Ministerial Staff:
Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota Conferences
Rev. Brigit Stevens – Executive Conference Minister
Staff and financial oversight; Support of Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tri-Conference Ministries boards of directors; ecumenical and denominational connections and questions; National UCC and partner ministry relations; media requests; general questions or concerns from pastors and lay leaders in the Nebraska Conference; and Social Justice projects.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
515.277.6369
brigit@ucctcm.org
5609 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
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); and general questions or concerns from pastors and lay leaders in the Iowa Conference.
Pronouns: they, them, theirs
515.612.7410
ellis@ucctcm.org
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
605.338.8738
samantha@ucctcm.org
3500 S Phillips Ave, Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Rev. Kendy Miller – Associate Conference Minister
General support for Southwest-IA, Southeast -IA, and Central-IA association churches and clergy; Support for clergy and pastoral leaders in the Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota UCC Conferences to promote healthy growth and ministry in those leaders.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
515.669.5243
kendy@ucctcm.org
Rev. Sarah Rentzel Jones – Associate Conference Minister
General support for Nebraska Conference churches and clergy; support for churches in search for pastoral leadership in the Nebraska UCC Conference and the SW-IA, Central-IA, and SE-IA Associations of the Iowa UCC Conference.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
808.631.2444
sarah@ucctcm.org
Ministerial Staff:
South Dakota Conference
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:
Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota Conferences
Tawnya Jacobs – Finance Director
Reconciling accounts; assign restricted contributions and expenses; preparing inter-conference transactions; producing financial statements; work as financial liaison so that the ministerial staff can concentrate on their gifts.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
515.277.6369
tawnya@ucctcm.org
5609 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
Diane Conroy – 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
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
aidan@ucctcm.org
Blaine Wilson – Ministry Support Staff
Provides administrative and clerical support to Associate Conference ministers in the search and call process; provides support and customer service to searching churches, ministers, lay leaders and ecumenical partners at the direction of the Associate Conference Ministers; manages data related to search and call; daily office operations.
Pronouns: he, him, his
605.338.8738
blaine@ucctcm.org
3500 S Phillips Ave, Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57105