Ballot is announced for Annual Conference 2005.

The Annual Conference Office has announced the ballot for Annual Conference July 2-6 in Peoria, Ill. The Nominating Committee of Standing Committee developed a full slate of candidates in January. Standing Committee then voted to create the ballot that will be presented to the Conference delegates.

Nominees on the ballot, by position, are:

• MODERATOR-ELECT:
  • Ruthann Knechel Johansen,
  • Belita D. Mitchell;
• ANNUAL CONFERENCE COUNCIL:
  • Earle Fike Jr.,
  • James F. Myer;
• PROGRAM AND ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE:
  • Sonja Pauline Griffith,
  • Kristi A. Kellerman;
• PASTORAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
  • Jill I. Loomis,
  • David Shoup;
• REVIEW AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE:
  • Dale W. Brown,
  • Wanda Will Button,
  • Michaela Camps,
  • Rebecca Baile Crouse,
  • Craig L. Gandy,
  • Paul Hoffman,
  • Brian Mackie,
  • James Edward Martinez,
  • Janet Ober,
  • Orlando Redekopp;
• ASSOCIATION OF BRETHREN CAREGIVERS:
  • Brian S. Black,
  • Tammy (Craig) Kiser,
  • Patrick R. Liley,
  • Heather L. Neff;
• BETHANY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY TRUSTEE--MINISTRY:
  • John David Bowman,
  • Craig Alan Myers;
• BETHANY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY TRUSTEE--LAITY:
  • Ted Flory,
  • Mary Patterson Wysong;
• BRETHREN BENEFIT TRUST:
  • Sally A. Brubaker,
  • Carol Ann Jackson Greenwood;
• ON EARTH PEACE:
  • Janice Dull Eller,
  • Sarah Quinter Malone;
• COMMITTEE ON INTERCHURCH RELATIONS:
  • Ilexene Alphonse,
  • Rene Quintanilla.

On March 4 the Annual Conference Information Packet on CD including registration and housing information will be mailed in a Source packet to each congregation; on March 10 the Information Packet will be available on the Annual Conference website at www.brethren.org/ac/. This year, housing registration will be made by mail only and will begin March 11. Online registration for the Conference will be available on the website.

The 2005 registration fee schedule for adult non-delegates is $75 for the whole conference if pre-registered, $85 onsite; $40 pre-registered for the weekend only, $50 onsite; and $25 for daily registrations. For more information about children's rates, rates for Brethren Volunteer Service workers, and group discounts, see the website. The Conference hotel price range this year is $70-$92 with an 11.5 percent hotel room tax.

Source: 03/02/2005 Newsline
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