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, 2022.
Updated on January 19, 2022
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: Merry Rightmer
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: Pete Meeker
Communications/Marketing: Anthony Gutierrez
Congregational Care Chair: Judy Breckbill
Connections Chair: Trevor Harper
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 |
Staff (Ex-Officio, Voice, No Vote) |
Members at Large
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Class of 2022
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Class of 2024 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: Cindy Walter, Administrative Board Chair/Representative; Sandy Wilder, Annual Conference Delegate
Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
| 2022 TBD Mary Kathryn Kane Stan Casey |
2023 Jon George Alan Stephens Becky Strandwitz |
2024 Annemarie Potts Meridith Albright Dan Kilday* |
Annual Conference Delegates
(3 for FUMC, plus 4 District Delegates)
Alternates: Sandy Wilder
| 2022 Mike Etie |
2023 Janet Duke Daviss King |
2023 Becca Edwards Terri Purdy Kaitlyn Mills Thomas Mills |
Finance Team
Chair: Judy Kostura
Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Kristen Thurman
Ex-Officio voting: Brandon Crisp, Administrative Board; Mark Hamre, Treasurer; Stewardship Chair; and representatives from SPRC, Trustees & Annual Conference Delegate
| 2022 Carrie Conner Tim Deithloff TBD |
2023 Bert Greene Lisa Pittman Judy Kostura* |
2023 Leslie Story Clay Daigle Charlie Roth |
Board of Trustees
Chair: Ed Berger
Staff: Mark Steves, Emily Buchanan
| 2021 Haley Rose Tucker Thurman TBD |
2023 Alison Binford Tom Strandwitz Catherine Waggoner |
2024 Ed Berger Curtis Novinger Emily George |
First United Methodist Church Endowment Fund, Inc
Board of Directors
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Members at Large |
Ex-Officio Administrative Board Chair: Brandon Crisp Finance Chair: Judy Kostura Board of Trustees Chair: Ed Berger Church Treasurer: Mark Hamre Registered Agent: Kristen Thurman Senior Pastor: Rev. Taylor Fuerst |
Committee on Nominations & Leadership Development
Chair: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
| 2022 Will Binford Melanie Rush Jane Bowen |
2023 Kaycee Crisp Curt Shaw Davis Covin |
2024 Jan Ashmos Caroline Jones Tom Ausley |
Adult Discipleship Team
Chair: Pete Meeker
Staff: Emily Buchanan
| Deborah Wilder Ellis Pittman |
Curt Ashmos Lucius Bunton |
Curt Shaw Amy Wink |
Children Ministries Team
Chair: Meredith Wooderson
Staff: Lara Greene, Jen Seibel
| Meredith Wooderson Liz Kilday Jane Bowen |
Erin Scarth Leslie Story |
Cassie Gresham Haley Rose |
Youth Ministries Team
Chair: Leslie Ivey
Staff: Devon Bailey
| Sarah Austin Melanie Greene Mark Steves Adele Boerner (HS) |
Molly Drazic Tamra Golden Rebecca Yohe Monica Choi |
Tim Deschner Sam Blome (HS) Hunter Beigert(HS) Melissa Beigert |
Mercy and Justice Team
Chair: Becca Edwards
Staff: Rev. Cathy Stone
District Mission Board Member: Becca Edwards
| Davis Covin Lisa Hildebrand Daviss King |
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
Anti-Racism – TBD
Connections Team
Chair: Trevor Harper; Staff: Amy Wink
| Sharon Doss Davis Covin |
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: Judy Breckbill; Staff: Brad King
Staff: Dr. Brad King
| Silver Link Ministry Team Drive a Senior-West Austin Hospital Visitation Team Knit Wits Ministry Comfort and Joy Ministry |
Chair-Taylor Rush Chair-Tom Ausley Co-Chair-Jan Ashmos, Co-Chair-Amy Hurt Chair-Carol Dickerson Co-Chair-Virginia McCarroll, Co-Chair-Debbie Rippetoe |
United Methodist Women
| President-Patricia Kenrick Vice President -Patricia Kenrick |
Secretary- Becky Ratliff Treasurer -Caroline Jones |
Nominations -Emily George At-large -Carol Brady |
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 2021-2022 Advisory Board
Samia Broadway (Chair)
Carly Criscoe (Treasurer)
Jane Bowen
Anthony Guitierrez
Katie Kaighin
Ex-Officio Members:
Rev. Cathy Stone
FUMC Dir. Of Finance
FUMC Dir. Of Children’s Ministries
FUMP Director
Erin Edge (FUMP Teacher)
FUMC SPRC Rep
FUMC Finance Committee Rep
FUMC Trustees Rep