2011 Journal-Yearbook - Illinois Great Rivers Conference

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Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2011 Journal-Yearbook
Official
Journal-Yearbook
of the
Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference
(Illinois Area)
The United Methodist Church
The Fifteenth Session (189th Session, Counting Antecedent Annual Conferences,
since the formulation of the Illinois Conference in 1824, which included the area of
Central and Southern Illinois Annual Conferences) of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.
2011
Gregory V. Palmer
Presiding Bishop
P. O. Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207
Alice J. Shirley
Conference Secretary
Journal-Yearbook Editor
P.O. Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207
Richard A. VanGiesen
Annual Conference Treasurer and
Director of Administrative Services
P. O. Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207
©Illinois Great Rivers Conference.
All rights reserved
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Bishop Gregory V. Palmer
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer was born on August 8, 1954. He was educated
in Philadelphia public schools and earned his B.A. from George Washington
University in 1976. He has a Master of Divinity from Duke University (1979) and
an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Baldwin-Wallace College (1999).
Bishop Palmer was elected a deacon and probationary member in the Eastern
Pennsylvania Conference in 1977 and ordained elder in the East Ohio Conference
in 1981. In both conferences he served a number of local churches. In 1990 he
was appointed District Superintendent of the Youngstown (OH) District and was
elected bishop by the North Central Jurisdiction in 2000. Before coming to the
Illinois Great Rivers Conference in 2008, Bishop Palmer was the episcopal leader
of Iowa Annual Conference.
Bishop Palmer is married to Cynthia, and the two have two grown children:
Monica and Aaron.
In addition to his episcopal responsibilities in the Illinois Great Rivers
Conference, Bishop Palmer served as President of the Council of Bishops (20082010).
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Table of Contents
Officers-Boards-Committees................................................ 7
Officers ..................................................................................................................8
Conference Directors and Coordinators.............................................................9
District Superintendents.....................................................................................10
Other Directors.................................................................................................... 11
Conference Elected Leaders .............................................................................12
Board of Church and Society.........................................................................12
Board of Global Ministries..............................................................................12
Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry..........................................12
Board of Higher Education Task Force...........................................................13
Board of Laity (Lay Network Leadership Team).............................................13
Board of Ordained Ministry............................................................................13
Board of Pensions and Health Benefits.........................................................14
Board of Trustees...........................................................................................14
Council on Finance and Administration..........................................................15
Equpping and Connecting Team....................................................................15
Commission on Archives and History.............................................................16
Commission on Camping...............................................................................16
Commission on Communications...................................................................16
Commission on Equitable Compensation......................................................17
Commission on Religion and Race................................................................17
Commission on Status and Role of Women...................................................17
Committee on Administrative Review.............................................................17
Committee on Africa University Partnership...................................................18
Committee on Alain Rocourt Endowment Promotion.....................................18
Committee on Annual Conference Session...................................................18
Committee on Congregational Development.................................................18
Committee on Deaf and Hearing Impaired.....................................................19
Committee on Disaster Response.................................................................19
Committee on Ethnic Local Church Concerns...............................................19
Committee on Episcopacy.............................................................................19
Committee on Episcopal Residence..............................................................20
Committee on Evangelism.............................................................................20
Committee on Health and Welfare.................................................................20
Committee on Hispanic Ministry.....................................................................20
Committee on Investigation of a Clergy Member...........................................21
Committee on Journal Publication.................................................................21
Committee on Native American Ministry........................................................21
Committee on Nominations............................................................................21
Committee on Older Adult Ministries..............................................................22
Committee on Pastoral Care and Counseling................................................22
Committee on Personnel................................................................................22
Committee on Shalom Zones.........................................................................22
Committee on Specialized Ministries.............................................................23
Committee on Standing Rules.......................................................................23
Rural Fellowship Team...................................................................................23
Volunteers in Mission Support Team..............................................................23
District Elected Leaders.....................................................................................24
District Lay Leaders.......................................................................................24
District Directors of Lay Speaking..................................................................24
District Boards of Church Location and Building............................................24
District Committees on Ordained Ministry......................................................25
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District Committees on Superintendency.......................................................27
District Youth Coordinators.............................................................................28
Educational and Ecumenical Organizations.....................................................28
ILLCAAP.........................................................................................................28
Illinois Council of Churches............................................................................28
Wesley Foundation, Eastern Illinois University..............................................28
Wesley Foundation, Illinois State University..................................................28
Wesley Foundation-Student Center, SIU-Carbondale....................................29
Wesley Foundation, University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana.......................29
Wesley Foundation, Western Illinois University.............................................29
Illinois Wesleyan Board of Trustees...............................................................30
MacMurray College Board of Trustees...........................................................30
McKendree University Board of Trustees.......................................................30
Health and Welfare Institutions..........................................................................30
Sunset Home.................................................................................................30
Wesley Village................................................................................................30
The Baby Fold................................................................................................31
Chaddock.......................................................................................................31
Evenglow Lodge.............................................................................................31
Great Rivers Retirement Serices Corp. (Parent)............................................32
Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House......................................................32
United Methodist Children’s Home.................................................................32
United Methodist Village, Inc..........................................................................33
United Methodist Village Retirement Communities, Inc.................................33
Other Organizations............................................................................................33
College of Christian Life.................................................................................33
Midwest Mission Distribution Center..............................................................34
Preachers’ Aid Society and Benefit Fund, Inc................................................34
United Methodist Foundation of the IGRAC...................................................34
United Voices for Children..............................................................................35
Fellowship of UMs in Music and Worship Arts...............................................35
New Streams Team........................................................................................35
IGRC Members of General Agencies.................................................................36
IGRC Members of Jurisdictional Committees..................................................36
IGRC 2012 General Conference Delegation .....................................................36
IGRC 2012 Jurisdictional Conference Delegation............................................36
Lay Member Directory........................................................ 37
Daily Proceedings............................................................... 65
Certification of Daily Proceedings..................................................................86
Legislative Items................................................................ 87
Legislative Item 101: Organizational Motions................................................88
Legislative Item 102: Bar of the Clergy Session............................................89
Legislative Item 103: 2012 Budget – CCFA...................................................89
Legislative Item 104: CCFA Policies and Guidelines..................................106
Legislative Item 105: Conference Board of Pensions..................................108
Legislative Item 106: Long Range Pension Funding Plans.......................... 112
Legislative Item 107: Moving to Medicare D ............................................... 115
Legislative Item 108: SR VI.B.4. Provision of Internet................................ 116
Legislative Item 109: Covenant Equality in Pastoral Housing...................... 117
Legislative Item 110: SR VII.D. – Proceeds of Sale..................................... 117
Legislative Item 111: 2012 Equitable Compensation.................................... 117
Legislative Item 112: Funding for Pastoral Care and Counseling................ 118
Legislative Item 113: 100th Anniversary Wesley Foundation at U of I......... 119
Legislative Item 114: Realigning Conference Personnel Committe............. 120
Legislative Item 115: Location of Annual Conference..................................120
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Legislative Item 116: IGRC Covenant with Chaddock..................................121
Legislative Item 117: Disability Awareness Sunday.....................................126
Legislative Item 118: RIM at IGRC Camping Facilities.................................127
Legislative Item 119: Study of Mandatory Property and Casualty Insurance.127
Legislative Item 120: Discontinuation of Annapolis UMC.............................127
Legislative Item 121: Discontinuation of Flanagan UMC ............................128
Legislative Item 122: Discontinuation of Goodwine UMC............................129
Legislative Item 123: Discontinuation of Johnstown UMC...........................129
Legislative Item 124: Discontinuation of Ramsey UMC...............................130
Legislative Item 125: Discontinuation of South Shores UMC.......................131
Legislative Item 126: Discontinuation of Westervelt UMC............................131
Legislative Item 127: Transfer of Tiskilwa UMC Deed..................................132
Legislative Item 128: Sale of Bridalwood Parsonage...................................133
Legislative Item 129: Sale of Forest Park Parsonage..................................133
Legislative Item 130: Evenglow Covenant...................................................134
Legislative Item 131: Use of Proceeds from Sale of a Parsonage...............138
Legislative Item 201: Care and Protection of God’s Creation......................139
Legislative Item 202: Funding for General Boards and Agencies................ 139
Legislative Item 203: Celebration of Ministry...............................................139
Legislative Item 204: GC Petition: Right to Health Care..............................139
Legislative Item 205: GC Petition: Inclusiveness of Gender Identity............ 140
Legislative Item 206: GC Petition: Prohibition of Bullying............................140
Legislative Item 207: GC Petition: Equal Rights for Gender Identity............ 140
Legislative Item 208: GC Petition: Enhancement of Episcopacy.................140
Business of the Annual Conference.................................. 141
Part I - Organization and General Business.................................................142
Part II - Pertaining to Ordained Ministers and Local Pastors.......................147
Part III Certification in Specialized and Certified Lay Ministry......................165
Part IV Diaconal Ministers............................................................................166
Part V Appointments and Concluding Business...........................................167
Pastoral Appointments..................................................... 171
Ministry Reports............................................................... 193
Appointments Beyond the Local Church........................................................194
Advance Specials..............................................................................................199
Aldersgate Federal Credit Union......................................................................203
Board of Trustees..............................................................................................204
Boston School of Theology..............................................................................205
Candler School of Theology.............................................................................206
Central Conference Pension Initiative (CCPI).................................................207
Chaddock...........................................................................................................208
Commission on Archives and History.............................................................209
Communications Ministry................................................................................. 211
Equipping and Connecting Team.....................................................................215
Africa University Partnership Committee.....................................................215
Congregational Development Team.............................................................215
Ethnic Local Church Concerns Committee..................................................216
Evangelism Committee................................................................................217
Lay Leadership Team...................................................................................217
Mission and Outreach..................................................................................217
New Streams Team......................................................................................220
Older Adult Ministry......................................................................................220
Fellowship of UMs in Music and Worship Arts...............................................221
Garret-Evangelical Theological Seminary......................................................221
Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House......................................................223
Midwest Mission Distribution Center..............................................................224
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Pastoral Care and Counseling.........................................................................225
Preachers’ Aid Society and Benefit Fund.......................................................229
Preachers’ Mutual Benefit Association...........................................................231
Saint Paul School of Theology.........................................................................232
Treasurer’s Report............................................................................................233
United Methodist Foundation...........................................................................235
United Methodist Women.................................................................................236
United Theological Seminary...........................................................................236
Wesley Foundation at Eastern Illinois University..........................................237
Wesley Foundation at Southern Illinois University........................................238
Leadership Reports.......................................................... 241
Episcopal Address........................................................................................242
Cabinet Address...........................................................................................248
Laity Address................................................................................................252
Memoirs........................................................................... 255
Historical and Official Information................................... 289
Offical Certifications.....................................................................................292
Certificate of Ordination of Elders and Deacon............................................292
Certificate of Commissioning of Probationary Elders...................................292
Historical Annual Conference Sessions.......................................................293
IGRC Policies and Procedures....................................................................294
Vision, Mission, and Strategies....................................................................295
Relational Covenant.....................................................................................296
Conference Secretary Policies.....................................................................297
Congregational Development:......................................................................301
Comprehensive Plan....................................................................................301
Revolving Loan Fund Policy.........................................................................307
Well Child Policy...........................................................................................309
Equitable Compensation Policy...................................................................310
Corrections...................................................................................................312
Standing Rules................................................................. 313
Conference Directory........................................................ 333
Clergy Directory............................................................... 343
Historical Record of Clergy............................................... 409
2010 Statistician’s Report................................................ 505
Cache River.................................................................................................506
Embarras River............................................................................................530
Illinois River..................................................................................................548
Iroquois River...............................................................................................566
Kaskaskia River...........................................................................................584
LaMoine River..............................................................................................608
Mississippi River...........................................................................................626
Sangamon River..........................................................................................644
Spoon River.................................................................................................662
Vermilion River.............................................................................................680
Recapitulation..............................................................................................698
Index............................................................................... 705
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Illinois Great Rivers Conference
Officers-Boards-Committees
Officers - Boards - Committees 7
Officers
of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference
Resident Bishop
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, P.O. Box 19215, Springfield, IL 62794-9215
Office: (217) 529-3820 Fax: (217) 529-4190
Email: [email protected]
Executive Assistant to the Bishop
Rev. John Hartleroad, P.O. Box 19215, Springfield, IL 62794-9215
Office: (217) 529-3820 Fax: (217) 529-4190
Annual Conference Secretary
Rev. Alice J. Shirley, P.O. Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207
Office: (217) 529-3007 Fax: (217) 529-4150
e-mail: [email protected]
Conference Lay Leader
Rhonda Whitaker, 1264 Hickory Dr., Neoga, IL 62457-1212
(217) 895-3962
Legal Counsel – Conference Chancellor
Mr. John A. Kauerauf, P.O. Box 5131, Springfield, IL62705
Office: (217) 544-1144
United Methodist Women
Sally Smith, 902 Eldridge St., Washington 61571-2822
309-444-8516
United Methodist Men
Jim Bolinger
Jim Bolinger, 401 S. Park St., Unit 16, PO Box 461, Findlay 62534-0461
217-827-6337
email: [email protected]
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Conference Directors and Coordinators
Director of Administrative Services
Annual Conference Treasurer/Statistician
Rev. Richard A. VanGiesen, P.O. Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
Office: (217) 529-2132 Fax: (217) 529-4107
Director of Communications
Paul Black, P.O. Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
(217) 529-2824 Fax: (217) 529-4155
Director, Equipping and Connecting Team
Rev. Kent Lolling, P.O. Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
Office: (217)-529-2442 Fax: (217) 529-4155
Coordinator, Congregational Development
Rev. Michael J. Crawford, P.O. Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
Office: (217) 529-3219 Fax: (217) 529-4162
Coordinator, New Streams Team
Rev. Beth Fender, P.O. Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
Office: (217) 529-2611 Fax: (217) 529-4155
Coordinator, Hispanic Ministry
Rev. Adrian Garcia, 116 NE Perry Ave., Peoria, IL 61603-3624
Office: (309) 673-3641 Fax (309) 673-3644
Interim Coordinator, Camping and Retreat Ministries
Rev. Alice J. Shirley, P.O. Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
Office: (217) 529-2646 Fax: (217) 529-4150
Coordinator, Missions and Outreach
Bunny Wolfe, P.O. Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
Office: (217) 529-2749 Fax: (217) 529-4155
District Superintendents
Cache River District
Rev. Roger Russell, 4503 W. DeYoung St., Suite 201C, Marion, IL 62959
Office: (618) 998-0135 Fax: (618) 998-0137
Embarras River District
Rev. Randall Reese, 1901 S. 4th St., Ste 236, Effingham, IL 62401-4187
Office: (217) 347-3915 Fax: (217) 347-3916
Illinois River District
Rev. Dan Harry, 3800 W. War Memorial Dr., Peoria, IL 61615-2598
Office: (309) 692-0421 Fax (309) 692-2518
Iroquois River District
Rev. In-Sook Hwang, 303 S. Mattis Ave., Ste 206, Champaign, IL 61821-3070
Office: (217) 359-0640 Fax: (217) 359-6255
Kaskaskia River District
Rev. Cynthia A. Jones, 1603 Salem Road, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
Office: (618) 242-2817 FAX: (618) 242-2917
LaMoine River District
Rev. C. Douglas Rorex, 102 S. Fayette St., Jacksonville, IL 62650-2097
Office: (217) 245-9946 Fax: (217) 243-5448
Mississippi River District
Rev. Gary Wilson, 121 Behrens St. Suite 2, O'Fallon, IL 62269-1510
Office: (618) 622-3072 Fax: (618) 622-3073
Sangamon River District
Rev. Terry P. Harter, PO Box 3487, Springfield, IL 62708-3487
Office: (217) 529-3257 Fax: (217) 529-4181
Spoon River District
Rev. Janice L. Griffith, 120 N. Kellogg St., Galesburg, IL 61401-4785
Office: (309) 344-1435 Fax: (309) 344-1161
Vermilion River District
Rev. Leah Pogemiller, 210 W. Water St. Ste 2, Pontiac, IL 61764-1790
Office: (815) 844-3530 Fax: (815) 844-6583
Other Directors
Preacher’s Aid Society and Benefit Fund
PO Box 19207, Springfield IL 62794
Rev. Keith Anderson
Executive Director
217-529-3221
Cell – 217-725-6904
[email protected]
Sara Cooper
Administrative Assistant
217-529-3215
Fax: 217-529-4162
[email protected]
PASBF Assistants
Rev. Raydean Davis, 314 Davis Ave., Bloomington 61701-3315
Home: 309-829-3899, Cell: 309-287-8976
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Rev. Floyd Blackard, 2800 Via Rosso Suite 199, Springfield 62703-5846
Home: 217-585-0491, Cell: 217-825-7303
Rev. Sam Totten, 2000 Lake St, Mount Vernon 62864-2869
Home: 618-244-3016
The United Methodist Foundation
Rev. Ted Frost, PO Box 3487, Springfield 62708-3487
Office: 217-529-3217, Fax: 217-529-4162
Conference Elected Leaders
Board of Church and Society
Chairperson........................................................................................................ Miley Palmer (08)
Secretary.......................................................................................................... Walter Wilkins (04)
UMW Social Action................................................................................................ Linda Trent (09)
Peace and Justice Coordinator.............................................................................Jame Hahs (09)
General Board of Church and Society..............................................................Kara Crawford (05)
Staff............................................................................................................................ Bunny Wolfe
Members:
Sue Bailey
04 Kathy Lossau
08
08 Ben Adair
Beth Nelson
04 Luke Lakota Eastin
09
08 Juanita Jarvis
Walter Wilkins
04 Miley Palmer
09
08 Jeremiah Thompson
Jane Klopfenstein
06 Larry Evans 09
08 Ken Burgard
Sara Isbell
08 Jan Wills
09
08 Marilyn Donahoo
Kathleen Finkle
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Board of Global Ministries
Chairperson of Volunteers in Mission.............................................................................................
Chairperson of Disaster Response Team....................................................................... Ken Miner
Chairperson of Health and Welfare Ministries............................................................Carol Rankin
Hispanic Ministries Committee..........................................................Hiram Gonzalez, Steve Main
Native American Ministries Committee...................................................................... Larry Moreau
Conference Coordinator of Communities of Shalom............................................... Clayton Coffey
Chairperson of Specialized Ministry...........................................................................Sidney Davis
United Methodist Women..............................................................................................Sally Smith
United Methodist Men.................................................................................................Jim Bolinger
Secretary of Global Ministries...................................................................................Donna Snider
General Board of Global Ministries........................................................................Carolyn Yockey
Members:
Cathy Najmon
08
David Ducommon
08
Susan Meister
09
Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry
Chairperson................................................................................................................ Tom Goodell
Secretary..............................................................................................................Steve Pischaske
Cache............................................................................. Mike Ebersohl (08), Connie Steudel (08)
Embarras..............................................................................................................Cathy Minor (04)
lllinois...................................................................................Sandy Dunbar (09), Tom Goodell (07)
Iroquois.................................................................................................................Rusty Beals (05)
Kaskaskia.............................................................................................................Michael Hall (09)
LaMoine.........................................................................................................Steve Pischaske (07)
Mississippi................................................................................................................ Tim Price (07)
Sangamon................ Charles Rohn (07), Wes Osborn (08), Kim Smith (10), Bennett Woods (10)
Spoon........................................................................................................... Julie Regennitter (10)
Vermilion.............................................................................Harlan Fuller (09), John McIntosh (06)
Young Adult.....................................................................................................................................
(Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry continued)
Youth...............................................................................................................................................
Illinois Wesleyan...................................................President Richard Wilson; Chaplain; Carl Teichman
MacMurray College........................................... President Colleen Hester; Chaplain Kathryn Herring
McKendree University.............. President James M. Dennis; Chaplain Tim Harrison, Victoria Dowling
M & M, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville........................................................... in process
Wesley Foundation, Eastern Illinois University.........................................................Paige Roberts
Wesley Foundation, Illinois State University........................................... Jennie Edwards Bertrand
Wesley Foundation, Southern Illinois University.........................................Sherry Smedshammer
Wesley Foundation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign................. Dan King-Crede, Rob Kirby
Wesley Foundation, Western Illinois University.........................................................Nate Hopping
Staff..............................................................................................................................Kent Lolling
Cabinet Member.....................................................................................................In-Sook Hwang
Board of Higher Education Task Force
Cabinet Member.....................................................................................................In-Sook Hwang
Members:
Paige Roberts
08
Charles Rohn
08
Ginny Riggins
08
Tom Goodell
08
Russ Smith
08
Jeff Graham
08
Josh Nelson
08
Jennie Edwards Betrand 08
Stan Irvin
08
Board of Laity (Lay Network Leadership Team)
Chairperson & IGRC Lay Leader................................................................ Rhonda Whitaker (04)
Associate Lay Leaders............................................................... (1st) Ken Miller; (2nd) Jeff Graham
IGRC Director of Lay Speaking...........................................................................Ava Williams (07)
IGRC President of United Methodist Men........................................................... Jim Bolinger (09)
IGRC President of United Methodist Women........................................................ Sally Smith (09)
Resident Bishop (ex-officio)...................................................................... Bishop Gregory Palmer
Cabinet............................................................................................ John Hartleroad, Gary Wilson
General Board of Church and Society.....................................................Kara Johansen Crawford
Governing Board, National Council of Churches of Christ USA.........Pamela Hammond-McDavid
..............................................................................................................Fred Iutzi, Melissa Calvillo
General Commission on Communications................................................................ Paul E. Black
General Board of Global Ministries........................................................................Carolyn Yockey
District Lay Leaders and Directors of Lay Speaking (see page 24)
Board of Ordained Ministry
Executive Committee:
Chairperson..........................................................................................................Vaughn Hoffman
Vice-Chairperson.................................................................................................Katherine Crozier
Secretary.....................................................................................................................Alice Shirley
Treasurer/MEF Administrator....................................................................................Steve Goodin
Co-chairs of the Order of Elder...........................................................Gerald Savage, Danny Cox
(Board of Ordained Ministry continued)
Chair of the Order of Deacon..............................................................................Katherine Crozier
Co-chairs of the Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members.....Stacy Tomich, Dennis Smith
Cabinet Representative........................................ Randall Robinson, Dan Harry, John Hartleroad
Lay Representative.................................................................................................... Janice Floyd
Ministerial Effectiveness Development......................................................................... Chet Travis
Ministerial Effectiveness Review.................................................................................. Lori Harvey
Assessment of Ministerial Needs and Enlistment........................................................ Paul Arnold
Conference Relations and Extension Ministries...........................................................Jeff Rasche
Continuing Formation and Professional Certification....................................................... Tim Pate
Mentor Coordination and Training..........................................................................Patty Johansen
Policies, Procedures, and Training.........................................................................Brent Anderson
Registrar and BoOM Assistant.................................................................................John Salzman
Clergy Members:
Brent Anderson
04 Joy Schlesselman
04 Roosevelt Smith
08
Keith Anderson
04 Chet Travis
04 Jim Tinzmann
08
Rose Booker-Jones
04 Sylvester Weatherall
04 Lou Zuck
08
Mary Brady
04 Paul Arnold
08 Danny Cox (Elders)
08
Ron George
04 Lori Bultemeier
08 Gerald Savage (Elders) 08
Vaughn Hoffman
04 Tom Corum
08 Kathy Crozier (Deacons) 08
Patty Johansen
04 Steve Goodin
08 Dennis Smith (AM)
08
Patsy Kelly
04 Scott Grulke
08 Stacy Tomich (FL)
08
Richard Lewis
04 Burt McIntosh
08 Melva England
08
Victor Long
04 Debbie Melzer
08 Shelly Forrest
08
Wes Osborn
04 Mark Myer
08 David Kelly
08
Tim Pate
04 Bob Phillips
08 Krista Price
08
Jeff Rasche
04 Alice Shirley
08 John Vidakovich
08
Lay Members:
Camille Cretens
04
Ben Edwards
08
Tom Woolard
08
John Freese
04
Janice Floyd
08
Board of Pensions and Health Benefits
Chairperson.....................................................................................................................................
Secretary.........................................................................................................................................
Cabinet Representative.............................................................................................Randy Reese
Staff......................................................................................................................Rick Van Giesen
Members:
Phil Climaco
04 James Reed
05 Cheryl Hendrix
10
Rod Croxford
04 Terry Lovecamp
07 Bruce Weiman
10
Mark Smith
04 Julie Smith
07 Donna Blythe
11
John Woodruff
04 Julio Alvarado
09 David Hood
11
Robert Einhouse
05 Linda Smith
09
Joanne Michaels
05 Mary Arnold
10
Board of Trustees
Chairperson...................................................................................................... Duane Yockey (06)
Vice President..........................................................................................................Paige Roberts
Secretary.........................................................................................................................................
Cabinet Representative.................................................................................................. Dan Harry
(Board of Trustees continued)
Members:
09 Roger Land
11
Paige Roberts
04 Alice Spitzer
09 Lon Nuttleman
11
Cindy Brent
05 Teedra Hudson
10 Betty Treat
11
Marilyn Ragler
05 Steve Setzler
11
Duane Yockey
06 David Eadie
Council on Finance and Administration
Chairperson....................................................................................................................Bill Adams
Vice Chairperson...........................................................................................................Alan Rhein
Secretary....................................................................................................................Nancy Myers
Cabinet Representatives....................................................................Jan Griffith, John Hartleroad
Staff............................................................. Rick Van Giesen, Paul Black, Ted Frost, Kent Lolling
Conference Lay Leader.......................................................................................Rhonda Whitaker
Resident Bishop (ex-officio).................................................................. Bishop Gregory V. Palmer
Members:
Nancy Myers
04
Allan Woodson
07
Alan Rhein
09
Alan Heaton
05
Steve Schonert
08
Ryan Davis
09
Bill Adams
06
Carl Holman
08
Mike Potts
11
Keith Anderson
06
Paul Lewis
08
Keith Zimmerman
11
Katherine Crozier
06
Carol Jo Fritts
09
Equpping and Connecting Team
Chairperson.......................................................................................................Dennis Beedy (08)
Vice Chair........................................................................................................................................
Recorder..........................................................................................................................................
Board of Church and Society.....................................................................................Miley Palmer
Board of Discipleship.......................................................................................................................
Board of Global Ministries.........................................................................................Donna Snider
Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry...................................................... Tom Goodell
Board of Laity......................................................................................................Rhonda Whitaker
Christian Educators’ Fellowship.................................................................................. Mary Tomlin
Commission on Camping and Retreat Ministries......................................................Doug Stewart
Committee on Congregational Development.................................................Kathy Bueker Sweet
Committee on Ethnic Local Church Concerns..........................................................LaVon Wilson
Committee on Health and Welfare.............................................................................Carol Rankin
Committee on Native American Ministries................................................................. Larry Moreau
Committee on Specialized Ministries.........................................................................Sidney Davis
Committee on Volunteers in Mission.................................................................................Ed Hoke
Chair of New Streams............................................................................................Patty Johansen
Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-Religious Concerns........................ Carol Lakota Eastin
Youth Ministries...............................................................................................................................
Young Adult Ministries.....................................................................................................................
United Methodist Men.................................................................................................Jim Bolinger
United Methodist Women..............................................................................................Sally Smith
Staff...............................................................................Kent Lolling, Mike Crawford, Beth Fender
......................................................................................Adrian Garcia, Alice Shirley, Bunny Wolfe
Cabinet..................................................................................................................John Hartleroad
Commission on Archives and History
Chairperson............................................................................................................Jonathan Dixon
Staff................................................................................................................................Paul Black
Ex-Officio...............................................................................Richard Chrisman, Lauretta Scheller
Expertise..........................................................................................Doug Delong, Dianne Delong
Members:
07 Rondel Boyd
09
Catharine Knight
04 Jonathan Dixon
07 Rod Searle
09
Donald J. Jones
06 Sheron Murray
08 Jon Sims
10
Robert Gruen
06 Barbara Searle
Commission on Camping
Chairperson...............................................................................................................Doug Stewart
Cache.................................................................................Larry Gilbert (11), Bennett Woods (08)
Embarras......................................................................... Nonie Bolinger (08), Kathryn Lewis (09)
Illinois.................................................................................................................. Walter Miller (08)
Iroquois............................................................................................................................................
Kaskaskia............................................................................................................Gary Pearce (09)
LaMoine............................................................................................................ Bob McKelvey (04)
Mississippi...............................................................................Duane Trover (10), Nicole Cox (10)
Sangamon............................................. Cinda Pringle (05), Julie Croxton (08), Sally Hamon (09)
Spoon..................................................................................Rachel Wright (08), Gabe Wanck (08)
Vermilion.................................................................................... Rob Roy (05), Donna Pangle (11)
Trip/Travel Representative..............................................................................................................
Young Adult.....................................................................................................................................
Youth...............................................................................................................................................
Beulah............................................................................................................... Molly Mernick (08)
East Bay.............................................................................................................John Plattner (08)
Epworth..............................................................................................................Mark Canada (08)
Jensen Woods....................................................................................................Dixie Croxton (07)
Little Grassy....................................................................................................................................
Living Springs.................................................................................................. Bill Schumaker (08)
At-large.............................................................................................................. Doug Stewart (05)
Staff.............................................................................................................................Alice Shirley
Commission on Communications
Chairperson...............................................................................................................David Schultz
Staff.............................................................................Paul Black, Suzie Burns, Mike Hembrough
General Commission on Communications Representative............................................Paul Black
Cabinet Member..............................................................................................................................
Members:
07 Dustin Leek
10
Robert Baker
04 Chuck Trent
07 David Estep
10
Naomi Davidson
05 Paul Widicus
08 Anthony Thompson
10
Marilyn Gerstenecker
05 Lee Legg
08 Leroy Allison
At large
Evaristo Rodriguez
06 Susan Scott
09
David Schultz
07 Sarah Beth Wanck
Commission on Equitable Compensation
Chairperson..................................................................................................................Vince Rohn
Secretary...................................................................................................Kathleen Bueker Sweet
Cabinet Member..........................................................................................................Cindy Jones
Members:
05 Casey Taylor
09
Robert Gardner
04 Jack Swank
05 Megan Thompson
09
Judy Schaer
04 Kathy Bueker Sweet
06 Joyce Coffey
10
John Lawrence
05 Diwan Tiwade
08 Ellen Stare
10
Vince Rohn
05 Beth Tickner
Commission on Religion and Race
Chairperson........................................................................................Pamela Hammond-McDavid
Staff.............................................................................................................................Alice Shirley
Members
08 Mary Blackmon
10
Florene Scott
04 Anet Satvedi
08 Yarvo Roberts
11
Gene Davis
06 Gina Sheridan
08
Howard Sallee
07 Deryck Sonaram
09
Pamela H. McDavid
08 Roosevelt Smith II
Commission on Status and Role of Women
Chairperson.......................................................... Mary Zavarella Walker (06), Anita Munden (11)
Cache..............................................................................................................................................
Embarras........................................................................................................... Judy Williams (09)
Illinois............................................................................................................... Walter Wilkins (08)
Iroquois............................................................................................................. Louella Pence (05)
Kaskaskia.............................................................................................................. Linda Trent (08)
LaMoine.......................................Bob Morwell (11), Martha Scaff (11), Donna Snider - UMW (11)
Mississippi.......................................................................................................Eda Hackmann (07)
Sangamon..........................................................................Kathy Lossau (08), Guerry Suggs (10)
Spoon............................................................................................................Angela Golightly (08)
Vermilion.............................................................................................. Mary Zavarella Walker (06)
At Large...........................................................................................................................................
Committee on Administrative Review
Members............................................................................................Jim Bortell, Janet Eggleston
Alternates.......................................................................................................................Mark Myer
Committee on Africa University Partnership
Co-Chairs........................................................................................................................................
Secretary.........................................................................................................................................
Members:
09 Fay Hodza
10
Robert White
07 Deb Honegger
10
Dennis Beedy
07 Rob Kirby
Committee on Alain Rocourt Endowment Promotion
Chairperson.....................................................................................................................................
Staff........................................................................................................... Ted Frost, Bunny Wolfe
Members:
08
05 Mike Krost
Dennis Beedy
04 Scott Henley
08
07 Russ Smith
Helen Simpkins
04 Jane Heinzmann
Martha Varble
10
Committee on Annual Conference Session
Chairperson..................................................................................................................Kent Lolling
Secretary...................................................................................................................Nancy Patton
Cache................................................................................................................... Ted Hartley (09)
Embarras............................. Cathy Minor (07), Anita Kesling (08), Peter Mosley (08), Kyle Brown (08)
Illinois..............................................................................................................................................
Iroquois............................................................................................................... Bettie Tucker (06)
Kaskaskia...........................................................................................................Kyle Dishong (10)
LaMoine..................................Anita Ashcroft (06), Sara Brown (08), Mary Alice Cunningham (11)
Mississippi......................................................................................................Naomi Davidson (07)
Sangamon.........................Skip Proctor (04), Larry H. Smith (03), Vaudra Rushing (09), Dayle Badman(09)
............................................................................................Nancy Patton (08), Jarret Wells (08), Brian Caughlan (07)
Spoon....................................................................... Carolyn Mesick (05), Peggy Kulczewski (09)
Vermilion......................................... Bryce Hays (08), Grant Armstrong (09), Jay Regennitter (10)
At Large (Deaf and Hard of Hearing)..................................................................Elke Sharma (08)
President United Methodist Women...................................................................... Sally Smith (09)
President United Methodist Men......................................................................... Jim Bolinger (09)
Lay Leader..........................................................................................................Rhonda Whitaker
Cabinet...........................................................................John Hartleroad, Dan Harry, Terry Harter
Staff Representatives..............................................Kent Lolling, Rick VanGiesen, Bruce Weiman
.......................................................................................Suzie Burns, Nancy Patton, Alice Shirley
Committee on Congregational Development
Chairperson...............................................................................................Kathleen Bueker Sweet
Secretary.........................................................................................................................................
Cabinet..................................................................John Hartleroad, Gary Wilson, In-Sook Hwang
Staff......................................................................Camilla McKinney, Mike Crawford, Kent Lolling
Members:
(Committee on Congregational Development continued)
Eli Sidwell
Curt Beam
Stephen Main
Bill Caisley
Kathy Bueker Sweet
04
04
04
04
05
Jim Tinzmann
Mike Fender
Allen Miller
Mark Jordan
Sylvester Weatherall
05
05
05
08
09
Jeff DeMay
Deeta Gaither
Kristine Reinhart
Angel Taylor
10
10
10
10
Committee on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Chairperson................................................................................................................Elke Sharma
Members.....................Vae Fultz (10), Mary McQuilkin (10), Elke Sharma (10), Chris Reedy (10)
Committee on Disaster Response
Chairperson.................................................................................................................... Ken Miner
Cache.............................................................................................. Ed Hoke (04), Pete Ryan (09)
Embarras...............................................................................................................Ben Dawdy (09)
Illinois.................................................................................................................. Rick Bishop (08)
Iroquois.............................................................................. Sharon Monroe (06), Ron Monroe (06)
Kaskaskia........................................................................................................................................
LaMoine...........................................................................................................Robert Morwell (10)
Mississippi.............................................................................. Bob Jones (05), Beverly Jones (05)
Sangamon.................................................................. Teresa Schrader (07), Brian Caughlan (08)
Spoon................................................................................................................ Mike Mayfield (11)
Vermilion................................................................................ Angie Kemp (11), Gordon Milne (11)
At Large................................................................. Floyd Blackard ( 07), Carolyn Yockey (GBGM)
Staff Representative................................................................................................... Bunny Wolfe
Committee on Ethnic Local Church Concerns
Chairperson...............................................................................................................LaVon Wilson
Vice-Chairperson...................................................................................................... Adam Danner
Staff................................................................................................... Kent Lolling, In-Sook Hwang
Members:
08 Pablo Marti
09
Nonie Bolinger
08 Jungil Rhee
08 Liz Reis
09
Sharon Brown
08 Evaristo Rodriguez
08 Phyllis Singing Bird
10
Jennie Chin
08 Linda Trent
08 Zola Marti 11
Adam Danner
08 LaVon Wilson
09
Jonathan Dixon
08 Lee Ola Johnson
09
Pamela H. McDavid
08 Danira Parra
Committee on Episcopacy
Chairperson.......................................................................................................Bradley Shumaker
Vice Chairperson.............................................................................................................................
Secretary.............................................................................................................Rhonda Whitaker
Laymen.........................................................................Ted Kornegay (04), Gerald Motsinger (04)
Laywomen................................... Elizabeth Frazier (04), Elouise Hahs (04), Phyllis Jackson (04)
................................................................................................. Rhonda Whitaker-Lay Leader (04)
Clergy......................................... Kathy King Nobles (04), Bradley Shumaker (04), Linda Harrod (09)
Young Adult....................................................................................................... Eric Swanson (07)
(Committee on Episcopacy continued)
Youth................................................................................................................ Nathan Bjerke (07)
At large..............................................Marva Green* (04), Mitch Johnson* (08), Roger Ross* (08)
Ex-officio.....................Shane Bishop, Rhonda Whitaker (Jurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy)
*indicates the 1/5 of membership appointed by the Bishop
Committee on Episcopal Residence
Chairperson (Representative from Committee on Episcopacy).............................Brad Shumaker
Representative, Council on Finance and Administration..............................................David Hood
Representative, Board of Trustees...............................................................................Cindy Brent
Committee on Evangelism
Chairperson...............................................................................................................David Kueker
2010 Denman Recipients...............................................Randall Perry, Gene & Joanne Newberry
2011 Denman Recipients................................................................................................................
Cabinet......................................................................................................................Randy Reese
Members:
05 Mavis Sonaram
09
Rusty Beals
04 Robert Swickard
06 David Kueker
09
Gene Colthurst
04 Mike Rucker
08 James Henson
10
Bob Freeman
04 Bill Bunnage
08 Dan Clair
11
Curtis Rush
04 Florene Scott
09 Lori Nimke
11
Linda Harrod
05 Lorene King
Barbara Tuck
11
Committee on Health and Welfare
Chairperson................................................................................................................Carol Rankin
Members:
Leonard Thomas
08
John Tymonko
10
Cheryl Cain
08
Mike Rucker
10
Bruce Stennis
10
Carol Rankin
08
Cindy Bell
10
Michele Willson
08
Deeta Gaither
10
Tom Wilber
08
Committee on Hispanic Ministry
Co-Chairpersons.................................................................Evaristo Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Lara
Staff............................................................................................Adrian Garcia, Camilla McKinney
Past Chairperson (voice/no vote)..........................................................................Hiram Gonzalez
Cabinet.......................................................................................................................... Jan Griffith
Members:
Danira Parra
05 Zoila Marti
10
09 Stephen Main
Evaristo Rodiguez
05 Guadalupe Uribe
10
09 Guadalupe Rivera
Angel Rosales
09 Hector Uribe
09 Juan Carlos Lara-Cardoso 11
Sandy Bunnell
09 Julio Alvarado
11
10 Ernest Trevino
Kate Herring
09 Sonia Alvarado
10
Pablo Marti
09 Antoinieta Gonzalez
10
Committee on Investigation of a Clergy Member
Shelley Forrest
Larry Gilbert
Jean Hembrough
Don Long, Jr.
09
09
09
09
Harriet Clinebell
Charlene Topel
Calvin Jackson
Stan Irvin (Alt)
09
09
09
09
Rachel Stockle (Alt)
Brian Caughlan (Alt)
09
09
Committee on Journal Publication
Chairperson.....................................................................................................Steven R. Anderson
Secretary.................................................................................................................. Karen Homan
Cache..............................................................................................................Phyllis Jackson (05)
Embarras...........................................................................................................Sharon Mosley (06)
Illinois.................................................................................................................Linda Clauser (06)
Iroquois...................................................................................................... Steve R. Anderson (06)
Kaskaskia................................................................................................................Bret Yates (09)
LaMoine............................................................................................................... Sidney Davis 04)
Mississippi.........................................................................................................Karen Homan (05))
Sangamon..........................................................................................................Jonathan Dixon (04)
Spoon...................................................................................................................... Toni Ross (04)
Vermilion..........................................................................................................................................
Staff Representative.................................................. Doug Stone, Rick Van Giesen, Alice Shirley
Committee on Native American Ministry
Chair.......................................................................................................................... Larry Moreau
Vice Chair.............................................................................................................. Danny Lybarger
Secretary.....................................................................................................................Beth Nelson
Treasurer.........................................................................................................................................
Native American Fellowship................. Carol Lakota Eastin (04), Adam Danner (09), Raquel Romero (09),
...............................................................................................................................................................................Patty Irwin (04)
Cabinet........................................................................................................................... Dan Harry
Members:
Russ Smith
08
Mark Amenda
09
Gary Billiot
04
Ethel Barnett
09
Janet Eggleston
04
Connie Disney
09
Members-at-Large:
Dale Lybarger
04
Chris Schaffer
09
Barb Oakes
09
Danny Lybarger
04
Doug Stewart
09
Lynn Wilson
09
Larry Moreau
04
Jack Swank
09
Carol Edman
09
Liz Reis
04
Bob Ward
09
U of I NA House Director
Beth Nelson
05
Phyllis Singing Bird
09
Dee Ann Powless
05
Committee on Nominations
Chairperson.................................................................................................................Craig Sweet
Vice Chair.........................................................................................................................Fred Iutzi
Secretary......................................................................................................................Cindy Dodd
Registrar.................................................................................................................. Keith Michaels
Cache....................................................................................................................... Jim Peak (08)
Embarras.................................................................................Kathryn Lewis (08), Anita Kesling (11)
(Committee on Nominations continued)
Illinois............................................................................................ Mike Krost (05), Ron Martz (08)
Iroquois....................................................................... Jeremiah Thompson (08), Cindy Dodd (05)
Kaskaskia.................................................................. Deetta Gaither (09), Albert Schumaker (10)
LaMoine............................................................................................................ Bob McKelvey (09)
Mississippi......................................................................... Joyce Anders (04), Rufus McCollon (10)
Sangamon................................................................................ LaVon Wilson (04, Joan Lawrence (04)
Spoon.......................................................................................Russ Smith (07), Jan Corsaro (08)
Vermilion.......................................................................Deb Honegger (05), Grant Armstrong (09)
At Large...................................................... Craig Sweet (05), Keith Michaels (08), Fred Iutzi (10)
Lay Leader.................................................................................................. Rhonda Whitaker (04)
Cabinet....................................................................................... John Hartleroad, In-Sook Hwang
Committee on Older Adult Ministries
Class of ‘10........................ Marilyn Anell, Mary Brady, Eloise Hahs, Lola Lehman, Jane Masters,
.....................................................................................Jodie Reinhard, Jo Sanders, Sidna Young
Committee on Pastoral Care and Counseling
Chair..................................................................................................................... J. Michael Smith
Cabinet.................................................................................................... Jan Griffith, Cindy Jones
Members:
Kent King Nobles
08
Bill Pyatt
08
Linda Simonson
08
Gay King Crede
08
Gerald Savage
08
George Adam
08
Rebecca Dees McMahon 08
Danny Cox
08
Dalene Kuebler
08
Glen Bocox
08
J. Michael Smith
09
Joan Boesen
08
Bruce Baumberger
08
Bob Phillips
08
Committee on Personnel
Chair................................................................................................................................ Stan Irvin
Secretary................................................................................................................Mary Ann Pullin
Representative, CCFA....................................................................................................Bill Adams
Chair, Communications.............................................................................................David Schultz
Chair, Equipping and Connecting Team................................................................... Dennis Beedy
IGRC Directors.............................................................. Paul Black, Rick VanGiesen, Kent Lolling
Cabinet.............................................................................................John Hartleroad, Terry Harter
Members:
Stan Irvin
06
Marge Overlot
07
Gary Mosimann
04
Kathy Crozier
07
Sharon Sims
08
Mary Ann Pullin
04
Robert Freeman
07
R.C. Merten
10
Donovan Gardner
04
Richard S. Bothe
10
Committee on Shalom Zones
Chair........................................................................................................................Clayton Coffey
Members......................................................... Dennis Gambill (Sandoval), Doug Sleade (United)
Committee on Specialized Ministries
Chair.......................................................................................................................... Sidney Davis
Staff............................................................................................................................Bunny Wolfe
Members:
08 Sharon Roggy
08
Anita Ashcroft
04 Paul Copeland
08 Dave Cochran
09
Jyl Krause
04 Sidney Davis
08
Deryck Sonaram
04 Ken Emery
Committee on Standing Rules
Chair...........................................................................................................................Mike Pennell
Staff........................................................................................................ Alice Shirley, Kent Lolling
Cabinet...........................................................................John Hartleroad, Dan Harry, Terry Harter
Cache..............................................................................................................................................
Embarras��Leon Goble (04)
Illinois.................................................................................Jack Wolfe (09), Deb Langewisch (09)
Iroquois......................................................................................................... Charliam Renner (11)
Kaskaskia�� )
LaMoine.............................................................................................................. Carol Rankin (04)
Mississippi....................................Eunjoo Lee (09), Laverne Backstrom (10), Max Lawrence (10)
Sangamon.................................... Michael Pennell (05), Mark Schleeter (07), Tom Compton (04)
Spoon.............................................................................Don Robinson (04), Ann Holdsworth (11)
Vermilion........................................................................................ Dee Hanner (06), Pat Allin (08)
Rural Fellowship Team
Chair.....................................................................................................................Linda Vonck (08)
Staff................................................................................................... Kent Lolling, Cam McKinney
Members:
Class of ‘10......................................... Mark Amenda, Dayle Badman, Melvin Bell, Pam Bradford, ................Christine Cunningham, Joan Haren, Linda Harrod, Stephen Killion, Megan Thompson
Class of ‘11........................................... Barb Clem, Randy Shay, Jim VanDyke, Sharon VanDyke
Volunteers in Mission Support Team
Chair................................................................................................................................................
Cache..............................................................................................................................................
Embarras................................................Justin Snider (07), Miriam Snider (07), Kathy Smith (09)
Illinois............................................................................................................Mary Kathryn Pearce
Iroquois....................................................................................................... Neal Chamberlain (06)
Kaskaskia..................................................................................... Bill Wright (05), Diane Goff (05)
LaMoine........................................................................................................... Joseph Tomich (05)
Mississippi......................................................................Greg Gelzinnis (08), Gerald Savage (07)
Sangamon............................................................................................................Mark Wolfer (07)
Spoon......................................................................................... Lou Zuck (07), Robb McCoy (08)
Vermilion............................................................................ Scott Baird (07), Wendy Shelquist (05)
District Elected Leaders
District Lay Leaders
Cache.................................................................................................................Marilyn Appel (09)
Embarras��Richard Small (07)
Illinois..............................................................................................................Johnnie Locker (04)
Iroquois.................................................................................................................... Ray Dunn (10)
Kaskaskia�� Nancy Myers (02)
LaMoine............................................................................................................. Karma Webel (05)
Mississippi.......................................................................................................Marian McCray (04)
Sangamon..........................................................................................................Pete Paulson (03)
Spoon................................................................................................................Stephen Main (05)
Vermilion.................................................................................................................. Ken Miller (05)
District Directors of Lay Speaking
Cache.......................................................................Mary Beth Woolard (08), Jeanne Wright (08)
Embarras��Carol Martin (07)
Illinois..............................................................................................................Russ Theobald (09)
Iroquois............................................................................................................... Alora Bowles (97)
Kaskaskia�� Cheryl Cain (01), Sheron Murray (00), Sally Schofield (99)
LaMoine....................................................................................................................Pat Ratliff (11)
Mississippi.............................................................................................................Mike Allway (11)
Sangamon............................................................................................................Barb Norem (01)
Spoon.....................................................................................................................Lisa Unger (11)
Vermilion..................................................................................................................Jill Bunker (11)
Youth....................................................................................................................... Kale Little (03)
District Boards of Church Location and Building
Cache
Roger Russell
Bill Mabry (Chair)
DS
04
Jim Lambert
Linda McCowen
05
07
Bill Minor
Jim Barnett
09
10
Embarras
Randy Reese
Jack Woods
DS
01
Jim Whitaker (Chair)
Joe Irwin, Sr.
Patti Jo Davis
05
06
07
Paul Bauer
Doyle Purcell
07
10
Illinois
Dan Harry
Stuart McKneight
Loyd Dodd
DS
02
02
Terry Wignall
Kathy Barrett
Karen Jacobs
02
03
03
Ken Dawson (Chair)
Ken Hogren
Jessica Baldyga
04
04
11
Iroquois
In-Sook Hwang
Karen Wall
Steve Setzler (Chair)
DS
05
07
Terry Westerfield
Mark Hudson
Jon Sims
08
09
09
Liz Reis
11
(District Boards of Church Location and Building continued)
Kaskaskia
Cynthia Jones
Donna Holland
DS
06
Ralph Totten
Nancy Myers
Brad Henson (Chair)
07
07
07
Joe Wilks
Sarah Brian
08
09
LaMoine
Doug Rorex
Ron Cox
DS
06
Lon Nuttleman
Lisle Spradlin
Bob Schoolcraft
06
06
06
Dale Wooldridge
06
Mississippi
Gary Wilson
Andy Allan
Chuck Hileman (Chair)
DS
00
00
Dennis Price
Bob Homan
Leesa Zick
Dan Perry
03
03
06
07
Sheryl Palmer
John Prather
Delmar G. Tegtmeier
08
08
09
Sangamon
Terry Harter
J. Brad Rushing
Robert Reep
DS
04
04
Linda Schneider (Chair)
Fred Larabree
William Burton
Chad Curry
04
04
05
06
Dayle Badman
Dan Seibert
10
10
Spoon
Jan Griffith
John Crede
DS
01
Roger Land (Chair)
Mary Jackson
Nancy Pfeiffer
05
Arnie Bauer
Al Simonson
Cathy Torrance
08
08
Vermilion
Leah Pogemiller
Jeff Abbey
Randy Shay
DS
09
09
Terry Ralston
David Reynolds
Lorraine Vilt
Carol Stufflebeam
10
10
10
11
Amanda Richards
11
District Committees on Ordained Ministry
Cache:
Roger Russell
Ed Hoke
Julie Allison (Sec)
Mike Ebersohl (Reg)
Steve Palmer
Jan Nutter
Sally West
Tim Ozment
Janet Roy
06
07
07
09
09
Larry Gilbert (Chair)
Alan Rhein
Tom Woolard
Sharon Fuller
Ben Edwards
10
10
10
10
10
Embarras:
Randy Reese
DS
Jason Bower
01
Jeffrey VanDyke (Chair) 02
Charlene Topel (Sec)
03
Lynette DeAtley
05
Krista Price (Reg)
Lee Lovett
Joe Irwin, Jr.
Ed Davis
Jack Kilburn
05
06
06
07
07
Paul Bauer
Joe Scheets
09
11
Illinois:
Dan Harry
Mary Kathryn Pearce
Joy Schlesselman (Chair)
Cheryl Hendrix
Gary Ford (Reg)
Ron Martz
01
02
03
Chet Travis
Jerry Perschnick
Marc Brown
06
08
10
DS
04
06
06
DS
99
00
(District Committees on Ordained Ministry continued)
Iroquois
In-Sook Hwang
Mary Brady
Brad Shumaker
Janet Eggleston
Mike Smith
Susan Connor
Nick Showalter (Chair)
DS
02
02
03
03
06
06
Glen Bocox (Sec)
Patty Johansen
Steve Anderson
Kim Dancey
Wes Wilkey
Paul Unger
Steve Hartman
07
07
08
08
08
08
08
Jim Wheeler
Bill Lakota Eastin
Carol Lakota Eastin
Ray Dunn
Tom Corum
Vince Rohn
Phil Beachy
08
09
09
11
11
11
11
DS
03
Dean Beals
Roger Grimmett
Brad Henson
Claudia Lawrence
Duane Ambrose
09
09
09
09
09
Harold Quick (Reg)
Marsha Tennis
Beth Tickner
Charles McDonald (Chair)
10
09
10
11
LaMoine:
Doug Rorex
Jeff Rasche (Sec)
Sharon Lashbrooke
Sandra Carpenter
DS
00
04
06
Bob McKelvey
Bill Braswell
David Kelly (Chair)
Sheila Kelly (Reg)
08
08
09
09
Julie Azbell
Thomas Wilber
Connie Jenkins
09
09
09
Mississippi:
Gary Wilson
Mary Lou Beck
Carol Bequette
Shane Bishop
DS
00
00
04
John Tennyson
Dan Powers (Chair)
Allynn Walker
Barbara Hall
04
06
06
Matt Henson
Keith Michaels
Gary Mosimann (Reg)
08
09
09
Sangamon:
Terry Harter
DS
Tom Compton
04
Sylvester Weatherall (Chair)04
Jim Poole
04
Debbie Vandermyde (Reg) 05
Joyce McCumber
05
LaVon Wilson
05
Paul Black
Mark Kaley
Kathy Lossau
Mike Pennell
Sally Hamon
Robert Swickard
Betty Coffey (Vice Ch)
Julia Melgreen (Sec)
05
07
07
08
09
09
09
09
Sara Isbell
Mark Schleeter
Ken Harris
Jack Swank
John Vidakovich
Rachel Stockle
Linda Vonck
Bradley Watkins
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Spoon:
Janice Griffith
Randall Douglass
Dan Wright
Don Jackson
07
Joann Lovejoy
Marilyn Anell
Ann Champion (Reg)
Barbara Rudsell Cray (Sec)
Lou Zuck (Chair)
07
08
09
09
Chris Ritter
Michael Mayfield
Cindy Rettig
Don Daily
Al Kulczewski
09
10
10
10
10
DS
02
03
05
05
Jim Hammond
Steve Goodin
Craig Sweet
Lori Bultemeier
Scott Baird
05
05
05
08
08
Mary Louise Haxton
John McIntosh
Camilla Hempstead
Grant Armstrong
08
09
10
11
Kaskaskia:
Cynthia Jones
David Eadie
Phil Poe
Cheryl Cain
Vermilion:
Leah Pogemiller
Jan Wills
Ken Miller
Brent Anderson
Harvey Gaither
DS
03
District Committees on Superintendency
Cache:
Roger Russell
Marilyn Appel
Gary Feldman (Chair)
DS
07
07
Jim Kelly Gary Motta
Ron Taylor
07
07
07
Tim Woodard
Judy Clark
Pamela Yarbrough
09
09
09
Embarras:
Randy Reese
Howard Bell
DS
06
Kathy Lewis
Kim Ewing
07
06
Richard Small
07
Illinois:
Dan Harry
Judy Doyle
DS
99
Walter Wilkins
Jerry Motsinger
Sandy Walles
02
02
05
Johnnie Locker - Dist Lay L
Iroquois
In-Sook Hwang
Janet Eggleston
DS
04
Patti Hood
Terri Hunt
05
05
Steve Anderson
Ray Dunn
09
11
DS
98
Ed Blomberg
Amy Hawk
Sam Totten
09
James Majernik
Nancy Myers
Betty Stoltz
09
09
09
LaMoine:
Doug Rorex
Dixie Croxton
DS
05
Bob Schoolcraft
Becky McGinnis
Terry Werner (Sec)
05
05
05
Cliff Wiesinger
Karma Webel
Sidney Davis
05
05
10
Mississippi:
Gary Wilson
Jan Seals
Ted Kornegay
DS
02
02
Mark Kleindorfer
Susan Hall
Jerome Gibson
Ron Dickinson (Chair)
03
03
04
07
Ken Emery
Connie Tennyson
07
07
Sangamon:
Terry Harter
Pete Paulson
George Adam
Nancy Evans
DS
04
05
05
Kevin Woodson
Jack Swank
Mike Pennell
Mark Dehority
Kathy Najmon
06
09
09
09
10
Linda Vonck
Ric Miles
Leanne Roseberry
10
10
10
Spoon:
Janice Griffith
Paul Dinges
DS
01
Michael Link
Steve Main
Don Jackson
Sonia Alvarado
Nathan Hopping
10
10
Ken Sloan-Couch
Joanne Ruff
Harvey Gaither
10
10
11
Kaskaskia:
Cynthia Jones
Cathy Seaton (Chair)
Jean Schnake
Vermilion:
Leah Pogemiller
DS
Ken Miller
Dist Lay L
Jennie Edwards Bertrand 08
01
District Lay L
10
Kathy Alexander
Chuck Feeney
Candy Godbee
Ray Owens
08
08
08
09
District Youth Coordinators
Embarras...........................................................................John Hackmann (10), Adam Flack (10)
Illinois.........................................................................Walter Miller (06), Trevor Bartolomucci (06)
Kaskaskia��Jane Heinzmann
Sangamon.........................................................................................................Laura Powers (07)
Spoon.................................................................................................................Sarah Wanck (07)
Educational and Ecumenical Organizations
ILLCAAP
Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems
IGRC Representatives.........................................................Donna Catlin, Joel Catlin, Mike Krost
At large...........................................................................................Barbara Deffley, Iona VanFleet
Illinois Council of Churches
Representatives to Bd of Judicatory Exec.................................John Hartleroad, Resident Bishop
Representative to General Board...........................................................................Terry Clark (08)
Wesley Foundation, Eastern Illinois University
Board of Directors
Chair............................................................................................................................ Cathy Minor
Secretary..................................................................................................................Paige Roberts
Treasurer...................................................................................................................Rick Edwards
Cabinet......................................................................................................................Randy Reese
Pastors............................................................................................... Walter Carlson, Krista Price
Director.....................................................................................................................Paige Roberts
Class of 2010...................................................................Mike Bradd, Gary Fairchild, Kay Fairley
Class of 2011................................... Tami Babbs, Kim Evans, Bill Hill, Cathy Minor, Larry Thurow
Student................................................................................................................Patrick Lindstrom
Wesley Foundation, Illinois State University
Board of Directors
Chair...................................................................................................................... Jonathan Butler
Secretary........................................................................................................... Lindsey Terpening
Treasurer.......................................................................................................................Curtis Dion
Student Treasurer.............................................................................................Marta Skolyszewka
Cabinet..................................................................................................................Leah Pogemiller
Pastor...................................................................................................................... John McIntosh
Director.................................................................................................Jennifer Edwards Bertrand
Co-Presidents....................................................................................Anthony Tomaras, Joe Turek
Class of 2011............................................. Grant Armstrong, Patricia Hermon, Lindsey Terpening
Class of 2012.................................................................................. Kevin Boesen, Karen Ranney
Class of 2013............................................................. Jonathan Butler, Cassie Hulett, Curtis Dion
Wesley Foundation-Student Center, SIU-Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Board of Directors
President.........................................................................................................................Bob Sabo
Vice President..........................................................................................................Mike Ebersohl
Secretary....................................................................................................................... Dick Frette
Treasurer..........................................................................................................................Bill Slider
Cabinet.....................................................................................................................Roger Russell
Director........................................................................................................Sherry Smedshammer
Ex-Officio Resisdent Bishop..................................................................BIshop Gregory V. Palmer
Director of Connectional Ministries...............................................................................Kent Lolling
Wesley Council Chair............................................................................................... Sean Thomas
Student Representatives.........................................................................Ellis Henley, Loran Luehr
Members:
Class of 2013
Class of 2014
Class of 2012
Jim Barnett
Alan Rhein
Steve Palmer
Larry Gilbert
Victor Long
Bob Sabo
Kenneth Burgard
Ted Hartley
Mike Ebersohl
Stan Irvin
Scott Henley
Bill Minor
Ron Brown
Dan Anderson III
Dick Frette
Bill Slider
Emma Jean Durr
Kathy Hollister
Gloria Tarter
Michael Young
Connie Steudel
Joyce Dintelmann
John Burde
Dorothy Frailey
Wesley Foundation, University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana
Trustees
Ex-Officio..................................................................................... In-Sook Hwang, Michele Ingram
Class of 2013.......................................................................Ray Norton, Robert Rauschenberger
Class of 2014.............................................................................. Gerald Brighton, Michael Haney
Class of 2015...................................... Robert Mosborg, Myrna Wheeler Smith, Anthony Stauder
........................................................................................................... John Gutzmer, Linda Lopez
Class of 2016...................................................... Ernest Gullerud, Diane Jeffers, Edith Terwilliger
Class of 2017.....................................................................Dylan Boot, Dennis Craig, Vince Rohn
Student Trustees........................... Adam Faust (President), Sharon Messmore, Brooke McClure
Wesley Foundation, Western Illinois University
Trustees
President..............................................................................................................Julie Regennitter
Vice President..........................................................................................................................TBA
Secretary..................................................................................................... Tawnya Adkins Covert
Treasurer..................................................................................................................Bonnie Barker
Wesley Foundation Students......................................................... Jeremy Lafary, Melissa Burgett
Class of 2011........................................................................................Tawnya Adkins Covert (09)
Class of 2012................................Bonnie Barker (09), Darlos Mummert (09), Eric Swanson (09)
Class of 2013.Steve Pichaske (10), Al Simonson (10), Julie Regennitter (95), Trevor Bartolomucci (03)
Ex-Officio.......................................Janice Griffith (DS), Russ Smith (Senior Pastor Wesley UMC)
Director, Wesley Foundation.................................................................................Nathan Hopping
Illinois Wesleyan Board of Trustees
Class of 2012
Robert E. Evans ‘62
Class of 2011
Robert E. Fields
Class of 2013
MacMurray College Board of Trustees
Ex-Officio........................................... Colleen Hester, College President; Bishop Gregory Palmer
Members.......................................................Walter Carlson, Melva Graham-England, John Eyth
McKendree University Board of Trustees
Ralph A Totten
Robert H Edwards
Carl E. Draper
82
92
97
Miley Palmer
Diana Binford
97
97
00
Ed Weston
Gary Wilson
Bishop Gregory Palmer
09
DS
Health and Welfare Institutions
Sunset Home
Board of Trustees (elected by the IGRC)
President................................................................................................................Richard McNay
Secretary......................................................................................................................Tom Kelling
Treasurer..................................................................................................................Marvin Kerber
Cabinet, Ex-Officio...................................................................................................... Doug Rorex
Equpping and Connecting Team, Ex-Officio...............................................................Carol Rankin
Resident Bishop, Ex-Officio............................................................................... Gregory V. Palmer
Tom Kelling
Barry Pennypacker
Charlie Bach
Marvin Kerber
Randy Sims
Steve Bergman
Mary Ann Klein
Jim Stupavsky
Dan Cook
Harry Marcionetti
James Williams
Dave Cramsey
Richard McNay
Lowell Glas
Ted Niemann
Dave Hogge
Wesley Village
Board of Directors (elected by the IGRC)
President....................................................................................................... Msgr. Richard Pricco
Vice President..........................................................................................................Carol Cupples
Secretary/Treasurer.....................................................................................................Max Pierson
Chief Executive Officer................................................................................................ Shelly Ward
Cabinet, Ex-Officio....................................................................................................Janice Griffith
Senior Pastor, Macomb Wesley UMC......................................................................Howard White
(Wesley Village, continued)
Ex-Officio................................................................................ Resident Biship, Gregory V. Palmer
Ex-Officio............................................................................................. Carol Rankin, Bunny Wolfe
Class of 2012............................................................ Louis Battin, Richard Pricco, Carol Cupples
Class of 2013.............................................Ray Bunch, Steve Hopper, Jim Garner, Robert Green
Class of 2014.................................... Max Pierson, Lyren Haney, Donna Hughes, Bill Maakestad
The Baby Fold
Board of Directors (not elected by the IGRC)
President.....................................................................................................................Sally Tucker
Vice President............................................................................................................Karl Brondell
Secretary.............................................................................................................. Ruth Ann Fraker
Treasurer.............................................................................................................. Dean Messinger
Cabinet, Ex-Officio................................................................................................Leah Pogemiller
Ex-Officio.............................................................................Bunny Wolfe, Bishop Gregory Palmer
Members:
Laurie Holverson
Camille Taylor
Chad Allen
Arlene Hosea
Sally Tucker
Judge Don Bernardi
Connie Hoselton
John Tymonko
Karl Brondell
Robert McDade
Jane Walsh
Julie Dobski
John McIntosh
Paula Walsh
Ruth Ann Fraker
Dean Messinger
Kathryn Wehrmann
Deanna Frautschi
Harriet O’Daffer
Dick Winters
Stan Geison
Pete Stroyan
Matt Wisdom
Wendell Hess
Chaddock
Board of Trustees (not elected by the IGRC)
Chairperson................................................................................................................Larry Fischer
Vice Chairperson...........................................................................................................Greg Miller
Secretary................................................................................................................... Blaine Strock
Treasurer..............................................................................................................Randy Niekampr
Cabinet, Ex-Officio...................................................................................................... Doug Rorex
Resident Bishop, Ex-Officio............................................................................... Gregory V. Palmer
Member, Ex-Officio.....................................................................................................Carol Rankin
Members:
Mike Hilfrink
Blaine Shrock
Doug Aeilts
Greg Miller
Art Tenhouse
Michael Anderson
Randy Niekamp
Jeff Green
Susan Asher
Jim Rubottom
Sheri Renner
Carol Sowers Drummond
Chuck Scholz
Gerry Korb
Larry Fisher
Susan Stamerjohn
Evenglow Lodge
Board of Trustees (not elected by the IGRC)
Chairperson............................................................................................................ Ed Vogelsinger
Chair-Elect....................................................................................................... Richard Geschwind
Secretary...............................................................................................................Meri Ann Knapp
Treasurer.............................................................................................................. H. Wayne Taylor
Ex-Officio................................... Leah Pogemiller (DS), Raymond Owens, (Pastor Pontiac UMC)
Honorary.....................................................H. E. Vogelsinger, Jr., George Hager, George Russell
(Evenglow Lodge Board of Trustees continued)
Advisory........................................Raydean Davis, George Hager, George Russell, Gene Swartz
Class of 2011...............................................Ruth Bosman, Meri Ann Knapp, Richard Geschwind,
............................................................................................................. Alberta Kinate, Jean Rapp
Class of 2012...... Doug McCoy, Greg Besgrove, Ed Vogelsinger, H. Wayne Taylor, James Wolfe
Class of 2013...............................Virgil Sancken, Carol Flessner, John Taylor, Donovan Gardner
............................................................................................................................Mary Ann Denker
Great Rivers Retirement Serices Corp. (Parent)
in process
Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House
President............................................................................................................ Dorene Hoosman
Vice President....................................................................................................Earl McDowell, Jr.
Secretary.................................................................................................................... Janice Floyd
Treasurer..................................................................................................................Patti Mountain
Cabinet, Ex-Officio......................................................................................................Gary Wilson
Members:
Dorene Hoosman
Kevin Riggs
Mashonda Behling
Joe Hubbard
Reginald Riddle-Young
Mary Blackmon
Billie Laumbattus
Sally Smith
Angela Cotton
Betty McCollum
Velma Thompson
Janice Floyd
Earl McDowell Jr.
Carolyn Yockey
Nancy Frazier
Chris McIntosh
Janice Floyd
Patti Mountain
Dowell Holdgraf
United Methodist Children’s Home
Chairperson.................................................................................................................... Dick Dietz
Vice Chairperson.....................................................................................................Mary Suddarth
Secretary........................................................................................................................ Linda Holt
Treasurer.......................................................................................................................Ed Bradley
Cabinet, Ex-Officio...............................................................................................Cynthia A. Jones
Resident Bishop and Assistant...............................................Gregory V. Palmer, John Hartleroad
Other, Ex-Officio (without vote)......................................................Gary Lemmon, President/CEO
Class of 2011.......................................Bob Dosier, Barb Grace, Mary Suddarth, Richard Straeter
Class of 2012....................................... Dick Dietz, Jay Zanton, Ted Hartley, Jo David Cummins
........................................................................................... Ed Bradley, Linda Holt, Cheryl Walton
Class of 2013.............................Connie Baker, Sharon Edwards, Judge Tom Sutton, Julie Webb
United Methodist Village, Inc
Board of Directors (Lawrenceville) (not elected by the IGRC)
President.....................................................................................................................Jack Kilburn
Vice President..........................................................................................................Richard Wolfe
Secretary...........................................................................................................Dorothy Hennessy
Treasurer.........................................................................................................................................
Cabinet, Ex-Officio (with vote)..............................................................................Cynthia A. Jones
Ex-Officio (without vote)................................................................... Carol Hawkins, Administrator
Class of 2010..............................................................................................................Jack Kilburn
Class of 2011.............................................. Liz Clark, Keith Chelvsig, Mike Rucker, Mark Canada
Class of 2012........................................................... Richard Wolfe, Gene Ramsey, Jason Bower
Class of 2013....................Leon Johnson, Gary Pearce, Bob Tracy, Deeta Gaither, Alvyna Goins
United Methodist Village Retirement Communities, Inc
Board of Directors (Godfrey) (not elected by the IGRC)
Chairperson..................................................................................................................Mark Myers
Vice Chair...............................................................................................................Wayne Ruppert
Secretary......................................................................................................................Carol Noble
Treasurer............................................................................................................... James Herndon
Accounting Consultant.............................................................................................Cindy Tefteller
Cabinet, Ex-Officio (with vote).....................................................................................Gary Wilson
Member, Ex-Officio . ..............................................................................................Patrick Noonan
Members:
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Class of 2011
Daryl Fansler
Scott Neudecker
Zeke Jabusch
Carol Noble
Michael Lefferson
Wayne Ruppert
Charles Theivagt
Mary Lou Beck
Jeannine Kelly
Don Long
Other Organizations
College of Christian Life
Board of Managers
Dean............................................................................................................................Joe Scheets
President...................................................................................................................Polly Klimson
President Elect..........................................................................................Melva Graham England
Secretary......................................................................................................................Linda Swett
Treasurer....................................................................................................................Shane Smith
Conference Registrars................................................. John M. Eisfelder (IGRC), Lora Zink (NIL)
Hospitality................................................................................................Mary Nell Simpson (NIC)
Communications................................................................................................ A. B. “Buzz” Swett
Past Dean............................................................................................................... Larry Thomson
Cabinet, Ex-Officio...................................................................................................................TBS
Class of 2011......John Hartleroad (IGRC), Beth Fender (IGRC), Mike Jones (NIL), Beth Galbreath (NIL)
Class of 2012..Leah Pogemiller (IGRC), Robert Greene (IGRC), Kathryn Ling (NIL), Joseph Johnson (NIL)
Class of 2013..................................................................................................................................................................
Ex-Officio.................................................................................................................Dan Harry (IGRC)
Midwest Mission Distribution Center
Board of Directors
IGRC Liaison.............................................................................................................. Bunny Wolfe
Twice Giving Liaison....................................................................................................Sue Weston
North Central Jurisdiction............................................................................................Anne Bunch
Endowment Liaison................................................................................................Mary Ann Bede
Emeritus...............................................................................................................Jack Travelstead
Members:
Lon Labumbard
Linda Priest
Floyd Blackard
Carol Liljedahl
Ron Schobert
Joyce Coffey
Richard Menzer
Glen Stewart
Jim Dustin
David Morton
Daniel Stone
Eileen Dustin
Ned Niemeyer
Holly Taylor
Joseph Groff
Tanya Oberg
Keith Thayer
Kathy Groff
Lloyd Peterson
Delberta Troutman
Joe Hadley
David Powell
Tammy Kuntz
Preachers’ Aid Society and Benefit Fund, Inc.
Board of Directors
President...................................................................................................................Clyde Snyder
Vice President............................................................................................................Larry Phillips
Secretary.................................................................................................................. Shelly Forrest
Treasurer......................................................................................................................Chuck Hunt
Cabinet, Ex-Officio....................................................................................................Randy Reese
Staff........................Keith Anderson, Sarah Cooper, Floyd Blackard, Raydean Davis, Sam Totten
Class of 2012... Joseph Scheets, Ken Hogren, Nancy Frazier, Clyde Snyder, Beverly Sywassink
Class of 2013.. John Woodruff, Shelly Forrest, E. Ted Graham, Jr., Randy O’Brien, Julie Melgreen
Class of 2014.....................Larry Phillips, Chuck Hunt, David Gaffron, John Payne, Kathy Sweet
United Methodist Foundation of the IGRAC
Board of Directors
President.....................................................................................................................Janice Clark
Vice President............................................................................................................Karen Brown
Secretary.................................................................................................................. Sylvia Herzog
Treasurer.................................................................................................................. Guerry Suggs
Executive Director.........................................................................................Theodore (Ted) Frost
Ex-officio................................................................................................................John Hartleroad
Members:
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Class of 2011
Karen Brown
Janice Clark
John Hamilton
Vicki Krost
Betty Coffey
Burkett Milner
Jerry Reed
Richard Geschwind
Robert Ohlsen
LaColis Reed
Sylvia Herzog
Norman Sloan
Shalom Renner
Walter Hill
Jane Subbert
Donna Sharp
Eli Sidwell
Jolece Sprout
Guerry Suggs
John Woodruff
Jim Ware
United Voices for Children
President.................................................................................................... Gary Livesay
Vice President.................................................................................................................
Secretary/Treasurer...................................................................................... Lisa Graves
Newsletter Editor....................................................................................... Karleen Dude
Cache..........................................................................................................Irma Bigham
Embarras.........................................................................................................................
Illinois.............................................................................................Vickie McMillen-Field
Iroquois.......................................................................................................... Helen Jahn
Kaskaskia...................................................................................................... Mike Jones
LaMoine..................................................................................................... Anita Ashcroft
Mississippi....................................................................................................Mary Renfro
Sangamon.......................................................................................................Kris Olson
Spoon..............................................................................................................................
Vermilion..................................................................................................... Carol Buente
The Baby Fold.........................................................................................Carolyn Yockey
Chaddock................................................................................................... Gary Livesay
Cunningham Children’s Home........................................................................Liz Jumper
Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House.................................................... Lisa Graves
UM Children’s Home.............................................................................. Marcus Holland
Staff............................................................................................................. Bunny Wolfe
Fellowship of UMs in Music and Worship Arts
Chair.......................................................................................................Dan King Crede
Vice Chair...........................................................................................Marilyn Hirschman
Secretary.............................................................................................. Arlene Dittberner
Treasurer................................................................................................. Laura Drennan
At Large........................................................................William H. Post, Jay Regennitter
New Streams Team
Chairperson............................................................................................................Patty Johansen
Staff........................................................................................................ Beth Fender, Kent Lolling
Members:
Wes Osborn
Sally Swaim
Kim Dancey
Beth McLaughlin
Jana Waite
Matt Filicsky
Bobbi Shultz
Al Kulczewski
IGRC Members of General Agencies
Connectional Table: Beverly L. Wilkes Null
General Board of Church and Society: Kara Crawford
General Board of Discipleship: Roger Ross
General Board of Global Ministries: Carolyn Yockey
General Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns: Carol Lakota Eastin
General Commission on Communications: Paul E. Black
Governing Board for the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA: Pamela
Hammond-McDavid, Kim Schultze, Fred Iutzi, Melissa Calvillo
General Division of Ministries with Young People: Miriam Snider
IGRC Members of Jurisdictional Committees
Committee on Elections: Melissa Calvillo and Randy Robinson
Committee on Episcopacy: Shane Bishop and Rhonda Whitaker
Committee on Rules of Order: Rose Rooker-Jones
Commission on Religion & Race: Marian McCray
Conference Chair: Sylvester Weatherall
Committee on Investigation: Randy Robinson; John Kauerauf alternate observer
Court of Appeals: Beverly Wilkes-Null; Laity alternate – not listed from IGRC
Jurisdictional Mission Council: Bill Pyatt, Andrew Black
IGRC 2012 General Conference Delegation
Clergy Delegation
Randy Robinson
Sara Isbel
Andy Adams
Janice Griffith
J. Keith Zimmerman
Lay Delegation
Rhonda Whitaker
Paul Black
Mike Potts
Bunny Wolfe
Ryan Davis
Marian McCray
IGRC 2012 Jurisdictional Conference Delegation
Clergy Delegation
Randy Robinson
Sara Isbel
Andy Adams
Janice Griffith
J. Keith Zimmerman
Shane Bishop
Rose Booker-Jones
Roger Ross
Gay Crede
Jason Woolever
Dennis Price
Jeremiah Thompson, alt
Carol Lakota-Eastin, alt
Lay Delegation
Rhonda Whitaker
Paul Black
Mike Potts
Bunny Wolfe
Ryan Davis
Marian McCray
Melissa Cavillo
Robin Williams
Fred Iutzi
Steve Schonert
Carolyn Yockey
LaVon Wilson
John Kauerhauf, alt
Alan Prass, alt
Lay Member Directory
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LAY MEMBER DIRECTORY
* Attended Annual Conf.
+ Excused from Annual Conf.
Abbreviations Used:
CRD – Cache River Dist., ERD – Embarras River Dist., ILD – Illinois River Dist.,
IRD – Iroquois River Dist., KRD – Kaskaskia River Dist., LRD – LaMoine River Dist.,
MRD – Mississippi River Dist., SRD – Sangamon River Dist., SPD – Spoon River Dist.,
VRD – Vermilion River Dist., CONF – Conference, AT LARGE
* Abel, Mary Ann 120 E Main St, PO Box 443, Tiskilwa, IL 61368-0443; (815) 646-4866;
[email protected]; Tiskilwa Community Church UM/AB, ILD - AT LARGE
* Adams, Rob 2703 Pine Valley Dr , Champaign, IL 61822-7599; (217) 898-8161;
[email protected]; Sadorus UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
Adams, Walt c/o Luthern Hillside Village Health, 6901 N Galena Rd, Peoria, IL 61614;
(309) 685-9155; Peoria Madison Avenue UMC, ILD
* Akers, Frank 130 8th St, Wood River, IL 62095; (618) 254-6648; [email protected];
East Alton First UMC, MRD
Allen, Harold 111 S Quincy St , Clinton, IL 61727; (217) 377-9181; Clinton UMC, SRD
* Allen, Kimberly 606 10th St , Wood River, IL 62095; (618) 259-7879; [email protected];
East Alton First UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
* Allen, Linda PO Box 34, Camden, IL 62319-0034; (217) 322-6191; [email protected];
Camden UMC, LRD
* Allert, Gretchen 306 S Legion Ln , Abingdon, IL 61410; (309) 462-1395; Abingdon UMC, SPD
Aloran, Gerald 540 Hamilton Dr, Geneseo, IL 61254-1773; (201) 926-5772; Geneseo First
UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
* Altermatt, Linda 138 S Park Ave, Geneseo, IL 61254-9253; (309) 441-6025;
[email protected]; Colona UMC, SPD
* Altermatt, Tom 138 S Park Ave, Geneseo, IL 61254-9253; (309) 441-6025; Colona UMC, SPD
* Ambrose, Margaret 307 E 3rd St, PO Box 158, Kinmundy, IL 62854-0158; (618) 547-3415;
[email protected]; Kinmundy First UMC, KRD
Amdor, Pat L 301 S McKinley, PO Box 407, Mansfield, IL 61854-0407; (217) 489-3891; Mansfield UMC, IRD
* Amerman, L Vance 315 S Spruce St, Nokomis, IL 62075-1640; (217) 563-7095; Nokomis
UMC, ERD
* Amos, Ellen 7 Maple Dr, Caseyville, IL 62232; (618) 345-0141; [email protected]; Caseyville
UMC, MRD
* Anderson, Janet 1911 McDonald Dr, Champaign, IL 61821-6078; (217) 356-2433;
[email protected]; Champaign First UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
* Anderson, John P 1508 W Lake Dr , Springfield, IL 62712; (217) 529-8756; smw9trc@aol.
com; Sugar Creek UMC, SRD
* Anderson, Joye 1324 Hamann Ln , Quincy, IL 62305; (217) 222-7477; ; Quincy Union UMC,
LRD - AT LARGE
* Anderson, Mark 1465 Knight St, PO Box 124, Nauvoo, IL 62354-0124; (217) 453-6694;
[email protected]; Nauvoo UMC, SPD
Anderson, Meg 202 S Court St, PO Box 235, Loda, IL 60948-0235; (217) 386-2626; Loda UMC,
IRD
* Anderson, Peggy 1515 Ohio St, Quincy, IL 62301; (217) 228-3043; [email protected];
Quincy Union UMC, LRD
* Andrew, Casey 51 Harmon Dr, Lebanon, IL 62254; (618) 537-6608; caseyandrew@charter.
net;, Lebanon First UMC, MRD
* Anvick, Susan 707 E Penn St, Hoopeston, IL 60942-1539; (217) 283-7589;
[email protected]; Hoopeston UMC, IRD
* Appel, Marilyn 1472 US Highway 45, PO Box 1, Enfield, IL 62835; (618) 963-2179;
[email protected]; Norris City UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
* Armstrong, Sue 1726 County Road 1650 E, Crossville, IL 62827; (618) 966-3671; Crossville
UMC, CRD
* Arnold, Robert 400 E Church St, Sparta, IL 62286; (618) 443-4062; ; Sparta First UMC, MRD
* Arnold, David 451 W Cherokee Strip, Brownstown, IL 62418-1113; (618) 427-5343;
[email protected]; Fairview UMC, ERD
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* Arnold, Doris 400 E Church St, Sparta, IL 62286; (618) 443-4062; Sparta First UMC, MRD
* Ash, Judy 1014 Burt St, Mansfield, IL 61854; (217) 489-3061; [email protected]; Mahomet UMC,
IRD
* Ashcroft, Anita 2887 Woodson Franklin Rd , Franklin, IL 62638; (217) 675-2746; Franklin
UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
Atchison, Sharon 1809 Wren Dr, Marion, IL 62959-6455; (618) 997-6085; ; Cross Road UMC,
CRD - AT LARGE
Atchley, Patsy 360 N Moss St, PO Box 105, Norris, IL 61553-0105; (309) 647-9442; Norris
UMC, ILD
* Awalt, Lyetta 800 E Gordon Ave, Effingham, IL 62401; (217) 342-4711;
[email protected]; Effingham Centenary UMC, ERD
* Aydt, Dorothy 1304 Green Street Rd, Centralia, IL 62801; (618) 532-1363; Gilead UMC, KRD
- AT LARGE
Bade, Ken 1090 S Nelson Ave Apt 3, Kankakee, IL 60901-5674; (815) 933-9688; Kankakee
Asbury UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Bailey, Jane 1624 Toronto Rd #2, Springfield, IL 62712; (217) 816-5251; Springfield Woodside
UMC, SRD
* Baird, Randy RR 3 Box 17A, Shelbyville, IL 62565; (217) 774-3547; [email protected];
Fourth Street UMC, ERD
* Baker, Wendy 702 5th St, Silvis, IL 61282; (309) 792-3628; Carbon Cliff UMC, SPD
* Baptist, Pat 602 Hall Dr, Jacksonville, IL 62650; (217) 245-9426; [email protected];
Jacksonville Centenary UMC, LRD
Barker, David PO Box 117, Elkhart, IL 62634-0117; (217) 947-2545; Elkhart UMC, SRD
* Barnes, Clarke 5 Misty Holw, Geneseo, IL 61254; (309) 944-3674;
[email protected]; Geneseo Grace UMC, SPD
* Barnes, Gayle 5 Misty Holw, Geneseo, IL 61254; (309) 944-3674; [email protected];
Geneseo Grace UMC, SPD
* Barr, Mary PO Box 314, McLean, IL 61754; (309) 874-3272; McLean UMC, VRD
Bartholomew, Beth 815 E Washington St, Arthur, IL 61911-1658; (217) 543-2683;
[email protected]; Arthur UMC, IRD
Bathurst, Nancy 15841 Oak Ln, Girard, IL 62640; (217) 627-3505; Girard UMC, LRD
Baughman, Matt 3102 W Kent Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901-1919; (618) 529-9018; Vergennes Faith UMC, CRD
* Beach, Sue 1 Notre Dame Hills, Belleville, IL 62223; (618) 397-4078; [email protected];
Belleville Signal Hill UMC, MRD
Beals, Treva 207 S Washington St, Oblong, IL 62449; (618) 592-4746; Oblong Evangelical UMC, ERD
* Beck, Barry 610 N Market St, Astoria, IL 61501-9486; (309) 329-2768; [email protected];
Astoria UMC, LRD
* Beck, Mary Lou 220 Westwind Dr, Alton, IL 62002-2779; (618) 465-1183; maryloubeck@att.
net;, Godfrey UMC, MRD
* Belcher, Debra 4801 W Middle Rd, Peoria, IL 61605; (309) 697-3681; Bartonville UMC, ILD
Bell, Charles 106 N Lillian St, Marion, IL 62959; (618) 889-1753; Fountain UMC, CRD
* Bell, David 706 E Washington Ave , Casey, IL 62420; (217) 932-2024; [email protected];
Casey UMC, ERD - AT LARGE
* Bell, Suzy 4 Southgate Dr, Sheffield, IL 61361; (815) 454-4071; [email protected];
Sheffield UMC, ILD
Bellinger, Sandy 2447 28th St, Moline, IL 61265; (309) 776-1677; Moline Riverside UMC, SPD
* Belsley, Glenn 1042 Johnson St , Morton, IL 61550; (309) 266-7018; ; Dayspring UMC, ILD
Benard, Charlotte RR 1 Box 192, Simpson, IL 62985; (618) 695-3342; Glendale UMC, CRD
* Benschneider, Roberta 205 E 4th St, Broadlands, IL 61816; (217) 834-3575;
[email protected]; Broadlands UMC, IRD
Bensen, Stan PO Box 278, Tiskilwa, IL 61368-0278; (815) 646-4010; Tiskilwa Community
Church UM/AB, ILD
* Bensken, Wyatt 309 N Waverly St, Homer, IL 61849; (217) 896-2693; [email protected];
Homer UMC, IRD
* Berns, Don PO Box 128, Andover, IL 61233-0128; (309) 476-8483; [email protected];
Orion UMC, SPD
* Berns, Marilyn PO Box 128, Andover, IL 61233-0128; (309) 476-8483; Orion UMC, SPD
* Berry, Rachel 1706 Ridge Rd, Champaign, IL 61821; (618) 499-0973; Mount Vernon UMC, IRD
Best, Cheryl 87 Calstrada Dr, Staunton, IL 62088-1682; (618) 635-2360; Staunton UMC, MRD
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* Bevill, Robert 11326 N Oak Trail Dr, Peoria 61615 ; (309) 692-5819; [email protected];
Dunlap Prospect UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
* Bickel, Mel 206 Chapel Dr, Collinsville, IL 62234; (618) 343-1910; mbickel@stmatthewumc.
org; Belleville Saint Matthew UMC, MRD
* Biesemeyer, Allen 6 Hawthorne Ct, Edwardsville, IL 62025; (618) 656-5158; Edwardsville Saint John’s UMC, MRD
* Birmingham, Harvey 3 Magnolia Pl, Bethalto, IL 62010; (618) 402-2800;
[email protected]; Rosewood Heights Saint Paul UMC, MRD
* Birmingham, Shirley 3 Magnolia Pl, Bethalto, IL 62010; (618) 402-2800; Rosewood Heights
Saint Paul UMC, MRD
* Bishop, Carolyn 11169 N Old Rt 66, Williamsville, IL 62693; (217) 566-2131; Springfield Kumler UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
Bivins, Tamara 30 Nino Dr, Sherman, IL 62684; (217) 496-2989; Sherman UMC, SRD
* Black, Andrew 3012 Winterwood Dr, Springfield, IL 62704-6490; (217) 793-6483;
[email protected]; Springfield Jerome UMC, SRD
* Black, Paul E 5900 S 2nd St, PO Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207; (217) 529-2824;
[email protected]; Springfield Jerome UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Blackburn, Janet 94 Settles Trl, Fillmore, IL 62032; (217) 538-2508; Fillmore UMC, ERD
* Blackburn, Sally Jo RR 3 Box 122, Plymouth, IL 62367; (309) 257-2324; Brooklyn UMC, LRD
Blake, John PO Box 823, Kewanee, IL 61443-0823; (309) 853-7785; Kewanee First UMC, ILD
* Blankenship, Bill 999 State Route 10W Apt 14, Clinton, IL 61727-2198; (217) 935-0765;
Farmer City UMC, IRD
* Blaudow, Mary 2112 S 2nd Ave, Morton, IL 61550; (309) 266-5355; Morton UMC, ILD
Blickensderfer, Charles 400 W 4th St, Mackinaw, IL 61755-7608; (309) 359-3501; Mackinaw
UMC, ILD
Blodgett, Cari 15651 E Pawnee Dr, Cuba, IL 61427-9208; (309) 789-6500; Shields’ Chapel
UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
Blodgett, Doug 15651 E Pawnee Dr, Cuba, IL 61427-9208; (309) 789-6500; Shields’ Chapel
UMC, ILD
Boesen, Julie 211 N School St, Normal, IL 61761-2503; Vermilion River District, VRD - AT
LARGE
Bolinger, Jim 401 S Park St Unit 16, PO Box 461, Findlay, IL 62534-0461; (217) 827-6337;
Shelbyville First UMC, ERD - AT LARGE
Bolinger, Nonie 515 N Morgan St , Shelbyville, IL 62565-1666; (217) 774-4225; Shelbyville First UMC, ERD
* Bollensen, Linda 7660 Tumbleweed Trl, Springfield, IL 62707; (217) 487-7203;
[email protected]; Springfield First UMC, SRD
* Bolton, Barbara 1204 Leininger Rd, Fairfield, IL 62837; (618) 842-2973; Fairfield Ellen Moore
UMC, KRD
* Booher, Cynthia 4348 Creek Dr, Springfield, IL 62711; (217) 793-3622; [email protected];
Springfield Douglas Avenue UMC, SRD
* Borkgren, Ann 2153 Henderson Trl, PO Box 55, Henderson, IL 61439-0055; (309) 341-4680; ;
Galesburg First UMC, SPD
* Borkgren, Clifford 2153 Henderson Trl, PO Box 55, Henderson, IL 61439-0055;
(309) 341-4680; Galesburg First UMC, SPD
* Bossert, David 107 W North St, Dwight, IL 60420; (815) 584-2902; Dwight UMC, VRD
* Bottino, Jean 115 N Euclid Ave, Marissa, IL 62257-1301; (618) 295-2701; Marissa UMC, MRD
* Bottrell, Dean 245 Arch St, PO Box 133, Mount Auburn, IL 62547-0133; (217) 676-5581; Blue
Mound UMC, SRD
* Bovard, Carl 26325 E McKinley Rd, Canton, IL 61520; (309) 649-1255; Canton Wesley UMC,
ILD
Boward, Esther PO Box 323, Middletown, IL 62666-0323; (217) 445-2627; Middletown UMC,
SRD
* Bowlby, Doris 1508 Southmoor St, Pekin, IL 61554; (309) 346-2841; [email protected];
Pekin First UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
* Bowles, Alora 914 W Columbia Ave, Champaign, IL 61821-2742; (217) 359-2142; Urbana
Wesley UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
* Bowyer, Haley 17473 E 1800th Rd, Chrisman, IL 61924; (815) 269-2003; Paris First UMC, ERD
* Boyd, Barbara 1545 N College St, Decatur, IL 62526; (217) 877-7695; Decatur Christ UMC,
SRD
Boyd, Richard 516 W Saint Louis St, Lebanon, IL 62254-1520; (618) 537-6622; Lebanon First
UMC, MRD AT LARGE
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* Boyd, Rondel 408 E Illinois St, PO Box 86, Oblong, IL 62449-0086; (618) 592-3472;
[email protected]; Dogwood Prairie UMC, ERD
* Bradford, Larry RR 1 Box 191, Findlay, IL 62534-9630; (217) 756-8283; Findlay UMC, SRD
* Brand, Kathy 1131 N Mulberry St, Mount Carmel, IL 62863; (618) 262-5540;
[email protected]; Mount Carmel Trinity UMC, KRD
* Brauer, Simon 29600 Shawgo Rd, Oakford, IL 62673; Oakford UMC, LRD
* Breeden, Joyce 305 Beloit Rd, Marquette Heights, IL 61554; (309) 382-3967; Texas UMC, ILD
Bricker, Mary PO Box 99, Watseka, IL 60970; (217) 432-3301; Watseka UMC, IRD
Brightwell, Mary Ann 1439 N State Highway 96, Hamilton, IL 62341; (217) 847-2295; Hamilton
UMC, LRD
* Brinker, Lynne 604 S Johnson St, Macomb, IL 61455; (309) 836-6008; rbrinker@macomb.
com; Macomb Wesley UMC, SPD
* Brinker, Ray 604 S Johnson St, Macomb, IL 61455; (309) 836-6008; [email protected];
Macomb Wesley UMC, SPD
* Brinkerhoff, Frank 404 Greenbriar Dr, Salem, IL 62881; (618) 548-3049; Salem Grace UMC,
KRD
Britt, Sandy 1991 Gum Ave, Mulberry Grove, IL 62262; (618) 425-3565; Pleasant Mound UMC,
MRD
* Bronke, Ruby 7651 Farmers Market Rd, Tamaroa, IL 62888-2113; (618) 787-2022;
[email protected]; Sunfield UMC, CRD
* Brookens, Melissa 707 Haner St, Taylorville, IL 62568; (217) 824-5271;
[email protected]; Pawnee UMC, SRD
* Brooks, Elizabeth 405 Jay Dr, Mount Vernon, IL 62864; (618) 316-3525; Mount Vernon West
Salem Trinity UMC, KRD
* Brookshier, Cheryl 3855 Indian Point Rd, Vienna, IL 62995; (618) 658-4006; Vienna UMC,
CRD
* Brookshier, Del 3855 Indian Point Rd , Vienna, IL 62995; (618) 658-4006; Vienna UMC, CRD
* Broshears, James C 202 S Royal, PO Box 416, Royalton, IL 62983-0416; (618) 984-3328;
[email protected]; Royalton UMC, CRD
* Bross, Larry 37 Oak Park Rd, Bloomington, IL 61701; (309) 820-9333;
[email protected]; Normal Calvary UMC, VRD
* Brown, Judy 1709 Autumn Rdg, Washington, IL 61571; (309) 444-8197; Chillicothe First UMC,
ILD
* Brown, Kathleen 402 W William St, Monticello, IL 61856; (217) 762-9461;
[email protected]; Monticello UMC, SRD
* Brown, Lynn 203 N Locust St, Trenton, IL 62293; (618) 224-7015; [email protected];
Trenton First UMC, MRD
Brown, Ron 789 W Alton St, Nashville, IL 62263; (618) 327-3292; Nashville Grace UMC, MRD
Brown, Sally 10598 Jackson Rd, Blue Mound, IL 62513; (217) 692-2234; Zion Chapel UMC, SRD
Brown, Vicky 305 Maplewood Blvd, Dunlap, IL 61525; (309) 243-5869; Dunlap Prospect UMC,
ILD - AT LARGE
Brown, Virginia 206 E Dunbar St, Blue Mound, IL 62513; (217) 692-2330; Bethel UMC, SRD
Brush, Beth 319 Hickory Turn, Goodfield, IL 61742; (309) 467-5457; Eureka UMC, ILD
Bryant, Lynda 2122 County Road 1200 E, Carmi, IL 62821; (618) 382-8109; Carmi Emmanuel
UMC, CRD
Buhrmann, Leta 211 N School St, Normal, IL 61761-2503; (309) 452-2096; Normal First UMC,
VRD
* Bunker, Jill 2 Warren Dr, Mazon, IL 60444; (815) 448-2013; [email protected]; Mazon
UMC, VRD
* Bunker, Tyler 2 Warren Dr, Mazon, IL 60444; (815) 448-2013; [email protected];
Mazon UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Bunnage, Harold RR 1 Box 153 , Mount Erie, IL 62446; (618) 854-2535; ; West UMC, KRD
* Burgett, Mary E 1752 E County Road 875 N, Camargo, IL 61919; (217) 832-8579; Newman
UMC, IRD
* Burrows, Debbie 13118 SR 78, Havana, IL 62646-6853; (309) 696-1039; Peoria University
UMC, ILD
* Burwell, Suzy 305 S Main St, Homer, IL 61849-1317; (217) 896-2551; [email protected];
Homer UMC, IRD
Bury, Pauline 100 Meadowlawn Ave, Milford, IL 60953-1059; (815) 889-4088; Milford UMC, IRD
Bute, Judy 1228 E Jefferson St, Bloomington, IL 61701; (309) 829-9208; Bloomington Wesley
UMC, VRD
* Butterfield, Becky 23815 77th Ave Ct N, Port Byron, IL 61275; (309) 523-3118; Port Byron
First UMC, SPD
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Byers, Elaine 205 S Meadow St, PO Box 133, Roseville, IL 61473-0133; (309) 426-2675;
Roseville UMC, SPD
* Cain, Cheryl 210 N Spruce St, Patoka, IL 62875-1049; (618) 749-2005;
[email protected]; Shattuc UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
* Call, Ron 1328 Glenview, East Peoria, IL 61611-9700; (309) 822-8808; [email protected];
RiversEdge UMC, ILD
* Calvillo, Melissa 2317 N County Road 1800, Burnside, IL 62330-5115; (217) 755-4296;
[email protected]; Carthage First UMC, LRD
* Campbell, Susanne 6 Oxford Pl, Highland, IL 62249; (618) 654-3142;
[email protected]; Lebanon First UMC, MRD
Campbell, Whitney RR 2 Box 50, Vandalia, IL 62471; (618) 283-2049; Vandalia First UMC, KRD
* Campton, Sue 1216 Commanche Rd, Auburn, IL 62615; (217) 438-3670;
[email protected]; Auburn UMC, SRD
* Carlson, Liz 729 Franklin St, Charleston, IL 61920; (217) 345-4949; ; Charleston Wesley UMC,
ERD - AT LARGE
* Carlson, Nick 729 Franklin St, Charleston, IL 61920; (217) 345-4949; Charleston Wesley UMC, ERD - AT LARGE
* Carnes, Carolyn 1104 Bailey Dr, Pontiac, IL 61764-1212; (815) 844-2611;
[email protected]; Chenoa UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Carnes, Ethan 1545 Riverview Dr Apt 4, Macomb, IL 61455; (309) 368-9216;
[email protected]; Abingdon UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
* Carpenter, Eddie 37 Sunset Dr, Jacksonville, IL 62650-2735; (217) 243-6944; Jacksonville
Wesley Chapel UMC, LRD
Carr, Courtney PO Box 185, Toledo, IL 62468-0185; (217) 849-2921; Greenup UMC, ERD
Carrigan, Donna 502 E 13th St, Georgetown, IL 61846; (217) 662-2989; Danville Farmers
Chapel UMC, IRD
* Carriker, Ken PO Box 275, Riverton, IL 62561-0275; (217) 629-9148;
[email protected]; Chatham UMC, SRD
Carson, Connie 4947 Camelback Rd, Heyworth, IL 61745; (309) 473-2425; Bloomington Park
UMC, VRD
Carson, Keith 1540 E 700N Rd, Loda, IL 60948; (217) 379-9619; ; Paxton First UMC, IRD
* Carter, Connie 608 W Woodland Dr, Robinson, IL 62454; (618) 544-8034;
[email protected]; Robinson First UMC, ERD
Carter, Gloria 612 N Hickory St, Jerseyville, IL 62052; (618) 498-3222; Jerseyville UMC, LRD
Carter, Ken 612 N Hickory St, Jerseyville, IL 62052; (618) 498-3222; Jerseyville UMC, LRD
* Carter, Sue 518 N Maple St, Mount Sterling, IL 62353; (217) 773-3747; spedtchr1@frontier.
com; Mount Sterling UMC, LRD
* Casey, Jane M 12740 E State Highway 33, Newton, IL 62448; (618) 783-2534;
[email protected]; Newton Grace UMC, ERD
* Casteel, Keith 8 Tall Oaks Ln , Decatur, IL 62521; (217) 423-4684; Decatur Grace UMC, SRD
Cate, Sheryl PO Box 74, Lostant, IL 61334-0074; (815) 830-2139; Tonica UMC, VRD
* Chamberlain, Cheryl 17459 Osco Rd, Geneseo, IL 61254; (309) 949-2460; bcbj@geneseo.
net; Geneseo First UMC, SPD
Chambers, Kay 7401 S Bluff Springs Rd Apt S, PO Box 49, Bluff Springs, IL 62622-0049;
(217) 323-4057; Beardstown UMC, LRD
* Chapin, Ernest W 304 E Archer, PO Box 342, LaHarpe, IL 61450-0342; (217) 659-3486;
LaHarpe UMC, SPD
* Chapman, Don 112 Behrends Ct, Morton, IL 61550; (309) 263-8769; [email protected];
Morton UMC, ILD
Chase, Renda 1530 Hill Top Rd, Columbia, IL 62236; (618) 281-7371; New Athens UMC, MRD
* Chester, Mary 1565 S Pointe Dr, Rantoul, IL 61866; (217) 893-3884; [email protected];
Rantoul First UMC, IRD
* Childers, Alice 55 Princewood Dr, Flora, IL 62839; (618) 662-8675; ; Flora First UMC, KRD
* Chin, Jennie 1306 Cobblestone Way, Champaign, IL 61822-2070; (217) 607-0003;
[email protected]; Iroquois River District, IRD - AT LARGE
Choi, Honam 204 Kenwood Rd Apt 307, Champaign, IL 61821-2958; (217) 367-7932; Urbana
Jesus’ Love Ministry UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
* Chrisler, Megan 405 E Madison St, Auburn, IL 62615; (217) 438-6910; ; Palmyra UMC, LRD
Clair, Dan 1451 N 2800th Ave, Loraine, IL 62349-3009; (217) 938-3955; ; Loraine UMC, LRD
* Clapper, Pat 1205 E 2500 North Rd, PO Box 635, Mansfield, IL 61854-0635; (217) 489-9292;
[email protected]; Mansfield UMC, IRD
* Clark, Charlotte 35887 E 875 North Rd, Saybrook, IL 61770; (309) 475-9241;
[email protected]; Saybrook Wesbein UMC, VRD
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* Clark, John R 408 N 9th St, PO Box 122, Saint Francisville, IL 62460-0122; (618) 948-2428;
[email protected]; Allendale UMC, KRD
* Clauser, Linda 102 Pieper Cir, Delavan, IL 61734-9999; (309) 244-7818;
[email protected]; Delavan UMC, ILD
* Clem, Barb PO Box 5, Bowen, IL 62316; (217) 842-5534; [email protected]; Living Faith
UMC, LRD
* Clifford, Debbie PO Box 74, Victoria, IL 61485-0074; (309) 879-2530; Victoria UMC, SPD
* Clifton, George 305 Anita Dr, Fairview Heights, IL 62208; (618) 234-8648;
[email protected]; Fairview Heights Christ UMC, MRD
* Clifton, Kay 210 E 5th St, PO Box 5, Dallas City, IL 62330-0005; (217) 852-6352;
[email protected]; Colusa UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
Clifton, Marilyn 305 Anita Dr, Fairview Heights, IL 62208; (618) 234-8648; Fairview Heights
Christ UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
* Clinebell, Harriette 1312 Wildwood Ln, Mahomet, IL 61853-9770; (217) 586-3130;
[email protected]; Champaign First UMC, IRD
* Coffey, Joyce PO Box 22, Sandoval, IL 62882-0022; (618) 247-3859;
[email protected]; Sandoval UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
* Colthurst, Sharon 18953 Tomahawk Trl, Danvers, IL 61732-7572; (309) 963-4154;
[email protected]; Peoria Bradley Epworth UMC, ILD
* Colwell, Cindy R 834 Rawlings Rd, Franklin, IL 62638; (217) 673-5041; [email protected]; Durbin
UMC, LRD
* Compton, Nancy 1905 Monticello Pl, Edwardsville, IL 62025-2653; (618) 692-1462; Glen
Carbon New Bethel UMC, MRD
* Connor, Susan 1431 County Road 800 N , Sullivan, IL 61951; (217) 752-6278;
[email protected]; Sullivan UMC, IRD
* Cook, Terry 219 Willard St, Kewanee, IL 61443; (309) 852-3174; Kewanee First UMC, ILD
* Coots, Lynn 626 E Main St , Havana, IL 62644; (309) 543-3475; Havana First UMC, LRD
Corbly, Glen 208 N High St , Rantoul, IL 61866; (217) 892-1706; Fisher UMC, IRD
* Corsaro, Janet 217 S Vail St, Geneseo, IL 61254; (309) 944-6618;
Geneseo First UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
* Courter, Vaughn 104 W Main St , Allendale, IL 62410-9558; (618) 299-4062;
[email protected]; Asbury Chapel UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
* Courtwright, Janell 301 S Curtis, PO Box 417, Edinburg, IL 62531-0417; (217) 827-0301;
Edinburg UMC, SRD
* Covey, Judy 2176 N 1500th Ave, Camp Point, IL 62320-2322; (217) 334-5346;
[email protected]; Columbus UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
Cowen, Jody 15144 Chandlerville Rd, Beardstown, IL 62618; (217) 323-1017; Beardstown UMC, LRD
* Cox, Christie 540 W Clinton St, Rushville, IL 62681; (217) 322-4491; Rushville First UMC, LRD
* Cox, Judy 2113 Georgetown Cir, Champaign, IL 61821-6421; (217) 398-0480;
[email protected]; Danville Saint James UMC, IRD
Craft, Bob 2612 Springfield Ave, Lawrenceville, IL 62439-1850; (618) 943-4154;
[email protected]; Lawrenceville First UMC, KRD
* Craig, Jim 5732 N County Road 1300E, Charleston, IL 61920; (217) 348-0713;
[email protected]; Charleston Otterbein UMC, ERD
Crane, Todd 16 Bay Pointe Dr, Bloomington, IL 61704; (309) 664-1008; Normal First UMC,
VRD
Crawford, Kara 308 E Sale St, Tuscola, IL 61953-1442; (217) 253-2451; Tuscola UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
* Crawford, Mark 308 E Sale St, Tuscola, IL 61953; (217) 253-2451; Tuscola UMC, IRD
* Crowell, Sue 332 Park Ave, Pekin, IL 61554; (309) 346-2432; [email protected]; Pekin
Grace UMC, ILD
* Croxton, Julie 2521 Fox Trot Trl, Bloomington, IL 61705-6603; (217) 242-4293; Brooklyn UMC,
LRD - AT LARGE
* Cunningham, Chuck 30 N Lakewood Dr, Effingham, IL 62401; (217) 347-0244;
[email protected]; Watson UMC, ERD
Cunningham, Tom 7 Fairfax Dr, Harrisburg, IL 62946-2877; (618) 294-4122; Marissa UMC,
MRD - AT LARGE
Curry, Larry RR 1 Box 306, Bridgeport, IL 62417; (618) 945-7197; Pinkstaff UMC, KRD
* Curtis, Margy J 17910 Ridge Dr, Carlinville, IL 62626-2222; (217) 854-5137;
[email protected]; Rural UMC, LRD
* Curtner, Clarissa 521 Main St, Shattuc, IL 62231; (618) 226-3096; acdc_dodger@hotmail.
com; Shattuc UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
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Custer, Ralph 4685 Keller Rd, Iuka, IL 62849; (618) 323-6389; Iuka UMC, KRD
* Dabbs, Carol 22364 N 750 East Rd, Carlock, IL 61725; (309) 376-3351;
[email protected]; Hudson UMC, VRD
* Dameron, Sharon 23620 N 2450 East Rd, Lexington, IL 61753; (309) 365-8288;
[email protected]; Lexington First UMC, VRD
Damery, Nikki 9766 Jacobs Rd, Macon, IL 62544-7006; (217) 764-5433; Macon UMC, SRD
Dash, Orville 222 S Locust St, PO Box 394, Maroa, IL 61756; (217) 794-5163; Maroa UMC, SRD
* Daugherty, Millie PO Box 1, Beecher City, IL 62414-0001; (618) 487-5802; Beecher City UMC,
ERD
Davidson, Naomi 2500 E Main St Lot 30, Belleville, IL 62221; (618) 920-5213; Sparta First UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
Davis, Denny 306 E Washington St, PO Box 436, Tolono, IL 61880-0436; (217) 485-5234;
Tolono UMC, IRD
Davis, Izetta 1913 Menard Dr, Belleville, IL 62220; (618) 235-2598; Belleville Saint Matthew
UMC, MRD
Davis, Loia 1540 El Camino Dr Apt 244, Pekin, IL 61554-6098; (309) 353-3979; Pekin Grace
UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
* Davis, Patricia 3204 Ridge Park Rd, Urbana, IL 61802; (217) 344-2075; [email protected];
Champaign Faith UMC, IRD
* Davis, Patti 300 N Ohio St, PO Box 267, Toledo, IL 62468-0267; (217) 849-2442; Greenup
UMC, ERD
* Davis, Ryan 102 Shawgo Ave, Havana, IL 62644; (309) 543-3621; [email protected];
Havana First UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
Davis, Steven 603 W High St, Elmwood, IL 61529; (309) 742-3040; Elmwood UMC, SPD
Dawson, Bob 20218 N Isaacson Dr, Chillicothe, IL 61523; (309) 274-3712; Princeville UMC, ILD
* Dean, Jean 3 Turtle Pt, Monticello, IL 61856-8040; (217) 762-5602; [email protected];
Monticello UMC, SRD
* Dehler, Beverly PO Box 212, Wilmington, IL 60481-0212; (815) 476-6166; Ritchey UMC, VRD
Dehority, Mark 1977 N 2700 East Rd, Moweaqua, IL 62550-8567; (217) 768-3626; Moweaqua
UMC, SRD
* Deisher, Ann 210 140th Ave, Kirkwood, IL 61447-9640; (309) 768-2150;
[email protected]; Burnside UMC, SPD
Dekeyrel, Richard 11915 271st St W, Illinois City, IL 61259; (319) 791-0352; Pine Bluff UMC,
SPD
Demoulin, Penny 16512 99th Ave W, Illinois City, IL 61259; (309) 795-1321; Taylor Ridge UMC,
SPD
Denzer, Cindy 46 Taft Dr, Rochester, IL 62563-9200; (217) 498-7833; Rochester UMC, SRD
* Denzer, Gary 46 Taft Dr, Rochester, IL 62563-9200; (217) 498-7833;
[email protected]; Rochester UMC, SRD
* DePauw, Ruthie 6 E 6th St, Prophetstown, IL 61277-1204; (815) 537-5633; Loraine UMC, SPD
* DePuy, John W PO Box 96, Marion, IL 62959; (573) 201-1762; [email protected];
Carbondale Grace UMC, CRD
* Desmond, George 1411 N Logan Ave, Danville, IL 61832-1613; (217) 443-4981;
[email protected]; Ridge Farm UMC, IRD
Detrick, Marilyn PO Box 116, Easton, IL 62633-0116; (309) 562-7282; ; Easton UMC, SRD
* Deuel, Leah 507 N Main St, Carrier Mills, IL 62917; (618) 994-2084; [email protected];
Carrier Mills UMC, CRD
* Deuel, Scott 507 N Main St, Carrier Mills, IL 62917; (618) 994-2084; [email protected];
Carrier Mills UMC, CRD
Dexter, Carol PO Box 104, Crescent City, IL 60928-0104; (815) 683-2704; Crescent City UMC,
IRD
* Dierker, Alicia 24034 410th St, Pittsfield, IL 62363; (217) 285-5026; Pittsfield UMC, LRD - AT
LARGE
* Dierker, Sarah 24034 410th St, Pittsfield, IL 62363; (217) 285-5026; Pittsfield UMC, LRD - AT
LARGE
Diss, Cindy 215 N Webster St, Taylorville, IL 62568; (217) 824-2782; Taylorville UMC, SRD - AT
LARGE
* Ditch, Rick 13638 DeKalb St, Marion, IL 62959; (618) 942-2794; [email protected];
Johnston City UMC, CRD
* Dixon, Billy G 9793 Stuyvesant St, Benton, IL 62812-3837; (618) 439-3212; Benton First UMC, CRD
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* Dixon, Ellen 405 E Lincoln St, PO Box 440, Riverton, IL 62561-0440; (217) 629-9270;
[email protected]; Riverton First UMC, SRD
* Doane, Janet 310 Keating St, PO Box 260, Shipman, IL 62685-0260; (618) 836-5891; Shipman UMC, MRD
Doane, Karen 211 N Bluff St, PO Box 79, Bluffs, IL 62621-0079; (217) 754-3715; Naples UMC,
LRD
* Dodd, Cindy 401 S Division St, Mahomet, IL 61853; (217) 586-3497; [email protected];
Mahomet UMC, IRD
Dodd, Loyd 14091 E State Hwy 9, PO Box 114, Fiatt, IL 61433-0114; (309) 789-6439; Maples
Mill UMC, ILD
* Domagala, Patty 101 N Bruce St, Braceville, IL 60407; (815) 237-2354; Braceville UMC, VRD
* Donahoo, Marilyn J RR 4 Box 201, Shelbyville, IL 62565-9339; (217) 774-5263;
[email protected]; Shelbyville First UMC, ERD
Donahue, Merwin 405 Eden Park Dr, Rantoul, IL 61866-1505; (217) 893-8762; ; Rantoul First
UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
* Doty, Helen R 417 W Carlisle St, PO Box 379, McLean, IL 61754-0379; (309) 874-3118;
[email protected]; Ebenezer UMC, VRD
* Doucleff, Sue 608 E 15th St, Alton, IL 62002; (618) 465-8012; [email protected]; Alton
Main Street UMC, MRD
* Drackley, Janelle 2810 Woodridge Rd, Champaign, IL 61822; (217) 351-8163; ; Champaign
Faith UMC, IRD
* Drennan, Charles 108 W Oaks Rd N, Urbana, IL 61802; (217) 384-4940; Urbana Wesley UMC, IRD
* Drew, Kay B 909 Hillside Dr, Monticello, IL 61856; (217) 762-7075; [email protected]; Cisco
UMC, SRD
* Dufour, Pamela S PO Box 314, Farmersville, IL 62533-0314; (217) 227-3705;
[email protected]; Auburn UMC, SRD
* Dugan, Mary A c/o Ashley United Methodist Church; PO Box 296, Ashley, IL 62808-0296; (618)
523-7917; [email protected]; Ashley UMC, KRD
* Duke, Lynn 113 N Green St, PO Box 15, Melvin, IL 60952-0015; (217) 388-7760;
[email protected]; Melvin UMC, IRD
* Dukett, Laura RR1 Box 98A, Roodhouse, IL 62082; (217) 589-5018; Winchester UMC, LRD
Dunbar, Jennifer 11425 Sunderland Rd, Marion, IL 62959; (618) 889-1799; Marion First UMC,
CRD
Dunbar, Kara 11425 Sunderland Rd, Marion, IL 62959; (618) 889-1799; Marion First UMC,
CRD
Dunn, Judy 460 State Route 37 N, Buncombe, IL 62912-2274; (618) 771-6339; Cypress UMC,
CRD
Dunn, Ray 207 S Scott St, PO Box 265, Oakwood, IL 61858-0265; (217) 354-2293; Oakwood
UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
* Dunnill, Kelly 71 Southview St, Kankakee, IL 60901; (815) 929-0584; mrsdunnill@hotmail.
com; Aroma Park UMC, VRD
* Dunseth, Jay 43 Beyers Lk, Pana, IL 62557; (217) 539-4441; [email protected]; Pana
UMC, SRD
* Dunseth, Linda 43 Beyers Lk, Pana, IL 62557; (217) 539-4441; Pana UMC, SRD
Dyel, Carl 2212 Casey Ave, Mount Vernon, IL 62864; (618) 242-3044; ; Mount Vernon Wesley
UMC, KRD
* Edwards, Rick 121 S Locust St, Arcola, IL 61910-1713; (217) 246-3715;
[email protected]; Arcola UMC, IRD
* Edwards, Susan 637 Poplar Pl, Arcola, IL 61910; (217) 268-3715;
[email protected]; Arcola UMC, IRD
* Einhouse, Nancy 125 N Center St, PO Box 708, Astoria, IL 61501-0708; (309) 329-2422;
Astoria UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
Eisenbarth, Jim 623 S Pine St, Nokomis, IL 62075; (217) 563-8807; Nokomis UMC, ERD
Ekstam, Roy 1625 W Clark St, Champaign, IL 61821-3038; (217) 356-5486; Champaign First
UMC, IRD
* Elrod, Marilyn 1706 Lakewood Dr, Danville, IL 61834; (217) 446-2966; melrodmae@gmail.
com; Oakwood UMC, IRD
* Embick, Gary 55 Raes Creek Dr, Granite City, IL 62040; (618) 797-0259; Granite City
Niedringhaus UMC, MRD
* Emling, Adam 105 S Onstott St , DuQuoin, IL 62832; (618) 542-3214; DuQuoin UMC, CRD
* Enlow, Eileen 711 W 6th St, Flora, IL 62839; (618) 662-2965; [email protected]; Xenia UMC, KRD
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* Erb, Stacy 30392 Bowman Station Rd, Jerseyville, IL 62052; (618) 535-4850;
[email protected]; Brighton Saint Paul UMC, MRD
* Erickson, Keith 1146 Knox Highway 4, Altona, IL 61414; (309) 484-6261;
[email protected]; Altona UMC, SPD
Ernst, Fred 250 N Mill St, Nashville, IL 62263; (314) 288-9699; Nashville Grace UMC, MRD
* Espey, Martha PO Box 26, Keyesport, IL 62253-0026; (618) 749-2055;
[email protected]; Keyesport UMC, MRD
* Evans, Terry 504 E Center St, Fairfield, IL 62837; (813) 765-5259; [email protected];
Kaskaskia River District, KRD - AT LARGE
* Everingham, George 200 S Dixon Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901-2310; (618) 549-3838;
[email protected]; Carbondale First UMC, CRD
* Everingham, Shirley 200 S Dixon Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901-2310; (618) 549-3838;
[email protected]; Carbondale First UMC, CRD
Ewing, James 44 E County Road 100N, Gays, IL 61928; (217) 752-6241; Zion Hill UMC, ERD
* Fair, Alma 402 W South St, PO Box 388, Lovington, IL 61937-0388; (217) 873-4894;
[email protected]; Lovington UMC, SRD
* Fairley, Kay 11693 N County Road 1200E, Charleston, IL 61920; (217) 345-3889;
[email protected]; Humboldt UMC, ERD
* Fairley, Ronald 11693 N County Road 1200E, Charleston, IL 61920; (217) 345-3889; Humboldt UMC, ERD - AT LARGE
* Farren, Mindy 212 N Fly Ave, Goreville, IL 62939; (618) 364-4152; [email protected];
Goreville UMC, CRD
Finch, Cathy 9571 Ridgewood Ct, Bloomington, IL 61705-5248; (309) 378-4502; Downs UMC,
VRD
* Fisher, Floyd 612 Hillsboro Ave, Edwardsville, IL 62025-1819; (618) 410-2347;
[email protected]; Edwardsville Immanuel UMC, MRD
* Folger, Donna 769 US Highway 150 E, Galesburg, IL 61401; (309) 289-2907; dfdf50@grics.
net; Knoxville UMC, SPD
Forcum, Melody 138 E Buena Vista St, Kansas, IL 61933; (217) 948-4085; Kansas UMC, ERD
* Foster, Wes 6909 Willow Ridge Dr, Peoria, IL 61614; (309) 692-6269; Peoria University UMC,
ILD
Fowler, Cathy 6623 Barclay Rd, Sherman, IL 62684; (217) 629-7549; Williamsville UMC, SRD
* Fox, Becky 203 Misty Cv, Savoy, IL 61874-9582; (217) 352-3759; Savoy UMC, IRD
* Fox, Celeste 624 W 1st St, Kinmundy, IL 62854-1816; (618) 547-3236;
[email protected]; Kinmundy First UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
Francis, Dick 105 S Reynolds St, Altamont, IL 62411; (618) 483-5430; Altamont First UMC,
ERD
* Frank, Brittney 510 N 3rd St, Cornell, IL 61319-9222; (815) 358-2562; Cornell Blackstone UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
Frank, Carter 701 S 5th St, Caseyville, IL 62232-1717; (618) 371-0021; Mississippi River District, MRD - AT LARGE
* Frazier, Liz 1905 Jeanette Ln Apt 6, Springfield, IL 62702-6607; (217) 787-5989; Springfield
Laurel UMC, SRD
* Frevert, Tom 514 Black Hills Dr, Taylorville, IL 62568; (217) 824-9330; Taylorville UMC, SRD
Friese, Edie 207 W Spruce St, PO Box 207, Gillespie, IL 62033-0207; (217) 839-2680; Gillespie
First UMC, MRD
* Fuller, Rocky 101 E Hunt St, PO Box 238, Cerro Gordo, IL 61818-0238; (217) 763-5231; Cerro
Gordo UMC, SRD
* Fultz, Vae Rose 503 Westwinds Dr, Jacksonville, IL 62650-3611; (217) 243-5068; Jacksonville
Centenary UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
* Funk, Janice 4001 E 550th Rd, Casey, IL 62420; (217) 932-4595; ; Casey UMC, ERD
* Funk, Melba 2742 N 230th Ave, Liberty, IL 62347; (217) 336-4191; [email protected]; Beverly
UMC, LRD
* Funkhouser, Carol 1700 Saint Andrews Dr, O’Fallon, IL 62269; (618) 624-2979;
[email protected]; Shiloh UMC, MRD
* Galloway, Thaddeus PO Box 34, Macedonia, IL 62860; (618) 308-0818;
[email protected]; Macedonia UMC, CRD
Gardner, Sharon PO Box 107, Mount Erie, IL 62446-0107; (618) 854-2280; Little Wabash UMC,
KRD
Gehling, Vic 2916 Faith Ave, Granite City, IL 62040; (618) 876-8842; Granite City Nameoki
UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
* George, Nick 5628 W Legion Hall Rd, Dunlap, IL 61525; Dunlap Prospect UMC, ILD - AT
LARGE
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* George, Philip M 5628 W Legion Hall Rd, Dunlap, IL 61525; (309) 681-9399;
[email protected]; Dunlap Prospect UMC, ILD
* Gerber, Donald 1708 Arden Ct, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 356-5572;
* Gerber, Sharon 1708 Arden Ct, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 356-5572;
* Gessel, Raymond 2518 N Lehman Rd, Peoria, IL 61604; (309) 688-1508; [email protected];
Illinois River District, ILD - AT LARGE
* Gholson, Katie 207 Arlington Dr, Granite City, IL 62040; (618) 550-1887;
[email protected]; Edwardsville Saint John’s UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
Gibson, Diane 3315 Dovershire Dr, Belleville, IL 62221; (618) 233-6587; Trinity East Saint Louis
UMC, MRD
* Goble, Leon 312 N York St, Martinsville, IL 62442-9216; (217) 382-6655; Martinsville UMC,
ERD
* Godbey, Jan 3211 Cumbria Dr, Bloomington, IL 61704; (309) 530-1680;
[email protected]; Normal Calvary UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Godsey, Peggy PO Box 267, Gibson City, IL 60936-0267; (217) 749-2308;
[email protected]; Gibson City UMC, IRD
* Goff, Diane RR 1 Box 182B, Grayville, IL 62844; (618) 375-7824; Albion UMC, KRD
Goldsmith, Erica 201 E North St, West Salem, IL 62476; (618) 456-3563; West Salem Zion
UMC, KRD
Gonzalez, Maria 235 Willow St, Momence, IL 60954-1414; (815) 472-0347; Wesley Sunrise
Hispanic UMC, VRD
* Gordon, Jinny 863 S Greenwood Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901-5208; (815) 932-7587; Kankakee
Asbury UMC, VRD
Gottardo, Jean 10925 E Le Claire St, Grant Park, IL 60940-5513; (815) 472-3035; Manteno
UMC, VRD
* Graham, Jeffrey 112 W Raab Rd Apt D, Normal, IL 61761-4774; (217) 637-0268;
[email protected]; Normal Calvary UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Grant, Mark A 302 Buttercup St, PO Box 156, Athens, IL 62613-0156; (217) 691-8368;
[email protected]; Athens UMC, SRD
* Graul, Janet 204 S Chicago St, PO Box 49, Sidell, IL 61876-0049; (217) 288-9314; Sidell UMC, IRD
* Greenburg, Norm 882 E 1100 North Rd, Onarga, IL 60955-7672; (217) 394-2816;
[email protected]; Gilman UMC, IRD
* Griffin, Dennis 3210 46th St, Moline, IL 61265; (309) 764-1496; [email protected]; East
Moline Christ UMC, SPD
* Griffith, Carol 21314 Lariat Ln, Havana, IL 62644; (309) 535-3164; [email protected];
Lewistown UMC, ILD
Griffith, Dick PO Box 245, Eureka, IL 61530; (309) 467-2573; Eureka UMC, ILD
* Griffith, Sally 211 S Main St, Argenta, IL 62501; (217) 795-2330; Argenta UMC, SRD
* Grimes, Jane 321 E Jefferson St, Pittsfield, IL 62363; (217) 285-6649; Pittsfield UMC, LRD
* Gritton, Marsha 1458 Warrington Ave, Danville, IL 61832-2744; (217) 443-3135;
[email protected]; Batestown UMC, IRD
* Grussing, Yvonne 8 Wesley Ct, PO Box 34, Sidney, IL 61877-0034; (217) 688-2082;
Countryside UMC, IRD
* Gullerud, Ernest 1208 W Daniel St, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 352-0467;
[email protected]; Urbana Wesley UMC, IRD
* Gullerud, Lois E 1208 W Daniel St, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 352-0467; [email protected];
Urbana Wesley UMC, IRD
Gustafson, Carol 3521 19th Ave, Moline, IL 61265; (309) 764-4272; Moline Riverside UMC, SPD
* Hahs, Elouise J 1 N Highland Pl, Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2727; (618) 244-9465;
[email protected]; Mount Vernon First UMC, KRD
* Hall, Carla 3810 W Golf Creek Dr, Peoria, IL 61615; (309) 691-4706; [email protected];
Peoria Northwest UMC, ILD
Hall, Linda 34173 Prairie Dell Rd, Piasa, IL 62079-2509; (618) 729-2046; Bunker Hill UMC, MRD
* Hamilton, Karen 4723 Richview Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864; (618) 242-2989; Mount Vernon
West Salem Trinity UMC, KRD
* Hammitt, William M 1103 Spear Dr, Normal, IL 61761-3155; (309) 452-1527;
[email protected]; Normal Calvary UMC, VRD
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* Hampleman, Deborah 12955 Mallard Dr, Whittington, IL 62897-1263; (618) 439-2122;
[email protected]; Benton First UMC, CRD
Hancock, Becky 11002 S State Road 71, Clinton, IN 47842-7121; (765) 832-6236; Sugar Grove UMC, ERD
* Handel, Mary 213 W Vine St, Grayville, IL 62844; (618) 375-7760; [email protected];
Grayville UMC, KRD
Hanley, Nora 703 E 2685 North Rd, Moweaqua, IL 62550-3645; Taylorville UMC, SRD - AT
LARGE
Hannah, Jamie 1357 N 7th St Apt E, Murphysboro, IL 62966-1686; (618) 561-0537; Carbondale
Grace UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
Hardesty, Sandy 5 Honeysuckle Ln, Lawrenceville, IL 62439; (618) 943-2167; Lawrenceville
Zion UMC, KRD
* Harding, Bethea 208 S Trivoli Rd, Trivoli, IL 61569-9774; (309) 362-2329; Trivoli UMC, ILD –
AT LARGE
Harding, Sherry 1 Williamsburg Ct Apt C, Pekin, IL 61554; (309) 353-6974; Pekin First UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
Hardwick, Judy 2872 County Road 200 E, Fisher, IL 61843-9752; (217) 897-1436; Shiloh UMC,
IRD - AT LARGE
Harminson, Jeremy 200 E Buena Vista St, PO Box 447, Kansas, IL 61933-0447;
(217) 948-5164; Kansas UMC, ERD - AT LARGE
* Harris, Jane 340 N 3rd St, Albion, IL 62806; (618) 445-2127; [email protected];
Albion UMC, KRD
Harris, Kim 5511 IL Hwy 133, Redmon, IL 61949; (217) 884-2211; Hume UMC, ERD
* Hart, Karen 980 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood, IL 60408; (815) 458-6124; magie2@sbcglobal.
net; Coal City UMC, VRD
* Hart, Renee 2205 Knox Road 1950 N, Williamsfield, IL 61489; (309) 639-2766;
[email protected]; Williamsfield UMC, SPD
* Hartenbower, Joanne 81 N 17th Rd, Lostant, IL 61334-9617; (815) 882-2573; Lostant UMC,
VRD
* Hartman, Sue 1415 Merritt Rd, Jacksonville, IL 62650; (217) 891-2296; Jacksonville Wesley
Chapel UMC, LRD
* Harvey, Mary Ann 3601 25th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-6901; (309) 786-2062;
[email protected]; Moline Bethel Wesley UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
* Hasenstab, Tonya 109 Jardin Ct, Swansea, IL 62226; (618) 550-9380;
[email protected]; Fairview Heights Prospect Park UMC, MRD
* Hasler, Rick RR 1 Box 41A, Bridgeport, IL 62417; (618) 945-9359; Sumner UMC, KRD
* Hausman, Haley 2027 Greenview Ave, Metropolis, IL 62960-1154; (618) 524-7180;
[email protected]; Metropolis UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
Hawkins, Robert 2121 Seneca Dr, Charleston, IL 61920; (217) 348-0996; Charleston Wesley
UMC, ERD
* Hayes, Lindsay 806 Jefferson St, Galesburg, IL 61401; (309) 299-7892;
[email protected]; Galesburg First UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
* Hays, Ellen 216 Coles County Dr, O’Fallon, IL 62269; (618) 624-8367; [email protected];
Shiloh UMC, MRD
* Hays, Madison 216 Coles County Dr, O’Fallon, IL 62269; (618) 624-8367;
[email protected]; Mississippi River District, MRD - AT LARGE
* Hedges, Mary Ann 5 Hunter Ct, Moweaqua, IL 62550; (217) 768-3140; Moweaqua UMC, SRD
Hedlin, Ed 1023 Paul Dr, Saint Anne, IL 60964-5219; (815) 936-0043; Grant Park UMC, VRD
* Hein, Joyce 3808 35th Ave, Moline, IL 61265; (309) 764-4368; [email protected]; Moline
Bethel Wesley UMC, SPD
Heineman, Marie 1236 N Milton Ave Trlr 73, Springfield, IL 62702; (217) 523-0114; Mount
Auburn UMC, SRD
* Heinzmann, Jane 1603 Salem Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2628; (618) 242-2817;
[email protected]; Mount Vernon West Salem Trinity UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
* Hemrich, Bev 4157 N 1250th St, Flat Rock, IL 62427; (618) 584-3446; [email protected]; Flat
Rock UMC, ERD
* Henderson, Karla 20 Sunnydale Ave, Jacksonville, IL 62650; Jacksonville Grace UMC, LRD
Hendrickson, Connie 25 Mona St, Marietta, IL 61459; (309) 769-5235; New Philadelphia UMC,
SPD
Henning, Allen 123 Kramer Rd, Avon, IL 61415; (309) 465-6557; Avon UMC, SPD
* Henschen, Cathy 3505 Wexford Dr, Springfield, IL 62704; (217) 546-5396;
[email protected]; Chatham UMC, SRD
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* Henson, Jim 1006 Oakland Ave, Mount Vernon, IL 62864; (618) 244-0517; jimmarciah@att.
net; Mount Vernon First UMC, KRD
* Henson, Marcia 1006 Oakland Ave, Mount Vernon, IL 62864; (618) 244-0517;
[email protected]; Mount Vernon First UMC, KRD
* Henson, Victoria 6441 Bailey Rd, Salem, IL 62881; (618) 548-3289; [email protected];
Kinmundy First UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
* Herath, Sharon 1033 E Mossville Rd, Peoria, IL 61615-9799; (309) 579-2006; Mossville UMC,
ILD - AT LARGE
* Hiddle, Susan 510 Connelly St, Paris, IL 61944; (217) 822-1252; [email protected]; Paris
First UMC, ERD
* Hildebrand, Pat 302 N Hutton Dr, Newton, IL 62448-2011; (618) 783-3567;
[email protected]; Newton Grace UMC, ERD
* Hillegonds, Terry 1304 Oak Leaf Ln, Washington, IL 61571-9711; (309) 444-2696; Crossroads
UMC, ILD
* Himmel, Carol 18535 E Manito Rd, Havana, IL 62644; (309) 543-2454;
[email protected]; Mason City UMC, SRD
* Hinterser, Jake 3707 Fairoaks Dr, Granite City, IL 62040; (618) 877-6378; Granite City Nameoki UMC, MRD
* Hisey, Peggy 16207 E Cypress Rd, Canton, IL 61520; (309) 778-2496;
[email protected]; Canton Wesley UMC, ILD
Hobbs, Martin 312 Thomas Ct, Eureka, IL 61530-1479; (309) 467-4010; Eureka UMC, ILD
* Hodges, Joanne 904 Van Buren St, Monticello, IL 61856; (217) 762-2582;
[email protected]; Monticello UMC, SRD
* Hofbauer, Larry R 308 N 1st St, PO Box 565, Cissna Park, IL 60924-0565; (815) 457-2463;
[email protected]; Cissna Park UMC, IRD
Hoggatt, Linda 112 Pinewood Ct, Troy, IL 62294; (618) 667-4695;
[email protected];[email protected]; Troy UMC, MRD
* Hollon, M Calvin 5955 N Coulters Mill Rd, Oreana, IL 62554-9609; (217) 468-2007; Forsyth
UMC, SRD
* Hollon, Nancy 5955 N Coulters Mill Rd, Oreana, IL 62554-9609; (217) 468-2007; Forsyth UMC, SRD
Holycross, Rose 26416 Shake Rag Rd, Danville, IL 61834-6101; (217) 759-7481;Rossville
UMC, IRD
* Homan, Bob 518 W Saint Louis St, Lebanon, IL 62254; (618) 537-2823; [email protected];
Lebanon First UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
* Homan, James L 116 Northwood Dr, Mount Carmel, IL 62863; (618) 262-7500;
[email protected]; Mount Carmel Evangelical UMC, KRD
* Homan, Karen L 518 W Saint Louis St, Lebanon, IL 62254; (618) 622-3072;
[email protected]; Lebanon First UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
* Homan, Leta 116 Northwood Dr, Mount Carmel, IL 62863; (618) 262-7500;
[email protected]; Mount Carmel Evangelical UMC, KRD
* Hood, David 1114 Sterling Dr, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 359-0366; [email protected];
Champaign Faith UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
* Hood, Patti 1719 S Prospect Ave, Champaign, IL 61820-7041; (217) 359-3631;
[email protected]; Champaign Faith UMC, IRD
* Hopkins, Marsha 290 Lakeview Dr, Carlyle, IL 62231; (618) 226-3452;
[email protected]; Shattuc UMC, KRD
* Hopping, Nate 1325 W University Dr, Macomb, IL 61455-1066; (309) 836-5581; Macomb
Wesley UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
* Housh, Nancy 172 Knox Road 550 E, Saint Augustine, IL 61474; (309) 462-5346; Abingdon
UMC, SPD
* Howard, Burena 531 N 18th St, East Saint Louis, IL 62205; (618) 274-2323;
[email protected]; Trinity East Saint Louis UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
* Hubert, Ron 453 Oak Creek Trl, Mount Olive, IL 62069; (217) 999-7132; Mount Olive UMC,
MRD
* Hudson, Rick 22243 Clarksville Rd, Lexington, IL 61753-7680; (309) 365-8735; Lexington First
UMC, VRD
* Hudson, Teedra Beth 22243 Clarksville Rd, Lexington, IL 61753-7680; (309) 365-8735;
[email protected]; Lexington First UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
Hughes, Maureen 2754 County Road 3500 N, Penfield, IL 61862; (217) 595-5553; Middlefork
UMC, IRD
* Hund, Alycia 1403 E Oakland Ave, Bloomington, IL 61701; (309) 828-5819; [email protected];
Bloomington Wesley UMC, VRD
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* Hund, Gary 109 S Madison St, PO Box 222, Reynolds, IL 61279-0222; (309) 372-8249;
[email protected]; Reynolds UMC, SPD
Hunley, Sara 5048 Mockingbird Ln, Farina, IL 62838; (618) 780-5535; Farina UMC, KRD
Hunt, Sumner 13214 N Kelstadt Rd, Brimfield, IL 61517; (309) 446-9163; Brimfield UMC, ILD
* Hutchings, Jim 120 E Walnut St, Coal City, IL 60416; (815) 634-4264; [email protected];
Coal City UMC, VRD
* Inman, Art 1020 W Greenfield Dr, Peoria, IL 61614; (309) 692-9206; [email protected]; Peoria First UMC, ILD
* Iutzi, Fred 2317 N County Road 1800, Burnside, IL 62330-5115; (217) 755-4296;
[email protected]; Carthage First UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
* Jackson, Calvin 700 E Maple St, Fairbury, IL 61739-1365; (815) 692-3930;
[email protected]; Fairbury UMC, VRD
* Jacob, Mary Ann 1204 S Bevabeck Dr, Marion, IL 62959; (618) 997-3011; Marion Aldersgate
UMC, CRD
* Jacob, Paul 1204 S Bevabeck Dr, Marion, IL 62959; (618) 997-3011; Marion Aldersgate UMC,
CRD
* Jarvis, Juanita PO Box 141 , Stronghurst, IL 61480-0141; (309) 922-1197 Ext 2;
[email protected]; Stronghurst UMC, SPD
Jessup, Margaret Ann 133 W Brown St, Divernon, IL 62530; (217) 628-9076; Divernon UMC,
SRD - AT LARGE
* Johnson, Becky 3417 S Glasford Rd, Hanna City, IL 61536; (309) 657-3580;
[email protected]; White Chapel UMC, ILD
Johnson, Bonnie RR1 Box 58, Carman, IL 61425; (309) 337-9138; Stronghurst UMC, SPD
* Johnson, Chanel 140 E 1st St, El Paso, IL 61738; (309) 527-2306; El Paso UMC, VRD
* Johnston, Linda 22134 E 23rd Rd, Nokomis, IL 62075; (217) 563-2293;
[email protected]; South Fork UMC, SRD
* Jones, Caroline M 2234 Oakwood Ct, East Moline, IL 61244; (309) 792-9787;
[email protected]; East Moline Christ UMC, SPD
Jordan, Beth 8619 Route 166, Creal Springs, IL 62922; (618) 996-2114; Crab Orchard UMC,
CRD
* Kastl, George 4145 Turner Dr, Decatur, IL 62521-4374; (217) 422-2344; [email protected];
Decatur Grace UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Kauerauf, John Illinois Building Ste 800, PO Box 5131, Springfield, IL 62705-5131; (217) 544
1144; [email protected]; Springfield First UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Kaufman, Emily PO Box 116, Sandoval, IL 62882-0116; (618) 918-0124;
[email protected]; Kinmundy First UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
* Kaufman, Verlee PO Box 58 , Keithsburg, IL 61442-0058; (309) 374-2729; ; New Boston UMC,
SPD
* Keepes-England, Mitchel S 512 S McKinley Ave, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 351-1546;
[email protected]; White Heath UMC, IRD
* Keever, Regina 7 E Centennial Ct, Piper City, IL 60959; (815) 686-2602; Piper City UMC, IRD
* Kemper, Carol 702 W Mound St , Elmwood, IL 61529; (309) 742-7421; Elmwood UMC, SPD
* Kernan, Lindi 208 N Scandia St, PO Box 1, Alpha, IL 61413-0001; (309) 629-9924;
[email protected]; Alpha UMC, SPD
* Kershaw, Faye PO Box 72, Arenzville, IL 62611-0072; (217) 997-2298; Arenzville UMC, LRD
* Kilzer, Shirley PO Box 132, Macon, IL 62544; (217) 768-4788; [email protected];
Macon UMC, SRD
* Kimpling, Kaye 1001 N Merchant St, Effingham, IL 62401; (618) 342-3470;
* King, Janet L 311 N Tonica St , Mason City, IL 62664-1158; (217) 737-5071;
[email protected]; San Jose UMC, SRD
* Kintner, David 1605 N Johnson St, Robinson, IL 62454; (618) 544-3542; [email protected];
Oblong Central UMC, ERD
Kirby, Don PO Box 534, Roseville, IL 61473-0534; (309) 426-2284; Swan Creek UMC, SPD
* Kirby, Ed 17103 Springfield Rd , Groveland, IL 61535; (309) 387-6168; [email protected];
Peoria First UMC, ILD
* Klockenga, Dale E 329 E Palace Row, Geneseo, IL 61254; (309) 944-8275; Hooppole Zion
UMC, SPD
Knight, Elaine 908 8th St, Lincoln, IL 62656-2339; (217) 735-4253; Lincoln First UMC, SRD
* Koehler, Agnes 23 W Lake Ter, Carlyle, IL 62231-1255; (618) 594-8978; Boulder UMC, KRD
* Koerner, Roberta 3106 Chatham Dr, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 344-8857; [email protected];
Urbana First UMC, IRD
Krause, Jyl 908 E Fairview St , Peoria, IL 61615-9776; (309) 657-5147; ; Mossville UMC, ILD
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Kridner, George 321 E Cemetery Ave, Chenoa, IL 61726-1362; (815) 945-7268; Chenoa UMC,
VRD
* Kriesel, Dorothy 611 N Jefferson St, Mascoutah, IL 62258; (618) 566-7768;
[email protected]; Mascoutah Bethel UMC, MRD
* Krost, Delva 440 Interstate Dr, Saint Elmo, IL 62458; (618) 829-5398; Saint Elmo First UMC,
ERD
Krost, Vicki 15914 N Brougham Dr , Chillicothe, IL 61523-9471; (309) 274-6625;
[email protected]; Peoria Northwest UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
Krull, Cindy 104 W Massachusetts St , Steeleville, IL 62288-1901; (618) 317-4789; Percy UMC,
MRD
* Kuehn, Luann 1524 Upper Spring Bay Rd, East Peoria, IL 61611; (309) 822-0306; Willow Hill
UMC, ILD
* Kuehne, Kay A 2803 Warren Ave, Granite City, IL 62040; (618) 877-6784;
[email protected]; Granite City Trinity UMC, MRD
* Kulczewski, Peggy 2002 87th St , Monmouth, IL 61462-9152; (309) 734-7324;
[email protected]; Fairview Center UMC, SPD
* Kurfman, Lily 207 Twin Oaks Dr, Rochester, IL 62563-9219; (217) 498-6910; New Salem UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Lachler, Belinda L 508 N 3rd St, Coulterville, IL 62237; (618) 758-2128;
[email protected]; Coulterville UMC, MRD
* Lafary, Jeremy 149 Harmony Ln, Macomb, IL 61455; (309) 318-9681;
[email protected]; Spoon River District, SPD - AT LARGE
Lance, Paul 523 Pekin Ave, East Peoria, IL 61611; (309) 694-3627; Edwards UMC, ILD
* Land, Roger 3501 53rd St, Moline, IL 61265-6641; (309) 236-6262; East Moline Grace UMC,
SPD
* Lane, Chali 700 Blackman Hill Rd, Harrisburg, IL 62946; (618) 841-2621;
[email protected]; Harrisburg First UMC, CRD
Lane, Debbie RR 2 Box 315, Golconda, IL 62938; (618) 683-2400; Golconda UMC, CRD
* Lane, Robert 700 Blackman Hill Rd, Harrisburg, IL 62946; (618) 841-2621; Harrisburg First
UMC, CRD
* Lane, Sherry J R 217 W Yates St, PO Box 134, Cropsey, IL 61731-0134; (309) 377-2061;
[email protected]; Cropsey UMC, VRD
* Langewisch, Deb 1428 W Grandridge Ct, Dunlap, IL 61525; (309) 243-7495;
[email protected]; Mossville UMC, ILD
* Larson, Kim 3825 Dulaney Pl , Quincy, IL 62305; (217) 222-8545; [email protected];
Quincy Vermont Street UMC, LRD
* Larson, Rita 10238 W Lake Camelot Dr, Mapleton, IL 61547; (309) 697-3110;
[email protected]; Glasford UMC, ILD
* Lathrop, Trixie RR 1 Box 174, Wayne City, IL 62895; (618) 736-2706; Wayne City UMC, KRD
* Lawrence, Max 506 S Christy Ave, Sumner, IL 62466-1229; (618) 936-2231; Beulah UMC, KRD
* Lee, Doris M 2221 10th St, East Moline, IL 61244; (309) 752-0137; [email protected];
Moline Bethel Wesley UMC, SPD
* Lee, Penny 312 Meadow Hills Dr, McLeansboro, IL 62859; (618) 643-2631; McLeansboro First
UMC, CRD
Legg, Janet 6665 N 1075th St, Robinson, IL 62454; (618) 544-8134; ; Oak Ridge UMC, ERD
* Lehn, Jean 4103 N Wyckles Rd, Warrensburg, IL 62573; (217) 672-3289; [email protected];
Sharon UMC, SRD
* Leonard, Barbara 130 Rustic Lake Dr, Colona, IL 61241; (309) 441-5715;
[email protected]; Geneseo First UMC, SPD
* Lewey, Louis 1815 N Van Buren St, Litchfield, IL 62056; (618) 324-3994; Litchfield Saint
Timothy UMC, MRD
* Lewis, Krista 80 Locksley Ln, Springfield, IL 62704-5314; (217) 241-4294;
[email protected]; Springfield Douglas Avenue UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
Lillie, Sharon 12971 E County 14 Hwy, Lewistown, IL 61542-9243; (309) 547-2099; Mount
Pleasant UMC, ILD
Lippincott, Thomas 20229 McCraney Creek Rd, Kinderhook, IL 62345-9725; (217) 242-3260;
Hull UMC, LRD
Lirely, Kay 5959 Chautauqua Rd, Murphysboro, IL 62966; (618) 684-4308; Murphysboro UMC,
CRD
* Little, David P PO Box 442, Astoria, IL 61501; (309) 337-3054; [email protected]; Astoria
UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
* Locker, Johnnie 10615 N Sleepy Hollow Rd , Peoria, IL 61615-1121; (309) 692-3500;
[email protected]; Peoria Bethel UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
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* Lockhart, Merle PO Box 111, Wellington, IL 60973-0111; (815) 984-4343;
[email protected]; Wellington UMC, IRD
* Lolling, Maxine 23 Rigg Dr , Lincoln, IL 62656-1013; (217) 732-3664; Lincoln First UMC, SRD
* Long, Eleanor 825 W Carroll St , Macomb, IL 61455-1951; (309) 836-7515; Hills Grove UMC,
SPD
* Love, Marcelyn 3117 La Conner Dr, Springfield, IL 62704-6508; (217) 793-8747;
[email protected]; Springfield Grace UMC, SRD
* Lowe, David 12 Kimberly Ln, PO Box 333, Saunemin, IL 61769-0333; (815) 832-4960;
[email protected]; Saunemin UMC, VRD
* Luehr, Loran c/o Wesley Foundation 816 S Illinois St, Carbondale, IL 62901; Cache River
District, CRD - AT LARGE
* Luessenheide, Dennis 11 Nassau Dr, Maryville, IL 62062; (618) 288-5251;
[email protected]; Collinsville First UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
* Lynch, Patrick G 302 W 5th St, Cahokia, IL 62206; (618) 337-0675; [email protected];
Cahokia Park UMC, MRD
* Lynn, Mike 101 Providence St, Pekin, IL 61554; (309) 267-4242; Tremont UMC, ILD
* Lyons, Brandon 23847 N 1050 East Rd, Cornell, IL 61319; (815) 257-7557; Cornell Blackstone UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Mabry, Bill 37 Frankfort Dr, West Frankfort, IL 62896; (618) 932-4574; [email protected];
West Frankfort Trinity UMC, CRD
* MacKenzie, Karen 206 W Garfield Ave, Bartonville, IL 61607; (309) 697-4756;
[email protected]; Hanna City UMC, ILD
Madden, Pam 403 N 5th St, PO Box 294, Saint Francisville, IL 62460-0294; (618) 948-2545; ;
Saint Francisville UMC, KRD
* Main, Stephen 1289 Knox Highway 4, Altona, IL 61414; (309) 484-5571; stevemain@winco.
net; Altona UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
* Mankle, Bonnie L 13618 N Lucerne Dr, Dunlap, IL 61525-9619; (309) 243-9055;
[email protected]; Dunlap Prospect UMC, ILD
Mann, Carol 1127 Chestnut St, Quincy, IL 62301-2158; (573) 795-9947; Quincy Melrose Chapel
UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
* Marlman, Earl F PO Box 447, Metropolis, IL 62960-0447; (618) 524-2343; Metropolis UMC,
CRD
* Marlman, Lois PO Box 447, Metropolis, IL 62960-0447; (618) 524-2343; Metropolis UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
* Marshall, Ronn 11218 N Rhonda Way, Dunlap, IL 61525; (309) 243-7546;
[email protected]; Peoria First UMC, ILD
* Martin, Carol 1004 W Evergreen Ave, Effingham, IL 62401-1708; (217) 342-5886; Effingham
Centenary UMC, ERD - AT LARGE
* Martin, John W 2009 Burwell St, Urbana, IL 61802; (217) 607-1607;
[email protected]; Quest UMC, IRD
Marty, Zoila 401 Jacob St, PO Box 252, Saint Jacob, IL 62281-0252; (618) 644-3711; Saint
Jacob UMC, MRD
Marvel, Annalee PO Box 194, Carmi, IL 62821; (618) 966-3962; McHenry UMC, CRD
* Mascher, Searoba 15776 N Oak Crest Rd, Marshall, IL 62441; (217) 826-2530;
[email protected]; Marshall First UMC, ERD
* Massey, Donna 1114 White Oak Trl, Godfrey, IL 62035-5723; (618) 466-8202; [email protected];
Alton Main Street UMC, MRD
* Massie, Oleta 1209 Gerlock Ct, Carterville, IL 62918-5208; (618) 985-8598;
[email protected]; Carterville UMC, CRD
* Masters, Jane A 22 Appomatox Ave, PO Box 82, Jacksonville, IL 62651-0082; (217) 479-0141;
Jacksonville Grace UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
* Maxson, Jackie 3250 High Knob Rd, Equality, IL 62934; (618) 275-4412;
[email protected]; Equality UMC, CRD
* May, Marjorie 58 Will Vina Dr, Collinsville, IL 62234-5433; (618) 344-0624;
[email protected]; Edwardsville Immanuel UMC, MRD
* McCauley, Leo 210 W 4th St, PO Box 233, McNabb, IL 61335-0233; (815) 882-2698; McNabb
UMC, VRD
McCleave, Kristi 4484 N 825th St, Robinson, IL 62454; (618) 557-3359; Zion UMC, ERD
McClellan, Ethel RR 1 Box 264B, Cave In Rock, IL 62919; (217) 649-5051;
Shawneetown UMC, CRD
* McCloskey, Martha 806 Lundy St, Streator, IL 61364; (815) 672-1434; Streator First UMC, VRD
McClure, Brooke 2103 Cinnamon Ln, Bloomington, IL 61704; (309) 808-1889; Bourbonnais
Grace UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
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McCollum, Betty 1779 Saddlewood, O’Fallon, IL 62269; (618) 632-6233; O’Fallon First UMC,
MRD
McCollum, Rufus 1779 Saddlewood, O’Fallon, IL 62269; (618) 632-6233; O’Fallon First UMC,
MRD
* McCormick, Daryl RR 1 Box 23D, Stewardson, IL 62463; (217) 682-5524;
[email protected]; Stewardson UMC, ERD
* McCray, Marian B 14 Marilyn Cir, Fairview Heights, IL 62208-2839; (618) 624-7264;
[email protected]; Cahokia Park UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
McCulley, Russ 230 Howard Dr, Minonk, IL 61760-1604; (309) 432-2944; Minonk UMC, VRD
McCullough, Joe PO Box 204, Latham, IL 62543-0204; (217) 674-3437; Mount Pulaski First
UMC, SRD
* McCumber, Joyce 1642 W Vernon Ave, Springfield, IL 62704; (217) 546-2720; Springfield
Asbury UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Hammond McDavid, Pamela 6712 Preston Dr, Springfield, IL 62711-7093; (217) 483-6331;
Springfield Grace UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* McDonald, Jan R 3810 35th St, Rock Island, IL 61201; (309) 236-4571;
[email protected]; Rock Island Two Rivers UMC, SPD
McFarland, Donna 1585 Cantrall Creek Rd, Cantrall, IL 62625; (217) 487-7084; Sherman UMC,
SRD
* McGehee, Hal 1009 Hickory Pt, Collinsville, IL 62234; (618) 345-0866; [email protected];
Maryville Saint Luke’s UMC, MRD
* McGehee, LaDonna K 1009 Hickory Pt, Collinsville, IL 62234; (618) 345-0866;
[email protected]; Maryville Saint Luke’s UMC, MRD
* McGinnis, Becky 1942 Holt Rd, Jacksonville, IL 62650; (217) 886-2207; Jacksonville Grace
UMC, LRD
McGregor, Caleb 119 E 5th St, Mount Carmel, IL 62863; (618) 262-4374; Mount Carmel
Evangelical UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
* McKinney, Camilla A PO Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207; (217) 529-2674;
[email protected]; Decatur First UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
McMorris, Stan 2740 Kimwood Dr, Charleston, IL 61920; (217) 345-2272; Charleston Wesley
UMC, ERD
* McPherson, Jesse 1116 N 8th St, PO Box 82, Herrin, IL 62948-0082; (618) 942-6518;
[email protected]; Herrin UMC, CRD
* McQuilkin, Bonnie 1093 IL Route 89, Magnolia, IL 61336-9608; (815) 869-3100;
[email protected]; Magnolia UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* McQuilkin, Mary 1093 IL Route 89, Magnolia, IL 61336-9608; (815) 869-3100; Magnolia UMC,
VRD - AT LARGE
* McQuistion, Virginia 3620 N Karen Ct , Decatur, IL 62526; (217) 877-2217;
[email protected]; Decatur First UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* McRae, Luanne 400 W Debby Dr, Mount Zion, IL 62549; (217) 864-4855;
[email protected]; Dalton City UMC, SRD
Medlin, Mildred 1439 US Highway 45, Enfield, IL 62835; (618) 963-2038; Enfield UMC, CRD
* Megenhardt, Larry D 106 Mapleleaf Dr, Catlin, IL 61817; (217) 427-2401;
[email protected]; Catlin UMC, IRD
* Megginson, T Janell 2202 Nortonville Rd, Murrayville, IL 62668; (217) 882-5261; Murrayville
UMC, LRD
Mehrkens, Kara 202 Derron Ct, Pontiac, IL 61764; (815) 844-3821; Pontiac First UMC, VRD
Mehrkens, Lauren 202 Derron Ct, Pontiac, IL 61764; (815) 844-3821; Pontiac First UMC, VRD
Meriwether, Jim 114 North St, Fairfield, IL 62837; (618) 842-9239; Fairfield First UMC, KRD
Meriwether, Verla 114 North St, Fairfield, IL 62837; (618) 842-9239; Fairfield First UMC, KRD
* Merten, R C PO Box 116, Sandoval, IL 62882-0116; (618) 918-0124; [email protected];
Sandoval UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
Mesick, Carolyn 8026 54th Street Ct, Coal Valley, IL 61240; (309) 799-8602; Moline Bethel
Wesley UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
Messmore, Sharon 205 Concord St, East Peoria, IL 61611; Iroquois River District, IRD
* Meyer, Christine 540 Verkler Dr, Bonfield, IL 60913; (815) 939-2912; [email protected];
Bonfield Evangelical UMC, VRD
* Meyers, Gail 305 E Willard, PO Box 448, Gifford, IL 61847-0448; (217) 568-7674; Gifford UMC, IRD
* Michaels, Joanne C 1710 Kane St, Carlyle, IL 62231-1131; (618) 594-2700;
[email protected]; Carlyle UMC, MRD
* Michel, Ian 1780 S 16000 W Rd, Reddick, IL 60961; (815) 925-5035; Herscher UMC, VRD - AT
LARGE
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* Michel, Linda B 1780 S 16000W Rd, Reddick, IL 60961; (630) 918-9695;
[email protected]; Herscher UMC, VRD
Milhouse, Peggy 526 E Lorena Ave, Wood River, IL 62095-2124; (618) 254-5206;
[email protected]; Wood River First UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
* Miller, Elaine 15819 N Oak Crest Rd, Marshall, IL 62441-4331; (217) 340-4340;
[email protected]; Marshall Emmanuel UMC, ERD
* Miller, Ken 190 W 4th St, Coal City, IL 60416; (815) 634-0449; [email protected]; Coal City
UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
Miller, Shirley 407 S State Route 37, Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-3639; Alma UMC, KRD
Miner, Ken 2325 Waterbury Pond Ct, Springfield, IL 62712-9594; (217) 529-2546; Sangamon
River District, SRD - AT LARGE
Mitchell, George 14752 Alleghany Rd, Thompsonville, IL 62890; (618) 982-2315; Galatia UMC,
CRD
* Mittendorf, Dale 3286 Illinois 145 Rd, Metropolis, IL 62960; (618) 524-9027; Powers UMC, CRD
* Mohrman, Margie 115 Knollwood, Quincy, IL 62301-4465; (217) 222-5944; Camp Point UMC,
LRD - AT LARGE
* Mohrman, Roger 115 Knollwood, Quincy, IL 62301-4465; (217) 222-5944; Camp Point UMC,
LRD
Montgomery, Tom 209 S Main St, Cambridge, IL 61238; (309) 937-5700; Cambridge UMC, SPD
* Moody, Janet 3892 N 5000W Rd, Kankakee, IL 60901; (815) 932-1196;
[email protected]; Kankakee Saint Mark UMC, VRD
* Moore, Lyman Max 103 S 4th St, PO Box 786, Chatsworth, IL 60921-0786; (815) 635-3157;
Chatsworth UMC, VRD
* Moorhead, Karmin 1906 Otter Rd, Trenton, IL 62293; (618) 244-9778; Trenton First UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
Moroney, Butch 1509 Coralberry Ct, Springfield, IL 62712; (217) 585-9175; Sugar Creek UMC,
SRD
* Morris, Christopher 816 S Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901; Cache River District, CRD - AT
LARGE
* Morrison, Jeff 187 3M Circle St, Neoga, IL 62447; (217) 895-3866;
[email protected]; Neoga UMC, ERD
* Morrow, Justin 2302 Eureka Rd, Washington, IL 61571; (309) 265-7858;
[email protected]; Washington Evangelical UMC, ILD
Mortonson, Andrew 1203 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801; Iroquois River District, IRD - AT LARGE
* Mosley, Peter 808 N Walnut St, Shelbyville, IL 62565-1120; (217) 774-2956;
[email protected]; Shelbyville First UMC, ERD - AT LARGE
Motley, Donna Belle 2206A N Prairie St, Tuscola, IL 61953-9248; (217) 253-3905; Hindsboro
UMC, IRD
* Muehling, Christine 1307 N County Road 1050 E, Tuscola, IL 61953; (217) 253-6612;
[email protected]; Tuscola UMC, IRD
Murphy, Hazel 2 Chanel Dr, PO Box 67, Batchtown, IL 62006-0067; (618) 396-2562; Batchtown
UMC, LRD
* Murphy, Velma 102 Norton, PO Box 64, Cabery, IL 60919-0064; (815) 949-1754;
[email protected]; Cabery UMC, VRD
* Murray, Sheron 28232 College Rd, Centralia, IL 62801-7802; (618) 532-3016; Centralia First
UMC, KRD
Myers, Brenda PO Box 61, Raymond, IL 62560-0061; (217) 229-4543; Raymond Community Of Faith UMC, SRD
Myers, Francis RR 2 Box 179, Sumner, IL 62466; (618) 947-2450; Chauncey UMC, KRD
* Myers, Louis 595 Lime Dr, Petersburg, IL 62675; (217) 632-7076; [email protected];
Petersburg UMC, SRD
Myers, Nancy 5645 N Ridge Rd, Olney, IL 62450-3809; (618) 752-5941;
[email protected]; Olney First UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
* Nation, Bob 32167 239th Ave, Pittsfield, IL 62363; (217) 285-2342; [email protected]; Barry
UMC, LRD
* Nation, Pam 32167 239th Ave, Pittsfield, IL 62363; (217) 285-2342; [email protected]; Barry
UMC, LRD
Nelson, Hannah 1203 W Green, Urbana, IL 61801; (309) 212-6825; Heyworth UMC, VRD - AT
LARGE
* Nelson-Watkins, Debbie 4645 E Baker Woods Ln, Decatur, IL 62521-4283; (217) 423-6782;
[email protected]; Decatur Grace UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
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* Neumann, Fred 2211 S Cottage Grove Ave, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 367-0377; Urbana Grace
UMC, IRD
* Newton, Jennifer L 1 Cambridge Ct, Maryville, IL 62062; (618) 346-8573; Collinsville First
UMC, MRD
* Nicholson, June 615 Main, PO Box 214, Hillsdale, IL 61257-0214; (309) 658-2341; Hillsdale
UMC, SPD
Nohren, Stephanie PO Box 99, Cowden, IL 62422; (217) 343-3029; Cowden UMC, ERD
Noland, Robert 315 W Center St, Lebanon, IL 62254-1411; (618) 632-2354; O’Fallon First UMC, MRD - AT LARGE
* Nollman, Danny 1010 Forest Hill Dr, Belleville, IL 62221; (618) 235-6873; [email protected];
Belleville Union UMC, MRD
* Nordstrom, Lisa 309 W Main St, PO Box 67, Bishop Hill, IL 61419-0067; (309) 927-3358; Galva First UMC, SPD
* Norem, Barbara 3420 Marilyn Dr, Decatur, IL 62521-8888; (217) 864-5948; Elwin UMC, SRD
* Norem, Martin Wm 3420 Marilyn Dr, Decatur, IL 62521-8888; (327) 864-5948; Elwin UMC, SRD
* Olson, Douglas R 20601 N Fawn Ct, Chillicothe, IL 61523; (309) 274-4550; Chillicothe First
UMC, ILD
Olson, Pat 1908 10th St, Rock Island, IL 61201; (309) 786-3151; Milan Trinity UMC, SPD
* Orton, Denise PO Box 81, Tower Hill, IL 62571-0081; (217) 567-3498; wady_n_pj@yahoo.
com; Tower Hill UMC, ERD
* Paluska, Maxine 519 Sunset Dr , Quincy, IL 62305; (217) 221-1229; [email protected];
Quincy Vermont Street UMC, LRD
* Pangle, Donna 206 Meadows Rd N, Apt 1 , Bourbonnais, IL 60914; (815) 939-4999; Bradley
Wesley UMC, VRD
* Parks, Darryl 116 Apple Ln, Anna, IL 62906; (618) 833-6475; Anna UMC, CRD
* Parsons, Kaye 805 W Progress St, PO Box 254, Ashland, IL 62612-0254; (217) 476-3468;
[email protected]; Ashland UMC, LRD
* Pascoe, Doug 4012 Rode Ave , Granite City, IL 62040-2222; (618) 877-2769;
[email protected]; Granite City Good Shepherd UMC, MRD
* Patterson, Rose Marie 1306 W Mack Ave, Olney, IL 62450-3712; (618) 392-4709;
[email protected]; Calhoun UMC, KRD
* Patton, Linda 31125 415th St, Griggsville, IL 62340; (217) 833-2685; Griggsville UMC, LRD
* Paullin, Carolyn 36330 E 300 North Rd, Bellflower, IL 61724; (309) 722-3339; Bellflower UMC,
IRD
Paulson, Pete 4 Ashland Ct , Mount Zion, IL 62549; (217) 864-0600; [email protected]; Decatur
Grace UMC, SRD
* Peers, Rick 18 Allison Dr, Paxton, IL 60957; (217) 379-6045; [email protected]; Paxton First
UMC, IRD
* Perkins, Stephanie 122 W Poplar St, Albion, IL 62806; (618) 445-2738; Brown’s Chapel UMC,
KRD
* Perry, Carol 8 Pin Oak Dr, Highland, IL 62249; (618) 651-9400; [email protected];
Highland Hope UMC, MRD
* Perry, Ellen 10485 Bell Fountain Rd, Dawson, IL 62520; (217) 364-4207; [email protected];
Fountain of Life UMC, SRD
* Perry, Margaret E 1013 Lake Shore Dr, Mount Vernon, IL 62864-3017; (618) 244-4541; Bonnie
UMC, KRD
* Peters, Carl 3450 Village Ln, Apt 305 , Granite City, IL 62040-7705; (618) 401-6668;
[email protected]; Granite City Nameoki UMC, MRD
* Peters, Jean 1113 W Union St, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 359-4642; jeangpeters@gmail.
com; Urbana Wesley UMC, IRD
* Peverly, Charlotte 13500 N 50 E, Perrysville, IN 47974; (765) 793-8218; Danville Saint James
UMC, IRD
* Peverly, John H 13500 N 50 E, Perrysville, IN 47974; (765) 793-8218;
[email protected]; Danville Saint James UMC, IRD
* Phillippe, Lynn 11563 E 1150th Ave, Robinson, IL 62454; (618) 544-5405; Robinson Otterbein
UMC, ERD
* Phillips, Diana 317 Preston Hollow Rd, Murrayville, IL 62668; (217) 882-8771;
[email protected]; Jacksonville Asbury UMC, LRD
* Phillips, Eva 1106 Airport Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864; (618) 242-0072; Mount Vernon Epworth UMC, KRD
* Pigg, Carol L 121 Steven Dr, Troy, IL 62294; (618) 667-2412; Troy UMC, MRD
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Pinkerton, Carol Treasurer, New Salem UMC 6273 Wesley Chapel Rd, Chatham, IL 62629
8720; (217) 483-4496; New Salem UMC, SRD
* Piotrowski, Lana 440 Pheasant Ln, Moro, IL 62067; (618) 377-8748; [email protected];
Wanda UMC, MRD
* Plattner, John 2203 E Empire St Ste K, Bloomington, IL 61704-3707; (309) 828-1684; Normal
Calvary UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Plattner, Tarry 2203 E Empire St Ste K, Bloomington, IL 61704; (309) 828-1684; Normal
Calvary UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Poe, Barbara 20341 N Prairie Ln , Centralia, IL 62801-8547; (618) 249-9060; Central City UMC, KRD
* Popejoy, Elaine 29287 E 800 North Rd, Ellsworth, IL 61737; (309) 724-8204;
[email protected]; Ellsworth UMC, VRD
* Potts, Mike 4109 Englewood Dr, Champaign, IL 61822; (217) 352-4960;
[email protected]; Champaign New Horizon UMC, IRD
* Potts, Tory 501 E Main St , Oblong, IL 62449; (618) 592-4456; [email protected]; Oblong
Evangelical UMC, ERD
* Power, Carol 19210 Hubbard Rd, East Moline, IL 61244-9750; (309) 496-2440;
[email protected]; East Moline Christ UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
Powles, Howard 145 Indiana, PO Box 10, Tamms, IL 62988-0010; (618) 747-2277; Tamms
UMC, CRD
* Prass, Alan 108 Calypso Dr, Belleville, IL 62221; (618) 235-6585; Fairview Heights Christ UMC, MRD
Pribble, Jamie 1109 W Stotlar St, Herrin, IL 62948; (618) 988-1774; Energy UMC, CRD
* Price, Flossie 427 Brian St, Bridgeport, IL 62417; (618) 945-5700; Bridgeport UMC, KRD
* Pringle, Stephen L 5789 Kirby Rd, Oreana, IL 62554; (217) 468-2265;
[email protected]; Garver Brick UMC, SRD
Pritchard, Melba 962 Poplar St, Wood River, IL 62095; (618) 254-1384; Bethalto UMC, MRD
* Pritchett, Annette 1470 Sullivan Rd, Goreville, IL 62939-2623; (618) 995-1177;
[email protected]; Colp UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
* Proctor, Skip 175 2300 Ave, PO Box 58, Latham, IL 62543-0058; (217) 674-3753; Latham
UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Pullin, Mary Ann 402 N Linden St, Normal, IL 61761; (309) 452-2529; [email protected];
Normal First UMC, VRD
* Putrich, Elaine 15192 E Mishi Nama Dr , Cuba, IL 61427-9353; (309) 789-5313; ; Canton South Park UMC, ILD
* Quick, Chris 702 Lincoln Dr, Marshall, IL 62441-1982; (217) 826-8155; Kaskaskia River District, KRD - AT LARGE
* Ralston, Terry 1372 Westminster Ln, Bourbonnais, IL 60914; (815) 928-9712;
[email protected]; Bourbonnais Grace UMC, VRD
* Ramp, Kathy 74 Kennelworth Cir, Hampton, IL 61256; (309) 751-9546; [email protected];
East Moline Christ UMC, SPD
* Ramsey, Mary G 702 3rd St, Carmi, IL 62821-1004; (618) 384-5251;
[email protected]; Carmi Emmanuel UMC, CRD
* Rankin, Carol 1851 E County Road 250, West Point, IL 62380-2014; (217) 743-6305;
[email protected]; Living Faith UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
Ratliff, Peg PO Box 287, Griggsville, IL 62340-0287; (217) 833-2575; Griggsville UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
* Raymond, Jana Fox c/o Virginia UMC, 401 E Broadway St, Virginia, IL 62691; (217) 452-3534;
[email protected]; Virginia UMC, LRD
Rees, Tom 58 Elm St , Bradford, IL 61421-9202; (309) 897-8238; Bradford Leet Memorial UMC,
ILD - AT LARGE
* Reich, Norma 1 Arthur Dr, Rochester, IL 62563; (217) 495-7893; Springfield Asbury UMC, SRD
* Reis, Suzie 15113 Remington Rd , Marion, IL 62959; (618) 998-8027; Marion Aldersgate UMC,
CRD
* Rentfrow, Jim 815 S Washington St, Sullivan, IL 61951; (217) 728-2027; [email protected];
Sullivan UMC, IRD
* Reynolds, Arlene 1376 W Marietta St, Decatur, IL 62522; (217) 428-4548;
[email protected]; Decatur Central UMC, SRD
* Reynolds, Kathy 418 Rodeo Dr, Hillsboro, IL 62049; (217) 532-6679; Hillsboro UMC, ERD - AT
LARGE
* Reynolds, Lisa 13023 Prairie Trl, Carlinville, IL 62626; (217) 854-3788; Carlinville UMC, LRD
* Reynolds, Paul 13023 Prairie Trl, Carlinville, IL 62626; (217) 854-3788; Carlinville UMC, LRD
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* Rhine, Judy %Cross Road UMC, PO Box 165, Ullin, IL 62992-0165; ; [email protected];
Cross Road UMC, CRD
* Rhoden, Connie 19263 E 800 North Rd, Georgetown, IL 61846-9999; (217) 662-8757;
[email protected]; Georgetown UMC, IRD
* Rhodes, Debby 1011 Springfield Rd, East Peoria, IL 61611; (309) 635-3620;
[email protected]; East Peoria First UMC, ILD
* Rhodes, Russell 1011 Springfield Rd, East Peoria, IL 61611; (309) 699-4352;
[email protected]; East Peoria First UMC, ILD
* Richards, Brian 302 E Main St, Heyworth, IL 61745-7624; (309) 473-2223;
[email protected]; Heyworth UMC, VRD
* Rigg, Patty J 217 N Freetrade St, PO Box 141, Bellmont, IL 62811-0141; (618) 298-2459;
[email protected]; Bellmont UMC, KRD
* Ringness, Jeffrey 214 Warrior Way, Germantown Hills, IL 61548; (309) 383-2402;
[email protected]; Willow Hill UMC, ILD
*Robbins, Roberta RR 2 Box 6A, Oquawka, IL 61469; (309) 867-3443; [email protected];
Oquawka UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
* Robinson, Bill 1023 W Knox Rd, Galesburg, IL 61401; (309) 462-3800;
[email protected]; Monmouth First UMC, SPD
* Robinson, James Wade 801 E Alabama Ave, Casey, IL 62420; (217) 932-5832; Casey UMC,
ERD
* Robinson, Jan 902 E Mumford Dr, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 328-3507;
[email protected]; Urbana Wesley UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
Rodriguez, Evaristo 121 S State St, Beardstown, IL 62618-1217; (618) 967-6209;
[email protected]; Beardstown UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
Rogers, James 2941 S Koke Mill Rd, Springfield, IL 62711-9651; (217) 793-9760;
[email protected]; Springfield First UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Roggy, Richard 19032 Meander Way , Bloomington, IL 61705-4107; (309) 661-9251;
[email protected]; LeRoy UMC, VRD
* Roggy, Sharon 19032 Meander Way, Bloomington, IL 61705-4107; (309) 661-9251; LeRoy
UMC, VRD
* Roper, Robb 861 N Broadway St , Havana, IL 62644-1007; (309) 543-3542;
[email protected]; Havana First UMC, LRD
Ropiequet, David 34 Queens Pl, Mattoon, IL 61938; Mattoon First UMC, ERD
* Ropiequet, Peggy 34 Queens Pl, Mattoon, IL 61938; (217) 234-7898; Mattoon First UMC, ERD
* Roseman, Barbara 2131 11th St, Moline, IL 61265; (309) 762-3234;
[email protected]; Moline Bethel Wesley UMC, SPD
* Rosendale, Virgil %Gibson City UMC 206 E 10th St, Gibson City, IL 60936; Gibson City UMC,
IRD
* Rosse, James P 167 Seminole Dr, Springfield, IL 62704; (217) 546-6991; Springfield Douglas
Avenue UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
Rowland, Phyllis 660 Beaver Rd, Macomb, IL 61455; (309) 776-4161; Colchester UMC, SPD
Ruch, Kathleen 779 S Greenwood Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901; (815) 932-0095; Kankakee Asbury
UMC, VRD
* Rudsell-Cray, Barb 1102 Deer Trail Ct, Port Byron, IL 61275; (309) 523-3966;
[email protected]; Moline Riverside UMC, SPD
Rumble, Darlene 404 E Center St, PO Box 529, Loami, IL 62661-0529; (217) 624-4204; Loami
UMC, SRD
Runyon, Cecil 3620 Dawn Dr, Pinckneyville, IL 62274; (618) 357-9224; Pinckneyville UMC, CRD
Runyon, Sharon 3620 Dawn Dr, Pinckneyville, IL 62274; (618) 357-9224; Pinckneyville UMC,
CRD
Rushing, Vaudra 2005 W Lawrence Ave # 39, Springfield, IL 62704-1414; (217) 698-7840;
Sugar Creek UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Russell, Jake 921 W State St Apt #4, Jacksonville, IL 62650; (636) 236-3964;
[email protected]; LaMoine River District, LRD - AT LARGE
* Russell, Nancy 26891 Richview Rd, Richview, IL 62877; (618) 493-6275; Richview UMC, KRD
* Rutan, Phyllis 8319 N 125 W, Cayuga, IN 47928; (765) 492-3977; Georgetown UMC, IRD - AT
LARGE
* Saben, Priscilla 103 Worthy Acres Dr, Biggsville, IL 61418; (309) 768-2109;
[email protected]; Biggsville UMC, SPD
* Sabo, Martha 531 Sumner St, Carlinville, IL 62626-1467; (217) 854-7055; Thayer UMC, SRD
* Sanders, Brenda 335B Country Club Dr, Pekin, IL 61554; (309) 642-7723; Pekin First UMC, ILD
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* Saxe, Larry 565 E 750 North Rd, Morrisonville, IL 62546; (217) 526-3316; Morrisonville UMC,
SRD
Sayre, Margaret 202 W Ridgemont Rd, Peoria, IL 61614-7316; (309) 682-2444; Peoria
University UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
* Schaad, Donna 13767 Antler Ct, Bloomington, IL 61705-7808; (309) 827-7047;
[email protected]; Bloomington Wesley UMC, VRD
Schnepper, John 5532 N Fox Rd, Olney, IL 62450; (618) 395-2667; Olney Immanuel UMC, KRD
* Schonert, Maridel 125 Hawthorne Dr, Olney, IL 62450; (618) 395-4059;
[email protected]; Olney First UMC, KRD
* Schonert, Steve 125 Hawthorne Dr, Olney, IL 62450; (618) 395-4059; [email protected];
Olney First UMC, KRD
* Schroeder, Earlene 203 Heritage Ct, PO Box 316, Delavan, IL 61734-0316; (309) 244-7644;
[email protected]; Delavan UMC, ILD
Schroeder, Renee 2422 N Pine Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60004-2547; (847) 392-5761; Iroquois River District, IRD - AT LARGE
Schultze, Kim 609 E Marshall St, Tolono, IL 61880-9543; (217) 485-5463; Tolono UMC, IRD –
AT LARGE
Schumacher, Al 526 Riverview Dr, Vandalia, IL 62471-1832; (618) 283-4762; Vandalia First
UMC, KRD
* Schumaker, William R PO Box 62, Maquon, IL 61458-0062; (309) 875-3458; Maquon UMC,
SPD
* Scott, Diane 124 Geraldine St, PO Box 405, Green Valley, IL 61534-8024; (309) 352-6310;
Green Valley First UMC, ILD
* Scott, Marilyn PO Box 22, Whittington, IL 62897-0022; (618) 629-2586; Sesser UMC, CRD
Seaton, Cathy 401 Mulberry St, Allendale, IL 62410-9515; (618) 299-2676; Ebenezer UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
Seegmiller, Scott 1656 County Road 2400 N, Arthur, IL 61911; (217) 543-4019; Arthur UMC,
IRD
* Sergent, Deb 47 Gorham Rd, Divernon, IL 62530; (217) 628-3676; Divernon UMC, SRD
* Severns, Carol PO Box 223, Brownstown, IL 62418-0223; (618) 427-3733; Brownstown
UMC, ERD
Sharp, Marcie 370 Oakwood St, Olmsted, IL 62970; (618) 742-8157; Cache Chapel UMC, CRD
* Shay, Randy 12916 E 2200 North Rd , Pontiac, IL 61764; (815) 842-3524;
[email protected]; Cornell Blackstone UMC, VRD
* Shay, Sandra 210 W Water St Ste 2, Pontiac, IL 61764-1790; (815) 844-3530;
[email protected]; Cornell Blackstone UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Shepherdson, Rachel 6915 N Flamingo Ct, Peoria, IL 61614; (309) 691-6981;
[email protected]; Peoria Forrest Hill UMC, ILD
* Shields, Karen S 1117 Mildred Ct, Springfield, IL 62712; (217) 585-1756; Springfield Woodside
UMC, SRD
* Shields, Kate 201 W North St, Decatur, IL 62522; (217) 423-9711; [email protected];
Decatur First UMC, SRD
* Shimmin, Curtis 1651 80th St, Monmouth, IL 61462-8803; (309) 734-3906; Fairview Center
UMC, SPD
* Shull, Beverly A 1212 Wheatfield Dr, Morton, IL 61550; (309) 266-6069;
[email protected]; Morton UMC, ILD
* Sidwell, Don RR 1 Box 42, Shobonier, IL 62885; (618) 846-3713; Mount Carmel UMC, ERD
* Simms, Judith K 107 Southwest St, West Salem, IL 62476; (618) 456-3226; West Salem Zion
UMC, KRD
* Simonson, Amy 320 W Main St , Good Hope, IL 61438; (309) 456-3949;
[email protected]; Good Hope UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
Sims, Carol 2316 Makemie Ave, Springfield, IL 62704-1236; (217) 787-3111; Williamsville UMC,
SRD
* Sitler, Karen 1306 Westminster Dr, Washington, IL 61571-1346; (309) 444-8616;
[email protected]; Crossroads UMC, ILD
* Small, Richard 206 Lakewood Dr, Hillsboro, IL 62049-3203; (217) 532-3734; Coffeen UMC,
ERD - AT LARGE
* Smedshammer, Sherry R 816 S Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901-2821; (618) 457-8165;
[email protected]; Marion Aldersgate UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
Smiley, Kendra PO Box 104, East Lynn, IL 60932-0104; (217) 375-4255; East Lynn UMC, IRD
Smith, Andrea 113 E Madison St, Riverton, IL 62561; (217) 629-7744; Bissell UMC, SRD
* Smith, Diann 730 20th St, Panola, IL 61738; (309) 527-3168; El Paso UMC, VRD
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* Smith, Jessica 101 Graham St Apt #11, PO Box 75, Savoy, IL 61874-0075; (217) 352-7619;
Sadorus UMC, IRD
Smith, Keith 6465 Armstrong Rd, Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-7406; Kinmundy First UMC,
KRD
Smith, Laura 1862 Mulberry St, Jackson, MO 63755-3260; Mississippi River District, MRD - AT
LARGE
* Smith, Linda M 3321 Blueberry Ln, Springfield, IL 62711-8253; (217) 726-8631;
[email protected]; Springfield Douglas Avenue UMC, SRD
* Smith, Melvin W 3105 Fullerton Dr, Springfield, IL 62704; (217) 546-3504; Springfield First
UMC, SRD
Smith, Nancy 307 W 2nd Ave, PO Box 238, Deer Creek, IL 61733-0238; (309) 447-6410;
[email protected]; Deer Creek UMC, ILD
* Smith, Sally L 902 Eldridge St, Washington, IL 61571-2822; (309) 444-8516;
[email protected]; Crossroads UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
* Smith, Stacy 1324 Whisper Way, Benton, IL 62812-1876; (618) 438-3831;
[email protected]; Manito UMC, ILD AT LARGE
* Smith, Sylvia 214 S Union, Toulon ,IL 61483-7193 ,(309) 286-7193 ;
[email protected]; Toulon UMC, ILD
* Snider, Donna K 231 Nugent Pl, Lincoln, IL 62656-3218; (217) 735-3638;
[email protected]; Lincoln First UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
Snow, Jim 309 Ironwood CC Dr, Normal, IL 61761-3116; (309) 862-2786; Normal Morningstar
UMC, VRD
* Souders, Mark 4292 Upper Salem Rd, Metropolis, IL 62960; (618) 524-3184;
[email protected]; Metropolis UMC, CRD
* Stauder, Anthony E 41 Groton Dr, Springfield, IL 62702; (217) 891-0188;
[email protected]; Springfield Laurel UMC, SRD
* Stauffer, Karen 418 W Madison St, Rushville, IL 62681; (217) 322-4856;
[email protected]; Houston UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
* Stavenhagen, Gene 525 N 1st St, Monmouth, IL 61462-1216; (309) 734-4839; Monmouth First
UMC, SPD
Stenger, Nancy 20970 E 1900th St, Bushnell, IL 61422; (309) 772-2579; Walnut Grove UMC,
SPD
* Stevens, Robert L 3865 W Palmyra Ct Unit 11, Peoria, IL 61604; (309) 682-0617; Peoria
Forrest Hill UMC, ILD
* Stevenson, E Lucille 416 Albers Pl, Bethalto, IL 62010; (618) 377-3318; Bethalto UMC, MRD
* Stewart, Darla 364 W Vandalia St, Waverly, IL 62692; (217) 370-4364; [email protected];
Waverly UMC, LRD
* Stites, Marijon 2051 E County Road 70N, Oakland, IL 61943-8502; (217) 346-2605; Oakland
UMC, ERD
* Stockle, Rosemary 105 Olive St, Colfax, IL 61728; (309) 723-6526; [email protected];
Colfax UMC, VRD
* Stokes, Harvey 345 Dudleyville Rd, Greenville, IL 62246; (618) 664-0205; Greenville First UMC, MRD
* Stoll, Judy 1463 Harper Dr, Rantoul, IL 61866; (217) 893-4410; [email protected]; Rantoul First UMC, IRD - AT LARGE
Stoltz, Betty 20929 E 700 Rd, Mount Carmel, IL 62863; (618) 299-4961;
[email protected]; Lancaster UMC, KRD - AT LARGE
Stoltz, Pauline 20929 E 700 Rd, Mount Carmel, IL 62863; (618) 299-4961;
[email protected]; Lancaster UMC, KRD
* Stott, Jeff 14543 Frontier Dr, Athens, IL 62613; (217) 636-8245; [email protected]; Athens UMC,
SRD - AT LARGE
* Streeter, Leisa PO Box 309, New Windsor, IL 61465-0309; (309) 667-2644;
[email protected]; Viola UMC, SPD
Stringfellow, Steve 315 Madison St, Washington, IL 61571-1420; (309) 444-2974;
[email protected]; Peoria First UMC, ILD - AT LARGE
* Struck, Sherry 3307 Mackinaw Ln, Springfield, IL 62711; (217) 529-8127; Springfield First
UMC, SRD
Stults, Dick 605 S Central Ave, Paris, IL 61944; (217) 465-4656; Oliver UMC, ERD
* Sucech, Jeri 204 S 8th St, Riverton, IL 62561; (217) 629-7931; Riverton First UMC, SRD
* Sullins, Ena 9778 N River Rd, West Union, IL 62477; (217) 826-5126; Brick UMC, ERD
* Summar, Sandra 887 N 1000 East Rd, Bement, IL 61813; (217) 678-8346; Bement UMC, IRD
Swan, Carolyn 408 E Church St, Galatia, IL 62935; (618) 268-4514; Tate’s Chapel UMC, CRD
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* Swank, Debra 309 SE 5th Ave, Aledo, IL 61231; (309) 582-5727; Aledo UMC, SPD
* Swanson, Barbara L 21 Oakwood Dr, Pontiac, IL 61764; (815) 842-4074;
[email protected]; Pontiac First UMC, VRD
* Swett, Linda 1863 Bucks Pond Rd, Monticello, IL 61856-8062; (217) 762-8145;
[email protected]; Decatur Wesley UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Talbott, Sherry PO Box 31, Blandinsville, IL 61420-0031; (309) 652-3238; Blandinsville UMC,
SPD
Tanner, Donna 593 S Park Rd, Herscher, IL 60941; (815) 426-2918; Kankakee Saint Mark UMC, VRD
Tappendorf, Michael 8415 N 100th St, Altamont, IL 62411; (618) 367-2142; Harvest UMC, ERD
Taylor, Billy 1614 Clover Rdg, Columbia, IL 62236; (618) 281-4723; Columbia Bethany UMC,
MRD
Taylor, Kathleen 1828 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Decatur, IL 62526; (217) 791-3593; Decatur
Grace UMC, SRD
* Terven, Mark D 708 W Wood St, Bloomington, IL 61701; (309) 553-8410; markterven@aol.
com; Pleasant Grove UMC, VRD
* Theesfeld, Jamie 709 NW 1st Ave, Galva, IL 61434; (309) 332-3990; [email protected];
Galva Grace UMC, SPD
* Thomas, Cathy 1462 NE Windermere, Tremont, IL 61568; Tremont UMC, ILD
* Thompson, Donald L %Urbana First UMC, 304 S Race St, Urbana, IL 61801-3237;
(217) 367-8715; Urbana First UMC, IRD
* Thompson, Otis 228 Main St, Warsaw, IL 62379; (217) 256-4394; [email protected];
Warsaw UMC, LRD
* Throop, Judy 1291 Marla Ter, Bradley, IL 60915; (815) 939-1235; [email protected];
Bradley Evangelical UMC, VRD
Tieman, Brian 233 E Morris St , Bement, IL 61813; (217) 493-2225; ; Bement UMC, IRD
Timm, Janice 2301 1st St E Apt C12 , Milan, IL 61264-3419; (309) 787-5974; Milan Trinity
UMC, SPD - AT LARGE
* Tingley, Vernice 715 N 7th St , Marshall, IL 62441; 217-826-5010; Marshall First UMC, ERD
* Todd, Glenn 1221 Moreland Dr Apt 17, Belleville, IL 62223-3548; (618) 398-6416; Belleville
Saint Matthew UMC, MRD
* Tombaugh, Faye 2322 Eastwood Ave Unit 109, Streator, IL 61364; (815) 672-3988; Grand
Ridge UMC, VRD
* Topel, Charlene 202 W Hawthorne Dr, Effingham, IL 62401-2807; (217) 342-4079;
* Torrance, B Kathy 15055 N 2000th Rd, PO Box 92, Good Hope, IL 61438-0092;
(309) 456-3563; [email protected]; Good Hope UMC, SPD
Trammel, Beverly 1008 Dorris Heights Rd, Harrisburg, IL 62946; (618) 252-4734; Harrisburg
First UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
Trammel, Phil 203 W Poplar St, Harrisburg, IL 62946-1421; (618) 252-7218; Mount Moriah UMC, CRD
Treece, Delilah 210 N John St, Jonesboro, IL 62952; (618) 833-8860; Jonesboro UMC, CRD
* Trover, Linda G 204 Moreland, PO Box 276, Pocahontas, IL 62275-0276; (618) 669-2180;
Pocahontas UMC, MRD
* Tunison, Mary Frances RR 1 Box 97, White Hall, IL 62092-9701; (217) 374-6779; Christ UMC, LRD
* Turek, Joe 208 Locust St Apt 6, Normal, IL 61761; (708) 937-5046; [email protected]; Vermilion
River District, VRD - AT LARGE
* Turner, Bill 427 W Washington St, Maroa, IL 61756; (217) 794-3327; [email protected];
Maroa UMC, SRD
* Turner, Carolyn A 1194 E 1330th St, Quincy, IL 62305; (217) 885-3558;
[email protected]; Quincy Melrose Chapel UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
* Turner, Harold 1194 E 1330th St, Quincy, IL 62305; (217) 885-3558; [email protected];
Quincy Melrose Chapel UMC, LRD
* Tyler, June E 2834 N Lehman Rd, Peoria, IL 61604; (309) 688-4502; [email protected];
Peoria Bethel UMC, ILD
* Umholtz, Valerie Moehle 910 Washington St, Pekin, IL 61554; (309) 346-0599;
[email protected]; Pekin First UMC, ILD
* Unger, Lisa 962 N Seminary St, Galesburg, IL 61401; (309) 343-8250;
[email protected]; Galesburg Faith UMC, SPD
* Uribe, Alejandro PO Box 564, Cobden, IL 62920-0564; (618) 201-8304; lev613fc@hotmail.
com; Cobden Jesus Es El Senor UMC, CRD
* Uribe, Hector 434 S Front St, Cobden, IL 62920-2415; (618) 697-0474; Cobden Jesus Es El
Senor UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
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* Vandermyde, Debbie 772 Christopher Dr, Forsyth, IL 62535-9783; (217) 875-2230;
[email protected]; Decatur First UMC, SRD
* Vandermyde, Mark 772 Christopher Dr, Forsyth, IL 62535; (217) 875-2230;
[email protected]; Decatur First UMC, SRD
* Vandike, Vicky 27576 Grange Rd, Geneseo, IL 61254; (309) 944-2229; vvandike@hotmail.
com; Loraine UMC, SPD
* VanDyke, Lynn 530 Vandalia Rd, Louisville, IL 62858-1057; (618) 665-3432;
[email protected]; Harmony UMC, KRD
* Venezia, Larry 102 Fairway Dr, Bloomington, IL 61701; (309) 663-6605; [email protected];
Normal Calvary UMC, VRD
* Voice, David 340 S Main St, Farmington, IL 61531-1431; (309) 245-4403; wdvoice@yahoo.
com; Farmington UMC, ILD
* Volpert, Karel 117 Illinois St, PO Box 345, Bismarck, IL 61814-0345; (217) 759-7667;
[email protected]; Danville Bowman Avenue UMC, IRD
* Waite, Jana 1906 Hemlock Dr, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 351-9386; Savoy UMC, IRD
Waldrop, Patrick 711 S Wall St, Apt 104, Carbondale, IL 62901; (309) 338-5992; Canton Wesley UMC, ILD
Wallace, Barbara PO Box 137, Coello, IL 62825-0137; (618) 724-7232; Greenwood UMC, CRD
Walters, Betty 1985 W Wood St, Decatur, IL 62522-2501; (217) 972-0050; Niantic UMC, SRD
* Ward, Jim 700 Albrecht Ln, Crescent City, IL 60928; (815) 683-2739; [email protected];
Watseka UMC, IRD
* Warren, Jon E 4 Colona Hts, Colona, IL 61241-8720; (309) 949-3993; Spoon River District,
SPD - AT LARGE
* Weaver, Marcia 1109 Low St, Bloomington, IL 61701; (309) 557-0613; Bloomington Grace
UMC, VRD
* Webel, Karma RR 1 Box 35, Versailles, IL 62378-9708; (217) 236-3811;
[email protected]; Perry UMC, LRD - AT LARGE
* Webster, Max 2404 Flaxen Mill Ct, Springfield, IL 62704; (217) 787-1714;
[email protected]; Springfield First UMC, SRD
* Wehrle, Tracy 406 N Chestnut St, Toluca, IL 61369-9788; (309) 530-1241;
[email protected]; Lacon Sparland UMC, ILD
* Wells, Karen 603 Square St, Villa Grove, IL 61956; (217) 832-8349; Camargo UMC, IRD
* Wenger, Kay 202 N First, PO Box 50, London Mills, IL 61544-0050; (309) 486-3493; London
Mills UMC, ILD
Werner, Duane 506 N William St, Joliet, IL 60435-6050; (815) 727-0973; Conference-at-Large,
CAL - AT LARGE
* Werner, Terry 409 S Stowe St, Virginia, IL 62691-1253; (217) 452-7453;
[email protected]; Virginia UMC, LRD
* Werschey-Kessinger, Tami PO Box 357, Middletown, IL 62666-0357; (217) 445-2920;
[email protected]; Lincoln First UMC, SRD
* West, Wendy 8846 Oak Dr, Clinton, IL 61727; (217) 322-7500; [email protected];
Clinton UMC, SRD
* Whitaker, Rhonda 1264 Hickory Dr, Neoga, IL 62447-1212; (217) 895-3962;
[email protected]; Neoga UMC, ERD - AT LARGE
Whitcomb, Carol 1616 E County Road 2300, Burnside, IL 62330-5013; (217) 755-4324; Colusa
UMC, SPD
* Whitcomb, Gary 711 Main St, PO Box 33, North Henderson, IL 61466-0033; (309) 464-5302;
North Henderson UMC, SPD
* White, Courtney 113 E Main St, Rochester, IL 62563; (217) 498-8675;
[email protected]; Sangamon River District, SRD - AT LARGE
* White, Esther 403 E Plumb St, Ransom, IL 60470; (815) 586-4657; Ransom UMC, VRD
Whitley, Lyle 585 N County Road 1000E, Lerna, IL 62440; (217) 235-1742; Lerna UMC, ERD
* Whitlock, Joan 1601 N Monroe St, Litchfield, IL 62056; (217) 324-3501; Litchfield Saint Timothy UMC, MRD
* Whitlock, Norma 653 Edlawn St, Wood River, IL 62095; (618) 251-4874;
[email protected]; Wood River First UMC, MRD
Whittaker, Rosie 108 Blackhawk Blvd General Delivery, Toulon, IL 61483; (309) 286-6403; West Jersey UMC, ILD
* Wignall, Terry 5109 S Diamond Pt, Mapleton, IL 61547; (309) 697-5850;
[email protected]; Locust Lane UMC, ILD
* Wildhagen, Melanie 387 Tendick Ln, Murrayville, IL 62668; (217) 882-5381; Murrayville UMC,
LRD
Wiley, Leann 550 Vincennes Ave, Flora, IL 62839; (618) 662-9576; Conway UMC, KRD
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* Williams, Allen M 15 N Clinton St, New Baden, IL 62265; (618) 588-3092;
[email protected]; New Baden UMC, MRD
* Williams, Ava 324 W Union St, Nokomis, IL 62075-1642; (217) 563-7439;
[email protected]; Crossville UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
* Williams, Robin 211 Chestnut St, PO Box 143, De Soto, IL 62924-0143; (618)303-2335;
Vergennes Wesley UMC, CRD
Williams, Sarah 4720 N 1100th St, Robinson, IL 62454; (618) 584-3391; Pearl Chapel UMC,
ERD
* Williams, Scott 1525 E Converse St, Springfield, IL 62702; (217) 744-1786; Springfield
Northside UMC, SRD
Wilson, Dorothy 3647 Swaney Rd, McNabb, IL 61335-5016; (815) 882-2695; Henry UMC, ILD
Wilson, John 1337 Rt 16, PO Box 2, Piasa, IL 62079-0002; (618) 729-4194; Piasa UMC, MRD
* Wilson, J LaVon 4165 Hazelcrest Rd, Springfield, IL 62703-5239; (217) 529-1145;
[email protected]; Springfield Grace UMC, SRD - AT LARGE
* Wilson, Marcelia 142 W Indiana St, Momence, IL 60954-1726; (815) 472-4694;
[email protected]; Momence UMC, VRD
* Wilson, Norman 9 Connelly Ct, Paris, IL 61944-1244; (217) 275-3411;
[email protected]; Vermilion UMC, ERD
* Wilson, Rick G 2105 Saline Ave, Eldorado, IL 62930; (618) 273-9594;
[email protected]; Eldorado UMC, CRD
* Wilson, Sharon K PO Box 292, Karnak, IL 62956-0292; (618) 634-2271; Karnak UMC, CRD
* Wilson, Sharon 437 S Church St, Virden, IL 62690-1606; (217) 965-3539;
[email protected]; Virden First UMC, LRD
Winegard, Pat 23901 121st Ave W, PO Box 24, Illinois City, IL 61259-0024; (309) 791-0012;
Illinois City UMC, SPD
Winters, Rosalie 203 Brian Ave, Murphysboro, IL 62966; (618) 684-6420; Murphysboro UMC, CRD
Wisdom, Virginia 617 Sandusky St, Jacksonville, IL 62650-1141; (217) 742-3743; Winchester
UMC, LRD
* Wiseman, Roger 608 Mary St, PO Box 113, Roanoke, IL 61561-0113; (309) 923-7229;
Roanoke UMC, VRD
* Wojnar, Pat 10 S Ewing St, Altamont, IL 62411-1223; (618) 483-9849; ; Dexter UMC, ERD
* Wolfe, Bunny 5900 S 2nd St, PO Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207; (217) 529-2749;
[email protected]; Sangamon River District, ILD - AT LARGE
Wood, Barbara 1401 E McHenry St Apt A, Urbana, IL 61801-6969; (217) 384-1163; Urbana
Grace UMC, IRD
* Wood, Floyd 2006 Lexington Ave, Lawrenceville, IL 62439-2063; (618) 943-3517; Browns UMC, KRD
* Woodard, Ben 621 S Ferne Clyffe Rd, Goreville, IL 62939; (618) 995-1061; Goreville UMC,
CRD - AT LARGE
* Woods, Bennett 2965 Antioch Rd, West Frankfort, IL 62896-5527; (618) 932-2938;
[email protected]; West Frankfort Antioch UMC, CRD - AT LARGE
* Wooldridge, Barbara A 2109 Carriage Rd, Jacksonville, IL 62650-9248; (217) 245-9380;
[email protected]; Jacksonville Centenary UMC, LRD
Worley, Nancy PO Box 16, Cisne, IL 62823; (618) 599-9484; Cisne UMC, KRD
* Wright, Gilbert R 17555 N Armstrong Rd, Marshall, IL 62441; (217) 826-8350;
[email protected]; Marshall Armstrong UMC, ERD
* Wunderlich, Mary O 5127 Palestine Rd, Chester, IL 62233; (618) 774-2226;
[email protected]; Chester UMC, MRD
* Yarnell, Sandra K 1907 E Quail Run Dr, Mahomet, IL 61853; (217) 586-5837;
[email protected]; Mahomet UMC, IRD
* Yates, Dewey PO Box 136, Secor, IL 61771; (309) 744-5104; [email protected]; Secor
UMC, VRD
* Yockey, Carolyn 508 Normal Ave, Normal, IL 61761-2413; (309) 452-3936;
[email protected]; Normal First UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
* Yockey, Duane 508 Normal Ave, Normal, IL 61761-2413; (309) 452-3936; [email protected];
Normal First UMC, VRD - AT LARGE
Yockey, Martha 8909 N 1900th St, Willow Hill, IL 62480; (618) 455-3339; Willow Hill UMC, ERD
* Young, Candy PO Box 185, Okawville, IL 62271-0185; (618) 243-5485;
[email protected]; Okawville UMC, MRD
Young, Ruth Anne 75 Burchyett Ln, Jonesboro, IL 62952-2476; (618) 833-5898; Wolf Lake
UMC, CRD
* Younker, Carolyn 284 Westport Rd, Galesburg, IL 61401; (309) 343-3220; Galesburg First
UMC, SPD
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* Yuknis, Connie 828 37th St, Moline, IL 61265-2448; (309) 755-0013; [email protected];
Silvis UMC, SPD
* Zackery, Garry 502 N Bell St, PO Box 493, Cerro Gordo, IL 61818-0493; (217) 763-6003;
[email protected]; Cerro Gordo UMC, SRD
* Zaerr, Sherry 405 Magnolia St, Payson, IL 62360; (217) 656-4386; [email protected]; Payson
UMC, LRD
* Zeigler, Debbie 14700 Buckley Rd, Marion, IL 62959; (618) 993-5518; Cedar Grove UMC, CRD
* Zimmer, Edwin 1195 S 18000W Rd, Reddick, IL 60961-8044; (815) 365-2565; Reddick UMC,
VRD
* Zwicker, Steven E 251 County Road 1550 N, Bradford, IL 61421; (309) 897-7416;
[email protected]; Boyd’s Grove UMC, ILD
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Peoria First UMC Choir at the Memorial Service
Rudoph Merab, Lay Leader of the Liberia Annual Conference
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DAILY PROCEEDINGS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
CLERGY SESSION: The Clergy Session was held at 2 p.m. in the ballroom of
the Pete Marquette. Praise worship was led by Mike Rayson. The keynote
speaker was Dr. Myron McCoy, President of Saint Paul School Of Theology,
Kansas City, Missouri. Rev. Stacy Tomich, Rev. Miriam Snider, Rev. Robert
Schoolcraft, Rev. Beth Fender, and Rev. Don Jackson gave testimonies about
their spiritual formation. The ordination anniversaries of the following
pastors were celebrated: 60 years: Joe Evers, LeRoy Pittman; 50 years: Don
Batz, Harold Bodeen, Walter Davidson, Robert H. Edwards, Gary Jenkins,
Kim Yong Soon, John C. Wilkey; 40 years: John Crede, Robert Thompson; 25
years: Sue Bailey, Mark England Graham, Garry Gromley, Vaughn Hoffman,
Curt Keller, Frank Ogdon, Richard Piscatelli, Deborah Reese, Linda Richard,
Craig Sweet, Paul Walles, Jerry Watkins.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 102: BAR OF THE CLERGY SESSION: Rev. Alice J.
Shirley, Conference Secretary, presented LI 102 and moved its adoption. (See
page 89)
ACTION ON LI 102: Adopted by clergy by a show of hands.
BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY REPORT: Rev. Vaughn Hoffman,
Chairperson of the Board of Ordained Ministry, presented the report of the
Board of Ordained Ministry to the clergy session. (see page 147)
ACTION: Adopted by show of hands.
LAITY SESSION: The 2011 Laity Session began at 4:30 in the Grand Ballroom.
The opening worship music was led by Rev. Mike Rayson. Rhonda Whitaker,
Conference Lay Leader, welcomed the laity and recognized the District Lay
Leaders and District Directors of Lay Speaking. Candidates for General
Conference and Jurisdictional Conference were introduced and each was given
the opportunity to speak. During the introductions, Bishop Gregory Palmer
arrived, greeted the laity, asked them to pray for the election process, and
thanked all laity for their service. Rhonda Whitaker gave her presentation on
the book Almost Christian by Dr. Kenda Dean, our Friday speaker. Rhonda
focused on how we must make the translation of the gospel to life and lead
a gospel-shaped life. Rudolph Merab, Lay Leader of the Liberian Annual
Conference, thanked the conference for the work being done in Liberia. He
pointed out that scripture brings us together and stressed his belief that we
need to return to Wesleyan ways. An orientation skit was presented for firsttime attendees. Ava Williams, Lay Speaking and Lay Witness Mission leader,
presented two Lay Witness Mission attendees – Kathy Torrance and Linda
Johnston - who gave witness of their experiences. Dr. Roberta Robbins, Certified
Lay Minister, explained what a Certified Lay Minister is and what the steps are
to become a Certified Lay Minister. She then recognized those in our conference
who have completed the training and those who have entered a covenant
agreement with their church. Bunny Wolfe gave an update of the IGRC laity
school project in West Point, Liberia, West Africa. The third level of the school is
complete and it is hoped the roof will be finished in September 2011. This school
will be the only junior high in a community of 65,000-70,000 people. She then
presented a short film of the project. The session was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
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MEMORIAL SERVICE AND HOLY COMMUNION: Bishop Woodie W.
White, who was the presiding bishop of both the former Central and Southern
Illinois conferences from 1984 to 1992, led the conference in a Memorial
Service for clergy, clergy spouses, and lay members who have died in the
past year. Bishop Palmer and Bishop White presided over the communion
table. Liturgists, in addition to Bishop Palmer who led the conference in a
reaffirmation of baptism, included: Rev. Anet Satvedi, Rev. Sheryl Palmer,
and Rev. Stephen Busick. Rev. Alice Shirley, Conference Secretary, and
Rhonda Whitaker, Conference Lay Leader, read the roll of the dead. Special
music was provided by a brass choir led by Rev. Ted Hartley and the Peoria
First Sanctuary Choir. Rev. Mary Ann Cunningham was organist. An
offering was taken for John Kofi Asmah UM School. Interpretation for the
deaf and hearing impaired was provided by the IGRC Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Ministry.
ROLL OF THE DEAD: Clergy and Clergy Spouses: David H. Allin, Ruth Ann
Asmussen, Virginia Becker, Diane Bigley, Vernon Brown, Paul Bryant,
Patricia Carper, Philip R. Carriker, Roger F. Christianson, Cleo Coatney,
Patsy Conrad, Anna Curtis, Lloyd E. Davis, Norma Haworth, Rosemary E.
Hays, Darline Henderson, Lucy “Ellen” Hoffman, Harold Holliday, Howard B.
Johnson, Lucille Jones, Wesley I. Kersh, C. Wayne King, Walter D. Krech, W.
Harold Loyd, Marie Lyell, James O. Mahaffey, Norma Jean Martin, Rachel
B. McMahon, Pauline Mick, Evelyn June Miller, Marlin Miller, Janis Muir,
Robert A. Mulligan, Ted Phillips, Helen J. Pitsch, Robert Clyde Ridall, Wanda
Corzine Robinson, Jesse Seiber, Larry R. Shultz, Imogene Smith, Phillip R.
Snider, William Swyear, Justine Louise Tunstall, Lloyd H. Vinnedge, Jr.,
Virginia L. Wallace, Larry Welliver, Emmalee F. Williams, Shirley Zivney.
Lay Members: Gloria Blacklock, George Bolinger, E.L. Bosomworth, Ervin
Handel, Ruth N. Howe, Orville Mueth, Ted Phillips, Mary Lou Piper, Charles
Taylor, Wilbur (Bud) Whitcomb, Earl Wright.
CALL TO ORDER: Bishop Palmer called the conference to order.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 101: ORGANIZATIONAL MOTIONS: Rev. Alice
Shirley, Annual Conference Secretary, presented LI 101 and moved its
adoption. (see page 88)
ACTION ON LI 101: Adopted by a show of hands.
ROLL CALL: Rev. Alice Shirley, Annual Conference Secretary, asked that the roll
call of clergy and laity be taken and requested members to pass their cards
toward each aisle in the Exhibit Hall.
ELECTRONIC VOTING TRAINING: Chris Alker of Option Technologies
provided some training for electronic voting.
ADJOURNMENT: Bishop Palmer adjourned the conference with prayer.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
CALL TO ORDER: Bishop Gregory V. Palmer reconvened the conference at 8:30
a.m.
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OFFERING REPORT: Bishop Palmer announced that $9,542.83 was collected
for John Kofi Asmah School in Liberia at the Memorial Service.
ELECTRONIC VOTING TRAINING: Brian Chan provided some instructions for
electronic balloting. Rev. John Hartleroad, Assistant to the Bishop, explained
eligibility for voting.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Rev. Alice Shirley, Conference Secretary, clarified the bar of
the conference.
WORSHIP AND MORNING MANNA: Bishop Gregory V. Palmer led the
congregation in a time of devotion based on the theme “Intentional Faith
Development,” informed by Psalm 119:103, 105 and Romans 10:17. Mike
Rayson and Jason Woolever led praise singing.
INTENTIONAL FAITH DEVELOPMENT: WHAT IS A DISCIPLE? The
conference enjoyed a video prepared by the Communications Team.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 103: 2012 BUDGET INITIAL PRESENTATION:
David Hood, Chairperson of the Conference Council on Finance and
Administration (CCFA), presented LI 103. He introduced the new chair
of CCFA, Rev. Bill Adams, reviewed the work of CCFA during his tenure
of 8 years, and noted that the “2010 Actual” column on pages 15-17 of the
preconference workbook was inaccurate and needed to be deleted. Hood
celebrated payment of apportionments in 2010 and called the conference’s
attention to other legislative items affecting the 2012 budget. Bishop Palmer
asked the conference to express appreciation to CCFA and David Hood.
(seepage 89)
REPORT 303: PREACHER’S AID SOCIETY AND BENEFIT FUND: Rev.
Clyde Snyder, president of the board of directors of PASBF, called the annual
meeting to order and referred to Report 303. He acknowledged the death of
Diane Bigley and retirement of Julie Allison and noted the omission of Julia
Melgreen from the class of 2013. He moved the report’s adoption. (see page 229)
ACTION ON REPORT 303: Adopted by a show of hands.
Clyde Snyder then introduced Keith Anderson, Executive Director of PASBF,
who noted the hiring of a new Administrative Associate, Sarah Cooper. Keith
reviewed the work of PASBF over the last year. Donations can be made to
PASBF by going to the web site: www.pasbf.org. PASBF will continue to
support Medicare Supplement, serve as a safety net for clergy, and provide
educational events. Bishop Palmer asked the conference to thank Keith and
Clyde.
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Rev. Clyde Snyder moved that the annual meeting of
the PASBF be adjourned.
ACTION: Adopted by voice vote.
ELECTRONIC BALLOTING TRAINING: Chris Alker reviewed use of the
electronic keypads and conducted a balloting test.
LAY BALLOT, #1: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their first ballot.
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REPORT ON LAY BALLOT, #1: Bishop Palmer announced that there were no
elections.
LAY BALLOT, #2: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their second ballot.
BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY PRESENTATION: Rev. Vaughn
Hoffman, Chairperson of the Board of Ordained Ministry, presented this
year’s ordinands and provisional members. Ordinands include: Deacon:
Elizabeth Fender; Elders: Andrew Jacob Anthony, Grant Donald Armstrong,
Mary Alice Cunningham, Lisa Dawn Guilliams, Andrew Gerard Hopp,
Patricia Aileen Hutton, Anita Ruth Munden, Florene Elizabeth Scott, and
Michael Otis Whitaker. Provisional elders include: Scott Eugene Carnes,
Kathryn Sue Lewis, Andy Robert Maxwell, Christopher Maurice Hughes
Quick, Jungil Rhee, Carol Ann Stufflebeam, Megan Elizabeth Thompson, and
William Brett Yates. Vaughn also announced that the Board of Ordained
Ministry had received a trust from the Wave Workman family that will be
used for grants and debt reduction for seminarians.
elections.
CLERGY BALLOT, #1: Rev. Alice Shirley, Conference Secretary, assigned
balloting numbers to this year’s ordinands. Bishop Palmer then led the clergy
through their first ballot.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 107: MOVING TO MEDICARE-D: Rev. Rick
VanGiesen, Conference Treasurer and Director of Administrative Services,
presented LI 107 and shared the rationale behind it, namely, that it is
more cost effective. Certificates of credible coverage will be provided to all
participants to insure waiver of late enrollment penalties. (see page 115)
REPORT ON CLERGY BALLOT, #1: Bishop Palmer announced that there
were no elections.
GUEST SPEAKER: DR. PAUL CHILCOTE: Bishop Palmer introduced Dr.
Paul Chilcote, Professor of Historical Theology and Wesleyan Studies and
Director of the Center for Applied Wesleyan Studies at Ashland Theological
Seminary in Ohio, who led the conference in reflections on Intentional
Faith Development in the Wesleyan Way beginning with scripture from
Acts. United Methodists are distinguished by piety supporting the study
of scripture, Christian conferencing, communion, worship, and fasting.
Priorities for United Methodists need to be contextual attentiveness, crosscultural engagement, and communal witness.
CLERGY BALLOT, #2: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their second ballot.
MOTION: Peter Paulson, lay leader in Sangamon River District, moved that
Bishop Palmer read only the top 13 vote-getters on laity ballots
ACTION ON MOTION: Adopted by an 81% majority.
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MOTION: Rev. J. Glen Robyne moved that Bishop Palmer read only the top 20
vote-getters on clergy ballots.
ACTION ON MOTION: Adopted by an 86% majority
LUNCHEON RECESS: Bishop Palmer dismissed the conference for lunch with
prayer.
CALL TO ORDER: Bishop Palmer invited the conference to show appreciation for
the praise singing as the conference reconvened.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Bishop Palmer introduced Rev. J. Keith
Zimmerman, who will serve as the chair of the Liberia Partnership
Committee, and Rev. Cynthia Jones, who presented Bishop Palmer with a
special stole bearing symbols of the IGRC and Liberia Annual Conference.
INTRODUCTION: Bishop Palmer introduced Rev. Gary Henderson, Executive
Director of Global Health Initiative for the United Methodist Church, who
will be present at the Imagine No Malaria Dinner tonight.
LAY BALLOT, #3: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their third ballot.
COURTESIES: Rev. Bradley Shumaker, chairperson of the Committee on
Episcopacy, celebrated the 30th ordination anniversary of Bishop Gregory
V. Palmer in the West Ohio Conference. He also recognized Bishop Palmer’s
spouse, Cynthia Palmer. Dr. Pamela Hammond-McDavid, chairperson of the
Commission on Religion and Race, presented a bouquet and Apple gift card to
Mrs. Palmer, who addressed the conference. Pamela also presented Bishop
Palmer with a T-shirt.
CLERGY BALLOT, #3: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their third ballot.
EPISCOPAL ADDRESS: Bishop Palmer presented the Episcopal Address. He
briefed the conference on participation in the conference “dashboard.” He
then outlined constraints in appointment-making: contraction of the salary
pool and resistance to certain appointments due to race/ethnicity, gender, and
age discrimination. He also cited the need for collaboration between “silos”
in the conference structure. Bishop Palmer thanked the conference for their
generous support of the $2.3 million goal for Imagine No Malaria. For the full
text of his address, see page 242.
elections.
LAY BALLOT, #4: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their fourth ballot.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 107: MOVING TO MEDICARE-D: Rev. Rick
VanGiesen, Conference Treasurer and Director of Administrative Services,
presented LI 107 for action. (see page 115)
were no elections.
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CLERGY BALLOT, #4: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their fourth ballot.
AFRICA UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP REPORT: Rev. Janet Eggleston,
co-chair of the Africa University Partnership Committee, introduced
Prudence Hadzah, 2009 graduate of Africa University (AU), who thanked
the conference for its support. Glen Robyne, co-chair of AU Partnership
Committee, introduced Prudence’s husband, Fay, and daughters Fadzi
and Ashley. He also introduced AU graduate (2007) Christian Kakez-AKapend from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who is pastor of Heart
of Africa Congregation at Lover’s Lane UMC in Dallas. Janet presented
Bishop Palmer with a banner celebrating IGRC’s 100% payment of AU
apportionment. Glen celebrated IGRC giving to AU and encouraged
contributions toward a maintenance facility on the campus. (see page 215)
OFFERING FOR AFRICA UNIVERSITY: Baskets were passed for the Africa
University offering while the conference enjoyed a slide show on AU.
REPORT ON LAY BALLOT, #4: Bishop Palmer announced that there were
two elections: Rhonda Whitaker, Neoga, and Paul Black, Director of
Communications, were elected first and second members of the General
Conference delegation.
LAY BALLOT, #5: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their fifth ballot.
REPORT ON CLERGY BALLOT, #4: Bishop Palmer announced that there was
one election to General Conference: Rev. Randy Robinson was elected as the
first member of the General Conference clergy delegation.
CLERGY BALLOT, #5: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their fifth ballot.
REPORT ON LAY BALLOT, #5: Bishop Palmer reported there was no election.
MOTION: David Bell, Casey UMC, moved that on the next lay ballot the top four
vote-getters be elected.
ACTION: Defeated by a show of hands
LAY BALLOT, #6: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their sixth ballot.
REPORT ON CLERGY BALLOT, #5: Bishop Palmer announced that there was
no election.
SERVICE OF RECOGNITION FOR COMMISSIONING AND RETIRING
MEMBERS: Rev. Lori Bultemeier, full deacon and Christian Life
Coordinator at The Baby Fold, was the preacher at the Service of Recognition
for Commissioning and Retiring Members. Liturgists included Rev. John
Hartleroad, Assistant to the Bishop, and Rev. Keith Anderson, Executive
Director of the Preacher’s Aid Society and Benefit Fund. The Clergy
Worship Band assisted with music; Rev. Daniel King Crede was organist.
Interpretation for the deaf was provided by the IGRC Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Ministry. Commissioned members included: Scott Eugene Carnes,
Kathryn Sue Lewis, Robert Andrew Maxwell, Christopher Maurice Hughes
Quick, Jungil Rhee, Carol Ann Stufflebeam, Megan Elizabeth Thompson, and
William Brett Yates. (For a full listing of retirees, see page 158)
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IMAGINE NO MALARIA DINNER: Keynote speaker Mike McCurry, a United
Methodist layman from the Baltimore-Washington Conference, told the
capacity crowd of 900 that Imagine No Malaria is something everyone can
rally around -- even in a highly-charged atmosphere such as Washington,
D.C., where McCurry has held various political positions, including press
secretary under President Bill Clinton.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2010
CALL TO ORDER: Bishop Palmer called the conference to order at 8:34 a.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Rev. Alice Shirley, Conference Secretary, made some
announcements.
OFFERING REPORT: Bishop Palmer announced that the offering for Africa
University on Thursday afternoon was $7,444.65. He also thanked everyone
who attended the Imagine No Malaria Dinner and invited those who brought
Imagine No Malaria offerings from local churches to pass those along. More
than $10,000 has been raised already.
WORSHIP AND MORNING MANNA: Bishop Gregory V. Palmer led the
congregation in a time of devotion based on Romans 6 and I Corinthians
11:23, saying that we need the gifts of baptism and communion to remind us
of God’s prevenient grace and that God is always seeking and searching after
us and all Creation. Rev. Mike Rayson, Rev. Mary Alice Cunningham, and
Rev. Jason Woolever led praise singing.
MOTION: Rev. Rob Roy moved that when a clergy or lay ballot does not result in
an election, the top vote-getter is elected.
ACTION: Defeated by a show of hands.
INTRODUCTION: Bishop Palmer introduced the Lay Leader of the Liberia
Annual Conference, Rudolf Merab and his wife Houmou and Rev. Albert
Barchue, Superintendent of Kakata Farmington District. Rev. Barchue led
the conference in prayer for the sixth clergy ballot.
CLERGY BALLOT, #6 – Bishop Palmer led the clergy through the sixth clergy
ballot.
REPORT ON LAY BALLOT, #6: Bishop Palmer reported that there were
two elections: Mike Potts, New Horizon, and Bunny Wolfe, Coordinator of
Mission and Outreach, were elected third and fourth members of the General
GUEST SPEAKER: Bishop Palmer introduced Rev. Kenda Creasy Dean,
Professor of Youth, Church, and Culture at Princeton and author of Almost
Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church,
who spoke to the conference. She said that the current ministry of the church
is not helping young people to see things from God’s angle, which is at the
heart of Christian formation. We’ve lost missional imagination—we think
mission is a trip, “activity,” that mission is about us, instead of a way of
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being in the world. “Mission is translation. (Jesus Christ is God’s perfect
translation)” Two thirds of “God” is “Go.”
REPORT ON CLERGY BALLOT, #6: Bishop Palmer reported that there was no
election.
LAY BALLOT, #7: Rudolph Merab, Lay Leader of the Liberia Annual
Conference, led the conference in prayer and Bishop Palmer led the laity
through their seventh ballot.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Rev. Eric Swanson presented Bishop Palmer with
a T-shirt from this morning’s Imagine No Malaria 5K race. There were 45
participants.
OFFERING ANNOUNCEMENT: Bishop Palmer announced that a gift of $5,000
for Imagine No Malaria has been received from the Peoria Civic Center
Authority and Peoria Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Centerplate
Catering, and Heart of Illinois Hospitality Association.
CLERGY BALLOT, #7: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their seventh ballot
CABINET ADDRESS: Bishop Palmer introduced co-deans of the Cabinet, Rev.
Randy Reese and Rev. In-Sook Hwang, who delivered the cabinet address.
They reminded the conference of the United Methodist way: 1 mission, 2
forms of holiness, 3 simple rules, 4 areas of focus, and 5 practices of fruitful
congregations. They reported that the cabinet was working to streamline the
clergy assessment process, to emphasize first Thursday prayer and fasting,
and to lead the conference in reading through the scriptures in one year. For
the full cabinet address see page 248,
LAITY ADDRESS: Bishop Palmer introduced Conference Lay Leader Rhonda
Whitaker and asked all district lay leaders to stand for appreciation. For the
full laity address see page 252.
REPORT OF LAY BALLOT, #7: Bishop Palmer reported that there was no
election.
REPORT OF CLERGY BALLOT, #7: Bishop Palmer reported that there was
an election. Rev. Sara Isbell was elected second clergy member of the General
LUNCHEON RECESS: Bishop led the conference in the Wesleyan table grace.
CALL TO ORDER: Bishop Palmer called the conference to order
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Rev. Beverly Wilkes-Null asked not to be considered as
a General Conference delegate at this time.
LAY BALLOT, #8: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their eighth ballot.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE – Rev. Gary Motta presented Bishop Palmer with a
T-shirt commemorating his youth group’s participation in sandbagging in
Metropolis during recent floods.
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CLERGY BALLOT, #8: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their eighth ballot.
UMCOR/ADVANCE REPORT: Bishop Palmer introduced Rev. Cynthia Fierro
Harvey, Associate General Secretary of UMCOR, who brought a video
and thanked the conference for our support of UMCOR. The IGRC gave
$900,000 of $44 million raised for Haiti. 79% of our churches participated in
designated giving. We rank 3rd in the Jurisdiction for missionary support.
Our commitment to Liberia and Camphor Mission is remarkable. UMCOR
is granting $4 million to sister churches in Japan. UMCOR is also at work in
Joplin, MO, in the wake of recent tornado damage.
REPORT 314: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS: Rev.
Craig Sweet, chairperson of the Committee on Nominations presented the
report of his committee. He urged the conference to send corrections to Rev.
Keith Michaels, secretary. (see page 7)
REPORT 306: BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Bob Homan, chairperson of the IGRC
Board of Trustees, called the meeting of the corporate body to order. He
referred to Report 306, lifted up highlights, and moved its adoption. (see page
204)
ACTION: Adopted by a show of hands.
INTRODUCTION: Bob Homan, chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees,
introduced Duane Yockey, Normal First, who will be the new chairperson in
2012.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 120: DISCONTINUATION OF ANNAPOLIS UMC:
Bob Homan, chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees, presented LI 120
and moved its adoption. (see page 127)
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 121: DISCONTINUATION OF FLANAGAN UMC: Bob
Homan, chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees, presented LI 121 and
moved its adoption. (see page 128)
AMENDMENT: Rev. Keith Zimmerman, Superintendent of the Vermilion
River District, moved that the words, “on June 30, 2011” be added at
the beginning of line 28, page 50, in the preconference workbook.
ACTION ON AMENDMENT: Adopted by voice vote.
ACTION ON LI 121 AS AMENDED: Adopted by a show of hands.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 122: DISCONTINUATION OF GOODWINE UMC:
and moved its adoption. (see page 129
AMENDMENT: Rev. In-Sook Hwang, Superintendent of the Iroquois
River District, moved that on page 51, line 15 of the pre-conference
workbook, “as of November 30, 2011” be inserted at the beginning of
the line.
ACTION ON AMENDMENT: Adopted by voice vote.
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ACTION ON MOTION AS AMENDED: Adopted by a show of hands.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 123: DISCONTINUATION OF JOHNSTOWN UMC:
Bob Homan, chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees, presented LI 123 for
action. (seepage 129)
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 124: DISCONTINUATION OF RAMSEY UMC: Bob
Homan, chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees, presented LI 124 for
action. (see page 130)
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 125: DISCONTINUATION OF SOUTH SHORES
UMC: Bob Homan, chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees, presented LI
125 and moved its adoption. (see page 131)
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 126: DISCONTINUATION OF WESTERVELT UMC:
and moved its adoption. (see page 131)
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 128: SALE OF BRIDALWOOD PARSONAGE: Bob
Homan, chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees, requested to withdraw LI
128, since the parsonage has already been sold. The request was allowed.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 129: SALE OF FOREST PARK PARSONAGE: Bob
Homan, chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees, presented LI 129 and
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 127: TRANSFER OF TISKILWA DEED: Bob Homan,
chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees, presented LI 127 for action. (see
page 132)
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 110: SR VII.D. - PROCEEDS OF SALE: Bob Homan,
chairperson of the IGRC Board of Trustees, presented LI 110 and moved its
PREVIOUS QUESTION
ACTION ON PREVIOUS QUESTION: Adopted by a show of hands
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Bob Homan, chairperson of the IGRC Board of
Trustees, thanked the conference for their support.
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VIDEO: RECOGNITION OF CHURCHES COMPLETING THEIR MISSION
REPORT ON CLERGY BALLOT, #8: Bishop Palmer reported that there was no
election.
CLERGY BALLOT, #9: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their ninth ballot.
REPORT OF LAY BALLOT, #8: Bishop Palmer reported that there was one
election. Ryan Davis, Havana First, was elected the fifth member of the
General Conference lay delegation.
LAY BALLOT, #9: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their ninth ballot.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Rev. Alice Shirley, Conference Secretary, made an
announcement.
REPORT OF LAY BALLOT, #9: Bishop Palmer reported that there was one
election. Marian McCray, Cahokia Park, was elected as sixth and final
member of the General Conference lay delegation.
REPORT OF CLERGY BALLOT, #9: Bishop Palmer announced that there was
one election. Rev. Sylvester Weatherall was elected the third member of the
General Conference clergy delegation.
MOTION: Rev. Sidney Davis moved that only names of clergy receiving 20 or
more votes be read.
AMENDMENT: Rev. Jeremiah Thompson moved to amend the motion by
deleting “20” and inserting “10.”
MOTION TO TABLE: Tonya Hasenstab, Prospect Park UMC, moved to
table the vote on the amendment until after the next clergy ballot is
taken.
ACTION ON MOTION TO TABLE: Adopted by voice vote.
CLERGY BALLOT, #10: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their tenth
ballot.
MOTION TO REMOVE AMENDMENT FROM THE TABLE: Bishop Palmer
took the Thompson amendment off the table.
ACTION ON AMENDMENT: Adopted by electronic vote.
ACTION ON MOTION AS AMENDED: Adopted by electronic vote.
MOTION: George Clifton, Fairview Heights UMC, moved to suspend the rules of
order to allow the top vote-getter in the next three clergy ballots to be elected.
POINT OF ORDER: Rev. Miley Palmer pointed out that it was necessary to deal
with the suspension of rules before voting on the amendment
ACTION ON SUSPENDING THE RULES OF ORDER: Defeated by
electronic vote.
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CELEBRATION OF NEW CHURCH STARTS: Rev. Mike Crawford,
Coordinator of Congregational Development, presented a video on new
church starts, including Fusion (pastor, Rev. Larry Frank); Fairview Heights
Christ-Maryville campus (pastor, Rev. Shane Bishop); Decatur South Shores
extension of Decatur Grace (pastor, Rev. Danny Cox). Bishop Palmer led
prayer for these new ministries.
REPORT ON CLERGY BALLOT, #10: Bishop Palmer reported that there was
no election.
CLERGY BALLOT, #11: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their eleventh
ballot.
CENTRAL CONFERENCE PENSIONS INITIATIVE: Dan O’Neil, managing
director of Central Conference Pensions for the General Board of Pensions
and Health Benefits, was introduced by Bishop Palmer. He addressed the
conference on behalf of the Central Conference Pension Initiative (CCPI). He
thanked the conference for their generosity.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Ginny Gordon, Kankakee Asbury, shared that her
Sunday school class has been giving $20 a month to the salary support fund.
REPORT ON CLERGY BALLOT, #11: Bishop Palmer reported that there was
an election. Rev. Andy Adams was elected fourth member of the General
Conference clergy delegation.
LAY BALLOT, #11: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their eleventh ballot.
LIBERIA REPORT: Bunny Wolfe, Coordinator of Missions and Outreach,
presented the Liberia report. She shared that two new churches were built
and applauded Flanagan UMC for their generous donation for the new
Flanagan school. She introduced a video featuring the witness of several
who have been to Liberia, and then introduced Rudolph Merab, Lay Leader
of the Liberia Annual Conference, who brought greetings from Liberia. Rev.
Kenneth Burgard shared about New Hope Church near Monrovia. Bishop
Palmer closed the presentation with prayer. (seepage 217)
REPORT ON LAY BALLOT, #10: Bishop Palmer announced that there was
one election. Melissa Calvillo, Carthage First, was elected the first member of
the Jurisdictional Conference lay delegation.
CLERGY BALLOT, #12: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their twelfth
ballot.
DINNER RECESS
SERVICE OF ORDINATION: Former bishop of the Illinois Area, Bishop
Woodie W. White, led the Service of Ordination with a sermon on II
Corinthians 6: 1-10, “Towards a Ministry of Joy and Laughter.” Liturgists
were Rev. Randy Reese, Rev. In-Sook Hwang, and Rev. Justin Snider. Bishop
White and Bishop Palmer presided over the communion table. Special music
was offered by the clergy choir and Janet Kaiser of Peoria First UMC was
the organist. An offering was taken for the 2012 ordinands’ mission trip.
Ordained deacon was Elizabeth Anne Fender. Ordained elders were Andrew
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Jacob Anthony, Grant Donald Armstrong, Mary Alice Cunningham, Lisa
Dawn Guilliams, Andrew Gerard Hopp, Patricia Aileen Hutton, Anita Ruth
Munden, Florene Elizabeth Scott, and Michael Otis Whitaker.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2010
CALL TO ORDER: Bishop Palmer called the conference to order at 8:30 a.m. and
outlined the agenda for the day.
MORNING PRAISE AND PRAYER: Rev. Mike Rayson, Rev. Jason Woolever,
and Rev. Mary Alice Cunningham led the conference in a brief time of
worship.
REPORT OF CLERGY BALLOT, #12: Bishop Palmer announced that there
was one election. Rev. Janice Griffith was elected the fifth member of the
ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference Secretary Rev. Alice Shirley announced that
12,454 hand towels were collected for UMCOR.
GREETING: Rev. Matt Henson, Conference Evangelist, greeted the conference
and offered his leadership for revivals and youth events.
CLERGY BALLOT, #13: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their thirteenth
ballot.
IGRC AWARDS VIDEO: The following awards were presented:
$500 Merit Scholars: Brittany Ambler, Freshman, Musical Theatre major, Illinois
Wesleyan College, Bloomington Wesley UMC; Melissa Burgett, Graduate,
Western Illinois University, will be attending Iliff School of Theology,
Macomb Wesley UMC; Kathryn Herath, Freshman, History Education
major, McKendree University, Mossville UMC; Staci Phipps, Junior, Music
Education major, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington Park UMC;
Gary Jomo Wilson, Freshman, Business/Education major, Oxford College,
Oxford, Ga., Peoria Bethel UMC. $1,500 Leadership Scholarships: Loran
Luehr – Senior, Human Nutrition and Dietetics major, Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale, SIU-C Wesley Foundation; Nichole Mize – Freshman,
Nursing Major, John A. Logan College, Carterville First UMC. Church
Growth Awards: Membership 1 to 50: Cottonwood UMC, Embarras River
District, Edward L. Davis, Pastor, 6 Professions of Faith; Membership 51
to 100: Champaign Quest UMC, Iroquois River District, Andrew Adams,
Pastor, 13 Professions of Faith; Membership 101 to 200: Peoria Bethel UMC,
Illinois River District, Rose Booker-Jones, Pastor, 29 Professions of Faith;
Membership 201 to 2,104: Fairview Heights Christ UMC, Mississippi River
District, Shane Bishop, Pastor, 106 Professions of Faith. Cramer-Tolly Social
Justice Award: Carol Lakota Eastin
LAY BALLOT, #11: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their eleventh ballot.
REPORT ON CLERGY BALLOT, #13: Bishop Palmer reported no election.
INTENTIONAL FAITH DEVELOPMENT: WHY AM I A DISCIPLE? The
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conference enjoyed another video prepared by the Communications Team.
Bishop Palmer expressed appreciation to Suzy Burns for producing the
videos.
CLERGY BALLOT, #14: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their fourteenth
ballot.
CHILDREN OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Children in the childcare
ministry of the annual conference sang a song and presented Bishop and Mrs.
Palmer T-shirts and a photograph of themselves.
REPORT OF THE CLERGY BALLOT, #14: Bishop Palmer reported no
election.
MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES: Rev. Michael Paulson moved to suspend
the rules.
ACTION ON MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES: Adopted by a
show of hands.
MOTION: Rev. Michael Paulson moved that the top recipient of votes in the next
clergy ballot be elected as the final delegate to general conference
PREVIOUS QUESTION
ACTION ON PREVIOUS QUESTION: Adopted by a show of hands.
ACTION ON MOTION: Adopted by a show of hands.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Gay Crede asked that her name be removed from
clergy balloting for General Conference.
CLERGY BALLOT, #15: Bishop Palmer led the clergy in their 15th ballot.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 105: CONFERENCE BOARD OF PENSIONS: John
Plattner, Normal Calvary, and chairperson of the Board of Pensions and
Health Benefits, presented LI 105 and moved its adoption. (see page 108)
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 106: LONG-RANGE PENSION FUNDING PLANS:
Rev. Rick VanGiesen presented LI 106. The plans are required by the Board
of Pensions. He reported that as of today the pension funding crisis is over.
He moved adoption of the resolution. (see page 112)
an election. Rev. J. Keith Zimmerman was elected as the sixth member of the
QUESTION: Rev. Beverly Wilkes-Null inquired how alternates to General
Conference are determined. It was decided that alternates will be the first
two delegates elected to Jurisdictional Conference.
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REPORT OF LAY BALLOT, #11: Bishop Palmer reported there was no
election.
LAY BALLOT, #12: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their twelfth ballot.
REPORT 302: CONFERENCE FOUNDATION: Rev. Ted Frost, Executive
Director of the IGRC United Methodist Foundation, presented Report
302. He introduced Foundation president Janice Clark, who called the
annual meeting of the UM Foundation to order. She introduced a video
about the ministry of the Foundation, suggested that local church’s develop
policies about the use of gifts received by the congregation, and offered the
Foundation’s expertise in stewardship education. She added the name of
Stephanie Corum to the list of nominees for the Foundation board, and asked
that they be elected. (see page 235)
ACTION: Elected by a show of hands.
REPORT OF LAY BALLOT, #12: Bishop Palmer reported four elections. Robin
Williams, Vergennes Wesley; Fred Iutzi, Carthage First; Steve Schonert,
Olney First; and Carolyn Yockey, Normal First, were elected to the second
through fifth seats of the Jurisdictional Conference lay delegation.
MOTION: Rev. Gary Fairchild moved that Bishop Palmer read the top 12 votegetters of each clergy vote until four persons are elected, and then read the
top 7 vote-getters until all are elected.
PREVIOUS QUESTION
ACTION ON MOTION: Adopted by a show of hands.
CLERGY BALLOT, #16: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their sixteenth
ballot.
REPORT OF CLERGY BALLOT, #16: Bishop Palmer reported that there were
no elections.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Rev. Rick VanGiesen asked that clergy not vote for
him since he is the Jurisdictional Conference treasurer and will be going to
Jurisdictional Conference anyway.
CLERGY BALLOT, #17: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through the seventeenth
ballot.
REPORT 314: COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS: Rev. Craig Sweet,
chairperson of the Committee on Nominations, moved adoption of his
committee’s report. (see page 7)
ACTION: Report adopted.
MOTION: Rev. Craig Sweet, chairperson of the Committee on Nominations,
moved that nominations made by the IGRC Nominations Committee from
the end of our 2011 Annual Conference until 12/31/11 be reported and
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electronically distributed as elected to the position to which they were
nominated.
BLACK COLLEGE FUND AMBASSADOR: Bishop Palmer introduced
Courtneika A. Hudson, Lina H. McCord Ambassador for the Black College
Fund, who greeted the conference and thanked them for their support of the
Black College Fund. Rev. Michelle Hall, Director of Spiritual Life at Wiley
College, also greeted the conference.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Bishop Palmer announced that there is a need for help at
the soup kitchen at Peoria First today.
OFFERING FOR WILEY COLLEGE TOM BROWN SCHOLARSHIP
REPORT OF CLERGY BALLOT, #17: Bishop Palmer announced that there
were three elections. Rev. Shane Bishop, Rev. Rose Booker-Jones, and Rev.
Roger Ross were elected as the first three members of the Jurisdictional
Conference clergy delegation.
LAY BALLOT, #13: Rev. Michelle Hall led the conference in prayer, and Bishop
Palmer led the laity through their thirteenth ballot.
WORD OF THANKS: Bishop Palmer invited the conference to express their
thanks to Rev. Dayle Badman and her hospitality team.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 111: EQUITABLE COMPENSATION: Rev. Vince
Rohn, chairperson of the Committee on Equitable Compensation, presented
his committee’s report and moved its adoption. (see page 117)
AMENDMENT: Rev. Beverly Wilkes Null moved that on page 38, line 16,
the number “5%” be deleted and “2.5%” be inserted.
PREVIOUS QUESTION
ACTION ON AMENDMENT: Defeated by electronic voting.
ACTION ON LI 111: Adopted by electronic voting.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 112: FUNDING FOR PASTORAL CARE AND
COUNSELING: Rev. Mike Smith, chairperson of the Pastoral Care and
Counseling Committee, presented report #112 and moved its adoption. (see
page 118)
ACTION: Adopted by show of hands.
election.
CLERGY BALLOT, #18: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their eighteenth
ballot.
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LEGISLATIVE ITEM 130: EVENGLOW COVENANT: Bunny Wolfe,
Coordinator of Mission and Outreach, presented LI 130 and moved its
adoption. (seepage 134)
ACTION: adopted by a show of hands.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 131: EXCEPTION TO RULE ON THE USE OF
PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF A PARSONAGE. Rev. Terry Harter,
Superintendent of the Sangamon River District, presented LI 131 and moved
its adoption. (see page 138)
ACTION: Adopted by a show of hands
REPORT 301: ADVANCE SPECIALS. Bunny Wolfe, Coordinator of Mission
and Outreach, presented Report 301 and moved its adoption. (see page 199)
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Carol Rankin, Living Faith UMC, asked to have her
name removed from consideration for the next ballot.
LAY BALLOT, #14: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their fourteenth ballot.
no election.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 115: LOCATION OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE: LI
115 was presented for adoption. (see page 121)
AMENDMENT: Rev. Julia Melgreen moved that the dates 2013-2017 on
page 42, line 2 be deleted and 2013-2014 be inserted instead.
PREVIOUS QUESTION
ACTION ON AMENDMENT: Defeated by electronic voting
ACTION ON LI 115: Adopted by electronic voting.
REPORT OF LAY BALLOT, #14: Bishop Palmer reported one election. J.
LaVon Wilson, Springfield Grace, was elected as the sixth member of the
Jurisdictional Conference lay delegation.
LUNCHEON RECESS
OFFERING REPORT: Conference Secretary Rev. Alice Shirley announced that
the Wiley College Tom Brown Scholarship offering was $5,588.16 and that
the offering for the ordinand’s mission trip was $5,199.57.
WORSHIP: A brief time of worship was led by Rev. Mike Rayson.
SERVICE OF GIVING AND RECEIVING APPOINTMENTS: Bishop Palmer
introduced members of the cabinet. He thanked those who are leaving
the cabinet: Rev. Greg Courtright, Rev. Randy Robinson, and Rev. Keith
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Zimmerman, and he introduced new superintendents Rev. Leah Pogemiller,
Rev. Roger Russell, and Rev. Doug Rorex. In the Service of Giving and
Receiving Appointments, Bishop Palmer fixed the appointments for 201112. Bishop Palmer read scripture from Luke 10:35-37, spoke on the theme of
“Deed,” and led the conference in prayer.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Rev. Charles Graul invited voluntary donations
to Harold Turner, Quincy Melrose, who experienced vandalism at annual
conference last year.
CLERGY BALLOT, #19: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their nineteenth
ballot.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 116: CHADDOCK COVENANT: Bunny Wolfe,
Coordinator of Mission and Outreach, presented LI 116 and moved its
ACTION: adopted by show of hands.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 114: REALIGNING CONFERENCE PERSONNEL
COMMITTEE: LI 114 was presented for adoption. (see page 120)
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 103: 2012 BUDGET. David Hood, chairperson of the
Conference Council on Finance and Administration, presented LI 103 and
ACTION: adopted by show of hands.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 104: CCFA POLICIES AND GUIDELINES: David
Hood, chairperson of the Conference Council on Finance and Administration,
presented LI 104 and moved its adoption. (see page 106)
REPORT OF CLERGY BALLOT, #19: Bishop Palmer reported that there
was one election. Rev. Gay Crede was elected the fourth member of the
Jurisdictional Conference clergy delegation.
OFFERING REPORT: Bishop Palmer reported that $27,311.88 has been
collected at this conference for Imagine No Malaria.
LAY BALLOT, #15: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their fifteenth ballot.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 117: DISABILITY AWARENESS SUNDAY: Anthony
Stauder, chairperson of Disability Concerns Committee, shared the rationale
behind the LI 117 and moved its adoption. (see page 126)
LEGISLATIVE ITEM LI 113: 100th ANNIVERSARY WESLEY
FOUNDATION AT U of I. Rev. Sara Isbell presented LI 113. (see page 119)
AMENDMENT: Rev. Sara Isbell moved that on page 40, line 6, these
words be added: “and be it further resolved that the conference
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secretary forward this resolution to the 2012 General Conference for
appropriate recognition.”
ACTION ON AMENDMENT: adopted by a show of hands.
ACTION ON LI 113 AS AMENDED: adopted by a show of hands.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Rev. Sara Isbell presented Bishop Palmer with a
book, The First Wesley Foundation.
CLERGY BALLOT, #20: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their twentieth
ballot.
election.
LEGISLATIVE ITEM 108: PROVISION OF INTERNET: LI 108 was
presented for adoption. (see page 116)
MOTION TO TABLE: Rev. Joy Schlesselman moved that LI 108 be
tabled until next year’s conference.
ACTION ON MOTION TO TABLE: Defeated by a show of hands.
AMENDMENT (1): It was moved: on page 34, line 15, delete the words
“shall provide” and insert “make available.”
EPISCOPAL RULING ON AMENDMENT (1): Bishop Palmer ruled
that the amendment was out of order because it did not change the
effect of the resolution.
AMENDMENT (2): Rev. Janet Eggleston moved: on page 34, line 15,
delete the words “if available” and insert the words “if feasible.”
ACTION ON AMENDMENT (2): Defeated by a show of hands.
PREVIOUS QUESTION
ACTION ON PREVIOUS QUESTION: Adopted by voice vote.
ACTION ON LI 108: Adopted by the required 2/3 majority.
MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES: Rev. Rick VanGiesen moved that the
Rules be suspended in order to allow a change in voting procedure.
MOTION: Rev. Rick VanGiesen moved that on the next ballot for lay delegates
and clergy delegates, the top vote-getters will be considered as elected for the
remaining slots available, including alternate delegates.
one election. Rev. Jason Woolever was elected as the fifth member of the
Jurisdictional Conference clergy delegation.
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CLERGY BALLOT, #21: Bishop Palmer led the clergy through their twenty-first
clergy ballot.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Harold Turner, Quincy Melrose Chapel, thanked the
conference for the offer to help cover the expenses of damages from last year,
and asked that donations go to Imagine No Malaria instead.
MOTION: Clarke Barnes, Geneseo Grace, moved that the conference postpone
indefinitely all remaining legislative items.
ACTION ON MOTION: Defeated by a show of hands.
REPORT ON CLERGY BALLOT, #21: Bishop Palmer reported that there were
three elections. Rev. Dennis Price was elected as the sixth member of the
Jurisdictional Conference clergy delegation. Jeremiah Thompson and Carol
Lakota Eastin were elected as alternates.
LAY BALLOT, #16: Bishop Palmer led the laity through their sixteenth ballot.
REPORT ON LAY BALLOT, #16: Bishop Palmer reported that there were
two elections. John Kauerauf , Springfield First, and Alan Prass, Fairview
Heights Christ, were elected as alternates on the Jurisdictional Conference
delegation.
PRESENTATION: Bishop Palmer presented the full General and Jurisdictional
Conference delegation and led the conference in prayer.
CALL FOR A QUORUM COUNT: Rev. Rick VanGiesen called for a quorum
count. Of 1359 registered members, 681 would be needed for a quorum.
ACTION: 583 indicated their presence electronically.
MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES: Rev. Mike Smith moved that the
conference suspend the Rules to allow 30 more minutes.
ACTION ON MOTION TO SUSPEND: Defeated by a show of hands.
EPISCOPAL GUIDANCE: The resolutions that were not acted upon can be
resubmitted next year.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Pete Paulson, Decatur Grace, pointed out that
Legislative Item 201: Care and Protection of God’s Creation, needed to be
acted on this year in order to be timely.
EPISCOPAL RESPONSE: Bishop Palmer indicated he would study the
resolution and consider writing an Episcopal letter
ADJOURNMENT: The conference adjourned at 3:41 p.m. with prayer.
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Certification of Daily Proceedings
I, Alice J. Shirley, Conference Secretary, certify that the foregoing,
together with all reports, is a correct record of the proceedings of the Fifteenth
Session (The 189th counting Antecedent Annual Conferences) of the Illinois Great
Rivers Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in Peoria, Illinois,
June 1-4, 2011
Alice J. Shirley
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Legislative Items
Legislative Items Adopted
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Legislative Items
Adopted by the Annual Conference
Note: All items listed in this section appeared in the pre-conference workbook or
supplemental packet. Only those items that were adopted, or adopted after being
amended, are printed in full.
Legislative Item 101: Organizational Motions
Subject: Procedures for our Annual Conference Session
Submitted by: Annual Conference Secretary
Be it resolved,
1). That the bar of the annual conference include the immediate areas of those who
are operating television cameras, the sound system, and recording equipment;
the secretaries’ room; and all the seats designated for voting members in
the room. Non-voting participants allowed to be seated in the bar of the
conference include: reserved seats for guests of the annual conference, spouses
of the cabinet, equipping and connecting team staff, the area office staff, and
persons who need to provide assistance for members of the annual conference.
Seats included in the bar of the conference are seats at tables. The visitors’
section includes seats without tables in theater-style arrangement located at
the rear right and left of Exhibit Halls B & C. Additionally the bar of the laity
session is the 4th floor ballroom. Voting members of the annual conference will
be seated within the bar of the annual conference for recognition and voting
procedures.
2). That the Rules of Order for this session of the Annual Conference be the
General Conference Rules, the Standing Rules so adopted by the Illinois Great
Rivers Annual Conference, and, in situations where the annual conference
rules do not apply, Roberts Rules of Order, Revised.
3). That the agenda of the annual conference is the agenda submitted by the
annual conference sessions committee and that the chairs of the sessions
committee or the agenda committee are permitted to make last-minute
changes to the agenda in order to maximize the use of time.
4). That this session of the annual conference be conducted according to the
policies approved and adopted by the annual conference sessions committee.
(Red Reference Section)
5). That the roster of secretarial staff named by the conference secretary be
elected.
6). That the only printed materials to be distributed during this Session are those
items that are directly related to the agenda of the annual conference session
or to the presentation of a speaker, or needed to facilitate worship. (All items
for distribution need the approval of the annual conference secretary.)
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7). That in order to reduce distraction caused by those arriving late, and enhance
our worship services, the center doors be closed after the last verse of the
opening hymn of every worship service and that the side doors remain open.
Hospitality staff will direct those who arrive late to be seated in empty seats
at the back of Exhibit Halls B & C until the worship is completed. This is a
courtesy to those who were present on time not to be distracted by those who
arrive late. All members are urged to be on time for worship, and if they enter
late, to do so discreetly.
Legislative Item 102: Bar of the Clergy Session
Subject: Establishing the voting area of the clergy session
Submitted by: Annual Conference Secretary
Be it resolved, that the bar of the clergy session of annual conference consists of the
Marquette Ballroom at the Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria. Members of the clergy session are asked to follow the directions for right of voice and vote as stated as listed on
pages 7 and 8 of the red reference section in the pre-conference workbook. Additional
instructions on voting may be given by the chair throughout the clergy session.
Legislative Item 103: 2012 Budget – CCFA
Subject: The proposed Conference budget for 2012 with amount and percent of
increase
Submitted by: Conference Council on Finance and Administration
Clergy Support
2011
Budget
2012
Budget
Increase
Increase
Equitable Compensation
50,000
55,000
5,000
10.00%
Moving Expenses for Retirees
40,000
40,000
-
0.00%
District Superintendents Fund*
1,910,900
2,002,160
91,260
4.78%
Episcopal Fund
Total Clergy Support
442,782
468,687
25,905
5.85%
2,443,682
2,565,847
122,165
5.00%
956,000
975,000
19,000
1.99%
Administration
Conference Offices and CCFA
Archives
58,436
60,189
1,753
3.00%
Trustees
320,000
320,000
-
0.00%
Communications
471,490
501,283
29,793
6.32%
1,145,546
1,168,400
22,854
2.00%
COSROW -- Administration
4,000
4,000
-
0.00%
Religion & Race -- Administration
8,000
8,500
500
6.25%
ECT Program & Administration
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Board of Ordained Ministry - Adm.
50,000
50,000
-
0.00%
Annual Conference Session
85,000
135,000
50,000
58.82%
10,350
7,450
(2,900)
-28.02%
Journal & Yearbook
22,525
22,525
-
0.00%
Legal Expense Fund
45,000
60,000
15,000
33.33%
Conference Foundation -- Admin.
65,000
60,000
(5,000)
-7.69%
Unallocated Travel and Expense
Clergy Sexual Misconduct
Response Team
Illinois Area Office
14,000
14,000
-
0.00%
7,300
5,000
(2,300)
-31.51%
170,000
173,400
3,400
2.00%
Pastoral Care & Counseling**
1,000
125,000
124,000
**
2,000
2,000
-
0.00%
Episcopal Residence Committee
1,000
1,000
-
0.00%
Conference Center
Prior Claims in Excess of
Apportionment Receipts
Contingency
500,000
500,000
-
0.00%
105,000
105,000
-
0.00%
100,000
100,000
-
0.00%
General/Jurisdict Conf. Exp
50,000
50,000
-
0.00%
0
100,000
100,000
n/a
263,360
0
(263,360)
-100.00%
100.00%
Bishop's Initiatives
Clergy Pensions - Defined Benefit
Post-Retirement Benefits Reserve
50,000
100,000
50,000
General Administration Fund
172,153
175,733
3,580
2.08%
Interdenominational Coop. Fund
41,531
40,409
(1,122)
-2.70%
Jurisdictional Conf. Fund
Total Administration
Total Clergy Support &
Administration
27,115
27,115
-
0.00%
4,745,806
4,891,004
145,198
3.06%
7,189,488
7,456,851
267,363
3.72%
-
0.00%
Benevolences & Connectional Ministries
Congregational Development
887,450
887,450
Conference Benevolences
986,613
1,066,000
79,387
8.05%
1,577,645
1,538,676
(38,969)
-2.47%
532,967
510,504
(22,463)
-4.21%
47,580
45,571
(2,009)
-4.22%
212,591
203,617
(8,974)
-4.22%
265,000
265,000
-
0.00%
4,509,846
4,516,818
6,972
0.15%
$11,699,334
$11,973,669
274,335
2.34%
World Service
Ministerial Education Fund
Africa University Fund
Black College Fund
General Church Apportionments in
Excess of Receipts
Total Benevolences & Connectional
Ministries
Total All Apportionments
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE 2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE BUDGET
Clergy Support and Administration Apportionment = $7,456,851
Equitable Compensation, $55,000. This fund is utilized to assist local churches
with pastor salary expenses where there is potential for church growth or some
other transition is taking place. Limits are applied for the amount of support given
and the time period that a church/charge can receive support. Funds are requested
by the Cabinet, approved by the Commission on Equitable Compensation and distributed by the Treasurer’s office to the local church or charge.
Moving Expenses for Retirees, $40,000. When a pastor retires, it is the first time
that his/her move is not paid by a receiving church. The primary purpose of this
fund is to ensure that a retiring pastor can afford to move out of the parsonage,
thus creating an opening for the new pastor. So, the fund assists local churches in
the smooth transition from one pastor to another.
District Superintendents Fund, $2,002,160. This line item is a combination of
three line items in previous budgets: 1) District Supt. Fund; 2) SA&E/Dist. Mission
Fund and 3) District Administration and Program. Perhaps it made sense to separate these funds in years past, but the boundaries between the funds had become
artificial and they were not separated in our accounting programs. The new line
item has been combined retroactively in your copy of the previous year’s budget for
comparison purposes. The primary use of this fund is to pay the salary and benefits
of the District Superintendents. District Superintendents assist local churches
in the orderly transition of pastors, in helping local churches work through crisis
situations, in assisting the Bishop in the oversight of the life of the annual conference and in aiding local churches and pastors to fulfill the mission that God places
before them. Now the fund also encompasses grants to assist local churches with
one-time emergency needs, usually dealing with transitions in pastoral leadership.
A portion of the fund is utilized for missional needs that are particular to the interests or needs of a district. Finally, the fund is utilized for the funding of the district
offices. It includes the salaries and benefits of the district administrative assistants, office rent and utilities, postage, and the ordinary expenses that come with
running an office. With any funds remaining, the districts often conduct special
mission and ministry programs: for clergy and laity education, clergy gatherings,
mission promotion and direct support of various ministries. The district offices
serve local churches by providing convenient access to the district superintendent,
regional resources for local churches, and a location for small meetings.
Episcopal Fund, $468,687. This is an apportionment from the General Conference. It goes to support the salaries, benefits and operational expenses of the Bishops and their offices (The Book of Discipline ¶817). Bishops assist local churches
by appointing pastors, guiding the work of the Cabinet, encouraging leaders of all
kinds and providing guidance to every level of the United Methodist Church.
Conference Offices and CCFA, $975,000. This funds the salaries, benefits, and
operations of the Finance and Administration Team (business and benefits office)
of the IGRC, as well as many of the shared operational expenses of the UM Conference Center: Telephone, computers, custodial, copy machines and supplies. The
Finance and Administration Team assists local churches by administering benefits
for pastors, serving as a conduit for mission and ministry funds, facilitating finan-
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cial accountability and providing a wide variety of resources for pastors and officers
of local churches.
Archives, $60,189. The archives of the IGRC are stored at MacMurray College.
These funds reimburse MacMurray for the space utilized in the Library for our
archives, plus shared expenditures for utilities. Further, the funds help to support
the salary and benefits of a professional archivist who catalogs and maintains our
collection. The Archives serve local churches by preserving historical records, providing access to information for persons seeking family and local church histories,
and serving as a central repository for documents vital to the life of the church.
Trustees, $320,000. The Conference Board of Trustees maintains oversight of
about 20 Conference-owned properties, including the United Methodist Center. The
Trustees are charged with repair, maintenance and upkeep of the district and staff
parsonages, and they become the custodians of local church properties when they
are abandoned. The Board will recommend to the annual conference the purchase
or sale of properties as needs become apparent. This fund serves local churches by
keeping properties that are owned by all the local churches in good order and by
providing conference clergy employees (who are, ultimately, employees of all the local churches together) with convenient, safe and functional housing. The fund also
takes care of the needs of the United Methodist Center in Springfield, which is a
central gathering place for hundreds of meetings every year.
Communications, $501,283. The Communications Team serves the local church
by linking local churches with news, resources and ministries that are larger than
any one local church by itself. This money goes to fund the people and the operational expenses linked with a variety of communications tools: the “Current”, printmedia, Internet, website, streaming video, social media, DVD resources and e-mail
notices. The request for 2012 includes a proposal to purchase new video cameras
which – among other things – would be used at annual conference. The current
cameras are old, unreliable, and low definition.
ECT Program and Administration, $1,168,400. The Equipping and Connecting Team is responsible for what has traditionally been called the “Program” area
of the Annual Conference. The largest single line item of the ECT budget is a
$470,000 subsidy for camping. The salaries and benefits of the ECT staff are included in this budget, as is direct support for many conference and local ministries.
The ECT serves local churches by providing a variety of resources and connections
which enable churches to expand their ministries and fulfill their mission.
COSROW – Administration, $4,000. “COSROW” stands for the ‘Commission on
the Status and Role of Women. The Book of Discipline (¶644), outlines the responsibilities of COSROW: primarily to provide a proactive advocacy role which ensures
that women are full participants in every aspect of the life of the church. This line
item is used to enable the Conference COSROW to fulfill its mission by providing
funds for training, meeting expense and any programs that the Commission seeks
to offer. COSROW serves the local church by sensitizing us all to the vital role of
women in the church.
Religion and Race – Administration, $8,500. This fund is administered by the
Conference Commission on Religion and Race, whose responsibilities are found in
¶643 of The Book of Discipline. Religion and Race seeks to achieve full inclusiveness of people of all races in the life of the conference and local churches. The Com-
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mission serves as a monitoring body and seeks to develop programs and policies
which encourage the full participation of all races. The funds provided from the
Conference budget are utilized for meeting, training and program expenses. The
Commission on Religion and Race serves the local church by providing resources
and support in the ultimate goal of the inclusion of all colors of God’s children in
the life of the church.
Board of Ordained Ministry – Administration, $50,000. The Conference Board
of Ordained Ministry is responsible for the approval and nurture of all ordained,
commissioned and licensed persons in service to the IGRC. The Board spends hundreds of hours each year in the examination of candidates for ministry, to ensure
that they have the gifts and graces to serve local churches and have fulfilled all of
the educational requirements. Also responsible for oversight of the character and
conduct of pastors, the Board seeks to provide pathways of redemption in cases of
personal or professional crisis. Budget funds are utilized for the administrative
expenses of the Board: meetings, travel, training, orientation and other expenses
associated with certification, licensing and ordination of candidates. Scholarships
and other expenses are supported by the Ministerial Education Fund (see below).
The Board of Ordained Ministry serves local churches by ensuring that pastors
meet or exceed the qualifications necessary for leading successful ministries.
Annual Conference Session, $135,000. The expense of the Annual Conference
session is funded primarily by this apportionment. Smaller amounts are also
utilized from various departments, fees and grants. Of this line item, the largest
single expense is the rental and operation of the electronic voting system, which
proved its worth in some very close votes in the first year of full operation, the
2009 session. The Sessions Committee administers this line item, as well as the
full budget of the annual meeting. The 2012 line item has an increase of $50,000.
This request was the result of only about half of annual conference attendees paying the voluntary registration fee. It was deemed unfair that some churches and
people were supporting the cost of the annual conference and others were not. The
$50,000 is about the same amount as was being collected through the registration
fee. So the request does not represent more money from local churches, it merely
gives more local churches the opportunity to help to pay for the venue where they
have a voice. The Annual Conference session serves the local church by providing
a gathering place for every Charge to participate in the formation of the policies
and practices of the Annual Conference. Further, attendees are spiritually enriched
with dynamic worship and teaching. The free sharing of resources, ideas, and peerto-peer conversations plants seeds of mission and ministry, which are carried back
to local churches to grow and bear fruit.
Conference Secretary, $7,450. The Conference Secretary not only takes minutes
at each Annual Conference session, but serves an integral role in the planning and
implementation of conference. Our conference secretary is also the editor of the
Conference Journal, which is a very ambitious task. This line item goes to pay for
small honorariums for the secretary and staff, for travel reimbursements and other
expenses associated with the secretary’s work. The Conference Secretary serves
local churches by making sure there is an accurate record of the business, history
and resources of the annual conference for the current and future generations.
Journal & Yearbook, $22,525. Working closely with the Conference Secretary,
the Journal Publication Committee is responsible for the printing of the annual
Journal (or duplicating the Journal on CD-ROM) and distributing it to pastors and
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local churches. Acting in good stewardship, the committee seeks competitive bids
and has pioneered the transition from a printed journal to one that can be accessed
electronically – either on disk or via the Internet. The funds used for the publication and distribution of the Journal serve local churches by making sure that the
plans, policies, actions and deliberations of the annual conference are transparent
and freely accessible to anyone.
Legal Expense Fund, $60,000. Sadly, we live in a litigious society. Like the
Apostle Paul did, sometimes the Annual Conference has to resort to legal resources
to protect itself. Fortunately, most of the time, the legal fund is utilized proactively,
to make sure that the conference treats everyone fairly and does no harm. Funds
expended to, essentially, “keep us out of trouble” are a wise investment for the
local churches. The costs of making serious legal mistakes are far greater than an
ounce of prevention. The request for 2012 includes an increase of $15,000, which is
representative of what has actually been expended in some recent years. We hope
we won’t have to use it.
Conference Foundation – Administration, $60,000. The United Methodist
Foundation of the IGRC seeks to be in partnership with local churches regarding
effective stewardship, future planning and the wise investment of resources. The
Foundation’s goal is to become self-supporting and a declining scale of apportionment support continues. Serving local churches is what the UM Foundation is all
about. Every local church may access the excellent financial resources that the
Foundation provides.
Unallocated Travel and Expense, $14,000. There are several committees in the
conference that meet on a regular basis, but they have no budget of their own. This
line item takes care of the travel and meeting expense of committees that are no
less vital to the life of the annual conference, but do not command enough funding
to justify a separate line item in the budget. These funds serve local churches by
enabling church members to participate in the life of the conference and by enabling these committees to meet and do the work which enhances ministries.
Clergy Sexual Misconduct Response Team, $5,000. Who comes in to pick up
the pieces when a local church is devastated by an act – or the accusation of an act
– of clergy sexual misconduct? This group of specially trained and sensitive people,
thankfully, are rarely called upon, but when they are, their work is crucial for
recovery and redemption. More positively, the Team works proactively to arrange
for mandatory training of all clergy in the prevention of sexual misconduct. These
funds are utilized by the Team for training and the expenses involved in their ministry. They serve local churches by turning the unthinkable into hope.
Illinois Area Office, $173,400. More commonly called the “Bishop’s Office,” these
apportionments are utilized for the support of the Area Office which is located in
the United Methodist Center in Springfield. The funds are used for the staff who
support the ministry of the Bishop, office expenses, and programs to benefit pastors
and ministries. Travel and expenses for the Bishop are paid by the General Church
from the “Episcopal Fund” (see above.) The Illinois Area Office serves local churches – and the denomination as a whole – by providing a place to connect with the
Bishop and the Cabinet. The office serves as a locus for high-level conversations,
decisions, strategies and ministry resources.
Pastoral Care & Counseling, $125,000. In years past when mental and emotional health counselors were hard to find, this office served much like a medical office.
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People called, appointments were made, pastors and spouses drove long distances
to the office, and there was usually one counseling professional who saw everyone
he could see. In recent years, Pastoral Care has sought various methodologies
to expand its role, serve more clients and fill the gaps in assistance that current
mental/emotional health services do not provide. In recent years, the Pastoral Care
Board has built up reserves, which they graciously agreed to utilize during the
pensions budgetary crisis of 2011. However, now that Pastoral Care & Counseling is ready to embark on new models for providing assistance to clergy and their
families, regular budgetary support is being recommended for 2012. Pastoral Care
serves local churches by endeavoring to maintain and restore clergy and their
families to health and wholeness. Someone has said, “Healthy clergy = healthy
churches.”
Committee on Episcopacy, $2,000. The responsibilities of the Conference Committee on Episcopacy are found in The Book of Discipline ¶637. The committee
provides support and feedback for the Bishop. It also serves as a conduit of information to all levels of the United Methodist Church regarding the needs of the conference and its Episcopal leader. Two-thirds of the committee’s members are laity
from local churches. The funds are usually utilized for meeting expenses, but the
committee is free to provide resources for the enhancement of the ministry of the
Bishop. The Committee on Episcopacy serves by providing a direct link between
local churches and the Bishop.
Episcopal Residence Committee, $1,000. Paragraph 638 in The Book of Discipline outlines the responsibilities of the Episcopal Residence Committee. Essentially, the committee ensures that the Bishop’s residence is appropriately cared for.
Acting similarly to local church trustees who oversee a parsonage, the committee
supervises any expenditure of funds for maintenance and upkeep of the structure.
Only $1,000 is budgeted for meeting expenses. Another fund which was created
some years ago currently provides the funding for maintenance and upkeep. No
apportionment funds are currently involved in those projects. Laity from local
churches comprise two-thirds of the membership of the current committee. The
Episcopal Residence Committee serves the local churches by maintaining a residence for their Bishop which is safe and comfortable for the Episcopal family, offers
a warm place of hospitality for guests and enables the Bishop to be housed within
easy access of the conference offices.
Conference Center, $500,000. This apportionment funds the building loan for the
United Methodist Center in Springfield. The line item was set at $500,000 by the
annual conference several years ago and it has not increased since. The building
is financed with bonds that have a variable interest rate, so actual expenditures
from the fund will vary from year to year. At this writing, the bond interest rate is
very favorable. The UM Center serves local churches by providing a convenient and
centralized place for meetings, so that laity from all areas in the conference can
participate. In addition, most of the conference staff and other resources are located
in the building for easy access by clergy and lay members of local churches who
have questions or concerns.
Prior claims in excess of apportionment receipts, $105,000. Many of the budgets within the annual conference structure have a high percentage of employee
salaries and benefits – which, ethically, must be paid at 100%. When apportionments come in at around 90%, where does the extra 10% come from to pay full compensation? In years past, various methodologies were employed to account for the
shortfall, but one factor was always true: the local churches that pay 100% of their
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apportionments make up for the local churches that don’t. Rather than to hide this
reality in budgetary devices, CCFA requested that this apportionment line item
be inserted in the budget merely to make fully transparent the fact that the local
churches that pay 100% actually pay more than their fair share of the funds needed
to run the conference. In recent years, the fund has been depleted before the end
of the year. This line item serves local churches as a reminder of our connectional
responsibilities. If the day ever comes when all churches pay 100%, there will be no
need for this apportionment.
Contingency, $100,000. In order to meet the requirements of our polity, budget
planning has to begin 18 to 24 months prior to the actual implementation of the
budget. Planning for the 2012 budget began – in earnest – well before July of 2010.
In any budget of this magnitude with the time constraints involved, it is impossible
to predict every situation which may appear after the budget has been approved.
This line item, only .84% of the budget, permits emergency needs to be addressed
without calling a special session of the Annual Conference. It serves local churches
by providing a means to care for unplanned events at the conference level, thus
freeing clergy and lay members to focus on local church matters.
General/Jurisdictional Conf. Expense, $50,000. This was a new line item for
2011 which was requested to address two needs: 1) The General and Jurisdictional
Conferences do not provide any funding for the reserve delegates that we elect.
This proved to be a significant expense for the IGRC in 2008 and there were no
funds dedicated to pay for it. The 2012 conferences will be at distant locations, so
it is prudent to begin a project account with funds reserved to care for these needs.
2) The IGRC will host the 2016 session of the North Central Jurisdictional Conference. We know from the experience of recent host conferences that the funds
provided by the Jurisdiction are inadequate to pay for the entire cost of the conference. Therefore, if we are aware that the IGRC might have to contribute to the
cost, it behooves us to make preparations for that event. This line item serves local
churches by preparing for future costs, so that churches will not be approached to
help fund emergency situations in years hence.
Bishop’s Initiatives, $100,000 – This is a new apportionment of seed money to
enable the Bishop to facilitate exciting new programs, ministries and opportunities without undergoing the laborious process of board and committee approvals.
It enables the Bishop to dream and to lead. The fund will serve local churches by
unleashing the creative mind and energy of our Bishop.
Post-Retirement Benefits Reserve, $100,000. A recent study received by the
IGRC as part of the annual audit revealed that the conference can reasonably
expect to spend $71,514,000 for health benefits over the lifetimes of current and
future clergy retirees and their spouses. The study doesn’t even include any new
pastors who might come into our system and earn retirement benefits. The dollars required are overwhelming. The fundamental question is this: “Do we intend
to provide retirement health benefits?” If the answer is, “Yes.” then we need to
prepare for it now. The funding required will eventually eclipse what the IGRC
and even the Preachers’ Aid Society and Benefit Fund can generate. In 2008, this
apportionment line item was $3,000,000. Even this level of funding was undoubtedly inadequate. Medical cost inflation and an increasing number of retirees
are outpacing our ability to fund the liability. The $100,000 budgeted is a token
amount and probably only represents about a week’s worth of increasing liability.
However, the pension funding crisis has necessitated a pause in serious attempts
to fund these future benefits. Lost time now will require more dollars to be contrib-
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uted in the future; we know that. Once the pension funding crisis passes, the IGRC
should be prepared to once again take up the cause of funding of future benefits, so
that future generations of the local church won’t be paralyzed by the overwhelming
financial burden of what is to come.
General Administration Fund, $175,733. This is a General Church Apportionment. “The General Administration Fund shall provide for the expenses of the
sessions of the General Conference, the Judicial Council, special commissions
and committees constituted by the General Conference, and other administrative
agencies and activities recommended for inclusion in the general administration
budget by the General Council on Finance and Administration and approved by the
General Conference.” (The Book of Discipline ¶813). In other words, the General
Administration Fund is the engine that makes the General Church go. This apportionment line item serves local churches by providing administrative funds for
denominational entities that provide quality resources for local churches and answers to important questions. It also enables delegates from local churches to have
a voice and vote in the formation of denominational decisions and policies.
Interdenominational Cooperation Fund, $40,409. “This fund shall provide
United Methodist Support of the basic budgets of those organizations that relate to
the ecumenical responsibilities of the Council of Bishops and of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns.” (The Book of Discipline
¶814). Participation in ecumenical efforts reminds us that we are not alone in our
work for Jesus Christ. All of us: local churches, conferences and denominations are
stronger together than as separate entities.
Jurisdictional Conference Fund, $27,115. This is an apportionment from the
North Central Jurisdictional Conference. The NCJ Conference is a regional organization of the United Methodist Church which comprises the states of the upper
Midwest. The fund is utilized primarily for expenses relating to the NCJ Conference session, which is held every four years (2012 in Akron, OH). This is where
Bishops are elected and assigned. However, significant funding is also provided for
ethnic minority ministries which could not receive adequate support from their own
annual conferences or whose ministries extend beyond annual conference boundaries. The Jurisdictional Conference Fund serves local churches by providing the
means to elect leaders who are integral to the life of the church and by extending
the missional reach of each congregation.
Benevolences & Connectional Ministries Apportionment = $4,516,818
Congregational Development, $887,450. Everyone understands that in order to
follow (or anticipate) population patterns and reach new disciples for Jesus Christ,
it is necessary to start new churches and assist established ones to transition into
growing congregations. This apportionment is administered by the Congregational
Development Team (CDT). The CDT works with the Cabinet to identify potential
areas of growth and recommends the steps necessary to expand the witness of the
United Methodist Church. CDT works with local churches to assist them in the
process of analyzing their growth potential and charting their future course. CDT
provides training for pastors to be ready to foment growth in existing congregations
or to plant new ones. CDT provides financial resources to facilitate transformation.
These are not just “program” expenses; they are an investment in our future.
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Conference Benevolences, $1,066,000. The detailed line-item Benevolence Budget is found elsewhere in this Pre-Conference Workbook. In short, the Conference
Benevolence budget provides direct financial assistance to worthy organizations
that operate outside of the direct management of the IGRC. This includes a significant portion for Higher Education (direct support for UM-related colleges and
Campus Ministries), as well as financial support for Health and Welfare Ministries
and local projects (Specialized Ministries). Support for Conference Benevolences
enables each local church to extend the reach of its ministries. It supports vital
ministries and services which would not otherwise receive enough local support to
continue operations.
World Service, $1,538,676. Paragraph 812 in The Book of Discipline proclaims
that the World Service Fund “is basic in the financial program of The United
Methodist Church. World Service on apportionment represents the minimum needs
of the general agencies of the Church. Payment in full of these apportionments by
local churches and annual conferences is the first benevolent responsibility of the
Church.” Anyone wishing to see a detailed budget of this and any other General
Church apportionment may do so by going to www.gcfa.org and typing, “Financial
Commitment” in the search box. World Service assists local churches by enabling
them to reach out with love and compassion in the name of Jesus Christ to the
world’s most needy people.
Ministerial Education Fund, $510,504. The Ministerial Education Fund is
a General Church apportionment which is used “to enable the Church to unify
and expand its program of financial support for the recruitment and education
of ordained and diaconal ministers and to equip the annual conferences to meet
increased demands in this area.” (The Book of Discipline ¶816). The largest portion
of the funds collected go to support the theological schools (usually, seminaries)
of the United Methodist Church. However, the annual conference retains 25% of
apportionment funds remitted for use by the IGRC Board of Ordained Ministry to
support the education of our clergy. The Ministerial Education Fund assists local
churches in the development of current and future clergy leaders to guide local
churches in their efforts to make disciples for Jesus Christ.
Africa University Fund, $45,571. Founded in 1992, Africa University is educating leaders for the continent of Africa who bring hope to the most desolate of
circumstances. Located in Old Mutare, our apportionment giving to Africa University grows ever more important as financial turmoil has overwhelmed the country
of Zimbabwe. AU has managed to stay open, but only because of the faithfulness of
United Methodists in local churches like ours. We cannot insist that developing nations become self-supporting without providing them with the educational tools to
do so. The Africa University Fund provides an avenue for local churches to supply
those tools.
Black College Fund, $203,617. The Black College Fund (¶815) began in 1972 as
one of the apportioned general Church funds. The objective of the fund is to provide
financial support for institutions of higher education that have historically served
the educational needs of black students. Eleven institutions of higher learning are
supported by the Fund, more than any other religious denomination. The IGRC has
a special relationship with Wiley College, made famous in the movie, “The Great
Debaters.” Wiley College is also a recipient of Black College Funds. The Black College Fund assists local churches in reaching out to improve the lives of dedicated
and ambitious young people of color, who might otherwise have no means to fulfill
their life potential.
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General Church Apportionments in excess of receipts, $265,000. The Illinois
Great Rivers Conference is committed to paying 100% of its General Church apportionments (see CCFA Policy #17). Unfortunately, not every IGRC local church pays
its apportionments at 100%. So, how do we bridge the gap between what the local
churches pay and what is apportioned by the General Church? Similar to the “Prior
Claims” item above, this apportionment line item merely makes transparent what
has always been the case: the local churches that pay all of their apportionments
make up for the ones that don’t. In most recent years, the $265,000 apportioned
(which is also not received at 100%) has not been adequate to fund the shortfall.
In order to pay our General Church apportionments at 100%, funds have also been
utilized from budget items which have not been fully expended. The payment of our
General Church apportionments at 100% helps the local churches of the IGRC to be
full partners in the larger mission of the Church, and provides an example to each
local church that 100% payment of apportionments is our first benevolent responsibility.
TOTAL IGRC BUDGET FOR 2012 (as proposed) = $11,973,669
2012 Budget - Equipping and Connecting Team
A. CAMPING & RETREAT MINISTRIES
1. Ministry Support
TOTAL - CAMPING & RETREAT
MINISTRIES
B. MISSION & OUTREACH
MINISTRIES
1. Volunteers in Mission*
2. Disaster Response*
3. Communities of Shalom
4. Children/Poverty - United Voices for
Children
5. Church & Society*
6. Mission Education
7. Health/Welfare
8. Global Ministries/Liberia
9. Mission Personnel Committee
10. Specialized Ministry Travel
11. Africa University
12. Deaf & Hard of Hearing
13. Disability Concerns
TOTAL - MISSION & OUTREACH
MINISTRIES
2011 BUDGET
$ 463,500.00
2012 BUDGET
$ 470,000.00
$ 463,500.00
$ 470,000.00
2011 BUDGET
2012 BUDGET
$
$
$
1,000.00
500.00
400.00
$
$
$
1,000.00
500.00
250.00
$
250.00
$
250.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,000.00
1,300.00
5,000.00
500.00
500.00
6,000.00
$
1,500.00
$
$
750.00
5,500.00
$
$
$
$
250.00
500.00
4,000.00
500.00
$
16,450.00
$
15,000.00
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C. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
1. Rural Ministries
2. Urban Ministries
3. Ethnic Local Church
4. Summer Youth Intern Program
a. Intern Placement
b. Administration
5. Laity Network (Lay Leader & Laity
Board)
6. Lay Speaking Ministries
7. Leadership Development
8. Connectional Table
9. Streams Team
10. Five Day Spiritual Academy
11. Hispanic Ministries
12. Native American Ministries
13. Alban Institute**
14. Emerging Ministry Needs
15. Evangelism
TOTAL - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
2011 BUDGET
$
1,500.00
$
$
1,000.00
D. LIFE CYCLE MINISTRIES
1. Youth Ministry
a. Program
b. Leadership Development
c. Travel/Meetings
2. Young Adult Ministry
3. Older Adult Ministry**
4. Health Ministry Initatives**
5. Higher Ed./Campus Ministry
a. Merit Award
b. Black College Itineration
c. Travel/Meetings
TOTAL - LIFE CYCLE MINISTRIES
2011 BUDGET
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2012 BUDGET
$
1,500.00
$
1,500.00
$
$
45,000.00
1,500.00
$
$
50,000.00
2,500.00
$
2,250.00
$
2,000.00
$
1,000.00
$ 25,000.00
$
$ 10,000.00
$
1,000.00
$
7,000.00
$
750.00
$
400.00
$
500.00
$
2,000.00
$ 98,900.00
$
$
2,000.00
20,000.00
$
8,000.00
$
1,000.00
$
9,000.00
$
750.00
$
400.00
$
500.00
$
1,000.00
$ 100,150.00
2012 BUDGET
$ 10,000.00
$ 20,000.00
$
1,750.00
$
1,000.00
$
$
1,000.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
20,000.00
11,500.00
500.00
1,500.00
500.00
500.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
750.00
500.00
1,250.00
37,000.00
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
35,750.00
E. STAFF SUPPORT
1. Salaries
2. Social Security
3. Health Insurance
4. Pensions
5. Death and Disability
6. Continuing Education Support Staff/
Care
7. Accountable Reimbursement
8. Cellular Phones
TOTAL - STAFF
2011 BUDGET
$ 321,451.00
$ 18,795.00
$ 77,000.00
$ 36,500.00
$
2,700.00
$ 44,000.00
$
4,000.00
$ 504,946.00
$ 42,000.00
$
6,250.00
$ 517,950.00
F. OVERHEAD EXPENSES
1. Postage
2. Printing
3. Technology
4. CMT/ECT Meetings
5. Contingency***
6. Retired Lay Employees Insurance
TOTAL - OVERHEAD EXPENSES
2011 BUDGET
$
5,000.00
$
3,000.00
$
2,500.00
$
1,250.00
$
1,200.00
$ 12,250.00
$ 25,200.00
2012 BUDGET
$
4,500.00
$
3,000.00
$
3,000.00
$
1,000.00
$
3,500.00
$ 12,500.00
$ 27,500.00
2011 BUDGET
2012 BUDGET
G. DENOMINATIONAL CONNECTING
MINISTRIES
1. Jurisdictional VIM**
2. Jurisdictional Urban Ministries**
3. UM Association**
4. Jurisdictional GBGM Fellowship**
TOTAL - DENOMINATIONAL
CONNECTING MINISTRIES
TOTALS
$
500.00
2012 BUDGET
$ 340,700.00
$ 18,500.00
$ 75,000.00
$ 32,300.00
$
2,700.00
$
500.00
$
$
$
$
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
$
$
$
$
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
$
800.00
$
800.00
$1,145,546.00
$1,168,400.00
* Includes Events with Receipts & Bills
**D3;D4 & C13;G1;G2;G3;G4 Have Not Been Issued
Separate Account #'s at this Time
*** Includes Appointment Change
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2011 Budget - Congregational Development
Administration
2011 Budget
CDT Personnel Expense
$203,500.00
2012
Requested
Budget
$213,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$500.00
$500.00
$0.00
Resources 3390315
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
Consultants 3390331
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
Contingencies
$400.00
$500.00
Postage/UPS
$750.00
$750.00
Committee Travel 3390349
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$0.00
Office Expense
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$0.00
$230,150.00
$239,750.00
$9,600.00
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
$50,000.00
$50,000.00
$0.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
$0.00
Comprehensive Plan 3392032
$264,750.00
$230,000.00
($34,750.00)
Continuing Support of NCS
$297,550.00
$317,700.00
$20,150.00
$562,300.00
$547,700.00
($14,600.00)
Equipment 3390250
Interpreter (Language) 3390307
Difference
$9,500.00
Development
Emerging Needs (All Categories)
Training and Development (All
Categories)
Total Development
New Congregation Starts
New Congregation Starts Total
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2011 Budget - Benevolence
PART A: Health and Welfare
Ministries
Alton Memorial-Chaplain Relief &
Community Outreach
**The Baby Fold -- Benevolent
Care
**Chaddock -- Spiritual Awareness
2010 Budget
2011 Budget
2012 Budget
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,500.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 22,500.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 22,500.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 22,500.00
$ 89,000.00
$ 89,000.00
$ 90,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,500.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 22,500.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 22,500.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 22,500.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 22,500.00
$244,000.00
$244,000.00
$256,500.00
PART B: Specialized Ministries
2010 Budget
Angels on Assignment $ 1,500.00
Benton West City Food Pantry
$ 2,000.00
Depot
(Carbon Cliff Summer Meal Site)
$ 4,000.00
Eagle Ridge Child Outreach
Community/Resource Learning
Center
Decatur Grace UMC After School
$ 3,000.00
Program (GUM Park)
Dove $ 1,500.00
Fair Hope Children's Ministry $ 3,000.00
Friends of Jesus Food Pantry $ 2,000.00
Good Samaritan Inn -- Decatur $ 4,000.00
Good Samaritan Ministries -$ 2,500.00
Carbondale
2011 Budget
$ 1,500.00
2012 Budget
$ 1,500.00
$ 4,500.00
$ 4,500.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 2,000.00
**Evenglow -- Benevolent Care
**Lessie Bates -- Children & Youth
Programs
**Methodist Medical Center
-- Chaplain Relief & Community
Outreach
**Sunset Home -- Benevolent
Care
**UM Children's Home -- Spiritual
Awareness
**UM Village, Lawrenceville -Benevolent Care
**Wesley Village -- Benevolent
Care
Grand Total, Health & Welfare
Ministries
** Receives 1/10 of Golden Cross
Funding
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H.E.L.P.S. Ministry Outreach
Love Life Ministries - Moline
***M & M Ministry of SIUEdwardsville
Macon County Casa
Mini O'Beirne Crisis Nursery
Patoka Church Youth
Quanada
Safe Harbour Academy
Saint Clair CASA
Salt Creek Parish Resource
Center
Sandoval (Shalom Zone -- Family
Success) KFC
Sandoval Shalom Zone Summer
Lunch Program
Seven Circles Heritage Center
Shalom Zone -- Community
Activity Services Partners
Silvis Kids for Christ
Springfield Asbury Children's
N'hood Ministries
Springfield Grace Urban Ministries
Springfield Kumler Neighborhood
Ministries
Trinity United Methodist Outreach
Center
Union Chapel Kidz Klub
Violence Prevention Center of SW
Illinois
Grand Total, Specialized
Ministries
***Moved to Part C for 2011
PART C: Higher Education &
Campus Ministries
IWU
MacMurray
McKendree
Subtotal, Colleges & Universities
Wesley Foundations
*ISU (Salary and Other
Compensation)
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$ 4,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 9,000.00
$
$
$
$
$
$ 1,000.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
1,500.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 88,500.00
$ 69,500.00
$ 79,500.00
2010 Budget
2011 Budget
2012 Budget
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 1,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 4,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
75,000.00
22,500.00
22,500.00
22,500.00
67,500.00
1,000.00
3,500.00
1,500.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
1,000.00
4,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
75,000.00
$ 74,000.00
$ 74,000.00
$ 74,000.00
ISU Insurance
Direct Bill Pension
Program
ISU Total
*WIU (Salary and Other
Compensation)
WIU Insurance
Direct Bill Pension
Program
WIU Total
*EIU (Salary and Other
Compensation)
EIU Insurance
Direct Bill Pension
Program
EIU Total
*UIUC (Salary and Other
Compensation)
Insurance
Direct Bill Pension
Program
UIUC Total
*SIU-C (Salary and Other
Compensation)
SIU-C Insurance
Direct Bill Pension
Program
SIUC Total
SIU-E/M & M Ministry Program
Programs
Subtotal, Wesley Foundations
IGRC Scholars
Leadership Development
Subtotal, Other
Grand Total, HECM
*Prior claim to be paid 100%.
$ 18,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 17,520.00
$ 7,600.00
$ 13,267.00
$ 112,387.00
$ 17,520.00
$ 7,600.00
$ 19,120.00
$ 118,240.00
$ 58,000.00
$ 25,000.00
$ 37,000.00
$ 18,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 48,500.00
$ 50,739.00
$ 52,329.00
$ 18,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 83,000.00
$ 83,000.00
$ 79,683.00
$ 27,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 40,000.00
$ 44,485.00
$ 45,526.00
$ 9,500.00
$
$
$
$
$
$ 10,000.00
$ 2,368.00
$ 45,606.00
$103,500.00
$ 0,000.00
5,000.00
2,750.00
55,420.00
88,170.00
17,520.00
7,600.00
13,243.00
89,102.00
26,280.00
11,400.00
17,683.00
38,363.00
10,000.00
2,300.00
42,889.00
99,674.00
30,417.00
18,000.00
7,000.00
28,160.00
90,160.00
17,520.00
7,260.00
14,131.00
91,240.00
26,250.00
10,890.00
31,537.00
48,360.00
$150,000.00
$568,000.00
$558,113.00
$581,500.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$648,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$630,613.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 11,000.00
$667,500.00
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PART D: Interdenominational
2010 Budget
Program
Illinois Conference of Churches
$ 10,000.00
(ICC)
ILLCAAP $ 1,500.00
ILLCAAP Antigambling $ 1,500.00
Bread for the World $ 1,000.00
Total, Interdenominational
$ 4,000.00
Programs
PART E: Other Benevolences 2010 Budget
Missional Resource $ 20,000.00
Emerging Needs $ 9,000.00
Total, Other Benevolence $ 29,000.00
$
GRAND TOTAL
1,023,500.00
2011 Budget
2012 Budget
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 12,500.00
$ 12,500.00
2011 Budget
$ 15,000.00
$ 15,000.00
$ 30,000.00
$
986,613.00
2012 Budget
$ 20,000.00
$ 30,000.00
$ 50,000.00
$
1,066,000.00
Legislative Item 104: CCFA Policies and Guidelines
Subject: Policies of the Conference Council on Finance and Administration
Submitted by: CCFA
1. All Illinois Great Rivers Conference (IGRC) related entities (except local
churches) shall comply with the provisions of ¶613.2 (2008 Book of Discipline)
prior to embarking on any capital funds campaign or conference-wide appeal.
2. Entities that are designated as Conference Advance Specials are authorized
to present their ministries through pulpit presentations, personal contacts,
direct mail or electronic means (within the guidelines of the IGRC Information
Technology and Communications policies.)
3. Salaries for District Superintendents: CCFA shall consider the yearly percentage difference in the Conference Average Compensation as calculated by the
General Board of Pension and Health Benefits for the latest possible year when
recommending salaries of the District Superintendents.
4. The Annual Conference Treasurer, the Conference Board of Trustees and their
staffs; and the President of CCFA are bonded by a fidelity bond provided by the
General Council on Finance and Administration in the amount of $1,000,000.
Local church treasurers and financial officers are bonded by an Annual Conference Blanket Bond which is a supplement to any coverage specified in the local
church’s own insurance policy.
5. In accordance with the 2008 Book of Discipline (¶617.2), CCFA will annually
review the audits of all Annual Conference Institutions which receive money
from the Annual Conference. Other agencies receiving funds from the IGRC
shall submit annually an audited Treasurer’s report or financial statement if a
formal separate audit is not available.
6. The Annual Conference grants CCFA the authority to make adjustments in
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
apportionments of individual churches. All such requests will be made with regard to the facts presented and with the knowledge and consent of the District
Superintendent.
Mileage Reimbursement: Travel to all approved District and Conference meetings shall be reimbursed at the rate of $0.20 per mile. For Annual Conference
Staff persons, including District Superintendents, the rate shall be the current
IRS rate.
Moving Allowance for Retirees/Disabled/Surviving Spouses: The maximum
moving allowance shall be $1,500, plus $500 for packing and insurance for up
to 18,000 pounds. The same rule for the retiree moving allowance shall apply
once to any minister who qualifies for disability payment. A minister who has
received the disability moving allowance shall not be eligible for an additional
moving allowance at the time of his/her retirement. The same moving allowance shall be available once to the surviving spouse of a pastor who dies in
active service.
At year end, remittances from local church treasurers must be made to the Annual Conference Treasurer by the fifth working day of the new year in order to
be credited to the prior year.
Apportionments shall be based solely on the latest year end statistical report
expenses (currently, lines 51-62 of Table II). [Direct-billed Clergy Benefits,
Pastor’s Salary, Associate Pastor’s Salary, Housing, Utilities and Other Allowances Paid, Accountable Reimbursements Paid to the Pastors, Other Cash
Allowances Paid to the Pastors, Deacon’s and Diaconal Minister’s Compensation, Other Staff Compensation, Current Expenses for Program, Other Current
Operating Expenses]
In compliance with ¶619 and with the consent of the Bishop, Richard A. VanGiesen was elected in 2008 as the Annual Conference Treasurer/Director of
Administrative Services for the 2008-2012 quadrennium.
The IGRC has established as its policy that salaries, travel allowances, and
benefits of Conference employees be treated as prior claims and paid each
month at 100% of the budgeted amount.
The IGRC has established as its policy that all budgeted line items not considered to be “prior claims” be paid at a rate not to exceed the amount received in
apportionments during the fiscal year.
The IGRC has established as its policy that budget line items designated for
non-prior claims, when apportionment collections shall have been received in
an amount sufficient to allow an expenditure of funds, shall then only be paid
in 11 monthly installments totaling no more than 65% of the budgeted amount.
The IGRC has established as its policy that a final payment will be made at
the end of the fiscal year for budget line items designated as non-prior claims
in an amount equal to the difference between the line item’s pro-rata share of
apportionments received during the fiscal year and the sums for said line item
paid out previously in the fiscal year pursuant to the formula set forth in the
preceding paragraph.
The IGRC has established as its policy that any resolution approved by the Annual Conference authorizing the expenditure of funds for special projects not
included in the budget be approved annually by the Annual Conference until
the project is completed and that this review will be initiated by a report on the
project submitted to the Annual Conference by the CCFA and the Conference
organization responsible for the project.
The General and Jurisdictional Conference Apportionments shall be paid at
100% of the amount apportioned to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference.
CCFA must approve the establishment of all financial accounts opened in the
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19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
name of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference, including all districts, boards,
committees and commissions.
When the Conference receives contributions that are restricted in terms of the
use or timing of the expenditure, the amounts are recorded as restricted net
assets. These accounts demonstrate the conference’s compliance with legal
restrictions on the use of contributions. As a general rule restricted net asset
accounts do not earn interest for the restricted purpose.
Custodial (in/out) accounts are not part of the net assets of the IGRC and shall
be established when the following criteria are met:
The source of funds for the account are derived from user fees and the funds
are not donor-restricted.
CCFA and/or the Director of Administrative Services agree to accept the funds.
Board designated accounts are unrestricted net asset accounts which have
been set aside for a specific purpose by a agency/board/committee/commission
within the Conference. In order for CCFA to classify funds as board designated amounts a written request must be received from the appropriate agency/
board/committee/commission. CCFA may also request and approve its own
designations. Apportioned funds will generally not be board designated unless approved by CCFA. Since board designated accounts are a segregation of
conference funds, they as a general rule do not earn interest. Unlike restricted
net assets, board designations are unrestricted net assets and can be undesignated by CCFA or Annual Conference action.
Contracts: CCFA designates the Conference Treasurer/DAS as the authorized
signer of any contract which obligates the Illinois Great Rivers Conference
financially or for potential liability. In all instances, the responsibilities of
the Conference Board of Trustees as outlined in ¶2512 of the 2008 Discipline
shall be maintained. If the stated amount of the contract exceeds $10,000, an
additional signatory is necessary which may be any appointed or elected officer
of the Conference with fiduciary responsibilities, such as: the Bishop, Assistant Treasurer, Conference Secretary, CCFA President, Trustees President or
another Director. If the stated amount of the contract exceeds $25,000, legal
review by the Conference Chancellor is required. All contracts signed by unauthorized persons are null and void.
Legislative Item 105: Conference Board of Pensions
Subject: Report concerning pension and health insurance plans
Submitted By: Conference Board of Pensions
Pensions – At this writing, with day-to-day volatility in the investment markets,
a slow economic recovery, low interest rates and high unemployment, it’s difficult
to say that the pension funding crisis of the last few years has passed. What we do
know is that the dire prediction of required extra contributions to the old pension
plans for the next 21 years is no longer a reality for 2012 and probably 2013 as well.
What happens beyond that is wholly dependent on the ability of plan funding to
generate investment income. The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits will
be recommending some changes to the current CRSP pension plan (for active clergy)
at the next General Conference which, reportedly, should reduce the cost of the plan
by about 15 percent. Naturally, any savings will be passed on to local churches in
the form of reductions in the direct bill. At the same time, active clergy need to
understand that reduced costs equate to reduced retirement benefits. As we have
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proclaimed all along, CRSP will not pay as generously as its predecessor pension
programs. By design, it cannot. So clergy need to be very diligent in saving for their
retirement future.
Finally, excellent investment returns for the last few years in the CRSP pension plan
will result in a reduction in the CRSP-Defined Benefits payment from local churches
in 2012. The contribution for a full-time pastor will decrease by $300 per year, with
corresponding decreases for part-time pastors according to the schedule below:
• Full-Time Pastor, $6,960 per year; $580 per month
• ¾ - time Pastor, $5,220 per year; $435 per month
• ½ - time Pastor, $3,480 per year; $290 per month
• ¼ - time Pastor; $1,749 per year; $145 per month
Health Insurance – Last year, we began this report by stating that we would need
to take a “wait and see” attitude about the ramifications of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on our health plan. Due to the ongoing debate
in Congress and in the courts, the situation is still very unclear. Certain required
aspects of the PPACA have already been enacted in our grandfathered plan. We have
removed lifetime dollar limits and increased benefits for mental health care. Further,
enrollment for adult children (up to age 26) of our members was offered during the
required enrollment window of January 1-30, 2011. About 30 adult children were
enrolled. We will need more time to study the impact of these additional claimants,
with a possible personal contribution increase in 2013 as a result.
The chart of claim expenses below reveals a fairly consistent pattern of a “good” year
followed by a “bad” year. Noting only a slight decrease in 2009, however, the last
three years have been fairly bad years. Year 2010 was particularly expensive, with
just a few large claims driving nearly all of the increase. Catastrophic claims are
very difficult to predict. Since our group is fairly small, the effect of even one very
large claim can shake the system. We should receive a partial refund on at least one
of those large claims from our stop-loss insurance carrier.
2003 = $ 8,194,000
2004 = $ 9,501,000 (+15.95%)
2005 = $ 8,916,000 (- 6.16%)
2006 = $10,368,000 (+16.29%)
2007 = $9,416,000 (-9.18%)
2008 = $10,553,000 (+12.08)
2009 = $10,418,000 (-1.28%)
2010 = $12,040,399 (+15.57%)
Even with the unforeseen large expenses in 2010, the group health plan remains
financially healthy. Over the years, we have built a reserve fund which is adequate
to handle unusual expenses. Because of our excellent cash flow and the interest
earnings of the reserves, the Board of Pensions recommends no increase in local
church or personal assessment rates in 2012. The Board would like to remind
everyone that there has only been one increase in the rates charged to local
churches in the last six years, which is much, much better than national trend.
At the same time, the Board recognizes that the retiree health benefits plan,
in its current form, is not sustainable. We invite you to review the “Moving to
Medicare-D” resolution in this booklet for more information on the financial
challenges of continuing a self-funded retiree prescription plan. Medicare-D offers
a viable alternative to our own prescription plan. We urge passage of the resolution
as the very best way to preserve the Medicare Supplement medical benefit for our
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current and future retirees.
The Board instituted a HealthMiles walking program for our health insurance
participants in 2010 and that program continues in 2011. As of this writing, 55% of
our eligible members have enrolled in the program, which exceeds the experience
of other annual conferences and the HealthMiles book of business. In the fall of
2010, the IGRC walkers won a total steps challenge with eight annual conferences
participating. It is not too late for active clergy and spouses in the health plan to
sign up. Go to www.virginhealthmiles.com/igrc.
Finally, we continue to express our profound gratitude to the Preachers’ Aid
Society and Benefit Fund for their generous support of the retiree health benefits
programs. Without this support, funding of the retiree health program simply
would not be feasible.
Health Insurance Recommendations:
2012 Assessment Rates:
Category
Local Church Direct Bill
2011
2012
$ 17,520/year
$ 17,520/year
$ 3,840/year
$ 3,840/year
$3,840/year
$ 3,840/year
$ 14,700/year
$ 14,700/year
$ 3,840/year
$ 3,840/year
Active clergy contribution
$ 65/month
$ 65/month
Spouse of Active Clergy
$ 320/month
$ 320/month
Pre-Medicare Retiree – retired before 2005
Pre-Medicare Spouse of Retiree – retired
before 2005
2005+ Pre-Medicare Retirees
Pre-Medicare Spouse of Retiree
Retiree on Medicare¹
n/a
$ 35/month
Spouse on Medicare¹
n/a
$ 70/month
Retiree on Medicare²
$ 65/month
$ 65/month
Spouse on Medicare²
$ 100/month
$ 100/month
$ 65/month
$ 65/month
Spouse of Lay Staff
$ 320/month
$ 320/month
All Other Categories
- -
No Increase
Active Lay Staff Contribution
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¹ = If the Medicare-D proposal is approved
² = If the Medicare-D proposal is not approved
The Annual Conference Board of Pensions is authorized to update the Health Plan
in order to make the Plan language consistent with the Health Insurance Policies
which have been approved by the Annual Conference. The Conference Board of
Pensions is further authorized to amend the Health Plan in order to comply with
applicable provisions of the law.
Each church/charge shall be assessed one full health insurance assessment per
clergy person appointed full-time to the church/charge regardless of the personal
health insurance situation of the clergy person.
Pension Rate and Special Grant Recommendations:
The pension rate for pre-1982 years of service will be set at $674.16 per service
year for 2012. This is a 2% increase over the 2011 rate of $660.94.
The following special grants will be made for 2012:
1. Ruth Sharrow be declared eligible to the claim of a dependent child for the service
years of her father, Clarence Sharrow.
2. Mrs. Allen Morgan be given a special grant of $35.00 per month.
3. Irene Frick be given a special grant of $300 per month beginning July 1, 2001 and
increasing 2% per year.
Credit for Student Local Pastor Years (Pre-1982):
Add 1.5 years of service with pension credit to the record of Jerry Watkins for service
rendered at West Point/Stillwell/Loraine and Collison/Hebron from June 15, 1980 to
December 31, 1981.
Resolutions Relating to Rental/Housing Allowance for
Retired or Disabled Clergypersons of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference
The Illinois Great Rivers Conference (the “Conference”) adopts the following
resolutions relating to rental/housing allowances for active, retired, or disabled
clergypersons of the Conference:
Whereas, the religious denomination known as The United Methodist Church
(the “Church”), of which this Conference is a part, has in the past functioned and
continues to function through ministers of the gospel (within the meaning of Internal
Revenue Code section 107) who were or are duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed
ministers of the Church (“Clergypersons”);
Whereas, the practice of the Church and of this Conference was and is to provide
active Clergypersons with a parsonage or a rental/housing allowance as part of their
gross compensation;
Whereas, pensions or other amounts paid to active, retired, and disabled
Clergypersons are considered to be deferred compensation and are paid to active,
retired, and disabled Clergypersons in consideration of previous active service; and
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Whereas, the Internal Revenue Service has recognized the Conference (or its
predecessors) as the appropriate organization to designate a rental/housing
allowance for Clergypersons who are or were members of this Conference and are
eligible to receive such deferred compensation;
Now, therefore be it resolved:
• that an amount equal to 100% of the pension or disability payments
received from plans authorized under The Book of Discipline of The United
Methodist Church (the “Discipline”), which includes all such payments from
the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits (“GBOPHB”), during the
year 2012 by each active, retired, or disabled Clergyperson who is or was a
member of the Conference, or its predecessors, be and hereby is designated
as a rental/housing allowance for each such Clergyperson; and
•
that the pension or disability payments to which this rental/housing
allowance applies will be any pension or disability payments from plans,
annuities, or funds authorized under the Discipline, including such
payments from the GBOPHB and from a commercial annuity company
that provides an annuity arising from benefits accrued under a GBOPHB
plan, annuity, or fund authorized under the Discipline, that result from
any service a Clergyperson rendered to this Conference or that an active, a
retired, or a disabled Clergyperson of this Conference rendered to any local
church, annual conference of the Church, general agency of the Church,
other institution of the Church, former denomination that is now a part
of the Church, or any other employer that employed the Clergyperson to
perform services related to the ministry of the Church, or its predecessors,
and that elected to make contributions to, or accrue a benefit under, such
a plan, annuity, or fund for such active, retired, or disabled Clergyperson’s
pension or disability as part of his or her gross compensation.
NOTE: The rental/housing allowance that may be excluded from a Clergyperson’s
gross income in any year for federal income tax purposes is limited under Internal
Revenue Code section 107(2) and regulations thereunder to the least of: (1) the
amount of the rental/housing allowance designated by the Clergyperson’s employer
or other appropriate body of the Church (such as this Conference in the foregoing
resolutions) for such year; (2) the amount actually expended by the Clergyperson to
rent or provide a home in such year; or (3) the fair rental value of the home, including
furnishings and appurtenances (such as a garage), plus the cost of utilities in such
year.
Legislative Item 106: Long Range Pension Funding Plans
Subject: Pre-1982 Pension Funding Plans for 2010, 2011 and 2012 as required by
¶1506.8 of the 2008 Book of Discipline.
Submitted by: Conference Board of Pensions
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Funding Plan for Supplement One
to the Clergy Retirement Security Program
(also known as the “Pre-1982 Plan”)
For Year 2010 (Revised)
The 2010 Past Service Rate (PSR) is $647.98, or 1.09% of Conference Average
Compensation (CAC). The Illinois Great Rivers Conference (IGRC) desires to
increase the PSR by 2% per year. In future years, the PSR/CAC ratio will not be
allowed to fall below 1.0%. Because current trends indicate that CAC is increasing
faster than 2% per year, the IGRC recognizes that there will be future increases in
the PSR which exceed 2% per year to maintain the 1% PSR/CAC ratio. Assuming
that the PSR will increase annually by 2% and CAC will increase annually by an
average of 3%, we estimate that by year 2020, PSR increases exceeding 2% will
be needed to maintain the 1.0% ratio of PSR/CAC. When this becomes necessary,
the IGRC will fund PSR increases through Pre-1982 Plan reserves, apportionments,
withdrawals from the Retiree Benefits Reserve, contributions from the Preachers’
Aid Society and Benefit Fund or a combination of all four as deemed prudent and
appropriate at the time.
The IGRC will not consider again subsidizing the funding the defined benefits portion
of the Clergy Retirement Security Program (CRSP-DB) from Pre-1982 Plan reserves
until the funding level of the Pre-1982 Plan exceeds 140% of assets/liabilities. CRSPDB will be funded by direct-bill to the local churches or employers with participants
in the plan.
Funding Plan Amounts are summarized below:
As of 01/01/2008
Plan Funding ..........................................................................................$ 117,691,924
Total Liability*.........................................................................................$ 95,321,154
Funded Status.........................................................................................$ 22,370,770
Total Contributions Required**..............................................................$
-0*Assumes an average of 2% PSR Increases per year
**Assumes 7.0% Interest
For Year 2011
The 2011 Past Service Rate (PSR) is $660.94, or 1.08% of Conference Average
Compensation (CAC). The Illinois Great Rivers Conference (IGRC) desires to
increase the PSR by 2% per year. In future years, the PSR/CAC ratio will not be
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The IGRC will not consider again subsidizing the funding the defined benefits portion of
the Clergy Retirement Security Program (CRSP-DB) from Pre-1982 Plan reserves until
the funding level of the Pre-1982 Plan exceeds 140% of assets/liabilities. CRSP-DB will
be funded by direct-bill to the local churches or employers with participants in the plan.
As of 01/01/2009
Plan Funding..............................................................................................$ 76,687,423
Total Liability*...........................................................................................$ 86,851,582
Funded Status............................................................................................$ -10,164,159
Total Contributions Required**............................................................. $ 1,780,252
Therefore, the IGRC is required to contribute $1,780,252 to the Pre-1982 Plan on
December 31, 2011.
The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits offered Annual Conferences
a “CPP Premium Holiday” for the years 2010, 2011, and 2012. According to the
funding plan approved by the 2010 Annual Conference Session, the IGRC continued
to collect CPP premiums from local churches in 2010 and 2011, and will direct those
funds toward the contribution required for the Pre-1982 Plan on December 31, 2011.
The amount assessed to local churches is approximately $800,000 per year, therefore
two years of CPP premium contributions will yield approximately $1,600,000 for the
required Pre-1982 contribution.
Consequently, the 2011 contribution will be made in this manner:
Two years of CPP Premium Holiday (estimated).......................................$ 1,600,000
Apportionments............................................................................................$ 180,252
Total..............................................................................................................$ 1,780,252
*Assumes an average of 2% PSR Increases per year
**Assumes 7.0% Interest
The actuarial valuation based on January 1, 2009 assets and liabilities predicts
that this $1,780,252 contribution will be required each year until 2021.
In 2012, the remaining $800,000 from the “CPP Holiday” will be utilized for any
contributions due, plus a special apportionment of $980,252 will be assessed for a
total of $1,780,252.
In years 2013 through 2021, a special apportionment of $1,780,252 will be assessed
to local churches for the required pre-1982 contributions.
For Year 2012
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The 2012 Past Service Rate (PSR) is expected to be $674.16, or 1.08% of Conference
Average Compensation (CAC). The Illinois Great Rivers Conference (IGRC) desires
to increase the PSR by 2% per year. In future years, the PSR/CAC ratio will not be
The IGRC will not consider again subsidizing the funding the defined benefits
portion of the Clergy Retirement Security Program (CRSP-DB) from Pre-1982
Plan reserves until the funding level of the Pre-1982 Plan exceeds 140% of assets/
liabilities. CRSP-DB will be funded by direct-bill to the local churches or employers
with participants in the plan.
As of 01/01/2010*
Plan Funding
$ 84,960,707
Total Liability**
$ 86,351,760
Funded Status................................................................................$ -1,391,053
Total Contributions Required***..................................................$
-0*Preliminary Figures
**Assumes an average of 2% PSR Increases per year
***Assumes 7.0% Interest and 2011 Contribution
Legislative Item 107: Moving to Medicare D
Subject: To replace the IGRC self-funded prescription plan coverage for IGRC Medicare-eligible health plan participants with Medicare-D coverage.
Submitted by: Unanimous vote of the Conference Board of Pensions, February 14,
2011.
Background: The IGRC has created for itself an enormous financial liability – one
that we cannot handle. On January 1, 2010, the amount of money that we needed
on-hand to fund the current and future health benefits of retires was $59,536,136.
Clearly, the annual conference does not have this kind of money and neither does
the Preachers’ Aid Society and Benefit Fund (PASBF), even if all of the assets were
devoted to retiree health care. And the real problem is that this liability grows every day. In 2008 through 2009, it grew by $24,724,930. The reasons it is growing so
rapidly is because of declining revenues from investments, high prescription drug
inflation and an increase in our retiree population. Each week, we estimate that the
liability has grown by $100,000 – and we may be far too conservative in our estimate.
Clearly, we cannot keep going down this path. Eventually, the retiree health benefit
will consume every dollar the annual conference can generate. Something must be
changed. In 2006, the Federal Government rolled out the Medicare Part-D prescrip-
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tion benefit, or “Medicare-D.” At first, the plan was met with much skepticism and
administrative chaos. Retirees were faced with difficult choices and many restrictions.
We wished to spare our retirees from the confusion and took a “wait and see” approach.
However, in the sixth year of operation, Medicare-D has matured. More choices are
offered, it works virtually seamlessly with pharmacies and is not nearly as restrictive
in drug availability as it used to be. Congress has taken action which should eventually help to fix some of the weaknesses of the plan. Dozens of our retirees have already
abandoned our IGRC prescription plan seeking lower cost in Medicare-D, or because
their care facility will not cooperate with our plan. In the fall of 2010, our actuary
estimated that our $59,536,136 liability would be reduced to $23,210,000 by moving
our retirees to Medicare-D. This represents a 61% savings by this one change alone. In
moving to Medicare-D, the IGRC would reduce the premium that retirees pay into our
plan by (roughly) the same amount as the average Medicare-D premium. The IGRC
would also reduce its asking from PASBF for annual support of the retiree health plan.
Last year, we had over 2 million dollars in prescription drug claims for the Medicare
retirees alone. The prescription plan expenses comprise about 2/3 of the overall cost
of the retiree health plan. If we move to Medicare-D, the prescription plan expenses
would be reduced to almost nothing. Each retiree would choose the Medicare-D plan
which best fits his or her needs, but the IGRC will take extraordinary efforts to assist
each retiree in the choice of an appropriate plan. Let us be clear: Medicare-D will be
less expensive for some retirees and more expensive for others. This largely depends
on individual prescription needs and the plan choice that a person makes. However,
PASBF has offered to assist any retiree for whom this change would become a financial hardship. This is an exciting development, because there will be a PASBF “safety
net” for each retiree. They will not be broken financially if they make a bad choice. This
should relieve a lot of anxieties about the change.
Therefore be it resolved: That effective January 1, 2012, the Illinois Great Rivers
Annual Conference will amend its health benefits plan by removing prescription
benefits from the list of covered services for participants who are Medicare-eligible.
Legislative Item 108: SR VI.B.4. Provision of Internet
Subject: Provide internet access in designated offices
Submitted by: Standing Rules Committee
Whereas the Illinois Great Rivers Conference has established the igrc.org web mail
system for ease of disseminating information throughout the conference;
Therefore be it resolved that the church/charge shall provide and pay for internet
service, high speed if available, at the designated office or place where the pastor is
expected to perform his or her pastoral duties.
This resolution would amend Standing Rule VI.B.4 found on page 323 of the 2010
Official Journal–Yearbook. Standing Rule VI.B.4 would thus read:
4. Each charge shall provide and pay for telephone service beyond the church
building for the pastor, basic cable or basic satellite television services for
the parsonage home, and internet service, high speed if available, at the
designated office or place where the pastor is expected to perform his or her
pastoral duties.
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Legislative Item 109: Covenant Equality in Pastoral Housing
Lack of quorum
Legislative Item 110: SR VII.D. – Proceeds of Sale
Subject: Divide proceeds from sale of Conference property between
Church Extension and Repair and Replacement Funds
Submitted by: Rick VanGiesen
Background: The history of our conference reveals a pattern of neglect of conferenceowned properties, such as district parsonages and staff parsonages. We have had a
tendency to ignore needed repairs and updates until the situation becomes chronic.
On a few occasions, the delays became so severe that the property was no longer
suitable for occupancy. There have been times when it was necessary to sell properties for reduced prices, due to disrepair. The primary reason this has happened is not
a result of a lack of stewardship, it has been a lack of funding. Funding for updates
and repairs comes from the Trustees budget, where it is sometimes overshadowed
by other needs. More dollars are needed. They either need to come from an increase
in apportionments, which nobody wants, or another source of income. Proceeds from
sale of abandoned church properties go to the Church Extension Fund, as per Standing Rule VII.D. The Church Extension Fund is currently in good shape. The proposed
amendment which follows recognizes that the maintenance and upkeep of existing
facilities also reflects good stewardship of the funds which come from the sale of properties which are no longer needed for ministry. Proceeds from those sales would be
divided equally between Church Extension and the Repair and Replacement Fund.
Therefore, be it resolved, that the phrase in Standing Rule VII.D. which reads, “the
net proceeds from the sale of discontinued or abandoned Annual Conference, church
and parsonage properties or sites shall go to the Church Extension Fund or its equivalent structure.” will be replaced with the phrase: “the net proceeds from the sale of
discontinued or abandoned Annual Conference, church and parsonage properties or
sites shall be divided equally between the Church Extension Fund and the Repair
and Replacement Fund or their equivalent structures.”
Legislative Item 111: 2012 Equitable Compensation
Subject: Commission on Equitable Compensation Report
Submitted by: Commission on Equitable Compensation
The Commission on Equitable Compensation is charged with recommending conference standards for pastoral support; administering funds to be used in base compensation supplementation; and providing counsel and advisory material on pastoral
support.
Funding for the work of the Commission on Equitable Compensation comes from the
Equitable Compensation Fund in the Conference budget.
In our discussions of a recommendation of a Conference minimum salary, we have
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sought to balance in our own minds the financial realities experienced by pastors
and their families AND the financial realities with which many of the churches
within the Annual Conference continue to struggle. The Commission has also begun
to struggle with the level of minimum compensation in this Annual Conference as
compared to other Conferences and the possible impact that that can have on recruitment and retention of clergy. While geography can impact economics and salary is
only one portion of compensation (in addition to insurance and other benefits), we are
troubled by the reality that the IGRC currently ranks 8th of 11 Annual Conferences
in our Jurisdiction according to information released by the National Association of
Commissions on Equitable Compensation. We are also concerned that our Conference Average Compensation is now below the Denominational Average Compensation. In order to address these realities, we are recommending a higher than average
increase to the 2012 minimum salary. While we are not able to make a firm recommendation for future years, it is our intention to make a similar recommendation for
2013 as well—barring unforeseen changes in the economic realities of our nation or
area.
Now therefore be it resolved, that the minimum compensation for pastors in full
connection, associate members, provisional elders, and full-time local pastors shall be
increased by 5% for 2012. This would set minimum salaries at $36,225.00 for clergy
in Full Connection, Associate Members, and Provisional Elders; and $33,180.00 for
Full-Time Local Pastors.
Legislative Item 112: Funding for Pastoral Care and Counseling
Subject: Funding for Pastoral Care and Counseling
Submitted by: The Committee on Pastoral Care and Counseling, CCFA, and IGRC
Cabinet
Background:
There is widespread consensus that providing assistance for our clergy and their
families is an essential function of the annual conference. Assistance takes form not
only in providing resources for mental and emotional health, but also for the complete well-being and wholeness of our servant leaders. The annual conference has
consistently voted to support and maintain Pastoral Care and Counseling (PCC) as a
functional unit of the annual conference.
Because of changing environments in the delivery of healthcare, clergy needs and
available resources, it became clear in recent years that a different model for providing assistance to clergy and their families was an imperative need. Over the past 4
years, the PCC Board has gradually reshaped the ministry to become more holistic
in nature while also seeking to be increasingly cost-effective. (See separate Report
from PCC in Supplemental Packet.)
The PCC Board, in collaborative conversation with CCFA and the Cabinet, has
decided to close its separate treasury account effective July 1, 2011. The Conference
Treasurer’s office will handle all financial administration related to Pastoral Care
and Counseling. In order to make PCC’s ongoing financial needs clear and transparent, the PCC Board has decided to return its bank balance to the IGRC central
treasury and meet its future expenses from money allotted through the IGRC budget
(rather than from reserves which have accumulated during this time of reshaping its
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ministry.) In order for PCC to operate through the end of 2011, adequate funds will need to be
provided by the annual conference. PCC’s estimated need for the last six months of
2011 is $62,500. This resolution will not increase 2011 apportionments.
Therefore, be it resolved that the 2011 IGRC budget be amended to include a $62,500
line item for Pastoral Care and Counseling.
Legislative Item 113: 100th Anniversary Wesley Foundation
at U of I
Subject: Recognition of the 100th anniversary of The Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Campus, October 13, 2013.
Submitted by: The 100th Anniversary Committee at The Wesley Foundation at the
University of Illinois
Whereas, The Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois is the first Wesley
Foundation in the world, indeed the first religious foundation of its kind, having been
named after John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement and one time campus
minister at Oxford University, England,
And whereas, the founding date is October 13, 1913,
And whereas, The Wesley Foundation at the U of I is still active in student and
campus ministry,
And whereas, The Wesley Foundation has been a significant worldwide movement
for these many years with over 200 Wesley Foundations around the world,
And whereas, The Wesley Foundation at the U of I is one of the higher education
ministries of this Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference,
Be it resolved, that this Annual Conference pledge its recognition and support of The
Wesley Foundation at the U of I and its celebration of its historic 100th year in 2013,
And be it further resolved, that a progress report of this observance be made at the
2012 Session of The Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference,
And be it further resolved that the Sessions Committee of The Annual Conference
work with The 100th Anniversary Committee of The Wesley Foundation to find
opportunity at the 2013 Session of Annual Conference to make special recognition
of The Wesley Foundations and Campus Ministries in our Conference which are
outgrowths of this great adventure in learning that began in Illinois.
And be it further resolved that the conference secretary forward this resolution to
the 2012 General Conference for appropriate recognition.
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Legislative Item 114: Realigning Conference Personnel Committe
Subject: Aligning Conference Personnel Committee membership and tenure with the
change in conference personnel, structure, and standing rules.
Submitted by: Conference Personnel Committee
Whereas, the 2004 Annual Conference established the Conference Personnel Committee and
Whereas, the membership of the Conference Personnel Committee is (13) members,
(1) more lay than clergy whose membership comprises (3) chairpersons, the chairperson of the Conference Ministry Team (now called Equipping and Connecting Team),
the chairperson of Committee on Congregational Development, and the chairperson
of Conference Council on Finance and Administration, (1) District Superintendent
nominated by the Bishop and (9) remaining members nominated by the Bishop and
Whereas, as the Director of Connectional Ministries, Director of Congregational Development, Director of Finance and Administration and Bishop or Bishop’s designee
shall be ex officio members without vote and
Whereas, in 2006 a change in conference staffing resulted in the staff person relating
to Communications becoming a Director’s level position and the staff person relating
to Congregational Development no longer being a Director’s level position and
Whereas, the original intent of the membership of the Personnel Committee is to
have all Directors supervising staff be ex officio and the committee chairperson in
which the Directors relate be members and
Whereas, the conference Personnel Committee wishes to align itself with the current
structure and the original intent of the committee membership
Therefore, be it resolved, that the Conference Personnel Committee membership
shall be (13) members, (1) more lay than clergy comprising (3) chairpersons, the
chairperson of the Equipping and Connecting Team, the chairperson of the Communications Commission and the chairperson of the Conference Council on Finance and
Administration, (1) District Superintendent nominated by the Bishop and (9) remaining members nominated by the Bishop and
Be it further resolved, that the ex officio members be the Director of Connectional
Ministries, Director of Communications, Director of Finance and Administration and
the Bishop or Bishop’s designee and
Be it further resolved, that the tenure limit of its voting members move from no more
than (3) elections of (3) year terms (classes) and align with Standing Rule IV 2a, “no
more than eight (8) years (two 4-year terms)”, since this committee is not mandated
by The Book of Discipline to be in classes.
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Legislative Item 115: Location of Annual Conference
Subject: Location of Annual Conference
Submitted by: Annual Conference Sessions Committee
Whereas, the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference seeks to accommodate all its
members of the annual conference, both lay and clergy; and
Whereas, the IGRC strives to hold the cost as low as possible for each attendee as
well as the overall conference; and
Whereas, the Annual Conference Sessions committee has heard the concerns of the
Annual Conference members about distance for travel and are sensitive to those
burdens; and
Whereas, the children of our lay and clergy members to Annual Conference are
able to enjoy the East Bay Campsite for fun and spiritual nourishment during the
time their parents are attending conference; and
Whereas, following a thorough search for alternate sites for the Annual Conference
Session within the boundaries of the Conference, the Sessions Committee determined that there is no other site which has the facilities and financial support from
municipal authorities; and
Whereas, no other facility has the dates available except the Peoria Civic Center
for the dates of June 5-8, 2013, June 4-7, 2014, June 10-13, 2015, June 8-11, 2016,
June 7-10, 2017; and
Therefore be it resolved, that the Sessions Committee unanimously recommends
the 2013 - 2017 Annual Conference be held at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria,
Illinois.
Legislative Item 116: IGRC Covenant with Chaddock
Subject: Covenant of relationship between Chaddock School and The Illinois Great
Rivers Conference
Submitted by: Bunny Wolfe
PREAMBLE
Chaddock and The Illinois Great Rivers Conference of The United Methodist Church
mutually agree to enter into this covenant to define a shared relationship and to strengthen
mission and ministry with infants, children, youth, young adults and families.
Chaddock is a ministry related to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of The United
Methodist Church.
COVENANT
XXV.
Chaddock and The Illinois Great Rivers Conference agree:
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A. The mission of Chaddock shall be in harmony with the mission and
ministry of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference and in accordance with
The Book of Discipline and The Social Principles of The United Methodist Church.
B. The ministry performed by Chaddock requires technical skill and training to create a caring Christian environment in which prevention, intervention and treatment services are provided for children, youth, young
adults and families with a concern for the whole person.
C. This covenant recognizes a shared mission and ministry. Neither party
has any ownership or management authority over the other.
D. The intent of Illinois Great Rivers Conference is to assure that Chaddock
is providing the same ministry upon which this covenant is made. In return for maintaining this ministry, the Illinois Great Rivers Conference
grants to Chaddock
1. the use of the term “United Methodist” in publications
2. the use of the cross and flame emblem,
3. financial grants, and
4. access to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference membership for promotion of services and solicitation of financial support.
E. This covenant may be terminated by either party at any time. Upon termination all rights and privileges granted under this covenant will end.
The IGRC Equipping and Connecting Team (ECT), the Coordinator of Missions
and Outreach Ministries, the Chair of the Health and Welfare Committee and/or a
designated member will function as liaisons between Chaddock and the IGRC. The
following are expectations mutually agreed upon by each party.
Expectations of IGRC
Expectations of Chaddock
1. Communicate to Chaddock
requirements and changes in
The Book of Discipline and The
Book of Resolutions of The United
Methodist Church. Communicate
the rules and the actions of the
IGRC that may affect Chaddock.
1. Be in compliance with the
provisions of The Book of Discipline
and in harmony with The Book
of Resolutions of The United
Methodist Church, the laws of the
State of Illinois and the provisions
of this covenant agreement.
2. Communicate to Chaddock the
rules and regulations established
by the General Council of Finance
and Administration (GCFA) of The
United Methodist Church regarding
the use of the name “The United
Methodist Church” and the cross
and flame emblem of The United
Methodist Church.
2. Abide by the rules and regulations
established by GCFA of The
United Methodist Church
regarding the use of the name
“The United Methodist Church”
and the cross and flame emblem of
The United Methodist Church.
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3. Encourage Chaddock to maintain
accreditation through Educational
Assessment Guidelines Leading
toward Excellence (EAGLE), a
program established by the United
Methodist Association (UMA) of
Health and Welfare Ministries.
3. Maintain accreditation by
the Educational Assessment
Guidelines Leading toward
Excellence (EAGLE), a program
established by the United
4. Maintain membership and active
participation in The United
5. The IGRC Equipping and
Connecting Team (ECT) designates
the Coordinator of Missions and
Outreach, the Chair of the Health
and Welfare Committee (or a
member) as liaison between the
ECT and Chaddock.
5. Involve a liaison, designated by the
Health and Welfare Committee,
in all Chaddock board meetings
and Chaddock activities. If the
liaison if unable to attend a board
meeting, Chaddock agrees to
provide copies of all paperwork.
6. The IGRC will consult with
Chaddock when Chaddock plans
to establish a new facility, alter
its major purpose or function, or
make a plan for expansion of an
existing facility. The purpose of
such a consultation would be to
review the mission of the annual
conference in health and welfare
ministries and to ensure that the
new institution, the new facility,
the new purpose, or the expansion
be in harmony with the mission
of the annual conference and that
there not be any unnecessary
duplication of existing services.
The consultation will include a
discussion of the proposed plan of
development, financing, and the
types of services to be rendered.
6. Chaddock will consult with the
IGRC when Chaddock plans to
establish a new facility, alter its
major purpose or function, or
ministries and ensure that the
is in harmony with the mission
of the annual conference and
that there not be unnecessary
discussion of proposed plans of
development, financing, and types
of services to be rendered.
7. The IGRC Council on Finance and
Administration (CCFA) shall give
fair consideration to requests
for conference wide fundraising
appeals for capital projects
exceeding 1/10 of the total assets
of Chaddock.
7. Seek written approval of the
IGRC Council on Finance and
Administration (CCFA) prior
to engaging in conference wide
fundraising appeals for capital
projects exceeding 1/10 of the total
assets of Chaddock.
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8. IGRC will review and consider
yearly application forms from
Chaddock for benevolent
financial support
8. Chaddock shall yearly submit
completed IGRC application
forms for benevolent funding.
A Chaddock annual audit shall
identify the use of conference
benevolent funds.
9. IGRC will
a. Provide grant information to
Chaddock
b. As a conference service
agency, the IGRC Foundation
will assist Chaddock with
wills, trusts and other
methods of planned giving
c. Provide information regarding
general resources available
through IGRC and/or general
boards and agencies
d. Give fair consideration
from CCFA for requests for
conference wide fund-raising
appeals
e. Give fair consideration
by the IGRC Health and
Welfare Committee to include
Chaddock in the annual
benevolence budget.
9. Chaddock will
a. Request grant information
b. Seek assistance from the IGRC
Foundation with wills, trusts
and other methods of planned
giving.
c. Provide an annual audit to the
IGRC
Treasurer, and the Director of
Missions
and Outreach by April of the
following fiscal year
d. Abide by the rules set forth
by CCFA on conference wide
fundraising
e. Submit an annual benevolence
application to the IGRC
Health and Welfare
Committee
10. Assist Chaddock in making high
quality mission information
available to local churches,
districts and conference entities.
10. Provide high quality mission
information for sharing updated
Chaddock information with local
churches, districts and conference
entities.
11. Advocate and promote the
mission and programs of
Chaddock through all available
communications channels of
IGRC, such as but not limited to,
the Annual Conference Journal/
Yearbook, the Current, and IGRC
web site and general mission
appeals.
11. Identify in promotional materials
that Chaddock is a ministry
related to IGRC and supply to
the Coordinator of Missions
and Outreach news items and
reports of Chaddock activities,
programs and plans to be used
in communication channels of
IGRC.
12. The IGRC Coordinator of Missions
& Outreach and IGRC Treasurer
will receive Chaddock’s annual
audit by April of the Chaddock’s
following fiscal year.
12. Provide an annual audit to IGRC
Coordinator of Missions &
Outreach and IGRC Treasurer
by April of Chaddock’s following
fiscal year.
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13. The Chair of IGRC Health and
Welfare and the Coordinator
of Missions/Outreach shall
participate in the Golden Cross
Fellowship of the Health and
Welfare Agencies of IGRC.
13. Chaddock shall send a
representative to participate in
the Golden Cross Fellowship of
the Health and Welfare Agencies
of IGRC.
14. Provide advice and assistance
in the recruitment of a Chief
Executive Officer for Chaddock.
14. Request assistance and advice
from IGRC for the recruitment
a Chief Executive Officer for
Chaddock.
15. If the person under consideration
to be chosen as chief executive
officer, chaplain or staff
member of Chaddock is IGRC
United Methodist ordained
clergy, the selection must be
done in consultation with the
Resident Bishop of IGRC and
in compliance with The Book of
Discipline.
15. If the person under consideration
to be chosen as chief executive
officer, chaplain or staff member
of Chaddock is IGRC United
Methodist ordained clergy,
the selection must proceed
in consultation with the
Resident Bishop of IGRC and
in compliance with The Book of
Discipline.
16. Make training resources available
to the Chaddock staff and board
of trustees in mutually identified
areas of interest such as
a. board membership and
responsibilities
b. planned giving
c. grant writing
d. strategic planning
e. connectionalism within the
UMC
16. Seek assistance with
a. board training
b. planned giving,
c. grant writing
d. strategic planning.
Offer training and workshops
relating to working with children,
youth and young adults to local
congregations.
17. Receive an annual listing of the
Chaddock Board of Trustees, with
the number of United Methodist
indicated, to be submitted to the
IGRC Nominations Committee
to be listed in the IGRC JournalYearbook.
17. Submit an annual list of Chaddock
Board of Trustees with the
number of United Methodists
indicated to the Chair of IGRC
Health and Welfare Committee
and Coordinator of Missions and
Outreach.
18. The District Superintendent
where Chaddock is located,
the IGRC Health and Welfare
Chairperson or designee shall
be ex-officio members of the
Chaddock Board of Trustees
without vote.
18. The following persons shall be exofficio members of the Chaddock
Board of Trustees without vote:
The District Superintendent
where Chaddock is located, the
IGRC Health and Welfare Chair
or designee.
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19. Review any changes to the
Chaddock bylaws and Articles
of Incorporation to insure the
appropriate clauses from The
Book of Discipline of The United
Methodist Church.
19. Provide to IGRC Health and
Welfare Committee Chaddock’s
by-laws and articles of
incorporation and any changes
thereto to insure compliance
with the Book of Discipline of The
United Methodist Church.
20. Indemnify and hold Chaddock
harmless from and against any
claims, causes of action and
costs (including attorney fees)
which may arise from any IGRC
operation or action.
20. Indemnify and hold IGRC
harmless from and against any
claims, causes of action and costs
(including attorney fees) which
may arise from any Chaddock
operation or action.
21. Request verification Chaddock has
professional and general liability
insurance sufficient to insure
Chaddock, its officers, board of
trustees, employees, volunteers
and constituent boards.
21. Provide to IGRC verification of
Chaddock’s professional and
general liability insurance in
coverage amounts sufficient to
insure Chaddock, its officers,
board of trustees, employees,
volunteers and constituent
boards against any claims
from third parties for activities
undertaken by Chaddock.
22. Periodically review the
relationship of IGRC and
Chaddock to reaffirm the
covenant relationship. Both
parties shall be in compliance of
the expectations agreed upon in
this covenant.
relationship of Chaddock and
IGRC to reaffirm the covenant
relationship. Both parties
shall be in compliance of the
expectations agreed upon in this
covenant.
Legislative Item 117: Disability Awareness Sunday
Subject: Establishment of the Fourth (4th) Sunday of September as the recommended date for the observance of Disability Awareness Sunday in the Illinois
Great River Conference.
Submitted by: The IGRC Committee on Disability Concerns
Whereas, the 1996 General Conference of The United Methodist Church voted to
create Disability Awareness Sunday; and
Whereas, the Book of Discipline 2008 states in ¶265.4: “Disability Awareness Sunday shall be observed annually on a date to be determined by the annual conference.
Disability Awareness Sunday calls the Church to celebrate the gifts and graces of
persons with disabilities and calls the Church and society to full inclusion of persons
with disabilities in the community. If the annual conference so directs, an offering
may be received and the funds used by the annual conference to promote the creation
of architectural and attitudinal accessibility in local churches.”; and
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Whereas, other Annual Conferences have established dates for the observance of
Disability Awareness Sunday at various times of year as suits their conference
calendar; and
Whereas, resources for the observance of Disability Awareness Sunday are readily
available on the UMCOR website:
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/health/events/disabilityawareness,
Therefore, be it resolved, that the fourth (4th) Sunday of September be established
as the recommended date for the observance of Disability Awareness Sunday
within the IGRC; and
Be it further resolved, that local churches within the IGRC are strongly encouraged to observe Disability Awareness Sunday annually on this date or another date
convenient to the local church; and
Be it further resolved, that local churches are encouraged to receive an offering and
remit the receipts of this offering to the annual conference treasurer to be used by
the annual conference to promote the creation of architectural and attitudinal accessibility in local churches.
Legislative Item 118: RIM at IGRC Camping Facilities
Lack of quorum
Legislative Item 119: Study of Mandatory Property and
Casualty Insurance
Lack of quorum
Legislative Item 120: Discontinuation of Annapolis UMC
Subject: Discontinuation of Annapolis UMC
Submitted by: Rev. Randy Reese, District Superintendent
Whereas, the Annapolis United Methodist Church located in Crawford County was
founded in and has had a long and proud history, and
Whereas, the Charge Conference of the Annapolis United Methodist Church voted
on August 8, 2010 to discontinue the church; and
Whereas, the District Superintendent has recommended discontinuance of the
Annapolis United Methodist church and transfer of membership to Kirk Chapel
United Methodist Church; and
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Whereas, the Board of Trustees of Annapolis United Methodist Church in accordance with the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church has determined
that all church contents be sold or donated to other church or benevolent ministries, that the building be razed, all real estate holdings be sold, that all assets be
dispersed to other churches or benevolent ministries, and that any assets remaining on June 30, 2011 be transferred to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference; and
Whereas, the consent to discontinue has been granted by the Presiding Bishop, the
District Superintendents, and the District Board of Church Location and Building,
and all proper Disciplinary requirements have been complied with;
Therefore, be it resolved, that the Annapolis United Methodist Church be discontinued and that the Illinois Great Rivers Conference Trustees be authorized
and directed to take possession of any property subsequently found or hereinafter
accruing to the Annapolis United Methodist Church and retain, transfer, sell or
otherwise dispose of said property as said Trustees shall deem appropriate, but in
accordance with the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church and the
Standing Rules of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist
Church.
Legislative Item 121: Discontinuation of Flanagan UMC
Subject: Discontinuation of Flanagan UMC
Submitted by: Rev. J. Keith Zimmerman, District Superintendent
Whereas, the Flanagan United Methodist Church located in Livingston County was
founded in 1869 and has had a long and proud history, and
Whereas, the Charge Conference of the Flanagan United Methodist Church voted
on June 27, 2010 to discontinue the church; and
Flanagan United Methodist church and transfer of membership to Pontiac First
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of Flanagan United Methodist Church in accordance with the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church has determined
that all church contents be sold or donated to other church or benevolent ministries, that the building be razed, all real estate holdings be sold, that all assets be
dispersed to other churches or benevolent ministries, and that any assets remaining on June 30, 2011 be transferred to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference; and
Therefore, be it resolved, that the Flanagan United Methodist Church be discontinued on June 30, 2011 and that the Illinois Great Rivers Conference Trustees be
authorized and directed to take possession of any property subsequently found or
hereinafter accruing to the Flanagan United Methodist Church and retain, transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of said property as said Trustees shall deem appropri-
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ate, but in accordance with the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church
and the Standing Rules of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United
Methodist Church.
Legislative Item 122: Discontinuation of Goodwine UMC
Subject: Discontinuation of Goodwine UMC
Submitted by: Rev. In-Sook Hwang, District Superintendent
Whereas, the Goodwine United Methodist Church located in Iroquois County was
Whereas, the Charge Conference of the Goodwine United Methodist Church voted
on March 20, 2011 to discontinue the church, the last service to be held on June 26,
2011, and the official closing date of November 30, 2011; and
Goodwine United Methodist church and transfer of membership to Milford United
Methodist Church; and
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of Goodwine United Methodist Church in accordance
with the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church has determined that all
church contents and all real estate holdings be sold, and that any assets remaining
on November 30, 2011 be transferred to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference; and
Therefore, be it resolved, that the Goodwine United Methodist Church be discontinued
as of November 30, 2011 and that the Illinois Great Rivers Conference Trustees be
authorized and directed to take possession of any property subsequently found or hereinafter accruing to the Goodwine United Methodist Church and retain, transfer, sell or
otherwise dispose of said property as said Trustees shall deem appropriate, but in accordance with the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church and the Standing
Rules of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Legislative Item 123: Discontinuation of Johnstown UMC
Subject: Discontinuation of Johnstown UMC
Whereas, the Johnstown United Methodist Church located in Cumberland County
was founded in 1887 and has had a long and proud history, and
Whereas, the Charge Conference of the Johnstown United Methodist Church voted
on September 12, 2010 to discontinue the church; and
Johnstown United Methodist church and transfer of membership to Lerna United
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Methodist Church; and
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of Johnstown United Methodist Church in accordance with the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church has determined
that all church contents be sold or donated to other church or benevolent ministries,
that the building and all real estate holdings be sold, and that any assets remaining
on June 30, 2011 be transferred to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference; and
Therefore, be it resolved, that the Johnstown United Methodist Church be discontinued and that the Illinois Great Rivers Conference Trustees be authorized and
directed to take possession of any property subsequently found or hereinafter accruing to the Johnstown United Methodist Church and retain, transfer, sell or otherwise
dispose of said property as said Trustees shall deem appropriate, but in accordance
with the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church and the Standing Rules
of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Legislative Item 124: Discontinuation of Ramsey UMC
Subject: Discontinuation of Ramsey UMC
Whereas, the Ramsey United Methodist Church located in Fayette County was
Whereas, the Charge Conference of the Ramsey United Methodist Church voted on
May 16, 2010 to discontinue the church; and
Ramsey United Methodist church and transfer of membership to other United Methodist Churches; and
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of Ramsey United Methodist Church in accordance
with the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church has determined that
all church contents be sold or donated to other church or benevolent ministries, that
the building and all real estate holdings be sold, that all assets be dispersed to other
churches or benevolent ministries, and that any assets remaining on June 30, 2011
be transferred to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference; and
Therefore, be it resolved, that the Ramsey United Methodist Church be discontinued
and that the Illinois Great Rivers Conference Trustees be authorized and directed
to take possession of any property subsequently found or hereinafter accruing to the
Ramsey United Methodist Church and retain, transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of
said property as said Trustees shall deem appropriate, but in accordance with the
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Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church and the Standing Rules of the
Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Legislative Item 125: Discontinuation of South Shores UMC
Subject: Discontinuation of Decatur South Shores UMC
Submitted by: The Rev. Terry P. Harter, District Superintendent
Whereas, the Decatur South Shores United Methodist Church located in Macon
County was founded in 1956 and has had a long and proud history, and
Whereas, the Charge Conference of the Decatur South Shores United Methodist
Church voted on December 7, 2010 to discontinue the church; and
Whereas, the District Superintendent has recommended discontinuance of the South
Shores United Methodist Church and transfer of membership to the Decatur Grace
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of the South Shores United Methodist Church in accordance with the 2008 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church has determined that all church property: real, personal, tangible, and intangible be donated to
the Decatur Grace United Methodist Church, and that any assets remaining on June
30, 2011 be transferred to the Decatur Grace United Methodist Church; and
District Superintendents, and the Sangamon River District Board of Church Location and building, and all appropriate Disciplinary requirements have been complied
with;
Therefore, be it resolved, that the Decatur South Shores United Methodist Church be
discontinued at the 2011 session of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference (meeting June
1-4, 2011 in Peoria, Illinois) and that the property: real, personal, tangible and intangible be transferred to the Decatur Grace United Methodist Church on June 30, 2011.
Legislative Item 126: Discontinuation of Westervelt UMC
Subject: Discontinuation of Westervelt UMC
Whereas, the Westervelt United Methodist Church located in Shelby County was
Whereas, the Charge Conference of the Westervelt United Methodist Church voted
on November 4, 2007 to discontinue the church; and
Westervelt United Methodist Church and transfer of membership to 4th St and
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Churches; and
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Whereas, the Board of Trustees of United Methodist Church in accordance with the
Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church has determined that all church
contents be sold or donated to other church or benevolent ministries, that the
building and all real estate holdings be sold, that all assets be dispersed to other
churches or benevolent ministries, and that any assets remaining on June 30, 2011
be transferred to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference; and
Therefore, be it resolved, that the United Methodist Church be discontinued and
that the Illinois Great Rivers Conference Trustees be authorized and directed to
take possession of any property subsequently found or hereinafter accruing to the
Westervelt United Methodist Church and retain, transfer, sell or otherwise dispose
of said property as said Trustees shall deem appropriate, but in accordance with
the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church and the Standing Rules of
the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Legislative Item 127: Transfer of Tiskilwa UMC Deed
Subject: Transfer of deed of parsonage and property from former Tiskilwa UMC to
its successor, Tiskilwa Community Church.
Submitted by: The church conference of Tiskilwa Community Church, Tiskilwa
Illinois.
Whereas, in accord with ¶2547 of the 2008 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, the church conference of Tiskilwa Community (Federated) Church
voted on February 13, 2011 to request that the deed of the church parsonage and
adjoining lot of the former Tiskilwa United Methodist Church be transferred to this
successor federated church,
Whereas, the legal description of the properties are:
Lot One Hundred Five (105) in the Village of Tiskilwa, formerly Windsor, Bureau
County, Illinois.
Lot One Hundred Seven (107) in the Village of Tiskilwa, formerly Windsor, Bureau
County, Illinois.
Whereas, the IGRC Cabinet voted in favor of Tiskilwa Community Church’s request to convey property rights to Tiskilwa Community (Federated) Church, and
the bishop approved.
Whereas, upon dissolution of the Tiskilwa Community Church proceeds of sale will
be equally divided between IGRC and the American Baptist church as per their
constitution and bylaws.)
Be it therefore resolved, that The Illinois Great Rivers Conference transfer the
deed of the Tiskilwa UMC church parsonage and adjoining lot to its successor, the
Tiskilwa Community (Federated) Church.
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Legislative Item 128: Sale of Bridalwood Parsonage
Withdrawn
Legislative Item 129: Sale of Forest Park Parsonage
Subject: Sale of Forest Park parsonage in Jacksonville, IL
Submitted by: Rick Van Giesen
Whereas, the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference of the United Methodist
Church (“IGRC”) owns a piece of property commonly known as 18 Forest Park
W., Jacksonville, Illinois, which will be used by IGRC as a parsonage for an IGRC
District Superintendent until June 30, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the “Parsonage”); and
Whereas, the IGRC Conference Board of Trustees have identified no further current or potential use of the Parsonage by the IGRC; and
Whereas, in the opinion of the IGRC Conference Board of Trustees it would be in
the best interest of the IGRC to proceed to dispose of the Parsonage; and
Whereas, Paragraph 2515 of The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist
Church provides that no real property owned by the IGRC may be sold without the
consent of the Annual Conference;
Therefore be it resolved, that the IGRC Conference Board of Trustees be authorized
in the name of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference of the United Methodist
Church to take all necessary and appropriate steps to sell and convey the Parsonage upon the receipt by the IGRC Conference Board of Trustees of an offer deemed
fair to IGRC, as shall be determined by the Conference Board of Trustees; and
Be it further resolved, that the IGRC Conference Board of Trustees be authorized
to employ realtors and/or auctioneers selected by and at such rates of compensation
or commission as shall be deemed appropriate by the IGRC Conference Board of
Trustees, to facilitate the sale of the Parsonage; and
Be it further resolved, that the IGRC Conference Board of Trustees be authorized
to repair or otherwise renovate the Parsonage as necessary in order to make the
Parsonage marketable for sale; and
Be it further resolved, that in accordance with Paragraph 2515 of The Book of
Discipline of the United Methodist Church that any required written instrument
necessary to carry out the actions authorized herein be executed in the name if
the IGRC by any two of its officers, with any instrument so executed being deemed
binding and effective as the action of the Annual Conference.
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Legislative Item 130: Evenglow Covenant
Subject: Covenant of Mutual Relationship between Evenglow Lodge and the
Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the UMC
Submitted by: Bunny Wolfe
PREAMBLE
Evenglow Lodge and the Illinois Great Rivers Conference join in this mutual
covenant agreement to more clearly define their shared relationship and to
strengthen the church’s mission and ministry with older persons.
The mission and purpose of Evenglow Lodge is to establish, erect, maintain and
operate a retirement home in Pontiac, Illinois which ministers to and serves both
men and women and reflects The Book of Discipline and The Book of Resolutions of
The United Methodist Church.
Evenglow Lodge is a ministry related to the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of The
COVENANT
The IGRC Equipping and Connecting Team (ECT), the Coordinator of Missions and
Outreach, Welfare Committee Chair and/or a designated member of the Health
and Welfare Committee will function as liaisons between Evenglow Lodge and the
Illinois Great Rivers Conference.
A. Evenglow Lodge is to promote furtherance of religious principles for the
intellectual, moral, spiritual and physical development of persons of retirement age, including promotion of the harmony, health and happiness
of such persons in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, The
Book of Discipline and The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist
Church.
B. Evenglow Lodge is engaged in a legitimate and appropriate Christian
service, one which would ideally be performed by each local church in
the Illinois Great Rivers Conference, but which is delegated to Evenglow
Lodge for the sake of greater effectiveness and efficiency.
C. The service performed by Evenglow Lodge requires both expert technical
skill and Christian love, tenderness and compassion with a concern for
the whole person.
D. This covenant recognizes a shared mission and ministry. Neither party
has any ownership or management authority over the other.
E. Neither the Illinois Great Rivers Conference nor Evenglow Lodge accepts
or grants any legal or financial responsibility for the operations or affairs
of the other except as specified in this covenant of mutual relationship as
follows.
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F. This covenant may be terminated by either party at any time. Upon termination all rights and privileges granted under this covenant will end.
GUIDELINES - EXPECTATION OF
THE ILLINOIS GREAT RIVERS
CONFERENCE
GUIDELINES - EXPECTATION OF
EVENGLOW LODGE
1. Communicate to Evenglow Lodge
the requirements and changes
in The Book of Discipline and The
Methodist Church. Communicate
the rules and the actions of IGRC
which may affect Evenglow Lodge.
1. Be in compliance with The Book of
Discipline and in harmony with The
Methodist Church, the laws of the
State of Illinois and the provisions
of this covenant agreement.
2. Communicate to EvenglowLodge
the rules and regulations established by the General Council
of Finance and Administration
(GCFA) of The United Methodist Church regarding the use of
the name and cross and flame
emblem of The United Methodist
Church.
2. Abide by the rules and regulations
established by GCFA of The United
Methodist Church regarding use of
the name “The United Methodist
Church” and the “Cross and Flame”
emblem of The United Methodist
Church.
3. The employment or dismissal of a
United Methodist clergy person
shall be in accordance with the
appointment process of The
3. The employment or dismissal of a
United Methodist clergy person
shall be in accordance with the
appointment process of The United
Methodist Church.
4. The IGRC Coordinator of Missions
will receive an annual audit from
Evenglow Lodge upon receipt of
the auditor’s report.
4. Provide Furnish an annual audit
to IGRC Coordinator of Missions
following the fiscal year.
5. Encourage participation by local
churches to financially support
of the Golden Cross Ministries,
including Evenglow Lodge.
5. Inform United Methodist donors that
Evenglow is included in the listing
of Golden Cross ministries in IGRC.
6. The Chair of IGRC Health and
Welfare and the Coordinator
of Missions and Outreach shall
participate in the Golden Cross
Fellowship of the Health and
Welfare Agencies of IGRC.
6. Evenglow shall send a representative
to participate in the Golden Cross
Fellowship of the IGRC Health and
Welfare Agencies.
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7. The Conference Ministry Team
designates the Director of
Mission/Outreach and/or
the Chair of the Conference
Committee on Institutional
Relations (or his/her designee)
to be liaisons between the
Conference Ministry Team and
Evenglow Lodge to facilitate
information sharing and assure
mutual accountability for the
expectations agreed to by both
parties.
7. Welcome to the Board of Trustees
meetings liaisons designated by
the Conference Ministry Team. The
liaisons will also be on the mailing
lists for all mailings of Evenglow
Lodge.
8. Receive an annual listing of
Evenglow Lodge Board of
Trustees including names,
addresses, phone numbers,
e-mails and local church
affiliation to be submitted to
IGRC Nominations Committee
to be listed in the IGRC JournalYearbook.
8. Provide an annual list of names,
addresses, phone numbers,
e-mails and local church affiliation
of Evenglow Lodge Board of
Trustees to the Chair of IGRC
Health and Welfare Committee
and Coordinator of Missions and
Outreach.
10. Encourage Evenglow Lodge to
maintain Accreditation through
Guidelines Leading Toward
Excellence (EAGLE), a program
established by the United
Methodist Association (UMA).
10. Maintain accreditation by
Guidelines Leading Toward
Excellence (EAGLE) Program
established by The United
Methodist Association (UMA).
11. Assist Evenglow Lodge in the
interpretation and promotion of
Evenglow Lodge’s mission and
programs throughout the Illinois
Great Rivers Conference.
11. Identify in promotional materials
that Evenglow Lodge is a ministry
related to IGRC and provide news
items and reports concerning the
activities and plans of the ministry
to IGRC Coordinator of Missions
and Outreach.
12. The District Superintendent of
the Vermilion River District will
serve as an ex-officio member
with vote on Evenglow Lodge
Board of Trustees.
12. Provide ex-officio with vote
membership of Evenglow Lodge
Board of Trustees for the following:
the District Superintendent of
Vermilion River District.
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13. IGRC will:
a. Provide grant information to
Evenglow Lodge.
b. As a conference service
agency, the IGRC
Foundation will assist
Evenglow Lodge with wills,
trusts and other methods of
planned giving.
c. Give fair consideration from
CCFA for requests for
conference wide fund raising
appeals.
d. Give fair consideration
by the IGRC Health and
Welfare committee to include
Evenglow Lodge in the
annual benevolence budget.
13. Evenglow Lodge will:
a. Request grant information.
b. Seek assistance from IGRC
Foundation with wills, trusts
and other methods of planned
giving.
c. Abide by the rules set forth by
CCFA on conference wide
fundraising.
d. Submit an annual benevolence
application to the IGRC
Health and Welfare
Committee.
14. Indemnify and hold Evenglow
Lodge harmless from and
against any claims, causes of
action, and costs (including
reasonable attorney’s fees)
which may arise from any IGRC
operation or action
14. Indemnify and hold IGRC harmless
from and against any claims,
causes of action, and costs
(including reasonable attorney’s
fees) which may arise from any
Evenglow Lodge operations or
action.
15. Request verification that
Evenglow Lodge has
professional and general
liability, property and
malpractice insurance
sufficient to insure Evenglow
Lodge, its officers, board of
trustees, employees, volunteers
and constituent boards.
15. Provide to IGRC verification of
Evenglow Lodge’s professional
and general liability, property and
malpractice insurance in coverage
amounts sufficient to insure
Evenglow Lodge, its officers, board
of trustees, employees, volunteers
and constituent boards against
any claims from third parties or
activities undertaken by Evenglow
Lodge. .
16. Review any changes to bylaws
and Articles of Incorporation to
insure the appropriate clauses
from The Book of Discipline of
The United Methodist Church
are included.
16. Provide to the IGRC Health and
Welfare Committee a dissolution
clause for real property of
Evenglow Lodge which is in
compliance with The Book of
Discipline of The United Methodist
Church
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17. IGRC will consult with Evenglow
Lodge when Evenglow
Lodge plans to establish a
new facility, alter its major
purpose of function, or make
a plan for expansion of an
existing facility. The purpose
of such a consultation would
be to review the mission of the
annual conference in health
and welfare ministries and to
ensure that the new institution,
the new facility, the new
purpose, or the expansion be
in harmony with the mission
The consultation will include
a discussion of proposed plans
of development, financing, and
types of services to be rendered.
17. Evenglow Lodge will consult with
IGRC when Evenglow Lodge plans
to establish a new facility, alter
its major purpose or function, or
ministries and to ensure that the
be in harmony with the mission
discussion of proposed plans of
development, financing, and types
of services to be rendered.
relationship of IGRC and
Evenglow Lodge to reaffirm the
covenant relationship. Both
parties shall be in compliance of
the expectations agreed upon in
this covenant.
18. Periodically review the relationship
of Evenglow Lodge and IGRC to
reaffirm the covenant relationship.
Both parties shall be in compliance
of the expectations agreed upon in
this covenant.
This covenant of mutual relationship shall be subject to review and amendment at such
times and in such manner as may be mutually agreeable to Evenglow Lodge and IGRC.
Legislative Item 131: Exception to Rule on the Use of
Proceeds from Sale of a Parsonage
Subject: The Niantic United Methodist Church requests the approval of the annual conference to use the proceeds from the prior sale of their parsonage for the
purpose of congregational redevelopment.
Submitted by: Terry Harter, Superintendent of the Sangamon River District
Whereas, the Niantic United Methodist Church has previously sold their parsonage
and requests that they be permitted to use the proceeds for congregational redevelopment and,
Whereas, paragraph 2542.1 of The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist
Church 2008 reads:
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No real property on which a church building or parsonage is located shall be mortgaged to provide for the current budget or operating expense of a local church. The
principal proceeds of a sale of any such property shall not be used for the current
budget or operating expense of a local church. And,
Whereas, paragraph 2542.3 of The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist
Church 2008 reads:
Exception to this restriction may be granted in specifically designated instances to
allow use of equity and/or accumulated assets from the sale of property to provide
for congregational redevelopment efforts including program and staff. Such exception may be granted by the annual conference, the bishop, and the cabinet upon
request of the local church in consultation with congregational development staff
where applicable. A clear and detailed three-to-five year redevelopment plan that
projects a self-supporting ministry must accompany the request. And
Whereas, the request and plan have been submitted to Congregational Development staff for consultation, and
Whereas, the Cabinet and the Bishop have reviewed the request and plan and have
approved it,
Therefore be it resolved that the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference grant the
exception on the use of funds from the sale of the church-owned parsonage to the
Niantic United Methodist Church.
Legislative Item 201: Care and Protection of God’s Creation
Lack of quorum
Legislative Item 202: Funding for General Boards and Agencies
Lack of quorum
Legislative Item 203: Celebration of Ministry
Lack of quorum
Legislative Item 204: GC Petition: Right to Health Care
Lack of quorum
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Legislative Item 205: GC Petition: Inclusiveness of Gender
Identity
Lack of quorum
Legislative Item 206: GC Petition: Prohibition of Bullying
Lack of quorum
Legislative Item 207: GC Petition: Equal Rights for Gender
Identity
Lack of quorum
Legislative Item 208: GC Petition: Enhancement of Episcopacy
Lack of quorum
The Native American Fellowship shares their traditional music.
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Business of the Annual Conference
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THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Minutes of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference
held in Peoria, Illinois from June 1, 2011 through June 4, 2011
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer Presiding
Date When Organized: 1824
Number of This Session: Fifteenth Session
(189th Session, counting antecendent Annual Conferences)
Part I - Organization and General Business
1. Who are elected for the quadrennium (¶¶603.7, 618):
Secretary?
Rev. Alice J. Shirley
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207 Telephone: (217) 529-2040
Statistician? Rev. Richard A. Van Giesen
Mailing Address:
Telephone: (217) 529-2040
Treasurer? Rev. Richard A. Van Giesen
Mailing Address:
Telephone: (217) 529-2040
2. Is the Annual Conference incorporated (¶603.1)?
Yes
3. Bonding and auditing:
What officers handling funds of the conference have been bonded, and in what amounts
(¶¶618, 2511)?
Annual Conference Treasurer, President of Annual Conference Council on Finance and Administration, Annual Conference Trustees and staff members of these offices in the amount of $1,000,000,
United Methodist Church Blanket Bond.
Have the books of said officers or persons been audited (¶¶617, 2511)? Yes. The report can
4.
What agencies have been appointed or elected?
be viewed by going to www.igrc.org.
a)
b)
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Answer Yes or No for each of the councils, boards, commissions, or committees
listed:
(1) Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635)? Yes
(2) Board of Pensions (¶639)? Yes
(3) Board of Trustees of the Annual Conference (¶2512)? Yes
(4) Committee on Episcopacy (¶637) Yes
(5) Committees on Investigation (¶2703.2, .3)? Yes
(6) Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? Yes
Indicate the name of the agency (or agencies) in your annual conference which is
(are) responsible for the functions related to each of the following general church
agencies (¶610.1):
(1)
General Council on Finance and Administration? Conference Council on Fi-
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
General Board of Church and Society? Equipping and Connecting Team
General Board of Discipleship? Equipping and Connecting Team
General Board of Global Ministries? Equipping and Connecting Team
Higher Education and Campus Ministry? Equipping and Connecting Team
General Commission on Archives and History? Equipping and Connecting
(7)
c)
nance and Administration
Team
(8)
General Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns? Equipping and Connecting Team
General Commission on Religion and Race? Equipping and Connecting
(9)
General Commission on the Status and Role of Women? Equipping and Con-
Team
necting Team
(10) United Methodist Communications? IGRC Communications Ministry Team and
IGRC Commission on Communication
Indicate the conference agencies which have responsibilities for the following functions:
(1) Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries (¶655)? Equipping and Connecting
(2)
(3)
Team
Disability Concerns (¶653)? Equipping and Connecting Team
Equitable Compensation (¶625)?Conference Commission on Equitable Compensation
(4) Laity (¶631)? Equipping and Connecting Team
(5) Native American Ministry (¶654)? Equipping and Connecting Team
(6) Small Membership Church (¶645)? Equipping and Connecting Team
d) Answer Yes or No for each of the following conference or district organizations:
(1) Conference United Methodist Women (¶647)? Yes
(2) Conference United Methodist Men (¶648)? Yes
(3) Conference Council on Youth Ministry (¶649)? Yes
(4) Conference Council on Young Adult Ministry (¶650)? Yes
(5) District Boards of Church Location & Building (¶2518)? Yes
(6) Committees on District Superintendency (¶668)?
Yes
(7) District Committees on Ordained Ministry (¶665)? Yes
e) What other councils, boards, commissions, or committees have been appointed or
elected in the annual conference? (See”Officers-Boards-Committees” on page 7 )
5.
Have the secretaries, treasurers, and statisticians kept their respective records according to the prescribed forms (¶606.8)? Yes
6.
What is the report of the statistician? (See “2010 Statistician’s Report” on page 505 )
7.
What is the report of the treasurer? (See “Treasurer’s Report” on page 233 )
8. What are the reports of the district superintendents as to the status of the work within
their districts? (see “Cabinet Address” on page 248)
9.
What is the schedule of minimum base compensation for pastors for the ensuing year
(¶¶342, 625.3)?
For FE, PE, and AM: $36,225.00
For FL: $33,180.00
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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)?
$ 1,922,160 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)?
$ 100,000
b)
What are the apportionments to this conference for the ensuing year:
(1) For the World Service Fund?
$ 1,538,676
(2) For the Ministerial Education Fund? $ 510,504
(3) For the Black College Fund? $ 203,617
(4) For the Africa University Fund? $
45,571
(5) For the Episcopal Fund? $ 468,687
(6) For the General Administration Fund? $ 175,733
(7) For the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund? $ 40,409
12. If the annual conference apportions to the local church a fund that combines two or
more general apportioned funds with one another, or that combines one or more general
apportioned funds with funds other than a general apportioned fund, list below for each
combined fund: a) the name and amount of each general fund included in the apportionment; b) the percentage of the combined fund total that corresponds to each general fund
apportionment (¶¶614.3d, 615.4).
13. Conference and district lay leaders (¶¶603.9, 659):
a)
Conference lay leader:
Mailing Address:
c)
District and associate district lay leaders:
Rhonda Whitaker
1264 Hickory Dr. Neoga, IL 62457
217-895-3962 [email protected]
b) Associate conference lay leaders: Ken Miller and Jeff Graham
Cache
Embarras
Illinois
Iroquois
Kaskaskia
LaMoine
Mississippi
Sangamon
Spoon
Vermilion
Marilyn Appel (09) 1472 US Highway 45, PO Box 223, Enfield, IL 62835
Richard Small (07), 206 Lakewood Dr., Hillsboro, IL 62049
Johnnie Locker (04), 10615 N. Sleepy Hollow Rd., Peoria, IL 61615
Ray Dunn (10) 207 S. Scott St., PO Box 265, Oakwood 61858-0265
Nancy Myers (02), 5645 N. Ridge Rd., Olney, IL 62450
Karma Webel (05), R.R. 1, Box 35, Versailles, IL 62378
Marian McCray, (04),14 Marilyn Cir., Fairview Heights 62208-2839
Pete Paulson (03), 4 Ashland Ct., Mt. Zion, IL 62549
Stephen Main (05), 1289 Knox Highway 4, Altona, IL 61414
Ken Miller (05), 190 W. 4th St., Coal City, IL 60416
14. What local churches have been (Indicate district):
a)
Organized or Chartered?
(1) New Church Start (¶259.2,.3)
(2) Mission Congregation (¶260.1a)
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(3)
b)
Merged (¶¶2545, 2546)?
(1)
(2)
c)
Chartered Local Church (¶259.5) (List only churches chartered this
year.)
United Methodist with United Methodist
Name of 1st church
Name of 2nd church
Dorris Heights Other mergers
Name of 1st church
Mount Moriah Name of merged church
Mount Moriah (CRD)
Name of 2nd church
Name of merged church
Discontinued or abandoned (¶¶229, 341.2, 2548)? (State which for each church
listed. Indicate district)
(1) New Church Start (¶259.2,.3)
(2) Mission Congregation (¶259.1a)
(3)
Chartered Local Church (¶259.5)
Annapolis UMC, Embarras River District
Flanagan UMC, Iroquois River District
Goodwine UMC, Iroquois River District
Johnstown UMC, Embarras River District
Ramsey UMC, Embarras River District
South Shores UMC, Sangamon River District
Westervelt UMC, Embarras River District
d)
e)
Relocated and to what address?
f)
Transferred this year into this conference from other United Methodist
conference(s) and with what membership (¶¶41, 260)?
Name
Membership Conference from which transferred
g)
What other changes have taken place in the list of churches?
Changed name of church? (Example: "First" to "Trinity")
Former Name
New Name
Address
15. Are there Ecumenical Shared Ministries in the conference? (¶208)
a)
Federated church
Name of church
District
Other Denomination(s)
Community of Faith (Raymond) SaRD
Presbyterian
b)
Union Church
Name of church
District
United Church of Oneida
SpRD
Presbyeterian
c)
Merged Church
Name of church
District
Tiskilwa Community Church IlRD
American Baptist
d)
Yoked Parish
Name of church
District
Colusa UMC/Appanoose Faith (SpRD)
Presbyterian (PCUSA)
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16. What changes have been made in district and charge lines?
Golconda (530506, 0141A) and Rosiclare (531487, 0141B) were listed as a 2-point charge. They are
now each listed separately.
Harrisburg Circuit, consisting of Dorris Heights (530563, 0147A) and Mount Moriah (531044, 0147B)
has merged to form Mount Moriah UMC, effective 1/23/2011.
Crossville (530107, 0125A) and Zion (501674, 0125B) were listed as a 2-point charge. They are now
each listed separately
The Edgar County New Vision Parish Circuits are re-shuffled, effective 9/19/2010. Circuit 1 is now
Chrisman-Hume, Circuit 2 is now Paris Otterbein-Vermilion, Circuit 3 is now Clay’s PrairieGrandview-Scottland.
Johnstown (502075, 0227B) closed 6/30/2010.
Ramsey (533646, 0266B) closed 6/30/2010.
Annapolis (532301, 0203A) closed 6/30/2010.
Marshall Armstrong (504110, 0229A), Marshall Emmanuel (502235, 0229B) and Zion (502257, 0229C)
were a 3-point charge. Marshall Armstrong is now listed by itself and Marshall EmmanuelZion is a 2-point charge.
Peoria First (511423, 0351A) and Peoria Madison Avenue (511467, 0351B) were a 2-point charge.
They are now each listed separately.
Sheffield (511720, 0361A) was listed by itself. It’s now on a 2-point charge with Tiskilwa-Sheffield.
The Shining Light Parish has disbanded, effective 12/1/2010. Ridge Farm (503467, 0462E) and Indianola (502942, 0462D) are now a 2-point charge. Fairmount (502667, 0462B) Fairview (502680,
0462A) and Georgetown (502782, 0462C) are now a 3-point charge.
Melvin (501300, 0442A) and Shiloh (503560, 0442B) were a 2-point charge. They are now each
listed separately.
Goodwine (501003, 0445B) closed. Last service 6/26/11, official closing date 11/30/11.
Pleasant Grove (502111, 0539C) was on a 3-point charge with Lancaster-Nye Chapel-Pleasant
Grove. It’s now listed by itself. Lancaster-Nye Chapel continues as a 2-point charge.
Pinkstaff (533588, 0563A) and Birds (501457, 0563B) were a 2-point charge. They are now each
listed separately.
Mount Vernon Wesley (531102, 0554A) and Irvington (526140, 0554B) were a 2-point charge. Mount
Vernon Wesley is now listed by itself. Irvington is on a 2-point charge with Centralia FirstIrvington.
Landes (532777, 0574B) was on a 2-point charge with Union Chapel-Landes. It’s now on a 2-point
charge with Chauncey-Landes. Union Chapel is listed by itself.
Barry (508185, 0602A), Hull (508904, 0602B), New Canton (509384, 0602C), Pleasant Hill (509544,
0602D), and Hamburg (528365, 0602E) are now called the United Parish, effective November
2010.
Payson (509486, 0648A), Plainville (509497, 0648B) and Richfield (509453, 0648C) were a 3-point
charge. Payson is now listed by itself. Plainville is part of a 3-point charge as BeverlyKingston-Plainville which is part of the Adams County Group Ministry. Richfield is part of a
3-point charge as Paloma-Pleasant Grove-Richfield which is also part of the Adams County
Group Ministry.
Wood River First (529165, 0775A) and Benld (527623, 0775B) were a 2-point charge. They are now
each listed separately.
Decatur Central (501925, 0817A) and Decatur South Shores (501958, 0817B) were a 2-point charge.
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Decatur Central is going on a 2-point charge with Blue Mound-Decatur Central. Decatur
South Shores closed 6/30/2011.
Silvis (507603, 0969G) is no longer part of the Twin Rivers Cooperative Parish. It’s now listed by
itself, effective 8/1/2010.
Port Byron First (507443, 0969F) is no longer part of the Twin Rivers Cooperative Parish. It’s now
listed by itself, effective 1/1/2011.
Fairfield (507396, 0922A) is no longer part of the Twin Rivers Cooperative Parish. It’s now listed by
itself, effective 1/1/2011.
Knoxville (507000, 0942A), Galesburg Faith (503718, 0942B) and Galesburg Emmanuel (506687,
0942C) were a 3-point charge called Knoxville-Galesburg Cooperative Parish. Knoxville is
now listed by itself. Galesburg Faith is now listed by itself. Galesburg Emmanuel closed
6/30/2011.
Bloomington Park (500305, 1006A) and Bloomington West Olive Faith (502496, 1006B) were a
2-point charge called Bloomington Trinity of Hope UM Parish. Bloomington Park is now on a
2-point charge with Bloomington Wesley-Bloomington Park. Bloomington West Olive Faith is
on a 2-point charge with Normal Morningstar-Bloomington West Olive Faith.
Flanagan (500921, 1033A) closed 6/30/2011.
Saunemin (501641, 1070A) and Trinity UM Parish, consisting of Cabery (500453, 1070B), Cullom
(500726, 1070C) and Kempton (501184, 1070D) were a 4-point charge. Saunemin is now listed
by itself. Trinity UM Parish continues as a 3-point charge.
Streator First (511764, 1072A), Grand Point (510645, 1072B) and Long Point (510986, 1072C) were
a 3-point charge. Streator First is now listed by itself. Grand Ridge-Long Point is a 2-point
charge.
Part II - Pertaining to Ordained Ministers and Local Pastors
(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 threefourths 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, 605.6)?
“All are in need of God’s grace and none is blameless. The Cabinet reports there is no one under complaint at this time. We affirm the integrity and desire of all clergy to be Christ-like and to seek perfection in love.” (Cabinet response) 18. Who constitute:
a) The Committee on Investigation (¶2703.2)? (v)
Shelly Forrest
Larry Gilbert
Jean Hembrough
Don Long, Jr.
Harriet Clinebell (lay)
Calvin Jackson (lay)
Charlene Topel (lay)
Alternates:
Brian Caughlan
Rachel Stockle
Stan Irvin
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b) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? (v)
Mike Jones
Terry Clark
Jennifer Seder
Alternates:
19. Who are the certified candidates (¶¶311, 312)
a) Who have been certified as candidates for ordained or licensed ministry since the
last session of the annual conference? (List the names of all those who have been
certified, including those who are also listed in questions 20 and 21.)
Gerald Aloran 2011
Kirsten Reed Anderson 2011
Jon Randol “Randy” Azbell 2011
Carolyn “Carrie” Carnes 2011
David Cochran 2011
Malcom Jones 2011
Darrel “David” Joyce 2011
Jeremy David Lafary 2011
Gary McDaniel 2010
Richard Pierce 2010
Nicole (Nikki) Ross Bishop 2010
JoAnne Ruff 2011
Michael Sharp 2011
Michael Shearer 2011
Erin Elizabeth Totten 2011
b) Who are continued as certified candidates for ordained or licensed ministry? (Do
not list as continued those licensed as local pastors in Question 21 or those listed as
probationary (provisional) members in question 28.)
Kimberly Allen 2008
Robert McNeely 2011
Cory Blackwell 2010
Kimberly Burke 2009
Jeremy Harminson 2010
Colin Knapp 2010 (Duke)
Thomas Miller 2010
Doug Pascoe 2009
Nancy Wilson 2010
Bennett Woods 2009
c) 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
Conference
d) Who have been discontinued as certified candidates for licensed or ordained ministry?
Laura Arnold
Michael J. Fiorini
Dennis Gambill
Sandra Mosby
Gay Patton
Thomas Patton
David Plemons
Darla Stewart
John Weller
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.):
Gregory Boylan (MDiv)
Pamela Cochran 2010
Robert J. Cook 2007
Patricia A. Gareau* 1998
Eda Hackmann 2005
Michael Hall 2010
Daniel Laack 2003
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Mark Milhouse 2004
Judith Lynn Ransbottom-Stallion 2007
James Reynolds 2001
Marsha Kaye Webb 2005
Sharon Welliver 2008
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)? (v)
a) Full-time local pastors? (¶318.1)
William L. Allen; (1.25); 2005
James R. Allison*; 1991
Richard L. Atchley*; 2001
Pamela Bradford; (3); 2003
Trisha Chapman; (4.5); 2003
Cathy Clark; (0); 2008
Paulette Cott; (3.5); 2005
Kelly Cox*; 1984
Dixie L. Croxton*; 1997
Robert L. DeBolt*; 2002
David Ducommon*;
Peggy Emmert; (MDiv)
Suzanne Geer*; 1995
Nicolas Gleason (MDiv)
Hiram Gonzalez; (Sem.); 2001
Timothy J. Gossett*; 1998
Charles Herbert Graul*; 2003
Denny Hutchison; (0); 2010
Amy Holman; (3.25); 2004
Mark E. Horn*; 1995
Stephen Killion*; 2003
LeLand Legg*; 1999
Steve Livengood*; 1999
Richard Miles*; 1993
Cathy Najmon* (Deacon)
Mel Nielson; (.75); 2009
Mark Nowakowski; (0); 2006
Danira Parra; (3.5); 2004
James Peak; (MDiv); 1963
Gary Pearce; (4); 2003
David Pyell*; 2000
Raymond Radae; (MDiv)
Amy Rayson
James W. Reed; (4.5); 1998
Elizabeth Reis*; 2002
Mike Rucker*; 1994
Donald Brian Shane*; 1996
Teresa Ann Shane*; 1996
Dennis Smith*;
Mark Randall Smith; (3); 2004
Jeffrey Stahl* 1998
Augustus Benjamin Swett III; (4); 2001
Casey Brandon Taylor; (MDiv)
Stacy Tomich*; 2001
Judy Vidakovich; (4); 2005
Allynn Walker (Deacon)
Gabriel Wanck; (Asbury);
Judy Marie Williams*; 2002
Steve Bruce Williams*; 1996
Timothy Woodard*; 1997
b) Part-time local pastors? (¶318.2) (fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments)
Bessie Adams ¾
R. Lon Alderman (.75) ½
William L. Allen (1.25) ¾
Mark Douglas Amenda (2) ½
Joyce Anders* (retired) David K.
Anderson (1.75)
John M. Anderson (2.25) ¼
W. Ruth Anderson (1.75)
Barbara Anthony (1) ½
Cecil Atchison (1.5) ¾
Helen Dayle Badman (1.75) ½
Donna Baker (2.5) ½
Kathy Sue Barrett (1.25) ¼
Angela Baughman (1.25) ½
Gary Joseph Billiot (1.5) ½
Andrea L. Boggs (1.5) ½
Jane Bradford (1.75) ¼
Larry Bricker (2.5) ¾
Sara S. Brown (2) ¾
Michael Lee Buckman* ½
Donald Burkhart ¼
Susan Jean Burnett (1.5) ¾
Juan Carlos Lara-Cardoso* ¾
John L. Chrisler (3.25) ¼
Cathy Clark (0) ¾
Russell Collister (.75) ¼
Ardith Corsaw (4.5) ¾
Ronald H. Cox (retired)
Joseph Leon Crain* ½
Ronald Eugene Creek (.75) ¼
James Crozier (3) ¾
Dianne Duncan* ¾
David Dickey* ½
Robert Ervin (retired) ½
Larry Frank, Jr. (Asbury) ½
Matthew Filicsky 2009 ½
Deetta Gaither (.75) ¼
Patricia A. Gareau* ½
Eric Robert Garlick (1.5) ¼
John Nicholas Gartelos (3.75) ½
Jeff Haley (MDiv)
Lyren Rix Haney* ¾
Merle John Heicher, Jr.* ½
George Heineman (retired) ½
Karthyrn Herring (1.5) ¼
Sandra Hire (.75) ½
Debra Hoertel (1) ¼
Tammy Horn (1.25) ½
Richard Lewis Houser (1.25) ½
Darrell Howard
Dorothy Isaacs (2.5) ¼ (retired)
Ronald M. Johnson (retired)
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Jack Joyner (Eden) ¼
Dalene Kuebler * (Sem.) ¾
Charles Leslie Kurfman (Asbury) ½
Jimmie Dale Lambert (.25) ½ (retired)
Terry Lancaster* ¼
Janet Lee Longtin (.75) ½
Chester McCoy (1.5) ¼
Kathy Murphy (2.75) ¾
Mel Neilson (0) 1/2
Karen Oplt (2.5) ¼
Louella Pence (retired) (4) ½
Joye Perry (1.5) ¾
Lillian Philips (retired) ¼
Deborah Pollex (.75) ½
Janice Reeder (0) ¼
Sharon Renner (.5) ½
Nancy Ribes* ½
Juan Angel Rosales (0) ½
Howard Ross (3.5) ¼
Toni Ross (3.5) ¾
Pete Ryan (.25) ½
Darrell Allen Sample (3.25) ½
Donald Lee Savage (.75) ½
Jerry Sawyer* (retired)
Charles M. Schwaab (retired)
Van D. Scott (.5) ½
Roberta Jean Shultz (.25) ¾
Larry R. Shultz (retired)
James Steinsultz* ¼
Elton Burton Storey* ¾
Sally Swaim (3.5) ½
Scott Swigart (2) ½
Oliver Taube* (retired) ¼
Angel Taylor (MDiv) ¾
Leonard Thomas (local deacon) ¼
Megan E. C. Thompson (MDiv) ¾
Lori Tockstein (3.5) ¼
Janeen Tronc (0) 1/4
April Dawne Turner (MDiv) ¾
Eugene Allan Turner; (4); 2005 ½
Allen “Pete” Vinson; (retd); 1984; (2.75) ¾
Stephanie Voss; (.25); 2007; ½
Sarah Beth Mayfield Wanck; (Asbury); ¾
Jon R. Westfall*; 1987; ¼
Sharon Wilkerson*; 1998; ½
James Whitaker; (.75); 2008; ¾
Patricia Wise*; 1994; ½
Edward Wojnar; (.5); 2009; ¼
Nancy Wood; (2.5); 2004; ¼
c)
Students from other annual conferences or denominations serving as local pastors
and enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.4)?
d)
Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership (¶¶365.4, 366, 368.3)? (If not in this conference indicate name of conference
where serving.)
Jeff Haley
22.
Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)?
David K. Anderson
John M. Anderson
W. Ruth Anderson
Barbara Anthony
Patricia A. Gareau
Eric Garlick
Daniel Laack
Mark Milhouse
John (Jack) Weller
23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4)?
Molly Spence Hawk
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)?
a)
Annual Conferences
Name
Bessie Adams
Karen Blank-Ewell
Sue Bryce
Willis (Bill) Kierce
150
Conference
Indiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Alabama-West Florida
Credential
PE
FE
FE
FE
Don Meeks
Elke Sharma
Joy Starwalt
Rebecca Williams
b)
Louisanna
Oregon-Idaho
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois
Other Methodist Denominations
Name
Conference
Jeffrey Robbins
FE
FE
FE
PE
Credential
Wesleyan Church
Elder
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.)
Name
Denomination
Credential
William Burton
Nazarene
Elder (retired)
Michael Laflin
American Baptist
Standard Ordination
Donald Peck
Nazarene
Elder
David Poland
ELCA
Synodical Authorization
Paul Eugene White
Nazarene
Elder (retired)
26. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership is held.)
a) With vote (¶586.4 [v])?
b) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4)? (v 2/3)
27. Who are elected as associate members? (v) (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27):
a)
b)
¶420 [1992]
¶322 [2004]
28. Who are elected as probationary (provisional) members and what seminary are they attending, if in school? (under ¶¶322, 324, 325)
a)
Probationary (provisional) Deacons:
(1) Under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, c? (v)
(2) Under the provisions of ¶324.5? (v)
b)
Probationary (provisional) Elders:
(1) Under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b? (v)
Scott Eugene Carnes (GETS)
Kathryn Sue Lewis (Asbury)
Andy Robert Maxwell (Western Evangelical)
Christopher Maurice Hughes Quick (GETS)
Jungil Rhee (Candler)
Carol Ann Stufflebeam (UDTS)
Megan Elizabeth Thompson (Boston)
William Brett Yates (Southwestern Baptist)
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(2) Under the provisions of ¶324.6? (v)
(3) Under the provisions of ¶322.4? (v 3/4)
29. Who are continued as probationary (provisional) members, and in what year were they
admitted to probationary (provisional) membership (¶326)?
a)
In preparation for ordination as a deacon? (PD) (¶326.1)
Kimberly Ann Stuby
Gifty Wilma Smith
b)
In preparation for ordination as an elder? (PE) (¶326.2)
Josh Tabor Williams
Miriam Rebekah Snider
John Sondermann Hackmann
Jessica Ann Marie Lauer Baldyga
c)
d)
e)
2010
2009
2007
2008
2009
2010
Probationary (provisional) deacons who became probationary (provisional) elders?
Probationary (provisional) elders who became probationary (provisional) deacons? Probationary (provisional) members who transferred from other conferences or
denominations? (¶347)
30. Who have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): (List alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27):
a)
b)
As probationary (provisional) members (¶347.3a,b)? (v) (date received)
As local pastors (¶347.3a)? (v) (date received)
31. 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 32-33 or 35, unless the clergy’s orders from another denomination were recognized
on question 39 in a previous year.):
a)
b)
Deacons
Elizabeth Anne Fender (GETS)
Elders
Andrew Jacob Anthony (GETS)
Grant Donald Armstrong (Eden)
Mary Alice Cunningham (St. Paul)
Lisa Dawn Guilliams (Asbury)
Andrew Gerard Hopp (METHSCO)
Patricia Aileen Hutton (St. Paul, COS)
Anita Ruth Munden (GETS)
Florene Elizabeth Scott (Eden)
Michael Otis Whitaker (Iliff)
32. Who are elected for ordination as deacons in full connection and what seminary did they
attend: (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27)
a)
b)
152
After probationary (provisional) membership (¶330)? (v 2/3)
Elizabeth Anne Fender (GETS)
Transfer from elder in full connection? (¶ 309.3) (v 2/3)
33. Who are elected for ordination as elders and what seminary did they attend?
a) After probationary (provisional) membership under the 1996 Discipline (¶335)? (v
2/3)
Andrew Jacob Anthony (GETS)
Grant Donald Armstrong (Eden)
Mary Alice Cunningham (St. Paul)
Lisa Guilliams (Asbury)
Andrew Gerard Hopp (METHSCO)
Patricia Aileen Hutton (St. Paul, COS)
Anita Ruth Munden (GETS)
Florene Elizabeth Scott (Eden)
Michael Otis Whitaker (Iliff)
b)
Transfer from deacon in full connection? (¶ 309.3) (v 2/3)
34. What probationary (provisional) members, previously discontinued, are readmitted
(¶364)? (v)
35. Who are readmitted (¶¶365–367 [v], ¶368 [v 2/3]):
a)
b)
As associate members?
As members in full connection?
36. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶358.7): (v)
a)
b)
c)
As associate members?
As probationary (provisional) members? (Indicate credential)
As members in full connection? (Indicate credential)
37. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1, 416.5, 635.2m)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note
preceding Question 27.)
Name
Troy Benton FE
Lindsay Churchman FE
Kristi Hopp PE
Conference
Date
North Georgia
Central Texas
Western Pennsylvania
7/1/11
7/1/11
7/1/11
38. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential.)
39. What clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶348): (v)
a)
b)
As deacons?
As elders?
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)
b)
Deacons in full connection?
Elders in full connection?
153
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.)
42. Who are discontinued as probationary (provisional) members (¶327.6)? (Indicate credential) (v).
43. Who are on location?
a)
Who has been granted honorable location (¶359.1)? (Give date when this action
became effective. Record Charge Conference where membership is held. Indicate
credential and year of most recent report.):
(1)
(2)
This year? (v)
Previously?
Name
Tony Allen FE
Roy Anderson FE
David Bacheller FE
O. Eugene Barclay FE
Daniel G. Brown FE
Lewis Carlson FE
David Champlin FE
Jerry Ellis FE
L. Douglas Elmore FE
Janice Grant
Russell Hagen FE
Mark Jurgensmeyer FE
Roger Kilzer
John Lazell FE
S. Burkett Milner FE
Larry Misfeldt FE
Timothy J. Shaw FE
Bryan Siverly FE
Robert Stokes FE
Kent Trimble FE
Roderick Van Scoy FE
Kenneth Wallace FE
John Walter FE
Mark Wolford FE
Matthew Woodcock FE
Richard Zumwalt FE
b)
c)
Charge Conference
Kewanee First
Panama UMC, Pocohantas, IL
First UMC, Champaign, IL
Paris UMC, Paris, IL
Weldon, IL UMC
Onarga UMC, Onarga, IL
First UMC, Pekin, IL
First UMC, Mt. Vernon, IL
First UMC, Marshall, IL
Laurel UMC, Springfield, IL
Clinton UMC, Clinton, IL
Carlinville UMC, Carlinville, IL
First UMC, Mattoon
First UMC, Springfield, IL
Beecher City UMC, Beecher City, IL
Twin Rivers Parish UMC, Hampton, IL
Camp Point UMC
Wesley UMC, Bloomington, IL
First UMC, Urbana, IL
Riverside UMC, Moline, IL
First UMC, Mt. Vernon, IA
First UMC, Carbondale, IL
Niedringhause UMC, Granite City, IL
Wesley UMC, Macomb
Sugar Creek UMC
First Federated, Clayton, IL
Date
2005
1996
1993
1981
2002
2000
1987
2003
2003
2008
1994
1998
1996
1987
1994
1996
2004
1999
1996
1980
1996
1992
1995
2006
2003
1991
Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶359.2) (Indicate date and appointment.)
Pamela Hartman - FE
Who has been placed on administrative location (¶363.1? (Give date when this
action became effective. Record Charge Conference where membership is held. Indicate credential.):
(1) This year? (v)
(2) Previously?
44. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶359.3)? (Record
Charge Conference where membership is held. Indicate credential.):
154
a)
b)
This year? (v)
Previously?
Name
Charles Bradburn
Herschel Cline
Richard Krumpe
Robert McWilliams
Charles Polstra
Roy Trueblood
Frank Unger
Randy Van Fossan
Harvey R. Washington
Charge Conference
Pittsfield UMC, Pittsfield, IL
Urbana Grace UMC, Urbana, IL
Hanna City UMC, Hanna City, IL
Hatsukaischi Church, Toyko, Japan
St. Andrews UMC, Brandon, FL
Longs Chapel UMC, Longs Chapel, NC
Calvary UMC, Normal, IL
Watseka UMC, Watseka, IL
Cabanna UMC, Cabanna, MO
Date
1978
1977
1968
2004
1996
1996
1970
1998
1996
45. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶359.2)? (v)
(Give date when this action became effective. Indicate credential.)
46. Who have had their conference membership terminated? (Give date when this action
became effective. Indicate credential.)
a)
By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶360.1, .4)? (v)
b)
By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶360.2, .4)? (v)
Name
Chuck Anthony AM
Effective Date
7/5/2011
c)
By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶360.3, .4; 2719.2)? (v)
d)
By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry
(¶635.2k(8) )? (v)
By trial (¶2713)? (v)
e)
47. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶361.1c, ¶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:
Retired:
Name
William E. Swyear
Norma Jean Martin
Marlin H. Miller
b)
c)
Date of Birth
4-9-23
7-25-31
6-2-24
Date of Death
8-12-10
5-7-11
4-14-11
What probationary (provisional) members have died during the year? (Indicate
credential.)
Effective:
Retired:
What elders in full connection have died during the year?
Effective:
155
Retired:
Name
Date of Birth
William N. Bender
Vernon A. Brown
Wesley I. Kersh
Robert C. Ridall
Howard B. Johnson
Jesse J. Seiber
Lloyd H. Vinnedge, Jr.
Walter D. Krech
David H. Allin
C. Wayne King
Phillip R. Snider
Patricia Carper
Lloyd E. Davis
Paul D. Bryant
W. Harold Loyd
Roger F. Christianson
Robert A. Mulligan
James O. MaHaffey
d)
e)
4-26-10
5-14-11
6-4-10
6-23-10
7-28-10
9-1-10
9-12-10
9-28-10
10-31-10
11-04-10
12-04-10
12-18-10
2-13-11
2-26-11
3-05-11
3-19-11
4-05-11
4-14-11
What deacons in full connection have died during the year?
Effective:
Retired:
What local pastors have died during the year?
Active:
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Retired:
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
6-6-22
5-24-41
8-26-10
3-30-11
Diane E. Bigley
Date of Death
7-23-26
4-28-22
11-18-29
3-9-21
12-25-22
10-28-13
9-21-20
6-3-23
10-13-39
3-20-32
10-11-26
8-31-31
12-13-20
9-9-35
12-24-21
7-5-32
2-4-15
8-29-40
11-13-63
Harold Holliday
Larry R. Shultz
12-8-10
49. What probationary (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)? (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference where appointed. Indicate credential.)
Name
James DeMent
J. Glen Robyne
Lana Robyne
Kook Jin Yun
Conference
Baltimore/Washington
Indiana
Indiana
Northern Illinois
Credential
FE
FE
FE
FE
50.Who are the probationary (provisional) or ordained 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.)
a)
156
Voluntary? (v; v 2/3 after 5 years)
(1) Personal (¶354.2a)
Name
Marjolein Anderson FE
Deron Boyer FE
Donald DeJarnett FE
Brian Eble FE
Michael Herzog FE
Debra Horvath FE
David Huff FE
Steve Lobacz FE
Nancy Monahan FE
(2)
Family (¶354.2b)
Name
Charge Conference
Wesley UMC; Bloomington, IL
Rivers Edge UMC; Spring Bay, IL
Normal Calvary UMC; Normal, IL
Fairview Heights Christ UMC; Fairview Heights, IL
Years
7
4
Charge Conference
Years
Transitional (¶354.2c)
Name
b)
c)
2
2
5
7
7
5
4
4
2
Charge Conference
Tena Bigham FE
Deborah Talbott FE
(3)
Years
Marilyn Anell FD
1
Involuntary? (v 2/3)
Who have been placed on leave of absence since the last session of the annual conference (ad interim)?:
(1) Voluntary? (v)
(i) Personal
Name
Effective Date
Deron Boyer FE
Charles K. Sward FE
Nancy Monahan FE
12/31/10
2/1/10
11/15/10
(ii) Family
(iii)Transitional
(2)
d)
Involuntary? (v 2/3)
Who on leave of absence have had their leaves terminated since the last session of
the annual conference (ad interim)?
Name
Lori Harvey FE
Charles K. Sward FE
Paula Wallace FE
Effective Date
9/16/10
7/1/11
6/1/11
51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶352)? (v) (Give date when this relation became effective; indicate credential.)
52. What actions have been taken concerning disabled members (¶357)? (Indicate credential.)
a)
Who were granted incapacity leave since the last annual conference session
(¶357.2)? (Give effective dates)
157
Name
Effective Date
Darryl D. Young FL
Maurice E. Midgley, Jr. FE
Jennie Chin FL
L. Dale Wilfong AM
07-01-10
09-01-10
12-01-10
01-01-11
b)
Who have had their incapacity leave terminated since the last conference session
(¶357.3)? (Give effective dates of terminations):
c)
Who are granted incapacity leave at this session (¶357.1)? (v)
Bill Barrett FE
Richard A. Bishop FL
Melody Brawley FE
Marilyn Brewer FE
Donna B. Catlin FE
Jennie Chin FL
Margaret Foutch FE
Kathy George FE
Randy Grimmett FE
Samuel Harris FE
D. Jill Johnson-Scott FE
E. Michael Jones FE
Michael L. Kesling AM
Guy W. Keysear AM
Ron Melzer FE
Maurice E. Midgley, Jr. FE
Kathleen McCafferty Rudolph FE
Franklin Ogdon FE
Sharon Potter AM
Paul Prater FE
Thomas Pruett AM
John Leslie Salzman FE
Marian Stone, FE
L. Dale Wlfong AM
Darryl D. Young FL
53. What members in full connection have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically giving
full name—first, middle, last—in that order. 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)
b)
This year?
Previously?
Sheila Fitts
Elizabeth Glidden
Vonna Lou Larson
Conrad Steinhoff
Elders
a)
This year?
George F. Adam
Julie A. Allison
Robert P. Baker
Max W. Borah
Kenneth A. Cox
Bryce D. Hays
William W. Leppin
David L. Phillips
Phillip D. Poe
Robert L. Shook
Russell D. Smith
Paul W. Widicus
Jack L. Wolfe
J. Keith Zimmerman
Barbara E. Zwetz
158
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
7-1-11
b)
Previously?
Roy L. Adams
Nathan Althoff
Brent Anderson
Carol Andricks
John R. Annable
Wayne E. Armbrust
Dean T. Austin
David J. Babb
L. Sue Bailey
Bruce L. Baker
David R. Baker
James F. Barnett
Vernie Barnett
Ronald L. Barrick (20 year)
Gary Bass
Raymond E. Basset
Donald Batz
LaVon E. Baylor
Paul R. Beach
Dale A. Beck
Lawrence Becker
Dale E. Best
Perry E. Bishop
Donald R. Black
Earl R. Black
Eugene F. Black
Floyd Blackard
H. Dean Blackburn
Harold Q. Bodeen
J. Ronald Bogart
James Bortell
R. Paul Brown
Richard C. Brownfield
William G. Browning
Lawrence D. Bryan
David L. Bultemeier
Lloyd Bumpus
Steven Burgener
Donald E. Burroughs
Daniel M. Buck
Roy E. Burrill
Gaylord Buss
Thomas O. Chandler
Donald Carlton
David Cha
Merrill C. Challman
Robert G. Chapman
Ron Chase
Richard A. Chrisman
Terry L. Clark
Billy Coatney
Jon Cockrel
Sharon Colbert-Garretson
John W. Collins
Larry E. Conrad
Joanne Cooke
J. William Cooper
James Cooper (20-year)
James C. Corbitt
Charlotte Cowan
Frederick C. Cramer
Henry D. Crede
Herbert A. Crede
John R. Crede
Sidney Crowcroft
Billy R. Cummins
Carl C. Cummins
John Cummins
Judith Curry
John R. Curtis
Howard L. Daughenbaugh
C. Raydean Davis
David Davis
John E. Davis
Henry S. Davis
Kenneth L. Dean
David P. Dees
Harry K. Deffley
Earl W. Dickey
Dennis Divan
Dennis Doane
Howard P. Donahue
Don Ray Doty
Leoncia Drayton
Ralph H. Dude
David A. Eadie
Carol A. Edman
Robert H. Edwards
Robert O. Edwards
Michael F. Eischen
Floy J. Ekin
Wm. Donavan Ekstrom
James Elder
Thoburn Enge
Joseph C. Evers
Dennis R. Fager (20 year)
Elmer Fenton
Arthur C. Ferguson
Keith Ferguson
Charles D. Ferrill
Robert F. Fitts
Gilbert T. Fletcher
Janice K. Foulk
Robert L. Foulk
Charles Fradenburgh, Jr.
William O. Frazier, Jr.
Louis W. Frick
Gary C. Fritz
Don W. Funk
David Gaffron
Ira L. Gallaway
Richard V. Garabrant
Joseph R. Gardiner
Philip P. Gardner
David Glahn
Philip L. Glick
Wayne Goodwin
Everett Gott
James Goulding
Jo Greenwood
John Watkins Grob
Joseph Grozik
Francis G. Guither
Martin R. Gutzmer
Nathaniel H. Gwinn
Robert C. Hackl, Jr.
Billy G. Hahs
Floyd Hale
John P. Hamilton
Thomas M. Hamilton
Fred G. Hammond
James W. Hancock
Joseph R. Hankla
Charles A. Hanson
George Harjes
Raymond P. Harrison
Ned W. Hawbecker
Donald J. Haworth
Stanley Haxton
William D. Heinbaugh
Daniel Henderson
Richard A. Herath
Floren “Jerry” Herring
Wayne C. Hess
Dennis Hill
Edward L. Hoffman
Robert R. Hollis
Jack Holloway
Martha Horrell
William B. Howell
Glenn E. Huffman
Arno Hutchinson, Jr.
David L. Hurley
David Hutton
Phillip L. Icenogle
Glenn K. Ioder
Gary Jenkins
George Jenkins, Jr.
James D. Johnson
Terrell Johnson
Donald J. Jones
Dwight Jones
J. William Jones
Jack W. Kaley
Norman Kao
Irvin L. Kearns
John N. Keller
Jeffrey Kelley
Ray Kelley
Robert Killion
Jon Kline
Roger Knox
Dale A. Kooi
John F. Kovalcik
Michael C. Kovalcik
Ernstfried Lang
Lester Laur
Larry L. Lawler
Robert L. Lawry
John Lee
L. Paul Lees
Hugo L. Lopez
Pinckney V. Love, Jr.
159
George Loveland
Don Lowe
Hubert P. Lytle
Eugene W. Mace
Richard Mader
Larry A. Maffett
Betty Sue Mahaffey
Charles W. Mann
Donald R. Mann
Joseph E. Martin
W. Jack Martin
Leonard T. Martz
Lawrence H. Mason
James P. McClarey
Paul F. McCleary
Ophilis McCoy
Robert E. McDonald
H.M. Richards McDowell
John R. McFarland
Richard L. McGuire
Burt A. McIntosh
Dowain McKiou
Roderick McLean
Philip E. Merritt
Francis Michels
Richard J. Mick
Edward E. Milhouse
Kenneth Miller
Linda L. Miller
Margaret Misal
David W. Mixon
David P. Morgan
George Morris
Claude N. Mosher
Gary Mosimann
Paul Motzer
Phillip L. Moulden
Robert D. Mushrush
William George Myers
Murriel Nance
Sharon Neufer Emswiler
Thomas Neufer Emswiler
Frank M. New
Alan L. Newhall
Jack L. Newsome
Frank H. Nestler
J. Gerald Nichols
David Nottrott
John O’Dell
Marvin N. Orewiler
Bruce F. Owens
Miley E. Palmer
William A. Palmer
Raymond E. Parker
Paul Paskewitz
Robert S. Patterson
Joseph Peacock
David Pease
James L. Penfold
Millie Peters
Harrison Peyton
Brent K. Phillips
Frank Pierce
160
Richard Piscatelli
Robert L. Pitsch
Leroy Pittman
Robert Pollock
Ray B. Porter
N. Nadine Preston
Les Pruehsner
Wolford C. Price
William E. Pruett
W. Kenneth Pyles
Victor E. Ramsey, Sr.,
Jerry Reed
Fred J. Reiner
Douglas Rettig
James D. Rhea
Roland P. Rice
Philip R. Richardson
Donald R. Riley
Earl R. Renshaw
Lester R. Roberts
Roy Roberts
James Robison
Roger Rominger
Lewis E. Root
Arthur M. Runyon
George G. Russell
Robert E. Sabo, Sr.
Vernon L. Saldeen
Robert D. Sandine
Anet Satvedi
Martha S. Scaff
Gary Scheller
George F. Schmink
Merlin H. Schendel
James N. Schuetz
Richard Scott
J. Richard Seed
Ronald R. Seibert
Paul Sellers
Marshall R. Semingson
Charles W. Sensel
Harold Shaffer
Chester E. Sheldon
Katherine Shindel
Franklin J. Silas
Gene Simon
Harold Simpkins, Jr.
Paul J. Simpkins
R. Paul Sims
Robert O. Skinner
Mildred Sloan
Norman Sloan
Delmar D. Smith
Elaine Smith
John Steven Smith
Robert R. Smith
Robert W. Smith
Paul M. Smith
Robert Snider (20 year)
Theodore M. Snider
Clyde Snyder
Kim Yong Soon
Eugene A. Soper
Robert E. Souders
Gretchen Stinebaugh (20 yr)
Jeanette Stevens
Glen A. Stewart
Jack O. Stewart
Gary Stickney (20 year)
Richard L. Stolp
Jerry H. Stone
Geoffrey L. Story
Floyd R. Stradley
James F. Strasma
Richard Sullins
Han Yong Sun
Richard H. Swain
M. Thomas Swantner
Jack A. Talmage
Herbert M. Thompson
James A. Thompson, Sr.
James Allen Thompson
Robert Q. Thompson
Elizabeth Tickner
C.L. Tolley
Ralph A. Totten
Samuel Totten
Prosper O. Tournear
Jack D. Travelstead
Norman E. Trolia
E. Paul Unger
Randy Van Fossan
William D. Van Meter
David W. Venter
Von Waggoner
Laurence A. Wagley
Dale E. Walker
David L. Walls
Alan K. Waltz
Ralph Ward
William Warner
Bradley Faulkner Watkins, Sr.
Jerry W. Watkins
Orin D. Watson
Arthur Webb
Edgar L. Webb
R. James Weiss
J. William Werner
Charles R. Wheeler
Robert S. White
William L. White
James E. Whitehurst
Robert C. Wiedrich
John C. Wilkey
James C. Williams
Ronald J. Winsor
Donald E. Wise
Robert R. Wood
John Woodruff
Jack O. Woods
Raymond R. Worden
John W. Young
Louis A. Youngs
John W. Younker
George D. Youtzy
C. William Zander
Oliver K. Zivney
54. What associate members have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically giving full namefirst, middle, last-in that order. 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?
Bruce S. Gordon
Linda R. Gordon
Diwan V. Tiwade
7/1/11
7/1/11
7/1/11
b) Previously?
J. Fred Belcher
Marvin Bennett
Dean Brown
Mildred Bryant
Allen Campbell
Lawrence L. Conrad
Loretta Cummins
Walter Davidson
Gloria D. Davis
David R. Deal
William Deisher
Rolland H. Devor, Jr.
Arnold P. DeZutter
Gerald Divjak
Curtis L. Eaker
Diane M. Elder
Mary L. Erwin
Marion Ford
Richard Frankson
John A. Fullmer
Thomas Gabbard
Donald A. Graham
E. Wade Gregory
Rosemary Harris
William Paul Hawf
Rodney M. Herrick
Omer Jones
Donald E. Long, Sr.
Elmer Eugene Maritt
Karen L. Martin
Judith Medlen
Norman Mendell
Larry A. Olson
Margaret Overlot
Donald E. Pratt
Andrew C. Procell
Stanley Rapp
Darlene Reiner
Avis Richardson
Curtis L. Rush
Dorotha M. Russell
Howard Sallee
George Terry
James Whitkanack
Dean C. Wright
55. What probationary (provisional) members have been retired (¶358): (Indicate credential.
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)
b)
This year?
Previously?
John A. Reynolds
56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.6):
a)
This year?
b)
Previously?
Willa M. Bruce
Diane K. Duncan
Richard L. Houser
Jon R. Westfall
Joyce Anders
Mary Lou Caswell
Ansel Atwood
Oren Samuel Banks
Robertta Blackard
Karol Brown
Dorothy Browning
John Capps
Esther Carriker
Gene D. Colthurst
Ronald H. Cox
Janice M. Devor
Gerald Durey
Russell Ehrhardt
7/1/11
7/1/11
7/1/11
7/1/11
Robert Ervin
Robert Fear
C. William Fechtig
Mary J. Fischer
Carol Gericke
James L. Hayes
George Heineman
Dorothy Isaacs
Charles Jackson
Ronald M. Johnson
James M. Jenkins
Bernard Kneale
Jammie Lambert
Donald L. Long
Loraine E. Martin
Robert L. McCarter
Martha McDaniels
Theodore Miller
Arla M. Morse
William Morse
Oren Mulvaney
Rita Nafziger
Ralph E. Ogden
Louella R. Pence
Lillian Philips
Jerry Pinkstaff
Kenneth Provines
Nelson Reiber
161
Darlene Reiner
Eugene Reffett
Burl Rich
Jerry Sawyer
Charles Schwaab
Oliver Taube
Jean Webster
Mary Jo Williams
Gary Whipple
Jerry Wilson
Max Wood
Thomas R. Wright
57. Changes in clergy membership: What is the number of ordained ministers: (NOTE: The
numbers in parenthesis following each category listing are the question numbers in this
report form where ministers in that category are listed. The number reported below
should agree with the number of names listed in the corresponding questions.)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
m)
n)
o)
Elected as associate members? (27) -- 0
Elected as probationary (provisional) members? (28a, b; 29a, b, c) -- 14
Elected as deacons in full connection? (32a) -- 1
Elected as elders in full connection? (33a) -- 9
Readmitted? (34, 35a, b) -- 0
Retired made effective? (36a, b, c) -- 0
Transferred in? (30a, 37, 38) -- 3
Transferred out? (41) -- 0
Discontinued as probationary (provisional) members? (42) -- 0
Honorably located this year? (43a1) -- 0
Administratively located this year? (43c1) -- 0
Withdrawn? (46a, b, c) -- 1
Termination of orders? (46d) -- 0
Terminated by trial? (46e) -- 0
Deceased? (48a, b, c) -- 24
58. What is the number of:
a)
b)
Pastoral charges? 577
Local churches? 864
59. What is the number of clergy members of the Annual Conference:
a)
162
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 Meth
odist connectional structures, including district superintendents, or to an ecumenical agency.
¶344.1b, c): the number of clergy members appointed to extension minis
tries, under endorsement by the Division of Chaplains and Related Minis
tries of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
¶344.1d): the number of clergy members appointed to other valid minis
tries, confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Annual Conference.
(3) See the Discipline paragraphs indicated for more detailed description of these
appointment categories.)
(4) (Licensed Local Pastors not currently under appointment should not be counted
as clergy members of the conference)
Categories
Pastors and
deacons
whose primary
appointment is to
a Local Church
(¶¶331.1c, 339)
Deacons (in full
connection and
probationary
(provisional))
serving Beyond
the Local Church
(¶331.1a, b)
(81a,b)
Appointments to
Extension
Ministries
(¶316.1; 344.1a,
c) (80a)
Appointments to
Extension
Ministries
(¶316.1; 344.1b,
c) (80b)
Appointments to
Extension
Ministries
(¶316.1; 344.1d)
(80c)
Appointments to
Attend School
(82)
Appointed to
Other
Annual
Conferences (49)
On Leave of
Absence (50a,
50b)
On Family Leave
(50a2, c2)
On Sabbatical
Leave
(51)
On Incapacity
Leave
(52c)
On Transitional
Leave (50a3,
50c1iii)
Retired
(53, 54, 55)
Total Number,
Clergy Members
Grand Total,
All Conference
Clergy Members
Deacons
Full
Elders
Full
Prob
(prov)
Deacons
Prob
(prov)
Elders
Assoc
& Aff
Members
with Vote
Full–
time
Local
Pastors
Part–
time
Local
Pastors
7
292
2
12
20
50
95
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
1
0
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
53
95
5
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
33
12
7
0
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
391
0
1
48
17
767
2
13
73
1020
163
b)
By gender and racial/ethnic identification? (NOTE: See the instruction for item 59
for guidelines to assist in the racial/ethnic identification count.)
Female Clergy Members
Deacons
Full
Elders
Full
Prob
(prov)
Deacons
Asian
African
American/
Black
0
2
0
0
Assoc
&
Affiliate
with
Vote
0
0
4
1
0
Hispanic
0
1
0
0
1
0
White
Full–
time
Local
Part–
time
Local
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
108
1
5
22
17
41
Multi-Racial
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total Number,
Female Clergy
Members*
13
116
2
5
22
19
42
Categories
Native
American
Pacific
Islander
Grand Total, All
Conference
Female Clergy
Members*
Prob
(prov)
Elders
219
Male Clergy Members
Deacons
Full
Elders
Full
Prob
(prov)
Deacons
Prob
(prov)
Elders
Asso&
Affiliate
with Vote
Full–
time
Local
Part–
time
Local
Asian
0
5
0
1
0
1
0
African
American/
Black
0
9
0
0
0
0
2
Hispanic
0
2
0
0
0
3
4
Native
American
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
Pacific
Islander
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
White
4
633
0
7
51
30
45
Multi-Racial
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total Number,
Male Clergy
Members*
4
651
0
8
51
34
53
Categories
Grand Total,
All Conference
Male Clergy
Members*
801
*The sums entered in these spaces should agree with the comparable totals in the bottom two
lines of question 59).
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Part III Certification in Specialized and Certified Lay Ministry
(¶635.2u, v, The Book of Discipline)
60. Who are the candidates in process for certification in specialized ministry?
James R. Bayless, Jr.
Dee Denmark-Hale
Adam Flack
Barbara A. Horsch (Youth Ministry)
Keith Alan Kalish (Camping/Retreat)
Janna R. Peterson
Mary L. Tomlin
Deborah A. Townsend
61. Who is certified in specialized ministry? (List the areas of specialized ministry.
Indicate by an asterisk those certified this year.)
Paul Black (Communications)
Richard Boyd (music) Diaconal
Elizabeth Anne Fender (Christian Education) FD
Sheila D. Fitts (Evangelism) RM
Sharon Colbert Garretson (Spirit. Form.) RE
Constance White Guennewig (Music) Lay
John M. Hauck (Youth ministry) FE
Mary Ann Hedges (Spiritual Formation) Lay
Cheryl Hendrix (Christian education) FD
Marcia Heyboer (Christian Ed.) Lay retired
Margaret L. Sayre (Music) RD
62. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry?
63. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry?
64. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry?
65. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶ 271, 635.2v, and 665.10)? (List alphabetically giving
full name—first, middle, last—in that order, by district)
Name
Donna Boardman
Cindi Karlovich
Russ Theobald
Stephen Harry Wilson
Linda Sue Altermatt
Mark Edmon Anderson
John Alan Douglas
Margaret “Peggy” Jean Kulczewski
Roberta Anne Robbins
Jon Eric Warren
District
Illinois River
Illinois River
Illinois River
Sangamon River
Spoon River
Spoon River
Spoon River
Spoon River
Spoon River
Spoon River
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Part IV Diaconal Ministers
(Paragraph numbers in questions 66-75 refer to The 1992 Book of Discipline)
66. Who constitute the Committee on Investigation (¶2703.3)? (v)
James Rogers
James Till
67. Who are reinstated as diaconal ministers (¶313.3c)? (v)
68. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312)?
Name
Conference
Date
69. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312)?
Name
Conference
Date
70. 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)
71. What diaconal ministers have died during the year?
a)
Effective:
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
b) Retired:
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
72. What diaconal ministers have been granted leaves of absence under ¶313.1a, c, d) (disability, study/sabbatical, or personal leave): (v)
a)
b)
Since the last session of the Annual Conference? (Give effective date of each):
At this session of the Annual Conference? (Include names of persons listed in Question 79a, if their leaves of absence are continuing):
73. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e):
a)
b)
Since the last session of the Annual Conference? (Give effective date of each):
At this session of the Annual Conference? (Include names of persons listed in Question 79a, if their leaves of absence are continuing):
74. Who have returned to active status:
a)
b)
From disability, study/sabbatical, or personal leave of absence (¶313.1a, c, d)?
From extended leave (¶313.1e)? (v)
75. Who have taken the retired relationship to the Annual Conference as diaconal ministers
(¶313.2): (Under ¶313.2b, v 2/3)
a)
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This year?
b) Previously?
Kenneth Bade
George Baron
Merwin Donahue
Nora Hanley
Vaudra Rushing
Margaret Sayre
Charles Taylor
Duane Werner
Part V Appointments and Concluding Business
76. Who are approved for less than full-time service?
a)
What associate members and 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, 1506.4b)? (v ¾):
Name
% Appt.
# of Years
John Patrick Best
Lori Harvey
Kathy King-Nobles
Beth McLaughlin
Deborah Reese
Alan Dale Milligan
Nancy Monahan
Linda Anne Richard
Lana J. Robyne
Miriam Snider
Charles Sward
Paula Wallace
.5
.5
.25
.5
.75
.5
.5
.75
.5
.5
.75
.5
6
2
13
3
2
4
11
4
10
2
1
1
b) What deacons in full connection and probationary (provisional) deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-time service (¶331.7)?
Name
Kathy Crozier
Ken Emery
% Appt.
.5
.25
# of Years
3
5
77. 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?
78. 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.)
79. What elders (full connection and probationary (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 “Pastoral Appointments” on page 171
80. What elders (full connection and probationary (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)?
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Name
Position/Charge Conf.
Keith Anderson
Jennifer Edwards Bertrand
Michael J. Crawford
Dan Crede
Kelligay King Crede
Ted Frost
Executive Director, Preacher’s Aide Society
Springfield
Director, Wesley Foundation at ISU, Normal
CC: First UMC, Normal`
Coordinator of Congregational Development
Springfield CC: Tuscola UMC, Tuscola
Director, Wesley Foundation at University of Illinois,
Urbana CC: Wesley UMC, Urbana
Chaplain, Cunningham Children’s Home
Urbana CC: Wesley UMC, Urbana
Director United Methodist Foundation
Springfield CC: Chatham UMC, Chatham
# Years
5 FE
6 FE
6 FE
1 FE
8 FE
7 FE
Janice Griffith
Superintendent, Spoon River District, Galesburg
6 FE
Bruce Timothy Harrison
Chaplain/Director of Church Relations
McKendree University, Lebanon CC: Lebanon UMC
14 FE
Dan Harry
Superintendent, Illinois River District, Peoria
3 FE
Terry Harter
Superintendent, Sangamon River District, Springfield
2 FE
John R. Hartleroad
Executive Assistant to the Bishop, Illinois Area Office,
Springfield
6 FE
Matthew Henson
General Evangelist, Living the Adventure Ministries
4 FE
Craig C. Hill
Associate Professor of New Testament; Duke Divinity
School CC: First UMC, Peoria
17 FE
In-Sook Hwang
Superintendent, Iroquois River District, Champaign
4 FE
Cynthia Jones
Superintendent, Kaskaskia River District, Mt. Vernon
3 FE
Robert S. Kirby
Gary D. Livesay
Kent A. Lolling
Alan D. Milligan
Associate Director, Wesley Foundation at U of I, Urbana
CC: Wesley UMC, Urbana
Chaplain, Chaddock, Quincy,
CC: Vermont St. UMC, Quincy
Director of Connectional Ministries, Springfield,
Laurel UMC, Springfield
General Evangelist, Director of Eagle House Ministries;
CC: Vienna UMC
9 FE
23 FE
6 FE
26 FE
Leah Pogemiller
Superintendent, Vermilion River District, Pontiac
1 FE
Jeffrey A. Rasche
Associate Director of Stewardship, Chaddock School,
Quincy
5 FE
Randall W. Reese
Superintendent, Embarras River District, Effingham
5 FE
Campus Minister, Wesley Foundation, Eastern Illinois
University, Charleston CC: Wesley UMC, Charleston
Wesley Foundation at Purdue University, West Lafayette,
IN CC:
Wesley Foundation at Purdue University, West Lafayette,
IN CC:
10 FE
C. Douglas Rorex
Superintendent, LaMoine River District, Jacksonville
1 FE
Roger W. Russell
Superintendent, Cache River District, Marion
1 FE
Paige L. Roberts
Lana J. Robyne
J. Glen Robyne
Alice J. Shirley
Paul Stroble, Jr.
Karen Westerfield Tucker
Interim Coordinator Camping/Retreat and Youth
Ministries; CC:
Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis
CC: First UMC, Vandalia
Professor of Worship, Boston University School of
Theology, Boston, MA CC: Wesley UMC, Urbana
Treasurer and Director of Administrative Services,
Springfield, CC: Laurel UMC, Springfield
8 FE
10 FE
1 FE
12 FE
8 FE
16 FE
Fred R. White
General Evangelist, CC: Beulah UMC, Sumner
20 FE
Gary Wilson
Superintendent, Mississippi River District, O’Fallon
4 FE
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b)
To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (¶344.1b, c)?
Name
Bruce Baumberger
Chaplain, Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton
CC: Alton Main St. UMC, Alton
5 FE
Carl James Brown
Chaplain, Veteran’s Administration Hospital,
Cleveland, Ohio
4 FE
Kenneth R. Hayden
Director of Pastoral Care, Well-Span Health, York
Hospital, York, PA CC: Carlyle UMC
7 FE
Linda A. Horrell
Center for Counseling & Pastoral Care, St. Louis,
MO CC: St. John’s UMC, Edwardsville
16 FE
Carl Johnston
Chaplain, US Army
4 FE
Steve Heitkamp
Horizon Hope Pastoral Counseling Center
CC: Union UMC, Belleville
12 FE
Veterans Administration Illiana Health Care
Systems, Danville; CC: Calvary UMC, Normal
Brian Manigold
Chaplain, U.S. Army
CC: Good Shepherd UMC, Granite City
Supervisory Chaplain, U.S. Bureau of Prisons,
Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan, OR
CC: Fairview UMC, Sheffield
Chaplain, Western Maryland Health System; CC:
Oakland-Westfield UMC
John D. Read
Ronald A. Richter
Charles Shelquist
c)
# Years
3 FE
28 FE
10 FE
2 FE
Margaret E. Siemer
Chaplain, U.S. Navy, CC: First UMC, Springfield
9 FE
Douglas Stewart
Chaplain, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville
CC: Shiloh UMC
16 FE
To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d? (v 2/3)
Name
# Years
Rebekah Dees-McMahon
Freedom House,
CC: Sheffield UMCs
10 FE
Patsy Kelly
Passavant Hospital; Jacksonville,
CC:
4 FE
Leon D. McClimans
Christian Counseling Center, Inc., Tinley Park
CC: Gilman UMC
8 FE
Lauren Padgett
Harbor Light Hospice, Chaplain,
CC:
4 FE
H. Edwin Snow
Chaplain, McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN
CC: Stronghurst UMC
5 FE
Patrick Wadsworth
Part-time supply to Presbytery of South
Louisiana CC: Carlinville UMC
13 FE
David Wence
Pastoral Counselor, Decatur Psychological
Associates, Decatur, CC: Grace UMC, Decatur
7 FE
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81. Who are appointed as deacons (full connection and probationary (provisional) for the
ensuing year? (Attach a list.)
a) Through non-United Methodist agencies and settings beyond the local church
(¶331.1a)?
Name
# Years
Stephen Lee Busick
Stephanie Soon
Kathryn Tymonko
Kline-Busick Christian Counseling, Champaign
CC: Quest UMC, Urbana
Hospice Chaplain/Bereavement Director, OSF St.
Francis; CC: Normal Morningstar UMC
Westminster Village CC: Hudson UMC, Hudson
8 FD
7 FD
4 FD
b) Through United Methodist Church-related agencies and schools within the connectional structures of The United Methodist Church (¶331.b)?
Name
# Years
Lori Bultemeier
The Baby Fold, Normal
CC: Calvary UMC, Normal
6 FD
Elizabeth Fender
Coordinator of New Streams, Springfield
CC: Jacksonville Grace
4 FD
c) Within a local congregation, charge, or cooperative parish (¶331.c)?
82. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime
appointment is to attend school.)
Associate Members:
Probationary (provisional) Members
Members in Full Connection:
83. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310) [1992 Discipline]?
84. What other personal notations should be made? (Include such matters as changes in pension credit (¶1506.6), 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.)
Donald DeJarnett should have been listed as on voluntary leave of absence for years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Steve Heitkamp service years should be increased by 3 in previous questions, he began serv
ing in 2000.
85. Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)?
June 6-9, 2012 in Peoria, IL
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Pastoral Appointments
Appointments
171
Pastoral Appointments and Supply 2011-2012
Additional pastoral appointments or changes to charges listed below may be made at
any time deemed advisable by the bishop and cabinet (The Book of Discipline, Para
434).
FE
PE
FD
PD
AM
FL
PL
SP
LP
SY
OE
OD
OA
OP
OF
EP
DP
CODE
Full Member Elder
AF Affiliate Member
Probationary Elder
DM Diaconal Minister
Full Member Deacon
RE Retired Full Member Elder
Probationary Deacon
RD Retired Full Member Deacon
Associate Member
RA Retired Associate Member
Full time Local Pastor
RP Retired Probationary Member
Part time Local Pastor
RL Retired Local Pastor
Student Local Pastor
DR Retired Diaconal Minister
Other Local Pastor
TBS To Be Supplied
Supply Pastor, not appointed
Elder Member of other Annual Conference or other Methodist denomination
Deacon Member of other Annual Conference
Associate Member of other Annual Conference
Probationary Member of other Annual Conference
Full Member of other denomination
Elder/full minister recognized from other denomination serving UM probation
Deacon recognized from other denomination serving UM probation
District Superintendent –
Roger W. Russell (1 FE)
Carbondale Grace
Robert E. Sabo, Jr. (4 FE)
Victor E. Ramsey II (2 FE)
Gary L. Feldman (6 FE)
Carmi Emmanuel
Anna
Carmi First
Belknap
West Eden
Carrier Mills
Stan Irvin (3 FE)
Benton First
Stephen L. Palmer (13 FE)
Big Prairie
Maunie
April Turner (4 PL)
William D. Minor (5 FE)
Steve Heisner (17 SY)
Carterville
H. Shane Smith (1 FE)
Cedar Grove
Pittsburg
Concord
Center/Cypress/Luther’s Chapel
Cypress
C. William Fechtig (25 RL)
Bonnie Phillips (1 SY)
Mike Sharp (2 SY)
Michael Shearer (2 SY)
Alan R. Rhein (3 FE)
Broughton
Kenneth Baker (1 SY)
Center
Luther’s Chapel
Cache Chapel
Cairo Tigert Memorial
Mounds
Cobden: Jesus es el Senor
Ernesto Trevino (2 OE)
Carbondale First
Wade Pritchett (2 PL)
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Appointments
Colp
Kenneth Baker (8 SY)
Crab Orchard
Richard Sullins (2 SY)
GREATER WEST FRANKFORT PARISH:
West Frankfort Antioch
West Frankfort Central
Cecil Atchison (2 PL)
TBS
Greenwood
Cross Road
Crossville
Dahlgren
Macedonia
Rolland Devor (4 SY)
Dale Oliver
Webb’s Chapel
Delbert G. Essen, Jr. (4 PL)
DeSoto
Vergennes Wesley
Hallidayboro
Susan Burnett (5 PL)
Michael Ebersohl (7 FE)
John M. Cross (1 FE)
Angela K. Kaye (3 SY)
Gary Billiot (2 PL)
Jon Westfall (1 RL)
West Frankfort First
Bennett Woods (2 SY)
Jean Webster (7 RL)
Christine D. Cunningham (1 FE)
William Edward Hoke (6 FE)
Gary Billiot (8 PL)
Ted A. Hartley (5 FE)
Robert Fear (9 RL)
Pete Ryan (4 PL)
Alan D. Milligan (6 FE)
Timothy D. Ozment (5 FE)
Kenneth P. Burgard (5 FE)
Raymond Long (2 FE)
Deborah L. Pollex (6 PL)
TBS
Harrisburg First
Herrin
Hurst
Johnston City
Stiritz
DuQuoin
Jonesboro
Walnut Grove
Eldorado
Raleigh
Joppa
Oak Grove
Elkville
Energy
Enfield
Wesley Chapel
Equality
Wesley Chapel
Ridgway
James Allison (4 FL)
Donald Bowers (5 SY)
Harrison Peyton (17 RE)
Fountain
Galatia
Glendale
Eddyville
Taylor
Delbert Pancake (3 FE)
Sharon L. Wilkerson (2 PL)
Tim Woodard (8 FL)
Golconda
Goreville
Creal Springs
Grand Tower
Wolf Lake
Ware
Stephanie Voss (6 PL)
Karnak
Marion Aldersgate
Marion First
McHenry
McLeansboro First
James Peak (6 FL)
Gary Motta (7 FE)
Jimmie D. Lambert (3 RL)
Larry A. Gilbert (4 FE)
Rocio Reyes Williams (2 SY)
Janet L. Roy (4 FE)
Metropolis
Mount Moriah
Murphysboro
New Burnside
Norris City
Shiloh
Ohio Chapel
Tammy Horn (8 PL)
OHIO RIVER CIRCUIT:
Shawneetown
Appointments
173
Cave In Rock
Elizabethtown
Mike Johnsey (1 SY)
Olive Branch
Beecher City
Shumway
Paul R. Bauer (8 FE)
TBS
Brent Gordon (3 SY)
Brownstown
Emmanuel
Scott Kelley (4 SY)
Casey
James E. Barnett (10 FE)
Wade Pritchett (1 PL)
Norman C. Sloan (9 RE)
Haley E. Hausman (1 SY)
Olmsted
Pinckneyville
Pleasant Grove
Powers
Rosiclare
Sesser
Valier
Penny Barber (8 FE)
Nicholas Gleason (1 FL)
Walter B. Carlson (3 FE)
Lynette DeAtley (4 FE)
Charleston Otterbein
Charleston Wesley
Cowden
Lakewood
CUMBERLAND UNITED METHODIST
PARISH:
Greenup
Toledo
Cottonwood
Pleasant Valley
Salem
Woodbury
Julie A. Smith (3 FE)
Donna Jean Blythe (2 FE)
Brent Gordon (3 SY)
David Cochran (2 SY)
Angela N. Baughman (8 PL)
Dogwood Prairie
Seed Chapel
Donald L. Meeks (1 OE)
Joey L. Dunning (3 FE)
TBS
Sunfield
Tamms
Tate’s Chapel
Vergennes Faith
Vienna
West Frankfort Trinity
Zeigler
Royalton
Van Scott (10 PL)
Ed Davis (5 FE)
Cyndi Wiedman (2 PL)
Hiram Gonzalez (1 FL)
EDGAR COUNTY NEW VISION
PARISH, CIRCUIT 1:
Chrisman
Hume
Zion
Teri Shane (8 FL)
PARISH, CIRCUIT 2:
Paris Otterbein
Vermilion
Don Shane (8 FL)
Randall W. Reese (5 FE)
ALTAMONT CIRCUIT:
Asbury
Dexter
Funkhouser
Salem
Ed Wojnar (6 SY)
Altamont First
Jeffery VanDyke (9 FE)
174
Appointments
PARISH, CIRCUIT 3:
Clay’s Prairie
Grandview
Scottland
Kevin Nourie (2 SY)
Effingham Centenary
Joseph Scheets (3 FE)
John Hackmann II (3 PE)
FIVE POINT PARISH:
Stewardson
Mode
Strasburg
Washington
Gaskill
Kathryn Lewis (6 PE)
TBS
Flat Rock
Sheila Ducommon (1 SY)
Gene Creek (8 PL)
Richard Small (4 SY)
Neoga
Etna Debbie Reese* (2 FE)
(*District Superintendent: Cindy Jones,
Kaskaskia River)
Harmon
Montrose
Newton Grace
Timothy Pearce (2 FE)
Harvest
Steven Williams (1 FL)
Nokomis
Humboldt
Oakland
Westfield
Kansas
Oak Ridge
Kirk Chapel
Oblong Central
Lerna
Oblong Evangelical
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES
OF MARSHALL:
Dunlap
Oliver
TBS
Jack Woods (13 RE)
Walter Miller (2 FE)
Jeremy Harminson (5 SY)
Fred White (4 SY)
Sheila Ducommon (3 SY)
Tommy J. Brewer (7 FE)
L. Raymond Roberts, Jr. (7 SY)
Howard Bell (8 FE)
Joseph Irwin, Sr. (3 SY)
Roger Kilzer (3 SY)
Jane Drake (4 SY)
Richard Lewis (4 FE)
Gary Fairchild (5 FE)
Krista Price (1 FE)
Fred White (4 SY)
Marshall Emmanuel
Zion
Tiffany S. Black (1 FE)
Marshall Asbury
Palestine First
Palestine Grace
Marshall First
Paris First
Marshall Armstrong
Pearl Chapel
Christopher Quick (1 PE)
Marshall Trinity
Brick
Patton
Judy Williams (10 FL)
Daniel L. Garner (10 SY)
Martinsville
John Gartelos (10 PL)
Mattoon First
Kenneth Hutchens (3 FE)
MONTGOMERY GOOD SHEPHERD’S
PARISH:
Coffeen
Fillmore
Hillsboro
Irving
Witt
Joy Caschetta (1 AM)
John Walsh (2 SY)
Robinson First
Robinson Otterbein
Hutsonville
Bessie Adams (2 OP)
SAINT ELMO CIRCUIT:
Fairview
Trinity Chapel
John Heicher (19 PL)
Saint Elmo First
John Eisfelder (2 AM)
SHELBY COOPERATIVE MINISTRY:
Fourth Street
Wesley Chapel
James Whitaker (4 PL)
Shelbyville First
Lee Lovett (7 FE)
William Duke (16 SY)
TBS
Sugar Grove
Tower Hill
Herrick
Appointments
175
Vandalia Haley Chapel
Mount Carmel
Vandalia Luster Chapel
Delavan
John O’Dell (12 RE)
Gary Graham (1 SY)
Watson
Roger McIntire (4 SY)
West Liberty
Kedron
Joe Crain (13 PL)
Willow Hill
Falmouth
TBS
Windsor
Zion Hill
Danny A. Lybarger (3 FE)
Deer Creek
Donald A. Burkhart (4 PL)
Larry Moreau (5 FE)
Mary Kathryn Pearce (13 FE)
Mary Arnold (4 FE)
Phillip E. Merritt (15 SY)
Ronald R. Martz (10 FE)
Jessica Baldyga (2 PE)
Dunlap Prospect
East Peoria First
Edwards
Eureka
Farmington
Cathy B. Minor (5 FE)
TBS
Green Valley First
Hopedale
Hanna City
Trivoli
Zion Glasford
Walter Wilkins (7 AM)
Dan P. Harry (3 FE)
Bruce W. Bolin Ghitalla (6 FE)
Robert L. DeBolt (1 FL)
Bartonville
Henry
Washburn
Blue Ridge
Kewanee
Bradford Leet
Boyd’s Grove
Lacon Sparland
Varna
Brimfield
LaFayette
West Jersey
Linda Richard (7 FE)
Lindsay D. Churchman (2 FE)
J. Michael Robison (26 SY)
Paul Copeland (1 FE)
Amy A. Holman (2 FL)
Casey Taylor (4 FL)
Leonard Thomas (5 PL)
William L. Allen (2 FL)
Kristi Hopp (1 PE)
Deryck Sonaram (3 FE)
Joy Schlesselman (1 FE)
Cathy Clark (1 FL)
Jerry Sawyer (5 RL)
Paul H. Walles (5 FE)
Angel Taylor (4 PL)
Canton South Park
Shields’ Chapel
Rick Atchley (13 FL)
Canton Wesley
Bruce Rushing (1 FE)
Marc E. Brown (3 FE)
Ted J. Mitchell (6 FE)
Thomas Goodell (8 FE)
Chillicothe
Crossroads
Cuba
London Mills
Paul D. Newhall (5 FE)
Dayspring
East Peoria Faith
Zion Evangelical
176
Appointments
Laura
Monica
Lewistown
Mackinaw
Manito
Maples Mill
Morton
Mossville
Washington Evangelical
Mount Pleasant
White Chapel
Kingston Mines
Robert Herath (2 FE)
Kathy Sue Barrett (6 PL)
Norris
Providence Chapel
John Hauck (5 FE)
Monterey
James W. Reed (12 FL)
Kenneth Hogren (13 FE)
Pamela Cochran (2 PL)
Terry C. Edele (14 FE)
Judith Doyle (17 AM)
Gary L. Ford (10 FE)
Rose M. Booker-Jones (4 FE)
Thomas A. Eckhardt (23 FE)
Robert J. Phillips (3 FE)
Eric Swanson (4 FE)
Adrian Garcia (2 FE)
Cheryl L. Hendrix (11 FD)
Curt D. Keller (5 FE)
Arthur
Craig R. Miller (1 SY)
Batestown
Union Corner
Willow Hill
Pekin First
Wyoming
Neponset
Pekin Grace
Andrew Hopp (3 FE)
Peoria Bethel
Peoria Bradley Epworth
In-Sook Hwang (4 FE)
Peoria First
Allerton
Clyde Snyder (4 SY)
Peoria Forrest Hill
Vincent Rohn (2 FE)
Peoria Madison Avenue
Leroy Allison (5 FE)
Randall W. Douglass (2 FE)
Patti Wise (16 PL)
Paul Arnold (4 FE)
Louella Pence (3 SY)
Rex Hendrix (14 FE)
Mark R. Smith (5 FL)
Joseph J. Richard (5 FE)
J. Gerald Nichols (11 RE)
Sandra Hire (4 PL)
Janet Miller (4 FE)
Dalene Kuebler (12 SP)
J. Wesley Wilkey (6 FE)
Bradley D. Shumaker (12 FE)
Tom Corum (2 FE)
Mary M. Brady (14 FE)
James Till (15 FD)
Arcola
Peoria Northwest
Bellflower
Peoria University
Bement
Princeville
Bondville
RiversEdge
Camargo
Saint David
Bryant
TBS
Catlin
Ardith Corsaw (5 PL)
Centerville
Seymour
White Heath
Raymond P. Harrison (10 RE)
Smithfield Brock
Locust Lane
Texas
Tiskilwa Community Church
Sheffield
Michael Abel (4 FE)
Paul Wier (18 FE)
Chester Travis (6 FE)
Molly Spence-Hawk (2 PL)
Toulon
Tremont
UM/AB
Champaign Faith
Champaign First
Appointments
177
Champaign New Horizon
Wellington
Cissna Park
Rankin
Iroquois
Sheldon
Mark Jordan (2 FE)
Janet Longtin (4 PL)
Collison
David Glahn (1 SY)
Countryside
William Lakota Eastin (3 FE)
Dennis Divan (5 SY)
Jim C. Williams (7 SY)
Danville Bowman Avenue
Danville Farmers Chapel
Janice Reeder (1 PL)
Danville First
Peggy Emmert (2 FL)
Danville Saint James
Randall Robinson (1 FE)
Justin Snider (1 FE)
Donovan
Crescent City
Bobbi Shultz (6 PL)
Kevin Phillips (3 SY)
East Lynn
Fairmount
Fairview
Georgetown
Matt Filicsky (4 PL)
Ivy Silas (2 FE)
Fisher
Fithian
Oakwood
Hebron
Kim Dancey (4 FE)
Gibson City
Kevin Boesen (5 FE)
Megan Thompson (1 PE)
Gifford
Ludlow
Lisa Wiedman (2 SY)
Franklin Silas (2 SY)
Steven Hartman (5 FE)
Bruce Baker (1 SY)
Stephen D. Burwell (13 AM)
Gilman
Ashkum
Hindsboro
Homer
Hoopeston
178
Appointments
Janet E. Eggleston (10 FE)
TBS Loda
Steve R. Anderson (5 FE)
Glen W. Bocox (7 FE)
Jeremiah Thompson (5 FE)
Sharon R. Monroe (8 AM)
Paula Wallace (1 FE)
Sally Swaim (7 PL)
Eugene A. Turner (1 PL)
Rachel Berry (5 SY)
Joy Starwalt (4 OE)
Kathy Murphy (2 PL)
Elizabeth Reis (4 FL)
Terry Westerfield (4 FE)
Guy Keysear (4 SY)
Andrew Adams (9 FE)
Carol Lakota Eastin (3 FE)
George Desmond (1 SY)
Dennis Divan (2 SY)
Jim C. Williams (2 SY)
Stan Rapp (11 RA)
Rebecca Laumeier (4 FE)
Mahomet
Mansfield
Melvin
Middlefork
Milford
Stockland
Mount Vernon
Newman
Murdock
Ogden
Broadlands
Onarga
Piper City
Paxton
Pleasant Grove
Quest
Rantoul
Ridge Farm
Indianola
Roberts
Thawville
Rossville
Bismarck
Sadorus
Parkville
Allendale
Robert Adams (2 SY)
Mark Harris (8 FE)
Saint Joseph
SALT CREEK PARISH:
Farmer City
Weedman
Weldon
Savoy
Dennis Smith (4 FL)
Deetta M. Gaither (1 PL)
Alma
Pleasant Grove
Cheryl Cain (1 SY)
Asbury Chapel
Bellmont
Vaughn Courter (6 SY)
Ashley
Waltonville
James C. McClarey (17 FE)
Thomas Miller (5 SY)
David Dickey (1 PL)
Harold Quick, Jr. (3 FE)
Sullivan
Charles Graul (4 FL)
Karen Blank-Ewell (1 OE)
Tolono
Pesotum
Travis C. Perry (4 SY)
Stephen E. Killion (9 FL)
Floyd Wood (11 SY)
Beth Tickner (2 RE)
William Deuel (1 FE)
Rusty Beals (1 FE)
David Cogdill (3 SY)
Jim Majernik (14 SY)
Michael Hall (4 SY)
Michael Buckman (3 PL)
Brett Yates (4 PE)
Shiloh
Beulah
Sidell
Bluford Otterbein
Wayne City
Charliam Renner (3 FE)
Bong-Choul Hwang* (2 FE)
(*District Superintendent: Randy Reese,
Embarras River)
Patty Johansen (5 FE)
John Eastman Sims (9 FE)
Tuscola
Urbana First
Urbana Grace
J. Michael Smith (11 FE)
Honam Choi (3 SY)
Daniel King Crede (8 FE)
Miriam Snider (1 PE)
Nicholas B. Showalter (9 FE)
Urbana Jesus’ Love Ministry
Urbana Wesley
Villa Grove
Watseka
Wes Osborn (1 FE)
Sandra Onken (3 SY)
Woodland
Cynthia A. Jones (3 FE)
Albion
Bethel
Bonnie
Ina
Bridgeport
Petrolia
Browns
Calhoun
Ebenezer
Centralia Faith
Central City
Centralia First
Irvington
Chauncey
Landes
Claremont
Prairieton
Dix
Union Chapel
Garrison Temple
Enterprise
West
Fairfield Ellen Moore
Patricia L. Allin (1 FE)
Appointments
179
Fairfield First
Charles McDonald (1 FE)
Don Barker (5 SY)
Fairview Farina
Louisville
Mark Nowakowski (5 FL)
Flora First
Mount Vernon First
Victor K. Long (2 FE)
Annelle Ruemmler (10 FD)
Paul Widicus (1 RE)
Brad Henson (8 AM)
David Ducommon (2 FL)
TBS
Scott W. Carlson (10 FE)
Jeremy C. Henson (4 FE)
Bill Wiggs, Jr. (5 FE)
Cathy Seaton (11 SY)
Linda Harris-Crosby (1 PL)
Mount Vernon Wesley
Mount Vernon West Salem Trinity
Roosevelt Smith (3 FE)
Mount Zion Brown’s Chapel
Terry Michels (2 SY)
Noble Flora Trinity
GOD’S NEW PARISH:
Centralia Demaree
Odin
Shattuc
Gilead
Mark Doane (1 AM)
Golden Gate
Conway
James W. Steinsultz (39 PL)
Michael R. Laflin (4 OF)
Grayville
Fortney
Hopewell
Olive Branch
TBS
Kinmundy First
Wesley
R. Duane Ambrose (7 FE)
Lancaster
Nye Chapel
Nelson Reiber (2 SY)
Adam Hosmer (1 SY)
Bill Wiggs, Jr. (5 FE)
Lawrenceville First
Lawrenceville Otterbein
May Chapel
Marion Baker (4 SY)
Lawrenceville Zion
Billett
Gary Pearce (6 FL)
William Bunnage (3 AM)
David Bigley (1 FE)
Mount Carmel Evangelical
Mount Carmel Trinity
Adams Corner
Mount Vernon Epworth
Hopewell
Zion Elton Storey (4 PL)
180
Appointments
Olney First
Olney Immanuel
Olney Saint Paul
Parkersburg
Ebenezer
Little Wabash
Pinkstaff
Pleasant Grove
Billy M. Coatney (9 SY)
Dennis Gambill (4 SY)
Richview Saint Francisville
Richard Madden (9 SY)
Salem Grace
David Eadie (1 SY)
Dean A. Beals (6 FE)
Salem Trinity
Iuka Cubbage Chapel
Sandoval
Patoka
Boulder
Clayton Coffey (9 AM)
Jeff Haley (1 FL)
Sumner
TRINITY CHARGE:
Clay City
Harmony
Bethel
Mark Canada (5 FE)
Union Chapel
Tony Reed (1 SY)
Vandalia First
Roger Grimmett (4 FE)
WAYNE COUNTY PARISH:
Bethel
Cisne
Johnsonville
Brett Yates (2 PE)
West Salem Zion
Alvin Laird (10 SY)
Peg Ratliff (10 SY)
Camp Point
Centennial Ebenezer
Joseph G. Tomich (5 AM)
Robert R. Taylor (6 FE)
Sara Brown (4 PL)
Steven M. Smith (3 FE)
Carlinville
Alice True (2 AM)
Carrollton
Christ
Bob McNeely (5 SY)
Carthage First
Xenia
C. Douglas Rorex (1 FE)
ADAMS COUNTY GROUP MINISTRY:
Paloma Pleasant Grove
Richfield
Scott Swigart (8 PL)
Beverly Kingston
Plainville Scott Swigart (1 PL)
Lois Sorrill (5 SY)
Ashland
Peter Cartwright
Patricia Hutton (3 FE)
TBS
Batchtown
Beardstown
C. Robert Schoolcraft (8 AM)
Bethel
Robert B. Einhouse (3 FE)
Concord
Arenzville
Chuck Trent (1 FE)
David Haney (8 SY)
Doddsville
EAGLE VALLEY CHARGE:
Bluffs
Naples
Stacy Tomich (1 FL)
Grafton
Rosedale
Debra Hoertel (4 PL)
Tim Gossett (4 FL)
Julie Azbell (4 FE)
Sidney E. Davis, Jr. (4 FE)
Robert D. Greene (5 FE)
Nancy Wood (8 PL)
Jean R. Hembrough (2 FE)
Elke Sharma (1 OE)
Elke Sharma (6 OE)
Greenfield
Rock Bridge
Hamilton
Warsaw
Havana First
Kane
JoAnn Ruff (1 SY)
David Hutton (3 RE)
Bluff Springs
BRIGHT STAR UNITED METHODIST
PARISH:
Griggsville
New Salem
Detroit
Florence
Oxville
Perry
Baylis
CIRCLE OF GRACE CHARGE:
Astoria
Sheldon’s Grove
Browning
Sugar Grove
David Kelly (4 FE)
Industry
Vermont
Jacksonville Asbury
Lynnville
Jacksonville Centenary
Jacksonville Brooklyn
Jacksonville Deaf Faith Community
Appointments
181
Jacksonville Grace
Sharon Renner (2 PL)
Michael W. Fender (4 FE)
Robert J. McKelvey (5 FE)
Mary Alice Cunningham (2 FE)
Mark C. Myers (8 FE)
William T. Braswell (8 FE)
Bruce Weiman (2 FE)
Oliver Taube (26 RL)
Leland L. Legg, Jr. (2 FL)
Jacksonville Wesley Chapel
Virden First
Girard
Jerseyville
Virginia
Living Faith
Waverly
Franklin
Durbin
Loraine
New Hope
WEST CENTRAL CHARGE:
Brooklyn
Ebenezer
Houston
Littleton
Clayton (Federated)
Camden
Elm Grove
NORTHWEST PARISH:
Palmyra
Modesto
Winchester
Manchester
TBS
Mount Sterling
Columbus Connie Jenkins (3 AM)
Dennis Powers (4 FE)
Dorothy Isaacs (12 RL)
Murrayville
John Chrisler (12 PL)
Dixie Croxton (9 FL)
Charla J. Meyers (2 PL)
Sidney Crowcroft (2 SY)
Robin R. Lyons (7 FE)
Payson
Kathryn Herring (1 PL)
Thomas A. Wilber (3 FE)
Pittsfield
PRAIRIE MISSION COOPERATIVE
PARISH:
Oakford
Bath
Fairview
Judy Vidakovich (4 FL)
Gary J. Wilson (4 FE)
Alton Grace
Hartford
Elsah
Quincy Melrose Chapel
Charles Schwaab (8 RL)
Quincy Union
Jame Hahs (3 FE)
Nicole Cox (5 FE)
James K. Slone (10 FE)
Bill Kierce (1 OE)
Larry Patton (16 FD)
Alton Main Street
William S. Renner (3 AM)
Robert Morwell (11 FE)
Scott Grulke (3 FE)
John Curtis (15 SY)
Steve Pichaske (4 FE)
James N. Wheeler (2 FE)
Edward R. Weston (5 FE)
Rick Pierce (1 PL)
John Tennyson (9 FE)
Quincy Vermont Street
Rural
Belleville Saint Matthew
Rushville First
Belleville Signal Hill
THE UNITED PARISH:
Barry
Hull
New Canton
Pleasant Hill
Hamburg
Belleville Union
New Athens
Sheila Kelly (4 FE)
182
Appointments
Benld
Bethalto
Carl Mesiti (7 AM)
Lisa Guilliams (9 FE)
TBS
Shalom S. Renner (4 FE)
Beth A. McLaughlin (3 FE)
Dan Perry (13 FE)
TBS
Peter Wehrly (1 FE)
James O. Tinzmann (4 FE)
Sigurd N. Bjorklund (9 FE)
Jason Woolever (5 FE)
H. Dean Blackburn (5 SY)
Nancy Ribes (8 PL)
Edwardsville Saint John’s
Robert Chase (7 SY)
Ellis Grove
New Palestine
Preston
John Prather (5 FE)
Pamela Hoffman (5 FE)
Ronald G. Dickinson (6 FE)
Joel Catlin (7 FE)
Ken Emery (9 FD)
Dave Trover (12 FE)
Daryl A. Fansler (12 FE)
Pablo D. Marty (4 SY)
Beverly L. Wilkes Null (4 FE)
Anthony Paulson (3 FE)
Brighton Saint Paul
Amy G. Rayson (2 FL)
Mike Rayson (2 PL)
Granite City Trinity
Bunker Hill
Greenville First
Cahokia Park
Highland Hope
Carlyle
Huey
Beckemeyer
Keyesport
Lebanon First
Keith A. Michaels (4 FE)
Robert Souders (6 SY)
David O. Kueker (7 FE)
H. Keith Nation (2 PL)
Marissa
TBS
Maryville Saint Luke’s
Mark Horn (4 FL)
Mascoutah Bethel
Allynn Walker (4 FL)
Eunjoo Lee (5 FE)
Daniel Powers (8 FE)
Jackie Havis-Shear (6 FE)
Mulberry Grove
Pleasant Mound
Sheryl Palmer (5 FE)
Nashville Grace
Caseyville
Chester
Collinsville First
Columbia Bethany
Coulterville
Tilden
East Alton First
Edwardsville Immanuel
John P. Best (6 FE)
Fairview Heights Christ
Litchfield Saint Timothy
Medora Piasa
Mount Olive
Sorento
New Baden
O’Fallon First
Shane Bishop (15 FE)
Troy M. Benton (1 FE)
Karen Oplt (8 PL)
Steven J. Friese (2 FE)
Okawville
TBS Pocahontas
Panama
William Adams (2 FE)
Rosewood Heights Saint Paul
Don E. Long, Jr. (8 FE)
Fairview Hts. Prospect Park
Gillespie First
Glen Carbon New Bethel
Godfrey
Granite City Dewey Ave.
Granite City Good Shepherd
Doug Pascoe (3 SY)
Timothy Pate (6 FE)
Granite City Nameoki
Granite City Niedringhaus
Saint Jacob
Shiloh
Shipman
Dorchester
Appointments
183
Dennis Doane (11 RE)
Scott Henley (5 FE)
Nancy A. Wilson (1 PL)
Sparta First
Blue Mound
Decatur Central Jim Poole (1 FE)
Steeleville
Percy
Betty Coffey (4 FE)
Trenton First
Cisco
Trinity East Saint Louis
Clinton
Troy Worden
Decatur Christ
Staunton
Buckeye
Owaneco
Chatham
Matthew Jaiah (5 SY)
Sara L. Isbell (5 FE)
Mike R. Rucker (2 FL)
Dennis Wayne Beedy (15 FE)
Robert K. Freeman (4 FE)
Greg Courtright (1 FE)
Dennis Price (24 FE)
Kelly Cox (3 FL)
Gerald L. Savage (3 FE)
Kent King-Nobles (5 FE)
Kathy King-Nobles (5 FE)
Gary Mosimann (1 SY)
Kimberly A. Allen (1 PL)
Danny Cox (14 FE)
Bradley Watkins II (2 FE)
Buzz Swett (5 FL)
Linda Vonck (5 FE)
Wanda
Waterloo Real Life
Wood River First
DIACONAL MINISTERS:
Lebanon
Richard Boyd
Robert Noland
O’Fallon First
Decatur First
Decatur Grace
Decatur Wesley
Garver Brick
Divernon
Farmersville
Midland
Easton
Terry P. Harter (2 FE)
Argenta
Warrensburg
Kevin P. Treptow (2 FE)
Assumption
Findlay
D. Allen Sample (9 PL)
Edinburg
Stonington
Raymond Radae (8 FL)
Randy McGeehon (4 AM)
Kenneth Dees (2 AM)
Elwin
Forsyth
Fountain of Life
Thomas Compton (11 FE)
Robert Baker (1 SY)
Jarrett Wells (2 FE)
Donald Peck (12 OF)
Brian Caughlan (2 FE)
TBS
Jeff Stahl (4 FL)
TBS
Jack P. Joyner (12 PL)
Athens
Cantrall
Island Grove
Loami
Auburn
Kenney
Bethany
Sanner Chapel LOGAN COUNTY PARISH:
Lincoln First
Beason
Elkhart
Hartsburg
New Holland
Bethel
Bissell
184
Appointments
Mark A. Kaley (3 FE)
Becky Barrow (4 AM)
Darrell Howard (2 PL)
Long Creek
Dalton City
Pam Bradford (4 FL)
Kenneth L. Harris (3 FE)
Mark Schleeter (4 FE)
Stephen E. King (8 FE)
Macon
Maroa
Mason City
San Jose
Middletown
Robert Ervin (5 RL)
Monticello
Dan Seibert (2 FE)
Mike Whitaker (3 FE)
Dayle Badman (2 PL)
George Heineman (12 RL)
Morrisonville
Mount Auburn
Mount Pulaski First
Chestnut
Latham
Riverton First
Jonathan Dixon (14 FE)
Jack Swank (9 FE)
M. Catherine Najmon (7 FL)
G. Michael Pennell (8 FE)
Richard Miles (18 FL)
William Burton (15 OF)
Julia Melgreen (7 FE)
Roger Ross (5 FE)
Robert A. Swickard (10 FE)
Michael Paulson (2 FE)
Sylvester Weatherall (10 FE)
Rochester
Sharon
Sherman
South Fork
Fairview
Springfield Asbury
Springfield Douglas Avenue
Springfield First
Springfield Grace
Springfield Kumler
Springfield Jerome
Paul Black (10 SY)
Rachel Stockle (2 FE)
William G. Pyatt (3 FE)
Springfield Laurel
Gerald G. King (2 FE)
Springfield Northside
Sharon Treptow (7 FE)
Springfield Woodside
Chuck Kurfman (5 PL)
Mount Zion
Moweaqua
New Salem
Niantic
Illiopolis
C. W. Reneker, Jr. (8AM)
OKAW RIVER PARISH:
Cerro Gordo
Lovington
Hammond
LaPlace
Pana
Linda Peyla (3 FE)
Larry Bricker (6 PL)
David Hultberg (4 FE)
Florene Scott (2 FE)
John Vidakovich (4 FE)
TBS
Pawnee
Kathleen Lossau (5 FE)
David Estep (1 FE)
Linda Harrod (5 FD)
Allen W. Miller (1 FE)
Rebecca B. Lembke (1 FE)
Robert Sabo, Sr. (15 RE)
Richard F. Piscatelli (6 SY)
Sally Hamon (7 FE)
Sugar Creek
Taylorville
Thayer Williamsville
Zion Chapel
DIACONAL MINISTER:
Springfield First
James A. Rogers
Petersburg
Raymond Community of Faith
Appointments
185
Janice L. Griffith (6 FE)
Abingdon
Paul D. Dinges (9 AM)
Aledo
Jeffrey Bealmear (4 FE)
H. Suzanne Geer (8 FL)
Alpha
Geneseo Grace
Louie Zuck (3 FE)
GREATER ANNAWAN PARISH:
Annawan Community
Fairview
Hooppole Zion
Dan Wright (11 FE)
Henderson
North Henderson
Lee Savage (5 PL)
Donald L. Long (14 RL)
Randy Rutledge (4 PL)
Toni Ross (4 PL)
Howard Ross (4 PL)
Trisha L. Chapman (5 FL)
John Douglas (10 SY)
Jungil Rhee (4 PE)
J. William Werner (1 SY)
Steve Kettelkamp (2 FE)
Gina Sheridan (5 FE)
Sandy Bunnell (2 FE)
David Poland (3 OF)
LaHarpe
Durham
Terre Haute
Jim Clayton (1 SY)
LA MOINE RIVER PARISH:
Good Hope
Jerusalem
Altona
Oneida
Hills Grove
David Pyell (4 FL)
Hillsdale
Don Riley (4 SY)
Illinois City
Pine Bluff
William I. Deisher (7 SY)
Blandinsville
Burnside
Bushnell
Avon
New Philadelphia
Point Pleasant
Cambridge
Colchester
Colona
Colusa/Appanoose Yoked
East Moline Christ
Roger Perry (2 FE)
Joye Perry (2 PL)
Mark B. England Graham (7 FE)
Larry Misfeldt (2 SY)
Gabriel Wanck (4 FL)
Norman Mendell (1 SY)
Melva Graham England (3 FE)
Sarah Beth Wanck (1 PL)
Russell Collister (5 PL)
Christopher M. Ritter (3 FE)
Elmwood
Fairfield
Fairview Center
Galesburg Faith
Galesburg First
Galva Grace
Geneseo First
186
Appointments
Kirkwood
Smithshire
Macomb Korean Fellowship
Knoxville
Alan M. Simonson, Sr. (4 FE)
Loraine
James A. Crozier (2 PL)
Katherine E. Crozier (2 FD)
Howard White (1 FE)
TBS
Juan Carlos Lara-Cardoso (10 PL)
Carol Sue Bryce (1 OE)
James H. Ruberg (6 FE)
Terry Lancaster (19 PL)
Macomb Wesley
Manantial de Vida
Maquon
Douglas
Orange Chapel
Milan Trinity
Green River
Mineral
Moline Bethel Wesley
Sonia L. Alvarado (3 FE)
Julio A. Alvarado (3 FE)
Donald Jackson (6 FE)
Robb McCoy (2 FE)
Jon Ermal Sims (7 FE)
Randy Azbell (2 SY)
Moline Riverside
Monmouth First
Nauvoo
Jennifer Seder (1 FE)
Leah R. Pogemiller (1 FE)
Ann M. Champion (4 FE)
Oquawka
Gladstone Biggsville Beth Nelson (3 FE)
Williamsfield
Dahinda
NEIGHBORS IN CHRIST PARISH:
Galva First
Bishop Hill
Lyren Haney (2 PL)
WESTMER LARGER PARISH:
Joy
Eliza
New Boston
Jeffrey R. Robbins (5 OE)
Atlanta
Ebenezer
Orion
Robert David Roy (5 FE)
Port Byron First
Richard H. Kerr (11 FE)
Vaughn A. Hoffman (8 FE)
Camilla Hempstead (2 FE)
David R. Schultz (6 FE)
Bloomington Grace
Donald L. Robinson (8 AM)
Bloomington Wesley
Bloomington Park
Reynolds
Taylor Ridge
Mark Slaatte (2 FE)
Steven E. Anderson (8 FE)
Michael Mayfield (5 FE)
Julio A. Alvarado (3 FE)
Rock Island Two Rivers
Roseville
Swan Creek
Silvis
Stronghurst
Carman
Anita Munden (3 FE)
TWIN RIVERS COOPERATIVE
PARISH:
Carbon Cliff
Church of the Cross
Chet McCoy (7 PL)
East Moline Grace
Hampton
Nicole Ross Bishop (2 SY)
Victoria
Maxey Chapel
TBS
Cindy Rettig (5 FE)
Viola
Preemption
Walnut Grove
BONFIELD/GRAND PRAIRIE PARISH:
Bonfield First
Bonfield Evangelical
Grand Prairie
Mel Nielsen (1 FL)
Bourbonnais Grace
Craig Sweet (11 FE)
Andrea Lee Boggs (6 PL)
Andrew Anthony (3 FE)
R. David Reynolds (4 FE)
Carolyn Carnes (2 FL)
Thomas R. Logsdon (7 FE)
Janeen L. Tronc (2 PL)
Larry D. Frank, Jr. (4 PL)
Braceville
Bradley Wesley
Chatsworth
Forrest
Chenoa
Coal City
Colfax
Cornell Blackstone
NCS: Fusion, Flanagan
Cropsey
Saybrook Wesbein
Appointments
187
Paulette K. Cott (5 FL)
Ronald C. George (6 FE)
Lance Leeds (1 FE)
Janice Ringenberg (2 PL)
Shelly Forrest (3 FE)
Downs
Dwight
Ellsworth
El Paso
Essex
Oren Banks (3 RL)
Fairbury
Steve Livengood (1 FL)
Grand Ridge
Long Point
Lon Alderman (5 PL)
Scott C. Baird (6 AM)
Herscher
Heyworth
Amanda J. Richards (5 FE)
John Tymonko (5 FE)
Steven Goodin (8 FE)
Kathleen Sweet (16 FE)
Hudson
Kankakee Asbury
Kankakee Saint Mark
Kankakee Trinity
Aroma Park
Bradley Evangelical
James A. Williams (4 AM)
LeRoy
Mary Louise Haxton (5 FE)
Garry E. Gromley (3 FE)
Harvey K. Gaither, III (11 FE)
Donna Baker (14 PL)
Lexington First
Manteno
McDowell
McLean
Waynesville
Andy Maxwell (5 PE)
Timothy D. Rhodes (1 FE)
Momence
Grant Park
NEW HOPE PARISH:
Hennepin
Magnolia
McNabb
Carol Stufflebeam (2 PE)
188
Appointments
Normal Calvary
Randall Perry (13 FE)
Grant Armstrong (2 FE)
John K. McIntosh (4 FE)
Dennis R. Hutchison (2 FL)
Jay Regennitter (4 FE)
TBS
Anet Satvedi (5 SY)
Raymond P. Owens (3 FE)
Scott E. Carnes (2 PE)
Paul White (8 OF)
Dennis P. Brooks (9 FE)
Oren Banks (3 RL)
Kenneth G. Sloan-Couch (5 FE)
Jane Bradford (4 PL)
Jerry Haley (1 FE)
Normal First
Normal Morningstar
Bloomington West Olive Faith
Odell
Pleasant Grove
Pontiac First
Ransom
Reddick
South Wilmington
Ritchey Roanoke
Secor
Saunemin
Streator First
TONICA-FIVE POINTS MULTIPLE
CHARGE PARISH:
Tonica Lostant Richland
Danira Parra (9 FL)
Lori Harvey (1 FE)
David L. Phillips (4 SY)
Malcom Jones (1 SY)
Minonk
Wenona Saint John’s
Trinity UM Parish:
Cabery
Cullom
Kempton
Verona
Mazon
Mark Amenda (11 PL)
Juan Angel Rosales (3 P
Wesley Sunrise Hispanic Ministry
Appointments to Extension Ministries
A. Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (Paragraph
331.1b, 344.1a, c)
Keith E. Anderson - 5 FE - Executive Director, The Preachers’ Aid Society, Springfield
Karen Blank-Ewell - 1 OE - Director of Pastoral Care and Counseling, IGRC; CC: Bluford-Wayne City
UMCs
Michael J. Crawford - 6 FE - Coordinator of Congregational Development, Springfield; CC: Tuscola UMC
Kelligay King Crede - 8 FE - Chaplain, Cunningham Children’s Home, Urbana; CC: Wesley UMC, Urbana
Carol Edman - 7 SY - Chaplain, Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac
Jennifer Edwards Bertrand - 6 FE - Director, Wesley Foundation at Illinois State University, Normal; CC:
First UMC, Normal
Daniel King Crede - 1 FE - Director, Wesley Foundation at University of Illinois, Urbana; CC: Wesley UMC,
Urbana
Beth Fender - 3 FD - Coordinator of New Streams, Springfield; CC: Jacksonville Grace UMC
Anne Ferguson - 1 FE - Dean of the Chapel, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL
Ted Frost - 7 FE - Director, United Methodist Foundation, Springfield; CC: Chatham UMC
Janice L. Griffith - 6 FE - Superintendent, Spoon River District, Galesburg
Bruce Timothy Harrison - 14 FE - Chaplain/Director of Church Relations, McKendree University, Lebanon;
CC: Lebanon UMC
Dan P. Harry - 3 FE - Superintendent, Illinois River District, Peoria
Terry P. Harter - 2 FE - Superintendent, Sangamon River District, Springfield
John R. Hartleroad - 6 FE - Executive Assistant to the Bishop, Illinois Area Office, Springfield
Matthew S. Henson - 4 FE - General Evangelist, Living the Adventure; CC:
Craig C. Hill - 2 FE – Research Professor of Theological Pedagogy, Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC;
CC: First UMC, Peoria
In-Sook Hwang - 4 FE - Superintendent, Iroquois River District, Champaign
Cynthia A. Jones - 3 FE - Superintendent, Kaskaskia River District, Mount Vernon
Robert S. Kirby - 9 FE - Associate Director, Wesley Foundation at University of Illinois, Urbana; CC:
Wesley UMC, Urbana
Gary D. Livesay - 23 FE - Chaplain, Chaddock School, Quincy; CC: Vermont Street UMC, Quincy
Kent A. Lolling - 6 FE - Director of Connectional Ministries, Springfield; CC: Laurel UMC, Springfield
Alan D. Milligan - 26 FE - General Evangelist, Director of Eagle House Ministries; CC: Karnak UMC
Leah R. Pogemiller - 1 FE - Superintendent, Vermilion River District, Pontiac
Jeffrey A. Rasche - 5 FE - Associate Director of Stewardship, Chaddock School, Quincy
Randall W. Reese - 5 FE - Superintendent, Embarras River District, Effingham
Paige L. Roberts - 8 FE - Campus Minister, Wesley Foundation at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston;
CC: Wesley UMC, Charleston
C. Douglas Rorex - 1 FE - Superintendent, LaMoine River District, Jacksonville
Russell, Roger W. - 1 FE - Superintendent, Cache River District, Marion
Alice J. Shirley - 1 FC - Coordinator of Camping & Retreat Ministries
Paul Stroble, Jr. - 3 FE - Eden Theological Seminary, Saint Louis, Missouri; CC: First UMC, Vandalia
Kim Stuby - 2 PD - Program Assistant, Camping and Youth Ministries; CC: First UMC, East Alton
Karen Westerfield Tucker - 8 FE - Professor of Worship, Boston University School of Theology, Boston,
MA; CC: Wesley UMC, Urbana
Richard A. VanGiesen - 16 FE - Treasurer and Director of Administrative Services, Springfield; CC: Laurel
UMC, Springfield
Fred R. White - 20 FE - General Evangelist; CC: Oak Ridge UMC
Appointments
189
Gary J. Wilson - 4 FE - Superintendent, Mississippi River District, O’Fallon
B. To extension ministries under endorsement by General Board of Higher
Education and Ministry, Division of Ordained Ministry, Section of Chaplains
(Paragraph 344.1b, c)
Bruce Baumberger - 5 FE - Chaplain, Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton; CC: Main Street UMC, Alton
Carl James Brown - 4 FE - Chaplain, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Kenneth R. Hayden - 7 FE - Director of Pastoral Care, Well-Span Health, York Hospital, York, PA; CC:
Carlyle UMC
Carl C. Johnston - 4 FE – Chaplain, U.S. Army
Patsy Kelly - 4 FE - Chaplain, Passavant Hospital, Jacksonville
Brian L. Manigold – 3 FE – Veterans Administration Illiana Health Care Systems, Danville; CC: Calvary
UMC, Normal
John D. Read - 28 FE - Chaplain, U.S. Army; CC: Good Shepherd UMC, Granite City
Ronald A. Richter - 10 FE - Supervisory Chaplain, U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution,
Sheridan, OR; CC: Fairview UMC, Sheffield
Charles Shelquist - 2 FE – Chaplain, Western Maryland Health System; CC: Oakland-Westfield UMC
Margaret E. Siemer - 9 FE - Chaplain, U.S. Navy; CC: First UMC, Springfield
Douglas Stewart - 16 FE - Chaplain, Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Belleville; CC: Shiloh UMC
Brian G. Storey - 10 FE - Director and Pastoral Counselor, Interfaith Counseling Center, Inc., Edwardsville;
CC: Saint John’s UMC, Edwardsville
Mary S. Whetstone - 22 FE - Coordinator of Pastoral Care, Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals,
Columbus, OH; CC: First UMC, Carmi
C. Other valid ministries under the provisions of Paragraph 331.1a,c, 331.4,
344.1d
Lori L. Bultemeier - 6 FD - Christian Life Coordinator, The Baby Fold, Normal; CC: Calvary UMC, Normal
Stephen Lee Busick - 3 FD – Klein & Busick Christian Counseling Services, Champaign; CC: New Horizon
UMC, Champaign
Rebekah Dees-McMahon - 10 FE - Freedom House; CC:
Steve Heitkamp - 9 FE – Horizon Hope Counseling, Belleville; CC: Union UMC, Belleville
Linda A. Horrell - 4 FE - Lead Staff Pastoral Counselor, Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care,
Manchester, MO; CC: Saint John’s UMC, Edwardsville
Leon D. McClimans - 8 FE - Christian Counseling Center, Inc., Tinley Park; CC: Gilman UMC
Lauren M. Padgett - 4 FE - Harbor Light Hospice, Peoria; CC: University UMC, Peoria
H. Edwin Snow - 5 FE - Chaplain, McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN; CC: Stronghurst UMC
Stephanie Soon - 6 FD - Hospice Chaplain, OSF Homecare and Hospice, Eastern Region; CC:
Morningstar UMC, Normal
Kathryn W. Tymonko - 4 FD - Westminster Village Resident Services, Bloomington; CC: Hudson UMC
Patrick Wadsworth - 13 FE - Temporary supply to Presbytery of South Louisiana; CC: Carlinville UMC
David Wence - 7 FE - Pastoral Counselor, Decatur Psychological Associates, Decatur; CC: Grace UMC,
Decatur
Appointed in other annual conferences and other Methodist denominations
(Paragraph 346.1)
James L. Cooper - 2 RE - to Indiana Conference
James DeMent - 5 FE - to Baltimore-Washington Conference
Mario Mayer - 2 FE - to Northern Illinois Conference
Glen Robyne - 6 FE - to North Indiana Conference
Lana Robyne - 6 FE - to North Indiana Conference
190
Appointments
Kook Jin Yun - 3 FE - to Northern Illinois Conference
Deaconess and Home Missionary Appointments (Paragraph 1314.3)
A. Kay Clifton – Church Worker, Colusa UMC; CC: Colusa UMC
Vae Rose Fultz - Coordinator of Special Needs Services, Deaf Faith Community Church, Jacksonville, IL:
Centenary UMC, Jacksonville
Carol Clay Mann – Teacher, Lewis County C-1 Schools, Quincy, IL; CC: Melrose Chapel UMC, Quincy, IL
Janet McCarty – Dean of Education, Southern Philippines Methodist College, Kidapawan City, Philippines;
CC: Centenary UMC, Jacksonville
Individual Participation of clergy in armed forces reserve or National Guard
units (Paragraph 344.5e)
Howard S. Bell, U.S. Air Force Reserve
Phillip L. Glick, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
Robert D. Greene, U.S. Air Force Reserve
F. Jerry Herring, Civil Air Patrol
James D. Johnson, National Guard
Jack Swank, U.S. Army Reserve
Danny D. Wright, Army National Guard
Diaconal Minister in Extension Ministries
Carter L. Frank, Catholic Services for Children and Youth
Certified in Christian Communication
Paul Black, PO Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
Certified in Christian Education
Beth Fender, PO Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
Cheryl Hendrix, 500 E. Woertz Rd., Princeville 61559-9584
Marcia Heyboer (retired), 114 Marie Way, Normal 61761-3220
Certified in Evangelism
Sheila Fitts, (retired) 2511 22nd Ave., Rock Island 61201-4639
Certified in Music
Richard F. Boyd, 516 W. Saint Louis St., Lebanon 62254-1520
Constance White Guennewig, 310 E. Main St., Arcola 61910-1512
Janna R. Peterson, 806 Ironwood CC Dr., Normal 61761-5239
Margaret L. Sayre (retired), 202 W. Ridgemont Rd., Peoria 61614-7316
Certified in Spiritual Formation
Sharon Colbert Garretson (retired), 3356 County Rd. 3600, Willow Springs, MO 65793-3321
Mary Ann Hedges, 404 N. Macon St., Moweaqua 62550-1037
Certified in Youth Ministry
John M. Hauck, 401 Walnut St, Washington 61571
IGRC members serving as GBGM missionaries outside the United States
Appointments
191
Priscilla Jaiah, 408 W. South St., Steeleville 62288-1923
Janet McCarty, SPMC, PO Box 68, Kidapawan City 9400, Philippines
Connie Wieck, Luzhou Institute of Education, 35 Wa Jao Ba, Sichuan Province, Luzhou, 646005 China
IGRC members serving as GBGM missionaries in the United States
Sally Wisner-Ott, Lancaster UM InnerCity Alliance, 133 Pearl St., Lancaster, PA 17603
Retired IGRC missionaries that served in the United States
Beatrice Orrell, 1616 Cedar St., Lawrenceville 62439-2154
Retired IGRC GBGM missionaries that served outside the United States
Mrs. Charles (Elva) Harper, 1314 N. Wood Road, Peoria 61604-4452
Marynell Kirkwood, 5533 34th Ave., Apt. 3, Moline 61265-5671
Lela Johnston Maxwell, 409 Brian Dr., Olney 62450-2401
Jane Miller, 2213 Cherry Lane Estates, Quincy 62301-6756
Sally Morris, 1617 N. 8th St., Pekin 61554-1655
Marie Schneck, 404 E. 4th St., Gibson City 60936-1608
Rev. Kim and Marjorie Soon, 1107 Bakewell Ave., Normal 61761-1207
Jack and Judy Williamson, 702 S. Illinois St., Apt. 8, Geneseo 61254-1700
Retired Deaconesses
Nora Hanley, 703 E. 2685 North Rd., Moweaqua 62550-3645
The clergy choir sings at the Service of Ordination
192
Appointments
Ministry Reports
Ministry Reports
193
Appointments Beyond the Local Church
For questions on these amounts or to report corrections, please contact John
Hartleroad in the Illinois Area Office. The Illinois Area Office provided this
information for printing in accordance with ¶627 of The Book of Discipline (2008).
Name
Agency
Position
Salary
Housing
Travel
Other
Keith Anderson
Preacher’s Aid Society & Benefit Fund $20,000
Executive Director
$67,922
$10,000
Pension, Health Insurance
Bruce E. Baumberger Alton Memorial Hospital
$25,000
Chaplain
$31,000
IRS Rate
Jennifer Edwards
Wesley Foundation @ ISU
$17,040
Bertrand
$50,880
$500
Director
Carl J. “Jim” Brown
Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center
------Clinical Chaplain
$64,292
------Cleveland Heights, OH
Full Federal Medical Service
Lori Bultemeier
The Baby Fold
Coordinator
$49,538
------------$8,410
Stephen L. Busick
Klein & Busick, PC
Counselor
$70,000
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J. Gregory Courtright
IGRC
Provided
Cache River DS
$81,088 (until June 30)
Travel
Michael J. Crawford
IGRC/Congregational Development
------Coordinator
$55,979
$18,000
Pension, Health Insurance, ARP
Kelligay King Crede
Cunningham Children’s Home
$11,000
Chaplain
$48,632 IRS Rate
Pension $7,156, Health Insurance $6,560
Rebekah Dees-McMahonFreedom House
Therapist/Counselor
$64,410
194
Ministry Reports
------Provided
401k match
Donald L. DeJarnett
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James L. DeMent
St. John’s UMC & Idlewylde UMC
Baltimore, MD
$61,325
$25,011
IRS Rate
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Carol A. Edman
Evenglow Lodge
Chaplain
$---Report Not Submitted--- -------------------
Beth Fender
IGRC New Streams
------Coordinator
$48,873
$14,500
Theodore (Ted) D. Frost IGRC – UM Foundation
$35,000
Executive Director
$70,000
IRS Rate
Pension, Health Insurance, ARP
Adrian Garcia
Hispanic Ministries
$225/rent
Coordinator
$11,000
$10,000
Pension $2,513, Heath Insurance $4,380
Janice Griffith
IGRC
Provided
Spoon River DS
$81,088
Travel
Bruce Timothy Harrison McKendree College
$14,400 Chaplain
$59,633
$1,000
Director of Church Relations
$10,554
Dan Harry
IGRC
Provided
Illinois River DS
$81,088
Travel
Terry Harter
IGRC
Provided
Sangamon River DS
$81,088
Travel
John R. Hartleroad
IGRC
Provided
Bishop Exec. Assistant
$81,088
Travel
Kenneth R. Hayden
York Hospital, Well Span Health Sys
Provided
Mgr, Pastoral Care
$90,542
Travel
York, PA
Ministry Reports
195
Steve Heitkamp
Horizon Hope Counseling Center
Pastoral Counselor
$---Not Provided---
Belleville, IL
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Matthew Scott Henson Living the Adventure Ministries, Inc
------Executive Director
$20,000
------Lead Evangelist
Pension $4,974, Health Insurance $7,261
Kathryn Herring
Mac Murray College
Chaplain
$8,364
Craig C. Hill
Professor of New Test
Dir, Academic Outreach
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Wesley Theological Seminary
------Washington, D.C.
$2,500
$115,000
Health Insurance
Linda A. Horrell
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Critical Care Chaplain
$45,000 St. Louis, MO
$10,000
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In-Sook Hwang
IGRC
Provided
Iroquois River DS
$81,088
Travel
Cindy Jones
IGRC
Provided
Kaskaskia River DS
$81,088
Travel
Carl C. Johnston
US Army
Chaplain
$84,588
Ft. Carson, CO
$21,744
------$2,806
Patsy Kelly
Passavant Area Hospital
------Director of Pastoral Care $49,441
IRS Rate
Same as Hospital Employees
Robert S. Kirby
Wesley Foundation – U of IL
Campus Pastor
$--- Report Not Submitted---
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David A. Lafary
Chaddock
Chaplain.
$--- Report Not Submitted---
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Gary D. Livesay
Chaddock School
$18,000
Chaplain
$48,812
As Needed
Steve Lobacz
196
Leave of Absence
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Ministry Reports
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Kent Lolling
IGRC – Connectional Ministries
Provided
Director
$80,015
$14,000
Brian Manigold
VA Illiana Health Cary System
Staff Chaplain
$68,809
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Leon D. McClimans
Christian Counseling Center
------Counselor
$42,000
IRS Rate
Tinley Park, IL
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Alan D. Milligan
Eagle House Ministries Provided plus ½ Utilities
Director/Gen. Evang.
$40,000
Provided
------Lauren Padgett
Harbor Light Hospice
Hospice Chaplain
$34,590
------IRS Rate
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Jeffrey A. Rasche
Chaddock
$14,400
Associate Director
$40,427
IRS Rate
Stewardship
John D. Read
U.S. Army Chaplain’s office
Deputy Command
$122,856
Chaplain
$22,140
------$2,676
Randal W. Reese
IGRC
Provided
Embarrass River DS
$81,088
Travel
Ronald A. Richter
Federal Correctional Institution
Supervisory Chaplain
$---Report Not Submitted---
Sheridan, Oregon
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Paige L. Roberts
Wesley Foundation – EIU
Director/Campus Min.
$---Report Not Submitted---
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Randall L. Robinson
IGRC
Provided
LaMoine River DS
$81,088 (until June 30)
Travel
Margaret E. Siemer
U.S. Navy
Chaplain
$61,405
Fort Worth, TX
$15,912
As Needed
$2,676
Ministry Reports
197
H. Edwin Snow
McCallie School
------Chair of Christian Ethics $75,600
Provided, as Needed
Chattanooga, TN
Health, Life, Disability, Retirement
Stephanie Duncan Soon OSF Hospice & Homecare
------Director of Bereavement $---Report Not Submitted---
------Bloomington, IL
------
Douglas Stewart
St. Elizabeth Hospital
$16,900
Pastoral Care
$43,145
IRS Rate
Belleville, IL
Brian G. Storey
Interfaith Counseling Center
$30,000
Director
$42,000
IRS Rate
Pastoral Counselor
Health Insurance
Paul E. Stroble
Eden Theological Seminary
Professor
$20,000
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Karen Westerfield TuckerBoston Univ. School of Theology
Professor of Worship
$109,000
Boston, MA
Kathryn Tymonko
Westminster Village
Residence Services
$10.09 per hour
Bloomington/Normal, IL
------$1,000
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Richard A. Van Giesen IGRC - Administrative Services
------Director/Conf Treas.
$80,015
Travel
Patrick Wadsworth
Presbyterian Church of Iberia Parish
$15,000
Temporary Supply $32,000
$7,200
Lafayette, LA
David R. Wence
Decatur Psychological Assoc. PC Pastoral Counselor
$50,000
Decatur, IL
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Mary S. Whetstone
Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospital Site Coordinator, $73,557
Pastoral Care
Columbus, OH
Fred R. White
White Ministries
Conference Evangelist
$---Report Not Submitted ----
------$1,500
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198
Ministry Reports
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Howard L. White
Wesley Foundation – U of IL
$10,815
Director
$31,572
$350
Gary Wilson
IGRC
Provided
Mississippi River DS
$81,088
Travel
J. Keith Zimmerman
IGRC
Provided
Vermilion River DS
$81,088 (until June 30)
Travel
Advance Specials
Key
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Missionary Covenant Support ($2,500 per congregation or $5 per member)
General Advance Specials
UMCOR Advance Specials
IGRC Advance Specials
Agriculture
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3080
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Andean Youth Project, Chile
Heifer Project International, Living Gifts
– Global
Sustainable Agricultural Development – Global
Appalachia
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4060
4000
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Henderson Settlement – KY
Redbird Missions – KY
Aviation
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1240
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Wings of Caring – Congo
Wings of the Morning – Congo
Carpentry
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6480-IGRC Habitat for Humanity – Designate Local Chapter
Disaster Response
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3160
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3770
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6800-IGRC 
6620-IGRC Disaster Response – International
Disaster Response – United States
UMCOR Sager Brown Depot – Baldwin, LA
Conference Disaster Response Assistance
Education
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John Wesley Seminary – Mexico
2560
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6700-IGRC
6610-IGRC
Red Bird School – Kentucky
Alain Rocourt Endowment – Haiti
Project Schoolroom – MMDC Project
Hunger
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4680
3290
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Society of St. Andrew – USA
Bread for the World – Global
CROP Walks – Global
School Hot-Lunch Program – Haiti
IGRC Camping
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6810-IGRC
6910-IGRC
6840-IGRC
6830-IGRC
6860-IGRC
6820-IGRC
6850-IGRC
6870-IGRC
Beulah Institute & Camp – Eldorado
Camping Scholarships – Conference Wide
East Bay Camp – Hudson
Epworth Youth Camp – Louisville
Jensen Woods Camp – Timewell
Little Grassy Camp – Carbondale
Living Springs Camp – Lewistown
Mom and Me Camp – East Bay Camp
IGRC Children’s Agencies
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6030-IGRC
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0039-IGRC
Chaddock – Quincy
Cunningham Children’s Home – Urbana
The Baby Fold – Normal
United Methodist Children’s Home – Mt. Vernon
#801600
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IGRC Children – Youth – Young Adult Ministries
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6460-IGRC
Asbury Children’s Supper Hour – Spfield
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Baby Fold Christian Life Endowment
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6210-IGRC
Common Place – Peoria
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6085-IGRC
Fair Hope Children’s Ministry – Danville
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6090-IGRC
Family Mission Fund (Bridge to the Ridge) – Manito
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Grace Urban Ministries – Springfield
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Gum Park Ministries - Decatur
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6340-IGRC
Harvest Ministry Team - Troy
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Kids for Christ – Silvis
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Living the Adventure Ministries - Waterloo
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6125-IGRC
Love Life Ministries – Moline
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6055-IGRC
Macon County CASA
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6105 -IGRC
Madison Avenue Children’s Ministry – Peoria
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6080-IGRC
Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery – Springfield
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6065-IGRC
Patoka Church Youth
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6095-IGRC
Safe Harbor Academy – Washington Park
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St. Clair CASA - Belleville
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6135-IGRC
Sandoval Kids for Christ
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6060-IGRC
Trinity UMC Outreach Center – Washington Park
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6180-IGRC
Webster Cantrell Hall – Decatur
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6390-IGRC
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0056-IGRC
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Eastern Illinois University - Charleston
Illinois State University – Normal
IWU Student Fellowship – Bloomington
M & M Ministry – Edwardsville
McKendree University – Lebanon
MacMurray College -- Jacksonville
Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
University of Illinois – Champaign
Western Illinois University – Macomb
IGRC Domestic Violence Ministries
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6041-IGRC 
6290-IGRC 
6043-IGRC Anna Bixby Center – Harrisburg
Dove, Inc. – Decatur
Violence Prevention of SW IL - Belleville
IGRC Hunger Ministries
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6070-IGRC
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6100-IGRC
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6050-IGRC
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6370-IGRC
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6140-IGRC
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6410-IGRC
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6170-IGRC
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6420-IGRC
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6120-IGRC
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6270-IGRC
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6450-IGRC
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6430-IGRC
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All God’s Children – Decatur
Angels on Assignment – Mt. Vernon
Bethel UMC Outreach – Peoria
Central Illinois Foodbank – Springfield
Friends of Jesus Food Pantry – Equality
Good Samaritan House - Carbondale
Good Samaritan Inn – Decatur
H.E.L.P.S. Ministry Outreach – Jacksonville
Hunger Ministry Churches United – Quad City Area
Kumler Neighborhood Ministries –Spfield
Quanada – Quincy
Salt Creek Parish Resource Center, Farmer City
Summer Lunch Program – Sandoval
Shalom Zone
Summer Meals for Children – Carbon Cliff
IGRC Methodist Hospital Chaplaincy Programs
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0040-IGRC
Memorial Hospital – Alton
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0041-IGRC
Methodist Medical Center – Peoria
IGRC Inner City Ministries
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6280-IGRC
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6150-IGRC
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6110-IGRC
Community Resource & Learning Center – Moline
Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House – E. St. Louis
Madison Avenue Neighborhood Ministries – Peoria
IGRC Liberia Partnership
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#12548A
Bishop Judith Craig Children’s Home – Monrovia
Camphor United Methodist School
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#15080N #15124A
Ganta United Methodist Hospital
Pastor Salary Support – General
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2213
#15125B
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6660-IGRC 
6990-IGRC 
6670-IGRC Scholarships – Designate What Level of School
Building Materials for IGRC Mission Team Projects
Kofi Asmah United Methodist School
Vehicles for Volunteer Mission Teams
IGRC New Church Starts
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6470-IGRC 
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6760-IGRC
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6490-IGRC Dayspring/ Native American Fellowship – East Peoria
Fairview Heights Christ Multisite
Fusion – Flanagan
Jesus Es El Senor – Cobden
Korean United Methodist Fellowship - Macomb
Manatial De Vida – Moline
Nueva Esperanza – East St. Louis
Nueva Vida – Beardstown
Rey de Reyes – Momence
IGRC Other Outreach Ministries
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6220-IGRC 
6230-IGRC 
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6320-IGRC Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries – Interpreter Service
Deaf Faith Community – Jacksonville
Eagle House Ministries – Vienna
empty tomb. inc. – Champaign
ILLCAAP – Springfield
Seven Circles Heritage Center – Peoria
Shalom Zone Community Activity Service Partners
Volunteer Mission Teams Scholarship
Women in Ministry Scholarship Fund
UM Motorsport Ministry—Streator
IGRC Senior Citizens Agencies
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0046-IGRC Evenglow Lodge – Pontiac
Sunset Home – Quincy
UM Village – Lawrenceville
UM Village Benevolent Endowment – Godfrey
Wesley Village – Macomb
Medical Missions
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Global Aids Fund
Imagine No More Malaria
Kissy Hospital – Sierra Leone
Red Bird Clinic – KY
Grace Children’s Hospital – Haiti
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2427
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Nancy Carew – Women’s Training Center – Monrovia
Priscilla Jaiah – School Superintendent – Ganta
Elma Jocson – Surgeon – Ganta Hospital
Sue Porter – Nurse Instructor – Ganta Hospital
Helen Roberts – Director of Education – Conference
Victor Taryor – Hospital Administrator – Ganta
Dr. Albert Willicor – Surgeon – Ganta Hospital
Missionaries Supported by IGRC
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#13028A
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4390
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4010
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Miquel Arenas Herrea – Teacher – Uruguay
Jane Kies – Teacher – Africa U – Zimbabwe
Larry Kies – Agriculturalist – Africa U Zimbabwe
Janet May – Teacher – Costa Rica
Roy May – Teacher – Costa Rica
Janet McCarty – University Director – Philippines
Dennis & June Sparenberg – Redbird Sally Wisner Ott – Community Worker – PA
Hector Sanchez – Pastor – KS
Mark & Rebecca Smallwood – Teachers – Redbird
Jacques Akasa Umembudi – Pilot – Congo
Connie Wieck – Teacher – China
Ruth Wiertzema – Council Director - Redbird
Aldersgate Federal Credit Union
Since 1962, The Aldersgate Federal Credit Union has given its members a
place for their savings that is safe and provides good dividends and loans at com
petitive rates. Membership is open to all persons who are under appointment by
the Bishop of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference and their spouses, retired clergy
of the Conference and their spouses, full-time employees of the IGRC and members
of their families.
2010 was another good year for AFCU and our members. Our membership
increased during 2010 from 726 to 739. There was an increase in the savings of our
members with a share balance of $2,953,285.46, an increase of over $310,000.00,
as of 12/31/10. Shares are insured 100% up to $250,000.00 by the National Credit
Union Administration. AFCU provides an additional dollar-for-dollar Life Saving
Insurance on shares deposited before age 55 up to $3000.00, (i.e. - If a member
deposits $3000.00 before age 55, and maintains a balance of $3000.00, upon their
death, they will have a total of $6000.00), with lesser amounts of insurance for
deposits after age 55.
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We paid a dividend of 2.0 on shares for the first quarter, second, and fourth
quarters, and 1.5 for the third quarter and 2.5 on IRAs for the first quarter, second
and fourth quarters, and 2.0 for the third quarter. We had a total of 348 loans for a
total loan balance of $2,629,152.02 as of 12/31/10, an increase of over $275,000.00.
AFCU provides Loan Life Protection Insurance, at no cost to the member, on loans
made before age 70. (i.e. - Loan would be paid at a maximum of $30,000 upon death
of a member). AFCU also provides Permanent Disability Insurance, at no cost to
the member, on loans made before age 60. (i.e. – Loan would be paid at a maximum
of $30,000 if member is disabled prior to age 60)
Our loan rates are competitive. Loan approval usually can be obtained by
phone in one day, with loans usually complete in four days. Our members receive
prompt, courteous, professional service from our treasurer and assistant treasurer,
Richard and Marilyn Sullins. Call them for information on becoming a member,
shares, and loans. Their address is P.O. Box 1790, Marion, Il 62959. Phone: 618944-0817.
Submitted by Alan Rhein, President Aldersgate Federal Credit Union
Board of Trustees
Historical Information
The former Illinois River District parsonage in Peoria, a tri-level floor plan,
has been sold. The Trustees replaced the parsonage with a new home in Dunlap
last year. Peoria First UMC needed a parsonage for their newly assigned associate
pastor and leased the house until January.
The former parsonage in the Mississippi River District was replaced due to
mold that was affecting the superintendent’s family health. At long last, that
house has now been sold in an “as-is” condition so that the Conference did not need
bear the cost of remodeling the structure after the mold was abated.
The parsonage in the LaMoine River District in Jacksonville had many issues
and was an aging structure that needed more than routine maintenance. This was
the oldest of the District Superintendent’s parsonages owned by the conference
and not handicap accessible. A newer house was located a few blocks away that
was priced well below the prevailing market. An inspection by the District Board
of Church and Location supported our decision to purchase the new property. It
will be available for the Superintendent Rorex to move in this month. The former
house is available for sale to offset the cost of the new home.
The parsonage in the Vermillion River District in Pontiac needed significant
updates prior to Superintendent Pogemiller’s arrival. The updates included new
flooring, water damage repairs, and waterproofing. These repairs have been made.
The parsonage in Sangamon River District had little maintenance over
the years and had reached a state that immediate repairs were needed when
Superintendent Harter moved in last year. At the top of that list was a new
furnace that failed and was not economically repairable just prior to his arrival.
New flooring, paint, and window treatments brought the home to an excellent
condition.
The site of the former Mattoon Faith UMC was sold this year. We were
fortunate that we did not have to engage an auctioneer for the sale.
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We were surprised once again that we owned the Oak Hill Cemetery near
East Peoria. We were asked to transfer ownership of the property to the Cemetery
Association that had been maintaining the property since 1949. We gladly
complied.
While trying to dispose of the former Mt. Etna UMC church and parsonage,
we discovered there was a cemetery associated with that property. Again, there
was an association maintaining the property thinking it was theirs. We helped
them become owners of the property. The rest of the property was auctioned and
brought more than we had expected.
Ongoing Activities: The Trustees continue to maintain the UM Center in Springfield as a central
place of meeting for a large varieties of groups and ministries. The mortgage
payments are current. The interest on the bonds is very low, which causes the
Conference to pay a fee to offset the costs the bank incurs as a result. Fortunately
that fee is staying fairly low and we are remaining within the expected budget.
Churches that have closed or will close by July 1, 2011.
Annapolis UMC, Embarras River District
Flanagan UMC, Iroquois River District
Goodwine UMC, Iroquois River District
Johnstown UMC, Embarras River District
Ramsey UMC, Embarras River District
South Shores UMC, Sangamon River District
Westervelt UMC, Embarras River District
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Boston School of Theology
Greetings from Boston University School of Theology, one of your United Methodist
partners in mission! We thank you for your prayerful support of us through the past year and
want to share some new developments in our School.
New Faculty: We welcomed three new faculty this year, and they are already
contributing mightily to the life of STH. Dr. Walter Fluker is the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Professor of Ethical Leadership. He teaches exciting courses, consults with international
organizations on ethical leadership, and leads the Howard Thurman Papers Project, now
based at STH. Dr. Christopher Evans is Professor of the History of Christianity and Methodist
Studies. He brings expertise in American Christianity and the history and theology of
Wesleyan traditions. Besides, he is a great teacher. Dr. Courtney Goto is Assistant Professor
of Religious Education, reviving the STH program in educational ministry with her distinctive
interest in teaching and the arts. She has recently studied the artful ministry of her JapaneseAmerican UMC congregation, especially its sanctuary art, worship, and Japanese garden.
New Curriculum: The new curriculum – “Faith Engaging the World” – has arrived,
and we are discovering the potential of this curriculum to prepare spiritually-centered,
prophetic, intelligent, practical religious leaders who can contribute to renewing and
transforming the church and the world. Not only are M.Div. and M.T.S. students benefitting
from the new curriculum, but we have also launched our new one-year Master of Sacred
Theology program for military chaplains, responding to their increasing needs to address issues
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of ethics, trauma, and conflict transformation.
Church Connections: United Methodist Women will read two books authored or coauthored by our faculty in the UMW Mission Studies this summer: Dana Robert’s Joy to the
World!: Mission in the Age of Global Christianity and Stephanie Hixon and Tom Porter’s The
Journey: Forgiveness, Restorative Justice and Reconciliation. In addition, Bryan Stone and his
students continue to initiate and support new church starts; several of our faculty and students
have spoken or consulted with church boards and agencies; and our graduates are giving strong
leadership in their home churches and conferences.
Global Connections: Travel seminars have studied this year in Ephesus (modern
Turkey) and Russia, and the School has collaborated with people in Korea, China, South
Africa, Norway, and Australia. Dr. Thomas Thangaraj has been Visiting Professor in Global
Christianity and Mission, teaching courses in Images of Christ and Christian Encounters
with Hinduism. Professor Dana Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and
Mission, delivered the opening keynote address in the 100th anniversary of the Edinburgh
World Missionary Conference and in the opening convocation of the 2010 Boston Conference:
The Changing Contours of World Mission and Christianity. The Reverend Canon Ted Karpf,
recently of the World Health Organization, has joined our team as Director of Development. He
is already building new global connections that will challenge and stretch us!
Contextual Engagement: The School received a grant of $200,000 to support its
LINC program – Learning in a Nexus of Communities. We continue to build partnerships with
local churches and service agencies as we contextualize theological education at STH. We are
grateful to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporting these efforts.
Community Building: Community life is buzzing with dynamic weekly worship,
followed by a community meal and with daily morning prayer. We have expanded our efforts
to strengthen community and spiritual life with the addition of a Spiritual Life Coordinator, the
Reverend Robin Olson, and the addition of a Coordinator of Communications and International
Student Life, Philippa Mpunzwana.
Sustainability Charge: We have charged ourselves to build toward greater
sustainability, having implemented energy conserving practices, designed a green community
center for our basement, and launched an intentional living community for some of our
students in the “Green House.”
Submitted by Mary Elizabeth Moore, Dean
Candler School of Theology
Candler School of Theology prepares real people to make a real difference in
the real world. Our distinctive commitment to authentic discipleship and relevant
ministry enables us to develop uniquely well-rounded leaders who are challenged
academically, encouraged spiritually, and immersed in Christian service from the
first day they arrive on campus.
As one of the 13 official seminaries of The United Methodist Church, Candler
is grounded in the Christian faith and shaped by the Wesleyan tradition of
evangelical piety, ecumenical openness, and social concern. As a school located
in the major metropolitan area of Atlanta, Candler offers students a learning
laboratory that reflects the highly diverse communities of our 21st century
world. There is no better place for ministry preparation that addresses our major
denominational priorities: developing leaders, starting and growing churches,
ministry with the poor, and improving global health.
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Candler’s student body continues to reflect the diversity and breadth of the
Christian faithful. Our enrollment stands at 469, with 358 seeking the Master of
Divinity, 67 the Master of Theological Studies, 16 the Master of Theology, 14 the
Doctor of Theology, and 14 enrolled as Special, Non-Degree students. The total
student population is 25% US ethnic minority, 9% international, and 52% women.
Forty-six denominations are represented, with 52% of MDiv students being United
Methodist. The median age of our entering class of MDiv students is 26, with 57%
of total enrollment under thirty.
To ensure that our students are prepared for leadership in an increasingly
global context, Candler continues to emphasize internationalizing the curriculum.
This year, Candler has academic exchange partnerships with theology schools
across five continents and nine countries, including many related to The United
Methodist Church.
A hallmark of the Candler MDiv experience, the two-year Contextual
Education program shapes our students’ pastoral identities by interweaving
service at ministry sites and churches with academic analysis in the classroom and
spiritual reflection in pastor-led small groups. In any given week, Candler deploys
more than 250 ConEd students throughout the region to minister to people in
congregations, hospitals, and social service agencies.
Despite today’s challenging economic climate, Candler remains committed
to making theological education financially possible for our students. Although
our operating budget essentially remained flat this year, we increased our total
financial aid investment to over $5 million. Eighty-three percent of eligible
students received Candler-based financial aid, with the average award covering 76
percent of tuition.
Candler draws considerable vitality and inspiration from its relationship with The
United Methodist Church. Our ability to fulfill our mission of educating faithful
and creative leaders for the church’s ministries in the world depends upon your
support, gifts, and prayers. Thank you for the countless ways you strengthen this
essential ministry in the life of our denomination. We invite you to visit us in person in Atlanta or online at www.candler.emory.edu to see firsthand how Candler
prepares real people to make a real difference in the real world.
Submitted by Jan Love
Dean and Professor of Christianity and World Politics
Central Conference Pension Initiative (CCPI)
Central Conference Pension Initiative (CCPI) is a long-term solution that
provides retirement financial security for dedicated church leaders and surviving
spouses in the Central Conferences. These conferences are located outside the
United States where retirees receive little or nothing in terms of a pension. CCPI
is working to bring equitable and just pensions to these dedicated leaders and
servants of The United Methodist Church.
Currently there are 7 Central Conferences in three regions (Asia, Africa, and
Europe). There are 72 annual and provisional conferences in 42 countries with
over 6,900 organized churches. Over 9,300 clergy are serving more than 3.5 million
lay members in this rapidly increasing population in our church.
The overall goal for CCPI is $25 million. As of February of 2011, CCPI has
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raised $21.5 million – they have reached 86% of the goal!
At the 2009 Annual Conference, IGRC committed to raise $500,000 in 3 years
for CCPI. As of February of 2011, IGRC has contributed approximately $360,000!
We are 72% of the way toward our goal!
Three Pilot Pension Projects have been launched in 2011 with one more
to begin in April. Pilot Projects began in Cote d’Ivorie and for the two annual
conferences in Zimbabwe on January 1, 2011. The fourth project begins on April 1,
2011, in Sierra Leone.
All of us can help retirees around the world by getting involved with CCPI.
Go to www.ccpi-umc.org or visit the display table to find out how to get involved.
Enable us to reach our goal by next annual conference!
Specific countries with Conferences that CCPI serves are as follows:
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Africa: Angola, Burundi, Congo, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Europe: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
The Philippines
Chaddock
A Golden Cross ministry, Chaddock provides residential, educational, and
community-based treatment services to children who are victims of abuse, neglect
or traumatic experiences. Chaddock also provides consultative and educational
services to caregivers and other professionals in the field of child and adolescent
mental health. Informed by the latest breakthroughs in trauma, attachment and
neuroscience research, Chaddock is recognized throughout the world as a leader
in developing practical, trauma-focused interventions that make a life-changing
difference for children and families.
Chaddock’s internationally recognized residential treatment program has
served children from 24 states, Washington D.C. and one American Indian Tribal
Nation. Many represent some of our nation’s worst cases of abuse and neglect,
making it difficult for them to form meaningful, caring relationships. Through
the care and support they receive at Chaddock, over 80% of the most traumatized
children we serve are able to return to their family or take some other decisive step
forward when their treatment with us is complete.
Chaddock’s on-campus accredited school provides specialized education for
approximately 70 students, including our residential students and other students
throughout the area.
Chaddock’s foster care and adoption services serves a six-county region. This
program doubled last year from 60 to more than 120 foster care children, and also
completed a number of adoptions.
The Chaddock Trauma Initiative (CTI) provides group and outpatient
treatment for traumatized children and youth. Funded by a federal grant, CTI
partners with Duke, UCLA, and Northwestern universities in research, training,
and treatment efforts.
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Caregiver Connections oversees 23 locations throughout Illinois offering
consultation with teachers and staff of preschoolers who may be showing early
signs of unresolved trauma due to abuse or neglect.
The Knowledge Center at Chaddock offers consultation and training
throughout the United States and overseas. To date, child and adolescent mental
health professionals on five continents have been trained by the professionals at
Chaddock. The Knowledge Center allows Chaddock to extend its mission and reach
beyond our campus ‘borders’.
The Gene Simon Family Cottage opened in 2010, and provided the opportunity
to re-purpose Hoyt Cottage to accommodate Chaddock’s rapidly growing staff and
programs. We are especially grateful to numerous church volunteers who helped
with this project, saving money and improving our administrative efficiency.
Chaddock’s Master Facilities Plan envisions three additional cottages for
student housing, but the first priority is a new school building. The current school
is operating at capacity, and if space provided we could serve significantly more
children.
Chaddock is a vital part of our missional outreach as United Methodists. We
are deeply grateful for the prayers and support given by individuals, churches, and
groups committed to helping these children.
Come visit Chaddock, or contact us if you would like a guest speaker. We love
to tell Chaddock’s story--the story of the church’s love and mission offering hope
and healing to children and families. Visit us on the web at www.chaddock.org.
Debbie Reed, President/CEO
Jeff VanCamp, Director of Development
Rev. Jeff Rasche, Associate Director of Stewardship
Commission on Archives and History
With our mission of preserving our United Methodist heritage in Illinois and
and assisting our churches to preserve that history, archivist, Lauretta Scheller, held
“Records Management and Preservation” workshops in the Illinois River District
and in Quincy and visited several churches on an individual basis. The workshops
promote improved control over records and encourage congregations to care for the
permanent records while at the same time weeding those of temporal value. Contact
the archivist at MacMurray College to schedule one for your church or district.
One of the most important missions of the archives concerns the transfer of
closed church records to the archives following the completion of a church’s’ ministry.
Of the churches closed last or the previous year, she accessioned the records from
Fairview (Fulton Co.) but still missing are Johnstown (Coles Co.), Sibley (Ford Co.),
Marlow (Jefferson Co.), Mt. Etna (Franklin Co.), and Mt. Gilead (Douglas Co.). She
appreciates the timely transfer of closed church records. When closed church records
are lost, more of our heritage is lost at the same time. When these records are placed
in the archives, they are available for research or to provide baptismal/membership
information to the former members.
The Historical Society welcomed new commission members Rondel Boyd, Sheron
Murray, and McKendree Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Tim Henderson. Rev. Dr. Jonathan
Dixon has assumed the chair following Rev. John Woodruff’s “retirement.” Dixon
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represented the society at the North Central Jurisdiction Historical Society annual
convocation at Albion College in Michigan in July and at the IGRC Historical Society
annual meeting which met for lunch during annual conference. Historian Rev.
Richard Chrisman presented his paper “Abolitionism and Methodism in Illinois,”
and presented a similar paper at the Illinois History Conference at Wheaton College
March 2010. He continues to provide interesting topics for the society’s quarterly
publication, Historical Messenger. Guest authors are welcomed to submit articles to
the society for publication. Membership in the society remains a bargain at $10, $20,
and $30 levels. To join the society, contact the archivist for a membership form or
stop by our exhibit table at annual conference.
The society also sponsors the Prentice Memorial Sermon, which was established
in 1925 to honor pioneer preachers of Illinois Methodism. Rev. Dr. Donald Lowe
addressed the congregation at Mt. Vernon First in April. His sermon was entitled
“First in Untrodden Ways” from Acts 9.
Submitted by Lauretta Scheller, Archivist
Commission on Religion and Race
As co-workers in God’s ministry of inclusiveness, we continue in our
commitment to take bold steps toward transformation and unity. We are
consistently looking to encourage, equip and empower our fellow brothers and
sisters in learning what it means to be a total package… a complete picture of
God’s heavenly kingdom, where none are excluded from the table of God’s love and
grace.
To that end activities have included attending the meetings of the conference
and district entities to sharing our observations with the appropriate contacts.
Indeed, we note some collaborative steps toward unity.
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Jointly sponsored Ethnic Luncheon at Annual Conference 2010. This was
a collaborative effort of Conference Religion and Race, the Hispanic Ministry, and Ethnic Local Church Concerns.
Starting in the fall 2010 Church & Society, Ethnic Local Church Concerns
and Conference Religion and Race held joint meetings. Intent is to build a
coalition to assure social justice issues have adequate support.
Coalition building assured that the immigration resolution passed at annual conference 2010 was acted upon and follow through occurred.
Commission will work to develop nurturing relations with clergy of color
throughout the Conference. One goal is host a quarterly dinner inviting
clergy and family to just come and fellowship.
Building a vital inclusive committee that indeed reflects inclusivity of all
demographics in the conference.
Developing partners among conference committees to expand and provide
depth to Commission’s work.
Our journey toward new and strategic partnerships throughout the conference
is ongoing as we seek God’s vision of ONE family.
Submitted by Pamela Hammond McDavid, Ph.D., Chairperson
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Communications Ministry
2010 was a year of re-design on a number of fronts for the Communications
Ministry Team in the Illinois Great Rivers Conference, as the swift currents
of technological advances make transition almost the norm of the ministry.
Our team is constantly “right-sizing” and “right-fitting” the components of the
Communications system with the goal of keeping United Methodists informed of
the church’s work and ministry, facilitating the conference’s role of equipping local
churches for the disciple-making task.
The Current
The conference newspaper is published 11 times per year (there is no August
issue) on the last Friday of the month. Probably the biggest changes have come in
the print industry, as consolidation and revamping of print newspapers has put the
entire industry in flux.
In September the Team introduced a newly-designed Current aimed at
providing a news magazine format which is consistent with its monthly frequency
and the reality that breaking news is already posted through the website. Each
month the monthly center spread is devoted to a “First in Print” story that includes
a photo on the cover. In just the few short months of this new format, a great
deal of information has been provided on First Thursdays, Imagine No Malaria, a
feature on United Methodist candidates running for office, Alternative Christmas
giving, 2010 Year in Review, Haiti: One Year Later, and Letters from Liberia.
The newly designed publication won two awards from the Religion
Communicators Council – a Certificate of Merit for a multiple issue submission of
the new format; and an Award of Excellence for the November election issue as the
best newspaper issue among local and regional religious organizations.
We continue with a circulation of 12,000 church leaders and clergy. Our plans
for the rest of 2011 include putting together an online subscription database on
the IGRC website which will allow pastors to log into the Conference website and
update subscriptions in a timely manner. We believe that this will lower costs
associated with returned items and keep our mailing list more current.
Electronic publications
When The Current moved to a monthly publication schedule in 2007,
the communications team recognized the vacuum created by a less frequent
publication. At the same time, The Current Week in Review, a weekly e-newsletter,
is published each Friday to provide up-to-date news and information. In just three
years, the mailing list for the publication has grown to nearly 2,000.
In addition, IGRC Events-full, a weekly publication on Mondays, provide local
churches a means for publicizing local church and district events that previously
were only publicized in The Current. In all, 1,200 subscribe to IGRC Events-full.
Nearly 20 e-newsletters emanate from IGRC ministries, with the
Communications Team directly involved in producing Foundational Perspectives,
a publication of the Conference Foundation; the United Media Resource Center’s
monthly newsletter; United Voices for Children’s e-newsletter; and e-newsletters
for the conference United Methodist Women and occasional publication of a
newsletter with news from the Women’s Division. In all, more than 6,700 unique
email addresses receive news and information from the Illinois Great Rivers
Conference.
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Video ministry
The conference’s award-winning video ministry is being called upon to provide
support on a variety of fronts. Under the direction of Video Production Manager
Suzy Burns, the ministry won an award for best use of motion graphics for the
2010 Senior High YAR promotional video by the United Methodist Association of
Communicators (UMAC).
The video ministry continues to resource various conference ministries and
provides support for such events as Annual Conference and Covenant Keepers.
Plans in 2011 and on into 2012 include replacement of the current standarddefinition cameras and equipment that are 10 years old with new high-definition
cameras. In the 2012 budget request approved by CCFA, you will see a one-time
expense of $20,000 to complete this upgrade to equipment.
Web ministry
The IGRC web ministry is really two-fold in providing both a channel for
the publication of news and information as well as resourcing local churches in
developing a web presence for themselves.
In May 2010 the new IGRC website was launched that has allowed for an
integrated web presence replacing the patchwork quilt of technologies previously
employed. The team of IGRC Director of Communications Paul Black, webmaster
Michele Willson, and IT Manager Mike Hembrough collaborated on the redesign in
the spring of 2010. The new website received top honors among annual conference
websites from UMAC for its functionality and ease of navigation – two issues which
fueled the redesign process.
In 2010, gavel to gavel coverage of the Annual Conference session was
streamed on the web with the use of a media encoder built by Hembrough. We
plan to continue that practice for the 2011 session. The team also continues to
train various conference groups on Adobe Connect Pro, a web conferencing solution
that enables groups to hold their meetings on the web with just a webcam and
a telephone. During inclement weather in late 2010 and early 2011, the IGRC
Cabinet used this technology quite effectively, keeping persons from needing to
travel on snow and ice-packed roads.
In resourcing local churches, the Communications team continues to host
50 local church and church agency websites on its servers, providing design and
technical assistance at a nominal cost. In 2010, the Communications began a series
of training events around web ministry.
In November, the Conference Center hosted a workshop on Weaving a Web
of Connections, an overview to web ministry. In February 2011, a workshop on
Email Marketing featuring Constant Contact was held. Our next steps are to
repeat these workshops throughout the conference as well as add training on Social
Media.
Currently, Director of Communications, Paul Black, and Commission on
Communication member, Lee Legg, are certified by United Methodist Communications
to provide training to local churches at no cost as needs arise. If your church is
interested in hosting a training event, contact the Communications Ministry Team.
Social Media and Marketing
Conference communications have been augmented through the use of Facebook
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and other social media tools.
During 2010, Facebook pages were used for Annual Conference and the ACTS
Bible Study. In 2011, we have added pages for the Imagine No Malaria and most
recently, for the On the Journey…with Jesus Lenten devotional.
In addition, the Conference Communications Team has a Twitter account @
IGRCComm and Bishop Palmer tweets regularly @ILAreaBishop
A new member to the Communications Ministry Team, Natalie Rowe joined
the staff in January 2011 and her presence was immediately recognized with
eye-catching image development that supported the many messages. Some of her
early work includes the IGRC SWAT Team t-shirts for the Imagine No Malaria
campaign, the 2011 Camping catalog, the 2011 Annual Conference logo, and
enhancements to The Current news magazine, and numerous web graphics for the
On the Journey campaign and several local church websites.
United Media Resource Center
The Communications Ministry Team also operates the United Media Resource
Center, a facility with nearly 5,000 different items available for loan for the cost of
return postage. Under the direction of Jill Stone, the UMRC and the Illinois Great
Rivers Conference has a partnership that has spanned nearly 25 years with the
Great Rivers and Southeastern Illinois Presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church
(USA), with all three regional bodies having access to the materials.
Circulation numbers in 2010 were very promising in that the number of items
loaned out increased by 25 percent and the number of customers using the service
increased by 50 percent. We believe much of the increase presence and use of the
UMRC is due to the UMRC catalog being put online through the IGRC website in
December 2009.
In 2010, the entire inventory was barcoded to facilitate circulation and checkout procedures are much simpler and easier to track.
Priorities for 2011
A couple of priorities outlined in our last report remain undone. While some
may see that as not following through, the reality is that the time and energy of
this ministry team of five full-time and one part-time employee were involved
in issues that emerged or were more pressing. The work of this past year is a
testament to the collaborative work environment we have created.
The priorities for 2011 will be focused upon:
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Emphasizing training with local churches. With the challenges of new
technologies, it is imperative to assist churches by expanding their skill
sets in the various areas of ministry. IGRC Director of Communication
Ministries Paul Black and IGRC Commission on Communications member
Lee Legg are certified trainers in areas such as web ministry, connectional
giving, church communications and marketing, Rethink Church and Welcoming ministries. During 2010, we provided training in two districts and
consulted with eight churches and our two training events reached several
more congregations.
Developing an online learning community. Collaborating with United
Methodist Communications, the Communications Ministry Team is work-
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ing to establish an online learning center.
Last and certainly not least, we are grateful for the support you provide
through the faithful payment of apportionments. We are only able to do what
we do because of sacrificial giving, and we don’t take that lightly. We covet your
prayers as we continue to provide a point of connection that allows the Illinois
Great Rivers Conference and its churches a voice as fulfill our disciple-making
tasks.
Submitted by Paul E. Black
Director of Communication Ministries
Drew University Theological School
My predecessor, Dean Maxine Beach, has said to me that Drew University
Theological School is “a special place’” on more than one occasion. Since coming
to Drew, I have begun to see how right she is. It is a welcoming, hospitable, and
caring community. We do not pretend to be a perfect community but we strive hard
to welcome all who come through our doors and care for the shalom, the well-being,
of each individual and as well as the Common Good. Drew is “a special place” because of the many ways we seek to equip and
empower leaders for Christian ministry through the numerous programs we offer:
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M.Div., S.T.M., M.A., M.A.Min., D.Min., and Ph D.;
Continuing Education opportunities for pastors and lay people;
Internships through Communities of Shalom in Shalom zones world wide
Partnership for Religious Education in Prisons program in a local men’s
prison and women’s prison, where Drew students and inmates study and
learn together;
Certification in Spiritual Formation and Camp and Retreat;
Cross-Cultural Courses in India, Turkey, El Salvador, Mexico, Taize, and
Ghana;
United Methodist Liaison and Deacon Liaison to assist students in their
discernment.
In my first weeks, I have begun to visit churches and alumni in the vicinity. I
believe very strongly that we can only do theological education with communities,
both communities of faith and other kinds of communities that our alumni serve. In
many ways, we owe a debt to our churches and other agencies that work with us to
train and form our students for leadership.
We take pride in having a faculty that is perhaps one of the most diverse
in theological education with an almost equal number of women and men. Our
student body is equally diverse. We take seriously our United Methodist identity.
Drew is well positioned to be a leading progressive United Methodist seminary. I
welcome ongoing dialogue as we work together to shape a vision in equipping the
saints for ministry. Together we can make Christian disciples that transform the
world.
The Rev. Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor of Hebrew Bible
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Equipping and Connecting Team
Africa University Partnership Committee
The Africa University Partnership Committee of Illinois Great Rivers
Conference continues to celebrate that the dream is alive at Africa University!
The events of this year on the African continent remind us of the vital need for
higher education and the development of strong leaders for Africa.
In 2008 the committee selected student scholarships as the focus for giving to
Africa University by individuals and local churches in our conference. We celebrate
that through our special offerings at Annual Conference and additional giving we
have raised enough to fund two international graduate student scholarships –
one for a graduate student from Liberia and one for a graduate student from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These scholarships will be renewable for
a second year. We have recommended Minikon Davisia Nuku Walsh from Liberia
and Ivan Milosi from the DRC to be the recipients and are awaiting word on their
acceptance at Africa University.
We are excited to announce our next major fund-raising project for AU. There
has long been critical need for a central maintenance facility on the campus.
Currently there is no central storage place for maintenance supplies. Instead,
limited space in several different places on campus leads to inability to make
bulk purchases and difficulty in keeping track of inventory. While we recognize
that maintenance concerns are not as glamorous as other kinds of projects, our
conference has a history of supporting the buildings of AU and their continued
upkeep dating back to the beginning and Dick Reeves’ involvement with the
University. It is our hope to be able to raise the funds for this facility over a two
year period and then to sponsor a work trip to the University (possibly in the
summer of 2012).
We are grateful for the support that the churches and individuals of Illinois
Great Rivers Conference have given to Africa University since its inception. When
we put our gifts together, no matter the size, we keep the dream alive!
For current information on Africa University from the Internet, go to www.
audo.umc.org and www.africau.edu.
Submitted by Glen Robyne and Janet Eggleston, Co-Chairs
Africa University Partnership Committee
Congregational Development Team
In the ongoing effort to start new congregations in the Illinois Great Rivers
Conference, outreach activities and preview services have begun in Flanagan to
start Fusion UMC. One of the key ministries has been youth ministry, which has
provided a connection to several families who aren’t a part of any church.
Christ UMC in Fairview Heights plans to launch a new site of worship in the
Collinsville/Maryville area in September, 2011. They are beginning with several outreach
events to be visible in the community. They will worship at the Maryville YMCA with a
live band and worship leaders, and most weeks the message will be via video.
A team from the Iroquois River District has been meeting with the
Coordinators of Hispanic Ministries and Congregational Development to discuss
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the potential for starting Hispanic ministry in the district.
For the third consecutive year, IGRC hosted the North Central Jurisdiction
Church Planters’ Boot Camp on May 9-12, 2011. The workshop helps church
planters and congregational teams develop action steps to start a new congregation
or multi-site ministry.
Several equipping events have been offered throughout the year, with a
major focus being on the Fruitful Congregations Process. Thirty churches have
engaged in the two and a half year process in two different locations. A third series
of workshops will begin in October, 2011, hosted by the Iroquois River District
(churches from any district can be a part of the process). The churches which have
been involved have found it to provide new challenges and excitement for leaders of
their congregations.
Plans are being made for the 2012 Congregational Development Leadership
Institute for pastors. Presenters will be Jim Griffith, Christie Latona, Mike
Crawford, and Doug Anderson. For more information, go to the Congregational
Development section of the IGRC web site.
Because of budget reductions in the past few years, Congregational
Development is phasing out transformation grants.
Submitted by Mike Crawford, Coordinator of Congregational Development
Ethnic Local Church Concerns Committee
Legislative Item 112: Ministry with Migrant Neighbors was passed at our 2010
Annual Conference. The subject of the legislative item was a call for Christian
ministry with migrants and comprehensive immigration reform. This year the
Ethnic Local Church Concerns Committee had joint meetings with Church and
Society, Religion and Race, and members of the Hispanic ministries on this issue.
A letter was sent to President Obama regarding immigration issues from these
combined committees.
Our combined groups, (Hispanics Ministries, Religion and Race, and Ethnic
Local Church Concern Committee) had their first annual conference luncheon, and
it will become an annual conference event. Our speaker was a student ambassador
from the Black College Fund of the General Board of Higher Education and
Ministry. A blend of ethnic music was shared by all.
A few members of our committee were invited to be members of Bishop
Palmer’s Task Force Committee on Cross–Racial and Cross-Cultural Ministry
within our conference.
Each group has begun to research the history of their ethnic church’s
background within the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference and its predecessor
annual conferences. These materials will be shared with the Conference Archives
Committee and placed on file.
Our goal continues to be to broaden our knowledge and education with our
brothers and sisters within the church.
Submitted by J. LaVon Wilson, Chairperson
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Evangelism Committee
Our purpose in 2010 was to reorganize the committee for ministry, understand
our purpose in the annual conference structure, and be good stewards of the
enthusiasm generated by the two successful “Forged in the Fire” evangelism
training events held during 2009.
As a means of keeping the brand recognition of “Forged in the Fire” alive in
a year of reorganization, we encouraged a worship service with the theme of the
“Forged in the Fire” experience to be held in each district, beginning in the fall of
2010. We want to thank our host pastors and churches, the speakers from within
and outside the conference, and our superintendents and their district leadership
for the various and diverse ways that they made these events come alive in each
district.
We intend to organize another large training event for evangelism modeled
on the previous events, Forged in the Fire III, at a single site in the fall of 2011.
The committee intends to ask for one keynote speaker to be nominated by the
Cabinet, while the second will be sought through Path1 and the General Board
of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church. Our goal remains to create
a “tipping point” for evangelism and disciple making within the culture of our
Annual Conference.
In addition to this goal, we understand our purpose to be (1) equipping laity
to do effective evangelism within their local churches and (2) encouraging the
ministry of laity and clergy connectionally as evangelists in our midst, whether
by conducting revivals or providing training experiences. We are considering
strategies and methods to fulfill this purpose.
Our committee will meet three times per year at locations spread throughout
the conference, in July, November, and April.
Submitted by David O. Kueker, Chair, IGRC Evangelism Committee
Lay Leadership Team
In the fall of 2010 the Lay Leadership Team (Board of Laity) partnered with
Bishop Palmer to meet with laity in informal settings throughout the Conference.
Over 1350 people from more than 279 churches gathered in six locations from late
September through early October to hear the Bishop share important issues and
answer their questions. It was a great opportunity to strengthen the relationship
between our Episcopal leader and the people in the pews, an opportunity that we
hope will be repeated many more times.
Submitted by Conference Lay Leader, Rhonda Whitaker
Mission and Outreach
IGRC - Liberia Partnership
Mission work teams continue to work in Liberia. In 2010, forty-seven people
from IGRC made this journey, and in the summer 2010 two second-year medical
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students from Iowa State University spent two months volunteering at Ganta
Hospital through our conference partnership with Liberia. In January and
February of 2011, thirty-one people went to Liberia. God continues to call more
people to experience Liberia for the first time, and several have returned for the
second time. We continue to be challenged and blessed by our brothers and sisters
in Liberia. We may go for specific projects, but we return home more changed than
any change we could ever make happen.
IGRC generously supports our three General Advance Specials for Liberia and
donations are sent for specific building projects as well as individual scholarships.
In 2010, over $300,000 was donated to our three General Advance Specials:
Pastor Salary Support (#15124A), Liberia Scholarships (#15125B), and Liberia
Reconstruction (#15126N). Additional financial contributions were expedited
through the Advance Office for specific building projects. A few of the major
additional donations include $26,355 toward the John Kofi Asmah School, $26,000
from Decatur Grace to scholarship 400 students at the John Wesley UM School in
Wealah District, $26,000 plus toward John Kofi Asmah UM School in West Point,
renovation of the nursing school dormitory, and many other specific projects.
From our Scholarship Advance (15125B), Helen Roberts,Director of
Education for the Liberia Annual Conference, reports 1,008 students were sent
to kindergarten through high school and 110 pursued post-secondary educational
studies. Several individuals and churches send additional designated scholarships.
In 2010, nearly $25,000 was donated to GBGM missionary salary support for
missionaries serving in Liberia alone.
Digging wells to provide safe drinking water remains a focus of many IGRC
churches. In 2010 twenty six new wells were dug throughout Liberia. Many of
those wells were tested in January 2011 by Ken Runkle, member of Kumler UMC
who works for Illinois EPA testing water samples
Some building projects are completed while new projects are underway.
Completed projects include: the I.J. Williams UM School in Unification town,
renovation of the A.B. Anderson UMC in Tubmanburg, Borpanyee UMC, Gelepa
UMC, staffing and equipping the Weala Mission Station clinic, Saclepea UMC
and School, Wazon UMC, and renovation of the dormitory for nursing students at
Ganta. Projects progressing are New Hope UMC and John Kofi Asmah UM School
in West Point, New Georgia UM School, Kpaan parsonage, Lepula UMC and a new
church start in St. John River District.
Training opportunities continue to grow in Liberia. In July 2010, IGRC
completed the second teacher training for United Methodist teachers from six schools
in the Monrovia area and teachers at the Ganta United Methodist School. January
of 2011, four therapists from Chaddock trained teachers and house mothers at
Bishop Judith Craig Children’s Home, teachers from several Monrovia UM Schools,
students and faculty of Gbarnga School of Theology and Ganta UM School staff.
Missionary Salary Support
To become a 5-Star Church in IGRC, qualifications for missionary salary
support have changed to require missionary covenant relationship ($5 per member
of $2,500 per congregation) instead of giving any amount to missionary salary.
Missionary salary support continues to grow throughout the conference and
the overall giving has increased. Combined support for our own Connie Wieck
and Janet McCarty in 2010 reached $82,640.16. Rebecca and Mark Smallwood
at Redbird Missions received the largest amount of salary support for U.S.
missionaries - $20,307.14 The level of salary support of other GBGM missionaries
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greatly varies.
Disaster Response
IGRC now has four official UMCOR Early Response trainers: Rev. Sharon
Monroe, Ron Monroe, Ken Miner and Steve Schoeffel. Many ERT trainings
happened throughout IGRC in 2010, and Vermilion River has formed a district
response team. Active and trained disaster response volunteers are needed in
every district of our conference. Joint training has also begun with members of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America for Early Response to develop a joint
Spiritual and Emotional Care Team.
IGRC Hosts GBGM Consultations
Honduras: In October 2010 Alton Main Street hosted the GBGM Honduras
Consultation with participants from throughout the U.S. and Honduras. Bishop
Galvan and Bishop Palmer were present. Plans are underway for yearly IGRC
mission team to travel to Honduras. In 2010 over twenty traveled to Honduras
from IGRC and in the summer of 2011, twenty seven from Alton Main Street alone
will work in Liberia. Greg Gilzinnis, member of Alton Main Street, is now the
GBGM coordinator in the U.S. for teams working in Honduras.
Liberia: In the fall 2010, a Ganta Hospital Task Force was hosted by Alton
Main Street to discuss the need for additional partners for the new hospital plans
at Ganta Mission Stations. Coordinators are assigned this task force by UMCOR,
GBGM, and The Advance Office. IGRC will continue to play a major role in the
development of the new Ganta Hospital.
Volunteers in Mission
The IGRC has teams regularly traveling to Haiti to work in earthquake
recovery, and throughout 2010 414 people reported traveling to other international
destinations in addition to Liberia, including Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras,
Kiev, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Poland. Many local churches do not report their
yearly mission experiences.
Board of Church and Society
There were several discussions with ELCA companion organization in 2010
to discern ways we may work cooperatively to promote several justice issues. Two
identified areas are health care and immigration. IGRC Board of Church and
Society continues to host a yearly Bread for The World Seminar and send two
clergy to the Young Clergy Forum in D.C. sponsored by GBCS.
Parish Nurse Committee
Parish nurses throughout the IGRC region are now identified and continue
to network. The second parish nurse retreat was held August 2010, and plans are
underway to focus on clergy health issues for 2011.
Older Adult Committee
A series of workshops on spirituality and aging were held in four locations:
Mt. Vernon, Lebanon, Galesburg and Champaign. The morning sessions were each
led by different IGRC active or retired clergy, and the afternoon session was led by
Rev. Anna Kpaan of Liberia, Director of Ministry to the Aged.
Submitted by Bunny Wolfe, Mission and Outreach Coordinator
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New Streams Team
What is the mission of the church? In more and more churches throughout
the Illinois Great Rivers Conference, the answer is clear: to make disciples of
Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. But how do we do that? The
New Streams Team exists to be a resource for leaders in local churches, districts,
the conference, and beyond as they seek to answer this question in each unique
context.
During the past year, the New Streams Team continued the three-year
“Deeper Still” series of events designed to deepen participants’ practice of spiritual
disciplines. “Denying Oneself and Giving Life to Another: Experiencing Fasting
and Sheltering the Homeless” was hosted by Quest UMC in Champaign November
19-20, 2010. Despite a last-minute change in the keynote speaker due to illness,
participants were challenged to expand their concepts of fasting and homelessness
through times of teaching, reflection, and hands-on service through ministries
including Restoration Urban Ministries and Empty Tomb. “Studying God’s Word
and Transforming the World: Experiencing Searching the Scriptures and Seeking
the Common Good” was hosted by Cahokia Park UMC in Cahokia March 11-12,
2011. Participants were inspired by the preaching and Bible teaching of keynote
speaker Grace Imathiu and engaged in seeking the common good of the Cahokia
community in partnership with the Cahokia Connections Church Alliance. The fifth
event in the series, “Sharing Deeply and Giving Your Heart Away: Experiencing
Christian Conferencing and Visiting the Sick and Imprisoned,” is scheduled for
September 30-October 1, 2011, at First UMC in Monmouth. Bishop Kenneth
Carder is scheduled to speak.
The New Streams web pages have been updated with several new features
in 2011. A series of “Meeting Bible Studies” have been posted, with a different
study every month sent via email. These studies are intended to be completed in
10-15 minutes, and are ideal for devotions at the beginning of a church meeting.
“Stories from the Stream” is a page devoted to sharing disciple formation processes,
definitions of the term “disciple,” and stories of how specific IGRC congregations
developed their own intentional plan for disciple formation. A page with tips from
local churches who are engaged in various spiritual disciplines has also been
added, with additional tips being added to the page monthly.
New Streams Team members and staff continue to be available to resource
local churches as they develop and implement intentional disciple formation
processes. They are also available to lead workshops at local church, cluster,
district, and conference level events relating to intentional disciple formation and
spiritual growth in love of God and love of neighbor through participation in the
means of grace/basic Christian practices.
Submitted by Beth Fender, Coordinator of New Streams
Older Adult Ministry
The theme of the 2010 spring meetings of the IGRC Older Adult Ministry
Team was “Going on to Perfection? Our Spiritual Journey Continues”. Four IGRC
clergy summarized John Wesley’s Christian discipleship practices. Each reflected
on how Wesley’s daily discipleship practices helped form and continues to guide
their spiritual journey. One of the clergy shared his/her journey at each of four
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meeting locations throughout the Conference. The featured mission speaker
was Rev. Anna Kpann, the Older Adult Coordinator of the Liberia Conference. She
told the story of her spiritual journey and how it is a vital part of her witness and
ministry in Liberia. She said that it reflects what two cultures can share and teach
each other about aging spiritually.
The OAM display at IGRC for the past number of years has reflected the wide
range of the on-going interests and activities of elders. One must remember that
the term “elder adult” may cover a 40-year age span.
The OAM Team has “birthed” the Conference Parish Nurse Team. The
program year of 2011-2012 will be the first official year of the IGRC Parish Nurse
Team although in each of the previous two years they have conducted an overnight
retreat.
Submitted by Jane A. Masters, Chair of OAM Team
Fellowship of UMs in Music and Worship Arts
The purpose of The Fellowship is to be a sharing and enabling fellowship
that affirms the sacramental life, embracing preaching, music, drama, dance,
architecture, and all the visual arts appropriate for the inclusive life of the Church.
The Fellowship was founded in 1954 and operates at the local, jurisdictional,
national and international levels. The national website is www.umfellowship.org.
IGRC Chapter accomplishments during 2010:
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The chapter hosted its 22nd Annual Handbell Festival on Saturday,
March 13, at the Northfield Inn in Springfield. Larry Henning, co-founder
of Westminster Ringers, Westminster, Maryland, and a seventh grade
teacher at Mt. Airy Middle School, was the featured clinician.
Distributed Fellowship-related information to Chapter members and Fellowship friends via e-mail
Held planned conference calls quarterly and convened adjunct conference
calls as necessary.
The Fellowship is available to assist churches as requested
Submitted by Dan Crede
Garret-Evangelical Theological Seminary
The core purpose of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is to know
God in Christ and, through preparing spiritual leaders, to help others know God
in Christ. We continue our deep and abiding commitment to prepare bold and
articulate leaders who share the transforming love of Jesus Christ.
Last fall the seminary welcomed 122 new students, the largest entering class
in twenty years. The average age of the diverse and highly qualified MDiv class is
thirty-one. Garrett-Evangelical provides $2 million in institutional financial aid to
students each year.
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Class of 1961 alumnus Dr. James H. Cone was the keynote speaker during
the fall convocation. The event also celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the
seminary’s Center for the Church and the Black Experience.
To commemorate twenty-five years of leadership in spiritual formation, the
seminary is raising $2 million to endow the Rueben P. Job Chair in Spiritual
Formation, which will assure the seminary remains at the forefront of developing
and enhancing spiritual formation studies. Contributions will honor Bishop Job
and assure the ongoing nurture of spiritual leaders for the Church and the world.
The Institute for Transformative Leaders and Communities develops programs
for the continuous education and lifelong learning for leaders and communities.
The Institute’s MDiv Plus, the first of its kind, is a three-year executive education
program in cooperation with Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. It
includes six seminars and a one-on-one coaching program. All clergy with an MDiv
degree are eligible to participate.
The expanded Doctor of Ministry program offers four tracks: Congregational
Leadership, African-American Congregational Leadership, Spiritual Direction,
and Mission in the Contemporary United States. The DMin program also is a
portal to the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS) DMin program in
preaching.
Renovation of Loder and Lesemann Halls nears completion. Loder will feature
a student center, student lounge, state-of-the-art classroom, kitchen and dining
room, modern residence rooms, and guest suites. Lesemann will house the Stead
Center for Ethics and Values, expanded library facilities, a conference room, and
other offices. Loder Hall will be LEED certified. Garrett-Evangelical is welcoming several new faculty and staff:
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Dr. Hendrik Pieterse, Associate Professor of Global Christianity and World
Religions
The Rev. Becky Eberhart, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
The Rev. Mary Ann Moman, Senior Advancement Specialist and Director
of Course of Study
The Rev. James Noseworthy, Senior Assistant to the President
Joining the seminary’s faculty this summer are:
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Dr. Charles H. Cosgrove, Professor of Early Christian Literature
Dr. Virginia A. Lee, Associate Professor of Christian Education
Garrett-Evangelical serves over 550 students in degree-related courses,
certificate programs, and our summer Course of Study School. We encourage you
to visit our website, www.garrett.edu, and to visit us on campus. We are proud to
serve The United Methodist Church, and we ask for your continuing prayers and
support as we pursue our mission and our renewed vision.
Submitted by President Philip A. Amerson
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Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House
The board, staff, and volunteers would like to take this opportunity to thank
all of the members of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference for their
unmeasured support and love for the children and families served through the
ministry of the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House in 2010. Through the
tremendous support of all the individuals and churches throughout the conference
Neighborhood House was able to serve more than 21,000 children, youth, parents,
families and elderly persons in the greater East St. Louis community.
In 2010 Neighborhood House served more than 5,000 low income individuals
and families every month at the ministry’s Food Pantry. Neighborhood House
helped more than 3,000 very low income families to either keep their utilities
on during the winter months or helped pay their rent and prevented them from
becoming homeless.
Through your support Neighborhood House provided vitally needed child care
to more than 115 children. Based on our track record in providing quality child
care, the ministry was asked to implement a new Migrant Head Start Program
which will start in June 2011.
During 2010, Neighborhood House was successful in implementing a special
Job Training and Employment Program in which more than 2,600 young parents
were hired. The parents worked in local businesses and organizations throughout
St. Clair and Madison counties. Neighborhood House placed 700 of the parents in
permanent jobs when the program ended.
Through the support of hundreds of individuals and churches throughout the
Conference, Neighborhood House was able to partner with other churches and
local organizations to provide critically needed after school programming for more
than 13,000 area children and youth. The Neighborhood House’s own Teen REACH
After School Program was very successful in helping youth graduate from high
school and assisted them in enrolling in colleges throughout Illinois.
In December Neighborhood House was very blessed to be donated a new
building known as the Continuum of Life Center. Neighborhood House is now
partnering with other local organizations to enhance the level of support for
homeless persons in the East St. Louis community. Neighborhood House presently
administers the largest Homelessness Prevention Program in St. Clair County
and is serving hundreds of families who were impacted by the downturn in the
economy.
In August, through the support of United Methodist churches, Neighborhood
House was able to partner with other local organizations to sponsor a Back to
School Fair. Parents and their children enjoyed bounce houses, face painting,
games, and hot dogs. The ministry gave away more than 800 backpacks to area
children.
Again, on behalf of all the children, youth, families and elderly persons that
are served through the ministry of Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House, we
want to thank you for your love and support. May God Bless.
Submitted by William R. Kreeb, Executive Director
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McKendree University
It has been an exceptional year at McKendree University! We are particularly
proud of the new residence halls that are under construction and will be completed
by the Fall 2011, the first on the campus in 26 years. The new year also heralds
the development of several new academic programs and majors to include sports
management, Spanish, and global studies. In addition, we continue our movement
toward full membership in the NCAA Division II.
In the midst of these exciting new additions and developments, McKendree’s
core mission to educate leaders for the future remains the same. Total
undergraduate enrollment is now 2,355. The main campus in Lebanon is home to
over 1,420 undergraduate students from across the United States and international
students from 15 different countries. The fall 2010 first-year class of 473 students
included students from Nepal, Columbia, Argentina, Jamaica, and Zimbabwe, in
addition to those returning from the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Nigeria. Fifteen
percent of the incoming students were ranked in the top 10 percent of their high
school class. Not only are more students choosing McKendree, but the academic
credentials of incoming students also continue to rise. The average ACT score of this
year’s class is 23. McKendree offers bachelor’s degrees in 40 major areas of study, including art,
biology, English, medical technology, mathematics, music, and a new theater major
as part of our diverse curriculum. Additionally, McKendree’s Honors Program
challenges top students to conduct original research and presentations to the greater
McKendree community. Our graduate program enrollment continues to grow; 972
students are currently enrolled in education, professional counseling, nursing,
business administration, and non-degree areas of study.
In keeping with our original mission, McKendree University seeks to develop
a community founded on Christian ideals and dedicated to scholarship. The
University recognizes the need to develop body, mind and spirit, and in so doing
we recognize Bothwell Chapel at the center of the religious programming. Each
week Bible studies, fellowship, and worship opportunities are provided to meet the
diverse spiritual needs of the McKendree community. These facilities and the vision
behind them, provide a wonderful environment for student faith and leadership
development. McKendree continues to encourage young persons from United Methodist
churches to pursue their education at the University by utilizing the John Wesley
Scholarship Fund. Churches interested in supporting a student should contact the
University for further details.
We continue to see our effort at McKendree University as one of partnership
with you, the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference.
Submitted by Tim Harrison, McKendree University Chaplain
The site for the MMDC is an 8-acre campus, east of Chatham, IL, leased from
the Sugar Creek United Methodist Church. Construction on the kit-making area
began in October of 1999 and opened in March of 2000.
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The scope of the donations sent out by the Center has increased in the past
eleven years. Illinois Great Rivers Conference has a commitment to Liberia, Africa.
The items sent to Haiti are also duplicated for Liberia. In addition to disaster relief
kits & supplies, school supplies, and the rice project, the Center also sends many
blankets (handmade as well as commercial), clothing, sewing machines, medical
equipment, and supplies, bikes, and some furniture, and household items. Many
types of items have been given a second chance to help people, by being brought
to the Center where eager recipients are located for these items. Last year at the
2010 Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference, 7,637 pounds of rice was collected
and sent to Liberia. In 2010 the Center collected and shipped thousands of health
kits, layette kits, cleaning buckets, sewing kits, and school kits through cooperation
with U.M.C.O.R. Sager-Brown in Baldwin, LA. In February 2010, MMDC signed
a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UMCOR and is now one of seven
cooperating depots in the UMCOR Relief Supply Network.
Disbursements:
UMCOR Health Kit
72,563
UMCOR Layette Kit
1,810
UMCOR Cleaning Bucket
2,772
UMCOR Bedding Kit
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UMCOR School Kit
12,859
UMCOR Sewing Kit
655
UMCOR Birthing Kit
1,262
Haiti Student School Bag
7,646
Haiti Teacher School Bag
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Submitted by Pat Wright
Executive Director, MMDC
Pastoral Care and Counseling
Pastoral Care and Counseling (PCC) was established in the Illinois Area in
1973 in order to provide psychological and pastoral services for pastors and their
families. Under the first two directors, Dr. Donald Houts and Dr. Dan Henderson,
a program emerged which resembled the strengths and passions of those two
individuals. It was very much an incarnational ministry, featuring substantial
opportunities for clinical counseling and psychotherapy.
With the retirement of Dr. Henderson in 2007, PCC began a quadrennium of
wilderness wanderings. The PCC board was thrust from a relatively passive mode
into the role of radically evaluating the need for PCC, its mission, its structure, its
strategies for service, and the relationship between PCC and other entities in the
annual conference.
Our primary quandary concerned strategy. While we have had a consistent
mission all this time (the mental health of our pastors and their families) and
several well loved and marketable programs (free counseling services, free
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psychotherapy, and free expertise) we have not had an intentional, proactive,
and comprehensive strategy to guide us in providing mental health and pastoral
services in a radically changing church and culture. (A few things have changed
since 1973.)
The old strategy was to find a lone expert, rent an office, hang a shingle, and
announce that the doctor is “in” for anyone who is troubled, tired, or tempted.
“Come to Champaign and get help.”
In recent years, however, it became apparent that we needed an emerging
strategy which would:
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renew the practice of pastoral care as distinct from (and in addition to) the
practice of counseling,
deliver services to more constituents,
utilize new venues of communication (such as the internet)
connect mental health with physical and spiritual well being,
collaborate with others who serve pastors and their families,
be proactive in addressing problems and centrifugal in reaching out—rather than waiting for the ‘sick’ to come to us,
gather a synergy-evoking team,
and encourage growth and responsibility on the part of the pastors and the
family members being served.
It has been a period of vigorous wrestling, featuring bishops and consultants,
counselors and common tables, distraught pastors and frustrated district
superintendents, real people caricatured as financial grinches and gullible turfprotectors, speeches and essays and motions on the floor of annual conference, and
endless drawing boards.
But now the principals of this drama find themselves at last atop Mt. Pisgah,
(after four years, not forty, mercifully) and we see the contours of a promising and
dynamic ministry ahead. We are still sure to be surprised by much of PCC’s future,
but several features have become visible in this spring of 2011.
Four biblical concepts give vitality to PCC: healing, encouragement,
community, and enlightenment. And the strategy which is emerging focuses on
four components:
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multiple venues for pastoral counseling and better information about other
counseling services available for specialized needs;
a well designed program of research, education, and advocacy on issues
germane to mental health for parsonage families;
promotion of communities of pastoral care for healing and nurture:
healthy congregations, covenant groups, and other organizations and
social settings;
and provision of a pastor to the pastors and their families, consisting of
visitation, preaching, liturgy, and spiritual shepherding: a little old fashioned, yet cutting edge.
We wanted to avoid strategies which would be too constricted. Such strategies
included:
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Outsourcing all counseling to secular counselors
Reorganizing PCC to be located in the conference office and under the
direct administration and supervision of the cabinet.
We also wanted to avoid strategies which would be too promiscuous—
dispersing our funds and personnel toward whatever good looking idea floats by.
Such digressive schemes included:
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Becoming a primary catalyst for clergy self-care
Providing psychological testing for clergy candidates or clergy in crisis
Assisting individual congregations going through trauma
Funding professional or spiritual development programs which other
agencies in the conference cannot afford, will not create, or have not been
structured to pursue
Interfering with district superintendents (paragraph 422) and other agencies of the annual conference as they define and exercise their responsibilities for pastoral care
Finally, we wanted to avoid strategies which would dilute the unique mood
found in traditional pastoral care: tenderness, encouragement, attentiveness to
stories, sympathy, patience, kindness, confidentiality, intimacy, and humility. In
a time when pastors are blamed for institutional decline, families are scolded for
not being more cheerful about itinerancy, “To Do” books and workshops proliferate,
“Effectiveness” metrics are taking center stage, “Self-help” and “Pull yourself up
by the Bootstraps” advocates are getting louder and louder, and coaches shout
for us to return to a more macho style of leadership—we are crazy-desperate for
that mood of mercy which traditional pastoral care laces into our weaknesses,
weariness, and wounds.
While much angst has come from wrestling out and defining what we do not
want PCC to become, new energy and enthusiasm has come out of discovering what
we do want.
We do want an array of affordable counseling services made available to all our
clergy and their households. To this end, we have entered a covenant with several
pastoral counselors around the state (licensed and AAPC affiliated) who will team
with us. Our conference health insurance will cover the bulk of the costs for those
counseling services. PCC will cover the first three co-pays and offer assistance
to any clergy or clergy family members who are not adequately covered by health
insurance. PCC is also providing information to pastors and their families
about secular counselors available through HealthLink and about accessible
organizations which bring together the psychological and the spiritual dimensions
of living. A current PCC goal is to work with counselors throughout the state to
help them understand the peculiar environment of congregation and conference
which leads to both unique problems and unique possibilities for clergy and their
families.
We want a web site which will enlighten us, build community, promote
healing, and give encouragement. To this end, we have hired a web editor (Alison
Smith,) to set up a daily-changing web site and provide a safe and anonymous
place for pastors and their families to explore a wide range of personal issues
which confront us. The web site includes information and links to all our covenant
counselors, information and links to HealthLink mental health services, leads
to other regional organizations which specialize in psychology and spirituality,
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a library of links and white pages to facilitate our own learning and growth,
and a “Daily Offerings” section to help us experience each other, the world
around us, and humor in ways which are sane and healing. The web address is:
pastoralcareandcounseling.org.
We want a director for PCC who can build and supervise a PCC team
consisting of counselors and web editors, promote synergy, organize seminars and
retreats, collaborate with superintendents and other conference agencies, develop
new environments of pastoral care for pastors and their families, and promote
and evaluate the services PCC is offering to clergy, their spouses, and their
children. To this end, in collaboration with the cabinet, we have entered covenant
with Karen Blank-Ewell to be our next director of Pastoral Care and Counseling,
effective July 1, 2011. She will begin part time with us, dividing her time. As PCC
develops from this point forward, it is very possible that we will return to a full
time director in the near future.
We want specific services for delivering pastoral care to pastors and their
families and to develop a culture of pastoral care in the conference. Our new
director, Karen Blank-Ewell will lead us in conversations to put flesh on this
theoretical ambition.
We want to improve our abilities to navigate emotional, moral, financial,
relationship, conference, congregational, professional, and physical stress. Toward
this end, our new director will help us organize a variety of seminars, retreats, and
workshops.
We want to collaborate more creatively with the Cabinet, the Board of
Ordained Ministry, district care guides, clergy orders, covenant groups, and other
conference (and outside) groups concerned with the well being of pastors. We have
assigned our director responsibilities for initiating these conversations.
Finally, we wish to express several appreciations. Bill Werner has served
us nearly two years as our interim administrative coordinator. He has helped
us connect and work collaboratively with the cabinet, and he has encouraged us
to keep dreaming and planning when we would be discouraged. On our behalf,
he has conducted “Healthy Congregation” workshops throughout the conference,
shepherded our covenant counselors, convened the Bishop’s Task Force on
Wellness, provided mountains of information for our new web site, and instituted
the workshop on “Transitions” to help clergy who are moving to new appointments.
He has been a blessing to our board and a joy to work alongside. We appreciate the
fine work Alison Smith has done in the past year helping us to design, write, and
go live with our web site. And we have been blessed with four covenant counselors
who have a heart for pastors and their families. Linda Horrell, Steve Busick,
David Wence, and Steve Heitkamp have shared their wisdom, their time, and their
energy with dozens of folks from our conference. We give God thanks for their
guidance and their presence with us through life’s ups and downs.
Submitted by J. Michael Smith, Chair Pastoral Care and Counseling
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Preachers’ Aid Society and Benefit Fund
The Preachers’ Aid Society and Benefit Fund (PASBF) was established in the
Civil War Era, and its sole purpose has been to care for the retired clergy and their
spouses from our Conference.
Over the many years of our existence, we have accomplished this mission in
a variety of ways which include, but are not limited to: being the pension fund,
making contributions to the Pre-82 Plan, paying for monthly health insurance
premiums, and contributing millions to help pay for the Medicare Supplement
Insurance. It is our joy to serve those who have served us.
Financial Status
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce at the end of 2010, the fund
was approximately $1.8 million above the corpus level, even after making our 2010
contribution of $2.5 million toward the Medicare Supplement Insurance. With the
overall markets recovering, PASBF has been able to see a recovery as well.
Unfortunately the fund is not in a position to resume paying the monthly
health insurance premiums for retirees and spouses. They will be responsible for
the premiums again for this year.
Financial Support
In 2010, the corpus of PASBF grew by approximately $836,000 or 1.98%
increase. The majority of the gifts received are from individuals and churches.
PASBF is very grateful for the sacrifice and generosity of all who continue to
support us.
In terms of dollars, the majority comes from estate plans. Several individuals
have remembered PASBF in their wills, trusts, and/or charitable gift annuities.
We thank these individuals for helping to ensure PASBF can serve those who have
served us.
Increase in Financial Commitment
The Board of Directors has recommended an increase to our contribution to the
Conference Health Insurance for the Medicare Supplement. Even though the cost
of the coverage has increased, we have been able to not increase our contribution
for several years. In order for the Conference to continue with this coverage,
the Board felt it necessary to increase our support to $3 million for 2011. This
represents a 20% increase in our level of support to our retirees and spouses.
Continued Need for Fund Raising
IGRC is able to offer the benefits to our retirees and spouses because of
PASBF. We are seeing several conferences in The United Methodist Church
withdrawing benefits due to the lack of funds.
We are very fortunate for those who have gone before us, and who sacrificially
gave to make PASBF what it is today. Their sacrifices and hard work are paying
huge dividends to us today.
However, if we are going to continue to support our retirees and spouses,
PASBF must continue to raise funds. Our $3 million contribution to the health
plan represents 6.7% of the value of the entire fund. This year alone over 20 clergy
members will retire. Approximately two-thirds of our active clergy are over the age
of 50. We will continue to see an increase in the number of retirees for the next
several years. If PASBF is going to remain relevant, we must continue to raise
new funds.
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Because of this reality, PASBF will continue to work in the area of fundraising.
We launched a new fundraising program with donor recognition societies this year.
Online giving is now available through our webpage – www.pasbf.org. We continue
to offer charitable gift annuities and other estate plan options. In the coming year,
a new program targeting local church support will begin.
With new funds, PASBF can continue to be as strong as ever as we support
and care for our retirees, spouses, and any dependent children.
Proposed Change in Medicare D Plan
This year the Annual Conference will consider a change in our Health
Insurance Plan by no longer offering a Medicare D Plan (Prescription Plan). Each
retiree and spouse will need to enroll in an individual plan.
PASBF has been kept in the loop with every step along the way with this
proposal. The Board of Directors has reaffirmed our commitment to retirees and
spouses. If this proposed change does pass, we are committed to: 1) assist with the
education of the change and how to enroll in a plan, and 2) be a safety net to any
retiree and/or spouse if there is financial need.
We will continue to work with the Conference to provide benefits to retirees
and spouses.
New Staff Member
A new staff member was added earlier this year. Sarah Cooper is a part-time
Administrative Assistant for PASBF. Her office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00
a.m. – 12:00 noon. Sarah’s direct phone line is 217-529-3215
Originally from the Chicago-land area, Sarah played 4 years of volleyball
at University of Illinois at Springfield and has stayed in the area. She will be
answering phones and dealing with the day-to-day office duties. We are excited to
have Sarah and invite you to get to know her.
Conclusion
The Board of Directors would like to thank our 3 Assistants – Rev. Sam Totten,
Rev. Floyd Blackard, and Rev. Raydean Davis – for their excellent work this past
year. The Assistants have ministered, cared, and supported our retirees and
spouses in many different ways. We could not accomplish near the work we do
without their help!
The Board of Directors is committed to protecting the corpus, supporting
retired clergy and spouses, and representing retirees in the Conference. We look
forward to another strong year this year.
Nominations for the Board of Directors
Preachers’ Aid Society and Benefit Fund
Rev. Joseph Scheets
Rev. Ken Hogren
Ms. Nancy Frazier
Rev. Clyde Snyder
Ms. Beverly Sywassink
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31 Chiswick Circle, Bloomington IL 61704
6408 Roberts Rd., Marion IL 62959
1200 W Calista St, Kankakee IL 60901
Submitted by Keith Anderson, Executive Director
Preachers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Could your family use an extra $1,200 if something happened to you? Would
you rather send financial help instead of flowers when a colleague in ministry dies?
If you answered yes to the above you might wish to join PMBA
It has nothing to do with insurance. It is not another pension program. It is
not the Preachers’ Aid Society. It is the Preachers’ Mutual Benefit Association.
The funds for each $1,200 love gift are provided by each member being
assessed $5.00 each time another full member dies. A notice is sent from the
secretary to inform every member of the death and to remind each member of the
assessment due.
Full membership is available to all pastors and diaconal ministers of the
Illinois Great Rivers Conference in good standing and their spouses. In the event of
death, a $1,200 love gift will be paid to the beneficiary. Assessments are $5.00 per
member each time a full member dies.
President
Secretary
Current Officers:
Dennis Price
Vice-President
Bob McKelvey
Treasurer
Steve Hartman
Gretta McKelvey
Membership as of 1/1/2010: 341
Deaths: 11
1 /8 /2010
3 /9 /2010
3 /20/2010
3 /21/2010
5 /10/2010
6 /28/2010
7 /18/2010
7 /26/2010
Marsha Schmidt (403)
Kenneth “Doc” Bissey (404)
Robert Treat (405)
Don Wood (406)
Sue Greene (407)
Emmalee Williams (408)
Darline Henderson (409)
Wanda Robinson (410)
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8 /12/2010
8 /26/2010
9 /1 /2010
William Swyear (411)
Harold Holliday (412)
Jesse Seiber (413)
New Members: +0
Withdrawn Members: -3
6/27/2010
Alice DeJarnett
9/1/2010
Barb Anthony
9/1/2010
Chuck Anthony
Lapsed Members: -1
5/12/2010
Helen Stephens
no payments received since 4/10/2008
Submitted by Robert McKelvey, PMBA Secretary
Saint Paul School of Theology
Saint Paul School of Theology (www.spst.edu) is a seminary of The United
Methodist Church that educates leaders to make disciples for Jesus Christ, renew
the Church, and transform the world. We are one institution with two campuses,
a free-standing seminary campus in Kansas City and a university partnership
seminary on the campus of Oklahoma City University.
During the 2010-2011 academic year, 214 students from 26 annual
conferences, 24 denominations, and 7 countries were enrolled in degree programs
at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. Fifty-four students were enrolled
in the Master of Divinity program at Saint Paul at Oklahoma City University.
The Course of Study School at Saint Paul served 311 students from 22 annual
conferences. Classes took place in Kansas City, Missouri, and for the first time two
courses were offered in Springfield, Missouri. Course of Study classes will begin on
the Saint Paul at Oklahoma City University campus in the fall of 2011.
Saint Paul School of Theology at Oklahoma City University will celebrate its
first commencement convocation in 2011. The first graduating class of Master of
Divinity students will be hooded in a special ceremony in August on the Oklahoma
City University campus. Each graduate will have completed 90 hours of study.
Sixteen South Korean students graduated in May from the Korean Doctor
of Ministry Track in Wesleyan Spirituality and Congregational Renewal. The
international program included teaching by Methodist professors from the United
States and South Korea. Class sessions took place in the U.S., England, and South
Korea. A second Korean DMin track began in January 2011.
A Doctor of Ministry cohort track focusing on Revitalizing Congregations
is slated to begin January 2012. It will focus on biblical preaching, vibrant and
meaningful worship, visionary leadership, diverse communities, social justice,
and contextual ministry. The DMin track relates directly to the United Methodist
Council of Bishops initiatives (the “Four Foci”) for the Church.
The Saint Paul youTheology program expanded to include youth from the
Lydia Patterson Institute in El Paso, Texas. It will start a new pod in Nebraska
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in 2011. YouTheology is funded primarily by Lilly Endowment, Inc. for youth to
continue to explore their faith and calling through worship, service, study, travel,
and a mentoring relationship.
It was the third year for Laity School of Theology. Each Laity School Saturday
Session was taught by seminary faculty and presented in an accessible manner.
Lay attendees came from diverse ecumenical and educational backgrounds. Topics
included worship, Bible, ethics, church history, and theology. Laity School was
offered in Missouri and Oklahoma.
The seminary restructured its continuing education lectures to become
Community Reads. Students, faculty, staff and outside guests were encouraged
to read topical books such as No Rising Tide by Joerg Rieger and Pedagogy of
the Bible: An Analysis and a Proposal by Dr. Dale Martin. Community Reads
cultivated early discussion and provoked deeper questioning during author
lectures.
Saint Paul at OCU held its second LEAD seminar on the Oklahoma City
University campus. The seminar covered topics to improve and strengthen
ministerial leadership. The seminars are a collaborative educational project of the
Oklahoma Area of the United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City University, and
Saint Paul.
The trustees, faculty, staff, and students of Saint Paul thank you for your
interest, prayers and support.
Treasurer’s Report
The Conference had an excellent year in 2010 in terms of budget cash income
and expenditures. I am awed and amazed and most appreciative of the faithfulness
in payment of apportionments by our local churches. At a receipt rate of 93.14%, we
see the highest percentage of apportionment payment since 1999. And to think that
this took place in an economic environment of uncertainty, job losses and rapidly
escalating energy and food prices – well, it’s just awesome!
2010 - Actual to Budget (Preliminary as of 1/21/2011)
2010 Budget
Apportionments Received
Clergy Support
SA&E/Dist. Mission Fund
Moving Expenses for Retirees
District Supt. Fund
Episcopal Fund
Total Clergy Support
2010 Actual
% of Budget
11,880,647
11,065,867
93.14%
50,000
192,000
40,000
1,344,400
425,980
35,506
131,245
20,238
1,324,485
425,980
71.01%
68.36%
50.59%
98.52%
100.00%
1,937,454
94.40%
2,052,380
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Administration
Conference Offices and CCFA
Archives
Trustees
Communications
CMT Program & Administration
COSROW -- Administration
Religion and Race -- Administration
Board of Ordained Ministry -- Adm.
Dist. Admin. And Program
Annual Conference Session
Journal & Yearbook
Legal Expense Fund
Conference Foundation -- Admin.
Unallocated Travel and Expense
Clergy Sexual Misconduct Resp. Team
Illinois Area Office
IGRC Pastoral Care Office
Episcopal Residence Committee
Conference Center
Prior claims excess of apportionment receipts
Contingency
Post-Retirement Benefits Reserve
General Administration Fund
Interdenominational Coop. Fund
Jurisdictional Conf. Fund
Total Clergy Support and Administration
Benevolences & Connectional Ministries
Conference Benevolences
World Service*
Ministerial Education Fund
Africa University Fund
Black College Fund
General Church Apportionments in excess of
receipts
Total Benevolences & Connectional Ministries
Total All Apportionments
NET YTD SURPLUS(DEFICIT)
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956,000
57,290
320,000
471,490
1,262,471
4,000
8,000
50,000
474,500
85,000
10,350
22,525
45,000
70,000
14,000
7,300
170,000
155,000
2,000
1,000
500,000
105,000
100,000
900,465
57,291
237,241
429,615
1,079,842
1,926
6,161
46,890
313,417
81,396
7,530
17,011
41,951
70,000
2,746
6,846
170,000
140,135
557
0
467,914
0
1,777
94.19%
100.00%
74.14%
91.12%
85.53%
48.15%
77.01%
93.78%
66.05%
95.76%
72.76%
75.52%
93.22%
100.00%
19.61%
93.79%
100.00%
90.41%
27.86%
0.00%
93.58%
0.00%
1.78%
50,000
167,801
41,261
26,110
5,176,098
7,228,478
46,894
93.79%
167,801
41,261
27,115
4,363,783
6,301,236
100.00%
100.00%
103.85%
84.31%
87.17%
1,026,000
1,023,500
1,548,679
530,155
47,335
211,500
627,435
957,292
1,548,679
519,747
47,335
211,500
61.15%
93.53%
100.00%
98.04%
100.00%
100.00%
265,000
0
0.00%
3,911,988
10,213,225
852,643ª
84.09%
85.97%
0.00%
4,652,169
11,880,647
ª = This $852,643 represents positive cash flow for the year 2010. It is the
result of 1) an excellent year of apportionment payments by our local churches
and 2) expenditures by various entities that were less than budgeted. The
Congregational Development Team (CDT), in particular, came in at almost
$400,000 under budget. Because unspent CDT funds roll over into the next year,
the actual “surplus” figure is closer to $454,078 or 3.8% of budget. It is very
important to understand, however, that we don’t really have a surplus. Because
of the retiree health liability (which does not show up on this report), our balance
sheet reveals that we are over 15 million dollars in the hole. In other words,
if we had to satisfy all of our liabilities today – even with the liquidation of all
of our investments and properties – we would still come up $15 million short.
Fortunately, our retiree health liability is long-term. We don’t have to pay it all
at once. Since the cash surplus represents a tiny part of our overall assets and
liabilities, it is not a great concern when we end the year ahead of budget – just as
it was not a great concern in most of the previous years when we ended the year
with a cash deficit. Having this cash merely means that we have a little more of an
asset to book against our huge liability. It also means that there is enough cash in
our bank account to pay our bills on time.
United Methodist Foundation
The United Methodist Foundation of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual
Conference, Inc. is a resource to our local churches, service agencies, and
individuals of the Conference in respect to developing financial resources to do
ministry.
The Foundation believes we can help in four main areas: 1) develop strategies
with local churches and service agencies to develop strategies to encourage people
to financially support their ministries, 2) develop strategies with local churches
and services agencies to develop investment strategies to raise financial support
for their ministries, 3) develop strategies with local churches and service agencies
to develop strategies to raise financial support for capital improvements, and 4)
develop strategies with individuals to develop estate plans that will help them
today, help their children and ultimately help their local church or favorite United
Methodist Service Agency or Committee.
The investments at the Foundation did grow in 2010. January 1, 2010 the
market value of funds under investment were $9,163,584 and on December 31, 2010
the market value of funds under investment were $10,008,450. This includes new
investments throughout the year of $246,299.81 and disbursements of $432,015.87.
The disbursements of funds went to a variety of ministry opportunities.
The majority of disbursements went to local churches to do ministry in their
community. The disbursed funds were also in the form of scholarships for college
students, financial support for pastors in Chile, financial support for Methodist
Schools in Haiti, and funds disbursed to Conference Service Agencies.
The Foundation Board considers it a privilege to play a small part in
developing financial resources for ministry within the Conference. We look forward
to playing a larger part in the future as the Foundation grows.
Please contact the Foundation if we can be of service to your local church
or service agency, P.O. Box 3487, Springfield, IL 62708-3487, (217) 529-3217 or
[email protected].
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During 2010 United Methodist Women heard much about Faith, Hope and
Love in Action, the theme of the 18th Assembly held in St. Louis, Missouri, in
early May, 2010. United Methodist Women celebrated its 100 National Mission
institutions and our international mission institutions, including 9 higher
education institutions in Asia and 3 in Latin America.
We commissioned new deaconesses and marched for immigration rights,
learned about health care, social and economic issues, and child welfare issues, as
well as participated in an Ubuntu Day of Service.
Our School of Christian Mission spiritual growth study was “For the Love of
God: The Epistles of John”; the geographic study was “The Beauty and Courage of
Sudan,” and the current mission study was “Joy to the World: Mission in the Age
of Global Christianity”.
The Personal Growth Study was based upon our Charter for Racial Justice as
we discussed the “We Believe” statements contained in the Charter and how they
affect us as individuals and as a community of women.
Our financial support to Women’s Division was met in 2009, as well as our
continued support to our two conference mission institutions, Cunningham
Children’s Home and Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House, helping to give our
conference the distinction of being #1 in the nation in its supplemental mission
giving.
Submitted by Sally Smith
President, United Methodist Women
United Theological Seminary
United has one goal: to train dynamic leaders for the ministry of Jesus Christ.
As you consider whether God is calling you or someone you know into ministry, we
invite you to explore the opportunities at United!
United offers:
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Degree and certificate programs relevant to today’s followers of Jesus
Christ!
Emphases in Christian Ministry, Pastoral Care, and Church Renewal!
New: An Online/Hybrid Master of Divinity that meets UMC and ATS
standards!
A growing number of Life-Long Learning courses online and on campus!
New Doctor of Ministry degree focus groups and mentors!
Deep learning opportunities for both clergy and laity!
Appreciative theological reflection on the central teachings of the Bible
and the doctrines of the Christian faith!
Spiritual formation in a variety of cultural contexts, including international communities!
A technologically advanced, fully accessible, state-of-the art campus!
A youthful, diverse, widely published faculty committed to the Christian
faith!
Friendly and helpful staff and students!
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A UM matching scholarship program and scholarships for others as well!
At United, we are committed to following the Spirit’s lead in renewing the
Church for the mission of Jesus Christ in the world!
Enrollment at United is growing steadily and we invite you to call, visit or sign
up for a class or program that meets your needs!
For more information, contact [email protected].
Thank you for your prayers, partnership and service in the ministry of Jesus
Christ!
4501 Denlinger Road, Dayton, OH 45426, 937-529-2201
www.united.edu
Submitted by Wendy J. Deichmann, President
United Voices for Children
United Voices for Children continues to seek to find ways to help local Child
Advocates and their churches to be ‘United Methodists Speaking and Acting on
Behalf of Children.’ Local churches are encouraged to place a Child Advocate on
their local church Offical Roll. This person should be enabled and supported in
their efforts to be a ‘voice for children.’
Kay Zibby, Vice President of Operations at the UM Children’s Home in Mt.
Vernon, IL presented the program on Foster Care at the UVC Breakfast. The
adequate support and need for foster care is increasingly important for the wellbeing of many children.
The theme for the workshop held before Annual Conference this year was
“You can Make It Happen: Advocacy for Children and Families.” Information was
shared on how a local church cared for and relocated a family, on activities smaller
churches may do with children, on the Bear Buddies Program in local schools, and
after school programming in churches of all sizes.
UVC communicates with individuals and local UM churches through an
E-newsletter and a bi-yearly newsletter. These resources continue to be tools on
ways to improve the lives of children. See our web page on the conference website
which has resources related to UVC and its workshops and presentations.
Children are the future. Their health and overall well being affects the future.
Thank you for your prayers and actions on behalf of all children.
Wesley Foundation at Eastern Illinois University
The mission of the Wesley Foundation at EIU is to be a place of open hearts,
open minds, and open doors seeking to help college-aged young adults encounter
the living God known through Jesus Christ. We do this through worship,
fellowship, study, and service.
Our ministry continues to grow as we find new ways to reach students and
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grow their faith. Wednesday night worship is our cornerstone ministry activity.
Led by our student band, worship includes weekly communion, intensive prayer
time, and messages relevant to today’s college student. Focusing even more on
prayer, we hosted week-long prayer vigils each semester which were incredible
experiences for our students. They learned new ways to pray and perhaps prayed
more than they ever had before! We also hosted six small groups throughout the
year and had two retreats.
Our Sunday supper ministry has also grown and churches have continued to
be wonderfully generous by supplying great meals. The mission of Sunday supper
is to provide an opportunity for students to bring friends to the Wesley Foundation
using a great meal as the incentive. Each week we see upwards of 30 students.
Our missions and outreaches this year included co-hosting the University’s
World AIDS Day fundraiser, hosting a group of University freshmen to make flood
buckets and health kits for the Midwest Mission Distribution Center, and working
with Habitat for Humanity. Our spring break mission trip was to Dulac, Louisiana
to work with the Dulac Community Center, a GBGM mission site.
The Wesley Foundation building is a key part of our ministry, as it provides a
literal “home away from home” for students. They study here, pray here, hang out
here, eat here. To meet student needs, we’ve created a new prayer chapel which
hosted our prayer vigil. We also created a new media room for small group video
watching and received a new wide-screen television and surround sound for our
great room to be used by large groups.
We are very thankful for the prayers and support we receive from local
churches and the Illinois Great Rivers Conference. Your support makes our
ministry at Eastern Illinois University possible. If you or your church would like to
participate in the ministries of the Wesley Foundation at EIU, please contact Paige
Roberts at [email protected].
Submitted by Rev. Paige Roberts, Director
Wesley Foundation at Southern Illinois University
Campus Ministry is an incredible adventure, and it is a joy to walk along side
the young adults in this ministry as they grow in their faith. This year has been
one of growth in numbers and in the spiritual depth of our students. We have
continued with ongoing programming while adding new opportunities to meet the
needs of our current students.
At Wesley we continue to be aware of the connectedness that is part of our
heritage as United Methodists. Our band, Awake the Dawn, has been out leading
worship in churches, and students have led Seminars at YAR. We are working to
tell our story to the churches around us and to connect with students before they
arrive on campus. We are also working to expand our outreach to the local junior
college, John A Logan Community College. We want students to know that the
church is here for them as they go through this transition.
Through Axiom (our worship service), Bible studies, and Fidelity (accountably)
groups we have looked at John Wesley’s “works of piety” (spiritual disciplines) and
“works of mercy” (doing good to others). We have focused on prayer, and we have
spent time as a community praying for our campus and our world. Through prayer
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walks, prayer stations, and personal challenges we have been called to reach out to
those around us in need. All of this is in a effort to hear what God is wanting this
ministry to be doing as a whole on this campus. We, the church, need to be Christ’s
hands and feet.
Our building plays a role in our ministry. It’s a home away from home for
students. Even though it seems like we are always updating and improving (fixing)
the building, the students do not seem to mind the work that needs to be done.
Students use our kitchen to for group meals and our remodeled basement for movie
nights and random game night gathering. They seem to always find ways to have
fun and fellowship when gathered in the building. Feeling blessed to have a place
to call home, they are thankful for a building in which they can have a good time
in a way that is different than many of their peers. The students also realize this
is more than a building and a place to gather. It’s a place where they can connect
with God, be challenged to grow in their faith, and can come to for support, prayer,
and encouragement. It is place where their earthly and spiritual needs can be
meet.
I want to end by saying “Thank You” to all the churches in the conference. It is
your support that allows for the ministry here at SIUC to be possible.
Submitted by Sherry R. Smedshammer, Director
Beth Fender is ordained a deacon.
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Bishop Palmer and Bishop White preside over the communion table.
Provisional elders kneel for their commissioning.
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Episcopal Address
June 2, 2011
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer
Eternal God, may the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of our
hearts find acceptance in thy sight, O Lord, our Strength and our Redeemer.
Amen.
Dear Friends, there are a variety of ways in which an Episcopal address in an
annual conference can be offered. I have experienced doing it in more than one
way, but more than that, I have heard a number of them and watched the variety
of styles and approaches to offering an Episcopal address in the annual conference.
I think that a leader has two primary jobs, and I am getting this word from Max
Depree in his wonderful little book Leadership is an Art and he has a subsequent
book, Leadership Jazz, in which he says the first job of the leader is to define
reality, and the second and last job of the leader is to say “thank you.” And I want
to take that as a general broad stroke framework for how I’d like to approach the
use of the next twenty minutes or so. I first want to report in to you on things we’ve
been doing since last year.
I lifted up two or three things that were important, I believed, a part of naming
and defining and claiming a new and different reality. I want to report on how
those are going or have not gone. Then I want to say a word about a couple of other
initiatives, perhaps not as large in scope or certainly not visibility, as some that we
started this year, but point the way even as we keep on doing things that we are
already doing well. And then thirdly, I’d like you to hear me say “thank-you” for
who you are and for whose you are.
During our time together last year I said that I wanted us as an annual
conference to develop an extraordinary and robust ministry of conflict
transformation. I’m here to report to you that not nearly as much progress as
ought to have been made has been made on that, but I’m still convicted and
convinced that it’s a direction we need to go. I could spend a lot of my time with you
delineating all of the reasons about how I’ve been busy doing other things or other
people have been busy doing other things, but when you’re the leader you’ve just
got to tell the truth sometimes and move on. It did not get done in a way in which
there is a tangible outcome-based report to share with you, but my commitment
and zeal for it is renewed, and it is among my earliest priorities as we move into the
next conference year.
I asked you last year to watch for what would be coming by way of
announcement from our communications office across the website, about a way,
and only a way, of paying attention to some of our vital statistics. It was referred
to as a “dashboard.” That was launched and people have been very responsive; an
average of a little over 300 congregations have engaged it on a regular if not weekly
basis. And I want you to know of my gratitude. I hope that as you do that work
it is more than mere data-gathering and busy-work, but it creates some grist for
the mill of thoughtful conversations about what does this information, or what do
these facts, in some cases, what do these numbers mean? The key ahead is going
to be in engaging more of us in that, and there have been recent workshops within
districts to help pastors and lay people to know how to do it and to understand
some of what’s behind it, and those of you that attended any of the evens that I
did that were labeled laity events across the fall know my thesis is that numbers
matter, they do mean something, and any of you who that know me know that my
only interest, nor the denomination, or the conference’s interest, is not in numbers
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alone. But they are a lens through which we need to see, gain greater clarity,
insight, and understanding that will move us to the kind of collaboration that
invites us in local congregations, regions, districts, and in the annual conferences
to make strategic decisions. We can make decisions out of our wish lists, out of
our intuitiveness, but we cannot, will not, and won’t make truly earth-moving,
life-changing, strategic decisions without significant important data that can be
measured being a part of it, but we ought to also make those decisions beyond the
data alone.
I’ve come across a couple of new phrases as I’ve met some active United
Methodists who are providing leadership in their places of work and in other
places in the life of the church and in institutions. And one of these-- he happens
to have a research firm that does economic forecasting. He’s also the president of
the board of trustees at Garrett-Evangelical Seminary. And Jerry Steed says that
“facts are our friends.” It’s what he says when he is doing forecasting. And then he
says to his staff leadership team is, “What I want to know about is the relationship
and the integration of the facts, be they statistical or otherwise, to help us move
to the place of getting the actionable facts, i.e., the ones that can help us to make
strategic and leveraged decisions. So this is the impetus and the goal behind this
one lens of looking at our life together. It’s not the only lens, but it is a lens that
we should not, if we are courageous leaders, and I believe us to be that together,
veer away from, nor should we become unduly intoxicated on it. So I thank you for
what you have done in picking up the mantle and for those of you that you will be
getting on board. And I’m working with staff leaders in the annual conference to
help have the right kinds of questions available to you, in order that those facts can
become more and more actionable in your local context and in the life of the annual
conference.
The next thing that I’ve been concerned about, and I said a little about this
last year, is appointment-making in the life of the annual conference. It is one
of my great joys and privileges, sometimes it causes a little consternation for the
district superintendents and I; and there are those of you that think it causes
consternation for you as well. But it is a part of who we are. It’s the way in which
we have chosen to live our life until it is changed, but I want to talk to you about
some of the promises and possibilities and some of the constraints on the system
that I invite you to pay attention to. So you don’t have to do any dashboarding on
this, this is more in the context of ideas and thinking about the constraints on the
system.
The first thing that I’ve begun to observe is the constraint that is affecting our
appointment-making in what I call the contraction of the salary pool. I think there
are any number of really sharp and smart reasons for why that is happening, but
I invite you to pay attention to that in local context and know that others of us are
looking at the aggregate or overall effect of contraction in the salary pool for all of
the clergy in the life of the annual conference, and what that means for our ability
and capacity to provide the kind of pastoral leaders that we have and that we need
in each and all of our congregations and the congregations that are yet to be.
The second constraint on the system that I want you to be aware of is an
increasing, noticeable resistance in areas where I thought we had come further
along. They are not yet at the place of being alarming, but I do want us to pay
attention to them, and it is a part of my work to help define our reality. On more
occasions than one, my colleagues in the cabinet and I have noticed, and they
experience this a little bit more on a different kind of front than I do, of push-back
in a couple of three categories. Two are not shocking; one is catching me up a little
short. The first is around gender; the second is around cross-racial and cross-
cultural appointments, even though we have some extraordinary ones that we can
celebrate in both cases across long periods of time where in this annual conference
and in our predecessor conferences we have been extraordinarily courageous. I
bring this notation up to you, because I do not want, in our era of sniping at each
other in the general culture, for us to demure from our moral commitments around
the gospel. And one of the places that we get to live out those commitments are
by building inclusive communities in our congregations, and sometimes that can
be, not always, directly related to the response of who is appointed as pastor. So
when women are appointed to your congregations, people of color appointed to your
congregations, if they happen not to be congregations of all women or all people of
the same color or ethnic heritage as the pastor. It is an opportunity, but it ought
not be treated as a problem to be solved, but a gift to be embraced (applause). I’m
counting on you to continue to lead United Methodism in this way. We have been
a leader in so much in this regard in this annual conference and in our predecessor
annual conferences, and we cannot turn back now. Some of you heard what I said
yesterday in the clergy session and saw what I had in The Current a month ago
when I said God asks us in the church to live before the world, in front of the world,
what God intends for the whole world. So I’m merely asking you to continue to
partner with me and with one another in doing that.
Now the third area that I said caught me by surprise in regard to appointmentmaking was on this wise. And as I look at this room this ought to play very well,
not as currying of favor, but as a way in which you can connect to the relevance.
Slowly, creeping, but moving at a little more speed every year, often when the
cabinet and I have discerned an appropriate appointment, and the superintendent
makes that presentation to an SPRC, the push-back comes not so much in every
case around the two categories I’ve spoken of earlier, but around age. Age. Let me
say that one more time: age. Now my friends, I want you to just take five seconds
and look around you, and you look good (laughter). But I’ve got to tell you, I ain’t
mad… yet, but I’m a little appalled when a pastor past 55 gets push-back from
being named the pastor because she or he is 56 or 57. Increasingly people are
working longer, in fact the United Methodist Church has raised the retirement age
at the last General Conference. I’m not suggesting to you that there is not a healthy
and appropriate cut-off point for everyone. But if our task as superintendents
is to try to align the very best leadership we can to each congregation, and it is
enormously challenging work, simply because of its complexity, not because we
don’t have good churches and good people to work with. But when we get to the
end of the deal, as it were, and the push-back is, “Well, you didn’t send us a pastor,
Bishop, male usually is the request, with a wife, who is living at home and working
in the community, and with x-number of children, a parakeet, and a dog (laughter).
So I want you to join me in being vigilant and asking more discerning questions
than simply “Is this person too old for us?” Now I got to tell you I’m more sensitive
to this at almost 57 myself than I used to be, but I have been around and met a lot
of our pastors in this annual conference of every stripe, and a great many of them
at every age are full of enormous passion and energy for the gospel of Jesus Christ.
If you believe we have a leader-full pool of pastors in this conference, I want
you to join me in applauding (applause). So this is not about that we don’t need
younger pastors; we do, because we also need to track where we are headed in the
future. And young, middle-aged, and more maturing, let me take you to the bottom
line, pastors come out of local congregations (applause). I don’t birth pastors
(laughter). I hope God uses me every now and again as a part of the discerning
and nurturing process. District Superintendents don’t birth pastors. They come
mostly out of Christian communities that are shaped around the living word, the
Risen Christ our Lord. If you want a more diverse pool of preacher, whatever that
diversity looks like, you’ve got to join in with your sleeves rolled up in working for
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that day. Now I rejoice. I mention cross-racial appointments and cross-cultural
appointments-- that during this past year I appointed a task force on cross-racial/
cross-cultural appointment-making to develop at the local level, meaning in our
conference, training modules to assist all of our congregations and pastors that
would have that interest or at an appropriate time need that service, to receive the
gift that may be right in front of them. That task force has been busily and mightily
at work and is expecting by God’s grace and mercy to move forward this next
winter as we move into the next cycle of appointments to be able to offer that kind
of training and competency-building for all of us in the life of the annual conference
as is appropriate.
Now I want to announce one thing to you where I think we need to go, and
then I’ll be on to my thank-you speech. I’ve been here three years now. I’ve got
to say I’ve learned more every day I’ve been on the job, though as I reflect back,
the core issues with which I was confronted were there at the very beginning.
Sometimes I’m a little slow on the trigger on some things and faster on the
trigger on others. It’s neither good nor bad; it’s simply the way that it works out
often. And so it’s not one of these things where I say, well, that’s just the way I
am, because I don’t want to ever take out the possibility that I can change where
needed. One of the things that early on struck me was that we were enormously
gifted in terms of our leadership and resource-capacity, tangible and intangible,
but there were significant parts of our decision-making system as an annual
conference that were not as much aligned as they ought to be. Let me come at you
another way. We’ve got lots of silos that are high-functioning in our organization.
Are you hearing me? And we’ve got other silos that are under-functioning. And
often, not always, we lack the kind of collaborative work across the life of this
annual conference’s structures that we need to keep the system healthy and to
move forward in leveraged and strategic ways. And so I’m longing for the day,
and making myself available to do something about it, to say, “Lord, if you can use
me in the next year to help chart a course into the future that will allow us to be
significantly more aligned than we are now in our decision-making, I’m available
to you. I am not saying to you that we are not doing good things. I am saying to
you that where we have collaboration it is often cumbersome and to quote a friend
of mine, obstreperous. And we can do better. We need decision-making systems
that can respond to opportunity with nimbleness, with hope, and with a forward
look. And so during this summer I’m going to be gathering around myself a kind of
a blue-ribbon think tank to help us think our way into the future, and come back to
you with a proposal that will allow us to do some things differently in terms of the
decisions that we make in the life of the conference between sessions that could go
much more effectively. I think we’ve got everything that it takes, but I believe that
we need to align the parts in a different way.
Now that leads into the next to the last thing I want to say. And I want to tell
on myself a little bit. Sometimes I have not moved forward in my life personally
and professionally, may I confess it to you, because I feared failure. Some years
ago I had an opportunity to write just a little one-page piece for the Circuit Rider
magazine that you would know about. This is 1987. I kept hammering away at
it, and I would put it away. I missed one deadline; I missed the next deadline
from the editor. I missed the third deadline from the editor, and every time I
had a reason, and I had an excuse. Finally, the editor called me and said, “Dude,
what’s the problem?” And it struck me in that moment that I had a problem
with imperfection, or the lack of perfection, in my document. I had had some
experiences like anybody that’s been to school of having some papers marked up
with red ink as you can see on the screen, in the kind of way that at times made
me gun shy on making the final commitment, because once you send it to the editor
it’s out of your hands. An editor set me free when he said to me after I had missed
deadline number three. He said, “Greg, I’m an editor. I get paid to edit. I don’t
care how good your stuff is, I’m going to mark it up when I get it, ‘cause I got to
keep my job.” Now that’s a true and a real story. Now where am I going with that?
We in the church have got to grow the kind of courage that helps us be free of the
imprisonment and the chains of not doing anything because we don’t think it’s
perfect right now. We are always into the future going to be building the bridges
as we’re walking on them. New knowledge is being created every day. We are
receiving in this digital age more information and new knowledge than we know
what to do with or can make use of appropriately and in healthy ways in a nearterm future. So I’m looking for a structure, I’m looking for engagement, that gives
us a framework for moving forward, is filled with trust and grace, assumes that
there will be some mistakes, but as long as we keep facing in the right direction,
that God will be with us and we have every right to stick with each other. So I
don’t say I’m coming back to you with a perfect structure that will help us on some
things; it will be imperfect the minute it goes into any pre-conference material. You
will see its flaws. The question is, “Can we begin to make certain strategic moves
in the church, and this applies to local congregations, to districts as well, that get
us moving and get us unstuck?” I don’t intend to be a part of anything that is
stuck. I’m moving into the last quarter I hope not of my life, but of my so-called
professional career. And I want to continue not to do less, but to do more, and to
join with you in making the enormous difference that I believe we can make.
Now finally this: last year one of the initiatives I announced and invited, was
that you would join me in reaching to raise at least $2.3 million for Imagine No
Malaria. I came by for a praise break this afternoon and to say thank you. You
have not only engaged this campaign, you have critiqued it when appropriate,
you’ve made it better. You’ve contributed not only your money and your time, but
the brilliance of your ideas. And we are now at nearly 400 congregations that have
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engaged, to speak nothing of the countless individuals who have engaged, even
if the congregation is not engaged. We are at $1.5 of the goal and we didn’t even
launch until December of 2010. So I don’t know if you’re hearing me. In six months
you’ve gotten to $1.5 million in gifts and contributions, and we only need to make it
to, I hope we’ll do more, I believe we will, to $2.3 million. I came by this afternoon
to say you are awesome, you are extraordinary, you are my people, you’re the gang
I want to hang with every day and every hour. You made pledges, you filled out
cards, you distributed cans, you made phone calls, and you have countless miles
you’ve traveled, some of you, to talk about the difference Imagine No Malaria is
making is not into some far-off future. By God’s grace your willingness to trust
a vision that didn’t belong to me but to the whole church given by the Holy Spirit
that can transform the world, but particularly that part of the world called Africa,
and that we can join with lots of other partners some of whom we’ll never know,
in eliminating deaths due to malaria by 2015 (applause). You are the people, and
I’m so grateful for what you have done. Tonight we’re going to celebrate mightily,
not because we’ve already completely crossed the river, to pick up on a homily of
yesterday. But because we have come thus far by faith, and it’s time we stand on
the banks of the river and celebrate a little bit as we cross over into victory.
Video: Thank You for Showing Up
I came by today to say thank you for showing up, for Imagine No Malaria,
but for so much more because week in and week out you show up in church, in
bible study, at committee meetings, at work in the district and in the annual
conferences. You are bearing witness to the love of Christ in your communities and
your places of work, in your civic engagements, and in your volunteerism, some of
which is in the church and beyond the church. You are showing up everywhere,
and I came by this afternoon to tell you that when you show up and we show up
together to do what only we can do as God’s people in Christ, we help to dream and
to make a different world. So let’s keep showing up. When Imagine No Malaria is
behind us so to speak, there will be more things that we’ll need to be showing up
for evangelistically, missionally, and otherwise to make a difference in this world
because we are less than satisfied with deaths due to malaria for anyone in any
part of the world; we are less than satisfied with food insecurity—whether it’s in
America, in this county, or in some far-off land. We are less than satisfied with all
that we have to offer the world with the gospel and the level of engagement that
we have yet to make in our communities. It matters, and it makes a difference. As
you can see by this collage in all of these settings where you show up all the time,
the only thing I’m asking of you into the future is to keep showing up and trust
God’s Holy Spirit to make absolutely the difference in us so that we can make a
difference in the church and in the world. Let us pray:
Eternal God, every time humankind has needed an intervention to change
our course, you have seen that we had one. Chiefly, you showed up in Jesus and
changed the course of history and of individual lives and the world. We are so
grateful to be a part of your movement and to be the people that show up in flood,
in storm, with food, with bed nets, in places where our friends are struggling with
sickness and death. We are so privileged to be the people that get to show up
through our gifts, through our presence, through our witness, through our service,
through our love. Continue to strengthen us for the days ahead, and give us each
day what we need to show up and then to do the work that you have given us to do.
It is in the name of Jesus that we pray. Amen.
Cabinet Address
June 3, 2011
In-Sook Hwang and Randy Reese, Co-Deans
On behalf of the Cabinet of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference, In-Sook and
I would like to bring you greetings in the mighty name of the Lord our God ….
In the name of Jesus – our Savior and Lord – and in the name of the Holy Spirit
– the transforming power in our lives. In-Sook and I have had the opportunity
and privilege to serve as the co-deans of the Cabinet this past year and are ever
grateful to be in the King’s service.
Let me invite you to join me in a declaration of faith this morning. I will speak
a word and invite you to repeat it with the energy of your heart and soul: Bless the
Lord / O my soul / And all … all … all / Absolutely everything / That is within me
/ Bless His name … Praise His name … Honor His name … In Jesus name …….
Amen!
In last year’s address, there were references to a coaching approach for
the cabinet’s time with the Annual Conference. Watching the sporting scene,
champions repeating have not been the experience. Although Alabama returned
almost of their team from last year’s championship play, the BCS crowned a new
champion, as did Major League Baseball, the NFL, college basketball, and the
NBA will crown someone new with the defeat of the Lakers. Pat Riley, then of the
Lakers, coined the term three peat to describe his Laker dynasty. It was later used
by the Chicago Bulls and then again by the Lakers. Repeating seldom happens
though. Whether it is injury, change of personnel, retirements, or a lost edge in
desire and execution, repeating is extremely hard.
In the business world, staying on top is extremely hard because the
competition sets their sights on being the best and aims for that goal. People
enter marriage with a hope for a 50 year wedding anniversary, parents strive to
make life easier for their kids than they had, grandpas and grandmas hope that
the church they grew up in will be there for their grandchildren, pastors leave
seminary or course of study determined to set the world afire, and ….. well the
stories, hope, and dreams could go on and on.
Teams that win consistently, folks that celebrate that 50th wedding
anniversary, and churches that lay the foundation for children and grandchildren
have had a plan …. Most folks don’t plan to fail … many fail to plan.
It’s been written, said, and proven over time that leaders keep the vision
before the people on a regular basis … some say weekly or bi-weekly while other
mention every 6-8 weeks. Some raise that vision daily before their employees
or staff. Why? There is so much happening … its moving so fast … and it’s
changing so rapidly …. that not keeping before us constantly what we are striving
to accomplish, we will not necessarily despair but will simply lose sight of what of
what the main thing is in and for our lives.
In Kingdom matters, maintaining means we’re losing because we either move
forward or slide backward. The world is growing in numbers and changing at warp
speed. For us to celebrate we have the same number attending worship this year
as last year translates into God’s kingdom losing ground. It’s bigger than bragging
rights for attendance. It’s bigger than survival issues for my church. It’s greater
than someone paying attention to just me. I happen to be sold out to the God of
Abraham, Iasac, and Jacob …. I’m absolutely convinced that Jesus died on a cross
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and was raised on the third day, I’m committed to serving and honoring a God who
loves people while they are still sinners, and I’m enthralled with the presence of
the Holy Spirit who can help me grow into peace, real peace, …. Jesus peace.
Sadly, ours is not the story of maintaining, but I won’t quit nor be discouraged.
I believe people have a spot in their heart that only the Lord our God can fill. I’m
committed to working as hard as I have to work to bring us to a place where our
church building can’t hold the people …. Now hear me …. Not for the sake of
numbers but for the sake of names written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. We have
a miracle-working God, one who created the heavens and the earth and all of us.
Nothing is impossible with him. But we need to keep before us in our daily lives,
in our family lives, and in our church lives those things that will help others find
that relationship with God by trusting Jesus and then allowing the Holy Spirit to
transform us into His image.
While some might want to capture thoughts about sustainability only in
dollars and cents, and friends, let’s be wise and realize this is a valid conversation,
my mind moves to trees with or without figs. Are we strong enough … can we
sustain fruitfulness relative to new brothers and sisters finding a new covenant
with Holy God … can we find that fresh wind of the Holy Spirit blowing that will
lead to our transformation into new creatures in Jesus Christ …. can we indeed
live our lives so that this world can at least have the chance to hear the good news
about God loving us …. thus negating the need for the rocks to cry out … ?
Here’s what we want to remind you of, lift up to you and your attention, and
seek to keep us focused on:
First, our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation
of the world. We do so by proclaiming the Good News of God’s grace and by
exemplifying Jesus’ command to love God and neighbor. We seek, welcome, and
gather persons into the Body of Christ. We lead individuals to commit their lives
through baptism by water and the Spirit and profession of faith in Jesus Christ.
We nurture them in Christian living through worship, the sacraments, spiritual
disciplines and other means of grace. And we send these committed disciples into
the world to live lovingly and justly as servants of Christ. This process of living
out the church’s mission is ongoing and ever in need of tending in a constantly
changing world.
Second, we live by two kinds of holiness – personal and social, both inward and
outward. We’re not talking about a “holier than thou” way of thinking and living.
We’re talking about disciples whose lives are so marked by inward wholesomeness
and unparalleled devotion to God in Christ that their outward actions and personal
witness reflect God’s light and love and thus draw others to Christ. To be holy
means to be obedient to the Great Commandment: Love the Lord your God with
all you heart, mind, soul, and strength…and…Love your neighbor as yourself.
Third, the early Methodists encouraged holy living and held each other
accountable to it through their practice of 3 general rules. Today, Bishop Reuben
Job has helped us to reclaim this long-held tradition in his book, “The Three Simple
Rules.” You should all know them. Say them with us: Do no harm; do good; stay
in love with God.
Staying in love with God happens when we practice the means of grace:
worship, prayer, reading and study of the Scriptures, sacraments, Christian
conferencing in small groups, fasting, and actions that heal the pain, brokenness,
injustice and inequality of the world. These spiritual disciplines open us to the
presence and power of the Holy Spirit.
Bishop Job opens his book with this sentence: “There are three simple rules
that have the power to change the world.” Do you believe that?
Do you believe that God could work through us in mighty ways if each one of
us practiced these 3 simple rules every day? …Do no harm, …do good, …stay in
love with God. Do you believe there will be revival in the IGRC if all of us pledged
to practice these rules and pledged to go back to our churches to remind them of
the basics of the faith?
Fourth, one of the gifts we have as United Methodists is the world-wide
connection of the Church. No local church is ever alone in ministry – there is an
organizational structure which connects us all together. This connection allows us
to stand in support of one another as local churches and as mission and ministry
agencies all around the globe. In addition, it allows us to accomplish ministry
endeavors that a single church could not do on its own. The General Conference of
2008 called all United Methodists around the world to focus our ministry efforts in
four areas:
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Developing principled Christian leaders for the church and the world.
Creating new places for new people and renewing existing congregations.
Engaging in ministry with the poor
Stamping out the killer diseases of poverty by improving health globally.
We challenge you to ask yourselves how you and your local church are
contributing to the transformation of the world that will result as all United
Methodists work together in these 4 focus areas.
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Fifth: And, finally, as a way of ensuring our effectiveness as congregations,
we actively hold ourselves accountable to strive to be at our best in five identified
practices. Fruitful congregations…that is, those congregations who are effective
in carrying out their disciple-making mission…consistently are strong in all five
areas. Those practices are:
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Radical hospitality
Passionate worship
Intentional faith development
Risk-taking mission and service
Extravagant generosity
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 - 5. These are the basic elements of the United Methodist Way:
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One mission
Two forms of holiness
Three simple rules
Four areas of focus, and
Five fruitful practices
These are not just programs or studies to do and then put on the shelf. Let
me say that again …. These are not just programs or studies to do and then put
on the shelf. This is a way of life …. A way of life that sets the course and shapes
everything that we feel, think and breathe. This is our identity as the Body of
Christ and the fundamentals of what John Wesley called “scriptural Christianity.”
Your Bishop and Cabinet expect that every pastor and congregation in this
conference will not just be studying these basic elements of the United Methodist
Way, but that you will be implementing them in the life of your congregation and
holding yourselves accountable to living out this ecclesial identity.
These are the basics of the United Methodist Way. Now let us turn to consider
the ways in which your Cabinet will lead this conference in the coming year.
The overarching purpose of superintending is to equip the Church in its
disciple-making ministry. In rapidly changing times, constant evaluation is needed
with course-corrections as necessary. We must be increasingly nimble in our
work – able to respond quickly when opportunities for ministry present themselves.
Over the course of the past year, the Bishop and Cabinet have spent much time in
prayer, reflection, and vigorous dialogue about how to carry out our superintending
work effectively in the context in which we find ourselves. We are not yet clear
about all the changes that may mean for us as we seek to effectively lead this
conference. But we, too, have been working on practicing the basics as we seek
God’s direction for our future. And, we are confident that the Spirit of God is still
working among and within this conference.
Winning teams keep doing the basics well.
The cabinet will lead again this year in a call to Prayer and Fasting. It’s a
spiritual discipline that much more than a one year fling. The stories that we are
hearing from around the Annual conference about what is happening individually
in people’s lives are amazing … just amazing. Young people leaving annual
conference last year and getting commitments to fast and pray from someone in
each church of the 6 point parish they are a part of … stories of people praying
together that don’t really like each other … stories of holy ground moments with
others who have nevered prayed together before … and on and on. Tom Albon
joined the cabinet in retreat last fall and spoke that First Thursdays had carried
not only through the Illinois Great Rivers Annual conference but to other Annual
Conferences the area. He lives in Nashville, TN and had heard of First Thursdays.
Our new focus this year will be on inviting you to join us in reading through
the Word of God this next year. Our hope is have ready by July 1 a “through the
Bible in year plan” that we together can connect with. If you are already engaged
in such a plan, keep going. If not however, we invite you to use the one that will
be available through The Current or the conference web page. Wonder what
would happen if all the brother and sisters of this conference would in the word’s
of Dr. Paul Yogii Cho, “read the red and pray the power” together for this next
year. I wonder if we could part the Red Sea together, see a bush burn and not be
consumed, or through a mighty shout to the Lord our God sees walls like Jerichos
come tumbling down. Wonder if we could change the heart of our souls, our
churches, our general church, our nation or our world. I wonder if we could turn
around years of not producing fruit to a place where our bins would not hold the
harvest. I just wonder if that would birth a fresh wind of the Holy Spirit to blow
across our land.
Laity Address
June 3, 2011
Rhonda Whitaker, Conference Lay Leader
Thank you to Rev. Kenda Creasy Dean for her presentation. We talked about
her book Almost Christian in Laity Session and covenanted together to be more
intentional in our own faith development by attending to the Means of Grace
so that we can translate the Gospel more consequentially to those around us,
especially the children in our lives and churches.
At Annual Conference last year we coined a new word – Claity - and we
defined it as Laity and Clergy working together to “make disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation of the world.” Let’s pick up where we left off last year.
If you attended any of the Laity Events that Bishop Palmer held throughout
the Conference last fall, you’ve seen this chart (see UMC Call to Action: Vital
Congregations Research Project, page 4, at www.umc.org) If you attended any of
the Leadership Summit Events on April 6, you were part of the discussion of these
findings. If you’ve never seen this before – where have you been?
This Call to Action report studied “vital churches” and determined 4 different
drivers or key elements that affect vitality:
Small groups – Vital churches have multiple small groups and programs for
children and youth
Lay leadership - A high percentage of spiritually engaged laity who assume
leadership roles
Worship Service – both traditional and contemporary worship services
Pastor - Effective pastoral leadership including inspirational preaching,
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mentoring laity, and effective management
Each of these drivers, involves claity. Clergy, making disciples is not a solo
act – you’ve got to be willing to let go of the controls and share the power with your
Laity. Laity, neither is making disciples is a spectator sport. We cannot be pew
potatoes, watching paid staff, be it one pastor or a slew of employees, do all the
work.
Let’s take a closer look at this chart. The first driver is small groups ministry
in the church. Clergy may plan it, clergy may lead it, but if the Laity don’t put a
high priority on it, it can’t succeed. Furthermore, who leads those small groups?
Ah, trick question – sure the pastor might lead one or two but cannot possibly lead
all. It will take claity.
That takes us to the next driver: effective lay leadership which is essential
across the board. This makes sense, does it not? The more lay people that take
on active roles in the various ministries of the church the more energy there
will be within the church and the more attraction there will be to those outside
of the church. Now, how are lay leaders formed? By accident? or by intentional
mentoring, encouraging, and empowering by the clergy? So even lay leadership is
a result of effective claity.
Worship at first seems totally the responsibility of the clergy, but think about
it. Who are the greeters, the musicians, the sound techs? Last year we talked
about the Laity’s role in passionate worship. Clergy, you need to listen to your
congregation, to know their needs, their strengths, and their weaknesses and shape
worship to inspire, teach, and touch them. To be truly vital worship must be a joint
effort of the Claity!
Even the last driver about the Pastoral leadership needs claity to succeed – the
first 3 subdivisions are all about Claity. The Laity must be willing to be developed
and coached and mentored, to be influenced and propelled by the pastor. There’s
not a whole lot Laity can do to help your preaching, however; that’s pretty much
up to Clergy, although we can offer constructive feedback. And even “Length of
Appointment” often has to so with the way the Claity is functioning (or not) in a
congregation.
The Call to Action report contains this recommendation: “This is not a time
for leaders who are ambivalent, reluctant, or unwilling to walk forward with
humility and courage… Leaders, beginning with the bishops and including lay and
clergy across the Connection, [in other words, Claity] must lead and immediately,
repeatedly, and energetically make it plain that our current culture and
practices are resulting in overall decline that is toxic and constricts our missional
effectiveness.” And what is that mission? To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the
transformation of the world.
The Call to Action report also contains this warning: Continued pursuit of the
most prevalent of current approaches, structures, policies, and practices is likely
to produce the same results with continued decline and decreasing mission impact.
Business as usual is unsustainable. Instead, dramatically different new behaviors,
not incremental changes, are required. Making this change requires leaders to
forge strong coalitions, joining with willing partners who agree to disagree about
lesser matters and setting aside many passionate causes in order to focus instead
on overarching goals for the greater good. Choosing to continue behaviors that
arise from narrow interests and subordinate objectives will lead to increased
divisiveness and accelerate the current disintegration. This calls for nothing less on
the part of all who will lead than the kind of denial of self that Wesley placed at the
heart of the sanctified life. “The ‘denying’ ourselves and the ‘taking up our cross” is
absolutely, indispensably necessary, either to our becoming or continuing to be his
disciples. This is not a time for leaders who are ambivalent, reluctant, or unwilling
to walk forward with humility and courage.
Are you willing to be that leader in your congregations? Are you willing to
work as Claity to strengthen these drivers in your congregation?
In addition to strong leadership, there’s a 2nd recommendation in the Call to
Action report: emphatically directing the flow of attention and resources to assure
congregational vitality is an essential, adaptive challenge for The United Methodist
Church to be effective in its mission and to change the path of decline.
If you and your congregation are not willing to make the changes necessary
to become a vital congregation, to embrace those dramatically different new
behaviors, to do whatever God is calling you to do to make disciples in your
community, then you are going to die. The Call to Action results are saying that
we as a Conference have only a finite amount of resources and we need to expend
them on congregations that are working to transform their world, not simply
keeping their doors open for their own comfort and well-being.
How do we do it? We’ve got to start right here, right now. We need to get back
to the basics - the Means of Grace. Vital Claity leaders are spiritually mature,
in fact going on to perfection as John Wesley said. We cannot do it alone – it will
take Claity to turn our declining churches and our declining denomination around.
The good news is that the God we serve is in the business of second chances, of
breathing life into dry bones, of resurrection and new life. Clergy cannot do it
alone, laity cannot do it alone, and really claity cannot do it alone either. And
thank you, Lord, we don’t have to – we have the Holy Spirit, in us, guiding us,
sustaining us.
So what’s it going to be, Claity, life or death? Spiritual constipation, or
spiritual transformation? Slow decline or resurrection? It’s our choice, it’s our
future, more importantly it’s our children’s future.
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David Allin
1939-2010
The Rev. David H. Allin, 71, of Hopewell died October 31, 2010, at his
residence. The Rev. Allin was born October 13, 1939, in Iuka, IL, the son of Roy T.
and Goldie M. Jones Allin. He married Katherine L. Lukes on January 8, 1982, in
Quincy, Il. She survives, along with two children, the Rev. Patricia L. (Tim Howe)
Allin of Normal, Ill., and Lt. Col. Michael W. (Kathy) Allin of San Antonio, Texas;
two stepchildren, Jennifer L. (Marc) Dawson of Palo Alto, Calif., and
Heather K. (Josh) Blaha-Cooper of Chicago; and two grandchildren,
Benjamin and Rachel Allin. He was preceded in death by his
parents and one brother, Charles Allin.
Upon graduation from seminary, David served as a pastor in
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, serving churches in
Dixon, Wonder Lake, Harvel, Elmhurst, Campbell Hill and Quincy.
He then became business manager and chaplain at Valley Hope
Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center in Booneville, Mo. He later
returned to the ministry with the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United
Methodist Church, serving churches in Weldon and Princeville and retiring from
Mossville in 2003. After retirement, David served interim pastorates at the
Lewistown and Tiskilwa United Methodist Churches and then as interim at First
Federated Church in Peoria. Most recently he served as chaplain and bereavement
counselor with VITAS Hospice Care. He was a member and past president of the
Lacon Country Club and a member of the OFL Golf League. He enjoyed playing
golf, traveling, and organizing family events.
Funeral services for David were held November 5, 2010, at First Federated
Church, 3601 N. Sheridan Road in Peoria. The Rev. Dr. Forrest Krummel
officiated. Visitation was at Hammitt-Hott Funeral Home in Princeville. A private
inurnment took place in the church columbarium..
Memorial contributions may be made to the Preacher’s Aid Society of the
United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 3386, Plymouth, MA 02361, or to the First
Federated Church’s Vision for Tomorrow.
William N. Bender
1926-2010
The Rev. William N. Bender, a retired United Methodist Minister, died
Monday, April 26, at his home in Manitowish Waters, WI. He was born July 23,
1926 in San Pedro, CA, the son of William J. and Georgia L. (Millar) Bender.
Survivors include his wife, Eula M. Sexson Bender; daughter Susan Knapstein of
Arbor Vitae, WI; son Dale Bender of Howards Grove, WI; brother Theodore Bender
of New Jersey and five grandchildren, Christen McFarland, Ryan Bender, Wyatt
Knapstein, Alyssa Bender, and Ty Bender.
William was a member of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United
Methodist Church, retiring in 1989. He served Illinois Methodist churches in
Hettick-Scottville, Henning-Jamesburg, Dawson, Pekin, Sadorus, and Savoy. He
also was a minister in the United Church of Christ serving churches in Wheeling,
IL; Plymouth, WI; and Poway, CA.
After retiring William conducted worship services at various area churches and
campgrounds at the Crystal Lake campgrounds for several years. He led a weekly
men’s Bible study breakfast, was involved in the Community Church’s Madames
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and Sirs Group, and was active in the Manitowish Water’s Lions Club of which
he was past president and took part in it’s Bingo Scholarship and Summerfest
activities.
Wililam was a veteran of WWII, serving in the psychiatric division of the
US Navy Hospital corps. His undergraduate work was at Alfred and Cornell
Universities. He did his graduate work in guidance and counseling at the State
University of New York. He received a M.Div. degree from Garrett Theological
Seminary at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, in 1965. In his retirement
Bill enjoyed walks in the woods, deer hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was very
active in his church.
A Memorial Service was held at Manitowish Waters Community Church on
April 29, 2010. Memorials are suggested to Ministry Home Care-Dr. Kate Hospice,
PO Box 770, Woodruff, WI, 54568; Regional Hospice-Grandview Hospital N10561
Grandview Ln, Ironwood, MI, 49938; or Manitowish Waters Community Church,
PO Box 69, Manitowish Waters, WI, 54545.
Diane Bigley
1963-2010
The Rev. Diane Bigley, 47, of Hillsboro died December 8, 2010, at Hillsboro
Area Hospital. Born November 13, 1963 at Springfield, she was a daughter of
Wayne and Eleanor (Mounce) Pickett. She graduated with the class of 1981 at
Pleasant Plains High School. She married the Rev. David Bigley on July 11, 1992,
at Springfield, and he survives. In addition to her husband at Hillsboro, she is
survived by a son, Noah Choi David Bigley of Hillsboro; her mother at Pleasant
Plains; a sister, Rhonda Pickett of Norcross, GA; her mother-in-law and father-inlaw, Tracy and Arlene Bigley of Jefferson, IA; and many friends
and parishioners that she considered family. She was preceded in
death by her father.
Diane was directing pastor of the United Methodist Churches
of Hillsboro, Irving, Witt, Fillmore and Coffeen at the time of her
death. She also served Pana (Associate)-Tower Hill, Palestine:
First-Palestine Grace, and LaHarpe-Durham-Terre Haute. She
had previously worked as a secretary for the Department of
Conservation Law Enforcement in Springfield. Her family says she loved children.
Visitation was December 13th, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the United Methodist
Church in Hillsboro. Funeral services were held December 14th at the church
with the Rev. Randy Reese, the Rev. Ralph Ward, and Lay Leader Richard Small
officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Horse Creek Cemetery, Pawnee.
Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church Pre-school at
Hillsboro, or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Kenneth E. Bissey
1921-2010
Reverend Kenneth E. “Doc” Bissey, 88, of Olney, died at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday,
March 9, 2010, at Burgin Manor in Olney. Kenneth was born June 16, 1921, at
the family home south of Clay City, the son of J. Milnor and Verda (Rogers) Bissey.
He married Ada Belle Patterson on June 11, 1941. She survives. In addition to his
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wife, Kenneth is survived by his daughter Janet (Ron) Leist of Olney; son Norman
(Dena) Bissey of Olney; son John (Connie) Bissey of Herrin; seven grandchildren;
fifteen great-grandchildren; brother William “Bill” Bissey of Tulsa, OK; brother
Donald “Jake” Bissey of Clay City; and several brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, J. Milnor and Verda Bissey;
seven brothers; four sisters; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter.
Kenneth worked for J.W. Sanders Oil Company until he was called into the
ministry in 1958. At that time he attended Garrett Theological Seminary near
Chicago. He served the following appointments: Calhoun, Creal Springs, Creal
Springs-Philadelphia, Beecher City-Shumway, Cahokia:Faith, and Shattuc-Odin,
and after retirement, Noble and Landes.
He graduated from Clay City High School, where he was a cheerleader. He
served his country in Germany during World War II as a member of the U.S. Army.
Services were held at Bethel United Methodist Church in rural Wayne County
with Rev. Sam Totten and Rev. Mark Canada officiating. Burial was in Wells
Cemetery in rural Wayne County. Memorials may be made to Bethel United
Methodist Church or the Retired Ministers Association.
Patricia A. Carper
1931-2010
Rev. Patricia A. Carper died December 18, 2010. Pat was born on August 31,
1931 in Oakwood to Oral and Vera (Poll) Longstreth. On August 20, 1950, she
married David Carper who passed away in 2007. Survivors include four children,
Connie, Phil (Hilda), Diane (Ray), and Jeff; a brother, Don Longstreth; two
grandchildren, Cristen and Bryan; and a great-grandchild, Abby. In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Jean Hughes.
She was a full-time wife and mother for several years before she decided to go
back to school. She attended the University of Illinois and graduated with a B.S. in
physical education. She spent nearly a decade teaching in the Mahomet-Seymour
School District. In 1977, Pat went into the ministry and served United Methodist
churches in Champaign, Sadorus-Parkville, Monticello (Associate), Rantoul,
Altona-Clover Chapel, and Peoria Grace, retiring in 2007. She spent
another year as a resident chaplain at Carle Foundation Hospital.
Pat dedicated many years to providing pastoral assistance and
counseling to county jail inmates. During this time, she received
a M.Div Degree from Garrett-Evangelical Seminary in Evanston,
an accomplishment she achieved by studying summers until her
children were grown. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, she lead a
mission trip to Russia and participated in two other trips to Russia.
Pat worked on numerous senior issues during the years,
including attending the 1981 White House Conference on aging, volunteering to
teach Rules of the Road, and serving on Senior Advisory Councils. After retiring,
she became deeply involved with Champaign County Triad/Salt (Seniors and Law
Enforcement Together) assisting with programs designed to reduce victimization
of the elderly. In 2001, she received the Triad/Salt Senior Citizen Volunteer of the
Year Award.
Pat spent a lifetime wearing many hats with a focus on community
involvement and serving others. She was a member of the National Education
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Association, Champaign County Retired Teachers Association, and the Illinois
Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church. She also served as a
leader for Cub Scouts and 4-H, an officer in a local Parent-Teacher Association, and
a member of Champaign County Home Extension.
Pat fought a courageous battle against the effects of dementia for the past few
years and never lost her kind and caring spirit.
Visitation was Wednesday, December 22, at Morgan Memorial Home. A
funeral service was held December 23 also at Morgan Memorial Home. Rev. Gary
Fairchild officiated. Interment was at Monticello Township Cemetery, Monticello,
Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials were made to the Seymour Volunteer Fire
Department, P.O.Box 222, Seymour, IL 61875.
Leola I. Conant
-2010
Leola I. Conant, 87, of Sherman and Girard died April 24, 2010. She married
Rev. Kenneth Conant on November 14, 1942. Surviving are sons, Lloyd and David
(Barb) Conant; daughter, Deborah (Rick) Willhoit; five grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and two nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband, father
and mother, two sisters, and two daughters-in-law.
With her husband Leola served a number of churches throughout central Illinois.
Services were held April 28, 2010, at First United Methodist Church in
Taylorville. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First
United Methodist Church in Taylorville.
Patsy Conrad
1939-2010
Patsy B. Conrad, 71, of Varna, died October 17, 2010 at St. John’s Hospital,
Springfield. She was born June 8, 1939 in Pollock, MO, the daughter of Gordan
and Virginia Worsfold Snyder. Patsy married Rev. Lawrence L. “Skip” Conrad on
April 2, 1955 in Marshalltown, IA.
Patsy served alongside Lawrence at the following churches: Oconee-Fairview,
Falmouth-Rose Hill-Harmon, Ullin-Beech Grove, Mt. Zion, Flanagan, Vermilion
West Parish, and Downs-Pleasant Grove, retiring in 1996.
Surviving are her husband, Lawrence; three sons, Michael
(Lisa) Conrad of Johnston City, Jeffery (Joyce) Conrad of Selina,
OH, David (Brenda) Conrad of Indianola; two daughters; Patti
Jo (Steve) Beverlin of Auburn, Karen Myers of Tovey; seventeen
grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; mother, Virginia
Snyder of Marshalltown; eleven brothers and sisters; several
nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held October 20, 2010 at Cornerstone
Community Church, Auburn. Funeral services were held at Thursday at the church
with Rev. Michael Long officiating. Burial will be in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn.
Memorials may be made to any charity.
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Anna Curtis
1907-2010
Anna Curtis, 103, of Birmingham, AL, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010 at
the Fair Haven Retirement Community in Birmingham. Anna was born February
21, 1907 in Margaret, AL, to Robert and Martha (Leslie) McMeekin. She married
Rev. John R. Curtis, formerly of Royalton, Illinois, on November 16,
1925 in Birmingham. He preceded her in death May 1, 1980. She
is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Rev. John R. (Margy J.)
Curtis, Jr. of Carlinville; a daughter and son-in-law, Margaret A.
(Andy L.) Hooper of Birmingham, AL; thirteen grandchildren; 23
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews. Her parents, five brothers, two sisters, a
grandchild, and two great-grandchildren also preceded her in death.
Anna was a member of the Genesis United Methodist Church in Leeds, AL,
and a homemaker.
Funeral services for Anna were held Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the Miners
Cemetery east of Royalton with Rev. John R. Curtis, Jr. officiating. Memorial
contributions in memory of Anna are suggested to the Preacher’s Aid Society,
Illinois Great Rivers Conference of United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 19207,
Springfield, IL, 62794 or the Fair Haven Methodist Home, 1424 Montclair Rd.
Birmingham, AL, 35210.
Norma E. Darling
1915-2010
Norma E. Darling died on February 22, 2010 in Lodi, CA. She was born Norma
Evelyn Easton on January 10, 1915, the daughter of Oris and Elsie Easton, in
Toledo, IL, one of a family of five sisters and two brothers. Surviving sons are
Steven of Lodi, Darrell of Santa Cruz, Lowell of Santa Cruz, and Paul of Portland.
Norma was the grandmother of nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She lost her first son, Gregory, in childbirth. She loved her daughters-in-law as her
own daughters along with her sisters, Barbara and Carolyn in Illinois and Onda in
Virginia. Brothers, Jesse and Bennett, and sister, Delores preceeded her in death.
She was a graduate of Toledo Senior High School in 1933 where she sang the
commencement solo the same day she married C. Eugene Darling, a teacher of
her sisters in the Toledo School District. Together they shared 68 years serving
in the United Methodist ministry, Boy Scouts, and many church and community
endeavors.
After retirement in Illinois, she and her husband moved to California where
they lived in San Francisco, Upper Lake, Sacramento, and Santa Cruz. She
moved to Lodi upon the death of her husband and was much loved at Arbor Senior
Apartments and Arbor Place for nine years, and a faithful member of the Isleton
Community United Methodist Church.
Her first love and primary vocation was her family. She was President of
Illinois Conference United Methodist Women, sold Highlights Magazines, provided
short-term care for expectant mothers, sang in her church choir, cooked delightful
meals every day of her life, read mysteries, and enjoyed playing cards. She was a
member of Democratic Women’s Club and a strong and vocal advocate of political
and community work for human justice and care. Norma never met a stranger, was
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loved by many people who knew her well and respected by those she barely met, a
fierce defender of anyone left with the short end of the stick.
The Darlings lived in their Santa Cruz home longer than any of other home
in Illinois and California. Following a delightful 95th birthday celebration with
her family on January 10, content with a full and gracious life of some struggle
and immense amount of joy, Norma quickly released herself to the goodness at the
heart of the universe. A memorial service was held at the Darling House, 314 West
Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz on Sunday, February 28th.
D’Arline Henderson
1920-2010
D’Arline Henderson, 90, widow of the Rev. John Henderson, passed away on
Sunday, July 18, 2010 in St. Louis, MO. He passed away in 1999.
Together they served local churches in the former Southern
Illinois Conference, including the superintendent’s offices of the
Harrisburg and East St. Louis districts. They retired from O’Fallon
in 1981.
Funeral Services were held July 21, 2010 at the Kurtis Funeral
Home. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to their son, Stephen
Henderson, 14780 Timberbluff Drive, Chesterfield, MO, 63017.
Lucy Hoffman
1926-2010
Lucy Eleanor Hoffman of Rio Rancho, NM, died Saturday, July 17, 2010
after a lengthy illness. She was born Lucy Wood on June 17, 1926 in Effingham
County, IL. Lucy was married to Rev. Edward L. Hoffman in Effingham,
Illinois in 1945. Together they served the following appointments: Cecil Circuit,
Willards-Grace, Effingham: Centenary, Lebanon, West Chelmsford (NE Conf),
Worchester-Quinsigamond, Carbondale: First (SIC), Bloomington: Wesley (CIC),
Superintendent of Galesburg District, and Macomb: Wesley. They retired in 1986.
Surviving are four children: Julia Smith of Sitka, AK; Lawrence (Carolyn)
Hoffman of Kansas City, MO; Drew (Tila) Hoffman of Corrales, NM; and Leigh
Anders of Corrales, NM. They have nine grandchildren: Lauren (Dave) Allen of
Sitka, AK, Josh (Jodi) Smith of Eureka, CA, Matthew (Anna) Hoffman of Kansas
City, MO, Colter, Chase and Chandler Hoffman of Corrales and Alex, Lindsay and
Luke Anders of Corrales. They have six great-grandchildren: Vivian and Christian
Hoffman of Kansas City, MO; Zaide and Zia Allen of Sitka, AK; and Ben and Eli
Smith of Eureka, CA.
Lucy was a Registered Nurse with advanced training in obstetrics and
anesthesiology and served on the East Coast and in the Midwest. Her joy in life
was serving others. She was a member of the High Desert United Methodist
Church in Rio Rancho, NM. Memorial services were held at the Rio Rancho United
Methodist Church, on Friday, July 23, 2010.
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Harold Holliday
1922-2010
Rev. Harold H. “Preacher Harold” Holliday, 88, Oblong, IL, went home to be
with his Lord on Thursday, August 26, 2010, at Cotillion Ridge, Robinson, IL. Born
June 6, 1922 near Murphysboro, he was the son of Ira Holliday and Maude Naomi
(Bailey) Holliday. On January 15, 1955 he married Wanda Lorene Walker, who
survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Pat McCloskey and Janet Doyle; two
sons and daughters-in-law, Steve (Carol) Holliday and Tim (Denise)
Holliday; five grandchildren, Sherry Lynch, Heather Holliday,
Heath Holliday, Rachel Holliday, and Andrew Holliday; three
great-grandchildren; four-half brothers, Calvin (Pauline) Carlock,
Ralph (Bonnie) Carlock, Paul (Caron) Carlock, and Charles
Carlock; and several nieces and nephews. Harold was preceded in
death by his parents; an infant brother; step-father; his first wife,
Pearl Sills Holliday; a sister, Ruby Benefield; a half-sister Rosie
Williams; two brothers-in-law, and two sons-in-law.
He graduated from the four-year Course of Study School held at Garrett
Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. Harold entered the ministry in 1950
serving churches in southern Illinois as a local pastor and working in maintenance
at Good Luck Glove Factory in Carbondale, Illinois. He served the following
appointments: Bush, Colp, St. Francisville, and Oblong: Evangelical. He retired in
1987. Harold enjoyed country music, reading, fishing, playing his guitar, singing
gospel songs and writing poems. His fun time was being with the grandchildren.
His love for Christ was an inspiration to all who knew him. His family can take
comfort in knowing that he allowed Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of his life.
Funeral services were held August 29, 2010 at Pulliam Funeral Home with the
Rev. Howard Bell officiating. Burial was in Oblong Cemetery. Memorials can
be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to the Evangelical UMC Building
Fund. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to his wife, Wanda Holliday, 405
E. Ohio St., Oblong, IL, 62449.
Howard B. Johnson
1922 -2010
Rev. Howard B. Johnson of Minneapolis, formerly of Moline and Peoria,
IL, died July 28, 2010. He is survived by his life partner and wife of 64 years,
Katherine; son, Tom (Nancy); daughter, Diane (Margaret); sister, Delores; aunt,
Bernice and many extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his
parents and his sister, Jean.
He was born on December 25, 1922. He graduated from Augustana College of
Rock Island and Garrett Theological Seminary and received an Honorary Doctorate
from MacMurray College. He was a pastor in the former Central
Illinois Conference and was the Chaplain and Director of Pastoral
Care at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, IL, for 33 years.
In his very active years of retirement he volunteered his time
and leadership to a wide range of organizations. He lived with a
boundless curiosity about life and had an interest in everyone he
met. He was a strong supporter of all forms of social justice.
A celebration of his life was held August 14th at the Hennepin
Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred
to Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church or the donor’s choice.
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Linda J. Johnson
1945-2010
Linda Jacqueline (Sims) Johnson, age 64, of Evansville, IN, went to be with
her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 10, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in
Indianapolis, IN. She was born June 9, 1945 in Martin County, IN to Meredith
Lowell and Jacqueline Louise (Gather) Sims. She married Ronald Dean Johnson
on June 16, 1962, and he survives. Also surviving are two
daughters: Tammy (Jim) Nolan of Evansville and Lisa (Greg)
Rush of Rockfield, IN; one sister Betty (Larry) Downs of Shoals,
IN; three brothers Stanly (Charlene) Sims of Shoals, Stephen
(Jean) Sims of Odon, Merrill Sims of Columbus, OH; nine
grandchildren, Sharayah and Micha Red Elk, Joshua Rush,
Trent, Ryan, Austin, Travis, Alex and Jackson Nolan; three stepgrandchildren, Emily (Nolan) Wing, Ashley (Nolan) White and
Amanda (Nolan) Barrett; five step-great grandchildren, Lexi and
Gavin Wing, Lily and Sam White and Jason Barrett. She was
preceeded in death by her parents; one sister, Janet Anne Sims; and two sisters-inlaw, Opha Sims and Chris Sims.
Linda was a 1963 graduate of Shoals High School and received a bachelor’s
degree in church ministries from Liberty University in 1994. She was known for
her beautiful singing voice and artistic talents. She sang in various groups and
churches throughout her life, bringing hope and inspiration to many. Linda was
very honored to have been called into the ministry. She pastored at Cropsey and
Strawn United Methodist Churches, both in Illinois. She also served as chaplain at
Evenglow Lodge in Pontiac. A memorial service was held at St. James West United Methodist Church,
where Linda was a member. Burial was at Mt. Union Cemetery in Loogootee. Wesley I. Kersh
1929-2010
Rev. Wesley I. Kersh, 80, of Putnam died at 3:38 p.m. Friday, June 4, 2010, at
Heartland Health Care Center, Henry. Wesley was born on November 18, 1929,
in Hattiesburg, MS, to Wesley Irvin and Meta (Jones) Kersh. He is survived by
his wife, Barbara, of Putnam; two daughters, Rebecca (Ed) Maurer of
Indianapolis, IN; Susan Davidson of Hattiesburg, MS; and one son,
Andy (Nancy) Kersh of Hattiesburg, MS; two stepchildren, Joe (Connie)
Bashore and Ellen (Pat) Nisley, both of Lincoln, NE; 15 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren; two sisters and two brothers of Mississippi.
One son and one stepson preceded him in death.
Wesley was an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church
for 40 years. Appointments included: Buckatunna-State Line (MS);
Tampa: First (Assoc) (FL); Tampa: Branscomb Memorial (FL); Tiskilwa-Hennepin
(CIC); Putnam County UM Parish; Ecumenical Institute; Illinois City-Pine Bluff;
Avon; and Henry-Saratoga. He retired in 1992.
Funeral services were held June 7, 2010 at the Henry United Methodist
Church. The Rev. Peg Emmert, the Rev. Ed Maurer, Pastor Terry Broady, and Fr.
Tom Mizeur officiated. Burial followed at Putnam Cemetery, Putnam. Memorials
may be made to Henry United Methodist Church or Heartland Health Care Center,
Henry.
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C. Wayne King
1932-2010
Rev. C. Wayne King, 78, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, November 4, at
Decatur Memorial Hospital. He was born March 20, 1932, the son of Jeremiah and
Elda Raman King. He was raised by his mother and his aunt, Mayme Purvines, in
Pleasant Plains. He married Dorothy Edmunds on April 4, 1959 in Chicago, and
she preceded him in death in 2000. He was also preceded in death by his mother,
his aunt Mayme, and sister Darlene Butler. He is survived by his children David
King (Maria Somma) of Pittsburgh, PA, and Kathy King-Nobles (Kent) of Decatur,
IL; grandchildren, Aaron, Austin, Haven, Joshua and Emily, and several nieces
and nephews.
Wayne graduated from Pleasant Plains High School and
attended Blackburn College in Carlinville. He graduated from
Beloit College in Beloit, WI in 1954. He earned Divinity degrees
from McCormick Theological Seminary (Chicago-1957) and San
Francisco Theological Seminary (1963). He was ordained in the
Presbyterian Church and served the Round Lake Presbyterian
Church, Round Lake, IL. He was College Chaplain at the
University of South Dakota in Vermillion, SD (1963-1965). At
Blackburn College in Carlinville, he served as chaplain, taught religion and
philosophy and was the Director of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs (19651978). He transferred to the United Methodist Church in 1983 and served as
Pastor of United Methodist Churches in Central Illinois (Decatur First, Bismarck,
Roanoke, and Lovington) until his retirement in 1994.
He loved his family. He authored several Bible Memory books, loved to teach,
and was a lifelong learner himself. Wayne was active in the Civil Rights movement
with voter registration and marches and mentored several youth and young adults.
He loved to play games with the neighborhood kids: whiffle ball, basketball, and
football, was an avid golfer, always had a joke to share, and had a great sense of
humor. He enjoyed movies, playing the piano and singing Hollywood stories, Elvis,
and Frank Sinatra.
Services were held at the Chapel of Blackburn College, Carlinville, on
November 8, 2010. Interment was in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, at a
later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to Blackburn
College (Wayne King scholarship) 700 College Ave., Carlinville, IL, 62626.
Walter D. Krech
1923-2010
Rev. Walter D. Krech (Wally) quietly and peacefully passed away September
28, 2010. He was born June 3, 1923 to John and Augusta (Post) Krech in Harvey,
IL. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Gail Krech; wife, Helen; his
daughter-in-law Besty (Bruce) Krech; brothers, George, Will, and Randy, and
sister Flora Cirks. He is survived by his daughters Peggy Krech and Robin (Daniel)
Cyphert, his sons Brent (Delores) Krech and Bruce Krech, 3 grandchildren, 2
great-grandchildren, his sisters Pearl Cheney and Thelma Bobzin, and a treasured
friend, Judy Carmer.
After graduating from Grant Park HS, he served in the Army Air Corp,
466th Bomb Group, as a B-24 nose gunner. In 1944 he married Helen Julia
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Applegate of Lawrence, KS. He was discharged from service in 1945, having
earned three Bronze Stars and a Battle Star among other honors. He graduated
from Kansas University and completed his seminary one year later to fulfill his
calling to the ministry. During his service to the church he touched many families
and lives, having served as pastor in Deselm-Richey, Saunemin-Eyler, Milford,
Kempton-Cabery, Washburn-Lowpoint, Rochester, Geneseo: Grace,
and Kankakee: Asbury. He worked with his fellow ministers in
the former Central Illinois Conference to establish the United
Methodist Church in 1968. In 1983 he retired in Champaign/
Urbana where he helped to establish New Horizon United Methodist
Church and served for a time as their visitation pastor. His strong
encouragement and support were instrumental in the establishment
of Quest United Methodist Church where he was a member when he
died.
Services were held at Savoy United Methodist Church on October 9. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to The Empty Tomb in Champaign or to Habitat
for Humanity. Cards may be sent to 1706 E. Amber Lane, Urbana, IL 61802.
Marie Lyell
1911-2010
Marie (Parsons) Lyell passed away December 8, 2010 at the age of 99. Marie
was born on September 23, 1911 in Creal Springs, IL. Marie was married for
58 years to Leroy Lyell who worked for many years at the Zeigler Coal Mine as
well as being a United Methodist pastor. During the many years Leroy served as
pastor in the United Methodist Church in southern Illinois Marie worked closely
at his side in service to their Lord. Together, Leroy and Marie served the following
appointments in Southern Illinois: Dow, Calhoun, Browns, Pinkstaff, Central City,
and Walnut Hill. Marie will be best remembered by her beautiful smile and gentle
spirit, as well as her wonderful baking and cooking skills.
Surving are two daughters, Mona (Edward) Wollard and Alice (Roy) Baugh,
eight grandchildren, James Monroe, Gregory Monroe, Christian Vollmer, Cynthia
Baldauf, Kevin Baugh, and Amanda Hessel, eighteen great-grandchildren and five
great-great-grandchildren. Her parents Albert and Mahala Parsons preceded her
in death, as well as her two brothers, Rev. Vernon Parsons and Leamon Parsons,
and her sister Edith (McPherron) Slusher.
Services were held December 13 at the Van Natta Funeral Home, 427 South
Park, Herrin, Illinois. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to
United Methodist Children’s Home, 2023 Richview Road, Mt. Vernon, IL, 628642884.
Rachel B. McMahon
1924-2010
Rachel B. McMahon, 86, widow of the Rev. Louis O. McMahon, passed away on
October 1, 2010 in Bethany, OK.
Rachel and her husband served local churches in the former Central Illinois
Conference, retiring from Donovan in 1984.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to: The Family of Rachel B. McMahon,
12676 Lace Falls Loop, Bristow, VA 20136-1295.
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Pauline Mick
-2010
Pauline Cobb Mick, 76, wife of Rev. Richard Mick of Churchill Crossing, KY,
went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, September
12, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Stanley and Gracie Mae Allen Cobb. In
addition to her husband, she is survived by three children, Robin (Tim) Sillaman,
Eileen (Mike) Tatman, and Barry (Elaine) Mick, five grandchildren, two sisters,
Maurine (J.R.) Jones and Gracie Lee (Robert) Pennington.
She and her husband served local churches in the former Central
Illinois Conference, including Glasford-Kingston Mines, Camp PointCentennial Ebenezer, Pekin: First (Associate), Moline: Aldersgate,
Beardstown, Geneseo: Grace, Fairbury, and Bloomington: Park. After
her husband’s retirement in 1998, they served North Edgar Parish
(Chrisman-Vermilion-Scottland-Clay’s Prairie).
Pauline was a member of the Nicholasville United Methodist
Church and Queen of the Red Hat Society of Churchill Crossing.
Services were held at the Nicholasville United Methodist Church with Rev.
Mike Snyder officiating. Burial followed in the Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Nicholasville United Methodist Church or Hospice
of the Bluegrass.
Evelyn June Miller
-2010
Evelyn June Miller, widow of Rev. George M. Miller, passed away in Florida on
June 8, 2010.
George and Evelyn served local churches in the former Central Illinois
Conference for almost 20 years, last serving Bement in 1981. He passed away in
1997.
Arrangements for Evelyn were held in Florida. Expressions of sympathy may
be sent to Barbara Riggs, 34225 Park Square Place, Ridge Manor, FL, 33523.
Janis L. Muir
1920-2010
Janis L. Muir (81), surviving spouse of the Rev. John E. Muir, passed away on
October 3, 2010.
John and Janis served local churches in the former Central Illinois Conference
for over 40 years, retiring from Watseka in 1990.
A memorial service for Janis was held at Park United Methodist Church in
Bloomington, IL, on October 23.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to a son, Dale E. Muir, 715 Roberts
Lane, Batavia, IL, 60510.
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Sondra S. Newman
1943-2010
Rev. Sondra S. Newman, 66, of Paxton died May 15, 2010 in Geneva, NY.
Sondra was born July 10, 1943, at Danville, the daughter of Charles C. and
Mildred L. Weger Newman. She is survived by one brother, Charles (Marilyn)
Newman of Jacksonville, FL; one sister, Nita Kae (Clifford) Trotter of Geneva,
NY; two nieces; two nephews; and other relatives and numerous friends. She was
preceded in death by her parents.
She attended grade school at Hume; graduated from Paxton Community High
School in 1961; received her teaching degree from Illinois State University in 1965,
after which she taught briefly. She attended and graduated with a M.Div. degree
from Garrett Theological Seminary at Northwestern University, Evanston, in
1968. She received her D.Min. in 1990. She ministered at numerous communities
throughout the state of Illinois during her 40 years of ministry,
including: Pekin: First (Assoc); Urbana: Wesley (Assoc); Danville:
Vermilion Heights-Batestown; Saybrook, Saybrook-Arrowsmith;
Chatsworth; Lexington: Evangelical-Hudson; Silvis; Carterville;
Manteno; Colchester-Tennessee; and Kankakee: Trinity.
Sondra was the first female to be ordained in the Methodist
Church in the State of Illinois. She retired in 2008. She was a
member of the United Methodist Church of Paxton, the United
Methodist Women, and Prospect Chapter No. 367, OES at Paxton. Her life was
devoted to serving the Lord. Sondra collected butterflies and crosses and enjoyed
sharing her passion with others.
A Celebration of Life was held May 24, 2010 at Baier Family Funeral Services,
406 E. Pells Street, Paxton, with Rev. Terry L. Westerfield officiating. There were
also Eastern Star Services conducted by Prospect Chapter No. 367 Order of the
Eastern Star. Family interment was held in Glen Cemetery, Paxton. Memorials
may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Paxton.
Jack B. North
1918-2010
Rev. Jack B. North, 91, of Springfield, MO, passed away on January 20,
2010, in Springfield, MO. Jack was preceded in death by his first wife, Sara
Darracott; parents, Roy C. and Lelia North; aunt, Nettie North, all of Springfield,
MO; son-in-law, Samuel W. Anderson of Hinsdale, IL, and great-great-grandson,
Jayden Norten of Kankakee, IL. Jack is survived by his wife, Martha B. North
of Springfield, MO; daughters, Charlotte Brouillette of Bonfield, IL, and Rebecca
North of Santa Rita, Guam; sons, David (Linda) of Overland Park, KS, and John
(Mary) of St. Joseph, IL; step-daughters, Jane Baxter of Eden Prairie, MN, and
Kathy Anderson of Hinsdale, IL; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Jack was a United Methodist minister. He served several pastorates in Illinois
over a 44-year ministry including churches in Cissna Park, El Paso, Peoria,
Kankakee, and Champaign and as the Pontiac District Superintendent. Jack was
Minister Emeritus at Asbury United Methodist Church in Kankakee, IL. His last
appointment was Assistant to the Bishop of the Central Illinois Conference, from
which he retired. Jack also served as trustee of Illinois Wesleyan University and
the Methodist Hospital of Central Illinois in Peoria.
His community involvement included founding the Kankakee, IL, chapter
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of the Human Relations Commission, a member of the Kankakee Interfaith
Commission, the Kankakee County Community Action Program, and the
Organization Committee for the “halfway house,” a project to care for mentally
ill patients being discharged from local hospitals. He served as
chairman of the Red Cross, division chairman of the United Fund,
and president of the Ministerial Association. On retirement, Jack
and Martha moved to Springfield, MO. Jack received an A.B. Degree
from Drury University and a B.D. degree from Garrett Theological
Seminary in Evanston, IL. He also received honorary Doctor of
Divinity degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University and Wiley
College in Texas. Throughout his life he was an avid fisherman. In
retirement he enjoyed traveling, volunteering (Cox and St. John’s
Hospitals), music, e-mailing friends, eBay, and being with family. Jack attended
Schweitzer United Methodist Church in Springfield, MO.
Services in celebration of his life were held January 22 at Schweitzer United
Methodist Church in Springfield, MO, with Revs. Casady, Lampert, and Mason
officiating and on Saturday, January 23 at the First United Methodist Church in
Champaign, IL, with Rev. Terry Harter officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial
contributions may be made to Schweitzer United Methodist Church or the Jack
B. North Endowment at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Development
Office, 2121 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201-9966.
Marian J. Olsen
1919-2010
Marian Jane Nordos Olsen, 90, of Naperville, IL, passed away March 13 at
Sunrise Assisted Living Center. Marian was born on March 30, 1919, in Canby,
MN, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. William Nordos. On October 14, 1944 she
married Rev. J. Arnold Olsen in Worchester, MA. Surviving is her sister, Ruth
Moore of Concord, MA., her daughters Judith (James) Allen of Naperville, IL,
Martha Olsen (Robert Nolan) of Madison, WI, and Nancy Olsen of Maryville, TN;
and grandchildren Amanda Allen of Plainfield, IL, John Nolan of St. Louis, Kevin
Nolan of Maryville, TN, and Emily Allen of Naperville, IL. Special friends include
Sr. Marianne Nolan of Decatur, and Ashok (Bhadra) Desai of Columbia, MD and
Vijay (Dinky) Sehgal, Naperville, IL, who first joined the family as international
students. She was preceded in death by her husband Arnold, her parents William
and Serena, her brother Wilbur, and an infant brother.
She was a graduate of Fitchburg Teachers College and taught elementary
school for several years, including a two-room schoolhouse in Amherst, MA.
Together with her husband she served churches in Vermont and Connecticut
before moving to Illinois. They served the following appointments: Barton-Vermont
(Hartford, CT), Bartonville (CIC), Buda-Sheffield, Springfield: Asbury, Bradford,
Marshall: Oliver, Springfield: Kumler, Lacon, Decatur: Trueblood, and Decatur:
First (Associate). They retired in 1981.
Marian was active in Habitat for Humanity and Meals on Wheels; she
volunteered at William Harris Elementary School in Decatur and the Dove Motherto-Mother program, and played the piano for nursing homes sing-a-longs. She was
very active in United Methodist Women where she served positions on both the local
and district levels and in School of Missions. She was awarded the Valiant Woman
Award from Church Women United in 2001. She demonstrated her deep faith by
reaching out to many of God’s people in the world and in her community. For some
years she was the unofficial “Grandma” to the neighborhood children on East Drive.
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Marian and Arnold traveled all over the world to their ancestral homeland
of Norway and to World UM Conferences in Singapore and Brazil, and sailed
on freighter trips that took them to Africa and India. She loved writing letters,
needlework, quilting, and playing games with her family.
Funeral services were held in Decatur on Friday, March 19, 2010, in First
United Methodist Church. Burial will be in North Fork Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers memorials may be sent to Decatur First United Methodist Church, Church
Women United, or Habitat for Humanity.
Ferne L. Phillips
1919-2010
Ferne L. Purdy Phillips, 90, departed this life Friday, April 9, 2010 in Mt.
Vernon. Ferne was born September 9, 1919, in Creal Springs, the daughter of
Earl and Nola (Holmes) Edmondson. She married Rev. Edgar Blaine Purdy on
October 14, 1936. He passed away September 13, 1967. On June 30, 1974, she
married Rev. Steve Phillips. Together they owned and managed the Lot-O-Savings
Store on Main Street in West Frankfort. He passed away March 19, 1990. On
March 20, 1993, she married the Rev. Rudolph Orr; he passed away May 1, 1995.
She is survived by sons, Dr. Jack Purdy of West Frankfort, Bruce Purdy and wife,
Sarah, of Woodbridge, VA.; daughters, Janice Lawrence of Tucson, AZ; and Beth
(Dan) Saxton of West Frankfort; five stepchildren; 10 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by
her parents; husbands; two brothers; one sister; daughter-in-law, Judy Purdy; sonin-law, Dale Lawrence; and great-great-grandson, Tyler Lawrence.
She graduated from Johnston City High School.
Graveside services were held April 15 in Rose Hill Cemetery at Marion, with
the Rev. Dave Utley officiating. Memorials may be made to Sunfield United
Methodist Church.
Ted Phillips
1925-2010
Ted Phillips, age 85, of Kinmundy, died on September 22, 2010, at Good
Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Survivors include: wife, retired pastor Lillian;
sons: Alan David (Nanette) Phillips of Centralia and Bruce Dale (Patricia) Phillips
of Colorado Springs, CO; Brothers: Allen Phillips of Scott City, MO, and Keith
Phillips of Shawneetown. Four grandchildren also survive.
He was a WWII Navy veteran, assistant principal, and principal,
and retired as a superintendent. Ted also enjoyed hunting and
fishing and was active in the church community.
Funeral services for Ted were held September 27, 2010, at the
Kinmundy United Methodist Church. An American Legion flag
ceremony was held at Evergreen Cemetery in Kinmundy. In lieu of
flowers memorials may be made to the Marion County Relay for Life
or the charity of the donor’s choice.
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Helen J. Pitsch
1923 -2010
Helen J. Pitsch, 87, wife of retired pastor Robert L. Pitsch, passed away on
June 1, 2010.
Helen and Robert served local churches in the former Central Illinois
Conference for over 40 years. Appointments included Concord-Arenzville,
Mazon, Carrollton, Piper City, Petersburg-Oakford, Peoria: Madison Avenue, and
Tremont. They retired in 1985.
Funeral services for Helen were held in North Carolina on Friday, June 4. A
memorial service was held at a later date in Illinois.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the Rev. Robert L. Pitsch, 908 Cedar
Drive, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-8015.
Robert C. Ridall
1921-2010
Rev. Dr. Robert Clyde Ridall, 89, of Clyde died at his home on June 23, 2010.
Robert was born on a farm in Luzerne City, PA, on March 9, 1921 to the now
deceased Rev. Archie F. and Hazel Mae (Smith) Ridall. On September 23, 1969
he married the former Lynda Joyce Carter, and she survives. Also surviving are
daughters, Priscilla Ann Ridall, FL; Eva Marie Ridall; and Rachel (Tim) Dellinger,
FL; and children by marriage, Patricia Lynn (Youssef) Wadsworth-Elzein, Dayton,
OH; and Timothy Dean (Jennifer) Wadsworth, Clyde, OH; and six grandchildren;
along with three sisters: Mary Louise Beaney (William) and Dorothy Ridall, both of
Bourbonnais, IL, and Carol Jean Gillespie (Sam), Chambersburg, PA. He also has
several surviving nieces and nephews of which he was fond. Clyde was preceded in
death by two brothers, Benjamin Ridall and Archie Ridall, Jr.
He served many years as an evangelist and Methodist pastor and was a
professor at Olivet Nazarene College where he taught numerous courses including
New Testament Greek and Biblical Archaelogy. He was the author of two chapters
in the Beacon Bible Commentary and wrote numerous other scholarly papers.
He had visited Jerusalem four times and taught at the Mount of Olives. He was
received into full membership of the former Central Illinois Conference in 1971 and
pastored Paris Trinity and later Redmon UMC, for nine years. He also served as
pastor of Peoria: Grace UMC for eight years prior to his retirement in 1988.
Dr. Ridall held a Doctor of Theology degree from Concordia
University. He earned five other degrees in his lifetime from the
following institutions: God’s Bible School and College; University
of Cincinnati Teacher’s College; Asbury Theological Seminary;
The Biblical Seminary in New York, New York University; and
Fordham University.
Funeral services for Robert were held June 26, 2010, at the
Auxter Funeral Home in Clyde, Ohio. Burial was in McPherson
Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, KY.
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Helen L. Robertson-Acevedo
1923-2010
Helen L. Robertson-Acevedo, 86, of Sherman died Monday, April 5, 2010, in
South Bay Hospital in Sun City Center, FL. She was born October 7, 1923 in
Woodbine, IA, the daughter of Charles T. and Mabel R. (Hinkle) Michael. She
married Rev. Oscar “Toby” Robertson on October 5, 1940 in St. Charles, MO, and
he preceded her in death in 1990. She then married Anthony “Tony” Acevedo on
December 23, 1996 in Bartow, FL, and he preceded her in death in 2000. Survivors
include one son, Michael (Patsy) Robertson of Mason, one daughter, Betty
(Terry) Husky of Sherman, one son-in-law, Michael Endebrock of Effingham, two
brothers, Charles (Iris) Michael of Texarkana, TX, and Thomas (Donna) Michael
of Stewardson, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her parents, her two husbands, two infant brothers and two infant sisters.
She was a retired office manager at Martin’s IGA in Effingham and a member of
Mason United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held, April 10, 2010, at the Watson United Methodist
Church. Burial was in Mason Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Watson
United Methodist Church or Harvest United Methodist Church, Edgewood.
Wanda Corzine Robinson
1915-2010
Wanda Lee Corzine Robinson, 95, completed her earthly life on Monday, July
26, 2010, and entered into life eternal. She was born in Cairo on May 9, 1915, to
the Rev. Charley Frank and Emma (Douglas) Corzine. She was united in marriage
to Rev. Dr. Wendell A. Robinson on July 26, 1936, in Centralia Demaree United
Methodist Church by her father. She is survived by two daughters and one son-inlaw; Sandra (Rev. Earl) Renshaw of Murphysboro and the Rev. Sharon R. Potter
of Carterville; four grandchildren, pastors Lisa and Doug Cherry of Carbondale,
Elizabeth (Jeff) Groh of Oklahoma City, OK, Jay Potter and wife Erin of New York,
NY, Andrea Potter of Davenport, IA; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren; one brother, Lilbourn Corzine of Dallas, Texas; one sister-in-law,
Sally Corzine Fate of Memphis, TN; also numerous loved nieces and nephews.
Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 2002; brothers, C.F.
and Marvin Corzine; and a half sister, Irene Baggett.
She joined her husband in pastoring these United Methodist
Churches: Worden, Madison, Cairo Tigert Memorial, Carmi First,
Carbondale District Superintendency, Marion First, and Olney
First. They lived 22 years in Olney in retirement. Wanda was a
member of the United Methodist Church in Murphysboro.
Wanda was known for her beautiful handcrafts and pound
cakes, which she used to bring joy to many parishioners and friends.
She was known for her unusual handmade detailed Christmas
scenes made from bottles, cardboard, cloth, etc. Her displays ranged from angel
choirs, nativities, Marion Square, to an African village. The village was a replica of
a mission where she and church members worked in Africa in 1978. In 1953 they
traveled to Japan to establish a church in a Tokyo suburb. She and her husband
were delegates to the 10th World Methodist Conference in Oslo, Norway in 1961.
Travel was a lifelong passion.
Services were held July 31, 2010, in Centralia Demaree United Methodist
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Church, with the family officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery
in Centralia on old route 51. Memorials may be made to The Preacher’s Aid
Society of the IGRC, P.O. Box 19207 Springfield, IL., 62794-9207 or to Hospice
of Southern Illinois, 210 Halfway Road, Marion, IL. 62959.
Jesse Seiber
1913-2010
Jesse James Seiber, 96, died at home on September 1, 2010. He was born
in Marissa, IL, October 28, 1913 to John E. and Minnie V. (Cessna) Seiber. He
had two older sisters, Lorine and Blanch Seiber. He married Bertha M. Hill on
March 13, 1944. He is survived by sons James (Susan) of Springfield, IL, and
Roy (Julie) of Kelso, WA; grandchildren Sinta Seiber-Lane, Jon Seiber, Wren
Visser. and Joy Seiber; six great-grandchildren and eight nieces and nephews.
Jesse was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, and wife.
He was a St. Louis Cardinal fan since 1928. His first job, during and after
high school, was as a coal miner. At age 28, he was called to the ministry and
graduated from McKendree College at Lebanon, IL.
During his service as a Methodist minister in the Southern
Illinois Conference, he had the following 13 appointments:
Kane, Coffeen, Bone Gap, Medora/Piasa, Joppa, Enfield,
Brookport, West Frankfort Central, Ullin, Centralia Faith,
East St. Louis Altersgate, Mt. Vernon Wesley and Sandoval/
Boulder. He retired from the ministry in 1980. For the past 15
years he attended the Chatham United Methodist Church in
Chatham, IL.
Services were held September 5, 2010 at the Chatham UMC with Rev.
Sara Isbell officiating. Graveside services were held September 6, 2010, at
the Tilden Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those that wish may direct memorial
contributions to the Chatham United Methodist Church, 204 E. Chestnut,
Chatham, IL 62629.
Imogene Smith
1920-2010
Imogene Smith, 90, of Casey, IL, passed away November 15, 2010, at
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County, IL. She was born June 23,
1920, in Coles County, IL, the daughter of Frank Agar and Dorothy Lorraine
Johns Oakley. Imogene married Rev. Hugh Smith on June 16, 1940 in Coles
County, IL. He passed away on November 9, 1998. She is survived by her three
sons, Clinton (Karen) Smith, Dan (Virginia) Smith, and Randy (Linda) Smith,
all of Casey, IL; sister, Helen McLaughlin of California; eight grandchildren;
seventeen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Winton Leavon, Eugene,
Carldean, John Arthur, Delano, and Dean Oakley; and sisters, Norma Hanks
and Bernadine Oakley.
Imogene was an active member and a faithful pastor’s wife in the
churches where her husband ministered. She was a member of the Casey
United Methodist Church. Funeral services were held November 19, 2010 at
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the Casey United Methodist Church with her son, Rev. Dan Smith
officiating. Burial followed in the Washington Street Cemetery,
Casey, IL. Memorial donations and contributions may be made to
the Casey United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 365, Casey, IL 62420;
Martinsville Christian Church, 324 N. York St., Martinsville, IL
62442 or the Faith Fellowship Mission, 12887 E 2000th Ave., Hidalgo,
IL 62432.
Phillip Snider
1926-2010
Rev. Phillip R. Snider, age 84, of Centralia, IL, passed away at 5:50 a.m. on
Saturday, December 4, 2010, in Centralia Manor in Centralia, Illinois. He was
born on October 11, 1926, in Centralia, the son of Charles O. Snider and Bertha
(Phillips) Snider. He married Treva L. Jones on October 5, 1946 in Centralia, and
she survives.
In addition to his wife, Phillip is survived by his son Mark Snider and wife
Tricia of Shelbyville, grandson Drew Snider and granddaughter Emme Snider both
of Shelbyville, brother-in-law: Clyde (Jackie) Jones, nephews Steve (Linda) Jones,
Terry (Pam) Jones, Richard (Karen) Snider, Jim (Peggy) Snider, Bill Davis, Ronnie
Davis and nieces Lex Ann (Mike) Bitner and Margret Davis. Phillip is preceded in
death by his parents, brother Bill Snider and sister Virginia Davis.
He was confirmed and attended the Christian Church early in life. He
loved to read and do handyman projects throughout his life. He was an avid St.
Louis Cardinal Fan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World
War II in the Pacific. He loved the time he spent with his family, especially his
grandchildren. He has lived in Centralia, IL, except during the time
of his ministry.
Phillip retired after 37 years of service as a United Methodist
minister. He served in the Central Illinois Conference in which he
pastored at the Valaire, St. Jacob, Williamsfield, Kansas, Athens, and
Avon, from which he retired. He graduated from Garrett-Evangelical
Theological Seminary with a M.Div. in 1976 and attended Southern
Illinois University in Carbondale, and McKendree College.
Funeral services were held December 6 at the Styninger QueenBoggs Funeral Home in Centralia with Doug Junkins officiating. Interment
followed in the Hillcrest Memorial Park near Centralia. Memorial contributions
may be made in Phillip’s honor to the United Methodist Preacher’s Aid Society or
Drew and Emme Snider’s College Education Fund.
William “Bill” Swyear
1923-2010
Rev. William “Bill” E. Swyear, 87, of Benton died Thursday, August 12, 2010
in his home. He was born in Logan on April 9, 1923, the son of George and Pearl
Oliver Swyear. He married Loraine “June” Davis on December 25, 1941, and she
survives along with children, Judith Swyear of Benton, Sheila Burns of Marion,
Paula (Barry) King of Benton, Harold Swyear of Paris, Buddy (Pat) Lilly of St.
Louis, Gary (Cyndi) Swyear of Kaneohe, Hawaii, and Tom Swyear of Oklahoma;
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11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. His parents; a sister, Theresa
Banister; three brothers, Harry Swyear, Leo Swyear and Chloris
Stewart, and a son-in-law, Jim Burns, preceded Bill in death.
Bill was a Methodist minister, serving in the Illinois and Florida
conferences. Appointments in Illinois included: Tates Chapel,
Dahlgren, Hoyleton, and Fairfield: Ellen Moore. He retired in 1988.
He was a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner, and a member of the
Shrine Motor Patrol, serving as a clown with a miniature car during
parades. He also served on the Shrine Hospital Committee and did a great deal of
volunteer work with local youth.
Funeral services were held at Saturday, August 14, 2010, at the Morton and
Johnston Funeral Home in Benton, with the Rev. Robert Shook officiating. Burial
was in the Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton.
Mary M. Treat
1914-2010
Mary Mathis Treat passed away at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2010.
Mary was born December 1, 1914 in Johnston County to Ben and Frannie
Mathis. She married Rev. Joe Wesley Treat on December 1, 1933; he preceeded her
in death on August 18, 1982. Survivors include her sister, Sarah (Mathis) Treat of
Cypress, four children, Dr. Robert (Betty) Treat of Moro, Shirley (Alfred) Dickerson
of Hurst, Kay (Tom) Small of Birmingham, AL, and Larry (Carolyn)
Treat of Ferris TX; eight grandchildren, Rob (Cathy) Hurst, Lisa
(Harlan) Jennings of Johnston City, Kim (David) Light of Vestava
Hills AL, Kevin (Heather) Small of Clay AL, Rodney (Christie)
Treat of Arlington, TX, and Wesley Treat of Dallas, TX; eighteen
great-grandchildren; and seven great-great grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her parents, husband Joe, three brothers, John,
Jake and George Mathis; and an infant sister, Vera Beatrice.
Mary and Joe served 30 years in the ministry through the United Methodist
Church.
Services were held at Walker Funeral Home in Hurst, and burial was in
Blairsville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in Mary’s name to
Hospice of Southern Illinois. Robert J. Treat
1935-2010
Rev. Dr. Robert J. “Bob” Treat, 74, died on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at the
Relais Bonne Eau (Hospice of Southern Illinois Home) in Edwardsville, IL. He will
be missed by his wife, Betty Treat; his son, Robert G. (Carol) Treat of Edwardsville,
IL; and his daughter, Deborah (David) Frazier of Moro, IL. He especially enjoyed
spending time with his grandchildren, David R. Frazier, Meghann Treat, Nathan
Johnson, Benjamin Treat, Stephanie Frazier, and Jonathan (Pearl) Frazier. His
two great-grandchildren, Caitlyn Johnson and Gabriel Frazier were a special joy
to him. He will also be missed by his sisters, Kay (Tom) Small of Birmingham,
AL, Shirley (Alfred) Dickerson of Hurst, IL; and brother, Larry (Carolyn)
Treat of Dallas, TX. He will be also be missed by his caregiver, Allen Durkee of
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Edwardsville, IL; and his long time friend, Tony Jansen of Highland, IL. He was
preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Joe and Mary Treat.
Robert was born on August 25, 1935. He was an ordained minister in the
United Methodist Church. Bob entered the ministry while a college student
and served the following appointments in the Southern and Central Illinois
Conferences: Mill Shoals, Golconda, Cisne, Director of Wesley Foundation (SIU,
Edwardsville), Litchfield, Conference Council Director, Superintendent, East
St. Louis District, Director of Church Relations, McKendree College, and Vice
President of Church Relations, McKendree College. He retired in 1995.
In retirement, Robert enjoyed assisting the Glen Carbon United Methodist
Church and St. John’s United Methodist Church. He was especially proud of the
Visitation Team he developed and the Pastor Emeritus honor bestowed by St.
John’s. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from McKendree University. Bob
loved books, music and had a zest for learning. He earned degrees from SIU-C,
masters degrees from St. Louis University, Eden Theological Seminary and Garrett
Theological Seminary. He also received a doctor of ministry degree from Eden
Theological Seminary and PhD. from Northwestern University. He published more
than twenty articles in magazines and journals. Bob will long be remembered for
his warm caring spirit and his concern for others.
A celebration of his life was held at on March 26, 2010, at St. John’s United
Methodist Church with Dr. William Lewis and the Rev. Sheryl Palmer officiating.
Private interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery, Edwardsville, IL. In lieu of flowers,
memorials were made to St. John’s United Methodist Church and Relais Bonne
Eau (Hospice of Southern Illinois facility).
Justine Tunstall
1918-2010
Justine Louis Tunstall, 92, passed away on September 24, 2010, joining her
husband, Rev. John Edward Tunstall. Justine was born on March 31, 1918, in
Tulsa, OK, to Ben Harrison Grigsby and Louise Dollie Morgan. She was the eldest
of three children and was preceded in death by her sister, Charlotte Grigsby. She
leaves behind a legacy of loved ones including: her daughters, Dwyla Justine
Walker and LaTanya Cecilie Tunstall-Robinson; her brother, Bennie H. Grisgby
and her sister-in-law, Margaret Grigsby; her sons-in-law, Kwesi O.J. Akpore and
Rodney Robinson; her grandchildren, Walter Alfrin Walker III, John Michael
Walker, Jihan Elearah Walker, and Nasebo Amara Robinson; her granddaughterin-law, Sadia Walker; her great-grandchildren, Jade Nicole Walker, Kacey Colette
Walker, Allison Marie Walker and Victoria Celeste Walker; a host of other nieces,
nephews, family and friends.
Justine was raised in Wichita, KS. She graduated from
high school and attended Wichita State University, earning a
Bachelor of Science. She started her graduate studies at Drake
University before the family moved to St. Louis, MO. Justine
worked as the Administrative Assistant to the Department of
Education at Washington University. For the time period, she
was one of few black women who worked at the university in
such a prestigious position. She used the opportunity to complete
her graduate studies, and she obtained a Masters Degree in
Education from Washington University. She then transitioned into one of her life’s
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greatest passions: teaching and guiding young children. She taught elementary
school in the St. Louis Public School System for over 40 years. Throughout the
years, Justine devoted her life to her family, church congregation, and the local
community. She was a leading member in the ACME Art and Culture Club,
an association dedicated to studying and celebrating positive Black American
females in art and literature, as well as African culture. She sang in the St. Louis
Symphony’s Community Choir. She directed the children and youth choirs at the
various churches her husband pastored. She opened her home to countless African
exchange students. Eager to learn about different cultures, she traveled around the
world, visiting Liberia, China, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, Russia, and
the Holy Land. Her beauty, grace, sense of humor, frank honesty, and deep abiding
faith has shaped our lives forever.
Lloyd H. Vinnedge, Jr.
1920-2010
Retired pastor Lloyd H. Vinnedge, Jr. passed away in Oklahoma on September
12, 2010. He was born on September 21, 1920. He served in Oklahoma and in the
Central Illinois Conference, including the following appointments: Sidney-Pleasant
Hill, Country Estate, Midwest City, Macon, Hammond, East Lynn, ChestnutKenney, Elmwood, Griggsville-New Salem, Green Valley, Roanoke-Secor, SibleyAnchor, and Weedman-Prairie Chapel. He retired in 1981.
Funeral services were held in Oklahoma. Expressions of sympathy may be sent
to a son, Ron Vinnedge, 9 Brandea Court, Glen Carbon, IL 62034-1350.
Virginia L. Wallace
1927-2010
Virginia L. Wallace, 83, of Watseka, IL and formerly of Sheldon, IL passed
away August 21, 2010, at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka, IL. Virginia was
born on April 9, 1927 in Iroquois, IL, a daughter of Royal and Pearl Ristow Darling.
She married Rev. Wesley J. Wallace on September 29, 1946 in Sheldon, IL. He
preceded her in death on November 20, 1990. Surviving are two sons, James
(Cecelia) Wallace of Haines City, FL, and Scott (Leah) Wallace of Chicago, IL,
one daughter, Kathy (James) Voegele of Cincinnati, OH, one sister, Doris (Reese)
Bowton of Watseka, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her parents and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Wallace was a member of the Sheldon United Methodist Church and
Sheldon Grandmothers Club.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Sheldon
United Methodist Church. Rev. Paul Copeland officiated. Burial was in the Sheldon
Cemetery.Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Expressions of sympathy
can be sent to daughter Kathy Voegele, 11486 Kemperknoll Lane, Cincinnati, OH,
45249.
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Emmalee F. Williams
1921-2010
Emmalee F. Williams, age 88, of Marion, IL passed away Monday, June
28, 2010, in Heartland Regional Medical Center of Marion, IL. She was born
on December 27, 1921, in Harrisburg, IL, the daughter of Jesse and Imogene
(Macarath) Hunt. Emmalee was united in marriage to Rev. Carl Vernon Williams
on November 22, 1959, in Mt. Vernon, IL and together they shared nearly thirtythree years of marriage until his death came on July 7, 1992. She is survived
by her son, Jeff (Sheila) Williams of Marion, IL; two treasured grandchildren,
Alexis and Joshua Williams both of Marion, IL, several nieces and nephews, other
extended family and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents,
husband, one sister and six brothers.
Early in her working career, Emmalee worked for the United States National
Archives in Washington, D.C. for several years. After her marriage, she worked
as her husband’s secretary in the churches where he served. She loved her family
and always was seeing to their needs and managing her home. After the death of
her husband and later the birth of her granddaughter, Emmalee
decided to move from Mt. Vernon, IL to Marion in 1998, to be near
her family.
She became a member of Marion Aldersgate United Methodist
Church. She loved music, especially playing the organ and singing in
the church choir. Emmalee was an artist and when time permitted
enjoyed painting and drawing portraits. She also was a member of
the Beulah Holiness Camp Association.
Services were held Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Wilson-McReynolds Funeral
Home with Rev. Tim Ozment presiding. Interment followed next to her husband,
Carl, in Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens Cemetery near Woodlawn, IL.
Memorial contributions may be made to Marion Aldersgate United Methodist
Church Youth Ministry or Hospice of Southern Illinois.
Donald R. Wood
1937-2010
Donald Ray “Bubblegum” Wood, 72, of Franklin died Sunday, March 21, 2010,
at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. He was born September 6, 1937 near
Waverly, the son of Lowell Allen and Edith Louise Goacher Wood. He married Rev.
Nancy Jo Edwards, currently a part-time local pastor, on July 11, 1956 in Chicago,
and she survives. Donald is also survived by two sons, John (Susan) Wood and
Joseph (Lottie) Wood, both of Franklin; one daughter, Ginger (David) Dahms of
Muscatine, IA; ten grandchildren, Kristopher Wood of Auburn, Jason Dragoo of
Franklin, Sarah Dragoo of Bement, Christopher Cox of Monmouth, Elizabeth,
Cheryl, Ryan and Carolyn Wood of Franklin, and Michelle and Anne Dahms of
Muscatine, Iowa; and seven great-grandchildren. Two grandchildren, Alan David
Wood and Patti Jo Wood, preceded him in death.
Donald was a graduate of Franklin High School and served in the United
States Army from 1957-58. He farmed in the Franklin community for many years
and served as road commissioner for 26 years. He was a member of Asbury United
Methodist Church and was a Methodist lay speaker. Donald had a special interest
in the young people in the Franklin community. He served as a Boy Scout leader,
organized the Franklin Teen Center, and was a charter member of the Franklin-
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Waverly Military Support Group. Together with Nancy, he served Jacksonville:
Asbury and Lynnville United Methodist Churches. He cherished spending time
with his grandchildren, family, and friends. Bubblegum always had a hug for
friends and strangers alike.
A funeral service was held March 24, 2010, at Franklin United Methodist
Church in Franklin, with burial at Franklin Cemetery. Memorials are suggested
to Asbury United Methodist Church, Lynnville United Methodist Church, HELPS
Ministry, or the Waverly Rescue Squad.
Shirley Zivney
1931-2010
Shirley Zivney, 79 of Dwight died at 9:42 pm Monday, June 7, 2010, at Morris
Hospital. Shirley Ross Zivney was born March 25, 1931 at San Pedro, CA, the
daughter of William Ross and Katherine Madsen Rasmussen. She was married to
Lt. Col. David Campbell, deceased. She was the mother of James (Kathy), Joy, IL,
Bruce (Nina), Troy, OH; Cathryn McRee, Portland, OR; Scott (Beth), Louisville,
KY; Dr. Amy (Mathew) Samkutty, Portland, OR; Karen (Jay) Juday, Nashville, TN.
Step-children are Dr. Terry (Margaret Ann) Zivney, Middletown, IN; Janet
Tarbet, Lake Zurich, IL; Diane (Hagen) Miller, Skokie, IL; and Mark Zivney.
Grandchildren are David C. Campbell, Sarah Campbell, David Campbell, James
Campbell, Kenneth Campbell, Rachel McRee, Christopher Juday, Sarah Garner,
Rebecca Juday, Timothy Juday, Benjamin Campbell, Madeline Samkutty, Abigail
Samkutty, Caden Samkutty, Kirsten Samkutty. Step-grandchildren are Teresa
Zivney and James Tarbet.
She married Dr. Oliver K. Zivney on June 19, 1976 at Indianapolis. Shirley
and her husband served the following United Methodist Churches: RobertsThawville, Roanoke-Secor, Gridley (Yoked with UCC), Fithian-Oakwood,
Hennepin-Granville, Stronghurst-Carman, Chrisman-Scottland, and Reddick.
They retired in 1993.
Shirley was known as a “cat lady” and served often as a caretaker for animals
being released from shelters before they were assigned to new homes. She enjoyed
participating in the Dwight Rotary Club dinners and was a member of the Dwight
Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxillary. When St. Vincent DePaul opened up a thrift
store in Dwight, she became a co-manager. Later she became manager and was
assisted by Linda Snow and Agnes Vanderwall. When the Dwight store closed, she
became a part time worker at the Morris store.
As a step-parent, she set the example of not dividing mine and yours. It was
always “the kids,” and she informally assisted many blended families to have
positive relations with the total family members. As a wife, Shirley supported her
husband’s vocation as a volunteer firefighter. She encouraged him to participate
in the many hours of training, making it a portion of his ministry to communities.
She also encouraged him to continue the special ministry as Chaplain to both the
Dwight American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Marine Corps
League.
For many years Shirley had been a military wife, taking over new duties while
her husband was overseas and finding a new daughter from Korea almost delivered
to her doorstep.
As a wife of pastors, she made it understood that the “title” was only a name.
She was first a wife, then a mother, and finally a member of the parish and the
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community. Lately, she had become a member of the Morris UM Church and
enjoyed the adult education of that parish.
Special friends include Linda Snow, Agnes Vanderwall, Jean Patterson, Terri
Mathias, and members of the Morris St. Vincent store, and Betty McCabe.
Funeral services were held at St. Peter’s Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Dwight
with Pastor Heidi Punt officiating. Inurnment was at Oaklawn Cemetery, Dwight.
Cremation rites accorded. Memorials may be directed to the Livingston County
Animal Shelter in Pontiac in her name.
Interpretation for the deaf and hearing impaired is provided by the IGRC Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Ministry.
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Andy Black assists the Communications Team.
Unloading supplies on the first day of annual conference.
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Bellamy, Jesse
Bender, William Nelson
Bennett, Herbert R.
Benton, Dean L.
Beuoy, Herbert J.
Bigley, Diane E.
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Bjork, Raymond A.
Blankenship, Harrison E.
Boussard, Edward Martin
Blessing, Donald
Brakemeyer, Orlando
Bramlett, Steven F.
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Brewer, Floyd
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10-25-96
07-25-04
Olsen, J. Arnold
Ord, Robert
FE
FC
09-06-18
11-21-30
12-03-08
04-19-97
Ott, Paul D.
Owens, James W.
FC
FC
08-21-07
02-22-21
01-17-99
02-19-99
Pattison, H. Sheldin
Payne, Wilbur D.
FC
FC
11-04-08
07-28-12
02-22-03
04-09-98
Peabody, Gordon
Phillippe, Ralph E.
Poe, James R.
Powell, Wilbur F.
Pratt, Erwin J.
AM
FE
FC
FC
FC
02-02-21
10-09-27
06-01-35
06-17-08
10-20-18
07-30-99
10-01-06
11-18-01
12-31-00
06-29-96
AM
Local
FC
06-12-12
01-09-16
10-05-17
03-23-06
04-01-05
12-30-99
Purcell, W. Louis
Redmon, Delmar T.
FC
AM
07-15-11
02-03-14
08-06-02
05-30-07
Reed, Leotus E.
Reid, Donald
Rice, Roland P.
Richards, Thomas M., Jr.
FC
FC
FC
AM
08-13-26
04-22-26
04-21-09
09-22-24
04-24-99
10-05-02
06-09-02
09-10-07
Ridall, Robert Clyde
Riley, Sandra
Robinson, Wendell A.
FC
Local
FC
03-09-21
11-30-43
01-21-14
06-23-10
11-16-06
05-12-02
Roederer, Robert I.
Roper, O. Martin, Jr.
FE
FC
05-20-18
03-05-18
04-03-08
11-30-02
Rose, Roscoe E.
Rosebraugh, Robert D.
Roth, Mary Vick
FE
FC
FE
10-13-26
05-11-28
01-30-39
06-11-07
02-12-99
04-13-08
Ryan, Charles Calvin
Ryan, Kenneth P.
Sadler, Edward
FE
AM
FC
08-15-23
12-30-07
01-10-25
01-24-08
09-09-98
03-08-00
Salzman, Orville L.
Sanders, Leroy
FE
AM
06-29-17
01-20-18
07-03-06
01-26-06
Pribble, Gene H.
Price, Maurice
Pruett, Walter B.
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Roll of the Dead
Schorey, Lorin
Schmidt, Ervin A.
Local
FE
10-28-13
10-23-15
08-01-09
03-11-08
Schmidt, Richard
Schorey, Lorin D.
FC
Local
12-11-35
10-28-13
03-10-00
08-01-09
Scott, Mary Lou
Seaman, Eugene
FD
FC
11-16-30
02-13-27
11-09-07
08-07-03
Sebens, Carl E.
Seiber, Jesse James
Sheldon, Harold S.
Shimanek, Gilbert P.
Local
FC
FC
Local
11-04-17
10-28-13
05-08-18
08-16-38
09-09-98
09-01-10
09-30-03
03-21-09
Shultz, Larry R.
Simpkins, Charles W.
Local
AM
05-24-41
09-02-05
03-30-11
01-13-99
Simpson, John E.
Simpson, Willis O.
AM
FC
08-04-42
09-11-18
11-16-09
04-17-04
Slone, Forrest B.
Smith, Walter A.
FC
FC
06-11-25
08-17-15
02-20-05
01-28-98
Snider, Phillip R.
Stanley, John H.
FC
FC
10-11-26
11-27-36
11-04-10
11-27-04
Stare, Benny R.
Stegner, William R.
Local
FC
08-07-52
07-07-30
08-05-97
01-06-03
Stoneburner, Alva
Stover, Earl F.
Local
FC
12-17-03
11-03-30
07-07-00
11-12-03
Sullins, Marion L.
Sullivan, Daniel J.
FC
FE
03-03-08
08-15-29
04-19-03
06-21-05
Swyear, William E.
Tate, Christian C.
AM
AM
04-09-23
12-25-22
08-12-10
09-14-05
Tindle, Charles H.
Tolley, Clarence V.
FM
FC
10-10-28
10-31-01
11-27-09
08-20-99
Treat, Robert J.
Turner, Arthur Dale
Turner, John O.
Ulm, Marshall D.
FC
FC
FC
FC
08-25-35
08-08-11
03-09-27
10-06-15
03-20-10
07-24-01
04-14-98
06-12-01
VanGiesen, Raymond A.
Vaughn, Earl F.
FC
FC
07-05-17
10-20-29
03-19-03
11-27-04
Vinnedge, Lloyd H.
Wahl, Bernard C., Jr.
FC
FE
09-21-20
04-08-26
09-12-10
12-22-07
Walls, H. Leland
Warren, Marilyn
FC
FE
04-23-27
04-06-31
04-14-98
12-23-07
AM
Local
FC
FC
FC
FC
FE
AM
02-24-28
11-17-61
12-01-12
12-08-36
02-23-32
10-08-15
07-20-16
09-14-20
06-21-97
01-09-06
03-10-97
12-11-00
06-01-04
01-05-02
02-11-08
04-07-06
Wartick, Joseph L.
Waterman, Patty
Webb, Julius J.
Webb, Ronald Dean
Weiss, Everett
White, Joseph A.
White, L. Maxwell
White, Lowell C.
Roll of the Dead
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Wittrup, Glenn E.
FC
11-17-22
12-23-99
Wolfley, Clyde
Wright, Harvey B.
FE
FE
09-15-27
07-13-23
01-01-06
05-11-09
Wright, Karl E.
Young, Clarence C.
Zinn, Kenneth
FE
FC
FC
08-31-24
04-26-20
09-24-27
11-18-07
06-07-04
02-18-01
The Rev. Dr. Karen Westerfield Tucker preaches the Memorial Sermon
Bishop Woodie and Mrs. Kim White.
Bishop White preached at the Memorial Service
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Roll of the Dead
Historical and Official Information
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2011 Commissioned Elders: First row: KathrynS. Lewis, Megan E. Thompson, Carol A.
Stufflebeam, Andy Robert Maxwell. Back row: Bishop Palmer, Chrstipher M. Quick, Scott
E. Carnes, Jungil Rhee, William Brett Yates
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2011 Full Deacon: Elizabeth Anne Fender
2011 Full Elders: First row: Mary Alice Cunningham, Florence E. Scott, Patricia A. Hutton, Lisa Dawn Guilliams, Anita Ruth Munden. Back Row: Bishop Palmer, Michael O.
Whitaker, Grant Donald Armstrong, Andrew Gerard Hopp, Andrew Jacob Anthony.
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Offical Certifications
Certificate of Ordination of Elders and Deacon
This is to certify that on June 3, 2011 under the election of the Illinois Great
Rivers Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, I, Bishop Gregory V.
Palmer, Presiding Bishop, ordained the following as full membership elders and
deacon: Elders- Andrew Jacob Anthony, Grant Donald Armstrong, Mary Alice
Cunningham, Lisa Guilliams, Andrew Gerard Hopp, Patricia Aileen Hutton,
Anita Ruth Munden, Florene Elizabeth Scott, Michael Otis Whitaker. DeaconElizabeth Anne Fender
Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer
Presiding Bishop
Certificate of Commissioning of Probationary Elders
This is to certify that on June 2, 2011 under the election of the Illinois Great
Rivers Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, I, Gregory V. Palmer,
Presiding Bishop, commissioned the following as probationary (provisional) elders:
Scott Eugene Carnes, Kathryn Sue Lewis, Robert Andrew Maxwell, Christopher
Maurice Hughes Quick, Jungil Rhee, Carol Ann Stufflebeam, Megan Elizabeth
Thompson, and William Brett Yates.
Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer
Presiding Bishop
Rev. Alice J. Shirley
Illinois Great Rivers Conference Secretary
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Historical Annual Conference Sessions
of The United Methodist Church
since the union of the former Southen Illinois Annual Conference
with the former Central Illinois Annual Conference
Year
Date
Place
Bishop
Secretary
1996
Aug. 17
Springfield
Uniting Conference
Lawson
James C. Elder
1997
June 8-11
Springfield
Christopher
James C. Elder
1998
June 7-10
Springfield
Christopher
James C. Elder
1999
June 6-9
Collinsville
Christopher
James C. Elder
2000
June 11-14
Collinsville
Christopher
James C. Elder
2001
June 7-10
Collinsville
Christopher
Charles G. Shelquist
2002
June 6-9
Peoria
Christopher
2003
May 28-31
Peoria
Christopher
2004
June 10-13
Peoria
Christopher
2005
June 9-12
Peoria
Christopher
J. William Werner
2006
June 8-11
Peoria
Christopher
J. William Werner
Terry R. Werner
2007
June 6-9
Peoria
Christopher
J. William Werner
Terry R. Werner
2008
June 4-7
Peoria
Christopher
J. William Werner
Terry R. Werner
2009
June 3-6
Peoria
Palmer
Alice J. Shirley
2010
June 2-5
Peoria
Palmer
Alice J. Shirley
2011
June 1-4
Peoria
Palmer
Alice J. Shirley
Former Southern Illinois Annual Conference Historical Annual Conference
Sessions are listed in the 1967 Southern Illinois Annual Conference Journal, pages
270-272 (Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1867-1939, and Southern Illinois
Annual Conference, The Methodist Church, 1939-1968) and the 1996 Journal, p.
269 (Southern Illinois Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church, with
listing of antecedent Annual Conference information pp. 262-268.)
Former Central Illinois Annual Conference Historical Annual Conference
Sessions are listed in the 1996 Journal-Yearbook, Volume I, page 8 (merger of the
Evangelical United Brethren Church and The Methodist Church, 1968-1996 with
listings of antecedent Annual Conference information).
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IGRC Policies and Procedures
“The Annual Conference Secretary shall be the custodian of all Policy
Statements and Procedure Statements and shall make them available upon
request.” (Standing Rules of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference)
The Rev. Alice J. Shirley
Annual Conference Secretary
P.O. Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794
Office: (217) 529-2646 Fax: (217) 529-4150
Index of Policies and Other Documents
Board of Ordained Ministry Policies
www.igrbom.com
CCFA Policies
see page 106
Clergy Sexual Misconduct Prevention
see page 327
Comprehensive Plan - Congregational Dev
see page 301
Current, The - Editorial Policies
www.igrc.org
Displays (Annual Conference)
see page 297
Non-Employee Email Policy
www.igrc.org
see page 310
Health Insurance Rates
www.igrc.org
Journals, Distribution of
2005, Vol II, p. 466
ListServe Policy
www.igrc.org
Relational Covenant
see page 296
Revolving Loan Policy (Cong. Develop)
see page 307
Standing Rules
see page 313
Submitting Materials to Annual Conference
see page 299
Vision, Mission, and Strategies
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1999, Vol II, p. 497
see page 295
Vision, Mission, and Strategies
An Ongoing Discernment
September 2006
Vision: All the physically and spiritually hungry people of our world feasting on
God’s abundant grace at God’s table so that they experience God’s unconditional
love for them, are formed in that love, and are sent to live and share that love with
the individuals and institutions of our world.
Mission: The purpose of the annual conference is to form disciples of Jesus Christ
by equipping its local churches for ministry and by providing a connection for ministry beyond the local church, all to the glory of God (The Book of Discipline, 2004)
Strategy One: Following Jesus as faithful and obedient servants by:
• Extending radical hospitality by reaching beyond our fears and across every
barrier to receive people of every economic level, race, nationality, age, religion, and gender into Christian community.
• Working together with the Holy Spirit to create Christian communities in
which all people find faith-forming relationships in Jesus Christ as Lord and
Savior which facilitate living as disciples in daily life.
• Teaching and practicing the means of grace, which include: worship of God,
prayer, sacraments, searching the scriptures, fasting and/or abstinence,
Christian conferencing, and acts of mercy.
• Developing relationships with children and the poor and working hand-inhand to eliminate poverty.
Strategy Two: Positioning The United Methodist Church of the Illinois
Great Rivers Conference for effective ministry for the rest of the 21st century by
• Planting new United Methodist congregations where people live and where
they are going to live.
• Helping existing United Methodist congregations to discover God’s dream for
them and helping them make it reality.
• Helping all congregations to know what it means to form disciples and equipping local church leaders to fulfill this primary task. (The Book of Discipline,
2004)
• Appointing clergy, the most valuable stewardship resource of the conference,
where their gifts best match ministry needs.
• Providing congregations and pastors with tools to assess congregational
health and vitality on a regular basis.
• Reaching and transforming the lives of new generations of children, youth,
and young adults.
Strategy Three: Forming Wesleyan spiritual leaders to live in Christian
community by
• Grounding spiritual leaders (laity and clergy) in the spiritual disciplines and
practice of the Wesleyan means of grace.
• Connecting spiritual leaders (laity and clergy) in a community of life-long
learning and continuous growth.
• Identifying, equipping, and empowering spiritual lay leadership to make
disciples of Jesus Christ.
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• Identifying, nurturing, and affirming those who have been called by God to
the licensed or ordained ministry.
• Encouraging teams of clergy and laity to form welcoming and inclusive
churches and to put in place a system to form faithful disciples living in service to others.
Strategy Four: Connecting the Connection by
• Helping each congregation discover the power and joy of living the Christian
life in The United Methodist connection.
• Training church leaders in our United Methodist connectional identity so
they will lead their congregations in the connection.
• Clarifying and aligning roles, responsibilities, and accountability of the
boards and agencies of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference and their working
relationship with each other and the cabinet, so they will work cooperatively
and effectively toward our vision and mission.
• In every charge establishing and enhancing information technology hardware
and software that connects and integrates the work of the conference.
• Inviting people of Illinois not yet a part of The United Methodist Church to
know us and join us through effective use of media.
• Creating networks within the conference where we learn from each other
about the forming of Christian community and faithful disciples.
Strategy Five: Journeying to wholeness and holiness of mind, body, and
spirit by
• Practicing habits conducive to bodily health
• Participate in transformational events that renew the mind
• Seek covenantal relationships that nurture, challenge, and grow the spirit
• Choosing to be peace-makers by resolving conflicts in a way that respect persons and seeks reconciliation in harmony with Matthew 18.
• Caring for all Creation as stewards of the earth and all that dwells therein.
Relational Covenant
(Adopted by the 2008 Annual Conference)
As disciples of Jesus Christ and as members of the Illinois Great Rivers
Conference, we believe that we can change the church and the world through
honest conversations on matters about which we deeply care. We, therefore,
covenant to be a worshiping community, which provides a safe sanctuary open to
dialogue: a welcoming environment full of grace. To do this we further covenant to:
• Center on God and on His Holy Scripture as the authoritative word of God as
we come to the table, anticipating a holy and healthy experience and being
prepared spiritually, emotionally and mentally
• Pray constantly for God’s wisdom to understand God’s will, trusting and
believing that God works with and through us
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• Welcome, honor and respect each individual as a unique child of God
• Affirm each individual’s gifts and ministry and help everyone see the need
for cooperation and connection among our ministries
• Be patient and kind with each other, realizing that we all bring a history
• Listen to each voice at the table, respecting the viewpoints, opinions, communication styles and perspectives
• Invite and welcome people of all viewpoints to the table, respect the cultural and ethnic differences
• Believe that the Holy Spirit speaks through each person at the table
• Be engaged, not distracted or distracting
• Keep an open mind and open heart
• Show that you have heard and understood the other
• Hear the truth in love
• Speak respectfully
• Take holy pause before speaking or voting – invite the Holy Spirit into
your speech
• Be honest, genuine and transparent
• Honor time constraints
• Speak the truth in love
• Commit to work through differences
• Hold one another accountable to this relational covenant
• Keep the decision-making process at the table
• Honor all decisions and participants after the conversation concludes
• Follow up with each other in regard to any resolution
• Leave with an understanding of next steps where there is no resolution
• Allow the Peace and Word of Christ to rule in our hearts
Conference Secretary Policies
Displays at Annual Conference
Purpose of Displays
Displays facilitate the ability of conference members to connect with groups who
have information to share on their ministry. Displays are provided to encourage conference members to learn more about the resources that are available
through the wide variety of agencies and ministries in the annual conference. A
few displays are targeted for sale of goods. The parameters for their purpose are
discussed in a separate paragraph.
Requesting Space and Obtaining Permissions
• Forms requesting display space must be submitted to the Event Coordinator
by the fourth Friday in March. The request is then forwarded to the Local
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Arrangements Committee for space assignment.
• Groups or individuals requesting display space for the first time must submit
plans for content of the display to the Director of Connectional Ministries by
no later than 30 days prior to the annual conference session. Failure to comply will result in display request being denied.
• The Sessions Committee has the discretion to approve all displays and set
and publish guidelines for display space assignments.
• The subject and content of the display is expected to be in compliance with
the Book of Discipline, the Social Principles, and The Book of Resolutions is
expected.
• In the event content is deemed to be inappropriate, it will be removed by one
of the following officers: annual conference secretary, or chairperson of the
Sessions Committee.
• Groups officially recognized by and/or related to The United Methodist
Church may request display space. Each group requesting space must agree
to use their display area in accordance with the purpose statement in this
document. Groups “officially recognized by” or “related to” The United Methodist Church include the following:
• Approved Advance (Conference or General) Specials
• Ministries included and approved in the Conference Budget
• Ministries included in and approved in the Nominations Report
• Ministries approved as a Conference Special Offering
• Ministries which are initiated, supervised, and housed within a local
United Methodist church or local United Methodist Church-owned facility
within the boundaries of the IGRC.
• University Senate-Approved seminaries
• Because of limited space and the need of the annual conference to limit its
space use to non-commercial organizations, no commercial organizations
(other than the exceptions noted in this policy document) shall be permitted
to rent or otherwise use display space.
• No group will be allowed to place signs, displays or vehicles on convention
center property without the permission of the Sessions Committee.
Size and Location of Space
• The amount of space available for displays varies depending on the site of
the annual conference session. The Sessions Committee believes it is proper
to allocate the same size space to each group requesting space prior to the
deadline for such requests.
• Each group setting up a display must agree to keep their display within the
space allotted to them and not to encroach onto the display space assigned to
another group.
• Display spaces are assigned to specific locations, and groups setting up displays cannot move their display to another location. Because some locations
are considered prime locations, each year display space assignments may be
rotated to allow all groups the opportunity to use a prime location.
Special Permissions
In the past, display space has been granted to Cokesbury for a bookstore at annual
conference. Since Cokesbury is the denomination’s publishing house, they are
granted an exception to the stated policy above. Other organizations providing
free or reduced fee services to the annual conference session may also be allowed to
have display space where demonstrations or product sales will take place.
• Fees and Other Financial Considerations
• Fees for requested use of electrical outlets are paid by the group requesting
space.
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• Fees for requested phone lines are paid by the group requesting space.
• Fees for tables and table skirting (if not provided) are paid by the group
requesting space.
• Any entity making sales that are not tax exempt will need a permit from the
City Hall if local sales tax is to be charged.
Publicity
A list of all display booths will be distributed in the on-site packet that members
receive. Advertisements for display spaces may not be publicized in other printed
materials at annual conference.
Reports and Resolutions
Submitting Reports and Resolutions
Any Illinois Great Rivers Conference member or entity may submit a resolution for
consideration by the annual conference. Resolutions will be ruled out of order if
they conflict with the Book of Discipline, which can be changed only by the General
Conference. All resolutions become the property of the annual conference once they
are published. No resolution containing information deemed to be libelous will be
printed.
Deadlines for Submitting Reports and Resolutions
Reports or resolutions with financial implications………….February 15
All other reports and resolutions……………………………. March 1
Reports for the Journal-Yearbook only……………………. April 1
Missed Deadlines
Late-arriving materials may be included in the supplemental packet if:
• The maker of a resolution submits 2,000 copies of the material at their own
expense to the annual conference business office by May 1
• Material is approved by the annual conference secretary for inclusion in the
packet.
Material in the supplemental packet may be included in the conference agenda if
the conference allows its inclusion (requiring 2/3 majority)
Items submitted less than 2 weeks prior to the Annual Conference session will not
be considered.
Persons or groups wishing to have the conference office print the 2,000 copies for
a charge may contact Doug Stone before May 1 at The United Methodist Center,
5900 S. Second St., P.O. Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207
Specifications for Submitting Reports and Resolutions:
• Please submit your documents electronically; that is, by email attachment or
CD-ROM. Send to: [email protected].
• Please submit resolutions and reports in MS Word or Excel. Please use Century Schoolbook, 12 pt, if you have it. If not, Times Roman or Arial 12 pt is
acceptable.
• Use your spell checker. Make sure the names of persons are spelled correctly.
Use full and correct titles
• Do not type in all caps; do not indent. Do not use your spacebar for anything
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except spacing between words (one space) and sentences (two spaces).
• Make certain that statements in reports and resolutions are documented
(indicate your source)
• Consider the use of acronyms for committees, boards, etc. in reports, resolutions, and amendments. (See Yellow Information Section, page 11)
• Along with the report or resolution, please:
• Provide a suggested title
• Provide a one-line description of the content
• Provide the name(s) of the author(s).
• Indicate if you believe it has financial implications which need to be considered by the conference council on finance and administration in their
budget proposal.
Resolutions with Financial Implications
Reports or resolutions with financial implications for the annual conference budget
must be reviewed by the conference council on finance and administration before
or at their final meeting in February. This means that such resolutions need to
be submitted to the annual conference secretary by no later than February 15 of
the conference year. Failure to follow this procedure will prevent items from being
printed.
Also, any fiscal items relating to conference board of pensions and health benefits
must be submitted to that board before or at their final meeting before the annual
conference session. They will make any comments or observations deemed necessary.
Conference-Directed Letters
Any individual or group requesting letters be sent by the annual conference secretary
needs to be aware of the following procedure. The maker of the motion, report, or
resolution will be required to furnish a sample letter (electronically), as well as the
names and complete postal addresses for all recipients to whom the letters are to be sent.
The Journal-Yearbook - Secretarial Practices
What is it?
The Book of Discipline (¶606) requires each conference to keep an exact record
of its proceedings. A hard copy of this record becomes part of a number of general,
jurisdictional, and annual conference committees and commissions. The IGRC
publishes a limited number of hard copies for those who order them. The JournalYearbook is available to everyone in electronic form.
What’s in it?
The Book of Discipline requires the inclusion of the following items in this order:
• Officers of annual conference
• Boards, commissions, committees; rolls of conference members
• Daily proceedings
• Business of the annual conference (BAC) report
• Appointments
• Reports as ordered by the annual conference
• Annual report of the district superintendents, if any
• Memoirs as ordered by the annual conference following the guidelines of the
General Commission on Archives and History
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• Roll of dead: deceased clergy members
• Historical
• Miscellaneous
• Pastoral record (including the records of accepted local pastors in such manner as the conference may determine)
• Statistics
• Index
How to make corrections
• Corrections received before June 22, 2010 will be reflected in the 2010
Journal-Yearbook. Corrections received after that date will appear in the
2011 Journal.
• Send corrections directly to the IGRC secretary, noting the exact location
of the item to be corrected. A corrections form will also be included in the
Journal-Yearbook.
When resolutions or reports are not adopted
Reports, resolutions, amendments to the Standing Rules, policy statements, policy
statement amendments, or petitions that are not adopted will not be printed in the
Journal-Yearbook. The vote indicating defeat of the resolution will be recorded in
the Daily Proceedings, and the heading information and notation of failure to adopt
will be listed in the various reporting sections of the Journal-Yearbook.
Congregational Development:
Comprehensive Plan
(2008)
The Comprehensive Plan for Church Growth and Development was adopted by
the 2000 Session of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference. The plan called
for an aggressive strategy of starting three new congregations, establishing one
new missional community, and assisting three churches per year in intentional
revitalization efforts.
Of the many factors involved in starting new congregations, two must be
highlighted at this point:
• The primary strategy employed by IGRC in the early years of the plan is the
“parachute drop” model. In this strategy a location for a new congregation is
identified and a pastor is appointed to start the new congregation. While this
strategy is always risky, church planting experts indicate 80% of “parachute
drop” church plants never result in a self-sustaining congregation.
• When the plan was adopted, the culture of IGRC was not conducive to church
planting. In the earlier history of our conference, and its predecessor bodies,
local congregations often had a vision for, and followed a plan for, starting
new congregations through a mother-daughter congregation model. In this
strategy, a group of people from an existing congregation respond to the vision of creating a new congregation to reach people whom the existing church
is not effectively reaching. In 2000, very few congregations in IGRC had this
vision. IGRC needs to encourage congregations to once again embrace this
vision.
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Relying primarily on a less effective strategy in a conference where the culture
was not conducive to church planting led to less positive results than was originally
envisioned.
The primary task of the Office of Congregational Development is to
reinvigorate the church planting culture of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference,
drawing upon the church planting DNA of the circuit riders and the earlier vision
of IGRC congregations.
In studying what is necessary to develop a healthy church planting process,
the Office of Congregational Development has talked extensively with other UM
conferences, representatives of other denominations, and Jim Griffith and Bob
Logan, both of whom assess, train and coach church planters. It became clear that
certain “strategies” vital to healthy church planting, include:
• Strong partnership with a healthy congregation(s)
• Leaders with an affinity for the mission field and with key behavioral characteristics needed for the particular church plant
• Leaders trained in church planting
• Clear benchmarks established for the ministry and ministry leader
• Coaching provided to help the leader follow the plan to reach the benchmarks
The Illinois Great Rivers Conference still has a great need to establish new
congregations. It is clear that the most effective means of connecting people to
Christ and His church is through a new congregation. There are many communities
in Illinois Great Rivers where this strategy could increase God’s kingdom: some
are growing; and others could be more effectively reached by The United Methodist
Church.
In implementing the Comprehensive Plan, initial funding for all new church
start ministries was set at the same level. Clear consideration was not given to
the anticipated potential of the model and location of the ministry. This approach
caused some ministries to be funded beyond their potential to achieve financial
self-sufficiency.
In 2008, the minimum cost for compensation for a full-time pastor for a new
congregation start is $65,000, including salary, insurance, pension, ARP, and
housing (this cost is higher for an elder). This amount does not include funds
for initial ministry startup costs, office space, etc. Therefore, as good stewards
of conference funds, it is important that initial funding levels be established
according to benchmarks which anticipate the size of the new congregation. If the
benchmarks anticipate that the average adult attendance at worship will be 120
or more within three years after the first funding cycle begins, funding will be set
at the level to support a full-time pastor (this may be different, if the plan calls
for outside funding sources within three years, such as economic development). If
the benchmarks indicate the congregation will develop more slowly, or there is a
special circumstance where this size of congregation may never reach 120, the new
congregation start will be funded at a lower level.
Since the revised plan calls for clear benchmarks with funding levels set
accordingly, there will no longer be a separate category for Missional Communities.
All will be new congregation starts.
To help increase the effectiveness of Illinois Great Rivers Conference in
establishing new congregations, the Congregational Development Team has
adopted a process for church planting. To receive funding, new congregation starts
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will follow this process:
Step 1: Participate in Congregational Development Leadership Institute
• Part of self-assessment for leader
Step 2: Pre-assessment
• Identify target location, mission field and approach for congregation plant
• If clergy is to be appointed, the Cabinet identifies a potential pool of 3-4 candidates for this particular location/mission field/approach
Step 3: Assessment Interview (by trained team of two to three people). Potential
leaders will be assessed for:
• Affinity to Mission Field
• Competency for the specific project. A report, identifying each candidate’s
strengths and weaknesses in relation to the particular mission field/strategy,
will be given to the Appointive Cabinet
Step 4: Appointment made by the Bishop with discernment by the Appointive
Cabinet
Step 5: Attend “just in time” (in-depth training) before arriving at the site of the
church plant
• Develop plan with benchmarks
• Develop initial disciple formation system
Step 6: Secure Coach: Pastor (or Lay Ministry Leader) chooses from pool of coaches
who have been approved by the Coordinator of Congregational Development
Step 7: Finalize Benchmarks at Meeting of All Key People [Pastor, Spouse (if married), District Superintendent, Coordinator of Congregational Development, Lead
Pastor of Mother church (if mother church model or multi-site model), lay leader
from new congregation (if in place), and Coach]
Clear benchmarks will allow regular assessment to determine if the ministry is
reaching its potential or if it should be discontinued
Step 8: Appointment Fixed at Annual Conference
Step 9: Funding Begins with Pastor/Ministry Leader On-Site
Step 10 (ongoing): Progress will be tracked and evaluated regularly. Monthly
statistical reports and more comprehensive quarterly reports will be submitted to
the Office of Congregational Development. The planter will be involved in ongoing
training and community. A ministry must make progress toward its benchmarks to
receive funding in successive years.
This process can be summarized by this formula: Assessment + Training + Benchmarks + Coaching = Funding. Without any one piece of the formula in place, funding will not be available.
The first Congregational Development Leadership Institute is being held in
2008. It is a series of four, one-day or two-day workshops held throughout the year.
It will help participants understand competencies and behaviors that will lead to
effective church planting or turnaround of existing ministries. Participants must
complete all four workshops, including advance work and follow up reflection
essays.
In addition to training leaders for church planting, the Office of Congregational
Development is also seeking churches that are considering multi-site ministry
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and/or giving birth to a new congregation. Such legacy churches are needed to
successfully implement the Comprehensive Plan. There are a growing number of
churches in the Illinois Great Rivers Conference that see this as a possibility for
their future. As congregations are identified, there will be intentional effort by the
Office of Congregational Development to help churches reach their full potential in
this area of ministry.
Given the emphasis on partnerships with existing churches for most new
congregation starts, it is difficult to anticipate with accuracy how many new
congregation starts will occur each year. The goal is to start two new congregations
each year (either through multi-site ministry of an existing congregation or a new
congregation that will seek a separate charter).
Adapted/New Procedures and Policies:
The original Comprehensive Plan established a separate category of Missional
Communities. These “may or may not become self-supporting. They represent an
opportunity to minister with specific populations that may be defined by language,
culture, socio-economic status, or handicapping conditions.” There will no longer
be a separate category for Missional Communities. Ministries formerly funded in
this category will be funded as New Congregation Starts, according to benchmarks.
Ministries with benchmarks that indicate they will not develop as quickly will be
funded at a lower level per year; but may be funded for a longer period than the
original plan anticipated for new church starts.
Until a church is chartered, the IGRC Office of Finance and Administration
must establish all fiscal procedures for a New Congregation Start. If a new
congregation start is a mother-daughter model, the mother congregation may
handle the new congregation’s treasurer responsibilities until charter.
Any New Congregation Start which is not chartered will have a five-member
team selected by the new pastor and by the District Superintendent, one of whom
will be a member of the Congregational Development Team. This team will
serve a supportive role for the ministry, and will have the responsibility to make
compensation recommendations to the District Superintendent and Congregational
Development Executive Team. The team will also have responsibility for staff
hiring decisions. Staff positions must be in accordance with the funding agreement
of the Congregational Development Team. New compensation levels must be
approved by both the District Superintendent and the Congregational Development
Executive Team. (The “five-member team” is not necessary for a multi-site ministry
of an existing congregation).
Pastors appointed to serve non-chartered churches are appointed to
an extension ministry of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference. The Pastor’s
Compensation Reduction Agreement for Tax Exclusion/Resolution for Tax
Exclusion Relating to Housing/Parsonage Furnishings (green sheet) must be
approved by the Conference Council on Finance and Administration.
All contracts and leases for non-chartered churches must be signed by the
Director of Administrative Services.
A developing congregation that purchases or receives real property must follow
the requirements of Para. 2501, the 2004 Book of Discipline and secure appropriate
insurance.
When a developing congregation plans to purchase real property valued
in excess of $5,000, using Congregational Development grant money, the
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purchase must receive advance approval from the Coordinator of Congregational
Development.
The financial plan for any property or building proposal, of either a nonchartered congregation or a chartered congregation that receives $20,000 or more
in annual funding from the Congregational Development Team, even when the
funding is not specifically for this property or building project, must be reviewed by
the five-member team.
Congregational Development Team evaluations of each New Congregation
Start will be reported annually to the Cabinet by the Coordinator of Congregational
Development prior to January 15, and updates reported at any point a status
changes. When a New Congregation Start pastor receives a different appointment,
the status of the New Congregation Start, pastoral needs, compensation, and
funding will be reviewed by the Coordinator of Congregational Development and
the superintendent of the district in which the New Congregation Start is located.
By Discipline (Para. 260), any New Congregation Start (including multi-site
ministry) must have prior “consent of the bishop in charge and the cabinet and
with due consideration of the conference entity assigned the responsibility for
congregational development.”
The 2000 Comprehensive Plan also called for intentional efforts to
bring Transformation/Revitalization to existing congregations. The Office of
Congregational Development engages churches in Ministry Assessment and
Planning Processes (MAPP) so the congregations can understand the current
reality of the community and church, envision God’s preferred future for them, and
develop a plan to live into that future.
Because of reduced funding for Congregational Development, limited funds are
available for Transformation/Revitalization grants. Much of the available grant
dollars are utilized for the Ministry Assessment and Planning Processes which
allows Congregational Development to assist more churches in their intentional
revitalization efforts. In addition, depending on availability, limited grants may be
distributed to existing congregations that meet the following criteria:
The church has completed an intentional self-assessment of their mission, life,
ministry and context. Both the pastor and the congregation have engaged in this
process. It is preferable that this process be developed in consultation with the
Coordinator of Congregational Development. If not, clear information about the
details of this process must be submitted in writing for approval by the Coordinator
of Congregational Development.
The church must submit Church Council minutes showing approval for future
ministry of the church and include steps that meet funding criteria.
The District Superintendent, and appropriate governing bodies in the district
where the church resides, must indicate in writing that this is a strategic initiative
for the district for making disciples of Jesus Christ and that there is evidence
that the pastor appointed to the church is qualified to lead the transformational
ministry envisioned and is willing to undergo additional training and/or participate
in the Congregational Development Leadership Institute.
The ministry must:
A. Result in relocation of the church’s ministry for the purpose of greatly
expanding its ability to reach the community or
B. Result in the closure of two or more congregations for the purpose of
forming a new church in a new location with the intention of reaching
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the community more effectively or
C. Result in a new ministry to a population previously unreached by the
congregation or
D. Result in rapid congregational growth where more than 50% of the
growth is projected to be new disciples of Jesus Christ. The plan must be
geared at moving the congregation to a whole new size of church with a
transformed approach to congregational life.
Any grant application must include clear, measurable benchmarks that indicate
anticipated impact of this ministry.
Financial Projections
In those instances where the benchmark for average adult worship attendance
is 120 or more and the approach is to establish a new chartered congregation, it
is projected that the IGRC funding may be up to $230,000-300,000 (depending on
initial compensation package based on 2008 compensation figures). Total funding
for multi-site ministries where the benchmark for average adult attendance is 120
or more, it is projected that total funding will not exceed $180,000, and no more
than $90,000 in the first year.
In those instances where the benchmark for average adult worship attendance
is less than 120, and the approach is to establish a new chartered congregation,
it is projected that the IGRC funding would be distributed over a longer period of
time and will not exceed $25,000 per year. Total funding for multi-site ministries
where the benchmark for average adult attendance is less than 120 will not exceed
$50,000, and no more than $25,000 in the first year.
Note: All funding figures will need to be adjusted in future years for cost of
living and salary increases.
Congregational Development Team
To effectively accomplish its mission, the Congregational Development Team
must represent the diversity of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference (ethnicity,
gender, lay/clergy, region, expertise). The team will have a minimum of 12, and a
maximum of 15 members.
*Based on 2006 data, total IGRC pastoral compensation (including the portion
of the pension apportionment which was direct billed to congregations in 2007)
divided by average weekly attendance shows that the average worship attendee
contributed $439 toward pastoral compensation. To support a pastor at minimum
salary with additional compensation costs ($50,000 for FTLP; $53,000 for Elder),
it takes 114-121 in average worship attendance (this figure includes children and
youth) just to pay the compensation for a full-time pastor. The yearly costs do not
include housing allowance or expenses.
**A New Congregation Start is a newly organized body of Christ that is
committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ and
• includes regular community worship
• is theologically Wesleyan
• is willing to plant a new congregation in its first decade
• has an effective, multi-cell discipling system
• does community outreach
• receives new members
• demonstrates faithful stewardship
• almost always results in a new site of UM ministry
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Planting models include, but are not limited to:
• Connectional (similar to what is known as “parachute drop”)
• Mother/Daughter
• Multisite (that is intended to remain a separate location of UM worship and
discipleship)
• A ministry of presence that leads to a grass roots emergence.
• Strategies such as Merger or Adoption of an Existing Congregation by another may be effective for redevelopment, but do not fit this criteria for a New
Congregation Start.
Revolving Loan Fund Policy
(Adopted 2007)
Purpose: The Revolving Loan Fund of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the
United Methodist Church shall be used as a tool of the Conference in promoting
growth strategies and missional opportunities within the Illinois Great Rivers
Conference. Loans from the fund may be used in conjunction with other available
resources such as grants.
Criteria: Loans may be granted to churches or ministries who are not able to obtain
local financing or are not able to obtain total financing through local sources. One
criteria of consideration for an application submitted by a chartered church will be
the church‘s apportionment payment history as an indication of its ability to make
repayment and commitment to connectionalism.
History of the Revoling Fund: The initial capital of the A Revolving Loan Fund@
was given by the churches of the former Southern Illinois Conference of The United
Methodist Church for the purpose of establishing a Revolving Loan Fund for assisting in new church and church revitalization projects. These funds, including
outstanding loans and investments, were granted at the time of the merger to the
Illinois Great Rivers Conference Revolving Loan Fund to be used in conjunction
with future gifts and bequests received by the new Conference for the purpose
stated above.
Revolving Fund Monies: Revolving Loan Fund assets include loans, investments,
and accumulated earnings thereon. The fund=s assets are maintained for the
intended purpose of granting loans to projects consistent with the fund=s purpose.
Gifts from grants, wills, and other funding sources will be added to the fund when
received and become available for loan. New loans from the fund are limited to
the Revolving Loan Fund - Fund Balance less the total outstanding loan portfolio
principle. This available loan corpus includes un-loaned or repaid loan principal,
fund investments and earnings thereon. Reserve assets not currently loaned may
be invested by the fund until such time as needed for loan.
If for any reason it becomes appropriate to discontinue the Revolving Loan Fund,
it shall be by recommendation of the Congregational Development Team and the
Conference Board of Trustees of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of The United
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Methodist Church. The Annual Conference must approve such recommendation by
a majority vote. Included in the recommendation for discontinuing the Revolving
Loan Fund shall be a plan to disburse remaining assets to fund similar projects in
the Illinois Great Rivers Conference, or its legal successor.
Interest Rates and Payments: The interest rate charged on loans for chartered
churches shall be equal to the comparable rate charged by local banks (home mortgage rate for parsonage; prime rate for church building or property purchase) at
the time the loan is presented to and approved for recommendation by the Congregational Development Team. Interest rates charged for unchartered churches and/
or for the first building phase for new church start projects shall be two (2) percent
lower than the above rate. Payments shall be monthly. Payments for principal
and interest shall be to the IGRC Revolving Loan Fund. Payments shall begin at
the beginning of the second month after the loan proceeds are disbursed. Interest
accrued through the end of the first month is due at the time of closing. The final
terms of the loan shall be approved by CDT.
Exception to the Repayment Policy When the loan is a second loan for a project,
payment of principal and interest may be delayed for a specific period. Interest will
be charged and the principal of the loan will increase monthly. A definite date at
which payment will begin shall be in the loan agreement. There shall be an annual
review of the loan with the borrowing congregation by the Conference Congregational Development Team, the purpose of which is to determine how the congregation is doing financially.
Administration: The Conference Congregational Development Team shall administer the Revolving Loan Fund through the Finance and Administration Team. All
requirements of the Conference Board of Trustees shall be followed. An application for loan shall be completed and presented to the Congregational Development
Team. A loan application form will be supplied. There shall be a signed promissory
note for the loan. Each loan will be secured by mortgage held by the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of The United Methodist Church. The
Congregational Development Team shall make decisions regarding each loan application. Exceptions to the Revolving Loan Fund Policies concerning terms, rates,
administration, etc. may be made with a two-thirds majority vote of the Congregational Development Team. Any exception must also be affirmed with a two-thirds
majority vote of the Visioning Team of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference. The
Treasurer of the Revolving Loan Fund shall be the Conference Treasurer. Reserve
funds may be held as an investment in the Conference Holding Accounts or may be
invested elsewhere if so approved by the Conference Congregational Development
Team. An audit of the fund will be conducted each year in conjunction with the
Conference audit.
Processes and Procedure: To apply for a loan, the church or ministry must complete the following steps:
1. Have prior approval for the project from all entities required by The Book of
Discipline. These may include Church Council, Charge/Church Conference,
District Committee on Building and Location, and the Congregational Development Team, depending on the circumstances and the scope of the project.
2. Complete the Revolving Loan Fund Application which can be secured from and
returned to the Office of Congregational Development.
3. Include a letter of support for this project from the Superintendent of the district in which the church or ministry is located, indicating that the appropriate district committee(s) consider this loan to support the capital needs of an
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intentional disciple-making ministry.
The Congregational Development Team will consider the loan application and
will inform the church or ministry in writing concerning its decision or if further
information is needed. Following approval the loan will be processed as soon as
possible.
Before a loan payout can be processed, the following steps must take place:
1. The church or ministry must submit a copy of the minutes of the council or
board meeting that record the acceptance of the terms of the loan.
2. The church or ministry must submit a plan for loan repayment.
3. The Revolving Loan Note and Agreement must be signed by, but not limited to,
the following people: Chair of Board of Trustees of the church, District Superintendent, Chair of Congregational Development Team, and Coordinator of
Congregational Development.
Following completion of the above steps, the loan will be processed in a timely manner.
( 01/25/07 Policy adopted by Congregational Development Team)
Well Child Policy
For those using childcare at Annual Conference
• Child care will not admit a child if he/she has any of the following: diarrhea,
fever 100 or higher with symptoms of other illness, known contagious disease,
questionable rash, vomiting, conjunctivitis or a severe cold/cough.
• If a child is on antibiotics, he/she should have been treated for at least 24
hours before admittance to child care.
• If a child becomes ill and the illness prevents the child from participating
comfortably in activities as determined by the child care provider or the illness results in a greater need for care than child care can provide without
compromising the health and safety of the other children as determined by
the child care provider, parents will be notified and the child will need to be
removed from child care.
• Upon notification of a sick child, the parent(s) will come immediately to pick
up his/her child. In case of a serious emergency, appropriate emergency personnel will be contacted as well.
• Re-admittance into child care following an illness while at Annual Conference will be at the sole discretion of the head of child care and must adhere to
number 1 and 2 of the stated policy. A doctor’s note granting permission to
return to child care is highly encouraged.
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Equitable Compensation Policy
Mission Statement: The mission of the Commission on Equitable Compensation is
to support full-time clergy serving as pastors in the charges of the Annual Conference.
Functions: The Commission will carry out its mission by:
• recommending conference standards for pastoral support
• administering funds to be used in base compensation supplementation
• providing counsel and advisory material on pastoral support to District
Superintendents and Committees on Pastor-Parish(Staff-Parish) Relations
Membership: The Commission shall be made up of 12-16 members elected quadrennially to a maximum of two (2) terms. The Commission shall be composed of
an equal number of lay and clergy persons, including at least one lay person and
one clergy person from churches of fewer than two hundred members. In addition,
one District Superintendent named by the Cabinet shall be a member.
Leadership: The Commission shall be led by a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson
and a Secretary duly elected by the Annual Conference from the membership of the
Commission.
Internal Structure: The Commission shall have an Executive Committee comprised
of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson and the Secretary of the Commission.
Conference Funds Administered: The Commission shall administer the Conference‘s Equitable Compensation Fund.
Policies-Setting Guidelines for Conference Activities/Action:
A. The Commission shall recommend to the Annual Conference the level
of minimum base compensation for Full-time Clergy in full connection,
Probationers serving full-time, Associate Members serving full time and
Full-time Local Pastors.
B. The commission shall recommend to the Annual Conference the maximum supplementation to be made to pastoral base compensation and
maximum duration of such supplementation.
C. The commission shall recommend to the Annual Conference standards of
pastoral support beyond base compensation, i.e. pastoral vacations, continuing education funding, professional expense allowances and parsonage housing standards.
Procedures:
Internal Structure Makeup: Following the year 2000 C.E., members shall be elected to four (4) year terms in staggered classes. Members may succeed themselves
to serve a maximum of eight (8) years. The terms of the officers of the Commission
shall be from the time of dismissal of the Annual Conference Session of the following year. Officers may be nominated to succeed themselves to a maximum of four
terms..
Assignment of Functions: The entire Commission is responsible for all of the
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Commission‘s functions with the exception of requests for salary supplementation received from the Cabinet, which require action before the Commission‘s next
scheduled meeting. Responding to such requests shall be the responsibility of the
Executive Committee.
Meeting Schedule The Commission shall have regular meetings two (2) two (2)
times per year: one in the early fall and one in midwinter. Other meetings may be
held at times deemed by the Chairperson to be necessary for a called meeting. The
Commission may take action on supplementation requests via electronic communication between meetings.
Criteria for Receiving Supplementation: When the Cabinet believes that it has a
special ministry in need of supplementation the District Superintendent in whose
District this need is located shall present the request to the commission on Equitable compensation after having received the support of the Cabinet and having
presented the appropriate request form signed by the secretary of the Cabinet. In
the event the Commission is not scheduled to meet, the Executive Committee shall
be convened to act on behalf of the Commission. Each request is considered and
granted funds during one calendar year. If supplementation is needed during a following year, a new request must be made following the above procedure. A charge
shall comply with the following requirements and shall report to the Commission
on Equitable Compensation such action in order to qualify for salary supplementation:
A. There shall be a satisfactory financial plan.
B. The charge and pastor shall be in compliance with the provision set forth
in the 2008 The Book of Discipline, Par. 638.4 with regards to the Board
of Pensions.
C. No charge shall receive Pastoral Supplementation for more than three (3)
years unless that Charge can show just cause for that salary supplementation to the Cabinet and the Commission on Equitable Compensation.
No Charge shall receive supplementation of an amount greater than 20%
of the minimum salary.
Reporting Mechanisms: The Chairperson of the Commission shall prepare an annual report to be submitted to the Annual Conference. The District Superintendent
serving as a member of the Commission shall report for the Commission to the
Cabinet.
Appeals Policy: Any appeals to the Commission based on discrimination shall be
heard by the entire commission
Policies Setting Guidelines for the Body’s Work/Activities
A. Recommendation to the Annual Conference must be submitted to the
Secretary of the Annual Conference by the deadline.
B. Budget requests must be submitted to the Conference Council on Finance
and Administration by their deadline.
C. Recommendation to the Cabinet regarding advisory materials to assist
Pastor-Parish (Staff-Parish) relations committees in constructing clergy
support packages should be finalized at the Commission‘s midwinter
meeting.
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Corrections
to prior Journal-Yearbooks
2010 Journal-Yearbook, page 284: Jessica Ann Marie Lauer was commisioned elder
in 2010 not 2009. See Daily Proceedings (2010 Journal-Yearboook) on page 71.
2010 Journal-Yearbook, page 286, Jessica Ann Marie Lauer was commissioned
elder on June 3, 2010, not June 6, 2009.
2010 Journal-Yearbook, page 286, Kimberly Ann Stuby was commissioned deacon
on June 3, 2010, not June 6, 2009.
Rev. Kenda Creasy Dean, Professor of Youth, Church, and Culture at Princeton
and author of Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the
American Church.
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Standing Rules
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THE STANDING RULES
of the
I.
PREAMBLE: The Standing Rules are intended to guide and govern the
mission and business of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference.
They provide order and structure for the Annual Conference.
II. ILLINOIS GREAT RIVERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
A. Standing Rules
1. The Standing Rules, as adopted, shall be the rules governing
all matters and proceedings coming before the Annual Conference.
2. The rules shall be published annually in the Annual Conference Journal-Yearbook and be reasonably accessible to Annual Conference members.
3. The rules shall not conflict with the General Conference Rules
set out in The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist
Church currently in effect. If there is a conflict, the current
edition of The Book of Discipline shall take precedence.
4. For matters not coming under the Standing Rules or the General Conference Rules, the most recently published Robert’s
Rules of Order shall govern.
B. Policy and Procedure Statements
1. Policy Statements
a. Policies define the conduct of Annual Conference boards,
councils, committees, Commissions, ministry teams, and
other groups.
b. Annual Conference structures shall develop policies and
present them to the Annual Conference for action, including
approval, amendment, referral or disapproval.
c. Upon Annual Conference approval, policies shall have the
same legislative authority as Standing Rules.
d. Proposed new policies or amendments to policy statements
shall be submitted to the Committee on Standing Rules by
February 15 for comment, guidance and coordination.
e. The annual conference secretary shall be the custodian of
all policy statements and shall make them available upon
request. The annual conference secretary shall determine a
numbering system for the policies and procedures, so that
policies and procedures will be assembled together by the
annual conference body they relate to, and not the date
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they are adopted. The annual conference secretary may renumber these statements as necessary to achieve this goal.
An index of all policy and procedure statements in effect,
containing the date and volume in which they were printed
will be included in each Volume of the Journal-Yearbook.
f. The Annual Conference Journal-Yearbook shall contain an
index of approved policy statements.
2. Procedure Statements
a. Procedures define the internal operations of annual
conference boards, councils, committees, commissions,
ministry teams and other groups.
b. Annual Conference structures shall develop and publish
procedure statements.
c. The Committee on Standing Rules shall review the
procedure statements of all Annual Conference structures
for comment, guidance and coordination.
d. The annual conference secretary shall be the custodian of all
procedure statements and shall make them available upon
request. The annual conference secretary shall determine a
numbering system for the policies and procedures, so that
policies and procedures will be assembled together by the
annual conference body they relate to, and not the date
they are adopted. The annual conference secretary may renumber these statements as necessary to achieve this goal.
An index of all policy and procedure statements in effect,
containing the date and volume in which they were printed,
will be included in each Journal-Yearbook.
C. Amendments to Standing Rules
1. The Annual Conference may amend any of its Standing Rules
on the affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members present and voting while in session.
2. For inclusion and consideration in the Annual Conference’s
Pre-Conference Workbook, proposals to amend the Standing
Rules shall be submitted to the chairperson of the Standing
Rules Committee by February 15 (preceding the next regularly scheduled Annual Conference Session).
3. Proposals to amend the Standing Rules during the Annual
Conference session shall comply with the following:
a. They shall be submitted in typewritten or printed form
(to assure legibility) in sufficient numbers to reach each
member.
b. They shall be submitted to the annual conference
secretary at least 24 hours prior to the time they are to be
considered.
c. They shall be distributed to the members at least 12 hours
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prior to the time they are to be acted upon.
4. Amendments to the Standing Rules adopted by the Annual
Conference become effective January 1st of the year following
adoption, unless otherwise specified.
D. Suspension of Standing Rules
1. For good cause, the Standing Rules may be suspended during
an Annual Conference session by an affirmative 2/3 vote of the
members present and voting.
2. Proponents of a motion to suspend the rules shall identify (1)
the good cause warranting the suspension and (b) the absence
of any reasonable alternative to accomplish the proponents’
purposes within the framework of the standing rules.
III. ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSION
A. Purpose: the members of the Annual Conference shall convene
in session, as called by the bishop, to decide the matters brought
before them (2008 Book of Discipline, Paragraphs 601, 603.2,
604, and 605.2).
B. The bishop, in consultation with the Committee on Annual Con-
ference Sessions and/or other persons/groups so delegated, shall
develop the agenda for the session of the Annual Conference.
C. Members of the Annual Conference
1. All clergy persons, as defined in Paragraph 602 of the 2008
Book of Discipline, are members of the Annual Conference.
2. The Annual Conference shall be composed of clergy and lay
members. The clergy membership shall consist of deacons
and elders in full connection, probationary members, associate members, and local pastors under appointment. The lay
membership shall consist of professing members elected by
each charge, the diaconal ministers, the active deaconesses
and home missioners under episcopal appointment within the
bounds of the Annual Conference, the Conference President of
United Methodist Women, the Conference President of United
Methodist Men, the Conference Lay Leader, district lay leaders, the Conference Director of Lay Speaking Ministries, Conference Secretary, Secretary of Global Ministries (if lay), the
President of the Conference Youth Organization, the Chair of
the annual conference College Student Organization, and one
young person between the ages of twelve (12) and seventeen
(17) and one person between the ages of eighteen (18) and
thirty (30) from each District, to be selected in such a manner
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as may be determined by the Annual Conference. Each charge
served by more than one clergy shall be entitle to as many lay
members as there are clergy members. The lay members shall
have been, for the two years next preceding their election,
members of The United Methodist Church and shall have
been active participants in The United Methodist Church for
at least four years next preceding their election.
3. In addition, the following are members of the annual conference, by virtue of office, according to Annual Conference
rules: the Chancellor of the Annual Conference, three youth
from each District elected by their District Council on Youth
Ministries (or equivalent structure), Associate Annual Conference Lay Leaders, the Annual Conference Director of Lay
Speaking and Associate(s), Assistant to the Bishop (if lay),
Lay Conference Ministry Team persons, Lay Chairpersons
of Annual Conference Boards, Councils, Commissions, Committees, Ministry Teams and Support Teams. All IGRC lay
persons serving on any General Board or Agency shall be assured member status at Annual Conference. Wesley Foundations and other campus ministry units supported financially
by IGRC will recruit a person from their Ministry to be an
At-Large member of the IGRC (the person being a member of
The United Methodist Church).
4. The equalization of lay and clergy members of the Annual
Conference shall be accomplished in the following manner:
a. Each pastoral charge shall have one lay member. Each
charge served by more than one clergy member shall be
entitled to as many lay members as clergy members under
appointment.
b. The remaining number of needed lay members shall be
determined by the secretary of the annual conference based
upon the statistical reports of the prior year.
c. The annual conference secretary shall allocate ten (10)
equalization memberships to each district.
d. The district superintendent, in consultation with the
district ministry team, shall consider the ministry needs
of the district and assign the 10 allocated equalization
memberships accordingly. Each District shall give
consideration to including lay persons who are district
officers of United Methodist Women, United Methodist
Men, and United Methodist Youth. Consideration shall also
be given to lay representatives of any Annual Conference
agencies and institutions within the district.
e. The annual conference secretary shall assign the remaining
equalization members to the larger local churches (one
each), in order of decreasing size, who have paid 100% of
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their annual conference apportionments.
f. Lay members of the annual conference elected for the
purpose of lay/clergy equalization shall serve to the end of
the quadrennium.
g. The annual conference secretary will determine if any local
churches have failed to pay 100% of their apportionments in
the prior year and adjust the equalization members so that
all of them represent local churches that have paid 100% of
their prior year apportionments.
5. Expenses shall be paid in the following manner:
a. Each charge shall reimburse appropriate expenses of lay
and clergy members from that charge as identified in
sections 4 (a) and 4 (e) above.
b. The annual conference sessions committee shall annually
consider the reimbursement of expenses for equalization
members as identified in section 4.c. above and propose the
appropriate budget for the same.
D. Legislative Duties
1. An early matter of business for the convened Annual Confer-
ence session shall be to take action on the proposed agenda
from the Annual Conference Committee on Sessions for the
business of the annual conference session.
2. The proposed agenda shall be published each year in the PreConference Workbook.
3. Any group or individual presenting an item for action by the
Annual Conference that has fiscal implications, either on a
continuing basis or a one-time basis, shall submit the material two weeks prior to the normal deadline for submission
for either the Pre-Conference Workbook or the Supplemental Packet. The Annual Conference Secretary shall provide
the item to the Council on Finance and Administration. The
CCFA will submit a statement of fiscal impact to the annual
conference secretary by the normal deadline for submission
for either the Pre-Conference Workbook or the Supplemental
Packet.
4. The Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits shall
provide policies related to Pensions and Health Benefits
which shall be adopted by the Annual Conference.
a. No proposed action which has an explicit or implied effect on
the health insurance plan of the Annual Conference shall be
brought before the Annual Conference without review and
formal written comment of the annual Conference Board
of Pensions and Health Benefits, adopted at a regularlyscheduled meeting prior to the Annual Conference session.
b. Any proposal or amendment to change the structure of
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the Annual Conference health plan must be accompanied
by a formal evaluation of the costs involved, certified by
an independent insurance underwriter, actuary or other
recognized expert.
c. The Annual Conference Board of Pensions and Health
Benefits is empowered to adjust the benefit structure of the
health plan to meet anticipated revenues.
d. The Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits
is authorized to revise the Annual Conference health
insurance plan in order to bring it into compliance with
new health insurance laws and their ramifications and
emergency situations, subject to the approval of the annual
Conference at the next regular session. No proposed
action, which has an explicit or implied effect on the
health insurance plan of the Annual Conference, shall be
brought before the Annual Conference without review and
formal written comment of the Annual Conference Board
of Pensions and Health Benefits, adopted at a scheduled
meeting prior to the Annual Conference Session.
E. Election of Members to Serve on Agencies, Boards, Commit-
tees, Councils, Commissions and Ministry Teams
1. The Annual Conference Committee on Nominations shall prepare a recommended slate of candidates to fill the positions
on various agencies, committees, boards, councils, ministry
teams, and commissions of the annual conference.
2. In the nomination and election of membership for all Annual
Conference structures, special attention shall be given to inclusiveness as outlined in Paragraph 610.5 of the 2008 Book
of Discipline.
3. The members of the Annual Conference shall elect persons to
its various agencies, committees, boards, councils, ministry
teams, and commissions.
F. Election of Delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conferences Election of delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conferences shall be conducted in the following manner:
1. All clergy members in full connection will be assigned a
number for the purpose of electronic balloting by the annual
conference secretary prior to the Annual Conference Session.
Clergy who submit their picture and a biography of not more
than fifty (50) words will be included in the material published and distributed by the annual conference secretary,
provided the materials have been received prior to a deadline
established by the annual conference secretary.
2. Lay persons eligible to serve as delegates may submit a biog-
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raphy of not more than fifty (50) words and a picture that will
be published and distributed by the annual conference secretary, provided that the materials are received prior to a deadline established by the annual conference secretary. All lay
persons who submit materials shall be assigned a number by
the annual conference secretary for the purpose of electronic
balloting. The names of lay persons willing to serve may also
be received from the floor of the Annual Conference session.
3. In the case of both laity and clergy, election shall be by a majority of the votes cast in each ballot.
G. Annual Conference Displays and Sessions Information Material
Displays and distributed materials at Annual Conference shall
be governed by policies developed by the Committee on Annual
Conference Sessions and adopted by the Annual Conference.
H. Records (Paragraph 606, 2008 Book of Discipline)
1. The Annual Conference shall maintain records of its proceed-
ings.
2. The Annual Conference shall publish a Journal-Yearbookand
distribute copies to all members.
3. The Standing Rules shall be printed in the Annual Confer-
ence Journal-Yearbook each year.
4. The Annual Conference Journal-Yearbook shall contain all
new or revised policy statements approved by the Annual
Conference and a reference index to previously-published
policy statements.
5. The annual conference secretary or historian, if one is elected
or appointed, shall archive the Annual Conference’s records
and materials consistent with prudent business practices.
IV. ANNUAL CONFERENCE STRUCTURES
A. The Local Church (Paragraph 243, 2008 Book of Discipline)
1. The local church is the foundation of Nurture, Outreach and
Witness of all ministries to the community of believers and
beyond.
2. Each local congregation is urged to assess annually its programs and the needs and opportunities for ministries in the
community and on the basis of this assessment develop a
mission statement to be adopted at a charge or church conference.
B. The District Superintendents will partner with clergy and lay
leadership in ordering the work of the district to equip and connect the local church and extension ministries in making disciples
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of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
C. The Annual Conference
Vision: All the physically and spiritually hungry people of our
world feasting on God’s abundant grace at God’s table so
that they experience God’s unconditional love for them, are
formed in that love, and are sent to live and share that love
with the individuals and institutions of our world.
Mission: The purpose of the Annual Conference is to form
disciples of Jesus Christ by equipping its local churches for
ministry and by providing a connection for ministry beyond
the local church, all to the glory of God (2008 Book of
Discipline).
Connectional Table: The elected, appointed, and employed lay
and clergy leaders of the Conference gather at one table to
reflect on effectiveness of ministries in fulfilling the vision,
mission, and strategies of the Annual Conference and vision
new ways to live into our mission of making disciples of Jesus
Christ for the transformation of the world.
1. Equipping, Connecting, and Ministry Empowerment (Paragraph 610, 2008 The Book of Discipline)
• Annual Conference shall provide for the clear connections
between the General Conference agencies, annual conference
program and administrative entities and the local congregation
through the Connectional Table.
• Boards, committees, councils, commissions and other groups
to be elected by the Annual Conference (listed in the Report
of the Committee on Nominations); (2008 Book of Discipline,
paragraphs for member requirements).
• Board of Church and Society (Paragraph 629)
• Board of Discipleship (Paragraph 630)
• Commission on Camping and Retreat Ministries (Paragraph
630.b-c)
• Board of Laity (Paragraph 631)
• Committee on Ethnic Local Church Concerns (Paragraph 632)
• Board of Global Ministries (Paragraph 633
• Congregational Development Committee (Paragraph 633.5
• Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministries (Paragraph
634
• Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns
(Paragraph 642)
• Commission on Small Membership Church (Paragraph 645)
• Organization of United Methodist Women (Paragraph 647)
• Organization of United Methodist Men (Paragraph 648)
• Council on Youth Ministries (Paragraph 649)
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• Council on Young Adult Ministries (Paragraph 650)
• Committee on Native American Ministry (Paragraph 654)
• Council on Finance and Administration (Paragraphs 611-619)
• Commission on Equitable Compensation (Paragraph 625)
• Board of Ordained Ministry (Paragraph 635)
• Administrative Review Committee (Paragraph 636)
• Committee on Episcopacy (Paragraph 637)
• Episcopal Residence Committee (Paragraph 638)
• Board of Pensions and Health Benefits (Paragraph 639)
• Board of Trustees (Paragraphs 640, 2512.1-7)
• Commission on Archives and History (Paragraph 641)
• Commission on Religion and Race (Paragraph 643)
• Commission on the Status and Role of Women (Paragraph
644)
Commission on Communications (Paragraph 646
Joint Committee on Incapacity (Paragraph 652)
Committee on Disability Concern (Paragraph 653)
Sexual Misconduct Task Force (nominated by the Cabinet)
Committee on Annual Conference Sessions
Committee on Standing Rules
Committee on Nominations
Other Conference organizations as established by the Annual
Conference in alignment with the 2008 Book of Discipline,
and other temporary, short-term or specially-focused task
forces or implementation teams that the Connectional Table
or other agencies create and whose members are nominated
by the Conference Committee on shall be listed in the report
of the Committee on Nominations.
2. Tenure:
a. A rotation system shall be established by the Annual
Conference Committee on Nominations to limit the tenure
on all Annual Conference boards, commissions, committees,
task forces and ministry teams to no more than eight (8)
years (two 4-year terms), or three elections where three-year
classes are designated by The Book of Discipline.
b. When tenure has been completed, a person shall not be
elected to the same office until one term has passed, except
as excluded by The Book of Discipline.
c. Persons elected for expertise and/or inclusiveness will serve
under the tenure limitations wherever possible. (Paragraph
610.5 2008 Book of Discipline).
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V. MINISTERIAL MATTERS
A. Clergy Members in Full Connection appointed as staff persons
in the Annual Conference structure and/or related institutions
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pointed to local churches unless otherwise specified herein.
B. Ministerial Appointments
1. The effective date of new appointments and salaries will nor-
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
mally be July 1, unless another effective date of appointment
is set by the bishop. Vacation days not used in any single
appointment year are lost and do not accrue, nor shall the
charge be obligated to pay additional compensation for any
such unused days.
The pastoral service on a charge shall be the responsibility of
the pastor appointed to that charge. No pastor shall perform
pastoral acts in any parish other than the one assigned to
him/her, except by invitation of the pastor-in-charge, or, in
cases of emergency, with the consent of the district superintendent.
All pastors serving a full-time charge shall be granted a paid
vacation of thirty-one (31) calendar days annually, including
up to four Sundays and excluding holidays. (The understanding of “holidays” will be mutually agreed upon by the pastor
and the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee). This amount
of time (whether taken all at once or in two or more shorter
intervals) shall be granted during each appointment year.
The pastor, in consultation with the Pastor-Parish Relations
Committee, shall arrange for pulpit supply and other needed
pastoral service during such vacations. The church shall bear
the cost of providing pastoral service during vacation periods.
Each charge shall allow its pastor to assist up to two (2)
weeks (to include up to two Sundays) of evangelistic meetings,
assisting at Conference camps and other ministry activities
e.g. School of Christian Missions, Mission trips, Academy for
Spiritual Formation) per year. None of these activities shall
be counted against vacation time.
Pastoral leave for spiritual growth is dealt with in Paragraph
351.2-3 in the 2008 Book of Discipline.
Each charge shall provide time and financial resources for its
pastors to participate in continuing education according to
the policies recommended by the Annual Conference Board of
Ministry and adopted by the Annual Conference.
C. Moving of Pastors
1. A licensed carrier shall be used in moving the pastor’s house-
hold goods, unless an alternate plan is approved by the pastor, District Superintendent and the Pastor-Parish Relations
Committee of the charge to which the pastor is moving.
2. The local church to which a pastor of the Annual Conference is appointed shall pay the moving expense from within
the bounds of the Annual Conference, up to a maximum per
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3.
4.
5.
6.
clergy of 18,000 pounds and a maximum per pastor of $500 for
packing and insurance. Pastors, whose handicapping conditions limit their ability to do their own packing, may apply to
the Cabinet for additional funds from the annual Conference
for packing by the mover.
The local church to which a pastor from outside the bounds
of the Annual Conference is appointed shall pay the moving
expense from the Annual Conference boundary.
Multiple church charges shall divide moving expenses in a
manner approved by the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee
in consultation with the District Superintendent.
Where clergy couples move into the same parsonage and/or
house, moving expenses shall be shared in a manner negotiated by the charges’ Pastor-Parish Relations Committees,
in consultation with the District Superintendent. For clergy
couples, the total allowable weight shall be 20,000 pounds,
and total allowable packing and insurance shall be $500. In
cases where clergy couples are moving into separate parsonages and/or houses, C.2 applies. The restrictions on pounds
and packing/insurance expenses stated in V.C.2 apply. A copy
of the moving bill must accompany the completed requisition
form submitted to the Annual Conference.
Seminarians and/or seminary graduates living outside the
Annual Conference boundaries and appointed for the first
time within our Conference boundaries and appointed for the
first time within our Annual Conference may receive additional funding for moving expenses from the Annual Conference
Commission on Equitable Compensation at the request of the
District Superintendent. This rule does not apply to Associate Members or Members in Full Connection of other Annual
Conferences
D. Moving Costs for Retired and/or Disabled Clergy and Surviving Spouses
1. The Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits shall
recommend the moving rate for retirees and/or clergy granted
incapacity leave and surviving spouses, as defined in Paragraph 602 of the 2008 Book of Discipline to the Conference
Council on finance and Administrations (CCFA) for approval
and inclusion in the Conference budget. This payment applies only to full-time clergy or clergy couples whose combined
service equals full-time at the time of retirement or incapacity
leave.
2. Surviving clergy spouses may also request the moving allowance under the same provisions for clergy as outlined in this
section.
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3. Moving expense shall be paid once after the date of retire-
ment or to all who are granted incapacity leave. This provision applies retroactively to all previous retirements, disabilities and deaths. Exceptions for special situations may be
granted by vote of CCFA.
4. This allowance must be claimed within one year after the date
of retirement, the granting of incapacity benefits or a move
associated with a clergy death.
E. Diaconal Ministerial Relations and Service Appointments
1. Employment Contract (1992 The Book of Discipline, Para-
graphs 315-317)
a. Each local church/agency of the Annual Conference
employing a full-time Diaconal Minister shall negotiate a
contract which clearly states all employment practices and
staff relationships. “Full-time” shall be defined according
to the 1992 Book of Discipline, Paragraph310.2.3. Care
shall be taken to see that the contract complies with all
standards set forth in the current The Book of Discipline
of the United Methodist Church and the Standing Rules of
the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference. The District
Superintendent shall review the contract with the employer
and the Diaconal Minister prior to its execution.
b. The Annual Conference and/or institutions employing a
Diaconal Minister shall have the same responsibilities
to that minister as the local church has to its Diaconal
Minister unless otherwise specified herein.
2. Salary and Benefits (Paragraph 315.1)
a. The sum of salary plus the employer’s share of Social
Security for full-time Diaconal Ministers shall be at least
equal to the minimum salary support for Ministers in
Full Connection as determined annually by the Annual
Conference Commission on Equitable Compensation and
approved by the Annual conference.
b. Minimum support requirements do not apply to certified
lay professional, part-time Diaconal Ministers or Diaconal
Ministers in retired relations.
c. Salaries for Diaconal Ministers shall be from January 1
through December 31 of each year and shall be effective on
January 1 following the setting of the salary, excepting that
an increase in salary, by proper authorization, may be made
retroactive to the January 1st preceding and excepting those
salary adjustments necessitated by appointments.
d. The Administrative Board or equivalent structure shall,
after consultation with the Committee on Pastor-Parish
(Staff-Parish) Relations and the Committee on Finance,
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annually recommend to the Charge/Church Conference the
salary and other remuneration for Diaconal Minister.
e. The salary and benefits of full-time Diaconal Ministers shall
be published annually in the Annual Conference JournalYearbook.
f. The employing church/agency shall offer to full-time
Diaconal Ministers an opportunity to participate in The
United Methodist Church Pension Program. Payments to
said program shall be made in accordance with the General
Board of Pension Program for Lay Employees.
3. Diaconal Minister’s Service Appointments (Paragraph 310,
1992 The Book of Discipline)
a. The Diaconal Ministerial service appointment year shall
coincide with the date of Annual Conference or the date
stipulated in the contract.
b. All full-time diaconal Ministers shall be granted a paid
vacation of at least four (4) weeks annually including four
(4) Sundays. This amount of time (whether taken all at once
or in two or more shorter intervals) shall be granted during
each service appointment year.
c. Moving of Diaconal Ministers
1. A licensed carrier shall be used in moving the Diaconal
Minister’s household goods.
2. The local church/agency to which a Diaconal Minister
of the Annual Conference is appointed shall pay the
moving expense from within the bounds of the annual
Conference up to a maximum of 18,000 pounds and $500
for packing and insurance.
3. The local church or agency to which a Diaconal Minister
from outside the bounds of the Annual Conference is
appointed shall pay the moving expense from the Annual
Conference boundary.
4. Guidelines for moving:
a. The Diaconal Minister is expected to pack those
items which can be safely packed without the need
of insurance coverage by the mover.
b. The Diaconal Minister is requested to select a mover
by competitive bidding where possible and to accept
the most reasonable bid or estimate.
4. Local Church Matters
a. All provisions made for appointed pastors, as spelled out in
the section on Ministerial Appointments, B.4, B.5, and B.6,
shall apply to Diaconal Ministers as well.
b. Local Church Fiscal and Expense Items
1. Where necessary, the church/agency, in preparing its
budget, shall include a travel expense amount to be
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determined, in consultation with the Diaconal Minister,
and figured on the basis of actual miles, multiplied by
a rate not less than the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
mileage allowance. The church/agency and Diaconal
Minister shall determine how travel expense can best be
handled in the local situation. Options are:
2. Actual purchase or lease of automobile for Diaconal
Minister.
3. Compensation at the rate listed above.
4. Diaconal Minister receives one check for salary and
travel and reports annually to the church/agency the
total miles driven for church/agency business.
5. Telephone(s) shall be provided in the Diaconal Minister’s
office, and all calls shall be paid for by the church/agency
except for personal long distance calls by the Diaconal
Minister and his/her family.
c. Provisions for housing
1. The church/agency shall provide for housing for its
Diaconal Minister.
2. The housing allowance, in lieu of rent or house, shall be
provided in an amount that is adequate to a residence
which meets the standards for the parsonage house.
3. Where the church/agency provides a house, standards
shall be the same as those for the parsonage home. *The
1992 The Book of Discipline is the last Book of Discipline
which addresses the order of Diaconal Ministry.
F. Response Team for Clergy Sexual Misconduct
1. The Response Team for Clergy Sexual Misconduct, in cooperation with the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, the
Clergy Orders and the Cabinet, shall provide sexual misconduct prevention training for all clergy members at least once
during each quadrennium.
2. The Response Team for Clergy Sexual Misconduct, in cooperation with The Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, the
Clergy Orders and the Cabinet, shall provide sexual misconduct prevention training for all clergy receiving an appointment for the first time or after a period of absence from the
pastoral ministry of the IGRC.
3. This training will be offered in a reasonable period of time
(generally to take place at least within the first year of the
new appointment/assignment). Funding for this training shall
come from the Ministerial Education Fund unless otherwise
provided for by the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry.
4. Categories of persons required to attend: elders and deacons
in full connection, associate members, probationary memStanding Rules 327
bers, full-time local pastors, part-time local pastors, student
local pastors, retired clergy serving local churches, certified
lay ministers, certified lay speakers serving as supply or in
a regular preaching rotation in a church or charge, diaconal
ministers under appointment, diaconal ministers seeking
appointment, other denomination serving as supply, and any
others deemed by the cabinet to need training.
5. Frequency of training: A quadrennial training event shall be
held in the first year of each new quadrennium (2005, 2009,
2013, etc.). All persons in the categories named in 4 shall
be required to attend. Each year thereafter training events
shall be held only for newly appointed persons named in the
categories of 4.
6. Attendance* at a training event shall be recorded by the
Board of Ordained Ministry and reported to each person’s
district superintendent and shall be kept in the personnel file
of pastors, deacons, and diaconal ministers, and in a separate attendance file for lay speakers. Excused absences may
be granted only by the superintendent of record and only in
cases of extreme personal or pastoral emergency in consultation with the district superintendent. Only one opportunity
for make-up shall be granted. Persons unable to attend a
training event shall be required to attend the succeeding annual event.
7. (The following additional item is provided for information
only): Consequences of non-compliance: Should any person
listed in the categories of 4 fail to attend the quadrennial
event and further fail to attend the succeeding annual event
(as the “make-up” training), or if a newly-appointed person
shall fail to attend the first or second annual event following his/her appointment, the superintendent of record shall
initiate a supervisory response which may include filing a
complaint on behalf of the cabinet. In the case of any supply
pastor or lay speaker, the district superintendent shall engage such persons in a supervisory conversation. As a result
such persons may be relieved of responsibilities if unjustified
non-compliance has been determined by the district superintendent.
* Attendance shall be granted only for those persons present for the duration of an event. Partial attendance shall not be recognized, and such persons shall be required to attend the next annual event.
VI. LOCAL CHURCH MATTERS
A. Setting the Minister’s Salary: The pastor’s salary shall be set on 328 Standing Rules
the basis of a full calendar year and become effective on January 1, following the setting of the salary by the Charge Conference.
B. Local Church Fiscal and Expense Items
1. All treasurers of local churches shall maintain a separate
account in the name of the church for handling church funds.
All disbursements of funds shall be made by checks or electronic means drawn upon the account.
2. All church treasurers shall be bonded through an Annual
Conference Blanket Bond Policy.
3. The local church shall budget travel expense to compensate
the pastor for actual miles driven fulfilling ministerial duties. Actual miles driven are to be multiplied by the Internal
Revenue Service rate for mileage allowance.
4. Each charge shall provide and pay for telephone service
beyond the church building for the pastor and basic cable or
basic satellite television service for the parsonage home,and
internet service, high speed if available, at the designated office or place where the pastor is expected to perform his or her
pastoral duties.
C. Housing
1. Local churches are encouraged to provide a parsonage rather
than a housing allowance.
2. Standards for the Parsonage home:
a. A parsonage may be owned and maintained by a church, a
pastoral charge or the Annual Conference.
b. Any new parsonage being purchased or built shall comply
with the provisions of Paragraph 2543 of the 2008 Book of
Discipline.
c. Deeds for such parsonages shall comply with the Trust
Clauses in Deeds (Paragraph 2503, 2008 Book of Discipline).
d. In considering the location of a new church parsonage, the
positive witness of a commitment to the neighborhood and
community shall be considered.
e. Parsonages shall have an adequate yard and play space for
children (not necessarily next to the church). The parsonage
shall provide privacy for the minister’s family and have
adequate parking.
f. The parsonage shall have at least 3 bedrooms (one master
and two with at least 120 square feet each) with adequate
closet space for each; at least one and a half baths, one with a
shower, with adequate linen closets; family or recreation room;
living room, dining area, kitchen with sufficient cabinets and
work space; coat closet near front entrance, where possible;
adequate accessible storage space well distributed throughout
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the house; garage adequate for one car and storage; insulation;
storm windows, storm doors and screens or equivalent; utility
area with hookups for laundry appliances.
g. The parsonage shall have automatic whole house heating
and air conditioning; water softener if necessary; modern
cooking facilities; refrigerator-freezer; automatic washer
and dryer; draperies or appropriate window coverings in
all rooms; well-kept floor coverings for all rooms (carpet for
living room and other suitable areas) and extermination of
household pests where required.
h. Additional Desirable Standards (not required to meet
minimum standards): Four bedrooms (one suitable for
study in addition to church study); area 20’ x 25’ for
entertaining; separate dining room; separate freezer
facilities; appropriate floor coverings; garage adequate for
two cars and storage
3. Maintenance:
a. The parsonage family shall be good stewards of the property
entrusted to it. The parsonage family is responsible for:
1. Proper and timely attention to household routines
such as lawn moving, house cleaning, yard and house
orderliness, and routine protection and care of the house
and its appurtenances.
2. Repair of damages beyond normal wear and tear caused
by the family, pets or hobbies. This applies during
the pastoral tenure and at the time of vacating the
parsonage at a pastoral change.
3. Ensuring that the parsonage is vacated, clean, and, in
cooperation with the church/charge, in good repair when
a pastoral change takes place.
b. The church/charge also shall be good stewards of the
property which it provides as a parsonage. The church/
charge is responsible for:
1. Providing an annual budget sufficient to provide for
quality long-term maintenance.
2. Diligence in providing an energy-efficient parsonage.
3. Maintaining the furnishings and appliances provided by
the church/charge.
4. Having draperies and carpets professionally cleaned, as
needed, at church/charge expense.
5. Regular painting inside and out, good roof, prompt repairs.
6. Testing of the parsonage for radon in localities where it is
deemed desirable and corrective action taken if necessary.
7. Installing and maintaining an adequate number of
smoke detectors, a carbon monoxide detector and, if the
home has LP or natural gas, a gas leak detector.
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8. The care of permanent plantings (shrubbery, shade or
other trees).
9. Ensuring that the parsonage is in good repair, and in
cooperation with the pastor, vacated and clean when a
pastoral change occurs.
c. On multiple church charges, a percentage of yearly
maintenance shall be paid by each local church, on a basis
determined by the Charge Conference.
4. Long-term Property Stewardship
a. The church/charge shall be good stewards of the property
entrusted to them by providing an annual budget sufficient
to provide for quality long-term maintenance.
b. When a pastoral change takes place, the church/charge shall
ensure that the parsonage is clean.
5. Testing
a. Mandatory testing of the parsonage water supply,
regardless of source, should be conducted annually. This
testing shall be at the church/charge expense. If a public
water source is used, their testing results may be utilized,
as long as the testing laboratory meets USEPA-certification
standards for organic and inorganic chemicals and includes
nitrogen and bacteria testing in accordance with the
guidelines established by the Division of Environmental
Health of the Illinois Department of Public Health. A
copy of the testing results must be attached to the report,
regardless of whether it is from a public water company or
independent testing of a parsonage well.
b. If the water is not suitable for human consumption, a sufficient
water filtering and purifying system will be installed to make
the provided water consumable, or consumable water must be
supplied to the pastor and his/her family.
c. At the time of the Charge Conference, a written report,
made by the test facility, will be attached to the parsonage
report to be compliant with this rule.
d. Every parsonage will be tested for the presence of
radon every year, preferably in the month of January
in accordance with guidelines established by the Radon
Program of the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety. A
report regarding the results of the testing will be attached
to the parsonage evaluation report at Charge Conference.
The test results must be produced by a bona fide test
facility, preferable used or referred to by the Health
Department in the area where the parsonage is located, to
be compliant with the rule of radon testing as mentioned on
the parsonage evaluation form.
6. Housing Allowance:
Standing Rules 331
a. Local churches/charges are encouraged to provide
parsonages for their pastor’s housing. However, when, out
of necessity, a pastor must purchase or rent his/her own
home, a housing allowance shall be provided which shall be
adequate for the residence to meet the Annual Conference
standards for a parsonage home.
b. Local churches/charges may rent/lease a home for the
parsonage. The rented/leased parsonage shall meet the
Annual Conference standards for a parsonage home.
c. The parsonage provisions shall be clearly defined by the PastorParish Relations Committee and the District Superintendent
at the time of consultation prior to appointment.
d. Any exceptions to these provisions shall be negotiated and
approved by the pastor, the District Superintendent and the
Pastor-Parish Relations Committee.
VII.MISCELLANEOUS
A. Expenses for Annual Conference Meetings: Travel expenses for the Annual Conference shall be set at the rate Adopted by the Annual Conference at the recommendation of the Annual Conference
Council on Finance and Administration. The pooling of rides shall
be encouraged for Annual Conference meetings.
B. Incurring indebtedness for capital improvements: All boards and
agencies shall be required to consult with the annual Conference
Board of Trustees and the Annual Conference Council on Finance and
Administration and to obtain the approval of the Annual Conference
before incurring any indebtedness for capital improvements for which
the Annual Conference would be responsible.
C. Ministerial Pensions and Benefits Apportionment: Any unpaid
Ministerial Pensions and Benefits Apportionment shall be a claim against
church property in the event said property is abandoned and/or sold.
D. Sale of Discontinued or Abandoned Properties: (Paragraphs 2541
and 2548 2008 Book of Discipline): After the local church has exercised the provisions of Paragraph 2541 regarding the sale of church
properties and structures declared discontinued or abandoned (Paragraph 2548.3), the net proceeds from the sale of discontinued or abandoned Annual Conference, church and parsonage properties or sites
shall be divided equally between the Church Extension Fund and the
Repair and Replacement Fund or their equivalent structures.
E. Background Check: Every person involved in child care and chil-
dren and youth programs at all Annual Conference events must
have passed a background check.
332 Standing Rules
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Former Bishops and Spouses
Sharon A. Brown Christopher (Charles Logsdon Christopher), 4040 Woodlawn Dr.,
Unit 30, Nashville, TN 37205-1908, 615-385-1695
Polly Hodapp (surviving spouse of Bishop Leroy Hodapp), 1335 Timberlake Rd.,
Evansville, IN 47710-4125, 812-464-9964
Martha Lawson (surviving spouse of Bishop David J. Lawson), 765 Bluebird Ln.,
Franklin, IN 46131-2100, 317-736-1533
William B. Lewis (Janet Lewis), PO Box 452, Ephraim, WI 45211-0452, 920-854-9658,
916 University Dr., Edwardsville 62025-5565, 618-656-1357
Woodie W. White (Kim White), Candler School of Theology, Bishops Hall, Box 91,
Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
Camping and Retreat Ministries
Camping Office, 5900 S. 2nd St., PO Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207, 217-5293007, Fax 217-529-4150, [email protected], www.igrCAMP.org
Beulah Institute and Camp – 700 Trolley Rd., Eldorado 62930-4102, (summer only)
618-273-3583, Fax 618-273-7124, www.igrCAMP.org
East Bay Camp – 24248 Ron Smith Memorial Hwy., Hudson 61748-7552, 309-3657531, Fax 309-365-7532, [email protected], www.igrCAMP.org
Epworth Institute and Camp - PO Box 276, Louisville 62858-0276, 618-665-3884,
Fax 618-665-3552, [email protected], www.igrCAMP.org
Jensen Woods Camp – Ron Cox, RR 1, Box 150, Timewell 62375-9724, camping@
igrc.org, www.igrCAMP.org, June 1 - August 31: 217-773-2491, Fax 217-7733001, September 1 – May 31: 217-529-3007, Fax 217-529-4150
Little Grassy Camp – 1 Methodist Camp Rd., Makanda 62958-3216, 618-457-6030,
Fax 618-529-2244, [email protected], www.igrCAMP.org
Living Springs Camp - Mike Eaker, 14253 E. Epworth Spring Rd., Lewistown 615428427, 309-547-2047, Fax 309-547-2048, [email protected], www.
igrCAMP.org
Conference Agencies and Organizations
Aldersgate Federal Credit Union, PO Box 1790, Marion 62959-1790, 618-944-0817,
Fax 888-817-8369, [email protected]
Richard & Marilyn Sullins, PO Box 1790, Marion 62959-1790, 618-944-0817, Fax
888-817-8369
Alton Memorial Hospital, 1 Memorial Dr., Alton 62002-6722, 618-463-7311, Fax 618463-7730, www.altonmemorialhospital.org
David Braasch, 1 Memorial Dr., Alton 62002-6722, 618-463-7311 or 618-463-7301
Bruce E. Baumberger, Chaplain, 1 Memorial Dr., Alton 62002-6722, 618-463-7491,
[email protected]
Archives and Historical Society, c/o Pfeiffer Library, MacMurray College, 447 E.
College Ave., Jacksonville 62650-2510, 217-479-7694
Lauretta Scheller, Fax 217-245-5214, [email protected]
The Baby Fold, 108 E. Willow St., Normal 61761-1640, 309-452-1170 or 309-454-
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1770 or 1-877-454-1770, Fax 309-452-0115, www.thebabyfold.org
Hammitt School, 108 E. Willow St., Normal 61761-1640, 309-452-1170, Fax 309862-2902
Hammitt Junior/Senior High, 1500 Fort Jesse Rd., Ste. A, Normal 61761-1981, 309452-1790, Fax 309-452-1832
Family Center, 612 Oglesby Ave., Normal 61761-1888, 309-454-1770, Fax 309-4549257
Residential Treatment Center, 612 Oglesby Ave., Normal 61761-1888, 309-4541770, Fax 309-454-9257
Dale Strassheim, CEO, 108 E. Willow St., Normal 61761-1640, 309-452-1170,
[email protected]
Chaddock, 205 S. 24th St., Quincy 62301-4446, 217-222-0034, Fax 217-222-3865,
www.chaddock.org
Debbie Reed, President/CEO, 205 S. 24th St., Quincy 62301-4446, 217-222-0034,
Gary Livesay, Chaplain, 205 S. 24th St., Quincy 62301-4446, 217-222-0034, Fax
217-222-3865, [email protected], [email protected]
Jeff Rasche, Associate Director of Stewardship, 205 S. 24th St., Quincy 623014446, 217-222-0034, Fax 217-222-3865, [email protected], jrasche@
chaddock.org
Cunningham Children’s Home, 1301 N. Cunningham Ave, PO Box 878, Urbana
61803-0878, 217-367-3728, Fax 217-367-2896, [email protected],
www.cunninghamhome.org
Marlin Livingston, President/CEO, 1301 N. Cunningham Ave., PO Box 878, Urbana
61803-0878, 217-367-3728, [email protected]
Cloydia Hill Larimore, Vice President of Advancement, 1301 N. Cunningham
Ave., PO Box 878, Urbana 61803-0878, 217-367-3728, clarimore@
cunninghamhome.org
Kelligay King Crede, Chaplain, 1301 N. Cunningham Ave., PO Box 878, Urbana
61803-0878, 217-367-3728, [email protected], gcrede@cunninghamhome.
org
Deaf Faith Community of Jacksonville, Elke Sharma, 28 Jacobs Ln., Jacksonville
62650-1756, 217-245-7967, [email protected]
Eagle House Ministries, 3580 State Rt. 37 N., PO Box 97, Buncombe 62912-0097,
618-658-8116 or 618-634-2552, [email protected], www.
eaglehouseministries.com
Alan D. Milligan, 3580 State Rt. 37 N., PO Box 97, Buncombe 62912-0097, 618658-8116, [email protected]
Evenglow Lodge, 215 E. Washington St., Pontiac 61764-2011, 815-844-6131, Fax
815-842-3558, [email protected], www.evenglowlodge.org
Mark Hovren, President/CEO, 215 E. Washington St., Pontiac 61764-2011, 815844-6131, [email protected]
Carol Edman, Chaplain, 215 E. Washington St., Pontiac 61764-2011, 815-844-6131,
Fax 815-842-3558, [email protected], [email protected]
Tjardes Health Center Nursing Home, 815-844-6131
Lodge Shelter Care Apartments, 815-844-6131
Skyline Independent Living Apartments, 815-844-6131
Evenglow Inn Alzheimer’s/Dementia Unit, 815-842-9040
Illinois Wesleyan University, 1312 Park St., PO Box 2900, Bloomington 61702-2900,
309-556-3151, www.iwu.edu
Richard Wilson, President, 1312 Park St., PO Box 2900, Bloomington 61702-2900,
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309-556-1000
Carl Teichman, 1312 Park St., Bloomington 61701-1773, 309-556-3429, cteich@
iwu.edu
Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House, 1200 N. 13th St., East Saint Louis 622052975, 618-874-0777, Fax 618-874-0511, www.lessiebatesdavis.org
William Kreeb, 1200 N. 13th St., East Saint Louis 62205-2975, 618-874-0777, Fax
618-875-2241, [email protected]
MacMurray College, 447 E. College Ave., Jacksonville 62650-2510, 217-479-7000,
www.mac.edu
Colleen Hester, President, 447 E. College Ave., Jacksonville 62650-2510, 217-4797000, [email protected]
McKendree University, 701 College Rd., Lebanon 62254-1212, 618-537-4481, www.
mckendree.edu
James M. Dennis, 701 College Rd., Lebanon 62254-1212, 618-537-4481
Tim Harrison, 701 College Rd., Lebanon 62254-1212, 618-537-6962, tharrison@
igrc.org, [email protected]; 10914 Kenfield Dr., Lebanon 62254-2333
Methodist Medical Center Foundation, 120 NE Glen Oak Ave., Suite 209, Peoria
61603-4314, 309-672-5741, Fax 309-671-2961, Rebekah Bourland,
[email protected], www.mymethodist.net/
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, 221 NE Glen Oak Ave., Peoria 61636-0002,
309-672-5522, Fax 309-672-5598, www.mymethodist.net
W. Michael Bryant, 221 NE Glen Oak Ave., Peoria 61636-0002, 309-672-5522, Fax
Mid-West Mission Distribution Center, 1022 New City Rd., PO Box 56, Chatham
62629-0056, 217-483-7911, Fax 217-483-7981, Office@midwestmissiondc.
org, www.midwestmissiondc.org
Pat Wright, Executive Director, PO Box 56, Chatham 62629-0056, 217-483-7911,
[email protected]
Mary Ebermon, Warehouse Clerical Assistant, PO Box 56, Chatham 62629-0056,
Mark Freeman, Warehouse Supervisor, PO Box 56, Chatham 62629-0056, 217483-7911, [email protected]
Danielle Eaton, Secretary-Bookkeeper, PO Box 56, Chatham 62629-0056, 217-4837911, [email protected]
Pastoral Care and Counseling, 310 N. Poplar St., Bluford 62814, 618-732-8629
Karen Blank-Ewell, 1204 W. South Ave., Bluford 62814-1029, [email protected]
The Preachers’ Aid Society and Benefit Fund, 5900 S. 2nd St., PO Box 19207,
Springfield 62794-9207, 217-529-3221, Fax 217-529-4162, kanderson@igrc.
org
Keith E. Anderson, 5900 S. 2nd St., PO Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207, 217529-3221, cell 217-725-6904, Fax 217-529-4162, [email protected]
Sarah Cooper, Administrative Assistant, PO Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207,
Samuel N. Totten, 2000 Lake St., Mount Vernon 62864-2869, 618-244-3016,
[email protected]
Floyd Blackard, 2800 Via Rosso St., Unit 199, Springfield 62703-5846, 217-5850491, cell 217-556-6414, [email protected]
C. Raydean Davis, 314 Davis Ave., Bloomington 61701-3315, 309-829-3899, cell
Southeastern Illinois Center for Pastoral Counseling, Brenda Knuckles, 100 S.
Church St., Carmi 62821-1658, 618-382-5548
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Southern Illinois Hispanic Ministry, Aurelia Zaragoza, PO Box 149, Cobden 629200149, 618-303-3191, [email protected]
Sunset Home, 418 Washington St., Quincy 62301-4897, 217-223-2636, Fax 217-2236750, www.sunsethome.org
Chris Hopson, CEO/Administrator, 418 Washington St., Quincy 62301-4897, 217223-2636 ext. 318, [email protected]
United Media Resource Center, UM Center, PO Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207,
217-529-2744, Fax 217-529-4155, [email protected], www.igrc.org/pages/
detail/1851
United Methodist Childrens’ Home, 2023 Richview Rd., Mount Vernon 62864-2884,
618-242-1070, Fax 618-242-9381, www.umchome.org
Gary Lemmon, President/CEO, 2023 Richview Rd., Mount Vernon 62864-2884,
Foundation Office, 618-242-9108
United Methodist Foundation, 5900 S. 2nd St., PO Box 3487, Springfield 62708-3487,
217-529-3217, Fax 217-529-4181, [email protected]
Ted Frost, 5900 S. 2nd St., PO Box 3487, Springfield 62708-3487, 217-529-3217,
United Methodist Ministries Credit Union, Susan Phelps, Manager, 510 E.
Washington St., Suite 302, Bloomington 61701-4170, 309-827-8636, Fax 309827-7275, [email protected], www.ummcu.com
United Methodist Village (Main), 1616 Cedar St., Lawrenceville 62439-2154, 618943-3347, Fax 618-943-3823, www.umvillage.com
Carol Brown, Administrator, 1616 Cedar St., Lawrenceville 62439-2154, 618-9433347
United Methodist Village (North), 2101 James St., Lawrenceville 62439-2027, 618943-3444, Fax 618-943-2853, www.umvillage.com
Briana Crutchfield, 2101 James St., Lawrenceville 62439-2027, 618-943-3444, Fax
618-943-2853
United Methodist Village, 5201 Asbury Ave., Godfrey 62035-4802, 618-466-8662, Fax
618-467-1512, www.unitedmethodistvillage.com
United Voices for Children, 205 S. 24th St., Quincy 62301-4446, 217-222-0034,
[email protected]
Gary Livesay, 205 S. 24th St., Quincy 62301-4446, 217-222-0034, glivesay@igrc.
org, [email protected]
Wesley Foundation, EIU, 2202 4th St., Charleston 61920-3903, 217-348-8191, www.
foundationeiu.org
Paige Roberts, 404 E. Washington St., Arcola 61910-1730, 217-268-3595,
[email protected], [email protected]
Wesley Foundation, ISU, 211 N. School St., Normal 61761-2503, 309-452-1435,
www.isuwesley.org
Jennifer Edwards Bertrand, 211 N. School St., Normal 61761-2503, 309-452-1435,
[email protected], [email protected]
Wesley Foundation, SIU-C, 816 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 62901-2821, 618-4578165, Fax 618-457-8165, [email protected], www.siucwesley.org
Sherry R. Smedshammer, 816 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 62901-2821, 618-4578165, Fax 618-457-8165, [email protected]
Wesley Foundation, U of I, 1203 W. Green St., Urbana 61801-2905, 217-344-1120,
Fax 217-344-1830, [email protected], www.wesleyui.org
Daniel King Crede, Pastor/Director, 2705 Southwood Dr., Champaign 61821-5713,
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Robert S. Kirby, Associate Campus Minister, 603 Indigo, Savoy 61874-9450, 217359-2819, [email protected], [email protected]
Wesley Foundation, WIU, 1325 W. University Dr., Macomb 61455-1066, 309-8365581, www.wiu.edu/wesley
Nate Hopping, 227 N. Lamoine St., Macomb 61455-1935, [email protected]
Wesley Village, 1200 E. Grant St., Macomb 61455-3428, 309-833-2123, Fax 309-8377500, [email protected], www.macomb.com/wesleyvillage
Shelly Ward, 1200 E. Grant St., Macomb 61455-3428, 309-833-2123, Fax 309-8377500, [email protected]
Lay Leaders
Conference Lay Leader – Rhonda Whitaker, 1264 Hickory Dr., Neoga 62447-1212,
Associate Conference Lay Leaders:
Jeff Graham, 112 W. Raab Rd., Apt. D, Normal 61761-4774, 309-637-0268,
[email protected]
Ken Miller, 190 W. 4th St., Coal City 60416-1016, 815-634-0049, kcmiller27@
att.net
District Lay Leaders
CRD - Marilyn Appel, 1472 US Highway 45, PO Box 1, Enfield 62835-0001, 618963-2179, [email protected]
ERD - Richard Small, 206 Lakewood Dr., Hillsboro 62049-3203, 217-532-6421,
[email protected]
ILD - Johnnie Locker, 10615 N. Sleepy Hollow Rd., Peoria 61615-1121, 309-6923500, [email protected]
IRD - Ray Dunn, 207 S. Scott St., PO Box 265, Oakwood 61858-0265, 217-3542293, [email protected]
KRD - Nancy Myers, 5645 N. Ridge Rd., Olney 62450-3809, 618-752-5941,
[email protected]
LRD - Karma Webel, RR 1, Box 35, Versailles 62378-9708, 217-236-3811, karma@
webelfarms.com
MRD - Marian McCray, 14 Marilyn Cir., Fairview Heights 62208-2839, 618-624-8690,
[email protected]
SRD - Pete Paulson, 4 Ashland Ct., Mount Zion 62549-1277, 217-864-0600,
[email protected]
SPD - Steve Main, 1289 Knox Highway 4, Altona 61414-9363, 309-484-5571,
[email protected]
VRD - Ken Miller, 190 W. 4th St., Coal City 60416-1016, 815-634-0049, kcmiller27@
att.net
Lay Speaking Directors
Conference Director – Ava Williams, 324 W. Union St., Nokomis 62075-1642, 217563-7439, [email protected]
District Directors
CRD - Mary Beth Woolard, 903 N. Cochran St., West Frankfort 62896-3719, 618932-3372, [email protected]
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Jeanne Wright, 300 N Jefferson St., PO Box 372, Valier 62891-0372, 618724-7642, [email protected]
ERD - Carol Martin, 1004 W. Evergreen Ave., Effingham 62401-1708, 217-3425886, [email protected]
ILD - Russ Theobald, PO Box 5334, Morton 61550-5334, 309-264-0780,
[email protected]
IRD - Alora Bowles, 914 W. Columbia Ave., Champaign 61821-2742, 217-3592142, [email protected]
KRD - Sally Schofield, 12672 Old Highway 50, Clay City 62824-2200, 618-6627862, gmahoney2@ frontier.com
Cheryl Cain, 210 N. Spruce St., Patoka 62875-1049, 618-432-9036, ccain@
igrc.org, [email protected]
Sheron Murray, 28232 College Rd., Centralia 62801-7802, 618-532-3016,
[email protected]
LRD - Peg Ratliff, PO Box 287, Griggsville 62340-0287, 217-833-2377, pegrat99@
yahoo.com
MRD - Mike Allway, 19314 Dabbs North Rd., Jerseyville 62052-6685, 618-498-2464,
[email protected]
SRD - Barb Norem, 3420 S. Marilyn Dr., Decatur 62521-8888, 217-864-5948,
[email protected]
SPD - Lisa Unger, 962 N. Seminary St., Galesburg 61401-2854, 309-343-8250,
[email protected]
VRD - Jill Bunker, PO Box 412, Mazon 60444-0412, 815-448-2013, jill_bunker@
yahoo.com
Conference President - Sally Smith, 902 Eldridge St., Washington 61571-2822, 309444-8516, [email protected]
District Presidents
CRD - Bev Trammel, 1008 Dorris Heights Rd., Harrisburg 62946, 618-252-4734,
[email protected]
ERD - Sharon Niksch, 8845 N. State Highway 49, Casey 62420-3220
ILD - Johnnie Locker, 10615 N. Sleepy Hollow Rd., Peoria 61615-1121, 309-6923500, [email protected]
IRD - Judy Stoll, 1463 Harper Dr., Rantoul 61866, 217-893-4410, [email protected]
KRD - Diane Goff, RR 1, Box 182B, Grayville 62844, 618-375-7824, dianegoff@
hotmail.com
LRD - Joye Anderson, 1324 Hamann Ln., Quincy 62305-1101, 217-222-7477
MRD - Nancy Compton, 1905 Monticello Pl., Edwardsville 62025-2653, 618-6921462, [email protected]
SRD - Virginia McQuistion, 3620 Karen Ct., Decatur 62526, 217-877-2217,
[email protected]
SPD - Mary Ann Harvey, 3601 25th St., Rock Island 61201-6901, 309-786-2062, the
[email protected]
VRD - Teedra Hudson, 22243 Clarksville Rd., Lexington 61753-7680, 309-365-8735,
[email protected]
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United Methodist Men
Conference President - Jim Bolinger, 401 S. Park St., Unit 16, PO Box 461, Findlay
62534-0461, 217-827-6337, [email protected]
District Presidents
CRD ERD - Ben Dawdy, 717 Park Pl., Shelbyville 62565-9358, 217-774-4526, bldawdy@
consolidated.net
ILD - Jerry Motsinger, 1004 McMullen Rd., Bartonville 61607-1643, 309-697-8041,
[email protected]
IRD - Alan Patton, 201 Eldorado Dr., Tuscola 61953-2111, 217-253-3208,
[email protected]
KRD - Leon Johnson, RR 3, Box 298, Albion 62806-9582, 618-445-3605, HJIimpls.
aol.com
LRD MRD - Bill Lawrence, 4922 Lawrence Dr., Fairview Heights 62208-3447, 618-2367311, [email protected]
SRD - George Kastl, 4145 Turner Dr., Decatur 62521-4374, 217-422-2344,
[email protected]
SPD - Bill Schumaker, PO Box 62, Maquon 61458-0062, 309-875-3458,
[email protected]
VRD - Dave Paterson, 105 N. 3rd St., PO Box 812, Roanoke 61561-0812, 309-9237673, [email protected]
Miscellaneous Listings
InfoServ - General Church information, including contact information for UM
churches and pastors, [email protected], www.infoserv.umc.org
Center for Parish Development - 738 E. Dundee Rd., Palatine 60074-2858, 773-7521596, [email protected], www.missionalchurch.org (Exists to assist
churches to discern and participate in God’s mission in fresh ways for today’s
changing context)
Cokesbury - 201 8th Ave. South, PO Box 801, Nashville, TN 37202-0801 (for ordering
and inquiries) 1-800-672-1789, Fax 1-800-445-8189, www.cokesbury.com,
customer service -- [email protected]
Common Place Family Learning Center - 514 S. Shelley St., Peoria 61605-1837,
309-674-3315, Fax 309-674-0627, [email protected], www.
commonplacepeoria.org
Curric-U-Phone - Curriculum Resources - UM Publishing House 1-800-251-8591 (8:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CST M-F), [email protected]
General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits – 1901 Chestnut Ave., Glenview
60025-1604 (8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CST M-F) 1-800-851-2201, Fax 847-4755061, www.gbophb.org
Illinois Great Rivers Conference web page - www.igrc.org
ILCAAAP (Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems) - 1132 W.
Jefferson St., PO Box 2437, Springfield 62705-2437, 217-546-6871, 1-866940-6871, Fax 217-546-2814, [email protected], www.ilcaaap.org
Illinois Conference of Churches – 2160 S. 6th St., Ste. D2, Springfield 62703-3459,
217-522-7099, [email protected], www.ilconfchurches.org
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National Council of Churches - 475 Riverside Dr., Suite 800, New York, NY 10115,
212-870-2227, Fax 212-870-2030, www.ncccusa.org
Northern Illinois Conference - 77 W. Washington St., Suite 1820, Chicago 606023181, 1-800-382-3114, 312-346-9766, Fax 312-346-9730, www.umcnic.org
Presbytery of Great Rivers – 1230 W Candletree Dr., Ste. D, Peoria 61614-1589,
309-683-6980, 1-800-537-8592, Fax 309-683-6983, www.greatriverspby.org
Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois - 1360 W. Main St., Decatur 62522-1948, 217423-1396, 1-800-456-7734 (Illinois residents only), Fax 217-423-2868, www.
psei.net
United Methodist Communications (EcuFilm) – PO Box 320, Nashville, TN 372020320, 1-888-346-3862 (7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST M-Th, 7:30 a.m. - 2:30
p.m. CST F), www.ecufilm.org; For ordering booklets, brochures, calendars,
leaflets, offering envelopes, posters, videos and other resources - 1-888-3463862, Fax 615-742-5499, [email protected], www.umcom.org/store; www.
techshopministry.org, [email protected] (Discount software, hardware
and web solutions for UMCs)
The Upper Room, Discipleship Resources – PO Box 340012, Nashville, TN 372030012, 1-800-972-0433, Fax 615-340-7284 (8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. CST M-F)
The Upper Room, Living Prayer Center - 1908 Grand Ave., PO Box 340004,
Nashville, TN 37203-0004, 1-800-251-2468 (24 hours) (7:00 a.m. 11:00 p.m.
CST M-F), [email protected], www.Upperroom.org/prayer, prayer@
upperroom.org; Book orders 1-800-972-0433; Subscriptions for The Upper
Room, PO Box 420235, Palm Coast, FL 32142
Cynthia Fierro Harvey, Associate General Secretary of UMCOR
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Dr. Paul Chilcote, Professor of Historical Theology & Wesleyan Studies and Director
of the Center for Applied Wesleyan Studies at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ohio
Mike McCurry, former press secretary under President Bill Clinton and lay person
in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, spoke at the Imagine No Malaria dinner.
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Retired Local Pastor
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Elder Member of other Annual Conference or other Methodist Denomination
Deacon Member of other Annual Conference
Associate Member of other Annual Conference
Probationary Member of other Annual Conference
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Elder/full minister recognized from other denomination serving UM probation
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C: 1212 Butzow Dr., Ste. B, Urbana 61802-2006
H: 2809 Clayton Blvd., Champaign 61822-2355
C: 602 E. Pine St., Robinson 62454-3417
H: 918 S. Main St., PO Box 515, New Harmony, IN 47631
C: 214 W. Church St., PO Box 198, Sadorus, 61872-0198
H: 2703 Pine Valley Dr., Champaign 61822-7599
H: 5258 Manitou Rd., Littleton, CO 80123-1740
Adam, George F., Sr. (Evelyn)
Adams, Andrew (Amy Jo)
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Robinson Otterbein-Hutsonville
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H: 120 E. Main St., PO Box 443, Tiskilwa 61368-0443
H: 1191 Homestead Dr., Findlay, OH 45840-6590
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217-273-4670
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C: 128 E. Illinois St., Arthur 61911-1330
H: 128 E. Park St., Arthur 61911-1323
H: c/o Cindy Thillet, 19 Forestwood Dr., Ferguson, MO 63135-2824
C: 1301 2nd Ave., Silvis 61282-1207
H: 1226 12th Ave., Moline 61265-3003
C: 1201 13th St., Moline 61265-3098
H: 1226 12th Ave., Moline 61265-3003
C: 308 E. 3rd St., PO Box 158, Kinmundy 62854-0158
H: 307 E. 3rd St., PO Box 158, Kinmundy 62854-0158
C: 509 7th St., PO Box 256, Mazon 60444-0256
H: 1607 Lucy St., Streator 61364-1220
H: 4074 Alpine Acres Ln., Brighton 62012-2908
H: 1323 Kenneth Dr., Bloomington 61704-8247
H: 332 Spencer St., Bethalto 62010-1613
O: 5900 S. 2nd St., PO Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
H: 3 Anna Ln., Springfield 62703-5303
H: 984 W. Karen Dr., Decatur 62526-1442
H: 3912 25th Avenue Ct., Rock Island 61201-5701
Allison, Leroy B.(Marilyn)
Arthur
Althoff, Nathan
Alvarado, Julio A. (Sonia L.)
Silvis, Moline Bethel Wesley
Alvarado, Sonia L. (Julio A.)
Moline Bethel Wesley
Ambrose, R. Duane (Margaret A.)
Kinmundy First-Wesley
Amenda, Mark (Lynn)
Verona-Mazon
Anders, Joyce (Paul)
Anderson, Brent A. (Julie)
Anderson, Helen
Anderson, Keith E. (Alison)
The Preachers’ Aid Society
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Anderson, Marjolein (Steven E.)
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H: 11662 Pocahontas Rd., Marine 62061-1250
C: 274 W. Lane St., PO Box 39, Equality 62934-0039
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H: 68 Glenwood Dr., Glen Carbon 62034-1020
C: 300 Sylvan Ave., PO Box 627, Grand Ridge 61325-0627
H: 340 Sylvan Ave., PO Box 257, Grand Ridge 61325-0257
H: 713 Henry St., Kewanee 61443-2851
C: 30 N. 6th St., Wood River 62095-2155
H: 606 10th St., Wood River 62095-2440
H: 307 E. Main St., PO Box 147, LaFayette 61449-0147
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C: 129 E. Main St., Albion 62806-1203
Adams, William (Cindy)
Glen Carbon New Bethel
Alderman, Lon (Julie)
Grand Ridge-Long Point
Allen, Anthony George (Jane)
Allen, Kimberly A. (Mark)
Wood River First
Allen, William
LaFayette-West Jersey
Allin, Katherine L.
Allin, Patricia (James T. Howe)
Albion-Bethel
Allison, James (Julie)
Equality-Wesley Chapel-Ridgway
Allison, Julie (James)
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309-792-0977
309-764-1874
309-764-0619
309-764-1874
618-547-7423
618-547-3415
815-448-5677
815-672-8932
618-372-4148
309-808-0914
618-377-2085
217-529-3221
217-725-6904
217-529-4162 fax
217-872-1763
309-737-8151
217-543-3159
217-543-2947
217-543-3556 fax
618-316-1360
618-214-0860
618-288-5700
309-229-3238
815-249-6614
815-249-6868
309-852-0220
618-254-1921
618-254-4245
309-995-3844
309-995-3371
309-274-2131
618-445-2555
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H: 372 Brush Hill Rd., Carbondale 62901-5732
C: 500 N. Cleveland Ave., Bradley 60915-1004
H: 525 Jonette Ave., Bradley 60915-1119
H: 1307 Bobolink Dr., Washington 61571-1101
C: 1700 N. Towanda Ave., Normal 61761-5455
C: 154 E. Washington St., East Peoria 61611-2529
H: 100 Juniper Ln., East Peoria 61611-1523
C: 2818 N. University St., Peoria 61604-2610
H: 100 Juniper Ln., East Peoria 61611-1523
C: 1289 Ullin Rd., PO Box 165, Ullin 62992-0165
H: 1809 Wren Dr., Marion 62959-6455
C: 600 S. 1st Ave., Canton 61520-3011
H: 667 S. 2nd Ave., Canton 61520-3104
H: 926 S. Chicago St., Apt. 15, Geneseo 61254-1879
H: 307 S. Pleasant St., PO Box 88, Hutsonville 62433-0088
H: 360 W. Chestnut St., Canton 61520-2414
C: 510 Crawford St., Warsaw 62379-1237
H: 520 Crawford St., Warsaw 62379-1237
C: 1610 Ripley St., PO Box 291, Nauvoo 62354-0291
H: 520 Crawford St., Warsaw 62379-1237
H: 3540 E. Southport Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46227-7880
H: 702 Fairway Dr., Champaign 61820-6324
H: 1090 S. Nelson Ave., #3, Kankakee 60901-5674
Anthony, Andrew (Sherry)
Bradley Wesley
Armbrust, Wayne E.(Kathy)
Armstrong, Grant (Amy)
Normal Calvary
Arnold, Mary (Paul)
East Peoria First
Arnold, Paul (Mary)
Peoria University
Atchison, Cecil (Sharon)
Cross Road
Atchley, Rick (Debra)
Canton South Park-Shields’ Chapel
Atkins, Maxine
Atwood, Ansel (Roberta)
Austin, Dean T.(Linda)
Azbell, Julie F.(Randy)
Hamilton-Warsaw
Azbell, Randy (Julie)
Nauvoo
Babb, David J. (Norma)
Bacheller, David (Charis)
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309-452-1238
309-452-1057 fax
309-699-5417
309-839-1912
309-699-0417 fax
309-688-3486
309-839-1912
309-688-4576 fax
618-845-9068
618-997-6085
309-647-1242
309-647-5202
309-944-3458
618-563-4759
309-647-4163
217-256-3127
217-575-0029
217-453-2422
217-847-2742
317-780-9476
217-352-1442
815-933-9688
618-529-2693
C: 200 S. Locust St., PO Box 235, Loda 60948-0235
H: 202 S. Locust St., PO Box 235, Loda 60948-0235
H: 235 W. Field Dr., Red Bud 62278-1312
C: 1417 La Hermosa Dr., The Villages, FL 32162-0230
Anderson, Steve R. (Jill)
Loda
Andricks, Carol
Anell, Marilyn R. (Tom)
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217-386-2237
217-386-2626
618-282-3440
309-368-8301
C: 1820 5TH Ave., Rock Island 61201-8119
H: 3912 25th Avenue Ct., Rock Island 61201-5701
Anderson, Steven E. (Marjolein)
Rock Island Two Rivers
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H: 3014 Hopewell Rd., Sumner 62466-4765
H: 12427 E. 1200th Rd., Paris 61944-5919
H: 504 Rebecca Dr., O'Fallon 62269-2839
C: 315 W. South St., PO Box 86, Pinckneyville 62274-0086
H: 106 W. South St., PO Box 86, Pinckneyville 62274-0086
H: 212 N. 1st St., Elkville 62932-1021
H: 215 Bay Shore Dr., Decatur 62521-5532
C: 19472 E. Nuthatch Rd., PO Box 12, Lewistown 61542
H: 7902 S. Cameron Ln., Mapleton 61547-9613
H: 808 River St., Wilmington 60481-1385
Banks, Oren S.
Ritchey and Essex
Barber, Penelope H. (Howard Bell)
Casey
Barker, Don
Fairview
Barkley, O. Eugene (Jenny)
Barnard, Ruth
Barnett, James E. (Lynette L.)
Pinckneyville
Barnett, James F. (Ethel)
Barnett, Vernie (Beverly)
Barrett, Kathy Sue
Mount Pleasant
H: 5535 Timber Canyon St., San Antonio, TX 78250-4229
C: 187 W. Fulton St., Farmington 61531-1131
H: 317 S. Apple St., Farmington 61531-1408
Baldridge, Jerry
Baldyga, Jessica (Eric)
Farmington
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217-932-2024
217-932-5282 fax
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H: 232 W. 6th St., PO Box 163, Minonk 61760-0163
C: 18156 E. 1400 North Rd., Pontiac 61764-2985
H: 232 W. 6th St., PO Box 163, Minonk 61760-0163
C: 650 Luther Chapel Rd., Cypress 62923-2308
H: 986 W. Whitehill Rd., Cypress 62923-2315
H: 107 Sundown Dr., Wood River 62095-3336
C: 1210 S. 11th St., PO Box 534, Lawrenceville 62439-0534
H: 1401 Jefferson St., Apt. 105, Lawrenceville 62439-2042
H: 18 Allen Bend Dr., Decatur 62521-5429
C: 302 South St., PO Box 48, Buffalo 62515-0048
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H: 706 E. Washington Ave., Casey 62420-2046
309-432-4171
815-844-3559
309-432-4171
618-657-2672
618-657-2668
618-659-9617
618-943-3042
618-943-8078
217-433-0989
217-364-5433
217-364-5434 fax
210-509-3119
309-245-4310
309-228-9242
309-245-4046 fax
815-476-7834
H: 116 Red Bud Ct., Arcola 61910-1606
Baker, Bruce Lee (Betsy)
Hindsboro
Baker, David Ross (Donna)
Baker, Donna (David)
McDowell
Baker, Kenneth (Diane)
Cypress and Center-Luther’s Chapel
Baker, Marcia
Baker, Marion
Lawrenceville Otterbein-May Chapel
Baker, Robert (Faye)
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815-426-6278
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C: 109 SE 5th St., PO Box 52, Morrisonville 62546-0052
H: 1202 W. Elm St., Taylorville 62568-1010
H: 523 John St., Murphysboro 62966-2264
C: 274 N. Elm St., PO Box 38, Herscher 60941-0038
H: 265 N. Elm St., PO Box 38, Herscher 60941-0038
Badman, Dayle (Kenneth)
Morrisonville
Bailey, Linda Sue
Baird, Scott (Denise)
Herscher
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H: 3102 W. Kent Dr., Carbondale 62901-1919
O: 1 Memorial Dr., Alton 62002-6722
H: 4808 Snow White Ter., Alton 62002-5830
H: 206 W. Route 33, Shumway 62461-1011
H: 206 W. Route 33, Shumway 62461-1011
H: 6 Pinecrest Cir., Belleville 62223-3519
C: 301 N. College Ave., Aledo 61231-1363
H: 305 N. College Ave., Aledo 61231-1363
C: 1000 W. Boone St., Salem 62881-1127
H: 20 Deer Path Dr., Salem 62881-1007
C: 413 E. Broadway St., Centralia 62801-3254
H: 612 Briarwood Dr., Centralia 62801-4461
H: 2404 Loring St., San Diego, CA 92109-2347
H: 613 W. Chestnut St., Mason City 62664-1325
H: 1464 Narcissus Dr., Estes Park, CO 80517-8530
H: 220 Westwind Dr., Alton 62002-2779
H: 18323 Illinois Route 185, Coffeen 62017-2216
C: 145 N. Eldon St., PO Box 37, Cisco 61830-0037
H: 150 W. North St., PO Box 37, Cisco 61830-0037
H: 1017 S. Mercer Ave., Bloomington 61701-7113
C: 201 E. Main St., Oblong 62449-1414
H: 706 E. Washington Ave., Casey 62420-2046
H: 1101 Winnebago Ave., Olmsted 62970-1109
Bayler, Denise (LaVon)
Bayler, LaVon (Denise)
Beach, Paul R. (Edith)
Bealmear, Jeff (Lisa)
Aledo
Beals, Dean A. (Sharon)
Salem Trinity-Iuka-Cubbage Chapel
Beals, Rusty E. (Kim)
Centralia First-Irvington
Beam, Ramona A.
Bear, Ada
Beck, Dale A. (Peggy)
Beck, Mary Lou
Becker, Lawrence (Virginia)
Beedy, Dennis Wayne (Diane)
Cisco
Belcher, J. Fred
Bell, Howard S. (Penelope Barber)
Oblong Evangelical
Bellamy, Vera
217-482-3671
970- 586-3317
618-465-1183
217-534-2208
217-669-2446
217-669-2120
309-661-2328
618-592-3923
217-932-2024
618-592-6440 fax
618-742-8133
618-529-9018
618-463-7491
618-980-8649
618-463-7730 fax
217-868-2749
217-868-2749
618-397-0220
309-582-2169
309-582-2172
618-548-2625
618-548-1885
618-532-7361
618-533-8849
618-532-7362 fax
417-338-1700
217-732-2204
217-735-2184 fax
217-498-8859
573-374-0602
563-243-2114
618-487-5832
618-487-5737
618-487-5832 fax
H: 481 Austin Pl., Branson West, MO 65737-8822
C: 302 Broadway St., Lincoln 62656-2018
H: PO Box 228, New Holland 62671-0228
H: 6137 Long Creek Dr., Rochester 62563-9775
H: 517 Timber Ridge Rd., Sunrise Beach, MO 65079-7317
H: 510 N. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, IA 52732
C: 606 E. Poplar St., Beecher City 62414-1218
Baughman, Angela N. (Matt)
Vergennes Faith
Baumberger, Bruce E. (Sandra K.)
Alton Memorial Hospital
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Barrow, Becky (Steven)
Logan County Parish
Bass, Gary D.
Bassett, Raymond E. (Louise)
Batz, Donald L. (Aleta)
Bauer, Paul R.
Beecher City-Shumway
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C: 512 N. Mulberry St., Mount Carmel 62863-2044
H: 307 E. 6th St., Mount Carmel 62863-2002
H: PO Box 271, Hurst 62949-0271
C: 412 2nd Ave., PO Box 128, Hampton 61256-0128
H: 308 Raleigh Ct., Normal 61761-3227
H: PO Box 325, Sheffield 61361-0325
C: 339 Frank Scott Pkwy E., Fairview Heights 62208-3936
H: 1917 Cedarwood Trl., Belleville 62226-7848
H: 322 E. Foster St., Olney 62450-1928
C: 6325 W. Main St., Maryville 62062-5783
H: 809 Rolling Meadows Dr., Maryville 62062-6658
H: 4351 N. County Road F, Stone Lake, WI 54876-4028
H: 3497 Rocky Branch Rd., Metropolis 62960-3071
H: 1112 Annis Ave., Mattoon 61938-6015
H: 3012 Winterwood Dr., Springfield 62704-6490
C: 1570 Reed Ave., Springfield 62704-4866
Bissey, Ada Belle
Bjorklund, Sigurd N. (Beth McLaughlin)
Maryville Saint Luke’s
Black, Donald R. (Doris)
Black, Earl R. (Benita)
Black, Eugene F.(Helen)
Black, Paul E. (Carolyn L.)
Springfield Jerome
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C: 2201 County Road 900 E, Champaign 61822-9420
H: 1706 Ridge Rd., Champaign 61821-5627
H: 1036 Donation Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23455-6161
C: 110 S. Main St., PO Box 27, Ellis Grove 62241-0027
H: 19 Shiloh Dr., Edwardsville 62025-3211
H: 14809 Remington Rd., Marion 62959-9310
H: 19289 Highway 127, Vergennes 62994-1607
Berry, Rachel
Mount Vernon
Best, Dale E. (Marilyn Ann)
Best, John P. (Judith)
Ellis Grove-New Palestine-Preston
Bierman, Nell
Bigham, Tena R. (Roy)
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Bigley, David
Mount Carmel Trinity-Adams Corner
Billiot, Gary (Judy)
Energy, Hurst
Bishop, Nicole Ross (James)
East Moline Grace-Hampton
Bishop, Perry E.
Bishop, Richard A. (Evonne)
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Bishop, Shane (Melissa)
618-277-4659
618-531-3569
618-277-4525 fax
618-395-2508
618-345-9911
618-345-1414
618-345-0020 fax
715-865-3089
618-524-5447
217-234-7258
217-793-6483
217-546-2241
217-529-2040
520-803-9480
618-277-4659
618-234-2735
618-277-4525 fax
217-359-6183
217-359-0196
757-652-2500
618-859-2731
618-659-1143
H: 5273 E. Polly Dr., Hereford, AZ 85615-5802
C: 339 Frank Scott Pkwy E., Fairview Heights 62208-3936
H: 4619 Blumberg Ln., Fairview Heights 62208-3882
Benton, Betty
Benton, Troy
715-543-2901
618-443-4145
H: 9748 Island Estates Pl., Apt. 110, Minocqua, WI 54548
H: 102 Patricia St., Sparta 62286-1928
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C: 220 W. Locust St., PO Box 146, Medora, 62063-0146
Medora-Piasa
H: 4713 Snow White Ter., Alton 62002-5829
Blank-Ewell, Karen
H: 1204 W. South Ave., Bluford 62814-1029
Bluford Otterbein-Wayne City & Dir of Pastoral Care & Counseling
Blankenship, Carol
H: 406A W. Saint Louis Ave., Effingham 62401-2235
Blythe, Donna (Tom)
C: 7741 City Lake Rd., DuQuoin 62832-3403
Sunfield
Bocox, Glen W. (Susan K.)
C: 1302 E. South Mahomet Rd., Mahomet 61853-3729
Mahomet
H: 1213 Partridge Ct., Mahomet 61853-9438
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C: 106 W. Goold St., PO Box 46, Braceville 60407-0046
H: 513 S. Mitchell St., Braceville 60407-9745
C: 210 N. Richard Pryor Pl., Peoria 61605-2348
H: 509 N. Spring Grove Dr., Peoria 61605-2294
H: 17157 Bankhead Blvd., Fairhope, AL 36532-4033
H: 84 Crista Ann Ct., Bloomington 61704-4171
H: 1132 Memorial Dr., Macomb 61455-3130
H: 12986 Whipporwill Ln., Creal Springs 62922-3802
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H: 516 W. Saint Louis St., Lebanon 62254-1520
H: 3609 N. High Ridge Dr., Peoria 61614-8022
Bogart, J. Ronald (Doris)
Boggs, Andrea Lee (David)
Braceville
Booker-Jones, Rose Mary
Peoria Bethel
Borah, Max W. (Patricia)
Bortell, James B.(Roberta)
Boussaard, Suzanne
Bowers, Donald (Dolores)
Fountain
Boyd, Richard (Marilyn)
Lebanon First
Boyer, Deron K. (Shanna)
Leave of Absence
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H: 1407 E. Amy Dr., Mahomet 61853-2724
C: 206 E. 10th St., Gibson City 60936-1404
H: 212 E. 10th St., Gibson City 60936-1404
Bodeen, Harold Q.
Boesen, Kevin (Joan)
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H: 804 N. Scott Dr., Robinson 62454-1108
H: 2800 Via Rosso St., Unit 199, Springfield 62703-5846
Black, Tiffany S.
Robinson First
Blackard, Floyd R. (Bobbi)
Benefits Office Assistant
Blackard, Bobbi (Floyd R.)
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618-996-2517
618-964-1480
618-537-6622
618-537-4995
618-537-4571 fax
309-370-7285
309-830-5897
618-433-1383
618-732-8285
618-732-8629
217-347-8732
618-542-6726
618-542-3848
217-586-2147
217-590-2905
217-586-3431 fax
217-586-1661
217-784-5452
217-784-8123
217-784-5543 fax
309-268-9649
815-237-8512
815-237-2067
815-237-2067 fax
309-676-7321
309-360-4370
309-676-1061 fax
217-585-0491
618-544-8016
618-544-8744
217-585-0491
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608-943-6047
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618-592-6443
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217-877-7096
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H: 433 N. Macon St., Bement 61813-1028
C: 401 E. Broadway St., Virginia 62691-1212
H: 433 E. Broadway St., Virginia 62691-1212
H: 401 S. Moreland Rd., Apt. 223, Bethalto 62010-2120
H: 208 Zachery Dr., Apt. 223, Mount Vernon 62864-6743
H: 12207 LaPlatte Rd., Montfort, WI 53569-9708
C: 112 N. Range St., PO Box 58, Oblong 62449-0058
H: 104 W. Illinois St., Oblong 62449-1129
C: 241 S. Broadway St., PO Box 708, Lovington 61937
H: 252 Hickorywood Dr., Decatur 62526-1859
C: 35900 E. 3200 North Rd., PO Box 63, Reddick 60961
H: 110 Gall St., PO Box 63, Reddick 60961-0063
H: 3680 Brinkmore Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44121
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H: 350 Water St., PO Box 275, Weldon 61882-0275
H: 320 N. 1st St. NW, Clay City 62824-1006
H: 24 Westgate Dr., Granite City 62040-3024
H: 440 County Road 3924, Arley, AL 35541-2445
H: RR 4, Box 287, McLeansboro 62859-9495
C: 120 N Avenue A, Canton 61520-2504
H: 1615 N. Main St., Canton 61520-1045
H: 705 E. Lindell St., West Frankfort 62896-1324
C: 426 Maple St., PO Box 293, Carrollton 62016-0293
H: 2147 Nichols Ln., Murrayville 62668-8063
H: 1200 University St., Room 316, Carlinville 62626-9600
H: 3317 Willow Ln., Island Lake 60042-9488
H: 1402 McCluskie St., Marion 62959-4562
H: 112 Lilac Ln., Chatham 62629-8045
H: 1960 E. Ely Ct., Martinsville, IN 46151
Bramlett, Sue
Braswell, William T. (Brenda)
Virginia
Brawley, Melody
Incapacity Leave
Brewer, Beckie
Brewer, Marilyn F. (Richard)
Incapacity Leave
Brewer, Tom (Delores)
Oblong Central
Bricker, Larry (Janiss)
Okaw River Parish
Brooks, Dennis Paul
Reddick-South Wilmington
Brown, Carl James (Nicole)
VA Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
Brown, Daniel G. (Patricia)
Brown, C. Dean (Shirley)
Brown, Doris
Brown, Fumiko
Brown, Karol
Brown, Marc (Laura)
Canton Wesley
Brown, R. Paul (Dorothy)
Brown, Sara
Carrollton-Christ
Brownfield, Richard C. (Mary)
Browning, Dorothy
Browning, William G. (Lily Ann)
Bruce, Willa (James Blackburn)
Bryan, Lawrence D. (Marjorie)
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815-832-4935
815-832-4923
217-864-5261
217-433-2396
217-356-9078
217-386-2936
217-356-9270 fax
217-649-8903
217-452-3534
217-452-7451
618-377-2086
C: 90 North St., PO Box 151, Saunemin 61769-0151
H: 43 Main St., PO Box 81, Saunemin 61769-0081
C: 6960 E. Firehouse Rd., Decatur 62521-9556
H: RR 1, Box 191, Findlay 62534-9630
C: 210 W. Church St., Champaign 61820-3513
H: 102 Chickasaw Ln., Loda 60948-9685
Bradford, Jane (Bob)
Saunemin
Bradford, Pamela S. (Larry)
Long Creek-Dalton City
Brady, Mary M. (Ronald)
Champaign First
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Cain, Cheryl
Alma-Pleasant Grove
Klein & Busick Christian Counseling Serv.
Burton, William (Carli)
Springfield Asbury
Burwell, Stephen D. (Susan)
Homer
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Burroughs, Donald (Donna)
H: 3890 NW 4th Ct., Coconut Creek, FL 33066-1804
C: 515 Illinois St., PO Box 11, Alma 62807-0011
H: 210 N. Spruce St., Patoka 62875-1049
C: 1229 S. Grand Ave. E., Springfield 62703-2620
H: 4091 Spaulding Orchard Rd., Springfield 62711-7314
C: 301 S. Main St., Homer 61849-1317
H: 305 S. Main St., Homer 61849-1317
O: 2305 Village Green Pl., Ste. C, Champaign 61822-7671
H: 303 E. Orchard Dr., Mahomet 61853-3684
H: 109 Lake Warren Dr., Monmouth 61462-9600
H: 14 Culpepper Ct., Edwardsville 62025-3205
H: 139 S. Elm St., Paxton 60957-1217
C: 109 Bradbury St., PO Box 137, Deer Creek 61733-0137
H: 218 W. Clark St., Morton 61550-1519
H: 1298 Lodge Pole Ln., Normal 61761-9380
C: 209 W. Lincoln St., PO Box 437, DeSoto 62924-0437
Burgener, Steve (Sandra)
Burkhart, Donald A.
Deer Creek
Burnett, Lillian
Burnett, Susan
DeSoto-Vergennes Wesley-Hallidayboro
H: 13765 E. Salem Church Rd., Mount Vernon 62864-7913
C: 2010 N. Cherry St., Mount Carmel 62863-2845
H: 210 Kieffer Ave., Mount Carmel 62863-2829
C: 1709 Cleveland Rd., Colona 61241-8904
H: 101 Thornwood Ave., Colona 61241-8824
C: 1201 N. Fair St., Marion 62959-3705
H: 2208 Darren Dr., Marion 62959-4752
Bumpus, Lloyd (Kathleen)
Bunnage, William (Rhonda)
Mount Carmel Evangelical
Bunnell, Sandy (Don)
Colona
Burgard, Kenneth P. (Jessica)
Marion Aldersgate
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H: 644 Potomac Pl., Smyrna, TN 37167-9349
C: 322 East St., PO Box 200, Maquon 61458-0200
H: 621 S. Main St., PO Box 47, Maquon 61458-0047
H: 420 E. 29th St., Davenport, IA 52803-1610
H: 406 Iris Ln, Carmi 62821-1711
C: PO Box 85, Mount Erie 62446-0085
H: 712 Highview Rd., East Peoria 61611-1728
O: 612 Oglesby Ave., Normal 61761-1888
H: 3551 Silverado Trl., Normal 61761-9536
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Bryant, Betty
Bryant, Mildred
Bryce, Carol Sue
Maquon-Douglas-Orange Chapel
Buck, Daniel M. (Dorothea)
Buckman, Michael L. (Diane)
Enterprise-West
Bultemeier, David L. (JoAnne)
Bultemeier, Lori
The Baby Fold
217-522-8147
217-546-8568
217-896-2038
217-896-2551
217-363-1700
217-356-4347
217-363-1702 fax
954-935-5733
618-547-9811
618-432-9036
309-734-2492
618-307-5083
618-867-2340
618-656-8571
615-220-4030
309-875-3572
309-875-3353
563-383-0185
618-382-7867
618-854-2268
309-699-3014
309-557-1075
309-830-3078
309-454-9257 fax
618-242-0652
618-263-6561
618-262-4474
309-792-1661
309-441-5687
618-997-6065
618-969-9439
618-993-1322 fax
217-379-2594
309-447-6529
309-472-7829
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217-345-4949
217-345-3922 fax
618-964-1759
815-945-7155
815-844-2611
815-945-4413 fax
815-842-1157
815-844-2611
815-844-6425 fax
217-466-4217
217-324-6018
217-532-3734
217-532-2811
618-329-5404
H: 115 Sheffield Rd., Groveland 61535-9648
H: 20090 N. Stratford Ln., Mount Vernon 62864-8946
H: 22906 Beech St., Dearborn, MI 48124-2665
C: 335 S. Fair St., Olney 62450-2237
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C: 2206 4th St., Charleston 61920-3903
H: 729 Franklin St., Charleston 61920-3128
H: 12029 Malibu Ln., Marion 62959-8664
C: 204 S. Division St., Chenoa 61726-1108
H: 1104 Bailey Dr., Pontiac 61764-1212
C: 219 N. Chicago St., Pontiac 61764-1911
H: 1104 Bailey Dr., Pontiac 61764-1212
H: 108 W. 13th St., Danville 61832-7558
H: 1106 S. Chestnut St., Litchfield 62056-2414
C: 537 Rountree St., PO Box 26, Hillsboro 62049-0026
H: 8 Westwood Dr., Hillsboro 62049-1057
H: 5570 Wilson Rd., PO Box 76, Oakdale 62268-0076
Carlson, Walter B. (Debby)
Charleston Wesley
Carlton, Donald G. (Irene)
Carnes, Carolyn (Scott)
Chenoa
Carnes, Scott (Carolyn)
Pontiac First
Carrell, Lenora
Carriker, Esther F.
Caschetta, Joy (Jim)
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H: 295 Village Ln., Apt. 36, Greenwood, IN 46143-2467
C: 14100 State Route 4, Auburn 62615-9788
H: 320 N. 6th St., Auburn 62615-1114
H: 5250 Connemara Dr NE, Rochester, MN 55906-2023
H: 8509 Atrium Dr., Apt. 215, Louisville, KY 40220-4024
C: 214 NW 2nd Ave., Galva 61434-1314
H: 203 NW 2nd Ave., Galva 61434-1313
Catlin, Maryetta
Caughlan, Brian (Frances Weller)
Auburn
Cha, David (Sarah)
Challman, Merrill O. (Bethal)
Champion, Ann Marie
Neighbors in Christ Parish
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618-632-2354
618-624-6864
618-632-4159 fax
317-865-3884
217-438-3126
217-438-6420
217-438-6623 fax
C: 504 E US Highway 50, O’Fallon 62269-2827
H: 703 S. Smiley St., O’Fallon 62269-2318
502-493-1989
309-932-2460
309-932-2407
618-624-6864
H: 703 S. Smiley St., O’Fallon 62269-2318
Catlin, Donna B. (Joel P.)
Incapacity Leave
Catlin, Joel P. (Donna)
O’Fallon First
Caswell, Mary Lou (Forrest)
Montgomery Good Shepherd’s Parish
815-270-0515
618-676-1685
H: 5773 Flagler Dr., Roscoe 61073-8896
C: 413 S. Main St., PO Box 431, Clay City 62824-0431
Campbell, Allen (Jan)
Canada, Mark R. (Tina)
Trinity Charge
Candler, T. Owen (Ida)
Capps, John (Linda)
Carlson, Lewis Walter
Carlson, Scott W. (Patricia)
Olney First
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Clayton, Jim
LaHarpe-Durham-Terre Haute
Cline, Herschel (Harriet)
Coatney, Bill M.
Pleasant Grove
Cochran, David (Jan)
Tate’s Chapel
Cochran, Pamela (James)
Norris-Providence Chapel
Cockrel, Jon E. (Betty)
Coffey, Betty J.
Buckeye-Owaneco
Coffey, Clayton (Joyce)
217-367-0956
618-299-3639
618-382-3535
309-264-2805
309-647-5809
618-524-7713
217-879-2565
217-879-2810
618-247-3857
H: 1004 Brighton Dr., Urbana 61801-6321
H: PO Box 58, Lancaster 62855-0058
H: 1361 County Road 900 E, Carmi 62821-4911
H: 1114 W. Lake Ave., Peoria 61614-5936
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H: 31 Samantha Ln., Metropolis 62960-4304
C: 101 S. Church St., PO Box 57, Owaneco 62555-0057
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C: 101 E. Missouri Ave., PO Box 22, Sandoval 62882-0022
H: 8 Niblick Ln., PO Box 288, Sherman 62684-0288
C: 102 N. 1st St., PO Box 536, LaHarpe 61450-0536
217-367-7932
217-419-5133
217-436-2120
217-438-6910
309-827-3629
217-243-2562
309-736-7512
309-364-2634
309-453-3813
309-968-6226
309-968-6067
309-968-6226 fax
217-622-0350
217-659-7511
309-353-1073
618-622-0338
309-772-9407
309-772-3636
309-772-2328 fax
618-326-7359
618-749-5745
618-281-7371
217-625-8335
217-607-0003
C: 1203 W. Green St., Urbana 61801-2905
H: 204 Kenwood Rd., Apt. 307, Champaign 61821-2958
C: 109 E. Lewis St., PO Box 297, Palmyra 62674-0297
H: 405 E. Madison St., Auburn 62615-9363
H: 2104 Timberview Dr., Bloomington 61701-7827
H: 109 Leland Lake Dr., Jacksonville 62650-2690 - summer
H: 1829 38th St., Moline 61265-4445
C: 225 Lincoln St., PO Box 68, Henry 61537-0068
H: 705 Curtis Ct., Eureka 61530-1608
C: 109 S. Washington St., PO Box 447, Manito 61547-0447
H: 105 S. Washington St., PO Box 472, Manito 61546-0472
C: 116 N. Church St., PO Box 5, Mulberry Grove 62262-0005
H: 401 Mulberry Grove Rd., Keyesport 62253-2112
H: 1530 Hill Top Rd., Columbia 62236-4536
H: 180 Joan Dr., Divernon 62530-9744
H: 1306 Cobblestone Way, Champaign 61822-2070
H: 1512 Martha St., Pekin 61554-5036
H: 16 Eden Park Blvd., Shiloh 62269-2995
C: 390 N. Crafford St., Bushnell 61422-1450
H: 348 N. Crafford St., Bushnell 61422-1450
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Champlin, David (Karen)
Chapman, Robert G. (Louise M.)
Chapman, Trisha L
Bushnell-Avon-New PhiladelphiaPoint Pleasant
Chase, Robert (Pamela)
Mulberry Grove-Pleasant Mound
Chase, Ronald G. (Renda)
Chew, Carole Fields
Chin, Jennie
Incapacity Leave
Choi, Honam (Jeonghyun Kang)
Urbana Jesus’ Love Ministry
Chrisler, John (Tammy)
Northwest Parish
Chrisman, Richard A. (Anna Marie)
Christian, Eva
Christianson, Karen
Churchman, Lindsay (Jennifer)
Henry-Washburn
Clark, Cathy Jean (Michael)
Manito
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C: 113 N. Main St., PO Box 377, Saybrook 61770-0377
H: 2701 Northpointe Dr., Bloomington 61704-1408
C: PO Box 40, Bellmont 62811-0040
H: 104 W. Main St., Allendale 62410-9558
C: 308 E. Main St., Clinton 61727-1709
H: 24 Rosewood Dr., Clinton 61727-2462
Corbitt, James C.
Corsaw, Ardith
Smithfield Brock-Locust Lane
Corum, Thomas D. (Stephanie)
Champaign First
Cott, Paulette K. (Greg)
Cropsey-Saybrook Wesbein
Courter, Vaughn (Sandra)
Asbury Chapel-Bellmont
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H: 45 Dorchester Dr., Belleville 62223-2607
C: 178 E. State St., PO Box 46, Smithfield 61477-0046
H: 8442 E. Beaver Pass Rd., Smithfield 61477-9427
C: 210 W. Church St., Champaign 61820-3513
H: 1303 Parkview Dr., Champaign 61821-5014
Collister, Russell (Carol)
Galva Grace
Colthurst, Gene (Sharon)
Compton, Thomas J. (Christine)
Assumption-Findlay
Connett, Marie
Conrad, Larry Eugene (Suzanne)
Conrad, Lawrence L.
Cooke, Joanne Peppard
Cooper, J. William (Carolyn)
Cooper, James (Jackolyn)
Appointed to Indiana Conference
Copeland, Norma Jeane
Copeland, Paul L. (Diane)
Kewanee First
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H: 301 N. 8 St., Apt. 221, Quincy 62301-2754
H: 803 Melody Ln., Herrin 62948-2420
H: 602 Koke Mill Rd., Springfield 62711-9618
H: 7622 Georgia Ln., Newburgh, IN 47630-9590
C: 108 SE 2nd St., Galva 61434-1782
H: 2711 E. 2250th St., Galva 61434-9342
H: 18953 Tomahawk Trl., Danvers 61732-7572
C: 209 N. Walnut St., Assumption 62510-1061
H: 205 N. Walnut St., Assumption 62510-1061
H: 110 Hickory St., Flora 62839-1022
H: 5415 Salish Rd., Blaine, WA 98230-9352
H: 208 Breezy Point Ct., Varna 61375-9652
H: 500 Centennial Dr., Apt. 522, East Peoria 61611-4970
H: 607 W. Main St., PO Box 303, Coffeen 62017-0303
C: 150 2nd St. NE, PO Box 552, Linton, IN 47441-0552
H: 279 A St. SE, PO Box 57, Linton, IN 47441-0057
H: PO Box 460, Sesser 62884-0460
C: 108 E. Central Blvd., Kewanee 61443-2246
H: 214 McKinley Ave., Kewanee 61443-2904
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309-932-3143
309-932-2174
309-963-4154
217-226-4238
217-226-3997
618-662-2894
360-676-5740
309-463-2913
309-367-9432
217-534-6765
812-847-8263
812-847-6997
618-625-5057
309-853-4497
309-852-2453
309-854-9058 fax
618-398-2921
309-783-3171
309-293-2041
217-356-9078
217-356-5365
217-356-9270 fax
309-475-3211
309-663-6811
H: 16002 N. 2250 Ln., Allendale 62410-2114
Cogdill, David (Deborah)
Chauncey-Landes
Coker, Irene
Cole, Helen
Collins, John W. (Olive)
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H: 410 N. Broadway St., PO Box 22, Sandoval 62882-0022
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C: 1301 N. Cunningham Ave., PO Box 878, Urbana 61803
H: 2705 Southwood Dr., Champaign 61821-5713
H: 1010 Locust Ave., Neoga 62447-1402
H: 2025 E. Lincoln St., #2116, Bloomington 61701-5995
C: 1007 3rd St., Eldorado 62930-1614
H: 1103 Washington St., Eldorado 62930-2202
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Cunningham Children’s Home
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H: 853 Wade Rd., Longmont, CO 80503-7017
H: 8 Thornwood Ct., Moline 61265-6134
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Urbana Wesley and Wesley Fndn at
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Crede, Henry D. (Beverly)
Crede, Herbert A. (Louise)
Crede, John R. (Barbara)
Coord. of Congregational Development
H: 416 Kinlaw Dr., Wilmore, KY 40390-1072
H: 308 E. Sale St., Tuscola 61953-1442
C: 1203 W. Green St., Urbana 61801-2905
H: 2705 Southwood Dr., Champaign 61821-5713
H: RR 1, Box 43, Huntsville 62344-9718
H: 708A Bent Tree Dr., Effingham 62401-3158
H: 2426 E. Winchester Pl., Chandler, AZ 85286-1216
H: 304 S. VanBuren St., Newton 62448-1643
Cox, Ronald H. (Carol)
Craig, Esther
Craig, Patricia
Crain, Joe
West Liberty-Kedron
Cramer, Frederick C. (Bonnie)
Crawford, Michael (Patty Johansen)
618-659-1984
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217-398-0480
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C: 1503 N. Summit Ave., Decatur 62526-3405
H: 1565 N. Summit Ave., Decatur 62526-3405
H: 2113 Georgetown Cir., Champaign 61821-6421
H: 610 E. North St., PO Box 143, Emden 62635-0143
H: 410 W. 4th St., PO Box 68, Brookport 62910-0068
C: 1400 Main St., Alton 62002-3934
H: 2600 Benbow Ave., Alton 62002-3939
H: 8825 Rosewood Hills Dr., Edwardsville 62025-7038
C: 901 N. Main St., Decatur 62521-1027
H: 3297 E. Lost Bridge Rd., Decatur 62521-4801
Cox, Eleanor
Cox, Kelly Gene (Kathy Jo)
Decatur Christ
Cox, Kenneth A. (Judy)
Cox, Lotie
Cox, Marjorie
Cox, Nicole (Steve)
Alton Main Street
Cowan, Charlotte A.
Cox, Danny F. (Carol)
Decatur Grace
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C: PO Box 267, Toledo 62468-0267
H: 300 N. Ohio St., PO Box 267, Toledo 62468-0267
H: 112 W. King St., Fairfield 62837-2524
H: 300 Madison St., Varna 61375-8921
H: 330 Donna Dr., Hopkinsville, KY 42240-5220
H: 2441 Huber Ln., Terre Haute, IN 47802-3467
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H: 211 S. Church St., PO Box 58, Virden 62690-0058
H: 2150 Du Claire Rd., Decatur 62521-5581
H: 804 Hackett Ave., Jacksonville 62650-1518
C: 19789 S. Standard City Rd., Carlinville 62626
H: 17910 Ridge Dr., Carlinville 62626-2222
H: 2523 Pineway Dr., Burlington, NC 27215-4439
C: 101 E. Clinton St., PO Box 35, Fithian 61844-0035
H: 207 E. Clinton St., PO Box 143, Fithian 61844-0143
H: 40 Crista Ann Ct., Bloomington 61704-8699
H: 676 Park St., Hillsboro 62049-1925
H: 314 Davis Ave., Bloomington 61701-3315
Cunningham, Mary Alice
Virden First-Girard
Curry, Judith (Robert)
Curry, Sue
Curtis, John R., Jr. (Margy)
Rural
Cutlip, Isobel
Dancey, Kim (Richard)
Fithian-Oakwood-Hebron
Daughenbaugh, Howard , Jr. (Judy)
Davidson, Walter A.
Davis, C. Raydean (Myla S.)
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Davis, David Coleman (Barbara)
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502-886-6330
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217-532-9440
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217-423-8988
217-602-0085
C: PO Box 58, Littleton 61452-0058
H: RR 1, Box 49, Huntsville 62344-9720
C: 28782 E. 2000th St., Prophetstown 61277-8839
H: 22966 E. 1680th St., Geneseo 61254-9096
C: 28782 E. 2000th St., Prophetstown 61277-8839
H: 22966 E. 1680th St., Geneseo 61254-9096
H: 18 Saint George Dr., Belleville 62221-3317
H: 300 E. Cincinnati St., PO Box 393, Greenup 62428-0393
H: c/o Legacy Planning Associates, 1850 Lee Rd., Ste. 320 Winter Park, FL
H: 300 E. Cincinnati St., PO Box 393, Greenup 62428-0393
H: 705 8th St., Apt. 10, Lawrenceville 62439-2721
C: 122 W. Poplar St., Harrisburg 62946-1420
H: 7 Fairfax Dr., Harrisburg 62946-2877
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Crowcroft, Sidney (Harry)
West Central Charge
Croxton, Dixie (Ron)
West Central Charge
Crozier, James A. (Kathy)
Loraine
Crozier, Katherine E. (James)
Loraine
Cummins, Billie R. (Cynthia)
Cummins, Carl (Loretta)
Cummins, John W.
Cummins, Loretta (Carl)
Cummins, Thelma
Cunningham, Christine (Tom)
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C: 110 S. State St., PO Box 147, Ridge Farm 61870-0147
H: 1411 N. Logan Ave., Danville 61832-1613
C: 1314 Case St., Centralia 62801-5046
H: PO Box 43, Creal Springs 62922-0043
H: PO Box 43, Creal Springs 62922-0043
C: 352 County Road 2700 N., Mahomet 61853-9729
H: 506 S. Dodson Dr., Urbana 61802-4510
H: 4083 Giant City Rd., Carbondale 62902-7982
C: 504 E US Highway 50, O’Fallon 62269
H: 900 Southview Dr., O’Fallon 62269-2720
H: 331 W. Fryer Ave., Charleston 61920-1847
Desmond, George
Ridge Farm-Indianola
Deuel, William (Marcia K.)
Centralia Faith-Central City
Devor, Janice (Rolland)
Devor, Rolland H., Jr. (Janice)
Dahlgren-Macedonia
Dickey, David (Sandra)
Shiloh
Dickey, Earl W. (Juanita)
Dickinson, Ronald G. (Phyllis A.)
O’Fallon First
Dillman, Imogene
H: 381 Capitol Dr., Unit A, Sugar Grove 60554-9151
410-377-9691
410-790-8935
O: 1000 Regester Ave., Baltimore, MD 21239-1515
H: 214 W. Seminary Ave., Lutherville, MD 21093-5337
Deninger, Eunice
217-746-2941
309-768-2150
618-407-5872
H: 403 Russell Ave., Apt. 716, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2827
C: 2103 N. County Road 2090, Burnside 62330-4033
H: 210 140th Ave., Kirkwood 61447-9640
H: 1526 Sellars Rd., Winchester 62694-8731
Deffley, Harry K. (Barbara)
Deisher, William I. (Ann)
Burnside
DeJarnett, Donald L. (Alice)
Leave of Absence
DeMent, James (Chris)
Appt. to Baltimore-Washington Conf.
217-877-1441
217-875-5467
815-872-0087
815-454-2227
815-872-5044 fax
H: 901 N. Main St., Room 324, Normal 61761-1501
C: 210 E. Ruehl St., PO Box 56, Forsyth 62535-0056
H: 209 S. Elwood St., PO Box 378, Forsyth 62535-0378
C: 440 Elm Pl., PO Box 544, Princeton 61356-0544
H: PO Box 643, Sheffield 61361-0643
Dees, David P.
Dees, Kenneth D. (Gayle)
Forsyth
Dees-McMahon, Rebekah (Bruce
Freedom House
McMahon)
309-543-4725
309-543-3621
217-251-7980
618-246-9541
217-783-2108
217-783-2207
309-565-4513
309-565-7342
309-565-4513 fax
C: 101 S. Broadway St., Havana 62644-1466
H: 102 S. Shawgo Ave., Havana 62644-1549
H: 511 N. Michigan Ave., Marshall 62441-1338
H: 12209 E. Meadows Dr., Mount Vernon 62864-2660
C: 3rd & Cedar Sts., PO Box 206, Cowden 62422-0206
H: 217 S. 3rd St., PO Box 206, Cowden 62422-0206
C: 12208 W. Farmington Rd., PO Box 388, Hanna City 61536
H: 512 N. Runkle St., Hanna City 61536-9564
Davis, Sidney E., Jr. (Jamie)
Havana First
Deal, David R.
Dean, Kenneth L. (Dorris)
DeAtley, Lynette
Cowden-Lakewood
DeBolt, Robert L. (Luann)
Hanna City-Trivoli
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C: 206 W. Market St., Palestine 62451-1015
H: 1807 N. Argus St., Robinson 62454-1061
H: 1232 Jacksons Hill Rd., Hermitage, TN 37076-2872
C: 407 County Road 400 N, Albion 62806-4749
H: 414 County Road 400 E, Albion 62806-4757
C: 103 S. Pine St., PO Box 279, Flat Rock 62427-0279
H: 1010 W. Locust Ln., Robinson 62454-1223
H: 901 Randall Dr., Normal 61761-2446
C: 16362 N. 2300th St., Chrisman 61924-8021
H: 4528 IL Highway 1, Paris 61944-6870
H: 791 S. Broad St., Knoxville 61448-1400
Drake, Jane
Palestine First-Palestine Grace
Drayton, Lee
Ducommon, David (Sheila)
Mount Zion-Brown’s Chapel
Ducommon, Sheila (David)
Flat Rock, Kirk Chapel
Dude, Ralph H. (Karleen)
Duke, William (Marsha)
Sugar Grove
Duncan, Dianne (Terry)
618-542-5479
217-465-5665
309-371-7562
618-553-1672
618-584-3220
618-562-1026
309-452-3838
309-692-0421
309-692-2518 fax
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C: 3800 W. War Memorial Dr., Peoria 61615-2598
H: 3910 N. Keenland Ave., Peoria 61614-6705
C: 1315 Court St., Pekin 61554-5023
H: 1012 County Road 350 E, Sparland 61565-9572
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H: 101 S. 1st St., Auburn 62615-1501
C: 429 E. Lincoln St., PO Box 440, Riverton 62561-0440
H: 405 E. Lincoln St., PO Box 440, Riverton 62561-0440
C: 278 Keating St., PO Box 260, Shipman 62685-0260
H: 310 Keating St., PO Box 260, Shipman 62685-0260
C: 736 S. Poplar St., Centralia 62801-4536
H: 730 S. Poplar St., Centralia 62801-4536
H: 405 Eden Park Dr., Rantoul 61866-1505
H: 405 Eden Park Dr., Rantoul 61866-1505
H: 417 W. Carlisle St., PO Box 379, McLean 61754-0379
H: 4422 Karen Ct., Bartonville 61607
H: 290 S. Green St., Apt. 2, Bushnell 61422-1790
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H: 102 Meade St., Catlin 61817-9606
Divan, Dennis A. (Janice L.)
Danville Bowman Avenue and
Ridge Farm-Indianola
Divjak, Gerald L. (Mary D.)
Dixon, Jonathan (Ellen)
Riverton First
Doane, Dennis (Janet M.)
Shipman-Dorchester
Doane, Mark (Karen)
God’s New Parish
Donahue, Howard P. (Merwin)
Donahue, Merwin (Howard P.)
Doty, Don Ray (Helen)
Douglas, Earline
Douglas, John
Bushnell-AvonNew Philadelphia-Point Pleasant
Douglass, Randall (Gail)
Peoria Northwest
Doyle, Judith (Ronald)
Pekin First
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C: 401 N. Washington St., PO Box 311, Abingdon 61410
H: 405 N. Washington St., Abingdon 61410-1322
Dinges, Paul D. (Nancy)
Abingdon
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H: 19 Helen Ave., Paris 61944-1939
C: 200 S. Century Blvd., Rantoul 61866-2309
H: 1807B County Road 1000 N, Urbana 61802-8062
C: 1807 County Road 1000 N, Urbana 61802-9539
H: 1807B County Road 1000 N, Urbana 61802-8062
C: 25 N. Washington St., DuQuoin 62832-1426
H: 543 E. Main St., DuQuoin 62832-2205
H: 3620 Pamela Dr., Bloomington 61704-4044
C: 1316 W. Columbia Ter., Peoria 61606-1101
H: 1026 N. Parkside Dr., Peoria 61606-1040
C: 1315 Court St., Pekin 61554-5023
H: 1811 Tharp Pl., Pekin 61554-8342
O: 215 E. Washington St., Pontiac 61764-2011
H: 413 3rd Ave., Ottawa 61350-3613
H: 826 Knipp Dr., Mascoutah 62258-1327
H: 3410 S. Dayton Ave., Springfield, MO 65807-4557
O: 211 N. School St., Normal 61761-2503
H: 114 S. Mercer Ave., Bloomington 61701-4307
C: 403 E. Main St., PO Box 218, Hoopeston 60942-0218
H: 409 E. Main St., Hoopeston 60942-1520
H: 3145 Canterbury Pl., Birmingham, AL 35243-5261
C: 305 W. Broadway St., PO Box 708, Astoria 61501-0708
H: 125 N. Center St., PO Box 708, Astoria 61501-0708
H: 638 County Road NP, Ellison Bay, WI 54210-9630
Eaker, Curtis L.
Eastin, Carol Lakota (William)
Rantoul
Eastin, William Lakota (Carol)
Countryside
Ebersohl, Michael E. (Laurel)
DuQuoin
Eble, Brian P. (Beth)
Leave of Absence
Eckhardt, Thomas A. (Vicki)
Peoria Bradley Epworth
Edele, Terry C. (Terry A.)
Pekin First
Edman, Carol Alice (David)
Evenglow Lodge
Edwards, Robert H. (Linda S.)
Edwards, Robert O. (Shirley)
Edwards Bertrand, Jennifer (Ryan)
ISU Wesley Foundation
Eggleston, Janet E.
Hoopeston-Wellington
Ehrhardt, Russell (Martha)
Einhouse, Robert B., Jr. (Nancy)
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309-347-1255 fax
815-844-6131
815-434-0812
815-842-3558 fax
618-566-4092
417-889-1501
309-452-1435
309-530-0800
217-283-6738
217-283-6542
217-283-6738 fax
205-969-2238
309-329-2040
309-329-2422
217-414-8568
H: 314 Sherlock Dr., Fredericktown, MO 63645-1233
C: 116 E. Schwartz St., Salem 62881-2905
H: 416 Cardinal Dr., Mount Vernon 62864-2246
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618-932-3754
573-783-4169
618-548-2810
618-242-1584
618-548-2990 fax
217-463-4311
217-892-2130
217-688-2443
217-893-1588 fax
217-688-2422
217-688-2443
217-688-2422 fax
618-542-3061
618-542-9999
309-663-9118
C: 304 N. Sunny Slope St., West Frankfort 62896-1650
H: 1005 N. Jackson St., West Frankfort 62896-1206
Dunning, Joey (Patricia)
West Frankfort Trinity
Durey, Daren C. (Eva)
Eadie, David A. (Gwendolyn)
Salem Grace
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H: PO Box 109, Littleton 61452-0109
C: PO Box 152, Middletown 62666-0152
H: 2321 Sudduth Rd., Sherman 62684-8406
H: 1202 Anderson Dr., Marion 62959-4102
H: 2404 S. Conway Rd., Apt. 162, Orlando, FL 32812-4308
H: 702 E. Williams St., Benton 62812-3357
Ervin, Robbie
Ervin, Robert D. (Phyllis)
Middletown
Erwin, Mary L. (Carroll)
Escarraz, Donald
Essen, Delbert G., Jr. (Lyda)
Dale-Oliver-Webb’s Chapel
Estep, David A. (Sandra)
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Fager, Dennis (Donna Diclementi)
Fairchild, Gary L. (Ella)
Paris First
H: 416 N. Broad St., Bushnell, FL 33513-5429
H: 4402 Doverbrook Dr., Champaign 61822-9363
H: 4402 Doverbrook Dr., Champaign 61822-9363
H: 2025 E. Lincoln St., # 1326, Bloomington 61701-5995
C: 120 N. Kellogg St., Galesburg 61401-4785
H: 375 W. Dayton St., Galesburg 61401-1657
Emmons, Ima Jean
Emswiler, Sharon Neufer (Tom)
Emswiler, Tom Neufer (Sharon)
Enge, Thoburn
England, Melva J. Graham (Mark
Galesburg First
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C: 3519 Sheffield Rd., Springfield 62703-5031
H: 4010 Brookfield Dr., Springfield 62703-5205
H: 613 17th St., West DeMoines, IA 50265-4814 - summer
H: 1243A Monica Ln., North Fort Myers, FL 33903 - winter
H: 235 Ridge Rd., Apt. A1, Wilmette 60091-3281
C: 324 W. Court St., Paris 61944-1706
H: 409 W. Court St., Paris 61944-1707
C: 1400 N. Vermilion St., Danville 61832-2324
H: 2318 Eastroad, PO Box 644, Danville 61834-0644
Emmert, Peggy
Danville First
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H: PO Box 446, Tolono 61880-0446
H: 2308 Branch Rd., Champaign 61821-6255
H: 2308 Branch Rd., Champaign 61821-6255
H: 143 Tower Dr., Statesville, NC 28677-2612
H: 414 N. 8th St., Marshall 62441-1305
H: 106 Cottage, PO Box 723, Sheldon 60966-0723
C: 504 E. US Highway 50, O’Fallon 62269-2827
H: 473 Schwarz Rd., O’Fallon 62269-6713
Eisfelder, John M. (Barbara)
Saint Elmo First
Ekin, Floy J.
Ekstrom, William Don (Sharon)
Elder, Diana (Jim)
Elder, James C. (Diana)
Ellis, Jerry (Crystal)
Elmore, L. Douglas (Candi)
Elwood, Loraine
Emery, Ken (Dana)
O’Fallon First
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217-466-4215
217-465-4200
217-465-1000 fax
217-529-2736
309-527-2222
217-376-3209
217-496-2036
618-997-3893
407-228-9880
618-439-7324
309-342-3197
309-342-4582
309-342-3198 fax
618-829-3364
618-829-3363
309-341-2772
217-485-5648
217-607-1579
217-607-1579
704-873-7766
217-826-2283
815-429-3166
618-632-2354
618-628-8313
618-632-4159 fax
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217-446-3981
217-442-3668 fax
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H: 105 Honey Locust Ln., Apt. 105, Greenville 62246-1164
H: 734 Russell Ave., Winthrop Harbor 60096-1545
Fenton, Elmer L.
Ferguson, Anne E. (Rodney)
Garrett-Evangelical Theol. Seminary
Ferguson, Arthur C.
Ferguson, Keith C. (Barbara)
Ferrill, Charles Don (Helen F.)
Fester, Mary Jane
Filicsky, Matt (Jan)
Fairmount-Fairview-Georgetown
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Foulk, Janice K. (Robert)
Foulk, Robert L. (Janice)
Fitts, Robert F. (Sheila)
Fitts, Sheila (Robert)
Fletcher, Gilbert T. (Rose Mary)
Foote, David
Ford, Gary L. (Claire)
Pekin Grace
B: 5900 S. 2nd St., PO Box 19207, Springfield 62794-9207
H: 103 Westpoint N., Jacksonville 62650-6480
C: 400 W. Morgan St., Jacksonville 62650-2422
Fender, Beth (Mike)
Coordinator of New Streams
Fender, Michael W. (Beth)
Jacksonville Grace
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C: 243 E. 2nd St., PO Box 25, El Paso 61738-0025
H: 125 N. Chestnut St., El Paso 61738-1124
H: 261 Strayhorn Dr., Saint Peters, MO 63376-6413
H: 261 Strayhorn Dr., Saint Peters, MO 63376-6413
H: 204 Pennsylvania Ave., Westville 61883-1640
H: 1000 Chippewa St., Normal 61761-5767
H: 28 Beech Dr., Clinton 61727-2406
H: 4916 Southwood Dr., Godfrey 62035-1336
C: 107 S. High St., PO Box 11, Fairmount 61841-0022
H: 1104 Sherman St., Danville 61832-2929
H: 437 Park Rd., Mount Carmel 62863-2708 - summer
H: 20802 N. Cave Creek Rd., #67, Phoenix, AZ 85024 winter
H: 2511 22nd Ave., Rock Island 61201-4639
H: 2520 S. Esther Ave., Decatur 62521-9636
H: PO Box 39, Robinson 62454-0039
C: 601 N. 4th St., Pekin 61554-3212
H: 1810 Valle Vista Blvd., Pekin 61554-6341
C: 100 S. Church St., Carmi 62821-1658
H: 512 Abelson Dr., Carmi 62821-1506
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H: PO Box 266, East Alton 62024-0266
H: PO Box 112, Bonnie 62816-0112
C: 300 W. Market St., Jonesboro 62952-1227
H: 6770 State Route 127 N, Alto Pass 62905-3210
H: 7410 E. Mulberry St., Evansville, IN 47715-4363
Fansler, Daryl A. (Debra)
Rosewood Heights Saint Paul
Farmer, Margaret
Fear, Robert (Jeannette)
Jonesboro-Walnut Grove
Fechtig, C. William (Frances)
Big Prairie-Maunie-Concord
Feldman, Gary
Carmi First
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217-299-0578
217-267-3649
309-862-4727
217-935-3502
618-466-1664
217-733-2409
217-431-1594
618-263-6060
602-404-0080
309-793-1292
309-793-1292
217-864-5820
618-544-7991
309-347-7131
309-346-7637
309-347-3369 fax
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618-382-2897
618-382-2309 fax
217-529-2040
217-245-7489
217-245-9521
217-245-7489
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847-872-0463
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H: 642 Fritz Rd., Belleville, WI 53508-9548
H: 2600 Muirfield Rd., Springfield 62711-6752
H: 915 W. Olive St., Decatur 62526-3825
H: 4001 E. 550th Rd., Casey 62420-3614
H: 3908 Saint Christopher Ln., Dallas, TX 75287-6311
H: 31 Chiswick Cir., Bloomington 61704-7613
C: 3rd & Oak Sts., PO Box 156, Allendale 62410-0156
H: 4529 Moffett Ln., Sumner 62466-4717
C: 255 W. 2nd St., Manteno 60950-1142
H: 1303 Southcreek Dr., Manteno 60950-3775
H: 1917 County Road W, Stoughton, WI 53589-3617
H: 198 Wesley Dr., Wilmore, KY 40390
C: 374 W. Olive St., Richview 62877-1972
H: 14528 Meridian Rd., Sandoval 62882-2438
H: 817 Snyder Dr., Bloomington 61701-5820
C: 116 NE Perry Ave., Peoria 61603-3624
Fritz, Gary G. (Mary)
Frost, Ted (Carol)
United Methodist Foundation
Fullmer, John A. (Janet)
Funk, Don William (Janice)
Gabbard, Thomas H. (Bette)
Gaffron, David W. (Barbara W.)
Gaither, Deetta (Gail)
Allendale
Gaither, Harvey K., III (Karen)
Manteno
Gaither, Joyce
Gallaway, Ira L.
Gambill, Dennis (Donna)
Richview
Garabrant, Richard V. (Irene)
Garcia, Adrian (Lilly)
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H: 1022 Maple St., Mount Vernon 62864-4335
H: 1019 N. Burtschi St., Vandalia 62471-1114
C: 900 W. Broadway St., PO Box 207, Gillespie 62033-0207
H: 207 W Spruce St, PO Box 207, Gillespie 62033-0207
Frick, Fern
Frick, Louis (Shirley)
Friese, Steven (Edie)
Gillespie First
815-358-2347
815-358-2562
262-377-7952
618-624-0778
618-274-2323
618-257-0113
618-274-1918 fax
618-244-5733
618-283-3670
217-839-2038
217-839-2680
217-839-4323 fax
608-424-6077
217-529-3217
217-483-5341
217-529-4181 fax
217-428-7940
217-932-4595
972-951-4884
309-663-5448
618-299-6131
618-948-2318
815-468-3722
815-468-8195
815-468-3626 fax
608-877-2559
859-858-2480
618-249-6014
618-247-3721
309-662-4687
309-673-3641
217-352-3759
520-544-6090
618-371-0021
H: 203 Misty Cv., Savoy 61874-9582
H: 2001 W. Rudasill Rd., Apt. 4204, Tucson, AZ 85704-7835
H: 701 S. 5th St., Caseyville 62232-1717
C: 501 N. 4th St., PO Box 263, Cornell 61319-0263
H: 510 N. 3rd St., Cornell 61319-9257
H: 1601 Valley Dr., Grafton, WI 53024-2720
H: 732 E. Wesley Dr., O’Fallon 62269-6115
C: 1411 Missouri Ave., East Saint Louis 62201-3205
H: 520 Felicity Dr., PO Box 1835, Fairview Heights 62208
217-352-5678
H: 1617 Bassett Ln., Champaign 61821-6456
Frank, Larry, Jr. (Brittney)
Cornell Blackstone-New Church Start
Frankson, Richard (Marilyn K.)
Frazier, William O. (Nancy)
Freeman, Robert K. (Felecia)
Trinity East Saint Louis
Catholic Services for Children and Youth
Foutch, Margaret A. (Douglas)
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Fox, Rebecca
Fradenburgh, Charles Jr. (Barbara)
Frank, Carter (Lorraine)
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H: 7536 E. US Highway 40, Altamont 62411-2521
C: 7175 Walnut Ave., Collison 61831
H: 3030 E Stillwater Lndg., Apt. 103, Urbana 61802-7179
C: 2175 Harrison Ave., Charleston 61920-2319
H: 734 22nd St., Charleston 61920-2311
H: 109 Dodson St., Pana 62557-6335
H: 102 Fairview Ave., Bloomington 61701-4209
C: 3031 E. 1450th Ave., Oblong 62449-2117
Gillespie, Melba J.
Glahn, David A. (Ann L.)
Collison
Gleason, Nicholas
Charleston Otterbein
Glick, Phillip L. (Connie)
Glidden, Elizabeth F.
Gonzalez, Hiram (Maria A.)
C: 1420 N. Main St., PO Box 299, Washington 61571-0299
H: 803 Dogwood Dr., Washington 61571-2336
C: 196 S. Harrison Ave., Kankakee 60901-4043
Goodell, Thomas D. (Sherry)
Crossroads
Goodin, Steve (Brenda)
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H: 8 Red Bud Rd., Harrisburg 62946-5284
C: 100 W. Main St., PO Box 130, Green Valley 61534-0130
H: 101 S. Church St., PO Box 314, Green Valley 61534-0314
C: 1500 Pine St., Murphysboro 62966-2055
H: 1514 Pine St., Murphysboro 62966-2055
Gericke, Carol
Ghitalla, Bruce Bolin (Francine B.)
Green Valley-Hopedale
Gilbert, Larry A. (Teresa)
Murphysboro
309-444-2381
309-444-7852
309-444-9818 fax
815-933-4408
217-365-9130
217-345-5843
217-345-2046
217-562-5575
309-662-3525
618-592-3678
309-352-2290
309-352-1004
618-687-2317
618-684-3936
618-687-2318 fax
309-378-2651
309-378-2650
309-378-2651fax
C: 102 S. Seminary St., PO Box 49, Downs 61736-0049
H: 609 E. Washington St., PO Box 49, Downs 61736-0049
C: 211 N. Scandia St., PO Box 607, Alpha 61413-0607
H: 216 N. Yates St., PO Box 607, Alpha 61413-0607
H: 609 E. Washington St., PO Box 49, Downs 61736-0049
C: 117 N. Washington St., PO Box 216, Martinsville 62442
Gartelos, John (Janis)
Martinsville
Geer, H. Suzanne (David)
Alpha
George, Kathy (Ronald)
Incapacity Leave
George, Ronald C. (Kathy)
Downs
309-736-7540
309-736-7540 fax
618-628-4228
217-889-5137
417-469-9984
417-469-9984 fax
217-382-4094
217-382-4388
309-629-5161
309-629-2709
309-378-2650
H: 1681 Lakepointe Estates Dr., O’Fallon 62269-3071
H: 13586 E. 2200th Rd., Marshall 62441-3324
H: 3410 51st St., Moline 61265-6620
309-673-3644 fax
H: 3356 County Road 3600, Willow Springs, MO 65793-3321
Gardner, Philip P. (Bonny)
Garner, Daniel L.
Patton
Garretson, Sharon Colbert (Gary)
Gardiner, Joseph R. (Cathy)
H: 1311 E. Hillcrest Pl., Peoria 61603-3321
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618-537-6206
309-365-7371
217-273-5437
309-365-7371 fax
719-547-8497
217-222-7468
217-222-4788 fax
C: 127 N. 4th St., Vandalia 62471-2308
H: 630 Riverview Dr., Vandalia 62471-1830
H: 612 W. Center St., Lebanon 62254-1211
C: 108 S. Cedar St., Lexington 61753-1310
H: 1606 Cutter Ct., Normal 61761-4817
H: 1935 E. Jacks Ln., Pueblo West, CO 81007-6564
C: 818 Vermont St., Quincy 62301-3048
H: 2315 Hill Rd., Quincy 62305-1208
Grob, John W. (Connie)
Gromley, Garry E. (Debra)
Lexington First
Grozik, Joseph M. N. (Gayle)
Grulke, Scott (Kathy)
Quincy Vermont Street
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H: PO Box 3762, Carbondale 62902-3762
Grimmett, Randy C.
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Vandalia First
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309-342-4582
217-546-5769
217-288-9243
217-288-9314
309-254-3661
309-254-3651
618-462-3502
317-826-9468
309-344-1435
309-344-3850
309-344-1161 fax
618-303-4374
H: 109 Barkley Est., Nicholasville, KY 40356-9425
H: 603 S. Main St., Anna 62906-2618
H: 116 S. Detroit St., Buchanan, MI 49107-1003
H: 116 S. Detroit St., Buchanan, MI 49107-1003
C: 400 N. Prairie St., PO Box 282, Greenfield 62044-0282
H: 305 College St., Greenfield 62044-1308
H: 307 N. 1st St., Enfield 62835-1000
H: 1003 Sandpiper Trl., Cottage Grove, WI 53527-8103
H: 127 W. Coltrin Ave., W. Terre Haute, IN 47885-9385
H: PO Box 43, Saint Elmo 62458-0043
Goodwin, Wayne E. (Peggy)
Gordon, Brent (Angie) Olive Branch
Gordon, Bruce S. (Linda)
Gordon, Linda (Bruce)
Gossett, Tim (Myra)
Greenfield-Rock Bridge
Gott, Everett (Ruth Dolores)
Goulding, James A. (Siv)
Graham, Donald A. (Karen)
Graham, Gary
Vandalia Luster Chapel
Graham, Mark England (Melva
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England)
Grant, Janice H. (Robert)
Graul, Charles (Janet)
Sidell
Greene, Robert D.
Industry-Vermont
Greenwood, Jo (Arthur L.)
Gregory, E. Wade (Onda)
Griffith, Janice
SPD Superintendent
815-939-4030
815-933-1575 fax
859-881-3462
618-833-2618
618-322-9495
618-322-9494
217-368-2366
217-368-2710
618-963-2745
608-839-3512
812-535-4438
217-821-6761
C: 821 W. Main St., PO Box 477, Elmwood 61529-0477
H: 375 W. Dayton St., Galesburg 61401-1657
H: 2136 Lindsay Rd., Springfield 62704-3243
C: 202 S. Chicago St., PO Box 49, Sidell 61876-0049
H: 204 S. Chicago St., PO Box 49, Sidell 61876-0049
C: 102 E. Main St., PO Box 218, Industry 61440-0218
H: 208 Central St., PO Box 161, Industry 61440-0161
H: 5402 Dixon Dr., Godfrey 62035-1402
H: 6927 Silver Tree Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46236-3812
O: 120 N. Kellogg St., Galesburg 61401-4785
H: 151 Duffey Rd., Galesburg 61401-1237
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H: 2604 Cherry Creek Rd., Champaign 61822-7959
C: 203 E. Grove Ave., Effingham 62401-3835
H: 806 S. 3rd St., Effingham 62401-3858
H: 1003 Martin Luther King Dr., Bloomington 61701-1429
H: 1616 Cedar St., #17B, Lawrenceville 62439-2154
H: 1 N. Highland Pl., Mount Vernon 62864-2727
C: 1400 Main St., Alton 62002-3934
H: 2115 Terra Cotta Dr., Godfrey 62035-1340
H: 13748 E. Morton Rd., Mount Vernon 62864-8743
H: 111 S. Walnut St., PO Box 265, Oakland 61943
C: 400 S Christy Ave, PO Box 123, Sumner 62466-0123
H: 100 E. Pine St., PO Box 123, Sumner 62466-0123
C: 201 S. Monroe St., Streator 61364-2929
H: 209 S. Monroe St., Streator 61364-2929
H: 2340 Arnold Dr., Granite City 62040-2525
H: 1921 Ullman Rd., Centralia 62801-8357
Gwinn, Nathaniel H.
Hackl, Robert C., Jr. (Mary)
Hackmann, John
Effingham Centenary
Hagen, Russell J. (Donna)
Hague, Rosemary
Hahs, Billy G. (Elouise)
Hahs, Jame (Donna)
Alton Main Street
Hale, Floyd (Alice)
Hale, Phyllis
Haley, Jeffrey (Debra)
Sumner
Haley, Jerry (Shirley)
Streator First
Hall, Barbara
Hall, Michael
Dix-Union Chapel-Garrison Temple
Hall, Rosemary
Hamilton, John P. (Ruth Ann)
Hamilton, Thomas M
Hammond, Helen
Hamon, Sally R. (Michael)
Zion Chapel
Hancock, James W. (Minerva)
Haney, David
Doddsville
Haney, Lyren (Steve)
Walnut Grove
C: 22801 E. 1800th St., Prairie City 61470-8407
H : 5219 N. 1750th Rd., Blandinsville 61420-9420
H: 1000 Courtyard Est., Galva 61434-4500
H: 424 W. Jefferson St., Rushville 62681-1009
H: 203 S. Regency Dr., Apt. 2B, Bloomington 61701-4361
H: 157 Nottingham Rd., Springfield 62704-5335
H: 1310 Pimlico Pkwy., Libertyville 60048-5205
H: 112 Christian Home Dr., Jacksonville 62650-2313
H: PO Box 11, Boody 62514-0011
H: 460 Woodside Trl., Ashwood #15, Decatur 62521-2363
C: 2542 E. 25th St., Granite City 62040-5602
H: 4033 Sara St., Granite City 62040-4210
H: 2130 Harrison St., #40D, Quincy 62301-6799
H: 4074 E. 1570th St., Cambridge 61238-9582
Guenther, Eileen M.
Guilliams, Lisa
Granite City Trinity
Guither, Francis G. (Katherine)
Gutzmer, Martin R. (Anne)
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217-793-8070
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217-355-8563
217-342-2030
217-342-2616
217-342-4611 fax
309-829-5293
618-943-1452
618-244-9465
618-462-2495
618-208-7290
618-462-7764 fax
618-244-0543
217-346-2703
618-936-2220
618-936-2636
815-673-5531
815-672-5922
815-672-3213 fax
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618-533-1293
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H: 3100 Saint Helen’s Ct., Springfield 62704-6501
H: 4537 Barrington Dr., Springfield 62711-7208
C: 400 W. Broadway Blvd., Johnston City 62951-1430
H: 604 Pine Ave., Johnston City 62951-1331
H: 1000 N. Lowden Rd., Mount Carroll 61053-9476
H: PO Box 132, Corona, NM 88318-0132
C: 129 N. Main St., PO Box 125, Gilman 60938-0125
H: 616 S. Maple St., Gilman 60938-1746
Harter, Terry P. (Martha)
SRD Superintendent
Hartleroad, John R. (Judy)
Executive Assistant to the Bishop
Hartley, Ted
Johnston City-Stiritz
Hartman, Georgia
Hartman, Pamela J. (Jon)
Hartman, Steven G. (Judy)
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H: 1620 15th St., Lawrenceville 62439-2226
C: 3200 N. Texas Rd., Trivoli 61569-9743
H: 1615 N. Logan St., Chillicothe 61523-1115
C: 701 College Rd., Lebanon 62254-1212
H: 10914 Kentfield Dr., Lebanon 62254-2333
C: 3519 Sheffield Rd., Springfield 62703-5031
H: 2410 Cormorant Dr., Springfield 62711-6211
O: 3800 W. War Memorial Dr., Peoria 61615-2598
H: 11607 N. Dunmore, Dunlap 61525-8707
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H: 1010 Geneva St., Shorewood 60404-9417
C: 200 E. Buena Vista St., PO Box 447, Kansas 61933-0447
H: 7131 E. County Road 1200N, Mattoon 61938-3445
H: 1314 N. Wood Rd., Peoria 61604-4452
C: 190 W. Bell St., PO Box 385, Macon 62544-0385
H: 150 W. Bell St., PO Box 385, Macon 62544-0385
C: 205 N. 3rd St., PO Box 199, Saint Joseph 61873-0199
H: 702 Woodland Dr., Saint Joseph 61873-9339
H: 5375 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Apt. 13107, Lawrenceville, GA 30043-7824
H: 109 Grand St., Anna 62906-1907
H: 703 E. 2685 North Rd., Moweaqua 62550-3645
H: 31 Arabian Trail, Springfield 62702-1566
Harris, Rosemary
Harris, Samuel
Incapacity Leave
Harris-Cosby, Linda (Tyehimba)
Pinkstaff
Harrison, Raymond P. (Jane)
Texas
Harrison, Tim (Danielle)
McKendree College
Harrod, Linda
Harry, Dan P. (Carol)
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Hanley, Nora M.
Hanson, Charles A.
Harjes, George P. (Mabel)
Harminson, Jeremy (Stacey)
Kansas
Harper, Elva
Harris, Kenneth L. (Renee)
Macon
Harris, Mark (Nancy)
Saint Joseph
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217-787-7041
217-529-4181 fax
217-529-3820
217-787-7011
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H: 2024 W. Woodbine Dr., Decatur 62526-3032
H: 20519 E. 1350 Rd., Allendale 62410-2149
H: 9331 Wabash 17 Ave., Mount Carmel 62863-4318
H: 7 Oxford Ct., Washington 61571-2128
C: 201 N. Chestnut St., PO Box 164, LeRoy 61752-0164
H: 102 Oriole Dr., LeRoy 61752-9774
C: 102 Oriole Dr., LeRoy 61752-9774
O: Department of Pastoral Care 1001 S. George St., York, PA 17403
Hawbecker, Ned W. (Susan)
Hawf, Norma Jean
Hawf, W. Paul (Gretchen)
Haworth, Don Haxton, Mary Louise (Stan)
LeRoy
Haxton, Stanley J. (Mary)
Hayden, Kenneth R. (Evelyn)
WellSpan Health – York Hospital
Hays, Bryce D. (Linda)
Hays, James L.
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Heinbaugh, William D.
Heineman, George (Marie)
Mount Auburn
Heisner, Steve (Heather)
Belknap-West Eden
Heitkamp, Steve (Mindy)
Horizon Hope Counseling
Hembrough, Jean R. (Dick)
Jacksonville Centenary-Jax Brooklyn
Hempstead, Camilla (Jeff)
Heddings, Frances Brown (Lawrence)
618-656-4648
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217-428-5267
C: 800 N. Main St., Edwardsville 62025-1114
H: 808 N. Main St., Edwardsville 62025-1114
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870-431-8927
618-547-3447
219-799-4927
217-676-3731
217-523-0114
618-634-2370
618-367-2194
618-624-1882
217-245-8417
217-245-8514
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H: 2659 Forest Rd., York, PA 17402-8835
H: 28858 King Ct., Palmyra 62674-5872
H: PO Box 246, Cowden 62422-0246
H: 101 Meadowview Dr., Rushville 62681-1558
H: 240 Holloway Dr., Hamilton, AL 35570-7126
H: 81 Karen Dr., Lakeview, AR 72642-8912
H: 700 E. 1st St., Kinmundy 62854-2120
H: 6850 N. Wise Rd., Columbia City, IN 46725-9171
C: 202 S. Elm St., PO Box 109, Mount Auburn 62547-0109
H: 1236 N. Milton Ave., Lot 73, Springfield 62702-4457
H: PO Box 436, Karnak 62956-0436
O: 721 E. Main St., Belleville 62220-3943
H: 3557 Harbor Way, Belleville 62221-0462
C: 331 E. State St, PO Box 124, Jacksonville 62651-0124
H: 1050 E. Vandalia Rd., Jacksonville 62650-9585
C: 502 E. Front St., Bloomington 61701-5312
717-851-2351
717-848-3802
309-962-8106
618-262-8461
309-444-4936
309-962-7091
309-962-8106
309-432-2434
309-454-5804
816-525-2375
309-444-3228
309-444-4727
618-524-7180
C: 306 E. 6th St., PO Box 144, Minonk 61760-0144
H: 207 Carriage Hills Rd., Normal 61761-4816
H: 515 NW Moore St., Apt. 823, Lees Summit, MO 64081
C: 401 Walnut St, Washington 61571-2797
H: 115 N. Elm St., Washington 61571-2651
H: 2027 Greenview Ave., Metropolis 62960-1154
Harvey, Lori A. (David Johnston)
Minonk-Wenona Saint John’s
Hass, Genevieve
Hauck, John M. (Judi)
Washington Evangelical
Hausman, Haley E.
Rosiclare
Havis-Shear, Jackie (John Shear)
Edwardsville Immanuel
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Herrick, Rodney (Mary)
Herring, F. Jerry (Emma)
Herring, Kathryn (Paul)
Payson
Hertz, Myrthel (Orville)
Herzog, Michael (Sarah)
Leave of Absence
Hess, Wayne C. (June L.)
Hesseldenz, Barbara
Hilding, Nancy
Hill, Craig C. (Robin)
Duke Divinity School
Hill, Dennis M. (Kathie)
Hill, JoAnn
Hire, Sandi (Daniel)
Camargo
H: 770 Bluebird Ln., Franklin, IN 46131-2394
H: 151 E. Madison St., Rushville 62681-1613
H: 599 E. 4th St., El Paso 61738-1299
O: 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016
H: 7713 Camberford Pl., Rockville, MD 20855-2068
H: 191 Solar Cir., Litchfield 62056-4213
H: 275 Oakley Pl., East Alton 62024-1655
C: 103 E. Main St., PO Box 122, Camargo 61919-0122
H: PO Box 13, Camargo 61919-0122
Herath, Richard A. (Marcia)
Herath, Robert A. (Julie)
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H: 85 Carter St., PO Box 166, Cypress 62923-0166
C: 110 N. Washington St., PO Box 188, Payson 62360-0188
H: 30 Main St., Bluffs 62621-8007
H: 1815 S. 5th St., Terre Haute, IN 47802-1903
H: 2908 N. Rockwood Dr., Apt. F, Peoria 61604-2277
O: PO Box 545, Waterloo 62298-0515
Henson, Matthew (Nancy)
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352-787-4423
309-673-3641
309-385-4760
309-673-3644 fax
309-385-4487
309-385-4760
618-443-3714
618-443-3573
618-242-4755
618-242-1462
618-242-0359 fax
618-395-8618
618-392-6331
618-395-8619 fax
618-830-6670
574-875-8301
309-579-2147
309-579-2006
309-579-3011 fax
309-839-2339
618-559-0384
217-656-4415
217-754-3550
812-234-5084
309-697-0690
C: 700 N. East St., Olney 62450-2515
H: 902 Willow Dr., Olney 62450-2424
Henson, Jeremy (Christie)
Olney Immanuel
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C: 1015 E. Mossville Rd., Peoria 61615-9799
H: 1033 E. Mossville Rd., Peoria 61615-9799
C: 420 E. Woertz Rd., Princeville 61559-9487
H: 500 E. Woertz Rd., Princeville 61559-9584
C: 600 W. University Ave., Sparta 62286-2308
H: 609 Spartan Dr., Sparta 62286-1147
C: 4212 Broadway St., Mount Vernon 62864-2263
H: 2805 Lime Ave., Mount Vernon 62864-2568
Hendrix, Rex E. (Cheryl)
Princeville
Henley, Scott Adam (Sandra)
Sparta First
Henson, Brad (Donna)
Mount Vernon West Salem Trinity
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H: 110 Azalea Trl., Leesburg, FL 34748-8860
H: 500 E. Woertz Rd., Princeville 61559-9584
Henderson, Daniel (Judith)
Hendrix, Cheryl (Rex)
Peoria First
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Bloomington Wesley-Bloomington Park
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Horvath, Debra Marie (Jim)
Leave of Absence
Hosmer, Adam
Lancaster-Nye Chapel
Houser, Richard (Mollie)
618-240-1158
618-455-3642
H: 219 Kieffer Ave., Mount Carmel 62863-2830
H: 10725 N. State Highway 49, PO Box 70, Willow Hill 62480
C: 18 River Crest Ln., Grand Chain 62941-3170
Horn, Tammy (Carl)
Ohio Chapel
Horrell, Linda
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618-842-3163
309-695-5321
309-695-5490
309-446-9092
309-695-5490
618-344-3824
618-365-6197
618-344-0331 fax
618-634-9629
636-527-7615
314-646-1242
314-646-1242
217-934-4858
H: 315 Market Ave., Fairfield 62837-2611
C: 302 N. Main Ave., PO Box 287, Wyoming 61491-0287
H: 206 E. Henderson St., Wyoming 61491-1422
C: 20915 Maple St., PO Box 13, Laura 61451-0013
H: 206 E. Henderson St., Wyoming 61491-1422
C: 207 W. Church St., Collinsville 62234-2631
H: 1871 Raintree Trl., Collinsville 62234-5275
Hooper, Mildred C.
Hopp, Andrew (Kristi)
Wyoming-Neponset
Hopp, Kristi (Andrew)
Laura-Monica
Horn, Mark E. (Christine)
Collinsville First
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618-654-6490
816-942-8186
618-588-3588
618-588-5223
309-827-8046
309-661-2916
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309-383-2700
309-383-3172
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O: 121 Creve Coeur Ave., Ballwin, MO 63011-4037
H: 7680 Lindbergh Dr., Saint Louis, MO 63117-2138
H: 7680 Lindbergh Dr., Saint Louis, MO 63117-2138
H: 606 N. Monroe St., Clinton 61727-1449
C: 301 S. 16th St., Herrin 62948-2228
H: 2301 Maria Dr., Herrin 62948-6182
H: 405 E. Ohio St., Oblong 62449-1326
H: 15311 N. McCauley Ln., Mount Vernon 62864-8514
H: 364 Caylee Anne Dr., Blairsville, GA 30512-4877
C: 118 E. Main St., PO Box 159, Bradford 61421-0159
H: 128 E. Main St., PO Box 159, Bradford 61421-0159
Hoke, Ed (Patricia)
Herrin
Holliday, Wanda
Hollis, Robert R. (Clarice)
Holloway, Jack (Helen I.)
Holman, Amy
Bradford Leet-Boyd’s Grove
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C: 304 E. Far Hills Dr., East Peoria 61611-1206
H: 704 Fair Oaks Rd., Germantown Hills 61548-9134
Hogren, Kenneth E. (Sue)
Willow Hill
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H: 1 Sunrise Ct., Highland 62249-2420
H: 10000 Wornall Rd Apt 2317, Kansas City, MO 64114
C: 107 W. Hanover St., New Baden 62265-1714
H: 100 W. Illinois St., New Baden 62265-1719
C: 502 E. Front St., Bloomington 61701-5312
H: 28 Brookshire Green St., Bloomington 61704-6279
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Grafton-Rosedale
Hoffman, Edward L.
Hoffman, Pam
New Baden
Hoffman, Vaughn A. (Lori)
Bloomington Wesley-Bloomington Park
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H: 216 E. North Ave., Sumner 62466-1005
H: 4000 Merrywood Dr., Columbus, GA 31907-4812
H: 802 Loretta Pl., Lima, OH 45805-1810
H: 901 E. Hanover St., New Baden 62265-1912
H: 10 Prairie Dr., Bismarck 61814-5143
C: 619 Kitchell St., Pana 62557-1855
H: 906 S. Hickory St., Pana 62557-1927
H: 20934 Tangor Rd., Land O’ Lakes, FL 34637-7424
C: 1601 Charleston Ave., Mattoon 61938-3934
H: 3 Western Avenue Hts., Mattoon 61938-2051
H: 722 E. Madison Ave., Chrisman 61924-1310
C: 211 N. School St., Normal 61761-2503
H: 403 Jenny Lind Dr., Normal 61761-4829
H: 314 W. Editor St., PO Box 716, Ashland 62612-0716
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H: 910 W. Polk Ave., Charleston 61920-1707
C: 300 W. Editor St., PO Box 446, Ashland 62612-0446
H: 314 W. Editor St., PO Box 716, Ashland 62612-0716
C: 301 N. Bourne St., PO Box I, Tolono 61880-1109
H: 1403 Glenshire Dr., Champaign 61822-7701
O: 303 S. Mattis Ave., Ste. 206, Champaign 61821-3070
H: 1403 Glenshire Dr., Champaign 61822-7701
H: 2621 Arlington Cir., Pekin 61554-1700
H: 1410 W. Shore Dr., Pekin 61554-5962
C: 109 E. Washington St., PO Box 337, Carrier Mills 62917
H: 510 N. Main St., PO Box 337, Carrier Mills 62917-0337
Howard, Eather
Howard, Mabel
Howell, William B.
Huckins, Ruth
Huff, David (Pamela)
Leave of Absence
Huffman, Glenn E. (Mildred)
Hultberg, David G. (Belinda)
Pana
Hurley, David L. (Carolyn)
Hutchens, Kenneth D.
Mattoon First
Hutchinson, Arno M., Jr.
Hutchison, Dennis R.
Normal First
Hutton, David J. (Pat)
Bluff Springs
Hutton, Joan
Hutton, Pat (David)
Ashland-Peter Cartwright
Hwang, Bong-Choul (In-Sook)
Tolono-Pesotum
Hwang, In-Sook (Bong-Choul)
IRD Superintendent
Icenogle, Phillip L. (Judy)
Ioder, Glenn K. (Dolores)
Irvin, Stan
Carrier Mills
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H: 701 S. King St., Robinson 62454-2919
H: 10 Bellaire Ct., Clinton 61727-2446
Hout, Lois
Howard, Darrell (Treva)
Logan County Parish
217-759-7637
217-562-2823
217-562-4113
217-562-2827 fax
813-996-1911
217-235-5676
217-235-0133
217-235-5668 fax
217-269-3053
309-452-2096
309-452-1327 fax
217-476-8867
217-323-1257
217-348-5894
217-476-8858
217-476-8867
217-485-3610
217-351-3467
217-359-0640
217-351-3467
217-359-6255 fax
309-698-9763
309-346-6510
618-994-2071
618-994-2257
618-994-2803 fax
618-544-2806
217-732-2204
217-935-4373
217-735-2184 fax
618-392-6004
618-936-2294
706-687-0022
419-225-7724
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217-483-2926
217-483-5051 fax
913-795-8841
618-841-7590
309-764-6721
563-332-2828
309-764-8308 fax
C: 104 W. Chestnut St., Chatham 62629-1301
H: 528 Cumberland Dr., Chatham 62629-1070
H: c/o G. Jackson, 489 W. Sugar Lake Dr., Mound City, KS 66056
H: 125 Carrier Mills Rd., Carrier Mills 62917
C: 712 16th St., Moline 61265-2122
H: 3307 48th Ave., Bettendorf, IA 52722-6963
H: 920 W. Columbia Ave., Champaign 61821-2742
C: 406 W. South St., Steeleville 62288-1923
H: 408 W. South St., Steeleville 62288-1923
Jackson, Blanche
Jackson, Charles Wesley (Phyllis)
Jackson, Donald
Moline Riverside
Jadhav, Debbie
Jaiah, Matthew (Priscilla)
Steeleville-Percy
Jenkins, Constance R. (James)
Mount Sterling-Columbus
Jenkins, Gary D. (Dorothy A.)
Jenkins, George D., Jr.
Jenkins, James M. (Connie)
Johansen, Patty (Michael Crawford)
Tuscola
630-553-1202
972-671-9427
719-243-8080
618-242-2817
H: 27 Highview Dr., Yorkville 60560-9418
H: 1126 Princeton Dr., Richardson, TX 75081-3615
H: 5535 Wilkerson Pass Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80917
C: 1603 Salem Rd., Mount Vernon 62864-2628
Johnson, Terrell (Gail)
Johnson-Scott, D. Jill
Incapacity Leave
Johnston, Carl C. (Deborah)
US Army
Jones, Cynthia A. (E. Michael)
H: 722 N. 5th St., Apt. 1, Springfield 62702-6376
H: 4300 W. River Pkwy., #336, Minneapolis, MN 55406-3679
H: 8333 Seminole Blvd., Apt. 446, Seminole, FL 33772-4360
H: 16799 Heatherbrook Ln., Marion 62959-7768
H: RR 1 Box 282, Elizabethtown 62931-9736
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217-253-4232
217-253-2451
217-253-6774 fax
618-289-4786
618-269-3349
217-787-5332
612-729-7457
727-397-4689
618-997-6061
Johnsey, Mike (Debbie)
Ohio River Circuit
Johnson, James D.
Johnson, Katherine
Johnson, Martha
Johnson, Ronald M. (Angela)
C: 120 S. Capitol Ave., Mount Sterling 62353-1502
H: 210 W. Main St., Mount Sterling 62353-1226
H: 811 N. 5th St., Vandalia 62471-1711
H: 5759 Bailey Rd., Brown City, MI 48416-9137
H: 210 W. Main St., Mount Sterling 62353-1226
C: 901 N. Prairie St., Tuscola 61953-9254
H: 308 E. Sale St., Tuscola 61953-1442
217-628-3840
H: 121 S. State St., PO Box 156, Divernon 62530-0156
618-965-3517
618-965-3517
217-773-2047
217-773-2424
618-283-3268
248-693-1509
217-892-2776
812-533-8205
H: 1220 Bel Aire Dr., Rantoul 61866-1619
H: 6666 Darwin Rd., West Terre Haute, IN 47885-8854
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Irvin, Vada
Irwin, Joseph, Sr.
Oliver
Isaacs, Dorothy
New Hope
Isbell, Sara L. (Andy)
Chatham
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H: 226 Gettysburg Rd., Apt. A, Belleville 62226-5441
Kelley, Jeffrey O. (Norma)
Kelley, Ray, Jr.
Kelley, Scott (Connie)
Olmsted
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H: 571 Price Rd., Olmsted 62970-2303
H: PO Box 95, Fiatt 61433-0095
Keller, John N.
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H: 113 N. Lark Ln., Carbondale 62901-2016
H: 215 E. Washington St., Pontiac 61764-2011
Mail to: 2203 E. Empire St., Ste. K, Bloomington, IL 61704
C: 706 E. Forrest Hill Ave., Peoria 61603-1926
H: 2 Rainbow Dr., Pekin 61554-2427
H: 79 Kuang Fu Road, Shin-Cheng Shiang, Hualien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Keeslar, Gloria
Keller, Curt D. (Kathleen)
Peoria Forrest Hill
Kao, Norman C. (Sue C.)
Kaye, Angela K. (David)
Elkville
Kearns, Irvin L.
C: 2798 Colt Rd., Springfield 62707-8863
H: 2105 Greenside Dr., Springfield 62704-3219
H: Brandenburg House, 6637 Del Playa Dr., Isla Vista, CA 93117
Joyner, Jack
Bissell
Juergensmeyer, Mark K. (Sucheng)
Junk, Ruth W.
Kaley, Jack W. (Barbara)
Kaley, Mark A. (Nicholeen)
Logan County Parish
H: 2025 E. Lincoln St., #1318, Bloomington 61701-5995
H: 501 S. Sangamon St., Bement 61813-1337
H: 1851 Sunset Dr., Lincoln 62656-5422
C: 103 E. Van Alstyne St., PO Box 134, Cullom 60929-0134
H: 303 W. Jackson St., Cullom 60929-7165
H: 350 Woodland Dr., Salem 62881-2537
C: 3002 W. Bloomington Rd., Champaign 61822-8935
H: 1100 S. Westlawn Ave., Champaign 61821-4410
H: 24080 Mustang Ln., Shell Knob, MO 65747 - summer
H: 9385 Palm Island Cir., Fort Myers, FL 33903 - winter
H: 405 Jay Dr., Mount Vernon 62864-2249
H: 2025 E. Lincoln St., Apt. 1217, Bloomington 61701-5995
H: 4480 Hotze Rd., Salem 62881-5508
Jones, Malcom O. (Vicky)
Trinity UM Parish
Jones, Omer A. (Alene)
Jordan, Mark R. (Denise)
Champaign New Horizon
Jones, Donald J. (Darlene)
Jones, Dwight L. (D. JoAnn)
Jones, E. Michael (Cynthia A.)
Incapacity Leave
Jones, J. William (Anne)
H: 405 Jay Dr., Mount Vernon 62864-2249
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618-363-0278
618-742-8228
309-786-6685
309-685-6243
309-353-5792
309-685-6244 fax
309-789-2583
618-457-4456
417-858-3153
239-997-7928
815-689-2484
815-575-4249
618-548-4978
217-359-8909
217-351-5161
217-359-3908 fax
217-525-3843
217-787-9331
805-562-8145
309-662-4783
217-678-8346
217-732-2204
217-651-8357
217-735-2184 fax
618-244-0538
618-244-0538
618-242-2917 fax
309-661-2255
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618-980-1159
618-397-0755 fax
931-380-3606
618-945-5641
618-945-4421
217-218-8298
C: 1200 Moreland Dr., Belleville 62223-3517
H: 1008 Blue Ridge Dr., Belleville 62223-3528
C: 100 E. Pine St., Mason City 62664-1144
H: 311 N. Tonica St., Mason City 62664-1158
C: 201 W. North St., Decatur 62522-2221
H: 1640 S. Lynnwood Dr., Decatur 62521-4566
C: 201 W. North St., Decatur 62522-2221
King, Stephen (Janet)
Mason City-San Jose
King-Nobles, Kathy (Kent)
Decatur First
King-Nobles, Kent (Kathy)
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H: 1458 Center Star Rd., Columbia, TN 38401-7749
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217-525-1866
217-679-2312
217-525-3842 fax
217-482-5551
217-737-5071
217-423-9711
217-429-5302
217-423-5025 fax
217-423-9711
309-937-2018
309-558-4351
309-928-9407
C: 120 W. Exchange St., Cambridge 61238-1159
H: 1111 10th St., Moline 61265-3079
H: 208 W. Water St., Farmer City 61842-1444
H: 206 E. Poplar St., Robinson 62454-2942
H: 10 Malibu Dr., Putnam 61560-9547
H: 12290 Fairview Rd., Byhalia, MS 38611-7349
C: 631 S. Grand Ave. W., Springfield 62704-3636
H: 3316 Panther Creek Dr., Springfield 62711-7841
Kersh, Barbara L.
Kesling, Michael (Anita)
Incapacity Leave
Kettelkamp, Steve (Gail)
Cambridge
Keysear, Guy W.
Pleasant Grove
Kierce, Bill
C: 350 E. Highway 106, PO Box 224, Hull 62343-0224
H: 215 E. Highway 106, Hull 62343-1038
H: 5625 SW 60th St., Ocala, FL 34474-7671
H: PO Box 128, Dahlgren 62828-0128
H: 900 E. Southwind Rd., Apt. 325, Springfield 62703-5374
C: 622 S. Clinton St., Bloomington 61701-5451
H: 808 E. Bell St., Bloomington 61701-5442
217-833-2575
217-779-8215
217-245-9541
217-245-8014
217-432-1901
217-779-8512
352-873-4323
618-736-2442
217-585-0535
309-829-4934
309-829-9970
309-828-1164 fax
815-437-2139
C: 115 S. Stanford St., PO Box 497, Griggsville 62340-0497
H: 215 E. Highway 106, Hull 62343-1038
O: 1600 W. Walnut St., Jacksonville 62650-1136
H: 2 Westgate Cir., Jacksonville 62650-2643
Killion, Robert (Mary Ann)
Killion, Stephen (Edith)
Bridgeport-Petrolia
Kilzer, Roger L. (Jo Ellen)
Marshall Dunlap-Marshall Asbury
King, Ernestine J.
King, Gerald G. (Virginia)
Springfield Laurel
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Bright Star United Methodist Parish
Kelly, Patsy (Harvey Mack)
Passavant Hospital, Jacksonville
Kelly, Sheila (David)
United Parish
Kennedy, Betty Jo
Kennedy, Pauline
Kenyon, Rhea
Kerr, Richard H. (Roberta)
Bloomington Grace
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217-626-1580
217-324-3403
217-748-6760
217-748-9958
217-342-6206
H: 1414 W. Brentwood Dr., Dunlap 61525-9522
H: 10961 Prestige Dr., Lerna 62440-2213
H: 25 Ridge Dr., Litchfield 62056-2489
C: 116 Maple St., PO Box 57, Rossville 60963-0057
H: 216 Maple St., Rossville 60963-1136
H: 511 Illinois Ave., Effingham 62401-2147
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309-697-2189
309-755-8852
H: 7005 Williams Rd., Kinmundy 62854-3005
H: 6 N. Lafayette St., Ste. 210, Millstadt 62260-1168
H: 432 Saint Sabre Dr., Belleville 62226-1047
H: 28032 N. 700 Ave., Kewanee 61443-8893
H: 3764 Mundell Rd., Eureka Springs, AR 72631-8935
H: 916 E. Jackson St., Morton 61550-1730
H: 1873 Stafford Way, Swansea 62226
H: 266 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, NC 28801-1218
H: PO Box 96, Trivoli 61569-0096
C: 108 W. South St., PO Box 47, Seymour 61875-0047
H: 106 W. South St., PO Box 47, Seymour 61875-0047
C: 119 W. Lincoln Ave., Caseyville 62232-1532
H: 311 S. 2nd St., Caseyville 62232-1523
H: 207 Twin Oaks Dr., Rochester 62563-9219
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C: 115 W. North St., PO Box 442, Grayville 62844-0422
H: 309 W. Mill St., Grayville 62844-1321
H: 38856 County Highway 2, Griggsville 62340-2248
C: 3585 Mount Moriah Rd., Galatia 62935-2603
H: 909 Cedar St., Harrisburg 62946-3855
C: 237 E. 2nd St., PO Box 215, Mineral 61344-0215
H: 20642 E. 2900th St., Annawan 61234-9665
H: 2312 Kathy Ln., Bartonville 61607-1545
H: 1344 12th Ave., East Moline 61244-1717
Kline, Jon D.
Kneale, Bernard (Ann)
Knox, Roger (Cindi)
Kooi, Dale A. (Carol A.)
Kovalcik, John F. (Anne)
Kovalcik, Michael C. (Joyce)
Krause, Colleen
Krummel, Fusako
Krumpe, Richard
Kuebler, Dalene (Ronald)
Centerville-Seymour-White Heath
Kueker, David O. (Debra)
Caseyville
Kurfman, Chuck (Amy)
New Salem
Laflin, Michael R. (Karen)
Grayville-Fortney
Laird, Alvin (Jan)
Lambert, Jimmie (Joanne)
Mount Moriah
Lancaster, Terry D. (Patty)
Mineral
Lang, Ernstfried J. (Viola)
Lara-Cardoso, Juan Carlos (Maria)
Manantial de Vida
Larson, Vonna Lou (Russell)
Lauer, Sharon M.
Laughlin, Meribah
Laumeier, Rebecca A. (Robert)
Rossville-Bismarck
Laur, Lester B.
618-253-8349
618-235-7469
309-856-8014
479-253-7574
309-266-6890
618-235-0055
828-281-4533
309-686-5944
217-687-4720
217-687-4147
618-344-3388
618-344-1208
217-498-6910
217-787-4147
618-375-7731
618-375-9271
217-833-2575
217-833-2154
O: 1203 W. Green St., Urbana 61801-2905
H: 603 Indigo, Savoy 61874-9450
Kirby, Robert S. (Darcie)
U of I Wesley Foundation
217-429-5302
217-423-5025 fax
217-344-1120
217-359-2819
217-344-1830 fax
618-547-7424
H: 1640 S. Lynnwood Dr., Decatur 62521-4566
Decatur First
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H: 2635 Maine St., Quincy 62301-4444
C: 702 Plum St., Marshall 62441-1351
H: 314 N. 8th St., Marshall 62441-1303
Livesay, Gary D. (Valerie Vlahakis)
Chaddock
C: 2nd & Chestnut Sts., PO Box 296, Strasburg 62465-0296
Lewis, Kathryn
Five Point Parish
Lewis, Richard Lee (Kathleen)
Marshall First
Lindeman, Sherry
Lippman, Suzy
Livengood, Steve (Delores)
Fairbury
H: 940 E. Lafayette St., Rushville 62681-1520
C: 13304 Meadowlark Ln., Huntley 60142-6385
Leonard, Mrs. C. W.
Leppin, William W. (Marsha)
H: 47 Court St., Freehold, NJ 07728-1709
H: PO Box 452, Ephraim, WI 54211-0452 - summer
H: 916 University Dr., Edwardsville 62025-5565 - winter
H: 10841 SW 90th Ct., Ocala, FL 34481-9743
H: 55 Abbotsford Dr., Richmond, KY 40475-1542
C: 200 E. Maple St., Fairbury 61739-1239
H: 206 E. Maple St., Fairbury 61739-1239
217-826-8041
217-826-8371
217-826-8041 fax
908-462-2612
920-854-9658
618-656-1357
352-873-0607
859-623-2921
815-692-2543
815-692-3417
815-692-4805 fax
217-222-0034
217-222-8399
217-222-3865 fax
C: 190 E. State St., Waverly 62692-1017
H: 213 Main St., PO Box 139, Franklin 62638-0139
C: 200 S. Walnut St., Taylorville 62568-2244
H: 1506 W. Main Cross St., Taylorville 62568-1745
Lees, L. Paul (Gertrude)
Legg, Lee (Elizabeth)
Waverly-Franklin-Durbin
Lembke, Rebecca B. (Tim)
Taylorville
Lewis, Sally Smith
Lewis, William B. (Janet)
217-644-2655
H: 4641 Barrington Dr., Springfield 62711-7262
H: 3405 McArthur Blvd., Alton 62002-5510
C: 114 W. Locust St., PO Box 588, Coulterville 62237-0588
H: 112 W. Locust St., PO Box 588, Coulterville 62237-0588
H: 2907 W. Winterberry Ln., Peoria 61604-1831
C: 701 S. Columbia St., Dwight 60420-1358
H: 304 E. Prospect Ave., Dwight 60420-1631
217-787-8218
618-465-7498
618-758-2472
618-317-8909
309-686-6879
815-584-3420
815-584-1554
815-584-3425 fax
309-585-2397
217-435-2581
217-371-9432
217-824-2782
217-824-3614
217-824-5623 fax
217-322-3458
815-353-9577
309-452-4794
618-234-3038
309-691-0495
Lazell, John W.
Leckrone, Shirley
Lee, Eunjoo (S. J.)
Coulterville-Tilden
Lee, John (Genevieve)
Leeds, Lance (Judy)
Dwight
H: 1404 Lismore Ln., Normal 61761-5412
H: 137 Liberty Torch Ct., Belleville 62220-3282
H: 5909 W. Ridgecrest Cir., Peoria 61615-3003
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Lawrence, Nancy
Lawry, Robert L. (Susan)
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H: 240 Gray Ct., Springfield 62711-5605
C: 1100 Airport Rd., PO Box 206, Godfrey 62035-0206
H: 6818 Wadlow Ct., Godfrey 62035-4238
H: 3410 Plover Dr., Decatur 62526-2271
C: 425 Tepee Rd., Tennessee 62374-3125
H: 825 W. Carroll St., Macomb 61455-1951
C: 208 W. Main St., Marion 62959-2444
H: 806 Morningside Dr., Marion 62959-3749
C: 1133 Main St., Mount Vernon 62864-3818
H: 8 Warwick Ln., Mount Vernon 62864-2344
O: 221 W. Koplin St., PO Box 384, Cissna Park 60924-0384
H: 218 W. Koplin St., PO Box 384, Cissna Park 60924-0384
H: 1033 Summerlin Falls Ct., Wilmington, NC 28412-5146
C: 2400 N. Grand Ave. E., Springfield 62702-4314
H: 3000 Shadowfax Dr., Springfield 62707-9330
H: 401 Burwash Ave., Apt. 308, Savoy 61874-9575
H: PO Box 293, Diboll, TX 75941-0293
H: PO Box 75, Port Byron 61275-0075
C: 205 W. Main St., Shelbyville 62565-1518
H: 812 N. Wood St., Shelbyville 62565-1155
H: 428 Glenn Knecht Dr., Crawfordsville, IN 47933-2063
C: 2401 Springfield Rd., East Peoria 61611-4427
H: 2403 Springfield Rd., East Peoria 61611-4427
C: 20 N. Walnut St., Winchester 62694-1147
Lolling, Kent A. (Atsuko G.)
Director of Connectional Ministries
Long, Donald E., Jr. (Rebecca)
Godfrey
Long, Donald E., Sr. (Mary Ann)
Long, Donald L. (Eleanor)
Hills Grove
Long, Raymond (Christy)
Marion First
Long, Victor K. (Jennifer)
Mount Vernon First
Longtin, Janet Lee
Cissna Park-Rankin
Lopez, Hugo L. (Hilda)
Lossau, Kathleen
Springfield Northside
Lotz, Roxy
Love, Pinckney V., Jr. (Lee D.)
Loveland, George W.
Lovett, Lee (Sandra)
Shelbyville First
Lowe, Donald L. (Dawn)
Luke, Mary
Lybarger, Danny A. (Diana)
Dayspring-E. Peoria Faith-Zion Evan.
Lyons, Robin R.
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618-524-7926
815-634-8670
815-634-4616
815-634-2314 fax
217-529-2442
217-787-8793
618-466-3624
618-466-3562
217-330-7444
309-776-3833
309-836-7515
618-993-5421
618-993-3141
618-993-9196 fax
618-242-1030
618-244-1425
618-242-1038 fax
815-457-2416
815-457-2556
910-799-1987
217-523-2293
217-341-2181
217-523-2368 fax
H: c/o Douglas Lockart, 7236 NW Lingley Dr., Parkville, MO 64152
H: 3513 Liberty Ridge Rd., Metropolis 62960-4205
C: 6805 E. McArdle Rd., Coal City 60416-9701
H: 384 N. Irving St., Coal City 60416-1122
936-829-5620
309-523-9405
217-774-4131
217-774-5134
217-774-3013 fax
309-664-0958
765-362-0023
309-694-1941
309-699-6390
217-742-3610
773-764-5135
H: 6722 N. Bosworth Ave., Chicago 60626-4221
Lobacz, Steve
Leave of Absence
Lockart, Erma
Logan, Margie
Logsdon, Thomas R. (Janice)
Coal City
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309-699-3354
618-948-2545
217-283-7589
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502-477-6437
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217-554-3000
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217-370-2644
417-256-4380
217-586-3099
309-792-1276
309-932-9042
309-596-2143
317-346-1805
205-951-0590
618-644-5645
618-644-3711
618-644-3712 fax
708-448-8981
309-467-3026
309-467-2053
507-536-2885
309-874-2564
309-874-2019
309-874-2521 fax
309-426-2900
H: 11 N. Maple St., Winchester 62694-1138
H: 819 W. Lafayette St., Apt. 155, Watseka 60970-2106
H: 22952 Grosenbach Rd., Washington 61571-9207
H: 403 N. 5th St., PO Box 294, Saint Francisville 62460-0294
H: 707 E. Penn St., Hoopeston 60942-1539
H: 3 Meadow Ln., Lincoln 62656-1645 (summer)
H: 4901 E. State Highway 107, #645, Edinburg, TX 78539 (winter)
H: 211 Chatman Ln., Taylorsville, KY 40071-9703
H: 307 W. Sycamore St., Sumner 62466-5064
O: 1900 E. Main St., Danville 61832-5100
H: 112 Babette Dr., Lexington 61753-1706
H: 6115 Weathervane Ln., Machesney Park 61115-1974
H: 960 N. Mulford Rd., Apt. 320, Rockford 61107-3875
H: 7802 County Road 3750, West Plains, MO 65775-4993
H: 272 DuPage St., Mahomet 61853-9414
H: 625 Warren St., Colona 61241-9308
H: 116 SW 5th St., Galva 61434-1928
H: 2721 75th Ave., PO Box 333, Viola 61486-0333
H: 190 Methodist Dr. W., Franklin, IN 46131-2171
H: 1424 Montclair Rd., # 2082, Birmingham, AL 35210-2208
C: 407 Jacob St., PO Box 252, Saint Jacob 62281-0252
H: 401 Jacob St., PO Box 252, Saint Jacob 62281-0252
H: 6823 W. 112th St., Worth 60482-2005
C: 208 N. Callender St., Eureka 61530-1104
H: 1024 Pepper Tree Ln., Eureka 61530-9758
H: 2104 McQuillan Ct. SE, Rochester, MN 55904
C: 201 S. Blatchford St., PO Box 230, McLean 61754-0230
H: 207 S. Blatchford St., PO Box 230, McLean 61754-0230
H: 77 Preston Ave., Elgin 60120-4430
C: 201 W. Union St., Roseville 61473-9147
Lytle, Hubert P.
Mace, Eugene William (Sally A.)
Madden, Richard (Pam)
Saint Francisville
Mader, Richard C
Maffett, Larry R. (Marilyn J.)
Mahaffey, Betty Sue
Majernik, Jim (Madonna)
Claremont-Prairieton
Manigold, Brian L. (Kathryn)
VA Illiana Health Care Systems
Mann, Charles W. (Evelyn)
Mann, Donald R. (Lois C.)
Maritt, Eugene E. (Bonnie)
Marrett, Ruth
Martin, Joseph E.
Martin, Karen Lee
Martin, Lorraine E
Martin, Ted
Martin, W. Jack
Marty, Pablo (Zoila)
Saint Jacob
Martz, Leonard T. (Esther)
Martz, Ronald R. (Tracy)
Eureka
Mason, Lawrence H. (Mary C.)
Maxwell, R. Andy (Lois)
McLean-Waynesville
Mayer, Mario
Appointed to Northern Illinois Conf.
Mayfield, Michael D. (Vickie)
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928-634-7508
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815-496-2929
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217-789-1054
309-764-6721
309-764-8308 fax
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618-842-9217
618-842-2120 fax
217-698-2785
217-892-1616
906-774-1721
217-865-2136
217-865-3025
217-865-2136 fax
217-344-1678
217-344-6793 fax
217-536-5050
H: 2721 75 Ave., Viola 61486-9556
H: 4781 N. 850th St., Robinson 62454-6633
C: 3002 W. Old Church Rd., PO Box 65, Savoy 61874-0065
H: 4215 S. Duncan Rd., Champaign 61822-6700
H: 1200 E. Grant St., Macomb 61455-3428
C: 22621 Route 2 and 92, Port Byron 61275-9407
H: 24005 71st Ave. N., Port Byron 61275-9069
H: 1901 Witchazel Dr., Springfield 62703-5649
C: 712 16th St., Moline 61265-2122
H: 2302 11th St., Moline 61265
H: 240 W. Main St., Moweaqua 62550-1162
C: 109 S. 1st St., Fairfield 62837-2513
H: 302 SE 4th St., Fairfield 62837-2123
H: 4205 Fort Donelson Dr., Springfield 62711-8265
H: 222 Keystone Dr., Rantoul 61866-2706
H: 1307 Evergreen Dr., Iron Mountain, MI 49801-4468
C: 1260 W. Elwin Rd., PO Box 19, Elwin 62532-0019
H: 1234 W. Elwin Rd., PO Box 19, Elwin 62532-0019
H: 111 W. Whitehall Ct., Urbana 61801-6664
C: 13900 E. US Highway 37, PO Box 192, Watson 62473
H: 6225 N. US Highway 45, Watson 62473-2211
H: 7138 Sunset Dr., Clinton 61727-9644
C: 211 N. School St., Normal 61761-2503
H: 117 N. Blair Dr., Normal 61761-1819
McCafferty-Rudolph, Kathy (Marcus)
Incapacity Leave
McCarter, Robert (Janice)
McClarey, James Charles (Lisa)
Savoy
McClarey, James P. (Kay)
McCleary, Paul F. (Rachael)
McClimans, Jewel
McClimans, Leon David (Darlene)
Christian Counseling Center, Inc.
McCord, Winifred
McCoy, Chet (Sue)
Carbon Cliff-Church of the Cross
McCoy, Ophilis (Margaret)
McCoy, Robb (Sarah)
Moline Riverside
McDaniel, Martha
McDonald, Charles E. (Diane)
Fairfield First
McDonald, Robert E. (Johanne)
McDowell, H. Margaret Richards (Paul)
McFarland, John R. (Helen)
McGeehon, Randy (Jackie)
Elwin
McGuire, Richard L. (Kay)
McIntire, Roger L.
Watson
McIntosh, Burt A. (Elizabeth)
McIntosh, John K. (Patty)
Normal First
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H: 1819 Woodside Dr., Woodstock 60098-2799
H: 508 Kindrick Dr., Clarkdale, AZ 86324-3381
H: 4018 E. 2603rd Rd., Sheridan 60551-9601
H: 3839 E. 2603rd Rd., Sheridan 60551-9586
217-935-5568
309-452-2096
309-888-4150
309-452-1327 fax
309-426-2037
309-426-2900 fax
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Meyers, Charla J. (Scott)
West Central Charge
Michaels, Keith A. (Joanne)
Carlyle-Huey-Beckemeyer
Michels, Francis T. (Earline)
Michels, Terry (Joyce)
Flora Trinity
Mick, Richard J.
Melzer, Ronald C. (Bonnie L.)
Incapacity Leave
Mendell, Norman E.
Galesburg Faith
Merritt, Phillip E. (Stephanie)
Edwards
Mesiti, Carl (Verna)
Granite City Niedringhaus
H: 10017 Rimstone, Mabelvale, AR 72103-4980
H: 215 E. 4th St., Flora 62839-2039
McLean, Roderick (Gloria)
McNeely, Bob
Xenia
McNeil, Mary
McNemee, Jeannine
McWilliams, Robert W.
Medlen, Judy (James)
Meeks, Donald L.
Vienna
Melgreen, Julia Atkinson (Frank)
Springfield Douglas Avenue
309-932-2865
217-430-2508
618-594-2051
618-594-2700
217-324-5000
618-662-5221
618-392-2069
859-881-9756
C: 751 Franklin St., Carlyle 62231-1815
H: 1710 Kane St., Carlyle 62231-1131
H: 1100 N. VanBuren St., Litchfield 62056-1559
C: 430 W. 3rd St., Flora 62839-1206
H: 1115 Willow Dr., Olney 62450-2446
H: 225 Churchill Crossing, Nicholasville, KY 40356-2583
618-877-4555
618-876-8098
C: 1311 20th St., Granite City 62040-4524
H: 3204 Harvard Pl., Granite City 62040-3638
H: 108 NW 5th St., Galva 61434-1022
H: RR 4, Box 44, Mount Sterling 62353-9416
309-343-8805
309-342-0666
309-698-0157
217-853-3426
618-658-3311
618-658-7281
217-546-4631
217-498-9144
217-546-6197 fax
520-904-9022
309-827-0433
501-888-5331
618-678-2730
618-332-0909
618-345-1414
217-245-7312
217-243-3052
630-834-1678
C: 876 E. Knox St., Galesburg 61401-5170
H: 825 E. Grove St., Galesburg 61401-3838
H: 100 Clayton Ct., East Peoria 61611-1504
H: 63737 E. Greenbelt Ln., Tucson, AZ 85739-1244
H: 20060 Terrace Ave., Chicago Heights 60411-1312
H: 14 Heartland Dr., Rm. 303, Bloomington 61704-7769
H: 5-4-2 Saeki-Ku, Hiroshima 731-51, Japan
H: RR 3, Box 148, Lawrenceville 62439-9453
C: 301 N. 4th St., PO Box 1349, Vienna 62995-1349
H: 920 Old Route 146 Loop, Vienna 62995-2461
C: 501 S. Douglas Ave., Springfield 62704-1701
H: 53 Longview Dr., Springfield 62712-9145
C: 1447 Merritt Rd., Jacksonville 62650
H: 528 S. Cornell Ave., Villa Park 60181-2948
H: PO Box 375, Glen Carbon 62034-0375
C: 1400 Camp Jackson Rd., Cahokia 62206-2502
H: 809 Rolling Meadows Dr., Maryville 62062-6658
McKelvey, Robert (Gretta)
Jacksonville Wesley Chapel
McKendrick, Maxine H.
McKiou, Dowain V.
McLaughlin, Beth (Sigurd Bjorklund)
Cahokia Park
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H: PO Box 382, Cowden 62422-0382
C: 3201 NE Madison Ave., Peoria 61603-2348
H: 408 W. Altorfer Ln., Peoria 61615-2103
H: 516 S. Spruce St., Arthur 61911-1440
C: 106 W. Vermilion St., PO Box 1010, Catlin 61817-1010
H: 212 N. Sandusky St., PO Box 284, Catlin 61817-0284
H: 12228 N. 300th St., Wheeler 62479-2438
H: 801 S. Prairie St., Robinson 62454-1618
H: 9012 W. Goetz Rd., Hanna City 61536-9453
C: 365 E. Madison St., PO Box 296, Ashley 62808-0296
H: 1972 E. IL Highway 15, Woodlawn 62898-4025
C: 225 S. Madison St., PO Box 98, Westfield 62474-0098
Miller, Colleen
Miller, Craig (Linda)
Peoria Madison Avenue
Miller, Ellen
Miller, Janet (Richard)
Catlin
Miller, Kenneth K. (Mary)
Miller, Linda L. (Ronald H.)
Miller, Ted (Carol)
Miller, Thomas (Debbie)
Ashley-Waltonville
Miller, Walter (Valerie A.)
Oakland-Westfield
Milligan, Alan D. (Jo Ellen)
Karnak & Eagle House Ministries
Milner, S. Burkett (Beverly)
Minor, Cathy (Kerry)
Windsor-Zion Hill
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517-750-4127
H: c/o Dale Follis POA, 7454 Gunners Ln., Carterville 62918
H: 2100 Park Rd., Apt. 117, Jackson, MI 49203-4938
C: 111 W. Monroe St., PO Box 607, Anna 62906-0607
H: 200 Orange St., Anna 62906-1134
H: 1564 E. Aloe Pl., Chandler, AZ 85286-2202
H: 302 N. Main St., PO Box 293, Port Byron 61275
H: 2005 Fietsam Rd., Marion 62959-5901
C: 1200 Ohio Ave., PO Box 16, Windsor 61957-0016
H: 401 Lafayette Ave. E., Mattoon 61938-4645
618-658-2434
618-658-8116
618-993-1132
217-459-2232
217-273-5241
217-459-2230 fax
618-833-2234
618-833-9246
480-283-7192
309-523-3767
309-565-4632
618-485-2793
618-735-2617
217-967-5294
H: 3580 State Rt. 37 N., PO Box 97, Buncombe 62912-0097
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Minor, William
Anna
Misal, Margaret S. (Shashi K.)
Misfeldt, Larry A.
Fairfield
Mitchell, Lucille
Mitchell, Marie
309-694-4353
217-563-2485
217-563-2964
217-632-3077
217-483-2270
217-483-3822
217-483-7022 fax
217-783-2664
309-685-1755
H: 303 Rainbow Dr., Creve Coeur 61610-4273
C: 1431 E. 100 North Rd., Nokomis 62075-3123
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H: 19130 Sunny Acres Rd., Petersburg 62675-7306
C: 1022 New City Rd., Chatham 62629-8043
H: 920 Monarch Dr., Chatham 62629-9638
217-543-3457
217-427-5566
217-427-5788
217-427-0434 fax
217-925-5422
618-562-1104
812-201-7684
H: 508 N. Peachtree St., Ponca City, OK 74601-3957
Midgley, Maurice, Jr. (Charla)
Incapacity Leave
Milam, Bernetta
Miles, Richard (Betty)
South Fork-Fairview
Milhouse, Edward E. (Delta)
Miller, Allen W. (Angie)
Sugar Creek
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H: 1407 W. Sycamore St., Chillicothe 61523-1367
H: PO Box 164, New London, IA 52645-0164
H: 102 Burris St., Catlin 61817-9604
H: 2140 E. County Road 200N, Oakland 61943-8507
C: 200 E. Illinois St., PO Box 539, Mansfield 61854-0539
H: 201 E. Illinois St., PO Box 442, Mansfield 61854-0442
C: 417 S. Locust St., PO Box 642, Delavan 61734-0642
H: 402 E. 1st St., PO Box 642, Delavan 61734-0642
C: 2910 Utah Pl., Alton 62002-5503
H: 106 Fern Way, Canton, GA 30115-8500
H: 108 S. Vermillion St., Pontiac 61764
H: 108 S. Vermillion St., Pontiac 61764
C: 1101 State St., Quincy 62301-4958
H: 1701 Highland Ln., Quincy 62305-1132
H: 73 Benton Dr., Decatur 62526-1478
C: 400 Park St., Waterloo 62298-1308
H: 260 Gall Rd., PO Box 257, Columbia 62236-0257
C: 100 E. 5th St., Metropolis 62960-2109
H: 421 Metropolis St., Metropolis 62960-2136
H: 1114 River Birch Ct., Santa Maria, CA 93454-3234
H: 1935 Tanglewood Dr., Apt. B, Glenview 60025-1635
H: 5354 W. 62nd St., Apt. 254, Indianapolis, IN 46268-4407
H: RR 3, Box 28, Lawrenceville 62439-9408
C: 120 S. Elizabeth St., PO Box 216, Stronghurst 61480
H: 315 W. Main St., PO Box 275, Stronghurst 61480-0275
C: 105 W. Main St., PO Box 37, Ogden 61859-0037
H: 109 Lynn Dr., PO Box 67, Ogden 61859-0067
H: 7100 N. Fox Point Dr., Apt. 6, Peoria 61614-2253
H: 6 Eagle Dr., Holiday Island, AR 72631-4703
Mitchell, Ted J. (Cathy)
Chillicothe
Mixon, David W. (Rhonda)
Molloy, Marjorie
Monahan, Nancy (Gordon)
Leave of Absence
Monroe, Sharon R. (Ron)
Mansfield
Moreau, Larry R. (Barbara)
Delavan
Morgan, David P. (Alice F.)
Morris, George E. (Barbara)
Morse, Arla (William F.)
Morse, William F. (Arla)
Morwell, Robert C. (Nina)
Quincy Union
Mosher, Claude N. (Marie)
Mosimann, Gary (Joyce)
Waterloo Real Life
Motta, Gary L. (Rebecca)
Metropolis
Motzer, Paul D. (Fran)
Moulden, Phillip L. (Carol M.)
Mulligan, Eleanor
Mulvany, Oren (Lois)
Munden, Anita R. (Frank)
Stronghurst-Carman
Murphy, Kathy (Bill)
Ogden-Broadlands
Mushrush, Robert D. (JoAnne)
Myers, Carol
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309-244-8800
309-244-7516
309-244-7020 fax
618-462-7907
678-947-9927
815-844-7501
815-844-7501
217-223-6062
217-222-6062
217-223-6203 fax
217-877-6192
618-939-1313
618-281-4277
618-939-1314 fax
618-524-9325
618-524-7286
618-524-8339 fax
805-928-6761
847-657-0771
317- 280-0111
618-943-4638
309-924-1380
309-924-1208
217-582-2840
217-693-3928
309-693-2308
479-363-9707
309-274-5458
309-274-9619
309-274-3438 fax
319-367-2453
217-427-5293
217-346-2026
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H: 2645 E. Southern Ave., Apt. A228, Tempe, AZ 85282
H: 1551 W. Adams St., Springfield 62704-1501
H: 108 Avenue Notre Dame, East Peoria 61611-1501
H: 4412 Pepperwood Hill SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403-1069
C: 626 E. Main St., PO Box 147, Cuba 61427-0147
H: 405 S. Plato St., PO Box 55, London Mills 61544-0055
H: 302 N. Beringer Cir., Urbana 61802-2276
H: 2802 Natalie Dr., Champaign 61822-7358
Nafziger, Rita (George)
Najmon, M. Catherine (Mark)
Sharon
Nance, Murriel (Brenda)
Nation, H. Keith (Kayla)
Chester
Nelson, Beth
Westmer Larger Parish
Nestler, Frank H.
New, Frank M. (Mary Lou)
Newell, Evelyn
Newhall, Alan L. (Kathy)
Newhall, Barbara
Newhall, Paul (Teresa)
Cuba-London Mills
Newsome, Jack L. (Joan)
Nichols, J. Gerald (Nancy)
Bondville
Nielsen, Melvin (Debbie)
Bonfield/Grand Prairie Parish
Noland, Robert L. (Linda)
O'Fallon First
North, Martha
Nottrott, David (Theresa M.)
Nourie, Kevin
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H: 923 N. Broadway Ave., Salem 62881-1271
C: 311 E. Jackson St., PO Box 217, Farina 62838-0217
H: 302 E. VanBuren Ave., Farina 62838-1271
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Vandalia Haley Chapel-Mount Carmel
O'Dell, John (Noreta)
Nowakowski, Mark (Julie)
Farina-Louisville
Edgar County New Vision Parish, Circuit 3
S: 1018 Saint John St., PO Box 547, Faulkton, SD 57438
W: 3 Breeghle Ln., Bella Vista, AR 72714-3237
H: 811 Kenyon Dr., PO Box 7051, Springfield 62791-7051
C: 4363 W. Center St., Decatur 62522-9698
H: 1717 N. Florian Ave., Decatur 62526-3332
H: 22 Westwood Dr., Mount Vernon 62864-2212
C: 871 State St., Chester 62233-1641
H: 8311 Heron Cv., Freeburg 62243-2359
C: 203 S. Washington St., PO Box 250, Joy 61260-0250
H: 210 E. Illinois St., PO Box 250, Joy 61260-0250
Myers, William G.
C: 348 E. Smith St., PO Box 66, Bonfield 60913-0066
H: 225 Country Ln., Bonfield 60913-6906
C: 504 E. US Highway 50, O'Fallon 62269-2827
H: 315 W. Center St., Lebanon 62254-1411
H: 3934 S. Gatlin Ct., Springfield, MO 65807-5368
H: 8 Moncada Pl., Hot Springs Vlg, AR 71909-5066
H: 502 N. Coffin St., PO Box 298, Newman 61942-0298
C: 1200 S. Liberty St., Jerseyville 62052-2586
H: 730 W. County Rd., Jerseyville 62052-2578
Myers, Mark C. (Nancy)
Jerseyville
618-245-6175
618-245-6538
618-245-6538 fax
618-548-8061
815-802-9805
815-263-5310
618-632-2354
618-537-4280
417-886-0020
501-915-9963
217-837-2015
618-498-2621
618-498-2818
618-639-6957 fax
605-598-4520
479-855-7939
217-546-5657
217-429-2033
217-428-6843
618-242-3957
618-826-2549
618-710-0057
309-584-4172
309-584-4171
309-584-4148 fax
217-483-6044
480-831-3448
480-831-3495 fax
217-546-3052
309-277-7019
563-362-9054
309-785-3811
309-486-3507
217-337-5376
217-398-4410
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H: 215 E. Almond Ave., Orange, CA 92866-1521
C: 1201 N. Fair St., Marion 62959-3705
H: 2601 Old Creal Springs Rd., Marion 62959-6203
C: 2000 W. Pioneer Pkwy., Ste. 18B, Peoria 61615-5803
H: 1017 N. Flora Ave., Peoria 61606-1405
H: 4636 Lawson Dr., Decatur 62526-1132
C: 7372 Marine Rd., Edwardsville 62025-4548
H: 310 Redwood Dr., Edwardsville 62025-7752
C: 301 Pine St., Carterville 62918-1258
H: 106 Brooke Ln., Carterville 62918-5161
H: 114 S. Rustic Rd., East Peoria 61611-3740
H: RR 1, Box 229, Simpson 62985-9614
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H: 1040 Dee Lee Ln., Mount Zion 62549-1011
C: 423 E. Wauponis St., PO Box 98, Tonica 61370-0098
H: 415 E. Wauponis St., PO Box 104, Tonica 61370-0104
Owyang, Julie Moore
Ozment, Timothy (Jennie)
Marion Aldersgate
Padgett, Lauren
Harbor Light Hospice
Palmer, Miley E. (Janet)
Palmer, Sheryl L.
Edwardsville Saint John’s
Palmer, Stephen L. (Linda)
Carterville
Palmer, William A. (Lois M.)
Pancake, Delbert (Catherine)
Glendale-Eddyville-Taylor
Parker, Raymond E. (Marilyn)
Parra, Danira (Mark Fitzgerald)
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H: 15 W. North St., Bethany 61914-7080
H: 225 S. Jackson St., Perryville, MO 63775-2518
C: 219 N. Chicago St., Pontiac 61764-1911
H: 1808 Derron Dr., Pontiac 61764-9504
Overlot, Margaret
Owens, Bruce F. (Joyce)
Owens, Raymond P. (Susan)
Pontiac First
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618-656-1853
618-656-5244
618-656-1864 fax
618-985-4511
618-985-2206
618-985-4511 fax
309-698-9495
618-695-3334
618-695-3358
217-855-3180
319-396-0067
815-686-2652
815-473-4435
618-397-1099
618-398-6554
931-707-5626
815-432-4903
815-432-2609
815-432-5070 fax
217-665-3457
573-768-6187
815-842-1157
815-844-5233
815-844-6425 fax
714-771-3704
618-997-6065
618-993-5709
618-993-1322 fax
309-689-9760
309-637-7794
309-689-9764 fax
217-876-0749
H: 5400 Cedar Dr. NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405-3208
H: 21 E. Market St., PO Box 206, Piper City 60959-0206
C: PO Box 207, Woodland, IL 60974-0207
C: 9300 Richfield Rd., Fairview Heights 62208-1528
H: 1614 Pontiac Rd., Fairview Heights 62208-1447
H: 112 Britton Ln., Crossville, TN 38558-8639
C: 301 S. 4th St., Watseka 60970-1618
H: 501 S. 4th St., Watseka 60970-1622
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618-783-2641
H: 109 N. Nebraska Ave., Morton 61550-2320
H: 801 Hickory Dr., Newton 62448-1011
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Ogden, Ralph E. (Miriam)
Ogdon, Franklin O. (Diane)
Incapacity Leave
Olson, Larry A. (Phyllis L.)
Onken, Sandra (Marvin)
Woodland
Oplt, Karen
Fairview Heights Prospect Park
Orewiler, Marvin N. (Joan)
Osborn, Wesley L. (Rinda)
Watseka
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H: 1706 E Amber Ln., Apt. 114, Urbana, 61802-6910
H: 1329 Center Ave., Janesville, WI 53546-2437
C: 110 Coley St., PO Box 357, Loami 62661-0357
H: 617 Evergreen Dr., Chatham 62629-1113
C: 202 W. Melvin St., PO Box 174, Bellflower 61724
H: 510 E. North St., PO Box 22, Bellflower 61724-0022
H: 2123 68th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634-7936
C: 2336 E. Andrew Rd., Sherman 62684-9646
H: 785 Timberedge Dr., Sherman 62684-9458
C: 203 S. Lafayette St., Newton 62448-1211
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Pearce, Timothy (Cheri)
Newton Grace
Pearson, Alice
Pease, David G. (Patricia L.)
Peck, Donald L. (Brenda)
Island Grove-Loami
Pence, Louella (Lou)
Bellflower
Penfold, James L. (Marian)
Pennell, G. Michael (Jean A.)
Sherman
H: 215 E. Washington St., Apt. 706, Pontiac 61764-2011
H: 804 W. Delaware Ave., Urbana 61801-4809
C: 111 N. Washington St., McLeansboro 62859-1060
H: 701 S. Washington St., McLeansboro 62859-1241
C: RR 1, Box 89, Lawrenceville 62439-9736
Peabody, Mary
Peacock, Joseph N.
Peak, James, Jr. (Cathy)
McLeansboro First
Pearce, Gary (Nancy)
Lawrenceville Zion-Billett
Pearce, Mary Kathryn
Dunlap Prospect
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C: 300 E. Ash St., PO Box 98, Dunlap 61525-0098
H: 210 E. Ash St., PO Box 98, Dunlap 61525-0098
C: 210 S. Main St., Shiloh 62269-2935
H: 114 Seibert Rd., O’Fallon 62269-3627
C: 2941 S. Koke Mill Rd., Springfield 62711-9651
H: 4770 Leah Dr., Springfield 62711-6365
Paulson, Anthony (Erin)
Shiloh
Paulson, Michael (Rose)
Springfield First
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H: 1306 W. Mack Ave., Olney 62450-3712
C: 1200 Moreland Dr., Belleville 62223-3517
H: 1837 Duncan St., Swansea 62226-1733
Patterson, Robert S. (Rose Marie)
Patterson, Rose Marie (Robert S.)
Patton, Larry (Diane K.)
Paskewitz, Paul A. (Estella)
Pate, Timothy (Becky)
Granite City Nameoki
C: 2136 Dewey Ave., Granite City 62040-3204
H: 4012 Rode Ave., Granite City 62040-2222
H: 14 Prospect Pl., Danville 61832-1817
C: 1900 Pontoon Rd., Granite City 62040-2339
H: 2431 Waterman Ave., Granite City 62040-2931
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Pascoe, Doug
309-243-7300
309-243-5711
309-243-7483 fax
618-783-3336
618-783-3327
217-469-7069
608-563-4595
217-624-6208
217-483-5730
309-722-3765
309-722-3413
970-515-6335
217-496-2338
217-496-3258
217-496-2631 fax
217-793-9765 fax
815-844-3871
217-344-6716
618-643-2556
618-643-2653
618-676-4064
618-877-2769
618-876-1773
217-442-5586
618-877-1936
618-931-6046
618-877-1937 fax
618-392-4709
618-392-4709
618-397-5994
618-233-8575
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618-632-6913
618-978-9416
217-793-9760
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815-939-1347
815-689-2484
217-375-4396
217-375-4230
618-547-3604
309-673-3641
309-691-3561
309-673-3644 fax
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217-322-3413
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618-740-0491
217-835-4773
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618-584-3176
217-566-3614
H: 563 Madison Ave., Bradley 60915-1577
C: 103 E. Van Alstyne St., PO Box 134, Cullom 60929-0134
C: 100 S. Main St., PO Box 146, East Lynn 60932-0146
H: 41661 Main St., East Lynn 60932
H: 301 E. 3rd St., PO Box 129, Kinmundy 62854-0129
H: 6504 N. Syler St., Peoria 61615-2436
C: 210 W. Jefferson St., PO Box 208, Rushville 62681-0208
H: 220 W. Jefferson St., Rushville 62681-1006
H: 299 Bob White Ln., # 119, Salem 62881-1009
C: 209 S. Main St., Benld 62009-1430
H: 55 N. Bompart Ave., Apt. 31, Webster Groves, MO 63119
H: 1970 N. 1275th St., Flat Rock 62427-2622
C: 128 E. Jones St., PO Box 79, Williamsville 62693-0079
Pichaske, Stephen (Elizabeth)
Rushville First
Pierce, Frank C. (Irene)
Pierce, Rick (Cindy)
Benld
Pinkstaff, Jerry (Justine)
Piscatelli, Richard F. (Carole)
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H: 1013 Lake Shore Dr., Mount Vernon 62864-3017
H: 350 Helmwood Cir., Mount Washington, KY 40047-6793
C: 104 E. Carter St., PO Box 118, Cerro Gordo 61818-0118
H: 525 W. Oakley Rd., PO Box 118, Cerro Gordo 61818
H: PO Box 266, Carmi 62821-0266
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H: RR 5, Box 179, McLeansboro 62859-9204
Perry, Travis C. (Margaret)
Bonnie-Ina
Peters, Millie Horning (Robert L.)
Peyla, Linda
Okaw River Parish
Peyton, Harrison L. (Judy)
Galatia
Phillips, Bonnie (Edward)
Broughton
Phillips, Brent K. (Betty)
Phillips, David L. (Linda)
Trinity UM Parish
Phillips, Kevin
East Lynn
Phillips, Lillian
Phillips, Robert J. (Christy)
Peoria First
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C: 1700 N. Towanda Ave., Normal 61761-5455
H: 607 E. Ironwood Country Club Dr., Normal 61761-5271
Perry, Randall K. (Kandis)
Normal Calvary
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East Moline Christ
C: 3801 7th St., East Moline 61244-3506
Perry, Joye (Roger D.)
East Moline Christ
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618-651-9400
618-654-8434 fax
309-755-2508
309-912-7372
309-755-8081 fax
309-452-5413
309-452-9684
309-452-1057 fax
309-755-2508
309-912-7372
309-755-8081 fax
618-242-5449
618-244-4541
502-538-0257
217-763-8411
217-763-4881
618-382-7571
618-382-5548
618-773-4545
C: 12846 Daiber Rd., Highland 62249-2812
H: 8 Pin Oak Dr., Highland 62249-2337
Perry, Dan (Carol)
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H: 5981 Spruce Ln., Saint Anne 60964-5332
H: 2122 Washington St., Quincy 62301-5268
Pratt, Donald E. (Judy E.)
Pratt, Ruth
Preston, N. Nadine
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C: 502 Main St., PO Box 138, Murrayville 62668-0138
H: 104 W. Hughes, PO Box 138, Murrayville 62668-0138
H: 407 Logan Run Rd., Murphysboro 62966-6451
618-327-8407
618-327-8202
618-327-8370 fax
309-452-9419
815-932-6425
217-473-9269
H: 532 Abelson Dr., Apt. 304, Carmi 62821-1587
H: 1211 Mockingbird Ln., Carterville 62918-1664
Porter, Ray B. (Joan)
Potter, Sharon R.
Incapacity Leave
Powell, Joyce
Powers, Daniel
East Alton First
C: 250 N. Mill St., Nashville 62263-1741
H: 428 E. Walnut St., Nashville 62263-1723
H: 1 Harrison St., PO Box 201, Amesville, OH 45711-0201
H: 3924 Dunaire Dr., Valrico, FL 33596-7042
C: 113 S. College St., PO Box 375, Blue Mound 62513-0375
H: 112 S. Prairie St., PO Box 186, Blue Mound 62513-0186
Pollock, Robert F. (Teresa)
Polstra, Charles P.
Poole, Jimmy Lee (Beckie J.)
Blue Mound-Decatur Central
Powers, Dennis (Tammy)
Murrayville
Prater, Paul H. (Betty)
Incapacity Leave
Prather, John (Jeanna)
Nashville Grace
C: 2550 N. County Rd. 1740, PO Box 97, Colusa 62329
H: 855 E. County Road 2450, PO Box 220, Nauvoo 62354
C: 208 W. Main St., Marion 62959-2444
H: 505 Pit 12 Rd., Stonefort 62987-1220
Poland, David (Sandra)
Colusa-Appanoose Yoked
Pollex, Deborah L.
Marion First
336-884-0500
618-259-1306
618-259-6136
618-259-5337 fax
217-882-4041
217-882-7081
618-687-2210
H: 908 Cedar Dr., Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-8015
H: 100 S. Hewitt St., Carbondale 62901-2250
H: 217 S. Hickory St., Arthur 61911-1317
H: 2202 S. Morris Ave., Bloomington 61704-7232
H: 20341 N. Prairie Ln., Centralia 62801-8547
O: 210 W. Water St., Ste. 2, Pontiac 61764-1790,
H: 1801 Bob O Link Dr., Pontiac 61764-9370
Pitsch, Robert L.
Pittman, Leroy (Vera)
Plummer, Esther
Poe, Marian
Poe, Phillip (Barbara J.)
Pogemiller, Leah R.
VRD Superintendent
217-494 1475
217-566-3614 fax
252-441-6195
618-549-4947
217-543-3030
309-827-4439
618-249-9060
815-844-3530
815-370-4030
815-844-6583 fax
217-755-4433
217-453-6405
618-993-5421
618-994-4121
618-993-9196 fax
740-448-1157
813-684-3318
217-692-2543
217-692-2421
217-692-2543 fax
618-384-2306
618-733-4374
H: 1775 Westchester Dr., Apt. 306, High Point, NC 27262
C: 1001 3rd St., East Alton 62024-1604
H: 800 Vernon St., East Alton 62024-1660
H: 302 Wagon Wheel Ln., Chatham 62629-1540
Williamsville
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H: 1040 Beulah Ln., Sumner 62466-4840
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C: 104 Douglas St., PO Box 170, Edinburg 62531-0170
H: 210 N. Eaton St., PO Box 170, Edinburg 62531-0170
C: 700 3rd St., Carmi 62821-1004
H: 702 3rd St., Carmi 62821-1004
H: 800 Glen Crossing Rd., Glen Carbon 62034-8506
C: 200 W. Green St., PO Box 145, Roberts 60962-0145
H: 106 Chickasaw Ln., Loda 60948-9685
C: 205 S. 24th St., Quincy 62301-4446
H: 2121 E. 2400th St., Camp Point 62320-2504
Pyell, David (Linda)
Altona-Oneida
Pyles, W. Kenneth (Judith A.)
Quick, Chris
Marshall Emmanuel-Zion
Quick, Harold, Jr. (Jill)
Beulah
Quiram, Judith (Dennis)
Radae, Raymond
Edinburg-Stonington
Ramsey, V. Eugene, II (Mary)
Carmi Emmanuel
Ramsey, Victor E., Sr.
Rapp, Stanley A. (Lois J.)
Roberts-Thawville
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H: 110 N. Depot St., Altona 61414-0259
H: 9588 SE 124th Loop, Summerfield, FL 34491-9734
H: 702 Lincoln Dr., Marshall 62441-1982
H: 4365 E. White St., Decatur 62526-5763
C: 1220 W. Main St., Mount Zion 62549-1346
H: 2874 S. Forrest Ln., Decatur 62521-5415
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Marshall Armstrong
Price, Wolford C. (Jane)
Pritchett, Wade (Annette)
Colp and Pleasant Grove
Procell, Andrew C. (Betty)
Provines, Kenneth L.
Pruehsner, Leslie C. (Jeanne)
Pruett, Beulah
Pruett, Thomas M. (Shelley)
Incapacity Leave
Pruett, William E. (Millie)
Pyatt, William G. (Brenda)
Mount Zion
C: 18500 N. Armstrong Rd., Marshall 62441-4090
H: 1201 Cedar Ln., Marshall 62441-1966
H: PO Box 1671, Bloomington 61702-1671
C: 300 W. Andrew Springs Rd., PO Box 117, Colp 62921
H: 1470 Sullivan Rd., Goreville 62939-2623
H: 510 W. Main St., Stewardson 62463-1006
H: RR 3, Box 590, Sumner 62466-9352
H: 402 Springfield Ave., Anna 62906-2108
H: 2929 W. Holcombe Blvd., Apt. 201, Houston, TX 77025
H: 685 Walker Ave., Colby, KS 67701-1529
H: 404 S. 27th St., Herrin 62948-2018
C: 407 Edwardsville Rd., Troy 62294-1339
H: 312 Old Homestead Dr., Troy 62294-1295
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618-384-5251
618-384-2206 fax
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309-874-3114
618-985-6935
618-995-1177
217-682-5437
618-928-2070
618-833-2560
713-669-1741
785-462-3536
618-942-7501
618-667-6241
618-667-6331
618-667-7748 fax
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C: 211 E. North St., PO Box 327, Niantic 62551-0327
H: 451 3rd St., PO Box 215, Illiopolis 62539-0215
H: 123 LaSelva Dr., Watsonville, CA 95076-1616
H: 414A Larkin Ct., Warrensburg, MO 64093-2847
H: 336 S. Walnut St., Princeville 61559-9386
H: 336 S. Walnut St., Princeville 61559-9386
H: 401 S. Moreland Rd., Apt. 210, Bethalto 62010-2120
C: 109 E. Seminary Ave., Onarga 60955-1240
H: 408 E. Lincoln Ave., Onarga 60955-1315
H: 19772 Wabash 18 Ave., Allendale 62410-2193
H: 323 E. North St., PO Box 52, Mount Sterling 62353-0052
C: 3714 Fort Jesse Rd., Normal 61761-9455
H: 3716 Fort Jesse Rd., Normal 61761-9455
815-268-4320
815-268-7828
815-268-4725 fax
217-668-2453
217-486-7311
309-385-1655
309-385-1655
217-442-7820
217-443-9608
217-895-2809
217-347-3917
217-347-3915
217-347-3917
217-347-3916 fax
217-773-2510
309-452-6255
309-585-2709
309-452-5965 fax
618-299-5005
C: 414 Poland Rd., Danville 61834-7467
H: 104 Maple St., Danville 61832-8316
C: 752 Walnut Ave., PO Box 610, Neoga 62447-0610
H: 602 Newman Ct., Effingham 62401-6404
C: 1901 S. 4th St., Ste. 236, Effingham 62401-4188
H: 602 Newman Ct., Effingham 62401-6404
H: 22576 Prairie Chapel Rd., Farmer City 61842-9885
C: 27721 E. County Highway 27, Glasford 61533-9426
H: 24019 W. Moul Rd., Elmwood 61529-9716
H: 2711 Keebler Rd., Maryville 62062-6869
H: 818 S. Main St., PO Box 226, Clay City 62824-0226
H: c/o Barbara C. Martin, 1002 Randall Ln., Fulton, MO 65251
217-833-2575
217-833-2377
618-372-3255
618-372-3252
618-372-3255
618-372-3252
210-637-9228
210-221-6140
573-291-5736
309-928-9167
309-647-4548
309-245-4290
618-345-3693
618-676-1866
H: PO Box 287, Griggsville 62340-0287
C: 401 N. Main St., PO Box 457, Brighton 62012-0457
H: 112 E. Vine St., PO Box 792, Brighton 62012-0792
C: 401 N. Main St., PO Box 457, Brighton 62012-0457
H: 112 E. Vine St., PO Box 792, Brighton 62012-0792
H: 2061 Staff Post Rd., San Antonio, TX 78234-1305
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Niantic-Illiopolis
Reffett, Eugene Lee (Linda)
Regennitter, Jay (Sarah Graham)
Normal Morningstar-Bloomington
West Olive Faith
Reiber, Nelson (Clara)
Lancaster-Nye Chapel
Reid, Patricia
Reimer, Norma Jean
Reiner, Darlene (Fred J.)
Reiner, Fred J. (Darlene)
Reinhardt, Adra
Reis, Elizabeth
Onarga-Piper City
Reed, Jerry L.
Reed, Tony (Beth)
Union Chapel
Reeder, Janice (Dan)
Danville Farmers Chapel
Reese, Deborah L. (Randy)
Neoga-Etna
Reese, Randall W. (Debbie)
ERD Superintendent
White Chapel-Kingston Mines-Monterey
Ratliff, Peg
Rayson, Amy (Mike)
Brighton Saint Paul
Rayson, Mike (Amy)
Brighton Saint Paul
Read, John D. (Laura)
United States Army
Redmon, Hazel
Reed, Ellen
Reed, James W. (Pamela)
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H: 19 Suburban Dr., Murphysboro 62966-2938
C: 1407 18th Ave., PO Box 477, Viola 61486-0477
H: 529 Buckingham Rd., Canton, MI 48188-1579
C: 510 S. 4th St., PO Box 516, Chatsworth 60921-0516
H: 310 E. Elm St., PO Box 415, Chatsworth 60921-0415
H: 3017 Wye Oak Dr., Belleville 62221-7028
C: 215 S. Kellogg St., PO Box 367, Kirkwood 61447-0367
H: 235 E. Locust St., PO Box 373, Kirkwood 61447-0373
C: 214 W. Main St., Carbondale 62901-2920
H: 2124 W. Meadow Ln., Carbondale 62901-2047
C: 111 W. 4th St., Momence 60954-1147
H: 328 N. Pine St., Momence 60954-1113
C: 101 E. 2nd North St., Mount Olive 62069-1309
H: 109 E. 2nd North St., Mount Olive 62069-1309
H: 3561 Meadows Ln., Vernon, FL 32462-3515
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