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Commission on Equitable Compensation
The Commission on Equitable Compensation carries the mission of providing resources to the appointive cabinet to augment the compensation of a pastor deemed a good match for a continued missional appointment, yet not having the complete resources to fully support the pastor. The Book of Discipline states that the primary responsibility for payment of pastoral salaries remains with individual pastoral charges (see ¶ 624, The Book of Discipline, 2016). In addition, the Annual Conference provides a program of support for the ministers (not the individual churches) to assure them a livable level of financial support when serving a full-time appointment. No grants were requested as of July 2020.
Rates for 2020 are below.
Equitable Compensation Grants:
A. The minister's Conference relationship sets the Equitable Compensation she/he is eligible to receive, and any changes in Conference relationship during the year will change eligibility. The formula rate for full time is 60% of the lower of the Denominational Average Compensation (DAC) or Conference Average Compensation (CAC) each year. Rates for 2021 are as follows:
Conference Relationship | Full Time Compensation | Applied % | EC Base |
Elder | $44,519 | 104% | $46,300 |
Associate Member | $44,519 | 103% | $45,855 |
Provisional Elder | $44,519 | 102% | $45,410 |
Full-time Local Pastor | $44,519 | 100% | $44,519 |
B. For determining the Equitable Compensation Grants, the minister's total plan compensation which is set forth in “A” above includes: base salary, cash allowances, utilities and housing allowance (or, when a parsonage is provided, 25% of the plan compensation as the approximate value of that parsonage).
C. Ministers receive an additional $100 for each year of service as a full-time minister up to a maximum of 10 years of service.
D. Ministers receive an additional $200 a year for each church over one.
E. Equitable Compensation pays its share of CRSP and CPP based on the minister's income.
F. Equitable Compensation will pay up to $75 for one Annual Conference sponsored Continuing Education Event per year for clergy who are currently receiving Equitable Compensation Grants.
G. Annual Grants approved by the Commission shall be paid in monthly installments on the basis of available funds at the beginning of the calendar year.
H. The charge to which the minister is appointed must be classified by the Cabinet as a full-time appointment for the minister to be eligible for full compensation. The policy of the Louisiana Annual conference is not to provide Equitable Compensation Grants for less than full time appointments or for Associate Pastors.
I. District Superintendents must submit to the chairperson of the Commission on Equitable Compensation, an application for each minister in their District seeking assistance from the Equitable Compensation Fund. These are to be sent after Charge Conference but no later than December 10. For new appointments, application forms furnished by the Commission should be turned in as soon as possible.
J. All ministers receiving Equitable Compensation Grants are required to renew their applications when receiving a change in appointment, and to notify the chairperson of the Commission on Equitable Compensation of any change in compensation or Conference relationship.
K. Special consideration will be given in unique cases upon recommendation of the Cabinet and concurrence with the Executive Committee of the Commission on Equitable Compensation.
L. To facilitate Missional appointments, certain funds will be made available to the Cabinet to "provide for supplementing base compensation beyond the minimum base compensation schedule." (¶ 625, The Book of Discipline, 2016)
Moving Expense Policy of the Louisiana Annual Conference
The appointment of clergy by the presiding Bishop within the bounds of the Louisiana Annual Conference is part of our connectional life. The costs of moving full-time clergy are a burden shared by the clergy and churches. In 2018, the commission implemented a new moving expense policy approved by the annual conference of 2017. This policy adopted by the Annual Conference of 2017 states the responsibility of various parties in a move. It is a policy of reimbursement of expenses incurred by the clergy person in making the move to a new appointment.
Eligibility for Reimbursement of Moving Expenses
- Full Elder serving full time who is moving to another full-time appointment
- Provisional elder serving full-time who is moving to another full-time appointment
- Associate Member serving full-time who is moving to another full-time appointment
- Full Time Local Pastor serving full-time who is moving to another full-time appointment
- An individual completing his/her seminary education who will be commissioned as a Provisional Elder and appointed to serve in a full-time appointment Maximum Amount of Moving Expense Reimbursement. The maximum amount of reimbursable moving expense is $6,000.
Eligible Reimbursable Moving Expenses
- Supplies for packing items (boxes, tape, packing material)
- Rental of truck, dolly, blankets OR the costs of a moving company
- Fees paid to non-related packers or non-related individuals to load and unload a rented truck
- One month’s rental of a pod or storage unit not to exceed 10 ft. x 20 ft.
- Gas purchased for a rental moving truck, if utilized
- One night stay on the road and one meal on the road for family members moving with the clergy person from the last appointment location to the new location
- Mileage at the IRS moving rate (20 cents per mile for 2019) between the present appointment location and the new location for one vehicle.
Who Reimburses the Expense
The receiving church reimburses the clergy person for the allowed moving expenses in most instances. A church should budget $2,000 per year for moving until a sum of $6,000 has been accumulated in a designated fund to be used for this expense. If a church did not request a move and the present full-time clergy person has been there less than three years, then the reimbursement of the clergy person is divided as follows:
(1) Present clergy person has been there one year
a. the church reimburses 1/3 of the expense up to $2,000
b. The Annual Conference through Equitable Compensation funds
reimburses 2/3 of the expense up to $4,000. (2) Present clergy person has been there two years
a. The church reimburses 2/3 of the expense up to $4,000
b. The Annual Conference through Equitable Compensation funds
reimburses 1/3 of the expense up to $2,000
If a church has not had a full-time clergy person and is receiving one for the first time, the church is responsible for the entire reimbursement amount.
Rev. Mollie McGee, Chair
The Commission on Equitable Compensation carries the mission of providing resources to the appointive cabinet to augment the compensation of a pastor deemed a good match for a continued missional appointment, yet not having the complete resources to fully support the pastor. The Book of Discipline states that the primary responsibility for payment of pastoral salaries remains with individual pastoral charges (see ¶ 624, The Book of Discipline, 2016). In addition, the Annual Conference provides a program of support for the ministers (not the individual churches) to assure them a livable level of financial support when serving a full-time appointment. No grants were requested as of July 2020.
Rates for 2020 are below.
Equitable Compensation Grants:
A. The minister's Conference relationship sets the Equitable Compensation she/he is eligible to receive, and any changes in Conference relationship during the year will change eligibility. The formula rate for full time is 60% of the lower of the Denominational Average Compensation (DAC) or Conference Average Compensation (CAC) each year. Rates for 2021 are as follows:
Conference Relationship | Full Time Compensation | Applied % | EC Base |
Elder | $44,519 | 104% | $46,300 |
Associate Member | $44,519 | 103% | $45,855 |
Provisional Elder | $44,519 | 102% | $45,410 |
Full-time Local Pastor | $44,519 | 100% | $44,519 |
B. For determining the Equitable Compensation Grants, the minister's total plan compensation which is set forth in “A” above includes: base salary, cash allowances, utilities and housing allowance (or, when a parsonage is provided, 25% of the plan compensation as the approximate value of that parsonage).
C. Ministers receive an additional $100 for each year of service as a full-time minister up to a maximum of 10 years of service.
D. Ministers receive an additional $200 a year for each church over one.
E. Equitable Compensation pays its share of CRSP and CPP based on the minister's income.
F. Equitable Compensation will pay up to $75 for one Annual Conference sponsored Continuing Education Event per year for clergy who are currently receiving Equitable Compensation Grants.
G. Annual Grants approved by the Commission shall be paid in monthly installments on the basis of available funds at the beginning of the calendar year.
H. The charge to which the minister is appointed must be classified by the Cabinet as a full-time appointment for the minister to be eligible for full compensation. The policy of the Louisiana Annual conference is not to provide Equitable Compensation Grants for less than full time appointments or for Associate Pastors.
I. District Superintendents must submit to the chairperson of the Commission on Equitable Compensation, an application for each minister in their District seeking assistance from the Equitable Compensation Fund. These are to be sent after Charge Conference but no later than December 10. For new appointments, application forms furnished by the Commission should be turned in as soon as possible.
J. All ministers receiving Equitable Compensation Grants are required to renew their applications when receiving a change in appointment, and to notify the chairperson of the Commission on Equitable Compensation of any change in compensation or Conference relationship.
K. Special consideration will be given in unique cases upon recommendation of the Cabinet and concurrence with the Executive Committee of the Commission on Equitable Compensation.
L. To facilitate Missional appointments, certain funds will be made available to the Cabinet to "provide for supplementing base compensation beyond the minimum base compensation schedule." (¶ 625, The Book of Discipline, 2016)
Moving Expense Policy of the Louisiana Annual Conference
The appointment of clergy by the presiding Bishop within the bounds of the Louisiana Annual Conference is part of our connectional life. The costs of moving full-time clergy are a burden shared by the clergy and churches. In 2018, the commission implemented a new moving expense policy approved by the annual conference of 2017. This policy adopted by the Annual Conference of 2017 states the responsibility of various parties in a move. It is a policy of reimbursement of expenses incurred by the clergy person in making the move to a new appointment.
Eligibility for Reimbursement of Moving Expenses
- Full Elder serving full time who is moving to another full-time appointment
- Provisional elder serving full-time who is moving to another full-time appointment
- Associate Member serving full-time who is moving to another full-time appointment
- Full Time Local Pastor serving full-time who is moving to another full-time appointment
- An individual completing his/her seminary education who will be commissioned as a Provisional Elder and appointed to serve in a full-time appointment Maximum Amount of Moving Expense Reimbursement. The maximum amount of reimbursable moving expense is $6,000.
Eligible Reimbursable Moving Expenses
- Supplies for packing items (boxes, tape, packing material)
- Rental of truck, dolly, blankets OR the costs of a moving company
- Fees paid to non-related packers or non-related individuals to load and unload a rented truck
- One month’s rental of a pod or storage unit not to exceed 10 ft. x 20 ft.
- Gas purchased for a rental moving truck, if utilized
- One night stay on the road and one meal on the road for family members moving with the clergy person from the last appointment location to the new location
- Mileage at the IRS moving rate (20 cents per mile for 2019) between the present appointment location and the new location for one vehicle.
Who Reimburses the Expense
The receiving church reimburses the clergy person for the allowed moving expenses in most instances. A church should budget $2,000 per year for moving until a sum of $6,000 has been accumulated in a designated fund to be used for this expense. If a church did not request a move and the present full-time clergy person has been there less than three years, then the reimbursement of the clergy person is divided as follows:
(1) Present clergy person has been there one year
a. the church reimburses 1/3 of the expense up to $2,000
b. The Annual Conference through Equitable Compensation funds
reimburses 2/3 of the expense up to $4,000. (2) Present clergy person has been there two years
a. The church reimburses 2/3 of the expense up to $4,000
b. The Annual Conference through Equitable Compensation funds
reimburses 1/3 of the expense up to $2,000
If a church has not had a full-time clergy person and is receiving one for the first time, the church is responsible for the entire reimbursement amount.
Rev. Mollie McGee, Chair
Commission on Archives & History
Commission on Archives & History
Commission members
Chair: Rev. James A. Graham (SH)
Laity: Ellen DeWitt (LC)
Ex-Officio: Chris Brown (SH)
Task force representatives: Margaret Harmon (BR), Gwen Redding (BR).
Pre-Conference Report 2020
The mission of the Conference Commission on Archives and History is to manage the historic records of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and its predecessor conferences. During 2019, our work with the Conference Archives at Centenary College of Louisiana included collecting, preserving, and making available the historic records of our conference.
Accomplishments and celebration of your work that contributed significantly to: leading others into an abundant life in Christ; engaging communities, locally and globally; learning, living & telling the Gospel story; and reaching out and drawing people in from all walks of life resulting in vibrant, alive and vital congregations.
- Commission reviewed and approved the "Application for Registration of a United Methodist Historic Site" as submitted by Asbury United Methodist Church (New Orleans, Louisiana).
- Commission members assisted with planning and hosting the South Central Jurisdiction’s Convocation of Archivists at Centenary College of Louisiana on October 11-12, 2019. Outcomes achieved: helped build connections among conference archivists and conference historians, provided educational break-out sessions on topics related to archival work and research, provided tours of Louisiana Conference Archives and local church archives. Number of attendees: 29 (convocation), 39 (dinner banquet), 11 (off-campus tours).
- Commission’s budget purchased preservation supplies for newly acquired archival collections as well as collections prioritized for processing.
- Commission member and Louisiana Conference archivist Chris Brown attended through conference call the Archives and Library Committee meeting during the General Commission on Archives and History annual meeting held September 19-22, 2019, at Methodist Theological School in Ohio (Delaware, Ohio). (Note: Chris Brown serves as GCAH member 2016-2020 and is Archives and Library Committee secretary and representative to the Executive Committee).
- Conference Archives answered 262 research requests using Louisiana UMC records. This included 26 requests from conference administrative staff and 41 requests from clergy.
- Conference Archives acquired 15 collections (31.75 linear feet) from Louisiana United Methodist churches, district offices, and individuals. This includes: Centenary United Methodist Church (Rayne, La.) records, Fairview United Methodist Church (Lake Charles, La.) records, Iota United Methodist Church (Iota, La.) records, Pioneer United Methodist Church (Pioneer, La.) records, Rosedale United Methodist Church (Rosedale, La.) records, Saint Luke's United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.) records, Louisiana United Methodist Cursillo records, Acadiana District Office records, Baton Rouge District Office records, Shreveport District Office records.
- Conference Archives processed and created online finding aids for 2 collections (1.5 linear feet): Rosedale United Methodist Church (Rosedale, La.) records 1870-2011, Harry Hale Jr. papers 1966-1987 containing research material about Rev. Lea Joyner.
- Conference Archives digitization projects completed and now accessible online: New Orleans Christian Advocate 1925-1946 (scattered volumes), Louisiana Methodist 1949-1973, Louisiana United Methodist 1974-1999, and Louisiana Now 2000-2016. Totals over 23,000 pages. Online at https://www.centenary.edu/archives
- Conference Archives created online exhibit: 19th Century Methodist Pastors in Louisiana. Accessible online at: https://www.la-umc.org/19thcenturylouisianapastors
- Conference Historical Register – committee members began to contact via phone the churches that have not completed forms related to local church history and permanent recordkeeping: 1) Conference Historical Register, 2) Church Historic Records/Documents survey. Completed forms received as of December 31, 2019: Acadiana District (25 forms), Baton Rouge (21 forms), Lake Charles (19 forms), Monroe (11 forms), New Orleans (16 forms), Shreveport (26 forms). Additional details in “Measurable Goals” section below.
Measurable goals for the coming year and how they contribute to our preferred future
- Conference Historical Register – commission will contact district superintendents in summer 2020 about including our forms in charge conference paperwork. Desired outcome: updated Historical Register will reflect current information and include congregations founded since 2004. For further information about this project contact Rev. James Graham (Chair of the Louisiana Conference Commission on Archives and History) or Chris Brown (Archivist of Centenary College and Louisiana Conference UMC) at laumcarchives@gmail.com or 318-869-5462. Form also available online: https://goo.gl/ftVqYb
- Church Historic Records/Documents survey – follow same procedure as previous item. Desired outcomes: 1) educate churches on best practices outlined in “Guidelines for Managing Records of the Local Church”, 2) collect completed surveys, 3) use results as guide for planning future training workshops for church historians. Form also available online: https://goo.gl/ftVqYb
- Lead local church historian workshops. Desired outcome: local church historians trained to manage their congregation’s historic records and learn about resources available in the conference archives.
- Conference Archives to implement new content management system and online catalog. Annual cost shared by Commission and Centenary College Archives. Desired outcomes: 1) migrate legacy data from old system, 2) archives staff can manage description of collections and create online finding aids, 3) researchers can access online finding aids for collections.
- Conference Archives to continue prioritizing unprocessed Louisiana UMC records. Desired outcome: processed archival collections with online finding aids to assist researchers and archives staff.
- Remind leaders of our churches that our Commission has provided helpful resources designed to help you and your Local Church Historian properly manage the historical records of your local church. Go to the webpages of the Louisiana Conference Commission on Archives and History. In order to find information about your church in past conference journals go to www.centenary.edu/archives. Desired outcome: Provide an additional tool to follow recommended guidelines to manage historic records of local churches.
Concerns and challenges facing board or agency
- Due to possible denominational restructuring, follow guidelines and recommendations of the General Commission on Archives and History as well as the South Central Jurisdiction Commission on Archives and History.
- Develop plan to lead one local church historian workshop in each district during quadrennium to assist church staff and lay leaders in designing procedures that will help churches understand the needs and requirements in appointing Local Church Historian, so they can successfully fulfill the duties outlined in ¶247.5a of the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church.
- Encourage church officers to keep accurate church records and, with the Local Church Historian, preserve all specified records and historical materials no longer in current use.
- Encourage churches and pastors to appoint a Congregational Committee on Records and History. And assist church members in understanding the Guidelines for Managing Records of the Local Church. This document will guide the local church in what should be kept, and for how long.
- Encourage appointment of Local Church Historians. This person is in charge of preserving your church’s historical records and material. They are also the point person in the annual observance of Heritage Sunday and the celebration of significant anniversaries.
Items for action/vote by the Annual Conference
Amendment proposed as follows:
The Commission has reviewed and approved the "Application for Registration of a United Methodist Historic Site" as submitted by Asbury United Methodist Church (New Orleans, Louisiana). See attached.
As identified in the Book of Discipline, 2016, ¶1712.la
"Historic sites are buildings, locations, or structures that are specifically related to a significant event, development, or personality in the history of an annual, central, or jurisdictional conference (or its antecedents). Historic sites are designated by formal action of the annual, central, or jurisdictional conference within whose regions the site is located. Such designation shall first be considered and reviewed by the respective commission on archives and history (or equivalent)."
The commission presents the completed form, with our endorsement supported by available evidence, to the Annual Conference. The Commission recommends approval by the Annual Conference.
If approved, the application would be sent to the General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church so that the site could be formally registered and a United Methodist Historic Site numbered marker issued.
Rev. James Graham, Chair
Board of Trustees
The following transactions have occurred since the 2019 meeting of the LA Annual Conference through
June 30, 2020.
- Property Purchased: None
- Movables Purchased: None
- Property Sold as follows:
District Permanent GCFA # Conference ID # Church Property Physical Address Monroe 713121 5170 Pioneer church building and land 111 Ash Street, Pioneer, LA 71266, sold on 9/25/2019 to Life Church of Oak Grove for $87,237.52
Lake Charles 709298 2580 Liberty Chapel land 130 Liberty Chapel Rd, Dry Prong, LA 71423, sold on 2/5/2020 to Richard and Carolyn DeBusk for $36,754.40
Monroe 712423 5620 Baskin church building and land 1958 Hwy 857, Baskin, LA, sold 6/25/2020 to George and Chelsea Curtiss for $6,750.00
New Orleans 713826 6560 Gentilly, Trinity church building and land
2221 Filmore Avenue, New Orleans, LA , sold on 6/13/2019 to Swilling Design & Development, LLC for $173,620.00
New Orleans 974693 6560 Hahnville, St. James church building and land
215 Pine Street, Hahnville, LA 70057, sold on 3/9/2020 to New Hope Baptist Church for $54,230.60
Monroe 714694 8160 Douglas church buildings and land
1642 HWY 821, Ruston, LA 71270, sold to Douglas Church, Inc. on 6/17/2020 for $15,923.00
- Property Donated:
District Permanent GCFA # Conference ID # Church Address Lake Charles 711782 4090 DeRidder,WesleyUMC 701 N Texas Street, DeRidder, LA 70634 donated to DeRidder, First UMC (GCFA#711760, Conf ID#4080)
- Property Leased:
District Permanent GCFA # Conference ID # Church Address New Orleans 713553 6120 El Mesias UMC
420 W. Esplanade, Kenner LA 70065 leased to independent church Shalom Pentecostal Church, month to month $1,500.00 per month
- Property Returned to Heirs (reversionary clause in deed): None
- Churches Merged as follows:
District Permanent GCFA # Conference ID # Church Address Monroe 709345 2260 Eden UMC Hwy 8, 1/4 mi W Hwy 773, Trout, LA 71371, merged on 9/17/2018 with Nolley Memorial UMC, 2239 Hwy. 84E, Jena LA 71342 (GCFA Permanent ID 709460, Conf ID# 2290)
Monroe 715005 8300 Hodge UMC 406 West Central Street, Hodge, LA 71247, merged on 12/1/2018 with Jonesboro UMC, 402 Fourth Street, LA 71251 (GCFA Permanent ID 715062, Conf ID# 8380)
Monroe 709802 2610 Justiss Memorial UMC
13094 Hwy. 84, Trout, LA 71371 merged on 7/1/2019 with Nolley Memorial UMC, 2239 Hwy. 84E, Jena LA 71342 (GCFA Permanent ID 709460, Conf ID# 2290)
Monroe 975210 5430 St. Peter UMC 412 Hood Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254, merged on 9/1/2019 with Mt. Olive UMC (GCFA Permanent ID 975141, Conf ID# 5050)
- Churches for Closure:
RESOLUTION ONE
For CLOSURE:
Oberlin United Methodist Church, Oberlin, LA – Lake Charles District
Whereas, it is the judgment of the Lake Charles District Superintendent, Rev. Tom Dolph, after having followed the required provisions of The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that Oberlin United Methodist Church (GCFA Permanent ID 712206; Conference ID 4390) with a municipal address of 302 East Sixth Avenue, Oberlin, LA 70655 should be closed; and Whereas, this decision and action has been approved by the Lake Charles District Board of Church Location and Building, the presiding Bishop, Cynthia Fierro Harvey, and the unanimous District Superintendents of the Louisiana Conference; the Conference Board of Trustees presents this resolution: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction, in Annual Conference assembled, in accordance with The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that Oberlin United Methodist Church, Oberlin, Louisiana in the Lake Charles District is now CLOSED; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Conference through its President and one other Trustee, be authorized to use or to dispose of all properties of the Oberlin United Methodist Church under such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may deem meet and proper.
RESOLUTION TWO
For CLOSURE:
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Melder, LA – Lake Charles District
Whereas, it is the judgment of the Lake Charles District Superintendent, Rev. Tom Dolph, after having followed the required provisions of The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that St. Mark’s United Methodist Church (GCFA Permanent ID 973791; Conference ID 2160) with a municipal address of Hwy 1113, 2 mi NNW Hwy 112, Melder, LA 71451 should be closed; and Whereas, this decision and action has been approved by the Lake Charles District Board of Church Location and Building, the presiding Bishop, Cynthia Fierro Harvey, and the unanimous District Superintendents of the Louisiana Conference; the Conference Board of Trustees presents this resolution: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction, in Annual Conference assembled, in accordance with The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Melder, Louisiana in the Lake Charles District is now CLOSED; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Conference through its President and one other Trustee, be authorized to use or to dispose of all properties of the St. Mark’s United Methodist Church under such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may deem meet and proper.
RESOLUTION THREE
For CLOSURE:
Douglas United Methodist Church, Ruston, LA – Monroe District
Whereas, it is the judgment of the Monroe District Superintendent, Rev. Gary Willis, after having followed the required provisions of The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that Douglas United Methodist Church (GCFA Permanent ID 714694; Conference ID 8160) with a municipal address of 1642 Hwy 821, Ruston, LA 71270 should be closed under “exigent circumstances” ¶2549; and Whereas, this decision and action has been approved by the Monroe District Board of Church Location and Building, the presiding Bishop, Cynthia Fierro Harvey, and the unanimous District Superintendents of the Louisiana Conference; the Conference Board of Trustees presents this resolution: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction, in Annual Conference assembled, in accordance with The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church that Douglas United Methodist Church in the Monroe District is now CLOSED; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Conference through its President and one other Trustee, be authorized to use or to dispose of all properties of the Douglas United Methodist Church under such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may deem meet and proper.
RESOLUTION FOUR
For CLOSURE:
Parker Memorial United Methodist Church, New Orleans, LA – New Orleans District
Whereas, it is the judgment of the New Orleans District Superintendent, Rev. Jan Curwick, after having followed the required provisions of The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that Parker Memorial United Methodist Church (GCFA Permanent ID 714045; Conference ID 6420) with a municipal address of 3900 St. Charles, LA 70115 should be closed under “exigent circumstances” ¶2549; and Whereas, this decision and action has been approved by the New Orleans District Board of Church Location and Building, the presiding Bishop, Cynthia Fierro Harvey, and the unanimous District Superintendents of the Louisiana Conference; the Conference Board of Trustees presents this resolution: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction, in Annual Conference assembled, in accordance with The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that Parker Memorial United Methodist Church in the New Orleans District is now CLOSED; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Conference through its President and one other Trustee, be authorized to use or to dispose of all properties of the Parker Memorial United Methodist Church under such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may deem meet and proper.
RESOLUTION FIVE
For CLOSURE:
1Love United Methodist Church (formerly Kenner United Methodist Church) Kenner, LA – New Orleans District
Whereas, it is the judgment of the New Orleans District Superintendent, Rev. Jan Curwick, after having followed the required provisions of The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that the 1Love United Methodist Church, Kenner, LA (GCFA Permanent ID 713906; Conference ID 6100) with a municipal address of 1000 Clay Street, Kenner, LA 70062-6734 should be closed; and Whereas, this decision and action has been approved by the New Orleans District Board of Church Location and Building, the presiding Bishop, Cynthia Fierro Harvey, and the unanimous District Superintendents of the Louisiana Conference; the Conference Board of Trustees presents this resolution: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction, in Annual Conference assembled, in accordance with The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that 1Love United Methodist Church in the New Orleans District is now CLOSED; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Conference through its President and one other Trustee, be authorized to use or to dispose of all properties of the 1Love United Methodist Church under such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may deem meet and proper.
RESOLUTION SIX
For CLOSURE:
El Mesias United Methodist Church, Kenner, LA – New Orleans District
Whereas, it is the judgment of the New Orleans District Superintendent, Rev. Jan Curwick, after having followed the required provisions of The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that the El Mesias United Methodist Church, Kenner, LA (GCFA Permanent ID 713553; Conference ID 6120) with a municipal address of 420 W. Esplanade, Kenner, LA 70065 should be closed; and Whereas, this decision and action has been approved by the New Orleans District Board of Church Location and Building, the presiding Bishop, Cynthia Fierro Harvey, and the unanimous District Superintendents of the Louisiana Conference; the Conference Board of Trustees presents this resolution: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction, in Annual Conference assembled, in accordance with The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that El Mesias United Methodist Church in the New Orleans District is now CLOSED; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Conference through its President and one other Trustee, be authorized to use or to dispose of all properties of the El Mesias United Methodist Church under such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may deem meet and proper.
RESOLUTION SEVEN:
For CLOSURE:
Walker’s Chapel United Methodist Church – Shreveport District
Whereas, it is the judgment of the Shreveport District Superintendent, Rev. Wybra Price, after having followed the required provisions of The Book of Discipline 2016 of the that Walker’s Chapel United Methodist Church (GCFA Permanent ID 716033; Conference ID 9260) with a municipal address of 877 Mott Road, Plain Dealing, LA 71064 should be closed; and Whereas, this decision and action has been approved by the Shreveport District Board of Church Location and Building, the presiding Bishop, Cynthia Fierro Harvey, and the unanimous District Superintendents of the Louisiana Conference; the Conference Board of Trustees presents this resolution: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction, in Annual Conference assembled, in accordance with The Book of Discipline 2016 of the United Methodist Church, that Walker’s Chapel United Methodist Church in the Shreveport District is now CLOSED; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Conference through its President and one other Trustee, be authorized to use or to dispose of all properties of the Walker’s Chapel United Methodist Church under such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may deem meet and proper.
End of Board of Trustees Report
Committee on Nominations - Boards, Commissions, Committees & Teams
Committee on Nominations –
Conference Boards, Commissions, Committees & Teams
The following is submitted as the Committee on Nominations Report. As a result of limitations imposed by the postponement of the 2020 General Conference and the 2020 Annual Conference, most of the officers serving for the 2016-2020 quadrennium will remain in place until our Annual Conference session to be held following General Conference. There were a few vacancies that needed to be filled and those names are included below and are presented in italics.
Related to Administrative Ministries:
Council on Finance & Administration
Clergy | Weldon Bares – Vice Chair |
Craig Davis – Secretary | |
Joseph Awotwi | |
Susan Ferguson | |
Ronald Southall | |
Laity | Kenny Beauvais - Chair |
Linda Derby | |
D. Lamar Oliver, III | |
Charles Reynolds | |
Melvin Sanders | |
Chris Shankle | |
Dianne Wilkinson | |
Ex-Officio | Sandy O’Brien - Treasurer & Director of Administration |
Van Stinson - Cabinet Liaisons | |
Tom Dolph - Cabinet Liaisons | |
Rob Fairly - UM Foundation President | |
Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey |
Board of Pensions & Health Benefits
Clergy | Chris Blanchard – Vice Chair |
Colleen Bookter | |
Richard “Dick” Humphries | |
Josh Milliron | |
Darryl A. Tate | |
Van Stinson – Cabinet Liaison | |
Laity | Omer Davis – Chair |
Marsha Hooper | |
Joy Irwin | |
Dana Moore - Secretary | |
Crystal Nunnally | |
David Ramsey | |
Henry Stamper | |
Robert Temple |
Commission on Equitable Compensation
Clergy | Mollie McGee – Chair |
James Moore – Vice Chair | |
R.B. Moore | |
Jan Curwick – Cabinet Liaison | |
Laity | Kathleen Conrad |
Margery Manuel | |
Steven Padgham |
Commission on Archives & History
Chair | James Graham (Clergy) |
Vice Chair | Ellen Dewitt (Laity) |
Ex-Officio | Chris Brown |
Board of Trustees
Clergy | David Dietzel – Vice Chair |
James Mitchell | |
Kenneth Reed | |
Ray Varnado | |
Wybra Price, II – Cabinet Liaison | |
Van Stinson – Cabinet Liaison | |
Laity | Daine Shelmire - Secretary |
Denise Akers | |
Bill Drake - Interim Chair | |
Matt Johnson | |
Bobbye Nothnagel | |
Michele Sauls | |
James R. Smith |
Committee on Nominations
Clergy | Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey – Chair |
John Cannon | |
Michael “Michi” Head | |
Linda Joseph | |
Stuart Sherman | |
Lane Cotton Winn | |
Laity | Jennifer Swann - Lay Leader |
Bray – CCYM Chair | |
TBD – Young Adult Rep. | |
Carolyn Dove | |
Margaret Johnson |
Committee on Administrative Review – for information purposes only as these persons are elected by Clergy during the Clergy Session
Pam G. Crews – Chair |
Michael “Michi” Head – Vice Chair |
Scott Wright |
Tom Dolph – Cabinet Liaison |
Alternates: Ellen Alston, Hadley Edwards |
Committee on Investigation – for information purposes only
Clergy | Laraine Waughtal (2012) |
Juan Huertas (2016) | |
Anice Moses (2016) | |
Robert Weber (2016) | |
Alternates | Robert Burgess (2012) |
Juliet Spencer (2016) | |
Theresa McConnell (2016) | |
Laity | Carolyn Dove (2012) |
George Ragsdale (2016) | |
Gard Wyatt (2016) | |
Alternates | Beth Anders (2012) |
Fred Banks (2016) | |
Brain Blackwood (2012) | |
Ronald Helaire (2016) | |
Margaret Johnson (2016) | |
Rachel Scott (2012) |
Committee on Medical Leave – for information purposes only
Brady Whitton |
Omer Davis |
Greg Davis |
Marsha Hooper |
Wybra Price, II – Cabinet Liaison |
Committee on Petitions – for information purposes only
Mark Bray – Chair |
Brian Blackwood – Vice Chair |
Barbara B. Haynes |
TBD |
TBD |
Committee on Rules
Clergy | Scott Bullock – Vice Chair |
Anice Moses | |
Roy B. Moore | |
Tom Dolph – Cabinet Liaison | |
Laity | Scott Hughes - Chair |
Nancy Cadwallader – Secretary | |
Margaret Johnson |
Committee on Courtesies
Clergy | Wanda Smith |
Trina Williams | |
Pam Crews | |
Laity | Kathryn Moore |
Rhonda Whitley |
Committee on Credentials
Rhonda Whitley (Laity) – Chair |
Joyce W. Robinson (Laity) – Vice Chair |
Karli Pidgeon – Cabinet Liaison |
Committee on the Journal
Clergy | Edith “Edie” DeVilbiss – Chair |
C. Frances Hooton | |
Amanda Price Smith | |
Wybra Price, II – Cabinet Liaison | |
Laity | Jerry Beauchamp – Vice Chair |
Kyle Wooldridge - Staff Liaison |
Related to Congregational Vitality:
Board of Congregational Development
Church Transformation | Doug de Graffenried |
Mollie McGee | |
Truman Stagg | |
New Places, New People | Amy Castro |
Legacy Churches | Bernadine Johnson |
Church Planting | Chad Brooks |
Black Church Vitality | Johnathan Richardson |
Lay Representative | Brooke O’Bryant |
Finance | William Hawn |
Ex-Officio | Gloria Fowler - Director |
Sam Hubbard | |
Serena Eckert | |
Rhonda Whitley | |
Karli Pidgeon – Cabinet Liaison |
Discipleship Team
Clergy | John Gilmore – Chair |
Valla Johnson | |
Sonya Lars | |
Karli Pidgeon – Cabinet Liaison | |
Laity | Paul Fontenot - Treasurer |
Cindy Mann | |
Jennifer Swann – Lay Leader | |
Jennifer Thomas | |
Kyle Wooldridge – Staff Liaison |
Mission & Mercy Team – Chair TBD
Clergy | Colleen Bookter |
Elaine Burleigh – GBGM Mission Sec. | |
Emily Carroll | |
Robert Deich | |
Junius Egby | |
Isaac Hammond | |
Tiffanie Postell | |
Cyril “Kirby Verret | |
Tom Dolph – Cabinet Liaison | |
Laity | Sonya Belgard |
Nannette Flowers | |
Judy Foust | |
Katrena Porter King - COSROW Rep. | |
Diane Reich | |
Laura Salguero | |
Kyle Wooldridge – Staff Liaison |
Board of Laity – for information purposes as these persons are elected by the Laity at the Laity Session
Chair | Jennifer Swann |
Associate Chair | John Smith |
Immediate Past Chair | Terrel DeVille |
Secretary | Olivia Pruett |
Treasurer | Walter Weiss |
Daughenbaugh-Matheny Scholarship Fund Director | Betsy Hurst |
Lay Servant Ministry Director | Donna Whittington |
At Large Members | Michelle DeRouen |
Caleb Porter | |
Joy Egby | |
Wendi Bray |
District Lay Leaders | Acadiana | Paul Fontenot |
Baton Rouge | Sue Catchings | |
Lake Charles | Tom Goodwin | |
Monroe | Sue Carroll | |
New Orleans | Keith Kreutziger | |
Shreveport | Scott Spalding | |
Ex Offico Members | UMW President | Margery Manuel |
UMM President | Mark Lubbock | |
UM Youth President | Wendi Bray | |
UM Young Adult President | Katie Davis | |
Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey | ||
Congregational Rep. | TBD | |
Cabinet Liaison | Karli Pidgeon |
General & South Central Jurisdiction Conference Lay Delegates |
Lesh Brown |
Michelle DeRouen | |
Ronald Helaire | |
Sarah Kreutziger | |
Adam Philley | |
Jennifer Swann | |
Deborah Todd | |
Margaret Washington |
United Methodist Women – for information purposes only as these persons are elected from within the UMW
Executive Team | Margery Manuel – President |
Cynthia Alfred Logan – Vice President | |
Brenda Thomas Nero – Secretary | |
Sandie Webb – Treasurer | |
Doris Harry – Spiritual Growth | |
Thomasas Brown Jernigan – Education & Interpretation | |
Linda Ward – Membership; Nurture & Outreach | |
Linda Resendez – Social Action | |
Clara Hemmings – Program Resources | |
Vickie Bollinger – Communications | |
Loretta Haskins – Nominations | |
District Presidents | Acadiana – Florence Cole |
Baton Rouge – Julia S. Carnes | |
Lake Charles – Carolyn Langley | |
Monroe – Laura Salguero | |
New Orleans – Carrie Roy | |
Shreveport – Shirley Payne |
United Methodist Men – for information purposes only as these persons are elected from within the UMM
Board | Mark Lubbock – President |
Wayne Prejean – Past President | |
David Byerley (SH) – 1st Vice President | |
Joe Kelley (BR/NO) – Vice President | |
Gard Wayt (North Districts) – Vice President | |
TBD (Central/West) – Vice President | |
Barney Babin – Secretary Emeritus | |
Jerry Beauchamp – Treasurer | |
Sonny Evans – Hunger Advocate | |
TBD – Prayer Advocate | |
Mike Grace – Prison Ministries |
Board of Higher Education & Campus Ministry – Chair TBD
Clergy | Angela Bulhof |
Juliet Spencer – Vice Chair | |
Max Zehner | |
Laity | Eileen Kennedy |
Bruce Walker | |
Ann Warner | |
Ex-Officio | Jan Curwick |
Allen Johnson | |
Van Stinson |
Related to Clergy Excellence:
Board of Ordained Ministry
Clergy | Brady Whitton – Chair |
Clifton Conrad, Sr. – Vice Chair | |
Kathy Fitzhugh – Secretary | |
Jonathan Beck – Chair, Div. of Elders | |
TBD – Vice Chair, Div. of Elders | |
Sarah Shoup – Chair, Div. of Deacons | |
Mary Jo Babcock – Vice Chair, Div. of Deacons | |
Chris Fryou – Chair, Div. of LP & AM | |
Deborah Williams – Vice Chair, Div. of LP & AM | |
Pattye Hewitt – Director, License to Preach School | |
Robert Johnson, Sr. – Assoc. Dir., License to Preach School | |
Jo Ann Cooper – Liaison, Clergy Concerns for Women & Clergy Couples | |
Elenora Cushenberry – Director, Care & Nurturing | |
TBD – Liaison, Retired Pastors | |
C. Frances Hooton – Chair, Conf. Relations Committee | |
Thomas Howe, Jr. – Chair, Transfer Committee | |
Ashley McGuire – Chair, Candidacy | |
Brian Mercer – Chair, Continuing Ed. & Formation | |
Tim Neustifter – Liaison, Extension Ministries | |
Dianne Wooden – Chair, Scholarship Comm. | |
Katie McKay Simpson – Vocational Discernment Coor. | |
Ben McGehee – Exec. Comm. Member at Large | |
Ellen Alston | |
Stephen Berger | |
Ramonalynn Bethley | |
Simon Chigumira | |
Michelle Harris | |
Derrick Hills | |
Jay Hogewood | |
Mimi McDowell | |
Lauren Frazier-McGuin | |
Matt Rawle | |
Leslie Stephens | |
Marissa Teauseau | |
Laity | Scott Sutton – Finance Officer |
Sue Catchings | |
Georgia Ford | |
Seth Irby | |
Adam Philley | |
John Smith | |
Laura Vaughn | |
Margaret Washington | |
TBD – Exec. Committee Member at Large | |
Ex-Officio | Leslie Stephens – Order of Elders |
Lindy Broderick – Order of Deacons | |
Robert Johnson – Fellowship of LP & AM | |
Tom Dolph – Cabinet Liaison | |
Karli Pidgeon – Cabinet Liaison | |
John Edd Harper - Coordinator | |
Related to the Episcopacy:
Committee on the Episcopacy
Clergy | E. Andrew Goff |
Pattye Hewitt | |
Larry Stafford | |
Andrew “Drew” Sutton | |
Fred Wideman | |
Brady Whitton – w/o vote | |
Laity | Carolyn Dove – Chair |
Beth DeVille | |
Sarah Kreutziger – w/o vote | |
Tom McNamara | |
Olivia Pruett | |
Jennifer Swann |
Committee on the Episcopal Residence
Kenny Beauvais – Chair, CF&A |
Carolyn Dove – Chair, Committee on the Episcopacy |
Bill Drake – Chair, Board of Trustees |
Jennifer Swann – Lay Leader |
Related to Connected Ministries:
United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana
Board Officers: | Omer Davis – Chair |
Weldon Bares – Immediate Past Chair | |
Mike DeHart – Investment Chair | |
Michael “Michi” Head – Grants Chair | |
Sandra Kuykendall – Secretary | |
Board Members: | L. Nettles Brown |
Debra Davis | |
Doug de Graffenried | |
Bobby Fahey | |
Irwin Felps | |
Dean Harvey | |
Jarvis Jones | |
Drew Kennedy | |
Richard Lewis | |
Mary Magee | |
Ashley McGuire | |
Brian Mercer | |
Troy Searles | |
Dianne Wilkinson |
Camps
Caney:
Class of 2020 | Joel Carter (SH) |
Kimberly Williams (SH) | |
Todd Clark (MN) | |
Melanie Eager (MN) | |
Brian Mercer (MN) | |
Class of 2021 | Lance Streetman (SH) |
Rich Varner (SH) | |
Cory Waffer (SH) | |
Ben Peters (MN) | |
Frank Spooner (MN) | |
Ethan Hunt (MN) | |
Class of 2022 | Kenny Morrow (SH) |
Brad Franklin (SH) | |
Ron Jones (SH) | |
Rachel McConnell-Switzer (SH) | |
Marcelle Crow (MN) | |
Lynn Lincecum (MN) | |
Freida Peel (MN) | |
Ex-Officio | Wybra Price, II (DS) |
Patrick Clawson (SH) | |
Fred Wiremen (SH) | |
Anita Shelton (SH) |
Istrouma:
None submitted
Uskichitto:
Chair (LC) | John Calvin Johnson |
Vice Chair (LC) | Beth Connell |
Finance Chair (LC) | Paul Warner |
Secretary (LC) | Emily Keeley |
Trustees | Matt Fuller – Chair (LC) |
Members | Jonathan Abraham (LC) |
Rev. Katie Black (LC) | |
Andrew Connell (LC) | |
Chris Godair (LC) | |
Mary Henry (LC) | |
Rex Ingels (LC) | |
Katrena Porter King (AC) | |
Sierra Kuisle (LC) | |
Sky King (AC) | |
Ingrid Milo (LC) | |
Rev. Steven Porter (AC) | |
Rev. Jean Sanders (LC) | |
Ex-Officio/Trustees | Rev. Karli Pidgeon – LC Dist. Superintendent |
Rev. Tom Dolph – AC Dist. Superintendent |
Wesley Conference Center
Board Members | Elaine Burleigh |
Donald Cottrill | |
Renee Evens | |
Valerie Fine | |
Gary Golden | |
Howard Hines | |
Tim Holland | |
Rick Lightfoot | |
Elizabeth Pickett | |
Katherine Stagg | |
Terrel DeVille | |
Linda Derby | |
Joseph Awotwi | |
Ex-Officio Members | Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey |
Sandy O’Brien | |
Van Stinson | |
Karli Pidgeon | |
Kenny Beauvais |
Dulac Community Center
Executive Director | Mary Billiot |
Board President | Vickie Bollinger |
Vice President, Programs & Fundraising | Bette Billiot |
Treasurer; Finance & Nomination Committees | Janet Brescher |
Secretary; Nomination Committee | Cathy Boudwin |
Members | Ladonna Billiot |
Jamie Boudreaux | |
Janie Luster | |
Margery Manuel | |
Annie Parfait | |
Rev. Don Ross | |
Mike Solet | |
Joyce Thibodeaux | |
Linda Yates | |
Ex-Officio | Rev. Kirby Verret |
Corine Paulk | |
Marjorie Franklin | |
Florence Cole | |
Rev. Dr. Tom Dolph |
North Rampart Community Center
President | Casey Adams |
Vice President | Dr. Glenda Johnson |
Treasurer | Larry Miquez |
Secretary | Kazell Williams |
Board Members | Linda Harris |
Erica Simon | |
Ex-Officio | Rev. Irvin Boudreaux |
Louisiana United Methodist Children & Family Services, Inc.
Board of Directors | Chair | Steve Burkhalter |
Vice Chair | Ramonalynn Bethley | |
Secretary | Bill McIntyre | |
Treasurer | Richard Lewis | |
Ex-Officio Members | Resident Bishop of the Louisiana Conference | Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey |
Acting Board of Laity Chair | Jennifer Swann | |
UMW President | Margery Manuel | |
UMM President | Mark Lubbock | |
Monroe & Shreveport DS | Wybra Price, II | |
New Orleans DS | Jan H. Curwick | |
Lake Charles DS | Karli Pidgeon | |
Pastor, Grace UMC, Ruston | Robert “Bob” Deich | |
Pastor, Trinity UMC, Ruston | Doug de Graffenried | |
President/CEO, LUMCFS | Rick Wheat | |
President Emeritus, LUMCFS | Terrel DeVille |
Class of 2021 | Fred Banks |
William Henning, Jr. | |
Bill McIntyre | |
Bryan Sibley | |
Cindy Surles | |
Robert Tillery | |
Class of 2022 | John Allen |
Ramonalynn Bethley | |
Steve Burkhalter | |
Jennifer Justiss Loe | |
Babs Mollere | |
Betty Rowell | |
Class of 2023 | Evelyn Evans |
Reid Falconer | |
Bill Goforth | |
Richard Lewis | |
Brian Mercer | |
Bill Willis | |
Class of 2024 | Jeanne Browning |
Joanna Hauser | |
Billy James | |
Don McGehee | |
Matt Vincent | |
Joan Warren | |
Life Members | Chris Andrews |
Bob Burgess | |
Terrel DeVille | |
Rosemary Ewing | |
William “Bill” Hutchingson | |
Jimmy Love | |
Byrum Teekel |
MacDonell United Methodist Children’s Services, Inc.
Officers | Chair | Roberta “Bobbie” Dickerson |
Vice Chair | Cheleste Gottschalk | |
Treasurer | Jonathan Foret | |
Secretary | Amanda Mustin |
Elected Members | Suzanne Achee |
Tina Granger | |
Joyce Thibodeaux | |
Jamie Stoot | |
Jonathan Russo | |
Aimee Walker Johnson | |
Leilani H. Adams | |
Shelley Niette |
Methodist Health System Foundations, Inc.
Board Officers | Chair | Dr. Patrick E. Mottram |
Vice Chair | Donald E. Pate | |
Treasurer | Judy S. Dawson | |
Secretary | Cameron B. Barr | |
President | Wendy M. Beron |
Board Members | Natalie B. Cohen |
Marian L. Eggerton | |
Patrick M. Gibbs | |
Mary B. Giraud | |
Joseph A. Labat | |
Brandon T. Nelson | |
Paula R. Singleton | |
Larry D. Wink | |
Frederick C. Young, Jr. | |
Director Emeritus | Dr. Enrica K. Singleton |
Louisiana Interchurch Conference
Conference Board Members | Judicatory Leader | Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey |
Treasurer & Designate | Rev. Dr. Van A. Stinson |
Board Member at Large | Linda Broderick |
Conference Representatives | Steve Bush |
Clifton Conrad | |
Lane Cotton Winn | |
Mary Harris | |
Collin Hughes | |
Willie Mae Kimbrough | |
Monica Monk | |
Karli Pidgeon | |
Cory Sparks | |
Glenn Turner | |
Hulen Warren | |
Donnie Wilkinson | |
Shawn Anglim | |
Robert Johnson | |
Jessica Lowe | |
JoAnne Pounds |
The Retired Ministers Homes Board, Inc.
President | Lewis Love |
Secretary/Treasurer | Melba Stine |
Members | Danny Brouillette |
Henry Broussard | |
Earle Cefalu | |
Dave Fortuna | |
Bruce Hursey | |
Charles Jimerson | |
Spiller Milton | |
Andrew Moore | |
Elizabeth Northern | |
Gary Willis |
Related to Educational Institutions:
Centenary College Board of Trustees
Officers | Chair | David A. Barlow |
Vice Chair | G. Archer Frierson, II | |
Treasurer | Edward J. Crawford, III | |
Secretary | C. Ellis Brown, Jr. | |
Immediate Past Chair | George Nelson |
Class of 2021 | Robert Bowman |
Class of 2022 | C. Ellis Brown, Jr |
William H. Broyles | |
G. Archer Frierson, II | |
P. Kirk Labor | |
Thomas E. McElroy | |
Harry McInnis | |
Jon Q. Petersen | |
Ellen White | |
Melva B. Williams | |
Class of 2023 | John E. Atkins |
David A. Barlow | |
Edward J. Crawford, III | |
Oliver Jenkins | |
P. Michael Mann | |
Ian McElroy | |
R. Lee McKinzie | |
Carol Borne Spencer | |
Marty Vaughan | |
Class of 2024 | Imad Anbouba |
Ross P. Barrett | |
Sarah Collier | |
J. Stafford Comegys | |
Beth Bonner DeVille | |
Mark D. Eldredge | |
Lennis S. Elston | |
George D. Nelson, Jr. | |
W. C. “Bubba” Rasberry | |
Ex-Officio Members | Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey |
Centenary President Christopher L. Holoman | |
Life Members | William G. Anderson |
Charles Ellis Brown | |
Kenneth M. Fisher | |
William W. Hutchinson | |
Patricia A. O’Brien | |
John T. Palmer | |
William D. Peeples | |
Austin G. Robertson, Jr. | |
Vernon Sanders | |
W. Juan Watkins |
Dillard University
President, Dillard University | Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough |
Board Members | Mr. Rochester “Rock” Anderson |
Ms. Kim Boyle | |
Mr. Ronald V. Burns, Sr. | |
Rev. Jan Curwick | |
Ms. Ayo Davis | |
Mr. Alvin Gentry | |
Mrs. Dathel Georges | |
Mr. Orim Graves | |
Mrs. William “Bill” Hess | |
Ms. Leith Hill | |
Mr. Vince Hudson | |
Mr. Michael D. Jones | |
Mr. Frank Mason | |
Ms. Lana Michele Moorer | |
Mr. Roland Pickens | |
Mr. Charles L. Rice, Jr. | |
The Honorable Carl E. Stewart | |
Mr. Erroll G. Williams | |
Ms. Shirley Williams-Kane | |
Mr. Andrew B. Wisdom |
Wesley Foundations
Louisiana State University
Director | Suzanne Rose Rivera |
President | Brad Davis |
Secretary | Katherine Elizabeth Davis |
Treasurer/Acting Secretary | Nicholas Totaro |
Baton Rouge DS | Rev. Jan Curwick |
Members | Lauren Hudson |
Susan Lambert | |
Amanda Holley LeBlanc | |
Julie LeBlanc | |
Rev. Donnie Wilkinson | |
Kay Willson |
University of Louisiana – Lafayette
Director | Jessica Trahan |
Chair | Brandon Sikes |
Treasurer | Kay Riedel |
Secretary | Rev. John Cannon |
Acadiana DS | Rev. Dr. Tom Dolph |
Members | Brad Burkman |
Rev. Zach Sasser | |
Judi Sarver | |
Rev. Max Zehner | |
Kathy Knierim | |
Jordan Forsthoff | |
Melissa Kinniff | |
Christina Lemaire |
University of Louisiana – Monroe
Director | Rev. T. Alan Johnson |
Chair | Lynn Milliman |
Members | Don Arrington |
Particia Barnett | |
Meredith Brooks | |
Brad Burch | |
Susie Cox | |
Jay Cunningham | |
Ashley Herring | |
David Key | |
Lynn Lincecum | |
Donna Luse | |
Pepper Lyon | |
Michael Martin | |
Paul Nelson | |
Bruce Walker | |
Keith Willard | |
Bill Willis |
District Ministry Teams
Note that this represents an interim nominations as the normal quadrennial nominations have been disrupted by postponed General and Annual Conferences.
Acadiana District
District Leadership Teams
(The below will fulfill the functions of the DMT, Church Location & Building, Superintendency, Trustees & Finance Committees as outlined in the Discipline and Conference Rules. Those with an * are designated as Trustees for legal purposes.)
Lay Leader | Paul Fontenot |
Associate Lay Leader | Tammy Johnson |
Trustees Chairperson | Mark Stipe* |
Church Location & Building | Mark Stipe* |
Superintendency | Bryan Sibley* |
Finance Chairperson | Chuck Nuzum* |
Youth Coordinator | Angie Champine |
Disaster Response | Scott Sutton |
District Superintendent | Tom Dolph |
District Committee on Ordained Ministry
Chair | Susan Ferguson |
Registrar | Steven J. Porter |
2019 | Sue Pugh |
Robert Johnson | |
2020 | Max Zehner |
Al Franks | |
Barry Whittington | |
Nickie Barr, Laity | |
2021 | Peter Gaughan |
Ann Sutton | |
Allison Sikes | |
Joy Egby, Laity | |
2022 | Paul Fontenot, Laity |
Mary Ann Robinson | |
Tom McNamara |
District Board of Laity
Lay Leader | Paul Fontenot |
Associate Lay Leader | Tammy Johnson |
Lay Servant Director | Charlene Smith |
UMW President | TBD |
UMM President | TBD |
Youth Coordinator | Angie Champine |
DCYM President | TBD |
Baton Rouge District
District Leadership Team
(Consists of District Ministry Team, District Committee on Superintendency, and District Committee on Nominations; includes the duties of the District Ministry Team under the Conference Rules)
Lay Leader | Sue Catchings |
Trustees Chairperson | Jacquelyn Watts |
Trustees Secretary | Brady Whitton |
Church Location & Building | Bill Catchings |
Superintendency | Mark Crosby |
Finance Chairperson | Bridger Eglin |
Youth Coordinator | Chris Bolin |
Disaster Response | Beth Lafargue |
Rural Ministries | John Gilmore |
Lay Servant Ministry Director | Edna Hickman |
District Treasurer | Henry Stamper |
At-Large Member | Fernie Rivera |
District Superintendent | Jan Curwick |
District Committee On Ordained Ministry
Chair | Tom Howe |
Registrar | Bernadine Johnson |
2019 | Elaine Burleigh |
Sue Catchings (L) | |
2020 | Daniel Hixon |
Tom Howe | |
Bernadine Johnson | |
Margaret Johnson (L) | |
Ferd Neal (L) | |
2021 | Eunice Chigumira |
Kathy Fitzhugh | |
Pattye Hewitt | |
Fernie Rivera | |
Drew Sutton | |
Walter Weiss (L) | |
Scott Wright | |
Ali Young |
Lake Charles District
District Leadership Team
(Will fulfill the functions of the DMT, Church Location & Building, Superintendency, Trustees & Finance Committees as outlined in the Discipline and Conference Rules. Those with an * are designated as Trustees for legal purposes)
Lay Leader | Tom Goodwin |
Associate Lay Leader | Shayna Sonnier |
Chair, Trustees | David McCain* |
Chair, Location & Building | Craig Davis |
Chair, Superintendency | Mark McMurry |
Finance, Chair | Jay Quinton |
Treasurer | Don Ash |
Youth Coordinator | Crystal Benoit |
Youth Representative | Oren Lutz |
At-Large | Joseph Awotwi* |
Amy Castro | |
Rick Watson | |
Lottie Bash | |
Richard McGregor* | |
Katie Black | |
Sandra Reinhardt |
District Board of Laity
District Lay Leader | Tom Goodwin |
Associate Lay Leader | Shayna Sonnier |
Secretary | Sheila Foreman |
D-M Scholarship Chair | Greg Bergstedt |
Lay Speaking Chair | Toni Martin |
District UMW President | Carolyn Langley |
District UMM President | TBD |
District DCYM President | Oren Lutz |
Youth Coordinator | Crystal Benoit |
At-Large Member | Bob Nash |
District Superintendent | Rev. Karli D. Pidgeon |
District Committee on Ordained Ministry
Class of 2020-2021 | Rosa Harris (Lay) |
Ashley McGuire | |
Mollie McGee | |
Class of 2021-2022 | Taylor Phillips (Lay) |
Mickey Shannon (Lay) | |
Melba Stine (Lay) | |
Laraine Waughtal | |
Class of 2022-2023 | Weldon Bares |
Mark Bray | |
Angela Bulhof | |
Walter Parker, Jr. |
District Committee on Nominations
Chair | Rev. Karli D. Pidgeon (DS) |
District Lay Leader | Tom Goodwin |
Associate Lay Leader | Shayna Sonnier |
UMM President | TBD |
UMW President | Carolyn Langley |
Youth Representative | Oren Lutz |
Youth Coordinator | Crystal Benoit |
At Large | Jennifer Harmon |
Laura Nusbaum | |
Randy Hoben | |
Walter Parker, Jr. |
Monroe District
Committee on Church Location & Building
Chair | Lamar Oliver |
Class of 2020 | Shelley Hill |
John Sartin | |
John Sitton | |
Class of 2021 | Robbie Robetson |
Lee Denny | |
John Shamblin | |
Class of 2022 | Lamar Oliver |
Sam Wiersma | |
Ex-Officio | Sue Carroll |
Wybra Price, II (DS) |
Committee on District Superintendency
Chair | JoAnne Pounds |
Class of 2020 | Lori Spangler |
Jimmy Poisso | |
Class of 2021 | JoAnne Pounds |
Ronald Carr | |
Katie Clark | |
Class of 2022 | Hank Hamilton |
Letty Strawbridge | |
Ex-Officio | Sue Carroll |
Committee on Finance & Administration
Chair | Edward Hall |
Class of 2020 | Truman Stagg |
Amanda Taunton | |
Flint Robertson | |
Class of 2021 | Edward Hall |
Janice Little | |
Bruce Walker | |
Class of 2022 | Don McGehee |
Jean Johnson | |
Ex-Officio | Wybra Price, II (DS) |
District Committee on Ordained Ministry
Chair | Steven Fife |
Class of 2020 | Robert Burgess |
Ted Freeland | |
Ben McGehee | |
Nannette Flowers | |
JoAnne Pounds | |
Class of 2021 | Kevin Smith |
Truman Stagg | |
Lorraine Sparks | |
R.B. Moore | |
Henry Stone | |
Class of 2022 | Steven Fife |
John Austin | |
Brian Mercer | |
Austin Rinehart | |
Doug de Graffenried | |
Jane Watts | |
Ex-Officio | Sue Carroll |
Wybra Price, II (DS) |
District Board of Trustees
Chair | TBD |
Class of 2020 | Buddy Fisher |
Berverly Curtis | |
John Hankins | |
Class of 2021 | Morris Rabb |
Clay Hamilton | |
Class of 2022 | Nat Barnett |
Thomas Williams | |
Johnny McFarland |
Board of Laity/District Ministry Team
Chari | Brenda Moffett |
Lay Leader | Sue Carroll |
Christian Education | Lala Ball |
Communications Coordinator | Meredith Brooks |
Evangelism Coordinator | Keth Willard |
Mission/Outreach | Becky Ham |
Worship Coordinator | Micky Cloud |
Director of Lay Servant Ministry | Pat Wiersma |
Children’s Ministry Coordinator | Lori Spangler |
UMW President | Laura Saluero |
DCYM President | Katelyn Corbin |
Disaster Response | Shawn Hornsby |
Youth Coordinator | Natalie Johnson |
Scholarships | Olivia Pruett |
Ministerial Member | JoAnne Pounds |
At Large | Lamar Johnston |
Nominating Committee
Chair | Wybra Price, II (DS) |
Lay Leader | Sue Carroll |
UMW President | Laura Saluero (by office) |
Class of 2020 | Bill Strawbridge – Minister |
Rusty Russell – Laity | |
Class of 2021 | Borda Hall – Laity |
Becky Clark – Laity | |
Gene Baker – Laity | |
Class of 2022 | Henry Stone – Minister |
Gary Green - Laity | |
Linda Walker – Laity |
New Orleans District
District Strategy Team
Chair | Board of Church Location & Building | TBD |
Chair | Board of Trustees | Gary Lipps |
Chair | Committee of Finance & Administration | Kathy Pfleider |
Chair | Committee on Superintendency | Kay Wilkins |
Chair | Committee on Ordained Ministry | Deborah Williams |
Lay Leader | Keith Kreutziger |
Member named by team | Joe Connelly |
Member named by DS | LaDarrus Brister |
District Superintendent | Jan Curwick |
District Committee on Ordained Ministry
Chair | Deborah Williams |
Class of 2017-21 | Ed Cooper |
Levi Lewis (L) | |
Anice Moses | |
Class of 2018-22 | Jay Hogewood |
Carrie Roy (L) | |
Deborah Williams | |
Class of 2019-23 | Clifton Conrad |
Colleen Bookter | |
Linda Beth Neustifter (L) | |
Class of 2020-24 | Jim Tate (L) |
Shawn Anglim | |
Michelle Harris | |
Diane Wooden |
Shreveport District
Committee on Church Location & Building
Chair | Bob Carrell |
Class of 2020 | Ken Hill |
Gary Henry | |
Donny Nedd | |
Class of 2021 | Jay Caraway |
Bob Carrell | |
Michele Sauls | |
Class of 2022 | Greg Davis |
Dave Fortuna | |
Theresa McConnell | |
Ex-Officio | Scott Spalding |
Wybra Price, II |
Committee on District Superintendency
Chair | Betsy Eaves |
Class of 2020 | Betsy Eaves |
Samuel Neal | |
Class of 2021 | Anna Morris Jackson |
David Byerley | |
Marilyn Myers | |
Class of 2022 | Karl Klaus |
Ted Lowery | |
Kay Hutchinson | |
Ex-Officio | Scott Spalding |
Committee on Finance & Administration
Chair | Chris Shankle |
Class of 2020 | Dianne Wilkinson |
Curtis Carroll, Jr. | |
Terry Love | |
Class of 2021 | Chris Shankle |
Peggy Evans | |
Gay Gaskins | |
Class of 2022 | John Korlaske |
Mark Goins | |
Vance Smith | |
Ex-Officio | Kenny Beauvais |
Wybra Price, II |
District Committee on Ordained Ministry
Chair | Mark Goins |
Class of 2020 | Ethel Haughton |
Brad Franklin | |
Kathy Wafer | |
Rachel McConnell-Switzer | |
Kelly Berne | |
Class of 2021 | Michelle AndrePont |
Rachel Scott | |
Sarah Shoup | |
Fredrick "Butch" Williams | |
Mark Goins | |
Class of 2022 | James Graham |
Gordon Bartage | |
Lindy Broderick | |
Willis Dear | |
Perry Anderson | |
Ex-Officio | Scott Spalding |
Wybra Price, II |
District Board of Trustees
Chair | TBD |
Class of 2020 | Ron Helaire |
Bill Wellermeyer | |
Chris Shankle | |
Class of 2021 | Mimi McDowell |
Cornell Flournoy | |
Brady O'Callahan | |
Class of 2022 | Rob Cockran |
Jonathan King | |
Rand Knicely |
Archives & History
Ken Fisher |
James Graham |
Lueburda Myers |
Board of Laity/District Ministry Team
Chair | Jan Festavan |
Lay Leader | Scott Spalding |
Director of Lay Servant Ministries | Brenda Benton |
UMM President | David Byerley |
UMW President | Shirley Payne |
UM Youth President | TBE by youth |
UM Youth Vice President | Melissa Enis |
Youth Co-coordinator | Marie Havelka-Phillips |
Director of Camping | Anita Shelton |
Scholarships | Donna Foster |
Ministerial Member | Dick Humphries |
Scouting | Jim Maker |
At Large | Joseph Levingston |
Nominating Committee
Chair | Wybra Price, II |
Lay Leader | Scott Spalding |
UMW President | Shirley Payne (by office) |
UMM President | David Bryerley (by office) |
DCYM President | TBE by youth |
DCYM Vice President | TBE by youth |
Class of 2020 | Greg Davis (Minister) |
Class of 2021 | James Goins (Laity) |
Laura Vaughan (Laity) | |
Melissa Enis (Laity) | |
Class of 2022 | RL Bethley (Minister) |
Marilyn Turnley (UMW) | |
Sara Ardis (Laity) | |
Mike McLallen (UMM) |
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