First United Methodist Church – Nominations Report
For service beginning or continuing on January 1, 2019.
Updated on August 24, 2019
To learn about the various church committees and their role in serving the church, read our FUMC_Committees summary.
Administrative Board Officers
Chair: Pete Meeker
Vice Chair: Cindy Walter
Secretary: Merry Rightmer
Treasurer: Mark Hamre
Executive Team (ex officio members of Ad. Board)
Pete Meeker (Chair)
Cindy Walter (Vice Chair)
Mark Morris (Past Chair)
Whitney Thurman (SPRC)
Sam Hildebrand (Finance)
To Be Elected (Trustee)
Rev. Taylor Fuerst (Senior Pastor)
Dave Ballbach (Director of Operations)
Coordinating Team (ex officio members of Ad. Board)
Board of Trustees Chair: To Be Elected
Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chair: Whitney Thurman
Finance Chair: Sam Hildebrand
Youth Ministry Chair: Heather Schuelke
Children’s Ministry Chair: Justin and Erin Scarth
Adult Discipleship Chair: To Be Elected
Communications/Marketing: Keefe Boerner
Congregational Care Chair: Robbie Ausley
Connections Chair: Brandon and Kaycee Crisp
Mercy and Justice Chair: Terri Purdy
Worship Chair: Teresa Edwards
Reconciling Ministry Chairs: Davis Covin
Trustee Chair: To Be Elected
UMW President: Sandy Wilder
Pastors/Program Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Rev. Cathy Stone, Dave Ballbach, Lara Greene, Devon Bailey, Mary Heckmann
Staff-Parish Relations Committee
Chair: Whitney Thurman; Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
Ex-Officio: Pete Meeker, Administrative Board Chair/Representative; Sandy Wilder, Annual Conference Delegate
Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
2019 Kelly Flores Ben Thoma |
2020 Truman Fenton Tabatha Stephens Cliff Bevel |
2021 Penny Appleby Carl McClendon Whitney Thurman |
Annual Conference Delegates (3 for FUMC, plus 4 District Delegates)
Alternates: Sandy Wilder
2019 Rick Ortiz Noble Doss |
2020 Bob Garrett Clay Daigle |
2021 Sharon Doss Cindy Walter Lauren Perry |
Finance Team
Chair: Sam Hildebrand
Staff: Galen Fischer (Staff), Dave Ballbach (Staff), Rev. Taylor Fuerst (Staff)
Ex-Officio voting: Pete Meeker, Administrative Board; Mark Hamre, Treasurer; Stewardship Chair; and representatives from SPRC, Trustees & Annual Conference Delegate
2019 Sam Hildebrand Rebecca Leonard HW Perry |
2020 Matt Purdy Rob Ivey Cassie Gresham |
2021 Jan Ashmos Pam Steves Dick Young |
Board of Trustees (at least 3 women required)
Chair: To Be Elected
Staff: Dave Ballbach, Mark Steves
Ex-Officio-nv: Pete Meeker
2019 Debbie Rippetoe Susan Griffith Curt Shaw |
2020 Will Gresham Earl Crane Carol Brady |
2021 Bergan Casey Robbie Cripe Barrett Criscoe |
First United Methodist Church Endowment Fund, Inc.
Board of Directors
Members at Large Kim Brown (2019) Brad Seals (2019) Jim Kaighin (2020) Becky Standwitz (2020) Jamie Aguirre (2021) Cecily Wright (2021) |
Ex-Officio Administrative Board Chair Finance Chair: Sam Hildebrand Board of Trustees Chair: To Be Elected Church Treasurer: Mark Hamre Registered Agent: Tom Mays Senior Pastor: Rev. Taylor Fuerst |
Committee on Nominations & Leadership Development
Chair: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
2019 Stan Casey Susanne Karisch Leslie Ivey |
2020 Jan Berger Sharon Doss Kevin Waggoner |
2021 Jim Dow Lindsay Liggett Chip Morris |
Adult Discipleship Team
Chair: To Be Elected
Staff: To Be Elected
Curt Shaw
Arthur Potts Pete Meeker |
Chloe Potts Curt Shaw |
Cindy Gunderson |
Children Ministries Team
Co-Chairs: Justin and Erin Scarth
Staff: Lara Greene
Elisabeth Carrell Katie Kaighin Tabitha Stephens |
Dustin Goss Christal McDonald Sarah Whitley |
Cassie Gresham Leah Mize |
Youth Ministries Team
Chair: Heather Schuelke
Staff: Devon Bailey
Sarah Austin Evan Drazic (H.S.) Melanie Greene Mark Steves Rebecca Yohe |
Taylor Austin (H.S.) Molly Drazic Leslie Ivey Gordon Wesley |
Tim Deschner Caroline Greene (H.S.) Peyton Ivey (H.S.) Christie Wilson |
Mercy and Justice Team
Chair: Terri Purdy
Staff: Rev. Cathy Stone
District Mission Board Member: Terri Purdy
Davis Covin Lisa Hilderbrand Daviss King Libby Sykora Whitney Thurman |
Shirley Derryberry Josh Houston Judy Kostura Ann Teich Sally Watkins |
Howard Hartman Caroline Jones Brad Seals Randy Teich Sandy Wilder |
Worship Team
Chair: Teresa Edwards
Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Scott Davis, Brad King, Lara Greene
Richard Bettis (Usher) Art Monzingo Pam Steves |
Doise Miers Debbie Shaw Cindy Walter |
Heather Schuelke Carol Brady Dorinda Noble |
Connections Team
Chair: Brandon and Kaycee Crisp
Staff: Trevor Harper
Davis Covin Melanie Dow Darcy Hamre Rick Ortiz |
Gail Dalrymple Bennett Ezekiel Jan Higgs Kevin Ramberg |
Sharon Doss Jimmie Sue Francis Daviss King |
Communications /Marketing
Chair: Keefe Boerner
Staff: Mary Heckmann, Marilyn Good
Anthony Gutierrez Emily Tooker |
Laura Lee Daigle Kathy Tullos |
Marilyn Good Bob Leeper |
Congregational Care Team
Chair: Robbie Ausley
Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
Silver Link Ministry Team Drive a Senior-West Austin Hospital Visitation Team Prayer Callers Ministry Team Knit Wits Ministry Comfort and Joy Ministry |
Chair-Judy Breckbill Chair-Tom Ausley Chair-Jan Ashmos Chair-Dianne Render Chair-Carol Dickerson Co-Chair-Virginia McCarroll, Co-Chair-Debbie Rippetoe |
Reconciling Ministry Team
Chairs: Davis Covin
Staff: Rev. Cathy Stone
Robbie Ausley Sam Hildebrand Sally Watkins |
Tom Ausley Davis Mauzy |
Lisa Hildebrand Libby Sykora |
United Methodist Women
Chair: Sandy Wilder |
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: Pete Meeker Vice Chair: Cindy Walter Treasurer: Mark Hamre Secretary: Merry Rightmer Pastors Rev. Taylor Fuerst Rev. Cathy Stone |
Committee Chairs Robbie Ausley Whitney Thurman Keefe Boerner Davis Covin Teresa Edwards Mark Hamre Justin Scarth Erin Scarth Terri Purdy Heather Schuelke Chair of Trustees TBD Sam Hilderbrand Brandon Crisp Kaycee Crisp Brooks Schuelke (District Lay Leader) |
Staff (Ex-Officio, Voice, No Vote) Dave Ballbach Scott Davis Marilyn Good Lara Greene Trevor Harper Mary Heckmann Marcia Houston Galen Fischer Mark Steves Devon Bailey |
Class of 2019 Ed Berger Jan Berger Caroline Jones Kathleen Jones Millard McBurney (Mac) Ruth McBurney Doise Miers Brad Seals Sally Watkins |
Class of 2020 Elizabeth Lerner Ryan Schuelke Kathy Morales Lauren Perry Caroline Greene Ann Teich Kaycee Crisp Kay Sterling Tom Watkins Cecily Wright |
Class of 2021 Mack Adams Craig Blome Judy Breckbill Lynn Bunton Stan Casey Doug Chambers Michael Render Rebecca Yohe Emily Tooker |