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1997 ELDERS
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. Front row (1-r): Tracy Nichols Huffman, Ronda Lee Hawkins Beebe, Karen Alayne Mars, Kristine
J achalke Sigal, Carol Marie Blair, Jacquelyn Ann Roe. Back row: ;ronya Arnes.en, Donald D. Go~am,
: B_ryan G. Schneider-Thomas, David M . Wallis, Stephen E. Rhoades, Dongil Chang, an_d Julius A.
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ELDERS
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Tonya M. Arnesen
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Spouse~ David; Detroit MetroJ / .
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• ; politan is home church. Grad-:-rr";J.,as. th_e night the air con- 1_ ahead you will lose ~onscio:us• uat~d .from ETS, Candler, ~nd[
Karen A. Mars (Welch) 1 ditioning quit in Daw~on Audi- ' ·.· ness of the nanire o( the call Umted, 1995.
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Spouse: Don; Birmingha ] torium, but those people ~l;>out. · :.. it will be enveloped· by other
; · Ro~~a Beebe - ~pause: First UMC is home churc;:} to be ordained .by Michigan .· matters, other demands, other
' Raym~nd Beebe; Highland I -Graduated from M ethesco ~I Area Bishop Donald •'A: Ott . l callings. You will wake up as
UMC IS home churc?. Gradu- ! 1995.
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1 were told to remem~er_ the l Samuel did, in a stor y.
ated from Methesc? m 1995. I Julius A. McKanders _I eve~ing for comp~etelr d1fferunrecorded in the Bible, with
Carol M. Blatr - Home Spouse: Cherlyn McKa d .; ·enf- and more Important the uncomfortable realization
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UMC . home
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ers, !' reasons.
is Conantn Ave.
that he was ca11e d and h e did
ch urc h IS
Gr~duated from_Garrett ~van- UMC: Graduated from United
The night will also be
not have the faintest n otion
gehcal Theological ~emmary ! in 1993 _ ·
remembered in the Detroit
why."
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in 1995. ·.
. ; Jacquelyn Roe _ Home Annual Conference for an hisOtt confessed to those gathDongtl Chang - Spous:. church is Hope UMC. Gradu- toric fu-st: the first deacon in
ered that he was having a hard
Jubeen Chang; home church lS I ated from United Theological full connection -the Rev. Jane
time, five years. after his
Troy Korean l!MC. Graduat- Seminary in 1995. • ·
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Berquist -was ordained under
father's death, recalling the
ed from Perkms and Drew, " Bryan . G. Schneider- provisions of the 1996 Book of
sound of his voice. "His voice
T·li:~mas - Spouse: J~Iie Discipline (see photo, p.1).
is fading. It is more and more
1993.
Rebecca I. Foote .
Schneider-Thomas;
Grand
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
church is Chelsea First UMC. Grad~ated United Seminary in Wednesday night on the camwith these words: "As you
Graduated from Garrett J?van- 1995. ·
pus of Adrian College - 10
awake (tomorrow morning),
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gelical Theological Semmary
Kristine J. Sigal_ Spouse:! deacons, fiv~ deacons in full
you will be, for the first morn1 in 1995,.
Myles Sigal; North Lake UMC . connection, and seven elders.
ing ever, declared by God
Donald D . G_otham - 1 is home church. Graduated ;
"This is an evening that you r. .. (t_h rough our discernment);
Spouse:
Laura;
Sagmaw:Ames
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from
Methesco
in
1995.
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will
n eed to remember," rj and- by · yourself (through
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UMC is home church . Gra?uDavid M. Wallis _ Spouse: preached Bishop Ott to_ a ~oice); and by Church
ated from Asbury Theological Lisa Wallis· Pickford UMC is · packed house. Addressmg \ (through my h ands): you are
Seminary in 1995.
home chur~h. Graduated from ~. tbo~e about to be ordained, he declared to be " Christ Bearer,
Tracy
Hu~m~n ' Trinity Evangelical Divinity s'aid "You are ~oing :;: h ave Life Giver." You will be the
Spouse: Ro ert
u man; · School in 1995.
times when you orget at you
same as you have always .been
home church is Saginaw: Jef- ~ ; . Stephen' E. Rhoades - ever heard a call."
and completely different."
ferson Aye. UMC:. Graduated recognition of orders and full
·P reaching from 1 Sa~uel
As
each
person , was
from Boston Umv. School of membership _: Spouse: D ebra; 3: 1-20, Ott recalled the mght
ordained, family inenibers,
Theology in 1993.
Graduated from Asbury in of Samuel hearing God's call
f
d
congregation members, rien s 1983. Or dai'ned m the Wes- and said, "You will lose the
and loved ones stood in silent
leyan· Church.
sense of immediacy of Samuel
witness in the auditorium.
st~~tled in th~ nig~t. I':l _days
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