Jim Goodwin
Co-Lay Leader
Gerald Boehlke
Leadership Team Chairperson
An effective chairperson brings initiative, coordination, and collaboration to the group that does planning, goal-setting, implementation, and evaluation of ministry for the congregation.
This leader represents lay people through collaboration with church staff and in meetings. This leader is a role model to others for Christian discipleship lived out in daily life.
Works with the lead pastor and other staff to identify and clarify values for ministry of the congregation so that the staff can set priorities for leadership and service. The committee will fulfill legal and ethical responsibilities related to the staff.
This leader represents lay people through collaboration with church staff and in meetings. This leader is a role model to others for Christian discipleship lived out in daily life.
Mike Thompson
Staff-Parish Relations Chair
Earl Miller
Co-Lay Leader
Concord UMC Lay Leadership
As a United Methodist Church, our leadership is a cooperative effort between our Pastor, who is appointed by the Bishop of the West Michigan Conference, and our elected lay leadership. Here are a number of our key leaders. For a full list of our leaders, click here.
The Treasurer will disburse funds contributed to the church in a responsible and timely manner, with funds identified and bills paid when due, as directed by the church council for the ministry of your congregation.
An effective finance team proposes a budget, then raises, manages, and distributes the financial resources to support and strengthen the mission and ministry of the congregation.
Howard Griffis
Finance House Chair
Marcia Vincent
Treasurer
An effective financial secretary will receive, record, and deposit all funds received by your congregation in a timely, thorough and confidential manner. The financial secretary will work with the treasurer and committee on finance to develop policies and procedures so that funds can be made available to support the ministry of your congregation.
Effective Trustees are Christian stewards of the property God has entrusted to the congregation. Effective trustees supervise and maintain the property of your congregation to ensure that disciple-making ministries of the congregation are effective and that local legal requirements related to the property are satisfied.
