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 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. 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. 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. 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
Rev. Jonna Jensen, Associate Conference Minister – Curator of Care and Connection
Witness and inspire witness locally, regionally, nationally, and globally toward a just world for all; offer support and resources to clergy and pastoral leaders throughout our conferences that equip healthy growth and ministry in those leaders; curate and disseminate information regarding resources available for clergy and pastoral leaders of our conferences, including but not limited to coaching, spiritual direction, mental health professionals, communities of practice, and continuing education opportunities; support, resource, and promote mutual ministry with IA, NE, and SD Conference international partners.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
515.669.5243
jonna@ucctcm.org
3675 67th St, Baldwin, IA 52207
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
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
Tina Moore, Accounting Clerk
processing expenses; entering deposits; reconciling credit card statements; and tracking down details and answers to a wide variety of questions regarding our daily cash flows and accounting.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
515.277.6369
tina@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
563.419.7919
aidan@ucctcm.org
Blaine Wilson, Ministry Support Staff
Provides administrative and clerical support to Associate Conference ministers caring for congregations in the search and call process; provides direct support to searching churches, ministers, and ecumenical partners at the direction of the Associate Conference Ministers; provides customer service to ministers, lay leaders, ecumenical partners, etc. that are connected with the conferences; manages the data of ministers, churches, lay leaders; daily office operations.
Pronouns: he, him, his
605.338.8738
blaine@ucctcm.org
3500 S Phillips Ave, Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57105