2024 UBE Annual Business Meeting Minutes

Virtual Annual Meeting

July 26, 2025

• 10:45 AM

• 11:00 AM

• Welcome- Doors open – A Year in UBE Highlights Virtual Doors Open

• Zoom Etiquette
• Welcome
• Opening Prayer
• Appointment of Secretary - The Rev. Danielle Baker
• Parliamentarian – Mr. Joe McDaniel
• Procedures for this meeting - Posted
• Rules of Order
• Monitoring Chat Box -The Rev. Danielle Baker

• 11:10 AM
• 11:15 AM
• 11:25 AM
• 11:30 AM

• Roll Call – Call to Order - Approval of minutes and agenda
• President’s Address: Year-in-review presentation
• 1st Vice President Report Rev. Guy Leemhuis
• Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe

• 11:45 AM

• Treasurer’s Report - Rose West
• Q&A via chat box ONLY

• 12:15 PM
• 12:40 PM

• Bylaws Committee Report - The Rev. Canon Dr. Lynn A. Collins
• LEUSA Liberian Episcopalians in the US – The Rev. Canon Dr. Dee Wellington Bright

• 12:45 PM

• Break & Virtual - Digital voting instructions
• Email received for Ballot Voting – Polls open
• Regional Reports / Videos

• 1:15 PM

• Dedication to past deceased President – Honoring the Rev. Dr. C. David Williams, Rev. Darryl James, The Rev. Canon Sandye Wilson

• 1:20 PM

• Recognition & Thanks –
• Former President, The Rev. Kim Coleman (resigned)
• Former Secretary Deacon Linda Wilson (resigned)
• 2nd Vice President Mr. James Pierce

• 1:20 PM
• 1:25 PM

• Ballot Voting – Polls Closed
• Nomination Committee Report – Rev. Kathy Walker, Chair Introduction of the Candidates

• 1:30 PM

• Elections -Executive Committee - 1st Vice President - Rev. Guy Leemhuis
• – Membership Must show face online
• Introduction of new leadership

• 1:40 PM

• Results of the Polls

• 1:55 PM

• New President Vision - Vision forward
• Questions– in Chat Box

• 2:15 PM

• 2026 UBE Annual Business Meeting and Conference – In person Raleigh, North Carolina – MS Wendy Wilson Walker, Elected 2nd Vice President

• 2:30 PM

• Closing prayer