Ministerial Staff
Rev. Brigit Stevens, Executive Conference Minister
Staff and financial oversight; Support of Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tri-Conference Ministries boards of directors; Ecumenical relations; National UCC and partner ministry relations; Media requests; and Social Justice projects.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
515.277.6369
brigit@ucctcm.org
5609 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
Rev. Darrell Goodwin, Associate Conference Minister
General support for Nebraska Conference churches and clergy; Support for churches in search for pastoral leadership in all Nebraska associations, Southwestern-IA, Central-IA, and Southeastern-IA associations.
Pronouns: he, him, his
402.307.1107
darrell@ucctcm.org
Rev. Ellis Arnold, Associate Conference Minister
General support for Northwestern-IA, Northeast-IA, and Eastern Iowa-IA association churches and clergy; Support for all Committees on Ministry (COM/CCAM/TAM/C&M).
Pronouns: they, them, theirs
515.612.7410
ellis@ucctcm.org
1680 Viking Hills Rd, Decorah, IA 52101
Rev. Jonna Jensen, Associate Conference Minister
General support for Southwestern-IA, Central-IA, and Southeastern-IA associations; Support for creation of tri-conference wide culture of call, nurturing relationships and experiments that raise up our next generation of leaders.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
515.669.5243
jonna@ucctcm.org
3675 67th St, Baldwin, IA 52207
Rev. Samantha Houser, Associate Conference Minister
General support for South Dakota Conference churches and clergy; Support for churches in search for pastoral leadership in all South Dakota associations, Northwestern-IA, Northeast-IA, and Eastern Iowa-IA associations.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
605.301.0418
samantha@ucctcm.org
3500 S Phillips Ave, Ste 100 Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Kerry Steever, Placerville Camp Director
Management of camp operations which include administration, promotion, booking, maintenance, camp program coordination, summer staff recruitment, cooking, and hospitality.
Pronouns: he, him, his
605.342.1390
uccplace@hotmail.com
Placerville Camp and Retreat Center
13801 W Hwy 44 Rapid City, SD 57702
Support Staff
Diane Leggett, Ministry Support Staff
Data entry and management for Conferences’ and national database; Committee on Ministry support for Ellis Arnold; transfer of ministerial standing requests; donation records for churches and individuals; daily office operations.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
515.277.6369
diane@ucctcm.org
5609 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
Jo Ordway, Ministry Support Staff
Assistant to the Executive Conference Minister; coordinates, sets up, and manages events; manages bill paying, banking coordination, and payroll; administrator for contracts; daily office operations.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
515.277.6369
jo@ucctcm.org
5609 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
Karen Peters, Ministry Support Staff
Search and Call support for Associate Conference Ministers; fundraising letters; thank you letters for Friends of the Conference (FOC); daily office operations.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
605.338.8738
karen@ucctcm.org
3500 S Phillips Ave, Ste 100 Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Aidan Spencer, Communications Specialist
Communication of the Conferences’ events, news, and mission through digital storytelling; website development and mantainence; event submission and social media management; newsletter creation and publication; photo and video production.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
563.419.7919
aidan@ucctcm.org