6 ) ▁( animation ▁director ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Studio ▁Gh ibli ▁people ▁Category : An ime ▁character ▁design ers ▁Category : J apan ese ▁anim ators ▁Category : J apan ese ▁animated ▁film ▁direct ors ▁Category : An ime ▁direct ors ▁Category : Date ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Kath le en ▁B ask in - B all ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁ord ained ▁elder ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁de acon ▁and ▁prob ation ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Texas ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁as ▁elder ▁and ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Texas ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁She ▁received ▁national ▁recognition ▁for ▁her ▁pre aching , ▁especially ▁to ▁youth . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁ke yn ote ▁speaker ▁at ▁Youth 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁international ▁youth ▁conference ▁of ▁the ▁U MC . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁recognized ▁region ally ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁minister ▁in ▁North ▁Texas ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁high ▁membership ▁and ▁worship ▁attend ance ▁growth ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁senior ▁past or ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁church . ▁ ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁notable ▁career ▁record ▁of ▁growth ▁in ▁membership , ▁worship ▁attend ance , ▁and ▁people ▁joining ▁by ▁profession ▁of ▁faith . ▁B ask in -