Mountain Sky Area Celebration of Ministry Annual Conference 2018 June 7-10 Ogden, Utah
Mountain Sky Area Celebration of Ministry Lunch June 9, 2018 Welcome... Rev. Kim James Invocation... Rev. Gary Geiman Lunch Introductions... Rev. Kim James Presentation of Retirees... Rev. Kim James Presentation of Certificates and Pins Benediction... Rev. Olga Hard
2018 Annual Conference Retirees Rocky Mountain Rick Carpenter Michael Dent Emily Easton Olga Hard Mark Heiss Michael Ingersoll Randall Jessen Eun-sang Lee Yvonne Lee Vickie Maxon Robert Simpson Walter (Skip) Strickland 16 Years of Service 44.5 Years of Service 6 Years of Service 16.75 Years of Service 34 Years of Service 30 Years of Service 34 Years of Service 24.5 Years of Service 21.5 Years of Service 12 Years of Service 9 Years of Service 40 Years of Service Yellowstone Linda Fritz Gary Geiman Huston Green Ruth McKenzie 27.5 Years of Service 29.75 Years of Service 32.5 Years of Service 13.5 Years of Service
Rocky Mountain Rick Carpenter 16 Years of Service Served: St. Paul s UMC-Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak UMC-Colorado Springs, CO First UMC, Dove Creek-Dove Creek, CO Johnson Memorial UMC-Dolores, CO Fort Morgan UMC-Fort Morgan, CO Michael Dent 44.5 Years of Service Served: St. Matthew s UMC-High Island, TX Edom Sexton Chapel-Edom, TX Klein UMC-Spring, TX First UMC-De Kalb, TX Atascocita UMC-Humble, TX Bellaire UMC-Bellaire, TX Marvin UMC-Tyler, TX Trinity UMC-Denver, CO
Emily Easton 6 Years of Service Served: Hugo UMC-Hugo, CO Blue Cliff UMC-Blue Cliff, CO Berta A Penney Memorial UMC-Kemmerer, WY Olga Hard 16.75 Years of Service Served: Willard UMC-Sterling, CO Snyder UMC-Snyder, CO Antelope Springs UMC-Snyder, CO Hugo UMC-Hugo, CO Blue Cliff UMC-Blue Cliff, CO First UMC of Rocky Ford-Rocky Ford, CO Mountain Vista UMC-West Jordan, UT
Mark Heiss 34 Years of Service Served: Park City Community UMC-Park City, UT First UMC, Boulder-Boulder, CO Simpson UMC-Arvada, CO Lyons Community Church-Lyons, CO First UMC, Platteville-Platteville, CO Mead UMC-Mead, CO Michael Ingersoll 30 Years of Service Served: Akron UMC-Akron, MI Caro UMC-Caro, MI UMC of Steamboat Springs-Steamboat Springs, CO Community UMC, Oak Creek-Oak Creek, CO First UMC, Cheyenne-Cheyenne, WY Cheyenne Wells UMC-Cheyenne Wells, CO Kit Carson UMC-Kit Carson, CO First UMC, Glenwood Springs-Glenwood Springs, CO
Randall Jessen 34 Years of Service Served: Fort Morgan UMC-Fort Morgan, CO Longs Peak UMC-Longmont, CO Broomfield UMC-Broomfield, CO First UMC, Colorado Springs-Colorado Springs, CO Asbury Theological Seminary-Wilmore, KY Wilson UMC-Colorado Springs, CO Parker UMC-Parker, CO Eun-sang Lee 24.5 Years of Service Served: Faith UMC-Denver, CO Burns Memorial UMC-Aurora, CO Warren UMC-Denver, CO First UMC, Salt Lake City-Salt Lake City, UT Wheat Ridge UMC-Wheat Ridge, CO
Yvonne Lee 21.5 Years of Service Served: Aurora First UMC-Aurora, CO Park Hill UMC-Denver, CO First UMC, Castle Rock-Castle Rock, CO Goode Centennial UMC-Commerce City, CO Deer Park UMC-Pine, CO Evanston UMC-Denver, CO Centenary UMC-Salt Lake City, UT Vickie Maxon 12 Years of Service Served: Whittemore Hill UMC-Owego, NY Gibson UMC-Gibson, PA South Gibson UMC-South Gibson, PA Stratton UMC-Stratton, CO Kirk UMC-Kirk, CO Genoa UMC-Genoa, CO
Robert Simpson 9 Years of Service Served: Bethany UMC-Denver, CO Christ UMC, Fort Collins-Fort Collins, CO Genesis UM Fellowship-Greeley, CO First UMC of Windsor-Windsor, CO Walter (Skip) Strickland 40 Years of Service Served: First UMC, Longmont-Longmont, CO Community UMC, Pagosa Springs-Pagosa Springs, CO Wilson UMC-Colorado Springs, CO Broomfield UMC-Broomfield, CO First UMC of Cortez-Cortez, CO Director of San Juan United Cooperative Parish-Cortez, CO Mountain View UMC, Boulder-Boulder, CO Director of Mission & Ministry-Rocky Mountain Conference District Superintendent (Peaks & Plains)-Rocky Mountain Conference
Yellowstone Linda Fritz 27.5 Years of Service Served: Grass Range UMC-Grass Range, MT Winnett UMC-Winnett, MT Sheridan Bethel UMC-Sheridan, MT Church of the Valley UMC-Twin Bridges, MT Three Forks UMC-Three Forks, MT Willow Creek UMC-Willow Creek, MT Gary Geiman 29.75 Years of Service Served: Presho UMC-Presho, SD Kennebec UMC-Kennebec, SD Reliance UMC-Reliance, SD Smithwick UMC-Smithwick, SD Oral UMC-Oral, SD Buffalo Gap UMC-Buffalo Gap, SD Gregory UMC-Gregory, SD Iona UMC-Iona, SD Wall UMC-Wall, SD Wasta UMC-Wasta, SD Washburn UMC-Washburn, ND Center UMC-Center, ND Turtle Lake UMC-Turtle Lake, ND Winner UMC-Winner, SD Billings Hope UMC-Billings, MT Huntley UMC-Huntley, MT
Huston Green 32.5 Years of Service Served: Weldon UMC-Weldon, CA Redwood City, Woodside Road UMC-Redwood City, CA Evergreen Valley UMC-San Jose, CA First UMC, Great Falls-Great Falls, MT Laurel UMC-Laurel, MT Kalispell Epworth UMC-Kalispell, MT Worland UMC-Worland, WY East Helena UMC-East Helena, MT Townsend UMC-Townsend, MT Ruth McKenzie 13.5 Years of Service Served: Grass Range UMC-Grass Range, MT Winnett UMC-Winnett, MT Glendive UMC-Glendive, MT Wibaux UMC-Wibaux, MT
"Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us Hebrews 12:1 The Mountain Sky Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church offers gratitude to God for these faithful servants of the Gospel. We rejoice over their ministries and give thanks for their witness in proclaiming the Gospel, serving the needy, caring for the sick, comforting the distressed, and bringing God's love to all people.
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