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Co-operating Organizations

Related Organizations

 

STAFF

Superintendent - John P. Porter

Office Manager - Janice Dalton

Secretary - Leslie R. Toth

Financial Manager - Judith Cranford

Program Ministries Director - Darlene L. Pittman

Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries - Darrin Allen

Quaker Lake Program Director - Heather B. Varner

Quaker Lake Facilities Manager - Matt White

 

YEARLY MEETING OFFICERS

Presiding Clerk - Mike Fulp

Assistant Presiding Clerk - Larry Newlin

Asst Presiding Clerk and Program Chairperson - Max Carter

Recording Clerks - Judy Upchurch
                                 Linda Selleck
                                 Linda McBane

Treasurer - Martha Jo Jones

Assistant Treasurer - Janie Grantham

MINISTRY AND COUNSEL CLERKS

Presiding Clerk - Tony Lowe

Assistant Presiding Clerk -

Recording Clerk - Wayne Lamb

Assistant Recording Clerk -

YOUNG FRIENDS CLERKS

2007
Presiding Clerk -
Jillian Casey

Assistant Presiding Clerk - Rachel Reaser

Recording Clerk - Abbie Inman

Assistant Recording Clerk - Edna Stuart

Reading Clerk - Jordan Gardiner


 

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMISSION

Myra Brady, Coordinator 

Christian Education Committee
Chairperson: Brenda McKinney
2006: Howard Seymour, Linda McBane, Mandy Davidson, Beverly Nelson
2007: Kathy Cox, Lynn Gray, Sheila Breedlove, Tina Latham
2008: Brenda McKinney, Susan Coltrane, Judy Upchurch, Ed Harris
2009: Linda McBane, Beverly Nelson, Diane White
Contentnea: Velda Faye Howell
Southern: Laine Williams
Deep River:
Surry: Bennie Burton
Eastern: Catherine Winslow
Western: Linda McBane
New Garden: Sam Hinton
Yadkin: Delores Mabe
Northwest: Tonya Lineberry
Ex-officio: Director of Program Ministries, Commission Coordinator, Quaker Lake
Program Director

Committee on Creative Aging
Chairperson: Archie Creed
2006: Martin Casey, Carter Pike, David Millikan
2007: Pike Johnson, Willena Moore, Vera York
2008: Florence Dale, Sheryl Shore, Archie Creed
2009: Martin Casey, Mary K. Cockerham, David Millikan
Contentnea: Gordon Clarke
Southern: Kay Davis
Deep River: Florence Dale
Surry: Adelaide Miller
Eastern: Cassie Spruill
 Western: Jean Volrath
New Garden: Eugenia Perkins
Yadkin:
Northwest: Mary Nunn
Ex-officio: Commission Coordinator

Literature Committee
Co-Chairpersons: Hazel Carroll
2006: Becké Jones, Nina Hall, Esther Creed, Iris Carter
2007: Pat Hurley, Rebecca Hurley, Katie Draughn, John Carroll
2008: Hazel Carroll, Willena Moore, Bob Whaley, David Edgerton
2009: Esther Creed, Hayes Ratledge, Hugh Spaulding, Brenda Zachary
Ex-officio: Commission Coordinator

Music Committee
Chairperson: Mary Porter
2006: Cynthia Pierce, Brenda McKinney, Janie Parker
2007: Mary Porter, Julie Powell, Phyllis Allen
2008: Derrick Misenheimer, Charles Adams, Donna Terrell
2009: Allen Douglas, Carmen Farlow, Ben Hurley, Emily Whitaker
Ex-officio: Commission Coordinator

Young Friends Activities Committee

Young Friends Activities Committee
Chairperson: Michael Thames
2006: Michael Shepherd, Peggy Long, Richard Hobson, Nathan Porter, Alan
Parsons
2007: Georgianne Jones, Velda Faye Howell, Marsha Woods, Michael Thames
2008: Ann Pike, Carmen Farlow, Debbi Harris, Michael Fulp, Leslie Toth
2009: Andrew Needham, Alan Parsons, Nathan Porter, Anita Thames, Heather
Wood
Contentnea: Lisa Herring
Southern: Chuck/Debbie Harris
Deep River: Jennifer Cook
Surry: Patty Burgess
Eastern: Brandon Godfrey
Western: Paul Routh
New Garden: Richard Hobson
Yadkin: Megan Denton
Northwest: Sebrena Milton
Ex-officio: Director of Program Ministries, Director of Youth and Young Adult
Program Ministries, Commission Coordinator, Young Friends Yearly Meeting
Clerks, Quaker Lake Program Director

Young Adult Committee

Young Adult Committee
Chairperson: Carmen Farlow
2006: Rick Kelly, Josh Burns, Leah McKinney, Betsy Blake
2007: Carmen Farlow, Joe A. Reece, Cherese Wolfe, April Bailey Baker
2008: Carlene Brown, Amanda Baker Smith, Danny Carter, Sarah Wesselhoft
2009: Alan Baker, Betsy Blake, Josh Conrad, Leah McKinney
Contentnea: Katrina Howell
Southern: Dana Thames
Deep River: Lisa Moran
Surry: Heather Carroll
Eastern: Benjamin Godfrey
Western: Adam Andrew
New Garden: Lee Crum
Yadkin: Ron Bell
Northwest: Sebrena Milton
Ex-officio: Director of Program Ministries, Director of Youth and Young Adult Program Ministries, Commission Coordinator

CHRISTIAN SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMISSION

Hugh Spaulding, Coordinator
N.C. Friends Disaster Service

Coordinator: Wiley Shore Asst. Coordinator: Gary Dodson
Contentnea: Rick Kelly
Southern: Ellis Byrd
Deep River: Don Bowers
Surry: Bill Crownfield
Eastern: Julian Baker
Western: Ronald Osborne, Jr.
New Garden: Bradley Underwood
Yadkin: Albert Bryant
Northwest: Malbert Johnson
Ex-officio: Commission Coordinator, Quaker Men President, USFW President
Other appointees: Lyndon Bray, Dale Matthews

Peace and Social Issues Committee
Chairperson: Hugh Spaulding
2006: William Crownfield, Hugh Spaulding, Janice Choplin, Roger Greene
2007: Albert Bryant, Esther Underwood, Ruth Anne Hood, Janie Moss, Lou
Ouradnik
2008: Jack Ciancio, Thad Weatherman, John Robertson, Katie Ford
2009: Judith Dancy, Rusty Parsons, Sara White
Contentnea: Martin Casey
Southern: Linda Maness
Deep River: Clarence Mattocks
Surry:
Eastern: Joyce Uzzell
Western: Rusty Parsons
New Garden: Carolyn McPherson
Yadkin: John K. Robertson
Northwest: Ethel Mae McKenzie
Ex-officio: Commission Coordinator

EVANGELISM AND OUTREACH COMMISSION

Billy Britt, Coordinator

Church Extension Committee
Chairperson: Michael Bodenheimer
2006: Randy Quate, Walter Shore, Thomas Butt
2007: Reece Wall, Bonnie Brown, Wayne Fogleman
2008: Billy Britt, Will Carter, Josh Conrad
2009: Michael Bodenheimer, Tony Lowe, Randy Quate
Contentnea: David Brindle
Southern: Katherine Brady
Deep River:
Surry: Clyde Miller
Eastern: Clifford S. Winslow
Western: Mark Carter
New Garden:
Yadkin: Jake Penley
Northwest: Lem Sprinkle
Ex-officio: Commission Coordinator, Yearly Meeting Presiding Clerk

Christian Vocations Committee
Chairperson: Ellis Byrd
2006: Bruce Smith, Billy Britt, Kate Hood
2007: Rodney Powell, Ted Perkins, Charles Adams
2008: Ellis Byrd, Leslie Toth, Greg Creed
2009: Sara Van DeGrift, Erin Mintmier, Daniel Thames
Ex-officio: Commission Coordinator

Evangelism Committee
Chairperson: Archie Creed
2006: Clinton Harrell, Doyle Vaughn, James Parker
2007: Mary Arrington, Tony Gentry, Alice Carroll, Archie Creed
2008: Becky Memmelaar, Carl Stout, Wayne Johnson
2009: Don Childress, James Parker, Mary Ellen Pike, Bracky Rogers
Contentnea: Howard Seymour
Southern: Wade Craven
Deep River: John Hancock
Surry: Harry Marshall
Eastern:
Western: Craig Seagraves
New Garden: Archie Creed
Yadkin: Joe Martin
Northwest: Rayford Jessup
Ex-officio: Commission Coordinator

Missions Committee
Chairperson: Pat Cheadle
2006: Bernese Hill, Claire Wilson, Reba Browne, Pat Pugh
2007: Pat Cheadle, Vera York, Helen Marley, Ronald Gurley
2008: Glenda Coe, Janie Edgerton, Lela Mae Cummings, Delores Mabe
2009: Reba Browne, Mary Anna McCullen, Susan Moffitt, Jake Penley
Contentnea: Winnie Ruth Smith
Southern: Linda Sawyer
Deep River: Florence Kendall
Surry: Cinnie Cobbler
Eastern: Robert Grizzard
Western: Mary Cockerham
New Garden: Esther Creed
Yadkin: Tony Gentry
Northwest: Pat Pugh
Ex-officio: Commission Coordinator, USFW President, Missions Newsletter Editor


ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

Benefits and Insurance Board
Chairperson: Johnny Simmons
2006: Adelia Smitherman, Clark English, Chris Hinshaw
2007: Martha Jo Jones, Charles Routh, Nancy Hyde
2008: Johnny Simmons, Lori Pettyjohn, Shelby Shore
2009: Joe Allen, Brantley Davis, Marlyn Scott
Ex-officio: Ministers Association President, Financial Manager

Executive Committee
Chairperson: Brady Morrison
2006: Archie Creed, Mary Butt, Florence Scott
2007: Brady Morrison, George Walker, Judy Johnson
2008: Bill Eagles, Brent McKinney, Gwen Headen
2009: Archie Creed, Brenda Marshall, Florence Scott
Ex-officio: Superintendent, Yearly Meeting Presiding Clerk, Yearly Meeting Assistant Presiding Clerk, Program Chairperson, Stewardship/Finance
Chairperson, Trustees Chairperson, Treasurer, Ministry and Counsel
Presiding Clerk
Expected to attend: Director of Program Ministries, Financial Manager, Office
Manager

Pastor/Meeting Relations Committee
Chairperson: Don Farlow
2006: Wayne Johnson, Don Farlow
2007: Pat Core, Billy Britt
2008: Bob Medford, Nancy Holt
2009: Adis Beeson, Wayne Johnson

Pastoral Care Committee
Chairperson: Clifford Winslow
Yearly Meeting Clerk, Ministry and Counsel Clerk, Superintendent, Ministers
Association President, Executive Committee Appointee, Pastor-Meeting Relations Committee Representative, Benefits & Insurance Board Representative, Ministry & Counsel Executive Committee Representative
At large members: Fred Sener, Clifford Winslow

Publications Board
Chairperson: Rausie Hobson
2006: Jewell Farlow, Bobbie Jean Teague, Marian Tillman
2007: Mary Allen, Rausie Hobson, Mary Arrington
2008: Charles Adams, Carol Cothern, David Stanfield
2009: Esther Creed, Jewell Farlow, Joanne Poole
Ex-officio: Quaker Collection Curator

Quaker Lake Board
Chairperson: Larry Newlin
2006: Martha Farlow, Rusty Parsons, Carl Semmler, Jay Bumm, Paul Barnes,
Dacia Osborne, Larry Newlin, Tom Gibbs
2007: Dalma Core, Don Moss, Sanford Wooten, Sloan Dodson, Carmen Farlow,
Joe Allen, Doug Thomas, Tim Terrell
2008: Adam Andrew, Archie Creed, Debbi Harris, Janie Grantham, Wayne Draughn, Etta Florence Winslow, Elaine Kerns, Shelia Brumley
2009: Sonny Chilton, Larry Griffin, Wayne Lamb, Deets McCullen, Rita Mintmier,
Larry Newlin, Hayes Ratledge, Esther Underwood
Ex-officio: Director of Program Ministries, Quaker Lake Facilities Manager, Christian Education Commission Coordinator, USFW President, Quaker Men President


COMMITTEES FOR MEETING SERVICES

Care of Yearly Meeting Records
Chairperson: Mildred Matthews
2006: Ruth Anne Hood, Mary Ellen Pike, Mary Farlow
2007: Bobbie Teague, Geraldine White, Betsy Farlow
2008: Lou Ray Cartwright, Sue Pugh, Edith Briles
2009: Mary Farlow, Melva Greene, Ann Turner
Contentnea: Mike Hardison
Southern: Rebecca Hurley
Deep River: Mary Clodfelter
Surry: Sarah Johnson
Eastern: Linda Godfrey
Western: Carol Guthrie
New Garden: Pat Cheadle
Yadkin: Mildred Matthews
Northwest:

Cemetery Committee
Chairperson: Glen White Consultant: Theodore Perkins
2006: Thomas Butt, John Allen, Katie Draughn
2007: Etta Florence Winslow, Jean Swiggett, J. W. (Bud) Smith
2008: Mildred Matthews, Glen White, Larry Rich, Theodore Perkins (Consultant)
2009: John Allen, Nancy Holt, Sam Phillips
Ex-officio: Quaker Collection Curator

Committee on Clerks
Contentnea: Bernese Hill Northwest: James E. Parker
Deep River: Southern: Eloise Farlow
Eastern: Etta Florence Winslow
Surry: Francis Bolick
Alt. Lynwood Winslow
Western: Linda McBane
New Garden: Mary Bond
Yadkin: Phyllis Adams

Summary of Epistles
2007:

Memorial Committee
2007:

Nominating Committee
Chairperson: Esther Creed
2006: Mary Carol Forkner, Pike Johnson, Steve Choplin, Jane Lowe
2007: Helen Kent, Tony Gentry, Janie Edgerton, John Allen
2008: Esther Creed, Myers Johnson, Katie Draughn, Johnnie Daniels
2009: Leslie Toth, Julie Ann Hutchens, Alan Parsons, Carlene Brown
Contentnea: Mary Edgerton
Southern: Ellis Byrd
Deep River: Hadley Robertson
Surry: Brenda McKinney
Eastern:
Western: Wayne Lamb
New Garden: Theodore Perkins
Yadkin: Nancy Holt
Northwest:

Program Committee
Chairperson: Max Carter
2006: Keith Nelson, Rusty Parsons, Shelby Nichols
2007: Kathy Coe, Jean Swiggett, Scott Wagoner
2008: Donna Terrell, Ken Thames, Richard Hobson
2009: Viola Britt, Rusty Parsons, Judy Ritter
Ex-officio: Yearly Meeting Presiding Clerk, Yearly Meeting Assistant Presiding
Clerk, Executive Committee Chairperson, Young Friends Representative

Stewardship/Finance Committee
Chairperson: Clifford Winslow
2006: Martin Casey, Quinn Jordan, Mary Farlow
2007: Susan Steelman, David Stanfield, Tom Mintmier
2008: Dewey McBane, Monroe McVey, Janet Smith
2009: Don Childress, Wayne Draughn, Mary Farlow, Wade Key
Contentnea: Bobby Howell
Southern: Sarah McCain
Deep River:
Surry: John Haynes
Eastern: Clifford Winslow
Western: Scott McBane
New Garden: Janie Grantham
Yadkin: James L. Brown
Northwest: Jack Harris
Ex-officio: Treasurer, Executive Committee Appointee, Financial Manager

Trustees
Chairperson: Julie Stubblefield (John R. Haworth to assist as needed.)
2007: Jack Shore 2009: Julie Stubblefield 2011: Ellis Byrd

Trustees of Trust Funds
Chairperson: Wilson Sheldon
2006: Mary Edgerton 2010: Wilson Sheldon
2007: Ellis Byrd 2011: Tom Wright
2008: Dan Allen 2012: William Coe
2009: Dick Coe 2013: Clark English
Ex Officio: Financial Manager

Yearly Meeting Message Committee
2007:

MINISTRY AND COUNSEL

Continuing Education for Pastors Committee
Chairperson: Hugh Spaulding
2006: Harold Salmons, Ben Bolick, Theodore Perkins
2007: Becomes Sub-Committee of Recording Committee

Ministry and Counsel Nominating Committee - 2006
Chairperson: Hugh Spaulding
Contentnea: David Brindle Southern: Hugh Spaulding
Deep River: Eddie Oakley
Surry: Eddie Reaves
Eastern: Daniel Carter
Western: Josh Conrad
New Garden: Carolyn McPherson
Yadkin: Peggy Long
Northwest: James Parker

Recording Committee
Chairperson: Jack Kirk
2006: Ray Luther, Ellen Crouse, Jimmy Vestal
2007: Jack Kirk, Michael Thames, Archie Creed, Raeford Jessup
2008: Dan Ariail, David Brindle, Kathy Coe, Ruth Morrow
2009: Ray Luther, Brent McKinney, Jean Swiggett, Jimmy Vestal
Ex-officio: Superintendent, Yearly Meeting Ministry and Counsel Clerk 

Small Meeting Ministries Committee
Chairperson: Rodney Powell
2006: Carmen Farlow, Donna Allred, Eddie Reeves
2007: John Sides, Carolyn Bray, Rodney Powell
Ex-officio: Yearly Meeting Presiding Clerk, Ministry and Counsel Clerk, Yearly
Meeting Superintendent

Spiritual Life Commission
Chairperson: Rusty Parsons
2006: Marlene Byrd, Leslie Winslow, David Kingrey
2007: Rusty Parsons, Gordon Clarke, Lee Lane
2008: Esther Creed, Tim Haithcock, Brady Morrison
2009: Will Carter, Debbie Spell, Ted Perkins
Ex-Officio: Ministry and Counsel Clerk, Superintendent


APPOINTMENTS REQUIRED OUTSIDE OF YEARLY MEETING STRUCTURE

Friends United Meeting: John Porter, Mike Fulp, Myra Brady

North Carolina Council of Churches
2006: John Porter, Wilton Hartzler, Tony Lowe, Judy Haughee-Bartlett, Ben Hurley


CO-OPERATING ORGANIZATIONS

North Carolina Yearly Meeting Ministers Association
President: Scott Wagoner
Vice President: Daniel Thames
Secretary: Wayne Lamb
Treasurer: David Hobson

North Carolina Quaker Men
President: Prince Kendall
Vice President: Bracky Rogers
Secretary: Ed Harris
Treasurer: David Millikan

North Carolina United Society of Friends Women
President: Sara Beth Terrell
Vice President: Sue Pugh
Secretary: Darla Anderson
Treasurer: Joyce Mers
 

RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

American Friends Service Committee (Philadelphia)
Nov. 2006: Jane Ballus, Martha Dentiste
Nov. 2007: Guy Williams, Ann Parks
Nov. 2008: Tony Lowe
Nov. 2009: John Young

American Friends Service Committee (Southeastern Region)
2006: Mary Bond
2007: Ruth Anne Hood
2008: Sara Nutter
2009: Mark Tope

Friends Committee on National Legislation
Chairperson: Dorothy Mason
2006: Bill Harris, Dorothy Mason, Larry Newlin
2007: William Crownfield, John Robertson, Mandy Lotz
2008: Vernie Davis, Binford Farlow, Mary Carol Forkner
2009: Bill Harris, Dorothy Mason, Larry Newlin

Friends Homes Board of Trustees
Chairperson: Carson Grantham2006: Dan Allen, Annette Cox, Pike Johnson,
David Millikan, Dennis Moore, Beverly Nelson, Ed Oakley, Bill Stevens, Tom Wright
2007: Bob Erskine, Jim Kimel, Harold Hill, Carl Semmler, Deborah Suess,
Susan Steelman, Gwen Taylor, Artie Chilton, Tim Terrell
Ex-officio: Yearly Meeting Superintendent, NCYM Clerk, Quaker Men President,
USFW President, Board of Advisors Representative

Friends World Committee
Chairperson: Peggie Baxter
2006: Sarah Johnson, Wendy Mattocks, John Porter
2007: Paul Mitchell, Melva Greene, Peggie Baxter
2008: Myra Brady, Linda Whisnant, David Hobson
2009: Paul Mitchell, John Porter, David Brindle

Guilford College Friends Center Representative
Janie Edgerton

William Penn House Board of Directors
Patricia Sebens