The changes include the part-time Associate District Superintendents for each district plus additional full-time and part-time appointments.
The clergy appointment changes to take effect July 1 include changes in the leadership of the Conference’s eight districts.
These appointments will become effective on Jan. 1, 2023.
These appointments, along with additional appointments previously announced in April and May, will be fixed during the 2022 North Alabama Annual Conference.
These appointments, along with additional previously announced and to be announced later, will be fixed during the 2022 North Alabama Annual Conference.
These appointments, along with additional full-time and part-time appointments to be announced later, will be fixed during the 2022 North Alabama Annual Conference.
Rev. Vicki Cater will become the District Superintendent of the Northwest District. Rev. Jeff Davis will become the Superintendent of the Mountain Lakes District.
The four cornerstones to the North Alabama Conference cabinet's appointment-making process are: careful listening, cabinet conversations, prayerful matches and strategic transitions.
The next EVOLVE training event, "Both/And: Maximizing Hybrid Worship Experiences for Online and In-Person Audiences," will be September 14 with featured presenter Jason Moore.
Download a .pdf file of the clergy appointments fixed during the 2021 North Alabama Annual Conference.
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and the Cabinet announce appointment changes to be fixed during the 2021 North Alabama Annual Conference.
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and the Cabinet announce the following full-time clergy appointment changes to take effect July 1, 2021.
A special highlight for Evolve 2021 is an all-day workshop led by Tony Morgan and team entitled “Digital Strategies Masterclass.”
Appointment-making is critical to our vision and mission. The North Alabama Conference’s appointment-making rhythm includes consultation, prayer, cabinet deliberations and transitions.
Rev. Hermans-Webster is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Constructive Theology and Theological Ethics at Boston University School of Theology. His work weaves process, sacramental, ecological, and Wesleyan theologies as a Christian adaptive response to the interlocking crises within global climate change.
Rev. Dr. Adlene Kufarimai will become Director of Connectional Ministries. Additionally, effective Feb. 1, 2021, Rev. John Fleischauer will move from a part-time to a full-time role as Associate Director of Connectional Ministries.
Here is our word to you. When in doubt, be cautious. Seek counsel from medical experts and local health department officials as you make plans for worship.
EVOLVE features top-notch leaders who will speak to participants through the Zoom platform. Each session will also feature breakout sessions for group discussion and connection. Participants may register for any individual session or the entire series.
We have committed to journey together over the next year as we increase our awareness, build interracial relationships and develop a lifelong commitment to racial justice. We invite you to join us on this journey.
Historically called "Moving Day" in North Alabama, it is the day clergy begin their new appointments and congregations begin their ministries with new pastors.
Congregations are invited to use different parts or the entire service as best serves their context. Individuals are invited to use this resource for a personal or family worship time and to share it with others.
The Cabinet and I are asking clergy and local church leadership teams to follow these guidelines in deciding when and how to safely reopen our church buildings. This includes a phased-in approach, basing reopening decisions on data in each church’s context, and consulting with local health officials.
These appointments, along with appointments announced earlier, are currently scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2020. This date is subject to change if in the coming weeks it is deemed wise to do so for further COVID-19 mitigation.
With the sudden introduction of online worship to churches of all sizes in the North Alabama Conference, the Cabinet has been asked to provide some guidelines for counting online attendance.
After much prayerful discernment and careful review of the data about reopening, we are extending our request for suspension until at least June 1, at the earliest.
The Cabinet and I request that all North Alabama Conference churches continue the suspension of in-person worship services and gatherings until at least May 18. The North Alabama Conference is postponing the 2020 Annual Conference session scheduled for May 31 through June 2 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
These appointments, as well as additional appointments to be announced at a later date, are currently scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2020. This date is subject to change if in the coming weeks it is deemed wise to do so for further COVID-19 mitigation.
Rev. Donald Smith will become the Superintendent of the Southeast District and will continue to oversee the Conference priority of Ethnic Ministries. Rev. Suzanne Katschke will join the Conference Leadership Team as Executive Director of New Church and will continue her role as co-pastor of Heritage UMC (Northeast District). Dr. Rick Owen, Superintendent of the Central District, will expand his role to also become Superintendent of the South Central District.
Congregations are invited to use this worship resource in a way that best fits their congregational context during this Easter season. Individuals are also invited to use this resource for a personal or family worship time.
I encourage all our North Alabama congregations to continue as they have been over the last few weeks and put the safety of people first, especially those in high-risk categories. Though we miss gathering together, especially at the time of Holy Week and Easter, we continue to be a witness to our world through this sacrificial care for others.
