53rd Annual District Conference April 30, 2021 Granger Missionary Church HANDBOOK Missionary Church, North Central District, Inc. 3301 Benham Ave. Elkhart, IN 46517 574.293.1332 866.993.7777 Fax: 574.293.1478 www.mcncd.org 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section One 2021 District Conference Agenda Section Two Conference Committee Day Appointments ................................................................................................. 8 Committee Appointments (during 2021-22) ................................................................................................ 8 Report of the Treasurer ............................................................................................................................ 10 Missionary Church, North Central District, Inc., Auditors Report .............................................................. 11 Report of the District Superintendent ........................................................................................................ 20 Report of the District Governance Board .................................................................................................. 24 2021 District Conference Ballot ................................................................................................................ 27 2021 District Board Nominees’ Biographies ............................................................................................. 31 Section Three Report of the Assistant to the District Superintendent .............................................................................. 34 Report of the Bridge Fund ........................................................................................................................ 36 Report of the Children’s Ministry Director ................................................................................................. 37 Report of Devon Oasis Ministry Director ................................................................................................... 38 Report of the Hispanic Ministries Director ................................................................................................. 39 Report of the Conference Historian .......................................................................................................... 40 Report of the Hubbard Hill Estates Board of Directors .............................................................................. 41 Report of the Hubbard Hill Estates Executive Director ............................................................................. 42 Report of the Memorials Committee ......................................................................................................... 43 Report of the Prairie Camp Board Chairman ............................................................................................ 52 Report of the Prairie Camp Executive Director ......................................................................................... 53 Report of the Student Ministries Director .................................................................................................. 54 Report of the President of United Missionary Loans & Investments ......................................................... 55 Report of the Women’s Ministries Director ............................................................................................... 56 Report of the Women’s Ministries Treasurer ............................................................................................ 57 Section Four United Missionary Loans & Investments Auditors Report ......................................................................... 59 Budget 2021 ............................................................................................................................................. 78 Assessments 2021 ................................................................................................................................... 79 Section Five Bylaws ...................................................................................................................................................... 81 Section Six Attendance Statistical Report ................................................................................................................. 111 Annual Statistical Report ........................................................................................................................ 119 Pastoral Placement for 2021 .................................................................................................................. 121 Non-Missionary Church Roster ............................................................................................................... 122 Note Page ............................................................................................................................................... 123 SECTION ONE 5 Missionary Church, North Central District 53rd Annual District Conference April 30, 2021 Granger Missionary Church Granger, IN 8:15 a.m. EST Registration Begins 9:00 a.m. EST Conference Convenes Worship DS Challenge Opening Business Reports Elections MCUSA – Rev. Steve Jones 10:35 a.m. EST Break Hubbard Hill Bethel University Election Results Bridge Fund World Partners Prairie Camp Generate Devon Oasis Memorials Closing Business 1:20 p.m. EST Dismissal/Lunch 6 SECTION TWO 7 2021 District Conference Individual or Committee Appointments (day of conference) Conference Coordinator: Lisa Burns Floor Coordinator: Edie Sutton Parliamentarians: Committee of Registration: Tom Maxwell (chairman), David Andrews, Lindsay Fisher, Marty Graverson, Amado Lopez Committee on Resolutions: Kurt Litwiller, Jeff Snider Committee on Tellers: George Milliman (chairman), Dick Carpenter, Ezequiel Daza, Yeohshua Mortera Martinez, Andrew Oldfield Conference Historian: Lisa Burns 2021-2022 District Conference Year Committee and Team Appointments (District Conference 2021 to District Conference 2022) COMMITTEES: Committee on Bylaws and Standing Rules (Appointed by the Governance Board): Assistant to the District Superintendent, chairman; District Superintendent, Dave Binkley, Don Rohrer, Kevin Skaggs, Alan Stover Committee to Certify Accurate Copies of the Journal (Appointed by the Governance Board): LaVerne Blowers, Don Severance Committee on Credentials (Appointed by the Governance Board): District Superintendent, chairman; Dave Binkley, Jason Dickinson, Joel Gentz, Mike Peters Bob Renner 8 Committee on Finance (Appointed by the Governance Board – 3 layman and 3 ministers): District Treasurer, chairman; District Superintendent, Assistant to the District Superintendent, Laymen: Tim Grove, Rex Northcutt, Randy VanDyne Pastors: Matt Kitsos, Gregg Cole, Josh Fisher Committee on Memorials (Appointed by the Governance Board): Dave Severance, Matt Schoettle Committee on Nominations (Appointed by the Governance Board): District Superintendent, chairman; Governance Board, Dave Sjoberg, Brian Baughman Committee on Pastoral Salary and Benefits (Appointed by the Governance Board): Assistant to the District Superintendent, chairman; Joshua Hilty, Greg Holden, Wes Miller DIRECTORS (Appointed by the Governance Board): Director of Camping Ministries – Ben Hahn Director of Children’s Ministries – Amber Kreider Director of Devon Oasis Ministry – Bob Andrews Director of Hispanic Ministries – Dave Dyck Director of Student Ministries – Norm Dial Director of Quizzing – Brian Nicholls TEAMS: Management Team (Appointed by the Governance Board): Assistant to the District Superintendent, chairman; District Superintendent, District Treasurer, Laymen: Ernie Hall, Rob Geiger, Ron Yoder/ Pastors: Matt Kitsos, Ken Chupp, Gabe Reed BRIDGE FUND (Formerly NCMEF): Dan Bridges (ADS, Chairman), Steve Cramer (Director of Development), Joe Wenger (DS), Terry Bley, Gerry Phipps, Pat Puglisi, Bill Rieth, Ron Stump, Michelle Marshall (Secretary), Sara Baylis (Bookkeeper) 9 2020 REPORT OF THE DISTRICT TEASURER To say that 2020 has been filled with the unusual and the unexpected is probably a bit of an understatement. Even though COVID altered many of our plans, our finances look fairly normal. Assessments are down compared to what was budgeted, but they are only down $5,886 from what we received last year. Due to a decrease in the number of activities and events that COVID changes brought, expenses were also lower. COVID’s biggest financial impact was on Prairie Camp as Prairie Camp’s usual sources of income dried up without having camps this year. Because of this, the MCNCD did apply for a PPP loan/grant and received $96,000. Prairie Camp used $41,917 to offset losses and that is the amount that we are seeking forgiveness for; the remaining balance of $54,083 will be paid back as it was not needed. This year has also seen changes in the treasurer’s role. Randy Myers served faithfully for many years and his service was a blessing to the District. After his passing earlier this year, Dan Bridges took on many of his responsibilities and ably filled the treasurer’s role for several months. After I was elected at the last conference, Dan took the time to explain the District’s finances and to give me a crash course on how things work. Through my brief time so far, I see that the District has many gifted staff and volunteers serving on the Governance Board, Management Team, and Finance Team. We are blessed to have such people and to have the financial resources that the Lord has entrusted us with. Let us continue to seek after the