:: USC Organization

Board of Directors and Officers 2007-08

Keith Singer (1/06), Interim Chair
Program Director, Family Tree Inc.
keithsinger@comcast.net

Holly Smith, Secretary
Yoholly@pcisys.com

Dan Griffin, Treasurer and Financial Consultant (1/07)
Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking
UMB Bank, Colorado
dan.griffin@umb.com

David Erickson, Pearson, Personnel and Nominating
Executive Search, Self Employed
Member: God's Grace Community Church
epdavid@earthlink.net

Katie Jacobson, Alumni Committee
Health Care Advocate/Researcher
katiepachan@hotmail.com

Jolene Goerend, Alumni Committee
Program Coordinator, Focus Points Family Resource Center
Member: Epiphany Lutheran Church
jolenegoerend@hotmail.com

Kristi K. Olson, Finance and Fundraising (10/05)
Retired Social Worker
Member: Our Savior's Lutheran Church
krickies@msn.com

Rev. Michael Fick (1/06), Personnel
Pastor, Epiphany Lutheran Church
michaelfick@gmail.com

Michael Burson (1/06), Finance/Fundraising
Student, University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Michael_BRSN@yahoo.com

Amanda Barrett (6/06), Personnel
Case Manager, DenUM
barrett.amanda@gmail.com

Janice Ladd-Horkey (11/06)
Administrative Staff, Rocky Mountain Synod Office, ELCA
jladd-horkey@rmselca.org

Community House Reps:

5&9 House - Annice Correia
Ogden House - Fredericka Banks

Staff:

Laura Folkwein, M.Div, MSW Executive Director

Linnea Anderson, Associate Director

Send us an e-mail at servantcorps@earthlink.net or call our office at 303-894-0076

:: About USC

The Affirmation of Welcome

As a community of God, we are called to minister to all people of our world, knowing that the world is often an unloving place. Our world is a place of alienation and brokenness. Christ calls us to reconciliation and wholeness. We are challenged by the Gospel to be agents of healing within our society.

We affirm with the apostle Paul that in Christ "there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither males nor female" (Galatians 3:28). Christ has made us one. We acknowledge this reconciliation extends also to those whose affectional orientation is toward a person of the same gender.

Because gay and lesbian persons are often scorned by society and alienated from the Church, we wish to make known our caring and concern. It is for this purpose that we affirm the following:

• that gay and lesbian people share with all others the worth that comes from being unique individuals created by God;
• that gay and lesbian people are welcome within the membership of this congregation (organization or synod) upon making the same affirmation of faith that all other people make; and
• that as members of this congregation (organization or synod), gay and lesbian people are expected and encouraged to share in the sacramental and general life of this congregation (organization or synod).

USC Historical Timeline

Click here for brief history of Urban Sevant Corps.

:: Servantstock '07

Urban Servant Corps 20th Anniversary "Servantstock" Sponsors

Sponsors gave $500 or more to support the USC 20th Anniversary celebrations over the weekend of June 22-24, 2007 in Denver, CO.

Churches/Groups

King of Glory Lutheran Church, Loveland CO
Warren United Methodist Church, Denver CO
Evergreen Lutheran Church, Evergreen CO
(also served as our alternate rain location, which thankfully we did not need!)
Urban Servant Corps Board of Directors
Matching funds were provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Businesses

Autotailor

Individuals

Kristi Olson, Member USC Board of Directors
Britta (00-01 alum) and Ryan Fisher
Pastor Barb Martens, Director 1997-2007
Alex McHardy (03-04) & Emma Griffis (03-04)

Additional Thanks to:

Home Depot, Glendale for donating gift certificates for the Ogden House fix-up day 12th Avenue ACE Hardware for paint donations

The Servantstock Planning Committee:

Linnea Anderson (03-04)
Linnea Bjorkman (05-06)
Bonita Bock, Co-Founder, Director (87-97)
Britta (Monson) Fisher (00-01)
Jolene Goerend (02-03)
Becca Sager (05-06)
and especially Sarah Hafner-(00-01) and USC Office Administrator

Special Entertainment

Vince Anderson (93-94),
Catey Brannan (99-00) and Jeff Hiller (98-99),
and Cait Shanahan

Sound Equipment and Set-up

Warren Baker and Holly Smith (Member, USC Board of Directors)

Everyone who made donations to make the event possible or traveled to be here in person for the celebration!

YOU ARE THE URBAN SERVANT CORPS. We wouldn't be the same without you!