MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT USA/Canada Region 2019 SIXTY-SECOND AND ONE HUNDRED–TWELFTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY JOURNAL SESSION HELD AT ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND APRIL 6 – 7, 2019 Our Shared Mission To advance the ministry of Jesus Christ. Our Shared Vision Compelled by God we ARE a movement of people who passionately live the story of Jesus Christ Our Core Values Spiritual Formation Leadership Development Congregational Vitality Missional Expansion Stewardship Advancement Our Principles for Ministry Re-thinking Mental Models to develop versatile and adaptable congregations Reproducing and Multiplying disciples, pastors and leaders Partnering and Collaborating with churches and groups outside the local congregation to experience the movement of God Moving with God now Sixty-Second & One Hundred-Twelfth Annual Assembly Journal of the Mid-Atlantic District Church of the Nazarene Session held at Ellicott City, Maryland April 6 - 7, 2019 Dr. David A. Busic Dr. David W. Bowser General Superintendent District Superintendent SESSIONS OF THE WASHINGTON / MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT ASSEMBLY The original Washington District was organized in 1907 following the union of the eastern and western branches of the Holiness movements into the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene in Chicago, IL. The First District Assembly of the original Washington District was held on April 30, 1908, at Harrington, Del, with Dr. P.F. Breese as the presiding general superintendent; Rev. H. B. Hosley as district superintendent; and Rev. Bessie Larkin as district secretary. At that time there were only five churches: Bowens, MD; Harrington, DE; Hollywood, MD; Washington, DC 2nd Church; and the largest, John Wesley Church in Washington, DC. The new district had a total membership of 418. Uniting in 1911 with the Philadelphia District, these two districts continued as the Washington- Philadelphia District until division in 1957. At the 2004 district assembly the name was changed to the Mid-Atlantic District to better reflect the geographical area to which we minister. Gen. Dist. Dist. Host Year Date Place Supt. Supt. Sec. Pastor Churches Members 1958 April 30 Baltimore, MD Williamson Grosse Akins Bell 57 3,923 1959 April 29 Baltimore, MD Powers Grosse Akins Bell 57 4,082 1960 May 11 Baltimore, MD Young Grosse Akins Bell 57 4,163 1961 May 3 Baltimore, MD Vanderpool Grosse Akins Bell 59 4,222 1962 May 2 Baltimore, MD Benner Grosse Akins Lee 59 4,384 1963 May 1 Baltimore, MD Williamson Grosse Akins Lee 60 4,429 1964 April 29 Baltimore, MD Powers Grosse Akins Parrish 59 4,539 1965 May 5 Baltimore, MD Lewis Grosse Biscoe Parrish 59 4,497 1966 May 4 Baltimore, MD Coulter Grosse Biscoe Parrish 61 4,780 1967 May 3 Baltimore, MD Benner Grosse McMillian Carnahan 63 4,974 1968 April 24 Baltimore, MD Young Grosse McMillian Carnahan 64 5,077 1969 April 30 Baltimore, MD Lawlor Grosse McMillian Carnahan 64 5,208 1970 April 28 Baltimore, MD Lewis Carnahan McMillian Teague 68 5,334 1971 April 28 Baltimore, MD Coutler Carnahan Teague Teague 68 5,627 1972 April 26 Baltimore, MD Stowe Carnahan Teague Teague 69 5,840 1973 May 8 Baltimore, MD Jenkins Carnahan Teague Teague 68 6,037 1974 April 23 Baltimore, MD Jenkins Carnahan Teague Teague 70 6,275 1975 April 22 Baltimore, MD Stowe Carnahan Teague Teague 70 6,387 1976 April 21 Baltimore, MD Lawlor Carnahan Teague Teague 71 6,658 1977 April 26 Baltimore, MD Coulter Carnahan Teague Teague 71 6,843 1978 April 25 Baltimore, MD Lewis Carnahan Teague Teague 71 6,961 1979 April 24 Baltimore, MD Strickland Carnahan Teague Teague 71 7,062 1980 April 15 Baltimore, MD Jenkins Carnahan Diffenderfer Teague 71 7,322 1981 April 22 Baltimore, MD Stowe Carnahan Diffenderfer 71 7,432 1982 April 20 Baltimore, MD Greathouse Carnahan Diffenderfer Norris 72 7,566 1983 April 19 Cumberland, MD Greathouse Carnahan Diffenderfer Dayhoff 74 7,760 1984 April 10 Cumberland, MD Johnson Carnahan Diffenderfer Dayhoff 74 7,872 1985 April 9 Baltimore, MD Johnson Carnahan Diffenderfer Norris 73 7,935 1986 April 15 Westminster, MD Knight Carnahan Diffenderfer Bowser 74 8,100 1987 April 7 Westminster, MD Knight Carnahan Diffenderfer Bowser 74 8,313 1988 April 5 Westminster, MD Strickland Carnahan Diffenderfer Bowser 74 8,482 1989 April 4 Westminster, MD Johnson Carnahan Diffenderfer Bowser 74 8,636 1990 April 3 Red Lion, PA Hurn Carnahan Diffenderfer Friend 75 8,881 1991 April 2 York, PA Hurn Carnahan Diffenderfer Reedy 74 8,996 1992 April 7 York, PA Stowe Carnahan Diffenderfer Reedy 75 9,058 1993 April 13 York, PA Stowe Porter Diffenderfer Reedy 76 9,048 1994 April 12 Milford, DE Owens Porter Diffenderfer Huffman 78 9,205 1995 April 20 Baltimore, MD Owens Porter Diffenderfer Hancock 79 9,131 1996 April 18 Cumberland, MD Johnson Porter Sowden Dayhoff 80 9,274 1997 April 11 York, PA Johnson Porter Sowden Reedy 81 9,345 1998 April 17 New Carrollton, MD Knight Mills Sowden Nielson 81 9,506 1999 April 15 Hunt Valley, MD Knight Mills Sowden Sowden 81 9,551 2000 April 13 Hunt Valley, MD Prince Mills Sowden Sowden 82 9,593 2001 April 19 Hunt Valley, MD Prince Mills Sowden Sowden 86 9,765 2002 April 11 Hunt Valley, MD Cunningham Mills Sowden Sowden 86 9,902 2003 April 10 Hunt Valley, MD Cunningham Mills Sowden Sowden 88 9,683 2004 April 22 Hunt Valley, MD Diehl Mills Sowden Sowden 89 9,601 2005 April 14 Hunt Valley, MD Diehl Mills Sowden Sowden 86 9,753 2006 April 20 Hunt Valley, MD Gunter Mills Sowden Sowden 88 10,047 2007 April 19 Hunt Valley, MD Gunter Mills Sowden Sowden 90 10,306 2008 April 17 Dover, DE Warrick Mills Sowden Evans 90 10,254 2009 April 16 Gettysburg, PA Warrick Mills Sowden Cordell 90 10,477 2010 April 19 Dover, DE Toler Mills Sowden Evans 91 10,695 2011 April 11 Dover, DE Toler Mills Sowden Evans 91 10,901 2012 April 16 Dover, DE Duarte Mills Sowden Evans 87 11,108 2013 April 15 Hunt Valley, MD Duarte Mills Sowden Argueta 91 11,431 2014 March 31 Ellicott City, MD Warrick Mills Sowden Hardy 94 11,650 2015 April 13 Ellicott City, MD Warrick Mills Sowden Hardy 93 11,669 2016 April 11 Ellicott City, MD Graves Mills Sowden Hardy 94 11,815 2017 April 3 Ellicott City, MD Graves Bowser Sowden Hardy 92 12,101 2018 April 8 Ellicott City, MD Busic Bowser Sowden Huffman 94 12,039 2019 April 7 Ellicott City, MD Busic Bowser Sowden Valenstein 96 11,621 2019 ORDINATION CLASS (Left to right): Rev. Adam C. Barton; Rev. Terry S. Sowden, District Secretary; Rev. John ”Jay” D. Brooks, Jr. (Recognition); Mrs. Lynn Brooks; Rev. Rebekah L. Wolfe; Rev. Jeffery Wolfe; Rev. Jesse A. Happel Mrs. Kiley Happel; Rev. Dale A. Detweiler; Mrs. Jen Detweiler; Rev. James W. Kasecamp, Jr.; Mrs. Debra Kasecamp; Rev. Rodrigue Francois; Mrs. Genise Francois; Rev. Dean A. Shaw; Mrs. Kristy Shaw, Rev. Samuel C. Reynolds; Mrs. Anna Reynolds; Rev. Luis A. Yenco; Mrs. Melina Yenco; Rev. W. Shane Beauvais; Mrs. Melissa Beauvais; Rev. Burdette Lahr, Jr. (Deacon to Elder); Mrs. Nedra Lahr; Rev. Richard C. Brash; Mrs. Karen Brash; Rev. Jean Wilfred Pradieu (Recognition); Mrs. Jeanyde Pradieu; Rev. Lela A. Garrett; Dr. David A. Busic, General Superintendent; Dr. David W. Bowser, District Superintendent (Ordinands in BOLD) (Photo by Kenneth R. Balch) Table of Content I. Official Directory A. Officers of the Assembly and District .................................................................................8 B. District Boards and Standing Committees ...........................................................................8 C. District Auxiliaries .............................................................................................................11 D. District Mission Areas ...………………………………………………………………....15 E. District Church Directory ..................................................................................................16 F. Ordained Elders .................................................................................................................54 G. Ordained Deacons ..............................................................................................................65 H. Licensed Ministers .............................................................................................................65 I. District Lay Ministers ...…………………………………………………………………67 J. Retired Ministers ................................................................................................................67 K. Retired Lay Missionaries ………………………………………………………………..69 General Information ...................................................................................................................70 II. Plan of Examination .............................................................................................................73 III. Daily Proceedings ..................................................................................................................75 IV. Reports ....................................................................................................................................80 A. District Officers ................................................................................................................80 1. District Superintendent ...............................................................................................80 2. District SDMI Chairman .............................................................................................86 3. District NMI President ................................................................................................87 4. District NYI President .................................................................................................91