2020 Clergy Session by Dakotas Conference UMC

Clergy Session

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

1 p.m., June 11, 2020 Virtual Clergy Session

Table of Contents Item Covening Agenda Rules for Clergy Session Hymn: Are We Yet Alive In Memorium Clergy Bishop Mike Coyner Business of the Annual Conference

Biographies Provisional candidates biographies Full member biography

1-5 1-2 3 2

4-6 7 8-34 35-36

35 36

Recognition of Retirees Local licensed pastors Elders and deacons

36 37-38

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

39-46 39 40 41 43 44 45

Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition

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Clergy Session Agenda Thursday June 11, 2020

Convene

Bishop Ough

Rules for Virtual Clergy Session (v) Opening Prayer

Val Reinhiller

*Hymn: “And Are We Yet Alive” (see other side)

Dan Weigel

Remembrance of the Clergy Saints & Prayer

Ross Reinhiller

Remembrance of Bishop Coyner & Prayer

Bishop Ough

Who may be present at clergy session (voice/vote)?

Val Reinhiller

Character of Serving Clergy – Par. 604.4, 605.7 (Q17)

Roger Spahr

Explanation of Process for voting on Candidates

Val Reinhiller

Paragraphs 33, 368.1, 602, 605 (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) Only the ordained clergy in full connection and the members of the Board of Ordained Ministry may vote 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.

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 pray then we will vote.

Election for Provisional Membership on Elder and Deacon Track—Par. 324.4a, b (Q28b) (v) Elder Track: Matthew Morrison Joleen Pietrzak Election to Full Connection – Par. 347, 326 (Q32b) Henry Jenkins Approval of Extension for Kenneth Mund – Par. 319.3 (v. within BAC) Kris Larson Approval of Appointments as FTLP & PTLP—Par. 318.1, 318.2 (Q21a, 21b) (v. within BAC) Acknowledgement of Retiring Licensed Local Pastors & Prayer

Val Reinhiller

Conference Relations Issues (All votes within BAC) Gary Ball-Kilbourne • Discontinuance as provisional member of conference membership-Par. 427 (Q42a) • Approval of Voluntary Leaves of Absence, Personal 5 Years or less—Par. 353.2a (Q50a) • Approval of Voluntary Leaves of Absence, Family 5 Years or less—Par. 353.2b (Q50a3) • Approval of Medical Leave—Par. 356 (Q52) • Approval for LTFT Service for AM, PE, FE—Par. 338.2, 342.2, 1506 (Q72a) • Approval of Extension Ministry outside Conference bounds (Q76c) • Approval of Retirements—Par. 357 (Q53) Acknowledgement of Retirees & Prayer

Howard Grinager

Approval of ODs to Serve Appointments in DAC—Par. 331.8, 346 (Q25) (v. within BAC) Val Reinhiller Approval for Appointments to Other Vital Ministries under the Provisions of Par. 344.1d (Q76c) (v within BAC) Questions of BOM about BAC Report

Val Reinhiller

Final Approval of BAC Items Relating to Ordination, Clergy Membership, Conference Relations and Clergy Character

Val Reinhiller

Items from the Bishop

Bishop Ough

Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition

Bishop Ough

Closing Prayer – Oldest clergy

“And Are We Yet Alive” (vs. 1)

And are we yet alive, and see each other’s face? Glory and thanks to Jesus give for his almighty grace!

(vs. 2)

Preserved by power divine to full salvation here, again in Jesus’ praise we join, and in his sight appear.

(vs. 3) What troubles have we seen, what mighty conflicts past, fightings without, and fears within, since we assembled last! (vs. 4)

Yet out of all the Lord hath brought us by his love; and still he doth his help afford, and hides our life above.

(vs. 5) Then let us make our boast of his redeeming power, which saves us to the uttermost, till we can sin no more. (vs. 6)

Let us take up the cross till we the crown obtain, and gladly reckon all things loss so we may Jesus gain.

A COVENANT PRAYER IN THE WESLEYAN TRADITION

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 by 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.

2020 Clergy Session Organizational Resolutions The official agenda, proceedings, vote, and minutes are taking place digitally for the Clergy Session of the 27th Session of the Dakotas Conference for the safety and wellbeing of all of the members. Therefore, the Section 7.5: Rules of Order, as published in the 2019 Official Journal of the Dakotas Conference, page 167, will be replaced with the following procedures for this virtual clergy session: 1. The session will be a webinar format. Memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence will be noted by logging in on their individual devices or by attending at a host site, facilitated by a clergy member. 2. Voting will take place electronically through the polling feature, within the webinar platform, or through show of hands at each host site with numbers of yeah and nay votes texted and reported to the presider. 3. Voiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;questions, clarificationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of the members will take place through chat feature within the webinar platform. a. Moderators will bring questions to the attention of the presiding officer. b. When posting a question or item that needs clarification, please state concisely and clearly your question or concern and refer to the agenda item. c. Members may be recognized by the presider, and asked to present via audio and video, matters that may benefit the body, when chat feature does not suffice. 4. Grace, patience and forbearance are asked of the members of the body as we navigate to do the business of the Dakotas Annual Conference during this COVID-19 pandemic.

In Memoriam William Cascini The Rev. Dr. William Cascini, 94, of Lincoln, Neb., died Friday, May 17, 2019. He requested no visitation or services. Cremation with inurnment at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Lincoln, Neb., was held at a later date. William Mario Cascini was born on June 18, 1924, in Schenectady, N.Y. His parents, Nicola and Giovanna (di Bartolomeo) Cascini, were immigrants from Italy. He graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in Schenectady, where he earned letters in football. He was proud of his senior season, as his team was unbeaten. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology from Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., in 1948. Bill was received on trial by the South Dakota Conference in 1949 and served the Methodist churches at GaryClear Lake (1949-1951). While serving those churches, he met his future wife, Edythe Peden, a member of the Gary Church and a senior at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn. They were married in 1949. In 1951, Bill was ordained deacon and admitted into full connection by the South Dakota Conference. He and Edythe moved to Denver, Colo., where Bill attended the Iliff School of Theology. He was ordained elder in 1953 and earned his M.Th. degree in 1953 and his Th.D. degree in 1955. Receiving both the Elizabeth Iliff Warren Fellowship and Dempster Graduate Scholarship enabled him to do further studies in sociology of religion at New York University in New York City. There he taught sociology classes as a graduate assistant. In 1957, Bill took a faculty position at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, where he was in extension ministries for 38 years. He taught sociology courses and eventually established the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, which he chaired for 35 years. He was the faculty advisor to the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity for 15 years. In addition to his professorship at NWU, Bill did part-time marriage, family and supportive therapy counseling in conjunction with a psychiatric practice in Lincoln for over 25 years. Bill took retired status in the South Dakota Conference in 1989. He retired from teaching in 1995 and was honored as Jubilee Clergy by the Dakotas Conference in 1999. Having touched the lives of more than 11,000 students in his career as a teacher, Bill and Edythe went on to establish a scholarship which is awarded each year to a student in the social sciences at Nebraska Wesleyan. In retirement, Bill and Edythe worked with teachers of English and social services in Ostuni, Italy, in the Global Volunteer Program. He also participated in an Elderhostel archaeological dig in restoring a presidio in San Diego. They moved from their home on Wedgewood Lake to Eastmont Retirement Community in 2004. Bill is survived by his wife, Edythe; son Wade (Marcella) of Sammamish, Wash.; daughter Janelle Herres (Michael) of Lincoln; daughter-inlaw Mary (Lundy) Cascini of Lincoln; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Brett; a brother, Anthony; and a sister, Eva, and her husband, Gene Brandt.

John Gibson The Rev. John Gibson, 86, of Indianapolis, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Raymond John Gibson Jr. was born to R. J. “Hoot” Gibson and Vera Jane (Peterson) Gibson on April 16, 1933, in Salem, S.D. He graduated from Custer High School in 1951 and South Dakota State College at Brookings, S.D., in 1955. John married Anita Palma Frye on Aug. 14, 1955. He attended Garrett Biblical Institute in Evanston, Ill., graduating in 1958. During and following seminary, John served churches in Oak Park, Ill., Brown Deer, Wis., Selby-Mobridge, S.D., and Rapid City, S.D. In 1974, he was appointed to a specialized ministry with the Ecumenical Institute/Institute of Cultural Affairs where he served as Executive Director of field offices in Green Bay, Wis.; Sungai Lui, Malaysia; Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Ind. In 1999, he was a candidate for mayor of Indianapolis on an independent ticket. He was honored as Jubilee Clergy by the Dakotas Conference in 2004. John co-founded Earth Charter Indiana, served as its Executive Director from 2003 to 2011, and coordinated its decade-long Indiana Bicentennial Initiative Sustainable Indiana 2016, which included co-editing the “Explore Sustainable Indiana: Hoosier Solutions to the Climate Crisis” book. He served on several non-profit Boards including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Multi-Service Center, Mapleton Fall Creek

Neighborhood Association, Mid-North Church Council, Training, Inc. and Community, Faith and Labor Coalition. John’s purpose-driven life as a pastor, visionary and social-justice advocate inspired many. He was the recipient of NUVO’s 2010 Cultural Vision Lifetime Achievement Award, the Hoosier Environmental Council’s 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award, and recognized as a 2019 Hoosier Resilience Hero by the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute. Anita passed away Dec. 16, 2011. In 2018, John exchanged vows with Joyce Flight, his lifelong friend. John is survived by his second wife, Joyce; two sons: Paul (Kathy) Gibson and Steven (Susan) Gibson; one daughter, Ruth (David) Clark; two grandchildren; two sisters: Judy Voss and Jane (Bob) Andrews; one brother, Joseph (Hartini) Gibson; one sister-in-law, Zilpha Gibson; and many other extended family members, dear friends, and colleagues.

Donald Lagge The Rev. Donald Lagge, 82, of Arvada, Colo., died on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Donald Delmar Lagge was born Aug. 12, 1937, at the home of his parents, Carl and Johanna (Weisser) Lagge, on their farm south of Tripp, S.D. He was the third of 10 children. Both parents died young, leaving Don and his sister Hilda to care for their five youngest siblings. As he grew up, Don worked as a shop sweep and as a pinsetter at a bowling alley. He worked for farmers in the Tripp area and at the Tripp Creamery. During summers, he worked with the youth group at the Pierre Methodist Church. Don attended Tripp High School, graduating in 1955. In 1956, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in Lackland, Texas. He then was stationed in Korea, Japan, and finally Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Neb., where he was honorably discharged in 1960. While attending Southern State Teachers College in Springfield, S.D., Don lived at Gayville, S.D., and served as student supply pastor at Gayville and Volin Methodist churches (1964-1966). After earning his teaching degree, Don began studies at Iliff Seminary in Denver, Colo. He was ordained deacon and admitted on trial by the South Dakota Conference in 1967. While serving the Methodist Church in Eagle, Colo., he met Sandra Sue Carter. They were married on May 22, 1967, and had three children, Candace “Candee” Luanne, Samuel Scott, and Joshua Ryan. Don and family moved to Vail, Colo., where he served as a police officer for the Vail Police Department. He ran the operations for the Lion’s Head Gondola Lift, while serving the Methodist Church there. In 1968, Don requested to be discontinued by the South Dakota Conference. He was readmitted as a probationary member in 1972. In 1973, Don completed his studies and received a bachelor’s degree in science and master’s degree in theology from Iliff Seminary. He was ordained elder and made a full member in 1976. Don served United Methodist churches in South Dakota at White, Sterling and Aurora (1973-1977), Custer-Fall River Larger Parish (1977-1987), Belle Fourche (1987-1990), and Philip, Philip Presbyterian and Interior Presbyterian (Nov. 25, 1990-2000). After retiring in 2000, he served at Stickney (2000-2007). While in Hot Springs, Don was the president of the Ministerial Association and worked as a chaplain at the VA Hospital. An article written about Don called him a “Pioneering Preacher,” and told of his flamboyant style, riding a horse between three different congregations to preach each weekend and once preaching a sermon from a rooftop. Don and Sandra divorced in 2001, after 34 years of marriage. He moved to Colorado to be near his sons. Don continued to minister within the community, preaching at three retirement communities each Sunday. He served alongside staff at Hillside Community Church in Golden, Colo., for several years, as chaplain for the elderly. He was recognized as Jubilee Clergy by the Dakotas Conference in 2014, for 50 years of ministry. Don was athletic, wrestling in college, breaking horses, and playing football. He was an avid hunter, loved gardening, and was known for shoveling snow in shorts and a tee-shirt. He is survived by his children: Candee and husband Myles Staman of Crawford, Neb., Scott and wife Sheri Lagge of Arvada, Colo., and Josh and wife Heather Lagge of Lakewood, Colo.; five foster-daughters: Tammy Hermstad of Gillette, Wyo., Colleen and husband Greg Stratton, Chantel and husband Beau Hudelson, and Kelsie and husband Michael Roby, all of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Barbara Soares of Belo Horizonte, Brazil; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two brothers: Rich and wife Robin Lagge of Lincoln Neb., and Ben and wife LuAnn Lagge of Corsica, S.D.; three sisters: Helen Tiede of Winterset, Iowa, Hilda Benne of Oakland Neb., and Sandy Abney of Sioux Falls; and many nieces and nephews.

Janet Reed Miller The Rev. Janet Reed Miller, 99, of Fargo, N.D., died on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Bethany on University in Fargo. A celebration of life service was held on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Fargo. Janet Ruth Reed was born Nov. 4, 1919, to George and Daisy (Crain) Reed at Erie, Penn., where she grew up. She earned degrees in Bible and philosophy from Westminster College at New Wilmington, Penn., in 1941, and a master’s degree in Christian education from Union Theological Seminary, a division of Columbia University at New York City, in 1946. While working as a Christian education director in Morgantown, W. Va., she met Cecil “Bud” Miller. They were married on June 15, 1946. Janet served First Methodist Church in Mitchell, S.D., as the Christian education director while Cecil earned his degree from Dakota Wesleyan University. After Cecil’s graduation in 1950, they moved to Chicago, where Cecil went to Garrett Biblical Institute at Evanston, Ill. In 1954, the family moved back to South Dakota and served Methodist churches at White-Sterling, Arlington, and Huron. In 1967, the family moved to Grand Forks, N.D., where they served Wesley United Methodist Church. They moved to Fargo in 1973 as Cecil was appointed Eastern District Superintendent. Janet served as a local pastor at Fargo First and Chaffee (1977-1979) and was ordained deacon as a full-time local pastor by the North Dakota Conference in 1979. She was elected associate member in 1982, and then elder and full member in 1984. She earned her second master’s degree, a Master of Divinity, from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1984. Janet and Cecil served as co-pastors at Valley City Epworth (1979-1984) and at Jamestown First (1984-1987). They retired to Fargo in 1987. Janet served as Conference Council Director (1988-1989), and she and Cecil served Arthur-Hunter-Erie (1988-1992) and Casselton-Leonard, before returning to Fargo. Janet valued her work with United Methodist Women, Church Women United, P.E.O., AAUW, AAUW Book Club, FM Area Music Club, the Board of Native American Christian Ministry, the YWCA, and her First United Methodist Church Seekers Sunday School group. She was a champion for peace with justice and equality for all purposes and peoples. She was survived by her children: David Miller of Regina, Saskatchewan, Sue (Al) Goehring of Wimbledon, N.D., and Peter Miller of Cincinnati, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Daughter Sue died on Dec. 29, 2019. Janet was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Cecil F. Miller, on June 4, 2001; two sons: Marcus and Art; a daughter-in-law, Deb Miller; a brother George Reed; and a sister Catherine Reed.

James Byron Persons James Byron Persons, 71 of Deadwood, SD died, Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his home in rural Pennington County. James was born December 3, 1948 in Minneapolis, MN to Robert and Lucille (Skrief ) Persons. He graduated from West High School in 1966 and went on to attend Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD. He graduated in 1970 with a BA in Psychology and minors in English and Sociology. He went on to attend the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO, graduating with a Master of Divinity degree in 1973. As a United Methodist pastor, he served 1st United Methodist Churches of Huron, SD; Conde and Andover, SD; Rapid City - Knollwood Heights United Methodist Church; Clark and Garden City, SD; Madison, SD and Grand Forks Wesley. He also served as the Western District Superintendent in Bismarck, ND and Rapid City. He retired from Mitchell, SD in 2012. His retirement was spent in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Eileen (Rieck) of rural Deadwood, SD and a brother and his wife John and Nancy of Grand Rapids, MN.

Bishop Michael J. Coyner Bishop Michael Coyner, died January 8, 2020. He served as the resident Bishop for the Dakotas Area from 1996 to 2004. Reverend Dwight Meier worked side-by-side with Coyner as a district superintendent and also as the assistant to the Bishop. Meier saw Bishop Mike as a leader filled with grace and kindness, and a keen sense of humor. “He was so full of grace and kind. I enjoyed working with him. He openly listened to anyone,” says Meier. “I really enjoyed his sense of humor. He was pretty sharp and could catch you off guard. The Dakotas landscape fascinated him.” Naomi Bartle, who worked as Bishop Coyner’s administrative assistant, remembers Coyner as a leader with a strong work ethic, a person who would get things done. “I loved working with Bishop Mike. We both liked to get things done. We just clicked that way,” says Bartle. “He was a leader with a great mind and a great soul. He loved The Church.” In the spring of 1997, the Red River Valley in North Dakota experienced devastating flooding. Rev. Doug Diehl, currently retired, served as the pastor at Zion UMC in Grand Forks during the flood and later as a district superintendent. He remembers the leadership, presence, and support from Bishop Coyner. “The flood was overwhelming to the people of Grand Forks and me,” says Diehl. “Bishop Coyner constantly checked in with me, provided me support and encouragement. He had the Minnesota and Dakotas cabinet come to Grand Forks and help.” Meier recalls the effort that Bishop Mike made to have the conference trustees build a warehouse in Fargo during the flood. “He asked the trustees to build a warehouse to serve the people of the Red River Valley. It was a great support to everyone, a place to collect and distribute donations during the flood. All denominations used the distribution center. The work could not have gotten done without the warehouse and Bishop Mike’s leadership,” says Meier. Diehl describes the warehouse as a lifesaver. “We needed a distribution center, and he made it happen. He also got people in place to assist me and many others.” Reverend Howard Grinager, who serves as interim pastor of First United Methodist Church in Brookings, South Dakota, served as a district superintendent for three years with Bishop Coyner, says, “He had a strong desire to see churches grow. He wanted to equip the church and give them tools for ministry. I really respected how he wanted the churches to do the ministry that God was calling them to do,” says Grinager. Several clergy that served on the cabinet during Coyner’s tenure in the Dakotas noted that he had a high level of trust for the cabinet members and clergy. He empowered the leaders around him. Reverend Penny Eberhart, who served as the superintendent for the Central District for three years, says, “Bishop Coyner built collegiality and comradery. He empowered us to do our work and trusted that we would. Reverend Art Scanson, who served as the superintendent for the Northwest District when Coyner was the resident Bishop for the Dakotas, shares, “He was so personable. You knew he cared about you and for you. Clergy felt cared for under his leadership. Bishop Mike was great at celebrating the successes of everyday life. But he also recognized you for the tough decisions and struggles. In 2004 Bishop Coyner was assigned to the Indiana Area. There, he served three four-year terms and oversaw the merger of the North and South Indiana conferences in 2010 into a single regional body. In 2012-16, he also was board president of the General Council on Finance and Administration, the denomination’s finance agency. He retired in 2016.Coyner kept in contact with many of the people he met in Dakotas. He and his wife Marsha hosted many visitors in their home in Indiana. He made several trips back to the Dakotas and kept connected electronically. He served churches of various sizes in the North Indiana Conference, served as a District Superintendent, and was also the Executive Assistant to the Bishop. He was elected a bishop of the United Methodist Church in 1996 and was assigned to serve the Dakotas Area, where he served two terms. He is the author of several articles and three books from Abingdon Press: Making a Good Move: Opening the Door to an Effective New Pastorate (1999), Prairie Wisdom: Reflections on Life in the Dakotas (2000), and The Race to Reach Out: Connecting Newcomers to Christ in a New Century (2004). Bishop Mike also wrote a weekly e-mail devotional article entitled “An E-pistle from Bishop Mike,” which was sent to hundreds of pastors and laity in the Indiana Area and beyond. He is survived by his wife, Marsha England Coyner, his daughter Laura Coyner Peace (Adrian), his son Steve and his five grandchildren: Ashlee Rodriguez, Brianna Peace, Austin Peace, Leah Coyner, and Alec Peace.

THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Minutes of the Dakotas Conference Planned originally in Sioux Falls, SD from June 11-13, 2020 Postponed due to the COVID Pandemic: To be held in Bismarck, ND from October 9-10, 2020 With a Virtual Clergy Session preceding on June 11, 2020 Bishop Bruce R. Ough Presiding Date when organized: January 1, 1994 Number of this session: Twenty-Seven

PART I ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Who are elected for the quadrennium (¶¶603.7, 619)? Secretary: Amber Laffey Mailing Address: 1331 University Ave, Mitchell SD 57301 Telephone: 605-990-7799, 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?

Structure Council on Finance and Administration (¶611) Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635)

Chair person Jeff Adel

Val Reinhiller Elaine Board of Pensions (¶639) Roberts Board of Trustees of the Dennis Annual Conf. (¶2512) Holm Committee on Episcopacy Jennifer (¶637) Larsen Administrative Review Stephen Committee (¶636) Perry

Mailing Address 204 S Platte St Gettysburg, SD 57442 325 9th St E Williston, ND 58801 2204 E 1st St Sioux Falls, SD 57103 PO Box 68, Cresbard, SD 57435 404 N Linwood Ct Sioux Falls, SD 57103 2200 N 2nd Ave #106 Anoka, MN 55303

Phone Number

C: 605-350-5159

pastorjeffa@gmail.com

O: 701-572-7694 C: 701-426-5456

vreinhiller@msn.com

605-331-5788

ejroberts@sio.midco.net

605-324-3674

djh@venturecomm.net

605-359-6682

jlarsen@hwalaw.com

C: 605-450-5400 H: 763-427-6080

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): Conference Agency Extending General Board of Missional Church and Society Impact Link Developing General Board of Missional Discipleship Leaders Extending General Board of Missional Global Ministries Impact Link Developing Higher Education and Missional Campus Ministry Leaders Link General Commission Commission on Archives and on Archives and History History General Commission Extending on Christian Unity Missional and Inter-religious Impact Link Concerns Developing General Commission Missional on Religion and Race Leaders Link General Commission Developing on the Status and Role Missional of Women Leaders Link Extending United Methodist Missional Communications Impact Link General Agency

Chair person

Mailing Address

Phone Number

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

O: 605-297-4910 C: 701-440-1102

ronolson58@ gmail.com

Clay Lundberg

621 E 4th St Canton, SD 57013

C: 605-830-1976

pastorclayumc@hot mail.com

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

O: 605-297-4910 C: 701-440-1102

Clay Lundberg

621 E 4th St Canton, SD 57013

C: 605-830-1976

pastorclayumc@hot mail.com

Duane Coates

101 4th Ave N. Hettinger, ND 58639

O: 701-567-2964 C: 605-695-5561

dcoates70@ yahoo.com

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

O: 605-297-4910 C: 701-440-1102

ronolson58@

Clay Lundberg

621 E 4th St Canton, SD 57013

C: 605-830-1976

pastorclayumc@hot mail.com

Clay Lundberg

621 E 4th St Canton, SD 57013

C: 605-830-1976

pastorclayumc@hot mail.com

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

O: 605-297-4910 C: 701-440-1102

ronolson58@ gmail.com

gmail.com

ronolson58@ gmail.com

c)Indicate the conference agencies and chairpersons which have responsibilities for the following functions: General Agency Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries (¶657) Disability Concerns (¶653) Equitable Compensation (¶625) Laity(¶631) Native American Ministry (¶654) Small Membership Church (¶645)

Name of Agency Developing Missional Leaders Link Extending Missional Impact Link Generating Missional Resources Link Developing Missional Leaders Link Extending Missional Impact Link Developing Missional Leaders Link

Chair person Clay Lundberg

Mailing Address 621 E 4th St Canton, SD 57013

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Phone Number

C: 605-830-1976

pastorclayumc@hotm ail.com

O: 605-297-4910 C: 701-440-1102

ronolson58@ gmail.com

O: 605-342-4498 C: 605-270-2332

pastorbarry55@ gmail.com

621 E 4th St Canton, SD 57013

C: 605-830-1976

pastorclayumc@hotm ail.com

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

O: 605-297-4910 C: 701-440-1102

ronolson58@ gmail.com

621 E 4th St Canton, SD 57013

C: 605-830-1976

pastorclayumc@hotm ail.com

3507 Westridge Rd, Rapid Barry City, SD 57702 Whipkey Clay Lundberg Ron Olson Clay Lundberg

Indicate the president or equivalent for the following organizations. Name of Agency

Chair person

Mailing Address

Phone Number

Conference United Methodist Women (¶647)

Marsha Timm

21645 485th Ave Elkton, SD 57026

C: 605-542-2241

edmatimm@ yahoo.com

Extending Conference United Missional Methodist Men (¶648) Impact Link

Ron Olson

2100 S Alpine Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57110

O: 605-297-4910 C: 701-440-1102

ronolson58@ gmail.com

Jeff Lathrop

1371 S 38th St Grand Forks, ND 58201

O: 701-772-1869 C: 605-682-9447

jeff.lathrop@ midconetwork.com

Clay Lundberg

621 E 4th St Canton, SD 57013

C: 605-830-1976

pastorclayumc@hot mail.com

Organization

Conference Council on Youth Ministry (¶649) Conference Council on Young Adult Ministry (¶650)

CCYM

Developing Missional Leaders Link

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? Structure

Chairperson

Common Table

Sheila Dailie

Human Resources

Barry Whipkey

Mailing Address 47533 152nd St Milbank, SD 57252 3507 Westridge Rd. Rapid City SD 57702

Phone Number P:605-949-0660 C: 605-270-2332

Email skdailie@ gmail.com pastorbarry55@ gmail.com

Committee on Nominations Extended Cabinet

Bishop Ough

Camping and Retreat Ministry Records, Rules and Procedures

Nicole (Anderson) Clade

Disaster Response

Lisa Johnsen

Sessions

Kay Braun

Journal Editorial

Rebecca Trefz

Resolutions and General Conference Petitions

Rebecca Trefz

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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)? For 2021 $44,476 for full-connection clergy; $42,423 for less than Full. UMPIP contribution: $2,226

10. What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the district superintendents for the ensuing year (¶614.1a)? $615,900 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)? For 2021 $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)? For 2021 $0 c) What are the apportionments to this conference for the ensuing year? 1) For the Ministerial Education Fund?............................................................ 2) For the Black College Fund?......................................................................... 3) For the Africa University Fund?.................................................................... 4) For the Episcopal Fund?............................................................................... 5) For the General Administration Fund?.......................................................... 6) For the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund?........................................... 7) For the World Service Fund?..........................................................................

For 2021 $121,493 For 2021 $56,146 For 2021 $12,623 For 2021 $155,759 For 2021 $47,770 For 2021 $1,679 For 2021 $387,907

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: TBD Southwest: Richard Wahlstrom, Julia Jones 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

540414

Bismarck – Celebrate Grace

Northwest

005866

Fargo - Calvary African UMC

Northeast

540391

Fargo – Mission to Fargo

Northeast

Mailing Address 2222 East Broadway, Bismarck ND 58503 4575 45th St S Fargo, ND 58104 4535 Sunset Blvd Fargo, ND 58078

Phone

Date

701-202-2003

May 2020

701-232-5650

July 2015

507-259-0970

Jan. 2019

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 546331

Church Name SE Pierre- Mission Congregation

District Southwest

Mailing Address PO Box 306 Pierre, SD 57501

Phone 605-494-0470

Date Launched June 2014- designated mission 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

540972

Embrace - Online

540972

Embrace - Tea

Sioux Falls Embrace

Southeast

Embrace - Sertoma

Sioux Falls Embrace

Southeast

Legacy – South

Bismarck Legacy

Northwest

540972 TBD

Parent Church Sioux Falls Embrace

District Southeast

Mailing Address 2800 E 57th St.

Sioux Falls, SD 57108 2800 E 57th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57108 2800 E 57th St Sioux Falls, SD 57108

Date Launched Jan 2014 April 2014 Sept 2016 Jan 2019

d) Organized as Chartered (¶259.5-10, continue to list here until listed in questions 14.d or e) GCFA N/A

Church Name

District

Mailing Address

Phone Number

Date Chartered

e) Merged (¶¶2546, 2547) (1) United Methodist with United Methodist GCFA Number

District

Name of First Church

GCFA Number

Name of Second Church

GCFA Number

Name of Merged Church

Date Merged

Name of Second Church

GCFA Number

Name of Merged Church

Date Merged

N/A

(2) Other mergers (indicate denomination) GCFA Number

District

Name of First Church

GCFA Number

N/A

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

Date Closed

District

Location

Date Closed

District

Location

Date Closed

District Southeast Northwest

Location Egan Beulah

Date Closed 12/31/2019 2019

(2) Mission Congregation (¶259.1a) GCFA Number N/A

(3)

Church Name

Satellite Congregation

GCFA Number

Church Name

(4) Chartered Local Church (¶259.5) GCFA Number 547164 541431

Church Name Egan Beulah

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

Church Name

District

Mailing Address

Physical Location

Date Relocated

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

Former Name

New Name

Address

District

i) Transferred this year into this conference from other United Methodist conference(s) and with what membership (¶¶41, 260)? GCFA Number N/A

Name

Membership

Sending Conference

j) What cooperative parishes in structured forms have been established? (¶206) GCFA Number N/A

Parish Name

Charge Name

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 344101 999476 542867 999498

Name Beach Community Carrington Ellendale Grafton

District Northwest Northwest Northwest Northeast

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

540700

Hillsboro

Northeast

UCC

548784

Hot Springs

Southwest

PC-USA, AB

999487

Park River

Northeast

PC-USA

549004

Philip

Southwest

PC-USA

549243

Timber Lake

Southwest

ELCA, AB

548124

Woonsocket

Southeast

ELCA

GCFA 541420 546967 548603 999818 547324 547483

Name Bottineau Canistota Edgemont Elk Point Garretson Kimball Protestant Parish

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

542220 546546

Rugby Emmanuel Tulare

District Northwest Southeast Southwest Southeast Southeast Southeast Northwest Southeast

Name

District

Other Denomination(s)

b)Union Church

PC-USA UCC

c) Merged Church GCFA Number N/A

d)Yoked Parish GCFA 548000

Name Alpena UMC, Alpena UCC, Wessington Springs

District Southeast

Other UCC

545267

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

UCC

545688 548682 999498 542696 541908 5480824 546147 540881 / 224162

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

999487 549004 549243

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

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

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

16. What changes have been made in district and charge lines (please list the GCFA Number beside church name)? o Fargo -- First African (005866) is now Fargo - Calvary African. o Arlington UMC and Lake Preston UMC/UCC are now in separate charges. o Turtle Lake is no longer part of the Hazen/Center/Washburn charge o Cavalier Trinity (542116) and St. Thomas (541021) are now separate charges

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, Nancy Manning, vice chair, Ray Baker, Tom Dravland, Sara McManus, Marilyn Spurrell 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

Date Certified

Kimberly Hipple Amber Laffey Jason Mehring Tiffany Ortman Teresa Person

District Southeast (contingent on 6/18/20 DCOM meeting) Southeast Northeast Southeast Northeast Southeast Northeast Southeast (contingent on 6/18/20 DCOM meeting) Southeast Southeast Northeast Southeast Southeast

Matthew Scherbenske

Northwest

2020

John E. Anderson Bryce Blank Tiana Bohn Jordan Buchholz Natalie Buck Thanael Certa-Werner Sandee Cole Tia Felberg

Southeast (contingent on 6/18/20 DCOM meeting) Southwest Southeast Southeast

Taryn Ragels Kara Togel Cheri VanGorp Josh Willprecht

2020 2019 2019 2020 2017 2019 2018 2020 2020 2020 2019 2018 2018

2020 2018 2020 2020

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

N/a

c) Who have been discontinued as certified candidates for licensed or ordained ministry? Name Dave DeVries Andrew Gross

District Southeast Southeast

Date Certified 2017 2017

Date Discontinued 2020 January 2020

Chris Haugan Abednego Thomas

Southeast Northeast

2015 2014

May 2020 2020

(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 parttime 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 Alyssa Quade Justin Schnackenberg Holly Sortland

District Northwest Northwest Northwest Southwest

Year Last Licensed 2016 2018 2013 2019

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 Kimberly Hipple

First Year License Awarded 2017 2006 2009 2012 2018 2004 2018 2017 2017 2011 2019 2017 2020 (Contingent on successful completion of next licensing school)

Delton Wayne Huber, Jr 2005 (2011 PL to FL) Justin Jenness 2017 (2020 PL to FL) *Laurie Kidd 2005 *Paul Kimball 2015 (2020 PL to FL) Rodney Knock 2019 2020 (Contingent on successful completion of next Amber Laffey licensing school)

Molly Leger *Manuel Loaeza Paul Manson Sandra Marquardt *Sharla McCaskell Charlie Moore

2018 2017 2017 2013 2004 2015 (2017 PL to FL)

Kenneth Mund

2006 (2017 PL to FL)

Teresa Person Brett Roes *Derek Runge *Marlin Sapp

2020 2018 2018 2007

Years Completed with Course of Study SFS-Kairos *Completed 2005 *MDIV 2011 *Completed 2018 SFS-Kairos *Completed 2009 SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos *Completed 2018 *MDiv 2020 SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos *Completed 2016 SFS-Kairos *Completed 2010 *MDiv 2019 SFS-Kairos SFS - Kairos 4 modules *MDIV 2000 SFS-Kairos 12 modules *Completed 2010 SFS-Kairos 18 modules (2018, 2019 and 2020 extension granted) SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos *MDiv 2020 *Completed 2014

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

2020 (Contingent on successful completion of next licensing school)

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

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

b) Part-time local pastors? (¶318.2) (Fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments) Name

First Year License Awarded

Fraction of full time to be served

John E. Anderson

2020 (Contingent on certification and successful completion of next licensing school)

3/4

Richard Andrus Jordan Buchholz

2017 2020

3/4 3/4

SFS-Kairos

Christine Cappetta

2018

1/2

SFS-Kairos

Chris Chase Rey Colon Jerry Densmore Don Dinger Doug Duncan Connie Eichinger Corey Enfield

2019 2018 2015 2007 2017 2012 2017 2020 (Contingent on certification and

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

successful completion of next licensing school)

1/2

Travis Finke Brenda Goodman *Brian Gregg *Julie Gregg *Darla Hadrick Randy Harwood Goeff Hilton Susan Jennys Taylor Johnson Zach Kingery Donna Kuper Jason Martens Jason Mehring Jeffrey Neuberger Brian Rock

2017 2018 2019 2019 2017 2014 2019 2008 2015 2018 2018 2018 2019 2018 2019

3/4 1/2 1/4 1/4 3/4 1/2 ¼ 3/4 3/4 3/4 1/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4

Judy Sayler *Charles Smith *Carli Steffes Kippy Udehn *Don Vanderlip Travis Voeltz Austin Walker Travis Waltner Brenda Wicks Krista Wisener

2014 2017 2018 2016 2016 2019 2013 2014 2019 2018

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

Tia Felberg

Years Completed with Course of Study

SFS - Kairos 5 modules SFS - Kairos 10 modules

*M.Div. 2000 *M.Div. 2000 *M.Div. 2015 SFS - Kairos 17 modules SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos Asbury Theological Charis Bible College 9 modules *M.Div. 2007 *M.Div. 2004 SFS-Kairos *M.Div. 2009 SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos

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 N/A

First Year License Awarded

Seminary

Home Conference

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 N/A

First Year License Awarded

Years Completed in Course of Study

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 N/A

Years Completed in Course of Study

22. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)? Name Andrew Gross Justin Schnackenberg Holly Sortland

Date discontinued 01/2020 05/2020 07/2020

23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4) (v)? Name N/A

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

Clergy Status OE OE OE

Denomination Free Methodist Methodist Church of South Africa African Methodist Episcopal

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

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 Tim Bauer David Cook Robin Dill Martha HarriSon Lorah Houser-Jankord Ben Ingebretson *Daren Junker Barb Koenig Rick Loewen *Warren Maxted Paul Rowenhorst

Clergy Status OF OF OL OL OL OF OF OL OF OF OF OF OF OF

Denomination EC (Evangelical Covenant) EPC (Evangelical Presbyterian Church) UCC (United Church of Christ) UCC (United Church of Christ) PC USA (Presbyterian Church) PC USA (Presbyterian Church) 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) Mennonite Brethren

*Ron Snethen *John Werth

OF OF

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 N/A

Member Conference/Denomination

First Year of Affiliation

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

Member Conference/Denomination

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 N/A

Seminary

b) Provisional Elders under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b or ¶324.6 (3/4v)); ¶ 322.4 (v 3/4) Name Matthew Morrison Joleen Pietrzak

Seminary

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 Thompson *Martin Avery *Jo Flesner *Valerie Hummel LaBounty *Autumn Krueger *Seth LaBounty * Jeff Lathrop *Jordan Louks *Jennifer McDonald Jeanne Sortland *Thomas Sumers

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

Date and Seminary 2017 2015 2014 2017 2017 2015 2019 2018 2019 2019 2017

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

Original Year of Membership

c)Provisional elders who became provisional deacons? (v)(Indicate year) Name N/A

Original Year of Membership

d) Provisional members who transferred from other conferences or denominations? (¶347.1) Name

Clergy Status (PD or PE) Original Year of Membership

N/A

Previous Conference or Denomination

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 N/A

Clergy Status

Previous Denomination

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 N/A

Clergy Status (PD or PE)

Date Received

Former Denomination

Date Received

Former Denomination

b) As local pastors (¶347.3)? (v) Name N/A

Clergy Status (FL or PL)

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 N/A

b) Elders Name Henry Jenkins – MDiv Asbury

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 N/A

Seminary

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 N/A

Seminary

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

Seminary

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

Clergy Status

Year Previously Discontinued

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

Clergy Status

Previous Status

37. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement? (¶357.7): (v) Name N/A

Clergy Status

Year Retired

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 N/A

Clergy Status

Previous Methodist Denomination

Date of Transfer

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

Member Conference

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 N/A

Clergy Status

New Conference

Date of Transfer

42. Who are discontinued as provisional members (¶327)? (v). a) By expiration of eight-year time limit (¶ 327) Name Jay Moon

Clergy Status PD

b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v) Name N/A

Clergy Status

c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v) Name N/A

Clergy Status

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 N/A

Clergy Status

Charge Conference Membership

Date Effective

(2) Previously? Name Mary Ann Bernard-FE Perry Kimble-FE Russell Whaley -FE

Year Originally Granted 1998 1996 2014

Charge Conference Membership Wahpeton Evergreen Bismarck-Legacy Grand Forks-Wesley

Year of Most Recent Report

b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶358.2) (Indicate date and appointment.) Name MaryAnn Bernard

Appointment Wahpeton Evergreen

Year Originally Granted Location 1998

c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶359)? (1) This year? (v) Name N/A

Date Effective

Charge Conference Membership

(2) Ad Interim Administrative Location? (v) Name N/A

Date Effective

Charge Conference Membership

(3) Previously? Name N/A

Year Originally Placed

Charge Conference Membership

Year of Most Recent Report

44. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶358.3)? a) This year? (v) Name

Clergy Status

Year Honorable Location Originally Granted

Charge Conference Membership

b)Previously Name Elmer Brinkman Anne Geschwinder Stanley Haidle John Jarman Linda Renaud Daniel Rice Joel Rickenbach

Clergy Status RE RE RE RE RE RE RE

Year Honorable Location Originally Granted 1977 1986 2002 1992 2010 1977 1974

Charge Conference Watertown First N/A Mitchell Downtown First Fargo Faith Huron First Grand Forks Wesley Prairie View

45. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶358.2)? (v) Name N/A

Date Effective

Prior Clergy Status

46. Who have had their conference membership terminated? a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶360.1, .4)? (v) Name N/A

Date Effective

Prior Clergy Status

b)By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶360.2, .4)? (v) Name

Date Effective

Prior Clergy Status

c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶360.3, .4; 2719.2)? Name

Date Effective

Prior Clergy Status

d)By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶353.12)? (v) Name N/A

Date Effective

Prior Clergy Status

Date Effective

Prior Clergy Status

e) By trial (¶2713)? Name N/A

47. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶362.1d, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3? (Give effective dates. Indicate credential.) Name N/A

Date Effective

Clergy Status

48. Deceased (List alphabetically) a) What associate members have died during the year? Active: Name N/A

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Name N/A

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Retired:

b) What provisional members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.) Active: Name N/A

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Date of Birth 11/04/1919 04/16/1933 01/30/1945 08/12/1937 12/03/1948

Date of Death 06/02/2019 02/28/2020 02/29/2020 3/21/2020 5/31/2020

Retired: Name N/A

c) What elders have died during the year? Active: Name N/A

Retired: Name Janet Ruth Miller Raymond John Gibson, Jr. Carl Robert Wall Donald Delmar Lagge James Persons

d) What deacons have died during the year? Active: Name N/A

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Name N/A

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Retired:

e) What local pastors have died during the year? Active: Name N/A

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Name N/A

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Retired:

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 (ÂśÂś331.8, 346.1)? Name Jennifer Anderson Dan Bader Andy Bartel Stan Bockwoldt Nicole (Anderson) Clade Justin Iverson Autumn Krueger Clifford Nelson

Clergy Status FE FE FE FE FE FE PE RE

Conference Where Appointed Minnesota Minnesota Alaska Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois Great Rivers Alaska Minnesota (1/2)

Appointment 7/1/2017 7/1/2018 7/1/2015 7/1/2015 7/1/2020 7/1/2017 7/1/2017 6/1/2020

Rod Tkach Rich Zeck

FE FE

Holston Minnesota

7/1/2014 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 Amy Atkins Mark Ehrmantraut Travis Krogman Dean Trapp

Clergy Status FE FE FE FE

Date Effective 7/21/2017 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 9/1/2019

Charge Conference

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Date Effective 3/6/2019

Charge Conference

Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Date Effective

Charge Conference

(2) Personal, more than 5 years (¶353.2a 3) (v 2/3) Name

Clergy Status

(3) Family, 5 years or less (¶353.2b 3) (v) Name Theta Miller

Clergy Status FE

(4) Family, more than 5 years (¶353.2b 3) (v 2/3) Name N/A

(5) Transitional (¶353.2c) Name

b) (1) Involuntary (¶ 354)? (v 2/3) Name N/A

Clergy Status

(2) Ad Interim Involuntary Leave (JCD 1355)? (v) Name N/A

Clergy Status

51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶351)? (v) Name N/A

Clergy Status

52. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶356)? (v) Name Howard Baird Robert Duemig Glen Sayler

Clergy Status FE FE FE

Date Effective 5/4/2017 12/1/2019 1998

Charge Conference Grand Forks Wesley Hazen

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 N/A

Date Effective

b) Previously? Name N/A

Date Effective

Elders c) This year? Name Royal Archer Arlyn Coalter Randolph Cross Kermit Culver David Heetland Bill Hoffman Ronald Johnson Randall Spahr Roger Spahr Steven Ziebarth

Date Effective July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020 July 1,2020 July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020

d) Previously? Name Darrel J. Aleson Dennis E. Aleson 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 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

Date Effective 2011 2009 2014 2008 2007 2011 2017 2016 2013 2016 2013 2012 2018 2018 2011 1997 2016 2012 1989 2016 1990 2011 2015 2005 2010 2012 2014 1996 2005 2005 2008 2004 2006 2006 2000 2001 2018

Richard N . Fossum Lee H. Gale Dennis R . Gellhaus *Rodney R. Gist *William Gran *Bruce C. Gray *Donald L. Greenough Eric Grinager Howard L. Grinager Edward Tom Haggar *Leonard K. Haggin Mina Hall Brian Hazard Rick Hazen *Gordon F. Higgins *John W. Hisel Mark Holland F. Eve Hook *John A. Jacoway Elizabeth Jassmann Massingill Linova L. Jennewein *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 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 Gwen Mader Nancy Manning Anthony Russell Masartis Richard M. Mayer Frank McKeehan *Wayne M. McKirdy John McKnight, Jr. Donna J. McLaird *Dwight L. Meier *Mark W. Meier *Max E. Meier Patricia L. Mersch *Peter W. Moe *Lionel P.A. Muthiah Clifford Nelson Morris E. Nelson Julie Nygaard

2014 2015 2015 1989 2016 1998 1991 2018 2012 2014 1996 2018 2018 2017 1997 2012 2017 2007 1996 2017 2001 1994 2013 2009 2006 2014 2012 2010 2009 2015 2009 2017 2013 2015 2006 1994 2003 2000 2011 2018 2019 2017 2018 2002 2018 1991 2017 2004 2002 2010 1999 2014 1998 1992 2017 2011 2016

Susan K. O’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 John Price Lucian F. Prohaska Gary W. Rae *Eldon H. Reich Warren Rhodes Sheila B. Richards Dick Rinearson Penelope J. Ritter Val Rush Sunandkumar D. Samuel *Arthur H. Scanson Perry Schnabel *Walter J. Schott *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 *Charles R. Sommers Marilyn Spurrell *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

2013 2000 2008 2006 2015 1994 2014 2012 1998 2019 2000 2011 2014 2016 2006 2019 2010 2016 2013 2010 2019 1995 2000 2010 2005 2012 1997 1998 2004 1989 1999 2017 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 N/A

Date Effective

b) Previously? Name David Birkeland Muriel A. Oates Marvin Winstryg

Date Effective 2018 2003 2010

55. What provisional members have been previously retired (¶358, 2008 Book of Discipline)? Name N/A

Date Effective

56.Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5): a) This year? Name Kris Larson Jeff Vore

Date Effective July 1, 2020 Nov. 1, 2019

b) Previously? Name Fern M. Bailey John Bergh Martha Brandt Larry N. Guenther Becky Holten Gary H. Johnson James Konsor Marlyn Kuper Tom C Petersen Jan C. Price Melanie Reiners Grace C. Rhodes David Severtson Raenelle Sorensen Rae L. Speiser

Date Effective 2013 2016 2019 2007 2018 2016 2019 2001 2015 2012 2018 2012 2019 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.

Deacons in Elders in Provisional Provisional Full Full Connection Connection Deacons Elders

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)

Associate Members Part-time & Affiliate Members Full-time Local & Associate Local Pastors Pastors Members With Vote

xxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxx

xxxxxx

xxxxxxx

0 0 0

1 0 3

0 0 0

xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx

xxxxxxx

154

xxxxxxx

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

243

342

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

Categories

Clergy Demographics Deacons in Elders in Full Provisional Provisional Associate Members & Full Affiliate Members Connection Deacons Elders Connection with Vote Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male

Asian Black Hispanic Native American Pacific Islander White Multi-Racial Total Number, Clergy Members Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members*

Full time Local Pastors

Female

Male

0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 5 0

4 2 0 0 1 171 3

0 0 0 0 0 62 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 5 1

0 0 0 0 0 2 0

0 0 1 0 0 27 0

181

342

Part–time Local Pastors

Female Male Female

0 0 0 0 0 10 1

0 0 1 0 0 23 0

1 0 0 0 0 12 0

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 Marilyn Spurrell

Clergy/Lay Status 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 Michelle Brennan Debra Ball-Kilbourne Duane Ewers Carolyn Knight Valerie Reinhiller Pat Unkenholz

Clergy/Lay Status FD RE RE Lay FD DR

Specialized Ministry Associate in Christian Education Minister in Christian Education Minister in Christian Education Associate in Christian Education Minister in Christian Education Associate in Music

60. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry? Name N/A

Clergy/Lay Status

Specialized Ministry

Sending Conference

61. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry? Name N/A

Clergy/Lay Status

Specialized Ministry

Receiving Conference

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

Clergy/Lay Status

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 Annie Carlson Becky Krause Barbara Krumm Janet Madsen Justin Trent Richard Wahlstrom Blaine Wilson

District Northwest Northeast Northwest Southwest Southwest Southwest 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 N/A

Previous Annual Conference

Date

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

Previous Annual Conference

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 N/A

Date Effective

67. What diaconal ministers have died during the year? a) Effective: Name N/A

Date of Birth

Date of Death

b) Retired: Name N/A

Date of Birth

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 N/A

Type of Leave

Date Originally Granted

69. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e): Name N/A

Date Originally Granted

70. Who have returned to active status from extended leave (¶313.1e)? (v)? Name N/A

Date Originally Granted

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 N/A

Date Effective

b) Previously? Name Pat Unkenholz

Date Effective 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 ¾): Name Deann Eidem Jennifer Hallenbeck-Orr Ron Olson Rick Pittenger Tim Vorlage

Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service Rapid City Canyon Lake UMC ½-time, 7th year, ¼=time 1st year Bismarck McCabe ¾ time, 4th year Hurley ¾-time, 3rd year Milnor/Wyndmere/Sheldon UMC ¾-time, 5th year Broadland UMC ¼-time, 5th year

b) What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than fulltime service (¶331.7)? Name Melissa Gall Luke Smith

Appointment Milbank Parkview Watertown Cornerstone

Fraction of Full-Time Service ½ time, 2nd year ¼-time, 6th 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 Roy Caudill Howard Grinager Warren Wenzel

Appointment Huron Riverview/ Virgil Brookings First Langdon (1/4)

Start Date 9/1/2019 04/08/2019 07/01/2020

End Date 6/1/2020 2/1/2020 1/1/2021

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 7/1/2019

Name Paul Kimball

Status FL

7/1/2019

Joel Higgins

Brandon Celebration

7/21/2019 Bradley Kattelmann

Extension Scott AFB

8/4/2019

Joel Higgins

Transitional Leave

9/1/2019

Dean Trapp

Huron Riverview/ Virgil

9/1/2019

Roy Caudill

Retirement

9/1/2019

Kevin Kloster

Jo Flesner Paul Rowenhorst Holly Sortland Peary Wilson Kayla Buckley Jeff Vore Amber Laffey John E. Anderson

PD OF PL RE SY PL SY SY

Jeanine Kersey-Russell

9/6/2019 10/1/2019 10/1/2019 10/1/2019 10/22/2019 11/1/2019 1/1/2020 1/1/2020 1/1/2020

1/15/2020 Andrew Gross

2/10/2020 Pete Grassow

2/15/2020 Matthew Richards

2/25/2020 Jo Flesner

2/27/2020 Don Dinger

3/1/2020 5/15/20 6/1/2020

DeAnn Eidem Jordan Buchholz Roy Caudill

FE PL RE

6/1/2020

Cliff Nelson

6/1/2020

Dillan Sterud

7/1/2020

Kris Larson

7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020

Arlyn Coalter Steven Ziebarth Randy Cross Roger Spahr Kermit Culver

FE FE FE FE FE

7/1/2020

Rebecca Trefz

7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020

Bob Ruedebusch Sara Nelson Royal Archer

FE FE FE

From (Appointment/District) Watertown Cornerstone (3/4)

Southeast District Superintendent / Rapid City Canyon Lake Extension Ministry None Rapid City Open Heart (3/4) Edgemont/ Pringle (1/2) Missouri Valley Parish (1/2) N Sioux City ARK (1/4) None None Extension Ministry - ND State Penitentiary Chaplain (1/2)

To (Appointment/District) Extension Platte Student Ministries CORRECTION: Transitional Leave Extension Fort Carson Extension SD Air National Guard Chaplain Voluntary Leave of Absence Huron Riverview/ Virgil (1/2) interim Rapid City Canyon Lake

Transitional Leave of Absence Assigned to Doland (1/4) interim Rapid City Open Heart (1/2) Pringle (1/4) none Retirement Stickney – interim (1/2) Woonsocket – interim (3/4) Extension Ministry - ND State Penitentiary Chaplain (Full-time) No appointment – resigned and Madison (3/4) withdrawn from certification Methodist Church of South Africa Brookings First Extension (Avera@Home as Medical Leave Hospice Chaplain and Mitchell Congregational UCC) Transitional Leave Anchorage School District, AK Bismarck Legacy (1/2), Bismarck Bismarck Legacy (3/4) Calvary (1/4) RC Canyon Lake (1/2) RC Canyon Lake (¼) Salem Unite as Lay Supply Salem Unite as LLP Huron Riverview/ Virgil Interim Back to Retirement Extension – MN Conf. (Clear Retirement UMC, Ham Lake) (1/2) White/ Sterling (1/4) None Iroquois/ Esmond/ DeSmet (West Retirement Kingsbury Parish) Sioux Falls Hilltop Retirement Canton Retirement Northeast District Superintendent Retirement Southeast District Superintendent Retirement Northwest District Superintendent Retirement Southeast District Superintendent Director of Ministries and Director of Ministries Sioux Falls First Southwest District Superintendent Watertown First Sioux Falls First Gregory Retirement

7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 71/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020

Ronald Johnson Kris Mutzenberger Katie Ricke Jen Tyler Justin Jenness Joel Winckler Bill Hoffman Karl Kroger Janice Thompson Clay Lundberg Holly Sortland Kimberly Hipple Teresa Person Jennifer McDonald John Britt Randall Spahr David Heetland Frank McKeehan Sandra Marquardt Amber Laffey Bill Hoffman Sarah Herman Elmo Herman Marty Toepke-Floyd Nicole (Anderson) Clade Paul Rowenhorst Krista Wisener Mary Morgan Tia Felberg Matt Scherbenske John E. Anderson Juwle Nagbe Royal Archer John Price Eldon Reich

FE FE FE FE FL FE FE FE PE FE PL FL FL PE FL FE FE RE FL PL RE FE FE FE

Yankton, Gayville-Volin Fargo First Beresford Zion Wahpeton Evergreen SF Southern Hills/ Flandreau (3/4) Jamestown St.Paul’s Extension – Minnesota Conference Piedmont Grace Howard Beach Burke/ Herrick Rapid City Open Heart None None Minot Vincent Winner Ext. Hospice Red River Valley Extension Garrett Evangelical Clear Lake/ Gary (1/4) Cavalier Trinity/ St. Thomas Stickney (1/2) Interim Retirement Streeter/ Napoleon Jamestown First Redfield

Vermillion

OF PL SY PL FL PL FE RE RE RE

Doland (1/4) interim White/ Sterling (1/4) None None None Woonsocket Interim (3/4) Lisbon Parish Retirement Retirement Retirement

7/1/2020

Teri Johnson

Leave of Absence

7/1/2020

Becky Holten

Retirement

7/1/2020

David Birkeland

Retirement

7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020

Kris Larson Joleen Pietrzak Jerry Bass

RL PE RE

Retirement Arlington/ Lake Preston Retirement

7/1/2020

Michele Slott

Rapid City First

7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 9/1/2020

Travis Krogman MaryAnn Bernard Warren Wenzel Donald Andrews Justin Schnackenberg Arlyn Coalter

FE HL RE RE FL RE

Presho/ Kennebec/ Reliance (3/4) None Retirement Rugby Emmanuel (LTFT) Langdon Retirement

7/1/2020

Retirement Northeast District Superintendent Yankton First Watertown First – Senior Pastor SF Hilltop (fulltime) Northwest District Superintendent Retirement Bismarck McCabe Beresford Zion Canton No record of appointment Howard Beach Huron Riverview/ Virgil Jamestown St. Paul’s Piedmont Grace Retirement Retirement Back to Retirement Clear Lake/ Gary Flandreau Stickney (1/2) Burke/ Herrick Gregory Jamestown First Ext.346.1 – Duluth Hope UMC, MN Redfield/ Frankfort (3/4) Brookings First Associate (3/4) White/ Sterling (1/2) DeSmet/ Iroquois (3/4) Minot Vincent Woonsocket (3/4) Streeter/ Napoleon Winner (1/4) Winner (3/4) Doland (1/4) Ministry Team Leader Extension SDSU (1/2) and Vermillion (1/2) Lisbon UMC/Enderlin UMC/Lisbon Presbyterian (1/4) Extension to Walnut Grove UMC, MN (1/4) Lake Preston (1/2) Arlington St. Thomas (1/4) Rapid City First (3/4) and Rapid City Open Heart (1/4) Leave of Absence Wahpeton Evergreen Langdon Interim (1/4) Back to Retirement No Appointment Olivet (1/2)

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 (¶344.1a, c)? Clergy Status Joel Allen FE Neil Blair FE Chris Chase PL Rebecca Eberhart FE Timothy Eberhart FE Name

Mike Flowers

David Jacobsen Paul Lint Jason Mehring Kris Mutzenberger Bob Ruedebusch

FE FE PL FE FE

Keihwan Ryoo

Rebecca Trefz

Steve Trefz

Eric VanMeter Joel Winckler

FE FE

Date Effective 2013 2011 2019 2010 2012

Extension Ministry Assignment

Dakota Wesleyan, Mitchell SD School of Theology ST Paul Kansas MO New Church Start Bismarck Celebrate Grace (3/4) GETS, Evanston IL GETS, Evanston IL Children of the Harvest/Spirit Lake Ministry 2014 Center, Sheyenne ND 8/1/2011 Boston University School of Theology, Boston MA 5/10/2016 Wesley Acres Camp 1/1/2019 Fargo New Church Plant (3/4) 7/1/2020 Northeast District Superintendent 7/1/2020 Southwest District Superintendent Korean Ministry Plan Missionary, GBGM, Los 7/1/2017 Angeles CA Executive Director of Ministries and 7/1/2020 Southeast District Superintendent DWU Mitchell SD, Sioux Falls Seminary, Sioux 5/1/2016 Falls SD, Garrett-Evangelical, Evanston, IL 2016 7/1/2020

Chaplain, DWU Campus Northwest District Superintendent

Charge Member Conference Mitchell Fusion Mitchell Downtown First Mitchell Downtown First Mitchell Downtown First Fargo First Pierre First

Fargo First Rapid City First Tolstoy Tolstoy Mitchell Fusion Mandan

b) To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (344.1b)? Name

Clergy Status

Date Effective

Paul Budd

1985

Mark Ellingson

6/1/2015

Henry Jenkins

7/1/2017

Bradley Kattelman

7/21/19

Extension Ministry Assignment John Knox Village, Lee’s Summit MO Altru Health Systems Grand Forks ND Creech AFB, NV Army Chaplain, Fort Carson, CO

Charge Member Conference Watertown First Holmes Rapid City First Brookings First

c) To other vital ministries under the provisions of 344.1d? (v2/3) Martin Avery

2/3/2019

Dan Freed

2/15/2019

Joel Higgins Teri Johnson Paul Kimball Jeanine Kersey-Russell Shelly Matthews Leisa Richards

FE FE FL FE FE FE

8/4/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2019 2018 8/1/2011 2005

Matthew Richards

2/15/2020

Carlisha Steffes Craig Vondergeest Gary Walters

PL FE FE

2018 2005 2019

Canaan Moravian, ND Avera Heart Hospital Chaplaincy, Sioux Falls SD SD Air National Guard SDSU (1/2), Brookings, SD Platte Student Ministries ND State Penitentiary Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth TX Leisa Richards Law PC Albuquerque NM Avera@Home as Hospice Chaplain and Mitchell Congregational UCC Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls SD Presbyterian College, Clinton SC Kirk Funeral Home, Rapid City SD

Grand Forks Wesley

Grand Forks Wesley Aberdeen North Highland

Sioux Falls First

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)? Name Jo Flesner

Clergy Status PD

Date Extension Ministry Assignment Effective 2/25/2020 Counselor Anchorage School District, AK

Charge Member Conference Sioux Falls Asbury

Melissa Gall

8/1/2018

Laura Walters

7/1/2019

Primary-Milbank School District, SecondaryMilbank Parkview UMC New Underwood School District

Milbank Parkview

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 Valerie Reinhiller

FD FD

10/1/2008 7/1/2016

Jamestown First 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 N/A

Clergy Status

School

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.) − Dillan Sterud was not a certified candidate and was mistakenly included in Q19a. − Rick Fossum – listed under Q49 but his interim appointment in the Minnesota Conference ended June 2018, removed from Q49 and change numbers in Q57, so that the total is 342. − Goeff Hilton – removed him from listing in Q21(a) to listing in Q 21(b) (he is a part-time local licensed pastor) − Fargo Calvary African – listed under Q14, this name was previously listed as Fargo First African. − Nicole Anderson, FE, is now Nicole (Anderson) Clade. − Janice Antrim, PE, is now Janice Thompson − Bryce Blank and Thanael Certa-Werner – added to Q19 as certified candidates and should have been listed in BAC 2019 − In Q57a, two part-time local pastors, Chris Chase and Jason Mehring, were counted twice. They should not have been counted in the category for pastors whose primary appointment is to a Local Church. Also, Raenelle Sorensen and Gary Johnson, both RL, were listed as PL. This lowers the number in the box of PL with that locus of appointment to 33, the total number of PL to 36 and the total number of clergy members to 342. − Then in Q57b, Raenelle Sorensen, an RL, was listed as a white female PL; and Gary Johnson, an RL, was listed as a white male PL. Neither should have been listed. So, the number of white male PLs should have been 24, making the total male PLs 25. The number of white female PLs should have been 12, making the total number of female PLs 13. The total number of clergy in Q57b should have been 342. − Also in Q57b, the number of white female FE should have been 62 and the number of white male FE should have been 173. That brings the total number of male FE to 182 and the total number of clergy to 342. − In Q25, Paul Gunderson was removed. This is retro-active for the 2018 and 2019 BAC editions. 81. Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)? Sioux Falls, SD June 10-12, 2021

Candidates for Provisionl Membership Matthew Morrison Favorite scripture verse: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” -Romans 12:1 Matt finished seminary this year and received his Master of Divinity from Sioux Falls Seminary in Sioux Falls, South Dakotas. He had previously been licensed as a Local Licensed Pastor in 2013 and has served the congregations of Sioux Falls Embrace and Mitchell Fusion. Since 2017 he is serving at Sioux Falls Asbury. Matt grew up in the United Methodist Church and has always had an active part in the life of the churches he was attending. His call to ministry has found many roles and he enjoys implementing his passion for music into his service. He is married to his wife Amy, and they have two children, Xander and Maia. His hobbies include cycling, bike repair, acting, and all things music. Joleen Pietrzak Favorite Scripture Passage: Isaiah 52:7 “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger wo announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’” Joleen holds a Master of Divinity degree from Sioux Falls Seminary, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of South Dakota as well as an affiliate faculty at Sioux Falls Seminary. She is working on her doctorate to ministry. Joleen is presently serving the congregations at Arlington and Lake Preston. She is appointed to continue to serve at the Arlington church. Joleen grew up in the Methodist and Baptist traditions and has answered the call to ministry while being a member at the Yankton First UMC. She is also a trained Stephen’s minister and she has a passion for mission work with several mission trips to Haiti. Joleen has one son, Thomas. Her hobbies include reading, walking/ hiking, USA Archery National judge and coach, and archaeology.

Candidate for Full Membership Henry Jenkins Favorite scripture verse: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.â&#x20AC;? Henry holds a Doctor of Ministry from Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, South Carolina, and a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary, Orlando, Florida. In 2004, he joined the United States Air Force Chaplain Corps where he served in Florida, Colorado, South Dakota, Germany, and Texas. He currently serves as the Deputy Wing Chaplain at Creech Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he directs spiritual care for 4,000 airmen and their families. In 2012, he transferred his credentials to the United Methodist Church, Dakotas Conference, and became a provisional elder. He is married to his wife Michelle, and has three children, Joseph, Amber, and Jordan Elise. His hobbies are traveling, karaoke, dancing, and playing the piano.

Retiring Local Pastors LARSON, KRIS FL 10/17/52 FL 96. Appts: 96 Iroquois Parish; 00 Iroquois; 01 Iroquois/Esmond/Carpenter; 10 Iroquois/Esmond/Doland; 16 Iroquois/Esmond/ DeSmet. Course of Study Saint Paul. Denise 10/17/54; Scott 4/78, April 5/12/80, Heidi 3/26/84, Austin 10/22/94.

VORE, JEFF PL 2/5/50 Licensed 11. Appts: 11 McCook Lake ARK UMC (LTFT); 14 North Sioux City Ark (1/2); 18 North Sioux City Ark (1/4). BS Ohio State. Bonnie 10/27/52; Bryan 3/27/83, Craig 5/31/83.

Retiring Elders and Deacons ARCHER, ROYAL FE 10/7/53 Elder (orders recognized) & PM 96; FM 00. Appts: July 95 Geddes/Delmont, 00 Aberdeen North Highland; 05 Gregory/Iona, 14 Gregory. BA Mid-American Nazarene; MDiv North American Baptist. Royal 9/23/79, Amber 11/9/81.

COALTER, ARLYN RE 9/29/54 License to Preach 93; PM 94; Elder & FM 96. Appts: 93 Olivet (LP); 94 Olivet (PM); 95 Olivet-Tripp ; 96 Aberdeen First; 97 Enderlin-Sheldon; 01 Hazen/Beulah; 03 Arthur/ Casselton; 2/20/11 Jamestown Saint Paul; 16 Sioux Falls Hilltop; 20 Retired. BA Northwestern College; MDiv North American Baptist. Debra 5/24/57; Chris 1/3/81.

CROSS, RANDOLPH M. RE 1/14/57 Deacon & PM 79; Elder & FM 83. Appts: 79 School; 81 West Fargo; 1/83 Fairmount Bethany/Rosholt; 85 Grand Forks Wesley; 89 Fargo Faith; 95 Rapid City First; 01 Director of Leadership Development; 05 Lower James District Superintendent/Director of Leadership Development & Connectional Ministries; 12/1/09 Extension General Board of Higher Education & Ministry; 12/13/11 Transitional Leave; 12 Prairie Hills District Superintendent; 15 Eastern Sunrise District Superintendent (17 name change to Northeast District); 20 Retired. BA UND; MTh Perkins. Cheri 12/13/59; Aaron 9/22/86, Adam 12/12/88. CULVER, KERMIT LLOYD RE 9/13/55 Deacon & PM 79; Elder & FM 82. Appts: 79 School; 81 Stickney; 84 Rapid City First; 88 DWU University; 96 Bismarck First; 10 Bismarck Legacy (formerly Bismarck First); 16 Sakakawea District Superintendent (17 name change to Northwest District); 20 Retired. BA DWU; MDiv Asbury. Sue 12/7/56; Adam 10/11/80, Jordon 3/16/83.

HEETLAND, DAVID L. FE 2/17/48 Deacon & PM 71; Elder & FM 76. Appts: 71 School; 75 Stickney; 76 Flandreau-Egan; 77 DWU; 83 Garrett-Evangelical. BA USD; MDiv Iliff; ThD Iliff. Kathy.

Retiring Elders and Deacons HOFFMAN, WILLIAM F. FE 2/10/53 Deacon & PM 96; Elder & FM 98. Appts: 94 Approved Supply Brothersfield; 95 Wakonda/Irene/Viborg; 00 Wessington Springs; 04 Arlington/Lake Preston; 08 Winner; 11 Faulkton; 18 Extension to Minnesota Conference. BS SDSU; MAT Northern State; MDiv/MACE North American Baptist. Sheila 10/5/53; Jared 3/17/80, Seth 1/23/90.

JOHNSON, RONALD FE 6/2/51 Deacon & PM 75; Elder & FM 78. Appts: 97 Transfer from Iowa Conf; 97 Canton; 10 Yankton. BA Northwestern; MDiv Dubuque. Marsha 3/26/56; Aaron 9/15/77, Sarah 3/18/81, Joshua 6/19/84.

SPAHR, RANDALL G. FE 7/10/56 Deacon & PM 80; Elder & FM 83. Appts: 80 School; 82 Geddes; 86 Parker/Hurley; 93 Wahpeton Evergreen; 06 Extension Hospice of Red River Valley. BS SDSU; MDiv Asbury. Diane 7/11/58; Rebecca 10/31/81, Laura 10/3/83, Lisa 4/19/86.

SPAHR, ROGER C. FE 7/14/53 Deacon & PM 78; Elder & FM 81. Appts: 78 School; 80 White/Aurora/Sterling; 83 Mitchell First.; 88 Watertown 9th Ave.; 94 Watertown Cornerstone (formerly 9th Ave); 8/1/13 Eastern Sunrise Co-Superintendent/Watertown Cornerstone; 15 Glacial Lakes District Superintendent. BS SDSU; MDiv Asbury; DMin Bethel Theological Seminary. Joan 10/23/52; Joshua 3/9/78, Joseph 4/7/80, Heidi 10/10/82.

ZIEBARTH, STEVEN J. RE 9/20/49 Deacon & PM 80; Elder & FM 82. Appts: 79 School; 81 Gregory/Iona; 88 Mitchell; 92 School of Mines Campus Ministry; 96 Sioux Falls Southern Hills; 10 Canton; 20 Retired. BS Dakota State University; MDiv Iliff. Kathryn 1/30/51; Hillari 6/17/73, Jonathan 12/19/77.

MINISTRY APPOINTMENTS Ministry Appointments as of July 1, 2020

The following code system has been adopted to designate the status of the ministers appointed: AF OL Other Local Pastor Affiliate member-Par. 334.5, 344.4, 586.4 AM Associate member-Par. 322, 369.1, 635.2h OP Provisional Member of other Ann. Conf.-Par. 346.1 DC Deaconess – Par.1913.2 OR Retired Member of other Ann. Conf. DM Diaconal Minister - Par. 369.1 (2004 Discipline) PD Provisional Deacon-Par. 324, 325 DR Retired Diaconal Minister – Par. 357 (1992 Discipline) PE Provisional Elder-Par. 324, 325 FD Deacon in full connection-Par. 330 PL Part-time Local Pastor-Par. 318.2 FE RA Retired Associate Member-Par. 357 Elder in full connection-Par. 335 FL RD Retired Deacon in full connection-Par. 357 Full time Local Pastor-Par. 318.1 LM Certified Lay Minister-Par. 268 RE Retired Full Elder-Par. 357 LTFT Less than full time-Par. 331.7, 338.2b, 428.7 RL Retired Local Pastor-Par. 320.5, 327.7 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

NORTHEAST (NE) DISTRICT – Superintendent Kris Mutzenberger DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 57

TOTAL CHARGES: 41

ABERDEEN Area Total UM Churches: 14 ABERDEEN FAITH ABERDEEN FIRST

Total Charges: 9 Jack Erickson Derek Baum – Senior Pastor Mike Waldrop – Associate Lou Whitmer Loren and Pat Siefken Rodney Ulmer Brandon Dunham Don Peck Doug Duncan Molly Leger

ABERDEEN NORTH HIGHLAND BATH BRITTON/ CLAREMONT/ HECLA GROTON / CONDE LEOLA / FREDERICK/ BARNARD UCC MELETTE NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER/ BRISTOL-BUTLER WATERTOWN Area Total UM Churches: 11 CLARK/ GARDEN CITY/ HENRY/ KELLERTON

1 Status

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

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

8/1/18)

Steven Anderson (effective 4/1/16) Luke Smith Jen Tyler

WATERTOWN CORNERSTONE WATERTOWN FIRST WAHPETON Area Total UM Churches: 11 FAIRMOUNT/ BRECKENRIDGE MN KINDRED CALVARY/ WALCOTT ZION LISBON/ ENDERLIN/ LISBON PC-USA

Total Charges: 6 Mark Gronseth Mark Britton Becky Holten – pulpit coordinator Rick Pittenger Steven Olson MaryAnn Bernard

MILNOR/ WYNDMERE/ SHELDON OAKES/ COGSWELL WAHPETON EVERGREEN

FL FL AM SY FL FL SY PL FL

Years 12 5 4 8 11 4 3 26 4 2

Status FD FE FL FE OA FD

Years 9 7 1 6 2 3

OF (EC) FD FE

6 6 1

LTFT RE

¼ ¾

Status FE FE RL

Years 8 5 1

FE FE HL

5 18 1

FARGO Area Total UM Churches: 9 ARTHUR CASSELTON FARGO CALVARY FARGO FAITH FARGO FIRST

Total Charges: 9 Quaya Ackerman Randy Harwood ½ David Motta Ray Baker Ryan Mutzenberger (Lead Pastor) John Roberts ¾ Tamba Clark (4/17/19) (see also ½

Status FL PL FE FE FE OR OE (AME)

Years 4 6 25 4 4 8 2

Served by UCC – Tim Bauer Sara McManus

OL FE

1 6

UPPER VALLEY Area Total UM Churches: 12 CAVALIER TRINITY ST. THOMAS CRYSTAL DRAYTON/ PEMBINA/ HUMBOLDT MN (Upper Red River Valley Parish)

Total Charges: 11 Pulpit supply Jerry Bass Margaret Smith Gary Johnson

Status

Years

¼ ½

RE SY RL

1 15 2

GRAFTON FED UMC/PCUSA/ MINTO KNOX PCUSA (Northern Valley Parish) GRAND FORKS WESLEY GRAND FORKS ZION HAMILTON

Robin Dill (effective 6/6/16)

OF (PCUSA) 6

¾ ¾

PE FE OF (EPC) FE RL PL

FARGO FIRST AFRICAN (new church start)

Extension Ministry) Jason Mehring (see also Extension ¾ Ministry)

FARGO MISSION TO FARGO (new church start) HILLSBORO UNITED-UMC/UCC WEST FARGO FLAME OF FAITH

Jeff Lathrop Chang Yi John Werth HOLMES/ SHARON TRINITY ELCA/ BEAVER CREEK ELCA Rob Salmonson LARIMORE/ ARVILLA PCUSA/ EMERADO PCUSA Raenelle Sorensen PARK RIVER FEDERATED-UMC/PCUSA/ FORDVILLE Jeffrey Neuberger

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

PCUSA

3 9 19 2 13 4

NORTHWEST (NW) DISTRICT – Superintendent Joel Winckler DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 60

TOTAL CHARGES: 41

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

JAMESTOWN ST PAUL’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 (effective 6/1/19) Jodi Cataldo Travis Voeltz Val Wagner Luke 10 team Marty Toepke-Floyd Michelle Brennan Jennifer McDonald 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 LANGDON

Total Charges: 4 Richard Craig Served by UCC -Rick Loewen Lori Broschat Warren Wenzel (Interim) ¼

ELLENDALE UNITED UMC/PCUSA JAMESTOWN FIRST

¼ ¼ ¾ ¼ ½ ½

½ ½

Status SY RE CLM SY PL SY

Years 5 3 3 3 3 1

FE FD PE FL

1 13 1 6

PL FE PE

3 9 3

Status FL OF (CCCC) FE RE

Years 13 4 8 1

DICKINSON Area Total UM Churches: 6 BEACH COMMUNITY FEDERATED -UMC/UCC BOWMAN DICKINSON PRAIRIE WINDS ELGIN/ EBENEZER UCC HAZEN HETTINGER

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

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 VELVA

Total Charges: 10 Supplied by PCUSA Veronica Fleming Pulpit Supply Martha HarriSon Kenneth Mund Matthew Scherbenske Veronica Fleming TBS by PCUSA Geoff Hilton

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

Years 20 3 2 4

Status

Years

OF (ELCA) FL FL FL

6 2 1 4

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

WILLISTON

Ross Reinhiller Val Reinhiller

FE FD

5 5

BISMARCK Area Total UM Churches: 19 BISMARCK CALVARY BISMARCK LEGACY

Status

Years

(Legacy South) (Hazen/ Center/ Washburn) BISMARCK MCCABE

Total Charges: 11 TBS Brandon Vetter (Senior Pastor) Don Dinger (Associate Pastor) ½¾ Andy Early (effective 1/1/18) Cory Thrall Jennifer Hallenbeck Orr (Worship) ¾

FE PL FL FL FE

6 5 3 7 7

BISMARCK CELEBRATE GRACE (new church start) HAZEN/ CENTER/ WASHBURN LINTON/ STERLING MANDAN MCCLUSKY/ GOODRICH/ CHASELEY MOFFIT NAPOLEON/ STREETER STEELE/ TUTTLE TURTLE LAKE

Karl Kroger Chris Chase (see Extension Ministry) Served by Bismarck Legacy Marlin Sapp Bruce Adams Warren Rhodes Served by Bismarck-Legacy Juwle Nagbe Marvin Winstryg TBS

FE PL

1 2

3/4

FL FE RE

7 9 11

3/4

FE RA

1 3

(effective 1/1/18)

SOUTHEAST (SE) DISTRICT – Superintendent Rebecca Trefz DISTRIST TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 68

TOTAL CHARGES: 56

BROOKINGS Area Total UM Churches: 14 ARLINGTON LAKE PRESTON/ LAKE PRESTON UCC AURORA IMPACT BROOKINGS FIRST

Total Charges: 12 Joleen Pietrzak

CANISTOTA UNITED UMC/PCUSA COLTON/ CHESTER DELL RAPIDS ELKTON UNITED/ ELKTON UCC HARTFORD HOWARD BEACH MADISON WHITE/ STERLING

Kris Larson

Donna Kuper Pete Grassow (effective 2/10/20) Krista Wisener Jerry Bertelson (supplied by PCUSA) Susan Jennys Jan Gross Daren Junker Seth LaBounty Kimberly Hipple Randy Hedge Mary Morgan

1 Status PE 1/2 RL 1/4 PL OE 3/4 PL

Years 2 1 3 2 1

3/4 PL FE OF(AB) PE FL FL 1/2 SY

7 2 18 2 1 2 1

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

HURON RIVERVIEW/ VIRGIL IROQUOIS/ ESMOND/ DESMET (West Kingsbury Parish)

Total Charges: 11 Zach Kingery Brenda Wicks Tim Vorlage (effective 2/1/16) Steve Behrens Eldon Reich Ministry Team Leader Paul Manson (effective 8/1/2017) Rey Colon (effective 7/15/18) Teresa Person Tia Felberg

REDFIELD/ FRANKFORT TULARE UNITED-UMC/UCC WOONSOCKET SPIRIT OF FAITH UMC/ELCA

Paul Rowenhorst Lorah Houser Jankord John E. Anderson

SIOUX FALLS Area Total UM Churches: 12 BEN CLARE BRANDON CELEBRATION

Total Charges: 12 Bill Bates Jason Martens

FLANDREAU

Amber Laffey

GARRETSON UNITED UMC/UCC

SIOUX FALLS HILLTOP SIOUX FALLS SOUTHERN HILLS SIOUX FALLS SUNNYCREST SIOUX FALLS WESLEY

Brian Gregg Julie Gregg (Both lay supply 4/15/19-6/30/19) Kyle Reinhiller Kip Roozen Matt Morrison (Associate) Adam Weber (Lead Pastor) Austin Walker (effective 1/1/15) Travis Waltner Chuck Smith (effective 1/1/17) Brian Rock (Lay supply 4/15/19-6/30/19) Travis Finke Sara Nelson Taylor Johnson (effective 11/1/15) Justin Jenness Don Vanderlip Charles Moore Manuel Loaeza (effective 4/1/17)

MITCHELL Area Total UM Churches: 14 ALEXANDRIA/ ETHAN GEDDES KIMBALL PROTESTANT PARISH MITCHELL DOWNTOWN FIRST MITCHELL FUSION OLIVET PLANKINTON/ WHITE LAKE MONTROSE SALEM UNITE STICKNEY WAGNER/ TYNDALL

Total Charges: 11 Jordan Louks Wayne Huber Derek Runge Keith Nelson Steve Trefz Arlyn Coalter (effective 9/1/20) Rod Knock Valerie Hummel LaBounty Jordan Buchholz (effective 5/15/20) Bill Hoffman Laurie Kidd

HURON FIRST

HARRISBURG SIOUX FALLS ASBURY SIOUX FALLS EMBRACE (St Croix Campus) (Tea Campus) (57th Street Campus) (Sertoma Campus) SIOUX FALLS FIRST

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

1/4

1/4 1/4

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

1/4 1/2

3/4 1/2

Status PL PL FE RE RE

Years 5 2 9 3 1

FL PL FL PL

4 3 1 1

OD 1 OL(UCC) 12 PL 2 Status RE FL

Years 9 2

PL PL

3 3

FE FE PE FE PL PL PL PL PL FE PL FL PL FL FL

10 14 4 14 7 8 5 3 4 1 6 1 4 4 5

Status PE FL FL FE FE RE FL PE PL RE FL

Years 3 10 3 5 4 1 2 2 2 1 7

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

Total Charges: 10 Janice Thompson Clay Lundberg Dave Bambas Ron Olson Christine Cappetta

3/4 1/2

PARKER VERMILLION WAKONDA/ IRENE VIBORG

Rick Andrus Teri Johnson Judy Sayler Val Rush

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

YANKTON FIRST/ GAYVILLE-VOLIN

Katie Ricke Corey Enfield (effective 11/5/17)

3/4

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

Status PE FE OL(UCC) FE PL

Years 1 1 10 2 3

PL FE PL RE FE PL

4 1 7 5

SOUTHWEST (SW) – Superintendent Bob Ruedebusch DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 48

Total Charges: 35

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

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

3/4

NORTHERN HILLS Area Total UM Churches: 7 BELLE FOURCHE CAMP CROOK/ BUFFALO UCC FAITH/ MARCUS PCUSA LEAD TRINITY PIEDMONT GRACE SPEARFISH STURGIS

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

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

Total Charges: 5 Sarah Herman Ron Snethen

GREGORY MURDO/ DRAPER WINNER

Elmo Herman Mark Phillips John Price Royal Archer

3/4 1/4

PIERRE Area Total UM Churches: 10 HIGHMORE/ HARROLD/ BLUNT

Total Charges: 5 Kippy Udehn (effective 9/1/17)

3/4

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

Greg Kroger TBS TBS Jason Christensen

1 3

1/4 1/2

1/4

Status FL FL PE FE CLM FL PL

Years 2 2 2 10 7 3 4

Status FE PL PL FE FL FE FE

Years 2 6 9 4 1 10 10

Status FE OF (NAZ) FE FE RE RE

Years 1 29

Status PL FE

Years 4 2

1 4 1 1

RUSHMORE Area Total UM Churches: 13 EDGEMONT UNITED UMC-UCC FAIRBURN (Supervised by Ed Coates) HOT SPRINGS FEDERATED-UMC/AB/PCUSA PHILIP UNITED UMC/PCUSA/ INTERIOR PCUSA PRAIRIE VIEW PRINGLE RAPID CITY CANYON LAKE

Total Charges: 12

Status

Years

CLM

FE FE RE FE FE FL FL FL

13 2 3 3 9 3 2 3

FL FL FE RE

10 1 2 6

Status FE FE

Years 8 5 2 3

GETS Seminary, Evanston, IL

PL OE (AME) FE

GETS Seminary, Evanston, IL

OF (REF) FE FE PL FE FE FE FE FE FE

5 9 5 2 1 1 7 1 5 5 1

(1b) Under Endorsement by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry Budd, Paul -- CC Watertown First John Knox Village, Lee's Summit, MO Ellingson, Mark -- CC Holmes Altru Health System, Grand Forks, ND Jenkins, Henry -- CC Rapid City First Creech AFB, NV Kattelmann, Brad -- CC Brookings Army Chaplain, Fort Carson, CO (effective 7/21/19) Phillips, Randall -- CC Sturgis Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Status FE FE FE FE FE

Years 36 9 4 2 16

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

Status FE

Years 4

TBS

Justin Trent Served by PC-USA (David Cook) Kathy Chesney Kori Lehrkamp Peary Wilson (effective 10/1/19) Kevin Kloster DeAnn Eidem Brett Roes (teaching pastor) Barry Whipkey, Senior Pastor Michelle Slott (effective 8/1/18) Associate Pastor Sharla McCaskell Michelle Slott Mark Johnsen Russell Masartis

RAPID CITY FIRST RAPID CITY KNOLLWOOD HEIGHTS RAPID CITY OPEN HEART RAPID VALLEY WALL/ WASTA

1/4

1/4 1/4

3/4 1/4 1/2

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 Downtown St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO First Chris Chase New Church Plant Bismarck Celebrate Grace Tamba Clark New Church Plant Fargo First African (effective 4/15/19) Eberhart, Rebecca -- CC Mitchell Downtown First Eberhart, Timothy -- CC Mitchell Downtown First Flowers, Mike -- CC Fargo-First

Children of the Harvest/ Spirit Lake Ministry Center, Sheyenne, ND Ingebretson, Ben Director of New Church Development (effective 1/1/16) Jacobsen, David -- CC Vermillion Boston University School of Theology, Boston, MA Lint, Paul Wesley Acres Camp Director (effective 5/10/16) Mehring, Jason New Church Plant Fargo Mission to Fargo Mutzenberger, Kris Northeast District Superintendent Ruedebusch, Robert Southwest District Superintendent Trefz, Rebecca Executive Director of Ministries and Southeast District Superintendent Trefz, Steven – CC Mitchell Fusion Garrett-Evangelical (1/4) and Sioux Falls Seminary (1/2) Van Meter, Eric – CC Mitchell Fusion Chaplain, DWU Campus Winckler, Joel Northwest District Superintendent

3/4 1/2

3/4

(1d) Other Extension Ministries Avery, Martin – CC Fargo Faith Freed, Dan Higgins, Joel Johnson, Teri Kersey-Russell, Jeanine Paul Kimball Matthews, Shelly -- CC Grand Forks Wesley Richards, Leisa -- CC Aberdeen North Highland Richards, Matthew

Status PE FE FE FE FE FL FE

Years 3 2 2 1 3 2 9

PL FE

3 16/4

Appointments Under the Provisions of ¶331 (Deacons and Provisional Deacons to Various Ministries) Anchorage School District, AK Flesner, Jo – CC Sioux Falls Asbury Gall, Melissa Milbank Public School District Walters, Laura New Underwood School District

Status PD FD FD

Years 2 3 2

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

Status

Years

Appointments Under the Provisions of ¶346.1 (other AC or Methodist Denominations) Anderson, Jennifer Minnesota Conference Bader, Dan Minnesota Conference Bartel, Andrew Alaska Conference Birkeland, David Minnesota Conference Bockwoldt, Stan Wisconsin Conference Clade (Anderson), Nicole Minnesota Conference Iverson, Justin Illinois Great Rivers Conference Krueger, Autumn Alaska Conference Nelson, Cliff Minnesota Conference (effective 6/1/20) Tkach, Rod Holston Conference Zeck, Rich Minnesota Conference

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

Years 4 3 6 1 6 1 4 4 1 7 6

Status

Years

Status FE FE FE FE

Years 4 2 1 2

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

Status FE

Years 3

Transitional Leave of Absence ¶353 (2.c)

Status

Years

Status FE FE FE

Years 5 2 23

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

1/2

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

Avera@Home as Hospice Chaplain and Mitchell Congregational UCC Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls SD (effective 5/1/18) Steffes, Carli – CC Sioux Falls First Vondergeest, Craig -- CC Grand Forks Presbyterian College -- Clinton, SC and ½ time Pastor at Wesley Lupo Memorial, Clinton, SC (effective 11/1/17) Walters, Gary Kirk Funeral Home, Rapid City, SD

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APPOINTMENTS UNDER PROVISIONS

Sabbatical Leave ¶351 – NONE Voluntary Leave of Absence ¶353 (2.a) Atkins, Amy Ehrmantraut, Mark Krogman, Travis Trapp, Dean

Medical Leave ¶356 Baird, Howard Duemig, Robert Sayler, Glen – CC Hazen

4th year (effective 7/21/17) 2nd year 1st year 2nd year (effective 9/1/19)

5th year (effective 5/4/2017) 2nd year (effective 12/1/2019) 23rd year

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Deaconesses ¶415.7 – NONE

Status

Years

Appointments to Attend School ¶416.6 – NONE

Status

Years

Certified Candidates for Ministry – Not Appointed Northeast District Tiana Bohn, Natalie Buck, Sandee Cole Northwest District Alyssa Quade, Justin Schnackenberg Southeast District Bryce Blank, Thanael Certa-Werner, Tiffany Ortman, Taryn Ragels, Cheri Southwest District

VanGorp

Kara Togel, Holly Sortland