Church Administration announced the following list of ministerial separations, including the church areas affected.
Most of these separations are because of cutbacks made necessary by budgetary constraints.
Tom Oakley, Brooklyn, New York
Gary Sefcak, San Bernardino, California
Larry Dietrich, Long Beach, California
Jim Turner, Denver, Colorado, North
Robert Cloninger, Winston-Salem and Greensboro, North Carolina
George Elkins, London and Somerset, Kentucky
Roger Ludwig, Cheyenne, Casper and Wheatland, Wyoming
Dennis Milner, Tampa and Lakeland, Florida
Rick Baumgartner, Medford and Eugene, Oregon
Art Dyer, Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri
Lowell Blackwell, Elkhart and Michigan City, Indiana
Lincoln Jailal, Queens, New York
Jeff Barness, Des Moines and Chariton, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska
Dennis Diehl, Greenville, South Carolina
Cecil Green, Las Cruces, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas
Fred Davis, Boise, Idaho, and Baker City, Oregon
Tom Tullis, Federal Way, Washington
Dennis Johnson, Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona
Paul Butler, Colorado Springs, Colorado
"These men are dedicated, loyal ministers," said Gerald Schnarrenberger, ministerial coordinator in Church Administration.
"They and their wives are good, solid Christians who have a heart for service. In several cases they volunteered to separate in an effort to help the church's budget.
"In most cases these men will remain elders in the church and will remain on our electronic mail system.
"We love them and pray that our loving Father in heaven will bless them with good employment and continue to uplift them," Mr. Schnarrenberger said.
"Let's continue to honor and value them, and let's remember them in our prayers," Mr. Schnarrenberger said.
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