Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth intends to appoint Rev. Alyssa Baker as pastor of Lebanon First UMC and Albany First UMC, beginning July 1, 2023, half-time at each appointment. Additionally, she'll serve as supervising elder at Sweet Home UMC. These three churches will form the new South Santiam Circuit in the Crater Lake District in Oregon.

Baker, an ordained elder in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, is currently serving as one of four clergy within the Open Door Churches of Salem-Keizer.