Officers of the Conference Resident and Presiding Bishop Bishop Peggy A. Johnson (610) 666-1442 Conference Secretary Rev. Dr. Lloyd Speer, III 501 Wistar Road Fairless Hills, PA 19030 (215) 943-2343 Associate Secretaries Rev. Carlotta Madison Rev. Tracy Duncan Conference Treasurer Mr. James Brown (484) 762-8209 Exec. Director, Connectional Ministries Rev. Dr. Anita Powell (484) 762-8230 Director, Administrative Services Exec. Director, Pension and Health Benefits Mrs. Jo Fielding (484) 762-8213 Conference Lay Leader Mr. David Koch 532 Westfield Drive Exton, PA 19341 (610) 363-9544 Conference Chancellor Mr. Matthew Morley, Esquire KLM Attorneys LLC 144 West Market Street West Chester, PA 19382 Telephone: (610) 650-0439 Fax: (610) 696-5476 morley@klmattorneys.com Officers of the Corporation Mr. William Thresher - President Rev. James A. Duckett - Vice-President Rev. Claude M. Roney Secretary Mr. James Brown Treasurer - i -
Resident Bishop - The Philadelphia Area Bishop Peggy A. Johnson M.Div., D.Min. The Philadelphia Area Episcopal Office 980 Madison Avenue, Norristown, PA 19403 Mailing Address: PO Box 820, Executive Assistant Mrs. Amy B. Botti (610) 666-1442 abotti@epaumc.org - ii -
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Officers Conference Secretary Rev. Dr. Lloyd F. Speer, III (215) 943-2343 conferencesecretary@epaumc.org Conference Lay Leader Mr. David Koch (610) 363-9544 conflayleader@epaumc.org Director, Administrative Services Executive Director, Board of Pension and Health Benefits Mrs. Jo Fielding (484) 762-8213 jfielding@epaumc.org Executive Director, Connectional Ministries Rev. Dr. Anita Powell (484) 762-8230 apowell@epaumc.org Conference Treasurer Mr. James Brown (484) 762-8224 jbrown@epaumc.org - iii -
Table of Contents Officers of the Conference................................... i Resident Bishop - The Philadelphia Area........................... ii Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Officers..........................iii AGENCIES Connectional Ministries Staff.................................. 2 District Offices......................................... 3 District Resource Assistants.................................. 3 2018 Extended Cabinet.................................... 4 Conference Office Support Associates............................. 5 Mid-Atlantic United Methodist Foundation........................... 6 Ordained Elders........................................ 7 Commissioned as Provisional Elders............................. 7 Ordained Deacon....................................... 8 Commissioned as Provisional Deacons............................ 8 2018 Retirees......................................... 9 Conference Camps...................................... 10 Conference Agencies with Membership........................... 11 General and Jurisdictional Boards and Agencies...................... 40 CLERGY Clergy Directory....................................... 41 Appointment List...................................... 107 Elders on Location..................................... 118 Elders on Location Retired................................ 118 Affiliate Members...................................... 118 Certified Candidates for Ordained Ministry......................... 118 Deaconesses and Missionaries.............................. 118 Diaconal Ministers..................................... 119 Spouses of Deceased Clergy Members.......................... 119 Clergy Service Record................................... 123 Clergy Compensation................................... 198 CHURCHES Church Directory...................................... 206 LAITY Christ Servant Ministers.................................. 311 Certified Lay Ministers (CLM) Active Status........................ 339 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Rules of Order....................................... 342 232 nd Session of Annual Conference Proceedings..................... 348 Certificate of Ordination................................ 358 Business of the Annual Conference............................ 359 PART I - Organization And General Business..................... 359 PART II - Pertaining To Ordained And Licensed Clergy................ 365 PART III - Certification In Specialized Ministry..................... 388 PART IV - Certified Lay Ministry............................ 389 PART V - Diaconal Ministers.............................. 391 PART VI - Appointments And Concluding Business.................. 393 2018 Resolutions...................................... 398 Annual Conference Reports................................ 420 - iv -
Board of Lay Ministry Report.............................. 420 Board of Pension & Health Benefits Report...................... 421 Board of Trustees................................... 427 Urban Commission................................... 429 GBHEM General Agency Report............................ 430 HISTORICAL Memorials......................................... 431 Workers in the Church Triumphant............................. 443 Historical Record...................................... 459 General and Jurisdictional Conference Delegations.................... 461 STATISTICS 2017 Statistics Summary and Key............................. 465 East District Statistics................................ 469 North District Statistics............................... 505 South District Statistics............................... 528 West District Statistics............................... 548 POLICIES Eastern PA Conference Employee Handbook....................... 575 EPA Conference General Policies............................. 593 Discontinuance of a Congregation Guidelines Checklist of Procedures.......... 593 Investments/Management................................. 595 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Loan Fund....................... 596 Lay Member Travel & Accident Insurance......................... 596 Property and Liability Insurance.............................. 596 Policy on Sexual Misconduct Involving Adults....................... 598 Clergy Sexual Misconduct................................. 600 Clergy Specific Policies of the Board of Ordained Ministry................ 603 EPC Financial Support for Candidates for the Ordained Ministry............. 603 Formational & Spiritual Growth Leave, Renewal /Study Leave or Sabbatical Leave Funding for Clergy...................... 605 College and Seminary Grant Application & Forms................. 607 College and Seminary Grant Application Form................... 608 Vocational Intern Program............................. 609 Pastoral Care Subsidy Policy............................ 610 Moving Rules.................................... 611 Parsonage Guidelines............................... 611 Pastoral Support.................................. 621 Clergy Business Expense Reimbursement Fund................... 622 Transitional (Pastoral Change) Standards....................... 623 Vacation and Time Away from Parish......................... 624 Corrections for the 2018 Journal.............................. 626 - v -