Church Leadership
“Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.”
John 12:26
First United Methodist Church – Nominations Report
For service beginning or continuing on January 1, 2024.
Updated on January 29, 2024
To learn about the various church committees and their role in serving the church, read our FUMC Committees summary.
Administrative Board Officers
Chair: Jennifer Bevel
Vice Chair: Bergan Casey
Secretary: Dustin Goss
Treasurer: Mark Hamre
Executive Team (ex officio members of Ad. Board)
Jennifer Bevel (Chair)
Bergan Casey (Vice Chair)
Brandon Crisp (Past Chair)
Dan Kilday (SPRC)
Charlie Roth (Finance)
Ed Berger (Trustee)
Rev. Taylor Fuerst (Senior Pastor)
Coordinating Team (ex officio members of Ad. Board)
Admin Board Chair: Jennifer Bevel
Admin Board Vice Chair: Bergan Casey
Board of Trustees Chair: Ed Berger
Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chair: Dan Kilday
Finance Chair: Charlie Roth
Youth Ministry Chair: Leslie Ivey
Children’s Ministry Chair: Jennifer Barry
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.
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Board Officers Pastors
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Committee Chairs Jennifer Barry Ed Berger Amanda Cripe Becca Edwards Anthony Gutierrez Leslie Ivey Patricia Kenrick Dan Kilday Virginia McCarroll Annemarie Potts Charlie Roth |
Staff (Ex-Officio, Voice, No Vote) |
Members at Large
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Class of 2024 |
Class of 2025 |
Class of 2026 Jessica Wisko Becky Ratliff Rebecca Leonard Glenn Whipple Sharon Doss Sean Barry Dixie Houston Chuck Murray Betsy Macdonald Brooks Schuelke, District Lay Leader |
Appointed Clergy
Senior Pastor – Taylor Fuerst
Associate Pastor – Cathy Stone
All other FUMC Staff (ex-officio with voice, but no vote)
Staff-Parish Relations Committee
Chair: Dan Kilday; Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
Ex-Officio: Jennifer Bevel, Administrative Board Chair; Annual Conference Delegate
| 2024 Annemarie Potts Meridith Albright Dan Kilday* |
2025 Meme Drumwright Scott Wilder Rose Martinelli |
2026 Noble Doss Will Binford Katie Kaighin |
Annual Conference Delegates
(3 for FUMC, plus 4 District Delegates)
Alternates: Dick Young
| 2024 Becca Edwards Terri Purdy Kaitlyn Mills Thomas Mills |
2025 Deborah Wilder Rachel Wright Heather Schuelke |
2026 Pete Meeker |
Finance Team
Chair: Charlie Roth; Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Emily Buchanan, Brenda Burrell
Ex-Officio: Jennifer Bevel, Administrative Board; Mark Hamre, Treasurer; and representatives from SPRC, Trustees & Annual Conference Delegate
| 2024 Leslie Story Clay Daigle Charlie Roth* |
2025 Casey Mills Chip Morris Glenn Karisch |
2026 Bill Turner Kristin Robertson Robbie Cripe |
Board of Trustees
Chair: Ed Berger; Staff: Taylor Fuerst, Mark Steves, Emily Buchanan
| 2024 Ed Berger* Curtis Novinger Emily George |
2025 Steve Houston Ben Liggett Julie Nelson |
2026 Susan Griffith Doise Miers Scott Seibel |
First United Methodist Church Endowment Fund, Inc
Board of Directors
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Members at Large |
Ex-Officio Administrative Board Chair: Jennifer Bevel Finance Chair: Charlie Roth 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
| 2024 Steve Houston Ben Liggett Julie Nelson |
2025 Ann Young Carly Criscoe Amy Wink |
2026 Jon George Quinton Dean Brad Buchanan |
Adult Discipleship Team
Chair: Annemarie Potts
Staff: Emily Buchanan, Brad King
| Deborah Wilder Whitney Thurman Sarah Lancaster |
Curt Ashmos Pete Meeker |
Curt Shaw Steve Houston |
Children Ministries Team
Chair: Jennifer Barry
Staff: Lara Greene, Jen Seibel, Roxie Garza
| Meredith Wooderson Jane Bowen Catherine Grimshaw |
Kimberly Kelly Carly Criscoe Heather Irving |
Jessica Harper Amy Jargo Doise Miers |
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) Cassie Gresham Liz Kilday |
Mercy and Justice Team
Chair: Becca Edwards; Staff: Rev. Cathy Stone
District Mission Board Member: Becca Edwards
| Judy Chambers Bentley King Daviss King John Hathaway |
Judy Breckbill Cindy Walter Sally Watkins |
Terri Purdy Caroline Jones 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: Rachel Wright
| Liz Kilday Deborah Wilder Steve Tackett |
Ben Patterson Rick Ortiz |
Robbie Cripe Laura Velez |
Communications /Marketing
Chair: Anthony Gutierrez; Staff: Rachel Wright
| Keefe Boerner Jackie Mader Archey |
Laura Lee Daigle | Mary Faye Randolph |
Congregational Care Team
Chair: Virginia McCarroll; Staff: Brad King
| Silver Link Ministry Team Robbie Ausley
Comfort and Joy Ministry |
Mercy Makers Rebecca Yohe Judy Breckbill |
United Women in Faith
| 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
Ex-Officio Members:
FUMC Senior Director of Operations
FUMC Director Of Finance
FUMC Director Of Children’s Ministries
FUMP Director
FUMC SPRC Rep
FUMC Finance Committee Rep
FUMC Trustees Rep