HONORARY LIFE
MEMBERSHIP
The Honorary Life Membership is reserved
for carefully selected lay and clergy persons, who,
over an extended period of time, have invested
themselves nationally or regionally in contributing
to the life of the Church’s concern for mission and
ministry in town and rural places. The purpose of
the award is to recognize such persons in a
dignified and significant setting.
Normally, the presentation is to take place at a
national or jurisdictional meeting.
When
circumstances prevent presentation at these levels,
it may be done at an annual conference level.
Procedure for Sponsoring a Nominee
1. A sponsoring group is to submit the name
of the person being nominated, along with
supportive statements justifying the nomination, to
the Vice President of the National UMRA These
documents will be reviewed for approval by the
UMRA Executive Committee. [UMRA VP: Peggy
Paige, N7344 County Road 577, Ingalls, MI
49848; peggy4249@yahoo.com; 906022107677].
2. Upon notification that approval of the nominee
has been granted, the sponsoring group is to secure
wide financial support for this honor. Supporters
may be drawn from local, district, conference,
jurisdiction, national, ecumenical and secular sectors
of the Church and society.
3. Collect a Minimum of $1,000 from
supporters. All funds collected are to be forwarded
to the Vice President at least two weeks prior to
the presentation. Make the check payable to the
National UMRA.
All funds received are to be used for the support of
the National UMRA, with a portion being placed
in an endowment fund of which only interest may
be used.
4. In addition, forward information about the
date and location of presentation to the Vice
President who shall prepare an UMRA Honorary
Life Membership Certificate, with appropriate
signatures, which shall be forwarded immediately
to the chair of the sponsoring group.
5. Setting for Presentation. An appropriate
setting is to be arranged, preferably at national or
jurisdictional levels and in the presence of as large
an assembly as possible. The significant ministries
and contributions of the recipient to town and rural
life and ministry should be highlighted.
6. Prepare two Written Copies of a Formal
Written Presentation. One copy shall be read
publicly and given to the recipient at the time of
presentation. In addition, a book of letters,
greetings and congratulations may be part of the
recognition. The second copy of the Presentation
is to be forwarded to the UMRA Vice President
along with the list of supporters.
7.
At an appropriate time following
presentation of the Honorary Life Membership, a
list of the supporters of the recognition is to be
forwarded to the recipient, but the specific amounts
contributed are not to be indicated.
Website: www.umruraladvocates.org
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS
Jesse M. Orman
Paul L. Vogt
Mark A. Dawber
Ralph A. Felton
Charles M. (Pat) McConnell
Dutton S. Peterson
Aaron H. Rapkin
A. W. Martin
John W. (Jack) Walton
Ed Brewster
Arthur Wentworth Hewitt
Clyde N. Rogers
Elliott L. Fisher
Glenn F. Sanford
Murray C. Stewart
Ralph Williamson
Bishop William C. Martin
Paul D. Womeldorf
Russell H. Hoy
John Baxter Howes
Harry V. Richardson
Bishop Edgar A. Love
Mrs. J. Font Tillman
C. Edwin Murphy
O.B. Rogers
T. S. Buie
Alexander Nunn
James W. Sells
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Schores
Connie Russell
C. Ralph Arthur
John Graham
Alphaeus Wood
Ray Magnuson
Donald R. Yokum
James E. Hankins
Mar 1955
Oct 1955
Oct 1956
Oct 1956
Oct 1956
Oct 1956
Oct
1956
Oct 1957
Oct 1957
Oct 1958
May 1959
Jan
1959
Jul 1959
Jul 1959
Oct 1959
Oct 1959
May
1960
Nov 1960
Sep 1962
Jul 1963
JuI 1963
Apr 1964
Apr 1964
Jun 1964
Jun 1964
Oct 1964
Oct
1964
Oct 1964
Jun 1965
Aug 1965
Jun 1966
Nov 1966
Jan
1966
May 1966
Jun 1966
Aug 1967
Harold S. Huff
Bishop Paul E. Martin
M. A. Beeson
Joe B. Douthit
James E. Scott, Jr.
Ralph Grieser
Bishop Edward J. Pendergrass
Margaret Brugler
Catherine Ezell
Charles W. Pugh
Earl D. C. Brewer
Bishop Edwin R. Garrison
Marvin T. Judy
Mrs. Marvin (Murlene) Judy
M. Wilson Nesbitt
Harold W. McSwain
Marie E. Townsend
Jennie Youngblood
Garland Stafford
Bishop Robert F. Lundy
G. Ross Freeman
Alice Cobb
Jack McCollough
Jack Waldroup
Horace H. Greene
Robert B. Chapman
Melvin West
Adeline Jones
William F. Appleby
Gladys L. Campbell
Bishop Francis Kearns
Bishop Jack Tuell
H. Dan Rice
Sam N. Varnell
Roy Owens
Jeanne H. Page
Vera Falls
Laura Wells
Collus Johnson
Bishop Ernest Dixon, Jr.
George Almquist
Israel L. Rucker
Aug 1967
Apr 1968
May 1968
Jul 1968
Jun 1970
Jun 1970
Jun 1970
Jun 1971
Oct 1971
Jun 1971
Apr 1972
Apr 1972
Apr 1972
Apr 1972
Apr 1972
Nov 1972
Apr 1972
Apr 1972
Jun 1973
Jun
1973
Aug 1974
Aug 1974
Aug 1974
Aug 1974
Aug 1974
May 1975
May 1975
Jun 1975
Apr 1976
Apr 1976
Apr 1976
Apr 1976
Jun 1976
Apr 1976
Jul 1976
Jul 1976
Jun 1977
Jun 1977
Jun 1978
Aug
1978
Jun 1979
Aug 1979
Glenn Biddle
Bishop Kenneth Hicks
Ralph W. Nichols
Rockwell C. Smith
Rene Bideaux
Willis Goodwin
Horace H. Greene
Addie Mae Jamieson
Jerry D. Chapman
Merlin D. Conoway
C1aude Young
Jennie Youngblood
Donald L. Burge
Mildred Bellamy
Myrtle Felkner
David Graybeal
Bruce McConnell
Chester R. Jones
Judith Heffernan
William Heffernan
B. Gail Williams
Hubert and Sara Clinard
1988
Anne McKenzie
Harold W. McSwain
Frank L. Dorsey
Benjamin T. Edwards
Mary Lou Kerrick
Cleo D. Kottwitz
William D. Cotton
Robert Noel Wells
John Newell Wert
Joe N. Bailey
Clarence E. Hare, Jr.
Reginald W. Ponder
Herb Sauer
Dale L. Fooshee
J. Frank Mitchell
Apr 1980
Apr 1980
Apr 1980
Dec 1981
Mar 1982
Oct
1982
Oct 1982
Jul 1983
May 1984
May 1984
May 1984
May 1984
May
1984
May
1988
Apr 1988
Apr 1988
Apr 1988
Apr 1988
Apr
1988
Apr 1988
Apr
1988
Apr
Jun
1988
Apr 1992
May 1992
May 1992
Jun 1992
Jun 1992
Jun 1992
Jun 1992
Jun 1992
Jun 1993
Jun 1993
Jun 1993
1994 ?
Jul 1996
Jun 1999
Bishop Joel Martinez
Bennett Poage
Edwin Eichler
Wanda Eichler
Alec Alvord
Larry Hodges
Claudia Harrelson
Gary Moody
Barbara Keith
Edward A. Kail
Margaret “Peggy” Paige
Carol Thompson
Sharon Schwab
Ronald Williams
Jun 1999
May 1999
May 2000
May 2000
May 2000
2004
2004
May 2007
April 2008
April 2008
June 2009
Nov 2010
April 2012
April 2012
THE UNITED METHODIST
RURAL ADVOCATES
Honorary
Life
Membership
A way to honor those
carrying out vital
ministry and work
in town and country places
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