The Board of Ordained Ministry
2016 Report to Annual Conference
INTRODUCTION
The North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry is pleased and privileged to present to
the clergy session of the North Carolina Annual Conference our report for 2016.
Our Board is a strong, representative body from the clergy and laity of this Annual Conference
wrestling constantly with its responsibilities outlined in The Book of Discipline 2012 (¶635). These duties
require the Board to exercise strong care in its examination of candidates for ordination in a way which is
both fair and diligent. The Board also seeks always to encourage and sustain those in the process, and to
provide resources for growth for those already involved with ministry to local churches and other places of
mission.
To provide this report, the Board of Ordained Ministry members have given about three to four full
weeks in meetings, conference calls and interviews along with innumerable times for committee
assignments. All of this is summarized in the names and recommendations found in this submission of
our work for your approval.
The duties of the annual conference Board of Ordained Ministry shall be:
a) To assume the primary responsibility for the enlistment and recruitment of ordained clergy by working
in consultation with the cabinet and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry to study and
interpret the clergy needs and resources of the annual conference, with due regard to the inclusive nature
of the Church. It shall, with the assistance of the local church committee on pastor-parish relations,
conference agencies, and every ordained minister of the conference, enlist women and men of all races
and ethnic origins for the ordained ministry and guide those persons in the process of education, training,
and ordination, recommending colleges and schools of theology listed by the University Senate. Persons
recruited should have an understanding of and appreciation for persons of different racial and ethnic
heritages.
b) To renew a culture of call in the church by giving strategic leadership to annual conferences, districts,
congregations, campus ministries, camps, and other appropriate ministries, especially among youth and
young adults.
c) To seek from a school of theology information about the personal and professional qualities of an
applicant for provisional membership or of a provisional member; provided, however, that the applicant or
member consent to the provision of such information.
d) To receive annual reports on the progress made by each ministerial student enrolled in a theological
school and to record credit for work satisfactorily completed.
e) To require a transcript of credits from each applicant before recognizing any of the applicant’s
educational claims. In case of doubt, the board may submit a transcript to the General Board of Higher
Education and Ministry for evaluation.
f) The board shall annually appoint and train a sufficient number of mentors in each district in consultation
with the district superintendent.
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g) To guide the candidate for ordained ministry who is not enrolled in a theological school and who is
pursuing the Course of Study as adopted by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
h) To examine all applicants as to their fitness for the ordained ministry and make full inquiry as to the
fitness of the candidate for: (1) annual election as local pastor; (2) election to associate membership; (3)
election to provisional membership; and (4) election to full conference membership.
i) To provide all candidates for ordained ministry a written statement on the disciplinary and annual
conference requirements for the local pastor, probationary (provisional), and full membership.
j) To interview and report recommendation concerning: (1) student local pastors; (2) certified candidates
for ordination as deacons; and (3) certified candidates for ordination as elders.
k) To assign a board member to serve as liaison to retired clergy in the conference.
l) To interview applicants and make recommendation concerning: (1) changes from the effective relation
to a leave of absence or retirement; (2) return to the effective relation from other relations; (3) honorable
location; (4) readmission of located persons and persons discontinued from probationary membership; (5)
sabbatical leave; (6) incapacity leave; (7) appointment as a student; (8) termination; and (9) changes to or
from less than full-time ministry.
The board shall keep a record of these changes and the reason behind them and place a copy in the
permanent records of the annual conference maintained by the secretary of the conference.
m) To ensure confidentiality in relation to the interview and reporting process. The personal data and
private information provided through the examinations of and by the Board of Ordained Ministry will not
be available for distribution and publication. There are occasions when the Board of Ordained Ministry
would not report privileged information, which in the judgment of the board, if revealed in the executive
session of clergy members in full connection with the annual conference, would be an undue invasion of
privacy without adding measurably to the conference’s information about the person’s qualifications for
ordained ministry. However, it is the right of the executive session of the clergy members in full
connection with an annual conference to receive all pertinent information, confidential or otherwise,
related to the qualifications and/or character of any candidate or clergy member of the conference.
n) To be in consultation with the bishop through the chairperson or the executive committee regarding
transfers. This consultation is to be at the bishop’s initiative and, where possible, to take place prior to
transfers into the annual conference.
o) To provide support services for the ordained minister’s career development, including personal and
career counseling, continuing education, formation in servant leadership and continuing spiritual growth in
Christ, assistance in preparation for retirement, and all matters pertaining to clergy morale. In providing
such support, the board, in cooperation with the cabinet, shall give training and guidance to each local
committee on pastor-parish relations regarding its work and role.
p) To work with and support the Order of Deacon and the Order of Elder, including receiving reports,
offering financial support, and coordinating the Order’s activity with the continuing formation offerings of
the board. The board may delegate continuing formation responsibility to the Orders by mutual
agreement, with final approval, evaluation, and budgeting remaining with the board.
q) To work with and support the Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members (see ¶323),
including receiving reports, offering financial support, and coordinating their continuing formation.
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r) To provide a means of evaluating the effectiveness of ordained ministers in the annual conference (¶¶
604.4, 350). Suggested guidelines will be provided by the General Board of Higher Education and
Ministry, Division of Ordained Ministry. In cooperation with the cabinet, the board shall develop standards
of effectiveness for clergy serving as pastors of congregations in that annual conference.
s) To interpret the high ethical standards of ordained ministry set forth in the Discipline and to study
matters pertaining to character (¶ 605.7).
t) To recommend to the full members of the annual conference for validation special ministries for which
members seek appointment. The appointment to such ministries is the prerogative of the bishop and the
cabinet.
u) To provide continuing support and management of consecrated diaconal ministers using the policies
described in ¶¶ 301-317 of the 1992 Book of Discipline.
v) To care for the administration of professional certification established by the General Board of Higher
Education and Ministry through (1) enlisting and recruiting clergy and laity to become certified in Christian
education, music, youth, evangelism, and other areas established by the General Board of Higher
Education and Ministry; (2) determining whether applicants meet the standards established by the
General Board of Higher Education and Ministry; (3) to recommend to the annual conference board and
the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry; (4) to renew or discontinue professional certification
biannually based on a review of their ministry; and (5) to report annually to the annual conference for
publication in the conference journal a roster of all persons certified in professional careers for which they
have received certification, including places of service address.
w) To report annually to the annual conference for publication in the conference journal a roster of all
persons certified as Lay Ministers.
x) To administer the portion of the Ministerial Education Fund for use by the annual conference in its
programs of enlistment, basic professional educational aid, continuing formation, ethnic ministry and
language training, and professional growth of ordained ministers. Priority shall be given to scholarships
for seminary students preparing for ordination.
y) To cooperate with the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and assist in: (1) the
interpretation of current legislation concerning ordained ministry; (2) the interpretation and promotion of
the Ministerial Education Fund; (3) the promotion and observance of Ministry Sunday; and (4) the
supplying of a record of all information, recommendations, and action on each candidate for ordained
ministry after each session of the annual conference; and (5) the promotion and addition of standards
required for certification in specialized ministry careers.
z) To promote in the annual conference and/or jurisdictional conference a system of financial aid to
ministerial students. A conference transferring a person with less than three years of active service into
another conference may require reimbursement either from the person or from the receiving conference
for outstanding obligations for theological education financed through conference funds.
aa) To report in a timely manner any change in the conference relationship of a clergy member of the
conference to the conference board of pensions.
Members of the North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry have worked faithfully to fulfill their
duties.
This year we are pleased to report that (13) candidates were elected to Provisional Membership
and commissioned on the Elder Track; (4) candidates were elected to Provisional Membership and
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commissioned on the Deacon Track; (14) candidates were elected for ordination as Elders in Full
Connection and (2) candidates were elected for ordination as Deacons in Full Connection.
This year’s retirement class includes (23) Elders in Full Connection, (1) Deacon in Full
Connection and (3) Local Pastors. We are deeply grateful for their love, commitment and service to the
North Carolina Annual Conference. Many opportunities continue to open for persons in this field of
service.
Please note that various committee reports follow this introduction and are significant for the
various areas of concern they address. All of this material, as well as our supportive services during the
year, have been provided through the Office of Ministerial Relations under the leadership of the Rev. Tim
Russell with the assistance of the Associate Director of Ministerial Relations, the Rev. Laura Fine Ledford,
executive assistant, Mrs. Hannah Koch and administrative assistant, Mrs. Heidi Seifert. We are indebted
to these individuals for their excellent work and dedication to the Ordained Ministry of our Annual
Conference.
LOCAL PASTORS LICENSED ON OR BEFORE JUNE, 1988
Local pastors in progress or serving prior to 1988 must complete at least the five-year basic
Course of Study.
LOCAL PASTORS LICENSED FROM 1989-1993
The Board requires that ministers having completed the basic five-year Course of Study continue
to attend the Course of Study School in the summer, enrolling in at least four years of Advanced Studies
during any six-year period. These courses, offered on a seminary level, would increase the competency
of our Local Pastors (1980).
-orIt is required that they complete the five-year Ministerial Course of Study and a minimum of sixty
(60) semester hours toward the Bachelor of Arts or an equivalent degree in a college or university listed
by the University Senate, or competency equivalence through an external degree program at a college or
university listed by the University Senate (1988).
LOCAL PASTORS LICENSED IN 1994, 1995, 1996
It is required that they complete the five-year Ministerial Course of Study and a minimum of sixty
(60) semester hours toward the Bachelor of Arts or an equivalent degree in a college or university listed
by the University Senate, or competency equivalence through an external degree program at a college or
university listed by the University Senate (1988).
PROVISIONAL MEMBERSHIP (WITH DEACON’S ORDERS)
Each candidate must complete the following seminary level courses to be eligible for interview,
effective June 1998:
1. A course in preaching that includes a practicum, laboratory or field experience in the
preparation, delivery and evaluation of sermons.
2. A course in public worship that includes the theory, theology and practice of planning and
leading public worship.
ELDER IN FULL CONNECTION
Attention is called to the course requirements contained in ¶335 of The 2012 Book of Discipline.
Candidates must complete the Methodism courses PRIOR to the interview:
1. United Methodist Polity
2. United Methodist Theology and Doctrine
3. A History of Methodism
4. Evangelism
5. Mission of the Church in the World
Rev. Edward (Ned) F. Hill II, Chairperson
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NOMINATIONS:
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
From THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE 2012 (¶636)
(Elected Quadrennially)
TO BE ELECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE SESSION UPON NOMINATION BY THE BISHOP: (Members of
the committee may not serve on the Cabinet or the Board of Ordained Ministry)
Amie Stewart
Roger Elliott
Johnny Wright
Alternates:
Susan Pate Greenwood
Laura Mitchell
MEMBERS:
BOARD OF MANAGERS, PASTORS’ SCHOOL & CONVOCATION
Laura Fine Ledford
Ben Williams
Tom Greener
Kevin Baker
Valerie Tyson
Larry Bowden
Mike Frese
Laura Johnson
Chris Brady
Amie Stewart
2013-2016
2013-2016
2014-2017
2014-2017
2015-2018
2015-2018
2016-2019
2016-2019
2016-2020
2016-2020
Rev. Edward (Ned) F. Hill II, Chairperson
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NORTH CAROLINA PASTORS’ SCHOOL
AND DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL CONVOCATION
The 2015 Convocation & Pastors’ School, “Body and Belonging; Nurturing Wholeness in the Christian
Community,” was held October 12-13, 2015, at Duke Divinity School. This year’s conference examined
the questions: How might the church serve as a place of welcome and belonging, nurturing wholeness in
every possible sense? How does the church, as Christ’s body, walk with those whose bodies or minds
act and respond differently? How might Christians helpfully engage in practices of modern healthcare?
The event featured reflections and interviews with John Swinton, chair in divinity and religious studies at
the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom; Claire Wimbush, chaplain at Westminster Canterbury
Retirement Community in Richmond, VA; Debra Richardson-Moore, author; and William Lee, pastor at
Loudon Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke, Va.
The next Convocation & Pastors’ School, “Who Needs Theology?: Inside and Outside the Church” will
take place October 10-11, 2016. This event will explore what difference does theology make for the
church, the university, and society at large? How can critical theological thinking make a practical
difference in our local communities? What if we don’t share common beliefs? Leaders in science,
medicine, business and the church will help us to consider these questions and others as we explore
theology as a shaping force in our daily lives. Featured presenters are Elaine A. Heath, dean–elect Duke
Divinity School; Norman Wirzba, professor, Duke Divinity School; Brian Combs, pastor, founder and
pastor, Haywood Street Congregation, Asheville, NC; Kenneth H. Carter, Jr., resident Bishop of the
Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church; Ellen F. Davis, interim dean of Duke Divinity School.
Pastors serving churches eligible for grants from The Duke Endowment, current Divinity School students,
and 2016 graduates of the Divinity School may attend at a discounted rate.
The Convocation & Pastors’ School Board of Managers is comprised of representatives from the North
Carolina and Western North Carolina Annual Conferences, and it advises and works with Duke Divinity
School to offer a quality continuing education event annually.
The North Carolina Conference representatives on the Board of Managers are:
Laura Fine Ledford
Ben Williams
Tom Greener
Kevin Baker
Valerie Tyson
Larry Bowden
Mike Frese
Laura Johnson
Chris Brady
Amie Stewart
2013-2016
2013-2016
2014-2017
2014-2017
2015-2018
2015-2018
2016-2019
2016-2019
2016-2020
2016-2020
Additional information about Convocation & Pastors’ School is available online at
http://www.divinity.duke.edu/cps.
Rev. Elizabeth Graves
Chair, 2014-2015 Convocation & Pastors’ School Board of Managers
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CLERGY CARE GRANTS
Financial aid is available to both clergy and diaconal ministers and their families, as described in
the section below entitled, “Eligibility for Financial Grants”. The financial grants, of up to $400 per family
per calendar year, are provided to cover one-half of the cost of counseling sessions. Ministers under the
NC Conference health insurance program should review the Health Care Benefits for outpatient
psychiatric care. The coordination of insurance benefits and Clergy Care Grants should not exceed 100%
of fees charged.
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY ENRICHMENT
The Committee on Clergy Care encourages participation in marriage and family enrichment events,
including those focusing on the needs of single, as well as married ministers. Grants up to $100 per
individual, or $200 per family or couple, per calendar year, are available. A schedule and/or outline of the
events, leaders’ names and credentials and verification of participation should accompany a letter of
application for the grant.
ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL GRANTS
Persons who qualify for financial grants:
1. Clergy who are members of the NC Annual Conference whose status is active and serving
within the boundaries of the Conference, or any person, regardless of conference relationship, who is
serving a local church of the NC Annual Conference, or a dependent.
2. Diaconal ministers and or candidates who are serving a local church and are members of the
NC Conference.
Conference clergy and diaconal ministers and their families are eligible for grants. A family is defined as
dependents of the minister living in a minister’s home or parsonage, including spouse, children, parents
and grandparents. Ministers’ children through the age of 22, whether attending college or living at home,
are eligible to receive financial grants.
COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL GRANTS
Only counselors and therapists who meet the following criteria qualify to receive grants from the
Committee on Clergy Care:
Psychiatrist: American Medical Association (AMA) Board Certification, North Carolina License
Psychologist (Clinical): Licensed Practicing Psychologist LPP and/or HSP-P), North Carolina License
Pastoral Counselor: Member, Fellow or Diplomate of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Inc.
(AAPC)
Counselor: Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), North
Carolina Certified Marriage and Family Therapists, North Carolina Licensed Professional Counselors (LPL)
Social Worker: Member Association of Certified Social Workers (ACSW).
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The Counselor or therapist, at the request of the qualifying client who is receiving the counseling,
is to make application for a grant to the Office of Ministerial Relations in the following manner:
1.
http://nccumc.org/ministerial-relations/files/2015-APPLICATION-FOR-FINANCIALASSISTANCE1.pdf or via email to [email protected] or USPS mail to the Office of Ministerial
Relations, 700 Waterfield Ridge Place, Garner, NC 27529, or by calling either 919-779-6115 or
800-849-4433, ext 244.
2. Once the application and instructions for a Clergy Care Grant are received by the
counselor/therapist, and a determination is made that the client qualifies, the application should
be completed and returned to the Office of Ministerial Relations for processing. To protect the
confidentiality of the client, the client’s name and social security number shall never appear on
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the application. When more than one member of the client’s family is involved in counseling, all
family members shall be assigned the same case number.
3. The counselor/therapist will receive the financial aid grant on behalf of the client to
apply to the client’s account or to refund to the client if the account has already been paid. Clients
should request from the therapist a statement showing the amount of financial assistance
received.
4. The deadline for submitting grant applications is in late December of the calendar
year in which the services were provided.
In 2015, the Committee on Pastoral Care granted $13,418.17 for counseling sessions. This
represents 476 sessions with counselors and therapists during the calendar year. Grants processed in
2015 totaled 64, representing sessions for 330 clergy, 110 spouse, 19 children, 2 family and 11 couple.
Of the 64 grants, 17 received the maximum of $400 in assistance and 18 received at least half to twothirds of the maximum grant.
From January 1st 2016 thru May 31st 2016, we have processed 16 grants totaling $1,498.28.
This includes 67 sessions representing 62 clergy and 5 child sessions.
CONFERENCE RELATIONS COMMITTEE
The Committee on Conference Relations has as its primary responsibility the assisting of any
clergy who seek to change or terminate their relationship with the Annual Conference. Changes in
conference relationship may occur in any of the following ways: 1) discontinuation, 2) leave of absence,
3) retirement, 4) sabbatical leave, 5) maternity/paternity leave, 6) family leave, 7) termination of
conference relationship (surrender of credentials) and 8) honorable location.
The Committee on Conference Relations meets with the person who is seeking a change in
conference relationship upon the request of that person, or upon request of the Cabinet or the Board of
Ordained Ministry. The committee attempts to determine what is appropriate in each case by posing
questions, offering counsel and providing support. The committee then discusses the request and acts
upon it by making a recommendation to the Board of Ordained Ministry. In any event, the person
requesting the change and the Committee on Conference Relations acting on the request must follow the
requirements in The Book of Discipline.
The Book of Discipline provides specific guidelines applying to each of the categories of
conference membership. All those persons in the various categories of conference membership (other
than the effective relationship) should remember to familiarize themselves with, and adhere to, the
disciplinary guidelines which apply to that category. The Committee on Conference Relations issues a
yearly reminder of these guidelines through a letter approved by the Board of Ordained Ministry at its
annual meeting. Following the appropriate guidelines is particularly important for clergy on leave of
absence; for these persons, exercise of any ministerial function is restricted to the Charge Conference in
which their membership is held. The Conference Relations Committee would take this opportunity to
reiterate that pastors on leave of absence cannot perform weddings, conduct funerals, or administer the
sacraments outside the bounds (both geographical and membership bounds) of that charge conference.
Rev. Marshall R. Old, Chairperson
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CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE
The Continuing Education Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry has the responsibility of
developing continuing education programs that will enable ministers to fulfill the Disciplinary
requirements. According to the Book of Discipline, "Clergy shall be expected to continue their education
and spiritual growth throughout their careers, including carefully developed personal programs of study
augmented periodically by involvement in organized educational and spiritual growth activities." The
Discipline further states that, "In most cases the ordained ministers' continuing education and spiritual
growth program should allow for such leaves at least one week each year and at least one month during
one year of each quadrennium. Such leaves shall not be considered as part of the ministers' vacations
and shall be planned in consultation with their charges or other agencies to which they are appointed as
well as the bishop, district superintendent, and Annual Conference Continuing Education Committee."
In providing the resources to enable pastors to meet the minimum requirement of The Discipline,
the Committee on Continuing Education has edited a brochure that applies to all clergy and diaconal
ministers of the NC Annual Conference. The brochure contains information defining Continuing
Education, the role of the local church, and how the pastor's continuing education can be financed. The
brochure is printed as part of this report.
Continuing Education for Ministry in the NC Annual Conference:
Rationale: A prime expectation of every minister of the NC Annual Conference is professional growth. In
recent years, one of the major avenues through which such growth occurred has been continuing
education. In The Book of Discipline it states, “There are professional responsibilities that elders are
expected to fulfill and that represent a fundamental part of their accountability and a primary basis for
their continued eligibility for annual appointment. Growth in vocational competence and effectiveness
through continuing formation is expected of conference members.”
Definition: Continuing education is defined as an organized structured program of formal study under
competent leadership with clearly defined goals and objectives. Here the key words are "organized,"
"competent leadership," and "clearly defined goals and objectives." By this definition certain activities,
though worthwhile, are not considered "continuing education"; e.g., degree programs, recreational
programs, course of study programs, promotional meetings, worship services, entertainments, undirected
reading, and study travel (except for limited lecture, seminar, or workshop time), and the like.
The Conference Program:
The Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, through the Committee on Continuing Education, performs
three functions: 1) it sets minimum continuing education standards for ministry; 2) it establishes
guidelines for continuing education; and 3) it seeks to insure their availability.
1. Minimum Standards: The NC Conference has established as a minimum standard one
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) to be earned by each minister from an approved continuing education
program each year. One CEU is defined as ten contact hours of participation in an approved continuing
education program.
2. Guidelines for Continuing Education Programs: CEUs will be approved for those persons
sponsored by organizations which are accredited by a) a regional educational agency (such as the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), b) a professional accrediting agency (such as the
American Medical Association), or c) the Council on the Continuing Education Unit. It should also be
noted that only those programs which relate directly to ministerial growth and development will be
approved.
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3. Insuring their Availability: Efforts by the Board of Ordained Ministry to insure the availability
of continuing education programs include encouraging conference-related and other colleges within the
Conference bounds to offer courses for ministers, providing supplementary financial aid for ministers,
publicizing approved programs, and identifying specific subject areas for needed programs.
Role of the Local Church: In addition to the minister, the local church has a significant stake in the
success of continuing education programs. The local church, therefore, has an important role to play in
continuing education.
The Pastor-Parish Relations Committee of the Local Church:
1. Confers with the pastor and the district superintendent in the development of a continuing
education program that will enhance the total ministry of the church.
2. Provides study leaves at least one week each year and at least one month during one year of
each quadrennium. Such study leaves are not to be considered vacation time.
3. Recommends to the church's Finance Committee budgetary funds to be applied toward the
minister's continuing education program. In providing funds for continuing education programs, the
Pastor-Parish Relations Committee should insure that only those programs which meet both the
definitions and specific guidelines above are funded.
Financial Aid to Clergy:
Funding for continuing education is the combined responsibility of the participant, the congregation, the
sponsoring institution, and the Annual Conference. Conference funds for continuing education are derived
as a portion of conference apportionments. Thus, it is not possible (nor is it desirable) for the conference
to assume a major responsibility. Continuing education can be expensive. For this reason, local
churches are encouraged to provide a minimum of $300.00 annually for each clergy and diaconal
ministers’ continuing education.
All persons under Episcopal appointment to charges, conference staff positions, Conference
Evangelists, retired supply, and Extension Ministries appointed to conference-related agencies and
institutions are eligible for grants from the Conference funds provided:
1. The program meets the definitions and Conference guidelines described above.
2. The applicant has documented his or her efforts to secure funding from other sources,
including local church, Duke Endowment, and personal resources.
3. The application for a grant is filed on the appropriate form which furnishes complete
information about the event and bears the signatures of the applicant, the Pastor-Parish chairperson, and
district superintendent.
Continuing Education Grant Guidelines:
1. The maximum grant to an individual applicant over one conference year is $300.00
2. Grants are available for ordained, commissioned, licensed and diaconal ministers who receive
less than the CAC (Conference Average Compensation), which includes salary and utilities, or less.
Pastors serving rural churches are eligible for an additional $500.00 grant annually, providing
funding is available.
3.
Applicants must use all funds designated by their local congregation or employing
organization prior to requesting Conference grants.
4. Grants for District Continuing Education Seminars shall be limited to $100.00, based upon the
availability of funds, regardless of the number of CEUs involved and within the limits outlined in numbers
1, 2, and 3.
5. Grants for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) can be given when the CPE program offers the
required CEU credits. No more than $300.00 per CPE unit will be granted in any given year. Grants for
CPE are given only for non-degree programs.
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6. Holy Land Trips: A grant according to the current policy may be made once in a pastor’s
career, providing funding is available.
Monitoring Continuing Education Units:
1. The district superintendent, in annual consultation, may suggest to the clergy or diaconal
minister the area of continuing education he or she should take to facilitate his or her professional growth.
The pastor's annual Continuing Education Report will be given to the district superintendent at the annual
consultation or other appropriate time.
2. Clergy shall have the responsibility for securing from the institution granting Continuing
Education credit a record of earned credit and providing a copy of this record to the Office of Ministerial
Relations.
3. It is the responsibility of each participant to determine, in consultation with the Committee on
Continuing Education, if a proposed program meets the criteria prior to participation and funding.
Committee on Continuing Education
MINISTERIAL EDUCATION FUND COMMITTEE
The Ministerial Education Fund (MEF) is one of the most “unsung blessings” of our connectional
support! In addition to being the underlying support to our seminaries, it provides invaluable support for
the following ministries: Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for programs they provide for
clergy, both Elder and Deacon in Full Connection, diaconal ministers; scholarships for students studying
for the ordained, both Elder and Deacon In Full Connection in the outstanding United Methodist
seminaries and in non-United Methodist seminaries approved by the Division of Ordained Ministry and
taught by seminary professors and conference leaders throughout the United Methodist Church;
Continuing Education; Course of Study Schools (more than 5,000 people are involved in the Course of
Study Schools); research and special programs related to candidacy and enlistment; pastoral care
initiatives; clergy women concerns; racial and ethnic concerns; spiritual formation; testing and evaluation;
training of boards of ordained ministry; international theological education; jurisdictional block grants;
supervision issues and Dempster Fellowships. All of these ministries are funded by money from the
Ministerial Education Fund. According to ¶816.1, “Of the total money raised in each annual conference for
the Ministerial Education Fund, 25 percent shall be retained by the annual conference that raised it, to be
used in its program of ministerial education as approved by the annual conference and administered
through its Board of Ordained Ministry.”
The general policies for the North Carolina Annual Conference’s portion of the Ministerial
Education Fund are set by the Board of Ordained Ministry. Brochures with guidelines and policies for the
MEF scholarships are available from the Office of Ministerial Relations.
Some interesting facts regarding MEF are:
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Hundreds of millions of dollars have been given by local congregations to the MEF since
1968.
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More than twenty-five percent (25%) of that amount from the MEF has supported
conference board services in each annual conference since 1970.
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MEF supports Duke Divinity School, which for over 79 years has prepared men and women
for leadership in the church as clergy and laity.
A complete list of University Senate-approved schools is on the GBHEM website:
www.gbhem.org.
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ACTIVITY OF THE MINISTERIAL EDUCATION FUND:
Raised in 2014 ................................................................................................................................ $646,258.
 Total Remitted to General Board of Higher Education
and Ministry ........................................................................................................................ $494,812.
 Portion retained by Board of Ordained Ministry in this conference ………………………..$151,446.
Financial Assistance Granted (2015):
Scholarships Granted to Candidates for Ordained Ministry: ………………………………..$133,400.
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Scholarships to Ministerial Candidates: 59 scholarships given
Seminaries
Duke Divinity School
Fuller Theological Seminary
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Candler School of Theology
Hood Theological Seminary
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wesley Theological Seminary
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RESIDENCY IN ORDAINED MINISTRY COMMITTEE
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.”
- Philippians 4:4
This year history was made. All sixteen provisional members of the Annual Conference that
interviewed with the NC Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for ordination were approved! Staff in the
Office of Ministerial Relations cannot recall a time that 100% approval was awarded. While there may be
several factors that contributed to this milestone, we believe that the enhanced Residency in Ordained
Ministry process played a significant role.
Evidence of fruitful ministry is what the NC Conference Board looks for as it examines written
work, oral interviews, and site visits. For the past four years the Residency in Ordained Ministry (RIOM)
process has partnered with provisional members of our Annual Conference in such a way that spiritual
fruitfulness is nurtured and celebrated. Intentional theological reflection, spiritual formation, leadership
competency development, peer group learning, individual coaching, and mock interviews are some of the
tools used in RIOM to cultivate life-long fruitful ministry. This year participants in their first phase of RIOM
traveled with Bishop Hope Morgan Ward on a “Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope”, an experience in learning
and reflecting on historical race relations that have shaped NC communities.
The NC Conference owes a great deal of gratitude to those who served as RIOM Group Leaders
during the past conference year: Vito Bisogno, Hannah McManus, Rich Greenway, Kevin Baker, Allen
Bingham, Steve Stutts, Nancy Willard, Connie Stutts, Michele Clark, and Elizabeth Polk. These gifted
servants have enabled our Annual Conference to offer candidates an enriching and worthwhile
experience of growth and reflection.
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Sincere thanks is also extended to the Reverend Timothy J. Russell, Director of Ministerial
Relations and Assistant to the Bishop, Mrs. Hannah Koch, the Executive Assistant to Tim Russell, and
Mrs. Peg Aldridge & Mrs. Susan Graebe, Lead Coaches with Passion in Partnership Coaching Network,
for their guidance and assistance.
Rev. Elizabeth Hackney Hood, Chairperson
SEXUAL and PROFESSIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
Ministry professionals are called to the sacred work of making disciples, which includes nurturing and
protecting those under their care. Unfortunately there are occasions when this sacred trust is betrayed. These
incidents often appear in the form of clergy sexual or professional misconduct, which are the result of an abuse of
power and authority.
In order to help prevent incidents of clergy misconduct and respond appropriately when an incident does
occur, it is important to have an effective ethics policy in place to provide preventative guidelines, and an impartial
process for a just resolution, accountability, reconciliation, and healing (2012 Book of Discipline 363).
New guidelines related to clergy sexual and professional misconduct were adopted at the 2012 General
Conference and are reflected in the 2012 Book of Resolutions and 2012 Book of Discipline. The team has re-written
the Policy on Clergy Sexual and Professional Misconduct for the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist
Church to reflect and comply with these changes. The new policy became effective in June 2013.
The new policy was developed in the form of a brochure so it can be easily printed and distributed. The team
also developed a form for reporting incidents of clergy misconduct, and a general information brochure. The ethics
policy, reporting form, and brochure can be downloaded from the NC Conference website.
A Response Team was developed under the direction of Bishop Ward, for the purpose of assisting the Bishop
and District Superintendents in effectively responding to incidents of misconduct. A just resolution, accountability,
reconciliation, and healing are better achieved through the participation of a team rather than one individual (2012
Book of Resolutions 2043).
To help with this endeavor, a uniform supervisory response process was developed that also reflects the new
guidelines in the 2012 Book of Discipline and 2012 Book of Resolutions. Everyone involved in the response process
has received comprehensive training.
Due to an increased incidence of complaints against laypersons related to sexual and professional
misconduct, the team will begin developing a plan for training laity in the area of sexual and professional ethics in
addition to the safe sanctuaries training that is offered in the conference. The team will also begin revising the sexual
and professional ethics policies to include guidelines for determining and handling complaints against laity this year
after the 2015 annual conference.
We, the members of the NC Conference Sexual and Professional Ethics Team, extend a sincere thanks to
Bishop Ward for her guidance in developing a response team, and Rev. Timothy Russell for his wise counsel in
supporting the work of the team, and for orchestrating the “Keeping Our Sacred Trust” online training that all clergy
under Episcopal appointment received through the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley Theological
Seminary. All new licensees will also receive sexual ethics training during licensing school prior to receiving an
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appointment.
In addition, we also thank Mrs. Hannah Koch for her consistently helpful administrative support. We also
extend thanks to the members of the Response Team for their commitment to the task of objectively walking
alongside everyone involved in the response process which includes: complainants, respondents, their families, and
congregations.
Members who serve on the Response Team: Donna Thompson, Coordinator, Berry Barbour, Brenda Carter,
Jerry Cribb, Joyce Day, Terry Hobbs, David Hollowell, Glenda Johnson, Keith Nanney, Josephine Sutton, Catherine
Thompson, Johnnie Wright.
Members who serve on the Sexual and Professional Ethics Team: Beth Gaines, Chair, Anne Ahl, Leonard
Fairley, Irene Gattis, Fred Hight, Pat McGhee, Ken McLean, Sandra Ray.
Rev. Elizabeth Gaines, Chairperson
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PART II PERTAINING TO ORDAINED AND LICENSED CLERGY
(Note: A (v) notation following a question in this section signifies that the action or election requires a majority
vote of the clergy session of the annual conference. If an action requires more than a simple majority, the notation (v
2/3) or (v 3/4) signifies that a two-thirds or three-fourths majority vote is required. Indicate credential of persons in
Part II: FD, FE, PD, PE, and AM when requested.)
17. Are all the clergy members of the conference blameless in their life and official administration (¶¶604.4,
605.6)?
18. Who constitute:
a) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? (v)
Amie Stewart
Alternates:
Roger Elliott
Susan Pate Greenwood
Johnny Wright
Laura Mitchell
b) The Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635.1d)?
Marshall Old
Bob Bergland
Ben Alexander
Rhonda Parker
Lisa Yebulah
Lucy Lincoln
19. Who are the certified candidates (¶ ¶ 310, 313, 314)
a) Who are currently certified as candidates for ordained or licensed ministry?
Name
District
Bowen, Cheryl
Beacon
Daniels, Wesley Reid
Beacon
Grimm, Joel
Beacon
Mann, Kenneth
Beacon
Mendez, Sadot
Beacon
Mills, Leslie Painter
Beacon
Nixon, Mark Wayne
Beacon
Wise, Harold (Lee)
Beacon
Baucom, Janet
Capital
Blankenhorn, Richard Hansen
Capital
Bonar, Toby James
Capital
Castano, Carlos
Capital
Chesson, Lauren Williams
Capital
Coppock, Parker Allen
Capital
Godshalk, Tyler Austin
Capital
Ledbetter, Hope
Capital
Mitchell, Gabriel Jay
Capital
Nelson, Lucas
Capital
Ridgway-Hanna, Elizabeth
Capital
Seymour, Kevin
Capital
Snider, Meredith Koebley
Capital
Baek, Jeehyun
Corridor
Hammock, Curtis Lee
Corridor
Hayworth, Aaron Michael
Corridor
Helton, Jonathan Arthur
Corridor
Hickerson, Darren
Corridor
Isaac, Laura (transfer from Cal-Pac)
Corridor
Kim, Sangwoo
Corridor
Kitanga, Joy
Corridor
Majors, Sarah
Corridor
Marlowe, Brenda Chestnutt
Corridor
Date Certified
10/01/2012
01/29/2016
06/15/2015
09/06/2013
09/25/2006
03/24/2011
06/08/2015
01/23/2013
08/06/2015
03/05/2015
03/05/2015
03/10/2015
06/03/2014
05/13/2015
08/07/2013
06/02/2016
01/27/2016
06/02/2016
01/27/2016
08/14/2014
09/09/2009
05/29/2014
02/11/2014
05/28/2015
05/28/2015
2006
06/01/2009
01/16/2015
05/05/2016
05/05/2016
2008
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Moore, Tyler Houston
O’Neal, Christopher Marc
Parker, Alexender
Perry, Kathleen Rebecca
Rawlings, Dustin Alan
Ross, Laura Elizabeth
Spinillo, Patti Jean
Stone, Kimberly Morton
Baer, Brittany Absher (transferred from WNCC)
Borchik, Amanda
Carpenter, Carrie Allison
Casey, Laura Beth Henry
Charville, Adam Edward
Harper, Andrew
Hopper, Elizabeth Glenn
McNeill, Larry Conrad
Medinas, Kathryn
Nielsen, William John (BJ)
Nguyen, Tobi Anne
Parker, Ivy Gates
Preston, Laura
Rackley, Bobby Lynn
Ruiz, Alma
Sabiston, William Edward
Smith, Andrew (Andy)
Thompson, Angela Denise
Will, Ashley Beech
Williamson, James
Woods, Stephen
Yow, Linda
Griswold, Kenneth
Cross-Currence, Tammy
Hines, Van (Jannie) Bell
Houff, Kimberly Rexrode
Hunt, Jeffrey
Kimbrell, Michael Dale
Locklear, Heather
Locklear, Jay Douglas
Macy, Robert
Pait, Shirley Rose
Partida, Eleazar
Ray, Robert
Williams, Donna
Williams, Michael Thomas
Crumpler, Houston Lynnwood (Chip)
Evans, David R. (Randy)
Gibson, Barrett Ward
Hickman, Mary (Courtney) Young
Ray, Cynthia Hickman
Tingen, Kelli
Williams Jr, William Ray (Bill)
Bobbitt, Nada (Diana)
Boggs, Hassell Allen
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Harbor
Harbor
Harbor
Harbor
Harbor
Harbor
Harbor
Heritage
Heritage
8/11/2015
05/29/2014
05/05/2016
01/16/2015
04/20/2012
05/28/2015
01/30/2014
04/19/2012
01/14/2016
01/14/2016
01/29/2013
01/13/2014
01/13/2014
06/01/2016
01/12/2015
06/01/2015
01/14/2016
06/01/2015
06/04/2014
01/29/2013
06/01/2016
06/01/2015
04/19/2012
01/30/2014
04/19/2016
2006
01/12/2015
4/19/2016
01/14/2016
2013
01/06/2015
05/19/2016
02/05/2011
01/29/2013
05/17/2016
06/03/2014
01/01/2016
08/06/2013
05/19/2016
2012
05/19/2016
04/28/2015
02/04/2014
01/06/2015
01/13/2015
06/01/2016
03/11/2014
08/22/2013
2011
01/26/2014
06/01/2016
09/06/2013
05/28/2015
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Gustafson, Mark
Hicks, Grayson
Lawrence, Victoria Jo
Lopez, Noe (Gabriel)
Loveland, George
Pate, Tabitha Wilkerson
Skinner, Alysun
Berry, Janet Boone
Bibb, Cameron Ronald
Johndrow, Douglas Theodore
Johnson-Clark, Saundra
Jordan, Rhonda Grant
Leighton, Jason Bradley
Meadows, Gregory
McFadden, Sandria Ann
McMillen, Todd Matthew
Thomas, James
Van Staalduinen, Joy Weaver
Williams, Sarah
Zeek, Leslie Mills
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
01/14/2016
03/10/2016
01/15/2015
05/31/2016
05/31/2016
01/15/2015
05/31/2016
2007
2010
01/22/2015
01/21/2016
01/22/2015
01/13/2014
06/02/2016
2012
01/13/2014
01/21/2016
08/22/2013
08/06/2015
06/05/2014
b) Who have had their candidacy for ordained or licensed ministry accepted by a District Committee on
Ordained Ministry in another annual conference? (Include name of accepting conference.)
Name
Receiving Conference
Date Originally
Date Accepted by
Certified
District in Other
Conference
Elwell, Brian
Western North Carolina
06/03/2014
04/06/2016
Hopkins, Stephen
Holston Conference
04/28/2015
06/01/2016
Kiviniemi, Sarah
Florida Conference
06/01/2015
12/15/2015
Raines, Monica
Baltimore Washington
06/03/2014
02/02/2016
c) Who have been discontinued as certified candidates for licensed or ordained ministry?
Name
District
Date Certified
Date Discontinued
Caldwell, Dana
Capital
06/1/2015
03/10/2016
Eckel, John (Robert)
Capital
03/05/2015
01/27/2016
Smith, Richard Granville
Capital
08/07/2013
03/10/2016
Van Horn, Nicholas Marc
Capital
08/07/2013
06/02/2016
Hester, Nathaniel Christopher
Corridor
08/08/2013
03/16/2016
Carter, Alice McCallum
Gateway
02/05/2011
01/07/2016
Farrah III, Wayne O.
Gateway
2012
02/10/2016
Powers, Terry Townsend
Gateway
2007
01/07/2016
Prine, John Paul
Gateway
2004
01/07/2016
Ray, Hattie LaVern
Gateway
2012
01/07/2016
Singletary Jr., Peter
Gateway
2014
01/06/2015
Wheeler, Jr., John Bryan
Gateway
2009
03/01/2016
Cowgill, Marisa
Harbor
6/03/2014
06/01/2016
Ray, Cynthia Hickman
Harbor
2011
06/01/2016
Schrader, Marko Allen
Heritage
01/15/2015
05/31/2016
d) Who are certified candidates in this conference serving in other conferences?
Name
District
Date Certified
None
Date Discontinued
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20. Who have completed the studies for the license as a local pastor, are approved, but are not now appointed?
(¶315 —Indicate for each person the year the license was approved.):
Name
District
Year Last Licensed
Bennett, William Wade
Beacon
2012
Grimm, Joel Christian
Beacon
2015
Lewis, Brenda Valley
Beacon
2013
Mann, Kenneth Lee
Beacon
2013
Mendez, Sadot
Beacon
2011
Mills, Leslie Painter
Beacon
2013
Smith*, William Forrest
Beacon
2016
Stoffel, Pamela
Beacon
2011
Wise, Harold (Lee)
Beacon
2013
Snider, Meredith Koebley
Capital
2016
Tyre, Barbara High
Capital
2016
Hickerson, Darren H.M.
Corridor
2006
Jones, Gertrude Brenda
Corridor
2012
Marlowe, Brenda Chestnutt
Corridor
2012
Rose, Ellen Webb
Fairway
2014
Ruiz, Alma
Fairway
2016
Yow, Linda
Fairway
2013
Kimbrell, Michael Dale
Gateway
2014
Nelson, Jeffrey Scott
Gateway
2012
O’Briant, Christopher Charlie
Harbor
2015
Norris, John Philip
Harbor
2016
Clark, Linda Kathryn
Heritage
2016
Rodgers*, Betty Joe Gwaltney
Sound
2009
21. Who are approved and appointed as: (Indicate for each person the first year the license was awarded. Indicate
what progress each has made in the course of study or the name of the seminary in which they are enrolled.
Indicate with an asterisk those who have completed the five year course of study or the M.Div. (¶319.4)?
PLEASE NOTE: Persons on this list must receive an episcopal appointment. (v)
a) Full-time local pastors? (¶318.1)
Name
District
First Year License
Awarded
Bliss, James Robert
Creech, Sr.*, William Michael
Daly, Charles Crews
Edwards*, Carole (Renee)
Fitch-Slater, Susanna Williams
Hallberg, Thomas Michael
Hollis-Custer, Dawne Evelynn
Miller, Gina Rhodes
Tavenner*, Raymond Hoge
Belmore, Constance Spence
Brinkley, Adam Douglas
Grider, Linda Mayfield
Hobbs*, Susan Parlar
Koo, Jeounghun (James)
Lancaster, Allison DeLargy
Beacon
Beacon
Beacon
Beacon
Beacon
Beacon
Beacon
Beacon
Beacon
Capital
Capital
Capital
Capital
Capital
Capital
2008
2003
2015
2005
1980
2010
2010
2012
2008
2015
2004
2003
2001
2005
2015
Years Completed
with Course of
Study
4 courses
Completed
M. Div.
Completed
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
Completed
M. Div.
M. Div.
Completed
Completed
M. Div.
M. Div.
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Mills, Emily
Morgan, Justin Andrew
Pickle, Deidre Britt
Seymour, Kevin
Vail, Mary Phyllis
Wellman, Stephen Michael
Daniel*, Donald O’Neill
Dickenson, Calvin Walter
James, Howard Anthony
Kim, Young (James) Han
Kim, Sangwoo
Mursten, Casey Hickman
Osborne, Michelle Rene
Pearce*, Raymond Randolph
Priestaf, Edward N.
Reynolds, Elizabeth (Lisa)
White, Molly Brock
Alley, Mamie Rachel
Berrier, Danny Glenn
Dickerson, Jason Ray
Davis, Jarrod Seth
Rackley, Bobby Lynn
Folks, James Glenn
Hill, Michael Victor
Meier, Kyle Everette
Petty, Bruce Edward
Presnal, Gregg Alan
Tyson*, Valerie Simmons
Bethea*, Charles Anthony
Bunce, Amanda Stewart
Harris III, Prentis (Trey)
Herring*, Bobby William
Murdaugh, Gypsie Moore
Skipper*, George Bruce
Woolsey, David Lee
Baker, Adam David Ross
Bazan, Stephen Travis
Grist III*, Samuel Latham
Hollowell, David E.
Smith*, Neill Council
Smith, Jr., Charles Cooper
Bowles, Kenneth Darrel
Bundy*, David Walter
Champion, Helen
Harrison, Susan Huguley
Hill*, Robert Elwood
Lopez, Noe (Gabriel)
Mitchell, Shawn Thomas
Oliver*, Cory Brandon
Pate, David Glenn
Sinclair*, Patrick Turner
Vergara-Millan, Edgar Abdon
Whitehead, David Luke
Capital
Capital
Capital
Capital
Capital
Capital
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Harbor
Harbor
Harbor
Harbor
Harbor
Harbor
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage
2013
2012
2002
2016
2010
2011
2002
2012
2010
2015
2016
2013
2015
1998
2011
2014
2016
2013
2013
2012
2012
2016
2006
2014
2014
2007
1990
2000
2001
2014
2013
2007
2008
2009
2006
2014
2013
2007
2003
2001
2008
2011
2000
2005
2007
2000
2016
2009
2004
2009
2000
2013
2015
8 courses
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
Seminary
M. Div.
Completed
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
Completed
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
License
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
4 courses
M. Div.
Completed
M. Div.
Completed
Completed
M. Div.
M. Div.
Completed
M. Div.
Completed
8 Courses
M. Div.
M. Div.
Completed
Completed
Completed
16 courses
M. Div.
Completed
Completed
M. Div.
Completed
M. Div.
2 courses
Completed
M. Div.
Completed
M. Div.
M. Div.
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Yount*, John Wayne
Barriguete, Ernesto Enrique
Dunn, Stephen Robert
Goldenbaum-Yang, Laura
Gouge III, George Ray
Horton*, Benjamin Edward
Jenkins*, William Christopher
Keely, Patrick Edward
Knight, Darcy Jo
Leighton, Jason Bradley
Limm, Sunny Baek
Marshburn, Eric Alan
Price*, William Edward
Villegas, Jason Robert
Willis*, James Russell
Zorowski*, Karl Alan
Heritage
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
1991
2011
2014
2016
2012
1994
2007
2015
2013
2014
2015
2008
2004
2013
2000
2004
b) Part-time local pastors? (¶318.2) (fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments)
Name
District
Appt.
First Year
Percentage
License
Awarded
Askew*, Michael Perry
Beacon
½
2001
Brown, Amanda Tibbs
Beacon
2015
¼
Bundy, Carroll Lee
Beacon
½
2014
Craddock, Jerald Glenn
Beacon
¾
2007
Daniels, Wesley Reid
Beacon
¼
2016
Elkins, Jr., Ronald June
Beacon
¾
2011
Farlow*, Sue Barnes
Beacon
½
2000
Fischer, Joan Ellen
Beacon
¾
2010
Horne, Joshua Nelson
Beacon
¾
2011
Johnston III, Walter Glenn
Beacon
¼
1997
Masciangelo, William R.
Beacon
¾
2006
McDonald, Keith (Kip) Cecil
Beacon
¼
2012
Perry, William (Bryant)
Beacon
½
2014
Stoffel, Pamela Sue
Beacon
¼
2011
Tavenner, Anne Louise
Beacon
¾
2012
Tolson, Larris Gregory
Beacon
¼
2013
Thompson, Jamie Lee
Beacon
¾
2012
Williams, Jr., Terry (Michael)
Beacon
½
2011
Willis, Bruce Alan
Beacon
½
2013
Wood, Jr., Robert Wayne
Beacon
½
2011
Woolard, Vickie Lynn
Beacon
¼
2012
Bolyard III (SP), James Jackson
Capital
½
2013
Cooper, Richard James
Capital
½
2010
Coppock(SP) , Parker Allen
Capital
¼
2016
Harris*, Linda Elizabeth
Capital
¼
2002
Mitchell, Gabriel Jay
Capital
¼
2016
Montanez-Diaz *, José Javier
Capital
¼
2006
Moser*, Gregory Michael
Capital
¾
2007
Packard (SP), Eric Douglas
Capital
½
2014
Parker (SP), Donald (Clay)
Capital
½
2015
Parrish, Christina Eileen
Capital
¾
2015
Completed
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
Completed
Completed
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
M. Div.
8 courses
Completed
M. Div.
Completed
Completed
Years Completed with Course
of Study
Completed
License
8 Courses
14 courses
License
5 courses
Completed
4 courses
License
Completed
5 courses
7 courses
13 Courses
License
12 courses
8 courses
M. Div.
6 courses
3 Courses
4 Courses
12 Courses
Seminary
Completed
Seminary
Completed
License
Completed
Completed
Seminary
Seminary
M. Div.
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Phillips III, Robert Wade
Robl III*, Charles John
Salazar-Véliz*, Olinda (Edith)
Stewart*, William Marshall
Byrd, Ronnie Ray
Cecil, Paul Chadwick
Colenda (SP), Jack Allen
Daniels (SP), Robert Tyler
Gardner (SP), Everett Alexander
Hammond, Paul Andrew
Kirkpatrick, Kathy Newell
Moore (SP), Tyler Houston
Roberts, Norma Walters
Tester (SP), Joshua Andrew
Way, Jr.*, Robert Bradford
Wells (SP), Justin Douglas
Baer, Brittany Absher
Burley, Christie Anne
Burns, Jr., Donald E.
Cashion, Jr., William Matthew
Francis, Bettie G.
Hart, William Joe
Joyce*, Eric Randall
McIntyre, Vanessa Culp
Nielsen(SP), William John (BJ)
Sabiston (SP), William Edward
Saunders*,William Arnold
Smith, Andrew (Andy)
Thompson, Cara Lea
Van Staalduinen (SP), Benjamin
Autry, Jr., William Rufus
Barr, Patrick (Kelly)
Bass, Jr.* Everette Franklin
Berrier, Wanda Capps
Cash III, Hammit Charles
Caughill, Gordon Raymond
Craver, Lisa Anne
Graham, Bertha McArthur
Griffin*, Michael Lynn
Griswold (SP), Kenneth
Hart, Tommy Henry
Hilburn, James Roy
Hunt, Henry Barry
Hunt, Kelly Mylor
Hunt, Jeffrey
James, Anthony Earl
Locklear*, Douglas Marshall
Locklear*, George Lloyd
Locklear, Heather
Locklear*, Marshall Malland
Macy, Robert
McArthur-Strong, Brenda
Morrison, Jackie McCallum
Capital
Capital
Capital
Capital
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Corridor
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
½
¾
½
¼
¼
¼
½
½
½
½
½
½
½
½
½
½
¾
½
¾
½
½
¼
½
½
½
¾
¾
¼
½
½
½
½
¼
½
¼
½
¼
¼
½
½
¼
¼
¼
¼
¼
¼
¼
¼
¼
¼
¼
¼
¼
2015
1976
2007
1995
2008
2014
2014
2014
2014
2015
2012
2016
N/A
2015
1994
2014
2016
2011
1980
2008
2005
2012
1994
2012
2016
2016
2008
2016
2015
2014
2011
2011
1995
2014
2015
2007
2014
2009
2007
2016
2014
2010
2001
2009
2016
2013
2000
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Sutton*, Josephine Alford
Toney, Lucretta Bosley
Troy, Angelo McKinley
Warren, Donald Murray
Williams, Donna
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Applewhite, George William
Block, Ernest Martin
Bracey, John Elbert
Carter, Joyce Faircloth
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Christianson, Christina Crawford
Dunbar, Jr., Henry Osbourne
Fedoronko, John Pete
Gregson, Rebecca Anne
Hardison, Valerie Gatewood
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Ross, Shannon Owens
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Simmons, Wanda Gresham
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Sutton, Deborah Harris
Wagner, Richard Randall
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Edwards, Michael Thomas
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Students from other annual conferences or denominations serving as local pastors and enrolled in a school
of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3, ,4)?
Name
First Year
Seminary
Home Conference
License
Awarded
Bailey, Ian
2016
Duke Divinity School
Western NC
Handy, Celeste Ann
2014
Duke Divinity School
Western NC
Hook , Andrew Kelly
2013
Duke Divinity School
Texas
Lundy, Stacey Reavis
2014
Duke Divinity School
Western NC
McVey, Michael Robert
2013
Duke Divinity School
Texas
Miller, Lee
2016
Duke Divinity School
Minnesota
Miller, Logan
2015
Duke Divinity School
Western NC
Platts, Margaret Houck
2015
Duke Divinity School
Tennessee
Precht, Joseph Thomas
2013
Duke Divinity School
Florida
Tester, Joshua
2016
Duke Divinity School
Western NC
Vick(SP), Doyle O’Neal
2010
Duke Divinity School
Mississippi
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a)
Students who have been certified as candidates in your annual conference and are serving as local pastors
in another annual conference while enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3)
Name
First Year License Awarded
Years Completed in Course of
Study
None
e)
Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership (¶¶366.4, 367,
369.3)? (If not in this conference indicate name of conference where serving.)
Name
Years Completed in Course of Study
None
22. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)?
Name
Date discontinued
Blair, Houston
06/30/2016
Carter, Alice
01/07/2016
Clark , Jerry Lee
07/01/2016
Farrah III, Wayne O.
02/10/2016
Powers, Terry
01/07/2016
Prine, John Paul
01/07/2016
Ray, Hattie
01/07/2016
Smith, Richard
03/10/2016
23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4)?
Name
Years Completed in Course of Study
24. What ordained ministers or provisional members from other Annual Conferences or Methodist denominations
are approved for appointment in the Annual Conference while retaining their conference or denominational
membership (¶¶331.8, 346.1)? (List alphabetically; indicate Annual Conference or denomination where
membership is held. Indicate credential.)
a) Annual Conferences
Name
Clergy
Home Conference
Status
Jennifer Lynn Anderson
OP
The Dakotas
Charles F. Baber, Jr.
OD
Virginia
Roger Kenneth Braun
OE
West Ohio
Amanda Dean
OE
Holston
Leonard O. Fair
OE
Western North Carolina
Stephanie Foretich
OE
Mississippi
Betsy Haas
OD
North Georgia
Laurette Madil Kalau
OE
South Congo
David (Brent) Levy
OP
Virginia
Colby Pate Leonard
OP
Alabama West Florida
Larry Kent Miller
OE
South Georgia
Donnie Mitchell
OE
Greater New Jersey
Eric W. Morphis
OE
Western North Carolina
Sung Min Moy
OE
New York
Koren Robins
OP
Virgina
Alice Jones Quarles
OE
South Carolina
Allen M. Stanton
OP
Western North Carolina
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Smith-Pitts
Elizabeth Grady Taylor
OE
OD
Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina
b) Other Methodist Denominations
Name
James E. Brewer
Matthew Devon Seaton
Clergy
Status
OF
OF
Denomination
The Wesleyan Church
The Wesleyan Church
25. What clergy in good standing in other Christian denominations have been approved to serve appointments or
ecumenical ministries within the bounds of the Annual Conference while retaining their denominational
affiliation (¶¶331.8, 346.2)? (v) (Designate with an asterisk those who have been accorded voting rights within
the annual conference. Indicate credential.)
Name
Robert Edwin Albritton
James Warner Asher
Darrell Lynn Copeland
Melinda Faye Ivey
Arthur Allen Manigault
Joseph Lee (Joel) Perry
Joseph Leroy Peterson
Jackson Ross Wagner, Jr.
Clergy Status
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
Denomination
American Baptist Churches
Brethren Church
Southern Baptist
Southern Baptist
Non-denominational
Southern Baptist
Southern Baptist
Non-denominational
26. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership
is held.)
a) With vote (¶586.4 [v])?
Name
Member
First Year of Affiliation
Conference/Denomination
None
b) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4)? (v 2/3)
Name
Member
Conference/Denomination
Jeremy Benton
Detroit
Jennifer E. Copeland
South Carolina
Douglas Stewart
Virginia
Sydney E. Stewart
Virginia
First Year of Affiliation
2014
2001
2014
2014
NOTE: If your conference has admitted or ordained persons as a courtesy to another conference, list these persons in
Question 40 only. If persons have been admitted or ordained by another annual conference as a courtesy to your
conference, list these persons in Questions 27-39, whichever are appropriate, giving the date and name of the
accommodating conference.
27. Who are elected as associate members? ¶322 (v) (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27):
Name
None
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28. Who are elected as provisional members and what seminary are they attending, if in school? (under ¶¶322.4,
324, 325)
a) Provisional Deacons under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, c or ¶324.5?(v)
Name
Jason Buie Darden
Sarah Caudill Fletcher
Kristen Lynn Hanna
Erin Roesch
Commissioned
2016
2016
2016
2016
Seminary
b) Provisional Elders under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b or ¶324.6 (v)); ¶ 322.4 (v 3/4)
Name
Commissioned
Seminary
Gina Head Barrow
2016
Richard D. Booker
2016
Alan Phillips Felton
2016
Christopher Vogle Leak
2016
William Miller McLeane
2016
Kyle Everette Meier
2016
Casey Elizabeth Mursten
2016
Andrew Ryan Phillips
2016
Susanne D. Priddy
2016
Matthew Brandon Seals
2016
Christina Marie Turner
2016
Benjamin Alexander Wolf
2016
29. Who are continued as provisional members, in what year were they admitted to provisional membership, and
what seminary are they attending, if in school (¶326)?
a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon or elder? (¶326)
Name
Clergy Status Commissioned Seminary
(PD or PE)
Diana Abernethy
PE
2015
Charles Andrew Albright
PE
2014
Jane Marie Almon
PE
2014
Kyle John Burrows
PE
2015
Robert John Clark
PE
2013
Daniel Patrick Collins
PD
2014
Ryan Douglas Dunn
PD
2015
James Hervey Galloway
PD
2013
Jason Chadwick Gaskin
PE
2015
Gloria Winston Harris
PE
2013
David Wallace Johnson
PE
2015
James Grady Jones
PE
2015
Jabe Lenwood Largen
PE
2015
Sarah Lynn Martindell
PE
2015
Cameron Quinn Merrill
PE
2015
Chanberlyn Marks
PD
2013
James Brock Meyer
PE
2015
Steven Michael Murphy
PE
2015
Benton Watkins Oakes III
PE
2015
*On loan to Baltimore-Washington Conf.
Katherine Ann Paul*
PE
2014
*On loan (346.1) BW Conf.
Benjamin Brodie Roberts
PD
2015
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Angelo Emmanuel Sanchez
Meredith Hoxie Schol
Dustin Troy Sprouse
Jenifer Anne Swindell
Anita Noble Taylor
Laura Keith Thompson
Anne Elizabeth Tyson
Michael Brian Wellborn
PE
PD
PE
PD
PE
PE
PE
PE
2015
2013
2014
2015
2015
2015
2015
2013
b) Provisional deacons who became provisional elders?
Name
Original Year of Membership
None
c) Provisional elders who became provisional deacons? (Indicate year)
Name
Original Year of Membership
None
d) Provisional members who transferred from other conferences or denominations? (¶347.1)
Name
Clergy Status (PD or
Original Year of
Previous Conference
PE)
Membership
or Denomination
None
30. What ordained clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶348): (v)
A person’s orders may be recognized when they are transferring their membership into your annual
conference from another Christian denomination. A person who is listed in Q.30 must also be listed in
either Q. 31 a or b, depending on the transfer status.
Name
Clergy Status
Previous Denomination
José Luis Villaseñor
PE
Baptist
31. What ordained clergy have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): (List alphabetically—
see note preceding Question 27):
a) As provisional members (¶347.3a,b)? (v)
Name
Clergy Status (PD or
Date Received
Former Denomination
PE)
José Luis Villaseñor
PE
06/18/2016
Baptist
b) As local pastors (¶347.3a)? (v)
Name
Clergy Status (FL or
PL)
None
Date Received
Former Denomination
32. Who are elected as members in full connection? (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27. Anyone
appearing on this question must also be listed somewhere in questions 32-33 or 35, unless the clergy’s
orders from another denomination were recognized on question 39 in a previous year.) (v 2/3):
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a) Deacons
Name
Lynn Batts Benson
Erin Simpson Pearce
b) Elders
Name
Daniel Ray Baer, Jr.
Jesse W. Baker
Anthony Shawn Baurichter
Monica Denise Beacham
Lindsay Ballance Collins
William Sterling Hasley
Elizabeth Shearin Hounshell
Mitzi Plummer Johnson
James W. Littleton
Varonica M. Livingston
Debora Staggs Matthis
Sara Elizabeth Pannell
Anna Adams Petrin
Mark Jason Woods
33. Who are ordained as deacons and what seminary awarded their degree? Or, if their master’s degree is not from
a seminary, at what seminary did they complete the basic graduate theological studies?: (List alphabetically-see
note preceding Question 27)
a) After provisional membership (¶330)? (v 2/3)
Name
Seminary
Lynn Batts Benson
Duke Divinity School
Erin Simpson Pearce
Duke Divinity School
b) Transfer from elder?(¶309) (v 2/3)
Name
None
Seminary
34. Who are ordained as elders and what seminary awarded their degree?
a) After provisional membership? (¶335) (v 2/3)
Name
Seminary
Daniel Ray Baer, Jr.
Duke Divinity School
Jesse W. Baker
Duke Divinity School
Anthony Shawn Baurichter
Duke Divinity School
Monica Denise Beacham
Boston University
Lindsay Ballance Collins
Duke Divinity School
William Sterling Hasley
Duke Divinity School
Elizabeth Shearin Hounshell
Duke Divinity School
Mitzi Plummer Johnson
Duke Divinity School
James W. Littleton
Duke Divinity School
Varonica M. Livingston
Duke Basic & Advanced Course of Study
Debora Staggs Matthis
Duke Divinity School
Anna Adams Petrin
Duke Divinity School
Sara Elizabeth Pannell
Duke Divinity School
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Mark Jason Woods
b) Transfer from deacon? (¶309) (v 2/3)
Name
None
Duke Divinity School
Seminary
35. What provisional members, previously discontinued, are readmitted (¶365)? (v)
Name
Clergy Status
Year Previously Discontinued
None
36. Who are readmitted (¶¶366-368 [v], ¶369 [v 2/3]):
Name
Clergy Status
None
Previous Status
37. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶358.7): (v)
Name
Clergy Status
Year Retired
None
38. 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
Clergy Status
Previous Conference
Date of Transfer
Michelle Sabin
FE
New England
07/01/2016
39. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential.)
Name
Clergy Status
Previous Methodist
Date of Transfer
Denomination
None
40. Who have been ordained as a courtesy to other conferences, after election by the other conference? (See note
preceding Question 27. Such courtesy elections or ordinations do not require transfer of conference
membership.)
a) Deacons?
Name
Member Conference
None
b) Elders?
Name
None
Member Conference
41. Who have been transferred out to other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶416.5)? (List
alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.)
Name
Clergy Status
New Conference
Date of Transfer
Dean, Amanda
FE
Holston
11/01/2015
Harriss, David
FE
Desert Southwest
07/01/2016
Randall, Courtney
FE
New England
07/01/2016
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42. Who are discontinued as provisional members (¶327)? (v).
a) By expiration of eight-year time limit (¶ 327)
Name
None
Clergy Status
b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)
Name
Regine Jean-Baptiste
Edward Nicholas Priestaf
Clergy Status
PE
PE
c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)
Name
Kjersti DeVries Lockhart
Clergy Status
PE
d) By reaching Mandatory Retirement Age after December 31, 2012 (¶ 327.7)
Name
Clergy Status
None
43. Who are on location?
a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶359.1)?
(1) This year? (v)
Name
Clergy Status
Charge Conference
Membership
None
(2) Previously?
Name
Kimberly Garner
Robert A. Hagerty
Edith Dudley Jenkins
Jack Russell Radford
Norma Walters Roberts
William Thomas Smith
Barbara Elaine Swett
E. Geiselle Thompson
James Bell Ward
Year Originally
Granted
2006
2012
2005
1996
2009
1997
2012
2005
1997
Charge Conference
Membership
All Saints UMC
North Raleigh UMC
FUMC Washington
Edenton Street UMC
Aldersgate UMC
Millbrook UMC
FUMC Cary
Millbrook UMS
FUMC Rocky Mount
Date Effective
Year of Most Recent
Report
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶359.2) (Indicate date and
appointment.)
Name
Appointment
Year Originally Granted Location
Norma Walters Roberts
Longhurst UMC (Roxboro)
2009
c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶360?
(1) This year? (v)
Name
Date Effective
None
Charge Conference Membership
(2) Previously?
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Name
Year Originally Placed
Charge Conference
Membership
44. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶359.3):
a) This year? (v)
Name
Clergy Status
Year Honorable Location
Originally Granted
None
b) Previously?
Name
Rodger Russell Blake
James Harvey Estes
Floyd C. Hinshaw, Jr.
Thomas Otis Fulcher
Edward Powell Osteen, Sr.
Leon Jackson Pernell, Sr.
Jather Luby Peterson
Donald Thomas Settle
Johnnie Joseph Williams, Jr.
Clergy Status
FE
FE
FE
FE
FE
FE
FE
FE
FE
Year Honorable Location
Originally Granted
1986
1994
1980
2005
1969
1996
1979
1980
1990
Year of Most Recent
Report
Charge Conference
Membership
Charge Conference
Membership
Wake Forest UMC
St. James UMC
Grace UMC
Broad Street-Statesville
Aldersgate UMC
Herman-Middleburg
Vanceboro UMC
Edenton Street UMC
Epworth UMC
45. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶359.2)? (v)
Name
Date Effective
Prior Clergy Status
None
46. Who have had their conference membership terminated?
a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶361.1, .4)? (v)
Name
Date Effective
None
Prior Clergy Status
b) By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶361.2, .4)? (v)
Name
Date Effective
None
Prior Clergy Status
c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶361.3, .4; 2719.2)? (v)
Name
Date Effective
None
Prior Clergy Status
d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶354.12 )? (v)
Name
Date Effective
Prior Clergy Status
Ellen Hope Metcalf
06/16/2016
Administrative Location
e) By trial (¶2713)?
Name
None
Date Effective
Prior Clergy Status
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47. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶363.1d, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3? (Give effective dates.
Indicate credential.)
Name
Date Effective
Clergy Status
None
48. Deceased (List alphabetically in the spaces provided)
a) What associate members have died during the year?
Effective:
Name
Date of Birth
Retired:
Name
Herbert, William Ernest
Date of Birth
03/29/1931
Date of Death
Date of Death
09/30/2015
b) What provisional members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.)
Effective:
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
None
Retired:
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
None
c) What elders have died during the year?
Effective:
Name
Date of Birth
Retired:
Name
Bissette, Lester Cefare
Brogan, Wesley Gamble
Crowder, William Rankin
Daniels, Franklin D.
Elliott, Edward Cornwell
Higgins, Lawrence
Hobbs, James Lee
Holtsclaw, Thomas
Jordan, Robert Harry
Knott, Thomas Garland
Lineberger Jr., James W.
Methvin, Rayford
Reinoso, Luis Felipe
Stafford, Sidney Earl
Steinmetz, David C.
Thompson, Leo Clifford
Warren, Henry Robert
Wilson III, Arthur John
Woodcock, Eldon G.
Date of Death
Date of Birth
05/13/1930
05/14/1927
01/09/1919
12/03/1933
08/22/1928
07/27/1953
02/09/1936
10/04/1938
11/15/1926
03/24/1927
01/27/1935
01/20/1921
08/02/1935
01/13/1934
06/12/1936
01/25/1935
10/01/1919
06/09/1939
05/12/1930
Date of Death
05/28/2016
12/12/2015
05/30/2015
02/10/2016
06/26/2015
02/29/2016
10/22/2015
08/09/2015
12/23/2015
04/14/2016
10/12/2015
02/16/2016
01/31/2016
07/03/2015
11/27/2015
03/27/2016
01/25/2016
01/09/2016
01/28/2016
d) What deacons have died during the year?
Effective:
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
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None
Retired:
Name
None
Date of Birth
Date of Death
e)
What local pastors have died during the year?
Active:
Name
Date of Birth
Hinson, James Thomas
08/19/1945
Date of Death
01/06/2016
Retired:
Name
Morton III, Elva Leroy “Bud”
Norman, John Samuel
Date of Death
02/11/2016
05/22/2015
Date of Birth
11/01/1947
08/18/1932
49. What provisional or ordained members (elders and deacons) have received appointments in other Annual
Conferences of The United Methodist Church while retaining their membership in this Annual Conference
(¶¶331.8, 346.1)?
Name
Clergy Status
Conference Where
Appointment
Appointed
Nathan Daniel Arledge
FE
WNCC
Myers Park UMC
Anthony Shawn Baurichter
FE
Florida
Branches UMC
Brian Belting
FE
California-Pacific
Kilohanna UMC
William (Bud) M, Budzinski
FE
Wisconsin
Fennimore UMC
Diane B. Christianson
FE
Minnesota
Champlin UMC
Lindsay Graham Green Eklund
FE
Pacific Northwest/Alaska Monroe UMC
Sidney Gene Hadden
FE
Kentucky
Sugar Grove UMC
Linda Susan Logston
FD
Kentucky
FUMC Lexington
Rhonda Turner Maurer
FE
Western North Carolina
Prospect UMC
Randall Grey Maynard
FE
Kentucky
Christ UMC-Lexington
James Olen Murphy, Jr.
FE
Virginia
Otterbein UMC
South Maryland Dist. Ofc
Katherine Ann Paul
PE
Baltimore-Washington
Benjamin Brodie Roberts
PD
Baltimore-Washington
Foundry UMC
50. Who are the provisional, ordained members or associate members on leave of absence and for what number of
years consecutively has each held this relation (¶354)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where
membership is held.)
Name
Number of Years
Charge Conference
a) Voluntary?
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(1) Personal, less than 5 years (¶354.2a 3) (v)
Name
Clergy
Status
Carol Whitley Dean
FE
Shay Hall
FE
Jay David Helms
FE
Regina Henderson
FE
Kwan Seok Kim
FE
Woo-Il “Paul” Lee
FE
Deborah Morgan
FE
Brigitte Freeman Morris
FD
Jeffrey Lee Severt
FE
Benjamin N. Sims
FE
Kristen Driscoll Williams
FE
Date Effective
Charge Conference
07/01/2016
09/15/2015
07/01/2015
7/1/2016
01/01/2015
07/01/2012
07/01/2014
09/06/2012
07/01/2016
Wendell
Christ (Chapel Hill)
White Plains UMC
New Creation
Edenton Street UMC
Bethel UMC
Calvary UMC
St. James UMC
New Song (SO)
Warren’s Grove (Roxboro)
All Saints UMC
08/16/2015-08/31/2015
07/01/2015
(2) Personal, 5 years of more (¶354.2a 3) (v 2/3)
Name
Clergy
Date Effective
Status
(3) Family, less than 5 years (¶354.2b 3) (v)
Name
Clergy
Status
Patrice Cheasty-Miller
FE
Judi Mann New
FE
Susan Harris White
FE
Leah Skaggs
FE
Cathy Hoyle
FE
Date Effective
Charge Conference
05/03/2014
3/22/2016
07/01/2014
3/1/2016
7/1/2016
Edenton Street
Duke Memorial
Apex
Hayes Barton
Date Effective
Charge Conference
Clergy
Status
Date Effective
Charge Conference
Clergy
Status
Date Effective
Charge Conference
Date Effective
Charge Conference
(4) Family, 5 years or more (¶354.2b 3) (v 2/3)
Name
Clergy
Status
(5) Transitional (¶354.2c)
Name
b) Involuntary (¶ 355)? (v 2/3)
Name
Charge Conference
51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶352)? (v)
Name
Clergy
Status
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52. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶357)? (v)
Name
Clergy
Date Effective Charge Conference
Status
Danny G. Allen
FE
06/01/2016
First Washington (BE)
Vernon W. Brown III
FE
04/01/2010
Verona UMC (SO)
Stephen Charles Compton
FE
07/01/2011
St. Francis (FA)
John Marshall Crowe
FE
07/01/2003
St. Luke (CA)
James Harold Daniels
FE
09/01/2013
Oxford (HE)
Victor Louis Galipi
FE
03/01/2002
Bailey (CA)
David William Girod
FE
07/01/2007
FUMC Elon (CO)
Robert Michael Hammond
FE
07/01/2009
St. Marks UMC (CA)
Ronda Lee Torres
FD
12/01/2001
Pinehurst UMC (FA)
Carolyn Wilkins Lucas
FE
10/01/2006
FUMC Havelock UMC (SO)
Hector Manuel Millan
FE
07/01/2004
Avent Ferry UMC (CA)
Cynthia Diane Powell
FD
12/01/2014
Front Street UMC (CO)
Benjamin N. Sims
FE
09/01/2015
Warren’s Grove (Roxboro)
William Wellington Snotherly, Jr.
FE
02/01/2014
Wake Forest UMC (HE)
Kelli Summers Sorg
FE
10/01/2015
First Morehead City (SO)
Clinton William Spence
FE
09/01/2000
Duke Memorial UMC (CO)
David Carlton Wade
FE
07/01/2015
Pine Valley (HA)
Debra Starling Watson
FE
11/01/2001
South Mills UMC (BE)
William Joseph Wilburn
FE
12/01/2014
Windborne UMC (CA)
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) This year?
Name
Mary Jane Pierce Norton
b) Previously?
Name
David Anthony (Tony) Argo
Eilene Zaida Bisgrove
Jo Elaine Harris
Robert Julian Irvine
Judith Olivia Jolly
Alice Kirkman Kunka
Elaine Alling Lilliston
Patricia Jean Lykins
Mary Lowery Peacock
Nancy Ann Pugh
Patricia Villines Stewart
Janet Grinnell Thornton-Irvine
Stephen Walton Vaughn II
William James Weisser
Date Effective
10/31/2015
Date Effective
01/01/2015
08/01/2014
05/31/2013
03/01/2012
11/18/2013
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Elders
a) This year?
Name
Dennis M. Adams
William H. Altman, Jr.
Gerald Stephen Castle
Gerry G. Davis
Dennis M. Goodwin
Edward F. Hill II
Thomas M. Hollis
Donnie Jones
Teresa Lawrence
Samuel W. Loy
James Edward Malloy, Jr.
Michael Pasquarello III
Robert C. Redmond
Fred Roberts
Dennis R. Sheppard
George Donald Speake
Richard Martin Tysinger
John Van Dickens
Nancy Willard
b) Previously?
Name
Frank (Bruce) Allen
Lovell Roy Aills
Gayle Thomas Alexander
Joseph Culbreth Alexander, Jr.
Roger Addison Armistead
Edward Porter Armstrong
James Edward Bailey
James Herbert Bailey
Robert Lee Baldridge
Wilson Edward Barber
Berry Otha Barbour
Warren Clark Barfield
Harry Phillip Barrineau
Sally Glenn Bates
Gilbert Ward Beeson, Jr.
J. Peter Belec
Ann Giles Benson
David Clark Benson
John Kenneth Bergland
Bobby Carl Black
Randy Coy Blanchard
Edward Franklin Bogie
Jesse Virgil Bone
Daniel Dwight Bowman
Lynwood Clayton Boyette
Francis Connor Bradshaw
Date Effective
12/31/2015
11/01/2015
08/01/2016
Date Effective
10/01/2014
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Kermit Lee Braswell
William Edward Braswell
Ernest Ray Brooks
Rex Eugene Brooks
Cheryl Wynn Brown
James Stanley Brown
Philip Sherman Brown
Samuel Hoyt Brown
David Edward Brownlee
James Lawson Bryan
Charles Vernon Bryant
Kenneth R. Buckingham
Paul Grayson Bunn
John David Butson
Roberta Gail Byram
Douglas Leon Byrd
Nathan Hooks Byrd
Hugh Harris Cameron
Curtis William Campbell
Dennis Marion Campbell
Elizabeth Stroud Campbell
Robert Lee Carpenter, Jr.
Eric William Carson
Daniel Ross Chandler
George Patterson Chandler
Clyde Burton Cheezem
Corbin Lee Cherry
Lily Ker Chou
Robert Stone Christian
Kathy Allene Clark-Dickens
William Thomas Clarke
David Spencer Clift
Sandra Jean (Rose) Conner
Charles Marvin Cook
Roger Dale Cope
John Gibson Cottingham
William Thomas Cottingham
John Quinton Covington, Jr.
Richard Lewis Cox
Stewart Allen Crank, Sr.
Larry Dean Crane
Jerry Wayne Cribb
Carolyn Cummings-Woriax
Douglas Brian Currin
Thomas Arnold Danek
David Eson Daniel
Herbert Charles Davis
Murry Lee DeHart, Jr.
Jan Johnson Dickens
Ronald Edward Dietrich
Lewis Hardie Dodson
Leonard Frank Doucette
Howard Dennis Draper, Jr.
05/01/2014
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Judith Bolen Drye
Earl George Dulaney
Daniel Thomas Earnhardt
Edwin Lee Earnhardt
Gerald Lloyd Edge
Martha Kirk Wofford Edgerton
Robert K Eldridge
Roger Vernon Elliott
James Sidney Epperson
John Michael Eubanks
Tommy Martin Faggart
John Archie Farmer
Richard Leon Farmer
Horace Taylor Ferguson
Albert Fleet Fisher
Ralph Lang Fleming, Jr.
Robert Clark Flynn
Joseph Wayne Forbes
Doris T. Fox
Everett Joseph France
Kenneth Edward Frazier
Alvester Ivey Gales
Ronald Earl Gardner
Walter William Gaskins, Jr.
Michael Francis Gast
William Hughes Gattis
Brian Glynn Gentle
Milton Heath Gilbert
Joseph Conrad Glass, Jr.
Robert Keith Glover
Sherwood Auburn Godwin
Albert Eugene Goldfinch, Jr.
Walter Lawrence Graves
Charles Franklin Grill
David Ronald Grissom
Edward Marvin Gunter
Ronald Edward Gurganus
Charles M. Hackett
Jacob Milton Hadley, Jr.
Michael Louis Hale
Stephen Blair Hall
William Kenneth Hall, Sr.
Harold Harvey Harbin, Jr.
Otto Henry Carl Hardt
James Howard Harris
Robert Gentry Harris, Jr.
Susan Lynn Harsh-Cafferty
David Lewis Harvin
John Elliotte Harwood, Jr.
Julian Brice Helms
Melvin Elton Hendricks
Charles Malcolm Herring
Steven Anthony Hickle
12/01/2013
12/01/2014
01/01/2012
03/01/2012
38
Wayne Marion Hicks
Ralph McCoy Hill
John Whitfield Hobbs
Michael Byron Hobbs
Hugo Howard Hodgin
Thomas Donald Hoogerland
Virgil Bryan Huffman
Hubert Sidney Huggins III
Jack Legrand Hunter
James Richard Huskins
Charles Howard Hutchinson
Geraldine Dysart Ingram
Wilbur Ivan Jackson
Eddie Jo Jarrett
William Mac Jeffries
Durward Douglas Jessee
C Reginald Johnson
George William Johnson
Glenda Noble Johnson
James Donald Johnson
Lawrence Edward Johnson
George Allen Jones
Frank Belton Joyner, Jr.
Eugene G. Purcell, Jr.
Miles Murphy, Jr.
Jerry Jay Juren
John Mark Kasper
Diana Baldwin Killian
Wallace Hines Kirby
Joseph Eugene Kossan
Dennis Cecil Lamm
Charles Hulbert Lancaster
Ecwood Colon Lancaster
James Carroll Lee
Dennis Patrick Levin
Joe Davis Lister
Stephen Nelson Little
Frank Irwin Lloyd
Bill James Locklear
Thomas Edgar Loftis
Henry Neal Lovelace
Roger Leroy Loyd (Ext Min)
Lawrence Edward Lugar
Mark Elvin Lykins
Audrey Holmes Lynge
John M Mackey
Joy Reed MacVane
David Ophanalia Malloy
Tracy Aubrey Maness
Robert Lee Mangum
Barbara Hollis Mann
Milton Thomas Mann
William Joseph Mann
06/06/2012
01/01/2015
39
Glenn Eldridge Mason
Richard Thorne Mathews
Josiah Alexander Maultsby III
Carleton Paul McKita
Horace Lee McLaurin
Walter Emmett McLeod
George Caskey Megill
Charles Henry Mercer
Donald Thomas Miller
James Herbert Miller, Jr.
Lon William Miller
Gregory Carlton Minnick
William Kenneth Mitchell, Jr.
Alvin Joseph Morris
Charles Kenneth Morrison
John Edward Morrison
Floyd Ransom Morrow
Rachel Tucker Moser
Rick Alton Moser
Joseph Andrew Motley
Charles Donald Myers
Donald Charles Nagel
Roy Keith Nanney
Carol Elizabeth Noy
Robert David O’Keef
Joyce Darnell Odom
Marshall Roy Old
James Ralph Oliver
John Kern Ormond. Jr.
Robert Tappan Osborn
Jo Ann Oulton
James Elliot Owen
Travis Winfred Owen
Charles Bruce (CB) Owens
Charles Edward Owens
Milford Oxendine, Jr.
James Herrington Pace
Jack Ward Page, Jr.
Richard Henry Parker
Carrie Whitehurst Parrish
John Sidney Paschal
Robert Bruce Pate
George Ronald Patton
Roger Davidson Paxton
Harvey Worth Pearce
James David Pearson
Francis Gerald Peterson
Grady Paul Phillips III
James Donald Phillips
Carolyn Reed Pilgrim
William Rickman Pinner
Charles Howard Plowman
Sally Steinert Plowman
12/31/2012
40
Charles Luther Pollock
Bettye Donne Poole
Reginald Wallace Ponder, Sr.
Thomas Arnold Pope
Ernest Ray Porter
Benjamin F. Potter, Jr.
William Michael Presnell
Tommy Gordon Privette
Joan Malmborg Purcell
Julie Forringer Purcell
Francis Roderick Randolph
Robert Henderson Ray
James Lewis Reavis, Jr.
Joyce Ruth Reynolds
John Earl Richardson
James Perry Rickards
Robert Dennis Ricks, Jr.
Benjamin Charles Rouse
John William Ruth
Louis Alan Sasser
Sandra Barefoot Schaller
Paul Batteux Scott, Jr.
Billy Fenton Seate
Kenneth Bryan Sexton
Richard Delano Shannonhouse
William Gray Sharpe IV
Caswell Eure Shaw, Jr.
William Welby Sherman, Jr.
Michele Ransier Shields
Robert S Shields
Marilyn K. Shipman
William Carl Simpson, Jr.
Carolyn Kyle Sims
Kenneth Carl Singley
Albert Clayton Smith
Bess Hunnings Smith
Bobby Eugene Smith
Charles Michael Smith
Ira Hildreth Smith
Jerry Thomas Smith
Judi Johnson Smith
Neil Evans Smith
W. Stanley Smith, Jr.
Jack Robert Snyder
William Carl Spencer
Edwin Douglas Stanfield
Richard Arnold Stanley, Jr.
Patricia Smith Sykes
Ruth Harper Stevens
Richard Leon Stone III
John L. Stokes III
James Carl Stokes, Jr.
Elbert Russell Stott
04/01/2014
03/01/2015
41
Donald Stephen Stutts
James Lester Summey
Maryellen Phelan Switzer
Jesse Cloman Staton
Berry Lynn Taylor II
Bruce Davis Taylor
William Vinston Taylor
Jimmie Ray Tatum
Roscoe William Thompson
John Albert Trotter
Stuart Ralph Tucker
Charles Clyde Tucker, Jr.
Vernon Cephas Tyson
John Pendleton Upton
Hope Adkins Vickers
Clarence Arthur Wall
Lynn Testerman Wall
Robert Louis Wallace
Richard Lee Ward
James Herndon Warren
James Ivey Warren, Jr.
Pamela Jane Watkins
Michael David Weber
William Miles Wells, Jr.
Woodrow Wilson Wells, Jr.
John Wendell Wenberg, Jr.
Marc Herman Werner
Pearl Gooding West
John Hezekiah White
Carson Olin Wiggins, Sr.
Scott Taylor Wilkinson
James Edward Williams
Gladys Ruth Williford
Malcolm Craig Willingham
Ben Horace Wilson III
Claude Thomas Wilson
James Lough Wilson
Peg Ormsby Witt
William J. Witt, Jr.
William Lee Wolfe
LaVerne Blue Womack
John Robert Woodard, Jr.
04/01/2014
10/01/2013
03/14/2014
54. What associate members 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)
a) This year?
Name
Date Effective
Mark D. Stephens
b) Previously?
Name
Warren Sylvester Cash
Date Effective
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James William Caviness, Jr.
Jimmy Floyd Cummings
Donnie Gray Davis, Sr.
James Michael Durner
Robert Anthony Fairley
Dennis Joseph Glennon
W. Sherman Guthrie
David Emmett Heath
Leland Monroe Heath, Jr.
Daniel Patterson Jones
Linwood Sutton Jones
Bobby Lee Jordan
Maurice Lew Lancaster
John Rodney Lane, Jr.
Richard Farmer Lewis
James Harold McLean
Billie Fallon Melvin, Jr.
Curtis Melvin Mull, Jr.
Robert Eugene Rattz
Jerry Milton Schronce
James Keith Stalnaker
Robert Cox Tilley
Shirley Acker Ward
Leroy Worth, Sr.
55.
What provisional members have been retired before January 1, 2013 (¶358, 2008 Book of Discipline):
(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)
This year? (NOTE: Provisional members who reach mandatory retirement age and have not retired
by Jan. 1, 2013 shall be discontinued (¶ 327.7) and listed in Q. 42.)
Name
Date Effective
None
b) Previously?
Name
Sandra Faye Ethridge (PD)
Johann Hudgin Hancock (PE)
Date Effective
56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5):
a) This year?
Name
Date Effective
William M. Creech
Larry S. Grady
Deborah Phelps
William Edwards Price
Roy Lee Rodgers
b) Previously?
Name
Willie Franklin Allen
Date Effective
43
Robert Ray Bandy
Donald Wayne Barclay, Jr.
Mary Ellen Bender
Douglas Winfred Billups
Henry Lee Blue
Diane Brinkley Catlett
Brenda Anne Davis
Donald Martin Dawkins
Patricia Cox DiGiuseppe
Jettie Vann Floyd
Robert Houston Hargrove
Margaret Cotton Harriss-Foote
Rose Crumpler Hicks
Emmett James Highsmith
James Roy Hines
Margaret B. Hockett
Harold Hunt
James Craig Langston
Richard R. Leonhard
Milton Earl Little
Sandra Haughwout Mull
Claude Thomas Nethercutt
Daniel Paul Powers (RL/D)
Jeanne Louise Ray
Michael Gordon Register, Sr.
Ronnie Lee Rivenbark
Michael Gene Roach
Faye Baines Rouse
Linda Hodges Rowe
Dorothy Louise Rudd
Edwin Earl Rutenkroger
Harold Dean Salmon
Ronald Worth Scott
Warren Kenneth Stackhouse
George Barry Stallings
Polly Ann Taylor
Joann Palmyra Hanger Turner
Nina Paul Vinson
Gertrude Neely Wilder
Janine Tretinik Youngstrom
07/01/2012
09/01/2013
07/01/2014
PART III CERTIFICATION IN SPECIALIZED MINISTRY
Note: Indicate credential of persons in Part III: FD, FE, PD, PE, AM, FL, PL, and LM.
58. Who are the candidates in process for certification in specialized ministry?
Name
Clergy/Lay Status
Specialized Ministry
Domini H. Boling
Lay
Spiritual Formation
Allison Denise Core
Lay
Christian Education
Nancy W. Dawdy
Lay
Spiritual Formation
Michael Ellington
Lay
Youth
Anita Coulter Flowe
Lay
Music
Dorothy Funkhauser
Lay
Christian Education
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Jan Hood
Thomas F. McDow IV
Susan C. McGuire
Cynthia Ray
Dawn Revere
Britney Travis
Britney Travis
Britney Travis
Hope Treece
Hope Treece
Charles Ira Urban
Michael Brian Wellborn
Leslie M. Zeek
Lay
Lay
Lay
Lay
Lay
Lay
Lay
Lay
Lay
Lay
Lay
Clergy
Lay
Spiritual Formation
Youth
Older Adult
Christian Education
Christian Education
Youth
Christian Education
Spiritual formation
Youth
Christian Education
Older Adult
Youth
Youth
59. Who is certified in specialized ministry? (List the areas of specialized ministry. Indicate by an asterisk those
certified this year.)
Name
Clergy/Lay Status
Specialized Ministry
David Anthony Argo
Clergy
Music
Erin Betlej
Lay
Christian Education
Erin Betlej
Lay
Youth Ministry
Margaret Anne Biddle
Lay
Christian Education
Janice Hood
Lay
Spiritual Formation
Tracy Clayton Sexton
Clergy
Spiritual Formation
Tracy Clayton Sexton
Clergy
Camp/Retreat
Joyce Christine Day
Clergy
Spiritual Formation
Nanette de Andrade
Clergy
Christian Education
Ellyn Benson Dubberly
Lay
Christian Education
Ellyn Benson Dubberly
Lay
Children’s Ministry
Ryan Douglas Dunn
Clergy
Youth Ministry
Heather Heinzman Lear
Clergy
Evangelism
Ronda Lee-Torres
Clergy
Christian Education
Brigitte Freeman Morris
Clergy
Christian Education
Sue Ellen Nicholson
Lay
Christian Education
Mary Jane P. Norton
Clergy
Christian Education
Kathryn Marshall Parker
Lay
Music
Robert Wade Phillips III
Clergy
Youth
Sandra Harrell Smith
Lay
Spiritual Formation
Judith Smith Stephens
Clergy
Christian Education
Judith Smith Stephens
Clergy
Camp/Retreat
Judith Smith Stephens
Clergy
Spiritual Formation
Janet Thornton-Irvine
Clergy
Christian Education
Peter Van Borkulo
Lay
Youth
Denise Conner Waters
Clergy
Christian Education
William James Weisser
Clergy
Music
60. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry?
Name
Clergy/Lay Status
Specialized Ministry
None
Sending Conference
61. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry?
Name
Clergy/Lay Status
Specialized Ministry
None
Receiving Conference
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62. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry?
Name
Clergy/Lay Status
None
Specialized Ministry
PART IV CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY
(¶(¶ 271, and 666.10 The Book of Discipline)
63. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶ 271, and 666.10)? (List alphabetically giving full name—first, middle,
last—in that order, by district)
Name
District
Christi Quance
Beacon
Judith Ann Hatch
Capital
Barbara Waldron Atkinson
Corridor
Elizabeth Bell
Corridor
Wayne Dewberry
Corridor
Jackie Mac Hardy
Corridor
Anggie Thompson
Corridor
Kenneth Walker
Corridor
Helen Florence Burtchell
Heritage
Thelma Jean Gandy
Sound
Curtis Paul Gay
Corridor
John Anthony Hall
Corridor
Matthew Jackson
Sound
Tanya Lewis
Sound
Nancy Parrott
Sound
Paula Pittard
Corridor
Anggie Thompson
Corridor
Kenneth Walker
Corridor
Cynthia Crumpton Wilson
Corridor
PART V DIACONAL MINISTERS
(Paragraph numbers in questions 65-72 refer to The 1992 Book of Discipline)
64. Who constitute the Committee on Investigation (¶2703.3)? (v)
Name
Principals:
Sue Ellen Nicholson
Anna Gail Workman
Margaret Anne Biddle
Stan Belyeu
3 Clergy in Full Connection:
William Simpson
Matthue Locklear
Bruce Stanley
Clergy Alternates:
Stuart Milton
Paul Stallsworth
Charlene Pierce Guider
Laura Fine Ledford
LayAlternates:
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Ann Davis
Fred Hight
LaNella Smith
Catherine Thompson
Irene Gattis
65. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312)?
Name
Previous Annual Conference
None
Date
66. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312)?
Name
Previous Annual Conference
None
Date
67. Who have had their conference relationship as diaconal ministers terminated by Annual Conference action
(¶313.3)? (Under ¶313.3a, no vote; under ¶313.3b, v 2/3)
Name
Date Effective
None
68. What diaconal ministers have died during the year?
a) Effective:
Name
Date of Birth
None
b) Retired:
Name
Tacoma Fisher O’Connor
Date of Birth
07/16/1927
Date of Death
Date of Death
03/27/2016
69. What diaconal ministers have been granted leaves of absence under ¶313.1a, c, d) (disability, study/sabbatical,
or personal leave): (v)
Name
Type of Leave
Date Originally Granted
None
70. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e):
Name
Date Originally Granted
None
71. Who have returned to active status from extended leave (¶313.1e)? (v)?
Name
Date Originally Granted
None
72. Who have taken the retired relationship to the Annual Conference as diaconal ministers (¶313.2): (Under
¶313.2b, v 2/3)
a) This year?
Name
Date Effective
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None
b) Previously?
Name
Marilyn Johnson
Irene F. Gattis
Leslie C. Womack
Anna Gail Workman
Date Effective
1987
1985
1986
2012
PART VI APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS
73. Who are approved for less than full-time service?
a) What associate members, provisional, or full elders are approved for appointment to less than full-time
service, what is the total number of years for which such approval has been granted to each, and for what
fraction of full-time service (in one-quarter increments) is approval granted (for purposes of equitable
compensation claim and pension credit) ¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506)? (v 2/3, after 8 years v ¾):
Name
Appointment
Fraction of Full-Time
Service
Susan Elaine Eldon (FE)
Saxapahaw (CO)
¾
William (David) Harrington (FE)
Lane’s Chapel-Bethany (SO)
½
F. Douglas Johnson (FE)
Zion (HA)
½
Kathryn (Kay) Rives Johnson (FE)
Granville Circuit (HE)
¾
Tara Culp Lain (FE)
Oleander (HA)
½
Cheryl Moffett Lawrence (FE)
Aldersgate (CO)
½
Varonica McKoy Livingston (PE)
Beauty Spot (GA)
¾
George McDougald (AM)
Cool Springs (GA)
¾
Sung Min Moy (OE)
Andrews Chapel (CO)
¾
J. Crispin Noble II (FE)
Trinity (BE)
¾
Daniel Oscar Pantoja (FE)
El Camino (FA)
¾
Reginald W. Ponder, Jr. (FE)
Cedar Grove (BE)
¼
Alice Jones Quarles (OE)
Trinity (Jacksonville) (SO)
½
Koren Robins (OP)
St. Pauls (Durham) (CO)
¾
Sarah Smith Pitts (OE)
Trinity (Fayetteville) (GA)
½
William Joseph Stallings (AM)
Lucama (CA)
¼
Laura Keith Thompson (PE)
Candor (FA)
½
James Edward Tosto (AM)
Faith (New Bern) (SO)
¾
Anne Elizabeth Tyson (PE)
Mighty Wind (BE)
¾
Dena McFarland White (FE)
Norman Charge (FA)
¾
b) What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than fulltime service (¶331.7)?
Name
Appointment
Fraction of Full-Time Service
Judith Smith Stephens
Academy – Leadership
¾
Excellence
Kristina Johnson Yeatts (PD)
Divine Street (CA)
¾
Daniel Patrick Collins (PD)
St. Andrews (GA)
½
Betsy Haas (OD)
Kitty Hawk (BE)
¼
Jenifer Anne Swindell
White Plains (CA)
½
Elizabeth (Lib) Taylor (OD)
Queen Street (SO)
¼
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79. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime appointment is to
attend school.)
Name
Clergy Status
School
Diana Lynne Abernethy
PE
Duke Divinity School (Ph.D.)
Anna Adams Petrin
PE
Notre Dame
James H. Galloway III
PD
Duke Divinity School
Tammie Marie Grimm
FD
University of Manchester (Ph.D)
Chamberlyn K. Marks
PD
UNC-Greensboro
Eugene “Bud” Jenness
FE
Asbury Theological Seminary (T. Min.)
Residency – Spartanburg Regional
Bryan Siefert
FE
Healthcare System Spartanburg SC
David M. Stark
FE
Duke Divinity School (ThD)
81. What other personal notations should be made? (Include such matters as changes in pension credit (¶1506.5),
corrections or additions to matters reported in the "Business of the Annual Conference" form in previous years,
and legal name changes of clergy members and diaconal ministers.)
Deaths of Clergy Spouses
Name
Kathryn Strutts Bradley Alexander
Mildred Alexander
Frances T. Aycock
Frances Loraine Boyd
Carolyn Simpson Brooks
Sherry Willis Cheezem
Alice Cline
Loise M. Crow
Dorothy Mae Sonnicksen Eldredge
Frances H. Glover
Claudette Miller Hendrick
Jaxie C. Knowles
Patricia Lee Lane
Ruth Elizabeth Lewis
Hazel Norman
Olivia Inez Owens
Donald T. Owens
Velma Edwards Parvin
Michael Barney Pilgrim
Pathenia “Tennie” Meads Reid
Claudia Louise McPherson Seawell
Elizabeth “Betty” B. Sheilds
William A. Smith
Emma Lou Staton
Barbara Davis Warren
Mildred B. Young
Date of Birth
3/21/1928
12/30/1927
1/20/1931
3/10/1941
1/17/1934
3/29/1932
12/23/1924
1/30/1910
5/23/1929
11/21/1929
4/25/1943
12/17/1926
7/24/1938
10/29/1934
5/23/1930
12/28/1932
11/5/1946
8/1/1929
5/10/1953
07/28/1920
10/21/1915
02/11/1932
7/29/1915
5/29/1938
7/6/1936
8/11/1932
Death of clergy no longer in the NC Conference
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
6/18/2015
1/7/2016
2/20/2016
10/8/2015
10/11/2015
9/19/2015
2/18/2016
10/24/2015
7/16/2015
10/14/2015
1/19/2016
1/16/2016
2/29/2016
12/28/2015
9/29/2015
8/17/2015
12/16/2015
7/1/2015
4/8/2016
05/16/2016
8/17/2015
05/25/2016
03/1/2016
3/15/2016
3/4/2016
6/8/2015
Date of Death
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Gardner, William M.
06/10/1954
04/13/2016
Was discontinued as a local pastor in 1980 after serving as
a SY and PM for 4 years.
Death of clergy spouse no longer in the NC Conference
Name
Date of Birth
Smallwood, Virginia Shepard
12/19/1946
Date of Death
04/16/2016
Clergy Irwin Smallwood, was discontinued in 2004.
Deaths of Clergy Children
Name
Brian Ashley Weaver
Relationship
Dependent Child
Date of Birth
02/22/1976
Date of Death
12/18/2015
Clergy from Other Annual Conferences in Extension Ministry in NCCUMC
Name
Michael A. Binger (ExtMin)
Shawn C. Bishop (ExtMin)
Jeffrey A. Conklin-Miller
Jason Michael Constantine (ExtMin)
Jennifer E. Copeland (ExtMin)
Kelly S. Crissman (ExtMin)
Laura Barnard Crosskey (ExtMin)
Gregory F. Duncan (ExtMin)
Greg A. Hershberger (ExtMin)
James (Jim) Thomas Martin (ExtMin)
David Henry Nikkel (ExtMin)
Thomas A. Page (ExtMin)
Christopher James Schafer (ExtMin)
Ryan Spurrier (ExtMin)
Melanie L. Swofford (ExtMin)
Kelli Waters Taylor (ExtMin)
Bradley R. Thie (ExtMin)
John K. Tisdale (ExtMin)
Janice A. Virtue (ExtMin)
Lacyeye C. Warner (ExtMin)
Thomas Gaston Warner (ExtMin)
Clergy Status
OE
OE
OE
OE
OE
OE
OD
OP
OE
OE
OE
OE
OE
OE
OP
OE
OE
OE
OE
OE
OE
Home Conference
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East Ohio
California-Pacific
Western North Carolina
South Carolina
Western North Carolina
Wisconsin
Florida
Western North Carolina
Texas
East Ohio
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
South Carolina
Western North Carolina
South Carolina
Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina
Texas
Texas
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