How can I contact the delegation?
Send your comments or questions to [email protected]
Meet those who represent you
Approximately 150 delegates attend the North Central Jurisdictional Conference. These elected representatives vote on your behalf and make decisions for the church.
These delegates were elected during the 2019 Annual Conference to represent our conference at the 2020 NCJ Conference. Since their term continues until the election of delegates to serve during the 2024 NCJ, these delegates represent the Michigan Conference at all gatherings of the NCJ.
Does every conference get the same number of delegates?
No, they do not. The delegates for the 2024 NCJ Conference are proportionately distributed among the annual conferences across the globe for general and jurisdictional conferences.
The Michigan Delegation to the 2020 NCJ comprises 8 clergy and 8 laity. Four more persons (2 clergy and 2 laity) can be elected as alternate delegates to the Jurisdictional Conference. Since 2019, the 20-member Delegation has been reduced to 16 members with the resignation of 4 departure for various reasons.
NORTH CENTRAL JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCE DELEGATION
Listed in order of election.
Laura Witkowski
Chairperson
LAITY DELEGATE
Member of Aldersgate UMC and Team Lead, Michigan Conference Associate Director for Connectional Ministries
Grand Rapids
Paul Perez
Chairperson
CLERGY DELEGATE
Detroit Central United Methodist Church
Detroit
Diane Brown
LAITY DELEGATE
Chelsea First UMC and NCJ Secretary
Chelsea
Joy Barrett
CLERGY DELEGATE
Chelsea First UMC and Michigan Annual Conference Secretary
Chelsea
Jennifer Peters
LAITY DELEGATE
Court Street United Methodist Church
Flint
Meghan Walther
CLERGY DELEGATE
Clarkston United Methodist Church
Clarkston
Nichea Ver Veer Guy
LAITY DELEGATE
Grand Rapids Trinity Church
Grand Rapids
Ruby Anderson
LAITY DELEGATE AND GC ALTERNATE
Member of Scott Memorial UMC
Detroit
Joel Fitzgerald
CLERGY DELEGATE AND GC ALTERNATE
Albion First and Lion Lake United Methodist Churches
Albion
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
LAITY DELEGATE AND GC ALTERNATE
Member of Richmond First UMC
Chesterfield
Christina Wright
CLERGY DELEGATE AND GC ALTERNATE
Royal Oak First UMC and Associate Director of Spiritual Care at Michigan Medicine (University of Michigan hospitals)
Royal Oak
Charles Boayue
CLERGY DELEGATE
Birmingham United Methodist Church
Birmingham
Ruth Sutton
LAITY DELEGATE AND GC ALTERNATE
Member of Sanford United Methodist Church
Sanford
Brad Bartlemay
CLERGY DELEGATE AND GC ALTERNATE
Retired Elder - Special Assistant to the Bishop
Holland
Gordon Grigg III
LAITY ALTERNATE
Member of Ishpeming Wesley United Methodist Church
Ishpeming
Sherri Swanson
CLERGY ALTERNATE
Georgetown United Methodist Church
Jenison