Report of the
Nominations Committee
OFFICE UP FOR RE-ELECTION OTHER NOMINEES
Ministerial Relations Committee
Elect 1 Minister for 3 Years William G. Schlonecker Jonathan W. Arnold, Sr.
Ralph M. Soper
Ralph M. Soper, Senior Pastor, Bethel BFC, Emmaus
My serving on the Credentials Committee has given me the desire to help our churches and pastors to have relationships pleasing to the Lord.
Elect 1 Elder for 3 Years Stephen J. Kauffman
Glendon R. LeSuer
Stephen J. Kauffman
Elder, Harleysville BFC; General Manager, Marcho Farms Inc.
Glendon R. LeSuer
Elder, SS Teacher, Harleysville BFC; Distributor Sales Representative for Ingersoll – Rand
Board of Directors of BFC
Elect 2 Ministers for 3 Years David J. Watkins David T. Allen
Raymond R. Dotts
David T. Allen, Assoc. Pastor, Cedar Crest BFC, Allentown, Pa
I grew up in the home of a pastor in the BFC and have been a member of a BFC church for most of my life – almost 40 years. After graduating from Biblical Seminary I spent 15 years working as a computer and business consultant and worked with the BFC Board of Directors in a consulting capacity. I currently serve as Associate Pastor at Cedar Crest with administrative responsibilities and have spent the last 20 years working with Pinebrook Bible Conference as Financial Secretary and as a member of the Board.
Elect 1 Elder for 3 Years Charles A. Lavigna Ellis L. Hostetter
Charles A. Lavigna
Elder, Reading BFC; Owner of Green Valley Nursery, Inc.
Board of Church Extension
Elect 2 Ministers for 3 Years Kenneth D. Keeler Gene W. Smith
William G. Schlonecker
Kenneth D. Keeler, Pastor, York, Pa.
I have a burden for this ministry and I enjoy ministering on this board.
Gene W. Smith,Pastor, Bethany BFC, Whitehall, Pa.
I served on a “Home Missions Board” (Church Extension) in the denomination I came from 15 years ago. I served in that capacity for a number of years. I was very active, in that I was also a church planter in that denomination.
Elect 2 Elders for 3 Years William R. Singletary Clair Harstead
Alfred G. Roberts
Alfred G. Roberts
Elder, SS Teacher, Delegate, Chairman of Missions Committee, Harleysville BFC; Retired Deputy Managing Editor for the Morning Call.
William R. Singletary
Retired elder, Wallingford BFC; retired G.E. Senior Systems Engineer
Board of Christian Education
Elect 2 Ministers for 3 Years Eric R. North
Elect 2 Laypersons for 3 Years Carol A. Gearhart Scott G. Ott
Marianne T. Roth
J. Richard Vroman
Carol Ann Gearhart
Blandon BFC; Retired Librarian for Kutztown University
J. Richard Vroman
Elder, Children’s Ministry Director, Piscataway BFC; Quality Assurance Tech. For Pathmark Stores, Inc.
Board of Directors of BFC Homes, Inc.
Elect 1 Minister for 3 Years William H. Bartron Gene W. Smith
William H. Bartron
I have a great love for the ministry of the Board of the Homes and have served on the Board for a number of years most of which in the capacity as Secretary of the Board.
Gene W. Smith, Pastor, Bethany BFC, Whitehall, Pa.
I previously served on the board for 6 years.
Elect 1 Layperson for 3 Years Glenn D. Ruoss Rick C. Davis
Rick C. Davis
Elder, Worship Committee, SS Teacher, Pastoral Relations Committee, Ebenezer BFC;
Clinical Manager at Young’s Medical/Air Products Healthcare.
Board of Victory Valley
Elect 1 Minister for 3 Years Ronald C. Erb
Elect 2 Laypersons for 3 Years Rodney P. Plows Jay Breish
Gary J. Wolfinger Bernice L. Mann
Rachel E. Norris
Jay Breish
Sr. High Youth Leader, SS Teacher, Solution Developer/Computer Programmer for Compu-Tutor
Bernice L. Mann
SS Teacher, Coopersburg BFC; Retired School Teacher in Bethlehem Area Schools, has been on the board before.
Rachel E. Norris
Senior High youth leader, teacher at East Stroudsburg Christian Academy
Rodney P. Plows
Elder, Youth Leader, SS Teacher. Nazareth BFC; Facilities Tech., Allentown Rescue Mission,
Gary J. Wolfinger
Deacon, Quakertown BFC; Assistant Manager of Swan’s Pantry
Board of Missions
Elect 2 Ministers for 3 Years Thomas P. Shorb Kevin W. Kirkpatrick
Robert A. Sloan, Jr. Philip E. Yerrington
Thomas P. Shorb, Pastor, Coopersburg BFC
Global missions is a passion in my life.
Philip E. Yerrington, Pastor, Graterford BFC
My wife and I served for twenty years in an evangelism, church planting, and church development ministry in Spain with TEAM. After that time I served as a church relations representative for four years with the same mission.
Elect 1 Layperson for 3 Years Robert W. Davies
Susanne R. Figard
Robert W. Davies
Elder, SS Teacher. Emmaus BFC; Computer programmer for Day – Timers
Susanne R. Figard
President of the Women’s Missionary Fellowship, Ministries team, Cedar Crest BFC; Psychiatric Nurse for Lehigh Valley ACT.
Elect 1 Layperson for 2 Years Remaining Names
Board of Directors of Pinebrook Bible Conference
Elect 2 Ministers for 3 Years Jonathan W. Arnold, Sr. Robert A. Johnson, II
Charles E. Cole
Charles E. Cole, Sen. Pastor, Sunbury BFC,
I have served for two terms already on the Board of Directors of Pinebrook. I bring a pastor’s heart of compassion to delicate issues and a heart of discernment for ongoing concerns. I am committed to this ministry and to Bible conference and camp ministries in general. I have participated in or attended Bible conferences or Christian camps during my 36 years of ministry. Responsibilities of the Board at Pinebrook fit my schedule and distance well.
Elect 3 Laymen for 3 Years Gerald L. Schlonecker Nelson K. Randolph
Charles F. Webb Robert H. Zentz
Hans R. Waldvogel
Nelson K. Randolph
Cedar Crest BFC; Short-term Parnership Coordinator, Board of Missions
Gerald L. Schlonecker
Bethel BFC, Emmaus; Retired elder, Food Service Director for the Allentown Hospital
Hans R. Waldvogel
Faith BFC, Holmes; Director of Engineering at Jamaica Hospital.
Robert H. Zentz
Elder, Chairperson of PRC, Delegate, Bethel BFC, Emmaus, President and CEO of Fellowship Com.
Strategic Planning Committee
Elect 1 Minister for 3 Years Dana E. Weller
Dana E. Weller – Presently serving.
Elect 1 Elder for 3 Years Robert H. Zentz Robert T. Evans
Robert T. Evans
Elder, missions committee, Wallingford BFC; President of BCM International until December 2005, in active ministry with BCM as Ambassador-At-Large
Robert H. Zentz
Elder, Chairperson of PRC, Delegate from Bethel BFC, Emmaus, President and CEO of Fellowship Community.
Elect 1 Elder for 1 Year Remaining names
Board of Youth and Young Adults
Elect 2 Ministers for 3 Years Clyde D. Bomgardner, Jr. Kevin W. Kirkpatrick
William J. Dunn Eric R. North
Clyde D. Bomgardner, Jr. Assoc. Pastor, Grace BFC, Reading, Pa.
I have served six years as a Board member and am currently leading the youth ministry at Grace Bible Fellowship Church.
Billy Dunn. School of Church and Community Ministries at Philadelphia Biblical University
I have served on the BYYA for the past 5 years and currently coordinate all Sno-Glo activities. I served as the Youth Pastor at the Emmaus BFC for 8.5 years and currently teach in School of Church and Community Ministries at Philadelphia Biblical University specifically in the area of Youth Ministry and Organizational Leadership. I also serve part-time at Push The Rock and I am under the direction of the Boards of Missions. We currently raise half of our salary.
Eric North. Pastor, Community BFC, Howell
I have done youth ministry in the past and currently teach our youth group of
approximately 20. I can also bring a parental and pastoral perspective to the Board.
Elect 1 Layperson for 3 Years Regina S. Gotchel
Regina S. Gotchel
She served a 1 year term this last year on this committee. She served in Awana for 14 years, several of those years as director. She has three teenaged children and a seven year old.
Board of Higher Education
Elect 1 Minister for 3 Years John C. Studenroth Ralph E. Ritter
John C. Studenroth. BFC Missionary
Ordained minister (30 years), ordained BFC minister (14 years), Pastor of the Kutztown BFC (9 years), elder at KBFC (12 years), BFC Missionary and chaplain to college faculty & students (6 years), adjunct instructor in biology at Pinebrook Junior College (7 years), BFC Board of Higher Education (secretary since inception, 12 years)
Ralph E. Ritter. Pastor, New Community BFC, Brooklyn, NY
Experience in the world of higher education, 6 years as a student needing financial aid and 3 as an employee.
Elect 1 Layperson for 3 Years Alan H. Russell Charles A. Bloomfield
Mark Evans
Karen Stull
Robert L. Tomlinson
Charles A. Bloomfield
Elder, SS Teacher, Missions Team, Substitute organist, Cedar Crest BFC; Principal of Lehigh Valley Christian High School.
Dr. Alan H. Russell:
Emmaus BFC; Senior Account Manager, Air Products & Chemicals (30 years); Adjunct Instructor (ret.), DeSales University (25 years) Board Chairman, Lehigh Valley Christian High School; Board Chairman, Collegiate Outreach Board
Robert L. Tomlinson
Elder, SS Teacher, Pocono Mtn, BFC; Administrator/Development Director of Faith Christian School, Roseto
Elect 2 persons for 2 years Remaining names
Board of Pensions
Elect 1 Active Minister for 3 Years David N. Schoen
David N. Schoen, Senior Pastor, Bethel BFC, Emmaus
I am presently serving on the Board Of Pensions as the resident “dummy” who knows little of investing and therefore (at infrequent times) am able to ask questions that lead to clarifying statements and points which may be of help to others in the Annual Conference who are as investment-challenged as I am.
Elect 2 Laypersons for 3 Years Jay H. Fasnacht
Robert Gaugler
Allen M. Gehman
Jay H. Fasnacht
Was on the committee before
Robert Gaugler
Elder, Graterford BFC; CPA, Partner.
Board of Communications
Elect 1 Minister for 3 Years Ralph E. Ritter Allan R. Vivona
Ralph E. Ritter. Pastor, New Community BFC, Brooklyn, NY
Years of assisting Fellowship News through proofreading and writing.
Allan R. Vivona. Senior Pastor, Kutztown BFC
Last year I finished the manuscript of a book. While it is yet unpublished, God granted me the privilege of committing my thoughts, desires, hurts and sorrows to written speech.
Credentials Committee
Elect 1 Minister for 3 Years Ralph M. Soper Allan R. Vivona
Ralph M. Soper Senior Pastor, Bethel BFC, Emmaus
I have been serving on this Committee for six years and I am currently the Secretary.
Allan R. Vivona. Senior Pastor, Kutztown BFC
I have had the opportunity to serve on ordination councils for more than a dozen men in my service prior to serving with the BFC and served as recording secretary for at least four of these.
Ministerial Candidate Committee
Elect 2 Ministers for 3 Years David E. Gundrum Ralph E. Ritter
Howard N. Wells
Elect 1 Minister for 1 year Jonathan W. Arnold
Historical Committee
Elect 2 Persons for 3 Years Carl C. Cassel John L. English
Jill A. Davidson Kevin W. Kirkpatrick
Jill A. Davidson
SS Teacher at Graterford BFC, Clerk at Taylor Direct.
John L. English
Elder, SS Teacher, Lebanon BFC; Retired Physics teacher at the Lebanon County School District
Conference Judicatory
Elect 2 Ministers for 3 Years Dean A. Stortz Ralph E. Ritter
Gregory A. Uhrich Ralph M. Soper
Ralph M. Soper, Senior Pastor, Bethel BFC, Emmaus
I have been serving in the pastorate since 1985 and with a counseling background I think I can listen and judge fairly.
Dean A. Stortz, Pastor Ocean Co. BFC
I have served on the Conference Judicatory for two previous terms.
Elect 2 Elders for 3 Years L. James Roberts Les Moyer
Ronald W.Reed
Ronald W. Reed
Elder, SS Superintendent, SS Teacher, Grace BFC, Reading; Emergency Dept. Physician
Elect 1 Elder for 2 Years Remaining Names
Special Appellate Judicatory
Elect 1 Minister for 3 Years John C. Studenroth Bruce A. Ellingson
Elect 1 Elder for 3 Years Charles Lavigna
Committee on Nominations
Elect 1 Minister for 3 Years Timothy S. Cowen
David R. Way
Elect 1 Layperson for 3 Years Charles D. Bomgardner Mark S. Matson
Mark S. Matson
Elder, SS Teacher, Grace BFC, Quakertown; Manager of Friendly Book Store
Charles D. Bomgardner
Deacon, Youth sponsor at Lebanon BFC, systems analyst for Hershey Foods
Chairman of Annual Conference
Elect 1 Man for 1 Year Randall A. Grossman Calvin T. Reed
Calvin T. Reed, Pastor, Lebanon BFC
I chaired the Study Committee that prepared the Guide to Parliamentary Procedure for the 109th Annual Conference of the BFC.
Vice-Chairman of Annual Conference
Elect 1 Man for 1 Year Clifford B. Boone Carl C. Cassel
Remaining Names
Clifford B. Boone. Senior Pastor, Cedar Crest BFC, Allentown
I have served as the Field Parliamentarian and as Chairman among the AIM missionaries in Tanzania and now have my experience as Sr. Pastor at Cedar Crest.
Secretary of Annual Conference
Elect 1 Man for 1 Year David A. Thomann
Board of Church Health
Pastors Clyde D. Bomgardner, Jr.
Richard T. Paashaus
Robert A. Sloan, Jr.
Dave A. Thomann
Carl K. Spackman
Byron Widger
Elders Robert D. Carroll
Robert C. Kaatz
Ronald W. Reed
Clyde W. Snyder
Timothy D. Weaber
Robert H. Zentz
Gary A. Sterner
Nominating Committee: Thomas P. Shorb, Chairman; Howard N. Wells, Secretary; Ronald C. Erb, Nancy E. J. Grossman, Antoinette McCreary, Richard B. Ravis, Clyde W. Snyder