680 WEST MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 XXIV. ORDINAND PHOTOS West Michigan Ordained Deacons and Ordained Elders in Full Connection Left to right, WM Full Deacons: Georgia Hale, Nancy Fancher WM Full Elders: Chad Parmalee, Michael Riegler WMC Photos Michigan Area Ordained Deacons and Ordained Elders in Full Connection WMC Photos L/R: Sungjoon Paul Hahm & Thomas Snyder (DAC), Georgia Hale & Nancy Fancher (WMC), Benjamin Bower & Sue Pethoud (DAC), Bishop Bard, Timothy Callow, Lindsey Hall, Andrew Lee & Christine Beaudoin (DAC), Chad Parmalee (WMC), Bradley Luck (DAC), Mike Riegler (WMC)
2017 ORDINANDS PHOTOS 681 West Michigan Commissioned Provisional Elders Tiffany Newsom and Brian Steele WMC Photos West Michigan Local Pastors who completed Course of Study L/R Anne Riegler, Kevin Guetschow, and Terri Cummins WMC Photos
682 WEST MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 Michigan Area Campsites
2017 MAPS 683 West Michigan Districts
684 WEST MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 XXVI. INDEX Abuse Prevention Team...20, 48 Addresses of Elected Laypersons...375 Administrative Review Committee...24, 58, 178, 185 Adrian College...10, 15, 23, 185, 278 Advance Specials...271 Agencies Amenable to the Leadership Team: Conference Ministries...13 Agencies Amenable to the Leadership Team: Communications and Records Ministry...18 Agencies Amenable to the Leadership Team: District Councils on Ministries...19 Albion College...10, 15, 23, 185, 278 Albion District Map...683 Albright Park...9, 274 Annual Conference, Location of...3 Annual Conference Policy Recommendations for 2018...97, 264 Annual Conference Program Committee...12, 29 Appointments of Clergy...106 Appointments to Extension Ministries...133 Archives and History, Commission on...18, 23, 48, 159, 160, 185 Assistant Secretaries...7 Assistant Statistician...7 Associate Director of Discipleship...8 Auditor s Report...554 Bishop s Clergy Assistant...6 Bishop s Executive Administrative Assistant...6 Board of Church and Society...14, 156, 158 Board of Evangelism...14 Board of Global Ministries...15, 16, 89, 97, 158, 159, 160, 184, 255, 256, 304 Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry...15, 74, 79, 98, 161, 170, 171, 172 Board of Laity...20, 85, 144, 149, 160, 168, 184, 359, 361 Board of Ordained Ministry...12, 21, 29, 58, 68, 83, 85, 95, 100, 102, 103, 145, 150, 155, 160, 161, 178, 180, 242, 300, 358, 359 Board of Pension and Health Benefits...19, 177, 186, 192, 260, 265, 275, 283, 356 Bronson Health Care Group...11 Budget for 2018, Annual Conference...265 269 Business of the Annual Conference...49 Cabinet...21 Cabinet Representatives on Conference-wide Organizations...31 Camps, Colleges, Wesley Foundations and Other Institutions...9 Camps, Maps to...682 Central Michigan University Wesley Foundation...27, 274 Certificate of Ordination and Commissioning...105 Certification in Specialized Ministry...76 Chancellor...8, 24, 48, 184, 185, 190, 358 Christian Camping, Board of...13, 172, 185, 276 Christian Education Sunday and Offering...264, 275, 284 Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships, Division on...14, 173, 185 Church and Society, Board of...14, 156, 158 Church Pastoral Histories...477 Clark Retirement Community...11, 184, 274, 278 Clark Retirement Community, Trustees of...23
2017 INDEX 685 Clergy Assistant to the Bishop...6 Clergy Delegates to General Conference...32 Clergy Delegates to Jurisdictional Conference...32 Colleges...9 Commission on Archives and History...18, 23, 48, 159, 160, 185 Commission on Communications...18, 153, 160 Commission on Equitable Compensation...20, 48, 176, 181, 185, 261, 263, 264 Commission on Religion and Race...16, 48, 155, 157, 158, 161, 186 Commission on the Status and Role of Women...16, 48, 90, 156, 157, 158, 186 Committee on Disability Concerns...16, 48, 156, 157, 185 Committee on (the) Episcopacy...20, 94, 160, 164, 165, 181, 185, 206, 358 Committee on (the) Journal...12, 48, 88, 151, 154, 183, 186, 358 Committee on Leadership Development...22, 48 Committee on Hispanic/Latino Ministries...16, 160, 174, 186 Committee on Investigation...24, 58, 179 Committee on New Church Establishment and Development...17, 48 Committee on Older Adult Ministries...14, 48 Committee on Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Concerns...17, 48 Committee on Reference and Daily Procedure...144, 149 Committee on Rules of Order...13, 152, 163, 180, 183, 357, 358, 360, 361, 362, 365 Community House, United Methodist...11, 184, 274 Committee on UMCOR/Hunger...18, 48 Communications, Michigan Area...6 Compensation, Counting Years of Service to Determine...263 Comprehensive Protection Plan (CPP)...192, 208, 275 Conference Council on Finance and Administration...12, 19, 47, 87, 144, 149, 161, 176, 177, 181, 182, 184, 185, 190, 199, 204, 205, 206, 207, 210, 235, 236, 255, 263, 264, 265, 276, 277, 278, 282, 283, 284, 357, 358 Conference Council on Youth Ministries...14, 48 Conference Office Staff...8 Conference Lay Leader...8, 24, 54 Conference Ministries...13 Conference Nominating Committee (CNC)...12, 22, 27 Conference Officers...6 Conference Organizations and Related Personnel...12 Conference Plan for Disaster Response...301 314 Conference Personnel Committee...22, 251, 292 Conference Program Committee...12, 29, 48 Conference Secretary...7, 25 Conference Statistician...7, 25 Conference Treasurer...7 Conference Treasurer s Report...581 Conference Trustees, West Michigan...19, 178 179 Cooperative Ministry Committee (CMC)...19 Corporate Session...104 Counting Years of Service to Determine Compensation...263 Covenant of Clergy Sexual Ethics...95, 145, 150, 238 244, 295 301 Daily Proceedings Annual Conference...82 Deaconesses...371 Delegates, General and Jurisdictional Conference...32 Diaconal Ministers Service Record...471 Director of Connectional Ministries...8, 25
686 WEST MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 Disability Concerns, Committee on...16, 48, 156, 157, 185 Disaster Response Coordinator...8, 16, 158, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 312 Disaster Response Team...16, 48, 304, 309 Disaster Response, Conference Plan for...301 314 Disaster Responce Checklist...314 Discipleship, Director for...8 Disciplinary Questions See Business of the Annual Conference District Boards of Church Location and Building...25, 51 District Committees...25 27 District Committees on District Superintendency...26 District Committees on Ordained Ministry...26 District Lay Leaders...21, 47, 54, 169, 358 District Maps...683 District Superintendents...6 7 District Superintendents History...537 DSA Service Record...469 Episcopacy, Committee on (the)...20, 94, 160, 164, 165, 181, 185, 206, 358 Equalization of Lay/Clergy Membership...47 Equitable Compensation, Commission on...20, 48, 176, 181, 185, 261, 263, 264 Equitable Compensation s Minimum Salary Schedule for 2018...262 Equitable Compensation Support...97, 181, 263 264 Evangelism, Board of...14 Executive Administrative Assistant to Bishop...6 Executive Director of Camping Ministries...9 Facilitator...8, 24, 47 Ferris State University Wesley Foundation...27, 274 Finance and Administration, Conference Council on...12, 19, 47, 87, 144, 149, 161, 176, 177, 181, 182, 184, 185, 190, 199, 204, 205, 206, 207, 210, 235, 236, 255, 263, 264, 265, 276, 277, 278, 282, 283, 284, 357, 358 General and Jurisdictional Conference Personnel...32 General Conference Delegates...32 Global Ministries, Board of...15, 16, 89, 97, 158, 159, 160, 184, 255, 256, 304 Grand Rapids District Maps...683 Grand Traverse District Maps...683 Grand Valley State University Wesley Foundation...28, 274 Health Care, Conference Policy on...191 192, 209, 227, 283 Health and Welfare Institutions...11 Heartland District Map...683 Higher Education and Campus Ministry, Board of...15, 74, 79, 98, 161, 170, 171, 172 Hispanic/Latino Ministries, Committee on...16, 160, 174, 186 Historical Sessions of the Annual Conference...322 Historical Society, Michigan Area United Methodist...23, 185 Honorable Location, Clergy on...466 Human Resources Ministries...20 Institutions, Other...9 Investigation, Committee on...24, 58, 179
2017 INDEX 687 John Wesley Association...30, 83 Journal Editor...7, 25, 48 Journal, Committee on (the)...12, 48, 88, 151, 154, 183, 186, 358 Jurisdictional Conference Delegates...32 Kalamazoo Wesley Foundation Board...28 Kalamazoo District Map...683 Laity, Board of...20, 85, 144, 149, 160, 168, 184, 359, 361 Lake Louise, Trustees of...23 Lake Louise United Methodist Camp...10, 185, 274, 682 Lake Michigan United Methodist Camp...10, 682 Lakeview United Methodist Camp...10, 682 Lansing District Map...683 Lay Delegates to Jurisdictional Conference...32 Lay Delegates to General Conference...32 Lay Leader, Conference...8, 24, 54 Lay Members to Annual Conference...33 Lay Servant Ministries, Conference and District Directors of...21 Leadership Development, Committee on...22, 48 Legislative Action Index...146 Local Pastors Without Appointments Service Record...472 Maps to Camps and District Maps...682 683 Memorial Service...82 Memoirs...315 Methodist Children s Home Society...23, 184, 274 Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO)...24 Michigan Interfaith Council on Alcohol Problems (MICAP)...275 Michigan State University Wesley Foundation...28, 274 Minimum Salary Schedule for 2018...262 Minimum Salary Support for 2018...97, 261 263 Ministers Reserve Pension Fund (MRPF) For Past Service...88, 265 Ministry Shares Formula...281 282 Minutes of the Annual Conference...82 Missionaries Supported by West Michigan Conference...368 Missions and Church Extension Trust Fund of Michigan Area...23, 254 255 Moving Expense Code...279 281 New Church Establishment and Development, Committee on...17, 48 New Church Development and Congregational Excellence, Director of...8 Nominating Committee, Conference (CNC)...12, 22, 27 Nominations Report...88 Officers of Conference Organizations and Associations...29 Older Adult Ministries, Committee on...14, 48 Ordained Ministry, Board of...12, 21, 29, 58, 68, 83, 85, 95, 100, 102, 103, 145, 150, 155, 160, 161, 178, 180, 242, 300, 358, 359 Ordained Ministry, District Committees on...26 Ordination and Commissioning Certificate...105
688 WEST MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 Pastoral Records...382 Pension and Health Benefits, Board of...19, 177, 186, 192, 260, 265, 275, 283, 356 Personnel Committee, Conference...22, 251, 292 Petitions to General and Jurisdictional Conferences...185, 366 Plan of Organization...323 Policies, Procedures, and Rules...271 Policy Recommendations for 2018...97, 264 Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Concerns, Committee on...17, 48 Program Committee, Conference...12, 29, 48 Racial Ethnic Local Church Committee...17 Reference and Daily Procedure, Committee on...144, 149 Religion and Race, Commission on...16, 48, 155, 157, 158, 161, 186 Reports...138 Retired Local Pastors without Appointments Service Record...472 Retired Missionaries...370 Roll of the Dead...321 Rules of Order...356 Rules of Order, Committee on...13, 152, 163, 180, 183, 357, 358, 360, 361, 362, 365 Sexual Ethics, Clergy Covenant of...95, 145, 150, 238 244, 295 301 Special Sundays...264, 283 Standing Committees...12 Statistician...7, 25 Status and Role of Women, Commission on...16, 48, 90, 156, 157, 158, 186 Surviving Spouses Mailing Addresses...372 Treasurer...7, 25 Treasurer s Report...581 Trustees of Albion College...23 Trustees of Adrian College...23 Trustees of Bronson Healthcare Group...24 Trustees of Lake Louise Association...23 Trustees of Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO)...24 Trustees of West Michigan Conference...19 UMCOR/Hunger, Committee on...18, 48 United Methodist Camps...9, 682 United Methodist Community House...11, 184, 274 United Methodist Foundation of Michigan...9, 24, 185, 201, 206, 255, 256, 263 United Methodist Men Executive Committee...30 United Methodist Women Executive Committee...30 United Methodist Personal Investment Plan (UMPIP)...192 Wesley Foundations...10 Wesley Woods United Methodist Camp...10, 274, 682 West Michigan Budget Recommendation, 2018...101, 265 West Michigan Cabinet Service Opportunities...31 Western Michigan University Wesley Foundation... 274 Youth Ministries, Conference Council on...14, 48