OUR LEADERSHIP

Pastor Penny Hodges is our Certified Lay Minister.  When the Buhl United Methodist Church could no longer support an ordained elder on their own, Penny volunteered to become a Lay Person Assigned.  Since she doesn’t consider herself an outgoing person, and sometimes feels uncomfortable praying out loud in a group, she thinks the Holy Spirit must have inspired her to volunteer for this. In 2016 Pastor Penny became the first Certified Lay Minister in the Sage District. She has had many hobbies over the years, and the last 10 years has spent a lot of time with her horses.  She likes to trail ride.  Because her maiden name is Studebaker, her husband decided she should have one of the old Studebaker buggies.  She now has 3 of them.  She also has a covered wagon that she takes on camping trips.

Etha Carruthers is our Church Administrator.  About a decade ago Etha felt the call to use her abilities to organize, schedule, and keep track of finances in her local church. She has served as our go to person for all administrative needs since our ministry began in 2013.