Lay Leadership

Church Council

churchcouncil@apexumc.org

Julia Beam (Council Chair)
Alta Whitt (Council Vice chair)
Larry Jordan (Lay Legacy & Lay Leader)
John Garrison (Treasurer)
Kim Stephenson (SPRC Chair)
Allen Hicks (Trustee Chair)*
Brian Reynolds (Finance Chair)
Todd Arant (Staff Rep)
Ellen Griffin (Staff Rep)
Christian Peterson (Lay Youth)
Nicole Williams (Lay Young Adult)
John Davis (Church Historian)
Laura Hicks (Secretary)
Casey Purdy (Traditional Worship)
Lori Fahs (Contemporary Worship/Lay Member to AC)
Mike Roberds (Missions)
Tom Cossa (Youth)
Chris Stewart (Children)
Susan Southern (Congregational Care)
Laura Katherine Stern (Senior Pastor)
Laura Johnson (Teaching Pastor)
Sheila Ahler (Associate Pastor)

Finance

financeteam@apexumc.org

At Large Members:
Brian Reynolds (Chair)
Ben Shivar (Vice Chair)
Greg Helm (Lay Member to AC)
Roger Moore
Chuck Howard
Robert Ross
Laura Hicks
Tara Kupselaitis
Jeanne Erwin
David Godfrey

Class of 2023 – Chuck Howard, Holly Babcock, Missy Balleydier, Robert Ross
Class of 2024 – Greg Helm
Class of 2025 – Brian Reynolds, Laura Hicks

Ex Officio Members:
Julia Beam (church council chair)
Kim Stephenson (SPRC chair)
Allen Hicks (Trustee Chair)*
Mary Beth Parker (Financial Secretary)
John Garrison (Treasurer)
Larry Jordan (Lay Leader)

Staff Parish Relations Committee

Kim Stephenson (Chair)
Class of 2023 – Debbie Marshall, Derek Beavers, Joe Wingfield, Lindsey Hart
Class of 2024 – Ben Shivar, Jared Wright, Kim Stephenson
Class of 2025 – Claudia Lempp, Josey Snyder

Joe Wingfield (Lay Member to AC)
Claudia Lempp
Josey Snyder
Jared Wright
Derek Beavers
Allen Coleman
Meagan Bereman
Doug Meckes

Ex-officio Member: Larry Jordan (Lay Leader)

Trustees

trusteesteam@apexumc.org

Allen Hicks (Chair)*
Ed Poston (Vice Chair)*
Nicole Loeffler, Jeff Portzer
Jim Danforth
Michael Dare
Anne Helm
Shane Pegram
Don Hays

Nominations

nominations@apexumc.org

Pastor Laura Katherine Stern (Chair)
Charlie Hughes
Anne Harrison
Valerie Sutton
Jennifer Geck
Wally Jordan
Shirley Spedding
Cathy Turner
Jerry Winberry
Dave Dunbar

Ex-officio Member: Larry Jordan (Lay Leader)

Lay Members to Annual Conference

Greg Helm (also on Finance)
Lori Fahs (also on Church Council)
Joe Wingfield (also on SPRC)