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John 12:26 

First United Methodist Church – Nominations Report

For service beginning or continuing on January 1, 2023.
Updated on February 5, 2023

To learn about the various church committees and their role in serving the church, read our FUMC Committees summary.

 

 

Administrative Board Officers

 

Chair: Brandon Crisp
Vice Chair: Jennifer Bevel
Secretary: Dustin Goss
Treasurer: Mark Hamre

 

 

 

Executive Team (ex officio members of Ad. Board)

 

Brandon Crisp (Chair)
Jennifer Bevel (Vice Chair)
Cindy Walter (Past Chair)
Dan Kilday (SPRC)
Judy Kostura (Finance)
Ed Berger (Trustee)
Rev. Taylor Fuerst (Senior Pastor)

 

 

 

Coordinating Team (ex officio members of Ad. Board)

 

Board of Trustees Chair: Ed Berger
Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chair: Dan Kilday
Finance Chair: Judy Kostura
Youth Ministry Chair: Leslie Ivey
Children’s Ministry Chair: Meredith Wooderson
Adult Discipleship Chair: Annemarie Potts
Communications/Marketing: Anthony Gutierrez
Congregational Care Chair: Virginia McCarroll
Connections Chair: Amanda Cripe
Mercy and Justice Chair: Becca Edwards
UMW President: Patricia Kenrick
Pastors: Taylor Fuerst, Cathy Stone, Brad King; Program Staff: Devon Bailey, Emily Buchanan, Lara Greene, Rachel Wright

 

 

Administrative Board

 

The Administrative Board is empowered to elect to office any vacancies in this report or that may occur in the course of the year.

Board Officers
Chair: Brandon Crisp
Vice Chair: Jennifer Bevel
Treasurer: Mark Hamre
Secretary: Dustin Goss

Pastors
Rev. Taylor Fuerst
Rev. Cathy Stone
Dr. Brad King

 

Committee Chairs
Ed Berger
Amanda Cripe
Becca Edwards
Anthony Gutierrez
Leslie Ivey
Patricia Kenrick
Dan Kilday
Judy Kostura
Virginia McCarroll
Annemarie Potts
Meredith Wooderson

Staff (Ex-Officio, Voice, No Vote)
Devon Bailey
Emily Buchanan
Scott Davis
Lara Greene
Marcia Houston
Jen Seibel
Ken Spivey
Mark Steves
Amy Wink
Rachel Wright

 

 

 

Members at Large

Class of 2023
Haley Mills
Danielle Thoma
Karen Janes
Adam Wooderson
Dixie Houston
Monica Choi
Scott Wilder

Class of 2024
Steve Tackett
Rick Russell
Tom Calnan
Amy Monkman
Christie Wilson
Sharon Bayliss
Melissa Biegert
Hunter Biegert

Class of 2025
Penny Appleby
Coco Cheng
Charlene Cheng
Leta Deithloff
Henry Joyner
Andy Weary
Becky Weary
Daphne Mills
Madison Gove
Sally Watkins
Kennedy Kilday
Brooks Schuelke, District Lay Leader

 

 

 

Appointed Clergy 

 

Senior Pastor – Taylor Fuerst
Associate Pastor – Cathy Stone
Associate Pastor – Brad King
All other FUMC Staff (ex-officio with voice, but no vote)

 

 

 

Staff-Parish Relations Committee

 

Chair: Dan Kilday; Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
Ex-Officio: Brandon Crisp, Administrative Board Chair/Representative; Sandy Wilder, Annual Conference Delegate
Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

 

2023
Jon George
Alan Stephens
Becky Strandwitz
2024
Annemarie Potts
Meridith Albright
Dan Kilday*
2025
Meme Drumwright
Scott Wilder
Rose Martinelli

 

 

 

Annual Conference Delegates 

 

(3 for FUMC, plus 4 District Delegates)
Alternates: Sandy Wilder

 

2024
Becca Edwards
Terri Purdy
Kaitlyn Mills
Thomas Mills
2025
Deborah Wilder
Rachel Wright
Heather Schuelke

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Team

 

Chair: Judy Kostura
Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Emily Buchanan
Ex-Officio voting: Brandon Crisp, Administrative Board; Mark Hamre, Treasurer; Stewardship Chair; and representatives from SPRC, Trustees & Annual Conference Delegate

 

2023
Bert Greene
Lisa Pittman
Judy Kostura*
2024
Leslie Story
Clay Daigle
Charlie Roth
2025
Casey Mills
Chip Morris
Glenn Karisch

 

 

 

Board of Trustees

Chair: Ed Berger
Staff:  Mark Steves, Emily Buchanan

 

2023
Alison Binford
Tom Strandwitz
Catherine Waggoner
2024
Ed Berger*
Curtis Novinger
Emily George
2025
Steve Houston
Ben Liggett
Julie Nelson

 

 

 

First United Methodist Church Endowment Fund, Inc
Board of Directors

 

Members at Large
Jim Kaighin (2023)
Lisa Owens (2023)
Kevin Waggoner* (2024)
Matt Purdy (2024)
Karen Janes (2025)
James Guerra (2025)

Ex-Officio
Administrative Board Chair: Brandon Crisp
Finance Chair: Judy Kostura
Board of Trustees Chair: Ed Berger
Church Treasurer: Mark Hamre
Registered Agent: TBD
Senior Pastor: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

 

 

 

 

 

Committee on Nominations & Leadership Development

 

Chair: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

 

2023
Kaycee Crisp
Curt Shaw
Davis Covin
2024
Jan Ashmos
Caroline Jones
Tom Ausley
2025
Ann Young
Carly Criscoe
Amy Wink

 

 

 

Adult Discipleship Team

 

Chair:  Annemarie Potts
Staff: Emily Buchanan

 

Deborah Wilder
Ellis Pittman
Whitney Thurman
Curt Ashmos
Pete Meeker
Kristin Robertson
Curt Shaw
Amy Wink

 

 

 

Children Ministries Team

 

Chair: Meredith Wooderson
Staff: Lara Greene, Jen Seibel, Roxie Garza

 

Jane Bowen
Erin Scarth
Kimberly Kelly
Sean Barry
Cassie Gresham
Jennifer Barry

 

 

 

Youth Ministries Team

 

Chair: Leslie Ivey
Staff: Devon Bailey

 

Whitney Thurman
Melanie Greene
Mark Steves
Adele Boerner (HS)
Tamra Golden
Rebecca Yohe
Monica Choi
Kennedy Kilday (HS)
Tim Deschner
Sam Blome (HS)
Hunter Biegert(HS)
Melissa Biegert

 

 

 

Mercy and Justice Team

 

Chair: Becca Edwards
Staff: Rev. Cathy Stone
District Mission Board Member: Becca Edwards

 

Davis Covin
Lisa Hildebrand
Daviss King
John Hathaway
Shirley Derryberry
Cindy Walter
Sally Watkins
Judy Chambers
Terri Purdy
Caroline Jones
Keely Nugent
Randy Teich

 

 

 

Mercy and Justice Work Group Leaders:

 

Green Team – Caroline Jones
LGBTQ Ministries – TBD
Homelessness – Randy & Ann Teich
At the Well – Judy Chambers

 

 

 

Connections Team

 

Chair: Amanda Cripe; Staff: Amy Wink. Rachel Wright

 

Liz Kilday
Deborah Wilder
Steve Tackett
Ben Patterson
Rick Ortiz
Alice Parrish
Robbie Cripe
Laura Velez

 

 

 

Communications /Marketing

 

Chair: Anthony Gutierrez; Staff: Rachel Wright

 

Keefe Boerner
Jackie Mader Archey
Laura Lee Daigle
Tony Gius
Mary Faye Randolph

 

 

 

Congregational Care Team

 

Chair: Virginia McCarroll; Staff: Brad King

 

Silver Link Ministry Team
Mercy MakersComfort and Joy Ministry
Chair-Robbie Ausley
Rebecca Yohe
Judy Breckbill
Virginia McCarroll
Debbie Rippetoe

 

 

 

United Methodist Women

 

  President-Patricia Kenrick  

 

The Administrative Board is empowered to elect to office any vacancies in this report or that may occur in the course of the year.

 

 

FUM Preschool 2023-2024 Advisory Board

 

Samia Broadway (Chair)
Ellen Springer (Treasurer)
Jane Bowen
Stan Casey
Anthony Guitierrez
Katie Kaighin

 

Ex-Officio Members:
FUMC Director of Discipleship
FUMC Director Of Finance
FUMC Director Of Children’s Ministries
FUMP Director
FUMC SPRC Rep
FUMC Finance Committee Rep
FUMC Trustees Rep