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February 1, 2016

APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bishop Grant J. Hagiya has made the following Appointment Announcements:

John Tucker

It is with great joy that I announce the following appointment change for the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference: It is my intention to appoint the Rev. John Tucker as the new Crater Lake District Superintendent, effective July 1, 2016.

John brings many gifts for this role: vision caster, systems thinker, healthy church consultant, and great mentoring skills.

John has been a full-time elder for 20 years, ordained in the North Alabama Conference. He has served in the Oregon-Idaho Conference since 2002, at Payette United Methodist Church (2002-2008) and Medford United Methodist Church (2008 to present). In addition, he has served on the Board of Ordained Ministry for 8 years.

John’s wife is an ordained elder, Rev. Linda Tucker, Co-Pastor at Medford United Methodist Church. They have two children:  Aylee is a sophomore in high school (turning 16 in March) and Will is 10 years old.


Gwen Drake

It is also my intention to reassign Rev. Gwen Drake from the Crater Lake to the Sage District Superintendent effective July 1, 2016. Gwen has brought vitality, vision and growth to the Crater Lake District, and she will do the same for the Sage District.

It was previous announcement that Rev. Kim Fields, current Sage District Superintendent will be appointed as the Sr. Pastor of the Central United Protestant in Richland, WA. We will deeply miss Kim’s leadership, humor, and wisdom on the Cabinet, but we realize how effective his ministry is at the local church level, and he is desperately needed at this time in the life of our Area.

A summary of appointment announcements can be found on the conference website at www.umoi.org/appointments.

 

 
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