Christ Community United Methodist Church

Hummel’s Wharf Charge

Report of the Committee on Nominations and Leadership

Development 2023 Administrative Council 

The size of the Council is set by the Charge Conference.

Only members of the congregation are able to vote.

POSITION NAME 

Chairperson Steven Rauch, (elected annually) Secretary/Treasurer Pamela Eister,

Staff Financial Secretary Charles Smeltz

Lay Leader and Lay Member of Annual Conference Anne Carter

Staff-Parish Relations Chair Todd Troxell

Finance Committee Chair Pam Wolfe

Board of Trustees Marty Sickle

United Women of Faith President Jill Nace

Busy Bee Chair Interim - Margie Kremer Funeral Committee Chair Brenda Pehowic 

Missions Chair Angela Lash

Scholarship Committee Chair Debbie Bingaman

Lay Member to Annual Conference John Kremer

Worship Chair Janice Castrignano Director of Children and Youth Ministries

Mitch Bless, Staff Director of Music Elizabeth Stevenson, Staff Member at

Large Gloria Dalius

Preschool Director Jayme Knouse, (voice only) Pastor Rev. Eric Shafer

As part of this motion, The Church Conference authorizes The Administrative Council to fill any committee vacancies for the 2023 calendar year until the next regularly called Church or Charge Conference.

Members of the 2023 Board of Trustees (by class)

The Trustees shall have at least three, but no more than nine members. One new class is elected each year, provided that nothing prevents the election of a Trustee to self-succession.

It is recommended that at least 1/3 be women, 1/3 be men, and 2/3 must be professing members.

NAME                             CLASS 

Marty Sickle 2023

Michael Savidge 2023

Ken Carroll 2023

Judy Steinbacher 2024

Doreen Weiser 2024

Rich Pehowic 2024

Alan Heintzelman 2025

Tim Wolfe 2025

Keith Nace 2025

A chairperson, vice-chair, and secretary will be elected by the Trustees by January 30, 2023.

2023 Lay Leader (elected annually) 

Anne Carter

2023 Lay Members of Annual Conference (elected annually) 

We are allowed 2 Lay Members because we have over 400 professing members.

First Lay Member – Anne Carter Second Lay Member – John Kremer

First Lay Member Alternate – Jim Garges Second Lay Member Alternate – Brenda Reinard

Members of the 2023 S.P.R.C. (by class) 

(S.P.R.C. means Staff Parish Relations Committee, which cares for paid employees.) The SPRC shall have at least five, but no more than nine members, including one young adult, plus the Lay Leader and a Lay Member of Annual Conference. One class is elected each year and members may succeed themselves one three-year term.

NAME                            CLASS 

Anne Carter Lay Leader and Lay Member of Annual Conference

Jennifer Bucher 2023

Joy Hoke 2023

Todd Troxell, Chair 2024

Melanie Garrison 2024

Mark Reinard 2025

Dwight Walter 2025

Members of the 2023 Committee on Finance

Rev. Eric Shafer

Pam Wolfe, Chair (elected annually)

Chuck Smeltz, Financial Secretary (elected annually)

Pamela Eister, Treasurer (employee without vote)

Marysue Walter, Secretary (elected annually)

Anne Carter, Lay Leader and Lay Member of Annual Conference

Steven Rauch, Chair of Ad. Council (elected annually)

Todd Troxell, Chair of SPRC or a representative

Trustee Member-at-Large (selected annually by Trustees)

Stephanie Rauch, Member-at-Large (elected annually)

Cathy Engle, Member-at-Large (elected annually)

Members of the 2023 Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development 

The Appointed Elder is the Committee Chair per The Book of Discipline. A layperson elected by the committee shall serve as the vice-chair. At least one young adult shall serve as a member. Retiring members shall not succeed themselves. Only one person from an immediate family residing in the same household shall serve on the committee. The Chair will recognize an alternate committee member to stand-in for committee Chairpersons.

POSITION                            NAME                       CLASS 

Elder/Chair Rev. Eric Shafer

Lay Leader Anne Carter

U.W.F. President Jill Nace 2023

Member at Large Heidi Carroll 2023

Chair of Trustees Marty Sickle 2023

Chair of SPRC Todd Troxell 2024

Member-at-Large Dick Prince 2024 

Member-at-Large Ann Garges 2024

Member-at-Large Sue Treas 2025

Member-at-Large Cathy Engle 2025

Finance Representative Stephanie Rauch 2025 

Worship Committee Chair (elected annually)- Janice Castrignano

Missions Committee Chair (elected annually)- Angela Lash

Safe Sanctuaries Coordinator (elected annually)- Sabrina Sickle

Information Technology Coordinators (elected every three years) 

Alan Heintzelman, Chair 2024 Tyler Wolfe, Vice Chair 2024