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Appointment Express | May 8, 2023

We are announcing the intended appointment for the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Conferences this week. Clear appointment openings, those open due to retirements and other changes, are updated regularly on the Greater Northwest Area website.

Madonna Singleton

Alaska Conference Superintendent Rev. Christina DowlingSoka intends to assign Madonna Singleton to serve as lay pastor of Palmer Fellowship in Palmer, Alaska, effective July 1, 2023.

Singleton is one of two Certified Lay Ministers in the Alaska Conference and is also certified as a congregational care minister. She has been a vital and active part of the Palmer Fellowship for the past 18 years.

It was previously announced that Rev. Dan Wilcox, currently serving the Palmer Fellowship, would serve as pastor of Anchor Park UMC in Anchorage starting in July.

There are no appointments to announce this week for the Oregon-Idaho Conference.

Rev. Richard Füss

Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth intends to appoint the Rev. Richard Füss as pastor of St. Peter's United Methodist Church in Bellevue, Washington, beginning July 1, 2023.

Rev. Füss, an ordained elder in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, will serve St. Peter's half-time while also continuing at Bellevue First UMC half-time, with each church working individually but also cooperatively to increase their influence in Bellevue and its surrounding communities.

St. Peter’s current pastor, Rev. Dr. Steve Baber, will enter into retired relationship in July.

Rev. Austin Adkinson

Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth intends to appoint the Rev. Austin Adkinson as pastor of Light of the Hill United Methodist Church in Puyallup, Washington, beginning July 1, 2023.

Rev. Adkinson, an ordained elder, currently serves as pastor of Ellensburg UMC. It was previously announced that Light of the Hill's current pastor, Rev. Melissa Ramming, would serve Wallingford UMC starting in July.

 
The Greater Northwest Episcopal Area provides leadership for the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest Conferences of The United Methodist Church.
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