Foundation Celebrates 48th Anniversary

The Foundation celebrated its 48th anniversary in April at its Annual Meeting at the LSU Lod Cook Alumni Center in Baton Rouge, where more than 50 pastors, donors, board members and other friends attended. Special guest was Bishop Delores “Dee” Williamston of the Louisiana Annual Conference, who gave an inspirational, educational and entertaining keynote address relating to the theme of the meeting, “Common Threads.” She included a multitude of patches that she had crocheted that will be sewn together to make a quilt, demonstrating how we are all woven together to become one.

New Board Members

The Foundation Board of Trustees elected three new members at the meeting. They began their terms on June 1, 2023.

Rev. Clifton Conrad is a native of Baton Rouge and currently senior pastor of the Asbury-St. Matthew UMC in Algiers.

Joe Crouch, Jr., is a retired CPA and a member of First UMC of Alexandria.

Robert Kimbro is a member of Gretna UMC and has worked in public accounting for nearly 40 years and is the CEO of a financial management firm.

Additionally, Irwin Felps, a member of Blackwater UMC in Central, was recognized for his many years of service to the Board, including Board Chair from 2012 to 2014.