IV. THE BUSINESS OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Minutes of the Minnesota Annual Conference Held in St. Cloud, MN from June 20, 2017 through June 22, 2017

Bishop Bruce Ough, Presiding Date When Organized: 1856 Number of this Session: 163rd

PART ll: Pertaining to Ordained Ministers and Local Pastors (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, complaints, and charges are resolved or are under supervisory care.

18. Who constitute: a) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? (v)

Woo Jae Im, Wesley Johnson, Kathi Austin Mahle Alternates: Randy Koppen, Duane Sarazin, Gloria Roach Thomas.

b) The Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635.1d)? c) The Committee on Investigation (¶2703)

Clergy: JoAnne Amaral, Tom Biatek, Emma Melin, Diane C. Olson Clergy Alternates: Gay Albers, Rufus Campbell, Pat Hinker Lay: Robert Black, David Merry (diaconal), Tony Nicholson, Karen Thompson Lay Alternates: Ginger Eddy, Leslie Hobson, Kay Roberts, Wilma Roberts

19. Who are the certified candidates (¶¶ 310, 313, 314) ( NOTE: Everyone who wants to become a n LP, PE, or PD must first become a certified candidate.) a) Who are currently certified as candidates for ordained or licensed ministry?

Name District Date Certified

Jeffrey Adams LLP SP 2018

Lori Anderson LLP BW 2018

Andrew Buschena LLP BW 2018

Hannah Choi TC 2018

Justin Dietel NS 2017

Nancy Ellis TC 2016

Eric (Rick) Frederickson LLP SP 2018

Katherine Froehlich TC 2018

Lori Gilbertson RV 2016

Jeramy Girard RV 2018

David Hodd LLP RV 2018

Abigail Kammann LLP BW 2018

Julie Klaus RV 2018

Jenny Larsen LLP TC 2018

Trevor Maine LLP SP 2018

Katie Matson-Daley TC 2017

Jennifer Matthees RV 2018

Lao Moua TC 2015

Ethanie Schmidt LLP SP 2018

Dixie Scruggs TC 2017

Pamela Seebach LLP RV 2018

Carollee Smith SP 2017

Cyndy Spear TC 2018

Faith Totushek LLP BW 2018

Derek Wassell RV 2017

Vicheye Young TC 2015 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

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

Name District Date Certified Date Discontinued

Matthew Sundquist BW 2016 2017

Danai Chowwiwat TC 2017 2018 (Note: Once a candidate is appointed as FL or PL, They are no longer listed as a certified candidate (except the first year they are appointed when they would need to be listed in 19 and in 20 or 21). Students appointed as Local Pastors (par.318.3) are the only people who are allowed to be listed as a candidate in one conference while being listed as an LP in a different conference. Par.318.3 stipulates that students appointed as local pastors can serve in either a full or part-time capacity. ) 20. Who have completed the studies for the license as a local pastor, are approved, but are not now appointed?

(¶315 —Indicate for each person the year the license was approved.): (3/4v)

Name District Year Licensed Approved

Kristina M. Geer NS 2016

Jon Schultz SP 2016 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 First Year License Awarded Years Completed w/ Course of Study

Jean Paul Baudhuin 2010 Luther

Andrew Bonsell 2018 * MDiv complete

David Drager 2006 3rd year

Dianna S. Dunham 2014 Luther

Eric (Rick) Frederickson 2018

Paula Gaboury 2016

Theodora K. (Dorie) Hall 2000 * COS complete

Jacob Hanson 2018 Luther

Lauren Hauger 2014 1st year

Ralph L. Holbrook 2015 * MDiv complete

Dawn Houser 2014 Course of Study

Russell A. Jacobsen 2009 * COS complete

Jennifer Johnson 2016

Abigail Kammann 2018 * MDiv

Steven Koehne 2001 * COS complete

Jenny Larsen 2018 * MDiv complete

Christopher Leistra 2018 Dubuque Theo Sch

Gregory W. Leslie 2015 * MDiv complete Illif

Tamara Luckhardt 2016 Course of Study

Laquaan Malachi 2017 * MDiv complete Chandler

Donald Malinsky 2005 1.75 years

Linda McCollough 2016 * MDiv complete

Michael McInnis 2018

Keith Mercer 2016

Jason Mehring 2017 Asbury

John Mitchem 2011 1st year

Cheryl Nymann 2016 1st year

Beth Perez 2007 3rd year

Debra Schaffran 2017

Ashley Swoboda 2016 Asbury

Dennis R. Tamke 1995 * MDiv complete

Faith Totushek 2018 * MDiv complete

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

Years Completed with Course of Study

Jeffrey Adams 2018 0.25 COS

Lori Anderson 2018 0.75 * MDiv complete

Andrew Bittner 2017 0.25 Bethel

Darrell Boe 2016 0.50

Diane Bolles 2017 0.50

Linda L. Boorman 2012 0.25 Bethel

Diane Brennan 2018 0.25 COS

Iris Burse 2016 0.25 * MDiv complete

Amelia Buschena 2016 0.75 * MDiv complete

Andrew Buschena 2018 0.25

Kali Christensen 2017 0.75 COS

Tamara Churchill 2015 0.50

Daniel Dempster 2017 0.25 Sioux Falls Seminary

Melissa Kay Deuel 2015 0.25

Rachel Devereaux 2017 0.50 COS

F. Elden Eklund 1990 0.25 Retired

Karen K. Finnegan 2012 0.50 4th year

Clinton F. Firstbrook, III 1999 0.25 Retired

Kristi Franken 2010 0.25 * COS complete

Ruth Gangloff 2015 0.50 Retired

Barbara J. Hegfors 2003 0.50 Retired

David Hodd 2018 0.75 COS - 1

Alexander V. Jones 2013 0.50 college

Barbara L. Jones 2015 0.25 Retired

Katherine King 2014 0.25 1st year

Trevor Maine 2018 0.25 * PhD Theology

Velda Maine 2017 0.25 COS

Deborah A. Marzahn 2011 0.75 1st year

John R. McBride 2010 0.25 UTS

Jill Meents 2017 0.75 * MDiv complete Bethel

Josh Meyers 2018 0.75 COS - 1

Jerad Arthur Morey 2015 0.50 MATS

James M. Morgan 2015 0.75 * MDiv complete

Stefanie Morgan 2017 0.25

Hyung David Park 2011 0.25 3rd year

Roger Parrish-Siggelkow 2012 0.75 3rd year

Steven Reiser 2016 0.50 UTS

Dallas Rostad 2013 0.50 Sioux Falls Seminary

Ethanie Schmidt 2018 0.50 COS

Guy Sederski 2015 0.50 1st year

Pamela Seebach 2018 0.75 COS

Chad Ryan Setter 2015 0.75 Asbury

Bridget Sheely 2016 0.50

Mary Lou Sixberry 2017 0.25

David J. Stoeger 2014 0.75 * MDiv complete GETS

James M. Strom 2010 0.25 2nd year

Kenneth H. Uhren 2014 0.50 Course of Study

Gary Verzalik 1991 0.50 * MDiv complete

Lisa Vick 2018 0.50 * MDiv complete

Lori A. VonHoltum 2007 0.75 4th year

Austin Walker 2012 0.75 Sioux Falls Seminary

Patrick Walker 2012 0.75 1st year

Richard L. Wilder 2002 0.75 Retired

Mark D. Winther 2003 0.50 3rd year

Toubee Yang 2016 0.75 Course of Study

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)?

None

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 Serving Conference Enrolled Seminary

Lee Miller North Carolina 2016 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.)

None

22. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)?

Name Date discontinued

Donna Kuper 2017

Nathanial Larson 2018

William Davis Westlake 2018

Judith Miller-Qualley 2018 23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4) (v)?

Name Years Completed in Course of Study

Lisa (Dodd) Vick MDiv 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 Clergy Status Home Conference

Jennifer L. Anderson OP Dakotas

Daniel Bader OE Dakotas

Soung-bum Baek OE Korean Methodist Church

Ronald Bell OE Peninsula-Delaware

Randall Cirksena HL Western North Carolina

Diane Christianson OE North Carolina

Carolyn Doering OE Arkansas

Kirk Doering OE Arkansas

Mark Gronseth OE Dakotas

Robert Hicks OE Pacific Northwest

Tori Hicks OE Pacific Northwest

William Hoffman OE Dakotas

Matthew Howe OD Western Pennsylvania

Frenchye Magee OE Mississippi

Shine Vang OE Cal-Nevada

Allison Warren OD Iowa

Kookjin Yun OE Northern Illinois

Richard Zeck OE Dakotas b) Other Methodist Denominations

None Clergy Status

Denomination

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 Clergy Status Denomination

Ricardo Alcoser OF Baptist

Kendall Carlson OF Evangelical Covenant

Stephanie Christoffels OF ELCA

Cynthia Coffin-Langdon OF UCC

David Doppenberg OF ELCA

Eric Elkin OF ELCA

Denise Fossen OF ELCA

William Healy OF Converge

Garth W. Heckman OF Fellowship of Christian Assemblies

James Hein OF ECO (Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians)

Sara Hein OF PC (USA)

Daniel J. Horn OF Converge

David Johnston OF Converge

Daren Junker OF NAB

Aaron Justice OF Church of God (Anderson, IN)

Lowell Krogstad OF ELCA

Sherry Mortenson OF Converge

Bethany Nelson OF ELCA

Joyce Parker OF Assemblies of God

Tony Romaine OF UCC

Paul Scaringi OF ABC

Dale Stiles OF ELCA

Amy Strom OF Evangelical Covenant

Jo Anne Taylor OF Evangelical Covenant

Rodney K. Tornquist OF Converge 26. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership

is held.) a) With vote (¶586.4b [v])?

None

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

Name Member Conference/Denomination

First Year of Affiliation

Kenneth L. Beale, Jr. Eastern PA 2006

Alan Padgett California Pacific 2004

Dana Scopatz Iowa 2017

Mark Sundby Wisconsin 2003 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):

None

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)

None Seminary

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

Name Seminary

Daniel Foster Luther Seminary

Kelly Lamon United Theological Seminary – Twin Cities

Abigail Ozanne Garrett Theological Seminary

Andrew Petter Garrett Theological 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)? a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon or elder? (¶326)

Name Clergy Status Date and Seminary

Christopher Carr PD 2016

Kevin Coder PE 2017

Clinton Evans PE 2016

Karen Evenson PE 2017

Hope Hutchison PD 2017

Carissa Lick PD 2015

Amanda Lunemann PE 2013

Dana Neuhauser PD 2017

Ailsa Odom PE 2017

Eric Shin PE 2017

Grant Spencer PD 2017

Lora Sturm PE 2015

Cullen Tanner PE 2017

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

None

c) Provisional elders who became provisional deacons? (v)(Indicate year)

None

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

Name Clergy Status Original Year of Membership

Previous Conference or Denomination

Shawna Horn Ordained 2017 Converge

Seokhwan Jay Jeong Ordained 2017 ELCA 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.

None 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)

None Clergy Status Date Received Former Denomination

b) As local pastors (¶347.3)? (v)

None

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

MaryAnne Korsch b) Elders

Name

Leah Challberg

Josh Doughty

Terri Horn

Katrina Lee

Kelly McCuaig

Laura Nordstrom

Susan Putzke

Jesús Purisaca Ruiz 33. Who are ordained as deacons and what seminary awarded their degree? Or, if their master’s degree is not from

a seminary, at what seminary did they complete the basic graduate theological studies?: (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27)

a) After provisional membership (¶330)? (v 3/4)

Name Seminary

MaryAnne Korsch United Theological Sem Twin Cities b) Transfer from elder?(¶309) (v 3/4)

None

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

Name Seminary

Leah Challberg Univ of Chicago Divinity School

Josh Doughty Asbury Theological Seminary

Terri Horn United Theological Sem Twin Cities

Katrina Lee Princeton Theological Seminary

Kelly McCuaig Asbury Theological Seminary

Laura Nordstrom Garrett Evangelical Theological Sem

Susan Putzke Garrett Evangelical Theological Sem

Jesús Purisaca Ruiz Luther Seminary b) Transfer from deacon? (¶309) (v 3/4)

None

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

None

36. Who are readmitted (¶¶365-367 [v], ¶368 [v 2/3]):

None

37. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶357.7): (v)

None

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)

None

39. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential.)

Name Clergy Status Previous Methodist Denomination

Date of Transfer

G. Kendall Hughes Full Member Church of the Nazarene 7-1-2018

Nicholas Scutari Provisional Member Free Methodist 7-1-2018 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?

None

b) Elders?

None

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.)

None 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)

None

b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)

None

c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)

None

d) By reaching Mandatory Retirement Age (¶ 327.7)

None

43. Who are on location? a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶358.1)? (1) This year? (v)

None

(2) Previously?

Name Year Originally Granted

Charge Conference Membership

Year of Most Recent Report

Gerald E. Asheim 1979 Berkeley, CA: Epworth

Michael Lauver 1989 Lancaster, PA: St. James (No address on file)

Kenneth Ian Rowe 2014 Walker 2014

Mark T. Schneider 1997 Minneapolis: Hennepin 2013

Kevin M. Shannon 1994 Bloomington: Normandale Hylands

2013

Kenneth L Stewart 1979 Roseville

James D. Truax 1971 Northfield 2012

Thomas R. Wright 1979 Minneapolis: Hennepin Ave. 2016 b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶358.2) (Indicate date and

appointment.)

None

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

None

(2) Ad Interim Administrative Location (v)

None

(3) Previously?

None

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

Kathleen E. Brandt 1999 Windom b) Previously?

Name Clergy Status Year Honorable Location Originally Granted

Charge Conference Membership

H. Leonard Boche FE 1980 Inver Grove Heights: Salem

R. Geoffrey Denison FE 2007 Simpson UMC

Ray DeVogel FE 1986 Plymouth: Messiah

Susan DeVogel FE 1992 Bentonville VA: Limeton UMC

William Gausman FE 1970

James A. Horn FE 1976 Villard

Janice L. Martineau- Dunlop

FE 1997 Cedar

Darvin L. Miller FE 1972 Day Spring

Phillip F. Morgan FE 1970 Pepin

Bonita Orr AM 2002

Robert L. Pfeil FE 1987 Elkhart IN: Trinity

John A. Richardson FE 1982 Park Rapids: Riverside

Donald E. Selger FE 1978 Minneapolis: Hennepin Ave.

Elaine Shelby FE 2001 North Oaks: Peace

Curtis A. Welber FE 1980 Miller SD: Miller/Greenleaf

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

None

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

None

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

Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status

Justin Halbersma 2018 FE c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶360.3, .4; 2719.2)?

None

d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶¶ 358.2, 359.3 )? (v)

None

e) By trial (¶2713)?

None

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

None

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

None

Retired:

None

b) What provisional members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.)

Active:

None

Retired:

None

c) What elders have died during the year? Active:

None

Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Jeanne Audrey Powers 7-5-1932 9-29-2017

G. Calvin Hanson 2-18-1930 11-5-2017 Lawrence C. Zimmerman 11-18-1934 11-30-2017

Betty Lou Lundeen 5-4-1938 12-22-2017

Robert E. Rollin 5-20-1924 1-23-2018

Burton L. Hoag 4-28-1931 3-10-2018

Alden W. Keiski 1-8-1937 3-12-2018

Richard W. Ireland 12-4-1945 3-20-2018

Richard D. Waggoner 4-17-1928 4-10-2018

Harris W. Halstead 11-15-1915 5-8-2018

d) What deacons have died during the year?

Active:

None

Retired:

Jeanette Pettit 8-28-1936 11-4-2017 e) What local pastors have died during the year?

Active:

None

Retired:

None Date of Birth Date of Death

49. What provisional or ordained members (elders and deacons) have received appointments in other Annual

Conferences of The United Methodist Church while retaining their membership in this Annual Conference (¶¶331.8, 346.1)?

Name Clergy Status Conference Where Appointed

Appointment

Dennis Ausman (12) FD Florida Cypress Lake UMC

Alan Bolte (2) FE West Ohio West Union, Mount Orab

Linda Leigh Brown (4) FE Iowa Coralville UMC

Steven Manskar (1) FE West Michigan Grand Rapids: Trinity

Carolyn Westlake (1) FE Florida St. Augustine: Shores 50. Who are the provisional, ordained members or associate members on leave of absence and for what number of

years consecutively has each held this relation (¶353)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where membership is held.)

a) Voluntary? (1) Personal, 5 years or less (¶353.2a 3) (v)

Name Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Bruce Bjork (3) FD 2016

Peter Boehlke (3) FE 2016

Jonathan N. Doe (4) FE 2015

Cynthia Kennedy (2) FE 2017

Marilyn Loken (2) FE 2017

Jean Rollin (1) FE 2018

Pam Serdar (1) FE 1-15-2018

Greg Strunk (2) FE 2017

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

Name Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Daniel Arvidson-Hicks (24) FE 1995

Larry Mens (21) FE 1998 Recovery

Sharon K. Rigby Osborn (9) FE 2010

Pam Perrine (18) FD 2002 Hutchinson: Vineyard (3) Family, 5 years or less (¶353.2b 3) (v)

Name Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

JoAnne C. Amaral (4) FE 2015

Marci Jamison (3) FE 2017

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

None

(5) Transitional (¶353.2c)

None

b) Involuntary? (1) Involuntary Leave (¶ 354)? (v 2/3)

None

(2) Ad Interim Involuntary Leave (JCD 1355) (v)

None

51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶351)? (v)

Laurie Boche (1) FE 2018

52. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶356)? (v)

Name Clergy Status

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Janet K. Barker FE 2003 Duluth: Hillside

Leland A. Bissinger FE 2005

Mary Buckley FE 1/2013 Walker Community

Debra L. Clausen FE 2008

John T. Conklin FE 2005

Wanda Jo Kothlow FE 2010

Amanda Lunemann PE 10/2017

Clifford Mays FE 2010 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.) (Under ¶357.1, no vote required; under ¶357.2, v; under ¶357.3, v 2/3) Deacons

a) This year?

Name Date Effective

Sally H. Johnson 7-1-2018 b) Previously?

Name Date Effective

Loronda L. Schuler 2015

Linda Barra-McNeil Evans 2012

Sharon S. Hegele 2004

J. Christopher Jackson 2012

Nancy Jo Johnson 2006

Janet “Boots” Larson 2011

Darrilyn Lewis 2003

Joan M. Williams Lilja 2006

Emma Melin 2017

Diane C. Olson 2017

Marjory J. Shields 2004

Corrine Van Buren 2007

Sally Wizik Wills 2011

Elders c) This year?

Name Date Effective

David E. Brown 1-1-2018

Thomas S. Davis 1-1-2018

Daniel Doughty 7-1-2018

Cheryl Goode 7-1-2018

Martha Jones 9-8-2017

Linda Koelman 10-1-2017

David Lieder 7-1-2018

Scott Mitchell 1-1-2018

John J. Morris 11-1-2018

Martin B. Raths 7-1-2018

Kathryn Schneider-Bryan 7-1-2018

Rodney J. Stemme 7-1-2018

Gloria Roach Thomas 7-1-2018

Dana J. Thompson 7-1-2018

Paul Woolverton 7-1-2018

Deborah M. Walkes 8-15-2018

d) Previously?

Wayne J. Abdella 1996 Dennis J. Alexander 2017 Akbar Abdul-Haqq 1991 Daniel P. Almquist 2005 C. Wendell Ankeny 1996 Victoria L. Ashley 2013 James A. Baker 2001 Pamela E. Barbour 2015 Vinton G. Beckstrom 1998 Mark A. Bengtson 2017 Audrey D. Benjamin 2001 Joann A. H. Benjamin 2001 Walter W. Benjamin 1991 Marilee A. Benson 2015 Harold R. Biedermann 2000 Donald R. L. Bird 2010 Gwendolyn G. Bohlke 2017 Lynn C. Borgeson 2015 Otis P. Borop, Jr. 2013 Paul H. Bosshardt 2007 Kaye R. Brandt 2103 Howard W. Bredesen 2001 Daniel S. Brewer 2012 John A. Bromeland 2010 Elton W. Brown 2009 Dennis M. Buckley 2010 Dorothy J. Bull 2012 Bruce Buller 1998

Lois A. Burkart 2011 Rufus R. Campbell 2015 Jo H. Campe III 2011 Joseph W. Carpenter 2015 Carl C. Caskey 1998 Yeo Sang Cho 1993 Bruce D. Christie 2002 Judith A. Clark 2015 Allen Clark Harris 1997 Theodore G. Colescott 1997 Richard F. Collman 2007 Thurman L. Coss 1991 John C. Darlington 2015 T. Warner Davidson 1993 Keith Gordon Davison 1987 Donald E. Day 1998 Don E. Doane 2005 Frank W. Dreisbach 1995 Raymond Dressler, Jr. 1998 Shirley J. Duncanson 2013 Charles O. Dundas 1998 Kevin R. Dunn 2013 Paul A. Dunn 2013 Robert N. Dunn 1993 John Paul Eddy 1979 Lynda A. Ellis 2014 Richard L. Ellis 2012 Duane V. Ernst 1994

Donavon P. Eslinger 2014 Marilyn H. Evans 2012 John J. Fair 2000 Loren A. Ferch 2017 Marylee C. Fithian 1999 Walter D. Flesner 2002 Gretchen W. Fogo 2000 Laurence G. Foote 2002 F. Elaine Foote-Blum 2015 Donna L. Ford 1999 Robert R. Ford 2015 Donald L. Francis 1986 Lois Penelope Fritze-Tietze 2005 Robert L. Gamble 2003 Gregory Garman, 2010 S. Mark Garrison 2003 Edward D. Garten 2005 James A. Gaughan 2006 Duane M. Gebhard 2005 Elliot C. George 2004 Donald L. Germain 1994 Linda J. Gesling 2016 Lowell A. Gess 1991 Richard A. Gist 1997 Dennis E. Glad 1999 Gary A. Gottfried 2017 Duane G. Grage 2001 Loren J. Grage 2002

David M. Gray 1996 Charles W. Grose 1996 Ronald J. Guderian 1992 Kenneth A. Haack 2009 Dwight A. Haberman 1993 John W. Haddorff 1998 Larry A. Hager 2007 Harlyn C. Hagmann 1996 Daniel C. Hair 2010 Richard M. Harper 1991 John A. Harris 2010 Ralph G. Harvey 2001 James W. Haun, Jr. 2011 Robert W. Havens 1992 Kenneth H. Hepner 2012 Dennis E. Hier 2002 Ralph R. High 1992 Arthur L. Hill 1998 Patricia B. Hinker 2010 James N. Hodak 2009 Robert E. Hoeft 2000 Lawrence W.Hoganson 1997 Ruth A. Hograbe 2017 Edward J. Holland 8/15/2014 Katherine S. Horn 2012 Mark L. Horst 2010 Eric M. Hucke 2009 Donovan E. Hull 1996 Robert D. Hunter 2001 Mary E. Hurmence 2012 Marva Jean Hutchens 2013 Gregory B. Iverson 2008 Bryce W. Johnson 2016 Clyde E. Johnson 1997 Kenton Van Johnson 2014 Mark R. Johnson 2008 Sharon I. Johnson 2006 Mary Keen 2017 Keith H. Kendall 2011 Richard R. Koehn 2015 Delton H. Krueger 1993 Howard W. Krueger 1992 Lyle F. Krumrie 1998 David F. Laechel 2014 Peter G. Law 2007 Adrian F. Ledermann 2000 Clarence E. LeMasters 1988 Jonathan R. Leonard 1998 Bernard R. Lewellin 2013 Melba Sue Lewis 2013 Norman E. Lidke 1997 Barbara J. Lindgren 2012 Harold C. Liphart, Jr. 1996 Margery L. Lisle 2003 Elizabeth A. Lopez 2012 Robert J. Lowe 2002 Gary A. Lueck 2003

Roger W. Lynn 2002 John MacDougall 2011 Katherine Austin Mahle 2008 David E. McBride 2017 Robert R. McClelland 1996 Brian R. Marshall 2016 Glenn W. Martin 1987 William T. Mate 2002 David H. Meade 2001 William F. Meier 2014 Donald H. Mielke 1996 Arthur F. Miller 2016 Michael F. Miller 2011 Peter F. Milloy 2009 Sharon D. Mills 2011 R. Gordon Minehart 1996 Gerrit Molenaar, Jr. 2000 Amanda Merlin-Molstad 2014 Barbara A. Moore 2012 Janet C. Morey 2007 Howard Mueller 2003 Judith E. Myers 2004 Clemens J. Nagel 1998 Diane K. Nelson 2016 Gregory V. Nelson 2017 James R. Nelson 1997 Sharon Jean Nelson 2014 Shirley Nelson 2013 Christie L. Cozad Neuger 2014 Ronald L. Nicholas 2013 Laurits C. Nielsen 2002 Mary Ellen Nielsen 2006 Mark D. Nordell 2013 Carol J. Noren 2011 Leslie G. North 2008 Dean A. Nosek 2016 John Mueller Nowell 2010 Jeffrey L. Olson 2015 Ramon A. Olson 2006 Gordon J. Orde 2013 Richard E. Ormsby 2006 Jean M. Ottensmann 1998 Hilda A. Parks 2010 Roger Parks 2003 Reginald G. Penner 1999 Jerald E. Peterson 1984 Ruth M. Phelps 2006 Marlowe D. Potter 1995 David M. Price 2016 James J. Pudil, III 2012 Jonathan T. Pyne 2015 Alex M. Ramos 1999 Janiece Redman 2016 John A. Rehnberg, Jr. 2013 Kenneth G. Reiners 1999 Gregrey J. Renstrom 2008 Marvin E. Repinski 2001

Kenneth A. Rice 2003 Gene F. Rick 2005 Gary D. Ritner 2011 John L. Roberts 2011 Bruce W. Robbins 2013 Rolland B. Robinson 2000 James E. Roe 2006 Kenneth M. Rogers 1996 Joyce H. Rosene 1993 James W. Ross 2001 William A. Rowen 2009 Dennis D. Ruhnke 1997 Duane v. Sarazin 2012 Donald R. Sather 1987 Frederick C. Sauer 2007 Kevin G. Schill 2017 Betty A. Schilling 2007 David S. Schneider 1993 Jerome J. Schoeppler 1987 Kathy Schuler 2000 Robert E. Scoggin 1993 Karen M. Seavey 2013 Wayne G. Shelton 1996 Jean J. Sidner 2012 Jack D. Smith 2007 Richard R. Smith 1988 Susan Smith Bryden 2016 Alcyd N. Soderfelt 2000 Paul L. Stambaugh 2004 Hugh R. Stephenson 2010 Philip L. Strom 2016 John R. Strunk 2013 Ronald D. Suntken 2006 Randall K. Taber 2016 H. Grant Tanner 2007 David G. Taylor 2013 Terry L. Tilton 2015 Alice V. Tobler 2004 George G. Toschak 2001 Patricia M. Toschak 2011 Donald K. Utzman 1994 Roy E. Vanderwerf 2013 Wayne L. Walther 2010 Kenneth L. Wellman 2001 Neil H. Westby 2009 Judith J. WestLee 2003 David B. Wheeler 2014 Jerry L. White 1998 Cooper L. Wiggen 2017 Thomas M. Wilson 2002 Norman C. Witt 1999 Dean W. Wolf 2013 Dale R. Wordelman 1999 Michael L. Wuehler 2014 H. Wilson Yates 2005 Robert J. Zeimes 2005 Kathleen W. Zielinski 2012

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?

None Date Effective

b) Previously?

John McEachran 2017

Tsuchue Vang 2017

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

None

56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5): a) This year?

Name Date Effective

Barbara Hegfors 1-1-2018

Michael W. Smith 7-1-2018

Gerald Vuchetich 7-1-2018 b) Previously?

Name Date Effective

David J. Bohmert 2010

Bescye Burnett 2014

Russell E. Christensen 2014

Durene Cornell 2014

Elden F. Eklund 2013

Clinton F. Firstbrook, III 2009

Ruth Gangloff 2011

Sharon Goetzinger 2017

Lois E. Hansen 2011

Dennis Itzen 2002

James E. Jameson 1997

Barbara L. Jones 2012

Gary E. Klempke 2013

Leslie M. Minter 2013

Judith H. N. Nelson 2004

Jacob Neufeld 2003

Jill Pawlowski 2013

Donn E. Rakow 2012

Earl Stephan 1996

Clem E. Wagstrom 1990

Richard L. Wilder 2011 57. What is the number of clergy members of the Annual Conference: a) By appointment category and conference relationship? (NOTES:

(1) Where applicable, the question numbers on this report form corresponding to each category have been placed in parenthesis following the category title. Where these question numbers appear, the number reported in that category should agree with the number of names listed in the corresponding questions.

(2) For the three categories of Appointments to Extension Ministries, report as follows: ¶344.1a, c): the number of clergy members appointed within United Methodist connectional structures, including

district superintendents, or to an ecumenical agency. ¶344.1b): the number of clergy members appointed to extension ministries, under endorsement by the Division of

Chaplains and Related Ministries of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. ¶344.1d): the number of clergy members appointed to other valid ministries, confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the

Annual Conference. Note: Report those in extension ministry in one category only. See the Discipline paragraphs indicated for more detailed description of these appointment categories.)

Note: Those approved to serve as a local pastor, but not currently under appointment, are not counted as clergy members of the

conference.

Categories

Deacons in Full Connection

Elders in Full Connection

Provisional Deacons

Provisional Elders

Associate Members & Affiliate Members With Vote

Full–time Local Pastors

Part–time Local Pastors

Pastors and deacons whose primary appointment is to a Local Church (¶¶331.1c, 339) (74)

5 129 5 18 2 26 41

Deacons (in full connection and provisional) serving Beyond the Local Church (¶331.1a, b) (77a,b)

10

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

2 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1a, c) (76a)

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

13 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

0

Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1b) (76b)

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

4 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

0

Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1d) (76c)

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

8 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

1 2

Appointments to Attend School (¶331.3) (79)

0 1 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

Appointed to Other Annual Conferences (49)

1 4 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

On Leave of Absence (50a1, a2) 1 9 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

On Family Leave (50a3, a4)

0 2 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

On Sabbatical Leave (51)

0 0 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

On Medical Leave (52)

0 8

On Transitional Leave (50a5) 0 0 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

Retired (53, 54, 55)

14 272 2 xxxxx xxxxx

xxxxx xxxxx

Total Number, Clergy Members

31 450 7 17 4 28 41

Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members

578

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

Clergy Demographics

Categories

Deacons in Full

Connection Elders in Full Connection

Provisional Deacons

Provisional Elders

Associate Members &

Affiliate Members with Vote

Full–time Local Pastors

Part–time Local Pastors

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

Asian 8 1 2 1 2

Black 8 2 1

Hispanic 1 1 1

Native American

1

Pacific Islander

White 4 27 301 129 2 4 5 9 2 1 14 13 21 16

Multi-Racial

1

Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members*

4 27 317 133 3 4 8 9 3 1 14 14 23 18

578

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?

None

59. Who is certified in specialized ministry? (List the areas of specialized ministry. Indicate by an asterisk those certified this

year.)

Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry

Gail Hoffmann CLS People with Disabilities

Woojae IM FE Spiritual Formation 60. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry?

None

61. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry?

None

62. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry?

None

PART IV CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY (¶(¶ 268, and 666.10 The Book of Discipline) 63. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶ 268, and 666.10)? (List alphabetically, by district)

Name District

Gregory Keyport BW (2015)

John Lloyd BW (2015)

Delbert Larson NS (2015)

Judy Lightowler NS (2015)

Arthur (Jerry) Jensen TC (2017)

David Neil RV (2016)

Carol Ottoson RV (2016)

Terryll Sullivan NS (2016)

PART V DIACONAL MINISTERS (Paragraph numbers in questions 64-71 refer to The 1992 Book of Discipline) Note: All remaining diaconal ministers have retired and none have died this year. Questions 64-70 are deleted. 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?

None

b) Previously?

Name Date Effective

Toni Marie Kisch 2015

David Merry 2004

Wilma Roberts 2003

Harveta Rockwell 1985

Ruth Ann Wiertzema 2013

PART VI APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS 72. Who are approved for less than full-time service? a) What associate members and elders (full and provisional) 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 of service (in one-quarter, one-half, or three-quarter increments) is approval granted (¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506)? (v 2/3, after 8 years v 3/4):

Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service

Gay Albers 2 years 0.50

Gail M. B. Alexander (FE) 11 years 0.75

Mark Bateson (FE) 6 years 0.50

Dan Foster (PE) 1 year 0.50

Nancy Wheeler Handlon (FE) 21 years 0.50

Dana M. Houck (FE) 16 years 0.50

Wesley Johnson (FE) 4 years 0.25

Mary Kitchell (FE) 5 years 0.75

Amanda Larsen (FE) 3 year 0.50

Jon A. Marburger (FE) 4 years 0.75

Donna Martinson (FE) 4 years 0.75

Tiffany J. McDonald (FE) 5 years 0.50

Carl “Chip” Nielsen (FE) 4 years 0.75

Delores “Lori” Nielsen (FE) 4 years 0.75

Clay Oglesbee (FE) 3 year 0.75

Deanna Woodward (FE) 5 years 0.75 b) What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-time service

(¶331.7)?

Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service

Chris Carr (PD) 3 years 0.50

Paula Colton (FD) 2 years 0.75

Hope Hutchison (PD) 1 year 0.50

Cynthia McKee (FD) 8 years 0.50

Kathleen R. Menne (FD) 8 years 0.75

Susan Mullin (FD) 1 year 0.75

Dana Neuhauser (PD) 2 years 0.50

Kay Schroder-Hacklander 1 year 0.25

Grant Spencer (PD) 2 years 0.25 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?

None

74. What elders, deacons (full connection and provisional), associate members, local and supply pastors are appointed to

ministry to the local church and where are they appointed for the ensuing year? (See appointment list, page 58) 75. 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.)

Mary Keen (Full Elder, Retired) to Annandale (Big Waters), less than fulltime, effective July 15, 2017.

John J. Morris (Full Elder) to Extension Ministries, U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains – National Guard Program Chaplain (Big Waters), effective July 16, 2017.

Paula Colton (Full Deacon) to Excelsior (Twin Cities) as Deacon of Family and Outreach Ministries, from Elk River (Big Waters, Minister of Administration) less than fulltime, effective August 1, 2017.

Robert Hicks (Full Elder, Pacific Northwest Conference) to Winona: Wesley (River Valley), less than fulltime, effective August 1, 2017.

Tori Hicks (Full Elder, Pacific Northwest Conference) to Winona: Wesley (River Valley) as associate, less than fulltime, effective August 1, 2017.

MaryAnne Korsch (Provisional Deacon) to Duluth: First (Big Waters) as Discipleship Coordinator and Essentia Health:

Superior as Chaplain, combined full time, effective August 1, 2017.

Joyce Parker (Other Denomination) to Prairie Spirit Parish: Dodge Center (River Valley) as associate, less than full time, effective August 1, 2017.

Shine CP Vang (Full Elder, California-Nevada Conference) to St. Paul: Wheelock (Twin Cities), effective August 1, 2017.

Kali Christenson (newly Licensed Local Pastor), from assigned laity Communities of Faith (North Star) less than full time, to same charge as LLP, effective August 1, 2018.

Patricia Hinker (Full Elder, Retired) to Lino Lakes: Gethsemane (Big Waters), effective September 1, 2017.

Ronald Warnes (Other Denomination) to no appointment, from Thief River Falls, Warren: Grace, Angus Presbyterian (North Star), less than full time, effective September 3, 2017.

Martha Jones (Full Elder) to Retired, from Extension Ministries: Benedictine Health Care Center, effective September 8, 2017.

Linda Koelman (Full Elder, Retired) to Minneapolis: North (Twin Cities) and Minneapolis Police Chaplain, less than full time, effective October 1, 2017.

Jane Millikan (Other Denomination) to no appointment, from Hawley (North Star), less than full time, effective October 10, 2017.

Amanda Lunemann (Provisional Elder) to Incapacitation Leave, from Edina: Good Samaritan (Twin Cities) as associate, effective October 1, 2017.

Abigail Ozanne (newly Licensed Local Pastor) to Browns Valley United and First Presbyterian - Sisseton SD and Presbyterian - Veblen SD, effective November 1, 2017.

Hope Hutchison (Prov Deacon) to Transitional Leave (Twin Cities) from Lutherdale Ministries, Ag Ed Director (Twin

Cities), effective December 1, 2017.

Leah Challberg (Provisional Elder) to Alzheimer’s Association; Care Consultation, from Roseville: Centennial (Twin Cities), effective December 15, 2017.

Dong Hun Shin (Other Conference – Korean Methodist Iowa) to Personal Leave of Absence, from Korean UMC of MN (Twin Cities), effective January 1, 2018.

Martha Postlethwaite (Full Elder) to St. Paul: Central Park dba The Recovery Church (Twin Cities) full time, from St. Paul: Central Park dba The Recovery Church (Twin Cities) less than full time, effective January 1, 2018.

David E. Brown (Full Elder) to Retired, from Inver Grove Heights: Mount Bethel & Storm Faith Community (River Valley), effective January 1, 2018.

Emil Eberhart (Retired Elder Dakotas Conference) to Inver Grove Heights: Mount Bethel (River Valley) less than full time, effective January 1, 2018.

Penelope Eberhart (Retired Elder Dakotas Conference) to Inver Grove Heights: Mount Bethel (River Valley) less than full time, effective January 1, 2018.

Eric Elkin (Other Denomination – ELCA) assigned as interim to Minneapolis: Richfield (Twin Cities), effective January 15, 2018 to June 30, 2018.

Linda Koelman (Full Elder, Retired) to no appointment from Minneapolis: North (Twin Cities) and Minneapolis Police Chaplain, less than full time, effective January 1, 2018.

Laquaan Malachi (Licensed Local Pastor) to Minneapolis: North (Twin Cities) full time from part time to same charge, effective January 1, 2018.

Diane Brennan (newly Licensed Local Pastor) to McGregor/Fleming (Northern Lights Parish) (North Star) less than full time, from assigned lay to same charge, effective January 1, 2018.

Isaac Shin (Retired Elder Detroit Conference) assigned to MN Korean UMC (Twin Cities) less than full time, effective January 1, 2018.

Nehil Bejarano Dominguez (Other Denomination – Evangelica Interamericana) to no appointment from St. Paul: La Puerta Abierta (Twin Cities), effective January 1, 2018.

Kay Schroder-Hacklander (Full Deacon) to Transitional Leave (Twin Cities) from St. John’s Lutheran Church, Dir of Worship & Music Ministries – ELCA (Twin Cities), effective January 1, 2018.

Carol Lynn Englehart (Qual Lay Person) to no assignment from South Haven: Zion (Big Waters) (assigned), effective January 1, 2018.

Garth Heckman (Other Denomination – Fellowship of Christian Assemblies) to New Prague: Heritage (River Valley) less than full time, from same appointment full time, effective January 1, 2018.

Gay M. Albers (Full Elder) to Deer River (North Star District), less than full time, from Leave of Absence, effective January 8, 2018.

Pam Serdar (Full Elder) to Personal Leave of Absence, from Minneapolis: Richfield (Twin Cities), effective January 15, 2018.

Walter Lockhart (Full elder) to Mpls: Walker & Mpls: Simpson (Twin Cities) full time from same appointment less than full time, effective January 1, 2018.

William Healy (Other Denomination – Baptist) to Long Term Disability from Mpls: Park Ave. (Twin Cities), effective

January 1, 2018.

James Crandall (Qualified Lay) assigned to Thief River Falls, Warren & Angus Pres. (North Star) as Assistant to Pastor less than full time, from no previous assignment, effective January 1, 2018.

Samuel Mercado (Other Denomination – Assemblies of God) to no appointment, from Bloomington: Hillcrest (Twin Cities), effective February 15, 2018.

Samuel Lopez (Qualified Lay) assigned to St Paul: La Puerta Abierta (Twin Cities) less than full time, from no previous assignment, effective February 15, 2018.

Kay Schroder-Hacklander (Full Deacon) to Roseville: Centennial (Twin Cities) as Minister of Visitation less than full time, from Leave of Absence, effective February 1, 2018.

David E. Brown (Retired Elder) assigned to Storm Faith Community (River Valley) less than full time, effective January 1, 2018.

Nathaniel J. Larson (Licensed Local Pastor) to discontinued status from Rosemount: The Well (River Valley), effective March 18, 2018.

Abigail Kammann (Qualified Lay) assigned to St. Michael new church plant (Big Waters), less than full time, effective November 1, 2017.

Ethanie Schmidt (Qualified Lay) assigned to Slayton/Lake Wilson (Southern Prairie) less than full time, from no previous assignment, effective March 1, 2018.

Andrew Buschena (new Licensed Local Pastor) from lay assigned to Cambridge: Common Ground (Big Waters), less than full time, effective April 1, 2018.

Lori Anderson (newly Licensed Local Pastor) to Ham Lake: Cedar (Big Waters) less than full time, effective June 1, 2018.

Sherry Mortenson (Licensed Other Denomination – Converge) assigned to Rosemount: The Well (River Valley) as associate pastor, less than full time, effective April 15, 2018.

Eric Shin (provisional Elder) to Chanhassen: Discovery (Twin Cities) and Hopkins: Korean Evangelical (Twin Cities), from Chanhassen: Discovery (Twin Cities) less than full time, effective May 1, 2018.

Abigail Kammann (newly Licensed Local Pastor) from lay assigned less than full time to St. Michael Community Church (new church start) (Big Waters), fulltime, effective June 1, 2018.

Eric Elkin (Other Denomination – ELCA) assigned as continuing interim to Minneapolis: Richfield (Twin Cities), effective May 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

76. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to extension ministries for

the ensuing year? (See appointment list, page 58) a) Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (¶344.1a, c)?

None

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

None

c) To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d? (v 2/3)

None

77. Who are appointed as deacons (full connection and provisional) for the ensuing year? (See appointment list, page 58) a) Through non-United Methodist agencies and settings beyond the local church (¶331.1a)?

None

b) Through United Methodist Church-related agencies or schools within the connectional structures of The United Methodist Church (¶331.1b)?

None

78. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime appointment is to attend school.)

Linda Day

79. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310) [1992 Discipline]? (None) 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.)

81.Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)? St. Cloud, MN; June 18-20, 2019