Western District Conference

Ministerial/Credential Updates

This contains updates from the past three months

2/21/24 – Elizabeth Raid, Passed away; Elizabeth was a member of Bethel College Mennonite Church; Retired credential changed to Deceased

2/19/24 – Jill Schmidt Weaver, Credential transferred from South Central Mennonite Conference to WDC; Jill continues as Chaplain of Independent Living at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, KS; Active credential

1/18/24 – Weldon Schloneger, Retired credential changed to Withdrawn

9/6/23 – Tom Harder, Active without charge credential changed to Retired

1/8/24 – Micah Hurst – Ended as Interim Pastor at Zion Mennonite Church, Elbing, KS; Active credential changed to Active without charge

1/28/24 – Rose Marie Zook Barber – Ended as Interim Associate Pastor at Faith Mennonite Church, Newton, KS; Active credential changed to Active without charge

1/25/24 – Susan Jantzen – Active without charge credential changed to Retired

1/24/24 – Norma Duerksen – Active without charge credential changed to Retired

1/23/24 – Iglesia Menonita Casa Betania’s Transitional Pastors, Fernando Pérez Ventura and Rebeca González Torres, ended their time at the church. They are credentialed with Mountain States Mennonite Conference

1/10/24 – Luke Unruh – Granted License Towards Ordination extension; Luke continues as Co-Pastor at First Mennonite Church, Newton, KS; Active

1/6/24 – Luann Yutzy – Began as Transitional Pastor at Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, KS; on 1/8/24 Luann also began as Transitional Pastor at Salina Mennonite Church, Salina, KS; She will be half-time at both; Active without charge credential changed to Active

12/31/23 – Christina Litwiller – Ended as Pastor at Salina Mennonite Church, Salina, KS; Active credential changed to Retired

12/18/23 – Donald Kaufman – Passed away; Donald was a member of Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton, KS; Retired credential changed to Deceased

12/13/23 – William Cork – Granted License Towards Ordination credential; Bill continues as Chaplain at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, TX where he began on November 5; Active credential

11/22/23 – Luann Yutzy – Ended as Transitional Pastor at Community Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, VA; Active credential changed to Active without charge

11/8/23 – Josh Janzen – Granted Ordination credential; Josh continues as Pastor at First Mennonite Church, Beatrice, NE; Active credential

11/1/23 – Kristine Regehr – Began as Transitional Pastor at First Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, KS; Active without charge credential changed to Active