Category: Leadership

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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,

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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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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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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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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. 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...

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...

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...

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 in St. Charles County...

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, her sister, is a...

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 in 2015. Kim grew...