Meet The New MTM Trustees

David Drewes
Rev. David Drewes was born September 25, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio. He completed his undergraduate and Seminary work in Columbus, graduating in 1983. Rev. Drewes enjoys the unique position of serving in the same church, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, where his grandfather served. He has served there since November of 1993 and in that time has had the privilege of getting to know his parishioners, some of whom have been there since his grandfather's time.

One of Rev. Drewes most interesting hobbies is restoring classics. He is currently working on restoring a 1922 Edison Baby Console phonograph and a 1935 Wurlitzer P-12 Automated Record Machine (a jukebox before they called them jukeboxes!). He has restored two rare vintage Volkswagens and has been seen tooling around in one of only two T34's in Ohio.

Rev. Drewes is married to Ellen Drewes, Director of Grief Services for Hospice of Fairfield County and has two teenage daughters.

He has gone through two forced terminations and is eager to assist other ministers through such difficult times.

Elizabeth Alger Pugh
Dr. Pugh is currently serving as the pastor of Grace Baptist Church (ABC) in Richmond, Virginia, where she served as Associate Pastor from July 1990 through June of 1997 when she became the Pastor. She has served as Adjunct Faculty, and Professor of Christian Ministry at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond since September of 1997.

It was at the Westhampton College Women's Division of the University of Richmond that Dr. Pugh received her Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Religion. She attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where she completed two years prior to transferring to Andover Newton Theological School to complete her Master of Divinity Degree. Dr. Pugh obtained her Doctor of Ministry Degree from the School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond. She was awarded the Doctor of Divinity Degree by the University of Richmond.

Dr. Pugh has been a member of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board since 1995, has served on the Board for two consecutive terms, and was Chair of the Missions Mobilization committee from 1998-2001. In 2000 she joined the Institutional Review Board of St. Mary's Hospital. She is also a board member of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

Despite a full workload and a volunteer load, Dr. Pugh enjoys volleyball, softball, aerobics, weight training, racquetball, and music.

L.B. Jordan
Rev. Jordan was born January 31, 1932 in Malvern, Arkansas. He has pastored churches for over 30 years including, First Baptist Church in Heber Springs, Arkansas; First Baptist Church in Wake Village, Texas; and Central Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas.

Rev. Jordan served as Director of Missions for the Red River Baptist Association in Central Arkansas and later served as Director of the Church Leadership Department of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. He currently serves as Intentional Interim pastor of the Hermitage Baptist Church.

Having undergone a forced termination, Rev. Jordan takes a keen interest in how pastors and their families and churches are affected. For the past 15 years he has worked on both sides of the forced termination issue. He has hosted numerous conferences for terminated pastors and their spouses.

Rev. Jordan received his B.A. degree from Ouachita Baptist University and his B.D. degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Rev. Jordan married the former Nancy Ruth Beard in January of 1949. They have three married children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

C. Roy Woodruff
Dr. C. Roy Woodruff was born in Anniston, Alabama, and is a graduate of the University of Alabama. He is married to the former Kay Carolyn Jernigan of Pensacola, Florida. They now reside in Northern Virginia. They have two married sons.

Ordained as a Southern Baptist, Dr. Woodruff received a Bachelor of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His PhD. (1966) was in Psychology of Religion and Pastoral Care.

Dr. Woodruff is certified as a Diplomat in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served as President of the Coalition on Ministry in Specialized Settings, 1996-2000, and he was appointed by the Governor to the Virginia Board of Professional Counselors, 1987-1995, serving as Chair from 1993-1995. Among other lectureships, Dr. Woodruff taught as the Wayne E. Oates Visiting Professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1994, and he was the featured lecturer on pastoral care and counseling at the Annual Clergy Conference sponsored by Soongsil University in Seoul, Korea, in January of 2000. He is the author of numerous publications and is listed in Who's Who in America.

Dr. Woodruff has served as a hospital chaplain in psychiatric and general medical settings, a supervisor of clinical pastoral education, and allied health professions professor, a seminary professor, a pastoral counselor and director of a pastoral counseling center, as well as the Executive Director of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors since 1988. AAPC is an international credentialing and advocacy professional organization based in Fairfax, Virginia.

Trustees that have served previously and the new officers will be highlighted in the next issue.