2021 Lay Ministry Recognition Awards

Trudy Jenkins and Judy Brown
Outreach Ministry, Zion UMC in Clarksboro

Betsy Marshall
Bridge Meal & Food Pantry Ministry, Wesley UMC in Belleville

Chris Andrews
Pat’s Café Ministry, Calvary UMC in Kearny

Kelly DeLeon
Food Pantry Ministry, Christ UMC in Lakewood

Christ UMC Lakewood
Missions and Ministry, Christ UMC in Lakewood

Cathy Montgomery
Hospitality and Outreach Ministry, Christ UMC in Lakewood

Kevin D. Newland
Food Pantry Ministry, Christ UMC in Lakewood

Michael Emenonye
Food Distribution Ministry, Christ Church UMC in Jersey City

Fresh Produce Outreach Ministry
Fresh Produce Outreach Ministry, Christ Church UMC in Paterson

Lori Pantaleo
The Maker’s Place, The Maker’s Place / Princeton UMC

Pearson Memorial Food Pantry 
Food Pantry Ministry, Pearson Memorial UMC

Mike Polhemus
Medford UMC Video Ministry, Medford UMC

Sharon Leon
Neighborhood Pantry Ministry, Waterloo UMC

Scott Singerline
Technical Communications Ministry, Boonton UMC

Kathie Luton
People Helping People Ministry, Belvidere UMC

Bracknell Family
The Light/Online Ministry, Park UMC of Weehawken

Hopewell UMW
The Hopewell Community Closet Ministry, Hopewell UMC

Roeline Ramirez
Christian Education Ministry, Trinity UMC in Jersey City

Audrey Audain
Feeding the Community Ministry, UMC in Orange

Kimberly Heckert
Mom’s Group Ministry, Haddonfield UMC

Simply Grace UMC
Senior Connections Ministry, Simply Grace UMC

Matthew Milam
Spirit and Truth Ministry, First UMC in Vineland

Debby Smeilus
Loaves & Fishes Ministry, Butler UMC

Lucy DeBarge
Food Pantry and Mission Ministries, St. Andrew UMC in Toms River

Normajean McMichael
PTO Preschool Ministry, Kemble UMC

Hillary Gooding
Dinner/Devotional Ministry, UMC at New Brunswick