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Just One Thing Beautifully by Amory Peck (GBCS)

Tools for Spiritual Leadership (PowerPoint Presentation)

The District Lay Leader: Accountable and Responsible(PowerPoint Presentation)

Annual Conference Happenings Shared by Annual Conference Lay Leaders at Quadrennial Training


Mission Statement
In leading United Methodists to make disciples of Jesus Christ, we will:

  • Enable the mutual ministry of lay and clergy
  • Strengthen the voice and presence of laity
  • Equip our members for spiritual leadership throughout the world

ASSOCIATION OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE LAY LEADERS

Northeastern Jurisdiction

Southeastern Jurisdiction

North Central Jurisdiction

South Central Jurisdiction

Western Jurisdiction

GBOD Staff Contact

NORTHEASTERN JURISDICTION

Baltimore-Washington

Delores Oden
330 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
Severna Park MD 21146
Phone: 410-647-0218
E-mail: deloreso@hotmail.com

Central Pennsylvania

Vance Hart
RD 1, Box 84
Williamsburg PA 16693
814-832-2518
E-mail: Hart2hart@embarqmail.com

Eastern Pennsylvania

Dr. Mary White
312 Rockingham Rd.
Rosemont, PA 19010
Phone: 610-519-9812
Cell: 215-429-1680
E-mail: MWhite9891@aol.com

Greater New Jersey

Ressie L. Fuller
1638 Westover Road
Linden, NJ 07036
Home Phone: 908-486-0414
Cell Phone: 732-275-5283
E-mail: Ressie@gnjumc.org

New England

Oscar Harrell
15 Bent Brook Rd
Sudbury, MD 01776
Office: 978-443-3821
Home: 978-869-3073
E-mail: owhtwo@msn.com

Ethel Franks (Associate Lay Leader)
384 Main St
Hingham, MA 02043
781-749-5297
E-mail: dofunnycraft@aol.com

New York

Renata Smith
331 Tecumseh Ave.
Mt. Vernon, NY 10553
E-mail: Renata10553@yahoo.com
(H) 914-664-2622
(C) 914-391-3998

North Central New York

Bill Hinderliter
255 Drake Rd
Lansing, NY 14882
607-533-7287
E-mail: whinderliter@twcny.rr.com

Marie Dewispelaere
7121 Rt. 14
Sodus Point, NY 14555
315-483-9660
E-mail: edewispelaere@rochester.rr.com

Peninsula-Delaware

Betty Gooch
603 Mulberry St.
Milton, DE 19968
Home: 302-684-3390
Cell: 302-645-7748
E-mail: Bgooch39@aol.com

Demetrio Beach
307 Wilson Rd.
Grasonville, MD 21638
E-mail: Beachd_01@yahoo.com
(H) 410-725-1821

Troy

Ilah Sisson Walser
161 Saratoga Ave
Ballston Spa NY 12020
Phone: 518-885-1275
E-mail: isissonwal@aol.com

West Virginia

Royce Lyden
414 Buffalo Ave
Fairmont WV 26554
Phone: 304-366-5170
E-mail: rlyden5389@aol.com

Steven Nicely (associate)
2008 19th Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101
304-428-1962 H
304-428-1130 W
E-mail: steven_nicely@hotmail.com

Western New York

Scott Johnson, Ph.D.
310 Baynes Street
Buffalo NY 14213
E-mail: JOHNSOSL@BuffaloState.edu

Deborah Clyde
11 Bowen Rd.
Churchville, NY 14428
E-mail: Dclyde1728@excite.com

Dawn Quesesberry
9581 Frontier St.
Angola, NY 14006
E-mail: dawnckf@aol.com

Western Pennsylvania

Harry Barbus
P.O. Box 192
Crabtree, Pa 15624
Home: 724-834-4798
Office: 724-694-2720
Office Fax: 724-694-6043
Cell phone: 814-341-9327
E-mail: hbarbus@comcast.net

Wyoming

Blenda Smith
31 Page Brook Rd
Whitney Point, NY 13862
Home: 607-692-7194

Jarrett Roan (Associate Lay Leader)
23 Montgomery Ave.
West Pittston, PA 18643
570-883-7279
E-mail: jrcats54@yahoo.com

SOUTHEASTERN JURISDICTION

Alabama-West Florida

Steve Furr
214 Plantation Trace
Jackson, AL 36545
E-mail: furrs@bellsouth.net
(H) 251-246-5266
(O) 251-246-4446
(C) 251-769-1363

Florida

Sharon Luther
8260 Landshire Way
Fort Myers, FL 33912
E-mail: Sluther8260@comcast.net
(C) 239-777-4567

Holston

Mary Ruth Richards
1313 Magnolia Ave.
Kingsport, TN 37664-2446
E-mail: richardsmr@msha.com
(H) 423-245-4040
(O) 423-857-7150
(C) 423-384-2379

Kentucky

Carol Ackley
10279 Tiburon Drive
Florence, KY 41042
Phone: 859-371-5311
Cell phone: 859-802-9580
E-mail: cackley@fuse.net

Memphis

Sandra Burnett
145 Pershing Way
Paducah, KY 42001
Home: 270-554-9405
E-mail: sandyburn@rocketmail.com

Mississippi

Tim Crisler
2 Pintail Cove
Raymond, MS 39154
E-mail: tcrisler@hotmail.com

North Alabama

Ellen Harris
232 Varnon Drive
Birmingham, Al 35214
Phone: 205-798-2348
E-mail: eharris2348@charter.net

North Carolina

Emily Innes
1012 Cedarhurst Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
Telephone: 919-376-0321
E-mail: emilyinnes@nccumc.org

North Georgia

Jane Finley
416 Black Mountain Rd.
Toccoa, GA 35077-7427
(H) 706-886-4039
(C) 404-403-3969
E-mail: mjfarms100@aol.com

Red Bird Missionary

Charlotte Davis
2300 Primrose Ln.
Beattyville, KY 41311

South Carolina

Dr. Joseph (Joe) Heyward
PO Box 384
Florence SC 29503
Home: 843-669-0048
Cell: 843-687-4959
Fax: 866-760-6864
E-mail: Heywardj8@aol.com

Kathryn Scarborough
278 Pen Branch Rd.
North, SC 29112-9486
E-mail: kscarborough@tds.net
(H) 803-247-5456
(Fax) 803-247-4412
(C) 803-315-9451

South Georgia

Roy Blackwood
10248 GA HWY 24
Statesboro, GA 30461
Office: 912-587-2713
Home: 912-587-2713
E-Mail: reblackwood@bulloch.net

Tennessee

Timothy Moss
1645 Wellington Green
Franklin, TN 37064
E-mail: fishrod639@yahoo.com
(H) 615-591-0580

Holly Neal (Associate Lay Leader)
3019 Seminole Loop
Crossville, TN 38572
(C) 931-265-0824
E-mail: hneal56@yahoo.com

Virginia

Shirley Cauffman
4613 North 41st Street
Arlington, VA 22207
Home: 703-241-1948
Cell: 703-850-5112
E-mail: shirley.cauffman@comcast.net

Western North Carolina

Robert D. Upchurch
322 Gregg Street
Archdale, NC 27263
Phone: 336-431-3821
E-mail: RUandJU@AOL.com

NORTH CENTRAL JURISDICTION

Dakotas

Janelle Jones
835 W. Hill St. #205
Spearfish, SD 57783
605-722-5911
E-mail: jljones@rushmore.com

Detroit

Michael Clark
P.O. Box 157, N6828 Elm St.
Engadine, MI 49827
Phone: 906-477-6254 (home)
Mobile: 906-630-8708
E-Mail: michaelclark6972@sbcglobal.net

East Ohio

Allen Laferty
368 Maple Dr.
Crestline, OH 44827
419-683-3897
E-mail: adlaferty@yahoo.com

Illinois Great Rivers

Rhonda Whitaker
1264 Hickory Drive
Neoga IL 62447-1212
Phone: 217-895-3962
E-Mail: whitakers@mchsi.com

Indiana

Kayc Mykrantz (co-lay leader)
2105 E. Broadway
Logansport IN 46947
Phone: 574-753-7078
E-mail: Kayc@crosswindministries.net

Ike Williams (co-lay leader)
1515 Cool Creek Dr.
Carmel, IN 46033-2318
317-843-9259
Cell: 317-313-8099
Fax: 317-843-9259 (Call first)
E-mail: ike.williams@att.net

Iowa

Norma Morrison
2117 Americana Ave.
Muscatine IA 52761
Phone: 563-262-8651
E-Mail: ibelieve@q.com

Minnesota

Jeff Kruse
438 Legion Field Rd.
Marshall, MN 56258-1219
E-mail: jekruse@charter.net
(H) 507-532-5056

Northern Illinois

Arnold Rivera
PO Box 410852
Chicago, IL 60641
E-mail: prariv@yahoo.com
(H) 312-208-5485
(O) 773-794-0082
(Fax) 773-202-8740

West Michigan

Laurie Dahlman
1228 Southern
Kalamazoo MI 49001
Phone: 269-343-1490
E-Mail: ladmsu@sbcglobal.net

Raymond Marshall (Associate Lay Leader)
216 S. Nottown Rd.
Mendon, MI 49072
269-496-7993

West Ohio

Valarie Willis (co-lay leader)
9698 Stonemasters Drive
Loveland Ohio 45140
513-677-5637
E-mail: vwillis@cinci.rr.com

James E. Jasinski (co-lay leader)
9141 Beaconlight Court
Centerville, OH 45458
Cell: 937-620-7190
Dayton, OH Office: 937-222-6090, x 223

Wisconsin

Dorthy Radley
627 Highview Drive
Slinger WI 53087
Home: 262-644-6622
Church: 414-852-5026
E-mail: dradley@wisconsinumc.org

SOUTH CENTRAL JURISDICTION

Arkansas

Asa Whitaker
160 Ottinger Street
Batesville AR 72501
Phone: 870-793-3007
E-mail: alwhitaker@suddenlink.net

Central Texas

Steve McIver
PO Box 545
Ferris, TX 75125
(O) 214-946-3353
(H) 972-576-0988

Kim Simpson
3905 Lake Powell Dr.
Arlington, TX 76016-4119
(H) 817-478-0869
(O) 817-296-0018

Kansas East

Mr. Oliver D. Green
4200 SW 28th St
Topeka KS 66614-2210
Home: 785-273-5593
Cell: 785-580-5858
E-mail: oliverdeck@aol.com

Kansas West

Jill Foss
10665 E Snokomo Rd.
Hutchinson KS 67502
(office phone) 620-662-5127
E-mail: djfoss@sbcglobal.net

Louisiana

Sarah Kreutziger
135 E. Livingston Place
Metairie LA 70005
Home phone: 504-840-6555
E-mail: skreut@tulane.edu

Missouri

Brian Hammons (Lay Leader)
PO Box 140 712 East Sunset
Stockton MO 65785
(H) 417-276-5345
(O) 417-276-5181
(C)417-276-1762
E-mail: bhammons@black-walnuts.com

Shannon Meister (Associate Conference Lay Leader)
Rt. 3 Box 65
Edina, MO 63537
Shannonm06@hotmail.com
(H) 660-397-3169
(C) 402-669-3848

Nebraska

Tom Watson
3 Sycamore Pl.
Kearney, NE 68847
Phone: 308-234-4736 (H)
308-234-1918 (W) E-mail: nhjwlaw_twatson@msn.com

Melody Adams (Associate Lay Leader)
PO Box 480
Arapahoe, NE 68922
308-962-7747
E-mail: madams@atcjet.net

New Mexico

Donna TeBrink
4916 Cutting Ave. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114
H: 505-897-3231
C: 505-385-4011
E-mail: dtbrink@live.com

North Texas

Richard Hearne
5130 Vickery Blvd
Dallas TX 75206
214-505-2324
E-mail: rbhearne@sbcglobal.net

Northwest Texas

Murray Murphy
2805 Stonehaven Dr.
Big Spring, TX 79720
H: 432-263-1176
murraymurphy@att.net

Oklahoma

Judy J. Benson
1000 Wall
Frederick, OK 73542
Home: 580-335-3508
Church: 580-335-1064
Fax: 580-335-7543
E-Mail: bensonjj@pldi.net

Frank Denny (Associate Lay Leader)
Box 629
Cushing, OK 74023
918-225-1552

Oklahoma Indian Missionary

Sue Burgess
51 Brownwood Road
Lawton OK 773507-9054
Home: 580-529-2245
Work: 580-353-0350, ext. 436
E-mail: Sue.Burgess@mail.ihs.gov

Rio Grande

Jeremiah Gutierrez
956-330-1723
E-mail: jerm_mysterio@hotmail.com

Southwest Texas

Jay Brim
2525 Wallingwood
Bldg. 14
Austin, TX 78746
Home: 512-327-0997
Office: 512-328-0048
Fax: 512-328-4814
E-mail: jbrim@brimarnett.com

Texas

Leah Taylor
19223 Kessington LN.
Houston, TX 77094-3451
281-578-5739
E-mail: tayleah@comcast.net

WESTERN JURISDICTION

Alaska Missionary

Lonnie D. Brooks
2020 Muldoon Rd., #344
Anchorage AK 99504-3683
Phone: 907-333-4529
FAX: 907-332-1400
Cell: 915-491-7646
Email: lonnieb@acsalaska.net

California-Nevada

Gayle Shearman (Co Lay Leader)
429A Enfrente Rd
Novato CA 94949
(home/cell) 415-519-7717
(work) 415-447-3224
E-mail: gshearman@comcast.net

Burt Yin (Co Lay Leader)
25299 Buckeye Drive
Castro Valley, CA 94552
[Home] 510-582-4368
[cell] 510-612-2060
E-mail: byin@sbcglobal.net

California-Pacific

Ken Ellis
11939 Miranda
North Hollywood, CA 91607
818-761-2436
Cell: 818-371-4385
E-mail: Ken.Ellis@allways-Video.com

Desert Southwest

Jim Nibbelink
63327 E. Desert Crest Dr.
Tuscan, AZ 85739
E-mail: jnibbelink@msn.com
(H) 520-818-6766

Oregon-Idaho

Cesie Delve Scheuermann
1089 High Street SE
Salem, OR 97302
503-375-3826
503-779-5546 (cell)
E-mail: cscheuer@willamette.edu

Pacific Northwest

Amory Peck
868 Sudden Valley
Bellingham, WA 98229
Home: 360-734-5574

Pat Dodson (Associate Lay Leader)
6427 83rd Ave. SE
Snohomish, WA 98290
360-568-6202

Rocky Mountain

Judy Hill
3642 CO. RD. D
Joes CO 80822-9404
Home: 970-358-4389
Fax: 970-358-4390
Cell: 970-630-0320
E-mail: hillej@plains.net

Yellowstone

Peg Plimpton
1929 E. Broadway
Missoula, MT 59802
(H) 406-542-1543
E-mail: peggi@montana.com

Cliff Stephens
Box 16
Paradise, MT 59856
E-mail: cjspdise@plainsmt.net
(H) 406-823-3119

GBOD STAFF CONTACT

Sandy Jackson
Director of Lay Leadership Development
General Board of Discipleship
PO Box 340003
Nashville TN 37203-0003
615-340-7179
Fax: 615-340-7015
E-mail: sjackson@gbod.org



In leading United Methodists to make disciples of Jesus Christ, we will:

  • Enable the mutual ministry of lay and clergy
  • Strengthen the voice and presence of laity
  • Equip our members for spiritual leadership throughout the world

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