PERSONNEL NOTES

Carole Davenport has been hired by the Church of the Brethren as the office manager for Global Mission, working out of the General Offices in Elgin. She is a graduate of National-Louis University with a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Sciences and a Master of Arts in Adult Education. Carole currently works part-time as the administrative assistant for Prince of Peace United Methodist Church in ­­­Elk Grove Village, Ill. Carole will begin on April 24.

Nathan Polzin has been hired by the Church of the Brethren as executive director of Discipleship and Leadership Formation. From 2009 to 2017 he served as Michigan District’s executive minister. From 2007 to present, he has been instrumental in planting and pastoring The Church in Drive, a congregation serving Saginaw, Mich., and Saginaw Valley State University students. He also currently serves as the pastor of Midland (Mich.) Church of the Brethren. In the past, he has served congregations in Mount Pleasant, Mich., and Hagerstown, Ind. He also provides individual and group coaching, team building, training, and consulting services through Polzin Coaching and Consulting. Nathan is a graduate of Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science, and of Bethany Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. Nathan began his new position on April 10.