Leadership Board & Resources

The Leadership Board is the governing body of Webster Hills United Methodist Church. The Leadership Board, as a whole, fulfills the functions of Church Council, Trustees, Finance, and Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC) as defined in the United Methodist Book of Discipline.

 

Webster Hills UMC’s Leadership Board consists of 9 voting lay members and a youth liason. They are nominated by the nominations committee and typically serve rotating 3-year terms. The Pastor serves on the Leadership Board as an ex-officio member with voice but no vote.

 

OUR LEADERSHIP BOARD MEMBERS

Brett Ellis

Leadership Board Chair 

Casey Hanford

Facilities

Tricia Susi

PPRC

Tom Bacon

Finance Chair

Terry Dessent

 Endowment 

Jackie Minor

Phil Greene

Erin Hayman 

Jack McGowan

Westen Thurman

Youth Liasion

*Board meetings are open to all with the exception of closed sessions to discuss personnel matters.

  Meetings are the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 in the Great Hall.

Core values are the principles and beliefs that authentically describe our best selves; something to which we aspire.

 

Webster Hills UMC Leadership Board Core Values

We value the gift of Jesus Christ and seek to share His love through outreach and service.

We value a fully inclusive community of faith and honor the diversity of humanity.

We value faith development for all generations.

We value the gifts and potential of all God’s beloved children.

We value engaging in ministry without fear while striving for excellence.

We value empowering one another to be bold in our expressions of faith.

Reconciling Ministry Statement

The Leadership Board of Webster Hills United Methodist Church supports and welcomes all people into every phase of our church life. We celebrate God’s gift of diversity and value the wholeness made possible in community equally shared and shepherded by all. We welcome and affirm people of every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, who are also of every age, race, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, level of education, and family structure, and of every economic, immigration, marital, and social status, and so much more. We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social, economic, and political inequities. As followers of Jesus, we commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice and pledge to stand in solidarity with all who are marginalized and oppressed. Through discussion and education, we strive to better understand those who are different from ourselves to bring about a more accepting society. We affirm that all people are created in the image of God. As beloved children of God, we are all worthy of God's love. We believe that no one is incompatible with the love and saving Grace of Jesus Christ.