The delegations for the General Conference 2016 and the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference 2016 were elected at Annual Conference 2015. The elected delegates are listed below. Click here for a General Conference fact sheet.
Email correspondence to the delegation may be sent to fldelegation@flumc.org.
The Legislative Committee each delegate is assigned to is listed in italics.
The following persons were elected to serve on the Florida Conference delegation to General Conference and are listed in the order of their election:
Rev. Sue E. Haupert-Johnson; North Central District Superintendent
1135 E. Fort King St., Ocala, FL 34471
General Administration
Rev. Alex A. Shanks; Pastor, First – Coral Springs
8650 W. Sample Rd., Coral Springs, FL 33065
Conferences
Rev. Dr. Rinaldo D. (Rini) Hernandez; South West District Superintendent
7655 Trillium Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34241
Discipleship
Rev. Dionne C. Hammond; Pastor, First – Melbourne
110 East New Haven Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901
Judicial Administration
Rev. Harold D. Lewis; Director of Multicultural and Justice Ministries
3647 Prescott Loop, Lakeland, FL 33810
Independent Commissions
Rev. David A. Dodge; Retired
113 Sea Grove Main Street Unit 101
St Augustine, FL 32080
Higher Education & Ministry/Superintendency
Rev. Dr. Cynthia D. Weems; South East District Superintendent
6000 Maynada St., Coral Gables, FL 33146
Financial Administration
Rev. Jacqueline P. Leveron; Pastor, Lakewood Park – Ft. Pierce
5407 Turnpike Feeder Rd., Fort Pierce, FL 34951
Faith and Order
Rev. Dr. Sharon G. Austin; Director of Connectional Ministries
450 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Lakeland, FL 33815
Church and Society 1
*Molly R. McEntire; Children’s Director, First – Lakeland
1005 Pennsylvania Ave., Lakeland, FL 33803
Global Ministries
Derrick Scott, III; Campus Ministry Director; CrossRoad – Jacksonville
1645 Talbot Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32205
Conferences
Alice M. Williams; HR Consultant; St. Luke’s – Orlando
5209 Fieldview Ct., Orlando, FL 32819
Higher Education & Ministry/Superintendency
Milton E. (Mickey) Wilson; Retired; First – Lakeland
3500 Hopkins Street, Nashville, TN 37215
Financial Administration
William R. (Russ) Graves; Retired; First – Melbourne
2260 Front Street # 204, Melbourne, FL 32901-7374
Church and Society 2
Jeremy K. Hearn; Worship Leader; First – Lakeland
1730 Turtle Rock Drive, Lakeland, FL 33803
Discipleship
Rachael P. Sumner; Preschool Director; First – Titusville
2723 Yorkshire Drive, Titusville, FL 32796
General Administration
Carlene R. Fogle-Miller; Student; Memorial – Fernandina Beach
18 S. 18th St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Faith and Order
Janet B. Earls; Congregational Vitality Specialist; First – Lakeland
450 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, Lakeland, FL 33815
Local Church
Rev. Joanes Martin; Clergy
PO Box 2671, Fort Pierce, FL 34954-2671
Rev. Dr. Geraldine Williams McClellan; Pastor
625 S.E. 15th Street, Gainesville, FL 32641
Rev. David Allen; Assistant Dean, School of Religion, Bethune-Cookman University
116 Wedge Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32124
Rev. William David McEntire; Minister
72 Lake Morton Drive, Lakeland, FL 33801
Rev. Audrey Blaine Warren; Pastor
400 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132
Rev. James Joseph Therrell; Senior Pastor, Cape Coral First UMC
4118 Coronado Pkwy., Cape Coral, FL 33904
Rev. Dr. Robert B. Bushong; Clergy
2221 Lee Road, Suite 21, Winter Park, FL 32789
Rev. Dr. Armando Joel Rodriguez; Pastor
1541 Woodgate Way, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Rev. Dr. Kevin Michele James; Clergy
5200 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast, FL 32137
Tiffania Icaza Willetts; Student
1316 Archdale St., Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
Alexia Michelle Valle Velez
612 Wavecrest Rd, Orlando, FL 32807
Martha Gay Duncan; Retired
4225 Pebble Pointe Dr., Lakeland, FL 33813
Anne Pierre-Louis; Nurse
1770 N.E. 191 Street, Apt.#312, North Miami Beach, FL 33179
Paulette T. Monroe; Retired
822 Fairlington Dr., Lakeland, FL 33813
Rod Lee Groom; Retired
5712 39th St. Cir. E., Bradenton, FL 34203
Joyce Waldon A. Bright; Retired
3491 Colwyn Ct., Orlando, FL 32812-5968
Rodney Akers; Retired
311 Ellen Way, Brandon, FL 33510
Benjamin Dale Spangler
705 W. Jefferson St., Tallahassee, FL 32308
Alternate Delegates
Rev. Vicki R. Walker; Minister of Missions & Outreach; 500 W. Platt St., Tampa, FL 33606
Rev. Wayne D. Wiatt; Ordained Elder; 714 Park Hill Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801
Rev. Catherine Fluck Price; Pastor; 6513 Sundew court, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
Rev. Melissa Ann Cooper; Program Coordinator, Life Enrichment Center, 5059 Picciola Rd., Fruitland Park, FL 34731
Rev. Jamie Ray Westlake; Pastor; 719 Westwood Dr., Brandon, FL 33511
Rev. Annette Stiles Pendergrass; Pastor; 7400 N. Wickham Rd. Melbourne, FL 32940
Rev. Joseph Richard MacLaren; Pastor; 1395 Campus View Court, Oviedo, FL 32765
Rushing Johnstone Kimball; Student; 4850 1st Coast Tech Pkwy., 3304 P.O. Box 69, Jacksonville, FL 32224
Kelly Rebecca Minter; 76 Roscoe Blvd S., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Walter Lee Dry; Consultant (Labor Relations & EEO); 3418 Knotty Oaks Circle, Spring Hill, FL 34606
Brittany Erin Cott; Student; 12958 Cats Claw Lane, Orlando, FL 32828
Frances Yingling Jennings; Teacher; 1604 Avondale Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32205
Michael Reed Coffey; Director of Outreach ministries; 1226 Scandia Terrace, Oviedo, FL 32765
Gary Lamar Sanders; Attorney; 2153 S. E. 11th St., Ocala, FL 34471
The Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church
450 Martin L King Jr Ave
Lakeland, FL 33815
(863) 688-5563 or toll free (800) 282-8011