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. These are also the delegates for the Special Session of General Conference 2019.
General Conference Delegation 2019 Special Session
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 Conference and are listed in the order of their election:
Clergy Delegates
Rev. Alex A. Shanks; Assistant to the Bishop
450 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33815
Rev. Dr. Rinaldo D. (Rini) Hernandez; South West District Superintendent
7655 Trillium Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34241
Rev. Dionne C. Hammond; Pastor, First – Melbourne
110 East New Haven Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901
Rev. David A. Dodge; Retired Clergy
113 Sea Grove Main Street, Unit 101
St. Augustine, FL 32080
Rev. Dr. Cynthia D. Weems; South East District Superintendent
6000 Maynada St., Coral Gables, FL 33146
Rev. Jacqueline P. Leveron; Pastor, East Naples UMC
2701 Airport Road South, Naples, FL 34112
Rev. Dr. Sharon G. Austin; Director of Connectional Ministries
450 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Lakeland, FL 33815
Rev. Joanes Martin; Clergy
PO Box 2671, Fort Pierce, FL 34954-2671
Rev. Dr. Geraldine Williams McClellan; Retired Clergy
625 S.E. 15th Street, Gainesville, FL 32641
Lay Delegates
*Molly R. McEntire; First – Lakeland
Mission Training and Volunteer Coordinator at Florida UM Conference
450 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Lakeland, FL 33815
Derrick Scott, III; Campus Ministry Director; CrossRoad – Jacksonville
1411 Inwood Terrace, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Alice M. Williams; President, Williams Consulting, St. Luke’s – Orlando
5209 Fieldview Ct., Orlando, FL 32819
Milton E. (Mickey) Wilson; Retired; First – Lakeland
3500 Hopkins Street, Nashville, TN 37215
William R. (Russ) Graves; Retired; First – Melbourne
2260 Front Street # 204, Melbourne, FL 32901-7374
Jeremy K. Hearn; Worship Leader; First – Lakeland
1730 Turtle Rock Drive, Lakeland, FL 33803
Rachael P. Sumner; Preschool Director; First – Titusville
2723 Yorkshire Drive, Titusville, FL 32796
Carlene R. Fogle-Miller; Student; Memorial – Fernandina Beach
722 N Boston Ave., Deland, FL 32724
Janet B. Earls; Director of Congregational Vitality; First – Lakeland
450 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, Lakeland, FL 33815
Clergy Reserve Delegates
Rev. David Allen; Assistant Dean, School of Religion, Bethune-Cookman University
116 Wedge Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32124
Rev. William David McEntire; Pastor
72 Lake Morton Drive, Lakeland, FL 33801
Rev. Audrey Blaine Warren; Pastor
400 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132
Rev. James Joseph Therrell; North East District Superintendent
1415 LaSalle St., Jacksonville, FL 32207
Rev. Dr. Robert B. Bushong; East Central District Superintendent
2221 Lee Road, Suite 21, Winter Park, FL 32789
Rev. Dr. Armando Joel Rodriguez; Pastor
1170 S. Orange Ave., Bartow, FL 33830
Rev. Dr. Kevin Michele James; Pastor
5200 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast, FL 32137
Lay Reserve Delegates
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; Conference Lay Leader
6550 Royal Tern St., Orlando, FL 32810
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
Clergy
Rev. Vicki R. Walker; Minister of Missions & Outreach; 500 W. Platt St., Tampa, FL 33606
Rev. Wayne D. Wiatt; Pastor; 120 Park Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32301
Rev. Catherine Fluck Price; Pastor; 4088 NW 63rd Way, Gainesville, FL 32606
Rev. Melissa Ann Cooper; 2350 Oak Hammock Preserve Blvd., Kissimmee, FL 34746
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
Lay
Rushing Johnstone Kimball; Student; 1544 Emory Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
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