Resolved, That the Executive Council expresses its
appreciation for the following appointments made by the Presiding Bishop, and
for those made by the member agencies of Episcopal Partnership for Global
Missions, and that a letter of appreciation be sent to each appointee and
copies to the sending and receiving bishop and agencies.
DFMS - Domestic and Foreign
Missionary Society
Ms. Kristen Arps, Diocese
of Washington, assigned as Teacher/Trainer at the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation
and Administrative Assistant in the Diocese of Northern Zambia, Province of
Central Africa. This appointment is with the Young Adult Service Corps
Program for a period of 1 year starting June 26, 2003.
Rev. Katharine Babson, Diocese of Virginia, assigned as a Volunteer
for Mission to the Church of the Province of Myanmar. This appointment is
for 1 year starting October 1, 2003.
Rev. Dennis Berk, Diocese of Bethlehem, assigned as Priest and
Theological Teacher in the Diocese of Central Zambia, Province of Central
Africa. This appointment is for 3 years starting June 26, 2003.
Rev. Walter
Brownridge/Christina Nader Brownridge,
Diocese of Ohio, assigned as Canon Precentor and Volunteer for Mission
respectively in the Diocese of Cape Town, Province of Southern Africa.
These appointments are for 3 years starting August 1, 2003.
Mr. Matthew Buterbaugh, Diocese of Kansas, assigned as Bishop’s
Chaplain and Youth Outreach Worker in the Diocese of Venezuela. This
appointment is for 1 year with the Young Adult Service Corps Program starting
August 21, 2003.
Rev. Paul-Gordon and
Mrs. Lynne Chandler, Diocese of
Spokane, assigned respectively as Rector and Music Leader at St. John’s Church
in Cairo, Egypt, Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. These
appointments are for 3 years starting July 1, 2003.
Dr. Jenny Coley, Diocese of Long Island, assigned as HIV/AIDS
mission partner with the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa. This
appointment is for 3 years starting August 1, 2003.
Ms. Rachel Colson, Diocese of Western Louisiana, assigned as
HIV/AIDS Counselor in the Diocese of Maseno West, Province of Kenya. This
appointment is for 1 year with the Young Adult Service Corps Program starting
August 24, 2003.
Ms. Lillian Hallett
Davis, Diocese of Alabama, assigned
as Teacher at St John’s Episcopal School on the island of Guam with the
Episcopal Church in Micronesia. This appointment is for 1 year with the
Young Adult Service Corps Program starting July 1, 2003.
Mr.
Phillip Fackler, Diocese of
Springfield, assigned as Teacher/Youth Worker in the
Diocese of Southern Malawi, Province of Central
Africa. This appointment is for 1 year with the Young Adult Service Corps
Program starting August 24, 2003.
Mr. Jason Mehl, Diocese of Chicago, assigned as Instructor
of Writing and Study Skills at Uganda Christian University in the Diocese of
Mukono, Province of Uganda. This appointment is for 1 year with Young Adult
Service Corps Program starting August 20, 2003.
Mr. Justin Mutter, Diocese of Virginia, assigned as English Teacher
in the Diocese of Haiti. This appointment is for 1 year with the
Young Adult Service Corps Program starting August 25, 2003.
Ms. Courtney Reid, Diocese of Texas, assigned as House Mother for
the Hearing Impaired in the Diocese of Egypt, Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and
the Middle East. This appointment is for 1 year with the Young Adult
Service Corps Program starting August 24, 2003.
Mr. Philip Whitfield,
Diocese of Chicago, assigned as Provincial Communications and
Development Officer for the dioceses of Cyprus & the Gulf, Egypt and Iran,
in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, based in Cairo,
Egypt. This appointment is for a period of 3 years, starting August 24, 2003.
SAMS (South American Missionary Society)
Mr. Malcolm Alexander, Diocese of Pittsburgh, appointed by
the South American Missionary Society, assigned as a Community Developer and
Bible Teacher at the Santa Rosa Hurricane Mitch Refugee Camp in the Tegucigalpa
Deanery of the Diocese of Honduras in Province IX, for a term of three years
beginning July 1, 2001.
Ms. Barbara Boghetich, Diocese of Texas, appointed by the South
American Missionary Society, assigned as Lay Pastor and Cooperative Organizer
for the Siguatepeque Deanery of the Diocese of Honduras in Province IX, for a
term of three years beginning March 1, 2002.
Ms. Rene Crow, Diocese of Rio Grande, appointed by the South
American Missionary Society, assigned as a Social Ministry and Short-Term
Mission Team Coordinator for the Tegucigalpa Deanery of the Diocese of Honduras
in Province IX, for a term of three years beginning March 1, 2003.
Ms. Valeska Daley, Diocese of Massachusetts, jointly
appointed by the Presiding Bishop for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society and by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as a
Micro-Enterprise Developer for the Tegucigalpa Deanery of the Diocese of Honduras
in Province IX, for a term of two years beginning October 1, 2002.
The Rev. John and Mrs. Ninfa Dixon, Diocese of the Rio
Grande, appointed by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as Church
Planters in Móstoles and Alcorcón of the Spanish Reformed Church,
Extra-Provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury, for a term of three years
beginning January 1, 2003.
Drs. Michael and Anita Dohn, Diocese of Southern Ohio, appointed
by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as Coordinators for Health
Ministry of the Diocese of the Dominican Republic in Province IX, for a term of
three years beginning February 1, 2004.
The Rev. Dotti Gleason, Diocese of San Joaquin, appointed by
the South American Missionary Society, assigned as Deacon to the Bishop and a
Medical Missionary in the Diocese of Bolivia in the Province of the Southern
Cone, for a term of three years beginning January 1, 2002.
Ms. Margarita Grachen, Diocese of Pittsburgh, appointed by
the South American Missionary Society, assigned as Financial Office Consultant
and Children’s Ministry Director in San Pedro Sula, Diocese of Honduras in
Province IX, for a term of three years beginning August 1, 2003.
Ms. Cameron Graham, Diocese of Upper South Carolina, appointed
by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as a Youth Ministry Trainer
in an ecumenical placement with Youth World as well as offering youth ministry
resources to Episcopal parishes in the Central Diocese of Ecuador in Province
IX, for a term of two years beginning April 1, 2002.
Ms. Tucker Heitman, Diocese of the Rio Grande, appointed by
the South American Missionary Society, assigned as a Short-Term Mission Team
Coordinator for the north coast of the Diocese of Honduras in Province IX, for
a term of three years beginning September 1, 2001.
Mr. Allen and Mrs. Rachel Hill, Diocese of Dallas, appointed
by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as a Theological Educator
and Seminary Dean, and Church and Ministry Developer in the Arequipa Region
respectively in the Diocese of Peru in the Province of the Southern Cone, for a
term of three years beginning January 1, 2004.
Ms. Caroline Humphrey, Diocese of Delaware, appointed by the
South American Missionary Society, assigned as a Church Developer of the
Diocese of the Dominican Republic in Province IX, for a term of three years
beginning March 1, 2002.
Mr. Roger and Mrs. Sue Lutz, Diocese of Ohio, appointed by
the South American Missionary Society, assigned as Special Projects Assistant in
the Bishop’s Office and Director of the Learning Disabilities Program at the
Carichipampa Christian School in Cochabamba, Diocese of Bolivia in the Southern
Cone, for a term of one year beginning June, 2003.
The Rt. Rev. Frank Lyons, formerly of the Diocese of Los
Angeles, appointed by the South American Missionary Society, serving as Bishop
of the Diocese of Bolivia in the Province of the Southern Cone, and supported
for the term of three years beginning February 1, 2001.
Mrs. Shawnee Lyons, Diocese of Los Angeles, appointed by the
South American Missionary Society, serving as a Theological Educator of the
Diocese of Bolivia in the Province of the Southern Cone, and supported for the
term of three years beginning February 1, 2001.
The Rev. Juan Bernardo and Mrs. Isabel Marentes, Diocese of
Florida, appointed by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as Church
Planters in the Tegucigalpa Deanery of the Diocese of Honduras in Province IX,
for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2002.
Ms. Sharon McCririe, Diocese of Virginia, appointed as a
volunteer by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as a Teacher and
Prison Ministry Worker in the Diocese of Paraguay in the Province of the
Southern Cone, for a term of three years beginning August 1, 2001.
Ms. Judy Mofield, Diocese of Southern Ohio, appointed by the
South American Missionary Society, assigned as a Home Ministry Missionary, for
a term of two years beginning September 1, 2001.
The Rev. Eduardo Monzón, Diocese of Massachusetts, appointed
by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as a Church Planter in the
San Pedro Sula Deanery of the Diocese of Honduras in Province IX, for a term of
three years beginning July 1, 2003.
Mrs. Hilda Monzón, Diocese of Honduras, appointed by the
South American Missionary Society, assigned as a Church Planter in the San
Pedro Sula Deanery of the Diocese of Honduras in Province IX, for a term of
three years beginning July 1, 2003.
Rev. John and Mrs. Susan Parks, Diocese of Pittsburgh, appointed
by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as Dean of the Cathedral of
the Good Shepherd and Educational Consultant in Lima, Diocese of Peru in the
Southern Cone, for a term of three years beginning June, 2004.
The Rev. Russ and Mrs. Heidi Smith, Diocese of Springfield, appointed
by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as Community Outreach and
Church Developers of the Diocese of Chile in the Province of the Southern Cone,
for a term of three years beginning March 1, 2002.
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Linda Waddell, Diocese of Massachusetts, jointly
appointed by the Presiding Bishop for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society and by the South American Missionary Society, assigned as the
Micro-Enterprise Development Coordinator and Community Developer respectively
in the Diocese of Bolivia in the Province of the Southern Cone, for a term of
three years beginning July 1, 2002.
The Rev. Tim and Mrs. Peti Webster, Diocese of Calgary, jointly
appointed by the South American Missionary Societies of the USA and Canada,
assigned as Community Outreach and Church Developers of the Diocese of Chile in
the Province of the Southern Cone, for a term of three years beginning June 1,
2004.
Mrs. Gail White, Diocese of Maine, appointed by the South
American Missionary Society, assigned as a Women’s and Internationals’ Ministry
Worker of the Spanish Reformed Church, Extra-Provincial to the Archbishop of
Canterbury, for a term of three years beginning November 1, 2001.
Ms. Lynda Witsky, Diocese of Dallas, appointed by the South
American Missionary Society, assigned as Teacher in the Good Shepherd Bilingual
School in San Pedro Sula, Diocese of Honduras in Province IX, for a term of
three years beginning December 1, 2003.
AFM - (Anglican
Frontier Missions)
Mr. Carl and Mrs. Nancy
Carlson, Diocese of Florida, Strategy
Coordinators in Southeast Asia since 1999.
Ms. Deborah Chamberlain, Diocese of Maine, Strategy
Coordinator for a People Group of Asia. Since 1998 Deborah has an
extensive network coming out of the US and Singapore primarily. She
coordinates teams for prayer, evangelism, and craft business.
Mr. Doug and Mrs. Elaine Culver, Diocese of Massachusetts, Strategy
Coordinators for a People Group in Asia. Since 1996 Doug has had to
concentrate on a platform from which he can live in China and exert an
influence on the Dai people. He has worked in timber all his life and is
doing that now in western China.
Mr. Rodney and Mrs. Suzanne Gynther, Diocese of Ohio, Strategy
Coordinators for a People Group in Asia since 1997.
Mr. Matthew and Mrs. Mave Walter, Diocese of Pittsburgh, Director
for a language training center in a Middle Eastern country and working as Strategy
Coordinators for a People Group in the Middle East since 1998.
Mr. Derek and Mrs. Dorothy Washington, Diocese of Florida, Strategy
Coordinators for a group in central Asia. Since 2000, Derek does some
church-related work, pastoral care. Since 1996, Tabitha works as strategy
coordinator for a group in Central Asia, is a D. Min. Candidate, and is
also in the ordination process in ECUSA. They both work with a group in
the region of Nepal.
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Cathy Hendrickson, Diocese of Connecticut, Strategy
Coordinators for a People Group in Asia. Their base is in the USA since
1996.
Mr. Pete and Mrs. Shirleen Wait, Diocese of Florida, Providing
pastoral care for missionaries, part-time since 2000.
Ms. Jocelyn Gordon, Diocese of North Carolina, Retired missionary
from another organization, still active in her work in India, lives in North
Carolina. She has been a missionary since 1998.
Mr. Loren and Mrs. Linda
Fox, Diocese of Singapore, Loren is
pastor of St. George's Church, Singapore. Linda teaches missions at a
training center in Singapore. They are both AFM Liaison for AFM-Asia since
1997.
Mr. Chuck and Mrs. Lin-Mei Chan, They are church planters
among factory workers in Asia since 2001. (They are not Anglican.)
Rev. Tad and Mrs. Connie de Bordenave, Diocese of Virginia, Tad
is Director of AFM based in Richmond, VA, and he and Connie are part-time
Strategy Coordinators for the Marwari People Group of Rajasthan, India since
1993.
