First United Methodist Church – Nominations Report
For service beginning or continuing on January 1, 2018.
Updated on March 8, 2018
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)
Richard Bettis (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: Richard Bettis
Finance Chair: Sam Hildebrand
Youth Ministry Chair: Heather Schuelke
Children’s Ministry Chair: Dan and Liz Kilday
Adult Discipleship Chair: Arthur and Chloe Potts
Communications/Marketing: Bergan Casey
Congregational Care Chair: Robbie Ausley
Connections Chair: Ben Patterson
Mercy and Justice Chair: Terri Purdy
Worship Chair: Teresa Edwards
Reconciling Ministry Co-Chairs: Davis Covin and Trevor Harper
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: Richard Bettis; Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
Ex-Officio: Pete Meeker, Administrative Board Chair/Representative; Sandy Wilder, Annual Conference Delegate
Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst
| 2018 Richard Bettis Caroline Jones Susan Hensley |
2019 Gary Diehl Kelly Flores Ben Thoma |
2020 Truman Fenton Tabatha Stephens Cliff Bevel |
Annual Conference Delegates (3 for FUMC, plus 4 District Delegates)
Alternates: Penny Appleby, Trevor Harper, Sandy Wilder
| 2018 Davis Covin Lisa Hildebrand |
2019 Rick Ortiz Noble Doss Susan Griffith |
2020 Bob Garrett Clay Daigle |
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
| 2018 Jerry Heare Elizabeth Lerner Randy Teich |
2019 Sam Hildebrand Rebecca Leonard HW Perry |
2020 Matt Purdy Rob Ivey Cassie Gresham |
Board of Trustees (at least 3 women required)
Chair: To Be Elected
Staff: Rev. Michael Mumme, Mark Steves
Ex-Officio-nv: Pete Meeker
| 2018 Alan Stephens T. J. Turner Kim Battle |
2019 Debbie Rippetoe Susan Griffith Curt Shaw |
2020 Will Gresham Earl Crane Carol Brady |
First United Methodist Church Endowment Fund, Inc.
Board of Directors
| Members at Large Curt Ashmos (2018) Jamie Turner (2018) Kim Brown (2019) Brad Seals (2019) Jim Kaighin (2020) Becky Standwitz (2020) |
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
| 2018 Emily George Heather Schuelke Bob Garrett |
2019 Stan Casey Susanne Karisch Kathy Tullos |
2020 Jan Berger Sharon Doss Kevin Waggoner |
Adult Discipleship Team
Chair: Arthur and Chloe Potts
Staff: Rev. Cathy Stone
| 2018 Curt Shaw Pete Meeker Cindy Gunderson |
2019 Brandon Crisp Kaycee Crisp |
2020 To Be Elected To Be Elected To Be Elected |
Children Ministries Team
Co-Chairs: Dan and Liz Kilday
Staff: Lara Greene
| 2018 Katie Kaighin Cassie Gresham Tabitha Stephens |
2019 Dustin Goss Sarah Whitley Elisabeth Carrell |
2020 Christal McDonald Erin Scarth Leah Mize |
Youth Ministries Team
Chair: Heather Schuelke
Staff: Devon Bailey
| 2018 Gordon Wesley Melanie Greene Christie Wilson Kennedy Schuelke (H.S.) Thomas Wilson (H.S.) |
2019 Heather Schuelke Sara Austin Caroline Greene (H.S) Madison Austin (H.S.) Mark Steves |
2020 Tim Deschner Leslie Ivey Peyton Ivey (H.S.) Molly Drazic Rebecca Yohe |
Mercy and Justice Team
Chair: Terri Purdy
Staff: Rev. Cathy Stone
District Mission Board Member: Terri Purdy
| 2018 Shirley Derryberry Randy Teich Libby Sykora Josh Houston Trevor Harper Davis Covin |
2019 Caroline Jones Ann Teich Howard Hartman Sally Watkins Lisa Hilderband Daviss King |
2020 Brad Seals Whitney Thurman Sandy Wilder Kathy Tullos Judy Kostura Mark Morris |
Worship Team
Chair: Teresa Edwards
Staff: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Scott Davis, Michael Mumme, Lara Greene
| 2018 Richard Bettis (Usher) Art Monzingo Pam Steves |
2019 Doise Miers Debbie Shaw Cindy Walter |
2020 Heather Schuelke Carol Brady Dorinda Noble |
Connections Team
Chair: Ben Patterson
Staff: Trevor Harper
| 2018 Jan Higgs Jimmie Sue Francis Davis Covin |
2019 Sharon Doss Daviss King Bennett Ezekiel Rick Ortiz |
2020 Kevin Ramberg Darcy Hamre Melanie Dow Gail Dalrymple |
Communications /Marketing
Chair: Bergan Casey
Staff: Mary Heckmann, Marilyn Good
| Keefe Boerner Laura Lee Daigle Bob Leeper |
Emily Buchanan Trevor Harper Kathy Tullos |
Charlie Ray |
Congregational Care Team
Chair: Robbie Ausley
Staff: Libby Sykora, Rev. Taylor Fuerst
| Visitation Ministry Team Drive a Senior-West Austin Hospital Visitation Team Prayer Callers Ministry Team Knit Wits Ministry Stephen Ministry Comfort and Joy |
Chair-Jimmie Sue Francis, Co-Chair- Alice Parrish Chair-Libby Sykora Chair-Jan Ashmos, Co-Chair-Debbie Rippetoe Chair-Andrea Peck Chair-Carol Dickerson Chair-Cheryl Etie Chair-Virginia McCarroll, Co-Chair: Debbie Rippetoe |
Reconciling Ministry Team
Chairs: Davis Covin and Trevor Harper
Staff: Michael Mumme
| 2018 Mark Morris Davis Mauzy Sally Watkins |
2019 Kathy Tullos Tom Ausley Lisa Hildebrand |
2020 Libby Sykora Robbie Ausley Sam Hildebrand |
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 Richard Bettis Bergan Casey Davis Covin Teresa Edwards Mark Hamre Dan Kilday Liz Kilday Ben Patterson Terri Purdy Heather Schuelke Curt Shaw Brooks Schuelke |
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 2018 Curt Ashmos Jan Ashmos Bill Derryberry Howard Hartman Daviss King Virginia McCarroll Pam Tackett Steve Tackett Dan Wood |
Class of 2019 Ed Berger Jan Berger Gary Diehl Caroline Jones Kathleen Jones Millard McBurney (Mac) Ruth McBurney Doise Miers Brad Seals Sally Watkins Nancy K Wright (Nikki) |
Class of 2020 Elizabeth Lerner Ryan Schuelke Kathy Morales Lauren Perry Caroline Greene Ann Teich Kaycee Crisp Kay Sterling Tom Watkins Cecily Wright |
We believe that every person is a beloved child of God. We believe that every person is on a journey toward God, with God. We freely admit that we do not have all the answers. We believe that Jesus points the way. 
