West Michigan Annual Conference Official Record

West Michigan Annual Conference Official Record

MINUTES of the WEST MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FORTY - THIRD SESSION Calvin College Grand Rapids, Michigan June 6 – June 9, 2012 Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton, Presiding Bishop William W. Chu, Annual Conference Secretary OFFICIAL RECORD VOLUME 50 NUMBER 2-B 4 WEST MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2012 — WMC Photos, Mark Doyal 2012 OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Officers of the Conference ..................................................................................................................................... 6 II. Conference Center and Staff .................................................................................................................................... 8 III. Camps, Wesley Foundations, Other Institutions ...................................................................................................... 9 IV. Conference Organizations and Related Personnel: A. Standing Committees ...................................................................................................................................... 12 B. Conference Ministries 1. Conference Council on Ministries ........................................................................................................... 13 2. Agencies Amenable to the Conference Council on Ministries: Conference Ministries ............................................................................................... 14 3. Agencies Amenable to the Conference Council on Ministries: Communications and Records Ministries ................................................................. 19 4. Agencies Amenable to the Conference Council on Ministries: District and Local Church Ministries ....................................................................... 20 C. Finance and Property Ministries ..................................................................................................................... 20 D. Human Resources Ministries .......................................................................................................................... 21 E. Other Conference Organizational Units ......................................................................................................... 23 F. District Committees ........................................................................................................................................ 26 G. Wesley Foundation Boards ............................................................................................................................. 28 H. Officers of Conference Organizations and Association ................................................................................. 30 I. Cabinet Representatives on Conference Organizations .................................................................................. 32 J. General and Jurisdictional Conference Personnel .......................................................................................... 33 K. Lay Members of Conference .......................................................................................................................... 34 L. Equalization of Lay and Clergy Membership ................................................................................................ 52 V. Business of the Annual Conference ....................................................................................................................... 54 VI. Daily Proceedings: Minutes from the West Michigan Annual Conference .......................................................... 78 VII. Appointments A. Appointments by District.............................................................................................................................. 100 B. Appointments To Extension Ministries (2008) ............................................................................................ 130 C. Salaries of Persons in Extension Ministries (2008) ..................................................................................... 134 VIII. Reports A. Director of Connectional Ministries Report ................................................................................................. 135 B. District Superintendents’ Report .................................................................................................................. 138 C. Treasurer’s Report......................................................................................................................................... 138 D. Lay Leaders’ Report ..................................................................................................................................... 143 IX. Legislative Action A. Legislative Action Index ............................................................................................................................... 145 B. Annual Conference Petitions ........................................................................................................................ 146 Conference Budget ................................................................................................................................ 171 C. Other Legislation and New Business ........................................................................................................... 176 D. Policies, Procedures and Rules ..................................................................................................................... 180 X. Memoirs ........................................................................................................................................................ 208 XI. Roll of the Dead ................................................................................................................................................... 212 XII. Historical Sessions of the Annual Conference .................................................................................................... 214 XIII. Plan of Organization ............................................................................................................................................ 215 XIV. Rules of Order ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 XV. Addresses: A. Missionaries Supported by West Michigan Conference .............................................................................. 268 B. Deaconesses .................................................................................................................................................. 271 C. Surviving Spouses’ Mailing Addresses ........................................................................................................ 272 D. Addresses of Elected Lay Persons................................................................................................................ 275 XVI. Pastoral Service Record ....................................................................................................................................... 282 XVII. A. Clergy on Honorable and Administrative Location Service Record ............................................................ 343 B. DSA Service Record ..................................................................................................................................... 347 XVIII. Diaconal Ministers’ Service Record .................................................................................................................... 351 XIX. Retired Local Pastors Record and Local Pastors Without Appointment ............................................................. 352 XX. Pastoral Photos ..................................................................................................................................................... 356 XXI. Church Pastoral Histories A. Local Churches ............................................................................................................................................. 376 B. District Superintendents................................................................................................................................ 420 XXII. Auditor’s Report .................................................................................................................................................. 422 XXIII. Statistician’s and Treasurer’s Reports .................................................................................................................. 450 XXIV. Ordination Photos ................................................................................................................................................ 566 XXV. Maps ............................................................................................................................................................... 568 XXVI. Index ............................................................................................................................................................... 578 6 WEST MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2012 I. OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE RESIDENT BISHOP Deborah Lieder Kiesey Michigan Area, United Methodist Church 2164 University Park, Suite 250, Okemos 48864 Phone: 517-347-4030 Fax: 517-347-4003 Email: bishopsoffice@miareaumc.org EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE BISHOP Deana Nelson Email: dnelson@miareaumc.org CLERGY ASSISTANT TO THE BISHOP Rev. William D. Dobbs Email: bdobbs@miareaumc.org EXECUTIVE ADMIN. ASSISTANT TO CLERGY ASSISTANT

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