Church Council & Church Ministry Teams

The Children’s Ministry Team collaborates with the Children’s Ministry Director to plan and deliver ministry aimed at children and their families.

Staff leadership: Laura Padgett
Chairperson:Gina Holste

Class of 2024
Jana Duke
Tony Graham
Emily Green
Gina Holste

Class of 2025
Emily Collins
Kathy Cottrell
Madison Hollar

Class 2026
Catharine Milner
JoAnna Fonville
Kathy Powner

The function of the Church Council is to initiate and coordinate planning, receive reports, set goals, authorize action, determine policy, evaluate ministries, and review the total state of the church. It is responsible to the Charge Conference and functions under their authority. The Charge Conference elects the members for a term of one year. In general, the Church Council is the acting head and hands of the church.

Council Chair: Amy Crabbe
Council ViceChair:Bryan Haas
Recording Secretary: Claudine Lovins
Lay Leaders: Fred Fonville, Rosie Bentley
Trustees Chair: Richard Diefes
Staff-Parish Relations Chair: Susan Dubberly
Creation Care Chair:Dwight Simmons
Finance Committee Chair: Donny Miller
Treasurer: Harry Davis
Parsonage Committee Chair: Dwight Simmons
Missions Chair: Gwen Stevens
Vision Team Chair:Michaele Haas
President of UMW: Denise Stanley
Worship Chair: Sandy Miller
Endowment Chair: Jim Deal
Hospitality Chair:Kit Jones
Communications Team:James Milner
Family Life Coordinator: Susan Shirley
Children’s Coordinator: Gina Holste
Sunday School Superintendent:Denise Stanley
Congregational Care:Patti Connelly
Nominations Chair:Ed Glaize
Chair of Preschool Board: Mike Clifton
Lay Delegates to Annual Conference: Chris Laine, CarrollAnn Busher, Harold Miller, Adam Hege, Audrey Hartley*
Senior Adult Coordinator: Patti Connelly
Scouting Coordinator: Tim Walker*
Financial Secretary: Nan Uzelac*
Membership Secretary: Audrey Hartley*

(non voting)*

Church Staff
Senior Minister: Ed Glaize
Pastor of Outreach Ministries: Vern Collins
Pastor of Blackburns’ Chapel & Pastor of Community Engagement: Laura Byrch
Coordinator of Pastoral Care: Patti Connelly
Lay Pastor of King Street Church: Josh Duncan
Business Administrator: Lisa DeLaurentiis
Director of Youth Ministries: Danae Kreiss
Director of Children’s Ministries: Laura Padgett
Director of Preschool: Emily Wright
Director of Worship and the Arts: Dana Davis
Technology Director & Events Coordinator: Samuel Kohler
Communications Director:Kelly Broman-Fulks

Oversees the maintenance and operations of the church’s Columbarium.

Chair: Susan Dubberly
Staff Leadership:Patti Connelly
Trustee Representative: Neil Hartley

Class of 2024
Sarah Mayhew
Susan Dubberly
Karen Robertson

Class of 2025
Neil Hartley
Jenny Hancock
Mary Whisenant

Class of 2026
Andy Harkins
Ron Dubberly

The Communications Team speaks into the area of communications of the church, watching for opportunities to enhance print and electronic efforts. The group helps monitor for technologies to engage people in all ministry areas in collaboration with the Director of Communications.

Chair: James Milner
Staff Leadership: Kelly Broman-Fulks

Class of 2024
Marcia Clay
Robinson Strickland

Class of 2025
Sarah Pinnix
James Milner

Class of 2026
Jacob Ray
Christine Nishiyama

The Congregational Care Team provides support to the church community when a little one is welcomed into a family or during times of grief or illness. They collaborate to provide hospital, nursing home, and at-home visits, working closely with the Coordinator of Pastoral Care to provide comfort to members of our church family.

Chair: Amy Parsons
Staff Leadership: Patti Connelly

Class of 2024
May Williamson
Mary Beth Hege
Amy Parsons

Class of 2026
Peggy Graham
Karen Robertson

Class of 2026
Jean Ross
Tony Graham
Marcia Winkler
John Lawson

The Creation Care Team provides input into the life of a church, suggesting ways to reduce our impact on the environment and encouraging others to care for the earth that God has entrusted to us.

Chair: Dwight Simmons
Staff Leadership: Laura Byrch
Board Liaison:Dave Robertson

Class of 2026
Dwight Simmons
Dave Robertson

The Discipleship Team partners with pastoral staff toward planning and programming focused on proclaiming the Gospel Message.

Chairperson: Ken Connelly
Staff Leadership: Vern Collins

Class of 2024
Kevin Shirley
Ken Connelly

Class of 2025
Claire Cline
Lauren King

Class of 2026
Carol Neill
Laurie Watson
Julie Garner

The task of this group is to receive and administer all bequests made to the local church and to administer all trusts, investing all trust funds in conformity with the law. The task of this group is to receive and administer all bequests made to the local church and to administer all trusts, investing all trust funds in conformity with the law.

Staff Leadership: Ed Glaize
Chairperson: Jim Deal
Ex-Officio/voting members
Trustees Chair:Richard Diefes
Finance Chair: Donny Miller

Class of 2024
Jason Triplett
Nan Uzelac

Class of 2025
Harry Davis
Ronnie Holste
Jim Deal

Class of 2026
Mary Louise Roberts
Jay Vincent

The Family Life Team plans and prepares events that bring the church body together for meals and fellowship.

Chairperson: Susan Shirley
Staff Leadership:Ed Glaize

Class of 2024
Susan Shirley
Sarah Pinnix
Tricia Hall
Phyllis Butler

Class of 2025
Jean Ross
Sarah Strickland
Jimmy Strickland
Mike Clifton

Class of 2026
Diane Ward
Becky Million
Ron Million
Eric Saule
Bob Neill

The Finance Ministry Team is elected annually by the Charge Conference. Many of the members of this committee serve by virtue of other offices they hold in the church. Others are elected because of their expertise and gifts. This team prepares an annual budget for the local church, administers funds, and guides the treasurer and financial secretary in their work.The Finance Ministry Team is elected annually by the Charge Conference. Many of the members of this committee serve by virtue of other offices they hold in the church. Others are elected because of their expertise and gifts. This team prepares an annual budget for the local church, administers funds, and guides the treasurer and financial secretary in their work.

Chairperson:Donny Miller
Staff Leadership: Ed Glaize
Administrative Council Chair: Amy Crabbe
Staff Parish Relations Chair: Susan Dubberly
Trustees Chair: Richard Diefes
Lay Leaders: Fred Fonville, Rosie Bentley
Finance Secretary: Nan Uzelac
Treasurer: Harry Davis
Senior Pastor: Ed Glaize
Blackburns’ Chapel Treasurer: Bob Scouton
Endowment Committee Chair: Jim Deal

Ex-officio/non-voting members
Church Business Administrator: Lisa DeLaurentiis
Church Accountant: Samantha Wilson
Church Council Vice-Chair: Bryan Haas

Class of 2024
Carrie McClain*
Charles Stanley

Class of 2025
Danielle Wade
Donny Miller

Class of 2026
David Cottrell
Brad Ross

The Hospitality Team offers a welcoming face to people who enter the doors on Sunday mornings. Members of the team coordinate with others to ensure there is always a friendly face available to greet and direct guests through our building.

Chairperson: Kit Jones
Staff leadership: Patti Connelly

Class of 2024
Karen Hodges
Dan Hodges

Class of 2025
Kit Jones
Denton Aldridge

Class of 2026
Becky Million
Peggy Graham
Jenny Hancock
Haley Childers

Lay Delegates attend Annual Conference for the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church on behalf of Boone United Methodist Church.

Lay Delegates to Annual Conference
Chris Laine
Harold Miller
Adam Hege
CarrollAnn Busher

Required Alternates
Audrey Hartley

The Missions Team plans activities to raise awareness, engagement, and support for local, regional, and international missions.

Chairperson: Gwen Stevens
Staff leadership: Laura Byrch

Class of 2024
Gwen Stevens
David Thompson
Kerri Whittaker

Class of 2025
Ben Henderson
Sarah Bauler
Allison Dees

Class of 2026
Kevin Shirley
Judd Pinnix

The primary work of this ministry team is to identify, develop, deploy, and evaluate leaders for the local congregation. The team shall serve throughout the year to guide the Administrative Council on matters regarding (non-staff) leadership so as to fulfill the church’s mission.

Staff Leadership & Chair: Ed Glaize
Lay Leaders: Fred Fonville, Rosie Bentley

Class of 2024
James Milner
Cameron St. Clair
Audrey Hartley

Class of 2025
Marcia Clay
Karen Robertson

Class of 2026
Susan Diefes
Cindy Brown
Cathy Marcum

This team oversees maintenance and improvements to the Senior Pastor’s parsonage.

Chairperson: Dwight Simmons
Staff Leadership: Ed Glaize

Class of 2024

Dwight Simmons

Class of 2025
Bob Brown
David Scott

Class of 2026
Ron Million
Eric Hartley

The Preschool Team collaborates with the Children’s Ministry Director of Boone UMC and the Boone United Methodist Preschool Director to oversee the operations of the Boone United Methodist Preschool.

Chairperson: Mike Clifton
Staff Leadership: Emily Wright, Laura Padgett
Trustees Rep:
SPRC Rep:Susan Dubberly

Class of 2024
Emily Green
JoAnna Fonville
Mike Clifton

Class of 2025
Emily Collins
Emily Childers
Ronny Holste

Class of 2026

The broad purpose of this ministry team is to achieve and maintain effective pastoral and professional ministry staff in the local church based on healthy and harmonious relations between the pastor(s) and other professional staff and members of the parish.

Chairperson: Susan Dubberly
Staff Leadership: Ed Glaize
Lay Leaders: Fred Fonville, Rosie Bentley
Blackburns’ Chapel Campus Rep: Caitlin Stanton-Rich

Class of 2024
Carolyn Fogle
Harold Miller
Mary Perguson

Class of 2025
Jacob Ray
Susan Dubberly
Ranny Nimocks

Class of 2026
Kevin Delgado
Peri Moretz
Audrey Hartley

The Vision Team works closely with staff and lay leaders from the church toward the development and realization of mission and vision.

Chairperson:Michaele Haas
Staff leadership: Ed Glaize

Class of 2024
Summer Hayes
Stan Whittaker
Vickie Norris

Class of 2025
Michaele Haas
William Northington
Dave Robertson
Danae Kreiss

Class of 2026
David Winkler
Mark Rudd
Sarah Mayhew
Sarah Pinnix

The Worship Team provides planning and program support to pastoral, worship, and support staff involved in the church’s worship services.

Chairperson: Sandy Miller
Staff leadership: Ed Glaize, Dana Davis

Class of 2024:
Julie Ostemeyer
Diane Rose
Gwen Stevens
Robinson Strickland
Summer Hays
Judi Cramer

Class of 2025:
Tracy Smith
Sandy Miller
Dale Williams
Jan Niblick
Phil Marty
Lindsey Ray

Class of 2026:
Matt Mize
James Edwards
Lee Dees
Christy Lombardozzi
Elizabeth Rudd
Jon Bebe
Lynn Bebe

The Youth Ministry Advisory Council collaborates with the Director of Youth Ministry to ensure the needs of the ministry are met.

Staff leadership: Danae Kreiss

Cameron St. Clair
Elizabeth Jasper
Mike Jasper
Melissa Strickland
Robinson Strrickland
Sarah Pinnix
Tracy Smith