Officers

President: Lyn Kinney

Vice-President/Communications: Karen Bauer

Recording Secretary: Linda Eliason

Treasurer/Stewardship: Dorothy Taylor

Peace and Christian Social Concerns/Christian Service: Karen Mendenhall

Adult, Children & Youth Literature: Cathie Zeliadt

Missionary Education: Delores Jones 

 

Lyn Kinney - President of Iowa USFW

HI!  I am Lyn Kinney. The Lynnville Friends Church  is my home church.  I have enjoyed the church under the service of six ministers in the past near 30 years.  I became a member finally while Pastor Jeff Lee was in service there. Both of my children were married at the church within 7 months of each other!  

I was a teacher for  Thursday night "Kids 4 Christ" for the past few years, but decided this year to give it up.  I am the monthly meeting recording clerk, a member of Social Concern Committee, and am a greeter. I joined Lynnville's USFW 3 years ago.  I have been the Lynnville USFW President the past 3 years.
 
I am employed with the State of Iowa, Dept. of Human Services.  I am currently in the Ames Service Center housed in Grinnell as a IM2(Case) Worker.  This January will be 25 yrs.of service.
 
I feel very fortunate that my children, with their famillies, live only a few miles from me and we all go to the same church.  My 3 grandsons are close enough that I can spoil them often.  They enjoy sleep overs.
 
I am looking forward to working with everyone for a great IOWA USFW!!


Linda Eliason – Recording Secretary 

Greetings! This is my fifth year on the Iowa USFW board. 

I have always been interested in missions, having “caught” that interest from my mother and sister. However, it is only in the past twelve years that I have been able to become really active in USFW, following early retirement from my work as a music professor at William Penn University in Oskaloosa. While there I served as clerk of the executive committee of Friends Association for Higher Education. 

At College Ave. Friends Church in Oskaloosa I served for six years on the Missions Committee. I also have been past president and secretary of Faye Circle and secretary of the USFW joint circles executive board. Currently I am president of the newly formed Martha Faye Circle. I also enjoy my work as church librarian at College Ave. One of my favorite devotional books is “Intimate Moments With the Savior, Learning to Love” by Ken Gire.

As Recording Secretary, I'm now the "keeper" of the Eliza Armstrong Cox scrapbook. I will be in touch with your local society presidents in May or June to see whether you have new nominees for this important award.

Karen Bauer – Vice-President/Communications

My name is Karen Bauer and it is a pleasure serving on the Iowa USFW board as the Vice-President. Serving on the board I have helped attended board meetings to organize the annual gatherings and written articles for the FLASHES newsletter. It is a good experience to work with the talented women on this board. Perhaps you might consider serving in the future.      

 My husband Stan and I have been I am married for 32 years and currently live in Pleasant Plain, Iowa where Stan is the pastor. Our three sons are married to remarkable women and we now have seven grandchildren. Our oldest son Gabe and wife Wendi have two energetic children, Ellie, 3 and Arik, 2 years old. Our middle son Matthew and wife Tressa have two sets of twins, Elijah and Lydia, who are 4 years old, Isaiah and Isabel who are three years, and on October 24, 2007 they had a baby girl, Clara Hope. In August of 2005, our youngest son Aaron married Jessica at our family cabin on Pigeon Lake and it was an honor for Stan to marry them. All live within 20 miles of each other near our farm in Wisconsin. We love spending time in our Wisconsin home being surrounded by kids and family. I am a member of Valton Friends Monthly Meeting (WI) and the Pleasant Plain USFW. 

One mission opportunity has had a great impact on me. During the school year of 2002 Stan and I served FUM as interim administrative staff for Friends Theological College in Kaimosi, Kenya. It was an honor to get support from the USFW and it was this experience where we lost our hearts to Kenya. In December of 2005 I began a humanitarian assistance ministry to help widows and orphans who have been affected by the AIDS epidemic in Kenya. It is a blessing and joy to support those in great need. I love it when people join me in Kenya to participate on a work team for this cause. Perhaps you might want to join me in January of 2008. Stan and I plan on returning to Kenya for a couple of weeks to see the progress of these programs. I am always willing to share or speak in churches about Friends Bringing Hope.

I am impressed how small groups of women gather and do great things in missions. I am more convinced that the combined efforts and support from individual USFW groups is crucial for continuing important ministries.

Dorothy Taylor - Treasurer/Stewardship Secretary

Dorothy is employed by a law firm doing bookkeeping, taxes and other jobs. She was married to Waylon Taylor, a minister who served the Lord faithfully and has gone home to be with the Lord. They have 5 children, 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Dorothy teaches a ladies Bible study in her church and sings in the choir. She is a 35-year member of USFW currently serving as Literature at Scranton.  Dorothy is a past member of the Executive Board having served as Stewardship Secretary and Friendly Flashes Editor.

 

 

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