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THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
TheMinutesoftheGREATERNEWJERSEYANNUALCONFERENCEheldinWildwood,NewJerseyfromMay28,2015toMay30,2015.
BishopJohnR.Scholpresiding.WhenOrganized:August4,2000.NumberofthisSession:16h
PARTIORGANIZATIONANDGENERALBUSINESS
1.Whoareelectedforthequadrennium(¶¶603.7,619):Secretary?David E. Wiley, III
Mailing Address: 221 Orchard Park, Allendale, NJ 07401 Telephone: (973) 464-9298
Statistician?John Cardillo Mailing Address: 1001 Wickapecko Drive, Ocean, NJ 07712 Telephone:732-359-1030
Treasurer?John Cardillo Mailing Address: 1001 Wickapecko Drive, Ocean, NJ 07712 Telephone: 732-359-1030
2.IstheAnnualConferenceincorporated(¶603.1)?Yes 3.Bondingandauditing:
Whatofficershandlingfundsoftheconferencehavebeenbonded,andinwhatamounts(¶¶618,2511)?ConferenceTreasurerandStaff--$1,000,000.00 Havethebooksofsaidofficersorpersonsbeenaudited(¶¶617,2511)?Yes,seereport,page577
4.Whatagencieshavebeenappointedorelected?a) AnswerYesorNoforeachofthecouncils,boards,commissions,orcommitteeslisted: (1) BoardofOrdainedMinistry(¶635)?Yes (2) BoardofPensions(¶639)?Yes (3) BoardofTrusteesoftheAnnualConference(¶2512)?Yes (4) CommitteeonEpiscopacy(¶637)?Yes (5) CommitteesonInvestigation(¶2703.2,.3)?Yes (6) AdministrativeReviewCommittee(¶636)?Yes
b) Indicate thenameof the agency (or agencies) in your annual conferencewhich is (are) responsible for thefunctionsrelatedtoeachofthefollowinggeneralchurchagencies(¶610.1): (1) GeneralCouncilonFinanceandAdministration?Council on Finance and Administration (2) GeneralBoardofChurchandSociety?Board of Church and Society (3) GeneralBoardofDiscipleship?Board of Discipleship (4) GeneralBoardofGlobalMinistries? Board of Global Ministries (5) HigherEducationandCampusMinistry?Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry (6) GeneralCommissiononArchivesandHistory?Commission on Archives and History (7) GeneralCommissiononChristianUnityandInter-religiousConcerns? Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns (8) GeneralCommissiononReligionandRace?Commission on Religion and Race (9) GeneralCommissionontheStatusandRoleofWomen?Commission on the Status and Role of Women (10) UnitedMethodistCommunications?Commission on Communications
c) Indicatetheconferenceagencieswhichhaveresponsibilitiesforthefollowingfunctions: (1) CriminalJusticeandMercyMinistries(¶657)?Board of Church and Society (2) DisabilityConcerns(¶653)?Committee on Disability Concerns (3) EquitableCompensation(¶625)? Committee on Equitable Compensation (4) Laity(¶631)?Board of Laity (5) NativeAmericanMinistry(¶654)?Committee on Native American Ministries (6) SmallMembershipChurch(¶645)?Commission on Small Church Membership
d) AnswerYesorNoforeachofthefollowingconferenceordistrictorganizations:
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(1) ConferenceUnitedMethodistWomen(¶647)?Yes (2) ConferenceUnitedMethodistMen(¶648)?Yes (3) ConferenceCouncilonYouthMinistry(¶649)?Yes (4) ConferenceCouncilonYoungAdultMinistry(¶650)?Yes (5) DistrictBoardsofChurchLocation&Building(¶2519)?Yes (6) CommitteesonDistrictSuperintendency(¶669)?Yes (7) DistrictCommitteesonOrdainedMinistry(¶666)?Yes
e) What other councils, boards, commissions, or committees have been appointed or elected in the annualconference?Parish and Community Development Committee and Committee on Ethnic Local Church Concerns
5. Have the secretaries, treasurers, and statisticians kept their respective records according to the prescribed forms(¶606.8)?Yes
6. Whatisthereportofthestatistician?(Seereport,page---ofJournal.) 7. Whatisthereportofthetreasurer?(Seereport,page---ofJournal.) 8. Whatarethereportsofthedistrictsuperintendentsastothestatusoftheworkwithintheir districts?(Seereport,page---ofJournal.) 9. Whatisthescheduleofminimumbasecompensationforpastorsfortheensuingyear(¶¶342,625.3)?Commission on
Equitable Compensation - GNJ leadership unanimously approved the recommendations of the Commission on Equitable Compensation, which was brought forward by Rev. Jennifer Cho. The minimum equitable salary is $42,562 for elders and deacons in full connection, $39,157 for provisional and associate members, and $37,029 for full-time local pastors. A $300 minimum incremental increase for each year of service, up to 20 years, was also approved.
10. Whatamounthasbeenapportionedtothepastoralchargeswithintheconferencetoberaisedforthesupportofthedistrictsuperintendentsfortheensuingyear(¶614.1a)?2,368,801
11. a) Whatamounthasbeenapportionedtothepastoralchargeswithintheconferencetoberaisedforthesupportofthepensionandbenefitprogramsoftheconferencefortheensuingyear(¶¶614.1d,1507)?$2,366,427
b) Whataretheapportionmentstothisconferencefortheensuingyear? (1) FortheWorldServiceFund?$1,525,042 (2) FortheMinisterialEducationFund?$523,577 (3) FortheBlackCollegeFund?$208,861 (4) FortheAfricaUniversityFund?$46,755 (5) FortheEpiscopalFund?$491,615 (6) FortheGeneralAdministrationFund?$184,125 (7) FortheInterdenominationalCooperationFund?$40,967 12. Iftheannualconferenceapportionstothelocalchurchafundthatcombinestwoormoregeneralapportionedfunds
with one another, or that combines one or more general apportioned funds with funds other than a generalapportionedfund,listbelowforeachcombinedfund:a)thenameandamountofeachgeneralfundincludedintheapportionment;b)thepercentageofthecombinedfundtotalthatcorrespondstoeachgeneralfundapportionment(¶¶614.3d,615.4).A) ClergySupport$5,514,101100%B) EpiscopalFund$491,6158%C) OtherClergySupport$5,522,78892%D) Administration$2,383,403100%E) InterdenominationalFund$42,3892%F) GeneralAdministrationFund$190,4718%G) OtherAdministration$2,150,54390%H) WorldService/Conf.Benevolences$3,991,225100%I) WorldServiceFund$1,577,98340%J) ConferenceBenevolences$2,413,24260%
13.Conferenceanddistrictlayleaders(¶¶603.9,660): a)Conferencelayleader:Rosa Williams
MailingAddress:34 Washington Pl., Teaneck, NJ 07666-6125 b)Associateconferencelayleaders:None.
c)Districtandassociatedistrictlayleaders(firstnameislayleader,followedbyassociates):Cape Atlantic District: Gayle Robbins
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Capital District: Judy DiCecco, Alice Turnbull Delaware Bay District: Michael Dziuba Gateway North District: Judy Colorado Gateway South District: Ellen Cusack, Roberta Smith Northern Shore District: Marilyn Kinelski, Dennis Poane Palisades District: Sam Noah Raritan Valley District: Arthur Harrell Skylands District: John C. Hartman
14.Whatlocalchurcheshavebeen?
a)OrganizedorChartered? 1.NewChurchStart(¶259.2,.3) Elizabeth: Living Hope UMC 2.MissionCongregation(¶259.1a) Ghana Calvary UMC
3.CharteredLocalChurch(¶259.5)
b)Merged(¶2546)?1.UnitedMethodistwithUnitedMethodist:
§ Elizabeth: Epworth and Linden: El Redentor (see Living Hope UMC, question 14 a-1) § Millville: Second and Millville: Newcombtown
2.OtherMergers:
c)Discontinuedorabandoned(¶¶229,332.2,2549)?(Statewhichforeachchurchlisted.)§ UMC of Gladstone § Bridgeton: Central UMC§ West Portal UMC§ Hasbrouck Heights: Sarang Korean UMC § Windsor UMC
d)Relocatedandtowhataddress?e)Changednameofchurch?f)TransferredthisyearintothisconferencefromotherUnitedMethodistconference(s)andwithwhatmembership(¶¶39,260)?
15.Whatotherchangeshavetakenplaceinthelistofchurches? 16.Whatchangeshavebeenmadeindistrictandchargelines?
PART II PERTAINING TO ORDAINED MINISTERS AND LOCAL PASTORS
(Note:A(v)notationfollowingaquestioninthissectionsignifiesthattheactionorelectionrequiresamajorityvoteoftheclergysessionoftheannualconference.Ifanactionrequiresmorethanasimplemajority,thenotation(v 2/3)or(v 3/4)signifiesthatatwo-thirdsorthree-fourthsmajorityvoteisrequired.IndicatecredentialofpersonsinPartII:FD,FE,PD,PE,andAMwhenrequested.)17. Arealltheclergymembersoftheconferenceblamelessintheirlifeandofficialadministration?(¶604.4,605.7) ThroughouttheconferenceyearourDistrictSuperintendentshaveencounteredseveralinstanceswhereclergylife
andofficialadministrationhasbeenaddressed.Wehavedoneoursupervisorywork,attimescallingformediatorstoworkwithus.Wehavetakenseveralactionsthroughouttheyeartostrengthenpastoraleffectivenessinspecificappointments,somedecisionsaffectingtheplacementofpastors.WehaveproceededinourworkanddecisionsonlyaftermuchprayerandinconsultationwiththepastorsandStaffParishRelationsCommitteesinvolved.Weareatpeacewithourworkandwiththedecisionsmade.Withthisstatement,weareabletoanswerYEStothisquestion.
18. Whoconstitute:
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a) TheCommitteeonInvestigationofaClergyMember(¶2703.2,2008BOD)?(v)Clergy Alternates
ScottBostwick GaryFriezeReneeMcCleary EdmundMartinDavidRavinderMichelleRyoo
ProfessingMembers Alternates VinetteBishop DonnaPearson EvelynNelson JackScharf
b)TheAdministrativeReviewCommittee(¶636)?(v)
Members Alternates BethWhalleyMitchell(Chair) DianePacione GraceS.Pak LorainePriestley-Smith WalterJesuncosky c)TheConferenceRelationsCommitteeoftheBoardofOrdainedMinistry(¶635.1d)?
JessicaBrendlerNaulty(Chair)
HectorBurgos-Nuňez
BettyHorne JeffMarkay BradMotta
AndrewSnortonClarissaSouthHollandRosaWilliams
19. Whoarethecertifiedcandidates(¶¶310,313,314) a) Whoarecurrentlycertifiedascandidatesforordainedorlicensedministry?(Unless a person is newly certified, do not include in question 19 those who are listed as licensed local pastors in Question 21) Cape Atlantic JoyceDunne(2013)(transferfromEasternPA) DonaldMcMahon(2015) WaleskaTrinidad(2015) Capital SarahBorgstrom(2014) RachelleCoggin(2014) JessicaDavis(2013) JamelFlagg(2014) HarryGutelius(2015) KatelynHillis(2015) DannyThomas(2005) Delaware Bay SudhamaAnanda(2007)
ClarenceBentley(2005) MichaelChapman(2011) MichaelHoward(2011)(transferfromKentucky,throughGatewayNorthDistrict)
LillianHines(2015)DianeSmithForrest(2013)DaeHyunPark(2013)(transferredfromPalisades)MyounghunYun(2006)(transferredfromTennesee)
Gateway North NathanAddo-Nartey(2015) PrescottButler(2015) EunOkCha(2012) MaylisdelaFeRodriguez(2005) BruceHartman(2015) RichardJest(2015) KeunsikLee(2014)
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JeeHeiPark(2013) RinaRamos(2012)
BrianTipton(2015) Gateway South JoshuaMularski(2015) PedroPillot(2015) DanielUlrich(2015) WilliamB.Wilson,Jr.(2014) Northern Shore TerryLeeFrazier(2012) LakeshaGroover(2015) DebraPrescott(2012) AndrewRyoo(2015) ScottClifton(2015) Palisades BenjaminBurgos(2015) MinhoCho(2014) MyrtleHill-Challenger(2015) ChungKyunHong(2013) DongKueJee(2012) NamjoJin(2015) EunKyungKim(2013) SungWooLee(2015) HeeYoungLim(2015) JisunYang(2015) Raritan Valley ShikaorsorAdemu-John(2014) GerardJameson(2014) YoseebJeon(2015) JaemyoungJamesLee(2014) GeorgeRodney(2014) SandraSantangelo(2015) MerciaSolomon(2002)Skylands ManuelIslas(2014) GabrielleMartone(2014) NikolayPetrov(2015) ConstanceSquire(2015)
b) WhohavehadtheircandidacyforordainedorlicensedministryacceptedbyaDistrictCommitteeonOrdainedMinistryinanotherannualconference?(Includenameofacceptingconference.)
Cape Atlantic Capital IvelisseCastellano(2013)(CaliforniaPacific)Delaware Bay Gateway North JoyceLee(2014)(NewYorkConference)Gateway South Northern Shore Palisades Raritan Valley StephanieBrown(2010)(UpperNewYork) Skylands
c) Whohavebeendiscontinuedascertifiedcandidatesforlicensedorordainedministry?
Cape Atlantic Capital
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Delaware Bay LeonardGreene(2003)EdwardWalters(2001)(withdrawn)
Gateway North KellyPredjevic(2014)(withdrawn)Gateway South AngelBonilla(2013)
PatriciaDavis(2006)(withdrawn)JamesMcDowell(2011)
Northern Shore SylviaMasi(1994)Palisades AlexSaundade(2013)Raritan Valley JamesElliott(2003)(transferredtoAmericanBaptist) BruceLaPenta(2006)(withdrawn) SherriShumate(2006)(withdrawn)Skylands
d)Whoarecertifiedcandidatesinthisconferenceservinginotherconferences?
20. Whohavecompletedthestudiesforthelicenseasalocalpastor,areapproved,butarenotnowappointed?(v) (¶315
—Indicateforeachpersontheyearthelicensewasapproved.): Cape Atlantic Capital JamelFlagg(2015) HarryGutelius(2015) DannyThomas(2005) Delaware Bay SudhamaAnanda(2007) ClarenceBentley(2005) MichaelChapman(2011) DianeSmithForrest(2013) LillianHines(2015) Gateway North MaylisdelaFeRodriguez(2005) EunOkCha(2012)Gateway South Northern Shore DebraPrescott,MDiv(Drew)(2015) Palisades MyrtleHill-Challenger(2015) MinhoCho(2014) DongKueJee(2012) SungWooLee(2015) HeeYoungLim(2015)Raritan Valley GerardJameson(2013) JaemyoungJamesLee(2014) Skylands 21. Whoareapprovedandappointedas:(Indicateforeachpersonthefirstyearthelicensewasawarded.Indicatewhat
progresseachhasmadeinthecourseofstudyorthenameoftheseminaryinwhichtheyareenrolled.IndicatewithanasteriskthosewhohavecompletedthefiveyearcourseofstudyortheM.Div.(¶319.4)?(v)
PLEASENOTE:Personsonthislistshallreceiveanepiscopalappointment.(v) a) Full-timelocalpastors?(¶318.1) Cape Atlantic FrankBrown,COS(3)(2012) DavidR.Delaney,COS*(2003) RaymondSchmeling,COS*(1994) EfrainZavala,MDiv*(2013)Capital RichardEscher,COS*(1988) LoriFeiler,MDiv*(2009) DorothyJohns,COS*(2001)
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Delaware Bay PeterBroomall,COS*(1996) MichaelAnthonyHoward,MDiv*(2011) Gateway North NathanAddo-Nartey(2015)
EmadGerges,COS*(2005) Gateway South SungchunAhn,MDiv*(2011) JoshuaMularski,MDiv(Wesley)(2015)
DouglasGoldsborough,COS*(1996) RichardWorkman,M.Div*(1997)
KevinDavis,COS*(2000) Northern Shore LakeshaGroover,MDiv*(Drew)(2015) LouisStrugalaJr.,MDiv*(Lutheran)(2006)Palisades JamesChinCho(M.Div.2004) ScottGriffith,COS*(1994) JinKookKim(M.Div.2012) JonginLee,MDiv*(2012)Raritan Valley Skylands LoraJ.Villinger,MDiv*(1994) RobertMayer,COS*(2002) NancyRobinsonCOS*(2007)b)Part-timelocalpastors?(¶318.2)(fractionoffull-timeinone-quarterincrements)Cape Atlantic DeborahBarnett,COS(1)(2007)¾time JosephBreig,COS(1.75)(2003)¾time
DavidCarber,COS(2.5)(2009)¾time ShawnCooper,COS*(2005)¼timeMelissaDoyle-Waid,MDiv*(2011)¾timeJoyceDunne,COS(1)(2013)½timeThomasFisher,RL,COS*(1996)½time CarolHutchison,COS(.25)(2014)¼timeYoseebJeob(MDiv*(2015)½timeKennethJohnson,MDiv(2001)¾time GinnieKeiser,COS(2.5)(2009)¾timeDonaldMcMahon,MDiv(2015)½timeAlbertMoir,RL,COS*(1997)¼time
DebraNeill,COS(4.5)(2002)¼time ThomasNovackCOS(2.75)(2010)½time
MarciaPankey-Stanford,COS(1.5)(2009)¼time PhilipPelphrey,COS(1)(2012)¾time
GerriRidings,COS(2.5)(2009)½time JamesRixon,COS*(1986)¾time
CarlShinn,COS(.25)(2014)½timeThomasStark,MDiv*(2007)¾time
CliffordStill,MDiv,Palmer(2008)¾timeCapital SarahBorgstromMDiv(Princeton),½time MauriceBrownCOS(1995)½time McWilliamColon,COS(1.5)(2009)¼time JessicaDavis,MDiv(2013)½time DavidGardnerCOS(1)(2012)¼time RupertHall,(COS)(2013)½time WesleyHawk,COS*(2001)¾time
KatelynHillis,MDiv*(2015)½timeGeorgeSoftlyCOS*(1996)½timeLindaTaylor,M.Div*(1999)½timeWaleskaTrinidad,COS(2015)½time
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ElizabethVaneekhoven,MDiv*(2006)½timeVanessaWilson,(2014)¼time
Delaware Bay DianeArthur,COS:(3.50),(2004)½time RoyE.Bundy,COS*,(2000)½time SandraCallahan,COS(.50)(2012)½time GlennChaplin,COS*(1998)RL¼time JanetChurch,COS(0)2014¾time MichaelDenelsbeck,COS(.25)(2013)½time EverettDickinson,MDiv*(2012)½time WilbertFrazer,COS*,(1982)RL,¼time
ThomasGilchrist,COS*,(1991)RL¼time JamesGillard,COS*,(1991)RL¼time MarikayGreen,MDiv*(2007)MDiv*¼time ClintHudnall,COS*(2002)RL¼time WalterKellenJr.,COS*(1996)RL¼time DeniseKostiak,COS(0)(2014)¾time TerriMcCarson,Palmer(2013)½time RichardMiles,COS(2000)¼time JohnMitchell,(2002)RL¼time LoriMitchellPalmer(2002)¼time DaeHyunPark(2015)½time
JohnRedkoles,COS(0)(2014)½time MargaretReid,MDiv*(2012)½time JackR.Schaser,MDiv*,(2003)½time RobertBretWalker,COS(.25)(2013)½time EmersonWoodward,COS*(1997)RL,¼time MyounghunYun,MDiv*(2015)½time BarryZane,(2014)COS(0)¼time Gateway North AnnieBevacquaMDiv*(2006)½time PrescottButler(2015)¾time SoniaCancel(2014)½time
PasqualDeEsposito,RL,MDiv*(2005)¼time ChongWonKim(2014)¼timeYoomiYi,MDiv*(2014)½time
Gateway South AliceCook,RL¼time ChereseEvans,MDiv*(2009)¼time ShawnForman,COS(0)(2014)½time
MarikayGreen,MDiv*(2007)¼time JoeKim,MDiv*(2014)¾timeJoyceMooney,COS*(2004)¼timeStevenPhilipp,MDiv*(2015)½time
RichardRomero,MDiv*(2014)½time JoshuaShuster,MDiv(Evangelical)(2013)¾time ShelleySmith,MDiv*(2011)½time CarlStyles,MDiv*(1993)¼time Northern Shore SandraCampanell,MDiv*(Palmer)(1997)¾time BernadetteCataline,MDiv*(Drew)(2008)½time EugeneChamberlinCOS(.5)(2010)¼time ElizabethEalie,MDiv(United)(2010)¾time
JoyGeldart,COS(.75)(2008)¼timeBlairGouldMDiv(United)(2013)½timeWadeJackson,MDiv(United)(2013)¼time
BeverlyJones,RL,COS*(2003)½timeAndrewRyoo,MDiv(United)(2015)¼timeBarrySteinmetz,COS*(2001)¼time
MichaelTurner,COS(.5)(2011)½time
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Palisades RayBoyd,COS(2008)½timeBenjaminBurgos,(2015)½timeInnicaHumphrey,MDiv(2004)½timeJaePilLee,MDiv*(2014),½timeDaeilMin,MDiv*(2012)¾timeMaxineHarris,MDiv*(2012)½time
Raritan Valley ShikaorsorAdemu-John(2014),½time TimEspar,MDiv*,(2010)½time VincentFrunzi,MDiv*,(2011)¼time MargaretKaleh,RL,½time DavidLedford,MDiv*(Drew)(2013)¾time BenjaminLee,MDiv(Drew)(2014)¾time PeterMantell,MDiv(Drew)(2014)½time LynnMears,MDiv*(2002)¾time
WilhelminaOpoku,MDiv*(2007)½timeGeorgeRodney(2014)½timeAmandaRohrs-Dodge,MDiv*(2013)½timeSandraSantangelo(2015)½time
Skylands LindaBohs,COS*(2003)¼time NancyCooke,MDiv.(2010)½time
CarlaCostantino,MDiv*(2005) ¾time DiannaDamstraStone,MDiv,Drew(2008)½time DavidEdwards,MDiv*(2008)½time
AmyGarrett,COS(2.5)(2011)½timeWen-LingLai,MDiv(Drew)(2013)½timeScottMaat,COS(3)(2012)½timeDawnMaffetone(2014)½timeGabrielleMartone,MDiv(2014)½timeLourdesL.Matos-DelgadoCOS(1)(2011)½time
TimothyNicinski,COS(3.5)(2010)½time CharlesPerez,MDiv*(2013)½time TerryPerkins,COS:(4.5)(2007)½time NikolayPetrov,MDiv*(2015)¼time RichardJ.Peter,Jr,(0)(2013)¼time PatriciaPiazza(.5)(2013)½time WalterSchwarz(MDiv*)(2012)½time ConstanceSquire,MDiv(2015)¼time
NancyVonderhorst,RL,COS*(1998)½timeJo-AnneWinzer(.5)(2014)¼timeLynnZaremba(.5)(2014)¾time
c) Studentsfromotherannualconferences ordenominationsservingaslocalpastorsandenrolledinaschooloftheologylistedbytheUniversitySenate(¶318.3,.4)?
Raritan Valley KaraBerg,NorthernIllinois,(Princeton)½time
d)StudentswhohavebeencertifiedascandidatesinyourannualconferenceandareservingaslocalpastorsinanotherannualconferencewhileenrolledinaschooloftheologylistedbytheUniversitySenate(¶318.3)
e) Personsservingaslocalpastorswhileseekingreadmissiontoconferencemembership(¶¶366.4,367,369.3?(Ifnotinthisconferenceindicatenameofconferencewhereserving)
22. Whohavebeendiscontinuedaslocalpastors(¶320.1)?
Gateway South AngelBonilla
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Palisades ChungKyunHong,EunkyongKimRaritan Valley JamesElliott,MerciaSolomon23. Whohavebeenreinstatedaslocalpastors(¶320.4)(v)?
Capital MauriceBrown(2015) Cape Atlantic DonaldMcMahon(2015) Palisades DaeHyunPark(2015) 24. Whatordainedministersorprovisionalmembers fromotherAnnualConferencesorMethodist denominations are
approvedforappointmentintheAnnualConferencewhileretainingtheirconferenceordenominationalmembership(¶¶331.8, 346.1)? (List alphabetically; indicate Annual Conference or denomination where membership is held.Indicatecredential.)
a) AnnualConferencesBenedictoAzurin (FE) MiddlePhilippinesAlbertBarchue (FE) LiberiaArturoBautista (FE) ManilaPhilippinesMannyCruz (FE) EastPhilippines
ThomasJames (RE) EasternPBernieKhaw (FE)SouthGeorgia FaindanBlessingsMagomero(FE) MalawiThomasMineyah (FE) LiberiaBennyPillot (FE) PuertoRicoReynaldoQ.Salazar (FE) Bulacan,Philippines LuanaCookScott (FE) WestVirginiaDavidTokpah (FE) LiberiaAlisonVanBuskirkPhilip (PE) NewYorkAnnualConferenceJenniferK.SmithWalz (FE) DesertSouthwestRichardL.Work (FE) WestVirginiaK.KaleYu (FE) EasternPA
b) OtherMethodistDenominations IvanPaulinusAlberts (FE) ChurchofSouthIndia SergeBrevert (FE) MethodistChurchoftheCaribbeanoftheAmericas
JevonCaldwell-Gross (FE) AfricanMethodistEpiscopalJunHoChoi (FE) KoreanMethodist ConnieHeiges (FE) ChurchoftheNazarene
HebertSilvaJunker(FE) MethodistChurchofBrazil JaeyounKim (FE) KoreanMethodistChurch JonghwaKim (FE) KoreanMethodistChurch LourdesTeixeiraMagalhaes(FE) MethodistChurchofBrazil
SamMountain (FE) ChurchoftheNazarene SamuelDaeyongPark (FE) KoreanMethodistChurch25. WhatclergyingoodstandinginotherChristiandenominationshavebeenapprovedtoserveappointmentsor
ecumenicalministrieswithintheboundsoftheAnnualConferencewhileretainingtheirdenominationalaffiliation(¶¶331.8,346.2)?(v)(Designatewithanasteriskthosewhohavebeenaccordedvotingrightswithintheannualconference.Indicatecredential.)
RobinMiller-Curras PresbyterianUSA26. Whoareaffiliatemembers:(Listalphabetically;indicateannualconferenceordenominationwheremembershipis
held.) a) Withvote(¶586.4[v])? b) Withoutvote(¶¶334.5,344.4)?(v 2/3)
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JamesMills NewYork(Livingston) MichaelRivas Florida(Bloomfield,Park)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. Whoareelectedasassociatemembers?¶322(v)(Listalphabetically-seenoteprecedingQuestion27): ReginaYeske28. Whoareelectedasprovisionalmembersandwhatseminaryaretheyattending,ifinschool?(under¶¶322.4,324,325) a) ProvisionalDeaconsundertheprovisionsof¶¶324.4a,cor¶324.5?(v) DebraDeVos
JuneTamburro b) ProvisionalEldersundertheprovisionsof¶¶324.4a,bor¶324.6(v);¶322.4(v3/4)
KarlineDubuissonJohnInversoYeol(Earl)KimFrederickR.MarzNinabethMetcalfTaeYoul(Leo)Park
SandraLeeStenstromHeatherValosinCatherineWilliams
29. Whoarecontinuedasprovisionalmembers,inwhatyearweretheyadmittedtoprovisionalmembership,andwhat
seminaryaretheyattending,ifinschool(¶326)? a) Inpreparationforordinationasadeaconorelder?(¶326) 2008 RalphTerrell(PE)(Drew,2004) 2009
SharonYarger(PD)(Drew,2001)
2010 ColleenFitch(PE)(Asbury,2006) 2011
PeterJamieson(PE)(Palmer,2011)2012
SusanIliff(PD)(Drew,2010) AynMasker(PE)(EasternBaptist,2004) 2013 LorieBethCaulfield(PE)(Drew,2013) AmarylisGonzalez-Lopez(PE)(Drew,2012) PamelaJames(PE)(NewYorkTheological,2011) WooMinLee(PE)(HyupsungUniv.2005,HarvardDiv.School,2007) JessicaStenstrom(PE)(Drew,2013)
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2014 KyleCuperwich(Asbury)(PE) AnnaGillette(Princeton)(PE) KristinHelms(Duke)(PD) ToddLattig(Drew)(PE) ChristinaYostLelache(MethodistTheol.)(PE) CameronOverbey(Duke)(PE) JohnRandall(par.324.6)(PE) BrianRhea(Asbury)(PE) DavidTillisch(Drew)(PE)
b) Provisionaldeaconswhobecameprovisionalelders?(Indicateoriginalyearofmembership)
2014KaleighCorbett(Drew)(PE)c) Provisionalelderswhobecameprovisionaldeacons?(Indicateoriginalyearofmembership)
d) Provisionalmemberswhotransferredfromotherconferencesordenominations?(¶347.1) 30.Whatordainedclergy,comingfromotherChristiandenominations,havehadtheirordersrecognized(¶348):(v)Aperson’sordersmayberecognizedwhentheyaretransferringtheirmembershipintoyourannualconferencefromanotherChristiandenomination.ApersonwhoislistedinQ.30mustalsobelistedineitherQ.31aorb,dependingonthetransferstatus. 31. WhohavebeenreceivedfromotherChristiandenominations(¶347.3):(seenoteprecedingquestion27)
a) Asprovisionalmembers(¶347.3a,b)?(v)(datereceived)(formerdenomination) DawnCorlew(PE)AssembliesofGod5/28/2015 b) Aslocalpastors(¶347.3a)?(v)(datereceived)(formerdenomination) 32. Who are elected as members in full connection? (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27. Anyone
appearingonthisquestionmustalsobelistedsomewhereinquestions32-33or35,unlesstheclergy’sordersfromanotherdenominationwererecognizedonquestion39inapreviousyear.) (v 2/3):
a) Deaconsb) Elders JeanArleaEriksen JamesGisungLee
EvanRohrs-DodgeRolandoSantiagoFuentesWilliamM.WilliamsIII
33. Whoareordainedasdeaconsandwhatseminaryawardedtheirdegree?Or, if theirmaster’sdegree isnotfroma
seminary,atwhatseminarydidtheycompletethebasicgraduatetheologicalstudies?: (Listalphabetically-seenoteprecedingQuestion27):
a) Afterprovisionalmembership(¶330)?(v 2/3) b) Transferfromelderinfullconnection(¶309)?(v 2/3) 34. Whoareordainedaseldersandwhatseminaryawardedtheirdegree? a) Afterprovisionalmembership?(¶335)(v 2/3)
JeanArlea-Eriksen(Drew) EvanRohrs-Dodge(Drew)
RolandoSantiagoFuentes(Drew)WilliamM.WilliamsIII(Drew)
b) Transferfromdeacon?(¶309)(v 2/3) 35.Whatprovisionalmembers,previouslydiscontinued,arereadmitted(¶365)?(v)
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36. Whoarereadmitted(¶¶366-368[v],¶369[v 2/3]):37. Whoarereturnedtotheeffectiverelationshipaftervoluntaryretirement(¶358.7):(v)
38. WhohavebeenreceivedbytransferfromotherannualconferencesofTheUnitedMethodistChurch(¶¶347.1,416.5,635.2m)?(Listalphabetically.Indicatecredential.SeenoteprecedingQuestion27.)
NameCredentialDenominationDate KendaDean(FE)BaltimoreWashington5/28/2015KathleenStolz (FD) DesertSouthwest 5/28/201539. WhoaretransferredinfromotherMethodistdenominations(¶347.2)?(Listalphabetically.Indicatecredential.) NameCredential DenominationDateOnayLopez (FE) IglesiaMetodistaenCuba 5/28/2015KevinNewburg (FE) ChurchoftheNazarene 5/28/201540. Whohavebeenordainedasacourtesytootherconferences,afterelectionbytheotherconference?(Seenote
precedingQuestion27.Suchcourtesyelectionsorordinationsdonotrequiretransferofconferencemembership.) a) Deacons? b) Elders? 41. Who have been transferred out to other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶416.5)? (List
alphabetically.Indicatecredential.SeenoteprecedingQuestion27.) NameCredential ConferenceDate
MichaelBaughman(FE) NorthTexas7/1/2015JohnC.Wheatley (FE) EasternPennsylvania 7/1/201542. Whoarediscontinuedasprovisionalmembers(¶327)?(Indicatecredential)(v). a)Byexpirationofeight-yeartimelimit(¶327) b)Byvoluntarydiscontinuance(¶327.6)(v) BonnieStrain(PD)(12/31/14) RosannaSuh(PE)
c)Byinvoluntarydiscontinuance(¶327.6)(v) d)ByreachingMandatoryRetirementAgeafterDecember31,2012(¶327.7) 43. Whoareonlocation? a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶359.1)? (Give date when this action became effective. Record
ChargeConferencewheremembershipisheld.Indicatecredentialandyearofmostrecentreport.): (1) Thisyear?(v) (2) Previously? LynnM.Cheney(FE)(1985) SouthSeaville JohnH.Coffee(1978) Atco RobertGodleski(FE)(1990) Changewater RichardW.Johnson(FE)(1991) FirstUMC,Vorheesville,NY CharnellKolm(FE)(2011) Hamilton:Neptune KarenOnesti(FE)(2010) CrossKeys EdwardMarks(2001) RiversideFirst BonitaMerk(FE)(1996) Milford C.GarlandPollard(1979) Calvary:Dumont WilliamH.Rhines(1987) Ezion-Mt.Carmel,DE DavidE.VanSciver(1988) Haddonfield KennethWilliams(1994) Bridgewater
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b) Whoonhonorablelocationareappointedadinterimaslocalpastors?(¶359.2)(Indicatedateandappointment.) c) Whohasbeenplacedonadministrativelocation(¶360?)(Givedatewhenthisactionbecameeffective.Record
ChargeConferencewheremembershipisheld.Indicatecredential.): (1) Thisyear?(v) (2) Previously? 44. Whohavebeengrantedthestatusofhonorablelocation–retired(¶359.3)?(RecordChargeConferencewhere
membershipisheld.Indicatecredential.): a) Thisyear?(v)
AnnemarieAndersonYeo Washington b) Previously?
VickiHanjian MidlandPark MichaelCrigger Dover RichardSidener Yardley,PA BernardJ.Shropshire First,Cocoa,Fl. JamesSterman Bridgeton:Central RonaldVanderSchaaf Piscataway SusannaVanGelderCoxe Waterloo
PaulL.Wells Hackettstown 45. Whohavehadtheirstatusashonorablylocatedandtheirordersterminated(¶359.2)?(v) 46. Whohavehadtheirconferencemembershipterminated?(Givedatewhenthisactionbecameeffective.Indicate
credential.) a) Bywithdrawaltounitewithanotherdenomination(¶361.1,.4)?(v)
b) Bywithdrawalfromtheordainedministerialoffice(¶361.2,.4)?(v) c) Bywithdrawalundercomplaintsorcharges(¶¶361.3,.4;2719.2)?(v)
EmilWinkelspecht(FE)(June4,2015) d) ByterminationofordersunderrecommendationoftheBoardofOrdainedMinistry(¶354.12)?(v) e) Bytrial(¶2713)?(v)47. Whohave been suspended under the provisions of ¶363.1d, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3? (Give effective dates. Indicate
credential.)48. Deceased(Listalphabeticallyinthespacesprovided) a) Whatassociatemembershavediedduringtheyear? Effective: Name DateofBirth DateofDeath Retired: Name DateofBirth DateofDeath b) Whatprovisionalmembershavediedduringtheyear?(Indicatecredential.) Effective: Name DateofBirth DateofDeath Retired: Name DateofBirth DateofDeath c) Whateldershavediedduringtheyear? Effective:
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Name DateofBirth DateofDeath BrianGreco July31,1965 December17,2014 Retired: Name DateofBirthDateofDeath
AlfO.Olsen November2,1934 July22,2014CharlesG.Hankins May13,1933 August9,2014
HowardF.Sterling May4,1945 September17,2014GilbertR.Bennett December25,1926 October19,2014E.DaleSherrod January14,1933 October26,2014EdwardS.Carty December6,1939 December12,2014HowardL.Cassaday January27,1924 January18,2015FrederickD.Hoffman June18,1926 March7,2015
d) Whatdeaconshavediedduringtheyear? Effective: Retired:
e) Whatlocalpastorshavediedduringtheyear? Active: Name DateofBirthDateofDeath GaryBrennan March9,1951April21,2015 Retired: JulioC.Pantoja November6,1922 August26,2014 DelloydGreen July27,1942 January18,2015
MiriamLundgren September17,2014WilliamM.YatesSr. February22,1932 February4,2015CaroleA.Wagg April16,1940 March22,2015
49. What provisional or ordained members (elders and deacons) have received appointments in other Annual
ConferencesofTheUnitedMethodistChurchwhileretainingtheirmembershipinthisAnnualConference(¶¶331.8,346.1)?NameConferenceDate
JunNamkoong(FE) NorthGeorgia September1,1997DonMitchell(FE) NorthCarolina July1,2014
50. Whoaretheprovisional,ordainedmembersorassociatemembersonleaveofabsenceandforwhatnumberofyears
consecutivelyhaseachheldthisrelation(¶354)?(Indicatecredential.RecordChargeConferencewheremembershipisheld.)
NameNumberofYearsChargeConference a) Voluntary? (1) Personal,5yearsorless(¶354.2a3)(v) ValerieGarron(FE) 1 StJohns:Turnersville DavidJones(FE) 3 Waterloo (2)Personal,morethan5years(¶354.2a3)(v 2/3) HollyHughesCartwright(FE) 15 Keyport:Calvary (3) Family,5yearsorless(¶354.2b3) (v) AllysonEstes(FE) 3 AsburyPark:Ballard DanielIkKyunJu(FE) 4 ScotchPlains
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(4) Family,morethan5years(¶354.2b3)(v 2/3) (5) Transitional(¶354.2c) SharonYarger(PD)(11/1/14-2/1/15)b)Involuntary(¶355)?(v 2/3)51. Whoaregrantedsabbaticalleave(¶352)?(v)(Givedatewhenthisrelationbecameeffective;indicatecredential,and
chargeconference.)52. Whohavebeengrantedmedicalleaveduetomedicalordisablingconditions(¶357)?(v)
WayneAckerman(FE)HemesiasAres(FE)(eff.8/27/14)
AnnieWrightCherry(FE)JackCopas(FE)BrianEble(FE)BarbaraFrohock(FE)AmarilysGonzalez(PE)(6/29/13–1/15/14,11/1/14-present)
MariaP.VizcarrondoLafontaine(FE)NelsonLamb(FE)
MatthewLinden(FE) ThomasMcKee,Jr.(FE)
DavidTurner(FE)MichaelWilliams(FE)
53. Whatmembersinfullconnectionhavebeenretired(¶358):(Listalphabeticallygivingfullname—first,middle,last—
inthatorder.Ifretiringintheinterimbetweenconferencesessions(¶358.2d),indicatetheeffectivedateofretirement.)(Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)Deaconsa) Thisyear?
MarilynPoteHutton b) Previously?
ElaineR.Cuff NormaM.HockenjosKarenGazilloJoanneDraneDorothyF.Gilbert
DianeKlemannBarbaraAnnGlessmanCarolFreemanHannJoyceRadcliffeMayerKathleenB.Morris
LindaTocherClaraEnglishThomasChristinaZito
Eldersa) Thisyear?
KathrynAveryFrederickBoyleGrantButtermore(eff.8/1/15)PaulDongChangRobertCostelloRaymondDuBoisMarkEarl
BettyHorneSherrieDobbsJohnsonDonaldT.KnottE.RichardKnoxHeeMoonLeeRozelliaMatthews(eff.4/1/15)ShellyPotter-Abrahamsen
BarbaraRambachJerryD.RuffWilliamSpanglerRinaTerryGregoryYoung
b) Previously?
WilliamA.Abrams FranckAguilhWillardW.AlbertusE.JayAmey RoyC.AmoreLaytonP.AndersonSonyAugustin
KennethA.AustenbergEmilAugustineDavidLeeBailey RichardBanachRobertS.Barnard BruceE.Barrabee PatriciaBarrett
RalphBarrett JamesC.BattenRobertE.BavenderHarlanM.BaxterDavidW.Beach E.RandallBeanCharlesBender
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MildredE.Bender JohnA.Benson RobertJ.Beyer JohnF.Bickerstaff JamesH.Biggs MarciaKrauseBilykHermanOttoBips ClydeBradwayRobertL.BoettnerAlexBorsos,Jr.DavidJamesBortDanBottorffCarlR.Bowser JohnLawrenceBrasherRichardJ.BridgeEthelM.Brodie GregoryBrutonMarieBurgerRoseBurns-HayesBarbaraD.Burrus ThomasR.BushClarkDavidCallenderEldrichC.CampbellEdwardS.CartyJohnR.Carty WaunetaJ.Catlett EdwardB.Cheney SungWhanChoHysupChoiThomasR.Christie JohnChungSamuelChungPaulK.ChyungHermesClementeNicholasConnollyWayneConradEdwardF.Conway MerleDuaneCooperEdwardF.Conway MerleDuaneCooperRonCrouchRobertW.CrowtherCarltonCurtinDorothyDannRobertE.DavidsonWilliamA.Davis JamesH.Davis JamesW.Davis DonaldDeGroatHenryDeKolf JoanDeSanctisLindaDelSardoDonaldDerse JamesDewart PhilipR.Dietterich EdnaDismus
J.EvansDoddsJereHopkinsDoerJamesE.Doran DouglasF.DorchesterJohnF.Dow JohnS.DuBois RichardDudinak WilliamDuke RobertDuncanJrRobertJ.Duncan,Sr SheilaShieldsDuncan.LawrenceL.Dunn DavidDutcherLesterEugeneEberhartWilliamF.Edsall JohnEdwards WilliamElkinsMarjorieEriksenBeverlyA.ErricksonRamonEvangelistaG.DaneEwen CarlG.Farrell JoseR.Fernandez DavidM.FinchGretchenD.B.FischerGeorgeP.Fischer CharlesD.FollansbeeEugeneW.Foote JohnFoster GeraldineI.FowlerBoydFoxHoraceM.Frantz GeorgeFrederickHerbertT.FreelandStevenFrickRobertL.Frost B.JamesGeorge ElizabethB.GibbonsHowardS.Gifford ChampionB.GoldyJulioGomez GalenGoodwinRaymondH.GoughRobertErnestGrantCharlesA.Green WilliamE.Greene GarfieldL.GreeneNewtonW.GreinerDanielGueh LindaHaleEugeneW.Hamilton,Jr.ArmenHanjian EdwinF.HannIIIJamesH.Harris,Jr. LawrenceHarrisDavidHarwood
JayK.Helms RuthHennessey SylvestusHyattHensenJuneDanielsHewittThomasHiggins HarryHill SusanG.Hill LindaMahanHofackerJamesHofackerJosephHofer WilbertHoffman ElbridgeT.HollandCynthiaHollenbeckTheresaHooverW.GareyHope DavidF.Housten,Jr.JackThomasHowardVirginiaSteinHubbard.ClarkWilberHunt JoanD.HutchinsonGeorgeImhoffDavidIsch MarionJacksonWilliamJacobsenJohnJanka VernJensen PhilipJenson GregoryJ.Johnson HaroldP.Johnson JohnV.JohnsonDonaldB.JonesMaryF.Jones GeorgeLynch,Jr.DeborahA.KauffmanCarlH.KearnsWesleyA.Kemp AiRaKimBoJoongKimHae-JongKimHeeRyunKimSunRyangKim GeraldB.KinneyThomasKinterWilliamK.KirbyRichardKleinDanielKlementChrisSeogKoJohnKochDianeW.KoobGerardJ.KoobFrankKowarKarlR.KraftJungJohnKwonDeanLanningSharonLaddRichardLeaver
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DukKyunLeeSangKyooLeeHenryLeonoEstelleK.LewisRichardCarlLeyTheodoreLinnDennisLippartEllenLittleNormanMadsenPaulMalielDonaldA.MarksW.HowardMarshallConstanceA.MartinEdmundMartinLucyMartinezJohnCharlesMaunCharlesMayerWilliamMcAllister,IIIReneeMcClearyCaroleE.McCullumJosephMcCarthyWilliamR.McElweeKarenMcMartinMalcolmJ.McVeighBettyL.MegillRolloA.MichaelC.RonaldMillerCharlesW.Miller,Jr.DouglasS.MillerRoderickB.Mills,Sr.FrederickV.Mills,Sr.E.RobinMitchellCarolynMontgomeryElizabeth(Sue)MooreGeorgeMorrisRobertMorrisEdwinMarkMullerEileenMurphySandraMurphyVenaMurphyKooYongNaThomasB.NagleeNishanNajarianCharlesMcNeilMurrayW.NeumeyerJohnNolanWilliamT.NollF.BarrettO’RearCarolynD.OcheltreeDavidJ.OurismanJamesD.OvercashJohnD.PainterJoanPalmer
SungEunParkSukKyuParkJamesArchibaldParrJeannePearsonJamesD.PetersonBruceG.Phillips DavidC.PiersonRogerW.PlantikowB.BiancaPodesta-ArmitageWilliamPresnellFredPriceLaniePriceWalterQuiggRebecaRadilloRobertRalphRobertL.ReasnerWilliamS.ReasnerRalphM.ReedGeorgeC.ReidNoahW.Reid,IIILeeVanRensburgFrederickS.RichardettWayneC.RichardsJoseRivera-BocanegraJackB.RixEdwardJamesRobertsDavidJ.Roberts,IIIPerfectoH.RomeroCharlesK.RootCharlesJ.RoundsLeonardRowellEdwardRuskSydneySadioJamesW.SainsburyMarilynK.SainsburyJorgeSanchezCharlesA.SayreGeraldineScheimeyerGeorgeC.SchlesingerHaroldSchmulRobertW.ScottStanleyB.Scott,Jr.RonaldStuartSellJaeJeongShimM.RussellShiversHazelThomasShueRobertDrewSimpsonCarolineSmallwoodKennethSmithDelorisSmithCarterA.SmithBarrieT.Smith
HaroldWarsonSmithMalcolmH.Smith,IIIRobertSmithRichardSmythEarlC.SnyderG.WillardSouthwickCarolSpellmanCleonSpencerRobertB.SteelmanHarryR.StevensonNancyT.SturdivantMargaretJ.StylesRogerK.SwansonDonaldTablerRuthPropertTaenzerOrienPriceTaylorJohnQ.TaylorRobertMTerhuneJamesTerry,IIIDorisThompsonRobertW.TomerThomasT.TrainorPedroTrinidadGaryTurkRichardTwidleRobinE.VanCleefPaulW.VanderLooHarveyE.VanSciverThomasJohnVenablesThomasWadasCharlesWagnerRobertWebsterBarryWehrleH.AldenWelchJudyAnneWhiteW.JamesWhiteThomasM.WhiteDavidWileyDorisLeakeWilliamsErnestWilliamsRobertJ.WilliamsE.BruceWillsFrederickWilkes,IIIDavidT.WilsonClarenceWilsonRichardWittigJohnP.Wood,IIAnnaElizabethWrightW.JoelWrightJohnWalterWright,Jr.EdwardJ.Wynne,Jr.AlanYeoWilliamZiegler
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54. What associate members have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically giving full name-first, middle, last-in thatorder. If retiring in the interimbetween 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) Thisyear?FrancesBallinger b) Previously?NyadaG.ClarkeFrancisM.CoyleRichardJ.HerrittWilliamHess
WilliamJ.McCulloughCharlesD.MitchellElizabethK.MitchellAlfredMurray
NoemiPerezE.DouglasStrickland
55.WhatprovisionalmembershavebeenretiredbeforeJanuary1,2013(¶358,2008Book of Discipline):(Indicatecredential.Ifretiringintheinterimbetweenconferencesessions(¶358.2d),indicatetheeffectivedateofretirement.)(Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)
a)Thisyear?(NOTE:ProvisionalmemberswhoreachmandatoryretirementageandhavenotretiredbyJan.1,2013shallbediscontinued(¶327.7)andlistedinQ.42.)
b) Previously?
DonnaConkwright(2007)AdmaRoss(2007)
DarleneM.Schott(2006)JosephScott(2008)
56. Whohavebeenrecognizedasretiredlocalpastors(¶320.5): a) Thisyear?RichardDeRickThomasGilchrist(eff.1/1/15)DelloydGreen(eff.1/1/15)ClintHudnall
AlfredJaegerWalterKellenWilliamC.MooreCarlosNolasco(eff.2/28/15)
CynthiaTaylorNancyVonderhorst
b)Previously?
DeanAmelung HarryL.Anderson,Jr.GraceBensonElizabethAnnBerryWilliamBishopWarrenR.BrandtZacharieCazeauThomasChalfontBettieChaplin GlennD.ChaplinWilliamG.ChewAliceCook WillardCottonJamesCraigAlmaDobson G.MelDunnNormanJ.EckleyEugeneErricksonThomasE.FisherWilliamFosterWilbertL.Frazer
JudithGehrigJamesH.GillardLesterW.Guilfoyle,Jr.DorisHaleyPollyHare WilliamE.Hess,Sr.BeverlyJonesMargaretKalehBeatriceKnowlesJohnnyLevant LarryS.LongLillianLopez-MazzaMelvaMatlackJohnMitchellShirleyMitchellAlbertH.MoirVadaMooreFrankMoranGeorgeH.MunnBarbaraJ.NovickStephenPalmer
KarenPopjesRamonS.PutnamRobertE.RingenwaldJohnRobbinsMariaRoyleGloriaSanchezElsieLevariScattergoodEfrainD.SeguiLinwoodG.SharpAnitaSinclairDelorisSmithWilliamSuttonEverettSykesRaulTerreroJudithTodtJaneVerstoepJohnnieR.WhiteCalvinWoodsEmersonWoodward
57. WhatisthenumberofclergymembersoftheAnnualConference: Byappointmentcategoryandconferencerelationship?
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(NOTES: (1) Whereapplicable,thequestionnumbersonthisreportformcorrespondingtoeachcategoryhavebeen
placedinparenthesisfollowingthecategorytitle.Wherethesequestionnumbersappear,thenumberreportedinthatcategoryshouldagreewiththenumberofnameslistedinthecorrespondingquestions.
(2) ForthethreecategoriesofAppointmentstoExtensionMinistries,reportasfollows: ¶344.1a,c):thenumberofclergymembersappointedwithinUnitedMethodistconnectionalstructures,
includingdistrictsuperintendents,ortoanecumenicalagency. ¶344.1b):thenumberofclergymembersappointedtoextensionministries,underendorsementbythe
DivisionofChaplainsandRelatedMinistriesoftheGeneralBoardofHigherEducationandMinistry. ¶344.1d):thenumberofclergymembersappointedtoothervalidministries,confirmedbyatwo-thirds
voteoftheAnnualConference. Note: Report those in extension ministry in one category only. SeetheDisciplineparagraphsindicatedformoredetaileddescriptionoftheseappointmentcategories.)Note: Those approved to serve as a local pastor, but not currently under appointment, are not counted as clergy
members of the conference.
Categories Deacons in Full Connection
Elders in Full Connection
Provisional Deacons
Provisional Elders
Associate Members & Affiliate Members With Vote
Full–time Local Pastors
Part–time Local Pastors
Pastors and deacons whose primary appointment is to a Local Church (¶¶331.1c, 339) (76, 78c)
11 235 4 17 2 25 142
Deacons (in full connection and provisional) serving Beyond th1e Local Church (¶331.1a, b) (78a,b)
10 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
1 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1a, c) (77a)
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
25 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
2 2
Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1b) (77b)
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
27 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
2
Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1d) (77c)
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
15 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
1
Appointments to Attend School (¶331.3)(79)
xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
Appointed to Other Annual Conferences (49)
4 xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
On Leave of Absence (50a1, a2) 4 1
xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
On Family Leave(50a3, a4) 2 xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
On Sabbatical Leave (51) xxxxx xxxxx
On Medical Leave (52) 13
On Transitional Leave (50a5) xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
Retired (53, 54, 55) 12 358 4 10 xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
Total Number, Clergy Members
33 683 6 26 12 30 142
Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members
938
PART III CERTIFICATION IN SPECIALIZED AND CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY
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(¶635.2u, v, The Book of Discipline)
Note: Indicate credential of persons in Part III: FD, FE, PD, PE, AM, FL, PL, and LM. 58. Whoarethecandidatesinprocessforcertificationinspecializedministry?(noteclergy/laystatus,andspecializedministryarea): JacquelineBurgess(FE—Camp/Retreat) ChesterG.Caufield(LM—Camp/Retreat) MarilynHughes(LM—SpiritualFormation)
NinabethMetcalf(FE—SpiritualFormation)JanMercaclante(LM—Music)ConstancePalmer(LM—SpiritualFormation)ShelleyPotter-Abrahamsen(RE—SpiritualFormation)FrancesPreston(FE—SpiritualFormation)YukoUnehara(LM—SpiritualFormation)
59. Whoiscertifiedinspecializedministry?(Listtheareasofspecializedministry.Indicatebyanasteriskthosecertifiedthisyear.)
CertifiedMinistersofChristianEducation StevenBechtold(FE) ChristinaZito(RD) CertifiedDirectorsofChristianEducation MarilynI.Balzer(FD) CarolFreemanHann(RD) CertifiedAssociatesinEducation LindaJ.Tocher RuthTownsend(LM) CertifiedMinistersofMusic AnthonyGodefski(FE) DonnaJ.Nilson(LM) CertifiedAssociatesofMusic KarenPopjes(RL) CertifiedChurchBusinessAdministrator DianeW.Klemann(RD) CertifiedinSpiritualFormation StaffordJ.Miller(FE) CertifiedinEvangelism HelenMcCahill 60. Whoaretransferredinasacertifiedpersoninspecializedministry?61. Whoaretransferredoutasacertifiedpersoninspecializedministry?62. Whohavebeenremovedasacertifiedpersoninspecializedministry?
PART IV CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY 63. Whoarecertifiedaslayministers(¶271,and666.10)?(Listalphabeticallygivingfullname—first,middle,last—inthat
order,bydistrict)
Capital CindyGordon Delaware Bay DawnJafolla Gateway South JayWilfordBrown,WilliamRobertChew,JanineOsmanFlintRaritan Valley HelenFrancesHunterSkyands JohnHartman(2015),FredLaux(2015),JohnScharf(2015)DianeMaySommers(2013)
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PART IV DIACONAL MINISTERS (Paragraph numbers in questions 67-72 refer to The 1992 Book of Discipline)
64. WhoconstitutetheCommitteeonInvestigationofaDiaconalMinister(¶2703.3)?(v)
DiaconalMinistersorProfessingMembers ClergyinFullConnectionEllenChamberlain LaGrettaBjorn
MaeCummings DavidRavinder DonnaNilson SunnyShim JoseSuarez Alternates:DiaconalMinistersorProfessingMembers Alternates:ClergyinFullConnection ElizabethBurrus CarlettaAston JoyceChin JackieBurgess WilliamGarrett MyungsunHan ArthurSpell RicardoRamos DaleWhilden 65. Whoaretransferredinasdiaconalministers(¶312)? 66. Whoaretransferredoutasdiaconalministers(¶312)? 67. WhohavehadtheirconferencerelationshipasdiaconalministersterminatedbyAnnualConferenceaction(¶313.3)?
(Under ¶313.3a, no vote; under ¶313.3b, v 2/3) 68. Whatdiaconalministershavediedduringtheyear? a) Effective:
b) Retired: ChristaGrant69. Whatdiaconalministershavebeengranted leavesof absenceunder¶313.1a, c, d) (disability, study/sabbatical, or
personalleave):(v)(Givename,date,typeofleave) 70. Whatdiaconalministershavebeengrantedanextendedleave(¶313.1e):MollyB.Foulks71. Whohavereturnedtoactivestatusfromextendedleave(¶313.1e)?(v)
72. WhohavetakentheretiredrelationshiptotheAnnualConferenceasdiaconalministers(¶313.2):(Under¶313.2b,v
2/3) a) Thisyear? b) Previously?
PeggyL.Barton MarianStyles-McClintock NatalieBergen CharlesR.Murray MargueriteDavis DonnaNilson BetsyK.Ewing
PART V APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS 73. Whoareapprovedforlessthanfull-timeservice? a) Whatassociatemembers,provisional,orfulleldersareapprovedforappointmenttolessthanfull-timeservice,
whatisthetotalnumberofyearsforwhichsuchapprovalhasbeengrantedtoeach,andforwhatfractionoffull-timeservice(inone-quarterincrements)isapprovalgranted(forpurposesofequitablecompensationclaimandpensioncredit)¶¶338.2,342.2,1506)?(v 2/3, after 8 years v 3/4):
H.GraceChung(FE)(1/4time) 7thyear
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ChuckCoblentz(FE)(3/4time) 4thyear KaleighCorbett(PE)(3/4time) 1styear HillaryJohnsonCrute(PE)(3/4time) 5thyear * JuliannHenry(FE)(1/4time) 11thyear
JinWookJeong(FE)(1/2time) 6thyear* MarvinKrieger(FE)(1/2time) 18thyear* ToddLattig(PE)(1/2time) 2ndyear MarionSanders(FE)(1/2time) 5thyear
RalphTerrell(PE)(1/4time—eff.11/1/14) 2ndyear* CatherineWilliams(PE)½time 1styear
*ForPensionPurposesOnly **Requires3/4vote b) What deacons in full connection andprovisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-timeservice(¶331.7)?
BrendaWheelerEhlers(FD)(3/4time) 5thyear
SusanIliff(PD)(1/2time) 4thyear SharonYarger(PD)(1/4time) 7thyear LaurieZelman(FD)(1/2time) 7thyear81.Whatotherpersonalnotationsshouldbemade?(Includesuchmattersaschangesinpensioncredit(¶1506.6),
correctionsoradditionstomattersreportedinthe"BusinessoftheAnnualConference"forminpreviousyears,andlegalnamechangesofclergymembersanddiaconalministers.)
CorrectionstoPreviousJournalsYear:Question#Correction:201219aAdd:DebraPrescott(2012)(NorthernShore)201319aAdd:DebraPrescott(2012)(NorthernShore)201419aAdd:DebraPrescott(2012)(NorthernShore)201419aAdd:SylviaMasi(1994)(NorthernShore)201439Changedateto5/30/14(JamesKeetontransfer)