Committees & Commissions

+ Moderator    * Minister

Leadership Commission
     2024     *Jeanne Gay, *Tom Steensma, *Doris Chandler

     2025     +*Ann Wasson (2nd), *Julie Kling (2nd), Joel Youkers

     2026     Jo Salvage (1st), *Jessie Commeret (1st), *Jeff Schooley (2nd)
     Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke, * Dean McGormley

 

Discipleship Commission
     2024     Kevin Clancy, *Sara Hodsden

     2025     David Hammond (2nd), +*Amy Remaklus (1st term)

     2026     *Clint Tolbert (1st), *JH Vanlal Hruiai (1st)

     Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke 

Mission Commission
     2024    Cindy Frownfelder (unexpired), Peggy Lobb (unexpired)

    2025    +*Cathi King (2nd), *Leo Pech (1st term)

     2026    Kathy Jarosz (1st), Bill Treadway (1st)

      Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke

New Worshipping Communities Commission
     2024     *Doug Holmes, vacant

    2025     Jason Armstrong, vacant

     2026      Melissa Stallkamp, vacant
     Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke

Central Support Commission
     2024    Peter HaffDane Nelson

     2025     Ed Bettendorf (2nd), *Nan Clancy (1st)

     2026     Dar Bevelheimer (1st), vacant

     At-large +Chas Myers, Carole Burnworth, *Doug Holmes
     Ex-Officio           *Dean McGormley, SC; *Matt Meinke, GP; *David Bartley, Treasurer

Regional Liaison Teams (Presbytery Liaisons)
     Ron Boyd, Coordinator of Regional Teams;
     Ex-Officio for all teams *Matt Meinke

     Eastern Region
     
*Bobbie Bella, Marie Louden-Hanes, Janeane Hopkins, Norma Wible, *Ken Wessler, +Ron Boyd, *Matt Meinke 

     Western Region
     +James Cooper, *Tom Steensma, Joel Youkers, *Thomas Emery, *Don Leckrone, *Ann Wasson, Ron Boyd, *Matt Meinke

     Northern Region           
     Scott Adair, +Carole Burnworth, *Dave Bartley, *Jessie Commeret, Jo Salvage, Jay Salvage, Lance Wiesmann, *Jeanne Gay, *Matt Meinke

Commissioned Ruling Elders Trainers/Team
     *Jeanne Gay, Rose Jones, Ken Krieger, *Clint Tolbert, *Matt Meinke

Preparation for Ministry Team
    +*Sara Hodsden, Ken Krieger, Ed Carlson, Mary Jane Saunders, *Doris Chandler, Tom Polker, Donald Loving, Anne Moser, *Jessie Commeret, *Jeanne Gay, *Amy Remaklus, Lance Weismann       Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke

Committee on Representation
     2024     +*Mary Beth McCandless

     2025     *Jin Seung Kim

     2026     Lance Wiesmann

Permanent Judicial Commission
     2024     *Gary Saunders, Edward Bettendorf, Lora Manon
     2026     Diane Adams, *Doris Chandler

     2028     *Katie Rivera-Torea, John Chesman
     Ex-Officio – *Dean McGormley

Commission for Churches Concluding Ministry
(Formerly AC for Dismissing and Dissolving Congregations)
     2024     Harry Tolhurst, Ashley Roberts

     2025     *Tom James (1st), *Ken Wessler (1st)

     2026     +Ed Bettendorf, vacant, vacant

Personnel Team
     2024     Harry Tolhurst
     2025     +Ron Boyd (2nd)

     2026     vacant

     Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke

Synod of the Covenant Commissioners (2020 term begins, 3yr terms)
     RE Lora Manon, TE *Tom James

General Assembly 2024 Commissioners
     TE Doug Holmes, TE alt. Nan Clancy
     RE Norma Wible, Sandusky, RE Alt. Lance Wiesmann, Tecumseh
     YAAD none

Ada/Bucyrus Commission
     Stephen Bell, Barbara Hummel, *R. James Miller, Jodi Schmidt, *Kathryn Treadway, +*Kenneth Wessler

Grand Rapids Commission
     *Gary Saunders, *Tom Steensma, Joel Youkers

Hanmi Covenant, Toledo Commission
     Jack Simmons, *Stephen Speakman, Carole Burnworth

Moderator

     Carole Burnworth

Vice-Moderator

     *Doug Holmes