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Lay Leaders 2026
Church Council
Chairperson • Jaxie Alt
Vice Chair • to be named 2027
Recording Secretary • Janis Gustafson
Caring Ministry • Carolyn Roderick
Children’s Ministry • Meredith Pendleton
Church & Society • Amy Gilchrist
Faith Formation • Kim Caston
Green Team • Bob McAlister
LeadershipFirst • Kristine Larsen
Men of Faith • Justin Duncan
Mission Work Area • Kathy Nauschutz
Music Ministry • Melissa Tucker
Senior Adults • LaRuth Morrow
United Women in Faith • Pam Shamblin
Welcoming • Cori Pratt
Worship • Sarah Gillette
Young Adults • Marisa Harris
Youth (Adult) • Rob Sommerfelt
Youth • Sesame Drake
Board of Trustees • to be elected 2026
Staff Parish Relations Committee • Phil Longacre
Finance • Jamie Robertson
FUMCR Foundation • Russ McFadden
Strategic Vision Committee • Chris Gipson
Trustees
2026 • Beth Lloyd, Jennifer Whaley, Chuck Mulkey
2027 • Beth Bedell, Ross Gilbert, Gary Hanks
2028 • David Cone, Amy McCloskey, Lesley Siebenhousen
Staff Parish Relations Committee
2026 • Cathy Phillips, Richard Myers
2027 • Missy Griffy, Karen Jones, Phil Longacre
2028 • Clay Cohorn, Jordan Lovingstone, Cori Pratt
Committee on Nominations
2026 • Amy Hammer, Carl Hanks, Randy Montgomery
2027 • Sarah Gillette, Stephen Hughes, Averie Snyder
2028 • Lisa Grinsfelder, Andrew Harris, Cristina Rivera
Chair • Senior Pastor
Ex-Officio Member • Exec. Director
Finance Committee
2026 • Scott Ramsey, Jamie Robertson, Elizabeth Young
2027 • Brad Bilbo, Mary Findley, Lela Luxen
2028 • Loy Loveless, Matt Lyall, Tim Ottersbach
Strategic Vision Committee
2026 • Chris Gipson (chair), David Jones, Dave Grimm
2027 • Eric Harris, Marisa Harris, Sydney Watson
2028 • Tracie Brugge, Kelley Newcomer, Tom Pemberton
FUMCR Foundation, Inc., Board
2026 • Gary Coleman, Russ McFadden (chair), Allison Zvolanek
2027 • Lola Copeland, Sherri Herring, Rick Shamblin
2028 • Bob Caston, Bob Diggs. Dawn Kahle
Local Church Lay Members of Annual Conference
Jaxie Alt, Dan Barrios, Laura Bierck, Mary Brooke Casad, Bob Roos, Harry Whitford III
At Large Lay Members of Annual Conference
Natalie Nenovich
