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The 2011 US National Conference concluded with a photo montage from the week (excluding the final day, Saturday, of course). Here is that video. Y The video was done by Chris Kuntz, who is on staff at Emmanuel Community Church (Fort Wayne, Ind.), and coordinated the behind-the-scenes music/sound/lighting/etc. stuff at national conference.
Clockwise, from upper left: Gary and Carol Boston, Marshall and Gloria Woods, Dalton and Jackie Jenkins, Jason and Julie Bakker, Roxton and Diane Spear, Micheal and Cindi Dean.
The US National Conference closed on Saturday morning, July 9, with the ordination of six men. Bishop Phil Whipple conducted the ordination service. Each candidate selected 2 or 3 other ordained ministers to assist in the ordination, laying their hands on the candidate and spouse as they knelt and the bishop commissioned him as an ordained elder.
In the past, ordinations were conducted at the annual conference meetings. In 2005, we eliminated the conference structures. Since then, ordinations have been conducted either in local churches or at the national conference.
The six newly-ordained ministers are:
The public ordination ceremony included three parts.
First, the bishop asked a series of questions to all six persons together, and they responded together.
Next, the candidate and spouse knelt, and Bishop Phil Whipple and other ordained ministers layed hands on them and commissioned them to the ordained ministry. The bishop said to each person, “Take authority to execute the office of an elder in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
The candidate and spouse then stood, and the bishop handed each one a Bible, with these words, “Take authority to preach the Word of God and to administer the ordinances in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.”
Those three parts were done before the entire conference. After the service, Bishop Whipple presented to each candidate a certificate of ordination.
A number of other photos from the ordination service can be viewed on Facebook.
All of the National Conference photos have been placed on Flickr, as well as on Facebook. If you would like to download specific photos, or build your own presentation about the conference, Flickr will work best. Here, you can get the full resolution photos.
Over 600 photos from the 2011 US National Conference have been published on the United Brethren Facebook page.
Feel free to tag photos of people you know (or of yourself).
The US National Conference elected 8 members for the Executive Leadership Team for 2011-2013. The voting went like this. The person elected is in italics.
East District Clergy
Todd Fetters: 166
Daryl Elliott: 44
East District Laypersons
Robert Eberly: 74
Annette Sites: 137
Central District Clergy
Marty Pennington: 142
Brad Kittle: 63
Central District Laypersons
Tim Krugh: 77
Debbie Voight: 127
North District Clergy
Lester Smith: 122
Mike Arnold: 76
North District Laypersons
Joan LaClair: 57
Dan Paternoster: 143
West District
Tim Hallman: 113
Kent Koteskey: 93
West District Laypersons
Jim Cates: 90
Molly Kesler: 116
The only new person elected was Tim Hallman, senior pastor of Anchor Community Church (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
Three of the four women on the ballot were elected. All three are pastors’ wives.
These 8 persons, along with chairman Phil Whipple, will appoint four more persons to the ELT. There will be one appointee from each district–two of them clergy, two of the laypersons.
L-r: Jason Bakker, Micheal Dean, Roxton Spear, Gary Boston, Marshall Woods, and Dalton Jenkins.
Seven men will be ordained during the closing service of the US National Conference on Saturday, July 9. Bishop Phil Whipple will conduct the service. Each candidate has selected ordained elders to assist in their ordination.
The six candidates are:
At the registration booth.
Dan Paternoster, a layperson from Michigan, and Charles Milliken, a minister from Pennsylvania, served as greeters on Wednesday afternoon.
Sam Ward (left) and the team from Emmanuel Community Church (Fort Wayne, Ind.) led in worship on Wednesday night.
;UBs from all over worshipping together.
The 2011 US National Conference got off to a great start on Wednesday, July 6, at Saw Mill Creek in Huron, Ohio.
Throughout the afternoon, people arrived from throughout the denomination–over 700 people. They were received by a friendly group of volunteers who greeted them at the door and got them registered.
Keynote speaker Rex Bullock.
The conference officially kicked off at 6:30 pm with the opening service. A worship team from Emmanuel Community Church (Fort Wayne, Ind.) led the people in singing, with videos and a drama rounding out the opening part of the service.
Then Bishop Phil Whipple introduced the week’s keynote speaker, Rex Bullock. Rex gave an inspiring message on “Fanning the Flame.”
The day concluded with an ice cream social sponsored by Huntingotn University.
Altogether, a great start.
Thursday includes:
Josh Greenfield (on the ladder) and Steve Dennie put up one of Josh's many signs.
The main hall, with five big screens.
Paul Hammel helps prepare the attendee packets.
Tuesday was a busy day at the Saw Mill Creek Resort, as a large crew of people from several states came to prepare for the US National Conference, which starts tomorrow.
The day ended with a poolside meal for all of the volunteers.
Registration begins Wednesday at noon, and the first service begins that night at 6:30. It’s gonna be exciting!
You can view a bunch of photos from the day on Flickr.
Report 33 to the US National Conference, which you can download in PDF format, compiles statistics for the year 2010. Of the 177 churches in the United States, 160 submitted the required annual reports for 2010 (due back in February). The statistics for the churches that reported show:
Total Attendance: 21,242
Total Membership: 16,003
Total Converts: 1,493
Total Baptisms: 779
Total Income: $32.6 million
Total Expenses: $30.9 million
The PDF file also lists every church individually, giving the following information:
You’ll also find:
Here is a further breakdown:
