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2023 FUMER Servant Leadership
​Standing Committees

PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor:
Director of Worship and Music Ministries:
Discipleship & Communications Director

Melany Chalker
​Brenda Austin
​Samantha Carroll

CHURCH COUNCIL
Church Council Chair:
Pastor:
​Church Treasurer:
Lay Leader:
Lay Member to Annual Conference:
Alternate Lay Member to Annual Conference:
Secretary to Church Council:
Worship Leader:
Staff-Parish Relations Chair:
Trustee Chair:
Finance Chair:
Small Blessings Advisory Board Chair:
United Methodist Women Chair
​Missions Chair:
Stewardship Chair:
Mark Adam
​Melany Chalker
Linda VanDenBerg

Jo Ballard
Linda Beckwith

Brenda Austin
Mike Comer
Carol Buwalda
Steve Peters
Sue Shoultz
Cheryl White & Joy Ketchum (co-chairs)
Joyce Showerman
Margaret Kyser-Pike

DISCIPLESHIP
Children's Education Programming Team:
Nursery Coordinator:
New Beginnings:
Small Group Team:
Youth Leadership Team:
VBS:
​Swank Memorial Scholarship Team:
Samantha Carroll
Samantha Carroll
​Della Mergener & Lois DeCamp
Samantha Carroll 
Melissa Hampton
Samantha Carroll, Sue Shoultz, Nancy Pople
​Pastor Melany Chalker, Tom Hanna, Judy Parsons, Sallie Guy

FELLOWSHIP
Congregational Care Team:

​

​Membership Secretary:
Memorial Gifts Committee:

​
​Memorial Gifts Secretary:
​Church Historian:
Dianne Clone - chair
​Joyce Showerman, June Parks, Beca Brooks, Ruth Gooch, Audrey Kowalk, Karen Abrahamson, Marilyn Peters
Cheryl White
Steve Peters - chair
​Pastor Melany Chalker, Linda VanDenBerg, ​Judy Parsons, Marcia Wadsten
​Sue Fernald
​Kris Clements

OUTREACH
Missions:


​Hospitality:​
Decorating Team:


Joyce Showerman - chair,
Barb Kerekes, Tom Hanna, Nadien Conarton,
Bill Botti, Doris Wonser, Ruth Halsey
Nancy Pople - Chair
​Nancy Pople, Linda VanDenBerg, Denise Bertram, Linda Reid, Donna Sederlund

WORSHIP
Worship Team:
Alice Botti - chair, Brenda Austin - co-chair, Bill Botti, Pastor Marty DeBow, Nora Wellman, Denise Bertram, Kitti Savage

SUPPORT & ENVIRONMENT
​Board of Trustees:
Term ending in 2022
:
Term ending in 2023:
Term ending in 2024:
Carol Buwalda
Brad White, Brian Wixson
Lisa Richard, Carol Buwalda, Keith Abrahamson
Bill Botti, Ray Fluegeman
​Servant Leadership & Nominations:
Term ending in 2022:
Term ending in 2023:
Term ending in 2024:
​​Pastor Melany Chalker, Kim Estes - chair 
Angela Poortvliet, Ruth Gooch
Kim Estes, Bill Botti
Joyce Showerman, Jordan Odell
Staff Parish Relations:
Lay Leader:
Term ending in 2022:
Term ending in 2023:
Term ending in 2024:
Pastor Melany Chalker, Michael Comer - chair

Mike Comer, Jack Denton
Ray Fluegeman, Julie Losee
Jordan Odell, Sue Shoultz
Finance Committee:
​Chair
​Vice-Chair:
Financial Secretary:
Church Treasurer:
Assistant Treasurer:
Church Council Chair:
Board of Trustees Representative:
Staff-Parish Relations Representative:
Member:
Melany Chalker - Pastor
Steve Peters
Gary Wichman
Marcia Wadsten
Linda VanDenBerg
Andy Dietz
Mark Adam
Carol Buwalda
​​Mike Comer
Jack Denton, Kevin Pople
Stewardship Committee:
Margaret Kyser-Pike - chair,
​Pastor Melany Chalker, Marcia Wadsten, Cheryl White, Bill Botti, Alice Botti, Chuck Reid
Small Blessings Advisory Board:
Cheryl Hadley - director, Sue Shoultz - chair
Steve Peters - finance
​Chris Broughan, Erin Norton, Jessica Hahn - parents
Permanent Endowment & Planned Giving:
​Chair
​Church Council Chair:
Financial Chair:
Board of Trustees Co-chairs:

Term Ending 2022:
Term Ending 2023:

Term Ending 2024:
Term Ending 2025:
Term Ending 2026:
Melany Chalker, pastor
Steve Peters 
​
Mark Adam
Steve Peters
​Carol Buwalda
Gary Wichman
Jack Denton
Marcia Wadsten
Linda VanDenBerg
​Kevin Pople
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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • Location
    • Our Staff
    • Committees
    • FUMER Flame Newsletter
    • Finance >
      • Quarterly Letter
      • Ways to Give
      • Endowment Fund
      • Swank Scholarship Form
    • Building Use >
      • Building Use Guidelines
      • How To Schedule an Event at FUMER
      • Building Use Request Form
      • Building Use Fees
      • Kitchen Use Request Form
      • Building Use Insurance Form
      • Gym Use Agreement
      • Building Use Groups
    • Web Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
  • CONNECT
    • Connection Card
    • Service Times
    • Music
    • Electronic Bulletin - The Friday Five
    • Congregational Prayers
    • Join Prayer Chain
    • Prayer Requests
    • Military Personnel
  • GROW
    • Small Groups
    • Kidz Worship
    • Youth
    • Nursery
    • VBS
    • Michigan UM Camps
    • Child Protection Policy
  • SERVE
    • Small Blessings
    • UMW
    • Backpack Program
    • Grief Support
    • Missions >
      • Hungry World
      • Mission Trips
      • Our Missionaries
    • Community Outreach >
      • Hearts & Hands
      • Red Cross Blood Drives
      • Community Christian Action Group
  • Media
    • Sunday Worship >
      • Great Dates
      • Hopeful Expectation
      • Living Prayer
      • Life, Money, Hope
      • Friend-Raiser
      • Washed
      • I Am Methodist
      • Unexpected Saints