Countryside’s Boards and Committees
Click here for a nomination form: here. Countryside is blessed with a congregation filled with talent and business experience. Our officers and board members are nominated and elected by our members and represent the church body in the various aspects of managing church finances and affairs. The following is a listing of our current lay leadership.
| 2022 Church Officers | ||
| Moderator | Aubrey Fitzke | E-mail Moderators |
| Vice Moderator | Trisha Hoffman-Ahrens | E-mail Moderators |
| Vice Moderator Elect | Dan Kuyper | E-mail Moderators |
| Clerk | Bonnie Buckland | |
| Treasurer | Ed Schwartz |
| 2022 Church Council | |
| Aubrey Fitzke | Moderator |
| Trisha Hoffman-Ahrens | Vice Moderator |
| Dan Kuyper | Vice Moderator Elect |
| Bonnie Buckland | Clerk |
| Ed Schwartz | Treasurer |
| Becky Knightly | Board of Arts Ministry |
| Teri D’Agostino | Board of Christian Education |
| Lori Shrum | Board of Christian Outreach |
| Marcia Blum / Daron Kruse | Board of Deacons |
| Sherryl Lilley | Board of Life Ministries |
| Jodie Nichols | Board of Pastoral Care |
| Doug Dushan | Board of Trustees |
| Maureen Seymour-Karpf | Board of Youth |
| Rick MacInnes | At-large Member |
| Mike Bonner | At-large Member |
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| Board of Arts Ministry (BAM) |
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| This board provides sincere, artful and spiritual experiences for the congregation. | Meets the evening of the 3rd Tuesday of the month. | Contact board chair: Marcia Free | |
| Marcia Free (Chair) | Kim Schwartz | Bobbie Escolas | |
| Michael Free | Adam Steinbach | Becky Knightly | |
| Karen Easterling | Ardy Stultz | Amy Stoddard | |
| Board of Christian Education (BOCE) |
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| This board brings strength and stability to Countryside’s educational efforts by advising staff and providing both adults and children with educational programs. | Meets the evening of the 3rd Tuesday of the month. |
Contact board chairs: Teri D’Agostino or Danielle Galvin
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| Dave/Shelley Boyd | Teri D’Agostino (Chair) | Aly Amstutz | |
| Abby Cartwright (Youth) | Carol Goldstrom | Kathy deBoer | |
| Cindy Cronn | Morgan Lenigan | Danielle Galvin | |
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Mindy Devall-Wood Nancy Victora |
Emiko Unno-Gerdes | Leah Georges | |
| Board of Christian Outreach (BOCO) | |||
| This board nurtures outreach projects, coordinates efforts within the church to develop mission themes, and selects organizations to receive special offering grants. | Meets the evening of the 3rd Tuesday of the month. | Contact board chair: Lori Shrum | |
| Rich/Kris Cecava | Linda Bannister | Nancy Behringer | |
| Nancy Davis | Katie D’Agostino | Ann Duey | |
| Connie Fitzke | Jim Gilbert | Sarah Long | |
| Kris Hess | Heidi Neumann | Sandy Sueper | |
| Greg Olsen | Lori Shrum (Chair) | ||
| Jenn Vinton | |||
| Board of Deacons (BOD) | |||
| This board is responsible for any church tasks that are related to worship and fellowship as well as communicating with new members and visitors. | Meets the evening of the 3rd Tuesday of the month. | Contact board co-chairs: Marcia Blum or Vicki Bryant | |
| Marcia Blum (co-chair) | Kyle Barchus | Daron Kruse (co-chair) | |
| Dave Duey | Craig Bartling | Karen Follon | |
| Chris Gilmore | Gordon Dickey | Judy Hartlieb | |
| Ferde Goings | Lisa Fahrlander | Diane Hill | |
| Mimi Goings | Mary Johnston | Pam Kregg | |
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Madi Hornacek (Youth) Linda Ashley Leamer Mary Beth Link Susie Owens |
Dede Marshall Norman Pavey Leslie Summers-Day |
Donna Trombla Susan Wagoner Dave Wingert |
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| Board of Life Ministry (BOLM) |
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| This board oversees all social activities, volunteer coordination and family-based educational classes held at Countryside. | Meets the evening of the 3rd Tuesday of the month. | Contact board chair: Sherryl Lilley | |
| Anna Hardy | Sharon Royers | Jaimee Johanning | |
| Sherryl Lilley | Anji Stanek | Carrie Leathers | |
| Mary Watke | |||
| Board of Pastoral Care (BOPC) |
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| This board promotes staff and lay ministry efforts to support, contact and comfort church and community members, focusing on people facing difficult times in their lives. | Meets quarterly in the evening of the 3rd Tuesday of the month. | Contact board chair: Jodie Nichols | |
| Holly Kelley | Pam Govier | Deb Hickman | |
| Marion Norman | Jodie Nichols (Chair) | Beth Sparks | |
| De Schmierer | Annette Sterling | Emily Wadhams | |
| Jessica Vihstadt (youth) | |||
| Board of Trustees (BOT) |
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| This board oversees the financial and property concerns for Countryside, including stewardship, budgeting process and regular review of the financial position of the church. | Meets the evening of the 3rd Tuesday of the month. | Contact board chair: Doug Dushan | |
| Bob Davis | Amy Blanchard | Geoff Kregg | |
| Joyce Davis | Tim Kerrigan | John McCollister | |
| Doug Dushan (Chair) | David Ried | Kathleen Samland | |
| Dave Lundblad | Jody Sanders | Dan Trombla | |
| Board of Youth (BOY) |
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| This board brings strength and stability to COYO through development, planning and management for our youth programs. | Meets the evening of the 3rd Tuesday of the month. | Contact board chair: Maureen Seymour-Karpf | |
| Mallis Bonner – Youth | Christy Palmer | Karen Fitzgerald | |
| Derek Kuhr | Maureen Seymour-Karpf (Chair) | David Holtzclaw | |
| Andrew/Tara Mattson | Brenda Stursma | Breann Lundblad | |
| Deb McCollister | Jeremy Wadhams | Christian Thom | |
| Susan Petri | |||
| Elaine Wiles – Youth | |||