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Rev. John WedamanSenior PastorRev. John Wedaman began his appointment at Levy UMC in June 2008. Raymond DormanPastor Emeritus
Butch SwainAdministrative Assistant
Bobbie HeadBusiness Manager
Jim CarpenterFacility Manager
Chase BurnsChoir Director
Bob FarrisOrganist/Pianist
Richard WilsonYouth director
Gina WilsonYCIC CO- Leader
Kim BarkerYCIC CO- Leader
Bob Westbury - WebmasterWebmaster
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Levy UMC 701 West 47th Street North Little Rock Arkansas 72118 |
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Raymond Dorman served Levy United Methodist Church from 1949 to 1954. He is still very active and occasionally preaches at 95 years of age. He lives in North Little Rock and occasionally attends Levy United Methodist Church. He was active in the ministry for over 50 years. 
He has two grown children.He graduated from North Little Rock High School Class of 65. Graduated from UofA at Little Rock with a BA degree in Criminal Justice, and he is a graduate of the 133rd Session of the FBI National Police Academy. Butch's professional background is: Police Officer with the North Little Rock Police in most capacities for 21 years - retired in 1993. Manager of Security for Baptist Health 1993 till retirement in 2003. He is also Certified Law Enforcement Trainer and Security Trainer. He currently is CEO of BSwain & Associates, A internet marketing Company, and a Tax Professional. His favorite sport is Golf. He loves to work with computers, and he is a Lay Speaker and co-head usher at Levy UMC. He says that "I have strived to always fall forward in life failure moments and move ahead to accomplish my goals." He days working at the church are Wednesday and Thursday; however you can reach him anytime via telephone or email. 
Bobbie Head has been a member of Levy United Methodist Church for years. She worked as a bookkeeper in the business community before coming to Levy United Methodist Church. She maintains the church's financial records. Bobbie has three daughters, Donna Carter, Leslie McArthur and Lisa Tradewell. 
Jim Carpenter and his wife Laura and their children, Christina and James, have been members of Levy United Methodist Church since 1995. Jim is active as a leader in Boy Scouts of America and is a very active member of our church. He has a degree in communications from ASU at Jonesboro. He has been a restaurant manager and brings many very useful skills to his position. He is also the chief sound technician for our church. 
Choir Director:
More than 40 years of experience coaching and teaching voice and piano. Former Professor of Voice for both the Professional Actor's Training Program at world renowned Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and Master of Fine Arts Program at San Dieqo State University. Performed extensively though out Southern California and Midwest as soloist and accompanist. BA degree San Diego State University. MA degree University of Iowa. All course work on DMA University of Iowa. Former Chairman of Music Department Marycrest College, Davenport. Iowa. 
Richard Wilson is an outstanding Youth Leader. He and his family live in the Amboy section of North Little Rock. His is employed by Acxiom and is an NCO in the Air National Guard at the Little Rock Air Force Base. 
GINA WILSON- Gina has been a member of Levy UMC since 1994. She has served in many capacities at Levy helping to start and co-direct the Mothers Day Out program and start up rotational Sunday School program. Along with her current youth responsibilities, she is working with other members of LUMC to create a contemporary service for Sunday evenings. Gina is an original member of the P.I.T. (Prayer Intercessory Team) crew that meets every Monday evening. As busy as she is at church, she has found time to be a 10-year full-time associate at Wal-Mart, where she has held manager and personnel positions and raised three children; Matthew, Tyler & Grace who are currently involved with youth and UMK activities. You can reach Gina or her husband, LUMC youth director Richard Wilson, at ycic@sbcglobal.net . 
KIM BARKER - Kim has been a member of Amboy UMC all of her life (her mother and grandparents started there when services were held in a tent). She and her husband, Dale, and their son, Brett, are very active in the Amboy Praise Band. The guys play guitar and bass guitar, while Kim helps run the sound system. Both of her maternal great-grandparents were Methodist preachers, and her great-grandmother (Esther Mooty) was the first female to be ordained as a minister in Arkansas. About two years ago, Kim received a calling to speak about the Power of a Praying Parent. Since that time she has spoken publicly several times and was recently certified as a Lay Speaker in the Methodist Church. She and her husband, Dale have been married for 17 years. They have one son, Brett who is 15, and will be 16 in February. She has been very active as a youth parent, and is very excited to be working with the youth as a leader! Her dad, David, is a retired NLR policeman (he worked with Butch Swain and Andy Andrews). Her email is: kim@timeplusarkansas.com 
Bob & Rosemarie Westbury Live in Lindstrom, Minnesota. They have been married for 12 years with 8 children, 2 are at home still. Bob worked for his father for 17 years at the family wholesale distribution business, and then bought the company and ran it for 12 years. In the process he was the Information Technology person and moved into the area of being a webmaster. Bob sold the wholesale business last January to go full time into IT, Webmastering, etc. Rosemarie is a Respiratory Therapist in the Twin Cities. Bob now is offering his IT services to churches and ministries. He is in the business of helping ministries move to the Internet, or go further than they already are now in their web presence.
Our Nursery attendants. 
Our Nursery attendants.