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Raúl Alegria, Methodists Associated Representing the Cause of Hispanic Americans (MARCHA)
Raúl Alegría serves as President of MARCHA, the national UM caucus advocating for Hispanics/Latinos within and outside the UMC. He is treasurer of the Southeastern Jurisdiction and chief financial officer of Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center in North Carolina. |
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Neil M. Alexander, United Methodist Publishing House
Neil M. Alexander was elected president and publisher in 1996 after joining the UMPH staff in 1988. Prior to joining the Publishing House staff, Neil served as an executive with the General Board of Discipleship and the Southern New Jersey Conference.
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Bethany Amey, Division on Young People, General Board of Discipleship
A member of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference, Bethany is a young adult representing the Division on Ministries with Young People.
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Darryl Barrow, Northeastern Jurisdiction
The Rev. Darryl R. Barrow, an elder in the North Central New York Conference, is the Director of Spiritual Leadership and the Resource Center. Born in Trinidad, he has served pastorates in Jamaica and the Leeward Islands, and engaged in various ministries in Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. |
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David Beckley, Southeastern Jurisdiction
David L. Beckley is President of Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi (1993); and past president of Wiley College, Marshall, Texas (1978-1993). He is married to Dr. Gemma D. Beckley, a college professor; they have two children and two grandchildren. He is an avid year-round motorcyclist.
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Judy Benson, South Central Jurisdiction
A member of the Oklahoma Conference, Judy is the South Central Jurisdiction Lay Leader, serving on the Association of Annual Conference Lay Leaders Executive Committee. She is a five-time General Conference delegate, has led nine Volunteers-In-Mission Teams and is a long-time volunteer with youth.
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Ava Berry, South Central Jurisdiction
Rev. Ava Burdine Berry is Director of Mission and Administration for the NW Texas Annual Conference. She is former District Superintendent of the Abilene and Plainview Districts in the NW Texas Annual Conference and has served pastorates in this annual conference and in England.
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Charlene R. Black, Southeastern Jurisdiction
Charlene Rushton Black is a layperson from the South Georgia Annual Conference.
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Barbara A. Boigegrain, General Secretary, General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits
Barbara Boigegrain has served as chief executive of GBOHPB since 1994. Under her leadership, strategies have been established to secure the long-term viability of pension plans, retirement savings programs, and benefit plans for over 74,000 employees of the UMC.
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Benjamin Boruff, North Central Jurisdiction
Benjamin Boruff, a young adult, was born in Indianapolis, IN in 1989. Ben is involved with The United Methodist Church at the local, district, jurisdictional, and general levels, and is currently a student in college.
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Rev. Elizabeth Braddon, Northeastern Jurisdiction
Rev. Elizabeth Braddon, a member of the New York Conference, is serving her second quadrennium on the Connectional Table as a representative from the Northeastern Jurisdiction. She has served as a local church pastor in New York and Connecticut since 1976. She is currently serving Stony Brook Community UMC on Long Island, New York.
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Jay Brim, South Central Jurisdiction
Jay Brim is the lay leader of the Southwest Texas Conference, and also currently serves as the treasurer of the JustPeace Center for Mediation and Conflict Transformation. He is a lawyer for school teachers throughout Texas, is married, the father of three, and the grandfather of two.
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M. Garlinda Burton, General Secretary, General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
M. Garlinda Burton is a member, trustee, soloist and children's ministry team member at Hobson United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn. (Tennessee Conference). She is also general secretary of the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women, which has offices in Chicago and Nashville.
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Dr. John Corry, Black Methodists for Church Renewal
The Rev. Dr. John Corry represents the United Methodist caucus Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR). He is a member of the Tennessee Annual Conference.
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Anthony Danburam, Nigeria Annual Conference
Mr. Danburam serves as chancellor of the Nigeria Annual Conference, associate chancellor of the West Africa Central Conference, and has served as GC delegate from 1996-2008. A member of the Nigerian bar, Anthony was elected to the Taraba State Legislature in 1992 and serves as the state pioneer speaker.
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Bishop Lindsey Davis, President, General Council on Finance and Administration
Bishop Davis is episcopal leader of the Louisville Area, having served as bishop for 12 years in the North Georgia Area. He was elected to the episcopacy in 1996 from the Kentucky Conference where he was superintendent of the Lexington District. He is president of GCFA.
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Dr. Jerome King Del Pino, General Secretary, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
Dr. Del Pino is chief executive of GBHEM. He represents GBHEM in national and international arenas related to higher education and ministry, including serving as director/trustee of several policy-making boards.
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Bishop Sally Dyck, President, United Methodist Communications
Bishop Sally Dyck, an ordained Elder in the East Ohio Conference, was elected to the episcopacy in 2004. She has served the Minnesota Area since that time and became president of United Methodist Communications in September, 2008. She is a year-round runner (even in Minnesota) and is married to the Reverend Kenneth Ehrman.
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Rev. Ruby-Nell M. Estrella, Philippines Annual Conference
The Rev. Ruby-Nell Estrella is district superintendent of the Northwest Metro Manila District in the Philippines. Estrella holds a bachelor’s degree from Polytechnic University and a M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in the Philippines. She has served various churches and chaplaincies throughout the Manila area.
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Sandra J. Ferguson, Northeastern Jurisdiction
Sandra Ferguson is director of social justice and missions for the Baltimore-Washington Conference, where she has worked in ministry for more than 20 years. She also serves in several positions at the jurisdictional and global levels of The United Methodist Church.
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Dr. H. Eddie Fox, Southeastern Jurisdiction
Since 1989, Dr. H. Eddie Fox has served as the World Director of Evangelism, The World Methodist Council. Previously, Dr. Fox served as chief staff executive of Evangelism at the General Board of Discipleship. He served as pastor of congregations for 16 years and has authored several books.
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Rev. Karen A. Greenwaldt, General Secretary, General Board of Discipleship
An ordained elder from the Central Texas Conference, Rev. Karen Greenwaldt served as Associate General Secretary, Administrator and Team Leader of GBOD’s Discipleship Ministries Division prior to her election to General Secretary in 2001. Karen is a bead and fabric artist specializing in dolls, art quilts, beaded boxes, flowers and jewelry.
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Raymond L. Hamill, Northeastern Jurisdiction
Mr. Hamill is a lay member of the Wyoming Annual Conference and four-time delegate to General Conference. He currently serves as President Judge of Court of Common Pleas for Wayne County in Pennsylvania. He has been a member of the Connectional Table since 2004.
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Erin Hawkins, General Secretary, General Commission on Religion and Race
Erin Hawkins is lead official of the denominational agency General Commission on Religion and Race. Ms. Hawkins’ agency provides the church with tools to build a racially inclusive leadership throughout the connection and to engage precepts at the personal and corporate level that establish racial inclusion as asset, not liability.
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Rev. Øyvind Helliesen, Northern Europe Central Conference
Rev. Øyvind Helliesen is a member of the Norway Annual Conference. He serves as a District Superintendent of the North and West District. Now in his second quadrennium on the Connectional Table, he is elected from the Northern Europe Central Conference. (Scandinavia/Baltic and Eurasia).
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Rev. Larry Hollon, General Secretary, United Methodist Communications
UMCOM interprets the mission and ministry of the church to its global audiences through print, internet, television and radio. Before joining UMCOM, Rev. Hollon produced videos on global economic development, human rights and ecumenical programs to address poverty. He and his spouse Sharon have two daughters and a son.
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Bishop Charlene Kammerer, President, General Board of Discipleship
Bishop Kammerer, passionate about the spirituality of administration; loves being a Nana, treasures the nurturing of friendships; serves as president of GBOD; and is committed to helping change the culture of an annual conference for disciple-making and transformation.
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Rev. Ilunga Kandolo Kasolwa, Congo Central Conference
Rev. Kasolwa is a clergy member of the North Katanga Annual Conference in the Congo Central Conference. He is a professor, librarian, and vice-dean of the School of Education at Katanga Methodist University, and president of Methodist teacher's school.
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Rev. Etuini Kelemeni, Pacific Islanders National Caucus of United Methodists
Eddie is senior pastor of First UMC in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is president of the Pacific Islander National Caucus of United Methodists.
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Bishop Deborah Kiesey, President, General Board of Church and Society
Deborah Lieder Kiesey was born in 1951, in Sioux City, Iowa, graduated from Morningside College in 1973 and received her master of divinity degree from Boston University School of Theology in 1976. Deb was ordained deacon in 1974 and elder in 1977, and was elected to the episcopacy in 2004 and currently serves the Dakotas Conference.
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Bishop James King, President, General Commission on United Methodist Men
Bishop King is the president of the General Commission on United Methodist Men and serves as the Episcopal leader of the South Georgia Annual Conference.
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Moses Kumar, General Secretary, General Council on Finance and Administration
Moses is the General Secretary of the General Council on Finance and Administration.
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Andy Langford, Southeastern Jurisdiction
Andy Langford is a pastor in the Western North Carolina Annual Conference. Andy was the editor of The United Methodist Book of Worship and has been active throughout the connection for decades.
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Bishop Linda Lee, President, General Commission on Religion and Race
Bishop Lee is the president of the General Commission on Religion and Race and serves as the Episcopal leader of the Wisconsin Annual Conference.
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Larry Malone, Interim General Secretary, General Commission on United Methodist Men
GCUMM staff member Larry Malone is president of the World Methodist Council’s men’s affiliate and serves as an officer of the Council. He is active within the National Coalition of Men’s Ministries and the Denominational Men’s Ministry Network of North America.
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Anne Marshall, Native American International Caucus
Dr. Marshall represents The Native American International Caucus (NAIC) of the UMC.
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Bishop Joel Martínez, Interim General Secretary, General Board of Global Ministries
Bishop Martínez, currently serving as interim general secretary, recently retired from the San Antonio Episcopal Area. Prior to his 1992 election to the episcopacy, Rev. Martinez was pastor, district superintendent, and a staff member of GBGM from 1975 to 1981.
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Rev. Forbes Matonga, Africa Central Conference
Rev. Matonga is the Director of Christian Care in Harare, Zimbabwe and teaches courses at Africa University. He represents the Africa Central Conference and is serving his second term on the Connectional Table.
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Bishop Marcus Matthews, President, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
Bishop Matthews, president of GBHEM, serves as episcopal leader of the New York West Area. Originally from South Carolina, he has served as a community developer, a pastor, a district superintendent, and council director before his election to the episcopacy in 2004 and has served in various leadership roles throughout the UM connection.
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Rev. W. Timothy McClendon, Southeastern Jurisdiction
Rev. McClendon is a District Superintendent in the South Carolina Annual Conference. A four-time delegate to General Conference, he also serves in a variety of leadership roles in the annual conference and beyond. He is a member of the Native American Forum and teaches courses at Candler Theological Seminary at Emory University.
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Rev. Deborah A. McLeod, Southeastern Jurisdiction
The Rev. Deborah A. McLeod serves as District Superintendent for the SE District of the Florida Annual Conference. A graduate of Boston U. (B.A. and M.A.) and Duke U. (M.Div.), Debbie has served as pastor of three churches. Her focus is on discipleship and outreach, especially with the poor, the addicted and the incarcerated.
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Bishop Bruce Ough, President, General Board of Global Ministries
Bishop Ough is the resident bishop of the Ohio West Area of The UMC, where he is the spiritual leader for nearly 230,000 United Methodists in more than 1,165 congregations in 58 Ohio counties. He has served West Ohio Conference since September 2000. He is president of the General Board of Global Ministries.
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Bishop Roy Sano, National Federation of Asian American United Methodists
Bishop Sano, a retired bishop from the Western Jurisdiction, represents the National Federation of Asian American United Methodists (NFAAUM) on the Connectional Table. He served as Executive Secretary of the Council of Bishops from 2004-2008.
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Bishop John Schol, President, General Commission on Archives and History
Bishop Schol is the president of the General Commission on Archives and History and serves as Episcopal leader of the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference.
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Stefanie Schutz, Youth, Division on Young People, General Board of Discipleship
Stefanie is a high school freshman from Central Texas. She is a cheerleader and a musician in the school orchestra and plays guitar and piano. She loves spending time at church with her youth group and on mission trips and seeks to serve God in every way she sees possible.
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Rev. M. Lynn Scott, North Central Jurisdiction
Rev. Scott is a clergy member of the Wisconsin Annual Conference. She is the founder of the Sabbath Way ministry in Eau Claire, WI.
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Rev. Dr. Stephen Sidorak, Jr., General Secretary, General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
Prior to his 2008 election as general secretary of GCCUIC, the Rev. Stephen J. Sidorak Jr., served with the Christian Conference of Connecticut since 1987 and has 30 years of ecumenical leadership experience in Connecticut, Colorado and Utah. He is an ordained elder in the Rocky Mountain Conference.
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Rev. Reiner Stahl, Germany Central Conference
The Reverend Reiner Stahl, 58, has served the UMC in Germany since 1971. He is currently a pastor in Überlingen, at the Lake of Constanze. From 1985 - 1995 he was District Superintendent in the Nürnberg area, for the congregations in Bavaria. He is a member of the Germany Central Conference.
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Gregory Stover, North Central Jurisdiction
A clergy member of the West Ohio Conference, Rev. Stover is the pastor of Armstrong Chapel UMC in Cincinnati. He has served a number of congregations in the Ohio area and also served as a district superintendent for seven years.
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Bishop Patrick Streiff, Central/Southern Europe Conference
Bishop Streiff serves on the Connectional Table as the Chair of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters and as Central Conference member of Central and Southern Europe.
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Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, President, General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
Mary Ann Swenson, bishop of the Los Angeles Area serves as president of the GCCUIC. She looks forward to the opportunity this position offers to strengthen relationships with colleagues of many faiths and further the work of all people of faith.
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Kunle Taiwo, Western Jurisdiction
A lay member of the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference. An architect by trade, Kunle serves as a district lay leader and lives in Aurora, Colorado.
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Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, President, General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
Bishop Taylor is the president of the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women. She is the Episcopal leader of the South Carolina Annual Conference.
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Thomas Virts, Western Jurisdiction
Ted Virts has been a member of the California-Nevada Annual Conference since 1986. He has served churches throughout the conference and is currently Dean of the Cabinet in Cal-Nevada. He is a SCUBA diver and competes in local short and middle distance triathlons. He has been married to Charlene Virts for 25 years.
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Joe M. Whittemore, Southeastern Jurisdiction
Joe is a member of Hartwell First UMC in Georgia where he serves on Administrative Council, as Sunday School teacher and as chair of Board of Trustees. He has served in various conference and jurisdiction leadership roles and on general agencies of the UMC. He and his wife Pat have two daughters and sons-in-law and four grandchildren.
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Rev. Beverly L. Wilkes Null, North Central Jurisdiction
Rev. Dr. Beverly L. Wilkes Null and her husband James Wilkes Null reside in Lebanon, IL with their daughter Hannah. Beverly is an ecumenist currently in her seventh year as a District Superintendent in the Illinois Great Rivers Conference; she was first elected to serve on the Connectional Table by the North Central Jurisdiction in 2004.
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Robert J. Williams, General Secretary, General Commission on Archives and History
An elder of the Greater New Jersey Conference, Bob has served pastorates in New Jersey and taught UM studies at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has served on various boards, including GCCUIC, the World Methodist Council, the Pennington (NJ) School and GCAH. He and his wife Renee have two daughters.
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David Wilson, South Central Jurisdiction
Rev. Wilson is a Conference Superintendent in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference. He has served a Chair of the Native American Comprehensive Plan and as a board member of General Board of Global Ministries.
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James E. Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church and Society
As chief executive of GBCS, Jim Winkler leads a wide-ranging ministry of global peace and justice with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City. He speaks across the UMC and has led delegations to the Middle East, Iraq, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Germany seeking peaceful solutions to global conflict.
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