Northern Maine

NME District Committees

 

District Committee Work – District Conference 5/14/2011
 
If you or someone in your church has the gifts to volunteer to serve in these areas, please volunteer/nominate.
 
District Lay Leaders
                The District Lay Leaders partner with the District Superintendent to equip, support and connect the laity and pastors of the District. There may be one or more than one Associate Lay Leader(s) for the District, who relates to the Conference Lay Leader, is a member of the Annual Conference and the Conference Board of Laity, and relates to or serves on District Boards and Committees.
 
District Lay Leaders:
            1 from Aroostook/Lincoln: Sue Chaffee
            1 from Bangor: Kim MacLeod
            1 from Highlands: Glenn Burleigh
            1 from Down East/Hancock: __________________
 
District Ministry Team
                The District Ministry Team consists of leaders in the district who gather to discuss the business of the district, training for the district, and the building up of the Northern Maine congregations. [This committee should include a clergy representative from each cluster, the head of each District committee, the District lay leader(s), and several members at large both lay and clergy. The DS is a member of the team but it is led by a clergy person.]
 
Chairperson: Elizabeth Bailey-Mitchell
Clergy: (Lincoln Area) David Dyrenforth;
(Aroostook) Dot Matson
(Bangor Area) Randy Chretien
(Highlands) _____________________
(Down East) Elizabeth Bailey-Mitchell; Dan Blevins (Hancock) Scott Nurse
Lay members: (Lincoln Area) ____________________;
(Aroostook) Michael Eaton;
(Bangor Area) Darlene Shortt, Jill Churchill, Wayne Griffeth;
(Highlands) Glenna Dean, Holly Spurlink, Scott Baker;
(Down East) ________________;
(Hancock) ____________________
Former DCCD: Randy Chretien
Conference Congregational Development/Town & Country: Tracy Reeves
Lay speaking committee: Glenn Burleigh, Jim Boughman
CODS: Stephen Dean
UMW: Pres. Karen Ritz-Perkins, VP Sue Chaffee
District Council on Youth Ministry Patti Sears, Peter Remick
District Lay Leader(s): Glenn Burleigh, Kim MacLeod;
More members at large (esp. laity) welcome: _____________________________
 
 
 
District Committee on Ministry
                This committee is responsible for tracking, reviewing, and approving or disapproving a clergy candidate. Any clergy person who is not an ordained elder or deacon is required to present themselves before DCOM once a year for review. This committee consists of both clergy and laity and meets 6 times a year. [By Discipline, the committee shall consist of: one member of the Board of Ordained Ministry, the DS, at least 6 other clergy (including women and ethnic) of which at least one has completed the Course of Study, a Deacon, and one member under the age of 35, and at least 3 professing members of the United Methodist church (laity).]
 
Chairperson: Rev Sue Davenport
1 member of the Board of Ordained Ministry – Ellen Cleaves
At least 6 other clergy (including women and ethnic): Randy Chretien, Michele St. Cyr [registrar], Tracy Reeves [secretary], P. Ron Chaffee, Tom Bentum
of which at least 1 has completed the Course of Study: Bernie Hammond, Ellen Cleaves
1 Deacon – Jeff Fister; Dot McMahan
1 clergy member under the age of 35 – David Dyrenforth
At least 3 professing members of the United Methodist church (laity and one CLM) –Sybil Townsend, Anna McCloskey, Dorna Thomas, Paula Lilley
District Lay Leader: Susan Chaffee
One shall be a CLM; Paula Lilley
 
Committee on District Superintendency
                This committee is the district version of a church’s SPRC. The members consist of clergy and laity from across the district. They meet quarterly or as needed. This is not only the support committee for District staff, but also the committee to whom people will go if they have issues with either the DS or the Administrative Assistant. Through the committee the issues will be resolved.   [By Discipline, the committee shall consist of: 2 lay women, 2 lay men, 2 clergy, 2 at large, the district lay leader and 2 appointed by the DS.]
 
Chairperson: Ellen Bridge
2 lay women – Paula Lilley, Sybil Townsend
1 youth or young adult – Jordan Sears
2 lay men – George Townsend, Dave Poland
2 clergy – Peter Remick (secretary), Anna Beach
2 at large – Jan Rhenow, Stephen Dean
District lay leader – Sue Chaffee
2 appointed by the DS – Sue Brown, Patti Sears
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
District Board of Locations and Buildings
                This committee is responsible for overseeing the buying, selling or remodeling of any church property in the district. If a church wishes to buy or sell either a piece of land, their parsonage, or even their church building, it must first be reviewed and approved by the DCLB. In the case of remodeling, the project must be approved if the project exceeds 25 % of the value of the current property. [shall have 6-9 members – preferably 2-3 from northern area, 2-3 from eastern area, and 2-3 from Bangor west; recommended 1/3 clergy, 1/3 lay women, 1/3 lay men]
 
Bangor/Highlands: Randy Chretien [chairperson], Anna Beach, Brenda Leclerc, Davis Poland
Aroostook/Lincoln: Keith Brown, Wes Lavigne, Ron Chaffee
Down East/Hancock: Richard L. Smithson, ___________, Dan Blevins
Lay Leader: Glenn Burleigh
            District Parsonage Committee: Randy Chretien, Linwood Lufkin, Davis Poland [chairperson]
 
District Mission Share Review Committee
                When a church requests a reduction in their annual mission shares they are required to submit an application to this committee, which will then submit their recommendation to the Conference Mission Share Review committee. [Should have 6-9 members – preferably 3 from northern area, 3 from eastern area, and 3 from Bangor west]
 
Bangor/Highlands: Randy Chretien, Glenn Burleigh, Angela Tarbox
Aroostook/Lincoln: Wes Lavigne, Ron Chaffee, Sue Chaffee
Down East/Hancock: Dan Blevins, ____________________, ____________________
 
District Committee on Lay Speaking
                This committee is responsible for managing the Lay Speaking program in the District. They will train the teachers, track the classes, record the Lay Speakers’ annual reports, and report to the conference on the status of Lay Speakers in the district.
 
Chairperson: Pastor Jim Boughman
Lay Speakers: Kelly Santiago, Davis Poland, Wayne Griffeth, Becky Boober, Dick Rushmore, Judy Dyrenforth
Local pastors: Scott Nurse
Elders: Kate Nicol
District Lay Leader: Kim MacLeod
Others: Jeannie Cunliffe
 
District Spiritual Development Team:
________________, Dot Matson, Kim MacLeod, Susan Yaruta-Young
 
District Global Mission Representative:Elizabeth Bailey-Mitchell
 
Maine Council of Churches   Ecumenical: 3 delegates (annual meeting in November):
          David Grainger, Angela Tarbox , Jim Boughman
 
 
 
District New Church Start Team
Brenda Leclerc, Catherine Nicol, David Nicol, Randy Chretien, Tracy Reeves, Kim McLeod
 
APART Recovery Ministry Coordinator     Brenda Leclerc
 
Other potential committees:
 
District Committee on Lay Leadership (Nominations and Training – may come under DMT)
Bangor Area:
Highlands area: Holly Spurlock and Scott Baker
Hancock area:
Downeast area:
Aroostook area:
Lincoln area:
 
District Committee of Mission Strategy (may come under DMT) and/or District Committee on Congregational Development (may come under DMT)
 
District Board of Laity