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Who Are We?
 
Pam Wagner is an elder under appointment
at Spirit of Hope UMC in in Peoria, AZ.
She serves as Chairperson of the Board.

 

 
Stewart Lewis is the registrar of the Board.  He is an elder serving as the senior pastor of Velda Rose UMC,
in Mesa, AZ.
   
Michael Eaton is pastor at Desert Chapel UMC in Apache Junction, AZ. He is also chair of the Central East District Committee on Ordained Ministry.

 

  Bill Beverage, lay member from Paradise Valley UMC, Paradise Valley, AZ, is the treasurer of the Board of Ordained Ministry.
 
Jeff Ebright is a recently retired elder.   Lujet McCullogh is the elder appointed as pastor to First Church, Tucson.

 

   
Sara Evans is a lay member from
Sierra Vista UMC in Sierra Vista, AZ.
  Bob Mitchell is the pastor of Central UMC in the Phoenix. Bob is chair of the Probationary Process Team.

 

 

 
Jerry Blankinship is an elder in the retired relationship.
 
 
 
Jenny Smith is as elder appointed to Desert Foothills UMC. She is co-chair of the Order of Elders  
 
Dan Hurlbert is the pastor of Desert Skies UMC in Tucson.   Paul Caseman returns to the Board as the co-chair of the Order of Elders. He is the pastor in charge at St. Mark's UMC, Tucson.

 

   
Tracy Perry is chair of the Local Pastors and is appointed to Albright UMC, Phoenix   Duane Combs is an elder appointed to Christ Community UMC in Avondale, AZ

 

   
Tweedy Sombrero is an elder under appointment to Holbrook and Winslow.

 

  David Devereaux is an elder appointed to Desert Springs UMC in Las Vegas, AZ
 
Shirley Ramsey Wells is  an ordained deacon in the retired relationship. Shirley is the co-chair of the Order of Deacons.

 

  Fred Baum is an elder under appointment to Christ Church in Tucson.
     
Charlotte Ashworth is a lay member of the Green Valley UMC in Henderson, NV.

 

  Susan Carder is a lay member from Prescott UMC, Prescott, AZ
 
Tom Mattick, senior pastor at Desert Spring UMC,
in Las Vegas, NV.
  Carolyn Scribner, is a deacon in the retired relationship.

 

 
Bill Scobie is our newest lay member on the Board. Bill is active in his church in Las Vegas.

 

  David Wilkinson is an elder serving at Saint Francis in the Foothills UMC in Tucson, AZ.

 

 
Ruth Blum is a Deacon appointed to Dove of the Desert UMC. She serves as co-chair of the Order of Deacons.

 

 
Sharon Ragland, Central East District Superintendent,
is the cabinet liaison to the Board of Ordained Ministry. 

 

     
Tina Marie Rees is a deacon serving at
Arizona Interfaith Counseling.
 
Karen Vannoy is an elder appointed to
First UMC, Phoenix, AZ.
     
Larry Norris is an elder appointed to Cook College & Theological School in Phoenix, AZ.  
Neil Leftwich is an elder appointed
to First UMC, Yuma, AZ.
     
David McPherson is Director of Connectional Ministries and the Conference Staff representative.    

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The Board of Ordained Ministry is appointed by the Bishop. We serve four year terms, helping to provide a greater level of continuity in the process of encouraging ministry in the Desert Southwest Annual Conference. We are mostly clergy members, but have representation from the laity in each of the districts.

The Executive Committee is empowered to act on the Board's behalf in situations that may require immediate actions. The following Board members comprise the Executive Committee:

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Pam Wagner

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Stewart Lewis

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Tom Mattick

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Paul Caseman

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Shirley Wells

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Bill Scobie

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Bob Mitchell

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Bill Beverage

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Carolyn Scribner
 

 

 

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