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NOTE: See the end of this article for a list of the United Methodists who
will serve on the church's General Council on Finance and Administration for
the next four years.

CLEVELAND (UMNS) - The financial administrative arm of the United Methodist
Church met May 13, the day after the conclusion of the denomination's
highest legislative assembly, to organize for the next four years.

Bishop Alfred Norris was elected president of the General Council on Finance
and Administration (GCFA). Norris leads the church's Northwest Texas-New
Mexico Area. Other officers are Bishop Robert Fannin, Birmingham Area, vice
president and chair of financial services; Connie Mitchell, secretary; Peggy
Sewell, chair of episcopal services; Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, Denver Area,
chair of property services; and John Woodruff, chair of connectional
services.

Sandra Kelley Lackore was re-elected the council's top staff executive; her
title is general secretary of the agency and treasurer of the church.
Several committees were named and their chair people elected.

Cashar W. Evans Jr., whose term on the council had expired, was elected to
the board of the United Methodist Foundation. He is currently president of
the board.

In addition to the other members (listed below), one representative from the
Pan-Methodist churches will join the council in accordance with legislation
passed at the General Conference May 2-12.
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Bishops who will be part of GCFA for the next four years are:
Robert Fannin, Southeastern Jurisdiction;
Alfred Norris, South Central Jurisdiction; and
Mary Ann Swenson, Western Jurisdiction.

Members and their annual conferences are:
David Aubuchon, East Ohio;
The Rev. Don Avery, Louisiana;
LaVeda M. Battle, North Alabama;
Jay Brim, Southwest Texas;
Jeff Bulkeley, Desert Southwest;

John Bullard, Alabama-West Florida;
The Rev. F. Douglas Dillard Jr., Virginia;
Lucille W. Dockery, New York,
Shawn Hartman, Central Pennsylvania;
Andy Hernandez, Texas;

The Rev. Jonathan Holston, North Georgia;
The Rev. Patrica Hinker, Minnesota;
Clarence Hoover, Northern New Jersey;
Donald House, Texas;
John Kihara, East Africa;

Diane Knudsen, California-Nevada;
Robert Meyers, Oregon-Idaho;
Connie Mitchell, Kentucky;
Marilyn Moore, Nebraska;
Ray Moseley, Baltimore-Washington;

The Rev. Samuel Odle, South Indiana;
The Rev. Craig Parrish, Pacific Northwest;
J. Taylor Phillips, South Georgia;
Matthew Pinson, North Georgia;
The Rev. Noah Reid, Eastern Pennsylvania;

Martha A. Scarborough, Mississippi;
Gail F. Scott, Wyoming;
Peggy Sewell, Rocky Mountain;
Sue Sherbrook, Pacific Northwest;
The Rev. Robert Smith, California-Pacific;

The Rev. R. Stanley Sutton, West Ohio;
Barbara Ulman, Detroit;
The Rev. Donald Underwood, North Texas;
Mona Mae Waymire, Oklahoma;
The Rev. Reuben L. Wilbur, Missouri West;

The Rev. J. Philip Wogaman; Baltimore-Washington; and
The Rev. John Woodruff, Illinois Great Rivers.
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