What is the Church Board?
The Church Board is the governing body of the church. Its primary function is to serve both the congregation and the community, emphasizing strategic leadership. This emphasizes the future of the church, not the past or present. The Church Board is comprised of members nominated by the Lay Leadership Development Team and is divided into three-year terms. Members of the Church Board and Lay Leadership Development Team are listed below.
Church Board
Church Board
2025 2026 2027
Lenna Applebee Don Trawick Mary Alice Beard
Jim Failmezger Billy Cochran Lindsay Mattingly
Leigh Ouimet Sue Morris Karl Siegele
Joshua Page (Lay Leader)
Ex-Officio Members: Sr. Pastor: Rev. Jim Buckman, Treasurer: Donnie McQuaig, Secretary: Leigh Ouimet
Lay Delegate: Sydney Yancey
SFT refers to what we used to call the Staff-Parish Relations Committee, Finance Committee, and Trustees. This complies with the Book of Discipline
Lay Leadership (Nominations) Committee
Rev. Jim Buckman, Chairperson Joshua Page, Lay Leader
2025 2026 2027
Linda McQuaig Sydney Yancey Brendan Rossell Smith
Marsha Huckaby Susan Rosenthal Chris Simonson
Cindy LaTouf Charlotte Trawick Jean Ann Crites
The Church Board Guiding Principles, Covenant, and Interest Forms are below:
Guiding Principles
Church Board Covenant
Church Board Meetings
All meetings of the Buford First UMC Church Board are held at Buford First UMC, and in room 312 unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, January 16, 2025
Minutes
Sunday, February 09, 2025
Minutes
Charge Conference: March 02, 2025
Minutes
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Minutes