Conference Council 2023-2024
The Conference Council functions as the Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Conference of the United Church of Christ. The Conference Council meets at least four times a year to provide leadership, theological discernment and spiritual oversight in articulating the vision of the Conference, and oversees the policies of the ‘Aha Pae’āina and their implementation. Council members are members in good standing of a local church in the Conference.
Chairperson
Eric Anderson
Church of the Holy Cross
Vice Chairperson
Marilyn Hasegawa
Hanapepe Hawaiian Congregational Church
Secretary
Lorna Motas
Kaumakapili Church
Treasurer
Linn Garcia
Central Union Church
At-Large Youth/Young Adult
Wryen "Keoki" Kiwaha
Puka‘ana Congregational Church
At-Large Youth/Young Adult
Nathaniel Timoteo
Bethel of Amazing Grace
Hawai'i Island Association President
Debbie Wong Yuen
Kauaha‘ao Congregational Church
Kaua‘i Association President
Michael Horning
Koloa Union Church
O‘ahu Association Representative
Wayne Ibara
Makiki Christian Church
‘Aha O Nā Mokupuni ‘O Maui, Moloka‘i, A Me Lāna‘i Representative
Arlene Pihana
Ka‘ahumanu Church
Association of Hawaiian Evangelical Churches Representative
Brian Welsh
Kalapana Mauna Kea Congregational Church
State Council of Hawaiian Congregational Churches President
Boyd Matsuyama
Puka‘ana Congregational Church
Administration Missional Team Chair
Roberta Jahrling
Kaumakapili Church
Formation Missional Team Chair
Joan Sakaba
Kailua Christian Church
Stewardship Missional Team Chair
Sharon Matsuyama
Puka‘ana Congregational Church
Justice & Witness Missional Team Chair
Linda Rich
Church of the Crossroads
Innovation & Engagement Missional Team Chair
Heather Barfield
United Church of Christ Judd Street
Conference Minister
David Popham
Hawai‘i Conference Foundation Executive Director
Andy Bunn