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IV. THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Minutes of the Minnesota Annual Conference Held in St. Cloud, MN

From May 27, 2015, through May 29, 2015 Bishop Bruce Ough, Presiding Date When Organized: 1856

Number of This Session: 161th

PART I: Organization and General Business

1. Who are elected for the quadrennium (¶¶603.7, 619)?Secretary? Janet Beard Mailing Address: 122 West Franklin Ave, #400, Minneapolis, MN 55404Telephone: (612) 230-6156 Email: [email protected] Statistician? BJ Olsen Mailing Address: 122 West Franklin Ave, #400, Minneapolis, MN 55404Telephone: (612) 230-6138 Email: [email protected] Treasurer? Barbara Carroll Mailing Address: 122 West Franklin Ave, #400, Minneapolis, MN 55404Telephone: (612) 230-6135 Email: [email protected]

2. Is the Annual Conference incorporated (¶603.1)? Yes

3. Bonding and auditing: What officers handling funds of the conference have been bonded, and in what amounts(¶¶618, 2511)? Treasurer, Council on Finance and Administration Officers, Board of Trustees Officers, commercialblanket bond of $250,000. Have the books of said officers or persons been audited (¶¶617, 2511)? Yes

4. What agencies have been appointed or elected?a) Who have been elected chairpersons for the mandated structures listed?Structure Chairperson Phone Number Email Council on Finance and Administration (¶611)

Gary Taylor (320) 732-2242 [email protected]

Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635)

Michelle Hargrave Rhodie Jacobson

(507) 387-4074 (952) 835-7585

[email protected] [email protected]

Board of Pensions (¶639)

Kathy Schill David Goode

(763) 951-2984 (952) 472-5405


Board of Trustees of the Annual Conference (¶2512)

Karen Andrew (657) 485-6630 [email protected]

Committee on Episcopacy (¶637)

David Bard (218) 727-5021 [email protected]

Administrative Review Committee (¶636)

Kathryn Schneider-Bryan

(952) 474-5471 [email protected]

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b) Indicate the name of the agency (or agencies) and the chairperson(s) in your annual conference which is(are) responsible for the functions related to each of the following general church agencies (¶610.1): General Agency Conference

Agency Chairperson Phone Number Email

General Board of Church and Society

Church and Society Ministry Team

Greg Neumann

(952) 751-0820 gneumann28 @hotmail.com

General Board of Discipleship

Faith Formation Action Team

General Board of Global Ministries

Mission Promotion Ministry Team

Karen Thompson


Higher Education and Campus Ministry

Higher Education Ministry Team

David Bard (218) 727-5021 [email protected]

General Commission on Archives and History

Commission on Archives and History

David Werner (651) 464-5249 foresthills.pastor @gmail.com

General Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns

Common Table Janet Beard Robert Kutter

(612) 230-6156 (320) 285-5114


General Commission on Religion and Race

Commission on Religion and Race

Donna Dempewolf

Richard Webb

(612) 721-5025

(612) 237-1531

[email protected]

[email protected] General Commission on the Status and Role of Women

Commission on the Status and Role of Women

Betty Lundeen, Faye Christensen

(651) 784-5147

(218) 828-8504

[email protected]

[email protected]

United Methodist Communications

Director of Communications

Christa Meland

(612) 230-6132 Christa.Meland@ minnesotaumc.org

c) Indicate the conference agencies and chairpersons which have responsibilities for the following functions:General Agency Name of Agency Chairperson Phone Number Email Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries (¶657)?


Greg Neumann


Disability Concerns (¶653)?


Greg Neumann


Laity (¶631)? Lay Ministry Action Team

Robert Kutter Janet Beard

(320) 285-5114 (612) 230-6156


Native American Ministry (¶654)?

Native American Action Team

Gary Walpole Eric Hucke

(651) 484-2226 (218) 751-3503


Small Membership Church (¶645)?

Congregational Development Ministry Team

Dave Westlake

(507) 374-6885 pastor.davewestlake @gmail.com

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d) Indicate the president or equivalent for the following organizations.Organization Name of

Agency Chairperson Phone

Number Email

Conference United Methodist Women (¶647)

Gloria Wesloh


Conference United Methodist Men (¶648) Conference Council on Youth Ministry (¶649)

Youth Ministry Team

Erica Koser (507) 387-4074 [email protected]

Conference Council on Young Adult Ministry (¶650)?

e) Have persons been elected for the following district boards and committees? Answer yes or no.(1) District Boards of Church Location & Building (¶2518)? Yes.(2) Committees on District Superintendency (¶669)? Yes.(3) District Committees on Ordained Ministry (¶666)? Yes.

f) What other councils, boards, commissions, or committees have been appointed or elected in the annualconference?

Structure Chairperson Phone Number

Email

Conference Elected Leader Team (Co-chairs)

Janet Beard Robert Kutter

(612) 230-6156 (320) 285-5114


Investing in Congregations Ministry Team

Kay Roberts (763) 576-0325 [email protected]

Camp and Retreat Board Steve Knight (763) 689-4747 [email protected]

5. Have the secretaries, treasurers, and statisticians kept and reported their respective data in accordance to theprescribed formats (¶606.8)? Yes

6. What is the report of the statistician? (See report, pages 112 & 266 of Journal.)

7. What is the report of the treasurer? (See report, pages 118, 282 & 298 of Journal.)

8. What are the reports of the district superintendents as to the status of the work within their districts?(See report, pages 14 & addendum of Journal.)

9. What is the schedule of minimum base compensation for clergy for the ensuing year (¶¶342, 625.3)?The minimum cash compensation for all pastors who qualify according to the Standing Rules of the MinnesotaAnnual Conference shall be $35,741 in 2015 and $36,349 in 2016. Increments for seniority shall begin in thesecond year of service. There shall be added to the base compensation an increment of $700 per year for the basethrough step 8 of full-time service in the United Methodist Church.

10. What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support ofthe district superintendents for the ensuing year (¶614.1a)? $667, 269

11. a) What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the pension and benefit programs of the conference for the ensuing year (¶¶614.1d, 1507)? $1000

b) What are the apportionments to this conference for the ensuing year?(1) For the World Service Fund? $854,944 (2) For the Ministerial Education Fund? $293,519

mailto:[email protected]

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(3) For the Black College Fund? $117,088 (4) For the Africa University Fund? $26,211 (5) For the Episcopal Fund? $275,601 (6) For the General Administration Fund? $103,221 (7) For the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund? $22,966

12. What are the findings of the annual audit of the conference treasuries? (See report, pages 163-187 of Journal)

13. Conference and district lay leaders (¶¶603.9, 659):a) Conference lay leader: Janet Beard and Robert Kutterb) Associate conference lay leaders: Nonec) District and associate district lay leaders:

Big Waters . . . . . . . . . . Brent Cottington North Star . . . . . . . . . . TBD River Valley . . . . . . . . .Jane Stone Southern Prairie . . . . . Kathy King Twin Cities . . . . . . . . .. Lee Rainey

14. List local churches which have been:a) Organized or continued as New Church Starts or Mission Congregations (¶259,1-4, continue to listcongregations here until listed in questions 14.c, d, or e)

Church Name District Mailing Address Phone Number Date Founded New Church Starts: Maplewood: Mosaic St. Paul (The Beloved)

Twin Cities 2500 Hudson Pl E St. Paul, MN 55119

(612) 328-4087 2014

Minneapolis: Uptown Twin Cities 3252 Dupont Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55408

(612) 270-5333 2013

New City Church Twin Cities TBD TBD 2015 Restarts: Hopkins: Korean Evangelical

Twin Cities 717 Hwy 7 Hopkins, MN 55305

(952) 938-2142 2011

St. Paul: Wheelock Twin Cities 21 Wheelock Pkwy E Saint Paul, MN 55117

(651) 493-7195 2011

Rochester: Homestead River Valley 6301 Bandel Rd NW Rochester, MN 55904

(507) 288-8911 2013

Fellowships: Mankato: Korean Southern Prairie 501 S 2nd St

Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 387-4074 2008

Minneapolis: Faith Vietnamese

Twin Cities 5835 Lyndale Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55419

2008

STORM Faith Community

Twin Cities 789 157th St Roberts, WI 54023

(651) 792-6578 2009

Duluth: Grace Korean Twin Cities 301 W Saint Marie St Duluth, MN 55803

(612) 859-5882 2010

St. Peter: Good Samaritan

Southern Prairie PO Box 495 Saint Peter, MN 56082

(507) 341-1760 2008

Campus Ministry: Minneapolis: Wesley Foundation (Univ of MN Campus Ministry)

Twin Cities J Cody Nielsen 1219 Univ Ave SE Minneapolis, MN 55414

(319) 759-9688 2013

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b) Satellite congregations (¶259.5-10, continue to list here until listed in questions 14.c, d, or e)Church Name District Mailing Address Phone

Number Date Chartered

Ramsey: Northern Light (Anoka)

Big Waters 6701 Highway 10 NW Anoka, MN 55303

(763) 712-3495 2013

Nexus (Fergus Falls: Grace)

North Star 1100 Friberg Ave Fergus Falls, MN 56537

(218) 739-2269 2013

Minneapolis: Life Rebuilders (Lakeville:Crossroads)

Twin Cities 101 East Grant Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403

(952) 469-7729 2013

Elko/New Market (Lakeville:Crossroads)

River Valley 26545 Evergreen Ct Elko, MN 55020

(952) 469-7729 2013

Inver Grove Heights (Lakeville:Crossroads)

River Valley 5590 Babcock Trail Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077

(952) 469-7729 2013

Farmington (Rosemount) River Valley PO Box 22 Rosemount, MN 55068

(651) 423-2475 2014

c) CharteredChurch Name District Mailing Address Phone

Number Date Chartered

St. Paul: La Puerta Abierta (Restart)

Twin Cities 690 Livingston Ave Saint Paul, MN 55107

(651) 558-1896 2011

Isanti: Spirit River Community

Big Waters PO Box 158 Isanti, MN 55040

(763) 413-6896 2014

d) Merged (¶¶2546, 2547)(1) United Methodist with United Methodist

Name of First Church Name of Second Church

Name of Merged Church

Date Merged

Brooklyn Center: African

Brooklyn Center: Brooklyn


2014

Brooklyn Center: Mosaic



2014

Virginia Eveleth Virginia: Peace 2014

(2) Other mergers (indicate denomination)

e) Discontinued or abandoned (¶¶229, 341.2, 2549) (State which for each church listed.)(1) New Church Start (¶259.2,3)

Church Name District Location Date Closed Elk River: New Day Big Waters Elk River 2015

(2) Mission Congregation (¶259.1a)

Church Name District Location Date Closed Inver Grove Heights: African Pentecostal

River Valley Inver Grove Heights 2014

Crystal: Zimbabwe Outreach Twin Cities Crystal 2014 Minneapolis: New Harmony Twin Cities Minneapolis 2014 Minneapolis: Damascus Twin Cities Minneapolis 2014 Waseca: Gathering House Southern Prairie Waterville 2014

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(3) Satellite Congregation (4) Chartered Local Church (¶259.5) Church Name District Location Date Closed Amo Southern Prairie Jeffers June 30, 2014 Lansing Southern Prairie Lansing June 30, 2014 Palisade: Janet C Hill Memorial North Star McGregor September 30, 2013 MN Christ Korean River Valley Woodbury June 30, 2014 Kelly Lake North Star Hibbing May 24, 2015 Becker Big Waters Becker June 30, 2015 f)Relocated and to what address Church Name District Mailing Address Physical Location Date

Relocated Rochester: Homestead River Valley 6301 Bandel Rd NW

Rochester, MN 55904 6301 Bandel Rd NW Rochester, MN 55904

Sept. 2013

g) Changed name of church? (Example: "First" to "Trinity") h) Transferred this year into this conference from other United Methodist conference(s) and with what

membership (¶¶41, 260)? i) What cooperative parishes in structured forms have been established? (¶206.b) j) What other changes have taken place in the list of churches?

15. Are there Ecumenical Shared Ministries in the conference? (¶208) a) Federated church

Name District Other Denomination(s) Browns Valley: United NS PC(USA) Long Prairie: Peace United NS UCC Morris: Federated NS UCC

b) Union Church

Name District Other Denomination(s) Little Falls: First United BW UCC Silver Bay: United Protestant BW UCC, CC(DOC), PC(USA), ABC Two Harbors: United BW PC(USA) Glenwood: United Parish NS UCC Ada: Faith United NS UCC

c) Merged Church d) Yoked Parish

Name District Other Denomination(s) Finlayson, Sandstone UCC BW UCC Hendricks, Hawley, Glyndon UCC NS UCC Tri county Parish: Herman, Pepperton, Wheaton Presbyterian

NS PC(USA)

Warren: Grace, Angus PC(USA) NS PC(USA) Nerstrand, St. John’s UCC, Prairieville RV UCC Alden, Kiester: Grace Freeborn UCC SP UCC Trimont, Trimont ELCA SP ELCA

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Appleton: First, Bellingham, Marietta UCC NS UCC Morgan, St. Johns ELCA SP ELCA Dexter, Grand Meadow United RV UCC

16. What changes have been made in district and charge lines?

PART II: Pertaining to Ordained Ministers and Local Pastors

(Note: A (v) notation following a question in this section signifies that the action or election requires a majority vote of the clergy session of the annual conference. If an action requires more than a simple majority, the notation (v 2/3) or (v 3/4) signifies that a two-thirds or three-fourths majority vote is required. Indicate credential of persons in Part II: FD, FE, PD, PE, and AM when requested.) 17. Are all the clergy members of the conference blameless in their life and official administration (¶¶ 604.4, 605.6)? None of us is blameless before God; all stand in need of the continual grace of God. We give thanks for the faithful

ministries of the clergy members of the annual conference. The character and conference relations of all clergy members have been reviewed by the Cabinet and the Board of Ordained Ministry, and those clergy found to be in good standing are approved for annual appointment. All grievances, complaints, and charges are resolved or are under supervisory care.

18. Who constitute:

a) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? (v) Leigh Brown, Katie Schneider-Bryan; Wesley Johnson Alternates: Duane Sarazin, Gloria Roach Thomas b) The Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635.1d)? c) The Committee on Investigation (Restored and effective April 18, 2015) (¶2703.2)? (v) Clergy: Tom Biatek, Karen Bruins,J. Christopher Jackson, Emma Melin, JoAnne Amaral Clergy Alternates: Gay Albers, Rufus Campbell, Pat Hinker Lay: Robert Black, Tony Nicholson, Karen Thompson, David Merry (diaconal) Lay Alternates: Ginger Eddy, Wilma Roberts, Leslie Hobson, Kay Roberts

19. Who are the certified candidates (¶ ¶ 310, 313, 314) a) Who are currently certified as candidates for ordained or licensed ministry?

Name District Date Certified Steven Louis Belton TC 2012 Iris Zelda Burse RV 2015 Christopher David Carr TC 2012 Leah Marie Challberg TC 2015 Tamara Churchill NS 2015 Melissa Kay Deuel RV 2015 Clinton M. Evans NS 2014 Karen Ann Evenson TC 2014 Daniel Lloyd Foster NS 2015 Paula Lynn Gaboury RV 2015 Lisabeth Kay Henslin RV 2014 Beverly Jean Jacobsen RV 2015 Katherine King SP 2014 Sarah Rose Kronkvist RV 2015 Nathaniel J. Larson RV 2015 Katrina E. Lee RV 2014 Gregory W. Leslie NS 2015 Kelly Richard McCuaig SP 2015

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Keith Allen Mercer RV 2014 Judith Miller-Qualley SP 2014 Jerad Arthur Morey TC 2015 James M. Morgan SP 2009 Dana Neuhauser TC 2014 Laura Marie Nordstrom NS 2015 Ailsa-Loraine H. Odom BW 2014 Jesús Edilberto Purisaca TC 2014 Steven Edward Reiser TC 2014 Chad Ryan Setter RV 2015 Eric Eui-Sun Shin RV 2014 Erica Sigauke TC 2008 Matthew Silker NS 2015 Grant Robert Spencer TC 2014 Kenneth H. Uhren NS 2015 Derek Gavin Wassell RV 2014 Jack Michael Youso RV 2014

b) Who have had their candidacy for ordained or licensed ministry accepted by a District Committee on OrdainedMinistry in another annual conference? (Include name of accepting conference.)Michael Rivera RV 2014 (Northern Illinois)

c) Who have been discontinued as certified candidates for licensed or ordained ministry?Name District Date Certified Date Discontinued Tresca Linn Allsman TC 2014 2015 Jeff Reed NS 2009 2015 Cathy Tetrick TC 2014 2015

d) Who are certified candidates in this conference serving in other conferences?

20. Who have completed the studies for the license as a local pastor, are approved, but are not now appointed? (¶315—Indicate for each person the year the license was approved.):

Name District Year Last Licensed Iris Zelda Burse RV 2015 Paula Lynn Gaboury RV 2015 Dahmon W. Romness RV 2014 Guy Sederski BW 2015

21. Who are approved and appointed as: (Indicate for each person the first year the license was awarded. Indicatewhat progress each has made in the course of study or the name of the seminary in which they are enrolled.Indicate with an asterisk those who have completed the five year course of study or the M.Div. (¶319.4)? PLEASENOTE: Persons on this list must receive an episcopal appointment. (v)a) Full-time local pastors? (¶318.1)

Name First Year License Awarded Years Completed with Course of Study

Jean Paul Baudhuin 2010 Luther Ingrid Bloom 2001 MDiv Darrell L. Boe 2006 MDiv Kevin H. Coder 2013 Luther Clinton M. Evans 2015 Asbury Karen Ann Evenson 2015 MDiv Kristi L. Franken 2010 2nd year Theodora K. (Dorie) Hall 2000 * Barbara J. Hegfors 2003 *

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Ralph Leslie Holbrook 2015 MDiv Terri Denise Horn 2015 MDiv Dawn Houser 2014 Course of Study Russell A. Jacobsen 2009 * Steven Koehne 2001 * Nathaniel J. Larson 2015 MDiv Katrina E. Lee 2014 MDiv Donald Malinsky 2005 1.75 years Kelly Richard McCuaig 2015 Asbury Barbara McKewin 2004 MDiv John Mitchem 2011 1st year James M. Morgan 2015 MDiv Laura Marie Nordstrom 2015 MDiv Roger Parish-Siggelkow 2012 2nd year Beth Perez 2007 3rd year Jon Schultz 2007 2nd year Eric Eui-Sun Shin 2014 UTS Matthew Silker 2015 Iliff Michael W. Smith 1995 MDiv Lauren Snell 2014 1st year Dennis R. Tamke 1995 MDiv Cullen Tanner 2013 Luther Tsuchue Vang 2003 * Gerald Vuchetich 2009 MDiv

b) Part-time local pastors? (¶318.2) (fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments)Name Time First Year License

Awarded Years Completed with Course of Study

Pamela Armstrong 0.50 2011 1st year Linda L. Boorman 0.25 2012 Bethel Leah Marie Challberg 0.75 2015 MDiv Tamara Churchill 0.75 2015 ? Durene Cornell 0.75 2010 2nd year Melissa Kay Deuel 0.25 2015 ? David Drager 0.50 2006 3rd year Dianna S. Dunham 0.75 2014 Luther F. Elden Eklund 0.25 1990 * Karen K. Finnegan 0.25 2012 2nd year Clinton F. Firstbrook, III 0.50 1999 * Ronald W. Fisher 0.25 2014 1st year Daniel Lloyd Foster 0.75 2015 Ruth Gangloff 0.50 2015 Sharon F. Goetzinger 0.75 2007 3rd year Alexander Victor Jones 0.50 2013 college Barbara L. Jones 0.25 2015 Katherine King 0.25 2014 1st year Gregory W. Leslie 0.75 2015 Illif Suzanne R. Maki 0.50 2006 1st year Deborah A. Marzahn 0.75 2011 1st year John R. McBride 0.25 2010 UTS Deborah K. Miller 0.25 2008 1.5 Course of Study Jerad Arthur Morey 0.50 2015 MATS Hyung David Park 0.25 2011 3rd year Dallas Rostad 0.50 2013 1st year

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Chad Ryan Setter 0.50 2015 Souix Falls Seminary David J. Stoeger 0.25 2014 GETS James M. Strom 0.25 2010 2nd year Kenneth H. Uhren 0.50 2014 Course of Study Gary Verzalik 0.50 1991 MDiv Lori A. VonHoltum 0.75 2007 2nd year Patrick Walker 0.75 2012 1st year William Davis Westlake 0.25 1994 MDiv Richard L. Wilder 0.75 2002 * Mark D. Winther 0.50 2003 3rd year

c) Students from other annual conferences or denominations serving as local pastors and enrolled in a school oftheology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3, ,4)?

d) Students who have been certified as candidates in your annual conference and are serving as local pastors inanother annual conference while enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3)

e) Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership (¶¶366.4, 367, 369.3)? (Ifnot in this conference indicate name of conference where serving.)

22. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)? Jeffrey Gustafson

23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4)?

24. What ordained ministers or provisional members from other Annual Conferences or Methodist denominations areapproved for appointment in the Annual Conference while retaining their conference or denominationalmembership (¶¶331.8, 346.1)? (List alphabetically; indicate Annual Conference or denomination wheremembership is held. Indicate credential.)a) Annual Conferences

Name Clergy Relationship Home Conference Randall Cirksena HL Western North Carolina Diane Christianson OE North Carolina Mark Gronseth OE Dakotas Brian Hazard OE Dakotas Keihwan Ryoo OE Dakotas Dong Hun Shin OE Iowa Richard Zeck OE Dakotas

b) Other Methodist DenominationsName Clergy Relationship Denomination Raymond Sherwood OE Free Methodist

25. What clergy in good standing in other Christian denominations have been approved to serve appointments orecumenical ministries within the bounds of the Annual Conference while retaining their denominational affiliation(¶¶331.8, 346.2)? (v) (Designate with an asterisk those who have been accorded voting rights within the annualconference. Indicate credential.)

Name Clergy Relationship

Denomination

Ricardo Alcoser OF Baptist Donna R. Buell OF PC(USA) Kendall Carlson OF Evangelical Covenant Stephanie Christoffels OF ELCA Nehil F. Bejarano Dominques OF Iglesia Evangelica Interamericana Edwin A. DuBose OF ELCA

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Jean-Claude Duncan OF AOG Rebecca Ellenson OF UCC William Healy OF Converge Glen Holland OF UCC Cynthia Hopp OF ELCA Daniel J. Horn OF Converge Shawna K. Horn OF Converge Seokhwan Jay Jeong OF ELCA Richard Jacobsen OF EFCA (Evangelical. Free) David Johnston OF Converge Lawrence Lee OF PC(USA) Jane Millikan OF UCC Judith A. McEachran OF AOG Bethany A. Nelson OF ELCA Robert Pesola, Jr. OF CMA Paul Scaringi OF ABC Jo Anne Taylor OF Evangelical Covenant Rodney K. Tornquist OF Converge Anna Williamson OF PC(USA) Joel Xavier OF ELCA

26. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership is

held.) a) With vote (¶586.4 [v])? None. b) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4)? (v 2/3)

Name Member Conference/Denomination First Year of Affiliation Kenneth L. Beale, Jr. Eastern PA 2006 Alan Padgett California Pacific 2004 Mark Sundby Wisconsin 2003

NOTE: If your conference has admitted or ordained persons as a courtesy to another conference, list these persons in Question 40 only. If persons have been admitted or ordained by another annual conference as a courtesy to your conference, list these persons in Questions 27-39, whichever are appropriate, giving the date and name of the accommodating conference. 27. Who are elected as associate members? ¶322 (v) (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27): 28. Who are elected as provisional members and what seminary are they attending, if in school? (under ¶¶322.4, 324, 325) a) Provisional Deacons under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, c or ¶324.5?(v)

Name Seminary Erica Jo Koser Luther Carissa Anne Lick Garrett

b) Provisional Elders under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b or ¶324.6 (v)); ¶ 322.4 (v 3/4)

Name Seminary Jeremiah Anson Lideen Luther Shawn R. Moore UTS Susan Ann Putzke Garrett Tyler Ho-Yin Sit Candler Lora Rose Sturm Dubuque Rachael Anne Warner UTS

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29. Who are continued as provisional members, in what year were they admitted to provisional membership, andwhat seminary are they attending, if in school (¶326)?

a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon or elder? (¶326) Name Clergy Relationship (PD or PE) Date and Seminary Henry Sonoway Dolopei, II PE 2014 Luther Joshua Paul Doughty PE 2011 Asbury Amanda Rae Lunemann PE 2013 Claremont Nathan Gayle Melcher PE 2014 Luther Michelle Olson PE 2013 Marianne Ozanne PE 2010 Candler Youn Hee Tchoi PD 2008 Luther

b) Provisional deacons who became provisional elders?

c) Provisional elders who became provisional deacons? (Indicate year)

d) Provisional members who transferred from other conferences or denominations? (¶347.1)

30. What ordained clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶348): (v) Aperson’s orders may be recognized when they are transferring their membership into your annual conference fromanother Christian denomination. A person who is listed in Q.30 must also be listed in either Q. 31 a or b,depending on the transfer status.

31. What ordained clergy have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): (List alphabetically—seenote preceding Question 27):a) As provisional members (¶347.3a,b)? (v)

b) As local pastors (¶347.3a)? (v)

32. Who are elected as members in full connection? (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27. Anyone appearing on this question must also be listed somewhere in questions 32-33 or 35, unless the clergy’sorders from another denomination were recognized on question 39 in a previous year.) (v 2/3):

a) DeaconsName Susan Marie Mullin

b) EldersName Samuel John Kautz Whitney Lynn Starkey Cynthia Dianne Williams

33. Who are ordained as deacons and what seminary awarded their degree? Or, if their master’s degree is not from aseminary, at what seminary did they complete the basic graduate theological studies?: (List alphabetically-see notepreceding Question 27)a) After provisional membership (¶330)? (v 2/3)

Name Seminary Susan Marie Mullin UTS-TC

b) Transfer from elder?(¶309) (v 2/3)

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34. Who are ordained as elders and what seminary awarded their degree? a) After provisional membership? (¶335) (v 2/3)

Name Seminary Samuel John Kautz UTS-TC Whitney Lynn Starkey Garrett Cynthia Dianne Williams Luther

b) Transfer from deacon? (¶309) (v 2/3) 35. What provisional members, previously discontinued, are readmitted (¶365)? (v) 36. Who are readmitted (¶¶366-368 [v], ¶369 [v 2/3]): 37. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶358.7): (v)

38. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1, 416.5, 635.2m)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.)

Robert Moorlach, (FE) from Dakotas

39. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential.) 40. Who have been ordained as a courtesy to other conferences, after election by the other conference? (See note

preceding Question 27. Such courtesy elections or ordinations do not require transfer of conference membership.)

a) Deacons? b) Elders? Jacob Cody Nielsen (Iowa) 41. Who have been transferred out to other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶416.5)? (List

alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.) Dennis Oglesby (FE) (Northern Illinois) 42. Who are discontinued as provisional members (¶327)? (v). a) By expiration of eight-year time limit (¶ 327) b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v) c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v) d) By reaching Mandatory Retirement Age after December 31, 2012 (¶ 327.7) 43. Who are on location? a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶359.1)? (1) This year? (v)

Name Year Originally Granted

Charge Conference Membership

Year of Most Recent Report

(2) Previously?

Name Year Originally Granted


Year of Most Recent Report

Gerald E. Asheim 1979 Berkeley, CA: Epworth (No address on file) Kathleen E. Brandt 1999 Windom (Appointed 2012) Michael Lauver 1989 Lancaster, PA: St. James (No address on file) C. Lewis Miller 1979 Fridley Nancy June Johnston Noah

2000 Independence, MO: Glenwood Park

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Kenneth Ian Rowe 2014 Walker 2014 Mark T. Schneider 1997 Minneapolis: Hennepin

Avenue 2013

Kevin M. Shannon 1994 Bloomington: Normandale Hylands

2013

Kenneth L. Stewart 1979 Roseville: Centennial 2014 James D. Truax 1971 Northfield 2012 Thomas R. Wright 1979 Minneapolis: Hennepin

Avenue 2014

b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶359.2) (Indicate date andappointment.)

Name Appointment Year Originally Granted Location Kathleen E. Brandt Lakefield/Heron Lake: First 1999

c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶360)?(1) This year? (v) (2) Previously?

44. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶359.3):a) This year? (v)


Year Honorable Location Originally Granted


R. Geoffrey Denison FE 2007 Simpson UMC

b) Previously?Name Clergy

Relationship Year Honorable Location Originally Granted


H. Leonard Boche FE 1980 Inver Grove Heights: Salem

Ray DeVogel FE 1986 Plymouth: Messiah Susan De Vogel FE 1992 Bentonville VA:

Limeton UMC William Gausman FE 1970 James A. Horn FE 1976 Villard Janice L. Martineau-Dunlop

FE 1997 Cedar

Darvin L. Miller FE 1972 Day Spring Philip F. Morgan FE 1970 Pepin Bonita Orr AM 2002 Robert L. Pfeil FE 1987 Elkhart IN: Trinity John A. Richardson FE 1982 Park Rapids: Riverside Robert R. Schwanke FE 1997 Hutchinson: Vineyard Donald E. Selger FE 1978 Minneapolis: Hennepin

Avenue Elaine Shelby FE 2001 North Oaks: Peace Curtis A. Wilbur FE 1980 Miller SD:

Miller/Greenleaf

45. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶359.2)? (v)

46. Who have had their conference membership terminated?a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶361.1, .4)? (v)

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b) By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶361.2, .4)? (v)

c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶361.3, .4; 2719.2)? (v)

d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶354.12 )? (v)

e) By trial (¶2713)?

47. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶363.1d, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3? (Give effective dates. Indicatecredential.)

48. Deceased (List alphabetically in the spaces provided)a) What associate members have died during the year? None

Effective:Retired:

b) What provisional members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.) NoneEffective:Retired:

c) What elders have died during the year? (List alphabetically in the spaces provided)Effective:Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Charles H. Berg 2/20/1922 1/23/2015 Raymond F. Boehlke 6/9/1924 1/30/2015 Charles O. Butler 1/28/1927 10/29/2014 William E. Cox 1/2/1928 1/2/2015 Robert D. Kendall 5/11/1933 3/26/2015 Donald A. Kinzer 5/19/1931 12/3/2014 Clarence R. Nicholas 2/18/1918 1/12/2015 Warren A. Nyberg 9/21/1921 12/6/2014 Jack Richard Parriott 9/27/1932 7/27/2014 Gordon A. Patterson 11/14/1917 11/29/2014 Luther B. Pennington Jr. 12/16/1921 10/22/2014 Ralph B. Shoemaker 2/5/1915 3/21/2015 Edward Stevens 8/25/1925 12/15/2014 H. Thomas Walker 11/21/1923 7/16/2014

d) What deacons have died during the year? NoneEffective:Retired:

e) What local pastors have died during the year? NoneActive:Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death Robert A. Neff 7/8/1933 10/8/2014

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49. What provisional or ordained members (elders and deacons) have received appointments in other AnnualConferences of The United Methodist Church while retaining their membership in this Annual Conference(¶¶331.8, 346.1)?


Conference Where Appointed

Appointment

Dennis Ausman**(10) FD Florida Cypress Lake UMC Linda Leigh Brown FE Iowa Coralville UMC Susan D. Smith Bryden (12) FE Indiana Norris Chapel UMC Tyler Christiansen (2) FE North Alabama Riverchase UMC Linda K. Grounds (5) FE Oklahoma Medford UMC Jae Woo Park (2) FE Virginia St. Andrews UMC Mark S. Rader (3) FE Yellowstone Riverton UMC Daniel Pao Yang (3) FE Wisconsin Milwaukee: Christway UMC

50. Who are the provisional, ordained members or associate members on leave of absence and for what number ofyears consecutively has each held this relation (¶354)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference wheremembership is held.)a) Voluntary?

(1) Personal, less than 5 years (¶354.2a 3) (v) Name Clergy

Relationship Date Effective

Charge Conference

Gay Albers (1) FE 2015 Jonathan N. Doe (1) FE 2015 Marilyn Loken (4) FE 2012 Rochester: Christ Suzanne Mades (2) FE 2014

(2) Personal, 5 years or more (¶354.2a 3) (v 2/3) Name Clergy


Charge Conference

Daniel Arvidson-Hicks (21) FE 1995 Larry W. Mens (18) FE 1998 (no

report) Recovery

Sharon K. Rigby Osborn (6) FE 2010 Pam Perrine (15) FD 2002 Hutchinson: Vineyard

(3) Family, less than 5 years (¶354.2b 3) (v) Name Clergy


Charge Conference

JoAnne C. Amaral (1) FE 2015 Donna Martinson (4) FE 2012 Diane Nelson (2) FE 2014

(4) Family, 5 years or more (¶354.2b 3) (v 2/3) Name Clergy


Charge Conference

Christina Koppes (5) FE 2011

(5) Transitional (¶354.2c) Name Clergy


Charge Conference

b) Involuntary (¶ 355)? (v 2/3)

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51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶352)? (v)

52. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶357)? (v)Name Clergy


Charge Conference

Janet K. Barker (13) FE 2003 Duluth: Hillside Leland A. Bissinger (12) FE 2005 Peter Boehlke (3) FE 1/2014 Mary Buckley (4) FE 1/2013 Walker Community Debra L. Clausen (8) FE 2008 John T. Conklin (12) FE 2005 Wanda Jo Kothlow (7) FE 2010 Brian R. Marshall (22) FE 1995 Clifford Mays (6) FE 2010

53. What members in full connection have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically giving full name—first, middle,last—in that order. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date ofretirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)Deaconsa) This year? Loronda L. Schuler

b) Previously?Name Date Effective Linda Barra-McNeil Evans 2012 Sharon S. Hegele 2004 J. Christopher Jackson 2012 Nancy Jo Johnson 2006 Janet “Boots” Larson 2011 Darrilyn Lewis 2006 Joan M. Williams Lilja 2006 Jeanette Pettit 2003 Marjory J. Shields 2004 Corrine Van Buren 2007 Sally Wizik Wills 2011

Elders a) This year?

Name Date Effective Pamela E. Barbour 2015 Marilee A. Benson 2015 Lynn C. Borgeson 2015 Rufus R. Campbell 2015 Joseph W. Carpenter 2015 Judith A. Clark 2015 John C. Darlington 2015 F. Elaine Foote-Blum 2015 Edward J. Holland 8/15/2014 Richard R. Koehn 2015 Jonathan T. Pyne 2015 Terry L. Tilton 2015

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b) Previously?

Wayne J. Abdella 1996 Akbar Abdul-Haqq 1991 Daniel P. Almquist 2005 C. Wendell Ankeny 1996 Victoria L. Ashley 2013 James A. Baker 2001 Vinton G. Beckstrom 1998 Monroe Bell 1982 Audrey D. Benjamin 2001 Joann A. H. Benjamin 2001 Walter W. Benjamin 1991 Harold R. Biedermann 2000 Donald R. L. Bird 2010 Otis P. Borop, Jr. 2013 Paul H. Bosshardt 2007 Kaye R. Brandt 2103 Howard W. Bredesen 2001 Daniel S. Brewer 2012 John A. Bromeland 2010 David J. Brown, III 2013 Elton W. Brown 2009 Dennis M. Buckley 2010 Dorothy J. Bull 2012 Bruce Buller 1998 Lois A. Burkart 2011 Jo H. Campe III 2011 Carl C. Caskey 1998 Yeo Sang Cho 1993 Bruce D. Christie 2002 Allen Clark Harris 1997 Theodore G. Colescott 1997 Richard F. Collman 2007 Thurman L. Coss 1991 Dennis Cox-Townsend 2005 L. Jeffrey Daniels 2007 T. Warner Davidson 1993 Keith Gordon Davison 1987 Donald E. Day 1998 Don E. Doane 2005 Leslie E. Drake 1991 Frank W. Dreisbach 1995 Raymond Dressler, Jr. 1998 Shirley J. Duncanson 2013 Charles O. Dundas 1998 Kevin R. Dunn 2013 Paul A. Dunn 2013 Robert N. Dunn 1993 John Paul Eddy 1979 Lynda A. Ellis 2014 Richard L. Ellis 2012 Duane V. Ernst 1994 Donavon Paul Eslinger 2014 Marilyn H. Evans 2012 John J. Fair 2000

Marylee C. Fithian 1999 Walter D. Flesner 2002 Gretchen W. Fogo 2000 Laurence G. Foote 2002 Donna L. Ford 1999 Donald L. Francis 1986 Lois Penelope Fritze-Tietze 2005 Robert L. Gamble 2003 Gregory Garman, 2010 S. Mark Garrison 2003 Edward D. Garten 2005 James A. Gaughan 2006 Duane M. Gebhard 2005 Elliot C. George 2004 Donald L. Germain 1994 Lowell A. Gess 1991 Richard A. Gist 1997 Dennis E. Glad 1999 Duane G. Grage 2001 Loren J. Grage 2002 David M. Gray 1996 Walter R. Grist 1991 Charles W. Grose 1996 Ronald J. Guderian 1992 Kenneth A. Haack 2009 Dwight A. Haberman 1993 John W. Haddorff 1998 Larry A. Hager 2007 Harlyn C. Hagmann 1996 Daniel C. Hair 2010 Harris W. Halstead 1979 G. Calvin Hanson 1995 Richard M. Harper 1991 John A. Harris 2010 Ralph G. Harvey 2001 James W. Haun, Jr. 2011 Robert W. Havens 1992 Kenneth H. Hepner 2012 Dennis E. Hier 2002 Ralph R. High 1992 Arthur L. Hill 1998 Patricia B. Hinker 2010 Burton L. Hoag 1977 James N. Hodak 2009 Robert E. Hoeft 2000 Lawrence W.Hoganson 1997 Katherine S. Horn 2012 Mark L. Horst 2010 Eric M. Hucke 2009 Donovan E. Hull 1996 Ronald C. Hume 1996 Robert D. Hunter 2001 Mary E. Hurmence 2012 Marva Jean Hutchens 2013

Richard W. Ireland 2003 Gregory B. Iverson 2008 Clyde E. Johnson 1997 Kenton Van Johnson 2014 Mark R. Johnson 2008 Sharon I. Johnson 2006 Clare W. Karsten 1989 Alden W. Keiski 1999 Keith H. Kendall 2011 Delton H. Krueger 1993 Howard W. Krueger 1992 Lyle F. Krumrie 1998 David F. Laechel 2014 Peter G. Law 2007 Adrian F. Ledermann 2000 Clarence E. LeMasters 1988 Jonathan R. Leonard 1998 Bernard R. Lewellin 2013 Melba Sue Lewis 2013 Norman E. Lidke 1997 Barbara J. Lindgren 2012 Harold C. Liphart, Jr. 1996 Margery L. Lisle 2003 Elizabeth A. Lopez 2012 Robert J. Lowe 2002 Gary A. Lueck 2003 Betty L. Lundeen 2000 Roger W. Lynn 2002 John MacDougall 2011 Katherine Austin Mahle 2008 Robert R. McClelland 1996 Glenn W. Martin 1987 William T. Mate 2002 David H. Meade 2001 William F. Meier 2014 Donald H. Mielke 1996 Michael F. Miller 2011 Peter F. Milloy 2009 Sharon D. Mills 2011 R. Gordon Minehart 1996 Gerrit Molenaar, Jr. 2000 Amanda Merlin-Molstad 2014 Barbara A. Moore 2012 Janet C. Morey 2007 Howard Mueller 2003 Judith E. Myers 2004 Clemens J. Nagel 1998 James R. Nelson 1997 Sharon Jean Nelson 2014 Shirley Nelson 2013 Christie L. Cozad Neuger 2014 Douglas R. Nicholas 2007 Ronald L. Nicholas 2013 Laurits C. Nielsen 2002

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Mary Ellen Nielsen 2006 Mark D. Nordell 2013 Carol J. Noren 2011 Leslie G. North 2008 John Mueller Nowell 2010 Clayton A. Oberg 1985 Ramon A. Olson 2006 Gordon J. Orde 2013 Richard E. Ormsby 2006 Jean M. Ottensmann 1998 Hilda A. Parks 2010 Roger Parks 2003 Reginald G. Penner 1999 Jerald E. Peterson 1984 Ruth M. Phelps 2006 Marlowe D. Potter 1995 Jeanne AudreyPowers 1996 James J. Pudil, III 2012 Alex M. Ramos 1999 John A. Rehnberg, Jr. 2013 Kenneth G. Reiners 1999 Gregrey J. Renstrom 2008 Marvin E. Repinski 2001 Kenneth A. Rice 2003 Gordon L. Richards 1992 Gene F. Rick 2005 Gary D. Ritner 2011 John L. Roberts 2011 Bruce W. Robbins 2013

Rolland B. Robinson 2000 James E. Roe 2006 Kenneth M. Rogers 1996 Robert E. Rollin 1986 Joyce H. Rosene 1993 James W. Ross 2001 William A. Rowen 2009 Dennis D. Ruhnke 1997 Duane v. Sarazin 2012 Donald R. Sather 1987 Frederick C. Sauer 2007 Betty A. Schilling 2007 David S. Schneider 1993 Jerome J. Schoeppler 1987 Kathy Schuler 2000 Robert E. Scoggin 1993 Karen M. Seavey 2013 Donald S. Sheffield 1992 Wayne G. Shelton 1996 Jean J. Sidner 2012 Jack D. Smith 2007 Richard R. Smith 1988 Alcyd N. Soderfelt 2000 Paul L. Stambaugh 2004 Hugh R. Stephenson 2010 John R. Strunk 2013 Ronald D. Suntken 2006 H. Grant Tanner 2007 Mary E. Tappe 1995

David G. Taylor 2013 Alice V. Tobler 2004 George G. Toschak 2001 Patricia M. Toschak 2011 Donald K. Utzman 1994 Roy E. Vanderwerf 2013 Richard D. Waggoner 1994 Donald L. Walkes 1983 Emery L. Wallace 1986 R. Paul Walters 1998 Wayne L. Walther 2010 Kenneth L. Wellman 2001 Gordon M. Wendland 1990 Neil H. Westby 2009 Judith J. WestLee 2003 David B. Wheeler 2014 Jerry L. White 1998 Phyllis Wilcox 2000 Kenneth V. Willard 1987 Thomas M. Wilson 2002 Norman C. Witt 1999 Dean W. Wolf 2013 Dale R. Wordelman 1999 Michael L. Wuehler 2014 H. Wilson Yates 2005 Robert J. Zeimes 2005 Kathleen W. Zielinski 2012 Lawrence C. Zimmerman 1997

54. What associate members have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically giving full name-first, middle, last-in thatorder. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.)(Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)a) This year?b) Previously?

55. What provisional members have been retired before January 1, 2013 (¶358, 2008 Book of Discipline): (Indicatecredential. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)

a) This year? (NOTE: Provisional members who reach mandatory retirement age and have not retired by Jan. 1,2014 shall be discontinued (¶ 327.7) and listed in Q. 42.)

b) Previously?

56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5):a) This year?

Name Date Effective

b) Previously?Name Date Effective Lois Ball 2007 David J. Bohmert 2010 Bescye Burnett 2014

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Russell E. Christensen 2014 Durene Cornell 2014 F. Elden Eklund 2013 Clinton F. Firstbrook, III 2009 Ruth Gangloff 2011 Lois E. Hansen 2011 Dennis Itzen 2002 James E. Jameson 1997 Barbara L. Jones 2012 Gary E. Klempke 2013 Leslie M. Minter 2013 Judith H. N. Nelson 2004 Jacob Neufeld 2003 Jill Pawlowski 2013 Donn E. Rakow 2012 Earl Stephan 1996 Clem E. Wagstrom 1990 Richard L. Wilder 2011 Jonah Xou Yang 1996

57. What is the number of clergy members of the Annual Conference:a ) By appointment category and conference relationship? (NOTES:

(1) Where applicable, the question numbers on this report form corresponding to each category have been placed in parenthesis following the category title. Where these question numbers appear, the number reported in that category should agree with the number of names listed in the corresponding questions.

(2) For the three categories of Appointments to Extension Ministries, report as follows: ¶344.1a, c): the number of clergy members appointed within United Methodist connectional structures, including district superintendents, or to an ecumenical agency. ¶344.1b): the number of clergy members appointed to extension ministries, under endorsement by the Division of Chaplains and Related Ministries of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. ¶344.1d): the number of clergy members appointed to other valid ministries, confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Annual Conference.

Note: Report those in extension ministry in one category only.

See the Discipline paragraphs indicated for more detailed description of these appointment categories.) Note: Those approved to serve as a local pastor, but not currently under appointment, are not counted as clergy members of the conference.

Categories

Deacons in Full Connection

Elders in Full Connection

Provisional Deacons

Provisional Elders

Associate Members & Affiliate Members With Vote

Full–time Local Pastors

Part–time Local Pastors

Pastors and deacons whose primary appointment is to a Local Church (¶¶331.1c, 339) (76, 78c)

8 145 1 11 2 33 36

Deacons (in full connection and provisional) serving Beyond the Local Church (¶331.1a, b) (78a,b)

7 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

2 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1a, c) (77a)

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

14 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

0 0 0 0

Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1b) (77b)

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

6 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

0 0 0 0

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Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1d) (77c)

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

6 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

1 0 2 0

Appointments to Attend School (¶331.3) (79)

0 1 0 0 0 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

Appointed to Other Annual Conferences (49)


xxxxx xxxxx

On Leave of Absence (50a1, a2) 1 7 0 0 0 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

On Family Leave (50a3, a4)


xxxxx xxxxx

On Sabbatical Leave (51)


xxxxx xxxxx

On Medical Leave (52)

0 9 0 0 0

On Transitional Leave (50a5) 0 0 0 0 0 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

Retired (53, 54, 55)


xxxxx xxxxx

Total Number, Clergy Members

29 459 3 12 2 35 36

Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members

576

b) By gender and racial/ethnic identification? (NOTE: See the instruction for item 57 for guidelines to assist in theracial/ethnic identification count.)

Clergy Demographics

Categories Deacons in Full

Connection Elders in Full Connection

Probationary (provisional)

Deacons

Probationary (provisional)

Elders

Associate Members &

Affiliate Members with Vote

Full–time Local Pastors

Part–time Local Pastors

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

Asian 7 0 1 1 1 African American/Black

6 2 2 1

Hispanic 1 1 Native American Pacific Islander White 4 25 311 131 2 3 6 2 21 12 18 16 Multi-Racial 1 1 Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members*

4 25 324 135 0 3 6 6 2 22 13 20 16

576

Note: After receiving numerous research requests for data relating to clergy gender and ethnicity, GCFA has again chosen to request the information in the chart above.

PART III: Certification in Specialized and Certified Lay Ministry

(¶635.2u, v, The Book of Discipline) (Note: Indicate credential of persons in Part III: FD, FE, PD, PE, AM, FL, PL, and LM.)

58. Who are the candidates in process for certification in specialized ministry? None.

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59. Who is certified in specialized ministry? (List the areas of specialized ministry. Indicate by an asterisk those certifiedthis year.)

Christian EducationDuane Gebhard (FE)Ruth Ann Wiertzema (DR)Diane Olson (FD)

Spiritual FormationWoojae Im (FE)Lee Ann Lehto (candidate)

People with Disabilities Gail Hoffmann ( Certified Lay Speaker)

Youth Ministry Diane Olson (FD)

Communication Victoria Rebeck (FD)

60. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry? None.61. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry? None.

62. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry? None.

PART IV: Certified Lay Ministry

(¶¶ 271 and 666.10 The Book of Discipline)

63. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶ 271, and 666.10)? (List alphabetically giving full name—first, middle, last—inthat order, by district)

Name District Gregory Keyport BW (2014) Delbert Larson NS (2013) Judy Lightowler NS (2014) John Lloyd BW (2014) Keith Mercer RV (2014) Judith Miller-Qualley SP (2013) Mary Lou Sixberry NS (2015)

PART V: Diaconal Ministers

(Paragraph numbers in questions 65-72 refer to The 1992 Book of Discipline)

64. Who constitute the Committee on Investigation (¶2703.3)? (v)Clergy: Tom Biatek, Karen Bruins, J. Christopher Jackson, Emma Melin, JoAnne Amaral Clergy Alternates: Gay Albers, Rufus Campbell, Pat Hinker Lay: Robert Black, Tony Nicholson, Karen Thompson, David Merry (diaconal) Lay Alternates: Ginger Eddy, Wilma Roberts, Leslie Hobson, Kay Roberts

65. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312)?

66. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312)?

67. Who have had their conference relationship as diaconal ministers terminated by Annual Conference action(¶313.3)? (Under ¶313.3a, no vote; under ¶313.3b, v 2/3)

68. What diaconal ministers have died during the year?a) Effective:

b) Retired:

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69. What diaconal ministers have been granted leaves of absence under ¶313.1a, c, d) (disability, study/sabbatical, orpersonal leave): (v)

70. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e):

71. Who have returned to active status from extended leave (¶313.1e)? (v)?

72. Who have taken the retired relationship to the Annual Conference as diaconal ministers (¶313.2): (Under ¶313.2b, v2/3)

a) This year? Toni Marie Kischb) Previously?

Name Date Effective David Merry 2004 Wilma Roberts 2003 Harveta Rockwell 1985 Ruth Ann Wiertzema 2013

PART VI: Appointments and Concluding Business

73. Who are approved for less than full-time service? a) What associate members, provisional, or full elders are approved for appointment to less than full-time service,

what is the total number of years for which such approval has been granted to each, and for what fraction offull-time service (in one-quarter increments) is approval granted (for purposes of equitable compensationclaim and pension credit) ¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506)? (v 2/3, after 8 years v 3/4):

Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service Dennis Alexander (FE) 1 year .75 Gail M. B. Alexander (FE) 8 years .75 Mark Bateson (FE) 3 years .50 Loren Ferch (FE) 2 years .50 Cheryl M. Goode (FE) 4 years .50 Nancy Wheeler Handlon (FE) 18 years .50 Dana M. Houck (FE) 13 years .50 Wesley Johnson 1 year .25 Mary Kitchell (FE) 2 years .75 Jeremiah Anson Lideen 1 year .50 Walter C. Lockhart, IV (FE) 12 years .50 Jon Marburger 1 year .75 Tiffany McDonald 1 year .50 John McEachran 1 year .50 Shawn R. Moore 1 year .50 Carl “Chip” Nielsen 1 year .75 Delores “Lori” Nielsen 1 year .75 Martha A. Postlethwaite (FE) 2 years .75 Martin B. Raths (FE) 22 years .75 Tyler Ho-Yin Sit 1 year .50 Randall K. Taber (FE) 3 years .50 Deanna Woodward (FE) 2 years .75

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b) What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-timeservice (¶331.7)?Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service Cynthia McKee (FD) 5 years .50 Kathleen R. Menne (FD) 5 years .75 Susan Mullin (FD) 4 years .75 Diane C. Olson (FD) 1 year .75

74. Who have been appointed as interim pastors under the provisions of ¶338.3 since the last session of the annualconference, and for what period of time? None.

75. What changes have been made in appointments since the last annual conference session? (Attach list. Include andidentify Appointments Beyond the Local Church (Deacons) and Appointments to Extension Ministries (Elders).Give effective dates of all changes.)• Amy Atkins (OE) to Fargo First (Associate) from Big Stone Tabor (DK), Milbank Parkview (DK), Ortonville (MN),

July 15, 2014.• Melanie Reiners (PL [DK]) to Big Stone Tabor, Milbank Parkview (DK); Ortonville (MN) from no appointment,

follows Amy Atkins, August 1, 2014.• Teri Johnson (OE) from Minneapolis: Hennepin Ave (MN) to LOA (Dakotas), August 11, 2014.• Tyler Christiansen (FE) from Minneapolis: Lake Harriet to Riverchase (Birmingham Area, N Alabama Conference,

South Central District), September 1, 2014.• Richard L. Wilder (RL) from Community of Faith Larger Parish: Clarissa, Clotho, Eagle Bend to Onamia (BW), less

than full time, September 1, 2014.• Nehil Bejarano (OF) to St. Paul: La Puerta Abierta (TC), less than full time from “Assigned” to St. Paul: La Puerta

Abierta (TC), August 4, 2014.• Edward J. Holland (FE) to Retired Status (BW) from Ext Min: Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Hospice Chaplain,

August 15, 2015.• Melanie Homan (FE) to Minneapolis: Lake Harriet (TC) from St. Paul: St. Anthony Park (TC), (follows Tyler

Christiansen), September 1, 2014.• Ricardo Alcoser (OF) to Douglas, Hammond (RV) from “Assigned” to Douglas, Hammond (RV), September 1,

2014. • Kimberly Jackson (OF) to Rochester: Christ (RV) from “Assigned” to Rochester: Christ (RV), September 1, 2014.• Katrina Lee (FL) to Rochester: Christ (RV) from “Assigned” to Rochester: Christ (RV), September 1, 2014.• Pamela L. Serdar (FE) to Minneapolis: Richfield (TC) from Family Leave (TC), (follows James Haun interim),

October 1, 2014.• Judith Lloyd (OR) to Jeffers, Red Rock (SP) less than fulltime from Retired Elder, Missouri Annual Conference,

(follows David Laechel, retired, July 1, 2014), October 1, 2014.• Elnora Romness (Cand.) to no assignment from assigned to Lake City ** (RV), September 15, 2014.• Dahmon W. Romness (PL) to no appointment from Lake City** (RV), November 1, 2014.• Daniel L. Foster (LP) assigned to Communities of Faith Parish: Clotho, Clarissa, Eagle Bend** (3/4) (NS), (follows

Richard Wilder), October 12, 2014.• Katherine King (PL), newly licensed Local Pastor to Janesville** (1/4) (SP), follows Bescye Burnett (RLP), October

1, 2014.• Dean W. Wolf (RE) to Elysian** (1/4) (SP), follows Bescye Burnett (RLP), October 1, 2014.• J. Samuel Subramanian (OE) assigned to Ext. Ministries St. Paul: St. Anthony Park** (1/2) (TC), remains Ext.

Ministries: UTS (from Iowa Conference), follows Melanie Homan, October 1, 2014.• Kenneth H. Uhren (PL) to Hewitt** (1/4) (NS) as Licensed Local Pastor from Hewitt: (1/4) as laity under Care of

Superintendent, July 17, 2014• Matthew Silker (Laity) assigned to Appleton First UMC, Bellingham UMC, Marieta UCC (NS) from Candidate in

Central Texas Conference—not previously appointed, follows Barbara McKewin, October 26, 2014.• Phillip Schmidt (FE) to Lake City (RV) from North Branch: Main Street Church (BW), follows Dahmon Romness,

January 1, 2015.• Steven Anderson (OF) to North Branch: Main Street Church (BW) from ordained Evangelical Covenant, follows

Phillip Schmidt, January 1, 2015.

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• Tiffany J. McDonald (FE) Associate, Minnetonka** (TC) from Family Leave, January 1, 2015.• Rachel McIver Morey (FE) Minneapolis: Simpson** (1/2) (TC) from Brooklyn Center: Mosaic** (1/2) and

Minneapolis: Simpson ** (1/2) (TC), January 1, 2015.• Diane C. Olson (FD) to Lino Lakes: Gethsemane** (3/4) (BW) from Lino Lakes: Gethsemane (full time), January 1,

2015. • Austin Walker (PL) to Sioux Falls: Embrace** (3/4) (DK) from Hastings** (MN) (RV), January 1, 2015.• Kimberly Jackson (OF) to PC(USA): Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Augusta, GA from assigned: Rochester:

Christ (Minister for Yourth, YA and Missions/SJ), January 31, 2015.• Kenneth H. Uhren (PL) to Hewitt** (1/4) and Verndale** (1/4) (NS) from Hewitt** (1/4) (NS), February 11, 2015.• Gordon A. Deuel (FE) to Lakeville: Crossroads (Elk-New Market) (RV) from Lakeville: Crossroads (RV), February

1/2015.• Jeffrey L. Olson (FE) to Wausau: Wesley UMC (WI Conf – Heartland) from Family Leave, February 1, 2015.• Garth Heckman (OF) to New Prague: Heritage (Assigned) (RV) from Newly Appointed (Ordained Other

Denomination) follows Gordon Deuel, April 1, 2015.• Lee R. Kantonen (FE) to Ext Min: Hospice of Red River Valley (NS) from Park Rapids: Riverside (NS), April 1, 2015.

76. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to ministry tothe local church and where are they appointed for the ensuing year? (See appointment list.)

77. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to extensionministries for the ensuing year? (See appointment list.)a) Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (¶344.1a, c)? (See appointment list.)b) To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (344.1b)? (See appointment list.)c) To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d? (v 2/3)? (See appointment list.)

78. Who are appointed as deacons (full connection and provisional) for the ensuing year? (See appointment list.)a) Through non-United Methodist agencies and settings beyond the local church (¶331.1a)? (See appointment list.)b) Through United Methodist Church-related agencies and schools within the connectional structures of TheUnited Methodist Church (¶331.1b)? (See appointment list.) c) Within a local congregation, charge, or cooperative parish (¶331.1c)? (See appointment list.)

79. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6.)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime appointment is to attendschool.) None.

80. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310) [1992 Discipline]? (See appointment list.)

81. What other personal notations should be made? (Include such matters as changes in pension credit (¶1506.5),corrections or additions to matters reported in the “Business of the Annual Confrence” from previous years, andlegal name changes of clergy members and diaconal ministers.)

82. Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)? June 21-23, 2016 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

IV. THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCEiv.pdfChurch Name District Mailing Address Physical Location Date Relocated Rochester: Homestead River Valley 6301 Bandel Rd NW Rochester,

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