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Two Sections – Section A
Volume 156 Number 6
The Bishop
Getting our
priorities straight
BY BISHOP W. EARL BLEDSOE
North Texas Conference
By the time of this publication, the North Texas
Annual Conference will be
over. I will
be traveling to
Midland,
Texas,
to serve
as the
preacher
for the
Bishop Bledsoe Northwest
Texas Annual Conference.
After that, we will take some
time off for rest and relaxation. Leslie and I plan to
take a week’s vacation to
unwind and renew our lives
with God and with one another. I’ve come to realize that
we as clergy have a difficult
time stopping what we are
passionate about and taking
some time away for rest and
renewal. We keep going and
going and going until there is
nothing left to go on. It’s then
that we need to take a break
from it all and refocus on our
relationship with God and
with one another.
Jesus is the model for this.
Despite all the things that they
(the disciples and Jesus) were
trying to accomplish, they
took time away for rest and
renewal. Listen for the word
of God in Mark 6:31-33:
“Then Jesus said, ‘Let’s
go off by ourselves to a quiet
place and rest awhile.’ He
said this because there were
so many people coming and
going that Jesus and his
apostles didn’t even have
time to eat. So they left by
boat for a quiet place, where
they could be alone.”
My prayer is that over the
next few weeks and months
we each will find time to go
off by ourselves to a quiet
place and rest awhile. It’s good
for the body and soul. It’s also
good for the relationship with
God and one another.
072000
June 12, 2009
Ringing out the news
Bell Campaign success moves dream ahead
Editor’s Note: material for
the following story came from
Christ’s Foundry Associate Pastor Andrew Forrest and other
sources.
Six year-old Christ’s Foundry Fellowship is moving closer
to the dream of a permanent
home of its own and a thousand
bells are ringing out the news.
Founding pastor Rev. Owen K.
Ross has announced that the
Bell Campaign launched two
years ago has reached the goal
of 1000 gifts of $500, providing
a solid base of funds toward a
long-dreamed of building.
Christ’s Foundry is now in
the “silent phase” of its fundraising effort as it seeks the
final few gifts that will enable
it to build completely debt-free.
Groundbreaking is planned for
the afternoon of Sunday, November 15, and all are invited.
When Rev. Owen K. Ross,
a young pastor and Peace
Corps veteran, was appointed
to begin a Spanish-language
ministry in the Bachman area
located north of Dallas’ Love
Field, he brought
commitment and
optimism to a
daunting task.
The ministry was
started as part of
the NTC Urban
Strategy to create
places of worship
that would also
be centers for
community and
social services.
Over the years,
Architect’s rendering of the proposed Christ’s Foundry Fellowship building.
North Texas
United Methodists, including
Apartments, and the Fellowship
I had one of those encounters
several partner churches, have
maintains its original home
that can only be described as a
supported the fellowship, first
base at the Santa Monica Apartmiracle,” Rev. Ross says as he
known as Bachman Foundry,
ments at 9832 Dale Crest.
reflects on the acquisition of
and then re-christened by its
A cross marks the spot on
the land.
members as Christ’s Foundry or
the land where a new Christ’s
“There are three things you
in Spanish, Fundicion de Cristo.
Foundry will be built. A gift
look for when buying real
The congregation continued to
from the late Jim and Jean
estate—location, location, locagrow and outgrow a variety of
Redman, who were members
tion—and the property we now
worship spaces.
of Lovers Lane, made purown is in the perfect location in
The congregation now
chase of a one-acre site at the
our neighborhood,” he says. This
worships on Sunday at 6:00
corner of Webb Chapel and
location is within sight of two elp.m. in Lovers Lane UMC’s
Park Lane possible.
ementary schools, both of which
contemporary worship space in
“God has been with us from
have approximately 85% of its
Asbury Hall. The youth fellowthe beginning,” says Rev. Ross,
students on subsidized lunch.”
ship meets at the Spanish Creek
“and through the grace of God,
See “Bell Campaign…” on Page 8A
Shared feast shows Connection ‘smokin’
BY JOHN A. LOVELACE
L
Special Correspondent
ast year the pastors
of two historic Dallas
United Methodist
churches “connected,“ as one put
it. But recently some
thoughts that they shared have
gone up in smoke -- and they
couldn’t be happier!
The pastors are Rev. Joseph
Stabile, Anglo, in his fifth year
at Cochran Chapel UMC on the
northwest Dallas site it has occupied since 1851, and Rev. Elzie
Odom, Jr., African-American, in
his third year at St. Paul UMC,
founded in 1873 on what now is
part of downtown Dallas’ exploding Arts District.
Here’s how Rev. Stabile describes it on his church’s website:
“As we talked about our
Cochran
Chapel
completed
overhauling
its own Fellowship Hall
in February, and St.
Paul began
holding its
worship services there in
From left, Revs. Elzie Odom; Dallas-Denton Su- March. Coperintendent Larry George; Joe Stabile, and Owen chran Chapel
Ross at the barbecue smoker.
worships in
its remodeled 1924 sanctuary
historic churches, we decided
whose site is on the Texas State
to have a joint worship service
Historical Register as the first
the Sunday before Thanksgiving
deeded church property in Dallas
with both congregations sharing
County. The two congregations
praise and thanksgiving. It was
share an education building
a glorious event! Not long after
adjoining the sanctuary.
that Cochran Chapel invited St.
Rev. Stabile continues:
Paul to share our campus during
“As we shared a common
the renovation and remodeling of
fellowship meal the last Sunday
their own campus facility. . . ”
of March, I overheard one man
from St. Paul’s congregation
saying to one man from Cochran
Chapel, ‘You know, it was not
too long ago this never could
have happened.’ It may not have
been too long ago, but it is happening now on this corner of holy
ground; and not just happening
but flourishing.”
Flourishing, yes, but not
without a tinge of friendly envy.
Here’s how Rev. Owen K. Ross,
pastor of nearby Christ’s Foundry
UM Fellowship, describes it:
“Cochran Chapel is known,
in part, for its Smokin’ Men and
their giant smoker out on the
lawn. Some of the St. Paul men
were admiring it, and Elzie told
Joe that his men were pretty
proud of their meat smoking, too.
So they looked ahead and chose
See “Shared feast…” on Page 8A
4 A NTCcircuit
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DALLAS-DENTON
District Superintendent
LARRY W. GEORGE ......... 5
Argyle ........................................... Kory Knott .... 8
Deacon in Full Connection ...........................
.......................................Joseph Stobaugh .... 3
Aubrey................................(Joe Gist-PLP 1/2) .... 2
CARROLTON:
Aldersgate ................. Woodrow A. Weilage .... 8
First ...............................Richard L. Dunagin .... 9
Associate ...................(Keva Green P.346.1) .... 1
Associate ............... (Peter Chiv In-PLP 1/4) .... 3
Cambodian Fellowship (Meng Top-PLP 1/2) . 16
Holy Covenant .......... Andrew Joseph Lewis .... 2
Associate ...................Wendy Curran (CET) .... 3
Deacon in Full Connection ..........................
....................................Deborah Chapman .. 11
Coppell:First ..................Dennis A. Wilkinson .... 6
Associate .............................Ashleigh Joyner .... 2
Deacon in Full Connection .....Jennifer Scott .... 6
Deacon in Full Connection ...... Susan Bryan .... 4
Corinth: Faith ............................ John McLarty .... 7
DALLAS:
Christ’s Foundry Fellowship ..... Owen Ross .... 8
Cochran Chapel ................ Joseph B. Stabile .... 6
Dallas Korean
..........(Duk Kun Kim P.346.1, 338.2 3/4) .... 3
Lovers Lane .................Stanley R. Copeland .. 13
Associate .................... Donna E. Whitehead .. 10
Associate ..............................Tom Hudspeth .... 9
Associate ...............................Mai Le (CET) .... 3
Associate ............. (T. Shante Buckley-FLP) .... 6
Associate ........................ Walt Lunde(CET) .... 2
Northaven ........................... Eric S. Folkerth .... 9
Oak Lawn........................ Derrick R. Wright .... 3
Associate ........(Kerry S. Smith P.338.2 1/2) .... 2
St. Paul ............................Elzie D. Odom, Jr. .... 4
Associate .............(Harold Stinson-PLP 1/4) .... 3
Schreiber Memorial. .........David T. Howeth .... 4
University Park ........... Leighton H. Bearden .... 3
Associate ..............................Rebecca Frank .... 4
Associate ......................(Larry D. Ravert-R) .... 5
Deacon In Full Connection ..........................
.....................................J. Richard Wilson .... 8
.................... (Rachel Baughman P.331.8) .... 3
Walnut Hill ..................... Benjamin J. Shinn .... 5
...................(Josephine M. Biggerstaff-R) .... 5
Zimbabwe UM Fellowship ................... TBS
DENTON:
Asbury................................. Robert M. Price .... 2
Blue Mound ................ Abril Goforth (CET) .... 2
Cooper Creek ........................................ TBS
First .................................... Matthew Gaston .... 4
Associate .................... Lisa Marshall (CET) .... 4
Associate ................... Jessica Wright (CET) .... 1
Trinity ........................................John J. Peel .... 7
Associate .................. (Katie Klein-PLP 1/2) .... 2
FARMERS BRANCH:
Chapel Hill ...............................JoNell Lindh .... 3
Christ................................... Victor E. Casad .... 8
Associate ..................(Robert L. Spencer-R) .. 10
Hope ...................... (Hyo Jong Kim P.346.1) .... 7
Webb Chapel ........................ Joyce Cravens .. 10
FLOWER MOUND:
Flower Mound. ............John Johnson (CET) ... 1
Associate .................................Carol Sparks .... 6
Trietsch Memorial ............ John F. Allen, Jr. .... 3
Associate ............................... Diane Presley .... 1
Associate ...................... Lyle Benson (CET) .... 3
Associate ......................... (Joe D. Shafer-R) .. 14
..................................... Karen L. Chraska .. 13
IRVING:
First ..................................... David J. Turner .... 4
Associate ..............(Sammy A. Hargrove-R) .... 4
Kirkwood ......................... Terry Ann Moore .... 1
Associate ......................................................
.......(Albano Tayengo P.346.1,338.2 3/4) .... 2
Korean Central ......................Sung Chul Lee .. 20
Northgate .......................... K. Margie Steele .... 2
Oak Haven ............. (John Fletcher-SLP 1/2) .... 2
Plymouth Park ...............William E. La Barr .... 5
Associate ......................Dana Norton (CET) .... 4
Justin. ...........(Emeral O. “Buster” Noah-FLP) .... 5
Krum ...................................... Christy Thomas .... 4
Lake Cities. ............................René P. Lawson .... 3
Associate .. (Dyan Dietz (CET) P.338.2 3/4) .... 2
LEWISVILLE:
Chinn’s Chapel ....(D. Paul McGarvey-FLP) .... 1
First ...................................... Donald W. Lee .... 2
Living Faith ..................... (Son To-PLP 1/2) .... 9
Vision Korean UM Fellowship .....................
............ (Leo Sup Lee P.346.1, 338.2 1/2) .... 7
Vista Ridge ....................Harold Dangerfield .... 1
Associate ..................Cheryl Murphy (CET) .... 1
2009-10 appointments announced
LITTLE ELM:
Button Memorial. ... Denise Peckham (CET) .... 3
Elm Ridge .........(Richard Stark P.338.2 1/4) .. 11
Oak Grove ...........................Judith S. Brandt .... 4
Pilot Point............... (Stephen Cotten-PLP 1/2) .... 2
Ponder ......................(Rocky Ellison-PLP 1/2) .... 3
Sanger ....................................Jon M. Eckstein .... 6
Stony. ....................................................... TBS
The Colony: First ........................Judith Reedy .... 8
Associate ................Rebecca Grogan (CET) .... 4
Associate ...................(Jack Cloyd-PLP 1/4) .... 3
Trophy Club: Fellowship .................................
..............................Daniel Drew Humbert .... 4
EXTENSION MINISTRIES
(Omar Hamid Al-Rikabi FLP) (P.316.1),
Ex. Dir., University of Arkansas,
Wesley Foundation ............................................ 2
Katherine Betz, Deacon in Full Connection
(P.331.1a), C.C. Young, Dallas ......................... 8
George D. Bond (P.344.1a(3)), Professor,
Chair Dept. of Religion,
Northwestern University, Evanston IL ............ 35
Camille “Cammy” Gaston (P.344.1a(3))
Denton Wesley Foundation ............................... 7
C. David Grant (P.344.1a(3)), Professor, Chair,
Department of Religion, TCU ......................... 29
Joel B. Green (P.344.1a(3)), Professor,
Fuller Theological Seminary ............................. 3
L. Marvin Guier III (P.344.1a(1)), Director,
of Admin./Treasurer/Benefits Officer, NTC .... 13
Shannon Hamrick, Deacon in Full Connection,
(P.331.1a), Pastoral Counseling and Ed Ctr. ..... 7
Brian Hardesty-Crouch (P.344.1d),
Holy Moments ................................................. 10
Kathryn E. Johnson, Deacon in Full Connection,
(P.331.9) Christ the Servant Lutheran Church .. 2
Arthur Jones (CET)(P.326.2), Interim Director
of Church Relations-ZOE Ministries ................. 1
Paul Kong (CET)(P.326.2), Executive Director,
UM Development Fund ..................................... 2
Janette C. Kotey (P.344.1d),
First Baptist Church, Huntsville, AL ............... 10
Joan Gray LaBarr (P.344.1a(1)),
Director of Communications, NTC ................... 8
Robin W. Lovin (P.344.1a(3)),
Maguire Professor of Ethics, SMU .................... 9
Karan Marshall, Deacon in Full Connection
(P.331.1a), Educational Service for Parents
and Teachers, and Northaven UMC, Dallas .... 13
Valerie Knox Mireb (P.344.1a(3)),
Central UMC, Florence, SC............................... 1
Elizabeth Moen (CET) (P.326.2), Associate
Director Connectional Ministries, NTC ............ 3
James P. Ozier (P.344.1a(1))
New Church Development, NTC ...................... 3
Joerg Rieger (P.344.1a(3)), Professor of
Systematic Theology, Perkins School
of Theology, SMU ........................................... 15
Stanley F. Seat (P.344.1b), Texas UM
Accounting and Resources, Inc. ........................ 8
Andrew Stoker (P.344.1a(1)) Associate
Director Connectional Ministries, NTC ............ 2
John D. Thornburg (P.344.1d),
Ministry of Congregational Singing .................. 7
Preston Weaver (CET)(P.326.2),
Central Dallas Ministries ................................... 5
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DALLAS-NORTHEAST
PAT BEGHTEL-MAHLE ..... 4
ALLEN:
Creekwood .....Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch .... 6
First ........................................... Todd Harris .... 4
Associate .....................Brian G. McPherson .... 7
Associate ....... (Christy James P.338.2 1/2) .... 4
Associate ............ (June A. Franck-PLP 3/4) .... 9
.......................(Eduardo Trevino P.331.8) .... 4
Good Seed ............. (Changmin Lee P.346.1) .... 3
Suncreek . .......................Thomas O. Palmer .... 1
Associate ..................... Holly Gotelli (CET) .... 5
Copeville ................. (Stanley Welch-PLP 1/2) .. 10
Associate ..............(Sharon Welch-PLP 1/4) .... 2
DALLAS:
Casa Linda ...............................James Minor .... 5
Grace ................................. Diana B. Holbert .... 2
Greenland Hills ..................Martha A. Soper .... 6
... (Bonnie Bridger-Coffman P.331.7 1/2) .... 3
Hamilton Park ...............................................
..................(R. Jeremiah Booker P.346.1) .... 1
Associate ..............................Lucretia Facen .... 3
Lake Highlands ................John M. Thornton .... 6
Associate .................(Pamela E. Clark-FLP) .. 13
Associate ..........................Richard Rindfuss .... 8
Deacon in Full Connection .....Nicki Lyford .... 4
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Lakewood ............................... Gayle Landis .... 1
........................(Laura Rothe P.331.7 3/4) .... 5
Owenwood ....... (Denise B. Jacobs-PLP 1/2) .... 3
Preston Hollow ....... Kenneth D. Hildebrand .... 5
Ridgewood Park...... Robert Lee Spencer, Jr. .... 2
Spring Valley .......................... Mark Vowell .... 2
Associate ................................ Martha Myre .... 2
Associate ............ (Carlos Nascimento-FLP) .. 13
................................Russell Herbert King .... 7
White Rock .......................... George C. Fisk .... 8
FRISCO:
First .................................W. Douglas Miller .... 6
Associate ...........................Sandra A. Minor .... 1
Associate .....................(Bill Meek-PLP 1/4) .... 3
Grace Avenue ..............Billy Echols-Richter .. 12
Associate ........ (Laura Echols-Richter-FLP) .... 3
Associate .................. (J. Thomas Graves-R) .... 3
GARLAND:
Axe Memorial ...........................E. Ben Read .... 7
Buckingham ............................John Fleming .... 3
Cornerstone .............. Walter R. Butts (CET) .... 3
Associate ........................... (Lois Cooper-R) .... 2
First ................................... L. Gene Wisdom .... 9
Associate ........................... J. Clay Womack .. 14
Deacon in Full Connection ....Caroline Noll .... 4
New World.................. Wallace A. Williams .... 1
San Juan Fellowship ........Javier Q. Escalera .. 15
St. Philip’s...........................Jerry G. Putnam .... 3
Wesley Korean..............................................
..............(Jin Hee Lee P.346.1, 338.2 3/4) .. 12
Heath .........................Scott Holcomb-McLain .... 4
Josephine ................ (Mark Newsom-PLP 1/4) .... 3
Lucas: Good Shepherd
.............................Nancy Sherman (CET) .... 1
MESQUITE:
First .......................Marsha Engle Middleton .... 5
Associate ............ (Tom E. Palmer-PLP 1/4) .... 5
..................................... Patricia L. Grable .... 8
St. Marks .............................. Sara Hardaway .... 2
St. Stephen. .........................Gregory S. Neal .... 3
PLANO:
Christ....................... Donald W. Underwood .. 27
Associate ................... (Walter R. Purkey-R) .. 11
Associate ................Stacey Piyakhun (CET) .... 1
Associate ...............(A. Barton Smith, Jr.-R) .... 4
Associate ..................... James Abram Smith .... 6
Associate ......................................................
...........(Alexandra Robinson P.338.2 1/4) .... 1
Custer Road ...............Ronald D. Henderson .... 4
Associate ...... (Michael Baughman P.346.1) .... 2
Associate ...................... Leslie A. Herrscher .... 2
Associate ................ (John Richardson-FLP) .. 12
Associate ......................(Jack M. Gibson-R) .. 14
Associate ..................... John Baldwin(CET) .... 5
.................................... Timothy Morrison .. 13
First .....................................Gary E. Mueller .... 8
Associate ....................Holly Gaskill Bandel .... 7
Associate ............................. Alice G. Coder .... 4
Associate .................(David Gonzalez-FLP) .... 7
St. Andrew .................. C. Robert Hasley, Jr. .. 24
Associate .......................... Edlen O. Cowley .... 4
Associate ...................Kathy McLean-Davis .... 3
Associate .................. Stephen A. Robertson .... 2
Associate .......................Jay Cousino (CET) .... 2
Associate ................. (Debra A. Lyons-FLP) .... 4
Associate ..................(Jennifer Arnold-FLP) .... 3
Associate ......................................................
........... Monty Moore (CET) P.338.2 3/4) .... 3
................................... (Charles Stokes-R) .. 13
.................................... Douglas A. Meyer .. 12
Commissioned, Deacon Track .....................
..............(Janet Collinsworth P.331.7 3/4) .... 1
RICHARDSON:
Arapaho.................................. John B. Soper .. 18
Associate ....................... Chris Dowd (CET) .... 3
Faith. ........................... Jerico Pagdilao (PE) .. 10
Associate ......... (Richard Ramos II P.346.1) .... 1
First ................................ J. Clayton Oliphint .... 9
Associate ........... (Jimmie H. Mobley, Jr.-R) .. 13
Associate ......................................................
........(J. Kenneth Shamblin, Jr.-RMOAC) .... 8
Associate .....................Debra Hobbs Mason .. 14
Associate ................................April Bristow .... 8
Associate ..............Rodney Whitfield (CET) .... 4
Deacon in Full Connection ....Joy Anderson .. 13
First Korean ..................................................
.................(Kwang Bae Park P.338.2 3/4) .... 9
Rockwall: First .............................. Joe C. Pool .... 4
Associate ............................. Valarie Englert .... 7
Associate/Rockwall New Church Start .......
..............................................Frank Rahm .... 2
Deacon in Full Connection .. Alan W. Clark .. 13
................................ Christina Hildebrand .... 4
Commissioned, Deacon Track .....................
............................................. Paul Maletic .... 1
Rowlett: First ............................. M. Jan Davis .... 1
Associate ..................... (Buist B. Wilson-R) .. 18
Associate .........................Wesley Magruder .... 3
Associate ...............(Dretha Burris-PLP 3/4) .... 2
Royse City: First ............................Ann Willet .... 2
Associate ........... (Cathy Partridge-PLP 1/2) .... 2
SACHSE:
First ...........................Anna Hoseman-Butler .... 2
Associate ...............(Brady Waters-PLP 1/4) .... 3
Pleasant Valley ......... (Phillip D. Mercer-R) .... 2
Sunnyvale: New Covenant.......... Mark Moore .... 2
Wylie .................................. Kathryn Strempke .... 3
Associate ...........................DonnaLea Sutton .... 4
Marjorie T. Bishir, Commissioned, Deacon
Track (P.326.1), Associate Director,
Connectional Ministries, NTC ........................... 3
Georjean H. Blanton (P.344.1b),
Path-ways: A Ministry of Sacred Journeys ....... 5
Veronica Brown, Deacon in Full Connection
(P.331.1a), Genesis Two/
Hamilton Park UMC, Dallas.............................. 4
Charles R. Carnahan (P.344.1a(2)),
General Board of Discipleship, TN ................... 2
Betty D. Crowell, Deacon in Full Connection
(P.331.1a), Director Christian Education,
United Community Church, Buenos Aires ...... 12
Dale R. Daniels, Deacon in Full Connection
(P.331.9), Preston Meadow
Lutheran Church, Plano ..................................... 5
Paul L. Escamilla (P.344.1a(3)),
Associate Director of Public Affairs,
Perkins School of Theology, SMU, Dallas ........ 2
Leta B. Gorham (R), GBGM,
Individual VIM - Nepal, Korea, Congo ............. 9
Terrance L. Heislen, Deacon in Full Connection
(P.331.1a), Voices Raising ................................ 7
Andrew B. James, (P.344.1d),
UMR Communications, Dallas .......................... 5
Dwight H. Judy (R), Director,
Associate Professor, Garrett Evangelical
Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL ................. 6
Sarah Heaner Lancaster (P.344.1a(3)),
Asst. Professor of Theology,
Methodist Theological School of Ohio............ 13
Paul McKay, Deacon in Full Connection
(P.331.1a), Chaplain,
Baylor Medical Center, Garland ........................ 4
Alyce M. McKenzie (P.344.1a(3)), Professor,
Perkins School of Theology, SMU .................... 2
Kristie J. Rosset (P.344.1b),
Director of Ministry and Learning,
Sacred Places, Inc., Hot Springs, AR ................ 8
Page A. Thomas (R), Bridwell Library,
Duane VanGiesen (R), Connectional Ministries,
NTC .................................................................. 6
Edilson Volfe (CET) (P.326.2),
Craven Wilson Chaplaincy, SMU, Dallas ......... 2
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DALLAS SOUTH
MILTON GUTTIERREZ II ... 4
Aley .............................. (Eston Williams-FLP) .. 12
Cedar Hill ....................... Christopher L. Allen .... 1
College Mound..............(Larry D. Davis-FLP) .. 22
Crandall ....................... (Jim Wilkins-PLP 1/2) .... 2
DALLAS:
Arcadia Park/Methodist Mansfield Medical
Center.............. (Caesar H. Rentie-PLP 1/2) .... 8
ArtSpirit Mission ..........................................
................ (Linda P. McLemore-PLP 1/2) .... 6
Camp Wisdom ...................Janet Bell Odom .... 5
Cockrell Hill ..........(Maxie Moore-PLP 1/2) .... 4
Community .. (Jacqueline Waiters-Lee-FLP) .... 4
Elmwood .......................(Earnest E. Walt-R) .... 9
Associate ......................................................
........(Sandra Cabrera P.346.1, 338.2 1/2) .... 2
First .......................................John F. Fiedler .. 13
Associate .................. John Wallace Cole III .... 8
Associate .................. Kathryn Self Ransdell .... 3
Glen Oaks ............. (Sylvesta Shed-PLP 3/4) .... 2
Highland Hills ................... Sheron Patterson .... 5
Highland Park ...................... W. Mark Craig .. 15
Associate ......................... William B. Smith .. 39
Associate ..........................Walt W. Marcum .. 18
Associate .....................Barbara W. Marcum .. 17
Associate ....................... Steven E. Matthew .. 14
Associate ...................................Jeffrey Hall .... 7
Associate ............................Paul Rasmussen .... 7
Associate ........................ Arville E. McLain .... 2
Deacon in Full Connection ...Terry P. Jones .... 6
Deacon in Full Connection .......Linda Roby .... 7
Commissioned, DeaconTrack .. Susan Robb .... 1
Kessler Park .............Timothy E. McLemore .. 10
Associate ................. (Katie Webb-PLP 1/2) .... 2
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Associate ......................................................
.....(Elizabeth LaBella(CET) P.338.2 1/4) .... 2
Oak Cliff .......... (Edgar Bazan-Garza - FLP) .... 3
Pleasant Mound-Urban Park. ........................
.........................Annelda Crawford (CET) .... 2
St. Luke “Community” ........Tyrone Gordon .... 8
Associate ......................................................
........(Robert Davis II (CET) P.338.2 1/2) .... 5
Associate ............... (Cottrell King-PLP 1/2) .... 5
Associate ..................... Derek Jacobs (CET) .... 3
Associate ......................................................
... (Lydia Waters Hamilton-RMOAC 1/2) .... 2
Associate .........................L. Charles Stovall .... 1
................................... Michael A. Greene .... 8
Southwood ............................................ TBS
Tyler Street ........................Edward F. Lantz .... 1
Associate ............... (John J. Wilks-PLP 3/4) .... 2
Umphress Road ...............Levy E. Laguardia .. 19
Associate(Edwin Zarate P.346.1, 338.2 1/2) .... 2
Warren. .................. Jackie Wickware (CET) .... 2
Wheatland ....................(Kay Hord-PLP 1/2) .. 11
DESOTO:
Church of the Disciple .................Ouida Lee .... 4
First ............................... Melton H. Caraway .... 3
.................. (Tamara Bullard P.331.7 1/4) .... 2
DUNCANVILLE:
First ..................................James B. Bowden .... 2
Associate .................. Marie Mitchell (CET) .... 4
................................. Sheri Hollingsworth .... 6
...................................... Stephen Sobczak .... 7
Jubilee ....................................... Calvin Page .... 3
Trinity ...........................Samuel L. Caldwell .... 1
Ferris: God’s Kingdom (Darian Pace-PLP 1/4) .... 3
Forney. .......................................... Jeff Garrett .... 2
GRAND PRAIRIE:
Immanual Korean Fellowship.......................
..... (Seong Joon Park P.346.1, 338.2 3/4) .... 3
First ..................................... F. Gifford Long .... 4
Associate ...................Gloria Fowler (CET) .... 3
Dallas South New Church Start ....................
................................... Perry N. Crenshaw .... 2
The Woods ....................... Jill Jackson-Sears .... 6
Kaufman................................... David M. Carr .... 6
Kemp/Becker ............ (David A. Yunker-FLP) .... 4
Lancaster: First..................... Rick L. Hawkins .... 2
Mabank ................................Chris Schoolcraft .... 4
Oak Grove: Wilson Chapel/Rosser ..................
.................................TBS by Steve Gibbs
Poetry ......................... (Mary Martin PLP 1/2) .... 1
Seagoville...................TBS by Cameron Greer
TERRELL:
First ........................................ David Rucker .... 3
Warren Chapel ...............(Joyce Lloyd-RLP) .. 16
Shawn Bakker, Commissioned Deacon Track,
(P.326.1), Associate General Secretary
GBGM, New York............................................. 2
William J. Bryan III (P.344.1a(3)), Director
of Intern Program and Prof. Formation,
Perkins School of Theology, SMU .................. 13
Herbert S. Coleman II (CET), (P.326.2),
Frederick L. Durham, Jr. (P.344.1a(1)),
Assistant to Bishop and Director of
Connectional Ministries, NTC ........................... 3
Shonda Jones (P.344.1a(3)), Assistant Dean
Admissions and Financial Aid, Candler
School of Theology, Emory University ............. 7
William B. Lawrence (P.344.1a(3)), Dean
Kenneth B. McIntosh (R),
NTC Project Pentecost ..................................... 10
Thomas R. McKnight (P.344.1d),
The Methodist Church in Ireland ..................... 23
Beatriz Pacheco (P.344.1d),
Methodist Medical Center, Dallas ..................... 2
(Courtney Pinkerton-PLP 1/2)(P.316.1),
Church in the Cliff, Dallas ................................. 2
Norma Salinas, (P.344.1d), Parkland Hospital
Health System .................................................... 2
Donald A. Smith (P.344.1b), Vital Connections .. 6
Carole Somers-Clark (P.344.1d),
Vice President, Pastoral Care,
Methodist Health System, Dallas .................... 23
Mark W. Stamm (P.344.1a(3)), Associate Prof.
Perkins School of Theology, SMU, Dallas ........ 2
Patricia Piron Thresher (P.344.1d), Rush
University Medical Center, Chicago, IL............ 3
C. Patrick Whittemore (P.344.1a(3)), Professor
of Religion, Chaplain, Martin Methodist
College, Pulaski TN ......................................... 19
Harry S. Wright, Jr. (P.344.1d), Associate VP
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA ...................... 2
PS
PARIS-SULPHUR SPRINGS
KEITH PAYNE BOONE....... 4
Annona/Boxelder/Lone Star ............................
....................(Donald C. Benton-PLP 1/4) .. 10
Arbala/Gafford Chapel.....................................
................... (Timothy E. Marks-PLP 1/2) .... 1
Avery/Williams Chapel ...................................
.................. (Gary Olan McCain-PLP 3/4) .... 2
Birthright/Nelta ............ (Paul M. Bailey-RLP) .... 5
Blossom/Shady Grove .....................................
................ (Katherine E. French-PLP 1/4) .... 1
Bogata/Rosalie .......... (John A. Gowling-FLP) .... 3
Caddo Mills....... (Timothy D. Payne-PLP 1/2) .... 2
Campbell/Caney............(Joel N. Arnold-RLP) .. 13
Charleston. ... (Harry Mack McClain-PLP 1/4) .... 1
CLARKSVILLE:
McKenzie Memorial ....... (Lew Stokes-FLP) .... 4
St. Paul ................. (Ted Robinson PLP 1/2) .... 1
Commerce: First...... Lisa Greenwood Wolcott .... 7
Associate/Dir. Wesleyan Campus Ministry
.............. Aleze Michelle Fulbright (CET) .... 2
Como ................... (Kurt M. Boemler-SLP 1/2) .... 4
Cooper ........................... Michael Rowe (CET) .... 4
Cumby ......... (F. Duncan Graham P.338.2 1/4) .... 2
Cuthand ............. (John D. Purviance-PLP 1/2) .... 6
Deport ......................(Debra R. May-PLP 1/2) .... 2
Detroit: Martin Memorial/Woodland ...............
........................... (Dennis Cates-PLP 1/2) .... 4
Enloe/Lake Creek...... (Stacey Smith-PLP 1/4) .. 13
GREENVILLE:
Kavanaugh. ..................Ann Johnson Barton .... 2
Salem-Kinser/Floyd ......... Billy M. Shaddox .. 26
Wesley ...................................Paul A. Gould .... 8
Westview .......................Veronica Greanead .... 1
HONEY GROVE:
McKenzie/Forest Hill .....Vivian J. Crowson .... 2
Ladonia/Pecan Gap .................................. TBS
Lone Oak.................... (Robin Brake-PLP 1/2) .... 2
Miller Grove.....................................................
.. (Howard Strickland P.346.1, 338.2 1/4) .... 5
Mt. Vernon: First ................... Peter V. Adrian .... 3
North Lamar Parish:
Belk/Chicota/Powderly/Mt. Tabor-Sumner ..
...............(William Mark Hutchison-FLP) .... 6
Associate ...................(Betty Lyke-PLP 1/4) .... 1
PARIS:
Calvary ......................Howard P. Hedges, Jr. .... 4
Associate ...............(Beverly D. Olsen-FLP) .. 10
First ........................................ Van Lazaroff .... 3
Associate ..................(Sharon Clepper-FLP) .... 4
Associate ............. (Ray L. Starnes-PLP 1/4) .... 5
Mt. Zion/Arthur City St. Mark’s..................
....................................Eddie Jean Adams .... 8
Oak Park ..............(Steven B. Cook P.346.2) .... 9
Pickton .......................(Henry R. Suche, Jr.-R) .... 5
Quinlan: First ..................... Michael A. House .... 1
Roxton/Ben Franklin........................................
......................(Mona L. Millard-PLP 1/2) .... 1
Saltillo/Old Saltillo .(Joyce A. Stone-PLP 1/4) .... 5
Shooks Chapel/Pine Forest ..............................
................... (Michael D. Moore-PLP 1/2) .... 3
Sulphur Bluff/Tira/Paris Jr. College Campus
Minister ............. (Edrue W. Dodd-PLP 1/2) .... 8
SULPHUR SPRINGS:
First. ................................... Russell S. Floyd .... 2
Associate ..........................Deborah Riggsby .... 2
Wesley ................................ Brian Bosworth .... 1
WINNSBORO:
First .............................................. Reid Fade .... 1
Tinney Chapel ..........(Susan Gross-PLP 3/4) .... 2
Wolfe City:First ..... (Edward D. Lee-PLP 3/4) .... 7
SM
SHERMAN-MCKINNEY
CLARA REED ................... 3
Anna ........................... (Charles R. Jestis-FLP) .... 4
Bells ......................... Nancy DeStefano (CET) .... 4
Blanton Chapel................TBS by David Riley
Blue Ridge ................................. Larry Kruger .... 1
BONHAM:
First ................................... Elizabeth Talbert .... 2
Wesley/Telephone ........................................
....... (Claude Robbins P.346.2, 338.2 1/4) .... 4
Callisburg ....................(V. Eugene Gordon-R) .... 6
Celeste/Kingston/White Rock..........................
................. (William Wayne Easton-FLP) .... 4
Celina ............................................. Jodi Smith .... 3
Chambersville/Cottage Hill .............................
........................ (Gerald Johnson PLP 1/2) .... 5
Collinsville ...........(Phillip E. Coats-RMOAC) .... 6
DENISON:
Harless Memorial............ (Bill Brown-RLP) .. 23
Price .................................(Bob B. Bryan-R) .... 4
Trinity ......................Daniel A. Gurley (PM) .... 5
Waples Memorial...........Michael L. Nichols .... 2
Ector/Mulberry............ (Dee Morton-PLP 1/2) .... 4
Era/Rosston ................. TBS by David Dunson
Farmersville ................... Charles L. Aaron, Jr. .... 3
GAINESVILLE:
First ...................................... Don H. Yeager .... 4
Mission/Spring Creek/Sivell’s Bend.
........................ (Roslyn Eugster-PLP 1/4) .. 12
Whaley .................... W. James Goodwin, Jr. .... 2
Grove Hill ......................TBS by Jim McIntire
Howe ................................. Tommy R. Medley .... 3
Leonard. .............................. Willie F. Johnson .... 7
MCKINNEY:
First ...............................Thomas O. Brumett .... 3
Associate ..............(James B. Palmer, Sr.-R) .... 4
Associate ..............................Douglas J. Fox .... 4
Associate ...(J. Christopher Rickwartz-FLP) .... 1
........................... (Janet Cavalier P.331.8) .... 1
Stonebridge. .................... John T. Mollet, Jr. .... 7
Associate ....................Davis Lessner (CET) .... 2
........................(Dina Steiner P.331.7 1/2) .... 2
Wellspring......................Kevin C. Strempke .... 2
Associate ......................................................
. (Elizabeth Delaney-Greenwell-PLP 1/4) .... 3
Wesley .......................... Thomas Waitschies .... 1
Pleasant Grove/Verona (David Judd-PLP 1/4) .... 5
Pottsboro: Lakeway ...............Allen W. Snider .... 1
Princeton ...................(Jason McConnell-FLP) .... 4
Prosper ...................Frank Edward Drenner III .... 4
Associate ..... (Smanatha A. Parson-PLP 3/4 .... 1
Sadler ........................(Doyle S. Henderson-R) .... 1
SHERMAN:
First. .................................. James E. Pledger .. 17
Associate ......................(Thomas R. Peel-R) .... 8
Associate ......................(Joe Ed Goolsby-R) .... 2
Friendship .....................................................
........Elizabeth Kellner Besterfeldt (CET) .... 3
Grace ......................................Keith L. Head .... 4
Associate ......... Christopher Everson (CET) .... 4
Key Memorial .......... (Albert E. Fisher-FLP) .... 5
St. James/Haven Chapel ......................................
............................(Cheryl Jones-PLP 1/4) .... 1
Tioga ............................ (R. Jerry Mahle-RLP) .... 4
Tom Bean ......................(Jerry Colgrove-FLP) .... 5
Trenton ...........................................Mark Long .... 4
Valley View ........................(Doug King-FLP) .... 1
Van Alstyne ................ D. Glen Blackmon, Sr. .... 1
Associate .... (Donald K. Haywood-PLP 3/4) .... 1
Virginia Point .(Louella K. Williams-PLP 1/4) .... 3
Whitesboro ................................. Jack Wallace .... 3
Whitewright/Marvin ...................... Eric Rothe .... 1
Windom/Hail/Lannius(Carol Berglund-PLP 1/4) . 1
Cathy Ann Bingman (P.344.1d) Community
Church/SMU, Madrid, Spain .......................... 12
Virgie Holbrook (P.344.1b),
Visions of Sugarplums ....................................... 1
WF
WICHITA FALLS
NTC circuit 5A
EXTENSION MINISTRY
Jennifer Griffith Cobb (P.344.1b),
United Regional Healthcare, Wichita Falls ....... 3
(Cheryl Murray-FLP P.316.1), Midwestern
State UniversityWesley Foundation .................. 4
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS
Laura J.S. Benson (P.346.1)
North Carolina Conference ......................DS .. 14
Leroy (Lee) Elder (P.346.1)
Texas Conference ....................................DS .... 5
William M. Finnin, Jr. (P.346.1)
Florida Conference .................................DD .... 2
Julia Halstead (P.346.1)
Tennessee Conference ............................. PS .... 2
Traci Loveman (P.346.1)
North Alabama Conference ....................DN .... 3
Terri Swan (P.346.1)
Missouri Conference ...............................SM .... 2
MILITARY CHAPLAINS
Michael A. Green (P.344.1b)
U.S. Navy................................................. PS .. 12
Leslie A. Janovec (P.344.1b)
U.S. Air Force .........................................DD .. 14
CLERGY SABBATICAL LEAVE (P.352)
Darrell P. Coats ..........................................DD .... 1
CLERGY VOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE(P.354.2a)
Mariana Acton (FD) ...................................DN .... 5
Kyu Chin Ahn ............................................DD .... 5
Erika Fadel ..................................................DS .... 5
Katherine Glaze Lyle .................................DN .... 1
James C. Pierce (eff.11-1-08) ....................DN .... 2
Sarah Squires (FD)......................................DS .... 2
Roger L. Woods ..........................................DS .... 6
Joe Zinser ...................................................DD .... 2
FAMILY LEAVE OF ABSENCE (P.354.2b)
Mary Cantrell (CET) ..................................WF .... 4
TRANSITIONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE (P.354.2c)
Paula Chambers .........................................DD .... 2
Natalie Woods (FD) ...................................SM .... 2
Michael Wright-Chapman (FD) ..................DS .... 2
INCAPACITY LEAVE (P.357)
Connie Millsap ............................................DS .... 3
Larry D. Tinsley .......................................... PS .... 7
JOHN ROSENBURG ............ 6
Alvord ...................(Edward Cherryholmes-R) .... 2
Antelope ......................TBS by Bobby Hoover
Archer City..........................(Rick Davis-FLP) .... 8
Bellevue/Vashti ..(Gary Tahmahkera-PLP 1/2) .... 3
Bowie ...............................Scott Melton (CET) .... 2
Boyd .................................. (Robert Turk-FLP) .... 4
Bridgeport. ....................Dana Compton Coker .... 2
Bryson/Perrin. ....(Tammy Valentine-SLP 1/2) .... 3
Burkburnett ....................... Donald R. Pellikan .... 3
Byers ....... (Terri Hale Whitgrove P.338.2 1/4) .... 5
Chico: Morris Memorial ...........Elaine Bussey .... 7
DECATUR:
First ......................................... Roy L. Spore .... 3
Associate ...................... (Johnny R. Irish-R) .... 6
Oak Grove ...........................(James Dean-R) .... 1
Electra ............................... (Robert W. Lee-R) .... 9
Forestburg ...............Elwin N. Campbell (AM) .... 3
Friberg-Cooper..... (Paul Meyenberg-PLP 1/2) .... 5
Henrietta.......................... Christopher N. Yost .... 3
Associate .........(Patricia Mahaffey-PLP 1/2) .... 1
Holliday/Dundee .........(Shelley McNew-FLP) .... 5
Iowa Park. ........................................ John Kay .... 5
Jacksboro................................David B. Weber .... 7
Nocona ...........................................Jerry Jones .... 1
Paradise .................... Michael Langdon (CET) .... 3
Petrolia ................. (Alvin Easterling-PLP 1/2) .... 6
RHOME:
Rhome ..................(Jerry B. Mahle-PLP 1/2) .... 6
New Church Start .............. Alan Hitt (CET) .... 1
Saint Jo/Montague ...........................................
........................ (Larry Coleman-PLP 1/2) .... 8
Sunset/Garvin...................................................
.............. (Glenn David Waldon-PLP 1/2) .... 2
WICHITA FALLS:
Beverly Drive.............(Linda Marcum-FLP) .... 4
First ...................................Paul Q. Goodrich .... 4
Associate ........................... .John W. Dillard .. 22
Deacon in Full Connection .........Troy Sims .... 7
.................... (Lydia Pellikan P.331.7 1/2) .... 2
Floral Heights .............. Kenneth R. Dickson .... 2
Associate ....................Marc Corazao (CET) .... 4
Associate ..................(Justin A. Miller-FLP) .... 1
Falls Chapel Fellowship ...............................
................ (Louis A. Pearce, Sr.-FLP 3/4) .... 6
Mt. Calvary ...........TBS by Ricky L. McGee
St. Marks ................... Charles Nelson Pierce .... 7
Trinity ........................James Michael Miller .... 2
University ...................... Dean Libby (CET) .... 2
Wesley ................... (John D. Edwards-FLP) .... 7
CLERGY RETIREMENT (P.358)
J. Keith Cupples (eff. 12-31-08)
Craig Lewis Emerick
Doyle Steven Henderson
Dwight Henry Judy
Susanne Hott Orman (eff. 8-1-08)
Walter Ross Purkey
Duane VanGiesen
Robert Morgan Walker (eff. 12-31-08)
Phyllis Clower Wilson (FD)(eff. 9-1-08)
Jayne C. Wolfe (FD)
LOCAL PASTOR RETIREMENT
Paul Bailey
Charles I. Hahn
Bob R. Sivils
HONORABLE LOCATION
Charlise Hill-Larson
WITHDRAWAL/TO ANOTHER DENOMINATION (P.360)
Xolani Kacela (eff. 11-14-08)
WITHDRAWAL/SURRENDER CREDENTIALS (P.360.4)
Steve Richardson (eff. 12-12-08)
CLERGY TRANSFER IN
Rodney Whitfield
CLERGY TRANSFER OUT
Heather.Brewer
Dongil Chang
Stacy Pell
Note: The number following the name indicates the number of times this pastor has been
appointed to this location. The number after
“P.” indicates the paragraph in the 2008 Book
of Discipline. The numbers 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4
are the fraction of full-time service.
Abbreviations are: AM - Associate Member;
CDT - Commissioned, Deacon Track; CET Commissioned, Elder Track; E - Elder; FD
- Full Deacon; FLP - Full-time Local Pastor;
PLP - Part-time Local Pastor; PM - Probationary Member; R - Retired; RLP - Retired
Local Pastor; RMOAC - Retired Member
of Other Annual Conference; SLP - Student
Local Pastor; TBS - To Be Supplied.
NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE NEWS | JUNE 12, 2009
8 A NTCcircuit
Even after the purchase of
the property, Christ’s Foundry
still lacked the necessary funds
to build without going into debt,
something the church wanted
to avoid. That’s the motivation behind the Bell Campaign
which began more than two
years ago.
Rev. Ross shared Christ’s
Foundry’s need with Marilyn
Oden, the wife of Bishop William Oden, and later that week
he received a note from her that
read, “Surely you can find a
thousand persons who will give
you $500 to begin building.
Now all you need is 999.” En-
Bell campaign success moves dream
closed was a personal check for
$500. The Bell Campaign was
launched and soon captured
the imagination of the annual
conference. Churches began
hosting “Bell Days” and Rev.
Ross and his team sold numerous bells at the 2007 and 2008
annual conferences.
One of the reasons Rev.
Ross chose a $500 goal was
so members of the congregation could also participate and
receive a commerative bell and
their names inscribed in the bell
tower of the new building.
Paraphrasing Charles Wesley, the campaign’s theme was
“O for a thousand bells to ring
Shared feast …
the last Saturday in May to share
a common fellowship B-B-Q.
“Both of those churches are
in covenant relationship with
Christ’s Foundry. I told them that
our men are pretty proud of their
fajita meat. So they invited us to
join them.”
On Saturday, May 30, one of
Cochran Chapel’s Smokin’ Men
started the fire at 5:30 a.m. Meat
that the men had bought and
brought started hitting the grill at
7:30 a.m. Fajita meat was added
at 1 p.m. Nearby picnic tables
facilitated sit-down chin-fests
among the men of the three congregations. Women shuttled in
and out of Fellowship Hall with
an array of “all the trimmings.”
Because three different
starting times–one per church
–had mistakenly been circulated, people began arriving at 1
p.m. expecting to – and getting
to – eat. At 5 p.m., desserts,
other food and people were
still arriving.
Sales of special commemorative towels in three colors and
sales of leftover meat helped
defray costs.
As one former member of
Cochran Chapel put it, “That
smoker was built to feed the multitudes.” Rev. Stabile summed
it up in his website column:
“Three churches, three cultures,
three different peoples…..but
one common bond: all beloved
sons and daughters of a loving
God. Maybe, perhaps just maybe,
the Kingdom of God is coming
among us after all.”
For more information, please
visit either website, www.
christsfoundry.org, www.
cochranchapel.org, or www.
stpaulumcdallas.com.
Homebound communion training
The NTC Equipping Disciples Team and the Congregational Care Ministry of First
UMC, Mesquite, will team up
to offer a June 27 Homebound
Communion Training for clergy
and laity.
The focus will be to equip
persons to serve Holy Communion to homebound persons and
include historical and theological backgrounds for this important ministry. The training will
be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
in the First UMC, Mesquite,
Fellowship Hall.
Guest presenter is Rev. Mark
Stamm of Perkins School of
Theology, SMU. He has recently published a book entitled,
“Extending the Table: A Guide
for the Ministry of Home Communion Serving.” Participants
will receive a copy of the book
and a box lunch.
The registration fee is
Rev. Stamm
$25, payable to First UMC,
Mesquite, P.O. Box 852909,
Mesquite, TX 75185. Deadline
for registration is June 17. For
more information, call Rev.
Pat Grable, 972-285-5456 or email: pgrable@sbcglobal.net.
The church is located at 300
N. Galloway Ave. in Mesquite.
JUNE 12, 2009 | NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE NEWS
my great redeemer’s praise!”
Each $500 gift was called
a “bell,” and each gift will
be recognized by having the
donor’s name inscribed in the
bell tower of Christ’s Foundry’s
new building. Each donor also
received a commemorative bell.
Many individuals and churches
across North Texas have participated, and in May, Christ’s
Foundry sold the final few bells
to make it to 1,000!
“We’ve been told since that
the way we went out raising
funds was backwards!” says
Rev.. Ross. “Apparently, in
capital campaigns you only
solicit support from a wide
variety of people after you have
commitments from individuals
who can make very large gifts.
But, one of the things we most
liked about our Bell Campaign
was that everyone could participate, even people who don’t
have that much to give. For
example, there is a single mom
in my church who bought a bell
on an installment plan, and who
puts an envelope with a few
bucks in it into the offering plate
every week. Our Bell Campaign
might have
been backwards, but it
worked, and
God used it in
a mighty way.”
More than
half of the bells
came from
“Bell Days” at
NTC churches.
Ten congregations set aside
a Sunday to
take up a collection for the
campaign and
feature activi- Rev. Owen Ross, left, presents a bell to Rev. Jim Ozier,
ties highlightDirector of New Church Development and Transforing Christ’s
mation, as the campaign draws to a close.
Foundry and
Foundry, saying:
its ministries. These churches
“Missions such as Christ’s
included: Schreiber, University
Foundry are dependent on
Park, Lovers Lane, Walnut Hill,
the Connection, and what a
Holy Covenant, Northaven and
beautiful thing when the ConPreston Hollow UMCs, Dallas;
nection comes together to seek
Christ UMC, Farmers Branch;
God’s dreams.”
First UMC, Coppell; and First
For more information, please
UMC, Carrollton.
call Rev. Ross, 214-497-9552,
Rev. Ross sees these churche-mail: owenkross@gmail.
es and others throughout the
com or log on to website www.
NTC as vital partners in the
ChristsFoundry.org.
ongoing success of Christ’s
Munger Place UMC plans closing event
Shared laughter, good food,
fond memories and a few tears
will all be a part of the “Celebration of the Life and Ministry of Munger Place United
Methodist Church.” The event
will be held on Saturday, June
27th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in
the church’s Fellowship Hall.
It comes on the eve of the
congregation’s closing worship
service, Sunday morning, June
28th, at 10:30 a.m. Founded
in 1913 in the affluent neighborhood of Munger Place and
Swiss Avenue, for 96 years the
church has been in ministry in
East Dallas. From a bishop
who showed up in a top hat,
to the preaching of E. Stanley Jones and, most recently,
civil rights leader Rev. Joseph
Lowery, Munger Place United
Methodist Church has been a
witness to history and the development of Dallas as a city.
Today the church’s Education Building continues to host
the Wilkinson Center and its
many outreach programs to
lower income families. The
church’s fellowship hall is
the site of the neighborhood
Clothing Exchange program,
and the downstairs chapel is
the temporary worship home of
the fledgling Faith Community
Church, a new congregation.
“Though this is a time of
sadness and the end of an era,
it is also the start of a new
beginning,” observed Dr. Gary
G. Kindley, Interim Senior Pastor. “Through this sacred place
the Gospel story will be told
to future generations as a new
United Methodist community
of faith will form.” The church
will reopen sometime next year
after extensive building repairs
and offer contemporary-style
worship and new outreach programs to the community.
Current and former members
and several previous pastors of
the church will share memories
at the observance on Saturday evening, and then gather
on June 28th. At the closing
service, former organist Nancy
Good will return to play the
church’s pipe organ which has
gone silent in recent years and
the seven-member choir will
sing their last anthem.
“It is not a death, it is a
transformation, Kindley said.
“The Christian faith is rooted in
Christ’s resurrection, and resurrection will be taking place here
as well.”
Around the Conference
Birth
Sierra Rose Peel daughter of J.
D. and Deon Peel and granddaughter of Ann and Rev. John
Peel, Trinity UMC, Denton, was
born April 22, weighing 7 lbs and
measuring 20 inches.
***
Jacob Alexander Jordan, son
of Cheramie and Jeff Jordan
and grandson of Revs. Joan
LaBarr, NTC Director of Communications and Rev. Bill
LaBarr, Plymouth Park UMC,
Irving, was born June 4, weighing 7 lbs 10 ozs. and measuring
21 inches long.
Sorrow
Judy Flach, wife of Rev.
Richard Flach, NTC Retired,
died June 1. Memorial service
was held June 6 at Wheatland
UMC, Dallas.
North Texas Conference
United Methodist
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