Board of Trustees

El Bethel United Methodist Church
Elected Officers for 2017

“¶252.5 The membership of the council may consist of as few as eleven persons or as many as the charge conference deem appropriate.”

CHURCH COUNCIL

(members of the church council listed in subsequent charts have * by their names)

Chairperson: *Elaine Jackson
Vice-Chairperson: *Pat Bess	Membership Secretary: Kim Leagon (Staff)
Recording Secretary: Mary Jane Owens	Representative from Finance: Corrine Swofford
Chairperson of Trustees: Mary Jane Owens	Missions & Evangelism Chairperson: Lois Blanton
Chairperson of Staff-Parish Relations: Pat Bess	Estelle King Chairperson: Genie McNeely
Treasurer: James Owens	Chairperson Of Parsonage: Jeanne Ware
Communications Chairperson: June Albright	Chairperson of Worship: Joyce Van Dyke
Ice Cream Coordinator: James Owens	Lay Leader: Pat Bess, Elaine Jackson & Genie McNeely
Lay Delegate to Annual Conference: Gwen Perkins	President of UMW: Elaine Jackson
Pastor In Charge: Julie Ann Roberts	Visitor Ministry Coordinator: Corrine Swofford
Stewards: Jim Robbs, Suzanne Wall, Leslie Hawkins

CHURCH STAFF

Pastor: *Julie Ann Roberts	Administrative Assistant: *Kim Leagon
Director of Music: *Joyce Van Dyke

The Nurturing Ministries

NURTURE AREA COORDINATORS

Ice Cream Coordinator: *James Owens

WORSHIP COMMITTEE

Worship Chair/Director of Music: *Joyce Van Dyke	Pastor: * Julie Ann Roberts
Lay Leader: *Pat Bess, Elaine Jackson & Genie McNeely	Altar Guild: *Jeanne Ware
Communion Stewards: *Jeanne Ware	Usher Representative: *James Owens

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Patricia Bess	Children’s Sunday School Class: Sam Ellis
Friendship Sunday School Class: Patricia Bess	Fellowship Sunday School Class: Genie McNeely
Children’s Time: *Julie Ann Roberts	Youth Sunday School Class: Pam Jenkins, Linda Ware
Pastor: *Julie Ann Roberts

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Chairperson: *Allen Wall	Stewardship: Harry Jackson
Pastor: *Julie Ann Roberts	Treasurer: *James Owens
Church Council Chairperson: *Elaine Jackson	Financial Secretary: Kim Leagon (Staff)
Lay Leader: *Pat Bess, Elaine Jackson & Genie McNeely	Lay Delegate to Annual Conference: *Gwen Perkins
SPRC Chairperson: *Pat Bess	Trustees Chairperson: *Mary Jane Owens
At Large: Bill Albright, Pat Bess, *Kathy Dixon & Corrine Swofford

Bank Controllers

*Jim Owens – Treasurer

Harry Jackson – Stewardship Co-Chairperson

Howard Blanton – Impartial Non-Committee Member

COMMITTEE ON STAFF-PARISH RELATIONS

Chairperson: *Pat Bess

Lay Leader: *Pat Bess, Elaine Jackson & Genie McNeely

Lay Delegate to Annual Conference: *Glenn Perkins

Class 2017

Pat Bess

Harry Jackson

Class 2018

*Margaret Ware

Neely Eaker

Class 2019

Illene Sanders

James Owens

COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Chairperson: *Julie Ann Roberts – Pastor

Lay Leader:

Class 2017

*Elaine Jackson

Genie McNeely

Class 2018

Jim Robbs

Pat Bess

Class 2019

June Albright

Suzanne Wall

The Outreach Ministries

COMMITTEE ON MISSION AND EVANGELISM

Chairperson: *Pat Bess
Vice Chairperson: *Donnie Jenkins	Disaster Response Coordinator: *Lois & Howard Blanton
Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry: Pauline Parker	UMW Representative: *Elaine Jackson
Mission Co-Chair:/Prison: *Peggy Ross	Pastor: *Julie Ann Roberts

COMMITTEE ON ESTELLE KING OUTREACH ASSISTANCE MINISTRY

Chairperson: *Genie McNeely	Members: Dwight Dixon
Pastor: *Julie Ann Roberts

Witness

Communications: June Albright	Visitor Ministries: *Corrine Swofford
Church Historian: *Jeanne Ware

**Note**

The Breakfast is a collaborative effort of the Church Council. Therefore, this area does not have a coordinator.