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Church Leadership

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

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