Church Council


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2008 CHURCH COUNCIL
Church Council (members of the church council listed in subsequent charts have * by their names)
Chairperson: Meredith Lindel ‘08 
Vice-Chairperson: David Ware ‘09
Recording Secretary: Carol Corum
Chair of Finance: Gray Davis ‘08
Chair of Trustees: Jeff Brinker ’08 
Chair of Outreach: ________________
Chair of Staff-Parish Relations: Milton Kern’08 
Chair of Education: __________________
Vice-Chair of Lay Leadership: Mack Parks ’09 
SS Superintendent: Eddie Foster ‘08
Chair of Witness: Angie Ware 
Chair of Stewardship: Kevin Heath ‘08
Chair of Congregational Care: _____________ 
Chair of Worship: Marilyn Parker ‘08
Communications Coordinator: _____________
Age Level Ministries Coordinator: Mitzi Kepley ’08 
Lay Leader:  Keith Gough ‘08
Lay Delegate to Annual Conference: Jane Click ‘08, Gaynell Hyatt ‘09
President of UMM: Kevin Heath
President of UMW: Mary Jo Brewer
 
Reserve Delegate: ______________

Stewards
Polly Baucom, Carol Corum, Mark Moir, Jane Reade, David Ware, Hank Spainhower, Jeff Patten, Susan Jones, Mitzi Kepley

Church Staff
*Pastor: John Franklin Howard, Sr.
*Assistant Pastor: Kari Howard    
*Director of Music: Dreama Lovitt
 Handbell Director: Nancye Formo
*Minister of Christian Education: Eddie Moser 
*Director of Youth: Abby Hedgecock 
*Business Manager: Robert Kiser
*Director of TTWS: Marilyn Parker  
Office Manager: Wendy Freels


Outreach Ministries
*Chairperson: _____________
Ardmore Transportation: Larry Martin ‘09 
Disaster Response: ______________
Ministry Representative:   Coordinators: Scott Clingan
Church / School Contact: Barbie Brown  Small Group Service: Leslie Mullinix
Open Arms Community Contact:_____________ 
Coordinator: Steve Felts

Class (’08)  Class (’09) Class (’10)  
Leslie Mullinix  Jeff Hedgecock Bruce Richardson
Kevin Heath  _____________ Mary Lou Hunt
Pam Myers  Elizabeth Martin Bobbi Cobb

Disaster Response Leadership Team: Jerry McLeese, Scott Clingan, Mary Jo Brewer, Boyd Creasy, David Ware, Steve Felts, Jimmy Williams, David Engstrom, Treva Jackson

Staff Representative: Abby Hedgecock *Pastor: Kari Howard
 
Nurture Ministries
*Education Chairperson: ________________
 Class Representatives: Adventure Class:   Martha Perkins & Liz Lamphear
 Christian Fellowship Class: Mack Parks, Jane Click
 Coffee & Conversation Class: Sally Blackburn
 Faith in Action Class:  Pam Myers
 Keystone Class:   Patti Heath
 Searchers Class:   Kay Enders
 New Seekers Class:   Wendy Adams
 Upper Room Class:   Jane Wooten
*Age Level Ministries Coordinator:    Mitzie Kepley
 Age Level Coordinators: Children Ministries:  Sherry Stevens ‘08
 Pre-School Nursery Coordinator: Mary Stuart
  Pre-School Sunday School Coordinator: Sherry Stevens 
 Youth Ministries:   Noelle Hembree
 Young Adult Ministries: _____________
 Older Adult Ministries: Joanne Hamlet
 Family Ministries:   _____________
    _____________
    Pam Myers ‘08
    Mitzie Kepley ‘08
    Carolyn Hankins ‘09
    Lisa Tomihiro ‘09

*Sunday School Superintendent: Eddie Foster ’08
 Asst. Sunday School Super.: John Hanks

Staff: *Minister of Christian Education:  Eddie Moser
 *Director of Youth:  Abby Hedgecock

*Stewardship Chairperson: Kevin Heath ‘08

 Small Group Facilitator Coordinator: Mindy Engstrom
*Congregational Care Chair: _____________
 WAY Committee Chair: Donna Staley
 Safety & First Aid Leader:  ___________________
 Stewardship of Love Coord.: ____________________
 Nursing Home Visitors: Lois Brown, Elizabeth Martin
 College Student/Military Contact: Debbie Williams, Mindy Engstrom
 Bereavement Coordinator: Betty Richardson
 Older Adult Visitation Chair: Marguerite Wilson
 Prayer Chain Coordinator: Sherry Stevens

Staff:  *Pastor: Kari Howard
Witness Ministries
*Coordinator Angie Ware ‘08
 New Neighbor Contact Person: _____________  Hospitality Leader: Patty Heath
 Neighborhood Night Out Chair: Michael Bachman  Usher/Greeter Coord.: Keith Gough
 Ice Cream Social Chair: _____________  Asst. U/G Coordinator: Mack Parks
 "Welcome to Ardmore" Lunch Patti Pate
 Supervisors Jim & Anne Collins  Database Coordinator: Wendy Freels
 Small Group Servant  Lydia Brinker  1st Time Visitor Coord: Adult SS Classes
 Evangelism Coordinator   Follow-up Coordinators:  Dwight & Peggy Haigler
    Harry & Shirley Steele

Class (’08)  Class (’09) Class (’10)
Patty Heath  Bettie Linville Grace parker (Youth)
Lynn Dickens  Steve Felts Debbie Williams
Lydia Brinker  Angie Ware _____________

Staff: *Pastor: Kari Howard
  *Minister of Christian Education: Eddie Moser
 *Director of Youth: Abby Hedgecock

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*Communications Chair: ______________  Marketing Coordinator:  Angie Ware
 WEB site & E-mail Coordinator:  Brett Wallace ’09  Lamplighter Coordinator:  Wendy Freels
 Photographer: Mary Stuart
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*Worship Chair: Marilyn Parker ’08
 Altar Guild: Robin Myers, Emmy Williams
 Wedding Steward Coordinator: Donna Staley
 Flowers: Ronda Ely  Worship Space Leader: Martha Harrison
 Communion Stewards: Bobbie & Joe White  Asst. Communion Stewards:  Jim & Shelby Sitison ‘08
 Acolytes Coordinator: Rhonda Nixon, Betsy Stokes
 Tech Leaders: (10:30) Cal Faircloth
 (Alternate) ___________
 Usher Representative: Keith Gough ‘08

Class (’08)  Class (’09) Class (’10)  
Jon Amos  Synthia Folwell
Paul Jordan  ________________
  Samantha Creasy (Youth)

Staff: *Pastors: John Franklin Howard, Sr.
                 Kari Howard
 *Director of Music: Dreama Lovitt
 *EPIC Music Leader: Synthia Folwell (interim)
 *EPIC Worship Leader: Gray King
 
Administrative Ministries
*Lay Delegate to Annual Conference:   Gaynell Hyatt ‘09 Jane Click ‘08
 Reserve Delegate:    _______________
 Church Historian:  Barbara Foster, Ben Ward


Draughon/Warden Enrichment Committee
 Chairperson: Carolyn Coram ‘10
*Pastor: John Franklin Howard, Sr.
*Minister of Christian Education: Eddie Moser

Class (’08)  Class (’09) Class (’10)
Boyd Creasy  Blucher Taylor Steve Hinshaw
Eva Jane Felts  Pat Weaver Carolyn Coram


Board of Trustees
*Chairperson: Jeff Brinker ‘08
*Pastor: John Franklin Howard, Sr.

TTWS Representative: Betsy Stokes

Class (’08)  Class (’09) Class (’10)
Jeff Brinker  Phillip Spainhour Jane Wooten
Diane Weddle  Faye Fenegan Jim Kennedy
Jim Yearty  Hank Ely Clint Coram


Committee on Finance
*Chairperson: Gray Davis ‘08  Vice Chair: _________________
*Church Council Chair: Meredith Lindel ’09  *Lay Leader: Keith Gough ‘08
*Trustees Chair: Jeff Brinker ‘08  *Stewardship Chair: Kevin Heath ‘08
*Staff Parish Relations Chair: Milton Kern ‘09  *Lay Delegate to AC: Gaynell Hyatt ‘09
*Pastors: John Franklin Howard, Sr.
 Kari Howard

Class (’08)  Class (’09) Class (’10)
Willard Fenegan  Jim Collins Kim Sink
Jon Myers  Gray Davis Dianne Hodges
Janice Weeks  W.L.(Buddy) McSwain Melvin Henderson


Staff-Parish Relations Committee
*Chairperson: Milton Kern ‘09
*Lay Leader: Keith Gough ‘08
*Pastors: John Franklin Howard, Sr.
 Kari Howard

Class (’08)  Class (’09) Class (’10)
Cathy Amos  Milton Kern Nicole Stevens
John Corum  Sally Blackburn Jeff Patten
Greg Brown Jerry Hunt Eddie Foster
 
Lay Leadership Committee
*Chairperson: John Franklin Howard, Sr.
*Vice Chairperson: Mack Parks ‘09
*Lay Leader: Keith Gough ’09
*Pastors: John Franklin Howard, Sr.
 Kari Howard

Class (’08)  Class (’09) Class (’10)
Mack Parks  Bert Weeks Barbara Foster
Sherry Stevens  Ashley Lewis Wynette Alexander
Sarah Patten  Sharon Creasy Layne Adams


Parsonage Committee
*Chairperson: Emmy Williams
 Trustee: _____________  At Large: Sarah Penry ‘08
 Pastor’s Spouse: Kari Howard  At Large: Ralph Nixon ‘08
 Pastor: John Franklin Howard, Sr. At Large: John Corum ‘10


Leadership Ministries
*Lay Leader: Keith Gough
*President of UMW: Mary Jo Brewer
*President of UMM: David Baker
 BSA Representative: Tom Johnson, Greg Brown
 GSA Representative: Mary Jo Brewer


Other Leaders
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Representative: Marilyn Parker

Prayer Chain Leaders: Sherry Stevens, Bobbie White, Lynn Dickens


Columbarium Committee
*Chairperson: Dick Smith ‘08
*Pastor: John Franklin Howard, Sr.

Class (’08)  Class (’09) Class (’10)
Dick Smith  Richard McMillan _____________
Patti Heath  Bob Wilkinson _____________
Carol Corum  
 
 
   



 

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