The Connectional Table includes 49 members who are elected from U.S. jurisdictional and overseas conferences in Africa, Asia and Europe and are composed of: clergy and lay representatives; a bishop selected by the Council of Bishops; general agency top executives and most presidents; one youth and one young adult from the Board of Discipleship’s Division on Ministries with Young People; and members from the denomination’s racial and ethnic caucuses.
Connectional Table Members 2017-2020
Chairperson
Bishop Christian Alsted
Staff
Members
The Rev. Gary Graves, Secretary, Commission on General Conference
Gil Hanke, General Secretary, General Commission on United Methodist Men
Dawn Wiggins Hare, General Secretary, General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
Erin Hawkins, General Secretary, General Commission on Religion and Race
The Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, General Secretary, General Board of Church and Society
Michelle Hettmann, Southeastern Jurisdiction
Dr. Mike Dio Jen, West Africa Central Conference
The Rev. Beverly Jones, South Central Jurisdiction
Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, President, General Board of Global Ministries
The Rev. Markus Jung, Germany Central Conference
Thomas Kemper, General Secretary, General Board of Global Ministries
Judi Kenaston, Northeastern Jurisdiction
Cynthia Kent, Native American International Caucus
Dan Krause, General Secretary, United Methodist Communications
Moses Kumar, General Secretary, General Council on Finance and Administration
Bishop Tracy Malone, President, General Commission on the Role and Status of Women
Bishop Bill McAlilly, President, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
Bishop Michael McKee, President, General Council on Finance and Administration
Duncan McMillan, Chair, Commission on General Conference
Rev. William Meekins, Northeastern Jurisdiction
Brian Milford, President and Publisher, United Methodist Publishing House
Tonya Murphy, Southeastern Jurisdiction
The Rev. Ken Nelson, Southeastern Jurisdiction
Benedita Penicela Nhambiu, Africa Central Conference
The Rev. Marianne Niesen, Western Jurisdiction
Dave Nuckols, North Central Jurisdiction
Dennis Ogelsby Black Methodists for Church Renewal
Harriett Jane Olson, General Secretary, United Methodist Women
Bishop Jeremiah J. Park, President, General Commission on Archives and History
The Rev. Lyssette Perez, Methodists Representing the Cause of Hispanic Americans (MARCHA)
Lathem Postell, Southeastern Jurisdiction
Kitete ka Kemba Prosper, Congo Central Conference
Bishop Samuel Quire, West Africa Central Conference, Liberia region
The Rev. Dr. Robin Scott, Southeastern Jurisdiction
Jovito Sermonia, Philippines Central Conference
The Rev. Mike Slaughter, North Central Jurisdiction
Bishop James Swanson, President, General Commission on United Methodist Men
Monalisa Tuitahi, Pacific Islanders National Caucus of United Methodists
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, Southeastern Jursidiction
Bishop Mike Watson, Ecumenical Officer
Bishop Mark Webb, President, Discipleship Ministries
G. Miller Wilbourn, South Central Jurisdiction
The Rev. Stefan Zürcher, Central and Southern Europe Central Conference