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VI. THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Minutes of the Iowa Annual Conference held in Des Moines, Iowa, from June 4 through June 6, 2016, Bishop Julius Calvin Trimble, Presiding. Date When Organized: August 14, 1844. Number of This Session 173rd.

PART I ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Who are elected for the quadrennium (¶¶603.7, 619)?

Secretary Ms. Nitza Dovenspike (effec. 7-1-16) Mailing Address: 10621 147th St., Indianola, IA 50125 Telephone: 515.250.4175 Email: [email protected]

Statistician Roland Minshall Mailing Address: 2301 Rittenhouse Street, Des Moines, IA 50321 Telephone: 515.974.8924 Email: [email protected]

Treasurer Ms. Margaret Biggs (effec. 8-1-16) Mailing Address: 2301 Rittenhouse Street, Des Moines, IA 50321 Telephone: 515.974.8919 Email: [email protected]

2. Is the Annual Conference incorporated (¶603.1)? Yes. The Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church

3. Bonding and auditing:

What officers handling funds of the conference have been bonded, and in what amounts (¶¶618, 2511)? Treasurer’s Office staff as well as all other Conference employees are bonded up to $1,000,000 for Employee Theft and $500,000 for ERISA Fidelity coverage through the Conference Insurance Program. Have the books of said officers or persons been audited (¶¶617, 2511)? (See report, Treasurer’s page at www.iaumc.org/financeadministration)

4. What agencies have been appointed or elected? a) Who have been elected chairpersons for the mandated structures listed? Council on Finance and Administration (¶611) - Rev. Jon Disburg, 202 E. 4th St., Ottumwa, IA 52501. Ph. 641.684.5451. Email: [email protected] Board of Ordained Ministry ¶635) - Rev. Deborah Stowers, 309 N. Main St., Mount Pleasant, IA 52641. Ph. 319.385.1740. Email: [email protected] Board of Pensions (¶639) – Rev. Dr. Beverlee Bell, 12321 Hickman Rd., Urbandale, IA 50323. Ph. 515.270.9226. Email: [email protected] Board of Trustees of the Annual Conference ¶2512) – Mr. Duane Daby, 7238 Code Dr., West Des Moines, IA 50266. Ph. 515.249.3250. Email: [email protected] Committee on Episcopacy (¶637) – Rev. Brenda Hobson, 21101 620th Ave., Nevada, IA 50201. Ph. 515.382.3341. Email: [email protected]

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Administrative Review Committee (¶636) - Rev. Melvin Ammon, 1001 N. Maple St., Creston, IA 50801. Ph. 641.782.2906. Email: [email protected] b) Indicate the name of the agency (or agencies) and the chairperson(s) in your annual conference which is (are) responsible for the functions related to each of the following general church agencies (¶610.1): General Board of Church and Society - Conference Board of Church & Society - TBD Discipleship Ministries – Conference Board of Discipleship – Ms. Lindsay Drake, 401 NE Grant St., Ankeny, IA 50021. Ph. 515.313.6807. Email: [email protected] General Board of Global Ministries – Conference Board of Global Ministries – Ms. Mary Morris, 1103 Joshua Ave., Creston, IA 50801. Ph. 641.782.2715. Email: Higher Education and Campus Ministry – Conference Board of Higher Education & Campus Ministry – Ryan Risdal, 632 Agg Ave., Ames, IA 50014 General Commission on Archives and History – Conference Commission on Archives and History – Rev. Carl Benge, 106 E Division St., PO Box 446, Morning Sun, IA 52640-0446. Ph. 712.660.0546. Email: [email protected]

General Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns - Conference Commission on Christian Unity & Inter-religious Concerns – Rev. Julie Poore, 130 W. Grant St., Osceola, IA 50213. Ph. 641.342.2830. Email: [email protected]

General Commission on Religion and Race – Conference Commission on Religion and

Race – Rev. Enna Antunez, 3016 E 13th St., Des Moines, IA 50316-1416. Email: [email protected]

General Commission on Status and Role of Women – Conference Commission on Status

and Role of Women – Ms. Nancy Hanaman, Co-chair – 1956 U Ave., Rippey, IA 50235-7009. Ph. 515.436.7684. Email: [email protected]

Ms. Lauren Loonsfoot, Co-chair – 200 24th St. NW, Waverly, IA 50677-1824. Ph.

319.529.4291. Email: [email protected]

United Methodist Communications – Communications Advisory Team – Rev. David Wendel, 1918 Country Cove Ln, Altoona, IA 50009-1863. Ph. 515.967.0098. Email: [email protected]

c) Indicate the conference agencies and chairpersons which have responsibilities for the following functions: Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries (¶657)? – Restorative Justice Committee, Board of Church and Society – TBD Disability Concerns (¶653)? – Commission in Ministry with Persons with Disabilities – Rev. Linda Von Fumetti, 625 Clarke Dr., Dubuque, IA 52001-3235. Email: [email protected] Equitable Compensation (¶625)? – Commission on Equitable Compensation – Mr. Brad McDowell, 480 6th St SE, Primghar, IA 51245-1104. Ph. 712.957.8770. Email: [email protected] Laity (¶631)? - Conference Board of Laity – Ms. Margaret Borgen, 2504 Forest Dr., Des Moines, IA 50312. Ph. 515.490.9328. Email: [email protected]













Native American Ministry (¶654)? – Native American Ministries Committee – Conference Connectional Ministries Council – TBD Small Membership Church (¶645)? – Conference Board of Discipleship - TBD d) Indicate the president or equivalent for the following organizations. Conference United Methodist Women (¶647) – Conference United Methodist Women – Ms. Rita Vallery, 2818 Eisenhower Ave., Ames, IA 50010-4304. Ph. 515.232.6413. Email: [email protected] Conference United Methodist Men (¶648) – Conference United Methodist Men – Mr. Norman Veldhuizen, 328 SE 72nd St., Pleasant Hill, IA 50237-8073. Ph. 515.262.2235. Email: [email protected] Conference Council on Youth Ministry (¶649) – Council on Youth Ministry – TBD Conference Council on Young Adult Ministry (¶650) – Young Adult Council - TBD

e) Have persons been elected for the following district boards and committees? Answer

yes or no. (1) District Boards of Church Location & Building (¶2518.2)? Yes (2) Committees on District Superintendency (¶669)? Yes (3) District Committees on Ordained Ministry (¶666)? Yes

f) What other councils, boards, commissions, or committees have been appointed or elected in the annual conference?

Annual Conference Session Planning Committee – Bishop Laurie Haller (9-1-16), 2301

Rittenhouse St., Des Moines, IA 50321-3101. Ph: 515.974.8902 Email: [email protected] Annual Conference Human Resources Committee – Ms. Linda Shoop, 2823 White Oak Dr.,

Ames, IA 50010. Ph: 515.292.3619. Email: [email protected] Episcopal Residence Committee – Rev. Brenda Hobson, 21101 620th Ave., Nevada, IA

50201. Ph. 515.382.3341. Email: [email protected] Committee on Pastoral Care and Counseling – Mr. Kirk Manchester, 12 Elmwood Dr.,

Mapleton, IA 51034-1331. Ph: 712. 882.1298. Email: [email protected] Conference Nominations Coordinating Committtee – Ms.Erica Shannon Stueve, 8590 143rd

Ave., Indianola, IA 50125-8388. Ph: 712.579.5701. Email: [email protected] Committee on Resolutions – Ms.Olivia Pleggenkuhle, Co-chair, 21942 210th St., Hawkeye,

IA 52147-8208. Ph: (563) 427-3726. Email: [email protected] Rev. Rose Marie Calderon-Khan, Co-chair, 200 2nd St NW, PO Box 386, Mitchellville, IA 50169-0386. Ph: (515) 967-3388. Email: [email protected]

Committee on Rules of Order – Rev. Brian Oliver, 309 E. 11th St., Tama, IA 52339-1621. Ph:

641.484.2204. Email: [email protected]











2016 IOWA CONFERENCE JOURNAL 69 Joint Committee on Clergy Medical Leave – Convenor: Joni Mardesen, 2301 Rittenhouse

St., Des Moines, IA 50321-3101. Ph: 515.974.8940. Email: [email protected] Committee on Ministerial Ethics – Rev. Bill Poland, 2301 Rittenhouse St., Des Moines, IA

50321. Ph: 515.974.8903. Email: [email protected] Committee on Intentional/Interim Ministry – Rev. Bill Poland, 2301 Rittenhouse St., Des

Moines, IA 50321. Ph: 515.974.8903. Email: [email protected] Conference Connectional Ministries Council - TBD CCMC Program Review Committee – Rev. Dave Peterson, 27131 Hwy. 78, Ollie, IA 52576

Ph: 641.667.2502. Email: [email protected] CCMC Committee on Planning and Research – Mr. Dick Braley, 5963 Hickory Court,

Johnston, IA 50131. Ph: 515.727.8730. Email: [email protected] CCMC Nominating Committee – TBD Board of Camp, Conference and Retreat Ministries – Mr. Richard Bough, 804 Robin Glen,

Indianola, IA 50125-1080. Ph: 515.961.3596. Board of Church and Society, Environmental Justice Committee – Rev. Nan Smith, 2203 S.

3rd Ave., Marshalltown, IA 50158. Ph. 641.752.5104. Email: [email protected] Board of Global Ministries, Committee on Parish Development – Rev. Bruce Wittern, 201 N.

Market St., Oskaloosa, IA 52577-2828. Ph: 641.672.2564. Email: [email protected]

Board of Global Ministries, Committee on Community and Institutional Ministries – Mr. Adam

Stone, 2901 48th St., Des Moines, IA 50310. Ph: 515.205.2262 Board of Global Ministries, Committee on Mission Education – Rev. Audrey Young, 501 E.

19th St., Newton, IA 50208. Ph. 641.792.5736. Email: [email protected] Board of Global Ministries, Committee on Hispanic Ministries – TBD Board of Global Ministries, Volunteers in Mission Committee – Rev. Melisa Bracht-Wagner,

416 Jefferson St., Burlington, IA 52601-5318. Ph: 319.754.8421. Email: [email protected]

Board of Global Ministries, Iowa Nigeria Partnership – Ms. Sue Kromminga, 22394 Glen Hall

Rd., Shell Rock, IA 50670. Ph: 319.269.4643. Email: [email protected] Board of Global Ministries, Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee – Rev. Catie

and Mr. John Newman, PO Box 55, Hornick, IA 51026-0055. Ph: 712.899.4067. Email: [email protected]

Board of Global Ministries, Justice for Our Neighbors Committee – Mr. Frank Camp, 3418

Riverside Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411. Ph: 319.378.0363. Email: [email protected] Board of Global Ministries, Mission Personnel Committee – TBD 5. Have the secretaries, treasurers, and statisticians kept and reported their respective data in

accordance to the prescribed formats? (¶606.8)? Yes. 6. What is the report of the statistician? See Conference Journal














7. What is the report of the treasurer? See http://www.iaumc.org/financeadministration 8. What are the reports of the district superintendents as to the status of the work within their

districts? 9. What is the schedule of minimum base compensation for clergy for the ensuing year (¶¶342,

625.3)? See Reports of Conference Action, Action Item #205 in Journal 10. What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be

raised for the support of the district superintendents for the ensuing year (¶614.1a)? $2,796,106

11. a) What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be

raised for the support of the pension and benefit programs of the conference for the ensuing year (¶¶614.1d, 1507)? $0

b) What are the apportionments to this conference for the ensuing year? (1) For the World Service Fund? $1,263,166 (2) For the Ministerial Education Fund? $426,639 (3) For the Black College Fund? $170,182 (4) For the Africa University Fund? $38,086 (5) For the Episcopal Fund? $374,075 (6) For the General Administration Fund? $149,991 (7) For the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund? $33,366 12. What are the findings of the annual audit of the conference treasuries? See Audit Report on the Conference website: http://www.iaumc.org/2015audit 13. Conference and district lay leaders (¶¶603.9, 660):

a) Conference lay leader: Name: Margaret P. Borgen Mailing Address: 2504 Forest Dr, Des Moines, IA 50312 b) Associate conference lay leaders: NA c) District and associate district lay leaders: Central: Angela Hansen-Abbas, 161 315th St, Perry, IA 50220-7524 East Central: Michael Petkewec, 1012 N Summit St, Apt #D, Iowa City, IA 52245 North Central: Co-chairs: Duane Kruckenberg, 210 Glen Drive, Iowa Falls, IA 50126-1964; Dan Corrow, 2208 Rodlyn Rd, Webster City, IA 50595 Northeast: Richard Klinefelter, PO Box 248, Gladbrook, IA 50635-0248 Northwest: TBD South Central: Janice Bolger, 912 Woodland View Dr., Centerville, IA 52544 Southeast: Marilyn Lancaster, 1037 S. Starr Ave., Burlington, IA 52601 Southwest: Karen and Scott Benton, 2317 Cherry Ave., Guthrie Center, IA 50115-8650

14. List local churches which have been:

a) Organized or continued as New Church Starts or Mission Congregations (¶259,1-4, continue to list congregations here until listed in questions 14.c, d, or e). Church Name District Mailing Address Phone

Number Date Founded

Des Moines, Las Americas Communidad de Fe

Central PO Box 41005 Des Moines, IA 50311-0501

515.288.4056 2006

Fe y Esperanza

Southwest 2447 Avenue B Council Bluffs 51501

712.323.3124 2016

Vida Nueva North 202 McKinley St 515.832.2784 2006

http://www.iaumc.org/financeadministration

http://www.iaumc.org/2015audit


Hispanic Ministry

Central PO Box 57 Corwith, IA 50430

El pueblo de Dios

South Central

130 W Grant St Osceola, IA 50213-1623

641.342.1644

Amor y Paz Ministry

Central 3016 E 13th St Des Moines, IA 50316-1416

2012

Thrive UMC Central http://www.thriveumc.org

2013

b) Satellite congregations (¶247.22, continue to list here until listed in questions 14.a, c, d, or e). Church Name Parent Church District Mailing Address Date

Launched Johnston River of Life

Des Moines, New Hope

Central 4525 Beaver Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310

2013

c) Chartered (¶259.5-10, continue to list here until listed in questions 14.d or e) None.

d) Merged (¶¶2546, 2547) (1) United Methodist with United Methodist. Name of First Church

Name of Second Church

Name of Merged Church

Date Merged

Ohio Ladora Heritage (Ohio/Ladora)

10-01-2015

(2) Other mergers (indicate denomination). None.

e) Discontinued or abandoned (¶¶229, 341.2, 2549) (State which for each church listed.) (1) New Church Start (¶259.2,3). None. (2) Mission Congregation (¶259.1a). None. (3) Satellite Congregation. None. (4) Chartered Local Church (¶259.5) Church Name District Location Date Closed Arthur Northwest Ida Grove, IA 06-30-2015 Decatur, discontinued

South Central Decatur, IA 07-19-2015

Park View, Community of Faith, discontinued

Southeast Eldridge, IA 08-01-2015

Koszta, discontinued East Central Marengo, IA 10-01-2015 Green Plain, discontinued

South Central Milo, IA 11-29-2015

Nodaway, discontinued

Southwest Nodaway, IA 01-01-2016

New Horizons, discontinued

East Central Coralville, IA 05-22-2016

Woodburn, discontinued

South Central Woodburn, IA 05-29-2016

Pine Grove, discontinued

Southwest Cumberland, IA 05-31-2016

Hopeville, South Central Murray, IA 06-26-2016

http://www.thriveumc.org/


discontinued Norwich, discontinued

Southwest Norwich, IA 06-30-2016

Pacific Junction, discontinued

Southwest Pacific Junction, IA 06-30-2016

f) Relocated and to what address. None. g) Changed name of church? (Example: "First" to "Trinity") None. h) Transferred this year into this conference from other United Methodist conference(s) and with what membership (¶¶41, 260)? None. i) What cooperative parishes in structured forms have been established? (¶206.b) j) What other changes have taken place in the list of churches? 08-27-2015: Toledo, Christ – new mailing address: 301 S Broadway, Toledo, IA 52342-1302 09-01-2015: Arnolds Park, Calvary – new mailing address: PO Box 180, Arnolds Park, IA 51331

15. Are there Ecumenical Shared Ministries in the conference? (¶207, 208) a) Federated church

Name District Other Denomination(s) Farnhamville, First United North Central United Church of Christ St. Charles Parish South Central Disciples of Christ United Church of Diagonal South Central Disciples/Presbyterian USA

b) Union Church

Name District Other Denomination(s) Ainsworth Community Southeast Presbyterian USA Brighton United Southeast Presbyterian USA Coggon United Parish East Central Disciples of Christ Crawfordsville, United Ch. of

Southeast Presbyterian USA

Earlville United Parish Northeast United Church of Christ Keota United Ch. of Faith Southeast Presbyterian USA Lake City Union North Central Presbyterian USA Lewis United Congregational-Methodist

Southwest United Church of Christ

Manning-Manilla, United Ch.of

Southwest Presbyterian USA

Milford Union Memorial Northwest United Church of Christ Primghar Union Northwest United Church of Christ Rowan United North Central United Church of Christ Sioux Rapids, First United Northwest United Church of Christ Stanhope Parish North Central Disciples of Christ Stanwood Union East Central Presbyterian USA Winthrop Ch.of Christ United

Northeast United Church of Christ


c) Merged Church Name District Other Denomination(s) Shell Rock-Clarksville Community

Northeast Presbyterian USA

Sidney, United Faith Southwest Presbyterian USA

d) Yoked Parish Name District Other Denomination(s) Beaver Yoke North Central Church of the Brethren Dows-Alexander, Community-Dows Presbyterian

North Central Presbyterian USA

Farmington-Bonaparte Southeast Presbyterian USA Greene Yoke Northeast Church of the Brethren Macedonia-Henderson (Wheeler Grove Yoke)

Southwest United Church of Christ

Monticello, United Church of

East Central United Church of Christ

Rolfe, Shared Ministry of Northwest Presbyterian USA Unity Charge: North English-Millersburg-Deep River, United Church of-Barnes City

East Central Presbyterian USA

United Trinity Parish: Humeston UM-Leroy Yoke

South Central Disciples of Christ, Presbyterian USA

16. What changes have been made in district and charge lines? Central District: 07-01-2016 Indianola, Center Chapel-Indianola, Farmers Chapel to Indianola, Center Chapel and Indianola, Farmers Chapel East Central District: 10-01-2015 Koszta-Guernsey to Guernsey (Koszta discontinued) 10-01-2015 New Covenant Parish: Victor-Ohio-Ladora to New Covenant Parish: Victor-Heritage (Ohio/Ladora) 05-22-2016 North Liberty, First-New Horizons Cooperative Parish to North Liberty, First (New Horizons discontinued) 07-01-2016 Cedar Rapids, Bertram-Buffalo to Cedar Rapids, Bertram and Cedar Rapids, Buffalo North Central District: 01-01-2016 Titonka and Swea City to Swea City-Titonka 07-01-2016 Meservey, Salem-Thornton, First and Klemme-Goodell to Meservey, Salem and Klemme-Goodell-Thornton, First 07-01-2016 Owasa and Gifford to Owasa-Gifford Northwest District: 07-01-2015 Ida Grove-Arthur to Ida Grove (Arthur discontinued) 07-01-2016 Anthon-Rock Branch to Anthon and Rock Branch South Central District: 07-19-2015 Lamoni-Decatur-Davis City to Lamoni-Davis City (Decatur discontinued) 11-30-2015 Southeast Warren Parish: Milo-Green Plain-Liberty Center-Lacona to Southeast Warren Parish: Milo-Liberty Center-Lacona (Green Plain discontinued) 05-29-2016 Woodburn-Norwood to Norwood (Woodburn discontinued) 06-26-2016 Hopeville-Lacelle to Lacelle (Hopeville discontinued) 07-01-2016 New Virginia-Medora and Southeast Warren UM Parish:Milo-Liberty Center-Lacona to Southern Warren UM Parish:Milo-Liberty Center-Lacona-New Virginia-Medora Southeast District: 07-31-2015 Eldridge-McCausland-Park View, Community of Faith to Eldridge-McCausland (Park View, Community of Faith discontinued)


Southwest District: 07-01-2015 Lewis United (UCC-UM) and Marne-Buck Creek to Lewis United (UCC-UM)-Marne-Buck Creek 01-01-2016 Villisca-Nodaway to Villisca (Nodaway discontinued) 05-31-2016 Cumberland-Pine Grove to Cumberland (Pine Grove discontinued) 06-30-2016 Silver City-Pacific Junction-Hillsdale to Silver City-Hillsdale (Pacific Junction discontinued) 06-30-2016 Churches of Faith & Hope Circuit: Coin-Norwich-Braddyville-Shambaugh-Northboro-Blanchard to Churches of Faith & Hope Circuit: Coin-Braddyville-Shambaugh-Northboro-Blanchard (Norwich discontinued) 07-01-2016 Glidden and Lanesboro Community-Lohrville to Glidden-Lanesboro Community-Lohrville (Lanesboro Community and Lohrville to Southwest District)

PART II PERTAINING TO ORDAINED AND LICENSED CLERGY

(Note: A (v) notation following a question in this section signifies that the action or election requires a majority vote of the clergy session of the annual conference. If an action requires more than a simple majority, the notation (v 2/3) or (v 3/4) signifies that a two-thirds or three-fourths majority vote is required. Indicate credential of persons in Part II: FD, FE, PD, PE, and AM when requested.) 17. Are all the clergy members of the conference blameless in their life and official administration

(¶¶604.4, 605.7)? “Yes, attested to by means of this signed statement from the District Superintendents which

will be submitted to the Board of Ordained Ministry; and also signed by Bishop Julius C. Trimble, attesting to the conduct of the District Superintendents signed below.

We, the bishop and superintendents, take very seriously the call to moral excellence in the

lives of pastors. We gladly offer our signatures to answer this question, knowing that only by the grace of God can any of us be blameless in our life and official administration. Obviously, we make no judgment about the moral character of pastors who are involved in supervisory correction or involved in judicial or administrative complaint processes.” Signed by David A. Weesner, Kiboko I. Kiboko, Harlan D. Gillespie, Jackie L Bradford, Thomas L. Carver, Paul M. Smith, Lilian Gallo Seagren, Terra L. Amundson, and Julius C. Trimble, June 4, 2016.

18. Who constitute:

a) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? (v) Melvin Ammon, Chairperson (2012); Mary Green (2012); Cynthia Morrison (2012) Alternates: David Wendel (2012) b) The Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635.1d)? Chairperson: Dennis Tevis Vice-Chariperson: Gary Armstrong Members: Kevin Gingerich, Anne Lippincott, Diane McClanahan, Steve Williams c) The Committee on Investigation (¶2703)

Clergy in Full Connection: Ron Carlson, David Crow, Judith Bunyi, Cynthia Finn Alternates: Brent Hamilton Professing Members: Colleen Petaros, Kristal Gibson

19. Who are the certified candidates (¶ ¶ 310, 313, 314)

a) Who are currently certified as candidates for ordained or licensed ministry? Name District Date Certified Samuel Ansong South Central 2015


Terry Beltz East Central 2016 Roxanne Boverhuis Southwest 2011 Kimberly J. Brown South Central 2003 Robert Brus East Central 2016 Becca A. Cali Southeast 2014 Chris Childs South Central 2014 Dan Corrow North Central 2012 Courtney Dake South Central 2015 Patrick Dayton East Central 2013 Michael Eeten Northwest 2016 Kari A. Etherington Northwest 2016 Laurel Fraser Central 2016 Taylor Gould East Central 2014 Becky A. High East Central 2004 Chris Hockley North Central 2010 Donna Ihns Northeast 2016 Jessica Jacobsen Southwest 2016 Michael C. Jones Southeast 2016 Mark R. Johnson East Central 2016 Yoo Jin Kim Central 2015 Steven Lamb East Central 2016 Patricia Landers North Central 2016 Shawn LaRue South Central 2015 Mark Lewis Southwest 2016 Jimmie W. Matheney South Central 1994 James May East Central 2016 Kristine May East Central 2016 Jerald L. Morrison South Central 2001 Wendy Musgrave Central 2016 Susan Ney Northeast 2016 Kelly Peavey Central 2016 Betty L. Pierschbacher South Central 2006 Keith Pitts East Central 2016 Joshua Rath * East Central 2013 Susan Rohden North Central 2015 Lisa D. Schroeder East Central 2006 Patricia A. Slater East Central 1995 Michael G. Stevens Central 2015 Richard D. Thomas Northwest 2012 John Tomkins Northwest 2013 Johnny R. Tucker Northeast 2013 Brian E. Williams Southwest 2014 Lana Williams Northwest 2016 Marci Wittles East Central 2015 Jennifer Zoller East Central 2016

b) Who have had their candidacy for ordained or licensed ministry accepted by a District

Committee on Ordained Ministry in another annual conference? (Include name of accepting conference.)


Name Receiving

Conference Date Originally Certified

Date Accepted by District in Other Conference

Yoo Jin Kim Michigan 08-13-2015 – C 12-17-2015 Ryan Edwardson Michigan 05-06-2015 – NW 01-13-2016 Leah Challberg Minnesota 09-22-2014 – NC 05-14-2015

c) Who have been discontinued as certified candidates for licensed or ordained ministry?

Name District Date Certified Date Discontinued Manuel Catalan Central 05-22-2012 07-01-2016 Scott Greene Central 06-19-2014

07-01-2016

Catherine Stokes Central 02-28-2013 07-01-2016 Marcy M. Stone (by request)

Central 12-04-2007 07-01-2016

20. Who have completed the studies for the license as a local pastor, are approved, but are not

now appointed? (¶315 —Indicate for each person the year the license was approved.): Name District Year Last Licensed Samuel Ansong 2015 South Central 2015 Roxanne Boverhuis – 2012 Southwest 2012 Kimberly J. Brown – 2011 South Central 2011 Robert Brus – 2016 East Central Dan Corrow – 2012 North Central Becky A. High* - 2004 East Central 2004 Jimmie W. Matheny* - 1994 South Central 2012 Jerald L. Morrison - 2004 South Central 2015 Betty L. Pierschbacher – 2008

South Central 2008

Joshua Rath * – 2013 East Central 2015 Susan Rohden – 2016 North Central Lisa Schroeder* 2006 East Central 2015 Patricia A. Slater* – 1995 East Central 2010 Johnny R. Tucker -2013 Northeast 2013 Marci Wittles - 2015 East Central 2015

21. Who are approved and appointed as: (Indicate for each person the first year the license was

awarded. Indicate what progress each has made in the course of study or the name of the seminary in which they are enrolled. Indicate with an asterisk those who have completed the five year course of study or the M.Div. (¶319.4)? PLEASE NOTE: Persons on this list must receive an episcopal appointment. (v)

a) Full-time local pastors? (¶318.1)

Name First Year License Awarded

Years Completed with Course of Study

Carl K. Benge * 2005 Seminary graduate Thom Bryant 2012 1 COS course John C. Brockschink * 2003 5 years COS Dennis M. Burns* 2008 5 Years COS Kay Christie 2013 4 COS courses Michael A. Christie 2008 7 COS courses Jason Collier 2013 7 COS courses


Pamela S. Deeds * 2003 5 years COS William J. Deskin* 2008 5 years COS Kim A. Dewey 2010 9 COS courses Christy L. Ehrle 2011 10 COS courses Michael D. Ellson * 1999 5 years COS Samuel A. Fisher 2016 NA Joshua R. Hansen * 2008 Seminary graduate Mary Kathryn Hart 2015 Enrolled Todd D. Hartsock * 2004 5 years COS Frederick C. Hawkins 2000 16 COS courses Barbara J. Joy * 2005 5 years COS Wendy T. Johannesen 1997 Seminary student Hyeunmee Kang * 2006 Seminary graduate Beatrice S. Kinzler * 2002 Seminary graduate Pamela J. Kranzler* 2005 5 years COS Barbara J. Krueger * 2002 5 years COS Robert Lanphere 2014 Aaron Limmo 2015 Registered Jill A. Mack* 2005 5 years COS Mary Jane “Sam” Mack * 2011 Seminary graduate Kathleen A. Moore 2015 Enrolled Randy L. Moser * 2011 Seminary graduate Kristina K. Mullen * 2012 Seminary graduate Cathleen M. Newman 2004 Pending Daniel Niyonzima 2015 N/A Catherine Nutting 2011 14 COS courses Karen Patrick 2013 NA Keith Pitts 2016 N/A Terry W. Pollard 2010 13 COS courses Joyce A. Proctor 2013 5 COS course Kolleen M. Queener 2011 15 COS courses Ronald C. Rice 2003 6 COS courses Daniel V. Ridnouer, Jr. * 2000 5 years COS Rosa Rodriguez * 2010 5 years COS Julie Schubert 2014 1 COS course Jennifer L. Seylar 2007 14 COS courses Jimmy L. Shrimplin 2010 Seminary graduate Erling M. Shultz 2009 10 COS courses Marvin D. Siems * 2001 5 years COS Bruce A. Smith 2011 13 COS courses Kevin W. Smith * 2004 5 years COS Michael D. Stevens * 2002 5 years COS Michael G. Stevens 2016 Joshua R. Swaim * 2011 Diane E. Townsley* 2001 5 years COS Robert F. Voels * 2005 5 years COS John Wagner 2012 4 COS courses Laurel Westerkamp 2014 14 COS courses Judy J. Wooton* 2008 5 years COS


b) Part-time local pastors? (¶318.2) (fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments) Name First Year License

Awarded Fraction of full time to be served

Years Completed with Course of Study

Margaret H. Aiseayew 2007 1/2 10 COS courses Larry P. Allen 2009 1/2 8 COS courses Douglas L. Amis 2006 1/2 17 COS courses Denise Anderberg 2015 1/2 1 COS course James R. Barnett 2006 3/4 16 COS courses David L. Barrett 2006 1/2 16 COS courses Elizabeth A. Bell 2014 1/2 Seminary

graduate Terry Beltz 2016 1/2 NA Luann Benge 2012 3/4 Kristin D. Boysen 2011 1/2 9 COS courses Kim Brouse 2011 1/2 7 COS courses Dawn Y. Butler 2015 1/4 Enrolled Frederick W. Bryson * 2001 1/2 5 years COS Brandon Campbell 2014 1/2 1 COS course Melodee Carstens 2008 3/4 14 COS courses Benjamin E. Carter-Allen *

2013 1/2 Seminary graduate

Jill Clem 2014 1/4 1 COS course Brian Cushman 2014 1/4 2 COS courses Judith R. DePue 2002 1/2 6 COS courses Debra Devine 2012 1/2 6 COS courses Barbara E. Dinelli 2011 1/2 6 COS courses Patricia M. Eastman * 1999 1/2 5 years COS Michael Eeten 2016 1/4 NA Michael Elrod 2016 1/4 NA Kari A. Etherington 2016 1/4 NA Patti Lu D. Ford 2012 1/2 2 COS course Gary Forster 2013 1/2 4 COS courses Dawn Freese 2014 1/4 3 COS courses Sara “Jan” Garza 2015 1/4 Enrolled Jon M. Gimmy 2005 1/2 10 COS courses Daniel D. Grauer 2011 3/4 12 COS courses Sandra Gobeli 2007 1/2 15 COS courses Brent A. Hanna 2007 1/4 5 COS course Bruce Hauswirth 2013 1/2 4 COS courses Paulette L. Hemann 2009 1/2 3 COS courses Jennifer Hesebeck 2013 1/4 Shawn Hill 2013 1/2 5 COS courses Neil E. Hofer 2008 1/4 9 COS courses Vincent D. Homan * 1993 1/2 5 years COS John D. Howerton * 1997 3/4 5 years COS Sheryl A. Hull 2009 1/4 9 COS courses Donna Ihns (no pension)

2016 1/2 NA

Jessica Jacobsen 2016 3/4 NA Mark R. Johnson 2016 3/4 NA Mark A. Keefer 2013 1/2 3 COS course Benjamin LaGrange * 2015 1/2 Seminary


graduate Steven Lamb 2016 1/2 NA Patricia Landers 2016 1/2 NA Shawn LaRue 2016 1/2 NA Mark Lewis 2016 1/2 NA Carol Ann Mart 2010 1/4 10 COS courses Nathaniel Mason 2016 1/2 NA James May 2016 1/4 NA Kristine May 2016 1/4 NA Terry D. McClain 2008 1/2 9 COS courses Jeffrey A. McPheron 1997 1/2 19 COS courses Dennis Miller 2013 1/4 1 COS course Kenneth Miller 2013 1/2 4 COS courses Linda Miller 2015 1/4 1 COS course Teresa Miller 2013 1/4 1 COS course Mark W. Morehouse 2015 1/2 7 COS courses Elisabeth Morgan 2016 1/4 NA Timothy S. Morgan 2009 1/2 9 COS courses Linda K. Morris 2011 1/2 8 COS courses Gerald Neal * 2013 1/2 Seminary

graduate Patrick Munyakazi 2015 1/4 Susan C. Ney 2016 1/4 NA Derrick Okine * 2016 1/4 Seminary

graduate Donna L. Olinger 2010 1/4 2 COS courses Diane Olson Schroeder 2010 3/4 5 COS courses Catherine Orth 2015 1/2 1 COS course Virginia Otto 2010 1/2 4 COS courses Raelonna Patrick 2015 1/2 1 COS course Nancy Peterson 2014 1/2 2 COS courses Janice E. Phillips * 2004 1/2 5 years COS Diana Pollard 2013 1/2 5 COS courses Stephen J. Ransom 2003 1/4 18 COS courses Linda Reida * 2006 1/2 Seminary

graduate Ward C. Richards, Jr. * 2003 1/4 5 years COS Cheryl Ridenour 2014 1/2 NA John Robine 2014 1/2 3 COS course Dan L. Rogers 2009 1/2 14 COS courses Lori Shannon 2015 1/4 1 COS course Rebekkah Shrimplin * 2011 1/2 Seminary

graduate Susan M. Simmons 2014 1/4 Rosa L. Soto 2016 1/2 Gina Spohnheimer 2008 1/4 12 COS courses Scott J. Squires* 2007 1/2 Seminary

graduate Joel P. Sutton 2010 1/2 8 COS courses Steven G. Swenson 2007 1/2 13 COS courses Constance Thayer 2013 1/4 4 COS courses Joan Thomas 2015 1/2 1 COS course Linda M. Thompson 2012 1/4 4 COS courses Donald E. Timmermann 2014 1/2 6 COS course Todd Treese 2014 1/4 3 COS courses


Linda L. VonFumetti * 2010 1/2 Seminary graduate

Harry Wach 2001 1/2 6 COS courses Melody Williams* 2014 1/2 Seminary

graduate Alaire Willits 2014 1/2 14 COS courses Benjamin Paul Wood 2013 1/2 5 COS courses Jennifer Zoller 2016 1/4 NA

c) Students from other annual conferences or denominations serving as local pastors and

enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3, ,4)? None. d) Students who have been certified as candidates in your annual conference and are

serving as local pastors in another annual conference while enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3) None.

e) Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership

(¶¶366.4, 367, 369.3)? (If not in this conference indicate name of conference where serving.) None.

22. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)?

Name Date discontinued Robert P. Abbott (status change to CLM) 02-18-2016 John Tomkins 09-30-2015 (pastor’s request) Martha J. Puls 09-23-2015 Dorothy M. Gersema 10-29-2015 Garold H. Hansen 01-01-2016 (pastor’s request) Randall McNeer 07-01-2016 (retirement) Linda R. Poore 07-01-2016 (retirement)

23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4)?

Name Years Completed in Course of Study Rosa L. Soto

24. What ordained ministers or provisional members from other Annual Conferences or

Methodist denominations are approved for appointment in the Annual Conference while retaining their conference or denominational membership (¶¶331.8, 346.1)? (List alphabetically; indicate Annual Conference or denomination where membership is held. Indicate credential.)

a) Annual Conferences Name Clergy Status Home Conference Michael Adedokun FE Nigeria Nicole Ross Bishop PD Illinois Great Rivers Ruby T. Bongolan FE Northwest Mindinao Philippines Carolyn J.B. Bowers FE Oregon-Idaho Brian Channel FE Northern Illinois Hang-Baek Cho FE East Ohio Linda Leigh Brown FE Minnesota Beverly Butler FE Susquehanna Joseph Cephas Z.K. Davis FE Liberia Daniel A. Trujillo Fajardo FL Honduras Robert P. Kelley RE Northwest Texas Jerome Kennedy FE Liberia


Angela Lewis FE East Ohio Okitakoyi Lundula FE Central Congo David Mixon RE Illinois Great Rivers Antionette Morehouse RA Missouri William Morehouse RE Missouri John Munkana Mwembo Mutombo FE North Katanga Emmanuel T. Naweji FE South Katanga Diana Anderson Northcutt FE Oklahoma Leonard Ranson RE Baltimore-Washington Stephanie L. Schlimm FE Texas Nathan Tabelisma RE Philippines Elizabeth A. Tucker RA Rio Texas

b) Other Methodist Denominations

Name Clergy Status

Denomination

Caesar David FE Korean Methodist Byung-hwoon Lee FE Korean Methodist Fernando Romero FE Methodist Church of Mexico Benjamin Wedeking FE Wesleyan Church

25. What clergy in good standing in other Christian denominations have been approved to serve

appointments or ecumenical ministries within the bounds of the Annual Conference while retaining their denominational affiliation (¶¶331.8, 346.2)? (v) (Designate with an asterisk those who have been accorded voting rights within the annual conference. Indicate credential.)

a) Approved, but not now serving Name Clergy Status Denomination Date Approved Joseph Callahan OF United Church of Christ 2015 Robert C. Cook OF Presbyterian 2015 Sylvia Larssen OF Disciples of Christ 2015 Dale O’Connell OF Presbyterian USA Amy Schifrin OF North American

Lutheran 2014

Bradley Thornton OF Disciples of Christ 2014 b) Approved and serving

Name Clergy Status Denomination Norman G. Anderson * approved 4-4-16 dCOM

OF Evangelical Friends

Curtis Batschelet OF United Church of Christ (serving Yoke) Jeff L. Blackman * OF United Church of Christ Michael D. Blackwell OF American Baptist Emily Blue * (formerlyZebarth)

OF United Church of Christ

James H. Chesnutt OF Disciples Fred Darbonne OF United Church of Christ Abraham L. Funchess * OF American Baptist Bruce M. Giese * OF Presbyterian USA Richard Grimes OF,Retired Evangelical Church Alliance Kristine K. Hackbart OF ELCA Karen A. Handke LP United Church of Christ Nancy E. Hofmeister * OF United Church of Christ Susan “Suzie” Moore LP Disciples Edwin Moreano * OF United Church of Christ


Lyndon W. Roesler * OF Evangelical Church Alliance Dean L. Schlitter LP United Church of Christ Jean M. Sullivan * OF United Church of Christ Janis E. Whiteman LP United Church of Christ Karl K. Whiteman OF United Church of Christ Katharine Yarnell OF ELCA Rick Zickafoose OF Brighton United (serving Yoke)

26. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination

where membership is held.) a) With vote (¶586.4b [v])? None b) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4)? (v 2/3)

Name Member Conference/Denomination

First Year of Affiliation

James H. Davis RE Greater New Jersey 2005 NOTE: If your conference has admitted or ordained persons as a courtesy to another conference, list these persons in Question 40 only. If persons have been admitted or ordained by another annual conference as a courtesy to your conference, list these persons in Questions 27-39, whichever are appropriate, giving the date and name of the accommodating conference. 27. Who are elected as associate members? ¶322 (v) (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27)

Name Karen M. Berg

28. Who are elected as provisional members and what seminary are they attending, if in school?

(under ¶¶322.4, 324, 325) a) Provisional Deacons under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, c or ¶324.5?(v)

Name Seminary Joey A. Podhajsky

b) Provisional Elders under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b or ¶324.6 (v)); ¶ 322.4 (v 3/4)

Name Seminary Alex K. Bruening Michael A. Fillmore Humberto A. Gonzalez Santana Andrew R. T. Happ Edgar F. Solis Romero Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary

29. Who are continued as provisional members, in what year were they admitted to provisional

membership, and what seminary are they attending, if in school (¶326)? a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon or elder? (¶326)

Name Clergy Status (PD or PE) Date and Seminary H. Alejandro Alfaro-Santiz PE 2014 Jeffery A. Bixby PE 2015 Steven M. Braudt PE 2013 Heather S. Dorr PE 2014


Michael A. Finn PE 2015 Melanie A. Greengo PE 2015 Nicholas Grove PE 2015 Jennifer L. Hibben PE 2014 Susan Higdon PE 2015 Jae Hee Lee PE 2015 Kayla M. Lange PE 2015 Craig M. Luttrell PE 2014 Joy L. Mitchell PE 2015 Kevin B. Moore PE 2014 Jeremy M. Poland PE 2013 Eric Z. Sayonkon PE 2014 Michael C. Slininger PE 2014

b) Provisional deacons who became provisional elders? None.

c) Provisional elders who became provisional deacons? (Indicate year) None. d) Provisional members who transferred from other conferences or denominations?

(¶347.1) None. 30. What ordained clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders

recognized (¶348): (v) None A person’s orders may be recognized when they are transferring their membership into your annual conference from another Christian denomination. A person who is listed in Q.30 must also be listed in either Q. 31 a or b, depending on the transfer status.

31. What ordained clergy have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): (List

alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27): a) As provisional members (¶347.3a,b)? (v) None b) As local pastors (¶347.3a)? (v) None 32. Who are elected as members in full connection? (List alphabetically-see note preceding

Question 27. Anyone appearing on this question must also be listed somewhere in questions 33-34 or 36, unless the clergy’s orders from another denomination were recognized on question 30 in a previous year.) (v 2/3):

a) Deacons.

Name Kendra D. Miller (formerly Swartzendruber) William J. Ranney

b) Elders

Name Ricky L. Baarda Andrew P. Bardole Allen C. Craft Franklin S. Livingston Jena J. Manchester

33. Who are ordained as deacons and what seminary awarded their degree? Or, if their

master’s degree is not from a seminary, at what seminary did they complete the basic graduate theological studies?: (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27)

a) After provisional membership (¶330)? (v 2/3)


Name Seminary Kendra D. Miller (formerly Swartzendruber)

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

William J. Ranney Methodist Theological Seminary in Ohio b) Transfer from elder?(¶309) (v 2/3) None. 34. Who are ordained as elders and what seminary awarded their degree? a) After provisional membership? (¶335) (v 2/3)

Name Seminary Ricky L. Baarda University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Andrew P. Bardole University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Allen C. Craft University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Franklin S. Livingston Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Jena J. Manchester University of Dubuque Theological Seminary

b) Transfer from deacon? (¶309) (v 2/3) None. 35. What provisional members, previously discontinued, are readmitted (¶365)? (v) None. 36. Who are readmitted (¶¶366-368 [v], ¶369 [v 2/3]): None. 37. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶358.7): (v) None.

38. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1, 416.5, 635.2n)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.) None.

39. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically.

Indicate credential.) None. 40. Who have been ordained as a courtesy to other conferences, after election by the other

conference? (See note preceding Question 27. Such courtesy elections or ordinations do not require transfer of conference membership.)

a) Deacons? None. b) Elders? None. 41. Who have been transferred out to other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church

(¶416.5)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.) Name Clergy Status New Conference Date of Transfer Gunsoo Jung FE Detroit 07-01-2016

42. Who are discontinued as provisional members (¶327)? (v). a) By expiration of eight-year time limit (¶ 327) None. b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)

Name Clergy Status Lisa D. Schroeder (to Certified Candidate) PE Renee A. Smithback PD

2016 IOWA CONFERENCE JOURNAL 85 c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)

Name Clergy Status Jimmy L. Shrimplin (to FL) PE

d) By reaching Mandatory Retirement Age (¶ 327.7) None. 43. Who are on location? a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶359.1)? (1) This year? (v) None. (2) Previously?

Name Year Originally Granted

Charge Conference Membership

Year of Most Recent Report

John J. Baker 1988 Excelsior Springs, MO First

Jeffrey A. Borg 2011 Des Moines, Epworth Jan A. Dale 1984 Ames, Collegiate Evelyn Mae Durkee

1980 Rice, MN First

Jerry W. Haidle 1974 Webster City, Asbury Rhonda A. Hainer 2004 Davenport, St. John’s Donald D. Mitchem

1986 Bettendorf, Asbury

Christopher M. Myers

2007 Cedar Falls, First

Edward E. Osburn 1982 Overland Park,KS ValleyView

Michael L. Owens, Sr.

2005 Council Bluffs, Salem

Thomas A. Sears 1972 Cedar Rapids, St. Paul’s b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶359.2) (Indicate

date and appointment.) None. c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶360? (1) This year? (v) None. (2) Previously?

Name Year Originally Placed


Year of Most Recent Report

Kristine A. Frank 2014 Lisa L. Locoh 2005 Urbandale, Walnut

Hills

Sylvia A. Kennedy 2015 44. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶359.3): a) This year? (v)

Name Clergy Status Year Honorable Location Originally Granted


Dawn E.D. Phares

FE 2011 Bettendorf, Asbury


b) Previously? Name Clergy

Status Year Honorable Location Originally Granted


James E. Allen RE Timothy J. Donovan, II RE 1996 Des Moines, First Allan B. Jones RE 1988 Santa Rosa, CA

Christ Herbert E. Phillips RE Altoona Arthur W. Richardson RE 1999 James W. Sheckler RE Davenport, St.

John’s Loy A. Williams RE L. Darrel Wrider RE 1979 East Central

District James W. Zotnick RE LeMars, Calvary

45. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶359.2)? (v)

None. 46. Who have had their conference membership terminated? a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶361.1, .4)? (v)

Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status Wesley S.K. Daniel 06-13-2016 RE

b) By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶361.2, .4)? (v) None. c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶361.3, .4; 2719.2)? None. d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry

(¶354.12 )? (v) None . e) By trial (¶2713)? None. 47. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶363.1d, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3? (Give

effective dates. Indicate credential.) 48. Deceased (List alphabetically in the spaces provided) a) What associate members have died during the year? Effective: None. Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death Jerry L. Ulin 11-21-1941 06-29-2016

b) What provisional members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.) Effective: None. Retired: None. c) What elders have died during the year? Effective:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death Arley Q. Ellingson 02-01-2016 05-06-2016 Dale E. Scritchfield 08-28-2016 12-23-2015

2016 IOWA CONFERENCE JOURNAL 87 Retired:

d) What deacons have died during the year?

Effective: None. Retired: None.

e) What local pastors have died during the year? Active: None. Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death Orris L. Drake 06-23-1930 01-13-2016 Harry L. Imlay 04-12-1937 04-20-2016 Lowell G. Schaaf 11-14-1931 06-11-2016 Virgil L. Scott 05-04-1937 10-26-2015 Charles Sloca 12-22-1921 11-20-2015 Delbert Basil Story 02-16-1926 07-28-2015

49. What provisional or ordained members (elders and deacons) have received appointments in

other Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church while retaining their membership in this Annual Conference (¶¶331.8, 346.1)?

Name Clergy

Status Conference Where Appointed

Appointment

Deborah L. Coble FE West Virginia Director,Communications Paula Cripps-Vallejo

FE Northern Illinois Chicago:Humboldt Park

Name Date of Birth Date of Death William E Ballard 02-24-1938 11-12-2015 Romaine H. Barber 01-04-1928 06-10-2016 William Ernest Barrick 04-12-1928 06-24-2015 Pacifico G. Camarin, Jr. 06-18-2016 Preston Condrey Brown 12-21-1926 07-02-2015 Denton W. Ericson 01-28-1934 10-05-2015 Terri Lin Elder 12-22-1949 02-08-2016 Phillip Kirby Gull 11-29-1938 08-28-2015 Samuel John Hahn 09-22-1930 10-10-2015 Paul F. Hasel 07-15-1921 12-31-2015 Arthur Lloyd Hill 07-15-1936 06-24-2015 Richard A. Iles 03-22-1942 10-09-2015 Rex V. Logan 03-08-1924 10-22-2015 Charlotte A. Murren Mallott 05-10-1935 01-11-2016 Robert Paul Martin 03-10-1922 01-29-2016 Eugene L. Miller 11-19-1930 03-20-2016 David Newcomer (from Honorable Location) 02-10-1940 05-17-2014 David A. Pacholke 04-27-1944 04-27-2016 William G. Rieckhoff 07-05-1927 01-22-2016 Carl B. Riggs 11-18-1923 01-11-2016 Leonard L. Root 01-23-1929 07-25-2015 Lowell G. Schaaf 06-11-2016 Thelma Colorado Subramanian 12-07-1950 11-14-2015 John Robert Tisdale 11-28-2015 Larry G. Willey 06-29-1938 10-27-2015 Thomas W. Woodin 10-07-1933 09-16-2015 George I. Yetter 12-31-1930 12-17-2015


Dong Hun Shin FE Minnesota Minneapolis, Korean Maria D. Wiblin FD West Virginia Campus Pastor, Fairmont

State U/Pierpont College, Fairmont, WV

50. Who are the provisional, ordained members or associate members on leave of absence and

for what number of years consecutively has each held this relation (¶354)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where membership is held.)

Name Number of Years Charge Conference a) Voluntary? (1) Personal, less than 5 years (¶354.2a 3) (v)

Name Clergy Status

Date Effective Charge Conference

Valerie A.H. Burgess FE 07-01-2015 Atlantic, First Jennifer W. Daniel FE 09-01-2013 to

10-03-2015 Marshalltown, First

Karen S. Hoff AM 07-01-2016 Atlantic, First Nea J. Huggins FE 08-01-2014 Sioux City, St. James Franklin S. Livingston FE 07-01-2016 Cedar Falls, St .Timothy Nicholas S. Longworth FE 02-01-2015 Cedar Rapids, Lovely

Lane Julie D. McCullough FE 09-07-2015 Humeston, Christian Barbara K. Mittman FD 09-01-2013 Nevada, First Joey A. Podhajsky PD 07-01-2016 Waterloo, First Daniel J. Schott FD 07-01-2012 Women at the Well Dana K. Scopatz FE 07-01-2015 Council Bluffs, Broadway Cathy J. VanGundy AM 07-01-2016 Panora Judy J. Wadding AM 07-01-2013 Altoona Timothy J. Walker FE 07-01-2015 to

01-01-2016 Boone, First

Bethany M. Willers FE 08-01-2015 to 09-01-2015

Ames, First

Douglas E. Williams FE 07-01-2015 to 09-01-2015

Coralville

Patricia H. Youngquist FE 03-14-2016 Jefferson, First (2) Personal, 5 years of more (¶354.2a 3) (v 2/3) None. (3) Family, less than 5 years (¶354.2b 3) (v)

Name Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Matthew C. Conover FE 02-09-2016 Eldridge Martha E. Hill FE 07-01-2016 Des Moines, Grace Susan M. May FE 07-01-2012 Central District

(4) Family, 5 years or more (¶354.2b 3) (v 2/3)

Name Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Angel Gafford Asmus FE 07-01-2011 Onawa (5) Transitional (¶354.2c)

Name Clergy Date Charge Conference


Status Effective Jennifer W. Daniel FE 10-03-2015 Marshalltown, First

b) Involuntary (¶ 355)? (v 2/3) None. 51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶352)? (v)

Name Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Cynthia C. Hickman FE 07-01-2016 Des Moines, Bloomfield 52. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶357)? (v)

Name Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Bruce D. Bane FD 2006 Rock Rapids Manzel O. Berlin FE 2000 Don W. Burket FE 2010 Minburn Debra M. Burks FE 2003 Waterloo, Jubilee Erik E. Corley FE 2013 Michael W. Elmore AM 2003 East Central District Pamela J. Farren AM 2002 Chrisa L. Ferguson FE 2003 Clark L. Finehout FE 2010 Creston Cynthia McCalmont FE 2006 David P. Schumann FE 01-01-2016 Lakes-Nemaha Kirk R. Seagren FE 2009 Mt. Pleasant, First Brian J. Sherman FE 2005 Morning Sun-Centenary Laura J. Smith FE 2014 Cedar Rapids, St. Paul’s Kirk D. Stump FE 2003 North Central District Jessica B. Wimmer FL 2006 Des Moines, Immanuel Marilyn C. Winch FE 2003 Northeast District Mark A. Young FE 07-01-16 Douds, Christ-Lebanon-Selma

53. What members in full connection have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically. If retiring in

the interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3) Deacons

a) This year? None. b) Previously?

Name Date Effective Judith A. Rogula Eilders 2008 Mary Alice Gran 2010 Marilyn C. Henrichs 2003 Sue J. Mutchler 2004 Julie DeShaw Nosek 1998 Ruth Ann Scott 2003 Linda J. Vogel 2003

Elders

c) This year? John R. Battern Martha R. Bennett Judith M. Bunyi Clark C. Christian 05-01-2016


Emmanuel R. Dass Blair S. Frank Dennis L. Gilbert Dwight F. Grosvenor W. Scott Grotewold Beulah D. Hasler Donald L. Hodson Ricky K Johnson 09-01-2015 John A. Keizer Kevin M. Leveck (from Medical leave) 11-01-2015 Thomas E. Mattson 03-01-2016 Arthur L. McClanahan 09-01-2015 Neil R. Montz Remigio P. Panlaqui 12-01-2015 Neva Thorn Perdue Richard Charles Pippert John E. Raab Lane S. Riggle Marcia F. Sangel Thompsie K. Smith 05-02-2016 Allen J. Wiese

d) Previously?

Name Date Effective Douglas R. Achterhof 2006 Marsha A. Acord 2014 Paul L. Akin 2010 Arthur L. Allen 2007 Melvin W. Ammon 2007 Duane L. Anderson 2002 ellis e. andrews 1998 Gary L. Armstrong 2009 Marvin D. Arnpriester 2011 Byron W. Ayers 1991 Michael W. Bahde 2011 Lyle G. Ball 2012 Darline D. Balm-Demmel 2004 Donald N. Bardole 1998 Kenneth D. Barringer 1986 Esther R. Barton 2009 Wayne L. Bartruff 1990 Dale E. Batcheler 2011 Ronald E. Beanblossom 2007 Robert G. Beard 2001 Robert M. Bell 2001 Nancy M. Bender 2014 Marcos V. Berbano 1996 Roger G. Betsworth 1998 Henry J. Bevel 1998 Linda S. Hansen Bibb 2012 Stephen J. Bibb 2011


W. Michael Biklen 2007 Hugh S. Bird 1996 Beverly J.I. Birtcher 2001 Carolyn L.R. Bittner 2009 Ronald G. Blix 2003 John D. Boatman 2013 Donald A. Bogue 2009 Harold D. Bonath 1998 Marjorie M. Bradshaw 2012 Lloyd E. Brockmeyer 1998 Myron W. Brockmeyer 1994 Carroll D. Brown 1999 Jerry D. Brown 1998 J. Elmer Brunk 1995 Marilyn R. Buchanan 2011 J. Robert Burkhart 2013 Russell L. Burnett 2010 Alva R. Caldwell 2007 Dora D. Campbell 1991 James A. Campbell 2011 Lanny R. Carlson 2002 Brian E. Carter 2013 Donald Lee Carver 1994 Donald T. Caspers 1986 Marvin E. Ceynar 1996 Peter K. Chang 2014 Dianne B. Christopher 2011 Kathleen Clark 2001 M. Wayne Clark 2013 Richard L. Clark 2010 Marvin D. Cleair 2003 Philip L. Clinton 2003 Donald L. Coburn 1988 Bernabe M. Colorado 2015 G. Clive Cook 1992 Robert D. Cook 2015 Dennis R. Coon 2015 William D. Cotton 1999 Neil H. Cross 2014 Gene E. Crossett, Jr. 2002 Robert D. Culbertson 2015 Robert M. Cumings 2007 Charles E. Curl 2008 Robert J. Dagit 2013 James S. Dale 2002 Christopher J. Daniel 1999 Bob D. Davis 2001 Trevor D. Davis 2014 Timon W. Davison 2009 Delbert H. Dawes 2002 Gilbert H. Dawes 1998 William B. Daylong 2015 Robert W. Dean 2015 Karen G. Dearchs 2005


Clarence G. DeBoef 2013 Richard S. Dee 2001 Gary W. DeGeest 2009 Susan E. Detwiler 2008 Celestyne C. DeVance 2009 Curtis DeVance 2008 Judy A. Deweber 2007 Inagrace Thoms Dietterich 2005 Paul M. Dietterich 1998 James L. Dotson 2009 Charles J. Downing 2012 Michael P. Druhl 2015 Ellery H. Duke 2013 Allen C. Eastland 1986 Leonard M. Eberhart 2012 Richard L. Eis 1990 Clifton W. Ellerbeck 1998 Leland C. Eyres 1998 Richard H. Faris 2007 Robert G. Farr 1989 Gilbert M. Field 1988 Jill C. Flyr 2013 James W. Fouke 1991 W. Robert Fowler 1986 Donald D. Frank 1996 Kalen K. Fristad 2013 Barbara R. Furman 2010 Robert H. Gamble 1998 Milton L. Geisler 1997 Egon W. Gerdes 1992 George E. Gibson 1996 Karl J. Giese 2001 Charles D. Gilbert 1997 James W. Gochenouer, Jr. 2008 Karl E. Goodfellow 2011 Richard Gould 2003 Francine J. Green 2005 Don E. Griffin 1986 Robert A. Griffin 1998 James C. Gubser 2010 Chester L. Guinn 1991 Clifford R. Haider 2001 Scott C. Hall 1996 Marilyn L. Hamilton 1989 Raymond G. Hampton 2007 Jack T. Hanford 1998 James F. Hanke 2009 Penny K.W. Hansel 2002 E. Paul Hansen 1994 Roger Q. Harmon 2006 Lawrence J. Hartley 2002 Lorraine J. Hartman 2013


Joann H. Nielsen Hary 2008 Mark A. Haverland 2011 Robert G. Hawley, Jr. 2007 Dennie R. Heck 2015 Daniel J. Herndon 2003 William J. Hiebert 2003 Dave L. Higdon 2001 Donald G. Hobson 1997 K. Wayne Hoehns 1992 Robert R. Holdrof 2010 David R. Holmes 2002 Scott G. Holmes 2001 Diana A. Hoover 2012 Joan S. Hoover 2001 Robert W. Hoover, Jr. 2001 Merlen F. Howe 1995 Lowell E. Hoyle 1998 Marvin L. Hulse 1992 Morris C. Hurd 2013 Hyo Nam Hwang 2008 Carlos C. Jayne, Jr. 2000 William Jenkins 2000 J. Donald Johnson 1990 Loyd E. Johnson 1995 William R. Johnson 2000 Mary M. Johnston 2013 Diane B. Jones 2010 Larry W. Jones 2000 LaVonne R. Kaasa 2009 Edward A. Kail 2013 Kent R. Kastler 2004 Leroy W. Kelderman 2005 Arleon L. Kelley 2008 Norman W. Kelley 2015 Charles B. Kellogg 2013 Dean J. Kelly 2011 Ronald R. Kerr 1989 Jung Sook Kim 2007 James W. King 1998 Alvern J. Kinrade 1992 H. Ronald Kinzler 1994 Ronald R. Kitterman 2008 James A. Kledis 2007 Carl E. Klein 2001 Charles E. Klink 2014 Norman L. Knight 1999 Harold W. Koughn 2007 Ronald E. Kramer 2006 Richard E. Kretzschmar 2001 David L. Kruse 2013 J. Kenneth Kuntz 2004 R. Kevin LaGree 2013 Everett L. Laning 1996 Elsa Lawry 2010


Richard P. Layman 2010 Matt W. Leach 1986 Susen F. LeBlanc 2009 Dannel F. Lemons 2004 Robert E. Leverenz 1998 LeRoy B. Lewis 1994 Lyle W. Lieder 1986 Howard J. Lord 1988 Raymond C. Lott, Jr. 1992 James N. Louk 2003 Catherine A. Luck 2013 Charles E. Luers 2015 Roger A. Maize (from Suspension) 2014 Sheridan M. Mallott 1995 Deborah L. Mariya 2010 Jeanne L. Martin 2003 Kathy J. Martin 2014 Merlin R. Mather 2005 Gene E. Matthews 2001 William E. McAlpine 1996 Warren J. McFate 1986 Douglas K. McGraw 2014 Rodger N. McKinney 2012 Brian S. McNamara 2014 Donna J. Meinhard 2008 Steven P. Melby 2006 Ruth A. Melick 2003 Bonifacio B. Mequi, Jr. 2009 Karen E.H. Merrill 2009 Reginald H. Merrill 2010 Edward C. Meyer 1991 Robert S. Michaelson 1989 Harold S. Miller 1986 Judith K. Miller 2012 Melvin B. Miller 1986 Paul L. Miller 1988 William T. Miller 1992 Alton O’Bryan Milligan 2012 Darrell V. Mitchell 1992 Harold D. Mitchell 2001 Marshall L. Monthei 2012 Leroy W. Moore 1994 Jim W. Morris 2007 W. Donovan Morrison 2015 David L. Nelson 2008 James R. Nelson 2003 Tony R. Nester 2012 Frank A. Nichols 1988 Dennis D. Nicholson 1999 Gary A. Nims 2014 Richard J. Nissen 2009 David M. Nolte 2010


Eldon G. Nolte 1996 Jerry E. Oakland 2011 Clair D. Odell 2003 David J. Ohrt 1999 Michael L. Orthel 2014 Rollin G. Oswald 1988 Duane H. O’Tool 1986 Realff H. Ottesen 2006 B. Gordon Packard 1994 Walden J. Paige 2012 Daryl W. Pals 2001 Thomas R. Parrott 2009 Richard M. Paulus 2000 Galen E. Peckham 1998 James R. Pemble 2002 Paul D. Pennington 2003 Douglas A. Peters 2011 Edward R. Peterson 2011 Kenneth D. Peterson 2000 Peter J. Peterson 2008 Ronald D. Petrak 1998 Richard C. Pfaltzgraff 1989 Fred P. Pierce 1991 Elizabeth E. Piette 2014 Judith A. Campbell Piper Deceased 08-04-2016 2013 John N. Poe 2008 Stephen H. Pohlman 2005 Mary B. Pope 2012 Lynn A. Potter 2010 Orrin T. Potter 1996 Nina L. Pulatie 2007 Richard C. Quinlan 1994 Stephanie L. Raphael-Nakos 2010 Thomas L. Raphael-Nakos 2010 Alfred E. Rau 1986 Melvin W. Reth 1994 Jerry L. Richards 2005 Allen D. Ricks 1999 James C. Riley 2003 Reva K. Rimmer 2006 Charles T. Rinkel, Jr. 1989 Vernon K. Robbins 2015 Jerry E. Robertson 2010 Robert P. Robinson 1990 David G. Rogula 2007 John W. Rosenberger 2001 Kenneth D. Royar 1999 James E. Rozendaal 1999 Shirley Rozendaal 2002 James P. Russell 1999 L. Paul Samuelson 2004 David E. Schar 2002 Donald M. Scheller 2015 John P. Scherb 2014


Mary J. Schnepf 2015 Adrian Schoenmaker 1994 David L. Schuldt 1999 Nancy C. Schultz 2010 Leland C. Schwarz 2002 Keith L. Scott Deceased 07-20-2016 1998 Richard L. Sebeniecher 2007 James J. Seeber 2011 Ray K. Seney 1986 Frank David Seydel 2011 Herbert G. Shafer 2013 Dennis J. Shepherd 2014 Jane E. Shepherd 2014 Wayne E. Shoemaker 1986 David R. Shogren 2013 James M. Shopshire 2014 Mary H. Shultz 2014 Walter L. Sieck 1986 Merrill L. Siler 2001 Marion G. Sindt 2007 Charles W. Smith 2012 Theodore J. Solomon 1994 Larry W. Sonner 2000 Vernon M. Sorensen 1995 Richard F. Speight, Jr. 2006 Katherine M. Spracklin 2013 John R. Squire 1995 Robert J. Stemme 1990 William H. Steward 2011 James W. Stiles 2015 David B. Stout 2004 Judson J. Stover 2015 Laurice D. Streyffeler 2000 Russell C. Striffler 1987 Kenneth D. Suetterlin 2010 Jerald G. Swanberg 2013 Jerrold W. Swinton 2001 Emmanuel A. Tabelisma 2010 Lawrence V. Tagg 1986 Dennis G. Tevis 2014 Shirley A. Textor 2011 R. Douglas Tharpe 2000 Richard H. Thomas 1996 William B. Tomlinson 1991 William C. Trembly, Jr. 1994 Rudolf Trusheim 1993 Wilbert R. Trusheim 2001 Donald R. Turkelson 1997 Glennys M.P. Ulschak 2006 Ronald M. Unser 1998 Melecio Alipio Valdez 2013 J. Larry Vallery 1999


William J. Van Dam 2003 Harold A. Varce 1989 Gordon K. Vickery 1991 Dwight W. Vogel 2003 David H. Wagner, Sr. 2009 Martha D. Ward 2014 Robert B. Ward 2014 Wayne E. Wasta 1988 David P. Waterman Deceased 08-02-2016 1989 Jo A. Frahm Watkins 2014 R. Karl Watkins 2014 Gordon E. Watson 2008 Warren S. Webb 1995 Paul J. Wehner 2007 John O. Weida 2005 Robert F. Weir 2006 Nova L. Wells Deceased 08-07-2016 1999 David R. Wendel 2006 Harold E. Werley 2008 George A. White 2011 Weldon A. Whitenack 1994 Dale J. Williams 1986 Russell L. Wilson 1994 Dana E. Wimmer 2013 Harlan W. Winter 2005 Thorne K. Wittstruck 2007 L. Scott Woodworth 2003 DeLane D. Wright 2013 D. Ward Young 1998 J. Eugene Young 1997 Thomas L. Zeleny 2014 Carryl R. Ziettlow 1986

54. What associate members have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically. If retiring in the

interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)

a) This year? Name Date Effective Karen M. Berg Thomas A. Connors Lewis S. Flanigan Pamela J. Flanigan (from Medical leave) Kenneth J. Hartmann Sr. (from Medical leave) 07-01-2015 (retroactive) Fred Pilecki

b) Previously?

Name Date Effective A. David Arulnathan 2003 Sheryl K. Ashley 2014 Norman L. Bennett 2012 Walter J. Bernard, Jr. 2003 A. Robert Cocke, Jr. 1999 Robert L. Connor, Sr. 2001 Sheryl K. Daylong 2011 Raymond E. Doser 2008


Paddy Lynn Druhl 2011 C. Lucille Elrick 2001 Lynn B. Elrod 2014 Joan Erbe 1993 Duane U. Ferguson 1999 Robert D. Foster 2001 Len S. Garrison 2007 Dale E. Gray 1992 Lynn D. Gunderson 2014 John J. Hembry 2012 Edythe J. Nichols Hill 2003 Roy A. Hjelmaas Deceased 07-27-2016 1992 Richard T. Hohl 1991 Carolyn J. Hollar 2008 Mary L. Poore Howell 2011 Jane I. Jordan 1999 Jack D. Kendall 1998 H. Wallace Kinzler 1993 Richard E. Krambeck 2001 Roger B. Kurtenbach 2012 Zona L. Lautt 1995 Evelyn D. Lewiston 2015 Doris H. Lindley 2012 Marvin G. Lindley 2013 Sara B. Malone 2007 Gary D. McDonough 2013 Charles E. Miller 2011 Cynthia J. Morrison 2015 Ashok N. Patet 2013 Lynn M. Patrick 2009 E. Christine Pauley 2011 Larry L. Pauley 2010 Edmond O. Powers 2015 Larry R. Prosser 2003 Keith E. Putney 2015 Dale A. Reisner 2005 Douglas E. Reynolds 2014 M. Catherine “Kay” Roath 2001 Richard R. Russell 2012 James E. Seibert 1995 O. Dean Shelly 2008 Lavina M. Shoffner 2001 JoAn Lent Skyrme 2001 Sandra J. Smith 2009 Richrd D. Streeter 2010 Norman P. Walter 08-17-2016 1992

55. What provisional members have been previously retired (¶358, 2008 Book of Discipline)?

(NOTE: Provisional members who reach mandatory retirement age and have not retired by Jan. 1, 2013 shall be discontinued (¶ 327.7) and listed in Q. 42.) None.

56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5):

2016 IOWA CONFERENCE JOURNAL 99 a) This year?

Name Date Effective Juliann Ahrens (Correction) 07-01-2015 Sharon Andersen Gary Fridley James R. Newman Charles W. Thompson 01-01-2016

b) Previously?

Name Date Effective Lois L. Abel 2004 John T. Abraham 2014 Hermina J. Amoroso 2002 Janice A. Bennett 2010 Thomas H. Berryman 2015 James D. Boardman 2005 Elizabeth A. Briggs 2010 Donald G. Carlson 2002 Jay E. Coble 2005 Sue Ann Cubbage 2013 Robert L. Dvorak 2011 Darleen F. Fletcher 2003 Esta M. Fraley 2007 Lester R. Hesseltine 1996 Jerry E. Hoff 2005 Ronald J. Johannsen 2010 Charles J. Johnson 2014 Mary M. Kenyon 2007 Penelope M. (Thacker) Knudsen 2002 Jerry L. Kramer 2010 Buddy J. Lane 2009 Richard D. Latta 2008 Goldie L. Laymon 2015 Marsha A. Lowe 2006 Julie A. May 2006 Wilbur L. Morfitt 2003 Nicholas N. Needham 2015 Betsey S. Neipert 2013 Donald N. Nelson 2010 Geneva R. Parsons 2007 Robert L. Patton 2009 Judy K. Paulsen 2015 Merle R. Paulsen 2013 Leroy F. Perkins 2011 Deanna L. Pullen Snyder 2013 Charles B. Silliman 1998 Duane E. “Doc” Skidmore 2005 A. Joyce Smith 2004 Richard C. Smith 2007 Boyd A. Sparks 2007 Naomi J. “Tootie” Stepanek 2004 James F. Stout 2003 Rochelle A. Swenson 2015 Verdon M. Swenson 1992


Stephen A. Taylor 2014 Charles G. Tefft 2003 Gerald E. “Bud” Wiser 2003 James O. Young 2014

57. What is the number of clergy members of the Annual Conference:

a ) By appointment category and conference relationship? NOTES:

(1) Where applicable, the question numbers on this report form corresponding to each category have been placed in parenthesis following the category title. Where these question numbers appear, the number reported in that category should agree with the number of names listed in the corresponding questions. (2) For the three categories of Appointments to Extension Ministries, report as follows: ¶344.1a,c): the number of clergy members appointed within United Methodist connectional structures, including district superintendents, or to an ecumenical agency. ¶344.1b): the number of clergy members appointed to extension ministries, under endorsement by the Division of Chaplains and Related Ministries of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. ¶344.1d): the number of clergy members appointed to other valid ministries, confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Annual Conference. Note: Report those in extension ministry in one category only. See the Discipline paragraphs indicated for more detailed description of these appointment categories.)

Note: Those approved to serve as a local pastor, but not currently under appointment,

are not counted as clergy members of the conference.

Categories

Deac. in Full Connec-tion

Elders in Full Connec-tion

Prov. Deacons

Prov. Elders

Assoc. Membrs & Affiliate Membrs With Vote

Full–time Local Pastrs

Part–time Local Pastrs

Pastors and deacons whose primary appointment is to a Local Church (¶¶331.1c, 339) (76, 78c)

8 223

21 18 55 101

Deacons (in full connection and provisional) serving Beyond the Local Church (¶331.1a, b) (78a,b)

9 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

Appointment xxxxx 32 xxxxx


to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1a, c) (77a)

xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

Appointment to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1b) (77b)

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

14 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

Appointment to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1d) (77c)

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

10 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

Appointment to Attend School (¶331.3) (79)

2 1 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

Appointed to Other Annual Conferences (49)

1 3 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

On Leave of Absence (50a1, a2)

2 11 1 3 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

On Family Leave (50a3, a4)

3 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

On Sabbatical Leave (51)

1 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

On Medical Leave (52)

1 14 2 1

On Transitional Leave (50a5)

1 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

Retired (53, 54, 55)

7 402 60 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

Total Number, Clergy Members

28 716 1 22 83 56 101

Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members

1007


b) By gender and racial/ethnic identification? (NOTE: See the instruction for item 57 for

guidelines to assist in the racial/ethnic identification count.)

Clergy Demographics

Categories

Deacons in Full

Connection

Elders in Full

Connection

Proba-tionary (provi-sional) Deacon

Proba-tionary (provi-sional) Elders

Assoc. Memb.

& Affiliate Memb.

with Vote

Full–time Local

Pastors

Part–time Local

Pastors M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Asian 1 1 21 5 1 2 1 African American/ Black

1 2 3 1 1 2 1

Hispanic 1 1 3 1 1 Native American

Pacific Islander

White 6 19 521 162 1 10 7 48 32 28 24 47 52 Multi-Racial Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members*

7 21 545 171 1 14 8 51 32 30 26 48 53

Note: After receiving numerous research requests for data relating to clergy gender and ethnicity, GCFA has again chosen to request the information in the chart above.

PART III CERTIFICATION IN SPECIALIZED MINISTRY

Note: Indicate credential of persons in Part III: FD, FE, PD, PE, AM, FL, PL, and LM. 58. Who are the candidates in process for certification in specialized ministry?

Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry Brian E. Carter RE Ministry with the Poor Ruth Michelle Hart LM Urban Ministry Lorraine Hartman FE Spiritual Formation Suzanne Rider LM Spiritual Formation

59. Who is certified in specialized ministry? (List the areas of specialized ministry. Indicate by an

asterisk those certified this year.)


Name Clergy/Lay Status

Specialized Ministry

Christine J. Anders LM Older Adult Ministry Anita A. Bane FE Spiritual Formation Steven M. Braudt PE Evangelism Diane Wasson Eberhart FD Christian Education Timothy R. Gossett LM Christian Education, Youth Min. Katherine Harrington-Taber FD Christian Education Brenda Hunter Hobson FD Christian Education Frederick J. Lewis FE Christian Education, Music Kendra Miller * (formerly Swartzendruber)

FD Spiritual Formation

Barbara K. Mittman FD Christian Education, Youth Min. Robyn Plocher FD Pastoral Care & Counseling Deke J. Rider LM Camping/Retreat Ministries Gayle M. Wilcox AM Christian Education Alaire Bornholtz Willits FL Christian Education

60. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry? None. 61. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry? None. 62. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry? None.

PART IV CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY (¶(¶ 271, and 666.10 The Book of Discipline)

63. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶ 271, and 666.10)? (List alphabetically, by district). a. Certified and assigned

Name District Marcus Beebe East Central Kathleen Faye Lamb East Central Colleen Petaros East Central Christine Minor-Heilig East Central Charles Norman Northeast W. Joan Ervin South Central Jimmie L. Lane South Central Cindy A. Axtel Southeast Sandra R. Berryman Southeast Marsha M. Gerot Southeast Shawn LaRue Southeast Earlene M. Lekwa Southeast Mary A. Timmerman Southeast Robert P. Abbott Southwest Steven H. Daiker Southwest Denise F. Stevens Southwest

b. Qualified, not currently assigned

Name District Daryl Barnard Central Barbara Mather Central Susan C. Troyer Central Momodu Kamara East Central Carolyn R. Cleair Northeast


Karl Dance Northeast Hugh Mackintosh Northeast Mary Snell Northeast Ernest Ruehle Southwest

PART V DIACONAL MINISTERS

(Paragraph numbers in questions 65-72 refer to The 1992 Book of Discipline)

64. Who constitute the Committee on Investigation (¶2703.3)? (v) Because the Iowa Conference has a very small number of Diaconal Ministers, in case a

Committee on Investigation is needed, we will exercise the provision in The Book of Discipline allowing us to borrow Diaconal Ministers from other conferences to constitute said committee.

65. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312)? None. 66. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312)? None. 67. Who have had their conference relationship as diaconal ministers terminated by Annual

Conference action (¶313.3)? (Under ¶313.3a, no vote; under ¶313.3b, v 2/3) None. 68. What diaconal ministers have died during the year? a) Effective: None. b) Retired: None. 69. What diaconal ministers have been granted leaves of absence under ¶313.1a, c, d)

(disability, study/sabbatical, or personal leave): (v) None. 70. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e): None. 71. Who have returned to active status from extended leave (¶313.1e)? (v)? None. 72. Who have taken the retired relationship to the Annual Conference as diaconal ministers

(¶313.2): (Under ¶313.2b, v 2/3) a) This year?

Name Date Effective Alaire B. Willits (correction of status change to PL)

07-01-2014

b) Previously? Name Date Effective Rosalie J. Bentzinger 1994 Linnea Erickson Carlson 1980 Myrna Irene Carter 1986 Bernice Dvorak 1989 David Michael Ferrell 1999 Coy Payne Howe 1991 Paul Lundy 2011 Carol Seebach 1998 Evelyn Blakely Wiley 1995 Alaire B. Willits 2014

PART VI APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS

73. Who are approved for less than full-time service?

2016 IOWA CONFERENCE JOURNAL 105 a) What associate members, provisional, or full elders are approved for appointment to

less than full-time service, what is the total number of years for which such approval has been granted to each, and for what fraction of full-time service (in one-quarter increments) is approval granted (for purposes of equitable compensation claim and pension credit) ¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506)? (v 2/3, after 8 years v 3/4):

Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time

Service Kimberly A. Bowles FE 4 Springdale 1/2 Mary Green FE 2 Strawberry Point 1/2 Jennifer L. Hibben PE 2 Ankeny First, Thrive 1/2 Henrietta Klarenbeek FE 2 Napier 1/4 Chan Gok Kim FE 3 Iowa City Korean UMC 1/2 Lexie A. Kirkpatrick FE 4 Brandon-Garrison-Vinton,

Stewart Memorial 3/4

Henrietta Klarenbeek FE Napier 1/4 James L Schweizer FE 25 Moulton 1/2 Clinton G. Twedt-Ball FE 9 Ext.Min.-Matthew 25 Hub 3/4 Karen Young FE 2 Mason City, Wesley-Grace

Assoc. and Ext. Min - Mason City, Mercy

1/2 (1/4 local church & 1/4 extension)

Timothy Walker (Jan 1- June 30)

Fort Dodge, Epworth 1/2

Michael Willer FE Ext. Ministry – Iowa Army National Guard

1/4

b) What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment

to less than full-time service (¶331.7)? Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time

Service Brenda Hunter Hobson Women at the Well 1/4 Diane Wasson Eberhart Urbandale, Walnut Hills 3/4 Kendra Miller Iowa Falls 1/2 Katherine Harrington-Taber

Des Moines, Jordan & Des Moines, Christ

1/4

74. Who have been appointed as interim pastors under the provisions of ¶338.3 since the last

session of the annual conference, and for what period of time? Name Appointment Start Date End Date Gary Armstrong RE Boone, First 08-01-2015 07-01-2016 Stephen J. Bibb RE West Des Moines 01-01-2015 06-30-2017 Frederick Darbonne OE Story City, Grace 05-01-2015 06-30-2017 Kathleen R. Moore FE Mason City, First 07-01-2015 06-30-2017 W. Donovan Morrison RE Kingsley 09-15-2015 07-01-2016 W. Donovan Morrison RE Klemme-Goodell-

Thornton, First 07-01-2016 06-30-2017

Cynthia Morrison RA Kingsley 09-15-2015 07-01-2016 Cynthia Morrison RA Klemme-Goodell-

Thornton, First 07-01-2016 06-30-2017

Tim Schoepf OF Hedrick/Martinsburg-Richland

07-01-2016 06-30-2018

Carol Sundberg FE Cedar Rapids, St. James – Trinity

07-01-2015 06-30-2017

Ron Yarnell OF Winterset-Patterson 10-01-2015 07-01-2017


75. What changes have been made in appointments since the last annual conference session? (Attach list. Include and identify Appointments Beyond the Local Church (Deacons) and Appointments to Extension Ministries (Elders). Give effective dates of all changes.)

02-01-2015 Nathan Tabelisma SY – Booneville 1/4 07-01-2015 Juliann Ahrens RL – Retired, serving Arlington-Volga 07-01-2015 Betsy S. Neipert RL – Retired, no longer serving 07-15-2015 Thomas L. Zeleny RE – Retired, no longer serving 07-19-2015 Jodi Rushing AM – Lamoni-Davis City (Decatur discontinued) 07-26-2015 Jerry E. Chase SY – East Dubuque, Wesley 1/4 07-26-2015 Laurel Westerkamp PL – Change of status 1/2 08-01-2015 Bernabe Colorado RE – Retired, serving West Des Moines, Maple Grove 1/4 08-01-2015 Charles D. Gilbert RE – Retired, no longer serving 08-01-2015 Medea Saunders FE – Ext. Min. Chaplain, Unity Point Hospice 08-01-2015 James B. Shirbroun FE – Ames, Collegiate & Wesley Foundation, Associate 08-01-2015 Rosa L. Soto SY – Perry-Rippey-Fairview, Associate 1/2 08-15-2015 Aaron Limmo FL – South Sudanese Ministry, Central District 08-16-2015 Maria Cline SY – Maple Grove-Mercer Center 1/4 09-01-2015 Samuel Ansong PL – Change of status 1/4 09-01-2015 Dianna L. Bass SY (SCLS) – Hazelton, Trinity 1/4 09-01-2015 Terry Beltz LM – Oxford 1/2 09-01-2015 Sue Ann Cubbage RL – Retired, no longer serving 09-01-2015 Karen L. Garrison FE – West Marshall Charge 09-01-2015 Collette A.P. Gould FE – Ext. Min. Chaplain, Heartland Hospice 09-01-2015 Ricky K. Johnson RE – Retired, serving Graettinger-Terrill 3/4 09-01-2015 Ronald R. Kitterman RE – Retired, serving Fort Dodge, Trinity 1/2 09-01-2015 Shawn LaRue CL – Change of status 1/4 09-01-2015 Willy Mafuta FE – Prairie City-Pleasant Hill 09-01-2015 Arthur L. McClanahan RE – Reitred, serving Ext.Min. Director of Communications, Iowa AC 09-01-2015 Patrick Munyakazi PL – Cedar Rapids, Asbury International French Fellowship 1/4 09-01-2015 Diane Townsley FL – Cedar Rapids, Asbury 09-01-2015 Bethany M. Willers FE – Ext.Min. Spiritual Care Coordinator, Friendship Haven (from Voluntary Personal Leave of Absence) 09-01-2015 Douglas E. Williams FE – Ext.Min. GBGM Missionary, Argentina 09-14-2015 Denise Anderberg PL – Change of status 1/2 09-22-2015 Martha J. Puls FL – Discontinued as Local Pastor 09-29-2015 Michael Eighmy OR – No longer serving 09-30-2015 John Tomkins PL – Not appointed, by his request 10-01-2015 Douglas R. Dauenbaugh SY – Guernsey 1/4 (Kostza discontinued) 10-01-2015 James R. Davis FE – New Covenant Parish: Victor-Heritage (Ohio/Ladora) (Realignment) 10-01-2015 James L. Dotson RE – Retired, serving Traer 1/2 10-01-2015 Paddy L. Druhl RA – Retired, serving Muscatine, High Prairie 1/4 10-01-2015 Carolyn J. Hollar RA – Retired, no longer serving 10-01-2015 Mark Lewis SY – Churches of Faith & Hope Circuit (Coin-Norwich-Braddyville- Shambaugh-Northboro-Blanchard) 10-01-2015 Nathan Tabelisma OE – Hancock-Shelby-Silver Creek 10-01-2015 Martha Ward RE – Retired, no longer serving 10-01-2015 Robert Ward RE – Retired, no longer serving 10-01-2015 Ron Yarnell OF – TII – Winterset-Patterson 10-18-2015 Jerry E. Hoff – RL – Retired, serving Woodbine, First 3/4 11-04-2015 Dorothy Gersema SY (SCLS) – Change of status 1/4 11-09-2015 Juliann Ahrens RL – Retired, no longer serving 11-22-2015 Marcus Beebe CL – Martelle 1/4 12-01-2015 Jerry E. Chase SY – No longer assigned

2016 IOWA CONFERENCE JOURNAL 107 12-01-2015 Amy Johnson FE – Milo-Liberty Center-Lacona (Green Plain discontinued) 12-06-2015 Rebecca Flint SY – No longer assigned 01-01-2016 Melodee Carstens PL – 3/4 (Change of fraction from 1/2 to 3/4) 01-01-2016 Joseph Cephas Z.K. Davis OE – Ames, First, Associate 01-01-2016 Garold Hansen SY – Change of status, by pastor’s request 1/4 01-01-2016 Douglas P. Harding FE – Villisca (Nodaway discontinued) 01-01-2016 Todd D. Hartsock FL – Swea City-Titonka (Change of status & realignment) 01-01-2016 John J. Hembry RA – Retired, no longer serving 01-01-2016 Byung-hwoo Lee OE – Ames, Korean and Des Moines, Korean 01-01-2016 Daniel Niyonzima FL – Cedar Rapids, St. Paul’s, Associate 01-01-2016 Charles W. Thompson RL – Retired, serving Greenbrier 1/4 01-01-2016 Timothy J. Walker FE – Fort Dodge, Epworth 1/2 01-19-2016 Johnny R. Tucker – Local Pastor, no longer appointed 02-01-2016 Juliann Ahrens RL – Retired, serving Union (Sumner)-Randalia 1/2 02-01-2016 Steven H. Lamb CL – Dubuque, Center Grove 1/4 (new assignment) 02-01-2016 Sharon Treloar SY – East Dubuque, Wesley 1/4 02-18-2016 Robert P. Abbott CL – Change of status 03-01-2016 John B. Greenlee SY – Avondale-Bridgewater-Massena 1/4 03-01-2016 Laura S. Greenlee SY – Avondale-Bridgewater-Massena 1/4 03-01-2016 Steven H. Lamb CL – 1/2 (Change of fraction from 1/4 to 1/2) 03-01-2016 Nathaniel Mason PL – Change of Status 1/2 03-01-2016 Thomas R. Mattson RE – Retired, serving Lisbon 03-01-2016 Bethany M. Willers FE – Change of status to Ext.Min. 344.1b, GBHEM Endorsed 03-01-2016 Brian Willis SY – Pisgah-Mondamin 1/4 03-01-2016 Karen K. Young FE – Ext.Min. Chaplain, Mercy of Northern Iowa 1/4 and Mason City, Wesley-Grace, Associate 1/4 04-01-2016 Ricky K. Johnson RE – Retired, no longer serving 05-22-2016 Joshua Rath FL – North Liberty, First, Associate (New Horizons discontinued) 05-22-2016 Alecia Williams FE – North Liberty, First (New Horizons discontinued) 05-29-2016 Tom C. Murr SY – Norwood 1/4 (Woodburn discontinued) 05-31-2016 Casey N. Pelzer SY – Cumberland 1/4 (Pine Grove discontinued) 06-16-2016 Rosa L. Soto PL – Change of status 06-22-2016 Dwayne Henrichs SY – Lacelle 1/4 07-01-2016 Gary L. Armstrong RE – Retired, no longer serving 07-01-2016 Sheryl Ashley RA – Retired, no longer serving 07-01-2016 Martha R. Bennett RE – Retired, serving Traer 07-01-2016 Dennis Coon RE – Retired, serving Marquisville 1/2 07-01-2016 Emmanuel Dass RE – Retired, serving Des Moines, Fort Des Moines 1/2 07-01=2-16 Gary Fridley RL – Retired, serving Pierson-Meadow Star 1/2 07-01-2016 Henrietta Klarenbeek FE – Napier 1/4 07-01-2016 Charles E. Klink RE – Retired, serving Keswick-Webster 1/2 07-01-2016 Jerry L. Kramer RL – Retired, no longer serving 07-01-2016 Thomas R. Mattson RE – Retired, no longer serving 07-01-2016 Neil R. Montz RE – Retired, serving Lamoni-Davis City 1/2 07-01-2016 Cynthia Morrison RA – Retired, serving TII Klemme-Goodell-Thornton 1/2 07-01-2016 W. Donovan Morrison RE – Retired, serving TII Klemme-Goodell-Thornton 1/2 07-01-2016 Nicholas Needham RL – Retired, serving Bethel 1/4 07-01-2016 Donald N. Nelson RL – Retired, no longer serving 07-01-2016 E. Christine Pauley RA – Retired, no longer serving 07-01-2016 Lowell G. Schaaf RL – Retired, no longer serving 07-01-2016 Rochelle A. Swenson RL – Retired, serving Hubbard, Salem 1/2 07-01-2016 Stephen A. Taylor RL – Retired, serving Indianola, Farmers Chapel 1/2 07-01-2016 Harold E. Werley RE – Retired, serving Rock Branch 1/4 76. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are

appointed to ministry to the local church and where are they appointed for the ensuing year? (Attach a list.) See Appointment List


77. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are

appointed to extension ministries for the ensuing year? (Attach a list) a) Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (¶344.1a, c)? See Appointment

List b) To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (344.1b)? See

Appointment List c) To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d? (v 2/3) See Appointment List 78. Who are appointed as deacons (full connection and provisional) for the ensuing year? a) Through non-United Methodist agencies and settings beyond the local church

(¶331.1a)? See Appointment List b) Through United Methodist Church-related agencies and schools within the connectional

structures of The United Methodist Church (¶331.1b)? See Appointment List c) Within a local congregation, charge, or cooperative parish (¶331.1c)? See Appointment

List 79. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime

appointment is to attend school.) Name Clergy

Status School

Sarah E. Karber FE Fairview CPE Center, Minneapolis, MN Andrea M.P. Severson FE Drake University, Des Moines, IA Edgar F. Solis Romero PE Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

80. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310) [1992 Discipline]? See Appointment List 81. What other personal notations should be made? (Include such matters as changes in

pension credit (¶1506.5), corrections or additions to matters reported in the "Business of the Annual Conference" form in previous years, and legal name changes of clergy members and diaconal ministers.)

01-27-2015 Todd L. Holman FE divorced from Judy Holman 06-28-2015 Emily Zebarth OF married Justin Blue and is now Emily Blue 07-02-2015 Sheryl A. Hull PL divorced from Brian D. Hull 07-07-2015 Frederick Darbonne OF married Margo Elizabeth Altemeier 08-20-2015 J. Cody Nielsen FE divorced from Erin Nielsen 08-21-2015 Johnny R. Tucker PL divorced from Merri Tucker Harris 09-13-2015 John Dodds FE married Linda F. Dodds 12-08-2015 Frederick Darbonne OF divorced from Margo Elizabeth Altemeier 02-07-2016 Todd L. Holman FE married Kelly Jo Holman 03-03-2016 Roger Kurtenbach RAM married Diane Kurtenbach 03-31-2016 Deborah Lynn Coble Wise FE changed name to Deborah Lynn Coble 04-09-2016 Jessica Parkison PL married Mike Jacobsen and is now Jessica Jacobsen 05-15-2016 Joy L. Brinkmeyer PE married Weston Mitchell and is now Joy Mitchell 06-03-2016 Humberto A. Gonzalez PE changed name to Humberto A. Gonzalez Santana 06-03-2016 Edgar F. Solis PE changed name to Edgar F. Solis Romero 06-10-2016 Kendra D. Swartzendruber FD divorced from Mike Swartzendruber and is now Kendra D. Miller 06-10-2016 Andrew R.T. Happ PE married Amy L. Gingrich 06-15-2016 David Kim FE changed name to Kwangki David Kim 82. Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)? Hy-Vee Hall, Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa – June 3-5, 2017

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