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METHODIST COMMUNICATIONS
The Methodist Church
NEWS
ELLI S L. FENTON
MARSHALL R. REED
Director
Resident Bishop
WILLIAM MORFORD
Dir e c tor
M ethodis t Ra dio, F ilm and
T elevis ion Divis ion
M ethodis t Informa t ion and
Public R elations
PHONE CEdar 3-5112
3217 LAPEER ST., FLINT 4, MICH.
HOME OFFICE
Press Room Detroit Annual Conference
First Methodist Church Ann Arbor~ Mich.
Ted Hastings, NO 8-6881
The Rev. James A. Craig of Munith.. Mich. was
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re~eived
into
full membership of the of the Detroit Annual Gonference of
the Methodist Church
as an Slder by
Wed.~
Bi~ hop
First Methodist
Marshall R. Reed Sunday, June 19 at the
Bishop Reed is the Episcopal
Church~
of the Methodist
June 15, 1960. He will be ordained
in
Chu~ch
Michigan ~
leade~
Mr. Craig was a member
of the East Grand Bulevard Methodist Church in Detroit before
entering the
minj. st~y .
He is a graduate of Adrian College and
Garrett Biblical Inatttute o HP. h8s aer ved ,
Church i n Pesotum., I::..J. ,
:Jacqueline will
They have f i ve
WMRP
cont ir~u.c:
:.m ti a t l•1unithl!'
.L ~
H~
the Me thodist
and his wife
t he p&!:it or& l ministry in
ch~. l drel"' .• -Tai.!tes· r_~· ·Syrfl .('
l~ichigan.
.John 6yrs,. Jeff rey 4•
Conference honors t//1&
four retiring pastors
ERIK ALSGAARD
MCA editor
The Detroit Annual Conferen ce honored four pastors
granted retirement status in
1996. The number was down
this year compared to years
past, but the speeches and the
emotions felt were still present.
G. Charles Ball- 41 years
ser vice. Rev. Ball came from
the
E van gelical
United
Brethren Church, and was
ordained an elder in 19 61. He
ser ved many churches, last
ser ving the Frankenmuth
UMC. He and wife Margaret
will be living in Saginaw, where
C h arles will continue his ministry part-time on the staff of
Midland: First.
Paul F. Blomquist - 41
years service . Rev. Blomquist
h as served as delegate to five
General and Jurisdictional
Conferences.
He
served
churches in the West Michigan,
New England, and Detroit
Conferences, and was F lint
District Superintendent in the
mid- 70's . Pa ul and wife Bca
'arc moving to the C larkston
area, where they look forward
to "new adventures and holy
surprises."
Lames A. c~- 40 years
service. Rev. C raig h as spen t
the last 25 years in appointments beyond the local
church, mos t recently the Congregational D evelopm ent Unit
of the National Division, General Board of Global Ministries. H e served churches in
the Central Illinois, New York
and Detroit Conferences, and
was Flint District Superintendent frOD:l 1979 to 1985, following Paul Blomquist. He
and wife Phyllis will reside in
Montclair, New Jersey, in retirement.
Wayne D. Jensen - 35
years ser vice. Rev. Jen sen
served primarily in the town
and country parish, and grew
up in the Millington Methodist
Church. H e served part-time
in the parish and part- time as
a professor of Sociology. "In all
endeavors," he writes, "I have
sought to be faithful to the call
of the Master." H e and wife
Yvonne will spend retirem ent
years traveling and listening to
grandchildren sing in their
church choir.
Also re tiring: Marion A.
Pohly - local pastor; Don Silvis - honorable location.
Being acknowledged for service - Rothwell McVety local pastor; Anna Marie
Austin - Pastor from another
denomination.
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The Reverend james A. Cmig
Mr. Craig is se ruing as Direct01·
of Missions and Outreach on the
Pro gram Staff of the De troit
Annual Conference. He has serued
pastorates in Dixbo ro, Che lse a
and Grand Blanc since being
graduated from GaiTett Th eological Seminary . He is a member of
th e Confe rence Committ ee on
Standing Rules.
Mr. Craig holds a Ba ch elo 1· of
Science degree from Adrian College and a Master of A 1·ts degree
from Eastern Michigan Uniuersity.
Prior to e nt ering the ministry of
the United Methodist Church h e
worked as an industrial research
chemist in the pharmaceutical and
automotiue f ields.
For the past seueral years he has
directed Un-ited Nations Wa shington Peace Seminars for youth and
Adults . C ommun i ty actiu ities ha ue in uol ued him i n a Y o uth
Assistance Progmm and as an organize r of a commun-ity f owm
on dru g abu se.
Mr. Craig will t each jUSTICE , LIBERATION, AND
DEVEWPMENT.
Craig, James A.