g Bishops
Roger Haskins
Joseph James
David Kendall
Richard Snyder

g Ministry Positions Available

g State of the Work
2006


g Calendars/Events
of the FMC

g Pastoral Training
Leadership Development
Ministerial Credentialing and Ordination

g Administration
Board of Administration

Study Commissions:
--On Doctrine
--On Bioethics

Dept of Administration and Finance

g Human Resources

g WMC Employee Directory

Mitch Pierce (M) — Genesee

JOB TITLE: Superintendent

EMPLOYER: Genesee Conference
CHURCH:
PRIMARY SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND INTERESTS:
LOCAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT:
GENERAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT:
WHY IS SERVING ON THE B.O.A. A MEANINGFUL MINISTRY FOR YOU?

Jesse Carvalho (M) — New York

PRIMARY SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND INTERESTS:
Administration

LOCAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
Long Branch and church planting ministry

CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT:
New York as member of the BOA for 2 years

GENERAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
Delegate to General Conference, Director of Brazilian Network

COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT:
Brazilian and Hispanic communities

WHY IS SERVING ON THE B.O.A. A MEANINGFUL MINISTRY FOR YOU?
To contribute to growth through wise decisions under leadership of the Holy Spirit.

John Davis (L) — Maryland/Virginia

PRIMARY SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND INTERESTS:
Serving, contributing to needs of others

LOCAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
Delegate; Lay Minister; Trustee; Member of Evangelism Committee; Former Member Pastor's Cabinet & BOA; Sunday School teacher

CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT:
Secretary of MEG Board; Secretary of Camp Board; Former Chair of Camp Board and Trustees; MAC; Supt. Search Committee; Former BOA and Nominating Committee; Legal Counsel

GENERAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
Member of BOA, 1995-99; Commission on Administration, 1995-99; Pension Board/Benefits Committee, 1995-present

COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT:
Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations; Special Olympics Howard County

WHY IS SERVING ON THE B.O.A. A MEANINGFUL MINISTRY FOR YOU?
I welcome the opportunity of serving the denomination at any level and assisting the general church in fulfilling its mission.

Peggy Gabriel (L) — New York

PRIMARY SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND INTERESTS:
Faith, wisdom. Seeing growth of spiritual life and service in individuals.

LOCAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
Administrative board, pastor's cabinet, currently. Past - Women's Ministries, various offices; teaching, small group leader, Sunday school

CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT:
Board of Ministerial Education and Guidance intermittently since 1988; Board of Administration, 1999-2000; wife of conference superintendent, 15 years

GENERAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
General Conference delegate, 2003

COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT:
Volunteer, American Red Cross as Mental Health worker, disaster services and instructor; Literacy Volunteers of America, teaching E.S.L.; Wayne Co., PA Children and Youth board member.

WHY IS SERVING ON THE B.O.A. A MEANINGFUL MINISTRY FOR YOU?
As a long-time member of the Free Methodist Church, I am excited about its future and would like to contribute to that future.

Pablo Martinez (L) — South Atlantic

LOCAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
youth teacher, pastor's cabinet, member board of trustees

CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT:
delegate to annual conference

GENERAL CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
I am generally involved in most special activities in church and also responsible for translation services for our non-Spanish speaking members and visitors.

COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT:
I am not currently involved in community activities due to business and church activities, but I have been a member and on the board of several local business associations.

WHY IS SERVING ON THE B.O.A. A MEANINGFUL MINISTRY FOR YOU?
I believe the Lord can use me to bring diversity and a different perspective to the BOA, and that I can make a contribution to His work.

Bishop Richard D. Snyder (M) — Eastern Area