2019 Clergy Session by Dakotas Conference UMC

Clergy Session

Twenty-sixth Session of the Dakotas Conference of The United Methodist Church

8 a.m., June 6, 2019 Prairie Rose Rooms 102-105 Bismarck Event Center

Table of Contents Item Agenda Hymn: Are We Yet Alive Business of the Annual Conference

Biographies Provisional candidates biographies Full members biographies

1 3-4

5 31-34

31 33

Election of delegates to 2020 General and Jurisdictional Conferences Clergy delegate election eligibility to vote and be elected List of clergy eligible to vote and be elected

35 online

Ministry Appointments Northeast District Northwest District Southeast District Southwest District Extension ministry Other provisions

36-43 36 37 38 40 41 42

Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition

Page

Clergy Session Agenda Thursday June 6, 2019

Convene

Bishop Ough

Introduction and Opening Prayer Val Reinhiller *Hymn: “And Are We Yet Alive” (pp. 3-4) Val Reinhiller Who may be present at clergy session (voice/vote)? (p. 5) Val Reinhiller

¶¶ 33, 369.1, 602, 602.6, 605.4 (2016 BOD): Clergy membership consists of deacons and elders in full connection, provisional members, associate members, affiliate members, and local pastors under full-time and part-time appointment to a pastoral charge—all of whom have voice. (Exception: those clergy members who have been placed in involuntary retirement (¶357.3)) Only the ordained clergy in full connection and the members of the Board of Ordained Ministry may vote (¶602.1a, ¶605.4) on matters of ordination, character, and conference relations of clergy. Provisional Members, associate members, affiliate members, and local pastors may not vote on matters of ordination, character, and conference relations of clergy unless they are a member of the Conference BOM.

Administrative Review Committee—¶ 636 (Q18) (v) (p. 11) Val Reinhiller Stephen Perry, chair, Gary Rae Alternates: Jeff Adel, Jerry Bass

Approval of ODs to Serve Appointments in DAC—¶¶ 331.8, 346.2 (Q25) (v) (p. 14)

Val Reinhiller

Approval of extension of time limit for Kent Mund to complete Course of Study 319.3 (v)(p. 12)

Kris Larson

Approval of Appointments as FTLP & PTLP—¶¶ 318.1, 318.2 (Q21a, 21b) (v) (pp. 12-14)

Kris Larson

Explanation of Process for voting on Candidates (biographies pp. 31-34) Val Reinhiller Candidates will come before the Clergy Session individually. They will introduce themselves and will briefly answer two questions relevant to their particular membership and ordination track. After responding to their questions, they will leave the room; an advocate from BOM will speak on their behalf and then we will vote.

Election for Provisional Membership on Elder and Deacon Track—¶ 324.4a, b (Q28b) (v3/4) (p. 15) Elder Track: Jeff Lathrop Jeanne Sortland Jennifer McDonald Election as Elder in Full Connection (Q32b) (v 3/4) (p. 16) Nicole Anderson Juwle S. Nagbe Mark Tracy Approve for Ordination as Elder (Q34a, b) (v 3/4) (p. 16-17) After provisional membership—¶335: Nicole Anderson Juwle S. Nagbe Mark Tracy Election as Deacon in Full Connection (Q32a) (v 3/4) (p. 16) Melissa Gall Luke Smith Joy Tracy 1

Approve for Ordination as Deacon—Par. 328 (Q33a) (v3/4) (p. 16) After provisional membership—Par. 330: Melissa Gall Luke Smith Joy Tracy Election of clergy delegates to 2020 General Conference and Jurisdictional Conference (p. 35) (First Ballot)

Kristen Krogman

Conference Relations Issues (pp. 20-28) Gary Ball-Kilbourne • Approval of retired status for clergy on honorable location – Par. 358.3 (Q44a) (v) (p. 18) • Approval of Voluntary Leaves of Absence, Personal 5 Years or less—¶353.2a 3 (Q50a) (v) (p. 20) • Approval of Voluntary Leave of Absence, Personal more than 5 Years –Para. 354.2a,.3 (Q50a2 (v2/3) (p. 20) • Approval of Voluntary Leaves of Absence, Family 5 Years or less—¶ 353.2b 3 (Q50a3) (v) (p. 20) • Approval of Medical Leave—¶356 (Q52) (v) (p. 20) • Approval of Retirements—¶357.2 (Q53) (v) (p. 20) • Approval for LTFT Service for AM, PE, FE, FD—¶ 338.2, 342.2, 1506 (Q72a and 72b) (v 2/3) (p. 26) • Approval of appointments to valid ministries of extension—Par. 344.1d (Q76c) (v2/3) (p. 29) Character of Serving Clergy – ¶¶604.4, 605.7 (Q17) (p. 11)

Roger Spahr

Questions of BOM about BAC Report and Approval of Whole Report

Val Reinhiller

Items from the Bishop

Bishop Ough

Second ballet for 2020 delegates

Kristen Krogman

Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition (p.44 ) Bishop Ough Closing Prayer

Eldest clergy present

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5. Then let us make our boast of his redeeming power, which saves us to the uttermost, till we can sin no more. 6. Let us take up the cross till we the crown obtain, and gladly reckon all things loss so we may Jesus gain.

United Methodist Hymnal 553 WORDS: Charles Wesley, 1749 MUSIC (DENNIS, SM): Johann G. NĂ¤geli; arr. by Lowell Mason, 1845

THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Held in Bismarck, North Dakota From June 6 through June 8, 2019 Bishop Bruce R. Ough Presiding Date when organized: January 1, 1994 Number of this session: Twenty-sixth

PART I ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL BUSINESS 1.

Who are elected for the quadrennium (¶¶603.7, 619)? Secretary: Kristen Krogman Mailing Address: PO Box 315, Presho, SD 57568 Telephone: 605-202-1678, Email: conference.secretary@dakotasumc.org Statistician: JoAnn Schlimgen Mailing Address: PO Box 460, Mitchell, SD 57301 Telephone: 605-996-6552, Email: dakumcom@dakotasumc.org Treasurer: Jeff Pospisil Mailing Address: PO Box 460, Mitchell, SD 57301 Telephone: 605-996-6552, Email: jeff.pospisil@dakotasumc.org

2. Is the Annual Conference incorporated (¶603.1)? Yes 3. Bonding and auditing: What officers handling funds of the conference have been bonded, and in what amounts (¶¶618, 2511)? Name Position Amount Bonded N/A Employee dishonest coverage in the amount of $100,000 plus $1,000,000 for any natural person whether compensated or not who is an annual conference treasurer or trustee or a member of their staff who reports and is accountable to a conference treasurer or trustee and who receives or disperses, or handles funds which are the responsibility of the conference treasurer or trustee and any natural person, whether compensated or not, who is an annual conference president or chairperson of a conference council on finance and administration. Have the books of said officers or persons been audited (¶¶617, 2511)? Yes (See report, page in this Journal.) 4. What agencies have been appointed or elected? a) Who have been elected chairpersons for the mandated structures listed? Chair Structure Mailing Address Phone Number person Council on Finance and Bob 401 S Spring Ave Sioux Falls, O: 605-336-3652 Administration (¶611) C: 605-484-1502 Ruedebusch SD 57104 325 9th St E Williston, ND Board of Ordained Val O: 701-572-7694 Ministry (¶635) Reinhiller 58801 C: 701-426-5456 2204 E 1st St Sioux Falls, Elaine Board of Pensions (¶639) 605-331-5788 SD 57103 Roberts Board of Trustees of the Dennis PO BOX 68, Annual Conference 605-324-3674 Holm Cresbard, SD 57435 (¶2512) Committee on 404 N Linwood Ct Sioux Jennifer Episcopacy 605-359-6682 Larsen Falls, SD 57103 (¶637) Administrative 2200 N 2nd Ave Stephen C: 605-450-5400 Review Committee #106, Anoka, MN Perry H: 763-427-6080 (¶636) 55303

pastorbob @sfumc.org vreinhiller@msn.com ejroberts @sio.midco.net djh@venturecomm.net

jlarsen@hwalaw.com historian @centurylink.net

b) Indicate the name of the agency (or agencies) and the chairperson(s) in your annual conference which is (are) responsible for the functions related to each of the following general church agencies (¶610.1): General Agency

Conference

Chair

Mailing Address

Phone

General Board of Church and Society General Board of Discipleship General Board of Global Ministries Higher Education and Campus Ministry General Commission on Archives and History General Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns General Commission on Religion and Race General Commission on the Status and Role of Women United Methodist Communications

Agency Extending Missional Impact Link Developing Missional Leaders Extending Missional Impact Link Developing Missional Leaders Link Commission on Archives and History Extending Missional Impact Link Developing Missional Leaders Link Developing Missional Leaders Link Extending Missional Impact Link

Number

person

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Beata Fer- 2540 Kingsway Rd, ris Pierre, SD 57501 Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

2540 Kingsway Rd, Beata FerPierre, SD 57501 ris

O: 605-297-4910 ronolson58 C: 701-440-1102 @gmail.com C: 605-222-8284 bkferris05 @msn.com O: 605-297-4910 ronolson58 C: 701-440-1102 @gmail.com C: 605-222-8284 bkferris05 @msn.com

Duane Coates

101 4th Ave N. Hettinger, ND 58639

O: 701-567-2964 dcoates70 C: 605-695-5561 @yahoo.com

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

O: 605-297-4910 ronolson58 C: 701-440-1102 @gmail.com

Beata Fer- 2540 Kingsway Rd, Pierre, SD 57501 ris

C: 605-222-8284

bkferris05 @msn.com

2540 Kingsway Rd, Beata FerPierre, SD 57501 ris

C: 605-222-8284

bkferris05 @msn.com

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

O: 605-297-4910 ronolson58 C: 701-440-1102 @gmail.com

c)Indicate the conference agencies and chairpersons which have responsibilities for the following functions: Name of Mailing Chair General Agency Phone Number Email person Agency Address Criminal Justice and Developing Beata bkferris05 2540 Kingsway Rd, C: 605-222-8284 Mercy Ministries Missional Ferris @msn.com Pierre, SD 57501 (¶657) Leaders Link Extending 2100 S Alpine Ave Disability Concerns Missional Ron O: 605-297-4910 ronolson58 Sioux Falls, SD (¶653) C: 701-440-1102 @gmail.com Impact Olson 57110 Link Generating MisO: 605-3423507 Westridge Rd, pastorbarry55 Equitable CompensaBarry sional Re4498 Rapid City, SD 57702 tion (¶625) @gmail.com Whipkey sources Link C: 605-270-2332 Developing Beata bkferris05 2540 Kingsway Rd, Laity (¶631) C: 605-222-8284 Missional Ferris @msn.com Pierre, SD 57501 Leaders Link Extending 2100 S Alpine Ave Native American Ron O: 605-297-4910 ronolson58 Missional Sioux Falls, SD 57110 Ministry (¶654) C: 701-440-1102 @gmail.com Olson Impact Link Developing Small Membership Beata bkferris05 2540 Kingsway Rd, Missional C: 605-222-8284 Church (¶645) Ferris @msn.com Pierre, SD 57501 Leaders Link d)

Indicate the president or equivalent for the following organizations. Name of Chair Organization Mailing Address person Agency Conference United

Marsha

21645 485th Ave

Phone Number

C: 605-542-2241

Edmatimm

Methodist Women (¶647) Conference United Methodist Men (¶648)

Extending Missional Impact Link

Conference Council CCYM on Youth Ministry (¶649) Conference Council Developing on Young Adult Missional Ministry (¶650) Leaders Link

Timm

Elkton, SD 57026

@yahoo.com

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Jeff Lathrop

1371 S 38th St O: 701-772-1869 Grand Forks, ND 58201 C: 605-682-9447

Beata Ferris

2540 Kingsway Rd, Pierre, SD 57501

O: 605-297-4910 ronolson58 C: 701-440-1102 @gmail.com jeff.lathrop@midconetwork.com

C: 605-222-8284 bkferris05 @msn.com

e) Have persons been elected for the following district boards and committees? Answer yes or no. (1) District Boards of Church Location & Building (¶2518.2)? Yes (2) Committees on District Superintendence (¶669)? Yes (3) District Committees on Ordained Ministry (¶666)? Yes f) What other councils, boards, commissions, or committees have been appointed or elected in the annual conference? Mailing Address Structure Chairperson Phone Number Email 47533 152nd St Sheilah Dailie Common Table P: 605-949-0660 skdailie @gmail.com Milbank, SD 57252 3507 Westridge Rd. pastorbarry55 C: 605-270-2332 Human Resources Barry Whipkey @gmail.com Rapid City SD 57702 Committee on Nominations PO Box 460 O: 612-230-3334 bishop@ Extended Cabinet Bishop Ough dkmnareaumc.org Mitchell, SD 57301 Camping and Retreat Ministry

Nicole Anderson

Records, Rules and Procedures

Rebecca Trefz

Disaster Response

Rick Craig

Sessions

Kay Braun

Journal Editorial

Rebecca Trefz

Resolutions and General Conference Petitions

Rebecca Trefz

806 Valley View Dr Vermillion, SD 57069

nianO: 605-624-2179 ders.89@gmail.com

PO Box 460 Mitchell, SD 57301 PO Box 212 Cando, ND 58324 607 Hackberry Dr. S, Fargo, ND 58104 PO Box 460 Mitchell, SD 57301 PO Box 460 Mitchell, SD 57301

rebecca.trefz@ O: 605-996-6552 dakotasumc.org O: 701-968-3361 imrickcraig C: 701-329-1810 @icloud.com C: 701-232-1915 braunk@cableone. net rebecca.trefz@ O: 605-996-6552 dakotasumc.org O: 605-996-6552 rebecca.trefz@ dakotasumc.org

5. Have the secretaries, treasurers, and statisticians kept and reported their respective data in accordance to the prescribed formats? (¶606.8)? Yes 6. What is the report of the statistician? (See report printed in Journal.) 7. What is the report of the treasurer? (See report printed in Journal.) 8. What are the reports of the district superintendents as to the status of the work within their districts? (See report printed in Journal.) 9. What is the schedule of minimum base compensation for clergy for the ensuing year (¶¶342, 625.3)? $43,922 for full-connection clergy; $41,895 for less than Full. UMPIP contribution: $2,179

10. What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support o the distric superintendents for the ensuing year (¶614.1a)? $761,504 11. a) What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the

pension and benefit programs of the conference for the ensuing year (¶¶614.1d, 1507)? $0 b) What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the pension and benefit programs of the conference for the ensuing year (¶¶614.1d, 1507)? $0 c) What are the apportionments to this conference for the ensuing year? 1) For the Ministerial Education Fund?............................................................ $175,399 2) For the Black College Fund?........................................................................... $69,965 3) For the Africa University Fund?...................................................................... $15,658 4) For the Episcopal Fund?............................................................................... $153,789 5) For the General Administration Fund?.......................................................... $61,664 6) For the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund?.......................................... $13,717 7) For the World Service Fund?.......................................................................... $519,311 12. What are the findings of the annual audit of the conference treasuries? (See report printed in journal) 13. Conference and district lay leaders (¶¶603.9, 660): a) Conference Co-lay leaders: Jane Hincks 3408 Crocus Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501 Myrna Hill 2408 Fox Rd, Sturgis, SD 57785 b) Associate conference lay leader: n/a c) District and associate district lay leaders: Northeast: Steve Schlasner Southwest: Richard Wahlstrom Southeast: Nancy Hallenbeck, Val Melmer Northwest: Barb Owen, Annie Carlson 14. List local churches which have been: a) Organized or continued as New Church Starts (¶259,1-4, continue to list congregations here until listed in questions 14.c, d, or e) GCFA Church Name District Mailing Address Phone Date 4575 45th St S Fargo First African 005866 Northeast 701-232-5650 July 2015 UMC Fargo, ND 58104 No number Fargo – Mission Northeast 507-259-0970 Jan. 2019 to Fargo available

b) Organized or continued as Mission Congregations (¶259,1-4, continue to list congregations here until listed in questions 14.c, d, or e) GCFA Church Name District Mailing Address Phone Date Launched June 2014SE Pierre- Mission PO Box 306 designated mission 546331 605-494-0470 Southwest Congregation Pierre, SD 57501 congregation c) Organized or continued Satellite congregations (¶247.22, continue to list here until listed in questions 14.a, c, d, or e) GCFA Church Name Parent Church District Mailing Address Date Launched Sioux Falls th 2800 E 57 St. Embrace-Online Southeast Jan 2014 540972 Embrace Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Sioux Falls 2800 E 57th St. 540972 Embrace-Tea Southeast April 2014 Embrace Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Sioux Falls EmEmbrace2800 E 57th St Southeast Sept 2016 540972 Sertoma brace Sioux Falls, SD 57108 No McCabe – Bismarck 1200 Durango Dr Northwest Feb 2019 number McCabe Bismarck, ND 58503 Celebrate Grace available Bismarck No number Legacy – South Northwest Jan 2019 available Legacy d) Organized as Chartered (¶259.5-10, continue to list here until listed in questions 14.d or e) GCFA Church Name District Mailing Address Phone Number

Date Chartered

N/A e) Merged (¶¶2546, 2547) (1) United Methodist with United Methodist GCFA Name of District Number First Church N/A (2) Other mergers (indicate denomination) GCFA Name of District Number First Church N/A

GCFA Number

Name of Second Church

GCFA Number

Name of Second Church

GCFA Number

Name of Merged Church

Date Merged

GCFA Number

Name of Merged Church

Date Merged

f) Discontinued or abandoned (¶¶229, 341.2, 2549) (State which for each church listed.) (1) New Church Start (¶259.2,3) GCFA Number Church Name District Location The Bridge Southeast Box Elder, SD 005855 (2) Mission Congregation (¶259.1a) GCFA Number Church Name N/A

Date Closed Jan 2019

District

Location

Date Closed

(3) Satellite Congregation GCFA Number Church Name Watertown Encounter 540356 Embrace Downtown No number available

District Northeast Southeast

Location Watertown, SD Sioux Falls, SD

Date Closed March 3, 2019 Sept. 2, 2018

(4) Chartered Local Church (¶259.5) GCFA Number Church Name 540323 Cavalier First 542674 Hebron 542025 Mohall 547585 Mt. Vernon

District Northeast Northwest Northwest Southeast

Location Cavalier Hebron Mohall Mt. Vernon

g) Relocated and to what address GCFA Number Church Name N/A

District

Mailing Address

h) Changed name of church? (Example: "First" to "Trinity") GCFA Number Former Name New Name 547541

Mitchell First

Mitchell Downtown First

545303

Aurora

Aurora Impact

Date Closed 2019 2018 2019 2019

Physical Location

Date Relocated

Address 310 N Rowley St Mitchell, SD 57301 201 Pine St Aurora, SD 57002

District Southeast Southeast

i) Transferred this year into this conference from other United Methodist conference(s) and with what membership (¶¶41, 260)? GCFA Number Name Membership Sending Conference N/A j) What cooperative parishes in structured forms have been established? (¶206) GCFA Number Parish Name Charge Name N/A

Church Name

District

k) What other changes have taken place in the list of churches? N/A 15. Are there Ecumenical Shared Ministries in the conference? (¶207, 208) a) Federated church GCFA Name District Northwest 344101 Beach Community Northwest 999476 Carrington Northwest 542867 Ellendale

Other Denomination(s) UCC UCC PC-USA

999498 540700 548784 999487 549004

Grafton Hillsboro Hot Springs Park River Philip

549243

Timber Lake

548124

b) Union Church GCFA 541420 546967 548603 999818 547324 547483 542220 546546

Northeast Northeast Southwest Northeast Southwest Southwest

PC-USA UCC PC-USA, AB PC-USA PC-USA

Woonsocket

Southeast

ELCA

Name Bottineau Canistota Edgemont Elk Point Garretson Kimball Protestant Parish Rugby Emmanuel Tulare

District Northwest Southeast Southwest Southeast Southeast Southeast Northwest Southeast

c) Merged Church GCFA Number Name N/A d) Yoked Parish GCFA 548000

District

ELCA, AB

Other Denomination(s) PC-USA PC-USA UCC UCC UCC ELCA, PC-USA PC-USA UCC

Other Denomination(s)

Name Alpena UMC, Alpena UCC, Wessington Springs

District Southeast

Other UCC

545267

Arlington UMC, Lake Preston UMC, Lake Preston UCC

Southeast

UCC

548443

Camp Crook UMC, Buffalo UCC

Southwest

UCC

548603

Edgemont United, Pringle UMC

Southwest

UCC

542275

Elgin UMC, Ebenezer UCC Elkton United/Elkton UCC Faith UMC, Marcus PC-USA Grafton Federated, Minto Knox PC-USA Holmes UMC, Sharon Trinity ELCA, Beaver Creek ELCA Lansford UMC, Lansford ELCA, Glenburn ELCA Larimore UMC, Arvilla PC-USA, Emerado PC-USA Leola UMC, Frederick UMC, Barnard UCC Lisbon UMC, Enderlin UMC, Lisbon PC-USA

Northwest Southeast Southwest Northeast Northeast Northwest Northeast Northeast Northeast

UCC

545688 548682 999498 542696 541908 5480824 546147 540881/ 224162 999487 549004 549243

Park River Federated, Fordville PC-USA Philip Federated, Interior PC-USA Timber Lake Federated, Isabell UCC

Northeast Southwest Southwest

PC-USA PC-USA ELCA, UCC, AB

UCC PC-USA PC-USA ELCA ELCA PC-USA UCC PC-USA

16. What changes have been made in district and charge lines (please list the GCFA Number beside church name)? o Cavalier Trinity (542116)/Cavalier First (540323) is now Cavalier Trinity/St. Thomas (541021) in the Northeast District. o St. Thomas left the St. Thomas/Drayton (540403)/Pembina (541008)/Humboldt MN (642923) [Upper Red River Valley Parish] in the Northeast District. o Parker(547448)/Hurley (547621) in the Southeast District is now the two separate charges of Parker and Hurley. o Ellendale United UMC/PCUSA in the Northwest District is now part of the Luke 10 team along with the Edgeley/Ashley/Lehr charge in the Northwest District.

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, 605.7)? None of us is blameless before God; all stand in need of the continual grace of God. We give thanks for the faithful ministries of the clergy members of the annual conference. The character and conference relations of all clergy members have been reviewed by the Cabinet and the Board of Ordained Ministry, and those clergy found to be in good standing are approved for annual appointment. All grievances and charges are resolved or are under supervisory care. 18. Who constitute: a) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? (v ) Stephen Perry/chair, Gary Rae; Alternates: Jeff Adel, Jerry Bass b) The Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635.1d)? Gary Ball-Kilbourne/chair, Michelle Brennan, Dean Trapp, Sara McManus, Tom Dravland c) The Committee on Investigation (¶2703) Clergy: Douglas Diehl, Jenene Earl, Penny Eberhart Lay: Kim Callies, Joanne Ottmar, Terry Pendergast Clergy alternates: Jerry Bass 19. Who are the certified candidates (¶ ¶ 310, 313, 314) (NOTE: Everyone who wants to become an LP, PE, or PD must first become a certified candidate)? a) Who are currently certified as candidates for ordained or licensed ministry?

Name Natalie Buck Christine Cappetta Chris Chase Sandee Cole Rey Colon Brian Gregg Julie Gregg John Hale Chris Haugan Geoff Hilton Rodney Knock Jason Mehring Tiffany Ortman Joleen Pietrzak Alyssa Quade Brian Rock Dillan Sterud Abednego Thomas Kara Togel Travis Voeltz Brenda Wicks Josh Wilprecht

District Northeast Southeast Northwest Northeast Southeast Southeast Southeast Southwest Southeast Northwest Southeast Northeast Southeast Southeast Northwest Southeast Southeast Northeast Southwest Northwest Southeast Southeast

Date Certified 2017 2019 2019 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2015 2019 2019 2019 2018 2019 2015 2019 2018 2014 2018 2019 2019 2018

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

Sarah Beth Green Suzie (Grote) Larson Arlene Jackson

Minnesota Iowa Florida

2014 2003 2015

2019 2019 March 2016

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

District Northwest

Date Certified 2014

Date Discontinued 2019

Nancy Ellis Prairie Hills 2015 October 2016 Barry Hoag Eastern Sunrise 2014 2017 Joddy Meidinger Northwest 2012 2019 Dan Weigel Northwest 2014 2019 (Note: Once a candidate is appointed as FL or PL, they are no longer listed as a certified candidate (except the first year they are appointed when they would need to be listed in 19 and in 20 or 21). Students appointed as Local Pastors (par.318.3) are the only people who are allowed to be listed as a candidate in one conference while being listed as an LP in a different conference. Par.318.3 stipulates that students appointed as local pastors can serve in either a full or part-time capacity.) 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 Kathy Hammond Dave DeVries

District Northwest Southeast

Year Last Licensed 2016 2017

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. (3/4 v) a) Full-time local pastors? (¶318.1)

Name Quaya Ackerman *Ken Ballard *Derek Baum *John Britt Jason Christensen *Rick Craig Brandon Dunham Andy Early Veronica Fleming *Mike Flowers John Hale Randy Hedge Geoff Hilton

First Year License Awarded 2017 2006 2009 2012 2018 2004 2018 2017 2017 2011 2019 2017 2019 (Contingent on successful completion of the next licensing school and a clean psychological assessment and background check.)

Delton Wayne Huber, 2005 (2011 PL to FL) Jr *Laurie Kidd 2005 2019 (Contingent on successful completion of Rodney Knock next licensing school) *Kris Larson 1997 2018 Molly Leger *Manuel Loaeza 2017 Paul Manson 2017 Sandra Marquardt 2013 *Sharla McCaskell 2004 Charlie Moore 2015 (2017 PL to FL) Matthew Morrison 2013 Kenneth Mund

2006 (2017 PL to FL)

*Joleen Pietrzak

2019

Brett Roes

2018

Derek Runge *Marlin Sapp

2018 2007

Years Completed with Course of Study SFS-Kairos *Completed 2005 *MDIV 2011 *Completed 2018 *Completed 2009 SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos *Completed 2018 Asbury Theological SFS-Kairos

*Completed 2016 *Completed 2010

*Completed 2005 *MDIV 2000 SFS-Kairos 10 modules *Completed 2010 SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos 18 modules (2018 extension granted) *MDIV 2018 10 modules COS 4 modules ACOS SFS-Kairos *Completed 2014

Justin Schnackenberg *Michele Slott Jerry Stravia IV Cory Thrall *Mark Turner *Rodney Ulmer Mike Waldrop Teresa Whetsel *Barry Whipkey

2011 (2016 PL to FL) 2018 2017 (2019 PL to FL) 2014 2006 2001 (Ext. approved by BOM) 2017 2013 2004

11 Modules MDIV. 2019 SFS-Kairos 11 modules *MDIV 2013 *Completed 2014 SFS - Kairos SFS - Kairos *Completed 2010

b) Part-time local pastors? (Âś318.2) (Fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments) Name

First Year License Awarded

Richard Andrus Christine Cappetta

2017 2018 2019 (Contingent on successful completion of the next licensing school and a clean psychological assessment and background check.) 2018 2015 2007 2017 2012 2017 2017 2018 2019 2019 2017 2017 2014 2017 2008 2019 2015 2015 2018 2018 2018 2019 2018 2019 (Contingent on successful completion of next licensing school) 2014 2017 2008 2014 2018 2016 2016 2019 2011 2013

Chris Chase Rey Colon Jerry Densmore Don Dinger Doug Duncan Connie Eichinger Corey Enfield Travis Finke Brenda Goodman *Brian Gregg *Julie Gregg Andrew Gross *Darla Hadrick Randy Harwood Justin Jenness Susan Jennys Gary Johnson Taylor Johnson Paul Kimball Zach Kingery Donna Kuper Jason Martens Jason Mehring Jeffrey Neuberger Brian Rock Judy Sayler *Charles Smith Raenelle Sorensen Holly Sortland *Carli Steffes Kippy Udehn *Don Vanderlip Travis Voeltz Jeff Vore Austin Walker

Fraction of full time to be served 3/4 1/2

Years Completed with Course of Study SFS-Kairos

3/4 3/4 1/4 1/4 1/2 1/2 3/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/4 3/4 3/4 1/2 3/4 3/4 1/2 3/4 3/4 3/4 1/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 1/4 3/4 3/4 1/2 1/2 3/4

4 modules SFS - Kairos 9 modules SFS - Kairos

*M.Div. 2000 *M.Div. 2000 *M.Div. 2015 SFS - Kairos 9 modules Retired LLP SFS-Kairos SFS--Kairos

SFS-Kairos Asbury Theological

9 modules *M.Div. 2007 16 modules SFS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kairos *M.Div. 2004 SFS-Kairos *M.Div. 2009 6 modules SFS-Kairos

*Travis Waltner Brenda Wicks Krista Wisener

2014 2019 (Contingent on successful completion of next licensing school) 2018

3/4

*M.Div. 2018

1/4 1/4

c) 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 N/A d) 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 N/A e) Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership (¶¶365.4, 367, 368.3)? (If not in this conference indicate name of conference where serving.) Name Years Completed in Course of Study N/A 22. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)? Name Abednego Thomas Thomas Carlson Chris Haugan Joddy Meidinger Alyssa Quade Dan Weigel 23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4) (v)? Name N/A

Date discontinued 01/2019 02/2019 03/2019 2019 04/2019 2019

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 John Roberts

Clergy Status RE-LTFT

Home Conference Minnesota

b) Other Methodist Denominations Name Tamba Clark Pete Grassow Ray Sherwood

Clergy Status OE OE OE

Denomination African Methodist Episcopal Methodist Church of South Africa Free Methodist

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 Steven Anderson Charles Asche David Bambas Robin Dill Paul Gunderson

Clergy Status OF OF OL OF OL

Denomination EC (Evangelical Covenant) EPC (Evangelical Presbyterian Church) UCC (United Church of Christ) PC USA (Presbyterian Church) ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America)

Martha HarriSon Lorah Houser-Jankord Ben Ingebretson *Daren Junker Barb Koenig Rick Loewen

OF OL OF OF OF OF

*Warren Maxted John Pehrson *Karen Sherin *Kenneth Sherin *Ron Snethen *John Werth

OF OF OF OF OF OF

ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) UCC (United Church of Christ) Reformed AB (American Baptist) UCC (United Church of Christ) CCCC (Conservative Congregational Christian Conference) AOG (Assemblies of God) PC-USA (Presbyterian) CBF (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) CBF (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) NAZ (Nazarene) EPC (Evangelical Presbyterian Church)

26. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership is held.) a) With vote (¶586.4b [v ])? Name Member Conference/Denomination First Year of Affiliation N/A

b) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4)? (v 2/3 ) Name Member Conference/Denomination N/A

First Year of Affiliation

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 (3/4v ) (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27): Name N/A 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(3/4v) Name Seminary N/A

b) Provisional Elders under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b or ¶324.6 (3/4v)); ¶ 322.4 (v 3/4) Name Seminary Jeff Lathrop Jennifer McDonald Jeanne Sortland 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)? *Seminary Graduate a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon or elder? (¶326)

Name *Janice Antrim *Martin Avery *Jo Flesner *Valerie Hummel LaBounty *Henry Jenkins *Autumn Krueger *Seth LaBounty *Jordan Louks *Walter Jay Moon *Thomas Sumers

Clergy Status (PD or PE) PE PE PD PE PE PE PE PE PD PE

b) Provisional deacons who became provisional elders? (v) Name

Date and Seminary 2017 2015 2014 2017 2012 2017 2015 2018 2012 2017

Original Year of Membership

N/A c) Provisional elders who became provisional deacons? (v)(Indicate year) Name Original Year of Membership N/A d) Provisional members who transferred from other conferences or denominations? (¶347.1) Previous Conference or Denomination Name Clergy Status (PD or PE) Original Year of Membership N/A 30. What ordained clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶347.6): (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 N/A 31. What ordained clergy have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): (List alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27): a) As provisional members (¶347.3c)? (v ) Name Clergy Status (PD or PE) Date Received Former Denomination N/A

b) As local pastors (¶347.3)? (v ) Name Clergy Status (FL or PL) N/A

Date Received

Former Denomination

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 33-34 or 36, unless the clergy’s orders from another denomination were recognized on question 30 in a previous year.) (v 3/4): a) Deacons Name Melissa Gall Joy Tracy Luke Smith

b) Elders Name Nicole Anderson Juwle Nagbe Mark Tracy 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 3/4 ) Name Seminary G-ETS Melissa Gall SFS Luke Smith Joy Tracy SFS

b) Transfer from elder? (¶309) (v 3/4 ) Name N/A

Seminary

34. Who are ordained as elders and what seminary awarded their degree? a) After provisional membership? (¶335) (v 3/4 ) Name

Seminary

Nicole Anderson

Garret-Evangelical

Juwle Nagbe

Duke Divinity

Mark Tracy

Sioux Falls Seminary

b) Transfer from deacon? (¶309) (v 3/4 ) Name N/A

Seminary

35. What provisional members, previously discontinued, are readmitted ?(¶364)? (v ) Name Clergy Status N/A

Year Previously Discontinued

36. Who are readmitted (¶¶365-367 [v], ¶368 [v 2/3])? Name Clergy Status N/A

Previous Status

37. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement? (¶357.7): (v ) Name Clergy Status Year Retired N/A 38. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1, 416.5, 635.2n)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.): (v) Name N/A

Clergy Status

Previous Conference

Date of Transfer

39. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential.) Name Clergy Status Previous Methodist Denomination Date of Transfer N/A 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 N/A b) Elders? Name N/A

Member Conference

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 N/A 42. Who are discontinued as provisional members (¶327)? (v ). a) By expiration of eight-year time limit (¶ 327) Name N/A b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v) Name N/A c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v) Name N/A d) By reaching Mandatory Retirement Age (¶ 327.7) Name N/A

Clergy Status

43. Who are on location? a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶358.1)?

(1) This year? (v ) Name Clergy Status Charge Conference Membership Date Effective N/A (2) Previously? Year of Most Recent Report Name Year Originally Granted Charge Conference Membership Mary Ann Bernard-FE 1998 Perry Kimble-FE 1996 Bismarck-Legacy Russell Whaley -FE 2014 Grand Forks-Wesley b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶358.2) (Indicate date and appointment.) Name Appointment Year Originally Granted Location N/A c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶359)? (1) This year? (v ) Name Date Effective Charge Conference Membership N/A (2) Ad Interim Administrative Location? (v ) Name Date Effective Charge Conference Membership N/A (3) Previously? Name N/A

Year Originally Placed

44. Who have been granted the status a) This year? (v ) Name Clergy Status Elmer Brinkman FE Stanley Haidle 2002 FE Linda Renaud b) Previously Name Anne Geschwinder John Jarman Daniel Rice Joel Rickenbach Robert Wall

Charge Conference Membership

Year of Most Recent Report

of honorable location–retired (¶358.3)?

Year Honorable Location Originally Granted 1977 Mitchell Downtown 1st 2010

Clergy Status RE RE FE FE RE

Charge Conference Membership Watertown-1st Huron – 1st

Year Honorable Location Originally Granted 1986 1992 1977 1974 2002

Charge Conference N/A Fargo Faith Grand Forks Wesley Prairie View Rapid City 1st

45. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶358.2)? (v ) Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status N/A 46. Who have had their conference membership terminated? a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶360.1, .4)? (v ) Name Date Effective N/A b) By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶360.2, .4)? (v ) Name Date Effective 2/26/2019 Cody J. Schuler c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶360.3, .4; 2719.2)? Name Date Effective

Prior Clergy Status

Prior Clergy Status FE Prior Clergy Status

d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶353.12)? (v ) Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status N/A e) By trial (¶2713)? Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status N/A

47. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶362.1d, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3? (Give effective dates. Indicate credential.) Name Date Effective Clergy Status N/A 48. Deceased (List alphabetically) a) What associate members have died during the year? Active: Name Date of Birth N/A Retired: Name Date of Birth N/A b) What provisional members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.) Active: Name Date of Birth N/A Retired: Name Date of Birth N/A c) What elders have died during the year? Active: Name Date of Birth N/A Retired: Name Date of Birth Grace E Huck 06/27/1916 David Knecht 08/26/1926 James Waisanen 01/15/1951 Minoru Tsukamoto 12/27/1925 Francis Kinzler 06/24/1927 Michael Ward 09/04/1957 Robert Roth 03/10/1931 06/16/1934 Marilyn “Lyn” Nelson d) What deacons have died during the year? Active: Name Date of Birth N/A Retired: Name Date of Birth N/A e) What local pastors have died during the year? Active: Name Date of Birth N/A Retired: Name Date of Birth N/A

Date of Death

Date of Death 08/12/2018 9/11/2018 11/04/2018 12/17/2018 01/08/2019 03/14/2019 03/16/2019 04/07/2019 Date of Death

Date of Death

Date of Death Date of Death

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 Jennifer Anderson Dan Bader Andy Bartel Stan Bockwoldt Rick Fossum Bill Hoffman Justin Iverson Autumn Krueger Rod Tkach

Clergy Status FE FE FE FE RE FE FE PE FE

Conference Where Appointed Minnesota Minnesota Alaska Wisconsin Minnesota Minnesota Illinois Great Rivers Alaska Holsten

Appointment 7/1/2017 7/1/2018 7/1/2015 7/1/2015 1/1/2016 7/1/2018 7/1/2017 7/1/2017 7/1/2014

Rich Zeck

Minnesota

7/1/2015

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 (¶353)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where membership is held.) a) Voluntary? (1) Personal, 5 years or less (¶353.2a 3) (v) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference Amy Atkins FE 7/21/2017 Robert Duemig FE 7/1/2019 Mark Ehrmantraut FE 7/1/2019 (2) Personal, more than 5 years (¶353.2a 3) (v 2/3) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference Teri Johnson FE 8/11/2014 (3) Family, 5 years or less (¶353.2b 3) (v) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference FE 3/6/2019 Theta Miller (4) Family, more than 5 years (¶353.2b 3) (v 2/3) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference N/A (5) Transitional (¶353.2c) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference N/A b) (1) Involuntary (¶ 354)? (v 2/3 ) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference N/A (2) Ad Interim Involuntary Leave (JCD 1355)? (v ) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference N/A 51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶351)? (v ) Name Clergy Status N/A

Date Effective

52. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶356)? (v) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Glen Sayler FE 1998 Howard Baird FE 5/4/2017 Matthew Richards FE 1/30/2018

Charge Conference

Charge Conference Hazen Grand Forks Wesley

53. What members in full connection have been retired (¶357)? List alphabetically (If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶357.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement. ¶357.1, no vote required; ¶357.2, v; under ¶357.3, v 2/3). Deacons a) This year? Name Date Effective N/A b) Previously? Name Date Effective N/A Elders c) This year? Name Date Effective Gwen Mader July 1, 2019 John Price July 1, 2019 Dick Rinearson July 1, 2019 Perry Schnabel July 1, 2019 d) Previously? Name Date Effective Darrel J . Aleson 2011 Dennis E. Aleson 2009

Peder O. Anderson *David A. Andrews *Donald E. Andrews Gail L. Arnold Linda Baldock Deborah Ball-Killbourne Gary Lee Ball-Kilbourne Judy Banwart Gerald R. Bass William L. Bates, Jr. Hazel Behrens Steve Behrens Darlis A. Berkenpas *Boyd Ardell Blumer Laura Borman Dick Willard Boyd *Allan R. Brockway Jeri Burns John R. Bushell *William M. Cascini Chet William Cataldo Roy B.Caudill *J. Edwin Coates Elizabeth “Beth” Conrad Smart Donald C. Crippen Douglas E. Diehl *Theodore F. Dockter *Emil H. Eberhart Penelope V. Eberhart *Donald Elmer *Dale R. Emery *John T. “Jack” Erickson *Duane A. Ewers *Gerald A. Fike *Richard W. Fisher Bruce Forbes Richard N . Fossum Lee H. Gale Dennis R . Gellhaus *R. John Gibson *Rodney R. Gist William Gran *Bruce C. Gray *Donald L. Greenough Eric Grinager Howard L. Grinager Edward Tom Haggar *Leonard K. Haggin Brian Hazard Rick Hazen *Gordon F. Higgins *John W. Hisel F. Eve Hook Mark Holland *John A. Jacoway Elizabeth Jassmann Massingill Linova L. Jennewein

2014 2008 2007 2011 2017 2016 2013 2016 2013 2012 2018 2018 2011 1997 2016 2012 1989 2016 1990 1989 2011 2015 2005 2010 2012 2014 1996 2005 2005 2008 2004 2006 2006 2000 2001 2018 2014 2015 2015 1995 1989 2016 1998 1991 2018 2012 2014 1996 2018 2017 1997 2012 2007 2017 1996 2017 2001

*Cameron W. Johnson Steven Claire Johnson J. Sue Kana-Mackey John C. Katter Elizabeth Kelsey *Peggy J. Kieras Genie H. Kistler Donna S. Kjonaas Darwin R . Kopfmann *Henry K. Kor *Donald D. Lagge Iva Laudermith Thomas Edward Lavery Mary-Lee Lint *Phillip E. Lint *Glenn I. Lord *Richard A. Lutz *David E. Mack Deborah A. Mack Randy Maddox Nancy Manning Anthony Russell Masartis Richard M. Mayer Frank McKeehan John McKnight, Jr. *Wayne M. McKirdy Donna J. McLaird *Dwight L. Meier *Mark W. Meier *Max E. Meier Patricia L. Mersch Janet R. Miller *Peter W. Moe *Lionel P.A. Muthiah Clifford Nelson Morris E. Nelson Julie Nygaard Susan K. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell *Kenneth G. Oswald James D. Patrick *Edward E. Pease Kenrad V. Pederson *Russell M. Peirce E. Stephen Perry James B. Persons *Calvin L. Petersen Lucian F. Prohaska Gary W. Rae *Eldon H. Reich Warren Rhodes Sheila B. Richards Penelope J. Ritter Val Rush Sunandkumar D. Samuel *Arthur H. Scanson Perry Schnabel *Walter J. Schott

1994 2013 2009 2006 2014 2012 2010 2009 2015 2009 2000 2017 2013 2015 2006 1994 2003 2000 2011 2018 2017 2018 2002 2018 2017 1991 2004 2002 2010 1999 2014 1987 1998 1992 2017 2011 2016 2013 2000 2008 2006 2015 1994 2014 2012 1998 2000 2011 2014 2016 2006 2010 2016 2013 2010 2019 1995

*DeVern E. Schwenn Jeanne Gaard Semrad Robert J. Semrad Mary Ann Sheldon Gail L. Shlanta-Peasley Lyla E. Siebrecht *Robert L. Simmons *Roger A. Smith Marilyn Spurrell *Charles R. Sommers *K. James Stein Donna M. Stewart Gerald Alvin Stolp *R. Earl Stucke Richard Sykes Wayne L. Tieszen *James G. Towler *Richard A. Unkenholz Albartus Lee VanEssen *Gustav K. VanTassel Cori Waisanen Donald A. Watt *Warren L. Wenzel *A. Julian Wigen *Peary A. Wilson *Norman E. Winkelman *David C. Wu Peggy Ann Zerface

2000 2010 2005 2012 1997 1998 2004 1989 2017 1999 1995 1999 2013 1994 2000 2003 1994 1993 2013 1993 2014 2011 2001 2003 2006 1995 2005 2013

54. What associate members have been retired (¶357): (List alphabetically. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶357.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶357.1, no vote required; under ¶357.2, v; under ¶357.3, v 2/3) a) This year? Name Date Effective N/A b) Previously? Name Date Effective David Birkeland 2018 Muriel A. Oates 2003 Marvin Winstryg 2010 55. What provisional members have been previously retired (¶358, 2008 Book of Discipline)? Name Date Effective N/A 56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5): a) This year? Name James Konsor David Severtson b) Previously? Name Fern M. Bailey John Bergh Martha Brandt Larry N. Guenther Becky Holten Gary H. Johnson

Date Effective July 1, 2019 July 1, 2019 Date Effective 2013 2016 2018 2007 2018 2016

Marlyn Kuper Tom C Petersen Jan C. Price Melanie Reiners Grace C. Rhodes Raenelle Sorensen Rae L. Speiser

2001 2015 2012 2018 2012 2018 2011

57. What is the number of clergy members of the Annual Conference? a) By appointment category and conference relationship? (NOTES: (1) Where applicable, the question numbers on this report form corresponding to each category have been placed in parenthesis following the category title. Where these question numbers appear, the number reported in that category should agree with the number of names listed in the corresponding questions. (2) For the three categories of Appointments to Extension Ministries, report as follows: ¶344.1a, c): the number of clergy members appointed within United Methodist connectional structures, including district superintendents, or to an ecumenical agency. ¶344.1b): the number of clergy members appointed to extension ministries, under endorsement by the Division of Chaplains and Related Ministries of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. ¶344.1d): the number of clergy members appointed to other valid ministries, confirmed by a two- thirds vote of the Annual Conference. Note: Report those in extension ministry in one category only. See the Discipline paragraphs indicated for more detailed description of these appointment categories.) Note: Those approved to serve as a local pastor, but not currently under appointment, are not counted as clergy members of the conference. Categories Pastors and deacons whose primary appointment is to a Local Church (¶¶331.1c, 339) (75, 77b) Deacons (in full connection and provisional) serving Beyond the Local Church (¶331.1a, b) (77a,b) Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1a,c)(76a) Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1b) (76b) Appointments to Extension Ministries(¶316.1; 344.1d) (76c) Appointments to Attend School (¶331.3) (78) Appointed to Other Annual Conferences (49) On Leave of Absence (50a1, a2) On Family Leave (50a3, a4) On Sabbatical Leave (51) On Medical Leave (52) On Transitional Leave (50a5) Retired (53, 54, 55)

Deacons in Elders in Full Provisional Full Connection Deacons Connection

Associate Provisional Members & Affiliate Members Elders With Vote

Full-time Part-time Local Local Pastors Pastors

xxxxxxxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxx

0 0 0 0 0 0

4 1 0 3 0 147

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 3

xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx

Total Number, Clergy Members 6 Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members

247

348

b) By gender and racial/ethnic identification? (NOTE: See the instruction for item 57 for guidelines to assist in the racial/ethnic identification count.)

Clergy Demographics Categories

Deacons in Full Elders in Full Connection Connection

Provisional Deacons

Provisional Elders

Associate Members & Affiliate Members

Full–time Local Pastors

Part–time Local Pastors

Asian Black Hispanic Native American Pacific Islander White MultiRacial Grand Total, Conference Clergy Members*

Male

Female

Male

Female

0 0 0

4 1 0

0 0 0

0 1 0

0 5 0

1 175 3

0 63 0

184

Male

0 0 0

Female

Male

Female

0 1 0

0 0 0

0 1 0

with Vote Male Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 0 0

0 0 1

1 0 0

0 4 1

0 5 0

0 2 0

0 28 0

0 8 1

0 24 0

0 13 0

348

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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 Marilyn Spurrell RE

Specialized Ministry Spiritual Formation

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 Michelle Brennan FD Associate in Christian Education Debra Ball-Kilbourne RE Minister in Christian Education Duane Ewers RE Minister in Christian Education Carolyn Knight Lay Associate in Christian Education Valerie Reinhiller FD Minister in Christian Education Pat Unkenholz DR Associate in Music 60. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry? Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry N/A

Sending Conference

61. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry? Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry N/A

Receiving Conference

62. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry? Name Clergy/Lay Status N/A

Specialized Ministry

PART IV CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY (¶ 268, and 666.10 The Book of Discipline) 63. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶ 267, and 666.10)? (List alphabetically, by district) Name District Pam Karlen Southeast Janet Madsen Southwest Laura Nordlund Southeast Justin Trent Southwest Richard Wahlstrom Southwest Blaine Wilson Southeast

PART V DIACONAL MINISTERS (Paragraph numbers in questions 64-71 refer to the 1992 Book of Discipline) 64. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312)? Name Previous Annual Conference N/A

Date

65. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312)? Name Previous Annual Conference N/A

Date

66. 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 N/A 67. What diaconal ministers have died during the year? a) Effective: Name Date of Birth N/A b) Retired: Name Date of Birth N/A

Date of Death

68. 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 N/A 69. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e): Name Date Originally Granted N/A 70. Who have returned to active status from extended leave (¶313.1e)? (v )? Name Date Originally Granted N/A 71. 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 N/A b) Previously? Name Date Effective Pat Unkenholz 7/1/1993

PART VI APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS

72. 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 (¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506)? (v 2/3, after 8 years v 3/4 ): Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service Deann Eidem Rapid City Canyon Lake UMC 1/2-time, 7th year Jennifer Hallenbeck-Orr Bismarck McCabe 3/4-time, 3rd year Ron Olson Hurley 3/4-time, 2nd year Rick Pittenger Milnor/Wyndmere/Sheldon UMC 3/4-time, 4th year Tim Vorlage Broadland UMC 1/4-time, 4th year 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 Melissa Gall Milbank Parkview 1/4-time, 1st year Luke Smith Watertown Cornerstone 1/4-time, 5th year 73. Who have been appointed as interim pastors under the provisions of ¶338.3 since the last session of the annual conference, and for what period of time?

Name Howard Grinager

Appointment Brookings First

Start Date 04/08/2019

End Date 6/30/2019

74. What changes have been made in appointments since the last annual conference session? (Attach list. Include and identify Appointments beyond the Local Church (Deacons) and Appointments to Extension Ministries (Elders). Give effective dates of all changes.) Date Name Status From Appointment To Appointment 7/15/18 Rey Colon PL Certified Candidate Huron First Associate (3/4) Primary – Milbank School District, 8/15/18 Melissa Gall PD Transitional Leave Secondary – Milbank Parkview 10/1/18 10/1/18 10/1/18

Christine Cappetta Mina Hall Dan Weigel

PL RE PL

Lay Supply Personal Leave Bismarck Legacy (1/4)

1/1/2019

Jason Mehring

MN Conference

1/15/2019

Brian Gregg

No appointment

2/1/2019

Kori Lehrkamp

2/3/2019

Martin Avery

2/7/2019

Thomas Carlson

Ext.344.1(a) The BridgeNew Church Start Ext.344.1(d) Richland/Colfax Our Savior’s Lutheran, ELCA Cresbard / Tolstoy

2/15/2019

Dan Freed

Leave of Absence

2/26/2019

Cody J. Schuler

3/1/2019

Chris Haugan

3/6/2019 4/7/2019 4/8/2019 4/11/2019 4/15/2019 4/15/2019 4/15/2019

Theta Miller Wade Miller Howard Grinager Alyssa Quade Julie Gregg Brian Gregg Brian Rock

FE OF RE PL PL PL PL

Ext.344.1(d) Fargo Morehead Coalition for Homeless Persons Sioux Falls Embrace 57th Street campus Brookings First Associate Brookings First Lead Pastor Retirement Ext. Watford City Lutheran Lay Supply Lay Supply Lay Supply

4/15/2019

Tamba Clark

No Appointment

5/1/2019

Matt Gauger

Aurora Impact

6/1/2019

Barbara Krumm

Ashley (Luke 10 Team) ½

7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019

Howard Grinager Jason Martens Gwen Mader Barry Whipkey

RE FL FE FL

7/1/2019

Cheryl Fadley

7/1/2019

Robert Duemig

7/1/2019

Jerry Stravia

Brookings 1st Interim Salem Unite (3/4) Leave of Absence Madison Holmes UMC/Sharon Trinity ELCA/Beaver Creek ELCA Belle Fourche Mitchell Downtown First – Associate

7/1/2019

Gary Walters

Rapid Valley

7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019

Mark Johnsen Jan Gross Randy Hedge David Severtson Ken Ballard Thomas Sumers

FE FE FL FL FL PE

7/1/2019

Pete Grassow

Prairie View Hartford Plankinton/ White Lake Dell Rapids Webster/ Bristol Minot Faith / Des Lacs Methodist Church of South Brookings First Africa

North Sioux City ARK (1/2) Retirement No appointment - termination Fargo New Church Plant (Ext.344.1(a) (3/4) Qualified lay person assigned to Garretson United Parish (¼) Ext.344.1(d) Rapid City Regional Hospital, SD Ext.344.1(d) Canaan Moravian No Appointment Ext. 344.1(d) Avera Heart Hospital Chaplaincy Withdrawal of credentials No appointment Family Leave of Absence Back to Disciples of Christ Brookings First Interim (1/2) Certified Candidate Garretson United Parish (1/4) Garretson United Parish (1/4) Embrace-57th St. Campus (3/4) Fargo First African (new church start) (1/2) No appointment or assignment Ashley (Luke 10 Team) and Ellendale Pres-

byterian / UMC (3/4) Retirement Brandon Celebration Retirement Rapid City First Belle Fourche

Voluntary Leave of Absence Dickinson Prairie Winds – Lead Ext.344.1(d) Kirk Funeral Home, Rapid City, SD Rapid City Rapid Valley Dell Rapids Madison Retirement Eureka Faulkton

7/1/2019

Kori Lehrkamp

7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019

Molly Leger Perry Schnabel Rick Andrus Ron Olson

FL FE PL FE

Ext.344.1(d) Rapid City Regional Hospital, SD Arlington / Lake Preston Bismarck Calvary Parker/ Hurley Montrose (3/4)

7/1/2019

Barbara J. McKewin

MN Conference

7/1/2019

Sandra Marquardt

Cavalier First/ Cavalier Trinity

7/1/2019

Gary Johnson

None (RL)

7/1/2019

Ken Mund

Bottineau United Parish

7/1/2019

Rob Salmonson

Leave of Absence

7/1/2019

Clear Lake/ Gary (3/4)

Pierre Southeast

Montrose

7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019

Frank McKeehan Valerie Hummel LaBounty Seth LaBounty Gregory Kroger Rod Knock

Webster / Bristol-Butler Retirement Parker (3/4) Hurley (3/4) Milbank Parkview/ Big Stone City/ Ortonville, MN Cavalier Trinity / St. Thomas (Parish realignment) Upper Valley Parish (Drayton/ Humboldt / Pembina) (1/2) Des Lacs/ Minot Faith Holmes/ Sharon Lutheran/ Beaver Creek Lutheran Clear Lake/ Gary (1/4)

PE FE FL

7/1/2019

Veronica Fleming

7/1/2019 7/1/2019

John Hale Brenda Wicks

FL PL

7/1/2019

Mark Tracy

Hartford Pierre First Associate Pierre First Rapid City First New LLP Plankinton / White Lake Mohall, Bowbells and SherKenmare ReNew, Bowbells and Sherwood wood UMC (North Prairie UMC Parish) Cresbard/ Tolstoy New LLP Carpenter (1/4) New LLP Doland Team Supervisor Clark/Garden City

7/1/2019 7/1/2019 7/1/2019

Mark Ehrmantraut Joleen Pietrza Geoff Hilton

FE FL PL

7/1/2019

Travis Voeltz

7/1/2019

Chris Chase

7/1/2019

Melanie Reiners

7/1/2019

Dale Emery

7/1/2019

Laura Walters

Milbank Parkview/ Tabor/ No Appointment Ortonville (3/4) No Appointment Hillsboro (1/4) Extension New Underwood Rapid City Rapid Valley

7/1/2019

Joel Higgins

Brandon Celebration

7/1/2019

Bismarck McCabe New LLP Velva (SY) SY Edgeley (Luke 10 Team) 1/2 New LLP

Prairie View

and Clark/Garden City Voluntary personal leave of absence Arlington/ Lake Preston Velva (1/4) Edgeley (Luke 10 Team) (1/2)

Extension New Church Start: Bismarck Celebrate Grace (3/4)

School District Extension SD Air National Guard

75. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to ministry to the local church and where are they appointed for the ensuing year? (Attach a list.) SEE MINISTRY APPOINTMENTS 76. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to extension ministries for the ensuing year? (Attach a list) a) Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (Âś344.1a, c)? Clergy Date Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Member Conference Name Status Effective Joel Allen FE 2013 Dakota Wesleyan, Mitchell SD Mitchell Fusion Neil Blair FE 2011 School of Theology ST Paul Kansas MO Mitchell Downtown First New Church Start Bismarck Celebrate Chris Chase PL 2019 Grace (3/4) Randy Cross FE 7/1/2015 Northeast DS Kermit Culver FE 7/1/2016 Northwest DS Bismarck Legacy Rebecca Eberhart FE 2010 GETS, Evanston IL Mitchell Downtown First Timothy Eberhart FE 2012 GETS, Evanston IL Mitchell Downtown First Children of the Harvest/Spirit Lake Mike Flowers FL 2014 Fargo First

Ministry Center, Sheyenne ND David Heetland FE 1983 GETS, Evanston IL Boston University School of Theology, BosDavid Jacobsen FE 8/1/2011 ton MA Kevin Kloster FE 7/1/2015 Southwest DS Paul Lint FE 5/10/2016 Wesley Acres Camp Jason Mehring PL 1/1/2019 Fargo New Church Plant (3/4) Korean Ministry Plan Missionary, GBGM, Keihwan Ryoo FE 7/1/2017 Los Angeles CA Roger Spahr FE 7/1/2015 Southeast DS Rebecca Trefz FE 7/1/2014 Executive Director of Ministries DWU Mitchell SD, Sioux Falls SemiSteve Trefz FE 5/1/2016 nary, Sioux Falls SD, Garrett-Evangelical Evanston, IL Eric VanMeter FE 2016 Chaplain, DWU Campus b) To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (344.1b)? Extension Ministry Clergy Name Date Effective Status Assignment John Knox Village, Lee’s Paul Budd FE 1985 Summit MO Altru Health Systems Mark Ellingson FE 6/1/2015 Grand Forks ND Henry Jenkins PE 7/1/2017 Creech AFB, NV Bradley Kattelmann FE 2015 Army Chaplain, Scott AFB, IL Randall Phillips FE 8/1/2005 Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN

Mitchell Downtown First Pierre First Rapid City Canyon Lake

Rapid City First Tolstoy Tolstoy Mitchell Fusion Charge Member Conference Watertown First Holmes Rapid City First Brookings First Sturgis First

c) To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d? (v 2/3) Clergy Date Name Extension Ministry Assignment Status Effective Martin Avery PE 2/3/2019 Canaan Moravian, ND Dan Freed FE 2/15/2019 Avera Heart Hospital Chaplaincy, Sioux Falls SD Joel Higgins FE 7/1/2019 SD Air National Guard Jeanine Kersey-Russell FE 2018 ND State Penitentiary Shelly Matthews FE 8/1/2011 Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth TX Leisa Richards

2005

Leisa Richards Law PC Albuquerque MN

Randall Spahr Carlisha Steffes Craig Vondergeest Gary Walters

FE PL FE FE

2006 2018 2005 2019

Hospice of the Red River Valley, Fargo ND Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls SD Presbyterian College, Clinton SC Kirk Funeral Home, Rapid City SD

Charge Member Conference

Grand Forks Wesley Aberdeen North Highland Fargo-Calvary Sioux Falls First Grand Forks Wesley

77. Who are appointed as deacons (full connection and provisional) for the ensuing year? (Attach a list.) a) Through non-United Methodist agencies and settings beyond the local church (¶331.1a)? Date Clergy Name Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Member Conference Status Effective Sioux Falls Psychological Services/Children Jo Flesner PD 2015 Sioux Falls Asbury and Adolescent Clinic Primary-Milbank School District, SecondaryMelissa Gall FD 8/1/2018 Milbank Parkview Milbank Parkview UMC Jay Moon PD 2013 Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore KY Sioux Falls Sunnycrest Laura Walters FD 7/1/2019 New Underwood School District b) Through United Methodist Church-related agencies, schools, within a local congregation, charge, or cooperative parish within the connectional structures of The United Methodist Church (¶331.1b,c)? Name Clergy Status Date Effective Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Member Conference Michelle Brennan

10/1/2008

Jamestown First

Valerie Reinhiller

7/1/2016

Williston Faith

Luke Smith Joy Tracy

FD FD

7/1/2014 7/1/2014

Watertown Cornerstone Clark

Watertown Cornerstone

78. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime appointment is to attend school.) Name Clergy Status School N/A 79. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310) [1992 Discipline ]? (Attach list) N/A 80. 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.) -- Hebron UMC in the Northwest District was not properly closed in 2018, as reported in Q14f(4) -- Q19a of the 2018 BAC, Dylan Dethlefsen was listed in error. He has not been certified. -- Q41 Eugene Moeller and Marilyn, should have been listed in Q19b. They were originally certified in 2008, and were accepted by the Missouri Conference on July 1, 2017. --Brenda Goodman – appointed July 2018 as SY but was PL, added to Q 21b, added to count Q 57 - Barbara Krumm should not have been listed in Question 21b) in the 2018 Journal. --Autumn Krueger’s appointment in Q49 started on 7/1/2017. Both 2017 and 2018 should have reflected that. -- Suzi Grote, approved for a license, but not appointed, in the 2018 questions is now Suzi Larson. -- In Q57a, Robert Salmonson, FE, was appointed to leave of absence. He was listed both there and as an elder in full connection appointed to a local church. -- In Q57a, Steven Trefz, FE, was appointed to extension (Q76a). He was counted here among those FE appointed to local churches and among those appointed to extension ministries. So, the category for FE appointed to local churches should have totaled 59, considering the Salmonson and Trefz errors. That makes the total of FE 253. -- In Q57a, Michele Slott, an FL appointed to a local church, was omitted. That changes the number of FL appointed to the local church to 36. That makes the total of FL 38. Considering the Salmonson, Trefz and Slott errors, the total of all clergy in Q57a should have been 350. -- In Q57b, Robert Salmonson, FE, is mixed race. He was listed both there and in the category for white male FE. -- In Q57b, Steven Trefz, a white male FE, was listed twice. Considering the Salmonson and Trefz errors, that makes the total of white male FE 180 and the grand total of male FE 189, and the total of all clergy 350. -- In Q57b, the column for female elders in full connection was miscalculated. The grand total of female FE is 64 and the total of all FE is 253. --In Q57b, Michele Slott, a white female FL, was omitted. That makes that number 8 and the grand total of female FLs 9. That leaves the total clergy members unchanged at 351. --Peggy Kieras – listed under Extension Ministries but is retired since 2012, removed from Q.76.b --Henry Jenkins – Q 76b) should have read Creech AFB, NV 81. Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)? Sioux Falls, SD June 11-13, 2020

Candidates for Comissioning Jeff Lathrop Favorite scripture verse: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” -Ephesians 2:8-10 Jeff holds a Master of Divinity from Sioux Falls Seminary, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He has served the congregations of Plankinton, White Lake, and Huron First in the Dakotas Conference. Jeff also serves as the chair for the Dakotas Conference Committee of Youth Ministry. Jeff is currently serving at Grand Forks Wesley. He first felt his call at church camp. He was afforded the opportunity to attend camp by his church. It was there he first understood who Jesus was and felt the love of Jesus. His faith has been strengthened by various struggles in life and love extended by believers. Pastors Mark Holland and Bob Ruedebush have served as his mentors. He is married to Holly and they have two sons, Noah and Izaiah. His hobbies are reading, walking, meditating, writing and blogging. Jennifer McDonald Three scripture passages that are favorites for Jennifer McDonald: Psalm 51: 10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right [ spirit within me. Psalm 139:1-8 O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it. Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. Job 28:38 “And he said to humankind,‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;and to depart from evil is understanding.’” Jennifer holds a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky. While at Asbury, she served a one-year quarter-time assignment as lay supply pastor for Triple Cross Cowboy Church Arena, participated in a Fresh Expressions Pioneer Learning Community with three members of the cowboy church, regularly attended Dai31

ly Eucharist and Estes Chapel worship services on the seminary campus, and academic work. She is currently serving Minot Vincent United Methodist Church. Her call to ministry was defined through two primary channels: serving in a leadership capacity in a local church and taking an on-line introductory biblical study course. She has served as the lay leader at Cody United Methodist Church in Cody, Wyoming. In Cody, was a member of a five-person team for our church as we participated in the “Whole Church Initiative” church revitalization process sponsored by the Yellowstone Annual Conference congregational development team. Jennifer has family in Michigan that she frequently visits. Her hobbies are: here horse, her dog, hunting, watercolors, and calligraphy. Jeanne Sortland Favorite scriptures passages: Acts 5:39: "but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!” Isaiah 43:19: "I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." Jeanne recently completed a Master of Divinity through the Kairos program from Garrett-Evangelical Seminary and Sioux Falls Seminary. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Sciences from North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. Pastor Sortland currently serves the congregations of Kensal and Wimbledon. She first felt her call to ministry as a teenager when she was active in church youth group, camp and mission work. Her life journey, through many struggles has affirmed her call to become an ordained elder. Jeanne is married to Kent. They have four children, two boys and two girls. Her hobbies are: travel, supporting my children in their areas of interest, reading (which I’m hoping to do again for enjoyment now that my seminary journey is coming to an end!), and solving the problems of the world with my husband over morning coffee.

Candidates for Ordination Nicole Anderson Nicole is a graduate of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Ill. Nicole currently serves Vermillion First United Methodist Church. While attending Garrett-Evangelical, Nicole was a part of the ministry at Urban Village Church â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Andersonville, where she was their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ministry coordinator and student pastor. Nicole was involved in non-profit work as a pastoral intern at Connections for the Homeless. During her time there, Nicole worked in a transitional homeless shelter. She is being ordained an elder.

Melissa Gall Melissa is currently a high school English teacher in Milbank, S.D. Previously, she served as the Director of Youth Ministries at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank, S.D. She and her husband, Tyler, have two children, Lydia and Henry. Melissa completed the Deacon Studies program at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, in Evanston, Ill., and is passionate about discipleship, which allows for making disciples who, in turn, create disciples. Melissa is being ordained a deacon.

Juwle S. Nagbe Juwle is a graduate of Duke Divinity School. He is currently serving the congregations of Lisbon and Enderlin in North Dakota. Juwle is from Liberia. After moving to Fargo, N.D., he started a church for Africans in the area as a part of the ministry of Flame of Faith United Methodist Church. Juwle has a gift for and a passion for prayer. He also loves to sing. Juwle is being ordained an elder.

Luke Smith Luke attended South Dakota State University at Brookings, S.D., and had a formative experience in campus ministry. Luke worked at Cornerstone United Methodist Church with Roger Spahr while finishing seminary at Sioux Falls Seminary in Sioux Falls, S.D. He currently serves at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, in Watertown, South Dakota, as the pastor of discipleship. Luke and his wife, Barbara, have three girls, Elizabeth, Victoria, and Alayna. Luke is being ordained a deacon.

Joy Tracy Joy is being ordained as a deacon. She graduated from Sioux Falls Seminary, Sioux Falls, S.D., with her Master of Divinity. Joy has a degree in accounting, Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, and is a certified parish nurse. Joy and Mark have been married 26 years. She has a passion for missions and feels at home serving the marginalized. Joy is currently serving the Clark, Garden City, Henry, Kellerton parish Âź time. She is married to Mark, and together they have three children, Andrew and his wife Danielle, Abby and husband Derek, and Joshua and his wife Olivia. Mark Tracy Mark has a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Divinity from Sioux Falls Seminary, Sioux Falls, S.D. He is currently serving the Clark, Garden City, Henry, Kellerton parishes. He is married to Joy, and together they have three children, Andrew and his wife Danielle, Abby and husband Derek, and Joshua and his wife Olivia. Mark is passionate about sharing his love for Christ and believes in infectious Christianity. Mark is being ordained an elder.

ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION AS CLERGY DELEGATES Deacons and elders: In full connection, active or retired: those elected to full connection during or before the 2019 Clergy Session are eligible to vote and to serve as delegates, even if they have not yet been ordained. Leave categories eligible for election: Sabbatical Leave (¶351), Voluntary Leave of Absence (Personal, Family, Transitional) (¶353), Maternity or Paternity Leave (¶355), Medical Leave (¶356) NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION AS CLERGY DELEGATES —Those on leave in the following categories: Involuntary Leave of Absence (¶354.7), Honorable Location (¶358.2), Administrative Location (¶359.3) Provisional members Associate members Local Pastors ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AS CLERGY DELEGATES Deacons or elders in full connection (active or retired) Leave categories eligible to vote: Voluntary Leaves of Absence (personal, family, transitional) (¶353), Sabbatical Leave (¶351), Maternity or Paternity Leave (¶355), Medical Leave (¶356) Provisional members who have completed all their education requirements and have been elected to provisional membership Deacons and elders who have been elected to provisional membership but not yet commissioned are eligible to vote. Judicial Council Decision 1181 says, in part, “As a practical matter, an annual conference may delay its first ballot for selecting clergy delegates until after answering the question: ‘Who have “completed all of their educational requirements” for provisional membership?’” Associate members (active and retired) Local Pastors who have completed Course of Study or an M.Div. degree and have served a minimum of two consecutive years under appointment immediately preceding election. NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR CLERGY DELEGATES Leave categories not eligible to vote: Clergy on Honorable Location (¶358), Clergy on Administrative Location (¶359.3), Clergy on Involuntary Leave of Absence (¶354.7) Local Pastors who do not meet the criteria listed above [completed Course of Study or an M.Div. degree and have served a minimum of two consecutive years under appointment immediately preceding election.]

VIEW A LIST OF CLERGY ELIGIBLE TO BE ELECTED AND TO VOTE HERE

MINISTRY APPOINTMENTS – AS OF JULY 1, 2019 BISHOP – Bruce Ough The following code system has been adopted to designate the status of the ministers appointed: OL Other Local Pastor Affiliate member-Par. 334.5, 344.4, 586.4 OP Provisional Member of other Ann. Conf.-Par. 346.1 Associate member-Par. 322, 369.1, 635.2h OR Retired Member of other Ann. Conf. Deaconess – Par.1913.2 PD Provisional Deacon-Par. 324, 325 Diaconal Minister - Par. 369.1 (2004 Discipline) PE Provisional Elder-Par. 324, 325 Retired Diaconal Minister – Par. 357 (1992 Discipline) FD Deacon in full connection-Par. 330 PL Part-time Local Pastor-Par. 318.2 RA Retired Associate Member-Par. 357 FE Elder in full connection-Par. 335 RD Retired Deacon in full connection-Par. 357 FL Full time Local Pastor-Par. 318.1 LM Certified Lay Minister-Par. 268 RE Retired Full Elder-Par. 357 LTF Less than full time-Par. 331.7, 338.2b, 428.7 RL Retired Local Pastor-Par. 320.5, 327.7 T OA Associate Member of other Ann. Conf.-Par. 346.1 SP Student Local Pastor-Par. 318.3 OD Deacon Member of other Ann. Conf.-Par. 331.8 SY Other Supplies – Used by GCFA for assigned pastors OE Elder Member of other Ann. Conf. or other Methodist TBS To be supplied denomination-Par. 346.1 OF Full Member of other Denomination-Par. 346.2 AF AM DC DM DR

NORTHEAST (NE) DISTRICT - Randy Cross, Superintendent DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 56

TOTAL CHARGES: 38

ABERDEEN Area Total UM Churches: 14 ABERDEEN FAITH

Total Charges: 9 Jack Erickson

ABERDEEN FIRST

Derek Baum – Senior Pastor Mike Waldrop – Associate

ABERDEEN NORTH HIGHLAND BATH BRITTON/ CLAREMONT/ HECLA GROTON / CONDE LEOLA / FREDERICK/ BARNARD UCC MELETTE NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER/ BRISTOL-BUTLER

Lou Whitmer Loren and Pat Siefken Rodney Ulmer Brandon Dunham Don Peck Doug Duncan Molly Leger

WATERTOWN Area Total UM Churches: 11 CLARK/ GARDEN CITY/ HENRY/ KELLERTON

Total Charges: 6 Joy Tracy (for Clark) Mark Tracy (for all) Frank McKeehan Thomas Bowsher Barbara J McKewin Melissa Gall (secondary – effective

1/4

WATERTOWN FIRST

Steven Anderson (effective 4/1/16) Luke Smith Paul Kimball (effective 5/15/15) Sara Nelson

3/4 3/4

WAHPETON Area Total UM Churches: 11 FAIRMOUNT/ /BRECKENRIDGE MN KINDRED CALVARY/ KINDRED ZION LISBON/ ENDERLIN/ LISBON PC-USA MILNOR/ WYNDMERE/ SHELDON

Total Charges: 6 Mark Gronseth Mark Britton Juwle Nagbe Rick Pittenger

CLEAR LAKE/ GARY MILBANK CENTRAL MILBANK PARKVIEW/ BIG STONE CITY/ ORTONVILLE, MN

Status LTF RE T F L F L AM SY FL FL SY 1/2 PL FL

Years 11

Status FD FE RE FE OA FD

Years 8 6 10 5 1 2

OF (EC) FD PL FE

5 5 6 10

3/4

8/1/18)

WATERTOWN CORNERSTONE

3/4

Status FE FE FE FE

4 3

7 10 3 2 25 3 1

Years 7 4 7 4

OAKES/ COGSWELL WAHPETON EVERGREEN

Steven Olson Jennifer Tyler

FARGO Area Total UM Churches: 7 ARTHUR CASSELTON FARGO CALVARY FARGO FAITH FARGO FIRST

FE FE

Total Charges: 7 Status Quaya Ackerman FL Randy Harwood 1/2 PL David Motta FE Ray Baker FE Ryan Mutzenberger (Lead Pastor) FE Kris Mutzenberger FE 3/4 OR John Roberts Tamba Clark (4/17/19) 1/2 OE (AME)

FARGO FIRST AFRICAN (new church start)

(see also Extension Ministry) Jason Mehring (see also Extension Ministry)

FARGO MISSION TO FARGO (new church start)

17 6 Years 3 5 24 3 3 3 7 1

3/4 PL

TBS Sara McManus

UPPER VALLEY Area Total UM Churches: 13 CAVALIER TRINITY/ ST.THOMAS CRYSTAL DRAYTON/ PEMBINA/ HUMBOLDT MN (Upper Red River Valley Parish)

Total Charges: 10 Sandra Marquardt Margaret Smith Gary Johnson

1/2

Status FL SY RL

GRAFTON FED UMC/PCUSA/ MINTO KNOX PCUSA (Northern Valley Parish) GRAND FORKS WESLEY GRAND FORKS ZION HAMILTON HOLMES/ SHARON TRINITY ELCA/ BEAVER CREEK ELCA LARIMORE/ ARVILLA PCUSA/ EMERADO PCUSA PARK RIVER FEDERATED-UMC/PCUSA/ FORDVILLE PCUSA

Robin Dill (effective 6/6/16)

3/4

HILLSBORO UNITED-UMC/UCC WEST FARGO FLAME OF FAITH

Jeff Lathrop Chang Yi John Werth Rob Salmonson Raenelle Sorensen Jeffrey Neuberger

(Lay Supply 5/1-7/1/18)

3/4 3/4

Years 7 14 1 2 OF (PCUSA) 5

PE FE OF (EPC) FE

2 8 18 1

PL PL

12 3

NORTHWEST (NW) DISTRICT - Kermit Culver, Superintendent DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 62 TOTAL

CHARGES: 42 JAMESTOWN Area Total UM Churches: 16 CLEVELAND EDGELEY/ ASHLEY / LEHR

JAMESTOWN ST PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MARION/ DICKEY/ JUD NORTONVILLE MEDINA/ TAPPEN VALLEY CITY EPWORTH WIMBLEDON/ KENSAL

Total Charges: 10 Darrell Losing (effective 10/1/16) Chet Cataldo (Luke10 team leader) Barbara Krumm Jodi Cataldo Travis Voeltz Barbara Krumm (effective 06/01/19) Elmo Herman Michelle Brennan Joel Winckler Mark Turner TBS Brenda Goodman Dayne Zachrison Jeanne Sortland

SPIRIT LAKE Area Total UM Churches: 6 CANDO/ ROCK LAKE/ ROLLA CARRINGTON FEDERATED-UMC/UCC DEVILS LAKE

Total Charges: 4 Richard Craig Served by UCC -Rick Loewen Lori Broschat

ELLENDALE UNITED UMC/PCUSA JAMESTOWN FIRST

1/4 1/4 1/2 1/4 1/2 1/4

1/2 1/2

Status SY RE SY SY PL SY

Years 4 2 2 2 2 2

FE FD FE FL

7 12 4 5

PL FE PE

2 8 2

Status FL OF (CCCC) FE

Years 12 3 7

LANGDON

Justin Schnackenberg

DICKINSON Area Total UM Churches: 7 BEACH COMMUNITY FEDERATED -UMC/UCC BOWMAN DICKINSON PRAIRIE WINDS ELGIN/ EBENEZER UCC HAZEN/ BEULAH HETTINGER

Total Charges: 6 Warren Maxted Ray Sherwood Jerry Stravia Served by UCC - Barb Koenig 3/4 Served by Bismarck Legacy R. Duane Coates

Status OF (AOG) OE (FM) FL OF (UCC)

Years 19 2 1 3

MINOT Area Total UM Churches: 13 BOTTINEAU UNITED-UMC / PCUSA KENMARE RENEW MARTIN/ DRAKE LANSFORD/ LANSFORD ELCA/ GLENBURN ELCA MINOT FAITH/ DES LACS MINOT VINCENT SHERWOOD/ BOWBELLS (North Prairie Parish) RUGBY EMMANUEL UNITED UMC/PCUSA

Total Charges: 10 Supplied by PCUSA Veronica Fleming Paul Gunderson Martha Harrison Kenneth Mund Jennifer McDonald Veronica Fleming Donald Andrews

Status

Years

VELVA

Geoff Hilton

FL OL OF (ELCA) FL PE FL LTF RE T 1/4 PL 1/4

1 4 5 1 2 3 17 16

(Lay Supply 7/1/04-6/30/19)

Ross Reinhiller Val Reinhiller

WILLISTON

BISMARCK Area Total UM Churches: 20 BISMARCK CALVARY BISMARCK LEGACY

FE FD

4 4

Status

Years

FE PL FL FL SY FE

5 4 2 6 3 6

3/4

FL FE RE

6 8 10

FE 3/4 RA LTFT RE

6 2 13

Total Charges: 12 TBS Brandon Vetter (Senior Pastor) 1/4 Don Dinger (Associate Pastor) Andy Early (effective 1/1/18) Cory Thrall Kayla Buckley 1/2 Jennifer Hallenbeck Orr (Worship) 3/4

(Legacy South) (Hazen/Beulah and Washburn/ Center/Turtle Lake) (Hazen/Beulah and Washburn/ Center/Turtle Lake) BISMARCK MCCABE

(effective 1/1/18)

TBS Celebrate Grace (new church start) Chris Chase

(see also Extension Ministry)

Served by Bismarck Legacy Marlin Sapp Bruce Adams Warren Rhodes Served by Bismarck-Legacy Sarah Herman Marvin Winstryg Darrel Aleson Served by Bismarck Legacy

HAZEN/BEULAH LINTON/ STERLING MANDAN MCCLUSKY/ GOODRICH/ CHASELEY MOFFIT NAPOLEON/ STREETER STEELE/TUTTLE UNDERWOOD WASHBURN/ CENTER/ TURTLE LAKE SOUTHEAST (SE) DISTRICT - Roger Spahr, Superintendent DISTRIST TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 69

5 TOTAL CHARGES: 55

BROOKINGS Area Total UM Churches: 15 Total Charges: 12 ARLINGTON/ LAKE PRESTON/ LAKE PRESTON UCC Joleen Pietrzak AURORA IMPACT Donna Kuper BROOKINGS FIRST Pete Grassow Howard Grinager (interim 4/9/19-

Status FL 1/4 PL OF 1/2 RE

Years 1 2 1 1

CANISTOTA UNITED UMC/PCUSA COLTON/ CHESTER DELL RAPIDS ELKTON UNITED/ ELKTON UCC

3/4 PL FE OF(AB)

6 1 17

6/30/19)

TBS Susan Jennys Jan Gross Daren Junker

EGAN HARTFORD HOWARD BEACH MADISON

Supervised by Blaine Wilson Seth LaBounty Janice Antrim Randy Hedge Andrew Gross (effective 1/1/18)

WHITE/ STERLING

Krista Wisener Dillan Sterud

CLM PE PE F 3/4 L P L 1/4 P L 1/4

2 1 5 1 3

2 2

S Y

HURON Area Total UM Churches: 16 ALPENA/ ALPENA UCC/ WESSINGTON SPRINGS CARPENTER BROADLAND HITCHCOCK DOLAND HURON FIRST

HURON RIVERVIEW/ VIRGIL IROQUOIS/ ESMOND/ DESMET (West Kingsbury Parish) REDFIELD/ FRANKFORT TULARE UNITED-UMC/UCC WOONSOCKET/ WOONSOCKET ELCA

Total Charges: 11 Zach Kingery Brenda Wicks Tim Vorlage (effective 2/1/16) Steve Behrens Mark Tracy supervising Paul Manson (effective 8/1/2017) Rey Colon (effective 7/15/18) Dean Trapp Kris Larson Martin Toepke-Floyd Lorah Houser Jankord TBS

SIOUX FALLS Area Total UM Churches: 12 BEN CLARE BRANDON CELEBRATION GARRETSON UNITED UMC/UCC

3/4 1/4 1/4

3/4

Total Charges: 11 Bill Bates Jason Martens Brian Gregg Julie Gregg (Both lay supply 4/15/19-6/30/19) HARRISBURG Kyle Reinhiller SIOUX FALLS ASBURY Kip Roozen Matt Morrison (Associate) Adam Weber (Lead Pastor) SIOUX FALLS EMBRACE (St Croix Austin Walker (effective 1/1/15) Travis Waltner Campus) Chuck Smith (effective 1/1/17) (Tea Campus) Brian Rock (Lay supply 4/15/19-6/30/19) th Travis Finke (57 Street Campus) (Sertoma Campus) Robert Ruedebusch SIOUX FALLS FIRST Taylor Johnson (effective 11/1/15) Arlyn Coalter SIOUX FALLS HILLTOP SIOUX FALLS SOUTHERN HILLS/ FLANDREAU Don Vanderlip Justin Jenness (Associate) (effective 8/1/17)

Status PL PL FE RE FE FL PL FE FL FE OL(UCC)

Status 1/4 RE FL 1/4 PL 1/4 PL

3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4

FE FE FL FE PL PL PL PL PL

Years 8 1 2 2

9 13 3 13 6 7 4 2 3

FE 3/4 PL FE 3/4 PL 3/4 PL

8 5 4 3 3 3 4

SIOUX FALLS SUNNYCREST SIOUX FALLS WESLEY

Charles Moore Manuel Loaeza (effective 4/1/17)

FL FL

MITCHELL Area Total UM Churches: 14 ALEXANDRIA/ ETHAN GEDDES KIMBALL PROTESTANT PARISH MITCHELL DOWNTOWN FIRST

Total Charges: 11 Jordan Louks Wayne Huber Derek Runge Keith Nelson

MITCHELL FUSION

Steve Trefz

Status PE FL FL F E FE

Years 4 1 8 2 1 3 2 7 20 6 11

1/4

Years 2 9 2 4

OLIVET PLANKINTON/ WHITE LAKE MONTROSE SALEM UNITE STICKNEY

Charles Asche (effective 9/1/15) Rod Knock Valerie Hummel LaBounty Jordan Buchholz Kenneth Sherin (effective 10/26/14) Karen Sherin Laurie Kidd

WAGNER/ TYNDALL YANKTON Area Total UM Churches: 12 BERESFORD ZION CANTON ELK POINT UNITED UMC/UCC HURLEY NORTH SIOUX CITY ARK

1/2

3/4 1/4 1/4

Total Charges: 10 Katie Ricke Steve Ziebarth Dave Bambas Ron Olson Jeff Vore Christine Cappetta

3/4 1/4 1/2

(Lay supply 10/1/18-6/30/19)

PARKER VERMILLION WAKONDA/ IRENE VIBORG YANKTON FIRST/ GAYVILLE-VOLIN

3/4

Rick Andrus Nicole Anderson Judy Sayler Val Rush Ronald Johnson Corey Enfield (effective 11/5/17)

SOUTHWEST (SW) – Kevin Kloster, Superintendent DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 48

3/4 1/4 3/4

OF(EPC) FL PE SY OF(CBF) OF(CBF) FL

5 1 1 1 6 5 6

Status FE FE OL(UCC) FE P L P L PL FE PL RE F E P L

Years 4 10 9 1 9 2

3 4 6 4 10 2

5 Total Charges: 35

PRAIRIE HARVESTER Area Total UM Churches: 11 CRESBARD/ TOLSTOY EUREKA FAULKTON GETTYSBURG/ ONIDA/ AGAR (Wheatland Parish)

Total Charges: 7 John Hale Ken Ballard Thomas Sumers Jeff Adel Janet Madsen MILLER Teresa Whetsel SELBY/ MOBRIDGE Darla Hadrick TIMBER LAKE FEDERATED–UMC/ELCA/AB/ ISABEL TBS UCC NORTHERN HILLS Area Total UM Churches: 7 BELLE FOURCHE CAMP CROOK/ BUFFALO UCC FAITH/ MARCUS PCUSA LEAD-DEADWOOD TRINITY PIEDMONT GRACE SPEARFISH STURGIS

Total Charges: 7 Cheryl Fadley Jerry Densmore Connie Eichinger Peggy (Stempson) Hanson Karl Kroger Scott McKirdy Jenene Earl

WINNER Area Total UM Churches: 7 BURKE/ HERRICK (United in Faith Parish) COLOME GREGORY MURDO/ DRAPER WINNER

Total Charges: 5 Clay Lundberg Ron Snethen Royal Archer Mark Phillips John Britt

PIERRE Area Total UM Churches: 10

Total Charges: 5

3/4

1/4 1/2

1/4

Status FL FL PE FE CLM FL PL

Years 1 1 1 9 6 2 3

Status FE PL PL FE FE FE FE

Years 1 5 8 3 7 9 9

Status FE OF (NAZ) FE FE FL

Years 5 28 15 3 4

Status

Years

HIGHMORE/ HARROLD/ BLUNT PIERRE FIRST PIERRE SOUTHEAST PRESHO/ KENNEBEC/ RELIANCE WHITE RIVER/ MISSION (Todd-Mellette Parish)

Kippy Udehn (effective 9/1/17) Greg Kroger TBS Travis Krogman Jason Christensen

RUSHMORE Area Total UM Churches: 13 EDGEMONT UNITED UMC-UCC/ PRINGLE FAIRBURN (Supervised by Ed Coates) HOT SPRINGS FEDERATED-UMC/AB/PCUSA

RAPID CITY KNOLLWOOD HEIGHTS RAPID CITY OPEN HEART RAPID CITY RAPID VALLEY

Total Charges: 11 Peary Wilson (effective 9/1/17) Justin Trent Served by PC-USA (John Pehrson as interim) Kathy Chesney Kori Lehrkamp Kevin Kloster DeAnn Eidem Brett Roes (teaching pastor) Barry Whipkey Michelle Slott (effective 8/1/18) Associate Pastor Sharla McCaskell Holly Sortland Mark Johnsen

WALL/ WASTA

Russell Masartis

PHILIP FEDERATED UMC/PCUSA/ INTERIOR PCUSA PRAIRIE VIEW RAPID CITY CANYON LAKE RAPID CITY FIRST

3/4

PL FE

3 1

FE FL

6 2

Status RE CLM

Years 3 9

1/2

FE FE FE FE FL FL FL

12 1 2 8 2 1 2

3/4

FL PL FE

9 3 1

1/2

1/2 1/4

APPOINTMENTS TO EXTENSION MINISTRIES (¶344) (1a) Appointments within the Connectional Structures of United Methodism Allen, Joel -- CC Mitchell Fusion DWU, Mitchell, SD Blair, Neil -- CC Mitchell 1st St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO Chase, Chris New Church Plant Bismarck Celebrate Grace Clark, Tamba New Church Plant Fargo First African (effective 4/15/19) Cross, Randy Northeast DS Culver, Kermit – CC Bismarck Legacy Northwest DS

Eberhart, Rebecca -- CC Mitchell Downtown 1st Eberhart, Timothy -- CC Mitchell Downtown 1st Flowers, Mike -- CC Fargo-First

Status FE FE PL OE (AME) FE FE

Years 7 4 1 2 5 4

GETS Seminary, Evanston, IL

Children of the Harvest/ Spirit Lake Ministry Center, Sheyenne, ND GETS Seminary, Evanston, IL

OF (REF) FE FE

4 8 5/2

Heetland, David -- CC Mitchell Downtown 1st Ingebretson, Ben Director of New Church Development (effective 1/1/16) Boston University School of Theology, Boston, MA Jacobsen, David -- CC Vermillion Kloster, Kevin – CC Rapid City Southwest DS (and appointed to RC Canyon Lake CLUMC UMC) Lint, Paul Wesley Acres Camp Director (effective 5/10/16) Mehring, Jason Fargo new church plant Spahr, Roger Southeast DS Trefz, Rebecca – CC Mitchell Fusion Executive Director of Ministries Trefz, Steven – CC Mitchell Fusion Garrett-Evangelical (1/4) and Sioux Falls Seminary (1/2) Van Meter, Eric – CC Mitchell Fusion Chaplain, DWU Campus (1b) Under Endorsement by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry Budd, Paul -- CC Watertown 1st John Knox Village, Lee's Summit, MO Altru Health System, Grand Forks, ND Ellingson, Mark -- CC Holmes Jenkins, Henry -- CC Rapid City-1st Creech AFB, NV Kattelmann, Brad -- CC Brookings Army Chaplain, Scott AFB, IL Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Phillips, Randall -- CC Sturgis

3/4 1/2

FE PL FE FE 3/4 FE FE

3/4

Status FE FE PE FE FE

4 1 5 6 4 4 Years 35 8 3 5 15

(1c) Elders in Service Under the General Board of Global Ministries Ryoo, Keihwan – -- CC Rapid City- Korean Ministry Plan Missionary 1st

Status FE

Years 3

(1d) Other Extension Ministries Avery, Martin – CC Fargo Faith Freed, Dan Higgins, Joel Kersey-Russell, Jeanine Matthews, Shelly -- CC Grand Forks Wesley Richards, Leisa -- CC Aberdeen North Highland Spahr, Randall -- Fargo Calvary Steffes, Carli – CC Sioux Falls First Vondergeest, Craig -- CC Grand Forks Wesley Walters, Gary

Canaan Moravian (effective 2/3/19) Avery Heart Hospital Chaplaincy, Sioux Falls SD Air National Guard ND State Penitentiary Brite Divinity School, Ft. Worth, TX

Status PE FE FE FE FE

Years 2 1 1 2 8

Leisa Richards Law, P.C., Albuquerque, NM

Hospice of the Red River Valley, Fargo, ND 1/4 Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls SD (effective 5/1/18) Presbyterian College -- Clinton, SC and ½ time Pastor at Lupo Memorial, Clinton, SC (effective 11/1/17) Kirk Funeral Home, Rapid City, SD

FE PL FE

14 2 15/3

Appointments Under the Provisions of ¶331 (Deacons and Provisional Deacons to Various Ministries) Flesner, Jo – CC Sioux Falls Asbury Sioux Falls Psychological Services/ Children And Adolescent Clinic, Sioux Falls SD Milbank Public School District Gall, Melissa Moon, Jay -- CC Sioux Falls Sunnycrest Asbury Seminary, Wilmore, KY New Underwood School District Walters, Laura

Status

Years

FD PD FD

2 8 1

Appointments Under the Provisions of ¶345 – NONE (Ecumenical Shared Ministries)

Status

Years

APPOINTMENTS UNDER PROVISIONS

Appointments Under the Provisions of ¶346.1 (other AC or Methodist Denominations) Minnesota Conference Anderson, Jennifer Bader, Dan Minnesota Conference Bartel, Andrew Alaska Conference Bockwoldt, Stan Wisconsin Conference Fossum, Rick Minnesota Conference Hoffman, Bill Minnesota Conference Iverson, Justin Illinois Great Rivers Conference Krueger, Autumn Alaska Conference Tkach, Rod Holsten Conference Zeck, Rich Minnesota Conference Sabbatical Leave ¶351 – NONE Voluntary Leave of Absence ¶353 (2.a) Atkins, Amy Duemig, Bob Ehrmantraut, Mark Johnson, Teri

Status FE FE FE FE RE FE FE PE FE FE Status

Years 3 2 5 5 4 2 3 3 6 5 Years

Status FE FE FE FE

Years 3 1 1 6

Family Leave of Absence ¶353 (2.b) -- NONE Miller, Theta (effective 3/6/2019)

Status FE

Years 2

Transitional Leave of Absence ¶353 (2.c)

Status

Years

Medical Leave ¶356

Status

Years

3rd year (effective 7/21/17) 1st year 1st year 6th year

Baird, Howard

4th year (effective 5/4/2017)

Richards, Matthew

3rd year (effective 1/30/2018)

Sayler, Glen – CC Hazen

22 year

Deaconesses ¶415.7 – NONE

Status

Years

Appointments to Attend School ¶416.6 – NONE

Status

Years

Certified Candidates for Ministry – Not Appointed Northeast District Natalie Buck, Sandee Cole, Abednego Thomas Northwest District Alyssa Quade Southeast District Dave DeVries, Chris Haugan, Tiffany Ortman Southwest District Kara Togel

A Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition (UMH #607) I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee, Exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing. I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal. And now, O Glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth, Let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.