Lay Leadership

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)
Tanner Johnson (Staff Rep)
Christian Peterson (Lay Youth)
Nicole Johnson (Lay Young Adult)
John Davis (Lay 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)
Melissa Bunn (Congregational Care)
Amanda Donaldson (Preschool Director) – Ex officio
Danny Berrier (Missions and Congregational Care Pastor)

*The names in bold are new as of July 1, 2024.

financeteam@apexumc.org

Brian Reynolds (chair)
Ben Shivar (Vice Chair)
Gary Batchelor
Chris Finch
Chuck Howard
Laura Hicks (Lay Member to AC)
Tara Kupselaitis
Jeanne Erwin

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)

*The names in bold are new as of July 1, 2024.

Kim Stephenson (Chair)

Class of 2024 – Ben Shivar, Jared Wright, Kim Stephenson
Class of 2025 – Claudia Lempp, Josey Snyder

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

Ex-officio Member: Larry Jordan (Lay Leader)

*The names in bold are new as of July 1, 2024.

trusteesteam@apexumc.org

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

*pending approval by trustees

nominations@apexumc.org

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

Ex-officio Member: Larry Jordan (Lay Leader)

*The names in bold are new as of July 1, 2024.

Lori Fahs (also on Church Council)
Laura Hicks (also on Finance)
Doug Meckes (also on SPRC)

*The names in bold are new as of July 1, 2024.

In Spring 2024, Church Council tasked a Vision Team with gathering information and making recommendations for a church vision. The Vision Team crafted a vision around our membership vows after an extensive process, including surveys, one-on-one conversations, meetings with various groups, and prayer and discernment.

The Vision Team made suggestions for ways we can live into this vision. Church leadership will be considering these suggestions and deciding which ones to turn into actionable items and when. You can view this and other details here.

Anne Harrison

Brent Sigmon

Gordon Jendrasiak

Jackson Orr

Laura Kiper

MaryBeth Buie

Shirley Spedding

Rick Kupselaities, Vision Team Lead

Julia Beam, Church Council Chair

Laura Katherine Stern, Senior Pastor