{"id":21161,"date":"2014-12-19T12:59:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T17:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/associates\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T13:12:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T18:12:44","slug":"associates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/associates\/","title":{"rendered":"Associates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"big\">This recognition is normally given to members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ who are serving outside the United States with a church, ecumenical institution or a project involving a ministry that is in accordance with the mission principles of Global Ministries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div id=\"people-block_6115454d05d0c\" class=\"people\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Merritt G. Aljets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/merritt-g-aljets\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Prof.-Merritt-Aljets-2021-Resized.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Prof.-Merritt-Aljets-2021-Resized.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Prof.-Merritt-Aljets-2021-Resized-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Merritt G. Aljets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/merritt-g-aljets\/\">Merritt G. Aljets<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">Japan<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Greg Beck\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/greg-beck\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Greg Beck\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/greg-beck\/\">Greg Beck<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">Australia<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"John Cox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/john-cox\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cox-John-Associate-Resized.bmp\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cox-John-Associate-Resized.bmp 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cox-John-Associate-Resized-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"John Cox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/john-cox\/\">John Cox<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">United Kingdom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Hannah A. Cranbury\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/hannah-a-cranbury\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hannah-Cranbury-Associate-2020-Resized.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hannah-Cranbury-Associate-2020-Resized.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hannah-Cranbury-Associate-2020-Resized-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Hannah A. Cranbury\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/hannah-a-cranbury\/\">Hannah A. Cranbury<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">Germany<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"C. David Dean &#038; Martha McInnes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/c-david-dean-martha-mcinnes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"C. David Dean &#038; Martha McInnes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/c-david-dean-martha-mcinnes\/\">C. David Dean &#038; Martha McInnes<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">United Kingdom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Nathan Eddy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/nathan-eddy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nathan-Eddy-2021-Resized.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nathan-Eddy-2021-Resized.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nathan-Eddy-2021-Resized-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Nathan Eddy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/nathan-eddy\/\">Nathan Eddy<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">United Kingdom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Jeremy A. Garbat-Welch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/jeremy-a-garbat-welch\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Jeremy A. Garbat-Welch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/jeremy-a-garbat-welch\/\">Jeremy A. Garbat-Welch<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">Malawi<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Joan E. Grindrod-Helm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/joan-e-grindrod-helm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Joan E. Grindrod-Helm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/joan-e-grindrod-helm\/\">Joan E. Grindrod-Helm<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">United Kingdom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Carla Grosch-Miller\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/carla-grosch-miller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Carla-Grosch-Miller-2021-Resized.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Carla-Grosch-Miller-2021-Resized.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Carla-Grosch-Miller-2021-Resized-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Carla Grosch-Miller\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/carla-grosch-miller\/\">Carla Grosch-Miller<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">United Kingdom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Lydia Hill Johnson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/lydia-johnson-hill\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lydia-Johnson-2021-Resized.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lydia-Johnson-2021-Resized.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lydia-Johnson-2021-Resized-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Lydia Hill Johnson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/lydia-johnson-hill\/\">Lydia Hill Johnson<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">New Zealand<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Michael Joseph &#038; Yazmin Novelo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/michael-joseph-yazmin-novelo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Joseph-and-Yazmin-Novelo-2021-Resized.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Joseph-and-Yazmin-Novelo-2021-Resized.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Joseph-and-Yazmin-Novelo-2021-Resized-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Michael Joseph &#038; Yazmin Novelo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/michael-joseph-yazmin-novelo\/\">Michael Joseph &#038; Yazmin Novelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">Mexico<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Eleanor McCormick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/eleanor-mccormick\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Eleanor McCormick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/eleanor-mccormick\/\">Eleanor McCormick<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">Germany<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Tim Meadows\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/tim-meadows\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Tim Meadows\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/tim-meadows\/\">Tim Meadows<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">United Kingdom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Richard Mearkle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/rickey-mearkle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mearkle-Rickey-Associate-Resized.bmp\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mearkle-Rickey-Associate-Resized.bmp 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mearkle-Rickey-Associate-Resized-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Richard Mearkle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/rickey-mearkle\/\">Richard Mearkle<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-org\">United Kingdom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-image\" title=\"Evert D. Osborn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/evert-d-osborn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Osburn-Evert-Associate-Resized.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Osburn-Evert-Associate-Resized.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Osburn-Evert-Associate-Resized-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Evert D. Osborn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/evert-d-osborn\/\">Evert D. 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Sotherden\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/dean-w-sotherden\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg\" class=\"person-photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GM_Logo_NEW-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\"><a title=\"Dean W. Sotherden\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people\/dean-w-sotherden\/\">Dean W. 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