The United Methodist Committee on Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Ministries with logo


2015 DHM-UMCD-ECD-ELDA Gathering


Left to right: Episcopal Conference of the Deaf leaders, Rev. Marianne Stuart, president; Cass Martensen, secretary; Lee Holland, member at-large.


Left to right: Evangelical Lutheran Deaf Association (ELDA) leaders, Don Rosenkjar; Rev. Beth Lockard, executive director; Mark Koterwski, past-president.


Left to right: United Methodist Committee on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries, Bryan Branson, Patricia Magyar, Sandy Saunders, Tom Hudspeth, Lynn Swedberg, Billy Deters, Richard Stallworth, Beverly Chesebro, Leo Yates, Jr., Evon Malray and Lisa Jordan.


United Methodist Congress of the Deaf officers, left to right; Rev. Dr. Tom Hudspeth, President; Dr. Kirk VanGilder, vice-president; Sandy Saunders, NEJ Vice-President; Rev. Sandi Johnson, Secretary; Karen Miller, NEJ President; Linda Ford, Treasurer; Michelle Martin, SCJ President.


Spelling out in ASL letters E-L-M, representing Episcopal, Lutheran and United Methodist, left to right; Rev. Marianne Stuart, Lee Holland, Cass Martensen, Don Rosenkjar, Rev. Beth Lockard, Mark Koterwski, Rev. Dr. Tom Hudspeth, Carol Stevens and Kirk VanGilder.


Group photo of everyone.

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