Authorized Ministerial Updates September 2014
Ministerial changes reported in the Data Hub—the UCC’s information system for ministers and churches—for new positions/calls entered into the system in September 2014.
STANDING CODES |
CC: Congregational Christian |
CM: Commissioned Minister |
DS: Dual Standing |
LM: Licensed Minister |
MID: Member in Discernment |
MS: Ordained Ministerial Partner Standing |
OM: Ordained Minister |
POC: Privilege of Call |
U: Unknown/No UCC Standing |
POSITION CODES |
P: Pastor |
SP: Senior Pastor |
CP: Co-pastor |
AP: Associate or Assistant Pastor |
IN: Interim Pastor |
SU: Supply Pastor |
Y: Youth Ministry |
OL: Other local church position |
MM: Minister of Music |
PE: Pastor Emeritus |
CE: Director of Christian Education |
DS, Arlene Greenwald, IN, Saint John’s UCC, Phoenixville, PA
OM, Amy A. Bruch, Y, Congregational UCC, Topsfield, MA
OM, Ronald A. Rising, IN, Emmaus UCC, Vienna, VA
LM, Pat Carson, OL, Zion Evangelical UCC, Evansville, IN
DS, David Kieffer, P, Liliuokalani Protestant Church, Haleiwa, HI
POC, Alan Hutchens, P, Christ Reformed UCC, Lexington, NC
U, Evelyn Kenny, OL, Saint Luke’s UCC, Philadelphia, PA
OM, Ryan Sirmons, P, The United Church of Christ of Annapolis, Edgewater, MD
MID, Regina Kinney, P, Second Congregational Church, Wilton, NH
MID, Taisi Alaelua, P, CCC Malamalama Ole Lalolagi, Carson, CA
OM, Arthur Conrad Urie, IN, Westmoreland United Church, Westmoreland, NH
U, Karen H. Stokes, IN, Trinity UCC, Northport, MI
OM, Camille F. Gianaris, P, Pilgrims’ UCC, Fruitland Park, FL
OM, Daniel Borchers, P, Saron United Church of Christ, Sheboygan Falls, WI
MS, Jayne Ryan Kuroiwa, P, Windward United Church of Christ, Kailua, HI
U, Shannon Witt, P, First Congregational Church of Green Island UCC, Miles, IA
LM, Keith Edwards, SP, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, Houston, TX
LM, Janet Monroe Sherman, P, Trinity United Church of Niederwald, Niederwald, TX
OM, Glennyce Grindstaff, P, Community UCC, Greenbelt, MD
DS, Mary Beth Mardis-LeCroy, P, Saint Paul’s UCC, Madrid, IA
LM, John Chaplin, IN, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Mason City, IA
OM, Jeffrey Gallagher, SP, United Congregational Church of Tolland UCC, Tolland, CT
OM, Gilford Cornell Bisjak Jr, P, United Church of the Valley, Temecula, CA
OM, Paula J Elizabeth, IN, Community Church Congregational, Corona Del Mar, CA
LM, Beverly Bammel, SU, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Houston, TX
LM, Bonnie Jacque-Gorecki, P, Saint Paul’s (Erin) UCC, Colgate, WI
CM, Jeanne Haemmelmann, Y, Pass-a-Grille Beach Community UCC, Saint Pete Beach, FL
OM, Matthew W. Baugh, IN, Iglesia Congregacional Unida UCC, Albuquerque, NM
OM, Denise Louise Griebler, P, First United Church of Christ, Richmond, MI
U, Jessica Schirm, P, Saint John’s UCC, Nashua, IA
U, John Nichols, IN, First Parish, Lincoln, MA
OM, Scott A. Ressman, P, United Church of Christ, Rockville Centre, NY
U, Mary A. Dobson, P, Plymouth UCC, Dunkirk, IN
MID, Louis J. Vetri, SU, Trinity UCC, Rehrersburg, PA
OM, Patti Helmer Aurand, SP, Shepherd of the Hills Congregational UCC, Phoenix, AZ
U, Susan Thomas, SP, Trinity Congregational UCC, Fitchburg, MA
LM, Greg Baskerville, P, First Congregational UCC, Newell, IA
LM, Burton Bagby-Grose, P, St. Paul UCC of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
OM, Bruce P. Macleod, IN, Central Congregational Church UCC, Chelmsford, MA
U, James Chesnutt, SU, First United Church, Farnhamville, IA
OM, Richard S. Denuyl Jr, SP, First Congregational Church, Old Greenwich, CT
OM, Cynthia E. Robinson, P, New Ark Church UCC, Newark, DE
OM, Patrick Campbell, IN, Church of the Master United Church of Christ, Hickory, NC
LM, Hannah Hannover, Y, United Church of Christ Congregational, Ames, IA
OM, Brady E. Abel, SP, United Church of Sun City UCC, Sun City, AZ
U, Pastor Panama, P, First Samoan Congregational Christian Church in Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
OM, Jean M. Simpson, IN, Community Congregational UCC, New Port Richey, FL
OM, Bonnie L. Lipton, IN, Community Congregational UCC, New Port Richey, FL
LM, Greg Baskerville, P, United Church of Christ, Fonda, IA
LM, Anna Larson, P, Circles of Faith UCC, Waubun, MN
U, David Elton, SP, United Church of Los Alamos, Los Alamos, NM
OM, Hal Chorpenning, P, Plymouth Congregational UCC, Fort Collins, CO
U, Richard Safford, SP, United Church of Angel Fire, Angel Fire, NM
OM, Greg A. Larsen, SP, First Congregational UCC, Rochester, MI
OM, Daniel E. Furman, SP, Hudsonville Congregational UCC, Hudsonville, MI
MID, Patricia Marsden, P, Newmarket Community Church, Newmarket, NH
U, Emily Slade, OL, Bethlehem UCC, Evansville, IN
OM, Nate Klug, IN, Congregational UCC, Baxter, IA
OM, Hannelore C Nalesnik, SP, Federated Church of Ayer UCC, Ayer, MA
OM, Kristy May, P, Zion United Church of Christ, Calumet, IA
MID, Eric Stricklin, P, First Congregational UCC, Coloma, MI
OM, Darek L. McCullers, P, Dry Creek UCC, Candor, NC
OM, Janice J. Springer, IN, First Congregational UCC, Cedar Rapids, IA
OM, Micah M. Schlobohm, IN, First Congregational UCC, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
OM, Corrine Dautrich, IN, First United Church of Christ, Reading, PA
OM, Christine Lee Pifer-Foote, SU, Allegheny United Church of Christ, Alleghenyville, PA
OM, Kathryn Rust, IN, Peace United Church of Christ, Schofield, WI
MID, Caroline Hamilton-Arnold, AP, Newtown Congregational UCC, Newtown, CT
OM, Charles J. Guerreno Jr, IN, First Congregational Church of Benzonia UCC, Benzonia, MI
LM, Linda Kozlowski, P, Calvary UCC, Barto, PA
OM, Gabriel Andries Oberholzer, P, Greenmont-Oak Park Community UCC, Kettering, OH
OM, William S. Freeman, P, United Church of Christ, Menifee, CA
OM, Kelly Forbush, P, First Congregational UCC, East Hartford, CT
U, Janis Christensen, P, Presbyterian UCC, Le Mars, IA
OM, Arthur L. Cribbs Jr, SP, Filipino-American UCC, Los Angeles, CA
OM, Roger Carroll Banker Daly, IN, South Deerfield Congregational UCC, South Deerfield, MA
OM, Daniel Haas, P, St. John’s UCC of Rosenberg, Rosenberg, TX
OM, John MacIver Gage, SP, United Christian Church, Austin, TX
U, Will Green, SP, Ballard Vale United Church, Andover, MA
OM, David Brandon Lindsey, P, Little River UCC, Annandale, VA
OM, Talitha J. Arnold, SP, United Church of Santa Fe UCC, Santa Fe, NM
LM, Lynn Butterbrodt, AP, Saint John’s UCC, Clarence, IA
OM, Jerold A Garber, IN, Los Altos UCC, Long Beach, CA
MID, Thea Mateu, SU, Community UCC, San Dimas, CA
MID, Beatrice Manning, AP, The First Parish of Bolton Interdenominational, Bolton, MA
OM, Bruce S. Schoup, IN, United Church of Christ, Schleswig, IA
OM, Anna E Butera, SP, First Congregational UCC, Plympton, MA
OM, Jams Zehmer, P, Zion Evangelical & Reformed UCC, Lenoir, NC
OM, Stuart W Tyson, IN, Cocoa Beach Community Church UCC, Cocoa Beach, FL
U, Elliott Munn, CE, Congregational UCC, Orange, CT
OM, Kendall H. Brown, IN, Edgewood UCC, East Lansing, MI
LM, Steven Jewett, P, New Horizons UCC, Akron, IA
LM, Joe Kay, AP, Nexus Church UCC, Hamilton, OH
OM, Jon R. Haack, P, Promise United Church of Christ, Dallas, TX
OM, Leonard W. Dacy, AP, Promise United Church of Christ, Dallas, TX
The Center for Analytics, Research and Data (CARD) provides oversight of the UCC Data Hub through which ministerial changes are made. However, Conferences and Associations are responsible for reporting changes and maintaining ministerial records in this system. If you have questions about this information, please contact the appropriate Conference or Association.
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