The delegations for the General Conference 2020 and the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference 2020 were elected at Annual Conference 2019.  NOTE: On December 14, 2022 The Judicial Council of the UMC ruled that delegates elected for the 2020 General and Jurisdictional Conferences will serve as delegates to the 2024 General and Jurisdictional Conferences.

Judicial Council Decision Number 1451 regarding delegates to 2024 General and Jurisdictional Conferences

The elected delegates are listed below.

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• GC Clergy Delegates
• GC Lay Delegates
• SEJ Clergy Delegates
• SEJ Lay Delegates
• SEJ Clergy Reserve Delegates
• SEJ Lay Reserve Delegates

 

2020 General and Jurisdictional Conference Delegation

Email correspondence to the delegation may be sent to fldelegation@flumc.org. 

 

The following persons were elected to serve on the Florida Conference delegation to General and Jurisdictional Conference and are listed in the order of their election:

General Conference Clergy Delegates
 

Alex Shanks; Assistant to the Bishop, Florida Conference;
450 Martin L. King, Jr. Ave.,
Lakeland, FL 33815

 

 

Cynthia Weems; South East District Superintendent;
600 Maynada St., Coral Gables, FL 33146

 

 

 

Brett Opalinski; Candler School of Theology, Emory University
445 Dickey Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322

 

 

 

Magrey deVega; Pastor; Hyde Park, Tampa;
500 W. Platt St., Tampa, FL 33606

 

 
 

Clarke Campbell-Evans; Florida Conference Director of Missional Engagement;
450 Martin L. King, Jr. Ave., Lakeland, FL 33815

 

 

 

Corey Jones; Pastor; Pasadena Community, St. Petersburg;
227 70^th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33707

 

 

 

 

Sharon Austin; Florida Conference Director of Connectional and Justice Ministries;
450 Martin L. King, Jr. Ave., Lakeland, FL 33815

 

 

 

Esther Rodriguez; The Hope Partnership;
1101 Moss Park Rd., Orlando, FL 33832

 

 

 

 

General Conference Lay Delegates

Molly McEntire; Florida Conference Mission Trainer and Volunteer Coordinator;
First, Lakeland;
914 Frank Lloyd Wright Way, Apt. 3, Lakeland, FL 33801



 

Derrick Scott, III; Campus Minister, Campus to City Wesley Foundation;
San Marco, Jacksonville;  
PO Box 550790, Jacksonville, FL 32255

 

 

Alice Williams; HR Consultant;
St. Luke’s, Orlando;
5209 Fieldview Ct., Orlando, FL 32819

 

 

Heather Pancoast; Campus Ministry Director, Gator Wesley Foundation;
Community, Fruitland Park;
1380 W. University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32603

 

 

Carlene Fogle-Miller; Student;
Memorial, Fernandina Beach;
722 N. Boston Ave., Deland, FL 32724

 

 

Judith Pierre-Okerson; Educator, Miami Dade County Public Schools;
Miramar;
7952 Plantation Blvd., Miramar, FL 33023

 

Matt Dailey; Director of Worship;
Good Samaritan, Tallahassee;
3720 Capital Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32311

 

Antony Larry; Associate Director of Youth Ministries and Worship Engagement;
St. Luke’s, Orlando;
4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd., Orlando, FL 32819

 

 

 

Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference Clergy Delegates

Candace Lewis; President/Dean, Gammon Theological Seminary;
653 Beckwith St. SW, Atlanta, GA 30314

 

 

 

 

Justin LaRosa; Minister of the Portico Campus; Hyde Park, Tampa;
1001 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, FL 33602

 

 
 

Melissa Cooper; Minister of Worship and Arts; St. Luke’s, Orlando;
2350 Oak Hammock Preserve Blvd., Kissimmee, FL 34746

 

 

 

Jennifer Stiles-Williams; Pastor; St. Luke’s, Orlando;
4851 S. Apopka Vineland Rd., Orlando, FL 32819

 

 

 

Deborah Allen; South West District Superintendent;
104 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236

 

 

 

Matthew Williams; Pastor; Trinity, Tallahassee
120 W. Park Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32301

 

 

 

Vicki Walker; Minister of Missions and Outreach; Hyde Park, Tampa;
500 W. Platt St., Tampa, FL 33606

 

 

 

Clare Chance; Pastor; Avondale, Jacksonville;
1651 Talbot Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32205

 

 

 

Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference Lay Delegates

Riley Standifer; Student; Community, Fruitland Park;
450 Martin L. King, Jr. Ave, Lakeland, FL 33815

 

 

 

Martha Gay Duncan; Retired; First, Lakeland;
4225 Pebble Pointe Dr., Lakeland, FL 33813

 

 

 

Steve Gardner; Attorney; Hyde Park, Tampa;
560 Bosphorous Ave., Tampa, FL 33606

 

 

 

Will Cooper; Non-profit COO; First, Kissimmee;
2420 Old Vineland Rd., Kissimmee, FL 34746

 

 

 

Jessica Scott; Public Relations; Memorial, Fernandina Beach;
PO Box 16372, Fernandina Beach, Fl 32035

 

 

Rushing Kimball; Student; First, Winter Park;
28723 State Road 46, Sorrento, FL 32776

 

 

 

Heidi Aspinwall; Non-profit Director; Cornerstone, Miami;
912 S. Gondola Dr., Venice, FL 34293

 

 

 

Robert “Kim” Lee; First, Orlando;;
2048 Sue Harbor Cove, Orlando, FL 32803

 

 

 

Southeastern Jurisdiction Conference Clergy Reserve Delegates

Vidalis Lopez; Pastor; First, Coral Springs; 8650 W. Sample Rd., Coral Springs, FL 33065

Mary Downey; Non-Profit CEO, Community Hope Center; Spring of Life, Orlando; 2420 Old Vineland Rd., Kissimmee, FL 34746;

Emily Hotho; Gulf Central District Superintendent; 1498 Rosery Rd. E., Largo, FL 33770

Michael Luzinski; Associate Pastor; Asbury, Maitland; 220 W. Horatio Ave., Maitland, FL 32751

Robin Hager; Pastor; First, Bradenton; 603 11th St. W., Bradenton, FL 34205

Daphne Johnson; Pastor; Wesley, Marco Island; 350 S. Barfield Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145

Ivan Corbin; Pastor; First, Homestead; 622 N. Krome Ave., Homestead, FL 33030

 

Southeastern Jurisdiction Conference Lay Reserve Delegates

Robert Grizzard; First, Lakeland; PO Box 992, Lakeland, FL 33802

Caryn Royer; Director of Adult Ministries; St. Luke’s, Orlando; 4851 S. Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando, FL 32819

James “Britt” Holdren; Youth and Young Adult Minister; Hope, Trinity; 2200 Little Rd., Trinity, FL 34655

Raymond Pandley, II; Associate Director of Youth Ministry; IMPACT FAMU Wesley Foundation; 2626 E. Park Ave., Apt. 16104, Tallahassee, FL 32301

Elizabeth Preston-Hughes; Retired; College Park, Orlando; PO Box 540055, Orlando, FL 32854