Dear Beulah Family, November 6, 2015 Can you believe it’s already November? That means that turkey, lights, Christmas music, and extra shopping are upon us. It also means that we are more inclined to give thanks, as Paul exhorts in 1 Thessalonians 5. Here are three things for which I am thankful: 1) God’s patience with me. Only heaven knows what things would be if God were not patient with me. 2) My family. My wife (Sara) and children (Aimee, Ana, & Zeke), my parents and siblings, my grandparents. I have been blessed with an imperfect family who does our best to follow the Perfect One! 3) A church family that is doing our best to faithfully follow Jesus. (Psst, I’m talking about all of Beulah!) For what are you thankful? I am also thankful for our church leadership, and over the past 4-6 weeks I have had the privilege of leading the Nominating Committee through selecting our next round of leaders. In the next few paragraphs I would like to share with you a bit about that process and the results. Due to the pastoral transition underway here, we got off to a late start with the 2015 nominating process. As I wrapped my head around how it works at Beulah, I did so with the understanding that my job was not to change the process but to lead us through it. Although some who have been involved with the process think there are some changes that need to be made, this year we worked the process that we’ve had in place. That has resulted in the documents included with this letter: Ballot: As has been our practice, this is mostly an affirmation ballot. That is to say that the Nominating Committee presented to the Church Board the individuals we believe would fit best in the open positions. We gave first preference to incumbents who were not facing term limits. Many of the people on the ballot are returning to serve another term. Especially in a transitional season, that is a huge blessing. That means that our leaders value their work and are committed to helping us navigate uncertain times. Thank you, incumbents! In places where there were not incumbents who could or would serve, we looked next to the Leadership Survey that was distributed in October. From those responses we found some great people willing to serve in key positions. Thank you for your willingness to serve! There were a few seats that still were not filled after looking to incumbents and the Leadership Surveys. In those instances we prayed, listened, and initiated conversations with people to whom we believed God was leading us. They agreed, and we are honored that they would be willing to serve. Thank you! All of the names on page one of the ballot are affirmation, meaning that those who vote may vote either YES or NO for these people serving in these capacities. The back of the ballot is slightly different. We need 3 people to represent us at District Conference (in addition to the pastoral staff, Church Board Chairman, & Church Treasurer), and we need several alternates. Therefore, on page two of the ballot we are asking members to vote for three people to serve as delegates. The top three vote-receivers will serve as delegates, and the rest will be alternates. So when it comes time to vote, each voter will vote for three individuals to represent us at our annual District Conference.
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Lannette Searer: Lannette is married to Craig, and they have been a part of Beulah for 25 years. In that time she has been involved in Children’s Quizzing, taught Children’s Sunday School, and served as AWANA Commander. With all of her
involvement in Children’s Ministry, it is no surprise that Lannette desires to be a part of the Church Board to be an advocate for Children’s Ministry, making sure it is a vital part of Beulah. Church Board Treasurer
Greg Hartman: Greg is married to Bethany and has called Beulah home all his life. In his years at Beulah he has been a part of Choir, Victory Voices, has helped in the sound booth and at VBS as well as being a part of both the
Finance Board and Church Board. He has served as the treasurer since the early 1980’s and wishes to continue in this role because he feels it is where God wants him to serve. Church Board Member At Large
Diane Bradley: Diane is married to Jim, and they have been attending Beulah for 11 ½ years. During those years Diane has been involved in the Choir, Praise Team and being very active in Children’s Ministry. She wishes to
use the gifts and knowledge that God has given her to serve Beulah as a board member.
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Bob McCloughan: Bob and his wife Rosemary have been attending Beulah since 1992. He values being involved in his home church in any way he can.
Nevin Meyer: Nevin is married to Barb and has been attending Beulah for 12 years. Barb Meyer: Barb has been married to Nevin for 57 years and has called Beulah home for 12 years. Ken Pletcher: Ken Pletcher has been attending Beulah for 14 years and just recently married Thyra Metzler. He formerly served as the Board Chairman and as trustee. Elvin Slaight: Elvin has called Beulah home for about 10 years. He wishes to serve Beulah as a representative at District Conference.
Sara Smith: Sara is married to Earl and has been attending Beulah for almost 2 years. She is currently serving as the Interim Director of Children’s Ministry and serves in the Youth Ministry.
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Christi Alcumbrack: Christi is married to Chris and has been attending Beulah for 3 years. Growing up in church, Christi served in the nursery, children’s church, and AWANA among other areas. At Beulah, Christi has been involved with the teens as a Youth Sponsor. She wants to be a part of the
missions board in order to help bring the Gospel to the lost. District Conference Delegates
David Carr: David and his wife Mary have called Beulah home for more than 6 years. He has been a District Conference Delegate many times and is willing and able to serve in this role again. Mary Carr: Mary and Dave been married for 65 years and have been attending Beulah for 6 years. Mary has attended many District Conferences and desires to serve Beulah in this capacity once again.
Clarence Graber: Clarence is married to Grace and they have called Beulah home for almost 15 years. He wants to be a Distirict Conference Delegate to be informed of what is going on in the Missionary Church. Grace Graber: Grace and her husband Clarence have been attending Beulah for more than 14 years. She served as a District Conference Delegate last year and looks forward to serving in this capacity again.
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Deacon Board Deacon Board Chair
Jim Shaffer: Jim is married to Teresa, and they have been attending Beulah for 9 years. He has been involved with many ministries at Beulah including serving as a Deacon, leading a small group, being a Pastoral Intern, and working with
the 252 kids. As he pursues his licensing with the Missionary Church, he feels that leading the Deacon Board is where God has called him to serve at this time.
Larry Schumacher: Larry and Peggy have called Beulah home for 11 years. In that time Larry has been on the Church Board, Deacon Board, Choir, and Praise Team. During the 3 years he has been on the Deacon Board, he has
desired to be used by God to further the Gospel by encouraging others to serve Him through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Virgil Strahm: Virgil and his wife Marie have been attending Beulah for 16 years. They are very active at Beulah, especially in their tireless work in the Kitchen Ministry. He desires to be used by God to serve the Beulah family.
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Finance Board Ron Bennett: Ron and his wife Ginny have called Beulah home for 27 years. In his time here, Ron has served as a small group leader, a Church Board member, an usher and in many other ministries. He has served on the Finance
Board for 6 years and has graciously agreed to continue using his gifts in this role.
Jenny Kline: Jenny and her husband Jim have been attending Beulah for nearly 4 years. She has been active in music ministries as well as being the Cubbies leader for AWANA. She is currently a part of the Finance Board and wants to continue serving Beulah in this way.
Trustee Board Trustee Board Chair
Kevin Weaver: Kevin has called Beulah home for many years. It was in this church that Kevin began his relationship with Christ. He and his wife Lynn are active serving at Beulah. Kevin is the current Trustee Board Chair.
John Bretz: John is thrilled that the Lord led him to Beulah earlier this year. He enjoys serving as a Youth Sponsor, and is now ready to serve on the Trustee Board to help steward Beulah’s facility.
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Jim Kline: Jim and his wife Jenny have called Beulah home for almost 4 years. In that time Jim has been active in Choir, Praise Team, AWANA, and drama. For the last 3 years he has served on the Trustee Board and wishes to continue
serving because he wants to be able to use his gifts and abilities in serving Beulah.
Ryan Zentz: Ryan and his wife Britt became part of the Beulah family in the fall of 2014 and recently dedicated their 4 children. Ryan is the Senior Control Engineer at Elkhart Products Corporation.
Missions Board Dawn Raeder: Dawn is married to Rich and has been attending Beulah for 6 years. In her years at Beulah she has been involved in Choir, leading a ladies Bible Study, and working with the Audio/Visual Team. She wants to be a part
of the Missions Board because she desires to help fulfill Matthew 28:19a, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.”
Marlene Abraham: Marlene and her husband Tom have most recently called Beulah home for the last 4½ years. She has been very involved in Choir and Victory Voices as well as in the kitchen. She desires to be a on the Missions Board to help ignite a passion for missions in families.