Bishop names Glass, Chalstrom as interim superintendents
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Bishop Mike Coyner recently announced that the Rev. Ann Glass and the Rev. Marianne Chalstrom have agreed to serve in retirement as part-time District Superintendents for the Indianapolis East and Warsaw Districts, respectively, from July 1 through December 31.
Coyner said, "Their service in this interim six months will allow us to launch the new 10-District model on January 1, while providing the needed district leadership and pastoral care until that date."
Both Glass and Chalstrom are former District Superintendents, so they bring a wealth of experience to this ministry. They will be serving part-time, and their work will include:
- Conducting the Cluster Charge Conferences this fall,
- Providing leadership for the district committees and helping those committees transition toward the new 10-District model,
- Ensuring pastoral care for pastors and families of their districts,
- Attending the summer Cabinet Planning Retreat and a few Cabinet meetings in order to coordinate with the other superintendents and
- Making the initial response to personnel or appointment concerns, and then referring these to the 2010 District Superintendent who will supervise that pastor and/or congregation in 2010.
This means the 18 current Districts will serve after July 1 for the remainder of 2009 by these superintendents:
- Calumet District - Cindy Reynolds
- Michiana District - Doug Anderson
- Fort Wayne District - Dave Michel
- Huntington District - Chip Gast
- Warsaw District - Marianne Chalstrom
- Lafayette District - Kate Walker
- Kokomo District - Frank Beard
- Marion District - Craig LaSuer
- Muncie District - Dale Mendenhall
- Indianapolis West District - Bert Kite
- Indianapolis East District - Ann Glass
- Rushville District - Ida Easley
- Terre Haute District - Tom True
- Bloomington District - Bob Ostermeier
- Columbus District - Brian White
- Vincennes District - Judi Purvis
- New Albany District - Charlie Wilfong
- Evansville District - Glenn Howell
As of Jan. 1, the District Superintendents for the new 10-District model will be:
- North District - Cindy Reynolds
- Northeast District - Dave Michel
- Northwest District - Craig LaSuer
- East District - Dale Mendenhall
- North Central District - Frank Beard
- Central District - Bert Kite
- West District - Judi Purvis
- Southeast District - Brian White
- South District - Charlie Wilfong
- Southwest District - Glenn Howell
Coyner said, "The year 2009 continues to be a time of transition into our new Indiana Conference, but I am pleased to have the support and help of these talented persons as District Superintendents during this transition time."