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North Central

Chair: Melanie Young, 6445 W. Beard Rd., Perry MI 48872
517-227-4199; E-mail: msyoung14760@gmail.com
Vice-Chair:
Secretary: Linda Schramm, 244 South Elk Street, Sandusky, MI 48471-1358
810-648-4696; E-mail: lars@greatlakes.net
Treasurer: Lowell Peterson, 794 E. Lake Dr. Cedarville, MI 49719
906-203-1772 (b); 906-492-3680 (h); E-mail: lepeterson1@juno.com 
Historian: Jim W. Morris, 1103 Joshua Avenue, Creston, IA 50801-8129
641-782-2715 (h); E-mail: fumc.creston@gmail.com
Depository:  DePauw University Archives, P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135

Northeastern

Chair: Brand W. Eaton, 304 Robin Hood Rd, Dillsburg, PA 17019
717-676-3901; E-mail: beaton@susumc.org
Vice-Chair: Bonnie McCubbin
E-mail: bmcubbin@bwcumc.org
Secretary: Matthew Loyer, 35 N Lehman St, York, PA 17403
717-654-4592; E-mail: mloyer@susumc.org
Treasurer:  Philip Lawton, 1281 Barratts Chapel Road, Felton, DE 19943
E-mail: plawton302@gmail.com  
Archivist: Barb Duffin, Barratt’s Chapel & Museum, 6362 Bay Road, Frederica, DE 19946
302-335-5544; E-mail: barratts@aol.com
Publication: The Northeastern United Methodist Historical Bulletin, published 3 times a year
Editor: Nancy Rutenber
E-mail: nancy_e_rutenber@yahoo.com

South Central

Chair: T. Brian Bakeman, 1501 NW 24th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-848-0034 (h); 405-570-2159 (cell); E-mail: brian405@prodigy.net
Members
Don Pike, 313 N. Center Street, Arlington, TX 76010
David Severe, 5216 North Hamilton, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
405-943-0222
Robert P. Williams, 1967 Willow Lake Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017
Jean H. Traster, 2014 Iron Horse Court, Arlington, TX 76017
E-mail: jeanhtraster@gmail.com
Archivist: Frances Long
972-423-5127 (b); E-mail: efrances3@verizon.net
Depository: Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, TX 75275
Research Requests: Frances Long

Southeastern

Chair: Mike Feely, 9148 Colchester Ridge Rd., Knoxville, TN 37922
865-719-9715; E-mail: revfeely@yahoo.com
Vice-Chair: Douglas Jonas, 209 Berlin Way, Morrisville, NC 27560
919-771-6883; E-mail: dcjonas2000@gmail.com
Secretary: Virginia “Ginger” Hicks Smith, 1800 Clairmont Lake, Unit 529, Decatur, GA 30033
404-863-1160; E-mail: virginia.smith@emory.edu
Treasurer: Larry Davis, 304 S. Perimeter Park Dr, Nashville, TN 37211
615-327-1162; E-mail:  larry.davis@twkumc.org
Archivist: Brandon Wason; E-mail: bwason@emory.edu
Depository: Pitts Theological Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Depository Contact: Brandon Wason

Western

Chair: Kelly Murdock-Billy
406-920-1214; E-mail: kbilly1@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: TBA
Secretary: Marge Benham, 9750 West 66th Place, Arvada, CO 80004
303-437-7378; E-mail: marge.benham@comcast.net
Treasurer: Jim Lewis
E-mail: revjlewis43@gmail.com
Archivist: Stephen Yale, 1400 El Camino Real, #227, South San Francisco, CA 94080
650-270-3105 (cell); E-mail: seyale@gmail.com
Depository: Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709
Depository Contact: Stephen Yale 
PublicationWestern Circuit Rider
Editors: Don and Shirley Knepp, P.O. Box 12933, Salem, OR 97309-0309
503-391-9879 (h); CELL: 503-949-1180; E-mail: smkmikie@comcast.net


GCAH is closed for research services.
The General Commission on Archives and History is closed for research services until the end of 2025. All physical and digital donations, unless previously agreed upon, ended on June 1. All research requests and visits ceased on July 1. This closure is to facilitate an inventory of GCAH Collections. It is anticipated that Research Services will resume in 2026.