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Bishop shares 'God-print for life'
with new ministers of Conf.
ERIK ALSGAARD
MCA Correspondent
ADRIAN (MCA)- " You are a city set on
a hill which cannot be hid!" With these
words Michigan Area Bishop, Judy Craig,
admonished the newest ordinands and
diaconal ministers of the Conference to be
a visible representation of Christ.
In her sermon from Matthew 5:1-16,
"Visible Indeed," Bishop Craig addressed
the 11 deacons, 14 elders, and two
diaconal ministers, saying that we understand some to be called from among the
wider body of all baptized Christians for
special service and visibility. " What you do
cannot be put under a bushel. You are intended to give light to the household of
faith and beyond. What others see in you ,"
she stressed, " is the way they learn of
God."
Craig continued, " Does that seem a
burden?" She reminded the persons present in Dawson Auditorium that this
teaching comes "at the conclusion of
another set of sayings, the beatitudes."
She went on to note that " these describe
how it already is for the follower of the
God-print of life. Therefore, this is not a
burden so much as a declaration of life
abundant when life is formed in these
qualities. Not burden . . . promise."
However, the bishop warned, " intending
and living out get tugged apart with time
and reality." She cautioned the ordinands
and diaconates, as well as the other
ministers making up the congregation , that
the temptations of self-service, "career
planning" and "other enticements" await
us as we seek to convince the world for
Christ. "Oh, please watch out for this
beguiling, very human tendency to want
to define for yourself the nature of the
cross and the place to which you would
carry it," she pleaded .
Assisting in the service were area assistant Dr. Robert Horton, conference
secretary, Jane Schairer, and the seven
district superintendents of the D-etroit Con- .
terence. The time was punctuated by
many photos, tremendous hugs, and loud
pats on the back, which brought sounds
of rejoicing from family, friends, and others
in attendance.
The newly ordained and consecrated
persons concluded the nearly two-hour
celebration by serving communion . Visible indeed!
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Associate
Membership
Gerald E. Mumford, Sr.- s_pouse,
Dorothy. Home church- Faith UMC, Flint
District; serving as pastor, Mount Bethel
UMC, Flint District. Mott Community College, University of Michigan , Senior
Status; Five Year Course of Study, 1968.
Ordained Local Elder, 1968.
Deacons Orders
Associate
Bruce Campbell Hatch-spouse, Lois
Aileen. Home church-Swan Valley UMC,
Saginaw Bay District; serving as pastor,
Poseyville UMC, Saginaw Bay District.
Adrian College; Central Michigan University; Five Year Course of Study, 1986.
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DIACONAL MINISTERS 1989
Joyce Thomas (I) serves as Associate in
Christian Education at Davison UMC.
Beverly Rice is the Project Director for the
Port Huron District.
Deacons, 1989
These persons were received as probationary members and ordained as
deacons in the Detroit Annual Conference.
W. Steven Boow. Home churchAifiersgate UMC, Midland. Morgan State
University, 1979, B.S.; United Theological
Seminary, 1986-87; Asbury Theological
Seminary, 1987 to Present.
George E. Covintree, Jr.-spouse,
Winifred Suzanne. Home church- Detroit
Central UMC. Syracuse University, 1966,
B.F.A.; Indiana University, 1968, M.F.A.;
Boston University School of Theology,
1989 M.Div.
Gerald Stanley Hunter-s pouse,
Theresa Diane. Home church-Escanaba
Central UMC. Albion College, 1987, B.A. ;
Methodsit Theological School in Ohio,
1987 to Present.
George Henry Lew is-spouse, Patricia
Ann . Home church-Christ UMC, Burton.
Asbu ry College, 1987, B.A. ; Asbury
Theological Seminary, 1987 to Present.
Johnny S. Liles-spouse, Marilyn J.
Home church.:...._Peace UMC, Detroit East
District; serving as Associate Pastor, Warren First UMC, Detroit East District.
Oakland City College, Indiana, 1956, B.A. ;
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
1960, M.Div., 1962, M.R.E.; Recognition of
Orders- General Baptist Ch urc h.
Faye McKinstry-spouse, David R.
McKinstry. Home church-Elba UMC,
Lapeer; serving as associate pastor, St.
Clair Shores First UMC, Detroit East
District. Eastern Michigan University, 1970,
B.S.; Scarritt College, 1986, Certification in
C.E.; Methodist Theological School in
Ohio, 1987 to Present.
Bruce Edward Scifres-Petrickspouse, Mary Joann . Home church-Port
Huron First UMC. Michigan State Un iversity, 1985, B.S.; Boston Un iversity School
of Theology, 1986-Present.
Sharon G. Scott. Home churchNardin Park UMC; servi ng as pastor, Zion
UMC, Detroit East District. Wayne County Community College, 1978, A.A. ; Wayne
State Un iversity, 1980, B.S., 1983, M.A.;
United Theological Seminary, 1989, M.Div.
Priscilla Jean Seward-spouse Edward Charles. Home church-Hale UMC.
Saginaw Valley State University, 1987,
B.A.; Garett-Evangelical Theological
Seminary, 1987-Present.
Mary Thoburn Tame. Home churchNardin Park UMC. Allegheny College,
1964, B.A.; Ashland Theological Serminary, 1984, M.A. Christian Education ·
Methodist Theological School in Ohio:
1988 to Present.
ELDER'S ORDERS AND FULL MEMBERS
W. STEVEN BOOM
Home Church:
District:
Appointment:
College:
Seminary:
Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Midland
Saginaw Bay
Associate, Trinity United Methodist Church,
Lapeer
Morgan State University, 1979, B.S.
Asbury Theological Seminary, 1989, M.Div.
Statement to Annual Conference:
The Spirit of the Lord is within me, to preach and teach the Gospel of Christ; to baptize and heal
the afflicted.
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Rev. W. Steven Boom
Subject: Living Values/
Changing Times
A relative "newcomer," by his
own admission, to Detroit, but not
to the big city or pastoral ministry,
the. Rev . W. Steven Boom is
currently on staff at St. Timothy
UMC in Detroit. Steve is a native
of Baltimore, Maryland and a graduate of Morgan State University with a B.S. in Chemistry .
While attending Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky,
Steve served as pastor of St. John UMC in Shelbyville,
Kentucky Steve says he is an "avid racquetball player,
bicyclist,'' and enjoys woodworking and writing in his spare
time.
Boom, W. Steven