Leadership

 

For UPC staff contacts please view our staff directory.

 

Session Elders

UPC elders serve a three-year term, giving leadership to the life of the church and participating in Session. Elders' lives reflect a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; Christian maturity; a walk and conversation that is an example beyond reproach; the gift of commission to govern; an active prayer life; and service to UPC committees and departments.

 

Senior Pastor

George Hinman 

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Executive Pastor

Tim Snow

 

Treasurer

Richard Greiling

Assistant Treasurer

Tom Mesaros

Clerk of Session

Mike Young

Worship Elders

Kara Bazzi, 2011
Margaret Mesaros (Chair), 2012
Laura Hobart, 2012
Mike Andrews, 2013

 

Community Elders

Children & Family Ministries
Jean Shearer, 2012
Bill Hoffman, 2013
Jim Garras, 2013
Maria Nasralla, 2013

Community Life
Don Foster, 2011
Peter Andersen, 2012
Josephine Ko, 2013
Martha S Weiss, 2013
Patricia Bentz, 2013

Congregational Care
Karen Johnson, 2011
Rich Verver, 2011
Iosefa Setu, 2013

University Ministries

Bill Whitfield, 2011
Andrew Barfoot, 2012
Carolyn Ratley, 2013
Joan Ruud, 2013

Young Adults
Eric Sieberson, 2011
Jennifer Moore, 2012

Youth Mission & Ministry
Jay Krueger, 2011
Kathy Sherman, 2011
Jean Armbruster (YMM Chair), 2012
Mark Adolphsen, 2012
Heidi Garren, 2013

Outreach

Urban & Global Missions
Arun Thomas, 2011
Don Kenney, 2011
Don Wang, 2013

Union
Brian Smith, 2011
Tina Owens, 2011
Jim Bernard (Union Chair), 2012
 

Operations

George Purdy, 2012
Lil Runnion (Operations Chair), 2012
Mark Bowman, 2012

 

 

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 UPC 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:

Corinne Hill and Dick McPhaden

Class of 2011

Nancy Allard
Barbara Barnes
Bryan Bayouth
Leona Beech
Larry Butler
Vicki Butler
Kay DeMaris
Carl Einfeld
Hank Halle
Betty Jo MacPhee
Dick McPhaden
Joyce Meenen
Susan Mike
Carol Neumann
Janice Noonan
John Swanson
Verlene Vanderburg

Class of 2012

Dick Brandenburg
Mike Gamble
Deby Hansen
Dwayne Kohler
Marilyn Kohler
Dick McKown
Ruthanne McPhaden
Norma Patterson
Marian Peiroli
Mary Lyn Pettie
Judy Richardson
Barbara Robinett
Denny Tabiando
Janet Thompson
Kerstin Ragde - Portuesi
Elizabeth Whitney

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