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31-July-1998 
98252 
 
    Notes about People 
 
    by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
    Richard C. Killmer, who in May was suspended from the Presbyterian 
ministry for a minimum of one year by New Brunswick Presbytery (see "NEWS 
BRIEFS," May 29, #98180), has been placed on administrative leave for three 
months by the National Council of Churches (NCC), his current employer. 
    According to a June 29 memo from the NCC, Killmer confessed to past 
sexual misconduct last August and was placed on probation at that time.  In 
May, he pleaded guilty in New Brunswick Presbytery to a single charge of 
sexual misconduct that occurred in 1993, while he was on the national staff 
of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). 
    The NCC said there has "been no evidence of any inappropriate behavior" 
since Killmer joined its staff in 1996.  The memo stated that Killmer's 
three-month suspension was "due to increased concern" in the wake of New 
Brunswick Presbytery's one-year suspension. 
 
    # # # 
 
    Robert McKee, interim director for Mission Support Services in 
Louisville, has been hospitalized with a condition diagnosed as 
intermediate lymphoma.  He is undergoing chemotherapy.  Messages may be 
sent to Baptist Hospital East, 4000 Kresge Way, Room 2207, Louisville, KY 
40207. 
 
    # # # 
 
    The Rev. Daniell C. Hamby, general secretary of the Consultation on 
Church Union (COCU), has resigned in order to accept a postion as rector of 
St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Yardley, Pa. 
    The Rev. Lewis H. Lancaster Jr. of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 
will become interim general secretary on Sept. 1. 
    The next COCU plenary, which will bring together representatives of the 
nine member denominations, is scheduled next January in St. Louis. 

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