OFFICE OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES 4719 Woodmere Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36106 the 334.356.8014 888.873.3127 www.awfumc.org 2019 AWFUMC JOURNAL The Alabama-West Florida ConferenceUnited Methodist Church Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference Southeastern Jurisdiction JOURNAL of the ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE 1 JOURNAL of the ALABAMA - WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE of THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH June 2-5, 2019 held at FRAZER MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Montgomery, Alabama __________________ DAVID GRAVES, Presiding ASHLEY DAVIS, Secretary SARAH MCWILLIAMS, Editor ___________________ 2016 Discipline, ¶724 “An Annual Conference, local church, or other body within The United Methodist Church that is composed of uniting units with differing dates of origin, shall use as the date of its founding the date of founding of the older or oldest of the uniting units...” Entrance of Methodism into Alabama Through Matthew P. Sturdivant, 1808 Alabama Conference, Methodist Protestant Church Organized 1829 Alabama Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church in America Organized 1832 Alabama Conference, Continued as Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1845 Central Alabama Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church Organized 1876 Uniting Conference, The Methodist Church, 1939 Merger Conference, The United Methodist Church 1968 Merger Conference, Alabama-West Florida Conference and Central Alabama Conference Making The Alabama-West Florida Conference Organized 1972 The One Hundred Ninetieth Session since The Organization of the Alabama Conference, Methodist Protestant Church and The Forty-Seventh Session since the Merger of The Alabama-West Florida Conference and The Central Alabama Conference making The Alabama-West Florida Conference The Thirty-First Session of the Alabama-West Florida Episcopal Area 2 JOURNAL of the ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTACT INFORMATION Conference Officers, Appointive, Extended Cabinet.......................6 District Superintendents.............................................7 Conference Center: Episcopal Office, Office of Ministerial Services, Fiscal/Pension Office ............................................8 Office of Connectional Ministries, Communications ....................9 Methodist Archives, Office of Congregational Development Communities of Transformation...................................10 Ministries related to the Annual Conference . .11 Wesley Foundations ...............................................14 2019 Ordination and Commissioning Classes ...........................15 Standing Rules ...................................................16 Consent Agenda . .30 OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, and COMMITTEES Conference Officers...............................................31 Cabinet Representatives to Boards, Commissions, and Committees .........31 Conference CORE Team ...........................................32 Conference Leadership Team .......................................33 Conference Administrative Team ....................................37 Conference Mission Team ..........................................38 Committees of the Annual Conference ................................41 Ministries Related to the Annual Conference . .43 College Boards of Trustees .........................................46 District CORE Teams .............................................47 ROLLS OF CONFERENCE MEMBERS Lay Members to the 2019 Annual Conference ..........................50 Local Church Lay Leaders .........................................71 Pastoral Service Record and Conference Directory ......................84 Honorary Members ............................................85 Service Records ...............................................86 Chronological Roll of ACTIVE Members In Full Connection.............224 Surviving Spouses ..............................................227 DAILY PROCEEDINGS.........................................230 REPORT OF THE CABINET .................................243 THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Part I: Organization and General Business............................255 Part II: Ordained and Licensed Clergy...............................264 Clergy Membership .......................................285 Part III: Certification in Specialized Ministry .........................287 Part IV: Certified Lay Ministry ....................................288 Part V: Diaconal Ministers . .288 Part VI: Appointments and Concluding Business ......................290 2019 - 2020 APPOINTMENTS Baypines District ................................................293 Demopolis District...............................................295 JOURNAL of the ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE 3 Dothan District..................................................296 Marianna/Panama City District .....................................299 Mobile District..................................................301 Montgomery-Opelika District ......................................303 Montgomery-Prattville District .....................................307 Pensacola District ...............................................311 REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMITTEES, MINISTRIES and OTHER Academy For Congregational Excellence (ACE) .......................314 Conference CORE Team/Connectional Ministries ......................317 DISTRICT REPORTS ..........................................321 LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORTS Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry ......................333 Birmingham-Southern College...................................333 Huntingdon College ..........................................335 Wesley Foundations ..........................................337 Conference Lay Leader . .346 Lay Servant Ministries ...........................................347 United Methodist Women ........................................349 ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM REPORTS Board of Pension and Health Benefits Report 1 - Health Insurance ...................................351 Report 2 - Actuarial Valuation of Post-Retirement Medical Benefits of Employees and Retirees .....354 Report 3 - Post-Retirement Medical Benefits for Retirees ............355 Report 4 - Pension ...........................................358 Report 5 - Supplement One to the Clergy Retirement Security Program ...361 Report 6 - Comprehensive Funding Plan for plan year 2019 ..........362 Report 7 - Claimants’ Memorial Fund ............................362 Report 8 - Special Appointment Pension Responsibilities ............363 Report 9 - Depositories . .364 Report 10 - Pensions for Lay Employees .........................364 Report 11 - Full Time Service as a Requirement for Pension Credit Pre - 1982 ...364 Report 12 - Resolutions Relating to Rental/Housing Allowances for Retired or Disabled Clergypersons .....365 Report 13 - Special Grants .....................................366 Report 14 - Homes for Claimants ...............................366 Report 15 - Policy for Claimants Home Occupants .................367 Report 16 - Need-based Housing Grants .........................367 Report 17 - Other Retirement Services ...........................368 Report 18 - Policy on Medical and Disabling Conditions Leave and CPP Disability Benefits ..369 Report 19 - Death Benefit Program .............................375 Report 20 - Investment Policy ..................................376 Report 21 - Articles of Incorporation ............................382 ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM REPORTS Board of Trustees .............................................. 387 Report 1 - Fund Balances .....................................387 Report 2 - Signature Authority .................................387 Report 3 - Designation of UMC Owned Property ..................387 Report 4 - General Trust Guidelines .............................390 Report 5 - 15 Passenger Vans ..................................390 4 JOURNAL of the ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE Report 6 - Parsonage Standards ................................391 Report 7 - Sexual Misconduct Policy . .394 Report 8 - Safe Sanctuaries Policy ..............................397 Report 9 - Policies and Distribution of Proceeds ...................406 Report 10 - Conference Wide Insurance Program ...................410 Report 11 - Minimum Insurance Requirements ....................410 Report 12 - Annual Conference Conflict of Interest Policy ...........411 Commission on Equitable Compensation ............................416 Arrearage Policy .............................................418 Disbursements for 2018 .......................................417 Minimum Salary for 2019 ......................................417 Council on Finance and Administration Report 1 - Organizational Structure .............................420 Report 2 - Conference Officers .................................420 Report 3 - Bonding Requirements ...............................423 Report 4 - Budgeting, Funding and Auditing Procedures .............423 Report 5 - Zero-Based Budgeting ...............................424 Report 6 - Fund Raising and Collection Policies ...................425 Report 7 - Apportionments ....................................426 Supplemental Report ................................428 Report 8 - Stewardship Responsibilities and Local Church Concerns ...429 Report 9 - Formula and Allocations .............................429 Report 10 - District Superintendents’ Compensation ................430 Report 11 - Moving Guidelines and Expenses .....................431 Report 12 - Annual Conference Expenses ........................431 Report 13 - Credit Card Policy