volume 2.indb - Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference

Journalof the

Forty-First Session

Oregon-Idaho Annual ConferenceThe United Methodist Church

held atWillamette University

Salem, Oregon

June 11-14, 2009

Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata, Presiding

Laura Jaquith Bartlett, Secretary

Volume II

Table Of Contents

Conference Staff ...........................................................................................................................1

Boards and Agencies .....................................................................................................................6

Clergy Directory ..........................................................................................................................27

Laity Directory .............................................................................................................................60

Institutions Directory ...................................................................................................................85

Appointment List .........................................................................................................................97

Salary Schedules .........................................................................................................................107

Structure of the Annual Conference ............................................................................................113

Strategic Direction for the Annual Conference ...........................................................................114

Index ...........� 115

Daily Proceedings .......................................................................................................................117

Ordination ...� 134

Roster of Attendance at Annual Conference ...............................................................................136

Legislative Action ......................................................................................................................139

Standing Resolutions ..................................................................................................................145

Business of the Annual Conference (Disciplinary Questions) ....................................................154

Reports ........� 171

Jason Lee Award .........................................................................................................................215

Bishop’s Award ...........................................................................................................................216

Conference Rules ........................................................................................................................217

Conference Policies ....................................................................................................................238

Memoirs, List of Honored Dead, Memorial Gifts ......................................................................258

History of Oregon-Idaho .............................................................................................................275

History of OR-ID Annual Conference Sessions .........................................................................279

History of District Superintendent Appointments .......................................................................285

History of Local Church Appointments ......................................................................................286

General/Jurisdictional Conference Delegates (current & historical) ..........................................305

Roster of Lay Members ..............................................................................................................306

Clergy Service Records ...............................................................................................................309

Roster of Certified Persons, Certified Candidates, Mentors .......................................................337

Roster of Certified Lay Speakers ................................................................................................338

Persons in Mission ......................................................................................................................340

Index of Financial/Statistical Informaton ...................................................................................343

Conference Budget ......................................................................................................................346

Financial and Statistical Tables ...................................................................................................372

Index ...........� 400

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Daily Proceedings2009 Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference Session

Both clergy and laity sessions convened separately on Thursday afternoon, June 11 (minutes of the clergy session follow these Daily Proceedings). In the evening, the annual conference worshipped together in Smith Auditorium in the annual communion service memorializing those who have died in the past year. The service was planned by Michael Powell and Laura Jaquith Bartlett, in collaboration with the annual conference worship team, coordinated by Brett Strobel. John Watts, dean of the appointive cabinet, preached on how just one life can make a difference in the world. A reception followed in Cat Cavern, hosted by the conference United Methodist Women.

Living the Connection #1Friday, June 12, 2009

8:15 am

The conference members gathered by singing “We Are Called” and visioning how we might transform the world.

CALL TO ORDERBishop Bob Hoshibata called the 41st session of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference to order at 8:28 am. He used both his infamous Idaho potato masher, as well as a very large gavel made of wood from the Oregon coast.

ORGANIZATIONAL MOTIONSThe conference secretary presented these Organizational Motions:

1. The printed conference program is hereby adopted as the official agenda with such changes as will be proposed from time to time by the Agenda chair.2. The pre-conference reports are hereby accepted for changes and perfections as determined by annual conference actions.3. The bar of the conference shall be established as the seats at the tables on the floor of the Fieldhouse, excluding the hospitality table.4. The conference staff, interpreters, readers, mentors, technicians, and pages who do not hold voting privileges are allowed the privilege of working within the bar of the conference.5. Clergy members of other annual conferences currently serving within the bounds of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference under par. 346.1 of the Book of Discipline shall be allowed seats within the bar of the conference, with voice but no vote.6. The printed minutes of each Living the Connection session will be available at the conference office (in the corner of the Fieldhouse) at the end of each day. Corrections should be given to the Conference Secretary.

Motions passed.

GUEST PREACHERBishop Hoshibata introduced Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, who is our guest preacher for this evening. Bishop Jung briefly greeted the conference members and guests.

CONFERENCE LOGOThe bishop acknowledged Mark Manning, the designer of this year’s conference logo. Mark is an artist and member of the Jefferson UMC. The logo is a graphic presentation of our theme: Boldly Making Disciples of Jesus Christ: Transforming the World.

BISHOP’S ADDRESSBishop Hoshibata moved to the podium to address the annual conference. He outlined five “lenses” to help us with our vision for transformation. The first is the lens of holiness. This includes both personal and social holiness. Does the work of our annual conference help others to become closer to Jesus Christ? The second is the lens of excellence. The United Methodist world is tired of mediocrity! We

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are the leaders, so let us be about excellence in all that we do. The third lens is the lens of young people. We need to ask in worship, “How would a young person feel in this service?” Our churches are not young people-friendly, and we need to do something about it. The lens of stewardship is the fourth. This lens enables us to look at all we have, all that we do, and all that we are as examples of God’s abundant blessings. Stewardship means that all we do is offered to God out of gratitude for that abundance. The last lens is the lens of new faith communities. Newness is an important part of how we keep alive and vital! The bishop closed by talking about signs of God in our churches. Our literal signs seem to dictate rules and prohibitions. What signs can we offer that are invitational and transformational? He challenged us to put on each of the five lenses to inform our decisions as we do our work together.

WELCOME BY WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITYBishop Hoshibata introduced Dr. Lee Pelton, president of Willamette University. Dr. Pelton brought greetings to the conference members and guests on behalf of our hosting university. He affirmed Willamette’s historic Methodist heritage.

HISTORIC WESLEYAN QUESTIONS TO ORDINANDSThe four candidates for full membership and ordination as elders were invited forward to answer the historic questions that have been a requirement for ordination since John Wesley first asked them. The bishop reminded us that these candidates have been thoroughly examined by the Board of Ordained Ministry, and have been affirmed by the clergy session. Now they stand before the entire annual conference to respond to the historic questions. Roberta Egli, David King, Courtney McHill, and Elke Sharma answered each of the questions faithfully. The bishop offered a prayer, and the conference members affirmed the ordinands with a standing ovation.

INTRODUCTION OF THOSE AT THE HEAD PLATFORMThe bishop introduced those leading from the platform: Paul Cosgrove, conference chancellor serving as parliamentarian; Wendy Woodworth, agenda chair; Laura Jaquith Bartlett, conference secretary; Cesie Delve Scheuermann, conference lay leader. At the back table: Hannah Bartlett, page; Bishop Jung, guest preacher; and Pat Breen, the bishop’s administrative assistant.

CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORTScott Harkness began the report by asking us to sing together the first stanza of the old Avery & Marsh song, “We Are the Church.” Several CLT members (Joanne Dobrinski, Ardis Letey, Stephan Ross, and Cesie Delve Scheuermann) helped us ask questions about what it means to be the church together. They directed us to look more closely at the “Strategic Direction” of the annual conference and lifted up our missional priorities: a commitment to the Christian practice of both personal and social holiness, making new disciples of Jesus Christ, a commitment to excellence in lay and clergy leadership, and remembering to keep the main thing the main thing.

The CLT members honestly noted a number of significant problems and challenges facing us as an annual conference: a loss of full-time appointments, a growing disconnect in the Connection, a very real danger that the General Fund Reserve will be depleted by 2011. We find ourselves with a system in which it is not clear who has authority or responsibility to change things. But the CLT believes that our troubles do not dictate the entire reality. Scott challenged us to decide how we will define reality…and what reality will define us. What if we think of our situation in a new way? What if we rethink “church”? Conference members watched a video clip from the new “Rethink Church” communications campaign of The United Methodist Church. The CLT is willing to “Rethink Church” as they work—and this means radical change. But the entire connection will need to be involved in order to truly enter into a new reality. The report ended with the singing of the first stanza of “Spirit of Gentleness.” Scott noted two websites as resources: RethinkChurch.org and TenThousandDoors.org.

NOMINATING TEAM REPORTScott Harkness remained at the podium in his role as chair of the Conference Nominating Team. He thanked the entire team and drew attention to the initial nominations report. Scott offered instructions about how members can make corrections or offer other input about the report.


VIRGIN HEALTHMILES REPORTNina Smith, the assistant benefits officer for the annual conference, and Bill Mullette-Bauer, the Director of Stewardship and Finance, addressed the conference members about the conference’s health insurance walking program. Health Insurance participants can get a free pedometer and earn money for themselves AND for the annual conference by walking! Nina urged every conference health insurance participant to sign up, even if they do not intend to wear a pedometer. 91 people have signed up for the 2009 Annual Conference session Steps Challenge! Over 200 people have signed up for the HealthMiles program since January, which is about 40% of those eligible. Nina and Bill urged us to get that percentage higher! Nina also noted the Health Check screenings that are being offered at annual conference this year.

TIME TO GROW REPORTBill Hays, the director of the Time to Grow capital campaign, showed a video introducing the campaign and the powerful ministry offered through our camp & retreat settings. Helen Ober, the general manager of the campaign, challenged us to share our resources to build the future of camp & retreat ministries. She outlined the mission component of the campaign, which seeks to raise money for Camp Bob Buescher, a Methodist camp in Guatemala, as well as to rebuild the Gulfside Assembly, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Even though the campaign has only been in the quiet phase for the past year, already over $500,000 have been raised! Bill pointed out the Time to Grow toolkit folders that each conference member received (this includes a CD with a copy of the video we viewed, as well as many other bonus segments). Bill reminded us that this campaign also supports the United Methodist Foundation. Larry McClure offered a witness to how camp & retreat ministry has significantly impacted his life over the years. The report ended with the singing of “Time to Grow,” a new song written for the campaign by our own David King and Jeff Lowery.

BISHOP’S AWARDBishop Hoshibata introduced this year’s award, which goes to a layperson who exemplifies excellence in leadership. The 2009 Bishop’s Award was presented to Paul Cosgrove. Paul’s spouse (Kathleen), his senior pastor (Arvin Luchs of Portland’s 1st UMC) and his district superintendent (Bonnie Parr Philipson) joined a very surprised Paul on the platform. The bishop described Paul as a “living stewardship sermon.” Paul serves the annual conference formally as our chancellor and as parliamentarian, but he serves both his church and his conference in a variety of significant ways.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & CLOSING PRAYER

Laura read several announcements.

In a moment of personal privilege, it was announced that Janine DeLaunay (who will be commissioned this evening) is being awarded the 2009 Hoyt Hickman award for outstanding liturgical scholarship and practice by the Iliff School of Theology.

The bishop offered a prayer and the session went into recess at 10:50 am so that members could meet in Discipleship Groups and eat lunch.


1:15 pm

The session reconvened with 15 minutes of prayer and praise.

LAY LEADER’S ADDRESSCesie Delve Scheuermann, our conference lay leader, offered her first annual address to the members and guests. Cesie lifted up five different stories, one from each district, which illustrate how our annual conference is reaching out in love to make disciples and transform the world. Jesus calls each of us to do something unbelievable for God! Echoing John Watts’ sermon from Thursday night’s worship, Cesie reminded us that it just takes one person to make a difference.


PRAYERRon Taylor of Rainier UMC was taken to the hospital with serious health concerns during early morning worship this morning. Bonnie Parr Philipson, his district superintendent, led in prayer for Ron and his family.

COUNCIL ON FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIONTed Wimer, president of the CF&A, reminded conference members of the purpose of the CF&A: to develop, maintain, and administer a comprehensive and coordinated plan of fiscal and administrative policies, procedures and management services for the annual conference. Ted introduced the members of the CF&A, and the staff of the Conference Treasurer’s office. Ted used a series of graphics to illustrate the financial systems in place for our annual conference. A bar graph made it very clear that we are rapidly losing our General Fund Reserves. If our apportionment income continues at the 2008 rate, we will run out of money in 2011. Currently, our apportionment income is running behind the 2008 rate. Ted noted that the District Superintendents have agreed to hold their salaries at the 2008 level. We know that we must make changes, but we also know that God gives us what we need to do what God calls us to do! Ted reminded us of the covenant we share, and directed our attention to the budget section of the pre-conference materials.

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTBishop Hoshibata introduced Lt. Genevieve Clark, chaplain with the US Navy, and United Methodist clergy. She is the daughter of Ed and Mona Clark of the McMinnville UMC. The bishop noted that Gen is endorsed as a chaplain by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, and encouraged those who might be interested in pursuing chaplaincy to get in touch with her at the Ministry Marketplace later today.

LEGISLATIVE PROCESS EXPLANATIONSteve Mitchell, legislative chair, offered an explanation of the new Legislative Assembly, which met in April for three days. The Assembly was made up of representatives from all over the annual conference, and that group did preliminary work on the action requests submitted to the 2009 annual conference. The Assembly’s recommendations were mailed to all conference members last month, and will be acted upon at this session. Steve explained the process for voting on the 2009 Consent Calendar.

UNITED METHODIST RETIREMENT CENTERThe bishop introduced Sue Hunter, the director of the United Methodist Retirement Center here in Salem. Sue proclaimed this as the “kick-off” of the UMR Center’s centennial celebration!

INTRODUCTION OF CONFERENCE STAFFBishop Hoshibata offered thanks to Scott Harkness, Director of Connectional Ministries, and Bill Mullette-Bauer, Director of Stewardship and Finance. Bill lifted up Sandra Sittser, Nina Smith, and Jerryn Johnston, his fabulous staff members. Scott celebrated the connectional ministries staff: Lisa Jean Hoefner (executive director of camp & retreat ministries), Geneva Cook (conference camp registrar), Susan Delaney (camp & retreat ministry assistant), Greg Nelson (director of communications), and Turella Woods (connectional ministries administrative assistant). Scott also thanked Linda Sullivan, who retired last September as our Director of Communications.

READING OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT APPOINTMENTSDonna Pritchard and Julian Tuck, lay leader, joined the bishop at the podium for the reading of the appointments.

ANNOUNCEMENTSLaura read several announcements about the Ministry Marketplace, then the members were dismissed to Living the Connection #3 onsite at the Ministry Marketplace.



4:00 pm

The bishop gathered the members back to work by introducing Greg Nelson, head of the General Conference delegation. Greg introduced the 32 proposed constitutional amendments from the 2008 General Conference.

The conference secretary presented each proposed constitutional amendment in turn to the conference members for voting, using written ballot booklets.

During discussion on amendment XIX (19), Carol Thompson moved that Phil Airhart be permitted to speak to constitutional amendment # 19. Seconded. Passed.

There followed discussion about the amendment, then voting continued until each of the 32 proposed amendments had been voted, and the tellers collected the ballots. A tally of Oregon-Idaho’s votes will be reported later in the session. Greg Nelson thanked the members of the delegation, and the entire conference applauded their hard work on our behalf.

CONSENT CALENDARSteve Mitchell guided us through work on the consent calendar.

David Hawk moved that AR (Action Request) #30 be removed from the consent calendar. Seconded. Forty people concurred, so AR#30 is removed.

Leo Naapi moved to lift AR#6 from the consent calendar. Seconded. There were not 40 votes, so AR#6 remains on the consent calendar.

Steve moved that we accept the section of the consent calendar for adoption with no changes (AR#s 20, 24, 25, 32, 34, 36). Passed.

Steve moved that we accept the section of the consent calendar for adoption as amended (AR#s 8, 12, 14). It was pointed out that AR #28 should also be in this section of the calendar. [Note: this action concerning AR#28 was in error, and was later rescinded.] Passed.

Steve moved that we accept the section of the consent calendar for a recommendation of defeat (AR#6). Passed.

Steve moved that we accept the section of the consent calendar for a recommendation of adoption with no changes, needing a 2/3 majority (AR#10) Passed.

Steve moved that we accept the section of the consent calendar for Standing Resolutions: adoption with no changes. (SR#s 5, 9, 13, 15) Passed.

Steve moved that we accept the section of the consent calendar for Standing Resolutions: adoption as amended (SR#11). Passed.


READING OF CENTRAL DISTRICT APPOINTMENTSJohn Watts joined Bishop Hoshibata for the reading of the Central District appointments. Jeanie Hershey filled in for Chris Early, Central District lay leader. The bishop noted that John is serving as dean of the appointive cabinet.

ANNOUNCEMENTSThe concluding announcements included a report on the amount of the offering from Thursday evening’s worship service, which will be directed for the training of persons to lead new church starts: $1,681.68. The tally for Change Hunger Fast (the monies collected by local churches to bring to annual conference) currently stands at $6,172.27. Bishop Hoshibata read the names of the six clergy members who are retiring this year: William Apel, Linda Baker (effective 8/1/09), Dana Brown, Rhoda Pittman Markus, James P. Monroe (effective 1/1/09), Sue Owen, and Barbara Eicher Shumar.

After a time of prayer, the conference members left at 5:24 pm for a dinner break and the service of commissioning and recognition of retirees.

The evening worship was held in Smith Auditorium and planned by Lowell Greathouse and Courtney McHill, in collaboration with the annual conference worship team, coordinated by Brett Strobel. Bishop Hee-Soo Jung was the guest preacher. These persons were commissioned: Carol Brown, Janine DeLaunay, Robin Franklin, John (Joung Youl) Go, Jeff Gordon, Gary Langenwalter, Karen Shimer. Following worship, a reception was held in the Cat Cavern, hosted by the United Methodist Retirement Center in honor of their 100th anniversary.

Living the Connection #5Saturday, June 13, 2009

8:15 am

The conference members gathered Saturday morning by dancing and singing together in praise to God!

CABINET REPORTKate Conolly, dean of the Ministry Cabinet, and John Watts, dean of the Appointive Cabinet, explained the roles of the two different configurations of “The Cabinet.” The appointive cabinet (the five district superintendents and the bishop) works with the Holy Spirit to do “matchmaking,” which means finding the right clergy leadership for our ministry settings. The ministry cabinet includes the members of the appointive cabinet, plus Scott Harkness (Director of Connectional Ministries), Cesie Delve Scheuermann (Conference Lay Leader), and Bill Mullette-Bauer (Director of Stewardship and Finance). Each person had a chance to explain his/her role on the cabinet to the conference members.

GUEST INTRODUCTIONTodd Bartlett introduced the new dean of the Boston University School of Theology, the Rev. Mary Elizabeth Moore, who is a deacon in full connection and a clergy member of the California-Pacific Annual Conference.

BOARD OF PENSIONS REPORTJamie Kienzle, chair of the Board, is traveling with a mission team to Kenya this summer, so he taught the conference members how to say “Good Morning” in Swahili. He then introduced Barbara Hara from the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits. She presented a check for $86,623.20 to the annual conference, representing our HealthFlex rebate due to our high participation in health programs such as Pro-check screening, the Health Quotient questionnaire, annual check-ups, and the Virgin HealthMiles walking program. This creates healthier clergy (and their families) and saves the conference money! Jamie stressed that clergy must enroll in the Virgin HealthMiles program in order to earn any of the HealthFlex incentives. He encouraged laity to make sure their clergy are enrolled.

Jamie noted the economic challenges the Board of Pensions has monitored over the past year. OR-ID health insurance billing continues to rise sharply, and is now all billed to the local church. The average


age of active clergy in this conference is 53. Apportionment shortfalls are significantly impacting the conference’s ability to keep up with our pension liability. The proposed change in the subsidy for retiree health insurance is outlined in the pre-conference report.

Jamie moved the adoption of the Board of Pensions Recommendations 1 through 6 under the “Health Insurance Plan” heading in the BOP pre-conference report (found on page 201 in this Journal):

Jamie addressed a question about Recommendation #5: in the case of clergy couples, only one would pay the $50. He also noted that the $50 per month is just $50, regardless of how many dependents are in the family (it is NOT $50 per dependent).

The bishop led us in prayer, and after a bit more discussion, we moved to a vote on recommendations 1 through 6. Passed.

Jamie moved recommendation 7 under the Health Insurance Plan heading in the Board of Pensions pre-conference report; that the Retiree Subsidy payments change in 2011 as stated in BOP recommendation number 7 (found on page 201 in this Journal): Passed.

Under the heading “Pension and Welfare Plans” in the BOP pre-conference report, Jamie moved the BOP recommended items 1 through 5 (found on page 202 in this Journal). Passed.

Jamie asked for a moment of silence, and then led us in prayer for the clergy who are currently on Incapacity Leave: Barbara Bellus, Gerry Etchison, Sidney Harris, Marvin Jones, David Kinman, Linda Layne, Brian Nelson-Munson, Jerry Peters, Emmett Shortreed, and Wesley Taylor.

STEPS CHALLENGE UPDATELaura Beville offered a report on the Virgin HealthMiles Annual Conference Steps Challenge: 1,331,453 total steps have been taken; 666 total miles have been walked by all those who have upload their steps so far!

BOARD OF TRUSTREES REPORTPaul Cosgrove gave us an update on the lawsuit that has been filed against the annual conference regarding the actions of a clergy member of Oregon-Idaho. Paul was able to report three pieces of good news about the situation: 1) We now know the identity of the insurance carrier that insured the annual conference at the time of the event; 2) The Metro District Church Extension Society has been dismissed from the lawsuit; 3) There have been productive conversations with the legal representatives of all parties involved; all parties are interested in a quick and positive resolution to the lawsuit.

Donna Pritchard moved that the Shedd United Methodist Church be discontinued effective July 1, 2009, in accordance with Par. 2548.2 of the 2008 Book of Discipline. Seconded.

Donna offered this statement: The Shedd congregation voted in a duly called charge conference to discontinue. The Southern District Board of Church Location and Building unanimously recommended Shedd be discontinued, as did the Cabinet and the presiding bishop, Bishop Hoshibata. If the conference also votes to discontinue Shedd UMC, all property and assets will be transferred to the Conference Board of Trustees. Any proceeds will be divided equally between the Annual Conference Church Development Fund and Southern District Church Extension Society, in accordance with Conference Rule #8.030. The members of the Shedd UMC will be transferred to the Halsey UMC.

Elisa Chandler, lay member from Shedd, told about the history of the Shedd UMC. Karen Nelson, Shedd’s pastor, led in prayer. Other conference members offered tributes to the ministry of the Shedd congregation over the years. The conference then took a vote on the motion to discontinue. Passed.


CHURCH DEVELOPMENT TEAMBeth Estock noted that at one time Shedd was a new church start. She reminded us that 150 years ago we were a missional church. Can we explore what it means to be a missional church, rather than a church that practices mission? Beth suggested that we could be the lab school for the rest of the connection in showing how to be in ministry with persons who are spiritual but not yet part of a faith community. Beth showed a video about a Lay Missionary Network program. She invited conference members to be open to discerning whether God might be calling them to enter into the exciting mission field of starting new faith communities.

COUNCIL ON FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Q&AKaren Bolin and Ted Wimer from CF&A were invited to the podium to answer questions about the conference budget. Karen offered some words about how our attitude about stewardship significantly impacts our financial health.

EQUITABLE COMPENSATION REPORTJohn Grimstead, chair of the Commission on Equitable Compensation, clarified the situation for housing allowance for churches. Churches are required to pay clergy either $12,000 or $14,000 (depending on the area), regardless of the amount the clergy person is actually paying on a house.

John presented the Commission’s new policy: Churches that have been on equitable compensation for over three years are now going to be phased off that assistance at the rate of 25% per year. Churches making a new request for assistance will be expected to go off equitable compensation in three years.

John moved the adoption of the Committee’s recommendation that minimum salary packages for 2010 be identical to those for 2009 and be set as follows: $34,200 (elders in full connection), $32,700 (probationary/provisional members), and $31,200 (local pastors). Housing is to be included as part of the ministerial compensation package. The Committee’s recommendation for 2009-2010:

1. That for our purposes, every parsonage will be considered as meeting the minimum salary package. This is true whether the clergy are working full-time or part-time.

2. That a percentage of housing allowance be paid to each pastor that is commensurate to the percentage they work (e.g. one quarter-time receives one quarter the housing allowance, one half-time receives one half the housing allowing, etc.)

3. In lieu of a parsonage, churches will pay a minimum housing allowance as part of the total compensation package. A two-tier formula will be applied consisting of $12,000 (for most churches) and $14,000 for churches in areas with unusually high housing costs. Tier designation will be determined by the Equitable Compensation Commission. These two tiers will be reviewed every two years. Appeals may be made to the Equitable Compensation Commission.

4. Churches and pastors may apply for an exemption to housing allowances under certain conditions. (For example, a pastor already has a home in the area, etc.) If the Commission does not grant an exemption, churches must pay the housing portion of the ministerial compensation package.

Passed.

LIBERIA COVENANTIn a moment of personal privilege, Beverly Walker shared a story about this year’s pins, for sale for $5 to support scholarships for Camphor Mission School in Liberia.

ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTYLowell Greathouse offered information about resources designed to help us work toward the abolition of the death penalty in Oregon and Idaho, in concert with the action request passed on the consent calendar yesterday.

Bishop Hoshibata noted that Lowell Greathouse is moving into new leadership as president of Oregon Ecumenical Ministries.


LEGISLATIVE ACTIONOn behalf of the Legislative Assembly, Steve Ross moved adoption of AR#16 (“Delay the Decision to Implement UMPACT and Allow Other Options”). Passed.

On behalf of the Legislative Assembly, Syd Bell moved the adoption of AR#18 (“Housing Allowance Exclusion from Grade Figure Calculation – Rule 5.141”). Failed.

Steve Mitchell noted that, although we added AR#28 to the Consent Calendar yesterday, this was an error, so the request is before us now.

On behalf of the Legislative Assembly, Ted Wimer moved the adoption of AR#28 (“Annual Conference Registration Fee”).

Don Knepp moved to amend by changing the wording to “each member may be charged a registration fee.” Seconded. Passed.

After discussion of the motion, David King moved the previous question. Seconded. Passed.

Voting moved to the main motion as amended. Failed.

REJUVENATEEilidh Lowery reported that Rejuvenate has begun! We have a number of young persons who are arriving to join us for mission, worship, parties, and interaction with the members of annual conference.

PERSONAL PRIVILEGELowell Greathouse introduced David Leslie, executive director of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.

Bill Mullette-Bauer celebrated our action yesterday as we approved the merger of the OR-ID United Methodist Foundation with the UM Foundation of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference. The same request will be up for a vote in the PNW conference next week. Bill introduced Tom Wilson and Tonya Barnett, soon to be staff for the newly merged Foundation. Bill led us in a prayer of celebration for this new ministry.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRAYERSally Jones reported that Ron Taylor is improving and should be released from the hospital this afternoon. After announcements and prayer, the conference members took a break for lunch.

Living the Connection #6Saturday, June 13, 2009

1:15 pmMembers returned after lunch for song, scripture, and a video about making a difference. A crowd of young persons joined the annual conference for Rejuvenate, a special event for youth and young adults. Bishop Hoshibata commissioned the young persons as they headed out to work on mission projects throughout Salem this afternoon, in the name of Jesus Christ.

RECOGNIZING MARCEY BALCOMBScott Harkness expressed gratitude to Marcey Balcomb for serving in conference youth ministry for over 27 years, most recently as youth specialist for the conference. Even though Marcey could not be with us today, we want to go on record with our appreciation for her service to youth and to all of us through her work and her passion.


CELEBRATE HUNGER MINISTRIESGayle Woods and Jonathan Enz, co-chairs of the Bishop’s Task Force to Eliminate Hunger, witnessed to the efforts within our conference toward our goal of eliminating hunger in Oregon and Idaho. Many churches are planting gardens, with the harvest being donated to those who need it. School children are being fed in a variety of settings. New food pantries have opened, meal programs are being offered throughout the conference. Partnerships have been formed with other denominations and service agencies. Congregation members are also participating in advocacy efforts in both states. The Task Force is now offering grants to support these ministries; Gayle and Jonathan reported on the beneficiaries of recent grant monies. Gayle noted the names of each of the district hunger coordinators. The Task Force has t-shirts available through their website.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND DENMAN AWARDSScott Harkness spoke representing many persons: Norman Rose (scholarship coordinator), Conference United Methodist Women, the Conference Witness Team, and Kathy Campbell-Barton (Peace with Justice Coordinator). Scott showed a slide presentation with the names of people and churches who are being awarded scholarships:

United Methodist General Scholarship ($500.00): CHANLER BUCK, Jason Lee Memorial UMC, Blackfoot, ID, Eastern District (Attending Carroll College); JORDAN BUCK, Jason Lee Memorial UMC, Blackfoot, ID, Eastern District (Attending Boise State University; SARAH FAGAN, Portland First UMC, Portland, OR, Metropolitan District (Attending University of Oregon); MICHELE FRICKE, Portland First UMC, Portland, OR, Metropolitan District (Attending Emporia State University); LEIF IVERSON, Portland First UMC, Portland, OR, Metropolitan District (Attending Pacific Lutheran University); JANNA MOSER; Christ’s Church, Monmouth, OR, Western District (Attending Emporia State University); GRETCHEN NELSON, Morningside UMC, Salem, OR, Western District (Attending University of Puget Sound).

Baxter, Roelfson, Sands Scholarship ($750.00): SCOTT D. FUSON, Lake Oswego UMC, Lake Oswego, OR, Metropolitan District (Attending University of Denver); JOSHUA FRICKE, Portland First UMC, Portland, OR, Metropolitan District (Attending University of Denver)

Miriam Hoffman Scholarship ($750.00): LINDAY FUSON, Lake (Oswego UMC, Lake Oswego, OR, Metropolitan District (Attending University of Puget Sound)

Rev. Karen Layman “Gift of Hope” Scholarship ($1,000.00): SARAH GOFF, Portland First UMC, Portland, OR, Metropolitan District (Attending Grinnell College); EMILY HORNING; Salem First UMC; Salem, OR; Western District; (Attending Pfeiffer University)

Brandenburg Scholarship ($1,800.00 +): JOHN HIESTAND, Hillsboro UMC, Hillsboro, OR, Western District, (Attending: Iliff School of Theology); VIVIAN HIESTAND, Hillsboro UMC, Hillsboro, OR, Western District (Attending Iliff School of Theology); SHERRI WILLARD AGYRE; Corvallis First UMC, Corvallis, OR, Southern District, (Attending: Oregon Health Sciences University)

Ethnic Scholarship ($1,000.00): MARSHAWNA WILLIAMS, Fremont UMC, Portland, OR, Metropolitan District, (Attending: University of Portland)

The Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Women’s Gertrude Boyd Crane 2009 Scholarship Awards: MELANIE MARCUS, Faith UMC, Troutdale, OR (Attending: Iliff School of Theology); GLORIA MARPLE, Wilshire UMC, Portland, OR (Attending: Northwest House of Theological Studies)

2009 Harry Denman Evangelism Award: LISA RADFORD and JORGE RODRIGUEZ

Peace with Justice Churches: Bend First, Christ’s Church-Monmouth, Corvallis First, Eugene First, Fremont, Jason Lee-Salem, Morningside, Portland First, Roseburg, Salem First, Tigard, Trinity-Portland, Tualatin.

Gay Jeffery announced the winner of the Coe Scholarship for a seminary student: KAREN SHIMER.


FINAL NOMINATIONS REPORTScott Harkness moved the adoption of the conference nominating report, with the corrections as distributed today. [This report will be printed in the Conference Journal.] Lee Hunefeld noted that on M20, line 36—Vera Kenyon should be a voting member of CDT. Passed.

WESTERN JURISDICTION CONFERENCES COMMITTEEDavid King and Chris Abend are the OR-ID representatives to the WJC conferences committee. This is the group responsible for setting annual conference boundaries within the Western Jurisdiction. By General Conference action, the number of bishops in the WJC has been reduced from six to five, starting in 2012. The reality is that the current configuration of conferences is not easily divided into five episcopal areas. Our structure must change because our world has changed. This is an opportunity to bring our structure in line with the new ways God is calling us into ministry. We must consider: issues of clergy compensation, benefits, and appointments; maximizing GC representation; making sure all areas have sufficient episcopal leadership; having conferences that are poised for mission.

One scenario currently being considered: the boundaries of Alaska and Cal-Pac would remain unchanged; Cal-Nevada would include northern CA and the Reno area, Desert Southwest would include AZ, UT, and most of NV; Rocky Mountain would include CO, WY, and MT; a new conference would include WA, OR, and ID.

The timeline: initial presentation to annual conferences in 2009; next year the conferences committee will work with the Jurisdictional Leadership Team and the College of Bishops to use feedback to hone the plan; formal presentation to annual conferneces in 2011; then continue to refine and plan; official proposal to WJC in 2012; implementation sometime in the 2012-2016 quadrennium.

READING OF THE METRO DISTRICT APPOINTMENTSBonnie Parr Philipson and Norm Dyer came to the podium for the reading of the Metro District appointments.

READING OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT APPOINTMENTSBob Flaherty assisted Bishop Hoshibata with the reading of the Eastern District appointments. Carole Sullivan, district lay leader, had to leave the conference session, so Bonnie McOmber offered a prayer on behalf of Eastern District laity.

SYNERGY SESSIONCourtney McHill and David King were scheduled to lead us in conversation about new ways of leading faith communities last year, but we ran out of time! So they are back this year with some thoughts and discussion questions.

REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTSThe results of the voting were read by the conference secretary. The results will be reported here in numeric order of the amendments; in each case the yes vote is the first number and the no vote is the second number:1—409/23. 2—400/12. 3—382/21. 4—384/21. 5—384/20. 6—329/75. 7—384/24. 8—406/21. 9—399/28. 10—385/23. 11—387/20. 12—385/22. 13—386/21. 14—385/22. 15—134/274. 16—382/22. 17—164/241. 18—386/22. 19—285/119. 20—388/20. 21—385/22. 22—402/4. 23—384/23. 24—385/23. 25—384/22. 26—384/22. 27—385/22. 28—383/22. 29—387/21. 30—386/21. 31—383/23. 32—384/22.

Karen Nelson, head teller, thanked the group of tellers who worked from 9:30-11:30 pm last night to count all the ballots!

At 2:53 p.m. the members were dismissed to their Discipleship Groups.


Living the Connection #7: The Young People’s SessionSaturday, June 13, 2009

4:15 pm

Bishop Hoshibata welcomed us all back, including the Rejuvenate young persons, who returned from their afternoon mission projects.

REJUVENATEEilidh Lowery introduced the conference members to Rejuvenate. Becky Raines reported on her work with the Salvation Army. Noah Wilson-Fey talked about spreading about 165 yards of bark dust in a Salem park. Jordan and Becky told us that they worked at the Oregon School for the Deaf, planting a garden. Emily Tabb showed a video montage of Rejuvenate.

YOUNG PERSON’S ADDRESSRobert Nelson, Brenna Dykman, Max Wilson-Fey, and Arianne Reagor presented the first Annual Conference Young Person’s Address. Robert reminded us that we can’t Rethink Church without young people. Brenna pointed out that young adults are not a buried treasure or a prize to be claimed, but they long to be supported and connected with the rest of the church. Max lifted up music, study, and service as three areas where the church has impacted his life. Arianne shared that amidst the pain of feeling lost as a young adult, the presence of God is a very real comfort.

Clay Andrew is a consultant to the young adult ministry team. He led us through a time of conversation around several questions: “What themes emerged from the Young People’s Address?” “What was the most affirming thing you heard in the Address?” “What was the most challenging” “Why?” “What was one powerful experience (positive or negative) of Church you had as a Young Person?” “The Church needs to engage Young People. In the next year, what is one thing that you can do, or that you can encourage your congregation to do?”

PERSONAL PRIVILEGEJohn Go is setting up a youth work camp, June 21-26, 2009, at the Nyssa church. About 20 young persons have committed to this work camp!

Rochelle Killett moved that the Nothing But Nets offering [scheduled for Sunday morning’s worship] be designated for Liberia, West Africa. Seconded. Passed.

GENERAL BOARD OF GLOBAL MINISTRYScott Harkness introduced Rachel Harvey of the GBGM; she is a mission specialist with The Advance for Christ and His Church. Rachel addressed the conference members with passion about her background and how it informs her calling. She showed a short video about a new youth mission program of The Advance called B-1 (one being, being one). It’s focused on poverty and hunger. The website for the program is www.fasttodaychangetomorrow.org.

RECOGNITION OF PAGES AND BLESSINGThe bishop led the conference members in a standing ovation of appreciation for the pages and for the Floor Managers, Dan Benson and Laura Beville. After the closing announcements (which included an update on the Change Hunger Fast offering, which is now up to $11,531.58), the bishop led in a prayer of blessing for all the pages. At 5:30 the members were dismissed for dinner and the ordination service.

The ordination service was held at Smith Auditorium, planned by Arvin Luchs and Peg Lofsvold, in collaboration with the annual conference worship team, coordinated by Brett Strobel. Bishop Hoshibata preached and ordained four persons as elders: Roberta Egli, David King, Courtney McHill, and Elke Sharma. The service included a call to discipleship, with persons invited to come to the front where prayer partners were ready to help them discern and celebrate God’s call on their lives. A reception followed in Cat Cavern, hosted by the conference United Methodist Women.


Living the Connection #8Sunday, June 14, 2009

9:45 am

After Discipleship Groups, the conference members entered Cone Fieldhouse to music and dancing. Bishop Hoshibata called us back in the name of Christ.

COUNCIL ON FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONTed Wimer returned to the podium. Ted moved the adoption of the annual recommendations of the CF&A for 2010:

1. Between sessions of the Annual Conference, the Council on Finance and Administration shall implement a spending plan based upon anticipated receipts. This plan shall be determined by the Council after consultation with the Bishop and the Director of Connectional Ministries, and shall be reported to the next session of the Annual Conference.

2. That the first 200 miles to the Annual Conference session be exempted from mileage reimbursement.

3. That Equalization Members elected by the Annual Conference be reimbursed for housing and meals while attending the session and that the maximum amount of reimbursement be set at $159 for 2009.

4. That the Council on Finance and Administration be authorized to borrow up to $500,000 on an open note against the annual receipts to cover essential and authorized expenditures during intervals dictated by cash flow needs. Interest on such borrowed funds will be paid from the “Contingency” line item in the Administration Fund.

5. The General Fund is maintained, and administered by the Council on Finance and Administration. The General Fund balance provides working capital (cash flow) for the operation of the Conference, emergencies and unexpected needs that arise from time to time. The annual net operating results in the Ministerial Support, Administration, World Service and Conference Benevolence, and other funds not otherwise designated will provide the basis for the General Fund. The General Fund reserve needs to be large enough to support several months of operating expense for the Conference – and act as a cash flow.

6. That the following organizations be given permission to solicit funds among the churches of the Conference without quota:

a. Willamette Universityb. Pacific School of Religionc. Alaska Pacific Universityd. Rust Collegee. Wesley Foundations of the Conferencef. Willamette View Foundationg. United Methodist Retirement Center, Salemh. Clergy-mates Emergency Fundi. Ecumenical Ministries of Oregonj. Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Foundationk. Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Ministers’ Retirement Fundl. Northwest House of Theological Studiesm. Partnership with Liberia Annual Conference

Passed.

Ted moved the adoption of the Ministerial Support portion of the budget for 2010. Passed.

Ted moved the adoption of the Administration portion of the budget for 2010.


Jan Nelson moved to amend as follows: that the 2010 apportioned budget amount for Annual Conference session expenses and funding on line 17 of page R-4 be changed from $57,000 to $69,000. Seconded. Failed.

Voting moved to the main motion: the Administrative portion of the budget. Passed.

Ted moved the adoption of the World Service and Conference Benevolence portion of the budget for 2010.

Charlotte Sutton moved to amend as follows: that $20,000 be added to the campus ministry budget on page R-7 line 17, restoring the line item to $205,000. Seconded. Failed.

Vera Kenyon moved that on page R-7 line 26, the 2010 budget for Hispanic Ministries be brought back to the 2009 level of $50,000. Failed.

Scott Harkness noted that the Korean Ministry Council, approved by annual conference action, comes with a budget amount of $2000, which is not included in our printed materials. This amount is now included on line 26 of R-8, although our printed budget does not show it. This changes the bottom line by an increase of $2000.

Voting moved to the main motion: the World Service and Conference Benevolence portion of the budget. Passed.

Ted moved the adoption of the portion of the 2010 budget found on page R-9, lines 8 through 23 (“Other General Conference Apportionments”). Passed.

LEGISLATIVE ACTIONApril Hall Cutting moved reconsideration of AR#28 as amended yesterday. Seconded. The motion was ruled out of order, since April had not voted with the prevailing side.

On behalf of the Legislative Assembly, Bonnie Parr Philipson moved the adoption of SR#3 (“Clergy Role in Rite of Marriage”).

Matt Taylor moved to amend by striking the word “support” and replacing it with the word “encourage.” Seconded. After discussion, the previous question was moved. Seconded. Passed.

Voting moved to the Taylor amendment. Failed.

Jim Frisbie moved the previous question on all that is before us. Passed.

Voting moved to the main motion: the adoption of SR#3. Failed.

On behalf of the Legislative Assembly, Julian Tuck moved the adoption of SR#7 (“National Fair Trade Policy”). Passed.


On behalf of the Legislative Assembly, Jeanne Knepper moved the adoption of SR#17 (“Support the Abolition of Human Trafficking”). Passed.

On behalf of the Legislative Assembly, Ted Wimer moved the adoption of AR#30 (“Suspend Rule 2.300 for the 2009-2012 Quadrennium”).

David Hawk made and withdrew an amendment. As a result, the bishop expressed his willingness to convene a task force—if AR#30 passes—to examine the financial implications to the Eastern District conference members due to the Eastern District relinquishing their opportunity to host Annual Conference during the 2009-2012 Quadrennium.

After discussion, Brett Strobel moved the previous question. Seconded. Passed.

Voting moved to the main motion, the adoption of AR#30. Failed.

INVITATION TO THE 2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSIONKate Conolly invited conference members to attend the annual conference session June 10-13, 2010, in Salem.

ANNOUNCEMENTSThe bishop announced that appointments for the Western District and for Extension Ministries would be read during worship. The conference secretary read closing announcements, including the total amount collected for the Clergy Wellness Fund: $2,238.48. The offering for Central Conference Pension support totaled $2,306.37.

Laura Jaquith Bartlett, conference secretary, moved that the 41st session of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference be adjourned sine die following worship; and that the daily proceedings of this Annual Conference be printed as the official minutes in the Journal, with such editorial corrections as are necessary. Seconded. Passed.

The closing worship was planned by David King and Jeff Lowery, in collaboration with the annual conference worship team, coordinated by Brett Strobel. It was held in Smith Auditorium, which had been transformed into a construction zone to emphasize the theme that God is at Work in our lives and in our world. Bishop Bob the Builder made a special appearance to deliver a children’s message, in which he took on a new identity as Bishop Bob the Transformer, and invited all of us to join him in the work of transforming the world. Before the close of worship, Bishop Hoshibata, joined by Kate Conolly, read the appointments for the Western District. Together with John Watts, he also read the extension ministry appointments. Following worship, the annual conference was officially adjourned at 12:45 p.m.

Clergy Session: Oregon-Idaho Annual ConferenceJune 11, 2009

1:00 pm

Gay Jeffery, chair of the Board of Ordained Ministry, opened the session at 1:10 pm. She introduced those at the head platform: Phil Airhart, chair-elect of the BOM; Dan Wilson-Fey, chair of the Division of Elders; Laura Jaquith Bartlett, conference relations chair; and Glenn Jaquith, chair of the Division of Deacons. Bishop Hoshibata will join the others at the table following his greeting to the Laity Session. Offering baskets are at the exits, with money collected to go to the Clergy Wellness Fund. Gay offered an opening prayer.

Judy Johnson gave a report about Conference Clergy Emergency Fund.


Bill Hays, the director of the Time to Grow campaign, addressed the clergy session about the current capital campaign. He challenged us to take seriously the invitation to support this campaign, which will raise funds for our Camp & Retreat Ministry and our UM Foundation, with outreach to Guatemala and the Gulf Coast. Brenda Wills offered a testimonial to how camping has shaped her faith journey in very significant ways, and shared how a meeting with her financial advisor opened her eyes to how, using investments, she can pledge $10,000 to Time to Grow.

Sue Owen reported on Pastors’ School, which has been an important resource for continuing education and fellowship throughout her ministry career here. She encouraged us to put the dates of the 2010 Pastors’ School on our calendars: May 10-13, 2010.

Laura moved that ministers of other denominations be allowed to be present without voice or vote; an individual minister of another denomination may be allowed voice upon approval by a 2/3 vote of the session. Seconded. Passed.

Laura moved that clergy members of other annual conferences, who are currently serving within the bounds of OR-ID (under par. 346.1) be allowed in clergy session, with voice but no vote. Seconded. Passed.

Laura moved that the administrative assistant to the bishop be allowed to be present at the clergy session without voice or vote. Seconded. Passed.

Laura moved that Erin Martin’s mother be allowed to be present without voice or vote, in order to assist Erin with her new infant. Seconded. Passed.

Bishop Hoshibata joined us, and introduced Bishop Hee-Soo Jung. Bishop Jung is our guest as the preacher for worship Friday evening. He is the bishop of the Northern Illinois Annual Conference.

QUESTION 17Bishop Hoshibata asked the clergy members, by district, if all are blameless in their life and official administration. In each case, the answer was yes.

ELECTION OF CANDIDATESAfter presentations by each candidate, Laura moved that Roberta Egli, David King, Courtney McHill, and Elke Sharma be elected into full membership and ordained as elders. A vote was taken on each candidate in turn. Passed.

After each candidate was introduced to the clergy session, Laura moved that Carol L. Brown, Gary Langenwalter (deacon track), John (Joung Youl) Go, Janine DeLaunay, Robin Franklin, Jeffrey A. Gordon, and Karen Shimer (elder track) be elected into probationary (provisional) membership. A vote was taken on each candidate in turn. Passed.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTSThe clergy members of our General Conference delegation introduced the 32 proposed constitutional amendments, which will come before the annual conference this year. Laura (as conference secretary) explained the voting process for Friday afternoon.

BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE (BAC)After a short break, the clergy members turned to voting on the Disciplinary Questions that make up most of the BAC. A complete report is available on page 154 of this Journal.


Stephan Ross requested that in the future as we take votes on the leave sections of the BAC, the Board offer information about how many years a person has been on leave cumulatively, including total years on all leave categories.

Two questions were raised about Question 29: Should Achsah Clark and Amy Pearson be moved from 29b to 29e? Does the clergy session vote on the person in Question 29 (probationary/provisional members who are being continued)? After some discussion, it was determined that the Board should do more research and report back before the end of the session.

CLERGY MORALEBishop Hoshibata asked for some time to address the session about clergy morale. He addressed issues related to the circumstances of this appointment season, which have resulted in a shortage of full-time spots for the elders who have a right to an appointment. This meant that some persons who are not elders in full connection in OR-ID had to lose their appointment. Bishop Hoshibata acknowledged the pain of this situation for the persons involved, as well as for the appointive cabinet. The bishop allowed questions and discussion about this issue. He challenged us to work together to grow our churches and to work creatively and cooperatively to deal with the factors that impact this situation.

The bishop noted that there has been a pattern of low participation by clergy in the Discipleship Groups during annual conference. He personally asked clergy to be full participants in these groups.

ORDINATION NOTEClergy are being asked to robe and participate in the processional for Ordination, in order to be supportive of our new colleagues. Bishop Hoshibata noted that those who do not typically wear robes do not need to purchase a new robe just for this event!

RESIDENCE IN MINISTRYGay expressed the gratitude of the Board for those who have served as leaders of RIM (Residence in Ministry) during the past two years.

CLERGY NETWORKGary Powell offered a report about the Network. This new clergy group includes persons from each of the Orders as well as the Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members, and a lay person. Gary outlined the four goals of the Network. This past year the Network has conducted listening sessions with a variety of groups within the annual conference, centered around the question: “What are five things clergy need?” This question will now go out more widely on the bishop’s E-Vine. As part of the Network report, we also heard reports from the Orders and the Fellowship: Peg Lofsvold & Thom Larson, Order of Elders; Barbara Bunsold, The Fellowship; Ann Bateman, Order of Deacons. Gary reminded us to reflect on the missional goals of the annual conference, as well as the expectations for clergy related to these goals. He asked a series of questions for us to ponder concerning continuing education, covenant, participation in the life of the annual conference, accountability, welcoming…. There is plenty of work for us to do together!

BOM REPORT ON QUESTION 29On behalf of the BOM, Laura reported on #29: Achsah and Amy should appear in #29e. The BOM closely monitors the growth of each probationary/provisional member. If the BOM believes that one of these persons needs to be discontinued, that name will be presented to the clergy session for a vote in Question 42, but there is no vote on continuation.

Phil closed the session with prayer at 5:37 pm.

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This is to certify that Bishop Robert Hoshibataof The United Methodist Churchordained the following persons

at theordination service of the

Oregon-Idaho Annual Conferenceheld in Salem, Oregon

June 13, 2009

Ordained Elder and received into full connection:

Roberta EgliDavid King

Courtney McHillElke Sharma

Robert HoshibataPresiding Bishop

Laura Jaquith BartlettConference Secretary

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The newly ordained Elders with the bishop (left to right): Bishop Robert Hoshibata, Roberta Egli, David King, Elke Sharma, Courtney McHill.

Bishop Hoshibata poses with those he has just commissioned (lef to right): Gary Langenwalter, John (Joung Youl) Go, Karen Shimer, Janine DeLaunay, Jeff Gordon, Carol Brown.

136 Roster of AttendanceRoster of Attendance: Annual Conference Session 2008

Turella Woods, Section EditorOregon-Idaho Conference Members:Abell, LarryAbend, ChrisAbend, KathyAdams, DavidAirhart, PhilipAkins, SharronAllen, AnnaAllen, SarahAllen, ScottAllred, BeckyAnderson, BonnieAnderson, KarenAndrew, ClayAtchley, ClenBaker, LeilaBarley, NormanBarnhart, DonaldBartlett, Laura JaquithBartlett, ToddBateman, AnnBath, LarryBaumgartner, MillieBaxter, Sue AnnBean, DavidBell, SydneyBelliston, RickBelliston, SheilaBenneth, CathyBenoit, ChristyBenson, DanielBenson, KarenBergacker, JuanitaBernel, DaveBettinger-Anderson, SarahBeville, LauraBiggs, LindaBirge, BillBittle, CherylBjork, LorraineBlakely, RonBlanksma, DarylBodeen, SherryBodry, LisaBoegli, SusanBolduc, TinaBolin, KarenBolster, BryanBorden, RonBowers, CarolynBoyes, KathyBradley, RoseBraudt, MarcieBrik, NancyBroussard, RolandBrown, AgathaBrown, Carol

Brown, SheilaBuechler, DaveBunsold, BarbaraBuntele, RuthBurkhart, JanetBynum, JackByrd, RobCampbell-Barton, KathyCarlson, EricCarlson, RogerCastle, FrankChamberlin, RuthChambers, SueChandler, ElisaChase, CharlesCheatham, SandyChen, JenniferChildress, DavidCho, Myoung SubChristianson, PennyClapp, CarolynClark, AchsahClark, EdClark, GlenClarkson, LindaColling, JoyceCollins, MarcieConklin, EricConolly, KateCook, BeaCook, William “Bill”Cooper, ChuckCooper, LuraCornell, JackCromer, SteveCromwell, JanetCrooch, KarenCue, DolphusCutting, April HallCutting, Craig HallDarling, PaulDauenhauer, LilaDavis, MatthewDawson, LisaDeasy, DorothyDeLaunay, JanineDolan, DennisDolan, SueDolmage, DorothyDrake, GwenDyer, NormanDzur, JimEcklesdafer, JillEdenholm, LaniEgli, RobertaElliott, KellyEllsworth, SusanEnz, JonathanEssinger, DonEssinger, LethaEstock, Beth Ann

Ettel, AnnEttel, TomFairbairn, JeanFarrell, JanetFarrell, SunniFaupau, TuiFellers, JamesFelton, JodyFernandez, ArturoFields, KimFlaherty, RobertFlanagan, EmilyFlanagin Jr., RichardFoote, MaryFord, ValFoster, ColleenFoster, TomFothergill, JuneFranklin, RobinFrench, JudiFreund, LindaFridel, ChristinaFrisbie, JimFrisbie, RinyaFrohlick, CorinneFuellas, LindaFüss, RichardGamble, LeroyGarver, KayeGates, BillGillette, DoloresGilman, DelenaGilmore, EdsonGilmore, NadineGlynn, DorothyGo, JohnGolden, MargaretGoodman, ViGoodrich, DavidGordon, JeffreyGornick, JoanneGoto, LarryGraham, AudreyGraven, KayGreathouse, LowellGregor, MichaelGregor, Nan Grimsted, JohnGroves, VernonGunn, Mary FrancesGuptill, PattiHajdu-Paulen, JeremyHall, Flora BeeHankins, JanHanni, PhilipHappel, PatHare, WilliamHarelson, VernaHarkness, ScottHarkness Haugen, MelissaHauer, Marcia

Hawk, DavidHays, BillHeilman, BrandonHeisel, CarolHenry, MattHenson, RhondaHereau, MarilynHershey, LynHesselman, NancyHiggins, PennyHill, GerryHill, JaneHill, WayneHine, PattyHoadley, FredHobson, Mary LouHoefner, Lisa JeanHoffman, JuanitaHolland, JerryHollingsworth, PhyllisHollomon, DeanHollomon, MikeHoman, WendiHoughton, Dann Hughes, DonnaHulbert, TedHunefeld, LeeHunt, CrystalHurd, DavidIronside, LynnIves, JamesJabs, Aura LeeJabs, EdJaquith, GlennJeffery, BoydJeffery, GayJeffery, KirkJensen, ScottJensen, SusanJohnson, CarolJohnson, JudyJohnson, SabrinaJohnson, SaraJones, LouieJones, RonJones, SallyKearse, PhillipKeller, TereseKenyon, VeraKessinger, JessicaKidner-Miesen, LuraKienzle, JamieKienzle, LouiseKillett, RochelleKimbrow, JohnKing, DavidKirkpatrick, PhilKnepp, DonKnepp, ShirleyKnepper, JeanneKriesel, Ron

Roster of Attendance 137Kuessel, KarlLamb, MikeLangenwalter, GaryLannigan, EdLarson, Thom LaRue, PaulLasswell, Mary EllenLawrence, RalphLedden, RobertLee, AnneLehrman, ChuckLetey, ArdisLewis, AnitaLewis, PaulLight, WarrenLofsvold, PegLongworth, KolletteLorts, CeliaLove, DonLove, JaneLowery, EilidhLuchs, ArvinLuckman, PeggyLudemann, SueLungrin, TedMacFadden, SandiMalua-Katoa, KalinaManning, MarkMarchus, BobMaria, DeborahMarkus, RhodaMarple, GloriaMars, JohnMartin, ErinMarxer, EileenMcAlister, KarenMcBurney-Rebol, KylaMcClure, ClaireMcClure, EllieMcClure, LarryMcCoy, MaryMcDonald, WilliamMcElroy, MarshaMcElroy, MarvinMcHill, CourtneyMcKay, Doug McNary, BobMcOmber, BonnieMeese, PamelaMercer, JenniferMeyer, PattiMeyers, PattyMiesen, PatMitchell, AlvaMitchell, StevenMoehring, DavidMoli, SoteriaMonroe, JimMontgomery, LyndaMoore, AnneMoreaux, DonMorris, WesMorton, DukeMoses, Suzanne

Munday, PattyMyers, TedMyers, VincentNaapi, LeoNaeve, CurtNeely, JeanNelson, GregNelson, JanNelson, KarenNelson, LisaNelson, RobertNelson-Munson, BrianNelson-Munson, PamelaNichols, CandaceNixon, BarbaraNixon, MillyNovak, TimOakberg, TedOba, GaryOh, Kwang SeogOlund, JeanetteOsborne, SherylOwen, SuePage, VickyPark, Eun SooParr Philipson, BonnieParr Philipson, JamesParrish, MarilynPassow, ErikPayton, LisaPearson, ArlenePerin, LoaPeters, DonnaPeterson, RonPhelps, BarbaraPitney, DanPitney, DebbiePitney, JohnPlant, JillPollard, TrudyPowell, GaryPowell, MichaelPritchard, DonnaPritchard, KatePuckett, KarenQuanstrom, LindaRabenstein, LynnRadford, LisaRaines, DaveRaines, KathyReagor , ArianneReasoner, RobertRegele, GenieRemington, WandaRempel, JerryReynolds, BillieRider, MaryRoberts, ClaudiaRodgers, JanaRoper, DeloresRose, BobRose, NitaRoss, GaryRoss, Steve

Rudawitz, RebeccaRussell, JudiRussell, SierraSadler, PaulaSargent, RandSchaffer, SherylScheuermann, Cesie DelveSchmidt, ScottSchrader, ClydeSchrader, DanaSchulte, StaceySchwiebert, JohnScott, BertSeagren, BillSene, BrendaSeverson, EricShaffer, JaneSharma, ElkeShaw, StuartShimer, BrianShinkle, SandieShirley, RuthSilfies, JeriSimpson, LoErnaSkirvin, RichardSloan, LyndaSmedema, KathrynSmith, ErnestSmith, JamesSmith, NevaSmith, SharonSmith, VickiSorsoli, PatSpencer, JoSpiering, ColleenSprecher, SteveSraufe, DeanStanek, AlanStark, AnneStarr, ShannonSteele, ElaineSteele, JerryStevens, KathyStone , JeanStoneberg, KrisStoppel, JeanieStover, TimStrobel, BrettStrobel, CraigSturdevant, PatsySullivan, CaroleSullivan, LindaSutton, CharlotteSutton, LeeTangeman, ArlandTangeman, EdnaTate, TomTaylor, MattTaylor, RonTemple, LaVonnaThiers, JerryThompson, CarolThompson-Aue, DanielTitus, Dick

Tollefson, SteveTrachsel, AllenTrail, TerrieTruby, TomTuck, JulianTuck, Sharon CramTucker, JohnTucker, LindaUdy, BettyVedamuthu, EbVeysey, TwilaWagner, LoisWalker, BeverlyWallace, CharlesWalters, EugeneWalton, RuthWard, DonnaWard, LarryWargo, MaryWaters, JimWatkins, JanineWatkins, SheiliaWattman-Turner, MarshallWatts, JohnWeaver, MorrisWebb, ChristineWebb, ScottWeld-Martin, AnneWells, LaurelWenigmann, BruceWerth, PatWheeler, ReginaWhistler, PearlWhite, DavidWhite, GeraldWhitehead, TomWhittenburg, JimWiens, SallyWiles, NadineWills, BrendaWilson-Fey, DanielWimer, TedWitt, KevinWolfe, SteveWoods, GayleWoods, JohnWoodworth, WendyYamamoto, DeanYim, RobinYoshida, ToyomiZemke, Kay

Non-Conference Members Serving Within Oregon-Idaho:Cram, ChuckDavis, JulieGurley, PamHall, GeneHill, CherylHwang, Sin Hee

138 Roster of AttendanceMorrison , RobynMullette Bauer, BillRodriquez, JorgeSimmons, JamesSluss, JoyceSwanson, CarolTaylor, BillWhitlatch, RonWhtilatch, CathyWinslea, ElizabethWinslea, Tim

Clergy Members With Excused Absence (excluding retired members)Baker, LindaBellus, BarbaraBetts Borgerson, DoritaCooper, ChuckErbele, Terence Erbele, Evelyn Googins, Mary AnnHaftorson, KennethHastings, Danna Jones, Marvin Kimbrow, SandraKinman, David Knotts, AliceLittle, Karen Luckman, PeggyMarsh, RuthMcNutt-Kaestner, CindyOverton-Harris, AmyOverton-Harris, TimPitney, DanielShumar, Barbara EicherWeekley, DavidWills, Brenda

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Legislative Action Table of Contents

Action Requests:AR#5 Legistative Committee(s) ...................................................................................... 140AR#7 Video Teleconferencing Centers ............................................................................ 140AR#9 Orientation for Clergy Appointed for First Time in the OR-ID Conference ......... 140AR#11 2009-2010 Conference Advance Specials ........................................................... 141AR#13 Develop Cultural Competency Training for Clergy ............................................ 141AR#15 Delay the Decision to Implement UMPACT ...................................................... 141AR#17 Housing Allowance Exclusion from Grade Figure Calculation – Rule 5.141 .... 142AR#19 Proposal to merge the O-I and the N.W. UM Foundation ................................... 142AR#23 Form a Conference Korean Ministries Council .................................................. 142AR#25 Abolish the Death Penalty in the states of Oregon and Idaho ............................. 142AR#27 Annual Conference Registration Fee .................................................................. 143AR#29 Suspend Rule 2.300 for the 2009-2012 Quadrennium ........................................ 143AR#31 Change in HealthFlex plan for active clergy in 2010 to B750, FX2 ................... 143AR#33 Change HealthFlex plan for retired clergy for 2010 ........................................... 143 AR#36 Continue Legislative Assembly Process .............................................................. 143

Standing Resolutions:SR#3 Clergy Role in Rite of Marriage ............................................................................ 143SR#5 Close School of the Americas ................................................................................ 143SR#7 National Fair Trade Policy ..................................................................................... 144SR#9 Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strikes—Opposition To ....................................................... 144SR#11 Middle East Conflicts ........................................................................................... 144SR#13 Pregnancy and Family Planning, Continue Support Right of Choice .................. 144SR#15 United Nations Support ........................................................................................ 144SR#17 Support the Abolition of Human Trafficking ....................................................... 144

140 Actions & Resolutions

Annual Conference Actions and ResolutionsMary Frances Gunn, section editor

Conference ActionsRecorded below is the text of each petition as passed by the 2009 Annual Conference,

along with the titles of petitions that were defeated or referred. For the text of Standing Resolutions, see the next section, beginning on page 145.

AR#5 Legislative Committee(s)Sponsor: Leo NaapiDefeated.

AR#7 Video Teleconferencing CentersSponsor: Fred HoadleyResponsible Parties: Conference Director of Communications Adopted.

The Conference Director of Communications will continue to develop teleconferencing sites throughout the annual conference.

AR#9 Orientation for Clergy Appointed for First Time in the Oregon-Idaho ConferenceSponsor: Ministry CabinetResponsible Parties: These revised and new rules will be incorporated in the Conference Jour-nal by the conference secretary and implemented by the parties named in the rule(s).

1.330 Orientation for Clergy Appointed for First Time in the Oregon-Idaho Conference

1. All clergy receiving their first appointment in the conference shall be provided information that will help them prepare for their ministry, enroll in required and optional benefit programs, and participate responsibly in the connection. At minimum, this information shall include: a. current information on the conference mission and vision b. conference moving policy c. clergy sexual ethics policy d. health insurance program e. pension program f. pre-conference materials g. information about the diversity of the annual conference

2. The Board of Ordained Ministry shall designate a person on their board to oversee the orientation process of first-time appointees. This person shall work with the Director of Connectional Ministries and the Director of Stewardship and Finance to determine each year what current information is relevant to first-time appointees and when they should receive it. If possible, the Bishop’s office shall provide to the Board of Ordained Ministry officer a list of first-time appointees and their contact informa-tion before the annual conference session at which their appointment is read.

3. The Board of Ordained Ministry shall sponsor an orientation retreat in the fall of each year for all clergy serving a first-time appointment in the conference. It shall be planned in coordination with the Director of Connectional Ministries and Director of Stewardship and Finance.

- Create a new Conference Rule 3.025 to read:

3.025 Each District Superintendent shall report to the Director of Stewardship and Finance by July 15 the name, appointment and amount of the Pension Plan Compensation for every clergy member in their district appointed for the first time in the conference. The Director of Stewardship and Finance shall, in turn, notify the Board of Pensions. The District Superintendents are also responsible for such notifica-tions regarding first-time appointed clergy between sessions of the annual conference.


AR#11 2009-2010 Conference Advance Specials Sponsor: Outreach Ministry Team

Responsible Parties: These ministry programs carry the sole responsibility for eliciting donations themselves. Local church treasurers will direct any moneys they receive for these Conference Advance Specials to the Conference Treasurer. The Treasurer’s Office carries responsibility for distributing any received moneys to the appropriate ministry organizations, as well as for including these Advance Specials in the list of funds provided to local church treasurers. Adopted.

Approve the following programs as Conference Advance Specials for the 2009-2010 Conference Year:

Bishop’s Initiative to Eliminate Hunger; Conference-wideCamp Hope; Camp MagruderCommon Cup Family Shelter; Portland, ORCreation Vacation; all sites in Oregon-IdahoDavid’s Harp; Portland, ORDisaster Response Fund; Conference-wideHabitat for Humanity; all within Conference bordersHispanic Ministries: Hispanic Ministries Training Institute (HMTI); Conference-wide Lower Snake River Hispanic Ministries; Wilder, ID Western District Hispanic Ministries; Cornelius, ORKlamath Basin Cooperative MinistriesMethodist Counseling Center; Boise, IDOregon Korean Community Center; Beaverton, OROur House Residential AIDS Care Program; Portland, ORRebuilding Together; Washington County, ORStrength for the Journey, operation and endowment; Portland ORUnited Methodist Retirement Center; Salem, ORUnited Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM); Conference-wideWoodlawn Community Resource Center; Portland, OR

AR#13 Develop Cultural Competency Training for Clergy Sponsor: Commission on Religion and Race, Council on Racial and Ethnic Leadership, His-

panic Ministries Council and Council on Native American MinistriesResponsible Parties: A planning team from the Board of Ordained Ministry, Commission on Religion and Race, Council on Racial and Ethnic Leadership, Hispanic Ministries Council and the Council on Native American Ministries will develop and present to the 2010 annual confer-ence a training program that shall fulfill the requirement.Adopted as amended.

The Board of Ordained Ministry, in its responsibility to set minimum standards and specific guidelines for continuing formation as per ¶334.2.d of The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church 2008, begin the process of intentionally and systematically raising the level of cultural competency of clergy and ministry settings across our annual conference by including cultural competency training as a minimum standard for clergy.

Furthermore, that a planning team from the Board of Ordained Ministry, Commission on Religion and Race, Council on Racial and Ethnic Leadership, Hispanic Ministries Council, the Council on Native American Ministries and Reconciling United Methodists develop and present to the 2010 annual confer-ence a training program that shall fulfill the requirement.

AR#15 Delay the Decision to Implement UMPACT and Allow Other OptionsSponsor: Wilderville and Immanuel United Methodist ChurchesResponsible Parties: The Conference Board of Trustees in cooperation with UMPACT, W.R. Reed & Co. and information provided by each local church.Adopted as amended.


Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference will 1 - Delay the implementation of the United Methodist Property and Casualty Trust (UMPACT) as the Conference wide insurance carrier for all churches of the Annual Conference until January 1, 2011. 2 - All Oregon-Idaho Churches will be provided with the actual costs of the program before the Annual Conference session in 2010. 3 – The Annual Conference session in 2010 will review the actual cost comparisons with what the churches are currently paying for their insurance. AR#17 Housing Allowance Exclusion from Grade Figure Calculation – Rule 5.141

Sponsor: Dan Wilson-FeyDefeated.

AR#19 Proposal to merge the O-I UM Foundation with the UM Foundation of the N.W.Sponsor: Oregon-Idaho United Methodist FoundationResponsible Parties: With the approval of both annual conferences, combined representatives of both Foundations will make appropriate changes to their governing documents and seek the approval of all 3 states within our geographic boundaries. This action will be carried out by a merge task force comprised of representatives of both Foundation boards along with the support of legal counsel.Adopted.

Approve of an organizational merger, between the Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Foundation and the United Methodist Foundation of the Northwest, in accordance with the Bylaws and Articles of Incorpora-tion of both Foundations and the United Methodist Book of Discipline, and under the governance of all current Directors of both Foundations.

AR#23 Form a Conference Korean Ministries CouncilSponsor: Council on Racial/Ethnic LeadershipResponsible Parties: Before the close of 2009, the Director of Connectional Ministries will meet with United Methodist Korean pastors and laypersons to identify charter members of the Korean Ministries Council and to facilitate the first meeting. At the first meeting, a structure shall be established, along with terms of service and appropriate representation of Korean com-munities across the conference. The proposed structure shall be presented to the Connectional Ministries Table for final approval. A list of members of the new Korean Ministry Council shall be presented to the Conference Nominations Committee for its Spring 2010 meeting to be included in their report to Conference.Adopted.

Form a Korean Ministries Council as a part of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.

Structurally, the Korean Ministries Council will be on par with the other conference ethnic ministry coun-cils (e.g., Council on Native American Ministries, Hispanic Ministries Council) and will be represented on the Council on Racial/Ethnic Ministries. Members of the Korean Ministry Council will be included in the annual Nominations Report prepared by the Conference Nominations Committee and presented each year to the annual conference session for adoption.

AR#25 Abolish the Death Penalty in the states of Oregon and Idaho Sponsor: Task Force for the Bishop’s Initiative to Abolish the Death PenaltyResponsible Parties: In response to the Standing Resolution to abolish Capital Punishment, Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata has established the Bishop’s Initiative to Abolish Capital Punish-ment (or the Death Penalty). A Task Force for the Initiative is being formed and will be given the responsibility of carrying out this action request.Adopted.

Each congregation in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference will undertake a study with the intent to work toward abolishing the death penalty in the states of Oregon and Idaho.

Together we will work in connection with Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, similar


organizations for the state of Idaho, the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church and other religious and secular organizations to work toward abolishing the death penalty in the states of Oregon and Idaho.

AR#27 Annual Conference Registration Fee Sponsor: Conference Council on Finance & AdministrationDefeated.

AR#29 Suspend Rule 2.300 for the 2009-2012 QuadrenniumSponsor: Ted Wimer & other Eastern District membersDefeated.

AR#31 Change in HealthFlex plan for active clergy in 2010 to B750, FX2Sponsor: Board of Pensions Responsible Parties: Board of Pensions and Conference Treasurer.Adopted.

Approve the BOP recommendation to change from the current PPO B500, FX2 HealthFlex plan to the PPO B750, FX2 HealthFlex plan for active clergy in 2010.

AR#33 Change HealthFlex plan for retired clergy for 2010 to Medicare Companion Plan 1, FX2 Sponsor: Board of Pensions Responsible Parties: Board of Pensions and Conference Treasurer.Adopted.

Approve the BOP recommendation to change from the current Medicare Companion Plan 2 (FX2) to Medicare Companion Plan 1 (FX2) for retired clergy for year 2010.

AR#36 Continue Legislative Assembly Process Sponsor: The 2009 Legislative Assembly Responsible Parties: The 2010 Legislative Assembly will be developed and implemented in a manner similar to 2009 by the AC Sessions Committee in consultation with the Conference Legislative Coordinators.Adopted.

That the Annual Conference continue the Legislative Assembly process in 2010; that after the 2009 an-nual conference session the Sessions Committee poll annual conference members and members of the 2009 Legislative Assembly about their experience with the legislative process, study the results, and then make recommendations to the 2010 Annual Conference.

ACTION REQUESTS FOR STANDING RESOLUTIONSNote that the text of Standing Resolutions that were adopted can be found with all the

Oregon-Idaho Standing Resolutions, beginning on page 145.

SR#3 Clergy Role in Rite of Marriage Sponsor: Methodist Federation for Social Action

Defeated.

SR#5 Close School of the Americas Sponsor: Conference Witness Team

Responsible Parties: The members of the Oregon-Idaho Conference. The Conference Witness Team will keep members updated on legislative issues regarding The School of Americas and forward Action Alerts generated by the General Board of Church & Society by posting pertinent information on the Witness webpage and submitting appropriate articles in the “Con-nector.”Adopted.


SR#7 National Fair Trade Policy Sponsor: Methodist Federation for Social Action

Responsible Parties: This action is to be carried out annually by the Conference Witness Team through mail notification of U. S. Congresspersons of Oregon and Idaho with the Bishop as a signatory and a copy provided to MFSA.Adopted.

SR#9 Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strikes—Opposition To Sponsor: Conference Witness Team

Responsible Parties: The members of the Oregon-Idaho Conference and The Conference Wit-ness team working with Peace with Justice Program. The Peace with Justice Coordinator will keep updated on legislative issues regarding nuclear weapon issues, especially new nuclear weapons designed and developed as weapons of mass destruction for consideration to use to wage war. The Peace with Justice Coordinator will forward action alerts generated by the General Board of Church and Society posting information on the Peace with Justice web page and submit articles to the “Connector” when appropriate. Adopted.

SR#11 Middle East Conflicts Sponsor: Conference Witness Team Responsible Parties: Individuals, local United Methodist Churches, and Conference teams and

leaders can speak, advocate, pray for, and support a variety of peacemaking actions on behalf of the people and nations in the Middle East and continue to call for an early end to the war in Iraq.

Adopted.

SR#13 Pregnancy and Family Planning, Continue Support Right of Choice Sponsor: Conference Witness Team

Responsible Parties: Local churches, units of United Methodist Women, and conference agencies will be able to inform other church bodies and organizations of our support of Roe v. Wade and woman’s right to choose.Adopted.

SR#15 United Nations Support Sponsor: Conference Witness Team

Responsible Parties: Local churches can confidently observe United Nations Sunday in Octo-ber, participate in Trick or Treat for UNICEF at Halloween, and witness to our UM support of the UN.Adopted.

SR#17 Support the Abolition of Human Trafficking Sponsor: MFSA & Active for Peace & Justice Group at Corvallis 1st United Methodist

Responsible Parties: Readings and studies will be carried out by local congregations. Re-source lists of educational materials are currently being developed by UMC General Board of Church and Society and the Women’s Division’s Washington office. Adopted.


Standing Resolutions

We commend these issues to local churches for continued and further study and action. The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference recognizes that sincere and dedicated Christians can differ on matters of proper Christian ethics and actions. These resolutions are the expression of the belief of the majority of those gathered in the Annual Conference Session. They are commended to the

membership for their prayerful study and individual consideration.

1. BAN ON TORTURE (2008) Sponsor: Methodist Federation for Social ActionWe support a ban on torture in any form by the U.S. government, its agencies, agents, military or the use of non-U.S. government entities to torture on its behalf.

2. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (1980, 1982, Revised 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, Revised 1996, 1999, 2002, Revised 2005, 2008) Sponsor: Methodist Federation for Social ActionThe Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference, continuing its witness since 1980 and in harmony with the historic position of our United Methodist Church, reaffirms its opposition to the death penalty, and urges all members of the Conference to actively oppose capital punishment in the states of Oregon and Idaho.

Our position is based on our understanding of justice in the teachings of Jesus, and is supported by studies indicating that the death penalty is not a deterrent to murder, and that the penalty is imposed almost entirely on those unable to pay for an adequate defense.

We regard the deliberate taking of life as profoundly incompatible with the Gospel’s core teachings of love, mercy and forgiveness. As United Methodists, who have long preached and practiced a social gospel, we are deeply troubled by the fact that the death penalty is imposed disproportionately often on the poor and on members of minority groups.

We also believe the unacceptably high error rates in death penalty cases demonstrate that the state is making God-like decisions without God-like powers. Our faith persuades us that there is that of God in every one, that each of us is better than the worst thing we have ever done, and that repentance and rehabilitation is always possible.We encourage action for alternatives to the death penalty; such as those proposed in Oregon by “Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty,” PO Box 361, Portland, OR 97207-0361 (www.oadp.org). In Idaho, information can be obtained from www.deathpenaltyinfo.org.

3. CHILDREN OF SAME-GENDER RELATIONSHIPS (2007) Sponsor: University Park UMC, Morningside UMC, Oregon-Idaho Reconciling United Methodists

The 2000 Census established that same-gender couples are raising children in 96% of all counties in The United States. Children of same-gender parents often experience economic, legal, and familial insecurity when their bonds to non-biological parents are not legally recognized. Moreover, legal recognition of same-gender relationships increases the ability of adult couples to provide and care for one another and fosters a nurturing and secure environment for their children. Because scientific data overwhelmingly demonstrates that there is no relationship between the sexual orientation of parents and any measure of children’s emotional, psychosocial, and behavioral adjustment [Pediatrics, July 2006]; and because The United Methodist Church believes “the family to be the basic human community through which persons are nurtured and sustained in mutual love, responsibility, respect, and fidelity” [Paragraph 161A, page 99, 2004 Discipline]; and because The United Methodist Church “encourage[s] social, economic, and religious efforts to maintain and strengthen relationships within families” [Paragraph 161A, page 99, 2004 Discipline]; we conclude that civil marriage, civil unions, and legally recognized domestic partner-ships are beneficial to children, regardless of the gender of the parents, because they strengthen families and help foster financial and legal security, psychological and social stability, and an enhanced sense of societal acceptance and support. We support efforts to legally recognize same-gender relationships and


claim that laws which ban the legal recognition of same-gender relationships actively harm the health and well-being of children all over the nation.

4. CLOSE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS (Revised 2003, Renewed 2006, Renewed 2009)Sponsor: Conference Witness Team

Continue to support the endeavor to close the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly School of the Americas or SOA) located on the U.S. Army Base at Fort Benning, Georgia. The SOA trains Latin American personnel in inhumane, oppressive tactics such as torture, assassination and kidnapping, to control their populations. This resolution is consistent with the Social Principles, which clearly oppose the kinds of actions taken by graduates of the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC).

Congregations and individuals are encouraged to bring this matter to the attention of the membership with appropriate action, especially expressing their will to the President and Members of Congress.

5. COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS (1982, 1986, 1989, 1992, Revised 1995, 1998, 2001, Revised 2004, Revised 2007)As Christians we believe in the redemptive potential of all people. Therefore, we urge members of the churches within the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference to join with others of like mind in helping the correction systems of Oregon and Idaho in the use of community-based restitution, work programs, and other alternatives aimed at rehabilitation of those who have been convicted of crimes. We further encourage members, when necessary, to actively seek to change regulations which impede or restrict development and placement of such facilities or programs.

Remembering the words of Jesus, “I was in prison and you visited me,” (Matt. 25:36) we encourage pastors and lay persons in our congregations to visit and/or minister to persons in correctional institutions, and where possible, upon their release from prison, to assist them in their re-entry into local communities, by helping them secure jobs and housing and inviting them into the fellowship of the church. We also urge congregations to identify and support families of these who have or have had members incarcerated in correctional institutions.

We commend the work of organizations such as the Center for Dispute Resolution of the Willamette University College of Law, the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program/Community Mediation Service and the Alternatives to Violence Project. We encourage our churches to seek out ways to actively support and/or establish these services in their communities.

6. COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY (1993, Revised 1994, Revised 1997, Re-vised 2000, Revised 2004, Revised 2007)We propose that the Oregon Idaho Annual Conference call upon its United Methodist members to advocate for and to continue to call for ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) by contacting members of the U.S. Senate and urging them to commit to supporting passage of the CTBT.

We affirm the prophetic position of our bishops in their 1986 foundation document and statement In Defense of Creation: “We say a clear and unconditional NO to nuclear war and to any use of nuclear weapons. We conclude that nuclear deterrence is a position that cannot receive the church’s blessing.”

7. CONSUMER RIGHTS IN HEALTH CARE (1996, Revised 1999, 2002, Revised 2005, Revised 2008) Sponsor: 2008 Revision sponsored by Conference Witness TeamWHEREAS, the health care system in our country and in our states is undergoing massive changes which include the shift away from non-profit health insurance plans and hospitals and increasing competition and cost cutting efforts among insurers; and,

WHEREAS, those changes include increasing insurance company control over decisions that should be made by practitioners in consultation with their patients and with the health interests of the patients in mind; and,

WHEREAS, people without insurance coverage pay the highest price for their hospital bills, medical debt


is the primary reason for bankruptcy, and people with insurance are the fastest growing portion of those filing bankruptcy as a result of medical debt,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference work at state and national levels in coalition with organizations such as Families USA, Universal Health Care Action Network, Idaho Citizens Network and the Oregon Health Action Campaign in efforts toward establishing, implementing, and ensuring enforcement of patient rights for; a) self-pay and under-insured patients at risk of losing homes, retirement and education assets to unaffordable charges billed by hospitals and providers; and b) consumer access and quality in all insurance plans.

8. CUBA EMBARGO (1995, Revised 1998, 2001, Revised 2004, Updated and Rewritten 2007)We continue to call for our Government to lift the Cuban embargo and seek to resume better diplomatic relations with Cuba, and that we encourage individual members of all churches within the conference to urge their U.S. Congressional Representatives to work for legislation to lift this embargo.

9. EMBRACING THE SOJOURNER (2007) Sponsor: Methodist Federation for Social Action; OR-ID Hispanic Ministry Training Institute

We propose that the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference and its congregations study and call upon local and state governments to enforce fair and just immigration policies that will protect the rights and well being of all immigrants in our midst, and that they promote educational resources in local churches to help members advocate for the same.

10. GLOBAL WARMING (2005, Revised 2008) Sponsor: Conference Witness TeamWe resolve to take positive action to curb emissions that may contribute to global warming. As stewards of God’s creation we acknowledge our way of living, principally our use of energy, creates emissions that warm the planet and threaten all life.

We urge local ministry settings and members to be better stewards of the resources by conserving energy. Resources are available from the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, the National Council of Churches, and Oregon PeaceWorks to assist us in conversation and provide us with information for action.

We also encourage members to take simple steps to reduce greenhouse gas emission by driving “smart and less,” by using fuel-efficient vehicles or alternate methods of transportation and by investigating the use of additional and all energy resources.

We can take action by contacting elected officials and urging them to address the global climate changes, and by creating a task force of energy professionals and activists to create an energy audit template and to suggest a conference wide strategy to enact an energy efficiency and conservation program.

11. GUN VIOLENCE AND CHILD PROTECTION (2001, 2004, Revised 2007)We propose that the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference stand in public witness to the sin of gun violence in the towns, cities and rural areas in Oregon and Idaho and across the United States. We call upon our churches and upon individuals to join in a national commitment against gun terrorism in America so that children can play in their yards and walk to school without fear, by taking some or all of the following actions:

1) Support common sense gun safety, and gun safety education measures by participating with their respective member of Congress in expressing the need for legislative action on gun measures protecting their children.2) Remove guns from their home if at all possible.3) Foster a climate of nonviolent conflict resolution in their home, children’s school, congregations and community. 4) Monitor the television programs their children/youth watch; monitor how they use the internet, use of violent video games, and educate themselves regarding rating systems.5) Focus public attention on child gun deaths. Talk about this crisis in church; lift up the names of children/youth in the community killed by gun violence; contact the media; and above all, talk with


their children/youth.6) Research community needs, provide children/youth with alternatives to violence so they can be safe and protected.

12. HEALTH ACTION CAMPAIGNS (1989, Revised 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, Revised 2005, Revised 2008) Sponsor: Conference Witness TeamWe endorse the Oregon Health Action Campaign and Idaho Citizens Network. By authority of this action, the organizations will be entitled to list our Annual Conference as a supporting body. The Oregon Health Action Campaign and the Idaho Citizens Network are grass roots organizations dedicated to mobilizing multi-organizational and individual efforts for the development of health policy that ensures access to comprehensive, quality, affordable health care for all Oregonians and Idahoans.

It is estimated that two thirds of the nation’s and region’s uninsured children are eligible for but not enrolled in existing publicly supported health programs; in keeping with the policy of our denomination concerning health care issues, the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church: Right of Health Care clearly states: “Healthcare is a basic human right.” We urge the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference to continue to endorse the Oregon Health Action Campaign and the Idaho Citizens Network. We also challenge our communities of faith to seek their role in making “Health Care For All” a reality by participating in such activities as the observance of a Health Care Sabbath, the distribution of information about publicly supported health programs for children and families, and the opportunities for congregational advocacy.

13. MIDDLE EAST CONFLICTS (2007, revised 2009)The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference resolves to:

Pray for the military personnel and their families who have sacrificed as a result of the conflicts in the Middle East, including Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza, and for a swift end to the destructions and violence that war rages within this area of the world,

Support withdrawal of all troops and bases from the Middle East,

Support the call for the United Nations to appoint a Peace Envoy to encourage and cooperate in talks to explore a political settlement to all Middle East conflicts, and

Call for multinational support for regionally generated plans to rebuild the Middle East, including Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gaza area as well as other Middle Eastern Nations.

Urge the churches in our conference to study the causes of war and the ways of Biblical and just peacemaking. Links to curricula will be made available on the conference website.

Encourage churches and persons to spend time in prayer and meditation, to discover ways to be peacemakers and discover ways to help bring peace and reconciliation to the nation of Iraq and throughout the Middle East. We would also urge our churches to seek ways to advocate for peace in Iraq with our national leaders, and to help our nation bring our troops home at the earliest time possible.

14. MILITARY SPENDING (1980, 1981, 1982, Revised 1986, Revised 1990, Revised 1993, 1996, 1999, Revised 2000, Revised 2004, Revised 2007)We propose that the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference continue to urgently call for cuts in military spending in accordance with The Social Principles of the United Methodist Church (¶69c:War and Peace). We commend the peace-keeping and humanitarian roles carried out by the United States military through the United Nations.

The United States continues increased unchecked military spending with a military budget amounting to $620 billion in FY2007 and rising to nearly $650 billion for FY2008 while making incessantly drastic cuts in health care, social services, education, environmental programs, and other vital services.


15. NATIONAL FAIR TRADE POLICY (2009) Sponsor: Methdoist Federation for Social ActionWe propose that the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church support a national policy of “Fair Trade” with foreign nations for all trade agreements. Further, we support the renegotiation of all existing “Free Trade” agreements to reflect Fair Trade practices and principles. Accordingly, we call for the Conference Witness Team to annually notify each of the Oregon and Idaho United States Congresspersons of our support of this action and that the Bishop be a signatory of this annual notification.

16. OPEN MEMBERSHIP (2007) Sponsor: University Park United Methodist ChurchThe Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference expects and encourages its congregations and clergy to abide by the principle: Membership in any local church in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference shall not be denied on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, economic condition, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical ability, or any other status.

17. PRE-EMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKES -- OPPOSITION TO (2003, revised 2006, revised 2009)Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for God will speak peace . . .Psalm 85

The United Methodist Church has continually reaffirmed its unequivocal stand against the use of nuclear weapons and has affirmed the Council of Bishops’ statement (in their document In Defense of Creation, The Nuclear Crisis and a Just Peace, “We say a clear and unconditional NO to nuclear war and to any use of nuclear weapons. We conclude that nuclear deterrence is a position that cannot receive the church’s blessing.” The United Methodist Church in the 2008 Book of Resolutions affirms its stand against “first strike policy” in the following resolution: “We call upon all nations that possess nuclear weapons to renounce these vile instruments of mass destruction and to move expeditiously to dismantle all nuclear warheads and delivery vehicles. As a first step, we support all movement to ban the ‘first strike’ policy from all North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) doctrine.”

As members of The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, we affirm and commit ourselves to actively support the efforts of the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church as well as the denomination’s general boards and agencies and other organizations and individuals within both religious and secular communities who are speaking in opposition to the use of preemptive nuclear strikes. We call on all political leaders throughout the world to work with the international community, especially the United Nations, to end the prospect of the use of preemptive nuclear strikes for any reason by any nation state in the world.

18. PREGNANCY AND FAMILY PLANNING, CONTINUE SUPPORT OF RIGHT OF CHOICE (1988, 1991, 1994, Revised 1997, Revised 2000, Revised 2003, Renewed 2006, Renewed 2009)

Sponsor: Conference Witness TeamWe move that the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference continue its long-standing support with the General Board of Church and Society and the Women’s Division of the Board of Global Ministries of the UMC, as well as the more than 30 organizations representing many of the mainline denominations and faith groups in the United States, in taking the position in favor of a woman’s right of choice regarding pregnancy and family planning, including the right to terminate pregnancy as guaranteed by the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade, 1973. It is important that the UMC maintain its position of openness and respect for the moral agency of women, as reflected in our Social Principles: “In continuity with past Christian teaching, we recognize tragic conflicts of life with life that may justify abortion, and in such cases, support the legal option of abortion under proper medical procedures.”

19. REJECTION OF WAR AS FOREIGN POLICY (2005, Revised 2008) Sponsor: Methodist Federation for Social Action, OR-ID Chapter Revision sponsored by Conference Witness Team

WHEREAS, the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church (¶165c) declare, “We believe war is incompatible with the teachings and example of Christ. We therefore reject war as an instrument of foreign policy, to be employed only as a last resort in the prevention of such evils as genocide, brutal suppression of human rights and unprovoked international aggression. We insist that the first moral duty of all nations


is to resolve by peaceful means every dispute that arises among them…”

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church affirms its commitment to ¶ 165c of the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church, declaring the policy of using the military might of the United States as an instrument of foreign policy to be incompatible with the Social Principles, calling on the current administration to cease and to desist from this policy, to exercise restraint in its disputes with other nations and “to seek to resolve by peaceful means every dispute that arises…”

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we call upon the laity and clergy of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference to be actively involved in efforts for peace through the local church and in the connectional life of the United Methodist Church, by being in touch with their Representatives and Senators, through public venues such as newspapers, periodicals and the venues offered by the internet, by praying daily for peace in our world, and through other opportunities as they arise.

20. RESOLVE THE CRISIS AND FAIR TREATMENT OF HAITIANS (2008) Sponsor: The Social Concerns Ministry, Salem First UMCWHEREAS, Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and Haiti is the lowest-ranked country outside of Africa according to the United Nations Human Development Index - Haiti, #153; Cuba, #52; Mexico, #53; Colombia, #69; Nicaragua, #112; Guatemala, #117; Norway, #1; Iceland, #2 & US, #10; and,

WHEREAS, The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) commanded by the Brazilian military sent to Haiti to suppress the continued unrest since the removal of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the authorization to use force and the documentation by the Haiti Information Project (HIP) of the indiscriminate killing of unarmed civilians, including women and children (Dec, ‘06); and other abuses documented by the Center for the Study for Human Rights, University of Miami Law School, Miami FL, 2004; and,

WHEREAS, Haitians are seeking an equal chance to escape the dire economic conditions in their country and to seek better lives in the USA just as others from Cuba, Mexico and other South American countries; and,

WHEREAS, The Executive Order signed by President Bush on July 3, ‘02 that provides for the “expedited naturalization for aliens and noncitizen nationals serving in active duty status in the Armed Forces of the USA during a period of war against terrorist of global reach;” and,

WHEREAS, Under this EO, individuals in the military can apply for expedited citizenship on their first day of active duty; and,

WHEREAS, Many of these noncitizens can apply for expedited citizenship under the NDAA, and continue to impose an unfair advantage to the people of Haiti; and,

WHEREAS, President George W. Bush acknowledged in Nov, ‘02 that, “Cubans are the only exception to the country’s immigration laws because of Cuba’s communist regime.” And, a 2002 government resolution states that Haitians who manage to reach US land must remain in custody while their asylum petitions are reviewed; and,

WHEREAS, The “wet-foot-dry-foot” policy allows Cubans who reach U.S. soil to be processed and released pending their asylum hearings; and,

WHEREAS, The USA and Mexico share contiguous borders which extends to the rest of South American countries also affords the nationals of these countries greater chances of entering the USA because of our porous borders with Mexico; now,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference call for the repeal of unjust laws; promote this resolution; and educate churches, and encourage our local, state and national leaders to address the plight of the Haitian people.


21. SEEKING PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE HOLY LAND (2007) Sponsor: Methodist Federation for Social Action; Active for Peace and Justice (Corvallis First UMC)

What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 Truly I tell you, just as you did it to the least of these who are the members of my family you did it to me. Matthew 25:40.

WHEREAS, we affirm Israel’s right to exist within permanent, recognized and secure borders, and affirm Palestinians’ rights to self-determination and formation of a viable state with secure borders and air space, water rights, and passage rights to the land in their state, whether it is through a one-state or two-state solution,

WHEREAS, by a vote of 877 to 19, the General Conference in 2004 resolved that, “The United Methodist Church opposes continued military occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, the confiscation of Palestinian land and water resources, the destruction of Palestinian homes, the continued building of illegal Jewish settlements, and any vision of a ‘Greater Israel’ that includes the occupied territories and the whole of Jerusalem and its surroundings;” [Book of Resolutions, 2004, #312], and

WHEREAS, we are called to support members of Christ’s church around the world, including Palestinian Christians who are being forced to leave the Holy Land due to Israel’s confiscation of their property and the severe hardships of living under occupation, and

WHEREAS, the United Methodist Church should not profit from the illegal (as defined by UN Resolution 242) Israeli occupation of Palestinian land or the destruction of Palestinian homes, orchards, and lives, and

WHEREAS, we are committed to ensuring that our denomination’s finances are used in a manner consistent with Christ’s teaching, our beliefs, and international law, and

WHEREAS, the illegal destruction of Palestinian homes and economy, confiscation of Palestinian land, and violence and loss of Palestinian lives, primarily innocent children and civilians, are made possible by the use of armored bulldozers, helicopters, gunships, tanks and other equipment supplied to Israel; and the destruction of Israeli property, violence, and loss of innocent Israeli lives are made possible by the use of mortars, guns and bombs supplied to Palestinians; thereby creating such harm on both sides from complex and simple weapons, equipment, and supplies that are provided by national and multinational corporations that profit from such violent and deadly activities, and

WHEREAS, the resolution on Investment Ethics in the United Methodist Book of Resolutions states our policy on “Avoidance by Divestment,” to wit: “This policy prohibits investment in enterprises that have policies or practices that are so morally reprehensible that investment in these companies is not tolerated by the church. Our denomination traditionally has avoided investments in liquor, tobacco, and gambling. Historically many church investors have refused to invest in major military contractors, companies with nuclear weapons contracts, or companies when they were doing business in South Africa under apartheid. In some cases, they have divested of such companies, making public their action as a moral statement,” and

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Conference Secretary submit this resolution to the 2008 General Conference in order to call upon the United Methodist General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits and the General Council on Finance and Administration, and other general church agencies with investments to review and identify companies that profit from sales of products or services and the names of all such companies shall be made public via the Conference Director of Communications.

22. SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT (2001, Revised 2004, Revised 2007)Be it resolved that all boards, agencies and institutions of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference such as foundations, church extension societies, scholarship programs, etc., when investing funds shall do so in a socially responsible manner as described in the 2004 Book of Resolutions , ¶213 Investment Ethics, and that individual United Methodists be encouraged to do likewise.


23. STAR WARS (1993, Revised 1994, Revised 1997, Revised 2000, Revised 2004, Revised 2007)We urge the Annual Conference and its members to contact members of the U.S. Congress urging them to enact legislation, which would prohibit continued funds for development, testing, production, and deployment of any space based weapons, and for the testing of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program weapons, whether based on land, sea, air or space.

1. The Star Wars National Missile Defense System (NMD) is being supported by our current administration with $10 billion annually, expecting to raise to 19 billion by 2013; and is being promoted for deployment by the President; and recalling the clear expression of concern by our bishops about the development and deployment of a space-based defense system in their pastoral letter and foundation document, In Defense of Creation:

2. Postpone operational deployment of the expensive and untested deployment of a ground-based strategic midcourse ballistic missile defense (GMD) system and transfer the associated funding to accelerated programs to secure the multitude of facilities containing nuclear weapons and materials and to protect our ports and borders against terrorists who may attempt to smuggle weapons of mass destruction into the United States.

24. STATEMENT OF WELCOME TO ALL SEXUAL MINORITIES (1999, 2002, revised 2005, Title revised 2008) Sponsor: Jeanne G. KnepperFor in one spirit we are all baptized into one body…and we were all made to drink of one Spirit…If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored all rejoice together with it. (I Cor. 12:13, 26)

We, the members of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church affirm that all are welcome in our faith communities. This means that we commit ourselves to welcoming persons of all sexual orientations and gender identity into the life of the United Methodist Church. It also means that we commit ourselves to building bridges of understanding and trust between persons who have been divided on this issue.

We acknowledge with humility that we have been unable to arrive at a common mind on the compatibility of homosexual practice with Christian faith. Some consider this practice incompatible with Christian teaching. Others believe it is acceptable when practiced in a context of human covenantal faithfulness. We seek further understanding through continued prayer, study, and pastoral experience. In doing so, we continue to affirm that God’s grace is freely given to all and that the members of Christ’s body are called to be in ministry for and with one another and to the world. Alone, we are not equal to this task, but we are not alone. We ask God to lead us as we enter into the work of trust, hospitality and welcome.

25. STUDY ON THE SOCIAL PRINCIPLES (2008) Sponsor: Conference Witness TeamWe urge the local churches of the annual conference to encourage the members of their congregations to become educated about the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church through such means as: -Adult study groups -Confirmation training -New member training classes

-Worship services that include the Social Creed in music, litany or responsive reading, and in which the pastor makes the connection between the Social Principles and their scriptural basis

-Church newsletter articles -United Methodist Women’s Schools of Christian Mission

26. SUPPORT THE ABOLITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING (2009) Sponsor: MFSA & Active for Peace & Justice Group at Corvallis 1st United Methodist1. The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church supports the abolition of the modern slave trade, or human trafficking as it is called now, that is happening in Oregon and Idaho, in the U.S. and worldwide.


2. The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church urges all local churches to participate in the new 2009-2012 quadrennium study of “Abolition of Sex Trafficking,” as approved and recorded in the General Conference 2008 Book of Resolutions. (p 733)

3. After study, dialogue, and prayer, the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church will then discern if it will join the call of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church for “all of the Annual Conferences of the UMC to declare themselves Abolitionist Conferences.” In June 2007 the Greater New Jersey AC “declared itself to be an ‘Abolitionist Conference’ opposed to all forms of slavery and committed to its elimination from the earth.” (see Not For Sale Abolitionist Church Handbook, p 26, www.notforsalecampaign.org )

27. UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT (1993, Revised 1997, Revised 2000, Revised 2003, 2006, 2009)Sponsor: Conference Witness Team

In concert with the statements of the General Church (see ¶165D, 2008 Book of Discipline), we the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference believe that our Christian faith compels us to work for justice and peace throughout our global community, recognizing the inherent dignity of all God’s people. We support the unprecedented cooperation of the vast majority of the countries of the world to solve international problems of health, education, and the welfare of people through the United Nations and its specialized agencies.

Therefore, the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church reaffirms its commitment to the United Nations as an instrument of peace in the building and maintaining of a just and stable world. We affirm our support for our United Methodist presence in programs of the United Nations (including UNICEF). We support the active participation of United Methodists in the NGO (Non Governmental Organizations) network uniquely afforded through the United Methodist Office for the United Nations, located across the street from the United Nations. We urge the U.S. government to become current in paying its dues. (The US debt to the UN in both the regular and peacekeeping budgets exceeded $1.5 billion at the start of 2009. The largest amount is for peacekeeping --$1.3 billion.) We encourage local churches to observe United Nations Sunday in our local churches and to become more involved in the programs of the United Nations such as the United Methodist Seminars on National and International Affairs.

154 Business of the Annual ConferenceThe Business of the Annual Conference

The Minutes of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference Held at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, from June 11 through June 14, 2009

Bishop Robert Hoshibata, PresidingDate When Organized: 1969 Number of This Session: 41

PART I ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL BUSINESS

1. Who are elected for the quadrennium (¶¶603.7, 618):Secretary? Laura Jaquith BartlettMailing Address: 32865 SE Highway 211, Eagle Creek, OR 97022Telephone: 503-637-5140Statistician? Craig Hall CuttingMailing Address: 1975 SE Crystal Lake Dr. #192, Corvallis OR 97334Telephone: 541-754-7040Treasurer? William Mullette-BauerMailing Address: 1505 SW 18th, Portland, OR 97201Telephone: 503-226-7931

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 (¶¶617, 2511)? The Conference Treasurer, Conference Treasurer’s office staff, all trustees, and the President of the Council on Finance and Administration: $1,000,000. All other persons authorized to handle Conference Funds: $100,000.

Have the books of said officers or persons been audited (¶¶616, 2511)? Yes (page 362 of Journal.)

4. What agencies have been appointed or elected?a) Answer Yes or No for each of the councils, boards, commissions, or committees listed:

(1) Board of Ordained Ministry (¶634)? Yes(2) Board of Pensions (¶638)? Yes(3) Board of Trustees of the Annual Conference (¶2512)? Yes(4) Committee on the Episcopacy (¶636)? Yes(5) Committees on Investigation (¶2703.2, .3)? Yes(6) Administrative Review Committee (¶635)? Yes

b) Indicate the name of the agency (or agencies) in your annual conference which is (are) responsible for the functions related to each of the following general church agencies (¶609.1):

(1) General Council on Finance and Administration? Conference Council on Finance and Administration(2) General Board of Church and Society? Witness Coordinating Team(3) General Board of Discipleship? Nurture Coordinating Team (Worship, Christian Education, Stewardship) Witness Coordinating Team (Evangelism, Spiritual Formation)(4) General Board of Global Ministries? Outreach Coordinating Team(5) Higher Education and Campus Ministry? Higher Education and Campus Ministry Team(6) General Commission on Archives and History? Conference Commission on Archives and History(7) General Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns? Conference Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns(8) General Commission on Religion and Race? Conference Commission on Religion and Race

Business of the Annual Conference 155(9) General Commission on the Status and Role of Women? Conference Commission on the Status and Role of Women(10) United Methodist Communications? Conference Communications Committee

c) Indicate the conference agencies which have responsibilities for the following functions:(1) Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries (¶655)? Witness Coordinating Team(2) Disability Concerns (¶652)? Joint Committee on Incapacity (3) Equitable Compensation (¶624)? Commission on Equitable Compensation(4) Laity (¶630)? Conference Board of Lay Ministry(5) Native American Ministry (¶653)? Native American Ministry Council(6) Small Membership Church (¶644)? Conference Leadership Team

d) Answer Yes or No for each of the following conference or district organizations:(1) Conference United Methodist Women (¶646)? Yes.(2) Conference United Methodist Men (¶647)? Yes.(3) Conference Council on Youth Ministry (¶648)? Yes.(4) Conference Council on Young Adult Ministry (¶649)? No.(5) District Boards of Church Location & Building (¶2518)? Yes.(6) Committees on District Superintendency (¶666)? Yes.(7) District Committees on Ordained Ministry (¶663)? Yes.

e) What other councils, boards, commissions, or committees have been appointed or elected in the annual conference? Conference Sessions Committee, Camp & Retreat Ministries Team, Conference Nominating Committee, United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Committee, Task Force on Liberian Partnership, Council on Racial/Ethnic Leadership, Hispanic Council, Korean Ministries Council, Conference Church Development Team, Rules Committee, Episcopal Residence Committee, District Leadership Teams, District Church Extension Societies, Disaster Response Team, Bishop’s Task Force on Excellence, Bishop’s Task Force on the Elimination of Hunger, Bishop’s Task Force to Abolish the Death Penalty.

5. Have the secretaries, treasurers, and statisticians kept their respective records according to the prescribed forms (¶606.8)? Yes

6. What is the report of the statistician? (See report, page 372 of Journal.)

7. What is the report of the treasurer? (See report, page 193 of Journal.)

8. What are the reports of the district superintendents as to the status of the work within their districts? (See report of the Ministry Cabinet, page 211 of Journal.)

9. What is the schedule of minimum base compensation for pastors for the ensuing year (¶¶342, 24.3)? Minimum cash salary for Elders in Full Connections: $34,200 Minimum cash salary for Probationary (provisional) Members: $32,700 Minimum cash salary for Local Pastors: $31,200 (For details, see Equitable Compensation Report, page 189 of this Journal.)

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 (¶613.1a)? $905,480

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)? $350,000

b). What are the apportionments to this conference for the ensuing year: (1) For the World Service Fund? $415,156 (2) For the Ministerial Education Fund? $142,119 (3) For the Black College Fund? $56,697 (4) For the Africa University Fund? $12,689 (5) For the Episcopal Fund? $114,193

156 Business of the Annual Conference (6) For the General Administration Fund? $44,983 (7) For the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund? $11,061

12. If the annual conference apportions to the local church a fund that combines two or more general apportioned funds with one another, or that combines one or more general apportioned funds with funds other than a general apportioned fund, list below for each combined fund: a) the name and amount of each general fund included in the apportionment; b) the percentage of the combined fund total that corresponds to each general fund apportionment (¶¶614.3d, 615.4).

Ministerial Support: Conference Ministerial Support--95.13%; Episcopal Fund--4.87% Administration: Conference Administration--94.50%; General Administration Fund--4.45%

Interdenominational Cooperation Fund--10.9% World Service & Conference Benevolence: Conf. Benevolence--61.1%; World Service - 38.9%

13. Conference and district lay leaders (¶¶603.9, 659):a) Conference lay leader: Name: Cesie Delve Scheuermann

Mailing Address: 1089 High St. SE, Salem, OR 97302b) Associate conference lay leaders: None.c) District and associate district lay leaders: Central: Chris Early; Eastern: Carole Sullivan; Metropolitan: Norm Dyer; Southern: Julian Tuck; Western: Mary Foote

15. What local churches have been:a) Organized or Chartered?

(1) New Church Start (¶259.2,.3) Christ the Reconciler (2004); Lents Tongan Fellowship (2003); Wilshire Native American Fellowship (2004); Amistad y Fe Hispanic Fellowship (2006)

(2) Mission Congregation (¶260.1a) None(3) Chartered Local Church (¶259.5) (List only churches chartered this year.) None

b) Merged (¶¶2545, 2546)? None(1) United Methodist with United Methodist(2) Other mergers

c) Discontinued or abandoned (¶¶229, 341.2, 2548)? (State which for each church listed.)(1) New Church Start (¶260.2,.3) None(2) Mission Congregation (¶259.1a) None(3) Chartered Local Church (¶259.5) Shedd UMC, discontinued.

d) Relocated and to what address? Nonee) Changed name of church? (Example: “First” to “Trinity”) Nonef) Transferred this year into this conference from other United Methodist conference(s) and with

what membership (¶¶41, 260)? Noneg) What other changes have taken place in the list of churches? None

15. Are there Ecumenical Shared Ministries in the conference? (¶208) a) Federated church None. b) Union Church Christ’s Church (Monmouth) Western District Presbyterian, USA McMinnville Cooperative Ministry Western District ELCA c) Merged Church None. d) Yoked Parish None.

16. What changes have been made in district and charge lines? Elgin & Wallowa are separated and Wallowa is yoked with Joseph; Buhl & Castleford are separated; Woodlawn is now its own charge.

Business of the Annual Conference 157PART II 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, 605.6)? Yes.

18. Who constitute:a) The Committee on Investigation (¶2703.2)? (v)

Clergy in full connection: Christina Fridel, Gary Ross, Linda Baker, Glen Clark Lay Observers: Howard Banta, Jamie Kienzle Clergy Alternates: Gregg Monroe, Larry Abell, Ernest Smith, John Mars Lay Observer Alternates: Lew Schaad

b) The Administrative Review Committee (¶635)? (v) Ann Bateman, Linda Biggs, Don Barnhart Alternates: Steve Wolff, Debbie Pitney

19. Who have received the certificate of candidacy for ordained ministry? (¶¶311, 312 —Include the names and year of certificate of all candidates for ordained ministry who have been certified or approved for continuance by the district committee on ordained ministry. Do not list as continued those licensed as local pastors in question 21 or as probationary (provisional) members in #28.)a) This year?

Central District None Eastern District: Teresa Adams, Kathy Abend Metro District Melanie Marcus Southern District Tauileato Moli Western District None

b) Continued? Metro District: Denny Diezel ‘02, Bonnie Knight ‘07 Southern District: Teresa Salyer ‘06

c) Discontinued? None.

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 Year Licensed EducationBarbara Bunsold* 2005 seminary

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])? (v)a) Full-time local pastors (¶318.1)? Name Year Licensed in OR-ID Educ. Progress

Juanita Bergacker* 2004 seminary David Buechler* 2006 seminary Warren Light* 2006 seminary Sandra McFadden 2001 2.25 years Jennifer Mercer 2007 0 years Karen Puckett* 2008 seminary Linda Quanstrom* 2008 completed Kelly Raths* 2008 seminary Elaine Steele 2006 0 years

158 Business of the Annual Conferenceb) Part-time local pastors ? (¶318.2) (fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments) :

Name Year Licensed in OR-ID Educ. Progress Sarah Anderson 1999 2 years Tui’nauvai Fuapau 2005 4 years Vi Goodman 2006 .25 Jerry Holland* 2000 completed Davey Lefler 2006 4 years Curtis Naeve 2009 0 years Robert Reasoner 2000 4.5 years Larry Ward 2006 30 hrs seminary Pearl Whistler 2008 0 years

c) Students from other annual conferences or denominations serving as local pastors and enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.4)? None.

d) Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership (¶¶365.4, 366, 368.3)? (If not in this conference indicate name of conference where serving.) None.

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

23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4)? None.

24. What ordained ministers or probationary (provisional) elders 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 Conference.Name Annual Conference Credential YearsChuck Cram Rocky Mountain FE 3Eugene P. Hall Pacific Northwest FE 3Robyn Morrison Yellowstone PE 2William Mullette-Bauer Yellowstone FE 2

b) Other Methodist DenominationsName Annual Conference Credential YearsSin Hee Hwang Korean Methodist Church FE 4Jorge Rodriguez Mexican Methodist Church FE 4

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 Denomination CredentialRich Christensen* Presbyterian Church USA OrdainedJames DeVall Church of the Nazarene OrdainedPam Gurley* American Baptist OrdainedRichard Lang* Presbyterian Church USA OrdainedWilliam Shields* Presbyterian Church USA OrdainedJames Simmons* Southern Baptist OrdainedCarol Swanson* Presbyterian Church USA OrdainedWilliam E. Taylor* Presbyterian Church USA OrdainedElizabeth Winslea* Presbyterian Church USA OrdainedTim Winslea* Presbyterian Church USA Ordained

26. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership is held.)a) With vote (¶586.4 [v])? None

Business of the Annual Conference 159b) Without vote (¶¶334.4, 344.4)? (v 2/3)

Steve Lewis Missouri East Annual Conference Douglas McGaughey Troy Annual Conference Ronald Whitlatch West Virginia Annual Conference

27. Who are elected as associate members (¶322)? (v) (List alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27): None.

28. Who are elected as probationary (provisional) members? (under ¶¶322, 324, 325)a) Probationary (provisional) Deacons:

(1) Under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, c? (v) Carol L. Brown Gary A. Langenwalter

(2) Under the provisions of ¶324.5? (v) Noneb) Probationary (provisional) Elders:

(1) Under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b? (v) John (Joung Youl) Go Janine DeLaunay Robin Franklin Jeffrey A. Gordon

Karen Shimer(2) Under the provisions of ¶324.6? (v) None

(3) Under the provisions of ¶322.4? (v 3/4) None

29. Who are continued as probationary (provisional) members, and in what year were they admitted to probationary (provisional) membership (¶326)?a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon? (PD) (¶326.1)

Linda Freund 2007b) In preparation for ordination as an elder? (PE) (¶326.2)

Clay Andrew 2007Daniel Benson 2008Susan Boegli 2008 (PD 2007)David Childress 2007Myoung Sub Cho 2008Eilidh Lowery 2008Lois Wagner 2008

c) Probationary (provisional) deacons who became probationary (provisional) elders? None.d) Probationary (provisional) elders who became probationary (provisional) deacons? None.e) Probationary (provisional) members who transferred from other conferences or denominations? (¶347) Achsah Clark 2006 Amy Pearson 2006

30. Who have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): (List alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27):a) As probationary (provisional) members (¶347.3a,b)? (v)(date received) None.b) As local pastors (¶347.3a)? (v) (date received) None.

31. 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 32-33 or 35, unless the clergy’s orders from another denomination were recognized on question 39 in a previous year.):

160 Business of the Annual Conferencea) Deacons None.b) Elders Roberta Egli David King Courtney McHill Elke Sharma

32. Who are elected for ordination as deacons in full connection: (List alphabetically—see note preceding Question 27)a) After probationary (provisional) membership (¶330)? (v 2/3) None.b) Transfer from elder in full connection (¶ 309.3)? (v 2/3) None

33. Who are elected for ordination as elders?a) After probationary (provisional) membership (¶335)? (v 2/3) Roberta Egli David King Courtney McHill Elke Sharmab) Transfer from deacon in full connection (¶ 309.3)? (v 2/3) None.

34. What probationary (provisional) members, previously discontinued, are readmitted (¶364)? (v) None

35. Who are readmitted (¶¶365–365 [v], ¶368 [v 2/3]):a) As associate members? Noneb) As members in full connection? None

36. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶358.7): (v)a) As associate members? Noneb) As probationary (provisional) members? (Indicate credential) Nonec) As members in full connection? (Indicate credential) None

37. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1, 416.5, 634.2m)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.)

Name Annual Conference Date CredentialJeffery S. Lowery Pacific Northwest 07-01-2009 FDJoyce C. Sluss Wisconsin 07-01-2009 FD

38. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential.) None.

39. What clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶348): (v)

a) As deacons? None.b) As elders?

Name Denomination CredentialJames DeVall Church of the Nazarene Ordained

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 in full connection? Noneb) Elders in full connection? None

Business of the Annual Conference 16141. 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 Annual Conference Date Credential

Lyda Pierce Pacific Northwest 07/01/2009 FE

42. Who are discontinued as probationary (provisional) members (¶327.6)? (Indicate credential) (v). None.

43. Who are on location?a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶359.1) ? (Give date when this action became

effective. Record Charge Conference where membership is held. Indicate credential.):(1) This year? (v) None.(2) Previously?Name Date Charge Conference CredentialMark Anderson 2004 Portland: Metanoia FEBruce Andrews 2006 Corvallis: First FERobert Andrews-Bryant 2007 Boise: First FEKristan Burkert 2001 Portland: First FEDonavan Burkert-Kerr 1992 Portland: First FEEdward T. Cobo 1977 Milwaukie: St. Paul FESandra Daniels 1997 Cupertino, CA:Good Samaritan FEL. Eugene Groves 1984 Turnagain, AK FEJanice K. Haftorson 2008 Portland: Capitol Hill FEDon Hanna 1999 Baker FEPatricia Hetrick 1996 Wilder FEFredrick C. Kane 2008 Corvallis: First FEMichael Kennedy 2006 Idaho Falls: St. Paul’s FEJoseph Pritchard 1997 Monmouth FESusan Staley 2007 Paradise Valley, AZ FE

b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶359.2) Nonec) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶363.1)? (Give date when this action became

effective. Record Charge Conference where membership is held. Indicate credential.):(1) This year? (v) None(2) Previously? None

44. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶359.3)? (Record Charge Conference where membership is held. Indicate credential.):a) This year? (v) Noneb) Previously?

Name Charge Conference CredentialRichard Burdon Portland: University Park FEStanley W. Day Portland: Christ FECharles Johnson Salem: Morningside FEEdward Liebman, Jr. Portland: Rose City Park FEJohn F. Luebke Gainesville, TX FEJames McCobb Tigard FEMilton L. Nelson Medford FEJohn Page St. John (Anchorage, AK) FE

45. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶359.2)? (v) (Give date when this action became effective. Indicate credential.) None

162 Business of the Annual Conference46. Who have had their conference membership terminated? (Give date when this action became

effective. Indicate credential.)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) None.c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶360.3, .4; 2719.2)? (v) None.d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶354.12 )? (v) Nonee) By trial (¶2713)? (v) None.

47. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶361.1c, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3? (Give effective dates. Indicate credential.)

48. Deceased (List alphabetically in the spaces provided)a) What associate members have died during the year? Effective: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Phyllis D. Stelson 04/14/1949 05/26/2009

Retired:

Name Date of Birth Date of Death Allen R. Reesor 04/25/1919 10/08/2008

b) What probationary (provisional) members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.) None

c) What elders in full connection have died during the year? Effective: None.

Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death

Melvin Wilbur Dixon 08/21/1917 11/01/2008 Henry N. Easley 11/21/1933 06/29/2008 Robert C. Harvey 02/28/1928 03/03/2009 Edgar A. Raynis 06/19/1923 07/05/2008 Ac Chester Wischmeier 02/04/1916 02/10/2009 John Wood 10/11/1927 01/11/2009

d) What deacons in full connection have died during the year? None.

e) What local pastors have died during the year?

.Name Date of Birth Date of Death Billy Lee Craig 04/16/1957 10/02/2008

49. What probationary (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)? (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference where appointed. Indicate credential.)

Name Conference CredentialEric Brown Desert Southwest FELinda Freund Rocky Mountain PDDarcey Gritzmacher Johnson Virginia FEMary Ann Googins Virginia FDElke Sharma Illinois Great Rivers FE

Business of the Annual Conference 16350. Who are the probationary (provisional) or ordained members on leave of absence and for what

number of years consecutively has each held this relation (¶354)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where membership is held.)a) Voluntary? (v; v 2/3 after 5 years) (1) Personal (¶354.2a)

Name Number of Years Charge Conference Credential Laura Jaquith Bartlett 1 year Sweet Home FD Robin Franklin 1 year PE Thomas Kirk 6 years Bend FE Jon Langenwalter 5 years Keizer, Clear Lake FE Cindy McNutt-Kaestner 2 years Corvallis FE Amy Pearson 1 year PE Lynn Rabenstein 3 years Salem: First FD Brenda Wingfield 1 year Lebanon FD

(2) Family (¶354.2b) None.

(3) Transitional (¶354.2c) Dorita Betts Borgerson

b) Involuntary? (v 2/3) None.c) Who have been placed on leave of absence since the last session of the annual conference (ad

interim)?: (1) Voluntary? (v)

(i) Personal None. (ii) Family None. (iii) Transitional None. (2) Involuntary? (v 2/3) None.d) Who on leave of absence have had their leaves terminated since the last session of the annual

conference (ad interim)? None.

51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶352)? (v) (Give date when this relation became effective; indicate credential.) None.

52. What actions have been taken concerning disabled members (¶357)? (Indicate credential.)a) Who were granted incapacity leave since the last annual conference session (¶357.2)? (Give

effective dates )Brian Nelson-Munson 10/29/2008 FE

b) Who have had their incapacity leave terminated since the last conference session (¶357.3)? (Give effective dates of terminations): None.

c) Who are granted incapacity leave at this session (¶357.1)? (v)Barbara Bellus FEGerry Etchison FEMarvin Jones FELinda Layne FESidney Harris FEDavid Kinman FEJeremy Landau (without benefits) FEBrian Nelson-Munson FEJerry Peters AMEmmett Shortreed FEWesley D. Taylor FE

53. What members in full connection have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically giving full name—first, middle, last—in that order. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)

164 Business of the Annual ConferenceDeaconsa) This year? Linda Baker (effective 08/01/2009), Rhoda Pittman Markusb) Previously? Ann C. Bateman, Judith Fiske, Marianne Gallagher, Annis Rae Henson, Glenn W. Jaquith, Barbara Shultz, Carol Heir ThomasonEldersa) This year? William Apel, Dana Brown, James P. Monroe (effective 01/01/2009), Sue Owen, Barbara Eicher Shumar b) Previously?James L. Airey, George H. Allen, Elam J. Anderson, Stanley E. Andrews, Raymond E. Balcomb, Norman Barley, Earnest R. Bell, Robert L. Benefiel, Fred Brooks, Jon Brown, Keith J. Brudevold, Robert W. Burtner, Ralph Cairns, Donald E. Colburn, Jack Freeman Cornell, Ronald J. Crandall, Karen Eleice Crooch, Glen Davidson, Carol E. Davies, Margie (Mai) Davis, John L. Dawson, Jr., Robert L. Deal, Howard L. DeVore, Grace E. Drake, Clark Enz, Arturo Fernandez, James A. Fiske, William S. Flanery, Thomas R. Fletcher, Charles Foster, Thomas W. Foster, William F. Frank, Edson Gilmore, Meredith R. Groves, Vernon Groves, Henry L. Haines, Flora B. Hall, James A. Hand, Phil Hanni, Phil Harder, William E. Hare, Dale Harris, Robert Hefty, C.M. Kempton Hewitt, Wayne L. Hill, Ray Hinton, Joseph Housh, Ted Hulbert, James Hulett, Adele M. Hustis, Aura Lee Jabs, Perry L. Jackman, Charles C. Kerr, Wayne F. Kildall, Robert G. Kingsbury, J. Ross Knotts, Kjell C. Knutsen, Eugene V. Lamb, George Larsen, Paul V. Larue, William H. Lavely, Denis Lawrence, Ralph A. Lawrence, Robert Ledden, William Lineberry, Laurence A. Loftus, Betty N. Luginbill, Fred F. Lydum, Charles L. McCarthy, Bruce E. McConnell, Gerald McCray, Willam E. McDonald, Lane C. McGaughy, Robert D. McNeil, Gary M. Miller, James V. Miller, Ross Miller, Verle L. Mitchell, Lawrence E. Monk, W. Gregg Monroe, Bruce Montgomery, Herbert E. Morris, Dennis Mullins, Gerald C. Nelson, Susan Nelson, Robert Newberg, Jr., George Douglas Nicoll, Orville N. Nilsen, Willard D. Norman, Benjamin L. Owre, Robert N. Peters, Donald Piercy, Paul H. Pike, Kenneth Plummer, David Poindexter, E. John Powers, Joanne Tilton Rannells, Tom Rannells, Ronald Ray, Delbert P. Remaley, Delbert A. Rice, A. Harper Richardson, Earl W. Riddle, Allyn C. Rieke, John T. Schweibert, Lorenz Schulz, Herbert M. Scott, Darwin E. Secord, Virden Seybold, Stuart R. Shaw, Rebecca Shields, Ruth Shirley, John D. Skien, Karen Slotta, Ernest Irving Smith XXVII, Howard A. Smith II, James H. Smith, Judith E. Smith, Nevitt B. Smith, Gertrude Sorlein, Edmund B. Stanton, William James Stuart, Luther Sturtevant, Roberta Thomas, James S. Thompson, Raymond A. Thompson, Milo Thornberry, Lloyd G. Uecker, Fred C. Venable, Paul D. Walker, John A. Wallace, Joe W. Walker, Eugene H. Walters, Glenn A. Waltman, T. Wayne Weld-Martin, Robert J. Wetzel, Boone L. White, David G. White, Thomas Whitehead, Ralph W. Wilde, David B. Williams, Elwyn M. Williams, Keith Wise

54. What associate members have been retired (¶358): (List alphabetically giving full name—first, middle, last—in that order. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)a) This year? Noneb) Previously? H. Lee Baker, Letha Essinger, Stacy Hance, Albert Hanson, D. Glen Hughes, Shirley A. Knight, Elliot L. Nichols, Jeannie Stoppel, Donald West

55. What probationary (provisional) members have been retired (¶358): (Indicate credential. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶358.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶358.1, no vote required; under ¶358.2, v; under ¶358.3, v 2/3)a) This year? Noneb) Previously? None

56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5):a) This year? None

Business of the Annual Conference 165b) Previously? Joyce M. Cann-Caspell, George Cobb, Margaret Anne Golden, David Goodrich, Mary Ellen Hare, Delores Hodney, Jim Ives, Ed Jabs, Donald Knepp, Shirley Manning Knepp, Lavonne Lacey, Noel Morfin, Tim Novak, Martha Oldham, Robert L. Reynolds, Richard Titus

57. Changes in clergy membership: What is the number of ordained ministers: (NOTE: The numbers in parenthesis following each category listing are the question numbers in this report form where ministers in that category are listed. The number reported below should agree with the number of names listed in the corresponding questions.)

a) Elected as associate members? (27) 0

b) Elected as probationary (provisional) members? (28a, b) 7

c) Elected as deacons in full connection? (32a) 0

d) Elected as elders in full connection? (33a) 4

e) Readmitted? (34, 35a, b) 0

f) Retired made effective? (36a, b, c) 0

g) Transferred in? (30a, 37, 38) 2

h) Transferred out? (41) 1

i) Discontinued as probationary (provisional) members? (42) 0

j) Honorably located this year? (43a1) 0

k) Administratively located this year? (43c1) 0

l) Withdrawn? (46a, b, c) 0

m) Termination of orders? (46d) 0

n) Terminated by trial? (46e) 0

o) Deceased? (48a, b, c) 8

58. What is the number of:a) Pastoral charges? 177b) Local churches? 210

59. 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, c): 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. See the Discipline paragraphs indicated for more detailed description of these appointment categories.) (Licensed Local Pastors not currently under appointment should not be counted as clergy members of the conference)

166 Business of the Annual Conference

CategoriesDeaconsin Full

Connection

Eldersin Full

Connection

Probationary (provisional)

Deacons


Elders

AssociateMembers &

AffiliateMembers With Vote

Full–timeLocal

Pastors

Part–timeLocal

Pastors

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

5 108 1 11 1 8 14

Deacons (in full connection and probationary (provisional)) serving Beyond the Local Church (¶331.1a, b) (81a,b)

2xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1a, c) (80a)

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

18xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

0 0 1 0

Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1b, c) (80b)

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

0 0 0 0

Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1d) (80c)

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

0 0 1 0

Appointments toAttend School (82) 0 0 0 1 0 xxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Appointed to OtherAnnual Conferences (49)

1 3 1 0 0 xxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxx

On Leave of Absence (50a, 50b) 3 3 0 2 0 xxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Family Leave (50a2, c2) 0 0 0 0 0 xxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Sabbatical Leave(51) 0 0 0 0 0 xxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Incapacity Leave(52c) 0 10 0 0 1 0 0

On Transitional Leave (50a3, 50c1iii)

1 0 0 0 0 xxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxx

Retired (53, 54, 55) 9 147 0 0 9 xxxxx

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Total Number,Clergy Members 21 304 3 14 11 10 14

Grand Total,All ConferenceClergy Members

377

Business of the Annual Conference 167 b) By gender and racial/ethnic identification? (NOTE: See the instruction for item 59 for guidelines

to assist in the racial/ethnic identification count.)

Female Clergy Members

Categories Deacons in Full

Connection

Elders in Full

Connection


Deacons


Elders

AssociateMembers &

AffiliateMemberswith Vote

Full–timeLocal

Pastors

Part–time Local

Pastors

Asian 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

African American/Black

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hispanic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Native American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

White 18 79 2 8 2 8 3

Multi-Racial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Number,Female Clergy Members*

18 79 2 8 3 8 3

Grand Total,All ConferenceFemale Clergy Members*

121

Male Clergy Members

Categories Deacons in Full

Connection

Elders in Full

Connection


Deacons


Elders

AssociateMembers &

AffiliateMemberswith Vote

Full–timeLocal

Pastors

Part–time Local

Pastors

Asian 0 5 0 2 0 0 0

African American/Black

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hispanic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Native American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

White 3 219 1 4 8 2 10

Multi-Racial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Number,Male Clergy Members*

3 225 1 6 8 2 11

Grand Total,All Conference Male Clergy Members*

256

*The sums entered in these spaces should agree with the comparable totals in the bottom two lines of question 59).

168 Business of the Annual ConferencePART III CERTIFICATION IN SPECIALIZED AND CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY

(¶635.2u, v, The Book of Discipline)

Note: Indicate credential of persons in Part III: FD, FE, PD, PE, AM, FL, PL, and LM.

60. Who are the candidates in process for certification in specialized ministry?Miranda Lovegren LMToyomi Yoshida LM

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

Linda Baker Christian Education FDLisa Jean Hoefner Camping and Retreat Ministries FEPatricia Meyers Christian Education and Music FDJane Petke Camping and Retreat Ministries LMJoanne Scott Music LMKevin Witt Camping and Retreat Ministries FE

62. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry? None

63. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry? None

64. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry? None

65. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶ 271, 635.2v, and 665.10)? (List alphabetically giving full name—first, middle, last—in that order, by district) None.

PART IV DIACONAL MINISTERS (Paragraph numbers in questions 67-75 refer to The 1992 Book of Discipline)

66. Who constitute the Committee on Investigation (¶2703.3)? (v)Jane Hill and three to be nominated by the bishop; Alternate: Larry Abell

67. Who are reinstated as diaconal ministers (¶313.3c)? (v) None

68. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312)? None

69. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312)? None.

70. 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) None

71. What diaconal ministers have died during the year?a) Effective: Noneb) Retired: None.

72. What diaconal ministers have been granted leaves of absence under ¶313.1a, c, d) (disability, study/sabbatical, or personal leave): (v)

a) Since the last session of the Annual Conference? (Give effective date of each): Noneb) At this session of the Annual Conference? (Include names of persons listed in Question 72a, if

their leaves of absence are continuing): None

73. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e):a) Since the last session of the Annual Conference? (Give effective date of each): Noneb) At this session of the Annual Conference? (Include names of persons listed in Question 73a, if

their leaves of absence are continuing): None

74. Who have returned to active status:a) From disability, study/sabbatical, or personal leave of absence (¶313.1a, c, d)? None

Business of the Annual Conference 169b) From extended leave (¶313.1e)? (v) None

75. Who have taken the retired relationship to the Annual Conference as diaconal ministers (¶313.2): (Under ¶313.2b, v 2/3)a) This year? Noneb) Previously? Colleen Foster, Ruth Walton, Karen Warren

PART V APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS

76. Who are approved for less than full-time service?a) What associate members and 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 (for purposes of equitable compensation claim and pension credit) ¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506.4b)? (v ¾):Name Credential Total Years FractionRoger Carlson FE 7 ¾April Hall Cutting FE 4 ½Paul Darling FE 9 ½Beth Estock FE 4 ½Leslie Hall FE 2 ½Marcia Hauer FE 9 ¼Darcey Gritzmacher Johnson FE 1 ½Karen Nelson FE 1 ½Gary Powell FE 7 ½John Pitney FE 10 ¾Katherine Raines FE 4 ¼David Thompson FE 1 ½Linda Tucker FE 1 ½Anne Weld-Martin FE 10 ½Bruce Wenigmann FE 1 ¾

b) What deacons in full connection and probationary (provisional) deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-time service (¶331.7)?Name Credential FractionLarry Abell FD ¼Linda Freund PD ½Mary Ann Googins FD ¼Gary Langenwalter PD ¼Ardis Letey FD ½Jeffery Lowery FD ½Joyce Sluss FD ½Janine Watkins FD ½

77. 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?

Kirk Jeffery FE 01/01/2009--06/30/2009Donald Inlay OR 11/30/2008--06/30/2009

78. What changes have been made in appointments since the last annual conference session? (Attach list. Include Appointments Beyond the Local Church and Appointments to Extension Ministries. Give effective dates of all changes.)

07-14-2008 Pearl Whistler (PL) from Lay Supply to Fossil UMC.08-04-2008 Linda Quanstrom (LP) from Lay Supply to Silverton UMC.08-08-2008 Cheryl Hill (OR, Oklahoma) from retirement to Director, Wesley Foundation Boise State Univ.10-01-2008 Letha Essinger (RA) from retirement to New Meadows UMC.

170 Business of the Annual Conference01-01-2009 Todd Bartlett (FE) from Lebanon UMC to Director, Alton L. Collins Retreat Center.01-01-2009 Kirk Jeffery (FE) from Monroe UMC to Lebanon UMC (½ time) & Monroe UMC (½ time).01-04-2009 Donald Inlay (OR, North Carolina) from retirement to Wesley UMC.01-04-2009 William Hare (RE) from retirement to Talent UMC.

79. What elders (full connection and probationary (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 Appointment List on page 97 of this Journal.

80. What elders (full connection and probationary (provisional)), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to extension ministries for the ensuing year? (Attach a list) See List page 103.a) Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (¶344.1a, c)?b) To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (¶344.1b, c)?c) To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d? (v 2/3)

81. Who are appointed as deacons (full connection and probationary (provisional)) for the ensuing year? (Attach a list.) See Appointment List page 97.

a) Through non-United Methodist agencies and settings beyond the local church (¶331.1a)?

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

c) Within a local congregation, charge, or cooperative parish (¶331.1c)?

82. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime appointment is to attend school.) Associate Members: None. Probationary (provisional) Members: Karen Shimer Members in Full Connection: Alice Knotts, Robin Yim

83. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310) [1992 Discipline]? Jane Hill Mediation Services Provider, Sunset Empire Resolution Services

84. What other personal notations should be made? (Include such matters as changes in pension credit (¶1506.6), 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.)

William Mullette-Bauer (OE) should have been included under Question 24 in the 2008 BAC, as well as on the appointment list (extension ministry: appointments within the connecitonal structure, with pension and benefits claim upon this conference).

Laura Rockwell (FE) has changed her name to Laura Beville.

Darcey Gritzmacher (FE) has changed her name to Darcey Gritzmacher Johnson.

Darrell James should have been listed under Question 77 in the 2006 BAC as a diaconal minister whose relationship with the annual conference was terminated due to indifference to the work of the ministry.

Achsah Clark and Amy Pearson, listed in 29e in the 2009 BAC, should have been listed in 30e (rather than 30b) in the 2008 BAC.

85. Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)?

June 10-13, 2010, at a location to be determined.

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Reports

NOTE: Members and leaders of each team are listed in the Boards and Agencies section of the Journal, beginning on page 6 of Volume I.

Conference Boards and Agencies:Conference Leadership Team ........................................................................................... 172Camp and Retreat Ministries Team .................................................................................. 174Connectional Ministries Table ......................................................................................... 175Nurture Team: Overview ................................................................................................. 176Nurture Team: Christian Education Focus ....................................................................... 176Nurture Team: Stewardship Focus ................................................................................... 177Nurture Team: Worship Focus ......................................................................................... 177Outreach Team ................................................................................................................. 178United Methodist Volunteers in Mission ......................................................................... 178Partnership with Liberia Task Force ................................................................................ 178Disaster Response ............................................................................................................ 179Witness Team ................................................................................................................... 180Peace with Justice ............................................................................................................ 180Campus Ministry and Higher Education Ministry Team ................................................. 181Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns ......................................... 182 Committee on Racial Ethnic Leadership ......................................................................... 182Hispanic Ministries Council ............................................................................................ 183Committee on Native American Ministry ........................................................................ 184Commission on Religion and Race .................................................................................. 184Commission on the Status and Role of Women ............................................................... 185Board of Lay Ministry ..................................................................................................... 185Youth Ministry ................................................................................................................. 186Young Adult Ministry ...................................................................................................... 187United Methodist Men ..................................................................................................... 187United Methodist Women ................................................................................................ 187Board of Ordained Ministry ............................................................................................. 188Committee on Episcopacy ............................................................................................... 189Commission on Equitable Compensation ........................................................................ 189Council on Finance and Administration Report & Annual Recommendations .............. 190Conference Director of Stewardship and Finance ........................................................... 193Conference Rules Committee .......................................................................................... 194Board of Pensions & Health Benefits .............................................................................. 196Board of Trustees ............................................................................................................. 207Commission on Archives and History ............................................................................. 207United Methodist Ministers’ Retirement Fund ................................................................ 208The United Methodist Foundation ................................................................................... 209Church Development Team ............................................................................................. 209Bishop’s Initiative to Eliminate Hunger .......................................................................... 210Ministry Cabinet .............................................................................................................. 211

Colleges and Seminaries:Candler School of Theology ............................................................................................ 212Rust College ..................................................................................................................... 213United Theological Seminary .......................................................................................... 214

172 Reports2009 Pre-Conference Reports

Boards & Agencies of the Oregon-Idaho Annual ConferenceThe United Methodist Church

Conference Leadership Team (CLT)Scott Harkness, Director of Connectional Ministries

“There shall be a conference leadership team (CLT) to focus and guide the mission and ministries of the United Methodist Church within the boundaries of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.” (Conference Rule 9.000)

Since the last session of the annual conference in June of 2008, twenty individuals or so constituting the regular and ex-officio membership of the conference leadership team have met four times under the capable leadership of the chair, Bishop Hoshibata. The September meeting of the CLT was in the Boise area and was graciously hosted by the Eagle UMC. Montavilla UMC has become the regular meeting place in Portland and we are grateful for their warm hospitality.

Gathering as the core connectional table of the annual conference, the CLT strives to move beyond the mere coordination of the conference empowerment systems (Connectional Ministries, Servant Leadership, and Finance and Administration) to genuine leadership.

“The purpose of the conference leadership team is to support and encourage the mission of ministry settings through the discernment and articulation of the conference vision and the stewardship of the mission, ministries and resources of the annual conference…” (Conference Rule 9.010).

The work of the CLT has been greatly enhanced by the Strategic Direction endorsed by the annual conference at its 2007 session. This living document outlines the basic mission of the conference: “Boldly making disciples of Jesus Christ,” as well as our guiding vision: “Vitalizing the Church – Transforming the World.” This mission/vision statement, along with the four missional priorities for our conference that flow from it, form the basis of every CLT meeting. In addition, Bishop Hoshibata has nuanced the four missional priorities with his “five lenses,” through which he hopes every ministry-setting will view its own ministries. These five lenses include: 1) Personal Holiness, 2) New Faith Communities, 3) Excellence in Leadership, 4) Young People, and 5) Stewardship. At each of our CLT meetings since last June, the Bishop has begun with a meditation on one of these five lenses and has concluded the meeting with a debriefing focused on that lens.

“The purpose of the CLT is to shepherd the vision – to always keep in mind the destination of our conference, our mission and purpose and to hold all we do consistently in the light of that vision. We are called to bring our giftedness, our experience, and the perspective of the five lenses to bear in that shepherding work.” (Bishop Hoshibata, from the minutes of the 12-28-08 CLT meeting)

In terms of actual results, the following list represents some of the efforts of the CLT to “focus on and guide the annual conference in its pursuit of its mission and vision” via the four missional priorities…

Practicing Personal and Social Holiness“Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:29-31)

By affirming this priority, the annual conference commits to leading persons to commend their lives to God, nurturing persons to give God their best in Christian living, and reaching out to the world in love as disciples that live compassionately and justly.

• Extended an ongoing place at the table for the coordinators of the Bishop’s Initiative to Eliminate Hunger in Oregon-Idaho; receiving regular updates on the progress of the mission and providing

Reports 173feedback. So far this year, numerous Hunger Elimination grants have been given to local churches for starting new hunger ministries.

• Met with members of the Conference Youth Ministries Team (CYMT) following a 360º assessment of youth ministries in the conference. Brainstormed priorities and potential for discipling ministries with and to youth in the conference. Rejuvenate young people’s event at annual conference this year is one manifestation of our connectional commitment to young people, as is our continuing emphasis on website development and electronic communications.

• Met with the leadership of the Time to Grow campaign, made our own personal commitments as conference leaders, and monitored progress of this campaign which will greatly benefit the outdoor ministries of the conference by increasing their capacity to nurture disciples of Jesus Christ. Other components include the conference foundation and missional outreach to United Methodist missions in Mississippi and Guatemala.

• Decision by the CLT at the March 26 meeting to read and discuss together Brian McLaren’s book: Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices.

Making New Disciples“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)

By affirming this priority, the annual conference commits to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ in word and action and to seek, welcome and gather persons into the body of Christ.

• Was inspired by a presentation from Rev. Beth Estock, newly hired consultant for the conference Church Development Team (CDT), about the need for and the priority on starting new faith communities and churches in the conference. The CLT expects regular updates from the CDT on its progress.

• Was debriefed on the decision of the Western Jurisdiction Leadership Team to make “Creating New Places for New People” a strategic priority of the jurisdiction.

“Out of the Western Jurisdiction leadership team in Pasadena, there was a public proclamation of the priority of making disciples and the [establishment of] new faith communities. Because in 2012 there will be a reduction of bishops in the WJ, we are reviewing how we can make new disciples and start new churches through this change.” (From the 2-7-09 CLT minutes)

• Learned about a new denominational program from our director of communications, Mr. Greg Nelson, called “Re-Think Church.”

“This is not a program or a committee, but a way of life. We are required to think in new ways about the church so that those outside the church can also rethink church.” (Greg Nelson, from 2-7-09 CLT minutes).

Encouraging Excellence in Lay & Clergy Leadership“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)

By affirming this priority, the annual conference commits to developing lay and clergy leaders that give God their best so that through their leadership, the church may give God its best.

• After many months of attempting to revive a conference-wide Traveling Training Teams (TTT) program for offering training by conference agencies to local ministry settings, the plan was suspended.

• Efforts are continuing to provide clear information and training for the Safe Sanctuaries abuse-prevention policies adopted at the 2008 session of the annual conference. Attempts are being made to develop a comprehensive system for providing responses to questions coming from local settings after receiving legal consult. Additionally, Rev. Steve Ross is leading efforts to create an online training program for persons in local churches working with children, youth and vulnerable adults.

174 Reports• Spent time debriefing the Quadrennial Training of conference leadership sponsored by the General

Board of Discipleship in Jacksonville, FL in January. Eighteen OR-ID conference leaders attended.• Met with Rev. Gary Powell, chair of The Clergy Network; “created to coordinate work in clergy

well-being, morale, continuing education, covenant relationships, mutual accountability, and related matters.” The questions that sparked our conversation were: “What do you think clergy need to know in order to be effective?” and “What are your concerns for clergy effectiveness and well-being?”

Aligning with Our Strategic Direction“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.” (Matthew 7:24, 25)

By affirming this priority, the annual conference commits to devoting its energies and resources to its mission and vision, aligning ministries with the missional priorities and freeing itself from those things that distract and detract.

• Approved the creation of a “Blue Ribbon Committee for the Assessment of Campus Ministries.” A full report with recommendations will be received from the Blue Ribbon Committee in February or March of 2010.

• Established and received ongoing reports from a special Budget Task Force co-chaired by Bishop Hoshibata and Rev. Jim Monroe.

“Some important terms that came up [in the first task force meeting]: Health Care (to what extent is this driving our budget struggles?) Non-negotiables (What don’t we have an authority to change? What is required by Disciplines, law or necessity? Apportionments What makes a church vibrant and alive and what are the fixed costs of being a congregation? What would we build into a conference budget if we were starting with nothing and trying to build one from scratch? Elephants was the last word in our conversation. What are the elephants in the living room?It must be OK to talk about elephants. Talking about them is not a matter of failing to honor what we have done in the past, but of discerning together what will best serve our mission and vision for the future.”

In conclusion…Much of what has been addressed, discerned and initiated by the Conference Leadership Team will be the stuff that shapes the agenda of this year’s annual conference in June. We pray that this core team of the conference has indeed gone beyond merely managing business to actually leading the conference towards its vision and mission. We are honored to receive your trust as stewards of the conference vision and request your prayers and support as we strive to apply God’s abundant grace and resources to the tremendous needs and possibilities of these times.

Camp and Retreat MinistriesBill Gates, Chair

“Drinking from a fire-hose” may be the best way to describe my learning curve experience while taking over the chair of Camp and Retreat Ministries. With five camp sites, a vision for expansion, four board divisions, a multi-million dollar budget, a board with long history and a host of newcomers, as well as a well-directed, full-on capital campaign now approaching full swing, I have much to learn. What I bring to this fine ministry is a deep appreciation and gratitude for the lives camping ministries in the Conference has changed, including my own, the leaders it has developed for this world and a keen sense of its potential.

On behalf of the Camp and Retreat Ministries board I want to thank Todd Bartlett for his years of faithful leadership as board chair. We all are excited for Todd’s transition as incoming director of the Alton L. Collins Retreat Center.

Reports 175Included in our work for the next year are the stated goals of the Camp and Retreat Ministries Board set at our annual meeting in January 2009:

1) Provide structure and staffing (assistant director and ministry teams) for Creation Vacation, Trip and Travel, Strength for the Journey, and Day Camps. These ministries represent a growing edge in our efforts to reach more people, new people and to reach special populations and call for an intentional support system.

2) Execute and evaluate the effectiveness of the full-spectrum, multi-age camping program adopted at Latgawa and at Magruder.

3) Identify and train local church camp “champions” in 90% of churches that send campers to our sites. This is a two-year goal.

4) Continue to support the Time To Grow capital campaign, including 100% participation in the campaign by the Board, site teams and divisions. Also supporting the campaign with our prayers, our presence, our service and our witness.

5) Intentionally communicate the needs and ministry potential of Southern Oregon Camping. 6) Explore means by which to increase the Care Fund principal.

If you are interested in seeing a snapshot of a great discipling system, just check out our redesigned website at www.gocamping.org. Thanks to all who are developing this significant evangelism tool.

In a time of rampant unemployment and economic crisis where discouragement reigns, I am encouraged to be constantly reminded that we are a counterculture people of hope. It has been my great joy to participate in Camp and Retreat Ministry’s mission for over 25 years as camper, camp counselor, dean and advocate. I now am honored to participate in that mission as Board Chair.

Our Mission: We are people dedicated to creating quality environment of Christian hospitality and learning.We nurture persons so they may…

• Grow in wisdom and in healthy self-esteem. • Develop lifestyles of loving interdependence with each other and all of creation. • Affirm and expand their faith in God and their service as Christian disciples within God’s world.

Conference Connectional Ministries TableStephan Ross, Chair

Connectional Ministries is the gathering of the leaders of our Conference program ministries to coordinate what we do and how we will do it. These programs cover a broad reach, including youth, young adult, campus, lay, communications, ethnic, gender, outreach, Christian education and nurture ministries. You will find the reports of these program ministries also included here. Please refer to those reports for the specific accomplishments and challenges each of them is facing.

The CMT does its coordinating by having two meetings each year called Fall Convocation and Spring Convocation. Many of the program groups use the convocations as opportunities for their own specific meetings as well. At these meetings we strive to invest all our ministries in the vision and mission of the conference as a whole. We also join together in facing common challenges.

The work of our program ministries has been characterized this year by increasing focus on our strategic priorities; making new disciples through creating new faith communities, practicing personal and social holiness, and excellence in lay and clergy leadership. Every group has discussed these Conference priorities and explored how what they do moves us towards fulfilling this mission.

The work of our program ministries has been overshadowed by the increasing financial challenges facing our conference. The spending plan for the CMT calls for us to carry out our mission with just 64% of our 2009 budgeted funding. Since not all portions of the Conference Benevolent budget work the same way (you can’t, for example, just trim a paycheck by 36%) some ministries are seeing their entire budget disappear. And these financial challenges arrive on the heels of a decades-long tightening of program budgets even as the actual expense of doing almost anything worthwhile has increased.

176 ReportsWe are clearly entering a time of significant change. What we do in the way of Conference programming as well as how we accomplish what we do is going to be much different five years from now. Whole programs are likely to disappear. Others will be implemented in new and unfamiliar ways. This will happen whether we choose to change or not. We have passed the point of adjustments. We are entering the landscape of revolution.

I am proud of the hope and faithfulness that our program leaders bring to these challenges. The Church has often been at its best when the conditions in which it found itself were at their worst. Just as Jesus promised, God does not leave us orphaned. We have a future. God is bringing us into it. And we will follow.

Nurture TeamJill Plant, chair

The Nurture Team has met twice in the last year to discuss the focus of the team and how we can effectively be in ministry with the churches of our Oregon-Idaho conference. We are developing plans for providing leadership training, support and networking in the areas of Christian Education, Stewardship and Worship. The four areas of focus as outlined by the General Conference for the next four years will give us a framework on which to build the relationships and connections necessary to “boldly make disciples of Jesus Christ.”

We discussed at length the issue of how best to communicate with local church members in the areas of Christian Education, Worship and Stewardship. An idea from that conversation was to have a point person in each local church, perhaps a lay member to the annual conference or a certified lay speaker, who could be a contact point for the church and distribute information to appropriate people within the congregation. This person would receive and read the UM Connector, United Methodist Online newsletter, and email from the conference or district level to inform people of opportunities in the areas of Christian Education, Worship and Stewardship. It was thought that paper communication is becoming less effective than online or phone call methods, but more information will need to be gathered from individual churches.

Nurture Team: Christian EducationJill Plant, Focus Leader

We continue to build the connections and relationships between the Conference, Christian Educators Fellowship, and local Church Educators. Communication is key and still needs much work. As we reach out to local church leaders in Christian Education and become aware of the needs of individuals, we will become more effective in our support and encouragement from the conference level. We continue to work, as volunteers, to communicate opportunities available in our conference. We are open to suggestions and creative ideas for closing our geographic “gaps” to engage in training, leading, teaching and networking.

Several members of Christian Educators Fellowship from the Oregon-Idaho Conference attended the National CEF conference in New Mexico last October. We hope that those who attended will continue to share their experiences with others in the conference. There was also the opportunity for our conference church workers who work with young adults to attend one of three presentations by Bill Lizor, Young Adult Specialist from the General Board of Discipleship. We hope to continue to provide quality training for our local church members.

District-led Christian Education Leadership training events are happening within the Metro and Western Districts. Usually an alternation between leadership basics and enrichment events is used to reach local church members. These can be organized by the District Leadership Team and/or the District Lay Leader. Other Districts may want to consider such events. The Conference Nurture Team can be a resource for planning such an event.

Reports 177Thank you to all of the congregations who gave offerings on Christian Education Sunday in September. We continue to communicate not only the importance of this offering, but also the availability of grants for local churches in our conference for Christian Education programs because of these funds. Some of the grants given in 2008 include: funding for attendance at “Blessed to be a Blessing”- the National CEF conference in October 2008; money for Chandler Youth Initiative; funding for attendance at a Stephen Ministries Training; Sunday school program support; National UM Camp/Retreat Leaders funding for five young adults; and funding for conference leadership training at the Quadrennial Training in Jacksonville, Florida.

Nurture Team: StewardshipAnne Kayser, Focus Leader

The conference ministry team on stewardship has published monthly articles about aspects of stewardship on the conference website all year. These articles, written throughout the past year by stewardship chair Anne Kayser, have been printed, distributed and used by study and discussion groups in a number of congregations. The twelve-part series will be completed in May, 2009. Links to these articles are now on the new conference website, www.umoi.com.

We welcomed Bill Mullette-Bauer as our Conference Director of Stewardship and Finance last July. Since arriving in Portland, Bill has provided inspirational and informative weekly emails to hundreds of leaders across the conference about living and teaching good stewardship. Many of the “Stewardship Helps” that he includes in his emails can be shared in regular Sunday worship services as a way of educating congregants about how their giving makes a difference around the world and to them personally as faithful givers. If you are not yet receiving Bill’s excellent weekly emails and would like to, contact him: [email protected].

Bill Mullette-Bauer, Karen Bolin and Anne Kayser have all led workshops for our conference this past year about stewardship. Bill, Anne, and Jill Plant, along with about a dozen other conference staff and volunteer leaders, attended the United Methodist Quadrennial Training Event in Florida in January, 2009. There they met with and learned from other church leaders from around the country. They have since been trying to disseminate some of what they learned by speaking, writing and teaching here in Oregon and Idaho. The overarching theme of the Quadrennial Training Event was to bring United Methodists across the country onboard with the vision our bishops have for our denomination, summarized on line at www.umc.org/1234.

Nurture Team: WorshipWorship ideas have begun to surface in the Nurture Team. We hope to pursue more of these in the coming year with help from the district level and local church level. Some of the resources that may be helpful include: a list of churches that excel at particular styles or elements of worship to be compiled and given to other churches for developing those areas of worship; a list of resources used for planning worship to be given to churches desiring change or additions to their own worship; and local churches could invite trained “worship visitors” from other congregations in the conference to attend worship at their church and provide feedback on anything from “How do I know what time the service begins?” to “Where are the bathrooms?” or “Which door do I enter for worship?” Feedback of hospitality as well as the worship experience itself could provide congregations with the information they need to make changes or to affirm work well done. Many members of the Nurture Team would be interested in providing this service to other churches. We will continue to seek input for the needs of the churches in our conference to provide leadership and resources for reaching people in the name of Jesus Christ.

178 ReportsOutreach Team

David King, chairThe Outreach Team is a diverse group of independent and interrelated ministries. You’ll find most of the information about our work this year in the reports of our constituent ministry teams: Hispanic Ministries, United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM), and Conference Disaster Response. In addition to what you find there, you should also know:

The Task Force for the Partnership with Liberia is continuing its work to uphold our covenant relationship with the Liberia Annual Conference and the Rev. Dr. John Innis, resident bishop. In 2008, Beverly Walker and Larry Calkins led a team of eleven people from our conference to do work at the Camphor Mission. The task force is looking for interested persons to lead another team in the next few years, and encourages all members of this annual conference to support ministries in Liberia through the Advance.

The Mission Secretaries itinerated five missionaries through our Annual Conference this past year: Paul Jefferies, Katherine Parker, Devi Buhjel, John Elmore, and Jorge Rodriguez. In addition, the Conference Mission Board hosted this year’s Western Jurisdiction Conference Mission Strategies Meeting. If you’d like to have a United Methodist Missionary visit your church, be sure to contact your District Mission Secretary. And don’t forget that Rev. Cathy Whitlach, our Western Jurisdiction Missionary is Residence, is available to give mission presentations at your church.

United Methodist Volunteers In MissionBrenda St. Clair, Chair

A GREAT 2008—that is what we had, indeed! There were at least 15 teams that provided service to others in Christ’s name. We have more than a team a month representing the OR-ID Conference somewhere in the world. Six teams served in the USA. Five of those teams were in Louisiana, continuing to help with the clean-up efforts and rebuilding of communities that are still suffering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina. A youth team served in Denver at DENUM (Denver Urban Mission). They worked on an organic farm weeding crops and cleaning produce to be given to the underprivileged, homeless and single mothers. They sorted food at a local warehouse for distribution and did painting and minor maintenance in low income homes. Nine teams served internationally in Honduras, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Liberia and Tonga doing construction projects, providing medical assistance, and above all – sharing God’s love with others. Just think about how many pairs of hands were at work helping our brothers and sisters in Christ!

With the economy taking somewhat of a nose dive in the latter part of 2008 and continuing into 2009, I have wondered what effects it might have on UMVIM. It made me more than a “little nervous” I must confess. Even though the economy has had an impact on the size of some of our teams, many are still committed to God’s calling. I have heard it said, “If He leads you to it – He will see you through it.” In this I am a firm believer! So, if you feel God laying a mission trip upon your heart, prayerfully consider UMVIM. Your life will be forever changed because of the experience.

Oregon-Idaho Liberian PartnershipBeverly Walker, Chair

We offer you something you can wear with pride! We will be selling a new lapel pins with all proceeds going to fund scholarships for the children attending Camphor Mission. The photo on the pin is a girl participating in the My Daughters’ Place program.

Our Task Force has only met one time this year. Each of us pays our own expenses when we meet and we have people from all of our five Districts participating.

Reports 179During the 2008-2009 year school opened on September 1, 2008. Liberia’s Camphor Mission Elementary and Junior High (grades from pre-kindergarten to the 9th grade) had 181 boys and 133 girls. Our Conference provided $3,750 in scholarship money this year. The largest class was the pre-kindergarten class with 35 attending. There were 34 in the 3rd grade class and 33 in the 4th grade class.

Camphor Mission had 100% for students from both the 6th and 9th grade who sat for the national exams. This was the third year in succession that the students from Camphor successfully passed the national exams.

A recent graduate from the Gbanga School of Theology has several programs to help the students at Camphor. They have regular daily devotions, memory verse competitions, Bible study, and a counseling program plus regular Sunday school and Sunday morning worship.

Camphor now has 5 Administrative and 12 Instructional staff. They are raising the staff salaries in order to compete with the salaries that are paid in other positions across Liberia.

In July 2008, 10 people from the Oregon-Idaho went to Liberia in a United Methodist Volunteers-In-Mission Team (UMVIM). The team left on July 15th and returned August 7th. Those on the team were: Larry Calkins, Asst. Team Leader; Beverly Walker, Team Leader; Will Cleek, Rochelle Killett, Geraldine Hammond, Shirley Knight, Verna Harelson, Colleen & Dick Todd, and Linda Hurley. We had people from all five districts participate on this team. We were not able to start the gymnasium for the students at Camphor, but we painted all the school rooms and blackboards in the school.

We carried over 725 children’s books and school supplies for all. We toured up-country Liberia and Buchanan and in Monrovia. We stayed at the Episcopal residence in Monrovia. We attended Sunday worship services with Alex Harmon, whom we met in 2005 when he was principal at Camphor Mission. That morning Alex invited Rev. Shirley Knight to preach and the choir was wearing their “new to them choir robes” that they received from the Blackfoot United Methodist Church! A Great Service!

We met Frido Kinkolenge, who is in charge of the My Daughters’ Place at Camphor Mission. Our team was able to deliver over $2,700 to fund the micro-loan program for the girls who graduated the spring. This will allow them to buy supplies to provide a living for their children and themselves. We were also glad to give the new Liberia Peace with Justice person the $1,000 grant from our OR-ID Conference Committee. Frido recently sent a report that tells of him interviewing new students for the several projects he does across Liberia.

We encourage other United Methodist Volunteers-In-Mission teams to consider going to Liberia. We would help you as you prepare. …And the Partnership with Liberia continues……..

Disaster ResponseAl Trachsel, Coordinator

2008-2009 has been a busy cycle for the Annual Conference Disaster Response Coordination team. We have completed a new Disaster Response and Preparedness Manual for duplication and distribution to the local churches. As well, the CDRC has spent much of the 2008-2009 cycle preparing a Grant Application to UMCOR to assist victims of the Winter Storm of 2007.

In February-March of 2009, an UMCOR Disaster Grant was given to the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference in the amount of $50,000. About $20,000 was granted to the Tillamook Long Term Recovery committee to address needs in Tillamook County. About $30,000 was granted to the Clatsop County Long Term Recovery Committee to address needs in Clatsop County. These dollars will be spent on a total of about 20 reconstruction and mitigation projects in the two counties.

Remember, the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference Disaster Response and Preparedness Committee is in place to serve you and the needs of the local church. Do not hesitate to contact us.

180 ReportsWitness Team

April Hall Cutting, chairThe Witness Team is the bridge between local churches and the General Board of Church & Society (GBCS). The GBCS advocates on the national level for legislation that implements our UM Social Principles; it also provides information, resources, and training to local churches and conferences and leadership to strengthen our social witness.

Therefore, the Witness Team seeks to assist the Annual Conference and its congregations by developing legislation that gives voice to our Conference’s deep commitment to social justice. We also provide information on issues and action to congregations and conference groups.

The Conference Peace With Justice Coordinator is part of the team, as is the UMW Social Action officer. Our membership includes a state legislator from Idaho, members who are active in the Methodist Federation for Social Action, and laity and clergy working in their local churches to call for action and justice. Our view of a socially engaged faith informs our understanding of evangelism and each year we select from nominees the recipients of the Denman Evangelism Award.

This year we are:• fasting on the first Sunday of each month to help us stay aligned with the Conference

priority to eliminate hunger. We invite anyone to join us in this act of solidarity and spiritual awareness. We continue to look for ways to partner with the Bishop’s Task Force to advocate eliminating hunger.

• supporting the campaign to end torture. With grateful hearts we received the news that President Obama has called for an end to the use of torture by our country.

• developing leaders by sending two persons to attend the UM Quadrennial training event in Florida – myself as team chair and Kathy Campbell-Barton, the Peace with Justice Coordinator. Training by the GBCS was held prior to the denominational event.

• participating in monthly phone conference calls with the GBCS. This helps keep us in touch with national issues, new resources for our conference, and helps us know the staff persons as they work for us.

• renewing standing resolutions and submitting them for Annual Conference action. We are sponsoring five this year, all of which have appeared in some form before.

• implementing the resolution approved last year for study of the social principles. Each local church will be directly contacted to see how they have responded to this legislation. They will be encouraged to undertake a study using the new edition and study guide. Clayton Childers, GBCS staff for conference relations, will speak on the Social Principles at the fall Conference Convocation in October. We also anticipate that Neal Christie, GBCS staff for Education and Leadership Formation, will come to provide training for leaders to teach the Social Principles.

The team’s charge to support local congregations means we are here to help you – please call any member and see what we can do together to bring God’s reign of justice and peace as United Methodists in Idaho and Oregon.

Peace with JusticeKathy Campbell-Barton, Coordinator

Thank you to all who celebrate Peace with Justice Sunday and who take the Peace with Justice Offering.

Thanks to the generosity of our local churches, $7,716.66 was generated through the 2008 Peace with Justice Sunday Special Offering. Fifty percent of the offering remains in the Oregon-Idaho Conference providing mini-grants to assist local churches and others engaged in peace advocacy ministry. The offering this year helped:

Reports 181• The Rev. Courtney McHill of First UMC Corvallis with travel expenses to the Young Adult Clergy

Leadership Forum sponsored by the General Board of Church and Society• Provide scholarships for girls to Camphor Mission School in Liberia • Jerusalem Justice and Peace Ministry Lubumbashi, DRC, set up a Sewing Atelier and organize

workshops for women for Social Justice• Provided transportation for 2 participants in the Leadership Team Training Event • Provided representation from the OR-ID annual conference at Ecumenical Lobby Days• Purchased 1000 United Methodist Social Principal Booklets for distribution at Annual Conference

The Peace with Justice Covenant Congregations Progam within the OR-ID connection celebrates 22 years of Peace with Justice ministry. Because of cutbacks in funds, the General Board of Church and Society PWJ approved continuation of the program, but has no money for resourcing congregations. Peace with Justice Coordinators will continue to shepherd the project.

Peace with Justice resourced local congregations within OR-ID and other conferences by publishing the annual Peace with Justice Advent Booklet. The 2008 Advent Booklet, “Lament and Hope: Lost and Found” was featured as an Advent resource through “Faith In Action,” the GBSC Electronic Newsletter.

“Enough for All Creation” was the focus of the 2009 Ecumenical Lobby Event. United Methodist Bishop Charlene P. Kammer, a member of the Council of Bishops task force revising the historic 1986 document and pastoral letter, “In Defense of Creation,” spoke about the broader scope of the revision expected to address threats such as pandemic poverty, ecological degradation, and a world awash in weapons. The foundation document will be ready for release in late November. There could hardly be a more timely and critical project than calling us to prayer and action on pressing threats to God’s creation.

The annual meeting of Peace with Justice Coordinators was held prior to the Quadrennium Leadership Training Event. In Defense of Creation was a major topic of discussion. One of the top 2009 legislative priorities is “a nuclear weapons free world.” It is a time of change, and there are many opportunities for advocacy including the historic opportunity to advocate for the ratification of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Blessings as work of peace with justice continue.

Campus Ministries and Higher Education Ministry TeamNorman C. Rose, Chair

Student enrollment at the college level increases during a time of economic stress. The campus ministries have also had an increase in the number of students participating in their programs. Times of economic stress reduce the ability of the Conference to support outreach and witness programs which receive their financial support from the Conference World Service/Conference Benevolent budget. In 2009 the Conference has had to reduce its support by about 40 percent compared to 2008. Campus ministries have had to reduce their operational budget and to develop other sources of support to fill in the gap. The campus ministries have been discussing and working on the development of other financial sources for the past year and one half as there were indications that denominational support from the Methodist Conference and from other denominations which give support to the four ecumenical campus ministries would be reduced.

Historically, the diversity of students at the eight campus ministries has been minimal. The University of Oregon, from a Collins grant, hired a non-Anglo peer minister, a student, to develop an outreach program to non-Anglo students. The program has been very successful. Oregon State and Portland State expect to institute similar activities in the fall of 2009.

The programs offered by the campus ministries are directed toward meeting the needs of the students. There has been a marked increase in the participation by students in introspective programs, such as centering prayer, mediation, and labyrinth walks, and in addressing contemporary problems through

182 Reportsdiscussion and through hands-on activities. The campus ministries also offer a number of the more formal rites and offerings of the church.

The campus ministries in a cooperative effort had a special weekend program for those students considering being a church professional.

In addition to serving as director of the campus ministry program, a number of the campus ministers been asked to serve on university and college committees.

CMHEMT is responsible for distributing information material, reviewing applications and awarding up to seven scholarships each year.

Campus ministries do touch people.

Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns

Michael Powell, ChairOur Committee consists of all new members and we discovered a significant lack of information on work that had been done in the past, so we basically began from scratch.

We began our work by sending out an e-mail survey to every local church in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. We inquired about current Ecumenical and Interfaith activities. We had about a 10% response rate from churches both large and small who reported many Thanksgiving services, quite a few service activities and several educational forums. There was quite a bit of interdenominational work, but very little interfaith dialogue reported.

We then developed a follow-up survey to be sent again to all churches in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference, offering a summary of the results received and giving churches another opportunity to respond. We organized a luncheon at Annual Conference 2009 featuring two speakers: David Leslie from Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, and Bob Flaherty, representing the Idaho Interfaith Alliance. We sponsored a booth at the Ministry Fair. Several of our committee members attended the Desert Pilgrimage National Workshop on Christian Unity held April 27 - 30 in Phoenix, Arizona.

We are working on a Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns section for the new annual conference web page.

We helped advertise, and several of our members worked to help sponsor the Desmond Tutu lecture in Portland on May 4, 2009.

Council on Racial Ethnic LeadershipKwang Seog Oh, Chair

COREL has had several meaningful activities and decisions this year. The first Inter-Racial Ethnic Gathering in our Annual Conference was on March 15, and the event was planned by the Council on Racial Ethnic Leadership to foster connections between the various racial ethnic groups and individuals in our Annual Conference. This first event occurred at the Nyssa United Methodist Church hosted by Pastor John Go. John and his family are Korean-American. Other participants in the event were the Wilder Hispanic Ministry “Amistad y Fe,” the Tongan Fellowship from Nampa Southside, a Congolese singing group from Meridian and other United Methodists of a variety of racial ethnic backgrounds.

Reports 183Planning this local event were Rev. Jorge Rodriguez, missionary pastor of the Wider Hispanic ministry; Sione Lolo Raass, leader of the Tongan Fellowship; John Go, pastor of Nyssa and Fruitland UMCs, and Rev. June Fothergill, COREL member. The event included a worship center with candles in different glass containers representing our diversity and unity in Christ. There were musical presentations by the Tongan, Hispanic and African groups, a Korean dance, various speeches and of course an abundance of great food. Around the room were displays from a variety of countries of origin. Host pastor John Go, reflecting on the highlights for him of the event commented, “For me, it was good to see that we can try new things in this Conference and see how diverse we are and see our different gifts, talents and languages.” This event provided a beginning for future connections and service together. The Spirit was present, reminding us all of the unity of the Body of Christ and the beauty of its diversity. COREL is also hoping to have a similar event in the Metro District during this fall season.

COREL is supporting the formation of a Korean Ministries Council as a part of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. Structurally, the Korean Ministries Council will be on par with the other conference ethnic ministry councils and will be represented on the Council on Racial/Ethnic Ministries. Members of the Korean Ministry Council will be included in the annual Nominations Report prepared by the Conference Nominations Committee and presented each year to the annual conference session for adoption. COREL is also planning to encourage others to create more ethnic ministry councils.

COREL has decided to endorse the Youth Work camp organized by John Go and to apply for Faith Grant funds for this ministry. This Youth Work camp will be a good chance for the Inter-Racial Ethnic participants to get to know more about each other, and aid in the development of the youths’ spiritual lives. It will take place at Nyssa UMC this summer. COREL will continually make efforts toward developing ethnic leadership and ministry and to develop connections among ethnic churches, ethnic pastors, and people who have concerns for ethnic ministry in our annual conference.

Hispanic Ministries CouncilVera A. Kenyon, chair

This has been an exciting year of many accomplishments within the conference regarding Hispanic ministries. With the addition of Rev. Ron Whitlatch to our team we have experienced a resurgence of energy and growth in outreach across the conference to our Hispanic brothers and sisters. He began traveling the width of our conference the minute he crossed into Idaho on his move from Iowa last spring, visiting pastors all along the way. Ron designed and presented ten Primeros Pasos/First Steps workshops in both Idaho and Oregon to pastors and laity to give them skills in organizing an effective ministry with Hispanics, to help them understand the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministries, the do’s and don’ts, models that work and resources. This workshop was well received and still available upon request if you haven’t attended one.

In late October we trained 6 pastor mentor/lay missioner teams from 6 local churches to begin giving them the skills to develop faith communities in their areas. Those teams are: Beaverton: Rev. Steve Wolff/Juanita Hoffman; Cornelius: Eric Conklin/Mira Conklin; Madras: Rev. Janet Farrell/Jan Vollmer; Hillsboro (previously trained Rev. Gwen Drake/Mary Foote) George Locke; Wilder: Rev. Jorge Rodriguez/ Leobardo Sandoval & Jose Martinez (previously trained, Vera Kenyon); and Middleton: Rev. June Fothergill/Gloria Kley. Leobardo and Jose are currently conducting home Bible studies in Homedale, Wilder, and Parma, Idaho. The work Eric and Mira are doing in Cornelius is revitalizing the Anglo congregation as well as reaching out to the Hispanic community. Mira is also working with others in Western Washington County. Juanita is conducting a Bible study in Beaverton at the church on Sundays as well as reaching out into the community. Hillsboro is just completing their second year offering quite popular and successful ESL classes and beginning to offer faith-based activities. Module I will be offered in Idaho this fall, probably in November. Module II will be offered this fall in Oregon. For both trainings the time and place are yet to be announced. A team consists of the pastor and at least one lay person from each church. The lay missioner will be expected to be the one who actually does a lot of the work under the mentorship of the pastor. There are numerous other churches across our conference that have outreach programs directed at their Hispanic brothers and sisters and are no less important than those listed.

184 ReportsWith the reorganization of the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministries at the beginning of this quadrennium we had to cancel our clergy meeting with Rev. Patrick Bruns. We anticipate that something similar to that meeting will occur later this year. Watch for the announcement in your district. Because there are similarities in challenges for all ethnic groups we as a council met with the chairs of COREL, CORR, the Native American Council, and Scott Harkness, representing the Living Our Vision group. We discussed our commonalities and our challenges and have co-sponsored an action plan to be presented to the conference requesting a cultural competency workshop be required for all clergy and to include as many laity as wish to take it (preferably as a clergy/lay team). If adopted, this workshop will be offered in various locations across our conference beginning in 2010.

Our dreams are many, our budget dismal; however, we continue to pursue the dream of Hispanic faith communities all across Oregon and Idaho. Together we can accomplish this dream. Visit our tables at the Ministry Fair during the 2009 Annual Conference session to learn more.

Committee on Native American MinistryEva Johnson, Chair

Greetings! We held two meetings this year and were successful with membership growth. Our goals are to continue supporting our summer camps, Huckleberry Family Camp at Magruder and Hallowed Ground at Wallowa Lake; provide speakers or other resources for Native American Sunday, increase our visibility within the conference and publicize the Carol Youngbird Holt scholarship for Native students. At this time most of our committee members live in Oregon, we would like to have representation from Idaho. If interested, contact Wilshire UMC Native American Fellowship in Portland.

Regina Wheeler and Eva Johnson attended the annual meeting of the Native American International Caucus. It was a time for CONAM members to network and report on issues from their regions. The Caucus set goals for the quadrennium to support the election of a Native Bishop, increase the support for the Acts of Repentance that will be held at General Conference 2012 and encouraged members to be involved in all levels of their conferences.

Commission on Religion and RaceClay Andrew, chair

The year since the last Annual Conference has been one of transition for the Commission on Religion and Race (CORR). After eight years of faithful, prophetic leadership, D. Joan Collison stepped down as chair. Her passion and dedication to the issue of racism in Christ’s Church leave a lasting legacy for the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. Many members of CORR remained on the team for the new quadrennium, ensuring that we have the wisdom to guide us through the next four years.

In addition to transitions of leadership, CORR is experiencing other transitions. In February 2008, a number of lay and clergy leaders were invited to participate in a Jurisdictional training on cultural competency called “Living Our Vision.” There was a great deal of energy and passion as a response to that training and several of our Conference’s ethnic ministry groups are working together to bring this vital training to our Conference as a whole. For the next year, CORR’s energy and direction will focus on working with other Conference groups to establish cultural competency training for clergy. Once this training is in place, we’ll begin to assess how to create and lead anti-racism workshops that will work in coordination with the “Living Our Vision” training.

As a country and as the Church, we have much to celebrate because much has been achieved as we seek true racial equality and justice. But the journey is not over. The Church remains an imperfect glimpse of God’s Kingdom when it comes to issues of racism. We are committed to continuing the journey that God has called us to, seeking to be a Church of open hearts, open minds and open doors.

Reports 185Commission on the Status and Role of Women (COSROW)

Bonnie McOmber, ChairThe ministry of the Commission on the Status and Role of Women (COSROW) is the full and equal responsibility and participation of women in the total life of the church and society. The need for the Commission is affirmed in The Book of Discipline. The tasks of the Conference Commission are:

• to be informed about the status and role of women in the total life of the church, • to work cooperatively with United Methodist Women to achieve full participation of women in the

decision-making structures,• to develop ways to inform and sensitize the leadership within the conference on issues that affect

women, and• to focus on major issues related to women which may include, but are not limited to, sexual

harassment policies and procedures.

The Oregon-Idaho Conference Commission is working to fulfill these responsibilities. Annually the Commission monitors the plenary sessions of the Annual Conference to track participation by male and female, clergy and lay designations.

In addition, the Conference Commission co-sponsored with Conference United Methodist Women a women’s event “Shared History, Shared Future” held February 9-11, 2009 at The Monastery of the Ascension in Jerome, Idaho, for clergy and lay women. Attendance at the retreat was about equally divided between clergywomen and lay women with a total of 31 women attending. The retreat was led by S. Kim Coffing, General Commission on the Status and Role of Women. This event was a spiritual retreat designed to celebrate the ministry of women in the church whether clergy or lay. It was the goal of the Conference Commission to strengthen the connection between all women in ministry – both clergy and lay. The evaluations from the retreat would indicate that this goal was accomplished.

Some of the questions and responses from the evaluations of the Shared History, Shared Future retreat are:

1. What part of the event was most meaningful to you?“Worship was a rare treat for me to NOT be in leadership. Kim Coffing’s portions were outstanding!” “The sharing of stories; getting to connect with old and new friends.” “Fellowship and spiritual involvement” “Worship and sharing with new friends” “I don’t think there was one part – it was more the whole event; the worship and the sharing was awesome.” “Learning other perspectives, especially the awareness of the gap that exists for our clergy spouses.”

2. How did the event meet your expectations?“My “expectation” was to “connect” and that was definitely met!” “It provided space for listening but also for sharing with a respectful audience, small group or otherwise. Patience and respect in speaking and listening was a gift.”

The Conference Commission has begun planning another event for clergywomen and laywomen to be held in 2011 and to focus on the spiritual path women walk whether clergy or lay. Planning is underway and registration brochures will be available at Annual Conference 2010.

Annual Conference Lay Leader/Board of Lay MinistriesCesie Delve Scheuermann, Conference Lay Leader

“They need not go away, you give them something to eat.” --Jesus, Matthew 14:16

Jesus speaks these challenging words just before he performs the miracle of feeding 5,000 hungry men, plus an additional 15,000 women and children. Jesus confronts us, his disciples, to make a difference in the lives of others even when it may seem impossible. Too often we, like the disciples Jesus spoke to, are fearful and despair whether or not we can truly make a difference. We become frozen with fear.

186 ReportsThe good news is that there are many, many people and congregations in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference that have decided not to be fearful, who have taken Jesus’ call seriously, and who are doing extraordinary things for God’s people.

Our five districts, Western, Eastern, Southern, Metro, and Central, geographically disparate as they are, are individually doing wondrous things for God through individuals and congregations. Collectively, each District has been sponsoring events to empower leaders in their positions and to renew both laity and clergy to great things for God and God’s people. For example:

The Western District held a Leadership training event attended by 140 people. An additional 200 people attended an all-day workshop by Pennsylvania author N. Graham Standish on his book Becoming a Blessed Church, which was studied in churches throughout the district during 2008.

Metro District sponsored a “nuts and bolts” leadership training that drew 85 people. In February, “Personal Holiness” drew in 70 participants for an all-day series of workshops that focused in part on “Igniting Ministries,” “Centering Prayer,” and “The Labyrinth.”

Eastern District’s leadership event was entitled “Celebrating Our Methodist DNA.” The event focused on the Wesleyan roots we hold dear and workshops focused their presentations around three questions: Where do we as United Methodists fit in the world today? What identifies us? How are we as United Methodists unique? About 100 people from the Eastern District attended the event.

As the Annual Conference Lay Leader, I have had the deep privilege of representing you at the Western Jurisdictional meeting in Pasadena, CA; the Quadrennial Training in Jacksonville, FL; and at the Association of Annual Conference Lay Leaders meeting in Sacramento, CA. I also serve on the Ministry Cabinet, meeting with the Bishop, District Superintendents, the Director of Connectional Ministries, and the Conference Director of Stewardship and Finance. I am grateful for their openness to all the laity and me; no one holds a more important place than the other, hallelujah!

While I personally have a long way to go to overcome the fears that I feel when I hear Jesus’ words, “They need not go away, you give them something to eat,” I am assured that our Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference is striving for perfection and living up to the challenge in a way that pleases the One we serve. Oh may it be so! Oh may it be so.

Youth Ministry TeamEmily Tabb, Coordinator

The Conference Youth Ministry Team has experienced a time of change, goodbyes, and new beginnings. After countless hours, many years of dedication, and an immeasurable impact on lives we said goodbye to a dear friend, Marcey Balcomb. We love you!!! Due to several different factors, a major one being the tough economic times we are having, there will no longer be a paid specialist position. We are also saying goodbye to Robert Nelson who has been the CYMT chair. He is in a time of transition as he graduates high school and starts a new chapter in his life. Robert has touched people’s lives through his Christ-like love and compassion. He has devoted his time and energy to the CYMT and we thank him for the difference he has made.

With this comes a time of change. Emily Tabb has agreed to volunteer as the Conference Youth Coordinator. The transition from a paid specialist to a volunteer Conference Youth Coordinator will take time and patience on everyone’s part. We are rebuilding our team with new members being elected and a new direction for Conference Youth Ministries. We are looking forward to our planning retreat this summer to build a unified team, set goals, and envision an effective youth ministry that draws youth closer to God and supports youth leaders to live out their calling.

We are not having Xplosion this year (the youth I work with are bummed too) but instead we are planning an awesome event for youth and young adults at Annual Conference called Rejuvenate. There

Reports 187have been God-filled events in the Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts as well. Amen to the passion and dedication of the amazing youth in our conference and all those who have answered their call to work with our awesome youth.

Young Adult Ministry TeamEilidh Lowery, Young Adult Coordinator

During the past year the young adult ministry team has been working hard at our vision of supporting and resourcing local churches for young adult ministry. With the launch of the new conference website we added information for churches and book reviews to help facilitate the conversation local ministry settings are having about young adults. More will be added to the site in the coming months.

Members for the team had the chance to attend The Source, a retreat put on by the General Board of Discipleship. These trainings helped the team members examine perceptions about young adults and young adult ministry and also provided tools for implementing young adult ministry.

The next step for the ministry team is to create a young adult ministry mentor network that will work with congregations interested in young adult ministry. Each mentor will help the congregation through an 18-36 month process that will evaluate the church and the need of young adults in the community. The first wave of this will begin in fall of 2009. The Young Adult Ministry team is writing a training curriculum for mentors and establishing this process. Mentors will be persons already involved in or with a history of successful young adult ministry in the local church.

United Methodist MenBill Cook, Conference President

I wish this report would say that a large increase in United Methodist Men had occurred. That is not the fact! Most of our churches are not reaching out to the community with a men’s ministry.

We traditionally think of United Methodist Men as a social group: a breakfast or dinner prepared and served by the UMW. We cannot allow ourselves to be a social group. We must reach out into the community in a pro-active way to help solve local needs and problems.

Come to our table in the Ministry Fair at Annual Conference. There are so many ministries that our men can do, even the stay-at-home group. Light a fire! Two or more, working together can take action and by the action, Christ enters into the community.

When we reach out into the community, we can really set the world on fire. The pride of men who are motivated is great. And remember, we as United Methodist Men do not all have to be United Methodist. Invite someone to work beside you in your outreach.

United Methodist WomenCarol J. Johnson, President

United Methodist Women in the Oregon-Idaho Conference have had a highly successful year. In 2008 the national pledge to mission was met and exceeded. Mission needs are greater than ever since the economic situation has so negatively affected people in both the United States and throughout the world. Local Units continue to fulfill Our Purpose by supporting local, national, and international mission.

In Oregon-Idaho we continued working on our three Social Action priorities of immigration, health care and hunger. For our Annual Meeting in October a guest from Women’s Division, Elmira Nazombe, helped us understand how the Charter for Racial Justice and immigration issues are intertwined. We left our Annual Meeting with each District having developed specific actions to work on. These actions

188 Reportsare currently being carried out. Health care was the focus of our highly successful March 2009 Oregon Legislative Forum. Nearly 100 United Methodist Women and their guests spent the day learning specifics about the health care issue and then going to legislative committee meetings or individual meetings with their Legislators. The capitol in Boise is under construction and therefore no Legislative Event was held in Idaho this year. A letter writing campaign at the School of Christian Mission yielded many letters on hunger concerns sent to legislators.

Plans are underway for the 2009 School of Christian Mission. Topics are “Food and Faith,” “The Beauty and Courage of Sudan,” and “Giving Our Hearts Away – Native American Survival.” In 2008 the topics studied were “Israel and Palestine,” “I believe in Jesus,” and “Giving Our Hearts Away – Native American Survival.” Each year we have two new study topics while one is repeated for two years. The topics are set years in advance and are the same everywhere in the United States. We continue to be amazed how relevant the topics are even though they are decided upon six or seven years earlier. Everyone is invited to participate in either the Idaho or Oregon School of Christian Mission. Both men and women participate, please join us. In 2008 we also held a Young Women’s Event at George Fox University.

An annual Charter for Racial Justice Recognition Award has been newly established this year. The Award recipient must be an Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Church member, agency, or group who during the past year worked on a project that exemplifies the implementation of the Charter of Racial Justice. We are very excited about this opportunity to give recognition to those who have inspired us with their concern about the well-being of others as covered in the Charter for Racial Justice.

We have changed the name of our newsletter to “Our Two Cents.” The new name reflects both the two cents that women in our predecessor organizations gave to missions for women and children, and articles written by our Conference Officers presenting their “two cents’ worth.” The former name “The Connection” was easily confused with the Oregon-Idaho newsletter named “The Connector.”

All in all, we continue to follow Our Purpose with hope and prayers that we are following the path set by Jesus for all of us as Christians.

Board of Ordained MinistryGay Jeffery, Chair

The Board of Ordained Ministry is responsible to the Annual Conference for overseeing the enlistment, certification, and theological education of candidates for ministry through the work of the District Committees on Ordained Ministry; to examine candidates for fitness, readiness and effectiveness for ministry; to train and provide mentors and residency experiences for candidates for ministry; to recommend approval to the clergy session the licensing of local pastors, commissioning of provisional members, and ordination and full membership of deacons and elders; to provide continuing education and other support for clergy; to recommend to the clergy session approval for individuals to take leave of absence, return from leave of absence, retirement, and other changes in status; and to monitor the well-being of the clergy so that the work of Jesus Christ through the local church may be faithfully fulfilled (¶635).

As of Annual Conference 2009, the board has 30 members: 16 elders, including one district superintendent; 4 deacons; 1 associate member; 2 licensed local pastors; and 7 lay persons. A list of members and their responsibilities can be found at www.umoibom.org.

The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2008 reflects the legislation approved by General Conference. Some of that legislation impacts the work of the Board of Ordained Ministry. In order to integrate the requirements of the Discipline into our work, we have focused on training this year. The chair Gay Jeffery, chair-elect Phil Airhart, conference relations registrar Laura Jaquith Bartlett, candidacy registrar Brian Shimer, and mentor coordinator Kim Fields attended workshops related to their board responsibilities sponsored by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. Information

Reports 189gleaned from these events was shared during a day-long training with the conference board in October 2008. Mentor training was offered in four locations in March 2009, and in April 2009 our five District Committees on Ordained Ministry met for training in Portland.

In addition to our focus on training for this quadrennium’s work, the board’s emphases are to recruit and nurture young people for ordained ministry as deacons and elders, to revitalize our Residence in Ministry (RIM) program for provisional members, to emphasize not just effectiveness but excellence in ministry in those who come to us for ordination, to be fiscally responsible, to communicate more effectively with those boards and agencies that we relate to, and to strengthen our covenant relationship among the clergy of our annual conference. At its Winter 2009 Retreat, members of the Board interviewed a large class of applicants for commissioning or ordination. We will be recommending that the clergy session approve the commissioning of seven candidates as provisional deacons or elders. We will also be recommending the approval of four provisional members (formerly called probationary members) for ordination and full membership as elders. We are encouraged not just by the numbers but by the experience and excellence of this class.

The mission of the Board of Ordained Ministry is to provide excellent ministerial leadership for the church so that we might boldly make disciples of Jesus Christ and revitalize the church.

Committee on EpiscopacyLaura Ann Beville, Chair

The Committee on the Episcopacy serves in an advisory and listening role between the Bishop and the annual conference members. Similar to the local church Staff/Pastor-Parish Relations Committees, we meet with the Bishop, Robert Hoshibata and his staff, Patricia Breen to assess their needs as well as the needs of our Annual Conference. We were happy to welcome Bishop Hoshibata back to the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference following Jurisdictional Conference in July. This committee meets twice a year (at least once in person).

Members include both clergy and lay people. Our lay members are Jack Lorts, Brett Landman, Erin Pitney, Elizabeth Swenson, Cesie Delve Scheuermann, and Greg Nelson. Our clergy members include Mike Gregor, Elaine Steele, Laura Beville, and Laura Jaquith Bartlett.

We also share responsibility with the Conference Trustees for the care of the Bishop’s residence. This year we have addressed various outside and inside maintenance tasks by forming a sub-committee specific to the needs of the Bishop’s residence. Michael Gregor is the liaison from our committee to address the needs that the Bishop and Mrs. Hoshibata have regarding their place of residence.

Equitable Compensation CommissionJohn A. Grimsted, Chair

Our Commission’s most important job is to establish a minimum salary package. There is always a strong tension that exists between what pastors need and deserve and what churches can afford. Of course, the minimum salary package needs to be such that clergy are enabled, as the Discipline says, “to devote all your time to the work of God.”

Pastors and churches need to be aware that what the Equitable Compensation Commission establishes is a minimum salary package. Once that package is established, the church and pastor are free to move money into categories that would be of the greatest benefit to them. Moving money out of salary and into either: (a) parsonage/utilities allowance or, if possible, (b) housing allowance would be very beneficial to pastors. We recommend that you place the maximum amount possible in these funds.

Due to the very difficult economic times in which we find ourselves, the Commission is not

190 Reportsrecommending any increase this year. We are recommending that minimum salary packages for 2010 be identical to those for 2009 and be set as follows: $34,200 (elders in full connection), $32,700 (probationary/provisional members), and $31,200 (local pastors). We strongly urge churches to put at least $4,200 of that total in parsonage/utilities allowance (more, if possible).

In addition, the salary minimum should be increased by $100 per year of service in the United Methodist Church, capped at a maximum of ten years or $1,000.

The Commission also recommends, but cannot require, that business and professional expenses be set at no less than $2,700 per year.

Housing is to be included as part of the ministerial compensation package. Here is our recommendation for 2009-2010:

1. That for our purposes, every parsonage will be considered as meeting the minimum salary package. This is true whether the clergy are working full-time or part-time.

2. That a percentage of housing allowance be paid to each pastor that is commensurate to the percentage they work (e.g. one quarter-time receives one quarter the housing allowance, one half-time receives one half the housing allowing, etc.)

3. In lieu of a parsonage, churches will pay a minimum housing allowance as part of the total compensation package. A two-tier formula will be applied consisting of $12,000 (for most churches) and $14,000 for churches in areas with unusually high housing costs. Tier designation will be determined by the Equitable Compensation Commission. These two tiers will be reviewed every two years. Appeals may be made to the Equitable Compensation Commission.

4. Churches and pastors may apply for an exemption to housing allowances under certain conditions. (For example, a pastor already has a home in the area, etc.) If the Commission does not grant an exemption, churches must pay the housing portion of the ministerial compensation package.

The Commission has requested that the Council on Finance and Administration set our budget at $150,000 including $2000 for the administrative costs of the Commission. This represents a decrease of $25,000 or 14.25%.

Council on Finance and AdministrationTed Wimer, President

As Christians we receive abundance from God. Our Director of Stewardship and Finance, Rev. Bill Mullette-Bauer mentioned recently in his weekly newsletter, Grace & Gratitude, “As people of faith, that’s who we are, not those who spend all their time counting what we don’t have, but taking stock of the abundant resources that God has provided to do the work we’re called to do.”

The Council on Finance and Administration (CF&A) has had a busy, challenging, often frustrating, and yet, productive year. We met three times in person and conducted three meetings by teleconference.

In the 2008 Book of Discipline (¶612.1) the purpose of CF&A is defined: “The purpose of the Council shall be to develop, maintain, and administer a comprehensive and coordinated plan of fiscal and administrative policies, procedures and management services for the annual conference.” Another, simpler way of stating this is: CF&A works to maintain the financial health of the annual conference. The Council has implemented many tactical plans over the past several years to keep our conference finances healthy as our fixed expenses have gone up and our Shared Ministries (apportionment) income has diminished. Looking back over the past eight or so years these include:

• Cutting personnel and services at the conference center (five people overall).• Cutting expenses through better organization.• More interpretation of the purpose and relevance of Conference Finances to anyone who

will listen.

Reports 191• Promoting district training events on finance and stewardship issues.• Making members (of CF&A) available to local churches to discuss issues.• Creating spending plans – invoked based on operating expenses and apportionment

receipts during the budget year.• More transparent, clear and realistic budgets.• Maintain our General Fund reserves to allow for monthly cash flow variations.• Creating a contingency fund to offset emergency needs.

The disparity between our Shared Ministry (apportionment) receipts from local churches and the operating expenses of the annual conference have used up most all of our General Fund reserves. In 2008 we were forced to invoke spending plan restrictions in late summer. When we have to invoke the spending plan it means that we have to curtail things (actions and programs) that we, as the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference, voted to do.

The last months of 2008 and the overall financial environment in 2009 have resulted in a further drop in Shared Ministries (apportionment) receipts. In 2008 we ended at 83% of our needs. So far in 2009 we should be at 25%, but are only at 15%. CF&A in cooperation with Bishop Hoshibata, Rev. Bill Mullette-Bauer, Director of Stewardship & Finance, and Rev. Scott Harkness, Director of Connectional Ministries, decided to restrict spending for the rest of 2009. This will, again, curtail actions that we voted to do.

We have worked with all involved as we have developed the 2010 budget. At the same time, the Bishop’s Budget Task Force has been working on an “outside-the-box” budget; with the hope that new eyes, new thoughts, new inspiration, new ways of following the spirit might help us in the long term. We will be hearing more from them in the future.

Reduced Shared Ministry (apportionment) income during the past 8 years has forced us to use up the General Fund reserve to meet our obligations. The General Fund reserve was funded to help manage our cash flow to help us get through brief periods of slow receipts of Shared Ministry funds. We set a requirement of $1.5M in this reserve to be able to get through several months of crisis. However, it has been used more often to make up the difference between receipts and expenses at the end of the year. The following chart shows the General Fund reserve. As you can see, if Shared Ministry (apportionment) receipts don’t improve the General Fund reserve will go to a level that won’t support our cash flow needs.

The large drop in Shared Ministry (apportionment) receipts and the resulting state of our General Fund reserve is a cause of great concern. The chart shows a projection for 2009 and 2010 in the case things don’t change. As an annual conference we are in a covenant connection. All local churches are essential to our success. On the budget side, we continue to manage our expenses and try to reorganize in a way that is more efficient, while trying to honor the promises we have made to the connection. On the income

192 Reportsside we need some key churches that aren’t currently supporting the connection to find a way to help.We are all affected by the overall economy – many in real ways through loss of jobs and income, and we keep all of these people in our prayers. But many more of us have taken on an “attitude of poverty,” protecting what we have in a time of uncertainty. The news media saturates us with negative reporting day and night! We can either continue to believe that we are living in poverty or we can recognize that God always provides enough (Exodus 16:16-18). The economy is not in great shape – yet there are many areas which are improving and will continue to improve as we move forward. It is time for each of us to look for all the areas in which God’s abundance has blessed us: the material things and the spiritual and emotional gifts, too. We need to spend less time dwelling on the news media’s message of doom and spend more time in thanksgiving! Here are several ideas of how we can start recovering our connection covenant with each other: a) If you are currently not paying any of your Shared Ministries, consider offering 10% of your weekly offering and pledged income. b) Consider having an “adopt a Shared Ministry” invitation each quarter - perhaps in your giving statements to your members. c) Could you have a special fund raising activity with ANOTHER UMC in your DISTRICT and partner together to raise funds: 20% for your ministry and 80% passed on to support Shared Ministry. When we have an attitude of thanksgiving about our abundance rather than scarcity … new possibilities can happen.

We should always thank God for all God does, and those people who continue to give us the gifts of their prayers, presence, finances and service. As Easter People we live in hope. We need to be a light to those around us, showing our faith in the future through the lives we live. Please pray for our annual conference and about how you and your local church will be involved at this critical time. Thank you and God bless you.

ANNUAL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THECOUNCIL ON FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

1. Between sessions of the Annual Conference, the Council on Finance and Administration shall implement a spending plan based upon anticipated receipts. This plan shall be determined by the Council after consultation with the Bishop and the Director of Connectional Ministries, and shall be reported to the next session of the Annual Conference.

2. That the first 200 miles to the Annual Conference session be exempted from mileage reimbursement.

3. That Equalization Members elected by the Annual Conference be reimbursed for housing and meals while attending the session and that the maximum amount of reimbursement be set at $159 for 2009.

4. That the Council on Finance and Administration be authorized to borrow up to $500,000 on an open note against the annual receipts to cover essential and authorized expenditures during intervals dictated by cash flow needs. Interest on such borrowed funds will be paid from the “Contingency” line item in the Administration Fund.

5. The General Fund is maintained, and administered by the Council on Finance and Administration. The General Fund balance provides working capital (cash flow) for the operation of the Conference, emergencies and unexpected needs that arise from time to time. The annual net operating results in the Ministerial Support, Administration, World Service and Conference Benevolence, and other funds not otherwise designated will provide the basis for the General Fund. The General Fund reserve needs to be large enough to support several months of operating expense for the Conference – and act as a cash flow.

6. That the following organizations be given permission to solicit funds among the churches of the Conference without quota:

a. Willamette Universityb. Pacific School of Religionc. Alaska Pacific University

Reports 193d. Rust Collegee. Wesley Foundations of the Conferencef. Willamette View Foundationg. United Methodist Retirement Center, Salemh. Clergy-mates Emergency Fundi. Ecumenical Ministries of Oregonj. Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Foundationk. Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Ministers’ Retirement Fundl. Northwest House of Theological Studiesm. Partnership with Liberia Annual Conference

Report of the Director of Stewardship and FinanceWilliam R. Mullette-Bauer

The year 2008 was a year of transition for this office. We witnessed the change in title, changes in direction, changes in personnel and changes in the economic situation in which we minister.

A year ago we celebrated the ministry of Bob Meyers to this annual conference, and you graciously welcomed this stranger from Montana. It has been an interesting year, to say the least, not to mention a year on the steepest learning curve ever.

Our first initiative into the stewardship area was our weekly e-mail of stewardship helps for the week, which we call “Grace and Gratitude.” We are grateful for the response it has received. Although it is produced with clergy in mind, it is available to anyone with an interest in stewardship who wishes to receive it.

Additionally, I have had the opportunity to be in a number of churches across the conference to preach (especially for New Consecration Sundays), to conduct workshops, to present information about UMPACT, to consult, and simply to worship. Not counting “just to worship,” I’ve been in 26 churches from Pocatello to Medford and Forest Grove to LaGrande.

Let’s take a look at some of the statistics for 2008.

The Local Church Year-End Reports for 2008 show that the grand total spent by the local churches of our Conference was $36,325,471. This is an increase of about $2,388,420 or 7.04% from 2007.

Local congregations increased their budgeted expenditures by $2,656,800 or 9.26% over 2007. This includes increases in staff expenses (6.40%), current operating expenses (5.20%), current program expenses (9.38%) and capital spending for debt reduction, building construction, and improvements (34.28%). Clergy support expenses decreased 1.98%.

Receipts processed through our office from local congregations totaled $6,855,149, a 4.5% decrease from 2007. The decrease was due largely to lower receipts in our shared ministry apportionment support. Receipts on our shared ministry apportionments were 76.56% of the total amount apportioned to the local congregations compared to 85.89% in 2007. Shared ministry apportionments provide the core financial resources for the operational and legally required financial obligation that we [each local congregation] share collectively as part of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. Support for all shared ministry categories decreased (10.86%) from their 2007 support. Support for the three continuing askings decreased 10.7%.

The special giving category (also known as Second Mile Missional giving) increased $46,603 or 13.1% from the previous year. This category includes all General, Conference, and World Service Specials, all special Sunday offerings, district church extension society receipts and other non-budget receipts.

194 ReportsFunding for the 2010 Budget comes from three primary sources. Apportionments account for 67.41% of the funding, 32.27% comes from our camping program and .31% from other sources. In terms of our Apportioned Budget, 50.61% goes toward Ministerial Support; 23.03% to World Service and Conference Benevolence; 21.81% to the Administration Fund; 3.06% to the Ministerial Education Fund; and 1.50% to our support of the Black Colleges and Africa University.

The expenditure distribution for the 2010 Budget remains relatively unchanged from last year. Shared Local Church Expenses (28%) represent the financial covenant that we have with each other for the salary and benefit support of some of our congregations and retired clergy. Program related expenses (30%) include our General and Jurisdictional apportionments; Connectional Ministries personnel costs; and funding for our various conference programs. Administrative expenses include support for our five district offices (20%); the operation of the conference, including the annual session, the maintenance and upkeep of our Conference Center, the office of the Conference Director of Stewardship and Administration, the Episcopal Residence, and other administrative boards and agencies (17%)

In our health insurance plan (HealthFlex), our 2008 loss ratio for the active plan increased from 102.7% to 120.3% and was significantly higher than the overall HealthFlex ratio for active plans. For the retired plan, the loss ratio increased from 89.2% to 92.9% which was still lower than the overall HealthFlex ratio for retired plans. In 2008 we had 6 large claims (claims over $50,000) totaling $1,228,032 representing 61.5% of our medical claims in the active plan.

For 2010, the Board of Pensions is proposing changes that will maintain the active plan premium at its 2009 level and hold the premium for the retired plan to a 2.13% increase. The total estimated premium for our 2010 HealthFlex Plan is $3,246,000. $1,835,500 is for the active plan and includes some administrative costs and funding for future retiree health care costs. The monthly cost of the active plan will remain at $1,200.00 for each clergy participant. This is billed to the local congregations served by our clergy participants. The premium costs for superintendents and conference staff are included in the apportionments to the local churches as is the subsidy amount for our retiree plan and totals approximately $906,000.

On a personal note, I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve with the people of this annual conference and for the hospitality we have received. I am so appreciative of the staff and leaders with whom I am privileged to work. I am indebted to Bob Meyers for his ministry over the years and for the faithful work he has done. And I am blessed daily by the ministry of those with whom I work most closely: Sandra Sittser, Assistant Treasurer/Controller; Nina Smith, Assistant Benefits Officer/Accounts Payable; and Dinah Sullivan and Jerryn Johnston, Accounts Receivable.

In these times of economic uncertainty and expanding need, we have an unprecedented opportunity to share the good news of Jesus Christ with a hungry and hurting world. I believe with all my being that God provides us with the resources necessary to do the ministry to which we are called. May we continue to resist fear and reach out in risk-taking mission and service as we boldly make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Rules Committee

David Armstrong, Chair

This is my first year as Rules Committee chair, so I have much to learn! I’m excited to have a seat at Annual Conference, and I’m grateful to Lura Kidner-Miesen for her service as chair the past few years. I’d also like to thank Jim Murch, Colleen Todd, Kirk Jeffery, Warren Light, and Brenda Sene for their willingness to serve on the Rules Committee.

All references in our Rules to specific Disciplinary Paragraphs will be changed to reflect the 2008 Book of Discipline. Changes are as follow, with original reference listed first and updated reference second:

Reports 195Chapter 2: Rules Relating to Procedure in Conference Sessions2.054 612.2 613.2

Chapter 4: Rules Relating to Officers, Minutes, and Journal Changes4.030 618 6194.063 626 627 627 628

Chapter 5: Rules Relating to Finance5.148 621 6225.600 657.4 658.4

Chapter 6: Rules Relating to Organization of the Annual Conference6.001 602 6016.005.1.B.1 629 6306.005.1.B.2 632 6336.005.1.B.3 628 629 629 6306.005.1.B.4 631 632 653 6546.005.1.B.5 648 649 649 650 650 6516.005.1.B.6 633 6346.005.1.B.7 641 6426.005.1.B.8 642 6436.005.1.B.9 643 6446.005.1.B.10 630 6316.005.1.B.11 646 6476.005.1.B.12 647 6486.005.2.B.1 634 6356.005.2.B.2 636 6376.005.2.B.3 624 6256.005.2.B.6 651 6526.005.2.B.7 635 6366.005.3.B.1 610 6116.005.3.B 3 637 6386.005.3.B 4 638 6396.005.3.B 5 639 6406.005.3.B 6 640 6416.005.3.B.7 612.16 613.176.014 638.2 639.2

Chapter 13: Rules Relating to Conference Nominations and Elections13.030.9 634.1a 635.1a

Also, the phrase “Book of Discipline Question” will be changed in all instances to “Business of the Annual Conference Question.” The questions are part of a document formerly titled “Disciplinary Questions” but now titled “Business of the Annual Conference.” Using the proper title makes the references less confusing.

196 ReportsBoard of Pensions & Health Benefits

Jamie Kienzle, Chair

The economic situation has dictated some future changes to pay for pensions and health insurance for active and retired clergy. Draws from a number of BOP reserve funds have been required to balance the 2009 budget. The same will be required for 2010. As with all investments, all the BOP reserve funds have declined in value and in earnings. Thus, increases in billed health insurance and pension amounts to the local churches cannot be buffered by reserve funds as has happened in the past.The 2010 changes (See Action Requests #31 and #33) recommended for active and retired clergy health insurance is intended to soften the increase necessary for the billed and apportioned amounts to local churches. The Board recognizes that this is a challenging financial time for both the annual conference and local churches and has recommended these changes in plans and funding. The recommendation includes having active participants with dependents contribute $50 per month toward the coverage for their dependent(s). Additionally, we will encourage spouses of active participants who have group health insurance coverage on their own through their employment to drop HealthFlex coverage. This will help to reduce the HealthFlex blended rate for all churches. Any dependent who loses their group coverage can return to HealthFlex at any time or at retirement.

The Retiree Health Insurance Task Force has recommended changes in the retiree health insurance subsidy starting in 2011. The BOP has accepted the Task Force’s recommendations for reducing the unfunded liability for the retiree health insurance subsidy. The recommended plan has been mailed out to all active clergy, all retired clergy, and all lay members to study. This was a very difficult decision. It must be stressed that the BOP can help some active and retired clergy that have severe health insurance billing costs.

Policy Changes: The BOP has made several recent policy changes to address specific issues:

a. When an active duty pastor goes on Medicare, the combined billing to the church and the pastor for health insurance shall not exceed the blended rate billing prior to their turning 65.

b. It shall be the responsibility of the local church to ensure that funds for the pastor’s Medicare Part B are provided.

c. Effective January 1, 2010, all clergy who are ¾ time or more will be included in the HealthFlex plan. All present clergy in half time status will be “grandparented” into the HealthFlex plan as needed.

Current Pension Program (Clergy Retirement Security Program)Clergy participants in the United Methodist pension program are now participating in the pension plan called the Clergy Retirement Security Program (CRSP) approved by the 2004 General Conference.

Funding for this program will come from billings to local congregations. In 2010 local congregations will pay 13% of the pastor’s compensation. Previous subsidy from the Pre-1982 “over-funding” to CRSP is no longer available for 2009 and 2010 since the Pre-1982 program is currently barely over-funded. Without using other BOP funds, the CRSP would need to be increased for 2010 pension billings to 15%. The BOP thought the increase to 15% local church CRSP billings would be too burdensome to local churches. Therefore, other BOP reserve funds will be used to keep the pension billings at a slight increase from 2009—from 12% to 13%, instead of 15%!

The following is the 2009 revised funding budget for CRSP, using other BOP funds to balance the funding:

Amounts DueDefined Benefit Amount (Calculated by the GBOPHB) $ 937,739Defined Contribution Amount (3% compensation of all eligible clergy) 221,929Total Cost to be Funded $1,159,668

Reports 197Sources for FundingFunding from HealthFlex wellness rebate and Medicare subsidy refunds $ 200,000Estimated Direct Billing to Local Churches (12% of compensation) 869,668Apportionment for Superintendents and Staff, incapacity leave 90,000Total Source of Funding $1,159,668

CPP – The Comprehensive Protection Plan (CPP) provides death and disability benefits to clergy. CPP is funded by apportionment and the estimated cost for 2010 is $280,000. Pre-1982 Pension Plan: This is the 10th year we have been able to report that our pre-1982 pension obligation is fully funded. As required by the 2000 General Conference, the General Board approved our funding plan for this obligation. The BOP recommends raising the pension rate for the Pre-82 plan to $514. This is 1.01% of the Conference Average Compensation. However, the reduction in the value of the Pre-1982 funds and their earnings may fall below the fully funded level for the 2011 budget year.

Health Insurance Matters: Action Requests #31 and #33 are intended to reduce the increase in billing to the local church and the apportionment amounts for the Medicare supplement plan for retirees. Without the changes recommended in Action Requests #31 and #33, the active health insurance billings would increase 8% and the Medicare Companion Plan would increase by 9.4%. Our loss ratio of 120.3% this year is up from 102.7% in 2007. The HealthFlex program continues to put health associated incentives into the program to try to keep costs and claims down.

The HealthFlex program continued its pharmaceutical benefits for retirees rather than have them participate in Medicare Part D (the Medicare pharmaceutical program). In 2008 our Conference received a credit of $120,000 as a result of retaining this benefit.

Wellness: Increasing clergy wellness remains an important way to lower costs and to increase effectiveness in and satisfaction with ministry. We encourage dialogue between clergy and SPRCs on clergy wellness. Our Board has developed an excellent “Clergy Wellness Agreement” which could be a basis for conversation. We also encourage the Superintendents to discuss wellness issues with congregations. We encourage all clergy to have an annual wellness exam and to participate in the Health Risk Assessment available through the General Board at www.gbophb.org. The HealthFlex Program has many aids available to help each participant to get healthier.

Wellness Incentives: Pro-check screening will be free to all HealthFlex participants on Friday and Saturday morning at the 2009 annual conference. It is preferred that you fast before the check, but some adjustments can be made if you don’t fast. The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference received a wellness rebate from HealthFlex of $86,623.20. This rebate is based on the conference’s participation in the Health Quotient (HQ) and pro-check screenings! Those who completed the HQ and pro-check screenings had 7% lower health claims and thus helped keep premium increases a little bit smaller! Beginning in 2009, there is also a new walking program available to all health insurance participants. Participants and their spouses are eligible for a pedometer and free enrollment in the incentive program. As of April 13, 2009, 32.9% of eligible participants have registered in the program (170). Family and friends can also join the walking program for a small fee.

Health Insurance Endowment Fund: Earnings from this fund subsidize health insurance premiums for seminary students and those participants on disability. The endowment is currently valued at $3.1 million, as of April 1, 2009.

Your Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits present the following recommendations for your consideration and action.

198 ReportsThe Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference Board of Pensions’Recommendations on Funding Retiree Health Insurance

Purpose and ProcessIn 1981, The Board of Pensions instituted a retirees’ health insurance subsidy that paid up to 75% of the cost of a retiree’s health insurance plan. The amount of the subsidy was based on service years. At that time, the health insurance plan was the Hospital and Medical Expense Program (HMEP). The pension plan was called the Minister’s Reserve Pension Plan or MRPP at that time and is now referred to as the “pre-1982” plan. The 1982 retiree health insurance subsidy was intended to supplement the low pensions of retiring Oregon-Idaho clergy and surviving spouses.

Since 1982, medical insurance premium rates have risen on average 7% per year. The projected increase for 2010 is 9.42%. The cost of this benefit has been paid out of current income by apportioning the cost to the local churches of the conference. These “pay as you go” costs for the retiree subsidy have been budgeted at $675,000 or more per year for the last five years. In 2009, this $675,000 makes it 29% of the 2009 Ministerial Support section of the annual conference budget. With the rate increase, even more will be needed in the 2010 budget.

In response to this situation the Board of Pensions named a Task Group to study the issue and make recommendations to the Board to bring to the annual conference session. The Task Group included members of the Board of Pensions, the Conference Council on Finance and Administration, the Board of Ordained Ministry, the Appointive Cabinet, and retired clergy.

In its work, the Task Group articulated the values they wanted to uphold and the variables that could be adjusted to change the overall costs. They also looked at the ways other annual conferences were dealing with their respective situations.

ValuesThe Retiree Health Insurance Task Group came up with a list of values they feel are important when making changes to the Oregon-Idaho Retiree Health Insurance subsidy. They are as follows:

• Care for those least able to pay. The Task Group recognized that those with all or most all of their pension coming from the pre-82 plan need the most assistance.

• Continue to provide access to a group health insurance plan to all retirees.• Recognize the escalating burden the subsidy plan places on the budgets of local congregations

through their apportionments, currently $675,000 in the 2009 Ministerial Support apportioned amount.

• Don’t make promises we can’t keep! There is not enough money available in the future without some reductions in the subsidy.

• Keep the promises we do make. Future retirees need to know what to expect for retirement planning.

• Share the burden among all parties: retirees, local church apportionments, conference budget, and active clergy.

• Perform our task in an open and transparent manner. Keep all parties informed concerning the reasons for proposed changes.

VariablesIn its assessment of the situation, the Task Group identified a number of variables which affect the cost of the retirees’ health insurance benefit. They are:

• Plan design: (a) medical (b) pharmacy Adjustments to both the medical and pharmacy components of the plan affect premium.

• Subsidy design: (a) pre-82 (b) funding percentage Which retirees will be funded at what levels?

• Number of participants • Spousal coverage Do we cover the spouses of retirees? What about surviving spouses? If so, at

what level?

Reports 199• Assets/income stream What are the sources of income from other assets that can be used to

help fund the retirement benefit?• Years of service How many years of service are required to receive a benefit?• Timeline on changes When do proposed benefits take effect?

Considerations

The Plans of Other Annual ConferencesWhen the Retiree Health Insurance Task Group was examining how other annual conferences were handling retiree health insurance, we were surprised to find that our annual conference has one of the more generous retiree health insurance subsidies in the Western Jurisdiction. For example, the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference has dropped ALL retiree health insurance subsidies for those who retire in 2007 and later.

Most other annual conferences in the Western Jurisdiction have reduced or restricted retiree health insurance benefits to some degree.

Every annual conference has a slightly different retiree health insurance subsidy, which varies considerably in amount and eligibility requirements. The common maximum retiree health insurance subsidy percentage for Western Jurisdiction annual conferences is presently near 50%.

Plan DesignOf the three HealthFlex retiree group health plans now available, the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference has selected the “moderate cost and coverage plan.” Five HealthFlex retiree group plan choices will be available in late 2009 for use beginning in 2010. Because of that, any change in the current retiree HealthFlex plan design will require very careful consideration.

Use of Reserve FundsOne serious, immediate consideration is the effect of the economy on the Board of Pension’s reserve funds and future annual conference budgets.

BOP reserve funds have previously helped defray some of the increasing costs of the retiree health insurance subsidy. This will not be possible for the foreseeable future due to the market downturn. We have an actuarial projection for unfunded liability of those currently eligible for the retiree health insurance subsidy of over $18 million. To put it bluntly, the new subsidy plan requires us all to share the pain. However, the BOP will continue to provide emergency assistance to retired clergy or surviving spouses in great need.

Recommendations

In consideration of the above, the Task Group segmented the retiree population into three groups: Those with 20 or more years of pre-82 service, all other current retirees, and those who will retire after December 31, 2010. The Task Group recommended and the Conference Board of Pensions adopted the following recommendations:

Proposed Subsidy Supplement Formula

Current Retirees with twenty or more years of pre-82 service credit and their surviving spouses

(This affects 55 retirees and 27 surviving spouses, for a total of 82 total participants.)No change in the subsidy, same as printed in the 2008 Journal

Retirees must be in the HealthFlex program five years prior to retirement.

a. No premium subsidy will be granted to participants retiring prior to the age of their Medicare eligibility. They shall be responsible for the full payment of their health insurance premium. Those who are eligible to retire under the forty-year rule (¶359.2) will be granted an exception to receive the retired subsidy for their health care premium. Upon reaching the age for Medicare eligibility, and enrolling in the Medicare program, the clergy member shall be eligible for conference subsidy based on the then current schedule as approved by the annual conference provided the member has remained a participant in the conference health insurance plan since retiring.

200 Reportsb. 100% of the premium payment for those persons eligible for benefits under CPP or BPP

Disability programs.

c. Premium payment, by the percentage indicated below, for those retirees eligible for the Conference Health Insurance Plan based on years of credited service in the Oregon-Idaho Conference:

NOTE: The Annual Conference has adopted the Small Employer Exemption to the Medicare Secondary Payer Rules. These rules REQUIRE any participant, active or retired, to enroll in the Medicare Program at age 65. At age 65, the Medicare Program will become the Primary Health Coverage for ALL PARTICIPANTS OVER AGE 65.

Years of Service Conference Pays Participant Pays

1-4 0% 100%5-9 50% 50%

10-14 60% 40%15-19 70% 30%20 + 75% 25%

All Other Current Retirees

Beginning in 2011, reduce the current subsidy formula by 5 percentage points each year for five years to stabilize conference costs. Spouses will receive the same level of subsidy as the participant. (This currently affects 171 persons.) Retirees must be in the HealthFlex program five years prior to retirement.

Current (through 2010) 2011 20122013 2014 2015

Years of Service Conference Pays Participant Pays C P C P C P C P C P

1-4 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100%

5-9 50% 50% 45% 55% 40% 60% 35% 65% 30% 70% 25% 75%

10-14 60% 40% 55% 45% 50% 50% 45% 55% 40% 60% 35% 65%

15-19 70% 30% 65% 35% 60% 40% 55% 45% 50% 50% 45% 55%

20+ 75% 25% 70% 30% 65% 35% 60% 40% 65% 45% 50% 50%

New Retirees retiring after December 31, 2010

Years of Service Conference Pays Participant Pays

1-9 0% 100%10-14 25% 75%15-19 30% 70%20-24 35% 65%25-29 40% 60%30-34 45% 55%35+ 50% 50%

Retirees must be in the HealthFlex program five years prior to retirement.When applicable: Spouses of retirees will receive 50% of the subsidy the retiree receives; the retiree

pays the remaining balance. Surviving spouses receive the same subsidy as the participant. For clergy couples, the higher participant years of service will be used to determine the subsidy.

The Retiree Health Insurance Task Group:Jamie Kienzle, Board of Pensions; Anne Weld-Martin, Board of Pensions; David Clark, CF&A; Al Rieke, Retired Elder; Joe Stroud, BOM; Nina Smith, Assistant Benefits Officer; Wendy Woodworth, CF&A; Bill Mullette-Bauer, Director of Stewardship and Finance; John Watts, Cabinet

Reports 201RECOMMENDATIONS

Health Insurance Plan

The Conference will continue to participate in the HealthFlex Program offered through the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits.

1. That the Conference Board of Pensions, in consultation with the Council on Finance and Administration, is authorized to adjust the Conference Budget for Health Insurance Premiums and the monthly billed amount between sessions of the Annual Conference, if necessary, due to the receipt of new premium rate information from the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits.

2. That the Conference Board of Pensions is authorized to adopt new eligibility policies as required by the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits for the HealthFlex Program. These policies may include procedures for the cancellation of coverage due to various circumstances. The effective date of these policies will be determined as required by the General Board.

3. That the HealthFlex group plan for active participants changes to PPO B750 (FX2) for year 2010.

4. That the Medicare Companion Plan for retirees changes to Medicare Companion Plan 1 (FX2) for year 2010.

5. That 100% of the Health Care Insurance Premiums be billed to local churches. Fifty dollars per month will be billed to the participant for coverage other than the participant.

6. That the following Health Insurance policies be continued:

a. No premium subsidy will be granted to participants retiring prior to the age of their Medicare eligibility. They shall be responsible for the full payment of their health insurance premium. Those who are eligible to retire under the forty-year rule, (¶359.2) will be granted an exception to receive the retired subsidy for their health care premium. Upon reaching the age for Medicare eligibility, and enrolling in the Medicare program, the clergy member shall be eligible for conference subsidy based on the then current schedule as approved by the annual conference provided the member has remained a participant in the conference health insurance plan since retiring.

b. 100% of the premium payment for those persons eligible for benefits under CPP or BPP Disability programs.

c. Premium payment, by the percentage indicated below, for those retirees eligible for the Conference Health Insurance Plan based on years of credited service in the Oregon-Idaho Conference:

1-4 years not eligible 10-14 years 60% subsidy 5-9 years 50% subsidy 15-19 years 70% subsidy 20 years or more 75% subsidy

7. That the retiree premium payments change in 2011 to the following:a. Those current retirees with twenty or more of Pre-1982 service credit have the same

premium coverage as 6 c. above—no change.

b. Beginning in 2011, that the subsidy payments for all other current retirees be reduced by 5 percentage points each year from 2011 to 2015.

202 Reportsc. After December 31, 2011, all new retirees will receive premium payment, by the percentage

indicated below, for those retirees eligible for the Conference Health Insurance Plan based on years of credited service in the Oregon-Idaho Conference:

1-4 years not eligible 10-14 years 25% subsidy 5-9 years not eligible 15-19 years 30% subsidy

20-24 years 35% subsidy 25-29 years 40% subsidy 30-34 years 45% subsidy 35 yrs or more 50% subsidy

Retirees must be in the HealthFlex program five years prior to retirement. When applicable: spouses of retirees will receive 50% of the subsidy the retiree receives. Surviving spouses receive the same subsidy as the participant. For clergy couples, the higher number of participant years of service will be used to determine the subsidy.

NOTE: The Annual Conference has adopted the Small Employer Exemption to the Medicare Secondary Payer Rules. These rules REQUIRE any participant, active or retired, to enroll in the Medicare Program at age 65. At age 65, the Medicare Program will become the Primary Health Coverage for ALL PARTICIPANTS OVER AGE 65.

Pension and Welfare Plans

1. That effective January 1, 2010, the Pre-82 (MRPF) pension rate for ordained and local pastors shall be $514.00 per service year ( 2% increase), with 70% continuing payment to surviving spouse, and that Addendum A of the Clergy Retirement Security Program be so amended.

2. That concerning the Clergy Retirement Security Program: The Conference Treasurer will bill each local church for CRSP at the rate of 13% of the pastor’s compensation (including cash salary plus utilities and housing allowance [25% of cash salary if a parsonage is provided], plus any tax deferred annuity and/or contribution towards Social Security). Local churches served by retired clergy are exempt from this billing.

3. The CPP contribution is 3% of plan compensation and the estimated cost, $280,000, is included in the Ministerial Support Apportionment.

4. Up to 100% of the year 2010 payments to retirees and disabled clergypersons be designated as housing allowance in accordance with the “Resolution Relating to Rental Housing Allowance for Retired or Disabled Ministers of the Annual Conference” as stated in the attached Addendum C.

5. That the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference meeting in Salem, OR June 11-14, 2009, approves the Funding Plan for Supplement One to the Ministerial Pension Plan, for 2009, as submitted by the Conference Board of Pensions and approved by the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits.

The Board recognizes the following persons for Retirement at this Annual Conference

Linda Baker (effective August 1, 2009); Barbara Eicher ShumarJames Monroe (effective January 1, 2009); Sue Owen; Rhoda Pittman Markus[ed. note: Two names were added by the time of the annual conference session:

William Apel and Dana Brown.]

The following clergy have been approved for Disability Benefits

Barbara Bellus; Gerry Etchison; Sidney Harris; David Kinman; Linda Layne; Brian Nelson-Munson

Emmett Shortreed; Wesley Taylor[ed. note: Two names were added by the time of the annual conference session:

Marvin Jones and Jerry Peters.]

Reports 203ADDENDUM C

RESOLUTION RELATING TO RENTAL/HOUSING ALLOWANCES FORRETIRED OR DISABLED CLERGYPERSONS OF THE

OREGON-IDAHO ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference (the “Conference”) adopts the following resolution relating to rental/housing allowances for active, retired or disabled clergypersons of the Conference:

WHEREAS, the religious denomination known as The United Methodist Church (the “Church”), of which this Conference is a part, has in the past functioned and continues to function through ministers of the gospel (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code section 107) who were or are duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed ministers of the Church (“Clergypersons”); and

WHEREAS, the practice of the Church and of this Conference was and is to provide active Clergypersons with a parsonage or a rental/housing allowance as part of the gross compensation; and

WHEREAS, pensions or other amounts paid to active, retired and disabled Clergypersons are considered to be deferred compensation and are paid to retired and disabled Clergypersons in consideration of previous active service; and

WHEREAS, The Internal Revenue Service has recognized the Conference (or its predecessors) as the appropriate organization to designate a rental/housing allowance for Clergypersons who are or were members of this Conference and are eligible to receive such deferred compensation;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

THAT an amount equal to 100% of the pension or disability payments received from plans authorized under The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church (the “Discipline”), which includes all such payments from the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits (“GBOPHB”), during the year of 2010 by each active, retired or disabled Clergyperson who is or was a member of the Conference, or its predecessors, be and hereby is designated as a rental/housing allowance for each such Clergyperson; and

THAT the pension or disability payments to which this rental/housing allowance applies will be any pension or disability payments from plans, annuities, or funds authorized under the Discipline, including such payments from the GBOPHB and from a commercial annuity company that provides an annuity arising from benefits accrued under a GBOPHB plan, annuity, or fund authorized under the Discipline, that result from any service a Clergyperson rendered to this Conference or that an active, a retired or a disabled Clergyperson of this Conference rendered to any local church, annual conference of the Church, general agency of the Church, other institution of the Church, former denomination that is now a part of the Church, or any other employer that employed the Clergyperson to perform services related to the ministry of the Church, or its predecessors, and that elected to make contributions to, or accrue a benefit under, such a plan, annuity, or fund for such retired or disabled Clergyperson’s pension or disability as part of his or her gross compensation

NOTE: The rental/housing allowance that may be excluded from a Clergyperson’s gross income in any year for federal income tax purposes is limited under Internal Revenue Code section 107(2) and regulations thereunder to the least of: (1) the amount of the rental/housing allowance designated by the Clergyperson’s employer or other appropriate body of the Church (such as this Conference in the foregoing resolutions) for such year; (2) the amount actually expended by the Clergyperson to rent or provide a home is such year; or (3) the fair rental value of the home, including furnishings and appurtenances (such as a garage), plus the cost of utilities in such year.

204 ReportsFunding Plan for 2009

Oregon-Idaho Conference of The United Methodist ChurchFor Supplement One to the Clergy Retirement Security Plan

The Past Service Rate (PSR) for the Oregon-Idaho Conference is established annually by action of the Annual Conference. For the year 2009, our Annual Conference set this PSR amount at $503.00

Paragraph 1506.7 of The Book of Discipline mandates that this rate cannot be less than 0.8% of the Conference Average Compensation (CAC) and recommends that the rate be not less than 1% of the CAC. For 2009, our CAC is $49,931. At $503.00 we are in compliance with that mandate at 1.01% of our CAC.

In the long term, we project earnings on our present assets to average 7%.

In the long term, we project that we will annually increase our PSR in the range of 4%. The actual increase will vary since it is our intention to not fall below the rate of 1.0% of the CAC as indicated above.

We recognize that the actuarial projection of our pre-1982 liability totals to $21,264,728. This liability is calculated using RP2000 mortality table. We have been paying into that obligation for a number of years and, as reported by the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits (GBOPHB), are currently in an over-funded situation. In other words, following acceptable guidelines for investment growth and future payout requirements, we now have enough money set aside to meet our future needs.

It was our intention to utilize a portion of the overfunding in our pre-1982 Plan to cover some of the cost of the Clergy Retirement Security Program (CRSP). For 2008 the amount was $200,000. Due to the decline in market value of the Pre-82 account, we will not be using any of the overfunding in 2009, nor do we plan to do so in 2010.

The philosophy of our conference related to the Past Service Rate is to maintain that funded position. In other words, we will not attempt to raise that rate in any manner that re-establishes an unfunded liability. Along with that core concept, we will also

1. try to match or exceed, if possible, the cost of living, and2. keep our traditional tie to the Conference Average Compensation

All of the assets dedicated to this pre-82 obligation are on deposit with the GBOPHB and are invested in the Multiple Asset Fund (MAF). Because our investment earning projections are identical to the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits assumptions, and since they also manage the MAF, we feel confident that the investment growth of the Multiple Asset Fund will be sufficient to meet our PSR goals as stated above. Because the basis of our PSR philosophy is to avoid an unfunded position, we do not believe a long discussion of the GBOPHB investment philosophy, history and guidelines is relevant to the purposes of this document.

Our funding plan, as of January 1, 2007 for 2009, is summarized as follows:

Present Value of Benefits as defined by GBOPHB Funds in the plan

$21,264,728 $31,334,720

Jamie Kienzle, Chair Rev. William R. Mullette-Bauer, Conference Board of Pensions Treasurer/CPBO Date: April 14, 2009

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INFORMATIONAL DATA

Denominational Average Salary (DAC) Conference Average Salary (CAC) 1993 - $31,520 1993 - $24,665 1994 - $33,017 1994 - $25,639 1995 - $34,832 1995 - $26,788 1996 - $36,602 1996 - $28,005 1997 - $37,084 1997 - $28,685 1998 - $38,298 1998 - $29,298 1999 - $39,700 1999 - $31,275 2000 - $40,805 2000 - $32,672 2001 - $42,233 2001 - $33,990 2002 - $42,930 2002 - $34,689 2003 - $45,717 2003 - $37,196 2004 - $49,325 2004 - $43,536 2005 - $50,931 2005 - $43,983 2006 - $52,394 2006 - $45,287 2007 - $54,081 2007 - $46,616 2008 - $56,044 2008 - $48,824 2009 - $58,226 2009 - $49,931 2010 - $60,341 2010 - $51,153

Health Insurance Apportionment Past Service Rate For Local Church Pastors 1992 - $269.45 1992 - 70% 1993 - $281.50 1993 - 70% 1994 - $293.00 1994 - 70% 1995 - $302.00 1995 - 70% 1996 - $311.00 1996 - 70% 1997 - $321.00 1997 - 70% 1998 - $331.00 1998 – 70% 1999 - $341.00 1999 – 60% 2000 - $352.00 2000 – 50% 2001 - $363.00 2001 – 40% 2002 - $375.00 2002 – 30% 2003 - $387.00 2003 – 20% 2004 - $398.50 2004 – 10% 2005 - $411.00 2005 – 10% 2006 - $425.00 2006 – 10% 2007 - $451.00 2007 – none 2008 - $488.00 2010 - $514.00

*Beginning in 2007, the health insurance premium for active clergy will be billed directly to the local congregations.

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BOARD OF PENSIONS2010 BUDGET

2009 2010 INCREASE APPROVED PROPOSED (DECREASE)

Service Rate 503.00 514.00 2.19%

PROGRAM COSTSCRSP Persons on Disability 40,000 50,000 25.00%Comprehensive Protection Plan Funding 270,000 280,000 3.70% (Based on 3% of plan compensation beginning in 2007)Operating Expenses 19,300 19,300 0.00%Reserve for Unfunded Liabilities 150,000 150,000 0.00%Special Grants: Craig T. Harper (10.25 years service) 2,885 2,885 0.00% Anthony Perrino (2 years service) 563 563 0.00%

TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS 482,748 502,748 4.14%

PROGRAM FUNDINGCarrier Fund Interest 1,200 0 -100.00%Investment Income 20,000 0 -100.00%U.M. Endowment Fund (Chartered Fund) 300 300 0.00%U. M. Ministers Retirement Fund (Conference) 110,000 70,000 -36.36%

PROGRAM FUNDING 131,500 70,300 -46.54%

APPORTIONMENT NEEDED FROM CHURCHES 351,248 432,448 23.12%

ACTUAL AMOUNT APPORTIONED FOR YEAR 350,000 350,000 0.00%

GENERAL INFORMATIONBoard Meeting Expense Budget 2,000 2,000 0.00%Conference Average Compensation 49,931 51,153 2.45%Denominational Average Compensation 58,226 60,341 3.63%Clergy Retirement Security Program (DB Portion) 937,739 1,027,128 9.53%

Three of the 2009 clergy retirees (from left):Rhoda Pittman Markus, Jim Monroe, Sue Owen

Reports 207Board of Trustees

Keith B. Wise, Acting PresidentThe Conference Board of Trustees met twice during the past conference year. We reviewed our fiduciary responsibilities.

Ten regional meetings were held to inform local church trustees of the mandatory insurance program with the Property and Casualty Trust (PACT). This program is a captive insurance company owned by the United Methodist Church.

The Lyons property has been sold and the proceeds will be divided according to the conference rules. We continue negotiations with the Klamath Tribes for sale of the Williamson River property. We continue to search for conference properties including cemeteries which are lost or abandoned. Anyone knowing of properties owned but not claimed by the conference is requested to contact Rev. Bill Mullette-Bauer at the conference office.

We give our thanks to Libby Medley for 30 years of service as a conference trustee and recording secretary.

Commission on Archives and HistoryCharles W. Chase, Chair

The Commission met twice this past year at the Archives in Salem, Oregon. Significant progress is being made to computerize the records of churches and their pastors by our volunteer, Case Veldhuisen. He often spends as much as three days a week compiling the data and working on records. Volunteer Jim Barrick is working on compiling the obituaries of pastors, bishops, their spouses and children. He is gleaning most of his material from the Conference Journals.

Don and Shirley Knepp, Oregon Archivists, reported on the General Commission on Archives and History Training Event for Conferences Archivists that was held in Madison, New Jersey, July 31-August 3, 2008. Idaho Archivist, Linda Tewksbury also attended.

A recent find in our Oregon Archives was an ordination paper that was signed by Bishop Francis Asbury and several large scrapbooks with pictures of many items pertaining to Methodist History throughout the United States.

The Commission is asking all churches to re-examine their Historical background and submit applications for Conference Historic Sites if they meet the Guidelines for Official United Methodist Historic Sites which are available from the Commission.

A special thanks to our Archivists for their many hours of hard work to make the Conference Archives available to the churches and those doing research. A special thanks to our many volunteers who continue to work throughout the week. The Oregon-Idaho Conference Archives is located in the Micah Building at First United Methodist Church in Salem, Oregon.

Ongoing projects include: organizing and inventorying the material of closed churches; organizing the files relating to Jason Lee and other early missionaries; computerizing the ministerial and church records of Oregon-Idaho churches from the earliest years and the formation of a Conference Historical Society.

Each church is asked to submit their histories in one of three categories: 1) Best Local History, 2) Best Updated Local History, and 3) Best Annually Updated Local History. If you have a Church History, please send at least two copies to the Commission for the Conference Archives. If you are uncertain as to whether a copy of your Church History has ever been submitted to the Commission, please check with our Archivists, Shirley and Don Knepp at the Conference Archives in Salem or with Linda Tewksbury in Idaho for the Idaho church archives.

208 ReportsThe Commission requests that all Churches, Conference Boards, Agencies and Commissions read and respond to Chapter 7 of the Conference Rules Relating to Archives and History. It is of utmost importance that all written documents placed into the Conference Archives are filed on acid free paper. We need your minutes and reports sent into us regularly!

The Commission would also like to receive your notices of church anniversaries or other historic celebrations. Remember to send copies of your special programs, bulletins or newsletters to the Conference Archives.

United Methodist Ministers’ Retirement FundDr. Raymond E. Balcomb, President

The Fund is in its one hundredth year of assisting in the Conference’s support of its retired clergy! Our chief disbursement, other than re-investment, continues to be to the Conference Board of Pensions to effect a direct reduction in each church’s apportionment for Ministerial Support.

Our investment portfolio is under the management of a professional firm. Calendar 2008 saw the S & P 500 index in its “third-worst calendar year downturn since 1900,” and our equities portfolio shared fully in that. Our fixed-income investments did better, however. Our complete year-end financial report is always published in the Conference Journal (for example, see pages 397 and 398 in the 2008 Journal). Our contribution to the Board of Pensions this year will necessarily be lower than in recent years. Annual gifts from retirees and ministerial widows/widowers have also diminished, presumably because of the economic downturn (but also partly because of the death of a retiree who had been contributing $1,000 per year).

Dr. Allyn Rieke, who has been our Vice-President for many years, and has served on the Board for twenty-three years (longer than any other current member), felt it necessary to retire at our Annual Meeting. We will miss his wise and experienced counsel. A ministerial member of the Conference will be elected to fill the resultant opening (see the report of the Nominating Committee).We urge both clergy and lay in the Conference to remember us in their wills or revocable trusts or other forms of planned giving, and remind them that gifts of appreciated stock or other real property often have tax advantages for the donors. One widow this past year, for example, sent us a check saying that her late husband and she wanted to give a tithe of his Death Benefit from the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits to our Fund. There are few things an individual can do which will do so much for both so many churches and faithful pastors for so long!

In a time when pension plans and systems are finding funding ever more difficult, the contribution we make to our Conference’s system is all the more important. It does two things: 1) It will effect this year more than a $3.00 per member direct reduction to each local church of the amount that would otherwise have to be apportioned for pensions (if your church has 100 members that’s $300 we saved you; if you have 400 members that’s $1,200; if you have 2300 members that’s $6,900, and so on); and 2) it will pay about the first $400 of every full pension for a pastor or a widow/widower this year.

According to our Articles of Incorporation (Article VIII) our “trustees shall be elected for terms of three years...by the...Annual Conference on nomination of the Board of Trustees of this corporation.” According to Article VI, seven of the Trustees shall be clergy members of the Annual Conference and eight shall be lay persons. At the request of the Conference these nominations will be reported to the Conference Nominating Committee for inclusion in their report and election by the Annual Conference.

Reports 209The United Methodist Foundation

Chuck Hudkins, Chair Your Oregon-Idaho Foundation experienced a reasonably good year. With the stock market plunge, we were very pleased that our investments were with the Foundation of the Pacific Northwest annual conference. We experienced losses, but far smaller ones than in many of our personal accounts. Much of the energy of the Foundation Board was spent on two issues this year. The first issue was working with the Foundation of the Northwest, creating a plan to merge our two foundations. This merger will be an action item for the Annual Conference, and we urge all conference members to support the merger. The resulting Foundation will be much stronger than the current Oregon-Idaho Foundation and the opportunities for future benefits to our conference will multiply with the merger.

The second area was working with Camping & Retreat Ministries on the “Time to Grow” campaign, which will be raising approximately $5 million to improve the various camps in the Oregon-Idaho conference and to raise approximately $500,000 to support the Foundation. The combination of the merger and the additional funds for foundation work will give a huge boost to the ability of our Conference to help local churches with their stewardship work, especially in the area of Legacy gifts.

With the adoption of the merger for the Foundations, we will be looking for five or six good people from throughout the Oregon-Idaho conference to serve on the board of directors of the new Foundation. If you know of someone in your area that would be a good fit for the board, please contact your District Superintendent, or give me a call directly at 503-999-0457. We look forward to hearing from you.

Church Development TeamLeland Hunefeld, Chair

In the past year CDT has identified five sites in the area of our conference that would be promising places to start a new church. These places are:

• West Ada County, Idaho• Medford, Oregon• Sandy, Oregon• Washington County, Oregon• Clackamas County, Oregon

In addition to identifying sites, we have been identifying individuals that have a passion and aptitude for starting new churches. We have sent people to the School of Congregational Development, the New Church Leadership Institute, and other workshops to develop new skills and to participate in our process of assessment.

We have employed the services of a half-time director to help us in our work. The Rev. Beth Estock is now working hard to track all those in our assessment process, meet with conference leadership, and potential new start pastors, and carry on the work of making new church starts an integral part of our conference culture.

210 ReportsBishop’s Initiative to Eliminate Hunger

Jonathan Enz and Gayle Woods, Co-ChairsIt has been an exciting year for the Task Force for The Bishop’s Initiative to Eliminate Hunger. In a time of extreme need, we have witnessed congregations throughout the Annual Conference taking steps to meet that need, many in cooperation with other congregations, both United Methodist and other denominations.

Some of these new or expanded ministries have been a result of Recipe For Enough congregational meals. We have heard many positive responses to this tool for engaging congregations in hunger-related ministries. Members of other denominations have utilized this program as well.

As a result of over $18,000 from the Change Hunger Fast offering presented at the 2008 Annual Conference session, we were able to fund our first grant requests involving new or expanded hunger ministries this year. In October, a cooperative ministry involving Woodlawn, Fremont and Wilshire UMC’s and the Native American Fellowship at Wilshire was awarded $1500 to begin a backpack program to feed students from a nearby elementary school on weekends.

At the March meeting, we reviewed twelve grant requests and fully or partially funded ten of them for a total of $13,225. Funded ministries included: Ashton UMC community food pantry and education/empowerment program (new – permits and butchering), Beaverton UMC garden (new - materials), Coos Bay UMC community meal (new – space rental), Corvallis UMC jam ministry (ongoing – license and supplies), Cottage Grove UMC community meal (new – startup expenses), Emmett UMC community meal (ongoing - kitchen renovation), Jason Lee UMC (Blackfoot) community meal (new – kitchen renovation), Jefferson UMC backpack program (new –startup expenses), Parkrose UMC community garden (new—materials), Sweet Home UMC community meal (ongoing – hot water heater). The majority of these are ecumenical, cooperative ministries. Amounts awarded ranged from $475 to $4200.

Grant applications to assist beginning hunger-related projects or provide funding to expand existing projects will again be accepted until September 1, 2009 for the October awards and March 1, 2010 for the April awards. Applications are available on the Conference web site; completed applications should be submitted to the District Hunger Coordinator. To download an application on the new web site, click on Our Ministries, Eliminate Hunger and then scroll down to the 2009 grant application form link. Continued support through the annual Change Hunger Fast offering and ongoing contributions to this Advance Special will allow us to continue and expand these grant awards.

District Hunger Coordinators have also taken on an expanded role this past year. In addition to receiving and reviewing grant applications, they are available for consultation, training and assistance in implementing new ministries. District Coordinators are: Central District – Lisa Radford; Eastern District – Shannon Jensen; Metro District – Janice Stevens; Southern District – Bob Hartsock; Western District – Gerry and Dotty Edy. A particular concern expressed has been the need for a mentality of generosity and caring as we serve guests in our pantries and meals.

While we applaud the role of Idaho and Oregon United Methodist congregations in providing for the hungry in our communities, we are also working to encourage increased involvement in advocacy. One area of focus this year has been the adequate funding for and reauthorization of the Federal Child Nutrition. In the words of The Rev. Brenda Kneece, “The role of charity is to eliminate need. The role of justice is to eliminate the need for charity.” Both our Judeo-Christian and Wesleyan legacies call us to justice-seeking acts. Working together in charity and justice we will eliminate hunger in Oregon and Idaho.

Reports 211Report of the Cabinet

John Watts, Dean of the Appointive CabinetThere are actually two cabinets serving under our one bishop, Robert Hoshibata. There is an appointive cabinet, consisting of the bishop and five district superintendents. And there is a ministry cabinet, consisting of the bishop, five district superintendents, our Director of Connectional Ministries, our Director of Stewardship and Finance, and our Conference Lay Leader. This will be a comprehensive report on the work of both cabinets.

There were no changes in the composition of the appointive cabinet this year but there were two changes to the ministry cabinet. We said good bye to our Conference Treasurer of 22 years, Bob Meyers, and we welcomed Bill Mullette-Bauer. We said good bye to our Conference Lay Leader of 4 years, Tom Wogaman, and we welcomed Cesie Delve Scheuermann. Mullette-Bauer and Delve Scheuermann have in common with Meyers and Wogaman names that are frequently mis-spelled. They also bring incredible gifts for ministry and we thank God for raising up such leaders just as we were in despair over the two gifted leaders we were losing.

Kate Conolly, Western District Superintendent, has served as dean of the ministry cabinet. Much of our time has been spent working with the five lenses Bishop Hoshibata has offered us as a way to prioritize our ministry. The lenses are excellence in leadership, personal holiness, young people, stewardship, and new faith communities. Guests have been invited who bring expertise in each of these areas. We have strategized on how we can do our work in such a way that progress is made in these five areas that we agree are critically important to our annual conference.

The economic realities of this year have impacted our work as they have impacted the work of each of our clergy, churches, and ministry settings. The balance of realism with our faith as Christians has been challenging. We have been doing all we can to limit expenditures while at the same time offering leadership appealing to motives higher than fear. We believe that our annual conference will emerge from this economic downturn stronger and better positioned to move forward and seize the opportunities God has placed before us.

The appointive cabinet meets separately from the ministry cabinet and gives primary attention to issues involving personnel and appointment. John Watts, Central District Superintendent, has served as dean of the appointive cabinet. From January until the Annual Conference session in June, our work is focused on changes of pastoral appointment. This has been an unusually challenging year for us as we have been faced with the unexpected and unusual circumstance of more clergy guaranteed an appointment than we have pastoral charges for them to serve. The economy has been part of this. With retirement account balances plunging, this is not the best year to retire and so churches that might have come open did not. Churches have eliminated staff positions or can no longer support full-time ministry. This has also been a year with new provisional members recommended by the Board of Ordained Ministry and with several returning from leave of absence to seek an appointment. These factors have created a “perfect storm” that forced us to not offer appointments to some who were doing good work but were not guaranteed an appointment. The process has been exceedingly painful for all parties involved. Through it all, we appreciate all the more our local pastors and others in similar categories who serve faithfully with the knowledge that we might not have a place for them. If everyone decides to retire at once next year, we will again be in need of those who offer themselves for service without guarantee of appointment.

Related to this, we have faced this year the downside of so many of our churches offering housing allowances and not parsonages. The economic environment has not been at all favorable for selling homes, making itineracy an even greater challenge than it already is.

Through all the surprises and the challenges of this year, one constant has been the steady, Christ-centered leadership of our friend and our bishop, Bob Hoshibata. That God has provided just the right leader for such a time as this gives us hope that God will provide whatever our needs might be in whatever the future might hold.

212 ReportsColleges and Seminaries

Candler School of TheologyJan Love, Dean

With a new building, new faculty and staff, new curriculum, newly expanded financial aid initiatives---and even new art!---Candler School of Theology is moving with enthusiasm and grace through changes that enhance its ability to fulfill its mission: to educate faithful and creative leaders for the church’s ministries in the world. To this end, Candler is constantly working to deepen its already vital relationship with The United Methodist Church.

On September 25, 2008, and with abundant joy, we dedicated Phase I of the new Candler School of Theology Building. A LEEDS silver certificate building, the “CST” includes offices and classrooms that provide the opportunity for technologically sophisticated work and community in an environmentally sound setting. Phase II, to be built in due time, will house the Pitts Theology Library, the Wesley Teaching Chapel, and additional offices and classrooms.

This year we welcomed the arrival of six new faculty and senior staff, five of whom are United Methodists. Forty two percent of the faculty and senior staff is United Methodist, and all but five are ordained. Two new staff positions were created; in addition, Bishop Ruediger Minor is with us for two years as the inaugural holder of the Hankey Chair in World Evangelism and Bishop Walter Klaiber is with us as Bishop-in-Residence during the spring semester.

We are delighted to report that in spite of the difficult economic realities that have had a serious impact on us all, Candler School of Theology and Emory University are faring well, due to sound fiscal stewardship and excellent donor support. The Emory Capital Campaign has achieved $881 million of its $1.7 billion goal. Candler’s goal of $60 million will enable us to achieve strategic priorities regarding facilities, student support, lifelong learning, endowed professorships, programs and curriculum development, and international initiatives.

Candler has always been deeply committed to assisting students with generous financial aid, but in light of the current economic climate, we have deepened our commitment to significant student support in two very important ways. This academic year, 80 percent of eligible students received scholarships or grants, with an average award covering 79% percent of tuition. Through these awards, more than $2.5 million was provided to 196 United Methodist students. In addition, we created “Leadership Candler,” an all-expenses-paid discernment experience that draws together distinguished prospective MDiv students from across the country and the world to explore the richness of life and study at Candler.

As a part of its contribution to the new building, Emory University provided Candler with a major grant for the purchase of new artwork. As a result, Candler is now home to the world’s largest collection of original works by John August Swanson. Comprising both serigraphs and paintings, the collection focuses on biblical narratives and reflects the storytelling traditions of Swanson’s Mexican-Swedish heritage as well as the influence of mosaics and stained glass from the Byzantine and medieval eras.

Candler’s student body truly reflects the denominational emphasis on the importance of attracting younger and more diverse people. Our enrollment stands at 493. The total student population is 24% US ethnic minority, 12% international, and 51% women. More than 50 denominations are represented, with 52% of MDiv students being United Methodist from 40 Annual Conferences, including Bulgaria, East Angola, Mozambique, and Korea. Other Methodist denominations include African Methodist Episcopal, African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Christian Methodist Episcopal, Church of the Nazarene, Free Methodist, Wesleyan Methodist, and the Methodist Church of Korea. The average age of our students is 32, with 56% under thirty. The median age of our MDiv students is 27.

Candler is deeply committed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the development of persons for Christian ministry, especially in the United Methodist Church. We are grateful for your support of Candler through the Ministerial Education Fund, visits, prayers, nurture of our students, and direct donor support. Come and see us! We would love to welcome you on campus to share your interest, concerns, and ideas!

Reports 213Rust College

David L. Beckley, PresidentEstablished in 1866 by the Freedmen’s Aid Society of the Methodist Church on a former slave auction site, Rust College reached another milestone in the 2008-09 academic year: the 142nd anniversary of its founding. This achievement in and of itself is one that alumni, students, faculty, staff, and supporters from every arena can be particularly proud. After the Civil War, 59 schools were established throughout the South by the Methodist church to educate newly freed slaves. Rust is one of 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities established during this period still in existence today serving more than 1000 students annually from Mississippi, 26 states, and several foreign countries.

Accomplishments for 2008-09 year include:

• Rust College opened its doors to the new Hamilton Science Center and the renovation of the McDonald Science Hall. The $4.7 million science addition will ensure that students receiving degrees in chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and biology will do so in a state-of-the-art facility.

• Rust received a $1 million grant from the Hamilton family toward the College’s $10 million capital campaign that raised $17 million.

• Cultural outreach was enhanced with a $771,391 federal grant. The 2008 Federal Direct Appropriation Grant will help safeguard and preserve historical documents in the Leontyne Price Library and equip the new Hamilton Science and Mathematics Center.

• Rust College has demonstrated a local commitment in addressing the housing improvement needs in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The Rust College Community Development Corporation’s application for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) was funded through the Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) in the amount of $162,000. The grant is being used to improve the quality of life in the community adjoining the Rust campus working with low income citizens.

• Rust received a HUD grant for the Martin Street Development project in the amount of $598,000. Under this grant the Rust CDC has built 10 houses for low income families.

• Rust College received a grant for $580,000.00 from the Hearin Foundation to support needy students seeking financial aid.

• Rust College was placed on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities.

• The College ended the 2007-08 Fiscal Year with a balanced budget, making it the 40th consecutive year for balanced operations.

As you, our friends of the United Methodist Church continue to uphold your promise of educational opportunity established many years ago, we the members of the Rust College family will uphold the promise made by our founder, Rev. A.C. McDonald, in 1866 “to do not hothouse work” but will work to build men and women morally, spiritually and academically sound. We are thankful to you for your prayers and financial support. Without it we would not have been able to sustain quality academic programs or offer scholarship assistance to needy students. Again, thank you for your commitment to “our” legacy established 142 years ago. Your continued support is essential as we endeavor to build a stronger legacy for this generation and those in years to come who will look to Rust and our great Church for higher educational opportunities.

The College expresses thanks for the dedication and leadership of the following Trustees from the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference: Bishop Robert Hoshibata and Reverend Robert Flaherty.

214 ReportsUnited Theological Seminary

Wendy J. Deichmann Edwards, President

“Spirit led, Renewing the ChurchFor the Mission of Jesus Christ in the World!”

What Would Jesus Do with a United Methodist seminary? We think Jesus would recruit faithful disciples and educate them with the best mentors and sources, starting with the Bible, and shape them to lead a life-changing mission that would turn the world upside down! The disciples would learn to embody a renewed Church led by the Spirit and unafraid to live out God’s holy purposes!

United has itself been renewed by the Spirit for the mission of Jesus Christ in the world, and we invite your prayers and participation in this renewal and this purpose! The seminary been serving Christ and the Church for 138 years, but we have recently taken steps to update our offerings:

• A recently revised 78 hour Master of Divinity curriculum!• A growing number of online and blended courses!• New Doctor of Ministry degree focus groups and mentors!• Deep learning opportunities for clergy and laity!• Emphases in Church Renewal, African American Ministry Studies, Pastoral Care and

Liturgical Ministries!• Appreciative theological reflection on the central doctrines and beliefs of the Christian faith!• Spiritual formation in a variety of cultural contexts, including international communities!• A technologically advanced, fully accessible, state-of-the art campus!• A youthful, diverse, widely published faculty committed to the Christian faith!• Friendly and helpful staff and students!• Many new scholarship offerings!

Enrollment at United is growing steadily and we invite you to call, visit or sign up for a class that meets your needs! For more information, contact: [email protected].

Thank you for your prayers, partnership and service in the ministry of Jesus Christ!

4501 Denlinger Road, Dayton, OH 45426, 937-529-2201www.united.edu

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Miss Gloria Chandler 1967Miss Ruth Peterson 1966Mr. Watford Reed 1967Mr. Robert Arnott 1968 The Reverend Ira Gillett 1969 Mr. Jim Sawyer 1970 The Reverend George Trobough 1971Mr. Drury Brown 1971Mr. Alden Munson 1972Mrs. Wayne Wagler 1973 Mr. Earle Jester 1974Mayor Dick Eardley 1975The Rev. Herbert E. Richards 1975Elbert Hawkins 1976The Rev. Earl W. Riddle 1977 The Rev. Eric Robinson 1978Loisfaye Griffith 1979The Rev. Asa Mundell 1980The Rev. Myron “Mike” Halll 1981Lois Marcey Richards 1982Erma Easley 1983The Rev. Judith Smith 1984John Grund 1985Gladys Colburn 1986Linda Woods 1987Brian Sludder 1987

Paul Nickell 1988Kris Tucker 1989Arvin Luchs 1990Patricia Ann Meyers 1991Joe and Barbara Myers 1991Ardis Letey 1992First UMC, Nampa, Idaho 1993 Thom Larson, Pastor Rochelle Killett, Lay Member Vi McIndoo, Lay MemberBarbara Sawyer 1994Marvin Fourier 1995Ann Bateman 1996Beverly Walker 1997Loisfaye Griffith (posthumously) 1998Chris Kester, Marcey Balcomb, and 1999 Christy DirrenLaura Jaquith Bartlett 2000Gary L. Ross 2001Marvin Jones 2002Jim Monroe 2003Rupert UMC (Idaho) 2004Rose City Park UMC Computer Ministry 2005 Larry McDowell, Jack Ball, & Dick MoserRod Fielder 2006

The Jason Lee Award was instituted by the Public Relations Commission (now the Communications Committee) of the Oregon Annual Conference (of which the Oregon-Idaho Conference is the successor), and is given to persons cited for “excellence through work in or use of media that reaches beyond the local church.” Although the award was discontinued in 2007, it continues to be recorded here for historical purposes.

Jason Lee’s frontiers were geographic and religious. The frontiers of our honorees are electronic, the printing press, the camera. They cover the ethical spiritual spectrum. With them we share our legacy, the spirit of Jason Lee.

Believing that the Christian mission today ranks high among human endeavors for good and, at its best, constitutes divine action in meeting human needs; and

Believing that prompt and skillful presentation through the mass media is essential for optimum impact of the work of Christ, in this fast moving age;

JASON LEE AWARD

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Bishop’s Award

In June of 2005, Bishop Robert Hoshibata instituted a new honor in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. Titled the Bishop’s Award, this recognition is bestowed upon lay persons who have dem-onstrated exemplary service to the Annual Conference. Bishop’s Award recipients do not know before the pre-sentation that they are to receive this special honor, so annual conference members enjoy seeing the surprise unfold.

2005Marilyn OutslayErvin Williams

2006Jerry Beeson (awarded posthumously)Bonnie McOmberGregory Paul Nelson

2007D. Joan CollisonMaribeth Wilson Collins

2008Tom WogamanJo Japs

2009Paul Cosgrove

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Conference Rules

David Armstrong, Section Editor

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Chapter 10: Rules Relating to Ordained Ministerial Membership ...........................................................232

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CHAPTER 1. RULES RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

1.000 Lay Members. Each charge within the Conference shall at the Charge Conference succeeding each General Conference elect for four-year terms one lay member to the Oregon-Idaho An-nual Conference and two reserve lay members (¶¶32, 249.5).

1.001 A charge served by more than one clergy shall be entitled to as many lay members as there are clergy members. The number of lay members chosen under this provision, however, shall not exceed the number of churches on a circuit unless the number of clergy serving that circuit exceeds the number of churches.

1.002 A charge consisting of more than one church shall be entitled to elect one lay member from each church on the circuit. Each church shall be represented by a lay member before any church on the circuit is entitled to representation by a second lay member.

1.006 Lay and clergy membership in the Annual Conference shall be equalized quadrennially on the basis of information provided in the last printed Annual Conference Journal of each Quadren-nium. The Conference Secretary shall certify the number of lay members to be elected (if any) and identify churches entitled to elect additional lay members.

1.007 The number of additional lay members to be elected under provisions of rule 1.006 (if any) shall be allocated, one per church, starting with the largest church, and continuing in descending order according to membership, until the required number is provided.

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1.010 Lay members of the Annual Conference to be elected by districts (Rule 1.012) and District Lay Leaders (Rule 1.014) shall be nominated by the District Committee on Nominations and elected at a District Conference or a district caucus at the Annual Conference session next suc-ceeding the adjournment of the regular session of the General Conference. Should a vacancy occur during a quadrennium the replacement shall be named by the District Nominating Committee.

1.011 Each District Youth Ministry Team annually shall name two youth as members.

1.012 Each district shall elect as lay members two young adults who shall be at least 19 and not more than 30 years of age at the time of election and one student enrolled at a college or university at the time of election.

1.013 Two lay persons from ethnic minority groups (Asian American, Black American, Hispanic American, Native American, or Pacific Islanders) from each district, selected in accordance with procedures determined by the Racial/Ethnic Ministries Coordinating Team and in consul-tation with the chair of the Nominating Committee, shall be members.

1.014 District Lay Leaders shall be lay members (if not already) (¶602.4).

1.015 District Presidents of United Methodist Women shall be lay members (if not already).

1.016 District Presidents of United Methodist Men shall be lay members (if not already).

1.017 The Conference Adult Coordinator shall be a lay member (if not already).

1.018 The Conference Older Adult Coordinator shall be a lay member (if not already).

1.019 The Conference Young Adult Coordinator shall be a lay member if not already).

1.020 The Conference Secretary, Treasurer, and Statistician shall be members of the Annual Conference (if not already).

1.021 Elected lay chairpersons of Conference ministry teams shall be lay members (if not already). Prior to establishing the Conference lay member equalization formula, the director of con-nectional ministries shall submit to the Conference leadership team for review and approval a list of Conference ministry teams to which this rule shall apply. Ministry teams having co-chairpersons shall determine in advance which is to serve as the voting member of the annual Conference. The other may be seated with a voice but without a vote.

1.022 The chair of the Conference Rules Committee shall be a member (if not already).

1.023 Persons having Conference membership by Rules 1.017, 1.018 and 1.019 shall not be compensated for expenses by the Annual Conference.

1.024 Lay Delegates to Jurisdictional Conference shall be lay members (if not already).

1.025 Lay persons who are elected as members of General Boards, Jurisdictional Boards or Commissions shall be seated at Annual Conference as equalization members.

1.026 The Idaho Archivist and the Oregon Archivist shall be lay members (if not already).

1.027 Lay persons who are Conference Executive Staff shall be lay members (if not already) by virtue of their position, provided they hold membership in a United Methodist congregation.

1.028 The Conference Youth Coordinator shall be a member (if not already). If unable to attend the CYMT shall designate an alternate adult who is also a member of CYMT.

1.029 The Conference Director of Lay Speaking Ministries and the District Directors of Lay Speaking Ministries shall be members of Annual Conference (if not already) without Annual Conference Compensation.

1.030 Persons elected as lay members of the Annual Conference under Rules 1.011, 1.012, 1.013, 1.014, 1.015 and 1.016, may submit expense vouchers for room and board to the Conference Treasurer for payment.

1.031 The at-large lay members of the Conference Leadership Team shall be lay members (if not already).

1.032 The Conference Peace with Justice Coordinator shall be a member (if not already).

1.033 A lay person assigned to serve as the pastor of a local church within the annual Conference shall become a lay member of the Conference as of the date he/she begins the assignment and shall continue in membership as long as his/her assignment is active. The membership of the


lay pastor assigned does not replace that of the local church’s elected lay member of annual Conference.

1.200 The clergy membership of the Conference shall consist of deacons and elders in full connection, probationary members, associate members, affiliate members and local pastors under full-time and part-time appointment to a pastoral charge (¶¶602.1, 368.1, 316.6, 321.1, 329.2, 334.1, 586.4d)

1.202. Missionaries may be given Affiliate Membership in the Annual Conference (¶¶344.4, 602.9)

1.300 Clergy members shall be eligible for two types of leaves:

1. A full year sabbatical-leave, without pay or pastoral charge, as provided by the Discipline, (¶352)

2. A study-travel leave of three months with full pay, regular appointment, and stipend for tuition, as recommended by the Board of Ordained Ministry and approved by the Clergy Session. The Board of Ordained Ministry may provide for payment of an interim clergy for a clergy while on a study-travel leave on the basis of need and available funds (¶351).

1.301 Clergy members granted leaves in excess of one full year shall take a Leave of Absence for any period beyond the sabbatical year.(1.300.1).

1.305 Every person under Episcopal appointment whose salary paying unit is a local church within this Conference, or the Annual Conference itself, is entitled to 30 days of vacation at regular pay during the Conference year. All other vacations are subject to written agreements or nego-tiation between the parties involved. A person in his or her first year under appointment in the Annual Conference may take up to 15 days of the yearly vacation during the first six months in the new appointment.

1.310 Pastoral Appointments, unless otherwise terminated in writing, shall terminate the last day of June.

1.311 Parsonage Possession. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the incoming and outgoing clergy, the Chairs of the Pastor-Parish Relations Committees, and the District Superintendent, a clergy moving from a parsonage shall fully vacate it of his or her personal property, furnishings, and effects not later than 12 noon on the last Wednesday before the first Sunday in July.

1.320 The Conference Board of Pensions shall provide for and administer a Conference group hospitalization and medical expense program.

1.321 All clergy members shall be covered by comprehensive medical insurance covering the pastor and family.

1.325 All Conference members who have served, or are serving, in the Alaska Missionary Conference shall have their pension payments supplemented to the Oregon-Idaho Conference level.

1.330 Orientation for Clergy Appointed for First Time in the Oregon-Idaho Conference 1. All clergy receiving their first appointment in the Conference shall be provided

information that will help them prepare for their ministry, enroll in required and optional benefit programs, and participate responsibly in the connection. At minimum, this information shall include:

a. current information on the Conference mission and vision b. Conference moving policy c. clergy sexual ethics policy d. health insurance program e. pension program f. pre-Conference materials g. information about the diversity of the annual Conference

2. The Board of Ordained Ministry shall designate a person on their board to oversee the orientation process of first-time appointees. This person shall work with the Director of Connectional Ministries and the Director of Stewardship and Finance to determine each year what current information is relevant to first-time appointees and when they should receive it. If possible, the Bishop’s office shall provide to the Board of Ordained Ministry officer a list of first-time appointees and their contact information before the annual Conference session at which their appointment is read.


3. The Board of Ordained Ministry shall sponsor an orientation retreat in the fall of each year for all clergy serving a first-time appointment in the Conference. It shall be planned in coordination with the Director of Connectional Ministries and Director of Stewardship and Finance.

CHAPTER 2. RULES RELATING TO PROCEDURE IN THEANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSIONS

(See also Rules 5.004, 5.006, 10.040)

2.010 All expenses of the Annual Conference session shall be assumed by the Annual Conference.

2.011 The Conference shall assist with travel expenses to and from the seat of the Conference, exempting the first 200 round trip miles, on an equitable basis for all members of the Conference. (For members appointed outside the boundary of the Conference, the maximum reimbursement shall be $600.00).

2.012 All members (lay and clergy) shall attend the sessions of the Annual Conference. Attendance may be excused by the appropriate superintendent. Persons unable to attend shall request by letter to the appropriate superintendent, setting forth the reason for absence.

The names of ordained clergy in the effective relationship and full-time local pastors who are absent from the Annual Conference session without satisfactory reason shall be submitted to the Board of Ordained Ministry by the Conference Secretary.

The names of Diaconal ministers absent from the Annual Conference Session without satisfactory reason shall be submitted to the Board of Ordained Ministry, Division of Deacons by the Conference Secretary.

2.014 All members of the Conference shall register upon arrival. This registration may constitute a roll call at the discretion of the Conference Secretary.

2.016 Child and Dependent care shall be provided at each session of the Annual Conference for children and dependents of Conference Members at Conference expense.

2.020 There shall be a Conference Sessions Team and a Conference Arrangements Team. The Conference agenda shall be set in accordance with procedures established by the Conference. (See the Conference Sessions Report to the 1987 Annual Conference).

2.021 The printed program, as prepared by the Conference Sessions Team (2.020) subject to such changes as they recommend shall be the official program.

2.022 A Memorial Service shall be provided at each session of the Annual Conference for members who have died during the year.

2.023 The Conference Sessions Team shall provide for such study sections, legislative committees, small group meetings or task groups as necessary for the adequate consideration of the Annual Conference proposals and actions. The Annual Conference in Plenary Session shall make the final determination of all action.

2.024 If the Legislative Committees are constituted in such a way that their membership is represen-tative of the Annual Conference membership, there shall be a Consent Calendar which will in-clude any Action Requests, General Conference Petitions, or Reports approved or disapproved by 90% or more of the members of the Legislative Committee present and voting except for Mandated Reports, New Standing Resolutions, and actions including budgetary requests. Items will be lifted from the Consent Calendar for debate in the plenary session by a motion made at the time the Consent Calendar is first presented to the Conference if the motion is supported by 40 or more votes.

2.026 No material shall be distributed to members in study sections or plenary sessions without the express authorization of the Conference Sessions Team.

2.030 Pre-Conference Reports shall be submitted to the Conference office not less than 60 days before the Annual Conference Session.

2.032 Pre-Conference Reports shall be duplicated with lines numbered at the left of the page.

2.034 Pre-Conference Reports shall be mailed to all Conference members not less than 30 days before the Annual Conference Session.


2.039 An action request is in the nature of a petition. It is a request for Annual Conference deliberation and adoption which has been submitted by an individual member of the UMC within this Conference; or a group of such members; or agencies of the annual Conference or of a local church.

2.040 All Action Requests must be in the Conference Office no later than 60 days before the Annual Conference Session is to convene. All Action Requests thus submitted shall be reviewed by the Legislative Coordinator, and entered into standardized computer format for uniformity. Any changes deemed necessary by the Legislative Coordinator shall be made only in consulta-tion with the sponsor of the Action Request. All Action Requests thus submitted shall be printed and distributed in the Pre-Conference Mailing. Emergency action requests arriving later than the 60 day deadline will be assigned to a Legislative Committee and will appear to the full membership only as directed by the Legislative Committee.

2.050 All Reports to Annual Conference Sessions shall be reproduced with lines numbered at the left of the page; each duplicated page shall be given a separate number.

2.052 All Reports shall be in the hands of Conference members in duplicated form not less than three hours before their presentation. Publication in the Pre-Conference Reports automatically fulfills this requirement.

2.054 In accordance with Discipline ¶613.2, any actions with budgetary implications which have not previously been considered by the Conference Council on Finance and Administration shall be referred to them for a report and recommendation at the next regularly scheduled plenary session.

2.056 Any person who makes a motion which directs that the Secretary shall take a particular action (such as write a letter) shall provide in writing the information necessary for completing the task (complete name, address, draft of letter with all pertinent information regarding the issue to be addressed) before the close of the Conference Session.

2.100 The Rules of Order of the preceding General Conference shall be authoritative on all questions not referred to or fully treated in these Conference Rules.

2.101 When a matter is under debate, the presiding officer shall encourage alternation between lay and clergy speakers.

2.102 Upon request by three members of the Conference, a vote shall be recorded in the following three categories: “Yes,” “No,” “Abstain.”

2.104 A member may vote only when within the bar of the Conference.

2.106 Any member of the United Methodist Church, though not a member of the Annual Conference, may be given the privilege of the floor, but shall not have the privilege of voting.

2.120 No system of balloting for persons for any office, agency membership, or delegation by the Annual Conference or any of its agencies or institutions shall be used which requires voting for some eligible persons in a manner different from that used to vote for the total of those eligible.

2.200 The election of General and Jurisdictional Conference Delegates: 1. Clergy and lay ballots shall be taken separately. 2. The Secretary shall appoint tellers for the Clergy Ballot and tellers for the Lay Ballot. The

tellers shall distribute the ballots, collect them, count them, and report at once in a sealed envelope the result of each ballot to the Conference Secretary and to no one else.

3. For the first ballot 3 minute nominating speeches may be allowed. There shall be no seconding speeches. The names of those nominated shall be posted in alphabetical order, together with their initials, district, and local church.

4. Before each ballot, the presiding officer shall announce the number of candidates that ballot may elect.

5. A ballot to be effective must include the exact number of names that the ballot may elect. All other ballots are defective and shall not be counted.

6. When the ballots have been distributed and sufficient time has elapsed to mark them, the Bishop shall call upon all the clergy members in full connection or all the lay members (or reserves), according to the ballot being taken, to stand and remain standing until their ballot has been collected. As soon as a member has thus voted he or she shall be seated.

7. In counting the ballots, the intent of the voter shall be allowed regardless of mistakes in


spelling, omission or mistakes in Christian name or initial, etc. If the tellers are not able to agree unanimous on the intent, the vote for that name only shall not be counted.

8. When the whole number of regular delegates has been elected, a separate ballot shall be taken for the reserve delegates.

9. In each ballot a majority of all the effective ballots shall be necessary for election. 10. Members may write in on their ballots names of persons who have not been nominated.2.210 The procedure for nomination of Clergy delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conference

shall be as follows: 1.In January of the year for which delegates are to be elected, a mailing will be sent by the

Conference Secretary to all clergy members in full connection asking them to nominate five clergy and/or self nominate to be considered for General and Jurisdictional Conference delegates, and encouraging nominations to be inclusive as well as representative of the Annual Conference.

2. Clergy who receive 10 or more nominations and/or self nominate will be sent a form inviting them to respond to three of the following questions (no more than 200 words for the total of all responses):

a. “What is the most important issue facing the UMC today and how would you ad-dress it?”

b. “What does the UMC need most in order to experience revitalization?” c. “What gifts and graces would you bring as a participant around the General

Church table?” d. “Name an Oregon-Idaho strength or concern which you would carry to General or

Jurisdictional Conference?” 3. Responses will be mailed to all clergy in pre-Conference packets. 4. Voting at Annual Conference shall proceed as outlined in Rule 2.200.2.250 Names of Ordained Elders who are members in full connection of an Annual Conference may

be submitted to the session of Annual Conference preceding Jurisdictional Conference for the purpose of consideration for nomination to the Episcopacy by the following process:

1. The names of ordained elders who are member in full connection of an Annual Conference may be placed before the session of the Annual Conference preceding Jurisdictional Conference by submitting to the secretary of the Annual Conference session a petition on behalf of the named elder containing the signatures of at least 25 persons who are members, lay or clergy, of the Annual Conference. Petitions are due to the Annual Conference Secretary by May 1.

2. The names of all persons so qualified shall be presented during a plenary session of the Annual Conference session preceding the Jurisdictional Conference. Any number of persons may be nominated for Episcopal election by the Annual Conference. Written ballots shall be taken seriatim on all names submitted. Each individual receiving at least a 2/3 majority of the vote taken shall be nominated for Episcopal election.

2.300 In accordance with the intent of the Idaho and Oregon Merger Report (p. 62, 1968 Idaho Conference Journal), once each quadrennium the Annual Conference Session will be held within the boundary of the former Idaho Annual Conference.

2.400 Only members of the Conference shall be permitted to sit in Closed Sessions. (Rule 10.040 for Clergy Session).

CHAPTER 3. RULES RELATING TO DISTRICTS AND SUPERINTENDENTS

(See also rules 1.010, 1.030, 1.041, 1.311, 1.330, 2.012, 5.600, 8.020, 12.062 and 12.066)

3.000 There shall be five districts in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.

3.010 Each District Superintendent shall report the supplementary salaries received by any clergy members from any church-related source by January 15 to the Conference Treasurer for inclusion in the Pre-Conference Reports and Journal. This shall include all General, Conference, and District Missionary Funds, promotion funds, minimum salary support, etc.

3.020 Each District Superintendent shall file with the Board of Ordained Ministry, not less than 10 days prior to the scheduled interviews, statements relative to the character, fitness, training and effectiveness of all Local Pastors, Probationary Members, Associate Members in the course


of study, and any other person related to his or her district who will be appearing before the Board.

3.025 Each District Superintendent shall report to the Director of Stewardship and Finance by July 15 the name, appointment and amount of the Pension Plan Compensation for every clergy member in their district appointed for the first time in the Conference. The Director of Stewardship and Finance shall, in turn, notify the Board of Pensions. The District Superintendents are also responsible for such notifications regarding first-time appointed clergy between sessions of the annual Conference.

3.030 Each District Superintendent shall send the names and addresses of the local church chair of Records and History to the Commission on Archives and History annually.

3.031 Each District Superintendent shall file with the Commission on Archives and History all records of local congregations which have been discontinued.

3.040 Each District Superintendent shall file with the Conference Secretary a list of persons known to have a valid License as a Local Pastor for listing in the Journal.

3.050 In advising the Bishop with respect to the making of pastoral appointments, the superinten-dents shall observe the following procedures, except in emergencies:

1. There shall be a joint consultation between the superintendent, pastor, and Pastor(Staff)-Parish Relations Committee to consider together the needs and mission of the local church (or churches) involved before the superintendent makes any final recommendation regarding a change in appointment.

2. When a change of pastors is advisable the superintendent shall consult with the Pastor(Staff)-Parish Relations Committee, in the light of the needs and mission of the local church, regarding possible successors. In such consultation the Pastor-Parish Relations Com-mittee shall follow the process set forth in the Discipline, ¶¶430 through 434.

3.060 The names of all persons excused from attendance at Annual Conference under Rule 2.012 shall be submitted by the superintendent(s) to the Secretary for printing annually in the Conference Journal.

CHAPTER 4. RULES RELATING TO OFFICERS, MINUTES AND JOURNAL

(See also Rules 1.006, 1.041, 2.012, 2.014, 2.056, 2.200, 3.010, 3.040, 3.060, 5.500, and 6.001)

4.010 The Conference Secretary shall be nominated and elected at the Annual Conference session next succeeding the adjournment of the regular session of the General Conference and shall serve beginning January 1 for the succeeding quadrennium.

4.012 The Conference Secretary shall keep a record of all the proceedings of all sessions, and when approved, the minutes shall be the official record of the Conference.

4.013 The Conference Secretary may require any motion, resolution or other offering from the floor of the Conference to be furnished in writing at the time of presentation.

4.014 The Minutes of Conference Sessions shall be duplicated and distributed daily by the secretary.

4.015 The Conference Secretary shall be responsible for the care and security of current Conference papers, documents and records. All such records and papers no longer in current use shall be filed by him or her with the Commission on Archives and History.

4.020 The Conference Statistician shall be nominated and elected at the Annual Conference session next succeeding the adjournment of the regular session of the General Conference and shall serve beginning January 1 for the succeeding quadrennium.

4.030 The Conference Treasurer shall be nominated quadrennially by the Conference Council on Finance and Administration and elected by the Annual Conference. (¶619).

4.040 Assistants to the Secretary, Treasurer and Statistician shall be subject to the approval of the Annual Conference.

4.050 Materials to be printed in the Journal shall be typed and delivered to the Secretary in digital format before the end of the Annual Conference Session, unless other specific arrangements are made with the Conference Secretary.


4.051 The Conference Journal shall be edited by the Conference Secretary. He or she may condense and edit any report submitted for publication in the Journal.

4.052 All Members of the Annual Conference shall be entitled to receive at no charge a copy of the Annual Conference Journal within three months of the adjournment of the Annual Conference session. General distribution of the Journal to the membership may be in digital form with the option to substitute a printed copy by request.

4.053 Each local ministry setting of the Annual Conference shall be entitled to receive at no charge two printed copies of the Conference Journal within three months of the adjournment of the Annual Conference session. A ministry setting may purchase additional print Journals at a price to be established by the Conference Secretary and relative to the cost of production. Orders for such additional Journals shall be placed with the Conference Secretary not later than thirty days following the adjournment of the Annual Conference session.

4.060 The Conference Journal shall include: 1. names and addresses of Conference officers; a Directory (Rule 4.061); 2. the names of all Registered Ministerial Students and Candidates for the Ministry; 3. all assessments, shared ministries, percentages and grade figures upon charges; 4. the Conference budget as adopted; 5. the Treasurer’s and Statistician’s reports for each charge; 6. essential sections of all reports made to the Annual Conference; 7. minutes of the daily proceedings; all errata in the previous Journal reported by the close

of Annual Conference Session; 8. The Organizational Structure of the Annual Conference. 9. The Boards, Councils, Commissions, Committees and Ministry Teams of the Annual

Conference including the ex-officio members of each group. 10. The Conference Secretary shall publish annually in the Journal a list of organizations in

which the Annual Conference holds membership and/or with which the Annual Conference is formally affiliated.

4.061 All members of Conference Bodies, including Annual Conference, shall be listed in the Conference Journal Directory by name, address, phone number, and church.

4.062 Service Records:

1. The Service Records of all clergy members shall be published in the Conference Journal each year in the following categories: Full, Associate, Probationary, Retired, Full Time Local Pastors, Part-Time Local Pastors, Student Local Pastors, Honorably Located Elders, Retired Local Pastors, and retired Local Elders, and a list of each clergy whose active relationship with the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference has ended during that Conference year, the new status (retirement, location, transfer, etc.), and, in the case of transfers, the annual Conference or denomination to which the clergy has transferred.

2. The Service Records of all Diaconal Ministers shall be published in the Conference Journal.

4.063 Salary, utility allowances, travel expense, housing allowance, and other compensation given to pastors shall be listed separately in the Conference Journal precisely as designated. (¶¶344.1, 344.2, 627, 628, 807.9).

4.070 Standing Resolutions. The Annual Conference has established a category of “Standing Resolutions” that states the position of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference on social issues. They shall be printed each year in the Conference Journal and carry with them notations of the year(s) approved and the group that submitted them.

1. New Standing Resolutions may not be passed on the consent calendar (Rule 2.024), but must be voted on individually by the Annual Conference. Standing Resolutions must be adopted by a 2/3 majority of those present and voting. Standing Resolutions receiving a majority vote but less than a 2/3 majority shall be printed as an Annual Conference Action.

2. Any specific action required of the Annual Conference by a Standing Resolution must specify how the action is to be undertaken and by whom. If a letter is to be written or a statement to be made by the Annual Conference, the text of said letter or statement shall be part of the Standing Resolution. If there is a specified recipient of a letter of statement, contact information must be provided to the person or group sending the information on behalf of the Annual Conference.

3. A Standing Resolution shall expire after the third anniversary of its adoption or


continuation, and shall be removed by the Conference Secretary from the list of Standing Resolutions unless it is reintroduced to the Annual Conference session for revision and/or renewal. The process outlined above shall apply.

4. Any Standing Resolution may be removed for debate or challenged at any Annual Conference session by submission of an Action Request to delete a Resolution.

5. The following introductory statement shall precede any listing of the Standing Resolutions:

We commend these issues to local churches for continued and further study and action. The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference recognizes that sincere and dedicated Christians can differ on matters of proper Christian ethics and actions. These resolutions are the expression of the belief of the majority of those gathered in the Annual Conference Session. They are commended to the membership for their prayerful study and individual consideration.

CHAPTER 5. RULES RELATING TO CONFERENCE FINANCE

(See also Rules 2.054, 4.030, and 9.035)

5.000 The Conference Fiscal Year shall begin January 1 and end December 31.

5.002 All persons handling Conference Funds shall annually file a copy of their audit report with the Conference Treasurer.

5.004 Budgeted travel and facilities cost of holding Annual Conference Sessions shall be pro-rated over a 4 year period on an equal basis annually including the amount of extra funding required when sessions are held within the bounds of the former Idaho Annual Conference. Funds are to be accrued at interest. (Note: Rule 5.400 does not apply to this procedure.)

5.006 Expenses for meetings or programs planned during Annual Conference will be paid by the Conference only if the Annual Conference has made provision for funds to meet those expenses.

5.010 Budget requests from all boards and agencies responsible to the Conference Leadership Team (CLT) shall be submitted to the CLT not less than 120 days before the opening of Annual Conference.

5.012 Budget requests from all Conference agencies shall be submitted to the Conference Council on Finance (CCF&A) and Administration not less than 90 days before the opening of Annual Conference.

5.020 A Recommended Budget shall be published in the Pre-Conference Reports, together with other required information, by the CCF&A.

5.021 Any budget item with a 30% or greater increase or decrease shall have a written explanation included as a part of the Pre-Conference Reports.

5.030 The Conference Budget shall be as established by vote of the Conference.

5.032 Expenses for committees formed by action of Annual Conference will be paid by the Conference only if Annual Conference has made provision for funds to meet those expenses.

5.033 Petitions for programs adopted by the Annual Conference which require funding not already included in the budget line items shall be referred to the appropriate program agency for implementation in so far as possible and for inclusion in the proposals submitted to the CCF&A for the following year.

5.140 All financial shared ministries shall be apportioned to the local congregations based on a Grade Figure. The Grade Figure shall be computed and distributed by the Conference Treasurer not less than 30 days before the Annual Conference session and shall be effective on January 1st of the following year concurrent with the budget.

5.141 The Grade Figure formula shall be calculated as follows: 75% based on the current expenses as reported on the latest year’s Local Church Report to the Annual Conference. These include Pastor’s and Associate pastor’s salaries, housing and parsonage allowances and business and professional expenses, other allowances and benefit expenses, staff salaries, program expenses, and other current expenses. 25% based on the average of the last two year’s current expenses as indicated above.


5.142 All financial shared ministries to the charges shall be based on grade figures. If the total apportionments as calculated by the grade figure would increase more than 15% in any one year, the increase shall be limited to 15%, except as follows:

1. If required by Rule 5.143. 2. If required by vote of the Annual Conference Session. 3. If a charge shall have benefited for two consecutive years from the 15% limitation in this

Rule, its apportionments shall thereafter rise at whatever rate is necessary to bring them to the full amount indicated by its grade figure in four additional years. (i.e., six years from the time the 15% limitation took effect.)

5.143 Shared Ministries for newly organized congregations shall be calculated on the basis of 1/3 of a normal full apportionment during the second year of existence; 2/3 during 3rd year; and full shared ministries after the 4th year.

5.144 The shared ministries for charges merged during a fiscal year shall be the sum of those of the previous separate charges.

5.145 Payment by Charges on shared ministries, including benevolences, shall be remitted to the Conference Treasurer in equal monthly amounts so far as possible.

5.146 Money remitted by local charges for World Service and Conference Benevolences unless specifically otherwise designated by the donors, shall be shared on a pro rata basis between the World Service and the Conference Benevolences division of the Budget.

5.147 Each church shall pay by May 31 of each year 5/12th of its Ministerial Support Shared Min-istries, in the same proportion as it pays its pastor’s salary. No pastor shall accept a greater proportion. If the church and/or the pastor fail to so prorate, the Conference Treasurer shall notify the Conference Board of Pensions which shall require the pastor and lay member to appear before it. Each church shall similarly pay 7/12ths of its Ministerial Support Shared Ministries between June 1 and December 31 each year in the same proportion as it pays its pastor’s salary. No pastor shall accept a greater proportion. If the church and/or pastor fail to so prorate, the Conference Treasurer shall notify the Conference Board of Pensions which shall then require the pastor and lay member to appear before it.

5.148 The Conference Treasurer shall announce at the Annual Conference Session the churches which failed to comply with Discipline, ¶622 and Rule 5.147.

5.200 Necessary Expenses for travel, meals, appropriate arrangements for children and dependent in connection with interim meetings of Conference Boards and Agencies shall be reimbursed at a rate established by the CCF&A.

5.205 Conference agencies receiving funds from the budget shall not use them for any other purposes than those designated, without the previous consent of CCF&A. Conference agencies may transfer funds between line items within each agency’s budget without the previous consent of CCF&A. Conference agencies receiving funds from the budget may not exceed their agency’s budget without the previous consent of CCF&A.

5.206 All Conference Agencies receiving funds from the budget shall send a copy of their adjusted budget to the Conference Treasurer not later than thirty days after the adjournment of Conference.

5.300 MOVING POLICY 1. Moving Expenses: Expenses for moving clergy and their families and lay professional

staff of the Annual Conference shall be administered under the following policies. These policies apply to the amount of reimbursement that will be paid by the Conference and the maximum amount required of the local congregation.

a. The moving fund shall assist in paying the moving expenses for household goods, office furniture, and equipment of itinerant clergy appointed to a pastoral charge, a Conference staff position, or as district superintendent. Clergy included in this provision shall include full members, probationary members, associate members, local pastors, seminary students appointed to a local charge, a retiring clergy person to his/her retirement residence, and those under disability leave. If a clergy person receives payment for a retirement move and later is appointed to serve a local charge, additional retirement moves will not be paid.

b. This policy shall also cover the following personnel: 1.) Lay persons hired as professional staff of the Conference. 2.) The moving expenses for the first move for divorced spouses from the parsonage


shall be paid by the Conference within the provisions of this policy. The District Superintendent shall notify the Conference Treasurer when this provision becomes applicable.

3.) Surviving spouses and/or dependents of clergy who die while under appointment to local charge, Conference staff position, or a district superintendent may have their moving expenses paid by the Conference within the provisions of this policy. The District Superintendent in consultation with the Conference Treasurer shall determine the total amount paid.

c. Clergy leaving an appointment in Oregon-Idaho for leave of absence, honorable location, or transfer to another Conference or denomination will not be eligible for moving expense payments.

d. Clergy members of the Conference returning from special appointment, sabbatical leave, leave of absence, or school appointment beyond the M. Div. degree and retired clergy members of other Conferences or denominations moving into or out of the Conference for any reason are not eligible to receive reimbursement from the Fund.

e. Clergy moving to Oregon Idaho from outside the boundary of the Conference are eligible to participate in the reimbursement fund as indicated in section 2.

2. Expense Payment Parameters: The following parameters shall apply to the payment of moving expenses:

a. The total allowed weight for reimbursement shall be 12,000 pounds. Clergy couples shall be allowed 15,000 pounds.

b. The total allowance for packing materials shall be $400. Clergy couples shall be allowed $500. No Conference reimbursement is authorized for actual packing or unpacking.

c. One extra stop charge at the points of origin and destination will be allowed for each move. Clergy couples shall be given an additional stop allowance of up to $500 provided the move is to a multiple point charge.

d. The cost of appliance hook-ups shall be the responsibility of the person being moved. e. The Conference shall not pay for “extra carry” charges, storage or delays, unless

approved before the move. f. Charges for vehicles, motorcycles, canoes, firewood, lumber, potters clay, kilns, and

other oversize or overweight items shall be the responsibility of the person being moved. g. The cost of motel, meals, and mileage during the actual days of the move are not

reimbursed by the Conference. 3. Reimbursements: a. The receiving church or charge is responsible for payment of the entire moving

bill unless the move is made through a Conference approved moving company. The Conference Treasurer shall reimburse the church or charge 50% of the moving charges within the parameters described herein and upon receipt of the following: 1) an invoice; 2) weight tickets; and 3) a bill of lading signed by the person being moved or an authorized family member.

b. If the move is made through a Conference approved moving company, the Conference Treasurer will pay the entire moving bill and will send a bill to the local church for the amount due under this policy. The local church shall pay this bill within 30 days of its receipt.

c. The maximum amount the Fund will reimburse to any one church or charge for any one move will be equal to 10% of the current year’s Conference Minimum Cash Salary as established in the report of the Equitable Compensation Commission.

d. The maximum amount the local church will be required to pay will be equal to 13% of the current year’s Conference Minimum Cash Salary as established in the report of the Equitable Compensation Commission.

e. Any amount over the sum of 3c & 3d will be the responsibility of the individual. If the move is made under the provision of 3b, any amount due shall be paid to the Conference Treasurer within 30 days of the completion of the move.

f. The Fund shall reimburse each retiring clergy member, lay member of the professional staff, disabled member, or surviving spouse up to 12.5% of the Conference Minimum Cash Salary to help with his or her moving expenses provided the move is made within 24 months following retirement or change of status.

g. The maximum amount the Fund will reimburse to a divorced spouse shall be 10% of the Conference Minimum Cash Salary.


h. At the end of the previous fiscal year, any unexpended funds will be retained in the Moving Fund Reserve.

4. Self-Moves: Self-moves may be made by the individual. In addition to items in section 2, reimbursement shall include the charges for truck & trailer, fuel for the trucks used in the move and insurance. The contents of all property in a self-move shall be insured for the full replacement value up to a maximum of $50,000 with a $500 deductible. If the goods being moved have a value higher than the maximum, the clergy may buy additional insurance at his/her own expense. In order for the local church to receive reimbursement under this policy, proof of insurance on household goods must be provided along with the rental agreement, fuel slips, and receipts for packing materials.

5. Exceptions: Exceptions to any of the above may be approved or denied by the Conference Treasurer after consultation with the District Superintendent, if appropriate. Appeals of any decision by the Conference Treasurer may be directed to the Conference Council on Finance and Administration (CFA). CFA shall have the final authority to interpret the moving policy and make decisions regarding its implementation.

6. Procedures: The Conference Treasurer shall establish and administer all procedures for implementing the moving policy contained herein.

5.500 Any organization operating within the Conference and under the name of the United Methodist Church in Oregon and/or Idaho shall submit a complete financial statement to the Conference Treasurer each year for publication in the Journal.

5.600 Approval is given to the district church extension societies or their equivalents to raise funds within the specific district (¶658.4).

1. There may be an asking that shall not exceed in the aggregate ten percent (10%) of the amount of the World Service and Conference Benevolences shared ministries to the churches of the respective district.

2. Approval for the expenditure of the funds will be given by the district extension society members as designated in the individual districts.

CHAPTER 6. RULES RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

(See also Rules 5.010 and 7.030)

6.001 The annual Conference shall be organized to fulfill its expressed purpose of “making disciples of Jesus Christ by equipping its local ministry-settings for ministry and providing a connection for ministry beyond the local setting; all to the glory of God� (¶ 601). The annual Conference structure shall provide for the connectional relationship of the local church, district, and Conference with the general agencies.

6.005 The annual Conference structure shall be based on an interactive ministries model comprised of three primary empowerment systems – 1) Connectional Ministries, 2) Servant Leadership, and 3) Finance and Administration. Within each empowerment system are affiliated teams that plan, coordinate, and apply the ministries of their empowerment system to the disciple-making mission of the annual Conference.

1. The Connectional Ministries Empowerment System A. Connectional ministries teams steward the program ministries of the

connection. B. Teams affiliated with the connectional ministries empowerment system include: 1) The nurture ministry team, which corresponds to the board of discipleship (¶

630) and has responsibility for Conference ministries related to Christian education, worship, and stewardship.

2) The outreach ministry team, which corresponds to the board of global ministries (¶ 633) and has responsibility for Conference ministries related to health and welfare, urban and rural ministries, local and global missions, United Methodist volunteers in mission, missionary itineration, and disaster response.

3) The witness ministry team, which corresponds to the board of church and society (¶ 629) and the board of discipleship (¶ 630) and has responsibility for Conference ministries related to church and society, peace with justice, evangelism, and spiritual formation.


4) The council of racial and ethnic leadership (¶ 632), which coordinates the work of the Native American Ministries Council (¶ 654) as well as other established ethnic ministries councils, and has responsibility for strengthening ethnic local churches and developing ethnic ministries in and through Anglo ministry-settings.

5) Age-level ministry teams, including Conference ministry teams focused on children ministries, youth ministries (¶ 649), young adult ministries (¶ 650), adult ministries and older adult ministries (¶ 651).

6) The campus ministries and higher education team (¶ 634). 7) The commission on Christian unity and interreligious concerns (¶ 642). 8) The commission on religion and race (¶ 643). 9) The commission on the status and role of women (¶ 644). 10) The board of lay ministry (¶ 631) 11) United Methodist Women (¶ 647) 12) United Methodist Men (¶ 648) C. There shall be a connectional ministries table (CMT), which corresponds to

the Conference council on ministries and which develops and coordinates the work of the connectional ministries teams.

1) Members of the connectional ministries table include: a. the chairperson of the CMT b. the nurture ministry team leader c. the outreach ministry team leader d. the witness ministry team leader e. the Conference secretary of global ministries f. the campus ministries and higher education team leader g. a youth or young adult from their age-level ministry team h. the council of racial and ethnic leadership leader i. the commission on religion and race chairperson j. the executive director of camp and retreat ministries k. the Conference lay leader l. the Conference treasurer m. the director of connectional ministries n. a district superintendent o. an additional youth or young adult representative 2. The Servant Leadership Empowerment System A. Servant leadership teams steward the annual Conference’s responsibilities for the

recruitment, credentialing, equipping of and advocacy for lay and clergy leadership. B. Teams affiliated with the servant leadership empowerment system include: 1) The board of ordained ministry (¶ 635) 2) The committee on episcopacy (¶ 637) 3) The commission on equitable compensation (¶ 625) 4) The committee on investigation (¶ 2703) 5) The diaconal committee on investigation (¶ 2703.3) 6) The joint committee on incapacity (¶ 652) 7) The administrative review committee (¶ 636) 8) The ministry cabinet 3. The Finance and Administration Empowerment System A. Teams related to this empowerment system steward the fiscal and administrative

ministries of the annual Conference. B. Teams affiliated with the finance and administrative empowerment system

include: 1) the council on finance and administration (¶ 611) 2) the rules committee (Rule 6.010) 3) the Episcopal residence committee (¶ 638) 4) the Conference board of pensions (¶ 639)


5) the Conference board of trustees (¶ 640) 6) the archives and history committee (¶ 641) 7) the Oregon-Idaho United Methodist foundation (¶ 613.17) 8) United Methodist ministers’ retirement fund

6.010 There shall be a Conference Rules Committee. It shall codify, condense, phrase, and include within these rules all actions of the Conference designed as permanent regulations. The committee shall harmonize the rules with such Disciplinary changes as are made from time to time. It shall secure the removal of obsolete rules by proper Conference action.

6.011 At the organizational session of the Conference the Rules Committee shall be prepared to submit such session rules as may facilitate the organization and work of the Conference.

6.012 A Conference Rule may be suspended or amended by action of the Conference at any regular session by a two-thirds majority, except as may be otherwise provided in specific rules.

6.013 Changes, amendments, or new rules may originate in any of the following ways: 1. by Board, Council, or Committee resolution or recommendation; 2. by the Rules Committee; 3. by the lay sections; 4. by the clergy section; or 5. from the floor, provided that when originating from the floor the resolution shall carry the

signatures of at least five members, and provided that no change, amendment, or new rule may be submitted to the Conference without a copy being submitted to the Rules Committee 24 hours in advance.

6.014 There shall be a Conference Board of Pensions auxiliary to the General Board of Pensions. It shall have charge of the interests and work of providing for the support of Conference claim-ants, except as otherwise provided for by the General Board of Pensions.

1. The Conference Board of Pensions shall be composed of not less than twelve members qualified as provided in the 2008 Book of Discipline ¶639.2, the membership to be made up of clergy and lay persons in the proportion of 1/3 clergy, 1/3 lay women and 1/3 lay men.

2. Members shall be elected for a term of eight years, one half of the membership to be elected quadrennially; provided, for the purpose of properly instituting the first new Board, there shall be nominated and elected one-half of the membership for the period of four years only.

6.090 The Annual Conference shall not hold membership in nor affiliate with any organization except by action of the Annual Conference. The means of selecting the representation to that organization shall be stated in the enabling legislation.

CHAPTER 7. RULES RELATING TO ARCHIVES AND HISTORY

(See also Rules 3.030, 3.031, 4.015)

7.010 At the first charge or church Conference of a new quadrennium (i.e.: 1984, 1988, etc.), each District Superintendent shall include in the required reports of the local church a copy of the historical reporting form provided by the Conference Commission on Archives and History. Each District Superintendent shall send these gathered reports to the chair of the Conference Commission on Archives and History.

7.020 Each charge shall file with the Commission on Archives and History a copy of its history. At the beginning of each new decade (i.e.: 1980, 1990, etc.) each charge shall file a supplementary history covering the previous ten years.

7.030 All Boards, Commissions, Committees, Councils, etc. of the Annual Conference shall file copies of their minutes, soon after each meeting, with the Commission on Archives and History except for the minutes of the Board of Ordained Ministry, and other minutes deemed to be confidential, which minutes shall be filed with the office of the Bishop.

CHAPTER 8. RULES RELATING TO CONFERENCE PROPERTY

8.010 All equipment or other personal property for which $10 or more has been paid, purchased in


whole or in part from Conference Funds, shall be the property of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference and title, taken in the name of the Oregon-Idaho Conference Trustees. An annual inventory, noting additions and deletions, shall be taken of such property and submitted in writing to the Conference Trustees. It shall be the duty of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference Trustees to obtain such inventories and include the same in the Trustees’ annual report to the Conference.

8.020 Abandoned Church property. When a District Superintendent has decided to request the Annual Conference to declare a certain property abandoned, he or she shall first record the individual trustees of the Annual Conference as the elected trustees of the church property in such a way as to make them the trustees of said property.

8.030 Beginning on January 1, 2008: When properties are sold by the Conference Trustees from the discontinuation or abandonment of a congregation, the proceeds will be divided equally, with 50% going to the Annual Conference Church Development/Redevelopment Fund and 50% to the District Church Extension Society to be disbursed in compliance with the Discipline and as part of an overall strategy of church development and redevelopment in the Conference.

CHAPTER 9. RULES RELATING TO THE CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP TEAM

(See also Rules 1.330, 4.070, 5.010, 5.012, 5.200, 5.400, 6.001, 6.030, 6.035)

9.000 There shall be a Conference leadership team (CLT) to focus and guide the mission and ministries of the United Methodist Church within the boundaries of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.

9.010 The purpose of the Conference leadership team to support and encourage the mission of our ministry settings through the discernment and articulation of the Conference vision and the stewardship of the mission, ministries and resources of the annual Conference. The essential functions of the CLT are:

1. To provide a forum for the understanding and implementation of the mission, vision and ministries of the United Methodist Church in Oregon and Southern Idaho.

2. To hold the agencies of the annual Conference (¶701) accountable to the Conference vision which pursues the mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ by equipping local ministry-settings for ministry and providing a connection for ministry beyond the local level.

3. To enable the flow of Information and communication among the local churches, Conference leadership, staff and agencies of the annual Conference.

4. Consistent with the actions of the annual Conference, to coordinate the program life of the church with the mandates of the gospel, the mission of the church, and the needs of the global community by listening to the expression of needs, addressing emerging issues, and determining the most effective, cooperative, and efficient way to provide optimum stewardship of ministries, personnel, and resources.

5. To review and evaluate the missional effectiveness of Conference agencies and connectional structures of the Conference as they collectively seek to aid districts, mission clusters and local churches in their fulfillment of the mission of the United Methodist Church.

6. To provide leadership in planning and research, assisting all levels of the Conference to evaluate needs and plan strategies to carry out the mission of the church.

7. To collaborate with the Council on Finance and Administration in the preparation of budgets for the apportioned funds and to make recommendation regarding all other funding considerations to come before the annual Conference.

8. To give a report each year at the annual Conference session. The report shall include: A. an accounting of its fulfillment of the Church’s mission and the Conference

vision through the Conference empowerment systems and ministry teams, and B. missional priorities in the upcoming year, presented for consideration and

endorsement


9.015 The bishop shall be the chairperson of the Conference leadership team. The membership of the Conference leadership team shall consist of “seats” reserved for Conference officers, representatives of specified Conference agencies, and at large members. They include:

1. Two seats for annual Conference officers 1) the Conference lay leader 2) the chairperson of the Connectional Ministries Table 2. Five seats for specified Conference agencies. At any duly called meeting of the

leadership team, each agency shall attempt to guarantee that a representative is present. 1) the council on finance and administration chairperson (or designee) 2) the board of ordained ministry chairperson (or designee) 3) the dean of the appointive cabinet (or designee) 4) the camp and retreat ministries team chairperson (or designee) 5) the board of trustees president (or designee). 3. Seven seats for at large members selected on a basis that insures diversity and balance 1) three clergy at large members 2) three lay at large members 3) one ethnic at large member 4. Seats for ex-officio members without vote, including Conference staff and the

chairperson or designee of the commission on religion and race9.021 There shall be Ministry Teams directly responsible to the CLT, each performing services for

the Annual Conference as follows: 1. The Conference communications committee 2. The Conference nominating committee 3. The camp and retreat ministries team 4. Other ministry teams as established by the Conference leadership team9.025 The Conference leadership team may create new and/or re-affiliate existing Conference

ministry teams, ad interim. However, the CLT shall present revisions to the Conference structure to the following annual Conference session for ratification.

9.033 A program or ministry agency of the Annual Conference may make a written request for additional temporary staff to the CLT. After approval by the CLT, a positive recommendation from the Ministry Cabinet, and consultation with the congregation(s) involved, the Bishop may appoint a clergy person part-time as adjunct staff to a Conference agency. In order to be continued, the staff position must be approved at a Plenary Session of the next Annual Conference.

9.035 Clerical and office staff responsible to the CLT shall be hired, supervised and discharged by the Director of Connectional Ministries or another appropriate person. Clerical and office staff responsible to the Council on Finance and Administration (CCF&A) shall be hired, supervised, and discharged by the Conference Treasurer/Director of Financial Services.

9.041 The director of connectional ministries shall have the responsibility to make leadership assignments for the connectional ministries executive staff, subject to consultation with the Conference leadership team.

9.043 The CLT shall prepare a program budget in consultation with CCF&A. The Conference Executive Staff Member in cooperation with the Treasurer/Director of Administrative Services shall serve as Budget Director for Program Agencies. The CLT budgets shall be submitted to the CCF&A (Rules 5.012, 5.020 and 5.030).

CHAPTER 10. RULES RELATING TO ORDAINED MINISTERIAL MEMBERSHIP

(See Rules 1.300, 1.301, 2.012, 3.020 and 7.030)

10.010 The minimum requirements for Clergy orders in this Conference shall be those established by the current Book of Discipline. The Board of Ordained Ministry may, at its discretion, establish procedures for candidates to follow, and shall enforce such additional requirements as the Conference may authorize.


10.011 The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference shall require psychological testing and evaluation of all who desire to be certified as candidates for licensed or ordained ministry, local pastors, candidates seeking associate membership, candidates seeking to be ordained as elders or deacons.

The cost of testing for a person applying for certified candidacy shall be shared as follows: $200 paid by the candidate, $200 paid by the recommending charge Conference, the balance paid by the Board of Ordained Ministry.

10.012 A candidate for Associate Membership shall have served for two years as a Full Time Local Pastor in this Annual Conference before being admitted to Associate Membership.

10.015 Clergy who transfer in as Probationary (Provisional) Members to this Annual Conference shall serve at least two full years of Probationary (Provisional) Membership under full time appointment in this Conference before being received into full connection.

10.018 Clergy coming from other denominations shall serve as Probationary (Provisional) Members under the supervision of a District Superintendent in this Conference at least two years and fulfill all other disciplinary requirements before admission into full connection.

10.024 Continuing Education. All clergy members (Rule 1.200) shall maintain a program of study leading to professional growth. The minimal quadrennial requirement shall be 70 contact hours and 3 continuing education units (CEUs) with a minimum of 15 contact hours annually. In most cases the clergy member’s continuing education program should allow for leaves of absence for study at least one week each year, and at least one month during one year each quadrennium.

10.040 There shall be a Clergy Session. 1. All clergy members of the Annual Conference deacons and elders in full connection,

probationary members, associate members, affiliate members, and local pastors under full-time or part-time appointment to a pastoral charge and the elected lay members of the Board of Ordained Ministry may attend and shall have voice in the Clergy Session. (¶605.6). The secretary of the presiding bishop may attend the clergy session, without voice or vote. Others may be admitted by the express action of the Clergy Session but shall not have vote, nor unless specifically granted by the Clergy Session, shall have voice.

2. The Clergy Session shall meet as prescribed by the orders of the day to consider questions relating to matters of ordination, character and Conference relations of clergy. (¶605.6)

3. The clergy session may grant all clergy members the right to vote on certain matters, however only members in full connection shall have the right to vote on matters of ordination, character and Conference relations of clergy. (¶605.6)

4. When a clergy member makes a request of the Board of Ordained Ministry for a “Leave of Absence”, the Board will share the reasons for such a request (as stated by the clergy in his/her request). Information on Leave of Absence will be given in the year the leave is first granted, or the year the leave is terminated. (Business of the Annual Conference Question 50).

5. When the Board of Ordained Ministry recommends to discontinue a Probationary Member, the Board will make a statement regarding which qualifications were not met by the member. (Business of the Annual Conference Question 42)

6. When a clergy member withdraws “under complaint” or “under charges,” the Board of Ordained Ministry will make a statement including all relevant factual information, summarizing the complaint or charges pending against the member. (Business of the Annual Conference Question 46c).

7. When a clergy member has his/her membership terminated, the Board of Ordained ministry will make a presentation including all relevant factual information to the Clergy Session, regarding the conclusions of the review process together with a supporting statement of why the BOM recommends termination. (Business of the Annual Conference Question 46d)

8. When a clergy member has his/her membership terminated by administrative location, the Administrative Review Committee automatically will conduct a review and the Board of Ordained ministry will make a presentation including all relevant factual information to the Clergy Session, regarding the conclusions of the review process together with a supporting statement of why the BOM recommends termination. (Business of the Annual Conference Question 43c).

9. When a clergy member is suspended under the provisions of The Book of Discipline


¶2704.2, no report will be made by the Board of Ordained Ministry or the Cabinet until after the matter has been resolved. (Business of the Annual Conference Questions 47)

10. The Joint Committee on Incapacity will make a report on the status of each clergy member who is on Incapacity Leave. (Business of the Annual Conference Questions 52)

11. Record of the final actions taken in Clergy Sessions relative to each personnel case shall be included in the minutes of that day’s proceedings.

12. Any change in this rule shall be permitted only by a two-thirds vote of Annual Conference members present and voting.

10.042 Recommendations by the Board of Ordained Ministry to the clergy session pertaining to the election of persons to associate membership, probationary membership, or full membership, shall require a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting in a duly called session of the Board of Ordained Ministry.

CHAPTER 11. RULES RELATING TO DIACONAL MINISTERIAL RELATIONSHIP

(See also Rules 2.012, 4.062 and 7.030)

11.011 Continuing Education. All Diaconal ministers shall maintain a program of study leading to professional growth. The minimal quadrennial requirement shall be 70 contact hours plus 3 continuing education units (CEUs) with a minimum of 15 contact hours annually. This program shall include at least one extended, organized educational activity during the quadrennium.

CHAPTER 12. RULES RELATING TO PROCEDURES BY LOCAL CHURCHES

(See also Rules 1.000-1.002, 1.007, 1.300-1.321, 2.012, 3.050, 4.053, 5.140-5.148, 7.010, 7.020, 10.011, 10.024, 11.011 and 11.024)

12.050 The salary(ies) paid by the local church(es) to the pastor(s) shall be at least equal to the provisions of the Equitable Salaries Report as printed in the current Journal. It is required that both housing and adequate health insurance be provided in addition to equitable salary.

12.061 Parsonages shall be furnished, a minimum, with a kitchen range, refrigerator, automatic washer, automatic dryer, living and dining room carpet (floor covering), curtains, draperies, shades, TV antenna or cable installation, fireplace equipment (if needed), lawn and garden tools and equipment.

12.062 The sale of a parsonage shall be carried out according to the Book of Discipline in current use. In addition, the Cabinet must vote its approval of such sale except when the sale is for the purpose of purchasing another parsonage. If the Cabinet does agree that it is appropriate to authorize the sale of a parsonage, the following procedure shall be followed by the local church: The amount realized from the sale of the parsonage shall be invested in a prudent and wise manner so as to realize earnings consistent with the interest market at the time. No part of the corpus shall be used for any other purpose than the future purchase of a parsonage. In addition to the original corpus, interest amounting to at least half the amount earned annually shall be compounded and added to the amount to be held in trust for a future parsonage purchase. Up to one-half of the interest earned may be utilized by the church in providing a housing allowance for the pastor. Variations in this stated policy may be approved by a 2/3 majority vote of the Cabinet. If after five years following the sale of a parsonage and the investment of the proceeds, a congregation still wishes to pay a housing allowance in lieu of providing a parsonage, with the approval of the Cabinet 100% of the interest earned may be used for providing a housing allowance. If after eight (8) years the congregation still wants to continue paying a housing allowance instead of providing a parsonage, the congregation may, with the approval of the Cabinet and the decision of a duly called Charge Conference, use all or any part of the corpus of the investment for any capital improvement or construction of any building owned by the congregation..

12.064 Each local church shall conduct a well-planned and comprehensive stewardship campaign annually which contacts each member.


12.066 Any church receiving Equitable or Supplemental salary support from the Conference shall be required to conduct an annual planned giving program (Loyalty Sunday, Every Member Visitation, Circuit Rider, etc.) approved by the District Superintendent.

12.070 Clergy Salaries. In the event of a change in appointment, all clergy remuneration paid by the local church shall be paid to the out-going clergy through June 30, unless other arrangements are made in writing to the satisfaction of the superintendents, church and clergy involved.

12.071 All clergy remuneration paid by the local church for a pastor transferred between Conference sessions, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing, shall begin when the pastor assumes his or her responsibilities. Moving costs (Rule 5.310) shall be paid in addition.

12.080 Local Church Reports to Annual Conference (statistical and financial) shall be submitted annually from each pastoral charge to their respective District Superintendent not later than January 31.

CHAPTER 13. RULES RELATING TO CONFERENCE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

13.000 There shall be a Conference Nominating Committee.

1. This committee shall be composed of two persons, one lay and one ordained, from each District. They shall be elected by District Conferences or district caucuses of Annual Conference members at the seat and time of the Annual Conference session next succeeding the adjournment of the regular session of the General Conference.

2. Ex-officio members of the Conference Nominating Committee shall include the District Superintendents, District Lay Leaders, one youth designated by the Conference Youth Ministries Team, and one ethnic representative named by the Conference Commission on Religion and Race.

3. The chair of the Conference Nominating Committee shall be designated by the Ministry Cabinet and may be either clergy or lay. The Director of Connectional Ministries shall serve as a consultant to the committee.

4. An Executive Committee from the Conference Nominating Committee shall be composed of the Chairperson, the Director of Connectional Ministries, one District Superintendent and two others. The total membership shall include at least two lay persons and two clergy persons.

.13.010 The Conference Nominating Committee

1. Shall nominate and the Conference elect such bodies and officers as are required by the current Discipline, by these rules, and by the Structure Plan as revised and published in the current Journal. In addition the following shall be nominated and elected by the same process: appropriate representatives to ecumenical agencies within Oregon and Idaho; Board of Directors, the Lee Mission Cemetery; [and Directors of the Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Foundation]. The nomination report shall include nominations made by other persons or groups for election by the Annual Conference.

2. Election for service on quadrennial Councils, Boards, Commissions and Committees shall be at the Annual Conference session next succeeding the adjournment of the regular session of the General Conference. The term of service is to begin with the adjournment of the Annual Conference session.

3. Between Annual Conference Sessions the Executive Committee of the Conference Nominating Committee may act to fill any vacancies on an Ad Interim basis, subject to election at the next session of the Annual Conference. The Executive Committee shall report all actions to the Conference Leadership Team (CLT).

4. At the beginning of the quadrennium the total membership of all the divisions and each board shall be balanced by having no fewer than 15% from each district. The nominations whenever possible shall be inclusive of laywomen and men, clergy women and men, racial and ethnic minorities, and persons with handicapping conditions. (For the purpose of this rule, “clergy” is defined by Rule 1.200.)

5. Persons elected to a board or division shall serve for the quadrennium, even if they should move to another district in the Annual Conference, unless they are district coordinators, in which case replacements shall be elected.

6. All CLT board and division chairs shall be nominated by the Conference Nominating


Committee, and elected by the Annual Conference. Board Chairs shall be named “at large” members of their respective boards.

7. The Conference Nominating Committee shall make its report not later than the first full day of a Conference session.

8. Any person related to and/or living in the same household as a full or part-time Conference Staff Person will not be allowed to serve on the CLT Personnel Committee.

13.020 The Conference Boards, Councils and Committees shall be under two general heads: Dis-ciplinary and Annual Conference. Under each of these headings they shall be grouped as Quadrennial, Term, and Annual.

13.030 Service on Boards and Committees. No person shall serve on any one Board, Council or Committee of the Annual Conference, or on any district board or committee whose members are elected by the Annual Conference, more than eight consecutive years, with the following exceptions and provisions:

1. One or two years’ service to fill a vacancy on a quadrennial Board, Council or Committee shall not be counted for the purpose of applying this rule.

2. In the case of Committees or Boards elected in three-year or other term classes, the maximum service shall be three terms, with the provision that a one-year appointment to fill a vacancy prior to the first term shall not be counted for the purpose of applying this rule.

3. Persons who are members of a Board ex-officio shall not be affected by this rule, except that non-salaried Conference or Board officers, such as Conference Secretary and Statistician, and Conference and District Lay Leaders and Associate Lay Leaders, shall be limited to eight consecutive years in any one of these Boards, Councils and Committees.

4. The Board of Trustees of the Annual Conference, and the Board of Conference Claimants, Inc., are requested to follow the above-stated limitations of this section in nominating persons as trustees of said corporations.

5. No member of the Conference shall serve simultaneously on more than one Ministry Team or Council unless in an ex-officio capacity, by disciplinary requirement or otherwise provided for in these rules. Division members who are thereby members of a Board are recognized as serving only on a single Board/Division and are in compliance with this rule.

6. Members of the Board of Pensions shall be limited to one eight-year term, although two years’ service to fill a previous vacancy shall not be counted for the purpose of applying this rule.

7. If a member of any program board, division or committee of the Annual Conference is absent from two consecutive regularly stated meetings without cause, that body may, after notice to the individual, request the CLT to declare the position vacant. The CLT will then declare such vacancy to the Conference Nominating Committee.

8. Any changes in committee membership between sessions of the Annual Conference must receive the approval of the Executive Committee of Conference Nominating Committee before becoming effective.

9. An elected member of the Board of Ordained Ministry may serve a maximum of three consecutive four-year terms (¶635.1a).

13.040 Rules for the organization of Boards, Commissions and Committees: 1. Conference Boards and Agencies whose chairs are elected by the Annual Conference: The

newly elected chair shall within 30 days of the end of the Annual Conference Session notify all elected members of the newly elected Board or Agency. The chair shall designate one of the persons as head of the nominating committee.

2. Conference Boards and Agencies who elect their own chair: The person who has been serving as the Chair, whether or not he or she is eligible for re-election to the same group and whether or not he or she is eligible for re-election as its chair, shall schedule a meeting during the Conference Session for the new Board or Agency to organize, and shall appoint a nominating committee of not less than 3 persons from the membership of the newly elected Board or Agency. The chair shall designate one of the persons as head of the nominating committee thus formed.

3. The nominating committee appointed in 1) above shall meet at a time and place conve-nient to them on call of the head of the committee and nominate at least two persons for each position (normally vice-chair and secretary), securing if possible the consent of each to serve if elected. Whenever the Discipline allows, both clergy and lay persons shall be represented among the nominees.

4. The nominating committee appointed in 2) above shall meet promptly at a time and place


convenient to them on call of the head of the committee and nominate at least two persons for each position (normally chair, vice-chair and secretary), securing if possible the consent of each to serve if elected. Whenever the Discipline allows, both clergy and laypersons shall be represented among the nominees.

5. All voting shall be done by secret ballot for each position individually. (Rules Committee note: Under Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised Ed. 1970, p. 348 “this requirement cannot be suspended even by a unanimous vote. . . It is out of order. . . to move that one person . . . cast the ballot. . .”)

6. Ad hoc committees shall be convened and organized in the manner specified in the resolution establishing them. If no other method is specified the group shall be convened by the first named person at a time and place determined by the Bishop and shall, without nominations of any sort, elect officers by secret ballot.

7. Those elected by the Annual Conference or district caucuses (or equivalent) shall be notified by mail of their election by either the Conference or district nominating committee. The letter will include information contained in Rule 13.030(7).

13.050 The Conference Lay Leader shall be elected quadrennially by the lay members in attendance at a Laity Session at the Annual Conference succeeding the adjournment of the regular session of the General Conference. The Board of Lay Ministry shall nominate at least one candidate. Biographical information on the Board of Lay Ministry nominee(s) will be provided in the Pre-Conference Reports. Nominations will be accepted from the floor of the session. All nominees will be informed of the nature of responsibilities of the elected Conference Lay Leader and give their consent to be nominated. Any vacancy which may occur shall be filled by the Nominations Committee from the membership of the Board of Lay Ministry to serve through the quadrennium.

13.060 The Conference Lay Leader may nominate a professing member of a United Methodist Church within the annual Conference to serve as Associate Conference Lay Leader. This nomination will be subject to ratification by the Board of Lay Ministry and the Ministry Cabinet. At the request of the Conference Lay Leader, the Associate Conference Lay Leader is authorized to serve in the place of the Conference Lay Leader.

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Policies of the Annual Conference

SCHOLARSHIP POLICIESBOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY

OREGON-IDAHO ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Limited scholarship aid is available from the Ministerial Fund to qualified persons who submit a letter to the Scholarship Officer of the Board of Ordained Ministry stating the course to be taken, goal or other purpose being sought, the tuition costs, plans for financing, and dates of the event. The Scholarship Of-ficer will act on your request if it is within the guidelines listed below. A report will be made to the Board at each meeting concerning the scholarships that have been granted since the last meeting. The Scholar-ship Officer may, at any time, pass a scholarship request on to either the Executive Committee of the Board, or to the entire Board for action.

Scholarship Officer:Thom Larson680 NW Bond

Bend, Oregon [email protected]

I. Members in full connection, on probation, Diaconal Ministers, or associate members of the Oregon- Idaho Annual Conference and under appointment, may apply for financial assistance for continuing education, or study /travel leave.

A. Continuing Education

1. Scholarship aid for short-term programs (3-5 day duration) will be limited to $275 per event. Longer programs (6-10 days) will receive $525. If lengthy travel is involved, an additional $250 may be granted.

2. Scholarship aid for more intensive course work, equivalent to a six-week credit course, will be given. Aid may range from $650-$750.

3. Scholarship aid for advanced degree programs beyond the basic seminary degree will be granted on a yearly basis. Aid may range from $1000-1500.

4. Scholarship aid for multiple years Academies may be granted on a yearly basis. Maximum grant: $1500 per year.

Maximum Funding for the above four categories over each quadrennium is based on the applicant’s base salary in the year of the application. The average conference salary for that year shall be that computed by the Conference Board of Pensions.

Maximum Funding per Quadrennium: Salary is less than average conference salary (ACS) $2,800Salary not more than $3,000 over ACS $2,400 Salary is more than $3,000 over ACS $2,000

Seminars and other group educational events, such as Pastor’s School, are very helpful in providing quality continuing education for clergy in our conference. Consequently groups which are hosting seminars or other group educational events for pastors may apply for grants for as much as 50% of the cost of the event, with the maximum grant not to exceed $1,500 for anyone event.

5. Scholarship assistance is available to those from outside our denomination who must com-plete the “Methodist Requirements” prior to joining our conference

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B. Study /Travel Leave

Ordained clergy who have been serving a full time appointment for six consecutive years from being received in full connection, or for eight years from the time of their reception into associate membership, are eligible to apply for a study/travel leave, not to exceed three months, one of which shall be considered the clergyperson’s vacation. The purpose of the study/travel leave is to benefit the clergyperson’s ministry. Deacons in Full Connection who meet the above criteria will be eligible for study/travel leave. (Mission trips to third world countries for immersion experiences may qualify under this category).The full salary of the candidate for the three-month period shall be paid by the local church or institu-tion being served. MEF funds shall provide the candidate a stipend for tuition or travel in the amount of $1,250. MEF funds may also pay the cost of supplying an interim minister in the clergyperson’s absence, up to a maximum of $1250 per month for two months, based on the local need. The third month is considered vacation and the responsibility of the local church. The selection of an interim minister and housing is the responsibility of the clergyperson, local congregation and the District Superintendent. (The Board of Ordained Ministry has guidelines for the use of the parsonage or the pastor’s own home.)

To Apply: 1. Make written application to BOM through its Scholarship Officer, which includes a descrip-

tion of the study or travel program and your goals. Grants will be made on a first come first served basis.

2. Obtain written approval of the Cabinet through the candidate’s Superintendent. Also obtain written approval of the local church through action by the Church Council.

3. The education and renewal value of the programs and years of service in the Oregon- Idaho Annual Conference will be considered in approving applications. Higher priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received MEF assistance.

II. Theological Students A. Seminary Scholarships

1. For Full Time Study Certified candidates for ministry who have been accepted by a University Senate approved

seminary for work toward an M.Div., or other equivalent seminary degree, or who are cur-rently enrolled in such a program, or who are completing requirements for ordination may apply for MEF aid. This aid shall not exceed a maximum of $4500 or more than $1500 in one academic year. It may be granted in one, two or three academic year increments. Grants are not made for study beyond the basic seminary degree. These studies are considered continuing education and are found above under that heading.

2. For Less than Full Time Study Certified candidates for ministry who have been accepted by a University Senate approved

seminary, but are/will be engaged in study less than full time may apply for MEF aid. Aid shall be pro-rated with up to $500 available for each nine semester units taken. Total scholar-ship eligibility during less than full time study shall be $3000.

For both full time and less than full time study the applicant shall 1. Be a certified candidate for ministry of the Oregon-Idaho Annual

Conference. 2. Complete and submit an application form and personal financial statement pro-

vided by the BOM through its scholarship officer.


3. Provide a written recommendation from the superintendent of the district where the candidate resides/is licensed/is serving a charge.

4. Arrange for three completed recommendation forms to be submitted. At least one shall be from a college/university/seminary faculty person knowledgeable about the applicant’s academic performance and at least one shall be from an individual with knowledge of the applicant’s leadership experience in the local church. These evaluation forms are to be sent directly to the Scholarship Officer.

If a scholarship is granted, the recipient agrees to the following: 1. A full-time academic load as defined by the seminary shall be carried while in a

traditional seminary setting. 2. No less than 3 units per year shall be completed while taking courses in a less

than full time program. 3. Upon completion of the academic training, the recipient shall serve under ap-

pointment in some annual conference of The United Methodist Church for a mini-mum of two years.

4. If the candidate fails to meet either or both of these conditions, any amount ad-vanced shall be considered a loan, unless repaid within five years. It shall be repay-able with an interest rate and on such terms as the conference BOM shall determine.

5. Scholarship grants shall be paid directly to the seminary.

B. Candidates for Deacon in Full Connection

Certified Candidates for Deacon, who do not pursue full time theological study, will be eligible for assistance in completing Foundational Studies with grant being prorated on the basis of a $1,000 grant depending on the course load taken (e.g. $500 per semester, $340 per quarter). Total grant eligibility shall be $3,000.

To be eligible for a grant, Deacon candidates must be certified as a candidate through the appropriate District Committee on Ordained Ministry.

C. Special Scholarship Awards

1. Edward Coe Memorial Scholarship Annually, the Board of Ordained Ministry may award to an outstanding candidate for ordained

ministry the Edward Coe Memorial Ministerial Scholarship. Those eligible for the award shall be enrolled in seminary and shall have demonstrated outstanding competence in seminary and show unusual promise for the ministry. The award is made on the basis of nominations submit-ted by the clergy members of the Annual Conference. If an insufficient number of nominations are made, the Board of Ordained Ministry will select a recipient. The amount of the scholar-ship varies according to the number of recipients chosen and the Coe Scholarship account balance.

A candidate shall be eligible for the award only once and will be asked to repay it without interest should the candidate fail to complete seminary and not enter the ministry. Nominations for the award shall be submitted to the Scholarship Officer of the Board by April 1st, and the award will be announced at Annual Conference.

This scholarship has been established by monies from the former Idaho Conference designated for scholarship aid in memory of Edward Coe. The trust fund is administered by the Confer-ence Board of Trustees pursuant to para. 2512.3 of The Book of Discipline, 1996.

2. Jasa Scholarship Awards Two or more Jasa awards may be presented each year. Applications are available through the

Board of Ordained Ministry’s Registrar for MEF Scholarships. Unlike the Coe Scholarship, certified candidates for Deacon in Full Connection are encouraged to apply for Jasa awards.


3. Luella M. Odell Memorial Scholarship A $1,000 award granted annually to a seminary student who is a candidate for ordained minis-

try of the United Methodist Church. For information contact: The Luella M. Odell Memorial Scholarship c/ o Wesley United Methodist Church 1385 Oak-

way Road Eugene, OR 97401 Each year, unused earnings for Coe/Jasa Funds will be reinvested in the principle of the respective fund, and/ or set aside to be used for scholarships in the coming years. How much is carried over as scholarship money and how much is reinvested each year is at the discretion of the Board at the recommendation of the Scholarship Officer.

III. Local Pastors A. Certified licensing school candidates and Local Pastors enrolled in the Ministerial Course of

Study shall be eligible to receive board and tuition for licensing school and for the five years of the course of study.

B. Local Pastors who have completed the required course of study may apply for assistance for advanced studies. After the “Course of Study and Licensing School Registration Form” has been shared with the District Committee on Ministry and signed by the District Superinten-dent, send the form to the Local Pastor Registrar for her/his signature and funding.

Updated: January 2008

SAFE SANCTUARIES ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY

For Conference & District Eventsof the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference

of The United Methodist Church

INTRODUCTION

Our hope and belief today is that the church is a place where all people will find the unconditional love and care they so desperately need to grow and thrive. But, we know that abuse occurs in churches, large and small, urban and rural. It is a problem, which cuts across all economic, cultural, and racial lines. In April 1996, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church adopted a resolution aimed at reducing the risk of abuse of children, youth, and vulnerable adults in the church. It was renewed by the 2004 General Conference (Resolution 65, “Reducing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Churches, pg. 201, 2004 Book of Resolutions). As Christians we must take our responsibilities to our children, youth, and vulnerable adults very seriously. While we may not be able to completely prevent abuse in every situation, it is possible for us to greatly reduce the risk by following a policy of prevention. We are responsible to create an environment of safe sanctuary for children, youth and vulnerable adults, and those who work with them. Thus we establish this Abuse Prevention Policy to demonstrate our absolute and unwavering commitment to the safety of all our children, youth, and vulnerable adults.

PURPOSE

It is the purpose of this policy to 1) protect from abuse the children, youth, and vulnerable adults that participate in church activities, and 2) protect our staff, both paid and volunteer, from unfounded and/or malicious allegations of abuse through a comprehensive plan that includes: screening, training, supervision, reporting procedures, and a response plan.

SCOPEThis policy shall be applicable to all Conference and District activities or events involving children, youth, and vulnerable adults within ministry settings of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.


DEFINITIONS

• Abuse: Intentional negligent or reckless treatment by a volunteer or staff person that is harmful, injurious, or offensive.

Child Abuse – an act committed by a parent, care giver or person in a position of trust which is not accidental and which harms or threatens a child’s physical or mental health or a child’s welfare.

Physical Abuse – When an adult injures a child other by accident, including, assault, shaking, slapping, burning, scalding, kicking, and strangling.Sexual Abuse – Sexual contact between an adult or other significantly older, more powerful person and a child, youth, and vulnerable adult. Includes behavior such as inappropriate verbal stimulation, taking or showing sexually explicit photos of or to a child, or exposing a child to pornography or adult sexual activity.Emotional Abuse – verbal assault or emotional cruelty that effects a child’s self esteem.

• Adult: a person 18 years old or older.

• Activities: any activity or programs in which children, youth, or vulnerable adults are under supervision of staff persons or volunteers.

• Background Checks: Researching references and records for indications of past or potential abusive and/or criminal activity.

• Child: person from birth until they turn 12 years old.

• Conference: The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.

• District: The level of church organization between the Conference and the local church. There are five Districts in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference; Central, Eastern, Metropolitan, Southern, and Western.

• Ministry setting: (To be defined)

• Person-in-Charge (PIC): Staff person or volunteer who is the person responsible for the event or activity.

• Staff person: any person employed by the Conference or District that is responsible for activities involving children, youth, or vulnerable adults.

• Volunteer: a person who assists in conducting activities under the supervision of person(s) in charge.

• Vulnerable Adults: any person 18 years of age or older with diminished physical, mental, or emotional capacities.

• We: The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.

• Youth: any person 12 years old to his/her 18th birthday.

SCREENING PROCEDURES

Careful screening can be important to the prevention of abuse. It provides some assurance that the most reliable, committed and experienced staff and volunteers are in place for every program that involves children, youth, and vulnerable adults. The following are the MINIMUM standards:

1. All adults, volunteer or staff persons, who have regular and direct contact with children, youth, and vulnerable adults shall be required to complete the “Voluntary Disclosure” form.

2. Minimum background screenings shall include:

a) Reference checks from Voluntary Disclosure form.b) Review of the Oregon and Idaho lists of sexual offenders or State or National criminal

background checks.

3. The policy shall be implemented in the following manner:

a) All staff persons and volunteers, who have regular and direct contact with children, youth,


and vulnerable adults will submit to the screening procedures.b) The screening procedure shall be repeated every five years. c) The person in charge of the event and/or their designee is responsible for review and

approving each application before a person’s service begins.d) All records are confidential and will be maintained for a period of at least five years.

SUPERVISION

Competent and trained staff and volunteers are important to any event. The procedures described below are designed to reduce the possibility of abuse to children, youth and vulnerable adults, and to protect staff persons and volunteers from unfounded accusations.

The following are MINIMUM standards and each event may adopt more stringent requirements if necessary.

1. Training is required for all persons having direct contact with children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Training shall include an annual orientation that includes information about this Policy, supervision of children, youth, and vulnerable adults, and identification and reporting of abuse.

2. All children, youth, and vulnerable adults will be supervised by adults. No adult will be alone with any one child, youth or vulnerable adult out of sight of others.

3. No person shall supervise any group of children or youth unless he/she is AT LEAST 5 years older than the children or youth.

REPORTING

Once an incident of abuse is recognized, it is crucial that it be dealt with speedily and in a clearly outlined manner. The adult who observes or hears of an alleged abuse shall:

1. Assure the safety of the victim. Take whatever the victim says very seriously. Make sure that the victim is in a safe place and watched over. Do not confront the accused abuser with anger or hostility but immediately remove him/ her from further involvement with children and youth until the matter can be investigated. Notify the proper authorities.

2. If there is a situation of immediate risk call the police at 911, otherwise follow the procedure as listed below:

a) Report the incident immediately to the Person-in-Charge (PIC) of the event or activity in which the incident occurred.

b) The PIC shall:i) Ascertain the details needed to make an accurate report. This report must be made

within 24 hours. The report should include the following information if obtainable:• The name, address, age and sex of the alleged victim;• The name and address of the alleged victim’s parents or other person responsible for

his/her care;• The nature and extent of the alleged abuse or neglect;• Any evidence of previously known or suspected abuse or neglect of the alleged

victim or their siblings;• The name, address and relationship, if known, of the person who is alleged to have

perpetrated the abuse or neglect; and• Any other information known to the person making the report that would be helpful

to the investigation of the alleged abuse.ii) Contact the appropriate State or law enforcement agency as soon as possible to file the

abuse report and provide the aforementioned information and follow the instructions of the agency.

iii) Notify one of those trained and designated by the Conference to respond to reports of abuse as listed in the Crisis Communications Plan.

The alleged perpetrators of the abuse will be required to refrain from all events involving children, youth and vulnerable adults until the incident report is resolved. In any removal of a person from any activities, care must be taken to handle this in a discreet manner, recognizing that an investigation is being conducted.


RESPONSE PLAN

• A quick, compassionate and unified response to an alleged incident of abuse is expected. All allegations will be taken seriously. In all cases of reported or observed abuse in an activity, the entire staff of that activity shall be at the service of all official investigating agencies.

• Follow the procedures outlined in the Crisis Communications Plan, When a Crisis Strikes…Are You Ready?

• Pastoral support shall be available and offered to all persons involved with the incident.

TRAINING

The Conference shall develop and implement training and orientation procedures for persons in leadership who work with children, youth, and vulnerable adults in local ministry settings within the Annual Conference. Training shall include but is not limited to this policy and its related procedures.

POLICY REVIEW

All abuse prevention policies will be reviewed annually.

CONCLUSION

In all of our ministries we are committed to demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ so that each child, youth, and vulnerable adult is “surrounded by steadfast love…established in the faith, and confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal” (Baptismal Covenant II, United Methodist Hymnal, pg 44). This policy and associated procedures are effective as of July 1, 2008. The policy will be reviewed on an annual basis in a manner determined by the Conference Leadership Team. Modifications will be made subject to the approval of the Conference Leadership Team. All such modifications will be promptly conveyed in writing to all persons affected by the modification.

Adopted June 2008

SAFE SANCTUARIES ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY

Minimum Standards for Abuse Prevention Policies of Local Ministry Settings

INTRODUCTION

Our hope and belief today is that the church is a place where all people will find the unconditional love and care they so desperately need to grow and thrive. But, we know that abuse occurs in churches, large and small, urban and rural. It is a problem, which cuts across all economic, cultural, and racial lines. In April 1996, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church adopted a resolution aimed at reducing the risk of abuse of children, youth, and vulnerable adults in the church. It was renewed by the 2004 General Conference (Resolution 65, “Reducing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Churches, pg. 201, 2004 Book of Resolutions). As Christians we must take our responsibilities to our children, youth, and vulnerable adults very seriously. While we may not be able to completely prevent abuse in every situation, it is possible for us to greatly reduce the risk by following a policy of prevention. We are responsible to create an environment of safe sanctuary for children, youth and vulnerable adults, and those who work with them. Thus the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference has established for its local ministry settings these minimum standards for abuse prevention to demonstrate our concern for and commitment to the safety of all our children, youth, and vulnerable adults..


POLICYAll local ministry settings of the annual conference need to have an Abuse Prevention (aka “Safe Sanctuaries”) Policy. All employees and volunteers covered by the policy are to be trained on the policy. The policy shall be reviewed annually by the appropriate body and revised as necessary. Update trainings are necessary for all employees and volunteers following any revisions to the policy.

PURPOSEThe purpose of these minimum standards is to establish a basic level of abuse prevention in ministry-settings across the annual conference, regardless of size, location, or average age of membership. In many cases, higher standards for abuse prevention can be instituted and should be. But these minimum standards are expected of all local ministry settings as they develop their own abuse prevention policies that will: 1) protect from abuse the children, youth, and vulnerable adults that participate in church activities, and 2) protect staff, both paid and volunteer, from unfounded and/or malicious allegations of abuse through a comprehensive plan that includes: screening, training, supervision, reporting procedures, and a response plan.

SCOPEThese minimum standards for abuse prevention shall be applicable to all ministry-settings within the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference that involve children, youth, and vulnerable adults. In general, the term “ministry settings” refers to chartered local churches, unchartered fellowships, cooperative parishes, campus ministries and camp sites.

DEFINITIONS

• Abuse: Intentional negligent or reckless treatment by a volunteer or staff person that is harmful, injurious, or offensive.

Child Abuse – an act committed by a parent, care giver or person in a position of trust which is not accidental and which harms or threatens a child’s physical or mental health or a child’s welfare.

Physical Abuse – When an adult injures a child other by accident, including, assault, shaking, slapping, burning, scalding, kicking, and strangling.Sexual Abuse – Sexual contact between an adult or other significantly older, more powerful person and a child, youth, and vulnerable adult. Includes behavior such as inappropriate verbal stimulation, taking or showing sexually explicit photos of or to a child, or exposing a child to pornography or adult sexual activity.Emotional Abuse – verbal assault or emotional cruelty that effects a child’s self esteem.

• Adult: a person 18 years old or older.

• Activities: any activity or programs in which children, youth, or vulnerable adults are under supervision of staff persons or volunteers.

• Background Checks: Researching references and records for indications of past or potential abusive and/or criminal activity.

• Child: person from birth until they turn 12 years old.

• Conference: The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.

• District: The level of church organization between the Conference and the local church. There are five Districts in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference; Central, Eastern, Metropolitan, Southern, and Western.

• Ministry setting: (To be defined)

• Person-in-Charge (PIC): Staff person or volunteer who is the person responsible for the event or activity.

• Staff person: any person employed by the Conference or District that is responsible for activities involving children, youth, or vulnerable adults.

• Volunteer: a person who assists in conducting activities under the supervision of person(s) in charge.


• Vulnerable Adults: any person 18 years of age or older with diminished physical, mental, or emotional capacities.

• We: The Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.

• Youth: any person 12 years old to his/her 18th birthday.

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCREENING PROCEDURES

Careful screening can be important to the prevention of abuse. It provides some assurance that the most reliable, committed and experienced staff and volunteers are in place for every program that involves children, youth, and vulnerable adults. The following are the MINIMUM standards for screening procedures to be incorporated into ministry setting abuse prevention policies:

1. All adults, volunteer or staff persons, who have regular and direct contact with children, youth, and vulnerable adults shall be required to complete an application including voluntary disclosure of information including legal name and other names previously used, date of birth, and voluntary disclosure of any convictions of abusive behavior.

2. Minimum background screenings shall include:

a) Reference checks from application form.b) Review of the Oregon and Idaho lists of sexual offenders or State or National criminal

background checks.

3. At minimum, ministry setting abuse prevention policies shall incorporate the followingr

a) All staff persons and volunteers, who have regular and direct contact with children, youth, and vulnerable adults will submit to the screening procedures.

b) Reviewing bodies shall be established (ex: Pastor/Staff Parish Relations Committee, Education or Nurture Committee, or other organized body).

c) The reviewing body is responsible for review and approval of each application before a person’s service begins.

d) The screening procedure for each individual shall be repeated every five years. e) All records are confidential and will be maintained for a period of at least five years.f) The ministry setting will not knowingly hire anyone with a history of committing sexual

abuse on any child, youth or vulnerable adult.

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SUPERVISION

Competent and trained staff and volunteers are important to any activity or program in the local church or ministry setting. The procedures described below are designed to reduce the possibility of abuse to children, youth and vulnerable adults, and to protect staff persons and volunteers from unfounded accusations.

The following are MINIMUM standards for supervision to be incorporated into ministry setting policies:

1. Required training for all persons having direct contact with children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Training shall include an annual orientation that includes information about the local ministry setting abuse prevention policy

2. Our standard practice is that all children, youth, and vulnerable adults will be supervised by adults. Our standard practice is that no adult will be alone with any one child, youth or vulnerable adult out of sight of others. The minimum standard is an open space (open door, window, etc) such that activities can be observed. In addition, an adult is assigned to periodically observe the activities.

3. No person shall supervise an age group a group of children or youth unless he/she is AT LEAST 5 years older than the children or youth.

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR REPORTING AND RESPONSE

Once an incident of abuse is recognized, it is crucial that it be dealt with speedily and in a clearly outlined manner. A quick, compassionate and unified response to an alleged incident of abuse is expected. All


allegations will be taken seriously. In all cases of reported or observed abuse in a program or activity, all persons involved in the program or activity shall be at the service of all official investigating agencies. Pastoral support shall be available and offered to persons involved in the incident.

The following are the MINIMUM standards for reporting and responding to potential abuse to be incorporated into ministry setting policies:

1. The adult who observes or hears of an alleged abuse shall: a. Assure the safety of the victim.

i) Whatever the victim says is to be taken very seriously. ii) Make sure that the victim is in a safe place and watched over. iii) Do not confront the accused abuser with anger or hostility but immediately remove

him/ her from further involvement with children and youth until the matter can be investigated.

b. If there is a situation of immediate risk, call the police at 911. Otherwise report the incident immediately to the pastor and/or other persons designated by the ministry setting.

2. The pastor or designee shall:a. Ascertain the details needed to make an accurate report. b. Within 24 hours, write an incident report. The report should include the following

information, if obtainable:(1) The name, address, age and sex of the alleged victim;(2) The name and address of the alleged victim’s parents or other person responsible for

his/her care;(3) The nature and extent of the alleged abuse or neglect;(4) Any evidence of previously known or suspected abuse or neglect of the alleged

victim or their siblings;(5) The name, address and relationship, if known, of the person who is alleged to have

perpetrated the abuse or neglect; and(6) Any other information known to the person making the report that would be helpful

to the investigation of the alleged abuse.c. Contact the appropriate State or law enforcement agency as soon as possible to file the

abuse report and provide the aforementioned information and follow the instructions of the agency.

d. Report the suspected child abuse to the child’s family and any agencies required by law.

3. The alleged perpetrators of the abuse are to be excluded from future events involving children, youth and vulnerable adults until the incident report is resolved. In any removal of a person from any activities, care must be taken to handle this in a discreet manner, recognizing that an investigation is being conducted.

MINIMUM STANDARD FOR TRAINING

The MINIMUM standard for training to be incorporated into ministry setting policies is that each local church or ministry setting shall implement or participate in training and orientation procedures for persons in leadership who work with children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Training shall include but is not limited to the local ministry setting’s abuse prevention policy and its related procedures.

MINIMUM STANDARD FOR POLICY REVIEWThe MINIMUM standard for policy review to be incorporated into ministry-setting policies is that the abuse prevention policy in each ministry setting shall be reviewed annually.

CONCLUSION

In all of our ministries we are committed to demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ so that each child, youth, and vulnerable adult is “surrounded by steadfast love…established in the faith, and confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal” (Baptismal Covenant II, United Methodist Hymnal, pg


44). The minimum standards for abuse prevention policies of ministry settings are effective as of July 1, 2008. They will be reviewed on an annual basis in a manner determined by the Conference Leadership Team. Modifications will be made subject to the approval of the Conference Leadership Team. All such modifications will be promptly conveyed in writing to all persons affected by the modification.

Adopted June 2008

Sexual Ethics Policy For Clergy1

of the Oregon Idaho Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Statement of Policy: Clergy and employees of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church shall not engage in sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment.

Theological Foundation2

The 2004 Book of Discipline states in ¶161(G) the following. “We recognize that sexuality is God’s good gift to all persons. We believe persons may be fully human only when that gift is acknowledged and affirmed by themselves, the church, and society. We call all persons to the disciplined, responsible fulfillment of themselves, others, and society in the stewardship of this gift. We reject all sexual expressions that damage or destroy the humanity God has given us as birthright, and we affirm only that sexual expression that enhances that same humanity. We believe that sexual relations where one or both partners are exploitive, abusive, or promiscuous are beyond the parameters of acceptable Christian behavior and are ultimately destructive to individuals, families, and the social order.”

Sexual misconduct involves a misuse of the gift of sexuality. Acts that should signify the intimacy of a committed relationship between equal partners instead are tainted with ambivalence, confusion, guilt and sometimes fear. Secrecy, which often accompanies such acts, only reinforces these feelings and further signals that there is something “wrong” with the relationship. Sexual misconduct within a ministerial relationship leaves the victim bearing a burden of trauma attached to their expression of sexuality. Victims are thus robbed of the joyous celebration of the sacredness and dignity of their sexuality.

God entrusts the workers in the church with the responsibilities of sharing both Holy love and the Divine Word. Our sexual behavior, like any of our behaviors, must comply with the highest standards of a Christ-like life. We in the church are expected to live in covenant with each other and hold each other to those standards. By being speakers of the Truth, persons are offered freedom and redemption and God’s Grace can be employed for restoration of right relationships and alternative paths.

DefinitionsClergy: Clergy membership of the Oregon Idaho Annual Conference consists of Deacons and Elders in

full connection, probationary members, associate members, affiliate members, local pastors and retired members within the meaning of ¶602.1 of the 2004 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church.

Clergy Relationship - A clergy relationship exists between a clergy person and any other person (i) when the other person is a parishioner of a congregation to which that clergy person was

previously or is currently appointed, (ii) when the other person is supervised by, is a colleague with or receives ministry from a

clergy person serving in any function for which he or she was ordained, licensed, hired or approved by the Annual Conference or its representatives,

(iii) when a clergy person uses the authority of the clergy office or role in establishing a relationship with the other person, and

(iv) when the other person is a member of a community which recognizes the authority of the clergy person as a person in ministry (i.e. appointments beyond the local church and honorable location, retirement, leaves of absence and other situations in which a clergy person serves a community other than a local congregation).


Clergy Sexual Misconduct: Clergy sexual misconduct occurs whenever a clergy person initiates or allows any sexual contact or behavior with a person with whom he or she has a clergy relationship and includes, but is not limited to, sexual abuse and sexual harassment. This includes the chargeable offenses listed in ¶2702 of the 2004 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church.

Clergy sexual misconduct must be understood primarily as an issue of the abuse of the power, trust, and status inherently present in any clergy relationship rather than an issue of the sexual morality of an individual clergy person. An inherent imbalance of power exists in any clergy relationship simply through the clergy role and totally separate from the clergy person’s character, personality and style of ministry. A similar imbalance of power can also exist when one clergy supervises another clergy. The same sacred trust inherent in ordination, consecration and licensing that makes effective ministry possible leaves persons in clergy relationships open and vulnerable. This predisposes those persons to believe that clergy shall act only in ways that will contribute to their well-being. The only appropriate and acceptable clergy response to the trust and power given to clergy through their role is ministry to the emotional, spiritual and temporal needs of those who come to them for help.

A single clergy person may be involved in a romantic relationship within the parameters discussed in the following section.

Clergy Sexual Misconduct In Context of Single Clergy Romantic Relationship- A single clergy person engaging in a romantic relationship with a single person with whom he or she has a clergy relationship does not necessarily commit sexual misconduct. The clergy person must be aware of the inherent imbalance of power that he or she has in this type of clergy relationship and take full responsibility for the related potential for harm. A single clergy person entering into this type of relationship bears the burden of demonstrating that there has been no exploitation in the relationship, in light of all relevant factors, including the personal history and mental status of the other person and the likelihood of an adverse impact on the person or on others. A clergy person should refrain from entering into a romantic relationship with a person with whom he or she currently has a pastoral counseling relationship. Should a pastoral counseling need arise for a person with whom the clergy person is romantically involved, that clergy person would make recommendations of two or three choices for pastoral or other professional counselors. Neither shall a single clergy person enter into a romantic relationship with a person whom he or she has had a pastoral counseling relationship for at least two years after cessation or termination of the pastoral counseling (consistent with the American Psychological Association Code of Ethics of 1992). The clergy person who engages in such activity after the two years following cessation or termination of the pastoral counseling relationship bears the burden of demonstration that there has been no exploitation, in light of all relevant factors, including the amount of time that has passed since the pastoral counseling relationship terminated, the nature and duration of the pastoral counseling, the circumstances of termination, the personal history of the counselee and others and any statements or actions made by the clergy person during the course of the pastoral counseling suggesting or inviting the possibility of a post-termination romantic relationship with the counselee.

Sexual Abuse: The laws of both the States of Idaho and Oregon contain definitions of Sexual Abuse. These legal descriptions constitute the primary definitions of Sexual Abuse used in this policy. (See ORS 163 & Idaho Statues 18-1506). In Summary, Sexual Abuse is an actual or attempted sexual invasion of the body by force and without full consent. Sexual abuse is any of, but not limited to, the following: rape, sexual assault (a forced sexual act against one’s will), incest, indecent exposure, statutory rape, involuntary, voluntary, or deviant sexual intercourse with a child, promotion of prostitution, pornography with children, indecent assault, and aggravated indecent assault. “Sexual abuse” as used in this policy is not limited to those matters that are defined as crimes by the states of Idaho and Oregon, nor are any of the specific elements that make certain activities crimes under the criminal codes of the states of Idaho and Oregon necessary to prove sexual abuse for the purposes of this policy.

Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is any sexually related behavior that is unwanted, offensive or which fails to respect the rights of others. This behavior includes any unwelcome sexual


advance, request for sexual favor or relationship and other verbal, nonverbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment and/or which is based on gender discrimination and/or perceived by the recipient as demeaning, intimidating or coercive.

Sexual harassment can consist of a single intense or severe act or of multiple persistent or pervasive acts. There are many possible scenarios in sexual harassment situations. Each situation must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Types of unwanted conduct that constitute sexual harassment as listed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission include (but are not limited to):

1. Unsolicited and unnecessary touching, pinching, patting or closeness. 2. Sexist remarks about a person’s body or clothing. 3. Sexually degrading words to describe a person. 4. Repeated propositions or explicit demands for sexual activity. 5. Sexually suggestive pictures or objects in the work place or gathering place for the group or

activity. 6. Judging a person by looks or body instead of ability. 7. Unsolicited suggestive looks or leers. 8. Unsolicited attempt to fondle or kiss. 9. Unsolicited sexual comments, teasing or telling of jokes with sexual context. 10. Unsolicited letters, calls or materials of a sexual nature. 11. Offer to use influence in return for sexual favor.Pastoral Counseling - Pastoral counseling is the special dimension of ministry in which a clergy

person utilizes a variety of counseling perspectives and techniques to help people handle their problems and crises and thus work toward healing. A pastoral counseling relationship begins at the point that the clergy person and the person or persons seeking pastoral counseling explicitly agree to enter into a relationship wherein is understood that the clergy person shall apply special skills to assist the other person or persons in resolution of problems or crises.

NOTE: The above definitions are provided solely for the purpose of this Sexual Ethics Policy. The

definitions do not create any chargeable offenses pursuant to The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church. This policy does not sanction any conduct, which may constitute a chargeable offense pursuant to The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church.

Implementation Of PolicyThe Oregon/Idaho Annual Conference commits itself to fast and expedient investigation of any charge of sexual misconduct within its churches and acting in compliance with the current Book of Discipline.

Responsibility for the implementation of this policy resides jointly with the Office of the Bishop and the Board of Ordained Ministry. This policy shall be available to all Clergy, church employees, and local churches of the Oregon Idaho Annual Conference by annual publication as part of the Oregon Idaho Annual Conference Journal. Workshops/continuing education events reviewing this Clergy Sexual Ethics policy shall be provided annually by the Board of Ordained Ministry. Attending at least one event annually shall be mandatory for all Clergy, church employees and employees of the Annual Conference. Exception may be made by special permission from a District Superintendent. Application for exemption shall be made in writing and shall be kept on file in the Bishop’s office. Attendance shall be considered part of the regular working hours of non-clergy employees and they shall be compensated accordingly.

The office of the Bishop, through the District Superintendents, shall provide annual training events in these policies for laity, with particular attention to including Pastor/Staff Relation Committee members from each congregation and members of conference personnel committees.

Knowledge or information about clergy sexual misconduct should be reported to a district superintendent or the bishop. When allegations of clergy/ church worker sexual misconduct are made, every attempt


shall be made to have two District Superintendents (one male, one female) investigate the matter by meeting first with the accusing party, then with the accused. Where required, further information shall be gathered and a full report then made to the Cabinet. The Bishop and the Cabinet shall make every effort to resolve allegations, complaints or charges in a timely manner and within the requirements of the current Book of Discipline. Further procedural recommendations are found in the appendix of this policy.

Making a ComplaintA complaint about any clergy person in violation of this policy may be made to any District Superintendent, or the Bishop. A complaint against a clergy person that involves a child may also need to be reported to the proper authorities, but there are also laws that may prevent disclosure of information obtained during a confidential discussion between a clergy person and another person seeking spiritual guidance from the clergy person. All complaints shall be dealt with promptly and in confidence according to ¶362 of the 2004 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church. Persons who report misconduct or file a complaint must not be subject to retaliation. Persons who have knowledge of alleged misconduct are expected to come forward. Persons who knowingly give false information or reports shall be disciplined. All investigations of clergy shall be conducted according to ¶¶2701-2706 of the 2004 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church.

APPENDICES TO SEXUAL ETHICS POLICY FOR CLERGYof the Oregon Idaho Annual Conference

of The United Methodist Church

Suggested Methods of Dealing with Allegations of a Clergy Sexual Misconduct

I. Incidents Involving Children under 18 Years Old(For the purposes of this section, sexual misconduct includes all forms of sexual misconduct except sexual harassment.)

A. If any incident of sexual misconduct is known or suspected to have occurred involving clergy and a person under the age of 18, the nearest agency or authority charged with child protection must be contacted immediately and a report given. This report is mandatory as outlined by the Idaho Code § 16-1619(a), (c) (Supp. 1998) and Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 419B.010(1) & Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 419B.005(3)(h). However, there are also laws that may prevent disclosure of information obtained during a confidential discussion between a clergy person and another person seeking spiritual guidance from the clergy person.

B. Do not confront or discuss the incident with the alleged perpetrator.

C. Contact the District Superintendent or other church authority to inform them of the report that you have made.

II. Clergy Sexual Misconduct Against Persons 18 Years Old or Older(For purposes of this section, sexual misconduct includes all forms of sexual misconduct except sexual harassment.)

A. If a clergy commits an act of sexual misconduct against you:1. Contact the Bishop or a district superintendent who shall act according to his/her responsibility as outlined in ¶362.1 of the 2004 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church. In addition, the bishop or district superintendent may include third parties for mediation and consultation.

2. It is advisable to keep a journal which documents all incidents in question, including conversation and contacts with the person, dates, times, witnesses and descriptions of the incidents.

3. When the alleged conduct constitutes a criminal act, report it to the police.

B. If you are accused of sexual misconduct:1. Listen objectively when confronted with behaviors that have caused discomfort or harm to another, whether intended or not, and be open to ways that your behavior can change.


2. It is advisable to keep a journal which documents all incidents in question, including conversations and contacts with the person, dates, times, witnesses and descriptions of all incidents.

C. If sexual misconduct is reported by complainant to you as Clergy, Deacon, Christian Education Director, Diaconal Minister, Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chairperson:

1. Listen objectively and take it seriously with due consideration and sensitivity given to the safety and emotional needs of the complainant.

2. Make certain the complainant is aware of the Oregon Idaho Annual Conference’s Sexual Ethics Policy and his or her option to report the incident. Affirm with the complainant the decision to participate in reporting the incident(s) is in the hands of the complainant. The person hearing the report should resist making decisions for or attempting to influence the complainant.

3. Alleged sexual misconduct is reported to the district superintendent. If the alleged perpetrator is the district superintendent, contact the bishop. If it is the bishop, contact the Council of Bishops.

III. Sexual Harassment A. If you are sexually harassed by a clergy:

1. It is advisable to keep a journal which documents all incidents of sexual or gender harassment including dates, times, witnesses and descriptions of the incidents. If you receive any written letters, cards, or memos of a suggestive nature from the harasser, it is advisable to keep them, noting the date received and how received (mailed to your home, left on your desk, etc.)

2. If you choose, confront the alleged harasser before taking official action.a. Tell the alleged harasser firmly and clearly what behavior is not acceptable to you. If you choose, take another person with you for support. Be as specific as possible. This action, in many cases, will be sufficient orb. Contact the alleged harasser in writing. Clearly state what behavior(s) and action(s) are not acceptable to you, orc. Contact another pastor or supervisor and ask them to talk with the alleged harasser. Clearly state what behavior(s) and action(s) are not acceptable to you.

3. If you choose not to confront the alleged harasser, contact a district superintendent.

B. If you are accused of sexual harassment:

1. Listen objectively when confronted with behaviors that have caused discomfort or harm to another, whether intended or not, and be open to ways your behavior can change.

2. It is advisable to keep a journal which documents all incidents in question, including conversations and contacts with the person who confronts your behavior, dates, times, witnesses and descriptions of the incidents.

3. If there is no one-on-one resolution you may contact a district superintendent.

C. If acts of sexual harassment harassment are reported by complainant to you as Pastor, Deacon, Christian Education Director, Diaconal Minister, Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chairperson:

1. Listen objectively and take it seriously with due consideration given to the safely and emotional needs of the complainant.

2. Give complainant the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference’s Sexual Ethics Policy and review with her or him the option to report the incident to the district superintendent.


Statute of LimitationsLimitations of claims for sexual misconduct apply only to the extent that the behavior in question was one listed in The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church in effect at the time the behavior took place. A person may be charged with an offense only if it was a chargeable offense in The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church in effect at the time the action was committed. The applicable limitation periods for sexual misconduct and sexual or gender harassment may be found in ¶¶ 362.1.d, 2702.4, and 2704 of the 2004 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church.

Endnotes:

1 The basic format of this document, along with portions of the content, was originally developed by the East Ohio Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church

2 This Theological Reflection is found in the 2006 Sexual Misconduct Policy presented by the Board of Ordained Ministry of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

adopted June 2008

CLERGY HOUSING STANDARDS AND POLICY

Responsibility for housing to be used by clergy of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.

A. The primary responsibility for clergy housing resides with the Administrative Board. One of the responsibilities, as defined by the 1984 Discipline, ¶256.c(f), is the “Review the recommendation of the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee regarding the provision of adequate housing for the pastor(s), with attention to Annual Conference parsonage standards, and report the same to the Charge Conference for approval. It is the responsibility of the Administrative Board ot provide adequate housing for the pastor(s). Housing shall not be considered as part of compensation or remuneration, but shall be considered as a means provided for the local church, and for the convenience of the local church, to enable its ministry and the itinerant ministry of the Annual Conference.” See II below for church-owned parsonage standards, and III below for housing allowance standards.

B. The Administrative Board may delegate administrative responsibility for clergy housing to the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee or to a Parsonage Committee. However, it is understood that ultimate responsibility resides with the Administrative Board.

C. If a housing allowance is provided in lieu of a parsonage, it shall be reviewed annually prior to the adoption of the clergy salary package for the coming year by the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee. Provision shall be made for an adequate allowance. See III below.

D. If a Parsonage Committee is established, membership is to be nominated by the Committee on Nominations and elected by the Charge Conference, or appointed by the Administrative Board. It is suggested that its membership include the following: One trustee selected by the Board of Trustees, one member of the Pastor-Parish Relationsh Committee, three members at large, the minister, the minister’s spouse. This committee, which should inspect the parsonage in April to determine if these housing recommendations are being maintained and refer to the Board of Trustees any recommendation for improvement, should meet at least annually, and should report to the Charge Conference. (Discipline, ¶267.2f, (4))

E. Parsonage recommendations and the definition of an adequate housing allowance (See IIIA) should apply to all ministers under appointment to a local church regardless of marital status or family size.

F. If a church or charge does not have a parsonage, and no provision has been made to provide for a housing allowance, the church should either 1. Develop a plan to acquire a suitable parsonage with sufficient funding for the

purchase, or


2. Provide for an adequate housing allowance for the minister(s). (See IIIA)

G. During the annual Charge Conference the District Superintendent may ask if the housing allowance provided by the local church is in compliance with Conference standards. Each local church is to be provided with a copy of the Clergy Housing Standards and Policy.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY

II. Church-owned Parsonage Recommendations

A. The House 1. Ownership and Privacy. It should be recognized that a minister occupying a

church-owned parsonage is in a relationship similar to that of a renter, with the church being understood as the landlord. The Discipline, ¶267.2f(4) says, “The parsonage is to be mutually respected by the pastor’s family as the property of the church and by the church as a place of privacy for the pastor’s family.”

2. Suggested minimum number of rooms: 3 bedrooms, dining area, kitchen, one and one-half (preferably two) baths, with adequate closet space in each, linen storage, garage and/or carport for a minimum of two automobiles, and storage for lawn equipment.

3. Additional desirable features: family room, extra bedroom or study space, bookshelves, fireplace with glass door and tools (alternative: modern wood-burning stove and accessories).

4. Energy Efficiency: adequate heating plant with annual maintenance and modifications for current technology. Insulated windows and adequate insulation in walls and ceiling are essential. Air conditioning should be provided in any locality where the climate requires it. An energy audit should be made, and recommendations referred to the Board of Trustees.

5. Additional Essential Features a. All church-owned furnishings and equipment should be in good condition

with regard to appearance and useability b. Adequate electrical outlets should be provided, including those for

refrigerator-freezer facilities, air conditioning, television, and other devices. c. All windows should have blinds and/or draperies in good condition. d. Windows should provide adequate ventilation, and those which open should

have accompanying screens. e. Floor covering in all areas should be in good condition and up-to-date.

Consideration should be given to ease of maintenance. f. Fencing should be installed an maintained where necessary to provide

protection, containment, and ample area for activities for small children. g. Dead-bolt locks, television antenna or cable installation, smoke alarm(s),

and working doorbells should be provided.

B. Furnishings and Equipment to be Provided 1. Kitchen, electric or gas range, refrigerator with minimum of 17 to 21 cubic feet of

space, with a freezing compartment or a separate freezer; adequate cupboard space; adequate counter space with good finish. A dishwasher and disposal are highly recommended. Outlet and space for a microwave oven should be provided.

2. Laundry Area: current models of automatic washer and dry, in good operating condition.

3. Yard Care: power lawn mower, garden hoses and sprinklers, garden tools and equipment.

4. Telephone: two telephones should be provided. The telephone deposit and connection should be maintained by the church to prevent interruption between pastorates.

5. Consideration should be given to providing floor lamps in parsonages that have no overhead lights.

6. Condition: when furnishings and equipment are no longer in good condition with


regard to appearance and usability, then should be removed and replace as soon as practical. Out-of-date items or the discards of others should not be placed in the parsonage. Decisions in this regard should reside with the Parsonage Committee and pastor.

7. Inventory: an up-to-date list of all parsonage furnishings, including dates of purchase, serial numbers, and related data should be kept, with copies to be filed with the Parsonage Committee, church office, and the District Superintendent.

C. Care of Property 1. Insurance: coverage is normally provided by the church for all fire and casualty

losses, including public liability, including the replacement cost of the parsonage and church-owned furnishings and equipment. Clergy are responsible for insuring personal property, including furniture.

2. Repairs: an amount shall be provided in the local church budget for repairs and maintenance of the parsonage. (An amount equivalent to two percent [2%] of the value of the parsonage is recommended. This can be achieved by paying one-twelfth [1/12th] of the yearly amount each month into a special reserve, which should be cumulative.)

3. Interior and exterior painting should be provided as required to keep the house in good condition and appearance.

4. Operating Procedures: a. A formal agreement between the pastor and the church shall be instituted.

The agreement shall clarify the expectations of both the church and the pastor with regard to the matters listed in this policy statement. A review upon the arrival of the incoming pastor and two weeks before the departure of the outgoing pastor is in order to conform to the agreement. (see revised sample form below)

b. The Pastor-Parish Relations Committee/Parsonage Committee in cooperation with the Board of Trustees shall be responsible for seeing that all necessary work is done to keep the parsonage up to these recommendations.

c. An annual review should be made of the agreement, involving the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee/Parsonage Committee and Board of Trustees, with the pastor’s family.

d. The parsonage family should be consulted in the selection of applicances and furnishings, and their taste considered in determining color and plans for interior decorating. Neutral colors for drapes and carpets are recommended so as to fit with whatever color décor of furnishings the parsonage family may bring into the parsonage.

e. A parsonage history should be kept in the church files, providing age of the building, its assessed evaluation, dates and types of improvement, including purchases of appliances and a list of church-owned furnishings. Photos are desirable.

f. The following information should be supplied to the minister by the Parsonage Committee in the form of a regular Parsonage Reference Manual containing:

(1) Location of water shut-off valves and outside faucets including instructions on “winterizing” outside plumbing.

(2) Locations and drawing for all electrical disconnect panels with appropriate labels on breakers/fuses.

(3) Instructions on all appliances including lighting pilot lights in furnaces, water heaters and stoves.

(4) Directions on the use of all power equipment including lawn mowers and other power tools belonging to the parsonage.

(5) Instruction booklets for appliances. (6) Suggested list for service personnel and service providers (volunteers)

within the church.


(7) Schedule of regular maintenance to be carried out with the parsonage committee.

(8) Any other information specific to the parsonage and grounds. 5. Prior to moving out of a parsonage, the parsonage family shall clean, or arrange

and pay for the cleaning of the house, including carpets and rugs. If this is not done, the Parsonage Committee shall have the option of hiring the work done and sending the bill to the outgoing pastor.

D. General Suggestions 1. Ministers are encourage to live in the parsonage(s) provided by the local church

where the parsonage(s) is adequate according to these guidelines. Consultation between the church, District Superintendent, and the pastor should occur if the parsonage is not appropriate.

2. The parsonage is the home of the pastor and family and their rights and privacy should always be respected by members of the congregation. With rights comes responsibilities for the appearance and condition of the parsonage. The minister’s family and the Parsonage Committee should work together to exercise good care of tall parsonage property. (See IIA and IIC4 above.)

3. When the pastor moves, the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee/Parsonage Committee should see that the lights, telephone, and water are left connected. The deposit for public utilities should be provided by the church.

4. If a gift of furniture or furnishings is made, the donor should designate specifically if it is to remain in the parsonage or is a personal gift to the pastor.

III. Housing Allowance Standards

A. An adequate housing allowance may be defined as an amount sufficient to rent a house in the community that would meet the standards of a church-owned parsonage and its furnishings and equipment (as defined by IIB).

B. Churches are encourage to be attentive and responsive to the individual needs of minister with regard to housing.

C. In the event that a church and its pastor are considering a change from a parsonage to a housing allowance, this is to be done in consultation with the District Superintendent and the District Committee on Church Location and Building. Thorough attention should be given to the advantages and disadvantages of such a change. A church should be prepared, through careful preservation of adequate assets, giving attention to market values and trends, to provide future housing which meet Conference standards. (Discipline, par. 2537 and 2538)

D. Where the housing allowance is provided and in order to allow the minister maximum benefits allowed by the Internal Revenue Service, the following guidelines are suggested:

1. For churches reporting to the Charge Conference and the District Superintendent, the amount designated for Housing Allowance should be the amount required to rent a house in the community that would meet the standards for a church-owned parsonage. Other amounts designated for housing allowance may be mutually agreed upon between the pastor and the church with the consent of the District Superintendent. Consideration should be given to costs of maintenance and repair that would otherwise be paid by the church to maintain a parsonage. The housing allowance is in addition to any amount designated for utilities.

2. For Federal Income Tax purposes, it is recommended that the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee make a separate allocation of total compensation including housing allowance as established by the Charge Conference in order to reflect the actual cost of providing a home. This designation should be made in a letter to the pastor in advance of the effective date.

IV. Cabinet Policy Regarding the Sale of Parsonage See Conference Rule 12.062


PASTOR-PARISH RELATIONS COMMITTEE/PARSONAGE COMMITTEE AGREEMENT(Sample Form for Optional Use)

1. It is the responsibility of the incoming pastor to note the condition and cleanliness of the parsonage. A written inventory is recommended.

2. It is the responsibility of the pastor to maintain the parsonage ground—keeping it presentable at all times: e.g., mowing and watering lawn, trimming and maintaining shrubs, removing leaves, shoveling snow in winter, etc.

3. The pastor will be responsible to replace or pay for broken and/or misused items.

4. It is the responsibility of the local church to maintain and replace for normal wear and usage all parsonage furnishings and equipment.

5. The costs of damage to the parsonage resulting from the activity of pets should be the responsibility of the parsonage family.

6. A meeting of the pastor and Pastor-Parish Relations Committee/Parsonage Committee should be held annually for review of the condition of the parsonage. It is the responsibility of the out-going pastor to see that the parsonage is thoroughly cleaned for his/her successor.

Signatures:

_________________________________ ______________________________Pastor PPR/PC

_________________________________ _______________________________Date Date

Adopted June 1986; revised June 1996.

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MEMOIRSHannah Bartlett, Section Editor

IN MEMORY

The following have died in the faith during the past Conference year.May the merciful God receive them into eternal life.

Retired Clergy MembersMelvin Wilbur Dixon

Henry N. EasleyRobert C. HarveyEdgar A. RaynisAllen R. Reesor

Ac Chester WischmeierJohn Wood

Clergy on Incapacity LeaveBilly Lee Craig

Phyllis D. Stelson

Spouses of Retired Clergy

Nancy B. DixonBarbara J. Wilde

Spouses of Deceased Clergy

Katherine CregoMarcile W. McDonald

Elinor B. SmithMary C. Thompson

Spouse of Diaconal Minister

Donald E. Walton

We also remember with love and gratitude all of the faithfulmembers of our local churches

who have died this past year.

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CLERGY:

Melvin W. DixonAugust 20, 1917--November 1, 2008

Reverend Melvin Dixon was born in Shandong Province, China, to missionaries, Stanley and Eva Dixon. Melvin received both BA and Masters of Divinity degrees while at Pasadena College in California. Mel was active in sports during college and also sang in various men’s quartets. One day while doing yard work at an Altadena home, Mel noticed a beautiful young lady in the neighboring yard… it was Nancy Best. He introduced himself, and not long after, they fell in love and married in May of 1942.

The Dixons’ first pastorates were in Santa Barbara, California, and Breckenridge, Michigan. They continued pastoring Methodist churches throughout the state of Oregon from 1952 to retirement in 1980 (Shedd, Medford, Heppner, Cottage Grove and Milton-Freewater/Weston). During the Medford pastorate, Mel served as president of the Medford Ministerial Association during which time he hosted a weekly Sunday morning pastors’ talk show on the local

television network. During his appointment in Cottage Grove, Mel served on the Board for the Sunapee Farm Youth Project. After retirement, Mel continued as long as he was able to provide pastoral assistance to various denominations including United Methodist, Lutheran and Church of God. Melvin loved photography, providing wonderful narratives to his slide shows that Nancy and daughters were always a part of. An avid sportsman, Mel found opportunity to exercise his faith even while hunting and fishing. One time at a seemingly placid lake in Oregon, he and his fishing partner had left their boat at shore momentarily without anchoring since there was no wind. Suddenly a gale forced their boat with all of their belongings, including fishing licenses and gear, away from shore before they could get to it. His buddy’s face turned to despair as the boat drifted further and further into the deep! Melvin quickly pled out loud, “Lord, please bring our boat back to shore!” Suddenly the wind current shifted and brought their boat back to them. Mel also collected stamps and painted beautiful scenic portraits using pastels or oils.

After retirement, some of Mel and Nancy’s favorite times were going out for Chinese food, scenic drives in Oregon, the Bach Festival in Eugene, reunion with friends in Florida, Michigan, Ohio, a trip to Washington, DC and to Big Bend in Texas, and spending Christmas and other special occasions with their two daughters. He is survived by Sharon Dixon of Springfield, OR, and Martha Dixon of Eugene, OR.

Henry N. EasleyNovember 21, 1933-June 29, 2008

Rev. Easley was a member of the Oregon-Idaho Conference and served churches at Seaside and Drain before retiring in 1997. Rev. Easley also served in the Mississippi Conference and as Chaplain in the United States Army.

Rev. Easley is survived by his daughter, Carrie Easley.

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Robert C. Harvey February 28, 1928 - March 3, 2009

Bob Harvey was born February 28, 1928, in Parma, Idaho. He died peacefully at home on March 3, 2009. A first generation college student, Bob earned advanced degrees in speech communication and theology. He had a Science of Theology Doctorate from the San Francisco Theological Seminary. He met Marjorie Brown there and they were married October 5, 1954. Bob started his ministry in South Bend, Ind. and in Portland, Ore. where he served two churches before moving to Twin Falls, Idaho in 1962.

Back in Portland in the early 70s, Bob was hired to be the Director of Outdoor Youth and Ministries for the Oregon-Idaho Conference. An avid hiker and camper, and deeply committed to youth ministries and community building, he served as Director until becoming pastor at Morningside UMC in 1981. From 1987-1989, Bob and Marjorie taught at the Gbarnga School of Theology in Liberia, West Africa. In 1989, they retired in Salem.

Bob earned his Life Master in duplicate bridge, enjoyed hiking and camping, and traveling with Marjorie. He was active in the church, and later in the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Bob is survived by his daughter, MJean of Salem; son, Mark of Fresno, Calif.; his wife, Jin Hua; and stepson, Anjin; son, Taylor of San Diego, his wife Audrey and daughter Savannah; grandson, Andre of Livermore, Calif. His beloved Marjorie and his sister, Jean, preceded him in death.

Edgar A. RaynisJune 19, 1923 – July 5, 2008

Edgar Allen Raynis was born June 19, 1923 to Andrew and Edna Raynis in Brooklyn, New York. He died at his home at Rose Villa Retirement Community in Portland, Oregon on July 5, 2008.

Ed served in World War II as a reconnaissance scout under General Patton and helped liberate two Jewish concentration camps. This experience was instrumental in his later decision to enter the ministry.

He attended Columbia College and Union Seminary in New York City and was ordained in the Methodist Church in 1950. After serving local churches in New York from 1951 to 1957, he re-entered the US Army as a Chaplain and served until 1974. His many tours included service in Lorea, Germany, West Point and Command Chaplain in Viet Nam.

Ed married Marion Dietrich in 1948; two children were born, Susan and Richard. Marion died July 3, 1972.

After retirement from the Army, Ed enjoyed a variety of jobs and locations, finally settling in Bend, Oregon. There he married Lois Clore in 1982, and returned again to serving local United Methodist

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churches in Emmett, Idaho as well as Montavilla UMC and Lents UMC, both in Portland ,Oregon. After his “final retirement,” he pastored the seasonal United Church of Christ English-speaking congregation in Mazatlan, Mexico for two winters.

Ed had a lifelong interest in the natural world with a special interest in snakes. He educated and entertained visitors with his Herpetology shows at the Oregon Zoo and taught Saturday Academy classes through OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry).

Ed is survived by Lois, his wife of 26 years; two children, Susan Raynis of New York, and Richard Raynis of California; and his step-son David Clore of Seattle. He had 6 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He is also survived by his brother Harry Raynis and sisters Doris Doenges and Jean Metcalfe, and a sister-in-law, Maryanne Raynis.

Allen R. ReesorApril 25, 1919—October 8, 2009

Allen Raymer Reesor was born April 25, 1919, in Toronto, Ontario to Christopher Bertram and Winnifred Reesor.He was educated in both Canada and the United States, studying at Victoria University, Emmanuel Theological College, the Pacific School of Religion, and the Pastor’s School at the University of the Pacific--earning two Doctorate degrees.

On September 24, 1946, Allen married Ethel Beatson, and together the two served churches in Ontario, New York, California, Idaho, and Oregon. The Reesors moved to Eugene in July 1972 when Allen was offered the pastorate at Wesley United Methodist Church on Oakway Road. Allen retired in 1987 but

continued for many years to act as visiting pastor at many of the United Methodist churches in central and southern Oregon.

During his career, Allen conducted preaching missions in California, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon. During the mid 1970’s he served a four-year term as chair of the Ecumenical Affairs Commission of the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church. In the sixty years of his ministry, Allen served as president of six Ministerial Associations, conducted a weekly religious radio program in Bakersfield, California, and served as a city juvenile probation officer. He was elected a member of the national Academy of Parish Clergy and was a member of the Order of Saint Luke.

Allen was an outstanding parent, father-in-law, and grandparent.

Allen’s brother, Orland, pre-deceased him in 1980; Allen’s wife Ethel passed away February 5th after a long battle with Alzheimers. Allen is survived by one son: Robert, daughter-in-law: Nancy, and grandson: Chris. He is also survived by sister-in-law: Margaret Reesor, Ethel’s sister and husband: David and Bruce Buchanan and Ethel’s brother and wife: Bruce and Kay Beatson.

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Ac C. WischmeierFebruary 4, 1916 – February 10, 2009

Ac Chester Wishcmeier passed away at age 93 on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Ac was born February 4, 1916 in Hagerstown, Indiana to Arthur and Golda Emma Wishcmeier. Ac attended the University of Nebraska where he met Irene Leech, whom he married.

Ac served the United Methodist Church for 40 years before retiring in 1981. He was ordained in the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference, where he served churches in East Vancouver, Lewiston, Kennewick, Seattle, Yakima, and Bellingham. In 1959 Ac was appointed as the Walla Walla District Superintendent, moving in 1961 to become DS for the Tacoma District. In 1969 he served as superintendent in the Alaska Missionary Conference, followed by three years as DS for the Eastern District in Oregon-Idaho. After retirement, he and Irene moved to Holland, Ohio.

He is survived by his wife Irene; son, Stephen Wischmeier; daughter, Suzanna Wells; and son, Don Wischmeier; 8 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson.

John WoodOctober 11, 1937--January 11, 2009

The Rev. John Wood died on January 11, 2009, at Willowbrook Terrace in Pendleton, following a long illness. He was 81.

Rev. Wood was born October 11, 1937 in North Andover, Mass. to John and Jean Wood. He was raised in North Andover and graduated from Johnson High School there. He joined the Army when he was 18 years old and served his country in the United States and Japan during World War II.

He attended Union College in Barbourville, KY, and later Boston School of Theology. After receiving his degree, he led a congregation in the Barbourville circuit from 1947-1950.

John married Dorothy E. Herold in 1951 in Lawrence, Mass. They came to Oregon in 1963. He led congregations in Garden Home from 1963-1961, Myrtle Point from 1961-1965, Corvallis from 1965-1970, South Douglas Parish in Myrtle Creek, Canyonville and Days Creek from 1970-1978, Kimberty/Murtaugh, Idaho from 1978-1987, and finally in Pendleton from 1987-1993, when he retired.

Rev. Wood is survived by his wife, Dorothy Wood, at the home in Pendleton; sons David Wood of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Alfred Wood of Belmont California; and daughter Heather Wood of Dallas, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, son Keith Wood and sister Margaret Wood.

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CLERGY ON INCAPACITY LEAVE:

Billy L. CraigApril 16, 1957-October 2, 2008

Billy Lee Craig passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2008. He was born April 16, 1957, in Monroe, Wash., to Dale and Wanda Franklin West. He graduated in 1975 from Granite Falls High School in Granite Falls, Wash. He married Janie Evola on Aug. 7, 1976, in Aiken, South Caroline

He served in the Army from 1975 to 1978 in the 589th Signal Battalion in Germany.

Billy was a local pastor in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, and the Craigs served churches in Echo and Cottage Grove before Pastor Craig went on Incapacity Leave in 2007. Billy’s amazing faith, humor, and insight were apparent in the blog (online journal) he kept as he battled a brain tumor.

A memorial service was held on October 6, 2008 at Cottage Grove United Methodist Church.

Pastor Craig is survived by his wife, Janie; two daughters, Sarah and Heather; two sons, Matthias and Joshua; and seven grandchildren.

Phyllis D. StelsonApril 14, 1949--May 26, 2009

Phyllis Davis Stelson was born on April 14, 1949 in Berea, Kentucky, to parents Fred and Etta Davis. After graduating high school she attended Eastern Kentucky University where she received her degree in business. She then began work for Oak Ridge Associated Universities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It was here that she met the love of her life, Jim Stelson. The two were united in marriage on April 21, 1984. Phyllis began working for First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge, keeping track of their homebound members and doing hospital visitations.

In 1993, she applied to Local Pastor’s School. She became an associate pastor at First United Methodist Church. Phyllis’ first solo appointment as a local pastor was to Red Hill United Methodist Church in Cleveland, Tennessee. In 2000, Jim and Phyllis moved to Roseburg, Oregon, where Phyllis was appointed to serve the Camas Valley and Dillard-Winston United Methodist Churches. While in Oregon Phyllis discovered she enjoyed playing golf and found great satisfaction in painting.

In 2003, Phyllis became an associate member of the Oregon-Idaho Conference, and was ordained as a deacon. She continued to serve these two churches until she was no longer physically able.

She is survived by her loving husband of over 25 years, Jim Stelson of Roseburg; her daughters Kristi Smith and her husband Ken of Dillard, Oregon; Jenny Letourneau and her husband Bryon of Atlanta; Georgia and Becky Stelson of Denver, Colorado; her grandchildren, Ethan, Bryn, James and Thomas; grandfather, J. C. Burnell; her parents, Fred and Etta Davis; and brother Keith Davis of Berea, Kentucky.

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SPOUSES OF RETIRED CLERGY:

Nancy E. B. DixonAugust 15, 1922--September 18, 2008

Nancy Best Dixon, beloved wife and faithful companion to Rev. Melvin Dixon, loving mother and loyal friend, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and adopted by her loving parents, Howard and Genevieve Best at the age of three. She attended elementary and high schools in Altadena, California, then entered Pasadena Junior College. Nancy had a passionate love for music. She sang in the school choir and also began learning to play the violin during that time. After marrying Melvin in 1942, she became a devoted wife and mother of two daughters, Sharon (1944) and Martha (1946). Nancy faithfully served the various pastorates alongside Melvin as Sunday School teacher, choir member and special events coordinator.

Nancy, a wonderful homemaker, enjoyed singing, Sunday School teaching, and Sunday School performances for special seasons of the year. She lovingly cared for each member of her family, including the family pets, while entertaining women’s church groups, neighbors and family friends. She happily juggled all of the responsibilities of

a pastor’s wife with aplomb. After retirement from full-time ministry, Nancy found time for pet-sitting for friends in addition to entertaining many friends and neighbors with Mel in their home in Creswell, Oregon. She played the violin for Sunday services and for the Eugene Community Orchestra for 28 years. Nancy also collected glass telephone insulators, sea shells and antique bottles.

Mel and Nancy always welcomed drop-ins to their home, often extending fellowship to those without a home church.

She is survived by Sharon Dixon of Springfield, OR, and Martha Dixon of Eugene, OR.

Barbara J. WildeAugust 7, 1930-September 30, 2008

Mrs. Barbara J. Wilde passed away on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008. She was the wife of the Rev. Ralph Wilde, a member of the Oregon-Idaho Conference. The Wildes married in 1947 and served churches at Florence, Collins View, Fremont, Parkrose, Rupert, and Hood River before Rev. Wilde retired in 1988. The Wildes also served in the Pacific Northwest and California-Nevada Conferences and as missionaries in Brazil. Mrs. Wilde was a member of United Methodist Committee on Relief for eight years and served as UMCOR vice-president for four years.

Mrs. Wilde is survived by her husband, Rev. Wilde; three daughters, Sharon, Carol, and Norma; son Chuck; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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SPOUSES OF DECEASED CLERGY:

Katherine G. CregoMay 1, 1918 - June 9, 2009

Katherine Gibson Crego was born May 1, 1918 in Kingston, Tennessee the daughter of Joseph and Vera Gibson. She was raised by her foster parents, Charlie and Annie Asbury, in Glade Springs, Virginia. Katherine attended Scarritt College and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Christian education. She married the Rev. Don Crego on June 7, 1940 in Nashville, Tennessee. They came west a year later, didn’t like it and returned to Virginia. Just one more year later, they came back to the west for the rest of their lives, serving churches in Vale, La Grande, Wallowa, and Nyssa, OR and Jerome, Wendell, Hagerman, Paul, Wilder, and Filer, ID. Katherine taught school in Wilder, Nampa, Parma and Nyssa. While teaching in Nampa she received her Master’s Degree in Education Counseling. She was very dedicated to her students, who always came first in her mind and whom she believed deserved the best of an education. She was a 25-year member of Alpha Delta Kappa.

As a pastor’s wife she worked hard with endless patience for Don and the various churches they served. Katherine was a true Christian and certainly one to emulate. She was very active and held many leadership positions in the United Methodist Women, locally, district and conference. She was very passionate about the mission work of the UMW.

Katherine was 91 when she passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Sunny Ridge Care Center in Nampa of natural causes

She is survived by her sister Dorothy; her children, Vera Kenyon (Dale), Charles Crego (Mary), Don Crego (Jenny), Annie Crego (Katherine Farr) and David Crego (Karen); 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, foster parents, brothers Joe and Tom, and her husband of 61 years, Don.

Marcile W. McDonaldJanuary 27, 1927-August 14, 2008

Mrs. Marcile McDonald passed away on Thursday, August 14th, 2008. Marcile was the widow of the late Rev. Charles McDonald, a member of the Oregon-Idaho Conference. The McDonalds served churches at Clinton Kelly, Mt. Tabor, St. Helens, Medford St. Lukes, St. Lukes Shady Grove, Hood River, and Pine Grove before Rev. McDonald retired in 1987. Rev. McDonald also served with the Chenowith Schools. Marcile is survived by her daughter, Lisa Swanson; son, Scott R. McDonald; nine grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

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Elinor B. SmithJuly 21, 1922-February 26, 2009

Mrs. Elinor B. Smith passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2009. Mrs. Smith was the widow of the late Rev. Ralph E. Smith, a member of the Oregon-Idaho Conference. The Smiths were married for forty years before Rev. Smith passed away in 1984. The Smiths served churches at Dufur, Woodburn, Odell and Pine Grove, and Sweet Home before Rev. Smith retired in 1977. Rev. Smith also served as a chaplain for the National Guard and the United States Army.

Mrs. Smith is survived by her daughter, Maude Scofi eld; son, Paul D. Smith; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Mary ThompsonNovember 27, 1924--April 30, 2009

Mary Thompson was the youngest of four children, and the only daughter born to Willie Lucile and Lillard Corbett on Nov. 27, 1924, in Morristown, TN. She was raised in a Presbyterian household and her childhood was full of church life. The Corbett household was a musical one and Mary learned to play the piano at a very young age, a talent that would serve her well, particularly as a pastor’s wife!

She attended Tusculum College in Greenville, TN, where she met Roger Thompson within the fi rst weeks of her freshman year. She was just 17 when they met! Mary’s mother always dreamed that one of her children would graduate from the University of Tennessee, so Mary transferred to UT her junior year. She graduated in 1946 with a degree in English and minor in Spanish with plans to teach high school English. She and Roger maintained a long-distance relationship and were married in August of 1946.

Her teaching profession as a high school English teacher was short-lived as Melinda arrived in September of 1947. She gladly accepted her new role as mother and pastor’s wife. Roger William arrived in 1950, Mary Ann in 1957, Jim in 1961 and Mark in 1964. Mary didn’t return to the work force until the mid 70’s when she worked for the Board of Missions in Anchorage, AK.

Mary loved being a pastor’s wife and served alongside Roger for over 45 years in many churches from Woodbury, NY to Anchorage, AK. Mary and Roger enjoyed 59 years of marriage. When Roger’s active ministry ended in 1985, they moved to Odell, OR, and happily spent almost 20 years in that community.

Mary was a loving and encouraging mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who treasured her family more than anything. She will always be remembered for her mantra, “Always think of other people fi rst;” a Biblical principal that made her an incredibly happy and kind person all her life.

Just before publication of this Journal, we received word of the death of Olive G. Bayly (December 17, 1921-June 3, 2009). She will be memorialized in the 2010 Journal.

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SPOUSE OF DIACONAL MINISTER:

Donald E. WaltonMay 17, 1928 – December 28, 2008

Donald Eugene Walton, 80, son of Marvin Walton and Mona (Hess) Woessner, died in Salem on December 28, 2008. He is preceded in death by his parents and by his half-brother, Lyle Keck.

A native of Denver, Colorado, Don graduated from Colorado College of Education in Greeley and began his teaching career in Wichita, Kansas, where he taught junior and senior high art and basic science for four years.

He moved to Salem, Oregon, in 1954 to teach at Parrish Junior High School and then at Judson Junior High School. He received his M.S. degree at University of Oregon, Eugene. In 1966 he became the art supervisor for the Salem-Keizer School District, working in art administration until his retirement in 1986.

He was an accomplished teacher and artist, and his work was featured in a number of shows and galleries, and many private collections in

Salem and beyond. He was active in several art associations, and was one of the primary organizers of the Keizer Art Association. He was a member of Morningside United Methodist Church for many years and since 1988 a member of First United Methodist Church, and served on various church committees over the years.

In retirement, Don was a volunteer carver at the Salem Riverfront Carousel for seven years, 1996-2004. Since moving to Capital Manor Retirement Community in 1999, he has been a member of the Manor Art Gallery Committee, where his work has been featured several times. He was a Master Gardener and greatly enjoyed sharing the fruits and fl owers of his gardens with others. Fishing the rivers and lakes of Oregon was his third great passion and even in the poor health of recent years he kept his tackle box ready “just in case.”

Don married Ruth Boydston in Wichita in 1951. He is survived by Ruth, his sons: Jerry Walton, Randy Walton and wife Denise, Jon Walton and wife Christine Ertl, and Ken Walton; his step-grandsons, Shawn and Bryce Huff, grandson Jasper and granddaughter, Emily Walton. A sister, Viva Ertler, Tacoma, Washington, survives.

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OUR HONORED DEADClergy Members of the Conference

Refer to previous Journals for the list of Our Honored Dead prior to the 1968 uniting conference of The

United Methodist Church.

NAME DECEASEDCharles M. Donaldson 1968Gustav A. Storaker 1968Earl B. Horsell 1968Walter F. Dodge 1968P.M. Blenkinsop 1968James H. Royer 1968H. Guy Goodsell 1968Earl W. Terry 1968John Place 1968John W. Warrell 1968Robert M. Gatke 1968David C. Brooks 1969Olney L. Kendall 1969J. Palmer Sorlien 1969Milton H. Greenlee 1969Virgil Bolen 1970A.E. Davis 1970Noah E. Hershey 1970Frank A. Lenz 1970Emory M. Petticord 1970Glen Randall Phillips 1970 (Bishop Portland Area 1967-68)Albert E. Place 1970Neal Raymond Van Loon 1970Andrew Langendorf 1971Everett W. Palmer 1971 (Bishop Portland Area 1968-71)Claud H. Cowdy 1971William W. Parker 1971P. Malcolm Hammond 1971Cecil G. Hannan 1972Louis C. Kirby 1972Alfred T. Hanson 1972Jane B. “Josie” Horine 1972Donald A. Martin 1972Clark M. Smith 1972Edward E. Dixon 1973Jacob C. Johannes 1973Miss Leila Luckey 1973Leonard J. Ruff 1973S. Raynor Smith, Sr. 1973Edward Martindale Woods 1973Milton A. Marcy 1973Lennox Grove Weaver 1973Jouette P. Bray 1974Harold Nathan Nye 1974Robert McIlvenna 1974Thomas Hilson 1974Joda L. Buck 1974Aaron J. Neufeld 1974Joseph Pope 1974Rinke A. Feenstra 1975

Walter W. Appleyard 1975Edward A. Bawden 1975Edward J. Aschenbrenner 1975John B. Sims 1975O.A. Jewell 1975Oscar V. Luchs 1975Elmer R. Burkey 1975Joyce S. Kendall 1976John H. McDonald 1976Charles Whelchel 1976Harley A. Zeller 1976Christian W. Bauman 1976Ralph Monroe Logsdon 1977Stanley Dallas McNeil 1977James J. Fleming 1977Henry J. Gernhardt, Sr. 1977Marion C. Smith 1977Roy W. Knight 1977Eugene V. Hamblen 1978Walter Warner 1978Thomas O. Hill 1978Joseph H. Coulter 1978Alfred L. Lonsberry 1978Ralph H. Richardson 1978Gertrude Boyd Crane 1978Herman G. Hermann 1979Meredith A. Groves 1979Gerald H. Kennedy 1979 (Bishop Portland Area 1949-52)John Ginter, Sr. 1979Masaji Goto 1979Ethel Williams 1979Paul Means 1980Wayne Forbes 1980Stanford Moore 1980Cloyd V. Gustavson 1981Wilmer A. Briggs 1981Samuel D. Johnson 1981Floyd S. Magsig 1981Aubree M. Thomas 1981George F. Gordon 1981William N. Byars 1982Cyril Dorsett 1982Sidney Smith 1982Laurain M. Wahlquist 1982Woodrow D. Harris 1983Fenton G. Roscoe 1983Wendell L. Coe 1984I.L. Shaver 1984Collis C. Blair 1984Ralph E. Smith 1984Violet L. Bolliger 1984Edward J. Stubbs 1984Michael L. Collins 1984Fremont Faul 1984Revelle E. Roach 1985Harold S. Shellhart 1985Merle W. Burres 1985John L. Cross 1985Howard A. Seymour 1985John Shepherd Wood 1985

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Jasper M. Ricker 1986Mark A. Chamberlain 1986Dayton Loomis 1986Francis M. Hayashi 1987William M. Orr 1987Daniel Henry Schulze 1987Alva Elmer Gilbert 1987Raymond Conover Shaw 1988George Roseberry 1988Recter W. Johnson 1988T. Askew Crumbley 1988Frank B. Drew 1988Ruth Cotton 1989Charles Ellery Echlin 1989Charles H. Reep 1989Ben F. Browning 1989William C. Hartford 1989Austin Leonard McGhee 1989Orville Leonard Covault 1989Merrill Hurst Fox 1989Harold Frank Mackey 1989Floyd Edward White 1989Kenneth F. Abbott 1990Julaine Ann Hays 1990Edward Terry 1990Daniel F. Brose 1990Henry H. Dockter 1990Arthur L. Hansen 1991Ormal B. Trick 1991Stanley Doyle Trefren 1991C. Gene Albertson 1991William G. Tennant 1991Dwight E. Wilcher 1992Ralph S. Lawrence 1992La Vernae Hohnbaum 1992William O. Walker 1992Charles McDonald 1992Stanley J. Schmelling 1992Lyle H. Willard 1993Everett H. Gardner 1993William B. Hoffhines 1993H. Laron Hall 1994Walter C. Hines 1994Carl Mason 1994Sydney B. Corl 1994Orval M Whitman 1994Kenneth G. Coggon 1994Roy R. Finch 1994Carl Heinmiller 1994David Schneider 1994Maurice Gunn 1994Pio Julian Daba 1995John N. Garrabrandt 1995Leonard Clark 1995Burton C. Bastuscheck 1995George Trobough 1995Harold Black 1995Mark L. Lloyd 1995John R. Qualley 1996Hugh Tattersall 1996Ralph Fothergill 1996

Kenneth Simonds 1996Merle Benson 1997Myron “Mike” Hall 1997Delbert Keller 1997Harry Monroe 1997Ernestine Hitchcock 1998Arshad Haqq 1998C. Everett Moles 1998Laurance A. Burdette 1998Paul Henry 1998Sydney Gaither 1998Ralph Kleen 1998Luis Bové 1999John Trost 1999James L. Wilson 1999Alice May Woolley 1999L. Edwin Cooke 1999Robert McNabb 1999Harry Christian Ryan 1999W. Maynard Sparks 1999 (Bishop, Portland Area 1971-1972)Clarence R. Desler 1999Edward V. Hargreaves 1999Donald S. Campbell 1999John Hugh Cummings 2000Herschel W. Hall 2000G. Thomas Skyler Sr. 2000G. Wesley Turner 2000Alford Vosper 2000James Ritchey Crowe 2000David Smith 2001C. Keith Mills 2001John McMurtrey 2001James Donald Crego 2001Dale J. Nicholson 2001George Boner 2001Waichi Oyanagi 2001Ernest Wilson 2001Wesley Hall 2001Paul Rademacher 2002Warren C. Thomas 2002George Emerson 2002H. James Jenkins 2002Allen C. Lambert 2002Paul O. Jewell 2002Hideo Hashimoto 2003Carol Youngbird-Holt 2003H. Dwight Townsen 2003William D. Bray 2003Cecil William Stanley 2003L. Max Wills 2003Edwin C. Bayly 2004Albert Boyer 2004Marvyn Shay 2004Theodore Buzzard 2004Elizabeth Boerl 2004Edwin Cutting 2005David Helms-Peyer 2005Virginia Florence Shuck Curtis 2005Roger William Thompson 2005Earl Wesley Fedje 2005

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Glenn Olds 2006Ralph Doughton Ohling 2006Robert Francis Dowrey 2006Charles Wilson Easley 2006Grace Weaver 2006Eric Robinson 2006Raymond Otto 2006Hillis Slaymaker 2006Harry Haines 2007Don Ian Smith 2007Silas Raynor Smith, Jr. 2007Kline F. Dickerson 2007Ramiro T. Cruz-Ahedo 2007Herbert E. Richards, Jr. 2007James Asa Mundell 2008Henry N. Easley 2008Edgar A. Raynis 2008Billy Lee Craig 2008Allen R. Reesor 2008Melvin Wilbur Dixon 2008John Wood 2009Ac Chester Wischmeier 2009Robert C. Harvey 2009Phyllis D. Stelson 2009

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Albertson, Mrs.Gene (Sally)Benson, Mrs. Myrle (Ella)Black, Mrs Harold (Lois)Boner, Mrs. George (Evangeline)Bove, Mrs Luis (Margaret)Bray, Mrs. Jouett P. (Omia)Bray, Mrs. William D (Frances)Burdette, Mrs Laurance (Ruth)Bush, Mrs. William (Leown)Widow of Floyd MagsigCoe, Mrs. Wendell L. (Janet)Corl, Mrs. Sydney (Lois)Curtis, DwightCummings, Mrs. Hugh (Elsa)Daba, RemediosDickerson, Mrs. JohannaDowrey, CatherineEasley, Mrs. Charles (Mary)Echlin, Elinor D.Emerson, Mrs. George (Edith)Fedje, Mrs. Earl (Joan)Finch, Mrs. Roy (Mildred)Fothergill, Mrs. Ralph (Mary Jane)Gaither, MaryGarrabrandt, Mrs. John (Doris)Gernhardt, Mrs. Henry (Ila)Goto, Mrs. Masaji (Terry)Haines, Mrs. Harry (Loma)Hall, Mrs. Herschel (Katherine}Hall, Mrs. Myron (Jeanne)Hall, Mrs. Wesley (Elizabeth)Hashimoto, Mrs. Hideo (Rayko)Hicks, Naomi (Mrs. Gaylord Smith)Widow of Marion SmithHines, Mrs Walter (Lucile)Hohnbaum, RichardHoffhines, DarleneJenkins, Betty (Mrs. James Jenkins)Jewell, Ardie (Mrs. Paul Jewell)Kitts, Darlene KellerKendall, Mrs. Joyce (Ethel)Logsdon, Mrs. Ralph M. (Lola)Loomis, Mrs. Dayton (Mary)Luchs, Mrs. O.V. (Olive)Martin, Mrs. EdnaMaxwell, Mrs. BarbaraMeans, Mrs. Paul B. (Nathalie T.)McGhee, Mrs. Austin (Neita)McNabb, Mrs. Robert (Doris)Moles, Mrs. Everett (Gloria)Ohling, Mrs. Ralph (Maxine)Petticord, Mrs. E.W. (Velma)Rademacher, Mrs. Paul (Norma)Raynis, Mrs. Lois

Reid, Mrs. Mark (Susie)Richards, Mrs. LoisRobinson, Mrs. Eric (Margaret)Roscoe, Mrs. Fenton (Eleanor)Ruff, Mrs. L.J. (Martha)Schulze, Mrs. Dan (Amelia)Shay, Mrs. Mervyn (Carol Elizabeth)Smith, Mrs. David (Alice)Smith, Mrs. Don (Betty)Smith, Mrs. Sidney (Jeanette)Sorlien, Mrs. Palmer (Gertrude)Stanley, Mrs. Cecil (Jean)Stauffer, Mrs. WayneStelson, Mr. JimStubbs, Mrs. Edward J. (Mickey)Tennant, Dorothy E.Thomas, Mrs. Warren (Dorothy)Thomas, Lorena E.Thompson, Mrs. Hardy (Hope)Townsen, JoanTrost, Mrs. John (Katharine)Turner, Mrs. John (Blanche BouldenCrouch) Widow of Lester BouldenTurner, Mrs. Wesley (Margaret)Wahlquist, Lorraine P.Wall, Mrs. Walter (Ruth)Wilson, Mrs James (Jean)Wischmeier, Mrs. IreneWood, Mrs. DorothyYoung, Mrs. R.S. (Olive)Youngbird-Holt, John

WIDOWS OF LOCAL PASTORSBuck, Mrs. Joda L. (Floy)Craig, Mrs. JanieCompton, Mrs. George R. (Joan)Smith, HazelSmith, Mrs. Clark (Esther S.)Weaver, Mrs. L. G. (Marjorie)

Widows And Widowers Of Full And Associate Members

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MemorialGifts

Any person who contributes the sum of $500 or more to the United Methodist Ministers’ Retirement Fund of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference may designate a relative or friend in whose name the gift shall be held as a memorial. Churches or Sunday Schools contributing a like amount may have the same privilege. The name thus honored shall appear year by

year on the special pages that follow in the Journal

Legacies and gifts are solicited from all who would honor a dear one, and perpetuate his or her name and influence

through the years.

For information:The Rev. Bill Mullette-Bauer

1505 SW 18th AvePortland, OR 97201

(503) [email protected]

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IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE

IN HONOR OF OUR RETIRED MINISTERS Servants of God who went about doing good — Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Belknap

IN MEMORY OF EDWIN J. PEARSON He rejoiced in being a friend of man — His brother, Arthur Pearson

IN MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS Some work begun, some deed of kindness done — Mr. and Mrs. Steven Moss

A MEMORIAL TO ALEXANDER R. MacLEAN He laid the foundation on which others are now building — Mr. and Mrs. H.L. German

IN MEMORY OF THE REV. HIRAM GOULD He loved to tell the story of Jesus and His Love Mrs. V. V. Gould and Mrs. Aedene Gould

A MEMORIAL TO MILON and JENNIE VAN GILDER Their daughter, Mrs. Sargent

IN MEMORY OF DR. CLARENCE TRUE WILSON Inspiring leader in the cause of Temperance. — Mr. and Mrs. Truman Collins

IN MEMORY OF DR. FRANK L. WEMETT A good minister of Jesus Christ - The First Methodist Church of Klamath Falls

IN HONOR OF TWO DECEASED MEMBERS Faithful followers of Him who went about doing good The First Methodist Church of McMinnville

IN MEMORY OF DR. and MRS. HENRY D. KIMBALL Western Pioneers in Theological Education — Kimball School of Theology

IN MEMORY OF BRUCE R. BAXTER Educator, Friend of Youth, Bishop Beloved Members of the Oregon Annual Conference

IN MEMORY OF DR. and MRS. GEORGE C. CASPER Miss Philippa Hogan and friends — First Methodist Church of Klamath Falls

IN MEMORY OF MR. and MRS. M. S. HERRING Former members of Rose City Park Church of Portland

IN MEMORY OF ROBERT K. KELLER For many years a faithful member of First Methodist Church of Portland

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR. and MRS. HENRY L. GERMAN Members of Sellwood church. Mr. German served faithfully as treasurer of the Methodist Ministers’ Retirment Fund

IN LOVING MEMORY OF FAMILIES OF HADLEY AND OF HARTFORD By Reverend William C. and Sara H. Hartford

IN LOVING MEMORY OF PAUL LUDLOW A dedicated teacher and minister who in his compassionate concern for persons was courageous in speaking out and working for Christian causes. By his wife, Frances Ludlow, Family and Friends

IN LOVING MEMORY OF FLORIS CROSS HARTFORD By William Christian Hartford

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IN MEMORY OF JODA LEONARD BUCK One person ... One Lifetime ... So many beautiful memories His family and many friends whose lives he touched in fifty two years in the ministry. Mrs. Floy O. Buck

IN LOVING MEMORY OF REV. STANLEY DALLAS McNEIL By his wife, Florence G. McNeil; son, Stanley Dallas, and wife, Mary Anne McNeil; and grandsons, John Dallas and Jason Paul McNeil

THE ATKINSON FOUNDATION

IN MEMORY OF REV. F. A. SCHUMANN A gifted public speaker and a successful worker in the Kingdom By his wife, Mrs. Maria D. Schumann

IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIENDS Whom we have loved and lost awhile in the churches we were given to serve Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Pope

IN MEMORY OF MRS. VIOLA FROMONG Charter member, consistent and sacrificial worker in The Methodist Community Church, Willamette, Oregon

IN HONOR OF THE LATE WILLIAM CHALMERS LAWRENCE A faithful member of Sellwood Methodist Church — By his wife, Minnie E. W. Lawrence

IN LOVING MEMORY OF M. EVELYN LAWRENCE A staunch Christian character who gave happiness to many By her mother, Nommie E. W. Lawrence

IN MEMORY OF JENNIE DOROTHY McGILVRA “Her children rise up and call her blessed.” — By Clarence T. McGilvra

IN MEMORY OF Z. FRANK SUTTON Whom we loved — By Mrs. Z. Frank Sutton and family

IN MEMORY OF MR. and MRS. S. C. TURNER AND MISS ELLA POWELL For many years active members of the First Methodist Church of Astoria

IN MEMORY OF THE REV. EDGAR L. WHITE Faithful pastor of the Idaho Conference — By his wife, Winnifred F. White

IN MEMORY OF BISHOP and MRS. A. RAYMOND GRANT Given by Jean Grant Salman and Ruth Peterson

IN MEMORY OF REV. HENRY PRYER AND MRS. MARY JANE PRYER Who served faithfully in the Idaho Conference Given by their daughter, Mrs. Winifred White

IN MEMORY OF DAVID O. and JULIA B. LEAR Always active Christians and life-long Methodists Given by their son and his wife, Dwight and Margaret Lear

IN MEMORY OF REV. GEORGE WILLIS BARNES, D.D. A long-time pastor, Presiding Elder, and District Superintendent of the former Idaho Conference — Given by his daughter, Marion Barnes

IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE REV. DR. CARL HEINMILLER Leader and supporter of Missions around the world — Given by his wife, Ruth Heinmiller

IN MEMORY OF HAROLD and LUCILLE ROSE Servant leaders at Pioneer United Methodist Church, St. John (Portland)

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A SHORT HISTORY OF THEOREGON-IDAHO ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Organized Christianity began in the Oregon Territory in 1834 when Jason Lee, a Methodist minister from New England, responded to a call seeking a preacher to fulfill a request by Native Americans who had visited St. Louis. The exact reason for their visit is uncertain, but it was widely reported in church circles at the time that these Indians were seeking religious instruction for their people about “the white man’s Book of Heaven” they had heard about from white fur traders and trappers. The report of their visit fired the imagination of many people in the churches. The Methodist Board of Missions was the first to react by sending Lee over the Oregon Trail as head of a party consisting of his nephew and three lay persons. Their purpose was to establish a missionary effort aimed at converting the indigenous Native Americans and teaching them the arts of civilization.

On the way to Oregon, near the present town of Blackfoot, Idaho, Lee preached to a gathering of trappers in a service that is regarded as the first formal Protestant sermon in the West. The party reached Fort Vancouver, according to Lee, “after a long and fatiguing journey, replete with mercies, deprivations, toil, and prosperity” and received a warm welcome by John McLoughlin of the Hudson’s Bay Co. McLoughlin advised Lee to establish his mission in the Willamette Valley. The first station was about ten miles north of the present Salem where Lee organized a Class, the normal 19th century way for Methodism to begin a local church. Almost immediately they began caring for several orphaned Indian children. They moved later to a place they called by an Indian name, Chemeketa, on a site which is now Willamette University. They wasted no time in putting up buildings and establishing gardens for food.

Soon Lee saw the need for more personnel. In 1837 a physician, a blacksmith, a carpenter, four unmarried female teachers and two more ordained ministers arrived to reinforce the mission. Then in 1838 Jason Lee set out on the long journey east to recruit more missionaries and to raise money for the Oregon Mission. On this same trip he also delivered a petition to Congress urging them to make Oregon a territory of the United States.

Lee and his associates were not notably successful at converting Indians, although they believed they were preaching the pure Gospel. One of the early reinforcements of clergy to the mission, Gustavus Hines, described their preaching in this way: “We preached to them the Gospel as well as we could...giving them an account of the creation of the world, the fall of man, the advent, sufferings, death, and resurrection, ascension and intercession of Christ to save mankind from sin, death, and hell.” The lack of response by the Indians was due in part to the heavy losses among the Indian people to various white-born diseases for which they had no immunities.

By 1840 there were stations fixed at Nisqually, Clatsop, Umpqua (Wilbur), Wascopam (The Dalles), Willamette (Chemeketa—now Salem), and Willamette Falls (Oregon City). (The Nisqually mission at the southern end of Puget Sound, was the first U.S. settlement north of the Columbia River and West of the Cascades.)

What started out as a foreign mission to the Indians in the Oregon Territory, soon became a ministry to the increasing number of white American settlers coming by wagon train over the Oregon Trail and by ship around the Horn. To meet this unexpected need, Lee helped found the white-settler oriented churches in Salem and Oregon City. Lee’s tenure as head of the mission ended, however, when the Methodist Episcopal Board of Missions judged (from unclear evidence) that the mission operations were becoming a secular rather than a spiritual mission. Taking action unknown to Lee at the time, they recalled him and appointed George Gary to de-secularize the Oregon Mission. Gary followed orders but soon resigned to be replaced in 1847 by William Roberts, a friend of Lee’s who shared Lee’s missionary zeal to both Indians and whites.

In 1849 William Roberts formally organized the Oregon and California Mission Conference that included the present states of Oregon, Idaho, Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and part of Montana! Though this vast territory included many Methodist “preaching places” most of the churches were in the Willamette Valley — Salem Circuit, Oregon City, Portland, Yamhill Circuit, Marys River Circuit and Astoria and Clatsop, a few in northern California, and one in Santa Fe. The gold rush to California soon changed everything as more preaching places arose in California than in all the rest of the Conference combined. It also caused a huge migration of men out of the Willamette Valley. In 1852 the Oregon and California Mission Conference was divided; the northern part became The Oregon Conference. At its first session in 1853 there were twenty-one traveling preachers who along with

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Superintendent William Roberts and Bishop Edward Ames organized the conference.Gold was discovered in the Boise Basin in 1860, swelling the population to nearly 15,000 persons,

most of whom rushed from one “strike” to another. These soldiers of fortune seemed like a “different breed” from the pioneer farmers of the Willamette Valley; they were much harder to evangelize, as ministers sent by the Oregon Conference soon realized. C. S. Kingsley, a retired Methodist preacher living in Idaho City, comments on this in a letter he wrote to a friend: “It is a hard soil to cultivate. People forget God up here, except to profane his name. You can hardly appreciate our difficulties, if you have never been in a mining camp.”

Idaho City was one of the richest gold camps and rife with corruption and lawless behavior (“sheriffs were bandits, bankers were thieves, and drifters, gamblers, whores, pimps, and other social leaches pretty well ran the city”). In 1863 a miner who had been converted to Methodism in the gold fields of California arrived in Idaho City before any Methodist circuit riders. Within a week of his arrival, he canvassed the town and discovered four Methodists. He organized them into a Class. Three months later C. S. Kingsley organized a Society and within a year a building was built.

In 1864 the General Conference designated the Boundaries of the Oregon Annual Conference to include only the State of Oregon and the Washington Territory. Idaho was not included, though in 1865 William Roberts, then Presiding Elder of the Willamette District, was appointed by the Missionary Society as the superintendent of Methodist work in Idaho with the expectation that a new Conference would soon be organized.

It was not until 1873, however, that the Oregon Annual Conference was divided along the crest of the Cascades, creating two conferences, one of which included eastern Oregon, eastern Washington Territory, and Idaho Territory. Then in 1884 a Conference was formed that included only eastern Oregon and Idaho Territory. Two of the new conference’s most famous pioneer preachers were “Brother Van” Orsdell from Montana, and Thomas Iliff from Utah.

The United Brethren Church had a number of members who migrated to Oregon. In 1849 a German American farmer, George Bethers, who lived on a land claim near Corvallis, wrote a letter to a United Brethren periodical asking for a preacher to be sent to Oregon. It took four years to raise enough money to send Rev. Thomas Jefferson Connor who established the first Class at the Union School house in Benton County in 1854. In 1867, Rev. Connor organized Philomath College with a starting enrollment of 100 students.

In addition to the United Brethren, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, began work in Oregon in 1858, establishing their first Class at the McFarland School House (between present day Corvallis and Monroe). The Class established in Corvallis later on bought the buildings and grounds of a bankrupt school called Corvallis College. The church made it a very successful school that ultimately was designated as the Agricultural College of Oregon. The Methodist Church, South, however, in a few years gave up its part of the school, which then became Oregon Agricultural College (later, Oregon State University).

The work of these early pastors and circuit riders was not for the faint of heart. One early preacher records that “we [he and his wife] have slept many times in barns with the horses and cattle, sometimes in the wagon, or on the ground under the trees of the forest: in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst.” He adds, “But we are richer today for these experiences, and would gladly spend another life in the same way.”

Camp Meetings were the primary tool for recruiting church members in Methodism up until about 1900. In 1843 Jason Lee conducted the first camp meeting for white people ever held in Oregon. A pioneer describes a camp meeting held in the Willamette Valley about 1855: “Perhaps a thousand people were gathered. They had come in their ox wagons...many had traveled fifty miles...to renew here the experiences and rekindle the emotions of the old life beyond the Rocky Mountains...One of the older missionaries preached at 8 o’clock...At 11:00 the Presiding Elder of the Willamette District ascended the stand and delivered one of his great religious orations. At 2:00 p.m. one of the younger men who had entered the work...was the preacher. At night a still younger man...was put on the stand.” Camp Meetings gradually declined as preachers moved toward large revival meetings sponsored by local churches in their communities. Both provided a working model for the Sunday morning worship services in early northwest Methodist churches.

One of the most urgent concerns of the Oregon Mission was to establish schools, at first for Indians and later for white children. This task was originally delegated to Cyrus Shepherd, a trained teacher with experience in New England schools. Lee was proud of what Shepherd was doing in what

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became known as the Indian Mission Manual Labor School. The school didn’t survive Lee’s replacement who sold the building to the Oregon Mission, which had formed a school for white children, The Oregon Institute, of which Willamette University was the direct outgrowth and successor.

During the early years of the Mission, there were no public schools, but there was intense interest in children receiving an education. Methodist clergy often led moves to develop facilities and instruction either sponsored by the church or the community. From 1858 to 1865 there were five Methodist preachers who were county superintendents of common schools. In addition, the church started several schools of its own: The Portland Academy, Santiam Academy, Umpqua (or Wilbur) Academy, Oregon City Academy and Female Seminary, Sheridan Academy, Ashland College, Drain Academy and the aforementioned Corvallis College of the M.E. Church, South.

Membership in the Oregon Conference showed both periods of growth and periods of decline beginning from the 1850s. By 1970 the membership was 67,215. However, this figure is the result of the 1969 merger of the Oregon and Idaho Conferences and does not reflect the time when membership in both conferences was declining. This decline continued down to 1997 when the membership was reported as 39,129.

A number of mergers have enriched and pluralized Methodism in Oregon since 1900. Oregon members of the Pacific German Conference (which was organized in 1905) were merged with the Oregon Conference in 1928. Nationally, three Methodist bodies—Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and Methodist Protestant Church—in 1939 agreed, as one church historian wrote, “to kiss and make peace.” This merger created The Methodist Church and involved the merger of several Oregon congregations and conferences. A Japanese Provisional Conference had been established in 1940 on the west coast but then the members in Oregon merged with the Oregon Conference in 1964.

In 1968 the Evangelical United Brethren Church nationally merged with the Methodist Church, creating The United Methodist Church. Most EUB churches in Oregon chose to form a new denomination, though a few congregations merged with the Oregon Conference. In 1969 negotiations were completed for the merger of the Idaho Conference with the Oregon Conference to form the present Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.

Currently, in Oregon Methodism the fastest growing ethnic group has been the establishment and growth of Korean Methodist congregations. Two new Korean congregations have been established within the bounds of the conference.

Women preachers have been an important part of Oregon and Idaho Methodism. Some revivalist preachers were women and over the years the conference (and its predecessors) have had many women who were “supply” pastors serving local congregations, some of whom had what was termed a “local ordination.” The Idaho conference received its first woman, Grace Weaver, into full connection in 1958. The Oregon conference received its first woman, Ernestine Hitchcock, into full connection in 1960. In 1997 the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference was among the top 11 conferences with the highest percentage of women clergy (21.3% compared with the national average of 15.2%.).

The style and content of preaching in Methodist churches in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference has evolved in many forms. The circuit riders and itinerant preachers preached a message aimed at the sinner to repent and be converted. Thomas Pearne, the longtime editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate wrote in his memoirs that Methodist preaching in Oregon stressed the guilt and danger of sinners. Humor and sentiment were common in preaching. It was said that a Methodist preacher judged his (there were no ordained women among the circuit riders) sermon by the number of people weeping and thus ready to seek a new life. It took the pragmatism of an Oregon preacher, however, to remind his readers that it is not best to keep penitent people kneeling too long because they might “forget the sorrow of a broken heart by feeling the tortures of painful knees.”

The style and content of Methodist preaching gradually evolved from preaching for a conversion and preaching the moral and good life, to preaching toward problems and issues facing the lives of people. Many preachers today use the Revised Common Lectionary as the basis for sermons.

Issues that the Oregon-Idaho Conference has dealt with have varied from how to keep the many schools and academies afloat financially, how to increase membership in the conference, how to increase the life of the Spirit among Methodists, and how best to organize themselves for effective ministry. Over the years, the Conference recognized the importance of camping experiences for young people. A camping program using several camp and retreat sites in both states has been developed that is currently one of the finest in United Methodism.

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Americans on the west coast at the outset of World War II was denounced by several Methodist clergy who brought the issue to the conference. A couple of them paid a severe price for their advocacy of justice for the Japanese-American people. Various forms of pacifism were advocated in conference debates during World War II, culminating in official censure of Willamette University for its acceptance of an Air R.O.T.C. training program on the campus. In recent years, the liveliest debates have been on issues surrounding homosexuality.

Two preachers from this Annual Conference have been elected to the episcopacy. The first was Bruce R. Baxter, who was president of Willamette University when he was elected in 1940. The second person was Minerva Carcaño, who was serving as the superintendent of the Metropolitan District when she was elected by the Jurisdictional Conference in 2004.

What of the future? According to Shakespeare, “the past is prologue.” But prologue to what? It is not given to us to know. Perhaps what we can be most sure of was summed up by an historian of Oregon Methodism, Robert Peters (a retired member of the Conference):

This conference has had to think of the plodding task, the often disappointed task of seeing that we’re not living in the glory days. Our glory, as a matter of fact, is not in spectacular achievement. It is rather in being faithful to the witness, to the word of hope. ... God called us to this place when it was a rustic frontier to remind each Indian, each settler, that God cared what happened here, how we live with our lives and how we built our society. And that God does not leave us alone ever, wherever we may be in seeking to be faithful. That’s our task. It’s ever been our task, and it shall be our task on into our future.

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS

The General Conference of 1849 authorized the formation of “the Oregon and California Mission Conference” with two districts, “the Oregon Dis-trict,” and “the California District.” With this impossible geographical spread it is not surprising that the two never met together as one conference. The Oregon District met four times on its own from 1849 to 1852 with William Roberts presiding. The 1852 General Conference faced the inevitable transportation problem by authorizing the formation of two annual conferences: Oregon and California. The Oregon Annual Conference was organized in 1853 with 13 pastoral charges and a few educational institutions to which clergy were appointed.

The list below begins with that first Oregon conference in 1853. The Idaho conference began as a separate conference in 1884 and is in-cluded in the list. The merger of these two conferences took place in 1969 to form the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. This list does not in-clude the Methodist Church, South, which merged in 1939. Nor does it include the Northwest Annual Conference of the Evangelical United Breth-ren Church that merged with the Oregon Conference in 1968. (The listing of its conference sessions can be found in the 1971 PNW (E) Journal.)

Note: James H. Wilbur (1885), E. C. Benson (1886), and C. S. Kingsley (1861 and 1869) are listed as presiding over the Oregon Conference but were not bishops.

Date Location Presiding Bishop

1849 - 1852 Oregon District: Salem (1849), Oregon City (1850), Salem (1851), and Portland (1852). William Roberts March 17, 1853 Salem Edward R. AmesMarch 16, 1854 Belknap Settlement Matthew SimpsonAugust 1, 1855 Oregon City Osman C. BakerSept. 18, 1856 Portland Levi ScottAugust 13, 1857 Corvallis Edmund S. JanesAugust 11, 1858 Salem Levi ScottAugust 10, 1859 Albany O.C. BakerAugust 22, 1860 Portland E.R. AmesAugust 7, 1861 Eugene City C.S. KingsleyAugust 6, 1862 Vancouver, Washington Matthew SimpsonAugust 12, 1863 Lebanon E.S. JanesAugust 18, 1864 Salem D.W. ClarkAugust 10, 1865 Olympia, Washington James H. Wilbur*August 8, 1866 Albany H.C. Benson*August 7, 1867 Portland E. Thompson

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Date (OR) Location (OR) Date (ID) Location (ID) Presiding BishopAugust 13, 1868 Salem Levi ScottAugust 5, 1869 Eugene City C.S. KingsleyAugust 25, 1870 Vancouver, Washington Territory E.R. AmesAugust 9, 1871 Portland (First Church) E.S. JanesAugust 29, 1872 Salem R.S. FosterSeptember 3, 1873 Olympia, Washington J.T. PeckAugust 12, 1874 Portland (First Church) S.M. MerrillAugust 11, 1875 Salem J.T. Peck August 23, 1876 Albany William L. HarrisAugust 29, 1877 Seattle, Washington Thomas BowmanAugust 28, 1878 Salem E.G. AndrewsAugust 20, 1879 Portland (First Church) Gilbert HavenAugust 19, 1880 Eugene I.W. WileyAugust 18, 1881 East Portland William L. HarrisAugust 23, 1882 Albany J.F. HurstAugust 22, 1883 Vancouver, Washington H.W. WarrenAugust 27, 1884 Salem Sept. 17, 1884 Boise, ID Charles H. FowlerAugust 26, 1885 Roseburg July 30, 1885 Canyon City, OR J.M. WaldenAugust 26, 1886 Forest Grove July 29, 1886 Union, OR William L. HarrisAugust 31, 1887 Portland (Grace Church) Sept. 21, 1887 Baker City, OR R.S. FosterAugust 30, 1888 Eugene City Sept. 27, 1888 Boise, ID W.X. NindeAugust 28, 1889 Portland (First Church) Sept. 25, 1889 LaGrande, OR Thomas BowmanAugust 21, 1890 Grants Pass Aug. 21, 1890 Union, OR J.P. Newman (OR) J.H.Vincent (ID)August 19, 1891 Salem Aug. 12, 1891 Boise, ID J.N.Fitzgerald (OR) Thomas Bowman (ID)August 25, 1892 Portland (Centenary Church) Aug. 11, 1892 Payette, ID J.M. WaldenAugust 23, 1893 Albany Aug. 9, 1893 Baker City, OR D.A. GoodsellSeptember 19, 1894 Eugene City Aug. 16, 1894 Boise, ID Isaac W. JoyceSeptember 25, 1895 Portland (First Church) Aug. 21, 1895 Union, OR Thomas BowmanSeptember 23, 1896 Roseburg Aug. 19, 1896 Blackfoot, ID Earl CranstonSeptember 9, 1897 Corvallis Aug. 19, 1897 Caldwell, ID Cyrus D. FossSeptember 14, 1898 McMinnville Aug. 25, 1898 Idaho Falls, ID C.C. McCabeSeptember 20, 1899 Salem Aug. 31, 1899 Boise, ID John H. VincentSeptember 19, 1900 Ashland Aug. 30, 1900 Baker City, OR E.G. Andrews

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Date (OR) Location (OR) Date (ID) Location (ID) Presiding Bishop (OR) Presiding Bishop (ID)September 25, 1901 Hillsboro Aug. 29, 1901 Pocatello, ID W.F. MallalieuSeptember 25, 1902 Grants Pass Aug. 28, 1902 Caldwell, ID Earl CranstonSeptember 30, 1903 Salem Aug. 27, 1903 Boise, ID J.W. HamiltonSeptember 28, 1904 Eugene Aug. 24, 1904 Hailey, ID Henry SpellmeyerSeptember 20, 1905 Albany Aug. 17, 1905 Baker City, OR W.F. McDowellSeptember 26, 1906 Portland (Sunnyside Church) Aug. 23, 1906 Idaho Falls, ID H.W. WarrenSeptember 25, 1907 Portland (Grace Church) Aug. 20, 1907 Boise, ID David H. Moore (OR) Earl Cranston (ID)September 23, 1908 Salem (First Church) Aug. 20, 1908 Weiser, ID Edwin H. HughesSeptember 15, 1909 Cottage Grove Aug. 12, 1909 Blackfoot, ID C. W. Smith (OR) H.W. Warren (ID)September 21, 1910 Hillsboro Aug 18, 1910 Joseph, OR Charles W. SmithSeptember 20, 1911 Salem Aug. 17, 1911 Caldwell, ID Charles W. SmithSeptember 18, 1912 Ashland Aug. 28, 1912 Twin Falls, ID R.J. Cooke (OR) N. Luccock (ID)September 24, 1913 Eugene Aug. 27, 1913 LaGrande, OR R.J. Cooke (OR) N. Luccock (ID)September 23, 1914 Portland (Centenary Church) Sept. 16, 1914 Payette, ID R.J. Cooke (OR) N. Luccock (ID)September 22, 1915 Roseburg Sept. 15, 1915 Boise, ID R.J. Cooke (OR) N. Luccock (ID)September 27, 1916 Lebanon Sept. 13, 1916 Gooding, ID Matt S. Hughes (OR) R.J. Cooke (ID)September 26, 1917 Springfield Aug. 29, 1917 Emmett, ID Matt S. Hughes (OR) F. Hamilton (ID)September 25, 1918 Portland (First Church) Aug. 28, 1918 Idaho Falls, ID Wm. O. ShepardOctober 1, 1919 Salem (First Church) Aug. 27, 1919 Weiser, ID Matt S. Hughes (OR) R.J. Cooke (ID)September 24, 1920 McMinnville Sept. 8, 1920 Canyon City, OR Wm. O Shepard (OR) Chas. W. Burns (ID)October 5, 1921 Forest Grove Aug. 31, 1921 Twin Falls, ID Wm. O. Shepard (OR) Chas. W. Burns (ID)September 6, 1922 Salem (First Church) Sept. 6, 1922 Caldwell, ID Wm. O. Shepard (OR) Charles L. Mead (ID)September 12, 1923 Portland (First Church) Sept. 5, 1923 Baker, OR Wm. O. Shepard (OR) Charles W. Burns (ID)September 17, 1924 Medford Sept. 3, 1924 Gooding, ID E.S. Johnson (OR) H. Lester Smith (ID)September 30, 1925 Eugene Sept. 23, 1925 Cascade, ID Wm. O. Shepard (OR) C. Edward Locke (ID)September 22, 1926 Corvallis Sept. 1, 1926 Union, OR A.W. Leonard (OR) H. Lester Smith (ID)September 21, 1927 Salem (First Church) Aug. 31, 1927 Burley, ID Wm. O. Shepard (OR) E.G. Richardson (ID)September 18, 1928 Hood River Aug. 29, 1928 Boise, ID Titus Lowe (OR) Wallace E. Brown (ID)September 24, 1929 Portland (Centenary-Wilbur) Sept. 4, 1929 Twin Falls, ID Titus Lowe (OR) Wallace E. Brown (ID)June 24, 1930 Astoria Aug. 20, 1930 Weiser, ID H. Lester Smith (OR) Herbert Welch (ID)June 23, 1931 Eugene Aug 19, 1931 Buhl, ID Edgar Blake (OR) Titus Lowe (ID)June 21, 1932 Portland (Centenary-Wilbur) Aug. 31, 1932 Nampa, ID Titus LoweJune 20, 1933 Portland (Sunnyside Church) Aug. 30, 1933 Rupert, ID Titus Lowe

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Date (OR) Location (OR) Date (ID) Location (ID) Presiding Bishop (OR) Presiding Bishop (ID)June 19, 1934 Portland (First Church) Sept. 4, 1934 Boise, ID E.L. Waldorf (OR) James C. Baker (ID)June 25, 1935 Salem (First Church) Aug. 27, 1935 LaGrande, OR Titus LoweJune 23, 1936 Corvallis Aug. 26, 1936 Pocatello, ID Titus LoweJune 22, 1937 Klamath Falls Aug. 24, 1937 Caldwell, ID Titus LoweJune 21, 1938 The Dalles Aug. 16, 1938 Idaho Falls, ID W. E. Brown (OR) J. Ralph Magee (ID)June 21, 1939 Forest Grove Sept. 5, 1939 Baker, OR Wallace E. BrownJune 19, 1940 Portland (First Church) May 29, 1940 Boise, ID Wm. C. Martin (OR) J. H. Straughn (ID)June 18, 1941 Eugene June 4, 1941 Twin Falls, ID Bruce R. BaxterJune 17, 1942 Portland (First Church) June 3, 1942 Nampa, ID Bruce R. BaxterJune 16, 1943 Portland (First Church) June 2, 1943 Buhl, ID Bruce R. BaxterJune 22, 1944 Portland (First Church) June 6, 1944 Caldwell, ID Bruce R. BaxterJune 21, 1945 Salem (First Church) June 7, 1945 Burley, ID Bruce R. BaxterJune 19, 1946 Seaside June 4, 1946 Boise, ID Bruce R. BaxterJune 18, 1947 Portland (First Church) June 3, 1947 Idaho Falls, ID Bruce R. BaxterJune 15, 1948 Portland (Centenary-Wilbur) June 1, 1948 Nampa, ID Francis J. McConnellJune 19, 1949 Ashland May 24, 1949 Twin Falls, ID Gerald H. KennedyJune 13, 1950 Portland (Sunnyside Church) May 30, 1950 Caldwell, ID Gerald H. KennedyJune 12, 1951 Willamette University, Salem May 29, 1951 Pocatello, ID Gerald H. KennedyJune 17, 1952 Portland (Rose City Park) June 3, 1952 LaGrande, OR Gerald H. Kennedy (OR) Donald H. Tippett (ID)June 16, 1953 Salem (First Church) June 2, 1953 Gooding, ID A. Raymond GrantJune 15, 1954 Portland (First Church) May 25, 1954 Boise, ID A. Raymond GrantJune 21, 1955 Eugene (First Church) May 24, 1955 Idaho Falls, ID A. Raymond GrantMay 29, 1956 Portland (First Church) May 22, 1956 Ontario, OR A. Raymond GrantJune 11, 1957 Corvallis May 21, 1957 Twin Falls, ID A. Raymond GrantJune 17, 1958 Portland (First Church) May 20, 1958 Nampa, ID A. Raymond GrantMay 27, 1959 Medford May 20, 1959 Salmon, ID A. Raymond GrantMay 30, 1960 Portland (Rose City Park) May 23, 1960 Caldwell, ID A. Raymond GrantMay 30, 1961 Portland (First Church) May 23, 1961 Boise, ID A. Raymond GrantJune 5, 1962 Willamette University, Salem May 29, 1962 LaGrande, OR A. Raymond GrantJune 4, 1963 Willamette University, Salem May 28, 1963 Rupert, ID A. Raymond GrantJune 9, 1964 Willamette University, Salem June 2, 1964 Payette, ID A. Raymond GrantJune 8, 1965 Willamette University, Salem May 24, 1965 Burley, ID A. Raymond GrantJune 7, 1966 Willamette University, Salem May 23, 1966 Ontario, OR A. Raymond Grant

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Date (OR) Location (OR) Date (ID) Location (ID) Presiding Bishop Presiding Bishop (ID)June 6, 1967 Willamette University, Salem May 22, 1967 Boise, ID Glenn R. Phillips (OR) R. Marvin Stuart (ID)June 4, 1968 Willamette University, Salem June 11, 1968 Idaho Falls, ID Glenn R. Phillips[Concluding sessions of both the Oregon and Idaho Annual Conferences]

Date Location Presiding BishopJune 3, 1969 Willamette University, Salem Everett W. PalmerJune 17, 1970 Northwest Nazarene College, Nampa Everett W. PalmerMay 31, 1971 Willamette University, Salem W. Maynard SparksJune 6, 1972 Willamette University, Salem W. Maynard SparksJune 4, 1973 Willamette University, Salem Jack M. TuellJune 4, 1974 Boise State University, Boise Jack M. TuellJune 3, 1975 Willamette University, Salem Jack M. TuellJune7, 1976 Willamette University, Salem Jack M. TuellJune 15, 1977 Eastern Oregon State College, LaGrande Jack M. TuellJune 6, 1978 Willamette University, Salem Jack M. TuellJune 19, 1979 Willamette University, Salem Jack M. TuellJune 10, 1980 Willamette University, Salem Jack M. TuellJune 2, 1981 Idaho State University, Pocatello Calvin D. McConnellJune 8, 1982 Willamette University, Salem Calvin D. McConnellJune 6, 1983 Willamette University, Salem Calvin D. McConnellJune 5, 1984 Willamette University, Salem Calvin D. McConnellJune 10, 1985 Willamette University, Salem Calvin D. McConnellJune 9, 1986 Willamette University, Salem Calvin D. McConnellJune 15, 1987 Boise State University, Boise Calvin D. McConnellJune 13, 1988 Willamette University, Salem Calvin D. McConnellJune 12, 1989 Willamette University, Salem William W. Dew, Jr.June 11, 1990 Willamette University, Salem William W. Dew, Jr.June 17, 1991 Boise State University, Boise William W. Dew, Jr.June 8, 1992 Willamette University, Salem William W. Dew, Jr.June 9, 1993 Willamette University, Salem William W. Dew, Jr.June 15, 1994 Boise State University, Boise William W. Dew, Jr.June 14, 1995 Willamette University, Salem William W. Dew, Jr.June 12, 1996 Willamette University, Salem William W. Dew, Jr.

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Date Location Presiding BishopJune 12, 1997 Willamette University, Salem Edward W. PaupJune 11, 1998 Boise State University, Boise Edward W. PaupJune 9, 1999 Willamette University, Salem Edward W. PaupJune 14, 2000 Willamette University, Salem Edward W. PaupJune 13, 2001 Willamette University, Salem Edward W. PaupJune 12, 2002 Willamette University, Salem Edward W. PaupJune 9, 2003 Boise State University & First UMC, Boise Edward W. PaupJune 9, 2004 Willamette University, Salem Edward W. PaupJune 8, 2005 Willamette University, Salem Robert T. HoshibataJune 7, 2006 Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID Robert T. HoshibataJune 12, 2007 Willamette University, Salem Robert T. HoshibataJune 18, 2008 Willamette University, Salem Robert T. HoshibataJune 12, 2009 Willamette University, Salem Robert T. Hoshibata

Historical NoteIn 1784 at the organizing conference of the Methodist Church in America it was noted in the minutes that “following the counsel of Mr. Wesley, who recommended

the Episcopal mode of Church government, we thought it best to become an Episcopal Church, making the Episcopal office elective, and the elect superintendent or bishop amenable to the body of ministers and preachers.”

It was Wesley’s strong advice to designate Asbury and Coke as general superintendents of the new church (Wesley refused to use the word “bishop.”). This advice was followed with the exception that these two were designated as “bishops.” As the church grew and more bishops were elected, there were debates about the office of bishop. One lingering issue was whether or not a bishop should be “localized,” that is assigned to a given annual conference.

Before 1939 the prevailing practice�until 1939 all bishops were elected by the General Conference. There were designated cities in which they were asked to reside but the actual assignments of bishops to preside at each annual conference were made by the bishops themselves, hence the many different bishops found on our roster.

The merger of Methodist denomin� -ence electing bishops, each geographical jurisdictional conference elects its own bishop, and each bishop is assigned to specific annual conferences within that jurisdic-tion.

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District Superintendent Appointment History

Note: The present configuration of districts was established in 1973. See the bottom of the page for the history of the districts from 1969 (the first year of the Oregon-Idaho merger) until 1973.

CentralT. Askew Crumbley 1973-1978; Clark S. Enz 1978-1984; Joe W. Walker 1984-1988; Dennis Mullins 1988-1994; Sue Owen Bofferding 1994-1997; Sue Owen 1997-1999; Jim Monroe 1999-2003; John Watts 2003.

EasternC. Keith Mills 1973-1974; Thomas Whitehead 1974-1978; A.C. Wischmeier 1978-1981; Ralph A. Lawrence 1981-1987; Arvin Luchs 1987-1991; Debbie Pitney 1991-1999; James Fellers 1999-2006; Robert Flaherty 2006.

MetropolitanHenry L. Haines 1973-1976; William O. Walker 1976-1982; Raymond E. Balcomb 1982-1988; James Wenger-Monroe 1988-1993; Steve Sprecher 1993-1999; Sue Owen 1999-2000; Minerva Carcaño 2000-2003; Bonnie Parr Philipson 2004.

SouthernRalph G. Kleen 1973-1975; Bruce McConnell 1975-1981; Charles L. McCarthy 1981-1986; Robert Burtner 1986-1992; Thomas M. Whitehead 1992-1997; Gary Oba 1997-2003; Donna Pritchard 2003.

WesternCyril Dorsett 1973-1975; Carl B. Mason 1975-1980; Dale C. Harris 1980-1986; Carol Seckel 1986-1988; Priscilla “Dee-Dee” Buffington 1988-1992; Arturo Fernandez 1992-1998; Karen Crooch 1998-2002; James Monroe 2003-2004; Katherine Simmons Conolly 2004.

District Superintendents 1969-1973:Portland-EastC. Gene Albertson 1969; George Emerson 1970-1973.

Snake RiverC. Keith Mills 1969-1973.

Portland-WestGeorge Emerson 1969-1970; Henry Haines 1970-1973.

Eugene-SouthRalph G. Kleen 1969-1973.

Salem-CentralCyril Dorsett 1969-1973.

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A History of Local Church AppointmentsOregon-Idaho Annual Conference, 1966-2009

ABERDEEN: 1967 Edward A. Bawden; 1970 Edward J. Stubbs; 1974 Grace M. Weaver; 1977 Robert A. Ledden; 1980 Daniel Pitney; 1985 Marvin Jones; 1986 Robert F. Dowrey; 1989 Glen T. Clark; 1992 Kim Fields; 1998 Donald Boyce; 2001 Linda S. Biggs; 2005 Marcie Collins; 2009 Davey Lefler.

ALBANY: 1968 Orville Coats; 1969 Assoc: Edson Gilmore; 1971 Assoc: Wesley Taylor; 1974 Herbert E. Morris, Assoc: Willard D. Norman; 1978 Meredith R. Groves; 1983 Assoc: Curtis Torp; 1987 Gary Miller; 1991 Pamela Nelson-Munson, Assoc: Brian Nelson-Munson, Darrell James (DM); 1998 Donna Pritchard; 2001 Assoc: Barbara Nixon; 2003 Craig Hall Cutting; 2004 Laura Jaquith Bartlett (FD); 5/1/07 Gregg Monroe; 2007 Rich Fuss.

ALOHA: 1972 Eugene Walter; 1981 Norman J. Brown; 1984 James O. Burch; 1989 Daniel Thompson; 1/1/92 Donald Barnhart; 1997 Beth Estock; 2001 Patricia Meyers (FD); 2004 Angela Horton Gapay; 2/1/07 Laura Truby; 2007 Michael Cowan.

ALSEA: 1962 D. Glen Hughes; 1970 Wesley Hall; 1975 Elam J. Anderson; 1979 David R. Kinman; 1985 Stephan Ross; 1988 Elliot L. Nichols; 1990 Warren Sherk; 1991 George Trobaugh; 1993 Ruth Perrill; 2001 Discontinued.

AMERICAN FALLS: 1967 Edward A. Bawden; 1970 Edward Stubbs; 1974 Grace M. Weaver; 1977 Robert A. Ledden; 1980 Daniel Pitney; 1985 Marvin Jones; 1986 Robert F. Dowrey; 1989 Glen T. Clark; 1992 Kim Fields; 1998 Donald Boyce; 2001 Linda S. Biggs; 2005 Marcie Collins; 2009 Davey Lefler.

AMITY (OR): 1967 Wesley Hall; 1970 Ralph Ohling; 1977 Willard Norman; 1986 Karen Little; 1990 William Hare; 1994 Sandra Daniels; 1995 Mark Anderson; 1999 Ruth Marsh; 2003 Margaret Golden; 2008 Carol Swanson.

ARLINGTON: 1968 Robert Dowrey; 1971 Perry Jackman; 1973 Luther Sturtevant; 1977 David T. Rieck; 1980 Daniel Nichols; 1982 Hardy L. Thompson; 1984 Daniel Secord; 1987 Mark Johnson; 1989 Supplied; 1990 Norman Barley; 1994 David G. White; 1998 Jerry Gilmer; 2000 Bob Reasoner.

ASHLAND: 1966 Warren Thomas; 1979 James L. Cox; 1981 Nevitt B. Smith; 1991 Sue Owen-Bofferding; 1994 Michael Powell; 2007 Thomas Myers.

ASHTON COMMUNITY: 1964 Woodrow Harris; 1969 Allen Lambert; 1972 Harold W. Black; 1975 Emmett Shortreed; 1978 Mark H. Rolfsema; 1981 Grace Drake; 1986 Kent Stangland; 1988 Robin Yim; 1992 Judith Johnson; 2000 Denny Diezel; 2002 Martha Oldham; 2004 Janice Barber; 2005 Barbara Bunsold; 2009 Greg Lindsay.

ASTORIA: 1969 W. Harry Monroe; 1973 S. Raynor Smith Jr.; 1976 Dennis L. Mullins; 1981 Edwin Bayly; 1982 Assoc: Susan West; 1984 Robert Kingsbury; 1988 Sue Owen-Bofferding; 1991 Steven L. Mitchell; 1992 Jane Hill (DM); 1999 David R. Kinman; 2005 Judith Johnson.

BAKER: 1967 Robert McNeil; 1972 Gerald C. Nelson; 1982 Gregory L. Eicher; 1988 Gregory M. Lindsay; 1993 Karen Slotta; 1998 Lura Kidner-Miesen; 2003 Jack Bynum; 2007 Juanita Bergacker.

BANKS COMMUNITY: 1967 Robert Hayes; 1975 William A. Hulet; 1982 George Cobb; 1984 John Freeman; 1985 David R. Kinman; 1994 Brian Shimer; Dan Benson.

BAY CITY: 1963 Wesley Hall; 1965 Roger De Francisco; 1967 Ronald J. Crandall; 1970 William Rademacher; 1972 Terry Edin; 1976 Kenneth Coggon; 1978 Wendell L. Coe; 1982 David Thompson; 1987 Penny Christianson; 1990 Daniel O. Houghton; 1996 Patty Hale; 1999 Joyce Cann; 2002 David Hurd.

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BEATTY: 1969 Merle G. Benson; 1971 John Lubke; 1975 Gerald McCray Sr.; 1978 Carol Seckel & Kevin Seckel; 1982 Gregory J. Johanson; 1986 Patricia Davidson; 1988 Deanna Self-Price; 1995 Discontinued.

BEAVERTON: 1969 Bruce McConnell; 1975 Robert L. Benefiel; 1983 Fred Abney; 1992 Lowell Greathouse; 1996 Assoc: Vijay Buck; 1999 Wayne Weld-Martin; 2001 Steven Wolff.

BEND: 1965 Wayne Hill; 1970 Dale Harris; 1980 Paul O. Jewell; 1983 Assoc: John W. Grimsted; 1987 Verle L. Mitchell; 1992 Assoc: Todd Bartlett, Laura Jaquith Bartlett (DM); 1993 Bonnie & James Parr Philipson; 1997 Annis Henson (FD); 2001 Milo Thornberry, Assoc: Sue Owen; 2003 Assoc: Kathy Boyes; 2005 Thomas Larson, Assoc: Linda Biggs; 2007 Thomas Larson.

BLACKFOOT JASON LEE: 1968 David Brooks; 1970 Walter Warner; 1972 William E. Lineberry; 1977 Delbert P. Remaley; 1981 George Allen; 11/83 Kristan Burkert; 1984 Thomas K. Larson; 1990 David B. Thompson; 1997 Janet Farrell; 2001 Gay Jeffery.

BOISE AMITY: 1/1/79 James Cox; 6/15/79 Steven A. Tollefson; 1987 David Grauer; 2/1/89 Rand Sargent; 1994 Brian O’Grady; 1997 Janet Burkhart; 2003 Lisa Payton.

BOISE COLLISTER: 1966 Cecil Stanley; 1974 S. Michael Sheridan; 1978 Norman J. Brown; 1981 Dale Metzger; 1983 Lawrence G. Martin; 1984 David C. Coulter; 1985 Edward E. Springman; 1989 Betty M. Luginbill; 1994 June Fothergill; 1998 Keith Brudevold; 2002 Deanna Self-Price; 2004 Amy Pearson; 2009 David B. Thompson.

BOISE FIRST: 1969 Daniel E. Taylor; 1970 Assoc; John Dawson, Wesley Taylor; 1971 David L. Aasen; 1974 Assoc: A. Joseph Housh; 1975 Fred Venable; 1978 Assoc: James L. Cox; 1978 Assoc. Brenda S. Wills: 1979 Assoc: Stanley Andrews; 1980 Assoc: Arvin Luchs; 1987 Assoc: Scott Allen; 1988 Joe W. Walker; 1990 R. Thomas Tucker; 1990 Assoc: June Fothergill; 1992 Assoc: Jon K. Brown; 1995 Steven A. Tollefson; 1996 Assoc: Daryl M. Blanksma; 1998 Assoc: Lisa Payton; 2002 Assoc: Sandra MacFadden; 2003 Assoc: Claire McNulty-Drewes.

BOISE HILLVIEW: 1962 Dwight Williams; 1969 Don Ian Smith; 1981 Assoc: Dan Thompson; 1983 James D. Hulett; 1992 Fredrick C. Kane; 1997 David B. Thompson; 2002 Assoc: Claire McNulty-Drewes; 2006 Assoc: Eilidh Lowery, Young Adult Ministry: Jeff Lowery (FD), Congr. Care & Development: Janine Watkins (FD); 2008 John Tindell (Janine Watkins continued); 2009 Barbara Nixon.

BOISE IMMANUEL: 1972 Milton S. Jordan Jr.; 1975 Supplied; 1976 Discontinued.

BOISE WHITNEY: 1965 Raymond A. Thompson; 1969 Harold Shellhart; 1971 Edmund B. Stanton; 1978 Laron Hall; 1981 Raymond Wright; 1990 W. Joseph Housh; 1997 Paul D. Self-Price, Elizabeth Boerl (FD); 1998 Assoc: Deanna Self-Price; 2004 Matthew Henry; 2009 Christina Fridel.

BORING: 1968 Wendell Coe; 1975 John F. Luebke; 1980 Supplied; 1981 Elizabeth Gray; 1984 Emmett Shortreed; 1986 Terry L. Unger; 1991 Carol Ann Unger; 2002 Discontinued.

BUENA VISTA: 1969 James Patterson; 1972 Dayton Loomis; 1974 Wesley Taylor; 1977 Supplied; 1979 Curt McCormack; 1980 Elmer Yoder; 1983 Roderick Leupp; 1984 Orval Whitman & Stanley Schmelling; 1985 Supplied; 9/1/85 Phil Hanni; 1986 Discontinued.

BUHL: 1965 Paul V. LaRue; 1969 Glenn Waltman; 1975 George A. Trobough; 1977 Edwin Bayly; 1981 Marlin M. Brownell; 1985 Richard C. Rash; 1987 Gerald Hill; 1994 Roberta Patterson; 1997 Gay Jeffery; 2001 Margie Mai; 2005 Jerry Peters; 2009 Penny Hodges.


BURLEY: 1964 Paul Ludlow; 1969 George Trobough; 1972 Stanley E. Andrews; 1979 Wesley Hall; 1985 John I. Watts; 1992 Stephan Ross; 1998 Allen Trachsel; 2003 Darcey Gritzmacher; 2008 Karen Puckett.

CALDWELL: 1968 David Smith; 1975 Kenneth S. Simonds; 1977 David Guard; 1978 Raymond A. Thompson; 1992 Philip S. Hanni; 1993 James Burch; 1994 Assoc: Gay Jeffery; 1997 John Mars; 2007 Kirke Jeffrey; 2008 Allen Trachsel.

CAMAS VALLEY: 1963 Ruth Cotton; 1971 Edward E. Springman; 1972 Merle Burres; 1974 Raymond Hinton; 1986 Mary Ellen Hare & William Hare; 1990 Karen Little; 1994 Ramiro Cruz-Ahedo; 1998 Martha Oldham; 1999 Jerry Peters; 2000 Phyllis Stelson; 2008 Aura Lee Jabs & Ed Jabs.

CANBY: 1968 Stanley Schmelling; 1973 George Boner; 1980 Herbert E. Morris; 1987 Meredith Groves; 1991 Earnest R. Bell; 1995 Leland Hunefeld; 2002 Susan Staley; 2004 James Frisbie; 2008 William Taylor.

CANYONVILLE: 1966 Clarence Desler; 1970 John Wood; 1978 Bonnie Parr Philipson & James Parr Philipson; 1984 Norman H. Barley; 1989 Shirley Knight; 1996 Don Knepp & Shirley Manning Knepp; 1998 June Fothergill; 2007 James Anderson; 2009 Matt Henry.

CARUS: 1968 Stanley Schmelling; 1973 George Boner; 1976 Dwight Townsen; 1977 George Izzett; 1983 David White; 1985 Amy Overton-Harris; 1989 Eugene Walters; 1995 William Seagren; 2001 Daniel Houghton; 2003 Rand Sargent.

CASTLEFORD: 1965 Paul LaRue; 1969 Glenn Waltman; 1975 George A. Trobough; 1977 Edwin Bayly; 1981 Keith Drew (intern); 1982 Jeffry L. Uecker; 1984 Dan Cotton; 1985 Lura Kidner-Miesen; 1991 Susan T. Staley; 1997 Gay Jeffery; 2001 Margie Mai; 2005 Jerry Peters; 2009 Jana Blick.

CAVE JUNCTION IMMANUEL: 1966 Stanley Day; 1970 D. Glen Hughes; 1979 G. Thomas Skyler; 1980 Gregory M. Lindsay; 1983 Donna Pritchard; 1987 John Skien; 1988 Sue Anne Smith; 1989 Jack Cornell; 1993 Robert Ledden; 1999 David Goodrich; 2006 Charles Chase.

CHILOQUIN: 1966 Eleanor Stanley; 1970 Robert Benson; 1975 Frank Shields; 1978 Carol Seckel & Kevin Seckel; 1982 Gregory J. Johanson; 1987 William Seagren; 1988 Deanna Self-Price; 1990 Susan Nelson; 1998 John Maricle; 2000 Rich Christensen.

CHRIST THE RECONCILER NEW CONGREGATION PROJECT: 2004 Chuck Cooper.

CHUBBUCK: 1986 James D. Frisbie & Rinya L. Frisbie; 1994 Frank Hancock; 1999 Amy Lamb; 2002 Marcie Collins; 2009 Davey Lefler.

CLARKES: 1969 Austin McGhee; 1979 Arshad Haqq; 1986 Raymond Hinton; 1998 Dale Beeghly; 1999 Peggy Luckman; 2004 Eric Conklin; 2006 Tom Truby.

CLATSKANIE: 1966 Raymond Hinton; 1972 L. Samuel Sebring, Jr.; 1974 Cecil W. Stanley; 1978 Flora “Bee” Hall; 1982 Gerry D. Etchison; 1986 Marshall Wattman-Turner; 1988 Richard C. Rash; 1989 Robert Kingsbury; 1993 John Mars; 1997 Gwen Drake; 1998 Paul Darling; 2001 Joyce Cann; 2002 Patsy Sturtevant; 2007 Carolyn Bowers.

COBURG: 1966 Everett Kennedy; 1967 Peter Warner; 1971 Virden Seybold; 1974 Stanley J. Schmelling; 1976 Donald G. Barnhart; 1979 Elam J. Anderson; 1982 Otis C. Harden; 1986 Supplied; 1987 Leslie Hall; 1988 Barbara Emery; 10/2/88 Barbara Eicher; 11/1/92 Roger Carlson; 1994 Joan Pierson; 1996 Brian Nelson-Munson; 1999 Danna Drum Hastings; 2003 Gary Powell.


COOS BAY: 1965 Stanley Andrews; 1970 Stanley Day; 1975 E. John Powers; 1981 Kline F. Dickerson; 1984 David A. Stewart; 1990 Robert Hefty; 1996 Randall Jones; 2001 Adele Hustis; 2006 David D. M. King.

COQUILLE PIONEER: 1966 Hillis Slaymaker; 1967 Robert McNabb; 1971 John Qually; 1973 Earnest R. Bell; 1976 Edwin A. Cutting; 1980 Robert A. Ledden; 1986 Gerald C. Nelson; 1996 Shirley Knight; 2002 Roderick Gabbert; 2006 Karen Nelson; 2007 Jeanie Stoppel; 2008 Elaine Steele.

CORNELIUS: 1969 Orville Covault; 1970 Alice Morrison; 1974 Eric Robinson; 1977 Arvin Luchs; 1980 G. Thomas Skyler; 1982 Michael Runyon; 1992 David Grauer; 1995 David Odell; 2002 Richard Parker; 2003 Rinya Frisbie; 2004 Gerry Etchison; 2008 Eric Conklin.

CORVALLIS: 1965 Assoc: John Wood; 1968 William O. Walker; 1970 Assoc: Wayne Hill: 1976 Robert Burtner, Assoc: Earnest Bell; 1986 Dale C. Harris, Assoc: Deborah G. Pitney; 1991 Assoc: David Weekley; 1993 James Wenger-Monroe, Assoc: Rebecca Wenger-Monroe; 1997 Bert Scott, Ann Bateman (FD); 2000 Assoc: Sue Joiner; 2004 Deanna Self-Price & Paul Self-Price; 2006 Jim Fellers, Assoc: Courtney McHill.

COTTAGE GROVE: 1969 Melvin Dixon; 1975 John N. Garrabrandt; 1977 Karl C. Evans; 1982 Norman H. Barley; 1984 C. Keith Mills; 10/1/86 Stacy S. Hance: 1989 Sandra Daniels; 1992 Glen Clark; 2004 Billy Craig; 12/01/2007 Gregg Monroe; 2008 Achsah Clark.

COVE COMMUNITY: 1969 Alfred Boshee; 1965 Dennis Mullins; 1971 Dudley Johnson; 1973 Gregory J. Johanson; 1978 James Frisbie; 1980 Supplied; 1981 Edmun L. Frankie; 1982 Elliot Nichols; 1988 Thomas R. Kirk; 1992 Gerry Etchison; 1995 Ernest Smith; 2001 Jerry Peters; 2004 Elmer Yoder; 2006 Mike Lamb.

CRESWELL: 1967 Al Hanson; 1969 Luther Sturtevant; 1970 Carl B. Mason; 1971 No appointment; 1974 Discontinued.

CROSSROADS: 1999 Jerry Steele; 2005 William Lineberry; 2008 Robyn Morrison; 2009 Gary Ross.

DALLAS: 1968 Revelle E. Roach; 1976 Paul LaRue; 1982 John Page; 1984 Robert Flaherty; 1988 William Seagren; 1994 David R. Kinman; 1999 Gwen Drake; 2006 Jeremy Hajdu-Paulen.

DAYS CREEK COMMUNITY: 1966 Clarence Desler; 1970 John Wood; 1978 Bonnie Parr Philipson & James P. Philipson; 1984 Joyce Cann; 1987 Shirley Knight; 1991 Ruth Perrill; 1992 Patti Hale; 1993 Supplied; 1996 Don Knepp & Shirley Manning Knepp; 1999 Discontinued.

DRAIN: 1964 Edwin Cooke; 1970 Edwin Bayly; 1977 Ralph D. Ohling; 1980 Brenda S. Wills; 10/84 George W. Cobb; 1986 Henry N. Easley; 1988 Daniel Wilson-Fey; 1993 Gary D. Hull; 1994 Marcia Hansen; 1998 Donald Piercy; 2003 Daniel Houghton.

DILLARD/WINSTON: 1968 Gerald Nelson; 1972 Raymond Hinton; 1986 William Hare & Mary Ellen Hare; 1990 Karen Little; 1994 Ramiro Cruz-Ahedo; 1998 Martha Oldham; 1999 Jerry Peters; 2000 Phyllis Stelson; 2008 Aura Lee Jabs & Ed Jabs.

DUFUR: 1969 Ronald Crandall; 1971 Grace Weaver; 1978 George Allen; 1980 George Trobough; 1982 Stephen L. Allgeier; 1987 Bruce S. Andrews; 1990 Allen C. Trachsel; 1995 Donald Piercy; 1998 Jerry Holland.

DUNDEE: 1969 Orval Whitman; 1974 Dayton Loomis; 1979 Fred E. Hoadley; 1981 Murray Lockhard; 1989 Robert L. Reynolds; 1996 Margaret Golden; 2006 Gary Langenwalter.


EAGLE: 1966 Cecil Stanley; 1974 S. Michael Sheridan; 1978 Norman J. Brown; 1981 Ernest I. Smith; 1983 Lawrence G. Martin; 1993 John Grimsted.EASTERN IDAHO HISPANIC MINISTRIES: 1998 Noel Morfin.

ECHO: 1968 James L. Wilson; 1972 Edwin Cutting; 1976 Stanley Trefren; 1978 Patricia and Wesley Simpson-Stanton; 1979 Bruce T. Montgomery; 1986 Stacy S. Hance; 10/1/86 Donald Boyce; 1988 Don Knepp & Shirley Manning Knepp; 1991 Walter Robinson; 1995 Billy Craig; 2004 Ervin Williams; 2005 Al Fisher; 2006 Laurie Keizur; 2007 Erv Williams; 2008 Tim Novak.

ELGIN: 1965 Dennis Mullins; 1971 Dudley Johnson; 1973 Gregory J. Johanson; 1978 James Frisbie; 1980 Supplied; 1981 Edmun L. Frankie; 1982 Elliot Nichols; 1988 Jay Lucas; 1990 Jerry Peters; 1999 Delores Hodney; 2000 Elmer Yoder; 2002 Kaye Garver; 2009 TBS.

EMMETT: 1964 Mervyn C. Shay; 1969 William Lineberry; 1972 Elam J. Anderson; 1975 Harold W. Black; 1978 Donald West; 1982 Edgar A. Raynis; 1985 David T. Rieck; 1988 Kjell Knutsen; 1994 D. Scott Allen; 2002 Kirk Jeffery; 2007 Linda Biggs.

ESTACADA: 1961 Ormal Trick; 1970 Denis Lawrence; 1976 Gregory J. Johanson; 1979 Luis Bove; 1983 Dana Brown; 1987 Tim Overton-Harris; 1989 David Williams; 1991 David Peyer; 1992 Mark Bettinger-Anderson; 1996 Bill Cunnings; 2000 Marcia Hauer; 2004 Charles Cooper; 2005 Discontinued.

EUGENE ASBURY: 1968 Edward Liebman; 1970 J.E. Coppedge; 1974 Thomas Fletcher; 1979 A. Harper Richardson; 1981 Charles W. Easley, Jr.; 1984 Fred Lydum; 1994 Gary Oba; 1997 Howard DeVore; 1998 Brian Nelson-Munson; 1999 Greg Hastings; 2000 Bryn Wittmayer; 2002 Melissa Harkness; 2006 Achsah Clark; 2008 Jeanie Stoppel.

EUGENE FIRST: 1969 Herbert E. Richards, Assoc: Meredith R. Groves; 1978 T. Askew Crumbley, Assoc: James P. Monroe; 1981 Assoc: Alan Birr; 1982 William O. Walker; 1984 Assoc: Fred Kane; 1988 Assoc: Peter Shumar; 1/1/92 Assoc: Adele Hustis; 1992 Gary Powell; 1995 Assoc: Margaret Lofsvold; 1998 Karen Warren (DM); 1999 Deborah Pitney, John Pitney; 2001 Assoc: Laura Rockwell; 2004-08 Assoc: Lyda Pierce.

EUGENE TRINITY: 1969 Paul Henry; 1975 Assoc: Paul G. Rademacher; 1977 John R. Qualley; 1979 Keith Mills; 1985 Ross J. Miller; 1994 Dennis Mullins; 1996 Ardis Letey (DM); 1997 James Burch; 2000 Pamela Nelson-Munson.

EUGENE WESLEY: 1961 Luis Bove; 1970 Stanley Andrews; 1972 Allen R. Reesor; 1981 Laura Lee Luce (DM); 1985 Ted Hulbert; 4/88 Myron Hall; 1988 Gregory L. Eicher; 1991 Assoc: Rebecca Irelan; 1996 Lorenz Schultz; 1999 Brian Nelson-Munson; 10/29/08 Donald Inlay; 2009 Erin Martin-Christian Education Director; 2008 Donald Inlay; 2009 Erin Martin, Jeff Lowery-Youth & Family Ministries.

FALLS CITY: 1956 Rinke Reenstra; 1975 Walter Erbele; 1979 Supplied; 1980 Walter Erbele; 1982 Sydney Gaither; 1983 Supplied; 1987 Robert Reynolds; 1990 Paul LaRue; 1996 Robert Reynolds; 1998 Lay Person Assigned; 1999 Robert Ledden; 2004 Robert Burns; 2007 James Simmons.

FILER: 1967 Ralph Cairns; 1969 Elam J. Anderson; 1972 J. Donald Crego; 1975 Otis C. Harden; 1978 Grace Drake; 1981 David E. Upp; 1986 Lowell R. Greathouse; 1989 Rebecca Irelan; 1991 Damon Wright; 1994 Rinya Frisbie; 1999 Sandra Kimbrow; 2004 Noel Morfin; 9/21/08 Carol Thompson.

FLORA: 1969 Gertrude Sorlein; 1973 Discontinued.

FLORENCE: 1981 Karl C. Evans; 1982 Russell Robinson; 1985 Supplied; 9/96 Jeff Strobel; 1990 Mary Goldstein; 1994 Roger Carlson; 2002 Colleen Fulmer; 2006 Ruth Marsh.


FOREST GROVE: 1967 Nevitt Smith; Assoc: Tom Hilson; 1974 Delbert M. Keller; 1981 Lloyd G. Uecker; 1985 Assoc: Dean S. Yamamoto; 1986 Donald Colburn; 1989 James O. Burch, Assoc: Donald G. Barnhart; 1993 David Weekley; 1999 Lorenz Schultz; 2001 Joanne Rannells; 2005 Daniel Wilson-Fey.

FORT KLAMATH: 1965 Eleanor Stanley; 1970 Robert Benson; 1975 Frank Shields; 1978 Carol Seckel & Kevin Seckel; 1982 William Seagren; 1987 Paul Self-Price; 1990 Susan Nelson; 1998 Bob Chavez; 1999 Bob Adams.

FOSSIL: 1968 Dayton Loomis; 1970 Thomas H. Hill; 1971 Perry Jackman; 1977 Bruce Montgomery; 1979 Jon F. Langenwalter; 1982 James Frank Mitchell; 1983 Marvin O. Jones; 1985 Lavonne Lacey; 1991 Valerie Jean Rumble; 1995 Allen C. Trachsel; 1998 Craig Strobel; 1999 Tim Novak; 2008 Pearl Whistler.

FRUITLAND: 1967 Grace M. Weaver; 1970 Keith Maxwell; 1972 Hardy L. Thompson; 1982 Ron D. Borden; 1984 Rand D. Sargent; 1989 Linda K. Perry; 1992 Jody E. Felton; 1997 James Anderson; 2007 John Go.

GARIBALDI: 1965 Kenneth Coggon; 1973 Alfred E. Vosper; 1981 Robert F. Dowrey; 1984 merged with Bay City UMC.

GILCHRIST COMMUNITY: 1969 A. Arthur Weber; 1978 George Cobb; 1982 Kristan M. Burkert; 1984 Roger L. Crabree; 1986 Leland E. Hunefeld; 1988 Kent D. Stangland; 1991 Supplied; 1992 Steve Wardrum; 1996 Ed Hannah; 2002 Joe Spinelli; 2006 Verle Mitchell; 2008 Sue Ludemann.

GLENNS FERRY: 1967 Dwight E. Wilcher; 1970 Edward A. Bawden; 1973 James More; 1976 Archie Thornton; 1978 Robert R. Bryant; 1981 Sandra Alden; 1987 Kristin Oslin; 1989 Robert F. Dowrey; 1992 Norm Naugler; 1993 John Payne; 2003 Juanita Bergacker; 2007 W. Curtis Naeve.

GOLD HILL: 1967 Raymond White; 1971 Ronald Crandall; 1975 L. Samuel Sebring Jr.; 1978 J. Ross Knotts; 1981 Betty N. Luginbill; 1985 Ralph D. Ohling; 1987 Charles Cooper; 1990 Janet Campbell; 1998 Jack Cornell; 2003 Richard Titus.

GOODING: 1968 Edmund Stanton; 1971 Edson Gilmore; 1974 Edward J. Stubbs; 1976 John H. Mann; 1980 Robert Hefty; 1983 Delbert P. Remaley; 1985 David G. White; 1991 Ronald Crandall; 1994 David Bean; 1999 Michael Gregor; 2004 Elke Sharma; 2006 Shirley Knight; 2007 David Buechler.

GRAND RONDE: 1969 D.A. Martin; 1971 Don Martin; 1972 Oscar V. Luchs; 1976 Mike Powell; 1976 Dick Sez; 1979 Larry McCann; 1980 Tim Voegile; 1981 Roderick Leupp; 1983 Rick A. Hohnbaum; 1984 Roderick Leupp; 1987 Jerry Peters; 1989 Robert Reynolds; 1996 Gloria McNally; 2005 Delores Hodney; 2008 Robert Ledden.

GRANTS PASS NEWMAN: 1968 Charles McCarthy, Assoc: Stanley Day; 1970 Assoc: D. Glen Hughes; 1974 V. Leon Bolen; 1979 Howard A. Smith & Judith E. Smith; 1981 Dennis Mullins; 1984 Assoc: Joseph A. Lowman-Pritchard; 1987 Assoc: Brenda Wills; 1988 Lorenz Schultz; 1995 Karen Crooch; 1998 Brett Strobel; 2006 Melissa Harkness Haugen.

GRESHAM: 1968 Wendell Coe; 1974 Assoc: Alice G. Morrison; 1974 Clark Enz; 1978 C. Gene Albertson; 1975 Clark Enz; 1985 Perry Jackman; 1989 James W. Buffington; 1993 David Guard; 2/1/07 Penny Christianson; 2007 Jim Parr Philipson.

GRESHAM HISPANIC FELLOWSHIP: 2002 Alejandro Hinojosa.

HAGERMAN: 1964 E.V. Hargreaves; 1969 Woodrow Harris; 1975 Donald West; 1978 Gary M. Miller; 1981 Charles V. Chesson; 1982 G. Thomas Skyler; 1983 Dale Metzger; 1986 Patricia Ann Hetrick; 1989 Sidney S. Harris; 1993 William Flanery; 1996 Daniel Houghton; 2001 Michael Hollomon.


HAINES: 1967 Robert McNeil; 1972 Gerald C. Nelson; 1982 Gregory L. Eicher; 1988 Janice King; 1989 Don Knepp & Shirley Knepp; 1996 Sally Wiens.

HALSEY: 1969 Roy Finch; 1970 Clarence Desler; 1977 Raymond L. Otto; 1980 Ralph D. Ohling; 1985 Elam J. Anderson; 1/1/91 Ruth Shirley; 1999 Bruce Andrews; 2003 Ruth Marsh; 2005 Sharon Tuck; 2007 Karen Nelson.

HARRISBURG: 1967 Peter Warner; 1971 Virden Seybold; 1973 Stanley J. Schmelling; 1976 Donald G. Barnhart; 1979 Elam J. Anderson; 1982 Otis C. Harden; 1995 Joan Pierson; 1996 Brian Nelson-Munson; 1999 Greg Hastings; 2000 Bryn Wittmayer; 2002 Melissa Harkness; 2006 Achsah Clark; 2008 William Hays.

HEPPNER: 1962 Melvin Dixon; 1969 Edwin Cutting; 1976 Steven A. Tollefson; 1979 S. Michael Sheridan; 1983 Robert R. Andrews-Bryant; 1984 M. Susan West; 1986 Donald Boyce; 1989 Gerry R. Etchison; 1992 Robert F. Dowrey; 1995 Heppner; 1998 Craig Strobel; 2002 Keith Brudevold; 2008 Jonathan Enz.

HERMISTON: 1966 V. Leon Bolen; 1970 Robert McNabb; 1974 Howard De Vore; 1975 David Stewart; 1979 Assoc: Bruce Montgomery; 1980 Gary M. Miller; 1987 W. Terence Erbele; 1989 Michael D. Powell; 1995 Craig Hall Cutting; 2003 Syd Bell.

HILLSBORO: 1969 Kenneth Simonds; 1975 Wendell Coe; 1977 James L. Airey; 1978 Assoc: Michael Sheridan; 1979 Assoc: Robert Melhorn; 1985 Assoc: William R. Hays; 1988 Fred Venable; Assoc: Janice Haftorson; 1989 Assoc: David Grauer; 1993 Dale Harris; 1998 Fredrick C. Kane; 1999 Assoc: Mark Anderson, Linda Baker (DM); 2002 Linda Baker (FD), Barbara Schultz (FD); 2005 Beth Ann Estock, Joyce Sluss (FD); 2006 Gwen Drake.

HOOD RIVER ASBURY: 1966 Francis Hayashi; 1967 Charles McDonald; 1972 Wayne Kobes; 1976 Ralph Wilde; 1980 T. Jeffrey Low; 1982 Gerald C. Nelson; 1986 Barbara Bellus-Upp; 1988 Thomas Fletcher; 1990 Charles Chase; 1998 Ginger Hollingsworth; 2000 Christina Thompson; 2006 David Paulson; 2008 Rinya Frisbie.

HOOD RIVER JAPANESE-AMERICAN: 1970 Masaji M. Goto.

HUNINGTON: 1970 Grace Weaver; 1971 Robert Wallace; 1974 Paul W. Burroughs; 1978 Darwin Secord; 1986 Gary Shoemaker. 1996 Discontinued.

IDAHO FALLS ST. PAUL’S: 1967 Allen R. Reesor; 1972 James H. Smith; 1979 Glenn W. Waltman; 1984 James Parr Philipson & Bonnie Parr Philipson; 1992 S. Michael Sheridan; 1993 Assoc: Luann Howard; 1998 Kim Fields; 2005 Daniel Thompson-Aue.

IDAHO FALLS TRINITY: 1962 Robert L. Benefiel; 1966 Assoc: Milton S. Jordan, Jr.; 1969 H. James Jenkins; 1976 Boone L. White; 1979 Assoc: Katherine Tomera; 1982 Laron H. Hall; 1983 Assoc: Lura Kidner-Miesen; 1985 Assoc: William D. (Phillips) McFarland; 1985 Emmett L. Shortreed, Assoc: David B. Thompson; 1990 Assoc: Marcie Collins; 1995 Lorenz Schultz, Assoc: Michael Kennedy; 1996 Thomas Larson; 2005 Brenda Sene.

JEFFERSON: 1968 C. Oren Walters; 1970 Luther Sturtevant; 1973 Charles Whelchel; 1974 Everett Manes; 1978 Myron Hall; 1985 Wesley Hall; 1991 Craig Tarter-Strobel; 1992 “Nick” Nichols; 1995 Barbara Bellus-Upp; 1999 Karen Nelson; 2000 James Welty; 2004 Katherine Raines.

JEROME: 1965 John Garrabrandt; 1975 Glenn W. Waltman; 1979 Raymond Wright; 1982 William E. Hare; 1986 Susan Nelson; 1990 D. Scott Allen; 1994 Jack Bynum; 1999 Quinton Kimbrow; 2004 Laura Rockwell; 9/21/08 Carol Thompson.


JOHN DAY: 1967 Darwin Secord; 1973 Karl C. Evans; 1977 John Page; 1982 Robert F. Newberg, Jr.; 1986 Robert A. Ledden; 1989 Marlin M. Brownell; 1998 Albert Hanson; 2002 Denny Diezel; 2006 Daniel Benson; 2009 Marcie Collins.

JORDAN VALLEY: 1966 J.D. Crego; 1971 Harold Shelhart; 1971 Edmund B. Stanton; 1974 David S. Smith; 1975 Edmund B. Stanton; 1976 Tom Tate; 1978 David E. Guard; 1981 Susan Caille; 1982 William Hays (intern); 1983 Riley McRae (Intern); 1984 Kent Stangland; 1986 John Skien; 1987 Don Ian Smith; 1988 Marvin Jones; 1989 Joyce Cann; 1999 Supplied; 2000 Sarah Anderson; 2002 Claire McNulty-Drewes; 2003 Erin Geoffrion; 2004 Richard Brown; 2005 Leo Berry; 2009 Michael Quintaro.

JOSEPH: 1966 Allen C. Lambert; 1969 Gertrude Sorlein; 1975 Robert Hefty; 1980 Donald Hawkins; 1983 Donald A. Boyce; 1984 Charles W. Chase; 1990 Bruce S. Andrews; 1997 Margie Mai; 2001 Robert Andrews-Bryant; 2002 Craig Strobel; 2009 Kaye Garver.

JUNCTION CITY: 1964 Al Vosper; 1973 John Qualley; 1976 Edwards C. Liebman; 1979 George Emerson; 1981 Virginia Curtis; 1984 Donald E. Hannah; 1990 Edmund B. Stanton; 1993 Vernon Groves; 1997 Todd Bartlett; 2004 Barbara Nixon; 2009 Susan Boegli.

KEIZER CLEAR LAKE: 1968 Henry Dockker; 1973 Leicester R. Longden; 1977 William Walles; 1979 Mervyn Shay; 1981 Anne Weld-Martin; 1985 LaVernae Hohnbaum; 1989 Amy Overton-Harris; 1994 Bruce Wenigmann; 2005 David Childress.

KIMBERLY: 1967 Delbert P. Remaley; 1973 Darwin E. Secord; 1978 John Wood; 1987 Dale Metzger; 1993 Jerry Steele; 1999 Merged with Murtaugh to become Crossroads.

KLAMATH FALLS: 1969 Robert Benefiel; 1975 David R. Schneider; 1978 Ralph Fothergill; 1985 Marlin M. Brownell; 1989 Stuart R. Shaw; 1998 Ted Myers; 2007 Steve Mitchell.

KUNA: 1960 I.L. Shaver; 1970 Mervyn Shay; 1972 Fred Abney; 1976 Deborah G. Pitney & John E. Pitney; 1981 John F. Luebke; 1982 W. Terence Erbele; 1987 Daniel Houghton; 1990 Steve W. Wolff; 1995 Thomas Kirk; 2000 Judith Johnson; 2005 Jody Felton.

LAGRANDE: 1968 Paul Jewell; 1977 David S. Smith; 1984 James Wenger-Monroe & Rebecca Wenger-Monroe; 1988 Bruce McConnell; 1992 Keith Wise; 1994 Amy & Tim Overton-Harris; 2001 Janet Farrell; 2005 Clay Andrew.

LAKE OSWEGO: 1962 Dale Harris; 1970 Luis Bove; 1971 Vernon Groves; 1972 Assoc: David Albright; 1976 Henry L. Haines & Denis G. Lawrence; 1979 Joe W. Walker; 1980 Assoc: Thomas H. Tate; 1982 Boone L. White; 1989 Assoc: Lowell Greathouse; 1992 James D. Hulett: 1992 Assoc: Brett C. Strobel; 1995 Assoc: William Gates; 2000 Assoc: Carol Davies; 2003 Steve Sprecher; 2007-09 Assoc: Margaret Lofsvold.

LAKEVIEW: 1969 Merle G. Benson; 1971 John Luebke; 1975 Fred Lydum; 1980 William E. Hare; 1982 John D. Skien; 1984 Thomas E. Myers; 1987 Steven T. Mitchell; 1991 H. Lee Baker; 1993 Damon Wright; 1996 Gene Hammond; 1998 Rodderick Gabbert; 2002 Charles Chase; 2006 Viola Goodman.

LEBANON: 1964 Oscar Luchs; 1971 Ralph Fothergill; 1978 Willima E. Lineberry; 1987 David Guard; 1993 Phillip Hanni; 1997 Katherine Conolly; 2004 Todd Bartlett; 1/1/09 Kirk Jeffery; 2009 Sue Owen.

LENTS TONGAN FELLOWSHIP: 2003 Amy Overton-Harris; 2004 Sione Malua; 2005 Tui’nauvai Fuapau.


LYONS: 1968 Gregory Johanson; 1970 Ed Springman; 1971 H. Laron Hall; 1972 Arthur L. Hansen; 1983 Michael Powell; 1987 Joyce Cann; 1989 Janice F. King; 1994 Andrew Nagappan; 1995 Barbara Bellus-Upp; 1998 Lay Speakers; 1999 Carol Thompson; 2002 Achsah Clark; 2006 Terry Kester; 2008 Discontinued.

MACKAY: 1967 Tom O. Hill; 1970 H. James Jenkins; 1973 Discontinued.

MADRAS: 1968 Thomas W. Foster; 1977 Perry Jackman; 1981 Emmett Shortreed; 1983 James E. Coppedge; 1985 Dwight Townsen; 1988 Fredrick C. Kane; 1992 Gary Ross; 1999 Thomas Telfer; 2005 Janet Farrell.

MAGIC VALLEY HISPANIC MINISTRIES: 2003 Noel Morfin.

MARQUAM: 1968 Merlin McGladrey; 1972 Burton Bastuscheck; 1977 Clarence R. Desler; 1979 Ashad Haqq; 1982 Stephan Ross; 1985 Al Boyer; 1986 Tim Overton-Harris; 1989 Eugene Walters; 1995 William Seagren; 2001 Daniel Houghton; 2003 Rand Sargent.

McCABE: 1967 Wesley Hall; 1970 Ralph Ohling; 1977 Willard Norman; 1986 Karen Little; 1990 William Hare; 1994 Sandra Daniels; 1995 Mark Anderson; 2000 Margaret Golden.

McMINNVILLE: 1967 Charles Kerr; 1973 Verle Mitchell; 1979 Warren C. Thomas; 1986 Charles McCarthy; 1994 William Lineberry; 1999 Stephan Ross.

MEDFORD FIRST: 1967 T. Askew Crumbley; Assoc: Ross Knotts; 1978 Lloyd G. Uecker, Assoc: Jeffrey Low; 1981 Delbert M. Keller, Assoc: John I. Watts; 1985 Assoc: Sue Wildman; 1988 Assoc: Ronald J. Crandall; 1991 Assoc: Brenda Bettinger-Anderson & Mark Bettinger-Anderson; 1992 Assoc: Cora “Bunny” Oliver; 1995 Emmett Shortreed; 1999 William E. McDonald, Assoc: Darey Burkhalter; 2001-2009 Dorita Betts Borgerson (PD); 2004 Assoc: Caren Caldwell; 2008 John Tucker, Assoc: Linda Tucker.

MEDFORD ST. LUKE’S: 1968 Ross Knotts; 1970 Merged with Medford First.

MERIDIAN: 1965 Ralph Fothergill; 1971 Charles W. Easley, Jr.; 1975 Stanley W. Day; 1979 Verle L. Mitchell; 1986 Assoc: Dale Metzger; 1987 Ralph A. Lawrence; 1995 William Hays; 2002 Leland Hunefeld; 2007 John Mars.

MIDDLETON: 1969 L. Dwight Williams; 1970 Keith Maxwell; 1972 Mervyn C. Shay; 1974 David R. Kinman; 1979 Charles W. Chase; 1984 Mark Johnson; 1987 Daniel Secord; 1988 H. Lee Baker; 1991 Lura Kidner-Miesen; 1998 Robert Andrews-Bryant; 2001 Carolyn Buss Bowers; 2007 June Fothergill.

MILWAUKIE ST. PAUL’S: 1962 Thomas Whitehead; 1970 William Lavely; 1976 Fred E. Abney; 1983 Asa Mundell; 1987 James Fiske; 1994 Norman H. Barley; 1996 Linda Perry; 2005 Kathy Boyes.

MILTON-FREEWATER: 1968 Norman Barley; 1975 Melvin W. Dixon; 1980 James D. Frisbie; 1986 Philip S. Hanni; 1992 Robin Yim; 1997 Jody Felton; 2001 Amy Pearson; 2004 Quinton Kimbrow.

MOLALLA: 1967 Austin McGhee; 1974 Edward V. Hargreaves; 1978 Arshad Haqq, Assoc: Burton C. Bastuscheck; 1986 Ray Hinton; 1997 Thomas Rannells; 2000 Daniel Thompson-Aue; 2005 Pam Gurley.

MONMOUTH: 1968 Verle Mitchell; 1973 Howard A. Smith; 1976 Assoc: Judith Smith; 1977 Assoc: John Goff (U.P.); 1978 Merged with United Presbyterian to form Christ Church Methodist & Presbyterian United.


MONMOUTH CHRIST CHURCH METHODIST & PRESBYTERIAN UNITED: 1978 Stuart R. Shaw, Assoc: John Goff (U.P.); 1981 E. John Powers; 1987 William Barlow; 1994 Gerry Hill; 2000 Chris Whitehead; 12/3/06 Carol Swanson; 2007 James Simmons.

MONROE: 1962 D. Glen Hughes; 1970 Wesley Hall; 1975 R. Thomas Tucker; 1978 Edward V. Hargreaves; 1982 Elam J. Anderson; 1985 Carol J. Thompson; 1994 Sue Joiner; 2000 Jerry Gilmer; 2001 Jonathan Enz; 2008 Kirk Jeffrey; 2009 Jeff Gordon.

MOUNTAIN HOME: 1971 Henry Dockter; 1972 Orville Covault; 1974 Dayton Loomis; 1979 Fred E. Hoadley; 1982 La Vernae Hohnbaum; 1985 John Freeman; 1989 Donna Lowman-Pritchard; 1992 Orville Nilsen; 1996 John Caylor; 2000 Anne Weld-Martin.

MURTAUGH COMMUNITY: 1967 Delbert P. Remaley; 1973 Darwin E. Secord; 1978 John Wood; 1987 Dale Metzger; 1993 Jerry Steele; 1999 Merged with Kimberly to form Crossroads UMC.

MYRTLE CREEK: 1966 Clarence Desler; 1970 John Wood; 1978 Bonnie Parr Philipson & James Parr Philipson; 1984 Norman H. Barley; 1990 Shirley Knight; 1996 Don Knepp & Shirley Manning Knepp; 1998 June Fothergill; 2007 James Anderson; 2009 Matt Henry.

MYRTLE POINT: 1965 Gerald C. Nelson; 1968 Wilmer Brigg; 1970 Eleanor Stanley; 1971 Edward E. Springman; 1973 Wilmer Briggs; 1974 John A. Ulrich; 1977 Thomas Skyler; 1979 D. Glen Hughes; 1987 Gwen Drake; 1991 Janet Farrell; 1997 Marcie Collins; 2002 Lorel Bresko; 9/1/06 Ken Autrey; 2007 Discontinued.

NAMPA FIRST: 1968 Ernest Wilson; 1978 A. Joseph Housh; 1980 Assoc: Michael Runyon; 1982 Assoc: Donald E. Hanna; 1990 Thomas Larson; 1996 Jon K. Brown; 1999 Frank Hancock; 2005 Kim Fields.

NAMPA SOUTHSIDE: 1968 Mervyn Shay; 1973 Fred Abney; 1976 Deborah Pitney & John Pitney; 1981 David Guard; 1986 Chris Torp; 1989 Ron Adcock (Interim); 1990 Aura Lee Jabs; 1993 Daniel Wilson-Fey; 2001 Margaret Lofsvold; 12/1/06 Joseph Housh; 2007 Jack Bynum.

NEHALEM BAY: 1965 Kenneth Coggon; 1973 Alfred E. Vosper; 1981 Robert F. Dowrey; 1986 Donald West; 1992 Linda Perry; 1996 Robert Hefty; 2000 Ron Crandall; 2002 Scott Allen.

NEWBERG: 1969 Orval Whitman; 1976 Hillis B. Slaymaker; 1979 Assoc: Leslie Hall; 1980 Assoc: W. Terence Erbele; 1982 James R. Fellers, Assoc: David Grauer: 1987 Assoc: Donna Lowman-Pritchard; 1988 Robert Kingsbury; 1989 Thomas H. Tate; 1995 Steve Wolff; 2001 Jane Shaffer.

NEW MEADOWS: 1968 Douglas Tiffany; 1975 Woodrow D. Harris; 1977 Michael D. Powell; 1983 Mervyn C. Shay; 1986 Douglas J. Hale; 1987 Harvey Rindfliesh; 1989 Letha Essinger; 1999 Kirk Jeffery; 2002 Carol Thompson; 2003 Richard Fuss; 2007 Martha Caputo; 2008 Letha Essinger; 2009 Peter Geoffrion.

NORTH BEND: 1967 Richard Burdon; 1970 L. Edwin Cooke; 1973 John H. Mann, Jr.; 1975 Luis Bove: 1977 Donald R. Forbes; 12/83 R. Park Anderson; 1983 Stuart R. Shaw; 1989 Brenda Wills; 1994 Pamela Meese; 2008 Jerry Steele.

NORTH POWDER: 1969 Alfred Boschee; 1971 Robert Dowrey; 1975 Grace E. Drake; 1978 James D. Frisbie, Maurice A. Gunn; 1982 Robert L. Flaherty; 1988 Janice King; 1991 Don Knepp & Shirley Manning Knepp; 1996 Sally Wiens; 2004 Jerry Peters; 2005 Bob Swales; 2008 Ernest Smith.

NYSSA: 1964 Ralph A. Lawrence; 1968 J. Donald Crego; 1972 Robert Hutchinson; 1975 James Monroe; 1978 Darwin E. Secord; 1981 Mark Rolfsma; 1984 Rand Sargent; 1/89 David Grauer; 1989 Linda Perry; 1992 Jody Felton; 1997 James Anderson; 2007 John Go.


OAK GROVE: 1963 Herbert Morris; 1970 Harold Nye; 1974 C. Keith Mills; 1979 Stanley W. Day; 1981 David A. Stewart; 1982 Assoc: R. Scott Harkness; 1984 R. Scott Harkness, Assoc: Kristan Burkert; 1991 Lawrence A. Loftus; 1994 Wayne Weld-Martin; 1999 Donald Barnhart; 2008 James Frisbie.

OAK GROVE CHAPEL: 1971 Discontinued.

OAKRIDGE: 1967 John Luebke; 1971 Merle Benson; 1978 Otis C. Harden; 1982 Ronald J. Crandall; 1988 David Upp; 1989 Karen Slotta; 1993 Susan Priest; 1999 Jack Bynum; 2003 Jack Cornell; 2007 Chuck Cram.

ODELL: 1967 Al Boyer; 1974 Sydney B. Gaither; 1976 Edward J. Stubbs; 1982 Linda Perry; 1989 Robert A. Ledden; 1993 Todd Bartlett, Laura Jaquith Bartlett (DM); 1997 May Gustafson; 1999 David Kirkwood; 2000 Joined with Pine Grove as one charge (Pine Grove-Odell).

ONTARIO FIRST: 1968 Milton Jordan, Jr.; 1971 Robert Wallace; 1974 James W. Buffington; 1978 Thomas H. Tate; 1980 Robert McNabb; 1983 Michael Sheridan; 1992 Donald West; 1997 Roberta Patterson; 2002 Linda Tucker; 2008 Jennifer Mercer.

ONTARIO COMMUNITY: 1959 George Uyemura; 1971 Supplied; 1972 Masayoshi Kawashima; 1981 Tong H. Liu; 1989 David E. Upp; 1995 Keith Igarashi; 1/1/07 Ralph Lawrence; 2007 Eugene Hall.

OREGON CITY: 1968 Boone White; 1972 Dwight Townsen; 1973 Assoc: John McMurtrey; 1979 James H. Smith, Assoc: Wesley D. Taylor; 1985 Wesley D. Taylor, Assoc: Tim Overton-Harris; 1987 Assoc: Larry Monk; 1990 Assoc: Jeff Strobel; 1991 Wayne Hill; 1994 Anne Weld-Martin; 1999 Gary Ross; 2009 Gerry Hill.

PAISLEY: 1969 Merle G. Benson; 1971 John Luebke; 1974 Fred Lydum; 1980 William E. Hare; 1982 John D. Skien; 1984 Thomas E. Myers; 1987 Steven L. Mitchell; 1991 H. Lee Baker; 1993 Damon Wright; 1996 Gene Hammond; 1998 Rodderick Gabbert; 2002 Charles Chase; 2006 Viola Goodman.

PAUL: 1968 Alice May Woolley; 1978 Cecil Stanley; 1981 Darwin Secord; 1983 James Frank Mitchell; 1984 Assoc: Darlene Mitchell; 1985 Byron W. Kaiser; 1987 Jody E. Felton; 1992 Frank Hancock; 1994 Michael Kennedy; 1995 Karen Martin; 1996 Steve Wardrum; 1999 Elaine Steele; 2008 James DeVall.

PAYETTE: 1969 Edward V. Hargreaves; 1974 Ralph A. Lawrence; 1981 Delbert P. Remaley; 1983 Robert E. Hefty; 1990 David Stewart; 1998 Jonathan Anderson; 2002 John Tucker; 2008 Phillip Kearse.

PENDLETON: 1964 Dwight Townsen; 1972 Paul LaRue; 1976 James R. Fellers; 1982 Karl C. Evans; 1984 Katherine Tomera; 1987 John Wood; 1993 Daryl Blanksma; 1996 Wendy Woodworth; 2000 Matt Henry; 2004 Sandra Kimbrow.

PHILOMATH COLLEGE: 1971 Otis Harden; 1975 Elam J. Anderson; 1979 David R. Kinman; 1985 Stephan Ross; 1992 Sheryl Hill-Tanquist; 1995 Jonathan Enz; 2001 William Seagren.

PINE GROVE: 1967 Charles McDonald; 1971 Alfred Boyer; 1974 Sydney B. Gaither; 1976 Edward J. Stubbs; 1982 Linda Perry; 1989 Robert A. Ledden; 1993 Todd Bartlett, Laura Jaquith Bartlett (DM); 1997 May Gustafson; 1999 David Kirkwood; 2000 Joined with Odell as one charge (Pine Grove-Odell).

PINE GROVE-ODELL: 2000 David Kirkwood; 2005 Marvin Jones; 2006 Larry Ward.

PLEASANT HOME: 1962 Kenneth Abbott; 1975 John F. Luebke; 1981 Katherine Tomera; 1984 Ron D. Borden; 1986 Bruce Montgomery; 2005 John Tindell; 2008 Laura (Rockwell) Beville.


POCATELLO: 1968 William Hoffhines; 1970 James V. Airey; 1974 Assoc: L. Samuel Sebring, Jr.; 1977 Thomas W. Foster; 1979 Assoc: Susan Caille; 1985 Wayne L. Hill; 1987 Assoc: Craig Hall Cutting; 1991 R. Scott Harkness, Assoc: Michael Hollomon; 1995 Thomas H. Tate; 2003 Eric Brown; 2008 Michelle Gowin; 2009 Craig Strobel.

PORTLAND BENNETT CHAPEL: 1965 Arshad Haqq; 1971 Ray Otto; 1977 Lawrence Monk; 1979 Jeremy Landau; 1981 Terry Voss; 1985 James H. Smith; 1989 Gerald R. Tanquist; 1993 Marianne Gallagher (DM); 1993 James Green; 1998 Ezekiel Ette; 2003 Roger Carlson; 2009 Marcia Hauer.

PORTLAND CAPITOL HILL: 1967 Arthur Hansen; 1972 Laron Hall; 1978 Gerald Tanquist; 1982 Roger W. Weeks; 1984 R. Alan Birr; 1985 Donavan Burkert-Kerr; 1988 Kenneth Haftorson; 1997 David Buss; 2000 Sid Harris; 2006 Myoung Sub Cho.

PORTLAND CENTENARY WILBUR: 1965 A. H. Richardson; 1979 Donald G. Barnhart; 1987 James Coppedge; 1988 Merged with Sunnyside to form Sunnyside Centenary UMC.

PORTLAND CHERRY PARK: 1969 W. Gregg Monroe; 1973 Edward E. Springman; 1977 Luis Bove; 1978 Hugh Tattersall; 1982 Fred Kane; 1984 Emmett Shortreed; 1987 John Grimsted; 1993 Cynthia Greene; 1998 Jeanie Stoppel; 2002 Roberta Patterson; 2006 David Bean.

PORTLAND CHRIST: 1963 James V. Airey; 1970 Asa Mundell; 1977 Donald Colburn; 1980 Assoc: Stephen S. Kim; 1982 Assoc: Yen Pyo Hong; 1986 Eugene Walters; 1989 Edward E. Springman; 1991 William E. McDonald; 1999 Amy Overton-Harris & Timothy Overton-Harris, youth pastor: David Weekley; 2004 Rinya Frisbie; 2006 Brett Strobel.

PORTLAND EPWORTH: 1966 Francis Hayashi; 1970 Masaji M. Goto; 1978 Chester V. Earls; 1990 Gary A. Oba; 1994 Dean S. H. Yamamoto; 2001 Barbara Bellus; 4/1/07 Patricia Kessel; 2007 David Weekley.

PORTLAND ERROL HEIGHTS: 1969 Collis Blair; 1971 Stuart R. Shaw; 1973 David Schneider; 1975 Norman Barley; 1982 Donald B. West; 1983 Merged with Laurelwood UMC.

PORTLAND FIRST: 1963 Raymond Balcomb; 1965 Assoc: Burton Bastuscheck; Chester V. Earls; 1971 Assoc: John Ulrich; 1978 Assoc: Robert D. McNeil: 1982 T. Askew Crumbley, Assoc: Kathleen P. Dintruff; 1985 Assoc: T. Jeffrey Low; 1987 H. Laron Hall, Assoc: William McFarland; 1990 Assoc: Paul Self-Price; 1994 Ross Miller, Assoc: Wendy Woodworth; 1996 Assoc: Malcolm Buck; 1997 Assoc: Scott Warden; 1998 Assoc: Brenda Sene; 2001 Arvin Luchs; 2005 Assoc: Lowell Greathouse.

PORTLAND FREMONT: 1968 Laurence Loftus; 1976 Wayne L. Hill; 1985 Daniel S. Pitney; 1995 Lawrence C. Martin; 1998 David Helms-Peyer; 2003 Assoc: Patricia Hessel; 2004 Wendy Woodworth.

PORTLAND GARDEN HOME: 1969 Roy Ludlow; 1970 Edward Liebman; 1972 Lawrence Monk; 1977 Mervyn C. Shay; 1979 Orville N. Nilson; 1986 Gary Ross; 1992 Sandra Daniels; 1995 Discontinued.

PORTLAND GRACE KOREAN: 1991 Dai Kyu Lee; 2002 supplied; 2004 Kwang-Won Kim; 2005 Sin Hee Hwang.

PORTLAND HUGHES MEMORIAL: 1968 J. Hugh Cummings; 1970 Richard Parker; 1973 John Ulrich; 1978 Austin V. Ray; 1981 Wayne M. Reynolds; 1986 Curtis Kirkpatrick; 2003 Ezekiel Ette; 2005 Patricia Kessel & Joseph Friedman; 2006 Michael Cowan; 3/15/07 Lois Wagner.

PORTLAND KOREAN: 1980 Stephen S. Kim; 1982 Yen Pyo Hong: 1991 Tae Kun Kim; 1993 Jay Sung Yang; 2000 supplied; 2003 Kil Sang Yoon; 2004 Kwang Seog Oh.


PORTLAND LAURELWOOD: 1968 Stuart Shaw; 1973 David R. Schneider; 1975 Norman H. Barley; 1982 Donald B. West; 1986 A. Harper Richardson; 1988 James Coppedge; 1995 Robert Dan Simmons; 1999 Bob Leverenz; 2000 Nse Ette-Umoh; 2004 Marvin Jones (pastor of record); 2005 Tim Winslea (pastor of record).

PORTLAND LENTS: 1967 Collis Blair: 1971 Ray Otto; 1975 Lawrence e. Monk; 1977 Jeremy Landau; 1979 Supplied; 1980 Curtis Kirkpatrick; 1986 Brenda Wills; 1987 Roderick Leupp; 1988 Edgar Raynis; 1992 Mark Bettinger-Anderson; 1993 James Greene; 1995 Discontinued.

PORTLAND LINCOLN STREET: 1967 J.C. Johannes; 1971 M.A. Groves; 1977 John T. Schwiebert; 1986 Gerry Etchison; 1989 Cindy McNutt-Kaestner; 1991 David Williams; 1993 Robert Dan Simmons; 1999 Bob Leverenz; 2000 Tim Lewis; 1/1/05 Tim Winslea & Elizabeth Winslea.

PORTLAND METANOIA PEACE COMMUNITY: 1986 John T. Schwiebert.

PORTLAND METZGER: 1968 Waichi Oyanagi; 1974 Ralph H. Richardson; 12/78 Penny Christianson; 1979 Leland E. Henefeld; 1982 Laurence A. Loftus; 1991 Lawrence Monk; 1997 Robin Yim; 2003 formed Metzger-West Portland Cooperative Ministry.

PORTLAND METZGER-WEST PORTLAND COOPERATIVE MINISTRY: 2003 Robin Yim; 9/1/08 Janine DeLaunay

PORTLAND MONTAVILLA: 1969 Raymond A. Thompson; 1974 Orville A. Coats; 1978 Tom Tucker; 1983 Roger W. Thompson; 1985 Edgar A. Raynis; 1987 Allyn Rieke; 1989 Donald Colburn; 1994 Brenda Wills; 1996 Daniel Thompson-Aue; 1998 Rhoda Pittman Markus (FD); 2000 David Weekley; 2007 Laura Truby; 2009 Margaret Lofsvold.

PORTLAND PATTON CENTRAL: 1966 Dale J. Nicholson; 1972 Michael L. Collins; 1975 Robert F. Dowrey; 1988 Merged with Portland Woodlawn.

PORTLAND PARKROSE: 1965 Vernon Groves; 1969 Assoc: M.A. Groves; 1971 Peter Warner; 1972 Assoc: Arvin Luchs; 1978 Assoc: Luis V. Bove; 1980 Kline F. Dickerson; 1981 James P. Monroe; 1984 Ralph Wilde; 1988 William Hays; 1995 Brett C. Strobel; 1998 John Preer; 1999 Frank Shields; 2000 Jeff Low; 2001 Tom Rannels; 2002 William Gates.

PORTLAND PIONEER: 1968 Ralph Lawrence; 1974 James F. Coppedge; 1977 William E. Lineberry; 1978 Emmett Shortreed; 1981 Perry Jackman; 1985 John Page; 1986 Robert F. Newberg; 1995 Allyn C. Rieke; 2001 Ezekiel Ette; 2003 Paul Darling.

PORTLAND ROCKWOOD: 1966 Gerald Tanquist; 1973 Charles Kerr; 1982 Keith Maxwell; 1985 Ralph C. Fothergill; 1994 Perry Jackman; 2004 Alejandro Hinojosa; 1/05 Julie Davis.

PORTLAND ROSE CITY PARK: 1966 Robert W. Burtner, Assoc: James Smith, Assoc: S. Dallas McNeil; 1972 Assoc: John T. Schwiebert; 1976 H. James Jenkins; 1977 Assoc: Leicester R. Longdon; 1982 Assoc: Leland E. Hunefeld; 1987 Thomas Whitehead; 1992 John I. Watts; 1994 Assoc: Ruth Gray; 2003 Thomas Tate.

PORTLAND SELLWOOD: 1966 John McMurtrey; 1973 L. Max Wills; 1977 R. Scott Harkness; 1982 Gary Nedelisky; 10/84 Brenda Wills; 1987 Kristan Burkert; 1990 Donald A. Boyce; 1994 Paul D. Self-Price; 1997 Malcolm Buck; 1999 William Cunnings; 2001 Paul Darling; 2003 Luther Sturtevant; 2006 Myoung Sub Cho.

PORTLAND SELLWOOD KOREAN FELLOWSHIP: 2003 Cha Ok Kyung.


PORTLAND SUNNYSIDE: 1969 Paul V. LaRue; 1972 Robert D. McNeil; 1978 Frank W. Shields; 1988 Merged with Centenary Wilbur to form Sunnyside Centenary.

PORTLAND SUNNYSIDE CENTENARY: 1988 Frank W. Shields; 1999 Mark Reid & Tim Lewis; 2001 Marvin Jones; 2005 Tim Winslea & Elizabeth Winslea.

PORTLAND TABOR HEIGHTS: 1964 Lloyd G. Uecker; 1977 Assoc: T. Jeffrey Low; 1978 Herbert E. Richards; 1981 Assoc: La Vernae Dick; 1982 Assoc: T. Jeffrey Low; 1985 V. Leon Bolen; 1988 James Fellers; 1992 Priscilla Buffington; 1994 Ronald Crandall; 1999 Marshall Wattman-Turner; 2008 Don Barnhart.

PORTLAND TONGAN FELLOWSHIP: 2003 Amy Overton-Harris; 2004 Sione Malua; 2005 Tui’nauvai Fuapau; 2006 Changed name to Lents Tongan Fellowship.

PORTLAND TRINITY: 1969 Ralph Richardson; 1974 George Emerson; 1977 James Hulett; 1983 Allyn C. Rieke; 1987 T. Jeffrey Low; 2000 Wendy Woodworth; 2004 Amy Overton-Harris.

PORTLAND UNIVERSITY PARK: 1967 Earnest Bell; 1972 Ronald Ray; 1978 Roger Weeks; 1981 Rand D. Sargent; 1984 Glenn Waltman; 1988 Karen Crooch; 1995 Priscilla Walters; 1999 David Jenkins; 2001 Jeanne Knepper; 2004-09 Assoc: Marcia Hauer.

PORTLAND VERMONT HILLS: 1968 Terry Kent; 1970 James Hulett; 1977 Lawrence Martin; 1983 John A. Wallace; 1986 Thomas Fletcher; 1988 Rebecca Wenger-Monroe; 1993 Charles Cooper; 2004 Timothy Overton-Harris.

PORTLAND WEST PORTLAND: 1962 Delbert Keller; 1974 Edson G. Gilmore; 1984 Virginia Curtis; 1987 Sidney Corl; 1994 Rand D. Sargent; 2003 Joined with Metzger to become Metzger-West Portland Cooperative Parish Ministry.

PORTLAND WESTSIDE: 1995 Daniel Pitney; 2009 Brian Shimer.

PORTLAND WILSHIRE: 1967 David Schnieder; 1972 George A. Trobough; 1975 Wesley O. Hall; 1979 Thomas R. Fletcher; 1982 Flora “Bee” Hall; 1989 Janice Haftorson; 1996 Paul Darling; 1998 Lois Wagner.

PORTLAND WILSHIRE NATIVE AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP: 2004 Lois Wagner.

PORTLAND WOODLAWN: 1967 Benjamin Owre; 1973 John Ulrich; 1974 Waichi Oyanagi; Robert Andrews-Bryant; 1983 Luther E. Sturtevant; 1988 Merged with Patton Central: 2003 Ezekiel Ette; 2005 Patricia Kessel & Joseph Friedman; 2006 Michael Cowan; 3/15/07 Lois Wagner; 2009 Roger Carlson.

PRAIRIE CITY: 1969 Darwin Secord; 1973 Karl C. Evans; 1977 John Page; 1982 Robert F. Newberg, Jr.; 1986 Robert A. Ledden; 1989 Marlin M. Brownell; 1998 Albert Hanson; 2002 Denny Diezel; 2006 Daniel Benson; 2009 Marcie Collins.

RAINIER: 1969 David A. Stewart; 1972 Ralph Cooper; 1973 James Bradshaw; 1976 Sidney Corl; 1987 Richard C. Rash; 1989 Robert Kingsbury; 1993 John Mars; 1997 Gwen Drake; 1998 Paul Darling; 2001 Joyce Cann; 2002 Patsy Sturtevant; 2007 Carolyn Bowers.

REEDSPORT COVENANT: 1967 Ted Hulbert; 1970 Calvin Sutherlin; 1971 Violet Bolliger; 1976 Luis Bove; 1977 Donald R. Forbes; 1979 Joseph Bowman; 1983 Supplied; 1985 Jeanie Stoppel; 1993 Supplied; 1994 Roger Carlson; 1999 Robert Hefty; 2002 James Ives.


RICHFIELD COMMUNITY: 1968 Hardy Thompson; 1973 Nathan Ware; 1976 Robert A. League; 1979 Ron Borden; 1982 David E. Weekley; 1986 Arthur P. Knight; 1988 Adele Hustis; 1992 Daniel Thompson-Aue; 1996 Robert Andrews-Bryant; 1998 William Lineberry; 2007 David Buechler.

RICHLAND: 1968 Russell Booher; 1978 Sidney Sandusky; 1982 Judy Marshall; 1989 Keith Thornberg; 1991 William E. Shields.

ROGUE ROCK: 1999 Alice G. Knotts.

ROSEBURG: 1967 Hillis Slaymaker; 1968 Assoc: Gerald Neslon; 1972 Assoc: Raymond E. Hinton; 1976 Vernon A. Groves; 1977 Assoc: Ted L. Hulbert; 1985 Lawrence Monk & Susan Nelson Caille; 1986 Lawrence Monk; 1987 Thomas Foster; 1990 Colleen Foster (DM); 1996 Robert Flaherty; 12/4/01 William Gates; 2002 Shirley Knight; 11/15/02 Robert Flaherty; 2006 Daryl Blanksma.

RUPERT: 1967 Warren H. McConnell; 1969 Everett Gardner; 1971 Sydney B. Gaither; 1974 Mervyn C. Shay; 1977 Kline F. Dickerson; 1980 Ralph Wilde; 1984 David S. Smith; 10/86 William Lineberry; 1994 Keith Wise; 2005 Jerry Steele; 2008 Pamela Meese.

ST. HELENS: 1962 Donald Colburn; 1970 Willard Norman; 1973 Stuart R. Shaw; 1977 Allyn C. Rieke; 1983 Luis Bove; 1990 Penny Christianson; 1994 Gerry Etchison; 2004 Michael Gregor.

SALEM CHEMAWA: 1968 Gerald McCray; Discontinued 1975.

SALEM ENGLEWOOD: 1968 Chelus E. Fried; 1973 Keith Maxwell; 1982 Charles C. Kerr; 1988 Susan West; 1990 William D. McFarland; 1994 John Caylor; 1996 David Upp; 1999 Sydney Bell; 2003 Steven Mitchell; 2006 Rinya Frisbie, Assoc: Roberta Egli; 2008 Roberta Egli.

SALEM FIRST: 1960 Henry Haines; 1968 Assoc: James Hulett; 1970 C. Gene Albertson, Assoc: Ted L. Hulbert; 1977 Assoc: Judith Smith; 1978 Thomas Whitehead, Assoc: Virginia Curtis; 1980 Assoc: Timothy Stover; 1984 Assoc: Gerald Hill; 1987 Steve Tollefson, Assoc: Jane Shaffer; 1993 Assoc: Lynn Rabenstein; 1998 Scott Harkness; 2001 Mary Ann Googins (PD); 2003 Sue Owen; 2005 Susan Boegli; 2009 Dan Pitney, Robyn Morrison, Assoc.

SALEM JASON LEE: 1963 Myron Hall; 1965 Assoc: George Roseberry; 1974 Nevitt B. Smith; 1981 A. Harper Richardson; 1986 David Weekley; 1991 Gwen Drake; 1997 William Ripley; 1999 Barbara Bellus; 2001 Karen Nelson; 2006 Rinya Frisbie, Assoc: Roberta Egli; 2008 Edson Gilmore.

SALEM LESLIE: 1963 Gerald McCray; 1975 Kenneth F. Abbott; 1981 Discontinued.

SALEM MORNINGSIDE: 1969 Charles W. Easley, Jr.; 1971 William B. Hoffhines; 1981 Robert C. Harvey; 1987 Katherine Tomera; 1988 Assoc: Sandra Daniels; 1989 Assoc: Tim Overton-Harris; 1994 Assoc: Brian Nelson-Munson; 1997 Rebecca Wenger-Monroe; 2003 Karen Crooch; 2007 Michael Powell.

SALEM TRINITY: 1968 William Lavely; 1969 Assoc: Donald Campbell; 1970 James Thompson; 1972 Assoc: David Stewart; 1976 Assoc: Mary Ellen Eichelberger; 1979 V. Leon Bolen; 1/84 Assoc: Jane Shaffer; 1985 Thomas W. Foster; 1987 Paul Jewell, Assoc: R. Kevin Seckel; 1993 Jon Langenwalter, Assoc: Lori Woodruff; 1994 Assoc: David Youngblood; 2003 Janet Burkhart.

SALEM WEST SALEM: 1969 James Patterson; 1972 Dayton Loomis; 1974 Wesley Taylor; 1977 George A. Trobough; 1981 Wayne Weld-Martin; 1985 Benjamin L. Owre; 1987 Daniel Thompson; 1989 La Vernae Hohnbaum; 1992 Leland Hunefeld; 1995 David Upp; 1996 Sid Harris; 2000 Richard Parker; 2002 Greg Poland; 2004 Arturo Fernandez; 2006 Norm Barley.


SEASIDE: 1968 Wayne Kobes; 1972 Edward Liebman; 1976 Henry N. Easley; 1986 Orville Nilsen; 1992 David Helms-Peyer; 1998 Daryl Blanksma; 2006 Christina Fridel; 2009 John Tindell.

SHEDD: 1967 John T. Elmore; 1970 Clarence Desler; 1977 Raymond L. Otto; 1980 Ralph D. Ohling; 1985 Elam J. Anderson; 1/1/91 Ruth Shirley; 1999 Bruce Andrews; 2003 Ruth Marsh; 2005 Sharon Tuck; 2007 Karen Nelson; 2009 Discontinued.

SHELLEY: 1968 Harold Black; 1970 Karl Evans; 1973 Edward A. Bawden; 1977 Delbert P. Remaley; 1979 Katherine Tomera; 1981 Linda Phillips; 1985 Lisbeth K. Linley; 1987 James Green; 1989 Janet Burkhart; 1993 Luann Howard; 2004 Michael Kennedy; 2006 Davey Lefler.

SHERIDAN: 1969 Robert Wallace; 1973 Benjamin L. Owre; 1978 Gerald T. McCray, Sr.; 1983 William B. Hoffhines; 1986 Craig Tarter-Strobel; 1991 Kent D. Stangland; 1993 Albert Hanson; 1999 Ruth Marsh; 2003 Margaret Golden; 2006 TBS; 2008 Carol Swanson.

SHERWOOD: 1965 Otis Harden; 1971 Arshad Haqq; 1978 Benjamin L. Owre; 1982 Dan Thompson; 1987 Joseph Lowman-Pritchard; 1992 Brenda Bettinger-Anderson; 1995 Marcie Collins; 1997 Eric Brown; 2003 Gerry Hill; 2009 Kirk Jeffery.

SHOSHONE: 1968 Hardy Thompson; 1973 Nathan M. Ware; 1976 Robert League; 1979 Ron D. Borden; 1982 David E. Weekley; 1986 Arthur P. Knight; 1988 Adele Hustis; 1/92 Daniel Thompson; 1992 Daniel Thompson-Aue; 1996 Robert Andrews-Bryant; 1998 William Lineberry; 2007 David Buechler.

SILVERTON: 1966 Willard Norman; 1970 Donald Colburn; 1977 James E. Coppedge; 1980 Assoc: Larry McCann; 1982 Assoc: Stephan Ross; 1983 Robert L. Benefiel; 1985 Gary Powell; 1992 Donna Pritchard; 1999 Steven Mitchell; 2003 Allen Trachsel; 2008 Linda Quanstrom.

SPRINGFIELD EBBERT MEMORIAL: 1967 Carl Mason; 1974 Charles I. McCarthy; 1978 Assoc: Rand D. Sargent; 1981 Eugene H. Walters, Assoc: Austin V. Ray; 1986 Earnest R. Bell; 1991 Vernon Groves; 1993 Verle Mitchell; 1996 Gregg Monroe; 2004 David Raines.

SPRINGFIELD ST. PAUL CENTER: 1967 Laron Hall; 1971 Gene Hamblen; 1974 Edward A. Bawden; 1976 David Albright; 1980 Fred F. Lydum; 1984 Supplied; 1985 Ed McIndoo; 2001 Danna Drum Hastings; 2003 Gregg Monroe; 2004 David Raines.

STAYTON: 1969 Donald Diegelman; 1972 Arthur Hansen; 1983 Michael Powell; 1989 Flora “Bee” Hall; 1990 Charles F. Cooper; 1993 Sydney Harris; 1996 Norm Barley; 2001 Roger Carlson; 2003 Lura Kidner-Miesen.

SUMMIT: 1977 Discontinued.

SUTHERLIN: 1966 Violet Bolliger; 1971 James Buffington; 1974 Ralph A. Cairns; 1976 James R. Bradshaw; 1979 Stacy Hance; 1986 James E. Coppedge; 1987 Douglas Hale; 1993 Aura Lee Jabs; 2002 Albert Hanson; 2004 Glen Clark.

SWEET: 1964 Mervyn Shay; 1969 William E. Lineberry; 1972 Elam Anderson; 1975 Harold W. Black; 1978 Donald West; 1982 Edgar A. Raynis; 1985 David R. Rieck; 1988 Kjell Knutsen; 1994 D. Scott Allen; 2002 Kirk Jeffery; 2007 Linda Biggs.

SWEET HOME: 1965 Raymond Otto; 1971 Dennis L. Mullins; 1976 Sydney B. Gaither; 1/1/79 Lawrence E. Monk; 1985 Betty Luginbill; 1989 David Odell; 1994 Karen Little; 2003 April Hall Cutting.


TALENT: 1966 Warren Thomas; 1974 Raymond C. Shaw; 1984 George Allen; 1986 Janet Kalita; 1988 Ross Knotts; 1991 Mark Bettinger-Anderson; 1992 Mary Ellen Hare; 1994 Supplied; 1995 William E. Hare; 1999 Alice G. Knotts; 2004 Mary Ellen Hare; 2008 Carol Heisel; 1/4/09 William E. Hare.

TENMILE COMMUNITY: 1968 Gerald Nelson; 1972 Merle Burres; 1973 L. Edwin Cooke; 1974 Supplied; 1980 Emmett Dosier; 1986 Mary Ellen Hare & William Hare; 1990 Karen Little; 1/92 Stacy Hance; 1993 Karen Little; 1996 Ed Jabs; 2005 Ed Jabs; 2007 Sarah Anderson.

THE DALLES: 1969 E. John Powers; 1975 Charles W. Easley, Jr.; 1981 Roger W. Weeks; 1982 Gerald Tanquist; 1989 Allyn C. Rieke; 1995 Adele Hustis; 2001 Jody Felton; 2005 Marvin Jones; 2009 Robin Yim.

TIGARD: 1967 Clark Enz, Assoc: Darlow Johnson; 1972 Assoc: R. Thomas Tucker; 1975 David Smith, Assoc: Gregory J. Johanson; 1977 Richard R. Smith; 1979 Dwight Townsen; 1985 Vernon A. Groves; 1990 Assoc: Deanna L. Self-Price; 1991 Wesley D. Taylor; 1996 assoc: David Jenkins; 1999 Assoc: supplied; 2001 Bonnie Parr Philipson & James Parr Philipson; 2004 Carol Hier Thomason (FD); 2/1/05 Mary Ann Googins (FD); 2007 Leland Hunefeld.

TILLAMOOK: 1963 Sydney Gaither; 1971 Harold Shellhart; 1973 Delbert T. Remaley; 1977 Wendell L. Coe; 1982 Thomas A. Fletcher, Assoc: David Thompson; 1986 Jon Langenwalter; 1993 Lawrence Martin; 1995 Douglas Hale; 1999 Phillip Kearse; 2004 Peggy Luckman.

TOLEDO TRINITY: 1968 Conrad Holmes; 1968 John Trost; 1969 E. Max Wills; 1971 Collis Blair; 1975 Ronald J. Crandall; 1982 Edward V. Hargreaves; 1987 Thomas E. Myers; 1993 Janet Burkhart; 1997 Carol Youngbird-Holt; 2000 Ardis Letey (FD); 2001 Ernest Smith XXVII; 2007 Sharon Cram Tuck.

TROUTDALE FAITH: 1979 Orville A. Coats; 1980 James O. Burch; 1984 Thomas H. Tate; 1989 Donald A. Boyce; 1990 Brian O’Grady; 1994 Deanna Self-Price; 1997 Carolyn Buss Bowers; 2001 Bob Leverenz; 2007 Nanci Hicks; 2008 Laura (Rockwell) Beville.

TUALATIN: 1965 Otis Harden; 1971 Arshad Haqq; 1978 Roger W. Thompson; 1983 George Izzett; 1984 James Buffington and Priscilla Anne Buffington; 1989 Perry Jackman; 1994 Edson Gilmore; 2001 Wesley Taylor; 12/1/07 Penny Christianson.

TURNER: 1968 C. Oren Walters; 1970 Luther Sturtevant; 1973 Discontinued.

TWIN FALLS: 1965 Harold N. Nye; 1970 Herbert Morris; 1974 Raymond A. Thompson; 1975 Assoc: Brian Munson; 1978 Ernest E. Wilson, Assoc: Ron D. Borden; 1980 Assoc: John A. Wallace; 1981 John A. Wallace, Assoc: Barbara Bellus-Upp; 1983 R. Thomas Tucker & Gregory M. Lindsay; 1990 T. Wayne Weld-Martin & Anne E. Weld-Martin; 1994 James D. Frisbie, Assoc: Rinya Frisbie; 1998 Assoc: Susan Staley; 2003 Gregory Lindsay; 2008 Phil Airhart.

TYGH VALLEY: 1969 Ronald Crandall; 1971 Grace Weaver; 1978 George Allen; 1981 George Trobough; 1982 Stephen L. Allgeier; 1987 Bruce S. Andrews; 1990 Allen C. Trachsel; 1995 Donald Piercy; 1998 Jerry Holland.

UNION: 1969 Alfred Boschee; 1971 Robert Dowrey; 1975 Grace E. Drake; 1978 James Frisbie & Rinya Frisbie; 1980 Maurice A. Gunn; 1982 Robert L. Flaherty; 1985 Donald A. Boyce; 1986 Rebecca Wenger-Monroe; 1988 Thomas R. Kirk; 1992 Gerry R. Etchison; 1995 Ernest Smith; 2001 Jerry Peters; 2005 Bill Bishop.

UPPER ROGUE: 1967 Ross Knotts; 1971 Ronald Crandall; 1975 L. Samuel Sebring, Jr.; 1978 J. Ross Knotts; 1981 Betty N. Luginbill; 1987 Charles Cooper; 1990 Janet Campbell; 1998 Jack Cornell; 2002 William Hare; 2008 David Goodrich.


VALE: 1964 Virden R. Seybold; 1969 Ralph Cairns; 1974 David Wetzel; 1975 Paul W. Burroughs; 1979 Maurice A. Gunn; 1980 Thomas K. Larson; 1984 Aura Lee Jabs; 1990 Daryl M. Blanksma; 1993 Jeanie Stoppel; 1999 Charles Chase; 2002 Sarah Anderson; 2007 Jennifer Mercer.

VENETA VALLEY: 1967 Ralph Ohling; 1970 Dayton Loomis; 1972 Supplied; 1979 Sydney B. Gaither; 1980 Brian K. Nelson-Munson; 1981 Pamela Nelson-Munson; 1991 David G. White; 1994 Jack Cornell; 1997 Raymond Hinton; 2000 Thomas Kirk; 2004 Phillip Airhart; 2008 Eilidh Lowery.

WALLOWA: 1969 Gertrude Sorlein; 1975 Robert Hefty; 1980 Donald Hawkins; 1983 Donald A. Boyce; 1984 Charles W. Chase; 1990 Jerry Peters; 1999 Kaye Garver.

WARRENTON: 1967 Reuben Tanquist; 1971 Paul Means; 1974 Kenneth G. Coggon; 1979 Keith Mendenhall; 1982 Susan West; 1986 Glen Stumbaugh; 1987 John Caylor III; 1989 Jerry Peters; 1990 Supplied; 1991 Albert Hanson; 1993 Delores Hodney; 1999 David R. Kinman; 2000 Delores Hodney; 2005 Judith Johnson.

WASCO: 1968 Perry Jackman; 1971 Larry McGhee; 1972 Allen C. Lambert; 1974 Alfred N. Boyer; 1983 Ernest I. Smith; 1985 June Fothergill; 1990 Norman Barley; 1995 David White; 1998 Jerry Gilmer; 2000 Bob Reasoner.

WEISER: 1970 Grace Weaver; 1971 Merged with Weiser United Presbyterian.

WENDELL: 1969 Woodrow Harris; 1975 Donald West; 1978 Gary M. Miller; 1981 Charles V. Chesson; 1982 David Knighton (Intern); 1983 Amy Jennings (Intern); 1984 Mary Ellen Hare; 1986 Janice K. Haftorson; 1988 Patricia Ann Hetrick; 1989 Sidney S. Harris; 1993 William Flanery; 1996 Daniel Houghton; 2001 Michael Hollomon.

WESTON: 1968 Norman Barley; 1975 Melvin W. Dixon; 1980 James D. Frisbie; 1986 Philip S. Hanni; 1992 Robin Yim; 1997 Jody Felton; 2001 Amy Pearson; 2003 Quinton Kimbrow.

WILBUR: 1966 Violet Bolliger; 1971 James Buffington; 1974 Ralph Cairns; 1976 James R. Bradshaw; 1979 Stacy Hance; 1986 James E. Coppedge; 1987 Douglas Hale; 1993 Aura Lee Jabs; 2002 Albert Hanson; 2004 Glen Clark.

WILDER: 1966 J.J. Fleming; 1973 Grace Weaver; 1974 Merle Burres; 1975 Thomas Tate; 1978 David E. Guard; 1981 Susan J. Caille; 1985 Ramiro Cruz-Ahedo; 1994 Gay Jeffery; 1997 Kenneth Daugherty; 1998 Robert Andrews-Bryant; 2001 Carolyn Buss Bowers; 2007 June Fothergill.

WILDERVILLE T.L. JONES MEMORIAL: 1966 Stanley Day; 1970 D. Glen Hughes; 1979 G. Thomas Skyler; 1980 Gregory M. Lindsay; 1983 Donna Lowman; 1987 John Skien; 1993 Robert Ledden; 1999 David Goodrich; 2006 Charles Chase.

WILLAMETTE: 1968 Ronald Ray; 1970 Orville Covault; 1973 Everett H. Gardner; 1976 John McMurtrey; 1980 Gary Powell; 1984 Clark Enz; 1988 Myrna Bernadel-Huey; 1993 Joanne Rannells; 1999 Marianne Gallagher; 1999 Susan Staley; 2002 Michael Cowan; 2007 Tom Truby.

WILLAMINA: 1969 Robert Wallace; 1973 Benjamin L. Owre; 1978 Gerald T. McCray, Sr.; 1984 Roderick Leupp; 1986 Craig Tarter-Strobel; 1990 Discontinued.

WILLIAMSON RIVER: 1966 Eleanor Stanley; 1970 Robert Benson; 1971 Supplied; 1975 Gerald McCray, Sr.; 1978 Carol Seckel & Kevin Seckel; 1982 William Seagren; 1987 Patricia Dumont-Davidson; 1988 Paul Self-Price; 1990 Susan Nelson; 1995 Pattie Miske; 1996 Rachel Witcraft Chavez; 2001 Rachel Chavez & Bob Chavez.


WILSONVILLE: 1968 Stanley Trefren; 1973 John McMurtrey; 1980 Gary Powell; 1985 Kathleen P. Dintruff; 10/1/86 Priscilla Buffington; 1988 Marshall Wattman-Turner; 1999 David Bean; 2005 Bruce Wenigmann.

WOODBURN: 1965 Orville Covault; 1969 John Ginter; 1979 James S. Thompson; 1984 Edson Gilmore; 1994 James Fiske, Judith Fiske (DM); 1995 Assoc: Jon Anderson; 2000 Katherine Raines, Assoc: David Raines; 2004 James Monroe; 2007 Minister of Small Groups: Joyce Sluss (FD).

WOODBURN HISPANIC MINISTRIES: 1988 Carlos Nuñez; 1995 Supplied; Eleazar Rivera Garcia; 2003 Arturo Fernandez; 2004 Sarah Harkness; 2006 Laura Truby; 2008 Discontinued.

YAMHILL: 1969 Merle Burres; 1973 Stephen A. Westfall; 1975 Collis C. Blair; 1980 George Compton; 1984 Rick Hohnbaum; 1989 Carol Ann Unger; 1991 Garry Hall; 1994 Penny Christianson; 2000 Kathy Boyes; 2001 Norm Barley; 2006 Gerry Etchison; 2008 Eric Conklin.

YONCALLA: 1964 Ed Cook; 1970 Edwin Bayly; 1977 Ralph Ohling; 1980 Brenda S. Wills; 10/84 George W. Cobb; 1986 Henry N. Easley; 1988 Daniel Wilson-Fey; 1993 Gary Hull; 1998 Donald Piercy; 2003 Dann Houghton.

Clergy Laity2008 Donna Pritchard Greg Nelson Laura Jaquith Bartlett Karen Bolin Bob Flaherty Joan Collison Scott Harkness Jan Nelson

2004 Minerva Carcaño Tom Wogaman Steve Sprecher Greg Nelson Debbie Pitney Joan Collison Laura Jaquith Bartlett Karen Bolin

2000 Dean Yamamoto Marilyn Outslay Debbie Pitney Stephen Frantz Steve Sprecher Erin Pitney Ann Bateman Greg Nelson Scott Harkness Denise Roberts Sue Owen Robert Meyers

1996 Debbie Pitney Donna Boe Lowell Greathouse Bill Cook Sue Owen Marilyn Outslay Dean Yamamoto Beverly Walker Wes Taylor Robert Meyers Arturo Fernandez Marianne Gallagher

1992 William Walker Carol Colley Priscilla Buffington Marilyn Outslay James Hulett William Cook Arvin Luchs Gregory Hastings Delbert Keller Donna Boe Debbie Pitney Fred Cowan E. Bernadel-Huey Beverly Walker Katherine Tomera Ann Bateman Carol Thompson Audrey Lawrence James Wenger-Monroe Kay Buescher Wesley Taylor Robert Meyers

1988 William Walker Donna Boe Carol Seckel Rene Pino Bruce McConnell Donna Herbert Katherine Tomera Audrey Lawrence Robert Burtner Judy Heath John Schwiebert Ann Bateman Debbie Pitney Watford Reed Tom Whitehead Colleen Foster James Wenger-Monroe Carol Colley Dale Harris Bea Kilborn Raymond Balcomb William Cook

1984 Bruce McConnell Donna Boe Judy Smith Carol Colley William O. Walker Jerry Young John Schwiebert Lorene Taylor Dale Harris George Stewart Tom Whitehead Judy Heath Ralph Lawrence Ann Bateman Ray Balcomb Donald McGalliard

Austin Ray Colleen Foster Katherine Tomera Watford Reed

1980 William O. Walker Erwin Schwiebert Thomas Whitehead Dorothy Patch Robert W. Burtner Hero Shisosaki Dale C. Harris Ann Bateman Bruce McConnell Gloria Bailey Raymond Balcomb Colleen Foster Alice (Knotts) Morrison Eleanor Blair Wayne Hill Watford Reed T. Askew Crumbley Norman K. Lee Boone White Tom Yoshikai Earl Riddle Donna Boe

1976 William O. Walker Erwin Schwiebert Thomas Whitehead Dorothy Patch Robert W. Burtner Jeanie Stoppel Alice (Knotts) Morrison Donald McGalliard C. Gene Albertson Eleanor Blair H. James Jenkins Floyd C. Hill Dale C. Harris Dorenne Uppinghouse Henry L. Haines Floyd A. Query Raymond Balcomb George Fields Bruce McConnell Harold E. Rose

1972 Robert W. Burtner Erwin Schweibert H. James Jenkins Mrs. Russell Watson C. Gene Albertson Harold E. Rose William O. Walker Ralph E. Cox Robert N. Peters Mrs. Douglas Blair Raymond Balcomb Watford Reed Henry L. Haines Doreen Uppinghouse Earl W. Riddle Floyd A. Query Boone L. White Don E. Haasch Dale C. Harris Donald Redfield

1968 Gene Albertson Elizabeth WatsonOR James Jenkins Clyde Walker William Walker Harold Rose Robert Burtner Walter Higgins Daniel Taylor Doreen Uppinghouse T. Askew Crumbley Robert Newburn Mike Hall Jack Frost Lawrence Guderian Jerry Whipple Raymond Balcomb Wayne McMurray

1968 Earl Riddle Erwin SchwiebertID Orville Coats Homer S. Deal Herbert E. Richards Thomas P. Mahan Dennis Mullins Henry Eagle Robert D. McNeil Bonnie Atchley

General & Jurisdictional Conference Delegations for Oregon-Idahoprinted in order of election

Roster of Lay Members: Oregon-Idaho Annual ConferenceElected for the 2009-2012 Quadrennium

Lay Members Elected by ChurchesAberdeen: Ken WestfallAlbany-First: Terese KellerAlbany-First: Karl KuesselAloha: Jeri SilfiesAmer. Falls: Ella Jane GlascockAmity: Lila DauenhauerArlington: Ed GillAshland: Ed McCurryAshland: Patricia McCurryAshton: Clen AtchleyAstoria: Mary Frances GunnBaker: Suzanne MosesBanks-Community: Dave BernelBay City: Jean NeelyBeaverton-First: Patti GuptillBeaverton-First: Juanita HoffmanBend-First: Lisa RadfordBend-First: Rob ByrdBennett Chapel: Joanne GornickBlackfoot-Jason Lee: Boyd JefferyBlackfoot-Jason Lee: Kathy AbendBoise-Amity: Mary Lou HobsonBoise-Collister: Loa PerinBoise-First: Linda HensleyBoise-First: Ray FunkBoise-First: Elinor CheheyBoise-Hillview: Karen McAlisterBoise-Whitney: David AdamsBoise-Whitney: David HawkBuhl: Chuck LehrmanBurley: Richard (Rick) BellistonBurley: Sheila BellistonCaldwell: Judi RussellCaldwell: Vera KenyonCamas Valley: Scott SchmidtCanby: Audrey GrahamCanby: Lynn HarringtonCanyonville: Marcie BraudtCarus: Arlene PearsonCastleford: Jana RodgersCave Junction: Jo SpencerCherry Park: Marj IrvineChrist Church: Patti MeyerChrist Church: Bea CookChubbuck: Daniza WhithamClarkes: Margaret SmidaClatskanie: Sally JonesCoburg: Kris StonebergCoos Bay: Nova LovellCoquille-Pioneer: Twila VeyseyCornelius: Eileen MarxerCorvallis: David HamlinCorvallis: Jen ChenCorvallis: Judi French

Cottage Grove: Pat HappelCove: Diane WarnockCrossroads: Rod WatsonCrossroads: Gail WatsonDallas: Sharon SmithDillard-Winston: Sheryl OsborneDrain: Crystal HuntDufur: Millie BaumgartnerDundee: Joyce CollingEagle: Don LoveEagle: Jane LoveEcho: Donna PetersEmmett: Vicky PageEpworth: Toyomi YoshidaEugene-Asbury: Ardyce HenagerEugene-First: Lisa YoungEugene-First: Patty HineEugene-First: Karen MorrayEugene-Trinity: Paul LewisEugene-Trinity: Sierra RussellEugene-Wesley: Sheilia WatkinsEugene-Wesley: Doug McKayEugene-Wesley: Lani EdenholmFaith: Rhonda HensonFalls City: Barbara GoodmanFiler: Bill ShropshireFlorence: Kolette LongworthForest Grove: Ted OakbergForest Grove: LeRoy GambleFossil: Celia LortsFremont: Ed LanniganFremont: Claudia RobertsFruitland-First: Don EssingerGlenns Ferry: Mary PrintzGold Hill: Gary CarlsonGooding: Larry HannGrand Ronde: Regina WheelerGrants Pass: Verna HarelsonGrants Pass: Larry BathGresham-First: Christy BenoitHagerman: Tina BolducHaines: Mary RiderHalsey: Stacey SchulteHarrisburg: Marjie ReerslevHeppner: Lisa NelsonHillsboro-First: Christine WebbHillsboro-First: Linda ClarksonHood River-Asbury: Scott MurahashiHughes Memorial: Fairy MilesIdaho Falls-St. Paul’s: Jill EcklesdaferIdaho Falls-St. Paul’s: Bob MarchusIdaho Falls-Trinity: Sheryl Schaffer

Idaho Falls-Trinity: Kyla McBurney-RebolJefferson: Mark ManningJerome: Claire McClureJohn Day: Karen BensonJohn Day: Louise KienzleJordan Valley: Sheila QuinteroJoseph: Lisa DawsonJunction City: Anne LeeKeizer-Clear Lake: Laurel WellsKlamath Falls: Ruth ChamberlinKlamath Falls: Phil KirkpatrickKorean: Hye Jung ParkKorean: Young Lee Kuna: Leila BakerLa Grande: Kelly ElliottLake Oswego: Deborah MariaLake Oswego: Rebecca RudawitzLakeview: Karen BunchLaurelwood: Jean VannLebanon-First: Cathy BennethLebanon-First: Sandy CheathamLincoln Street: Dorothy DeasyMadras: Arland TangemanMadras: Edna TangemanMarquam: Linda FuellasMcCabe: Karen AndersonMcMinnville: Patty MundayMcMinnville: Ron PetersonMedford-First: Anne EttelMedford-First: Tom EttelMedford-First: Joyce AndersonMedford-First: Bill AndersonMeridian: Clyde SchraderMeridian: Dana SchraderMetanoia Peace: Jim WhittenburgMetzger: Billie ReynoldsMiddleton: Gloria KleyMilton-Freewater: Lura CooperMilwaukie-St. Paul’s: Sue EllsworthMolalla: Vicki SmithMonmouth: Jim SmithMontavilla: Dennis DolanMontavilla: Sue DolanMtn. Home: Carol McKennettMyrtle Creek: Jerry WhiteNampa-First: Jim WatersNampa-First: Rochelle KillettNampa-Southside: Jim DzurNampa-Southside: Dolores GilletteNew Meadows: David ReddickNewberg: Lorraine BjorkNewberg: Pat WerthNorth Bend: Milly NixonNorth Bend: Eva Shimotakahara

Nyssa-First: Norvin ShusterOak Grove: Ron KrieselOak Grove: Jean FairbairnOakridge: Jan HankinsOntario-Community: Larry GotoOntario-First: Jeanette OlundOregon City: Marsha McElroyOregon City: Marvin McElroyPaisley: Lavonna TempleParkrose: Shannon StarrPaul: Kay ZemkePayette: Jeanie HersheyPendleton: Wanda RemingtonPhilomath: Sabrina JohnsonPine Grove-Odell: Melody HiltonPleasant Home: Carlton BrucePocatello: Lynda MontgomeryPocatello: Kathy StevensPortland-First: Bill BirgePortland-First: Cheryl BittlePortland-First: Corinne FrohlickPortland-Pioneer: Dolphus CuePortland-Trinity: Carolyn ClappPrairie City: Jeanne SecordRainier: Ron TaylorReedsport-Covenant: Leo NaapiRichfield: Kay BillingtonRichland: Nancy GoverRockwood: Phyllis HollingsworthRose City Park: Beverly WalkerRose City Park: Nancy HesselmanRoseburg: Mary McCoyRoseburg: Anne MooreRupert: Sara JohnsonRupert: Marion WeickumSalem-Englewood: Rose BradleySalem-First: Kathryn SmedemaSalem-First: Roland BroussardSalem-First: Nancy BrikSalem-Jason Lee: Sunni FarrellSalem-Morningside: Jan NelsonSalem-Morningside: Lynda SloanSalem-Trinity: Scott WebbSalem-Trinity: Jerry RempelSeaside: Jerry ThiersSellwood: Bryan BolsterShedd: Elisa ChandlerShelley: Mary MitchellSheridan: Julia SchumannSherwood: Sharron AkinsShoshone: Arlene BallardSilverton: Emily FlanaganSilverton: Frank CastleSpringfield-Ebbert Memorial: Val FordSpringfield-St. Paul Center: Bob RoseSt. Helens: Nanette GregorStayton: Steve CromerSunnyside: Lynn IronsideSutherlin: Bob WeaverSweet: Karen Bruner

Sweet Home: Delena GilmanTabor Heights: Dorothy GlynnTalent: Sharon SnyderTenmile: Merrie Jo RodriguezThe Dalles: Bob McNaryTigard: Paula SadlerTigard: Kalina KatoaTillamook: Marilyn ParrishTillamook: Barbara PhelpsToledo-Trinity: Nita RoseToledo-Trinity: Betty RufusTualatin: Larry McClureTualatin: Ellie McClureTwin Falls: Janice SnodgrassTygh Valley: Kerrie ConleyUnion: Dolores RoperUnion: Neva SmithUniversity Park: David WhiteUniversity Park: Scott JensenUpper Rogue: David MoehringVale: Alva MitchellVeneta-Valley: John WoodsVermont Hills: Donna WardWallowa: Margie HudsonWarrenton: Anne StarkWendell: Becky AllredWest Portland: Morris WeaverWest Salem: Lee TrumbullWestside: Lisa BodryWilder: Sandra SmallwoodWilderville: Sandie ShinkleWillamette: Kat CookWilliamson River: Marvin GarciaWilshire: Gloria MarpleWilsonville: Wes MorrisWoodburn: Penny HigginsWoodburn: Nadine GilmoreWoodlawn: Trudy PollardYamhill: Sherry BodeenYoncalla: Mary Ellen Lasswell

District Equalization Members:College/University Student EqualizationCentral District: Lindsay FreelandEastern District: Steven BradfordMetro District: John AllanSouthern District: Anna AllenWestern District: Patrick Miesen

Ethnic EqualizationEastern District: Margaret JohnsonEastern District: Llew MurphyMetro District: Suliasi Laulaupea’aluMetro District: Lois ChilcottSouthern District: Anita LewisSouthern District: Eb VedamuthuWestern District: Agatha BrownWestern District: Eva Johnson

Youth EqualizationCentral District: Dan SizerEastern District: Sirian JohnsonEastern District: Haley RamseyerMetro District: Jessica KessingerMetro District: Kaitlyn HoltSouthern District: Erik PassowSouthern District: Kate PritchardWestern District: Vincent MyersWestern District: Eric Severson

Young Adult EqualizationCentral District: Autumn CuttingCentral District: Courtney NelsonEastern District: Sarah Bettinger-AndersonEastern District: Catherine (CJ) WilsonMetro District: Arthur WolffSouthern District: Matt DavisSouthern District: Sarah AllenWestern District: Kendra Knospe Van GelderWestern District: Arianne Reagor

Campus Ministry EqualizationISU: Danette FredericksenU of O: Ria MoliOSU: LoErna Simpson

Lay Persons AssignedUnion: Bill BishopWilliamson River: Rachel ChavezWilliamson River: Robert ChavezCornelius/Yamhill: Eric ConklinJoseph/Wallowa: Kaye GarverBay City: David HurdCove: Mike LambGilchrist: Sue LudemannHaines: Sally WiensBuhl: Penny HodgesCastleford: Jana BlickJordan Valley: Mike QuinteroNew Meadows: Peter Geoffrion

Diaconal MinistersColleen FosterJane HillRuth WaltonKaren Warren

Members by Virtue of OfficeAt-large member from CLT: Jo JapsAt-large member from CLT: Jesse BynumAt-large member from CLT: Paul AdamsBoard of Trustees Chair: Greg TollefsonCampus Min/Higher Educ. Team Chair: Norm RoseChair, Hunger Elimination Task Force: Gayle WoodsCOSROW Chair: Lynda MontgomeryCommunications Committee Chair: Brian KennedyConference Archivist: Linda TewksburyConference Archivist: Don KneppConference Archivist: Shirley Manning KneppConference Director of Lay Speaking: Sue ChambersConference Lay Leader: Cesie Delve ScheuermannConference Scouting Coordinator: Ned MillerConf. Youth Min. Team Chair: Matt Thompson-AueCouncil on Finance & Admin. President: Ted WimerDistrict Lay Leader, Central: Chris EarlyDistrict Lay Leader, Eastern: Carole SullivanDistrict Lay Leader, Metro: Norman DyerDistrict Lay Leader, Southern: Julian TuckDistrict Lay Leader, Western: Mary FooteDistrict Lay Speaker Chair, Central: Betty UdyDistrict Lay Speaker Chair, Eastern: Wendi HomanDistrict Lay Speaker Chair, Metro: Louie JonesDistrict Lay Speaker Chair, Southern: Nadine WilesDistrict Lay Speaker Chair, Western: Susan JensenGeneral Board Assignments: Dean HollomonJurisdictional Committee Assignments: Jamie KienzleJurisdictional Committee Assignments: Chris AbendJurisdictional Conference Delegates: Karen BolinJurisdictional Conference Delegates: Greg NelsonNurture Ministry Team Chair: Jill PlantOlder Adult Ministries Coordinator: Dee PoujadeOutreach Ministry Team Chair: David KingPeace with Justice Coord.: Kathy Campbell-BartonRules Committee Chair: David ArmstrongUMM President Central District: Alan KendrickUMM President Eastern District: Ron BlakeleyUMM President Metro District: Bill KaerUMM President Southern District: Leo NaapiUMM President Western District: Ed ClarkUMW President Central District: Sue FawUMW President Eastern District: Lynda MontgomeryUMW President Metro District: Donna WardUMW President Southern District: Genie RegeleUMW President Western District: Ruth BunteleUMM Conference President: Bill CookUMW Conference President: Carol JohnsonWitness Ministry Team Chair: April Hall CuttingYouth Ministries Coordinator: Emily Tabb

Rosters 309

ROSTER OF MINISTERIAL MEMBERSORDAINED FULL MEMBERS--ACTIVE

Deacons and Elders

ABELL, LARRY - ‘04 FD; ‘04 Laurelwood.

ALLEN, D. SCOTT (Laurel) – ‘86 PM, In School; ‘87 Boise First, Associate; ‘90 Jerome; ‘91 Membership; ‘94 Emmett/Sweet; ‘02 Nehalem Bay.

BARNHART, DONALD G. (Beverly) - ‘73 PM, In School; ‘76, Harrisburg/Coburg; ‘78 Membership; ‘79, Portland: Centenary-Wilbur; ‘87 Sabbatical; ‘89 Forest Grove Associate; 1/1/92 Aloha; ‘97 Leave of Absence (c.c. Portland: First); ‘99 Oak Grove; ‘08 Tabor Heights.

BARTLETT, LAURA RAE JAQUITH (Todd) - 1992 Consecrated, Diaconal Minister of Music, Bend; ‘93 Diaconal Minister of Music, Pine Grove/Odell; ‘97 FD, Family Leave; 1/99 Director of Music, Junction City; ‘04 Minister of Music, Albany; ’07 Family Leave; ‘09 Personal Leave of Absence (c.c. Sweet Home).

BARTLETT, TODD J. (Laura) - ‘88 PM Minnesota, In School: Boston Univ.; ‘90 Oregon-Idaho, Bend Associate, ‘92 Membership; ‘93 Odell/Pine Grove; ‘97 Junction City; ‘04 Lebanon; 1/1/2009 Director, Alton L. Collins Retreat Center (c.c. Sweet Home).

BEAN, DAVID (Linda) - ‘94 PM, Gooding; ‘96 Membership; ‘99 Wilsonville; 4/1/05 Leave of Absence; ’06 Portland: Cherry Park.

BELLUS, BARBARA - ‘77 Kansas; PM, Southwest Texas, In School; ‘77 Intern, Wichita, KS/St. Paul’s; ‘79 Faculty Gbarnga School of Theology, Liberia, West Africa; ‘81 Twin Falls Assoc; ‘83 Membership OR-ID, Leave of Absence; ‘86 Hood River, Asbury; ‘88 Conference Approved Evangelist; ‘89 In School; ‘93 Faculty, Treasure Valley CC and Eastern OSC; ‘95 Jefferson/Lyons; ‘97 Jefferson; ‘99 Salem: Jason Lee; ‘01 Portland: Epworth; 4/1/07 Incapacity Leave (c.c. Portland: Christ).

BELL, SYDNEY - ‘74 Calhoun City Parish; ‘78 Candler School of Theology; ‘84 Lake Cormorant Charge/Southaven UMC associate, Mississippi Annual Conference; ‘85 Independence/Hebron; ‘86 Membership Mississippi; ‘88 Clarksdale associate; ‘90 Benoit Union Church; ‘93 Pastoral Counselor, Georgia Baptist Medical Center, UM Children’s Home, Decatur, GA, Human Services Technician, Georgia Mental Health Institute; ‘99 Salem: Englewood; ‘01 Oregon-Idaho; ‘03 Hermiston; 6/1/05 Incapacity Leave; 9/1/05 Hermiston.

BEVILLE, LAURA ROCKWELL — ‘01 Eugene: First Associate; ‘03 PE; ‘04 Jerome; ’06 FE; ‘08 Pleasant Home/Troutdale: Faith.

BIGGS, LINDA – ‘01 Aberdeen/American Falls; ‘02 PE; ‘05 FE, Bend Associate; ’07 Emmett/Sweet.

BLANKSMA, DARYL - ‘89 PM, In School: Duke University, The Divinity School, Durham, NC; ‘90 Vale, ‘92 Membership; ‘93 Pendleton; ‘96 Associate, Boise: First; 11/97 Wilder; ‘98 Seaside; ’06 Roseburg.

BORDEN, RON D. (Sheila) - ‘76 PM, In School; ‘78, Twin Falls Associate; ‘79, Shoshone/Richfield; ‘81, Membership; ‘82, Fruitland; ‘84 Pleasant Home; ‘86 Chaplain U.S. Navy; 1/2/00 Director/Educational Consultant, Hope Family Services; ‘04 Chaplain, Oregon Dept. of Corrections; 10/15/08 Chaplain, U.S. Navy (c.c. Portland: Rose City Park).

BORGERSON, DORITA BETTS - ‘01 PM, Medford; ‘04 FD; ‘09 Transitional Leave.

BOWERS, CAROLYN J. BUSS (David Buss) - ‘95 PM, In School; ‘97 Troutdale, Faith; ‘01 FE, ‘01 Middleton/Wilder; ’07 Rainier/Clatskanie.

BOYES, KATHLEEN - ‘03 PE, Bend Associate; ‘05 Milwaukie, St. Paul’s; ’06 FE; 8/1/07 Incapacity Leave; ‘08 Milwaukie, St. Paul’s.

BROWN, ERIC (Adriana) - ‘96 PM, In School; ‘97 Sherwood; ‘01 Membership, ‘03 Pocatello; ‘08 St. Matthews (Mesa, AZ).

BURKHART, JANET (Bob Carlson) - ‘89 PM Shelley; ‘93 Membership, Toledo; ‘97 Boise: Amity; ‘03 Salem: Trinity.

BYNUM, JACK (Bobbie) - ‘93 PM, In School; ‘94 Jerome; ‘96 Membership; ‘99 Oakridge; ‘03 Baker City; ’07 Nampa: Southside.

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CARLSON, ROGER - ‘92 Coburg; ‘94 Florence; ‘95 Florence/Reedsport; ‘96 PM; ‘98 Membership; ‘99 Florence; ‘01 Stayton; ‘03 Portland: Bennett Chapel; ‘09 Portland: Woodlawn/Pastoral Counselor.

CHASE, CHARLES W. (Colleen) - ‘78 PM, In School; ‘79 Middleton; ‘81 Membership; ‘84 Joseph/Wallowa; ‘90 Hood River-Asbury; ‘98 Vale; ‘02 Lakeview/Paisley; ’06 Wilderville/Cave Junction.

CHRISTIANSON, PENNY J. (Michael Meriwether) – 12/10/78 Metzger; ‘79 PM, In School; ‘83 Riverside Methodist Hospital; ‘85 Leave of Absence; ‘87 Bay City; ‘89 Membership: ‘90 St. Helens; ‘94 Yamhill; ‘00 In School; Counselor, Columbia River Mental Health Services, Vancouver, WA/Samaritan Counseling Center, Tigard, OR; 2/1/07 Gresham/Life Works NW/Your Growing Edge; ’07 Your Growing Edge Counseling Services, Portland, OR (c.c. Tigard); 12/1/07 Tualatin.

CLARK, GLEN T. (Ronda) - ‘89 PM, Aberdeen/American Falls; ‘92 Cottage Grove; ‘94 Membership; ‘04 Sutherlin/Wilbur.

COLLINS, MARCIE - ‘90 PM Idaho Falls: Trinity Associate; ‘92 Membership; ‘95 Sherwood; ‘97 Myrtle Point; ‘02 Chubbuck; ‘05 Aberdeen/American Falls/Chubbuck; ‘09 John Day/Prairie City.

CONOLLY, KATHERINE S. (Richard) - ‘77 PM, In School; ‘79 Idaho Falls: Trinity Associate-Shelley; ‘81 Membership, Pleasant Home; ‘84 Pendleton; ‘87 Salem: Morningside; ‘97 Lebanon; ‘04 Western District Superintendent.

COOPER, CHARLES F. (Patricia) - ‘77 PM; ‘87 Gold Hill - Upper Rogue ‘89 Membership; ‘90 Stayton; ‘93 Portland: Vermont Hills; ‘04 Damascus/Estacada/Happy Valley/Sunnyside Congregational Development (Micah’s Village).

COWAN, MICHAEL - ‘02 Willamette; ‘05 Transferred from New York to Oregon-Idaho; ’06 Willamette/Hughes Memorial/Woodlawn; 1/1/07 Willamette; ’07 Aloha.

COX, JAMES LELAND - ‘72 PM, North Illinois, Winfield Community; ‘74 Membership; ‘75 In School; ‘77 Green Garden; ‘78 Oregon-Idaho, Boise: First Associate; ‘79 Ashland; ‘81 Alaska Pacific University Assistant Professor; ‘83 Leave of Absence; ‘86 Research Fellow, Univ. of Aberdeen, Scotland; ‘89 Lecturer in the Phenomenology of Religion, University of Zimbabwe; ‘93 Lecturer in African Christianity, University of Edinburgh (c.c. Ashland).

CROMWELL, JANET (Gary Oba) - ‘86 PM Eastern Pennsylvania, In School; ‘87 Rehoboth/Central Associate; ‘88 Leave of Absence; ‘90 Oregon-Idaho, Wesley Foundation, University of Oregon; ‘92 Membership; ‘02 Sabbatical Leave; ‘03 Director of Admissions, Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CA; 11/18/06 Leave of Absence; ‘09 Director of Recruitment & Admission, Pilgrim Place Retirement Community, Claremont, CA (c.c. Eugene: First).

CUTTING, APRIL HALL (Craig) - ‘03 Sweet Home; ‘05 PE, Sweet Home and Program Associate, Camp & Retreat Ministries; 1/1/07 Sweet Home; ‘08 FE.

CUTTING, CRAIG HALL (April) - ‘85 PM In School: Intern, Glenville-Gordonville, Minn.; ‘87 Pocatello Associate; ‘89 Membership; 7/1/91 Leave of Absence; 10/1/91 Centerville/Shady (New York Conference: 426.1); ‘95 Hermiston; ‘03 Albany; 4/16/07 Chaplain, MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, Woodburn, OR (c.c. Woodburn).

DARLING, PAUL EUGENE (Louise) – ‘66 Latham: First (Illinois); ‘68 Henning-Jamesburg (IL), ‘69 Fairmount-Jamaica, Osman-Walker (IL), ‘71 Wapella (IL);’73 PM California-Nevada, Berkeley: Trinity Associate and Campus Minister, Sather Gate Campus Ministry, UC Berkeley; ‘75 San Jose: Roselawn; ‘76 Leave of Absence; ‘78 Campus Minister, Oklahoma East Central University, Ada, OK; ‘79 transfer to Oklahoma (PM), Campus Minister, Oklahoma East Central University and Roff-Fitzhugh; ‘80 Membership, Coalgate; ‘82 Wickline Midwest City Associate; ‘83 Oklahoma City: Christ; ‘85 Study Leave, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA; ‘96 Portland: Wilshire; ‘98 Rainier/Clatskanie; ‘99 Oregon-Idaho (transfer from Oklahoma); ‘01 Portland: Sellwood; ‘03 Portland: Pioneer.

DRAKE, GWENDOLYN M. - ‘86 PM In School; ‘87 Myrtle Point; ‘89 Membership; ‘91 Salem: Jason Lee; ‘97 Rainier/Clatskanie; ‘98 Dallas; ’06 Hillsboro.

EGLI, ROBERTA – ‘05 (licensed as local pastor) Director of Deep Well Ministry, Corvallis (c.c. Corvallis); ’06 PE, Salem: Englewood/Jason Lee Associate and Director of Deep Well Ministry, Corvallis; ‘08 Salem: Englewood/Durector of Deep Well Ministry, Corvallis; ‘09 FE.

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ENZ, JONATHAN (Dorine) - ‘94 PM, In School; 1/95 Philomath; ‘97 Membership; ‘01 Monroe; ‘08 Heppner.

ERBELE, EVELYN (Terence) – ‘02 PD, Missionary, Central Conference: Russia, Lithuania, & Latvia; ‘05 FD; ’07 FE, GBGM Missionary-in-Residence, NEJ; ‘08 Ketchikan, AK, GBGM (c.c. Hermiston).

ERBELE, WALTER TERENCE (Evelyn Grace) - ‘80 Trial, Newberg Associate; ‘82 Membership, Kuna; ‘87 Hermiston; ‘89 Missionary: Area Financial Executive, GBGM, Nigeria; ‘96 Missionary: Area Financial Executive, GBGM, Russia; ’06 District Superintendent of Lithuania, and Area Financial Executive in Latvia and Eurasia, GBGM; ’07 GBGM Missionary-in-Residence, NEJ; ‘08 Ketchikan, AK, GBGM (c.c. Hermiston).

ESTOCK, Beth Ann (Jeffrey Petrillo) – ‘87 PM East Ohio; ‘90 Culloden/Rodgers (North Georgia); ’91 Druid Hills (North Georgia), ‘93 Membership, North Georgia, ‘97 Aloha; ‘99 Transfer from North Georgia Conference;’04 Family Leave; 10/19/05 Hillsboro; ’06 Portland: new faith community--Crossbridges (in collaboration with Zimmerman Community Center); ‘08 Church Development Consultant; ‘09 Director of New Faith Communities (c.c. Portland: Christ).

ETCHISON, GERRY RAY - ‘79 Trial, In School; ‘82 Clatskanie; ‘84 Membership; ‘86 Portland: Southeast Cooperative Parish, Lincoln St; ‘89 Heppner; ‘92 Union/Cove; ‘94 St. Helens; ‘04 Cornelius; 5/1/08 Incapacity Leave.

FARRELL, JANET - ‘86 Talent; ‘88 In School; ‘91 PM, Myrtle Point; ‘93 Membership; ‘97 Blackfoot; ‘01 LaGrande; ‘05 Madras.

FELLERS, JAMES R. (Faye) - ‘66 Belvedere Associate (North Georgia); ‘67 Trial Central Kansas; ‘69 Membership Kansas West; ‘69 Missionary to Alaska-North Star; ‘70 Soldotna-North Star; ‘72 Ketchikan;’76 Oregon-Idaho, Pendleton; ‘82 Newberg; ‘88 Portland: Tabor Heights; ‘92 St. John UMC, Anchorage, GBGM; ‘99 Eastern District Superintendent; ’06 Corvallis First.

FELTON, JODY E. - ‘85 PM Pacific Northwest, In School; ‘87 Paul; ‘88 Oregon-Idaho, Paul; ‘89 Membership; ‘92 Fruitland/Nyssa; ‘97 Milton-Freewater/Weston; ‘01 The Dalles; ‘05 Kuna.

FIELDS, WESLEY KIM (Lorraine) - ‘91 PM, In School; ‘92 Aberdeen/American Falls; ‘94 Membership; ‘98 Idaho Falls: St. Paul’s; ‘05 Nampa: First.

FLAHERTY, ROBERT L. (Sandra) - ‘81 PM, In School; Jan. ‘82 Union/North Powder; ‘84 Membership; Oct. ‘84 Dallas; ‘88 Chaplain, U.S. Army; ‘96 Roseburg; 12/4/02 Active Duty, Chaplain, Ft. Hood, Texas; 11/15/02 Roseburg; ’06 Eastern District Superintendent.

FOTHERGILL, JUNE ANN (Jim English) - ‘84 PM In School; ‘85 Wasco; ‘87 Membership; ‘90 Boise: First Associate; ‘94 Boise: Collister; ‘98 Myrtle Creek/Canyonville; ’07 Middleton/Wilder.

FRIDEL, CHRISTINA – ‘00 PE, Hood River, Asbury; ‘03 FE; ’06 Seaside; ‘09 Boise: Whitney.

FRISBIE, JAMES D. (Rinya) - ‘72 PM, Wisconsin, In School; ‘75 Oregon-Idaho Elgin-Cove; ‘77 Membership; ‘78 Elgin/Cove/Union/North Powder; ‘80 Milton-Freewater/Weston; ‘86 Chubbuck; ‘94 Twin Falls; ‘03 Canby; ‘08 Oak Grove.

FRISBIE, RINYA LINNETTE (James) - ‘73 PM Central Illinois, In School; ‘75 Oregon-Idaho, Elgin/Cove/Union/North Powder; ‘77 Membership; ‘80 Leave of Absence; ‘86 Chubbuck; ‘94 Filer/Twin Falls Associate; ‘99 Sabbatical Leave; ‘00 In School; ‘01 Asset Consultant and Trainer; 1/5/03 Glenns Ferry; ‘03 Asset Consultant; ‘08 Hood River: Asbury.and Trainer; 10/16/03 Cornelius UMC; Asset Consultant & Trainer, Canby, OR.; ‘04 Portland: Christ (¶329.3); ’06 Salem: Englewood/Jason Lee (¶338.3).

FUSS, RICHARD - ‘03 New Meadows; ‘05 PE; ’07 Albany; ‘08 FE.

GATES, WILLIAM (Pamela) - ‘92 PM, In School; ‘95 Lake Oswego Associate; ‘97 Membership; ‘00 Organizer, Metropolitan Broad Based Organizing Project, Portland, OR; 2/4/02 Interim Pastor, Roseburg UMC; ‘02 Portland: Parkrose.

GOOGINS, MARY ANN, ‘01 PM, Salem: First; ‘04 FD; 2/1/05 Minister of Congregational Life, Tigard; 8/1/07 Transitional Leave; ‘08 Greenwood-Laurel Park (Glen Allen, VA) (c.c.: Newberg).

GREATHOUSE, LOWELL (Susan) - ‘83 PM Catholic Social Service of San Francisco; ‘86 Filer; ‘88 Membership; ‘89 Lake Oswego Associate; ‘92 Beaverton; 9/28/98 Community Resource Manager, Community Action Organization of Washington County; ‘00 In School; ‘01 Vision Council Manager, United Way of Columbia-Willamette; ‘05 Portland: First Associate.

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GREGOR, MICHAEL (Nanette) - ‘98 PM, In School; ‘99 Gooding; ‘01 Membership; ‘04 St. Helens.

GRIMSTED, JOHN A. (Joy) - ‘83 PM, Bend Associate; ‘86 Membership; ‘87 Portland: Cherry Park; ‘93 Eagle.

HAFTORSON, KEN (Janice) - ‘88 Portland: Capitol Hill; ‘90 PM; ‘92 Membership; Army Reserve Chaplain; ‘97 Chaplain, U.S. Army (c.c. Portland: Capital Hill).

HAJDU-PAULEN, JEREMY - ‘02 Campus Pastor/Director, University of Oregon; ‘03 PE Pacific Northwest; 3/1/05 Transfer to Oregon-Idaho PE (c.c. Eugene: First); ’06 FE, Dallas.

HALL, LESLIE D. (David W. Allison) - ‘77 PM, In School; ‘79 Associate, Newberg; ‘80 In School; ‘81 Associate, Modesto, First; ‘83 Membership, California-Nevada; ‘83 Pittsburg; 9/86 Wesley Foundation, Univ. of Oregon; ‘87 Wesley Foundation/Coburg; ‘88 Oregon-Idaho, ‘89 Leave of Absence; ‘90 Consultant and Speaker, Issues of Gender and Communication, Eugene, OR; ‘96 Faculty, University of Oregon; ‘04 Faculty, Univ. of Oregon/Pastoral Care Coordinator, Central Presbyterian Church, Eugene; ‘08 McKenzie Valley Presbyterian, Walterville, OR (c.c. Junction City).

HARKNESS, ROBERT SCOTT (Janet) - ‘75 PM, In School; ‘77 Sellwood; ‘79 Membership; ‘82 Oak Grove Associate; ‘84 Oak Grove; ‘91 Pocatello; ‘95 Salem: First; ‘03 Director of Connectional Ministries (c.c. Salem: Morningside).

HARRIS, SIDNEY S. (Debra) - ‘89 PM Hagerman/Wendell; ‘91 Membership; ‘93 Stayton; ‘96 West Salem; ‘00 Portland: Capitol Hill; 3/1/06 Incapacity Leave.

HASTINGS, DANNA DRUM – ‘01 PE, Coburg/Springfield: St. Paul Center; ‘03 Family Leave (c.c. Madras); 10/06 PD; 1/1/07 Ministry of Prevention & Case Management Services, Jefferson County Health, Madras, OR (secondary appointment—Madras); ‘08 FD.

HAUER, MARCIA - ‘94 PM Rocky Mountain Conference, Drain/Yoncalla; ‘95 PM Oregon-Idaho; ‘98 Leave of Absence; ‘99 Estacada; ‘00 Membership; 3/29/04 Extension Ministry; ‘04 Portland: University Park Associate; ‘09 Portland: Bennett Chapel.

HAUGEN, MELISSA HARKNESS (Matthew) – ‘02 PE, Eugene: Asbury/Harrisburg; ‘05 FE; ’06 Grants Pass: Newman.

HAYS, WILLIAM R. (Joyce) - ‘82 PM Northern Illinois, Intern Jordan Valley, OR; ‘83 Leave of Absence; ‘84 In School; ‘85 Oregon-Idaho Hillsboro Associate; ‘87 Membership; ‘88 Portland: Parkrose; ‘95 Meridian; ‘02 Leave of Absence; ‘08 Harrisburg /Ann. Conf. Capital Campaign Manager.

HENRY, MATTHEW (Amy Pearson) – ‘00 Pendleton, ‘02 PM; ‘04 Boise: Whitney; ‘05 Membership (orders previously recognized); ‘09 Myrtle Creek/Canyonville.

HILL, GERALD WAYNE (Robyn Morrison) - ‘83 PM, In School; ‘84 Salem: First Assoc; ‘86 Membership; ‘87 Buhl; ‘94 Monmouth, Christ’s Church Methodist/Presbyterian United; ‘00 Redmond, Cascade Fellowship (River of Life); 9/10/02 Madras-Redmond Greater Parish; ‘03 Sherwood; ‘09 Oregon City.

HOADLEY, FREDERICK E. (Mary) - ‘77 PM, In School; ‘79 Mountain Home/Dundee; ‘81 Membership; ‘82 Chaplain US Army; 9/1/06 Clinical Director of Methodist Counseling Center, Boise, ID (c.c. Boise: First).

HOEFNER, Lisa Jean – ‘75 Trinity, New Britain, CT; ‘77 PM New York Conference; ‘78 Wesley, New Haven CT; 11/79 Program Manager, Wesley Forest, Central Pennsylvania Conference; ‘80 Membership, Central Pennsylvania Conference; ‘83 Transfer to Wyoming Conference; Associate Council Director, Wyoming Conference; ’87 Director, Caring Covenant Cooperative Parish, Newark Valley; ‘94 Chenango Bridge; ‘97 A.G.A.P.E. Cooperative Parish/Chenange Bridge; ‘98 Director-Manager, Suttle Lake Camp; 4/99 Director Camp and Retreat Ministries; ‘99 Transfer to Oregon-Idaho Conference (c.c. Metzger).

HOLLOMON, MICHAEL – ‘91 Pocatello Associate; ‘94 Discontinued;’00 Hagerman/Wendell; ‘04 Reinstated, PM; ’07 FE.

HOUGHTON, DANIEL (Fay) -’86 PM, In School; ‘87 Kuna; ‘90 Membership; ‘90 Bay City; ‘96 Hagerman/Wendell; ‘01 Carus/Marquam; ‘03 Drain/Yoncalla.

HUNEFELD, LELAND E. (Peg Lofsvold) - ‘76 PM, In School; ‘79 Tigard Associate and Metzger; ‘80 Metzger; ‘82 Membership, Portland: Rose City Park Associate; ‘86 Gilchrist; ‘88 Leave of Absence; ‘92 West Salem; ‘95 Canby; ‘02 Meridian; ’07 Tigard.

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JEFFERY, GAY (Boyd) - ‘94 PM, Caldwell Associate/Wilder; ‘96 Membership; ‘97 Buhl/Castleford; ‘01 Blackfoot.

JEFFERY, KIRK - ‘99 PE, New Meadows; ‘02 Emmett/Sweet; ‘04 FE; ‘08 Monroe; 1/1/09 Monroe/Lebanon; ‘09 Sherwood.

JOHNSON, DARCEY GRITZMACHER - ‘03 PE, Burley; ’06 FE; ‘08 Family Leave (c.c. Blackfoot: Jason Lee Memorial); ‘09 Memorial UMC, Charles City, VA.

JOHNSON, JUDITH - ‘91 PM, In School; ‘92 Ashton; ‘94 Membership; ‘00 Kuna; ‘05 Astoria/Warrenton.

JONES, MARVIN D. - ‘82 PM, Methesco, Ohio; ‘83 Fossil Distance Ministry; ‘85 Membership, Aberdeen/American Falls; ‘86 Leave of Absence; ‘88 Jordan Valley; ‘89 Conference Media Librarian/Computer Specialist; ‘01 Sunnyside Centenary; ‘04 Laurelwood (Pastor of Record); ‘05 Pine Grove-Odell/The Dalles; ’06 The Dalles; ‘09 Incapacity Leave (c.c. Hood River-Asbury).

KEARSE, PHILLIP – ’79 FL South Carolina Aiken: St. John’s; ’80 PM; ’82 FM John Wesley; ’85 Elloree; ’87 Grace Williamston; ’93 Sabbatical; ’94 Albany (California-Nevada); ‘99 Tillamook; ‘01 Membership (Transfer from South Carolina); ‘04 In School: University of Manchester, United Kingdom (c.c. Tillamook); ‘08 Payette.

KIDNER-MIESEN, LURA J. (Neal Miesen) - ‘82 PM, In School; ‘83 Idaho Falls: Trinity, Associate; ‘85 Membership, Castleford; ‘91 Middleton; ‘98 Baker City; ‘03 Stayton.

KIMBROW, QUINTON, (Sandra) - ‘80 Red Lick UMC, Texas; ‘81 Forest Grove/Shady Grove, Texas; ‘82 Intern, First UMC, LaPorte, Texas; ‘83 Intern, Cokesbury UMC, Houston; ‘84 Kilgore College Wesley Foundation/Associate Pastor, St. Lukes, Kilgore, Texas; ‘87 Garrison/Caledonia, Texas; ‘88 Spring Woods, Houston; ‘91 First UMC, East Bernard, Texas; ‘96 Ketchikan, Alaska; ‘99 Jerome; ‘01 Membership (Transfer from Texas Conference); ‘04 Milton-Freewater/Weston.

KIMBROW, SANDRA (Quinton) - ‘82 Intern, First UMC, Texas City; ‘84 Carlisle/Henry’s Chapel, Texas; Greggton, Longview, Texas; ‘86 Leave of Absence; ‘86 Blossom Hill/Pine Hill, Texas; ‘87 Tenaha/Tennessee, Texas; ‘88 Spring Woods, Houston, ‘89 CPE Methodist Hospital, Houston; ‘92 Lissie/Wallis, Texas; ‘96 Ketchikan, Alaska; ‘99 Filer; ‘01 Membership (Transfer from Texas Conference); ‘04 Pendleton.

KING, DAVID (Melissa) – ’06 PE, Coos Bay; ‘09 FE.

KINMAN, DAVID ROGER (Kathryn) - ‘72 PM, In School; ‘74 Middleton; ‘76 Membership; ‘79 Philomath-Alsea; ‘85 Banks; ‘94 Dallas; ‘98 Astoria; ‘99 Astoria/Warrenton; ‘00 Astoria; 4/1/05 Incapacity Leave.

KIRK, THOMAS G. (Kim) - ‘85 Oklahoma PM In School; ‘86 Broadway-Montana, New Jersey; ‘88 Oregon-Idaho Union/Cove; ‘90 Membership; ‘92 Vienna UMC, Vienna, NJ; ‘95 Kuna; ‘00 Veneta; 8/1/04 Leave of Absence (c.c. Bend).

KNEPPER, JEANNE - ‘82 PM, In School; ‘87 Leave of Absence; ‘94 Shalom Ministries; ‘96 Membership; ‘01 Portland: University Park.

KNOTTS, ALICE GENE - ‘68 PM, In School; ‘70 Cornelius; ‘71 Membership; ‘74 Gresham Associate; ‘78 Eugene: Wesley Foundation; ‘82 Sabbatical; ‘83 In School; ‘89 Facilitator, National Corrective Training Institute, Denver, Colorado; ‘93 Shalom Ministries, Portland Urban Ministries; 8/1/96 Leave of Absence; 9/1/96 With Love, Denver, Colorado; 1/1/97 Hardin/Ashland Parish (Hardin, Montana) (337.1); ‘98 Outreach Coordinator, Peace House, Ashland, OR; ‘99 Talent; ‘00 Talent/Rogue Rock; ‘04 In School: CPE, Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, AZ ; ‘08 Wesley Foundation, San Diego State Univ.; ‘09 Attend School (c.c. Medford).

LANDAU, ERIC DAVID “JEREMY” - ‘76 PM, California-Nevada, In School; ‘77 Oregon-Idaho, Veneta; ‘79 Portland: Bennett Chapel; ‘80 Membership; ‘81 Leave of Absence; ‘85 Coordinator Pacific Center for Human Growth and AIDS Interfaith Network, Berkeley, CA (c.c. Albany, CA); ‘91 Leave of Absence; ‘92 Sabbatical; ‘93 Leave of Absence; ‘96 Disability Leave.

LANGENWALTER, JON F. (Laurel) - ‘76 PM, In School; ‘79 Fossil; ‘81 Membership; ‘82 Missionary to Alaska Chugiak; ‘86 Tillamook; ‘93 Salem: Trinity; 12/9/02 Leave of Absence (c.c. Keizer, Clear Lake).

LARSON, THOMAS K. (Cynthia) - ‘79 Trial, In School; ‘80 Vale; ‘82 Membership; ‘84 Blackfoot; ‘90 Nampa: First; ‘96 Idaho Falls: Trinity; ‘05 Bend.

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LAYNE, LINDA K. - ‘82 PM, Odell/Pine Grove; ‘85 Membership; ‘89 Fruitland/Nyssa; ‘92 Nehalem Bay; ‘96 Milwaukie: St. Paul; 1/15/05 Incapacity Leave.

LETEY, ARDIS L. ANDERSON – ‘92 Consecrated Diaconal Minister; ‘92 Artist in Residence & Director of Spirituality and the Arts Project, Wesley Foundation, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon; 4/15/99 Artist, Spirituality and Art Ministry, Southern District; ‘99 FD, Coburg: Artist, Spirituality, and Art Ministry; ‘00 Toledo: Artist, Spirituality, Art Ministry and Gallery Director; 4/30/07 Chaplain, Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital, Newport, OR (secondary appointment—Toledo: Trinity); 8/28/07 Toledo: Trinity, Artist, Spirituality & Art Ministry.

LINDSAY, GREGORY M. - ‘77 PM, In School; ‘80 Cave Junction/Wilderville; ‘82 Membership; ‘83 Twin Falls Associate; ‘88 Baker; ‘93 Northern Light United Church, Juneau, AK; ‘03 Twin Falls; ‘08 Leave of Absence (c.c. Wendell); ‘09 Ashton.

LITTLE, KAREN L. - ‘85 PM, In School; ‘86 Amity/McCabe; ‘88 Membership; ‘90 Dillard-Winston/Camas Valley/Tenmile; 1/1/93 Dillard-Winston/Camas Valley; ‘93 Dillard-Winston/Camas Valley/Tenmile; ‘94 Sweet Home; ‘03 Sabbatical Leave; ‘04 Chaplain, Klamath Hospice, Klamath Falls (c.c. Klamath Falls).

LOFSVOLD, MARGARET (Lee Hunefeld) - ‘95 PM, Eugene First, Associate; ‘98 Membership; ‘01 Nampa: Southside Blvd; 11/18/06 Leave of Absence; 4/3/07 Chaplain, Guardian Hospice & Home Health, Nampa, ID; ’07 Lake Oswego, Associate; ‘09 Montavilla.

LOWERY, JEFF (Eilidh) - ‘06 PD Pacific Northwest; 8/15/06 Boise: Hillview staff; ‘07 FD Pacific Northwest; 2/26/08 Boise: Hillview/Director, BSU Wesley Foundation; ‘09 Oregon-Idaho, Eugene: Wesley, Director of Youth and Family Ministries.

LUCHS, ARVIN RONALD (Susan) - ‘68 PM, In School; ‘73 Portland: Parkrose Associate; ‘75 Membership; ‘77 Cornelius; ‘80 Boise: First Associate; ‘87 Superintendent Eastern District; ‘91 Conference Council Director; 2/1/93 Associate General Secretary, United Methodist Communications; ‘01 Portland: First.

LUCKMAN, PEGGY (Ed) - ‘99 Clarkes, ‘02 PM, ‘04 FE (Received from Presbyterian Church USA), ‘04 Tillamook.

MARS, JOHN - ‘92 PM, Mississippi; ‘93 Rainier/Clatskanie; ‘96 Membership, Oregon-Idaho; ‘97 Caldwell; ’07 Meridian.

MARSH, RUTH (David Armstrong) - ‘99 PM, Amity/Sheridan; ‘03 Halsey/Shedd; ‘05 Leave of Absence; ’06 Florence; ’07 FE.

MARTIN, ERIN – North Carolina, FE; ’06 Eugene: Wesley, Christian Education Director; ‘08 Oregon-Idaho; ‘09 Eugene: Wesley.

McHILL, COURTNEY – ’06 PE, Corvallis First Associate; ‘09 FE.

McNUTT-KAESTNER, CINDY L. (Rich Kaestner) - ‘89 P.M. Portland: S.E. Cooperative Parish: Lincoln St; ‘91 Membership, In School; ‘92 Leave of Absence; ‘94 Chaplain, Providence Medical Center; 9/14/00 Family Leave; ‘08 Leave of Absence (c.c. Corvallis ).

MEESE, PAMELA - ‘94 PM, North Bend; ‘96 Membership; ‘08 Rupert.

MEYERS, PATRICIA ANN (Bob) - ‘80 Certified Director of Music, Northern Illinois Conference, Grace UMC, Elgin, IL; ‘80 Consecrated Diaconal Minister, Northern Illinois; ’79 In School, Certified Director of Christian Education, ‘82 Oregon-Idaho; ’81 Eugene: First Director of Christian Education and Children’s Choir; ‘84 Lake Oswego; ‘89 Faculty, Marylhurst College, Religion & Ethics Dept.; ‘91 Diaconal Minister of Music, University Park/Faculty, Marylhurst College; ‘94 Faculty, Marylhurst College; ‘95 Aloha, Minister of Music & Children’s Ministries; ‘99 FD, Aloha: Minister of Music & Children’s Ministries/Faculty, Religious Studies & Philosophy Dept., Marylhurst University; ‘01 Associate Professor of Christian Education, Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer/Charlotte, NC; ‘02 Chair, Department of Christian Vocations, Pfeiffer University (secondary appointment--Salisbury First UMC, NC) (cc: Aloha; affiliate cc: Salisbury First UMC).

MITCHELL, STEVEN (Christine) - ‘86 PM, In School; ‘87 Lakeview/Paisley; ‘89 Membership; ‘91 Astoria; ‘98 Silverton; ‘03 Salem: Englewood; ’06 Sabbatical (c.c. Salem: Morningside); ’07 Klamath Falls.

MYERS, THOMAS E. (Susan) - ‘84 PM Lakeview/Paisley; ‘86 Membership; ‘87 Toledo; ‘93 North Star UMC, Nikiski, AK; ‘98 Klamath Falls; ’07 Ashland.

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NELSON, KAREN (Greg) – ‘01 Salem: Jason Lee, ‘02 PE; ‘05 FE; ’06 Coquille Pioneer; ’07 Halsey/Shedd; ‘09 Halsey.

NELSON-MUNSON, BRIAN K. (Pamela) - ‘74 PM, In School; ‘75 Twin Falls Associate; ‘76 New Meadows; ‘77 Membership, In School; ‘80 Veneta; ‘84 Wesley Foundation-Eugene; ‘86 In School; ‘90 Leave of Absence; ‘91 Albany Associate; ‘94 Salem: Morningside Associate; ‘96 Coburg/Harrisburg; ‘98 Coburg/Harrisburg/Eugene: Asbury; ‘99 Eugene: Wesley; 10/29/08 Incapacity Leave (c.c. Eugene: Trinity).

NELSON-MUNSON, PAMELA G. (Brian) - ‘81 PM, Veneta; ‘83 Membership; ‘91 Albany; ‘98 In School; ‘00 Eugene: Trinity.

NIXON, BARBARA - ‘99 PM, In School; ‘00 Albany Associate; ‘02 Membership; ‘04 Junction City; ‘09 Boise: Hillview.

OBA, GARY A. (Janet Cromwell) - ‘79 PM, California-Nevada - Alameda-Buena Vista; ‘81 San Francisco: Pine Associate; ‘83 Membership; ‘84 Oakland-Lake Park; ‘90 Oregon-Idaho, Portland: Epworth; ‘94 Eugene: Asbury; ‘97 Southern District Superintendent; ‘03 Associate Director, Church Relations & Planned Giving, Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CA.; ‘04 Executive Assistant to the President, Claremont School of Theology; ’06 Associate Director of Planned Giving, Claremont School of Theology.

OH, KWANG SEOG – ‘04 Portland: Korean; ’07 transferred from Korean Methodist Church (FE).

OVERTON-HARRIS, AMY J. (Tim) - ‘84 PM, Wyoming; ‘85 Carus; ‘87 Membership, Oregon-Idaho; ‘89 Keizer: Clear Lake; ‘94 LaGrande; ‘99 Portland: Christ; ‘03 Tongan Fellowship; ‘04 Portland: Trinity.

OVERTON-HARRIS, TIMOTHY LEWIS (Amy) - ‘82 PM, In School; ‘83 Back Bay Aging Concerns Committee, Boston; ‘85 Oregon City Associate; ‘87 Membership, Estacada/Marquam; ‘89 Salem: Morningside Associate; ‘94 LaGrande; ‘99 Portland: Christ; ‘04 Portland: Vermont Hills.

PARK, EUN SOO (Hae Jung) – ’94 MOD, Portland: Grace Korean; ‘98 Oregon-Idaho; ‘02 Executive Director, Oregon Korean Community Center, Beaverton.

PAYTON, LISA (Jeff) - ‘98 PM, Boise: First Associate; ‘00 Membership, ‘03 Boise: Amity.

PHILIPSON, BONNIE PARR (James) - ‘75 PM South Georgia, In School; ‘78 Oregon-Idaho South Douglas Parish (Canyonville/Days Creek/Myrtle Creek); ‘80 Membership; ‘84 Idaho Falls: St. Paul’s; ‘92 Leave of Absence; ‘93 Bend; ‘01 Tigard; 1/1/05 Metro District Superintendent.

PHILIPSON, JAMES PARR (Bonnie) - ‘77 PM, In School; ‘78 South Douglas Parish (Myrtle Creek/Canyonville/Days Creek); ‘80 Membership; ‘84 Idaho Falls: St. Paul’s; ‘92 Sabbatical; ‘93 Bend; ‘01 Tigard; ’07 Gresham.

PITNEY, DANIEL STEWART (Jennie) - ‘79 Trial, In School; ‘80 Aberdeen/American Falls; ‘82 Membership; ‘85 Portland: Fremont; ‘95 Portland: Westside; ‘09 Salem: First.

PITNEY, DEBORAH G. (John) - ‘75 Trial, In School; ‘76 Nampa: Southside Blvd.; ‘78 Membership; ‘81 Missionary to Alaska: Nome; ‘86 Corvallis Associate; ‘91 Eastern District Superintendent; ‘99 Eugene: First.

PITNEY, JOHN EDWARD (Deborah) - ‘74 Trial, In School; ‘76 Nampa: Southside/Kuna; ‘78 Membership; ‘81 Missionary to Alaska: Nome; ‘86 Sabbatical; ‘87 Farm Project on Church and Land, Junction City, OR; ‘89 Oregon Ecumenical Center for Environmental Action; ‘91 Adjunct Volunteer Staff Western Small Church/Rural Life Center, Filer, ID; ‘99 Eugene: First Associate.

POWELL, GARY D. (Jane) - ‘77 PM, In School; ‘80 Willamette/Wilsonville; ‘82 Membership; ‘84 Wilsonville; ‘85 Silverton; ‘92 Eugene: First; ‘99 Family Leave; ‘03 Coburg.

POWELL, MICHAEL DALE (Anni) – ’70 PM, In School;‘73 Leave of Absence; ‘77 New Meadows; ‘78 Membership; ‘83 Stayton/Lyons; ‘85 Stayton; ‘89 Hermiston; ‘94 Ashland; ’07 Salem: Morningside.

PRITCHARD, DONNA - ‘82 Trial, In School; ‘83 Cave Junction: Immanuel/Wilderville: T.L.Jones Memorial; ‘85 Membership; ‘87 Newberg Associate; ‘89 Mountain Home; ‘92 Silverton; ‘98 Albany; ‘03 Southern District Superintendent.

RABENSTEIN, LYNN (Randy) - ‘92 PM, In School; ‘93 Associate, Salem: First; ‘97 FD, Leave of Absence (c.c. Salem: First); 1/99 First UMC, Mt. Vernon, WA; 8/1/07 Leave of Absence (c.c. Salem: First).

RAINES, DAVID (Katherine) – ’88 PM Iowa, Orient; ’90 Membership Iowa; ’95 Vinton: Wesley; ‘00 Woodburn, Associate; ‘04 Springfield: Ebbert Memorial/St. Paul Center; ‘05 Transferred to Oregon-Idaho.

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RAINES, KATHERINE LEONARD (David) - ‘88 PM, Creston: First Associate (Iowa, par. 425.1); ‘89 Hebron, Macksburg, Wesley Chapel; ‘91 Membership, Iowa, Leave of Absence; ‘92 Family Leave; ‘95 Vinton: Wesley Co-pastor; ‘00 Woodburn (OR-ID); 1/1/04 Jefferson; ‘05 Transferred from Iowa to Oregon-Idaho.

ROSS, GARY LEE (Ernestine) - ‘85 PM, In School; ‘86 Portland: Garden Home; ‘88 Membership; ‘92 Madras; ‘99 Oregon City; ‘09 Crossroads.

ROSS, STEPHAN W. (Joanne) - ‘82 PM, Silverton Associate-Marquam; ‘85 Philomath/Alsea; ‘86 Membership; ‘88 Philomath; ‘92 Burley; ‘98 McMinnville.

RUNYON, MICHAEL (Penny) - ‘71 Bone Gap Simpson (Southern Illinois); ‘75 Xenia; ‘78 PM Southern Illinois, In School; ’80 transferred to Oregon-Idaho (PM), Nampa: First Associate; ‘82 Cornelius; ‘83 Membership; 1/1/92 Chaplain, Venice Hospital, Venice, FL; ‘05 Leave of Absence; 5/4/07 Director of Pastoral Care, Peace River Regional Medical Center, Port Charlotte, FL; ‘08 Chaplain, Tidwell Hospice, Port Charlotte, FL (c.c. Cornelius).

SARGENT, RAND DEE (Kathleen) - ‘77 PM, In School; ‘78 Springfield: Ebbert Memorial Associate; ‘80 Membership; ‘81 Portland: University Park; ‘84 Fruitland/Nyssa; ‘89 Boise: Amity; ‘94 Portland: West Portland; ‘03 Carus/Marquam.

SEAGREN, WILLIAM (Jennifer) - ‘82 PM, Williamson River/Ft. Klamath; ‘85 Membership; ‘87 Fort Klamath/Chiloquin; ‘88 Dallas; ‘94 Sabbatical leave; ‘95 Carus/Marquam; ‘01 Philomath.

SECKEL, CAROL ANN (Kevin) - ‘75 PM, West Ohio, In School, Middleburg; ‘78 Oregon-Idaho Chiloquin/Ft. Klamath/Williamson River/Beatty; ‘80 Membership; ‘82 Alaska Missionary: Sitka; ‘86 Western District Superintendent; ‘88 Alaska Missionary Conference Superintendent; ‘94 Alaska Missionary: First UMC, Anchorage; ‘96 Co-Spiritual Life Director, Alaska Children’s Services, Anchorage; ‘00 Missionary in Residence, NY; 8/00 GBGM Missionary, Latvia; ‘05 Mission Interpreter in Residence, NEJ; ’07 English Language Ministries, Frankfurt, Germany, GBGM (c.c. Klamath Falls).

SECKEL, RICHARD KEVIN (Carol) - ‘77 PM; West Ohio, In School; ‘78 Oregon-Idaho Chiloquin/Ft. Klamath/Williamson River/Beatty; ‘80 Membership; ‘82 Alaska Missionary: Sitka; ‘84 Therapist, Alcoholism Therapy Services Mt. Edgecumbe PHS Hospital, Sitka; ‘86 Leave of Absence; ‘87 Salem: Trinity Associate; ‘88 Alaska Missionary: East Anchorage UMC; ‘89 Spiritual Life Director, Alaska Children’s Services, Anchorage. ‘96 Co-Spiritual Life Director, Alaska Children’s Services, Anchorage AK; ‘00 Missionary in Residence, NY; 8/00 GBGM Missionary, Latvia; ‘05 Mission Interpreter in Residence, NEJ; ’07 English Language Ministries, Frankfurt, Germany, GBGM (c.c. Salem: Trinity).

SENE, BRENDA (Daniel) - ‘91 PM, Medford Associate; ‘92 Sherwood, ‘94 Membership; 5/95 Leave of Absence; ‘98 Portland: First, Associate; ‘05 Idaho Falls: Trinity.

SHAFFER, JANE A. (John) - ‘72 Church of Scotland, Richmond-Craigmillar, Edinburgh; ‘77 Presbytery of Edinburgh, Christian Education Staff; ‘81 Salem: Trinity; ‘87 PM, Salem: First Associate; ‘89 Membership; ‘01 Newberg.

SHARMA, ELKE – (licensed as local pastor) 9/04 Gooding; 8/1/05 Gooding/Shoshone/Richfield; ’06 PE, Deaf Faith Community, Jacksonville, Illinois ‘09 FE.

SHIMER, BRIAN (Karen) – ’87 PM South Indiana, Perseverance; ’88 PM California-Pacific, San Jacinto; ’93 Membership California-Pacific; ‘94 Banks, ‘99 transfer to Oregon-Idaho; ‘09 Portland: Westide.

SHORTREED, EMMETT (Linda) - ‘71 Bern (Kansas East); ‘73 PM Kansas East; ‘75 transferred to Oregon-Idaho (PM), Ashton; ‘77 Membership; ‘78 Portland: Pioneer; ‘81 Madras; ‘83 Sabbatical; ‘84 Portland: Cherry Park; ‘87 Idaho Falls: Trinity; ‘95 Medford; ‘99 Disability Leave.

SLUSS, JOYCE – ‘96 Consecrated Diaconal Minister (Wisconsin), Green Bay: Bethany; ‘99 FD Wisconsin; 8/15/00 Green Bay: Peace; 10/20/05 Hillsboro; ‘06 Transitional Leave; ’07 Woodburn, Minister of Small Groups; ‘09 Oregon-Idaho.

SPRECHER, STEVEN J. (Lynda) - ‘71 PM, New York, In School; ‘73 Membership, Rocky Mountain; ‘72 Associate, Colorado Springs; ‘75 Denver, Montbello United Parish; ‘80 Chaplain, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA; ‘84 Oregon-Idaho OSU Wesley Foundation; ‘93 Metropolitan District Superintendent; ‘00 Assistant to the Bishop/Director of Connectional Ministries; ‘03 Lake Oswego.

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STEELE, JERRY D. (Elaine) - ‘77 PM Oregon-Idaho, In School; ‘81 Transferred to Pacific & Southwest, Associate, Santa Barbara; ‘84 Membership, Pacific & Southwest, ‘85 Chatsworth; ‘89 National City; 8/92 Disability Leave; 1/93 National City; ‘93 Transferred from California-Pacific, Kimberly/Murtaugh; 4/94 Disability; 8/94 Kimberly/Murtaugh; 2/98 Kimberly: Crossroads; ‘05 Rupert; ‘08 North Bend.

STOVER, TIMOTHY G. (Julie) - ‘76 PM, In School; ‘80 Salem: First Associate; ‘82 Membership; ‘84 Leave of Absence; ‘85 Director-Manager Suttle Lake Camp; 10/15/97 Interim Campus Minister, Oregon State University; ‘98 Director of Wesley Foundation/Co-Director United Campus Ministry, Oregon State University (c.c. Corvallis).

STROBEL, BRETT C. (Melinda) - ‘92 PM, Lake Oswego, Associate; ‘94 Membership; ‘95 Portland: Parkrose; ‘98 Grants Pass: Newman; ’06 Portland: Christ.

STROBEL, CRAIG STEWART - ‘83 PM, In School; ‘84 Intern Portland: Parkrose; ‘85 In School; ‘86 Sheridan/Willamina; ‘89 Membership, Sheridan; ‘91 Jefferson; ‘92 In School; ‘98 Fossil/Heppner; ‘99 Heppner; ‘02 Joseph; ‘09 Pocatello.

TATE, THOMAS H. (Corinne) - ‘72 Trial, In School; ‘75 Wilder; ‘77 Membership, Wilder/Jordan Valley; ‘78 Ontario: First; ‘80 Lake Oswego Associate; ‘84 Troutdale: Faith; ‘89 Newberg; ‘95 Pocatello; ‘03 Portland: Rose City Park.

TAYLOR, WESLEY DANIEL (Melinda) - ‘66 Amity; ‘68 Trial, In School; ‘70 Boise: First Associate; ‘71 Membership, Albany Associate; ‘74 West Salem: Buena Vista; ‘76 Leave of Absence; ‘77 Ministry with Youth of Salem; ‘78 Leave of Absence; ‘79 Oregon City Associate; ‘85 Oregon City; ‘91 Tigard; ‘01 Tualatin; 12/1/08 Incapacity Leave.

THOMPSON, CAROL G. - ‘83 PM, In School; ‘85 Monroe; ‘88 Membership; 1/94 Executive Director, Small Church Rural Life Center; ‘98 Lyons/Western Small Church-Rural Life Center; ‘99 Lyons/Western Small Church–Rural Life Center/Northwest House of Theological Studies; ‘02 New Meadows, ‘03 GBGM: Executive Secretary, Town and Country Ministries, New York, NY; 9/21/08 Filer/Jerome.

THOMPSON-AUE, DANIEL ROBERT (Laura) - ‘79 PM, In School; ‘81 Boise: Hillview Associate; ‘82 Sherwood; ‘84 Membership; ‘87 Salem: West Salem; ‘89 Aloha; 1/92 Shoshone/Richfield; ‘96 Portland: Montavilla; ‘00 Molalla; ‘05 Idaho Falls: St. Paul’s.

THOMPSON, DAVID B. (Kim) - ‘82 PM, Tillamook Associate/Bay City; ‘85 Membership, Bay City; ‘87 Idaho Falls: Trinity Associate; ‘90 Blackfoot; ‘97 Boise: Hillview; ‘08 Leave of Absence (c.c. Meridian); ‘09 Collister.

TOLLEFSON, STEVEN A. (Vicki) - ‘74 PM, In School; ‘76 Heppner; ‘78 Membership; ‘79 Boise: Amity; ‘87 Salem: First; ‘95 Boise: First.

TRACHSEL, ALLEN C. (Laurae) - ‘90 Tygh Valley/Dufur; ‘92 PM; ‘95 Membership, Fossil/Heppner; ‘98 Burley; ‘03 Silverton; ‘08 Caldwell.

TRUBY, TOM – West Michigan, ’06 Clarkes; ’07 Clarkes/Willamette; ‘08 Oregon-Idaho.

TUCK, SHARON CRAM (Julian)– ’92 PL Central Texas, Trinity; ’93 PM Central Texas; ’95 Membership Central Texas, Fort Worth: Asbury; ’00 Watauga; ’03 New World;‘05 Halsey/Shedd; ’07 transferred to Oregon-Idaho, Toledo: Trinity.

TUCKER, JOHN (Linda) – ‘96 New Site; ‘97 Cedar Bluff: First; ‘98 FE North Alabama; ‘01 Woodstock; ‘02 Payette; ‘03 transferred to Oregon-Idaho; ‘08 Medford.

TUCKER, LINDA (John) - PE North Alabama, ‘97 Mentore; ‘01 Bethlehem; ‘02 Ontario: First; ‘03 transferred to Oregon-Idaho PE; ‘04 FE; ‘08 Medford, Associate.

WALLACE, CHARLES I. (Dee-dee Walters) - ‘68 PM, Baltimore, In School; ‘74 Finksburg-Mt. Zion; ‘75 Membership; ‘75 Campus Minister-Western Maryland College and Adjunct Professor, Wesley Theological Seminary; ‘85 Oregon-Idaho, Chaplain, Willamette University (c.c. Salem: First).

WATKINS, JANINE M. – ’98 Consecrated Diaconal Minister, Associate Chaplain, St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise; ‘01 FD, Boise: Hillview, Chaplain, St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center; ‘05 Leave of Absence (c.c. Boise: Hillview); ’06 Boise: Hillview, ministry of congregational care and discipleship.

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WATTMAN-TURNER, MARSHALL (Margaret) - ‘85 PM, In School; ‘86 Clatskanie; ‘88 Membership, Wilsonville; ‘99 Tabor Heights; ‘08 Clinical Pastoral Education Residency, Providence Medical Center, Portland, OR; ‘09 Chaplain & Bereavement Coordinator, Hospice Care of the Northwest; Portland, OR (c.c. Willamette).

WATTS, JOHN I. (Helen) - ‘78 PM, In School; ‘81 Medford, Associate; ‘83 Membership; ‘85 Burley; ‘92 Portland: Rose City Park; ‘03 Central District Superintendent.

WEEKLEY, DAVID E. (Deborah Lee) - ‘82 PM, Shoshone/Richfield; ‘84 Membership, Salem: Jason Lee; ‘91 Corvallis Associate; ‘93 Forest Grove; ’99 Portland: Christ Youth Pastor; ‘00 Portland: Montavilla; ’07 Portland: Epworth.

WELD-MARTIN, ANNE E. (Wayne) - ‘80 PM, In School; ‘81 Salem: Clear Lake; ‘83 Membership; ‘85 Missionary to Alaska, Anchorage: Turnagain; ‘90 Twin Falls; ‘94 Oregon City; ‘99 Leave of Absence; 5/00 Mountain Home.

WENIGMANN, BRUCE (Vanessa) - ‘94 PM, Keizer, Clear Lake; ‘96 Membership; ‘05 Wilsonville.

WILLS, BRENDA SUE - ‘75 PM, North Indiana, In School; ‘78 Oregon-Idaho, Boise: First Associate; ‘80 Membership, Drain/Yoncalla; ‘84 Portland: Sellwood; ‘86 Portland: Sellwood/Lents; ‘87 Grants Pass: Newman Associate; ‘89 North Bend; ‘94 Portland: Montavilla; ‘96 Leave of Absence; 9/96 Interim Director Camp & Retreat Ministry; 1/97 Interim Director of Adult Religious Education, First Unitarian Church, Portland; 8/15/97 Attend School (CPE, Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center); 10/1/98 Attend School (CPE, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Portland); 10/25/99 Chaplain, Spiritual Care Dept., Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Montana; 8/27/07 Chaplain, Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital, Newport, OR (c.c. Portland: Metanoia).

WILSON-FEY, DANIEL (Kathy) - ‘88 Drain-Yoncalla; ‘89 PM; ‘91 Membership; ‘93 Nampa: Southside; ‘01 GBGM Missionary to Honduras; ‘05 Forest Grove.

WINGFIELD, BRENDA – ‘02 FD, Turnagain, Alaska; ‘03 Administrative Assistant, Alaska Missionary Conference, Anchorage, AK (secondary appointment—Turnagain UMC); ‘08 Transitional Leave; ‘09 Personal Leave of Absence (c.c. Lebanon).

WITT, KEVIN T. - ’83 PM Virginia, In School;‘84 Byrd Chapel/Zion; ‘86 Membership, Rocky Mountain, Templed Hills UM Camp & Retreat Director; 10/15/91 transfer to Oregon-Idaho, Associate Council Director; 10/96 National Director of UM Camp/Retreat Ministry, General Board of Discipleship (c.c. Portland: Parkrose).

WOLFF, STEVEN A. (Beth Dieker) - ‘89 PM In School; ‘90 Kuna; ‘92 Membership; ‘95 Newberg; ‘01 Beaverton.

WOODWORTH, WENDY - ‘93 PM, In School; ‘94 Portland: First Associate; ‘96 Membership, Pendleton; ‘00 Portland: Trinity; ‘04 Portland: Fremont.

YAMAMOTO, DEAN S.H. (Yumiko) - ‘85 PM, Northern Illinois; ‘85 Oregon-Idaho, Forest Grove Associate; ‘88 Membership; ‘89 West Valley Japanese, Sepulveda, CA; ‘94 Portland: Epworth; 1/01 Family Leave; 3/01 In School; 3/25/02 Leave of Absence; ‘02 Chaplain, Mt. Hood Hospice, Sandy; 8/1/04 Volunteer Coordinator, Mt. Hood Hospice; 10/11/04 Chaplain, Providence Portland Hospice (c.c. Portland: Fremont)

YIM, ROBIN (Nancy) - ‘87 PM, In School; ‘88 Ashton; ‘90 Membership; ‘92 Milton-Freewater/Weston; ‘97 Portland: Metzger; ‘03 Metzger-West Portland Cooperative Parish Ministry; 9/21/08 In School (CPE, Portland Providence); 9/13/09 The Dalles.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS--ACTIVE

AIRHART, PHILIP J. (Laurie) – ‘94 Wisconsin (licensed as local pastor), Beaver Dam: Trinity, ‘00 Belmont/Whig, ‘04 Oregon-Idaho, Veneta: Valley; ‘07 AM (ordained as deacon under 1992 Discipline); ‘08 Twin Falls.

PETERS, JERRY (Shirley) - ‘87 Grande Ronde; ‘89 Warrenton; ‘90 Elgin/Wallowa; ‘94 Associate Member; ‘99 Dillard-Winston/Camas Valley; 6/1/00 Disability Leave; ‘01 Union/Cove; 3/29/04 Union/North Powder; ‘05 Buhl/Castleford; ‘09 Incapacity Leave.

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PROBATIONARY (PROVISIONAL) MEMBERS

ANDREW, CLAY– 9/15/05 LaGrande/EOU Campus Ministry (Lay Person Assigned); 12/13/05 FL; ’07 PE.

BENSON, DANIEL – ’06 John Day/Prairie City (Lay Person Assigned); 10/25/06 FL; ‘08 PE; ‘09 Banks.

BOEGLI, SUSAN – ’07 PD, Salem: First, Minister of Discipleship; ‘08 PE; ‘09 Junction City.

BROWN, CAROL -- ‘09 PD, Chaplain, Tillamook County Sheriffs Office; Tillamook, OR (Secondary appointment--Nehalem Bay).

CHILDRESS, DAVID – ’05 Kiezer, Clear Lake; ’07 PE.

CHO, MYOUNG SUB – ’06 Portland: Capitol Hill/Sellwood; ‘08 PE.

CLARK, ACHSAH – ’02 Lyons; ’06 PE (American Baptist ordination recognized), Eugene: Asbury/Harrisburg; ‘08 Cottage Grove.

DeLAUNAY, JANINE -- 9/1/08 FL, Metzger-West Portland Cooperative Parish; ‘09 PE.

FRANKLIN, ROBIN -- ‘09 PE, Personal Leave of Absence.

FREUND, LINDA -- ‘07 PD, Attend School; ‘09 Erie UMC; Erie, CO & Lyons Community UMC; Lyons, CO.

GO, (JOUNG YOUL) JOHN – ’07 FL, Fruitland/Nyssa; ‘09 PE.

GORDON, JEFF -- ‘09 PE, Monroe.

LANGENWALTER, GARY – 9/10/06 Dundee (Lay Person Assigned); 6/12/07 PL; ‘09 PD.

LOWERY, EILIDH – ’06 Boise: Hillview, Associate (Lay Person Assigned); 10/25/06 FL; ‘08 PE; ‘08 Veneta: Valley.

PEARSON, AMY – ‘01 Milton–Freewater/Weston; ‘04 Boise: Collister, ’06 PE (American Baptist ordination recognized); ‘09 Personal Leave of Absence.

SHIMER, KAREN -- ‘09 PE, Attend School.

WAGNER, LOIS – ‘98 PL, Wilshire; ‘04 Wilshire/Native American Fellowship; 3/15/07 FL, Portland: Hughes Memorial/Woodlawn/Wilshire/Native American Fellowship; ‘08 PE; ‘09 Portland: Hughes Memorial.Wilshire/Native American Fellowship.

ORDAINED AND PROVISIONAL CLERGY FROM OTHER ANNUAL CONFERENCES OR OTHER METHODIST DENOMINATIONS

SERVING IN OUR CONFERENCE UNDER ¶346.1

CRAM, CHUCK – [Rocky Mountain, FE] ’07 Oakridge.

DAVIS, JULIE A. – [New Mexico, RE] 1/16/05 Portland: Rockwood; ‘05 retired (New Mexico), Portland: Rockwood.

HALL, EUGENE – [Pacific Northwest, FE] ’07 Ontario: Community.

HILL, CHERYL -- [Oklahoma, RE] 8/1/08 Director, Wesley Foundation Boise State University.

HWANG, SIN HEE – [Korea Methodist Church, FE] 10/15/05 Portland: Grace Korean.

MORRISON, ROBYN -- [Yellowstone, PE] ‘08 Crossroads; ‘09 Salem: First, Associate.

MULLETTE-BAUER, WILLIAM -- [Yellowstone, FE] ‘08 Director of Stewardship and Finance.

RODRIGUEZ, JORGE – [Mexican Methodist Church, FE] ‘06 Lower Snake River Hispanic Ministries.

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CLERGY IN GOOD STANDINGFROM OTHER DENOMINATIONS

SERVING UNITED METHODIST MINISTRY SETTINGS

ADAMS, BOB [Episcopal] – ‘99 Fort Klamath.

CHRISTENSEN, RICH [Presbyterian Church, USA] - ‘01 Chiloquin.

DeVALL, JAMES [Nazarene] - 5/6/09 Paul.

GURLEY, PAM [American Baptist] – ‘05 Molalla.

LANG, RICHARD [Presbyterian Church, USA] –’00 Campus Minister, Southern Oregon University.

SHIELDS, WILLIAM [Presbyterian Church, USA] – ‘90 Richland.

SIMMONS, JAMES [Southern Baptist] – ’07 Monmouth: Christ’s Church/Falls City.

SWANSON, CAROL [Presbyterian USA] – ‘08 Amity/Sheridan.

TAYLOR, WILLIAM E. [Presbyterian USA] – ‘08 Canby.

WINSLEA, ELIZABETH [Presbyterian Church, USA] – ‘99 Campus Ministry, Portland State University; 1/1/05 Portland: Lincoln Street; ‘05 Sunnyside Centenary.

WINSLEA, TIM [Presbyterian Church, USA] – ‘99 Portland: Sunnyside Centenary; ‘00 Portland: Sunnyside Centenary/Lincoln Street, ‘02 Lincoln Street; ‘05 Portland: Laurelwood (Pastor of Record)/Sunnyside Centenary.

LOCAL PASTORS

A. Full Time Local Pastors

BERGACKER, JUANITA (Marshall) - ‘03 Glenns Ferry; ’07 Baker City.

BUECHLER, DAVID – ’06 Director, Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry, Boise State University, Boise (cc: Boise: First); ’07 Gooding/Shoshone/Richfield.

LEFLER, DAVEY – ’06 Shelley; ‘09 Shelley/Aberdeen/American Falls/Chubbuck.

LIGHT, WARREN -- ‘06 Director, Wesley Foundation, University of Oregon.

MacFADDEN, SANDRA – ‘02 Boise: First, Associate.

MERCER, JENNIFER – ’07 Vale; ‘08 Vale/Ontario First.

PUCKETT, KAREN -- ‘08 Burley.

QUANSTROM, Linda -- ‘08 Silverton.

RATHS, KELLY -- ‘08 Chaplain, Oregon State Correctional Facility (c.c. Portland: Lincoln Street).

STEELE, Elaine (Jerry) – ‘99 Paul (Lay Person Assigned); 9/13/06 PL; ‘08 FL, Coquille: Pioneer.

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B. Part Time Local Pastors

ANDERSON, SARAH (Jim) - ‘01 Jordan Valley, ‘02 Vale; ’07 Tenmile.

FUAPAU, TUI’NAUVAI – 11/1/05 Portland: Tongan Fellowship.

GOODMAN, VIOLA – ’06 Lakeview/Paisley.

HOLLAND, JERRY – ‘98 Tygh Valley/Dufur.

NAEVE, CURTIS W. – ’07 Glenns Ferry/King Hill Presbyterian (Lay Person Assigned); 8/4/08 PL.

REASONER, ROBERT – ‘00 Arlington/Wasco

WARD, LARRY – ’06 Pine Grove-Odell.

WHISTLER, PEARL – ‘08 Fossil.

DIACONAL MINISTERS AND OTHER LAY MINISTRIESDIACONAL MINISTERS--ACTIVE

HILL, JANE – ‘99 Consecrated, Mediation Services Provider, Sunset Empire Resolution Services (c.c. Astoria).

LAY PERSONS ASSIGNED FOR MINISTRY

CENTRALBISHOP, BILL – 8/1/05 Union.

CHAVEZ, RACHEL/CHAVEZ, ROBERT – ‘95 Williamson River.

GARVER, KAYE – ‘99 Wallowa, ‘02 Elgin/Wallowa; ‘09 Joseph/Wallowa.

LAMB, MIKE – ’06 Cove.

LUDEMANN, SUE – ‘08 Gilchrist.

WIENS, SALLY – ‘96 Haines.

EASTERNBLICK, JANNA-- ‘09 Castleford.

GEOFFRION, PETER-- ‘09 New Meadows.

HODGES, PENNY--’09 Buhl.

QUINTERO, MIKE-- ‘09 Jordan Valley.

WESTERNCONKLIN, ERIC – ‘08 Cornelius/Yamhill.

HURD, DAVID – ‘01 Bay City.

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RETIRED FULL MEMBERSDeacons and Elders

AIREY, JAMES L. (Margaret) - ‘51 Trial, New England, In School; ‘52 West Ohio In School; ‘52 New England Hudson-First; ‘57 New England Supernumerary; ‘57 West Ohio Toledo-Asbury; ‘58 Withdrawn-West Ohio; ‘63 Oregon Portland: Christ; ‘70 Pocatello; ‘77 Hillsboro; ‘88 Retired (c.c. Oak Grove).

ALLEN, GEORGE H. (Lois) - ‘43 Trial, New Jersey, Titusville; ‘44 Oregon In School; ‘45 Discontinued; ‘46 Idaho Shoshone; ‘48 Voluntary Location; ‘50 Readmitted, Ashton; ‘52 Gooding; ‘54 Shelley; ‘56 Chaplain Oregon State Hospital; ‘76 Supernumerary; ‘78 Dufur/Tygh Valley; ‘81 Blackfoot; ‘84 Chaplain Rogue Valley Manor, Talent; ‘84 Retired (c.c. Salem: Jason Lee).

ANDERSON, ELAM JONATHAN (Jean) - ‘64 New Hampshire: N. Charlestown W. Unity; ‘66 Trial, Credentials Rec’d from American Baptist, Salem, Pleasant St. New Hampshire; ‘69 Membership Oregon-Idaho, Filer; ‘72 Emmett/Sweet; ‘75 Philomath-Alsea; ‘79 Harrisburg/Coburg; ‘82 Monroe; ‘85 Halsey/Shedd; 12/90 Retired (c.c. McMinnville).

ANDREWS, STANLEY E. (Pat) - ‘45 Trial North Illinois, New Milford; ‘46 Idaho, Kimberly; ‘50 Payette; ‘54 Meridian; ‘57 Idaho Western District Superintendent; ‘63 Oregon, Portland: First Associate; ‘65 Coos Bay; ‘70 Eugene Wesley; ‘72 Burley; ‘79 Boise First Associate; ‘85 Retired (c.c. Boise: First).

APEL, WILLIAM DALE (Jane) – ‘70 PM Western Penn. In School; ‘76 Transfer Western Pennsylvania, Chaplain, Linfield College; ‘78 Membership; ‘84 Professor of Religion, Linfield College; ‘09 Retired (c.c. McMinnville).

BAKER, LINDA - 1999 Consecrated, Diaconal Minister of Education and Nurture, Hillsboro UMC; ‘02 FD; ’05 Transitional Leave; 1/30/07 Sacred Light Ministry; 8/1/09 Retired (c.c. Portland: Christ).

BALCOMB, RAYMOND E. (Hazel) - ‘45 Holbrook, Mass.; ‘46 Trial California-Nevada Conference, In School; ‘48 Membership; ‘49 Ashland, Mass.; ‘51 Oregon, Portland: Sellwood; ‘54 Medford; ‘57 Corvallis; ‘63 Portland: First; ‘82 Metro District Superintendent; ‘88 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

BARLEY, NORMAN HENRY - ‘63 Warrenton; ‘65 Trial, In School; ‘65 Transfer to New York Livingston Manor, Parksville, Lew Beach and Beaverkill; ‘67 New York Richmond Hill: First; ‘69 Transferred from New York, Milton-Freewater/Weston; ‘75 Portland: Laurelwood-Errol Heights; ‘82 Cottage Grove; ‘84 Myrtle Creek/Canyonville; ‘90 Arlington/Wasco; ‘94 Milwaukie: St. Paul; ‘96 Stayton; ‘01 Retired, ‘01-’06 Yamhill; ‘06 West Salem.

BATEMAN, ANN (Tom) - ‘65 Southern California-Arizona, Arcadia Church of the Good Shepherd/Methodist Educational Assistant; ‘66 Certified Director of Christian Ed.; ‘67 Inactive (Volunteer Director of Teacher Training & Resources, Ramey AFB Protestant Chapel, Puerto Rico);’70 Riverside-Arlington; ‘72 Consecrated Lay Worker; ‘74 Oregon-Idaho, Director of Christian Ed., Roseburg; ‘77 Consecrated Diaconal Minister, Newberg/Milwaukie-St. Paul’s; ‘78 Newberg; ‘79 In School; ‘81 Leave of Absence; ‘82 Church Ed. Consultant Service, Salem; ‘97 FD, Minister for Servanthood, Corvallis; ’06 Retired (c.c. Albany).

BELL, EARNEST ROY - ‘55 Alsea; ‘56 Trial, In School; ‘58 Talent; ‘59 Talent-SOC Wesley Foundation; ‘60 Membership; ‘61 Valley; ‘64 Stayton; ‘67 Portland: University Park; ‘73 Coquille; ‘76 Corvallis Associate; ‘86 Springfield: Ebbert Memorial; ‘91 Canby; ‘95 Retired (c.c. Toledo: Trinity).

BENEFIEL, ROBERT LEWIS (Elma) - ‘43 New England-Southwick; ‘45 Lowell-Fellowship; ‘46 Trial; ‘47 Belchertown; ‘47 California-Nevada-Sacramento-Pacific; ‘48 Membership, Albany; ‘51 Los Gatos; ‘55 Roseville;’56 Oregon, Portland: Trinity; ‘62 Idaho, Idaho Falls: Trinity; ‘69 Oregon, Klamath Falls-Indian Mission; ‘71 Klamath Falls; ‘75 Beaverton; ‘83 Silverton; ‘85 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

BROOKS, FRED R. Jr. (Alice Platt) - ‘59 Trial, Wyoming, In School; ‘61 Onconta First Assoc; ‘62 Membership; ‘63 Oregon, Eugene: Asbury; ‘68 Director of Aid and Admissions, and Asst. Dean of Students Univ. of Chicago; ‘80 Director of Admissions Vassar College, New York; 7/15/85 Asst. Vice President, State Univ. of New York, Binghamton, NY; ‘93 Director of Admissions, Marywood College; ‘99 Retired (c.c. Eugene: Asbury).

BROWN, DANA -’83 PM, Estacada; ‘85 Membership; ‘87 Leave of Absence; ‘89 OR Human Rights Coalition; ‘92 Advocate, Multnomah County Community Action Program; ‘97 Co-Director Community Alliance of Tenants; ‘02 Executive Director, Dana L. Brown Consulting Services, Portland; ‘09 Retired (c.c. Portland: Metanoia).

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BROWN, JON K. (Kathy Ball) - ‘59 Oak Island, San Antonio, South Texas (L.P. supply); ‘61 Mt. Victory, Lima, W.O.C. (student); ‘63 Trinity, Columbus (student assistant); ‘64 St. Luke’s, South Chicago, N. Illinois (student); ‘67 Methodist Union, Columbus, W.O.C.; ‘72 Action Training Network of Ohio, West Ohio; ‘79 honorable location; ‘90 Trilby Church, Toledo; Oregon-Idaho, ‘92 Boise: First Associate; ‘96 Nampa: First; ‘99 Retired (c.c. Boise: Whitney).

BRUDEVOLD, KEITH - ‘98 Boise: Collister; ‘01 Membership (Transfer from South Carolina); ‘02 Heppner; ‘08 Retired (c.c. Salem: Jason Lee).

BURTNER, ROBERT W. (Cleo) - ‘47 Trial, In School; ‘49 Membership, Eugene: Trinity; ‘61 Salem District Superintendent; ‘66 Portland: Rose City Park; ‘76 Corvallis; ‘86 Southern District Superintendent; ‘92 Retired (c.c. Eugene: Wesley).

CAIRNS, RALPH ARTHUR (Evelyn) - ‘62 PM In School; ‘64 Membership, Prairie City; ‘65 Shoshone/Richfield; ‘67 Filer; ‘69 Vale; ‘74 Sutherlin/Wilbur; ‘76 In School; ‘77 Leave of Absence; ‘78 Chaplain, Hermiston Good Samaritan Center; ‘97 Retired (c.c. Hermiston).

COLBURN, DONALD ELTON (Gladys) - ‘53 Trial, Newark; ‘53 Oregon; ‘54 Metzger; ‘56 Membership; ‘62 St. Helens; ‘70 Silverton; ‘77 Portland: Christ Church; ‘86 Forest Grove; ‘89 Portland: Montavilla; ‘94 Retired (c.c. Portland: Trinity).

CORNELL, JACK (Carol) - ‘89 Cave Junction; ‘93 Leave of Absence; ‘94 Veneta; ‘95 Membership; ‘97 Leave of Absence; ‘98 Gold Hill/Upper Rogue; ‘02 Gold Hill; ‘03 Oakridge; ’07 Retired (c.c. Grants Pass: Newman).

CRANDALL, RONALD J. (Judith) - ‘65 PM, In School; ‘67 Bay City/Garibaldi; ‘69 Membership, Dufur/Tygh Valley; ‘71 Gold Hill/Upper Rogue; ‘75 Toledo; ‘82 Oakridge; ‘88 Medford First Assoc; ’90 Medford First Assoc/Talent;‘91 Gooding; ‘94 Portland: Tabor Heights; ‘99 Nehalem Bay; ‘02 Retired (c.c. Seaside).

CROOCH, KAREN (Dee) - ‘86 PM Virginia Conference; ‘86 Wesley Theological Seminary; ‘88 University Park, ‘91 PM Oregon-Idaho; ‘91 University Park; ‘92 Membership; ‘95 Grants Pass; ‘98 Western District Superintendent; ‘03 Salem: Morningside; ’07 Retired (c.c. Salem: Morningside).

DAVIDSON, GLEN WILLIAM (Shirlee) - ‘59 Trial, In School; ‘63 Membership; ‘64 Chaplain at Colgate University; ‘67 Divinity School-University of Chicago; ‘71 University of Iowa; ‘73 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; ‘78 Professor Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; ‘93 The Doane Professor and V.P. for Academic Affairs, Doane College, Crete, Nebraska; 10/15/97 New Mexico Highlands University; ‘00 Retired (c.c. Meridian).

DAVIES, CAROL – ’82 PM Pacific Northwest, Stevenson; ’84 Membership Pacific Northwest; ’88 Seattle: First, Associate; ’92 Seattle: Wallingford; ’95 Orchards; ‘00 Lake Oswego, Associate; ‘03 Membership (transfer from Pacific Northwest); ’07 Leave of Absence; ‘08 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

DAVIS, MARGIE (MAI) (Vernie) - ‘97 PM Joseph; ‘99 Membership; ‘01 Buhl/Castleford; ‘05 Retired (cc: Buhl).

DAWSON, JR., JOHN JOSEPH (Marlene) - ‘57 Trial, Baltimore, Lodge Forest; ‘59 Membership; ‘61 Glen Mar; ‘69 Oregon-Idaho, Boise: First; ‘71 Sabbatical; ‘72 Mountain States Tumor Institute; ‘78 President: Patient-Family Support Institute; ‘96 Retired (c.c. Boise: Whitney).

DEAL, ROBERT L. (Norma) - ‘41 Trial, Colorado, Denver: Emmanuel; ‘43 Oregon, Membership, Portland: First Assistant Pastor; ‘44 Chaplain, U.S. Navy; ‘58-’59 Menninger Foundation, Topeka, Kansas; ‘68 Dir. Religious Activities; United States International University, California Western Campus; ‘71 Sabbatical; ‘72 Retired (c.c. Walla Walla, WA: Pioneer).

DEVORE, HOWARD L. (Betty Jean) - ‘48 Iowa, Fairfield Circuit; ‘50 Trial, Mt Union; ‘54 Membership, Gravity-Sharpsburg-Conway; ‘58 Menlo-Jefferson Cente; ‘62 Alaska Mission, Nome; ‘66 Alaska Mission, St. John-Hope; ‘72 Alaska Mission, Fairbanks; ‘74 Oregon-Idaho, Hermiston; ‘75 Supernumerary; ‘76 Alaska State Office of Volunteer Services, Coordinator; ‘80 Alaska State Office on Aging, Coordinator; ‘91 Leave of Absence; ‘92 Retired (c.c. Eugene: Asbury).

DRAKE, GRACE ELIZABETH - ‘73 Trial, In School; ‘75 Union/North Powder; ‘77 Membership; ‘78 Filer; ‘81 Ashton; ‘86 Retired (c.c. Heppner).

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ENZ, CLARK S. (Luann) - ‘41 Trial, In School; ‘44 Membership, New England; ‘44 Oregon, Dallas/Oak Grove Chapel; ‘48 Dallas; ‘50 Cottage Grove; ‘53 Oregon City; ‘63 Roseburg; ‘67 Tigard; ‘75 Gresham; ‘78 Superintendent Central District; ‘84 Retired; ‘88 Consultant on Congregational Development and Redevelopment. (c.c. Oak Grove)

FERNANDEZ, ARTURO M. (Irene) - ‘60, Trial, Rio Grande; ‘65 Membership ‘75 Dir. Casa Amigos Comm. Center; ‘77 Conf. Coord. of Hispanic Ministries, Fresno; ‘78 California-Nevada; ‘82 District Superintendent, Bay View District; ‘85 District Superintendent, Fresno District; ‘88 Fresno: Grace/Calwa; ‘90 Calwa/Board of Global Ministries Assignment, South America; ‘92 Oregon-Idaho, District Superintendent, Western District; ‘98 Retired; ’03-‘06 West Salem/Woodburn Hispanic Ministries (cc: Salem: First).

FISKE, JAMES A. (Judith) - ‘67 Trial; ‘68 In School; ‘70 Membership, Southern New England; ‘70 Board of Missions, World Division; ‘83 Oregon-Idaho, United Church of Christ in Japan; ‘87 Milwaukie: St. Paul; ‘94 Woodburn; ‘00 Retired; 1/1/03-6/30/03 Salem: Trinity (c.c. Salem: First).

FISKE, JUDITH J. (Jim) - ‘93 Consecrated Diaconal Minister, Diaconal Minister of Pastoral Counseling, Salem Counseling Center & Wilsonville Counseling Center; ‘94 Woodburn, Parish Visitor; ‘97 FD, Woodburn, Minister of Visitation/Education; ‘00 Retired (c.c. Salem: First).

FLANERY, WILLIAM S. (Ellen) - ‘63 On Trial, Ohio, Forest Chapel, Cincinnati; ‘64 Mt. Healthy; ‘65 Membership, Rocky Mountain, Commerce City; ‘68 In School; ‘69 Santa Fe NM Model Cities Program; ‘71 Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments; ‘74 Colorado State Representative; ‘77 Executive Director, Girl Scouts/Wagon Wheel Council; ‘83 Walsenberg/Gardner; ‘86 Rifle; ‘89 Thornton; ‘93 OR-ID, Hagerman/Wendell; ‘96 Retired (c.c. Twin Falls).

FLETCHER, THOMAS R. (Rene) - ‘49 Southern New Jersey, Imalystown Circuit; ‘50 Trial, Vincetown-Buddtown; ‘51 Hamilton-Wayside; ‘52 Sayreville; ‘53 Membership; ‘54 Rocky Mountain, Cheyenne: Wells; ‘56 Brush; ‘60 Denver: Valley Vista; ‘64 Idaho Springs Circuit; ‘66 Haxtun; ‘70 Burns; ‘72 Lamar; ‘74 Oregon-Idaho, Eugene: Asbury; ‘79 Portland: Wilshire; ‘82 Tillamook; ‘86 Portland: Vermont Hills; ‘88 Hood River: Asbury; ‘90 Retired (c.c. Isle of Palms, S. Carolina).

FOSTER, CHARLES R. (Janet) - ‘61 PM, In School; ‘63 Central New York, Corning First;’64 Membership, Central New York; ‘66 In School; ‘68 Faculty, Methodist Theological School in Ohio; ‘71 West Ohio; ‘81 Faculty, Scarritt Graduate School; 1/1/87 Oregon-Idaho; ‘88 Professor of Religion and Education; ‘97 Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, ‘99 Acting Dean, Candler School of Theology, Emory University; ‘01 Retired (c.c. Salem: First).

FOSTER, THOMAS WILBER (Colleen) - ‘56 Trial, In School; ‘58 Haines/North Powder; ‘59 Membership; ‘63 Ontario: First; ‘68 Madras; ‘77 Pocatello; ‘85 Salem: Trinity; ‘87 Roseburg; ‘96 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

FRANK, WILLIAM FLOYD - ‘45 Trial, Ashton; ‘47 Membership; ‘48 Richfield; ‘49 Missionary-Latin America; ‘53 In School; ‘54 Supernumerary; ‘57 Voluntary Location; ‘59 Missionary-Bolivia; ‘66 Holding Institute, Laredo, Texas; ‘76 Board of Global Ministries Home Missionary; ‘77 Zapata, Texas; ‘79 Home Missionary; ‘81 Retired.

GALLAGHER, MARIANNE J. - ‘89 Consecrated Diaconal Minister, Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Portland/Metro District Parish Nurse Program; ‘94 Cancer Care Unit, Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland/Parish Nurse Program; ‘96 Consultant, Northwest Parish Nurse Ministries/Milwaukie St. Paul’s Parish Nurse; ‘97 FD; 1/1/99 Willamette; ‘98 Retired (c.c. Milwaukie St. Paul’s).

GILMORE, EDSON G. (Nadine) - ‘67 Trial, In School; ‘68 Corvallis-Ecumenical; ‘69 Membership, Albany Associate; ‘71 Gooding; ‘74 Portland: West Portland; ‘84 Woodburn; ‘94 Tualatin; ‘01 Retired (c.c. Woodburn); ‘08 Salem: Jason Lee.

GROVES, MEREDITH R. (Dorothy) - ‘50 Trial, In School; ‘52 Boise: First Associate; Membership; ‘69 Eugene: First Associate; ‘78 Albany; ‘87 Canby; ‘91 Retired (c.c. Salem: First).

GROVES, VERNON ARTHUR (Betty) - ‘54 Southern New England Somerville-Flint Street; ‘55 Trial, In School; ‘57 Membership Oregon, Toledo/Siletz; ‘61 Madras; ‘65 Portland: Parkrose Heights; ‘71 Lake Oswego; ‘76 Roseburg; ‘85 Tigard; ‘91 Springfield: Ebbert Memorial; ‘93 Junction City; ‘97 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

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HAINES, HENRY LAMM (Evelyn) - ‘39 Pacific Northwest, Duvall; ‘42 Trial, In School; ‘44 Membership, Edmonds; ‘51 Idaho, Idaho Falls; ‘60 Salem: First; ‘70 Portland West District Superintendent; ‘73 Metropolitan District Superintendent; ‘76 Lake Oswego; ‘79 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

HALL, FLORA BELLE - ‘76 PM, In School; ‘78 Clatskanie; ‘80 Membership; ‘82 Portland: Wilshire; ‘89 Stayton; ‘90 Retired (c.c. Lake Oswego).

HAND, JAMES ALBERT (Emma Jean) - ‘50 Trial, Alabama-West Florida: Coden-Irvington-Heron Bay; ‘51 In School; ‘52 Mt. Vernon; ‘53 Membership; ‘54 Livingston; ‘57 Citronelle; ‘60 In School; ‘64 Professor at Willamette University; ‘65 Oregon; ‘88 Leave of Absence; ‘90 Retired (c.c. Salem: First).

HANNI, PHILIP S. (Erin) - ‘56 Eastern Pennsylvania, Portland-Delaware Water Gap; ‘57 West Ohio, UCF, Bowling Green State University; ‘59 Trial West Ohio, Gambier Circuit; ‘61 In School; ‘63 South Georgia, Wesley Foundation, Valdosta State College; ‘64 Oregon, UCF Oregon College of Education;’67 Membership, UCCF Central Washington State College; ‘70 In School, ‘71 UCCF Central Washington State College; ‘73 Chaplain, Willamette University; ‘85 Leave of Absence; 9/1/85 Buena Vista; ‘86 Milton-Freewater/Weston; ‘92 Caldwell; ‘93 Lebanon; ‘97 Retired (c.c. Salem: First).

HARDER, PHILIP E. (Anita) - ‘66 Trial, In School; ‘69 Chaplain Willamette University; ‘70 Membership; ‘72 Campus Christian Ministry at Southern Oregon State College; ‘77 Portland State Campus Ministry; ‘98 Retired (c.c. Portland: Metanoia).

HARE, WILLIAM EDWARD (Mary Ellen) - ‘72 PM Rocky Mountain, In School; ‘73 Oklahoma-Crescent-Marshall; ‘74 Membership; ‘75 Grace Associate; ‘76 Pawnee-Skedee; ‘78 Tulsa-St. Paul; ‘80 Oregon-Idaho-Lakeview/Paisley; ‘82 Jerome; ‘86 Dillard-Winston/Camas Valley/Tenmile; ‘90 Amity/McCabe; ‘94 Retired;’94-’99 Talent; ‘02-’08 Upper Rogue; 1/4/09 Talent.

HARRIS, DALE CHARLES (Carla) - ‘56 Trial, In School; ‘58 Gilchrist; ‘60 Membership; ‘62 Lake Oswego; ‘70 Bend; ‘80 Superintendent Western District; ‘86 Corvallis; ‘93 Hillsboro; ‘97 Retired (c.c. Hillsboro).

HEFTY, ROBERT EUGENE (Jean) - ‘59 Trial, Iowa, In School; ‘61 Membership, Shueyville-Union; ‘65 Toledo Otterbein; ‘67 Toledo Otterbein and Fairview; ‘68 Kalona, Sharon Center & South Sharon; ‘70 Hedrick & Martinsburg; 10/75 Oregon-Idaho, Joseph/Wallowa; ‘80 Gooding; ‘83 Payette; ‘90 Coos Bay; ‘96 Nehalem Bay; ‘99 Retired; ‘99-’01 Reedsport; (c.c. Florence).

HENSON, ANNIS RAE (James) - ‘92 Consecrated. ‘92 (Jan-Aug) Lay Person Assigned: Gilchrist Community; ‘92 Associate Director of NW Habitat for Humanity International; ‘97 FD; ‘99 Affiliate Support Manager of Mountain States Habitat for Humanity International; ‘03 Leave of Absence; ‘08 Retired (c.c. Bend).

HEWITT, C. M. KEMPTON (Fawn) - ‘61 PM, Pacific Northwest Conference, ‘64 Membership, Illinois Conference, In School; ‘69 Roscoe; ‘72 Dean of Students, Evangelical Theological Seminary, Naperville; ‘74 Faculty, St. Thomas Seminary, Denver, CO; ‘82 Dean, ‘93 Professor of Biblical Interpretation, Methodist Theological School in Ohio; ‘88 Oregon-Idaho; ‘02 Retired (c.c. Philomath).

HILL, WAYNE LINWOOD (Elizabeth “Betty”) - ‘53 New England, Malden-Faulkner; ‘55 Trial; ‘57 Membership; Oregon-West Salem; ‘59 Independence/Wesley Foundation OCE; ‘61 Independence/Buena Vista; ‘62 Monmouth-Wesley; ‘65 Bend; ‘70 Corvallis: First Associate; ‘76 Portland: Fremont; ‘85 Pocatello; ‘91 Oregon City; ‘94 Retired (c.c. Oregon City).

HINTON, RAYMOND E. (Dolores) - ‘60 Oregon-Marquam; ‘63 Trial In School; ‘66 Clatskanie; ‘67 Membership; ‘72 Roseburg Associate/Dillard-Winston; ‘74 Dillard-Winston/Camas Valley; ‘86 Molalla/Clarkes; ‘97 Veneta; ‘00 Retired (c.c. Eugene: Wesley).

HOUSH, A. JOSEPH (Kay) - ‘53 Trial, Northern Illinois, In School; ‘57 Orangeville-Cedarville; ‘60 Membership Poplargrove-Hunter; ‘65 Carol Stream; ‘70 Park Ridge Good Shepherd; ‘74 Oregon-Idaho Boise: First Associate; ‘78 Nampa: First; ‘90 Boise: Whitney; ‘97 Retired (c.c. Boise: First); 12/1/06-6/30/07 Nampa Southside.

HULBERT, TED LAVERNE (Rosalie) - ‘66 Trial, In School; ‘67 Reedsport; ‘68 Membership; ‘70 Salem: First, Associate; ‘77 Roseburg Associate; ‘85 Eugene: Wesley; ‘88 Director Camp Magruder; ‘03 Retired (c.c. Eugene: First)

HULETT, JAMES DAVID (Mary) - ‘64 Trial, In School; ‘68 Salem: First Associate; ‘69 Membership; ‘70 Portland: Vermont Hills; ‘77 Portland: Trinity; ‘83 Boise: Hillview, ‘92 Lake Oswego; ‘03 Retired (c.c. Portland: Metanoia Peace Community).

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HUSTIS, ADELE - ‘87 PM, In School; ‘88 Shoshone/Richfield; ‘90 Membership, 1/92 Eugene: First Associate; ‘95 The Dalles; ‘01 Coos Bay; 3/1/06 Incapacity Leave; ’07 Retired (c.c. Coos Bay).

JABS, AURA LEE (Ed) - ‘84 Vale; ‘85 PM Transfer from United Presbyterian; ‘87 Membership; ‘90 Nampa: Southside Blvd.; ‘93 Sutherlin/Wilbur; ‘02 Retired (c.c. Roseburg); 3/1/08 Dillard-Winston/Camas Valley.

JACKMAN, PERRY L. (Caren) - ‘66 Trial, In School; ‘68 Wasco; ‘69 Membership; ‘71 Arlington/Fossil; ‘73 Fossil; ‘77 Madras; ‘81 Portland: Pioneer; ‘85 Gresham; ‘89 Tualatin; ‘94 Portland: Rockwood, ‘04 Retired (c.c. Portland: Metzger).

JAQUITH, GLENN (Judy) – ‘95 Consecrated Diaconal Minister, Corvallis, Diaconal Minister of Music; ‘98 FD, Corvallis Minister for Music; ‘04 Retired (c.c. Corvallis).

KERR, CHARLES CLIFFORD (Midge) - ‘53 Trial, Northern Illinois-Cicero-Hawthorne; ‘54 Oregon-Madras; ‘55 Membership; ‘61 Hood River/Pine Grove; ‘67 McMinnville; ‘73 Portland: Rockwood; ‘82 Salem: Englewood; ‘88 Retired (c.c. Salem: Englewood).

KILDALL, WAYNE FLOYD - ‘47 Trial; ‘50 Port Harmony; ‘52 Membership, Baily Hill; ‘52 Chaplain, US Army; ‘71 Retired (c.c. Portland: Tabor Heights).

KINGSBURY, ROBERT GEORGE (Shirley) - ‘53 Trial New England; ‘53 Oregon, In School; ‘55 Cave Junction; ‘57 Cave Junction/Wilderville; ‘58 Wesley Foundation, Eugene; ‘66 World Student Christian Federation (Liberia), Methodist Board of Missions; ‘69 Wesley Foundation, Corvallis; ‘84 Astoria; ‘88 Newberg; ‘89 Rainier/Clatskanie; ‘93 Retired (c.c. Eugene: First).

KNOTTS, J. ROSS (Marjorie) - ‘36 Trial, In School; ‘37 Odell/Pine Grove; ‘38 Membership; ‘42 Portland: Pioneer; ‘48 Bend; ‘51 Ashland; ‘58 Springfield: Ebbert Memorial; ‘67 Upper Rogue/Medford: St. Luke’s; ‘70 Medford: First Associate; ‘73 Medford: First; ‘78 Retired (c.c. Medford).

KNUTSEN, KJELL C. (Debbie) - ‘50 PM, Norway Annual Conference; ‘51 Trinity Conference, Malaysia; ‘88 Oregon-Idaho, Emmett/Sweet; ‘94 Retired (c.c. Boise: Hillview).

LAMB, EUGENE VERN (Myrtle) - ‘54 Trial, Pacific Northwest, Yakima: First, Assistant; ‘55 Membership, Spokane: Lloyd; ‘60 Oregon-Canby; ‘61 Pacific Northwest-Vancouver; ‘66 Chaplain US Army; ‘85 Leave of Absence; ‘92 Retired (c.c. West Portland).

LARSEN, GEORGE ROBERT - ‘59 Trial, California-Nevada, In School; ‘63 Oregon, Shedd; ‘65 Membership, In School; ‘66 Oregon College of Education; ‘68 Professor New York University; ‘71 In School; ‘73 Interfaith Counseling Service, Scottsdale, Arizona; ‘84 Director Pastoral Counseling Center, Las Vegas, Nevada;’86 Director

Peer Counseling of Older Adults, Pasadena Guidance Clinic, Pasadena, CA; ‘87 Clinical Director, Inter-Church Samaritan Counseling Center, Whittier, CA; ‘93 Professor of Counseling; ‘96 Senior Professor of Marriage & Family Therapy, Azusa Pacific University; ‘05 Retired (c.c. Ashland).

LARUE, PAUL VERNON (Ruth-Allis) - ‘50 Trial, In School; ‘53 Murtaugh; ‘54 Membership; ‘55 Murtaugh/Hansen; ‘57 Gooding; ‘61 Boise: Collister/Eagle; ‘65 Buhl/Castleford; ‘69 Portland: Sunnyside; ‘72 Pendleton; ‘76 Dallas; ‘82 Sabbatical; ‘83 Leave of Absence; ‘84 Director Habitat for Humanity, Portland/United Campus Christian Fellowship, Western Oregon State College; ‘86 Director Habitat for Humanity, Portland; ‘89 Retired; ‘90-91, Falls City (c.c. Salem: Jason Lee).

LAVELY, WILLIAM HOWARD (Doris) - ‘47 Trial, Nebraska, In School; ‘48 Omaha: Ames Ave.; ‘50 Membership; ‘51 South Sioux City-Bools; ‘53 Oregon, Toledo/Siletz; ‘57 Portland: University Park; ‘63 Grants Pass; ‘67 Rogue Valley Group Ministry; ‘68 Salem: Trinity; ‘70 Milwaukie St. Paul’s; ‘76 Sabbatical; ‘77 Portland Job Corps Center; ‘86 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

LAWRENCE, DENIS G. (Victoria Sparks)- ‘69 PM, In School; ‘70 Estacada; ‘71 Membership; ‘76 Lake Oswego Co-Pastor; ‘80 Board of Higher Education; ‘89 Director of Continuing Religious Studies, Marylhurst College-Marylhurst, OR; ‘93 Vice President for Academic Affairs; ‘01 Co-Director, Learning Assessment Center; ‘02 Director, Learning Assessment Center, Marylhurst University; 1/5/05 Retired (c.c. Tualatin).

LAWRENCE, RALPH ALAN (Audrey) - ‘54 Trial, In School; ‘56 Membership, Shoshone/Richfield; ‘60 Idaho Falls: St. Paul’s; ‘64 Nyssa; ‘68 Portland: Pioneer; ‘74 Payette; ‘81 Eastern District Superintendent; ‘87 Meridian; ‘95 Retired (c.c. Boise: First).

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LEDDEN, ROBERT ALLEN (Barbara) - ‘62 Peninsula-Seaford Circuit; ‘63 Trial; ‘64 Perryville-Asbury; ‘66 West New York-Marilla; Membership; ‘67 Pacific Northwest-Stevenson; ‘69 Orofino-Cavendish; ‘70 Voluntary Location; ‘75 Lousiana-Zwole-Converse-Noble; ‘77 Oregon-Idaho, Aberdeen/American Falls; ‘80 Coquille; ‘86 John Day/Prairie City; ‘89 Odell/Pine Grove; ‘93 Cave Junction/Wilderville; ‘99 Retired; ‘99-‘04 Falls City (c.c. McMinnville); ‘08 Grand Ronde.

LINEBERRY, WILLIAM EDWARD (Ann) - ‘60 Alabama-West Florida-Alford; ‘61 Akron-Havana; ‘64 Castleberry; ‘65 Skipperville; ‘66 Satsunia; ‘67 Trial; ‘69 Membership, Oregon-Idaho Emmett/Sweet; ‘72 Blackfoot/Shelley; ‘77 Portland: Pioneer; ‘78 Lebanon; ‘86 Rupert; ‘94 McMinnville; ‘98 Retired; ‘98 Shoshone/Richfield; 8/1/05 Crossroads.

LOFTUS, LAURENCE A. (Kate) - ‘56 Trial, Tualatin; ‘58 Membership; ‘59 Sweet Home; ‘65 Portland: First Associate; ‘69 Portland: Fremont; ‘76 Sabbatical Leave; ‘77 Leave of Absence; ‘82 Portland: Metzger; ‘91 Oak Grove; ‘94 First Presbyterian Church, Lostine; ‘96 Retired (c.c. Wallowa).

LUGINBILL, BETTY N. – ’77 Diaconal Minister; ‘78 PM, Missionary to Alaska- Fairbanks Associate; ‘80 In School; ‘81 Gold Hill/Upper Rogue; ‘83 Membership; ‘85 Sweet Home; ‘89 Boise: Collister; ‘94 Retired (c.c. Boise: Hillview).

LYDUM, FRED F. (Delores) - ‘74 PM, In School; ‘75 Lakeview/Paisley; ‘77 Membership; ‘80 Springfield: St. Paul Center; ‘84 Eugene: Asbury; ‘94 Retired.

MARKUS, RHODA PITTMAN – ‘95 Consecrated Diaconal Minister, Gaston Public Schools, Gaston, OR; ‘99 FD, Montavilla: Education/Worship Team; ‘00 Newberg: Minister for Servanthood; ‘02 Consultant in Christian Nurture, RPM Consulting, Forest Grove (secondary appointment—Christian Education & Outreach, Forest Grove); ‘06 Western District Hispanic Ministries Council (secondary appointment—Christian Education & Outreach, Forest Grove); ‘09 Retired.

McCARTHY, CHARLES L. (Loraine) - ‘56 Trial, Lyons; ‘58 Membership, Willamina/Grand Ronde; ‘62 Eugene: First Associate; ‘65 Seaside; ‘68 Grants Pass; ‘74 Springfield: Ebbert Memorial; ‘81 Southern District Superintendent; ‘86 McMinnville; ‘94 Retired (c.c. Eugene: First).

McCONNELL, BRUCE E. (Doris) - ‘52 Trial, Rocky Mountain, Erie; ‘53 Oregon, Amity; ‘54 Membership; ‘57 John Day; ‘63 Salem: Morningside; ‘69 Beaverton; ‘75 Southern District Superintendent; ‘81 Sabbatical; ‘82 Executive Director, Western Small Membership/Town and Country Project, Eugene, OR; ‘84 Executive Director, Western Small Church/Rural Life Center, Filer, Idaho; ‘88 LaGrande; ‘92 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

McCRAY, GERALD THOMAS (Beth) - ‘56 North Georgia, Inman-Broods; ‘57 Trial, Florida, In School; ‘58 Membership, Florida, Missionary to Alaska: Nome; ‘62 Bowling Green; ‘64 Oregon, Portland: Woodlawn; ‘67 Salem: Leslie/Chemawa; ‘75 Williamson River/Beatty; ‘78 Sheridan/Willamina; ‘84 Sabbatical; ‘85 Disability Leave; ‘95 Retired (c.c. McMinnville).

McDONALD, WILLIAM E. (Cynthia) - ‘65 Trial, East Ohio, In School; ‘67 Membership, Lexington-Church of Cross; ‘71 Ontario Co-pastor; ‘73 Berea Associate; ‘76 Detroit, Conference Council Staff; ‘81 Oregon-Idaho, Conference Director of Youth and Outdoor Ministries; ‘85 Conference Council Director; ’91 Portland: Christ; ‘99 Medford; ‘08 Retired (c.c. Ashland).

McGAUGHY, LANE C. (Loann) – ’63 PM New England, In School; ’65 Membership; ’69 Professor, University of Montana; ’81 Professor, Willamette University; ‘84 transfer from New England, George Atkinson Professor of Religious & Ethical Studies, Willamette University; ’07 Retired (c.c. Salem: First).

McNEIL, ROBERT DEAN (Sara) - ‘56 Trial, In School; ‘58 Vale; ‘59 Membership; ‘64 Kimberly/Hansen; ‘67 Baker/Haines; ‘72 Portland: Sunnyside; ‘78 Portland: First Associate; ‘82 Sabbatical; ‘83 Oregon State Council on Alcoholism; ‘85 Director of Alcoholism, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Portland; ‘87 Executive Director, Oregon Council on Alcohol Problems, Portland; ‘91 Project Director Drug Education Project, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon; ‘95 Retired (c.c. Rockwood).

MILLER, GARY M. - ‘63 West Ohio, Hamersville; ‘64 Trial; ‘66 In School; ‘67 Membership, Belpre-Rockland; ‘69 Monroe; ‘75 Supernumerary; ‘77 Miamitown; ‘78 Oregon-Idaho, Wendell/Hagerman; ‘81 Hermiston; ‘87 Albany; ‘91 Leave of Absence; ‘93 Omak Riverside UMC, Omak, WA (¶426.1); ‘94 Retired.

MILLER, JAMES VANCE - ‘42 Trial, South Indiana, In School; ‘45 Membership, In School; ‘46 Local Elder; ‘51 Professor, Bates College, Maine; ‘64 Dean Otterbein College; ‘71 President, Pacific University; ‘78 Oregon-Idaho; ‘83 Leave of Absence; ‘85 Retired.

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MILLER, ROSS JAMES (Nancy) - ‘57 Trial, In School; ‘60 Pocatello; ‘61 Membership; ‘64 Pocatello: Wesley Foundation; ‘65 In School; ‘66 Pocatello: Wesley Foundation; ‘67 In School; ‘70 Director United Christian Fellowship, Bowling Green State University, Ohio; ‘84 Eugene: Trinity; ‘94 Portland: First; ‘01 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

MITCHELL, VERLE LEON (Christine) - ‘62 Jefferson; ‘65 Trial, In School; ‘68 Monmouth; ‘69 Membership;’73 McMinnville; ‘79 Meridian; ‘87 Bend; ‘93 Springfield: Ebbert Memorial; ‘96 Retired (c.c. Bend); ’06-’08 Gilchrist.

MONK, LAWRENCE EDWIN (Linda) - ‘55 N.Y.E. Brooklyn: Fourth Ave. Associate; ‘56 Philadelphia Conestoga Circuit; ‘57 Portland-Delaware Water Gap; ‘58 Northern New Jersey-Hampton-Norton-Glen Gardner; ‘59 Trial Oregon, Salem: West Salem; ‘61 Membership; ‘62 Sheridan; ‘66 Voluntary Location; ‘68 Stayton; ‘69 Supernumerary; ‘72 Portland: Garden Home; ‘77 Portland: Bennett Chapel/Lents; ‘79 Sweet Home; ‘85 Roseburg; ‘87 Oregon City Associate; ‘91 Metzger; ‘97 Retired (c.c. Willamette).

MONROE, JAMES P. (Sue Owen) - ‘73 PM, In School; ‘75 Nyssa; ‘77 Membership, Nyssa-Huntington; ‘78 Eugene: First Associate; ‘81 Portland: Parkrose; ‘84 LaGrande; ‘86 LaGrande-North Powder; ‘88 Metro District Superintendent; ‘93 Corvallis; 9/1/97 Assistant to the Bishop; ‘00 Central District Superintendent; ‘03 Western District Superintendent; ‘04 Woodburn; 1/1/09 Retired, Woodburn.

MONROE, WESLEY GREGG (Carol) - ‘59 Jefferson; ‘62 In school; ‘63 Buena Vista; ‘64 Trial, In school; ‘67 West Salem; ‘68 Membership, West Salem/Buena Vista; ‘69 Portland: Cherry Park; ‘73 State of Oregon; ‘77 Chaplain US Army; ‘96 Springfield: Ebbert Memorial; ‘04 Retired; 5/1/07-6/30/07 Albany; 12/1/07-6/30/08 Cottage Grove (c.c. Eugene: First).

MONTGOMERY, BRUCE T. (Sandra) - ‘77 Fossil; ‘79 Echo/Hermiston Associate; ‘82 Trial (American Baptist Orders recognized); ‘84 Echo; ‘85 Membership; ‘86 Pleasant Home; ‘05 Retired.

MORRIS, HERBERT EDGAR (Betty Ann) - ‘53 Northern New Jersey, Mendham; ‘55 Trial; ‘57 Membership; ‘58 Minnesota, Duluth: First Associate; ‘59 Oregon, Portland: Centenary Wilbur; ‘63 Milwaukie Oak Grove; ‘70 Twin Falls; ‘74 Albany; ‘78 Executive Director-Chaplain Valley Villa Retirement Community, Inc.; ‘80 Canby; ‘87 Retired (c.c. Woodburn).

MULLINS, DENNIS LARRIE (Neva) - ‘54 Trial, In School; ‘56 Membership, Prairie City; ‘63 Caldwell Associate; ‘65 EOSC Wesley Foundation/LaGrande/Hendrix/Elgin; ‘66 LaGrande/EOSC Wesley Foundation/Elgin; ‘69 LaGrande/EOSC Wesley Foundation/Elgin/Cove; ‘71 Sweet Home; ‘76 Astoria; ‘81 Grants Pass; ‘88 Central District Superintendent; ‘94 Eugene: Trinity; ‘97 Retired (c.c. Eugene: First).

NELSON, GERALD C. (Annette) - ‘57 Littleton, Colorado Assistant; ‘58 Trial, Oregon, In School and Littleton, Colorado Assistant; ‘59 Pratum; ‘60 Sherwood; ‘61 Membership, Medford: First Associate; ‘65 Myrtle Point; ‘68 Roseburg Associate/Dillard/Winston; ‘69 Roseburg Associate/Dillard/Tenmile; ‘72 Baker/Haines; ‘82 Hood River; ‘86 Coquille; ‘96 Retired (c.c. Bend).

NELSON, SUSAN JANE - ‘79 PM, Pocatello Associate; ‘81 Membership, Wilder/Jordan Valley; ‘84 Wilder; ‘85 Roseburg Co-Pastor; ‘86 Jerome; ‘90 Chiloquin/Ft. Klamath/Williamson River; ‘98 Retired (c.c. Coos Bay).

NEWBERG, JR., ROBERT F. (Janet) - ‘62 Biowa-Lamoni-Davis City; ‘65 Trial, Iowa, Churdan; ‘67 Membership; ‘68 Macedonia; ‘72 Iowa City: St. Marks; ‘75 Belmond; ‘80 Tama-Montour; ‘82 Oregon-Idaho, John Day/Prairie City; ‘86 Portland: Pioneer; ‘95 Retired.

NICOLL, GEORGE DOUGLAS (Janet) - ‘53 Trial, In School; ‘56 Membership, In School; ‘58 Professor Beloit College, Wisconsin; ‘85 Retired (c.c. McMinnville).

NILSEN, ORVILLE N. (Jean) - ‘77 PM, In School; ‘79 Portland: Garden Home; ‘81 Membership; ‘86 Seaside; ‘92 Mountain Home; ‘96 Retired (c.c. Beaverton: First).

NORMAN, WILLARD D. (Bonnie) - ‘54 Tualatin; ‘55 Trial; ‘56 In School; ‘59 Drain; ‘60 Membership; ‘61 Portland: Garden Home; ‘66 Silverton; ‘70 St. Helens; ‘73 Supernumerary; ‘74 Albany Associate; ‘77 Amity/McCabe; ‘86 Retired (c.c. Springfield: St. Paul Center).

OWEN, SUE (Jim Monroe) - ‘84 PM, In School; ‘85 Medford First Associate ‘87 Membership; Astoria; ‘91 Ashland; ‘94 Central District Superintendent; ‘00 Metropolitan District Superintendent; ‘01 Bend, Associate; ‘03 Salem: First; ‘09 Retired, Lebanon.

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OWRE, BENJAMIN LLOYD - ‘60 Trial, Northern Illinois, La Moille; ‘62 Oregon, Portland: Lincoln Street; ‘63 Membership; ‘64 Gardiner; ‘67 Portland: Woodlawn; ‘72 Portland: Woodlawn/Hughes Memorial; ‘73 Sheridan/Willamina; ‘78 Sherwood; ‘83 Disability Leave; ‘85 West Salem; 2/1/87 Leave of Absence; ‘87 Retired (c.c. Salem: Englewood).

PETERS, ROBERT NORTON (Peg) - ‘54 Trial, In School; ‘55 Sutherlin/Wilbur; ‘56 Membership; ‘57 Corvallis Associate; ‘62 In School; ‘66 Eugene-Wesley Foundation; ‘76 Assistant Professor, University of Oregon; ‘81 Leave of Absence; ‘82 Retired (c.c. Eugene: First).

PIERCY, DONALD - ‘94 PM, In School; ‘95 Tygh Valley/Dufur; ‘97 Membership; ‘98 Drain/Yoncalla; ‘03 Retired; ‘04 Stockton, CA: Grace.

PIKE, PAUL HOFFMAN (June) - ‘52 Trial, ‘53 Mountain Home; ‘56 Membership; ‘57 Pacific Northwest, Walla Walla; ‘59 Chaplain US Air Force; ‘78 Retired (c.c. Portland: Tabor Heights).

PLUMMER, KENNETH R. (Norma) - ‘64 Willamina/Grande Ronde; ‘65 Trial; ‘66 In School; ‘68 Membership; Chaplain US Air Force; ‘69 In School; ‘70 San Bernardino County Probation Department; ‘99 Retired (c.c. Stayton).

POINDEXTER, DAVID O. (Marian) - ‘54 Trial, In School; ‘56 Membership; In School; ‘57 Portland: Parkrose Heights; ‘65 National Council of Churches; ‘70 Board of Church and Society; ‘77 President, Population Communications International; ‘98 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

POWERS, EDWARD JOHN (June) - ‘61 Trial, Nebraska, Omaha: Ames Ave-Asbury; ‘64 Membership, Portland: Cherry Park; ‘69 The Dalles; ‘75 Coos Bay; ‘81 Monmouth; ‘87 Retired (c.c. Salem: First).

RANNELLS, JOANNE TILTON (Thomas) - ‘89 PM, In School; ‘90 California-Nevada, Milpitas; ‘93, Membership, California-Nevada; ‘93 Oregon-Idaho, Willamette; 1/1/99 Staff Chaplain, Legacy Emanuel Hospital; 8/1/01 Forest Grove; ‘05 Retired (c.c. Bend).

RANNELLS, THOMAS A. (Joanne) - ‘65 PM, Ohio West Conference, In School; ‘67 Membership, Wisconsin, Associate, Wauwatosa; ‘71 In School; ‘72 Appleton: First Associate; ‘76 CCOM Program Associate; ‘84 Divine Savior, Madison; ‘90 California-Nevada, Los Altos Associate; 3/1/93 Oregon-Idaho, Conference Council Director; ‘97 Molalla; ‘00 Retired (c.c. Bend).

RAY, RONALD (Diane) - ‘64 Trial, In School; ‘68 Willamette; ‘69 Membership; ‘70 In School; ‘73 Portland: University Park; ‘78 Missionary to Nigeria; ‘93 Sabbatical Leave; ‘94 Professor, St. Paul’s United Theological College, Limuru, Kenya, Board of Global Ministries; ’06 Retired (c.c. Forest Grove).

REMALEY, DELBERT PAUL (Letha) - ‘50 Trial, North Arkansas, In School; ‘51 Western Pennsylvania, In School; ‘52 Membership, North Arkansas, Widener; ‘54 Sulphur Springs; ‘56 Western Pennsylvania, Dubois-Mt. Zion; ‘59 Reynoldsville; ‘61 Brockway; ‘65 Dutilh; ‘66 Monaca; ‘67 Idaho, Kimberley/Murtaugh; ‘73 Oregon-Idaho, Tillamook/Bay City; ‘77 Blackfoot/Shelley; ‘81 Payette; ‘83 Gooding; ‘85 Retired (c.c. Twin Falls).

RICE, A. DELBERT - ‘50 Trial; ‘53 Sodaville/Salem: First Assistant; ‘54 Florence; ‘55 Membership, Kinton; ‘56 Missionary to Philippines: Imugan, Santa Fe, Nueva Vizaya; ‘96 Retired (c.c. Portland: West Portland).

RICHARDSON, AUSTIN H. (Yowko) - ‘51 Trial, Minnesota, St. Charles Stockton; ‘52 East Ohio, In School; ‘53 Pacific Northwest, In School; ‘55 Membership East Ohio, Hathaway; ‘58 Pacific Northwest, Yakima Wesley Memorial; ‘62 Oregon, Coos Bay; ‘65 Portland: Centenary-Wilbur; ‘79 Eugene: Asbury; ‘81 Salem: Jason Lee; ‘86 Portland: Laurelwood; ‘88 Retired.

RIDDLE, EARL WALDO (Etta Kathryn “Kitty”) - ‘43 Trial, Missouri East, In School; ‘44 Oregon, In School; ‘45 Missouri East, Chaplain US Navy; ‘46 Oregon, In School; ‘47 Membership; ‘50 Wesley Foundation Corvallis; ‘54 Forest Grove; ‘60 Idaho, Twin Falls; ‘65 Caldwell; ‘68 Oregon Conference Program Director; ‘71 Oregon-Idaho Conference Council Director; ‘73 Conference Council on Ministries Director; ‘85 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

RIEKE, ALLYN CLAIR (Patricia) - ‘75 PM, Virginia, In School; ‘77 Oregon-Idaho, St. Helens; ‘79 Membership; ‘83 Portland: Trinity; ‘87 Portland: Montavilla; ‘89 The Dalles; ‘95 Portland: Pioneer; ‘01 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

SCHULTZ, BARBARA (Lorenz) – ‘99 Consecrated Diaconal Minister, Spiritual Director, Sacred Path Counseling (c.c. Forest Grove); ‘02 FD; ‘05 Retired.

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SCHULTZ, LORENZ (Barbara) - ‘60 PM, Rocky Mountain, In School; ‘63 Oregon, Portland: Errol Heights; ‘64 Membership, Portland: Hughes Memorial; ‘68 California-Nevada, UCCM California State at Chico; ‘70 UCCM, San Francisco State; ‘78 Davis; ‘86 Sierra Vista, Fresno; ‘88 Oregon-Idaho, Grants Pass: Newman; ‘95 Idaho Falls: Trinity; ‘96 Eugene: Wesley; ‘99 Forest Grove; ‘01 Retired (c.c. Hillsboro).

SCHWIEBERT, JOHN T. (Patricia) - ‘61 Trial, In School; ‘63 Shelley; ‘64 Membership; ‘65 Union/Cove; ‘67 Union/Cove/North Powder; ‘68 Union/Cove; ‘69 Eastern Oregon Community Development Council; ‘72 Portland: Rose City Park Assoc; ‘76 Sabbatical; ‘77 Portland: Lincoln Street; ‘86 Portland: Metanoia Peace Community; ‘02 Retired, Portland: Metanoia Peace Community.

SCOTT, HERBERT M. – ’60 FL Mississippi, Carlisle; ’61 West Park; ’64 PM, In School; ’66 Membership Mississippi, Wilson Springs; ’69 Merdn Okld Hts Sgevl; ’74 Magee; ’76 Dir Intern Prog Cnty; ’78 transferred to Louisiana, Director Church Career Program; 1/1/82 Centenary College; ’88 Glenn Memorial (North Georgia); 9/16/93 ‘94 United Campus Ministry, Oregon State University; ’94 transferred to Oregon-Idaho; 9/1/97 Corvallis; ‘04 Retired (c.c. Corvallis).

SECORD, DARWIN E. (Jeanne) - ‘44 West Ohio, Toledo (Maplewood)/Holland; ‘45 Allentown-Helsel-Hume-Buckland; ‘46 Trial, Detroit; In School, (Texas Conference) Hopewell-Mt. Gilead-Soules Chapel-Stamps-Jeanne Glenwood, (Central Texas Conference) Loving-Jean-Red Top-Markley; ‘47 In School (West Michigan Conference) Ganges-Glenn-West Casco; ‘48 Glenn-West Casco; ‘49 Hubbardston-Palo; ‘50 Detroit, Leave of Absence; ‘56 WMRP (Methodist Radio Parish) and Columbiaville-Bethel; ‘57 In School; ‘58 Pacific Northwest, Eatonville; ‘59 Trial; ‘61 Kahlatus; ‘63 Idaho, Wallowa/Flora; ‘64 Wallowa/Flora/Joseph; ‘65 Membership; ‘66 Fruitland; ‘67 Oregon, John Day/Idaho, Prairie City; ‘73 Kimberly/Murtaugh; ‘78 Nyssa/Huntington; ‘81 Paul; ‘83 Disability Leave; ‘88 Retired (c.c. Prairie City).

SEYBOLD, VIRDEN R. (Elva) - ‘58 Trial, In School; ‘61 Union, ‘62 Membership; ‘64 Vale; ‘69 Sabbatical; ‘70 In School; ‘71 Harrisburg/Coburg; ‘73 American Friends Service Committee, Syracuse, NY; ‘86 Regional Director, American Friends Service Committee, Baltimore, MD; ‘99 Retired (c.c. Coburg).

SHAW, STUART ROBERT (Bonnie) - ‘55 Trial, Pacific Northwest, In School; ‘57 Membership, In School; ‘58 Court Street, Alameda, CA; ‘60 Oregon, Stayton; ‘64 Portland: Vermont Hills; ‘68 Portland: Laurelwood; ‘71 Portland: Laurelwood/Errol Heights; ‘73 St. Helens; ‘77 Sabbatical; ‘78 Monmouth: Christ’s Church Methodist/Presbyterian United; ‘81 Leave of Absence; ‘82 Director, Wesley Foundation, University of Oregon; ‘84 North Bend; ‘89 Klamath Falls; ‘98 Retired (c.c. Salem: First).

SHIELDS, REBECCA (Frank) - ‘83 PM; ‘84 La Grande; ‘85 La Grande/Union; ‘86 Membership; ‘88 Portland: Vermont Hills; ‘93 Corvallis; ‘97 Salem: Morningside; ‘03 Leave of Absence; 9/1/07 Retired (c.c. Ozark Chapel, MO).

SHIRLEY, RUTH (Del) - ‘90 PM, In School; 1/91 Halsey/Shedd; ‘93 Membership; ‘99 Retired (c.c. Corvallis).

SHUMAR, BARBARA EICHER (Peter) – Kansas West Conf.; ’76 PM Kansas West, In School; ’77 Anchorage: First, Associate; 10/1/78 Leave of Absence; 5/25/79 Discontinued; ‘88 PL, Coburg; ‘92 Reinstated as PM, transferred to Oregon-Idaho, Leave of Absence; 11/93 Associate Chaplain, Sacred Heart Hospital, Eugene; ‘95 Membership; ‘96 Chaplain, Sacred Heart Medical Center; 4/1/99 Chaplain, Sacred Heart Medical Center; ‘03 Leave of Absence; ‘08 Family Leave; ‘09 Retired (c.c. Eugene: First).

SKIEN, JOHN D. - ‘55 Trial, Texas, In School; ‘56 Summerfield; ‘57 In School; ‘58 Membership, Houston: St. Paul Associate; ‘61 Newton; ‘64 Bryan, St. Pauls; ‘68 Yellowstone, Billings: Messiah; ‘71 Rocky Mountain Salt Lake City: Centenary-Grace; ‘74 Denver: Warren; ‘79 Aurora: First; ‘80 Leave of Absence; ‘82 Oregon-Idaho, Lakeview/Paisley; ‘84 Ministry to Urban Singles, Centenary, St. Louis, MO; 1/1/86 - 6/15/86 without appointment; 6/15/86 Jordan Valley; ‘87 Cave Junction/Wilderville; ‘88 Wilderville; ‘93 Retired (c.c. Wilderville).

SLOTTA, KAREN - ‘89 Oakridge;’90 PM; ‘92 Membership; ‘93 Baker City; ‘98 Retired (c.c. Woodburn).

SMITH, ERNEST (Neva) – ‘78 (FL) Weedsport, Central New York; ‘80 PM Central New York, Weedsport; ‘81 transfer to Oregon-Idaho PM, Eagle; ‘83 Wasco; ‘85 Discontinued; ‘96 Readmitted, Union/Cove; ‘00 Membership; ‘01 Toledo; ’07 Retired; ‘08 North Powder.

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SMITH, HOWARD AMMI II (Elaine Golesk) - ‘67 Trial, West Michigan, In School; ‘70 Membership, Director Admissions Southern California School of Theology; ‘73 Oregon- Idaho, Monmouth; ‘78 Sabbatical; ‘79 Grants Pass/Director Rogue Valley Group Ministry; ‘81 In School/Director of Admissions, Scarritt College; ‘83 Associate Dean; ‘85 Regional Managing Principal, Right Management Consultants, Brentwood, TN ; ‘04 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

SMITH, JAMES HARVEY (June) - ‘49 Kansas West, Rosbury; ‘51 Trial, Wisconsin, In School; ‘52 Oregon, In School; ‘53 Wisconsin, Waldwick Circuit; ‘54 Membership; ‘55 Oregon, Willamina/Grande Ronde; ‘58 Lake Oswego; ‘62 Portland: Patton Central; ‘66 Portland: Rose City Park Associate; ‘72 Idaho Falls: St. Pauls; ‘79 Oregon City; ‘85 Retired, ‘89 Bennett Chapel.

SMITH, JUDITH ELAINE (Duane Ewers) - ‘76 PM, Monmouth Associate; ‘77 Salem: First Associate; ‘78 In School; ‘79 Grants Pass; ‘81 Membership. Board of Discipleship; ‘87 Sabbatical; ‘88 In School; 10/88 Associate General Secretary, Office of Interpretation, GBHEM; ‘98 Director, Special Projects/Church and Public Relations, United Methodist Publishing House; ‘01 Executive Director of Publishing and Teaching and Learning Resources, UMPH; ‘04 Associate to President/Chief Administrative Officer, UMPH ‘08 Retired (c.c. West End, Nashville).

SMITH, NEVITT BRENTON - ‘44 Turner; ‘45 Salem: West-Summit; ‘46 Trial, Southern New England, In School; ‘48 Oregon, In School; ‘49 Membership; ‘51 Southern New England, Medford: First; ‘54 Oregon, Portland: Sellwood; ‘59 Tigard; ‘67 Forest Grove; ‘74 Salem: Jason Lee; ‘81 Ashland; ‘91 Retired (c.c. Ashland).

SORLIEN, GERTRUDE - ‘43 FL Pacific Northwest, Blanchard Circuit; ‘45 Allen and Samishland; ‘55 Mabton; ‘58 FL Oregon, Gardiner; ‘59 Gardiner/North Bend; ‘60 Membership, Gardiner; ‘67 Yoncalla; ‘69 Joseph/Wallowa/Flora; ‘74 Joseph/Wallowa; ‘75 Retired (c.c. Corvallis).

STANTON, EDMUND B. (Blythe) - ‘50 Trial, In School; ‘53 Chiloquin/Ft. Klamath; ‘55 Membership; ‘56 Missionary to Alaska: Douglas; ‘61 Metlakatla; ‘62 American Falls/Aberdeen; ‘65 Caldwell Associate; ‘68 Gooding; ‘71 Boise: Whitney; ‘72 Boise: Whitney/Jordan Valley; ‘78 Alaska Missionary Conference Superintendent; ‘83 Homer, AK; ‘90 Junction City; ‘93 Retired (c.c. Junction City).

STUART, WILLIAM JAMES (Lillian) - ‘58 Trial, Eastern Pennsylvania; ‘59 Officer U.S. Navy; ‘62 In School; ‘65 First German; ‘68 Doctoral Studies, University Zurich; ‘70 Professor of Religion, Greenville College; ‘79 John Wesley Lecturer in Systematic Theology, College of St. John the Evangelist; ‘84 Oregon-Idaho, Chaplain Lewis and Clark College and Law School, Portland; ‘89 University Chaplain & Lecturer in Sociology and Peace Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; ‘95 Senior Minister, St. Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church, Wellington, New Zealand; ’02 Wainoni Methodist Church, Christchurch, New Zealand; ’06 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

STURTEVANT, LUTHER E. (Lynn-Marie Kara) - ‘63 Trial, In School; ‘65 Monmouth; ‘67 Membership; ‘68 Corvallis: Wesley Foundation; ‘69 Creswell/Unity; ‘70 Turner/Jefferson; ‘73 Arlington; ‘77 Leave of Absence; ‘83 Portland: Patton-Central Woodlawn Ecumenical Parish of N.E. Portland; ‘03 Retired; Portland: Sellwood.

THOMAS, ROBERTA F. (Harvey) - ‘87 Kennebec, Presho, Reliance (South Dakota), ‘89 Springview-Long Pine (Nebraska); ‘90 PM Nebraska, ‘92 Membership, Nebraska, Orchard-Royal (Nebraska); ‘94 Buhl; ‘95 Transferred to Oregon-Idaho; ‘97 Ontario: First; ‘02 Portland: Cherry Park; ’06 Retired (cc: Portland: Aloha).

THOMASON, CAROL HIER – ‘91 Consecrated, Diaconal Ministry, Portland: Christ UMC, Diaconal Minister in Outreach & Youth Ministries; ‘98 FD, Portland: Christ UMC; 2/4/02 Leave of Absence; 04 Tigard; 5/16/07 Retired (c.c. Portland: Christ).

THOMPSON, JAMES SAWIN (Eloise) - ‘50 Florida, Lake Lindsey Blanton Circuit; ‘51 Trial, Oregon, In School; ‘53 Sweet Home; ‘54 Membership; ‘57 Bend; ‘65 Conference Council Staff; ‘70 Salem: Trinity; ‘79 Woodburn; ‘84 Retired (c.c. Woodburn).

THOMPSON, RAYMOND AULT (Barbara) - ‘49 Apple Valley; ‘53 Trial, Rocky Mountain, Erie; ‘55 Membership, Ft. Collins Student Ministry; ‘57 Idaho, Fruitland; ‘60 Rupert; ‘65 Boise: Whitney; ‘69 Portland: Montavilla; ‘74 Twin Falls; ‘78 Caldwell; ‘92 Retired.

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THORNBERRY, MILO (Connie) Central Texas ‘56 Annetta-Temple Hall;’57 Covington-Osceola; ‘58 Covington; ‘59 Annetta-Temple Hall; ‘59 Perkins School of Theology; ‘60 On Trial; ‘62 Membership, Boston University School of Theology; ‘65 GBGM Missionary, Taiwan Provisional Annual Conference; ‘71 Transferred to New York, GBGM Missionary, New York; ‘74 NCCC Executive Staff, New York; ‘79 Alternatives, Atlanta; ‘89 GBGM, Director of Mission Resource Center, Atlanta; ‘92 GBGM Missionary, Alaska Missionary Conference, Aldersgate, Juneau; ‘96 GBGM Missionary, Fairbanks First; ‘99 GBGM Missionary, Superintendent, Alaska Missionary Conference/Fairbanks First; ‘01 Transferred to Oregon-Idaho, Bend; ‘05 Retired; ’07 Chugiak UMC (Alaska Missionary Conference).

UECKER, LLOYD GUSTAV (Mary Jo) - ‘44 Pacific and Southwest, Pomona; ‘45 Pacific Northwest, Spokane: First; ‘46 Trial; ‘47 Oregon, Salem: Englewood; ‘48 Membership; ‘63 Portland: Ladd; ‘64 Portland Greater; ‘65 Portland: Tabor Heights; ‘78 Medford: First; ‘81 Forest Grove; ‘86 Retired (c.c. Forest Grove).

VENABLE, FRED CONDRAY (Joan) - ‘53 Trial, Rocky Mountain, In School; ‘54 Colorado Springs: First Associate; ‘56 Membership, Salida; ‘59 Salt Lake City: Christ; ‘63 Denver: Washington Park; ‘67 Littleton: First; ‘75 Oregon-Idaho, Boise: First; ‘88 Hillsboro; ‘93 Retired (c.c. Hillsboro).

WALKER, JOE WILLIAM (Beverly) - ‘47 Oklahoma, Mounds; ‘48 Tulsa-Bethel; ‘49 La Moille; ‘50 Trial, Pacific Northwest, In School; ‘53 Membership, Washougal; ‘55 Chaplain U.S. Army; ‘57 Vancouver: East; ‘63 Bellingham: Garden Street; ‘67 Richland: Central; ‘69 General Board of Global Ministries; ‘79 Oregon-Idaho, Lake Oswego; ‘82 General Board of Discipleship; ‘84 Central District Superintendent; ‘88 Boise: First; ‘90 Retired (c.c. Portland: Rose City Park).

WALKER, PAUL D. (Margaret) - ‘52 Oklahoma, Kellyville; ‘53 Jenks; ‘55 Trial, Idabel Circuit; ‘56 Oregon, In School; ‘58 Membership, Hood River; ‘59 Hood River/Pine Grove; ‘61 Sherwood/Ebenezer; ‘65 Sabbatical; ‘66 Retired Disability; ‘69 Disability Leave.

WALLACE, JOHN ARTHUR (Dorothy) - ‘40 Southern New Jersey, Avalon; ‘42 Oaklyn; ‘45 Hurfville; ‘47 Trial; ‘49 Membership, Mantau; ‘52 Collingswood: First; ‘54 Trenton: Hamilton Ave.; ‘55 Beverly; ‘63 Haddonfield Associate; ‘66 Iowa, Anthon-Rock Branch; ‘69 Charles City; ‘71 Harlan-Monroe Chapel; ‘73 Sabbatical; ‘74 Retired; ‘80 Oregon-Idaho (Returned to Active) Twin Falls Associate; ‘81 Twin Falls; ‘83 Portland: Vermont Hills; ‘86 Retired (c.c. Portland: First)

WALTERS, EUGENE H. (Carolann) – ‘53 On Trial (Courtesy of Northern New Jersey), Jersey City-Linden Ave; ‘56 Membership, Portland: Vermont Hills; ‘64 Missionary to Alaska, Fairbanks First; ‘67 Anchorage: First; ‘72 Aloha; ‘81 Springfield: Ebbert Memorial; ‘86 Portland: Christ Church; ‘89 Carus/Marquam; ‘95 Retired (c.c. Portland: Metanoia Peace Community).

WALTMAN, GLENN ALAN (Donna) - ‘60 Trial, Pleasant Home; ‘63 Membership, John Day; ‘65 Roseburg Associate; ‘67 Gilchrist/Bend Associate; ‘69 Buhl/Castleford; ‘75 Jerome; ‘79 Idaho Falls: St. Paul’s; ‘84 Portland: University Park; ‘88 Missionary-Trinidad; ‘89 Sabbatical; ‘90 Leave of Absence; ‘95 Retired (c.c. Estacada).

WELD-MARTIN, WAYNE (Anne) - ‘81 West Salem; ‘82 PM; ‘84 Membership; ‘85 Missionary to Alaska, Anchorage: St. John; ‘90 Twin Falls; ‘94 Oak Grove; ‘99 Beaverton; ‘01 Retired (c.c. Mountain Home).

WETZEL, J. ROBERT - ‘43 Trial; ‘44 Eugene Assistant; ‘45 Florence; ‘47 Membership, Pacific Northwest, Spokane: Lingerwood; ‘52 Oregon, Dallas; ‘53 Albany; ‘61 Pacific Northwest, Seattle: First; ‘64 Oregon, Portland: Mocks Crest; ‘67 Cascade College; ‘69 Cook Publishing Co.; ‘77 Retired.

WHITE, BOONE L. (Nancy) - ‘54 Trial, Rock River Conference, Transferred to Oregon Conference, In School; ‘56 Salem: Morningside; ‘58 Membership; ‘63 LaGrande: First; ‘66 LaGrande: First/Hendricks; ‘68 Oregon City; ‘72 Missionary to Alaska, Anchorage: First; ‘76 Idaho Falls: Trinity; ‘82 Lake Oswego; ‘92 Retired (c.c. Lake Oswego).

WHITE, DAVID G. (Mary Ellen) - ‘55 Sodaville/In School; ‘56 Trial, Pacific Northwest (EUB), Deep Creek; ‘57 In School; ‘59 Pacific Northwest (EUB), Membership, Salem: First Assoc; ‘61 Moses Lake; ‘63 Labish Center; ‘68 Labish Center Community; ‘69 Oregon-Idaho, Supernumerary; ‘73 Children’s Services Division, State of Oregon; ‘77 Honorable Location; ‘83 Readmitted, Carus; ‘85 Gooding; ‘91 Veneta; ‘94 Arlington/Wasco; ‘98 Retired (c.c. Portland: Rose City Park).

WHITEHEAD, THOMAS M. (Beverly) - ‘56 Trial, In School; ‘58 Membership, Bay City/Garibaldi; ‘62 Milwaukie, St. Pauls; ‘70 Turnagain/Tri Anchor Ecumenical Parish, Alaska; ‘74 Eastern District Superintendent; ‘78 Salem: First; ‘87 Portland: Rose City Park; ‘92 Southern District Superintendent; ‘97 Retired (c.c. Lake Oswego).

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WILDE, RALPH WILBERT - ‘48 Trial, Florence; ‘50 Portland: Collins View; ‘51 Membership; ‘53 Pacific Northwest, Missionary to Brazil; ‘64 California-Nevada, Alameda: First Associate; ‘65 Oregon, Missionary to Brazil; ‘66 Pacific Northwest, Missionary to Brazil; ‘67 Oregon, Portland: Fremont; ‘67 Pacific Northwest, Seattle: Wallingford; ‘71 Seattle: Bryn Mawr/Skyway; ‘76 Oregon-Idaho, Hood River; ‘80 Rupert; ‘84 Portland: Parkrose; ‘88 Retired (c.c. Oak Grove).

WILLIAMS, DAVID B. - ‘61 Probation, Northern Illinois; ‘62 Membership, General Board of Global Ministries; ‘63 NW Philippines, Conference Missionary; ‘65 Mindanao Philippines, Director, United Methodist Rural Center and Pastor, University UMC, Kabacan; ‘69 Founder and Liaison Officer, Mindanao Agricultural Resettlement Agency; ‘74 N. Illinois, Agricultural Secretary, Melanesian Council of Churches, Lae, Papua New Guinea; ‘77 General Board of Global Ministries, Developmental Consultant; ‘80 Coordinator, Church and Society Program, Pacific Conference of Churches, Suva, Fiji; ‘83 NCC, Associate Director for Peace Issues, Office for SE Asia and the Pacific; ‘87 Sabbatical; ‘88 Peace Educator Advocate, OR-ID; ‘89 Estacada; ‘90 Oregon-Idaho; ‘91 Portland: Lincoln Street; ‘93 Retired (c.c. Seattle: First).

WILLIAMS, ELWYN M. (Ann) - ‘48 Northern New York, Thousand Island Park; ‘49 Trial, Northern New York; ‘50 In School; ‘51 Membership; ‘53 Holston, Pulaski-Aldersgate; ‘55 South Indiana, Versailles; ‘57 Batesville; ‘58 Interboard Council; ‘61 Southport; ‘66 Rockford College; ‘69 Otterbein College; ‘ 72 East Ohio, Otterbein College; ‘78 Pacific University; ‘80 Oregon-Idaho, Pacific University; ‘82 Vice President for University Relations, Willamette University; ‘85 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

WISE, KEITH (Jean) - ‘62 Trial, East Pennsylvania (EUB); ‘64 Membership, Wiconisco-Loyalton; ‘68 Clarksboro (Southern New Jersey); ‘72 Homer (Alaska Missionary Conf.); ‘83 North Pole/New Hope Methodist-Presbyterian; ‘92 Oregon-Idaho, LaGrande; ‘94 Rupert; ‘05 Retired (c.c. Pendleton).

RETIRED ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

BAKER, H. LEE (Frances) - ‘88 Middleton; ‘90 Associate Membership; ‘91 Lakeview/ Paisley; ‘93 Retired (c.c. Pocatello).

ESSINGER, LETHA (Donald) - ‘89 New Meadows; ‘95 Associate Member; ‘99 Retired (c.c. Fruitland); 10/1/2008-6/30/09 New Meadows.

HANCE, STACY SAMUEL (Nancy) - ‘77 Licensed; ‘79 Sutherlin/Wilbur; ‘83 Associate Membership; ‘86 Echo; 10/1/86 Cottage Grove; ‘89 Retired (c.c. Wilbur).

HANSON, ALBERT (Sherry) - ‘90 Warrenton; ‘93 Sheridan; ‘98 John Day/Prairie City; ‘00 Associate Member; ‘02 Sutherlin/Wilbur; ‘04 Retired (c.c. Aloha).

HUGHES, D. GLEN - ‘60 Clarkes; ‘62 Monroe; ‘68 Monroe/Alsea; ‘69 Associate Membership; ‘70 Grants Pass: Newman Associate; ‘72 Cave Junction/Wilderville; ‘79 Myrtle Point; ‘87 Retired (c.c. Grants Pass: Newman).

KNIGHT, SHIRLEY - ‘87 Days Creek; ‘90 Myrtle Creek/Canyonville/Days Creek; ‘91 Myrtle Creek/Canyonville; ‘92 Associate Member, ‘96 Coquille; ‘02 Retired; Interim at Roseburg 7/02-11/02; 10/06-6/30/07 Gooding/Shoshone/Richfield (c.c. Portland: Rose City Park).

NICHOLS, ELLIOT L. (Clarissa) - ‘82 Licensed, Elgin/Cove; ‘87 Associate Membership; ‘88 Retired, Alsea; ‘92 Jefferson (c.c. Dallas).

STOPPEL, JEANIE (Ernie) - ‘85 Reedsport; ‘93 Associate Member; ‘93 Vale; ‘98 Portland: Cherry Park; ‘01 Retired; ’01-6/30/02 Portland: Cherry Park; ’07 Coquille; ‘08 Eugene: Asbury.

WEST, DONALD B. (Janis) - ‘74 New Meadows; ‘75 Wendell/Hagerman; ‘78 Emmett/Sweet; ‘81 Associate Member; ‘82 Portland: Laurelwood/Errol Heights; ‘84 Laurelwood; ‘86 Nehalem; ‘92 Ontario: First; ‘97 Disability Leave; ‘01 Retired (c.c. Nehalem).

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RETIRED DIACONAL MINISTERS

FOSTER, COLLEEN C.(Tom) - ‘90 Consecrated Diaconal Minister, Roseburg, Diaconal Minister in Education/Adult & Youth Ministries; ‘92 Roseburg, Organist; ‘93 Roseburg, Diaconal Minister of Music; ‘96 Retired (c.c. Portland: First).

WALTON, RUTH L. - ‘69 Salem: Morningside Associate in Christian Education; ‘77 Consecrated Diaconal Minister; ‘80 Associate in Christian Education and Business Administration, ‘85 Salem: Morningside Program Associate; ‘88 Leave of Absence; ‘89 Church Administration Service, Salem, OR; ‘92 Retired (c.c. Salem: First).

WARREN, KAREN - ‘98 Transfer from Wisconsin Annual Conference, Eugene: First, Minister of Music/Visitation; ‘02 Retired.

RETIRED LOCAL PASTORS

CANN-CASPELL, JOYCE - ‘84 Days Creek; ‘87 Lyons; ‘89 Jordan Valley; ‘99 Bay City; ‘01 Rainier/Clatskanie; ‘02 Retired.

COBB, GEORGE W. (Rebecca) - ‘78 Licensed, Gilchrist; ‘82 Banks; ‘85 Drain/Yoncalla; ‘86 Retired.

GOLDEN, MARGARET (Cecil) - ‘96 Dundee; ‘98 Dundee/McCabe; ‘03 Amity/Dundee/McCabe/Sheridan; 8/06 Amity/McCabe; 9/06 Retired; Amity/McCabe; ‘08 McCabe.

GOODRICH, DAVID - ‘99 Wilderville/Cave Junction; ’06 Retired; ‘08 Upper Rogue.

HARE, MARY ELLEN (William) - ‘76 Licensed, Oklahoma Conference; ‘84 Wendell; ‘86 Dillard-Winston/Camas Valley/Tenmile; ‘92 Talent; ‘94 Retired; ‘04-’08 Talent.

HODNEY, DELORES - ‘91 Licensed; ‘93 Warrenton; ‘99 Elgin; ‘00 Retired, Warrenton; ‘05-’08 Grand Ronde.

IVES, JIM - ‘02 Reedsport, ‘05 Retired, Reedsport.

JABS, EDWARD (Aura Lee) - ‘97 Tenmile; ‘05 Retired; 8/14/05-6/30/07 Tenmile; 3/1/08 Dillard-Winston/Camas Valley.

KNEPP, DONALD J. (Shirley) - ‘88 Echo; ‘91 Haines/North Powder; ‘96 Myrtle Creek/Canyonville/Days Creek;’98 Retired.

KNEPP, SHIRLEY MANNING (Donald) - ‘63 U.M. Deaconess; ‘88 Echo; ‘91 Haines/North Powder; ‘96 Myrtle Creek/Canyonville/Days Creek; ‘98 Retired.

LACEY, LAVONNE - ‘85 Fossil; ‘91 Retired.

MORFIN, NOEL - ‘98 Eastern Idaho Hispanic Ministry; ‘03 Magic Valley Hispanic Ministries; ‘04 Filer and Magic Valley Hispanic Ministries; ’06 Retired, Filer/Magic Valley Hispanic Ministries through 6/30/08.

NOVAK, TIM - ‘99 Fossil; ’06 Retired, Fossil; ‘08 Echo.

OLDHAM, MARTHA – ’01 Alaska Missionary Conference; ’02 Ashton; ’04 Retired.

REYNOLDS, ROBERT L. - ‘87 Falls City; ‘89 Falls City/Grande Ronde; ‘90 Dundee/Grand Ronde; ‘96 Retired.

TITUS, RICHARD – ‘04 Retired, Gold Hill.

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HONORABLY LOCATED CLERGY

ANDERSON, MARK E. - ‘88 PM, Bramhall Circuit, Cheshire, England; ‘90 In School; ‘91 Talent/Medford: First Associate; ‘92 Lents/Estacada; ‘93 Estacada; ‘95 Membership, Amity/McCabe; ‘98 Amity/Sheridan;’99 Hillsboro Associate; 4/00 Disability Leave; ‘03 Church of the Good Shepherd, Portland; ‘04 Honorable Location (c.c. Portland: Metanoia).

ANDREWS, BRUCE (Gail) - ‘88 PM, Tygh Valley/Dufur; ‘90 Membership, Joseph; ‘97 Leave of Absence; ‘99 Halsey/Shedd; ‘03 Leave of Absence; ’06 Honorable Location (c.c. Corvallis).

ANDREWS-BRYANT, ROBERT RAYMOND - ‘80 PM, The Baptist General Conference of America Orders Recognized; ‘78, Glenns Ferry; ‘81, Portland: Patton Central/Woodlawn; ‘82 Membership; ‘83 Heppner; ‘84 Leave of Absence; 12/86 Tigard Associate; ‘90 Attend School; ‘96 Shoshone/Richfield; ‘98 Middleton/Wilder; ‘01 Joseph; ‘02 Leave of Absence; ’07 Honorable Location (c.c. Boise: First).

BURKERT, KRISTAN MARIE - ‘81 PM, In School; ‘82 Gilchrist; 10/25/83 Blackfoot; ‘84 Oak Grove Associate; ‘85 Membership; ‘87 Portland: Sellwood; ‘90 Leave of Absence; ‘96 Office and Staff Administrator, First Presbyterian Church, Portland; 1/00 Leave of Absence; ‘01 Honorable Location (c.c. Portland: First).

BURKERT-KERR, DONOVAN KATHRYN (Nathan) - ‘84 PM In School; ‘85 Portland: Capital Hill; ‘87 Membership; 9/1/88 Leave of Absence; ‘92 Honorable Location (c.c. Portland: First).

COBO, EDWARD T. - ‘63 Trial, In School; ‘66 Medford, Minister of Education/Talent; ‘67 Membership; ‘69 Rogue Valley Minister of Education; ‘70 Voluntary Location; ‘77 Honorable Location (c.c. Milwaukie, St. Paul’s).

DANIELS, SANDRA - ‘88 Salem: Morningside, Associate; ‘89 PM, Cottage Grove; ‘91 Membership; ‘92 Portland: Garden Home; 94 Amity/McCabe; ‘95 Leave of Absence; ‘97 Evergreen UMC (Fort Bragg, CA); ‘99 Honorable Location (c.c. Good Samaritan UMC, Cupertino, CA).

GROVES, EUGENE - ‘59 Trial, In School; ‘61 Sutherlin Wilbur; ‘62 Membership, ‘63 Missionary to Alaska, Anchorage: First Associate; ‘66 In School; ‘67 Wesley Foundation, Fairbanks, AK; ‘69 Chugiak, AK; ‘77 In School; ‘79 Leave of Absence; ‘84 Honorable Location (c.c. Turnagain UMC, Anchorage, AK).

HAFTORSON, JANICE (Ken) - ‘86 PM, Wendell; ‘88 Hillsboro Assoc; ‘89 Portland: Wilshire; ‘91 Membership; ‘96 Family Leave; ‘08 Honorable Location (c.c. Portland: Capital Hill).

HANNA, DONALD E. (Janet) - ‘80 PM, In School; ‘82 Nampa Associate; ‘84 Membership, Junction City; ‘90 Attend School; ‘92 Leave of Absence; ‘99 Honorable Location (c.c. Baker).

HETRICK, PATRICIA - ‘84 PM, In School; ‘86 Hagerman; ‘89 Membership, Leave of Absence; ‘90 Esther Davis Center, Chicago, IL; ‘91 Leave of Absence; ‘96 Honorable Location (c.c. Wilder).

KANE, FREDRICK C. - ‘82 PM, Portland: Cherry Park; ‘84 Eugene: First Associate; ‘85 Membership; ‘88 Madras; ‘92 Boise: Hillview; ‘97 Hillsboro; 10/19/05 Leave of Absence; ‘08 Honorable Location (c.c. Corvallis).

KENNEDY, MICHAEL (Sharon) - ‘93 PM; ‘94 Paul; ‘95 Idaho Falls: Trinity, Associate; ‘99 Membership; ‘03 Leave of Absence; 9/25/03 Director Christian Education, First Presbyterian Church, Idaho Falls;’04 Shelley/DCE, First Presbyterian, Idaho Falls; 1/1/05 Shelley; 3/15/06 Leave of Absence; ’06 Honorable Location (c.c. Idaho Falls: St. Paul’s).

PRITCHARD, JOSEPH - ‘82 PM, California-Nevada, In School; ‘83 Greenville-Taylorville; ‘84 Grants Pass: Newman Associate; ‘86 Membership, Oregon-Idaho; ‘87 Sherwood; ‘92 Leave of Absence; ‘97 Honorable Location (c.c. Monmouth).

STALEY, SUSAN T. (Roger) - ‘87 Irwindell Associate, Dallas, TX; ‘88 PM, In School; ‘89 Forest of Dean Methodist Circuit, Bristol District, England; ‘91 Castleford; ‘93 Membership; ‘97 Leave of Absence; ‘98 Twin Falls, Associate; ‘99 Willamette; ‘02 Canby; ‘03 Leave of Absence; ‘04 Family Leave (c.c. McMinnville); ’07 Honorable Location (c.c. Paradise Valley UMC, AZ).

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HONORABLY LOCATED CLERGY—RETIRED

BURDON, RICHARD FLOYD - ‘60 Trial, Central Pennsylvania, Dudley; ‘61 Rehoboth; ‘62 Membership, Oregon, Wallowa/Flora; ‘65 American Falls/Aberdeen; ‘67 North Bend; ‘70 Voluntary Location; ‘77 Honorable Location; ‘97 Honorable Location-Retired (c.c. Portland: University Park).

DAY, STANLEY WORTH - ‘56 Kuna; ‘57 Emmett; ‘59 Trial, In School; ‘60 Weston; ‘61 Membership; ‘63 Oakridge; ‘57 Cave Junction/Wilderville; ‘70 Coos Bay; ‘75 Meridian; ‘79 Oak Grove; ‘81 Sabbatical Leave; ‘82 Honorable Location; ‘00 Honorable Location-Retired (c.c. Portland: Christ).

JOHNSON, CHARLES WILLIAM - ‘53 Trial, In School; ‘55 Gardiner; ‘57 Membership, Pine Grove; ‘58 Nehalem/Wheeler; ‘60 Supernumerary; ‘63 Voluntary Location; ‘77 Honorable Location; ‘97 Honorable Location-Retired (c.c. Salem: Morningside).

LIEBMAN, JR., EDWARD CHARLES - ‘63 Trial, Pacific and Southwest; El Monte-Poterero Ave; ‘64 Pacific Northwest, Longview; ‘65 Oregon, Jefferson/Turner; ‘66 Membership; ‘67 Stayton; ‘68 Eugene: Asbury; ‘70 Portland: Garden Home; ‘72 Seaside; ‘76 Junction City; ‘79 Disability Leave; ‘81 Leave of Absence; ‘85 Honorable Location;’98 Honorable Location-Retired (c.c. Portland: Rose City Park).

LUEBKE, JOHN F. - ‘56 Trial, North Texas, Pleasant Grove; ‘57 Blue Ridge; ‘58 Membership, In School; ‘59 Oregon, Dufur-Tygh Valley; ‘65 Canby-Carus; ‘68 Oakridge; ‘71 Lakeview-Beatty-Paisley; ‘75 Pleasant Home-Boring; ‘81 Kuna; 11/1/81 Leave of Absence; ‘82 Honorable Location; ‘96 Honorable Location-Retired (c.c. Gainsville, TX).

McCOBB, JAMES EDWARD - ‘54 Southern New England, Forest Hills-Hyde Park; ‘56 Trial, Oregon, In School; ‘58 Membership, Portland: First Associate; ‘59 Beaverton; ‘63 Corvallis; ‘68 Voluntary Location; ‘77 Honorable Location ’98 Honorable Location-Retired (c.c. Tigard).

NELSON, MILTON L. (Shirley) - ‘56 Trial, In School; ‘58 Membership, Estacada; ‘62 Gilchrist; ‘64 Grants Pass Minister of Education/Wilderville; ‘67 Medford: First, Minister of Education; ‘70 Voluntary Location; ‘77 Honorable Location; ‘96 Honorable Location-Retired (c.c. Medford).

PAGE, JOHN WILLIAM - ‘64 Southern New Jersey, Camden-Bethany; ‘66 Winslow Circuit; ‘67 Trial, Fairview Village; ‘69 Membership, Cherry Hill-St. Andrews Associate; ‘74 South Amboy; ‘75 South Amboy-Clffwood; ‘77 Oregon-Idaho, John Day/Prairie City; ‘82 Dallas; ‘84 Union/North Powder; ‘85 Portland: Pioneer; ‘86 Missionary to Alaska: Douglas; ‘90 Home Missionary (St. John UMC, Anchorage, AK, GBGM); ‘92 Honorable Location; ‘99 Honorable Location-Retired (c.c. Turnagain UMC, Anchorage, AK).

Rosters 337

Airhart, Phil Allen, D. Scott Barnhart, Don Bell, Syd Bateman, Ann Bergacker, Juanita Blanksma, Daryl Burkhart, Janet Bynum, Jack Christianson, Penny Collins, Marcie Drake, Gwen Felton, Jody Fields, Kim Fothergill, June Fridel, Christina

Frisbie, Jim Fuss, Richard Grimstead, John Hall Cutting, April Hall Cutting, Craig Harkness Haugen, Melissa Henry, Matt Hoadley, Fred Holloman, Michael Hunefeld, Lee Jeffery, Gay Johnson, Judy Kimbrow, Quentin Knepper, Jeanne Lofsvold, Margaret (Peg) Marsh, Ruth

Meese, Pam Nixon, Barbara Payton, Lisa Philipson, Jim Powell, Gary Reasoner, Robert R. Sene, Brenda Shaffer, Jane Shimer, Brian Steele, Jerry Stover, Tim Strobel, Craig Thompson, Carol J. Trachsel, Al Watkins, Janine Wilson-Fey, Dan Wolff, Steve

Mentors for Candidates for Ordained Ministryand for Probationary Members

Kim Fields, section editor

Certified Candidates for Ordained MinistryBrian Shimer, section editor

Central District: None Eastern District: Teresa Adams ‘09, Kathy Abend ‘09Metro District: Melanie Marcus ‘09; Bonnie Knight ‘07; Denny Diezel ‘02Southern District: Tauileato Moli ‘09; Teresa Salyer ‘06Western District: None

Note: Candidates currently serving as licensed local pastors are listed in the roster of local pastors.

CERTIFIEDCHRISTIAN EDUCATORS

Linda BakerPatricia Ann Meyers

CERTIFIED MUSICIANSPatricia Ann Meyers

Joanne B. Scott

CERTIFIED INCAMP & RETREAT MINISTRY

Lisa Jean HoefnerJane Petke

Kevin T. Witt

CERTIFIED CHURCHBUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS

Janice McLainNorma Marie Tucker

Roster of Certified PersonsKay Zemke, section editor

338 Certified Lay Speakers

Certified Lay Speakers(* indicates District Director)

CENTRAL DISTRICTArlington Kevin ReasonerBaker Sally Farmer

Marilyn HereauBeverly McKinnisMaurice McKinnis

Bend-First Susie KurtzCove Neva SmithEcho Jerry Gaunt

Shirley MalcolmErv Williams

Elgin Gerald HopkinsBecci Scott

Fossil Barbara GiddeonRandy Holly

Gilchrist-Community Sue LudemannHaines Susan Blair

Mary RiderHeppner Lisa NelsonHermiston-First Chris Early

Ken ElliottDenise GregoryJudi Mason

Hood River-Asbury Christy MatsonJoseph Ben Boswell

Lisa DawsonRobin MartinSharon SherlockRhonda Trullinger

Klamath Falls-First David GliddenJack InmanNedra KirkpatrickPhil Kirkpatrick

La Grande Mike LambSally Wiens

Madras Betty NitschelmMilton-Freewater-Wesley Bob JonesNorth Powder Community Nickie WiskoffNyssa-First Norvin ShusterPayette Charlene WimpyPendleton-First Alan Kendrick

Betty Udy*Pine Grove-Odell Kathie McQuearyRichland Nancy GoverUnion Sue Briggs

Edna KenworthyJo OxfordSue PeeplesDolores Roper

Wallowa Norma CramerWallowa Kaye Garver

Deborrah Reth

EASTERN DISTRICTAberdeen Bob MannAmerican Falls Bonnie Anderson

Bob SchreiberBlackfoot-Jason Lee Nancy Diaz

Boyd JefferyMarvin JonesRichard Kaiser

Boise-Collister Bruce IrvingLoa Perin

Boise-First Audrey LawrenceBoise-Whitney Dean Kubena

Claudia MoberlyDennis MoberlyCurt NaeveMarvin Wolfe

Buhl Judy AndersonPenny HodgesChuck LehrmanCharlotte Maffin

Caldwell Leo BerryDarrell Bolz

Castleford Jana BlickDon Wright

Emmett Bob NauOrah NauVicky PageRuth SimerlyCarole Sullivan

Gooding Duke MortonHagerman Dwain Knigge

Florence Mary SandyIdaho Falls-Trinity Ron Ayers

Joyce AyersDavid BybeeRuth Ann ColePatti EdwardsDorothy MandiloffDaniel SeneRobin StewartDon TaylorMarilyn Taylor

Kuna Wendi HomanTed Wimer

Nampa-First Rochelle KillettPocatello Danette Fredericksen

Larry MortonShelley-Community Mary MitchellTwin Falls Phyllis BergTwin Falls Eleanore BurkhartTwin Falls Gilbert Deklotz

METRO DISTRICTAloha Judy Dotson

Jennifer McKayJeri Silfies

Beaverton-First Bill ButlerJuanita HoffmanBecky Platt

Bennett Chapel Joanne GornickCherry Park Millie MaierChrist Church Bea Cook

Bill CookBetty Ann GreenMelinda Strobel

Clatskanie Jack HolmesLouie Jones*Sally Jones

Faith Carol TracyFremont Claudia RobertsGresham-First Byron Wills

Bill GrandeyHughes Memorial Ayric Payton

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Lents Tongan Fellowship Kalina KatoaMetzger Norman Dyer

Toni DyerMarilyn WalkeyMarisa Walloch

Montavilla Stan ClayvilleEllen DuffieldJanice Stevens

Oak Grove Lydia HenryDeb Payne

Parkrose Turella WoodsPleasant Home Carlton Bruce

Alice WilliamsPortland-Pioneer Dolphus CuePortland-Trinity Linda SullivanRainier Tom Hagstrom

Alice ReddingRon TaylorWalter Winchell

Rockwood Alice ClementsAlita DoughertyEthel Jane Quinn

Sellwood Annie CalhounSt. Helens Barbara Cataldo

Jo JapsKaren Wood

University Park David WhiteVermont Hills Karen Bolin

Joanna TraughWestside Lynette Podkranic

Funga TaufoouWilshire Gloria MarpleWoodlawn Trudy Pollard

SOUTHERN DISTRICTAlbany-First D. Kirke Campbell

Karla LongAshland Bill BrownCamas Valley Scott SchmidtCave Junction - Immanuel George Savord

Melanie SavordJo Spencer

Coburg Linda LasseCoos Bay Margaret WauerCorvallis Marc WillisCottage Grove David ClarkEugene-First Gloria Bailey

George BallDonna Haines

Eugene-Trinity Toni ClelandMina FishNicole KiserPaul LewisRick RamseyPat Rankin

Florence Trisha GossKolette LongworthCheryl Paletz

Grants Pass-Newman Babs EgglestonHarrisburg Mary ReynoldsJunction City Nadine Wiles*Lebanon-First Larry MehlNorth Bend Alfreda Batdorff

James BatdorffNancy Dehart

Oakridge Don Hampton

Oakridge Judy HamptonDale HeliksonMary Helikson

Philomath-College Judith VedamuthuReedsport-Covenant Leo NaapiRoseburg Jim Carlson

Jane DavisBill LappAnne MooreAnne Nicholas

Springfield-Ebbert Mem. Mary BirckheadBonnie NormanSheri Stoney

Sweet Home Jean BakerDelena GilmanBob Hartsock

Toledo-Trinity Jorj BentVeneta-Valley Rod Burch

Doug EsselstynWilderville Community Kent Holmes

Nancy Rand

WESTERN DISTRICTAstoria Jane HillBay City Roberta Bettis

Betty ConradDanielle HurdJean NeelyOpal PowellBill Rust

Hillsboro-First Susan Jensen*McCabe Ruth BunteleMcMinnville Coop. Min. Ed ClarkNewberg Sue ChambersSalem-First Stevan FallonSalem-Jason Lee Eva JohnsonSalem-Morningside Lynda SloanSheridan Gay Hall-PentecostTillamook Marilyn ParrishWoodburn Nadine Gilmore

340 Persons in Mission

Persons in MissionIn connection with the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference

Mary Rider, Section Editor

The following list includes persons in mission through the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries who have some kind of connection to this annual conference by reason of being: members of the annual conference, members of a local church in the conference, serving within the bounds of the conference, in a covenant relationship with one or more local churches, or they are missionaries who are newly being promoted by Global Ministries for the development of new covenant relationships. The following information includes contact information and a description of ministry. We have tried to the best of our ability to have complete and accurate information and apologize for incomplete or outdated data. Please contact Mary Rider, [email protected], with additions and corrections.

To learn more about these missionaries, including information about families, their backgrounds, and their ministries visit this webpage: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/work/missionaries/biographies/.

BHUGEL, Devi Bahadur• Missionary Code: 14016Z• P.O. Box 3535, Katmandu, Nepal• e-mail: [email protected]• Davi Bhujel is assigned as a church worker in Katmandu, Nepal. His responsibilities include

church planting, community development, and theological education in Nepal.

BISWAS, Clara Mirdula• Missionary code: 13952Z• e-mail: [email protected]• Clara Biswas serves as a community worker in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, working with the

poorest of the poor.

ELMORE, John• Missionary code: 13109Z• Maril Casilla #441, Iquiqui, Chile• e-mail: [email protected]• Responsibilities include coordination of work teams and construction projects in the northern

part of the country.

ERBELE, Rev. Terence ERBELE, Rev. Evelyn

• Missionary code: Evelyn 10832Z, Terence 10831Z• 400 Main St / PO Box 8515; Ketchikan, AK 99901• email: [email protected]• Missionaries in Ketchikan, Alaska.

GITOBU, Esther Karimi• Missionary Code: 13959Z• e-mail: [email protected]• Staff person to write grants for help in promoting peace in Cambodia.

GITOBU, Esther Karimi• Missionary Code: 13959Z• e-mail: [email protected]• Staff person to write grants for help in promoting peace in Cambodia.

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GREATHOUSE, Gordon GREATHOUSE, Maria Teresa (Teca)

• Missionary code: Gordon 07695Z, Maria 07696Z• Mail Rua da Bahia 2577, Apt. 401 20,160-011 Bello Horizonie; MG Brazil• e-mail: Gordon [email protected]• Gordon works with the bishop to develop new urban ministry programs for the region. Teca

works in the community center.

HENA, Dr. Christiana Koisey• Missionary Code 11501Z• Project coordinator in Eastern Kazakhstan for Health and Relief Unit, training local health

workers to promote better health practices in their communities.

JEFFREY, Rev. D. Paul • Missionary Code: 09541Z• Mail: Paul Jeffrey, 1685 Rosy Turn, Eugene, Oregon 97404• e-mail: [email protected]• The Rev Paul Jeffrey writes about the work of the church around the world for Response, the

magazine of the United Methodist Women. Paul also provides coverage of emergencies for Action by Churches Together, the Geneva-based network of church disaster agencies.

McLAIN, Janice• Missionary Code: 12086Z• Mail: c/o United Methodist Church PO Box 22037, Kitwe, Zambia• e-mail: [email protected]• Janice serves as the financial officer for the United Methodist Church in the Democratic

Republic of the Congo, working closely with leaders of the Methodist Church Southern Congo Conference and the North Katanga Conference.

PARKER, Katherine• Missionary code: 15187Z• Katherine is new to the missionary field and is working in Cambodia with the Community

Health and Agriculture Development Initiative.

PASCUA, David• Missionary code: 13965Z• Rev. Dr. David serving with the Union Theological Seminary in Cavite, Philippines, working

to supervising the academic programs, and coordinating the field education programs.

RODRIGUEZ, Jorge• Missionary code: 933001• e-mail: [email protected]• Mail: PO Box 144 Wilder, Idaho 83676• Rev. Jorge Rodriguez is assigned to the Wilder, ID-Nyssa, OR areas by the GBGM and the

Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Conference to start up Hispanic congregations nested within the current Anglo UMC congregations. He and his family come from Delicias, Mexico.

SECKEL, Rev. Carol SECKEL, Rev. Kevin

• Missionary code: Carol 14285Z, Kevin 931440• e-mail: [email protected]• mail: Evangelisch-Methodistishe Kirche

Ludolfusstarasse 2-4Frankfurt am MainHessen 60487Germany

• Carol and Kevin Seckel are missionaries assigned to Germany. Carol is the Coordinator of English Language Ministries and International Congregations Ministries with the United Methodist Church in Germany. Kevin works with English Language Ministries Church Development in the South German Conference.

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WHITLATCH, Catherine• Missionary code: 150785• email: [email protected]• Cathy is the Mission Interpreter-In-Residence for the Western Jurisdiction. She lives with her

spouse, Ron in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. Cathy is available for talks if scheduled in advance.

WHITLATCH, Ron• Missionary code: 150786• email: [email protected]• Ron is assigned through the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministries to the Oregon-Idaho

Annual Conference as Director of the Hispanic Ministry Training Institute for the Conference.

ZIGBUO, Mary Randall• Missionary code: 10721Z• Mary is a missionary to Liberia who will assist the United Methodist Church of Liberia to

develop a ministry that will cater to mentally and physically challenged persons.

• Faith (Mrs. David) Bauman (India 1951-1986)• Frances (Mrs. William) Bray (Japan 1951-1981)• James and Mary Ella Bretlinger (Liberia 1989-

92 • Maude (Mrs. Bill) Caldwell (Liberia, 1952-65)• Howard and Betty DeVore (Alaska 1962-1974)• Rev. James and Faye Fellers (Alaska 1965-75;

1992-2005)• Rev. James and Judith Fiske (Japan 1970-87)• Portia Foster (China 1947-49, Philippines 1950-

54)• Rev William Frank (Panama 1949-53, Alaska

1958-62, Bolivia 1959-66, India 1966-72, Cuban Refugee Program, Florida 1980-81)

• Rev. Eugene and LaRae Groves (Alaska 1969-76)

• Michael Heath (Sarawak, Malaysia 1960-79)• Peggy and Howard Heiner (Bolivia ,Chile,

Somalia, Nicaragua 1983-96)• Ardie (Mrs. Paul) Jewell (Alaska 1977-80)• Rev. Robert and Shirley Kingsbury (Liberia

1966-69)• LuDean Knight (Alaska 1976)• Walter Kopper (Red Bird Missionary

Conference, KY 1976)• Rev. Jon and Laurel Beth Langenwalter (Alaska

1982-85)• Rev. Greg Lindsay (Alaska 1993-2003)• Rev. Betty Luginbill (Alaska 1978)• Rev. Gerald McCray (Alaska 1958-62)• Ada Morford (Rhodesia 1972, Sierra Leone

1977)• Rev. Ted and Sue Myers (Alaska 1993-97)• Rev. John and Rev. Deborah Pitney (Alaska

1981-1986)• Dr. Ronald and Diane Ray (Nigeria, 1978;

Kenya 1994-2006)

• Rev. Delbert Rice (Philippines 1956-1996)• Phil and Twila Rothrock (Botswana 1970-71)• Lloyd and Margaret Schaad (Botswana 1941-

1980)• Darrel Spores (Nigeria 1969-73)• Rev. Edmund and Blythe Stanton (Alaska 1956-

62; 1978-90)• Dr. Brian and Ann Stone (Mozambique; Nepal

1970-1974)• Dorothy (Mrs. Warren) Thomas (Hawaii 1952-

62)• Dr. Norman Thomas (Zambia 1960-1979)• Winifred Thomas (1960-1970)• Rev. Milo and Connie Thornberry (China 1965-

74; Alaska 1996-2001)• Rev. Eugene and Carol Ann Walters (Alaska

1964-1972)• Rev. Glenn and Donna Waltman (Trinidad,

1988)• Claudia L. Webster (Philippines 1962-1969)• Max R. Webster (Philippines 1955-1958)• Revs. Anne and Wayne Weld-Martin (Alaska

1985-90)• Rev. Boone and Nancy White (Alaska 1972-76)• Rev. Thomas and Beverly Whitehead (Alaska

1970-74)• Rev. Ralph and Barbara Wilde (Brazil 1953-63,

1965-66)• Rev. Dan and Kathy Wilson-Fey (Honduras

2001-04)• Rev. David B. Williams (Philippines 1962-74,

Papua New Guinea 1974-77, NCCC-USA 1977-80, Fiji 1980-83, NCCC-USA 1983-87)

• Patricia Williams (Philippines 1962-74, Papua New Guinea 1974-77, Fiji 1980-83)

• Irene (Mrs. Ac) Wischmeier (Alaska 1969-78)

OREGON-IDAHO PERSONS WHO HAVE SERVED MISSION APPOINTMENTS

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Financial/Statistical Reports

2010 Conference Budget Summary ................................................................................. 344Conference Budget 2010 .................................................................................................. 346Apportioned Conference Budget: 2008 Report ............................................................... 352Receipts from Churches: 2008 vs 2007 ........................................................................... 3532008 Apportionment Report: Year-End Final Figures ..................................................... 35510-Year Apportionment Report by Percentage ................................................................ 3562008 Apportionment Report by District .......................................................................... 357Audit Report ..................................................................................................................... 362Ministerial Education Fund Report .................................................................................. 368United Methodist Ministers’ Retirement Fund ................................................................ 369Camp and Retreat Ministries Fund Balances ................................................................... 370Camp and Retreat Ministries Operating Report ............................................................... 371Table I (ethnic/gender membership statistics) ................................................................. 372Table I Summary .............................................................................................................. 377Central District Financial/Statistical Tables ..................................................................... 378Eastern District Financial/Statistical Tables .................................................................... 382Metro District Financial/Statistical Tables ....................................................................... 386Southern District Financial/Statistical Tables .................................................................. 390Western District Financial/Statistical Tables ................................................................... 394Financial/Statistical Tables Summary .............................................................................. 398Treasurer’s Report ............................................................................................................ 400

2010 Conference Budget Summary

2010Approved

2009Approved

%Change

Ministerial Support $2,346,673 $2,352,813 - 0.26%

Administration 1,032,668 1,155,373 -10.62%

World Service & Conference Benevolence 3,289,128 3,290,963 - 0.06%

Ministerial Education Fund 142,119 144,630 - 1.77%

Black College Fund 56,697 57,698 - 1.77%

Africa University Fund 12,689 12,913 - 1.77%

Total Conference Budget $6,879,974 $ 7,014,390 - 1.92%

Other Funding -2,241,500 -2,241,500 +0.00%

Total Apportioned Budget $4,638,474 $4,772,890 -2.82%

INTRODUCTORY NOTES

The 2010 Recommended Budget is 1.92% lower than the 2009 Approved Budget while the Apportioned Budget is 2.82% lower than 2009. The slight difference is due to the difference in “Other Funding” line. Approximately 32.6% of the budget is expected to come from “Other Funding” sources, mainly in the camping program and service fees in the administration budget from other budgeted line items.

In the Ministerial Support Budget, the Equitable Compensation Commission and Cabinet have continued their work on policies regarding equitable compensation. The Idaho Mature Minister’s fund (new last year) was established to mirror those received from the Collins Foundation which can only be used in Oregon. (The same criteria are used in both States to make grants.)

The total for the Administration Budget remains about the same as 2009. The change shown is due to some of the contingency fund being removed. The Communications Budget includes some contracted services as requested by the Communications Committee.

The Conference Benevolence Budget continues to change to align with our Vision and Priorities established by the Annual Conference. This process will continue over several years.

In keeping with past practice, the Council is not presenting a spending plan for adoption by the Annual Conference. Instead, we have asked that the Council in consultation with the Director of Connectional Ministries, the Bishop and the Director of Stewardship and Finance be given permission to develop a plan based on revenue and cost data gathered through 2009. You will find the request in the Annual Recommendations (item #1).

The 2008 Operating Report is presented later in the material. You will note that our apportionment income was significantly lower than our expenditures, even though

our expenses were in line with the budget. This shortfall in Shared Ministries required us to use designated Reserve funds for several categories and the General Fund reserve. These shortfalls in apportionment receipts have left us dangerously low in the Annual Conference Sessions Fund, the Episcopal Housing Fund, the Moving Fund, the Salary Support Fund and most importantly in the General Fund reserve! Please refer to the CF&A Report to the Annual Conference.

Health InsuranceThe 2010 rate increase for our health insurance program is 8.4% for our active participants and 9.4% for retired participants. In order to reduce these increases the Board of Pensions has proposed changes to the health insurance plans as well as funding structure (AR#31 and AR#33). Adoption of these action requests will result in no increase in the blended rate for active participants and an average 2.1% increase in premiums for retired participants.

If AR#31 is adopted the estimated 2010 monthly billed amount for clergy appointed to the local church will remain at $1,200 per month. This reflects the changes noted above as well as the elimination of the subsidy from the Health Insurance Endowment Fund that has been received in prior years. The Board of Pensions did not grant the subsidy for 2010 as it addresses the financial challenges that we face with our future health insurance and benefit cost and funding.

General and Jurisdictional Conference ApportionmentsThe basis for all General Conference Apportionments is a formula approved by the General Conference each quadrennium. Apportionments from the General Conference must be included in the budgets of each annual conference without reduction (¶614.1(b), ¶614.3(d) & ¶615.1, 2008 Discipline.) The aggregate change in the seven General Church Apportionments for 2010 is 0.01%.

The Jurisdictional Conference Apportionments will increase by 21.6% for 2010.

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CONFERENCE BUDGET 20102009 2010 2010 2010

APPROVED APPROVED NON-APPORTIONED APPORTIONEDMINISTERIAL SUPPORT

Apportioned Pension & Benefit Funding 350,000 350,000 350,000 Provides funding for the current cost of the Comprehensive Protection Plan (CPP) [clergy death & disability], the CRSP pension cost for persons on incapacity leave (with benefits), and funding for the future cost of retiree medical insurance.Apportioned Health Insurance 675,000 688,000 688,000 Provides for a portion of the cost of health insurance premiums for retired clergy and conference lay staff based on years of service.District Superintendents Fund 925,227 905,480 905,480 Provides for compensation, pensions, and benefits (including Health Insurance) for our five superintendents and their staffs, the office expenses, a discretionary fund, and business and professional expenses for each superintendent. The recommended compensation for 2010 is $71,100. This is rolled back to 2008 level.Episcopal Fund 113,586 114,193 114,193 Our apportionment from the General Church for our share in supporting all Bishops of The United Methodist Church including salaries, residences, pensions, travel, other benefits and office and professional expenses. The basis for the apportionment is set by the General Conference.Episcopal Housing 40,000 40,000 40,000 Our share of the housing costs for our Bishop. The General Church provides $10,000 annually toward the total cost. Costs include the lease, taxes, utilities, repairs, and maintenance.Bishop’s Discretionary Fund 8,000 8,000 8,000 Provides a discretionary fund for the Bishop.Equitable Compensation Fund 175,000 125,000 125,000 Provides salary funds needed to meet the minimum salary requirements of the annual conference and other salary assistance where needed. The recommended minimum salary for the year 2010 is $34,200 (Elder in Full Connection).Pastoral Support - Idaho Mature Ministers Fund 6,000 6,000 6,000 Provides pastoral support for churches in Idaho who need seasoned pastoral leadership and meet the Mature Ministers Funding Guidelines.Pastoral Support - Mission Church 35,000 35,000 35,000 Provides pastoral support for churches deemed to be mission situations by the cabinet.Moving Expense Fund 25,000 25,000 25,000 Provides funds to assist local congregations with pastor’s moving expenses based on Conference Rule #5.300. The other funding comes from the designated fund for moving.Contingency Fund 0 50,000 50,000 Provides funds for unanticipated clergy support expenses that occur during the year.

TOTAL MINISTERIAL SUPPORT 2,352,813 2,346,673 0 2,346,673

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APPROVED APPROVED NON-APPORTIONED APPORTIONEDADMINISTRATION

Annual Conference Session Expense & Funding 57,000 57,000 57,000 Provides funds to cover the cost of holding our annual session and a fund to cover the additional expense of meeting in the Eastern District once each quadrennium.Area Expense Fund 28,000 28,000 28,000 Our share of the office expense for the Bishop’s Office. All compensation and travel costs of the Bishop are paid by the General Church through the Episcopal Fund.Board of Ordained Ministries 38,000 38,000 38,000 Provides funds for travel, meeting and other expenses of the Board. The Board is responsible for all clergy and diaconal members of the Conference and all certified persons working within the boundary of the Conference.Board of Lay Ministry 4,000 4,000 4,000 Provides meeting and administrative funds for the Conference and District Lay Leaders.Board of Pensions 1,500 1,500 1,500 Provides travel and meeting funds for the Board.Board of Trustees 2,000 2,000 2,000 Provides travel and meeting funds for the Board.Pastoral Support - Lay Persons Assigned/Certified Lay Ministry 15,000 15,000 15,000 Provide pastoral support for churches served by Certified Lay MinistersConference Leadership Team (CLT) 6,000 5,000 5,000 Provides travel and meeting funds for the Conference Leadership TeamCommission on Archives & History 7,000 5,000 5,000 Provides meeting and administrative expenses for this commission and a small stipend for the Oregon and Idaho Archivists.Committee on Episcopacy 2,000 1,000 1,000 Provides travel and meeting funds for the Committee. This committee serves as the personnel committee for the Office of the Bishop.Committee on Nominations 250 250 250 Provides travel and meeting funds for the Committee. This committee is responsible for the volunteer staff of our conference boards and agencies.Conference Center 291,000 277,000 277,000 Provides for the operational expenses of the United Methodist Center in Portland. These include building expenses, building maintenance, equipment maintenance and replacement, the financial audit of the Annual Conference, comprehensive property and casualty insurance for all Conference property, and Director’s and Officer’s liability insurance for all conference officers. Conference Communications Committee 176,160 165,000 165,000 Provides salaries, benefits (including health insurance), and expenses for the Director of Communications, meeting expenses for the Communications Committee, maintenance of the Conference Website, contracted services for electronic media, video production featuring our Bishop, and other communications needs.

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APPROVED APPROVED NON-APPORTIONED APPORTIONED

Administration (continued)Conference Response Team 5,000 5,000 5,000 Provides for the expenses of the Team in responding to crisis situations in the local church or conference.Conference Secretary 4,000 4,000 4,000 Provides for the expenses and honorarium for the Secretary of the Annual Conference.Conference Journal 14,000 14,000 14,000 Provides funds for the publication and mailing of the Journal.Conference Statistician 200 200 200 Provides administrative funds for the statistician.Council on Finance and Administration & Office of the Conference Treasurer 308,645 302,975 21,500 281,475 Provides travel and meeting funds for the Council and salary, travel, and benefits (including health insurance) for the Conference Treasurer’s Office. The recommended salary of the treasurer is $71,100 for 2010. This is rolled back to the 2008 level. The other funding represents fees for administrative and fiscal services provided for our benefit programs.Consultation on Appointments 4,000 4,000 4,000 Provides funds for travel assistance during the appointment process.Contingency Fund 120,000 30,000 30,000 Provides funds for unanticipated administrative expenses that occur during the year.Episcopal Residence Committee 200 200 200 Provides travel and meeting funds for the committee.Equitable Compensation Commission 2,000 2,000 2,000 Provides travel and meeting funds for the commission.General Conference Administration 46,596 44,983 44,983 A General Conference apportionment covering our share of the cost of the quadrennial General Conference Session and other general administrative costs of the church at large.Interdenominational Cooperation Fund 11,272 11,061 11,061 A General Conference apportionment covering United Methodist contributions to various ecumenical agencies.Delegate Expense Fund 6,000 6,000 6,000 Provides part of the cost of sending our general and jurisdictional delegates to these quadrennial meetings. This is funded over the course of the quadrennium.Quadrennial Training Travel 500 3,000 3,000 Provides funds for training programs of the General and Jurisdictional Conferences that are held at the beginning of each quadrennium. This is funded over the course of the quadrennium.

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Administration (continued) An apportionment from the Western Jurisdiction Conference to cover our share of the costs of the quadrennial conference sessions and other administrative costs.Rules Committee 250 250 250 Provides travel and meeting funds for the committee.

TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 1,155,373 1,032,668 21,500 1,011,168

WORLD SERVICE & CONFERENCE BENEVOLENCEWorld Service

World Service Fund 418,168 415,156 415,156 The primary benevolent responsibility of each local United Methodist congregation. World Service is apportioned by the General Church to all conferences and provides the main source of funds for the church’s worldwide ministries. This fund provides all or a substantial part of the financial support of our general church program boards, administrative commissions and councils, and missionary personnel.

Conference BenevolenceOffice of Connectional Ministries 280,745 261,775 261,775 Provides for salaries, benefits (including Health Insurance), and expenses for the connectional ministries staff. The salary of the Director of Connectional Ministries is the same as that of the superintendents ($71,100 for 2010). This amount is rolled back to the 2008 level. Compensation ($67,640 for 2010) and benefits for the Executive Director of Camp and Retreat Ministries are included in this figure. Connectional Ministries Table/Convocation Expenses 4,000 6,000 6,000 Provides for the expenses of the Connectional Ministries Table and semi-annual Connectional Ministries Convocation.Campus Ministries 205,000 185,000 185,000 Provides support for the 8 Campus Ministries within the bounds of our Conference. Each campus receives a block grant as set by the Higher Education and Campus Ministry Team. A $5,000 commitment to Willamette University is included in this item.Council on Young People Ministries 20,000 20,000 20,000 Provides funding for conference youth ministries ($10,000) and conference young adult ministries ($10,000).Conference Hispanic Ministry 50,000 40,000 40,000 Provides financial support for the compensation and programming of two Hispanic Ministries within our conference as well as the Hispanic Ministries Training Institute. Salary costs for two Missioners are shared with the General Board of Global Ministries. Pension and health insurance premiums for these Missioners are paid by the General Board. The Conference is responsible for a share of the salary and the full cost of housing and expenses.

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Conference Benevolence (continued)Camp and Retreat Ministry 2,220,000 2,220,000 2,220,000 0 Provides for the operational and administrative costs of our 7 camp and retreat facilities and our Day Camp and Travel Camp Programs. These include staff costs, insurance, food, maintenance & program costs. Funding for this item comes mainly from Camper Fees and other funds generated by the various sites.Commission on Church Unity and Interreligious Concerns 10,300 10,300 10,300 Provides funding for phone conferencing and other program expenses. Included is $10,000 for our support of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.Commission on Religion & Race 650 500 500 Provides funding for phone conferencing and other program expenses.Commission on Status & Role of Women 3,000 500 500 Provides funding for phone conferencing and other program expenses.Nurture 500 300 300 The Nurture Team is responsible for three ministries formerly carried out by the Board of Discipleship . These are Christian Education, Worship, and Stewardship. The budget provides funding for phone conferencing and other program expenses.Outreach 2,500 300 300 The Outreach Team is responsible for those ministries formerly carried out by the Board of Global Ministries with the exception of Church Development. The budget provides funding for phone conferencing and other program expenses. Witness 2,000 2,000 2,000 The Witness Team is responsible for those ministries formerly carried out by the Board of Church and Society, as well as Evangelism and Spiritual Formation. The budget provides funding for phone conferencing and other program expense.Church Development 50,000 50,000 50,000 The budget for Church Development reflects the Conference priority on starting new faith communities. Most of the funds will be used for starting a new church, as well as for screening and training potential pastors for new starts.Council on Racial/Ethnic Leadership/EMLC 2,000 3,000 3,000 Provides funding for program expenses of the Council on Racial/Ethnic Leadership Team, as well as meeting expenses of the Native American Ministries Council and the Hispanic Ministries Council.Jurisdictional Program 5,500 7,140 7,140 An apportionment from the Western Jurisdiction Conference to cover our share of the Jurisdiction’s Program costs.Korean Mission 6,600 7,157 7,157 An apportionment from the Western Jurisdiction Conference to cover our share of the Korean Mission work within the Jurisdiction.

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APPROVED APPROVED NON-APPORTIONED APPORTIONEDConference Benevolence (continued)

District Leadership Teams and Programs 10,000 10,000 10,000 Provides funds for the DLT’s to meet ($5,000) and district enrichment/training events ($5000).Contingency Fund 0 50,000 50,000 Provides funds for unanticipated and/or emerging ministry expenses that occur during the year. Unspent funds revert to the General Fund of the Conference.

Total Conference Benevolence Budget 2,872,795 2,873,972 2,220,000 653,972

TOTAL WORLD SERVICE & CONFERENCE BENEVOLENCE 3,290,963 3,289,128 2,220,000 1,069,128

OTHER GENERAL CONFERENCE APPORTIONMENTSMinisterial Education Fund 144,630 142,119 142,119 Provides funds to support ministerial education. 25% of the receipts are retained by the Oregon-Idaho Conference for use by the Board of Ordained Ministry for educational purposes of our ordained and diaconal ministers. The remaining 75% is sent to the General Church for use by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for their support of United Methodist Seminaries and other educational programs.Black College Fund 57,698 56,697 56,697 Used by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry to financially assist the twelve United Methodist related black colleges.Africa University Fund 12,913 12,689 12,689 This is a General Church Apportionment for the support of Africa University, a United Methodist University in Zimbabwe. Financial support for the University comes through this apportionment and through World Service Special Gifts.

TOTAL OTHER GENERAL CONFERENCE APPORTIONMENTS 215,241 211,505 211,505

TOTAL CONFERENCE BUDGET 7,014,390 6,879,974 2,241,500 4,638,474

NON-BUDGET ASKINGConference Church Extension 200,000 200,000 200,000 0 Provides funds for the loan and grant programs administered by the Committee on Church Development/Redevelopment. These programs assist congregations with a source of capital funding.

Hispanic Ministry Program 150,000 150,000 150,000 0 Provides additional funding for the conference Hispanic Ministry Program

Northwest House of Theological Studies 25,000 25,000 25,000 0 Provides conference support for the Northwest House of Theological Studies located in Salem. The House provides seminary training and continuing education.

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Expenditures(over) under

ApportionmentReceipts

BUDGETED EXPENSES APPORTIONMENTAPPROVED ACTUAL RECEIPTS

MINISTERIAL SUPPORTApportioned Pension & Benefit Funding 1,025,000 898,098 892,124 (5,974)District Superintendents Fund 901,248 845,949 784,544 (61,405)Episcopal Fund 120,874 105,287 105,287 0 Episcopal Housing 40,000 50,522 34,818 (15,704)Bishop’s Discretionary Fund 8,000 0 6,880 6,880 Equitable Compensation Fund 175,000 123,716 152,405 28,690 Pastoral Support - Idaho Mature Ministers 0 6,000 0 (6,000)Pastoral Support - Mission Church 35,000 29,700 30,439 739 Pastoral Support - Lay Persons Assigned 15,000 15,300 13,135 (2,166)Moving Expense Fund 25,000 37,634 21,683 (15,951)Contingency Fund 50,000 30,692 43,574 12,882

TOTAL MINISTERIAL SUPPORT 2,395,122 2,142,897 2,084,889 (58,008)

ADMINISTRATIONAnnual Conference Session Expense & Funding 57,000 114,684 39,332 (75,352)Area Expense Fund 27,000 27,000 18,612 (8,388)Board of Ordained Ministry 40,000 35,739 27,627 (8,112)Board of Lay Ministry 3,950 3,066 2,763 (304)Board of Pensions 1,500 2,339 1,018 (1,321)Board of Trustees 2,000 1,821 1,381 (439)Conference Leadership Team 6,000 3,020 4,144 1,124 Committee on Episcopacy 2,000 36 1,381 1,346 Conference Response Team 7,200 1,536 4,944 3,408 Conference Center 304,000 226,340 209,893 (16,447)Conference Secretary & Journal 19,000 16,238 13,087 (3,152)Conference Statistician 200 0 145 145 CF&A and Treasurer’s Office 332,157 309,629 229,377 (80,252)Consultation on Appointments 2,500 5,421 1,745 (3,677)Contingency Fund 30,000 20,938 20,938 0 Commission on Archives & History 7,000 4,363 4,798 436 Episcopal Residence Committee 200 0 145 145 Equitable Compensation Commission 2,000 1,186 1,381 195 General Conference Administration 40,687 28,063 28,063 0 Interdenominational Cooperation Fund 11,864 8,215 8,215 0 Jurisdictional Administration 5,600 3,853 3,853 0 Rules Committee 250 0 145 145 Communications Committee 144,975 86,836 100,112 13,276 Delegate Expense Fund 5,000 8,458 3,417 (5,040)Committee on Nominations 250 333 145 (187)Quadrennial Training Travel 500 1,985 364 (1,622)

TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 1,052,833 911,101 727,026 (184,074)

WORLD SERVICE & CONF. BENEVOLENCEWorld Service Fund 462,198 296,012 296,012 0 Conference Benevolence Office of Connectional Ministries 184,150 166,731 118,000 (48,731) Campus Ministry Support 274,730 214,602 175,989 (38,613) Council on Youth Ministries 15,000 12,224 9,590 (2,634) Council on Young Adult Ministries 1,500 649 974 325 Conference Hispanic Ministries 60,000 48,000 38,434 (9,566) Camp and Retreat Ministry Support 67,450 67,450 43,229 (24,221) Conference Programs 37,150 12,089 23,901 11,812 Contingency Fund 50,000 0 31,841 31,841 Jurisdictional Program 6,500 4,196 4,196 0 Jurisdictional Korean Mission 11,000 7,043 7,043 0

TOTAL CONFERENCE BENEVOLENCE 630,850 532,984 453,197 (79,787)TOTAL WORLD SRV. & CONF. BENEVOLENCE 1,169,678 828,996 749,208 (79,788)

OTHER GENERAL CONF. APPORTIONMENTSMinisterial Education Fund 59,815 34,480 34,480 0 Black College Fund 150,216 98,392 86,972 (11,420)Africa University Fund 13,209 8,024 8,024 0

TOTAL OTHER G.C. APPORTIONMENTS 223,240 140,896 129,476 (11,420)

TOTAL CONFERENCE BUDGET 4,840,873 4,023,890 3,690,599 (333,291)

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Receipts from Churches2008 vs 2007

Dollar Variance

Percent Variance 2008 2007

Shared Ministries Apportionments $3,689,899 $3,980,181 ($290,282) -7.3%

Health Insurance Program 1,853,255 1,912,954 ($59,699) -3.1%

Ministerial Pension Plan 831,398 843,330 ($11,933) -1.4%

Conference Church Extension 41,585 46,695 ($5,110) -10.9%

Northwest House of Theological Studies 6,566 7,152 ($587) -8.2%

Hispanic Ministry 30,897 34,696 ($3,799) -10.9%

Missionary Itineration Fund 509 2,087 ($1,578) -75.6%

Special Givings 401,040 352,860 $48,180 13.7%

$6,855,149 $7,179,955 ($324,806) -4.5%

Special Giving:

General Advance Specials $209,512 $169,406 $40,106 23.7%

World Service Specials 160 365 ($205) -56.2%

Conference Advance Specials 5,947 9,607 ($3,660) -38.1%

Habitat for Humanity (all projects) 38,148 16,583 $21,565 130.0%

Human Relations Day 7,025 8,371 ($1,345) -16.1%

One Great Hour of Sharing 46,230 43,798 $2,432 5.6%

United Methodist Student Day 5,117 4,320 $797 18.4%

World Communion Sunday 11,761 13,205 ($1,444) -10.9%

Peace With Justice Sunday 7,717 10,161 ($2,444) -24.1%

Christian Education Day 2,518 1,207 $1,311 108.7%

Native American Awareness Day 8,328 7,841 $487 6.2%

Golden Cross Day 10 35 ($25) -71.4%

Campus Ministry Day 42 0 $42 0.0%

Hispanic Ministry Day 0 22 ($22) -100.0%

Youth Ministry Sunday 30 349 ($319) -91.4%

Global Aids Day 296 702 ($406) -57.8%

Central District Church Extension 2,100 1,539 $561 36.4%

Eastern District Church Extension 3,624 8,748 ($5,124) -58.6%

Metro District Church Extension 10,107 6,935 $3,172 45.7%

Southern District Church Extension 3,770 5,640 ($1,870) -33.2%

Western District Church Extension 2,124 2,398 ($274) -11.4%

Camp Gifts 13,082 14,953 ($1,871) -12.5%

Wesley Foundations 1,201 1,546 ($345) -22.3%

Willamette University 7 0 $7 0.0%

Prior Year Ministerial Support 700 0 $700 0.0%

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon 100 100 $0 0.0%

Other Gifts 21,384 25,033 ($3,649) -14.6%

$401,040 $352,860 $48,180 13.7%

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CONFERENCE ADVANCE SPECIALS 2008 2007 Variance Variance

Bishop’s Initiative to Eliminate Hunger 4,069 7,684 ($3,614) -47.0%

SSFTJ Endowment 90 100 ($10) -10.0%

SFTJ Operating Fund 113 185 ($73) -39.2%

Hispanic Ministries - Salem 0 115 ($115) -100.0%

Woodburn Hispanic Ministry 1,030 775 $255 32.9%

Portland Seafarer’s Mission 0 54 ($54) -100.0%

Klamath Basin Coop Ministries 15 0 $15 0.0%

U. M. Retirement Center (Salem) 220 694 ($474) -68.3%

Volunteers in Mission 410 0 $410 0.0%

5,947 9,607 ($3,660) -38.1%

OTHER GIFTS

Miscellaneous (fnd 100) 10,858 7,698 $3,160 41.1%

Africa Univesity Liberia Scholarship 85 50 $35 70.0%

Casa Metodista 60 0 $60 0.0%

Creation Vacation 257 4,056 ($3,799) -93.7%

Francis Center 220 0 $220 0.0%

Fish 408 203 $205 100.7%

Greenhouse 0 25 ($25) -100.0%

General Hispanic Ministry 52 0 $52 0.0%

Liberia Camphor Scholarships 3,458 911 $2,547 279.6%

Liberia Partnership 93 345 ($252) -73.0%

Loaves & Fishes - Portland 5 15 ($10) -67.1%

Manna Ministries (UMRSF) 75 150 ($75) -50.0%

Oregon Coast Storm Relief 3,200 6,595 ($3,395) -51.5%

SNO-CAP 338 530 ($192) -36.2%

UNICEF 645 472 $174 36.8%

Annual Conference Special Projects 100 3,145 ($3,045) -96.8%

Bishop’s Appeal - Katrina 0 100 ($100) -100.0%

U. M. Children’s Fund 623 351 $272 77.7%

Liberia Direct Support - Janice McLain 241 907 388 $519 133.8%

21,384 25,033 ($3,649) -14.6%

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2008 Apportionment Report(Year End Final Figures)

2008 2007Amount Amount % Amount Amount

Apportioned Paid Paid Apportioned Paid

Ministerial Support 2,395,116 2,084,189 87.0% 2,365,860 2,176,402

Administration 1,031,333 727,026 70.5% 968,465 804,769

World Service & Conference Benevolences 1,169,676 749,208 64.1% 1,072,826 827,364

Black College Fund 59,810 34,480 57.7% 60,737 46,972

Ministerial Education Fund 150,215 86,972 57.9% 152,520 113,859

Africa University Fund 13,209 8,024 60.7% 13,406 10,814

4,819,359 3,689,899 76.6% 4,633,814 3,980,180

Percent VariancePaid Paid Dollar Dollars % of

COMPARISON: 2008 2007 Variance Paid Apportionments

Ministerial Support 2,084,189 2,176,402 (92,213) -4.2% -5.4%

Administration 727,026 804,769 (77,743) -9.7% -15.2%

World Service & Conference Benevolences 749,208 827,364 (78,156) -9.4% -16.9%

Black College Fund 34,480 46,972 (12,492) -26.6% -25.5%

Ministerial Education Fund 86,972 113,859 (26,887) -23.6% -22.4%

Africa University Fund 8,024 10,814 (2,790) -25.8% -24.7%

3,689,899 3,980,180 (290,281) -7.3% -10.9%

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1999Paid

2000Paid

2001Paid

2002Paid

2003Paid

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2005Paid

2006Paid

2007Paid

2008Paid

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Ministerial Support 95.9% 95.4% 95.8% 92.1% 91.5% 90.4% 89.6% 90.6% 92.0% 87.0% 92.0%

Health Insurance 94.7% 96.1% 95.1% 92.3% 90.9% 89.9% n/a n/a n/a n/a 93.2%

Administration 82.3% 85.8% 81.5% 71.5% 72.8% 76.9% 74.7% 76.5% 83.1% 70.5% 77.6%

World Service &Conference Benevolences 82.8% 84.0% 78.4% 68.9% 69.6% 72.7% 69.8% 72.5% 77.1% 57.7% 73.3%

Black College Fund 84.5% 85.3% 76.7% 69.4% 66.8% 71.5% 69.0% 66.4% 77.3% 57.7% 72.4%

Ministerial Education Fund 80.2% 82.1% 74.4% 69.2% 63.3% 66.6% 66.0% 69.6% 74.7% 107.3% 75.3%

Africa University Fund 86.9% 87.4% 80.9% 71.6% 70.8% 76.7% 73.1% 64.3% 80.7% 60.7% 75.3%

Mission Initiatives Fund 87.0% 86.3% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 86.6%

89.2% 90.7% 88.1% 82.2% 82.3% 83.0% 81.4% 82.9% 85.9% 76.6% 84.2%

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Conference Benevolences Ministerial Support Administration Black Colleges Africa University Ministerial Education Percent ofTotal PaidConference Totals Apportioned Paid Apportioned Paid Apportioned Paid Apportioned Paid Apportioned Paid Apportioned Paid

Arlington 3,914 3,914 1,685 1,685 1,911 1,911 98 98 22 22 245 245 100.0%Baker City 8,495 8,495 3,658 3,658 4,149 4,149 212 212 47 47 533 533 100.0%Bend 38,954 38,954 16,773 16,773 19,023 19,023 973 973 215 215 2,443 2,443 100.0%Chiloquin 2,436 2,436 1,049 1,049 1,190 1,190 61 61 13 13 153 153 100.0%Cove 1,125 1,125 485 485 550 550 28 28 6 6 71 71 100.0%Dufur 1,843 1,229 794 529 900 600 46 31 10 7 116 77 66.7%Echo 2,051 2,051 883 883 1,002 1,044 51 51 11 12 129 129 101.0%Elgin 1,919 1,919 826 826 937 937 48 48 11 11 120 120 100.0%Fort Klamath 1,427 900 615 100 697 100 36 0 8 0 90 0 38.3%Fossil 5,410 5,410 2,329 2,329 2,642 2,642 135 135 30 30 339 339 100.0%Fruitland 4,369 4,369 1,881 1,881 2,134 2,134 109 109 24 24 274 274 100.0%Gilchrist 934 934 402 402 456 456 23 23 5 5 59 59 100.0%Haines 1,533 1,533 660 660 749 749 38 38 8 8 96 96 100.0%Heppner 6,832 1,436 2,942 330 3,337 337 171 171 38 38 428 428 19.9%Hermiston 12,643 12,643 5,444 1,363 6,174 1,544 316 211 70 70 793 529 64.3%Hood River: Asbury 9,246 9,246 3,981 2,204 4,515 3,200 231 0 51 0 580 0 78.7%John Day 6,540 6,540 2,816 2,816 3,194 3,194 163 163 36 36 410 410 100.0%Joseph 7,735 7,734 3,331 3,330 3,777 3,777 193 193 43 42 485 485 100.0%Klamath Falls 12,687 12,687 5,463 5,463 6,196 6,196 317 317 70 70 796 796 100.0%La Grande 10,385 10,385 4,472 4,472 5,072 5,072 259 259 57 57 651 651 100.0%Lakeview 3,616 1,356 1,557 0 1,766 0 90 90 20 20 227 0 20.1%Madras 14,725 14,725 6,341 6,341 7,191 7,191 368 368 81 81 924 924 100.0%Milton-Freewater 5,609 5,609 2,415 0 2,739 1,489 140 0 31 31 352 352 66.3%North Powder 413 413 178 178 202 202 10 10 2 2 26 26 100.0%Nyssa 2,174 1,090 936 470 1,062 530 54 30 12 4 136 70 50.2%Odell: Pine Grove/Odell 3,752 3,752 1,615 1,615 1,832 1,832 94 94 21 21 235 235 100.0%Ontario: Community 16,574 16,574 7,137 7,137 8,094 8,094 414 414 91 91 1,039 1,039 100.0% First 6,906 5,525 2,974 1,832 3,372 3,372 172 172 38 38 433 433 81.8%Paisley 1,731 1,731 745 745 845 845 43 43 10 10 109 109 100.0%Payette 10,426 2,767 4,489 748 5,091 514 260 260 57 57 654 654 23.8%Pendleton 9,772 1,000 4,208 0 4,772 0 244 0 54 0 613 0 5.1%Prairie City 1,688 1,688 727 727 824 824 42 42 9 9 106 106 100.0%Richland 2,382 2,382 1,026 1,026 1,163 1,163 59 59 13 13 149 149 100.0%The Dalles 8,668 6,695 3,733 0 4,233 150 216 0 48 0 544 0 39.2%Tygh Valley 1,729 1,600 744 0 844 0 43 0 10 0 108 0 46.0%Union 2,652 2,652 1,142 758 1,295 905 66 0 15 0 166 0 80.9%Vale 5,075 3,375 2,185 1,453 2,478 1,648 127 84 28 19 318 211 66.5%Wallowa 1,664 1,664 717 717 813 813 42 42 9 9 104 104 100.0%Wasco 2,903 2,903 1,250 1,250 1,418 1,418 72 72 16 16 182 182 100.0%Weston 1,894 1,894 816 816 925 925 47 47 10 10 119 119 100.0%Williamson River 3,144 0 1,354 0 1,535 0 79 0 17 0 197 0 0.0%Total This Year 247,975 213,334 106,778 77,052 121,099 90,719 6,190 4,949 1,367 1,143 15,552 12,552 80.1%Total Last Year 244,316 222,686 100,012 77,038 110,787 80,266 6,273 5,275 1,384 1,164 15,750 13,164 83.5%Increase/(Decrease) 3,659 -9,352 6,766 13 10,312 10,454 -83 -326 -17 -21 -198 -612 -4.1%

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Aberdeen 1,605 1,605 691 691 784 784 40 40 9 9 101 101 100.0%American Falls 3,625 3,625 1,561 1,561 1,770 1,770 91 91 20 20 227 227 100.0%Ashton 8,503 8,503 3,661 1,525 4,153 1,730 212 88 47 20 533 222 70.7%Blackfoot-Jason Lee 10,813 10,812 4,656 4,655 5,280 5,280 270 270 60 59 678 678 100.0%Boise: Amity 12,062 4,516 5,194 0 5,891 0 301 0 67 0 757 0 18.6% Collister 6,591 3,700 2,838 553 3,219 627 165 32 36 7 413 80 37.7% First 135,304 135,312 58,262 58,260 66,077 52,788 3,379 0 746 0 8,486 0 90.5% Hillview 35,868 35,868 15,445 15,445 17,516 17,516 896 896 198 198 2,250 2,250 100.0% Whitney 20,358 20,358 8,766 3,766 9,942 7,615 508 508 112 112 1,277 1,277 82.1%Buhl 6,229 5,102 2,682 658 3,042 220 156 11 34 2 391 214 49.5%Burley 12,271 12,271 5,284 5,284 5,993 5,993 306 306 68 68 770 770 100.0%Caldwell 20,127 0 8,667 0 9,829 0 503 0 111 0 1,262 0 0.0%Castleford 2,728 2,728 1,175 1,175 1,332 1,332 68 68 15 15 171 171 100.0%Chubbuck 4,305 4,305 1,854 0 2,103 0 108 0 24 0 270 0 49.7%Eagle 28,816 28,816 12,408 12,408 14,073 14,072 720 719 159 158 1,807 1,807 100.0%Emmett 5,432 4,800 2,339 290 2,653 280 136 40 30 30 341 341 52.9%Filer 4,301 800 1,852 0 2,100 0 107 107 24 24 270 270 13.9%Glenns Ferry 1,733 1,733 746 746 847 847 43 43 10 10 109 109 100.0%Gooding 4,583 4,584 1,974 1,974 2,238 2,238 114 114 25 25 287 287 100.0%Hagerman 4,713 4,713 2,029 2,029 2,301 2,301 118 118 26 26 296 296 100.0%Idaho Falls: St. Paul 21,764 21,764 9,371 9,371 10,628 10,628 544 544 120 120 1,365 1,365 100.0% Trinity 23,368 23,368 10,062 10,062 11,412 11,412 584 584 129 129 1,466 1,466 100.0%Jerome 7,548 7,548 3,250 3,250 3,686 3,686 189 189 42 42 473 473 100.0%Jordan Valley 698 698 301 301 341 341 17 17 4 4 44 44 100.0%Kimberly 7,328 7,328 3,155 3,155 3,579 3,579 183 183 40 40 460 460 100.0%Kuna 6,775 6,775 2,917 2,917 3,308 3,308 169 169 37 37 425 425 100.0%Meridian 26,718 26,718 11,505 11,505 13,048 13,048 667 667 147 147 1,676 1,676 100.0%Middleton 4,636 4,636 1,996 1,996 2,264 2,264 116 116 26 26 291 291 100.0%Nampa: First 18,785 18,785 8,089 8,089 9,174 9,174 469 469 104 104 1,178 1,178 100.0% Southside 12,288 2,048 5,291 882 6,001 1,000 307 51 68 11 771 129 16.7%New Meadows 5,607 5,607 2,414 2,414 2,738 36 140 140 31 31 352 352 76.1%Paul 4,706 4,706 2,026 2,026 2,298 2,298 118 118 26 26 295 295 100.0%Pocatello 20,124 20,124 8,665 8,665 9,828 9,828 503 503 111 111 1,262 1,262 100.0%Richfield 1,179 1,179 508 508 576 576 29 29 7 7 74 74 100.0%Rupert 14,940 14,940 6,433 6,433 7,296 7,296 373 373 82 82 937 937 100.0%Shelley 5,701 2,850 2,455 1,227 2,784 1,392 142 71 31 15 358 179 50.0%Shoshone 1,106 1,106 476 476 540 540 28 28 6 6 69 69 100.0%Sweet 1,170 1,170 504 504 571 571 29 29 6 6 73 73 100.0%Twin Falls 20,769 15,943 8,943 0 10,143 0 519 0 115 0 1,303 0 38.1%Wendell 3,452 790 1,487 364 1,686 451 86 86 19 19 217 125 26.4%Wilder 3,197 497 1,376 677 1,561 362 80 80 18 18 200 200 28.5%Total This Year 541,826 482,731 233,308 185,842 264,605 197,185 13,533 7,898 2,990 1,765 33,985 20,174 82.1%Total Last Year 515,743 481,612 211,116 182,624 233,868 192,711 13,241 11,036 2,922 2,531 33,250 27,051 88.9%Increase/(Decrease) 26,083 1,119 22,192 3,219 30,737 4,474 292 -3,137 68 -766 735 -6,878 -7.6%

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Aloha 14,820 1,566 6,381 674 7,237 764 370 39 82 9 929 98 10.6%Beaverton 18,862 18,862 8,122 8,122 9,211 7,375 471 0 104 0 1,183 0 90.5%Clatskanie 2,918 2,918 1,257 1,257 1,425 1,425 73 73 16 16 183 183 100.0%Christ the Reconciler 0 403 0 283 0 190 0 0 0 0 0 0Gresham 14,497 20,212 6,242 8,703 7,080 9,871 362 505 80 111 909 1,268 139.4%Lake Oswego 43,603 43,603 18,775 6,000 21,294 0 1,089 0 240 0 2,735 0 56.5%Milwaukie: St. Paul’s 14,566 14,566 6,272 6,272 7,114 7,114 364 365 80 80 914 915 100.0%Oak Grove 21,586 12,744 9,295 0 10,542 1,124 539 525 119 80 1,354 500 34.5%Pleasant Home 5,368 5,368 2,312 2,312 2,622 2,622 134 134 30 30 337 337 100.0%Portland: Bennett Chapel 5,270 5,270 2,269 0 2,573 0 132 0 29 0 331 0 49.7% Capitol Hill 6,179 3,090 2,661 1,332 3,017 1,512 154 78 34 34 388 194 50.2% Cherry Park 9,947 9,947 4,283 4,078 4,858 0 248 0 55 0 624 0 70.1% Christ 28,282 21,328 12,178 9,269 13,812 150 706 0 156 0 1,774 0 54.0% Epworth 14,252 14,252 6,137 6,137 6,960 6,960 356 356 79 79 894 894 100.0% First 96,879 96,879 41,716 41,716 47,312 47,312 2,419 2,419 534 534 6,076 6,076 100.0% Fremont 23,901 23,901 10,292 5,400 11,672 4,827 597 0 132 0 1,499 0 71.0% Grace Korean 3,925 2,000 1,690 0 1,917 0 98 0 22 0 246 0 25.3% Hughes Memorial 1,718 1,718 740 740 839 839 43 43 9 9 108 108 100.0% Portland Korean 3,916 0 1,686 0 1,912 0 98 0 22 0 246 0 0.0% Laurelwood 2,133 2,135 918 918 1,041 1,041 53 53 12 12 134 135 100.1% Lincoln Street 5,731 5,731 2,468 2,468 2,799 2,799 143 143 32 32 359 359 100.0% Metanoia Peace 1,223 1,223 527 527 597 597 31 31 7 7 77 77 100.0% Metzger 7,262 6,096 3,127 915 3,546 1,644 181 39 40 9 455 99 60.2% Montavilla 19,218 19,218 8,275 8,275 9,385 9,385 480 480 106 106 1,205 1,205 100.0% Parkrose 16,189 2,703 6,971 1,132 7,906 1,132 404 0 89 0 1,015 0 15.2% Pioneer 7,418 1,045 3,194 0 3,623 0 185 0 41 0 465 0 7.0% Rockwood 10,240 10,240 4,409 4,409 5,001 5,001 256 256 56 56 642 642 100.0% Rose City Park 38,029 38,029 16,375 8,276 18,572 19,631 950 0 210 0 2,385 0 86.2% Sellwood 6,004 298 2,585 128 2,932 146 150 8 33 2 377 18 5.0% Sunnyside 12,322 12,322 5,306 5,306 6,018 6,018 308 308 68 68 773 773 100.0% Tabor Heights 17,956 17,956 7,732 0 8,769 0 448 20 99 0 1,126 1,126 52.9% Trinity 13,521 13,521 5,822 5,822 6,603 6,603 338 338 75 75 848 848 100.0% University Park 8,539 2,880 3,677 1,230 4,170 0 213 0 47 0 536 0 23.9% Vermont Hills 15,695 15,695 6,758 6,758 7,665 7,665 392 392 87 87 984 984 100.0% West Portland 8,291 8,291 3,570 3,570 4,049 4,049 207 207 46 46 520 520 100.0% Wilshire 4,156 2,869 1,789 1,235 2,029 1,400 104 73 23 17 261 180 69.1% Woodlawn 2,166 0 933 0 1,058 0 54 54 12 12 136 137 4.7%Rainier 4,974 100 2,142 0 2,429 0 124 0 27 0 312 0 1.0%St. Helens 8,600 6,400 3,703 0 4,200 2,040 215 0 47 0 539 539 51.9%Tigard 32,815 32,815 14,130 14,130 16,025 8,536 820 0 181 0 2,058 0 84.0%Troutdale 4,223 4,371 1,819 1,819 2,062 2,062 105 105 23 23 265 265 101.7%Westside 18,401 18,400 7,923 7,923 8,986 0 460 0 101 0 1,154 0 71.1%Total This Year 595,595 520,965 256,461 177,135 290,862 171,834 14,874 7,044 3,285 1,534 37,356 18,480 74.8%Total Last Year 595,686 551,419 243,844 203,231 270,121 207,522 15,292 10,698 3,375 2,475 38,402 26,784 85.9%Increase/(Decrease) -91 -30,455 12,617 -26,096 20,741 -35,688 -418 -3,654 -90 -941 -1,046 -8,304 -12.9%

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Albany 22,359 15,562 9,628 6,106 10,919 6,950 558 338 123 154 1,402 880 66.7%Ashland 29,574 29,574 12,734 12,734 14,443 14,443 739 739 163 163 1,855 1,855 100.0%Camas Valley 2,521 2,521 1,086 1,086 1,231 1,231 63 63 14 14 158 158 100.0%Canyonville 3,003 3,003 1,293 1,293 1,466 1,466 75 75 17 17 188 188 100.0%Cave Junction 4,153 0 1,788 0 2,028 0 104 0 23 0 260 0 0.0%Coburg 4,230 4,230 1,822 1,822 2,066 2,066 106 106 23 23 265 265 100.0%Coos Bay 11,666 11,670 5,023 5,023 5,697 5,697 291 291 64 64 732 732 100.0%Coquille 11,608 11,608 4,998 4,998 5,669 5,669 290 290 64 64 728 728 100.0%Corvallis 55,861 55,861 24,054 24,054 27,280 12,993 1,395 465 308 103 3,503 1,168 84.2%Cottage Grove 7,895 7,895 3,400 3,400 3,856 3,856 197 197 44 44 495 495 100.0%Dillard/Winston 4,162 4,162 1,792 1,792 2,033 2,033 104 104 23 23 261 261 100.0%Drain 4,836 4,836 2,082 2,082 2,362 2,362 121 121 27 27 303 303 100.0%Eugene: Asbury 6,161 6,161 2,653 2,653 3,009 3,009 154 154 34 34 386 386 100.0% First 56,866 53,327 24,486 5,000 27,771 0 1,420 461 314 314 3,566 103 51.7% Trinity 23,957 20,628 10,316 7,380 11,699 8,422 598 598 132 132 1,503 1,503 80.2% Wesley 23,818 23,818 10,256 10,256 11,632 11,632 595 595 131 131 1,494 1,494 100.0%Florence 6,251 6,251 2,692 2,692 3,053 3,053 156 156 34 34 392 392 100.0%Gold Hill 3,187 3,187 1,372 1,372 1,556 1,556 80 80 18 18 200 200 100.0%Grants Pass 26,508 26,508 11,414 11,414 12,945 12,945 662 662 146 146 1,663 1,663 100.0%Halsey 3,784 3,784 1,629 1,629 1,848 1,848 94 94 21 21 237 237 100.0%Harrisburg 4,946 4,946 2,130 2,130 2,416 2,416 124 124 27 27 310 310 100.0%Junction City 12,491 12,491 5,378 5,378 6,100 6,100 312 312 69 69 783 783 100.0%Lebanon 14,965 14,965 6,444 6,444 7,308 7,308 374 374 83 83 939 939 100.0%Medford 41,527 26,562 17,881 0 20,280 0 1,037 0 229 0 2,604 0 31.8%Monroe 5,617 0 2,419 0 2,743 0 140 0 31 0 352 0 0.0%Myrtle Creek 5,245 800 2,259 200 2,562 300 131 0 29 0 329 0 12.3%North Bend 10,547 10,547 4,542 4,542 5,151 2,500 263 0 58 0 661 661 86.0%Oakridge 7,670 1,280 3,303 550 3,746 3,477 192 32 42 7 481 80 35.2%Philomath 12,539 12,539 5,399 5,399 6,124 6,124 313 313 69 69 786 786 100.0%Reedsport 2,908 2,908 1,252 1,252 1,420 1,420 73 73 16 16 182 182 100.0%Roseburg 28,632 28,632 12,329 12,329 13,983 13,983 715 715 158 158 1,796 1,796 100.0%Shedd 3,834 3,834 1,651 1,651 1,873 1,873 96 96 21 21 240 240 100.0%Springfield: Ebbert Memorial 14,985 14,985 6,452 3,830 7,318 5,345 374 374 83 83 940 940 84.8% St. Paul’s 3,808 3,808 1,640 0 1,860 0 95 0 21 21 239 0 50.0%Sutherlin 3,100 3,100 1,335 1,335 1,514 1,514 77 77 17 17 194 194 100.0%Sweet Home 5,760 5,465 2,480 1,359 2,813 1,542 144 79 32 18 361 198 74.7%Talent 2,164 2,164 932 932 1,057 1,057 54 54 12 12 136 136 100.0%Ten Mile 1,462 1,462 630 630 714 714 37 37 8 8 92 92 100.0%Toledo: Trinity 6,660 6,660 2,868 2,868 3,252 3,252 166 166 37 37 418 418 100.0%Upper Rogue 3,083 910 1,328 250 1,506 0 77 0 17 0 193 0 18.7%Veneta 8,855 8,855 3,813 3,813 4,324 4,324 221 0 49 49 555 555 98.8%Wilbur 3,558 3,558 1,532 1,532 1,738 1,738 89 89 20 20 223 223 100.0%Wilderville 4,058 3,213 1,747 1,017 1,982 1,157 101 61 22 12 254 144 68.6%Yoncalla 4,296 1,818 1,850 705 2,098 637 107 107 24 24 269 148 39.8%Total This Year 525,110 470,088 226,112 164,933 256,445 168,012 13,114 8,671 2,897 2,276 32,928 21,835 79.1%Total Last Year 510,088 476,640 208,806 190,375 231,306 209,144 13,095 11,817 2,891 2,823 32,884 29,421 92.1%Increase/(Decrease) 15,022 -6,552 17,306 -25,443 25,139 -41,132 19 -3,146 6 -546 44 -7,586 -14.1%

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Amity 4,019 4,019 1,731 1,731 1,963 1,963 100 100 22 22 252 252 100.0%Astoria 10,319 10,319 4,443 250 5,039 0 258 258 57 57 647 600 55.3%Banks 7,835 7,835 3,374 3,374 3,826 3,826 196 196 43 43 491 491 100.0%Bay City 4,221 4,221 1,818 1,818 2,061 2,061 105 105 23 23 265 265 100.0%Canby 14,979 12,876 6,450 105 7,315 1,628 374 0 83 0 939 0 48.5%Carus 4,401 4,401 1,895 1,895 2,149 2,149 110 110 24 24 276 276 100.0%Clarkes 4,878 4,878 2,100 2,100 2,382 2,382 122 122 27 27 306 306 100.0%Cornelius 6,206 6,206 2,672 1,372 3,031 450 155 0 34 0 389 0 64.3%Dallas 12,033 12,033 5,181 5,181 5,876 5,876 300 300 66 66 755 755 100.0%Dundee 2,507 2,507 1,080 1,080 1,224 1,224 63 63 14 14 157 157 100.0%Falls City 810 810 349 349 395 395 20 20 4 4 51 51 100.0%Forest Grove 20,431 20,431 8,798 4,399 9,978 4,989 510 255 113 57 1,281 641 74.8%Grand Ronde 763 763 329 329 373 373 19 19 4 4 48 48 100.0%Hillsboro 25,612 15,997 11,028 6,856 12,508 7,147 640 0 141 0 1,606 0 58.2%Jefferson 2,967 2,967 1,278 952 1,449 711 74 74 16 16 186 161 81.8%Keizer: Clear Lake 15,473 15,473 6,663 6,207 7,556 2,220 386 0 85 0 970 0 76.8%Lyons 1,527 0 658 0 746 0 38 0 8 0 96 0 0.0%Marquam 4,031 4,031 1,736 1,736 1,969 1,969 101 101 22 22 253 253 100.0%McCabe 1,939 1,939 835 835 947 947 48 48 11 11 122 122 100.0%McMinnville 21,377 21,377 9,205 9,205 10,440 10,440 534 534 118 118 1,341 1,341 100.0%Molalla 9,084 5,900 3,911 0 4,436 0 227 0 50 0 570 0 32.3%Monmouth 4,617 4,617 1,988 1,988 2,255 2,254 115 115 25 25 290 289 100.0%Mountain Home 5,021 5,021 2,162 2,162 2,452 2,452 125 125 28 28 315 315 100.0%Nehalem Bay 9,407 9,408 4,050 4,056 4,594 4,596 235 240 52 60 590 600 100.2%Newberg 19,315 19,315 8,317 8,317 9,433 9,433 482 482 107 107 1,211 1,211 100.0%Oregon City 25,586 13,500 11,017 2,700 12,495 0 639 0 141 0 1,605 0 31.5%Salem: Englewood 8,716 2,752 3,753 800 4,257 850 218 125 48 48 547 350 28.1% First 41,899 29,649 18,042 10,144 20,462 11,500 1,046 522 231 114 2,628 1,314 63.2% Jason Lee 11,591 2,098 4,991 500 5,660 0 289 0 64 0 727 0 11.1% Morningside 29,595 29,595 12,743 12,743 14,453 14,453 739 739 163 192 1,856 1,856 100.1% Trinity 20,429 20,429 8,797 70 9,977 0 510 300 113 10 1,281 0 50.6% West Salem 2,930 2,930 1,262 1,262 1,431 1,431 73 73 16 16 184 184 100.0%Seaside 10,071 1,339 4,337 961 4,918 410 252 21 56 5 632 53 13.8%Sheridan 3,976 3,976 1,712 1,712 1,942 1,942 99 99 22 22 249 249 100.0%Sherwood 10,017 10,017 4,313 4,313 4,892 1,818 250 0 55 0 628 0 80.1%Silverton 13,506 13,506 5,816 0 6,596 0 337 0 74 0 847 0 49.7%Stayton 15,527 15,527 6,686 6,686 7,583 7,963 388 388 86 86 974 974 101.2%Tillamook 11,133 8,625 4,794 3,596 5,437 4,078 278 278 61 61 698 549 76.7%Tualatin 16,514 16,514 7,111 4,183 8,065 4,744 412 0 91 0 1,036 0 76.6%Warrenton 2,040 1,200 878 0 996 0 51 0 11 0 128 0 29.2%Willamette 8,991 1,200 3,871 100 4,391 700 225 0 50 0 564 0 11.1%Wilsonville 9,665 9,665 4,162 4,162 4,720 0 241 0 53 0 606 0 71.1%Woodburn 25,878 12,939 11,143 0 12,638 0 646 0 143 0 1,623 0 24.8%Yamhill 2,774 2,774 1,195 1,195 1,355 1,355 69 69 15 15 174 174 100.0%Total This Year 484,610 395,580 208,674 121,423 236,665 120,729 12,099 5,881 2,670 1,297 30,394 13,837 67.6%Total Last Year 500,027 444,045 204,687 151,501 226,744 137,722 12,836 8,147 2,834 1,821 32,234 17,439 77.7%Increase/(Decrease) -15,417 -48,465 3,987 -30,078 9,921 -16,992 -737 -2,265 -164 -524 -1,840 -3,601 -13.0%

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Conference Benevolences Ministerial Support Administration Black Colleges Africa University Ministerial Education Percent ofApportioned Paid Apportioned Paid Apportioned Paid Apportioned Paid Apportioned Paid Apportioned Paid Total Paid

Direct Gifts 1,491 642 728 37 8 94

CONFERENCE TOTALSTotal This Year 2,395,116 2,084,189 1,031,333 727,026 1,169,676 749,208 59,810 34,480 13,209 8,024 150,215 86,972 76.6%Total Last Year 2,365,860 2,176,402 968,465 804,769 1,072,826 827,364 60,737 46,972 13,406 10,814 152,520 113,859 85.9%Increase/(Decrease) 29,256 -92,213 62,868 -77,743 96,850 -78,157 -927 -12,491 -197 -2,790 -2,305 -26,888 -10.9%

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - MODIFIED CASH BASIS

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

1. ORGANIZATION

The Conference was formed in 1969 for the purpose of providing guidance and support to the various United Methodist Churches in Oregon and Southern Idaho and to operate various church camps. The financial statements include all services provided at the level of administration above the individual congregation.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting - The financial statements are prepared on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Support and revenue are recorded at the time cash is received and expenses and assets purchased are recorded at the time cash is paid. In addition, long-lived assets are capitalized and long-term liabilities are accrued.

Net assets are reported as unrestricted, temporarily restricted, or permanently restricted based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions.

• Unrestricted - Unrestricted net assets are not subject to donor-imposed stipulations and may be designated for specific purposes by action of the Council on Finance and Administration or may otherwise be limited by contractual agreements with outside parties.

• Temporarily Restricted - Temporarily restricted net assets are subject to donor imposed stipulations that can be fulfilled by actions of the Conference or that expire by the passage of time.

• Permanently Restricted - Permanently restricted net assets are subject to donor imposed stipulations that they be maintained permanently as an endowment.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents are short-term liquid investments with remaining maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Loans and Notes Receivable - These amounts consist primarily of receivables from loans and notes with related parties. They are recorded when issued and are written off when they are determined to be uncollectible. An allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical losses, the existing economic conditions, and the financial stability of its churches.

Investments with General Board of Pensions - Represents amounts held by the General Board of Pensions, invested in mutual funds, for future benefits to retired ministers.

Investments - Investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is determined from readily available quoted market sources when available. Where quoted market prices are not readily available, management estimates fair value using other sources. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are computed based on the difference between the proceeds received and the carrying value.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The Conference adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, at the beginning of the 2008 fiscal year and there was no material impact to the financial statements. SFAS No. 157 applies to all assets and liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis and requires new disclosure that establishes a framework for measuring fair value under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. This statement enables the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. The statement requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

Property and Equipment - Land, building and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line basis over the estimated lives of the related assets (50 years for buildings and 2 to 10 years for equipment). Major additions, improvements and replacements are capitalized, and maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Upon disposal of property, the accounts are relieved of the related costs and depreciation and resulting gains and losses are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

Assets acquired prior to December 31, 1977, were not capitalized. The Conference’s policy prior to this date was to charge all property and equipment to operations.

Church Deposits - Deposits consist of amounts received from churches to help finance various church development programs.

Escrow Deposits - Deposits consist of amounts held for related organizations which will be paid upon the occurrence of a future event.

Donated Property, Equipment and Services - Contributed property and equipment are stated at fair value at the date of donation. If donors stipulate how long the assets must

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be used, the contributions are recorded as temporarily restricted support. In the absence of such stipulations, contributions of property and equipment are recorded as unrestricted support. Services contributed by individuals are generally not of a specialized nature and, therefore, are not recognized as support in the financial statements.

Concentration of Credit Risk - Financial instruments that potentially subject the Conference to credit risk are cash and cash equivalents and investments. The Conference maintains bank deposits in financial institutions insured by the FDIC or NCUA and brokerage firms insured by SPIC and historically has not incurred any credit-related losses.

Income Taxes - The Conference is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from income taxes in the States of Oregon and Idaho.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the modified cash basis of accounting requires management to make estimates and assumptions that can affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Interpretation of Relevant Law - The Council on Finance and Administration (the Council) has interpreted Oregon’s adoption of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) as requiring the Conference to adopt investment and spending policies that preserve the fair value of the original gift as of the date of the gift, absent explicit donor restrictions to the contrary. Although the Conference has a long-term fiduciary duty to the donor (and others) for a fund of perpetual duration, the preservation of the endowment’s purchasing power is only one of several factors that are considered in managing and investing these funds. Furthermore, in accordance with UPMIFA, a portion of the endowment’s historic dollar value may be appropriated for expenditure in support of the designated purposes of the endowment if this is consistent with a spending policy that otherwise satisfies the requisite standard of prudence under UPMIFA.

As a result of this interpretation, the Conference classifies as permanently restricted net assets (1) the original value of gifts donated to the permanent endowment, (2) subsequent gifts to the endowment, and (3) accumulations made pursuant to the direction of the applicable donor gift instrument at the time the accumulation is added to the fund.

In general, investment returns on the Conference’s endowment are available for retention or appropriation based on the same prudent standards and policies established by the Council and, therefore, are classified as temporarily restricted net assets until the returns are appropriated for expenditure by the Council and, if the use of the investment return is restricted by the donor, until the restriction has also been satisfied. Any investment return classified as permanently restricted net assets represents only those amounts required to be retained permanently as a result of explicit donor stipulations.

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Ministerial Education FundOperating Report December 2007

Income Budget Actual Apportionments $0 $86,972 Jasa Memorial Scholarship Fund 0 $1,860 Coe Memorial Scholarship Fund 0 $0 Net Earnings 0 ($12,811)

Total Income $0 $76,021

DisbursementsGeneral Church 0 $65,229 Seminary Scholarships 0 $0 Continuing Education 0 $14,752 Study/Travel Leave 0 $0 Local Pastors 0 $3,621 Diaconal Ministry/Deacon 0 $0 Pastor’s School Scholarships 0 $1,500 Jasa Scholarships 0 $1,860 Coe Scholarships 0 $0 RIM Program 0 $1,430 Circuit Rider Lectureship 0 $0 Ethnic Clergy 0 $0 Exploration/Convocation 0 $0 Miscellaneous (Grant to NHTS) 0 $10,000

Total Disbursements $0 $98,392

Current Income over Disbursements $0 ($22,371)

Fund Balance at 1/1/08 $84,316

Current Fund Balance $61,946

Ministerial Education Fund Interest - 2007 $2,586

Jasa Scholarship Fund Interest - 2007 n/a

Coe Memorial Scholarship Fund Interest - 2007 $1,953

Individual Grants for Calendar Year 2008CONTINUING EDUCATION GRANTS

Buechler, Dave 775.00 Cho, Myoung Sub 1,300.00 Clark, Achsah 520.00 Estock, Beth 775.00 Fothergill, June 757.00 Henson, Annis 775.00 Hwang, Sinhee 525.00 Jeffery, Kirk 1,200.00 Mercer, Jennifer 775.00 Morrison, Robyn 775.00 Oh, Kwang Seog 525.00 Park, Eun Soo 525.00 Rodriguez, Jorge 875.00 Seckel, Carol 1,500.00 Thompson-Aue, Dan 275.00 Tuck, Sharon 775.00 Wattman-Turner, Marshall 850.00 Whistler, Pearl 450.00 Wills, Brenda 275.00 Wilson-Fey, Dan 525.00

14,752.00

LOCAL PASTORSAnderson, James 2,781.08 Anderson, Sarah 420.00 Fuapau, Tu’inauvai 420.00

3,621.08

STUDY/TRAVEL LEAVE

none for 2008

SEMINARY SCHOLARSHIPS

none for 2008

DIACONAL MINISTRY/DEACON

none for 2008

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Statement of Financial PositionDecember 31, 2008

ASSETSCash: Market Investment Checking 8,464 Cash Management Funds 134,315 Total Cash 142,779 Investments: Marketable Securities 1,129,707 UMDF 250,000 Total Investments 1,379,707 Receivables: Interest Receivable 0 Notes Receivable 0 Total Receivables 0

Total Assets 1,522,486

LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCEFUND BALANCE 1,522,486

Total Liabilities & Fund Balance $1,522,486

Statement of Income and Expensesfor the period January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008

INCOMEContributions - Retiree Solicitation $6,732 Interest - Money Market/Checking 0 Interest - Real Estate Contracts/UMDF 12,958 Interest & Dividends Investments 54,120 Capital Gains on Investments (2,762) Total Income $71,048

EXPENSESAdministrative Expenses $349 Investment Services 13,103 Conference Board of Pensions 108,174 Total Expenses 121,626

Gain/(Loss) for period from Operations (50,578)

Market Adjustment (639,766)

Net Gain/(Loss) for period (690,344)

Fund Balance, December 31, 2007 2,212,830

Fund Balance, December 31, 2008 $1,522,486

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Board of Camp and Retreat MinistriesDecember 31, 2008

Fund Balances

Operating Fund $133,874

General Camping Endowment Fund 31,280

Southern Oregon Project 409,859

Idaho Retreat Project 14,065

Creation Vacation Endowment 13,433

Creation Vacation Program 39,837

Day Camp 4,179

Camp Hope 5,624

Joy Fund 294

Council of Advocates Fund 13,292

Strength for the Journey - Operating Fund 7,607

Strength for the Journey - Endowment Fund 14,054

Knotts Memorial Scholarship Fund 9,045

Albertson/Luce Memorial Scholarship 2,603

Magruder Trust Scholarship Fund 70,432

Wallowa Lake Camp Scholarship Fund 2,525

CARE 222,693

ALCRC - Development Fund 7,678

ALCRC - Maintenance Reserve (81)

ALCRC - Maintenance Endowment Income (128,633)

ALCRC - Fortner Memorial Scholarship Fund 5,471

ALCRC - Circle of Friends 2,406

ALCRC - Endowment Fund 4,364

ALCRC - East Campus Fund 44,178

Latgawa - Development Fund 6,428

Latgawa - Maintenance Reserve (7,659)

Magruder - Development Fund 53,382

Magruder - Maintenance Reserve 70,798

Magruder - Endowment Fund 196,389

Magruder - Vision 2020 (22,474)

Magruder Staff Housing Fund (201,722)

Magruder - Hidden Lake Retreat Center Fund (2,193)

Magruder - Storm Relief 58,062

Sawtooth - Development Fund 15,111

Sawtooth - Maintenance Reserve 8,464

Sawtooth - Lodge Endowment 35,446

Sawtooth - Lodge Maintenance & Enhancemt Fund 11,500

Sawtooth - Bus Fund (667)

Suttle Lake - Development Fund 58,886

Suttle Lake - Maintenance Reserve (16,878)

Suttle Lake - Buckaroo Club 4,558

Suttle Lake - Vehicle Reserve 401

Suttle Lake - Endowment Fund 5,230

Wallowa - Development Fund 2,296

Wallowa - Maintenance Reserve 17,942

Wallowa - Endowment Fund 11,893

Total BCRM $1,235,269

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Board of Camp and Retreat Ministries: Comparative Statement of OperationsDecember 31, 2008

------------------------------------2008------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2007---------------------------------------Net Net

Work Area Income Expense Operating Income Expense Operating VarianceResults A/R Results $

Collins Retreat Center 403,230 429,424 (26,194) N/A 414,007 452,577 (38,570) 12,376 Camp Latgawa 110,277 129,290 (19,013) N/A 90,642 94,201 (3,559) (15,454)Camp Magruder 865,809 833,496 32,313 N/A 762,615 760,944 1,671 30,642 Camp McCall 900 694 206 N/A 16,023 797 15,226 (15,020)Camp Sawtooth 114,460 106,575 7,885 N/A 88,073 81,518 6,556 1,329 Camp Suttle Lake 323,318 323,179 139 N/A 299,172 298,491 681 (542)Camp Wallowa 206,046 187,398 18,648 N/A 200,467 182,764 17,703 945 Creation Vacation 48,055 23,769 24,286 N/A 33,153 34,937 (1,784) 26,070 Day Camp 10,250 6,071 4,179 N/A 10,300 7,632 2,668 1,511 Trip & Travel 9,850 12,087 (2,237) N/A 1,835 622 1,213 (3,450)

Total Sites 2,092,195 2,051,983 40,212 0 1,916,288 1,914,484 1,804 38,408

Shared Operations 326,694 312,914 13,780 n/a 311,068 296,168 14,900 (1,120)

Income & Expense Comparison

2008 2007 Variance 2008 2007 VarianceIncome Income $ % Expense Expense $ %

Collins Retreat Center 403,230 414,007 (10,777) -2.60% 429,424 452,577 (23,153) -5.12%Camp Latgawa 110,277 90,642 19,635 0.00% 129,290 94,201 35,089 37.25%Camp Magruder 865,809 762,615 103,194 13.53% 833,496 760,944 72,552 9.53%Camp McCall 900 16,023 (15,123) -94.38% 694 797 (103) -12.95%Camp Sawtooth 114,460 88,073 26,387 29.96% 106,575 81,518 25,057 30.74%Camp Suttle Lake 323,318 299,172 24,146 8.07% 323,179 298,491 24,688 8.27%Camp Wallowa 206,046 200,467 5,579 2.78% 187,398 182,764 4,634 2.54%Creation Vacation 48,055 33,153 14,902 44.95% 23,769 34,937 (11,168) -31.97%Day Camp 10,250 10,300 (50) -0.49% 6,071 7,632 (1,561) -20.46%Trip & Travel 9,850 1,835 8,015 436.78% 12,087 622 11,465 1842.37%

Total Sites 2,092,195 1,916,288 175,907 9.18% 2,051,983 1,914,484 137,499 7.18%

Board Administration 326,694 311,068 15,626 5.02% 312,914 296,168 16,746 5.65%

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OREGON-IDAHO ANNUAL CONFERENCESTATISTICIANS REPORT-RACIAL/ETHNIC & GENDER MEMBERSHIP IDENTIFICATION

TotalJanuary 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 African Native Pacific Multi MembersCENTRAL DISTRICT Asian American Hispanic American Islander White Racial Female Male End 2008Church Name Pastor 9A 9AA 9H 9N 9P 9W 9MR 9bF 9bM 9Arlington Reasoner, Robert 0 0 2 0 0 66 0 39 29 68 Baker City Bergacker, Juanita 0 0 0 0 1 150 0 100 51 151 Bend-First Larson, Thomas K 2 0 2 2 6 498 0 329 181 510 Chiloquin Christensen, Rich 0 0 0 3 0 23 0 17 9 26 Cove Lamb, Mike 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 26 2 28 Dufur Holland, Jerry 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 20 5 25 Echo Novak, H Tim 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 31 19 50 Elgin Garver, Kaye 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 31 5 36 Fort Klamath Adams, Bob 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 9 4 13 Fossil Whistler, Pearl 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 30 14 44 Fruitland-First Go, Joung Youl 3 0 0 0 0 59 0 36 26 62 Gilchrist-Community Ludemann, Susan 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 9 4 13 Haines Wiens, Sally 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 42 18 60 Heppner Enz, Jonathan K 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 46 22 68 Hermiston-First Bell, Sydney W 0 0 0 1 0 183 0 112 72 184 Hood River-Asbury Frisbie, Rinya L 7 0 0 0 0 73 0 50 30 80 John Day Benson, Daniel P 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 43 19 62 Joseph Strobel, Craig S 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 40 24 64 Klamath Falls-First Mitchell, Steven L 3 2 1 1 6 193 2 136 72 208 La Grande Andrew, Clay 0 0 1 0 0 142 0 92 51 143 Lakeview Goodman, Viola 0 0 0 1 0 33 0 22 12 34 Madras Farrell, Janet B 0 0 0 3 0 168 0 101 70 171 Milton-Freewater-Wesley Kimbrow, J Quinton 0 0 0 0 0 93 0 61 32 93 North Powder Community Smith, Ernest I 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 8 4 12 Nyssa-First Go, Joung Youl 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 8 6 14 Pine Grove-Odell Ward, Larry 11 0 0 0 0 68 0 57 22 79 Ontario-Community Hall, Eugene 126 0 1 4 0 38 2 96 75 171 Ontario-First Mercer, Jennifer 3 0 0 0 0 81 0 46 38 84 Paisley Goodman, Viola 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 11 6 17 Payette Kearse, Phillip W 0 0 0 0 0 157 0 93 64 157 Pendleton-First Kimbrow, Sandra W 5 1 0 0 0 139 2 88 59 147 Prairie City Benson, Daniel P 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 8 6 14 Richland Shields, William E 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 2 6 The Dalles* Jones, Marvin D 0 0 0 0 8 100 0 69 39 108 Tygh Valley Holland, Jerry 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 30 5 35 Union Bishop, William 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 53 27 80 Vale Mercer, Jennifer 1 0 0 0 0 79 0 55 25 80 Wallowa Garver, Kaye 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 22 8 30 Wasco Reasoner, Robert 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 35 19 54 Weston Kimbrow, J Quinton 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 31 21 52 Williamson River Chavez, Bob 0 0 0 30 2 9 0 27 14 41

161 3 7 45 23 3,129 6 2,163 1,211 3,374

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STATISTICIANS REPORT-RACIAL/ETHNIC & GENDER MEMBERSHIP IDENTIFICATIONTotal

January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 African Native Pacific Multi MembersEASTERN DISTRICT Asian American Hispanic American Islander White Racial Female Male End 2008Church Name Pastor 9A 9AA 9H 9N 9P 9W 9MR 9bF 9bM 9Aberdeen Collins, Marcie 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 10 7 17 American Falls Collins, Marcie 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 34 19 53 Ashton Bunsold, Barbara 0 0 0 0 0 103 0 60 43 103 Blackfoot-Jason Lee Memorial Jeffery, Gay 14 0 1 0 0 220 0 141 94 235 Boise-Amity Payton, Lisa 0 0 0 0 0 95 1 56 40 96 Boise-Collister Pearson, Amy 0 0 0 0 2 89 0 68 23 91 Boise-First Tollefson, Steven A 8 10 15 1 4 2,116 5 1,303 856 2,159 Boise-Hillview Tindell, John R 9 5 7 2 2 714 0 372 367 739 Boise-Whitney Henry, Matt 0 11 5 0 1 217 3 165 72 237 Buhl Peters, Jerry R 0 0 0 1 0 105 0 84 22 106 Burley Puckett, Karen 6 0 0 0 0 222 2 129 101 230 Caldwell Trachsel, Allen C 0 0 2 0 0 294 0 184 112 296 Castleford Peters, Jerry R 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 50 13 63 Chubbuck Collins, Marcie 5 0 0 0 0 45 0 31 19 50 Eagle Grimsted, John A 4 0 3 0 5 373 2 219 168 387 Emmett Biggs, Linda S 0 0 2 0 0 77 0 56 23 79 Filer Thompson, Carol J 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 64 42 106 Glenns Ferry Naeve, W Curtis 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 43 23 66 Gooding Buechler, David 0 0 0 0 0 158 0 96 62 158 Hagerman Hollomon, Michael T 0 0 3 0 0 74 0 58 19 77 Idaho Falls-St. Paul’S Thompson-Aue, Daniel 1 5 1 0 1 324 0 202 130 332 Idaho Falls-Trinity Sene, Brenda 12 0 2 0 0 494 6 322 192 514 Jerome Thompson, Carol J 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 54 34 88 Jordan Valley Berry, Leo 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 6 3 9 Crossroads Morrison, Robyn 0 0 0 0 0 171 0 91 80 171 Kuna Felton, Jody E 2 0 0 0 0 146 0 103 45 148 Meridian Mars, John E 2 10 2 0 0 429 0 268 175 443 Middleton Fothergill, June 0 0 1 0 0 56 0 34 23 57 Nampa-First Fields, Kim 0 2 0 0 0 254 0 151 105 256 Nampa-Southside Bynum, Jack 1 1 1 1 5 176 0 106 79 185 New Meadows Essinger, Letha 1 0 0 0 0 66 0 39 28 67 Paul DeVall, James 15 0 3 0 0 93 0 63 48 111 Pocatello Gowin, Michelle Erin 3 5 2 0 0 408 0 255 163 418 Richfield Buechler, David 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 16 10 26 Rupert Meese, Pamela A 4 0 1 0 0 243 0 149 99 248 Shelley-Community Lefler, Davey 1 0 0 0 0 49 0 38 12 50 Shoshone* Buechler, David 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 21 15 36 Sweet Biggs, Linda S 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 10 7 17 Twin Falls Airhart, Philip J 4 1 2 0 0 369 0 225 151 376 Wendell Hollomon, Michael T 2 0 0 0 0 51 0 34 19 53 Wilder Fothergill, June 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 29 11 40

94 50 54 5 20 8,751 19 5,439 3,554 8,993

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January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 African Native Pacific Multi MembersMETROPOLITAN DISTRICT Asian American Hispanic American Islander White Racial Female Male End 2008Church Name Pastor 9A 9AA 9H 9N 9P 9W 9MR 9bF 9bM 9Aloha Cowan, Michael J 1 0 0 0 15 82 0 64 34 98 Beaverton-First Wolff, Steven A 2 2 6 0 0 174 8 122 70 192 Clatskanie Bowers, Carolyn 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 20 6 26 Gresham-First Philipson, James Parr 7 0 4 0 0 400 0 227 184 411 Lake Oswego Sprecher, Steven J 14 0 1 0 3 662 1 423 258 681 Milwaukie-St. Paul’S Boyes, Kathleen L 0 0 0 1 1 143 0 100 45 145 Oak Grove Frisbie, James D 0 3 0 0 0 201 0 138 66 204 Pleasant Home Rockwell, Laura 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 66 34 100 Bennett Chapel Carlson, Roger 0 2 0 0 0 24 0 16 10 26 Capitol Hill Cho, Myong Sub 2 0 2 0 0 81 0 51 34 85 Cherry Park Bean, David 1 1 0 0 0 70 1 47 26 73 Christ Church Strobel, Brett C 13 4 5 0 2 392 6 255 167 422 Epworth Weekley, David E 203 0 0 0 0 18 0 133 88 221 Portland-First Luchs, Arvin R 4 8 4 1 6 864 0 558 329 887 Fremont Woodworth, Wendy 4 8 1 0 36 219 4 156 116 272 Grace Korean Hwang, Sin Hee 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 26 Hughes Memorial Wagner, Lois 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 20 Korean Oh, Kwang Seog 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 50 Laurelwood Winslea, Tim 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 27 7 34 Lincoln Street Winslea, Tim 0 1 0 0 0 53 0 35 19 54 Metanoia Peace Community Schwiebert, John T 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 9 6 15 Metzger DeLaunay, Janine 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 35 9 44 Montavilla Truby, Laura 3 0 0 0 0 253 0 133 123 256 Parkrose Gates, William L 2 9 2 0 0 138 1 97 55 152 Portland-Pioneer Darling, Paul 0 4 0 0 0 79 0 61 22 83 Rockwood Davis, Julie Ann 1 7 3 0 0 116 1 88 40 128 Rose City Park Tate, Thomas H 5 5 1 0 2 355 0 225 143 368 Sellwood Cho, Myong Sub 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 14 7 21 Sunnyside Winslea, Tim 1 0 0 0 0 39 0 28 12 40 Tabor Heights Barnhart, Donald G 7 0 0 0 0 142 0 91 58 149 Portland-Trinity Overton-Harris, Amy 0 1 0 0 0 136 0 82 55 137 University Park Knepper, Jeanne G 1 2 2 0 2 54 0 41 20 61 Vermont Hills Overton-Harris, Timothy 1 0 0 0 1 126 0 89 39 128 West Portland DeLaunay, Janine 2 0 1 0 0 76 0 48 31 79 Wilshire Wagner, Lois 1 1 0 10 0 32 5 28 21 49 Woodlawn Wagner, Lois 0 24 0 0 0 16 3 30 13 43 Rainier Bowers, Carolyn 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 45 24 69 St. Helens Gregor, Michael A 0 0 1 0 0 103 0 69 35 104 Tigard Hunefeld, Leland 7 0 3 0 31 346 0 237 150 387 Faith Rockwell, Laura 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 38 29 67 Westside Pitney, Daniel S 4 1 2 0 2 171 0 100 80 180

363 103 38 12 102 5,939 30 4,081 2,506 6,587

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January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 African Native Pacific Multi MembersSOUTHERN DISTRICT Asian American Hispanic American Islander White Racial Female Male End 2008Church Name Pastor 9A 9AA 9H 9N 9P 9W 9MR 9bF 9bM 9Albany-First Fuss, Richard 0 0 0 0 0 262 0 161 101 262Ashland Myers, Thomas E 0 1 0 1 0 329 1 203 129 332Camas Valley Jabs, Aura Lee 0 0 0 0 1 39 0 22 18 40Canyonville Anderson, James 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 17 9 26Cave Junction - Immanuel Chase, Charles W 1 0 0 1 0 45 0 31 16 47Coburg Powell, Gary D 0 0 0 0 0 64 1 42 23 65Coos Bay King, David 1 0 0 0 0 135 0 84 52 136Coquille-Pioneer Steele, Elaine 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 60 32 92Corvallis Fellers, James R 6 0 5 0 0 587 0 375 223 598Cottage Grove Clark, Achsah 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 48 19 67Dillard-Winston Jabs, Aura Lee 0 0 4 2 0 85 2 56 37 93Drain Houghton, Daniel O 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 17 13 30Eugene-Asbury Stoppel, Jeanie 1 0 0 0 0 59 0 38 22 60Eugene-First Pitney, Deborah G 7 4 2 0 1 546 0 348 212 560Eugene-Trinity Nelson-Munson, Pamela 0 0 0 0 0 321 0 208 113 321Eugene-Wesley Inlay, Donald 3 0 1 1 1 189 0 150 45 195Florence Marsh, Ruth 0 0 2 2 0 97 1 72 30 102Gold Hill Titus, Richard 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 33 15 48Grants Pass-Newman Harkness Haugen, Melissa 1 0 2 3 0 336 0 223 119 342Halsey Nelson, Karen 0 0 0 1 0 49 0 28 22 50Harrisburg Hays, William R 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 17 9 26Junction City Nixon, Barbara 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 95 45 140Lebanon-First Bartlett, Todd 0 0 0 1 0 298 0 181 118 299Medford-First Tucker, John H 2 0 2 0 8 443 0 302 153 455Monroe Jeffery, Kirk 0 0 0 0 0 94 3 66 31 97Myrtle Creek Anderson, James 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 42 13 55North Bend Steele, Jerry D 1 0 4 0 0 110 0 63 52 115Oakridge Cram, Charles Sheldon 0 0 2 2 0 79 0 49 34 83Philomath-College Seagren, William 1 0 0 1 0 148 0 91 59 150Reedsport-Covenant Ives, James 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 17 12 29Roseburg Blanksma, Daryl M 0 8 0 0 1 355 0 232 132 364Shedd Nelson, Karen 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 10 12 22Springfield-Ebbert Memorial Raines, J David 0 0 0 1 0 156 0 102 55 157Springfield-St. Paul’S Center Raines, J David 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 25 11 36Sutherlin Clark, Glen T 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 27 11 38Sweet Home Cutting, April Hall 2 0 0 1 1 73 0 59 18 77Talent Heisel, Carol 0 0 0 1 0 23 0 19 5 24Tenmile Anderson, Sarah 0 0 1 0 0 34 0 26 9 35Toledo-Trinity Tuck, Sharon Cram 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 84 46 130Upper Rogue Goodrich, David 1 0 0 0 0 33 0 24 10 34Veneta-Valley Lowery, Eilidh 1 0 2 0 0 135 0 86 52 138Wilbur Clark, Glen T 0 0 0 2 0 40 2 28 16 44Wilderville Community Church Chase, Charles W 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 26 14 40Yoncalla Houghton, Daniel O 0 0 1 0 0 26 0 21 6 27

28 13 28 20 13 5,969 10 3,908 2,173 6,081

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January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 African Native Pacific Multi MembersWESTERN DISTRICT Asian American Hispanic American Islander White Racial Female Male End 2008Church Name Pastor 9A 9AA 9H 9N 9P 9W 9MR 9bF 9bM 9Amity Swanson, Carol 0 1 0 0 0 61 0 37 25 62 Astoria Johnson, Judith 1 0 0 0 0 89 0 58 32 90 Banks-Community Shimer, Brian E 1 0 0 1 0 72 0 47 27 74 Bay City Hurd, David 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 39 16 55 Canby Taylor, William 2 0 2 1 0 247 0 176 76 252 Carus Sargent, Rand D 0 0 1 0 0 56 0 36 21 57 Clarkes Truby, Thomas L 0 0 1 0 0 93 0 61 33 94 Cornelius Conklin, Eric 2 0 1 0 0 90 0 64 29 93 Dallas Hajdu-Paulen, Jeremy 2 0 1 0 0 168 0 111 60 171 Dundee Langenwalter, Gary 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 4 21 Falls City Simmons, James 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 12 10 22 Forest Grove Wilson-Fey, Daniel 1 0 4 0 0 219 2 145 81 226 Grand Ronde Ledden, Robert A 0 0 0 3 0 22 0 17 8 25 Hillsboro-First Drake, Gwendolyn M 4 1 5 0 7 362 0 218 161 379 Jefferson Raines, Katherine L 0 0 2 0 0 58 0 28 32 60 Keizer-Clear Lake Childress, David A 2 0 5 0 0 156 2 95 70 165 Lyons , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquam Sargent, Rand D 2 0 0 0 0 58 0 30 30 60 Mccabe Golden, Margaret 1 0 0 0 0 53 0 32 22 54 Mcminnville Ross, Stephan W 1 1 1 0 0 197 0 126 74 200 Molalla Gurley, Pamela Len 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 89 56 145 Monmouth Simmons, James 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 26 13 39 Mountain Home Weld-Martin, Anne 0 0 0 0 0 89 0 57 32 89 Nehalem Bay Allen, D Scott 0 1 0 1 0 139 0 80 61 141 Newberg Shaffer, Jane A 2 1 0 0 0 279 5 184 103 287 Oregon City Ross, Gary 0 1 0 0 0 198 0 140 59 199 Salem-Englewood Egli, Roberta 1 0 1 0 0 85 0 60 27 87 Salem-First Owen, Sue 7 4 7 1 1 634 6 440 220 660 Salem-Jason Lee Gilmore, Edson G 3 0 0 1 0 110 0 76 38 114 Salem-Morningside Powell, Michael D 2 3 6 0 1 333 0 206 139 345 Salem-Trinity Burkhart, Janet 3 0 0 0 0 198 0 151 50 201 West Salem Barley, Norman H 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 34 14 48 Seaside Fridel, Christina 3 0 0 0 0 132 0 88 47 135 Sheridan Swanson, Carol 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 25 19 44 Sherwood Hill, Gerald 0 1 0 0 0 135 1 83 54 137 Silverton Quanstrom, Linda S 1 0 0 0 0 182 0 118 65 183 Stayton Kidner-Miesen, Lura 0 0 1 0 0 183 0 113 71 184 Tillamook Luckman, Peggy 1 1 0 0 0 153 0 83 72 155 Tualatin Christianson, Penny 4 10 4 0 1 216 0 138 97 235 Warrenton Johnson, Judith 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 26 7 33 Willamette Truby, Thomas L 1 0 0 0 0 91 0 60 32 92 Wilsonville Wenigmann, Bruce 0 0 6 0 0 69 0 50 25 75 Woodburn Monroe, James P 1 0 3 2 0 221 0 162 65 227 Yamhill Conklin, Eric 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 23 13 36

48 25 51 10 10 5,870 37 3,861 2,190 6,051

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STATISTICIANS REPORT-RACIAL/ETHNIC & GENDER MEMBERSHIP IDENTIFICATION: January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008Central Eastern Metropolitan Southern Western Total 2008 Total 2007 + / - %

1 Total professing members at close of 2007 3,428 9,187 6,814 6,444 6,175 32,048 33,171 (1,123) -3.39%2a Received on Profession of Christian Faith 51 346 143 108 113 761 697 64 9.18%2b Restored by affirmation 3 46 56 15 82 202 139 63 45.32%3 Received from other UM churches 21 95 69 73 55 313 378 (65) -17.20%4 Received from other denominations 18 56 30 9 50 163 177 (14) -7.91%5a Removed or corrected by Charge Conference action 15 435 216 268 160 1,094 1,086 8 0.74%5b Withdrawn 19 56 60 54 48 237 372 (135) -36.29%6 Removed by Transfer to other UM Churches 20 66 57 35 54 232 229 3 1.31%7 Removed by Transfer to other denominations 8 16 29 10 21 84 110 (26) -23.64%8 Removed by Death 85 164 163 201 141 754 717 37 5.16%9 Total professing members at close of 2008 3,374 8,993 6,587 6,081 6,051 31,086 32,048 (962) -3.00%10 Average worship attendance 1,688 4,382 3,163 3,085 3,208 15,526 15,982 (456) -2.85%11 Persons Baptized 50 192 82 37 60 421 460 (39) -8.48%12 Baptized who have not become professing members 246 1,574 743 553 739 3,855 3,834 21 0.55%13 Persons on constituency roll 1,536 5,388 2,387 1,988 1,886 13,185 12,389 796 6.43%14 Enrollment in confirmation classes 37 69 85 42 33 266 223 43 19.28%15 Leaders in all groups 300 958 695 527 649 3,129 3,008 121 4.02%16 Children in all groups 480 1,597 1,049 565 752 4,443 4,911 (468) -9.53%17 Youth in all groups 268 679 614 496 303 2,360 2,395 (35) -1.46%18 Adults in all groups 992 2,311 2,676 1,921 2,037 9,937 10,371 (434) -4.18%19 Christian Formation participants 2,040 5,545 5,034 3,509 3,741 19,869 20,685 (816) -3.94%20 Avg attendance in Sunday Church School 429 1,253 1,071 831 778 4,362 4,763 (401) -8.42%21 Avg attendance in ongoing classes 435 948 870 916 698 3,867 3,733 134 3.59%22 Avg attendance in short term classes 342 678 871 878 992 3,761 4,049 (288) -7.11%23 Christian Formation groups 111 195 206 215 219 946 946 - 0.00%24 Christian Formation Participants who became members 24 146 110 76 75 431 454 (23) -5.07%25 UMVIM Participants 7 62 88 74 57 $288 $333 (45) -13.51%26 Membership/United Methodist Men 158 290 196 277 274 1,195 1,198 (3) -0.25%27 Amount paid for projects 3,807 22,589 6,215 5,264 221,309 $259,184 $54,302 204,882 377.30%28 Membership/United Methodist Women 679 980 913 1,299 1,057 4,928 5,285 (357) -6.76%29 Paid for local church/community work 32,401 62,258 36,674 54,311 61,311 $246,955 $270,619 (23,664) -8.74%30 Membership/United methodist Youth 117 332 319 257 209 $1,234 $1,282 (48) -3.74%31 Amount paid for projects 258 17,035 38,629 22,971 15,125 $94,018 $98,221 (4,203) -4.28%32 Persons served by weekday ministry programs 1,274 2,068,077 6,542 1,433 2,834 $2,080,160 $9,364 2,070,796 22114.44%33 Value/church land, buildings & equip 37,179,546 75,032,229 86,177,112 79,019,242 82,101,252 $359,509,381 $349,149,748 10,359,633 2.97%34 Value/parsonages & furniture 3,908,821 4,325,287 7,416,681 6,231,908 5,534,381 $27,417,078 $26,935,569 481,509 1.79%35 Value/other assets (cash, securities, etc) 2,434,534 6,836,829 13,274,632 7,013,158 10,365,313 $39,924,466 $47,080,094 (7,155,628) -15.20%36 Indebtedness on items 32,33,34 362,474 7,486,272 3,607,916 1,450,776 1,572,703 $14,480,141 $14,532,641 (52,500) -0.36%37 Other indebtedness (current exp, etc) 44,227 162,972 15,163 4,799 45,982 $273,143 $189,981 83,162 43.77%Racial/Ethnic & Gender membership identification

Asian 161 94 363 28 48 694 708 (14) -1.98%African American/Black 3 50 103 13 25 194 193 1 0.52%Hispanic 7 54 38 28 51 178 170 8 4.71%Native American 45 5 12 20 10 92 96 (4) -4.17%Pacific Islander 23 20 102 13 10 168 165 3 1.82%White 3,129 8,751 5,939 5,969 5,870 29,658 30,606 (948) -3.10%Multi Racial 6 19 30 10 37 102 110 (8) -7.27%Female 2,163 5,439 4,081 3,908 3,861 19,452 20,087 (635) -3.16%Male 1,211 3,554 2,506 2,173 2,190 11,634 11,961 (327) -2.73%Total Line 9 3,374 8,993 6,587 6,081 6,051 31,086 32,048 (962) -3.00%

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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP CHURCH SCHOOLSTATISTICIANS REPORT - Table 1, Part 1 Total Removed Removed Total Baptised TotalJanuary 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Members Received Restored Received Received Removed Withdrawn by Transfer by Transfer Removed Members Average Have Not Persons Enrolled in NumberCENTRAL DISTRICT at Close Confession from other from other by Charge to other to other by at Close Worship Persons Become on Const Confirmation of

of 2007 of Faith UMCs Denom Conference UMCs Denom Death of 2008 Attendance Baptized Members Rolls Classes Leaders Children YouthChurch Pastor 1 2a 2b 3 4 5a 5b 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Arlington Reasoner, Robert 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 68 48 1 14 42 1 8 16 12 Baker City Bergacker, Juanita 153 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 151 65 0 15 40 0 14 28 6 Bend-First Larson, Thomas K 503 6 2 13 0 0 0 4 0 10 510 229 6 6 377 0 37 75 100 Chiloquin Christensen, Rich 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 0 6 0 1 18 4 Cove Lamb, Mike 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dufur Holland, Jerry 25 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 25 15 0 4 47 0 3 3 3 Echo Novak, H Tim 43 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 32 0 14 45 0 12 35 6 Elgin Garver, Kaye 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 12 0 0 7 0 3 6 0 Fort Klamath Adams, Bob 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 0 10 32 0 4 3 0 Fossil Whistler, Pearl 51 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 44 45 0 0 56 0 8 21 3 Fruitland-First Go, Joung Youl 57 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 62 47 3 8 6 6 3 5 10 Gilchrist-Community Ludemann, Susan 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 4 6 0 4 0 0 Haines Wiens, Sally 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 60 32 1 0 23 0 2 0 0 Heppner Enz, Jonathan K 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 68 51 0 10 85 0 2 6 0 Hermiston-First Bell, Sydney W 188 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 184 73 1 16 46 1 5 7 0 Hood River-Asbury Frisbie, Rinya L 87 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 80 44 0 10 25 0 12 8 2 John Day Benson, Daniel P 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 62 39 0 4 49 0 3 2 0 Joseph Strobel, Craig S 70 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 64 40 0 3 35 0 0 0 0 Klamath Falls-First Mitchell, Steven L 217 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 6 208 93 1 17 51 0 10 44 14 La Grande Andrew, Clay 144 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 143 79 0 36 83 0 22 19 5 Lakeview Goodman, Viola 40 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 34 13 2 5 30 0 1 0 0 Madras Farrell, Janet B 181 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 171 93 1 1 75 4 26 57 16 Milton-Freewater-Wesley Kimbrow, J Quinton 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 93 33 1 2 27 0 6 0 0 North Powder Community Smith, Ernest I 18 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 12 10 0 0 5 0 3 10 0 Nyssa-First Go, Joung Youl 15 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 14 14 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 Pine Grove-Odell Ward, Larry 81 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 79 26 2 0 46 0 2 4 2 Ontario-Community Hall, Eugene 165 9 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 171 77 3 2 48 10 11 12 23 Ontario-First Mercer, Jennifer 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 84 23 1 1 20 0 2 0 0 Paisley Goodman, Viola 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 20 0 5 17 0 3 7 0 Payette Kearse, Phillip W 165 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 3 157 98 3 3 27 5 21 35 22 Pendleton-First Kimbrow, Sandra W 146 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 147 52 2 11 15 4 2 0 8 Prairie City Benson, Daniel P 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 0 2 17 0 3 6 0 Richland Shields, William E 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 25 0 0 28 0 2 0 0 The Dalles* Jones, Marvin D 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 54 2 0 25 3 5 6 0 Tygh Valley Holland, Jerry 34 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 35 20 4 30 4 2 4 1 0 Union Bishop, William 77 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 80 34 0 0 10 0 12 0 0 Vale Mercer, Jennifer 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 80 40 0 0 7 0 2 1 0 Wallowa Garver, Kaye 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 8 14 0 6 0 3 0 8 Wasco Reasoner, Robert 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 54 16 1 12 40 1 7 20 3 Weston Kimbrow, J Quinton 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 52 10 0 0 11 0 2 1 2 Williamson River Chavez, Bob 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 25 1 1 15 0 28 23 17

DISTRICT TOTAL 3,428 51 3 21 18 15 19 20 8 85 3,374 1,688 50 246 1,536 37 300 480 268

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Table 1 - Part 2 Participants Attendance Attendance Attendance Christian Christian Membership Amount Membership Amount Membership Amount Served Church Church Value of on 33, 34, OtherCENTRAL DISTRICT All Church Ongoing Short Term Formation Formation UMVIM in Paid for in Paid for in Paid for Weekday Land, Bldgs Parsonages Other 35 at End Indebtedness

Adults Groups School Groups Groups Groups Groups Participants U.M.Men Projects U.M. Women Projects U.M. Youth Projects Programs Equipment & Furniture Assets of YearChurch 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Arlington 37 73 15 48 0 3 0 0 0 0 40 2,400 0 0 76 565,000 221,000 36,661 0 0 Baker City 32 80 10 12 8 3 0 0 15 224 51 1,400 0 0 16 1,274,187 166,757 225,160 51,687 0 Bend-First 174 386 76 60 85 15 5 2 0 0 122 4,518 50 0 115 4,203,000 0 0 253,363 0 Chiloquin 3 26 3 2 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 450,000 151,304 25,000 0 0 Cove 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 313,000 0 25,000 0 0 Dufur 17 26 15 5 5 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 310,000 0 0 0 0 Echo 13 66 8 6 31 8 1 0 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 577,440 190,000 75,361 0 0 Elgin 23 32 2 12 0 3 0 0 5 120 11 70 0 0 0 312,230 109,960 0 0 24,884 Fort Klamath 0 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130,000 0 0 0 0 Fossil 18 50 4 35 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 500 0 0 35 184,200 89,775 16,448 0 0 Fruitland-First 18 36 7 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 0 13 0 0 883,366 173,212 0 0 0 Gilchrist-Community 5 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 400,000 0 0 17,000 0 Haines 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 560,953 0 54,751 0 0 Heppner 0 8 4 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 10 331 0 0 0 760,000 170,000 9,200 0 0 Hermiston-First 30 42 10 9 0 1 0 1 8 300 15 579 0 0 100 2,509,972 278,453 198,123 0 0 Hood River-Asbury 59 81 17 33 54 7 0 0 20 200 12 400 7 0 0 1,320,000 380,000 80,850 0 0 John Day 14 19 7 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 700,000 80,000 65,192 0 0 Joseph 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 1,950 0 0 0 748,300 154,400 25,000 0 0 Klamath Falls-First 31 99 18 14 22 2 0 0 14 0 57 3,573 0 0 50 2,565,000 0 262,674 0 0 La Grande 60 106 23 6 15 3 0 0 0 0 27 0 3 0 45 389,000 0 54,000 0 0 Lakeview 4 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,700,000 178,000 7,106 0 0 Madras 75 174 25 26 15 4 0 0 20 2,578 35 5,562 20 0 98 1,990,590 194,761 150,932 0 0 Milton-Freewater-Wesley 54 60 13 0 16 4 0 0 0 0 9 344 0 0 173 1,029,886 0 120,119 0 0 North Powder Community 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 437,050 0 0 0 0 Nyssa-First 3 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 565,000 0 0 0 0 Pine Grove-Odell 12 20 10 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 12 588 0 0 10 1,094,800 195,000 76,757 0 0 Ontario-Community 94 140 6 42 0 7 0 0 0 0 34 500 0 0 0 705,550 0 324,059 0 0 Ontario-First 9 11 8 0 5 2 0 0 8 0 10 600 0 0 0 912,000 121,200 99,648 0 0 Paisley 10 20 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248,405 0 15,797 0 0 Payette 51 129 15 27 7 3 4 0 26 385 48 1,800 16 0 47 1,267,000 0 83,000 0 0 Pendleton-First 14 24 8 6 0 3 3 0 30 0 40 1,556 4 0 0 2,556,700 175,000 229,982 2,616 0 Prairie City 6 15 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 742 0 0 0 391,100 0 12,000 0 0 Richland 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161,000 0 26,043 0 0 The Dalles* 20 31 19 6 4 0 0 0 8 0 20 130 0 0 0 1,500,000 233,223 0 0 0 Tygh Valley 17 22 22 20 20 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 270,000 95,000 10,000 0 0 Union 5 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1,955 0 0 0 1,140,000 140,000 12,637 25,718 0 Vale 19 22 20 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 13 1,300 0 0 0 180,500 142,500 69,336 0 0 Wallowa 18 29 0 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 1,220 4 258 20 591,600 0 0 0 19,343 Wasco 13 43 20 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185,000 80,000 42,242 0 0 Weston 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 383 0 0 400 509,557 146,016 1,456 12,090 0 Williamson River 26 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 588,160 43,260 0 0 0

992 2,040 429 435 342 111 24 7 158 3,807 679 32,401 117 258 1,274 37,179,546 3,908,821 2,434,534 362,474 44,227

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BENEVOLENCES CONNFINANCIAL REPORT - Table II, Part 1 World Conference Ministerial Black Africa Gen Adv Youth General Annual Conf Other Other ADMINJanuary 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Service Benevolence Education College University Specials & Service Church Conf Advance Benev Benev Admin

Fund Fund Fund World Fund Offerings Special Specials Sent to Pd DirectCENTRAL DISTRICT Service Day Conf by Local

Specials Offerings Treasurer ChurchCHURCH Pastor 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 51 57Arlington Reasoner, Robert 755 1,156 245 98 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,685 Baker City Bergacker, Juanita 1,639 2,510 533 212 47 575 0 462 0 0 1,461 2,583 3,657 Bend-First Larson, Thomas K 7,516 11,508 2,443 973 215 2,442 0 40 0 0 517 21,465 16,774 Chiloquin Christensen, Rich 471 720 153 61 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,051 Cove Lamb, Mike 217 333 71 28 6 30 0 0 0 0 45 0 485 Dufur Holland, Jerry 237 363 78 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,472 530 Echo Novak, H Tim 412 632 129 51 12 89 0 0 0 0 390 735 883 Elgin Garver, Kaye 370 567 120 48 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 201 825 Fort Klamath Adams, Bob 40 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 366 100 Fossil Whistler, Pearl 1,043 1,597 338 134 34 650 0 220 75 0 883 625 2,327 Fruitland-First Go, Joung Youl 844 1,292 276 108 24 939 0 50 0 209 756 0 1,884 Gilchrist-Community Ludemann, Susan 180 276 59 23 5 200 0 30 0 0 165 0 403 Haines Wiens, Sally 296 453 96 38 8 20 0 0 0 0 306 11,436 659 Heppner Enz, Jonathan K 133 204 428 171 38 386 0 10 0 0 1,124 207 331 Hermiston-First Bell, Sydney W 610 935 529 209 70 2,461 0 581 0 218 860 6,660 1,364 Hood River-Asbury Frisbie, Rinya L 1,264 1,936 0 0 0 165 0 150 58 0 0 3,073 2,204 John Day Benson, Daniel P 1,262 1,931 409 165 36 400 0 804 0 0 1,084 0 2,818 Joseph Strobel, Craig S 1,492 2,285 485 193 43 0 0 0 0 162 1,261 0 3,332 Klamath Falls-First Mitchell, Steven L 2,448 3,747 795 315 71 1,698 0 728 81 25 558 5,415 5,462 La Grande Andrew, Clay 2,003 3,067 650 260 59 100 0 0 0 0 50 2,400 4,471 Lakeview Goodman, Viola 0 0 0 90 20 0 0 0 0 0 334 140 0 Madras Farrell, Janet B 2,840 4,349 924 371 84 1,088 0 533 58 100 0 340 6,338 Milton-Freewater-Wesley Kimbrow, J Quinton 588 901 352 0 31 0 0 180 0 0 97 2,599 0 North Powder Community Smith, Ernest I 80 122 26 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178 Nyssa-First Go, Joung Youl 209 321 70 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 469 Pine Grove-Odell Ward, Larry 725 1,111 240 96 24 125 0 292 0 100 686 0 1,621 Ontario-Community Hall, Eugene 3,200 4,898 1,042 418 94 320 0 327 0 0 2,844 338 7,141 Ontario-First Mercer, Jennifer 1,332 2,040 433 172 38 316 0 752 0 0 0 993 1,833 Paisley Goodman, Viola 334 511 109 43 10 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 745 Payette Kearse, Phillip W 203 311 654 260 57 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 748 Pendleton-First Kimbrow, Sandra W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 1,135 0 Prairie City Benson, Daniel P 326 498 106 42 9 0 0 47 0 0 284 0 727 Richland Shields, William E 460 704 144 60 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,032 The Dalles* Jones, Marvin D 59 91 0 0 0 921 0 0 0 0 0 773 0 Tygh Valley Holland, Jerry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 Union Bishop, William 358 547 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 315 250 758 Vale Mercer, Jennifer 652 997 213 85 18 0 0 672 0 0 58 150 1,452 Wallowa Garver, Kaye 321 492 104 42 9 0 0 0 0 96 0 273 717 Wasco Reasoner, Robert 560 858 182 72 16 0 0 0 0 0 502 0 1,250 Weston Kimbrow, J Quinton 365 560 119 47 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 815 Williamson River Chavez, Bob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,742 0

DISTRICT TOTAL 35,844 54,883 12,555 4,955 1,158 13,725 0 5,978 272 910 14,660 68,871 77,069

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CONNECTIONAL CLERGYSUPPORT

CLERGY SUPPORTLOCAL CHURCH LOCAL CHURCH EXPENDITURES UMW Cash

CRSP/CPP Pension & Other Pastor’s Assoc Housing & Travel Other Deacon Other Current Other Principal Pd on sent to GrandSent Benefit Ministerial Salary Pastor’s Utilities Cash Total Staff Expenses Current & Interest Bldgs & District Total

Table II, Part 2 Directly to Funds Sent Support Salary Allowances Compen Compen for Prog Operating Pd on Improvemts or Conf PaidCENTRAL DISTRICT Gen Bd of to Conf Paid Paid (Inc Church Expenses Indebted UMW

Pensions Treasurer School) (Not Prog) TreasurerCHURCH 58 59 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76Arlington 1,632 1,675 2,239 7,600 0 6,000 2,859 8,878 0 0 2,565 15,452 0 0 0 52,861 Baker City 4,688 3,635 4,860 30,600 0 4,200 642 13,320 0 3,264 1,411 15,640 6,500 0 2,164 104,603 Bend-First 8,184 16,669 22,286 50,635 0 20,268 1,852 13,320 0 122,370 16,424 63,674 50,850 14,023 0 464,448 Chiloquin 0 1,043 1,394 8,300 0 3,800 0 0 0 0 474 7,592 0 0 0 25,072 Cove 0 481 644 9,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,376 0 3,662 0 21,378 Dufur 938 525 702 4,675 0 500 984 0 0 0 308 3,165 0 0 0 15,513 Echo 0 878 1,174 2,400 0 2,600 690 0 0 1,770 8,973 15,234 0 3,667 0 40,719 Elgin 0 821 1,097 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,671 288 8,864 0 0 0 24,883 Fort Klamath 0 385 515 5,096 0 0 3,150 0 0 720 0 50 0 0 1,100 11,582 Fossil 567 2,316 3,096 9,044 0 8,320 3,178 0 0 1,729 3,514 21,778 0 686 0 62,154 Fruitland-First 2,724 1,869 2,500 15,600 0 2,520 1,397 7,992 0 0 4,209 10,669 0 6,511 0 62,373 Gilchrist-Community 0 400 534 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 800 4,110 1,200 0 0 8,385 Haines 0 656 877 7,643 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,534 0 0 0 31,022 Heppner 4,216 614 822 29,000 0 4,500 651 13,850 0 1,801 451 18,231 0 0 0 77,168 Hermiston-First 5,535 5,412 7,236 28,060 0 6,492 4,079 18,950 0 23,667 7,597 26,991 0 1,502 500 150,518 Hood River-Asbury 4,207 3,956 5,289 18,684 0 17,997 1,559 6,660 0 3,073 10,524 29,430 0 9,597 0 119,826 John Day 4,439 2,798 3,741 23,443 0 6,140 2,474 16,425 0 6,056 1,084 14,255 0 0 0 89,764 Joseph 5,400 3,311 4,427 19,000 0 7,994 4,059 13,872 0 0 1,166 13,260 0 0 0 81,742 Klamath Falls-First 6,133 5,428 7,257 30,039 0 21,100 2,511 13,620 0 21,801 8,296 40,039 0 10,453 5,573 193,593 La Grande 5,084 4,444 5,940 17,463 0 19,072 500 13,320 0 23,560 2,825 27,520 0 0 0 132,788 Lakeview 1,492 580 774 4,729 0 2,634 4,441 440 0 0 458 12,734 1,600 0 0 30,466 Madras 6,421 6,300 8,424 32,840 0 20,700 5,094 13,320 0 31,745 1,732 26,117 0 0 0 169,718 Milton-Freewater-Wesley 3,155 2,400 3,208 20,010 0 6,240 2,400 4,995 0 2,300 830 11,907 0 3,200 594 65,987 North Powder Community 0 177 237 0 0 0 0 2,292 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,124 Nyssa-First 1,812 466 623 6,900 0 1,680 1,039 5,328 0 0 452 5,169 0 0 0 24,572 Pine Grove-Odell 1,813 1,607 2,149 6,747 0 8,250 1,028 311 0 0 1,528 16,715 0 13,521 0 58,689 Ontario-Community 6,000 7,092 9,482 17,000 0 33,000 4,561 13,320 0 39,640 14,545 22,115 0 0 290 187,667 Ontario-First 3,738 2,364 3,160 22,300 0 3,500 1,929 6,660 0 0 615 19,524 0 0 600 72,299 Paisley 1,138 741 991 6,075 0 1,500 339 0 0 0 1,715 4,305 0 5,675 0 24,311 Payette 5,048 1,184 1,584 32,442 0 9,057 2,908 15,077 0 18,472 9,925 30,844 0 0 1,600 131,174 Pendleton-First 5,784 428 571 29,871 0 18,314 3,300 6,660 0 3,140 3,457 25,422 1,308 0 2,812 102,302 Prairie City 533 722 966 2,827 0 460 0 1,221 0 0 400 7,198 0 0 100 16,466 Richland 0 1,022 1,366 11,888 0 0 3,569 0 0 0 587 4,417 0 5,815 0 31,076 The Dalles* 4,750 2,865 3,829 22,493 0 11,191 230 13,289 0 2,999 1,620 23,578 0 0 1,704 90,392 Tygh Valley 924 685 915 4,675 0 500 925 0 0 0 390 6,713 0 0 0 16,227 Union 0 1,135 1,517 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,742 480 13,376 9,247 0 300 40,025 Vale 3,437 1,444 1,930 18,650 0 3,924 2,587 10,370 0 240 347 8,752 0 0 0 55,978 Wallowa 0 712 952 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,171 118 4,247 0 0 0 19,254 Wasco 1,068 1,242 1,662 7,800 0 1,080 4,150 8,014 0 0 1,352 8,881 0 9,200 0 47,889 Weston 1,055 810 1,084 6,974 0 1,776 800 1,665 0 1,537 148 7,294 4,800 0 294 30,153 Williamson River 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,200 5,516 19,134 0 0 0 38,592

101,915 91,292 122,054 570,503 0 255,309 69,885 243,169 0 354,668 117,124 629,306 75,505 87,512 17,631 3,026,753

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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP CHURCH SCHOOLSTATISTICIANS REPORT - Table 1, Part 1 Total Removed Removed Total Baptised TotalJanuary 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Members Received Restored Received Received Removed Withdrawn by Transfer by Transfer Removed Members Average Have Not Persons Enrolled in NumberEASTERN DISTRICT at Close Confession 0 from other from other by Charge 0 to other to other by at Close Worship Persons Become on Const Confirmation of

of 2007 of Faith 0 UMCs Denom Conference 0 UMCs Denom Death of 2008 Attendance Baptized Members Rolls Classes Leaders Children YouthChurch Pastor 1 2a 2b 3 4 5a 5b 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Aberdeen Collins, Marcie 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 10 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 American Falls Collins, Marcie 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 19 2 8 33 0 2 0 7 Ashton Bunsold, Barbara 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 103 40 0 31 55 0 6 3 6 Blackfoot-Jason Lee Jeffery, Gay 225 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 235 100 6 43 15 0 18 17 18 Boise-Amity Payton, Lisa 110 2 0 0 0 4 6 4 0 2 96 68 0 22 70 7 9 15 9 Boise-Collister Pearson, Amy 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 91 50 0 0 8 0 5 20 6 Boise-First Tollefson, Steven A 2,109 156 5 22 11 111 4 6 1 22 2,159 885 69 427 2,937 13 351 561 149 Boise-Hillview Tindell, John R 764 3 0 8 0 0 6 18 0 12 739 269 4 130 195 0 30 19 16 Boise-Whitney Henry, Matt 276 6 0 6 0 34 0 5 0 12 237 169 4 23 75 0 12 33 8 Buhl Peters, Jerry R 104 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 106 35 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 Burley Puckett, Karen 239 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 9 230 150 8 43 160 0 56 101 37 Caldwell Trachsel, Allen C 288 12 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 6 296 143 8 6 152 0 14 13 20 Castleford Peters, Jerry R 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 27 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Chubbuck Collins, Marcie 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 24 0 14 10 0 1 1 4 Eagle Grimsted, John A 356 43 0 7 3 14 1 2 2 3 387 330 9 103 234 29 53 154 94 Emmett Biggs, Linda S 84 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 79 51 5 22 40 0 9 22 5 Filer Thompson, Carol J 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 106 25 0 18 10 0 9 8 8 Glenns Ferry Naeve, W Curtis 67 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 66 19 0 32 11 0 2 7 0 Gooding Buechler, David 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 158 69 2 28 56 0 7 8 1 Hagerman Hollomon, Michael T 77 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 77 30 0 1 0 0 6 19 2 Idaho Falls-St. Paul’S Thompson-Aue, Daniel 347 2 1 6 5 13 5 3 3 5 332 160 0 117 143 4 99 50 96 Idaho Falls-Trinity Sene, Brenda 655 10 0 2 0 128 17 3 1 4 514 192 9 120 182 0 34 111 53 Jerome Thompson, Carol J 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 88 39 1 13 20 0 8 8 0 Jordan Valley Berry, Leo 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 20 0 0 12 0 2 7 0 Crossroads Morrison, Robyn 195 6 0 2 0 21 0 2 4 5 171 80 1 0 0 0 10 15 5 Kuna Felton, Jody E 149 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 6 148 112 10 53 68 0 24 30 20 Meridian Mars, John E 351 31 28 28 29 0 10 4 3 7 443 363 28 40 230 4 32 80 11 Middleton Fothergill, June 56 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 57 40 3 5 35 2 6 9 5 Nampa-First Fields, Kim 245 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 256 199 2 20 70 0 28 28 18 Nampa-Southside Bynum, Jack 191 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 185 71 6 6 44 0 19 18 1 New Meadows Essinger, Letha 73 0 7 0 0 10 2 0 0 1 67 38 0 14 39 0 16 4 0 Paul DeVall, James 114 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 111 0 0 26 25 0 7 24 2 Pocatello Gowin, Michelle Erin 421 2 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 4 418 148 3 110 108 0 15 10 39 Richfield Buechler, David 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 20 0 0 27 0 1 11 0 Rupert Meese, Pamela A 253 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 248 107 6 66 114 0 15 12 12 Shelley-Community Lefler, Davey 55 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 50 33 0 15 64 0 11 43 10 Shoshone* Buechler, David 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 12 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Sweet Biggs, Linda S 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 21 0 12 14 0 7 22 5 Twin Falls Airhart, Philip J 457 20 3 0 0 82 2 6 0 14 376 112 2 1 95 10 11 61 12 Wendell Hollomon, Michael T 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 53 34 1 0 6 0 8 4 0 Wilder Fothergill, June 46 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 40 68 3 3 13 0 4 40 0

DISTRICT TOTAL 9,187 346 46 95 56 435 56 66 16 164 8,993 4,382 192 1,574 5,388 69 958 1,597 679

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CHURCH SCHOOL & SMALL GROUP MINISTRIES U.M. MEN U.M. WOMEN U.M. YOUTH PROPERTY AND OTHER ASSETSTotal Average Average Average Number of Participants 0 Value of Value of Indebtedness

Table 1 - Part 2 Participants Attendance Attendance Attendance Christian Christian 0 Membership Amount Membership Amount Membership Amount Served Church Church Value of on 33, 34, OtherEASTERN DISTRICT All Church Ongoing Short Term Formation Formation UMVIM in Paid for in Paid for in Paid for Weekday Land, Bldgs Parsonages Other 35 at End Indebtedness

Adults Groups School Groups Groups Groups Groups Participants U.M.Men Projects U.M. Women Projects U.M. Youth Projects Programs Equipment & Furniture Assets of YearChurch 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Aberdeen 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 732 0 0 0 139,000 0 21,000 0 0 American Falls 15 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 325 0 0 0 499,000 140,000 5,000 0 0 Ashton 26 41 18 0 0 1 0 6 17 2,540 21 5,430 4 100 0 1,310,000 144,000 311,869 0 0 Blackfoot-Jason Lee Memorial 67 120 32 60 30 7 9 0 15 100 67 4,762 20 3,000 0 2,871,000 145,000 131,521 719,510 0 Boise-Amity 22 55 10 9 10 4 2 0 12 570 12 1,016 9 824 0 1,470,000 0 90,058 0 2,361 Boise-Collister 21 52 9 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 8 861 0 0 0 600,000 120,000 0 0 0 Boise-First 661 1,722 199 295 20 42 38 40 0 0 117 11,453 40 6,985 684 21,130,357 0 1,467,483 2,847,000 29,700 Boise-Hillview 90 155 49 30 17 8 0 8 0 0 89 2,110 18 0 104 2,640,000 1,250,000 1,054,355 0 0 Boise-Whitney 29 82 25 33 0 1 1 0 25 2,565 38 992 13 1,212 2,065,890 167,500 162,543 276,378 0 0 Buhl 38 47 24 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1,884,930 0 200,000 0 0 Burley 90 284 33 30 37 13 1 0 0 1,000 0 520 30 500 95 2,220,000 146,000 120,860 0 0 Caldwell 38 85 35 35 60 0 0 0 0 0 45 1,000 18 900 32 3,215,000 200,000 852,314 0 0 Castleford 0 4 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 961,000 0 18,000 0 0 Chubbuck 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 470,000 135,000 0 0 0 Eagle 219 520 124 70 141 19 29 0 15 0 0 0 50 3,014 217 5,085,100 0 240,612 2,304,833 0 Emmett 30 66 21 17 15 10 3 0 14 1,200 17 569 0 0 20 827,780 92,000 30,000 28,426 0 Filer 14 39 18 0 15 2 0 0 0 0 13 8,100 8 0 0 1,173,024 0 13,000 0 0 Glenns Ferry 8 17 0 7 8 2 0 0 0 0 15 725 0 0 0 320,000 80,000 0 0 0 Gooding 15 31 25 0 0 0 0 0 16 3,080 0 0 0 0 432 1,865,000 130,000 46,000 0 0 Hagerman 15 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 200 0 0 0 715,000 0 85,976 0 0 Idaho Falls-St. Paul’S 66 311 67 0 60 6 0 2 15 0 49 1,200 40 0 0 3,450,000 225,000 189,809 3,273 0 Idaho Falls-Trinity 145 343 60 35 70 7 5 5 30 1,977 94 3,918 20 500 20 3,944,000 218,000 265,000 45,370 911 Jerome 30 46 15 10 5 2 0 0 17 611 26 1,148 0 0 0 1,579,309 180,119 11,915 0 0 Jordan Valley 13 22 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 2,500 0 0 0 249,657 44,286 8,120 0 0 Crossroads 50 80 25 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 25 1,700 0 0 0 4,720,000 0 254,000 1,510,000 0 Kuna 61 135 24 15 31 9 5 0 0 0 25 2,000 10 0 130 887,580 156,646 261,325 0 0 Meridian 171 294 85 159 0 22 29 0 25 1,530 72 2,725 6 0 0 2,711,200 0 78,904 0 130,000 Middleton 5 25 15 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 390,000 87,100 11,952 0 0 Nampa-First 80 154 60 35 30 5 4 0 18 600 0 0 16 0 200 2,128,700 0 99,314 0 0 Nampa-Southside 25 63 16 10 7 3 1 0 18 0 10 875 0 0 7 1,097,542 120,000 82,553 0 0 New Meadows 32 52 15 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 528,000 107,500 46,999 0 0 Paul 15 48 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1,500 6 0 0 254,928 71,560 90,216 0 0 Pocatello 66 130 59 28 10 0 0 1 13 1,850 30 0 20 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 Richfield 0 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 251,000 0 29,925 0 0 Rupert 40 79 40 16 40 5 0 0 14 3,966 51 4,482 4 0 45 1,380,000 145,000 310,639 27,000 0 Shelley-Community 40 104 18 13 15 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 813,822 103,533 4,100 0 0 Shoshone* 4 11 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 250,000 0 77,000 0 0 Sweet 14 48 10 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161,800 0 0 0 0 Twin Falls 28 112 28 10 10 3 11 0 12 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wendell 5 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 14 1,000 12 600 0 0 0 358,000 122,000 45,000 860 0 Wilder 18 62 20 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 815 0 0 0 313,000 0 5,632 0 0

2,311 5,545 1,253 948 678 195 146 62 290 22,589 980 62,258 332 17,035 2,068,077 75,032,229 4,325,287 6,836,829 7,486,272 162,972

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Fund Fund Fund World Fund Offerings Special Specials Sent to Pd DirectEASTERN DISTRICT Service Day Conf by Local

Specials Offerings Treasurer ChurchCHURCH Pastor 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 51 57Aberdeen Collins, Marcie 310 474 101 40 9 0 0 0 0 0 248 57 692 American Falls Collins, Marcie 699 1,071 227 91 20 35 0 0 0 0 667 0 1,561 Ashton Bunsold, Barbara 684 1,046 222 88 20 362 0 111 0 0 346 0 1,525 Blackfoot-Jason Lee Mem. Jeffery, Gay 2,086 3,194 678 270 59 10 0 0 0 0 2,237 1,193 4,656 Boise-Amity Payton, Lisa 0 0 0 0 0 1,135 0 242 0 52 212 1,427 0 Boise-Collister Pearson, Amy 248 379 80 32 7 0 0 0 0 0 168 0 552 Boise-First Tollefson, Steven A 20,857 31,931 0 0 0 6,693 0 3,856 0 0 0 70,545 58,260 Boise-Hillview Tindell, John R 6,921 10,596 2,253 897 201 2,341 0 651 0 0 0 27,642 15,444 Boise-Whitney Henry, Matt 3,009 4,608 1,277 508 112 320 0 708 0 0 0 5,657 3,768 Buhl Peters, Jerry R 87 133 214 11 2 450 0 147 0 0 240 650 657 Burley Puckett, Karen 2,368 3,626 770 306 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,300 5,284 Caldwell Trachsel, Allen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 292 0 0 82 0 0 Castleford Peters, Jerry R 526 806 171 68 15 0 0 36 0 0 420 52 1,174 Chubbuck Collins, Marcie 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 500 0 500 0 Eagle Grimsted, John A 5,561 8,513 1,810 720 156 400 0 0 0 0 0 15,803 12,408 Emmett Biggs, Linda S 111 169 341 40 30 1,195 0 0 0 285 0 0 290 Filer Thompson, Carol J 0 0 270 107 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Glenns Ferry Naeve, W Curtis 335 512 109 43 10 0 0 0 0 0 268 0 746 Gooding Buechler, David 886 1,356 287 114 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,969 Hagerman Hollomon, Michael T 909 1,392 296 118 26 0 0 0 0 0 927 223 2,029 Idaho Falls-St. Paul’S Thompson-Aue, Daniel 4,200 6,430 1,368 542 120 2,000 0 2,945 10 369 4,058 6,412 9,371 Idaho Falls-Trinity Sene, Brenda 4,509 6,903 1,464 587 132 2,267 0 1,131 0 0 386 3,700 10,067 Jerome Thompson, Carol J 1,456 2,230 473 189 42 710 0 0 0 124 1,327 274 3,250 Jordan Valley Berry, Leo 135 206 44 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 89 917 301 Crossroads Morrison, Robyn 1,413 2,163 457 181 37 0 0 230 69 0 1,544 0 3,157 Kuna Felton, Jody E 1,307 2,001 424 168 36 790 0 678 0 0 1,048 1,758 2,916 Meridian Mars, John E 5,154 7,891 1,679 671 145 55 0 0 0 0 4,538 0 11,508 Middleton Fothergill, June 896 1,371 289 119 24 153 0 252 0 0 720 0 1,994 Nampa-First Fields, Kim 3,625 5,549 1,178 469 104 0 0 574 0 0 0 0 8,088 Nampa-Southside Bynum, Jack 395 605 128 52 12 0 0 408 30 0 0 1,059 882 New Meadows Essinger, Letha 14 22 352 140 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,414 Paul DeVall, James 910 1,394 300 120 24 0 0 0 0 0 720 1,500 2,028 Pocatello Gowin, Michelle Erin 3,883 5,945 1,262 504 112 7,510 0 494 0 0 4,998 0 8,664 Richfield Buechler, David 228 348 74 29 8 0 0 0 0 0 182 0 509 Rupert Meese, Pamela A 2,883 4,413 937 373 82 1,012 0 0 174 55 0 9,681 6,433 Shelley-Community Lefler, Davey 550 842 180 72 17 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 1,229 Shoshone* Buechler, David 213 327 69 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 170 0 476 Sweet Biggs, Linda S 226 345 73 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 240 0 504 Twin Falls Airhart, Philip J 0 0 0 0 0 2,030 0 661 0 70 50 2,156 0 Wendell Hollomon, Michael T 178 272 125 86 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 364 Wilder Fothergill, June 143 219 200 80 18 0 0 160 0 0 0 321 678

DISTRICT TOTAL 77,915 119,282 20,182 7,909 1,763 29,487 0 13,576 283 1,455 25,951 154,827 185,848

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MPP/CPP Pension & Other Pastor’s Assoc Housing & Travel Other Deacon Other Current Other Principal Pd on sent to GrandSent Benefit Ministerial Salary Pastor’s Utilities Cash Total Staff Expenses Current & Interest Bldgs & District Total

Table II, Part 2 Directly to Funds Sent Support Salary Allowances Compen Compen for Prog Operating Pd on Improvemts or Conf PaidEASTERN DISTRICT Gen Bd of to Conf Paid Paid (Inc Church Expenses Indebted UMW

Pensions Treasurer School) (Not Prog) TreasurerCHURCH 58 59 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76Aberdeen 960 687 918 6,403 0 1,496 824 2,447 0 300 29 3,837 0 0 300 20,132 American Falls 1,812 1,551 2,074 12,101 0 2,054 3,420 7,526 0 0 695 14,100 0 0 1,395 51,099 Ashton 4,560 3,639 4,864 25,750 0 5,505 3,948 18,031 0 3,942 1,224 18,475 0 8,334 1,000 103,676 Blackfoot-Jason Lee Memorial 5,236 4,626 6,186 17,583 0 11,000 5,000 13,320 0 19,847 4,302 24,045 71,580 3,365 1,382 201,855 Boise-Amity 5,411 1,932 2,583 27,938 0 17,150 2,500 13,320 0 24,111 2,192 15,393 2,271 8,861 0 126,730 Boise-Collister 3,023 1,583 2,117 23,850 0 3,150 2,183 6,851 0 8,125 1,389 10,293 0 0 0 64,030 Boise-First 17,762 57,900 77,411 63,325 19,653 65,069 10,000 44,405 0 742,547 218,311 259,340 340,909 37,893 0 2,146,667 Boise-Hillview 7,519 15,348 20,520 47,892 15,474 21,646 2,236 13,320 30,600 77,182 13,817 51,638 8,250 13,056 1,693 407,137 Boise-Whitney 5,725 8,712 11,647 39,908 0 4,000 3,976 9,990 0 46,238 30,992 43,000 77,341 0 200 301,696 Buhl 2,880 2,183 2,919 16,000 0 8,000 2,030 6,660 0 2,291 331 15,860 0 3,139 0 64,884 Burley 5,700 5,251 7,022 33,500 0 6,642 6,000 13,320 0 19,112 12,928 36,583 0 0 2,961 164,741 Caldwell 7,270 0 0 37,066 0 8,044 1,355 16,757 0 54,671 14,464 54,918 0 24,454 2,433 221,806 Castleford 3,120 1,167 1,561 21,000 0 3,000 2,700 7,205 0 0 193 8,583 0 0 665 52,462 Chubbuck 2,472 1,843 2,465 13,860 0 5,451 2,397 6,393 0 6,180 48 5,881 0 0 0 48,009 Eagle 7,320 12,330 16,485 30,200 0 30,800 5,294 13,320 0 168,823 27,465 32,450 61,404 2,985,648 0 3,436,910 Emmett 4,784 2,054 2,746 21,412 0 4,008 2,383 10,656 0 0 840 15,705 4,377 0 887 72,313 Filer 0 342 457 15,550 0 3,900 1,200 288 0 3,430 1,533 11,676 0 6,203 300 45,280 Glenns Ferry 0 742 992 9,062 0 2,700 844 2,250 0 0 2,340 5,766 0 0 330 27,049 Gooding 3,633 1,961 2,622 21,700 0 3,845 1,338 18,336 0 7,333 2,841 14,786 0 14,429 0 97,461 Hagerman 2,495 2,017 2,697 15,500 0 4,260 3,251 6,866 0 0 1,938 11,302 9,279 0 750 66,275 Idaho Falls-St. Paul’S 7,332 9,312 12,451 43,936 0 4,944 4,005 13,320 0 74,521 16,600 46,330 30,524 0 0 301,100 Idaho Falls-Trinity 8,232 9,998 13,367 49,878 0 5,000 1,940 13,320 0 100,214 13,331 60,360 17,714 20,250 3,653 348,403 Jerome 2,538 3,230 4,318 7,733 0 4,152 2,588 6,660 0 2,750 776 12,461 0 0 947 58,228 Jordan Valley 0 299 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,000 300 8,258 0 18,527 0 35,497 Crossroads 2,790 3,137 4,194 17,767 0 8,100 5,453 7,450 0 16,992 10,920 29,922 0 101,615 0 217,591 Kuna 5,508 2,899 3,877 30,507 0 6,200 3,200 13,320 0 3,746 4,169 9,606 0 6,780 1,087 102,025 Meridian 6,960 11,435 15,289 39,220 0 22,980 808 13,577 0 164,302 30,597 85,915 0 362,230 3,360 788,314 Middleton 2,568 1,982 2,651 17,100 0 2,163 1,217 6,660 0 8,680 1,336 8,697 0 11,634 0 70,506 Nampa-First 7,020 8,038 10,747 37,740 0 20,519 2,882 13,320 0 53,928 4,899 44,900 0 0 0 223,580 Nampa-Southside 5,328 876 1,172 25,900 0 14,400 2,760 22,748 0 15,782 1,940 20,731 0 0 300 115,508 New Meadows 1,677 2,399 3,208 8,938 0 2,698 180 7,985 0 1,750 796 9,788 0 0 0 42,392 Paul 1,020 2,013 2,692 8,514 0 0 2,070 4,504 0 3,587 5,244 10,945 0 2,957 0 50,542 Pocatello 6,097 8,611 11,513 39,223 0 17,876 5,200 13,320 0 29,636 27,143 39,299 0 0 1,200 232,490 Richfield 472 504 675 3,150 0 787 0 1,664 0 0 696 3,947 0 0 0 13,273 Rupert 6,756 6,393 8,546 38,174 0 5,655 2,853 13,320 0 38,048 9,299 38,468 3,200 131,268 2,409 330,432 Shelley-Community 3,661 1,220 1,630 6,967 0 17,958 1,911 13,320 0 2,061 938 15,144 0 0 0 67,766 Shoshone* 432 473 633 4,127 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 2,674 0 0 0 9,694 Sweet 1,188 501 669 4,900 0 0 973 2,664 0 0 452 2,145 0 0 0 14,915 Twin Falls 6,511 6,822 9,122 37,058 0 9,291 3,633 13,232 0 82,290 6,382 56,358 0 165,377 0 401,043 Wendell 2,493 338 453 17,600 0 4,260 1,228 2,470 0 0 41 7,178 3,480 0 0 40,585 Wilder 2,568 213 285 12,600 0 2,100 1,453 6,660 0 0 0 6,624 0 25,609 110 60,041

172,833 206,561 276,178 950,632 35,127 360,803 107,233 420,775 30,600 1,788,419 473,797 1,173,381 630,329 3,951,629 27,362 11,244,137

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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP CHURCH SCHOOLSTATISTICIANS REPORT - Table 1, Part 1 Total Removed Removed Total Baptised TotalJanuary 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Members Received Restored Received Received Removed Withdrawn by Transfer by Transfer Removed Members Average Have Not Persons Enrolled in NumberMETROPOLITAN DISTRICT at Close Confession from other from other by Charge to other to other by at Close Worship Persons Become on Const Confirmation of

of 2007 of Faith UMCs Denom Conference UMCs Denom Death of 2008 Attendance Baptized Members Rolls Classes Leaders Children YouthChurch Pastor 1 2a 2b 3 4 5a 5b 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Aloha Cowan, Michael J 98 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 98 68 2 58 4 6 9 41 18 Beaverton-First Wolff, Steven A 181 9 7 7 0 0 2 3 1 6 192 99 1 37 98 9 26 42 25 Clatskanie Bowers, Carolyn 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 20 0 0 11 0 2 0 0 Gresham-First Philipson, James Parr 432 10 0 3 0 17 4 2 0 11 411 123 0 25 68 8 16 12 16 Lake Oswego Sprecher, Steven J 835 9 0 5 1 137 9 9 6 8 681 240 3 0 250 15 30 206 110 Milwaukie-St. Paul’S Boyes, Kathleen L 140 6 1 4 3 0 2 2 2 3 145 108 3 20 38 0 19 40 14 Oak Grove Frisbie, James D 203 3 11 10 0 4 2 3 0 14 204 112 2 1 56 0 41 47 12 Pleasant Home Rockwell, Laura 102 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 100 45 1 0 23 0 5 8 16 Bennett Chapel Carlson, Roger 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 12 0 6 16 0 2 0 0 Capitol Hill Cho, Myong Sub 89 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 85 33 0 0 15 0 7 6 1 Cherry Park Bean, David 79 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 73 59 0 16 50 0 3 3 2 Christ Church Strobel, Brett C 431 5 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 9 422 176 3 73 229 9 97 54 31 Epworth Weekley, David E 221 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 221 88 2 30 250 0 13 38 36 Portland-First Luchs, Arvin R 890 11 14 8 7 15 12 3 2 11 887 352 20 149 336 7 120 81 110 Fremont Woodworth, Wendy 284 21 0 2 0 18 7 1 3 6 272 91 5 64 86 8 15 10 15 Grace Korean Hwang, Sin Hee 20 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 26 18 0 26 30 0 2 9 25 Hughes Memorial Wagner, Lois 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 15 0 10 7 0 2 3 4 Korean Oh, Kwang Seog 50 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 50 43 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Laurelwood Winslea, Tim 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lincoln Street Winslea, Tim 64 8 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 4 54 40 2 16 19 0 2 17 5 Metanoia Peace Community Schwiebert, John T 14 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 22 0 0 39 0 3 13 2 Metzger DeLaunay, Janine 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 44 38 0 1 30 0 4 1 0 Montavilla Truby, Laura 254 6 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 6 256 118 2 2 53 0 24 32 26 Parkrose Gates, William L 155 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 152 91 1 21 40 0 16 13 0 Portland-Pioneer Darling, Paul 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 83 33 0 0 17 0 12 10 2 Rockwood Davis, Julie Ann 129 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 128 73 2 0 35 0 6 6 3 Rose City Park Tate, Thomas H 363 10 14 8 2 0 3 11 0 15 368 201 13 5 80 7 57 74 51 Sellwood Cho, Myong Sub 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 21 15 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Sunnyside Winslea, Tim 41 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 40 20 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tabor Heights Barnhart, Donald G 147 1 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 4 149 75 1 45 11 0 15 26 18 Portland-Trinity Overton-Harris, Amy 139 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 137 65 0 14 61 0 17 19 10 University Park Knepper, Jeanne G 68 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 61 37 2 16 35 4 13 24 3 Vermont Hills Overton-Harris, Tim 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 128 61 2 15 32 0 25 23 18 West Portland DeLaunay, Janine 88 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 79 44 0 0 24 0 5 6 0 Wilshire Wagner, Lois 48 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 49 26 1 17 35 2 9 1 0 Woodlawn Wagner, Lois 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 19 0 15 7 2 4 5 0 Rainier Bowers, Carolyn 69 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 69 37 1 9 14 1 4 12 3 St. Helens Gregor, Michael A 105 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 104 60 1 0 30 0 4 21 3 Tigard Hunefeld, Leland 387 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 387 197 2 2 95 0 36 35 1 Faith Rockwell, Laura 67 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 67 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Westside Pitney, Daniel S 172 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 180 156 9 50 160 7 27 110 33

DISTRICT TOTAL 6,814 143 56 69 30 216 60 57 29 163 6,587 3,163 82 743 2,387 85 695 1,049 614

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Table 1 - Part 2 Participants Attendance Attendance Attendance Christian Christian Membership Amount Membership Amount Membership Amount Served Church Church Value of on 33, 34, OtherMETROPOLITAN DISTRICT All Church Ongoing Short Term Formation Formation UMVIM in Paid for in Paid for in Paid for Weekday Land, Bldgs Parsonages Other 35 at End Indebtedness

Adults Groups School Groups Groups Groups Groups Participants U.M.Men Projects U.M. Women Projects U.M. Youth Projects Programs Equipment & Furniture Assets of YearChurch 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Aloha 33 101 11 12 11 5 2 0 12 300 0 0 10 0 0 1,500,000 190,000 0 0 0 Beaverton-First 104 197 40 55 10 11 9 1 6 0 35 1,600 18 0 4,560 1,600,000 232,000 230,000 788 0 Clatskanie 12 14 0 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 258,000 0 15,300 0 0 Gresham-First 59 103 35 10 11 2 6 18 0 0 43 620 8 0 28 4,000,000 0 707,982 0 0 Lake Oswego 120 466 89 40 40 10 6 33 12 0 35 3,000 47 16,600 25 3,700,000 400,000 171,000 1,457,856 0 Milwaukie-St. Paul’S 23 96 21 10 26 3 0 0 0 0 21 200 10 1,673 22 1,306,400 373,217 110,800 0 0 Oak Grove 176 276 16 40 12 17 3 11 8 0 75 1,058 12 10,229 25 2,379,198 0 400,078 0 0 Pleasant Home 15 44 18 0 24 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 710,000 223,000 95,111 0 0 Bennett Chapel 6 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 400 0 0 15 1,280,000 0 16,819 0 0 Capitol Hill 16 30 4 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 1,310,000 410,000 64,005 0 0 Cherry Park 10 18 6 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 1,000 0 0 0 1,365,000 238,000 0 7,800 4,250 Christ Church 272 454 100 134 30 23 0 0 26 610 62 2,079 34 0 65 4,774,075 0 102,944 384,955 0 Epworth 17 104 25 14 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 833,550 0 22,078 0 0 Portland-First 436 747 102 119 245 16 40 8 0 0 94 2,144 10 500 150 16,008,748 0 5,620,323 298,705 0 Fremont 35 75 25 12 10 2 8 0 0 0 35 1,042 23 6,351 25 2,558,550 384,770 418,785 36,984 0 Grace Korean 18 54 44 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 Hughes Memorial 1 10 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 809,642 0 87,767 0 0 Korean 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 1,000 20 3,000 0 0 0 2,500,000 200,000 0 0 0 Laurelwood 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,100,500 190,000 148,000 0 0 Lincoln Street 10 34 8 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 295,000 363,000 90,847 0 0 Metanoia Peace Community 34 52 22 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 1,631,500 16,587 0 0 Metzger 8 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,097,959 255,684 445,243 0 0 Montavilla 98 180 53 17 82 4 4 0 35 500 82 300 4 0 0 2,268,050 0 486,302 0 0 Parkrose 49 78 26 30 15 8 0 0 13 300 25 1,300 0 0 105 244,000 210,200 110,000 0 0 Portland-Pioneer 46 70 10 28 8 2 0 0 7 0 8 0 0 0 200 1,625,000 0 304,490 0 0 Rockwood 65 80 14 15 10 6 0 0 7 716 28 2,860 0 0 0 2,164,500 0 269,500 0 9,248 Rose City Park 587 769 136 91 95 18 10 14 0 0 79 5,375 31 460 394 2,655,280 690,320 820,988 0 0 Sellwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1,000 0 0 0 0 3 2,415,350 268,990 0 0 0 Sunnyside 20 22 10 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 298 0 0 150 5,360,000 0 350,000 0 0 Tabor Heights 20 79 33 16 12 6 0 0 18 125 52 1,277 29 1,366 25 2,907,280 0 266,818 0 0 Portland-Trinity 94 140 17 52 45 14 1 2 6 114 35 450 2 1,200 101 2,243,580 0 95,500 17,310 0 University Park 29 69 25 0 20 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 242 898,860 167,140 50,610 0 0 Vermont Hills 52 118 23 21 19 7 0 0 0 0 13 376 11 250 80 2,348,770 0 466,172 0 0 West Portland 22 33 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,500,000 0 88,904 0 0 Wilshire 10 20 4 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 26 1,220 0 0 52 655,320 393,760 47,017 14,927 0 Woodlawn 11 20 12 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 1,364,000 0 175,000 0 1,665 Rainier 16 35 8 10 9 3 1 0 0 0 10 50 0 0 9 1,000,000 22,500 57,000 11,781 0 St. Helens 15 43 19 0 12 1 2 0 0 0 54 900 0 0 0 995,500 112,600 99,662 0 0 Tigard 67 139 40 35 60 6 0 0 13 1,550 27 6,125 15 0 25 4,345,000 0 800,000 385,000 0 Faith 4 4 0 0 7 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 500,000 240,000 0 5,000 0 Westside 66 236 39 40 40 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 12 1,300,000 220,000 23,000 986,810 0

2,676 5,034 1,071 870 871 206 110 88 196 6,215 913 36,674 319 38,629 6,542 86,177,112 7,416,681 13,274,632 3,607,916 15,163

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Specials Offerings Treasurer ChurchCHURCH Pastor 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 51 57Aloha Cowan, Michael J 302 462 98 39 9 176 0 475 0 55 1,000 5,765 675 Beaverton-First Wolff, Steven A 2,914 4,461 0 0 0 1,170 0 110 0 0 800 1,162 8,123 Clatskanie Bowers, Carolyn 563 863 183 73 16 820 0 495 236 150 660 0 1,260 Gresham-First Philipson, James Parr 3,900 5,972 1,269 505 111 3,735 0 2,384 45 2,379 453 2,516 8,703 Lake Oswego Sprecher, Steven J 0 0 0 0 0 4,328 0 1,577 0 3,015 3,130 8,393 6,001 Milwaukie-St. Paul’S Boyes, Kathleen L 2,812 4,305 914 364 82 5,503 0 1,448 45 105 769 15,587 6,274 Oak Grove Frisbie, James D 444 680 500 525 80 2,815 0 1,337 173 2,555 351 364 0 Pleasant Home Rockwell, Laura 1,038 1,590 336 132 36 150 0 0 0 1,110 1,155 989 2,315 Bennett Chapel Carlson, Roger 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 70 0 0 519 0 0 Capitol Hill Cho, Myong Sub 597 915 194 78 34 202 0 32 0 50 761 240 1,331 Cherry Park Bean, David 0 0 0 0 0 573 0 0 0 0 689 568 4,078 Christ Church Strobel, Brett C 59 91 0 0 0 3,279 0 1,025 0 180 0 12,347 9,270 Epworth Weekley, David E 2,750 4,210 894 356 79 0 0 0 0 0 3,032 0 6,137 Portland-First Luchs, Arvin R 18,692 28,618 6,079 2,420 531 20,729 0 7,148 40 4,862 14,418 123,505 41,718 Fremont Woodworth, Wendy 1,907 2,920 0 0 0 500 0 1,007 0 0 700 1,800 5,400 Grace Korean Hwang, Sin Hee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hughes Memorial Wagner, Lois 331 508 108 43 9 75 0 100 0 100 66 0 740 Korean Oh, Kwang Seog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 Laurelwood Winslea, Tim 411 630 135 53 12 0 0 0 0 21 460 0 917 Lincoln Street Winslea, Tim 1,105 1,693 360 143 32 551 0 0 0 500 10 0 2,471 Metanoia Peace Community Schwiebert, John T 236 361 77 31 7 1,000 0 0 0 175 50 2,805 527 Metzger DeLaunay, Janine 650 994 99 39 9 205 0 76 256 1,808 156 4,380 914 Montavilla Truby, Laura 3,708 5,676 1,209 480 107 2,071 0 465 0 9,071 5,059 0 8,281 Parkrose Gates, William L 448 685 0 0 0 390 0 1,269 0 10 185 150 1,133 Portland-Pioneer Darling, Paul 0 0 0 0 0 2,416 0 277 0 258 535 662 0 Rockwood Davis, Julie Ann 1,976 3,026 643 256 56 2,056 0 389 0 1,689 1,838 2,300 4,409 Rose City Park Tate, Thomas H 7,756 11,874 0 0 0 3,706 0 2,082 0 0 778 0 8,275 Sellwood Cho, Myong Sub 58 88 18 8 2 0 0 0 0 100 96 0 128 Sunnyside Winslea, Tim 2,378 3,640 773 308 68 25 0 157 0 1,315 174 0 5,306 Tabor Heights Barnhart, Donald G 0 0 1,126 20 0 120 0 406 0 1,578 0 1,783 0 Portland-Trinity Overton-Harris, Amy 2,608 3,993 851 336 73 760 0 284 0 217 1,152 1,740 5,821 University Park Knepper, Jeanne G 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 44 0 0 0 1,199 1,230 Vermont Hills Overton-Harris, Timothy 3,030 4,638 984 394 86 1,485 0 793 0 2,054 1,129 6,997 6,756 West Portland DeLaunay, Janine 1,599 2,447 518 206 47 245 0 50 0 700 1,573 1,600 3,573 Wilshire Wagner, Lois 553 847 180 73 17 0 0 61 0 23 126 0 1,236 Woodlawn Wagner, Lois 0 0 137 54 12 0 0 0 0 0 451 0 0 Rainier Bowers, Carolyn 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 206 117 0 273 1,118 0 St. Helens Gregor, Michael A 806 1,234 539 0 0 0 0 0 0 176 0 900 0 Tigard Hunefeld, Leland 3,373 5,163 0 0 0 100 0 2,726 0 2,783 1,475 4,157 14,129 Faith Rockwell, Laura 814 1,246 268 108 22 0 0 0 0 25 873 0 1,821 Westside Pitney, Daniel S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 284 0 494 7,652 7,925

DISTRICT TOTAL 67,818 103,830 18,492 7,044 1,537 59,339 0 26,493 1,196 37,214 45,390 210,679 176,877

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Pensions Treasurer School) (Not Prog) TreasurerCHURCH 58 59 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76Aloha 6,000 670 895 31,843 0 18,000 1,854 19,545 0 19,780 18,059 47,441 9,300 0 0 182,443 Beaverton-First 6,840 8,071 10,791 28,000 0 29,000 257 13,320 0 37,792 2,212 56,947 3,221 12,782 0 227,973 Clatskanie 1,896 1,248 1,668 11,100 0 1,554 2,368 6,830 0 0 275 10,355 0 13,835 0 56,448 Gresham-First 6,816 8,648 11,563 41,385 0 15,809 4,260 6,701 0 47,011 6,482 38,249 0 1,535 2,003 222,434 Lake Oswego 15,168 18,658 24,946 46,083 36,475 42,601 2,817 19,860 0 149,472 5,184 68,922 157,275 0 0 613,905 Milwaukie-St. Paul’S 2,862 6,233 8,334 28,317 0 7,002 647 6,600 0 53,355 9,810 29,866 0 10,783 0 202,017 Oak Grove 6,662 5,453 7,291 43,526 0 18,262 2,700 9,990 0 59,352 4,095 71,496 0 0 0 238,651 Pleasant Home 1,908 2,295 3,068 25,009 0 2,250 1,037 6,120 0 2,340 1,425 14,493 0 3,687 0 72,483 Bennett Chapel 2,375 2,255 3,015 2,650 0 17,100 800 13,320 0 2,400 581 10,470 0 0 0 55,560 Capitol Hill 2,784 1,322 1,767 15,982 0 9,882 1,839 8,124 0 0 923 21,321 0 11,484 0 79,862 Cherry Park 5,448 4,257 5,691 31,400 0 14,952 1,230 18,762 0 320 1,550 16,988 0 15,989 0 122,495 Christ Church 8,398 9,127 12,203 32,632 0 35,828 3,748 13,320 0 105,373 21,023 64,758 35,687 0 3,375 371,723 Epworth 6,240 6,098 8,154 28,046 0 23,680 1,855 22,055 0 18,423 11,901 34,670 0 0 0 178,580 Portland-First 17,018 41,455 55,425 62,143 38,166 41,500 933 26,640 0 375,475 137,533 262,886 275,731 229,923 12,598 1,846,186 Fremont 6,852 10,228 13,675 34,020 0 23,100 4,000 13,320 0 66,278 5,889 56,843 2,000 39,000 1,000 290,439 Grace Korean 2,000 856 1,145 16,000 0 18,000 2,400 6,000 0 6,000 1,400 5,964 0 0 0 59,765 Hughes Memorial 936 735 982 7,775 0 3,550 39 3,330 0 1,200 691 6,567 0 0 100 27,985 Korean 0 0 0 32,600 0 18,600 2,700 762 0 0 3,330 13,510 7,600 0 0 79,252 Laurelwood 0 914 1,222 6,000 0 0 0 0 6,000 1,500 100 21,580 0 0 0 39,955 Lincoln Street 0 2,454 3,281 19,962 0 4,000 1,964 1,200 0 575 12,342 16,308 0 0 0 68,951 Metanoia Peace Community 0 523 700 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,341 1,911 8,805 0 0 0 20,549 Metzger 2,628 2,608 3,488 15,424 0 5,801 244 7,043 0 10,482 2,131 18,463 0 0 193 78,091 Montavilla 7,356 8,226 10,998 38,843 0 22,475 5,806 6,654 0 44,485 5,427 46,878 0 3,160 3,581 240,016 Parkrose 5,861 1,157 1,547 27,752 0 25,344 2,796 13,320 0 39,348 3,553 42,908 3,912 0 200 171,968 Portland-Pioneer 2,544 447 598 12,958 0 8,260 0 13,320 0 11,439 686 22,007 0 6,839 0 83,246 Rockwood 0 4,382 5,859 16,213 0 22,815 2,750 0 0 38,605 4,524 39,135 0 0 2,515 155,436 Rose City Park 6,576 16,272 21,755 30,806 0 24,000 5,075 22,137 0 132,387 3,907 93,366 0 0 0 390,752 Sellwood 1,800 128 170 9,562 0 1,638 866 5,196 0 12,465 686 24,233 0 10,632 0 67,874 Sunnyside 0 5,273 7,049 20,803 0 0 2,675 10,010 0 31,451 257 38,662 0 15,231 974 146,529 Tabor Heights 6,781 7,683 10,273 22,076 0 30,851 5,052 23,703 0 52,557 5,020 46,210 0 5,093 1,000 221,332 Portland-Trinity 5,651 5,787 7,737 34,030 0 13,025 3,998 6,660 0 30,006 1,084 32,027 6,000 0 2,800 166,640 University Park 5,799 1,232 1,647 616 4,481 27,411 0 12,210 0 8,359 2,658 28,647 0 0 0 95,588 Vermont Hills 6,997 6,716 8,980 42,500 0 15,837 3,792 6,694 0 25,889 9,159 46,712 11,011 33,076 678 246,387 West Portland 2,718 3,548 4,744 16,636 0 9,100 1,500 6,660 0 14,144 3,200 36,556 0 2,268 0 113,632 Wilshire 1,870 1,228 1,642 4,775 0 7,100 0 8,526 0 8,605 339 16,389 2,325 21,000 815 77,730 Woodlawn 363 0 0 1,225 0 3,550 0 4,263 0 7,259 676 13,192 1,200 0 0 32,382 Rainier 3,231 43 56 18,900 0 4,485 2,437 8,906 0 0 422 11,167 400 5,930 50 57,835 St. Helens 5,148 2,739 3,662 25,000 0 12,900 1,369 13,320 0 5,675 488 17,504 0 0 0 91,460 Tigard 8,593 14,042 18,774 48,974 0 13,100 993 8,840 0 137,163 21,024 90,052 80,154 27,618 4,002 507,235 Faith 1,381 1,869 2,500 10,611 0 0 139 3,330 0 0 3,826 18,848 19,900 0 0 67,581 Westside 7,292 7,873 10,527 34,006 0 26,744 3,662 13,320 0 43,522 23,360 36,948 77,763 0 0 301,372

182,792 222,753 297,822 976,183 79,122 619,106 80,602 409,911 6,000 1,603,828 339,143 1,598,343 693,479 469,865 35,884 8,370,742

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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP CHURCH SCHOOLSTATISTICIANS REPORT - Table 1, Part 1 Total Removed Removed Total Baptised TotalJanuary 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Members Received Restored Received Received Removed Withdrawn by Transfer by Transfer Removed Members Average Have Not Persons Enrolled in NumberSOUTHERN DISTRICT at Close Confession from other from other by Charge to other to other by at Close Worship Persons Become on Const Confirmation of

of 2007 of Faith UMCs Denom Conference UMCs Denom Death of 2008 Attendance Baptized Members Rolls Classes Leaders Children YouthChurch Pastor 1 2a 2b 3 4 5a 5b 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Albany-First Fuss, Richard 262 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 7 262 109 3 22 37 0 13 6 2 Ashland Myers, Thomas E 348 3 0 4 0 4 3 5 0 11 332 130 0 6 138 5 35 6 11 Camas Valley Jabs, Aura Lee 46 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 40 27 0 0 30 0 1 2 1 Canyonville Anderson, James 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 26 29 0 2 30 0 4 0 0 Cave Junction - Immanuel Chase, Charles W 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 32 0 2 23 0 4 5 0 Coburg Powell, Gary D 61 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 68 0 17 49 0 16 31 9 Coos Bay King, David 143 5 0 0 2 9 2 0 0 3 136 76 2 1 0 6 4 0 12 Coquille-Pioneer Steele, Elaine 142 3 0 1 0 46 0 1 1 6 92 45 0 0 16 0 6 3 11 Corvallis Fellers, James R 623 2 2 2 0 20 1 0 1 9 598 233 3 105 270 4 69 75 101 Cottage Grove Clark, Achsah 72 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 67 49 0 0 33 0 14 13 0 Dillard-Winston Jabs, Aura Lee 92 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 93 35 0 0 10 0 4 8 0 Drain Houghton, Daniel O 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 17 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 Eugene-Asbury Stoppel, Jeanie 67 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 2 60 40 0 10 11 0 6 0 0 Eugene-First Pitney, Deborah G 599 10 0 4 1 23 12 3 1 15 560 250 3 42 185 8 62 51 65 Eugene-Trinity Nelson-Munson, Pamela 327 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 12 321 130 3 35 45 0 30 28 20 Eugene-Wesley Inlay, Donald 204 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 195 130 4 19 45 0 5 10 6 Florence Marsh, Ruth 101 2 0 8 1 6 0 0 0 4 102 78 2 3 61 0 11 6 0 Gold Hill Titus, Richard 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 48 36 0 0 12 0 3 10 2 Grants Pass-Newman Harkness Haugen, Melissa 348 4 0 10 0 9 0 3 1 7 342 166 3 42 80 4 25 39 29 Halsey Nelson, Karen 53 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 50 24 1 2 7 0 9 4 4 Harrisburg Hays, William R 29 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 26 24 0 13 11 0 5 4 16 Junction City Nixon, Barbara 144 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 140 65 2 29 42 2 11 11 2 Lebanon-First Bartlett, Todd 308 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 299 110 0 11 26 0 8 21 14 Medford-First Tucker, John H 482 12 0 10 0 14 8 2 1 24 455 282 5 40 126 8 24 50 75 Monroe Jeffery, Kirk 91 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 97 27 0 16 30 0 8 40 0 Myrtle Creek Anderson, James 64 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 4 55 47 0 0 43 0 11 22 5 North Bend Steele, Jerry D 199 3 0 0 0 83 2 0 0 2 115 51 1 5 18 0 12 5 2 Oakridge Cram, Charles Sheldon 94 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 2 83 50 0 11 65 0 20 25 9 Philomath-College Seagren, William 159 0 0 6 0 13 0 1 0 1 150 70 0 16 38 0 23 25 35 Reedsport-Covenant Ives, James 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 29 25 0 0 55 0 3 0 0 Roseburg Blanksma, Daryl M 378 4 0 5 0 0 5 4 0 14 364 161 1 18 149 0 11 9 31 Shedd Nelson, Karen 25 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 22 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Springfield-Ebbert Memorial Raines, J David 164 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 157 84 1 0 25 3 12 6 14 Springfield-St. Paul’S Center Raines, J David 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 23 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Sutherlin Clark, Glen T 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 38 19 0 5 8 0 2 4 0 Sweet Home Cutting, April Hall 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 77 31 0 5 16 0 10 12 5 Talent Heisel, Carol 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 24 19 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 Tenmile Anderson, Sarah 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 24 0 8 8 0 6 5 1 Toledo-Trinity Tuck, Sharon Cram 131 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 130 56 1 10 65 0 6 5 0 Upper Rogue Goodrich, David 38 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 34 28 1 5 18 0 3 5 2 Veneta-Valley Lowery, Eilidh 143 4 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 3 138 72 0 34 58 0 14 12 10 Wilbur Clark, Glen T 33 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 45 1 4 31 0 2 0 0 Wilderville Community Church Chase, Charles W 40 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 40 36 0 0 56 0 3 0 0 Yoncalla Houghton, Daniel O 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 27 20 0 11 3 2 2 4 2

DISTRICT TOTAL 6,444 108 15 73 9 268 54 35 10 201 6,081 3,085 37 553 1,988 42 527 565 496

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Table 1 - Part 2 Participants Attendance Attendance Attendance Christian Christian 0 Membership Amount Membership Amount Membership Amount Served Church Church Value of on 33, 34, OtherSOUTHERN DISTRICT All Church Ongoing Short Term Formation Formation UMVIM in Paid for in Paid for in Paid for Weekday Land, Bldgs Parsonages Other 35 at End Indebtedness

Adults Groups School Groups Groups Groups Groups Participants U.M.Men Projects U.M. Women Projects U.M. Youth Projects Programs Equipment & Furniture Assets of YearChurch 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Albany-First 45 66 15 10 20 2 5 0 0 0 54 1,700 0 0 85 3,000,000 270,000 9,151 0 0 Ashland 104 156 48 45 35 14 3 0 27 0 56 2,000 5 0 0 3,117,800 351,000 499,047 780,000 0 Camas Valley 0 4 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 457,963 116,977 20,599 0 0 Canyonville 15 19 0 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 417,000 0 12,878 0 0 Cave Junction - Immanuel 14 23 5 8 8 0 0 0 11 0 19 1,100 0 0 300 762,000 104,000 0 0 0 Coburg 34 90 17 17 6 6 4 0 7 100 26 1,723 9 0 0 694,573 0 62,758 0 0 Coos Bay 29 45 9 8 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,027,571 411,432 130,536 24,095 0 Coquille-Pioneer 8 28 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 32 3,078 11 0 0 1,450,000 168,500 100,276 0 0 Corvallis 150 395 58 61 65 13 2 32 0 0 64 311 87 120 30 9,286,000 0 365,438 541,751 0 Cottage Grove 47 74 15 10 10 3 2 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 33 2,637,000 223,000 95,000 0 0 Dillard-Winston 10 22 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 925,100 116,585 20,631 0 0 Drain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,084,133 189,687 40,000 0 0 Eugene-Asbury 12 18 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 475 0 0 20 1,149,083 0 33,600 0 0 Eugene-First 214 392 107 220 90 29 5 22 68 750 220 8,074 40 2,500 58 12,290,696 223,360 941,585 21,500 0 Eugene-Trinity 139 217 41 25 32 6 9 0 27 325 45 3,120 11 496 103 2,248,615 185,000 225,000 0 0 Eugene-Wesley 32 53 19 20 0 4 2 0 0 0 69 905 7 850 0 5,511,880 296,481 207,083 17,100 0 Florence 38 55 9 36 0 4 0 0 25 0 31 0 0 0 160 525,800 375,000 1,030 48,754 4,799 Gold Hill 13 28 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500,000 208,430 61,515 0 0 Grants Pass-Newman 112 205 41 184 271 27 3 1 14 500 58 1,825 14 8,301 0 4,945,275 205,000 637,916 13,726 0 Halsey 18 35 14 8 26 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 843,948 151,710 16,715 0 0 Harrisburg 22 47 12 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1,261,840 145,600 8,055 0 0 Junction City 40 64 20 20 25 5 1 0 0 0 13 1,926 0 0 0 861,000 166,756 619,572 0 0 Lebanon-First 66 109 29 61 0 8 0 2 15 1,350 74 879 15 1,500 44 1,504,000 0 350,000 0 0 Medford-First 205 354 39 17 21 16 21 1 30 1,245 140 6,959 20 0 28 2,205,140 544,720 893,201 0 0 Monroe 9 57 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 0 0 0 415,400 120,000 64,000 0 0 Myrtle Creek 16 54 8 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 500 0 0 31 796,000 261,000 30,424 0 0 North Bend 76 95 10 18 12 4 0 0 0 0 49 1,189 0 0 43 867,685 0 125,144 0 0 Oakridge 50 104 35 12 12 4 0 0 0 0 29 2,355 0 0 15 870,000 160,000 35,000 0 0 Philomath-College 85 168 50 0 60 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,255,000 230,500 60,000 0 0 Reedsport-Covenant 25 28 8 0 0 8 2 0 11 90 10 636 0 0 0 1,219,300 131,600 6,780 0 0 Roseburg 65 116 30 0 26 0 0 10 0 0 84 4,600 20 7,500 0 2,480,000 0 542,000 0 0 Shedd 2 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155,400 118,190 18,832 0 0 Springfield-Ebbert Memorial 12 44 23 32 32 8 0 0 0 0 35 1,075 13 1,704 15 3,688,200 0 447,336 0 0 Springfield-St. Paul’S Center 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,115,700 0 26,015 0 0 Sutherlin 20 26 11 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 607,000 190,000 12,954 0 0 Sweet Home 47 74 12 10 12 4 0 2 5 154 0 0 0 0 153 914,440 171,380 66,922 3,850 0 Talent 7 19 3 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 10 400 0 0 0 320,000 0 0 0 0 Tenmile 24 36 4 6 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272,400 0 26,000 0 0 Toledo-Trinity 30 41 12 13 10 2 2 1 16 350 81 3,200 0 0 215 890,000 103,000 72,000 0 0 Upper Rogue 0 10 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 400 13 2,500 0 0 0 351,000 0 1,500 0 0 Veneta-Valley 27 63 12 7 10 3 0 0 10 0 15 1,507 5 0 0 1,002,000 184,000 20,000 0 0 Wilbur 43 45 32 5 16 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 275,000 109,000 102,665 0 0 Wilderville Community Church 10 13 12 8 25 2 0 0 5 0 14 1,274 0 0 35 688,300 0 0 0 0 Yoncalla 6 14 12 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 130,000 0 4,000 0 0

1,921 3,509 831 916 878 215 76 74 277 5,264 1,299 54,311 257 22,971 1,433 79,019,242 6,231,908 7,013,158 1,450,776 4,799

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Fund Fund Fund World Fund Offerings Special Specials Sent to Pd DirectSOUTHERN DISTRICT Service Day Conf by Local

Specials Offerings Treasurer ChurchCHURCH Pastor 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 51 57Albany-First Fuss, Richard 2,746 4,204 880 338 154 2,975 0 0 0 0 375 8,216 6,106 Ashland Myers, Thomas E 5,708 8,739 1,859 743 167 2,500 0 114 0 0 3,635 0 12,731 Camas Valley Jabs, Aura Lee 488 746 157 63 14 350 0 70 0 0 489 4,033 1,083 Canyonville Anderson, James 579 887 188 75 17 0 0 0 0 0 523 0 1,294 Cave Junction - Immanuel Chase, Charles W 0 0 0 0 0 86 0 15 103 0 0 0 0 Coburg Powell, Gary D 815 1,249 265 106 23 175 0 690 0 0 565 1,818 1,824 Coos Bay King, David 2,252 3,448 732 288 60 734 0 1,311 0 0 556 1,961 5,028 Coquille-Pioneer Steele, Elaine 2,239 3,428 729 288 63 10 0 547 0 0 1,904 1,937 5,002 Corvallis Fellers, James R 5,134 7,859 1,168 465 103 2,925 0 4,761 0 0 250 16,076 24,055 Cottage Grove Clark, Achsah 1,522 2,331 493 193 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,396 Dillard-Winston Jabs, Aura Lee 803 1,230 261 104 23 0 0 0 0 0 642 3,225 1,791 Drain Houghton, Daniel O 933 1,429 303 121 27 0 0 1,193 115 197 756 0 2,088 Eugene-Asbury Stoppel, Jeanie 1,189 1,820 386 154 34 0 0 0 0 100 1,018 0 2,653 Eugene-First Pitney, Deborah G 0 0 103 460 314 3,770 0 0 0 0 0 2,166 5,000 Eugene-Trinity Nelson-Munson, Pamela 3,328 5,094 1,501 598 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 349 7,380 Eugene-Wesley Inlay, Donald 4,596 7,036 1,498 595 131 688 0 1,183 0 0 406 11,083 10,256 Florence Marsh, Ruth 1,206 1,847 392 156 34 95 0 120 0 74 1,204 180 2,691 Gold Hill Titus, Richard 616 944 200 80 18 0 0 370 0 0 872 1,300 1,369 Grants Pass-Newman Harkness Haugen, Melissa 5,116 7,832 1,668 660 145 6,684 0 2,436 51 0 1,842 12,605 11,419 Halsey Nelson, Karen 730 1,118 240 96 24 70 0 260 15 0 782 55 1,632 Harrisburg Hays, William R 954 1,460 312 122 26 0 0 0 0 37 828 0 2,133 Junction City Nixon, Barbara 2,409 3,689 782 312 72 1,072 0 0 0 0 0 3,522 5,376 Lebanon-First Bartlett, Todd 2,887 4,421 939 374 83 7,033 0 494 0 687 95 4,417 6,444 Medford-First Tucker, John H 0 0 0 0 0 7,383 0 2,323 0 894 1,170 8,022 0 Monroe Jeffery, Kirk 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 2,610 0 0 Myrtle Creek Anderson, James 119 181 0 0 0 519 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 North Bend Steele, Jerry D 988 1,512 660 0 0 2,218 0 0 0 0 0 9,200 4,542 Oakridge Cram, Charles Sheldon 1,374 2,103 80 32 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,852 550 Philomath-College Seagren, William 2,419 3,704 787 312 69 902 0 0 0 0 0 325 5,400 Reedsport-Covenant Ives, James 559 857 180 72 12 781 0 0 17 0 276 2,719 1,248 Roseburg Blanksma, Daryl M 5,523 8,457 1,800 719 156 4,022 0 1,612 0 0 1,203 6,884 12,324 Shedd Nelson, Karen 740 1,132 240 96 24 190 0 200 10 0 648 1,083 1,657 Springfield-Ebbert Memorial Raines, J David 2,112 3,233 940 374 83 100 0 135 0 293 0 3,163 3,830 Springfield-St. Paul’S Center Raines, J David 0 0 0 0 21 200 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 Sutherlin Clark, Glen T 597 915 192 77 17 50 0 225 0 0 0 6,983 1,331 Sweet Home Cutting, April Hall 609 933 198 79 18 50 0 268 0 0 487 4,268 1,358 Talent Heisel, Carol 418 639 136 54 12 0 0 173 10 0 388 0 933 Tenmile Anderson, Sarah 284 436 92 37 8 0 0 0 0 0 263 0 636 Toledo-Trinity Tuck, Sharon Cram 1,285 1,967 418 166 36 720 0 127 0 0 289 1,440 2,868 Upper Rogue Goodrich, David 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 130 250 Veneta-Valley Lowery, Eilidh 1,708 2,616 555 0 49 0 0 289 0 0 91 0 3,813 Wilbur Clark, Glen T 687 1,053 228 84 24 0 0 291 0 0 603 1,582 1,535 Wilderville Community Chase, Charles W 457 700 144 61 12 93 0 0 0 0 411 754 1,016 Yoncalla Houghton, Daniel O 252 385 148 107 24 288 0 1,116 70 0 156 0 705

DISTRICT TOTAL 66,381 101,634 21,854 8,661 2,283 46,743 0 20,415 391 2,358 25,337 123,348 164,947

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Pensions Treasurer School) (Not Prog) TreasurerCHURCH 58 59 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76Albany-First 6,048 6,659 8,903 33,891 0 5,410 4,740 19,365 0 62,176 8,996 84,054 0 0 1,170 267,406 Ashland 7,561 12,656 16,922 30,833 0 27,600 7,000 13,320 0 108,080 17,325 49,712 38,969 108,820 4,611 479,605 Camas Valley 212 1,078 1,442 5,444 0 5,156 2,047 2,220 0 1,095 727 6,314 0 0 0 33,228 Canyonville 1,740 1,285 1,718 10,150 0 1,830 150 4,656 0 600 100 5,856 500 4,100 0 36,248 Cave Junction - Immanuel 3,109 0 0 13,750 0 6,106 4,150 6,660 0 3,774 348 11,087 0 0 400 49,588 Coburg 2,772 1,811 2,421 9,900 0 9,600 1,428 13,320 0 265 3,820 10,435 0 5,028 850 69,180 Coos Bay 4,824 4,993 6,675 27,200 0 5,427 4,581 13,349 0 24,802 14,278 27,051 6,339 1,833 0 157,722 Coquille-Pioneer 2,154 4,967 6,641 21,970 0 2,500 3,484 5,484 0 15,432 2,939 22,716 0 0 1,140 105,574 Corvallis 12,838 23,902 31,958 39,210 29,650 34,900 7,960 42,675 0 217,737 16,921 98,496 65,852 19,355 2,210 706,460 Cottage Grove 2,566 3,379 4,518 23,150 0 10,578 1,180 6,952 0 0 1,919 22,228 0 0 0 84,452 Dillard-Winston 848 1,781 2,381 10,888 0 10,313 4,372 0 0 0 1,998 11,896 0 0 0 52,556 Drain 2,797 2,069 2,766 14,679 0 4,742 1,692 8,192 0 50 3,310 10,606 0 0 0 58,065 Eugene-Asbury 1,820 2,636 3,525 11,002 0 3,425 2,804 6,815 0 6,967 780 20,681 0 0 0 67,809 Eugene-First 13,348 22,818 30,508 45,878 32,371 27,418 5,045 19,980 0 221,747 14,382 106,333 1,127 7,016 14,896 574,680 Eugene-Trinity 5,438 8,827 11,802 26,501 0 18,819 5,405 13,310 0 101,436 6,852 46,415 0 15,268 3,360 281,815 Eugene-Wesley 8,513 10,192 13,626 30,783 8,539 34,134 7,150 24,710 0 56,743 6,379 51,530 0 28,571 0 318,342 Florence 5,088 2,675 3,577 31,020 0 4,200 864 13,320 0 15,426 1,829 9,256 5,799 3,100 2,330 106,483 Gold Hill 0 1,365 1,825 7,000 0 1,800 84 0 0 2,710 7,259 11,969 0 154,641 0 194,422 Grants Pass-Newman 6,516 11,343 15,166 39,216 0 8,095 1,705 13,320 0 121,154 9,205 53,806 9,800 41,249 5,491 386,524 Halsey 2,334 1,618 2,164 8,019 0 5,439 1,475 7,297 0 90 1,259 7,127 0 260 0 42,104 Harrisburg 2,543 2,116 2,829 14,775 0 3,966 995 7,287 0 1,917 6,084 10,704 0 1,200 0 60,288 Junction City 6,514 5,345 7,147 42,224 0 5,173 4,240 13,320 0 35,793 3,039 17,854 0 1,000 630 159,513 Lebanon-First 6,590 6,404 8,562 32,936 0 22,000 3,800 13,320 0 30,764 3,575 27,023 0 0 0 182,848 Medford-First 11,824 11,366 15,195 40,446 17,068 32,484 3,929 9,817 58,804 114,081 17,427 65,230 0 25,697 11,899 455,059 Monroe 0 0 0 25,600 0 5,500 0 13,200 0 0 1,105 9,262 0 0 600 57,937 Myrtle Creek 3,240 642 857 18,850 0 2,730 0 8,658 0 1,195 1,607 16,929 0 1,500 0 57,227 North Bend 6,038 4,513 6,034 33,200 0 17,125 2,583 13,320 0 11,585 4,875 19,682 0 2,681 1,000 141,756 Oakridge 5,100 548 733 26,700 0 8,037 562 13,854 0 0 4,395 11,227 0 5,244 2,355 86,753 Philomath-College 6,795 5,366 7,174 38,617 0 9,874 3,819 13,320 0 10,275 7,968 27,427 0 22,269 902 167,724 Reedsport-Covenant 0 1,243 1,662 9,500 0 0 1,070 214 0 3,722 408 12,640 0 135 27 37,342 Roseburg 7,188 12,252 16,380 35,905 0 24,000 5,710 13,349 0 95,053 17,247 49,482 0 23,955 0 343,221 Shedd 2,754 1,643 2,197 10,746 0 3,090 1,475 7,445 0 60 85 12,519 0 0 0 48,034 Springfield-Ebbert Memorial 4,630 6,413 8,574 25,325 0 12,225 1,761 5,994 0 45,640 6,089 31,661 0 98,028 1,600 262,203 Springfield-St. Paul’S Center 1,446 1,630 2,178 8,070 0 4,075 740 1,832 0 6,912 0 15,520 0 0 0 42,700 Sutherlin 1,848 1,325 1,771 8,700 0 4,384 2,063 7,066 0 0 343 5,546 0 2,700 0 46,133 Sweet Home 2,697 2,338 3,127 5,750 0 11,000 2,704 13,320 0 2,258 9,367 27,843 3,337 0 0 92,009 Talent 0 926 1,238 3,948 0 0 0 0 0 3,739 3,124 8,142 0 0 0 23,880 Tenmile 720 626 838 6,000 0 0 3,848 0 0 0 550 5,490 0 0 0 19,828 Toledo-Trinity 5,208 2,850 3,810 28,000 0 7,900 3,600 14,400 2,350 4,800 2,122 12,078 0 13,031 1,000 110,465 Upper Rogue 0 389 521 6,180 0 8,150 576 1,946 0 0 402 6,730 0 950 0 26,316 Veneta-Valley 4,872 3,789 5,066 31,100 0 7,326 2,457 13,320 0 8,889 1,795 16,869 0 0 951 105,555 Wilbur 3,288 1,525 2,039 18,300 0 4,392 2,063 7,073 0 0 257 7,580 0 24,723 0 77,327 Wilderville Community Church 2,442 1,375 1,838 10,250 0 4,000 4,450 6,660 0 3,120 1,206 13,329 0 0 556 52,874 Yoncalla 2,796 778 1,041 14,673 0 4,501 1,974 5,767 0 1,200 1,107 8,557 0 0 0 45,645

179,059 201,456 269,349 936,279 87,628 429,424 121,735 439,427 61,154 1,341,287 214,803 1,106,892 131,723 612,354 57,978 6,774,900

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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP CHURCH SCHOOLSTATISTICIANS REPORT - Table 1, Part 1 Total Removed Removed Total Baptised TotalJanuary 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Members Received Restored Received Received Removed Withdrawn by Transfer by Transfer Removed Members Average Have Not Persons Enrolled in NumberWESTERN DISTRICT at Close Confession from other from other by Charge to other to other by at Close Worship Persons Become on Const Confirmation of

of 2007 of Faith UMCs Denom Conference UMCs Denom Death of 2008 Attendance Baptized Members Rolls Classes Leaders Children YouthChurch Pastor 1 2a 2b 3 4 5a 5b 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Amity Swanson, Carol 66 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 62 30 0 0 13 0 5 8 4 Astoria Johnson, Judith 108 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 0 1 90 46 0 15 25 0 3 9 0 Banks-Community Shimer, Brian E 70 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 74 61 2 5 56 0 16 38 5 Bay City Hurd, David 60 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 55 45 0 1 43 0 4 3 0 Canby Taylor, William 250 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 5 252 90 0 11 163 0 52 12 16 Carus Sargent, Rand D 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 57 25 0 26 28 0 4 1 2 Clarkes Truby, Thomas L 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 94 49 0 30 46 0 16 18 18 Cornelius Conklin, Eric 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 93 30 0 0 12 0 4 6 4 Dallas Hajdu-Paulen, Jeremy 169 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 5 171 97 3 35 50 0 21 21 10 Dundee Langenwalter, Gary 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 20 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Falls City Simmons, James 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 15 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 Forest Grove Wilson-Fey, Daniel 220 4 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 8 226 126 2 24 86 0 46 58 26 Grand Ronde Ledden, Robert A 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 21 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hillsboro-First Drake, Gwendolyn M 379 17 4 0 0 2 8 3 4 4 379 127 5 113 40 7 37 51 16 Jefferson Raines, Katherine L 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 60 30 0 20 35 0 3 13 0 Keizer-Clear Lake Childress, David A 165 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 165 146 1 0 45 0 15 25 12 Lyons , 22 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquam Sargent, Rand D 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 39 1 4 28 0 3 7 0 Mccabe Golden, Margaret 49 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 54 46 5 5 16 0 9 7 4 Mcminnville Ross, Stephan W 213 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 200 218 2 26 117 0 47 72 46 Molalla Gurley, Pamela Len 144 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 145 70 0 33 62 0 40 7 0 Monmouth Simmons, James 45 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 39 32 4 22 9 0 6 8 4 Mountain Home Weld-Martin, Anne 90 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 89 40 1 6 28 0 17 12 12 Nehalem Bay Allen, D Scott 141 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 141 63 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Newberg Shaffer, Jane A 293 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 9 287 160 1 17 83 1 77 63 23 Oregon City Ross, Gary 218 3 0 2 0 18 0 1 0 5 199 125 3 32 37 0 44 116 10 Salem-Englewood Egli, Roberta 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 87 60 1 12 35 0 6 14 0 Salem-First Owen, Sue 642 24 75 8 4 49 20 7 6 11 660 293 6 0 250 3 21 40 50 Salem-Jason Lee Gilmore, Edson G 105 4 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 114 37 1 5 11 8 5 6 3 Salem-Morningside Powell, Michael D 326 10 1 10 6 3 0 1 0 4 345 163 2 107 65 5 37 17 15 Salem-Trinity Burkhart, Janet 225 2 0 0 0 0 6 4 3 13 201 106 2 23 23 0 24 6 0 West Salem Barley, Norman H 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 48 20 0 0 17 0 3 2 0 Seaside Fridel, Christina 136 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 135 64 1 21 55 0 12 8 0 Sheridan Swanson, Carol 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 36 2 13 33 0 3 0 0 Sherwood Hill, Gerald 146 1 0 3 3 3 4 7 0 2 137 80 2 34 14 9 12 42 8 Silverton Quanstrom, Linda S 181 10 0 0 4 1 0 5 0 6 183 92 0 0 67 0 3 7 0 Stayton Kidner-Miesen, Lura 174 1 2 9 4 0 0 0 0 6 184 99 1 16 66 0 10 5 4 Tillamook Luckman, Peggy 174 1 0 0 0 16 0 2 0 2 155 64 0 7 32 0 3 5 1 Tualatin Christianson, Penny 244 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 235 90 1 38 78 0 8 13 2 Warrenton Johnson, Judith 39 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 33 17 0 10 5 0 1 0 0 Willamette Truby, Thomas L 95 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 92 35 0 24 24 0 8 7 1 Wilsonville Wenigmann, Bruce 98 2 0 0 0 18 1 2 2 2 75 42 6 4 12 0 9 10 7 Woodburn Monroe, James P 235 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 227 135 1 0 54 0 6 13 0 Yamhill Conklin, Eric 37 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 36 24 1 0 15 0 2 0 0

DISTRICT TOTAL 6,175 113 82 55 50 160 48 54 21 141 6,051 3,208 60 739 1,886 33 649 752 303

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Table 1 - Part 2 Participants Attendance Attendance Attendance Christian Christian 0 Membership Amount Membership Amount Membership Amount Served Church Church Value of on 33, 34, OtherWESTERN DISTRICT All Church Ongoing Short Term Formation Formation UMVIM in Paid for in Paid for in Paid for Weekday Land, Bldgs Parsonages Other 35 at End Indebtedness

Adults Groups School Groups Groups Groups Groups Participants U.M.Men Projects U.M. Women Projects U.M. Youth Projects Programs Equipment & Furniture Assets of YearChurch 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Amity 33 50 14 3 40 3 0 0 0 0 8 1,650 3 0 0 1,392,000 180,200 38,864 0 0 Astoria 12 24 10 0 30 4 0 0 8 149 34 1,461 0 0 0 1,932,000 0 55,959 0 0 Banks-Community 52 111 12 37 5 8 0 0 0 0 18 358 0 0 0 1,195,000 335,000 26,000 0 0 Bay City 28 35 8 20 0 4 0 0 8 0 15 3,100 0 0 0 443,200 230,300 30,000 0 0 Canby 100 180 20 12 10 18 1 7 0 0 50 4,471 10 2,500 12 2,850,000 0 188,564 0 0 Carus 14 21 12 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 26 360 2 0 0 673,282 0 12,947 1,179 0 Clarkes 0 52 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 2,423 13 400 0 475,000 142,000 78,622 0 0 Cornelius 14 28 8 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,336,428 325,576 92,170 0 0 Dallas 71 123 32 18 59 8 4 0 19 84 45 333 7 0 0 2,005,959 0 875,328 7,149 0 Dundee 5 7 7 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 750,000 215,000 435,000 40,000 0 Falls City 8 10 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22,700 0 29,420 0 0 Forest Grove 83 213 24 76 37 10 6 0 0 0 46 1,592 14 2,109 0 3,930,220 0 1,479,663 0 0 Grand Ronde 7 8 0 7 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 258,000 0 36,900 0 0 Hillsboro-First 159 263 52 60 7 21 17 0 0 0 96 1,917 15 120 47 3,436,000 0 192,912 0 0 Jefferson 0 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 550,000 45,000 13,909 3,200 0 Keizer-Clear Lake 41 93 20 55 0 4 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 0 185 1,163,000 160,000 190,101 0 0 Lyons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquam 0 10 5 12 0 1 0 0 11 0 25 4,955 0 0 0 546,189 306,912 41,916 0 0 Mccabe 26 46 8 10 0 4 0 1 10 0 18 284 0 0 0 149,500 0 35,392 0 0 Mcminnville 287 452 52 64 200 24 0 0 0 0 35 5,300 8 0 16 3,400,000 0 323,257 0 0 Molalla 15 62 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,590 0 0 0 1,446,390 0 122,000 0 0 Monmouth 24 42 8 6 14 0 0 0 5 100 10 225 8 0 10 504,000 115,000 32,632 0 0 Mountain Home 28 69 12 6 6 8 0 0 10 425 5 1,450 12 300 0 65,100 147,000 59,169 0 3,800 Nehalem Bay 26 30 8 3 20 2 0 0 15 100 16 2,558 0 0 40 1,415,000 201,100 351,372 3,500 0 Newberg 156 319 30 16 31 32 5 0 35 1,128 20 0 12 0 0 2,190,810 0 311,476 1,141 0 Oregon City 110 280 45 62 186 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 95 3,860,000 377,000 0 747,632 0 Salem-Englewood 33 53 35 12 0 4 0 0 18 1,714 27 1,025 0 0 0 2,549,000 262,000 0 0 0 Salem-First 125 236 135 15 70 8 24 4 20 0 68 2,477 45 0 0 12,732,684 0 1,586,354 171,730 0 Salem-Jason Lee 20 34 3 0 12 1 3 0 0 0 14 0 2 0 0 4,004,941 412,168 186,440 0 432 Salem-Morningside 82 151 27 16 15 3 0 0 18 300 83 2,408 25 7,632 0 181,247 207,225 0 0 6,000 Salem-Trinity 126 156 22 56 17 9 0 0 7 0 70 2,616 1 600 0 3,207,300 0 830,717 0 16,805 West Salem 22 27 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 752,800 0 0 0 0 Seaside 32 52 12 28 6 1 0 0 0 0 43 995 0 0 700 1,378,000 287,900 1,665,900 0 0 Sheridan 10 13 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 12 1,000 0 0 0 1,714,119 0 307,811 0 0 Sherwood 41 103 35 0 95 6 0 0 10 940 20 1,656 15 1,464 0 1,300,000 285,000 14,419 0 14,745 Silverton 16 26 4 12 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 100 0 0 22 2,500,000 280,000 300,000 0 0 Stayton 21 40 12 12 25 2 2 0 15 0 30 4,685 0 0 30 3,000,000 0 69,847 333,934 851 Tillamook 62 71 0 10 13 4 0 1 12 294 32 5,870 0 0 15 1,535,000 204,000 6,915 0 3,349 Tualatin 27 50 7 12 12 2 0 0 4 0 30 1,800 0 0 6 2,500,000 0 300,000 0 0 Warrenton 13 14 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,810,000 0 19,131 0 0 Willamette 17 33 8 0 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 152 0 0 1,600 1,109,194 350,000 5,086 184,683 0 Wilsonville 31 57 12 20 12 6 2 0 12 0 28 0 7 0 18 1,332,189 0 3,500 0 0 Woodburn 60 79 26 18 25 2 2 3 24 216,075 75 2,500 0 0 38 3,565,000 282,000 15,620 78,555 0 Yamhill 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 940,000 184,000 0 0 0

2,037 3,741 778 698 992 219 75 57 274 221,309 1,057 61,311 209 15,125 2,834 82,101,252 5,534,381 10,365,313 1,572,703 45,982

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Fund Fund Fund World Fund Offerings Special Specials Sent to Pd DirectWESTERN DISTRICT Service Day Conf by Local

Specials Offerings Treasurer ChurchCHURCH Pastor 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 49 50 56Amity Swanson, Carol 778 1,190 252 100 22 10 0 72 0 0 355 645 1,729 Astoria Johnson, Judith 0 0 600 258 57 905 0 1,279 0 220 241 1,457 250 Banks-Community Shimer, Brian E 1,512 2,316 492 192 48 0 0 0 0 0 1,128 8,175 3,372 Bay City Hurd, David 815 1,247 264 106 24 76 0 240 0 20 706 130 1,821 Canby Taylor, William 643 985 0 0 0 125 0 765 0 0 550 100 105 Carus Sargent, Rand D 849 1,299 276 109 24 0 0 0 0 28 739 260 1,895 Clarkes Truby, Thomas L 943 1,444 311 120 25 460 0 385 0 42 2,010 363 2,100 Cornelius Conklin, Eric 178 272 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 1,372 Dallas Hajdu-Paulen, Jeremy 2,322 3,554 756 300 68 2,991 0 603 0 290 0 2,336 5,184 Dundee Langenwalter, Gary 484 740 156 60 12 0 0 0 0 0 20 1,471 1,080 Falls City Simmons, James 156 239 51 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 349 Forest Grove Wilson-Fey, Daniel 1,972 3,018 640 256 56 16,600 0 1,488 206 0 93 7,813 4,400 Grand Ronde Ledden, Robert A 147 226 48 19 4 0 0 42 0 0 136 886 330 Hillsboro-First Drake, Gwendolyn M 2,824 4,323 0 0 0 315 0 1,040 0 0 25 4,216 6,856 Jefferson Raines, Katherine L 281 431 161 74 16 0 0 90 0 0 329 133 952 Keizer-Clear Lake Childress, David A 878 1,344 0 0 0 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,207 Lyons , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquam Sargent, Rand D 778 1,191 253 101 22 575 0 20 0 0 685 150 1,736 Mccabe Golden, Margaret 374 573 122 48 11 0 0 182 26 0 2,264 2,454 834 Mcminnville Ross, Stephan W 4,125 6,315 1,341 534 118 6,968 0 1,684 0 717 3,577 24,233 9,204 Molalla Gurley, Pamela Len 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,132 0 Monmouth Simmons, James 891 1,365 288 118 24 650 0 804 0 0 0 3,156 1,990 Mountain Home Weld-Martin, Anne 968 1,481 313 121 25 200 0 0 0 0 856 0 2,159 Nehalem Bay Allen, D Scott 1,816 2,780 600 240 60 870 0 0 0 0 102 260 4,056 Newberg Shaffer, Jane A 3,727 5,705 1,212 480 108 4,760 0 2,029 0 0 455 6,498 8,316 Oregon City Ross, Gary 0 0 0 0 0 750 0 195 0 0 300 35,876 2,700 Salem-Englewood Egli, Roberta 336 514 350 125 48 37 0 486 180 0 141 3,254 800 Salem-First Owen, Sue 4,544 6,956 1,314 522 114 13,309 0 1,306 0 3,170 806 20,100 10,145 Salem-Jason Lee Gilmore, Edson G 0 0 0 0 0 576 0 530 32 0 77 1,539 500 Salem-Morningside Powell, Michael D 5,710 8,741 1,857 741 194 1,021 0 2,188 0 307 3,748 1,728 12,745 Salem-Trinity Burkhart, Janet 0 0 0 300 10 773 0 510 0 110 435 17,314 70 West Salem Barley, Norman H 565 865 182 72 14 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 1,262 Seaside Fridel, Christina 162 248 53 21 5 340 0 465 0 0 68 135 961 Sheridan Swanson, Carol 768 1,176 252 99 22 0 0 0 0 0 692 449 1,711 Sherwood Hill, Gerald 718 1,100 0 0 0 779 0 130 0 4 0 1,198 4,313 Silverton Quanstrom, Linda S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 0 200 0 Stayton Kidner-Miesen, Lura 3,147 4,817 973 389 85 1,325 0 1,042 185 0 2,602 0 6,685 Tillamook Luckman, Peggy 1,611 2,467 549 278 60 1,375 0 1,146 55 314 813 1,553 3,597 Tualatin Christianson, Penny 1,874 2,869 0 0 0 450 0 0 0 0 0 1,350 4,181 Warrenton Johnson, Judith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 332 0 0 0 550 0 Willamette Truby, Thomas L 277 423 0 0 0 0 0 20 70 0 100 0 100 Wilsonville Wenigmann, Bruce 0 0 0 0 0 550 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,162 Woodburn Monroe, James P 0 0 0 0 0 1,265 0 650 0 0 0 4,457 0 Yamhill Conklin, Eric 535 820 174 69 15 0 0 0 0 0 478 0 1,195

DISTRICT TOTAL 47,708 73,034 13,840 5,872 1,295 58,163 0 19,723 754 5,472 24,673 157,571 121,424

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Pensions Treasurer School) (Not Prog) TreasurerCHURCH 58 59 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76Amity 0 1,720 2,300 13,389 0 5,111 2,027 5,158 0 1,285 4,926 9,621 0 1,035 0 51,725 Astoria 4,824 4,416 5,903 26,921 0 13,275 2,250 9,990 0 13,926 4,790 21,713 0 0 0 113,275 Banks-Community 5,136 3,353 4,483 29,200 0 6,486 5,047 12,638 0 0 4,688 15,741 0 12,141 264 116,412 Bay City 0 1,807 2,415 0 0 0 0 0 0 27,894 5,261 13,502 0 2,379 0 58,707 Canby 3,091 5,510 7,366 33,546 0 16,572 2,151 12,780 0 44,886 1,702 30,226 0 0 5,121 166,224 Carus 2,796 1,884 2,519 15,132 0 8,158 2,551 6,689 0 250 711 15,230 0 0 528 61,927 Clarkes 3,085 2,089 2,794 17,727 0 6,160 2,410 3,330 0 375 3,246 11,737 0 0 532 61,688 Cornelius 932 2,656 3,549 4,093 0 4,933 465 3,489 0 10,966 792 15,044 0 0 0 48,835 Dallas 5,908 5,150 6,885 30,355 0 18,870 3,473 13,320 0 15,750 3,931 34,495 1,787 28,052 1,549 187,929 Dundee 1,164 1,073 1,436 580 0 7,490 1,296 1,764 0 2,725 1,068 11,366 990 8,309 0 43,284 Falls City 0 347 463 7,550 0 1,050 0 0 0 0 325 4,547 0 1,687 0 16,788 Forest Grove 6,927 8,743 11,690 28,339 0 29,400 3,048 13,820 0 92,588 12,939 58,465 0 920 0 303,421 Grand Ronde 0 326 438 0 0 0 2,650 0 0 1,150 0 2,472 0 0 0 8,874 Hillsboro-First 7,116 6,846 9,153 31,180 0 28,100 5,460 20,434 0 85,017 3,319 48,477 0 0 4,000 268,701 Jefferson 2,568 1,269 1,697 15,000 0 6,375 1,250 5,328 0 1,141 2,178 5,984 1,800 18,925 0 65,982 Keizer-Clear Lake 5,964 6,620 8,850 38,300 0 16,400 3,534 13,320 0 27,914 10,564 31,944 75,858 0 1,000 248,805 Lyons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquam 2,796 1,725 2,306 12,616 0 3,500 2,561 7,810 0 0 760 10,825 0 0 560 50,970 Mccabe 0 830 1,109 14,800 0 6,900 1,850 1,714 0 0 1,232 3,601 0 2,500 619 42,043 Mcminnville 7,475 9,147 12,230 32,308 0 18,300 4,702 15,540 0 70,038 5,593 44,210 390,990 0 2,700 672,049 Molalla 4,944 2,525 3,375 28,725 0 12,278 1,000 18,144 0 0 6,251 17,673 0 0 0 98,047 Monmouth 4,993 1,977 2,643 10,460 0 2,200 335 6,660 0 13,239 1,048 9,471 0 0 220 62,532 Mountain Home 2,322 2,147 2,870 19,999 0 3,023 0 3,000 0 4,329 2,014 12,572 0 17,318 0 75,717 Nehalem Bay 6,540 4,026 5,382 38,600 0 6,358 4,420 13,349 0 10,353 2,846 21,509 0 60,850 1,000 186,017 Newberg 6,600 8,267 11,053 33,534 0 21,462 2,907 13,320 0 75,417 10,928 37,218 0 10,785 0 264,781 Oregon City 7,992 5,777 7,724 41,850 0 23,100 4,520 13,320 0 87,145 7,682 49,116 83,514 0 0 371,561 Salem-Englewood 3,096 1,178 1,575 14,220 2,406 8,150 2,288 1,854 0 13,700 2,255 22,569 0 0 0 79,562 Salem-First 13,814 12,687 16,962 42,388 21,847 50,892 5,612 19,980 0 184,324 17,103 224,785 59,603 19,497 0 751,780 Salem-Jason Lee 1,485 898 1,200 16,948 0 7,556 1,737 1,665 0 13,379 864 32,091 0 0 0 81,077 Salem-Morningside 6,351 12,664 16,932 50,836 0 51,193 4,207 14,619 0 142,526 6,306 48,007 0 1,893 2,391 396,905 Salem-Trinity 6,264 8,742 11,688 32,569 0 19,645 4,027 13,320 0 54,369 2,455 56,627 2,155 52,183 1,075 284,641 West Salem 0 1,253 1,675 11,280 0 0 0 908 0 310 24 10,390 0 0 0 28,848 Seaside 6,154 573 767 31,910 0 6,800 2,161 15,098 0 18,419 2,495 13,073 0 0 0 99,908 Sheridan 0 1,701 2,275 4,517 0 2,083 0 2,580 0 4,325 1,831 12,797 0 0 0 37,278 Sherwood 6,600 4,286 5,731 34,400 0 12,502 5,700 13,200 0 17,957 1,792 27,614 5,870 21,660 100 165,654 Silverton 5,270 5,780 7,728 38,396 0 10,115 593 18,715 0 34,329 1,082 23,905 0 39,936 0 186,299 Stayton 6,612 6,644 8,884 30,540 0 24,600 1,645 13,320 0 21,633 10,262 42,449 76,495 20,488 0 284,822 Tillamook 5,340 3,692 4,937 31,100 0 4,500 4,448 17,820 0 19,721 1,857 28,586 1,384 0 2,438 139,641 Tualatin 6,412 7,066 9,447 29,824 0 23,628 0 13,617 0 40,038 2,045 22,416 0 2,302 0 167,519 Warrenton 1,116 513 687 8,892 0 0 0 3,608 0 0 80 7,211 0 0 0 22,989 Willamette 3,345 513 687 17,727 0 6,160 1,707 3,330 0 5,644 240 19,839 27,305 4,741 0 92,228 Wilsonville 6,888 4,136 5,530 9,562 0 36,000 450 20,210 0 7,561 7,044 14,300 0 0 0 116,393 Woodburn 9,300 5,538 7,405 32,600 0 51,437 4,000 6,660 0 82,189 6,973 51,069 1,319 0 0 264,862 Yamhill 412 1,187 1,587 7,438 0 1,350 387 2,057 0 0 428 11,984 0 1,432 0 31,548

181,632 169,281 226,330 969,351 24,253 582,112 98,869 397,478 0 1,246,812 163,930 1,206,471 729,070 329,033 24,097 6,878,248

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OREGON-IDAHO ANNUAL CONFERENCECHURCH MEMBERSHIP CHURCH SCHOOL

STATISTICIANS REPORT - Table 1, Part 1 Total Removed Removed Total Baptised TotalJanuary 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Members Received Restored Received Received Removed Withdrawn by Transfer by Transfer Removed Members Average Have Not Persons Enrolled in NumberRECAPITULATION at Close Confession from other from other by Charge to other to other by at Close Worship Persons Become on Const Confirmation of

of 2007 of Faith UMCs Denom Conference UMCs Denom Death of 2008 Attendance Baptized Members Rolls Classes Leaders Children YouthDistrict Superintendent 1 2a 2b 3 4 5a 5b 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Central John Watts 3,428 51 3 21 18 15 19 20 8 85 3,374 1,688 50 246 1,536 37 300 480 268 Eastern Bob Flaherty 9,187 346 46 95 56 435 56 66 16 164 8,993 4,382 192 1,574 5,388 69 958 1,597 679 Metropolitan Bonnie Parr Philipson 6,814 143 56 69 30 216 60 57 29 163 6,587 3,163 82 743 2,387 85 695 1,049 614 Southern Donna Pritchard 6,444 108 15 73 9 268 54 35 10 201 6,081 3,085 37 553 1,988 42 527 565 496 Western Kate Conolly 6,175 113 82 55 50 160 48 54 21 141 6,051 3,208 60 739 1,886 33 649 752 303

Conference Total 2008 32,048 761 202 313 163 1,094 237 232 84 754 31,086 15,526 421 3,855 13,185 266 3,129 4,443 2,360 Conference Total 2007 33,171 697 139 378 177 1,086 372 229 110 717 32,048 15,982 460 3,834 12,389 223 3,008 4,911 2,395

Increase 64 63 8 3 37 21 796 43 121 Decrease (1,123) (65) (14) (135) (26) (962) (456) (39) (468) (35)

CHURCH SCHOOL & SMALL GROUP MINISTRIES U.M. MEN U.M. WOMEN U.M. YOUTH PROPERTY AND OTHER ASSETSTotal Average Average Average Number of Participants Value of Value of Indebtedness

Table 1 - Part 2 Participants Attendance Attendance Attendance Christian Christian Membership Amount Membership Amount Membership Amount Served Church Church Value of on 33, 34, OtherRECAPITULATION All Church Ongoing Short Term Formation Formation UMVIM in Paid for in Paid for in Paid for Weekday Land, Bldgs Parsonages Other 35 at End Indebtedness

Adults Groups School Groups Groups Groups Groups Participants U.M.Men Projects U.M. Women Projects U.M. Youth Projects Programs Equipment & Furniture Assets of YearDistrict 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Central 992 2,040 429 435 342 111 24 7 158 3,807 679 32,401 117 258 1,274 37,179,546 3,908,821 2,434,534 362,474 44,227 Eastern 2,311 5,545 1,253 948 678 195 146 62 290 22,589 980 62,258 332 17,035 2,068,077 75,032,229 4,325,287 6,836,829 7,486,272 162,972 Metropolitan 2,676 5,034 1,071 870 871 206 110 88 196 6,215 913 36,674 319 38,629 6,542 86,177,112 7,416,681 13,274,632 3,607,916 15,163 Southern 1,921 3,509 831 916 878 215 76 74 277 5,264 1,299 54,311 257 22,971 1,433 79,019,242 6,231,908 7,013,158 1,450,776 4,799 Western 2,037 3,741 778 698 992 219 75 57 274 221,309 1,057 61,311 209 15,125 2,834 82,101,252 5,534,381 10,365,313 1,572,703 45,982

Conference Total 2008 9,937 19,869 4,362 3,867 3,761 946 431 288 1,195 259,184 4,928 246,955 1,234 94,018 2,080,160 359,509,381 27,417,078 39,924,466 14,480,141 273,143 Conference Total 2007 10,371 20,685 4,763 3,733 4,049 946 454 333 1,198 54,302 5,285 270,619 1,282 98,221 9,364 349,149,748 26,935,569 47,080,094 14,532,641 189,981

Increase 134 204,882 2,070,796 10,359,633 481,509 83,162 Decrease (434) (816) (401) (288) (23) (45) (3) (357) (23,664) (48) (4,203) (7,155,628) (52,500)

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FINANCIAL REPORT - Table II, Part 1 World Conference Ministerial Black Africa Gen Adv Youth General Annual Conf Other Other ADMINJanuary 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Service Benevolence Education College University Specials & Service Church Conf Advance Benev Benev Admin

Fund Fund Fund World Fund Offerings Special Specials Sent to Pd DirectRECAPITULATION Service Day Conf by Local

Specials Offerings Treasurer ChurchDISTRICT Pastor 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 51 57Central John Watts 35,844 54,883 12,555 4,955 1,158 13,725 0 5,978 272 910 14,660 68,871 77,069 Eastern Bob Flaherty 77,915 119,282 20,182 7,909 1,763 29,487 0 13,576 283 1,455 25,951 154,827 185,848 Metropolitan Bonnie Parr Philipson 67,818 103,830 18,492 7,044 1,537 59,339 0 26,493 1,196 37,214 45,390 210,679 176,877 Southern Donna Pritchard 66,381 101,634 21,854 8,661 2,283 46,743 0 20,415 391 2,358 25,337 123,348 164,947 Western Kate Conolly 47,708 73,034 13,840 5,872 1,295 58,163 0 19,723 754 5,472 24,673 157,571 121,424

Conference Total 2008 295,666 452,663 86,923 34,441 8,036 207,457 0 86,185 2,896 47,409 136,011 715,296 726,165 Conference Total 2007 341,831 485,454 113,875 47,034 10,817 170,265 0 87,697 2,316 29,336 153,762 699,650 804,697

Increase 37,192 580 18,073 15,646 Decrease (46,165) (32,791) (26,952) (12,593) (2,781) (1,512) (17,751) (78,532)




Table II, Part 2 Directly to Funds Sent Support Salary Allowances Compen Compen for Prog Operating Pd on Improvemts or Conf PaidRECAPITULATION Gen Bd of to Conf Paid Paid (Inc Church Expenses Indebted UMW

Pensions Treasurer School) (Not Prog) TreasurerDISTRICT 58 59 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76Central 101,915 91,292 122,054 570,503 0 255,309 69,885 243,169 0 354,668 117,124 629,306 75,505 87,512 17,631 3,026,753 Eastern 172,833 206,561 276,178 950,632 35,127 360,803 107,233 420,775 30,600 1,788,419 473,797 1,173,381 630,329 3,951,629 27,362 11,244,137 Metropolitan 182,792 222,753 297,822 976,183 79,122 619,106 80,602 409,911 6,000 1,603,828 339,143 1,598,343 693,479 469,865 35,884 8,370,742 Southern 179,059 201,456 269,349 936,279 87,628 429,424 121,735 439,427 61,154 1,341,287 214,803 1,106,892 131,723 612,354 57,978 6,774,900 Western 181,632 169,281 226,330 969,351 24,253 582,112 98,869 397,478 0 1,246,812 163,930 1,206,471 729,070 329,033 24,097 6,878,248

Conference Total 2008 818,231 891,343 1,191,733 4,402,948 226,130 2,246,754 478,324 1,910,760 97,754 6,335,014 1,308,797 5,714,393 2,260,106 5,450,393 162,952 36,294,780 Conference Total 2007 830,265 922,266 1,253,924 4,333,173 302,574 2,216,283 534,445 2,006,031 143,662 5,912,980 1,249,375 5,341,763 1,993,688 3,709,477 240,411 33,937,051

Increase 69,775 30,471 422,034 59,422 372,630 266,418 1,740,916 2,357,729 Decrease (12,034) (30,923) (62,191) (76,444) (56,121) (95,271) (45,908) (77,459)

400 Index

A

Administrative review committee, 14, 157Advance specials Conference advance specials, 141Affiliate clergy members, 158-159Appointments, 97-106 local church appointment history, 286-304 Apportionments see shared ministry apportionmentsArchives and history, 16Archivists, 16Associate clergy members, 318Attendance roster for annual conference, 136-138Audit, 362

B

Bishop’s award, 119, 216Bishop’s task force on excellence, 26Bishop’s task force on the elimination of hunger, 26,

126, 210Bishop’s Task Force on the Abolition of the Death Penalty, 26, 124Board of lay ministry, 13, 185Board of ordained ministry, 13, 188Board of pensions, 15, 122, 196-197 addendum C, 203 budget, 206 funding plan, 204 informational data, 205 recommendations, 201-202 retiree health insurance, 198-200Board of trustees, 16, 123, 207Budget, 346-351Budget summary, 344-345Business of the Annual Conference (BAC), 154-170

C

Cabinet, 3, 122, 211Camp and retreat ministries, 7, 174, 368, 371Campus ministry & higher education, 12, 181Candidacy mentors, 337Candidates for ordained ministry, 157, 337Candler school of theology, 212Capital campaign see Time to Grow campaignCertified camp & retreat ministry leaders, 168, 337Certified Christian educators, 168, 337Certified church business administrators, 337Certified lay speakers, 338-339Certified musicians, 168, 337Christian education, 176

Church development team, 23, 124, 209Circuit rider seminar, 22Clergy directory, 27-59Clergy from other denominations, 158, 320Clergy housing policy, 253-257Clergy network, 133Clergy service records, 309-336Clergy session minutes, 131-133Clergy status codes, 97Clergymate officers, 23Closing of ministry settings, 123, 156Commission on archives & history, 207-208Commission on Christian unity &

interreligious concerns, 12, 182Commission on equitable compensation, 14, 124, 189-190Commission on religion and race, 12, 184Commission on the status & role of women, 13, 185Committee on investigation, 15, 157Committee on the episcopacy, 14, 189Communications committee, 7Conference average salary (CAC), 205Conference boards & agencies, 6-26Conference church development team, 23, 124, 209Conference lay leader, 2, 13, 119, 185Conference leadership team, 6, 118, 172Conference policies, 238-257Conference rules, 217-237Conference secretary, 2, 6, 154Conference sessions committee, 6Conference sessions (since 1849), 279-284Conference staff, 3-5, 120Conference statistician, 2, 154Conference structure, 113Conference treasurer, 2, 4, 154, 193Connectional ministries table, 9, 175Constitutional amendments, 127Council on finance & administration, 15, 120, 124,

129, 190-192 annual recommendations, 192-193Council on racial/ethnic leadership, 11, 182

D

Daily proceedings, 117-133Deceased clergy members, 162Denman award, 126Denominational average salary (DAC), 205Diaconal committee on investigation, 14Diaconal ministers, 106, 168, 321Director of connectional ministries, 3-4Director of camp & retreat ministries, 3, 5Director of stewardship & finance, 193 Disability benefits

clergy approved for, 202Disaster Response Team, 25, 179

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Disciplinary questions see Business of the Annual ConferenceDistrict boards of church location & building, 20-21District church extension societies, 23District committees on ordained ministry, 19-20District committees on superintendency, 18-19District lay leaders, 2District leadership teams, 17-18

E

Episcopacy committee, 14, 189Episcopal residence committee, 15Equalization members, 8Equitable compensation, see Commission on Equitable Compensation

F

Fellowship of Local Pastors & Associate Members, 25, 133Financial/membership tables, 372-399Financial reports table of contents, 343

G

General board assignments, 24General/jurisdictional conference delegates, 25, 305

H

Harry Denman award, 126Hispanic ministries council, 11, 183Historic questions of candidates, 118Historical A.C. sessions since 1849, 279-284 deceased clergy, 268 history of district superintendents, 285 history of local church appointments, 286 history of OR-ID conference, 275-278Honorably located clergy, 106, 161, 335-336Honored dead, 268-270Housing allowance retired or disabled clergy, 203

I

Institutions directory, 85-96

J

Jason Lee award, 215Joint committee on incapacity, 14Jurisdictional committee assignments, 24

K

Korean Ministries Council, 11

L

Laity address, 119Laity directory, 60-84Lay equalization members, 8Lay members to annual conference, 306-308Lay persons assigned for ministry, 321Leaves of absence (clergy members), 163Legislative action, 139-144Lee mission cemetery, 24Liberian partnership, 10, 124, 178Local church appointment history, 286-304Local pastors, 157-158, 320-321

M

Memoirs and obituaries, 258-267 Memorial gifts, 272-274Mentors for ministry candidates, 337Ministerial education fund, 368Ministerial service records, 309-336Ministers of other denominations, 158, 320Missionaries, 340-342

N

Native American ministries council, 11, 184Nurture ministry team, 9, 176

O

Obituaries, 258-267Older adult ministry, 13Order of Deacons, 25, 133Order of Elders, 25, 133Ordained ministry see Board of Ordained MinistryOrdinands, 134-135, 160Organizational motions, 117Outreach ministry team, 9, 178

402 Index

P

Pastors’ school committee, 22Peace covenant churches, 126Peace with justice, 180Pensions see Board of PensionsPersons in mission, 340-342Policies, 238-257Probationary (provisional) members, 159, 319

R

Racial/ethnic membership tables, 372-377Religion and race, see Commission on Religion & RaceRetired associate members, 333Retired clergy members, 164-165, 322-334 service records, 309-336Retired diaconal ministers, 334Retired local pastors, 334Retirements (2009), 122, 202, 206Roster of attendance, 136-138Roster of lay members, 306-308Roster of clergy members, 309-336Rules, 217-237 see conference rulesRules committee, 15, 194-195Rust College, 213

S

Safe sanctuaries policy, 241-248Salary schedules for clergy, 107-112Scholarship policies, 238-241Scholarships, 126Sessions committee, 6Sexual ethics policy, 248-253Shared ministry apportionments, 353-362Standing resolutions, 144-153Statistical tables, 372-399Status & role of women see commission on the status & role of womenStrategic direction, 114Stewardship, 177

T

Task Force on Liberian Partnership see Liberian PartnershipTime to Grow campaign, 119Trustees see Board of Trustees

U

United Methodist foundation, 17, 125, 209United Methodist men, 187United Methodist ministers’ retirement fund, 16, 208, 369United Methodist retirement center, 24United Methodist volunteers in mission, 178United Methodist women, 187United Theological Seminary, 214

V

Volunteers in Mission, 10

W

Wesley foundation boards, 21-22Western District Hispanic ministries task force, 23Western jurisdiction conferences committee, 127Widows and widowers of clergy members, 271Witness ministry team, 10, 180Worship focus of nurture team, 177

Y

Young adult ministry, 13, 187Youth ministry team, 11-12, 186Young person’s address, 128

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