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Appointment Reading Times at Annual Conference Session
Written: 6/5/2009
Here is the schedule for the reading of Appointments at Annual Conference Session. Times are approximate. Please plan to be in place well in advance of these times to ensure that you are present for the readings.    Friday, June 19:   Ted Virts will be reading at 10:27 a...


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Diggs To Lead UMCOR's Western Office
Written: 2/19/2009
NEW YORK (UMNS) - The Rev. Brian Diggs, pastor at the First United Methodist Church of Salt Lake City for the past 10 years, has been hired to lead the new Western Jurisdiction Office of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, effective Feb. 16. The Rev. Sam Dixon, UMCOR's top executive, called Di...


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United Methodist Appointed To National Volunteer Agency
Written: 2/19/2009
WASHINGTON (UMNS) - Hyepin Im, United Methodist founder and president of Los Angeles-based Korean Churches for Community Development, will help guide national policy for service and volunteering as a member of the board of directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Corporat...


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Kristie Olah to Be Installed As San Jose District Superintendent on August 2
Written: 7/14/2008
You’re invited to join the San Jose District in celebrating the installation of the Rev. Kristie Olah as San Jose District Superintendent, Saturday, August 2 at 2 p.m. at The Good Samaritan United Methodist Church in Cupertino. Bishop Beverly J. Shamana, various musical groups, and numerous fr...

Appointments List Is Now On Line
Written: 7/3/2008
A complete, preliminary Appointments List – constituting the Appointment/Assignment List for the Local Church and the Appointment/Assignment List Beyond the Local Church – is now on line. The list reflects the information reported at Annual Conference Session, June 2008 &...


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San Jose DS Appointed to Pilot Ministry
Written: 5/29/2008
Bishop Beverly J. Shamana has announced that she has chosen to appoint the Rev. Nymphas Edwards, now San Jose District Superintendent, to begin a new pilot ministry at a local church on behalf of the Cabinet and California-Nevada Annual Conference. The appointment becomes effective July 1, 2008. &l...


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Bishop Names Olah to San Jose District Post
Written: 5/29/2008
Bishop Beverly J. Shamana has announced the appointment of the Rev. Kristie Olah to District Superintendent of the San Jose District, effective July 1, 2008. The Rev. Olah will succeed the Rev. Nymphas Edwards, who has served as San Jose District Superintendent since 2002. Olah expressed &ldqu...

2008 Appointments
Written: 3/25/2008
Bishop Shamana and the Cabinet are now discerning pastoral appointments which will take effect July 1, 2008. Soon after these announcements are made in the local churches, the upcoming appointments will be listed on the 2008 Appointments page (found under “Annual Conference,” which appears on t...


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Sound of tinkling glass a sign of the times at Glide Memorial UMC
Written: 1/31/2008
By Jeneane Jones Director of Communications   Glide has been a San Francisco Tenderloin landmark since the early 1930s and a beacon of light and warmth for the city’s homeless for decades – a vision made reality by its Pastor Emeritus, the Rev. Cecil Williams.   Located in one of San ...

Appointments List now on line
Written: 6/29/2007
A complete, preliminary Appointments List is now on line. The list reflects the best information currently available. It will be revised over the course of the summer to reflect any necessary corrections/revisions.   A link to the list has been posted in two places: o...

New Clergy Appointments Announced as of June 12
Written: 6/15/2007
Bishop Shamana and the Cabinet announce the following clergy appointments:   Doug Norris to San Jose Wesley (Interim). Wang Pao Thao from Leave of Absence to Marysville, Hmong Ministry. Kathy Mahoney from Kernville to Windsor. Matt Smith to Sacramento St. Mark's Associate (first appoint...

Clergy Appointments-effective July 1, 2007
Written: 5/31/2007
Bishop Shamana and the Cabinet announce the following clergy appointments:   Kate O'Leary from Arcata to Kelseyville and Upper Lake. David Ofahengaue from San Francisco, Hamilton to Tehachapi, Tehachapi Valley. Tim Gravatt to Visalia, Associate (first appointment). Pamela Coy-Armantrout f...

Clergy appointments - May 21 listing
Written: 5/22/2007
Clergy Appointments--effective July 1, 2007 Bishop Shamana and the Cabinet announce the following clergy appointments:   Gary McAnally to Lincoln, (first appointment). Marylee Sheffer from San Jose, Calvary to Palo Alto First, Associate. Ginger Foster from Sacramento, Centennial Associ...

Clergy Appointments -- effective July 1, 2007
Written: 5/17/2007
Bishop Shamana and the Cabinet announce the following clergy appointments:   Josue Florendo from San Francisco, Grace to Arbuckle. Kang Won Lee from California-Pacific to Oakland, Korean....

Clergy Appointments--effective July 1, 2007
Written: 5/10/2007
Bishop Shamana and the Cabinet announce the following clergy appointments:   Kevin Campbell from Mariposa to Patterson....

Clergy Appointments: effective July 1, 2007
Written: 4/26/2007
Clergy Appointments—effective July 1, 2007 Bishop Shamana and the Cabinet announce the following clergy appointments:   Vickie Armour Healy from Fresno District Superintendent to Wesley UMC, Fresno. James Garrison from Federated Church, Patterson to Georgetown UMC. Eileen Lindsay from Sabba...

Clergy Appointments: Effective July 1, 2007
Written: 3/30/2007
Bishop Shamana and the Cabinet announce the following clergy appointments:   Eileen Lindsay from Sabbatical to Walnut Creek, First UMC   Kristin Sachen from Appointment to Extension Ministry to Mill Valley, Mt. Tamalpais UMC   Carole Bergman from Lincoln UMC to Willits UMC...

Clergy Appointments - effective July 1, 2007
Written: 3/7/2007
Bishop Shamana and the Cabinet announce the following clergy appointments:   Kimberly Willis from Bakersfield Wesley UMC to Santa Rosa Christ UMC....


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Extrum-Fernandez Appointed to Bay View District
Written: 2/9/2007
Bishop Beverly Shamana has announced the appointment of the Rev. Renae Extrum-Fernandez to District Superintendent of the Bay View District, effective July 1, 2007. The Rev. Extrum-Fernandez will succeed the Rev. James Lockwood-Stewart, who has served as a member of the conference since 1994 and as ...