Amy Gall Ritchie of Manchester Church of the Brethren in North Manchester, Ind., South Central Indiana District, has been elected to the position of moderator-elect of Annual Conference. She will serve as moderator in 2028.
Gall Ritchie is an associate pastor of Pastoral Care and Faith Formation at the Manchester church and is a spiritual director and founder of the Persimmon Studio. Previous employment included serving as director of Student Development for Bethany Theological Seminary.
The delegate body of Annual Conference held this year’s election on Monday afternoon, June 29. In addition to the position of moderator-elect, the Conference elected the following (listed here by position):
Program and Arrangements Committee of Annual Conference: Natasha Beaumont of Mount Wilson Church of the Brethren, Lebanon, Pa., in Atlantic Northeast District
Mission and Ministry Board, Area 3: Terri Welch Luzynski of Montezuma Church of the Brethren, Dayton, Va., in Shenandoah District; Area 5: Gretchen Zience of Seattle (Wash.) Olympic View Community Church of the Brethren in Pacific Northwest District
Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee: Chad Whitzel of Easton (Md.) Church of the Brethren in Mid-Atlantic District
The delegates also voted to affirm/receive board-elected and constituency-elected directors or trustees, listed by position:
Mission and Ministry Board, at large: Adelia A. Lucatorio of the Good Samaritan congregation in Western Pennsylvania District
Bethany Theological Seminary board: Leslie Bolser of Richmond, Ind.; Drew Hart of Harrisburg (Pa.) First Church of the Brethren; Keri Ladouceur of Raleigh, N.C.; Steve Longenecker of Bridgewater (Va.) Church of the Brethren; Dominick Peruso of Huntingdon, Pa.; Jeff Sheridan of Richmond, Ind.; Ben Walters of Cincinnati (Ohio) Church of the Brethren
Eder Financial board: Kevin Boyer of Plymouth (Ind.) Church of the Brethren and Etna Green Church of Christ; Eunice Culp of West Goshen, Ind.; Randy Yoder of Stone Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon, Pa.
On Earth Peace board: Susuyu Lassa of Troy, N.Y.; Anesu Makufa of Leeds, the United Kingdom; Emmett Witkovsky-Eldred of Spruce Creek, Pa.
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