vision team

Uniting Peoples Vision Team

Facilitates unity, witness, communication, justice, and intercultural competency across conference life.

Part of: Uniting Table
Accountable to: Annual Conference
Relates to: Council of Bishops; General Commission on Religion and Race; General Commission on the Status and Role of Women

Boards, commissions & committees

Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships ¶642
Commission on Religion and Race ¶643
Commission on the Status and Role of Women ¶644 — Chair is a woman; a majority of members are women.
Commission on Communications ¶646
Committee on Disability Concerns ¶653

As of 2026-06-08 · 2026 nominations report

2 seats are up for election this year — shown highlighted below. See the full slate and how to nominate.

Member	Position	District	Status	Gender	Race / ethnicity
Byrd Bonnerup for election	Chairperson	Central	Lay	Male	White
Deb Starkup for election	Comm. Christian Unity & I.R. Concerns	South	Lay	Female	White
Ervinell Walters	Comm. Christian Unity & I.R. Concerns	Central	Lay	Female	African American
Thomas Hankins	Commission on Religion and Race	North	Clergy	Male	Hispanic/Latino
Sara Solis	Commission on Religion and Race	South	Clergy	Female	Hispanic/Latino
Christy Brogan	Commission on the Status and Role of Women	Central	Lay	Female	White
Mary Helen Frazier	Commission on the Status and Role of Women	North	Lay	Female	African American
Rick Mantooth	Committee on Communications	Central	Lay	Male	White
Marshall Van Pelt	Committee on Communications	South	Clergy	Male	White
Pamela Sattiewhite	Committee on Disability Concerns	South	Clergy	Female	African American
Hershel Krigbaum	Committee on Disability Concerns	Central	Lay	Male	White
Cindy Andrade Johnson	Mission Field Advocate	South	Lay	Female	Hispanic/Latino