| 54 Boards, Committees & Councils |
Chair, Co-Chair,
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Administrative Review (AR)
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Adult and Family Ministry Council (AF)
Nurture and provide programs for adult and/or family (nuclear, extended and single parent ministries.
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Archives and History, Commission on (AH)
Collect and preserve the history and records of the churches
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Black Church, Committee to Strengthen the (BC)
Resource African American Churches to meet their growing needs and vitalize their ministries.
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Camping, Outdoor, and Retreat Ministries, Board of (CP)
Coordinate the program and facility use of the conference camps and retreat centers.
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Sharon Smith
(Chair)
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Chancellor of the Conference (CC)
Nurture and provide programs for adult and/or family (nuclear, extended and single parent ministries.
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Children's Ministries, Council on (CH)
Promote programs to enhance the educational life of children within the church and advocate for children
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Christian Education, Board of (CE)
Promote Christian Education for all ages.
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Suzanne Morgan
(Chair)
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Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns, Commission on (CU)
Seeks to promote ties to affiliated and autonomous Methodist Churches and to non-Methodist Christian groups.
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Karin Ellis
(Chair)
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Church and Society, Board of (CS)
Develop and promote programs in world peace, human relations, general welfare and emerging social issues.
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Communications, Committee on (CO)
Coordinate the promotion of programs and activities of the Annual Conference, within and outside of the church, Provide resources to help all conference groups to proclaim United Methodism.
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Congregational Development Committee (CD)
Establish and report the primary plan for congregational development in the Conference.
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Congregational Loan Committee (CL)
Develop a strategy for church extensions, congregational development, property renovation and building construction. Allocate funds from the revolving funds for these purposes.
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Disability Concerns, Committee on (DC)
To provide for the functions of this ministry and maintain the connectional relationships.
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Joyce Brownlee
(Co-Chair)
Joann Orendurff
(Co-Chair)
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Disaster Response, Committee on (DR)
Maintain a Conference Disaster plan for natural or person-caused disasters.
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Dave Horning
(Chair)
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Discipleship, Board of (DI)
Foster stewardship, worship and devotional life in local churches.
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Episcopacy, Committee on the (EP)
Advises and supports the Bishop and family, interprets Episcopal office to the conference, reports Episcopal requirements to the Jurisdictional Committee.
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Jan Wiley
(Chair)
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Episcopal Residence, Committee on (ER)
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Equitable Compensation, Commission on (EQ)
Set levels for minimum salary, salary subsidies, eligibility, and administration of Equitable Salary Fund.
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Ethnic Ministries, Commission on (ET)
Coordinate and design programs to meet the needs of the various ethnic congregations. Identify; needed resources and advocate the concerns, dreams, and resources of our pluralistic community of faith.
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Evangelism, Board of (EV)
Facilitate church revitalization and development with a conference-wide emphasis and strategy. Recommend church extension in terms of location and targeted groups.
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John McFarland
(Chair)
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Finance and Administration, Council on (FA)
Study budget askings, prepare and recommend the conference budget, oversee Treasurer and Statistician, responsible for business affairs of the United Methodist Center, apportionments and conference budget procedures.
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Foundation, California Pacific U.M. (FD)
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Patrick Modugno
(Chair)
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Global Ministries, Board of (GM)
Promote and plan development of a mission sprit and participation in global ministries by training, education and leadership development, including work in the fields of human services, and health and welfare ministries.
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Higher Education & Campus Ministry, Board of (HE)
Promote ministry to students, faculty and staff including career decision sessions, promote social outreach and faith reflections, pre-theological study groups, individual counseling.
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Frank Wulf
(Chair)
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Hispanic Committee (HC)
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Ana-Haydee Urda
(Chair)
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Incapacity, Joint Commission on (IC)
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Sharon Rhodes-Wickett
(Chair)
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Investigation, Committee on (IV)
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David Richardson
(Chair)
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Korean Ministry, Council on (KM)
Resource Korean-American churches to meet their growing needs and vitalize their ministries.
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Laity, Board of (LY)
Foster and awareness of the role of the laity in achieving the mission of the church.
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Lawyers Committee (LW)
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Lay Leader Conference (LL)
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Leadership Team, Conference (LT)
Assist Conference commissions, boards, agencies and staff to identify specific goals and objectives consistent with their respective areas of responsibility; which will enable the Conference to fulfill its primary tasks.
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Wayne (Team Leader) Walters
(Team Leader)
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Native American Committee (NA)
Promotes ad provides support for Native American Ministries and Native American Awareness Sunday.
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Nominating Committee (NM)
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William Hitt
(Chair)
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Ordained Ministry, Board of (OM)
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Pacific Islanders Commission (PI)
Support the life and work in churches of the Pacific Island
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Peace with Justice, Committee on (PJ)
To promote Peace with Justice concerns throughout the conference.
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Louis Sam Chase
(Chair)
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Pensions, Board of (PN)
Support retired ministers and their spouses, resolve hardships, maintain disability and health insurance plans, interpret General Church Pension Plans.
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Ken McMillan
(Chair)
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Personnel Policy Committee (PR)
Develop personnel policies and salary ranges, monitor and review compliance, hear employee grievances, recommend staffing requirements.
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George Hooper
(Chair)
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Religion and Race, Commission on (RR)
Promotes racial reconciliation and inclusiveness. Monitors ethnic minority representation on all conference groups and related institution
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William Renfroe
(Chair)
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Rules, Committee on (RU)
Receive, study, recommend, and maintain the conference rules.
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Secretary of the Conference (SC)
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Sessions Committee (SE)
Plan, direct, and operate sessions of the Annual Conference.
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Sessions Committee Design Team (DT)
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Statistician of the Conference (SA)
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Status and Role of Women, Commission on the (SR)
Promote full participation of women in the life of the church including language, imagery in worship, leadership and equality.
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Cherrye Cunnigan
(Chair)
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Treasurer of the Conference (TC)
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Trustees, Board of (TR)
Responsible for the stewardship of the real assets of the conference.
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United Methodist Men (UM)
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United Methodist Women (UW)
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Welcoming, Response Committee on (WT)
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Scott Imler
(Co-Chair)
Diane Rehfield
(Co-Chair)
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Young Adult Ministries, Council on (YA)
Encourage young adult participation in all areas of local church, District and Conference ministries.
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Youth Ministries, Council on (YM)
Planning for the inclusion of youth within the life of the church.
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Brook Howard
(Chair)
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