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EIUK ALSGI\ARD
MCA editor
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Hilda L. Harris, a graduof Garrett-Evangelical
Semmary, currently servmg
the Southfield: Hope UMC;
home church is Highland Park:
13erea St. Paul.
Robert D. Harvey, a graduate of United Theological
Seminary, currently serving
the Bay City: Fremont Ave.
UMC; home church is Ortonvillc.
Matthew j. Hook, a graduate of Garrett-Evangelical
Seminary, currently serving
the Birmingham:First UMC;
home church Js Birmingham :First.
Bradford K. Lewis, a
graduate of United Theological
Seminary, currently serving
the Romulus: Community
UMC; home church is Manroc: St. Paul's.
Gincthca D. McDowell, a
· graduate of Asbury Thcological Seminary, currently serving
the Yale and Greenwood
UMCs; home church is Columbiavillc.
Craig A. Pillow, a graduate of Methodist Theological
School in Ohio, currently scrving the Clayton and Rollin
Center UMCs; home church is
Morenci.
Lorrie E. Plate, a graduate
of United Theological Seminary, currently serving the
Genesee and Thetford UMCs;
home church is Wayne: First.
William R. Seitz, a graduate of Asbury Theological
Seminary, . currently serving
the Owosso: Burton and Carland UMCs; home church is
Burt.
Eric A. Stone, a graduate
of Methesco, currently serving
the Farmington: Orchard
UMC; home church is Adrian.
Weatherly Burkhead Ver11cl.st, a graduate of Boston
Univ. School ofTheology, currently serving the Flint: Court
Street UMC; home church is
Ann Arbor: First.
Lawrence A. Wik, a graduate of Candler School ofTheology, currently serving the
Detroit: Ford Memorial; home
church is Farmington: First.
Kevin C. Zaborney, a
graduate of Boston Univ.
School of Theology, currently
serving Port Huron : First;
~ church is Flushing.
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For the first time in Detroit
Annual Conference history,
the ordination service serm on
was delivered by a lay person.
Judith Crain, a long-time
friend of Bishop Don Ott from
\Visconsin, preached the sermon Wednesday night in Dawson Auditorium. "In all humility," Crain said before the scrmon, "what I hope will be
noted about this aspect of the
worship service is the public
recognition by your bishop of
thc worth of the vari ous contributions, including the voices,
of all of us who arc, together,
the body of Christ."
Crain addressed the 13
elders and 11 deacons using
the Biblical texts of Exodus
3:1-12 and 4:10-13 and
Matthew 28: 16-20. "My confcssion," she said, "is that there
is in me profound doubt - a
persistent doubt that challcngcs all security and certainty, and that makes me forever a
spiritual wonderer and wandcrcr."
Crain urged those about to
be ordained "to take into the
darkness (of doubt) the Light
of the resurrected One. That is
surely the call . to which you
respond today.
"And the darkness abounds
everywhere," she added. "For
we who are veiled from the full
light of faith arc all around
you. And it may be that it is in
you and through you that illumination and revelation of the
resurrected · Christ can · be
ours."
Crain prayed that the new
ordinands would be "observant
enough
and
wise
enough.. . to recognize us
(doubters) and know that we
long for the light, even when
doubt masks our longings.
"And I passionately pray
that · you will not hide in the
shadows, that you will boldly
sharc your own experience of
"secing Him."
"May you hide nothing of
the Light from me- that I, too,
may bring Light to the some
who doubt."
ELDERS
_ _Shirley A. Cormiclc a
graC!Tiafeof Candler-Scnool of
Theology, currently serving the
Lmden and Argentine UMCs;
home church is Flint: C ourt
Street.
DEACONS
Kenneth
C.
Dunstonc,
attending Garrett-Evangelical
Seminary; home c!1urch is
