United Church of Christ New York Metropolitan and Suffolk Associations
      Metro 2006 Annual Meeting
 
   

Report of the Registrar

By Christopher Ponnuraj

The Ordination and Ministerial Standing Committee interviewed the following persons for various statuses in the Metro Association since the Association's Fall Meeting on November 19th, 2005.

Privilege of Call

1. Rev. Dr. Detlef Schwartz, Union of Evangelical Churches, Germany (Granted POC for three months.)

Ecclesiastical Council & Ordination

1 . Mr. Timothy M. Fauvell: Ecclesiastical Council held on March 15 th, 2006 , recommended for ordination on April 30 th 2006, at The Riverside Church, Manhattan, at 6:00 P.M.
2 . Mrs. Susan Switzer: Recommended for Ecclesiastical Council on April 21st, 2006 on recommendation of the council ordination will be held on June 4th, 2006 at The Riverside Church, Manhattan, at 3:00 P.M.

Full Ministerial Standing

1. Rev. Dr. Alan Bentz-Letts (Chaplain - Hospice Care Net Work)
2. Rev. James P. Campbell (Broadway UCC, Manhattan – Installation on June 4 th, 2006, at 5:00 P.M.)


Dual Ministerial Standing

1. Rev. Chryll D. Crews (Pilgrim Congregational Church, Richmond Hill, Queens)

Ordained Ministerial Partnership Standing

1. Rev. Dr. Darryl Trimiew (Chair – Dept. of Philosophy & Religion, Medgar Evers College)

Licensure for Ministry

1. Mrs. Susan Switzer (Emanuel UCC, Woodhaven, Queen)
2. Dr. Gloria Nixon Pone (Renewal – South Hempstead Congregational UCC)

Installation

1. Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper (Senior Minister - Judson Memorial Church, Manhattan on March 26th, 2006)

In-Care of the Association

1. Mr. Ervin Graves (The Church in the Highlands, White Plains)

Death

1. Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. died on April 12 th, 2006 (Senior Minister of The Riverside Church, 1976 - 1987)

In Care

We have 28 candidates In-Care of our Association.