PERSONNEL NOTES

Aida L. Sánchez resigned from her position as Coordinator of Spanish-Language Ministry Training Programs with the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership effective May 26. Sánchez began her work with the Brethren Academy in March 2020. She is a 2019 graduate of Seminario Biblico Anabautista Hispano de la Iglesia de Los Hermanos, the Academy’s ministry training program for Spanish speakers. A former pastor, she has also served as a circuit rider for the new Part-Time Pastor/Full-Time Church program and as director of district programs for the Atlantic Southeast District.

William (Bill) Waugh has announced his retirement as district executive minister of the Southern Pennsylvania District effective Sept. 16, with compensation continuing through Dec. 31. He began in the position on January 1, 2014. During these years, Bill has given broad oversight to district ministries, in particular guiding the process of congregational withdrawals on behalf of the district. In addition to previous roles on the district level, Bill currently serves as the chair of the Council of District Executives (CODE). During his years as a member of CODE, he also served on the Gifts Discernment Committee. He has served several terms as a delegate to the Standing Committee. He represents the district on the governing board of the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center, with whom he is also an instructor. Prior to his tenure in district ministry, Bill served as pastor for two congregations in Pennsylvania. He was licensed and ordained by the Walnut Grove congregation in the Western Pennsylvania District.

Bethany Theological Seminary Professor of Historical Studies H. Kendall Rogers has retired from teaching after more than four decades, completing his final courses during the spring semester at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind. Rogers taught at Manchester College (now Manchester University) in North Manchester, Ind., for 30 years, then joined the Bethany faculty in 2008. While at Manchester, he also was for two years the resident director for Brethren Colleges Abroad in Marburg, Germany, and was resident director in China for the program’s pioneer semester there in 1986.

Stan Noffsinger retired from the position of chief executive officer of Timbercrest Senior Living Community in North Manchester, Ind., on May 31. He began work at Timbercrest in February 2019 as a “long-term interim” executive with a charge to help the community prepare for the next generation of residents. Previously, Noffsinger served as general secretary of the Church of the Brethren for nearly 13 years, ending in mid-2016, followed by a term of service working for the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland.

Christine Huiras assumed the position of executive director at Timbercrest Senior Living Community on June 1. She has nearly 30 years of experience with Timbercrest, beginning as the secretary/receptionist in 1994. While working for Timbercrest, she earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Huntington University in 2011 with honors, then went on to fill the positions of financial services director, managing director, chief financial officer, and chief operating officer.

Jennifer Jensen has resigned as program manager for the Thriving in Ministry initiative for the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Ministry. She will conclude her work on July 5. She has served in this role since December 13, 2021, managing the Part-time Pastor, Full-time Church program.