Bishop Peggy A. Johnson and the Conference Council on Finance and Administration announce that Clare J. Chapman will serve as 

Acting Treasurer/CFO, Director of Administrative Services for the Conference effective immediately. She will continue in this role through the end of 2023.
 
Chapman, who serves as co-chair of the Personnel Committee, has served in financial and administrative roles at the general church level for many years including as Executive Director for Finance and Administration and later Associate General Secretary for the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. 
 
An attorney, she served as Deputy General Secretary and General Counsel for the National Council of Churches as well as on several nonprofit boards of directors. 
 
We are grateful to Clare for her willingness to step in at this critical time. She can be reached at treasurer@neumc.org