The Office of the Bishop staff continue to prepare for our 2022 Assembly, while attending to the day to day functions of our Church Together life. We also share photos from the Pacifica Synod Assembly.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

• Preach at Epiphany of Christ, Apache Junction

• Synod Assembly preparations

• Executive Committee meeting

• Diakonia graduation (zoom)

Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality

• Mission Developer Training planning team

• ESET facilitator training

• Fresh Expressions consultation

Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation

• Diakonia garduation

• Candidacy discernment

• Airtable review

• First Call pastor check in

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

• Synod Assembly Planning

• Synod Council Meeting preparations

• General administrative tasks of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

• Eating Synod assembly prep

• Breathing Synod assembly prep

• Dreaming Synod assembly prep

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

• Finish Pledge v Actual report for April 2022

• Work on preparing financial statements for April 2022

• Available to provide analysis and reporting as needed, and continue to work on audit workflow for 2021

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

• Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod