NCJ 2022 Delegates

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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. 

NCJ Delegates

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
Paul Perez

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

Peters, Jennifer
Megan Walther
NICHEA VERVEER GUY
RUBY_ANDERSON

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

Joel Fitzgerald

CLERGY DELEGATE AND GC ALTERNATE
Albion First and Lion Lake United Methodist Churches

Albion

Hopgood Hoon-Yung Laity Photo

Hoon-Yung Hopgood

LAITY DELEGATE  AND GC ALTERNATE

Member of Richmond First UMC

Chesterfield

CHRISTINA WRIGHT

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 Bartelmay

Brad Bartlemay

CLERGY DELEGATE AND GC ALTERNATE
Retired Elder - Special Assistant to the Bishop

Holland

Gordon Grigg Jr. Laity

Gordon Grigg III

LAITY ALTERNATE 
Member of Ishpeming Wesley United Methodist Church

Ishpeming  

Sheri Swanson, Clergy

Sherri Swanson

CLERGY ALTERNATE
Georgetown United Methodist Church

Jenison

North Central Jurisdiction