Church of the Brethren Newsline
July 5, 2018
In election results today, the Annual Conference chose Paul Mundey of Frederick, Md., as moderator-elect. He will serve as moderator-elect for one year, and then in 2020 he will serve as moderator of the Annual Conference.
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Mundey is an ordained minister who is retired from a longterm pastorate at Frederick Church of the Brethren. Previously he served on the denominational staff in the areas of evangelism and church growth, and was a developer of Passing on the Promise. He also is a writer and a consultant, has served on the board of Bridgewater (Va.) College, and has been a speaker for Annual Conference and National Youth Conference as well as National Older Adult Conference. Recently, he was a visiting scholar at Princeton Seminary.
Following are more election results:
Annual Conference Program and Arrangements Committee: Emily Shonk Edwards of Nellysford, Va., and Staunton (Va.) Church of the Brethren
Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee: Deb Oskin of Columbus, Ohio, and Living Peace Church of the Brethren in Powell, Ohio
Mission and Ministry Board, Area 2: LaDonna Sanders Nkosi of Chicago, Ill., and the Gathering Chicago; Area 3: Carol Yeazell of Asheville, N.C., and HIS Way/Jesucristo el Camino Church of the Brethren in Hendersonville, N.C.
Bethany Seminary board of trustees, representing clergy: Audrey Hollenberg-Duffey of Hagerstown, Md., and Hagerstown Church of the Brethren; representing laity: Louis Harrell (incumbent) of Manassas, Va., and Manassas Church of the Brethren
Brethren Benefit Trust board of directors: Shelley Kontra of Lancaster, Pa., and Hempfield Church of the Brethren in Manheim, Pa.
On Earth Peace board: Jennifer Keeney Scarr of Trotwood, Ohio, and Trotwood Church of the Brethren
Board-elected and constituency-elected directors and trustees affirmed by and reported to the Conference:
Mission and Ministry Board: Joel Peña of Lancaster, Pa., and Alpha and Omega Church of the Brethren
Bethany Seminary board of trustees: Cathy Simmons Huffman of Rocky Mount, Va., and Germantown Brick Church of the Brethren; and Katherine Melhorn of Wichita, Kan., and Wichita First Church of the Brethren
Brethren Benefit Trust board of directors: Eunice Erb Culp of Goshen, Ind., and West Goshen Church of the Brethren; and Dennis W. Kingery of San Diego, Calif., and Prince of Peace Church of the Brethren
Nominated by the Annual Conference officers and affirmed by the Conference:
Leadership Team, district executive member: Cindy Sanders, district executive of Missouri and Arkansas District
— For more information about Annual Conference go to www.brethren.org/ac .
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