Aldersgate Servant-Leader List – 2024

January 7, 2024

The following is a partial list of people who have committed themselves to faithfully serving in their respective ministry areas for a specific length of time (varies per ministry area). We give thanks for these individuals, their faithfulness to God, and their desire to connect with God through Jesus Christ, grow in their faith together and serve God and people within and outside Aldersgate Church. We also give thanks to and for all of the faithful members of the family of Aldersgate Church not listed here who serve and help in so many important and vital ways. God bless all of you and your service to the Lord!   Note:  Bold are new or are in first full year in 2024.   

Church Council

  • Chairperson: India Haun
  • ACE (Accountability/Communication/Encouragement):  Fred Booker
  • Co-Lay Leaders: Jeanne Hamlin, John Oliver
  • Witness/Evangelism:  Mike Thornton
  • Missions Chairperson: Billy Haun
  • Communications Chairperson:  Ashley Thornton
  • Worship _______________
  • Hospitality ________________
  • Spiritual Growth ________________ 
  • Youth Representative ________________ 
  • Children’s Ministry Representative: Amanda Helmstetter
  • Finance Chairperson & Treasurer: Bryan Thomas
  • Financial Secretary: Donna Arehart
  • Staff-Parish Relations co-chairpersons: Victoria Megginson & Ralph Rowley
  • Trustees Liaison: Bob Forrest
  • Lay Members to Annual Conference: Susan Painter &  Karl Helmstetter
  • Lead Pastor:  Chip Giessler
  • Associate Pastor: Julie Nitzsche

Connect Teams

Worship Team

  • Lead Pastor: Chip Giessler
  • Associate Pastor: Julie Nitzsche
  • Choir Director: Jennifer Morris
  • Worship Leader: Whitney Gatesman
  • Visual Worship Coordinator: Kimberly Roll
  • Communion Stewards: Pam Ohlendorf, Tina Shifflett, Susan Painter, Pat Daniel
  • Communion Servers Coordinators: 9am Connie Farris, 11 am: Pam Ohlendorf
  • Greeter Coordinators: 9 am Laura Giessler; 11 am Carolyn Fuss
  • Usher Coordinator: 9 am Paul Hiner, 11 am Bob Miller
  • Lay Reader Coordinator: 9am Michelle Wamsley 11am Kathleen Vogel
  • Acolyte Coordinator: _________________
  • Pew Care: Kathleen Vogel
  • Drama Ministry: MaryAnne Thornton
  • Costume Coordinator: Kathleen Vogel
  • Gathering Table: Ivy Gray, Kirt Gray & Donna Arehart
  • Audio/Visual: Carl Schwaner
  • A/V & Streaming Team:  Andrew Burnett, Drew Richard, Gary Elwell, Ashley Thornton, Jon Lipinski, Kirt Gray, Tim Smith, Dave Merriman, Hudson Merriman

Stewardship Team

  • Lead: 
  • Michelle Wamsley, Donna Arehart
  • Ex officio: Lay Leader, Chip Giessler, India Haun

Evangelism Team

  • Lead: Mike Thornton
  • MaryAnne Thornton, Jonathan Peterson, Tom Blalock, Ashley Thornton, Kathleen Vogel, John Oliver
  • Guest Follow-up: Jeanne Hamlin 

Grow Teams

Spiritual Growth Team

  • Lead: ______________________
  • Children Representative: _____
  • Youth Ministry: Rebecca Wagner
  • College / Young Adults: Annie Brow
  • Adult Representative:  Myron Ripley
  • Older Adults: Kathleen Vogel
  • Men’s Ministry: Mike Nelson
  • Women’s Ministry: Edie Richards
  • Life Group Coordinator: ________
  • Aldersgate 101 registrar: Lynnette Wilk
  • Other Team members: Evangeline Keller, Kimberley Roll, Hansie Haier

Administrative Teams

Finance Team

  • Lead: Bryan Thomas
  • Financial Secretary: Donna Arehart
  • Treasurer: Bryan Thomas
  • At Large: Bob Forrest
  • Ex Officio:  Trustee Chair/Designee, SPRC Chair, Lay member of Annual Conference
  • Counters: Joan Forrest, Rebecca Wagner, Vicki Richard, Jean Kiker, Maxine Ripley, Pat Daniel, Nancy Thomas, Connie Fariss, Lynnette Wilk, Jim Aylor, Sherry Aylor
  • Authorized Signers: Bob Forrest, Jim Garman, Susan Painter
  • Auditor: tbd (request for proposal pending)
  • Memorial Fund Secretary: Lynnette Wilk

Nominations and Leadership Development Team

    • Lead: Chip Giessler
    • Class of 2024: Rebecca Oliver, Tina Shifflett, Sheila Thweatt
    • Class of 2025: Edie Richards, Bob Miller, ______________
    • Class of 2026: Anne Himes, Mike Purcell, Lynnette Wilk.

Staff-Parish Relations Committee

  • Co-chairpersons: Victoria Megginson & Ralph Rowley
  • Class of 2024: Connie Fariss, Victoria Megginson, Dylan Rogers        
  • Class of 2025: Scott Davis, Liz Peterson, _________
  • Class of 2026: Ralph Rowley, Jeff Messmore, Myron Ripley

Trustees

  • Class of 2024: Steve Vial, Paul Becker, Vicki Richard
  • Class of 2025: Brooke Thompson, Bob Forrest, ____________
  • Class of 2026: Stewart Chang, Gordon Yager, _______________
  • Mowing Team: Lucas Ohlendorf, Gordon Yager, Jimmie Daniel, Bob Forrest, Eddie Green, Jim Garman, Steve Vial, Rick Reed, John Oliver, Scott Davis, Fred Booker, David Richard

Endowment Fund Committee

  • Chairperson: tbd
  • Finance Committee Chairperson/Representative: Bryan Thomas 
  • At-large Members: Annette Gibbs (’24); Jim Thweatt (’25), Dave Wilk (’26)
  • Trustee Liaison: Gordon Yager

Life Group leaders:

  • Julie Nitzsche, Edie Richards, Chip Giessler, Jonathan Peterson, Mike Thornton, Myron Ripley, Jim Reibel, Gary Elwell, Kimberly Roll, Lynn Bremer, Laura Giessler, Chris Fuss, Michelle Wamsley, Lacy Walton, John Oliver, Laura Nelson, Mike Nelson, Lee Babbitt, Rosalie Babbitt, Mike Purcell, Betty Carol Purcell, Meredith Smith

Hospitality Team

  • Receptions Lead:  Robin Oliver
  • Church-wide Special Events: Betty Carol Purcell, ______________
  • Sip ‘n Chat Team leader: Ann Brown
  • Sip ‘n Chat hosts & team:  Debbie Topping, Liz Peterson, Ann & Greg Brown, Robin Oliver, Steve Vial, Kirt Gray, Elijah Kidd, Kenney Reed.
  • Kitchen Supply Shoppers:  Robin Oliver 
  • Member Care Team
  • Dinner Groups: ________________
  • Fellowship of Friends (Card Ministry): Nancy Berman
  • Prayer Email Ministry: Jeanne Hamlin 
  • Camp Young at Heart: Laura Nelson
  • College Student Ministry: Susan Reed
  • Worship Attendance Ministry: Jeanne Hamlin
  • Friendship Luncheon: Carolyn Mawyer
  • Health Ministry: Linda Handy
  • Prayer Shawl Ministry: Jane Mangione
  • Membership Correspondence Secretary: Pat Daniel

Stephen Ministry 

  • Stephen Leader: Billie Campbell, Mike Thornton
  • Stephen Ministers: Mary Seymour, Linda Austin, Jerry Anne Yancey

Children’s Ministry Team

  • Lead: Jen Merriman
  • KidzConnect (Worship): Jen Merriman
  • KidzGrow (Christian Education): Lynn Bremer
  • KidzServe: Josh & Jenn Thomas
  • Vacation Bible School: Jen Merriman, ___________________
  • A/V & Social Media Support: Amanda Helmstetter
  • Drama:  MaryAnne Thornton
  • Music: ____________________
  • Roots Leaders: _______________________
  • Invitation & Outreach:  _____________________
  • Nursery: Laura Arriola, _________________
  • Other Children’s Ministry leaders: Rose Hiner, Eric Hiner, Sherry Berka, Karl Helmstetter, Heidi Crockett, Rebecca Wagner, Liz Peterson, Jane Nowacek, Connie Farris, Cynthia Ward

Youth Ministry Team

  • Lead: Julie Nitzsche
  • Teaching & Spiritual Growth: Rebecca Wagner
  • Missions Focus: Mike Allen, Susan Allen, Ryan Casey
  • Small Group leaders:  Gary Chovan, Bruce Wagner, Mark Belanger
  • Youth Group leadership: Emma Allen, Lydia Green
  • Parent Rep: _____________________
  • Social Media/Tech: __________________________
  • Invitation & Outreach: _________________________

Safe Sanctuaries Team

  • Co-leaders: Sandi Abbott & Vicki Miller
  • Response Team: Pam Ohlendorf ’24; Josh Walton ’25; Cynthia Ward ’26
  • Barnabas Team: Dylan Rogers, Elijah Kidd

Serve Teams

Missions Team

  • Chairperson: Billy Haun
  • Alliance for Interfaith Ministries (AIM): _______________
  • Blue Ridge Area Food Bank: Matthew Reed
  • Emergency Food Bank Liaison: Nancy Berman
  • English Conversation Class: Chip Giessler
  • Gleaning: Susan Painter
  • Habitat for Humanity: Greg Brown
  • International Missions Support: ____________________
  • Loaves and Fishes: Ann Brown
  • Love INC Liaison: _________________
  • Mallside Action in Reading (AIR) Coordinator: Jane Nowacek
  • PACEM (Men): Debbie Topping
  • PACEM (Women): Ann Galione
  • Salvation Army Angel Tree Coordinator: Ann Brown
  • Wesley Foundation Liaison: Ann Brown

Communications Team

  • Lead: Ashley Thornton
  • Audio-Visual Coordinator: Carl Schwaner
  • Database Coordinator: Ashley Thornton
  • Web Support: Ashley Thornton
  • Members at Large: Tom Blalock, Karen Chang, Victoria Megginson 

Here WEE Grow Again Consignment Sale Advisory Team

  • Director: Karen Chang;  Co-director:  Cathy Morris

Archives and History Team: 

  • Nancy Berman, Charlotte Mabry, Vicki Miller, Jane Mangione

Healthy Church Team

  • Bob Forrest, Evangeline Keller, Ned Vogel, Diane Cole, Jeanne Hamlin, Julie Nitzsche, Chip Giessler

Sunday Morning First Response Team

  • Medical: Mike Nelson, Simon Lehtinen, Debbie Topping
  • Security: Richard Lundgren, _____________
  • Benevolence Need:  Myron Ripley, Billy & India Haun
  • Door Monitors: Jeff Hood,  ________________

Annual Conference Delegates elected at 2024 District Conference: 

  • Rebecca Wagner, Nina Winkler, Victoria Megginson, Lydia Green

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