Fairview United Methodist Church
Leadership

Pastor Nancy Martin

Nancy is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church. She has served at Fairview since July 2020.
She was served previously in the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Nancy loves teaching, preaching, administering the sacraments, reading, spending time with Fairview folks, neighbors, and friends.

Judy Shaw

Director of Music
Judy is our Director of Music Ministries.
She has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music.
 She teaches part-time at Columbia College as well as having a large piano studio, and serving as our pianist, organist, and choir director.  
She accompanies for private lessons, school competitions,
and other venues.

Judy enjoys reading, crossword puzzles, trying new recipes, and traveling with her sister.

Claire Blodgett

Office Administrator
Claire is our Office Administrator.
She also works at the Museum of Anthropology at the
University of Missouri.
She is here to help with any and all administrative needs.

Claire enjoys traveling, puzzles and hiking with her dogs.

How United Methodist Churches are Organized

The Leadership Board is the administrative decision-making body of the local church.
The Board is responsible for articulating the church’s vision for spiritual formation, outreach, witness, and resources,
and evaluating the implementation of that vision.
In consultation with the congregation, ministry leaders, and ministry teams, the Board oversees the church’s mission and ministry
at a high level to ensure the vision, plan, and actions of the church are effectively administered.

Our Leadership Board is made up of three classes of three people each.  Each class serves for three years.  
Leadership Board members are nominated for this work by the Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development


2027

Jake Amann
Brian Blankenship
Shari Lawson

2026

Mark Chambers
Stacy Drane (Lay Leader)
Betsy Mathews

2025

Kara Amann (Board Chair)
Beth Gillespie
Kathy Kettler

The United Methodist Connection

United Methodists are connectional.  This "enables us to carry out our mission in unity and strength" (The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church). Every local church is linked to an interconnected network of organizations that join together in mission and ministry, allowing us to accomplish far more than any one local church or person could alone. Click here to learn more.

Local Church

As the visible presence of the body of Christ, the local church is the place where members grow in faith and discipleship, putting their faith into action through ministry in the world. 
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Annual Conference

The annual conference is a geographical entity, an organizational body (made up of elected lay and clergy members), and a yearly meeting. It is the fundamental body of the church.
In the United States, a conference may cover an entire state, only part of the state, or parts of two or more states. 
Learn More about the Missouri Annual Conference

District

Each local church is part of a district, which is an administrative grouping of churches in a geographic area.
Fairview is part of the North Central District. 
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General Conference

As the primary legislative body, General Conference is the only entity with the authority to speak on behalf of the entire United Methodist Church. The General Conference meets every four years to consider the business and mission of the church. An equal number of lay and clergy delegates are elected from United Methodist conferences around the world to decide matters of policy and procedure for the denomination. 
Learn More about General Conference