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CLERGY ON HONORABLE and

ADMINISTRATIVE LOCATION

This Pastoral Record indicates appointments, but is not necessarily a pension

record. The date given following each appointment represents the initial year of

that appointment, with changes occurring immediately following Annual Conference

unless otherwise noted. The record is maintained by the Michigan Conference Ezra

Database Specialist. Correspondence can be sent to [email protected]

HL=Honorable Location

RHL=Retired Honorable Location

AL=Administrative Location

*Boyd, Gordon B. [email protected]

[(HLR) trans. from Independent Assemblies of God, 1978; F 1984; HL 2015;

HLR 2016]. Aug., 1979 Lapeer: Trinity (assoc.); 1981 Carsonville, Applegate,

Watertown; July 15, 1984 Owosso: Trinity; Oct., 15, 1987 Capac: First, Zion;

1991 Springville; Dec 1, 1992 LaPorte, Mapleton; Sep 1, 1994 North American

Study Center; 1997 Counselor-Professor, Baker College, North American Study

Center; Integrative Mental Health Center; 2015 Honorable Location; 2016 Hon-

orable Location, Retired

(H) 26110 Nagel, Roseville 48066 (586-774-8293)

*Brady, William Hugh

[(HLR) T 1961 NE OH, F 1963 NE OH; HL 1976]. 1959 Clarksfield; 1961 Vick-

ery; Sep 1963 trans to Detroit Conf, Pontiac: Central (assoc.); 1966 Four Towns;

1967 Genesee; 1970 National Council of Alcoholism, Flint; 1974 Insight, Inc.;

1976 Honorable Location; 2012 Honorable Location, Retired.

*Carruth, Hayden Kenna, Jr. (Sylvia) [email protected]

[(HLR) P 1980; F 1983; HL 1992]. 1981 Decker, Elmer, Shabbona; Apr. 1982

Shabbona, Argyle, Decker; 1982 Owosso: First (Assoc.); 1984 Manchester; 1989

Hardy; Feb 15, 1992 Honorable Location; 2016 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 459 Dupont Ave., Ypsilanti 48197 (734-434-4072)

*Clapp, Jon Marvin (Karen) [email protected]

[(HLR) T 1961, F 1964; HL 1981; HLR 2002]. 1962 Farmington Hills: Nardin

Park (assoc.); 1965 Detroit: Lola Valley; 1972 Counselor, Macomb County Drug

Council; 1973 Case Worker, Oakland County Juvenile Court; 1981 Honorable

Location; 2002 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 2344 Eaton Gate Rd., Lake Orion 48360 (248-391-0391)

*Crossman, Thomas A. (RHL) – (FL-1980, FD-1983, FE-1986, HL-1991, RHL-

2016)

Leaton 08/16/1980; Mt Pleasant: First (Assoc) 08/01/1981; Leave of Absence

06/30/1986; Honorable Location 1991; Honorable Location, Retired 2016

[email protected]

(H) 687 W 204th Street #6J, New York NY, 10034-1290 (212) 567-0437

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*Dempsey, Bruce W. (RHL) (Anne) – (D-1979, FE-1983, HL-1993, RHL-2018)

Edwardsburg: Hope 1981; Wolf Lake 11/01/1983; Leave of Absence

11/01/1988; Honorable Location 1993; Wolf Lake (Ad Interim) 09/01/2017-

07/01/2018; Honorable Location, Retired 2018

[email protected]

(H) 3950 Westbrook Dr, Muskegon MI, 49444-4165 (616) 847-5145

*Draggoo, David L. (RHL) – (D-1962, FE-1966, HL-1986, RHL-2009)

Morris Chapel 1962; Sturgis (Assoc) 11/01/1964; Burr Oak 1967; Shaftsburg

1971; Perry 1971; Personal Leave 1981; Honorable Location 1986; Honorable

Location, Retired 2009

[email protected]

(H) 9637 Jason Rd, Laingsburg, MI, 48848-9282 (517) 651-6846

Easlick, Robert James (LuAnn) [email protected]

[(HL) P 1986; F 1989; HL Sep 1, 2004]. 1987 Calumet, Mohawk-Ahmeek; 1990

Laingsburg, Middlebury; 1993 Whitmore Lake: Wesley; 2001 incapacity leave;

2002 Blissfield: Emmanuel; Sep 1, 2004 Honorable Location

(H) 701 Tickner, Linden 48451 (810-397-1376)

*Elliott, James Kyle

[(HLR) T 1959, F 1962; HL 1964]. 1954 Highland Park: Trinity (assoc.); 1957

Rochester (assoc.); 1961 Ortonville; 1963 supernumerary; 1964 Honorable Lo-

cation; 2012 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) Rocky Ridge Retirement Center, 3517 Lorna Rd., #3, Hoover, AL 35216

(205-989-9230)

*Ellis, Ronald Fred [email protected]

[(HLR)]. 1971 Honorable Location; 2012 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 2516 Middlebridge Lane, Charlotte, NC 28270 (980-819-5824)

*Ford, Harold G.

[(HLR) T 1965 N IN, F 1967 N IN; HL 1974]. 1965 Warsaw: First (assoc.); 1967

trans to Detroit Conf, Franklin (assoc.); 1969 Detroit: Greenfield; 1974 Honor-

able Location; 2013 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 6855 Dublin Fair, Troy 48098 (248-813-0347)

Frost, Mary Elizabeth Isaacs [email protected]

[(HL) P 1976, F 1980; HL 1989]. 1978 Grosse Pointe (assoc.); 1980 Gaines;

Oct, 1982 Midland: First (assoc.); 1986 leave of absence; 1989 Honorable

Location

(H) 827 Guthrie Ct. Winter Park, FL 32792 (407-227-7601)

*Hainer, C. David (RHL) (Rhonda) – (D-1981, FE-1985, HL-1996)

Bainbridge Newhope 1983; Scottdale 1983; Belding 11/01/1983; Kent City:

Chapel Hill 10/01/1988; Leave of Absence 03/01/1991; Honorable Location

1996; Honorable Location, Retired 2019

[email protected]

(H) 163 Southmoor Shrs, Saint Marys, OH 45885 (616) 706-4496

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Hall, Melvin Foster [email protected]

[(HL) P N IN, F 1981; HL 1986]. 1979 trans to Detroit Conf, Detroit: Cass Av-

enue; 1984 leave of absence; 1986 Honorable Location

(H) 1302 Honan Dr, South Bend, IN 46014 (574-532-4935)

*Herndon, Leon William

[(HLR) P 19 , IA; F 19 ]. 1998 Oak Park: Faith (1999 trans to Detroit); Apr 1,

2004 incapacity leave; 2010 Honorable Location; 2012 Honorable Location,

Retired

(H) 18501 Cherrylawn, Detroit 48221 (313-861-2733)

Hill, Valerie Marie (AL) – (D-1979, FE-1983, AL-1999)

Hinchman 1981; Oronoko 1981; Bear Lake 03/01/1983; Arcadia 03/01/1983;

Osseo 1985; Frontier 1985; Comstock 1989; Leave of Absence 1991; Lee

Center 1996; Springport 1996; Ashton 1998; Leroy 1998; Administrative

Location 1999

(H) 1527 West State St. #108, Belding MI, 48809-9267 (616) 808-6100

*Howard, Mary Evelynn [email protected]

[(HLR) P 1971, F 1974; HL 1978; HLR 2010]. 1973 Mt. Clemens: First (assoc.);

1974 New Haven: Meade; 1976 Detroit: Waterman, Simpson; 1977 Detroit:

Woodmere, Simpson; 1978 Honorable Location; 2010 Honorable Location,

Retired

(H) PO 452541, Garland, TX 75044 (972-530–0197)

*Long, Michael E. (RHL) (Jean) – (PE-1983, FE-1986, HL-1998, RHL-2018)

Rosebush (Rosebush 3/4 Time And Clare 1/4 Time 7/1/84) (LTFT 3/4) 1984;

Clare (Assoc) (LTFT 1/4) 1984; Rosebush 1990; Appointed In Other Annual

Conferences (¶331.8, ¶346.1) Detroit Conference, Geneva Hope 1990; Grawn

1992; Somerset Center 1996; Honorable Location 1998; Honorable Location,

Retired 2018

[email protected]

(H) 1303 6th St, Muskegon MI, 49441-1932 (231) 645-9584

*MacArthur, Terry L. (RHL) – (PE-1974, FE-1977, HL-6/15/1985, RHL-2018)

Appointed In Other Annual Conferences (¶331.8, ¶346.1) In School,

Sparta/Bloomfield, OH 1974; St Johns: Salem 1976; Lowe 1976; Greenbush

1976; Three Oaks 10/16/1979; Leave of Absence 1984; Honorable Location


[email protected]

(H) 17 Chemin Taverney, CH-1218 Grand Saconnex, Switzerland

McKinven-Copus, Clinton E. (HL) (Laurie) – (D-1984, FE-1987, HL-2007)

South Boardman 1985; East Boardman 1985; Fife Lake 1985; West Mendon

1987; Leslie 1990; Felt Plains 1990; Leave of Absence 09/16/1991; Perry

02/01/1992; Shaftsburg 02/01/1992; Olivet 01/01/1995; Other Valid Ministries

(¶344.1D) Executive Director Secom Ministries (¶335.1D) 01/01/2001; Leave

of Absence 02/15/2005; Honorable Location 2007

[email protected]

(H) 5480 S Lakeshore Dr, Ludington MI, 49431-9751 (231) 723-6201


*McKinven-Copus, Laurie J. (RHL) (Clinton) – (D-1984, FE-1987, HL-2005,

RHL-2013)

Manton 1985; Nottawa (LTFT PT) 1987; Leonidas 1987; Pleasant Lake 1990;

Munith 1990; Personal Leave 09/16/1991; Other Valid Ministries (¶344.1D)

United Methodist Community House, Church & Community Liaison 1996;

Honorable Location 04/02/2005; Honorable Location, Retired 2013

[email protected]

(H) 5480 S Lakeshore Dr, Ludington MI, 49431-9751 (231) 845-9414

*McNary, Charles D. (RHL) (Sandra Hoffman McNary)

(D-1965, FE-1968, HL-1977, RHL-1995)

Winn 1961; Coomer 1961; Millbrook 1961; Casnovia 1964; Kent City: Chapel

Hill 1964; Kent City: Chapel Hill 1967; Bangor: Simpson 1970; Honorable

Location 1977; Honorable Location, Retired 1995; Morris Chapel (DSA) 2002-

2003

[email protected]

(H) 32054 County Road 687, Bangor MI, 49013-9476 (269) 427-0766

*Meredith, Thurlan E. (RHL) – (D-1966, FE-1969, HL-1993, RHL-2008)

Gladwin Parish 01/01/1960; Courtland-Oakfield 11/01/1963; Martin 1970;

Shelbyville 1970; Grand Rapids: Northlawn 1976; Lake Odessa: Central 1984;

Medical Leave 1986; Personal Leave 1988; Honorable Location 1993; Lowell:

Snow (Ad Interim) 1995; Honorable Location, Retired 2008

[email protected]

(H) 541 Alles Dr SW, Byron Center, MI 49315-8654 (616) 785-8494

*Myers, Allen C. (RHL) (Janice) – (FE-1970, HL-1980, RHL-2016)

Honorable Location 1980; Honorable Location, Retired 2016

[email protected]

(H) 2011 Orville St, SE, Grand Rapids MI, 49506-4535 (616) 452-5339

*Otter II, Louis Ernest

[(HLR) T 1961 NE OH, F 1963; HL 1971; HLR 1994]. 1961 North Canton; 1962

Pavonia; 1963 trans to Detroit Conf., Kochville; 1968 Plymouth: St. Luke’s; 1971

Honorable Location; 1994 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 14735 Richfield, Livonia 48154 (734-464-3319)

*Otto, Edward F. (RHL) (Nancy) – (PE-1968, FE-1970, HL-1978, RHL-2012)

Gunnisonville (Transferred From Wisconsin Conference 1969) 1969; Chapel

Hill East Lansing 1969; Wacousta Community 12/15/1971; Honorable Location


[email protected]

(H) 1335 S Prairie Ave Unit #405, Chicago IL, 60605-3121 (312) 945-3966

*Porter, Robert Lewis

[(HLR) P 1969, F 1972; HL 1980; HLR 2003]. 1971 AuGres, Prescott, Turner,

Twining; 1973 Britton: Grace, Wellsville; 1976 Dearborn: First (assoc.); 1978 Mu-

nising, Trenary; 1980 Honorable Location; 2003 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 2345 Oxford, Apt 229, Berkley 48072 (248-548-4016)


Rafferty, Brian F. (HL) (Andrea) – (D-1993, FE-1995, HL-2016)Burr Oak 1991; Grant 1993; Kingsley 1993; Church of The Dunes (Assoc) WestOlive Area New Church Start 1999; New Foundation 2002; Cedar Springs / EastNelson 2003; Cedar Springs 2004; Williamston: Crossroads 2008; Family Leave2010; Honorable Location 2016

[email protected](H) 244 Church Hill Downs Blvd, Williamston MI, 48895-9053 (517) 648-8747

*Rahn, David Philip [email protected][(HLR) P 1978; F 1980; HL 1988] 1978 Monroe: St. Paul (assoc); 1980 Halsey,Mt. Bethel; 1987 Caring Covenant Group Ministry: Genesee, Theford Center;1988 honorable location; 2001 Caring Covenant Group Ministry: Fostoria, WestDeerfield; Oct 10, 2007 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 425 Old Bridge, Grand Blanc 48439 (810-694-2725)

Rawson, Rodney E. [email protected] [(HL) P 1971, F 1974; HL 1979]. 1973, Riley Center, Berville, West Berlin; 1976River Rouge: Epworth; 1979 Honorable Location

(H) 3615 Gillia Circle E., Bartlett, TN 38135 (901-373-3785)

Schark, Donald Christian (Rhonda) [email protected] [(HL) LP 1979;P 1983;F 1986 HL 1995]. 1978-82 Whittemore, Prescott, MapleRidge Presbyterian; 1984 Azalia, London; 1986 Menominee; Nov. 15, 1991Leave of Absence; 1995 Honorable Location

(H) 800 11th Ave., Menominee 49858 (906-864-3502)

*Scheibner, Paul K. (RHL) (Elaine) – (D-1959, FE-1963, HL-1983, RHL-1993)Girard 1959; In School 1960; Concord 1962; Martin 1965; Shelbyville 1965;Dansville 1970; Vantown 1970; Gunnisonville 1974; Chapel Hill East Lansing1974; Personal Leave 1978; Honorable Location 1983; Honorable Location,Retired 1993

[email protected](H) 631 Nixon Blvd, Roscommon, MI, 48653-8760 (989) 821-9723

*Silvernail, Carl G. [email protected] [(HLR) HL 1969; HLR 1994]. 1969 Honorable Location; 1994 Honorable Lo-cation, Retired

(H) 6910 E. Sanilac Rd., Kingston 49741

*Silvis, Donald Roy[(HLR) P 1964 MI; F 1966 MI; HL 1972; HLR 1996]. 1964 Marcellues Circuit;1967 Boyne City; 1969 Snover: Moore, Trinity; 1972 Honorable Location; 1996Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 230 N. Jefferson, Lowell 49331

*Small, David E. (RHL) (Elaine Lewis-Small) – (D-1982, FE-1985, HL-1999,RHL-2012)Brandywine Trinity (Niles Trinity Re-Named Brandywine Trinity 1982) 1981;Appointed In Other Annual Conferences (¶331.8, ¶346.1) Northern New JerseyConf., Morristown Umc (¶425.1); In School, Drew University 1988; AppointedIn Other Annual Conferences (¶331.8, ¶346.1) Northern New Jersey Conf:Anderson And Asbury Umcs (¶337.1) 1998; Honorable Location 1999;Appointed In Other Annual Conferences (¶331.8, ¶346.1) Pacific NorthwestConf: Nooksack Valley, Everson, Wa (Ad Interim) 2008; Honorable Location,Retired 2012; Paw Paw (Ad Interim) 2016

[email protected](H) 52333 Ackley Terrace, Paw Paw MI, 49079 (269) 657-7727


*Steele, Philip P. (RHL) – (D-1964, FE-1968, HL-1971, RHL-2006)

Schoolcraft 1961; Sitka 1964; Wolf Lake 1964; Other Valid Ministries (¶344.1D)

Cooper UCC 1965; Portage: Pathfinder (Assoc) 05/03/1966; Coopersville

03/01/1968; Battle Creek: Birchwood 1970; Honorable Location 1971;

Honorable Location, Retired 2006; Lane Boulevard (DSA) 10/08/2006-

1/1/2007

[email protected]

(H) 5768 Comstock Ave, Kalamazoo MI, 49048-3414 (269) 668-3973

*Strawn, Charles Edward [email protected]

[(HLR) T 1964;F 19 ; HL 1979 ]. 1964 Kingston, Deford; 1966 Flint: Bristol; 1969

Detroit: Bethany; 1979 Honorable Location; 2012 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) Amsterdam, The Netherlands

*Tallman, Ronald William [email protected]

[(HLR) T 1966; F 1969; HL 1981; HLR 2005]. 1968 Pontiac: Central (assoc.);

1971 Saginaw: Epworth; 1974 Detroit: St. Andrew’s; 1981 Honorable Location;

2005 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 2914 S. Scranton S. Aurora, CO 80014 (303-369-8877)

Tuthill, Timothy J. (HL) (Susan) – (D-1998, FE-2001, HL-2017)

Mason: First 1993; MSU Wesley Foundation 2006; Clark Retirement

Community, Chaplain, Director of Pastoral Care 2010; Clark Retirement

Community, Director of Life Enrichment 2013; Clark Retirement Community,

Director of Resident Services 2015; Christian Living Services, Manager of Care

Resources 2016; Honorable Location, Director of Congregational Care at

GR First 2017

[email protected]

(H) 2139 Glen Echo Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49545 (517) 449-4965

(O) 227 Fulton St E, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3236 (616) 452-1568

*Vermeulen, Bertram W. (RHL) – (D-1958, FE-1962, HL-1984, RHL-1998)

Bloomingdale 1954; Three Rivers: Ninth Street 1957; Litchfield 1961; Lansing:

Mount Hope (Assoc) 1965; Dewitt: Redeemer 1967; Fremont 10/15/1969;

Leave of Absence 01/01/1979; Honorable Location 1984; Honorable Location,

Retired 1998

[email protected]

(H) 4715 Trillium Spring Blvd Apt 112, Fremont, MI 49412-8622 (231) 335-2171

*Versteeg, George William [email protected][(HLR) T 1960, F 1963; HL 1976]. 1960 school; 1962 Lambertville; 1966 Ply-mouth: St. Luke’s; 1968 Flint: Burton; 1971 University of Detroit; 1976 Honor-able Location; 2012 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 11460 Wells Rd., Petersburg 49270 (734-854-1928)

*Vostry, Robert Melvin [email protected][(HLR) P 1974; F 1979; HL 1991]. 1975 school; Aug, 1975 General Board ofMinistries: Alaska Pipeline Chaplaincy; Oct, 1976 school; 1977 Board of GlobalMinistries, Alaska National Division; 1981 leave of absence; Feb 1982 Boardof Global Ministries, Alaska Missionary Conference, Ketchikan; 1986 leave ofabsence; 1991 Honorable Location; 2018 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) PO Box 523, Palmer, AK 99645 (907-715-4631)


*Warren, Harvard James

[(HLR) T 1966, F 1964; HL 1972; HLR 1994]. 1966 Imlay City, Attica; 1972 Hon-

orable Location; 1994 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 1801 SE 24th Rd, Apt 119, Ocala, FL 34471-6065 (941-747-8948)

*Whited, Harold Vaughn

[(HLR) T IN 1949, F 1951; HL 1964; HLR 1985]. 1947 Cratherville; 1948

Fairview; 1950 trans to Detroit Conference, Clinton; 1956 school; Feb 1, 1957

Ann Arbor: West Side; Sep 1, 1963 sabbatical; 1964 Honorable Location; 1985

Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 524 SE 14th Ct., Gresham, OR 97080

*Whiting, Lawrence C.

[(HLR) P 1971; F 1973; HL 1981; HLR 1994]. 1972 Sutton; 1976 Otisville, West

Forest, Otter Lake; 1977 school, Marquette University; 1981 Honorable Loca-

tion; 1994 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 723 Creekwood Circle, Vassar 48768 (989-823-8677)

*Wightman, Galen Edward [email protected]

[(HLR) T 1961, F 1964; HLR 1970]. 1961 Charlestown, Educational Assistant

(W VA); 1962 Wolfstown, (PA Conf.); 1964 Munith; 1967 West Bloomfield; 1970

Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 6005 Brookland Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310 (703-921-9447)

Wisdom-Long, Michelle M. (HL) (Richard Long) – (D-1996, FE-1998, HL-2011)

Kalamazoo: First (Assoc) 11/20/1998; Family Leave 2000; Pleasant Valley

(LTFT 1/4) 2001; Pleasant Valley (LTFT 1/2) 01/01/2007; Leave of Absence

2008; Kalamazoo: First (Assoc) (LTFT 1/2) 2010; Honorable Location 2011

[email protected]

(H) 6071 Thunder Bluff Rd, Kalamazoo MI, 49009-9127 (269) 808-0279

*Woodside, Kenneth B. [email protected]

[(HLR) T 1966 NE; F 1968 NE; HL 1991]. 1968 trans to Detroit Conf., Detroit:

Christ (assoc.); 1970 Highland Park: Trinity; Nov, 1976 Detroit Industrial Mis-

sion; 1978 leave of absence; 1991 Honorable Location; 2012 Honorable Lo-

cation, Retired

(H) 6632 Telegraph, # 344, Bloomfield Hills 48301 (248-645-9898)

*Yordy, David [email protected]

[(HLR) T 1964 Rock River, F 1968; HL 1970; HLR 1994]. Trans to Detroit Conf,

Wesley Foundation, Flint; 1969 Director, Wesley Foundation, Northern Michigan

University; 1970 Honorable Location; 1994 Honorable Location, Retired

(H) 1257 Grace Dr., Sycamore, IL 60178 (815-991-9313)


DSA SERVICE RECORD

This DSA Service Record indicates assignments by District Superintendents to

serve on a weekly basis. The date given following each assignment represents the

initial year of that assignment, with changes occurring immediately following Annual

Conference unless otherwise noted. The record is maintained by the Michigan Con-

ference Database Manager. Correspondence can be sent to pstewart@michi-

ganumc.org.

DSA = District Superintendent Assignment

Bailey, Connor James (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Battle Creek: Newton (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2019

[email protected]

(H) 3727 Greenleaf Cir Apt 211, Kalamazoo 49008 (269) 312-3153

Battle Creek: Newton: 8804 F Drive South, Ceresco 49033 (269) 979-2779

Beasley, Donald (DSA) – (DSA-2016)

Detroit: Ford Memorial (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2016

[email protected]

(H) 13969 Fielding Street, Detroit 48223 313 475-3411

Detroit: Ford Memorial: 16400 W Warren Ave, Detroit 48228-3705 (313) 584-0035

Brooks, Mary D (DSA) – (DSA-2013)

Paradise/Hulbert: Tahqamenon (DSA) (LTFT 1/2) 2013

[email protected]

(H) 207 W Ave. B, Newberry 49868 906) 293-1966

Paradise: 7087 N M123, PO Box 193, Paradise 49768-0193 (906) 492-3585

Hulbert: Tahquamenon: 10505 Maple St, PO Box 91, Hulbert 49748-0091

Corey, Cynthia (DSA) – (DSA-2018)

Bear Lake (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 11/18/2018

[email protected]

(H) 8340 Zosel St, PO Box 645, Onekama 49675-0645 (231) 645-1244

Bear Lake: 7861 Main St, PO Box 157, Bear Lake 49614 (231) 864-3680

Cousino, Mickey Ann (DSA) – (DSA-2015, CLM-2015)

Hastings: Welcome Corners (CLM/DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2015; Nashville: Peace

(CLM/DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 09/01/2015-12/31/2017; Freeport (CLM/DSA) (LTFT 1/4)

09/01/2015

[email protected]

(H) 1713 W Sisson Rd, Hastings 49058-9534 (616) 765-5322

Hastings: Welcome Corners: 3185 N. M43 Hwy, Hastings 49058 (517) 852-1993

Cramer, Julia Ann (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Yale/Cole/Melvin (assoc) (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2019

[email protected]

(H) 7656 Melvin Rd, Melvin 48454 (810) 304-2310

Yale: 2 South Main St, Yale 48097-3316 (810) 387-3962

Cole: 7015 Carson Rd, Yale 48097 (810) 387-4400

Melvin: 1171 Main St, Melvin 48454-9775 (810) 376-4581


Davis, Morgan William “Bill” (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Big Rapids: Third Avenue/Paris/Rodney (DSA) (LTFT 3/4) 2019

[email protected]

(H) 1764 Kettle Lake Rd, Kalkaska 49646 (231)384-0040

Big Rapids: Third Avenue: 226 N Third Ave, Big Rapids 49307 (231) 796-4157

Paris: 109 Lincoln, Paris 49338 (231) 796-4157

Rodney: PO Box 14, 12135 Charles St, Rodney 49342 (231) 796-4157

Francis, Raymond (DSA) – (DSA-2016, CLM-2016)

Coomer / Winn (CLM/DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2016

[email protected]

(H) 812 W. Center St, Alma 48801-2140 (989) 330-9135

Coomer: 5410 S. Vandecar Rd, Mt. Pleasant 48858-9551 (989) 866-2566

Gillings, Gary (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Whittemore (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 07/01/2019

[email protected]

(H) 205 W State St, Whittemore 48770 (989) 756-3981

Whittemore: Box 155, 110 North St., Whittemore 48770 (989) 756-2831

Glygoroff, Steffani (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Henderson/Chapin/Owosso: Trinity (DSA) (LTFT 3/4) 07/01/2019

trinhendchapumc.gmail.com

(H) 302 E Main St, Henderson 48841 (248) 805-3597

Henderson: 218 E. Main, Henderson 48841 (989) 723-5729

Chapin: 19848 S. Chapin Rd., Elsie 48831 (989) 661-2497

Owosso: Trinity: 720 S. Shiawassee St., Owosso 48867 (989) 723-2664

Henderson, Merry (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Bentley (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 01/01/2019

[email protected]

(H) 10601 Carr Rd, St Charles 48655-8623 (989) 447-1874

Bentley: 7209 Main St, Bentley 48613, PO Box 1, Rhodes 48652-0001

Hofmann, Mary Wava (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Northport Indian Mission (DSA) (LTFT 1/2) 4/1/2019

[email protected]

(H) 4840 E. Golfview Dr, Leland 49654 (231) 994-2159

Northport: PO Box 401, 8626 N Manitou Trl, Northport 49670 (231) 715-1280

Horn, Ashlei Kristin (DSA) – (DSA-2018)

Bridgman: Faith (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 10/28/2018

[email protected]

(H) 29680 County Road 687, Bangor 49013-9664 (269) 364-8545

Faith: 9156 Red Arrow Hwy, PO Box 414, Bridgman 49106 (269) 465-3696

Kasper, Anika (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Mesick/Brethren Epworth (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 7/14/2019

[email protected]

(H) 3851 N 15 Rd, Mesick 49668 (231) 885-1179

Mesick: PO Box 337, 121 S Alvin St, Mesick 49668 (231) 885-1699

Brethren Epworth: PO Box 177, 3939 High Bridge Rd, Brethren 49619

(231) 477-5486

2019 DSA SERVICE RECORDS 555

Korlapati, Arthur D (DSA) – (DSA-2018)Denton: Faith (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2018

[email protected](H) 7338 Talbot Dr, Apt 102, Lansing 48917 (248) 444-6529

Denton: Faith: 6020 Denton Rd, Belleville 48111-1013 (734) 483-2276

LaGuire, Sean (DSA) – (DSA-2019)Waterford: Four Town (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2019

[email protected](H) 11318 Sioux, Redford 48239-2372 (313) 926-2498

Waterford: Four Towns: 6451 Cooley Lake Rd, Waterford 48327 (248) 682-0211

Lawrence, Devin T. (DSA) – (DSA-2019)God’s Country Cooperative Parish: Grand Marais, Germfask, McMillian (DSA)2019

[email protected](H) 719 Garden Ave, Manistique 49854 (906) 202-3231

Grand Marais: N 14226 M-77, PO Box 268, Grand Marais 49839 (906) 494-2751Germfask: 1212 Morrison St, PO Box 135, Germfask 49836 (906) 586-3162

McMillian: 7406 Co Rd 415, PO Box 54, McMillan 49853 (906) 293-8933

Miller, Alexander (DSA) (Sandy) – (DSA-2003)Nottawa (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2003

[email protected](H) 61616 Filmore Rd, Sturgis 49091-9318 (269) 467-7134

Nottawa: PO Box 27, 25838 M-86, Nottawa 49075 (269) 467-7134

Molloy, Larry (DSA) – (DSA-2019) Mohawk Ahmeek (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2019

[email protected](H) 226 Fourth St, Eagle Harbor 49950 (906)284-4221

Mohawk Ahmeek: 120 Stanton Ave, PO Box 76, Mohawk 49950 (906) 337-2710

Mullikin, Keith Paul (DSA) – (DSA-2019) Ironwood: Wesley (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 10/01/2018; Ironwood: Wesley/Wakefield(DSA) (LTFT 1/2)

[email protected](H) 600 Garvey, Ironwood 49938 (906) 285-9847

Ironwood: Wesley: 500 E McLeod Ave, PO Box 9, Ironwood 49938 (906) 932-3900

Wakefield: 706 Putnam St, Wakefield 49968-1048 (906) 988-2533

Newman, Carol A (DSA) (Budd) – (PL-1995, FL-1996, DSA-2012)Almena (Assoc) 1995; Lawton: St Paul’s (Assoc) 1995; Almena (Assoc)11/16/1995; Lawton: St Paul’s (Assoc) 11/16/1995; Kalamazoo: Northwest 1996-2000; Almena 1996-2002; Bloomingdale (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 09/23/2012

[email protected](H) 602 W Van Buren St Apt 24, Gobles, MI 49055 (269) 628-2414

Bloomingdale: PO Box 9, Bloomingdale 49026 (269) 521-3323

Obwoge, Douglas Mochama (DSA) – (DSA-2019)Brooks Corners (DSA) (LTFT ¼) 07/07/2019

[email protected](H) 5951 30th Ave, Sears 49679 (231) 734-2733

Brooks Corners: 5951 30th Ave, Sears 49679 (231) 734-2733


Oldenburg, Dawn (DSA) – (DSA-2018)

Hinchman (DSA) (LTFT ½) 2018; Hinchman/Scottdale (DSA) 10/1/2018

[email protected]

(H) 9862 Vineyard St, Bridgman 49106 (269) 208-9673

Hinchman: 8154 Church St, Berrien Springs 49103-9798 (269) 471-5492

Scottdale: 4271 Scottdale Rd, St Joseph 49085-9366 (269) 429-7270

Pamp, George (DSA) – (DSA-1/1/2017)

Kewadin: Indian Mission (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 01/01/2017

[email protected]

(H) 851 W. Conway Rd, Harbor Springs 49740-9585 (231) 838-9375

Kewadin: Indian Mission: 7250 Carin Hwy, Kewadin 49648-9782 (616) 886-3579

Pease, Christine L. (DSA) – (CLM-2014)

Pleasant Lake (CLM/DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2014

[email protected]

(H) 340 Pleasant St, Charlotte 48813-1626 (517) 543-5618

Pleasant Lake: PO Box 82, 4815 E Territorial Rd, Pleasant Lake 49272-9745

(517) 543-5618

Perez, Jr, Michael R. (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Clawson (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 1/01/2019; Clawson (DSA) (LTFT 1/2) / Waterford:

Trinity (DSA) (LTFT 1/2) 2019

[email protected]

(H) 442 N Marias Ave, Clawson 48017-1478 (586) 252-7257

Clawson: 500 E McLeod Ave, PO Box 9, Ironwood 49938-0009 (906) 932-3900

Waterford: Trinity: 6440 Maceday Dr, Waterford 48329-2786 (248) 623-6860

Pinto, Michael A. (DSA) (Susan) – (DSA-2006, PL-2007, DSA-2019)

Lacota (DSA) 2006; Lacota (PTLP ¼) 2007; Discontinuned 04/09/2019; Lacota

(DSA) (LTFT ¼) April 9, 2019

[email protected]

(H) 2321 Tamarack, Kalamazoo 49006-1426 (269) 207-2095

Lacota: PO Box 7, 01160 CR 681, Lacota 49063-0007 (269) 385-4154

Shaffer, Janet (DSA) – (DSA-2019)

Alger (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2019

[email protected]

(H) 120 Anna Dr, Tawas City 48763 (989) 362-6536

Alger: 7786 Newberry St, Alger 48610-9216 (989) 836-2291

Tucker, Marcia A (DSA) – (DSA-2014)

Ganges (DSA) (LTFT 1/4) 2014

[email protected]

(H) 6948 Colver, Fennville 49408-9619 (269) 857-4797

Ganges: PO Box 511, 2218 68th St, Fennville 49408-9626 (269) 543-3581

VanderLaan, Kenneth D (DSA) (Cynthia) – (DSA-1993)

Mears (DSA) (1/4 Time) 1993; Mears (DSA) (1/2 time), Jan 1, 2009-2017; Shelby

(DSA) (1/4 time) 2016-2017; Arcadia (DSA) May 1-Nov. 1, 2019

[email protected]

5763 W 9th St, Mears 49436 (231) 923-6476

Arcadia: PO Box 72, 3378 Division, Arcadia 49613 (231) 864-3680

2019 DSA SERVICE RECORDS 557

Veilleux, Cynthia L (DSA) – (PL-2011, FL-2015, DSA-2018)

Frontier/Osseo (DSA) 11/01/2010; Bronson (PTLP ¾) 2011; Union City/Athens

2015; Discontinued 2018; Galien/Olive Branch (DSA) (LTFT ½) 2018

[email protected]

(H) 201 N. Cleveland Avenue, Galien 49113 (517) 741-9041

Galien: PO Box 95, 200 Ellen St, Union City 49094-0095 (517) 741-7028

Olive Branch: PO Box 267, 123 N Clark St, Athens 49011-5106 (269) 729-9370

Walters, William (DSA) – (DSA-2018)

Pokagon/Berrien Springs (DSA) 2018

[email protected]

(H) 609 Rynearson St, Buchanan 49107 (269) 479-5561

Pokagon: 31393 Kansas St, Dowagiac 49047 (269) 683-8515

Berrien Springs: 310 W Mars, Berrien Springs 49103 (269) 471-7220

Williams, Ava (DSA) – (DSA-2018)

Elsie (DSA) (LTFT 1/2) 2018

[email protected]

(H) 156 W Main St, Elsie 48831(202) 524-9579

Elsie: 160 W Main St, PO Box 189, Elsie 48831-0189 (989) 862-5239

Wisenbaugh, Jeanne Harmon (DSA) – (DSA-2018)

Oregon/Elba (DSA) (LTFT 1/2) Nov. 1, 2018

[email protected]

(H) 1457 Westerrace Drive, Flint 48532 (810) 732-8123

Oregon: 2985 German Rd, Columbiaville 48421 (810) 793-6828

Elba: 154 S Elba Rd, Lapeer 48446 (810) 664-5780

Zinger, Gary Melvin (DSA) – (CLM-2017, DSA-2017)

Carlisle (CLM/DSA) (LTFT 3/4)

[email protected]

(H) 6559 Burlingame Ave SW, Byron Center 49315 (616) 890-2744

Carlisle: 1084 76th St SW, Byron Center 49315 (616) 878-1836

DIACONAL MINISTER SERVICE RECORD

(ACE)--Associate in Christian Education; (CCW)--Church and Community Worker;

(CE)--Christian Education; (DE)--Deaconess; (SM)--Sacred Music; (WDM)--World

Division Missionary; (YM)--Youth Ministry.

Status abbreviations: COM--Commissioned; CON--Consecrated; CRT--Certified.

*Brooks, Barbara Ann

[(DR) CON N GA (DE)]. Oct 14, 1994 trans. to Detroit Conf.; Oct 14, 1994 Co-

operative Ministries/Church and Community Worker; 1998 Church and Com-

munity Worker/Teacher, Colegio Americano; 2007 Retired

(H) 1610 Gregory, Ypsilanti 48197 (734-547-9120)


*Caldwell, Janice

[(DR) DE COM W.MI, 1962; CRT W.MI, 1971; CON 1977; reinst (CE), 1987].

1957 Spartansburg, SC; 1962 Chattanooga, TN; 1969 Hastings, MI; 1975

Trans. to Detroit Conf., Pontiac: Central; 1983 Voluntary Termination; 1986 Di-

rector of Christian Education, Waterford: Central; 1999 Retired

[email protected] [6-27-08]

(H) 900 N Cass Lake Rd Apt 124, Waterford 48328-2385 (248-499-8272)

*Case, Jane

[(DR) CON June 1995] Organist, Napoleon UMC 1995; Retired 2011

PO Box 146, 113 West, Napoleon, MI 49261 (517) 536-8781

*Childress, Thelma (John)

[(DR) CRT, 1971; CON (CE), 1977]. 1966 Rochester: St. Paul's. 1994 Retired

(H) 1661 Bedford Square Dr., #101, Rochester Hills 48306 (248-935-7775)

(H) 610 Burgundy Dr, Madison, TN 37115-3502

*Flegal, Daphna (Gary)

[(DR) CON June 1978] Transferred from North Georgia Conf.; Director of

Christian Education, Lansing First and East Lansing University, Dec. 1, 1987;

Diaconal Minister of Program, Lansing First 1991; Editor of Children’s

Publications, General Board of Discipleship 1992; Retired 02/18/2018

(H) 610 Burgundy Dr, Madison, TN 37115-3502 (615) 885-6621

*Foster, Margaret L.

[(DR) CON June 1986] Staff Support, Dyslexia Resource Center; Retired 1999

(H) 660 Lake Dr, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701-5412

Gossett, Timothy (Katherine)

[(DM) CRT 1999]

Griffin, Diane Mary-Allen (Kevin)

[(DM) CRT 1996; CON (CE) 1997]. 1996 Director of Program and Interpretation,

Board of Outdoor and Retreat Ministries; Jan 1, 1998 leave of absence; Aug 1, 1999

Iglesia Metodista de Costa Rica; Jan 14, 2003 Methodist Church of Peru, trainer of

lay persons; Jan 1, 2006 Howell: First, Director of Educational Ministries


(O) 1230 Bower St., Howell 48843 (517-546-2730)

(H) 247 S. Mill St., Pinckney 48169 (734-878-9414)

*Gish, George (Yoko)

[(DR) COM GBGM, 1968; CON (WDM)1983]. 1968 Fransiscan School of

Japanese Studies, Tokyo; 1970 Naganuma School, Tokyo; 1973 Kyodan Infor-

mation Center, Tokyo; 1998 Aoyama Gakuin University; 2003 Retired

[email protected],ne.jp [8-30-04]

(H) 6-10-8 Minami Aoyama, Minoto-Ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan (03-3486-8353)

Packer, Matthew J. (Kristina)

[(DM) CON W. MI, 1999; PE 2011; DM 2016]. 1986 Farwell; 1987 St.

Bartholomew’s Episcopal; 1988 Flint: Central; 1990 Clare; Nov 16, 1999 transf

to Detroit Conf., Fenton: Director of Music; May 1, 2006 Flushing: Director of

Music; Jun 8, 2016 Surrendered Credentials; Nov 15, 2017 Fenton: Chancel

Choir Director, Music Coordinator (LTFT ¼)


(O) 119 S. Leroy St., Fenton 48430 (810-629-2132)

(H) 6020 Creekside Dr., Swartz Creek 48473 (810-610-3692)

2019 DIACONAL & DEACONNESS SERVICE RECORDS 559

*Quick, Mary Levack

[(DR) CON (SM), 1990]. 1984 Detroit: Metropolitan 1997 Leave of Absence;

2002 Retired

(H) (May-Dec): 1941 Wellesley Dr., Detroit 48203 (313-891-2861)

(Jan-June): Duke University Divinity School, 4902 Victoria Dr.,

Durham, NC, 27713 (919-493-2967)

*Rice, Beverly (Charles)

[(DR) CRT, 1984; CON (CE), 1989]. Jan 1, 1978 Port Huron District Project Di-

rector. Jan 1, 1982 Director Skills on Wheels; Dec 31, 1997 Retired

(H) 47840 Jefferson, New Baltimore 48047 (586-949-9348)

*Denotes retired person.

DEACONESS SERVICE RECORD

*Brooks, Barbara Ann

[(DR) CON N GA (DE)]. Oct 14, 1994 trans. to Detroit Conf.; Oct 14, 1994 Co-

operative Ministries/Church and Community Worker; 1998 Church and Com-

munity Worker/Teacher, Colegio Americano; 2007 Retired

(H) 1610 Gregory, Ypsilanti 48197 (734-547-9120)

*Caldwell, Janice

[(DR) DE COM W.MI, 1962; CRT W.MI, 1971; CON 1977; reinst (CE), 1987].

1957 Spartansburg, SC; 1962 Chattanooga, TN; 1969 Hastings, MI; 1975

Trans. to Detroit Conf., Pontiac: Central; 1983 Voluntary Termination; 1986 Di-

rector of Christian Education, Waterford: Central; 1999 Retired

(H) 900 N Cass Lake Rd Apt 124, Waterford 48328-2385 (248-499-8272)

Hillman, Anne M.

Worship and Discipleship Assistant, Grand Rapids: Trinity

[email protected]

(H) 128 Maple St, Rockford 49341

Mossman-Celestin, Valerie

U.S. Executive Director, HAPI (Haitian Artisans for Peace International.

CC: Grand Rapids: Trinity

[email protected]

(H) 2828 Keystone Dr, Hudsonville MI 49426-7720

*Reynolds, Phoebe

Study leave. Retired

(H) 3095 Ewald Circle, Detroit 48238 (313-934-5047)

*Denotes retired person.


MISSIONARIES

MISSION PERSONNEL WITHIN

THE MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Sonya LunaGeneral Advance #3019618

Serving as Michigan Conference Hispanic/Latino(a) Missionary.

Sonya Luna is a missionary with the Board of Global Ministries of The

United Methodist Church serving through the National Plan for Hispanic

and Latino Ministries (NPHLM) in the Detroit Annual Conference. Native to Michi-

gan, Sonya earned her Bachelor of Arts from Kalamazoo College. She worked as

Latino Ministries Coordinator for Ypsilanti First United Methodist Church, her home

church, and as a foreign language teacher for the Maple Academy in Oaxaca, Mex-

ico. She began working in the Detroit Annual Conference in her current position in

January, 2008, and has recently expanded responsibilities as Michigan Conference

Director for Hispanic and Latino Ministries.

Randy HildebrantGeneral Advance #982961

Serving God's County Cooperative Parish in Newberry, MI.

Randy Hildebrant is a Church and Community Worker and assigned

to God’s Country Cooperative Parish in the Michigan Conference

Randy has served as a Church and Community worker for 13 years, serving the

Rural Revitalization Project of the Elkhorn Valley District in the Nebraska Confer-

ence and the Jubilee Project, an Appalachian ministry based in Sneedville, Ten-

nessee in the Holston Annual Conference. He has a strong commitment to rural

ministry and a commitment to bring self-esteem, hope and faith to all God's children

throughout the vast parish.

GLOBAL MISSION FELLOWS/US-2S

Emily BurnsGeneral Advance #3022426

Serving at Sunnyside UMC in Kalamazoo.

Emily Burns is a Global Mission Fellow with the United Methodist Gen-

eral Board of Global Ministries, engaged in a two-year term of service

with the Michigan Annual Conference. She was commissioned in August 2018.

Emily is from Ohio and a member of the Community Methodist Church in Circleville,

a congregation of the West Ohio Annual Conference. She holds a Bachelor of Arts

degree in economics from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. She has

worked as a peer mentor at Ohio Wesleyan and a servant leader intern at Freedom

Schools of the Church for All People in Columbus.

2019 MISSIONARIES 561

“My call to mission has not been dramatic; it has become a ‘gut feeling’ or a sense

of the natural next step. It feels more like a thread that has been woven through

my classes, jobs, and relationships that has led me toward and into a life of mis-

sion.”

Jinnia SiironenGeneral Advance #3022429

Serving at The NOAH Project in Detroit, MI.

Jinnia Siironen is a Global Mission Fellow with the United Methodist

General Board of Global Ministries, engaged in a two-year term of serv-

ice with the Michigan Annual Conference. She was commissioned in August 2018.

Jinnia is from Franklinville, North Carolina, where she is a member of Grays Chapel

United Methodist Church in the Western North Carolina Annual Conference. She

holds a degree in culinary arts from Guilford Technical Community College in

Jamestown, North Carolina and has worked as a cook and in summer camping

programs.

A call to mission service came to Jinnia in a “small and quiet voice,” and she is ex-

cited to see how God will use her in the future.

Asti WhiteGeneral Advance #3022366

Serving at Wesley Foundation of Kalamazoo.

Asti Nicholas White is a Global Mission Fellow with the United

Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, engaged in a two-year

term of service with the Michigan Annual Conference. He was commissioned in Au-

gust 2018.

Asti is from Grayson, Georgia, and is a member of the Trinity on the Hill United

Methodist Church in LaGrange, Georgia, in the North George Annual Conference.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in nonprofit leadership from LaGrange College

where he also traveled to the Philippines and El Salvador for service and sustain-

ability efforts. He has served in several annual conference youth and young adult

leadership programs.

His call to mission emerged along with an expanding awareness of world issues

and needs that affect daily lives, such as injustice, homelessness, inadequate

health care, racial tensions and poverty. “Justice, mercy and love, he says, “are all

important, and, as I see the rise of injustice, I have a responsibility to uproot it.”


BEYOND THE MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE

MISSION PERSONNEL IN AFRICA

Delbert and Sandy GrovesGeneral Advance #12150Z – Delbert

General Advance #12151Z – Sandra

Serving at New Life Center in Kitwe, Zambia.

Delbert and Sandy Groves are United Methodist missionaries

with the General Board of Global Ministries based in Kitwe, Zambia since August

2000. They serve at the New Life Center which offers numerous outreach and train-

ing ministries within the Provisional Annual Conference of Zambia.

David Paye GuinkpaGeneral Advance #15089Z

Serving as the Treasurer for the Liberia Annual Conference in Mon-

rovia, Liberia

David Guinkpa is a missionary with the General Board of Global Min-

istries of The United Methodist Church serving as the mission treasurer for Liberia

Annual Conference, based in Monrovia, Liberia. Formerly, he had oversight of fi-

nance and audits with church leaders, mission partners and institutions, and Global

Ministries personnel in ensuring that funds are distributed and utilized in appropriate

ways in Central Africa. Commissioned as a missionary in 2007, Mr. Guinkpa began

his mission work in Uganda. "As a Christian, my responsibility is to serve God, the

church, and humanity," he says. "I am from a loving family that was very supportive

of my work. I believe that 'God's time is the best.' We are all called to be servants

and custodian of the Word of God."

Princess JusuGeneral Advance #13037Z

Serving at the Women's Leadership Training Center in Monrovia,

Liberia.

Princess M. Jusu is a missionary with the Board of Global Ministries of

The United Methodist Church serving in Monrovia, Liberia, as an instructor at the

United Methodist Women's Leadership Training Center. “I am hopeful and prayerful

that my service will be one that contributes to a more positive environment and will

be productive for the women and children that I can assist while on assignment."


Pierre ManyaGeneral Advance #15165Z

Serving as coordinator of health and medical services for the Ivory

Coast Conference in West Africa.

Pierre Diamba Manya, MD, is a missionary with the United Methodist

General Board of Global Ministries currently serving as coordinator of health and

medical services in the Ivory Coast, West Africa. His former assignment was in the

Central Congo Episcopal Area in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A gy-

necologist and surgeon, he has been in medical mission since 1984. “I perceive

my work as a ministry,” he says. “Physical healing was a key part of Jesus’ min-

istry… So, when I treat people,or do surgery, it is God who helps to heal them.

When they are healed, they thank God and sing songs of praise and become fol-

lowers of Jesus Christ. It is a way of evangelization.”

Emmanuel and Florence Ogugua MeforGeneral Advance #13990Z – Emmanuel

General Advance #13991Z – Florence

Serving as a medical doctor in Mutambara, Zimbabwe – Em-

manuel

Serving as a nurse and midwife in Mutambara, Zimbabwe – Florence

Dr. Emmanuel Ufonna Mefor, a medical doctor, and Florence Ogugua Mefor, a

nurse and mid-wife, are missionaries with the Board of Global Ministries of The

United Methodist Church currently assigned to Mutambara, Zimbabwe.

Helen Roberts-EvansGeneral Advance #3021129

Serving as the director of the Department of General Education & Min-

istry of The United Methodist Church in Liberia.

Helen Roberts-Evans is a missionary of the General Board of Global

Ministries of The United Methodist Church, serving as director of the Department

of General Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church in Liberia.

Helen’s work includes meeting needs in such areas as teacher training, scholar-

ships, resources, new school construction, and school building renovation and re-

pair. “I want to share the love of Christ with each child because I know that His love

brings peace and gives strength to overcome life’s challenges.”

Temba NkomozepiGeneral Advance #3022400

Serving at Mujila Falls Argicultural Centre in Kanyama, Zambia.

Temba Nkomozepi is a missionary with the United Methodist General

Board of Global Ministries serving as an agriculturalist at Mujila Falls

Agriculture Center in Kanyama, Zambia. He was commissioned in October 2017.


The Mujila Falls Center traces its origins to the Musokatanda Agriculture Project,

launched in 1995 by Global Ministries missionaries in the southern part of the Dem-

ocratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Civil conflict there caused the relocation of per-

sonnel to Zambia and the reconstitution of a food security ministry at Mujila Falls

on 1000 hectares of land donated by Chief Kanyama of the Lunda people. The

chief’s condition was that the center would teach basic sound agricultural principles

to the residents of his chiefdom. It was dedicated in the year 2000 and has steadily

grown in scope and importance to the area, also providing outreach to refugees

from DRC.

Temba takes part in a range of agricultural, education, and health projects, as well

as church growth and development. Mujila Falls raises essential crops, such as

corn, and engages in small animal husbandry, cattle and goat milking, fruit culture,

tree nurseries, fish culture, and research.

Mary Randall Mantor (Retired)Mary Randall Mantor retired effective February 2019.

The Michigan Conference is no longer receiving funds for this mis-

sionary.

Please select another missionary to support.

MISSION PERSONNEL IN ASIA

Chin ChoGeneral Advance #3022047

Serving as coordinator of the United Methodist Mission in Mongolia,

based in Ulaanbaatar.

Chin Cho is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries

serving as the coordinator of the United Methodist Mission in Mongolia, based in

Ulaanbaatar. He was commissioned in June 2015. As the country coordinator, Chin

oversees the several aspects of ministry, working with local Mongolian United

Methodist leaders and other missionaries. He engages in the training of indigenous

clergy, who study at the Mongolia Trinity Bible College, where he teaches Wesleyan

studies.

Debbie and Lester DornonGeneral Advance #10920Z – Debbie

General Advance #10919Z – Lester

Serving as coordinator of expatriate service at Tensen Hos-

pital in western Nepal – Debbie

Serving as senior physician at Tensen Hospital in western Nepal – Lester

Deborah Dornon and Lester Dornon, M.D., are missionaries with the General Board

of Global Ministries, Tansen Hospital in western Nepal in Asia. Deborah is assigned

as coordinator of expatriate services at the hospital. Lester is assigned as senior

physician at the hospital. Lester and Deborah returned to Nepal and Tansen as


missionaries in mid-2012, having served there from 1990 to 2002.The hospital in

Tansen is related to the United Mission to Nepal, established in 1954 as a partner-

ship between the people of Nepal and a coalition of 20 Christian organizations on

four continents.

Hyo-Won ParkGeneral Advance #3021822

Serving as a new church planter in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Rev. Hyo-Won Park is a missionary with the General Board of

Global Ministries serving as a new church planter in St. Petersburg,

Russia. He was commissioned in June 2013.

Familiar with the area from time previously spent there, Rev. Park is working with

the leadership of the St. Petersburg District in identifying opportunities for new con-

gregations. Methodism returned to St. Petersburg, where it had existed prior to the

Communist Revolution, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union almost 25 years

ago. Likely constituents for new churches are the young people who come to the

city looking for jobs and educational opportunities.

MISSION PERSONNEL IN CENTRAL AMERICA

José Roberto Peña-NazarioGeneral Advance #14026Z

Serving as pastor at Danli Central UMC in Honduras.

The Rev. José Roberto Peña-Nazario is a missionary with the General

Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church assigned

as Pastorate, United Methodist Mission in Honduras. He serves as pastor at Danli

Central UMC and works at developing new churches and new leaders for Christ’s

ministry.

Mbwizu Ndjungu and Nkemba NdjunguGeneral Advance #12909Z – Mbwizu

General Advance #12910Z – Nkemba

Serving the Methodist Church of Belize.

For the past 10 years Nkemba and Mbwizu Ndjungu have

provided leadership in the Cameroon Initiative of The United Methodist Church.

Now they leave Africa for service in Central America.

Nkemba reports in a recent email: “We have received a new assignment to serve

as missionaries in Belize. We arrived September 10. The Methodist Church of Be-

lize is part of The Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas, composed

of Belize, Honduras and Haiti. My task is supervising the work in the Stan Creek

Circuit, to groom pastors spiritually. Mbwizu will serve as Director of Christian Ed-

ucation. Our prayer and hope is that you will continue to support us in this new ad-

venture.”


MISSION PERSONNEL IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Kristen BrownGeneral Advance #3021280

Serving as coordinator of interpretation, education, and advocacy

through the Methodist liaison.

Kristen Brown is a missionary with the General Board of Global

Ministries of the United Methodist Church serving as coordinator of interpretation,

education, and advocacy through the Methodist liaison office in Jerusalem. This

office is a joint project of Global Ministries, the British Methodist Church, and the

World Methodist Council. It relates to ecumenical organizations, churches, and church-

related institutions in the Holy Land, and it provides educational venues for Methodist

pilgrims to the region.

MISSION PERSONNEL IN NORTH AMERICA

Paul WebsterGeneral Advance #11865Z

Serving in agricultural mission work here in the USA and also consult-

ing beyond our borders.

Rev. Paul L. Webster, commissioned in 1992, is a missionary with the

Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church who served at the Mujila

Falls Agriculture Centre in Kanyama, Zambia until 2018. The projects he developed

and oversaw served the needs of the poor, rural people. “As a rural development

specialist, I am attacking the root causes of poverty, disease, and hopelessness

through education and training in small animal husbandry, cattle and goat milking,

animal traction, tree nurseries, fruit culture, gardening and fish culture at our research

and demonstration station. The goal is for families who can provide balanced nutrition

for themselves and an income from small-scale, family-based production." Now, Paul

is applying these basic principles here in the USA. He is based in his home confer-

ence in Wisconsin.


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