▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁cler gy ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁and ▁Jur is dict ional ▁Con ferences . ▁ ▁By ▁mid - 2 0 0 8 , ▁membership ▁at ▁the ▁three ▁churches ▁B ask in - B all ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁senior ▁past or ▁had ▁grown ▁by ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁people ▁during ▁her ▁ten ure . ▁ ▁Every ▁church ▁at ▁least ▁approximately ▁double d ▁in ▁size . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁at ▁S unc reek ▁U MC ▁had ▁triple d ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁sixth ▁year ▁of ▁service ▁at ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁done ▁this ▁despite ▁being ▁appointed ▁as ▁Senior ▁Past or ▁to ▁relatively ▁small ▁churches ▁( 0 , ▁ 3 0 1 , ▁and ▁ 4 6 9 ▁members ). ▁The ▁membership ▁gain ▁of ▁ 1 1 3 4 ▁persons ▁at ▁S unc reek ▁through ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁represents ▁the ▁highest ▁gain ▁ever ▁achieved ▁by ▁a ▁female ▁minister ▁at ▁one ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁( She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁U MC ▁minister ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁member ▁growth ▁mark ▁at ▁one ▁church .) ▁ ▁Pre aching ▁B ask in - B all ▁pre ached ▁at ▁the ▁Children ' s ▁Min ist ries ▁Forum ▁' 0 8 , ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church ' s ▁three - day ▁national ▁children ' s ▁minist ries ▁conference . ▁ ▁B ask