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Dr . D. C. Carrenter
/erhelst , net-:ly appointed tinister to 'the .. niteu
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Full •. e:1bership in the .Jetroit
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Church at tl,e o eninr; session of t.he uetroit ADlhlal Coni'orence \thich is
Bei ng held this "w'Ieck on the ca.1 J \.l~ of
He tfill be ordained an :Clder in \,he
the Fridc:q evening se:rvice nelu in
l\ native of Irom·1ooJ ,
Lucille /erhclst , l ev .
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by Bishop .J ti ght ...: • Loder o.t
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erhelst tas rcco LJenued for a License to ,.,reach
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.ichigan , son of the lal:ie Clarence and ~ rs .
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and was received on r.rial in
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e;raduat.eu il"'v •l Luther L • .;rizl~t
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igh vchool in I ron1-1e0d in
1961 , and. rocoiveu an A. B. degree fro J l.orthorn u ichigan .mi'ler:;ity ,
Marquet"'e , in l'.1rJ 5 , aud a
aster of J.Jivinity .Jegree f ro
Seminary, F. vanston , I llinois , in 1')68 .
sent f.iOGition ,
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Defore bcint?; appointed to the pre-
·rerhelst served &3 pDst.or of tho
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Charge on the
Marquette Jistrict and the .ellington , l llir.ois, !.ethodist Church .
i!rs . ·/erholst is the for. 1er l:iss bu ... anne . alL1aa ,
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Mrs. George \. alli ~ ao of !le&,auneo , ! ichigan.
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Bishop appoints
Bill V erhelst
new district
superintendent
Bishop Donald A. Ott has
church development will be
announced the appointment of strong assets on the Cabinet
the Rev. William A. Verhelst to
and with the District churchthe Detroit Annual Conference
es," according to Ott. "Verhelst
Cabinet as superintendent of h as been an exceptional leader
the Detroit West District effecin his work with the developrive July 1, 1997.
ment of new congregations
Verhelst is a native of Ironand redevelopment of congrewood, Mich. He graduated
gation. His experience in both
from Northern Michigan Uniurban areas and his commitversity in 1965, and from Garment to both the larger and
rett Evangelical Theological
smaller churches commend
Seminary in 1968. That same
him well to the Superintendenyear he was ordained an elder.
cy."
He serve d the Republic
Verhelst's spouse Suzanne
Charge from 1963-65, in C enhas a B.S. degree in elementary
tral Illinois at the Wellingt_o~.::.n:---'ed
....u~ca_tion.and a B.A. degree as
UMC from 1966-68, at G1a a social worker and is current" """.,_.. M cmo rio1 fiom 1968-74,
ly employed in that area at the
Beverly Hills from 197 4-79,
Owosso Memorial Hospital.
and Flint C entral from 1979The Verhelsts have three chil87.
dren . Eric is in his third year at
Since October of 1987, VerNorthern Michigan University.
heist has served on the ConferJodi, who is married to Scott
ence Staff in the area of parish
Kohlmann, lives in Flint, and
development. In his current
Craig, also of Flint, is the
position h e serves as Associate
spouse of the Rev. Weatherly
Council Director for Parish
Anne Burkhead Verhelst. The
became
grandparents in
'c'••!ltil.nlllllm December, 1996 with
the birth of Jennifer
Jodi to Jodi and Scott.
Verhelst is an avid
tennis player, collects
and restores antiques,
and enjoys camping
and travel.
Of his new appointment Verhelst said:
" Since m y first student
appointment at 19
years of age, I have
taken seriously the
scripture p assage that
calls us to ' build up the
The Rev. William Verhelst
body of Christ,' the
Church. I have had
Development. His responsibilimany opportunities to work at
ics irr~lud e resourcing Ioca1
mat as a as or ana as congrecongregations in needs assessgational development staff for
ment, strategic p lanning,
the last nine years. I enter this
church extension, building,
new responsibility with the
demographics, church growth,
same task and look forward to
cooperative parish ministries,
this n ew opportunity to concongregational redevelopment,
tribute what I can as together
evangelism and n ew church
we work to "build up the body
development.
of C hrist."
"Verhelst's tramtng an d
Verh elst succeeds the Rev.
experience in conflict manageJuanita Ferguson who has been
m ent, p rogram d evelopment,
appointed to Beverly Hills
staff team buildin g and n ew
UMC effective July 1, 1997. t
William Verhels t
joins Detroit
Conference staff
1f»;ry .
The Personnel Committee of the Detroit
Conference Council on Ministries is pleased to announce their selection and the
Bishop's appointment of William Verhelst
to the position of Associate Council Director for Parish Development/Global
Ministries.
Verhelst comes to his new post after an
eight-year pastorate at Flint Central
church. Prior to that appointment he
served a suburban congregation, a small
town church, and two different multiplepoint charges. He is a graduate of Garrett
Theological Seminary and Northern
Michigan University. He is married to
Suzanne and they have three children.
During the past years Verhelst has
shown great commitment to the global
outreach of United Methodism. In recent
years he has been the director of the Division of Global Ministries within the conference and in that role has helped the
conference move into new areas of
ministry, most recently helping to establish
an area-wide Vietnamese ministry.
Not only have Verhelst's pastorates
prepared him well tor his work in parish
development among small rural and urban
parishes, -including cooperatives and
multiple charges, but he has pursued consultation training in planning for mission
and ministry.
" Bill is highly regarded by both his
peers and his parishioners," remarked
conference personnel committee chair,
Robert Ward. "He will bring a well balanced approach to the concerns of both townand-country and the city."
Commenting on the new additi9n to the
staff, AI Bamsey, council director, said,
"When Bob Davis moved to the West
Michigan Conference and the money
crunch was at its worst, many people
feared that the conference would pull back
on its commitment to parish development.
With the addition of Bill Verhelst we reconfirm our commitment to parish development. Furthermore, having Bill work with
Global Ministries enhances that area immediately, plus treeing another staff person to develop social concerns and health
and welfare lllinistries. We're delighted
with the COillmittee's choice and the
cabinet's appointment. "
Verhelst will reside in the southwest
area of metropolitan Flint and begins work
October 16.
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Verhelst, William A.