Council, Boards & Committees

Council Executives

2023

Moderator Doug Roof

I was born and raised in Ohio where I met Karen in high school and where we were married, over 50 years ago. My formal education includes an electrical engineering degree and a masters in business administration.

Because I went to work for a large American company right out of college, we moved around a bit. Our first spot after we both finished college was Nashville, TN; then Roanoke, VA; then Monroe, LA; then Dallas, TX; then Pleasanton, CA; then back to Roanoke, then to Simsbury, CT, then Wilmington, DE. We managed to raise three children along the way and, when two of them landed in Hood River, we relocated here (in 2016).

My parents introduced me and my two siblings to church at a young age. We became members of and grew up in a Church of the Brethren. Karen was often in a Methodist Church on Sundays and, after our marriage and while we were moving around, we occasionally attended Methodist Churches. When we landed in Delaware, we stayed for almost thee decades, and we were active members of a progressive Methodist Church during that period.

Upon arriving in Hood River, we visited four different churches and decided that Riverside Community Church suited us best. This church truly welcomes all, and the congregation puts into action the teaching that we are to love our neighbors. Riverside is a member of the United Church of Christ denomination, and one of our tenets holds that “God is still speaking…” We believe it. And we do our best to listen. 

Doug Roof

Moderator Elect  – Position Currently Open

 

Secretary Kathy Watson

 

Treasurer Matt Rankin

BOARDS

 

DIACONATE 

Alison Betzing*

Bill Light

Betty Shalhope

Sandy Spellecy

Donna McCoy

 

 

 

 

*denotes Board Chair

  

COUNCIL

Doug Roof

Kathy Watson

Matt Rankin

 Judie Holt-Mohar

Stu Watson

Nancy Johanson Paul

Joan Ewing

Yvonne Arbogast

Zac Lytle

Pastor Vicky

Katie Cook (ex officio)

 

CHRISTIAN NURTURE

Ann Becker*

Liz Barteld

James Holloway

Karen Jones

Steve Chance

Eric Bingener

 

JUSTICE & WITNESS

  • Ann Harris*

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  • John Boonstra
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  • Jen Hackett
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  • Heather Nielsen
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  • Michelina Roth
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  • Heather Lytle
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  • Jeannie Chance

MUSIC & ARTS

     Anna Diem

     Karen Harding

      Charissa Callison

    Beth Hartwell

   Sharon Scott

     Barb Dworschak

 

 

 

*denotes Board Chair

FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT

  • Dave Roth*
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  • Tom Rietmann
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  • Bill Light
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  • Stu Watson
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  • Melissa Tokstad
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  • Michael McElwee
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  • Tom Hackett

 

COMMITTEES 

PASTORAL RELATIONS

  • Tim Foley

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  • Evelyn Charity

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  • Michael McElwee

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COMMUNICATIONS

  • Kathy Watson

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  • Yvonne Arbogast

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  • Molly Fauth

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  • Stu Watson

Kathryn Murray

Pastor Vicky Stifter

BUILDING & MAINTENANCE

  • Gary Rains

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  • Joe Smith

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  • Kathryn Murray
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  • Leonard Wood
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  • Kevin Tokstad
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  • Eric Bingener
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  • Mark Callison
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  • Steve Chance
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  • Donna McCoy
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  • David Skakel
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  • Zac Lytle

Tom Rietmann

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PERSONNEL

Pastor Vicky

David Roth

Doug Roof

Kim Vogel

 

 

 

CHEERS

Pastor Vicky

Tim Foley

Joann Ewing

Kathy Watson

Carol Murphy

Janet Wood

Judy Schock

Lorene Murray

SOUND TECHS

Kim Vogel

Kathryn Murray

Michele Beaman

Tom Hackett

Dave Roth

FINANCIAL SECRETARIES

Judy Schock

Joyce Jennings

Tim Foley

Kim Vogel

Molly Fauth

 

If you want to reach any of these fine people, you can get contact information in the church directory, available here on the web site with a password, or by calling the church office at 541-386-1412.

KITCHEN TEAM

  • Kathy Watson
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  • Pastor Vicky
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  • James Holloway
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  • Beth Hartwell
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  • Mary Ellen Holmes
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  • Joe Smith
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  • Ann Lemeka
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  • Kathryn Murray