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Session: The Presbyterian Governing Body
Senior Pastor
George Hinman
Executive Pastor
Tim Snow
Treasurer
Richard Greiling
Assistant Treasurer
Tom Mesaros
Clerk of Session
Jim Bernard
Assistant Clerk of Session
Atsuko Tamura
Session Elders
Elders are active members of the church who serve in government, leadership, and ministry. They are persons of faith, dedication, and good judgment, nominated and elected by the congregation. Elders serve on the church's governing body (called Session), take part in planning committees, assist in worship, serve communion, and help the pastors nurture, teach, and encourage the congregation.
Although elders are elected for a term of three years, once ordained, they are ordained for life, even if they transfer to another PC(USA) church. After their terms of office are finished, elders continue to play an important role in the life of the church by participating in various ministries.
Worship
Mike Andrews (Chair), 2013
Margaret Mesaros, 2012
Laura Hobart, 2012
Joan Ruud, 2013
Caroline Lu, 2014
Outreach
Jim Bernard Union (Chair), 2012
Don Wang, Union, 2013
Martha S. Weiss, Urban & Global (Chair), 2013
Alex Suk, 2014
Ardith Lupton, Global Ministries, 2014
David Brenner, Global Health, 2014
Lisa Sieberson, 2014
Operations
George Purdy, 2012
Lil Runnion (Chair), 2012
Mark Bowman, 2012
Heidi Garren, 2013
Jennifer Kenney, 2014
Ken Cornell, 2014
Community Elders
Andrew Barfoot, University (Chair), 2012
Carolyn Berggren, University, 2013
Timothy Ehling, University, 2014
Jean Shearer, Youth (Chair), 2012
Jean Armbruster, Youth, 2012
Kathy Foster, Youth, 2014
Jennifer Moore, Small Groups (Chair), 2012
Mark Adolphsen, Small Groups, 2012
Scott Tewel, Small Groups, 2014
Peter Andersen, Young Adults (Chair), 2012
Iosefa Setu, Congregational Care (Chair), 2013
Josephine Ko, Congregational Care, 2013
Patricia Bentz, Congregational Care, 2013
Jim Garras, Children (Chair), 2013
Maria Nasralla, Children, 2013
Bill Hoffman, Children, 2013
Hillary Holman, 2014
Wayne Kenney, 2014
Board of Deacons
A Deacon is someone who loves the Lord and acts upon that love with gifts of service through a variety of ministries, including calling on new members to extend the hand of friendship and welcome them into the University Presbyterian Church family; visiting elderly members; serving Communion to home-bound members; delivering flowers to those who are ill or shut-in; bringing meals to families in need of encouragement; and planning district events to encourage fellowship among members. Some Deacons assist with the food barrels on the first Sunday of each month.
Some Deacons are part of the Deacon Finance Committee, providing oversight for the Deacon Fund. Several times a year during services where Communion is served, an offering is taken which goes toward the Deacon Fund. This fund allows us to help individuals within our church family and our community who are homeless, hungry, underemployed, struggling single parents or who have suffered a setback due to unemployment, medical crisis or other personal trauma.
Co-Chairs
Liz Whitney, Byron Ellis, and Lisa Ellis
Class of 2012
Dick Brandenburg
Mike Gamble
Deby Hansen
Dwayne Kohler
Marilyn Kohler
Ruthanne McPhaden
Norma Patterson
Marian Peiroli
Mary Lyn Pettie
Judy Richardson
Barbara Robinett
Denny Tabiando
Janet Thompson
Kerstin Ragde-Portuesi
Elizabeth Whitney
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Class of 2013
Jane Ashe
Don Belcher
Sheila Belcher
Sandra Bishop
Marcia Cecil
Craig Cottrill
Byron Ellis
Lisa Ellis
Robert Gaston
Carol Ann Kennedy
Sharon Linnane
Cynthia Marshall
Sonia Moen
Tom Oldham
Theresa Robertson
Flavia Rousu
Carolyn Sherwood
Midori Vance
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Class of 2014
Birgitta Beck
Cheryl Busby
Jeanie Bustard
Marge Caddey
Linda Glas
Stephen Hodges
Won Chong Kim
John Knapp
Billie Ann Kutzera
Mike Martin
Mike Sherman
Beth Shipley
Marilyn Silkworth
Karen Weaver
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