Committees & Commissions

+ Moderator    * Minister

Leadership Commission

     2026     Jo Salvage (1st), *Jessie Commeret (1st), *Jeff Schooley (2nd)

     2027     +*Doris Chandler (2nd), *Bobbie Bella (1st), Lance Wiesmann (1st)

    2028      Carole Burnworth (1st), Katie Treadway (1st), vacant
     Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke, * Dean McGormley

Discipleship Commission

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

     2027     Kevin Clancy (2nd), *Sara Hodsden (2nd)

     2028     *Julie Kling (1st), +*Amy Remaklus (2nd term)

     Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke 

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

     2027    Cindy Frownfelder (1st full), Peggy Lobb (2st full)

    2028    Ed Carlson (1st), +*Leo Pech (2nd term)

      Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke

New Worshipping Communities Commission
     2026      Melissa Stallkamp, *Jim Miller

     2027     *Doug Holmes (2nd), *Bruce Brown (1st)

    2028     +*Jason Armstrong, vacant

     Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke

Central Support Commission
     2026     Dar Bevelheimer (1st), Rose Jones, BG (1st)

     2027    Russ Herman, Antwerp (1st)Vacant

    2028     Don Loving (1st), Diane Adams (1st) 

     At-large +*Doug Holmes, *Nan Clancy, Ed Bettendorf
     Ex-Officio           *Dean McGormley, SC; *Matt Meinke, GP; *David Bartley, Treasurer

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

     Eastern Region
     
*Bobbie Bella, Jessie Commeret, Katie Treadway, Jo Salvage, Norma Wible, *Ken Wessler, +Ron Boyd, *Matt Meinke 

     Western Region
     +*Jeff Schooley, *Tom Steensma, Joel Youkers, *Thomas Emery, Jessie Commeret, *Ann Wasson, Kevin Clancy, *Matt Meinke

     Northern Region           
     Scott Adair, +Carole Burnworth, *Dave Bartley, *Jessie Commeret, Jo Salvage, Jay Salvage, *Jeanne Gay, *Doris Chandler, *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
     2026     Lance Wiesmann

     2027     Gillian Holzhauser-Graber

     2028     +*Katie Treadway

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

     2028     *Katie Rivera-Torea, John Chesman

     2030     *Jeanne Gay, Dane Nelson (1st adrian), *Tawee Layraman
     Ex-Officio – *Dean McGormley

Commission for Churches Concluding Ministry
(Formerly AC for Dismissing and Dissolving Congregations)

     2026     +Ed Bettendorf, Lora Manon, Marie Louden-Hanes

     2027     Harry Tolhurst, vacant

     2028     +*Ken Wessler, vacant

Personnel Team

     2026     Dar Bevelhemer

     2027     Rose Jones

     2028     Don Loving

     Ex-Officio – *Matt Meinke

Synod of the Covenant Commissioners (2026 term begins, 3yr terms)
     RE Gillian Holzhauser-Graber, TE *Matt Meinke

General Assembly 2026 Commissioners
     TE Nan Clancy, TE alt. Matt Meinke
     RE 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

     *Nan Clancy

Vice-Moderator

     *Ed Bettendorf