MTSO alumni elected as United Methodist General Conference delegates

Numerous alumni of Methodist Theological School in Ohio are among those who have been elected to represent their annual conferences at the 2016 United Methodist Church General Conference or jurisdictional conferences. The quadrennial General Conference is the top policy-making body of the denomination. General Conference delegates will gather May 10-20, 2016, in Portland, Oregon. Jurisdictional conferences will follow in the summer of 2016. There are five United Methodist jurisdictions in the United States, each composed of a group of annual conferences. Below is a list of MTSO alumni who have been elected by their conferences as clergy or lay delegates. If you’re aware of an MTSO alum who should be included but isn’t, please email Danny Russell at drussell@mtso.edu.

East Ohio

General Conference:

Delaine K. McGhee, clergy

North Central Jurisdictional Conference, July 13-16, 2016, Peoria, Illinois:

Andy Call, clergy

Karen Oehl, clergy

Benita Rollins, clergy

West Ohio

General Conference:

Karen Cook, clergy

Roger Grace, clergy

North Central Jurisdictional Conference, July 13-16, 2016, Peoria, Illinois:

April Casperson, clergy

Anna Guillozet, clergy

Rebecca Hug, lay

April Blaine, clergy alternate

Kathleen Brown, clergy alternate

Ken Schoon, lay alternate

Yellowstone

Western Jurisdictional Conference, July 13-16, 2016, Scottsdale, Arizona:

Jeremy Scott, clergy

Methodist Theological School in Ohio prepares leaders of many faith traditions for lives of lasting significance in service to the church and the world. In addition to the Master of Divinity degree, the school offers master’s degrees in counseling ministries, theological studies and practical theology, along with a Doctor of Ministry degree. For more information, visit www.mtso.edu.

CONTACT: Danny Russell, director of communications drussell@mtso.edu, 740-362-3322