Connectional Resources
CENTER FOR CONNECTIONAL RESOURCES
Purpose
To provide fiscal oversight, property management, and archives and records to undergird the mission and ministry of the Texas Annual Conference. Our expectation is that the Conference will pay 100% of its apportionments and provide adequate financial and physical resources and archival records to ensure fruitful mission and ministry.
Conference Council on Finance and Administration
PURPOSE: As stipulated in The Book of Discipline, 610 and 611.
Council on Finance and Administration (existing board will continue)
Officers
Chair, Don House
dhouse@rrc-inc.com
Vice Chair, Don Meador
(281) 444-2112
dmeador001@houston.rr.com
Secretary, Audrey Mitchell
(713) 633-1789
amitchell2@houston.rr.com
Lay Men, Class of 2008
Carl Galloway
Giff Kendrick
Eddie Pirtle
cbarecsp@flash.net
LayWomen, Class of 2008
Margaret Carlson
Diana Kennedy
Gloria Moores
GMoores@valornet.com
Clergy, Class of 2008
Charles Bagley
(409) 744-4526
charlesb@moody.org
Robert Johnson
(713) 723-8187
rjohnson@wvumc.com
Don Meador
(281) 444-2112
dmeador001@houston.rr.com
Lay Men, Class of 2012
Dick Jack
dickjack@houston.rr.com
James Jones
jtjones1936@houston.rr.com
Bill Moseley
LayWomen, Class of 2012
Susan Goddard
susan.goddard@lakewoodumc.org
Juanita Jackson
JJackson@central.UH.edu
Rosemary Varsey
rvarsey@consolidated.net
Clergy, Class of 2012
Marlin Fenn
(281) 391-2121
mfenn@firstmethodistkaty.com
Rhenel Johnson
(281) 359-3022
rhenelj@sbcglobal.net
Gail Harrelson
(713) 697-0671
bgharrelson@peoplepc.com
John Whitehurst
(903) 968-3833
jonhurst@aol.com
Small Church Rep, Class of 2008
Eddie Pirtle
cbarecsp@flash.net
Small Church Rep, Class of 2012
Audrey Mitchell
(713) 633-1789
amitchell2@houston.rr.com
Ex-Officio
Bishop Janice Riggle Huie
713-521-9383 ext. 310
hinshaw@methodists.net
Rick Goodrich, Assistant to the Bishop
713-521-9383 ext. 308
rgoodrich@txcumc.org
Elijah Stansell, Conference Treasurer
713-521-9383 ext. 307
eli@swbell.net
C. J. Taylor, UM Foundation
713-521-9383 ext. 325
cjtaylor@umf-tac.org
Keith Whitaker, Cabinet Rep
(936) 699-2213
kwhitaker@cox-internet.com
Gail Ford Smith, Cabinet Rep
(281) 499-3700
gfsmith@txcumc.org
Don Waddleton, Cabinet Rep
(281) 998-8993
dwaddleton@txcumc.org
Andy Hernandez, GCF&A
andyher@ev1.net
Don House, GCF&A
dhouse@rrc-inc.com
Conference Board of Trustees
PURPOSE: As stipulated in The Book of Discipline, 2512.
NOTE: All property concerns within the Conference (including those associated with
Lakeview,
Board of Trustees. It is recommended that all capital projects and capital budgets for entities listed above be approved by the Conference Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees (existing board will continue)
Tony Brackens, Chair
tlbrack@direcway.com
Laity, Class of 2008
Tony Brackens
tlbrack@direcway.com
Mary Daffin
mdaffin@icsi.net
Don Samples
Clergy, Class of 2008
Cy Helm
(832) 668-1800
chelm@fmhouston.com
Billy Stell
(713) 622-5710
bstell@stlukes-hou.org
Laity, Class of 2012
sydfree1@aol.com
Elmer Kennedy
kennedy519@msn.com
Mark Edmunds
John Wood
twowood6@yahoo.com
Center for Connectional Excellence
Clergy, Class of 2012
Robert Childress
(281) 499-8788
rchildress@covenantglen.org
Jacque Harmon
(936) 634-3950
j-wr-harmon@juno.com
Clara Gilbert
(903) 592-0242
tylerfirstumc@Juno.com
Charles Ruehl
(713) 528-0527
creelsr@stpaulshouston.org
Ex-Officio
Elijah Stansell, Staff Representative
713-521-9383 ext. 307
eli@swbell.net
Conference Commission on Archives and History
PURPOSE: As stipulated in The Book of Discipline, 639 and 2512.
To record and preserve the history of the Conference to connect with the visions and missions of our heritage as the ground of our present ministries and future vision.
Commission on Archives & History
William Hardt, Chair
wchardt@academicplanet.com
District Representatives
CN Bonnie Sandberg
csandberg2@houston.rr.com
N Dow Harleston
dowh@greggton.org
(903) 759-3831
SE Bill Hataway
bjhataway@msn.com
CS Josephine Crain
jcrain@stpaulshouston.org
NW May Lou Meyers
chandml@netzero.com
E John Urbin
S Ken Goodell
(281) 427-9874
W Terry Keeling
Ex-Officio
Bill Hedges, Annual Conf Historian
texmethhist@aol.com
Bernice McBeth, Annual Conf Historian
Bobbie Thompson, McMahon Chapel Trustee Rep
Conference Archivist, TBN
Elijah Stansell, Center for Connectional Resources
713-521-9383 ext. 307
eli@swbell.net
Committee on Communications
PURPOSE: As stipulated in The Book of Discipline, 645.
To work with the Communications Officer in developing an effective and coordinated
Conference communications program. Composition: four members who are specialists in
communications and marketing.
Committee on Communications
Members
John Hines
jhines@twumc.org
Chris Newlin
Glen McCutchins
Irv White
iwhite@wvumc.com
Ex Officio
Eleanor Colvin, Director of Communications
713-521-9383 ext. 334
ecolvin@txcumc.org
PURPOSE: To provide effective operation and maintenance of the
Safe Sanctuary
PURPOSE: To implement and monitor Conference-wide safe sanctuary programs.
Safe Sanctuary
Chris Skaggs, Chair
chrisrs@bluebonnet.net
Class of 2008
Colleen Dillahunty
cdillahunty@fmhouston.com
Debra Garrett
garrett@fumc-conroe.org
Glynden Bode
glyndenbode@gmail.com
Kenneth Green
teminister@juno.com
Class of 2012
Mopsy Andrews
mandrews@chapelwood.org
(713) 465-3467 x108
Vicky Harris
vickyharris@mdumc.org
Wanda Bess
(409) 833-1831
wjbess@gtbizclass.com
Chris Skaggs
chrisrs@bluebonnet.net
Additional Teams and Committees
Committee on Episcopacy: 4 laity and 4 clergy (BOD 636)
(existing board will continue)
Jim Moore, Chair
Clergy, Class of 2007
Jim Moore
jjmoore@grandecom.net
Francis Guidry
(713) 864-1796
fewguidry@myway.com
Laity, Class of 2007
Joan Hataway
bjhataway@msn.com
Clergy, Class of 2008
Kirbyjon Caldwell
(713) 723-8187
jwhite@wvumc.com
Jim Bankston
(713) 528-0527
bankston@stpaulshouston.org
Laity, Class of 2008
Jennifer Slade
tslade@juno.com
Gil Hanke
ghanke@sfasu.edu
Ex-Officio
Rick Goodrich, Assistant to the Bishop
713-521-9383 ext. 308
rgoodrich@txcumc.org
Elijah Stansell, Conference Treasurer
713-521-9383 ext. 307
eli@swbell.net
Don House, Jurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy
dhouse@rrc-inc.com
Jim Foster, Jurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy
(281) 444-2112
jwfoster@methodists.net
Episcopal Residence Committee: (BOD 637)
Members
Elijah Stansell, Conf Treasurer
713-521-9383 ext. 307
eli@swbell.net
Jim Bankston, Designate from Episcopal Committee
(713) 528-0527
bankston@stpaulshouston.org
Don House, Designate from CF&A
dhouse@rrc-inc.com
Tony Brackens, Designate from Trustee
tlbrack@direcway.com
Nominations Committee
PURPOSE: To identify and enlist vision-oriented leadership reflecting the diversity of the Conference for all Conference ministries. The Core Leadership Team is charged with developing a new nominations process to be presented to the 2007 Annual Conference Session.
Nominations committee members to be determined. For more information contact:
Rick Goodrich, Assistant to the Bishop
713-521-9383 ext. 308
rgoodrich@txcumc.org