual Conference for many years. In addition to all her church activities, Lorraine learned to ski in her 60’s and loved the book group at Auburndale church. According to her daughter, she was “bright, witty, funny, caring, and loving, devoted to her family, friends, and church.” Lorraine died on February 11, 2014, in her 100th year, at home in Newton, MA. Her memorial service was held at the United Parish on February 23, with Pastor Doug Robinson-Johnson presiding. Burial was at Gethsemane Cemetery, Roxbury. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Whitehouse and her husband Mark, of Dedham, MA; her son, John and his wife Amy, of Newton; son-in-law, Robert Parrott of Dedham; 5 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Lorraine was predeceased by her husband, the Rev. Walter Holcomb, in 1987.
Marion A. O’Brien
Secretary and partner in ministry with her late husband, the Rev. R. Lawrence N. O’Brien, Marion was born on August 29, 1921 in Bucksport, ME to Alton and Ruth (Spinney) (Miners) Hunter. Raised in Maine and New Brunswick, Marion graduat- ed from Jamaica Plains High School and the Boston Clerical School. Marion served as church secretary and Director of Youth Programs in the various churches they served, including Charlton City, West Fitchburg, Maynard, Northbridge-Whitinsville, Carter Memorial in Needham, Burnside in East Hartford, First UMC in Hamilton, Wilmington, First UMC in Medford, After retire- ment they served St. Luke’s in Derry, NH, Londonderry, NH, and St. Matthew’s in Sandown, NH. In addition to their 4 daughters, Marion and her husband also raised 12 foster children. Marion was also a member of the Cheerful Christian Collators, and enjoyed knitting and raising roses. After a long period of declining health, Marion died at age 92 on November 7, 2013 in Haverhill, MA. Her funeral was held on November 12 at the Atkinson (NH) Congregational Church. Burial was in Puritan Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, MA. Marion is survived by 4 daughters: Linda Bennett of Whitinsville, MA, Carol Boudreau and her husband Mark of Atkinson, Dawn O’Brien of Weymouth, MA, and Jackie Gleason and her husband Paul of Orlando, FL; 6 grandchildren, a sister-in-law Barbara Frazier, and nephew David Frazier. Marion was predeceased by her husband, the Rev. R. Lawrence N. O’Brien in 2003.
197 MEMOIRS Barbara Pulsifer Porter
Insurance agent and partner in ministry with her late husband, Rev. Norman Porter, Barbara was born on December 10, 1923 in North Turner, ME to Carl and Virginia Safford Pulsifer. Barbara grew up in North Turner and graduated from Leavitt Institute in Turner. On July 4, 1941 she married Norman, and together they served churches in Lewiston, ME, and Dorchester, Greenfield, Wollaston, and Natick, all in MA. In 1963, Barbara joined the accounting department of New England Life Insurance Co., where she worked for 20 years. After their retirement, the Porters lived in Florida for 22 years, enjoying gardening, collecting dolls, and travel- ing. They spent summers with their family at their cottage at Bear Pond, ME. After Norman’s death in 2009, Barbara lived at Wesley Manor, Frankfort. She was honored by the Quincy (MA) City Council with a key to the city and lifelong membership. After a long illness, Barbara died on June 18, 2013 in Frankfort. Her memorial service was held on July 13 at North Turner Union Presbyterian Church, North Turner, ME. Barbara is survived by her daughters, Winona Porter Adams and her husband Allan, Elaine Porter Witherbee and her husband Gary; sisters Phyllis Pulsifer Place and Bertha Pulsifer Goodwin; 5 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Barbara was predeceased by her husband of 67 years, the Rev. Norman Porter, her brother, Win Pulsifer, and her sister, Carolyn Pulsifer Caryl.
Rosalie Jurgiel Smody
Rosalie was born on February 6, 1918 in Pennsylvania to the Jurgiels, who were of German descent. She and her late husband, the Rev. Richard Nelson Bender, first served churches in Acushnet and Long Plain in the Southern New England Conference. He later joined the faculty of Baker University in several capacities, serving under the auspices of the General Board of Education. Rosalie died on January 7, 2014, and is survived by a daughter, Jacqueline Ingle, of Fairview, TN. Rev. Bender predeceased Rosalie in 1989.
Gladys Lynch Snedecker
Gladys was born on August 9, 1918. She was partner in ministry with her late husband, Rev. James H. Snedecker. Gladys died on March 25, 2014.
198 MEMOIRS Robert Ames Starbird Sr.
Blending his talent as a band player with a long career in the Postal Service, Bob was born on April 24, 1924 in Farmington, ME to Lester and Joyce Ames Starbird. After graduating from Farmington High School in 1942, he served for 3 years in the US Air Force and Field Artillery. Upon discharge he went to work for the Post Office , retiring in 1977 after 39 years of service. Bob was well known in his community as a member of several bands. In high school he played slide trombone in both the band and the orchestra. During WWII he played in the Lockbourne Army Air Base Band. After his discharge, he played with “Tom Beaudreau and the Merry Music Makers” in Farmington, now the only sur- viving member of 8 original players. In 1952, he and his father, Leslie “Pop” Starbird, formed the “Old Crow Indian Band,” in which Bob learned to play several instruments. After he retired from the Post Office, he organ- ized the band called the Grand Dads, which played music from the Big Band era, without benefit of sheet music, at nursing homes and other social functions. In later years, Bob joined the Hallowell Band and “The Olde Tyme Music Makers” which plays at nursing homes. Multi-talented, Bob designed and built a riding tractor before such equipment was produced commercially. He also enjoyed model trains which he shares with his grandson Joshua. He was always supportive of his second wife, Eveline’s 39 years of parish ministry in Maine and Connecticut. She first served in Saco (1975–81) and Elm Street UMC, South Portland (1982–86). After their marriage, Bob joined her at Lewiston (1987–89), Orr’s and Bailey Islands (1990–93) and Hallowell (1994–96), all in Maine. In 1997 they moved to East Hartford, CT to serve Wesley UMC, retiring from there in 2001. Bob often played a favorite horn, the fluguel horn as well as the tuba in these churches. Eveline then went on to serve Minot UMC from 2001 to 2008 and again from 2011 to 2014. Bob died at home in Winthrop on September 19, 2013. His funeral was held on September 23 at the Minot UMC, with his wife and the Rev. Walter Webb officiating. Burial was in Winthrop. Bob is survived by his wife, the Rev. Eveline Starbird, 5 step-daughters: Debraline Pelletier and her husband Donald of Lewiston, Pamela Bisson and her husband Raymond of Bowdoin, Amanda Sullivan and her husband Richard of Scarborough, Kathleen Hofferberth and her husband Howard of Winthrop, and Ethel Adams of Winthrop; his sons: Robert Jr. and his wife Jill of Poland, Edwin and his wife Patricia of Raymond, and David and his wife Diana of Farmington; 47 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and many friends
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Ministerial Members of the New England Conference (For those prior to 1993 refer to the 1993 Journals of Maine, New Hampshire and Southern New England) (Information concerning Vermont Diaconal Ministers, spouses and Laity from former Troy Conf. begins in 2010) Entered Name Born Died Age Ministry Grace Holland 11-09-97 1977 Winifred Wrisley 02-22-23 11-08-10 87 Elisabeth B. Burbank 12-06-49 11-30-12 62 1996 LAY MEMBERS (The first listing was for 2005-2006)
Name Born Died Age Ministry David Sparrow Nelson D. “Skip” Wood 12-16-55 08-22-05 49 Equalization Jack Dyer 11-23-34 12-23-06 72 Lay Member Beverly Sears 01-21-39 12-04-06 67 Lay Member Ridgway F. Shin Jr. 11-17-22 12-14-06 84 Lay Member Malcolm W. Cass 03-22-16 05-26-08 92 Conf. Organist David O. White 03-03-38 04-16-12 74 Archivist/Historian Catherine Castle Shaw 11-07-41 05-06-12 70 Lay ministry
STAFF Name Born Died Age Ministry Cynthia Sulesky 08-07-56 10-12-09 53 Communications Jean Moore 08-31-71 02-25-10 38 Camp Director
WORKERS IN THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT, MINISTERS’ SPOUSES (For those prior to 1995 refer to the 1995 New England Conference Journal)
Name Spouse Born Died George K. Tuttle Shirley Hoover 07-31-16 07-25-95 Pearl Johnson Charles Johnson 12-14-99 10-21-95 Kum Lee Kwan Lee 05-15-37 12-23-95 Ethlyn Cook Collins Campbell Oscar G. Cook 05-04-13 12-29-95 Ruth Love Joe Brown Love 04-19-07 01-18-96 Madge Hickland David Hickland 03-28-08 01-20-96 Irene Mary Wheeler Herbert A. Wheeler 11-06-15 02-05-96 Minna Skobe Richard Skobe 11-16-07 03-14-96 Marguerite Porter Maurice Porter 11-02-11 04-02-96 Idolyn Crabtree Robert Crabtree 07-03-29 04-05-96 Gwendolyn LeShana Newman LeShana 03-28-08 05-08-96 Faith Duncan James R. Duncan 08-24-16 05-29-96 Edna Davis Alfred Davis 07-24-95 06-07-96 Margaret Cook Morrell Sherman Morrell 08-16-26 06-18-96 Lena Culy Stanly Culy 08-04-38 07-09-96 Frances Hedrick Samuel Hedrick 10-19-07 07-13-96
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Anna Shoemaker A. Marland Shoemaker 12-15-12 08-12-96 Evelyn Frank Frederick P. Frank 03-06-14 10-16-96 Margaret Wilson Francis C. Wilson 04-16-14 10-22-96 Norma Holt Donald Holt 02-17-32 11-29-96 Beulah Pattison Frank J. Pattison 05-18-10 12-10-96 Helen Grippin Frank Grippin 11-09-07 12-18-96 Dorothy Zinn D. Fay Zinn 08-31-02 01-05-97 Linda Neil David Neil 01-18-56 01-31-97 Ruth Hutchinson Charles Hutchinson, Jr. 03-20-00 01-30-97 Arlene Hamilton Richard Hamilton 07-19-34 03-03-97 Elfriede Bradbury Helms Henry Helms 06-20-21 04-05-97 Ruth Beukelman Danforth Henry Beukelman 10-15-04 04-15-97 Gladys C. Redfern Edgar G. Redfern 06-26-06 06-25-97 Dorothy Hays Leopold Hays 10-12-13 06-26-97 Phyllis (Peg) Milley Edward (Ted) Milley 10-18-15 07-04-97 Florence Luscombe Earl Luscombe 08-24-08 08-09-97 Louise Paige Donald E. Paige 04-09-19 09-11-97 Justine Wagner H. Hughes Wagner 07-01-04 09-22-97 Phyllis Borden Charles Whynot 09-21-00 10-03-97 Marion Brooks Paul Q. Brooks 08-31-06 11-10-97 Mae Anderson Albert Anderson 01-07-06 11-25-97 Alice Smith Frederick Smith 06-02-05 12-02-97 Anna P. Austill William Austill 10-20-01 12-20-97 Elizabeth White E. McKinnon White 06-02-25 12-29-97 Doris Rothrock John Rothrock 03-20-24 01-07-98 Phyllis Case Harold Case 08-06-06 12-30-97 Elizabeth Whitehouse T. C. Whitehouse 05-14-18 01-27-98 Lucille Doran Albert Doran 10-30-15 02-11-98 Martha Muelder Walter Muelder 03-22-07 02-27-98 Eleanor Copplestone J. Tremayne Copplestone 02-28-07 03-28-98 Gertrude Laurin Sven A. Laurin 05-25-02 04-01-98 Pauline Mark Alton P. Mark 11-07-11 04-26-98 Lois Palches Peter Palches 04-18-05 04-27-98 Juanita Almond Lawrence Almond 05-29-19 08-10-98 Kathleen Joy Del Pino Jerome K. Del Pino 10-27-46 09-06-98 Mary Vanasek Robert Vanasek 07-06-15 12-09-98 Norma L. Reid J. Charles Reid 12-09-16 01-26-99 Alice Crane Philip A. Crane 07-25-26 03-11-99 Margaret Folger Harry Folger 07-11-07 04-26-99 Ruth Wentworth Bertram F. Wentworth 11-09-02 05-01-99 Edna Foss Carlton Foss 09-05-08 06-29-99 Nancy Rodriguez Mariano Rodriguez 12-13-43 06-30-99 Marjorie Pressey John H. Pressey 07-01-18 08-09-99 Patricia Jordan Robert Jordan 12-25-30 08-17-99 Mildred E. Lilly Ross E. Lilly 09-21-31 09-28-99 Edith Tewksbury Edwin Tewksbury 10-03-06 10-18-99 Louise Wylie William Wylie 05-22-09 10-28-99 Glennis Boulay Norman Boulay 09-06-39 10-28-99 Marion L. Holthaus Rueben Holthaus 10-21-10 11-16-99 Alice Ives Alfred Ives 01-02-11 12-06-99 Jean Odell Perley Odell 02-21-25 12-22-99 Helen M. Cramer Harold Cramer, Sr. 09-01-00 12-31-99
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Katherine J. Shafer William L. Shafer, Jr. 08-25-31 01-29-00 Chloe Cummings E. Millett Cummings 01-04-05 04-10-00 Josephine Schultz Lewis Schultz 04-19-15 05-19-00 Mary G. Oliver John Oliver 02-03-02 05-24-00 Elizabeth Watts Ned Watts 02-10-42 05-27-00 Dorothy Kendall Wayne C. Kendall 11-19-38 06-15-00 Jeanne Mees Matt Mees 09-06-17 06-26-00 Lois Ambler John Ambler 02-27-28 07-17-00 Alice Yates Harold Yates 09-02-07 07-22-00 Ruth C. Parlin Gordon Parlin 09-05-20 07-31-00 June Blanchard Franklin Blanchard 09-25-23 08-03-00 Laura Milliken Gerald C. Milliken 10-31-12 09-08-00 Irma Edmunds George S. Edmunds 12-06-08 09-18-00 Ruth Miller Edmund Miller 04-22-12 10-13-00 Evelyn Johnson Paul Johnson 03-03-00 11-09-00 Olive Capen Gordon Capen 06-20-00 11-19-00 Evelyn Jones Charles W. Jones 08-11-20 11-21-00 Marion Landers Samuel Landers 02-16-25 12-20-00 Mary Ober Ronald W. Ober 09-27-08 12-20-00 Beatrice Mazzeo Francis J. Mazzeo 10-23-10 01-10-01 Mildred LeGrow M. Harold LeGrow 04-30-15 01-22-01 Mary Lambert Percy Lambert 07-28-09 02-28-01 Marion Belcher Richard Belcher 03-27-13 03-04-01 Marilyn Cernek Martin E. Cernek 09-25-31 04-03-01 Alta Kelley Percey Kelley 01-04-13 04-11-01 Cecelia Avey Clarence Avey 09-21-05 04-24-01 Audrey Mac Donald Leslie Mac Donald 09-10-41 06-15-01 Irma Pemberton James S. Pemberton 07-30-05 10-05-01 Lois A. Beach Gerald E. Beach 12-16-32 12-31-01 Margaret Burton Robert Burton 02-14-07 03-19-02 Marie Laverty Clevis Laverty 04-18-17 07-01-02 Evalyn Page Kenneth Page 05-10-16 07-29-02 Andrew Buehl Shirley Buehl 10-10-32 09-19-02 Ann Sutton John Sutton 09-21-20 10-30-02 Ruth Shepherd Ernest Shepherd 10-08-16 11-19-02 Carolyn Woodbury Robert Woodbury 12-27-22 11-28-02 Elizabeth Roettger C. Don Roettger 08-22-32 12-27-02 Laura Perry Alfred B. Perry 08-31-20 01-07-03 Virginia Moulton Lewis Moulton 07-02-16 02-03-03 Bernice Seaver Ralph F. Seaver, Jr. 01-14-10 02-19-03 Charlotte Gemmell Fay Gemmell 09-22-20 03-01-03 Dorothy Clarke Wilson Elwin L. Wilson 05-09-04 03-26-03 Georgia Staples Lawrence S. Staples 03-26-16 04-02-03 (Margery) Jean McCauley Paul H. McCauley 01-07-26 06-03-03 Cornelia Stevenson Joseph A. Stevenson 09-06-08 06-06-03 Bernadette Briggs Benjamin Briggs 10-15-27 06-25-03 Christine Parker Charles S. Parker 09-23-22 07-31-03 William F. Edge, Jr. Caroline B. Edge 04-29-44 08-09-03 Erma D’Alfonso Joseph D’Alfonso 09-07-11 09-26-03 Francis Brown Laurel U. Brown 02-13-22 10-12-03 Janet M. Smith Emerson W. Smith 02-21-17 11-23-03 Deane Warner Lilian J. Warner 12-14-20 12-08-03
202 WORKERS IN THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT- DIACONAL MINISTERS, LAITY AND SPOUSES
Kathleen Buzza Gordon Buzza 10-21-21 12-20-03 Ellen Mae Jordan John H. Jordan 08-12-17 12-31-03 Doris M. Murchie Raymond M. Murchie 11-04-14 01-12-04 Edith Furgeson Earl H. Furgeson 01-31-04 Janice Price Robert E. Price 11-09-43 03-11-04 LaNelle Ezelle Guy Ezelle 10-15-27 04-08-04 Florence McDonald Wayne McDonald 08-03-41 04-11-04 Ruth Thurston Daniel Thurston 07-05-06 08-20-04 Betty Grunden William O. Grunden 11-01-35 10-04-04 David Stoltzfus Hattie Stoltzfus 08-06-48 10-08-04 George “Mickey” McNeil Ardis Mayo-McNeil 05-30-18 10-10-04 Irma Arnold Richard Arnold 05-10-17 11-25-04 Nancy Mach Leonard Mach 11-27-40 12-01-04 Katherine Adams Sydney Adams 06-29-16 12-07-04 Harriet Niles Frederick Niles 11-11-17 12-09-04 Carol Mae Jones Irving S. Jones 08-31-19 12-11-04 Mary Bertocci George Gutekunst 04-19-14 12-20-04 L. Pearl Budd George Budd 06-15-10 04-07-05 Dorothy “Bunny” Morgan Robert Morgan 05-15-26 04-14-05 Alma Hyam Warren Hyam 09-02-27 05-04-05 Narcissa Thiele Clarence Thiele 08-13-12 05-18-05 M. Louise Love Howard Love 07-11-22 07-17-05 Nathalie F. “Nat” Wiswell E. Everett Wiswell 05-25-28 08-23-05 Robert Nachbar Charlotte S. Nachbar 04-11-24 08-25-05 Gwendolyn M. Fenderson Ed Fenderson 11-03-21 09-03-05 Margaret B. Jernigan Homer Jernigan 05-14-25 09-15-05 Georgie L. Aschenbach Joseph S. L. Aschenbach 05-03-31 09-30-05 Margaret A. Olson Strout Kingsley L. Strout 03-09-24 11-05-05 Kathryn “Kay” Barclay John Barclay 06-16-12 01-19-06 Margaret B. McConnell Charles M. McConnell 11-19-09 02-15-06 Margaret Tennis-Hughey Homer S. Hughey 09-25-15 02-15-06 George Strout Nadine Strout 03-21-26 02-23-06 Veryl Howland Leslie W. Howland 08-05-14 02-25-06 Virginia Bradley William L Bradley 04-05-25 05-16-06 Elizabeth E. Chase Russell M. Chase 10-22-21 06-03-06 Gloria Reeves Francis “Frank” Reeves 09-16-25 06-11-06 Evelyn S. Burns Jackson Burns 03-06-11 07-10-06 Leone P. Whitney Ronald G. Whitney 02-02-17 08-30-06 Gladys Rosengrant John Rosengrant 10-26-10 09-21-06 Glendys B. Case Ernest Case 07-15-17 11-04-06 Rita Jean Roettger Charles Donald Roettger 03-17-31 11-25-06 Ethel Bass Franklin Bass 12-27-00 12-21-06 Mary G. Tyson Luther E. Tyson 10-19-22 12-31-06 Mary Lou Saunders Ernest Saunders 11-26-15 02-18-07 Evelyn Flood Ernest C. Flood 01-25-09 02-21-07 Jennie Gulinello Frank Gulinello Sr 01-20-14 03-24-07 Helen E. Hamilton Richard Hamilton 01-25-37 03-18-07 Elizabeth Moody Roy Moody 10-12-13 07-03-07 Jo Ann Adcock Ronald P. Adcock 10-26-41 07-28-07 Effamay Dahlstrand J. Arthur Dahlstrand 06-29-16 09-04-07 Marion Ziegler Wilbur Ziegler 05-26-22 09-06-07 Elfrieda Drake F. Oliver Drake 08-19-15 10-19-07
203 WORKERS IN THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT- DIACONAL MINISTERS, LAITY AND SPOUSES
Adelaide (Della) Continelli Sestino Continelli 06-19-11 10-29-07 Elizabeth Silvis Merle Silvis (CP-Conf.) 03-01-24 10-31-07 Dorothea Overholt William Alvin Overholt 11-11-07 Elsie May Knorr James W. Knorr, Jr 08-29-16 11-27-07 Bertha Locke Bruns Richard L. Bruns 03-15-28 12-09-07 Marjorie Whitteberry Paul N. Whitteberry 08-25-26 12-09-07 Elsie May Keeffe William R. Keeffe 09-15-24 01-14-08 Jessie W. Voorheis Claude Voorheis 05-08-14 02-19-08 Bessie Montgomery Simon P. Montgomery 10-04-23 03-14-08 Verina Saunders Ernest Saunders 02-23-17 04-21-08 Robert Marrs Smith Nancy Smith 05-24-40 05-04-08 James H. Abbott, Jr. Beverley Abbott 12-08-36 07-11-08 Sanford Berlin Joanne Berlin 04-10-27 03-11-08 William E. Bickford Margaret W. Bickford 11-20-24 08-18-08 Mary S. Dartnell Charles Dartnell 04-14-20 07-27-08 Helen L. Laraba Forest Laraba 08-15-16 07-31-08 Josephine M. Lavely John Hillman 09-25-16 08-24-08 Muriel Musk Victor R. Musk 02-27-08 10-10-08 Crystle Paige Donald E. Paige 04-20-18 07-16-08 Warren Rehe Sandra L. Rehe 04-23-36 06-30-08 Barbara C. Shirley Riley P. Shirley, Jr. 07-25-24 11-08-08 Sherleene Sissell William E. Sissell, Jr. 10-09-33 10-04-08 Kathryn C. Smith H. Travis Smith 04-17-18 12-30-08 Phillis Snook John(Jack) Snook, Jr. 07-03-16 10-24-08 B. Val Jean Soper Harry Soper, Jr. 11-12-29 10-26-08 Gladys Uhlinger James R. Uhlinger 02-05-10 09-23-08 M. Pauline Watson Frank T. Watson 11-27-10 05-14-08 Marion J. Wells Gordon F. Wells 03-18-08 06-08-08 Dorothy Warfield Homer Warfield 03-06-19 04-15-09 Marjorie Chamberlain William A. Chamberlain 02-10-24 05-19-09 Frances T. Huston Robert W. Huston 05-13-19 05-11-09 Arthur R. Oliver Charice L. Oliver 07-05-42 08-16-09 Beverly Persis Boyden Kenneth Boyden 01-13-20 10-29-09 Leda Smith Meredith Smith 11-16-16 11-24-09 Martha Uhlinger Paul John Uhlinger 08-10-16 12-27-09 Verna E. Potter Leicester Potter 10-04-22 01-02-10 Shirley Ruth Helms Edgar J. Helms 11-13-23 02-20-10 Carol Ann Bunnell Albert Bunnell 10-12-42 03-27-10 Lillian Wallace William Taylor Wallace 08-26-10 03-29-10 Maude Reynolds Charles Reynolds 11-24-16 05-01-10 Elaine C. Smith Lee Smith 09-25-54 05-09-10 Doris E. Painter Edward Painter 12-15-40 06-29-10 Marguerite Hudson William Hudson 08-29-18 08-04-10 Fay M. John Fitz Allen John 09-26-38 10-26-10 Grace C. Gilbert Cass Gilbert 05-01-30 11-13-10 Vera C. Woodley Seaton Woodley, Jr. 09-12-23 12-12-10 Norma Tripp George W. Tripp 11-26-33 02-25-11 Jean Benedict Dean Benedict 06-15-37 02-26-11 David W. Havens Sally Havens 01-21-39 02-28-11 Edith G. Richardson Leighton Richardson 06-06-20 03-10-11 J. Chandler Newton Virginia (Trask) Jones-Newton 01-26-45 05-11-11 Landon Tracy Archer Summers Boyung Lee 12-31-59 05-15-11
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Grace Winter Edward A. Winter 06-25-22 07-22-11 Edith Bengston French William J. French 07-25-17 07-31-11 Barbara Joyce Kinney Charles D. Kinney 12-04-31 08-06-11 Alice Staples Dow Loren W.Dow 01-04-17 08-08-11 Julio Vincent DeSanctis III Joan DeSanctis 12-04-43 09-09-11 Eleanor M. Clifford Arthur Clifford 04-17-47 09-22-11 Nancy Jane Bell David Bell 01-08-28 10-19-11 Betty R. Leeman Lloyd Leeman 06-24-27 11-11-11 Susana S. Reyes Sergio Jose Reyes 08-11-17 01-16-12 Gladys Ogle William J. Ogle 07-23-15 04-07-12 Ruth E. Vanden Broek Cornelius Vanden Broek 01-12-13 04-20-12 Leone Mildred Allen Edward F. Allen 01-27-12 05-22-12 Marcelle Harling Frederick F. Harling 06-03-31 06-20-12 Geneva Hamill Robert H. Hamill 06-04-18 07-15-12 Marjorie Broadbent Gerald Broadbent 07-28-15 08-20-12 Doris Hopkins Richard Hopkins 06-22-18 08-31-12 Joan Thompson David Thompson 05-26-32 10-18-12 Faith Keir Clarence Keir 01-30-21 11-14-12 Annah M. Kavale Festus Kavale 01-28-60 12-03-12 Sybil Osborne James Osborne 03-02-22 12-16-12 Aleyamma Thekadathu Oommen Thekadathu 03-15-20 02-07-13 Nancie S. Noyes Richard Noyes 03-14-51 02-17-13 Doris G. Phillips Vernal Phillips 08-29-20 05-20-13 Charles Matson Dorothy Matson 12-14-47 05-28-13 Sarah Ruth Bilberry Davis Leroy Bilberry 11-03-34 06-06-13 Barbara L. Bullens George E. Bullens 11-07-20 06-09-13 Barbara Porter Norman Porter 12-10-23 06-18-13 Robert A. Starbird Eveline Starbird 04-24-24 09-13-13 Barbara Batten James A. Batten 10-01-32 09-28-13 Grace Dougherty A. Edward Dougherty 04-07-19 10-15-13 Elaine Boutwell Roland Boutwell 06-26-13 10-20-13 Ruth E. Gagne Paul Gagne 01-13-25 10-29-13 Marion O’Brien Richard L. O’Brien 08-29-21 11-07-13 Judith H. Guinn Oscar A. Guinn Jr 01-23-22 11-19-13 Rosalie Smody Richard Bender 02-06-18 01-07-14 Dorothy Mae Green Marvin R. Green 09-03-17 01-10-14 Elizabeth Austin Wayne Austin 08-13-15 01-23-14 Lorraine Holcomb Walter L. Holcomb 11-08-14 02-11-14 Gladys L. Snedecker James H. Snedecker 08-09-18 03-25-14 Janet Ellis Allten Robert E. Allten 01-01-22 04-21-14
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CHRONOLOGICAL ROLL OF MINISTERIAL MEMBERS
The date above the name indicates the year of admission as a Probationer in a Methodist Conference or the date the individual (T) transferred. The date after the name indicates the year received as a Full Member. 1943 Thomas H. Lindeman Donald A. Wells 1945 Wayne S. Moody 1944 David W. Polhemus 1957 Harold R. Hodgson 1946 Carl Siktberg Emerson W. Smith 1946 Wesley W. Stinson 1957 1946 1956 Robert K. Jones 1948 David W. Bell 1958 1947 Bruce E. Berry Donald A. Williams 1949 Paul R. Gagne 1959 1949 David S. Hill John E. Post 1951 Harvey F. Smith 1950 1957 Newell S. Booth William P. Gardei 1962 T. Landon Lindsay Frederick F. Harling, Jr. Richard D. Nesmith Leon S. Hatch, Jr. E. McKinnon White Edward L. Mark 1951 Theodore E. Romberg Richard E. Harding 1953 Walter Wnek, Jr. Ross E. Lilly 1958 Charles D. McLagan Thomas R. Merrill 1962 Thomas S. McKeown William L. Shafer, Jr. 1960 Leon R. Oliver Reginald K. Smart Richard D. Pittinger 1959 Steven M. Seminerio Lloyd E. Chorpenning Norman C. Young 1953 William C. Coleman 1952 Frank A. Danforth Edward C. Brown III 1953 Richard L. Evans Joseph H. Crocker William B. Grow John A. Dusenberry Robert L. Hannum Louis B. Hoyer David A. Hollenbeck Wesley J. Vesey Donald W. Holt Paul N. Whitteberry Donald B. Hoyle 1953 Kent W. Moorehead John W. Neff 1955 William E. Parsons, Jr. Charles D. Roettger James S. Sessions Terry C. Thomason Eric F. Swanfeldt George W. Webb Daniel V. Weaver 1965 1954 1960 Earle R. Custer 1954 Richard M. Hamilton 1963 Robert Firby William R. Pregeant Paul H. McCauley Robert K. Sweet, Jr. 1955 Frederick L. Yarger James A. Batten 1957 1961 Benjamin B. Conley Joe K. Carpenter Sestino M. Continelli C. Edward Claus 1964 Laurence M. Hill Stanly Culy
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Dwight S. Haynes 1964 C. Richard Sheesley 1967 Robert M. Houston G. Kenneth Steigler Shephard S. Johnson Charles A. Whitford 1967 Stephen Charles Mott 1965 1966 Fred W. Schuster, Jr. Charles A. Fowlie James G. Todd Thomas J. Gallen Ronald W. Walden 1963 David L. Glusker 1968 James M. Young 1963 Donald B. McGaw 1962 Carroll C. Moore 1968 James A. Baxter D. Kermit Norris Charles D. Dorchester 1964 Harold E. Perkins Robert W. Fishel Robert E. Price F. Richard Garland Stuart I. Price 1968 1987 T Frank Gulinello, Jr. 1964 Young Bok Rha Paul C. Irwin Edward P. Wimberly Ellis B. Johnson 1967 Kwan Y. Lee 1965 Walter F. Brown 1971 William B. McClain C. Edward Deyton 1975 Ralph L. Miller 1964 Wayne Kendall David A. Purdy P. Desmond Parker T Henry J. Scherer, Jr. Norman B. Pierce William E. Sissell, Jr. Thomas W. Porter J. Robert Uhler, II Bascom D. Talley III Richard E. Wiborg Richard E. Thompson 1963 1968 Jerry O. Cook Jonathan R. Almond Mike S. K. Hahm Robert T. Almquist 1972 Gordon L. Hemphill 1966 Richard E. Black Irving S. Jones 1967 Bayard P. Herndon 1976 Lynne Josselyn 1966 Jeffrey B. Kress 1970 Wendell D. Luke, Jr. Leslie A. Macdonald Robert H. Merritt James H. Nason 1973 Robert E. Morgan Richard A. Paine Russell J. Peppe 1965 Bruce A. Pehrson Philip M. Polhemus 1966 Richard R. Swan 1964 1969 George Abosamra 1966 John M. Blackadar 1971 Dean E. Benedict Jerome K. Del Pino 1974 Robert E. Bossdorf Richard W. Gray 1973 William G. Brockman Robert A. Moore 1972 George H. Collis Derrick M. Norman T Gary S. Cornell Clinton E. Parker, Jr. 1972 Daniel P. Freitas Paul E. Samuelson 1971 Richard T. Higgins Stephen C. Stolle 1972 Peter L. Misner T Michael R. Stotts 1972 Jay P. Mitchell James H. Swartz Arthur Q. Smith C. Barry Wood 1972 1965 James H. Word T Huntley F. Halvorson 1968 1970 David A. Kerr 1973 Linwood R. Arnold 1973 Richard J. Pagano John C. Blair 1973 Donald J. Rudalevige Ward M. Coleman
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Michael E. Davis 1975 David E. Svenson 1979 Gary F. Nettleton Julia R. Wilson James A. Smith, Jr. T 1976 W. Richard Souza 1973 James W. Daniels, Jr. 1979 Roy A. White Linda Littlefield Grenfell 1979 1971 Barbara B. Herber Allan N. Anderson Shirley S. Hoover William M. Campbell Keith D. Rae Mervin E. Chadbourne T Janet E. Smith-Rushton Julieanne S. Hallman Eveline H. Starbird 1984 David A. Hoyt Wesley D. Williams Peter H. John 1977 Samuel M. Johnson Caroline B. Edge Everett C. Kuder Christine K. Elliott Stephen T. Melius Susan B. Hoffman 1980 Ann C. Partner Nelson 1973 John L. McCullough Neil S. Sweet, Jr. C. Varghese Thomas 1979 Thomas G. Thompson 1978 1972 Edward J. Charest 1979 Joanne M. Berlin D. S. Dharmapalan 1979 John W. Folley 1976 Edward F. Grant Marjorie L. Hiles 1979 Bruce R. Hudson 1974 Wendy Monson Alley 1983 John E. Knight Lloyd V. Leeman, Sr. 1981 James D. Lundin Shirley A. Mader 1985 Jongsun Park Stephen D. Martin 1982 J. William Troy Ruth D. Merriam 1981 1973 Joseph A. Rand Linda Campbell-Marshall 1977 Gary L. Shaw 1981 Mark A. Goad Thomas E. Thies 1981 Charles G. Hartman Patricia V. Williams 1981 George L. Hodgkins, Jr. Vicki Woods 1981 Harold R. Hurlbert 1977 1980 Harold D. Jester 1976 Alford W. W. Alphonse James L. Martin David H. Barwise William C. Trench James A. Cann Wendy E. Van Orden George E. Darling 1984 1974 Laura Delaplain Raymond B. Anderson 1976 Robert E. Dorr, Sr. 1985 George E. Curtin III 1976 James C. Hensley William F. Flug III Nancy C. Hetherington Helen M. Oliver James W. Shook 1982 Gwendolyn M. Purushotham Chandler F. Welch Marilyn O. Robb 1980 T 1981 Linda B. Wood-Boyle 1984 Charles R. Stith Steven A. Zarecki 1984 Gary R. Vencill 1976 1981 1975 Margaret W. Bickford 1983 Margaret Dewyer Goad Gary C. Capan 1985 John M. Grenfell T Edward Farrell-Starbuck Jin Tae Kwon Virginia Jones Paul E. Marshall 1977 Jean L. Marsh T Ronald Messer 1977 Sally P. Poland 1984
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Linda A. Shevlin 1986 Marjorie W. Mollar Wee-Li Tan 1990 Susan Morrison Richard Whitefleet-Smith 1985 Richard R. Noyes 1986 Ruth C. Williamson 1984 Wesley E. Palmer 1987 1982 Weldon Park Lois J. Bailey Deborah E. Shipp Alta Louise Chase 1986 1985 Randall C. Chretien 1985 Mark Monson Alley 1987 Elizabeth A. Davis 1988 Richard W. Boyden 1989 Janice W. Davis 1985 Susan D. Carlson Michael B. Davis 1985 Miriam A. Chamberlain 1988 Priscilla R. Dreyman 1984 Robert L. D. Ganung Mark A. Fowler Sang-Shin Han 1989 Mack A. Hagins Peter A. Hey 1989 Stephen M. Harvester Anne Marie Hunter 1996 James T. McPhee 1985 Kathryn J. Johnson Richard G. Parker 1984 Sandra E. Junier Theodore R. Poland 1986 Judith J. Kohatsu Hector Ulises Torres Sammie C. Maxwell Walter R. Webb 1984 Steven W. Perry 1988 Roberta Williams Chang Hee Son Ronald V. Wilson Carol A. Stine 1983 L. Archer Summers 1987 Joseph L. Beardsley 1985 Patricia J. Thompson 1988 Twila Broadway 1986 (T 2001) Elizabeth Vernon 1988 Shirley R. Buehl T Edwin A. Vonderheide T Susan G. Curtis 1986 Lynn L. Euzenas Bruce T. Arbour Stewart Lanier Marie Bent 1988 Robert Leon 1985 Thomas Blackstone 1993 Thomas E. Mabie 1987 Dianne E. S. Carpenter Maqbool Malik 1985 Ellen H. Casey Terence E. McKinley 1985 Walter Chung-Hyun Chun Peter J. Miano Sharon L. Dunbar-Link Mary Miller 1986 Lori V. Johnson 1989 Ruth P. Morrison 1985 Sharon G. W. Jones 1990 Michael A. Pike 1986 Kathryn M. Marshall 1989 Elizabeth Bachelder Smith 1986 Shirley Mattson 1989 Reuben B. L. Telemaque Eric S. Moore 1988 David Thompson 1985 Valerie M. Roberts-Toler Dee Estelle Webber 1985 Dana Beth Wells-Goodwin 1990 1984 1987 Grace M. Bartlett 1988 Catherine Howe Anderson 1989 Gregory D. Carpenter Seth O. Asare 1990 D. Stanley Cushing 1986 Charles A. Bark, Jr. 1991 Richard C. Devor T Stephen E. Bascom, Sr. 1992 Julia A. Doutaz Susan Frost Bennett 1989 Kathleen J. Greider Patricia Bristow-Carrico 1990 Young Kim Hong Philip R. Chaffee 1989 Anthony L. Jarek-Glidden 1988 James W. Cox 1994 Susan F. Jarek-Glidden 1988 Cynthia A. Good 1989 Pat MacHugh 1989 Joyce L. Gray 1990
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Richard E. Howard 1992 Amy L. Alletzhauser 1994 Sharon N. Miesel 1991 Laurel U. Brown 1993 Stephen M. Murray 1991 Krisann Byrne-Scheri 1993 Steven M. Notis 1989 Barbara Carole Calhoun 1996 Carol A. Parsons 1990 Barbara L. Cann 1995 Randall P. Scheri 1990 Heidi N. Chamberland 1995 R. Lee Smith 1991 Ernest A. Farrar 1995 Betty Westhoven 1990 Hyung-Gyum Kim 1995 1988 Donella C. Siktberg 1994 Henrietta Aiello 1990 Sandra L. Smith 1994 David H. Baird 1991 Janet M. Wallace 1994 William P. Beddie 1991 1992 Theodore L. Brandt 1991 Dorothy Asare 1998 Richard A. Cullen 1992 Anna Carrier Beach 1996 Robert H. Ebersole, Jr. 1992 Nancy Nitzman Behr 2001 Thomas M. Getchell-Lacey 1990 Thomas W. Bentum 1998 Susan Marie Heafield 1996 Arlene Louise Bodge 1996 Ho Kyun Ko 1990 Louise Cole 1994 Freda E. Maier 1995 Marcelle Dotson 1996 Wayne S. McDonald 1990 Michelle S. Grube 1995 Mary J. O'Connor 1992 Debra Hanson 1997 Richard R. Olmsted 1993 Seok Hwan Hong 1997 Nadine L. Strout 1990 Margaret Long 1999 Wee-Li Tan 1990 Francis A. Merritt, Jr. Joan-Anne M. Westfall 1992 Sydney A. Pierce 1995 Joyce M. Whetstone 1992 Tracy A. Reeves 1998 1989 Beverly Ellen Briden Stenmark 1996 Inn Kyong Chung David Mark Whitford 1996 Aida Irizarry Fernandez 1991 (T 00) 1993 Joel Guillemette 1993 Meredith Joan Bennett 1999 Avis Hoyt-O'Connor 1991 Lorene Eldredge 1997 Sylvanus Jackson 1991 James Harvey 1998 John E. Loker 1993 Jane Lawrence 1998 Pamela J. Maden 1997 Gary Bruce MacDonald 1996 John E. Mueller 1993 Linda Hartman Reynolds 1996 Linda Peabody 1994 Herbert Bell Taylor 1996 Anne Y. Roberts 1992 Matthew John Wissell 1996 John W. Taylor 1992 1994 1990 David J. Abbott 2000 Mark J. Brady 1992 David Mangun (T) Paul Hak-Soon Chang 1997 Thelma Nauth 1997 Maria L. Coleman 1993 Imani-Sheila Newsome 1997 Susan M. Davenport 1992 Ruth Stallsmith 1997 Marguerite C. Gage 1994 1995 Stacey G. Lanier 1995 Lisa J. Bruget-Cass 1998 Mary A. Lawrence 1993 Joseph W. Chamberland 2000 Leslie Pettit 1992 Yoo-Yun Cho-Chang 2005 Charlotte Pridgon-Randolph 1992 Virginia L. Fryer 2001 Kenneth Lee Smith 1992 Judith A. Gould 1998 Jean M. Trench 1993 Soo-Young Kwon 1999 Garvin C. Warden 1995 Anne Robertson 1997 (T2001) 1991 Yoo Cha Yi 1999
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1996 We Hyun Chang 1999 2001 Jeffrey-John-Robert Hunt 2002 Diane Langworthy 2004 L. Sue Job (T) 1998 Richard P. Matthews (T) Yong Ja Kim 2002 Ardis Mayo-McNeil 2005 Errol E. Leslie (T) Elizabeth McClintock 2004 William P. Meyer (T) Karen Peters 2004 Margaret Louise Sheffield 1999 Katherine Russo (T) Julie Marie Todd 1999 Hyuk Seonwoo 2005 1997 Lawrence L. Wimmer (T) Jung Sun Oh (T) 2002 Sang Churl Bae 2001 Nancy Bischoff (T) Eric Dupee 2000 James A. Blair (T) 2010 Paula Fletcher 2001 Beverly Blaisdell Hope N. Luckie 2002 Sandra Bonnette-Kim (T) Ruth Oduor 2002 Travis Bonnette-Kim (T) Margaret Queior 2001 John Brandon (T) Michele St. Cyr 2001 Meredith M. Brown 2009 Arthur Savage 2004 Nancy Collins 2005 Marj Stark 2005 Marion Grant 2008 Kathleen H. N. Towns 2000 John E. Holt (T) 1998 Althea Jackson (T) Curtis Brown 2004 Robert Plaisted (Readmitted) Casey Collins 2002 Arlene M. Tully 2005 Rodney G. Dobbs 2002 David Williams 2005 Ho-Soon Han 2001 Brian Wood 2007 Sarah Mount 2004 Jean Wood 2005 Gary Richards 2001 2003 1999 Ernest R. Belisle (T) John Barner (T) Nancy DePoe Luis Enrique Benavides (T) 2002 Nizzi Santos Digan 2006 Ha-Kyung Cho-Kim (T) Chungsoo Kim (T) Duane Clinker 2008 Martin McLee (T) Louise J. Dumas 2003 Abiot Moyo (T) Michele M. Ewers 2002 Tsitsi Moyo (T) Gabriella Ruth Garcia 2003 Kyung-hee Sa 2007 Lynn M. McCracken 2003 Paul O’ Neil (T) 2009 Donald Hegeman (T 2001) 2005 Laurel Scott 2006 Cynthia J. Nickerson 2002 Elisabeth R. Smith (T) Peter A. Parent 2002 Tiffany Steinwert 2006 2000 Kelly D. Turney Ronald Adcock (T) Melissa Tustin 2007 Rebecca E. Baumann 2006 Dorothy A. Matson 2008 Johanne Dame (T) 2005 Abraham Waya 2006 Barbara Kszystyniak 2003 Hailani Chan-Williams (T) Allen Merrill 2003 2004 Karen L. Munson (T) 2004 Krista Beth Atwood 2007 Paula Payne (T) David Calhoun (T) Tim Rieckhoff-Faris (T) Leigh Dry 2007 Carol Szulc 2003 LaTrelle Easterling (T) Timothy Wilcox (T) 2003 Santos Escobar (T) 2008 Beth Garnaas-Holmes (T)
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Steven Garnaas-Holmes (T) Tim Atwater (T) Sarah Ewing Merrill 2007 Anne Torrance Bachmann (T) Jan Parke 2008 Carol J. Borland (T) Douglas Robinson-Johnson (T) Matthew Bowles (T) Erica Robinson-Johnson (T) Donald Brushett (T) William Taylor 2010 Clark Callender (T) 2005 Hank Cheney (T) Gwyneth Arrison 2009 Mari J. Clark (T) Edward Bove 2013 Rebecca Clark (T) Sang Yean Cho (T) Jill Colley-Robinson (T) Jin Woo Chun 2009 Richard Cooper (T) Patricia Miller Fernandes 2008 Donavee Copenhaver (T) Rachel Fisher (T) 2008 Lawrence Curtis (T) Jong-Sun Lim 2011 Mark Demers (T) Kathleen Macedo 2010 Richard Dickey (T) Richard McKinley 2008 Gary Dickson (T) Rebecca Mincieli 2008 Babara Dwyer (T) Thomas L. Shanklin (T) Brigid Farrell (T) Kristin White 2010 Edward Flower (T) 2006 Sarah Flynn (T) Lynne Campbell 2009 Martin Fors (T) Han Sung Kim 2011 Stanley Fry (T) Lehlohonolo Montjane 2009 John Goodwin (T) Catherine Nicol 2011 Pat Goodwin (T) Victoria Wood Parrish (T) Elizabeth Griffin (T) 2007 Susan Hager-Smith (T) Chong Wook Choi 2010 Mitchell V. Hay (T) Janet Deranian Cheryl Heater (T) Deborah (Desi) Larson 2011 Richard Hibbert (T) Sharon Lovejoy 2010 Paul Hoffman (T) Linda Stetter 2010 Jeffrey Hooker Jennifer Styers 2012 Kimberly Hornung-Mercy (T) 2008 Bonnie Hovermann (T) Jacquelyn Brannen 2011 Ralph Howe (T) Justin Hildebrandt 2012 David Hunter (T) Byungmoo Lee 2011 Henry James (T) Katherine Mitchell 2013 Joe Jewell (T) David Nicol 2012 Bob (Song Bok) Jon John Park 2012 George Klohck (T) 2009 Sidney Lambert (T) Ferderico Carmona 2013 Lawrence LaPierre (T) Jinyong Choi 2013 Barbara Lemmel (T) David Dyrenforth 2013 John Marshall, Jr (T) Preston Fuller Shandirai Mawokomatanda Glenn Mortimer Lyle Miller (T) Gordon Mitchinson (T) John Moss (T) 2010 David Murphy (T) David Adams (T) Carrol Newquist (T) Leon Adkins (T) Samuel Newton (T) Shinhyung Ahn Shirley Oskamp (T) James Arrison Gill Ott (T)
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David Pak (T) Gerine Piper (T) Jim Proctor (T) Michelle Sabin (T) Donald Schmidt (T) Gregory Smith (T) Kirk Thompson (T) Kathryn Toll-Chandler (T) James Townley (T) Nancy Townley (T) Gary Wait (T) David Yount (T)
2011 Heather B. Baker (T) Theodore Crass 2014 Xia Jiao 2014 Rene Perez (T) Adam Randazzo Kent H. Richards (T) Matthew Willis-Goode Dan Wilson (T) 2012 Patricia Pena Angela Tarbox Marion Easterling, Jr. (T) 2013 Rebecca Cho Sunmin Cho Kim Kie Geisa Matos-Machuca Cheryl Meachen Daniel Randall (T) Seok-Cheol Shin Hyung-Kyu Yi
2014 Will Green SeungRi (Victor) Han Kenneth Mantler Cristian De La Rosa (T) Robert Schneider (T)
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B. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
The date above the name indicates the year of admission as an Associate Member in a Methodist Conference or the date the individual (T) transferred.
1969 1987 Charles D. Kinney Ann E. Geer 1970 2001 Jeanette Y. Burton Bruce Young 2004 1973 2002 William L. Shafer, Jr. R. Daniel Blevins (T) 1976 2006 Harvey H. Collins John Morgans 1979 Peter Remick Joseph A. Rand 2007 1983 Brian Souza Richard C. Hopkins 2010 1985 Deborah A. Estey (T) Lilian J. Warner Lyle Miller (T) Janice Rathbun (T)
C. FULL DEACONS The date above the name indicates the year of admission as a Provisional in a Methodist Conference or the date the individual (T) transferred or (TDM) transitioned from a diaconal minister. The date after the name indicates the year received as a Full Member.
1997 2002 Leslie A. Hastings TDM Sally Havens TDM Wanda J. Stahl TDM 1998 2003 Mehida Gonzalez TDM Rebecca Hamann 2006 1999 2006 Ellen Bridge TDM Kerry Greenhill 2009 Andrea Harvey TDM Elizabeth Kubota 2009 Kim Raikes TDM 2010 2000 Julia Daley 2014 Cherlyn Frost Gates TDM 2012 Barbara L. Schreier TDM Sheri Lynn Smith (T) 2001 2013 Jeffrey Fister 2004 Leslie Walseman Nancy Smith 2004 Loye Ashton 2005 Sheri Lynn Smith Hattie Stoltzfus 2007
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D. FULL-TIME LOCAL PASTORS The date above the name indicates the year of admission as a Local Pastor in a Methodist Conference or the date the individual (T) transferred, R is the year of retirement.
1987 2006 Roy Richardson Ami Sawtelle 1993 2007 Daniel Ames Susan Feurzieg Neil Gastonguay 2008 1994 Delsa Mock Ellen Cleaves 2009 1995 Jordan Shaw (Part-Time: 2014) Kay Webb R 2012 2010 1997 Clinton Brake Marilyn R. Ayer R 2013 Susan Walker Susan Ellery R 2013 2011 2000 Joseph Saunders William J. Elwell 2012 2002 Taeseob Cho Richard Rego Yunki Kim (Full-time:2014) 2003 2014 Jonathan Bliss Lee-Ellen Strawn Thomas Frey Sara Garrard (T) 2005 Zachary Kerzee Ned Crockett
E. DIACONAL MINISTERS The date above the name indicates the year of admission as a Diaconal Minister in a Methodist Conference or the date the individual (T) transferred.
1985 1991 Rosemary Word Donna Costa 1990 1994 Beverly Abbott Cam Howard Catherine W. MacGovern 1995 Dorothy McMahan Richard F. Gross
F. CERTIFIED LAY MINISTERS
2008 2012 Doreen Powell Paula Lilley 2010 2013 Frances Darlene Shortt Rose Krienke 2011 Anna-Jean Alexander Milo W. Haskins 2014 Bruce McCarthy Stephanie Filiault
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ROLL OF CONFERENCE SESSIONS PLACE DATE PRESIDENT SECRETARY Amherst, MA June 2, 1994 F. Herbert Skeete John M. Blackadar Amherst, MA May 31, 1995 F. Herbert Skeete John M. Blackadar Amherst, MA June 13, 1996 F. Herbert Skeete John M. Blackadar Wenham, MA June 12, 1997 Susan W. Hassinger John M. Blackadar Waltham, MA June 4, 1998 Susan W. Hassinger John M. Blackadar Wenham, MA June 3, 1999 Susan W. Hassinger* John M. Blackadar Wenham, MA June 1, 2000 Susan W. Hassinger John M. Blackadar Wenham, MA June 6, 2001 Susan W, Hassinger John M. Blackadar Wenham, MA June 5, 2002 Susan W, Hassinger John M. Blackadar Wenham, MA June 12, 2003 Susan W. Hassinger John M. Blackadar Wenham, MA June 8, 2004 Susan W. Hassinger John M. Blackadar Wenham, MA June 9, 2005 Peter D. Weaver John M. Blackadar Wenham, MA June 8, 2006 Peter D. Weaver Ralph R. R. Oduor Wenham, MA June 8, 2007 Peter D. Weaver Ralph R. R. Oduor Wenham, MA June 13, 2008 Peter D. Weaver Ralph R. R. Oduor Wenham, MA June 18, 2009 Peter D. Weaver Ralph R. R. Oduor Wenham, MA June 17, 2010 Peter D. Weaver Ralph R. R. Oduor Wenham, MA June 8, 2011 Peter D. Weaver Ralph R. R. Oduor Wenham, MA June 6, 2012 Peter D. Weaver Ralph R. R. Oduor Wenham, MA June 12, 2013 Sudarshana Devadhar Ralph R. R. Oduor Wenham, MA June 11, 2014 Sudarshana Devadhar Ralph R. R. Oduor
*C. Dale White, presided due to Susan Hassinger’s injury
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MINSTERIAL MEMBERS OF THE NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE (For those prior to 1993 refer to the 1993 Journals of Maine, New Hampshire and Southern New England (Information concerning Vermont clergy from former Troy Conf. begins in 2010) Entered Name Born Died Age Ministry C. Edward Benedict 03-31-08 07-00-91 83 1962 Kenneth R. Boyden 03-28-16 09-18-93 77 1960 H. Travers Smith 10-08-16 02-02-94 77 1944 Alan D. Smith 11-27-33 03-03-94 60 1962 Robert E. Leyare 04-13-44 03-13-94 49 1982 James S. Pemberton, Sr. 09-24-04 03-21-94 89 1929 George F. A. Pottinger 06-05-26 04-04-94 68 1978 Robert J. Young 12-25-35 04-19-94 58 1990 W. George Donald 05-27-19 04-28-94 74 1985 Albert J. Doran 07-21-13 05-14-94 80 1965 Roland C. Stahl, Jr. 11-20-17 05-25-94 76 1946 Thomas H. Stevens 05-29-42 05-25-94 51 1991 Clarence F. Avey 08-18-00 06-13-94 93 1928 Robert E. Crabtree 10-09-27 07-19-94 66 1969 Blaine E. Taylor 04-10-33 08-09-94 61 1958 Perley C. Odell 09-08-26 09-10-94 68 1953 Sargon Y. Ibraham 02-02-29 11-15-94 65 1955 Percy M. Hickcox 08-00-94 11-17-94 100 1921 Arthur B. Osgood 09-04-35 02-09-95 59 1966 Everett O. Rowell 03-30-08 05-04-95 87 1969 William B. Wylie 08-30-05 05-23-95 89 1969 Sherman A. Morrell 12-18-19 05-29-95 75 1984 Benjamin T. Briggs 12-22-25 06-24-95 69 1985 Donald T. Keil 04-12-02 07-01-95 93 1926 Newman J. LeShana 01-18-08 07-27-95 87 1951 James R. Uhlinger 04-11-08 09-11-95 87 1929 J. Charles Reid 07-12-07 09-13-95 88 1956 Howard L. Love 12-25-20 10-02-95 74 1952 W. Henry Shillington 06-01-05 09-04-95 90 1931 N. Calvin Warburton 05-28-10 10-18-95 85 1938 Robert J. Vanasek 06-28-16 11-26-95 79 1969 Glen W. Trimble 12-07-08 12-07-95 87 1946 J. Tremayne Copplestone 04-14-07 12-13-95 88 1932 Clarence E. Thiele 07-20-08 02-13-96 87 1939 Robert W. Holcomb 06-02-12 03-11-96 84 1945 Leslie H. Johnson 03-06-14 04-05-96 82 1940 Clifford H. Osborne 11-26-00 05-01-96 95 1923 James W. Daniels, Sr. 04-07-28 05-09-96 68 1954 John Ambler 08-30-28 08-20-96 67 1952 Edward L. Fenderson 09-11-21 08-30-96 74 1971 John H. Jordan 01-07-17 09-27-96 79 1952 Joseph A. Stevenson 02-26-08 11-28-96 88 1937 William A. Overholt 05-23-17 12-05-96 79 1947 John D. Cornelius 07-01-11 12-19-96 85 1960 John P. McCallum, Sr. 01-12-01 12-28-96 95 1939 D. Fay Zinn 12-06-99 03-04-97 97 1938 Meredith P. Smith 12-18-13 02-28-97 83 1939 Joseph S. L. Aschenbach 06-08-29 03-10-97 67 1967 H. Osgood Bennett 05-08-15 03-05-97 81 1943 Alton P. Mark 04-22-16 03-28-97 80 1960
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C. Malcolm Keir 05-16-20 04-07-97 76 1947 Kenneth L. Miner 01-23-29 05-29-97 68 1954 James A. Quimby 02-25-09 06-08-97 88 1933 Oomen O. Thekadathu 02-03-16 06-14-97 81 1950 Alan R. Wood 05-01-46 07-01-97 51 1969 John Snook, Jr 11-12-12 07-30-97 84 1945 Kathleen I. Weed 01-09-17 10-24-97 80 1945 Loren W. Dow 03-11-15 10-29-97 82 1940 George H. Parker, Jr. 08-06-01 11-11-97 96 1924 Donald H. McAninch 06-28-14 11-20-97 83 1940 A. Marland Shoemaker 08-25-07 11-23-97 90 1928 Vernal C. Phillips 10-21-18 12-24-97 79 1960 Roger A. Blaisdell 09-25-40 12-25-97 57 1991 Beale R. Nauth 02-23-29 12-30-97 68 1964 Lewis H. Beckford 12-14-17 01-10-98 80 1949 John Kenneth Pearson 12-05-10 01-12-98 87 1937 Willis P. Miller 04-24-19 02-09-98 78 1951 Wilson L. Lyon 11-14-24 02-14-98 73 1946 Robert D. Matthews 11-05-22 02-22-98 75 1949 Ernest W. Saunders 03-23-15 02-27-98 82 1940 Francis C. Wilson 10-03-09 03-12-98 88 1945 Harvey F. Morrison 04-02-12 03-30-98 85 1938 Reuben S. H. Holthaus 01-12-11 04-24-98 87 1935 Darrell L. Walton 12-14-39 05-22-98 58 1962 Clarice M. Bowman 04-28-10 06-25-98 88 1965 John A. Beattie 08-28-53 07-11-98 42 1986 David Carter 10-17-08 08-07-98 89 1931 Edgar Redfern 05-08-05 08-27-98 93 1932 Ronald Whitney 04-15-26 09-11-98 72 1956 Roger A. Barnett 07-10-27 09-13-98 71 1951 Gordon Parlin 11-17-19 09-23-98 79 1969 John H. Rothrock 08-17-23 10-28-98 75 1978 Simon P. Montgomery 02-12-22 11-29-98 76 1947 Morrill O. Martin 11-20-12 01-12-99 86 1944 Bertrum F. Wentworth 05-23-96 02-11-99 102 1919 Oscar A. Guinn, Jr. 01-04-22 04-12-99 77 1948 C. Weston Jones 02-18-17 04-17-99 82 1957 Donald F. Kellogg 09-06-44 05-14-99 54 1969 Carl W. Saunders 01-18-13 05-29-99 86 1943 Sam Hedrick 08-15-10 06-11-99 88 1932 Paul L. Higgins 09-01-16 07-02-99 82 1943 Peter Palches 03-20-00 08-22-99 99 1928 Edward F. Allen 09-27-12 09-24-99 86 1935 Alan H. Moore 12-01-17 09-28-99 81 1944 Franklin E. Blanchard 06-26-15 02-03-00 84 1956 A. Christopher Ives 08-08-36 03-12-00 63 1959 Leopold M. Hays 04-02-06 03-12-00 93 1938 Henry E. Helms 08-03-15 04-21-00 84 1940 Richard C. Hopkins 12-17-17 07-22-00 82 1973 Ralph F. Seaver, Jr. 10-07-08 12-16-00 92 1935 B. Francis Kaiser 01-10-31 12-25-00 69 1955 Homer S. Hughey 03-20-08 01-11-01 92 1942 F. Oliver Drake 02-05-12 04-16-01 89 1937 A. Edward Dougherty 09-15-17 08-05-01 83 1945 Paul D. Woodbury 07-25-24 10-26-01 77 1951
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Richard Arnold 11-22-21 03-11-02 80 1949 Alfred B. Perry 04-03-20 03-15-02 81 1943 Frederick Paul Frank 04-10-12 03-22-02 89 1946 Lawrence F. Almond 04-20-20 04-18-02 81 1947 Mariano Rodriguez 05-09-31 04-25-02 70 1962 James Robert Duncan 10-12-14 05-16-02 87 1943 William T. Richards, Jr. 04-23-41 06-01-02 61 1966 H. Everett Wiswell 04-22-27 08-05-02 75 1955 Gordon W. H. Buzza 04-09-20 09-02-02 82 1947 Robert H. Burton 07-10-15 09-27-02 87 1958 Percy Smith 03-21-16 10-04-02 86 1944 Gerald Milliken 10-13-12 10-14-02 90 1938 Matt Mees 03-16-17 11-24-02 85 1942 Edward A. Winter 06-25-22 12-10-02 80 1968 Clifton Wood 07-14-29 12-27-02 73 1957 John A. Caswell 12-22-21 02-08-03 80 1950 Leighton Richardson 02-07-21 04-05-03 82 1965 George S. Bieber 12-25-21 04-25-03 81 1945 Wilbur C. Ziegler 11-19-17 04-29-03 85 1942 Peter K. H. Chyung 06-13-42 06-04-03 60 1984 Paul Q. Brooks 07-13-05 06-12-03 97 1929 Willard E. Conklin 04-21-19 07-21-03 84 1944 R. Lawrence N. O’Brien 03-11-23 09-19-03 80 1951 Thomas C. Whitehouse 01-05-17 12-20-03 86 1947 Raymond M. Murchie 03-18-15 01-20-04 88 1961 Arthur W. Newcomb 02-14-20 04-02-04 84 1945 Walter G. Muelder 03-01-07 06-12-04 97 1928 Francis J. Mazzeo 03-16-14 06-29-04 90 1945 Ralph L. Sabine 03-27-15 08-09-04 89 1959 John H. Lavely 09-25-16 10-08-04 88 1940 Charles R. McCracken 10/20/41 11-09-04 63 1968 Charles L. Banks 03-04-29 01-23-05 75 1960 Robert K. Jones, Jr. 01-22-20 04-04-05 85 1946 Robert J. Mollar 06-15-30 04-09-05 74 1963 Robert Murchie 12-16-38 04-28-05 66 1982 Kenneth Lehman 08-03-45 04-21-05 59 1971 Fitz Allen John 12-16-28 09-20-05 76 1957 Lewis H. Moulton 01-22-14 09-24-05 91 1942 Seaton M. Woodley, Jr. 07-05-18 09-26-05 87 1953 Tomila Joanna C. “Nan” Louise 07-20-30 10-27-05 75 1958 John W. Ward, Jr. 10-01-27 11-28-05 78 1955 George A. “Fred” Hess, Jr. 01-26-38 01-27-06 68 1962 Charlotte S. Nachbar 05-04-38 04-10-06 67 1989 Eva Cutler 09-19-32 05-08-06 73 1990 Harry A. Bartlett 03-06-35 09-18-06 71 1983 Ernest R. Case 08-23-19 07-22-06 86 1945 John O. Parker 12-05-35 07-17-06 70 1960 Clovis A. Frame 07-28-14 05-15-06 91 1942 William B. Gould 04-22-24 09-21-06 82 1950 Charles D. Hoyt 07-10-32 08-31-06 74 1958 Donald E. Jones 02-25-29 06-16-06 77 1956 Edwin A. Trench Jr. 03-23-28 11-29-06 78 1970 Daniel D. Allen 08-04-25 01-29-07 81 1949 William O. Grunden 06-27-27 02-28-07 79 1955 Yeager Hudson 08-14-31 04-21-07 75 1956
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Charles H. Benson Jr. 06-07-30 04-16-07 76 1958 William L. Bradley 04-07-29 05-06-07 78 1952 Kenneth B. Campbell 03-14-36 01-05-07 70 1965 Benjamin A. Laird 12-30-24 03-07-07 82 1951 Guy S. Morrison 10-12-28 01-12-07 78 1955 Milton L. Smith Sr. 04-24-25 05-27-07 82 1959 Harold D. Smock 08-30-08 01-21-07 99 1939 Lawrence S. Staples 08-13-14 02-06-07 92 1938 James L. White 10-07-30 03-06-07 76 1951 Allan F. Wells-Goodwin 08-29-43 03-27-07 63 1981 Billie B. Earnhart 09-12-21 05-03-07 85 1960 Charles Reynolds 01-04-24 08-24-07 83 1949 Paul John Uhlinger 04-16-14 09-09-07 93 1942 Kingsley L. Strout 02-06-20 11-01-07 87 1944 Ruth E. S. Robinson 02-09-25 11-30-07 82 1976 Arthur C. Clifford 12-03-35 12-01-07 71 1966 Harry Soper, Jr 11-12-29 01-02-08 78 1952 Robert L. Treese 03-23-19 01-01-08 88 1952 Luther E. Tyson 10-19-22 04-12-08 85 1951 Donald E. Paige 09-29-16 07-21-08 91 1931 John H. Pressey 01-06-19 08-08-08 89 1953 Walter G. Hartley 10-30-19 08-30-08 88 1957 James Allen Nash 03-26-38 11-05-08 70 1963 Gilbert Y. Taverner 06-30-20 04-22-09 88 1944 Leicester R. Potter 04-09-15 07-06-09 94 1944 Paul K. Deats 10-01-18 07-12-09 90 1942 Russell M. Chase 06-26-19 07-27-09 90 1948 Carlton T. Daley 10-12-18 08-04-09 90 1954 Norman L. Porter 02-25-20 08-14-09 89 1942 Clark A. Osborn 03-01-39 09-25-09 70 1978 Mary Weber Hall 11-20-37 10-15-09 71 1999 Sandra L. Rehe 05-26-38 11-04-09 71 1988 Ernest R. Drake 09-08-28 12-06-09 81 1950 J. Arthur Dahlstrand 01-12-13 12-18-09 96 1940 John R. Smith 10-12-36 03-18-10 74 1961 Gerald E. Beach 10-21-26 04-06-10 83 1990 W. Ralph Bruce 06-30-34 06-03-10 75 1956 Quinton S. Ivy 09-02-26 06-07-10 83 1968 David Ripley 01-09-30 07-14-10 80 1953 S. Blake Ellis 11-01-21 08-15-10 88 1953 Peter Gordon Bridge 07-01-30 08-24-10 80 1961 Sidney E. Buzzell 07-25-25 08-24-10 85 1965 Sang-Ho Lee 05-04-29 08-31-10 81 1980 James K. Matthews 02-10-13 09-08-10 97 1937 Frances Swartz 03-13-30 09-27-10 80 1974 Robert William Huston 09-09-20 10-06-10 90 1947 Sherwood Treadwell 05-19-32 10-12-10 78 1954 Evan R. Johnson 07-28-26 01-10-11 84 1956 John Lewis Camp 11-27-35 01-18-11 75 1962 Philip Palmer 09-05-28 02-05-11 82 1949 Franklin Kooker 07-31-24 03-10-11 86 1944 Ann G. Whiting 07-21-47 03-28-11 63 1997 M. Francis Reeves 10-15-27 05-23-11 83 1961 Kyle McGaw 10-31-57 05-26-11 53 1982 Doris Hartman 11-02-13 07-04-11 99 1944
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Robert H. Plummer 07-21-23 07-19-11 87 1950 Homer L. Jernigan 03-06-22 07-30-11 89 1946 Gary R. Akeley 11-04-51 08-04-11 60 1987 Jean Russo-Parks 09-11-57 10-04-11 54 1992 Richard Wayne Dupee 02-15-38 10-22-11 73 1959 Ned Carroll Watts 06-16-37 11-18-11 74 1960 George Hudson Ball 05-23-15 01-01-12 96 1940 Donald Lee Holt 10-11-36 01-31-12 75 1958 Robert S. Brightman 10-17-28 02-17-12 83 1952 Jang Don Joo 11-18-32 02-26-12 79 1978 Daniel D. Harlan 12-25-23 03-01-12 89 1954 Phyllis C. Dodd 02-13-20 05-21-12 92 1977 Wallen Bean 02-12-22 03-27-12 90 1947 Ronald W. Ober 09-26-14 05-27-12 97 1942 William Roy Keeffe 03-06-22 06-02-12 90 1944 Charles Wesley Kern 12-21-21 06-30-12 90 1951 Earl R. Gray 05-26-24 07-08-12 88 1966 David Alexander Lefurgey 03-12-45 07-25-12 67 1998 Edward D. Painter Jr. 01-21-46 08-19-12 66 1989 Donald Van Dreser 12-01-17 09-21-12 94 1961 Marcheta Pebbles Townsend 01-24-43 10-22-12 69 1966 Betty L. Higgins 04-23-37 11-21-12 75 1984 Wayne S. Underhill 05-30-24 12-03-12 88 1954 Anna Helen Zigmund 04-17-28 12-17-12 83 1973 Robert M. Stevenson 07-03-16 12-22-12 96 1943 Emory L. Bothast 06-26-29 01-03-13 83 1959 Frank Gamble Kelly 09- 20-21 01-12-13 91 1945 William A. Chamberlain 07-08-22 01-15-13 90 1952 E. Winston Jones 07-06-11 02-09-13 101 1936 Richard L. Dean 03-10-30 04-18-13 83 1981 Fay L. Gemmell 01-14-21 03-22-13 92 1948 Irvin E. Koelker 03-29-28 03-25-13 84 1958 Michael H. Kerrigan 07-18-41 03-28-13 71 1970 Riley P. Shirley Jr. 01-04-24 04-07-13 89 1950 George W. Tripp 03-06-34 04-22-13 79 1986 Howard E. Benson 11-02-20 05-01-13 92 1951 George E. Bullens 05-30-20 05-02-13 92 1952 Edgar J. Helms 12-20-20 05-12-13 91 1952 Richard A. Davis 10-27-25 06-02-13 87 1983 William A. Campbell 10-22-25 06-18-13 87 1956 Junille W. Shepardson 04-12-44 08-31-13 69 2000 Earl H. Bell 11-07-29 10-10-13 83 1955 Lucille Richard 08-27-42 10-18-13 71 1988 Martin E. Cernek 08-08-24 11-09-13 89 1954 Roland C. Stockbridge 10-29-39 11-23-13 74 2004 John A. Kirk 03-16-41 12-02-13 72 1964 Neal White 11-09-50 12-26-13 63 1991 Robert Sammons 04-11-26 01-18-14 87 1985 James B. Peden 11-07-28 01-25-14 85 1962 Ronald W. Smith 03-12-21 01-25-14 92 1955 Janet M. Crain 03-26-38 01-26-14 75 1987 Herman B. Benjamin 09-14-43 03-04-14 70 1978 Edwin H. Hughes 07-26-51 03-07-14 62 1999 Douglas C. Smith Sr. 03-19-25 03-23-14 89 1954 Gale Ross Williamson 09-14-25 03-31-14 88 1957
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William R. Morley Sr. 04-25-30 04-06-14 83 1967 Doris Turbill 04-16-37 04-09-14 77 2000 Charles Langbein 10-14-58 04-22-14 55 2002
222 DENOMINATIONAL FOREBEARS
(English-speaking immigrants) German-speaking immigrants) Methodist Episcopal Church United Brethren in Christ | \ 1784-1939 \ 1800-1946 | | \ \ Evangelical Association | | Methodist Protestant Church \ | 1816-1922 | | | | 1830-1939 \ | United Evangelical Church | | | Methodist Episcopal Church, South | | 1892-1922 | | | | 1845-1939 | | / \ \ \ The Evangelical Church / \ \ \ 1922-1946 \ / \ \ \ \ / The Methodist Church Evangelical United Brethren 1939-1968 \ / 1946-1968 \ / THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1968-
************ HISTORICAL NOTE by FAITH RICHARDSON
In 1796 the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church created the New England Annual Conference. The first session was held September 19, 1797, at the Old Meeting House in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. Bishop Francis Asbury intended to preside but was prevented by illness and had Jesse Lee take his place. Originally the conference included all of the New England states as well as portions of New York and Canada. Reorganization soon removed the latter two geographic areas. Subsequently, the work in Maine (1824) as well as in New Hampshire (1829) and Vermont became strong enough to warrant independent annual conferences. The volume of work and the long distances to travel caused Maine to reorganize in 1848 into the Maine and East Maine Annual Conferences, with the Kennebec River as the dividing line. They remained separate for seventy-five years, merging again into the Maine Annual Conference in 1922. Recognizing the notable Methodist work done in the southern part of New England, the 1840 General Conference divided the Existing New England Conference and created the Providence Annual Conference. This conference was renamed the New England Southern Annual Conference in 1881. After a decade of studying and planning, the New England and New England Southern Annual Conferences were merged at a special convocation held on January 31, 1970, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Worcester, Massachusetts. In the early 1980's merger discussions began for the annual conferences in New England. In 1992 the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference took action that led to a merger of the Maine New Hampshire, and Southern New England Annual Conferences into the New England Annual Conference to include all of New England except Vermont and the western half of Connecticut. Bishop F. Herbert Skeete convened the first session of the new New England Annual Conference on Thursday, June 2, 1994, at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. In 2006, discussions and preliminary planning for a Vermont-New England transition began. In June 2008, New England voted nearly unanimously to welcome Vermont churches, subject to Jurisdictional Conference approval. In July of 2008, the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church voted to create a new Annual Conference, combining the New York portions of the North Central New York, Western New York, Troy and Wyoming annual conferences into one conference in July 2010. As part of this boundaries reconfiguration, Vermont churches from the Troy Conference would join the New England Conference, and the Pennsylvania portion of the Wyoming Conference would unite with the Central Pennsylvania Conference. By unanimus votes, at the June 17-19, 2010 session, held at Wenham, MA, clergy and lay members from Vermont were admitted to the “reconfigured” New England Conference, effective immediately.
Addendum for the 2010 reuniting of Vermont with New England written by the Conference Secretary, pursuant to notes of the Communication Director.
223 JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
DECISION 1252
IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Decision of Law in the New England Annual Conference Regarding Setting the Agenda for an Annual Conference in Light of Judicial Council Decisions 367 and 876 and ¶ 605.2
DIGEST The Bishop’s decision of law is affirmed. A bishop presiding at an annual conference does not have to answer moot and hypothetical questions, nor does the Judicial Council have authority to review parliamentary rulings.
STATEMENT OF FACTS On June 13, 2013, at a regular business session of the New England Annual Conference, a lay member made a statement and asked the bishop for two related decisions of law. The statement and questions were as follows: “Bishop …, pursuant to ¶51 and ¶2609.6 in the Book of Discipline, I am requesting a ruling of law. Judicial Council Decisions 367 and 876 state in part, ‘Any organizational structure in an Annual Conference dealing with legislative matters must protect: the rights of the Annual Conference to receive and act on all proposals brought to it…and the rights of individual members of the conference to be informed on and to participate fully in all legislative decisions.’ In addition, ¶605.4 and ¶605.5, direct that ‘the business of annual conference shall include receiving and acting upon reports…’ that come from a variety of sources. Before this body, we have 33 action items, including #101-120, 201-209, and 301-304.
¶605.2 authorizes the Annual Conference to adopt an agenda in order to expedite the transaction of its business.
My questions are this: 1) When setting the agenda pursuant to ¶605.2, and in light of the principles expressed in Judicial Council Decision 367 and 876, do action items, specifically including resolutions focused on social issues such as #207 and #208, have the same standing as business items as reports do under ¶605.4 and ¶605.5? 2) As business/action items, must they thus be given precedence, along with other business items mandated in ¶605, over other agenda items during the Annual Conference session that are not covered under ¶605 and thus are not mandatory?”
In addition to the request being made from the floor of the conference during a regular business session, the questions were presented to the Bishop in written form.
At the morning session of June 14, 2013, the Conference Secretary re-read the questions to the Conference and indicated that the Bishop’s response would be printed in the conference journal and would be reviewed by the Judicial Council.
At the afternoon session of June 14, 2013, the lay member asked the annual conference to authorize a Judicial Council review of any ruling the Bishop might make. The Daily Proceedings records that the request to appeal the questions and subsequent ruling to the Judicial Council was “adopted by a majority vote.”
In a timely way, on July 8, 2013, the Bishop filed his ruling. He also submitted a brief supporting those rulings. The Bishop’s decision was: “New England Annual Conference does not require decisions of law by the presiding bishop because the requests related to no issue before the Annual Conference and they appear to be asking for a clarification of a Parliamentary procedure, not an issue of law.”
The Conference Secretary provided Daily Proceedings for the entire session of the Annual Conference. The lay member who raised the questions filed a brief, offering rebuttal to the Bishop’s ruling.
224 JURISIDCTION
The Judicial Council has jurisdiction under ¶¶ 51 and 56.3 of the Constitution and ¶ 2609.6 of the 2012 Discipline as modified by Decision 1244. ANALYSIS AND RATIONALE
Judicial Council Decision 1214 restates long-standing Judicial Council principles: The Judicial Council has frequently and clearly included certain principles that relate to bishops’ decisions of law. The longstanding jurisprudence of the Judicial Council has been that requests for decisions of law shall be germane to the regular business, consideration, or discussions of the annual conference and shall state the connection to the specific action taken, or proposed to be taken, during the conference session. Especially notable is the language in two decisions, namely 33 and 799. With regard to a request for a bishop’s decision of law, Decision 33 says that “…any such request should be based upon some action taken or proposed to be taken by such Conference, wherein under the specific facts in each case some doubt may have arisen as to the legality of the action taken or proposed.” … Decision 33 also says, “It is not the duty of the presiding bishop to rule upon any hypothetical question which may be propounded, nor to answer requests for information which involve no legal matter”.
The questions did not reflect any action that the Annual Conference had taken or proposed to take. The lay member was anticipating what the Annual Conference might do, but there was no action that the Annual Conference took or proposed to take. There was nothing of legal inquiry before the Annual Conference. Thus, the questions are both moot and hypothetical.
In the questions at hand, the lay member raised parliamentary issues regarding the agenda, but posed his inquiries as questions of law. In Decision 1117, the Judicial Council stated: “There is no disciplinary authority for the Judicial Council to assume jurisdiction of a parliamentary ruling by a presiding bishop.” The Bishop correctly notes that the inquiries ask for a parliamentary interpretation of the agenda set by the Annual Conference. The Judicial Council cannot consider parliamentary questions.
The Daily Proceedings report that the Annual Conference voted to refer the decision of law to the Judicial Council. This was an irrelevant action in that all decisions of law by a bishop presiding at an annual conference session are referred to the Judicial Council for review. See Judicial Council Decision 1244.
The Bishop’s ruling indicated that “New England Annual Conference does not require decisions of law by the presiding bishop…”. It is not within the authority of an Annual Conference to require or not to require decisions of law by the presiding bishop. The Constitution (see ¶¶ 51 and 56.3) directs that these decisions of law be made and submitted to the Judicial Council for review. DECISION The Bishop’s decision of law is affirmed. A bishop presiding at an Annual Conference does not have to answer moot and hypothetical questions, nor does the Judicial Council have authority to review parliamentary rulings.
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October 26, 2013 DISSENT
Our conclusion is that the questions should be remanded to the Bishop for a substantive ruling. The Judicial Council should retain jurisdiction.
225 The first question to be explored is whether the matter at hand is a question of parliamentary procedure or whether it is an issue of law. We agree with the controlling opinion that the consistent jurisprudence of the Judicial Council is that it does not have jurisdiction over parliamentary matters. In Decision 1117, Judicial Council stated: “There is no disciplinary authority for the Judicial Council to assume jurisdiction of a parliamentary ruling by a presiding bishop.
Decision 999 held that the Judicial Council does not have jurisdiction to review parliamentary rulings of episcopal leaders made during annual conference sessions. See Decisions 898, 941, 943, and 953. “In order for a request to be a parliamentary ruling, the chair must rule on the request in the parliamentary session affording the opportunity for an appeal of the chair’s ruling to the body.”
Nevertheless, nothing in the record of the Annual Conference suggests that the matter was presented as or received as a parliamentary question. At no point did the presiding bishop call the question out of order. If the questions were for parliamentary clarification, the Bishop should have offered those clarifications while the Annual Conference was in session. The failure to do so denied the body an opportunity to appeal the chair’s clarification. The questions were stated as questions of law and were handled that way in the session of Annual Conference.
In order to be an issue of law, the questions must be germane to the business of the Annual Conference. In Decision 1214, the Judicial Council stated: “The Judicial Council has frequently and clearly included certain principles that relate to bishops’ decisions of law. The longstanding jurisprudence of the Judicial Council has been that requests for decisions of law shall be germane to the regular business, consideration, or discussions of the Annual Conference and shall state the connection to the specific action taken, or proposed to be taken, during the conference session.”
The questions that were raised related to the Annual Conference action of setting an agenda. The Daily Proceedings for June 13, 2013, shows that the requests for decisions of law followed immediately upon adoption of the agenda. They relate to a specific action taken by the annual conference during a regular business session of the annual conference: the adoption of the agenda. The questions related to specific disciplinary paragraphs and related to the business of the annual conference. They were not moot and hypothetical.
Accordingly, the two questions should be remanded to the Bishop for a substantive ruling.
F. Belton Joyner, Jr. Ruben Reyes October 26, 2013
226 SALARIES Base Compensation of Persons Appointed to Extension Ministries for 2013-2014, US$ David Abbott 73,533 Catherine Anderson 53,550 Mark Brady 67,000 Theodore Brandt 29,057 Linda Brewster Curtis Brown 56,000 Gregory D. Carpenter Heidi Chamberland 73,533 Paul Chang 85,000 Hylanie K. Chan-Williams 52,000 Laura Delaplain 30,000 Priscilla Dreyman 22,119 Allen Ewing-Merrill 12,000 Brigid Farrell 73,533 Mark Fowler 96,000 Cynthia A. Good 0 Kathleen Greider 57,000 Avis Hoyt-O'Connor 44,000 Anne Marie Hunter 48,768 Kathryn J. Johnson 70,000 Han Sung Kim 36,000 P. Stewart Lanier 101,000 Barbara Lemmel 30,576 Thomas Mabie 15,804 Gary B. MacDonald 47,296 Pat MacHugh 73,533 James L. Martin 89,000 James McPhee 73,533 Peter Miano 0 Shirley Oskamp 13,193 Rene A. Perez 73,533 Gwendolynn Purushotham 98,000 Anne Robertson 101,000 Erica Robinson-Johnson 73,533 Chang Hee Son 36,000 Michele St. Cyr 20,800 Tiffany Steinwert 95,000 Beverly Stenmark 73,533 Linda S. Stetter 83,200 Wee-Li Tan 143,000 Herbert Taylor 190,000 Julie Todd 22,000 Joy Toll-Chandler 40,770 Dee Estelle Webber 0 Edward Wimberly 120,000
227 PASTORAL RECORD Note: The asterisk (*) indicates the date admitted on probation or date of certification as Lay Minister, or date of commissioning as a Deaconess; the open asterisk (¤) the date ordained deacon (if different from provisional date); the dagger (†), date admitted into full membership; the double dagger (‡) the date ordained elder (if different from the full membership date); the caret (^), the date transferred into the New England Conference or one of its predecessor conferences; D, Disability or Incapacity Leave; F, Family Leave; L, Leave of Absence; R, Retired; S, Sabbatical leave; S’y, Supranumerary. The year listed indicates the beginning of the appointment year and unless otherwise stated it is assumed that the person completed the appointment year the following June. Hence a person listed with only 2002 after their name would have served from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. Records prefaced by the question mark (?) are tentative and subject to correction. Pension years are not recorded until one full year after transfer into the Conference. If you have any questions or corrections to be made, kindly write the Conference Secretary, Ralph R. R. Oduor, PO Box 249, 276 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449, or email [email protected]. Thank you for your assistance.
PRESIDING BISHOP DEVADHAR, SUDARSHANA (Prema) District Superintendent, Ontario District of the North Central New York Annual Conference 1996-2003; Bishop New Jersey Area 2004-2011; Bishop Boston Area 2012-14
A. FULL ELDERS ABBOTT, DAVID JON (Lisa) 426.1 in North Carolina Conf. *1994-95; Belfast, ME 1996-†00-09; New Hampshire District Superintendent 2010-14 (18) ABOSAMRA, GEORGE (Diane) Bridgton, ME 1963-*64-65; Farmington/New Sharon, ME †1966-68; So. New England Conf. 1969; Barrington, RI 1969-75; So. Hardley, MA 1976-82; Somerville, MA 1983-1987; Westbrook, ME 1988-89; South Portland, ME: First & Westbrook 1990; Westbrook, ME 1991; Superintendent, Southern ME District 1992-97; Worcester, MA: Wesley 1998-00; R 2001 (37) ADAMS, DAVID (Lynn H.) Troy Conference, 1999 South Bethlehem, 1999-*2000; North Hero, Grand Isle 2001-†2003; Chestertown & Pottersville 2004; Wells, Poultney & Fair Haven 2006-^10-14 (14) ADCOCK, RONALD (Dorothy) Franklin, NH and Ombudsman NH Dept of Health and Human Services ^2000-01; Ombudsman NH Dept of Health and Human Services 2002-04. (2); Tilton, NH: Tilton-Northfield 2/16/05-7/1/05; International UMC in Lund, Sweden (346.1) 2005-06; F 2007-08; R 2009 (3) ADKINS, LEON M. Jr. (Bonnie) Troy Conference, T 1950; Left without appointment to attend school 1950-*1951;* Fort Johnson †1952;† 1956 Newtonville; 1969 Scotia; 1976 Delmar; 1984 Superintendent, Albany District; 1990 Schenectady: First; R 1993. AIELLO, HENRIETTA D. So. New England Conf. *1988-89; Kittery, ME: St. Mark's †1990-95, Enfield, CT 1996-00; Chatham, MA 2001-05; Rockville, CT 2006-14 (26) ALBERTS, WILLIAM E. Central Penn. Conf: attend school 1949-60, Trout Run, PA 1949-51; Clearville, PA 1951-†54; New England Conference 2/5/60; attend school 1960, Somerville, MA: First 1954-^60; Salem, MA: Lafayette St. 1960-65; Boston, MA: Old West 1965-72; R 1973 ALLETZHAUSER, AMY L. SNE Conf. Coventry/Greene *1991-92; Waltham, MA: Immanuel 1993-†94-99; Lowell, MA: Centralville 2000-06; Wellesley 2007-09; Middletown, RI: Calvary 2010-14 (23) ALLEY, MARK MONSON (Wendy) Greenville, ME 1981; Prospect Harbor, ME 1982-84; Camden, ME *1985-†87-92; Cumberland, ME: Tuttle Road, ME 1993-2004; Dover, NH: St. John’s 2005-14 (29) ALLEY, WENDY MONSON (Mark) in school *1979-80; Hampden Highlands, ME 1981-†83-84; Leave of Absence 1985-88; Penobscot Bay Medical Center, ME 1989-92; Leave of Absence 1993; New England Preachers’ Aid Society 1994-98; in school 1999-2006; L 2007-14 (8) ALMOND, JONATHAN R. (Nora) East Ohio Conf. Delaware: Asbury (Assoc) *1968-69; SNE Conf. S Kingstown: Christ †1970- 75; North Kingstown 1974-87; Melrose: First 6/1/87-89; Niantic: Community 1990-93; Providence, RI: Mathewson St. 1994-2007 (E Ohio 2, NE 37); R 2008 ALMQUIST, ROBERT T. (Sandy) South Iowa Conference: Macksburg, Hebron, & Wesley Chapel 1967; Minnesota Conference: In School *1968-70; Arlington 1971-†72-74; St. Paul: St. Paul's 1975-81; St. Cloud: New Horizons 1982-88; Plymouth: Pilgrim 1989-91; Mobile Ministry: Kabetogama (Crane Lake) January 1, 1992; New Hampshire Conference: Salem, NH: Pleasant Street ^1992-95; Gorham, NH 1996-97; R 1998. (6)
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ALPHONSE, ALFORD W. W. (Hope) *1958; Ordained Elder, Meth Ch Caribbean and the Americas 1960-64; Br Conf 1965-68; Jamaica (MCCA) 1969-74; Panama (MCCA) 1975-80; SNE Conf. Boston, MA: Greenwood Memorial †9/1/80-83; Whitman 1984-86; DWM, BGM 12/1/86-89; Central Dist. Supt. 1990-94; GBGM Missionary to Jamaica 1995-97; R 1998 (NE 11.25) ANDERSON, ALLAN N. (Susan) at school BUST *1971; Acton: St. Matthews 1972-73; Newburyport: People's †1974-77; Pastoral Counseling Center, Lowell 1978-82; Leave of Absence 1983; Pastoral Counselor 1984-2011; R 2012 (8) ANDERSON, CATHERINE HOWE (Raymond) Livermore, ME *1987-†89-91; Readfield & Mt. Vernon, ME 1992-98; Readfield, ME 1999 – September 30, 1999; Preachers’ Aid Society October 1, 1999-14 (20¼) ANDERSON, RAYMOND HOWE (Catherine) Gouldsboro, ME 1970-72; Howland, ME 1973-*74-75; Chaplain, Deaconess Hospital †1976-87; Director of Pastoral Care, Kennebec Valley Med. Center, Augusta, ME 1988-97; Director of Pastoral Care, Maine General Hosp., Augusta, ME 1998-2007; R 2008 (3) ARBOUR, BRUCE T. SNE Conf. in school *1986; Ipswich, MA 8/1/86-†89-92; Amherst, MA: Wesley 1993-2001; Belchertown, MA 2002-09; Northhampton- Easthampton, MA: Christ 2010-12/31/11; Northhampton- Easthampton, MA: Christ ½ 1/1/2012-13; Westfield, MA: First, & West Springfield 2014 (28) ARNOLD, LINWOOD R. (Judith) in school *1970-71; Newport, ME 1972-†73-75; Eliot, ME 1976-78; So. Portland, ME: Peoples 1979-95, Gorham, ME: School Street 1996-13; R 2014 (44) ARRISON, GWYNETH (Jamie) South Portland, ME: Peoples, ¾ *2005-†09-10; Merrimacport, MA 2011-14 (10) ASARE, DOROTHY (Seth) In School *1992; L 1993; F 1994; Marlboro, MA 1995-97-†98-2004; Milford, MA: First 2005-10; R 2011 (15) ASARE, SETH O. (Dorothy) SNE Conf. Cochesett, MA 1985-†90-92; Newton, MA:UMC 1993-95, Newton, MA: UMC & Prof. BUSTh; 1996-00; Newton, MA: UMC 2001-03; Natick, MA: Fisk 2004-8/31/11; R 9/1/11 (25) ATWATER, (TIM) THOMAS (Rae) Troy Conf: D 1999; P 1999; 2002 Plainfield & Adamant; E 2005; 2006 Dannemora, Ellenburg & Ellenburg Center; Champlain Islands Parish: North Hero, Grand Isle, Isle LaMotte. ^2010-11; MA: Bourne & Cataumet 2012-14 (15) ATWOOD, KRISTA BETH Holbrook, MA 2000-03; Manchester, CT: South Associate *2004-†07-08; Troy Annual Conference, South Burlington, VT: Faith 2009; New England Conf., South Burlington, VT: Faith 2010-14 (13) BACHMANN, ANNE L. Torrance (Richard) Troy Conf, 1968-ADN in Nursing, Lasell Jr College; 1987-BS in Sociology, Florida Southern College; 1991-MDiv Duke University. 1991; P 1991; E 1994; F 1994; *1991-* †94-96† Champlain Islands Parish; 1997 Morrisville/Puffer & Wolcott; 2001 Queensbury; 2004 North Hero & Grand Isle; R 01/01/2009; Swanton, VT: Memorial 2010-13; R 2014 BAE, SANG CHURL Ludlow, MA 1995-96; Hallowell, ME *1997-00; North Salem, NH †2001-02; Waltham, MA: Immanuel 2003-04; Portland, ME: Rainbow 2005-11; VT: Jericho & Waterbury Ctr 2012-13; Portland, ME: Rainbow 2005-11; VT: Jericho, Waterbury Ctr & Essex Junction, VT: Vermont Korean-American 2014 (19) BAILEY, LOIS J. *Western NY Conf; SNE Conf. Brockton: Pentecost ^1982-84; Leave of Absence 1984; Brockton: Pentecost 8/1/84-†1986-87; Westfield: Associate 1988-90; Greenfield 1991-92; Greenfield and Leyden 1993-94; Disability Leave October 1, 1994-2010 R 2011 (NE 28.25) BAIRD, DAVID H. (Regina) Belmont, MA, Assoc *1988-90; Willamstown †1991-96; Putnam, CT 1997-2009; R 2010 (22) BAKER, HEATHER B. California Nevada Conf.; Chicopee, MA, 2008-^11-12; Mansfield Center, CT: First (Willimantic) 2013-14 (6) BARK, CHARLES A. JR. (Alice) East Ohio Conf.; SNE Conf. Bryantville *1991-†92-94; Falmouth, MA: John Wesley 1995-2006; R 2007 (16) BARNER, JOHN M. (Joanne) Fremont & East Kingston, NH 1996-^97-February 28, 2003; L March 1, 2003-14 (7.75) BARWISE, DAVID H. (Carolyn) Walpole: South Walpole 1971-76; South Kingstown: Christ (Wakefield) 9/15/1976-*80; Prot. Chap., Edgehill, Newport, Inc. 1981-†86-89; Leave Absence 9/7/90; R 1991 (SNE 17) BASCOM, STEPHEN ERIC. Appointed to attend school *1987-89; Chesterfield and Richmond, NH 1990-†92-94; Contoocook, NH 1995-97; Skowhegan, ME 1998-2001; Littleton, NH 2002-07; W. Boylston, MA: Oakdale 2008; Salem, MA: Wesley 2009-10; Fremont & East Kingston, NH 2011-14 (27) BATTEN, JAMES ARTHUR (Barbara) Left without appointment to attend school, *1955; Sanbornville, 1956; Salem: Tenney Memorial and Ayer's Village, MA, †1957-60;Suncook, 1961-64; Littleton, 1965-72; Supt. Northern Dist. 1973-78; Concord: Wesley 1979-88; Supt. Southern NH Dist. 1989-94; R 1995. (40) BAUMANN, REBECCA E. Rockland, MA 1997-99; Groton, CT *2000-05; Mansfield: First (Willimantic) †2006-07; Newport, RI: St. Paul’s 2008-13; R 2014 (17)
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BAXTER, JAMES ALLEN (Deanna) Kentucky Conf. Lexington: First *1962; NE Conf. in school ^1963-†65; Marblehead: St. Stephen's 1966-68; Prof. of Rel, McPherson College 1969-72; Teacher, Shelby State Community College 1973-2002; R 2003 (Kentucky 1, NE 6) BEACH, ANNA CARRIER (Kenneth) In school *1992; Bow Mills, NH 1993-95-†96-2001; Waterville, ME 2002-04; Caribou, ME: Bessie Gray Memorial 2005-08; R 2009; CP, Atkinson, ME & Dover-Foxcroft ME 2013; R 2014 (17) BEARDSLEY, JOSEPH L. (Joy) Brownville Jct., ME †1983-88; Eliot, ME 1989-94; Littleton, NH 1995-2002; Waldoboro and Damariscotta, ME 2002-December 31, 2003; Waldoboro, ME January 1, 2004-06; R 2007 (24) BEDDIE, WILLIAM PHILIP. (Cynthia) Newfields, NH *1988-90; Hillsboro and Munsonville, NH †1991-August 1997; Hillsboro, NH Sept 1997-99; South Portland, ME: People’s 2000-04; R 2005 (17) BEHR, NANCY NITZMAN SNE Conf. Maynard: Associate *1992; Assoc. Maynard and Stow Mission 1993; Needham, MA Assoc. 1994-12/31/95; L 1/1/96; Cooperative Parish Attleboro: Centenary & Hebron 1997; Attleboro:Centenary Assoc. 1998-00; Warren/Bristol, RI †2001-09; Barrington & Warren/Bristol, RI 2010-1; D 2012-14 (19) BELISLE, ERNEST RANDOLPH Methodist Church Caribbean and the Americas: Probation, *1975; Bocas del Toro Circuit, Panama/Costa Rica District 1976-†78-1980; Beachamville/Bensonton Circuit Superintendent and Minister, Jamaica District, 1981-86; Crusade Scholarship at Drew School of Theology, 1987-1988; Port Antonio and Annato Bay Circuits Superintendent and Minister, Jamaica District, 1989; Chaplin/Tutor Wesley College, Belize City – Belize/Honduras District, 1990-1992; Chairman and General Superintendent Methodist Church Guyana District, 1993-1999; New England Conference of the United Methodist Church: Oxford, MA 2000-^03-04; Framingham, MA: 2005-10; Manchester, NH: St. Paul's 2011-14 (11) BELL, DAVID W. (Nancy) Waldoboro Circuit, ME *1956; Friendship & Cushing, ME 1956-57; Winthrop, Kent's Hill & East Readfield, ME †1958-61; Brewer, ME 1962-66; Coordinator of Parish Development, ME 1967-68; Rochester, NH: First 1969-71; Laconia: Gilford, NH 1972-79; Contoocook & Bow Mills, NH 1980-1984; Contoocook, NH 1985-87; Waldoboro, ME 1988-93; R 1994 (38) BENAVIDES, LUIS ENRIQUE. (Marlene) Boston, MA: St. Andrew’s 1997-^99-†02-03; UMC of Newton, MA 2004; Pittsfield, MA: First 2005-09; Manchester, NH: First 2010-12; Norwell, MA: Church Hill 2013-14 (17) BENEDICT, DEAN E. NE Conf. Lynn: South St. 1961-63; Western NY Conf. in school & supplying Malden: Centre *1964-66; NE Conf. Quincy: Centre †1/1/67-70; Winchester: Crawford Mem'l 9/1/70-73; Hudson: First 1974-77; Assabet Valley UM Parish 1978-81; Brockton: Central 1982-89; Worcester: Quinsigamond 1990-96; Woburn, MA 1997-2002; R 2003 (WNY 2.5, NE 35.5) BENNETT, MEREDITH JOAN in school *1993; Network Ministries, Calif. 1994; Dexter and Hartland, ME 1995-98; Cape Porpoise, ME †1999-September 30, 2000; D October 1, 2000-01; Brockton, MA: Central 2002-December 31, 2003; D January 1, 2004-08; R 2009 (15) BENT, MARIE B. Mapleton, ME 1985-*86-†88; Fairfield, ME 1989-91; Livermore, ME 1992-93; R 1994 (8) BENTUM, THOMAS W. (Deneane) Fairfield, ME *1992-†98-01; Lancaster and Jefferson, NH 2002-08; Caribou, ME: Gray Memorial 2009-14; (23) BERLIN, JOANNE W. Easthampton: Providence *1972-†74; Warwick, RI: Hillsgrove 1975-76; School 1977; Downtown Co-op Ministry, New Haven, CT July 1977-79; School George Wash Univ 1980-84; Physician's Asst., Cardiac Rehab., VA Hospital New Haven, CT 3/ 3/19/84-86; Leave of Absence 1987; Physicians' Asst., Community Health 1988-2013; R 2014 (7) BERRY, BRUCE E. (Lula) NH Conf. Milan, W Milan & Dummer, NH 1955-*56; Chichester, NH 1957-60; Hillsboro & Henniker, NH; 1961-†62-64; Suncook, NH 1965-66; S 1967; Supernumerary 1968-69; SNE Conf. Lowell, MA: St. Paul's ^1970-71; Stoneham, MA: St. James 1/1/72-79; Weymouth, MA 1980-83; S 1984; Athol, MA 1985-88; R 1989 (NH 12, SNE 19) BICKFORD, MARGARET WYATT Methuen, MA *1981- †83; Methuen and Ayer's Village, MA 1984-Aug. 31 1989; Chaplain, Lourdes Hospice, Paducah, KY Sept. 1, 1989-92; Canaan VT and Pittsburg, NH 1993-97; Plymouth and Thornton, NH 1998-99; Lakes Regional Ministry 2000-03; R 2004; SY, Thornton, NH, 2012-14 (19.25) BISCHOFF, NANCY North Sebago, ME 2000-^02; Columbia, ME: Faith 2003-06; L 2007-08; Extension Ministry: Church, Troy, Maine 2009-10; Chatham, MA: First 2011-14 (10) BLACK, RICHARD E. (Janice) NE Conf. in school *1968-70; Providence: Trinity †1971-77; Winthrop: First 1978-83; Acton: St. Matthew's 10/1/83-90; Worcester: Wesley 1991-Dec. 31, 1993; Sr. Associate at CSX-Index Jan. 1, 1994-01; Wilmington/Tewksbury, MA Cooperative Parish 2002-03; Wilmington, MA: 2004-06 R 2007 (31.5) BLACKADAR, JOHN MARTIN (Rita) in school *1969-70; Salem, NH: Tenney Memorial and Ayer's Village, MA, †1971; Salem: Tenney Memorial and North Salem, NH 1972-75; Groveton, Stratford and Stark, NH 1976-79; Groveton Stratford, Stark, and Director of the Parish of the Headwaters 1980-81; Groveton, Stratford and Stark, NH 1982-83; Dover, NH: St. John's
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1984-89; Keene and Marlow, NH 1990-98; Conference Administrative Coordinator 1999-2004; NH District Superintendent 2005-09; R 2010 (41) BLACKSTONE, THOMAS L. (Lynn) in school *1986-90; Boothbay Harbor, ME 1991-92; Camden, ME: John Street †1993-97; Presque Isle, ME 1998-2005; Augusta, ME: Green Street 2006-13; Waterville ME: Pleasant Street 2014 (28) BLAIR, JAMES A. Ellington, CT ^2002; Fall River, MA 2003-†10; ; Plainville, MA & North Attleboro, MA: First 2011-14 (12) BLAIR, JOHN CHARLES (Rebecca) Iowa Conf.: In school *1970. NH Conf. Milan, West Milan, and Dummer, NH ^May 11, 1972- †73; L 1974-76;Resident Pastoral Counselor, Georgia Baptist Hospital 1977-78; District Director of Pastoral Care and Counseling, No. Georgia Conf. 1979-87, Plymouth and Thornton, NH Nov. 1987-April 30, 1995; Assistant Director of Pastoral Care at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nashua, NH May 1, 1995-95; Malden, MA: Centre 1996-01; Flying Padre, Australia 2002-09; Pastor, St. Ninian’s Uniting Church, Lyneham, Australia 2010-12; R 2013 (16.75) BODGE, ARLENE Chilmark & Edgartown, MA *1992-†96-2002; D 2003-07; R 2008 (15) BONNETTE-KIM, SANDRA (Travis) Northern Illinois Conference: Part-Time Local Pastor 1995-1996; Associate Pastor *1996- 1998; Boone County, Belvidere, IL: New Church †1998-2000; Leaf River, IL: Co-Operative Ministry 2000-2002; Mansfield, MA ^2002-03; Mansfield & Chartley, MA 2003-04; Framingham, MA: First 2005-13; Lynn Clergy Cluster, MA: Grace 2014 (N.IL 7, NE 12) BONNETTE-KIM, TRAVIS (Sandra) Northern Illinois Conference: 1995-*96-†99-02; Franklin, MA ^2002-06; Wilmington, MA 2007-14 (N.IL 7, NE 12) BOOTH, NEWELL S., JR. (Mary Lou) NE Conf. Gleasondale *1950; Somerville: First 1951-†52-53; Arlington Hgts 1954-60; Prof of Rel, Miami Univ 9/10/60-92; R 1993 (NE 11.25) BORLAND, CAROL J. Troy Conf. R 2010? W.Pa Conf D 1967 T 1967 A 2002 1968 Transfer to Troy Conf; 1/68-1/69 Lake Region Parish; 1/70-6/70 Moretown & Middlesex; 1975-77 Shefield; 1980-83 PT-Westfield UCC; 1995 Readmitted as P; 1995 Danville, W Danville; 1999 W Danville; 2000 W Danville & Walden; 2007 retired; supply Walden, W. Danville; supply Walden, W Danville 11/2010. BOSSDORF, ROBERT E. (Eleanor A.) Newark ME Conf. Finesville 10/1/62-63; NE Conf. Andover: Ballardvale *1964-†66-67; Watertown: St. John's (Assoc) 1968; Quincy: Atlantic 1969-75; Warwick: Asbury 1976-82; S 1983; Leave of Absence 1984; R 1986 (NE 6, SNE 14) BOVE, EDWARD ANTHONY (Kerri) Byfield, MA: Community 2004-*05-06; Hampden, ME: Hampden Highlands 2007; L 2008- 09; Coventry, RI: Cornerstone of Faith 2010-12-†13-14 (8) BOYDEN, RICHARD WILLIAM (Sharon) Merrimacport, MA 1984-*85-87; Lancaster and Jefferson, NH Sept. 1, 1987-88- †89- 97; Unity, ME 1998-2006; Canaan, VT: Grace & Pittsburg, NH: Farnham Mem. 2007-10; Canaan, VT: Grace & Pittsburg, NH: Farnham Mem., Colebrook NH: Trinity 2011; R 2012; Lancaster, Christ NH & Jefferson, NH: St. John's 2013-14 (27) BRADY, MARK (Diana) Mystic/Old Mystic, CT 1989-†92; Mystic, CT 1/1/93; School 1993-94; Belgrade Lakes, ME 1995-00; Moultonboro, NH 2001-9/15/04; Senior Pastor, Union Church of Cupertino, CA under the provisions of ¶322.1a, 335.1d effective September 15, 2004-14 (18) BRANDT, THEODORE L. (Terri) Lowell: Fellowship 7/1/86-87; in School *1988; Assoc. Burrillville 1989-†91; Middleboro 1992-98; GBGM Missionary 1999-2005 First Presbyterian Church, Oxnard, CA 2006-14 (14) BRANNEN, JACQUELYN Chesterfield, NH: Asbury & Richmond Community 2005-06; Monmouth, ME: Monmouth & E. Monmouth 2007-*08; Aldersgate at Rockland & Thomaston Federated, ME 2009-10-†11; Auburn, ME 2012-14 (9) BRISTOW-CARRICO, PATRICIA (Don) Smyrna Mills, ME 1986-*87; York/Ogunquit, ME 1988-†90-91; Friendship, ME 1992; Hampden Highlands, ME 1993-96; F 1997; Kittery, ME 1998-2004; D 2005-10; R 2011 (23) BROADWAY, TWILA S.C. Conf. *1983; Rock Hill Aldersgate 1984-85; Nichols/Floyds Charge †1986; In school 1987-89; Cross Conference to SNE Conference Blackstone Valley Cooperative Parish, East Douglas and Taft Memorial 1990; Taft Memorial 1991; Leave of Absence 1992; Interfaith Counseling Service 1993-99; Cross Conference to New England Conf. Braintree, MA 2000-^01-02; Norwell, MA 2003-05; Chaplain of New England Deaconess Association, Concord, MA 2006; R 2007; Kingston, RI: Christ 2014 (SC 19, NE 7). BROCKMAN, WILLIAM G. (Margaret) N. Ala. Conf. Cullman Circuit *1956-57; in school 9/15/57; Holston Conf. in school 9/1/58; Dir. Meth. SWU of Church 1959-60; Discontinued Holston 1962; NES Conf. in school *1964-†66; Exec. Dir. Samaritan Counseling Centers 1967-97; R 1998 (N Ala 2, Holston 2.75, NES 3) BROWN, CURTIS D. (Meredith) Wakefield-Lynnfield 3/1/96-7/30/96; Westborough, MA: Associate 1996-*1998-99; Westborough, MA: Associate & Shrewsbury, MA: Associate 2000-01; Westborough, MA: Associate 2002; Framingham, MA: First 2003-†04 – July 31, 05; NEC Director, Congregational Development August 1, 2005-10; Pacific Northwest Annual Conference 2011-14 (13)
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BROWN, EDWARD COVINGTON III (Norma) Iowa Conf.: *1952- †53; NH Conf. ^March 1, 1973; Amesbury, MA Sept. 1970- 77; Nashua, NH: Arlington St. 1978-89; R 1990. (19.5) BROWN, LAUREL UPTON Milbridge, ME 1988-90; Eastport, ME *1991-92; Calais, ME †1993-2000; Oakland/Sidney, ME; 2001-05 R 2006 (15) BROWN, MEREDITH MANNING (Curtis) Shrewsbury & Westborough, MA: Associate 2000-01; Shrewsbury, MA *2002-03; F 2004-05; Salem, NH: Hannah Tenney & Pleasant St. 2006; L to August 1,2007; Byfield, MA: Community (1/2) August 2, 2007-†09-10; Pacific Northwest Annual Conference 2011-14 (7) BROWN, WALTER R. (Hope) Union, ME 1956-60; Dover Foxcroft, ME *1961-†63-64; Randolph, ME 1965-70; Livermore Falls, ME 1971-73; Farmington, ME 1974-80; Readfield, ME 1981-85; Cape Elizabeth, ME 1986-91; R 1992; Farmington, ME: Trinity 2011-14 (31) BRUGET-CASS, LISA JEAN (Loren Cass) Assoc. Sudbury, MA *1995-97-†98; Assoc. Worcester, MA: Wesley 1999-2008; Chelmsford, MA: Aldersgate 2009-14 (19) BRUSHETT, DONALD A. (Ethel) Troy Conf.: D 1948; *1948* Sheldon, Sheldon Springs & Rice Hill; †1950† Shelburne & Winooski; 1954 Shelburne & Director Religious Education, Burlington; 10-1-56 Troy: Memorial; 1961 Latham; 1972 Superintendent, Burlington District; 1978 St. Johnsbury; R 1981 BUEHL, SHIRLEY No. Illinois Conf. *1976-†80; Berwick, Sanford, ME 1983-88; Orland, ME 1989-94; Acushnet, MA: Wesley and Marion, MA 1995-98; Acushnet, MA: Wesley 1999-2002; R 2003 (20) BYRNE-SCHERI, KRISANN (Randall) Milbridge, ME 1989-90; Dexter & Hartland, ME *1991-†93-94; Assoc. Concord, NH Wesley 1995-99; D 2000-14 (23) CALHOUN, BARBARA CAROLE SNE Conf. Shrewsbury *1991-94; Assoc, Worcester, MA: Wesley 1995-†96-98; Wellesley, MA Christ 1999-2002; R 2003 (12) CALHOUN DAVID V. (Julie) Nebraska Conf.: 1989 –†91-2001;West Scarborough, ME 2002-^04-06; Falmouth, MA: John Wesley 2007-13; Connecticut & Western Massachusetts District Supt. 2014 (Nebraska 15, NE 10) CALLENDER, CLARK S. (Lucy) : *1967* Central Illinois Conf.; 1969-†70-73† Troy Conf., Associate, Albany: Trinity; 1974 Poultney, & Raceville; 1982 Slingerlands; 1989 Burlington: First; 2001 Clifton Park: Jonesville; 2003 Plattsburgh; R 2006 CAMPBELL, LYNNE (Ronald) West Kennebunk 2002-05; S. Portland, ME: Thornton Heights *2006-†09-12; Londonderry, NH 2013-14 (12) CAMPBELL, WILLIAM (SCOTT) M. (Linda) Newburyport: People's 1970; Newburyport: People's *1971-72; Boston: Wesley 4/1/73-†74-76; American Church, Paris, Assoc 1977-79; East Longmeadow 1980-88; Protestant Church, Brussells, Belgium 1989-95, Cambridge, MA: Harvard Epworth 1996-13; R 2014 (36) CAMPBELL-MARSHALL, LINDA J. (Paul) Gouldsboro, ME *1973-74; in school 1975; Union, ME 1976-†77-84; Brunswick, ME 1985-91; Central ME District Superintendent 1992-99; Camden, ME 2000-08; R 2009; Rockland, ME: Aldersgate 2012-14 (37) CANN, BARBARA LEW (James) SNE Conf. Reading, MA: Aldersgate 1989-90-*91; Duxbury, MA 1992-†95-03; S 2004; Moultonborough, NH; 2005-8/31/09; D 9/1/09-2010-14 (24) CANN, JAMES A. (Barbara) Newbury/Byfield, MA 1979-*80-81;-School 1981; Saugus: Center, MA 9/1/81-82-†83-84; Reading, MA: Old South Asso. 1985-91; Plymouth, MA 1992-2002 Rochester, NH: First 2003-11; Westford, MA 2012-14 (34) CAPEN, GARY (Dian) Winterport, ME 1977-78; Ellsworth, ME 1979-*81;Dresden/Richmond, ME 1982-83; Fort Fairfield United Parish, ME 1984-†85; Boothbay Harbor, ME 1986-90; So. Portland, ME: Elm St. 1991-93; Stoughton, MA 1994- February 4, 1999; D February 5, 1999-13; R 2014 (31) CARLSON, SUSAN D. (Richard) in school ^1985; Leave Absence 1986; Berkley 1/1/87-†89; Chaplain, EP Retirement Ctr 1990-92; Springfield, MA: Trinity Assoc 1993-94; Warwick, RI: Asbury 1995-September 30, 2001; D October 1, 2002-11; R 10/1/11 (26.5) CARMONA, FEDERICO GUILLERMO Worcester, MA: Aldersgate 2007; Warwick/Providence, RI: Open Table of Christ 2008; Warwick/Providence, RI: Open Table of Christ & Extension Ministry, New Seeds Urban Ministry, Providence, RI *2009- 10; Wellfleet, MA 2011-12-†13-14 (7) CARPENTER, DIANNE E. S. (Gerald Beaudet) East Natick, MA 1985-^86-87; Spencer, MA 1988-†89-90; Belmont, MA: Assoc. 1991-92; Hamilton, MA 1993-99;, MA: Northside 2000-November 30, 2003; L December 1, 2003-09; Franklin, MA 2010- 14 (22.5)
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CARPENTER, GREGORY D. (Elizabeth) Kansas West Conf; in school *1983; SNE Conf. East Bridgewater ^7/1/84-†87-91; East Providence, RI Haven 1992-2003; Interfaith Counseling Center, Providence, RI; Chaplain East Providence Police Department; and consultant with NEAC Conference Consultants 2004-14 (Kansas West 1, NE 20) CARPENTER, JOE K. N. Miss. Conf. Corinth & Mt Carmel 1960; Duck Hill *1961; Lugomar 1962-63; in school 1964-†65-67; NE Conf. Shrewsbury & N Grafton ^1968-69; Vernon & Windsorville 1970-71; Springfield: Wesley 1972-77; Westport Point 9/15/77; South Yarmouth 1978-82; Leave of Absence 9/19/83-84; R 1985-92; Returned to New London 1993; Whitinsville 1994-96; Whittinsville & East Douglas 1997-98; R 1/1/99. (N Miss 7, NE 20.5) CASEY, ELLEN H. (Thomas Hemmendinger) in school *1986; Scituate, RI: Asso 1987-†90-92; F 1993-2003; Coventry, RI: Greene 2004-14 (17) CHADBOURNE, MERVIN E. (Louise) So. Illinois Conf. 1957-*62-†64; Corinna, MA 1971-73; Chebeague Island, ME 1974-78; Westbrook, ME 1979-87; Gorham, ME : North Street 1988-90; R 1991 (20) CHAFFEE, PHILIP R. (Sue) Danforth, ME 1983-84; North Bucksport & Orland, ME 1985-*87-88; Brownville Jct. & Milo, ME †1989-94; Old Town and Stillwater, ME: Federated 1995-2006; Salem, MA: Wesley 2007-08; Presque Isle, ME: Grant Memorial 2009-12; R 2013; Orland, ME 2013-14 (30) CHAMBERLAIN, MIRIAM E. Orland, ME 1984; East Boothbay, ME *1985-87; Rockland, ME †1988-92; South Paris & Bolster's Mills, ME 1993-94; Shrewsbury, MA 1995-99; R 2000. (15) CHAMBERLAND, HEIDI NEWMAN (Joseph) Dixmont, ME 1988-*91; Orrington, ME: First 1992-94; Orland and Orrington, ME †1995-97; Winthrop, ME 1998-2005; Connecticut & Western Massachusetts District Supt. 2006-13; S 2014 (25) CHAMBERLAND, JOSEPH (Heidi) Searsmont, ME 1990-91; Surry, ME 1992-94; Bucksport & Surry, ME *1995-97; Livermore & Livermore Falls, ME 1998-†2000-05; Stafford Springs, CT: First 2006-13; Belgrade Lakes, ME: Union Church of Belgrade Lakes 2014 (23) CHANG, PAUL HAK-SOON (Hikari) Appointed to attend school *1990-91; Appointed to attend school and Stoneham, MA 92-94; Chesterfield & Richmond, NH 1995-96-†97; York/Ogunquit, ME 1998-2000; Southern NH District Superintendent 2001-02; Tri-State District Superintendent 2003-04; Exec. Dir. UM Council on Korean-American Ministries, GBGM, NYC 2005-14 (16) CHANG, WE HYUN. (Yoo Yun) Chicopee, MA: Faith*1996-†99-2000; Concord, NH Wesley 2001-04; Manchester, NH: First 2005-09; Belmont & Watertown, MA 2010-14 (18) CHAN-WILLIAMS, HAILANI Braintree and Boston, MA: Haitian Ministry ^2003-05; Middleborough, MA: Central and South 2006-07; South Florida Urban Ministries, Extension 2008-09; Chaplain, US Navy 2010-14 (3.5) CHAREST, EDWARD JOSEPH (Beverly) Milford, NH ^1978- †79-83; Salem, NH: Pleasant St. 1984-91; Moultonboro, NH 1992- 95; Moultonboro & South Tamworth, 1996-00; R 1/31/01. (22.5) CHASE, ALTA LOUISE (James Brown) Orrington, ME *1982-February 28, 1984; Leave of Absence March 1, 1984-October 1, 1984; Searsport, ME October 1, 1984-†86; in school 1987; Penobscot Valley Pastoral Counseling Service 1988-95; Penobscot Valley Pastoral Counseling Service & Winterport, ME 1996-98; Penobscot Valley Pastoral Counseling Service & Stratford, NH; Stratford Counseling Center & Stratford, NH 2000; Stratford Counseling Center 2001-03; Stratford Counseling Center & Milan July 1-August 31, 2004; Stratford Counseling Center September 1, 2005 R 2006 (9.75) CHENEY, HENRY (Karen) Troy Conf. 1969-BA West Virginia Wesleyan College; 1972-MDiv Drew University. *1971 School; 1972-†73 Associate, St. Johnsbury; 1974 Bristol; 1976 Brandon & Pittsford; 1979 Enosburg Falls & West Enosburg; 8-1- 84 Springfield; 1991 Montpelier: Trinity; 1999 Danville and West Burke; 2004 Danville & Northeast Kingdom; R 10/01/2006 CHO, SANG YEAN (Geum Hee) UMCom, Nashville (Kentucky Conference) ??; Lexington, MA: St. John’s Korean ^2005-14 (9) CHO-CHANG, YOO-YUN (We Hyun) North Adams, MA *1995-97; F 1998-2002; Appointed to attend school 2003-06; Lakes Regional Ministry (Including Plymouth, Ashland, Thornton, and Weirs Beach), NH: Ministry Team 2004-†05-06;† Extension - Danielson Center at BUSTh 2007-08; Attend School 2009-12; Woburn, MA 2013-14 (7.1) CHO-KIM, HA-KYUNG. W.PA. Conf. Pittsburgh, PA: First Korean 1984-85; Mars, PA: Dutihl – associate *1986; McKees Rocks, PA Christ 1987-†88-92; Western Pennsylvania Church Specialist 1993-94. S. Ind. Conf. Associate Council Director 1995- 96; Semour, IN: Trinity 1997-98. NE Conf. Director of Resource Ministry ^1999-2004; Leominster, MA: First 2005-09; R 2010 (W. PA. 10, S. Ind 4, NE 12) CHOI, CHONG WOOK, Bridgeton, ME 2006-*07; Warwick, RI: Asbury 2008-†10-12; Middleboro, MA: Central and South 2013-14 (8) CHOI, JINYONG, Worcester, MA: Korean 2004-08; Gardiner, ME: Highland Ave *2009-12-†13-14 (10)
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CHORPENNING, LLOYD E., JR. (Faye) NE Conf. Springfield: Liberty *1959-60-†61; Hamilton: First 1962-66; Dalton 1967-68; Framingham: Wesley 1969-85; Springfield: Trinity 1986-94; Winchester, MA 1995-96; R 1997. (38) CHRETIEN, RANDALL C. (Carolyn) North Sullivan 1981; North Brewer/Eddington, ME *1982-†85-94; Bangor, ME: First 1995- 12; R 2013; Baileyville, ME: People's 2013-14 (31) CHUN, JIN WOO (Hyeweon Hwang) Coventry, RI: Cornerstone of Faith 2004-*05-†09; Belfast, ME 2010-14 (14) CHUN, WALTER CHUNG-HYUN Providence: Korean 2/1/85-†88-91; Boston: St. Stephen's & Dedham: St. John’s 1992-95; Andover, MA: North Boston Korean 1996-01; R 2002 (16.5) CLARK, MARI J. (Andrew) Troy Conf.: Associate , Burlington: First *1994-†97; North Ferrisburgh & Ferrisburgh 1998-01; North Ferrisburgh 2002-05; East Greenbush 2006-08; Bradford: Grace 2009-^10-13; R 2014 (20) CLAUS, (CARL) EDWARD (Carol) East Kingston *1961-62; Milford 1963- †64-66; Merrimack 1967-73; Keene and Marlow 1974-80; Manchester: St. Paul's 1981-84; Hampton 1985-94; Southern NH District Superintendent 1995-2000; R 2001 (40) CLINKER, DUANE (Mary Curtin) Providence, RI: Providence Cluster 1996-98; Warwick, RI: Hillsgrove *1999-05; Providence, RI: Open Table of Christ 2006-†08-12; R 2013 (14) COLE, LOUISE E. Burrillville *1992-†94-95; D January 1, 1996-2007; R 2008 (17) COLEMAN, MARIA L. (Ray) Medford:Wesley ^1990-†93; Springfield, MA: Wesley 1994-97; Connecticut & Western Massachusetts District Supt. 1998-2005; Milton, MA: Parkway 2006-13; R 2014 (24) COLEMAN, WARD M. (Joan) Kansas Conf. in school 1970-73; Reading, MA: Old South (Assoc) †1974-76; North Attleboro, MA 1977-85; Hamilton, MA: First 1986-88; Evangelism Coordinator, Campus Crusade for Christ/Josh McDowell Ministry, Dallas, TX 1989-13; R 11-1-13 (Kansas E 4, SNE 16) COLEMAN, WILLIAM C. (Roslyn) Kansas E. Conf. Uniontown 1956-57; NE Conf. Ludlow: St. Paul 1958; NE Conf. Ludlow: St. Paul *1959-60; South Hadley Falls 1961-†62-65; Holyoke: United, South Hadley Falls & Assoc Dir Welsey Foundation 1966-67; Wellesley: Christ 1968-81; Newton: United of Newton 1982-92; Arlington: Calvary 1993-97; R 1998 (39) COLLEY-ROBINSON, JILL Troy Conf, Vergennes & Addison 1999-*00-02;* Middlebury, East Middlebury & Ripton. †2003-^10;† Lebanon, NH 2011-13; Vergennes & West Addison, VT 2014 (15) COLLINS, M. CASE (CASEY) Raymond: St. Barnabas Mission & West Cumberland, ME 1992-96; Gray, ME: Good Shephard 1997-*98-†2002-December 31, 2002; L January 1, 2003-June 30, 2003; Portland, ME: Peaks Island 2003-06; Lewiston, ME: Calvary 2007-14 (15.5) COLLINS, NANCY Orange & South Athol, MA 2000-01; Skowhegan, ME *2002; Chilmark and Edgartown, MA 2003-†05; Keene, NH: Grace & Munsonville 2006; Keene (Grace) & Richmond, NH: Grace and Richmond Community, and & Supply at Munsonville, NH 2007; Attleboro, MA: Centenary 2008-11; North Grafton, MA ½ 2012; Worcester, MA: Aldersgate 2012-14 (14) COLLIS, GEORGE H. W. VA. EUB Conf. Martinsburg 1964-65; in school 1966; NH Conf. appointed to attend school *1968-69; Boston: Church of Our Savior †1970; Ex Dir, Promise Inc. 1971-97; Omega Financial Services 1998-14 (VA 3, NH 2, SNE 1) CONTINELLI, SESTINO MARIO New England Conf.: So. Boston 1953-54; New England Southern Conf.: Wakefield, RI †1955- 58; Washington, RI Oct. 15, 1958-62; S 1963; Brockton: Pearl St. 1964-68; NH Conf.: Exeter and East Kingston ^1969-72; Nashua: Arlington St. 1973-77; Portsmouth 1978-81; Suncook 1982-87; S 1988; R 1989 (36) COOK, JERRY O. S. Car. Conf. in school 1963-65; Warrenville 1966-†68; NE Conf. Williamstown ^1969-72; Teen Age Editor, Curriculum Research, UM Publ House 1973-77; Sudbury, MA Assoc. 1978-80; Acton, MA 1981-82; South Yarmouth 10/1/83-89; Tewksbury, MA 1990-92; Framingham, MA: First 1993-2002; R 2003 (SC 6, NE 29) COOPER, RICHARD M. (Elaine) Troy Conf, *1977* School; 1978-†80-82† Swanton, West Swanton; 1983 Barre; 1990 Hudson Falls; 1997 Troy: Hope; 2000 Underhill: United; R 2006 COPENHAVER, DONAVEE (Kenneth) Troy Conf., Licensed 1998; Swanton: Memorial, Sheldon & Rice Hill *2001-03;* Swanton & Sheldon †2004-07;† Morrisville & Wolcott 2008-^10-13;^ Northfield Parish, VT 2014 (16) CORNELL, GARY S. (Margaret) NES Conf. in school *1964-65; Manchester: South (Assoc) 1966-†67-70; Needham: Carter Mem'l (Assoc) 1971-72; Providence: Mathewson St. (Assoc) 1973-75; Barrington 1976-81; Andover: Ballardville 1/6/82- 87; West Chelmsford, MA 1988-96; Londonderry, NH 1997-99; R 2000 (36) COX, JAMES W. Sudbury Asst. *1987-88; Leave Absence 1989; E. Longmeadow, MA: Asso. 1990; Attleboro, MA: Centenary 1991-†94; Cooperative Parish: Attleboro, MA: Centenary & Hebron 1997; Attleboro, MA Centenary: 1998-01; Malden, MA: Centre 2002-03; Provincetown, MA 2004-08; R 2009; Provincetown, MA 2011-14 (20) CRASS, (TED) THEODORE Lowell, MA: Centralville 2009-10; Lynn, MA: Grace *2011-13; Wayland, MA: Community †2014 (5)
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CROCKER, JOSEPH H. (Marilyn) NE Conf. West Roxbury, MA: Washington Blvd *1952; in school 1953; Allston, MA †1954-59; Dedham, MA 1960-64; Roxbury, MA: Washington Park 1965-66; Ecumenical Inst 1967-88; Winthrop, MA 1989-93; Providence, RI: Washington Park 1994-96; R 1997. (22) CULLEN, RICHARD A. (Lauren) Millville/ Uxbridge 1985; Millville 4/15/85; Uxbridge/Millville 7/1/85-87; Blackstone Valley Parish 2/1/87- *1988-89; Chicopee, MA: Faith 1990-†1992-95; Auburn, ME 1996-2004-11; Nashua, NH: Main Street 2012-14 (NE 26) CULY, STANLY P. (Judy) Oregon Conf. in school *1961-62; NES Conf: West Warwick & Centerville, RI 1963-^6/12/64-†64-65; Danielson 1966-69; Worcester, MA: Covenant & Campus Minister at WPI 1970-75; West Springfield, MA: Mittineague 1976-85; Scituate: Harbor, MA 1986-93; North Kingstown, RI 1994-96; Worcester, MA: Quinsigamond 1997-99; R 2000. (Oregon 2, NE 36) CURTIS, GEORGE E., III (Ann) in school *1974; Lisbon, ME 1975-†76-77; Damariscotta, East Boothbay, ME 1978-82; Old Town & Stillwater, ME 1983-94; Brewer, ME: First 1995-2010; R 2011 (37) CURTIS, LAWRENCE R. (Helen) Troy Conf., 1957-BA Middlebury College; 1961-MDiv Pacific School of Religion; 1977-DMin Drew University.; 1959 School; 12/15/*60-†1961 Esperance & Sloansville; 1962 Forest Avenue, Amsterdam; 1966 Shelburne; 1971 Hudson Falls; 1973 Keeseville & Harkness; 5-1-78 Schenectady, Calvary; 1985 Essex Junction, Grace; 1995 Green Mountain District Superintendent; R 2001 CURTIS, SUSAN G. (Ivan) Beverly, MA: Mem'l*1983-†86-92; Tewksbury, MA 1993-99; R 2000 (17) CUSHING, D. STANLEY (Regina) N. Dakota Conf. in school *1984-85; SNE Conf Lowell: Centralville 1983-85; SNE Conf. Lowell: Centralville *1986-†89; Lincoln, RI 1990-99; Whitinsville, MA 2000-04; Plymouth, MA 2005-14 (N. Dakota 2, NE 27) CUSTER, EARLE RICHARD (Judith) S. Dakota Conf. Appointed to attend school *1954; Philadelphia:Christ 1955; Appointed to attend school Jan. 1956 - †56; Tripp and Delmont 1957-59; Appointed to attend school 1960-62; S. New England Conf.: Manchester, CT: North ^1963-78; Withdrew 1979; Readmitted as Probationer 1983; Leave of Absence 1983-84; NH Conf: Conway and Center Conway ^1985-†86-89; Dover, NH: St. John's 1990-96; R 1997. (S. Dakota 6, NE 28) DAME, JOHANNE Portland, ME: Peaks Island ^2000-02; Wellesley, MA 2003-†05-06; Hallowell, ME: Cox Memorial 2007-08; Portland, ME: Clark Memorial & South Portland: First 2009-13; Newport, RI: St. Paul's 2014 (14) DANFORTH, FRANK A. (Mary Ann) NE Conf. South Boston: Church of Our Saviour & United Barham Mem'l *1959-61; Amherst-Wesley Foundation †1962-63; Northampton: First & Wesley Foundation 1964-67; Lynn: Trinity 1968-71; Whitman & Rockland 1972-78; Whitman 1979-83; Taunton: Memorial 1984-90; Westfield, MA: First 1991-00; R 2001. (40) DANIELS, JAMES W., JR. (Elsie) in school *1976; Ellsworth, ME 1976-78; Berwick, ME †1979-82; Chaplain U.S. Army 1983- 2006; R 2007 (6) DARLING, GEORGE E. (Jeannette) Damariscotta, ME 1977; no appointment 1978; Unity, ME 1979-*80-†84-85; Readfield, ME 1986-91; Lisbon Falls, ME 1992-2001; R 2002; Troy, ME: Union 2012-14 (22) DAVENPORT, SUSAN M. Columbia, ME 1987; Penobscot 1988; Surry, ME 1989-*90-91; Clinton, ME †1992-2001; Bangor Theological Seminary 2002-05; Oakland, ME: Oakland-Sidney 2006-09; Bangor, ME: Grace 2010-11; R 2012; Brooksville , ME (CP) 2014 (22) DAVIS, ELIZABETH ANN (Charles) in school *1982-83; Milan, West Milan, Dummer and Gorham, NH 1984-87- †88-92; Woodsville and North Haverhill, NH 1993-2001; R 2002; West Rindge, NH 2002-2014 (20) DAVIS, JANICE W. (Michael B.) *1981; Newport, ME 1982-†85-87; Augusta, ME 1988-2004; Tri-State Co-District Superintendent 2005-12; Sabbatical 2013; R 12-1-13 (33) DAVIS, MICHAEL B. (Janice) *1980; Newport, ME 1982-†85-87; Augusta, ME 1988-2004; Tri-State Co-District Superintendent 2005-12; Sabbatical 2013; R 12-1-13 (34) DAVIS, MICHAEL E. (Sonja Boynton) in school *1970-73; Peaks Island, ME 1974-†75-76; Presque Isle, ME 1977-80; Cumberland, ME: Tuttle Road 1981-87; Brewer, ME 1988-90; Ellsworth & Franklin, ME 1991-August 31, 1996; L September 1, 1996-98; Eastham, MA 1999-2007; R 2008 (35¼) DAVIS, RICHARD A. (Constance) East Natick, MA 1983-*84; Whitinsville, MA 1985-†87-90; North Kingstown, RI 1991-93; R 1994 (10) DAVIS, ROGER A. (Sheryl) *Wisconsin Conf.; SNE Conf. Ludlow, MA: St. Paul's/North Wilbraham, MA: Glendale 1977-†82; Worchester, MA: Quinsigamond 1983-89; South Yarmouth, MA 1990-93; North Andover, MA 1994-99; Pittsfield, MA First, 2000-04; Cumberland, RI: Arnold Mills 2005-09; R 8/1/10 (30)
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DEL PINO, JEROME K. (Joyce) S. Cal. Ariz. Conf. in school 1969-71; in school 1972-73; SNE Conf. Boston: Greenwood Mem'l †1974-75; Aptd. to attend school 1976-77; Springfield: Wesley 1978-88; Winchester 1989-94; Central Massachusetts District Superintendent 1995-96; Metropolitan Boston South District Superintendent 1997-September 30, 2001; Gen. Sec. GBHEM October 1, 2001-10; L 2011-12 (S Cal-Ariz 3, NE 27¼); R 2013 DELAPLAIN, LAURA (Donald Zook) Wisconsin Conf *1980-81; SNE Conf. Revere, MA 1982-83; Swampscott, MA: Church of the Redeemer 1984-*86-87; Hingham/Hull (part-time) †1988-89; Dir. Norma Kent Counseling Ctr. 1990-14 (Wisconsin 2, SNE 6) DE LE ROSA, CRISTIAN RioR Grand Conf.; Clinical Asst. Professor of Contextual Theology and Practice, Director of Continuing Education and Community Partnerships, Boston University School of Theology ^2014 DEMERS, MARK A. (Jan) Troy Conf., (Groton, Waits River & West Topsham [SS] 1981); Groton, Waits River & West Topsham *1982-* †84-89;† 1990 Morrisville, Puffer & Wolcott; 1995 Lake Placid; Burlington, VT, First ^2010-14 (33) DEVOR, RICHARD C. (Nancy) Philadelphia Conf. 1951-*52-†53; New York Conf.1954-57; Detroit Conf. 1958-79; West Michigan Conf. 1980-83; York/Ogunquit, ME ^1984-87; Portland, ME: Chestnut St. and Ecum. Theo. Center 1988; Ecumenical Theological Center 1989; R 1990 (5) DEYTON, CLAUDE EDWARD (Patricia) Member NY Conf; SNE Conf-Lowell, MA: Centralville 1990-^91; Somerville, MA: College Ave. 1992-2000; Milford, MA 2001-04; Andover, MA: Ballardvale United Church 2005-10; R 2011 (21) DHARMAPALAN, DEVADASON STEPHEN (Kamala) Sri Lanka Methodist Church; Kandy 1961-65; Mataguma 1966-67; Manner 1968; Hatton 1969-71; Batticaloa 1972-73; Study Leave 1974-75; Point Pedra 1976-77. NH Conf.: Canaan, VT and Pittsburg *May 15, 1978-^79-80; Keene and Marlow 1981-88; Merrimack 1989-91; Merced - California-Nevada Conference 1992; L January 1, 1993; Dorchester, MA: Wesley 1993; Milford, MA 1994-00 R 2001 (22) DICKEY, RICHARD: 1961 OT Erie Conf.; 1962 Middleton, member on trial at merger; 1970 Member at union; *1961-1963 Western Pennsylvania Conf. to attend School; 1963-†- 64-4/1/65 Pleasantville; April 1965-1988 U.South Air Force Chaplain; 1988-1992 Appointed to attend school; 1992 Leave of Absence; 9-15-94 Troy Conf.; 1996 Transfer Troy Conf; 1996 Waterville: Union Federated; R 2002 DICKSON, GARY F. (Arloa Jean) *1967* School; 1970 East Ohio Conf.; 1970-†72-73,† Wilmot, Pigeon Run; 1973-75, Brewster, Wilmot; 1975-1981, Richmond; 19811985, Gambier Epworth Hopewell; 1985 Troy Conf, South Bethlehem; 1992 Averill Park, Church of the Covenant; 2001 Schenectady: Faith; R 2006 DIGAN, NIZZI SANTOS Lynn, MA 2002-*03; Everett, MA: Glendale and First United Parish 2004-05; East Saugus, MA †2006- 10; Malden, MA: Good Shepherd 2011-14 (14) DOBBS, RODNEY GLENN (Shelly) Canaan VT and Pittsburg, NH *1998-†2002-04; Hillsboro, NH 2005-09; Leominster, MA: First 2010-14 (16) DORCHESTER, CHARLES D. (Mary) New York Conference 1961-*62-†64; Cutler, ME 1966-75; Scarborough, ME 1976-82; Dover-Foxcroft, ME 1983-86; Leave of Absence 1987-90; Belfast, ME 1991-95; R 1996. (30) DORR, ROBERT E., SR. Long Island, ME 1978-79; Columbia Falls, ME *1980; Buxton, ME 1981-†85-87; Lisbon Falls, ME 1988-91; West Virginia (Spencer) 1992; Florida Conference Miami District Disaster Response Chaplain 1993; Waldoboro & Damariscotta, ME 1994-2001; R 2002; Friendship, ME 2008-14 (20) DOTSON, MARCELLE SNE Conf. in school *1992; Assoc. Manchester, CT: South 1993-95; Boston, MA: Greenwood Memorial †1996-December 31, 2001; Metropolitan Boston South District Superintendent January 1, 2002-02; Northern Maine District Superintendent 2003-07; S 2008; Susquehanna Conference, Myrtle St. UMC, Scranton, PA 2009-13; L 2014 (19) DOUTAZ, JULIA A. (William) Providence, RI: Cranston St. 1978, Rockland 1985; SNEF Rockland *1984; Westerly 1985-87; Leave Absence 1988-89; West Boylston, MA 1990-†92-99; Somerset, MA 2000-06; R 2007 (21) DREYMAN, PRISCILLA Columbia Falls, ME 1981-*82-†84; in school 1985-88; Long Island, ME 1989-91 Program Director, SPIRAL Arts; Youth Alternatives Ingraham; Portland, ME 1992-13; R 2014 (10) DRY, LEIGH (David) Assoc. Westboroough, MA & Hopkinton Satellite Congregation 2002-*04-†07-10; Lexington, MA: Lexington 2011-14 (12) DUMAS, LOUISE JANET East Hartford, CT: Hockanum *1999-†2003-05; E. Hartford, CT: New Covenant 2006; Springfield, MA: New Hope & South Hadley (UMC of S. Hadley, Holyoke and Granby) 2007-08; ¼ Director, New Hope United Methodist Regional Ministry & 3/4 Holyoke-South Hadley, MA) 2009-10 R 12/31/10 (12) DUNBAR-LINK, SHARON L. SNE Conf. Acushnet: Long Plain and Freetown 8-15-85; Chicopee Falls and Springfield: Liberty *1986-88; Asso. Springfield: Trinity †1989-92; Prog. Coord., CHAOS, Lynn 1993-01; Chaplain, Hospice of the North Shore 2002-05; R 2006 (8) DUPEE, ERIC (Amy Bruch) Wayne, ME *1997-†2000-01; Lenox, MA 2002-05; Winchester, MA: Crawford Mem. 2006-14 (17)
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DUSENBERRY, JOHN A. (Barbara) E. Ohio Conf. in school 1952-53; Brewster 1954-†55-57; NE Conf. Waltham, MA: Immanuel (Assoc) *1958-62; Lynn, MA: Trinity 1963-67; North Adams, MA: First 1968-79; Greenfield, MA: First 1980-87; Westfield, MA: First 1988-90; R 1991 (E Ohio 6, NE 12, SNE 21) DWYER, BARBARA (Reginald) Troy Conf., (Waits River, West Topsham)*1989;* Waits River & West Topsham: New Hope 1991-†92-99;† Lyndonville 2000-^10; R 2011 (22) DYRENFORTH, DAVID JOHN Marshfield, MA 2008; Patten, ME *2009-12; Fairbanks, Alaska: First †2013-14 (5) EASTERLING, LATRELLE M. (Marion) Brockton,MA: Pearl St 2002-^04; L 8/1/05-06; Boston, MA: Old West 2007; Boston, MA: Union 2008-10/1/12; Metropolitan Boston Hope District Superintendent 10/1/12-2014 (10) EASTERLING, MARION JR. (LaTrelle) African Methodist Episcopal Church; Boston, MA: Old West ^2012-13; Milton, MA Parkway 2014 (10) EBERSOLE, ROBERT H. JR. (Nancy) Hingham/ Hull *1988-89; Hull 1990-†92; Ipswich, MA 1993-2003; Amesbury, MA 2004- 10; ½ Family Continuity, Inc., Peabody, MA 2011-14 (23) EDGE, CAROLINE B. Westfield 1974-*77; Newburyport, MA 1978-†79-80; Norwich 1/15/81-85; Central MA Dist. Supt. 1986-89; Groton, CT: Christ 1990-99; Needham, MA Carter Memorial 2000-09; R 2010 (36) ELDREDGE, LORENE In school *1993; Canaan & Enfield, NH 1994-95; Assoc. Manchester, CT: South 1996-†97-99; West Springfield, MA: Mittineague 2000-04; Assoc. Concord, NH: Wesley 2005-07; North Kingstown, RI 2008-14 (21) ELLIOTT, CHRISTINE K. (Michael Clark) Wisc. Conf. in school 1977-79; SNE Conf. Resource Assoc. Council on Ministries- Trafco ^6/5/79; E. Bridgewater, MA 1980; L 1981-83; Gloucester, MA: Riverdale/Wesley 1984-†85-87; Williamstown 1988-90; Sab. Leave 1991; L 1992; Assoc. Scituate: Shepherd of The Valley 1993-96; Sudbury, MA 1997-2001; L 2002-04; Heifer Project International, Rutland, MA 2005-06; Arlington. MA: Calvary 2007-14 (26) ESCOBAR, SANTOS (Rosa) Providence, RI: Abundant Life 2003-*04-†08-13; Providence, RI: Abundant Life & Springfield,MA: Restauracion Methodista Unida CP 2014 (11) EUZENAS, LYNN L. Reading, MA: Old South, Assoc *1983-84; Hudson and Stow, MA †1985-91; School 1992-09; Director of Spiritual Care and Program Manager for Hospice of the Valleys, Murietta, CA 2010-14 (SNE 12) EVANS, RICHARD L. (Myrna) NE Conf. Forest Hills: Upham Mem'l 1958-*59-60; Milton, MA: Parkway (Assoc) 1961-†62; Spencer, MA 1963-65; Gardner, MA: Chestnut Street 1966-72; S 1973; Wilmington, MA 1974-81; Area Asst. to Bishop 1982-96; R 1997 (38) EWERS, MICHELLE MARIA (Charles) West Scarborough, ME *1999-2001;Enfield, CT: Hazardville 2002-04; Whitinsville, MA: Blackstone Valley 2005-13; Gorham, ME: Cressey Road 2014 (15) EWING-MERRILL, ALLEN R. (Sara) Hudson, MA *2000-†03-06; Portland, ME: Chestnut/New Light -Hope.Gate.Way 2007-12; ¾ Portland, ME: Hope.Gate.Way & ¼ Executive Director, Hope Acts, Portland, ME 2013-14 (14) EWING-MERRILL, SARA (Allen) Saco and Old Orchard Beach, ME 2003-*04: Assoc. Sudbury, MA 2005-06; Portland, ME: Chestnut/New Light -Hope.Gate.Way †2007-14 (11) FARRAR, ERNEST A. (Joan) South Paris, ME *1991-92; Searsport & North Searsport, ME 1993-†95-96; F 1997; New Harbor & Round Pond, ME 1998-07; Middleboro, MA: Central and South 2008-12; Grant Mem. ME 2013; Wayne, ME 2014 (24) FARRELL, BRIGID Troy Conf, Saranac: Exploring Parish North *1997;* Saranac 1998; Lyon Mountain 1999-2000; Essex Junction: Grace †2001-04;† Bradford 2005-08; Green Mountain (VMT) District Superintendent 2009-^10 -14 (17) FARRELL-STARBUCK, EDWARD (Cynthia) California-Nevada Conf.: Anderson Valley Parish 1978-81; Jackson 1982-88; Grass Valley 1989-93; L 1994; NE Conf.: Barrington RI ^1995-2002; Springfield, MA: Trinity 2003-06; Hope, RI: Shepherd of the Valley 2007-12; R 2013; Harwich, MA 2014 (Cal-Nev 16, NE 18) FERNANDEZ, AIDA IRIZARRY (Radames) SNE Conf. Covenant and Hispanic Ministry *1989-90; West Fitchburg Hispanic Ministry †1991-92; NNJ Conf; Stony Point, NY: First 1993-1996; Spring Valley 1997; Associate Council Director 1998- 1999; NE Conf. Metropolitan Boston North District Superintendent 2000-02; Metropolitan Boston Hope District Superintendent 2002-07; Providence, RI: Mathewson Street 2008; ¼ Interfaith Counseling Center, Providence, RI & ¾ Providence, RI: Mathewson Street 2009; Belchertown, MA: Hope 2010-14 (NE 19, NNJ 7) FIRBY, ROBERT NES Conf. Portsmouth 1953-*54-56; Central NY Conf. Dewitt (Assoc) 1957-58; NES Conf. Groton, CT ^8/1/58-60; Vernon & Windsorville, CT 1961-63; Lago United Church & Christ Church, Maracaibo, Venezuela 1964-68; Scituate, RI: Shepherd of the Valley 10/1/68-81; GBGM Office of Fin. and Field Service 82-95; R 1996. (Central NY 1, NE 22.75) FISHEL, ROBERT W. (Judith) NE Conf. in school *1962-†65-67; Ecumenical Inst. 1968-77; Brockton, MA: Pearl Street 1978- 81; Boston, MA: Old West & Brockton, MA: Pearl St. 1982-83; Providence, RI: Trinity 1984-90; Milford, MA 1991-93;
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Treasurer & Director of Administrative Services 1/1/94-1/31/99; Assistant General Secretary for Policy and Training – GCFA 2/1/99-04; R 2005 (23½) FISHER, RACHEL MEREDITH (Sam) North Reading, MA: Aldersgate, 2002-^05-†08-14 (11) FLETCHER, PAULA North Grafton, MA 1995-96; Clinton, MA: The United Church *1997-†2001-04; Oxford, MA 2005-11; Canaan, VT: Grace , Pittsburg, NH & Colebrook, NH: Trinity 2012-13; R 2014 Pittsburg, NH & Colebrook, NH: Trinity 2014 (17) FLOWER, EDWARD E. (Judith Choate): 1958-BA, Rutgers University, 1962-MDiv New Brunswick Theological Seminary; 1975 STM, Yale University; 1988-DMin Andover Newton. 1958 NJ Conf, South Amboy: Calvary; 1959 South Amboy: Calvary; 1960-†62 Forked River; 1963 Chaplain, U.South Army; 1983 Appointed to attend school; 1984 Pastoral Counseling Center, Brattleboro. VT; 5-29-86 Troy Conf., Executive Director, Pastoral Counseling Center, Brattleboro, VT; 1996 Executive Director Emeritus, Brattleboro Pastoral Counseling Center, VT; R 1999 FLUG, WILLIAM F. III (Irene Peloquin) In School *1974-75; Mansfield, MA 1976-†79-9/14/82; Woburn, MA 9/15/82-93; Scituate, RI: Shepherd of the Valley 1994-2004-06; Westford, MA 2007-11; Lincoln, RI: Wesley 2012-14 (40) FLYNN, SARAH JEANE *1968-* †70-71† New York Conf., Bronx: Crawford Memorial; 1972 Hartford: St. Paul's; 1975 East Branch, Fish's Eddy & Harvard; 4-15-77 Troy Conf., Albany: St. Luke’s & Calvary-Delaware Ave.; 1979 Leave of Absence; 1982 School; 1987 Counselor, George Henry Foundation.; 1988 Mohegan Community College Registrar, Norwich, CT, & PT pastor, Windsorville, CT; 1996 Registrar, Three Rivers Connecticut Technical College, Norwich, CT; R 2002 FOLLEY, JOHN WESLEY (Susan) Maine Conf.: School *1972-73. NH Conf.: Associate, Lawrence, MA ^Jan. 1, 1974- †76; Merrimacport, MA and Associate, Lawrence Aug. 1, 1976-79; Monroe and North Monroe 1980-84; Salisbury, MA 1985- December 31, 2000; L January 1, 2001 – 04; R 2005. (27 ½ ) FORS, MARTIN R. (Sheila) Troy Conf, 1989-*90 Thetford Center; 1991 Bradford, Thetford Center & North Thetford Federated; 1992-†93-95 Bradford, Grace & North Thetford Federated; July 1996 Bradford: Grace; R 2001 FOWLER, MARK A. (Susan Joy) *S. Indiana Conf.; SNE Conf. Lynn, MA: Boston St. 12/23/79-81; Williamstown, MA: First ^1982-†84-87; Framingham, MA: First 1988-92; Needham, MA: 1993-99; Executive Director, Institute for Transformative Leaders/Communities; Leiffer Assoc. Professor of Congregational Leadership; Garrett-Evangelical Seminary, Evanston, IL 2000-14 (20.5) FOWLIE, CHARLES ALBERT NE Conf. Melrose, MA: First-Asst. 1964-*66-67; Andover, MA: Ballardvale 1968-†70-73; Lynn, MA: Wesley 1974-82; Westboro, MA 8/1/82-83; Exec Sec'y, Preachers' Aid Society 2/1/84-01; R 2001 (35) FREITAS, DANIEL P. (Bonnie) NE Conf. in school *1964; Medford, MA: Trinity 1965; Spencer, MA †1966-68; Chicopee, MA: Faith 1969-73; Springfield, MA: Trinity 1/1/74-76; Assoc. Oxford, MA 1977-82; Chatham, MA: First 2/21/82-89; Orleans, MA 1990-96; Oak Bluffs, MA Trinity 1997-2001; R 2002. (38) FROST, SUSAN (Michael) SNE Conf. Chicopee, MA: Faith 9/1/86-†89; L 1990-92; F 1993-2008; Windsorville, CT 2009; Springfield, MA: Trinity, Pastor of Lay Ministry Development 2010-11; F 8/1/12-14 (6.75) FRY, STANLEY Nebraska Conf., *1950 Bd of Missions, Brazil; 1955 Seminary; †1957, Transfer, Troy Conf; 1957 Champlain Islands; 1960 Schroon Lake; 1964 Schenectady: Calvary; 1968 Sabbatical; 1969 Stephentown, PT; 1971 Leave of Absence; 1973 Transfer Nebraska Conf.; 1973 Assoc. Beatrice: Centenary, NE; 1976 Lincoln: South Gate, NE; 1980 Custer Cooperative Parish Coordinator, NE; 1983 Plattsmouth, NE; 1988 Tr. Troy Conf. Chittenden; 1988 Chittenden; R 1990 FRYER, VIRGINIA LOUISE (Bryant Stevener) Assoc. Londonderry, NH *1995-96; Scituate, RI 1997-98; Lebanon, NH 1999- †2001-10; Bow Mills, NH 2011-14 (19) GAGE, MARGUERITE C. (Duane) Attleboro, MA: Hebron, student local pastor 9/1/85-88 ¼ time; ½ time 1989; East Greenwich, RI, Assoc. 7/22/*90-93; Scituate, MA: Harbor †1994-98; Merrimack, NH: St. James 1999-07; Troy Conference, Swanton, VT: Memorial & Sheldon, VT 2008-09; NE Conf. St. Albans, VT: St. Pauls 2010-13; R 2014 (25.5) GAGNE, PAUL RAYMOND. (Ruth) Center Sandwich, NH 1953-55; Hillsboro and Henniker, NH ^*1956- †59; Nashua, NH: Arlington St. 1960-69; Haverhill, MA: People's 1970-76; Haverhill, MA: People's and Ayer's Village Sept. 1, 1976-78; Claremont, North Charlestown and West Unity, NH 1979-80; Lawrence, MA 1981-93; R 1994. (41) GALLEN, THOMAS J. E. Pa. Conf. Paxton 1962-64; North London & Kemblesville 1965; in school *1966; Tremont, Donaldson & Joilet 1967-†68; in school 1969; Allentown: Asbury 1970-74; SNE Conf. Council Director ^6/1/74-78; Newton: United 1979-81; L 1982; Consultant Nat Dv, BGM 7/1/83-84; Asst Gen'l Sec'y DNM 11/1/84-87; Consultant to GBGM 1988; L 1989; Chatham 1990-00; Executive Director, Preachers’ Aid Society 2001-07; R 2008; Executive Director, Preachers’ Aid Society 2001-14 (E PA 8, NE 22) GANUNG, ROBERT (Catherine) Troy Conf. *1985; New Harbor, ME 1985-†87-92; Portland, ME: Clark Memorial & Washington Ave. 1993-August 31, 1997; Chaplain, The Taft School, Watertown, CT, Sept. 1, 1997-14 (13)
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GARCIA, GABRIELA RUTH Chelsea, MA: Mt. Bellingham & Mision Nueva Vida 1998-*99-†2003; Lawrence, MA 2004-06- (1/2)07-14 (15) GARDEI, WILLIAM PHILIP (Gayle) Newark Conf.: Jersey City: West Side Ave. 1956-*57-58. New York East Conf.: Greenport 1959-60; Mt. Vernon: First, Asst. 1961- †62; East Norwich 1963-65; Hicksville, Associate 1966-Aug. 1966; Huntington, L.I. Assoc. Sept. 1966-67; Pawling 1968; Withdrawn 1969. New York Conf.: Pine Plains and Millerton 1970-71; Pine Plains 1972-73; New Milford 1974-80; Avon 1981-82. NH Conf.: Lebanon and Grantham, NH ^1983-85; Laconia-Gilford, NH 1986-91; Portsmouth, NH 1992-97; R 1998. (15) GARLAND, F. RICHARD (Catherine J. Sprigg) N. Ind. Conf. in school *1962-63; Richmond-Chester Heights †1964-66; NES Conf. Warwick, RI: Hillsgrove ^1967-74; New Bedford, MA: St. Paul's 1975-84; Portsmouth, RI 1985-90; Providence, RI: Mathewson Street 1991-93; Rockville, CT 1994-01; R 2001 (N Ind 5, NE 34) GARNAAS-HOLMES, BETH (Steven) Bow Mills, NH 2002-^04-07; Sabbatical 2008; Marlow, NH 2009; L 2010-14 (5) GARNAAS-HOLMES, STEPHEN (Beth) Bow Mills, NH 2002-^04-10; Acton, MA 2011-14 (10) GETCHELL-LACEY, THOMAS MITCHELL (Wendy) Portsmouth, NH Associate *1988-89; Amesbury, MA †1990-96; Milford, NH 1997-12; Gilford, NH: First 2013-14 (26) GIRRELL REBECCA Troy Conf.: Castleton: St. Paul’s 2004-*06-8/31/08;* Montpelier: Trinity & Plainfield 09/01/2008-†09-^10;† Montpelier: Trinity 2011-13; Lebanon, NH: First 2014 (10) GLUSKER, DAVID L. Waldoboro, ME 1961-63; in school 1964-65; Hallowell, ME *1966-†68; Farmington, ME 1969-73; Augusta, ME 1974-84; L 1985; Minister, First Radio Parish Church of America 1985-2002; R 2003 (19) GOAD, MARGARET DEWYER (Mark) East Ohio Conf. *1975-80; Nebraska Conf. †1981; SNE Conf. Lowell, MA: Centralville 1978-80; Shrewsbury/Worcester, MA: Covenant 1981-^83; Shrewsbury, MA: Fairlawn 1984-85; East Hartford, CT: Burnside 1986-89; Falmouth, MA: West 1990-91; Pastoral Care, JML Center 1992-94; Springfield,MA: Trinity 1995-00; Westfield, MA 2001-02; Manchester, CT: North 2003-08; Manchester, CT: South Associate 2009-10; Andover, MA: Ballardvale United Church 2011-13; R 2014 (East Ohio 3, NE 35) GOAD, MARK A. (Margaret) East Ohio Conf 1973-76; Nebraska Conf. †1977; SNE Conf. Shrewsbury/Worcester, MA: Covenant 1981-^83; Shrewsbury, MA: Fairlawn and Campus Minister Clark University; East Hartford, CT: Burnside 1986- 89; Falmouth, MA: John Wesley 1990-94; Springfield, MA: Trinity 1995-2002; Manchester, CT: South 2003-10; Natick, MA: Fisk Memorial 2011-13; Medical Leave 9-1-13-2014 (East Ohio 4, Nebraska 4, NE 34) GOOD, CYNTHIA A. SNE Conf. Manchester: South Asso. *6/16/87-†89; Enfield, CT 1990-95, Wellesley, MA: Christ 1996-98; F 1999-06; Consultant 2007-14 (13) GOODWIN, JOHN (Pat) Troy Conf. Jericho & Waterbury Ctr 2009; Jericho & Waterbury Ctr ^2010-11; R 12/1/2011; Danforth & Hodgdon, ME 2012-13 (3) GOODWIN, PAT (John) Troy Conf. Waterbury Ctr & Ferrisburgh 2009; Waterbury Ctr & Ferrisburgh ^2010-11; Houlton, ME 2012-13; R 2014 (5) GOULD, JUDITH ANN Rumford, ME *1995-97-†98; L 1999; Peterborough, NH 2000-01; Reading, MA: Old South 2002-04; L 2005-08; Chaplain, Somerset Medical Center, NJ 2009; Wellfleet, MA 8/1/10; L 2011; Clinton ME: Brown Memorial & Fairfield, ME 2012-14 (14) GRAINGER, DAVID L. NH Conf. Campus Minister, Univ. of NH 1979-†80; SNE Conf. Director, Rolling Ridge Conf. Ctr 1987- 89; SNE Conf ^1989; Marshfield 1990-91; Leave of Absence 1992; Campus Min., Univ. of Chicago 10/1/92-8/31/00; Director of PACE Center for Campus and Community Ministry at Virginia Commonwealth University 9/1/00-03; L 2004; Orono, ME 2005-08; F 2009-10; Calais, Down East Cluster/DEMM, & North Perry 2011; R 2012 (11) GRANT, EDWARD F. (Edwina) Norton: Chartley/Rehoboth: North Rehoboth 1974-77; SNE Conf. *1978; Boston: Wesley 1979-82; Putnam 10/1/82-†85-86; Warwick: Asbury 1987-94; Eliot, ME 1995-98; Westbrook, ME 1999-2000; Melrose, MA 2001-03; Boston, MA: Brighton & Community 2004; Bridgton, ME & Fryeburg Harbor, ME: 2005; Canaan, VT: Grace & Pittsburg, NH: Farnham Mem. 2006; R 2007 (33) GRANT, MARION East Windsor, CT *2002-05; E. Hartford, CT: Wesley Mem. & E. Windsor, CT: Wesley 2006; Everett, MA First United Parish & Extension Together For Tomorrow Financial Administrative Assistant (Lawrence UMC Center) 2007- †08-10; ½ Everett, MA First United Parish 2011-12; Chicopee, MA: Faith 2013-14 (14) GRAY, JOYCE LORRAINE. Appointed to attend school *1987; Director- Community Care Givers of Greater Derry 1988-89- †90-93; Saugus, MA: Center and Home Health and Hospice, Nashua, NH 1994-96; Lynn, MA: Lake Shore Park 1997; Lynn, MA: Lake Shore Park & Stoneham, MA 1998-2005; R 2006 (13) GRAY, RICHARD W. (April) NE Conf. Byfield *1969; Beverly: Memorial 1970-†73-76; Dalton 1977-93; Disability Leave 1994; Natick, MA: Fisk Memorial 1995-99; Manchester, NH: St. Paul’s 2000-10; R 2011 (42)
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GREEN, JAMES A. Troy Conference R 2010? Troy Conf, T 1953, D 1954,E 1955 F 1955; 1953 Georgia & St Albans Bay; 1957 Williamstown Fed.; 1959 Lyndonville, E. Lyndon & Lyndon Fed.; 1962 Northfield & Northfield Falls; 1966 Green Island & Levings, Troy; 1968 Green Island; 1970 White River Jct; 1976 Sabbatical; 1977 Chaplain, VA Hospital White River Jct; 4-1- 1979 Fairlee & N. Thetford; 1-1-1981 North Thetford; 1985 Chaplain, VA Hospital White River Jct; 1989 Retired. GREIDER, KATHLEEN J. SNE Conf. Providence: Mathewson St. Asst. 9/1/83-84; Stoneham and Pastoral Counselor, Carey Hosp., Dorchester *1984-85; in school †1986-90; Professor of Pastoral Care & Counseling, Claremont School of Theology 1991-14 (SNE 7) GRENFELL, JOHN M. New York Conf. 1968-*69-†71-74; Guilford, ME 1975-80; South Portland, ME: Thornton Heights 1981: Leave of Absence 1982-87; Skowhegan Pastoral Counseling Center 1988-96; Melrose, MA: First 1997; Plainville, MA 1998-2004; West Springfield, MA: Mittineague 2005- July 12, 2006 Suspension to 10/10/06; R 10/12/06 (17) GRENFELL, LINDA LITTLEFIELD (Gary Nettleton) in school *1976; CPE Denver, CO 1977; Peaks Island, ME 1978-†79-80; South Portland, ME: Thornton Heights 1981; Skowhegan, ME 1982-88; Sanford, ME 1989-93; Unity, ME 1994-96; Melrose, MA: First 1997; North Attleboro, MA First 1998-2004; North Attleboro, MA: First 2005; Cushing, ME: Broad Cove Community & Friendship 2006; St. Stephen’s and Dedham, MA: St. John’s 2007-09; R 2010 (33.75) GRIFFIN, ELIZABETH D 1996; P 1996; E 2001; F 2001; 1995 Richford and Montgomery; 1998 Fairfax Federated & Binghamville; 2001 Fairfax (United Church of) & St. Albans Bay; R 2010 GROW, WILLIAM B. (Katheryn) W. Ohio Conf. in school *1959-60; NES Conf. New London (Assoc) ^1961; West Barrington 1962-†63-65; in school 1966; in school 1967; Ecumenical Institute, Chicago 1968-2003; R 2004 (W Ohio 2, NES 6) GRUBE, MICHELLE S. in school *1992; Boothbay Harbor & East Boothbay, ME 1993-†95, Union and Searsmont, ME 1996- 07; Williamstown, MA: First 2008-10; Hudson, MA 2011-14 (22) GUILLEMETTE, JOEL B. (Wendy) North Carolina Conf.(para. 426.1) *1989-90; Bath, ME 1991-†93-97; Concord, NH Wesley 1998-05; Sudbury, MA 2006-14 (23) GULINELLO, FRANK JR. (Gwen) Weirs Beach and Lakeport Oct. 1, 1961-*62-63; Laconia †1964-71; Rochester: First 1972- 84; Supt. of Northern Dist. 1985-90; Londonderry, NH 1991-96; Acton, MA 1997-01; R 2001. (39.75) HAGER-SMITH, SUSAN Troy Conf. D 1983; P 1983; E 1985; F 1985; 1983 Associate, Delmar; 1985 Vergennes & West Addison; 1988 Leave of Absence; 1/89-6/89 Underhill; 1989 Appointed to attend School; 1990 Elmore & Worcester; 1993 Leave of Absence; 1993 Presbyterian Counseling Service, Seattle, WA; 1996 Campus Minister, Wesley Club/Wesley Foundation, University of Washington and Presbyterian Counseling Service, Seattle, WA, 1997 Campus Minister, Wesley Club/Wesley Foundation, University of Washington; ^2010;^ R 2011 HAGINS, ANGUS MACK (Whitney) *S. Carolina Conf.; Millville/E Douglas 1981-82; SNE Conf. ^1982; Dedham: St. John's/West Roxbury: St. Stephen's †1983-91; East Bridgewater 1992-98; Chelmsford, MA: West Chelmsford 1999-14 (NE 32) HAHM, S. MICHAEL K. (Sook) NES Conf. Abington 1961-62; NES Conf. Abington: First *1963-†65; East Greenwich (Assoc) 1966-70; Prof of OT Yonsei Univ Seoul, Korea 1971-74; Norwell: Church Hill 1975; Lexington 1976-81; GBGM Staff, World Division 2/2/81-98; R 1999. (NES 9, SNE 7.7) HALLMAN, JULLIANNE S. (Harry) SNE Conf. Southwick: Christ & Agawam, Co-Pastor 1970; Bridgewater: Gammons Mem'l & W Bridgewater: Cochesett (Co- Pastor) *1971-†73-75; Pastor Bridgewater: Gammons 9/1/76; in school 1979; Brockton Cluster Teaching Parish: Coordinator and Supervisor 1980-83; Assoc. Dir. Field Educ, Andover-Newton Theo School 9/1/83-99; Dir. Field Educ & Associate Professor of Supervised Ministry, Andover-Newton Theo School 2000-04; R 8/31/05 (SNE 11) HALVORSON, HUNTLEY FERDINAND (Elaine) E. Wisconsin Conf.: left without appointment to attend school *1965-66. Montana Conf.: Helena: St. Paul's Associate and Clancy 1967; Mineral County Parish †1968-(Yellowstone Conf.) 1969. NH Conf.: Dir. Parish of the Headwaters and Groveton, Stratford and Stark ^Aug. 1, 1970-75; Woodsville and North Haverhill 1976-79; Exeter and East Kingston 1980-83; Milford 1984-91; Laconia-Gilford, NH 1992-99; R 2000. (30) HAMILTON, RICHARD M. Bethel, ME 1958-*60-62; South Portland, ME †1963-66; Caribou, ME 1967-72; Bangor, ME: First 1973-81; Northern ME District Superintendent 1982-87; Gorham, ME: School Street 1988-95; R 1996. (36) HAN, HO-SOON (Seng Woo Lee) Gardner, MA *1998-†01; Norwich, CT 2002-07; Baltic & Norwich, CT 2008-10; Groton, CT: Christ 2011-14 (16) HAN, SANG-SHIN (Grace) Greenland, NH (Dover, NH: New Bud Korean) *1985-88- †89-99; Greenland, NH 2000-14 (29) HANNUM, ROBERT W. (Margaret) NE Conf. Medford: Wellington Community 1958; Medford: Washington *1959-60; Tewksbury: South †1961-64; Milford: First 1965-70; Pittsfield 1971-76; Danvers First 9/13/76-92; R 1993 (NE 11, SNE 23)
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HANSON, DEBRA J. Wareham, MA: East *1992; Leave of Absence 1993; Seabrook, NH 1994-96; Hampden, ME -†1997-06; W. Kennebunk and Lyman, ME: Goodwin Mills 2007-14 (21) HARDING, RICHARD E. (Shirley) NE Conf. Westboro 1950-*51-†53; Wilmington 9/15/53-60; Amherst: Wesley & Dir of Wesley Foundation 1961-66; Lexington: First 10/1/66-68; Western Dist Supt 1969; Conf. Prog. Dir. 1970-71; Conf. Council Dir. 1972; Crescent Dist Supt 1973-77; Boston: Old West 1978-81; Wellesley: Christ 1982-90; R 1991 (NE 19, SNE 21) HARLING, FREDERICK F., JR. (Marcelle) NE Conf. Essex *1957-58; Peabody: First 11/20/58-†59; Somerville: First 1960-65; Assoc Prof of History, Westfield State College 9/15/66-74; West Springfield: First 11/1/74-94; R 1995 (30.66) HARTMAN, CHARLES G. (Anona) in school *1973-74; Arlington Heights †1975; Nantucket 1976-79; Middleboro: Central/South 1980-82; Warwick: Asbury 1983-86; Norwell/Duxbury 1987-89; School 1990-91; Marshfield, MA 1992-00; Saugus, MA: Community 2001-03; Melrose, MA 2004-13; R 2014 (41) HARVEY, JAMES D. (Gerry) Vernon, CT *1993-†98; East Bridgewater, MA 1999-2001; R 2002. (9) HATCH, LEON S., JR. (Michele) NES Conf. East Braintree 1955-*57; North Attleboro 1/1/58-59; Norwood: United 1960-†62- 66; Prof, Mt Union College, Alliance, OH 1967-71; Supernumerary 1972-73; Winchester: Crawford Mem'l 1974-77; Belmont 1978-85; Framingham: Wesley 1986-93; R 1994 (NES 3, SNE 19) HAY, V. MITCHELL (Barbara Lemmel) Troy Conf.: Danville, West Danville Walden & South Walden *1988-* †90-92;† North Creek & North River 1993; Montpelier: Trinity 1999; Essex, VT 2007-^10-14 (26) HAYNES, DWIGHT SEAVEY (Maryellen) Appointed to attend school *1961-62; Lisbon and Landaff, NH 1963- †64-65; Chesterfield, Spofford and Westport, NH 1966; Chesterfield, Spofford and Munsonville, NH 1967-68; Lebanon and Grantham, NH 1969-76; Salem, NH: Pleasant St. 1977-81; NH Council Director 1982-87; Contoocook, NH 1988-94; Manchester, NH: First 1995-2001; R 2002 (41) HEAFIELD, SUSAN MARIE. (Brian Wren) Wyoming Conf. *1988; Assoc., Brunswick, ME 1992-^93-94; Goodwin’s Mills, ME 1995-†96-99; North Georgia Conference 2000-04; attend school 2005; Martha’s Vineyard, MA: Martha’s Vineyard Cooperative Parish 2006-08; Upper New York Conference 2009-12; Orleans, MA 2013-14 (15) HEGEMAN, DONALD E (Gretchen Breyller-Hegeman) Desert Southwest Annual Conference in *1999; Yellowstone Conference: Billings First United Methodist Church 1999-2001; Rockville, CT ^2001-†05; Winthrop, ME 2006-08; Hallowell, ME: Cox Memorial 2009-10; Framingham, MA: Wesley 2011-14 (13) HEATER, CHERYL Troy Conf: 1969-BA SUNY Albany; 1986-MDiv Andover Newton. D 1985; P 1985; E 1987; F 1987; 1985 Bradford; 1989 Underhill: United; 1996 White River Junction; 1998 Sabbatical Leave; 1999 Pomfret UCC; 2000 Enosburg Falls & West Enosburg; 9-1-2007 Family Leave; R 2010; Brownsville, VT 2011-13 HEMPHILL, GORDON L. (Susan) Maine Conf.: Appointed to attend School *1963-64; Dover-Foxcroft 1965-†66-74; Brewer 1975-80; Guilford 1981-87. NH Conf.: Groveton, Stark, & Strafford ^1988-89; Claremont, North Charlestown and West Unity 1990-91; L 1992-95; R 1996 (29) HENSLEY, JAMES C. (Judith) Kentucky Conf: Asso. Winchester: First *6/14/80-†82; Burnside 1983-85; SNE Conf. Upton ^8/1/85-96; Middletown, RI 1997-05; Gales Ferry, CT 2006-13; New London, CT CP & Gales Ferry, CT 2014 (Kentucky 5, NE 29) HERBER, BARBARA B. (Kurt) SNE Conf. New Bedford: Wesley/Acushnet *1976-77; Chicopee Falls: White and Springfield: Liberty 1/15/78-†79; Oakdale 1986-89; Malden, MA: Christ 1990-93; Peterborough & West Rindge, NH 1994-August 1997; Peterborough, NH Sept. 1997-99; North Andover, MA 2000-08; Lynn, MA: Grace 2009-10; R 2011 (35) HERNDON, BAYARD PRESTON. Northern New York Conf.: Appointed to attend school *1968-74; Utica: Dryer Memorial and New York Mills 1975; Utica: Dryer Memorial and Asbury †1976-77; Appointed to attend school 1978-79; Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute 1980-Oct. 10, 1982. NH Conf.: Nashua: Main St. Associate ^Oct. 10, 1982-88; Pastoral Counselor 1989- 99; Goffstown, NH & Pastoral Counselor 2000-03; Goffstown, NH 2005-07; R 2008. (13.75) HETHERINGTON, NANCY C. Providence: Matthewson St. Asst 1979-*80-82; Scituate: Shepherd of the Valley Assoc †1983- 86; Leave of Absence 1987-88; in school 1989; In School and Providence Interfaith Ministries 1990-93; Director of Social Services at Dorcas Place Parent Literacy Center & Rhode Island State Representative 1994-04 R 2005 (SNE 10) HEY, PETER AVERY (Kathy) Derry, NH 1983-*85-88; Mascoma Valley Parish, NH †89-93; Woburn, MA 1994-96; Northhampton-Easthampton: Christ 1997-2005; Concord, NH: Wesley 2006-14. (29) HIBBERT, RICHARD H. (Mary Beth) Troy Conf: D 1969; P 1969; E 1972; F 1972; 1969 School; 1971 Lake Luzerne, Stony Creek & Lake George; 1974 Centre Glenville, Galway; 1977 Champlain: Three Steeples; 1982 Voorheeseville; 1989 Plattsburgh; 1996 Exploring Parish North – Plattsburgh; 1998 Williston Federated; 2001 Burlington: First; R 2010
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HIGGINS, RICHARD T. (Nancy) NE Conf. Dorchester: Parkman St. *1964; Saugus: Dorr Mem'l 1965-66; Hamilton: First †1967-72; North Reading: Aldersgate 1973-76; Psychotherapist, Salem Mental Ctr and N Reading 1977-79; Psychotherapist, Salem Mental Ctr 1980-81; Counseling Ctr Woburn 2/28/82-84; Psychologist/Pastoral Counselor, Center Council, Lowell 8/1/84-92; Danvers, MA 1993-2004; R 2005 (25) HILDEBRANDT, JUSTIN (Ying Chen) in school 2005; Whitman, MA 2006; Fitchburg, MA: Faith United 2007-*08-09; Somerville, MA: College Ave 2010-11-†12-14 (8) HILES, MARJORIE C. L. Eastern Pa. Conf. in school 1972; Mansfield, Chartley & N Rehoboth 1973; SNE Conf. Hull: Village ^1974-†75-77; Bolton/Vernon 1978-82; Springfield: Trinity Assoc 1983-85; Bryantville 1986-88; Salem: Lafayette St. & Wesley 1989-90; R 1991 (E Pa 2, SNE 17) HILL, DAVID S. (Nancy) NES Conf. Attawaugan 1955-*56; Portland 1957-†58-59; Westerly 1960-63; Brockton: Pentecost 1964-69; Newton: First 1970-72; West Boylston-Oakdale, MA 1973-84; Plainville, MA 1985-96; R 1997. (41) HILL, LAURENCE M. (Jean) NES Conf. Jewett City, Voluntown, & Bethel *1955-†57-58; Rockville 9/1/59-63; East Hartford: Burnside (Assoc) 1964-66; Uncasville & Montville 1967-71; Peabody: First & Lynn: Lake Shore Park 1972; Stoughton: First 1973-74; Manchester: South (Assoc) 1975-3/1/84 Windham County Country Parish 3/1/84-3/15/89; Leave of Absence 3/15/89; Chaplain, Bishop's Glen Retirement Village, Holly Hill, Fl 1989; Agawam 8/1/90-92; R 1993 (NES 15, SNE 21.75) HODGKINS, GEORGE L., JR. (Vivian) in school *1973-74; Stonington: Old Mystic/Griswold/Bethel †1975-77; Griswold: Sprague Parish 1978-82; East Greenwich: Assoc 12/1/82-85; Woonsocket 1986; Chp, USNR 7-15-86-91; Newport 1992- 96; Everett: First United Parish & Glendale 1997-2002; Skowhegan, ME 2003-07; Union, ME: People’s and Searsmont, ME 2008-14 (35) HODGSON, HAROLD R. W. Mich. Conf. Empire-Lake Ann 1935-36; Beavertown-Dale 1937-40; Pittsburgh Conf. Homestead 1941-43; Ann Ashley-Mumhall 1944; Baltimore Conf. Washington: Grace 1945-†46-52; Westminster 1953-58; Baltimore: Howard Park 1959-61; Dir. Miami Refugee Prog 1962-63; NES Conf. Gales Ferry 1964-68; Providence: Washington Park 1969-76; R 1977 (W Mich 6, Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 17, NES 6, SNE 7) HOFFMAN, PAUL Troy Conf, Northfield Parish, VT *2004-* †08-^10-13;† R 2014 (10) HOFFMAN, SUSAN BERYL. Appointed to attend school *1977-78; Moultonville, South Tamworth and Tuftonboro, NH 1979; Lisbon and Landaff, NH †1980-85; Associate, Merrimack, NH 86-88; Bethlehem and Whitefield, NH 1989-92; Bristol, NH 1993-98; Brunswick, ME 1999-2000; Ashland, MA: Federated 2001-04; R 2005 (28) HOLLENBECK, DAVID A. (Catharine) No. NY Conf. in school & supplying Fall River: Brayton *1959-61; NES Conf. Fall River: Brayton †1962-63; Bridgewater 1964-66; Bridgewater & Cochesett 1967-69; Bridgewater: Gammons Mem'l & W Bridgewater: Cochesett 1970; Springfield: Wesley 1971; Manager, Rolling Ridge 1972-73; Andover: Ballardvale 1974-81; Scituate: Shepherd of the Valley 10/19/81-93; Worcester, MA: Wesley 1994-97; Arlington, MA 1998-99; R 2000 (No NY 3, NE 38) HOLT, JOHN E. Executive Director, RI Council of Churches ^2002-03; Executive Director, RI Council of Churches & Newport, RI 2004-05; Executive Director RI Red Cross 2006-07; Osterville, MA 2008-14 (6) HONG, SEOK HWAN SNE Conf. in school *1992; Arlington, MA: Korean Beacon 1993-94; Portland, ME: Korean 1995-96; Portland, ME: Rainbow †1997-2001; Andover, MA: North Boston Korean 2002-09; District Superintendent, RIM 2010-14 (22) HORNUNG-MARCY, (KIM) KIMBERLY (Theodore W. Marcy) Transferred to Troy Conf from Minnesota; Student appointment, NY *1979; Chaplain, U of Rochester 1980-82; Rocky Hill Ct 1983-†85-86; Associate, Woodbury, MN 1987; Associate, Woodbury, MN 1988-91; Appointed to attend school 1992; Family Leave 1993-94; Troy Conf. Middlesex 1995-02; Family Leave 2003-1/31/07; North Ferrisburg 02/01/2007-^10-14 (30) HOUSTON, ROBERT M. (Ruby) Mississippi SE Conf. Philadelphia Circuit 1/1/58-60; in school *1961-62; NE Conf. Lynn, MA: Maple St. ^11-1-63-†64; Weston, MA 1968-75; Watertown, MA: St. John's 1976-82; Milton, MA Parkway 1983-89; Melrose, MA 1990-8/31/92; S 9/1/92-2/28/93; Melrose, MA 3/1/93-96; R 1997. (Miss SE 2.5, NE 33) HOWE, RALPH W. Troy Conf, Plainfield and Adamant, VT 1996-*98-2000;* Northfield 2001-†03;† Barre, VT: Hedding 2004- ^10-12; Pittsfield, MA: First 2013; Dalton, MA CP & Pittsfield, MA: First 2014 (18). HOYER, LOUIS B. (Doris) Minnesota Conf. in school *1952-†56-61; Inst. of Pastoral Care, Inc 1962; NE Conf. Lynn: Lakeside ^1963-68; Assoc Prof of Pastoral Care, Lutheran School of Theol, Chicago 1969-71; Dir. Pastoral Counseling Services, Columbus, OH 1972-November 15, 1997; R Nov. 15, 1997 (Minnesota 8, NE 6) HOYLE, DONALD B. (Janis) NES Conf. Berkeley *1959; Warwick, RI: Asbury (Asst) 1960-61; Wakefield, RI †1962-64; Putnam, CT 1965-75; Mansfield: Willimantic 1976-83; East Hartford, CT: Wesley 1984-96; R 1997 (38)
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HOYT, DAVID A. (Meredith) Danvers, MA: Holy Trinity (Asst) *1971-72; Plainville, MA †1973-84; Quincy, MA: Community 1985-88; Natick, MA: Fisk 1989-94; Leominster, MA: First 1995-2003; South Yarmouth, MA 2004-14 (43) HOYT-O'CONNOR, AVIS (Paul) Assoc. Sudbury, MA *1989-†91-94; L 1995 ; Kentucky Conference January 1, 1996-2003; F 2004; Worcester, MA: Quinsigamond September 1, 2004-08; ½ Staff Chaplain, Montgomery Hospice (St. Johnsbury, VT: Grace) 2009-14 (11) HUDSON, BRUCE, R. Danforth, ME 1970; Hampden Highlands, ME 1971-*72-†74-80; Gardiner, ME 1981-92; Corinna, ME 1993-98, R 1999 (27) HUNT, JEFFREY J.. Houlton, ME *1996-98; Associate Sudbury, MA. 1999-†2002-04; Brunswick, ME 2005-11; Rochester, NH: First 2012-14 (16) HUNTER, ANNE MARIE (William Hewig) New Mexico Conf. *1985-91; Saugus, MA: East 1992; SNE Conf. Saugus, MA: East and Boston Justice Ministries ^1993-95-†96-97; The Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence 1998- 14 (NM 8, NE 5) HUNTER, DAVID R. (Linda) Troy Conf, *1968-* †70-71† School; 1972 Port Henry & Moriah; 1979 North Ferrisburgh & Ferrisburgh; 1983 Moretown & Middlesex; 1988 Elmore & Worcester; 1990 Leave of Absence; 1995 Woodbury-Calais Parish; 1996 Woodbury-Calais Parish and Worcester; R 2007. HURLBERT, HAROLD R. (Mary) Milbridge, ME *1973; Orrington, ME 1974-76; Limestone, ME †1977-82; Wilton, ME 1983- 85; Rumford, ME 1986-88; Mechanic Falls, ME 1989-92; Newport & Detroit, ME 1993-94; R 1995. (22) IRWIN, PAUL G. (Jean) Western NY Conf. Elmgrove *1962-†64; NE Conf. Lynn: St. Paul's *1965-67; Lynn: Christ 1968; Watertown: St. John's 1969-76; V. Pres. Humane Soc. Washington, DC 3/1/76-2001; R 2002 (Western NY 3, NE 5, SNE 5.7) JACKSON, ALTHEA Portland, ME: Chestnut St ^2002; Providence, RI: Trinity and Washington Park 2003-05; Everett, MA: Glendale & First United Parish 2006; Stoughton, MA: First 2007-09; D 2010-12; East Providence, RI: Haven 2013-14 (12) JACKSON, SYLVANUS (Christiana) Member, W. Africa Meth. Ch., Sierra Leone; SNE Conf. Rockland 1989-†91; School 1992- 93; Randolph & East Pittston, ME 1994-00; Northern Maine District Supterintendent 2001-02; Plymouth, MA 2003-04; West Bridgewater, MA: Cochesett 2005-09; R 2010 (21) JAMES, HENRY K. African Methodist Church, Liberia *1972; †1984; 1985 Payne Theological Seminary, Wilberforce, OH; [1985 African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) - St. Andrew and St. Paul]; 1989 AME Church, Charleston, WV; 1992 Transfer to West Virginia Conf., United Methodist Church; 1992 John Wesley, Lewisburg, WV; 1996 Transfer to Troy Conf.; 1996 Niverville and Chatham Center; 1999 New England Conf.; 2007 Rutland; St Albans, VT: Georgia 2008-^10; Taunton, MA & Providence, RI: Trinity 2011-14 (? ) JAREK-GLIDDEN, ANTHONY LEWIS (Susan) Rehoboth, MA 1981; Chartley 1/1/82 to 9/30/82; Westerly Grace 10/1/82 to 6/30/83; Salem, NH: Hannah-Tenney Memorial 1983-*84-87; Raymond, NH †1988-93; Lynn, MA: Trinity 1994-97; Medford, MA: First Community 1998-14 (32) JAREK-GLIDDEN, SUSAN FRANCIS (Anthony) Chartley, MA 1981; Lenoxdale, MA 1982; Salem: Hannah Tenney and North Salem, NH 1983-*1984-87; Fremont, NH †1988-93; Winthrop, MA 1994-2000; Marblehead, MA 2001-04; Quincy, MA: Quincy Community 2005-14 (32) JEWELL, JOE Troy Conf. R 2010? D 1972; P 1972; E 1980; F 1980; 1972 Tennessee Conf School; 3-1-78 Troy Conf, Waterford; 1979 Berlin & Grafton; 1982 Leave of Absence; 1988 North Hoosick, Eagle Bridge South Cambridge; 1989 Center Brunswick; 1991 Springfield; 1998 White River Junction; 2004 Leave of Absence; R 2014 JIAO, XIA (Kai Qu) Norwich, CT *2011-13; Natick, MA: Fisk Memorial †2014 (3) JOB, LENORA SUE (Donald) Louisville Conf.: Rochester Circuit, 1986-91; Appointed to attend school *1994-95; New England Conf: Lowell, MA, Centralville 1992-95-^96-†98-99; Nashua, NH: Main Street 2000-07; R 2008; Contoocook, NH 2011-14 (Louisville 10, NE 12) JOHN, PETER H. (Rosemarie) NE Conf. Pepperell: Lawrence Mem'l 1969-*71-†74-75; Leave of Absence 1976-78; Ipswich 1979-81; Leave of Absence 1982; East Windsor: Wesley/Warehouse Point 1983-88; R 1989 (SNE 16) JOHNSON, ELLIS B. (Tricia) Louisville Conf. Niagra 1958-59; in school 1960-*62; Somerville: College Ave (Assoc) 1963-†64; in school 1965; NE Conf Somerville: College Ave (Assoc) ^1968; Acton: St. Matthew's 1969-80; Metro Boston District Superintendent 1981-85; Newton: United Parish of Auburndale 1986-2002; R 2003 (Louisville 5, NE 35) JOHNSON, KATHRYN J. SNE Conf. GBGM Mission Intern Program *1985; Boston, MA: Bethany/Roxbury 1986-89; SNE Conf. †1988; Church Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines 1990-97, Executive Director Methodist Federation for Social Action 1999-09; Interim Director, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Washington, DC 2010-14(SNE )
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JOHNSON, LORI VALDINE. Associate, Rochester 1985; Associate, Dover: St. John's *1986-November 30, 1987; Rochester: Bethany December 1987-88- †89-93; Wyoming Conference 1994; D 1995-14 (27) JOHNSON, SAMUEL M. (Donna) Amherst, MA: U Christian Foundation Asst. 1970-*71; E Hartford, CT: Burnside 1972-†74; Coventry, RI: Green/Washington 1975-78; Providence, RI: Trinity 10/1/78-81; Franklin, MA 10/15/81-90; Wellesley, MA 1991-93; Wellesley, MA & BUSTh 1995-96, BUSTh 1997-1999; BUSTh & Wakefield-Lynnfield, MA 2000-04; BUSTh & Brighton, MA: Community 2005-09; BUSTh & Convenor, NEUMC Boston Plan 2010; R 2011 (32) JOHNSON, SHEPHARD S. (Nancy) NE Conf. Byfield 1960-*61; Saugus, MA: Center 1962-†63-64; Wakefield-Lynnfield, MA 1965-67; Sudbury, MA 1968-81; Manchester, CT: South 1982-88; Weston, MA 1989-96; R 1997. (NE 36) JONES, IRVING STANLEY South Tamworth, NH 1961-62; Derry and Londonderry, NH *1963- †67-68; Derry 1969-70; Londonderry, NH Sept. 1, 1970-77; Suncook, NH 1978-81; R 1982 (19) JONES, SHARON G. W. (Richard) in school *1986-86; Saco, ME 1987-†90; Buxton, ME 1991-93; Assoc. East Greenwich, RI 1994-2001; Chelmsford, MA: Aldersgate 2002-08; Winthrop, ME 2009-10; ½ Woburn, MA 2011-12; R 2013; Bangor, ME: First , Intentional Interim 2013 (27) JONES-NEWTON, VIRGINIA TRASK* Va Conf; SNE Conf. Newburyport: People's ^1/19/81-82; Ashburnham 1983-†85-87; Medford: Wesley 1/5/88-89; S 1990; in School 1991-92; Spiritual Care Coord., Home Health and Hospice, Nashua, NH January 1, 1993 June 31, 1993; Hospice Chaplain, Concord Regional VNA, Hospice Program 1993-99; Suncook, NH 2000- 04; Marblehead, MA: St. Stephens 2005-08; R 2009 (21.5) JOSSELYN, LYNNE (Larry Conrad) in school *1963-†66-67; Howland, ME 1968-70; in school 1971-72; Easton, ME 1973-74; Eddington, ME 1975; in school 1976; Field Ed. Dir., BTS 1977-78; Belfast, ME 1979; Southern ME District Superintendent 1980-85; Adjunct Faculty, Drew Theological Seminary * Stonington, ME 1986-91; Caribou, ME 1992-04; R 2005 (39) JUNIER, SANDRA E. SNE Conf. Long Plain/E. Freetown 9/15/82-84; Wellfleet, MA *1985-†88-2002; R 2003 (20.75) KANG, TAE SUNG Patten, ME 2005-^July 1-July 31, 2008; F August 1, 2008-10; L 2011; Charlton City 2012-14 (6) KENDALL, WAYNE Louisville Conf. Rockport 1963; Beech Grove 1964-65; N. Ga. Conf. in school 1966; NE Conf. in school *1967-68; Easthampton, MA: Providence †1969-71; Manchester, CT: South 1972-74; Chelmsford: W Chelmsford, MA 1975-87; Needham, MA: Carter Memorial 1988-92; Westford, MA 1993-04; R 2005 (NE 38) KERR, DAVID ALLAN (Faye) Louisville Conf.: Rockfield 1961-63; Smiths Grant-Flat Rock *1965; Discontinued 1966; School 1970-71. NH Conf.: Enfield, Canaan and West Canaan ^1972- †73; Merrimack 1974-79; Council Director 1980-81; Portsmouth 1982-91; Concord: Wesley 1992-97; Byfield, MA 1998-2001; R 2002. Louisville (3) NE (30) KIM, CHUNGSOO (Kunsil) Medford, MA: Wesley 2000-^04-10; R 2011 (8). KIM, HAN SUNG (Sook Hyun) Nashua, NH: Main Street 2005; Arlington, MA: Korean Vision Community *2006-07; Cambridge, MA: Grace Vision 2008-10-†11-10-1-2013; Program Director of Korean Ministry, GBGM 10-1-2013 -2014 (8) KIM, HYUNG-GYUM Portland, ME: Korean *1991-9/15/94; New London, CT: Korean 9/15/94-†95-96; Appointed to attend school 1997-01; Dalton, MA 2002-December 31, 2003; L January 1, 2004; Chaplain and Professor, Handong Global University, Korea July 1, 2004-14 (11.5) KIM, YOUNG (Kenneth) SNE Conf. *1984; Brockton: Pearl St. 8/1/84-†86; Korea 1987; in school 1988; Dir. Storytelling House, Korea 1989-97; Presbyterian Church, Seoul, Korea 1998-2003; GBGM World Division Advance Special 2004; Danielson, CT 2004-05; L 2006; R 2007 (SNE 5) KIM, YONG HWAN. Andover, MA: North Boston Korean 2010-14 (5) KIM, YONG JA. Kittery, ME *1996-97; East Windsor, CT 1998-01; Portland, ME: Rainbow †2002-04; New Bedford, MA: St. Paul’s 7/17/05-06; Nashua, NH: Arlington Street 2007-10; L 2011-14 (15) KLOHCK, GEORGE H. (Margaret) Troy Conf: 1960-BA Taylor University; 1964-Mdiv New York Theological School. D 1961; T 1961; E 1964; F 1964; 1961 School; 1964 Northville & Edinburgh; 1968 Schenectady: Grace; 1979 Schenectady: Stanford & Grace; 1984 Middlebury, East Middlebury, & Ripton; 1989 Vorheesville; R 2001 KNIGHT, JOHN E. N. (Hazel) Ordained Elder, Meth. Ch. of Caribbean & the Americas 1954-69; SNE Conf. Eastham/Orleans 1970-*71-†74; Malden: Centre 1979-85; N. Attleboro: First 1986-90; R 1991 (SNE 19) KO, HO KYUN (Hyun Hee) Korean Presbyterian Church; SNE Conf. New London Korean ministry 1983-*88-†90-94; D 9/1/94- 95; R 1996 (12) KOHATSU, JUDITH J. SNE Conf. in school *1985; Saugus: East 1986-†88-91; Northampton-Easthampton, MA 1992-96; Andover, MA: Ballardvale United Church 1997-2002; Barrington, RI 2003-04; Center Sandwich, NH: Federated Church of Sandwich 2005-07; Somerville, MA: College Ave 2008-09; Pittsfield, MA: First 2010-12 (28); R 2013 KRESS, JEFFREY BRIAN. Peterborough, NH *1968- †70; Peterborough and West Rindge, NH 1971-72; Sandown-West Hampstead, NH 1973-76; Salisbury, MA 1977-84; Claremont, North Charlestown and West Unity, NH 1985-87;
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Claremont and North Charlestown, NH 1988-89; Nashua, NH: Arlington Street 1990-2000; Keene and Munsonville, NH 2001-05; R 2006 (38) KSZYSTYNIAK, BARBARA ANN West Boylston, MA *2000-†03; Duxbury, MA 2004-09; Putnam/North Grosvenordale, CT 2010-14 (14) KUDER, EVERETT C. (Cynthia) Salem, MA: Lafayette St. 1970-*71-72; Agawam, MA †1973-75; Belchertown/Monson, MA 1976-79; Danielson & Coord East Ct. Coop, Ministries 1980-87; Danielson 1/1/88; Oxford, MA 1989-99; Greenland, NH: English Speaking 2000-01; Rockingham County Cooperative Parish 2002-06; East Kingston (Community) & Fremont, NH: People’s 2007-10; R 2011 (41) KWON, JIN TAE (In Sook Park) SNE Conf. Watertown, MA: St. John's Korean Ch *1975-†76; Newton, MA: St. John's Korean Church 1977-78; Newtonville, MA: St. John's Korean 1979-80; Lexington, MA: St. John's Korean 1981-2003; Suspension 2004; R 2005 (30) LAMBERT, SIDNEY, J. (Bonita) Troy Conf, [Weston[ & Landgrove (St)1966]; *1967 Weston, Landgrove & Bondville; †1970 Green Mountain Parish; 1976 Bennington; 11-1-81 Newport: Federated; 1988 Shelburne; R 2002. LANIER, STACEY GOULD (Stewart) Lunenburg, MA 2/1/89-*1990-†95-00; F 2001; Gardner, MA 2002-05; Norwell, MA: Church Hill 2006-12; L 7/1/13-9/1/13; Interim, Worcester, MA: Epworth 9/1/13; Melrose, MA 2014 (23.0) LANIER, (PAUL) STEWART (Stacey) Bolton/ Vernon *1983-†85-88; Lunenberg, MA 2/1/89-2000; Lanier Associates Organization Stewards 2001-04; Fitchburg, MA 4/1/05-06; LAOS Consulting 2007-14 (20.5) LAPIERRE, LAWRENCE L. (Jane) *1981 Maine Conf, Jacksonville; 1982-†84-1/18/85 Lincoln; 1-19-85 Troy Conf., Swanton & W Swanton; 1990 VA Hospital, White River Junction; [1990 Proctorsville]; 1992 Chief of Chaplaincy, White River Junction VA Hospital; R 2004. LARSON, DEBORAH Peaks Island, ME: Brackett Memorial *2007-10-†11; Readfield/Kents Hill, ME 2012-14 (7) LAWRENCE, JANE SIMMS Brockton, MA: Pentecost *1993-97; Greenfield, MA †1998-04; Taunton, MA 2005-10; Fall River, MA 2011-14 (21) LAWRENCE, MARY A. (Tony) Pepperell & Townsend, MA *1990-†93-95; Whitman, MA 1996-00; The Christian Peacemaker Team 2001-03; R 2004 (NE 11) LEE, BYUNGMOO Andover, MA: North Boston Korean, Assoc. 2006-07; Tewksbury, MA *2008-10-†11; Warren/Bristol, RI: & First Barrington, RI 2012-14 (8) LEE, KWAN Y. Maine Conf. *1962-63; E. Eliot 1964-†65; Brownville Jct 1966-73; Houlton 1974-78; Eliot 1979-88; SNE Conf. Wakefield/Lynnfield ^1989-90; Dist. Supt. Metropolitan Boston/North 1991-94; R 1994 (32) LEEMAN, LLOYD V., SR. (Betty) Solon, ME 1974-75; North Brewer, ME 1976-*79-80; Farmington, ME †1981-88; Skowhegan, ME 1989-97; R 1998. (19) LEMMEL, BARBARA (V. Mitchell Hay) Troy Conf, Plainfield & Adamant *1989-†91-92; Johnsburg, Wevertown & Riparius 1993-95; Mill Creek (Johnsburg, Wevertown & Riparius): 1998 name change to Churches of Johnsburg, Riparius & Wevertown 1996-98; Family Leave 1999; Conf. Minister 2000-06; Family Leave 2007; North Ferrisburg 2008; New England Conference Parish Consultant (344.1d) 2009-^10-12; Coordinator, New England Conference Parish Consultants 2013-14 LEON, ROBERT R. Danforth, ME 1982; Dexter, ME *1983-†85-86; Randolph, ME 1987-93; New London, CT 1994; Cumberland, ME: Chebeague Island 1995-2002; D 2003-12; R 2013 (30) LESLIE, ERROL E. (Kaye) Byfield, MA 1995-^96-97; Sagamore, MA 1998-07; Palm Bay Florida – Cross Conference Appointment 2008-14 (16) LILLY, ROSS E. Mo. E. Conf. New Bloomfield Cir 1949-50; in school *1951; Green City 1952-54; in school 9/29/54-†56; NES Conf. Providence: Cranston St. ^1956-61; West Barrington 6/7/61; Hingham 1962-65; East Providence: Haven 1966-70; East Greenwich 1971-81; Needham: Carter Memorial 1982-87; Waltham: Immanuel 1988-92; R 1993 (Mo E 5, NES 14, SNE 23) LIM, JONG-SUN (Eun-Young Choi) Hull, MA 2001-*05; Hull MA: St. Nicholas & Weymouth, MA 2006-07; Lisbon Falls, ME 2008-10-†11-14 (13) LINDEMAN, THOMAS H. (Joan) Cal. Nev. Conf. in school *1955-57; Campus Ministry, Fresno State College †1958-65; NE Conf. Campus Ministry, United Christian Foundation, Univ of Mass, Amherst ^9/1/66-73; Newport: St. Paul's & RIUMA Assoc 1974-80; Westfield 1981-87; Cumberland: Arnold Mills 1988-94; R 1995. (Cal Nev 11, NE 29) LINDSAY, T. LANDON (Betty) W. No. Car. Conf. in school *1950-52; West Chelmsford 6/15/52-57; NE Conf. ^3-1-55; Lexington 1958-66; Wellesley: Christ 9/1/66-67; S 1968; Special Ministry in Human Relations, NE Conf 1969-73; Marblehead: St. Stephen's 1974-80; East Lyme: Niantic Community 1981-89; R 1990 (W No Car 4.75, NE 15.25, SNE 20)
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LOCKHART, THEODORE L. (Minnie) NE Conf. Medford: Wesley, Asst. *1966-67; Roxbury/North Dorchester †1968-69; Dorchester: Greenwood Mem'l 9/1/69-73; Dept. of Phil. and Rel., Emerson College 1974; Boston: Allston/ Brighton: Oak Square 1975-76; Leave of Absence 1977; Surrendered ministerial office 1978-86; Readmitted Attleboro: Centenary 1987-90; Springfield, MA: Wesley 1991-93; Boston, MA: Union 1994-99; R 2000. (23) LOKER, JOHN EDWARD (Joan) East Kingston August 31, 1988-*89-90; Chichester 1991-†93-2002; Fremont and East Kingston, NH 2003-06; R 2007 (18) LONG, MARGARET W. (Kenneth) Westerly, RI *1992; Attleboro, MA: Hebron & Taunton, MA: Trinity 1993-96; Windham County Parish, CT. 1997-†99-2001; Claremont and North Charlestown, NH 2002-06; R 2007 (15) LOVEJOY, SHARON (Paul) Corinna, ME 2003-*07; Merrimack, NH: St. James 2008-†10-14 (11) LUCKIE, HOPE N. Alabama-West Florida: appointed to attend school *1997; Assistant Dean of Marsh Chapel Boston University ^1998-October 1, 2000; Assistant Dean of Marsh Chapel Boston University and Wakefield, MA October 1, 2001-March 1, 2001; Acting Dean of Marsh Chapel Boston University March 1, 2001-01; Dean of Marsh Chapel Boston University 2002; Appointed to attend school 2003; Moultonboro, NH 2004; Lexington, MA: Lexington 2005-06; Extension - Chaplain: Illinois Wesleyan University 2007-09; ½ Wellesley, MA: Christ 2010-13; Framingham, MA: First Interim CP & ½ Wellesley, MA: Christ 2014 (8.5). LUKE, WENDELL D., JR. (Reba) NE Conf. in school *1963; Lynn, MA: St. Luke's 1964-†65-66; Sudbury, MA (Assoc) 1967; Wakefield-Lynnfield, MA 1968-75; Osterville, MA 1976-85; Belmont, MA 1986-91; Dist. Supt. Metro Boston South 1992- 96; Area Asst. to the Bishop 1997-2002; R 2003 (40) LUNDIN, JAMES D. (Joy) Lisbon & Landaff, NH November 20, 1988-^89-91; Newport & East Lempster, NH 1992-95, Bridgeton & Fryeburg Harbor, ME 1996-97; Interstate Cooperative Ministry 1998; Salem, NH: Hannah Tenney and North Salem 1999-2000; Salem, NH: Hannah Tenney and Pleasant Street 2001-05; R 2006. (17.5). MABIE, THOMAS EDWARD (Susan) Penacook and Chichester, NH Nov. 1, 1982-*83-84; Chichester, NH 1985-†87-89; Sunapee, George's Mills, and West Springfield, NH 1990-92; Sunapee and George's Mills, NH 1993-95, New Covenant Fellowship Church, Rockville, MD, 1996-98; Navigator representative with the Navigators 1999-14 (13.75) MACDONALD, GARY BRUCE (Michelle) In school *1993; Lynn, MA: Maple St. 1994-95-†96-Nov 1, 1998; Director of Advanced Ministerial Studies, SMU Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, TX, Nov 2, 1998-14 (6.25) MACEDO, KATHLEEN Burrillville, RI 2002-04; Bangor, ME: Grace ^2005-09; Acushnet, MA: Wesley †2010-14 (9) MACHUGH, PAT (Robert Duane) in school *1984; Corinna, ME 1985-†89-90; Leave of Absence 1991; Dixmont/Troy, ME 1992-10/31/94; F 11/1/94-98; Houlton, ME 1999-03; Williamstown, MA 2004-06; North Adams & Williamstown, MA 2007; Northern Maine District Superintendent 2008-14 (24.25) MACLAGAN, CHARLES D. (Lynn) East Ohio Conf. East Greenville 1949-50; in school *1951-†54-56; Trinity: Second (Assoc) 1957-59; Youngstown: Grace 1960-62; Berlin Center Ellsworth 1963-66; NES Conf. Scituate: Harbor ^10/16/66-72; Whitinsville 1973-76; Townsend/E Pepperell 1977-80; South Kingstown: Christ (Wakefield) 1981-83; Lynn: Christ 1984- 92; Lynn: Christ and Saugus: Center 1993; R 1994 (E OH 15, NES 4, SNE 23) MADAR, SHIRLEY A. in school *1979; Associate Portland, ME: Chestnut St. 1980; Pastoral Counseling Service of Maine 1981; in school 1982; So. ME Dist. Pastoral Counseling Ministry 1983-†85-89; R 1990. (2) MADEN, PAMELA J. Walpole *1989-96; Merrimacport & Newburyport, MA †1997-10; R 2011 (22) MAIER, FREDA ELIZABETH. (Paul) SNE Conf. East Templeton 12/15/86-*88-91; Orange & S. Athol 1992-†95-99; F 2000-July 8, 2001; R July 9, 2001 (13) MALIK, MAQBOOL (Nasira) Reformed Churches in Pakistan ^1985-92; SNE Conf. Peabody, MA 1993; Greenville Junction & Shirley, ME 1994-*95-96; Glastonbury, CT 1997-99; Glastonbury and Portland CT 2000-04; Parsonfield, ME: Riverside 2005-06; D 2007-11; R 2012 (19) MANGUN, DAVID L. (Rosemary) Appointed to attend School *1971-72; Wisconsin Conf: Associate - New Hope Larger Parish 1973-†74-77; Associate Neenah: First 1978-79; Honey Creek and Denzer 1980-83; Manawa and Iola 1984-89; New England Conf: North Adams, MA 1990-^1994-1/15/95; D 1/15/95-99; L 2000-August 31, 2000; Windsorville, CT September 1, 2000-01; R 2002; made effective 10/01/2004; D 2008-09. ; R 2010 (19.50) MARK, EDWARD L. (Joan) Missionary: India 1952-55; N. Ia. Conf. w/o appt 1956; in school *1957-†59-63; NE Conf. Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Epworth ^1964-95, R 1996. (DNM 4, N Ia 3, NE 32) MARSH, JEAN L. (Gary) *1974; †1976; ^New Harbor, ME 1981-84; Hallowell, ME: Cox Mem. 1985-89; Columbia Falls, ME 1990-92; Patten, ME 1993-98; Pawtucket, RI 1999-05; Groton, CT: Christ 2006-10; R 2011 (30) MARSHALL, JOHN Jr. (Theresa) Troy Conf, Appointed to attend school *1987;* Jericho 1988-†90-91;† Georgia & St. Albans Bay 1992; St. Johnsbury, VT: Grace. 1997-^10; Manchester, CT: South 2011-14 (27)
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MARSHALL, PAUL E. (Linda) Dexter, ME 1974-*75-†77-78; Camden, ME 1979-83; Maine Conference Director of Camping and Outdoor Ministries 1984-88; R 1989 MARTIN, JAMES L. (Sheila Murphy) SNE Conf. in school *1973-76; Instructor Suffolk Univ and Univ of Lowell 1977-79; SNE Conf †1978; Instructor, Mount Ida Junior College 1980; Leave of Absence 12/1/80-84; Professor of English, Mount Ida College, Newton Centre, MA 1/21/85-14 (SNE 4) MARTIN, STEPHEN DOUGLAS (Edie) Louisville Conf.: Summersville Circuit 1978-*79-80; Gamaliel and Tracey 1981- †82. NH Conf.: Canaan, VT and Pittsburg ^Nov. 1, 1982; Canaan, VT, Pittsburg, NH and Director of the Parish of the Headwaters 1983-89; S 1990; D February 1, 1991-14 NE Conf. (27.75) MATSON, DOROTHY Harrington, ME 1999-01; not appointed 2002; Mapleton and Washburn, ME *2003-†08-14 (14) MATTHEWS, RICHARD P. Bristol, NH: Federated 1999-^01-August 31, 2003; Portsmouth, RI September 1, 2003-June 30, 2004; R 2004 (5) MATTSON, SHIRLEY Brockton, MA: Pentecost July 1, 1984 - August 31, 1984; North Rehoboth & Chartley February 1, 1985 – June 30, 1985; Chebeague Island, ME 1985-*86; Woodland, ME 1987-†89-90; Hodgdon, ME 1991; North Bucksport, ME 1992-94; North Bucksport and Penobscot, ME 1995-97; F 1998; R 1999. (12) MAXWELL, SAMMIE C. (Russell Pregeant) SNE Conf. Ludlow: St. Paul's *1985-†87-91; East Douglas, Southbridge, Uxbridge, Woonsocket 1992; Charlton City & Southbridge, MA 1993-94; Charlton City 1995; F 1996-01; North Georgia Conference 2002; Contoocook, NH 2003-10; S 2011; R 2012 (19) MAYO-McNEIL, ARDIS C. Swan’s Island, ME 1997-99; Gloucester, MA 2000-*01-†05; D 2006-11; R 2012 (16) MCCAULEY, PAUL H. Erie Conf. in school *1954; West Ohio Conf. in school 1955-56; So. Cal. Ariz. Conf. Long Beach: Calif Heights (Assoc) †1957-58; in school 1959; West Ohio Conf. Middletown: Calvary & Christ 4/1/60-63; Baltimore Conf. in school 1964; Lay Hill 1965-66; Oak Chapel 1967-69; NE Conf. Dalton ^9/15/69-74; Pastor, Mehrum Evang Kirche, W Germany 1975-77; Chilmark/Edgartown, Oak Bluffs 1978-79; North Adams: First 1980-82; Amherst: Wesley 6/1/82-86; Wyoming Conf: Carley Brook until 8/1/87; R 8/1/87 (S Cal-Ariz 3.75, W Ohio 6.25, Balt 5.25, NE .75, SNE 16) MCCLAIN, WILLIAM B. (Jo-Ann) Central Ala. Conf. Anniston: Haven *1962-63; in school †1964-67; NE Conf. Boston: Union ^1968-77; Bd. of Global Ministries 1978-78; Ex. Dir., Multi-Ethnic Center for Ministry 11/1/78-80; Assoc. Prof. Wesley Theo. Sem. 1/12/81-07; R 2008 (Cen Ala 6, NE 2, SNE 10) McCLINTOCK, ELIZABETH Wareham, MA: Wesley, 1997-00; Harwich, MA *2001-†05-07; R 2008 (7) McCRACKEN, LYNN MARIA (Courtney) Scituate, RI: Shepherd of the Valley-Associate *1999-†2003-05; Middletown, RI: Calvary 2006-09; Cumberland, RI: Arnold Mills 2010-14 (15) McCULLOUGH, JOHN L. (Jo-Ann) SNE Conf. in school *1977; Wilbraham Assoc 1978-†80-83; Weymouth 1984-88; Springfield: Wesley 1989-90; GBGM 1991-99; Interim Executive Director of Church World Service & Witness of the National Council of Churches 2000–September 12, 2000; President/CEO, Church World Service, New York, NY September 13, 2000-14 (SNE 11) MCGAW, DONALD B. NE Ohio Conf. in school *1966-67; NE Conf. Medford: Wesley (Assoc) †1968-69; Lynn: Christ (Assoc) 1970; Cumberland: Emmanuel 1971-72; Exec. Dir., Homophile Counseling Serv. 1973-76; Instructor, Boston University Medical School 1977; Dir. Mass Bay Counseling Assn. 1978-99; R December 31, 1999. (NE Ohio 2, NE 2, SNE 5) MCGREGOR, KATHRYN. Nelson Charge - Ohio East Conf. *1986; Franklin, NH June 1, 1987-88- †89; Newport and East Lempster, NH 1990-91; Colebrook, NH 1992-2000; Wilton and North Jay, ME 2001-03; Rochester, NH: Bethany 2004-05; D 2006-12; R 2013 (27) MCKEOWN, THOMAS S. (Irma) NE Conf. Cambridge: Trinity *1951-52; Fairview: Faith †1953-62; Worcester: Park Ave- Trowbridge Mem'l 1963; Worcester: Aldersgate 1964-70; Worcester: Aldersgate & Leicester: Cherry Valley 1971-85; Metro. Boston Dist. Supt. 1986-90; Metropolitan Boston/South Dist. Supt.; R 1992 (NE 19, SNE 22) MCKINLEY, RICHARD (Lori) Scituate, MA: Harbor *2005-†08; Marshfield, MA & Scituate, MA: Harbor 2009-10; Director of Congregational Development, New England Conference 2011-14 (10) MCKINLEY, TERENCE E. (Pamela) Corinna, ME (Local Pastor 1978-1983)1978-*83-84; Winthrop, ME †1985-87, Waterville, ME 1988-99; Orono, ME 2000-04; R 2005; Farmington, ME 2005-10; Dixmont, ME & Troy, ME: Troy Union Church 2011; Corinna, ME 2012-14 (26) MCPHEE, JAMES T. in school *1982; Easton, ME 1983-†85-86; Dover-Foxcroft, ME 1987-91; Brunswick, ME 1992-98; Executive Director of Resource Ministry 1999-02; Director of Connectional Ministries & Assistant to Resident Bishop 2003-12; Tri-State District Superintendent 2013-14 (31)
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MELIUS, STEPHEN T. (Sandra) Troy Conf. in school *1971-72; Rock City Falls, Middle Grove, and East Galway 1973; Scotia Associate †1974-77; Castelton: St. Paul's 1978; in school 9/1/79; SNE Conf. Tewksbury 1980-^7/1/82-89; Belchertown 1990-96; Weston, MA 1997-14 (Troy 9, NE 33) MERRIAM, RUTH D. (Richard) Minnesota Conf. *1979-†81-87; SNE Conf. Everett: First Federated 10/87-^89-12/31/92; F 1/1/93-95, Pepperell & Townsend, MA 1996-01; Cape Porpoise, ME 2002-14 (MN 8.5, NE 23) MERRITT, ROBERT H. (Margaret) Central Ill. Conf. Sodoms 1962; Sadorus Yoked Field *1963-†66; Fithian-Batestown 1967- 69; Fithian-Oakwood 1970; Carver 1971; SNE Conf. Carver: United Prot.^4/15/72-95, R 1996 (Cent Ill 10, NE 23) MESSER, RONALD in school 1974-*75; Sanford, ME 1976-†77-79; Biddeford, ME 1980-83; Houlton, ME 1984-90; Brewer, ME 1991-94; Lebanon and Grantham, NH 1995-98; Eliot, ME 1999-09; R 2010 (35) MEYER, WILLIAM P. North Anson, Salem & Salem Economic Ministry, ME *1996-97; North Anson, ME ^†1998-2003; Belgrade Lakes, ME 2004-13; L 2014 (19) MIANO, PETER J. (Dana) SNE Conf. Byfield: Community/Newbury *1983; Arlington: Calvary 1984-†86-91; S 1992; Missionary to Jerusalem 1992-93; L 1994-1/15/95; Educational Opportunities and Jerusalem Center for Biblical Studies 1/15/95-98; Executive Director – The Society for Biblical Studies 1999-14 (SNE 9) MIESEL, SHARON N. SNE Conf. North Wilbraham: Glendale 1985-*87; Leave of Absence 1988; Ellington: Community & Stafford Springs, CT 1989-†91; Stafford Springs, CT 1992-2000; York/Ogunquit, ME 2001-06; Bourne and Cataumet, MA 2007-11; R 2012 (24) MILLER, MARY E. North Dakota Conf. *1980-81; So. New England Conf. 1982; Old Orchard, ME 1983-†86-90; Houlton, ME 1991-95, S 1996; L 1997; Hodgdon & Smyrna Mills, ME 1998-2000; Houlton, ME: Minister of Music 2001-08 ; R 2009 (24.5) MILLER, RALPH L. (Patricia) Orr's Island, ME 1954-56; Portland, ME: Congress St. *1957-†59-63; South Portland, ME: Thornton Hgts. 1964-71; Bath, ME 1972-76; Conf. Council Dir. 1977-80; Cape Elizabeth, ME 1981-85; Central District Superintendent 1986-91; Union, ME 1992-95, R 1996. (38) MILLER-FERNANDES, PATRICIA (Wayne) Bridgewater, MA 2004-*05-†08-14 (10) MINCIELI, REBECCA (John) Associate South Yarmouth, MA 2000-November 30, 2003; Associate South Yarmouth, MA and Brewster, MA : Northside December 1, 2003-June 30, 2004; Brewster, MA: Northside 2004-*05-†08-13; Falmouth, MA: John Wesley 2014(10.5) MISNER, PETER L. (Susan) *1956; Wilton, ME 1957-58; Pacific Northwest Conf. †1959; Readfield, ME 1964-69; Area Director of Evangelism 1970-71; Winthrop - Wayne, ME 1972-83; Wayne, ME and Run for Your Life 1984-88; R 1989. (33) MITCHELL, JAY P. (Priscilla) NES Conf. in school *1964-66; West Warwick-Centerville †1967-68; Holbrook 1969-71; Westerly: Grace 1972-74; Gardner: Chestnut St. 1975-78; Marshfield 1979-83; S 1984; L 1985-89; R 1990 (NES 5, SNE 15) MITCHELL, KATHERINE ANN (Bruce) Newport, RI: St. Paul’s 2004-05; Westport, MA: Westport Point 8/14/2006-*08-12; Scituate, RI: Shepherd of the Valley †2013-14 (10) MITCHINSON, F. GORDON; 1965 Michigan Conf; [*1963-†65-66 Augusta, Michigan]; 1967 Trinity, Niles MI; 1968 North Port UCC, MI; 1972 Charlevoix UCC, MI; 1973 Lakeview UCC; 1976 Rock Island/Derby Line UCC; 1978 Cornwall UCC; 1987 Hinesburg Federated & Monkton; 7/1/91 Troy Conf.; R 2002. MOLLAR, MARJORIE W. SNE Conf. Pastoral Asso. Youville Hosp., Cambridge, MA *1984-†86-87; Wareham, MA: Wesley 1988-96; East Longmeadow, MA 1997-04; R 2005 (17) MONTJANE, LEHLOHONOLO HENRIETTA Calais, ME: Eastport & North Perry 2004; Brockton, MA: Pearl Street, and Whitman 2005-*07-†09-10; Gloucester & Rockport, MA 2011; Attleboro, MA: Centenary & Weymouth MA 2012; Attleboro, MA: Centenary 2013-14 (9) MOODY, WAYNE S. (Louise) NE Conf. Shelbourne Falls *1955-†57; Beverly: Mem'l 1958-63; West Chelmsford 9/16/63-67; Dedham: St. John's 1968-69; Lexington 1970-71; Lynn: Christ 1972-72; Lynn: Lake Shore Park & Peabody: First 1973-78; Weymouth 1979; D 1980-88; R 1989 (NE 15, SNE 13) MOORE, CARROLL CHARLES. (Lora) Western Michigan Conf.: Chapel Hill, East Lansing *1966-67; Parma Dec. 1967-June 1968; South Walpole †1968. Southern New England Conf.: Norwell, MA: Church Hill 1971-74. NH Conf.:Director of the Parish of the Headwaters, Canaan, VT, Pittsburg, and Colebrook, NH ^1975-78; Enfield, Canaan and West Canaan, NH 1979-80; Epping, NH 1981-85; Littleton, NH 1986-94; Hampton, NH 1995-09; R 2010; North Salem & Raymond, NH 2011-14 (W. MI 5, NE 40)
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MOORE, ROBERT A. (Evelyn) NE Conf. in school *1969-70; Saugus, MA: Dorr Mem'l 1971-†72; Williamstown, MA: First 1973-79; Plymouth, MA 1980-83; S 1984; Providence, RI: Washington Park 1985-93; Niantic, CT 1994-04; Acton, MA: St. Matthews 2005-10; R 2011 (42) MOOREHEAD, KENT D. (Bethany) W. Ohio Conf. in school *1959-60; Worthington (Assoc) †1961-63; Middletown: Christ 1964-67; NE Conf. South Hadley, Holyoke & Granby, MA *1968-73; Attleboro, MA 1974-79; Providence, RI: Mathewson St. 1980-90; Acton, MA 1991-96; Orleans, MA 1997-2003; R 2004 (W Ohio 9, NE 36) MORGAN, ROBERT E. Wyoming Conf. in school *1963-66; NE Conf. Glendale & Ludlow, MA: St. Paul's 1967,-^68-†69-71; Supernumerary 1972-78; Lowell, MA: St. Paul's 1979-86; Sagamore, MA 1987-91; Milford, NH 1992-96; R 1997. (Wyo 4, NE 25) MORRISON, RUTH P. Saco, ME 1982-†83-85; Goodwins Mills, ME 1986-92; Lewiston, ME 1993-2003; Cape Elizabeth, ME 2004-14 (32) MORRISON, SUSAN J. (Jay) SNE Conf. Danvers, MA: Holy Trinity *1984-†86-87; Andover, MA: Ballardvale 1988-94; Lexington, MA: First 1995-2004; Danvers, MA: Holy Trinity 2005-09; R 2010 (26) MOSS, JOHN A. (Hatsumi) Troy Conf, *1948-* †53† School; 1954 Missionary to Japan; R 1995 MOTT, STEPHEN C. (Sandra) Tenn. Conf. in school 1961-†65-68; Holston Conf. in school 1969-69; Asst Prof of Christianity & Urban Society, Gordon-Conwell) 1970-71; SNE Conf. Assoc Prof of Christianity & Urban Society, Gordon-Conwell 1972- 78; Prof of Christian Social Ethics, Gordon-Conwell 1979-94; West Bridgewater, MA 1995-04; R 2005 (Tenn 3, Holston 0, NE 10) MOUNT ELEWONONI, SARAH J. (Joseph) Lynn, MA: Broadway *1998-99; Reading, MA: Associate 2000-01; Rockport, MA 2002-†04; attend school, BUSTh 2005-07; attend school, BUSTh & Medford, MA: Wesley 2008-09; BUSTh & South Walpole, MA 2010-14 (15) MOYO, ABIOT Maynard, MA 1998-^2003-07; Woburn, MA 2008-10; L 2011-14 (8) MOYO, TSITSI South Walpole, MA 2001-^03-09; North Andover, MA: First 2010-11; Randolph and East Pittston, ME 2012- 14 (11) MUELLER, JOHN E. (Joy) SNE Conf. in school *1989; Middletown Assoc. 1990-91; Fall River, MA 8/15/91-92;- †1993-99; Arlington, MA 2000-06; Springfield, MA: Trinity 2007-14 (25) MUNSON, KAREN L. (Jeffrey) Readfield, ME ^2000-†04-11; Brunswick, ME 2012-14 (14) MURPHY, DAVID J. (Judy) *1970 West PA Conf. School; 1973-†74 Pittsburgh, Emory, Assoc.; 10-21-75 Johnstown, Cooper Ave-Cramer; 5-1-79 Resident Dir.,Camp Allegheny; 1-1-84 Troy Conf, Assoc. Prog. Dr.; 1990 Barre, Hedding; 1993 Leave of Absence; 1998 Assoc. Burlington: First; 2002 Shelburne; R 2007 MURRAY, STEVEN MICHAEL. (Nicole) Rockingham County Cooperative Parish (including: SANDOWN: St. Matthews and Plaistow 1986-*87-* †91-14† (27) NASON, JAMES H. in school *1968; Orr's Island, ME 1969-70; in school 1971; Bethel, ME 1972-†73; Portland, ME: Washington Ave. 1974-76; Kezar Falls, ME 1977-79; L 1980-82; Limestone, ME 1983-85; in school 1986; Biddeford, ME 1987-90; Gloucester, MA 1991-93; Sanford & West Kennebunk, ME 1994-95; Sanford, ME 1996-03; South Portland, ME: Thornton Heights 2004-05; Lyman, ME: Goodwins Mills 2006; R 2007; Moultonville, NH 2007-13 (36) NAUTH, THELMA Glendale, MA *1994; Monson & Glendale, MA 1995-†97-98; Middleboro, MA: Central and South 1999- 05; R 2006; Kingston, RI: Christ 2006-13 (12) NEFF, JOHN W. (Helen) in school *1953; Peaks Island, ME 1954-†55-56; Assoc. Protestant Chaplain, Boston Univ. 1957-60; Portland, ME: Clark Mem. 1961-67; Orono, ME 1968-80; Central ME District Superintendent 1981-85; Waterville, ME 1986-87; Cumberland, ME: Tuttle Road 1988-92; R 1993 NELSON, ANN CORNELIA PARTNER (John Nelson) Associate - Lawrence, MA 1970-*71- †73; Chesterfield and Richmond, NH Jan. 1, 1974-76; Lebanon and Grantham, NH 1977-82; Manchester, NH: First 1983-89; Groveton, Stratford, and Stark, NH 1990-98; Scituate, MA 1999-2001; Chesterfield and Richmond, NH 2002-04; R 2005 (35) NESMITH, RICHARD D. (Patricia) Nebraska Havelock, Assoc 1947-48; no appointment 1949; Nebraska in school *1950-†53- 56; Prof. McMurray Col. 1957-58; Dean, McMurray 1959-60; Prof. St. Paul 1961-66; Exec Sec'y Nat Bd Missions 1967-70; Plan Strat Nat Bd Missions 1971-72; Lincoln- Trinity 1973-76; Dean Bost Univ Sch Theo ^1977; R 1990 (Nebraska 11, SNE 0) NETTLETON, GARY F. (Linda Grenfell) S. IL. Conf. Ebenezer-Saratoga 1966-69; in school *1970-71; NES Conf. Boston, MA: Old West ^1972; Quincy, MA: Centre 1973-†74-76; Norwell, MA 1977-81; Enfield, CT 1982-89; S 1990; Boston, MA: Old West 1991-2000; Somerville, MA 2001-07; R 2008 (S IL 2, SNE 36) NEWQUIST, CARROL D. (JoAnn *1961-* †64-4/19/66† South Iowa Conf.; 4-20-66 Troy Conf, Brattleboro; 1973 Schenectady:
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Stanford; 1979 Mechanicville; 9-1-84 St. Johnsbury; 1988 B-T District Superintendent; 1992 Clifton Park: Jonesville; R 2001. NEWSOME-CAMARA, IMANI-SHEILA Asst. Dean for Student Affairs/Asst. Professor of Church History BUSTh ^1994-11; L 2012; Waltham, MA: Immanuel 2013-14 (1) NEWTON, SAMUEL Troy Conf, D 1980; P 1980; E 1983; F 1983; 1980 School; 1981 Plainfield & Adamant; 1988 Northfield, Northfield Falls; 1992 Brandon & Pittsford: Greater Cooperative Parish; 1995 Elmore; 2003 Georgia; 2008 New England Conference 346.1 Littleton NH; 2010 Retired; 2010 South Royalton, VT Federated 2010; Interim 2010-13; Waterbury, VT: Wesley 2013-14 NICKERSON, CYNTHIA JEAN CURRIER Haverhill, MA: People's 1994-98; Rochester, NH: Bethany *1999-†2002-03; Corinth, ME 2004-09; Hillsboro, NH 2010-11; Exeter, NH 2012-14 (20) NICKERSON, HENRY Patten, ME *1978-†80; Dover-Foxcroft, ME 1981-82; United Church of Christ 1983-88; Easton, ME 1989-92; Bethel, ME 1993-97; Ashland & Weirs, NH 1998-99; L 2000-07; R 2008 (22) NICOL (KATE) CATHERINE (David) South Athol, MA:2004-05; Portland, ME: Clark Memorial *2006-08; F 2009; Dixmont, ME: Ellingwood Corner & Dixmont 2010; ½ Director and Campus Minister, Maine Christian Association/Wilson Center, University of Maine †2011; Corinna, ME & ½ Director and Campus Minister, Maine Christian Association/Wilson Center, University of Maine 2012; North Brewer/ Eddington, ME 2013-14 (10) NICOL, DAVID, (Catherine) South Portland, ME & Buxton 2006-*08-09; Hampden, ME: Hampden Highlands 2010-†12-14 (8) NORMAN, DERRICK M. South African Methodism 1951-68; Editor, Dept. of Adult Publications, Div. of Education, Bd. of Discipleship †1969-76; Cokesbury Curriculum Marketing Manager 1977-85; Product Manager, Abington Press 1986-87; Sales Associates Seminars 1988-89; R 1990 NORRIS, D. KERMIT NE Conf. Saugus, MA: Center 1965-*1966-68; Lynn, MA: Lakeside †1969-70; Min. to Secular World 10/1/71-2005; R 2006 (5.25) NOTIS, STEVEN M. (Deborah) Clinton, ME 1986-*87-†89-91; South Portland, ME: Cape Elizabeth. 1992-2000; Reading, MA 2001-09; Hampton, NH 2010-14 (27) NOYES, RICHARD R. (Nancy) Maine Conf.: Patten, ME *1984-†86-87. NH Conf.: Suncook, NH ^1988-October 31, 1989; L November 1, 1989-93; Fort Fairfield United Parish, ME 1994-96; Plainville, MA 1997; Orrington, ME 1998-06; F 2007-09; R 2010 (18.75) O'CONNOR-ROPP, MARY JANE (Stephen) SNE Conf. Lunenburg Asst 1/7/87; SNE Conf. Orange/S. Athol *1988-91; Worcester County Ecumenical Council †1992; Assoc. Worcester, MA: Wesley and Worcester County Ecumenical Council 1993; Worcester, MA: Wesley 1994; Worcester County Ecumenical Council 1995-November 30, 1996; West Brookfield, MA December 1, 1996-2001; Oak Bluffs, MA 2002-05; Martha’s Vineyard, MA: Martha’s Vineyard Cooperative Parish 2006; R 2007; Cumberland, ME: Chebeague Island 2012-14 (SNE 17) ODUOR, RUTH ROLLAND (Ralph) Malden, MA: Christ 1996-*97-†2002-03; Malden, MA: Centre & Christ 2004; Malden, MA: Good Shepherd 2005-10; R 2011 (15) OH, JUNG SUN North Georgia Conf 1995-†96; Warwick, RI: Zion Korean 1995-^97-2000; Brunswick, ME: First 2001-03; Westfield, MA: 2004-08; Roslindale, MA: Bethany First 2009-14 (19) OLIVER, HELEN M. (Leon R.) SNE Conf. Martha's Vineyard Parish- Tisbury: Christ Church of Vineyard Haven/W Tisbury: Lambert's Cove *1974-†77-79; Martha's Vineyard Parish 1980-83; Lambert's Cove/Vineyard Haven: Christ 1984-84; Middleboro: Central/South 9/1/84-91; R 1992 (SNE 18) OLIVER, LEON R. (Helen) Troy Conf. in school *1951-54; Barton: Federated & Grover †1955-57; Williamstown 1958-61; NE Conf. Williamstown *1962-63; Lunenburg 1964-70; Martha's Vineyard Parish: Tisbury: Christ Ch. of Vineyard Haven/West Tisbury: Lambert's Cove 1971-79; Martha's Vineyard Parish 1980-83; Plymouth 1984-91; R 1992 (Troy 11, NE 8, SNE 22) OLMSTED, RICHARD R. (Audry) SNE Conf. Providence: Washington Pk. (Interim) 4/15/85; Taunton, MA: Trinity 1985-*88- 89; Prof. Phil. RI College 1990- †93-2003; R 2004 (2) O’NEIL, PAUL (Janet) Acushnet, MA ^2003-†09; Moultonboro, NH 2010; Moultonboro & Tuftonboro, NH 2011-14 (11) OSKAMP, SHIRLEY: North New Jersey Conf. Morristown, Associate *1984-86;* Oxford & Summerfield †1987-90;† Denville, Assoc 1991-92; (Chittenden: Greater Cooperative Parish) 1993; Transfer Troy Conf 1994; Chittenden, Church of the Wildwood(Greater Cooperative Parish) 1994-95; Chittenden - Church of the Wildwood 1996-03; Tinmouth, Chittenden/Church of the Wildwood, Chaplain, Green Mountain College 2004-^10-14 (28)
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OTT, GILMORE D 1992; P 1992;E 2004; F 2004; Transferred NY Conf. 7/1/1998; 1998 Poultney and Green Mountain College Chaplaincy; 2000 N Central NY Conf.; 2001 Newcomb & Long Lake; 2007 Montpelier: 05/01/08 Flatlands Reform Church (Brooklyn, NY) 344.4d; R 11/2010 PAGANO, RICHARD J. (Patricia) NE Conf. Danvers, MA: Holy Trinity (Assoc) *1965; Peabody, MA: First 1966-67; North Reading, MA: Aldersgate †1968-70; Stonington, CT: First (Mystic) & Old Mystic: Stonington, CT: Mystic: First 1971-76; Providence, RI: Washington Pk 1977-85; Webster, MA 4/15/85-93; Maine Conf., Dover-Foxcroft & Atkinson, ME 1993- 94; Saugus, MA: Community 1995-2000; Stafford Springs, CT 2001-05; R 2000; East Windsor: Wesley & Windsorville 2006-14 (41) PAINE, RICHARD A. (Lynn) So. Cal. Ariz. Conf. in school *1968-70; Boston: Project Place 1971-73; SNE Conf Dir. Proj. Place, Interseminarian, Inc *1974-†75; Director, Springhill, Ashby 1976-86; Psychologist, Recovery Associates 1987-99; NAOS Foundation 2000-14 (S Cal-Ariz 3, SNE 0) PAK, DAVID U. (Sue) (Orders from Korean Methodist Church recognized): *1976-†- 78 Bristol; 1979 Dean, Graduate School, Mokwon Methodist University, Korea; Missionary/Professor, Mokwon Methodist Univeristy; R 2005 PALMER, WESLEY E. (Lucy) Maine Conf.: Appointed to attend school *1984; Prospect Harbor, ME 1985-†1987; Guilford, ME 1988-1989; NH Conf.: Conway and Center Conway, NH 1990-^92-99; Londonderry, NH 2000-12; Milford, NH 2013-14 (30) PARENT, PETER ARTHUR (Patricia) Mapleton & Washburn, ME *1999-†2002; Groveton and Stark, NH 2003-04; Plainville, MA 2005; Plainville, MA & North Attleboro, MA: First 2006-10; Canaan & Enfield, NH 2011-14 (15) PARK, JOHN Baltic, CT 2006-07; Mansfield Center, CT: First (Willimantic) *2008-11-†12; R 2013 (7) PARK, JONGSUN (Miriam) Korea †1972-90; Tenn. Conf. 12/89; SNE Worcester: Korean 1991-^93-94; Arlington, MA: Grace Korean Mission 1995; Interstate Cooperative Ministry 1996; New London, CT: Korean 1997-2001; R 2002. (9) PARK, WELDON (Kwang Hee) SNE Conf. West Warwick: Centerville 1978-82; SNE Conf. Providence: Korean 11/1/82-*84; Ewha Woman's Univ. Prof. Social Ethics/Dean of Chapel, Seoul, Korea 2/1/85-†85-98; L 1999-August 19, 2000; Chartley, MA August 20, 2000-01; Mystic, CT 2002-03; R 2004 (SNE 10.6) PARKE, JAN (Joel) Haverhill, MA: Grace 2002; North Salem, NH 2003; Raymond and North Salem, NH *2004-06; Brockton, MA: Central & Pentecost 2007-†09; Stoughton, MA 2010-11; D 1/11/11-14 (12) PARKER, CLINTON E., JR. (Deborah) NES Conf. in school *1969; Rockland, MA 1970-71; Plymouth, MA †1972-79; Portsmouth, RI 1980-84; Brewster, MA: Northside 1985-95; Ex. Sec. for New Church Dev. GBGM 1996-2001; Church Growth Consultant 2002-05; Chatham, MA: First 2006-10; R 2011 (32) PARKER, P. DESMOND †1963; New Harbor, ME 1966-70; Gardiner, ME 1971-74; Dover-Foxcroft, ME 1975-78; Houlton, ME 1979-83; Biddeford, ME 1984-85; R 1986; Chebeague Island, ME (returned to effective relationship) 1987-89; Southport, ME 1990-95; South Portland, ME: Thornton Heights 1996-99; R 2000 (36) PARKER, RICHARD G. (Karen) Monticello, ME 1980-81; Ellsworth and Franklin, ME 1982-†84-86; Friendship and Cushing, ME 1987-91; Rockport, MA 1992-2001; R 2002 (22) PARRISH, VICTORIA WOOD West Pa. Conference; Weirs Beach & Laconia Gilford, NH 2000-^06-12; R 2013 (NE 13) PARSONS, CAROL A. SNE Conf. Southwick *1987-†90-91; Putnam, CT 1992-96; S 1997; Melrose, MA 1998-2000; Framingham, MA: Wesley 2001-04; R 2005 (17) PARSONS, WILLIAM E., JR. (Constance) Newark Conf. in school *1959-60; Chaplain USN †1961-81; NE Conf ^1964; Staff Therapist, Portsmouth Psychotherapy Institute (1/2) and in School (1/2) 1/1/82; Pastoral Counseling, Kittery, ME 5/1/82; Groton: Christ 1983; Chaplain, Maine Correctional Center, South Windham, ME 1984-92; Chaplain, Maine Youth Center, Portland, ME 1993-00; R 2001 (Newark 2, SNE 1) PAYNE, PAULA M. Contoocook, NH 1998-^2001-02; Active Duty: Air National Guard Chaplain, MA National Guard 2003-13; R 2014 (5) PEABODY, LINDA SNE Conf. Vernon *1989-92; Hull 1993-†94-2000; Chicopee, MA: Faith 2001-07; R 2008; Ludlow, MA: St. Paul's 2013-14 (19) PEARSE, SHIRLEY S. HOOVER (Donald) SNE Conf. in school *1976; Orange/S Athol, MA 1977-†78-80; Wellfleet, MA 1981- 84; Lynn, MA: Broadway 1985-89; S 1990; Lynn, MA: Broadway 1991; Norwich, CT 1992-97; R 1998 (21) PEHRSON, BRUCE A. (Karen) NES Conf. in school *1968; West Warwick,RI: Centerville 1969; in school 1970; West Brookfield: Whitefield & Barre 1971-†72-73; Wareham, MA: Wesley & Marion 1974-76; Manchester CT: South Assoc 1977-80; Fall River, MA: Union 1981-91; Portsmouth, RI 7/15/91-2000; Acton, MA 2001-04; Wayland, MA: Community 2005-13; R 2014 (46)
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PEPPE, RUSSELL J. (Wanda) Cape Porpoise, ME 1962-*63; Gorham, ME: School Street 1964-†65-73; Auburn, ME 1974-89; Bangor, ME: Grace 1990-92; Farmington & New Sharon, ME 1993-97; Bath, ME 1998-04; R 2005 (41) PEREZ, RENE. District Superintendent, Central Massachusetts District ^2011-14 (3) PERKINS, HAROLD E. NH Conf. 1961; NES Conf MCE Warwick: Asbury 1965-*66; MCE East Hartford: Burnside 1967-†68-70; SNE Conf. Wilmington (Assoc) 1971; Supernumerary 1972-73; Min. to Sec. World 1974-86; Asst. Prof. Bentley College 1988-95; Saugus: Center (Interim) 1/1/88; R 1996, R 1996 (29) PERRY, STEVEN W. (Jan) in school *1985; Calais, ME 1986-87; Winthrop, ME †1988-97; Lenox, MA 1998-January 19, 2002; D January 20, 2002-12; R 2013 (28) PETERS, KAREN L. North Reading, MA September 12, 1999 – June 30, 2000; Boston, MA: Roslindale & Newton, MA: First 2000-*01-02; Boston, MA: Bethany First, Roslindale 1/05/03-†04-08; Marblehead, MA 2009-14 (14¾) PETTIT, LESLIE (Gail) Milbridge, ME 1984-87; Prospect Harbor, ME 1988-89; Newport, ME *1990-91; Westbrook, ME †1992- 95, Charlton City, MA 1996-99; Amesbury, MA 2000-03; Berwick & Sanford, ME 2004-08; R 2009 (19) PIERCE, NORMAN B. NES Conf. Wareham & Marion 1966-*67; East Bridgewater 1968-†69-70; in school 1971; in school 1974; South Shore Past. Coun. Ctr. 1979-2002; R 2003 (NES 3, SNE 4) PIERCE, SYNDEY ANN (Timothy Zimmer) Salem, NH: Hannah Tenney & North Salem *1993-†95; Interstate Cooperative Ministry 1996-97; East Saugus, MA 1998-2003; F 2004-14 (12) PIKE, MICHAEL A. (Mickey) in school *1983; Orrington, ME 1984-†86-89; East Corinth, ME 1990-2003; Exeter, NH 2004-11; Portsmouth, RI 2012-14 (31) PIPER, (GERRY) GERINE Troy Annual Conference, Assistant, Middlebury 1988-89; Gilman, East Concord & Lunenburg 1990- *92-03;* Orleans Federated 2004-06; West Danville 2007-9/30/09; Springfield 10/01/2009-^10-14 (26) PITTENGER, RICHARD D. (Delores) South Dakota Conf. *1951-†53; Spearfish 1953-59; Brookings 1960-68; Supt. Northern Dist. 1969-72; Sioux Falls: First 1973-80; Surrender of Credentials 1981-82; SNE Conf. Westford ^1983; R 1993 (SNE 10) PLAISTED ROBERT (Susan Stinchfield) Chebeague Island, ME 1970-72; Old Orchard Beach, ME *1972; Old Orchard Beach & Saco, ME 1973-†74; Old Orchard Beach, ME 1975-81; Waldoboro, ME 1982-83; appointed to attend school 1984; Kingfield & Salem, ME 1985-87; Bucksport, ME 1988; L 1989-94; Honorable Location 1995-2000; Milan and West Milan, NH 2001; Readmitted as Full Member in 2002; Milan and West Milan, NH 2002-03; Southport, ME 2004-08; Naples, ME 2009; R 2010 (27) POLAND, SALLY P. (Theodore) North Sullivan, ME 1980; Solon, ME *1981; Associate Waterville, ME 1982-†84-85; West Scarborough, ME 1986-98; R 1999 (18) POLAND, THEODORE R. (Sally) Newfield, ME 1981-*82; North Anson, ME 1983-87; Peaks Island, ME 1988-91; Leave of Absence 1992; Biddeford, ME 1993-95; Old Orchard Beach, ME 1997-2002; R 2003 (20) POLHEMUS, DAVID WINSLOW (Gwen) in school *1955; North Charlestown and West Unity June 15, 1955- †57; Chaplain U.S. Army June 13, 1957-78; Pastoral Counselor 1979-88; Lebanon and Grantham, NH 1989-94; R 1995. NH Conf (8) POLHEMUS, PHILIP MAURICE (Rita) Appointed to attend school *1963-64; Colebrook 1965- †66-67; Plymouth and Ashland 1968-77; S 1978; Moultonboro and the Weirs 1979-84; Merrimack 1985-Dec. 31, 1988; Council Director Jan. 1, 1989-92; Manchester, NH: St. Paul's 1993-99; Waterville, ME 2000-01; R 2002; Alexandria, NH 2013 (39) PORTER, THOMAS W., JR. (Izola) Cent. Tex. Conf. in school *1967-68; No. NJ Conf. Dumont: Calvary (Assoc) 1969; Paterson: Wesley 1970; in school 1971-72; SNE Conf. ^3/23/72-†74; Min. in Secular World (Attorney/Partner Melick & Porter) 1973-00; -Executive Director Just-Peace Center for Mediation and Conflict Transformation, Boston University 2001-14 (Cen Tex 2, NJ 3) POST, JOHN E. (Gloria) NES Conf. Bolton: Quarryville 1946; Quarryville & S Coventry 1947; Quarryville 1948; NES Conf. Stafford Spgs & Crystal Lake *1949-†51-52; Manchester: North 12/1/52-57; East Hartford: Burnside 2/15/57-65; Norwich Dist. Supt. 2/1/65; Conn. E. Dist. Supt. 1966-69; Fitchburg: Faith United 1970-75; Westfield 1976-81; Pittsfield: First 6/1/81-85; Norwich 1986-91; R 1992 (NES 21, SNE 22) PREGEANT, WILLIAM R. Louisiana Conf. in school *1960-†63-67; New Orleans: Rayne Mem'l Assoc. 1968-71; Prof. Rel. and Phil. and Chaplain, Curry College 1972-^87-2002; R 2003 (Louisiana 12, SNE) PRICE, ROBERT E. Little Rock Conf. *1966; NY Conf. Summerfield 1965-66-68; No. Arkansas Conf. †1969; Little Rock Conf. 1969-72; Western NY Conf. Canisteo 1973-76; North Carolina Conf. 1977; Rocky Mount 1978-79; Min. Educ. Episcopal Church, Ware 1980; SNE Conf. Springfield: Trinity, Min. of Parish Cultivation 1981-83; Monson 1984-86; SNE Conf: Monson and Assoc, Prof. Religion and Philosophy, Springfield College ^6/9/86-91; Ludlow 1992-94; Greenfield and Leyden, MA 1995-November 1, 1997; and Assoc, Prof. Religion and Philosophy, Springfield College November 1, 1997- October 31, 2007; R effective Nov. 1, 2007 (Ark. 3; Little Rock; Western NY 3; N. Carolina 2; NE 17)
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PRICE, STUART I. (Penny) E. Wisconsin: In School *1966; †68-70; Brown County Hospital 1970-73; Tri-County Mental Health 1974-75; Tri-County and Minot-Mechanic Falls, ME 1976-86; Tri-County and North Auburn, ME ^1987-95; Tri County Mental Health 1996-97 and Unity, ME 1997; Tri County Mental Health 1998-2001; Tri-County Mental Health and North Pownal, ME 2002; R 2003 (NE 10) PRIDGEN-RANDOLPH, CHARLOTTE L. (LaVergne) SNE Conf. And. New. Theo. School *1990-91; And. Newton Theo. School †1992-93; Boston, MA: Wesley 1994-04; Newton, MA: Newton 2005-14 (24) PROCTOR, JIM Troy Conf. R 2010 ? (Caryl): D 1985; P 1985; E 1989; F 1989; 1985 Appointed to attend school; 1987 South Royalton: Federated; 1995 Leave of Absence, Mission in Russia; 1996 South Royalton: Federated; 2010 Corinth ME. PURDY, DAVID A. (Pamela) NY Conf. in school *1962-63; NE Conf. Amherst: Wesley Foundation Dir. †1964-68; Spgfld, MA: Trinity (Assoc) 1969-73; Middleboro: Central & South 10/1/73-78; Winchester, MA 1978-88; Sudbury, MA 1989-96; Rhode Island & Southeastern Massachusetts District Superintendent 1997-2001; R 2002 (NY 2, NE 39) PURUSHOTHAM, GWENDOLYNN M. (Samuel) SNE Conf. in school *1974; East Hartford, CT: Burnside Assoc 1975-†76-77; L 1978-80; Sudbury, MA, Asst 1981-85; Worcester, MA: Aldersgate and Leicester 1986-91; Wayland, MA 1992-94; Rhode Island & Southeastern Massachusetts District Supt. 1995-96; Central Massachusetts District Superintendent 1997-2002; Director of Clergy Supervision & Accountability – General Board of Higher Education & Ministry 2003-07; Nashua, NH: Main Street 2008-10; Associate General Secretary, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry 2011-13; L 3/1/14- 8/312014; R 9/1/14 (SNE 31) QUEIOR, MARGARET Dresden/Richmond *1997-†2001-04; Cumberland, ME: Tuttle Road 2005-12; R 2013 (16) RAE, KEITH D. (Veronica) Springfield: Wesley Assoc 1974; New London 1975; SNE Conf *1976; East Providence: Haven †1979-81; GBGM, World Div., Ex. Sec. Church Dev. & Renewal 1982-2004 R 2005 (SNE 6) REEVES, TRACY A. Prospect Harbor, ME 1991-*92; Easton & Mars Hill, ME 1993-97; Pine Tree United Methodist Ministries, ME †1998-04; Eddington, ME: North Brewer-Eddington 2005-10; Brewer, ME: First, North Brewer-Eddington 2011-12; Lunenburg, MA: United Parish 2013-14 (21) REYNOLDS, LINDA HARTMAN (Lee) Boston, MA: Bethany *1993-95-†96-99; F 2000-14 (7) RHA, YOUNG BOK (Bok Hee) Korean Meth Ch ^1964-65; Study Leave 1966-68; Teacher, Ewha Girls Senior High School 1969; Instructor, Meth Theo Sem 1970; Segumchung Church 1969-70; Study Leave 1970-76; North Boston Korean Meth Ch, Methuen, MA 1977-9/20/81; Professor & Dean Mokwon Meth Univ, Seoul, Korea 9/20/81-84; SNE Conf. Prof. Meth. Union Theo. Sem., Korea 1985-86; Leominster: Antioch Korean 1987; Worcester: Korean 1988-90; Brighton Community 1991-93; Malden, MA: Christ 1994-95; Belmont, MA: Grace UMC Mission 1996; North East Jurisdictional Korean Mission January 1, 1997; North Central, NY 1997; Warren/Bristol, RI 1998-2000; Whitman, MA 2001-03; Lexington, MA: St. John’s Korean 2004; R 2005 (19.75) RICHARDS, GARY STEVEN (Faye Rachlin) West Springfield, MA:First 1995-97; Worcester, MA: Aldersgate *1998-†2001-06; E. Hartford, CT: New Covenant 2007-13; Glastonbury, CT CP & E. Hartford, CT: New Covenant 2014 (19) RICHARDS, KENT HAROLD R 2011; Mystic, CT: First 2011-14 ROBB, MARILYN O. No. Illinois Conf. *1974-†80; Boothbay Harbor, ME 1981-83; Exec. Dir. Maine Chapter, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Stonington, ME 1984-91; York/Ogunquit, ME 1992-97; Weymouth, MA 1998-99; New England Conference Secretary of Global Ministries 2000 and Wakefield, MA; Director of Continuing Education at Bangor Theological Seminary and Wakefield, MA 2001-02; Woburn, MA 2003-07; R 2008 (19) ROBERTS, ANNE Y. SNE Conf. Williamstown Asst. 10/15/85-86;. West Brookfield 1987-88; West Brookfield & in school *89; West Brookfield, MA 1990-†92; Somerset, MA 1993-97; Belchertown, MA 1998-2001; East Bridgewater, MA 2002-04; R 2005 (16) ROBERTSON, ANNE FL Conf. Cross City, FL 1994-*95-96; Associate - Gainesville, FL: Trinity †1997-98; NE Conf. Dover, NH 1999-^2001-04; Westford, MA: United Methodist Church of, 2005-06; Executive Director, Massachusetts Bible Society 2007-14 (FL 4, NE 8) ROBERTS-TOLER, VALERIE SNE Conf. Shrewbury: Fairlawn *1986-†90; Portland/Moodus 1991-94; Mansfield, CT 1995-05; Lenox, MA 2006-08; Westfield, MA: First 2009-14 (SNE 29) ROBINSON-JOHNSON, DOUGLAS (Erica)( ordained deacon 1995 Louisiana Conference; transferred to Northern Illinois 1995; ordained elder Northern Illinois 1998; served NIC 1995-2003; New England Conference: Lynn, MA: Grace ^2004-06; Hudson, MA: First 2007-10; L 2011; Newton, MA: United Parish of Auburndale 2012-14 (NIC 9, NE 9) ROBINSON-JOHNSON, ERICA (Douglas) ordained deacon 1995 Kansas West Conference; transferred to Northern Illinois 1995; Ordained elder in Northern Illinois Conference 1997; served NIC 1995-2003; New England Conference: Lynn, MA:
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Grace ^2004-07; Worcester, MA: Epworth 2008-12; Director of Connectional Ministries & Assistant to Resident Bishop 2013-14 (NIC 9, NE 9) ROETTGER, C. DONALD Ky. Conf. Rockholds 1951; Wallins 1952; in school *1953; N. Car. Conf. Chapel Hill Circuit 1954-†55; Fayetteville: Calvary-Victory 1956-57; Carolina Beach 1958-59; Maxton 1960-61; West Rockingham 1962-65; NE Conf. Easthampton: Providence ^1966-68; Worcester: Quinsigamond 1969-71; Chelsea: Mt. Bellingham 1972; East Glastonbury, CT: Asbury 1973; Marlboro, MA: First 1974-76; Hyde Park Congre. Ch. 9/1/76-85; Saugus, MA: Center 9/1/85; Byfield, MA: Community 1986-90; Whitman, MA 1991-95, R 1996. (Ky 1, N Car 12, NE 21) ROMBERG, THEODORE E. (Ruth) Neb. Conf. in school *1957-59; NES Conf. Scituate ^1960-61; Pawtucket: Epworth †1962- 66; in school 1967-69; Boston: St. Stephens 1970-74; Quincy: Wollaston 1975-79; Quincy: Co-operative Parish Wollaston 1980-83; Quincy: Community 1984-86; Prof. Rel. and Phil. Emerson Coll. 1987; Spec. Apmt. & Brookline: United Parish 9/1/87; Prof. Rel. and Phil. Emerson Coll. 1988-96; R 1997. (NEB 3, NES 7, SNE 18) RUDALEVIGE, DONALD J. (Suzanne) Phil Conf. Sayreville 1964; in school *1965; East Allegheny Ave 1966-†67; Kensington: Providence 1968-69; NES Conf. Greater Fall River Ministry Somerset: South Somerset *11/1/69-73; Ashland: Federated 1974-80; Hingham/Hull: Village 9/1/80-83; Watertown 10/16/83-90; Conference Council Director 1991-93; Connecticut & Western Massachusetts District Superintendent 1994-97; Southern Maine District Superintendent 1998-2001; Sudbury, MA 2002-05; R 2006 (Phil. 5 NE 37) RUSSO, KATHERINE A. Portland, ME: Long Island 1997-99; Conway and Center Conway, NH 2000-^01-02; Conway and Moultonville, NH 2003; Clinton, ME†2004-08; Clinton, & Unity ME 2009-11; R 2012 (12) SA, KYUNG-HEE Wayne, ME 2002-*03-†07; Peninsula-Delaware Conference, MD 2008-14 (8) SABIN, MICHELLE North Carolina Conf. 3/1/11 -14 SAMUELSON, PAUL E. (Diane) NE Conf. Malden, MA: Robinson *1969; Reading, MA: Old South (Assoc) 1970-†71-73; Spencer, MA 1974-82; Oxford., MA 5/1/82-88; Athol, MA: Starrett Memorial 1989-99; Charlton City, MA 2000-11; R 2012 (43) SAVAGE, ARTHUR Bethlehem: Durrell Memorial & Whitefield, NH *1997-2002; Chichester, NH 2003-†04-10; Salem, MA: Wesley 2011-14 (17) SCHERER, HENRY J., JR. (Sue) Troy Conf. in school *1962-†64; Troy: Grace 1965-67; NE Conf. West Brookfield & Barre ^1968-69; Whitinsville 10/1/69-72; East Hartford, CT: Burnside 1973-85; West Springfield, MA: Mittineague 1986-92; Enfield, CT: Hazardville 1993-01; R 2002 (Troy 4.5, NE 34) SCHERI, RANDALL (Krisann) Pembroke, ME 1986; Jacksonville, ME *1987-†90; Corrina, ME 1991-92; North Anson, ME 1993- 94; Suncook, NH 1995-99; D 2000-04; R 2005 (18) SCHMIDT, DONALD E. (Don Osmer) Troy Conf.: 1982 Schuyler Falls, Morrisonville & Peasleeville): *1984* Schuyler Falls, Morrisonville & Peasleeville; 1986-†88-92† Waterbury; 1993 Moretown & Middlesex; 1995 Middlesex; 1995 Editor, “Whole People of God” R 2004. SCHNEIDER, ROBERT (Linda) Baltimore-Washington Conf.; Littleton, NH: First ^2014. SCHUSTER, FREDRICK WILLIAM, JR. (Janet) Florida Conf. in school *1961; Lake Worth: Calvary (Asst) 1962; Maine Conf. Machias-Jacksonville 1963-†64-65; Strong-Phillips 1966-68; Chaplain Intern, Bethesda Hosp 1969; Asst Chaplain, Hartford Hosp 1970-72; SNE Conf. Vernon & Windsorville ^1/1/73-74; Chaplain Asst, New Eng Deaconess Hosp 4/1/74- 95; South Portland, ME: People’s 1996-98; Keene & Marlow, NH 1999-00; R 2001 (Fla 2, NE 12.25) SCOTT, LAUREL Boston, MA: Old West 2001-*03-†06; Lowell, MA: Centralville 2007-08; Manchester, CT: North 2009-12; New York Conf: Port Washington, NY 2013-14 (12) SEMINERIO, STEVEN M. (Alice-Marilyn) NE Conf. in school *1951-52; Medford: Trinity †1953-57; Marblehead: St. Stephen's 1958-65; Saugus: Cliftondale 1966-73; Melrose: First 1974-81; Wayland: Cochituate 1982-91; R 1992; East Haverhill, NH 2000-2013 (NE 19, SNE 22) SEONWOO, HYUK Warwick, RI: Zion Korean *2001-14 (13) SESSIONS, JAMES SCOTT. (Frances) Cent. Tex. Conf. in school *1959-61; Chaplain, Princeton Univ †1962-63; Chaplain, Drew Univ 1964-65; in school 1966; NE Conf. Harvard: Epworth ^1967; Chaplain, MIT 1968; Campus Min- Higher Ed 1969; Campus Min-Higher Ed 1970; Campus Min-Cambridge Min. in Higher Ed. 1971-73; Campus Min-Camb. Min. in Higher Ed. 1974-80; Exec. Dir., Comm on Religion in Appalachia 1981-99; Executive Director, Union Community Fund – AFL-CIO 2000-01; R 2002. (Cent Tex 5, NE 3, SNE 2) SHANKLIN, THOMAS L. Deacon 1970, Probationary Membership 1970; Elder 1975; Full member 1975; 1970 NY Conference School; 1973 Kansas West Conference, Fowler, KS; 1976 School; 1978 Leave of Absence; 1979 Transferred to Troy Conference, Brattleboro; 1989 South Burlington; 1992 Rutland, Vermont; 9/1/1992 Rutland & Chittenden; 1993 Rutland
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(Greater Cooperative Parish/Parish Director); 1996 Paragraph 426 NE Conference - Newport - Church of the Good Shepherd and Lempster Community Church - Methodist; 2004 Church of the Good Shepherd, Newport, NH -- New England Conference; Troy Conference Secretary 1988 – 2004; Newport, NH 1996-^05; R 2006 SHAW, GARY L. (Melanie) LP NH Conf. Amesbury; NH Conf-Amesbury 1979-†81-82; Leave Absence 1983-85; Honorable Location 1986-89; SNE Conf. Lynn: Wesley 9/1/89; SNE Conf. Lynn, MA: Wesley ^1990-95; Chelmsford, MA: Aldersgate 1996-2001; Southern Maine District Superintendent 2002; Rhode Island & Southeastern Massachusetts District Superintendent 2003-09; Needham, MA Carter Memorial 2010-14 (29.75) SHEESLEY, C. RICHARD (Ruth) West Scarborough, ME 1963-†67; Chaplain Maine Medical Center 1968-69; Co-pastor Portland, ME: Congress St. & Chestnut St. 1970-72; Portland, ME: Chestnut St. 1973-81; Dept. of Pastoral Care, CMMC 1982-99; R May 31, 2000 (17) SHEFFIELD, MARGARET L (Dodie). Guilford, ME *1996-†99-2003; Conway, Moultonville and Sanbornville, NH 2004; Conway, Moultonville 2005-06; Dover-Foxcroft & Atkinson, ME 2007-12; Cumberland, ME: Tuttle Road & West Scarborough 2013; West Scarborough, ME & Portland, ME: Clark Memorial 2014 (18) SHEVLIN, LINDA A. Attleboro, MA: Hebron 1978-*81-82; Old Orchard Beach, ME 1983-85; Lincoln, ME †1986-88; Rumford, ME 1989-94; Cumberland, RI 1995-04; D 2005-14 (33) SHIPP, DEBORAH E. SNE Conf. in school *1984; Pawtucket, RI 1985-†87-92; Bridgewater, MA 1993-95; S 1996; Providence, RI: Washington Park 1997-2002; Portsmouth, NH 2003-09; Eliot, ME 2010-11; North Andover, MA: First & Tewksbury, MA 2012-14 (30) SHOOK, JAMES WALTER (Cal) Gorham *1980-Dec. 1981; Gorham & Jefferson, NH Jan. 1982-†82; Woodsville & North Haverhill, NH 1983-87; Bethlehem & Whitefield, NH Sept. 1, 1987-88; Derry, NH 1989-93; Baileyville & Robbinston, ME 1994-2000; Monson and Glendale, MA. 2001-03; Monson/Glendale and Chicopee, MA: New Hope 2004-06; York/Ogunquit ME 2007-14 (34) SIKTBERG, CARL N. Ind. Conf. Chester-Middleboro *1955-†57-58; in school 1959-61; NES Conf. East Glastonbury ^5/1/61- 64; Washington 1965-68; Parish of Martha's Vineyard: Oak Bluffs 1969; Martha's Vineyard Parish: Chilmark, Edgartown & Oak Bluffs 1970-77; Southwick 1978-83; South Hadley-Holyoke 1984-94; R 1995 (N Ind 6, NE 34) SIKTBERG, DONELLA G. SNE Conf. Agawam, MA 9/1/87; North Wilbraham, MA: Glendale 1988-90; SNE Conf. Wilbraham, MA: Glendale *1991; East Windsor, CT 1992-†94-97; R 1998. (10.75) SISSELL, WILLIAM E., JR. NES Conf. North Easton *1962-63; South Somerset †1964-66; Chatham-Harwich, MA Parish 1967- 82; Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands 2/1/82; L 4/9/82-84; Bourne and Cataumet, MA 2/1/84-98, R 1999. (35) SMART, REGINALD K. NE Conf. Springfield: St. James *1958; Milton: Parkway (Assoc) 1959-†60; Cambridge: Wesley Foundation at Harvard 1961-63; Cambridge: Min. to International Students 1964-67; Dir. of International Studies, Lake Erie College 1968-69; Dir. of International Educ., State Univ College at Buffalo 1970; Dir., Youth for Understanding, Ann Arbor 1971-78; R 1979 (NE 3) SMITH, ARTHUR Q. (Janet) NES Conf. Westport Pt. *1964-65; East Wareham-Onset 1966-71; Greater New Bedford United Meth. Council Freetown: Trinity & E Freetown 1972-79; Everett, MA: Glendale 1980-85; Malden, MA: Centre 1986-95; Boston, MA: St. Stephen’s & Dedham: St. John’s 1996-2003; R 2004 (40) SMITH, ELISABETH R. Pepperell and Townsend, MA 2002-^03-05; Hamilton, MA: First 2006; South Hamilton, MA: First 2007-10; Middlebury & East Middlebury, VT 2011-12; Warwick, RI: Asbury 2013-14 (11) SMITH, ELIZABETH J. BACHELDER in school *1983; Mechanic Falls, ME 1984-†86-87; North Anson, ME 1988-92; Gardiner, ME 1993-08; West Boylston, MA: Oakdale 2009-14 (31) SMITH, EMERSON W. No. NY Conf. in school *1944-45; NE Conf. Beverly †1946-48; Lynn: Broadway 1949-51; Chaplain of Ind. Relations, Boston Area 11/1/51-58; Assoc Sec'y & Dir. of Ind. Relations, Gen'l Bd. of Social & Econ. Relations 8/1/58- 64; Exec Dir., Council of Churches of Grtr Spgfld 2/1/64-75; S 1976; Pastor Cong Ch Hawaii 1977-82; R 1983 (No NY 2, NE 12) SMITH, GREGORY A. (Diana) Troy Conf, Appointed to attend school *1986;* Schuyler Falls, Morrisonville & Peasleeville 1987-†89-90;† Morrisonville & Peasleeville: Zion 1991-95; Essex 1996-06; Shelburne, VT 2007-^10-14 (?) SMITH, HARVEY F. (Annie) No. Ga. Conf. in school *1956-57; Northwoods-Decatur 1958; Danielsville †1959-60; in school 1961-63; NE Conf. Boston: St. Andrew's ^1964; No. Ga. Conf. Augusta: St: Luke 1965-66; NE Conf Medford: First Community ^1967-77; Maynard 9/1/77-80; Malden: Christ/ Revere 11/1/80-81; Malden: Christ 11/1/81-87; S 1988; R 1989 (No Ga 10, NE 4, SNE 18) SMITH, JAMES AARON, JR. Rocky Mountain Conf. *1963-†65-69; Hallowell, ME 1970-72; Boothbay Harbor, ME 1973-80; Woodland, ME 1981-86; Oakland/Sidney, ME 1987-96; R 1997. (Rocky Mt. 7 NE 27)
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SMITH, KENNETH L. (Portia) Lincoln, ME 1989-*90; Unity, ME 1991-†92; -93; Lynn, MA: Broadway 1994-97; Brockton, MA: Pentecost and Pearl Street 1998-99; R 2000. (10) SMITH, RICHARD LEE. (Elaine) Weirs, NH 1984-*87; Woodsville and North Haverhill, NH Sept. 1, 1987-†91-92; Tilton- Northfield, NH 1993-99; Athol, MA 2000-04; Athol, MA: Starrett Memorial & East Templeton, MA 2005-06; West Scarborough, ME 2007-7/31/09; D 8/1/09-14 (27) SMITH, SANDRA L. SNE Conf. in school *1991; Middletown Asst. 9/1/91-92; Pawtucket, RI: Epworth 1993-†94-98; Bourne & Cataumet, MA 1999-06; R 2007; Falmouth, MA: West 2009-14 (16) SMITH-RUSHTON, JANET E. (Robert) SNE Conf. in school *1976-77; Springfield, MA: Trinity Assoc 1978-†79-81; Athol 3/9/81-84; Walpole, MA: S Walpole 1985-88; East Longmeadow, MA 1989-96; Northern New Hampshire District Superintendent 1997-04; S 2005; Director of Christian Education, John Wesley UMC, Falmouth, MA (Falmouth, MA: John Wesley) 2006-09; Reading, MA: Old South 2010-14 (33) SON, CHANG HEE (Helen) SNE Conf. in school *1985; Sudbury Asst 1986; West Warwick: Centreville and Chaplain, Community College of RI 1987-89; Prot. Chaplain, Bridgewater State College 8/1/89-†90-14 (SNE 4) SOUZA, W. RICHARD (Amy) in school *1970; Howland, ME 1971-72; Friendship, ME †1973-78; Kittery, ME: St. Mark's 1979- 89; Lewiston, ME: Calvary 1990-92; Dresden/Richmond, ME 1993; D 3/31/94 - March 1, 1999; L March 1, 1999-August 30, 1999; Berkley, MA September 1, 1999-2001; Thomaston, ME: Federated 2002-03; D 2004-09; R 2010 (39½) ST. CYR, MICHELLE H. Wilton & North Jay, ME 1996-*1997-2000; Brownville Junction and Milo, ME †2001-07; Milo, ME 2008-10; Howland & Milo, ME 2011-13; Milo, ME & effective 4/1/2014, appointed as ½ director of UM Economic Ministry, 2014 (17) STALLSMITH, RUTH E. Beverly, MA *1994-†97-2003; Whitman, MA 2004-05; R 2006 (12) STARBIRD, EVELINE H. (Robert) Saco, ME 1975-*76-81; South Portland, ME: Elm St. 1982-†84-86; Lewiston, ME 1987-89; Orr's and Bailey Islands, ME 1990-93; Hallowell, ME 1994-96; East Hartford, CT: Wesley 1997-00; R 2001; Minot, ME 2012-13; Fairfield Center, ME 2014 (25) STARK, MARJ (Douglas Spanks) 1995-96; Gloucester: Riverdale & Wesley *1997; Gloucester 1998-99; Tewksbury, MA 2000- 01; Lynn, MA: Wesley 2002-03; Beverly and Ipswich, MA 2004-†05-13; R 2014 (19) STEIGLER, G. KENNETH NES Conf. Marston Mills 1964-*65-†67; Fairhaven & Long Plain 1968-69; Greater New Bedford United Meth. Council: Long Plain & Fairhaven Center 1970-71; Burrillville 1972-78; Woodsocket 1/1/78; Burrillville/ Woodsocket 1978-85; Burrillville 1986-90; Salem, MA: Wesley 1991-06; R 2007 (42) STEINWERT, TIFFANY Cambridge, MA: Grace 2002; Winthop and Cambridge, MA: Grace *2003; Winthrop and Somerville, MA: College Avenue 2004-05; Appointed to attend school, & Somerville, MA: Welcoming Ministry †2006-08; Somerville, MA: Welcoming Ministry 2009; Dean of Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 2010-14 (8) STENMARK, BEVERLY ELLEN BRIDEN SNE Conf. Berkley, MA: Myricks 1990-*92; Berkley, MA: Myricks and Chap. E. Prov. Ret. 1993-95-†96; North Kingstown, RI 1997-07; Mid-Maine District Superintendent 2008-14 (22) STETTER, LINDA Marlboro & North Grafton, MA 2005-*07-09; MA: Marlboro & ½ Protestant Staff Chaplain Steward Norwood Hospital, Norwood, MA †2010-11; Chaplain, Department of Spiritual Care, St. Mary-Corwin Hospital, Pueblo, CO 2012-14 (6) STINE, CAROL ANN. SNE Conf. Coordinator, Boston Urban Alliance *1985-86; Providence, RI: Mathewson St. Asso. 1987-89; Saugus, MA: Cliftondale 6/1/89-†90-94; Quincy, MA 1995-04; Enfield, CT: Hazardville 2005-08; R 2009; Monson/Glendale, MA 2009-14 (24) STINSON, WESLEY WALTER (Norma) New England Southern Conf.: Scituate *1955- †57; E. Greenwich 1958-60; Stoughton 1961-67; Newport: St. Paul's & Calvary 1968-73; S'y 1974-75; Director of Bail Fund, R.I. 1976-March/8/80; Warren, RI: First March/9/80-Sept. 1984; Warren and Chaplain RI, Juvenile Tng. Sch. Cranston Oct. 1984-Dec 1985; Litchfield and Chaplain Youth Development Center ^January 1, 1986-November 30, 1987; Chaplain Youth Development Center and Dover: St. John's Associate December 1, 1987; Dover, NH: St. John's Associate 1988-90; R 1991. N.E.S. Conf (15) SNE Conf. (9) NH Conf. (5.5) STITH, CHARLES R. (Deborah) Missouri West in school *1974-76; SNE Conf. Boston: Wesley ^1977-79; Boston: Union 4/1/79-†79-93; Organization for a New Equality 1994-97; U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania 1998-2000; Director, African Presidential Center, Boston University 2001-13; R 2014 (Missouri West 3, SNE 16) STOLLE, STEPHEN C. (Joann) NES Conf. in school *1969-70; Marlboro, MA: First 1971-†72-73; East Greenwich, RI 1974-81; Cumberland, RI: Arnold Mills 1982-87; S 1988; Leominster, MA 1989-94; Osterville, MA 1995-07; R 2008 (37) STOTTS, MICHAEL R. (Margaret) NE Conf. in school *1969-70; East Bridgewater 1971-†72-75; Bourne/Cataumet 1976-82; East Saugus 1983-85; Wilmington 1986-94; W. PA Conf. Director of Communications ^Sept. 1, 1994-96; Fort Fairfield,
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ME: United Parish ^1997-00; Director New London – Gales Ferry CT Cooperative Parish; Gales Ferry, CT 2002-05; Northampton, MA: Christ 2006-09; R 2010 (WPA 2, NE 37) STROUT, NADINE LINDBERG (George) Tilton-Northfield *1988- †90-92; Gorham and West Milan (3/4 time) 1993-95, R 1996. (8) STYERS, JENNIFER Gloucester & Rockport, MA *2007-10 Scituate, MA: Harbor 2011-†12-14 (7) SVENSON, DAVID EUGENE. (Linda) Sunapee, Georges Mills & West Springfield, NH June 30, 1974-*75-78; Bethlehem & Whitefield, NH †1979-84; Moultonboro and the Weirs: NH 1985-86; Moultonboro, NH 1987-91; Nashua, NH: Main Street 1992-99; Central Maine District Superintendent 2000-02; Mid-Maine District Superintendent 2003-07; R 2008 (33) SWAN, RICHARD R. (Cindy) NE Conf. Newburyport: Peoples 1967-*1968-69; Woburn 11/15/69-†70-79; Private Practice of Psychology and Counseling 11/1/79-8/31/94; Saco, ME 9/1/94-6/30/95; Medford, MA: Wesley 1995-99; South Portland, ME: Thornton Heights 2000-03; D 2004-07; R 2008 (25) SWANFELDT, ERIC FOLKE (Jean) NH Conf. Warren *1959; Warren & E Haverhill 1960-62; Berlin 1963-†67-68; Berlin & Gorham 1969; Dir., Spgfld House 1970-71; SNE Conf. Montville: Uncasville ^1972-95; Mountainview Cooperative Ministry, ME & Uncasville, CT. 1996-99; Uncasville, CT 2000; R 2001; Uncasville, CT: Mission CP 2001-14 (40) SWARTZ, JAMES H. NE Conf. fr. Ch. of Nazarene †1969; Tewksbury, MA 1969-73; Ellington, CT: Community (Crystal Lake) Vernon, CT 1974-76; Stafford Springs/Crystal Lake, CT 1977-82; Eastham, MA 4/16/82-90; Barrington, RI 7/22/90-94; S 1995; in school 1996; Weymouth, MA 1997; R 1998 (28) SWEET, NEIL S., JR. SNE Conf. in school *1971-72; Pembroke: Bryantville/W Duxbury 1973-†75-78; Pembroke: Bryantville 1979-82; Hamilton 8/1/82-86; Maynard, MA 4/14/86-8/31-94; Taunton, MA: Memorial 9/1/94-2004; East Bridgewater, MA: 2005-10; R 2011; East Bridgewater, MA 2005-2014 (40) SWEET, ROBERT K., JR. (Elizabeth) NE Conf. in school *1960-61; Easthampton: Providence †1962-65; West Spgfld, MA: Mittineague 1966-73; East Lyme, CT: Niantic Community 1974-80; RISEM District Superintendent 1981-86; Reading, MA: Old South 1987-01; R 2002 (41) SZULC, CAROL ANN Alford, Great Barrington & Housatonic MA 1995-99; Webster, MA: Federated *2000-†03-05; R 2006 (5) TALLEY, BASCOM D., III (Carol) Rocky Mtn Conf. in school *1967-69; in school 1970; SNE Conf. Framingham: Wesley †1971- 72; in school 1973-74; S’y 1975-78; Assoc Dir., Prof. Institute Am. Mgt. Assoc. 1979-85; Pres. Corporate & Gov't Consulting Inc. 1986-07; Coordinator, Division of Public Safety Leadership, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 2008-14 (Rocky Mtn 3, SNE 3) TAN, WEE-LI (Lynn) Trinity Conf., Malaysia: Alor Setar: Wesley 1981-82; Klang: Wesley *1983-86; SNE Conf. Boston, MA: Church of all Nations 1987-^88-†90-94; Wayland, MA 1995-97; President United Methodist Foundation of New England 1998-10; President, The Florida United Methodist Foundation, Inc. 2011-14 (23) TAYLOR, HERBERT BELL (Sarah) Byfield, MA 1991-*93-94; Wilmington, MA 1995-†96-2001; President/Chief Executive Officer. Deaconess Abundant Life Communities 2002-13; Cambridge, MA: Harvard Epworth 2014 (10) TAYLOR, JOHN WESLEY SNE Conf. Chilmark, MA 1986-88; Chilmark/Edgartown, MA *1989-91; Hudson, MA †1992-99; Winchester, MA 2000-05; Westborough, MA: First 2006-14 (28) TAYLOR, WILLIAM (Carol) Portsmouth, RI *2004-†10-11; R 2012 (8) TELEMAQUE, REUBEN B. A. (Brenda) Ordained Elder Methodist Church, Caribbean/Americas 1962-82; SNE Conf. New London, CT *1983-†85-91; Providence, RI: Trinity 8/1/91-7/31/94; Agawam, MA 8/1/94-98; R 1999. (16) THIES, THOMAS EVERETT (Wanda) Fremont, NH *1979- †81-82; Chaplain, US Navy March 31, 1983-07; L 2008; Pastor of Senior Adult & Visitation Ministries at Emmanuel Faith Community Church, Escondido , CA 2009-11; R 2012 (3.75) THOMAS, C. VARGHESE (Jessy) Maine Conf. Newport 1976-*77; Lisbon 1978-†79-83; Lewiston 1984-86; Leave of Absence 1987-88; SNE Conf. New Bedford: St. Paul's ^7/1/88-90; Taunton, MA 1991-8/31/94; North Attleboro, MA 9/1/94-97; Wayland, MA 1998-04; R 2005 (27) THOMASON, TERRY C. Okla. Conf. in school *1953; Stratford 1954-†55; N. Mex. Conf. El Paso: St. Paul's 1956; in school 1957-59; Okla Conf in school 1960; NE Conf. Wilmington ^1961-65; Watertown: St. John's 1966-68; NE Conf. Treas. & Exec. Sec'y Preachers’ Aid Society 1969-72; SNE Conf Treas 1973-83; Leave of Absence 10/10/83; R 1984 (Okla 3, N Mex 4, NE 9, SNE 13.25) THOMPSON, DAVID (Joan) Colebrook, NH Aug. 1, 1983-†85; Brookline, NH 1986-91; Claremont, North Charlestown and West Unity, NH 1992-98; Claremont and North Charlestown, NH; R 2000. (17) THOMPSON, KIRK (Katherine): *1979;* NNJ Conf. 1981; Western Patterson 1980-†81-83;† Milton 1984; Stillwater 1988;
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Honorably Located 1990; Jericho 1992; Transferred to Troy Conf. 1995; Jericho and Associate at Georgia 1999; Morrisville: Puffer & Wolcott 2001-04; Essex Junction 2005 -^10; St. Johnsbury, VT: Grace 2011-14 (35) THOMPSON, PATRICIA J. (Vernon) in school *1985; Limestone, ME 1986-†88-90; Presque Isle, ME 1991-97; F 1998-99; United Church of Johnson, VT 2000-02; Lamoille Home Health and Hospice 2003-04; Extension Ministry, Troy 2005-07; R 2008 (13) THOMPSON, RICHARD ELLIOTT (Jane) NE Conf. in school *1967-68; Worcester, MA: Wesley (Assoc) 1969-†70-71; Hingham, MA 1972-77; Rockville, CT 1978-87; Conn. & Western MA Dist. Supt. 1988-93; Framingham, MA: Wesley 1994-00; R 2001. (34) THOMPSON, THOMAS G. SNE Conf. in school *1971; Salem: Lafayette St. †1973-74; Millbury: Federated 1975-79; Worcester Pastoral Counseling Center 2/1/79-81; Barrington, RI 1/1/82-90; East Greenwich, RI 7/22/90-99; Quality of Life Coordinator, Providence, RI YMCA 2000; Director of Pastoral Care Services, Eleanor Slater Hospital 2001-02; Samaritan Counseling Center of Utah 2003-09; R 2010 (26) TODD, JAMES G. (Mary) NE Conf. Swampscott: Church of Redeemer *1961-†63-64; Dorchester: Wesley 1965-73; Lynn: Maple St. 1974-75; Dir. Rolling Ridge 1976-83; North Reading: Aldersgate and Dir. Rolling Ridge 1/31/83-86; North Andover: First/North Reading 1987-88; North Andover 1989-93; Metropolitan Boston North District Superintendent 1994-99; R 2000. (39) TODD, JULIE M.. Lynn, MA: Christ *1996-†99-2001; Manchester, NH: First 2002-04; attend school, Denver, CO 2005-11; Affiliate Faculty for Justice and Peace Studies, Iliff School of Theology 2012-14 (11) TOLL-CHANDLER, KATHRYN JOY (Chandler) D 1984; P 1984; E 1987; F 1987; 1984 Main Conf, Appointed to attend school; 1985 Columbia Falls; 1988 Guilford; 1990 Bath; 1991 Leave of Absence; 1992 Chaplain, Maple Lane Nursing & Retirement Ctrs., Barton, NY; 1994 Appt in Troy Conf. 1996 Troy Conf.; 1995 Barton: United & Lake Region Parish; 2000 Newport: United; ) Director of Music Ministries, First Presbyterian Church, Lake Placid, FL 2005-^10-11;^ Director of Worship Arts, Burnt Store Presbyterian Church, Punta Gorda, FL 2012-14 (11) TORRES, HECTOR ULISES (Maria) Member, Evangelical Meth. Ch., Chile; New London Hispanic Ministry El Copihue 1975-76; Assoc. Member SNE Conf. ^1977-79; Fairhaven: Center/New Bedford: Trinity 1980-81; SNE Conf. *1982-†85-87; S 1988; Iglesia Metodista Unida Del Buen (1/2) & (1/2) Asst. Lawrence, MA, NH Conf, para. 426.1 1989-92; West Fitchburg: Hispanic 1993-99; R 2000. (24) TOWNLEY, JAMES A. (Nancy) Troy Conf, *1966 School; †1968 Schuylerville & Quaker Springs; 1974 Albany: St. Luke's; 2-15- 77 Centre Glenville & Galway; 1985 Poultney, & Raceville; 1995 Argyle & Fortsville; 1998 Nassau: Grace; R 2006 TOWNLEY, NANCY (James) Troy Conf, 10-2-83 Assoc., Schenectady: Stanford -Grace (PT): 1984 Schenectady: Grace, (PT): *1993 Pawlet; 1997 Pawlet and Raceville; 1998-†00-03 Castleton: St. Paul’s; 2004 Incapacity Leave; R 10/01/2008 TOWNS, KATHLEEN H. N. South Portland, ME: First 1995-96; South Portland, ME: First & Catholic Charities *1997-January 1, 1999; South Portland, ME: First January 1, 1999- †2000-01; Rockland, ME 2002-06; Salem, NH: Hannah-Tenney Memorial & Peasant Street 2007-12; South Portland, ME: Thornton Heights 2013-14 (19) TRENCH, JEAN (Edwin) SNE Conf. Windham County Country Parish Asst. 1979-83; Hingham/Hull 11/16/83-89; SNE Conf. Marlboro/North Grafton Asst *1990-91; Marlboro & North Grafton 1992-†93-94; R 1995 (16) TRENCH, WILLIAM C. (Elaine C.) SNE Conf. Acton: St. Matthew's 1972; SNE Conf. in school *1973; Mansfield 1974-75; SNE Conf. Providence: Mathewson St. Assoc 1976-†77-79; Providence, RI: Mathewson St. 1980-86; Manchester, CT: North 1987-99; East Greenwich, RI 2000-14 (42) TROY, JOHN WILLIAM SNE Conf. Campus Min. Harvard, MIT *1972-†74; South Appalachian Min. Higher Ed. 1975-83; Church and Community Worker 1/1/84-7/31/01; R August 1, 2001 (2) TULLY, ARLENE Randolph and East Pittston, ME 2001-*02-04; Waterville, ME: Pleasant Street †2005-13; Bangor, ME: First Intentional Interim 2014 (13) TURNEY, KELLY D. (Steve Hilbun) Associate pastor Springfield, MA: Trinity 2001-^03-04; East Longmeadow, MA 2005-14 (11) TUSTIN, MELISSA Nashua, NH: Arlington St. 2001-*03-06; L †07-14 (6) UHLER, J. ROBERT II NE Conf. Somerville: College Ave (Assoc) *1962; East Templeton 1963-†65; Franklin 1966-67; Lake Shore Park 1968-71; Min. in Secular World (Psychologist -Catalyst World Wide) 1972-97; R 1998. (10) VAN ORDEN, WENDY E. Gloucester, MA: Riverdale & Wesley *1973-†75-76; Medford, MA: Community 1977-81; East Providence, RI: Haven (1/2) 1982-85; Bridgewater, MA: Gammons 1986-88; S 1989; Somerset, MA 1990-12/31/92; Leave of Absence 1/1/93-98; D 1999-2002; R 2003 (SNE 22)
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VENCILL, GARY R. (Gail) Appointed to attend School *1963-65; Nebraska Conf.: Appointed to attend school 1966-70; Discontinued 1971-72; Maine Conf.: Randolph, ME 1973-†76-79; Lewiston, ME 1980-83; Gorham, ME: School St. 1984- 87; Stonington, ME 1988-12/31/1991; Leave of Absence 1/1/1992-6/30/1992; Stonington, ME 1992-94; Stonington, ME & Learning Center, H.O.M.E. Inc. 1995-97; Stonington, ME 1998; Stonington, North and South Brooksville, ME 1999-00; Stonington & Brooksville, ME 2001-03; R 2004 (32½) VERNON, ELIZABETH. Appointed to attend school *1985; Associate, Waterville, ME 1986-87; Kingfield, ME †1988-92; Yellowstone Conference 1993-97; Easton and Mars Hill, ME 1998-^99-01; North Brewer/Eddington, ME 2002-04; Portland, CT & Broadbrook, CT: Windsorville & East Glastonbury, CT: Glastonbury 2005-06; R 2007 (17) VESEY, WESLEY J. (Phyllis) W. Ohio Conf. in school *1952-†54-59; in school 1960-61; NE Conf. Medford: Hillside ^1962; Prof. of Rel. at Mt Union College 1963-90; R 1991 (W Oh 8, NE 1) VONDERHEIDE, EDWIN A. (Barbara) NES Conf.: Norwichtown, CT 1952, South Middleboro & South Carver 1953-54. Troy Conf: Bradford & Waits River, VT *1955-56; Bradford, Waits River, & Fairlee, VT †1957-58; Central Bridge, Grosvenors Corners & Barnerville, NY 1959-62; Jonesville & Malta Ridge, NY 1963-68; Springfield, VT 1969-70; North East Kingdom Mental Health, Newport, VT 1971; S 1972; Leave of Absence 1973-77; Ellenburg Parish, NY 1978-80; Whitehall, NY 1981-84. Maine Conf.: Rockland & South Thomaston, ME ^1985-87; Patten, ME 1988-92; R 1993 (Troy 22, ME: 8) WAIT, GARY E. Troy Conf, *1965-* †67-75† School; 1976 North Thetford (St): R 1978. WALDEN, RONALD W. (Alice) Livermore, ME 1955-60; Farmington, ME *1961-†63-65; Chaplain: Kents Hill School 1966-69; Voluntary Location 1970-73; Greenville, ME 1974-80; Orono, ME 1981-89; Auburn, ME 1990-92; Bangor, ME: Grace 1993-96; R 1997 (27) WALLACE, JANET M. (LaVern) SNE Conf. Acushnet: Long Plain/Freetown 1986-89; Southbridge 1990-*91; Westport, MA 1992-†94-95; Bridgewater, MA: Gammons 1996-2003; R 2004 (13) WARDEN, GARVIN COMPTON (Marcia) East Hartford, CT: Hockanum *1990-†95-11/15/98; Portland, ME: Chestnut Street 11/16/98-2001; Attleboro, MA 2002-07; Dorchester, MA: Greenwood Memorial 2008-14 (24) WAYA, ABRAHAM (Larisa) Boston, MA: Brighton Community 1997-*2003; Boston, MA: St. Stephen’s and Dedham, MA: St. John’s 2004-†06; Franklin, MA 2007-09; Brockton, MA: Central & Pentecost 2010; Brockton, MA: Central & Pearl 2011- 14 (17) WEAVER, DANIEL VON (Ella May) Indiana Conf.: Left without appointment to attend school *1959-65 (Supplied Brookline, NH Fed. Aug. 1962-65); Indianapolis: Roberts Park, Assoc. †1965-68. NH Conf.: Salem, NH: Pleasant St. ^1969-76; Dover, NH: St. John's 1977-83; Exeter and East Kingston, NH 1984-August 31, 1987; Exeter, NH Sept.1, 1987-2003; R 2004 Indiana Conf. (10) (NE 35) WEBB, GEORGE W. (Maria) Louisville Conf. in school *1953-54; Henderson: First (Assoc) †1955; Campbellsville: St. Mark 1956-57; in school 1958-59; in school 1960; NE Conf. Westboro, MA: First ^1961-71; Manchester, CT: South 1972-81; East Greenwich 1982-89; Brockton, MA: Central 1990-94; R 1995. (Louisville 7, NE 34) WEBB, WALTER R. (Kay) *1971; Milbridge, ME 1976-77; Orland, ME 1978-82; Caribou, ME †1984-88; Livermore Falls, ME 1989-93; Livermore & Livermore Falls, ME 1994-97; Farmington and New Sharon, ME 1998-2002; R 2003; Minot,ME 2008-13 (32) WEBBER, DEE ESTELLE (Michael) South Carolina Conf. *1980; Bucksport, ME 1983-†85-87; in school 1988-89; Western ME Pastoral Counseling Center 1990-2001; Leading Systems Inc. 2002-02; Pastoral Counselor, Counseling Ministries, Inc. 2003-14(10) WELCH, CHANDLER F. (Bonnie) S. NJ Conf. Woodbury: Kemble Mem'l Assoc. *1980; Thorofare: St. Paul's 1981-†82-83; SNE Conf. North Adams: First 7/1/83-86; Whitman 1/15/87-90; 426.1 So. Dakota Conf. Elkpoint United Parish 1991-94; Pastoral Counselor, First UMC, Melbourne, FL 1995-14 (S NJ 3, SNE 8) WELLS, DONALD A. (June) NE Conf. Allston 1942-*43; Weston 1944-†45; Asst. Prof. at Oregon State College 1947-49; Asst. Prof. at Washington State College 1950-54; Prof. of Phil. & Chmn, Dept. of Phil., Washington State College 1955-68; Prof. of Phil., Univ. of Ill. 1969-81; R 1982 (NE 4) WELLS-GOODWIN, DANABETH *1985; Bridgton & Fryeburg Harbor, ME 1986-†90-95; Southport, ME 1996-2003; L 2004-07; Sebago, ME: North Sebago 2008-13; Sebago, ME: North Sebago - CP R 2014 (26) WESTFALL, JOAN-ANNE MARIE. Appointed to attend school. *1988; Berwick, ME 1989-†92-97; Camden, ME 1998-99; Hamilton, MA 2000-05; R 2006; Pepperell & Townsend 2006-14 (18) WESTHOVEN, BETTY Long Island, ME 1986-*87; Newport, ME 1988-89; Kezar Falls, ME †1990-95; Westbrook, ME 1996; R 1997. (10)
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WHETSTONE, JOYCE M. SNE Conf. Spring Field 10/25/85; Wesley Asst; SNE Conf. in School *1988; Arlington Hts and Haitian Ministry 1989-91; SNE Conf. Arlington Heights and Haitian Ministry †1992; New Bedford, MA 1993-98; East Hartford, CT: Burnside 1999-05; E. Hartford, CT: New Covenant 2006; Boston, MA: Greenwood Memorial 2007; R 2008 (23) WHITE, E. MCKINNON (Doris) NES Conf. [MD] East Wareham & Onset *1950-†52; Osterville & Marston's Mills 1953-57; Providence: Washington Park 1958-68; New Bedford Dist. Supt. 1969; Crescent Dist. Supt. 1970-72; Springfield: Trinity 1973-85; Pittsfield: First 1986-88; R 1/1/89 (NES 20, SNE 18) WHITE, KRISTIN Medford, MA: Wesley 2001-*05-07; Wayne Community, ME 2008-†10-13; Augusta, ME: Green Street 2014 (13) WHITE, ROY A. (Janet) Baltimore Conf. in school *1970-72; SNE Conf. Belmont (Assoc) †1973-77; Westport Point 1978-81; Norwell/Duxbury (West) 1982-86; S 1987; in school 1988-90; Dir. New Beginnings for Singles 1991-95, R 1996. (Balt 3, SNE 20) WHITEFLEET-SMITH, RICHARD A. (JoAnn) N. Indiana Conf. *5/30/81; Dunlap, Elkhart 1983-85; Southlawn, South Bend †6/1/85-88; SNE Conf. Danielson, CT 1989-99; Worcester, MA Quinsigamond 2000-9/01/04; D 9/1/04-2014 (N. Indiana 8, NE 24) WHITFORD, CHARLES A. (Ann) NE Conf. in school *1965; Cherry Valley 1966-†67; Lowell: St. Paul's 1968-69; West Chelmsford 1970-74; Sudbury (Assoc) 1975-77; Worcester, MA: Epworth 1978-87; Hazardville, CT 3/16/87-92; Rochester, NH 1993-2002; R 2003 (38) WHITFORD, DAVID In school *1992-93; Fremont & Raymond, NH 1994-95; Bryantville, MA †1996; Amesbury, MA 1997-98; L 1999-August 14, 1999; Assistant Professor of Philosphy and Religion, Clafflin University August 15, 1999-02; Associate Professor of Philosphy and Religion and Department Chair 2003-November 30, 2005; Professor of the History of Christianity, United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH, December 1, 2005-12; Professor of Religion in Reformation Studies, Baylor University, Waco, TX 2013-14 (7) WHITTEBERRY, PAUL N. (Marjorie) NE Conf. in school *1952-53; Brighton: Oak Square †1954; Natick: East 1955-58; Holyoke: First 1959-63; Pittsfield: First (Assoc) 1964-67; Somerville: Broadway & First 1968-70; Taunton: Trinity 1971-75; Berkley: Myricks and Taunton: Trinity 1976-82; Somerset 1983-89; R 1990 (NE 18, SNE 20) WIBORG, RICHARD E. (Margaret) NY East Conf. in school *1962; Five Points Mission, NY Conf. 1963-†64; New Haven: Summerfield and Hope 1965-71; Summerfield 1972-79; SNE Conf. Director Council on Ministries ^6/10/79-90; Watertown, MA 1991-98; D 1999-2003; R 2004 (NYE 1, NY 16, NE 25) WILCOX, TIMOTHY DENNIS Goodwin’s Mills, ME August 1, ^2000-†03-05; Fairfield & Fairfield Center 2006-11; Newport, VT: United 2012-14 (14) WILLIAMS, DAVID (Colleen) Portland, ME: Clark Memorial 2001-*02-†05; Presque Isle, ME: Grant Memorial 2006-08; Enfield, CT: Hazardville 2009-14 (14) WILLIAMS, DONALD A. (Adelaide) Wisc. Conf. in school *1947; Tomahawk 1948-†49-50; Chaplain, USA 1/1/51-52; Algoma- West Kewaunee 7/31/52-54; in school 1955-56; NE Conf. North Andover: First ^1957-62; Leominster 1963-67; Brookline: St. Mark's 1968-80; Woburn 2/14/80-82; Bryantville 8/16/82-84; R 1985 (Wisc 8.4, NE 13, SNE 15) WILLIAMS, PATRICIA VOSE. (Barry) Appointed to attend school *1979; Moultonville, South Tamworth and Tuftonboro 1980- †81-84; Sanbornville 1985-Aug. 31, 1986; L Aug 31, 1986-87; Life Skills Specialist, Highwatch Center, Effingham 1988; Monroe and North Monroe, NH 1989-96; Canaan & Enfield, NH 1997-2003; Sunapee and George’s Mills, NH 2004- 08; Sunapee & Grantham, NH 2009; Sunapee, NH: Lake Sunapee 2010; Lake Sunapee & Grantham, NH 2011-14 (32.25) WILLIAMS, ROBERTA L. SNE Conf. West Bridgewater: Cochesett/Brockton, MA: Pearl St. Assoc *1982; Mansfield 9/15/82- †84-89; Asst. Needham: MA Carter Mem'l 6/1/89-91; Braintree, MA 1992-98; Watertown, MA 1999-2001; Scituate, MA 2002-04; L 2005-06; Vernon and E. Hartford, CT: Wesley 2007-14 (29.75) WILLIAMS, WESLEY D. SNE Conf. East Bridgewater *1976-†79; Coventry: Greene/Washington 1980-82; Cambridge: Grace/Coordinator Plan for Racial Inclusiveness 7/15/82-83; Coord. Plan for Racial Inclusiveness 1984-89; Coordinator for Urban Strategy 1990-2003; Orleans, MA 2004-12; R 2013; Cuttyhunk, MA 2013 (37) WILLIAMSON, RUTH CAIL. Warren and East Haverhill, NH 1976-80; Merrimacport, MA *1981-83; Groveton, Stark and Stratford, NH †1984-87; Concord, NH: Wesley Associate 1988-94; R 1995 (14). WILSON, DAN. South Georgia Conf. Worcester, MA: Aldersgate 2008-^11-12; Old Town & Stillwater, ME: Federated 2013- 14 (6) WILSON, JULIA R. NY Conf. school *1975-76; North Canton and Washington Hill 10/76-†78-82; school 1983-84; SNE Conf. Pittsfield: First Assoc. ^7/1/84-85; Springfield: Trinity Assoc. 1986-88; in school 1989-90; Holyoke Hospital 1991; L 1992;
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Mystic, CT: First 1993-99; Fall River, MA 2000-01; Lisbon Falls, ME 2002-07; New Harbor & Round Pond, ME 2008-13; R 2014 (NY, NE 28) WILSON, RONALD V. (Kezia) British Methodist Conf. 1973-78; Boston: Brighton/Community 1979-82; SNE Conf. Westerly: Grace †6/10/82-84; Cotuit 1985-89; Eastham, MA 8/1/90-95; Manchester,CT: South 1996-2002; Central Massachusetts District Superintendent 2003-10; Amherst, MA 2011-13; Amherst, MA & Greenfield , MA: First CP 2014 (32) WIMBERLY, EDWARD P. (Anne) Peninsula Conf. in school *1966-68; NE Conf. Worcester: St. Andrews †1969-72; in school 1973-74; Asst. Prof. Oral Roberts Univ. 1975-90; Dept. of Psy. of Rel. & Pastoral Care, Interdenominational Theol. Center, Atlanta, GA 1991-00; Interim President, Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA 2001-14 (Peninsula 3, NE 1, SNE 3) WIMMER, LAWRENCE L. (Liz) Belmont, MA 1999-^2001-09; Danvers, MA: Holy Trinity 2010-14 (15) WISSELL, MATTHEW (Amy)West Brookfield and West Warren, MA *1993-95; Franklin, MA †1996-01; Byfield, MA 2002-03; West Boylston, MA 2004-07; Eastham, MA 2008-14 (20) WNEK, WALTER, JR. (Nancy) E. Pa. Conf. Philadelphia: Bridesburg *1957-58; in school †1959; NES Conf. Holbrook ^1960-66; North Attleboro: First 1967-72; Gtr Fall River Ministry: Fall River: Union 9/1/72-76; Leave of Absence 1977-78; Coventry, RI: Greene/Washington 12/1/78-79; Attleboro: Centenary 1980-81; Quincy Cooperative Parish: Centre 1982-83; Quincy- Community 1984; Leave of Absence 1985; R 1986-88; Restored to effective relation 1989; Marblehead, MA 4/1/89- 11/30/01; R 12/1/01. (E PA 3, NE 33.25) WOOD, CHARLES BARRY (Constance) E. Pa. Conf. in school *1969-71; SNE Conf. Douglas: East Douglas ^1972-76; Milford 1977-81; Reading: United Methodist Parish of the Readings 1982-83; Reading: Old South 1/31/83-86; Worcester, MA: Epworth 1987-05; D 2006-10; R 2011 (E Pa 3, NE 39) WOOD, BRIAN M. (Susan) Derry, NH 1994-2001; Warwick, RI: Asbury *2002-†07; Sagamore, MA: Swift Memorial 2008-14 (20) WOOD-BOYLE, LINDA B. in school *1980; Director of Alumniae Relations, BUSTh 1981-83; Dir. of External Programs, BUSTh †1984-87; L 1988-90; Chaplain & Dir. of Development & Community Relations, Goddard House 1991-92; Vice-Pres. for Institutional Adv., UMTS of Ohio 1993-Nov. 1, 1994; L November 1, 1994-August 17, 1995; Ex. Director, Somerville Homeless Coalition August 18, 1995-July 31, 2000; Executive Director of HomeStart Inc, of Boston August 1, 2000-05; R 2006 WOODS, VICKI L. Dexter, ME *1979-†81-82; Bath, ME 1983-89; Orono, ME 1990-93; Northern Maine District Supterintendent 1994-00; Worcester, MA: Wesley 2001-10; R 2011 (32) WORD, JAMES H. (Barbara) Presque Isle, ME †1969-76; Bath, ME 1977-82; West Scarborough, ME 1983-85; R 1986 YARGER, FREDERICK L. (Barbara) N. Ind. Conf. in school *1960-62; in school 1963; NES Conf. Aquidneck Island Parish: Portsmouth †1964-65; Aquidneck Island Parish: Portsmouth & Newport: Calvary 1966-68; Cumberland: Arnold Mills 1969-79; Natick, MA: Fisk Memorial 1980-88; Manchester, CT: South 1989-95; Brewster, MA: 1996-99; R 2000 (N Ind 3, NE 36) YI, HYUNG-KYU Georgia, VT 2011-12; Georgia & St. Albans Bay, VT *2013-14 (3) YI, YOO CHA Brownville Junction & Milo, ME *1995-96; Walpole, MA 1997-†99-00; Strong and Salem, ME 2001-04; Suncook, NH: Suncook & Tilton-Northfield 2005; Suncook, NH: Suncook 2006-07; East Harwich, MA: Harwich 2008-13; Athol, MA: Starrett Memorial & South Athol, MA 2014 (19) YOUNG, JAMES MORTIMER. (Kathleen)*1961; New Harbor, ME †1963-65; Bangor, ME: Grace 1966-73; Exec. Dir., Methodist Action Program, Peninsula Conf. 1974-81; Portland, ME: Chestnut St. 1982-87; Northern Maine District Supterintendent 1988-93; Orono, ME 1994-99; R 2000 (37) YOUNG, NORMAN C. (Martha) Sangerville, ME 1947; Eliot, ME 1948-49; Phillips, ME 1950-*51-52; Danforth, ME †1953-54; Monticello, ME 1955-56; Calais, ME 1957-60; Hartland, ME 1961-62; Belfast, ME 1963-68; Dexter, ME 1969-72; Fairfield, ME 1973-76; Dresden/Richmond, ME 1977-78; Friendship, ME 1979-86; R 1987 YOUNT, DAVID A. (Suzanne) 1960-*61 Western North Carolina Conf.; 1962-†63-65 Troy Conf, North Ferrisburgh & Ferrisburgh; 1966 Supernumerary; 1968 Chaplain & History Master, Mercersburg, PA; 1976 Bolles School, Jacksonville, FL; 7-11-78 Instructor of Religion, Lees McRae College, Banner Elk, NC; 1992 Assoc. Prof of Social Studies in Religion, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC; 1996 Associate Professor of History and Religion, Lees McRae College, Banner Elk, NC; R 1997. ZARECKI, STEVEN A. (Marcia) Jacksonville, ME 1976-79; Bucksport, ME *1980-82; Calais, ME 1983-†84-85; Wilton & North Jay, ME 1986-95; Lynn, MA: Wesley 1996-99; Brockton, MA: Pentecost & Pearl Street 2000-01; L 2002-07; R 2008 (Under complaint) (22)
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B. PROVISIONAL MEMBERS AHN, SHINHYUNG Claremont, North Charlestown, Richmond, and Keene, NH: Grace 2007-*10; Medford,MA: Wesley 2011- 14 (8) ARRISON, JAMES (Gwyneth) 3/4 South Portland, ME: Peoples 2005-09; South Portland, ME: Peoples & ¼ Congregational Development, New England Conference *2010; Amesbury, MA 2011-12; Haverhill, MA: Good Shepherd 2013-14 (9) CHO, REBECCA Stoughton, MA 2011-12-*2013-14 (3) CHO, SUNMIN Stoughton, MA 2011-12; Providence, RI: Open Table of Christ *2013-14 (3) BLAISDELL, BEVERLY Ellingwood Corner, ME 1997-98; Parsonfield, ME 1999-*02-04; Bath, ME: Bath 2005-06; Waldoboro, ME 2007-09; R 2010 (13) BOWLES, MATTHEW (Aislinn) VT: Shaftsbury & Bennington 2009-^*10; Lyndonville, VT 2011-13; Brewster, MA: Northside 2014 (5) DERANIAN, JANET Attend School till 9/1/07; Mystic, CT: First 9/1/07 *2007-10; Lenox, MA 2011-14 (7) FULLER, PRESTON Tilton-Northfield, ME *2009-10; Franklin & Tilton-Northfield, ME 2011-14 (5) GREEN, WILL J. HULL,L MA: St. Nicholas 2008-13; Andover, MA: Ballardvale United Church *2014 (6) HAN, SEUNGRI (VICTOR) Hodgdon, ME *2014 HOOKER, JEFFREY Waltham, MA: Immanuel 2008-09; MA: Waltham Immanuel & Brighton Community *2010-12; New York Conf., Grace, Newburgh, NY 2013-14 (5) JON “BOB,” SONG BOK Belmont, MA 2008-09; NH: Portsmouth *2010-12; Westport Point, MA 2013-14 (6) KIE, KIM Williamstown/North Adams, MA: New Hope 2007-12; Barre, VT: Hedding *2013-14 (8) MANTLER, KENNETH (Meghan) Leyden,L MA 2009-10; Leyden,L MA & Greenfield, MA: First 2011-13; Bridgewater, MA *2014 (5) MATOS-MACHUCA, GEISA Manchester, NH: First *2013-14 (1) MAWOKOMATANDA, SHANDIRAI Worcester, MA: Wesley, Associate 2009; Worcester, MA: Wesley, Associate 2009 & ½ Program Manager, JustPeace Center for Mediation and Conflict Transformation, Boston University *2010; Worcester, MA: Wesley 2011-14 (7) MEACHEN, CHERYL Marlow, NH 2005-08; Brattleboro, VT 2009-12-*2013; Brattleboro, VT & Leyden, MA: CP 2014 (9). MERRITT, FRANCIS "BUTCH", JR. (Virginia) Fairfield Center, ME 1/1/87-*92-95, R 1996. (4) MORTIMER, GLENN Wakefield, MA: Wakefield-Lynnfield 2005-*09-14 (9) PENA, PATRICIA Boston, MA: St. Andrew's 2007-08; Chelsea, MA: Nueva Vida & Boston, MA: St. Andrew's 2009-*- 12-14 (7) RANDALL, DANIEL NC Conf; ^2011;^ Executive Secretary for Missionary Selection and Accompaniment 2012; Baileyville, ME: People's, and Executive Secretary for Missionary Selection and Accompaniment, GBGM *2013; appointed to Williamstown/North Adams, MA effective 9/1/2013-2014 (1) RANDAZZO, ADAM: Athol: Starrett Memorial (PL) 2007-09; South Athol & Athol: Starrett Memorial, MA 2010-*- 11-13; Beverly and Ipswich, MA 2014 (7) SHIN, SEOK-CHEOL PeabodyP : First & Lynn Lake Shore Park, MA 2008-12; Elmore and Worcester, VT *2013-14 (6) TARBOX, ANGELA Peaks Island, ME *2012-14 (2) WILLIS-GOODE, MATTHEW (Farrah) Extension Ministry, The Vine – Haverhill, MA 2009; Extension Ministry, The Vine – Haverhill, MA & Goffstown,G NH: Hillside 2010; Extension Ministry, The Vine – Haverhill, MA & Byfield, MA: Community *2011; Byfield, MA: Community ½ 2012; Byfield, MA: Community & Newburyport, MA: People's CP 2013-14 (5)
C. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS BLEVINS, ROBIN DANIEL (Carol Lynn) Hodgdon, Smyrna Mills and Monticello, ME 2001-^03; Bridgeton and Fryeburg Harbor, ME 2004;Easton/Mars Hill, ME 2005-08; Milbridge, Wyman & Columbia: Faith, ME 2009-11; R 2012; Columbia, ME: Faith 2009-14 (11) BURTON, JEANETTE Y. (Richard) NES Conf. Windsorville 2/1/57-60; North Grosvenordale 1961-^63-71; Associate Member SNE Conf. 1970; Southwick 1971-74; Waltham Immanuel 11/1/74-85; Falmouth: John Wesley and Falmouth: West 3/1/85-89; R 1990 (NES 7, SNE 20) COLLINS, HARVEY H. (Annalee) South Athol 1969; South Athol/Orange 1970-75; Associate Member SNE Conf. 1976; Putman 1977-82; Medford: Wesley 9/15/82-87; R 12/31/87 (SNE 17.5) ESTEY, DEBORAH A. (Mike) Troy Conf.; South Corinth, VT 1994; Shaftsbury & White Creek, VT 1995-2003; Shaftsbury & Bennington, VT *2004-7/31/2008; Rutland, VT 08/01/2008-^10-13; R 2014 (20)
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GEER, ANN E. Heath-Rowe: Union Evangelical Community 1980; Chicopee: Faith 1981-86; Asso. Member 1987; Exec. Dir., Council of Churches of Greater Springfield 9/1/86-5/31/93; D 6/1/93-3/31/94; Exec. Dir., Council of Churches of Greater Springfield 4/1/94-January 31, 1999; D February 1, 1999-03; R 2004 (15½) KINNEY, CHARLES D. d 1965; e 1967Vanceboro, ME 1963-64; Union, Me 1965-68; Waldoboro, ME 1969-76; Livermore Falls, ME 1977-81; Old Orchard Beach, ME 1982; Damariscotta & East Boothbay, ME 1983-84; Damariscotta, ME 1985-87; R 1988 (25) MILLER, LYLE 1992-Local Pastor Studies, Wesley Seminary; 2002-BS Empire State College; Licensed 7/01/1984; D 2002; A 2002; 1983 Greensboro Bend; 1992 Sharon Springs, Dorloo; 1994 Sharon Springs & Cherry Valley (North Central New York Conf.); 1998 Sharon Springs & Ames-Sprout Brook: 2004 Retired; Bakersfield, VT 2008-13. MORGANS, JOHN Jacksonville, Cutler, &West Lubec, ME 1995-99; Naples, ME 2000-04; Enfield, CT: 2005-¤06-10; Agawan, MA: Ministry Team & Enfield, CT 2011-14 (19) RAND, JOSEPH ALLEN (Lillian) d. 1979; Byfield, MA 1971-*72-77; Londonderry, NH 1978-81; Haverhill, MA: People's and Ayer's Village 1982-83; Haverhill, MA: People's 1984-90; R 1991 (13) RATHBUN, JANICE ALLEN (Maurice) Troy Conf: Licensed 9/01/1992; 1994 Moretown; 2000 Moretown & Riverton: McKenzie; 2002 Waterville: Union Federated; R 2010 REMICK, PETER RALPH East Bucksport, ME 1992-97; Bucksport, ME: East Bucksport & Franklin St. 1998-*01-¤06-12; Bucksport, ME: East & North Bucksport (CP) & Franklin St. 2013-14 (22) SHAFER, WILLIAM LEWIS, JR. d. 1958; e. 1960; Received as Associate Member 1973. WV Conf.: Grafton: West Main 1951; Moundsville Ct. 1952; Boulder Ct. 1953; Jarvisville 1954. Maine Conf.: North and East Vasselboro, ME Nov.30, 1954-57. NH Conf.: Milan, West Milan and Dummer, NH Sept. 1, 1957-59; Enfield and Grantham, NH 1960; Chichester, NH 1961- 68; Rochester, NH: Bethany 1969-70, Rochester, NH: Bethany & Milton Mills 1971-76; Sandown & West Hampstead, NH 1977-79; Woodsville & North Haverhill, NH 1980-April 30, 1983; Fremont, NH May 1, 1983-87; Moultonville & South Tamworth, NH 1988-90; Moultonville, South Tamworth & Sanbornville, NH 1991-95, R 1996 WV Conf. (2.5) Maine Conf. (3.25) NH Conf (33) SOUZA, BRIAN East Freetown, MA 1997-00; Woonsockett, RI 2001-04; Woonsocket, RI: First & Burrillville 2005-¤07-08; New Bedford, MA: Centre-Trinity 2009-13; New Bedford, MA: The Centre 2014 (15) WARNER, LILIAN JOYCE d. 1985; Newport and East Lempster, NH 1980-89; Manchester, NH - First 1990-4/1/95; D 4/1/95- 99; Orr’s - Bailey Islands 2000-9/30/02; D 10/1/02-04; R 2005 (24) YOUNG, BRUCE M Sheepscott, ME 1995-00; Lincoln, ME *2001-09; R 2010 (15)
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BRIDGE, ELLEN (Harry) Public Health Nurse, Dept. Human Services, State of Maine. †1999-08; Newport, ME: People’s 2009- 14 DALEY, JULIA MA: Orange 2004-09; ¼ Pastor, Orange, MA; ¾ KidFam Community Ministry *2010-13-†14 (10) FISTER, JEFFREY Associate Bangor, ME: First 1997-98; Associate Bangor, ME: First & Alton, ME 1999-00; Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery; Teacher, Penobscot Community Dental Clinic *2001-†04-14 GATES, CHERYLN FROST (John) Boston University Planned Giving Administrator 1998; Registrar & Director of Financial Aid, BUSTh 1999-†2000-08; part-time clergy associate (non-salaried), certified in Spiritual Formation 2009-14 GONZALEZ, MEHIDA ATHALIA Academic Career Counselor, Mt. Wachusett Community Coll. 1993-95; School Counselor, Lawrence, MA Public Schools 1996-†98-14. GREENHILL, KERRY Project Coordinator, Family Voices, Denver, CO; Associate Pastor, Highlands UMC, Denver, CO *2006- †09; Affliate Rocky Mountain Conf 2010-12; Imagine No Malaria (1/2), Family Voices Colorado (1/4); Rocky Mountain Conference 2013; ½ Sacred Stone Ministries, Londonderry, NH 2014 HAMANN, REBECCA Reah Ministry, Winslow, ME *2003-05; Manager of Spiritual Services for San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Ministries †2006-11; Executive/Spiritual Director, Reah Ministry, San Antonio, TX 2012-14 HARVEY, ANDREA HODGKINS Youth Minister, South Portland, ME: People’s and Manager Loan Officer Peoples Heritage Bank †1999-09; ½ Pastor, Elm Street UMC, Portland, ME 2010-14 HASTINGS, LESLIE Assistant Pastor and Dir.of Christian Ed.- Woburn, MA 1995-†97-9/30/05; Assistant Pastor and Dir.of Christian Ed.- Wilmington 10/1/05-11; R 2012. HAVENS, SALLY Asst. Dir./Ministries Coordinator, United Methodist Renewal Services Fellowship 1992-†97-2004; Springfield, TN: Springfield First 2005; R 2006.
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KUBOTA, ELIZABETH Apple Tree Arts, Grafton, MA; music director; First UMC, Westboro, MA *2006-†09-14 RAIKES, KIM RIDNOUR (Leon) Pastor of Congregational Care and Community Outreach at Harrington, Millbridge & Wyman, ME February 7, 1999-†99-01; Minister of Congregational Care and Community Outreach at Columbia, ME 2002-04; Appointed to attend school: College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME 2005-14. SCHREIER, BARBARA Case Manager Dept. Of Mental Retardation, State of CT. 1997-†2001-03; Danielson, CT: UMC 2004- 14. SMITH, NANCY Coordinator of Adult Education and Spiritual Life Westborough, MA *2001; http://www.WorkplaceSpirituality.info & Coordinator of Adult Education and Spiritual Life Westboro, MA 2002-03; ; http://www.WorkplaceSpirituality.info & Coordinator of Adult Education and Spiritual Life - Reading, MA: Old South †2004-07; R 2008 STAHL, WANDA J. Dir., Church Community Development, Peoples UMC 1992; Consultant to M.A. Students at the Institute of Religious Ed. and Pastoral Ministry Boston College 1993-96; So. Portland, ME: People’s and Consultant to M.A. Students at the Institute of Religious Ed. and Pastoral Ministry Boston College †1997-98; Director of Resource Ministry 1999-2003; Director of Connectional Ministries 2004-05; Director of Christian Formation 2006-8/31/11; Director, Contextual Education and Congregational Partnerships, Clinical Assistant Professor of Contextual Theology and Practice; Boston University School of Theology 9/1/11-14 STOLTZFUS, HATTIE Special Education Paraprofessional, Epping, NH School District 2002-†08-11; Field Representative, Census Bureau, Dept. of Commerce 2012-14
E. PROVISIONAL DEACON SMITH, SHERI LYNN Vermont District, Lebanon, NH ^2012-14 WALSEMAN, LESLIE Chaplain, Hospice of the North Shore and Greater Boston *2013-14
F. FULL TIME LOCAL PASTORS AMES, DANIEL. Cushing, ME 1996-97; Cushing and Friendship, ME 1998-2001; Windham County Parish, CT 2002-05; CT: Danielson, Moosup & Oneco 2006-07; CT: Danielson, & Oneco 2008-10; Essex Junction, VT: Grace 2011-14 (18) AYER, MARILYN Lakes Regional Ministry, NH 2000-02; Weirs Beach, NH 2003; Lakes Regional Ministry 2004-05; Federated Church of Marlborough, NH: 2006-12; R 2013 (13) BEACH, TRESITA Troy Conf.; Licensed 6/1985; 1985 Jericho; 1988-2000 Valley Forge (Eastern PA); 10/1/2000 Highgate; 1/15/2001 No Appointment; 10/1/2002 Waterbury; 3/1/2002 Waterbury; 3/1/2005 White River Junction; R 12/31/2006 BILODEAU, ELIZABETH Cushing and Friendship, ME 2002-04, R 2005; Cushing, ME: Broad Cove 2007-14 (3) BLISS, JON Troy Conf.; Licensed 10/16/2003; Weston 2004-^10-14 (10) BOUDREAU, VADIA C. Burrillville, RI 1996-01; Woodsville and North Haverhill, NH 2002-07; R 2008 (12) BOULAY, NORMAN Portland & Moodus, CT 1976-83; Baltic, Griswold & Versailles, CT 1984-99; Kingfield & Phillips, ME 2000-04; Naples, ME 2005-07; R 2008 (32) BOWLEY, ADELINE (Wilfred) Troy Conf, Licensed 7/03/1981; 1981 Hyndsville & Mineral Springs (PT): 1983 East Stone Arabie-Epratah, 1991 Rupert; R 1999. BRAKE, CLINTON Munsonville, NH and East Lempster, NH Ministry Teams, SY 2007-2008; West Unity, NH 2009-12; North Haverhill & Woodsville, NH 2013-14 (7) BROWN, BERTHA Troy Conf, Union Village, VT; R 2006 CHO, TAESEOB Portland, ME: Rainbow 2012-14 (2) CLEAVES, ELLEN Monticello, ME, 1996-97; Limestone, ME 1998-14 (18) CROCKETT, NED Skowhegan,S ME 2008-10; Winthrop, ME & ¼ Director of Missions, Camp Mechuwana 2011-14 DANIELSON, JOHN Mapleton & Washburn, ME 1989-January 31, 1999; D February 1, 1999-2003; R 2004 (15) DUNN, RICHARD F. Sr. (Lucille) Troy Conf, 1961 South Tunbridge, (Y): 1966 Danville, West Danville, Walden & South Walden; 1970 North Ferrisburgh & Ferrisburgh; 1979 Brandon & Pittsford; 1982 Essex Center; R 1986. ELLERY (DANEAU), SUSAN Lynn, MA: Maple St November 1, 1998-June 30, 1999; Haverhill, MA: People’s 1999-2002; Haverhill, MA 2003-07; N. Haverhill and Woodsville, NH 2008-12; R 2013 (10) ELWELL, WILLIAM Troy Conf, Licensed 08/18/2001; Pittstown 2001-03; Pittstown and Melrose 2004-07; Bristol & Monkton 2008-^10-14 (13) FEURZEIG, SUSAN Agawan & Southwick, MA: Christ 2007-10; Danielson & Oneco, CT 2011-13; Not Appointed 2014 (7)
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FREY, THOMAS West Cumberland, ME 2003-04; Richmond, ME: Dresden/Richmond 2005-10; South Portland, ME: Peoples 2011-14 (11) GARRARD, SARA S. Georgia Conf.; Boston, MA: Old West ^2014 GASTONGUAY, NEIL E. Ripley, ME 1993-95; Fairfield Center, ME 1996-97; Fairfield Center & Pittsfield, ME 1998-2000; Dover-Foxcroft and Atkinson, ME 2001-06; Bath, ME 2007-14 (16). HUNTINGTON, NANCY Eastport, Pembroke and West Pembroke, ME 2000; Calais and Eastport, ME 2001-03; Lewiston, ME 2004-06; R 2007 (6) KIM, YUNKI Malden, MA: Associate, Good Shepherd 2012-13; Montpelier, VT: Trinity 2014 (2) LUTZ, FRED JR. Canaan, VT and Pittsburg, NH 1990-Sept. 30, 1992; R 1992. (2.25) MAGILL, CHARLIE Troy Conf, Licensed 08/01/2005; 2005 Elmore; R 2007; Williston, VT: Federated 2008-14 MAXFIELD, LOUIS (Bennie) Troy Conf, Licensed 7/19/1980; 1981 Asst, White River Jct. & North Hartland; 1982 Asst., White River Jct. & Northland (PT): 1986 Asst, White River Jct. (PT): 1988 Union Village (PT): R 1988. MEADE, ASHLEY R. Troy Conf, Licensed 7/29/1982; 1985 Fair Haven; R 1997. MOCK, DELSA Damariscotta,D ME 2008-10; Not Appointed 2011-12; Beacon Hospice, Portland, ME 2013-14 PETERSON, DAVID Troy Conf, Licensed 11/01/2003; Moretown 2002; Moretown 2003; Moretown & Middlesex 2006-^10- 12; R 2013, CP, West Lubec , ME 2013; North Perry, ME & Pembroke, ME (11) PURVEE, ROBERT Troy Conf, 1998 Winooski; R 2008. REGO, RICHARD Brockton, MA: Pentecost 2002-05; Brockton, MA: Pentecost & Mansfield, MA: Faith Fellowship 2006; Martha’s Vineyard, MA: Martha’s Vineyard Cooperative Parish 2007-14 (13) RICHARDSON, ROY Fairhaven & New Bedford, MA: Trinity 1988-92; Coventry: Washington and West Warwick, RI: Centreville (merged into Cornerstone of Faith in 2002) 1993-2003; Canaan and Enfield, NH 2004-09; Lincoln, ME 2010- 13; Stafford Springs, CT 2014 (22) SAUNDERS, JOSEPH. North Anson, ME 2011; Hillsboro, NH 2012-14 (3) SAWTELLE, AMI: Livermore and Eaton Mem, Livermore ME 2007-08; ME:Livermore & Eaton Memorial & Wilton 2009; ME: Boothbay Parish Including: East Boothnbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport 2010-14 (7) SCHERWERTS, WILLIAM EAST (Helen) Troy Conf, Licensed 7/23/1985; 1986 Thetford Center; 1989 Ludlow Federated; 1992 Ludlow Fed & Proctorsville, St. James; 1996 Johnsonville, Christ; 1998 Springfield; R 2004. WALKER, SUSAN Berwick, ME 2009-10; Northeastern Rehabilitation Center, Pease International Tradeport 2011-12; Salem, NH: Pleasant Street & Derry, NH: St. Luke's 2013-14 (5) WEBB, KAY Western Maine Rural Regional Ministry Project Coordinator 1999-09; ¼ Livermore Falls & ¾ Executive Director, United Methodist Economic Ministry 2010-12; R October 1, 2012; Livermore Falls, ME: Eaton Memorial 2010-13 (13.25)
G. PART-TIME LOCAL PASTORS AHN, SEONGMOON Chilmark, MA 2012-14 ALLEN, NANCY Maynard, MA 2012; Spencer, MA: First 2013 -14 ARRUDA, DAVID Cutler, ME 2005-07; Mansfield, MA: Faith Fellowship 2008-11; Discontinued 2012; Mansfield, MA: Faith Fellowship 2014 (8) BAILEY-MITCHELL, ELIZABETH (Habour Mitchell) North Vienna, ME 2001-04; North Jay, ME: Bartlett Memorial 2005-07; Hartland, ME: Grace Linn Memorial 2008; Not Appointed 2009; Greenville Jct: Peoples, Jan. 2010; Baileyville, ME: Peoples 2010-12; Searsport & N. Searsport, ME 2013-14 (12.5) BEACH, TRESITA Troy Conf: White River Jct; R 12/31/2006 BLANCHARD, KEN Agawan, MA 2012-13; Agawan, MA & Shelburne Falls, MA: Trinity CP 2014 BLY, JON Troy Conf, Licensed 06/30/1999; Intern Warrensburg 1998; Fort Ann & West Fort Ann 1999-03; Vergennes & West Addison 2004-07; Enosburg Falls & West Enosburg 2008-^10; Enosburg Falls, & West Enosburg CP & Richford, VT CP 2011-14 BOND, LOUIS G. Worcester, MA: St. Andrews 1972-1991; Worcester, MA: Covenant 1992-97; Worcester, MA: Covenant and St. Andrews 1998-14 (42) BOUGHMAN, JIM Nashua, NH: Arlington St 2005; Danforth, ME: 2006-08; Hartland, ME: Grace Linn Memorial 2009-14 (9) BREWSTER, LINDA Cumberland, ME: Chebeague Island 2007-11; (½) Family nurse practitioner, Royal River Family Care, PA & Falmouth, MA: New Church Start CP 2012-14 BRIDGE, MELVIN Westerly, RI 1993-2002; R 2003 BRIGGS, LINDA Buxton, ME 2010-14 (4)
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BROCK, EARL Monroe, NH 2013-14 (1) BROWN, SUE Easton, Mars Hill, ME 2009-14 (5) BRUCE, RONALD R. Grantham, NH 1999-08; NH: Christ at Lancaster & St. John’s at Jefferson 2009-1; R 2013 (14) BUNNELL, ALBERT Whitefield, NH 2003; Whitefield and West Milan, NH 2004-05; R 2006 BURDICK, BARRY Westerly,W RI: Grace 2008-14 (6) CAMERON, IRA Uxbridge, MA 1996-2004; Ludlow, MA: St. Paul’s 2005-08; not appointed 2009-10; R 2011 CAMERON, KERRY (Steven)( Troy Conf, Licensed 09/23/2005; Highgate Center & Rice Hill 2005-09; Highgate Center, Rice Hill & Sheldon ^10-14 (9) CARMINES, MARGO Dixmont & Troy, ME 1995-2000; not appointed 2001-03; North Anson 2004-10; Dresden/Richmond, ME 2011-14 CARPENTER, CALVIN Uxbridge, MA: Uxbridge &E. Douglas 2005; Gardner, MA: Chestnut St. 2006-10; R 2011; Gardner, MA Chestnut Street 2006-14 (7) CASEY, GRETCHEN Bangor, ME: Grace 2013-14 (1) CHICOINE, JR, PAUL SpencerS & Southbridge, MA 2008-10; SpencerS MA 2011; Discontinued 2012 CHURCH, LAURA North Vienna, & Wilton, ME 2008-14 (6) CHOI, HYUNGYONG Champlain Islands, VT 2012-14 (2) CIPULLO, MAUREEN Guilford, ME 2013-14 (1) COX, AARON Groveton & Stark, NH 2007-13; Bethlehem, NH : Durrell Memorial & Whitefield, NH: Trinity 2014 (7) CRAY, CAROL Associate Franklin, NH 1998-2001; Franklin 2002-10; R 2011; Ashland, NH 2013-14 (13) CURRAN, JENNIFER Waldoboro, ME & CP, Damariscotta, ME 2012-14 (2) DALE, STEPHEN Medford, MA: Wesley 2010; West Roxbury, MA: St. Stephen’s 2011-14 (4) DAVIDSON, SUE (Tom) Center Conway, NH 2004-06; Conway & Center Conway, NH 2007-12; Center Conway, NH 2013-14 (10) DAVIS, RUSSELL Warren & East Haverhill, NH 1999-November 27, 1999; Discontinued as a Local Pastor November 28, 1999- May 30, 2000; Not appointed May 31, 2000-June 30, 2000; Peabody, MA 2000-01; not appointed 2002-December 31, 2003; Buxton, ME January 1, 2004-04; Buxton & Newfield, ME 2005; Salisbury, MA: East Parish 2006-10; Newburyport, MA: People's & Salisbury, MA: East Parish 2011-13; Webster, MA: Federated 2014 (3) DEAN, STEPHEN Dexter, ME: Dexter & Ripley 2006; Guilford, ME: Ripley & Guilford, 2007-12; Brownsville Junction & CP, Ripley, ME 2013-14 (8) DECKER, CHERYL South Thomaston, ME 2008-11; North Anson, ME 2012-13; Minot, ME 2014 (6) DEMERS, THOMAS Norton, MA: Chartley 2008-14 (6) DEWITTE, BRUCE Licensed 2009; West Brookfield, MA: George Whitefield 2010-12; Not Appointed 2013 (3) DILEO, JOSEPH Moosup, CT effective Aug 1, 2008-13; Portland, CT 2014 (6) DIONNE, EARL Windsor, VT: Rachel S. Harlow & Proctorsville, VT: St. James 2014 DORAN, MICHAEL (Belinda) Troy Conf, Binghamville 2000- (Licensed 10/14/2004)-07; Vergennes & West Addison 07/20/2008-^10-14 (14) DORAN, VIRGINIA Wareham, MA: Wesley 2012-14 (2) DORIAN, RICHARD Skowhegan, ME: Centenary 2011-14 (3) DOVE, JACQUELYN TROTTER Lowell, MA: Centralville 2011-14 (3) DRISKO, BARBARA Columbia, ME: Faith 2001-02; Surry 2003-05; R 2006 DUNFORD, KATHLEEN Mercer, ME 2000-11; R 2012 (12) EVANS, TRYPHENA Windsorville, CT 1999; ; Baltic, Griswold & Versailles, CT, 2000; Moodus, CT 2001-05; New London, CT: New London 2006-12; R 2013 (14) FEUSTEL, ERIC Marlow, NH 2010-12-13; Marlow, NH & Munsonville, NH: Chapel by the Lake 2014 (4) FOSS, RUTH (Ray) Suncook, NH 2008-12; Patten, ME: Stetson Memorial 2013-14 (6) GARCIA, KAREN New Sharon, ME & CP, Mercer, ME 2005-14 (9) GARDNER, CRYSTAL Whitman, MA 2011-14 (3) GENHOLT, MAUREEN Ellington, CT: Crystal Lake 2013-14 (1) GIDDINGE, GINIFIR Gray, ME: Good Shepherd 2012-14 (2) GRAY, MICHAEL Old Orchard Beach, ME 2005-14 (9)
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GROSS, GEOFFREY West Cumberland, ME 2010-14 (4) GREAVES, WANDA Bethel & Versailles, CT 2007-14 (7) GUERECA, MARIA, Eastport ME: Blakey Memorial 2012; Calais , ME & Eastport ME: Blakey Memorial 2013-14 (2) GUTOWSKI, KAREN Springfield, MA: Liberty 1995-99; Chicopee, MA: Falls & Springfield, MA: Liberty 2000-03; West Brookfield, MA 2004-09; WestW Springfield,S MA: Mittineague/First 2010-13; R 2014 (18) HARTELL, ROBERT CP, Dixmont, & Winterport, Ellingwood's Corner ME 2012-14 (2) HARVELL, R. KELLY Rumford, ME 2004-06; Rumford & Rumford Center, ME 2007-09; Bethlehem: Durrell Memorial & Whitefield, NH 2010-13; New Harbor & Round Pond ME 2014 (10) HAMMOND, BERNARD Baileyville and Pembroke, ME 2001-08; Baileyville, Pembroke & West Lubec, ME 2009; R 2010; CP, Prospect Harbor, ME 2013-14 (9) HANSON, RICHARD Ripley, ME 1997-99; Monroe, NH 2000-02; Monroe and Bethlehem, NH 2003-05; Bethlehem: Durrell Memorial & Thornton, NH 2006-09; R 2010 (9) HARTFORD, WILBUR Tuftonboro, NH 1985-2003; R 2004 HILLIARD, MARGARET West Danville, VT 2012-14 (2) HOFFMAN, DEBORAH Eastern PA Conf.; Alexandria, NH ^2014 HOLDEN, GAYLE Wilton, ME 2005; Cumberland, ME: West Cumberland 2006-09; Not appointed 2010; Hallowell, ME: Cox Memorial 2011-14 (8) HOLT, DEBORAH FULCHER Provincetown, RI 1997-2003; Chatham, MA: associate 2004-05; Norton, MA: Chartley Norton 2006-07; Not appointed 2008; Wellfleet, MA 2009; R 2010 HOVERMANN, BONNIE (Nord) Troy Conf, Winooski (Licensed) 8/01/2008-^10 -14 (6) HUMPHREY, WILLIAM (Joan) Kittery, ME: 2005-14 (9) JACKSON, ROBERT Dalton, MA 2006-11; R 2012 (6) JACKSON, RONALD F. Ashley Falls, MA 1984-98; Vernon, CT 1999-2004; R 2005 JOHNSON, ARNOLD Richmond, ME 2011-14 (3 KANG, MARTIN MYUNG-SUK Leominster, MA: Antioch Korean 1993-97; Leominster, MA: Antioch Korean & Worcester Korean church 1998-11/99; Leominster, MA: Antioch Korean 2000-^2001-03; Leominster, MA: Antioch Korean 2004-14 (21) KEENEY, SHANNON DIANA Parsonsfield, ME: Riverside 2011-14 (3) KIAKIS, GEORGE Moosup, North Grosvenordale & Oneco, CT 1989-96; Ellington, CT: Crystal Lake 1997-2001; R 2002. (13) KILGORE, LAURIE South Hamilton, MA: First 2012-14 (2) KIM, JEONGHWAN Korean Presbyterian; East Hampton, CT: Central ^2014 KIM, SHINKWANG Lynn, MA: Lake Shore Park & Peabody, MA: First 2013-14 (1) KIMBALL, DAVID Rumford Center, ME 1995-2005-06; R 2007 KING, FRANK O. CP, Rock Church Ministries, Sandown, NH: St. Matthews, Plaistow, NH: Rockingham, & Amesbury, MA 2013-14; R 2014 (1) LAMBERT, REBECCA CP, Woonsocket, RI: River UM Communities 2010-14 LAMPREY, MARK not appointed 2005; Ashland, NH 2006-12; Weirs Beach, NH 2013-14 (8) LANDSPERG, ROBENA (BO) JACKSON West Baldwin, ME 2011-14 (3) LEACHON, NORMA Holbrook, MA 2012-14 (2) LEE, ALEXANDER New London and New London, CT: Korean 2002-05; Braintree, MA: Heritage 2006-07; Holbrook, MA 2008-11; R 2012 (9) LEE, JAEGIL Naples, ME: Church of Good Fellowship 2013-14 LeGEYT, BETTY Ashley Falls, MA: Trinity 2000-10; R 2011 (11) LEVESQUE, CHRISTA Cheshire, MA 2011-14 (3) LIGHT, J. DAVID Middlesex & Moretown, VT 2013-14 (1) LOVELY, JOYCE Alton, ME 2008 R 2009 LUCY, JOHN Swanton, VT: Memorial 2014 MACH, LEONARD Acushnet, MA: Long Plain, 1993-2005; R 2006 MACKAY, SUE Troy Conf, Licensed 06/23/2006; West Burke, VT 02/01/2007-^10; Danville, VT: Ministry Team 2011-13; Danville, VT: Ministry Team & CP, Walden, VT 2014 MACLEOD, STEPHEN Milan Community & CP, West Milan, NH 2013-14 MACMILLEN, KENNETH New Bedford, MA: St. Paul's 2007-14 (7)
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MAGINNIS, CONSTANCE (Bill)( Kingfield 2008-09; ME: CP, Salem, CP, Kingfield & Strong 2010-14 (6) MAIN, JEAN Rochester, NH: Bethany 2006-14 (8) MANN, KEITH (Sharlene) Troy Conf, Licensed 1/19/1999; Fields of the Lord-Cooperative Parish/Easton & North Cambridge 1999-03; 2004 Retired. MARK, ALLAN Munsonville, NH: Chapel by the Lake 2011-13; Not appointed 2014 (3) MARK, LENA Keene, NH: Grace 2011-12; Keene, NH: Centering Place.Monadnock & Grace 2013-14 (3) MARTIN, DAVID Ellington, CT: Crystal Lake 2008-12; Manchester North, & CP, Bolton CT 2013-14 (6) MASTERS, SCOTT Chesterfield,C NH: Asbury 2007-14 (7) MERCURIO, JAMES Moodus, CT 2011-13; Danielson & CP, Moosup & CP, Oneco, CT 2014 (3) MILLS, MIMI Sanford, ME: Crossroads 2009-11; Saco,ME: Cornerstone & Sanford, ME: CP, Crossroads 2012-14 (5) MITCHELL, III, HARBOUR GreenvilleG Junction,J ME 2007-09; Baileyville: Peoples 2010-12; Brewer, ME: First & Orrington, ME: First 2013-14 (7) MORGAN, DORIS North Jay, ME 2008-13; North Jay, ME & CP, Livermore Falls , ME: Eaton Memorial 2014 MOORE, DAVID Warren, NH 2005-13-R 2014 (9) MOSER, MARGARET Dixmont and Troy, ME 2001-04; not appointed 2005-07; Vassalboro, ME 2008-09; Camden, ME: John Street 2010-14 NICKERSON, JR., MURRAY Moultonville & South Tamworth, NH 1998-2002; South Tamworth, NH 2003-07; Tuftonboro & South Tamworth, NH 2008-09; R 2010; South Tamworth, & Associate, Moultonborough, NH 2010-13; Associate, Moultonborough, & CP, Moultonville NH 2014 (8) NOBLE, MARILYN R 2005 NOLAN, SHIRLEY Troy Conf, Licensed 04/01/2006; Chelsea, VT: West Hill & Bethel, VT: Miller Memorial 04/01/2006-^10-14 (8) NOTMAN, BERYL Agawam, MA, 1999; Ludlow, MA 2000-04: R 2005 NUNES-THORNTON, SHIRLEY R 2007 NURSE, SR. SCOTT ProspectP Harbor,H ME 2008-12; CP, Franklin, ME 2013-14 (6) OUELETTE, DAVID North Woolwich ME 2011-14 (3) PEARSON, PAMELA Troy Conf: 2002 Argyle & Fortsville; 2003 Champlain: Three Steeples; Saranac 2005-09; R 2010 PHESAY, KENNETH Alford, MA: Alford/Housatonic & CP, Ashley Falls, MA: Trinity 2011-13-R 2014 (3) PIERCE, KAREN Orr's Island , ME: Faith 2012-14 (2) RAVELIN, ELLEN: Bringhamville, VT ^2010-14 (4) REALE, CAROL: Assoc. East Greenwich, RI 2010-14 (4) REED, ELVIRA New Bedford, MA: Portuguese Language Ministry 1990-92; Fairhaven & New Bedford, MA: Trinity 1993- 2003; New Bedford, MA: Centre-Trinity 2004-08; Berkley: Myricks & Somerset, MA 2009-14 (24) REED, JENNIFER Unity,y ME: Union 2012-14 (2) REEVES-FREEMAN, ALECIA Winthrop,W MA: First 2009-11; Discontinued 2012; Winthrop, MA: First 2013-14 RHENOW, JANICE Greenville Junction and Shirley, ME 1999-2003; Greenville Junction 2004; Bucksport, ME: Pine Tree UM Ministries 2005-07; Columbia Falls 2008-09; R 2010 (10.5) RICKER, CANDACE (William) Troy Conf; Groton, VT 2000-04; Groton, Waits River/W. Topsham: New Hope 2005-^10-14 (14) RIMM, VIRGINIA Vassalboro, ME 1999-2003; R 2004 ROBERTS, ROSANNE Concord, NH: Wesley (Assistant) 2010-14 (4) ROBINSON, LEON Danforth, ME 1989-92; Mattawamkeag and Danforth/Weston, ME 1993-2004; Mattawamkeag 2005-10; R 2011 (22) ROBBINS, JOHN Stoneham, MA: St. James 2006-10; East Saugus, MA & Stoneham, MA: St. James 2011-14 (8) RODRIGUES, DANIELLE Colebrook, NH Ministry Team 2010-11; West Burke, VT 2012-13; Groveton & Stark, NH 2014 (5) ROGERS, HANNAH Chelsea, VT: Federated UCC 2013; Rutland, VT 2014 (1) ROGERS, SIEGLINDE Old Mystic, CT 2012-13 ROHDIN, MARILYN Hodgdon, ME 2004-10; Greenville Junction, ME 2011; R 2012 (8) RUSSELL, SANDRA Marion, MA 1999-00; Marion and Wareham, MA: St. Mark’s 2001-06; Bryantville, MA 2007-09; R 2010(3) SANTOS-PEREZ, WANDA Oxford, MA 2012-14 SAVICK, LOUREY Peterborough,NH 2012-14 (2) SCAMMAN, WARREN N. Cheshire, MA 1986-96; R 1997
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SEARS, E. PATRICIA Jacksonville ME 2007-08; Jacksonville &Cutler ME Jan 2009-12; Jacksonville & Cutler & CP, West Lubec, ME 2013-14(7) SHAW, JORDAN Boothbay Parish Including: East Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport, ME 2010; Sudbury, MA: Associate 2011-13; Bradford, VT: Grace 2014 (4) SHELDON, WILLIAM (Zilpha) Troy Conf, Licensed 05/28/1999; South Reading: Old Stone Church 1999; Brownsville and South Reading 2004; Brownsville 2007-^10 R 2010 (11) SHERWIN, RONALD (Susan) Troy Conf, Licensed 8/15/1992; Pittsfield Federated Supply 1990-91; Pittsfield Federated 1992- 05; Mendon 2006-^10-14 (14) SIMPSON, WILLIAM Milan, NH: Milan Community 2009; ME: West Milan: Ministry Team & Milan Community 2010-12; R 2013; North Anson, ME 2014 (4) SMITH, DONALD "SKIP" Berwick, NH 2012-14 (2) SMITH, STEVEN Milbridge & Wyman, ME 2005-06; Milbridge, Wyman, & Columbia, ME: Faith 2007-08; Orono, ME 2009-12; Orono, & CP, Alton, ME 2014 (8) SORRELL, EDWARD Troy Conf, Licensed 06/24/2001; Montgomery, VT 2001-^10-14 (13) STEVENS, CAROL Boothbay Harbor, ME 2005-09; Bethel (SY) & Rumford, ME 2010-14 (9) ST. PIERRE, RAYMOND: Orr’s Island, ME 2008-11; North Pownal, ME 2012-14 (6) THOMAS, MARY ELISE R 2005 THRASH-CRICHLOW, JENNIE Shrewsbury, MA 2011-14 (3) WELLS, PATRICIA Claremont, NH 2011-12-14 (3) WEST, DEANNA Penobscot, ME 2011-14 (2) WHITMAN, MARK, JR. Tuftonboro & Sanbornville, NH 2012-14 (3) WHYNACHT, KIMBERLY CP, Taunton, MA: Trinity 2008-13; Not appointed 2014 YARUTA-YOUNG, SUSAN Penobscot, ME 2006; Penobscot & Ellsworth, ME 2007-10; Ellsworth, ME 2011-13; R 2014 (8) YOSUA-DAVIS, BENJAMIN (Melissa) Haverhill, MA 2008-09; Haverhill, MA & Extension Ministry , The Vine – Haverhill, MA 2010-14 (6) YOSUA-DAVIS, MELISSA (Benjamin) Haverhill, MA 2008-09; Haverhill, MA & Extension Ministry , The Vine – Haverhill, MA 2010-14 (6) YOUNG, JANET Colebrook,k NH Ministry Team 2008-11; Discontinued 2012; West Brookfield, MA: George Whitefield 2013- 14 (5) YUN, HYOSUK Suncook, NH 2013-14 (1) H. DIACONAL MINISTERS ABBOTT, BEVERLY J. ¾ Director of Lay Ministries, Waterville, ME: Pleasant St.; ¼ Pittsfield, ME. 1995-96; Director of Lay Ministries, Waterville, ME 1997-2002; R 2003 COSTA, DONNA R 2011 GROSS, RICHARD Dir. of Admissions, Mid State College., Auburn, ME 1995-98; Leave of Absence March 1, 1999-August 30, 2000.; Cokesbury Regional Representative September 1, 2000-05; R 11/05 HOWARD, CAM Editor of Shared Visions & NH Council of Churches & Bible Society 1994-Oct 31, 1994; Editor of Shared Visions & Publications Director for SpiritVenture Ministries Nov 1, 1994-June 1995; Editor Shared Visions & Multimedia and Website Coordinator, United Theological Seminary 1995-96; Editor Shared Visions & Associate Director of Information Technology, United Theological Seminary 1997-99; Cam Howard Design and Development 2000-14 MACGOVERN, CATHERINE W. Elder Care Giver, Greater Springfield Senior Services 1990; Dir. Clergy Family Services, Preachers' Aid Society 1991-2/28/01; Associate Executive Director, Preachers’ Aid Society 3/1/02 - 2014 MCMAHAN, DOROTHY S. Bangor Adult Learning Center, University of Maine 1990-94, R 1995 WORD, ROSEMARY Conference Director of Education/Interpretation, Salem Economic Ministry 1985-86; Coordinator of Volunteer Work, Abused Women's Advocacy Project, Auburn 1987-94, R 1995
I. DEACONESSES & HOME MISSIONERS FLANARY, FAY Charge Nurse Inverstigator/Complaint Investigator, Massachusetts Dept of Public Health; L 2012 (Charge - Belechertown, MA: Hope UMC) FORTIER, LUCIE Outreach Specialist, Brattleboro Area Drop-in Center (Charge – Brattleboro, VT: First) HILL, MARY - Life Skills Advisor with Peace Corps, HIV/AIDS Capacity in Botswana, Africa; L 2012 (Charge – Brunswick, ME) HILLMAN, ANN - Director of Educational Ministries, First UMC, Melrose, MA; Teaching Assistant, BU School of Theology
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MARTIN, JEANNE Director, Spirited Aging, Salisbury, MA (Charge – Cambridge, MA: Harvard Epworth) NELSON, KEVIN Home Missioner – Operations Manager, MathPower, Brighton MA (Charge – Cambridge, MA: Harvard Epworth) STYLES-McCLINTOCK, MARIAN Spiritual Guide & Communiy Advocate, The Blessing Way, Providence; R 2012 (Charge – Providence, RI: Asbury) WHITTEN, JAN (JANA MARIE) Congregational Health Minister, St. John’s UMC, Dover, NH & Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Salmon Falls Behavioral Health, Rochester, NH* 2012 J. CERTIFIED LAY MINISTERS ALEXANDER, ANNA-JEAN Mid-ME District *2013-14 FILIAULT, STEPHANIE Connecticut Western MA District *2014 HASKINS, W. MILO. Northern ME District *2011-14 KRIENKE, ROSE Northern ME District *2013-14 LILLEY, PAULA Northern ME District * 2012-14 MCCARTHY, BRUCE Northern ME District *2011-14 POWELL, DOREEN D. District – Metro Boston Hope, *2008-14 SHORTT, FRANCES DARLENE Northern ME District *2010-14
270 RULES OF ORDER
NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE RULES 1
PREFACE
These Rules of the New England Annual Conference are in keeping with the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church (Par. 604.1, The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 1996, hereinafter referred to as the Discipline.) which states, “The Annual Conference for its own government may adopt rules and regulations not in conflict with the Discipline.” This Annual Conference is incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as The New England Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. All references to "Conference" or "Annual Conference" shall mean The New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
ARTICLE I - ORGANIZATION OF THE CONFERENCE
A. Organization. The organization, composition, character, powers, duties, and business of the Annual Conference shall be in accordance with the current issue of the Discipline. B. Rules of Order. Roberts Rules of Order (Current Edition) shall govern all matters not specifically covered by the current issue of the Discipline and the following Conference Rules. C. Conference Policies & Procedures Manual. Policies, procedures, and ministry descriptions for Conference officers, committees and positions, which complement and expand upon these Rules, shall be maintained by the Conference Secretary and published annually. ARTICLE II - CONFERENCE OFFICERS
A. Conference President. The Bishop assigned to the New England Annual Conference is the President. B. Conference Secretary. The Conference Secretary shall be nominated by the Leadership Committee, in consultation with the Bishop, and elected as the Secretary-Elect at the last Annual Conference session preceding the General Conference, to take office at the opening of the first Annual Conference following General Conference, and shall serve for the quadrennium. C. Conference Statistician. 1. The Conference Statistician shall be nominated by the Leadership Committee, in consultation with the Bishop, and elected Statistician-Elect at the last Annual Conference session preceding General Conference, to take office at the opening of the first Annual Conference following General Conference, and shall serve for the quadrennium. 2. The Conference Statistician shall report to the Bishop and to the Annual Conference. D. Conference Treasurer. The Conference Treasurer shall be nominated by the Conference Council on Finance and Administration, in consultation with the Bishop, and elected at the first Annual Conference following the General Conference, and shall serve for the quadrennium. E. Conference Chancellor. 1. The Conference Chancellor shall be nominated by the Bishop and elected at the first Annual Conference following the General Conference, and shall serve for the quadrennium. 2. She/he shall serve as legal advisor to the Bishop and to the Annual Conference. F. Lay Leader 1. The Conference Lay Leader shall be nominated by the lay persons of the Conference Committee on Leadership after consultation with the District Lay Leaders. The election shall be for a quadrennium and shall be at the first Conference session following General Conference. Nominees must meet the relevant provisions of current issue of Discipline. 2. Associate lay leader(s), to work with the Conference Lay Leader, may be elected by the Conference in the same manner as the Conference Lay Leader. The District Lay Leaders shall be nominated by the lay persons of the
1 RULES: Provisions enacted by the Annual Conference with requirement for mandatory compliance except as waived or suspended by special Annual Conference Action.
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District Committee on Leadership after consultation with the District Superintendent and elected at the District Conference. G. Vacancies. The Bishop shall be authorized to fill any vacancy in a Conference Office arising between Annual Conference sessions, with the exception of the position of the Conference Treasurer which shall be filled by the Conference Council on Finance and Administration, until the next Annual Conference when an election can be held.
ARTICLE III - CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIP
A. Members. The members of the Annual Conference, both clergy and lay, are determined by the Constitution of the United Methodist Church, found in the current issue of the Discipline. 1. Clergy. Clergy membership in the Annual Conference shall be as indicated in the current issue of the Discipline. 2. Laity. Lay membership and their method of election shall be in accordance with the current issue of the Discipline and our Policies and Procedures. 3. Equalization. There shall be a balance between clergy and lay members of Annual Conference in accordance with the current issue of the Discipline. A procedure to reach the required number of lay members shall be adopted by the Annual Conference, published in the Conference Policies & Procedures Manual, and used by the Conference Secretary to achieve equalization. B. Attendance. All members are expected to attend Annual Conference sessions in accordance with the rules of the current issue of the Discipline. Petitions for excuse from attendance must be written and submitted to the Secretary of the Conference. Alternate Lay Members shall notify the Secretary of the Conference of their presence. C. Voting. Lay members shall be expected to vote their conscience on the floor of Annual Conference. Judicial Council Ruling No. 11 prohibits any official body of the local church from ordering or instructing lay or reserve members to vote in any prescribed manner on issues expected to come before the Annual Conference.
ARTICLE IV - CONFERENCE REPORTS
A. Reporting Responsibility. As an expression of its accountability to the Annual Conference, each agency of the Annual Conference shall report annually to the Annual Conference in a manner to be prescribed in the Conference Policies & Procedures Manual. B. Pre-Conference Reports & Resolutions. Pre-Conference Reports shall be considered preliminary in nature. Local churches are encouraged to discuss the contents; however, they shall not instruct their lay members as noted in Article III. C. Resolutions and Reports submitted to NEC requiring action by the Annual Conference will be reviewed by the Agenda Committee before publication of the Pre-Conference Book based on the following criteria: 1. Does the Resolution set out the action taken to present this matter for consideration? The petition should set out: a. What body is submitting the resolution b. The number of members present and voting on the petition’s submission; c. The number of “yeas” and the number of “nays”, the number of members abstaining and the number of members absent. 2. Will the Resolution proposed conflict with, or create a conflict, with the Book of Discipline, or with an Annual Conference Rule or policy? Areas of perceived conflict shall be explored and justified in the petition. 3. Does the proposal impact the work in progress by another New England Conference entity? If yes, the submitting group shall notify all parties for possible consultation which may lead to a revised or substitute resolution. The Agenda Committee may recommend a consultation to clarify or improve the resolution. The results of that process should accompany the proposed Resolution for publication. 4. The Agenda Committee will assign a petition complying with criteria above, to one of the following categories: a. The 100s category contains repeating and ongoing resolutions;
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b. The 200s category contains proposed Resolutions which involve new significant change for the New England Conference or where explanatory information may be needed for clarity of purpose. c. The 300s category contains items related to the General Conference.
5. The Agenda Committee will then submit their work to the Conference Secretary for publication.
D. Reports during Conference Session 1. Timeliness. To be eligible for action by the Conference, any report or resolution by a Conference agency, District, local church/es, or individual/s, not included in the Pre Conference Reports booklet, must be in writing and placed in the hands of the members twenty four (24) hours before being considered. 2. Minority Reports. Minority reports of committees, adopted with a view to their being offered as substitutes for majority reports, shall likewise conform to the above rule. E. Conference Journal 1. The printed Minutes of the Annual Conference sessions shall be the official report of the Annual Conference and shall be printed in the Conference Journal. 2. All information which the Secretary is authorized to publish in the Minutes shall be submitted to her/him within fifteen (15) days of the close of adjournment of the Conference.
ARTICLE V - THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSION
A. Time. The time of the Annual Conference shall be fixed by the Bishop. B. Organization. The Annual Conference Sessions Team shall be responsible for selecting the location, ordering worship, and carrying out such other duties as outlined in the Conference Policies and Procedures Manual. C. Agenda. Subject to amendment by the Conference, the Agenda Committee, working in conjunction with the Conference President, shall be responsible for preparing the official agenda of the Annual Conference and for adjusting the agenda during the Annual Conference to make the best use of available time. The Agenda Committee will be made up of the Conference Secretary, the Sessions Agenda Chair or designee, the Conference Lay Leader, the Conference Parliamentarian and the Director of Connectional Ministries. The Sessions Team may appoint up to an additional three at large members. The meetings of the Agenda Committee may be conducted in person or electronically. D. Voting Area. The Voting Area of the Conference shall be fixed by the Conference upon recommendation of the Conference Sessions Team Chair, in consultation with the Conference Secretary. The bounds of the Conference shall be clearly defined and voting members shall be seated within those bounds. E. Offerings. Offerings will be received during the session only on recommendation of the Annual Conference Sessions Team and the vote of the Conference. F. Distribution of Materials on the Floor of Conference 1. Materials regarding pending action may be distributed only with permission of the Conference Sessions Team Chair and the Conference Secretary. 2. Other material which may be of interest to the Conference may be placed in a convenient location, designated by the Conference Sessions Team Chair, upon recommendation by the Conference Secretary. 3. All material properly distributed on the floor of Annual Conference shall contain the name of the individual and/or organization that assumes responsibility for its origin.
ARTICLE VI - DECISION-MAKING
A. Building Understanding. Although decisions shall be arrived at by vote of the body, each session may include one or more ways of coming to an understanding and building agreement: 1. Holy listening, 2. Rules of order, and 3. Consensus. 4. Debate B. Debate
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1. A member may not address the Conference until recognized by the President. A member may speak but once on a pending matter until all have spoken who desire, and shall not speak more than three (3) minutes without the consent of the Conference. It shall not be in order to "move the previous question" until opportunity for three speeches on each side of the question has been provided. 2. Chairs of Conference agencies or their representatives shall be entitled to three (3) minutes to close debates on reports presented. This right shall not be forfeited by a motion to "move the previous question" or to "lay on the table." 3. In the discussion of a controversial matter, the President shall, so far as possible, recognize speakers alternately to present both sides of the question. C. Visitors Addressing the Conference. Visitors may address the Conference at the invitation of the Bishop. D. Motions 1. Definition. Motions are requests for Conference action presented by any member of the Conference during a Plenary Session of the Conference. 2. Presentation. All motions, amending or substituting, not included in the Pre Conference Reports booklet, shall be written and presented by the mover on forms provided by the Secretary before a vote on the matter is taken. 3. Requests for Funds. A motion or resolution calling for Conference funds not included in a Conference budget must be referred in writing to the proper agency on or before the date established each year for submitting budget requests to the Conference Council on Ministries and the Conference Council on Finance and Administration. Any legislation enacted by the Conference requiring the expenditure of funds shall be implemented only after the Conference has enacted enabling legislation naming the source and amount of funding. 4. Withdrawing a Motion. When a motion or resolution is moved and seconded, or a report is presented and read by the Secretary, or stated by the President, it shall be deemed in possession of the Conference; but any motion or resolution may be withdrawn by the mover, with the consent of the Conference, at any time before amendment or final action. 5. Motions Under Consideration. No new motion or resolution shall be entertained until the one under consideration has been disposed of, which may be done by adoption or rejection unless one of the following motions shall intervene, which shall have precedence in the order in which they are here cited, namely: a. To fix the time at which to adjourn, b. To adjourn, c. To recess, d. To lay on the table, e. To call for the previous question, f. To postpone to a given time, g. To refer to a committee, h. To substitute, i. To amend, and j. To postpone indefinitely. 6. Reconsideration. When any motion or resolution shall have been acted upon by the Conference it shall be in order for any member who voted with the prevailing side to move reconsideration. A motion to reconsider shall be decided without debate. 7. Voting Requirements. A member who is not within the Voting Area of the Conference at the time when such question is put by the President shall not be allowed to vote on any question, except by leave of the Presiding Officer when such member has been necessarily outside the Voting Area. Every member who is in the Voting Area of the Conference at the time the question is put shall vote, unless excused by the Conference for good reason. 8. Tabling a Motion. When a resolution or motion is presented to the Conference, a motion to lay on the table shall not be in order until the member who presented the resolution or motion shall have had three (3) minutes to explain the same. 9. Substitution. When a resolution or committee report is properly before the Conference for consideration and action (even if amendments thereto are pending), a substitute therefor may be offered by any member moving that the same be substituted for the resolution or report under consideration. However,
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a. The motion to substitute may not be considered or put until the original report or resolution is perfected, including consideration of and action on any amendments to it which may have been offered. The Conference may terminate this perfecting process by ordering the previous question on the motion to adopt the report or resolution. If this be done, the vote shall immediately be taken on any amendments to the report or resolution then pending, but the vote shall not be taken on the adoption of the report or resolution or on making the substitution until the substitute is also perfected. b. The main question, or report, or resolution, having been perfected, the substitute shall be considered, which consideration may be terminated at any time by ordering the previous question, in which case, after action on any amendments to the substitute then pending, the vote shall be taken on the motion to adopt, (1) if the previous question thereon was ordered as above indicated as being allowable, or (2) if it was ordered later. c. In the course of the forgoing perfecting process in the case of either the main question or the substitute, or both, the time to be consumed in presenting, considering and acting on amendments may be limited by action of the Conference. If this be done, the previous question may not be put on the adoption of the report or resolution, or on making the proposed substitution until two members (including the chairperson of the committee presenting the report and the member presenting the substitute, if the pending question originated in a committee) shall have spoken on each side of the proposal to substitute or adopt, as the case may be after the motions to amend, if there be any that have been acted upon, if there be those who desire to speak. d. It shall not be in order to offer a substitute for an amendment, but it shall be in order to offer a substitute for a section of a committee report or a resolution which is being considered seriatim. E. Voting 1. Method. All votes shall be taken either by voice, a show of voting cards or hands, a standing vote, or a written ballot. 2. Count Vote. A count vote may be ordered on call of any member of the Conference supported by one third of the members present and voting, in which case the members shall rise from their seats and stand until counted 3. Written Ballot. A written ballot may be ordered on call of any member of the Conference supported by a petition of 10 conference members and delivered to the chair or by a vote of 40 of the members present and voting, in which case the tellers shall deliver and collect ballots from the entire voting membership. 4. Voting Process. No other business shall be in order when a vote is being taken or when the previous question has been called, until the process is completed, except such as relates to the vote itself, or that which can be appropriately fitted into the time while waiting for the report of the Secretary on a count vote by "yeas" and "nays." 5. Division of the Question. Before a vote is taken any member shall have the right to call for a division of any question, if it is subject to such division. If no member objects, the division shall be made, but if there is objection, the Chair shall put the question of division to a vote, not waiting for a second. 6. Further Debate. It shall be in order to move that a vote be taken without further debate on any measure pending before the Conference, except in cases where character and Conference relations are involved; and if the call for a vote is sustained by two thirds majority, the vote shall be taken.
ARTICLE VII - CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON LEADERSHIP
A. General Responsibility. The Leadership Committee shall nominate, for election by the Annual Conference for a four-year term, the chairs of all Conference agencies and groups established by the Annual Conference, including the Leadership Committee itself, except where these nominations are governed either by the Discipline or these Rules. All other members of the above Conference agencies and groups shall be appointed in a manner prescribed in the Conference Policies and Procedure Manual. B. Specific Responsibilities. The specific duties of the Leadership Committee shall be defined in its Ministry Description found in the Conference Policies and Procedures Manual. C. Members. In addition to the Chair, elected as prescribed above, members of the Leadership Committee shall be ex officio members or appointed by the group they represent and shall include…
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1. Conference Lay Leader or designee, 2. One UMW representative, 3. One UMM representative, 4. One member from each District Leadership Committee, chosen by the Conference Leadership Committee from two names submitted by the District Leadership Committee, so as to increase diversity and inclusiveness, 5. One or two youth, 6. One or two District Superintendents, 7. Conference Secretary, 8. Director of Connectional Ministries, 9. One representative from each of the identified ethnic groups functioning within the Conference structure, and 10. Additional people needed for technical assistance, as identified by the Leadership Committee.
D. Term. Members shall serve for four (4) years. Vacancies shall be filled according to the procedures set forth in the Conference Policies and Procedures Manual.
ARTICLE VIII - ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO GENERAL AND JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCE
A. The election shall be held in accordance with the current issue of the Discipline. B. Nominations. Persons shall have the freedom to vote for any person who is able and eligible, according to the laws of the Church, to serve as a delegate to the General and/or Jurisdictional Conference(s). 1. Requirements. Persons whose names are on the ballot must meet the requirements for election established in the current issue of the Discipline. 2. Biographies. Nominating biographies for both clergy and laity shall be announced by the Conference Secretary. Submission of a biography by May 1 of the year preceding General Conference, constitutes nomination. Additional nominations may be made from the floor, but no speeches will be permitted. Nominating biographies shall be no more than 100 words with nominations being made by persons of the same class (clergy and laity). 3. Additions. Voters may write any number of names on a ballot that does not exceed the number of persons to be elected. More names on a ballot than the number of persons to be elected will render the ballot defective.
C. Voting 1. Ballot. Only the official ballot form (provided by the Secretary of the Conference) will be accepted by the tellers. Voting Area. All members who wish to exercise their franchise must be seated within the Voting Area of the Conference at the time of the election in which they wish to vote. 2. Write-In Votes. Write in votes are valid at any time during the voting process, provided the number of names on the ballot does not exceed the number of persons to be elected. D. Delegation Organization. The General and Jurisdictional Conference delegation shall meet at the seat of the Annual Conference session at which they are elected. They shall be convened by the Bishop or a designee (a person who is not a delegate or reserve delegate). They shall elect, by written ballot without nomination, a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson, and a Secretary; the first person to achieve a majority for each office is elected. Lay and clergy shall alternate each quadrennium in eligibility to be chairperson of the delegation. Consideration shall be given to inclusiveness.
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ARTICLE IX - ANNUAL CONFERENCE NOMINATIONS FOR EPISCOPAL ELECTIONS
The Annual Conference, in the session immediately preceding a regular Jurisdictional Conference, shall set aside time for consideration of nominees for Episcopal election. Nominations shall be made in accordance with the current issue of the Discipline.
ARTICLE X - CONFERENCE STRUCTURE
A. Organization. In order to carry out the New England Annual Conference Vision and Mission -- to equip, connect, and support local, regional, and global ministries, to make disciples of Jesus Christ, and to serve all in his name -- the Conference is organized into Boards, committees, agencies, etc., as needed in this work. The report of the Committee on Leadership lists such groups, and the Conference Policies and Procedures contains descriptions of these.
B. Leadership 1. Chairpersons. Chairs, except as otherwise stated in these Rules, shall be nominated by the Leadership Committee and elected at Annual Conference. 2. Members of Conference Agencies. Additional members of Conference agencies and groups shall be recruited, assigned, and elected according to the Ministry Description for each agency found in the Conference Policies and Procedures Manual. 3. Inclusiveness. Consideration in all cases shall be given to inclusiveness.
ARTICLE XI - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
A. Policies and Procedure Manual. A Conference Policies and Procedures Manual, maintained by the Conference Secretary, shall include, but not be limited to, policy decisions arising from actions of the Annual Conference or any of its agencies and groups; procedures and practices of Conference agencies and groups of interest to and affecting the larger Conference; written ministry descriptions and expectations of Officers and committees; and structure and standards for the work of the Conference. It also shall reference and point to other types of policies which may be maintained separately, such as these, below. B. Financial Policies 1. Administration. The Conference Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) shall be the repository for all funds received from local churches, and shall perform the central treasury function for all agencies incorporated under the Annual Conference. 2. Budgeting. CFA shall prepare and recommend to the Annual Conference an annual budget as well as policies, procedures, and timelines for requesting Conference funds, which may be found in the Conference Policies and Procedures Manual. 3. Apportionments. CFA shall recommend an apportionment formula to the Annual Conference with its proposed budget annually. 4. Reserve Funds. Reserve funds shall be maintained in order to facilitate the work of the Annual Conference. A description of all funds created by Conference action shall be listed in the Conference Policies and Procedures Manual. 5. CFA Authorization To Make Budget Adjustments. Between annual conference sessions, CFA shall determine a payout of conference funds commensurate with anticipated receipts. C. Archival Policies. The Annual Conference shall maintain, preserve, and itemize historical records, including but not limited to, the records of the Annual Conference and its agencies and of discontinued and abandoned churches.
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ARTICLE XII - SUSPENDING AND AMENDING CONFERENCE RULES
A. Suspension. The operation of any of the provisions of these rules of order may be suspended at any time by a two thirds (2/3) vote of the members present and voting. B. Amendments. These rules may be amended or changed by two thirds (2/3) vote of the members present and voting, provided the proposed change or amendment has been presented to the Annual Conference in writing and referred to the Committee on Rules, which Committee shall report thereon not later than the day following. No amendment shall be offered later than the second day of the Conference session. C. Posting. These rules shall be available online and included in the Conference Policies and Procedures Manual. They also shall be printed in the Conference Journal at least once each quadrennium.
278 SCHEDULE OVERVIEW 2014 Annual Conference
Detailed schedule posted online at neumc.org/ac2014
Wednesday, June 11 10:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Registration Barrington Center 11:45 a.m. Clergy Luncheon Danversport Yacht Club 2:00-4:00 p.m. Clergy Session Gordon Memorial Chapel 2:00-4:00 p.m. Laity Session Olsen Auditorium 4:30 p.m. New Member Orientation Olsen Auditorium 5:00-6:30 p.m. Dinner Lane Student Center 7:00 p.m. Opening Worship/Awards/Ziegler Preacher Gordon Memorial Chapel
Thursday June 12 6:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast Lane Student Center 7:00 a.m. Bible Study with Terry Teykl Easton Dining Hall 9:00-9:45 a.m. Learning Centers: Block I 10:00-10:45 a.m. Learning Centers: Block II 11:00-11:45 a.m. Learning Centers: Block III 11:30-1:00 Box Lunch Lawn outside Chapel/Lane 1:00 p.m. Memorial Communion Service Gordon Memorial Chapel 2:15-5:00 p.m. Holy Conferencing Session Chapel 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner Lane Student Center 6:30 pm. Tina Luce Concert Chapel 7:00 p.m. Episcopal Address/Appointments Chapel
Friday June 13 6:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast Lane Student Center 7:00 a.m. Bible Study with Grace Imathiu Easton Dining Hall 8:30 a.m. Worship (Camp Staff/Lillian Daniel) Chapel 9:30 a.m. Holy Conferencing Session 11:30-1:00 Box Lunch Lawn outside Chapel/Lane 12:00 p.m. INM Wiffle Ball Game Quad 1:30-5:00 p.m. Holy Conferencing Session Chapel
4:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner Lane Student Center 5:00 p.m. INM 5K run/walk 7:00 Ordination/Commissioning Service Chapel
Saturday June 14 6:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast Lane Student Center 7:00 a.m. Bible Study with Grace Imathiu Easton Dining Hall 8:30 a.m. Worship (Licensed Local Pastors/Lillian Daniel) Chapel 9:30 a.m. Holy Conferencing Session 11:30 Closing Celebration Chapel
279 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Council on Finance and Administration and the Board of Trustees The New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of The New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, which comprise the statement of financial position as of December 31, 2013, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the value of certain real property transferred to the Conference in 1993 was estimated by management to be $5,849,459. We were unable to satisfy ourselves regarding the method used to value these assets.
280 The Conference's 2013 financial statements do not disclose the changes in the accrued retiree health care benefit obligation and the components of the retiree health care benefits charged to expense. In our opinion, disclosure of that information is required to conform with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Management believes it is not cost beneficial to develop the information.
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion, except for the matters discussed in the preceding two paragraphs, the 2013 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church at December 31, 2013, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Other Matter
The prior year summarized comparative information has been derived from the Conference’s 2012 financial statements, and in its report dated August 29, 2013, Marcum LLP expressed a qualified opinion on those statements because (1) we were unable to satisfy ourselves regarding the method used to value certain real property transferred to the Conference in 1993 that was estimated by management to be $5,849,459 and (2) the Conference had not determined the cost of its retiree health care defined benefit plan in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Report on Supplementary Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements as a whole. The combining information on pages 31 through 36 and the supplemental schedule on page 37 are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements. The information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013 has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, except for the effects on the supplementary information of any such adjustments pertaining to real property transferred to the Conference in 1993, as explained in the sixth paragraph of our report on page 1, and the determination of the cost of its retiree health care defined benefit plan and related disclosures as explained in the seventh paragraph of our report on page 1, such information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Boston, MA July 22, 2014
281 THE NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
DECEMBER 31, 2013 (WITH SUMMARIZED COMPARATIVE TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012)
2013 2012 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,439,294 $ 4,414,308 Accounts receivable 768,981 605,091 Investments, at fair value 58,468,343 50,577,253 Notes receivable 1,209,178 1,296,994 Unconditional promises to give, net 425,738 1,142,485 Property, plant and equipment, net 7,240,427 7,412,410 Other assets 194,045 5,584
$ 72,746,006 $ 65,454,125
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities Accounts payable $ 125,683 $ 62,574 Mortgage notes payable 64,910 188,400 Other liabilities 562,940 677,935 Accrued retiree health care benefits (Note 11) 48,460,828 48,460,828 Total Liabilities 49,214,361 49,389,737 Net Assets Unrestricted: Board designated 20,103,387 18,831,961 Other (8,523,481) (13,567,780)
Total unrestricted 11,579,906 5,264,181
Temporarily restricted 717,540 628,562 Permanently restricted 11,234,199 10,171,645 Total Net Assets 23,531,645 16,064,388
$ 72,746,006 $ 65,454,125
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
282 STATISTICIAN’S REPORT
I am updating some of the statistics used by the Strategic Planning Team. These numbers now include 2013 stats and Vermont churches. The patterns have not changed. Here are a few quick looks at the past five years of statistics representing totals for all churches in our conference.
Year: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Membership 97988 95867 93671 91430 89459 Professions of Faith 1617 1651 1521 1598 1553 Worship Attendance 35290 33697 32585 31636 30328 Baptisms 1305 1148 1125 982 1067 Children 6188 6935 6702 6649 6367
Our 616 churches in New England have a total membership of 89,459 people. The membership declined by 2% from 2012 to 2013 - the same percentage decline we have seen for the past 5 years. The number of people who joined by profession of faith also declined in 2013 - by 3% compared to last year. The number of baptisms is the one statistic that changed in a positive direction this year; baptisms increased by 9%. The number of children enrolled in Christian Formation programs continued to decline - this year by 4%. Overall worship attendance also went down in 2013 from 2012. The latest attendance reported as 30,328 represents a 4% decline from the previous year which is a larger percentage than each of the last 3 years. The statistical reports are used for a variety of purposes. One purpose is the calculation of the mission shares - the amount that each church is apportioned to support the mission and ministry of our New England Conference and wider connection. Mission shares were part of the discussion during the Strategic Planning. The amount of the mission shares is determined by how much a church spends on current, typical expenses. These spending amounts are drawn from particular lines of the statistical reports; the spending used includes salary and benefits such as pension, health insurance, housing, reimbursables and allowances for the pastor(s); salaries and benefits for lay employees; program expenses such as those used for worship, stewardship, and Christian Education materials, and current operating expenses which usually include heat, utilities, supplies, regular property maintenance and other miscellaneous expenses. Here is the mission share calculation in four simple steps: Step 1 - The base amount for mission shares for a local church is calculated by adding the lines from the statistical report representing current expenses. For some churches, there is also an amount subtracted that we here in New England, call Chart A; this amount is an estimate of the cost to house outside groups using the building and is also calculated from data reported in the statistical report. This is called the mission share base Step 2 - To arrive at each church’s mission share amount, a factor is calculated from the mission share base. This factor is calculated by dividing each church’s mission share base by the sum of all the mission share bases for all churches. Step 3 - This factor for the current year is then averaged with the factors used for the two prior years creating a three year rolling average so that unusual spikes or declines for one year are spread out. For example, the 2013 mission shares were calculated using statistical data reported for 2009, 2010, and 2011 - the most recent data available at the time that mission shares were set. Step 4: This average factor is multiplied by the dollars to be apportioned that we as an annual conference have voted as part of the conference budget. This calculation reflects in a mathematical way our connection to each other. Mission shares for a local church can increase or decrease depending on how that church’s spending changes in relation to all the other churches. I saw signs where churches changed course dramatically. Six churches who contributed less than 50% of their mission share amount from 2009 to 2012, paid 100% of their mission shares in 2013! Congratulations to these churches for participating fully in our conference connection. Behind all the numbers are important stories about people and congregations growing together in ministry and mission. Joy Mueller
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MS-Word, format: Calibri or Arial 10. Email: [email protected] January 15, 2015 Legislation or Presentation Descriptions for the Annual Conference Agenda Committee Session (not including reports that are only to be published in Pre- Email: [email protected] Conference booklet or Journal), please describe the topic and general concepts. January 15 Learning Center Proposals Due Ellen Bridge Email: [email protected] January 15 Districts complete posting names & contact information of Equalization Conference Secretary members on NEUMC database. February 1 Lay Member Names posted on NEUMC database by or via District offices. Conference Secretary February 1 In order to be included in the Pre-Conference Booklet, submit Nominating Conference Secretary Biographies for delegates to General Conference and Jurisdictional Email: [email protected] Conference, (not more than 100 words). Clergy or Laity may only nominate from their respective class. Clergy delegate MUST be Full member of Annual Conference. February 15 All proposed agenda items, Learning session items, etc. or any other Agenda Committee information to appear in the Pre-Conference booklet are due. (Note that Email: [email protected] reports for publication in the Pre-Conference Booklet or Conference Journal are due to the Conference Secretary on or before March 1 – see below for requirements). March 1 All Annual Conference reports, (not more than 700 words) proposed Conference Secretary Agenda, resolutions, or any other information to appear in the Pre- Email: [email protected] Conference booklet are due. A document received by the Secretary for the Pre-Conference booklet may not be subsequently amended or changed by the submitter before the booklet is printed. ** Submit by email in MS-Word, format: Calibri or Arial 10. March 1 All Reports (except District reports) for the 2015 Conference Journal, due to Conference Secretary Conference Secretary (not more than 700 words). A document received by Email: [email protected] the Secretary for the Pre-Conference booklet may not be subsequently amended or changed by the submitter before the booklet is printed. ** Submit by email in MS-Word, format: Calibri or Arial 10. May 1, Nominating Biographies for delegates to General Conference and Conference Secretary Jurisdictional Conference (not more than 100 words). Nominations are open Email: [email protected] until balloting begins during the Annual Conference session. Submit by email in MS-Word, format: Calibri or Arial 10. May 1 Registrations for Annual Conference due Registrar Email:: [email protected] May 10 PowerPoint slides. These must be pre-tested at Conference prior to Communications Director presentation (need to be submitted one month before Conference begins). June 7 Petition for Excuse from attending part or all of 2015 Annual Conference Conference Secretary session due, in writing by email to the Conference Secretary Email: [email protected] June 11-13 (Thu-Sat) 2015 Annual Conference Queries to: [email protected] 340 DATES FOR 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE *NOTES about Registration, if you wish to vote: A. Lay Members - If you are new, verify with your pastor that your name and contact information, has been submitted for NEUMC database entry, to the District office. B. Equalization Members – Every year that you are elected an Equalization Member, your District office should enter the code for the year, under your name, in the NEUMC database. Note that to qualify, you must be an Equalization Member for the current year. C. Clergy - If you are new, or your Conference relationship has changed, it is the Board of Ordained Ministry (sometimes the District office) that updates the NEUMC database, accordingly. Our goal is to make registration as uneventful as possible for you! **NOTE about desired changes or amendments to reports or resolutions already submitted for the Pre-Conference Booklet: Any material not included in the booklet, or changes or amendments to documents already submitted to the Secretary, which are required to be submitted to members, are reproduced and circulated to all Annual Conference members at least 24 hours prior to the time of Conference action, by the Committee, Agency, or individual, using their own resources 341 INDEX 2015 Budget...... 18 Appointments...... 123 Appointments – Retired Pastors...... 119 Bishop’s Reply to Question of Law...... 54 Bishop's Decision of Law...... 224 Bishop's Letter ...... 4 Business of the Annual Conference ...... 85 Certificate of Ordination...... 61 Chronological Roll of Ministerial Members...... 206 Comments & Errors Form ...... 339 Conference Actions ...... 63 Conference Rules...... 271 Conference Schedule (Agenda) ...... 279 Daily Proceedings for 2014 ...... 27 Dates & Deadlines ...... 340 District Superintendents’ Reports ...... 175 Excused from Annual Conference ...... 84 Faith Richardson’s Historical Chart (Denominational Forebears) ...... 223 Independent Auditor's Report ...... 280 Journal Certification ...... 62 Memoirs...... 181 Officers for New England Annual Conference, 2014–2015...... 5 Other Agencies...... 344 Other Officers ...... 343 Pastoral Record ...... 228 Reports ...... 135 Reports Addendum ...... 172 Roll of Conference Sessions...... 216 RS-212 – Conference Committee on Leadership...... 6 RS-216 – Strategic Plan – Executive Summary...... 22 Salaries...... 227 Statistician’s Report...... 283 Statistics ...... 284 Workers in the Church Triumphant ...... 217 342 OTHER OFFICERS Board of Trustees, President, Bernard H. Campbell [email protected] PHONE: (603) 893-9878 (H) PHONE: (603) 898-2635 (O) 106 Brady Av, Salem, NH 03079 BOM Registrar, Deborah Venator [email protected] PHONE: (603) 892-0359 PO Box 4171, Concord, NH 03302-4171 Conference Biographer, Margaret W. Bickford [email protected] PHONE: (603) 786-2475 420 Old Route 25, Rumney, NH 03266 Conference Chancellor, William Hewig [email protected] PHONE: (617) 654-1711 Kopelman & Paige, 101 Arch St., Fl. 12, Boston, MA 02110-1134 Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, Gerard Piscitelli [email protected] PHONE: (774) 253-7362 245 N. Main S., Uxbridge, MA 01569 Conference Lay Leader, Lorene (Rene) Wilbur [email protected] PHONE: (802) 446-3953 13 Bliss Rd, Tinmouth, VT 05773-1155 Conference Statistician, Joy Mueller [email protected] PHONE: (413) 733-1567 204 Pondview Dr., Springfield MA 01118 Conference UMVIM Coordinators: [email protected] Susan Baker, PHONE: (207) 685-4603 1387 Pond Road, Mount Vernon, Maine 04352 Jeff Munson, PHONE: (207) 446-5701 6 Brian Dr., Brunswick, ME 04011 Global Ministries, Secretaries: Howard McGlauflin [email protected] PHONE: (603) 986-2688 (C) PHONE: (603) 356-9871 (H) 24 Champney Rd, North Conway, NH 03860 Margaret Welch [email protected] PHONE: (802) 862-2428 (home) 264 Ethan Allen Pky, Burlington, VT 05408 Parish Consultant Coordinator, Barbara Lemmel [email protected] PHONE: (802) 881-3267 11 Woodlawn Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452 343 OTHER AGENCIES Archives Coordinator, Kara M. Jackman PHONE: 617) 353-1323 Boston University, School of Theology Library FAX: (617) 358-0699 745 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [email protected] Camp Aldersgate, Jennifer (Jenn) Becker-Carpenter PHONE: (401) 568-4350 1043 Snake Hill Road, North Scituate, RI 02857 FAX: (401) 568-1840 [email protected] Camp Mechuwana, Norman Thombs PHONE: (207) 377-2924 PO Box 277, Winthrop, ME 04364-0277 FAX: (207) 377-4388 Website: Mechuwana.org [email protected] Cooper Community Center, Lillie Searcy PHONE: (617) 445-1813 X13 1891 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02118 FAX: (617) 445-4009 [email protected] Covenant Hills Christian Camp Ashley & Jeffrey Dodson PHONE: (802) 426-3340 246 Covenant Hills Rd. Cabot, VT 05647 [email protected] FAX: (802) 426-3350 Crossroads Emmaus of NE Janet Wade PHONE: (207) 793-2627 1426 North Road Website: http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org [email protected] Parsonsfield, ME 04047 Deaconess Abundant Life Communities Christopher Sintros PHONE: (978) 369-5151 80 Deaconess Road, Concord, MA 01742 [email protected] MCH, Inc. A. Lee Karker PHONE: (207) 596-6477 46 Summer Street, Rockland, ME 04841 FAX: (207) 594-2746 [email protected] United Methodist Federal Credit Union Sandra Moore PHONE: (207) 591-6449 201 Main Street, Westbrook, ME 04092-4761 FAX: (866) 429-9037 United Methodist Federal Credit CA Headquarters (800)-245-0433 [email protected] Preachers' Aid Society Thomas J. Gallen PHONE: (207) 467-3246 51 Charles Wesley Court, Wells, ME 04090 FAX: (207) 207-467-3247 [email protected] Rolling Ridge Retreat Center Larry Peacock PHONE: (978) 682-8815 660 Great Pond Road, North Andover, MA 01845 FAX: (978) 681-1162 [email protected] Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Anne Marie Hunter PHONE: (617)-951-3980 Against Domestic Violence [email protected] 89 South Street, Suite 603, Boston, MA 02111 United Methodist Economic Ministry Michele St. Cyr PHONE: (207) 678-2611 1458 Salem Rd, Salem Township, ME 04983 FAX: (207) 678-2123 [email protected] & [email protected] United Methodist Elder Care Paul Parks, Jr. PHONE: (401) 438-7210 40 Irving Ave., East Providence, RI 02914 FAX: (401) 431-9166 [email protected] United Methodist Foundation of N.E. James Mentzer PHONE: (800) 595-4347, ext. 104 P.O. Box 370 FAX: (866) 231-5921 10 Bricketts Mill Rd., Suite 5, Hampstead, NH 03841 Website: www.umfne.org [email protected] Wanakee United Methodist Center Michael Moore PHONE: (603) 279-7950 75 Upper New Hampton Road, FAX: (603) 279-4499 Meredith, NH 03253-9516 [email protected] Infoserv: General Church Information (800) 251-8140 Infoserv: Church and Clergy Addresses (800) 874-3211 344 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS and STAFF David J. Abbott [email protected] District Superintendent, New Hampshire (NHD) PHONE (603) 715-5715 (h) PHONE: (603) 225-3455(o) FAX: (603) 228-1788 Susan Faretra, Administrative Assistant [email protected] 19 Norwich Street, Concord, NH 03301 David Calhoun [email protected] District Superintendent, Connecticut and Western Massachusetts (CWM) PHONE: (860) 432-1662 (h) PHONE: (860) 871-7149 (o) FAX: (860) 871-1714 JoAnn Watson, Administrative Assistant [email protected] P.O. Box 970, 284 Merrow Road, Tolland, CT 06084 LaTrelle Easterling [email protected] District Superintendent, Metropolitan Boston Hope (MBH) PHONE: (781) 837-2222 (h) PHONE: (978) 682-8055 ext 200(o) FAX: (978) 682-7677 Josephine Sierra, Administrative Assistant [email protected] Brigid Farrell [email protected] District Superintendent, Vermont (VMT) PHONE: (802) 878-0240 (h) PHONE: (802) 878-1245 (o) FAX: (802) 878-9920 Evie Doyon, Administrative Assistant [email protected] 366 Metcalf Dr, Williston VT 05495-8809 Seok Hwan Hong [email protected] District Superintendent, Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts (RIM) PHONE: (508) 639-9142 (h) PHONE: (401) 246-1100 (o) FAX: (401) 246-0200 Susan Leatherwood, Administrative Assistant [email protected] 12 Bay Spring Ave, Barrington, RI 02806 Pat MacHugh [email protected] District Superintendent, Northern Maine (NME) PHONE: (207) 951-0529 (c) PHONE: (207) 862-8089 (o) FAX: (207) 862-8090 Kelly Santiago, Administrative Assistant [email protected] 44 Kennebec Rd., Hampden, ME 04444 James T. McPhee District Superintendents, Tri-State (TRI) [email protected] PHONE: (978)-331-0095 (h) PHONE: (978)-682-7775 Ext.270 (o) Henry Erelli, Administrative Assistant [email protected] Rene Perez [email protected] District Superintendent, Central Massachusetts (CMA) PHONE: (508) 852-7893 (h) PHONE: (508) 853-1895 (o) Barbara Jean Moulton, Administrative Assistant 53 Birchwood Drive, Holden, MA 01520 [email protected] Beverly E. Stenmark [email protected] District Superintendent, Mid-Maine (MME) PHONE: (207) 395-8049 (h) PHONE: (207) 395-4080 (o) FAX: (207) 377-4388 Lori Umberhind, Administrative Assistant [email protected] PO Box 89, E Winthrop ME 04343 CONFERENCE OFFICE P.O. Box 249, 276 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA 01842-0449 http://www.neumc.org/ Bishop’s Office ______PHONE: (978) 682-7555 FAX: (978) 682-9555 Sudarshana Devadhar, Resident Bishop [email protected] Erica Robinson-Johnson [email protected] Director of Connectional Ministries/Asst. to the Bishop Ext. 251 Brenda C. Borchers, Administrative Assistant Ext. 250 [email protected] District Office – Metro Boston HOPE (MBH) PHONE: (978) 682-8055 FAX: (978) 682-7677 LaTrelle Easterling, District Superintendent Ext. 274 [email protected] Josephine Sierra, Administrative Assistant Ext. 200 [email protected] District Office – Tri-State (TRI) PHONE: (978) 682-7775 FAX: (978) 682-1115 James T. McPhee, District Superintendent Ext. 260 [email protected] Henry Erelli, Administrative Assistant Ext. 270 [email protected] Administrative Ministries PHONE: (978) 682-8055 FAX: (978) 682-8227 William Burnside II (Bill) Treasurer/Dir of Admin Services Ext. 110 [email protected] Deborah Cannella, Remittance Specialist Ext. 111 [email protected] Steve Hart, Financial Services Manager Ext. 112 [email protected] Glenna Keleher, Administrative Assistant Ext. 100, or 131 [email protected] Thelma Phelan, Benefits Assistant Ext. 122 [email protected] Janis Salesi, Benefits Coordinator Ext. 121 [email protected] Daniel Sierra, Accounts Payable/Payroll Clerk Ext. 114 [email protected] Conference Secretary PHONE: (978) 682-8055 FAX: (978) 682-8227 Ralph R. R. Oduor, Conference Secretary Ext 130 [email protected] Program Ministries PHONE: (978) 682-7676 FAX: (978) 682-7677 Lisa Abbott, Data Coordinator [email protected] Barbara Burnside, Mission Coordinator, Ext. 135 [email protected] PHONE: (203) 470-1539 Richard McKinley, Director of Congregational Development Ext 210 [email protected] Lori McKinley, Administrative Assistant Ext 221 [email protected] New England Annual Conference Rosemary McNulty, Admin. Assistant/Office Manager Ext. 201 [email protected] Elizabeth L. Windsor, Christian Education Resource Assistant [email protected] The United Methodist Church PHONE: (617) 365-6140 Communication Director [email protected] June 11 – 14, 2014