Church Leadership
Aurelia First UMC 2026 Leadership & Committees
Administrative Council, committee chairs, and ministry teams serving Aurelia First UMC.
Administrative Council
Current leadership roles for 2026.
ChairChris Carr4
Vice ChairBob Bryant3
Recording SecretaryMary Dowdy/Deb Galvin May 2026
TreasurerCeleste Cummins
Financial SecretaryDeb Galvin3
Lay LeaderTammy Willfong
Lay Member to Annual ConferenceJeff & Tammy Willfong1
Finance ChairSteve Gustafson4
Trustee ChairNathan Anderson3
Staff Parish Relations ChairShelley Flaherty5
Worship ChairDan & Lisa Bringle1
Christian Education ChairSteph Fordyce
Mission ChairDiann Meendering3
Memorial ChairGayle Gustafson
Committees
Members are organized by committee and term year where applicable.
Trustees
2026
- Nathan Anderson (3)*
- Kevin Flaherty (6)
- Tim Galvin (3)
- Brad Gustafson (1)
- Gayle Gustafson (8)
- Linda Hines (3)
- Glen McCannon (3)
- Mark Sangwin (1)
- Liz Smith (2)
2027
- Nathan Anderson (4)*
- Brad Gustafson (2)
- Gayle Gustafson (9)
- Mark Sangwin (2)
- Liz Smith (3)
2028
- Nathan Anderson (5)*
- Brad Gustafson (3)
- Mark Sangwin (3)
Finance
Chair Steve Gustafson. No official committee; business will be discussed in regular board meetings.
Staff-Parish Relations
2026
- Sarah Anderson (3)
- Bob Bryant (4)
- Allan Feekes (2)
- Shelly Flaherty (5)
- Steve Gustafson (1)
- Barbie Sherwood (5)
2027
- Bob Bryant (5)
- Allan Feekes (3)
- Shelley Flaherty (6)
- Steve Gustafson (2)
- Barbie Sherwood (6)
2028
- Bob Bryant (6)
- Allan Feekes (4)
- Steve Gustafson (3)
- Shelley Flaherty (7)
- Barbie Sherwood (7)
Lay Leadership/Nominations
- Rhonda Handy (1)
- Nancy Webb (1)
Worship
- Amanda Bengtson
- Chris Carr
- Deb Galvin
- Dan Bringle*
- Heather Carr
- Lisa Bringle*
- Shelley Flaherty
Mission
- Diann Meendering*
- Dee Nelson
- Deb Galvin
- Charlene Peterson
- Janet Kai
- Denise Reed
Christian Ed
- Sarah Anderson
- Brooke Noble
- Steph Fordyce*
- Liz Smith
- Bryanna Nissen
Memorials
- Gayle Gustafson*
- Barbie Sherwood
- Sue Jones
- Charlene Peterson
College Loan
Head Usher
Auditing Committee
- Kent Ahnemann*
- Rhonda Handy
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