Joining the Board of Directors are Phyllis Bowers and Barry Kyte Jr. “Both of our newest board members embody faith in Christ and bring talent, expertise, and energy to the table. We are very fortunate to have them with us as we continue in our mission to strengthen the congregations of The United Methodist Church,” said Ehren Congdon, foundation director.
Phyllis Bowers has served as the Executive Director of The United Methodist Stewardship Foundation since 2005. Prior to that, Bowers served for eighteen years as Director of Planned Giving and Stewardship Services for the U.M. Stewardship Foundation of Central PA. She is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania and The National Institute of Planned Giving at the College of William and Mary. Phyllis Bowers is also one of the founding board members of the United Methodist Church Foundation, having served one term from 1999 until 2003. She and her husband, Rev. Richard L. Bowers have two children and four grandchildren.
Barry Kyte Jr.is the Chief Financial Officer at T Bayou LLC. Kyte spent eleven years as a financial planner and analyst with TrustCore Financial, where he earned both his chartered financial analyst and certified financial planner designations. He earned his Master of Business Administration, Finance, from Florida State University. Kyte lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife, Mindy, and their two children.
“The energy and motivation that we will receive from both Phyllis and Barry will help the United Methodist Church Foundation move forward with renewed focus and fervor to continue in our mission to increase the vitality of The United Methodist Church,.” said Congdon.
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The mission of the United Methodist Church Foundation is to empower the church, local to global, by modeling a generosity in trusted partnership with agencies and institutions to endow its mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
