Welcome to St. Paul's United Methodist Church - Houston, Texas

Church Council Committee Contacts

The Church Council shall provide for planning and implementing a program of education, nurture, outreach, witness and resources in the local church.

It shall also provide for the administration of its organization.

It shall vision, plan, implement and annually evaluate the mission and ministry of the church.

    The Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2005-2008 by Dan R. Dick

Church Council 2008

Chair - Diane Schenke
Vice Chair - Vic Driscoll
Secretary - Carolyn Hopkins
Immediate Past Chair and Lay Leader - John Curry
Staff Contacts - Jim Bankston & Kelly Sullivan

Administrative Committee Chairs

Finance - Mike Baker
        (Staff Contact - Jennifer Rea)

Communications - Richard Wingfield
        (Staff Contact - Jennifer Rea)
 
Lay Ministry - Gina Manalac
        (Staff Contact  - Shelli Williams)
 
St. Paul’s Foundation - Beth Wiggins
        (Staff Contact -Shelli Williams)
 
Staff Parish - Sarah Pollack
        (Staff Contact - Jim Bankston)
             Personnel Task Force - Camille Cunningham

Trustees - J.L. Mayhew
        (Staff Contact - Jennifer Rea)
 
Audio-Visual Guild - Chris Newlin 
        (Staff Contact - Jennifer Rea)

Nurture Committees

Chair - Rebecca Rucker 
    (Staff Contact - Terry Thompson)

Congregational Care - Dee Goff
     (Staff Contact - Terry Thompson)

    Holly Hall - Ginny Jacobs
     
    Senior Adult Ministry - Pat Pearson
 
    Senior Place - Louise Pearson & Darla Comeaux

Spiritual Formation - Marti Nelson
    (Staff Contact - Gail Williford)

Outreach Committees

Chair - Monty Kehl
(Staff Contact - Gail Williford)

Global and Local Mission 
    Global Missions - Jim Howze 
    Local Ministries & Missions - Rachel Greene 
    Emergency Aid Coalition Chair - Leigh Smith 
    Board Rep. - Janet Wahrlich 
    Rutabaga - Sharon Zogg
        (Staff Contact - Nataly Negrete
    MacGregor Mentors - Bob Mahlstedt 
    SEARCH Reps. - Jan Yauch, Michael Leppala 
        Alternate - Merlene McAlevy

Church and Society - Linda Harmes
    (Staff Contact - Shelli Williams)

Witness Committees

Chair - Bob Williams
(Staff Contact - Kelly Sullivan & Mark Edenfield)

Evangelism - John Heard
(Staff Contact - Kelly Sullivan
    Greeters - Bob Williams

Worship - Greg Grant
(Staff Contact - Mark Edenfield
    Ushers - Sylvette Bob
    (Staff Contact - Jim Bankston
    Communion Stewards - Cassie Gresham
    (Staff Contact - Terry Thompson
    Change Ringing Bell - Michael Pirics
    (Staff Contact - Dawn Ubelhart
    Altar Guild - Nancy Curry
    (Staff Contact - Mark Edenfield
    Wedding Guild - Rosann Hooks
    (Staff Contact  - Ann Gunn
    Funeral Guild - Linda Reneberg
    (Staff Contact - Terry Thompson
    Acolyte Chair - Michael Pirics
    (Staff Contact - Mark Edenfield)

Education Committees

Chair - Richard Holt
(Staff Contacts - Gail WillifordKelly Sullivan & Ellen Edwards
    
Sunday School Superintendent- Bob Brown
(Staff Contact - Ellen Edwards
    Sanctuary Building Secretary - Robert Blaine
    Jones Building Secretary - Dennis McCord, David Dietert & Greg Garrison
   
Youth Representatives - Michael Weylandt, Janice Chang, Janet Wahrlich & Caitlyn Battaglia
    (Staff Contact - Tiffin Wilsford)

Children’s Council 
(Staff Contact - Ellen Edwards)    
    Nursery - Angie Gildea 
    Pre-School - Marci Baker 
    Elementary - Sandy Bankston

Adult Council - Norm Mahan, Richard Spaw & Martha Gau
(Staff Contact - Gail Williford
    Young Adults - Joel Henry
    (Staff Contact - Kim Mabry
    College Representatives - Collin Mueller
    (Staff Contact - Emily Everett
    Adult Studies - Jim and Dorothy Conn
    (Staff Contacts - Gail Williford & Ellen Edwards
    Life at 11:00—Sharon Ainsworth
    (Staff Contact - Holly Ebel)


St. Paul's United Methodist Church - Houston, Texas