Authorized Ministerial Updates July 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 July 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

LM, Michael Bennett, P, Saint Peter’s UCC, Franklin, IA
DS, Steven Hartman, IN, Union Congregational United Church of Christ of Green Bay, Green Bay, WI
OM, Christopher Rankin, P, Trinity UCC, East Petersburg, PA
MS, Michael Grogan, P, Congregational Church of Lincoln City UCC, Lincoln City, OR
MID, Twila Rhodes, CE, Community Church UCC, Vero Beach, FL
OM, Stephanie Anne Thompson Wargo, OL, Pleasantville UCC, Chalfont, PA
OM, Charlotte Tracy Wright, IN, First Congregational UCC, Hadley, MA
U, David C. Newhart, IN, Friedens UCC, Oley, PA
LM, Adelaide Stong, AP, Saint John’s UCC, Lansdale, PA
OM, Douglas N. Hodges, P, United Church of Christ of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA
OM, Christopher A. Gilmore, P, Sixth Avenue United Church UCC, Denver, CO
OM, Karin A. Case, AP, First Church in Cambridge Congregational UCC, Cambridge, MA
OM, Camille F. Gianaris, AP, Pilgrims’ UCC, Fruitland Park, FL
U, Gordon Jones, P, New Liberty UCC, Cynthiana, IN
MID, Scott Meyer, OL, First Congregational UCC, Riceville, IA
OM, Marjorie Ann MacNeill, IN, Malletts Bay Congregational UCC, Colchester, VT
OM, Thomas C. Kinder, IN, Congregational UCC, Bradford, VT
OM, Charles M. Purinton Jr, IN, First Congregational UCC, Saint Albans, VT
DS, Ashley Whitaker, P, The United Church of Mapleton, Mapleton, MN
OM, Melinda L. Feller, P, Saint John’s UCC, Elkhart Lake, WI
LM, Ami Dion, SU, West Congregational Church, Taunton, MA
OM, Ruth Nye, IN, First Congregational UCC, South Windsor, CT
OM, Meredith A. Jeffers, SU, First Congregational Church of Madison, Madison, CT
OM, Deborah Roy, SU, Whitneyville UCC, Hamden, CT
LM, George Brown, AP, Burchette Chapel United Church of Christ, Manson, NC
OM, Shana Gail Johnson, P, Peace Memorial UCC, Palos Park, IL
OM, Michelle K. Mcnamara, IN, Immanuel UCC, Evergreen Park, IL
OM, Daniel T Schultz, IN, Bethany UCC, Oshkosh, WI
OM, Gary L. Miller, IN, Saint Paul UCC, Malone, WI
OM, Delbert Darrell Permann, IN, Saint Paul’s UCC, Ellsworth, WI
OM, Sue Joiner, P, First Congregational UCC, Albuquerque, NM
LM, Tammy Ebensberger, SP, Community Congregational UCC, Clinton, IA
OM, Frances J. Ruthven, IN, South Congregational ChurchUCC, Amherst, MA
MID, Courtney Jones, AP, Hope Central Church, Jamaica Plain, MA
OM, Sarah Buteux, AP, First Churches of  Northampton, Northampton, MA
OM, Mary Lou Gifford, P, First Congregational UCC, Randolph, MA
LM, Corinne Ellis, AP, Plymouth Congregational UCC, Des Moines, IA
OM, Sandy Cheatham, AP, United Church of Broomfield, Broomfield, CO
U, Loren Richmond Jr, P, Henderson Community Church, Henderson, CO
OM, Eldonna Hazen, P, First Congregational UCC, Madison, WI
OM, Jennifer A. Long, P, Central Square Community Church, Central Square, NY
LM, Donald Kelly, P, Congregational Christian UCC, Windsor, VA
OM, Kenneth D. Fuller, P, Christ’s Reformed UCC, Cavetown, MD
MID, Cynthia Lee, AP, Community UCC, Miami Beach, FL
OM, Ronald Hughes, P, Saint Matthew’s UCC, Chester Springs, PA
OM, Blair Kirkpatrick, P, United Parish UCC, Lenora, KS
LM, John Chaplin, AP, Urbandale UCC, Urbandale, IA
MID, Ryan Downing, IN, First Congregational UCC, Cedar Rapids, IA
OM, Bonnie Scott Jelinek, IN, United Church On the Green UCC, New Haven, CT
OM, Ken White, P, College Street Congregational UCC, Burlington, VT
OM, Robert M. Spaulding, IN, Pilgrim United Church of Christ, New Bedford, MA
U, Tom Forster-Smith, IN, Payson Park Church, Belmont, MA
OM, Jeffrey K. Erb, P, Union Church UCC, Ludlow, MA
OM, Dana L. Allen Walsh, P, South Church UCC, Andover, MA
OM, Cameron Barr, P, United Church of Christ Congregational, Grinnell, IA
OM, David Russell, IN, Little Home Church By the Wayside UCC, Wayne, IL
OM, James Joseph Olson, P, Saint John’s UCC, Waukegan, IL
OM, Laura L. Kent, IN, Church of the Good Shepherd, Boyertown, PA
OM, Sherry Tucker, P, Easthampton Congregational Church UCC, Easthampton, MA
OM, Teresa A. Hughes-Martin, P, Zion United Church of Christ of New Providence, Strasburg, PA
U, Reno Wright-Hammock, P, Grace United Church of Christ, Milwaukee, WI
LM, Dana Schindler, P, United Church of Christ, Elcho, WI
LM, Dana Schindler, P, United Church of Christ, Kempster, WI
OM, Joshua Knappenberger, P, Zion Blue Mountain UCC, Strausstown, PA
OM, James D. Rapp, P, First Congregational UCC, Indianapolis, IN
U, Scott Stewart, P, The United Church of Clinton, Clinton, MA
LM, James Cope, P, Emmanuel UCC, New Berlin, PA
OM, Patricia Leader, IN, Saint Paul’s UCC, Spring Grove, PA
OM, Christopher R. Schwab, P, First United Church of Christ, Carlisle, PA
LM, Craig Kramer, P, Saint Paul’s UCC, Ravine, PA
OM, Michael D. Boehm, P, Zion United Church of Christ, Blain, PA
OM, Michael D. Boehm, P, Sandy Hill UCC, Kistler, PA
OM, Tony Fields, P, Saint Peter’s UCC, Dubois, PA
LM, Alex Shea Will, AP, Hancock United Church of Christ, Lexington, MA
OM, Philip B. Harner, IN, Grace United Church of Christ, Greencastle, PA
U, Robin Bartlett, P, First Church UCC, Sterling, MA
MID, Pamela Cochrane, AP, Hancock United Church of Christ, Lexington, MA
OM, Herbert L. Henry, IN, Congregational UCC, Punta Gorda, FL
OM, Daniel B. England, IN, First Congregational UCC, Litchfield, CT
OM, Melanie J. Lawrence-Caldwell, P, Collenbrook United Church, Drexel Hill, PA
OM, Deborah L. Patterson, P, Smyrna UCC, Canby, OR
MID, Drew Terry, P, Wright Community Congregational UCC, Boise, ID
OM, William Noel Koch, IN, Congregational Church UCC, Miami Lakes, FL
OM, Michelle Wilkey, AP, David’s UCC, Kettering, OH
MID, Mark Brockmeier, P, Townsend Congregational Church UCC, Townsend, MA
MID, Emily Munger, P, Congregational Church UCC, Columbia, SD
OM, Kenneth W. Weidinger, IN, Faith United Church of Christ, Cincinnati, OH
POC, Heidi Vardeman, IN, Saint John’s United Church, Chesterton, IN
U, Gary Blain, P, First United Church of Christ, Newton, KS
MID, Katherine Ann Mallory, SU, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, New Haven, CT
OM, Martin Garrison, P, St. Peter’s Church of Coupland UCC, Coupland, TX
OM, Sara Jane Munshower, SU, Union Chapel UCC, Fishers Island, NY
OM, Denise M. Terry, P, Congregational UCC, East Granby, CT
OM, Robert Moore Jr., CP, Christ Congregation UCC, Princeton, NJ
U, Jacqueline Gilchrist, SU, North Stamford Congregational Church, Stamford, CT
OM, Joseph Francis Cistone, P, Saint Paul’s Community UCC, Cleveland, OH
OM, Mark Robert Seifried, IN, West Parish Church UCC, Andover, MA

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.