Church Leadership

First United Methodist Church – Nominations Report

For service beginning or continuing on January 1, 2019.
Updated on June 10, 2019

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)
Rev. Michael Mumme (Executive Pastor)

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. Michael Mumme, Rev. Cathy Stone, 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: Tom Mays (Staff), Rev. Michael Mumme (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: Rev. Michael Mumme, 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, Michael Mumme, 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: Michael Mumme

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. Michael Mumme 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) Laurie Barr Scott Davis Marilyn Good Lara Greene Trevor Harper Mary Heckmann Marcia Houston Tom Mays Mark Steves Libby Sykora 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