QUADRENNIAL CONFERENCE:

The conference convened on September 11, 2010 at Kingsway Christian Center in Baltimore, MD. The Presiding Officer was Bishop Chris Thompso, Executive Director of EVUSA. The conference approved the new polity report contained in the 2009-13 IPHC Manual, with appropriate changes to reflect applicability to the Mid-Atlantic Conference.

Bishop Wesley H. Russ greeted the conference and made presentations to recognize three ministers for over 50 years f ministry.  He presented 50-year pins to Rev. Dr. Hugh H. Morgan, Director of Chaplains Ministries for the IPHC; Dr. J. Wesley Potter, Retired, former Superintendent of the Mid-Atlantic Conference; and Rev. Mrs. Catherine Funkhouser.  Catherine is retired as an active minister but remains faithful to attend all services at Emmanuel P.H. Assembly in Keyser and faithfully sends tithe on her retirement each month. The congregation honored these recipients with a standing ovation.

Results of the elections for the next four years were as follows:
Re-elected by acclamation
   Bishop Wesley Russ
Assistant Superintendent
   Abel E. Palomo
Secretary-Treasurer by acclamation
   Tom Brackett
Board Members Elected at Large by acclamation: 
   Brian Kingrea & Keith Marvel
Board Members Appointed by Executive Committee:
   Juvenny Perez & Mark McCallister

Seven people received Local Church Ministers License:  Vicente Benitez, Ramon Castro (House of Prayer Maranatha); Brenda Cummings, Debbie Mitchell (Church of Living Waters); Hweeseung Ma, Hwikun Ma (Queens P.H. Church); and Jesse Rine (Maranatha Fellowship).

There were three ministers ordained (Ricardo David, Ricardo Lisondra, and George E. White); and transfers from other conferences/organizations (Mark McCallister, John Moriarty and Dennis Davis). 

Bishop Russ gave his report on the State of the Conference, including a presentation by Rev. Brian Kingrea about the special task force on Ministerial Development and Church Planting.  A motion to accept the report of the Conference Superintendent was passed, and Bishop Thompson asked the congregation to stand to honor Bishop Russ and his work during the past quadrennium.  After the report was approved, Bishop Russ gave opportunity for the offering for the conference missions project, the Bangladesh Bible Training Institute.  Over $1,600 was received in this offering.

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