The Board of Ordained Ministry - NC ConferenceThe Board of Ordained Ministry 2016 Report to Annual Conference INTRODUCTION The North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry

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The Board of Ordained Ministry 2016 Report to Annual Conference

INTRODUCTION The North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry is pleased and privileged to present to

the clergy session of the North Carolina Annual Conference our report for 2016.

Our Board is a strong, representative body from the clergy and laity of this Annual Conference wrestling constantly with its responsibilities outlined in The Book of Discipline 2012 (¶635). These duties require the Board to exercise strong care in its examination of candidates for ordination in a way which is both fair and diligent. The Board also seeks always to encourage and sustain those in the process, and to provide resources for growth for those already involved with ministry to local churches and other places of mission. To provide this report, the Board of Ordained Ministry members have given about three to four full weeks in meetings, conference calls and interviews along with innumerable times for committee assignments. All of this is summarized in the names and recommendations found in this submission of our work for your approval.

The duties of the annual conference Board of Ordained Ministry shall be:

a) To assume the primary responsibility for the enlistment and recruitment of ordained clergy by working in consultation with the cabinet and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry to study and interpret the clergy needs and resources of the annual conference, with due regard to the inclusive nature of the Church. It shall, with the assistance of the local church committee on pastor-parish relations, conference agencies, and every ordained minister of the conference, enlist women and men of all races and ethnic origins for the ordained ministry and guide those persons in the process of education, training, and ordination, recommending colleges and schools of theology listed by the University Senate. Persons recruited should have an understanding of and appreciation for persons of different racial and ethnic heritages.

b) To renew a culture of call in the church by giving strategic leadership to annual conferences, districts, congregations, campus ministries, camps, and other appropriate ministries, especially among youth and young adults.

c) To seek from a school of theology information about the personal and professional qualities of an applicant for provisional membership or of a provisional member; provided, however, that the applicant or member consent to the provision of such information.

d) To receive annual reports on the progress made by each ministerial student enrolled in a theological school and to record credit for work satisfactorily completed.

e) To require a transcript of credits from each applicant before recognizing any of the applicant’s educational claims. In case of doubt, the board may submit a transcript to the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for evaluation.

f) The board shall annually appoint and train a sufficient number of mentors in each district in consultation with the district superintendent.

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g) To guide the candidate for ordained ministry who is not enrolled in a theological school and who is pursuing the Course of Study as adopted by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.

h) To examine all applicants as to their fitness for the ordained ministry and make full inquiry as to the fitness of the candidate for: (1) annual election as local pastor; (2) election to associate membership; (3) election to provisional membership; and (4) election to full conference membership.

i) To provide all candidates for ordained ministry a written statement on the disciplinary and annual conference requirements for the local pastor, probationary (provisional), and full membership.

j) To interview and report recommendation concerning: (1) student local pastors; (2) certified candidates for ordination as deacons; and (3) certified candidates for ordination as elders.

k) To assign a board member to serve as liaison to retired clergy in the conference.

l) To interview applicants and make recommendation concerning: (1) changes from the effective relation to a leave of absence or retirement; (2) return to the effective relation from other relations; (3) honorable location; (4) readmission of located persons and persons discontinued from probationary membership; (5) sabbatical leave; (6) incapacity leave; (7) appointment as a student; (8) termination; and (9) changes to or from less than full-time ministry.

The board shall keep a record of these changes and the reason behind them and place a copy in the permanent records of the annual conference maintained by the secretary of the conference.

m) To ensure confidentiality in relation to the interview and reporting process. The personal data and private information provided through the examinations of and by the Board of Ordained Ministry will not be available for distribution and publication. There are occasions when the Board of Ordained Ministry would not report privileged information, which in the judgment of the board, if revealed in the executive session of clergy members in full connection with the annual conference, would be an undue invasion of privacy without adding measurably to the conference’s information about the person’s qualifications for ordained ministry. However, it is the right of the executive session of the clergy members in full connection with an annual conference to receive all pertinent information, confidential or otherwise, related to the qualifications and/or character of any candidate or clergy member of the conference.

n) To be in consultation with the bishop through the chairperson or the executive committee regarding transfers. This consultation is to be at the bishop’s initiative and, where possible, to take place prior to transfers into the annual conference.

o) To provide support services for the ordained minister’s career development, including personal and career counseling, continuing education, formation in servant leadership and continuing spiritual growth in Christ, assistance in preparation for retirement, and all matters pertaining to clergy morale. In providing such support, the board, in cooperation with the cabinet, shall give training and guidance to each local committee on pastor-parish relations regarding its work and role.

p) To work with and support the Order of Deacon and the Order of Elder, including receiving reports, offering financial support, and coordinating the Order’s activity with the continuing formation offerings of the board. The board may delegate continuing formation responsibility to the Orders by mutual agreement, with final approval, evaluation, and budgeting remaining with the board.

q) To work with and support the Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members (see ¶323), including receiving reports, offering financial support, and coordinating their continuing formation.

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r) To provide a means of evaluating the effectiveness of ordained ministers in the annual conference (¶¶ 604.4, 350). Suggested guidelines will be provided by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, Division of Ordained Ministry. In cooperation with the cabinet, the board shall develop standards of effectiveness for clergy serving as pastors of congregations in that annual conference.

s) To interpret the high ethical standards of ordained ministry set forth in the Discipline and to study matters pertaining to character (¶ 605.7).

t) To recommend to the full members of the annual conference for validation special ministries for which members seek appointment. The appointment to such ministries is the prerogative of the bishop and the cabinet.

u) To provide continuing support and management of consecrated diaconal ministers using the policies described in ¶¶ 301-317 of the 1992 Book of Discipline.

v) To care for the administration of professional certification established by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry through (1) enlisting and recruiting clergy and laity to become certified in Christian education, music, youth, evangelism, and other areas established by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry; (2) determining whether applicants meet the standards established by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry; (3) to recommend to the annual conference board and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry; (4) to renew or discontinue professional certification biannually based on a review of their ministry; and (5) to report annually to the annual conference for publication in the conference journal a roster of all persons certified in professional careers for which they have received certification, including places of service address.

w) To report annually to the annual conference for publication in the conference journal a roster of all persons certified as Lay Ministers.

x) To administer the portion of the Ministerial Education Fund for use by the annual conference in its programs of enlistment, basic professional educational aid, continuing formation, ethnic ministry and language training, and professional growth of ordained ministers. Priority shall be given to scholarships for seminary students preparing for ordination.

y) To cooperate with the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and assist in: (1) the interpretation of current legislation concerning ordained ministry; (2) the interpretation and promotion of the Ministerial Education Fund; (3) the promotion and observance of Ministry Sunday; and (4) the supplying of a record of all information, recommendations, and action on each candidate for ordained ministry after each session of the annual conference; and (5) the promotion and addition of standards required for certification in specialized ministry careers.

z) To promote in the annual conference and/or jurisdictional conference a system of financial aid to ministerial students. A conference transferring a person with less than three years of active service into another conference may require reimbursement either from the person or from the receiving conference for outstanding obligations for theological education financed through conference funds.

aa) To report in a timely manner any change in the conference relationship of a clergy member of the conference to the conference board of pensions.

Members of the North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry have worked faithfully to fulfill their duties.

This year we are pleased to report that (13) candidates were elected to Provisional Membership and commissioned on the Elder Track; (4) candidates were elected to Provisional Membership and

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commissioned on the Deacon Track; (14) candidates were elected for ordination as Elders in Full Connection and (2) candidates were elected for ordination as Deacons in Full Connection. This year’s retirement class includes (23) Elders in Full Connection, (1) Deacon in Full Connection and (3) Local Pastors. We are deeply grateful for their love, commitment and service to the North Carolina Annual Conference. Many opportunities continue to open for persons in this field of service. Please note that various committee reports follow this introduction and are significant for the various areas of concern they address. All of this material, as well as our supportive services during the year, have been provided through the Office of Ministerial Relations under the leadership of the Rev. Tim Russell with the assistance of the Associate Director of Ministerial Relations, the Rev. Laura Fine Ledford, executive assistant, Mrs. Hannah Koch and administrative assistant, Mrs. Heidi Seifert. We are indebted to these individuals for their excellent work and dedication to the Ordained Ministry of our Annual Conference.

LOCAL PASTORS LICENSED ON OR BEFORE JUNE, 1988 Local pastors in progress or serving prior to 1988 must complete at least the five-year basic Course of Study. LOCAL PASTORS LICENSED FROM 1989-1993 The Board requires that ministers having completed the basic five-year Course of Study continue to attend the Course of Study School in the summer, enrolling in at least four years of Advanced Studies during any six-year period. These courses, offered on a seminary level, would increase the competency of our Local Pastors (1980). -or- It is required that they complete the five-year Ministerial Course of Study and a minimum of sixty (60) semester hours toward the Bachelor of Arts or an equivalent degree in a college or university listed by the University Senate, or competency equivalence through an external degree program at a college or university listed by the University Senate (1988). LOCAL PASTORS LICENSED IN 1994, 1995, 1996 It is required that they complete the five-year Ministerial Course of Study and a minimum of sixty (60) semester hours toward the Bachelor of Arts or an equivalent degree in a college or university listed by the University Senate, or competency equivalence through an external degree program at a college or university listed by the University Senate (1988). PROVISIONAL MEMBERSHIP (WITH DEACON’S ORDERS) Each candidate must complete the following seminary level courses to be eligible for interview, effective June 1998: 1. A course in preaching that includes a practicum, laboratory or field experience in the preparation, delivery and evaluation of sermons. 2. A course in public worship that includes the theory, theology and practice of planning and leading public worship.

ELDER IN FULL CONNECTION Attention is called to the course requirements contained in ¶335 of The 2012 Book of Discipline. Candidates must complete the Methodism courses PRIOR to the interview: 1. United Methodist Polity 2. United Methodist Theology and Doctrine 3. A History of Methodism 4. Evangelism 5. Mission of the Church in the World

Rev. Edward (Ned) F. Hill II, Chairperson

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NOMINATIONS:

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE

From THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE 2012 (¶636) (Elected Quadrennially)

TO BE ELECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE SESSION UPON NOMINATION BY THE BISHOP: (Members of the committee may not serve on the Cabinet or the Board of Ordained Ministry)

Amie Stewart Alternates:

Roger Elliott Susan Pate Greenwood Johnny Wright Laura Mitchell

MEMBERS:

BOARD OF MANAGERS, PASTORS’ SCHOOL & CONVOCATION

Laura Fine Ledford 2013-2016 Ben Williams 2013-2016 Tom Greener 2014-2017 Kevin Baker 2014-2017 Valerie Tyson 2015-2018 Larry Bowden 2015-2018 Mike Frese 2016-2019 Laura Johnson 2016-2019

Chris Brady 2016-2020 Amie Stewart 2016-2020

Rev. Edward (Ned) F. Hill II, Chairperson

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NORTH CAROLINA PASTORS’ SCHOOL

AND DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL CONVOCATION

The 2015 Convocation & Pastors’ School, “Body and Belonging; Nurturing Wholeness in the Christian Community,” was held October 12-13, 2015, at Duke Divinity School. This year’s conference examined the questions: How might the church serve as a place of welcome and belonging, nurturing wholeness in every possible sense? How does the church, as Christ’s body, walk with those whose bodies or minds act and respond differently? How might Christians helpfully engage in practices of modern healthcare?

The event featured reflections and interviews with John Swinton, chair in divinity and religious studies at the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom; Claire Wimbush, chaplain at Westminster Canterbury Retirement Community in Richmond, VA; Debra Richardson-Moore, author; and William Lee, pastor at Loudon Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke, Va.

The next Convocation & Pastors’ School, “Who Needs Theology?: Inside and Outside the Church” will take place October 10-11, 2016. This event will explore what difference does theology make for the church, the university, and society at large? How can critical theological thinking make a practical difference in our local communities? What if we don’t share common beliefs? Leaders in science, medicine, business and the church will help us to consider these questions and others as we explore theology as a shaping force in our daily lives. Featured presenters are Elaine A. Heath, dean–elect Duke Divinity School; Norman Wirzba, professor, Duke Divinity School; Brian Combs, pastor, founder and pastor, Haywood Street Congregation, Asheville, NC; Kenneth H. Carter, Jr., resident Bishop of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church; Ellen F. Davis, interim dean of Duke Divinity School. Pastors serving churches eligible for grants from The Duke Endowment, current Divinity School students, and 2016 graduates of the Divinity School may attend at a discounted rate. The Convocation & Pastors’ School Board of Managers is comprised of representatives from the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Annual Conferences, and it advises and works with Duke Divinity School to offer a quality continuing education event annually. The North Carolina Conference representatives on the Board of Managers are:

Laura Fine Ledford 2013-2016 Ben Williams 2013-2016 Tom Greener 2014-2017 Kevin Baker 2014-2017 Valerie Tyson 2015-2018 Larry Bowden 2015-2018 Mike Frese 2016-2019 Laura Johnson 2016-2019

Chris Brady 2016-2020 Amie Stewart 2016-2020

Additional information about Convocation & Pastors’ School is available online at http://www.divinity.duke.edu/cps.

Rev. Elizabeth Graves Chair, 2014-2015 Convocation & Pastors’ School Board of Managers

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CLERGY CARE GRANTS

Financial aid is available to both clergy and diaconal ministers and their families, as described in the section below entitled, “Eligibility for Financial Grants”. The financial grants, of up to $400 per family per calendar year, are provided to cover one-half of the cost of counseling sessions. Ministers under the NC Conference health insurance program should review the Health Care Benefits for outpatient psychiatric care. The coordination of insurance benefits and Clergy Care Grants should not exceed 100% of fees charged. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY ENRICHMENT The Committee on Clergy Care encourages participation in marriage and family enrichment events, including those focusing on the needs of single, as well as married ministers. Grants up to $100 per individual, or $200 per family or couple, per calendar year, are available. A schedule and/or outline of the events, leaders’ names and credentials and verification of participation should accompany a letter of application for the grant. ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL GRANTS Persons who qualify for financial grants:

1. Clergy who are members of the NC Annual Conference whose status is active and serving within the boundaries of the Conference, or any person, regardless of conference relationship, who is serving a local church of the NC Annual Conference, or a dependent.

2. Diaconal ministers and or candidates who are serving a local church and are members of the NC Conference.

Conference clergy and diaconal ministers and their families are eligible for grants. A family is defined as dependents of the minister living in a minister’s home or parsonage, including spouse, children, parents and grandparents. Ministers’ children through the age of 22, whether attending college or living at home, are eligible to receive financial grants. COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL GRANTS Only counselors and therapists who meet the following criteria qualify to receive grants from the Committee on Clergy Care:

Psychiatrist: American Medical Association (AMA) Board Certification, North Carolina License Psychologist (Clinical): Licensed Practicing Psychologist LPP and/or HSP-P), North Carolina License Pastoral Counselor: Member, Fellow or Diplomate of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Inc. (AAPC) Counselor: Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), North Carolina Certified Marriage and Family Therapists, North Carolina Licensed Professional Counselors (LPL) Social Worker: Member Association of Certified Social Workers (ACSW).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE The Counselor or therapist, at the request of the qualifying client who is receiving the counseling, is to make application for a grant to the Office of Ministerial Relations in the following manner: 1. http://nccumc.org/ministerial-relations/files/2015-APPLICATION-FOR-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE1.pdf or via email to [email protected] or USPS mail to the Office of Ministerial Relations, 700 Waterfield Ridge Place, Garner, NC 27529, or by calling either 919-779-6115 or 800-849-4433, ext 244.

2. Once the application and instructions for a Clergy Care Grant are received by the counselor/therapist, and a determination is made that the client qualifies, the application should be completed and returned to the Office of Ministerial Relations for processing. To protect the confidentiality of the client, the client’s name and social security number shall never appear on

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the application. When more than one member of the client’s family is involved in counseling, all family members shall be assigned the same case number. 3. The counselor/therapist will receive the financial aid grant on behalf of the client to apply to the client’s account or to refund to the client if the account has already been paid. Clients should request from the therapist a statement showing the amount of financial assistance received. 4. The deadline for submitting grant applications is in late December of the calendar year in which the services were provided. In 2015, the Committee on Pastoral Care granted $13,418.17 for counseling sessions. This

represents 476 sessions with counselors and therapists during the calendar year. Grants processed in 2015 totaled 64, representing sessions for 330 clergy, 110 spouse, 19 children, 2 family and 11 couple. Of the 64 grants, 17 received the maximum of $400 in assistance and 18 received at least half to two- thirds of the maximum grant.

From January 1st 2016 thru May 31st 2016, we have processed 16 grants totaling $1,498.28. This includes 67 sessions representing 62 clergy and 5 child sessions.

CONFERENCE RELATIONS COMMITTEE

The Committee on Conference Relations has as its primary responsibility the assisting of any clergy who seek to change or terminate their relationship with the Annual Conference. Changes in conference relationship may occur in any of the following ways: 1) discontinuation, 2) leave of absence, 3) retirement, 4) sabbatical leave, 5) maternity/paternity leave, 6) family leave, 7) termination of conference relationship (surrender of credentials) and 8) honorable location.

The Committee on Conference Relations meets with the person who is seeking a change in conference relationship upon the request of that person, or upon request of the Cabinet or the Board of Ordained Ministry. The committee attempts to determine what is appropriate in each case by posing questions, offering counsel and providing support. The committee then discusses the request and acts upon it by making a recommendation to the Board of Ordained Ministry. In any event, the person requesting the change and the Committee on Conference Relations acting on the request must follow the requirements in The Book of Discipline. The Book of Discipline provides specific guidelines applying to each of the categories of conference membership. All those persons in the various categories of conference membership (other than the effective relationship) should remember to familiarize themselves with, and adhere to, the disciplinary guidelines which apply to that category. The Committee on Conference Relations issues a yearly reminder of these guidelines through a letter approved by the Board of Ordained Ministry at its annual meeting. Following the appropriate guidelines is particularly important for clergy on leave of absence; for these persons, exercise of any ministerial function is restricted to the Charge Conference in which their membership is held. The Conference Relations Committee would take this opportunity to reiterate that pastors on leave of absence cannot perform weddings, conduct funerals, or administer the sacraments outside the bounds (both geographical and membership bounds) of that charge conference.

Rev. Marshall R. Old, Chairperson

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CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE

The Continuing Education Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry has the responsibility of developing continuing education programs that will enable ministers to fulfill the Disciplinary requirements. According to the Book of Discipline, "Clergy shall be expected to continue their education and spiritual growth throughout their careers, including carefully developed personal programs of study augmented periodically by involvement in organized educational and spiritual growth activities." The Discipline further states that, "In most cases the ordained ministers' continuing education and spiritual growth program should allow for such leaves at least one week each year and at least one month during one year of each quadrennium. Such leaves shall not be considered as part of the ministers' vacations and shall be planned in consultation with their charges or other agencies to which they are appointed as well as the bishop, district superintendent, and Annual Conference Continuing Education Committee." In providing the resources to enable pastors to meet the minimum requirement of The Discipline, the Committee on Continuing Education has edited a brochure that applies to all clergy and diaconal ministers of the NC Annual Conference. The brochure contains information defining Continuing Education, the role of the local church, and how the pastor's continuing education can be financed. The brochure is printed as part of this report.

Continuing Education for Ministry in the NC Annual Conference: Rationale: A prime expectation of every minister of the NC Annual Conference is professional growth. In recent years, one of the major avenues through which such growth occurred has been continuing education. In The Book of Discipline it states, “There are professional responsibilities that elders are expected to fulfill and that represent a fundamental part of their accountability and a primary basis for their continued eligibility for annual appointment. Growth in vocational competence and effectiveness through continuing formation is expected of conference members.” Definition: Continuing education is defined as an organized structured program of formal study under competent leadership with clearly defined goals and objectives. Here the key words are "organized," "competent leadership," and "clearly defined goals and objectives." By this definition certain activities, though worthwhile, are not considered "continuing education"; e.g., degree programs, recreational programs, course of study programs, promotional meetings, worship services, entertainments, undirected reading, and study travel (except for limited lecture, seminar, or workshop time), and the like.

The Conference Program:

The Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, through the Committee on Continuing Education, performs three functions: 1) it sets minimum continuing education standards for ministry; 2) it establishes guidelines for continuing education; and 3) it seeks to insure their availability.

1. Minimum Standards: The NC Conference has established as a minimum standard one Continuing Education Unit (CEU) to be earned by each minister from an approved continuing education program each year. One CEU is defined as ten contact hours of participation in an approved continuing education program. 2. Guidelines for Continuing Education Programs: CEUs will be approved for those persons sponsored by organizations which are accredited by a) a regional educational agency (such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), b) a professional accrediting agency (such as the American Medical Association), or c) the Council on the Continuing Education Unit. It should also be noted that only those programs which relate directly to ministerial growth and development will be approved.

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3. Insuring their Availability: Efforts by the Board of Ordained Ministry to insure the availability of continuing education programs include encouraging conference-related and other colleges within the Conference bounds to offer courses for ministers, providing supplementary financial aid for ministers, publicizing approved programs, and identifying specific subject areas for needed programs. Role of the Local Church: In addition to the minister, the local church has a significant stake in the success of continuing education programs. The local church, therefore, has an important role to play in continuing education.

The Pastor-Parish Relations Committee of the Local Church: 1. Confers with the pastor and the district superintendent in the development of a continuing education program that will enhance the total ministry of the church. 2. Provides study leaves at least one week each year and at least one month during one year of each quadrennium. Such study leaves are not to be considered vacation time. 3. Recommends to the church's Finance Committee budgetary funds to be applied toward the minister's continuing education program. In providing funds for continuing education programs, the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee should insure that only those programs which meet both the definitions and specific guidelines above are funded.

Financial Aid to Clergy:

Funding for continuing education is the combined responsibility of the participant, the congregation, the sponsoring institution, and the Annual Conference. Conference funds for continuing education are derived as a portion of conference apportionments. Thus, it is not possible (nor is it desirable) for the conference to assume a major responsibility. Continuing education can be expensive. For this reason, local churches are encouraged to provide a minimum of $300.00 annually for each clergy and diaconal ministers’ continuing education. All persons under Episcopal appointment to charges, conference staff positions, Conference Evangelists, retired supply, and Extension Ministries appointed to conference-related agencies and institutions are eligible for grants from the Conference funds provided: 1. The program meets the definitions and Conference guidelines described above. 2. The applicant has documented his or her efforts to secure funding from other sources, including local church, Duke Endowment, and personal resources. 3. The application for a grant is filed on the appropriate form which furnishes complete information about the event and bears the signatures of the applicant, the Pastor-Parish chairperson, and district superintendent.

Continuing Education Grant Guidelines:

1. The maximum grant to an individual applicant over one conference year is $300.00 2. Grants are available for ordained, commissioned, licensed and diaconal ministers who receive less than the CAC (Conference Average Compensation), which includes salary and utilities, or less. Pastors serving rural churches are eligible for an additional $500.00 grant annually, providing funding is available.

3. Applicants must use all funds designated by their local congregation or employing organization prior to requesting Conference grants. 4. Grants for District Continuing Education Seminars shall be limited to $100.00, based upon the availability of funds, regardless of the number of CEUs involved and within the limits outlined in numbers 1, 2, and 3. 5. Grants for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) can be given when the CPE program offers the required CEU credits. No more than $300.00 per CPE unit will be granted in any given year. Grants for CPE are given only for non-degree programs.

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6. Holy Land Trips: A grant according to the current policy may be made once in a pastor’s career, providing funding is available.

Monitoring Continuing Education Units:

1. The district superintendent, in annual consultation, may suggest to the clergy or diaconal minister the area of continuing education he or she should take to facilitate his or her professional growth. The pastor's annual Continuing Education Report will be given to the district superintendent at the annual consultation or other appropriate time. 2. Clergy shall have the responsibility for securing from the institution granting Continuing Education credit a record of earned credit and providing a copy of this record to the Office of Ministerial Relations.

3. It is the responsibility of each participant to determine, in consultation with the Committee on Continuing Education, if a proposed program meets the criteria prior to participation and funding.

Committee on Continuing Education

MINISTERIAL EDUCATION FUND COMMITTEE

The Ministerial Education Fund (MEF) is one of the most “unsung blessings” of our connectional support! In addition to being the underlying support to our seminaries, it provides invaluable support for the following ministries: Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for programs they provide for clergy, both Elder and Deacon in Full Connection, diaconal ministers; scholarships for students studying for the ordained, both Elder and Deacon In Full Connection in the outstanding United Methodist seminaries and in non-United Methodist seminaries approved by the Division of Ordained Ministry and taught by seminary professors and conference leaders throughout the United Methodist Church; Continuing Education; Course of Study Schools (more than 5,000 people are involved in the Course of Study Schools); research and special programs related to candidacy and enlistment; pastoral care initiatives; clergy women concerns; racial and ethnic concerns; spiritual formation; testing and evaluation; training of boards of ordained ministry; international theological education; jurisdictional block grants; supervision issues and Dempster Fellowships. All of these ministries are funded by money from the Ministerial Education Fund. According to ¶816.1, “Of the total money raised in each annual conference for the Ministerial Education Fund, 25 percent shall be retained by the annual conference that raised it, to be used in its program of ministerial education as approved by the annual conference and administered through its Board of Ordained Ministry.”

The general policies for the North Carolina Annual Conference’s portion of the Ministerial Education Fund are set by the Board of Ordained Ministry. Brochures with guidelines and policies for the MEF scholarships are available from the Office of Ministerial Relations. Some interesting facts regarding MEF are:

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been given by local congregations to the MEF since 1968.

More than twenty-five percent (25%) of that amount from the MEF has supported conference board services in each annual conference since 1970.

MEF supports Duke Divinity School, which for over 79 years has prepared men and women for leadership in the church as clergy and laity.

A complete list of University Senate-approved schools is on the GBHEM website: www.gbhem.org.

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ACTIVITY OF THE MINISTERIAL EDUCATION FUND: Raised in 2014 ................................................................................................................................ $646,258.

Total Remitted to General Board of Higher Education and Ministry ........................................................................................................................ $494,812.

Portion retained by Board of Ordained Ministry in this conference ………………………..$151,446. Financial Assistance Granted (2015):

Scholarships Granted to Candidates for Ordained Ministry: ………………………………..$133,400.

Scholarships to Ministerial Candidates: 59 scholarships given

Seminaries

Duke Divinity School 43

Fuller Theological Seminary 1

North Carolina Wesleyan College 2

Candler School of Theology 4

Hood Theological Seminary 2

Methodist Theological School in Ohio 2

Asbury Theological Seminary 4

Wesley Theological Seminary 1

RESIDENCY IN ORDAINED MINISTRY COMMITTEE

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” - Philippians 4:4 This year history was made. All sixteen provisional members of the Annual Conference that

interviewed with the NC Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for ordination were approved! Staff in the Office of Ministerial Relations cannot recall a time that 100% approval was awarded. While there may be several factors that contributed to this milestone, we believe that the enhanced Residency in Ordained Ministry process played a significant role.

Evidence of fruitful ministry is what the NC Conference Board looks for as it examines written

work, oral interviews, and site visits. For the past four years the Residency in Ordained Ministry (RIOM) process has partnered with provisional members of our Annual Conference in such a way that spiritual fruitfulness is nurtured and celebrated. Intentional theological reflection, spiritual formation, leadership competency development, peer group learning, individual coaching, and mock interviews are some of the tools used in RIOM to cultivate life-long fruitful ministry. This year participants in their first phase of RIOM traveled with Bishop Hope Morgan Ward on a “Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope”, an experience in learning and reflecting on historical race relations that have shaped NC communities. The NC Conference owes a great deal of gratitude to those who served as RIOM Group Leaders during the past conference year: Vito Bisogno, Hannah McManus, Rich Greenway, Kevin Baker, Allen Bingham, Steve Stutts, Nancy Willard, Connie Stutts, Michele Clark, and Elizabeth Polk. These gifted servants have enabled our Annual Conference to offer candidates an enriching and worthwhile experience of growth and reflection.

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Sincere thanks is also extended to the Reverend Timothy J. Russell, Director of Ministerial Relations and Assistant to the Bishop, Mrs. Hannah Koch, the Executive Assistant to Tim Russell, and Mrs. Peg Aldridge & Mrs. Susan Graebe, Lead Coaches with Passion in Partnership Coaching Network, for their guidance and assistance.

Rev. Elizabeth Hackney Hood, Chairperson

SEXUAL and PROFESSIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE

Ministry professionals are called to the sacred work of making disciples, which includes nurturing and protecting those under their care. Unfortunately there are occasions when this sacred trust is betrayed. These incidents often appear in the form of clergy sexual or professional misconduct, which are the result of an abuse of power and authority.

In order to help prevent incidents of clergy misconduct and respond appropriately when an incident does occur, it is important to have an effective ethics policy in place to provide preventative guidelines, and an impartial process for a just resolution, accountability, reconciliation, and healing (2012 Book of Discipline 363).

New guidelines related to clergy sexual and professional misconduct were adopted at the 2012 General Conference and are reflected in the 2012 Book of Resolutions and 2012 Book of Discipline. The team has re-written the Policy on Clergy Sexual and Professional Misconduct for the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church to reflect and comply with these changes. The new policy became effective in June 2013.

The new policy was developed in the form of a brochure so it can be easily printed and distributed. The team also developed a form for reporting incidents of clergy misconduct, and a general information brochure. The ethics policy, reporting form, and brochure can be downloaded from the NC Conference website.

A Response Team was developed under the direction of Bishop Ward, for the purpose of assisting the Bishop and District Superintendents in effectively responding to incidents of misconduct. A just resolution, accountability, reconciliation, and healing are better achieved through the participation of a team rather than one individual (2012 Book of Resolutions 2043).

To help with this endeavor, a uniform supervisory response process was developed that also reflects the new guidelines in the 2012 Book of Discipline and 2012 Book of Resolutions. Everyone involved in the response process has received comprehensive training.

Due to an increased incidence of complaints against laypersons related to sexual and professional misconduct, the team will begin developing a plan for training laity in the area of sexual and professional ethics in addition to the safe sanctuaries training that is offered in the conference. The team will also begin revising the sexual and professional ethics policies to include guidelines for determining and handling complaints against laity this year after the 2015 annual conference.

We, the members of the NC Conference Sexual and Professional Ethics Team, extend a sincere thanks to Bishop Ward for her guidance in developing a response team, and Rev. Timothy Russell for his wise counsel in supporting the work of the team, and for orchestrating the “Keeping Our Sacred Trust” online training that all clergy under Episcopal appointment received through the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary. All new licensees will also receive sexual ethics training during licensing school prior to receiving an

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appointment.

In addition, we also thank Mrs. Hannah Koch for her consistently helpful administrative support. We also extend thanks to the members of the Response Team for their commitment to the task of objectively walking alongside everyone involved in the response process which includes: complainants, respondents, their families, and congregations.

Members who serve on the Response Team: Donna Thompson, Coordinator, Berry Barbour, Brenda Carter, Jerry Cribb, Joyce Day, Terry Hobbs, David Hollowell, Glenda Johnson, Keith Nanney, Josephine Sutton, Catherine Thompson, Johnnie Wright.

Members who serve on the Sexual and Professional Ethics Team: Beth Gaines, Chair, Anne Ahl, Leonard Fairley, Irene Gattis, Fred Hight, Pat McGhee, Ken McLean, Sandra Ray.

Rev. Elizabeth Gaines, Chairperson

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PART II PERTAINING TO ORDAINED AND LICENSED CLERGY (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)?

18. Who constitute:

a) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? (v)

Amie Stewart Alternates:

Roger Elliott Susan Pate Greenwood

Johnny Wright Laura Mitchell

b) The Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635.1d)?

Marshall Old Bob Bergland

Ben Alexander Rhonda Parker

Lisa Yebulah Lucy Lincoln

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

Bowen, Cheryl Beacon 10/01/2012

Daniels, Wesley Reid Beacon 01/29/2016

Grimm, Joel Beacon 06/15/2015

Mann, Kenneth Beacon 09/06/2013

Mendez, Sadot Beacon 09/25/2006

Mills, Leslie Painter Beacon 03/24/2011

Nixon, Mark Wayne Beacon 06/08/2015

Wise, Harold (Lee) Beacon 01/23/2013

Baucom, Janet Capital 08/06/2015

Blankenhorn, Richard Hansen Capital 03/05/2015

Bonar, Toby James Capital 03/05/2015

Castano, Carlos Capital 03/10/2015

Chesson, Lauren Williams Capital 06/03/2014

Coppock, Parker Allen Capital 05/13/2015

Godshalk, Tyler Austin Capital 08/07/2013

Ledbetter, Hope Capital 06/02/2016

Mitchell, Gabriel Jay Capital 01/27/2016

Nelson, Lucas Capital 06/02/2016

Ridgway-Hanna, Elizabeth Capital 01/27/2016

Seymour, Kevin Capital 08/14/2014

Snider, Meredith Koebley Capital 09/09/2009

Baek, Jeehyun Corridor 05/29/2014

Hammock, Curtis Lee Corridor 02/11/2014

Hayworth, Aaron Michael Corridor 05/28/2015

Helton, Jonathan Arthur Corridor 05/28/2015

Hickerson, Darren Corridor 2006

Isaac, Laura (transfer from Cal-Pac) Corridor 06/01/2009

Kim, Sangwoo Corridor 01/16/2015

Kitanga, Joy Corridor 05/05/2016

Majors, Sarah Corridor 05/05/2016

Marlowe, Brenda Chestnutt Corridor 2008

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Moore, Tyler Houston Corridor 8/11/2015

O’Neal, Christopher Marc Corridor 05/29/2014

Parker, Alexender Corridor 05/05/2016

Perry, Kathleen Rebecca Corridor 01/16/2015

Rawlings, Dustin Alan Corridor 04/20/2012

Ross, Laura Elizabeth Corridor 05/28/2015

Spinillo, Patti Jean Corridor 01/30/2014

Stone, Kimberly Morton Corridor 04/19/2012

Baer, Brittany Absher (transferred from WNCC) Fairway 01/14/2016

Borchik, Amanda Fairway 01/14/2016

Carpenter, Carrie Allison Fairway 01/29/2013

Casey, Laura Beth Henry Fairway 01/13/2014

Charville, Adam Edward Fairway 01/13/2014

Harper, Andrew Fairway 06/01/2016

Hopper, Elizabeth Glenn Fairway 01/12/2015

McNeill, Larry Conrad Fairway 06/01/2015

Medinas, Kathryn Fairway 01/14/2016

Nielsen, William John (BJ) Fairway 06/01/2015

Nguyen, Tobi Anne Fairway 06/04/2014

Parker, Ivy Gates Fairway 01/29/2013

Preston, Laura Fairway 06/01/2016

Rackley, Bobby Lynn Fairway 06/01/2015

Ruiz, Alma Fairway 04/19/2012

Sabiston, William Edward Fairway 01/30/2014

Smith, Andrew (Andy) Fairway 04/19/2016

Thompson, Angela Denise Fairway 2006

Will, Ashley Beech Fairway 01/12/2015

Williamson, James Fairway 4/19/2016

Woods, Stephen Fairway 01/14/2016

Yow, Linda Fairway 2013

Griswold, Kenneth Gateway 01/06/2015

Cross-Currence, Tammy Gateway 05/19/2016

Hines, Van (Jannie) Bell Gateway 02/05/2011

Houff, Kimberly Rexrode Gateway 01/29/2013

Hunt, Jeffrey Gateway 05/17/2016

Kimbrell, Michael Dale Gateway 06/03/2014

Locklear, Heather Gateway 01/01/2016

Locklear, Jay Douglas Gateway 08/06/2013

Macy, Robert Gateway 05/19/2016

Pait, Shirley Rose Gateway 2012

Partida, Eleazar Gateway 05/19/2016

Ray, Robert Gateway 04/28/2015

Williams, Donna Gateway 02/04/2014

Williams, Michael Thomas Gateway 01/06/2015

Crumpler, Houston Lynnwood (Chip) Harbor 01/13/2015

Evans, David R. (Randy) Harbor 06/01/2016

Gibson, Barrett Ward Harbor 03/11/2014

Hickman, Mary (Courtney) Young Harbor 08/22/2013

Ray, Cynthia Hickman Harbor 2011

Tingen, Kelli Harbor 01/26/2014

Williams Jr, William Ray (Bill) Harbor 06/01/2016

Bobbitt, Nada (Diana) Heritage 09/06/2013

Boggs, Hassell Allen Heritage 05/28/2015

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Gustafson, Mark Heritage 01/14/2016

Hicks, Grayson Heritage 03/10/2016

Lawrence, Victoria Jo Heritage 01/15/2015

Lopez, Noe (Gabriel) Heritage 05/31/2016

Loveland, George Heritage 05/31/2016

Pate, Tabitha Wilkerson Heritage 01/15/2015

Skinner, Alysun Heritage 05/31/2016

Berry, Janet Boone Sound 2007

Bibb, Cameron Ronald Sound 2010

Johndrow, Douglas Theodore Sound 01/22/2015

Johnson-Clark, Saundra Sound 01/21/2016

Jordan, Rhonda Grant Sound 01/22/2015

Leighton, Jason Bradley Sound 01/13/2014

Meadows, Gregory Sound 06/02/2016

McFadden, Sandria Ann Sound 2012

McMillen, Todd Matthew Sound 01/13/2014

Thomas, James Sound 01/21/2016

Van Staalduinen, Joy Weaver Sound 08/22/2013

Williams, Sarah Sound 08/06/2015

Zeek, Leslie Mills Sound 06/05/2014

b) Who have had their candidacy for ordained or licensed ministry accepted by a District Committee on

Ordained Ministry in another annual conference? (Include name of accepting conference.)

Name Receiving Conference Date Originally

Certified

Date Accepted by

District in Other

Conference

Elwell, Brian Western North Carolina 06/03/2014 04/06/2016

Hopkins, Stephen Holston Conference 04/28/2015 06/01/2016

Kiviniemi, Sarah Florida Conference 06/01/2015 12/15/2015

Raines, Monica Baltimore Washington 06/03/2014 02/02/2016

c) Who have been discontinued as certified candidates for licensed or ordained ministry?

Name District Date Certified Date Discontinued

Caldwell, Dana Capital 06/1/2015 03/10/2016

Eckel, John (Robert) Capital 03/05/2015 01/27/2016

Smith, Richard Granville Capital 08/07/2013 03/10/2016

Van Horn, Nicholas Marc Capital 08/07/2013 06/02/2016 Hester, Nathaniel Christopher Corridor 08/08/2013 03/16/2016

Carter, Alice McCallum Gateway 02/05/2011 01/07/2016

Farrah III, Wayne O. Gateway 2012 02/10/2016

Powers, Terry Townsend Gateway 2007 01/07/2016

Prine, John Paul Gateway 2004 01/07/2016

Ray, Hattie LaVern Gateway 2012 01/07/2016

Singletary Jr., Peter Gateway 2014 01/06/2015

Wheeler, Jr., John Bryan Gateway 2009 03/01/2016

Cowgill, Marisa Harbor 6/03/2014 06/01/2016

Ray, Cynthia Hickman Harbor 2011 06/01/2016

Schrader, Marko Allen Heritage 01/15/2015 05/31/2016

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

Name District Date Certified Date Discontinued

None

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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

Bennett, William Wade Beacon 2012

Grimm, Joel Christian Beacon 2015

Lewis, Brenda Valley Beacon 2013

Mann, Kenneth Lee Beacon 2013

Mendez, Sadot Beacon 2011

Mills, Leslie Painter Beacon 2013

Smith*, William Forrest Beacon 2016

Stoffel, Pamela Beacon 2011

Wise, Harold (Lee) Beacon 2013

Snider, Meredith Koebley Capital 2016

Tyre, Barbara High Capital 2016

Hickerson, Darren H.M. Corridor 2006

Jones, Gertrude Brenda Corridor 2012

Marlowe, Brenda Chestnutt Corridor 2012

Rose, Ellen Webb Fairway 2014

Ruiz, Alma Fairway 2016

Yow, Linda Fairway 2013

Kimbrell, Michael Dale Gateway 2014

Nelson, Jeffrey Scott Gateway 2012

O’Briant, Christopher Charlie Harbor 2015

Norris, John Philip Harbor 2016

Clark, Linda Kathryn Heritage 2016

Rodgers*, Betty Joe Gwaltney Sound 2009

21. Who are approved and appointed as: (Indicate for each person the first year the license was awarded. Indicate

what 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)?

PLEASE NOTE: Persons on this list must receive an episcopal appointment. (v)

a) Full-time local pastors? (¶318.1)

Name District First Year License

Awarded

Years Completed

with Course of

Study

Bliss, James Robert Beacon 2008 4 courses

Creech, Sr.*, William Michael Beacon 2003 Completed

Daly, Charles Crews Beacon 2015 M. Div.

Edwards*, Carole (Renee) Beacon 2005 Completed

Fitch-Slater, Susanna Williams Beacon 1980 M. Div.

Hallberg, Thomas Michael Beacon 2010 M. Div.

Hollis-Custer, Dawne Evelynn Beacon 2010 M. Div.

Miller, Gina Rhodes Beacon 2012 M. Div.

Tavenner*, Raymond Hoge Beacon 2008 Completed

Belmore, Constance Spence Capital 2015 M. Div.

Brinkley, Adam Douglas Capital 2004 M. Div.

Grider, Linda Mayfield Capital 2003 Completed

Hobbs*, Susan Parlar Capital 2001 Completed

Koo, Jeounghun (James) Capital 2005 M. Div.

Lancaster, Allison DeLargy Capital 2015 M. Div.

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Mills, Emily Capital 2013 8 courses

Morgan, Justin Andrew Capital 2012 M. Div.

Pickle, Deidre Britt Capital 2002 M. Div.

Seymour, Kevin Capital 2016 M. Div.

Vail, Mary Phyllis Capital 2010 Seminary

Wellman, Stephen Michael Capital 2011 M. Div.

Daniel*, Donald O’Neill Corridor 2002 Completed

Dickenson, Calvin Walter Corridor 2012 M. Div.

James, Howard Anthony Corridor 2010 M. Div.

Kim, Young (James) Han Corridor 2015 M. Div.

Kim, Sangwoo Corridor 2016 M. Div.

Mursten, Casey Hickman Corridor 2013 M. Div.

Osborne, Michelle Rene Corridor 2015 M. Div.

Pearce*, Raymond Randolph Corridor 1998 Completed

Priestaf, Edward N. Corridor 2011 M. Div.

Reynolds, Elizabeth (Lisa) Corridor 2014 M. Div.

White, Molly Brock Corridor 2016 M. Div.

Alley, Mamie Rachel Fairway 2013 M. Div.

Berrier, Danny Glenn Fairway 2013 License

Dickerson, Jason Ray Fairway 2012 M. Div.

Davis, Jarrod Seth Fairway 2012 M. Div.

Rackley, Bobby Lynn Fairway 2016 M. Div.

Folks, James Glenn Fairway 2006 M. Div.

Hill, Michael Victor Fairway 2014 4 courses

Meier, Kyle Everette Fairway 2014 M. Div.

Petty, Bruce Edward Fairway 2007 Completed

Presnal, Gregg Alan Fairway 1990 M. Div.

Tyson*, Valerie Simmons Fairway 2000 Completed

Bethea*, Charles Anthony Gateway 2001 Completed

Bunce, Amanda Stewart Gateway 2014 M. Div.

Harris III, Prentis (Trey) Gateway 2013 M. Div.

Herring*, Bobby William Gateway 2007 Completed

Murdaugh, Gypsie Moore Gateway 2008 M. Div.

Skipper*, George Bruce Gateway 2009 Completed

Woolsey, David Lee Gateway 2006 8 Courses

Baker, Adam David Ross Harbor 2014 M. Div.

Bazan, Stephen Travis Harbor 2013 M. Div.

Grist III*, Samuel Latham Harbor 2007 Completed

Hollowell, David E. Harbor 2003 Completed

Smith*, Neill Council Harbor 2001 Completed

Smith, Jr., Charles Cooper Harbor 2008 16 courses

Bowles, Kenneth Darrel Heritage 2011 M. Div.

Bundy*, David Walter Heritage 2000 Completed

Champion, Helen Heritage 2005 Completed

Harrison, Susan Huguley Heritage 2007 M. Div.

Hill*, Robert Elwood Heritage 2000 Completed

Lopez, Noe (Gabriel) Heritage 2016 M. Div.

Mitchell, Shawn Thomas Heritage 2009 2 courses

Oliver*, Cory Brandon Heritage 2004 Completed

Pate, David Glenn Heritage 2009 M. Div.

Sinclair*, Patrick Turner Heritage 2000 Completed

Vergara-Millan, Edgar Abdon Heritage 2013 M. Div.

Whitehead, David Luke Heritage 2015 M. Div.

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Yount*, John Wayne Heritage 1991 Completed

Barriguete, Ernesto Enrique Sound 2011 M. Div.

Dunn, Stephen Robert Sound 2014 M. Div.

Goldenbaum-Yang, Laura Sound 2016 M. Div.

Gouge III, George Ray Sound 2012 M. Div.

Horton*, Benjamin Edward Sound 1994 Completed

Jenkins*, William Christopher Sound 2007 Completed

Keely, Patrick Edward Sound 2015 M. Div.

Knight, Darcy Jo Sound 2013 M. Div.

Leighton, Jason Bradley Sound 2014 M. Div.

Limm, Sunny Baek Sound 2015 M. Div.

Marshburn, Eric Alan Sound 2008 8 courses

Price*, William Edward Sound 2004 Completed

Villegas, Jason Robert Sound 2013 M. Div.

Willis*, James Russell Sound 2000 Completed

Zorowski*, Karl Alan Sound 2004 Completed

b) Part-time local pastors? (¶318.2) (fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments)

Name

District Appt.

Percentage

First Year

License

Awarded

Years Completed with Course

of Study

Askew*, Michael Perry Beacon ½ 2001 Completed

Brown, Amanda Tibbs Beacon ¼ 2015 License

Bundy, Carroll Lee Beacon ½ 2014 8 Courses

Craddock, Jerald Glenn Beacon ¾ 2007 14 courses

Daniels, Wesley Reid Beacon ¼ 2016 License

Elkins, Jr., Ronald June Beacon ¾ 2011 5 courses

Farlow*, Sue Barnes Beacon ½ 2000 Completed

Fischer, Joan Ellen Beacon ¾ 2010 4 courses

Horne, Joshua Nelson Beacon ¾ 2011 License

Johnston III, Walter Glenn Beacon ¼ 1997 Completed

Masciangelo, William R. Beacon ¾ 2006 5 courses

McDonald, Keith (Kip) Cecil Beacon ¼ 2012 7 courses

Perry, William (Bryant) Beacon ½ 2014 13 Courses

Stoffel, Pamela Sue Beacon ¼ 2011 License

Tavenner, Anne Louise Beacon ¾ 2012 12 courses

Tolson, Larris Gregory Beacon ¼ 2013 8 courses

Thompson, Jamie Lee Beacon ¾ 2012 M. Div.

Williams, Jr., Terry (Michael) Beacon ½ 2011 6 courses

Willis, Bruce Alan Beacon ½ 2013 3 Courses

Wood, Jr., Robert Wayne Beacon ½ 2011 4 Courses

Woolard, Vickie Lynn Beacon ¼ 2012 12 Courses

Bolyard III (SP), James Jackson Capital ½ 2013 Seminary

Cooper, Richard James Capital ½ 2010 Completed

Coppock(SP) , Parker Allen Capital ¼ 2016 Seminary

Harris*, Linda Elizabeth Capital ¼ 2002 Completed

Mitchell, Gabriel Jay Capital ¼ 2016 License

Montanez-Diaz *, José Javier Capital ¼ 2006 Completed

Moser*, Gregory Michael Capital ¾ 2007 Completed

Packard (SP), Eric Douglas Capital ½ 2014 Seminary

Parker (SP), Donald (Clay) Capital ½ 2015 Seminary

Parrish, Christina Eileen Capital ¾ 2015 M. Div.

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Phillips III, Robert Wade Capital ½ 2015 10 courses

Robl III*, Charles John Capital ¾ 1976 Completed

Salazar-Véliz*, Olinda (Edith) Capital ½ 2007 Completed

Stewart*, William Marshall Capital ¼ 1995 Completed

Byrd, Ronnie Ray Corridor ¼ 2008 17 Courses

Cecil, Paul Chadwick Corridor ¼ 2014 4 Courses

Colenda (SP), Jack Allen Corridor ½ 2014 License

Daniels (SP), Robert Tyler Corridor ½ 2014 Seminary

Gardner (SP), Everett Alexander Corridor ½ 2014 License

Hammond, Paul Andrew Corridor ½ 2015 License

Kirkpatrick, Kathy Newell Corridor ½ 2012 Completed

Moore (SP), Tyler Houston Corridor ½ 2016 Seminary

Roberts, Norma Walters Corridor ½ N/A Honorable Location

Tester (SP), Joshua Andrew Corridor ½ 2015 License

Way, Jr.*, Robert Bradford Corridor ½ 1994 Completed

Wells (SP), Justin Douglas Corridor ½ 2014 Seminary

Baer, Brittany Absher Fairway ¾ 2016 M. Div.

Burley, Christie Anne Fairway ½ 2011 M. Div.

Burns, Jr., Donald E. Fairway ¾ 1980 M. Div.

Cashion, Jr., William Matthew Fairway ½ 2008 License

Francis, Bettie G. Fairway ½ 2005 M. Div.

Hart, William Joe Fairway ¼ 2012 M. Div.

Joyce*, Eric Randall Fairway ½ 1994 Completed

McIntyre, Vanessa Culp Fairway ½ 2012 1 Course

Nielsen(SP), William John (BJ) Fairway ½ 2016 Seminary

Sabiston (SP), William Edward Fairway ¾ 2016 Seminary

Saunders*,William Arnold Fairway ¾ 2008 Completed

Smith, Andrew (Andy) Fairway ¼ 2016 License

Thompson, Cara Lea Fairway ½ 2015 M. Div.

Van Staalduinen (SP), Benjamin Fairway ½ 2014 Seminary

Autry, Jr., William Rufus Gateway ½ 2011 13 courses

Barr, Patrick (Kelly) Gateway ½ 2011 4 courses

Bass, Jr.* Everette Franklin Gateway ¼ 1995 Completed

Berrier, Wanda Capps Gateway ½ 2014 3 courses

Cash III, Hammit Charles Gateway ¼ 2015 License

Caughill, Gordon Raymond Gateway ½ 2007 14 courses

Craver, Lisa Anne Gateway ¼ 2014 8 courses

Graham, Bertha McArthur Gateway ¼ 2009 Completed

Griffin*, Michael Lynn Gateway ½ 2007 Completed

Griswold (SP), Kenneth Gateway ½ 2016 Seminary

Hart, Tommy Henry Gateway ¼ 2014 4 courses

Hilburn, James Roy Gateway ¼ 2010 M. Div.

Hunt, Henry Barry Gateway ¼ 2001 17 courses

Hunt, Kelly Mylor Gateway ¼ 2009 3 courses

Hunt, Jeffrey Gateway ¼ 2016 License

James, Anthony Earl Gateway ¼ 2013 License

Locklear*, Douglas Marshall Gateway ¼ 2000 Completed

Locklear*, George Lloyd Gateway ¼ 1992 Completed

Locklear, Heather Gateway ¼ 2016 License

Locklear*, Marshall Malland Gateway ¼ 1993 Completed

Macy, Robert Gateway ¼ 2016 License

McArthur-Strong, Brenda Gateway ¼ 2013 4 courses

Morrison, Jackie McCallum Gateway ¼ 2007 M. Div.

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Oxendine*, Jimmy Carson Gateway ¼ 1999 Completed

Oxendine, Jr., Reginald Lee Gateway ¼ 2015 License

Partida (SP), Eleazar Gateway ¼ 2016 Seminary

Ray, Robert Gateway ½ 2016 License

Robinson, Jr., Donald Ray Gateway ¼ 2012 15 courses

Rutledge, Teresa McKenzie Gateway ¼ 2005 19 courses

Sadtler, Michael Field Gateway ½ 2008 8 courses

Singletary, Alyce Monshower Gateway ¼ 2015 License

Sutton*, Josephine Alford Gateway ½ 2001 Completed

Toney, Lucretta Bosley Gateway ¼ 2012 11 courses

Troy, Angelo McKinley Gateway ½ 1998 M. Div.

Warren, Donald Murray Gateway ½ 2015 M. Div.

Williams, Donna Gateway ½ 2016 License

Williams, Michael Thomas Gateway ½ 2015 16 courses

Adams*, William Frazier Harbor ¼ 2006 Completed

Applewhite, George William Harbor ½ 2011 13 courses

Block, Ernest Martin Harbor ¼ 2011 17 courses

Bracey, John Elbert Harbor ¾ 2010 15 courses

Carter, Joyce Faircloth Harbor ¼ 2011 Completed

Cartrette, Sheena Smith Harbor ½ 2016 License

Christianson, Christina Crawford Harbor ¼ 2015 License

Dunbar, Jr., Henry Osbourne Harbor ¼ 2012 10 courses

Fedoronko, John Pete Harbor ¼ 2006 13 courses

Gregson, Rebecca Anne Harbor ¼ 2015 License

Hardison, Valerie Gatewood Harbor ½ 2012 License

Inman, Colin Patrick Harbor ½ 2014 8 courses

Jeremias, Judy Chandler Harbor ¼ 2013 4 courses

Lawrence, Karen Harbor ¼ 2015 License

Marshburn, Jr., Alton Bennett Harbor ¼ 2010 16 courses

Murphy*, Mark Douglas Harbor ½ 2003 Completed

Myrick *, Elwood Larry Harbor ½ 2005 Completed

Negron, Jr., William Harbor ½ 2011 16 courses

Parker, John Frederick (Ricky) Harbor ¾ 2015 License

Pearsall, Sr.*, William Hill Harbor ¼ 1993 Completed

Ross, Shannon Owens Harbor ½ 2001 M. Div.

Russell, Richard Paul Harbor ¾ 2008 Completed

Sheffield, Jerry Holmes Harbor ½ 2010 19 courses

Sides, Kenneth Edward Harbor ½ 2013 6 courses

Simmons, Wanda Gresham Harbor ¼ 2010 6 courses

Smith, Erin Alicia Harbor ¼ 2013 9 courses

Summerlin, Deborah Glidewell Harbor ¼ 2015 2 courses

Summerlin, Delores Carol Harbor ¼ 2015 License

Sutton, Deborah Harris Harbor ¾ 2009 Completed

Wagner, Richard Randall Harbor ¼ 2005 0 courses

Wood*, Andrew Benjamin Harbor ½ 1989 Completed

Bennett*, Karen (Leo) Heritage ¾ 2007 Completed

Bishop (SP), Wendy Rhea Heritage ½ 2015 Seminary

Dixson, Amanda Cooley Heritage ½ 2013 8 courses

Edmondson, Michael Heritage ¼ 2015 1 course

Edwards, Michael Thomas Heritage ¼ 2012 0 courses

Gustafson (SP), Mark Heritage ½ 2016 Seminary

Hook (SP), Andrew Kelly Heritage ½ 2013 Seminary

Joyner (SP), David Lowell Heritage ½ 2013 Seminary

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Loveland, George Heritage ½ 2016 License

Mosher, Robert Aubry Heritage ½ 2011 11 Courses

O’Neal, Wallace Heritage ¾ 2013 2 Courses

Russell, Richard Carey Heritage ½ 2012 6 Courses

Pate, Tabitha Wilkerson Heritage ½ 2016 License

Smith*, Michael Hugh Heritage ¼ 2004 Completed

Stallsmith (SP), Glenn Reese Heritage ½ 2013 Seminary

Willis*, Betty Aileen Bobbitt Heritage ¼ 2003 Completed

Yount, John “Johnny” Oscar Heritage ¼ 2011 11 courses

Ball, Benjamin Shields Sound ¼ 2007 10 courses

Billings, Judy Cline Sound ½ 2011 8 courses

Bratton, David Lee Sound ½ 2011 8 courses

Chase, Timothy Ronald Sound ½ 2010 14 courses

Dickerson, Gregory Wayne Sound ¾ 2010 19 courses

Dorn*, Rodney Glenn Sound ½ 2004 Completed

Gandy, Gary Lee Sound ½ 2012 8 courses

Grantham, Carol Ann Sound ½ 2011 M. Div.

Greer*, Martin Lewis Sound ¼ 2004 Completed

Hill, Jr.* Richard Charles Sound ½ 2001 Completed

Harris*, Henry Paul Sound ½ 1996 Completed

Jones, David Earl Sound ½ 2008 16 courses

Jordan, Rhonda Grant Sound ¼ 2016 License

Lassiter, Bryan Keith Sound ½ 2009 Seminary

McMillen, Todd Matthew Sound ¼ 2016 License

Pate*, Russell Glenn Sound ¼ 2007 Completed

Patton, Patricia Moore Sound ¼ 2011 18 courses

Ponce, Luz Adriana Sound ¼ 2015 License

Ryals, Philip Fowler Sound ¼ 2011 17 courses

Stephens, James Lynn Sound ¼ 2013 8 courses

Sullivan*, Wade Allison Sound ¼ 2007 Completed

Thomas, James Sound ¼ 2016 License

Whatley, Gerald Michael Sound ¼ 2011 12 courses

White*, Clinton Lane Sound ½ 1996 Completed

Yentes, Diane Watson Sound ½ 2012 0 courses

a) Students from other annual conferences or denominations serving as local pastors and enrolled in a school

of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3, ,4)?

Name First Year

License

Awarded

Seminary Home Conference

Bailey, Ian 2016 Duke Divinity School Western NC

Handy, Celeste Ann 2014 Duke Divinity School Western NC

Hook , Andrew Kelly 2013 Duke Divinity School Texas

Lundy, Stacey Reavis 2014 Duke Divinity School Western NC

McVey, Michael Robert 2013 Duke Divinity School Texas

Miller, Lee 2016 Duke Divinity School Minnesota

Miller, Logan 2015 Duke Divinity School Western NC

Platts, Margaret Houck 2015 Duke Divinity School Tennessee

Precht, Joseph Thomas 2013 Duke Divinity School Florida

Tester, Joshua 2016 Duke Divinity School Western NC

Vick(SP), Doyle O’Neal 2010 Duke Divinity School Mississippi

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a) Students who have been certified as candidates in your annual conference and are serving as local pastors

in another annual conference while enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3)

Name First Year License Awarded Years Completed in Course of

Study

None

e) Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership (¶¶366.4, 367,

369.3)? (If not in this conference indicate name of conference where serving.)

Name Years Completed in Course of Study

None

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

Name Date discontinued

Blair, Houston 06/30/2016

Carter, Alice 01/07/2016

Clark , Jerry Lee 07/01/2016

Farrah III, Wayne O. 02/10/2016

Powers, Terry 01/07/2016

Prine, John Paul 01/07/2016

Ray, Hattie 01/07/2016

Smith, Richard 03/10/2016

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

Name Years Completed in Course of Study

24. What ordained ministers or provisional members from other Annual Conferences or Methodist denominations

are approved for appointment in the Annual Conference while retaining their conference or denominational

membership (¶¶331.8, 346.1)? (List alphabetically; indicate Annual Conference or denomination where

membership is held. Indicate credential.)

a) Annual Conferences

Name Clergy

Status

Home Conference

Jennifer Lynn Anderson OP The Dakotas

Charles F. Baber, Jr. OD Virginia

Roger Kenneth Braun OE West Ohio

Amanda Dean OE Holston

Leonard O. Fair OE Western North Carolina

Stephanie Foretich OE Mississippi

Betsy Haas OD North Georgia

Laurette Madil Kalau OE South Congo

David (Brent) Levy OP Virginia

Colby Pate Leonard OP Alabama West Florida

Larry Kent Miller OE South Georgia

Donnie Mitchell OE Greater New Jersey

Eric W. Morphis OE Western North Carolina

Sung Min Moy OE New York

Koren Robins OP Virgina

Alice Jones Quarles OE South Carolina

Allen M. Stanton OP Western North Carolina

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Smith-Pitts OE Western North Carolina

Elizabeth Grady Taylor OD Western North Carolina

b) Other Methodist Denominations

Name Clergy

Status

Denomination

James E. Brewer OF The Wesleyan Church

Matthew Devon Seaton OF The Wesleyan Church

25. What clergy in good standing in other Christian denominations have been approved to serve appointments or

ecumenical 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 annual conference. Indicate credential.)

Name Clergy Status Denomination

Robert Edwin Albritton OF American Baptist Churches

James Warner Asher OF Brethren Church

Darrell Lynn Copeland OF Southern Baptist

Melinda Faye Ivey OF Southern Baptist

Arthur Allen Manigault OF Non-denominational

Joseph Lee (Joel) Perry OF Southern Baptist

Joseph Leroy Peterson OF Southern Baptist

Jackson Ross Wagner, Jr. OF Non-denominational

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

is held.)

a) With vote (¶586.4 [v])?

Name Member

Conference/Denomination

First Year of Affiliation

None

b) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4)? (v 2/3)

Name Member

Conference/Denomination

First Year of Affiliation

Jeremy Benton Detroit 2014

Jennifer E. Copeland South Carolina 2001

Douglas Stewart Virginia 2014

Sydney E. Stewart Virginia 2014

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):

Name

None

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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 Commissioned Seminary

Jason Buie Darden 2016

Sarah Caudill Fletcher 2016

Kristen Lynn Hanna 2016

Erin Roesch 2016

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

Name Commissioned Seminary

Gina Head Barrow 2016

Richard D. Booker 2016

Alan Phillips Felton 2016

Christopher Vogle Leak 2016

William Miller McLeane 2016

Kyle Everette Meier 2016

Casey Elizabeth Mursten 2016

Andrew Ryan Phillips 2016

Susanne D. Priddy 2016

Matthew Brandon Seals 2016

Christina Marie Turner 2016

Benjamin Alexander Wolf 2016

29. Who are continued as provisional members, in what year were they admitted to provisional membership, and

what seminary are they attending, if in school (¶326)?

a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon or elder? (¶326)

Name Clergy Status

(PD or PE)

Commissioned Seminary

Diana Abernethy PE 2015

Charles Andrew Albright PE 2014

Jane Marie Almon PE 2014

Kyle John Burrows PE 2015

Robert John Clark PE 2013

Daniel Patrick Collins PD 2014

Ryan Douglas Dunn PD 2015

James Hervey Galloway PD 2013

Jason Chadwick Gaskin PE 2015

Gloria Winston Harris PE 2013

David Wallace Johnson PE 2015

James Grady Jones PE 2015

Jabe Lenwood Largen PE 2015

Sarah Lynn Martindell PE 2015

Cameron Quinn Merrill PE 2015

Chanberlyn Marks PD 2013

James Brock Meyer PE 2015

Steven Michael Murphy PE 2015

Benton Watkins Oakes III PE 2015

Katherine Ann Paul* PE 2014 *On loan to Baltimore-Washington Conf.

Benjamin Brodie Roberts PD 2015 *On loan (346.1) BW Conf.

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Angelo Emmanuel Sanchez PE 2015

Meredith Hoxie Schol PD 2013

Dustin Troy Sprouse PE 2014

Jenifer Anne Swindell PD 2015

Anita Noble Taylor PE 2015

Laura Keith Thompson PE 2015

Anne Elizabeth Tyson PE 2015

Michael Brian Wellborn PE 2013

b) Provisional deacons who became provisional elders?

Name Original Year of Membership

None

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

Name Original Year of Membership

None

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

Name Clergy Status (PD or

PE)

Original Year of

Membership

Previous Conference

or Denomination

None

30. What ordained clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶348): (v)

A person’s orders may be recognized when they are transferring their membership into your annual

conference from another 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.

Name Clergy Status Previous Denomination

José Luis Villaseñor PE Baptist

31. What ordained clergy have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): (List alphabetically—

see note preceding Question 27):

a) As provisional members (¶347.3a,b)? (v)

Name Clergy Status (PD or

PE)

Date Received Former Denomination

José Luis Villaseñor PE 06/18/2016 Baptist

b) As local pastors (¶347.3a)? (v)

Name Clergy Status (FL or

PL)

Date Received Former Denomination

None

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’s

orders from another denomination were recognized on question 39 in a previous year.) (v 2/3):

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a) Deacons

Name

Lynn Batts Benson

Erin Simpson Pearce

b) Elders

Name

Daniel Ray Baer, Jr.

Jesse W. Baker

Anthony Shawn Baurichter

Monica Denise Beacham

Lindsay Ballance Collins

William Sterling Hasley

Elizabeth Shearin Hounshell

Mitzi Plummer Johnson

James W. Littleton

Varonica M. Livingston

Debora Staggs Matthis

Sara Elizabeth Pannell

Anna Adams Petrin

Mark Jason Woods

33. Who are ordained as deacons and what seminary awarded their degree? Or, if their master’s degree is not from

a seminary, at what seminary did they complete the basic graduate theological studies?: (List alphabetically-see

note preceding Question 27)

a) After provisional membership (¶330)? (v 2/3)

Name Seminary

Lynn Batts Benson Duke Divinity School

Erin Simpson Pearce Duke Divinity School

b) Transfer from elder?(¶309) (v 2/3)

Name Seminary

None

34. Who are ordained as elders and what seminary awarded their degree?

a) After provisional membership? (¶335) (v 2/3)

Name Seminary

Daniel Ray Baer, Jr. Duke Divinity School

Jesse W. Baker Duke Divinity School

Anthony Shawn Baurichter Duke Divinity School

Monica Denise Beacham Boston University

Lindsay Ballance Collins Duke Divinity School

William Sterling Hasley Duke Divinity School

Elizabeth Shearin Hounshell Duke Divinity School

Mitzi Plummer Johnson Duke Divinity School

James W. Littleton Duke Divinity School

Varonica M. Livingston Duke Basic & Advanced Course of Study

Debora Staggs Matthis Duke Divinity School

Anna Adams Petrin Duke Divinity School

Sara Elizabeth Pannell Duke Divinity School

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Mark Jason Woods Duke Divinity School

b) Transfer from deacon? (¶309) (v 2/3)

Name Seminary

None

35. What provisional members, previously discontinued, are readmitted (¶365)? (v)

Name Clergy Status Year Previously Discontinued

None

36. Who are readmitted (¶¶366-368 [v], ¶369 [v 2/3]):

Name Clergy Status Previous Status

None

37. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶358.7): (v)

Name Clergy Status Year Retired

None

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.)

Name Clergy Status Previous Conference Date of Transfer

Michelle Sabin FE New England 07/01/2016

39. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential.)

Name Clergy Status Previous Methodist

Denomination

Date of Transfer

None

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?

Name Member Conference

None

b) Elders?

Name Member Conference

None

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.)

Name Clergy Status New Conference Date of Transfer

Dean, Amanda FE Holston 11/01/2015

Harriss, David FE Desert Southwest 07/01/2016

Randall, Courtney FE New England 07/01/2016

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42. Who are discontinued as provisional members (¶327)? (v).

a) By expiration of eight-year time limit (¶ 327)

Name Clergy Status

None

b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)

Name Clergy Status

Regine Jean-Baptiste PE

Edward Nicholas Priestaf PE

c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)

Name Clergy Status

Kjersti DeVries Lockhart PE

d) By reaching Mandatory Retirement Age after December 31, 2012 (¶ 327.7)

Name Clergy Status

None

43. Who are on location?

a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶359.1)?

(1) This year? (v)

Name Clergy Status Charge Conference

Membership

Date Effective

None

(2) Previously?

Name Year Originally

Granted

Charge Conference

Membership

Year of Most Recent

Report

Kimberly Garner 2006 All Saints UMC 2016

Robert A. Hagerty 2012 North Raleigh UMC 2016

Edith Dudley Jenkins 2005 FUMC Washington 2016

Jack Russell Radford 1996 Edenton Street UMC 2016

Norma Walters Roberts 2009 Aldersgate UMC 2016

William Thomas Smith 1997 Millbrook UMC 2016

Barbara Elaine Swett 2012 FUMC Cary 2016

E. Geiselle Thompson 2005 Millbrook UMS 2016

James Bell Ward 1997 FUMC Rocky Mount 2016

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

appointment.)

Name Appointment Year Originally Granted Location

Norma Walters Roberts Longhurst UMC (Roxboro) 2009

c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶360?

(1) This year? (v)

Name Date Effective Charge Conference Membership

None

(2) Previously?

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Name Year Originally Placed Charge Conference

Membership

Year of Most Recent

Report

44. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶359.3):

a) This year? (v)

Name Clergy Status Year Honorable Location

Originally Granted

Charge Conference

Membership

None

b) Previously?

Name Clergy Status Year Honorable Location

Originally Granted

Charge Conference

Membership

Rodger Russell Blake FE 1986 Wake Forest UMC

James Harvey Estes FE 1994 St. James UMC

Floyd C. Hinshaw, Jr. FE 1980 Grace UMC

Thomas Otis Fulcher FE 2005 Broad Street-Statesville

Edward Powell Osteen, Sr. FE 1969 Aldersgate UMC

Leon Jackson Pernell, Sr. FE 1996 Herman-Middleburg

Jather Luby Peterson FE 1979 Vanceboro UMC

Donald Thomas Settle FE 1980 Edenton Street UMC

Johnnie Joseph Williams, Jr. FE 1990 Epworth UMC

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

Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status

None

46. Who have had their conference membership terminated?

a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶361.1, .4)? (v)

Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status

None

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

Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status

None

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

Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status

None

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

Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status

Ellen Hope Metcalf 06/16/2016 Administrative Location

e) By trial (¶2713)?

Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status

None

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

Indicate credential.)

Name Date Effective Clergy Status

None

48. Deceased (List alphabetically in the spaces provided)

a) What associate members have died during the year?

Effective:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Herbert, William Ernest 03/29/1931 09/30/2015

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

Effective:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

None

Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

None

c) What elders have died during the year?

Effective:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Bissette, Lester Cefare 05/13/1930 05/28/2016

Brogan, Wesley Gamble 05/14/1927 12/12/2015 Crowder, William Rankin 01/09/1919 05/30/2015 Daniels, Franklin D. 12/03/1933 02/10/2016 Elliott, Edward Cornwell 08/22/1928 06/26/2015 Higgins, Lawrence 07/27/1953 02/29/2016 Hobbs, James Lee 02/09/1936 10/22/2015 Holtsclaw, Thomas 10/04/1938 08/09/2015 Jordan, Robert Harry 11/15/1926 12/23/2015 Knott, Thomas Garland 03/24/1927 04/14/2016 Lineberger Jr., James W. 01/27/1935 10/12/2015 Methvin, Rayford 01/20/1921 02/16/2016 Reinoso, Luis Felipe 08/02/1935 01/31/2016 Stafford, Sidney Earl 01/13/1934 07/03/2015 Steinmetz, David C. 06/12/1936 11/27/2015 Thompson, Leo Clifford 01/25/1935 03/27/2016 Warren, Henry Robert 10/01/1919 01/25/2016 Wilson III, Arthur John 06/09/1939 01/09/2016 Woodcock, Eldon G. 05/12/1930 01/28/2016

d) What deacons have died during the year?

Effective:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

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None

Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

None

e) What local pastors have died during the year?

Active:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Hinson, James Thomas 08/19/1945 01/06/2016

Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Morton III, Elva Leroy “Bud” 11/01/1947 02/11/2016 Norman, John Samuel 08/18/1932 05/22/2015

49. What provisional or ordained members (elders and deacons) have received appointments in other Annual

Conferences of The United Methodist Church while retaining their membership in this Annual Conference

(¶¶331.8, 346.1)?

Name Clergy Status Conference Where

Appointed

Appointment

Nathan Daniel Arledge FE WNCC Myers Park UMC

Anthony Shawn Baurichter FE Florida Branches UMC

Brian Belting FE California-Pacific Kilohanna UMC

William (Bud) M, Budzinski FE Wisconsin Fennimore UMC

Diane B. Christianson FE Minnesota Champlin UMC

Lindsay Graham Green Eklund FE Pacific Northwest/Alaska Monroe UMC

Sidney Gene Hadden FE Kentucky Sugar Grove UMC

Linda Susan Logston FD Kentucky FUMC Lexington

Rhonda Turner Maurer FE Western North Carolina Prospect UMC

Randall Grey Maynard FE Kentucky Christ UMC-Lexington

James Olen Murphy, Jr. FE Virginia Otterbein UMC

Katherine Ann Paul PE Baltimore-Washington South Maryland Dist. Ofc

Benjamin Brodie Roberts PD Baltimore-Washington Foundry UMC

50. Who are the provisional, ordained members or associate members on leave of absence and for what number of

years consecutively has each held this relation (¶354)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where

membership is held.)

Name Number of Years Charge Conference

a) Voluntary?

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

Name Clergy

Status

Date Effective Charge Conference

Carol Whitley Dean FE 07/01/2016 Wendell

Shay Hall FE 09/15/2015 Christ (Chapel Hill)

Jay David Helms FE 07/01/2015 White Plains UMC

Regina Henderson FE 7/1/2016 New Creation

Kwan Seok Kim FE 01/01/2015 Edenton Street UMC

Woo-Il “Paul” Lee FE 07/01/2012 Bethel UMC

Deborah Morgan FE 07/01/2014 Calvary UMC

Brigitte Freeman Morris FD 09/06/2012 St. James UMC

Jeffrey Lee Severt FE 07/01/2016 New Song (SO)

Benjamin N. Sims FE 08/16/2015-08/31/2015 Warren’s Grove (Roxboro)

Kristen Driscoll Williams FE 07/01/2015 All Saints UMC

(2) Personal, 5 years of more (¶354.2a 3) (v 2/3)

Name Clergy

Status

Date Effective Charge Conference

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

Name Clergy

Status

Date Effective Charge Conference

Patrice Cheasty-Miller FE 05/03/2014

Judi Mann New FE 3/22/2016 Edenton Street

Susan Harris White FE 07/01/2014 Duke Memorial

Leah Skaggs FE 3/1/2016 Apex

Cathy Hoyle FE 7/1/2016 Hayes Barton

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

Name Clergy

Status

Date Effective Charge Conference

(5) Transitional (¶354.2c)

Name Clergy

Status

Date Effective Charge Conference

b) Involuntary (¶ 355)? (v 2/3)

Name Clergy

Status

Date Effective Charge Conference

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

Name Clergy

Status

Date Effective Charge Conference

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

Name Clergy

Status

Date Effective Charge Conference

Danny G. Allen FE 06/01/2016 First Washington (BE)

Vernon W. Brown III FE 04/01/2010 Verona UMC (SO)

Stephen Charles Compton FE 07/01/2011 St. Francis (FA)

John Marshall Crowe FE 07/01/2003 St. Luke (CA)

James Harold Daniels FE 09/01/2013 Oxford (HE)

Victor Louis Galipi FE 03/01/2002 Bailey (CA)

David William Girod FE 07/01/2007 FUMC Elon (CO)

Robert Michael Hammond FE 07/01/2009 St. Marks UMC (CA)

Ronda Lee Torres FD 12/01/2001 Pinehurst UMC (FA)

Carolyn Wilkins Lucas FE 10/01/2006 FUMC Havelock UMC (SO)

Hector Manuel Millan FE 07/01/2004 Avent Ferry UMC (CA)

Cynthia Diane Powell FD 12/01/2014 Front Street UMC (CO)

Benjamin N. Sims FE 09/01/2015 Warren’s Grove (Roxboro)

William Wellington Snotherly, Jr. FE 02/01/2014 Wake Forest UMC (HE)

Kelli Summers Sorg FE 10/01/2015 First Morehead City (SO)

Clinton William Spence FE 09/01/2000 Duke Memorial UMC (CO)

David Carlton Wade FE 07/01/2015 Pine Valley (HA)

Debra Starling Watson FE 11/01/2001 South Mills UMC (BE)

William Joseph Wilburn FE 12/01/2014 Windborne UMC (CA)

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

of retirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)

Deacons

a) This year?

Name Date Effective

Mary Jane Pierce Norton 10/31/2015

b) Previously?

Name Date Effective

David Anthony (Tony) Argo 01/01/2015

Eilene Zaida Bisgrove

Jo Elaine Harris

Robert Julian Irvine

Judith Olivia Jolly

Alice Kirkman Kunka 08/01/2014

Elaine Alling Lilliston 05/31/2013

Patricia Jean Lykins 03/01/2012

Mary Lowery Peacock

Nancy Ann Pugh

Patricia Villines Stewart

Janet Grinnell Thornton-Irvine 11/18/2013

Stephen Walton Vaughn II

William James Weisser

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Elders a) This year?

b) Previously?

Name Date Effective

Frank (Bruce) Allen 10/01/2014

Lovell Roy Aills

Gayle Thomas Alexander

Joseph Culbreth Alexander, Jr.

Roger Addison Armistead

Edward Porter Armstrong

James Edward Bailey

James Herbert Bailey

Robert Lee Baldridge

Wilson Edward Barber

Berry Otha Barbour

Warren Clark Barfield

Harry Phillip Barrineau

Sally Glenn Bates

Gilbert Ward Beeson, Jr.

J. Peter Belec

Ann Giles Benson

David Clark Benson

John Kenneth Bergland

Bobby Carl Black

Randy Coy Blanchard

Edward Franklin Bogie

Jesse Virgil Bone

Daniel Dwight Bowman

Lynwood Clayton Boyette

Francis Connor Bradshaw

Name Date Effective

Dennis M. Adams

William H. Altman, Jr.

Gerald Stephen Castle

Gerry G. Davis

Dennis M. Goodwin

Edward F. Hill II

Thomas M. Hollis

Donnie Jones 12/31/2015

Teresa Lawrence

Samuel W. Loy

James Edward Malloy, Jr.

Michael Pasquarello III

Robert C. Redmond

Fred Roberts

Dennis R. Sheppard

George Donald Speake

Richard Martin Tysinger 11/01/2015

John Van Dickens 08/01/2016

Nancy Willard

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Kermit Lee Braswell

William Edward Braswell

Ernest Ray Brooks 05/01/2014

Rex Eugene Brooks

Cheryl Wynn Brown

James Stanley Brown

Philip Sherman Brown

Samuel Hoyt Brown

David Edward Brownlee

James Lawson Bryan

Charles Vernon Bryant

Kenneth R. Buckingham

Paul Grayson Bunn

John David Butson

Roberta Gail Byram

Douglas Leon Byrd

Nathan Hooks Byrd

Hugh Harris Cameron

Curtis William Campbell

Dennis Marion Campbell

Elizabeth Stroud Campbell

Robert Lee Carpenter, Jr.

Eric William Carson

Daniel Ross Chandler

George Patterson Chandler

Clyde Burton Cheezem

Corbin Lee Cherry

Lily Ker Chou

Robert Stone Christian

Kathy Allene Clark-Dickens

William Thomas Clarke

David Spencer Clift

Sandra Jean (Rose) Conner

Charles Marvin Cook

Roger Dale Cope

John Gibson Cottingham

William Thomas Cottingham

John Quinton Covington, Jr.

Richard Lewis Cox

Stewart Allen Crank, Sr.

Larry Dean Crane

Jerry Wayne Cribb

Carolyn Cummings-Woriax

Douglas Brian Currin

Thomas Arnold Danek

David Eson Daniel

Herbert Charles Davis

Murry Lee DeHart, Jr.

Jan Johnson Dickens

Ronald Edward Dietrich

Lewis Hardie Dodson

Leonard Frank Doucette

Howard Dennis Draper, Jr.

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Judith Bolen Drye 12/01/2013

Earl George Dulaney

Daniel Thomas Earnhardt

Edwin Lee Earnhardt

Gerald Lloyd Edge

Martha Kirk Wofford Edgerton

Robert K Eldridge

Roger Vernon Elliott

James Sidney Epperson

John Michael Eubanks

Tommy Martin Faggart

John Archie Farmer

Richard Leon Farmer

Horace Taylor Ferguson

Albert Fleet Fisher

Ralph Lang Fleming, Jr.

Robert Clark Flynn

Joseph Wayne Forbes

Doris T. Fox

Everett Joseph France

Kenneth Edward Frazier

Alvester Ivey Gales 12/01/2014

Ronald Earl Gardner

Walter William Gaskins, Jr.

Michael Francis Gast

William Hughes Gattis

Brian Glynn Gentle

Milton Heath Gilbert

Joseph Conrad Glass, Jr.

Robert Keith Glover

Sherwood Auburn Godwin

Albert Eugene Goldfinch, Jr.

Walter Lawrence Graves

Charles Franklin Grill

David Ronald Grissom

Edward Marvin Gunter

Ronald Edward Gurganus

Charles M. Hackett

Jacob Milton Hadley, Jr. 01/01/2012

Michael Louis Hale

Stephen Blair Hall 03/01/2012

William Kenneth Hall, Sr.

Harold Harvey Harbin, Jr.

Otto Henry Carl Hardt

James Howard Harris

Robert Gentry Harris, Jr.

Susan Lynn Harsh-Cafferty

David Lewis Harvin

John Elliotte Harwood, Jr.

Julian Brice Helms

Melvin Elton Hendricks

Charles Malcolm Herring

Steven Anthony Hickle

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Wayne Marion Hicks

Ralph McCoy Hill

John Whitfield Hobbs

Michael Byron Hobbs

Hugo Howard Hodgin

Thomas Donald Hoogerland

Virgil Bryan Huffman

Hubert Sidney Huggins III

Jack Legrand Hunter

James Richard Huskins

Charles Howard Hutchinson

Geraldine Dysart Ingram

Wilbur Ivan Jackson

Eddie Jo Jarrett

William Mac Jeffries

Durward Douglas Jessee

C Reginald Johnson

George William Johnson

Glenda Noble Johnson

James Donald Johnson

Lawrence Edward Johnson

George Allen Jones

Frank Belton Joyner, Jr.

Eugene G. Purcell, Jr.

Miles Murphy, Jr.

Jerry Jay Juren

John Mark Kasper

Diana Baldwin Killian

Wallace Hines Kirby

Joseph Eugene Kossan

Dennis Cecil Lamm

Charles Hulbert Lancaster

Ecwood Colon Lancaster

James Carroll Lee

Dennis Patrick Levin

Joe Davis Lister

Stephen Nelson Little

Frank Irwin Lloyd

Bill James Locklear

Thomas Edgar Loftis

Henry Neal Lovelace

Roger Leroy Loyd (Ext Min)

Lawrence Edward Lugar

Mark Elvin Lykins

Audrey Holmes Lynge 06/06/2012

John M Mackey

Joy Reed MacVane 01/01/2015

David Ophanalia Malloy

Tracy Aubrey Maness

Robert Lee Mangum

Barbara Hollis Mann

Milton Thomas Mann

William Joseph Mann

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Glenn Eldridge Mason

Richard Thorne Mathews

Josiah Alexander Maultsby III 12/31/2012

Carleton Paul McKita

Horace Lee McLaurin

Walter Emmett McLeod

George Caskey Megill

Charles Henry Mercer

Donald Thomas Miller

James Herbert Miller, Jr.

Lon William Miller

Gregory Carlton Minnick

William Kenneth Mitchell, Jr.

Alvin Joseph Morris

Charles Kenneth Morrison

John Edward Morrison

Floyd Ransom Morrow

Rachel Tucker Moser

Rick Alton Moser

Joseph Andrew Motley

Charles Donald Myers

Donald Charles Nagel

Roy Keith Nanney

Carol Elizabeth Noy

Robert David O’Keef

Joyce Darnell Odom

Marshall Roy Old

James Ralph Oliver

John Kern Ormond. Jr.

Robert Tappan Osborn

Jo Ann Oulton

James Elliot Owen

Travis Winfred Owen

Charles Bruce (CB) Owens

Charles Edward Owens

Milford Oxendine, Jr.

James Herrington Pace

Jack Ward Page, Jr.

Richard Henry Parker

Carrie Whitehurst Parrish

John Sidney Paschal

Robert Bruce Pate

George Ronald Patton

Roger Davidson Paxton

Harvey Worth Pearce

James David Pearson

Francis Gerald Peterson

Grady Paul Phillips III

James Donald Phillips

Carolyn Reed Pilgrim

William Rickman Pinner

Charles Howard Plowman

Sally Steinert Plowman

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Charles Luther Pollock

Bettye Donne Poole

Reginald Wallace Ponder, Sr.

Thomas Arnold Pope

Ernest Ray Porter

Benjamin F. Potter, Jr.

William Michael Presnell

Tommy Gordon Privette

Joan Malmborg Purcell 04/01/2014

Julie Forringer Purcell

Francis Roderick Randolph

Robert Henderson Ray

James Lewis Reavis, Jr.

Joyce Ruth Reynolds

John Earl Richardson

James Perry Rickards

Robert Dennis Ricks, Jr.

Benjamin Charles Rouse

John William Ruth

Louis Alan Sasser

Sandra Barefoot Schaller

Paul Batteux Scott, Jr.

Billy Fenton Seate

Kenneth Bryan Sexton

Richard Delano Shannonhouse 03/01/2015

William Gray Sharpe IV

Caswell Eure Shaw, Jr.

William Welby Sherman, Jr.

Michele Ransier Shields

Robert S Shields

Marilyn K. Shipman

William Carl Simpson, Jr.

Carolyn Kyle Sims

Kenneth Carl Singley

Albert Clayton Smith

Bess Hunnings Smith

Bobby Eugene Smith

Charles Michael Smith

Ira Hildreth Smith

Jerry Thomas Smith

Judi Johnson Smith

Neil Evans Smith

W. Stanley Smith, Jr.

Jack Robert Snyder

William Carl Spencer

Edwin Douglas Stanfield

Richard Arnold Stanley, Jr.

Patricia Smith Sykes

Ruth Harper Stevens

Richard Leon Stone III

John L. Stokes III

James Carl Stokes, Jr.

Elbert Russell Stott

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Donald Stephen Stutts

James Lester Summey

Maryellen Phelan Switzer

Jesse Cloman Staton

Berry Lynn Taylor II 04/01/2014

Bruce Davis Taylor

William Vinston Taylor

Jimmie Ray Tatum 10/01/2013

Roscoe William Thompson

John Albert Trotter

Stuart Ralph Tucker

Charles Clyde Tucker, Jr.

Vernon Cephas Tyson

John Pendleton Upton

Hope Adkins Vickers

Clarence Arthur Wall

Lynn Testerman Wall

Robert Louis Wallace

Richard Lee Ward

James Herndon Warren

James Ivey Warren, Jr.

Pamela Jane Watkins

Michael David Weber

William Miles Wells, Jr.

Woodrow Wilson Wells, Jr.

John Wendell Wenberg, Jr.

Marc Herman Werner 03/14/2014

Pearl Gooding West

John Hezekiah White

Carson Olin Wiggins, Sr.

Scott Taylor Wilkinson

James Edward Williams

Gladys Ruth Williford

Malcolm Craig Willingham

Ben Horace Wilson III

Claude Thomas Wilson

James Lough Wilson

Peg Ormsby Witt

William J. Witt, Jr.

William Lee Wolfe

LaVerne Blue Womack

John Robert Woodard, Jr.

54. What associate members 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 of

retirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)

a) This year?

Name Date Effective

Mark D. Stephens

b) Previously?

Name Date Effective

Warren Sylvester Cash

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James William Caviness, Jr.

Jimmy Floyd Cummings

Donnie Gray Davis, Sr.

James Michael Durner

Robert Anthony Fairley

Dennis Joseph Glennon

W. Sherman Guthrie

David Emmett Heath

Leland Monroe Heath, Jr.

Daniel Patterson Jones

Linwood Sutton Jones

Bobby Lee Jordan

Maurice Lew Lancaster

John Rodney Lane, Jr.

Richard Farmer Lewis

James Harold McLean

Billie Fallon Melvin, Jr.

Curtis Melvin Mull, Jr.

Robert Eugene Rattz

Jerry Milton Schronce

James Keith Stalnaker

Robert Cox Tilley

Shirley Acker Ward

Leroy Worth, Sr.

55. What provisional members have been retired before January 1, 2013 (¶358, 2008 Book of Discipline):

(Indicate credential. 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, 2013 shall be discontinued (¶ 327.7) and listed in Q. 42.)

Name Date Effective

None

b) Previously?

Name Date Effective

Sandra Faye Ethridge (PD)

Johann Hudgin Hancock (PE)

56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5):

a) This year?

Name Date Effective

William M. Creech

Larry S. Grady

Deborah Phelps

William Edwards Price

Roy Lee Rodgers

b) Previously?

Name Date Effective

Willie Franklin Allen

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Robert Ray Bandy

Donald Wayne Barclay, Jr.

Mary Ellen Bender

Douglas Winfred Billups

Henry Lee Blue

Diane Brinkley Catlett

Brenda Anne Davis

Donald Martin Dawkins

Patricia Cox DiGiuseppe

Jettie Vann Floyd 07/01/2012

Robert Houston Hargrove

Margaret Cotton Harriss-Foote

Rose Crumpler Hicks

Emmett James Highsmith

James Roy Hines

Margaret B. Hockett

Harold Hunt

James Craig Langston

Richard R. Leonhard

Milton Earl Little

Sandra Haughwout Mull

Claude Thomas Nethercutt

Daniel Paul Powers (RL/D)

Jeanne Louise Ray

Michael Gordon Register, Sr.

Ronnie Lee Rivenbark

Michael Gene Roach 09/01/2013

Faye Baines Rouse

Linda Hodges Rowe

Dorothy Louise Rudd

Edwin Earl Rutenkroger

Harold Dean Salmon

Ronald Worth Scott 07/01/2014

Warren Kenneth Stackhouse

George Barry Stallings

Polly Ann Taylor

Joann Palmyra Hanger Turner

Nina Paul Vinson

Gertrude Neely Wilder

Janine Tretinik Youngstrom

PART III CERTIFICATION IN SPECIALIZED MINISTRY 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?

Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry

Domini H. Boling Lay Spiritual Formation

Allison Denise Core Lay Christian Education

Nancy W. Dawdy Lay Spiritual Formation

Michael Ellington Lay Youth

Anita Coulter Flowe Lay Music

Dorothy Funkhauser Lay Christian Education

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Jan Hood Lay Spiritual Formation

Thomas F. McDow IV Lay Youth

Susan C. McGuire Lay Older Adult

Cynthia Ray Lay Christian Education

Dawn Revere Lay Christian Education

Britney Travis Lay Youth

Britney Travis Lay Christian Education

Britney Travis Lay Spiritual formation

Hope Treece Lay Youth

Hope Treece Lay Christian Education

Charles Ira Urban Lay Older Adult

Michael Brian Wellborn Clergy Youth

Leslie M. Zeek Lay Youth

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

certified this year.)

Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry

David Anthony Argo Clergy Music

Erin Betlej Lay Christian Education

Erin Betlej Lay Youth Ministry

Margaret Anne Biddle Lay Christian Education

Janice Hood Lay Spiritual Formation

Tracy Clayton Sexton Clergy Spiritual Formation

Tracy Clayton Sexton Clergy Camp/Retreat

Joyce Christine Day Clergy Spiritual Formation

Nanette de Andrade Clergy Christian Education

Ellyn Benson Dubberly Lay Christian Education

Ellyn Benson Dubberly Lay Children’s Ministry

Ryan Douglas Dunn Clergy Youth Ministry

Heather Heinzman Lear Clergy Evangelism

Ronda Lee-Torres Clergy Christian Education

Brigitte Freeman Morris Clergy Christian Education

Sue Ellen Nicholson Lay Christian Education

Mary Jane P. Norton Clergy Christian Education

Kathryn Marshall Parker Lay Music

Robert Wade Phillips III Clergy Youth

Sandra Harrell Smith Lay Spiritual Formation

Judith Smith Stephens Clergy Christian Education

Judith Smith Stephens Clergy Camp/Retreat

Judith Smith Stephens Clergy Spiritual Formation

Janet Thornton-Irvine Clergy Christian Education

Peter Van Borkulo Lay Youth

Denise Conner Waters Clergy Christian Education

William James Weisser Clergy Music

60. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry?

Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry Sending Conference

None

61. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry?

Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry Receiving Conference

None

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62. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry?

Name Clergy/Lay Status 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—in that order, by district)

Name District

Christi Quance Beacon

Judith Ann Hatch Capital

Barbara Waldron Atkinson Corridor

Elizabeth Bell Corridor

Wayne Dewberry Corridor

Jackie Mac Hardy Corridor

Anggie Thompson Corridor

Kenneth Walker Corridor

Helen Florence Burtchell Heritage

Thelma Jean Gandy Sound

Curtis Paul Gay Corridor

John Anthony Hall Corridor

Matthew Jackson Sound

Tanya Lewis Sound

Nancy Parrott Sound

Paula Pittard Corridor

Anggie Thompson Corridor

Kenneth Walker Corridor

Cynthia Crumpton Wilson Corridor

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)

Name

Principals:

Sue Ellen Nicholson

Anna Gail Workman

Margaret Anne Biddle

Stan Belyeu

3 Clergy in Full Connection:

William Simpson

Matthue Locklear

Bruce Stanley

Clergy Alternates:

Stuart Milton

Paul Stallsworth

Charlene Pierce Guider

Laura Fine Ledford

LayAlternates:

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Ann Davis

Fred Hight

LaNella Smith

Catherine Thompson

Irene Gattis

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

Name Previous Annual Conference Date

None

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

Name Previous Annual Conference Date

None

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)

Name Date Effective

None

68. What diaconal ministers have died during the year?

a) Effective:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

None

b) Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Tacoma Fisher O’Connor 07/16/1927 03/27/2016

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

or personal leave): (v)

Name Type of Leave Date Originally Granted

None

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

Name Date Originally Granted

None

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

Name Date Originally Granted

None

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

¶313.2b, v 2/3)

a) This year?

Name Date Effective

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None

b) Previously?

Name Date Effective

Marilyn Johnson 1987

Irene F. Gattis 1985

Leslie C. Womack 1986

Anna Gail Workman 2012

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 of full-time service (in one-quarter increments) is approval granted (for purposes of equitable

compensation claim and pension credit) ¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506)? (v 2/3, after 8 years v ¾):

Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time

Service

Susan Elaine Eldon (FE) Saxapahaw (CO) ¾

William (David) Harrington (FE) Lane’s Chapel-Bethany (SO) ½

F. Douglas Johnson (FE) Zion (HA) ½

Kathryn (Kay) Rives Johnson (FE) Granville Circuit (HE) ¾

Tara Culp Lain (FE) Oleander (HA) ½

Cheryl Moffett Lawrence (FE) Aldersgate (CO) ½

Varonica McKoy Livingston (PE) Beauty Spot (GA) ¾

George McDougald (AM) Cool Springs (GA) ¾

Sung Min Moy (OE) Andrews Chapel (CO) ¾

J. Crispin Noble II (FE) Trinity (BE) ¾

Daniel Oscar Pantoja (FE) El Camino (FA) ¾

Reginald W. Ponder, Jr. (FE) Cedar Grove (BE) ¼

Alice Jones Quarles (OE) Trinity (Jacksonville) (SO) ½

Koren Robins (OP) St. Pauls (Durham) (CO) ¾

Sarah Smith Pitts (OE) Trinity (Fayetteville) (GA) ½

William Joseph Stallings (AM) Lucama (CA) ¼

Laura Keith Thompson (PE) Candor (FA) ½

James Edward Tosto (AM) Faith (New Bern) (SO) ¾

Anne Elizabeth Tyson (PE) Mighty Wind (BE) ¾

Dena McFarland White (FE) Norman Charge (FA) ¾

b) What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-

time service (¶331.7)?

Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service

Judith Smith Stephens Academy – Leadership

Excellence

¾

Kristina Johnson Yeatts (PD) Divine Street (CA) ¾

Daniel Patrick Collins (PD) St. Andrews (GA) ½

Betsy Haas (OD) Kitty Hawk (BE) ¼

Jenifer Anne Swindell White Plains (CA) ½

Elizabeth (Lib) Taylor (OD) Queen Street (SO) ¼

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79. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime appointment is to

attend school.)

Name Clergy Status School

Diana Lynne Abernethy PE Duke Divinity School (Ph.D.)

Anna Adams Petrin PE Notre Dame

James H. Galloway III PD Duke Divinity School

Tammie Marie Grimm FD University of Manchester (Ph.D)

Chamberlyn K. Marks PD UNC-Greensboro

Eugene “Bud” Jenness FE Asbury Theological Seminary (T. Min.)

Bryan Siefert FE Residency – Spartanburg Regional

Healthcare System Spartanburg SC

David M. Stark FE Duke Divinity School (ThD)

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 Conference" form in previous years,

and legal name changes of clergy members and diaconal ministers.)

Deaths of Clergy Spouses

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Kathryn Strutts Bradley Alexander 3/21/1928 6/18/2015 Mildred Alexander 12/30/1927 1/7/2016 Frances T. Aycock 1/20/1931 2/20/2016 Frances Loraine Boyd 3/10/1941 10/8/2015 Carolyn Simpson Brooks 1/17/1934 10/11/2015 Sherry Willis Cheezem 3/29/1932 9/19/2015 Alice Cline 12/23/1924 2/18/2016 Loise M. Crow 1/30/1910 10/24/2015 Dorothy Mae Sonnicksen Eldredge 5/23/1929 7/16/2015 Frances H. Glover 11/21/1929 10/14/2015 Claudette Miller Hendrick 4/25/1943 1/19/2016 Jaxie C. Knowles 12/17/1926 1/16/2016 Patricia Lee Lane 7/24/1938 2/29/2016 Ruth Elizabeth Lewis 10/29/1934 12/28/2015 Hazel Norman 5/23/1930 9/29/2015 Olivia Inez Owens 12/28/1932 8/17/2015 Donald T. Owens 11/5/1946 12/16/2015 Velma Edwards Parvin 8/1/1929 7/1/2015 Michael Barney Pilgrim 5/10/1953 4/8/2016 Pathenia “Tennie” Meads Reid 07/28/1920 05/16/2016 Claudia Louise McPherson Seawell 10/21/1915 8/17/2015 Elizabeth “Betty” B. Sheilds 02/11/1932 05/25/2016 William A. Smith 7/29/1915 03/1/2016 Emma Lou Staton 5/29/1938 3/15/2016 Barbara Davis Warren 7/6/1936 3/4/2016 Mildred B. Young 8/11/1932 6/8/2015

Death of clergy no longer in the NC Conference

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

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Gardner, William M. Was discontinued as a local pastor in 1980 after serving as

a SY and PM for 4 years.

06/10/1954 04/13/2016

Death of clergy spouse no longer in the NC Conference

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Smallwood, Virginia Shepard Clergy Irwin Smallwood, was discontinued in 2004.

12/19/1946 04/16/2016

Deaths of Clergy Children

Name Relationship Date of Birth Date of Death

Brian Ashley Weaver Dependent Child 02/22/1976 12/18/2015

Clergy from Other Annual Conferences in Extension Ministry in NCCUMC

Name Clergy Status Home Conference

Michael A. Binger (ExtMin) OE Western North Carolina

Shawn C. Bishop (ExtMin) OE East Ohio

Jeffrey A. Conklin-Miller OE California-Pacific

Jason Michael Constantine (ExtMin) OE Western North Carolina

Jennifer E. Copeland (ExtMin) OE South Carolina

Kelly S. Crissman (ExtMin) OE Western North Carolina

Laura Barnard Crosskey (ExtMin) OD Wisconsin

Gregory F. Duncan (ExtMin) OP Florida

Greg A. Hershberger (ExtMin) OE Western North Carolina

James (Jim) Thomas Martin (ExtMin) OE Texas

David Henry Nikkel (ExtMin) OE East Ohio

Thomas A. Page (ExtMin) OE Susquehanna

Christopher James Schafer (ExtMin) OE Susquehanna

Ryan Spurrier (ExtMin) OE South Carolina

Melanie L. Swofford (ExtMin) OP Western North Carolina

Kelli Waters Taylor (ExtMin) OE South Carolina

Bradley R. Thie (ExtMin) OE Western North Carolina

John K. Tisdale (ExtMin) OE Western North Carolina

Janice A. Virtue (ExtMin) OE Western North Carolina

Lacyeye C. Warner (ExtMin) OE Texas

Thomas Gaston Warner (ExtMin) OE Texas