administrative agency
Connectional Ministries
The conference's ministry coordination office — discipleship, advocacy, congregational development, and the connectional life of the conference. Includes the conference's Safe Sanctuary policy for reducing the risk of abuse in ministry programs and events.
Source: 2026 NGC Session Handbook · p. 225 ↗
Members
2026 NGC Handbook — report 700 (Nominations Report)- Anjie RiversCo-Chair
- Lee HighsmithCo-Chair
- Katie PadenSecretary
- Adam HilderbrandtAt-Large Clergy
- Beth ClarkAt-Large Clergy
- David AdamsonAt-Large Clergy
- Yvette MasseyAt-Large Clergy
- Katie FarmerAt-Large Laity / Stewardship Team Chair
- Jacqueline TwiggsAt-Large Laity
- Carla C. WhitlockAt-Large Laity
- Minho ChungChildren's Ministries / Safe Sanctuaries
- John LeeSmall Membership Churches
- Natalie Wilson-FaulknerOlder Adult Ministries
- Demarcus FieldsYoung Adult Co-President
- Natalee Dukes HambyYoung Adult Clergy
- Yolanda Reid WheelerYouth Ministries
- Meg MorrisonSpiritual Formation
- Adam RobertsHigher Education & Campus Ministries
- Natalee Dukes HambyAdult & Family Ministries
- Bill MartinCamp & Retreat Ministries
- Tonya MurphyEvangelism / Discipleship Team Chair
- Katie BrunerChristian Unity & Interreligious Relationships
- Cassie RapkoChurch & Society
- Lindsey SolomonCommission on Status & Role of Women
- Vance RossConference Commission on Religion & Race
- Michael BlackCreation Care
- Cynthia HollandCriminal Justice and Mercy Ministries
- Dondra DavisDisability Ministry, Clergy Rep
- Abigail BurleDisability Ministry, Laity Rep
- Andrew CovingtonDisaster Response
- Trenton DockeryEthnic Local Church Concerns
- AnnaKate RawlesGlobal Ministries
- Toni BrownHealth, Welfare & Wellness
- Nelson FurtadoMissions
- Rebecca Duke JonesNative American Ministries
- Paul BolsterPeace with Justice Sunday Coordinator
- Roger VestPersons in Poverty
- Sean Michael KilpatrickRefugee Resettlement
- Yeojin HopsonMulticultural Advocate
- Hanna CainLGBTQ Advocate
- Laurie MoellerDirector of Connectional Ministries
- Nathalie Nelson ParkerBlack Congregational Dev
- Eduardo Stevens-GonzalezHispanic/Latiné Dev
- Woojin KangPan Asian Congregational Development Chair
- Julie BooneCabinet Rep
- Kim PowellConference Lay Leader
- Lee HighsmithAssociate Conference Lay Leader
- Randy HardyAssociate Conference Lay Leader
- Dyanne CunninghamAssociate Conference Lay Leader
- Jessica GodfreyUnited Women in Faith President
- Ernest E. PerryUnited Methodist Men President
- Gigi WarrenGCORR Representative
- Adam RobertsUMCommission Representative
- Allison BergConference Treasurer
- Susan DaniellBoard of Trustees Representative
- Derek PorterCouncil on Finance and Administration Rep
- Alina CrewsConnectional Ministries Administrator
This body wasn’t up for election in 2026, so its members come from the conference journal — names only. Verify against a current source.
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