Recent Appointments

Below is a list of the appointments and assignments as set by the Appointive Cabinet and by Bishop Gregory V. Palmer through August 2024, and by Bishop Hee-Soo Jung as of September 1, 2024. If you have any questions please email Jill Philipp, Dir. of District and Episcopal Administrative Services. You can access the 2024 Appointments list and the Extension Ministries appointments list, effective July 1, 2024, online by clicking here. 

Bishop Hee Soo Jung announces the following appointments and assignments:

October 2024Appointment/AssignmentDistrictDate
Sung Hyun KimUnion and EnglewoodGMDOctober 1, 2024
Kristin LangstraatTri-Health HealthcareEXTOctober 1, 2024
September 2024Appointment/AssignmentDistrictDate
Duane KemerleyFostoria Wesley, High Street and AmsdenMRDSeptember 1, 2024
Mauree Mulievi SikoliaNew Dover and OstranderORDAugust 15, 2024
Matthew Van WinkleBennington ChapelORDSeptember 1, 2024
Richard SnyderWhitehouse ZionMRDSeptember 1, 2024
William Michael BackArcanum FaithWLDSeptember 1, 2024
Kyle HoutsMercer and Hamilton BethelWLDSeptember 1, 2024
Abigail AdamsSt. Paris and Rum CreekWLDSeptember 1, 2024
Jeff BozeSwanton TrinityMRDSeptember 1, 2024
Chris WisemanHeath ChristORDSeptember 15, 2024
Kevin BuckleyHyde Park CommunityGMDSeptember 15, 2024
Don WilsonCovenantWLDSeptember 15, 2024
Meredith McDougleToledo Epworth AssociateMRDSeptember 22, 2024
Sujin KimColumbus Korean AssociateORDJuly 1, 2024

Bishop Gregory V. Palmer announced the following appointments and assignments:     

August 2024Appointment/AssignmentDistrictDate
John Ransom, Jr.OrientSRDSeptember 1, 2024
Thomas WilliamsFriendshipSRDSeptember 1, 2024
Rebecca Wingo-BowlingCasstown/BethelWLDSeptember 1, 2024
Kelly VenturiniPleasant RidgeGMDSeptember 1, 2024
James RawlinsClarksville, Sharon (Clinton)SRDSeptember 1, 2024
Roderick LeuppEleazarGMDSeptember 1, 2024
Doug ThompsonLaRueORDSeptember 1, 2024
Rebecca PiattCrossroadsORDSeptember 1, 2024
July 2024Appointment/AssignmentDistrictDate
Robin RaderFelicityGMDJuly 1, 2024
Andre FosterMilford CalvaryGMDJuly 1, 2024
Chase McKenzieBelmontGMDJuly 1, 2024
Rachel WiddowsonOak HarborMRDJuly 1, 2024
Weyman McGuireXenia EvangelicalGMDJuly 1, 2024
Oscar BickerdtJacksontownORDJuly 1, 2024
Michaela SpauldingCrotonORDJuly 1, 2024
Byunghee LeeMarion Oakland, MorralORDJuly 1, 2024
Donghyun (Peter) KangNorth Baltimore St. James, HoytvilleMRDJuly 1, 2024
Gerry HubbsArcadiaMRDSeptember 1, 2024
Danni GreenSulphur GroveGMDJuly 1, 2024
Jocelyn RoperEnglewood, UnionGMDJuly 1, 2024
Debra EgloffEnglewood, Union GMDJuly 1, 2024
Vanessa Allen-BrownYork StreetGMDJuly 1, 2024
Robert HeneryCedarvilleGMDJuly 1, 2024
Amanda MosengIndiana Annual ConferenceEXTJuly 1, 2024
Matthew CrawfordClark's ChapelHRDSeptember 1, 2024
LisaAnne GreggElliston ZionMRDJuly 15, 2024
Monica KlemanContinental, Continental ChristMRDAugust 1, 2024

June 2024Appointment/AssignmentDistrict Date
Stephen LuzaderMutual GraceWLDJune 1, 2024
Hank SpauldingGrove City TrinityORDJuly 1, 2024
Abigail AdamsSt. ParisWLDJuly 1, 2024
Elizabeth IrwinAldersgateMRDJuly 1, 2024
Rebecca Wingo-BowlingPotsdamWLDJuly 1, 2024
Richard PurvisCridersvilleWLDJuly 1, 2024
Xema WhitleyMaple GroveORDJuly 1, 2024
Kateri Lucy CrawfordOhioHealth ChaplainEXT HRDJuly 1, 2024
Madet MoroveMt. Victory, RidgewayWLDJuly 1, 2024
Mark KwiatkowskiThe University Church/Toledo St. Paul'sMRDJuly 1, 2024
Delbert Bonar, Jr.The PlainsHRDJuly 1, 2024
Megan KerrNorth Baltimore Good ShepherdMRDJuly 1, 2024
Gregory WackLakeview ChristWLDJuly 1, 2024
Kima CunninghamMcKinleyGMDJuly 1, 2024
Scott NicholsMethodist Healthcare Ministries, TexasEXTJuly 1, 2024
Christopher WalterImmanuel Lutheran ELCAEXT MRDJuly 1, 2024
Doug FlinnFranklin HopeGMDJuly 1, 2024

 

May 2024   
NameAppointment/Assignment         District Date
Jerome WeaverVitas HealthcareEXTJuly 1, 2024
Judith CramerThurman AvenueORDJuly 1, 2024
Peter MatthewsNew Vision, XavierGMDJuly 1, 2024
Patricia FrielWaverly GraceSRDJuly 1, 2024
Ashton DuplerDayton Equity CenterEXTJanuary 1, 2024
Eva Marie WolfeLima ShawneeWLDJuly 1, 2024
Courtney WilliamsSmith Chapel, PerrytonORDJune 1, 2024
Kyle HoutsHamilton Bethel, MercerWLDJuly 1, 2024
Hannah VanMeterNorth Broadway Short North Campus College MinistryORDJuly 1, 2024
Karen CrawfordSpringfield NorthridgeWLDJuly 1, 2024
Kathleen KisnerLancaster First AssociateORDJuly 1, 2024
Lauren ClawsonStonybrook AssociateORDMay 20, 2024
Bethani AielloRiverside Methodist Hospital ChaplainORDJuly 1, 2024
Emily KvalheimImmigration Attorney, Lutheran Social ServicesEXTJuly 1, 2024
Pamela ConnollyAdjunct Faculty, Indiana Wesleyan UniversityWLDJuly 1, 2024
Penny MageeMagnetic Springs Pharsiburg WLD  July 1, 2024
Lance MoyerWare's ChapelGMDJuly 1, 2024
Alyssa GravesCity ViewORDJune 1, 2024
Samuel MinceySouth SalemSRDJuly 1, 2024
Dan PelzelWinchesterSRDJuly 1, 2024
April 2024   
NameAppointment/Assignment         District Date
Lori ReiberBroad StreetORDJuly 1, 2024
Amy WoodStonybrook Assoc.ORDJuly 1, 2024
Angie ShererFaith UMC, TXEXTJuly 1, 2024
Hyo Jin-KimCouncil of Churches, SwitzerlandEXTJuly 1, 2024
Shawn MorrisLifeline of OhioEXTMay, 2024
Judy Guion UtslerBowling Green FirstMRDMay 1, 2024
Carol McKayFt Recovery, AnsoniaWLDJuly 1, 2024
Clara KwonSharonvilleGMDJuly 1, 2024
Soren HesslerCandler School of TheologyEXTJuly 1, 2024
Jennifer QuigleyCandler School of TheologyEXTJuly 1, 2024
Victoria BurgoonMt. PerryHRDMay 1, 2024
Norman Moxley IIChurch for All People Assoc.ORDJuly 1, 2024
Jennifer L. MillerJourney at ChristMRDJuly 1, 2024
Kenneth StewartMilford First GMDJuly 1, 2024
David WarnerChristian EndeavorORDMay 1, 2024
Jacob HinzeAthens Central AvenueHRDApril 1, 2024
Justin McCallSharon, Napoleon Christ MRD  May 1, 2024
David L. BrownKingscreek, WestvilleWLDJuly 1, 2024
John WagnerSeven MileGMDApril 1, 2024
Jimelvia Pettiford MartinRegional Missional SpecialistWOCJuly 1, 2024
David PreeceGates Fourth ORDApril 1, 2024
John GirardUCC EXTMay 2024
Ryan GraceCircle of HopeORDJuly 1, 2024
March 2024   
NameAppointment/Assignment         District Date
Mark ChowDistrict SuperintendentSRDJuly 1, 2024
Calvin Alston Jr.District SuperintendentORDJuly 1, 2024
Jeffrey RidenourWauseon Christ, West UnityMRDJuly 1, 2024
Shanna HahnNew Faith GMDOctober 15, 2023
David YingerClarksburg, Browns ChapelSRDJuly 1, 2024
Thomas MillerKirkersvilleORDJuly 1, 2024
James StilwellFort JeffersonWLDJuly 1, 2024
Alfred ArthurNew CovenantGMDMarch 15, 2024
Jinseong ChoDayton KoreanGMDMay 1, 2024
Robert LybargerNew Carlisle FirstWLDJuly 1, 2024
William WhistlerGrand LakeWLDApril 1, 2024
James HallChurch of the Good ShepherdORD        July 1, 2024
Patricia WagnerNationwide Children's Hospital Chaplaincy ResidencyEXTJune 4, 2024
Mary Kay ArchboldMRDApril 15, 2024       
Vera WelkerZanesville First, Zanesville FaithHRDJuly 1, 2024
Jeaninne WalkerMt. WashingtonGMDJuly 1, 2024
February 2024   
NameAppointment/Assignment         District Date
Joshua WynnMonroe StreetMRDFebruary 15, 2024
Weyman McGuireHopeGMD          January 1, 2024
Kurt TomlinsonShilohGMDJuly 1, 2024
Ernest Ologo    BradenMRDMarch 15, 2024       
Craig ArnoldAshville Zion and Emmanuel CirclevilleSRDJuly 1, 2024
Andre FosterFelicityGMDJanuary 14, 2024
Scott HicksJamestownGMDJanuary 1, 2024
Jeremy MoyersMaple GroveORDJuly 1, 2024
Andrea ThurstonFremont Hayes MemorialMRDMarch 1, 2024
Rick SnyderNapoleon St. Paul'sMRDMarch 15, 2024
Wendy LybargerSulphur GroveGMDJuly 1, 2024
Debra KetchamMt. Zion and RoundheadWLDApril 1, 2024
Joy WigalEastview and WhitehallORDJuly 1, 2024
Jonathan BeckNorwood GraceGMDMarch 1, 2024
Kelly VenturiniThe Park at ZoarGMDFebruary 1, 2024
Bryce ClutterWesley ChapelHRDFebruary 15, 2024
January 2024   
NameAppointment/Assignment         District Date
Frank KampelSt. ParisWLDJanuary 1, 2024
David L. Brown JacksontownORD          January 1, 2024
Theresa Wallington-TiptonParkviewORDJanuary 1, 2024
Don Wallick     WestgateORDJanuary 1, 2024       

GMD = Great Miami River District

HRD = Hocking River District

MRD = Maumee River District

ORD = Olentangy River District

SRD = Scioto River District

WLD - Western Lakes District

EXT = Extension Ministry Appointment

Previous Districts:

CAN = Capitol Area North District
CAS = Capitol Area South District
FTH = Foothills District
MWD = Maumee Watershed District
MIV = Miami Valley District
NWP = Northwest Plains District
ORV = Ohio River Valley District
SHV = Shawnee Valley District