Report of the Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development Decatur Methodist Church

Administrative Board/Church Council
Administrative Board/Church Council Chairperson - Terry Taylor
Administrative Board/Church Council Vice-Chairperson - Richard Gregory
Recording Secretary - Maryanne Dunnivant
Membership Secretary - Ashley Collins
Church Treasurer - David Scott

2023 Chairs
Staff-Parish Relations Committee - Charlotte Gregory
Trustees Chair - John Underwood
Finance Committee - Ronnie Dukes
Evangelism - Candi Ivy
Missions - Shelia Davis
Worship - Patricia Pike

Discipleship - Joe Hollenbeck
Congregational Care - *Beth Adams and Barbara Ashwander
Communications - Ashley Collins
Youth Co-Chairs (1 Vote) - Peyton & Mary Ella Littrell
Children Co-Chairs (1 vote) - Carrie Hart and Jennie-Marie McMasters
Archives - John Alderman

Prayer - Sylvia Brazelton

Kitchen - Robin Limbaugh

Members at Large

Administrative Committees

Board of Trustees (also serves as Board of Directors)
Chair:  (Elects its officers yearly) and member to serve on Finance**
Pastor a member without vote or calculation of Quorum

Class of 2025
John Adams**, Ashley Collins, Steve Haddock

Class of 2026

Andrew Hart, Meg Pettey, Stan Davis

Staff Parish Relations Committee
​Chair: Charlotte Gregory and position serves on Finance; Admin Board and Nominations

Lay Leader: n/a
Lay Member Annual Conference: TBD
​Only one person from immediate family residing in same household may serve
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Nominations and Leadership Development
​Chair: Lead Pastor and Chair of SPRC a member

Class of 2025
Robin Limbaugh, Becky House, Richard Gregory

Class of 2026

Kyle Pike, Jerry Thrasher, Peggy Black

Lay Leader: n/a
​Lay Member Annual Conference: n/a
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Finance Committee
Chair - Ronnie Dukes
Administrative Board Chairman - Terry Taylor

SPRC Chair - Charlotte Gregory
Board of Trustees elects Trustee to serve - John Adams
Church Treasurer - David Scott

Class of 2025
Carlton McMasters, Karen Tidwell, Mike Limbaugh

Class of 2026

Danny Beggs, Larry Sturges, Susan Conner

Staff Members: Pastor, Finance Staff (Paid employees who serve have no vote) Financial Secretary and Treasure positions may not be combined.
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Ministry Teams

Chairs of Ministry Teams set by Nominations Committee
Team members filled in consultation with chair

Missions: Chair, Shelia Davis

Staff: Jack Lovelace
Members
Jan Dean, Richard Gregory, Barbara Ashwander, Missy Nichols, Kathy Littrell, Jess Lovelace, Jerry Thrasher, Bruce Pylant, Jeron Witt

Worship: Co-Chairs, Patricia Pike and Patti Stutts

Staff: Jack Lovelace and Mark Haines
Altar Guild - Stacy Layton, Patti Stutts
Communion Stewards - Jan Howell
Usher Lead - John Ivy
Scripture Readers - Kathy Littrell
Flower Guild - Stefanie Underwood
Sound/AV - John Collins
Acolytes - Becky House

Ushers - John Ivy and Andrew Hart

Choir Rep - Maryanne Dunnivant

At Large Members - Barbara Ashwander, Jan Dean

Non-Voting Ex Officio: Prayer Ministry Chair, Sylvia Brazelton

Congregational Care: Co-Chairs, Beth Adams and Barbara Ashwander
Family Life: Jess Lovelace

Good S.A.M - Peggy Black and Maryanne Dunnivant

Shepherding (New Member Assimilation) - Lisa Earley

Care of Members Afar - Patti Stutts and Tara Stone

Funerals - Becky House and Weety Vickery

Fellowship Meals - Wim Marchant
At-Large Members - Gail Callahan, Jan Dean, Battle Hamilton

Communications: Chair, Ashley Collins
Staff: Jack Lovelace

Evangelism: Chair, Candi Ivy

Staff - Jack Lovelace

Greeters - Tracie Hales and Lynn Temple

Community Outreach - Tim McCollum

Guest Follow-Up - Candi Ivy

At-Large Members - Wallace Roby, Debbie Duncan, Kyle Pike, Jami Buckner

Communications Chair (Ex Officio) Ashley Collins

Discipleship: Chair, Joe Hollenbeck

Staff - Mark Haines

Senior Adults - Mark Haines

Men's Ministry - Richard Gregory

Women's Ministry - Peggy Black

Sunday School - Ken Chandler

At-Large Members - Peggy Collins, Joe & Tessa Hollenbeck, Abby Collins, Susan Jones, George Brown, Joe & Savannah Sanders

Youth: Co-Chairs - Peyton and Mary Ella Littrell

Staff: Anna Adams
Members
Scott Bryant, Ashley Ashwander, Keith Layton, Joe Botto, Andrew Hart, Carlton McMasters, Kyle Pike, Ginny Pylant, Kathryn Scott, Bill Collins

Children: Co-Chairs - Jennie-Marie McMasters and Carrie Hart

Staff - Kerri Scroggins
Members
Julia Agnew, Julia Young, Apryl Botto, Becky House, Paula Woodard, Christy Sanders, Stephanie Gantt, Anna Kathryn Layton, Amanda Scott, Jenny Roby

Prayer: Chair, Sylvia Brazelton

Staff - Jack Lovelace

At-Large Members

Jackie Guice, Glenda Sartain, Peggy Collins, Peggy Matthews, Charles & Sonja Langham, Ingrid Rebman

Kitchen: Chair, Robin Limbaugh

Staff - Mark Haines

At-Large Members

Beth Adams, Jim Ridgeway, Jody Witt, Stacey Layton, Patti Stutts

Fellowship Meals (Ex Officio) Wim Marchant

Finance (Ex Officio) Jason Coley

Trustees (Ex Officio) Richard Bedsole