Philippine Annual Conference East Northwest

District Conference Minutes of the District

Conference 9th regular session

February 25, 2017

Bagong Buhay United Methodist Church

D.S Gilbert A. Cedillo

Presiding

- The Conference started at 10:25am and with a fellowship singing led by Deaconesses Mila
Cabrera and Herrie Esman followed with an opening prayer led by Rev. Marlon Gonzales.
The district secretary DSS. Violeta L. Solangon called the roll of delegates.

Adoption of the program and reading of the journal.

 Rev. Joie Galirato set the conference bar, with the dergies at the right side and laity at the
left side. Approved.
 The chairperson of the Bagong Buhay UMC, Bro. Dale Santos gave his welcome remarks.
 D.S ruling: All the candidates of the ministry to sit outside the conference bar. Approved.
 Rev. Dan Miranda moved to accept the agenda. Seconded.
 Rev. Dan Miranda moved to accept the journal with correction and charges. Approved.
 Changes
 Rev. Joie Galirato moved to write down changes from the journal and submit it to the
secretariat. Approved.
 D.S moved for the approval of the journal. Approved.
 North West District Laity Address by Thelma Japson.
Dorothy Castro moved to accept the Lay leader’s address with appreciation. Seconded.
 Rev. Joie Galirato moved to study the Lay leader’s report and address all its concerns to their
perspective committee. Approved.

 NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE (by Aida Latonero, Chairperson)

- Rev. Dan Miranda move to take consideration that all church workers may be transferred, so
he requested the committee to continually update the list of the committees and members.
Approved.
- D.S ruling: Inform the District Superintendent regarding the changes of officers in the
committees.
 DISTRICT WORKER’S FELLOWSHIP (by DSS. Michelle Ortiz, President of NWD CWF)
- Rev. Percival Gregorio moved and requested that all churches and church workers must
have the new revised Book of Discipline. It is subjected to BOOM and CODS. Approved.
 Rev. Percival Gregorio to accept the report of the church worker’s fellowship and moved for
the lunch break.
 Rev. Noel Legaspi prayed for the food.
 The session resumed at exactly 1:00pm followed by fellowship sing led by Ptr. Carleen
Nomorosa and Ptr. Cris Asumen.

 CHURCH WORKER’S SPOUSES ASSOCIATION (by Sis. Ruth E. Galirato)

Rev. Joie Galirato motioned to accept the report of the Church Worker’s Spouses
Association. Approved.
- D.S ruling: Requesting all the church workers to bring their spouses in all Church Worker’s
Fellowship.
This is also part of the CSA’s reccomendations.

 CSA recommendation number 2- to accept the budget of every CSA in the local churches and
support them for their activities. Approved.
 CSA recommendation number 3- Marriage and Family Enrichment Activity once a year.
Approved.
 CSA recommendation number 4- Special Sunday for CSA.
Sis. Dorothy Castro clarified that during Worker’s Appreciation Month, the spouses and
children are already included.

 NORTHWEST DISTRICT CLUSTER REPORTS

 Cluster I- has no report
 Cluster III- reported by Rev. Jayr Riolino
 Pastor Dan Halog motioned to accept the report of worker’s cluster III resport. Approved.
 Cluster II- reported by Ptr. Dionestor L. Padel, and accepted by DS. Approved.
 DISTRICT UMM- no report
 District UMW (by Sis. Evelyn Dimaandal
Sis. Dorothy moved to accept the report of UMW. Approved.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
 UMW recommendation number 1-
NWD activities should be properly coordinated to avoid overlapping of activities. UMV
recommended that NWD schedule and activities should be sent to all committees and
organization.
 UMV recommendation number 2-
Rev. Percival Gregorio moved that the office of the OS will be a ‘’clearing house’’ that
finalizes and changes the schedules of all the district activities. Approved.
Rev. Joie Galirato- supported the motion of Rev. Percival Gregorio and was approved.
- D.S ruling to refer back to NWD Program planning all the concerns in the district activities
schedule.
 UMW recommendation number 3-
To all church workers join the UMW activities. Approved.
- DS mandated and reminded all the church workers to pin the UMW activities.

 UMAYF (by Mylene Salomon)

Secretariat committee requested that all reports who has all their powerpoint presentation
may give it to Sec. com before their reporting.
Bro. Dave Santos motioned to accept the report of UMAYF. Approved and seconded.
 Outreach (by Rev. Dan Miranda)
- Bro. Dave Santos motioned to accept the report of outreach, also raised a question
regarding a regular group who handle disaster, rehabilitation, and etc
- Rev. Percival Gregorio moved that the district will have AdHoc committee for DRR (Disaster
Risk Reduction)
- Rev. Joie Galirato amended the motion to change the AdHoc and make it a regular
committee.
- MOTION: Put a DRRM committee under outreach ministry. Approved.
- Ptr. Gladys Caole questioned the district if we are already involved to connectionalism to
other denomination and ecumenical.
- DS clarifies that all local churches already include correctionalism in their church activities.
- DS reminds all the churches’ special offering for calamity funds.
 UMYF (by Ruth Miranda)
Sis. Marlee Ramota moved to accept the report of UMYF.
 DS ruling: all the local pastors, students and probationary pastor and other deaconesses
must go and support the Christmas Institute.
 Dss. Pag-asa Lucas suggestedthat UMYF must be aware and be involve in the Youth
Ministries in the District.
 The recommendations of UMYF was approved.
 NURTURE MINISTRY (by Jessica Cecilio)
Dss. Pag-asa Lucas motioned to accept the report of Nurture.

 Recommendations:
1. Additional budget for Nurture committee from 15,000-30,000php. Approved.
 DRC report (by Violeta Solangon)
 Mhayline Lustina was presented to the district and recommended to undergo one year
exposure in the church with the help of her mentor (DSS. Alice Tasarero current appointed
deaconess at Puno Masa UMC)
 DS moved to accept and be presented in the coming Annual Conference.
 Elijah Alive, 5th year BKE graduating from Harris Memorial College, moved to accept and
endorse to Annual Conference. Approved.

 District Statician
The report was accepted.
 DS reminded all the local churches to submit and update their church statistics.
 Sis. Gloria Damalarta volunteered herself to assist the District Statician and asked for
volunteers to help the District Statician to gather and update the District statistics.
 Dss. Herrie Esman requested to give enough time all the churches to fill out the statistic
form. Approved.

 District Treasurer (by Dss. Pag-asa Lucas)

- The proposed budget reported by Sis. Marlee Ramota, Finance Chairperson)

- The report was accepted.
 The propose budget was accepted.
 DCOM (by Rev. Jayr Piolino) requested by the DCOM chairperson.
 Resolution (by Rev. Marlon Gonzales)
Rev. Percival Gregorio moved to accept the report of resolution.
 District Superintendent close the session with a prayer and benediction.
 Adjourned the session at exactly 6:24pm.