{"id":9700,"date":"2015-02-10T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=9700"},"modified":"2018-11-06T21:28:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T21:28:44","slug":"carol-scheppard-of-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2015\/carol-scheppard-of-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballot is Announced for the 2015 Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Logo design by Debbie Noffsinger<\/small>
Logo for Annual Conference 2015<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ballot has been announced for the 2015 Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren, to take place in Tampa, Fla., on July 11-15. The Nominating Committee of the Standing Committee of district delegates developed a slate of candidates, and the Standing Committee then voted to create the ballot that will be presented to the delegate body in July.<\/p>\n

Nominees are listed by position:<\/span><\/p>\n

Annual Conference Moderator-Elect:<\/strong>
\nMichael Benner of Loysburg, Pa., in Middle Pennsylvania District
\nCarol Scheppard of Mount Sidney, Va., in Shenandoah District<\/p>\n

Annual Conference Program and Arrangements Committee:<\/strong>
\nFouna Inola Augustin of Miama, Fla., in Atlantic Southeast District
\nDeborah Lynn Payne of Jonesborough, Tenn., in Southeastern District<\/p>\n

Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee:<\/strong>
\nBeth M. Cage of St. Charles, Minn., in Northern Plains District
\nMichael S. Miller of Thomasville, Pa., in Southern Pennsylvania District<\/p>\n

Review and Evaluation Committee:<\/strong>
\nBen S. Barlow of Ellicott City, Md., in Shenandoah District
\nTim Harvey of Roanoke, Va., in Virlina District
\nLeah J. Hileman of East Berlin, Pa., in Southern Pennsylvania District
\nCathy Simmons Huffman of Rocky Mount, Va., in Virlina District
\nRobert D. Kettering of Manheim, Pa., in Atlantic Northeast District
\nDale E. Minnich of Moundridge, Kan., in Western Plains District
\nDavid K. Shumate of Roanoke, Va., in Virlina District
\nCraig H. Smith of Elizabethtown, Pa., in Atlantic Northeast District
\nPhillip C. Stone Jr. of Linville, Va., in Shenandoah District
\nFred Wilson Swartz of Bridgewater, Va., in Shenandoah District<\/p>\n

Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board:<\/strong>
\nArea 1 —<\/strong>
\nPaul Albert Liepelt of Sipesville, Pa., in Western Pennsylvania District
\nRebecca Miller Zeek of Duncansville, Pa., in Middle Pennsylvania District<\/p>\n

Area 4 —<\/strong>
\nJohn Hoffman of McPherson, Kan., in Western Plains District
\nVandna Christina Singh of Panora, Iowa, in Northern Plains District<\/p>\n

Area 5 —<\/strong>
\nMark Bausman of Twin Falls, Idaho, in Idaho District
\nMary Fleming of Elk Grove, Calif., in Pacific Southwest District<\/p>\n

Bethany Theological Seminary Trustee:<\/strong>
\nRepresenting the laity —<\/strong>
\nLynn M. Myers, (incumbent), of Rocky Mount, Va., in Virlina District
\nDeborah Hoffman Wagoner of McPherson, Kan., in Western Plains District<\/p>\n

Representing the clergy —<\/strong>
\nMarla Bieber Abe of Carlisle, Pa., in Southern Pennsylvania District
\nChristopher Bowman of Manassas, Va., in Mid-Atlantic District<\/p>\n

Brethren Benefit Trust Board:<\/strong>
\nHarry Spencer Rhodes, (incumbent), of Roanoke, Va., in Virlina District
\nKay Weaver of Strasburg, Pa., in Atlantic Northeast District<\/p>\n

On Earth Peace Board:<\/strong>
\nRandy Cosner of Dayton, Va., in Shenandoah District
\nChristy Crouse of Warrensburg, Mo., in Missouri and Arkansas District<\/p>\n

For more information about the 2015 Annual Conference go to www.brethren.org\/ac<\/a> . Delegate registration is now open online at that address. General registration and hotel reservations for nondelegates will open online on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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