Church Leadership

First United Methodist Church – Nominations Report

For service beginning or continuing on January 1, 2018.
Updated on August 11, 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

Curt Shaw Pete Meeker Cindy Gunderson

Brandon Crisp Kaycee Crisp

Children Ministries Team
Co-Chairs: Dan and Liz Kilday
Staff: Lara Greene

Katie Kaighin Cassie Gresham Tabitha Stephens

Dustin Goss Sarah Whitley Elisabeth Carrell

Christal McDonald Erin Scarth Leah Mize

Youth Ministries Team
Chair: Heather Schuelke
Staff: Devon Bailey

Gordon Wesley Melanie Greene Christie Wilson Kennedy Schuelke (H.S.) Thomas Wilson (H.S.)

Heather Schuelke Sara Austin Caroline Greene (H.S) Madison Austin (H.S.) Mark Steves

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

Shirley Derryberry Randy Teich Libby Sykora Josh Houston Trevor Harper Davis Covin

Caroline Jones Ann Teich Howard Hartman Sally Watkins Lisa Hilderband Daviss King

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

Richard Bettis (Usher) Art Monzingo Pam Steves

Doise Miers Debbie Shaw Cindy Walter

Heather Schuelke Carol Brady Dorinda Noble

Connections Team
Chair: Ben Patterson
Staff: Trevor Harper

Jan Higgs Jimmie Sue Francis Davis Covin

Sharon Doss Daviss King Bennett Ezekiel Rick Ortiz

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-Judy Breckbill Chair-Nicki Wright Chair-Jan Ashmos Chair-Andrea Peck Chair-Carol Dickerson Chair-Cheryl Etie Co-Chair-Virginia McCarroll, Co-Chair: Debbie Rippetoe

Reconciling Ministry Team
Chairs: Davis Covin and Trevor Harper
Staff: Michael Mumme

Mark Morris Davis Mauzy Sally Watkins

Kathy Tullos Tom Ausley Lisa Hildebrand

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