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Board of Directors

The Coalition Board of Directors guides the work of The Coalition.  The board is comprised of volunteers from around the United States, together with the executive director.

Kathy Church

Vice Moderator
Community Church of Jensen Beach (Jensen Beach, FL)
flcoalition@bellsouth.net

Rich Fluechtling

Treasurer
First Congregational United Church of Christ (Madison, WI)
richf@chorus.net

John Gage

Moderator
United Church on the Green United Church of Christ (New Haven, CT)
revjohngage@yahoo.com

Ruth Garwood

Executive Director
Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, OH)
ed@uccCoalition.org

Ruth also oversees The Coalition's staff.  See staff listing for details.

Lisa Robinson

Church of the Evangel (Brooklyn, NY)

Mike Schuenemeyer

ex-officio member
Archwood United Church of Christ (Cleveland, OH)
schuenem@ucc.org

The Rev. Michael “Mike” Schuenemeyer is the Executive for Health and Wholeness Advocacy in Wider Church Ministries in the national offices of the United Church of Christ. Mike also serves as Executive Director of the UCC HIV/AIDS Network, as Steering Committee member of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable, and as a Board Member of the Equality Ohio Education Fund.

Shannon Spencer

First Congregational United Church of Christ (Santa Cruz, CA)
cutedivineone@yahoo.com

Trent Williams

St Paul’s United Church of Christ (Gerald, TX)
T.S.WILLIAMS@tcu.edu

Lydia York

Secretary
First Congregational United Church of Christ (Montclair, NJ)
LYork@ctschicago.edu

Coalition Staff

The Coalition relies on volunteers to fuel its work in the church and society.  The Coalition's staff support the board of directors and coordinate the efforts of the larger community. 

Get Involved!

There are many ways to contribute to the growing work of The Coalition:
• Contact the national office
Donate your time, talent or treasure
• Become an ONA Consultant
Attend a local training or event
• Serve on the National Gathering planning committee
Lead a workshop
• Serve as a youth chaperone or chaplain
• Join a the ONA Advisory Committee, the YYA Advisory Committee, the Financial Stewardship Committee or others
• Tell others about The Coalition
• Ask your church to include The Coalition in your annual budget
• Staff a table at a Pride event or annual Conference meeting
• What’s your idea?

 

Members

• Allies
• ONA Settings (congregations, Conferences, Associations, seminaries, ONA-spirited youth, historically related colleges, campus ministries, etc.)
• Individuals (clergy, lay, parents, friends, etc.)
• Donors

ASIST, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, will be offered by The Coalition's Youth and Young Adult Program.

  • June 23–25, 2008, at First Community UCC in Dallas, TX, before the National Gathering 2008, and
  • July 21–23, 2008, at Church of the Savior UCC in Knoxville, TN, before the UCC National Youth Event
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800-653-0799 or 216-861-0779
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