LAKELAND — The Rev. Dr. William S. Barnes, pastor of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Orlando, has been named to the Sherman Advisory Board of Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.

Barnes, a 1973 graduate of Emory’s Goizueta Business School and 1976 graduate of Candler, is also a recipient of the Candler Distinguished Alumni Award.

Other Sherman Advisory Board members from the Florida Annual Conference are: Bishop Timothy Whitaker, Lakeland; Bishop J. Lloyd Knox, St. Petersburg; and Curtis Hyers and Ruth Wilcox, Jacksonville. The Rev. Gene Zimmerman of Jacksonville is chairman of the board.

The Sherman Advisory Board provides guidance regarding Candler’s Sherman Scholarship program. Established by Frank and Helen Sherman of Jacksonville in 1982, the Sherman program has funded more than 400 Candler graduates now serving as United Methodist pastors around the country.

Current Sherman scholars from the Florida Annual Conference are Jake Brady, Arindall Burks, John Mattox and John Mullaney.

Members of Florida Conference elected to Southeastern Jurisdiction association

LAKELAND — The Southeastern Jurisdiction of United Methodist Association of Church Business Administrators (SEJUMACBA) met in Lake Junaluska, N.C., in August for its annual conference and installation of new officers.

Elected from the Florida Conference are John McCready, president, Coronado Community United Methodist Church, New Smyrna Beach; Rod McClarnon, president elect, Mariner United Methodist Church, Spring Hill; Carol Lenhart, treasurer, Aloma United Methodist Church, Orlando; and Terry Coon, member at large, Indian River City United Methodist Church, Titusville.

The 2004 conference will be held Aug. 2-5, and the emphasis will be “Strategic Planning for Building.”

For more information e-mail John McCready at ccumcone@ucnsb.net.