Spring 2023 Event - Save the Date March, 2023
Order of Elders & Order of Deacons
Paragraph 306, The Book of Discipline 2016
"All persons ordained as clergy in The United Methodist Church upon election to full membership in the annual conference shall be members of and participate in an Order appropriate to their election. An order is a covenant community within the church to mutually support, care for, and hold accountable its members for the sake of the life and mission of the church. These orders, separately or together, seek to respond to the spiritual hunger among clergy for a fulfilling sense of vocation, for support among peers during this stressful time of change in the Church, and for a deepening relationship with God."
Co-Chairs, Order of Elders
Jacqueline Thompson
Eric Schubert
Co-Chairs, Order of Deacons
Barb Mittman
Brent Hamilton
Co-Chairs, Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members
Deb Parkison
Michael D Stevens
Paragraph 323, The Book of Discipline 2016
"Each annual conference may organize a Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members. All licensed local pastors and associate members may be members of and participate in the Fellowship. The Fellowship will provide mutual support for its members for the sake of the life and mission of the church."