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.1997 ELDERS
. Fro~t row. (1-r): Tracy Nichols Huffman, Ronda Lee Hawkins Beebe, Karen Ala~e Mars, Kristine
Ja~halke Sigal, Carol Marie Blair, J~cquelyn ~n Ro~. Back row: Tonya Arn~s.en, Donald D.2o~am,
: Bryan G. Schneider-Thomas, DaVId M. Wallis, Stephen E. Rhoades, J?on~ Chang, a~d Julius ~·
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Ro~~.a Beebe - ~pouse. First UMC is home church. to b~ ordained .by Mich!gari . · · maners, other demands, other
l Raymond Beebe; Highland .Graduated from Methesco in Area Bishop Donald \\A: Ott
callings. You will wake up as
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Samuel did, in a story.
' UMC is home church. Gradu- 1 ~95.
1 atkd from Methesco in 1995.
,j Juijus A. McKanders _ evening. for completely differ- . ·. unrecorded in the Bible, with·
.J Carol M. Blair - Home $p,o_use: Cherlyn McKanders; · en{- and more important - ~··the uncomfortable realization
I church is Fairgrove UMC. home church is Conant Ave. reasons.
that he was called and he did
Graduated frotn Garrett Evan- UMC. Grad~ated from United ,
The night will also be
not have the faintest notion
gelical Theological ~eminary i11f 1993.
remembered in the D etroit
why."
ij 1995.. .
-J Jacquelyn Roe - Home Annual Conference for an his-.
Ott confessed to those gathI
Dongil Chang - Spouse: church is Hope UMC. Gradu- toric fa-st: the first deacon in
ered that he was having a hard
Jubeen Chang; home church is ated from United Theological full connection - the Rev. Jane
time, five years . after his
Troy Korean UMC. Graduat- Seminary in 1995 . .,..
Berquist - was ordained under 1 father's death, recalling the
ed from Perkins and. Drew, .. J. Bryan . G. Schneider- provisions of the 1996 Book of
sound of his voice. "His voice
Th·o mas _ Spouse: Julie Discipline (see photo, p.l).
is fading. It is more arid more
1993.
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Rebecca I. Foote - · S~hneider-Thomas;
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A record number of women
difficult to remember."
Spouse: Seneca Foote; home Blanc UMC is home church. were ordained in the service
Ott addressed the ordinands
with these words: "As you
church is Chelsea First UMC. Grad~ate·d United Seminary in Wednesday night on the camGraduated from Garrett Evan- 1995
pus of Adrian College - 10 1 awake (tomorrow morning),
' ¢elical Theological Seminary
·~istine J. Sigal_ Spouse: d eacons, five deaco·n s in full
you will be, for the first mornujl. 199_~.
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Myles Sigal; North Lake UMC connection, a'n d seven elders.
ing ever, declared by God
~ Donald D. G.otham - is home church. Graduated
"This is an evening that you ~-t,hrough our discernment)..;_
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ated.from.Asbury J?eologlcal Lisa Wallis; Pickford UMC is , pac.fed house. Ad~ressmg
h rough rriy hands): you are
Semmary ID 1995. . .
home church. Graduated· fro!Jl . those about to be ?rdamed, he
declared to be ."Christ Bearer,
. ~· Tracy N. I;Iuffman ·· ~ .Trinity Evangelical Divinity s'ai~ "You are gomg to have Life Give r." You will b e th~
Spouse: ~o~ert ~uffman, i SJ hool iti 1995.
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times when you \~rget that you
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