Projected 2023 Appointments
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Bishop Robin Dease has announced projected appointment changes as of May 21, 2023. The appointments will be set at the North Georgia Annual Conference and will be effective July 1 unless otherwise noted.
"It has been an honor to be a part of the appointment process as your bishop this year," said Bishop Dease. "Itinerancy as a clergyperson is a sacred vow, an act of faith, a covenant, a symbol of collegiality, and an expression of our shared ministry. For laity, itinerancy is a cornerstone of our clergy/lay partnership, an exercise in hospitality, a gift of accountability, and a way of recognizing that seasons of ministry call for different gifts and graces in leadership.
As we all share in the vocational calling, may we continue to be open to the Spirit’s leading as we seek to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world!”
Projected full-time appointment changes are below. Find projected part-time appointment changes at https://www.ngumc.org/2023-projected-part-time-appointments.
Projected Full-Time Appointments as of May 21*
North East District
Banks, Dawson, Habersham, Hall, Habersham, Hart, Forsyth, Franklin, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White Counties
Jones Chapel UMC and Liberty Hill UMC
Michele May, Pastor in Charge
North West District
Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Polk, Murray, Pickens, Walker, and Whitfield Counties
Kresge UMC
TBS
Williamstown UMC
TBS
Central West
Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, and Paulding Counties
County Line UMC Acworth
Keith Smith
April 16 Projected Full-Time Appointments*
North West District
Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Polk, Murray, Pickens, Walker, and Whitfield Counties
Boynton UMC
Jane Nugent, Pastor-In-Charge
Cedartown First UMC
Chris Shoemaker, Pastor-In-Charge
Dalton First UMC
Steven Usry, Pastor-In-Charge (effective May 1)
Liberty Hill UMC Canton
Eric Lee, Pastor-In-Charge
New Echota UMC & Wesley Chapel UMC Calhoun
Theresa Coleman, Pastor-In-Charge
Orange UMC
Greg Burgner, Pastor-In-Charge
Rock Spring UMC
Mark Miller, Pastor-In-Charge
Rome First UMC
Valerie Loner, Pastor-In-Charge
Second Avenue UMC Rome
Rick Maeser, Pastor-In-Charge
Trinity at the Well UMC
Shannon Karafanda, Pastor-In-Charge
Trion UMC
Evelyn Austria, Pastor-In-Charge
Williamstown UMC
TBS
North East District
Banks, Dawson, Habersham, Hall, Habersham, Hart, Forsyth, Franklin, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White Counties
Bethany UMC, Jefferson
TBS
Clayton UMC
Don Landen, Pastor-In-Charge
Cumming First UMC
Gia Jones, Associate Pastor
First UMC of Union County
Jimmy Hood, Pastor-In-Charge
Homer UMC
TBS
Jones Chapel UMC
Michele May, Pastor-In-Charge
Redwine UMC Gainesville
TBS
St Paul UMC Washington Street
Bryan Smith, Pastor-In-Charge
Central West District
Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, and Paulding Counties
Carrollton First UMC
Robert C. Brown, Pastor-In-Charge
County Line UMC, Acworth
TBS
Immanuel Korean
TBS, Pastor-In-Charge beginning July 1
Lithia Springs UMC
James Hannah, Pastor-In-Charge
Mt Zion UMC Carroll County
Stephanie Hannah, Pastor-In-Charge
Mt Zion UMC Marietta
Anne Cumings, Associate Pastor
McEachern Memorial UMC
H. Craig Hutto, Pastor-In-Charge
Old Camp UMC Carrollton
Douglas Herlong, Pastor-In-Charge
Villa Rica First UMC
Sam Dawkins, Pastor-In-Charge
Wesley Chapel UMC Marietta
Kathy Morris, Pastor-In-Charge
West Georgia UMC & Wesley Foundation, University of West Georgia
Adam Roberts, Pastor-In-Charge
Central East District
Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Gwinnett, and Walton Counties
Athens First UMC
Natalee Dukes, Associate Pastor
Extension Ministry
Amy Valdes Barker, The Ministry Collaborative
Grayson UMC
Trenton Dockery, Pastor-In-Charge
Liza Marler, Associate Pastor
Hamilton Mill UMC
Diane Ward, Associate Pastor
Loganville First UMC
Ryan Miller, Pastor-In-Charge
Mountain Park UMC
Millie Kim, Pastor-In-Charge
Princeton UMC Athens
Montana Hamby, Co Pastor-In-Charge
Laura Colleen Patterson, Co Pastor-In-Charge
Social Circle UMC & Jersey UMC Walton
Janet Balasko, Pastor-In-Charge
Suwanee Worship Center UMC
Tavares N. Stephens, Pastor-In-Charge
Central North District
Fulton and Clayton Counties
Birmingham UMC
Sam Halverson, Associate Pastor (effective March 5)
Ben Hill UMC
Genetha Rice-Singleton, Associate Pastor
Calvary UMC Atlanta & Connections at Metropolitan UMC
Gigi Warren, Pastor-In-Charge
College Park First UMC
Kimberlyn Sinkfield, Pastor-In-Charge
Impact UMC
Angie Johnson, Associate Pastor
Johns Creek UMC
Max Vincent, Pastor-In-Charge
Jonesboro First UMC
Ellynda Price Lipsey, Pastor-In-Charge
Morrow First UMC
Nelson Furtado, Pastor-In-Charge
Riverdale First UMC
Ted Rollins, Pastor-In-Charge
St. James UMC Alpharetta
Jacquelin D Ratliff, Assistant Pastor
St James UMC Atlanta
Bernice Kirkland, Pastor-In-Charge
Trinity UMC Atlanta
Deborah Williams, Pastor-In-Charge
Central South District
DeKalb, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale Counties
Chamblee First UMC
Minho Chung, Pastor-In-Charge
Eastside UMC
Elaine Puckett, Interim Pastor
Jodeco Road UMC
Meg Morrison, Pastor-In-Charge
McDonough First UMC
Nathaniel A Long, Pastor-In-Charge
Mt. Zion UMC
Jacque Smith, Pastor-In-Charge
Stone Mountain First UMC
Cynthia Jackson, Pastor-In-Charge
Tucker First UMC
John Mattox, Co Pastor-In-Charge
Katie Mattox, Co Pastor-In-Charge
South West District
Butts, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Troup, and Upson Counties
Christ UMC Forsyth & Ebenezer UMC Forsyth
Dan Wilson, Pastor-In-Charge
Forsyth First UMC
Carol Cook, Pastor-In-Charge
Griffin First UMC
Brent Ward, Pastor-In-Charge
Pamela V. Johnston, Associate
LaGrange College
Ashley Fitzpatrick Jenkins, Chaplain
Life Springs UMC
Josh McLemore, Pastor-In-Charge
Providence UMC Fayetteville
Billy Beard, Pastor-In-Charge
Stark UMC
Andy Cunningham, Pastor-In-Charge
Thomaston First UMC
Tommy Ross, Pastor-In-Charge
South East District
Baldwin, Columbia, Elbert, Greene, Hancock, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, and Wilkes Counties
Hephzibah UMC
Phillip Armstrong, Pastor-In-Charge
Hopewell UMC Milledgeville
Tyler Flowers, Pastor-In-Charge
Madison First UMC
Zack Martin, Pastor-In-Charge
Walker UMC
David C. Collins, Pastor-In-Charge
Washington First UMC
Gary McDonald, Pastor-In-Charge
*Be reminded that appointment projections are still in progress and there will be more announcements as they become available.