Ordained and Commissioned / Elders and Deacons
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Commissioned on May 31 as provisional elders are: front row from left, Michael Frazier Sr., Everisto Chikanga, Tiffany Smith, Adam Ricks, and Josue Araujo; Linda Lusnia, upper left; and Sandra Shepherd, upper right. Standing with them are Michael Burkett, Board of Ordained Ministry chairman, and Bishop Robert Hayes Jr. |
Commissioned on May 31 as provisional deacons are: front row from left, Rose Marie Le Roy, Barbara Fyffe, Yvonne Buchanan; and Paul Staat, at center back. They are joined by Michael Burkett, upper left, Board of Ordained Ministry chairman; and Bishop Robert Hayes Jr., upper right. |
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Newly ordained elders gather June 1 at Tulsa-Boston Avenue Church with Bishop Robert Hayes Jr., center; Michael Burkett, upper left, Board of Ordained Ministry chairman; and David Mercer, upper right, welcomed on Recognition of Orders. From left, new elders are: front row, Kyle Clark, Fuxia Wang, Pam Cottrill, Wendi Neal, Claudia Lovelace, Erma Pregler, and Jennifer Pasco; middle row, Jeremy Smith, Rachel Parrott, Derrek Belase, and Brandon Dollarhite; and Taud Boatman, top row, center. |
Front row, newly ordained deacons Harriette Kemp, left, and Kristopher Tate stand June 1 with Bishop Robert Hayes Jr. and Michael Burkett, Board of Ordained Ministry chair. |