The Very Rev. Ray Waldon
Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. Mark
Salt Lake City
Rev. Steven A. Klemz
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, ELCA
Salt Lake City
Rev. Elias Koucos
Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church
Holladay
Rev. Eunsang Lee
First United Methodist Church
Salt Lake City
The Rev. Canon Mary June Nestler
Executive Officer for the Episcopal
Diocese of Utah
Salt Lake City
Rev. Jeri Lee Harrell
Parowan United Methodist Church
Reverend Thomas V. Abbott
Cottonwood Presbyterian Church
Holladay
Deacon Ricardo Arias
Catholic Church
Diocese of Salt Lake City
Rev. Susan J. Arnold
Interfaith Minister
Salt Lake City
Rev. Geoffrey W. Beebe
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Dee Bradshaw
Sacred Light of Christ Metropolitan
Community Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Linda K. Brewer
Health Care Chaplain
Salt Lake City
The Rev. Lyn Zill Briggs
Church of the Resurrection
Centerville
Pastor Rob Bruendl
Trinity United Methodist Church
Kearns
The Rev. Canon Steven Andersen
Episcopal Diocese of Utah
Salt Lake City
Rev. Robert J. Bussen
Christ the King Catholic Church
Cedar City
Rev. Dr. Ralph Clingan
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
St. George
The Rev. Vanessa G. Cato
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Ogden
Rev. Manuel Ceron
St. James the Greater Catholic Church
Vernal
Rev. Raul Cervantes
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Ogden
Rev. Gage Church
Congregational United Church of Christ
Ogden
Reverend Louis Darger
Rev. W. Scott Dalgarno
Wasatch Presbyterian Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Lilli DeCair
The Rev. Stanley C. DeLong
Community Presbyterian Church
Delta
Rev. Hernando Diaz
Saint Bridget Catholic Church
Delta
Rev. Martin Diaz
Cathedral of the Madeleine Catholic
Church
Salt Lake City
Pastor James Hugh Drury
Ascension St. Matthew’s Church
(Episcopal/Lutheran/Affirmed)
Price
The Rev. Sue Duffield
St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church
Whiterocks
Rev. Patrick H. Elliott
Holy Family Catholic Church
Ogden
Rev. John Evans
St. Andrew Catholic Church
Riverton
Rev. Derek Forbes
First Presbyterian Church
Logan
Rev. Eleazar Silva Galvan
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Erin Gilmore
Holladay United Church of Christ
Rev.Tom Goldsmith
First Unitarian Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Nurjhan Govan
Trinity AME
Salt Lake City
Deacon Forrest Gray
Catholic Church
Bountiful
The Rev. Dr. Catherine Gregg
Grace Episcopal Church
St. George
The Rev. Nancy Groshart
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Ogden
John A. Guthrie, Pastor
Community Presbyterian Church
Cedar City
Rev. Daniel Haas
Provo Community
United Church of Christ
Rev. Gary M. Haddock
Community United Methodist Church
Ogden
Reverend Monica Hall
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Ogden
Rev. Olga J. Hard
Mountain Vista United Methodist Church
West Jordan
The Rev. Jessica Hatch, Retired
Episcopal Diocese of Utah
Paul R. Heins
First Presbyterian Church of Logan
Dr. David Henry
Presbyterian Pastor
The Rev.Terri Heyduk
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Charles P. Hines
St. Francis of Assisi Christian Church
Draper
Randolph Holladay, Clerk
Salt Lake Quakers
Rev. Nancy A. Holve
Valley Community Presbyterian Church
Richfield
Jodie Hunt
Monk
The Rev. Elizabeth Hunter
Cathedral Church of St. Mark
Rev. Kim James
First United Methodist Church
Marriott-Slaterville
The Rev. Mary S. Janda
Episcopal Priest
The Reverend Canon Diana P. Johnson
Cathedral Church of St. Mark
Salt Lake City
Rev. O. Ray Kerley, II
Murray Baptist Church
Rev. Lester Huseby
Price United Methodist Church
Rev. Dr.Yvonne Lee
Centenary United Methodist Church
Salt Lake City
Pastor Steven Leiser
Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran
Church
Park City
Reverend Patrick G. Lewis
Christ United Methodist Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Dr. Jeffrey D. Louden
St. Matthew’s Lutheran
Taylorsville
Rev. Jerrod B. Lowry
Community of Grace Presbyterian
Church USA
Sandy
The Rev. R. Michael Mayor
All Saints Episcopal Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Kevin Miller
Orem Community Church/UCC
The Rev. Michael Milligan
The Cathedral Church of St. Mark
Salt Lake City
Anita Catron Miner, Deacon
All Saints Episcopal Church
Salt Lake City
The Rev. Dr. Lee Montgomery
Spirit of the Desert Episcopal Church
Ivans
Fr. John Norman
St Vincent’s Catholic Church
Holladay
Rev.Theresa Novak
Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden
Rev. Robin Nygaard
Hon. Retired, PCUSA
Rev. Omar Ontiveros
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
West Valley City
Rev. Debi Paulsen
Tooele United Methodist Church
Rev. Curtis L. Price
First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City
Rev. Catherine Putnam-Netto
Wasatch Presbyterian Church
Salt Lake City
The Rev. Canon Dr. Pablo Ramos
San Esteban Episcopal Church
West Valley City
Rev. Jose Rausseo
San Andres Catholic Church
Payson
St. Patrick-Eureka Catholic Church
Eureka
San Isidro Mission
Gunnison
The Rev. Charles Robinson
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Park City
Deacon Moises Ruiz
Catholic Church
Ogden
The Rev. Dave Sakrison
St. Francis Episcopal Church
Moab
Pastor Jean Schwien
Christ United Methodist Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Christopher T. Scuderi
Universal Heart Ministry
Millcreek Township
The Rev. Dr. Matthew T. Seddon
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
West Valley City
The Rev. Claudia Seiter
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Clearfield
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Brigham City
Rev. Msgr. Robert Servatius
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Sandy
C. Dennis Shaw, Pastor
Hilltop United Methodist Church
Sandy
The Rev. W. Lee Shaw
Episcopal Church
Rev. Andrew Skrzypiec
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Salt Lake City
The Rev. Stephen Sturgeon
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Logan
Deacon Manuel Trujillo
Catholic Church
Layton
The Rev. Jennifer Tucker
Cathedral Church of St. Mark
Salt Lake City
Rev. Javier Virgen
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Magna
Jean Wade
Bountiful Community Church, United
Church of Christ
Beth Walden
Lay Leader
Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists
Logan, Utah
Rev. William Wheaton
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Moab
Dr. Leslie Whited, Diaconal Minister
Lutheran Social Service of Utah
Paul Williams
Retired Chaplain
Rev. Vinnetta Golphin-Wilkerson
Granger Community Christian Church
West Valley City
Reverend Patty C. Willis
South Valley Unitarian Universalist
Society
Cottonwood Heights
Msgr. Joseph M. Mayo
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Draper
Pastor Scott Stein
Christ the King Lutheran Church
South Jordan
Dear Governor Herbert:
As faith community leaders we ask you to help our fellow Utahns thrive through the expansion of Medicaid to providehealth care coverage to some of our most vulnerable neighbors.
As the state commissioned Public Consulting Group study showed, expanding Medicaid in Utah could ultimatelyassist 123,586 adults who would otherwise be uninsured. Providing this assistance would ensure that thousandsof Utahns have access to preventative care and are able to receive medical attention before their situation becomescatastrophic.
Expansion benefits the state as a whole. Expanding Medicaid would improve the health outcomes for thousands, whilegenerating $2.2 billion in statewide economic impacts and creating 3,151 new jobs. It is projected to generate $130to $160 million in state and county tax revenues and reduce the costs of uncompensated care to our health system.
Thus, there is a practical side to our lofty hopes for obtaining medical care for the Utahns who need this help.
We appreciate your careful deliberations over Medicaid Expansion and your willingness to listen to leaders andcitizens of all backgrounds who make up our Utah community.
We respectfully ask that you lead us in finding the way to expand Medicaid that fits Utah and reaches the thousandsof our neighbors who are in desperate need of medical care.
Most Sincerely,
Open Letter to Governor Gary HerbertFrom Members of the Faith Community of Utah
Paid for by The Epicopal Diocese of Utah
The Rt. Rev. Scott B. Hayashi
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah
Salt Lake City
The Most Rev. John C. Wester
Bishop of The Catholic Diocese of Salt
Lake City
Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman
Congregation Kol Ami
Salt Lake City
Pastor France A. Davis
Calvary Baptist Church
Salt Lake City
Imam Muhammed Mehtar
Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake
Khadeeja Mosque
West Valley City
Imam Shuaib Din
Utah Islamic Center
The Rev. Dr. Peter J. Van Hook
St Mary’s Episcopal Church
Provo
Rev. Jose A. Barrera
Cathedral of the Madeleine
Salt Lake City
Rev. David Nichols
Mount Tabor Lutheran ELCA
Salt Lake City
ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT
