The new quadrennium brings with it several changes for the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA). The legal, financial and administrative council for The United Methodist Church elected its new Board of Directors at its organizational meeting in late August. Board officers are: Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, President; Don Brown, Vice-President; and Mary White, Recording Secretary. In addition, the new General Secretary and Treasurer, A. Moses Rathan Kumar, was elected.
The council, by discipline, is comprised of four bishops, thirty persons from five US jurisdictions as nominated by the College of Bishops, and six at-large members, including members from Africa, Europe and the Philippines. The group, along with key staff, met in Minnesota to organize and be briefed on council responsibilities. Of the 40-member board 23 are new, with 17 returning in this quadrennium.
“I am excited about our new Council,” says President Bishop Lindsey Davis. “After being with the new directors at this organizational meeting, I am very impressed with their commitment to Christ, their depth of ministry experience, and their variety of technical and financial skills. With our new General Secretary, I look forward to making a difference for Christ and our Church in these days to come.”
The members for the 2009-2012 quadrennium are:
(Italics denotes clergy)
Bishops
Southeastern
Northeastern
Michael Coyner
(Indiana area) G. Lindsey Davis
(Kentucky) Robert Hayes
(Oklahoma) Leo Soriano
(Philippines)
Hal
Brady, III A. Lynn Hill
Reggie Holder Stephen Hundley
Clarece Nash
Emily Rogers B. Wiley Stephens
David Stotts Daniel Taylor, Jr.
Jim Windham, Jr.
Jane Zody
John
Bishop Michael Minnix
Patricia Morris Janice Palm
Mary White
Western
Dan Gara
Sharon Ragland
At-Large Members
North Central
South Central
Peter
Binder (Europe)
Rose Beverly Jerusalem
(Phillippines)
Elizabeth Cumbest
(Southeastern)
Karl Kroger
(North Central)
Charles Moore, Jr.
(Northeastern)
Joseph Museu
(Africa)
Irma
Clark
Lisa King
Larna Spearman
Prospero Tumonong
Jessica Vargo
James Argue, Jr. Don Brown Tim Bruster
Vinnie Hoover Ruben Saenz, Jr. Elijah Stansell, Jr.
Kelly Williams
Annual Conference Officer Quadrennial Training Event February 20-22, 2009 A leadership event offering practical position training for persons serving as Treasurers, Secretaries, Statisticians, Finance and Administration Chairpersons, Equitable Compensation Chairpersons, and Presidents of Trustees at the conference level. NOTE: Other conference leaders are welcome to attend at their own expense. read more... (PDF 11 KB)
Keeping Perspective in Volatile Economic Times As the U.S. stock market caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to tumble more than 700 points on Monday's trading, GCFA sees such volatility, though extreme, as not totally without precedent when viewed as cyclical within the long term investment market...click here for complete press release
For additional information and forms related to available employment opportunities, click here.
2009 – 2012 Financial Commitment Booklet Available Onlineand in Print Following the actions of the 2008 General Conference, the Financial Commitment Booklet for the 2009-2012 quadrennium for The United Methodist Church has been prepared by The General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA). This booklet includes the spending plan for the next quadrennium as approved by the General Conference and provides background information on spending trends within the Church. read more... (PDF 13 KB)
The contents of the book are being made available on the GCFA website, www.gcfa.org. Printed copies are available and can be obtained by contacting Customer Service at United Methodist Communications 888-346-3862, or send a request by email to FCB@gcfa.org.
2009 Annual Conference Apportionments: This report shows the 2009 jurisdictional annual conference apportionments for the seven general funds, in accordance with the apportionment formula approved by the 2008 General Conference.
Local Church Survey being conducted The Office of Analysis and Research will conduct a survey to get local church responses to questions on congregational life - providing insights on worship styles, ministries, age demographics, etc. Click here for details...
The new quadrennium brings with it several changes for the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA). The legal, financial and administrative council for The United Methodist Church elected its new Board of Directors at its organizational meeting in late August. Board officers are: Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, President; Don Brown, Vice-President; and Mary White, Recording Secretary. In addition, the new General Secretary and Treasurer, A. Moses Rathan Kumar, was elected. 
