2016 PNWC Leadership Summit Packet

OPEN DOORS FOR EFFECTIVE MINISTRY "...a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me." I Corinthians 16:9

121st Annual Conference

Pacific Northwest Conference Free Methodist Church - USA June 17 & 18, 2016 LOCATION : SPU & SEATTLE , FIRST FREE METHODIST CHURCH

PACIFIC NW CONFERENCE 3120 3RD AVE . W SEATTLE , WA 98119

pnwc . org

Table of Contents

Letter from Supt. Matt PNWC Vision Statement 2016/2017 PNWC Events Calendar Children’s Program Information Ministry Display Table Hosts SPU Campus Map First Free Church Map Leadership Summit 2016 Program Standing Rules 2015 Appointments & 2016 Delegate Table Ministerial Education and Guidance Board Report (MEG) Ministerial Appointments Committee Report/2016 Special Relationships Appointments (MAC) Nominating Committee Report of Online Election Results Board of Administration [BOA] Report

Motions Log

5-­‐year Stats

Financial Report

2016 Budget / 2015 Actuals

2015 Equal Participation System (EPS)

Profit Loss 2015 and thru March 2016

Balance Sheet 2015 and thru March 2016 Seattle Pacific University 2015-­‐16 Year in Review FM Ministry Partnership with Warm Beach Camp Warm Beach Senior Community 2015 Annual Report Free Methodist Foundation Report Leadership Summit Offering Project Free Methodist World Missions Report

1 2 3 4 5 6 7-­‐13 14-­‐15 16-­‐18 19-­‐20 21-­‐23 24-­‐26 27-­‐29

30-­‐34 35

36 37 38-­‐39 40-­‐41 42-­‐53 54-­‐56 57-­‐68 69-­‐70 71 72-­‐75

Missionary Reports

Area Directors

Eric Spangler, Asia Area Director 76-­‐77

Delia Nüesch-­‐Olver, Latin America Area Director 78

FM Missionaries

Kevin Austin, Set Free Movement 79-­‐86 Ricardo and Beth Gómez, Columbia-­‐Latin America 87-­‐88 Phyllis Sortor, Nigeria 89-­‐91

Don and Kathy Williams, Thailand 92

Julie Yerger, Rwanda 93-­‐94

PNWC Global Associates

Joshua Brooks, ITEM 95

Mark Morrison, Shepherd Ministries 96 PNWC Bible Quizzing Report 97-­‐98 Seattle Pacific Seminary 99-­‐100 SPU Christian Minister Tuition Discount Application 101-­‐102 PNWC Pastor’ Children Scholarship Application 103 Ordained Minister’s Housing Allowance 104 Important Information for Pastors – Change of Status, LTD/Life Insurance, 105 Pension FMYC2017 Flyer 106 E3 Northwest – Equipping for Excellence and Expansion Flyer 107 Save the Date for Leadership Summit 2017 Flyer 108 2018 PNWC Holy Land Trip Flyer 109

Seattle Pacific University/First Free Methodist Church June 17-­‐18 Partnering to Impact Eternity

Dear Friends: It is with a sense of great anticipation that we gather as a denominational family on June 17-­‐18 at the Seattle Pacific University and First Free Methodist Church for our 121st Pacific Northwest Conference Leadership Summit. I Corinthians 16:9 is our theme as we gather for this year’s Leadership Summit: "…a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.” What a great opportunity the Lord has given us to walk through open doors to be effective ministers for Him. We are excited about offering two pre-­‐conference breakout sessions (running simultaneously) on Friday, June 17 at 10:30 am: • Bishop Matt Thomas – “How to Leak the Good News” • Pastor Mike Wilson – “Open Doors for Youth Ministry” Throughout the 24 hours of conference, six different leaders will share around the theme of open doors for effective ministries.

• Matt Whitehead: Opening Doors to Spiritual Vitality • Peter Chin: Opening Doors While Walking Through a Valley • Rob Stewart: Doors that Open Into and Out of Your Community • Delia Nüesch-­‐Olver: Open Doors for Effective Global Ministry • Brenda Salter McNeil: Open Doors to Reconciliation • Geoff Smith: Opening Doors to Find and Grow Leaders As you review this conference packet, I invite you to join us in praying for our time together. You can prepare for Leadership Summit in the following ways: • Make time to listen to God and to spend time in prayer and reflection during the weekend.

• Commit every part of the agenda and every speaker to God. • Lift up Bishop Matt Thomas, the Ballard Church worship team, the Friday evening SPU anniversary celebration service, all the presenters, and the volunteers and staff involved in Leadership Summit. Please join us in praying that everyone taking part would be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

• Ask God to make His presence known to us as we meet, and that each one present would respond in obedience.

• Pray for our PNWC staff team (Geoff Smith, David Hicks, Cathy Tastad, Julie Weber, Melissa Whitehead and me) as we make final preparations for Leadership Summit.

I join you in looking forward to seeing what God will accomplish among us. It is a privilege to partner with you!

In Christ,

-­‐Supt. Matt Whitehead

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Pacific Northwest Conference Free Methodist Church USA -

VISION: Partnering to Impact Eternity

VALUES Sustaining our commitment to serve the local church

Investing resources in church planting and church revitalization

Raising up and coaching leaders

Promoting individual spiritual and church health

Establishing and endorsing partnerships

Serving at the margins

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P NW C 2 016 -1 7 C A L E N D A R

Pacific Northwest Conference Events (PNWC) Warm Beach Camp Events (WBC)

Denominational Events Seattle Pacific University Events (SPU)

*Required Event for all Local Church-appointed Full Time Pastors

2016 June

July August

September October

November

December

17-18 20 28-30 4 3-5 3-7 10 11-12 23 5 13-16

PNWC Leadership Summit (SPU/First FMC) PNWC Office Closed National Bible Quizzing (SPU) 4th of July Holiday (PNWC Office Closed) Family Camp in Israel Warm Beach Family Camp PNWC Staff Retreat (PNWC Office Closed) Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit PNWC Retiree Luncheon (Warm Beach Senior Community) Labor Day (PNWC Office Closed) Adult 55+ Retreat (Warm Beach Camp)

6 7-8 7-9 6-8 27 28-30 28-29 8 10 11 18-19 21-23 24-25 28-30 1 1-Jan 6 23-Jan 2

MEG Meeting Homiletics Course I (PNWC Office) SPU Grand Reunion/David Crowder Concert (SPU Campus) FMC USA Prayer Summit (Greenville, Illinois) PNWC BOA Meeting (PNWC Office) Marriage Encounter (Warm Beach Camp) Homiletics Course 2 (PNWC Office) Election Day MEG Meeting Veterans Day (PNWC Office Closed) Homiletics Course 3 (PNWC Office) Jr. High Retreat (Warm Beach Camp) Thanksgiving (PNWC Office Closed) Sr. High Retreat (Warm Beach Camp) Lights of Christmas Begins (Warm Beach Camp) Supt. Matt on Sabbatical Christmas Holiday (PNWC Office Closed)

2 2-6 9-13 16 20-21 2 10-11 20 16-17 17-18 24-25 2 3-4 3-5 17-18 31-April 1 6 14 16 28-29 4 12-13 29 1 9-10 16-17 26-30

New Year’s Day Holiday (PNWC Office Closed) J-Term classes (Indianapolis) - Tentative J-Term classes (Indianapolis) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (PNWC Office Closed) Wesleyan Theology 1 (PNW Conference Office) MEG Meeting *FMC-USA Equipping for Excellence & Expansion (E3) (Warm Beach Camp) Presidents Day (PNWC Office Closed) African American Heritage Network (TBD) Wesleyan Theology 2 History & Polity Class (PNWC Office) MEG Meeting Systematic Theology 1 (PNWC Office) Men’s Advance (Warm Beach Camp) Wesleyan Theology 3 (PNWC Office) Systematic Theology 2 (PNWC Office) MEG Meeting Good Friday (PNWC Office Closed) Easter Systematic Theology 3 (PNWC Office) MEG Meeting Systematic Theology 4 (PNWC Office) Memorial Day (PNWC Office Closed) MEG Meeting SPU Commencement PNWC Leadership PAGE 3Summit (Warm Beach Camp) Free Methodist Youth Conference/FMYC

2017 January

February

March

April

May

June

LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

2016

Children’s Program News things to remember

Parents…we are excited to spend time with your children!

While you are attending your PNWC gatherings, we have fun things planned for your children! We will be exploring the science of COLOR, SOUND, OBSERVATION, HOT AIR BALLOONS, BRIDGES, PAPER AIRPLANES.

FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE! Around the World in 80 Days for K-5th grade Daniel Tiger/Curious George for Preschoolers

4TH/5TH GRADE FIELD TRIP

MORE FUN!!!

4th & 5th graders will go

We will also have

on a short walk off-site to the 7-11. Signed

outside and gym time, along with yummy

permission required, included in the Liability

snacks and a visit from the REPTILE

Release Form

MAN!

We could also use a few extra people to help with the Children’s Program.

Contact the Conference Office (206.281.5003 or pnwcoffice@pnwc.org) if PAGE 4 you know someone who can help!

~ Children’s area will open 15 minutes prior to each session ~ Please promptly get your children after the session ~ Children will join their parents for the dinner meal so check them out of the children’s program before heading up to dinner @ Gwinn Commons! please bring

~ Sunscreen ~ Curiosity ~ Imagination ~ Signed Liability Release Form ~ Event Ticket

MINISTRY DISPLAY TABLES

Ministry Representatives located in First Church Fine Center:

Asia Area Missions

Seattle Pacific Seminary Celeste Cranston

Eric & Virginia Spangler Fmcusa.org/fmwm/missionaries/spangler

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SEED Livelihood Network

FM Women’s Ministries

David & Rose Brewer

LaWanda Bullock

seedlivelihood.org

fmwmi.com

Set Free Movement

Free Methodist Foundation

Kevin Austin

Arnie Brann

setfreemovement.org

fmfoundation.org

Sister Connection

Impact Middle East

Susan Rice & Craig Reese

Joe Culumber

Sisterconnection.org

impactmiddleeast.org

International Childcare Ministries Rachelle Schaar childcareministries.org

The Standard Insurance Chris Gamboa, Standard Insurance Patrick Vance, Thomas & Associates Standard.com

Heavenly Treasures Christina Gaulton & Christine Gross Heavenlytreasures.org

The Kenney Ellen Johanson thekenney.org

Light & Life Communications Jay Cordova, Sarah Stuard, & Kelly Holt fmcusa.org/lightandlifemag

Timberlake Leadership School Jaclyn Watson Timberlakechurch.com

Operation Nightwatch

Urban Impact

Rick Reynolds

Marissa Ukosakul

seattlenightwatch.org

urbanimpactseattle.org

PNWC Bible Quizzing

Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center

Dave Clark fmquizzing.org

Ed McDowell

warmbeach.com

Seattle Pacific University

Warm Beach Senior Community

John Glancy spu.edu

Barbara Culley Warmbeach.org

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MAP LEGEND:

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[ 1, 2, 3 ] PARKING [ 4 ] MEALS (Gwinn Commons) [ 5 ] Pre-Conference Breakout Sessions with BISHOP MATT (Demaray) [ 6 ] Pre-Conference Breakout Sessions with PASTOR MIKE WILSON (Weter) [ 7 ] CHECK-IN/REGISTRATION (Fine Center) [ 8 ] MAIN SESSIONS (First Free Sanctuary) [ 9 ] PNWC Conference Office [ 10 ] LODGING (Arnett Hall)

First Free Methodist Church Facilities and Parking Map Legend

Service Location: Sanctuary/

Please meet for:

Worship Center

Main Sessions, Ordination Service

Fine Center

Breaks

Fine Center Foyer

Check-in/Registration

Nursery

Childcare (ages TBD)

Kids Town

Childcare (ages TBD)

Restrooms FFMC Free Parking SPU Weekend Parking PAGE 7

Available Parking Lots for PNWC Leadership Summit Leadership Summit FREE Parking

Leadership Summit FREE Parking

No parking on Friday until AFTER 6pm

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1st Floor Fine Center

Gym

Stairs to Fine Center

stairs

Storage

Kitchen

Foyer Men’s

Women’s

(Fine Center on floor above)

Office

Front

Conference

Workroom

Office

Room A

Office

Classroom (183)

Youth Area A (180) SPU The Room (182)

Office

FFMC Offices and Front Desk

Office

Conference Room B Office Office

Youth Area B (181)

Youth Area C (181) Office

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Office

Office

Office

2nd Floor - Main Level Fine Center Sky Bridge

Fine Center Foyer

Fine Center

Fine Center

260 E

260 D

Restrooms Women

Men

Fine Center Kitchen

260 A

Fine Center

Fine Center

260 C

260 B

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1st Floor Wilson Building

North Queen Anne Child Care Stairs

Nursery Elevator

Stairs

Nursery

Infant Nursery

Men’s Demaray Chapel Women’s Bride’s Room

Choir Closet

Stairs

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2nd Floor Wilson Building

Stairs Stairs

Skybridge to Fine Center

Elevator

Stairs

Foyer

Stage

Sanctuary

Stairs

Stairs

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3rd Floor Wilson Building Storage

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319

320

316

Women’s Restroom Men’s Restroom

Stairs

Kid’s Town: Childcare Stairs

Stairs Elevator

Stairs

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Friday, June 17 Registration

Fine Center Lobby

1:00 pm

Ministry Sessions Begin

Worship Center

2:30 pm

Open Doors to Spiritual Vitality

Supt. Matt

Opening Doors While Walking Through a Valley

Peter Chin

Break Business Session

7:00 pm

Doors that Open Into and Out of your Community

Rob Stewart

Open Doors for Effective Global Ministry

Dr. Delia Nüesch-Olver

Dinner

Gwinn Commons

SPU Celebration Service

Worship Center

Open Doors to Reconciliation

Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil

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5:45-6:45 pm

da

11:00 am

Welcome OPEN DOORS FOR

Communion

EFFECTIVE MINISTRY

Saturday, June 18

Breakfast

Ag

7:00 am

Gwinn Commons

8:00 am

Delegate/Pastor Check In

Fine Center Lobby

8:30 am

Ministry Sessions Begin

Worship Center

...a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me." I Corinthians 16:9

Warm Beach Camp Recognition

121st Annual Conference

Warm Beach Sr Community Recognition Offering

Opening Doors to Find and Grow Leaders

Pacific Northwest Conference Free Methodist Church - USA June 17 & 18, 2016

Geoff Smith

Break 10:30 am

Ordination Service

12:00 pm

Reading of the Appointments

Worship Center

SPU & SEATTLE, FIRST FREE METHODIST CHURCH PAGE 14

Leadership Summit Presenters Pre-event Breakout Sessions-Friday 10:30 AM Bishop Matt Thomas is deeply passionate about seeing spiritual transformation in people, no matter where they are on their journey. As a denominational world leader, he brings a unique perspective on local church ministry and effectiveness. Bishop Matt’s session on “How to Leak the Good News” will be a mythbuster presentation on correcting some of the most common evangelism problems that are “operator error” in nature. Bishop Matt and Marlene have been married for nearly 40 years. They have four children and eight grandchildren.

Pastor Rob Stewart has been leading Ballard Church for the past three years. He brings a unique perspective on ways the church can engage in the community and truly be a place that is valued by those in the surrounding area. Rob's presentation, "Doors that Open Into and Out of Your Community," will highlight the journey that Ballard Church has taken to engage in their community.

Pastor Mike Wilson joined the Wenatchee FMC as Lead Pastor last fall. While his giftedness as a Lead Pastor is making a huge difference at Wenatchee FMC, Pastor Mike also has a heart and passion for youth ministry. Mike is regarded as a national expert in local church youth ministry. Mike’s presentation will provide quality and practical information on impactful youth ministry in your context as he shares on “Open Doors for Youth Ministry”.

Dr. Delia Nüesch-Olver is the area Director for Latin America with Free Methodist World Missions. She loves working with and overseeing leaders in 13 countries. Pastor Delia's vision is a fueling and sustaining biblical movement to reach Latin America for Christ. We are excited to hear Pastor Delia's perspective on, "Open Doors for Effective Global Ministry."

Leadership Summit Sessions Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil is an Associate Professor of Reconciliation Studies in the School of Theology at SPU, where she also directs the Reconciliation Studies Minor program. In her presentation "Open Doors to Reconciliation," she will be sharing her mission to inspire and equip Christian leaders to practice reconciliation around the world. Brenda is married to Dr. J. Derek McNeil, who is the Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and is also Mom to Omari & Mia.

Supt. Matt Whitehead is a passionate follower of Jesus who prays to see God’s kingdom expand and local churches live out being the hope of the world. Supt. Matt will share from his heart on, “Open Doors to Spiritual Vitality,” providing a great foundation for our conference time together. His genuine spirit and enthusiastic nature will be a source of encouragement for all local church leaders. Matt and his wife, Melanie, are proud grandparents of three amazing little boys.

Pastor Peter Chin has been Lead Pastor at Rainier Avenue Church in Seattle for the past two years. Peter, Carol, and their five children came to the PNWC from Washington D.C. where Peter was a church planter and pastor of a multicultural congregation. The Chin family has experienced a roller coaster journey which is described in Peter's book, Blindsided By God. Peter's presentation, "Opening Doors While Walking Through A Valley," will give us a glimpse into their journey and God's incredible faithfulness.

Assist. Supt. Geoff Smith is PNWC’s point person for the Leadership Development Initiative which is one of our top values as a conference. Geoff's presentation, "Opening Doors to Find and Grow Leaders," will be practical and informative. Geoff will look at ways to engage, develop, and encourage leaders, no matter where they are on the leadership trajectory.

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2016 STANDING RULES Pacific Northwest Conference of the Free Methodist Church

1. Rules of Order. The latest edition of Roberts’ Rules of Order will be the basis of parliamentary procedure.

2. Bar of Conference. The bar of the Annual Conference will be established by declaration of the Presiding Officer of the Annual Conference.

3. Credentials. The Conference Office will review and certify all delegates' credentials and report to the Annual Conference through the Conference Secretary.

4. Roll. The roll will be taken through registration/check-­‐in at the start of each Annual Conference day.

5. Honorary Seats. Honorary seats in the Annual Conference are automatically granted to the following persons when they are not already voting members: PNW Conference ministerial candidates, licensed ministers, pastors and lay representatives of Conference-­‐organized Free Methodist Fellowships, chairs of Conference boards, Board of Administration members, Conference Secretary, and Executive Director of Warm Beach Senior Community.

6. Communications.

6.1 All communications received by the Conference Secretary for the Annual Conference will be referred to the proper person, board, or committee.

6.2 The Chair of each standing board or committee will prepare a written report, including recommendations, for prior circulation to voting members of the Annual Conference. The report will be included in the book of reports and will constitute the report of that board or committee.

6.3 Any committee or board or ministry reporting on matters requiring Annual Conference action must have a committee member assigned to present the motion if called upon to do so and address concerns or answer questions.

6.4 All verbal reports must be approved in advance by the Superintendent or Presiding Officer and will be limited to three minutes unless otherwise arranged.

6.5 Time will be allotted in the agenda for the presentation of other needful communication and written recommendations.

7. Ordering of Committees and Boards. The Conference will have the same boards, committees, and ex-­‐officio members, thereof, as the previous year unless otherwise ordered by vote of the Conference.

8. Minutes. The minutes will be reviewed and approved by the Board of Administration at its next meeting subsequent to the adjournment of the Annual Conference.

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9. Motions. All motions, resolutions, and recommendations should be submitted in writing to the secretary at least 4 hours in advance.

10. Agenda. The agenda coordinator is the Superintendent. After the printed agenda has been adopted, proposed changes should be reviewed with the Superintendent and the Presiding Officer.

11. Voting.

11.1 Voting will be conducted via online ballot. Each ballot will be identified with the voter’s name, church and delegate status. To allow for the maximum exposure and voting participation, the initial voting window will be no less than five days long. Any subsequent / additional voting windows will be no less than two days long. The vote tally will be populated via the online voting site and results will be reported to the Conference Superintendent, who will, in turn, report the results to the Annual Conference. The person(s) and/or motion(s) receiving a simple majority of the vote will determine the outcome of the vote. With respect to General Conference delegates, an elected lay and/or clergy delegate(s) must achieve more than 50% of the total votes cast in order to be elected.

11.2 Elections that occur during the Annual Conference meeting will be reflected publicly and acknowledged by the Presiding Officer.

12. Ministerial Appointment Committee Election. In addition to the Superintendent, one elder and two lay members will be elected to three-­‐year terms by majority ballot. Elected members will not be from the same church. PNW elders and full adult members of PNW Conference churches are eligible for election. The Conference Nominating Committee will present to the Annual Conference a ballot for the Ministerial Appointments Committee election.

13. Election of the Conference Superintendent. A Superintendent’s Nominating Committee will be formed in accordance with paragraph 5110-­‐A2 of the 2011 Book of Discipline, in the last year of the Superintendent’s term.

14. Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is composed of 12 members elected by the Annual Conference, serving three-­‐year rotating terms. The Board of Administration presents one nomination for each position on the Nominating Committee, giving due consideration to gender, lay/ministerial status and area representation.

15. Conference-­‐Elected Institutional Trustees. The PNWC Board of Administration will nominate trustees for Warm Beach Camp and Warm Beach Senior Community, with nominations forwarded to the Annual Conference for action.

16. Seattle Pacific University Trustees. Trustees for Seattle Pacific University are nominated by a Regional Nominating Committee, endorsed by the Seattle Pacific University Board of Trustees Trusteeship Committee, approved by the PNWC Board of Administration, and elected by the Seattle Pacific University Board of Trustees.

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17. Ex-­‐officio Members. The Superintendent is an ex-­‐officio member of all boards and committees, except where such board or committee is required by civil law to elect specifically identified persons. All ex-­‐officio members are eligible to vote unless otherwise designated.

18. Limitations. No person may serve on the same board or committee for more than two consecutive three-­‐year terms. Ex-­‐officio membership is not included in this limitation. Also, trustees elected by the Conference to Warm Beach Camps and Conference Center, Warm Beach Senior Community, and Seattle Pacific University are not included in this limitation, but rather, their election is guided by limitations established by the bylaws of the respective institution. A person may not chair more than one board or committee.

19. Board and Committee Procedures. The Conference office will notify all new persons of their election and see that members are duly notified of all meetings. Each board and committee will elect a Chair. Accurate minutes will be kept including date, meeting place, members present and actions taken; filing them with the Conference office within ten days of the meeting. The Conference office will see that each board or committee member receives a copy of the minutes. The members present and voting will constitute a quorum unless a board chooses to set its own quorum.

20. Annual Conference Delegates. In addition to appointed pastors who are full members of the Conference, the Annual Statistical Report (as of December 31 of the previous calendar year) will be used to determine the number of delegates a local church will send to Annual Conference according to paragraph 5010-­‐B of the 2011 Book of Discipline. Terms of office will coincide with the calendar year.

21. Conference Budget. The Board of Administration is responsible for approving the conference budget, which shall be recommended by the Conference Financial Task Force.

22. Interim Business. The Board of Administration will be authorized to transact any business overlooked by the Annual Conference, fill vacancies on boards and committees, and act as the Executive Committee of the Conference, as authorized in paragraph 5200 of the 2011 Book of Discipline.

23. Legal Business. As the Conference Trustees, the Board of Administration is authorized to purchase, transfer, sell, or encumber any and all property held by the Conference (2011 Book of Discipline paragraph 6400).

24. Adjournment. When the Conference adjourns, it will adjourn to meet at the call of the Chair Presiding Officer.

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2015 Appointments (including post-conference changes) & 2016 Delegates

Church Name

Pastor

Delegate

Anchorage

William Stone Stacy Stone Chuck Shocki Daniel Keane Matt Lemen Ron Kocher Robert Kidd (LP) +Paul Drewer

Arnold Wilson

Arlington Auburn, New Day Christian Fellowshp # Bellingham, Light & Life (merger with Sedro Woolley, North Cascades) Bothell, Living Hope Burien Centralia, Cooks Hill Community Church Day Creek Chapel Dupont, The Rock Eagle River, Skyline Family Fellowship East Wenatchee , Eastmont Community Church Hoquiam, Light & Life Community Church Issaquah, Mountain Creek Christian Fellowship Lake Stevens, LifePoint Longview, Exodus Christian Fellowship Lynnwood Marysville

Moses Lake, Journey Mount Vernon, Hillcrest Church Omak, Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Oroville Quincy

Redmond, Timberlake

Renton, International FMC Renton, Living Hope

Seattle, Ballard

Reserve Delegate

Tom Griffin Cynthia Hansen

Sue O’Neal Phyllis Stanley

Teresa Lerew Carla McCarthy

Sandee Almaas Kyle Carrier

Vicki Monroe Barb Peterson Jeff Anderson Jessica King No Delegates Ken Springer Robert Moreland

Rob Noland Joyce Olsen Pam Clifford Rachel Jeffery

Bennis Johnson

Brad Gill (LP)

Terry Gere Jeremy Williams Lance Whitbeck

Vanessa Chitwood

Janis Wiseman

Debbie Johnson

Rusty Gerhart Trevor Lee (LP) Fain Randall Scott Hemberry

Mark King Kevin Kosche Sheri Viner Tim Watson

Dylan Shulda

Keith Light Victor Rodriguez + Gregory Kanehan Harvey VanderGriend Greg Zook Ed Burns Ryan Beagle + Spencer McDowell Mike McCune

Daniel Barrios Beverly Geer Lynn McCoy Garrett Rodriguez Dan Staple Amador Castro Joelene Meckstroth

Kyle Welstad Jon Cortese Mitchell Dietz Travis Lohman Larry Rogers Bryan Sallee Brenda Nagunst Eric Barnes

Rod Brown Shaun McNay Daniel Castillo Jose Castillo Zoila Castillo Morgan MacPherson Ben Sigman Owen Jacobsen Cindra Patterson

Phalla Son Jesse Champers George Houston Sheila Houston + Troy Landrum Robert Stewart + Mike Hagen

Debbie Dibble Heidi Schmidt Doug Nolte Jim Bishop Jerry Elmore Ron Huxtable Heath Wilson

Keith Thuline Phillip Batchelder

Patti Whitbeck

Don Holt Andy Gottas Heather Lundberg Todd Roebke Lisa Castro John Voth Denny Homer Vic Elmore Linda Guzman

Angie Hasslinger Glenn Hasslinger, Jr. Glenn Hasslinger, Sr. Jordan Lee Shane McCroskey Bryan Rees

Jeff Fulmer Brad Halbach James Powell

Barbara Warner

Ben Reed

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2015 Appointments (including post-conference changes) & 2016 Delegates Seattle, First

Seattle, Lakeview / Iglesia de las Americas

Seattle, Rainier Ave. Sedro-Woolley North Cascades Christian Fellowship Shoreline Snohomish, Cross View Tacoma, Light & Life Tonasket Tukwila, House of Oaks Ministries Stanwood, Warm Beach

Wenatchee

Yakima, Mountainview Christian Fellowship

Blake Wood Janice Box + Bonnie Brann Kimberly Castelo Allison Coventry Joe Culumber Hany Salah Estmalek Raoul Perez Clay Utley Heather Utley David Banks Jorge GutiĂŠrrez Jodi Gatlin Phyllis GutiĂŠrrez Brain Lahti Emily Norton Peter Chin Mark Nsimbi + Arlene Weigand Steve Fish Shon Bentley Emily Faley Marcus Soler Jeffrey Horton Jon Swanson *David Haslam Jada Swanson Lance DeLarme Jarad Bivins +Ronald Wise Ryan Willson Deryl Davis-Bell Debra Davis-Bell Under the Superintendent *Joshua Brooks Sam Schaar Ryan McLaughlin

Jeanette Fiess Ken Hall Corey Hays Rosemary Kneeling Andy Sullivan Nancy Walker

David Dickerson Chet Lewis Bob Terry

Krysal Ayala Susan Fenner Wayne Jackson Clark Jennings Kevin Lauder

Gerardo Cornelio Eden Ferrera Gerard Duguay Leticia Rubio Eric Siverson Goffe Torgerson Boo Bakke Tina Chang

Under the Superintendent * Mike Wilson Joe Alvarez SooJi Alvarez Stephen Bishop Kelly Boyle Keith Davenport Jim Harbour Mike Henry Kaye Kolde Les Krober + Steve Harrison * Under the Superintendent

Randy Black Debby DeShazo Kim Gormley Roger Harris Dale Hill Berta Merrill Jerry Merrill Dana Schmidt Julie Thrapp Matt Wight

Sherman Snow Philip Kane Bonnie Gustafson Stephanie Cates Jerry Vance

Tom Peden Lacie Soler

Gary Karns Lynn McAllister Ryan Henderson

Joe Lince Irv Haug

Emma Gray Evonda Morehouse Brad Warfield

David Meyer

Lori Borders Darlene Hartley Dave Kanehan Adam Stevens

Chuck Beard Jim Hawthorne Mike Heckendorf Tom Kauffman Gary Kocher Inez Kollmar Todd McLaughlin Rebecca Harbour Julie Thrapp Cassie Wilson

Kurt Walker

Aaron Martin

Tom Froula

Post Conference Changes: Key:

* Post conference appointment - Post conference resignation ~ Church Name Change

+ Post conference change of status # Church Closure

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Pacific Northwest Conference 2016 Ministerial Education and Guidance Board Report The Pacific Northwest Conference Ministerial Education and Guidance Board recommends: 1.

That the following be received by transfer from another conference: Steve Drohan Trudy Read Mike Wilson

2.

Elder

Lynnwood Free Methodist Bothell, Living Hope Free Methodist Church Seattle, Iglesia de las Americas Tacoma, Light & Life Christian Fellowship Seattle, Iglesia de las Americas E. Wenatchee, Eastmont Community Church Seattle, Rainier Ave. Church Snohomish, CrossView Seattle First Church PNWC

That the following persons be continued as Conference Ministerial Candidates (upcoming year as a CMC): (3) Travis Lohman (3) Spencer McDowell (2) Debra Davis-Bell (2) Emily Faley (2) Ryan H. McLaughlin (2) Raoul T. Perez (2) Fain Randall (2) Hany Salah (2) Marcus A. Soler

5.

Church of the Nazarene

That the following persons be received as Conference Ministerial Candidates: Trinity Bernhardt Mary Combs Josue Cruz Janine DeLarme Cata Diaz Matt Lambert Van Manivanh Holly Moe Sepehr Nafezi Geoff Smith

4.

Southern California, FMC Sierra Pacific Conference, FMC Southern California, FMC

That the following be received by transfer from another denomination: Trevor Lee

3.

CMC Elder Elder

Sedro-Woolley, Day Creek Chapel Warm Beach FMC Tukwila, House of Oaks Ministries Sedro-Woolley, North Cascades CF Warm Beach FMC Seattle, First Church Lake Stevens, LifePoint Seattle, First Church Sedro-Woolley, North Cascades CF

That the following persons be ordained Elder: Kelly Boyle Robert Kidd Cathy Tastad Heather Utley

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6.

That the following person be received as a Licensed Pastor: Brice Sanders

7.

That the following persons be discontinued as a Conference Ministerial Candidate: Keith Davenport Matt Lemen

8.

That the following person be returned to itinerant service: Joe Martinez

Further, the Pacific Northwest Conference Ministerial Education and Guidance Board reports: 1. That the following persons have been given a Certificate of Standing with view to transfer: Arlene Weigand Elder Wabash Mark Nordtvedt Elder Wesleyan Church 2. That the following persons have completed Transfer: Paul Overland to the Ohio Conference.

Marcella Potts to United Kingdom Free Methodist Conference 3. That the following persons have voluntarily withdrawn from the conference and the denomination: Brian Bews – Located at Quincy Danelle Green Jason Groenink Steve Harrison Scott Isaacson – Located at Wenatchee FMC 4. That the following person withdraws from the conference and denomination under complaint: Katherine Lane 5. That the following person be Located: Shawn Hall (E) Centralia, Cooks Hill Com Ch 6. The following persons continue to be Located Elders and Deacons E Clarence Bishop D Roger Ensign E Greg Hendrick D Ginger Kauffman E Steve Lee D Hoyt Morris E Milende Msoshi E Dana Osborn E Colleen Rankin E Kenneth Rankin E John Silva E Robert L. Stanton E Wrayburn Whitesell

Seattle, First Olympia Wenatchee Warm Beach Shoreline Seattle, First Warm Beach Marysville Arlington Arlington Warm Beach Tacoma, Light & Life Seattle, First PAGE 22

The Ministerial Education and Guidance Board has given due consideration to the character of and performance of each ministerial member of the Pacific Northwest Conference. Based on the information available to the MEG Board through the ministers’ annual Confidential Report and input from the superintendent, to the best of their knowledge, the MEG Board recommends passing on the integrity and Christian discipleship of the ministers in accord with paragraphs 5300-5310 of the 2011 Book of Discipline.

Upon recommendation by the various pastors and local boards of administration of the churches where they are located, the Ministerial Education and Guidance Board affirms the integrity and Christian discipleship of located deacons and elders.

Ministerial Education and Guidance Board Members: Soo Ji Alvarez (chair), Rod Brown, Debra Davis-Bell, Margaret Diddams, Tom Froula, Darlene Hartley, David Hicks, George Houston, Angela MacPherson, Van Manivanh, Mark Miller, Mark Morrison, Sam Schaar and Supt. Matt Whitehead.

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Pacific Northwest Conference Ministerial Appointments Committee Report 2016 Special Relationship Appointments Retired Ministers H. Mark Abbott Harold K. Aiken Harvey Bailey Benjamin Belcher Kirby Bertholf Shirley Bertholf Phil Brooks Philip Capp N. Dale Cook John DeMain Paul DeMerchant James DeSpain David Downie Verlin Elmore Charles L. Erskine Stephen Hattori Orval Heath

Thomas P. Janes John Jenkins Larry Johnson John Johnstone Neil Jolin Ronald S. Keeling Roger Keller Karl Krienke Robert Lenderman David Le Shana Earl L. Magnusson Curtis A. Martin Preston McCracken E. Robert McDowell David L. McKenna Rick Miles Wesley Nelson

Carol Ogden Norman Overland Gerald Reed Myron Root Neil Roth Archie R. Rumppe G. Roger Schoenhals Floyd Schwanz Delmar Somers James Stegman Raymond Streutker Patrick Vance Carolyn Vian Erle W. Wirth Ron Wise

Released For Denominational Service Camping

Edwin McDowell

Exec. Dir., Warm Beach Camp

Dept of World Missions

Kevin Austin Ricardo Gomez Darin Land Delia Nüesch-Olver Paul Olver Phyllis Sortor Eric Spangler Donald Williams

Set Free Movement Latin America Philippines Area Director, Latin America Latin America Nigeria Area Director, Asia Asia

Seattle Pacific University

Daniel Castelo Celeste Cranston Douglas M. Koskela Robert W. Wall

Associate Professor Center for Biblical and Theological Education Associate Professor Professor

Leave of Absence

Paul Diaz Abigail Nelson Brenda Nagunst

Seeking God’s leading Seeking God’s leading Seeking God’s leading

Chaplaincy

Daniel Butcher Japhet ‘Peter’ Mburugu Richard Reynolds Imo Smith

Black Sheep/New & Living Way Franciscan Health System Operation Nightwatch Mission Creek Correctional Center for Women

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Attending School

Scott Moore Paul Drewer

Seattle Pacific Seminary Fuller Theological Seminary

PNW Conference Ministries Assistant Superintendent Geoff Smith

PNWC

Director of Operations

PNWC

Cathy Tastad

Director of Spiritual Formation & Ministerial Credentialing David Hicks

PNWC

Global Associate

Mark Morrison

“Shepherd Ministries”

Interim Pastoral Ministry

Mark Miller

PNWC

Conference Evangelists

Sara Schoenhals Martinez Joe Martinez

Without Appointment

Troy Landrum (CMC)

Released for Ministry outside the Denomination E E E E E E E E E E E

Jonathan Bartlett Marti Ensign Mike Hagen Sheila Houston Greg Kanehan Kathryn L. Kettenring William E. Kettenring Jeremy Kidwell Karel Norman Rita Nussli Henriet Schapelhouman

Moses Lake Christian Academy Renovaré Christian Resource Ministries Rare Coins Ministry Marysville Crisis Support Services Compassionate Ministries Compassionate Ministries Edinburgh University Youth Unlimited, Nicaragua Soul Formation Semper Vita

Conference Actions: Received by transfer Steve Drohan CMC Southern California Conference, Free Methodist Church Trevor Lee Elder Church of the Nazarene Trudy Read Elder Sierra Pacific Conference, Free Methodist Church Mike Wilson Elder Southern California Conference, Free Methodist Church Granted certificate of Standing with View to Transfer Mark Nordtvelt Wesleyan Church Arlene Weigand Wabash Conference

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Transfer Complete Paul Overland (E) to Ohio Conference Marcella Potts (E) to United Kingdom Free Methodist Conference Returned to Itinerant Service Joe Martinez Discontinued as Conference Ministerial Candidate Keith Davenport Matt Lemen Withdrawn from the Conference and Denomination Brian Bews Danelle Green Jason Groenink Steve Harrison Scott Isaacson Withdrawn from the Conference and Denomination under complaint.

Katherine Lane Deceased Forest Bush, Sr. - Elder Don Demaray - Elder Pearl Keller – Located Deacon

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PNWC BOA Motions Log July 2015 through May 2016 2015 September

BOA2015-­‐15 On Motion M/S/P

To grant Superintendent Matthew Whitehead the authority to sign on behalf of the Pacific Northwest Conference of the Free Methodist Church the Indemnification of Lost Original Deed of Trust and/or Lost Original Note and Request for Full Reconveyance for Pacific Northwest Title on the Silverdale, WA property.

2015 October

BOA2015-­‐16 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2015-­‐17 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2015-­‐18 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2015-­‐19 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2015-­‐20 On Motion M/S/P

Minutes of the June 5 & 6, 2015 annual meeting of the PNWC Annual Conference (Leadership Summit) were approved as printed and distributed to the members of the board.

To approve the Olympia parsonage located at 1915-­‐7th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA. To approve PNWC Director of Operations, Cathy Tastad, as an authorized signer on behalf of the Pacific Northwest Conference and ratify her signature on all documents related to the sale of the Olympia parsonage property sale Moved to receive the September financial reports submitted by the PNWC Financial Task Force.

To approve the merger of LIGHT & LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF BELLINGHAM, A FREE METHODIST CHURCH and FIRST FREE METHODIST CHURCH OF SEDRO WOOLLEY (d.b.a. North Cascades Christian Fellowship), with FIRST FREE METHODIST CHURCH OF SEDRO WOOLLEY (d.b.a. North Cascades Christian Fellowship) assuming all legal, financial and operational responsibilities for Bellingham Light & Life Christian Fellowship, including all financial liabilities.

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PNWC BOA Motions Log July 2015 through May 2016

BOA2015-­‐21 On Motion M/S/P

2016 January

BOA2016-­‐1 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2016-­‐2 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2016-­‐3 On Motion M/P/S

BOA2016-­‐4 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2016-­‐5 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2016-­‐6 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2016-­‐7 On Motion M/S/P

To approve the yearly housing allowances for 2016 for the following individuals: Matt Whitehead $55,000; John Mark Morrison $40,000; David Hicks $45,000

To approve the October 29, 2015 BOA Minutes.

To approve LMC status for Geoff Smith.

To approve Bonnie Brann to replace Arlene Weigand’s position on the PNWC Nominating Committee. Arnie Brann recused himself from the vote.

To accept the changes to the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws for both the Warm Beach Manor and the Warm Beach Health Care Center.

To receive 2015 year-­‐end financials as presented.

To allow Supt. Matt Whitehead to reinvest the amount of the 2015 profit back into local church ministries that appear to have momentum and may need some additional resources, with the expectation that there will be a report provided to the board on where the investment was made.

To move into Executive Session to discuss staff salaries. Supt. Matt Whitehead, Geoff Smith, Conference Administrator and Cathy Tastad, Director of Operations left the meeting.

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PNWC BOA Motions Log July 2015 through May 2016

BOA2016-­‐8 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2016-­‐9 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2016-­‐10 On Motion M/S/P

To move out of Executive Session. Supt. Matt Whitehead, Geoff Smith, Conference Administrator and Cathy Tastad, Director of Operations rejoined the meeting.

To approve the 2016 PNWC Budget.

To approve the 2016 Shepherd Ministries budget with the correction to the wording by changing the category of Payroll Taxes to Withholding Taxes.

2016 February

BOA2016-­‐11 On Motion M/S/P

To approve Cathy Tastad, PNWC Director of Operations, as an authorized signer on behalf of the Pacific Northwest Conference and ratify her signature on all documents related to the merger of LIGHT & LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF BELLINGHAM, A FREE METHODIST CHURCH and FIRST FREE METHODIST CHURCH OF SEDRO WOOLLEY (d.b.a. North Cascades Christian Fellowship).

2016 May

BOA2016-­‐12 On Motion M/S/P

To approve the minutes of the April 2, 2015, July 2, 2015, and January 28, 2016 as written.

BOA2016-­‐13 On Motion M/S/P

To approve the EPS Task Force members: Cathy Tastad (PNWC Director of Operations), Mark Mason (PNWC BOA Chair), Matt Whitehead (PNWC Supt.), Arnie Brann (PNWC Treasurer), Ben Sigman (PNWC BOA member/Timberlake Church), Jim Harbour (Wenatchee FMC). Jeannie Patterson (Hillcrest Church).

The PNWC Financial Task Force recommends to the PNWC BOA that we keep cash reserves equal to two-­‐months of the current years’ operating budget.

BOA2016-­‐14 On Motion M/S/P

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PNWC BOA Motions Log July 2015 through May 2016

BOA2016-­‐15 On Motion M/S/P

To move $150,000 of the undesignated cash into Church Sale Proceeds. The balance is to remain in the PNWC undesignated fund account.

BOA2016-­‐16 On Motion M/S/P

To approve the Leadership Summit 2016 Offering plan with the first $20,000 allocated to the Israel Pastors Camp and the remaining allocated to the ministries at Anchorage Free Methodist Church.

BOA2016-­‐17 On Motion M/S/P

To nominate to the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference ballot the following nominees for the Warm Beach Camp Board Ryan Beagle (clergy) – Mount Vernon, Hillcrest Christian Fellowship (term to expire 2019); Daryl Miller (lay) – Seattle, First Church (term to expire 2019); John Glancy (lay) – Seattle, First Church (term to expire 2019).

BOA2016-­‐18 On Motion M/S/P

To nominate to the SPU Board of Trustees Mark Mason – Rainier Ave Church (completing Ryan Hamlin’s term to expire 2017); Tina Chang – Rainier Ave Church (term to expire 2019-­‐replacing Vic Moses who completed 3 terms on SPU Board and not eligible for re-­‐ election). (Mark Mason recused himself from the vote.)

To nominate to the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference ballot the following nominees for the PNWC Nominating Committee: Morgan MacPherson (clergy) -­‐ Quincy (term to expire 2019); Henriet Schapelhouman (clergy) (term to expire 2019); Dotty Marston (lay) -­‐ Bellingham (term to expire 2019). (Morgan MacPherson recused himself from the vote.)

BOA2016-­‐20 On Motion M/S/P

The PNWC Nominating Committee recommends to the PNWC BOA that one of nine positions on the Ministerial Education and Guidance Board be designated for a lay or clergy professional counselor or psychologist.

BOA2016-­‐21 On Motion M/S/P

To receive the financials for January 1 – March 31, 2016 as submitted by the PNWC Financial Task Force.

BOA2016-­‐22 On Motion M/S/P

The PNWC Financial Task Force recommends to the PNWC BOA approval for the First Free Methodist Church Sedro Woolley (DBA North Cascades Christian Fellowship) to increase the mortgage with the Free Methodist Foundation on the Bellingham property located at 3800 Dana Rd, Bellingham, WA from $56,931.55 to $257,000.

BOA2016-­‐19 On Motion M/S/P

BOA2016-­‐23 On Motion M/S/P

To approve PNWC Director of Operations, Cathy Tastad, as an authorized signer on behalf of the Pacific Northwest Conference and ratify her signature on all documents related to the First Free Methodist Church Sedro Woolley (DBA North Cascades Christian Fellowship) mortgage increase.

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PNWC BOA Motions Log July 2015 through May 2016

BOA2016-­‐24 On Motion M/S/P

The PNWC Financial Task Force recommends to the PNWC BOA to approve Hillcrest Church to sell the rental home located at 1909 S. 14th Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98274

BOA2016-­‐25 On Motion M/S/P

To approve PNWC Director of Operations, Cathy Tastad, as an authorized signer on behalf of the Pacific Northwest Conference and ratify her signature on all documents related to the sale of the Hillcrest Church property sale.

BOA2016-­‐26 On Motion M/S/P

The PNWC Financial Task Force recommends to the PNWC BOA the following Wire Transfer Policy for approval:

For NEW incoming wire requests to the PNWC a verbal confirmation is required with the person/entity placing the request. The verbal confirmation should be documented with the date, time, contact’s name, reason for the wire and the wire account information. NO SAME DAY transfers allowed. The authorized positions who can approve and process wire transfer requests are: The PNWC Superintendent, The PNWC Assistant Superintendent and the PNWC Operations Director. For wire transfer requests over $5000, approval is required from two of the three authorized positions.

BOA2016-­‐27 On Motion M/S/P

To approve the sale of the PNWC owned property in Wasilla, AK. Proceeds to be placed into an Alaska ministry development fund.

BOA2016-­‐28 On Motion M/S/P

To approve PNWC Director of Operations, Cathy Tastad, as an authorized signer on behalf of the Pacific Northwest Conference and ratify her signature on all documents related to the sale of the Wasilla, AK property sale.

BOA2016-­‐29 On Motion M/S/P

To approve the name change from First Free Methodist Church of Mount Vernon, DBA Hillcrest Christian Fellowship to First Free Methodist Church of Mount Vernon, DBA Hillcrest Church, retroactive to October 2012.

BOA2016-­‐30 On Motion M/S/P

To approve two 4-­‐week sabbaticals to take place in December 2016 and December 2017, per the sabbatical plan as submitted by Supt. Matt. (Supt. Matt recused himself from the vote.)

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Pacific NW Conference 5-­‐year Stats

2011-­‐2015

Membership

Worship AFendance 5915

9775

5693 5291

2011

5409

2013

2014

2011

2015

1164 944

2011

2012

2013

970

396

2013

2014

2014

581

1024

2015

2011

2015

2012

510 355

384

2013

2014

2015

Income (in millions)

Mul>plying Ministries 108

$22 M

$23 M

$23 M

$24 M

2012

2013

2014

2015

$18 M

84 59

2012

9347

Bap>sms

Conversions 1235

9139

8152

5201

2012

9053

48

0 2011

2012

2013

2014

2011

2015

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Pacific NW Conference Free Methodist Church-­‐USA 2016 Budget / 2015 Actual

2016 Budget Ordinary Income/Expense Income 4100 -­‐ Equal Participation System 4200 -­‐ Interest Income 4300 -­‐ Miscellaneous Total Income Gross Profit Expense 6000 -­‐ Leadership Development 6050 -­‐ Minister's Moving/Recruitment 6075 -­‐ Church Revitalization/Planting 7000 -­‐ EPP (Home Ministries) 7010 -­‐ Professional Fees 7025 -­‐ Retirees Subsidies 7050 -­‐ Payroll Expenses 7060 -­‐ Administrative Expense/Travel 7070 -­‐ Conference Office 7102 -­‐ Interest Expense 7103 -­‐ Depreciation 7104 -­‐ Expenses of Property Held Total Expense Net Ordinary Income Net Income

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2015 Actual

1388509 9000 1500 1399009

1388509 15567 5822 1409898

1399009

1409898

154300 10000 62000 504073 35000 3000 482336 58000 73300 0 16000 1000 1399009

202120 7983 59240 515319 32275 2825 435142 36117 54489 4438 15600 724 1366272

0

43626

0

43626

PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONFERENCE EQUAL PARTICIPATION SYSTEM

Deposits thru

Deposits thru

1/21/16

12/31/15

CHURCH NAME Anchorage FM Church

# Mo of YTD

reports

0.00

7,779.85

7,779.85

12

Arlington FM Church

4,394.73

44,336.04

48,730.77

12

Auburn, New Day

2,306.67

24,691.18

26,997.85

12

96.00

1,141.68

1,237.68

12

0.00

11,376.59

11,376.59

11

12,020.97

12,020.97

11

Bellevue, IFMC - Cambodian group Bellingham, Light & Life Christian Flwshp

1,067.63 Bothell, Living Hope FMC 1,444.77 Burien FM Church

0.00

15,618.33

15,618.33

12

Centralia, Cooks Hill Community

0.00

32,670.93

32,670.93

12

7,819.84

7,819.84

11

9,826.48

11,480.38

11

21,404.99

21,404.99

10

752.50

9,298.90

10,051.40

12

0.00

21,316.04

21,316.04

12

1,054.17

12,251.48

13,305.65

12

Lake Stevens, LifePoint Free Methodist Church 5,313.25

52,780.27

58,093.52

11

Day Creek Chapel 496.73 Dupont, The Rock

1,653.90 605.00

Eagle River, Skyline Family Flwshp

0.00 3,068.79

Hoquiam, Light & Life Community Iglésia Christiana Las Americas Issaquah, Mountain Creek Chrstn Flwshp

6,116.45 Longview, Exodus Christian Fellowship

1,504.94

16,519.02

18,023.96

12

Lynnwood FM Church

4,628.59

17,521.81

22,150.40

12

Marysville FM Church

3,399.49

44,545.99

47,945.48

12

Moses Lake, Journey Church

3,350.84

18,720.89

22,071.73

12

Mt Vernon, Hillcrest Chrstn Flwshp

1,717.58

12,261.08

13,978.66

12

Omak, Cornerstone Chrstn Flwshp

1,943.25

25,640.17

27,583.42

12

Oroville FM Church

2,004.62

21,471.49

23,476.11

12

Quincy FM Church

0.00

51,590.10

51,590.10

11

12

7,819.02 Rainier Ave Redmond, TimberLake Church Renton, Living Hope Chrstn Flwshp Seattle, Ballard FM Church Seattle, First FM Church

8,691.00

47,562.00

56,253.00

14,702.31

217,897.94

232,600.25

12

670.38

7,721.20

8,391.58

12

3,369.97

33,625.54

36,995.51

12

26,257.00

132,029.00

158,286.00

12

Seattle, Lakeview FM Church

3,079.02

27,371.95

30,450.97

12

Sedro Woolley,North Cascades

4,129.89

48,704.60

52,834.49

12

Shoreline FM Church

2,575.13

25,181.48

27,756.61

12

Snohomish FM Church

7,158.44

43,123.59

50,282.03

12

0.00

7,344.00

7,344.00

11

18,695.86

20,685.93

12

0.00

0.00

0

5,031.98

41,265.50

46,297.48

12

Tacoma, Light & Life Christian Flwshp

988.00 Tonasket FM Church

1,990.07

Tukwilla, House of Oaks Warm Beach FM Church Wenatchee FM Church

15,468.00

181,726.00

197,194.00

12

Wenatchee, Eastmont Comm

3,988.68

25,915.12

29,903.80

12

Yakima, Mountainview Christian Flwshp

1,053.00

12,120.06

13,173.06

12

153,891.79

1,362,887.96

1,495,173.36

TOTAL

Less reversal of Dec accrual Plus Dec 2015 Accrual

-128,270.57 21,606.39 1,388,509.18

1/27/16

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End of Year Financials.xlsx

Pacific Northwest Conference of the Free Methodist Church Profit and Loss Statement December 2015 Dec 2015 Ordinary Income/Expense Income 4100 · Equal Participation System 4200 · Interest Income 4300 · Misc Total Income Expense 6000 · Leadership Development 6050 · Minister's Moving/Recruitment 6075 · Church Revitalization/Planting 7000 · EPP (FMC USA) 7010 · Professional Fees 7025 · Retirees Subsidies/Other 7050 · Payroll Expenses 7060 · Administrative Expense/Travel 7070 · Conference Office 7102 · Interest 7103 · Depreciation 7104 · Expenses of Property Held Total Budget Expense Net Ordinary Income Other Income/Expense Other Income 8010 - Church Sale Proceeds 8015 - Investments-Unrealized Gain/Loss 8020 · Ldrship Summit Project 8021 · Designated Project 8030 · Pension 8031 · LTD & Life Insurance 8051 - BQ/Campership Inc/(Loss) 8055 - Pastor's Child Schol Inc/(Loss) 8150 - Global Assoc Income Total Other Income Other Expense 8210 - Sp Proj-Church Sale Proceeds 8220 · Ldrship Summit Proj-Exp 8221 · Designated Project (disb) 8230 · Pension 8231 · LTD & Life Ins - Disbursement 8251 · Bible Quiz & Campership Fund 8255 · Pastors Children Scholarships 8350 - Global Assoc Expense Total Other Expense Net Other Income Net Income

YTD 2015

YTD Budget

$Over/Under Budget

YTD Last Year

153,892 2,715 1 156,607

1,388,509 15,567 5,822 1,409,898

1,363,070 34,000 1,500 1,398,570

25,439 -18,433 4,322 11,328

1,362,985 32,122 8,496 1,403,603

30,391 0 354 42,940 966 436 38,715 1,029 3,824 0 1,300 0 119,956

202,120 7,983 59,240 515,319 32,275 2,825 435,142 36,117 54,489 4,438 15,600 724 1,366,272

248,000 7,000 59,500 515,319 40,000 4,050 433,019 45,500 55,000 26,500 16,000 2,000 1,451,888

-45,880 983 -260 0 -7,725 -1,225 2,123 -9,383 -511 -22,062 -400 -1,276 -85,616

150,284 25,491 129,951 469,525 37,245 4,681 458,067 52,401 67,190 25,753 15,600 1,348 1,437,536

36,651

43,626

-53,318

96,944

-33,933

0 2,345 0 281 0 0 432 2,707 28,764 34,530

0 -2,683 42,364 39,244 0 0 26 197 228,584 307,733

650 1,256 36,634 45,999 12,286 26,414 856 4,551 298,528 427,174

0 1,833 0 0 -378 -118 206 -7,559 -6,015 40,546 77,197

55,011 42,364 39,244 1,780 168 4,081 4,106 211,770 358,524 -50,791 -7,166

93,524 35,800 45,999 12,286 26,414 192 7,000 262,516 483,731 -56,557 -90,490

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Pacific Northwest Conference of the Free Methodist Church Profit and Loss Statement March 2016 Mar 2016 Ordinary Income/Expense Income 4100 · Equal Participation System 4200 · Interest Income 4300 · Misc Total Income Expense 6000 · Leadership Development 6050 · Minister's Moving/Recruitment 6075 · Church Revitalization/Planting 7000 · EPP (FMC USA) 7010 · Professional Fees 7025 · Retirees Subsidies/Other 7050 · Payroll Expenses 7060 · Administrative Expense/Travel 7070 · Conference Office 7102 · Interest 7103 · Depreciation 7104 · Expenses of Property Held Total Budget Expense Net Ordinary Income Other Income/Expense Other Income 8010 - Church Sale Proceeds 8015 - Investments-Unrealized Gain/Loss 8020 · Ldrship Summit Project 8021 · Designated Project 8030 · Pension 8031 · LTD & Life Insurance 8051 - BQ/Campership Inc/(Loss) 8055 - Pastor's Child Schol Inc/(Loss) 8150 - Global Assoc Income Total Other Income Other Expense 8210 - Sp Proj-Church Sale Proceeds 8220 · Ldrship Summit Proj-Exp 8221 · Designated Project (disb) 8222 · Olympia Parsonage Exp 8230 · Pension 8231 · LTD & Life Ins - Disbursement 8251 · Bible Quiz & Campership Fund 8255 · Pastors Children Scholarships 8350 - Global Assoc Expense Total Other Expense Net Other Income Net Income

YTD 2016

YTD Budget

$Over/Under Budget

YTD Last Year

125,682 2,555 0 128,236

394,516 2,723 1,732 398,971

358,200 2,250 1,500 361,950

36,316 473 232 37,021

339,471 5,608 5,725 350,803

2,315 5,282 6,368 42,000 537 0 42,629 3,298 4,012 0 1,300 -500 107,241

25,778 11,282 72,590 126,072 5,812 300 119,931 14,115 11,937 0 3,900 368 392,085

44,675 3,000 10,375 126,072 8,700 650 120,585 15,000 18,300 0 3,999 500 351,856

-18,897 8,282 62,215 0 -2,888 -350 -654 -885 -6,363 0 -99 -132 40,229

64,402 2,410 13,500 128,859 5,485 1,085 109,241 9,564 16,782 2,574 3,900 357 358,159

20,995

6,886

10,094

-3,208

-7,356

0 1,027 0 0 0 0 284 1,931 18,534 21,776

0 1,027 0 1,345 0 0 284 1,931 42,257 46,844

0 1,280 0 17,166 0 0 415 2,223 63,761 84,844

0 0 0 1,620 0 0 0 0 15,928 17,548 4,228 25,224

0 0 1,345 1,620 0 0 0 1,000 41,065 45,030 1,814 8,700

54,511 0 15,000 0 0 545 167 2,400 75,864 148,488 -63,644 -70,999

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12:38 PM 01/23/16

Pacific NW Conference of Free Methodist Church

Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2015 Dec 31, 15

ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings 1001 · Cash - US Bank 1015 · Free Methodist Foundation Total Checking/Savings Accounts Receivable 1210 · Pension Receivables - Churches 1211 · Other Receivables 1239 · LTD&Life Insure - Rec Churches Total Accounts Receivable Other Current Assets 1212 · Church Receivables 1215 · Prepaid Expense 1217 · Other Accounts Receivable Total Other Current Assets Total Current Assets Fixed Assets 1600 · F/A 1699 · Accumulated Depreciation Total Fixed Assets Other Assets 1809 · Prom. Note-Calvary Chapel 1812 · Prom. Note-Lk Valley Baptist Total Other Assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities Current Liabilities Accounts Payable 2090 · Accounts Payable Total Accounts Payable Other Current Liabilities 2202 · PR Tax/Other Payable 2200 · Accrued Payroll 2201 · Accrued Expense 2221 · LTD/Life Payable 2700 · Misc Deposits Payable 2750 · Gl Assoc Deposits Payable 2730 · Global Associate - Coventry 2732 · Gl Assoc - Austin 2734 · Gl Assoc - M.Morrison 2735 · Gl Assoc - J.Brooks Total 2750 · Gl Assoc Deposits Payable Total Other Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Long Term Liabilities 2510 · Silverdale Note Payable Total Long Term Liabilities Total Liabilities Equity 3110 · Bible Quiz & Campership Fund 3111 · Pastor's Children Scholarship F 3165 · Church Sale Proceeds Fund 3900 · Net Assets - Conference Net Income Total Equity TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY

Dec 31, 14

$ Change

332,043.92 612,734.30 944,778.22

294,065.38 532,930.71 826,996.09

37,978.54 79,803.59 117,782.13

0.00 672.00 0.00 672.00

833.47 720.00 569.78 2,123.25

-833.47 -48.00 -569.78 -1,451.25

149,584.77 9,280.00 4,105.76 162,970.53 1,108,420.75

128,270.57 15,092.00 0.00 143,362.57 972,481.91

21,314.20 -5,812.00 4,105.76 19,607.96 135,938.84

390,159.88 -161,259.71 228,900.17

390,159.88 -145,659.71 244,500.17

0.00 -15,600.00 -15,600.00

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ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings 1001 · Cash - US Bank 1015 · Free Methodist Foundation Total Checking/Savings Accounts Receivable 1210 · Pension Receivables - Churches 1211 · Other Receivables 1239 · LTD&Life Insure - Rec Churches Total Accounts Receivable Other Current Assets 1212 · Church Receivables 1215 · Prepaid Expense Total Other Current Assets Total Current Assets Fixed Assets 1600 · F/A 1699 · Accumulated Depreciation Total Fixed Assets Other Assets 1809 · Prom. Note-Calvary Chapel 1812 · Prom. Note-Lk Valley Baptist Total Other Assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities Current Liabilities Credit Cards Other Current Liabilities 2202 · PR Tax/Other Payable 2200 · Accrued Payroll 2221 · LTD/Life Payable 2700 · Misc Deposits Payable 2750 · Gl Assoc Deposits Payable 2732 · Gl Assoc - Austin 2734 · Gl Assoc - M.Morrison 2735 · Gl Assoc - J.Brooks Total 2750 · Gl Assoc Deposits Payable Total Other Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Long Term Liabilities 2510 · Silverdale Note Payable Total Long Term Liabilities Total Liabilities Equity 3110 · Bible Quiz & Campership Fund 3111 · Pastor's Children Scholarship F 3165 · Church Sale Proceeds Fund 3900 · Net Assets - Conference Net Income Total Equity TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY

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2015 16

S E AT T L E PAC I F I C U N I V E RS I T Y

Year in Review

Report to the Free Methodist Churches

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From the President If we look back at words of Seattle Pacific University’s pioneering leaders, we can trace how our vision, purpose, and goals took shape.

Our very first catalog — back in 1893–94, when we were Seattle Seminary — says, “We believe in teaching for the future.

Education for Character will be our constant motto.” Our 1904–05 catalog said it this way: “It is the aim of this institution to ... send out men and women who will grace society with their accomplishments and edify it by their virtues.”

SPU’s second president, Orrin Tiffany (1916–26), focused on developing academic programs and shaping our commitment to academic freedom. Our third, president C. Hoyt Watson (1926–59), identified two goals: first, to give students “an opportunity to gain an excellent intellectual training, and second, to make possible a high type of advanced education which will qualify for places of Christian leadership in the Church and the State.”

Now standing at the century-and-a-quarter mark, Seattle Pacific has become a university that maintains its liberal arts core but surrounds that core with a seminary, a number of other highly successful professional programs, and graduate programs of national acclaim. All of these work toward our overarching purpose: to graduate students who embody the University’s vision of engaging the culture and changing the world.

Seattle Pacific during the 2015-16 academic year, as we begin the celebration of our 125th anniversary. This report shows how we continue to grow and fulfill the high standards of our strategic plan, summarizing SPU’s high-level academic, athletic, fundraising, and alumni milestones, as well as the ways in which our students, faculty, and staff are serving the community around us.

I hope that these stories will inspire you to celebrate with us. We are grateful that God has blessed us with such a rich history of learning, service, and community.

Daniel J. Martin President @SPUPres

Seattle Pacific University Mission Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community.

National conversations about the future of higher education emphasize how difficult and challenging it will be to shape the field. And it will be. The pace and depth of change in the future will be different, faster, and more difficult to predict than what we have experienced before. We pursue a vision that will challenge us and stretch us, one that is worthy of our past and reflects our purpose.

Signature Commitments

So I am delighted to offer you this testimony of accomplishments and events at

• values the centrality of character formation in the life of the individual.

Seattle Pacific University will be a place that …

• aims to master the tools of rigorous learning, becoming a vibrant intellectual community; • embraces the Christian story, becoming biblically and theologically literate; • understands and engages a multicultural and complex world; and

University Vision Engaging the Culture, Changing the World

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The diversity of SPU’s student body has reached 36 percent.

U.S. News ranks SPU at No. 2 for “Best Value” in the West.

Institutional Milestones Seattle Pacific’s 125th Anniversary Celebration Begins at Commencement

Brown Becomes New Dean of CSFD

At Commencement 2016, SPU will begin its 125th anniversary celebration, which will continue throughout the academic year 2016–17. At Commencement, attendees will view a “through the decades” slideshow highlighting key moments in SPU history.

In addition, President Daniel J. Martin will introduce the celebration to graduates and their families. SPU will also launch a special 125th Anniversary website that features historical photos, 125th events, and other items related to the festivities.

On June 17–18, Seattle Pacific will host the Pacific Northwest (Free Methodist) Conference Leadership Summit. This event presents a unique opportunity to honor the vital partnership between the PNWC and SPU. On Friday, June 17, Free Methodist pastors and delegates around the Northwest will join with SPU officials in First Free Methodist Church for a worship celebration to commemorate the many ways that these two communities have supported and enriched each other for more than a century.

Stewart Appointed New SBGE Dean Professor of Accounting Ross Stewart, who has served the SPU campus community as a teacher and scholar for 30 years, began a new appointment as dean of the School of Business, Government, and Economics on April 1. Stewart has served as interim dean since the beginning of the 2015–16 school year.

Enrollment Achievement and Diversity Autumn Quarter saw 4,175 students enrolled at Seattle Pacific (3,202 of them undergraduates). Students hailed from across the country and as far away as South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil. Of the 60 majors offered, the five most popular declared majors were psychology, nursing, business administration, political science, and physiology.

As Margaret Diddams has moved on to become provost at Wheaton College, Margaret Brown has been appointed to serve as the new director of the Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development and assistant provost for special projects, beginning on June 1. For the past 14 years, Brown has served Seattle Pacific as a professor in the Department of Psychology; for seven of those years she was the department chair. In 2013–14 she was chair of the faculty.

SPU Ranked No. 2 for “Best Value” Seattle Pacific University ranked No. 2 in the category “Best Colleges — Best Value” in the West in U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 college rankings. U.S. News states that the calculation takes into account an institution’s academic quality, as indicated by its 2016 U.S. News Best Colleges ranking, and the 2014–15 net cost of attendance for a student who received the average level of need-based financial aid. The higher the quality of the program and lower the cost, the better the value, according to the magazine. Seattle Pacific also ranked No. 17 in the magazine’s “Best Regional University” category, which includes institutions from Texas to Alaska that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs, and limited doctoral programs.

Tangenberg Named Dean of SPFC Katy Tangenberg is the new dean for the School of Psychology, Family, and Community. She earned her PhD in social welfare from the University of Washington and comes to SPU from Azusa Pacific University, where she currently serves as director of the first year student experience. In her tenured faculty role as professor of social work, Tangenberg has also served as graduate department chair and program director — where she was responsible for developing APU’s master of social work program — and as associate dean of the School of Behavioral

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and Applied Sciences. She has rich experience in working with curriculum supervision, assessment, grant-writing, and student life and campus ministries offices on academic and co-curricular integration. Tangenberg will begin her role as SPFC dean on July 1.

Hall. “I couldn’t imagine a greater honor,” says Gilliam. She credits her SPU education and residence hall experience, which nurtured her Christian faith and desire to learn, for her successes.

New Visit Scholarships for 2016–17

SPU Honored With Executive’s Award for Community Preparedness On September 3, SPU became the first university and fifth overall recipient of King County’s annual Executive’s Award for Community Preparedness. King County Executive Dow Constantine presented the award to Seattle Pacific to honor the University’s years of emergency planning. “President Martin and his staff have worked for many years to build a campuswide culture of preparedness, one dedicated to the safety of everyone who walks these halls.” He praised the University’s “whole community” approach to preparing for emergencies, saying SPU’s planning provides an example for others in the region to follow. President Dan Martin accepted the award on behalf of SPU’s Office of Safety and Security and other campus emergency planning and response groups.

New Nickerson Studios Alive With the Sound of Music Nickerson Studios, formerly home to a martial arts studio and marine equipment company, opened for Autumn Quarter, featuring the SPU music program’s first-ever campus performance space. It holds a recording studio, a music tech lab, two small ensemble rooms, a vocal studio, and a drum studio, along with faculty offices and a small rehearsal venue. The new choral and recital space seats around 100 listeners for small group performances, and the room’s inconspicuous 24-channel recording system can capture every note.

President’s Award for Philanthropy to Becky Arnett Gilliam ’80 This fall, Becky Arnett Gilliam ’80 became the fifth recipient of SPU’s President’s Award for Philanthropy. In 2014 Gilliam, a successful investor and leader, committed $2.5 million — the University’s single largest current gift — to renovate Alexander

New students who arrange an official visit through the Admissions office before May 1 and enroll full-time for Autumn 2016 will receive a 2016–17 visit scholarship: $500 for in-state students and $1,000 for out-of-state students.

New Job Posting and Networking Tool: SPULink The University launched SPULink, a new job posting and networking tool sponsored by Seattle Pacific’s Center for Career and Calling, the Office of Student Employment, The John Perkins Center, and the Alumni Center. SPULink connects students and alumni with individuals and organizations to streamline a host of career and vocation services, resources, and opportunities.

CBTE Launches New Program in Christian Social Entrepreneurship A “social entrepreneur” is an organization or person whose main goal is to improve society, not bring in business profit.

SPU’s Center for Biblical and Theological Education has launched a program in Christian social entrepreneurship that aims to equip church and parachurch leaders with business and theological principles to pursue social good in an economically sustainable way. “We’re hoping to meet a need for those in the church who realize that the way we do church needs to change, and to give them a comprehensive vision for what a holistic approach to ‘business as mission’ might look like,” says Program Director Matt Sigler. Students in SPU’s program will spend two weeks on campus during the summer of 2016 learning business and theological principles. After the new entrepreneurs return to their home communities, SPU-affiliated mentors will support them through their first year of business, with the goal of spreading faith-based social change.

Becky Arnett Gilliam ’80 received the President’s Award for Philanthropy.

A new home for SPU music: Nickerson Studios.

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Leaders Gather to Brainstorm Methods of Transforming Theological Education Scholars, pastors, and entrepreneurs came together at Seattle Pacific University in late October to brainstorm ways to transform theological education to appeal to today’s church.

Through presentations and panels, invited attendees at the “Equipping Faithful Leaders” conference discussed ways theological education can renew churches and adjust to changing cultural dynamics. Kenda Creasy Dean, a United Methodist pastor and professor of youth, church, and culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, delivered a keynote address on the spiritual needs of millennials. The conference gathered about 75 professors and pastors from churches and schools in the Pacific Northwest and around the country.

Grant for Immerse: Youth Discipleship Academy Funded by Lilly Endowment The School of Theology has received a grant of $600,000 from the Lilly Endowment to establish Immerse, the Seattle Pacific University Youth Discipleship Academy. This new intensive experience brings high school students to campus July 24–30

and then reunites them for a follow-up retreat at Camp Casey from October 7–9. Immerse helps students grow deep in their identity as Christians. Students will experience components of identity formation through classroom instruction from theology faculty, the practice of worship and other spiritual disciplines, on-site contextual application of faith to contemporary realworld issues, small and large group community-building, and recreational opportunities unique to the Pacific Northwest. It will also feature a weekend follow-up retreat at Camp Casey in the fall. The grant covers four years.

Yellow Ribbon Program Supports Student Veterans The Yellow Ribbon program provides undergraduates up to $16,000 per year for tuition — $8,000 from SPU and $8,000 in Veterans Affairs funds. It applies if someone is discharged from the military and qualifies for Chapter 33 with 100-percent entitlement. All SPU-funded sources of gift assistance (such as merit scholarships) awarded to each eligible undergraduate recipient count toward meeting the University’s Yellow Ribbon program commitment.

Academic Achievement Seattle Pacific Seminary Recommended for Accreditation Following a multi-year effort, all of Seattle Pacific Seminary’s graduate degree programs were recommended for accreditation by the Association of Theological Schools. The committee noted “distinctive strengths” of the program including “Theology faculty that are highly productive, intentionally studentcentered, and ecclesially connected, modeling the school’s tripartite focus on the academy, the abbey, and the apostolate.”

The recommendation will be evaluated for approval by the ATS Board in June.

SPU to Launch New Film Studies Major in Autumn 2016; More New Majors on the Way Beginning next year, the new Film Studies major will graduate students who are knowledgeable in film history, writing, aesthetics, and theory, with basic exposure to production processes and practices. It will emphasize cultural literacy (worldview analysis), historical literacy (film’s pivotal role in shaping American and international cultures), and creative practice (writing about and for the screen, along with practical experience in the realities of producing a film). It will be an interdisciplinary venture between the Communication and Journalism Department (whose new name will be Communication, Journalism, and Film) and the Art Department. The program will begin in the fall of 2016.

In 2016–17, SPU will also add new academic programs in Asian Studies (a major and a minor); in Theatre (a major and a minor in costume design and production); History (a new museumstudies-track major concentration); in Philosophy (a new technical-track major concentration); and Urban Studies (a major and a minor).

School Districts Invest in Teacher Leadership, Partner with SPU School of Education A partnership between SPU’s School of Education and several Washington school districts means that teachers can earn their master’s degrees in their school contexts, becoming even more effective day-to-day as they teach. The Master of Education in Teacher Leadership program is now accepting applications to MEd in Teacher Leadership cohorts in the Lake Washington School District, Issaquah School District, and Olympic Educational Service District 114, with more locations to come.

Langford Focuses on Reconciliation in Weter Lecture During the annual Winifred E. Weter Faculty Award Lecture for Meritorious Scholarship on Tuesday, April 12, Associate Professor of Theology, Discipleship, and Ministry Michael Langford gave a lecture about the concept of reconciliation from a theological perspective, called “Reconciliation as Holistic Redemptive Transformation.”

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Owen Ewald Delivers 2016 C. May Marston Lecture For the 2016 C. May Marston Lecture on February 9, Owen Ewald, C. May Marston Assistant Professor of Classics, delivered a lecture called “Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Ancient World.” Focusing on the non-realistic fiction of the GræcoRoman world, Ewald explored the ways in which these works do not count as traditional mythology, but as creative works of individual talents.

Father Eduardo Fernandez Delivers 2016 Palmer Lecture SPU’s School of Theology and Seattle Pacific Seminary hosted the 39th annual Alfred S. Palmer Lecture on February 11.

Fr. Eduardo Fernández spoke on “The Dialogue of Faith and Culture: Why the Arts Remain Essential.” His lecture explored how art continues to not only represent but also shape our understanding of community, revelation, spirituality, conversion, and worship — and how the relationship between art and theology points the way to an integration of spirituality, art, and liturgy, a synthesis we see in sacred images.

Rob Wall and Cara Wall-Scheffler Deliver Walls Lecture The annual Paul T. Walls Lecture in Wesleyan Theology explores the place of spiritual perception in Wesley’s understanding of how one comes to embrace the Christian faith.

This year, Robert W. Wall, SPU’s Paul T. Walls Professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies, and Cara M. Wall-Scheffler, associate professor of biology, will give a May 4 lecture. In “The Evolution of God’s New Creation,” they will explore how the concepts of evolution and biology relate to the Bible and new creation. Randy Maddox, the William Kellon Quick Professor of Wesleyan and Methodist Studies at Duke Divinity School, will give a response. On May 5, Maddox and Terence Fretheim, Elva B. Lovell professor emeritus of Old Testament at Luther Seminary, will discuss how scientific studies and

ideas relate to their theology and Biblical interpretation, and they will discuss Christian interpretations of evolution, human origins, and the problem of natural evil.

Faculty Books Several notable books were published this year by Seattle Pacific faculty, including The Accidental Executive: Lessons in Business, Faith, and Calling from the Life of Joseph (Hendrickson Publishers, 2015), by Al Erisman, executive in residence; Worship Outside the Music Box: Theology of Music and Worship and Multi-Ethnic Ministry (Redemption Press, 2015), by Stephen Michael Newby, associate professor of music; River Song: Naxiyamtáma (Snake River-Palouse). Oral Traditions from Mary Jim, Andrew George, Gordon Fisher, and Emily Peone (Washington State University Press, 2015), co-edited by Richard Scheuerman, associate professor of curriculum and instruction; Why the Church? (Abingdon Press, 2015), by Robert W. Wall, Paul T. Walls professor of scripture and Wesleyan Studies; A World From Dust: How the Periodic Table Shaped Life (Oxford University Press, 2016), by Ben McFarland, professor of biochemistry; Roadmap to Reconciliation: Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness and Justice (IVP Books, 2016), by Brenda Salter McNeil, associate professor of reconciliation studies; Family Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice (Praeger, 2015), by John Thoburn, professor of clinical psychology; and, The Confessions of X (Thomas Nelson, 2016), a novel by Suzanne M. Wolfe, instructor in English and writer-in-residence.

Engaging the City Doris Kearns Goodwin Speaks at 20th Downtown Business Breakfast and on Campus Doris Kearns Goodwin, world-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, was the keynote speaker for SPU’s annual Downtown Business Breakfast on April 8. She discussed the current political climate, looked back at the presidential primaries of 1912 between William Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, and criticized campaign financing and misguided

journalism. She also spoke at SPU on Thursday, April 7, in Royal Brougham Pavilion. In her campus presentation, “When They Were Young,” she offered reflections on presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Franklin Roosevelt and their paths to leadership. After her talk, SPU Professor of History Michael Hamilton hosted a Q&A session. Goodwin has chronicled the lives of numerous U.S. presidents. Her book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln was recently adapted by Steven Spielberg into the Academy Award-winning film Lincoln.

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Sacred Sounds of Christmas On November 30 at Seattle’s McCaw Hall, SPU’s annual Sacred Sounds of Christmas performance once again treated the region to the best of sacred Advent music from around the world.

Ringing in the holiday spirit through their performances of traditional Advent and Christmas carols were established Music Department favorites, including the Concert Choir, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Women’s Choir, and Men’s Choir, with a new addition: SPU’s Gospel Choir. For 16 years, this concert has grown in both acclaim and popularity.

Sacred Sounds is highly anticipated; it brings audience members from the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Tate Speaks in Professional Development Series On Thursday, October 8, the Professional Development Series hosted by the Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development and by Educational Technology and Media featured Daryl A. Tate. An instructional technology scholar and professional, Tate is currently the eLearning instructional developer for Tarrant County College District. He gave a lecture called “Practicing What we Preach: Capitalizing on the Dynamic Interactions Between Content, Pedagogy and Technology” in the SPU Library. That evening, in a public lecture for SPU’s Pedagogy Speaker Series, Tate presented “Technology, a Tool for Greater Works” at First Free Methodist Church.

Dean’s Speaker Series Welcomes Orlando Ashford, President of Holland America Line On Tuesday, October 27, Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line spoke on campus as a guest in the quarterly Dean’s Speaker Series hosted by the School of Business, Government, and Economics. This series brings together outstanding local and regional business professionals with our undergraduate students to share their insights, and to bring the work world into the classroom. As Holland America Line’s president, Ashford oversees sales, marketing, revenue management, deployment, itinerary planning, public relations, hotel

operations, and strategy. Ashford’s book, Talentism, examines how technology and human networks can bridge skills gaps, enhance business performance and improve society.

Digital Wisdom Series Hosts Three Guest Speakers on Technology, Theology, and Culture Funded with support from the Provost Innovation Fund, SERVE, and the SPU Library, the Library hosted a lecture series: Digital Wisdom: Conversations at the Intersection of Technology, Theology, and Culture. Three special guests visited in November: Jana Benett from the University of Dayton, who spoke on theology, identity, and social media; Brent Waters of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, who spoken on “the moral terrain of the emerging technoculture”; and Michael Burdett of Oxford University, who spoke about “Forming the (Virtual) Self: Christian Practice and Internet Living.”

Yale’s Willie James Jennings Speaks on Theology, Art, and the Body On Thursday, October 15, Willie James Jennings, an associate professor of systematic theology and Africana studies at Yale University, participated in a panel discussion on theology, art, and the body. Joining him were Chelle Stearns, associate professor of theology at the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, and Laura Lasworth, professor of art, Seattle Pacific University. Afterwards, Jennings’s delivered an evening lecture at the University of Washington titled “Embodying the Artistic Spirit and the Prophetic Arts.” Jennings’s visit was hosted by Seattle Pacific Seminary and the University of Washington Comparative Religion Program, and presented by the Oxford journal Literature and Theology.

Soong-Chan Rah Speaks at Church Leaders Forum As part of the Church Leaders Forum, Soong-Chan Rah spoke in chapel on Tuesday, February 9, in First Free Methodist Church. He is an SPU adjunct professor this quarter, teaching the first course in the Seattle Pacific Seminary’s new Master

Doris Kearns Goodwin spoke at SPU’s 20th Downtown Business Breakfast.

Sacred Sounds of Christmas soared in McCaw Hall.

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of Arts in Asian American Ministry degree. Rah is the Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Seminary; an ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church; and founding senior pastor of Cambridge Community Fellowship Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

He is a nationally recognized speaker and author of several books, including his most recent publication, Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times (2015).

ETM Hosts Pacansky-Brock “Year of Empowerment” Workshop, Gary Stager on “Invent to Learn” On Thursday, March 31, Michelle Pacansky-Brock led a workshop on inclusivity in learning environments as part of “2015– 2016 The Year of Empowerment,” the Educational Technology and Media’s speaker series. Pacansky-Brock is a noted leader in higher education. Pacansky-Brock has more than 15 years of experience teaching diverse students in face-to-face, blended, and online environments. She was the recipient of the Sloan-C/ OLC Online Teaching Excellence Award and served as conference chair for the 8th Annual OLC International Symposium of Emerging Technologies for Online Learning. Pacansky-Brock is currently a teaching and learning innovations specialist at California State University, Channel Islands, where she also teaches Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age, an online course for future teachers.

Student Earns Spotlight for Effort to Distribute Unused Food from Campus Dining to Homeless Physiology major Maya Swinehart was featured in a story by radio station KPLU for her leadership in establishing a certified chapter of the Food Recovery Network at SPU. Through the efforts of Swinehart and her team, leftover food from Dining Services is being recovered to feed the homeless at Peter’s Place, a shelter in South Seattle. Since January, staff have helped recover nearly 3,000 pounds of food. SPU is now one of three universities in Washington State (and the first private college) involved in the Food Recovery Network.

Students Build Community Through CityQuest Service During the week before Autumn Quarter, 2015 SPU’s incoming class spread out across Seattle to help local community members with service projects. Around 700 students participated in CityQuest, doing forest work at Cheasty Greenspace in Rainier Vista; landscaping and cleaning at the Ballard Boys and Girls Club; tent mending at the Seattle Housing and Tent City 3 at Bryn Mawr United Methodist Church near Renton; distributing flyers for Hope Central, a pediatrics medical center in Rainier Valley; inventorying supplies from a backpack drive at Coalition on Homelessness; and helping set up a fundraising event for Food Lifeline.

Engaging the World Students Serve Internationally on SPRINT Trips This summer, through the Seattle Pacific Reachout International program, students and instructors will journey to serve all over the world. In Guatemala the will serve in education and orphan care; in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Southeast Asia, they will work in community engagement; and Uganda they will work in sports programs and education.

Student Leaders Support Refugee Aid Efforts This year, Associated Students of Seattle Pacific have chosen to focus on activism and awareness of the global refugee crisis.

As ASSP’s vice president of ministries, Danny Anderson hopes their events can help educate the SPU community and provide practical ways to get involved. During a February 16 panel, six professors from a variety of disciplines gathered to discuss “Our Response to the Refugee Crisis.” Speaking from the fields of psychology, engineering, theology, geography, literature, and political science, each shared facts, personal photos and interactions with refugees, and encouraged students to take action.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology Students Travel to India Rob McKenna, associate professor of industrial-organizational psychology, led graduate students to Hyderabad, India, with a team from the Center for Leadership Research and Development. This is the second time SPU has sent teams of professors, business people, and graduate students to India to partner with one of the first universities to offer graduate education to individuals from the tribal areas of India and the “untouchable population” in the caste system. On the ground in India, these teams worked with faculty establishing effective pedagogy, coaching nearly 50 students on presentation and interviewing skills, and helping the university establish its own foundation for fund raising and scholarships.

International Justice Mission Specialist Speaks at Day of Common Learning Lisa Slavosky, International Justice Mission’s aftercare specialist for commercial sexual exploitation casework, gave the keynote address at SPU’s 14th annual Day of Common Learning on October 21. She began a day full of lectures and presentations for SPU and the community with a lecture called “Who

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Lisa Slavovsky raises a call for justice at SPU’s Day of Common Learning.

Gymnast Maria Hundley won her seventh national championship.

assistant professor of chemistry, while another study led by Randall Franz, professor of management, will take students to Rome, Prague, and Paris to study “International Business in Europe.”

is My Neighbor?” She challenged the community to embrace justice as more than an abstract ethical principle, but as the pursuit of relationships and the right use of power and authority, and as an embrace of the oppressed, the excluded, and the marginalized.

Students Win Top Honors at Oxford Program

New Study Abroad Programs Set to Launch During the many study abroad programs scheduled for next year, some students will be the first to venture on four new programs. In Autumn 2016, students will travel to China with Zhiguo Ye, assistant professor of history, and Doug Downing, associate professor of economics, to study “The Emergence of the Modern Global System,” and others will travel to Prague for a study of the holocaust with the History department’s Rebecca Hughes. A Winter 2017 study, “Climate Change: Chemical Basis and Financial Accountability,” will take place in New Zealand with Ross Stewart, dean of SBGE, and Daniel Schofield,

SPU students Rebecca Wolfe and Katelyn Cobb were among the winners of the de Jager prizes for the Scholars’ Semester in Oxford during the fall of 2015, awarded by SCIO (Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford). The de Jager prizes are funded by a generous donation to SCIO from Geoffrey and Caroline de Jager who have a long standing commitment to encouraging excellence in education and scholarship. Of her time in Oxford, Wolfe said, “My time with SCIO was personally and academically transformative. I learned so much about the world, and about myself, during my fourteen weeks in Oxford that I consider myself deeply changed by the place, people, and program.”

Athletics Men’s Soccer Team Wins Second-Straight GNAC Championship The men’s soccer team puts together a 14-1-4 record on the way to winning its second straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship. In so doing, the Falcons also qualified for their fifth straight NCAA West Regional tournament.

They forged an eight-game unbeaten streak to start the regular season (including five straight wins), then were unbeaten in their last nine heading into the playoffs.

Heusers Wins Top Honors Hannah Huesers tallies 14 goals to win her second straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s soccer scoring title. She is named the GNAC Player of the Year and the West Region Player of the year. Her play helped the Falcons earn a

spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 13th consecutive season and ultimately advance to the regional semifinals.

SPU’s Hundley and Harger Win National Titles Senior gymnast Maria Hundley won the sixth and seventh national titles of her career, taking the all-around crown for the first time and the vault for the second time at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships, April 8–10, in St. Charles, Missouri. Her all-around score of 39.400 broke her own school record, and this was the first year she competed all-around.

Sophomore Ariana Harger earned a share of the gold medal on the floor exercise and broke SPU’s vault record by scoring 9.90 during the team semifinals. SPU, competing as a team at nationals for the 34th time in the past 35 years, came home with the third-place team trophy for the third year in a row. spu.edu | 9

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Turner Wiley: First Falcon man to break 15 minutes for an indoor 5K.

Talon’s Birthday Bash was a part of Homecoming 2016.

Twelfth-Straight NCAA Tournament for Men’s Basketball

All-American Track & Field Honors for SPU Women

The men’s basketball team earned its 12th straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, the longest active streak among Division II schools. After an overtime loss to start the season, the Falcons put together a nine-game winning streak, and later won another eight in row on the way to a final record of 22–9.

SPU’s women raced to three All-American honors on March 11–12 at the NCAA indoor track and field meet: the distance medley relay, the 4x400 relay, and Lynelle Decker in the 800.

Decker, who finished second in the 800, factored into all three, as she ran on both relays. Jahzelle Ambus also ran on both relays.

Ambus Wins Two Track & Field Titles In about an hour at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 20, senior Jahzelle Ambus won two titles (the 200 and 400), setting school records in both. Her 54.87 in the 400 was a GNAC meet record and an overall GNAC record. Both times were national top-10s, and she later anchored the 4x400 relay that also posted a national top-10 time.

Smith Named Assistant Coach of the Year Audra Smith was named the West Region Assistant Coach of the Year for women’s indoor track on March 8 by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Her SPU sprinters accounted for 58 of the team’s 136 points at the conference championship meet. She is the second straight Falcons assistant to win it, following Chris Reed’s 2015 award.

Alumni Highlights Falconettes Celebrate 80th Aniversary SPU students belong to dozens of campus organizations and clubs. But only one of those clubs is celebrating its 80th birthday this year. Born in 1936, the Falconettes, for decades, have exemplified the spirit of service common among Seattle Pacific students. For decades they’ve built cross-generational, enduring friendships. They’ll celebrate their anniversary at the Grand Reunion, October 7–9, 2016.

MFA Alumnus’ Book Hits New York Times Bestseller List

and the Shipwreck That Shook America, a book about a ship that sank in the Chicago River in 1915, causing the drowning of almost 800 people.

Jon Meis ’14 Honored With Carnegie Hero Award In December, Jon Meis was one of 24 honored by the Carnegie Heroes Fund Commission. The Carnegie Hero Awards are given for “acts of civilian heroism.” Jon Meis pepper-sprayed and, with the help of other students, subdued a gunman on SPU’s campus on June 5, 2014.

Michael McCarthy, a Wall Street Journal reporter and graduate of SPU’s MFA in Creative Writing program, made The New York Times Bestseller List with Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland

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Alumnus of the Year Tim Hanstad Alumnus of the Year Tim Hanstad ’85 is co-founder and senior advisor of Landesa, a Seattle-based nonprofit that partners with governments and communities in more than 50 countries to strengthen land rights for the world’s poor by developing, monitoring, and implementing land-related laws and programs.

With a particular focus on women, Landesa has helped more than 115 million families gain land rights. In October at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Landesa was chosen to receive the $2 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the biggest philanthropic honor for humanitarian groups. The funds may be used by Landesa for any purpose.

GOLD Alumna of the Year: Moorea Seal ’09 GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) Alumna of the Year Moorea Seal McDaniel recently expanded a storefront that she

runs in Seattle’s trendy Belltown neighborhood. She boasts nearly 1 million Pinterest followers, has published her first book — a guided journal called The 52 Lists Project — and has an online retail store at mooreaseal.com, seven percent of whose proceeds goes to a rotating group of charities and nonprofits.

Alumnus Assists Jill Biden in Syrian Refugee Camp Tour In March, Stephen Allen ’05, who works with UNICEF, helped give Jill Biden a tour of the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, which was home at the time of their visit to more than 40,000 Syrian refugee children. “The problem in Syria is not just a problem for the Middle East, it’s a problem for the world,” says Allen. In a Facebook post about the visit, Vice President Joe Biden wrote, “For my wife, a lifelong educator, meeting these mothers and daughters was an incredibly powerful experience.

We cannot turn our back on the suffering of so many.”

Tim Hanstad ’85 — SPU’s 2016 Alumnus of the Year.

Moorea Seal ’09 — SPU’s GOLD Alumna of the Year.

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Historic Alexander Hall has been fully restored and retrofitted.

Thanks to generous support, SPU’s fundraising broke records in 2015.

Fundraising 2015: SPU’s Largest Fundraising Year Ever

SPU Endowment Grows to $81.4 Million

SPU had a record-breaking fundraising year for fiscal year 2015, with increasing numbers of alumni, parents, and friends supporting the University. As of June 30, SPU had raised $12,459,060, the highest amount ever. The previous record was just more than $9 million, set in fiscal year 2007.

As of June 30, 2015, the value of SPU’s endowment was more than $81.4 million, a $9 million increase over last year. This growth is the result of nearly $1.7 million in gifts and strong investment returns from the Seattle Pacific Foundation, which manages the endowment on behalf of the University.

Alexander Hall Campaign Surpasses Goal

Gift of Paintings Received; Presented During Annual Perkins Lecture

The $6.2 million fundraising campaign to restore and retrofit stately Alexander Hall to seismic standards is now complete and surpassed its original goal. Nearly 300 gifts and pledges large and small poured in from generations of Seattle Pacific alumni, some of whom lived, studied, and were mentored there and hold an affectionate place in their hearts for SPU’s first building. Completed in 1893, the historic hall for several years contained the entire school — classrooms, chapel, dining hall, and residences for students and faculty. Among the gifts received for the Alexander restoration was $2.5 million from Becky Arnett Gilliam ’80, whose family ties with SPU go back more than 100 years. The Norcliffe Foundation provided $750,000 and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust gave $400,000. All who gave may take satisfaction in knowing that Alexander Hall, turrets and all, will far into the future continue to represent the fulfillment of the SPU vision to engage the culture and change the world.

Two works of art by African American artist Charles Ethan Porter (1847–1923) were generously donated by William Sacherek and Liselotte Lamerdin, in appreciation for the reconciliation work of The John Perkins Center. Porter, an American still-life painter supported and endorsed by Mark Twain, was one of a very few African Americans of the 19th and early 20th centuries to work as a professional artist. Challenged by racism, he died in virtual obscurity. His works hang in renowned galleries and museums, including in the Smithsonian National Museum of American Art.

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Message from the Board President

Board Member Juelle Edwards attends a LeadingAge event

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Paul McConnell, President

William Terry, Vice President

Mike Martin, Secretary

Ken Dixon, Treasurer

Juelle Edwards Ron Guderian Chris Keuss Linda Landerdahl Curtis Martin Margaret Shephard Cathy Tastad Gordon Trepus

What a great blessing it has been to serve as your Board President this past year! We have drawn our theme of “rebuilding the walls” from the book of Nehemiah. The greatest challenge in wall-building is to set the first course of stones perfectly level. Years ago, I built a brick patio at my home – and learned that it is far simpler to say “keep it level” than to do! More than once I was tempted to just start stacking stones and bricks, but I knew the result would be a mess. Once I got the foundation and first layer right, the rest of the structure went quickly.

As part of his year-end campaign, Mark Milan gave me a rock with Nehemiah 2:20 painted on it: “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding”. It sits near my desk reminding me of God’s hand on ours as we partner with Him in revitalizing our community.

I am so thankful for the many people the Lord has brought around us for this task. Your Board has put in long hours and hard labor at the foundational level. The first course of stone has been planned, surveyed, excavated and set in place. Many members of this community have pitched in with zeal, taking on projects such as beautifying the grounds, renewing the Thrift Shop, and contributing in many ways to our mission.

We have been blessed with outstanding leadership and are so grateful for Barbara Culley and the team she’s assembled.

While there is much to be done, we celebrate God’s blessing and goodness in all that has been accomplished.

I am deeply honored to be affiliated with Warm Beach, to have Board members, staff members and community members of such faith, vision and industry joining in “this good work”. Nehemiah 2:17. Together, and with confidence in Christ’s continued favor, we will see the best days ahead.

Greg Zook Victor Moses, Free Methodist Foundation Representative

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Message from the Executive Director When I think back on 2015, the word that captures the year is “renewal”. We have realized success on many fronts.

LEADERSHIP TEAM Barbara Culley, Executive Director

One important area where we have made great strides is our business outcomes, posting positive financials at year-end. We have developed a strong finance team lead by an industry expert, our CFO, Bill Brown.

We are also strengthened by the arrival of our new Controller, Michelle Elijah.

Bill Brown, Chief Financial Officer

Mark Milan, Director of Advancement

Michelle Elijah, Controller

Our Facilities team made many improvements to our grounds and infrastructure. Our amazing resident volunteers (Facelift Brigade) have made wonderful improvements in our landscaping. The grounds are looking beautiful and are the perfect place for our residents to enjoy the outdoors.

Innovations continued through the year with new resident programs, such as the monthly community event. Having attended a few of those, I can tell you they are a great opportunity to create friendships and connection. From singing camp songs around the “campfire” with s’mores, to opening day of Mariners with hotdogs and peanuts, that’s a snapshot of the community fellowship happening here.

Recently I had a conversation with a resident who shared how moving into the community created a sense of home for her.

That resonated with me as that’s what our community is all about.

Looking forward to 2016, the future is bright with hope and promise, knowing we honor our foundations of faith to serve those who call Warm Beach Senior Community their home. I am honored to be part of that legacy.

Mary Ann McIntosh, Human Resources Manager

Laura Hofmann, Director of Clinical Relations

Sheila Bartlett, Community Relations & Marketing

Barbara Griswold, Housing & Services Director

Kristy Wilkins, Director of Food Services

Don Branch, Facilities Director

Leadership Meeting

Barbara Culley, Executive Director

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Social Accountability The core mission of Warm Beach Senior Community is to enrich and improve the lives of seniors, both on and off our campus. As a not-for-profit organization, this outside-ourwalls focus is the essence of the concept of community engagement, or social accountability. Social accountability is an extension of our mission and provides proof in action of the not-for-profit difference.

Everett Community College nursing students receive on site-training

In 2015, WBSC contributed over $1,270,000 worth of time, labor, charity care and direct services to the greater community of Stanwood and Snohomish County.

MISSION STATEMENT

By identifying community needs, we provide activities and programs to meet those needs. A sampling of examples:

Warm Beach Senior Community provides quality housing and supportive services in a serene, natural setting.

 Educational Programs

We demonstrate Christ’s love by: (1) preserving the dignity of residents, staff and volunteers, (2) addressing physical, spiritual, social and emotional needs, and (3) fostering fullness of life and independence.

Estate Planning Basics AARP Driving Classes Health & Wellness Series

 Uncompensated Care (Charity Care) Medicaid Gap Low Income Housing Flu Shot Clinics

 Transportation Doctors Appointments Shopping Trips Loaning Buses to Sister Ministries

 Social Opportunities Flower Gardening Presentation Rotary Parade Participation Community Concerts

 Partnership with Everett Community College for Nursing Student Clinical Rotation Training

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Volunteerism “We wanted a community that At Warm Beach Senior Community, we firmly believe everyone has a purpose, regardless of age or ability. Our residents are active seniors who inspire each other and their community every day.

was warm, caring, supportive and yes, fun. That is Warm Beach. Because it is non-profit,

Volunteering is a key in community life, with about 80 percent of the residents sharing their time and talents.

The opportunities are many and include serving fellow residents in the dining room, answering phones, utilizing skills by assisting maintenance, cashiering in the Thrift Store and Manor Mart, gardening in the atrium or outside landscape, and much more.

The residents themselves drive the activities, programs and classes that contribute to a spiritual and fulfilling life here at Warm Beach.

meaningful volunteering is allowed. Not required, but available. All kinds of opportunities abound and as a result we have felt useful.

This supports healthy and happy longevity.”

Some examples of resident-led programs include: 

Facelift Brigade

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Sit Aerobics

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Strong Senior Program

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Bible Study

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Men’s & Women’s Choirs

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Ceramics

-Luise V.

Facelift Brigade

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Gardening Demonstrations

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Scrapbooking

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Writers’ Group

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Thrift Store

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Year in Review This has been an exciting year for Warm Beach, with substantial progress being made across all departments.

We are continually seeking ways to improve our programs, care and services to better suit the needs of our residents.

The most notable of these accomplishments include: ACCOUNTING

“To us, this place is a blessing.

We thank the Lord every day



New Controller, Michelle Elijah



Thrift Store accounting and bank account consolidated for internal controls



Consistently reconciling all balance sheet accounts

for His provision: we thank Him for the renewal of

ADVANCEMENT 

New Director of Advancement, Mark Milan



308 donors contributed over $400,000

care of the staff, and for



Year-end giving campaign, Nehemiah 2:20, raised $62,515

Chaplain Ike’s leadership and



$20,000 grant from Stillaguamish Tribe providing for the acquisition of a handicap accessible van

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$5,265 grant from the Everett Clinic providing for lift chairs for Nursing

friendships, for the love and

counsel. There is also the beauty of this place that we enjoy—the beauty of the

CEDAR COURT (ASSISTED LIVING)

trees and the clean air. We



Cedar Court RN celebrated milestone 20 years employment

see God at work here. Warm



$30,200 raised for Cedar Court renovation; work has already begun with the installation of new appliances

Beach ministers to your soul.”

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

-Bob and Kitty M.

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Voted 2015 Best Retirement Community by Stanwood and Camano Island Chambers of Commerce

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Pay-It-Forward Month of July (community calendar with coordinated benevolent services)

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Introduced monthly Health & Wellness Series

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Participated in 28 Marketing and community events

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Year in Review

2015 FUN FACTS

COMMUNITY RELATIONS (cont.) 

Visibility in over 200 advertisements and publications

FACILITIES 

New Director of Facilities, Don Branch

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Renovation of pool and spa facilities

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Replacement and repair of sidewalks throughout campus

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Upgraded Beachwood sound system

HEALTH CARE CENTER (SKILLED NURSING) 

Formation of new Director of Clinical Relations position to build relationships with local hospitals and facilitate transition to Accountable Care Organization (ACO)



Increased outpatient rehabilitation by 24%

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Hosted six classes of Everett Community College first and second quarter nursing students

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Achieved 0% readmission rate for Medicare posthospitalization patients

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Secured Premera Medicare Advantage contract

HOUSING & SERVICES 

Chaplain implemented a Grief Support Group

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Barber & Beauty Salon introduced quarterly specials and additional services

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New monthly Community Event Series

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New Resident Welcome with welcome baskets

Number of Volunteers

138

Volunteer Hours

15,200

Meals Served

119,600

Pounds of Laundry

600,000

Work Orders

2,900

New Residents

25

Visits to the Website

19,200

Facebook Followers

103

Average Census Independent Assisted Living Nursing

96% 95% 94%

During Pay-It-Forward Month, WBSC donated: Food Drive 188 lbs Pet Food Drive 120 lbs Coin Drive $285

HUMAN RESOURCES 

Revitalized the Safety Committee

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Formation of Employee Advisory Committee including the implementation of new employee newsletter

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Stay at Work Reimbursements over $13,000

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HIPAA/Compliance program development

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Thank you to our 308 generous donors who gifted over $400,000 in 2015. Your annual support engages you in the work of ministry and care here at Warm Beach. Every gift, joined together, will make a world of good. If you would like to make a donation to Warm Beach Senior Community, please contact:

Annual Giving At Warm Beach Senior Community, our partners join with us in giving to several areas of ministry.

The Heritage Fund helps fulfill the vision of providing affordable housing and care for those of limited means.

This fund makes it possible for us to provide quality housing and loving care for residents by filling the gap between Medicaid reimbursements and the actual cost of care and housing.

Memorial Gifts/Gifts in Honor allow our donors to honor a family member or friend by making a gift in their name.

Designated Giving allows our donors to give to a specific appeal, capital project or ministry need. Designated gifts in 2015 included:  Facelift Fund

Mark Milan, Director of Advancement

This fund is used for the specific purpose of beautification, maintenance and improvements to the grounds. The work is done by the resident volunteer Facelift Brigade.

 Cedar Court Remodel A fund designed solely for the renovations of our Assisted Living facility, to include flooring, kitchen appliances, painting and other restoration projects.

mmilan@warmbeach.org ph 360-652-2628 Or go online to give directly at: www.warmbeach.org/make-a-donation

 Nehemiah 2:20 Appeal This is our year-end giving campaign. Funds received through this appeal were placed in the Heritage Fund to provide for resident care reimbursement gap.

Giving to the General Fund allows us to use undesignated gifts to fund any area of expense on a “most needed” basis.

These funds may be used for operational or capital needs.

WBSC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your contribution may be tax deductible.

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Financial Overview

Warm Beach Senior Community

OPERATION REVENUE & EXPENSE

is committed to demonstrating sound financial stewardship.

Income Fees

Our management of the talents, $9,564,072

Contributions

$400,148

Miscellaneous

$138,276

Total Revenues

spiritual gifts, time and, in particular, the funds that our donors, residents and staff

$10,102,496

entrust to us is a critical measurement of our personal

Expense Program Services Fundraising

$8,768,205

and corporate commitment. As

$109,243

a non-profit, we take great care

Management & General

$1,029,548

Total Expenses

$9,906,996

in managing our budget, while still utilizing those funds to provide quality housing and supportive services to seniors.

Bill Brown, Chief Financial Officer

wbrown@warmbeach.org YEAR END 2015

ph 360-652-2630

Copies of our Consolidated Financial Statement are available upon request.

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An Active Community With its scenic woodlands and inspirational setting, Warm Beach Senior Community is truly a place set apart. It is a place of intellectual vitality, spiritual growth and fellowship.

Our residents are a vibrant, engaging group who embrace their retirement years with enthusiasm.

Men’s Hiking Group

“I have always enjoyed hiking, so I started inviting others. I

Whether it be a local shopping trip, a tour through Seattle, or an Alaskan cruise, there is always something happening at Warm Beach. Below is just a sampling of the events and outings from 2015:

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4-Day Alaskan Cruise

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Museum of Flight, Seattle

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Museum of History and Industry, Seattle

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“Sounds of Christmas” Seattle Pacific University Choral and Orchestra

developed very meaningful

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Seattle Architectural Tour

relationships at Warm Beach.

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Seattle Historical District Tour

It is an absolutely wonderful



Lake Union Lighted Boat Parade

group of people.”

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Tulip Festival

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Port Townsend Ferry Ride and Shopping Tour

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Puyallup Fair

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Evergreen State Fair

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

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Deception Pass State Park

enjoy the fellowship of just being with the boys. That’s also why I joined the men’s singing group, for the fellowship. I’ve

-Bill R.

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Resident Council “This place has added a The Resident Council serves to represent the interests of the residents to Warm Beach management and the Board of Trustees. It plays a crucial role in voicing concerns, requesting improvements, welcoming new residents and supporting facility efforts to make life at Warm Beach the best it can be.

There are three Resident Councils at Warm Beach representing the varying levels of care and housing: Independent, Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing.

Curtis Martin, President Building, Grounds and Safety Committee

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Food Services Committee



Garden Committee

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Hospitality Committee



Library Committee

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Nominating Committee

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Social Committee



Vespers Committee

difficult to explain. Here we can exchange stories with other successful businessmen, teachers, ministers and pastors.

We speak the same language.

It’s the language of the heart.”

RESIDENT COUNCIL (INDEPENDENT)



richness to our lives that is

-Jim and Ruth Y.

RESIDENT COUNCIL (ASSISTED LIVING) Thomas Bownes, President 

Resident Council President, Curtis Martin, representing WBSC in Stanwood Rotary Parade

Food Services Committee

RESIDENT COUNCIL (NURSING) Raymond Wells, President 

Food Services Committee

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Free Methodist Investment & Loan Fund Highlights from 2015

$ in millions 120

Investments

100

$102,092,336 $93,690,776 1,394 136 91% $7,687,635

Investments in the Fund Total Dollars Loaned Investor and Loan Relationships Loans Reinvestment Rate on Certificates Loan Disbursements

Loans

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40

20

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2014

2013

91% 93% 92% 91%

11.9

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2012

5.9

2011

5.8

2010

13.4

2009

2008

Reinvestment Rate 94%

1319

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2007

91.5 93.7

2006

1251

76.6

Loan Dollars Disbursed

2005

1358

81.4

84.1

2004

1387

1394

Loan Dollars

2003

2002

Investor & Loan Relationships

Gifts Currently Designated to Ministry As of December 31, 2015

$100,326,529 Local Churches

$645,399 World Conference $14,381,056 Other FM Affiliates $16,645,523 FM Other

$21,551,635 Conferences

$13,619,724 Human Services $59,929,484 Missions/ Home Ministries

$39,662,705 To Be Determined

$61,628,900 FM Educational Institutions $62,237,719 Non-FM

FMF Financial

$390,628,674 Total

S E R V I C E S

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Leadership Summit Offering Project The first $20,000 raised will support the first ever Israel Pastor's/Leader's Family Camp. The theme is “Walking in Holiness�. There will be approximately 130 persons present; including all 5 of our ordained Israeli FM pastors. Pastors Blake Wood and Joshua Brooks will be representing the PNWC. Offering received over $20,000 will support ministries at Anchorage FMC. This church continues to be a place that is reaching hurting people and pointing them to Jesus. The Celebrate Recovery ministry has seen a number of people trust Jesus and maintain ongoing sobriety. The church also provides transitional housing in the church facility for several women who are in recovery.

The offering will be received during our Saturday AM session.

Make checks payable to Pacific NW Conference.

Pledges due by June 30, 2016.

Pledges may be mailed to: PNWC, 3120 3rd Ave W Seattle 98119.

A generous person will prosper whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

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Free Methodist World Missions Country Support

Pacific Northwest Conference 2015 Missions Giving Report CSAs (Country Support) Asia CA-VN Costa Rica Haiti Latin America Area Malawi Malaysia Nigeria Rwanda Thailand Central Ukraine Total

Giving $7,800 3,300 2,691 170 3,525 4,500 5,160 8,709 1,000 13,394 $50,249

MSAs (Missionary Support) Gomez Miller Nuüsch-Olver Sortor Spangler Williams Yerger Total

$32,540 10,000 67,938 33,140 56,689 6,300 40,150 $246,757

Other Missionary Support Austin Cole Long Land Margin Sauder Total

$17,262 1,000 236 2,253 1,650 1,300 $23,701

General Missions Extra Mile Projects

$1,500 $66,038

* TOTAL MISSIONS GIVING

$388,245

Free Methodist financial resources are focused on developing leaders, churches and ministries in more than 87 countries. Country support contributions resource these ministry priorities:  empowering fruitful and emerging leaders through training and spiritual support,  establishing life-giving and multiplying churches for new and existing believers, and  fueling transformational ministries to expand education, alleviate poverty, fight for justice and bring wholeness.

Missionary Support Free Methodist missionaries serve in a number of roles alongside a growing and developing international church.

Each missionary (or missionary family) has a specific level of support needed to serve in their ministry context. Missionary support includes a fixed amount common to all Free Methodist extended-term missionaries including salary, insurance and basic benefits. Also included is an additional variable amount based on their specific field expenses and world area budgets. This amount includes children’s education, rent, utilities, travel, etc.

Extra Mile Projects Extra Mile Projects are initiatives established to meet specific needs outside of Country Support and Missionary Support. Each initiative is evaluated in light of ministry priorities and goes through an approval process before any funds are distributed.

* includes only funds given through FMWM

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Free Methodist World Missions is positioned to empower individuals, local churches and conferences to connect with God’s heart for the world by offering the following:

Promotional Resources Printed materials, e-letters and online resources are available through FMWM to promote global missions in the local church.

Resources include:  “Evaluating Our Missions Heart”

Cross-Cultural Consultation Through a global network of leaders FMWM can provide current perspectives on missiology, tools to teach a healthy biblical worldview and methodologies for bridging different cultures in a local community and the world.

Giving Avenues FMWM provides avenues for individuals, churches and ministry priorities and extra-mile projects.

Assistance is offered with online giving, as well as annual commitments.

FMWM is committed to honoring the financial contributions donors give to the cause of Christ. Structure and procedures are in place to ensure resources: are used for their intended purpose, meet regulatory guidelines, minimize fees and protect the ministry of those we partner with around the world.

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“Hotline” weekly prayer update Missionary/country posters Missionary prayer cards “Missions Alive!” children’s missions curriculum

Multi-Ethnic Ministry Video Series (with Dialogues and User Guide) Reproducible materials Videos

Most of the above resources, plus news, stories and information about missionaries and ministries, can be found at www.fmwm.org

Social Media Facebook: Free Methodist World Missions Twitter: fmworldmissions

Missionary Care FMWM can guide churches and individuals in providing encouragement and ongoing emotional, spiritual and financial support to missionaries and their families.

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Missionary Service FMWM provides both employment and volunteer avenues of service for individuals and families desiring to connect with God’s heart for the world internationally.

An experienced FMWM team uses a holistic approach to assessment, preparation and deployment for those who sense God’s call to serve short-term or long-term in global missions.

A multi-stage process begins with an application and references for those seeking to serve for a year or more. Following assessment and clearance, an individualized deployment plan is created, leading to customized preparation. Preparation may include academic coursework, language study and/or reading assignments. Missionaries are also guided in budget preparation and partnership building.

Volunteer = VISA Ministries VISA = Volunteers In Service Abroad Short-Term VISA Opportunities VISA Teams are sponsored by their local church or conference. Teams collaboratively help the national church with priority construction projects or with English or sports camps, children’s programs, etc. Teams typically engage in a project for 10 to 15 days. , lasting typically less than six months, are geared for individuals and families. Assignments generally require a specific skill set or training and may include teaching in a theological institution, medical ministry in a hospital or clinic, maintenance or emergency relief.

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VISA Voyager Assignments are for people desiring to serve short-term (one to two years), often with the view of long-term service. VISA assignments provide the opportunity to clarify God’s call while meeting a identified ministry need. Ministry appointment is a collaborative process with missionaries and national church leaders and is similar to missionary employment processing.

VISA University = Training Opportunities VISA University programs teach people about the complexities of cross-cultural ministry and how to avoid common pitfalls and better understand God’s heart for the world.

VISA Team Leader Training helps experienced and inexperienced team leaders prepare and equip their team members for effective crosscultural ministry. Training is offered as host groups are identified.

Global Studies Intensives (GSI) brings together people from multiple countries to study biblical perspectives on missions and learn from recognized international experts. This two-week travel experience includes formal and informal learning and exposure to cross-cultural ministry, sights, sounds, tastes and smells. GSI is offered every two to three years.

Free Methodist World Missions Leadership Team Bishops

Missions Resource Team MRT LEADER Deb Miller

David Kendall

David Roller

Matt Thomas

Africa Middle East/ North Africa

Europe Latin America

Asia

deb.miller@fmcusa.org x226

COMMUNICATIONS Judy Litsey judy.litsey@fmcusa.org x233

Paula Gillespie paula.gillespie@fmcusa.org x266

Area Directors

Pam Sheads pam.sheads@fmcusa.org x236

CROSS CULTURAL CONSULTANT David Yardy fmmdyardy@aol.com x240

MEMBER CARE Kathi Walker

Mike Reynen

Eric Spangler

Africa

Asia

Delia Nuesch-Olver Latin America

Dale Woods Middle East/ North Africa

kathi.walker@fmcusa.org x234

Jennifer Veldman jennifer.veldman@fmcusa.org x264

MISSIONARY PERSONNEL PLACEMENT Beth Cullison beth.cullison@fmcusa.org x328

VISA MINISTRIES Jonathan Eccles

David Carr

Keith Cowart

Mitch Pierce

Bulgaria

Southern Europe

Central Europe, Northern Tier

FREE METHODIST WORLD MISSIONS 770 N HIGH SCHOOL RD, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46214 FMWM.ORG 1.800.342.5531

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jonathan.eccles@fmcusa.org x220

FINANCIAL LIAISION Jonathan Fajardo jonathan.fajardo@fmcusa.org x253

SPANGLER’S ANNUAL REPORT MAY 2015 - MAY 2016

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Report to PNW Conference 2016 Dr. Delia Nüesch-Olver & Dr. Paul Olver Free Methodist World Missions www.LatinAmericaArea.com

It is our privilege to serve the church in Latin America -Delia as Area Director and Paul as Coordinator for Pastoral Formation. Together with a great team of Latin leaders and North American missionaries we work to fuel and sustain a biblical movement to reach Latin America for Christ. We do this by coaching indigenous leaders, catalyzing church planting especially in cities, and creating appropriate flexible structures to support the growth of the church.

So, how’s it going? Well, Free Methodist membership in Latin America is now greater than that of USA, Canada and Europe combined. The FMC in Latin America gained 24% in the last three years. Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Costa Rica are the growth leaders. The FMC in Latin America is naturally holistic, meeting needs and discipling people through schools and other ministries to children, microenterprise, livelihood groups, and even community gardens.

Four jurisdictions in Mexico – two led by Bishop Roller and two led by Area Director Dr. Delia – voted last summer to become a provisional General Conference. This represents years of work and development that will culminate this September in the election of the first Mexican bishop and national board of administration.

Country Share Accounts (CSAs) are the primary way individuals and churches in North America resource and fuel effective national leaders and emerging networks of churches we call “mission districts.” Latin America is better funded than ever before but three CSAs are still underfunded: Costa Rica, Shoreline (also in Costa Rica), and Colombia. Please join us in prayer that partners will commit to investing in these fruitful ministries.

Most of the North American missionaries serving in Latin America gathered at a Free Methodist World Missions retreat prior to General Conference last July. Missing were Dennis & Kyle Leon and Rick Ireland, who were busy hosting missions teams related to General Conference. It was an encouragement for this group to be together.

Following General Conference, Rick Ireland retired. He gave valiant and effective service to Haiti and as administrator for the Latin America Area. Gary and Jan Allen also retired after 13 years of service in Mexico (and prior ministry in Africa). Both of these couples are greatly missed.

A few months ago Mike & Andrea Green arrived in Uruguay to begin a two year VISA assignment. They are working alongside of a Uruguayan pastoral couple to multiply disciples, leaders, groups and churches. Glenn & Wendy Lorenz are raising funds and preparing to move their family to Costa Rica by September. Glenn will be part of the pastoral formation team for the Latin America Area.

Thank you for your prayers and financial contributions that put wind in the sails of missionary couples and country leaders as together we seek to fuel and sustain a biblical movement to reach Latin America for Christ.

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the

SET FREE

MOVEMENT annual report 2015 EDUCATING INFLUENCERS PREVENTING EXPLOITATION MOBILIZING LEADERS RESCUING VICTIMS RESTORING COMMUNITIES

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DEAR FRIEND, I’m very excited to share our first annual report with you. As you’ll see, we are effectively engaging in ending

modern slavery and helping create new futures while fostering unity in the wider abolitionist movement. You have helped make all of this happen.

What began several years ago as a quest to try and figure out how to mobilize the faith community has resulted in a movement that now operates on three continents and in 40 locations in the U.S. We are holistically working in the direction of freedom: from launching Eden’s Glory, a restoration home for survivors of human trafficking, to protecting children in Manila, to uniting the abolitionist movement in Budapest, to bringing hope and healing into broken urban areas of the U.S.

THE SET FREE MOVEMENT IS UNIQUE. WE BELIEVE THAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A SYMPTOM OF A DEEPER PROBLEM. The real problem is that relationships, communities and systems are broken. While we must serve with compassion and be on the front lines of effective, smart action, we also need to recreate community and bring healing to broken relationships. Ending modern slavery isn’t enough; we want to see society transformed as well. Only God can do this. We partner with God as agents of hope and healing.

The focus on holistic action within a community context, emphasizing the HOW as much as the WHAT, makes us unique. This uniqueness presents challenges. I am therefore deeply thankful for your partnership as we work outside of the box.

As you read the following pages, I encourage you to celebrate and thank God for creating opportunities for transformation. I also want to invite you to help us do more. This is the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more to be done, in Jesus name, to set captives free.

Help us pray, work, and fund all of this forward.

SINCERELY,

KEVIN AUSTIN,

DIRECTOR OF THE SET FREE MOVEMENT

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WE EMPLOY 5 KEY STRATEGIES TO

ENDING MODERN-DAY SLAVERY: EDUCATION WE WORK THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION TO TRAIN VULNERABLE GROUPS+ EQUIP KEY INFLUENCERS

PREVENTION WE SEEK TO END MODERN SLAVERY BY ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF TRAFFICKING, ABUSE & EXPLOITATION

RESCUE WE PURSUE HOLISTIC FREEDOM BY HELPING THOSE CAUGHT IN SLAVERY TO EXIT THEIR BONDAGE

RESTORATION WE CREATE NEW FUTURES BY BRINGING HEALING TO INDIVIDUALS + COMMUNITIES

MOBILIZATION WE PURSUE JUSTICE BY RAISING UP LOCAL LEADERS + PARTNERING STRONG WITH OTHERS

HIGHLIGHTS Lara published dissertation Bonnie in Oxford new teams EG opened FS GLP building

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OUR IMPACT 120 6 954 4 514 IN STATS

HOW WE INFLUENCED U.S. COMMUNITIES IN 2015

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PREVENTION APPROACHES

STORIES FROM OUR TEAMS BONNIE BRANN

FELICIA GEORGE

MATT OSBORNE

Bonnie and her team at First Free Methodist Church are improving the local foster care system in response to the 60% of child trafficking victims who are in foster care. Her team supports more than 30 social workers, mentors foster parents, and cares for foster children.

Felicia and her husband, Chris, are significantly investing in the lives of youth in their area. In 2015, she spoke to well over 1,000 people on trafficking issues (more than 300 of those were youth). She also raised over $4,000 for the Set Free Movement and Heavenly Treasures.

Matt and his team are reaching out to victims of trafficking by distributing resources, such as hotline information, to 12 partner hotels. They have also been invited to write areaspecific curriculum for middle and high school students to be used in 24 school districts by 2017.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA

SPRING ARBOR, MICHIGAN

VICKI LOPES

GINGER COAKLEY

KELLY GRACE

Vicki is building relationships with several sectors in her area, including juvenile hall and law enforcement. She is a collaborative leader, working closely with another anti-trafficking agency and creating a team from other churches in the area to combat trafficking. She has also worked with a youth group that has been influenced by trafficking.

Ginger and Annie Schomaker opened Eden’s Glory, a restoration home for trafficking survivors, in the fall. By holistically supporting the healing journey of these women, Ginger and Annie heard the ladies make hope-filled remarks in the first few weeks, such as “I’m feeling determined” and “I can finally see some things that I want out of life”.

Kelly is equipping first responders with tools to care for women in crisis or in exploitative circumstances.

Working with her community, she has assembled care kits for survivors with basic needs items for first responders to distribute to them. She also regularly engages in radical hospitality and outreach to vulnerable and exploited women.

TURLOCK, CALIFORNIA

GREENVILLE, ILLNOIS

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PORTLAND, OREGON

more about OUR WORK IN THE U.S.

2015 WAS A BIG YEAR FOR US. OUR TEAMS GREW STRONGER, OUR SUPPORTERS WERE GENEROUS, AND WE MADE BIG STEPS TO CREATE NEW FUTURES FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. SOME OF OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS WERE THROUGH:

FUNDRAISING

TRAININGS

PARTNERSHIPS

PROJECTS

WE RAISED MORE THAN $50,000 FOR OTHER AGENCIES

WE HELD 120+ TRAININGS TO PROTECT AT-RISK GROUPS

OUR TEAMS WORKED WITH 114+ LOCAL AGENCIES + GROUPS

WE HAD 62+ SPECIAL OPERATIONS + PROJECTS UNDERWAY

Our staff and teams creatively raised funds by hosting fair trade sales, chilli cook-offs, silent auctions, 5km walks / runs, our $30 for 30 Million and online Indiegogo campaigns, and more. We also hosted drives to donate thousands of basic needs items to local shelters and street workers.

This included young homeless individuals, youth in juvenile hall, street workers, and people in correctional centers. We also equipped key society influencers through trainings at low-income health centers, youth retreats, churches, police and first responders, and social service workers.

Our work is never done in isolation. We partner with others to fill in the gaps, share resources, and make the greatest impact on those who need it most. We partner with 18 denominations and countless international organizations such as International Child Care Ministries. A few of the local agencies we worked with in the U.S. include:

These included research, outreaches to street workers and strip clubs, providing hotline numbers and other resources to trafficking victims, and more. We also have mission plants emerging in broken neighborhoods in key urban centers, including Atlanta, GA, Portland, OR, and Wichita, KS.

SAFE HOMES + SHELTERS CRISIS INTERVENTION AGENCIES MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES EMPLOYMENT TRAINING CENTERS BASIC NEEDS PROVIDERS HIGH SCHOOLS JUVENILE HALL DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICES TASK FORCES CHURCHES UNIVERSITIES CITY COUNCILS LEGAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT GROUPS ADDICTIONS TREATMENT AGENCIES CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS BIBLE CAMPS MINISTERIAL ALLIANCES FOSTER CARE AGENCIES FBI DETECTIVES SMALL BUSINESSES COLLEGES LAW ENFORCEMENT SEMINARIES DRUG COURTS STUDENT GROUPS STRIP CLUB MINISTRIES PREGNANCY SUPPORT CENTERS STREET OUTREACH MINISTRIES PAGE 84

OUR INTERNATIONAL WORK BULGARIA

GREECE

In partnership with missionaries Chance and Dee Dee Galloway, Free Methodist World Missions, and national leaders, we are helping to establish a home for vulnerable Roma girls to protect them from trafficking. The family environment and fulfilment of basic needs will help the girls to flourish.

In partnership with the Salvation Army, our team in Athens is helping to rescue and restore survivors of trafficking. In the fall, we acquired a building in the Red Light District to be used as a drop-in / vocational training center for women who are abused and exploited.

HUNGARY In partnership with Free Methodist World Missions and national leaders, we are fostering a collaborative approach to awareness, prevention, rescue, and restoration in Budapest, including introducing life skills classes.

BULGARIA

THE PHILIPPINES We are building relationships and cultivating leaders in the Philippines. In 2016, we expect to see a project launch in Manila to combat child trafficking in partnership with World Hope International and International Justice Mission.

HUNGARY

SOUTHEAST ASIA We are partnering with International Child Care Ministries to help prevent human trafficking in Thailand, India, and the Philippines.

We are also working with Free Methodist missionaries, social workers, and national leaders in Taiwan to protect families and migrant workers from exploitation and provide them with access to support groups and other resources.

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FINANCIALS IN 2015, WE RECEIVED $135,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR WORK. We’re deeply grateful for all the individuals, student clubs, teams, churches, and agencies who generously gave to support our work in the U.S. and around the world. We couldn’t do this work without you! For a full financial report, please contact Kevin Austin: kevin@setfreemovement.org

HOW YOU CAN HELP WHAT’S NEXT? The contributions we received in 2015 are about onethird of what we need to meet the financial demands of our work. If you would like to help sustain our work, please consider giving today:

$30 FOR 30 MILLLION There are over 30 million people enslaved in our world today. Partner with the Set Free Movement and give $30 (or another amount of your choosing) each month for the work of freedom online at: give.fmcusa.org/set-free

DONATIONS BY CHECK You are invited to send checks to the Set Free Movement at 7602 50th PL NE, Marysville WA, 98270. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, all financial investments are tax-deductible to the full extent of IRS tax laws in the U.S.

We have big dreams for 2016.

We are projecting continual growth with our teams, which have tripled in size in the last two years. We are looking forward to seeing progress with our three urban mission plants in the U.S. We’ve made major headway with our international work in 2015 and expect to see programs operating with our projects in Greece and Bulgaria in particular for 2016.

Our Freedom Summit in July created a surge of momentum that may lead to future conferences.

New teams, partnerships, and other great things are always birthed out of our annual Freedom Sunday, which is February 14 or 21, 2016.

With your help, we can make 2016 our biggest year ever. Let’s slam slavery back into the history books. Let’s work together to end slavery and create new futures.

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP!

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BULGARIA

Ministry Report

Spring 2016

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord - Col. 3:23

Changing Patterns Our church is bringing God’s bright love to some of Medellín’s darkest patterns. Camino de Vida (Path of Life) church ministers in two of the most dangerous parts of the city…where drugs, gangs, and prostitution are the patterns of life. Here, children get involved with drugs and gangs around the age of 8 and they are sexually active by 12 years old.

In response, the church opened its first Center for Family Development (CFD) in April.

The pilot program ministers to children between 5 and 10 years of age. 4 days a week they receive academic assistance, English classes (read about Juliana’s involvement on the next page), sports activities, and the “Constructors of Peace Club,” which teaches them Christian values and truths.

In step 2 of the project, Beth and other women will work with the children’s mothers, offering microenterprise projects and Bible studies.

Kaleidoscopes of Life & Ministry The city of Medellín, Colombia is full of change and contrast. It is filled with a wide range of colors, sounds, smells, flavors and experiences - different every day. Art, beauty and innovation are the city’s trademarks but it is also known for drugs and violence. The city of eternal spring skies fluctuate from beautiful blue interspersed with cottoncandy clouds to a thick ugly green smog blanket. All of this and more is packed into one picturesque mountain valley with 3.5 million residents.

This is the kaleidoscope in which we live and in order to be relevant to our context, our ministry has taken on similar colors and patterns. It is wide-ranging, varied and at times quite busy…but always rooted to the Scriptures and faithful to the Wesleyan tradition!

For more information about how you can help us break the cycles of violence and poverty in our city, please contact Beth.

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Ministry Report Patterns of

Spring 2016

Growth

One of the constantly evolving patterns of our ministry is church planting. We enjoy working alongside Pastors John Jairo & Susana and the Camino de Vida church which began holding services in a movie theater this year. The new location provides a great opportunity for explosive growth (last week we had over 200 in attendance) as we focus on discipleship and mobilizing members. In May we hosted world-renowned church planter, Bruce Bennett, in both Bogotá and Medellín as he taught the principles of community church planting. It is a privilege to serve on a team committed to training and developing church planters for the harvest in Medellín and Colombia!

Educating Pastors…Wherever and Whenever God called Ricardo to specifically apply the tools God has given him to train Latin Americans to better serve God, the church and society. He fulfills that call as he teaches students both on campus and on-line at the Seminario Bíblico de Colombia (SBC).

The teaching often extends beyond the classroom as he mentors and counsels students, and as we all celebrate life together on campus.

His ministry is further colored as he serves the Free Methodist Church (FMC) in Latin America…serving the local church in Medellín, the Colombian Mission District and our FM pastors and leaders throughout Latin America. Thanks to a partnership between the SBC and FMC, FM people all over the world are able to take the courses required for ordination in Spanish. The 3rd on-line course is successfully underway. Students hail from several different countries (including some from the Seattle area), and we anticipate more to join the program in the near future.

Family in Mission Beth continues to serve and train SBC student’s families in integral mission (consistent with the Wesleyan/FM tradition). This includes the Couple’s Ministry that Ricardo and Beth lead together.

Juliana is an assistant English teacher at the CFD (see article on page 1) every Saturday morning.

Latin American Leadership Summit In Medellín Many of the Latin American leaders that Dra. Delia NueschOlver oversees, convened in Medellín from May 9 - 15. They were busy days of teaching, learning, sharing, site-seeing, organizing and more. Our meeting room overlooked the city, enabling all to better focus on the task God has given us to fuel and sustain a biblical movement to reach Latin Americans for Christ, particularly in the kaleidoscopes of our cities!

Connect with the Gomezes To get our e-newsletter, write to gomezministry@gmail.com.

Jonathan, a little more reserved, is content to act as Beth’s multimedia assistant at church, when necessary.

You can call us at 1-859-559-0628 or send WhatsApp messages to Ricardo +57 319 286 1566 OR Beth +57 317 730 5344.

Thank you for your faithful financial and prayer support. Please continue to pray for the ministries mentioned in this report.

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Greetings to Superintendent Matt Whitehead, pastors and members of the Pacific Northwest Conference of the Free Methodist Church, U.S.A.!

I’m happy to send this brief written report along with a short video, (which will come via Gary Edwards,) to give you a little picture of some of the main ministry activities and joys here on this West African field.

ICCM children and schools Pastor Odu Nkanang and I, along with our ICCM team are seriously working to oversee and manage the eight schools and many sponsored children under our care. We have over a thousand sponsored children in Nigeria and about two hundred and fifty children who are as yet unsponsored. We thank all of our friends in the PNWC who are sponsoring these Nigerian children and ask that you continue doing this good work.

But we need new sponsors for those many unsponsored kids! The financial investment is so small compared to the huge all-round reward to the children. Please sponsor our children by calling ICCM Headquarters in Indianapolis or going online to find that one child who is waiting especially for you.

We have opened a new ICCM office in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and are working towards transitioning the ICCM work into Pastor Odu’s very capable hands.

Recent building projects have been completed at Bright Hope International School in Enugu, Hope Academy Emiworo and Little Lambs Nursery School. We thank all of you so much for contributing to this good work. Wenatchee FMC especially has been such a strong support to our efforts at Hope Academy Emiworo and Little Lambs Nursery School. May God bless you and strengthen you all the more as you continue to bless these children, their parents and the staff members at each of these schools.

Free Methodist Church Nigeria The work of the FM Church in Nigeria is going forward well. The two superintendents, Rev Sunday Ubak and Rev Mathias Emenike are making real headway in developing and expanding the Church. In the Pioneer Conference under Rev Emenike, a new system of zones has been implemented due to the vast distances within the Conference. Four zones and zonal leaders have been established: Lagos and Ibadan under Rev Ntiat, Akwa Ibom State under Rev Dominc Inyang, Enugu and Taraba States under Rev John Raji and Kogi State and Abuja under Rev Jacob Ahiaba. Each zone has been mandated to plant two new assemblies this year, and all of them are doing so!

We thank God for a new foothold in Abuja under a young woman pastor named Nkoyo Edet. There is a new fellowship in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, under Pastor Okoro. In Eket, Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Ekaso has built a temporary church building on a new plot of land, and also established a fellowship across town. Other zones report new plants as well. Pray for these new assemblies and the pastors who are working hard to bring more souls into the Kingdom.

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At Emiworo, Kogi State, many police officers now worship with us due to a new police post just outside our door. The Officer in Charge is our new member, with other officers following along. Some Sundays, up to nine officers are in attendance. God can transform the police force in Kogi State, one officer at a time!

WMI activities in Nigeria There are presently nineteen Free Methodist women who have received small business loans from WMI. These are women who already were running small businesses and needed an injection of capital funds to revitalize the work!

Two sewing projects are also in progress – one in Enugu and another at Hope Academy, Emiworo. The project in Enugu is sewing school uniforms for all the schools in the Conference. The Hope Academy project is a new one, an effort to keep our Fulani girls in school, as they tend to want to leave and get married when they reach the age of thirteen or so! We believe that the interest in learning how to sew cute dresses, blouses and skirts will be a strong factor in keeping our girls in school! (Let’s hope the teacher doesn’t show them how to make baby clothes!)

Boreholes for grazing sites and schools Thanks to our friend and servant of God, Brenda Mason Young and the Clear Blue Water Project, five new boreholes have been provided this year, at Emiworo, Ero Village, Tundu Community (Fulani) School, Adamu Jouro’s camp (for rotational grazing,) and the Free Methodist Church compound in Taraba State, under Fulani Pastor Ardo Ali. We so much thank God for the gift of water from Clear Blue. In this country, water is rated right up there with God and family, as you can imagine! As Alhaji Garga,the leader of the Tundu Fulani Community, said to me in his brief text message. ‘Thank you for the water. It is good water.’ Alhaji speaks no English, so he had help and just sent the ‘bottom line’!

Pastor Brenda and Clear Blue: Thank you for the water.

A Bridge for Esuk Ekong Rev Derek Isaksen and at least nine team members from San Jose and other assemblies in the Sierra Pacific Conference are planning to come in August to put a bridge across an inland waterway in the Udung Ukoh area, a bridge which will connect the fishing village of Esuk Ekong to the mainland, enabling children to attend Bright Hope Christian Academy, Udung Ukoh, our ICCM school.

We look forward to this grand adventure!

Bill and Devin’s visit In March we had a visit of encouragement from Bill Flansburg and Devin Myers who came to ‘love on’ us and the Fulani in Emiworo! They were a huge blessing to all of us. Bill is donating 100 SD chips which will fit into cell phones, chips containing ‘God’s Own Story’ in the Fufulde language, which we will give out to those Fulani very close to us who will be open to hearing and accepting the message. Pray for this very important ministry.

Bill’s people are also developing an overview of planned, rotational grazing, a teaching also presented in the Fufulde language, also on SD chips, to send to us very soon.

Other visitors coming this year. Besides the California team, Rev Mike and Vickie Reynen plan to visit in August, and of course our dear Bishop Kendall and Lavone will be here as usual in November.

The rotational Grazing Project The BIG news is, the federal government of Nigeria has fully bought into the plan for grazing reserves as a solution to the ongoing violence between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria. Our own grazing site, Ero Mountain Grazing Reserve, is a teaching site where Fulani leaders can see with their own eyes the benefits of planned, rotational grazing and receive help and advice on how to move their people onto these reserves.

Nine Nigerian states have already reported in; each state has given 5,000 hectares for the Fulani to use for grazing! And more will follow! We thank God for this huge move forward toward peace! Much work is in our hands; we truly need your help, support and prayers.

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Upcoming Visit from Allan Savory Allan Savory is a world-renowned scientist, ecologist and promoter of holistic land and livestock management. We went to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture with a proposal for Dr. Savory to come and address stakeholders in the nation on how to start, how to open and manage these grazing reserves, and by God’s grace, the government accepted the proposal!

Dr. Savory will be speaking at the Yar Adua Center in Abuja on June 9 and 10, and also will visit the teaching reserve at Ero Mountain. Please pray for this very important event for the nation of Nigeria!

Please continue to pray for Nigeria. Pray especially for our pastors and church leaders and for the schools’ staff and administrators as they represent Jesus Christ to parents and children. Pray for a breakthrough among our Fulani friends. We are so close to that breakthrough, due to the friendships and favor God has given. Pray that God will not only give the right words to say at the right time, as we show Christ’s love to the Fulani, but also that Jesus will visit them in their dreams, giving them visions of His glory, inviting them to give their hearts to Him. Pray for God’s continued blessing on Nigeria and on the ministry of the Free Methodist Church, that God will continue to give more avenues and wide-open doors for the Gospel to spread throughout this land.

Thanks for all of you, dear friends and colleagues in the Pacific Northwest Conference, for your prayers and support this past year.

I appreciate all of you so much.

Sincerely,

Rev Phyllis Sortor

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Don and Kathy Williams, FMWM missionaries to Asia, have recently been assigned new roles. For the previous eleven years Don was the superintendent of Grace International School serving missionary children from around Asia.

Eric Spangler, the Asia Area Director recently explained Don's new role as: "serving as the Country Team Leader for all FMWM personnel in Thailand and putting all his experience and expertise to work serving as the Organizational Development Consultant across Asia. He will travel several times a year providing highly qualified educational, leadership, and organizational consultation for FM works (and other works as possible) across Asia."

On a recent trip around northern Thailand, Don and Kathy met with national pastors who've expressed interest in joining the Free Methodist Church. The end of May they travel to Myanmar and spend a week meeting with Superintendent PaKep assisting him in the development of the Myanmar FM Church's strategic plans, moving them towards becoming a full Annual Conference.

Kathy will travel and support Don in this new role as well as share her passion for getting everyone in the World into the Word of God through CBSI (Community Bible Study International) Bible study materials. She will also continue to be involved in the FM National Committee for the ICCM Lahu Youth Hostel work in Chiang Rai and CBSI in Chiang Mai. Speaking of the hostel, the new school term just started May 16th. We spent four days helping get the hostel ready for the 26 children who are served by this ministry.

The needs we face in continuing our ministry fall into three major areas: 1. Commitments to our MSA. With our new role we have added new ministry costs to our 2016 budget which will continue into future annual MSA budgets. The operating costs for Don's ministry will add $12,000.00 annually. That's $1,000.00 a month. We would be thrilled to welcome 10 new partners from the PNWC, our home conference, who would be willing to partner with us at $100.00 a month to make this happen.

2. Thailand's CPD (Church Planting and Development account), formally the Country Share Account (CSA), needs new partners as well who will make commitments as we move the country of Thailand forward with a new strategic plan including a multi-faceted church planting initiative being developed and implemented in the coming months. The country is facing its greatest opportunities in the years ahead as these new strategic initiatives take shape and are initiated under new national and international leadership.

3. Establishing a new Foundation making possible - a new property with a more permanent structure are needed for the ICCM Lahu Youth Hostel. The challenge will be finding an affordable property that is in close proximity to the present site which would allow for the children to stay in the same school. The bigger challenge will be establishing a foundation for the hostel to operate under long-term. Before land will be bought, an FM Thailand Foundation will need to be established Right now we have an interim solution that serves as a legal covering for the ministry. Establishing the FM Thailand Foundation will better serve the ministry for the long term. As Don starts the process and paper work in the coming months, forming this foundation, please pray for the right Thai person(s) to be involved as the liaison between the mission and the government. There are many government rules and regulations to navigate that are beyond their expertise. Also pray they will find the "right" majority Thai members to serve on the board along with other "right" minority foreign members.

Thank you for the PNWC's partnership in our ministries over the years. As you have read you can hopefully see how that partnership needs to be strengthened even more now. Please prayerfully consider what you and your church might do to partner with us as we minister throughout Asia.

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Charting on my Life in Rwanda 2016 Annual Report

Has it really been four years? Looking back, I’m amazed at all the progress! My team of one national doctor, staff of four but now seven nurses, and me has worked to change the way babies are taken care for at Kibogora Hospital. When I arrived for my second term in June of 2012, premature babies of 4 lbs. were dying because the care wasn’t what it should have been. Today we can save babies around 2-2.6 lbs. born at 29-30 weeks of pregnancy. Babies who used to have terrible cases of jaundice resulting in seizures and brain damage are now being treated early so not developing complications. Babies with infections are getting the needed care and going home healthy.

All of this means the community mothers have hope so are bringing their babies to the hospital. The number of admissions has increased from 412 (2012) to 794 (2015). Another statistic also shows this sense of hope, as Kibogora’s mortality rate has dropped from 9% to 6%. For the remaining 6%, when we have to tell the mothers there’s little hope for their babies to live, almost all tell us they’ve seen that we’ve done Graduate of the NICU everything possible and understand there’s nothing else to do.

And yet at times, these babies for whom we have no hope, will live. God has a back for a check-up purpose and a plan for these babies—miracle babies for the mothers to take home and love. When I tell these mothers of God’s special plan, they’re honored to raise their babies to live the lives God has planned for them.

So for four years I’ve worked with my team. I’ve been on call 24/7, although, thankfully, my nurses don’t call me often at night—only when they truly need me—like when one nurse had to admit very premature triplets by herself. We’ve raised the quality of care, and the nurses have learned to care for the babies by themselves. Now my four year term has ended, it’s time for my home assignment, and I’m in the USA. There have been many frustrations these past four years because change is hard for everyone. But the progress made has been amazing, and Kibogora’s NICU is in a good position to carry on without me.

Pa ence receiving her new chair made out of cardboard Name: Julie Yerger

Prayer Requests:

Country of Service: Rwanda

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Missionary Support Account: 64% pledged, 90% actual Rwandan Country Support Account: 30% pledged

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Transitioning back to the USA, • especially to life with kids in my home God’s direction for the next step • in my life NICU team as they work without me.

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The hope we’ve seen grow at Kibogora that sick babies can live Commitment of the nursing team to apply their newly learned practices to patient care

Besides working at the hospital I’ve been in charge of managing Baby Felicity 1.9lbs and 4.4lbs the Kibogora mission station (29 employees, five homes, and five apartments) where long-term and short-term volunteers stay while serving at the hospital. I’ve also coordinated all these volunteers’ arrangements to come, their visa process, and their work and recreational needs while at Kibogora.

This past year we had 105 volunteers serve at the hospital and university.

Right now there are plans to turn this job over to someone else. While I’m in the USA this year, there are volunteers running the mission and coordinating the volunteers.

So my current plans are for one year of USA partnership building by traveling and speaking in churches. I’ll be taking Continuing Education classes to keep my nursing license active. The biggest change will My team of doctors and nurses be adjusting to life with kids in my house, as my sister has two foster daughters who live in the house the two of us own. A new ministry for me!

After the year of partnership building, I’m praying for confirmation on what God wants me to do. Do I go back to Rwanda for another term, and if so, what job do I take? There are so many other departments where I could do the same quality improvement like I did in the NICU. Or I could work a little in the NICU just to polish up some rough areas but mainly work in the community healthcare centers to improve the care the fragile babies get before being sent on to the hospital. Pray with me that God makes clear the next step He has for me.

If you’re interested in my sharing at your church, kids’ program, or other event, please let me know.

In my spare me I enjoy quil ng/interior decora ng Thank you for partnering with Contact Information God and me in the work He’s doing Rwanda Address: BP 31 Kigali, Rwanda Africa in Rwanda. Your prayers, gifts, and USA Address: 5004 Sheridan Dr. Lacey, WA 98503 emotional and financial support are Email: julieyrn@yahoo.com all greatly appreciated!!

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Pastoral Training School of Mweya, Burundi (ITEM)

Jesus is doing a great work at ITEM, raising-up pastors to plant churches throughout Burundi!

I'm so encouraged by the way these pastoral students are growing in their understanding of the gospel and its implications for life and ministry. Their response to the teaching of God’s Word (when I was with them in January/February) was amazing. They’re so hungry to better understand the gospel, and so zealous to take what they learn and share it with others.

One of the highlights of my most recent trip was the opportunity to re-connect with one of my former students, Pacifique, whom I had the privilege of teaching for 4 months in 2014 and for a 2-week module in 2015. Pacifique is now living on the border of Tanzania, where God opened a door for him to share the gospel with those who don’t yet know Jesus. He had an opportunity to preach to 540 people in one gathering. 503 came forward in repentance, faith and commitment to Jesus. What a privilege it is to be a small part of these kinds of transformational stories!

Thank you for your prayers and partnership in what Jesus is doing in and through ITEM. Joshua & Amanda Brooks jaabrooks@gmail.com

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Mark Morrison ———–———-Shepherd Ministries——————— “Pastor Mark, can I talk to you?” a student asked after our oncampus Bible Study at UW Bothell. As he opened his heart to me and began to honestly and humbly share his needs, I was once again reminded of God’s faithfulness as the Holy Spirit moves in the lives of students through Christian Fellowship Community (CFC).

Two years ago when I began walking through this campus praying for God to raise up a ministry among the students, there was no official Christian presence on the Cascadia Community College/UW campus in downtown Bothell. Today there are four weekly Bible Studies, a monthly “Gospel Night” where students gather to praise their Savior and invite their friends to hear the good news about Jesus, and frequent off-campus parties and gatherings.

One of the most remarkable things that happens because of CFC is that students are strengthened and encouraged by each other’s faith and commitment to Gospel truth. Being a Christian on a secular campus is challenging and together, these students are meeting that challenge with strength and resolution.

On Thursday, May 5, student leaders set up a table in the quad area of the school. On a sign was the simple question, “Need prayer?”

Somewhere between 250 and 300 students stopped to ask for prayer. Once again, God had done “exceedingly, abundantly, more than we could ask or think.”

CFC is only one aspect of Shepherd Ministries.

Judi and I continue to host a Tuesday evening Fellowship and Bible Study group with this goal in mind: Find unchurched believers and plug them into fellowship and Bible-based teaching.

Once a Christian walks away from church, he or she separates him or herself from the vitality of the Body of Christ and can begin to drift away from faith. In our conversations with many of these people who have formerly been involved in local congregations, we have found that the reasons for abandoning church range from deep wounds to overwork and exhaustion to simple disinterest. Yet the need to submit oneself to teaching, to loving other Christians, to prayer and corporate worship are very real. Left unmet, these needs leave one vulnerable to discouragement and unbelief.

Our Tuesday night Bible Study is always a unique experience. It can range in attendance from many to very few, but always we see that the Holy Spirit has had a plan for the evening. We are seeing believers mature in their understanding of God’s Word and its application to every aspect of their lives.

Finally, another focus of Shepherd Ministries is to pastors who need encouragement. Over the last two years as Shepherd Ministries has developed, I have had the privilege of meeting with many pastors who have needed someone to come alongside and listen as they share their hearts. These pastors have varied in age from those who have served the church for decades and those who are just beginning, from those who have been deeply wounded in their journey as “shepherd” to those who are beginning with hope and trepidation. With some I meet only infrequently and with others, our times together are regularly scheduled and have been ongoing for years. Most recently, I have committed to meeting regularly with a young man who is in his first lead pastor position to offer perspective and partner with him in prayer. What a privilege!

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Shepherd Ministries has three areas of focus:

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Outreach to students through Christian Fellowship Community (CFC)

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Reaching the unchurched believer

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Encouragement to pastors

As you think of Shepherd Ministries, Judi and I ask that you would partner in prayer for us in these ways: 1. Open doors for the Gospel on Cascadia Community College/UW Bothell campus 2. The development of new leaders as students graduate 3. Effective ministry to the unchurched believer 4. Wisdom and compassion as I meet with pastors

PNW Conference Bible Quizzing Report to the 2016 Pacific Northwest Conference Leadership Summit Conference Bible Quiz Director: Dave Clark Are you looking for a great way to motivate the young people in your church to study God's word? Have you considered Bible Quizzing?

Bible Quizzing is a ministry of the Free Methodist Church that combines Bible study and Christian competition for youth in grades 4-12. The purpose is to establish youth in their faith through the systematic study, application, and memorization of the Word of God. Teams of at least 2 people quiz against teams from other churches at monthly conference, or regional tournaments. At weekly practices, coaches strive to balance the three main components of quizzing: learning and applying the Bible, having fun and fellowship, and practicing to compete with other churches. Each year, selected books of the New Testament (NIV) are studied throughout the school year, and the season concludes with National Bible Quiz Finals, held at a Free Methodist college.

This past season, 43 quizzers on 13 teams from the PNW Conference (Eagle River, AK, Lakeview FMC, Rainier Avenue FMC, Shoreline FMC, Tacoma Light & Life, Timberlake Church and Warm Beach FMC) studied the book of Acts. They competed in 8 quiz tournaments in Washington and Alaska. Some of our teams plan to participate in the National Quiz Finals tournament at Seattle Pacific University June 27 – July 1.

The following lists show team results from the West Coast Regional Finals tournament on April 30, 2016, held at Timberview Christian Fellowship in Mead, Washington: Alpha Competitive Div.: (1) Eagle River (2) Shoreline (3) Lake Forest Park (4) Rainier Avenue (5) Moses Lake (5) Timberview

Alpha Casual Div.: (1) Lake Forest Park 1 (2) Lake Forest Park 2 (3) Lake Forest Park 3 (4) Shoreline (5) Rainier Avenue (6) Eagle River 1 (6) Eagle River 2 (8) Lakeview (8) Timberview

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Omega Division: (1) Rainier Avenue Rhinos (2) Rainier Avenue Rhinettes (3) Moses Lake (4) Tacoma L&L (5) Warm Beach

The PNW quizzers that placed in the Individual Competition finals were: Alpha Competitive Division: (3) Andrew Stonerook (Eagle River) (4) Maycie Foster (Eagle River) (5) Robert Snow (Rainier Avenue)

Alpha Casual Division: (3) Billy Surdyk (Shoreline) (5) Malia Batchelder (Eagle River) (6) Bethany Newton (Rainier Avenue)

Omega Division: (1) Jack Mason (Rainier Avenue) (2) Gift Chao (Rainier Avenue) (3) Daniel Blue (Warm Beach) (4) Isaac Delarme (Tacoma) Other Regional award winners were: Quizmaster of the Year: Leah Bartholomew (Rainier Avenue) Coach of the Year: Dan Bartholomew (Rainier Avenue) Director’s Award: Ashley Schreiber (Warm Beach) Omega Quizzer of the Year: Jack Mason (Rainier Avenue) Alpha Casual Quizzer of the Year: Billy Surdyk (Shoreline) Alpha Competitive Quizzer of the Year: Tim Bartlett (Moses Lake) Senior Award & 9-Year Quizzer: Tim Bartlett (Moses Lake) We are making plans now for next season. At the end of the summer, quizzers will begin their study of the books of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians & Philemon. Tournaments are scheduled for October 8, November 5, December 3, January 7, 2017, February 4, April 1 and April 29-30 (regional finals).

How can your church get started with Bible Quizzing? For more information on starting a quizzing ministry in your local church, contact Dave Clark at (253) 833-4614 (home) / (253) 217-2795 (cell), or e-mail pnwbiblequiz@yahoo.com. Please prayerfully consider this ministry for the youth of your church.

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Seattle Pacific Seminary DEFINING THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION THROUGH ACADEMY, ABBEY, AND APOSTOLATE

Our Distinctive Vision: Academy, Abbey, and Apostolate The interplay of scholarship, spiritual edification, and service — all informed by our Wesleyan heritage that joins “knowledge and vital piety” as a means of changing the world — defines Seattle Pacific Seminary’s vision for educating students, and forming Christian leaders for the 21st century.

Academy Our seminary offers students a collaborative environment in which they learn from professors who value academic excellence, Christian formation, research, and teaching that serves the Church.

Abbey Our graduate programs stress the importance of accountable discipleship and provide opportunities for worship and informal fellowship in an intentional Christian community — all for the purpose of forming students and faculty members in the image and likeness of Jesus Christ.

Apostolate The seminary is an “apostolate” — a place of sending forth, a kind of 21st-century mission agency. All graduate students participate in service activities, particularly with the underprivileged, and are often socially dislocated for the sake of the gospel through multi-cultural experiences across Seattle and around the world.

Multiple Options. One Philosophy.

Seattle Pacific Seminary offers a Master of Arts in Theology (MA), a Master of Divinity (MDiv), and a Graduate Certificate in Christian Studies. All are built on the classical theological disciplines of Scripture, church history, theology, and ethics. And, each is informed by the Seminary’s Wesleyan heritage that unites “knowledge and vital piety” as a means of engaging the culture with the transforming gospel of Jesus Christ.

In addition, the Seminary has joined with SPU’s School of Business and Economics, and School of Psychology, Family, and Community to offer the following dual degrees: MA in Theology/MBA; MA in Theology/MDiv; MA in Theology/MS in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT); and MDiv/MS–MFT.

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Seattle Pacific Seminary DEFINING THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION THROUGH ACADEMY, ABBEY, AND APOSTOLATE

The Church and Parachurch Tuition Discount Program Seattle Pacific Seminary is excited to offer a 50% tuition discount for first-year seminary students who are actively employed at a Christian church or a parachurch organization in a full-time or part-time capacity. Qualifying parachurch organizations may include: Campus Crusade, InterVarsity, Navigators, Union Gospel Mission, Urban Impact, Young Life, Youth for Christ, or World Vision. (Note: This is not an exclusive list.)

Eligible students will be permitted to receive this discount for their first 40 credits OR their first year (i.e. Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer), whichever comes first. This applies to students who are enrolled in the Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Theology, or the Graduate Certificate in Christian Studies program.

This discount is extended to the first ten students who apply each year.

Application Information The application deadline for Autumn Quarter is July 1. To apply, visit spu.edu/seminary, call 206-281-2342, or email seminary@spu.edu.

For more information, please contact: Billy Q. Vo, Director Asian American Ministry Program and Seattle Pacific Seminary Seattle Pacific University, 3307 Third Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119 PHONE : 206-281-2171 | EMAIL : billyqvo@spu.edu | WEB : spu.edu/seminary

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Application for Christian Minister Tuition Discount Seattle Pacific University Student Financial Services (206) 281-2061/ (800) 737-8826 Seattle Pacific University is committed to the continuing education of ministers of the gospel. The Christian Minister Tuition Discount program is supported by the institution to make it economically feasible for full-time, ordained, practicing pastors or missionaries involved in full-time Christian pastoral responsibilities to pursue studies that will enhance their ministry.

Amount of Discount Free Methodist Pastors  Awarded to currently active, full-time, ordained, practicing pastors or assistant pastors appointed by the Pacific Northwest Conference of the Free Methodist Church.  Awarded as full tuition discount for the first five undergraduate or first three graduate credits per term; and a 20% discount for additional credits.

All Other Christian Pastors  Awarded to currently active, full-time, ordained, practicing Christian pastors and missionaries.  Awarded as a 20% discount on tuition only.

Additional Requirements and Information  A new application must be submitted for approval each school year (Summer through Spring) that you would like to receive the tuition discount.  The tuition discount may be used for undergraduate and graduate levels.  Since the focus of the program is to provide continuing education, the discount may be used for regular credits, spiral classes, and/or media courses.  The Christian Minister Tuition Discount will be counted as a resource and if you are receiving other financial aid, receiving the Christian Minister Tuition Discount may affect the amount or type of other aid for which you are eligible.

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Name (please print) __________________________________________________ Student ID/Social Security Number _______________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ Telephone ______________________ E-mail ____________________________ Academic Year (new application required each academic year) ____________________ Please indicate the number AND type of credits you will be taking each quarter: Summer

________ Undergraduate

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of Church or Mission Board ________________________________________ Name of Church/Mission Board Representative ______________________________ Church/Mission Board Address _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Church/Mission Phone _____________ Church/Mission E-mail ________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I certify that I am a full-time ordained Christian minister/missionary of the gospel and receive the major portion of my income from that work. Ordained persons in other lines of work (e.g. teaching) are not eligible for the Christian Minister Tuition Discount.

Applicant Position Title ________________________________________________ Signature _______________________________ Date _____________________ Please submit application to:

Rebeccah Noble Student Financial Services 3307 Third Avenue West, Suite 114 Seattle, WA 98119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For Office Use Only Approval Contact Name ____________________________________________________________ Approved by ___________________________________ _____ Filer (Counselor Notification Required)

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Date __________________________ _________ Non-Filer (roahold required)

Pacific Northwest Conference of the Free Methodist Church PASTORS’ CHILDREN SCHOLARSHIP Application First Name

Last Name ____________________________

Birth date Name and location of High School from which you graduated School you plan to attend? ____Seattle Pacific University ____Central College ____Roberts Wesleyan College Are you accepted at this school?

____Azusa Pacific University ____Greenville College ____Spring Arbor ______

If you are presently a student, what year, quarter / semester are you in, and at what school? ________________________________________________________________________ What quarter / semesters do you plan to attend this school year?

Autumn Winter Spring How many hours of academic work will you be taking this year?

How many hours is a full load?

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In 100 words or less, please give your present vocational plans (tentative plans are acceptable).

Student’s signature

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Pastor’s signature (Free Methodist Pastor)

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Note: Scholarships are issued at the end of September and the end of January.

Please submit this form to the PNW Conference Office by September 12.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PASTORS

PLEASE TAKE NOTE! CHANGE OF STATUS first-time pastoral appointment church or conference transfer discontinued appointment retirement leave of absence housing and/or salary change address changes marital status changes.

PENSION If you are ordained and appointed to a local church AND receiving any sort of compensation, you MUST BE ENROLLED in the denominational pension plan.

LTD/LIFE INSURANCE

IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OF THE ABOVE CHANGES, WE NEED YOU TO COMPLETE A CHANGE OF STATUS FORM.

If you are ordained and appointed to a local church AND working 40 hours per week, you MUST BE ENROLLED in the PNWC Long-term Disability and Life Insurance plan.

If you meet any of the above criteria, please contact Cathy Tastad at the Conference Office for assistance. 206.281.5003 OR cathy@pnwc.org PAGE 105

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Pacific Northwest Conference

HOLY LAND TRIP 2018

Dates: JAN . 28 - FEB . 9 , 2018 Approximate Cost: $ 3500 PER PERSON hosted by Supt. Matt Whitehead

Interested in more information?

EMAIL: HOLYLAND@PNWC.ORG OR CALL CATHY @ 206.281.5003