Living into the Vision

We are moving into a time of discussion of the vision, goals, and priorities for 2027.
We are pleased to have new and fantastic people as Leadership and Ministry Equippers! Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the matrix. 

Listening Sessions:

  • Slides from the June 14th session "What does the Community Need"

  • July 19th at 4 PM - Kobler Hall, Focus: What is our response to God? 

  • August 16th at 4 PM - Kobler Hall, Focus: What does the church need? and reviewing submitted vision priorities 

  • August 30th, during worship (10 AM)  - Kobler Hall, Visioning Setting Sunday 

Nominate a 2027 Priority

Trending Priorities (hope to see your nomination here soon!): 
- communication
- intergenerational ministries 
- ministry partnering with one another 
- education 

Complete list of submitted priorities!

Below are links to demographic information supplied by the Mission Insite Website. This is a resource available to every United Methodist Church, providing demographic information for our surrounding area. As we prepare for our summer listening session (see above!), this information will help with discerning God's will for FUMC. Above are the dates with the accompanying question/topics. We invite you to pray through each question prior to each listening session and take the time to review information on this website and ask what God is calling us to do with the information. 

At first glance it appears that we have some areas of growth potential in the Millennial and Gen Z populations. These populations have some different characteristics that we might want to consider as we talk about "What does the Community need?". Please bring your impression of the data and what trends or areas of growth you glean from the following information. 

Overview of Significant Demographic Indicators

Population and Household Trends

Life Concerns

Religious Demographics

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Below is the administrative structure approved in May 2026. 


FUMC Leadership and Ministry Equippers (it is the combined membership of the Administrative, Ministry and Visioning Teams)
The 2026 - 2027 FLAME- FUMC Leadership and Ministry Equippers

Visioning Team Lead 

April Wynn Reif

Visioning Vice Lead

Katherine Counsell

Administrative Team Lead

Liz Lane

Administrative Vice Lead

Joelle Gotwalls

Trustees Chair

Brian Carrico

SPRC Chair

William Boatwright

Finance Chair

Matt Zurasky

Ministry Team Lead

Carol Knott

Ministry Vice Lead

Nana Noi

Mission Lead

Mike Cotter

Nurture Lead

Colleen Knerr

Fellowship Lead

Jillian Murray and Meghan Kala

Discipleship Lead

Donna Oldham