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How We Are Organized

In 1996, the Highlands United Methodist Church reorganized itself into committees in order to more effectively direct and manage church activities. Each committee is listed below with the names of the men and women who volunteer their time and talents to the work of that particular committee.

The Administrative Council

Chair	Larry Ray
Vice-Chair
Past Chair	Wiley Sloan
Altar Guild	Meridith Watson
Church Treasurer	Butch Norris
Church Assistant Treasurer	Butch Norris
Communications Coordinator	John Gaston
Congregational Care Chair	Diane Sackman & Barbara Newton
Disciple Ministry Chair	Jan Potts
Finance & Stewardship Chair	Gus Lard
History & Archives	Richard Melvin
Kitchen	Nancy Ostema & Elane Reynolds
Lay Leader	Charles Arwood
Lay Leadership	Kim Ingram
Lay Delegate to AC	John Gaston
Lay Delegate to AC	Cindy Gaston
Master Site Planning Chair	Jim Graham
Membership Secretary	Geri Crowe & Paula Gordon
Missions Chair	Mary Heffington
Parsonage	Herb James
Staff-Parish Relations Chair	David Wheeler
Recording Secretary	Sandy Carlton
Trustees Representative	Herb James
UMW President	Jane Capman
UMM President	John Baumrucker
Worship/Music Chair	Tillie Arwood
Youth Representative	Alex Osteen
Co-Pastors	Eddie Ingram Kim Ingram
At Large Members
Class of 2005	Griffin Bell
Class of 2006	Bill Futral
Class of 2007

Altar Guild

Chair	Sarah Sloan
Nancy Ostema	Polly Dean	Margie Melvin
Sara Mayer	Meridith Watson	Anne Tate
Polly Touzalin	Mary Dotson	Sherry Janes
Betty Kizer

Children's Ministry Team

Coordinator	Valerie Long
Valerie Long	Sally Bernstein	Glenda Bell
Luke Osteen	Allison Tate	Megan Potts
Jennifer Forrester	Monica Vinson	Renee Bolt
Diane Sackman	Laurie Roddy

Communications

Coordinator

John Gaston

Congregational Care & Witness Committee

Chair	Diane Sackman & Barbara Newton
Carol Forrester	Janet Young	Pat Marsh
Joy Still	Georgia Sanders	Gena Futral
Margie Melvin	Diane Sackman	Linda Hall
Shelly Vidmar	Mary Aldrich	Dennis Hall
Charles Juengling	Alan Marsh
Gwen Morrow	Ann Schneider

Discipleship Ministry Committee

Chair	Jan Potts
Sunday School Superintendent	Kim Lloyd
Nursery Coordinator	Laurie Roddy
Children's Coordinator	Valerie Long
Youth Coordinator	Megan Potts
Library Coordinators	Kristin Edwards & Jan Potts
Luke Osteen	Carrie Speed	Kim Lloyd
Kim Lewicki	Patti Wheeler	Bonny Gibson

Endowment Committee

Chair		Jim Graham
Chair of Administrative Council		Wiley Sloan
Treasurer		Lynn Long
Finance & Stewardship Chair		Gus Lard
Trustees Representative		Donnie Edwards
Stewardship Chair		Carlton Joyce
Pastor		Eddie Ingram
Jim Graham	Sherry Janes	Wayne Crowe	Alton Attaway

Evangelism

Coordinators

Nancy Anderson & Sherry Janes

Finance & Stewardship Committee

Chair	Gus Lard
Administrative Council Chair	Wiley Sloan
Lay Leader	Charles Arwood
AC Delegate	John Gaston
Staff-Parish Relations Rep.	David Wheeler
Trustees Rep.	Dennis Ostema
Treasurer	Lynn Long
Financial Secretary	Mary-Allyson Chauvin
Stewardship Chair	Carlton Joyce
Stewardship Co-Chair	Linda Driver
Class of 2005	Class of 2006	Class of 2007
LaDonna Keener	Patti Mosehouris	Linda Driver
Leo Montgomery	Fred Smith	Sandy Carlton
	Gus Lard	Chip Ramsey

Grounds Committee

Chair	Alan Marsh
Dotty Travis	Marilyn McAlister	John Warren
Philip Gates	Carla Gates

History & Archives Committee

Chair	Richard Melvin
Geri Crowe	Glenda Bell	King Young
Paula Gordon	Scott Thompson

Kitchen Committee

Chair	Nancy Ostema	Elaine Reynolds
Alton Attaway	Jan Potts	Margie Melvin
Page Bernstein	Polly Touzalin	Polly Dean
Kim Lewicki

Lay Training Committee

Chair	Alton Attaway
Martha Baker	Wiley Sloan
Margie Melvin	John Gaston

Master Site Planning Committee

Chair	Jim Graham
Alton Attaway	Richard Melvin	Wayne Crowe
Bill Futral	Donnie Edwards	Elaine Reynolds
Clark Picklesimer	Virginia Nix	Larry Ray
Griffin Lloyd

Missions & Outreach

Chairs

Phil & Jane Capman

Lay Leadership Committee

Chair	Pastor Kim Ingram
Class of 2004	Class of 2005	Class of 2006
Charles Arwood	Luke Osteen	Jane Capman
Joy Still	Valerie Long	Dennis Ostema
Judy Smart	Allan James	Kristen Edwards

Parsonage Committee

Chair	Meridith Watson
Rebecca Clary	Amanda Blanton	Joy Still
Margie Melvin	Wiley Sloan

Staff-Parish Relations Committee

Chair	John Bonner
Class of 2004	Class of 2005	Class of 2006
Geri Crowe	Barbara James	Cindy Gaston
Christy Weller	Clark Picklesimer	David Wheeler
Beth Graham	Naomi Chastain	Jim Shearon

Trustees

Chair	Jeff Weller
Vice Chairman	Donnie Edwards
Parsonage Committee Chair	Meridith Watson
Class of 2004	Class of 2005	Class of 2006
Herb James	Donnie Edwards	Jan Lard
Jeff Weller	Wayne Crowe	Virginia Nix
Alan Marsh	Bill Reynolds	Butch Norris

Worship and Music Committee

Chairs	David Wheeler
Altar Guild	Sarah Sloan
Head Ushers	Page Bernstein / Larry Ray
Acolyte Coordinator	Paula Gordon
Dance Coordinator	Allison Tate
Dana Gordon	Jason Moore	Melinda Womack
Page Bernstein	Ruth Eckerd	Nancy Bonner
Carol Shuttleworth	Polly Dean

Others

Advocate Representative	Buzz Dotson
Alternate AC Delegate	John Gaston
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Rep.	Chip Ramsay
District Mission Rep.
Native American Ministry Rep.	Mitch Gurganus