{"id":14195,"date":"2019-07-06T18:04:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T18:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=14195"},"modified":"2019-08-02T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T18:05:47","slug":"conference-affirms-additional-leadership-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2019\/conference-affirms-additional-leadership-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference affirms additional leadership appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/a-vote-by-the-conference.jpg\" alt=\"A vote at annual conference\" class=\"wp-image-14171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/a-vote-by-the-conference.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/a-vote-by-the-conference-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to elections the Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren affirms board-elected and constituency-elected appointments and also receives reports of appointments. The delegate body made the following affirmations:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission and Ministry Board:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heather Gentry Hartwell of Harrisonburg, Va., elected by the board to an at-large five-year term that ends in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Paul V. Schrock of Indianapolis, Ind., selected by Nominating Committee to fulfill an unexpired Annual Conference-elected term that ends in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>John Michael Hoffman of McPherson, Kan., former one-year member of the board elected by the board to fulfill an at-large one-year term ending in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bethany Seminary board of trustees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eric Bishop of Pomona, Calif., elected by the seminary board to an at-large, five-year term ending in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>S. Phillip Stover of McPherson, Kan., elected by the seminary board to an at-large, five-year term ending in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Wendi Hutchinson Ailor of West Lafayette, Ind., elected by the seminary alumni\/ae to an at-large, five-year term ending in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brethren Benefit Trust board of directors:<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Donna McKee Rhodes of Huntingdon, Pa., elected by the BBT board to an at-large, four-year term ending in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Matteson of Modesto, Calif., elected by Pension Plan participants (Ministers\u2019 Association and Council of District Executives) to a four-year term ending in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Earth Peace board:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Haynes of Baltimore, Md., elected by the OEP board to a second at-large, five-year term ending in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Al-Zoughbi of Lansing, Mich., elected by the OEP board to an at-large, five-year term ending in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Terry Grove of Winter Springs, Fla., nominated by the Council of District Executives to represent the district executives for a five-year term ending in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to elections the Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren affirms board-elected and constituency-elected appointments and also receives reports of appointments. 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