{"id":23943,"date":"2024-07-04T22:57:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T22:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=23943"},"modified":"2024-07-04T22:58:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T22:58:06","slug":"annual-conference-elects-new-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/annual-conference-elects-new-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Conference elects new denominational leadership, Don Fitzkee to serve as moderator-elect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In election results this afternoon, July 4, the delegate body of Annual Conference elected Don Fitzkee of Lancaster (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, in Atlantic Northeast District, to serve as moderator-elect. He will preside over the 2026 Annual Conference as moderator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fitzkee is an ordained minister and a pastor of worship. He has been a teacher as well as a non-salaried \u201cfree minister.\u201d His leadership roles on the denominational level have included service on the Mission and Ministry Board, where he served a term as chair. He has preached at Annual Conference. He has been a district representative on Standing Committee and authored the history of his district. For 17 years, he worked for COBYS Family Services, a district-related agency. In previous decades, while in Brethren Volunteer Service, he was an editorial assistant for the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Messenger<\/em> magazine. He is a graduate of Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, earning a bachelor of science in Sociology, and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary\u2014now Palmer, earning a master of arts in Theological Studies. He has an interest in Brethren history and is author of Moving Toward the Mainstream<\/em> (Good Books, 1995), a 20th century history of the churches of Atlantic Northeast District. His intercultural work has included interaction with the Spanish-speaking community in his congregation, a recent family tour of civil rights sites in Alabama, and travel to Nigeria, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. He and his wife currently are helping to resettle Afghan refugees through Church World Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In additional election results:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Program and Arrangements Committee:<\/em> Laura Sellers<\/strong> of Happy Corner Church of the Brethren in Clayton, Ohio, Southern Ohio and Kentucky District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission and Ministry Board, Area 4: <\/em>Colby Patton<\/strong> of Wichita (Kan.) First Church of the Brethren, Western Plains District; Area 5: <\/em>Erik Brummett <\/strong>of Live Oak (Calif.) Church of the Brethren, Pacific Southwest District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bethany Theological Seminary Board of Trustees, representing the colleges: <\/em>David McFadden<\/strong> of Manchester Church of the Brethren in North Manchester, Ind., South Central Indiana District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Earth Peace:<\/em> Jennie L Waering<\/em> of Roanoke, Central Church of the Brethren in Roanoke, Va., Virlina District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Board-elected and constituency-elected directors and trustees were affirmed or reported:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee:<\/em> Andrew Hamilton,<\/strong> district executive minister of Southeastern District (appointed by the Council of District Executives)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission and Ministry Board:<\/em> Daniel Landon Butler<\/strong> of Ivester Church of the Brethren in Grundy Center, Iowa, Northern Plains District; Edward Cesar-Fincher<\/strong> of San Diego (Calif.) First Church of the Brethren, Pacific Southwest District; Pete Kontra<\/strong>, district executive minister of Atlantic Northeast District (ex-officio representing the Council of District Executives)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bethany Seminary Board of Trustees:<\/em> Patrick Chapman Starkey<\/strong> of Cloverdale (Va.) Church of the Brethren, Virlina District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eder Financial:<\/em> Jerry Patterson<\/strong> of Manassas (Va.) Church of the Brethren, Mid-Atlantic District; Wayne Scott <\/strong>of Mechanicsburg (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, Southern Pennsylvania District; Donna Rhodes<\/strong> of Stone Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon, Pa., Middle Pennsylvania District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Earth Peace Board: <\/em>Priscilla A. Weddle<\/strong>, of Chesapeake, Va.; Laura L. Hay<\/strong> of Modesto (Calif.) Church of the Brethren, Pacific Southwest District; Carol Young Lundquist<\/strong> of Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren in Fort Wayne, Ind., Northern Indiana District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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