New and Renewing Churches Staff

The North Alabama Conference’s New Church Development staff is here to serve you as you seek ways to reach new people in your community. Contact us to discuss how we can partner with you to make your vision a reality.

	Rev. Suzanne Katschke, Executive Director of New Church suzanne.katschke@umcna.org
	Faith Hooper Church and Community Strategist faith.hooper@umcna.org
	Neal Fuller Jr. Director of Celebrate Recovery nealfullercr@gmail.com
	Rev. Lucy Morales Conference Hispanic Strategist lucy.morales@umcna.org

A word from our Executive Director: 

It is an honor to serve as your North Alabama Conference New and Renewing Churches Executive Director. 

My passion is to help churches, pastors, and laity reach more people for Jesus Christ. 

In our Covid world, this will require innovation, experimentation, and implementation.

In the book of Isaiah, God reminds us that there is always a new thing on the horizon. “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?“ (Isaiah 43:18-19.)  In order to meet the needs of people in our world, we must be willing to try new things. Are you ready to try? 

My hope is for the New Church Development team to help others discover new ways to reach new people, to open up new spaces for new faces, and to remember that we are in this together.

Please feel free to contact me. I would love to have a conversation with you, 
Suzanne Katschke
suzanne.katschke@umcna.org