Celebrating 2020 Retiring Clergy
With grateful hearts for all you have done for our churches and congregations members, we celebrate this special moment with you!
Retired Deacons
Mary Labosky DoubNancy Kathryn Griswold
Johanna Chavles Miller
Saxon Cayce Scarborough
Retired Elder
| John Vincent Arey |
| James McCoy Armstrong |
| Michael Ford Bailey |
| Neal Franklin Brower |
| Fred Efird Carpenter |
| Mark Everette Clontz |
| Ronald Dean Doub |
| Terry Ryan Duckworth |
| Margaret Arthur Finch |
| John Keith Franklin |
| Gregory Dennis Freeman |
| Jonathan Lohr Golden |
| Charles Byron Halipilias |
| Thomas Richard Hunter |
| David Franklin Lawrence |
| Lynne Moose Lepley |
| Michael Andrew Macdonald |
| Daniel Gray Martin |
| Donald Eugene McCoy |
| David Frank McHale |
| Bart William Milleson |
| Jimmy Laird Myers |
| Samuel Om |
| Ivan Hugh MacDonald Peden |
| Walter Pegues |
| Nathan Thomas Snider |
| Carole Bailey Stoneking |
| William Christopher Thore |
| William Lynn Upchurch |
| Roger Dean Weisner |
| Joseph Michael Westfall |
Retired Associate Members
Clarence Earl Osborne
Retired Local Pastors
| Dennis Allen Ammons |
| George Michael Davis |
| Ronnie Eugene Dry |
| Gary Lyon Elrod |
| Sandra McGarrah John Lewis Mitchell |
| Cynthia Johnson Spicer |
| Elaine McNeill Treece |
| Margaret Russell Wannemacher |
Thank you for your commitment. Thank you for your sacrifices. Thank you for walking alongside so many in the name of Jesus.
Resources for Vital Congregations
CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Lewis Center for Church Leadership
Lewis Center for Church Leadership: Books
Lewis Center for Church Leadership: Serve Your Neighbor
GBHEM Leadership Resources
Living Faithfully: Human Sexuality and the United Methodist Church
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations
Ted Talks: The Power of Vulnerability
Ted Talks: The Price of Invulnerability
Meditations on the Ministry of All Christians
DISCIPLE FORMATION:
A Disciple’s Path; A Guide for United Methodist
Lewis Center for Church Leadership: Adult Christian Studies from the Wesley Ministry Network
Traveling Together: A Guide for Disciple Forming Congregations
WESLEYAN STUDIES:
Living As United Methodist Christians
Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials
Reclaiming our Wesleyan Tradition: John Wesley’s Sermons for Today
John Wesley Sermons: Anthology
REACHING PEOPLE:
Evangelism & Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit
Fresh Expressions: Dinner Church
Lewis Center for Church Leadership: Reach New Disciples
Lewis Center for Church Leadership: 50 Ways to Reach People
Community: The Structure of Belonging
RESOURCES TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY:
GRANTS:
The Royce and Jane Reynolds Ministry Fund Grants
OTHER:
The Appalachian District Church Vitality Team has been prayerfully seeking ways to help support you and the ministries of your local congregation during this COVID-19 pandemic. Together they have diligently researched and connected with others throughout the conference and our denomination to identify resources and offer them to you. We hope they will be helpful to you and bless you greatly in leading your churches and communities through this unprecedented time. We are very grateful to the District Vitality Team and other contributors for their great work on this resource.
This faithful team has created three documents, two of which you are receiving today. They include:
- Family Home Worship – designed to help families establish a regular worship space within their homes as well as a time where they can worship together.
- Tech Strategies – to help guide you in selecting effective tools and resources within your budget to best communicate in the digital world.
We believe these resources will be of great benefit to you. Also know that the District Vitality Team is available to answer any questions you might have in regards to the documents attached. If you have questions, you may email Rev. Howard Fleming at hfleming@wnccumc.net.
- Resources