1999 Conference Journal Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church 156th Session CONFERENCE CENTER DIRECTORY Telephone: (515) 283-1996 Office Location: 500 E. Court Ave. Suite C, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2019 Bishop’s FAX: (515) 283-8672 Conference Center FAX: (515) 288-1906 Council on Ministries FAX: 515-283-0836 Bishop Charles W. Jordan ................................................102 Nicky Wynne, Bishop’s Secretary .........................................102 J. Robert Burkhart, Administrative Assistant to the Bishop .......................103 Deb Harper, Executive Secretary .........................................104 David Stout, Des Moines District Superintendent ..............................125 Kathryn & Leroy Moore, Administrative Secretaries ...........................125 David P. Harner, Director, Iowa United Methodist Foundation ....................127 Sandy Breckenridge, Associate Director ....................................127 Twila Glenn, Council on Ministries Director ...................................115 Anne Elly, Executive Secretary ...........................................114 Sheryl Deskin, Administrative Secretary ...................................105 Phil Carver, Associate Director - Muscatine/Ottumwa Districts Ric Olson, Associate Director - Sioux City/Spencer Districts Sue Richardson, Administrative Secretary ..................................110 Inez Dawes, Associate Director - Council Bluffs/Creston Districts Paul Shultz, Associate Director - Cedar Rapids/Dubuque Districts Administrative Secretary .................................................. Susan Mendenhall, Associate Director - Mason City/Waterloo Districts Jonathan Gaul, Associate Director - Des Moines/ Fort Dodge Districts Dick Faris, Camps Director ...............................................116 Jo Anne Campney, Camps Registrar ......................................116 George Wylie, Communications Director ....................................106 Brenda P. Henning, Editor, U.M. Life ........................................109 Eryn O’Hare, Administrative Secretary .....................................107 Charles W. Smith, Director Administrative Services/Treasurer/Statistician ..........119 Cynthia Davis, Administrative Secretary ....................................120 Russell Hinshaw, Assistant Treasurer/Controller ..............................123 Roland Minshall, Computer Systems Manager ...............................124 Margaret Biggs, Senior Staff Accountant ....................................136 Richard Hartness, Accounts Payable .......................................138 Diane Brockmeyer, Benefits Secretary .....................................121 Jill Stanton, Data Manager/Journal Editor ...................................117 Doug Summy, Printer/Mail Clerk ..........................................122 Barbara Higgins, Receptionist ......................................... OPER 800 Numbers ADDRESS LINE .............................................. 800-874-3211 Camp Registrar ............................................... 800-765-1651 ECUFILM .................................................... 800-251-4091 General Board of Global Ministries, Mission Information ............... 800-862-4246 INFOSERV .................................................. 800-251-8140 Ingathering Coordinators ........................................ 800-228-2853 Iowa Religious Media Services ................................... 800-777-8661 UMMS Credit Union ............................................ 800-262-3818 THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1999 Iowa Annual Conference JOURNAL and OFFICIAL RECORD One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Session Held at IOWA STATE CENTER Ames, Iowa June 4-7, 1999 PURPOSE In Genesis, Chapters 1 to 5, God is revealed as Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Jesus said, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." Paul said, "You are the Body of Christ." These Biblical directives mandate a concern for the physical, spiritual, and mental wholeness of each person and all people and the environment in which they live. Humankind as co-creator has been given responsibility for the constructive use of all that is and will be. The Church is the community of all true believers under the Lordship of Christ. It is one holy, apostolic, and catholic. It is the redemptive fellowship in which the Word of God is preached by persons divinely called; and, the sacraments are duly administered according to Christ's own appointment. Under the discipline of the Holy Spirit, the Church exists to provide an avenue for worship, an evangelistic spirit for the redemption of the world, and, the edification of believers through education and a social consciousness. The United Methodist Church is to be a part of the body of Christ proclaiming God as Creator, Sustainer and Redeemer as revealed in scripture in the person of Jesus Christ extending the love, grace and power of God in the world. It requires a denominational and ecumenical strategy for action in the universe. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Iowa Annual Conference is to develop leaders who proclaim the gospel and transform the world...so that every Iowa United Methodist congregation and faith community can fulfill its mission through its primary task of making disciples. BISHOP CHARLES WESLEY JORDAN Resident Bishop, Iowa Area J. Robert Burkhart Charles W. Smith Administrative Assistant Director of Administrative to the Bishop Services/Treasurer/ Statistician Twila M. Glenn Susan C. Ney Director, Conference Iowa Conference Council on Ministries Secretary CABINET 1999-2000 Back row (L to R): Bishop Charles W. Jordan, Leonard Eberhart, Richard Sebeniecher, Jerrold Swinton, Barrie Tritle, Charles Luers. Middle row (L to R): Emmanuel Tabelisma, LaVonne Kaasa, David Wendel, David Stout. Front row (L-R): Jerry Oakland, David Shogren. Missing: Darline Balm-Demmel. 1999 Iowa Annual Conference Theme “Come as a Child” PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CREDITS Secretary of the Iowa Annual Conference Editor-Publisher, Journal Susan Ney (Brian) Jill D. Stanton (Robert) 302 E. North St. 500 E. Court Ave. Suite C Algona, IA 50511-2429 Des Moines 50309-2019 SECTION EDITORS Patty Coon (Denny) 1201 Bel Aire Rd. Daily Proceedings Polk City, IA 50226 Patty King (Mike) 206 N. Franklin Ave. Reports of Conference Ames, IA 50014 Action, Resolutions Rudy Trusheim 7424 Hickory Lane Business of the Urbandale 50322 Annual Conference Kae Tritle (Barrie) 1501 Sierra Dr. N.E. Memoirs, Roll of Cedar Rapids 52402 the Dead, Historical Record OTHER CONTRIBUTING PERSONNEL Communications Office 500 E. Court Ave. Suite C Photos Des Moines 50309 Deb Harper (Rick) 500 E. Court Ave. Suite C Laity Members to Des Moines 50309 Annual Conference Ted Lyddon Hatten PO Box 518 Cover Art Indianola 50125 Roland Minshall 500 E. Court Ave. Suite C Computer Advisor Des Moines 50309 Leroy Moore 500 E. Court Ave. Suite C Rules of Order Des Moines 50309 Barb Oakland (Jerry) 2906 Bonnie Dr. Organizational Muscatine 52761 Structure, Laity Dir. Charles W. Smith 500 E. Court Ave. Suite C Statistical Des Moines 50309 Tables Jill D. Stanton (Robert) 500 E. Court Ave. Suite C Pastoral Record, Des Moines 50309 Rolls, Information Reports Nicky Wynne 500 E. Court Ave. Suite C Appointments Des Moines 50309 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. General Directory ........................................................ 8 II. Cabinet Organization ..................................................... 13 A. District Superintendents ................................................ 13 B. External Assignments ................................................. 14 III. Consultants to Boards and Agencies ......................................... 15 IV. Organizational Structure (Boards, Commissions, Committees) ..................... 17 V. Information Reports ...................................................... 48 VI. Roll of the Dead ........................................................ 82 VII. Memoirs .............................................................. 82 VIII. Historical Record of Sessions .............................................. 93 IX. Daily Proceedings ....................................................... 95 X. Index of Standing Items ................................................. 144 XI. Reports of Conference Action ............................................. 148 A. Conference Budget .................................................. 173 XII. Rules of Order ........................................................ 213 XIII. Pastoral Record ....................................................... 273 XIV. Diaconal Record ....................................................... 336 XV. Business of the Annual Conference ......................................... 339 XVI. Appointments ......................................................... 368 XVII. Alphabetical Listing of Churches ........................................... 388 XVIII. Rolls of Personnel A. Clergy Members ................................................... 400 B. Clergy in Affiliate Membership ......................................... 457 C. Clergy on Honorable Location ......................................... 457 D. Clergy on Administrative Location ...................................... 458 E. Surviving Spouses of Clergy .........................................