Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ
Complete Roster* (*Source: Nominating Committee)
Officers, Boards, and Committees for
Church Year September 1, 2014–August 31, 2015
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord;but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one.” —I Corinthians 12:2–6
Officers
Position | Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
Moderator (two-year term) | Yvonne Hinkson | 2013–2015 | *** | |
Moderator-Elect (two-year term) | James W. Jones | 2013–2015 | *** | |
Church Clerk | Saundra Shirley | 2014–2017 | *** | |
Assistant Church Clerk | Josephine Wulu | 2013–2016 | *** | |
Treasurer | ||||
Assistant Treasurer | Ernest Wyatt | 2014–2017 | *** | |
Financial Secretary | Orren T. Cohill, Jr. | 2014–2017 | *** | |
Assistant Financial Secretary | Carolyn Veiga | *** | 2014–2017 | |
Chief Usher | John Hicks | *** | 2014–2017 | |
Men’s Fellowship President† | James Gittens | *** | ||
Women’s Fellowship President† | Margaret Ginyard | *** |
†Elected annually
Church Council
Church-Wide Officers
Position | Name |
Moderator | Yvonne Hinkson |
Moderator-Elect | James W. Jones |
Church Clerk | Saundra Shirley |
Treasurer | |
Financial Secretary | Orren T. Cohill, Jr. |
At-Large Members
Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
Goulda Downer | 2012–2015 | *** | |
Philip Hampton | 2012–2015 | *** | |
Patricia Ellis | 2013–2016 | *** | |
Brenda Morris | 2013–2016 | *** | |
Stacie Lee Banks | 2014–2017 | *** | |
Robert Veiga | 2014–2017 | *** | |
Jacqueline Lucas | *** | 2012–2015 | |
Samuel Ewing | *** | 2013–2016 | |
Brenda Smith | *** | 2014–2017 |
Organizational Representatives*
Position | Name |
Board of Christian Social Action | Lynda Mack |
Board of Christian Education | Cheryl Randall Thomas |
Board of Deacons | Jeremy Simmons |
Board of Trustees | Brenda Banfield Smith |
Council of Circles and Clubs | Marie Whitaker |
Ex-Officio:
Rev. Leslie Dowdell-Cannon (Acting Senior Minister)
James Gittens (Men’s Fellowship President)
Margaret Ginyard (Women’s Fellowship President)
John Hicks (Chief Usher)
*Organizational Representatives are determined by election by their respective boards at the first meeting of the church year in September 2014.
Board of Deacons
Chair:Jeremy Simmons
Primary Deacons (30)
Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
1. Lisa Beth Hill | 2009–2012 | *** | Inactive |
2. Virginia Spencer | 2009–2012 | *** | Inactive |
3. Samuel Ewing | 2012–2015 | *** | |
4. Diana Veiga | 2012–2015 | *** | |
5. Patricia E. Kum-Anthony | *** | 2009–2012 | Inactive |
6. Franklin Westbrook | *** | 2010–2013 | Inactive |
7. Arlene King-Berry | *** | 2012–2015 | |
8. Lise R. Stevens | *** | 2012–2015 | |
9. Esther Pinder | *** | 2013–2016 | |
10. Cynthia Prather | *** | 2013–2016 | |
11. Ellen Sistare | *** | 2013–2016 | |
12. Charles Stewart | *** | 2013–2016 | |
13. James Moore | *** | 2014–2017 | |
14. Lois Sylver | *** | 2014–2017 |
Senior Deacons (no limit)
Name | Notes |
1. Nathaniel Adams, Jr. | |
2. Georgiana Baird | |
3. Katherine Bates | |
4. Michele Bonhomme | |
5. Maureen Butts | |
6. Goulda Downer | |
7. YaVonne DuBose | |
8. Jean Hicks | |
9. Geneva Hudson | |
10. Cherie Jackson | |
11. Isaac Jackson | |
12. Etta Rose Jones | |
13. Jacqueline Jones | |
14. James W. Jones | |
15. Ethel Kum | |
16. James Mack | |
17. Camille Mosley | Inactive |
18. Janet Reed-Caldwell | Inactive |
19. Keneth Reeder | |
20. Inez Smith Reid | |
21. Bessie Reynolds | |
22. Clifton Reynolds | |
23. Angela Rice | |
24. Lillian Roane | |
25. Mary Elizabeth Rowe | |
26. Jeremy Simmons | |
27. Francis Smith | |
28. Erica Taylor-Minor | |
29. Inez Turner | |
30. Marvin Tyus | |
31. Kimberle Tyus-Anderson | |
32. Priscilla Wallace | |
33. William W. Wills | |
34. Roy Wynn | |
35. Joseph Young | |
36. Gerald Younger |
Ordained Deacons (no limit)
Name | Notes |
1. Robert Baird | |
2. A. Thomas Baity | |
3. Gladys Boyd | |
4. Malcolm Carpenter | |
5. Onra Dillard | |
6. Claudette Helms | |
7. Louis Herring | |
8. Lucille Herring | |
9. Robert Hill | |
10. Wanda Hughey | |
11. Mattie Jones | |
12. Mary Laster | |
13. Richard Lee | |
14. Dorothy Loines | |
15. George Loines | |
16. Diane Miller | |
17. Carrie Tyus | |
18. Albertha Workman |
Emeritus Deacons (no limit)
Name | Notes |
1. John L. Burrell | |
2. Ethel Jeannette Hackney | |
3. Prettlophine Jackson | |
4. Mary Jarvis | |
5. Anne Pruitt Logan | |
6. Harold Logan | |
7. Mary Pegues | |
8. James Pierce | |
9. Sarah Russell | |
10. Lillian Thomas | |
11. Elsie Williams |
Board of Trustees (21)
Chair: Brenda Banfield Smith
Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
1. Jeffery Banks | 2012–2015 | *** | |
2. Cheryl Benton | 2012–2015 | *** | |
3. Brenda Banfield Smith | 2012–2015 | *** | |
4. Esther Williams Yarborough | 2012–2015 | *** | |
5. Vence Bonham | 2013–2016 | *** | |
6. Brenda Ewing | *** | 2013–2016 | |
7. Nina Faulk-Knight | 2013–2016 | *** | |
8. James Gittens | 2013–2016 | *** | |
9. John Jolley | 2013–2016 | *** | |
10. John Wulu | 2013–2016 | *** | |
11. Earlene Jenkins | 2014–2017 | *** | |
12. Brenda Jones | 2014–2017 | *** | |
13. James Mack | 2014–2017 | *** | |
14. Judith Howell | 2014–2017 | *** | |
15. Inez Smith Reid | 2014–2017 | *** | |
16. George Lyons | *** | 2012–2015 | |
17. Ralph Neal | *** | 2012–2015 | |
18. Carolyn Veiga | *** | 2013–2016 | |
19. Carolyn Davis | *** | 2014–2017 | |
20. Dawn Kum | *** | 2014–2017 | |
21. Frankie Crosby | 2012-2015 | Completing Marjorie Powell’s term |
Ex-Officio:
Orren T. Cohill, Jr. (Financial Secretary)
Rev. Leslie Dowdell-Cannon ( Acting Senior Minister)
Emeritus Trustee:
Presley Reed, Sr.
Board of Christian Education
(15, including 3 youth)
Chair: Cheryl Randall Thomas
Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
1. Robert Hendricks | 2012–2015 | *** | |
2. Keith Jackson | 2012–2015 | *** | |
3. Diana Haines Walton | 2012–2015 | *** | |
4. | 2012–2015 | *** | Completing Gail Whitley’s term |
5. Robina Barlow | 2013–2016 | *** | |
6. Daviryne Driscoll-McNeill | 2013–2016 | *** | |
7. Natasha DuBois | 2013–2016 | *** | |
8. Michelle Gill | 2013–2016 | *** | |
9. Jenel Wyatt | 2013–2016 | *** | |
10. Sheryl Washington | 2014–2017 | *** | |
11. Eric “Ricky” Washington | 2014–2017 | *** | Youth |
12. Maya Sullivan | 2014–2017 | *** | Youth |
13. Alea Shipp | 2014–2017 | *** | Youth |
14. Cheryl Randall Thomas | *** | 2013–2016 | |
15. |
Board of Christian Social Action (12)
Co-Chairs: Lynda Mack, Paula Young Shelton
Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
1. Veronica Banks-Lee | 2012–2015 | *** | |
2. Audrey Hendricks | 2013–2016 | *** | |
3. Diane Kern | 2013–2016 | *** | |
4. PJ Green Young | 2013–2016 | *** | |
5. Joseph McCormick | 2014–2017 | *** | |
6. Diane Miller | *** | 2012–2015 | |
7. Lynda Mack | *** | 2013–2016 | |
8. Louise Martin | *** | 2013–2016 | |
9. Paula Young Shelton | *** | 2013–2016 | |
10. Jean Tate | *** | 2013–2016 | |
11. | |||
12. |
Music & Arts Committee (12)
Chair: Helen S. Flagg
Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
1. Arlene King-Berry | 2012–2015 | *** | |
2. Hildred Roach-Stafford | 2012–2015 | *** | |
3. Onra Dillard | 2013–2016 | *** | |
4. Jeremy Simmons | 2013–2016 | *** | |
5. Tom Bland | 2014–2017 | *** | |
6. Kathy English-Holt | 2014–2017 | *** | |
7. Toni Robinson | 2014–2017 | *** | |
8. Gail Whitley | 2014–2017 | *** | |
9. Helen S. Flagg | *** | 2012–2015 | |
10. Joan J. Stanley | *** | 2012–2015 | |
11. Florence Bowers | *** | 2013–2016 | |
12. JoAnn Horne | *** | 2014–2017 |
Ex-Officio: Clyde Parker (Minister of Music)
Evangelism & Outreach Committee (12)
Chair: Ellen Sistare
Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
1. Michael Jackson | 2012–2015 | *** | |
2. Wilbur Jackson | 2012–2015 | *** | |
3. Earlene Jenkins | 2012–2015 | *** | |
4. Andre Kearns | 2012–2015 | *** | |
5. Gerald Younger | 2012–2015 | *** | |
6. | 2013–2016 | *** | Completing Cheryl Benton’s term |
7. Precious Murchison | 2013–2016 | *** | |
8. Andrea Bullock | 2014–2017 | ||
9. Merlyn Crandon-Enyi | *** | 2013–2016 | |
10. Ellen Sistare | *** | 2013–2016 | |
11. Sonia Swayze | *** | 2013–2016 | |
12. |
Scholarship Committee (12)
Chair: James Gittens
Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
1. James Gittens | 2012–2015 | *** | |
2. Janet McCormick | 2012–2015 | *** | |
3. Maureen Sullivan | 2012–2015 | *** | Completing Caleb Bess’ term |
4. Isadora Wills | 2012–2015 | *** | |
5. Karlene Baddy | 2013–2016 | *** | |
6. Robina Barlow | 2013–2016 | *** | |
7. Sybil Hammond | 2013–2016 | *** | |
8. Gail Shipp | 2013–2016 | *** | |
9. Stacie Banks | 2014–2017 | *** | |
10. Gwendolyn Pla | 2014–2017 | *** | |
11. Carolyn Williams | 2014–2017 | *** | |
12. |
Delegates to the Central Atlantic Conference, Potomac Association, and Council of Churches of Greater Washington
(4-based on membership of the church*)
Chair to be elected: ______________________________
Name | 1st Term | 2nd Term | Notes |
1. Francis Smith | 2014–2017 | *** | |
2. Diana Veiga | 2014–2017 | *** | |
3. Arlene King-Berry | *** | 2013–2016 | |
4. Charles Stewart | *** | 2013–2016 |
*Number determined by size of congregation. Check each year