About Us
Lay Leaders 2025
Church Council
Chairperson • James Lee
Vice Chair • Jaxie Alt
Recording Secretary • Betsy Bennington
Faith Formation • Kim Caston
Welcoming • Cori Pratt
Music Ministry • Jenny Kelly
Children’s Ministry • Meredith Pendleton
Mission Work Area • Kathy Nauschutz
Church & Society • Cathy Chen
Caring Ministry • Carolyn Roderick
Men of Faith • Scott Smith
United Women in Faith • Pam Shamblin
Youth (Adult) • Rob Sommerfelt
Youth • Aiden Spence
Young Adults • Marisa Harris
Senior Adults • Marvilou Walters
Leadership Development • Kristine Larsen
Worship • Sarah Gillette
Green Team • Bob McAlister
Board of Trustees • Paige Dagen
Staff Parish Relations Committee • Suzie Summerfelt
Finance • Jen Grant
FUMCR Foundation • John Gilchrist
Strategic Vision Committee • Chris Gipson
Trustees
2025 • Paige Dagen (chair), Amy Jernigan, Clay Yearsley
2026 • Beth Lloyd, Jennifer Whaley, Chuck Mulkey
2027 • Beth Bedell, Ross Gilbert, Gary Hanks
Staff Parish Relations Committee
2025 • Tobin Knox, Suzie Sommerfelt (chair), Terry Sibley
2026 • Cathy Phillips, Richard Myers, Susan Watson
2027 • Missy Griffy, Karen Jones, Phil Longacre
Committee on Nominations
2025 • Shabnam Gill, Sarah Allen, Marvilou Walters
2026 • Amy Hammer, Carl Hanks, Randy Montgomery
2027 • Sarah Gillette, Stephen Hughes, Averie Snyder
Chair • Senior Pastor
Ex-Officio Member • Exec. Director
Finance Committee
2025 • Jen Grant (chair), Jason Larkin, Mark Twilley
2026 • Scott Ramsey, Jamie Robertson, Elizabeth Young
2027 • Brad Bilbo, Mary Findley, Lela Luxen
Strategic Vision Committee
2025 • Laura Bray, Nikki Gill, Brooke Green
2026 • Chris Gipson (chair), David Jones, Dave Grimm
2027 • Eric Harris, Marisa Harris, Sydney Watson
FUMCR Foundation, Inc., Board
2025 • John Gilchrist (chair), Neil Massey, Mark Solomon
2026 • Gary Coleman, Russ McFadden, Allison Zvolanek
2027 • Lola Copeland, Sherri, Herring, Rick Shamblin
Local Church Lay Members of Annual Conference
James Lee, Laura Bierck, Annette Bird, Mary Brooke Casad, Paula Harrison, Bob Roos, Rob Sommerfelt
At Large Lay Members of Annual Conference
Janeva Longacre, Kevin Burns, Natalie Nenovich, Laura Bray
