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2023 Leadership Board The Leadership Board is the governing body of Manchester UMC. The Leadership Board, as a whole, fulfills the functions of Church Council,

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Beth Hunyar

2022 Leadership Board Chairperson. Leadership Board Member: 2020-2022. Beth and her husband, Dave, have been members of Manchester UMC since 2013. They have been married

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Jeff Haupt

2022 Lay LeaderLeadership Board Member: 2020-2022 Jeff and his wife, Michelle, have been members at Manchester UMC since 2012. They have two sons, Brayden and

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Sue Belval

Leadership Board Member: 2022-2024 My husband, Jim, and I moved back from Frankfurt, Germany with our two children in 1982 and began looking for a

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Dave Divjak

Leadership Board Member: 2021-2023. Dave and his wife, Cinda, started attending Manchester UMC in 1990, as their sons, Jay and Aaron both attended Circle of Friends

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Ali Fields

Leadership Board Member: 2021-2023 Ali and her partner, Steve, joined Manchester UMC in March 2012. Their sons, Wyatt (10) and Harrison (8), attended Circle of

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John Higdon

Leadership Board Member: 2022-2024 John and his wife, Jane, moved to Ballwin in late 2017 after living in the Alton, Illinois area for 27 years.

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Kristi Koehl

Leadership Board Member: 2021-2023. Kristi and her family (Will, William, and Hudson) have been attending Manchester UMC since moving to St. Louis from Los Angeles

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Jim Lange

Leadership Board Member: 2021-2023. Jim and his wife, Linda, have been attending Manchester UMC since 2014 and have been members since 2015. They have lived

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Izzy Massey

Leadership Board Member: 2022-2024 Izzy, her sister Anna, and her parents Autumn and Brian Massey, have been members at Manchester UMC for 20 years. Anna,

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Susanne Mertens

Leadership Board Member: 2020-2022. After moving back to St. Louis from California, Susanne and her three children joined Manchester UMC in 1994. In her professional

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Rob Peterson

Leadership Board Member: 2021-2022. Rob, and his wife Kari, have been members of Manchester UMC since 2015. They have four children and five grandchildren. Rob

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Kim Taylor West

Leadership Board Member: 2021-2023. Kim and her husband, Jason West, met at a Manchester UMC Bible study in 2012. They were married at the church

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June Van Klaveren

Leadership Board Member: 2021-2023 June and her husband, Larry, are originally from Iowa and have been Manchester UMC members since 1977. Their two children, Allison

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Rev. Phil Estes

Executive Pastor of Operations & Generosity As the Pastor of Administration, and an ordained Deacon, Phil has the joy of working collaboratively with the many

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Rev. Jim Peich

Executive Pastor of Ministry & Leadership Rev. Jim Peich is the Executive Pastor of Ministry & Leadership at Manchester United Methodist Church. Jim serves as

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Rev. Andy Bryan

Rev. Andy Bryan is our Lead Pastor. He and his wife, Erin, are the parents of three children, and serve as a foster family. Rev. Andy’s

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Leadership Board

2023 Leadership Board The Leadership Board is the governing body of Manchester UMC. The Leadership Board, as a whole, fulfills the functions of Church Council, Trustees, Finance, and Pastor-Parish...

Beth Hunyar

2022 Leadership Board Chairperson. Leadership Board Member: 2020-2022. Beth and her husband, Dave, have been members of Manchester UMC since 2013. They have been married for almost fifteen years...

Jeff Haupt

2022 Lay LeaderLeadership Board Member: 2020-2022 Jeff and his wife, Michelle, have been members at Manchester UMC since 2012. They have two sons, Brayden and Cameron, both of which...

Sue Belval

Leadership Board Member: 2022-2024 My husband, Jim, and I moved back from Frankfurt, Germany with our two children in 1982 and began looking for a church home. We were...

Dave Divjak

Leadership Board Member: 2021-2023. Dave and his wife, Cinda, started attending Manchester UMC in 1990, as their sons, Jay and Aaron both attended Circle of Friends preschool. Both sons have...

Ali Fields

Leadership Board Member: 2021-2023 Ali and her partner, Steve, joined Manchester UMC in March 2012. Their sons, Wyatt (10) and Harrison (8), attended Circle of Friends Preschool and are...

John Higdon

Leadership Board Member: 2022-2024 John and his wife, Jane, moved to Ballwin in late 2017 after living in the Alton, Illinois area for 27 years. They were members of...