Meet Us

The Church Council acts as the executive board of the church. The main responsibilities of the council are to maintain the church’s budget, set goals and direction for ministry work, and collaborate with the Pastor to grow and care for the church’s members. Members of the Church Council are appointed as representatives from other church committees.

Position	Name
Council Chair	Jon Copeland (joncopeland@gmail.com)
Lay Leader	Eric Hucker (ehucker@gmail.com)
Secretary	Cindy Pillow
Staff Pastor Parish Relations	Rochelle Pruitt
Board of Trustees	Adam Gordon
Nominations	Pastor Kath, Eric Hucker
Finance	Bryan Buck
Treasurer	Tricia Beal

Lafayette Park UMC is blessed to have an active congregation of members who coordinate multiple aspects of church life. Below are leaders of some of our ongoing internal programs and ministries.

Position	Name
Children’s Ministries	Judy Eberline, Tom Keay, Mary Martchink
Fellowship	Scott Thomas
Historian	Tome Keay
Lay Representative to Conference	Jon Copeland
Liturgical Coordinator	Sue Meyers
Lafayette Youth Group (LYG)	Pastor Kath, Jon Copeland, Eric and Courtney Hucker
Missions	Ann Mehan
Stephen Ministry	Dr. Dee Hawkins
Wills and Memorials	Maria Lawrence
Website	Chris Finley, Eric Hucker
Worship	Cindy Pillow
United Methodist Women (UMW)	Judy Eberline

In serving our our mission to be a visible sign of Christ’s presence in our urban community and beyond, our church works to help those in need through outreach and partnering with community resources. Below are leaders of our outreach efforts.

Outreach Ministry	Contact Name
Home First STL	Ross and Michelle Rotherham
Martha and Mary Circle	Sue Meyers and Donna Yates
New Beginnings	Charlie Lawrence, Russ Orf (Help Desk: 314-266-4328)