At our annual Charge Conference, guided by United Methodist Los Rios District Superintendent Shinya Goto, we celebrated a dynamic set of people who were willing to step up to leadership for 2021. This list of leaders was elected unanimously, and we ask you to pray for their work in the coming year. Take a look at the coming year’s guides for our ministry to each other, to this area, and to the world:
First United Methodist Church Sacramento Leadership for 2021
Leadership Team:
Chair: Aaron Johnson
Secretary: Julie Rodriguez
Lay Leaders: Doug Treadwell and Amy Price
Annual Conference Members: Laura Reed and Andrea Johnson
Alternate Member to Annual Conference: Doug Treadwell
SPR Chair: Julian Leonard
Trustee Chair: TBD
Finance Chair: Dorothy Klishevich
Treasurer: Bill Skinner
Financial Secretary: Terry Haug
UMW Chair: TBD
Worship Chair: Terry Haug
LGBTQ+ Reconciliating and Social Justice Chair: Doug Treadwell
Welcoming Chair: Jessie Buckmaster
MOMS Representative: Linda Brooks
Church Historian: Joan Haug-West
Membership Secretary: Doug Treadwell
Spiritual Development Chair: Linda Caldwell
Facility Planning Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Roseanne Lopez and Burt Peterson
Ministry Staff
Pastor: Rod Brayfindley
Facility Manager: Mary Meister
Communications Coordinator: Keanan Evers
Children’s Ministries Coordinators: Tracee Simonini-Clark and Deana Dean
Music Ministry: John Hillebrandt
Welcoming Team: Jessie Buckmaster, Chair; Bob Peck, Jan Beale, Glenn and Gwen Tilton, Norm Helsel
Spiritual Development Team: Linda Caldwell, Chair; Pat Peck, Eric Thronson, Deana Dean, Tracee Simonini-Clark, Carl Thomas
Facility Planning Steering Committee: Co-Chairs Roseanne Lopez and Burt Peterson; Tara Thronson, Pat Coleman, Gary Varney, Laura Reed, Jim Johnson, Danny Yost (Trustee Liaison), Aaron Johnson (Leadership Chair), Dorothy Klishevich (Finance Chair)
Staff Parish Relations Chair, Julian Leonard
2021 2022 2023
Allen Johnson Julian Leonard Roberta Smith
Irene Brown Scott Stroman
Alison Coterill Bayliss Camp
Board of Trustees
Peggy Adams Greg Beale Jessie Buckmaster
Gary Varney Jessica Leonard Jaime Segura
Cheri Nelson Danny Yost Pat Coleman
Nominations: Chair, Pastor Rod
Julian Leonard Bob Peck Carl Thomas
Phyllis Varney
Finance: Chair, Dorothy Klishevich
Aaron Johnson (Leadership Chair)
Greg Beale (Trustee Rep)
Financial Secretary: Terry Haug
Ass’t Financial Secretaries: Adora Crame, Connie Fanos, Pam Fredenberg
Treasurer: Bill Skinner
Assistant Treasurers: Norm Helsel, Pat Peck, Pat Coleman