MEN’S TEAM
Meet the team serving on the upcoming Men’s Closer Walk weekend.
Men’s Closer Walk #130
October 15-18, 2026
Penn Yan United Methodist Church
Weekend Leader: George Beadle
Weekend Verse: Galatians 2:20
Weekend Team
Please continue praying for the weekend leaders, team, candidates, and everyone God is preparing for this Closer Walk weekend.
| Role | Name | Talk |
|---|---|---|
| Weekend Leader | George Beadle, Jr. | Talk #14 – Total Security |
| Backup Weekend Leader | Buddy Heit | Talk #10 – Leaders |
| Assistant Weekend Leader | Aaron Mehlenbacher | Talk #13 – Christian Community in Action |
| Assistant Weekend Leader | Garth Neild | — |
| Spiritual Director | Dick Hurd | Talk #12 – Life in Grace, Talk #4 – Actual Grace |
| Clergy | Wayne Arnold | Talk #9 – Obstacles to Grace |
| Clergy | Paul Colgan | Talk #7 – Sacraments |
| Clergy | Gregory Smith | Talk #2 – Habitual Grace |
| Head Table Leader | David Bailey | Talk #1 – Ideals |
| Table Leader | Tony Anderson | Talk #15 – Fourth Day |
| Table Leader | John Farr | Talk #6 – Study |
| Table Leader | Henry Gottschall | — |
| Table Leader | Michael (Mike) Jilson | Talk #8 – Apostolic Action |
| Table Leader | Mike Moore | — |
| Table Leader | William (Bill) Richards | Talk #5 – Piety |
| Head Musician | Frank Pruzenski | — |
| Musician | Karl Blair | — |
| Musician | Ron Judd | Talk #11 – Study of the Environment |
| Head Servant | Tim Carley | Talk #3 – Laity |
| Agape Servant | Ritchie Kondrach | — |
| Bus Servant | Keith Baker | — |
| Community Servant | Eric Baker | — |
| Conference Room Servant | Ron Durgan | — |
| Floater Servant | Duane Mattes | Talk #10A – Sermon on the Amount |
| Sacristan Servant | Butch Farnham | — |
| Prayer Warriors | Laura & Rick Salamone | — |
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