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Appointment Changes

Appointments are entered in the order they are announced. 

View the complete list of 2024-2025 appointments as of July 1, 2024.

GCFA Status Abbreviations
 AF Affiliate Member AL Administrative Location AM Associate Member BH Bishop
DC Deaconess DM Diaconal Minister  DR Retired Diaconal Minister  FD Deacon in Full Connection
 FE Elder in Full Connection  FL Full-time Local Pastor  FLR Full-time Local Pastor Retired  HL Honorable Location
 HLR Honorable Location Retired  HM Home Missioner LM Certified Lay Minister OA Associate Member of other Annual Conference
OD Deacon member of other Annual Conference  OFD Full Connection Deacon of other Annual Conference  OPD Provisional Deacon of other Annual Conference  OPE Provisional Elder of other Annual Conference
 OFE Full Connection Elder of other Annual Conference  OE Elder member of other annual conference OF Full Member of other denomination OL Local Pastor on Loan
OM Other Methodist Denominations OMR Retired Other Methodist Denominations OP Provisional member of other Annual Conference OR Retired member of other Annual Conference
ORE Retired Elder of other Annual Conference ORD Retired Deacon of other Annual Conference PD Provisional Deacon PE Provisional Elder
PL Part-time Local Pastor  PLR Part-time Local Pastor Retired  RA Retired Associate Member RD Retired Deacon in Full Connection
RDC Retired Deaconess  RE Retired Full Elder RHM Retired Home Missioner  RL Retired Local Pastor
RP Retired Provisional Member (prior to 1/1/2013)  SP Student Local Pastor  SY Other Supply    
Great Plains Internal Status Codes
 CC Certified Candidate  DI Discontinued NL Local Pastor approved for license, not appointed  OAR Retired Associate Member of another annual conference
TO Transfer membership to other annual conference WI Withdrawal from ministerial office        

Kyung Bum Kyun

From: Wellsville (PL, 1/2 time)
To: Wellsville - Eudora (FL)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 12-15-2025
Date of Move: 12-01-2025

Leslie Ellis

From: Lebanon (RE, 1/4 time)
To: Retirement -- No Appointment (RE)
From District: Western Kansas
Date Announced: 12-15-2025
Date of Move: 01-01-2026

Phillip Fischer

From: Derby Woodlawn (RE, 1/4 time)
To: Retirement -- No Appointment (RE)
From District: South Central Kansas
Date Announced: 12-15-2025
Date of Move: 01-01-2026

Angela Hall

From: Horton First - Powhattan - Whiting - Netawaka (DA)
To: Horton First - Powhattan - Whiting - Netawaka (FL)
From District: East Central Kansas
To District: East Central Kansas
Date Announced: 12-09-2025
Date of Move: 01-01-2026

Dale Thiele

From: Waverly (RA, 1/2 time)
To: No Appointment (RA)
From District: Southeast Kansas
Date Announced: 12-09-2025
Date of Move: 10-19-2025

Mark Baldwin

From: Heshey - Sutherland - Paxton (FL)
To: No Appointment -- Retired (RL)
From District: Western Nebraska
Date Announced: 12-09-2025
Date of Move: 07-01-2026

Katherine Ebling Frazier

From: Coordinator of Southeast NE District Outreach and Justice Ministries (FE)
To: Coordinator of Southeast NE District Outreach and Justice Ministries (FE, 3/4 time)
From District: Southeast Nebraska
To District: Southeast Nebraska
Date Announced: 12-06-2025
Date of Move: 01-01-2026

Elizabeth Emis

From: Omaha First (PD)
To: Transitional Leave (PD)
From District: Eastern Nebraska
To District: Eastern Nebraska
Date Announced: 12-03-2025
Date of Move: 11-10-2025

Jessica Richard

From: Lenexa St. Pauls (OD, 1/2 time)
To: No Appointment
From District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 12-03-2025
Date of Move: 10-31-2025

Larry Heintz

From: No assignment
To: Falls City First - Nemaha - Brownville (DA, 1/2 time)
To District: Southeast Nebraska
Date Announced: 12-03-2025
Date of Move: 01-01-2026

Marta Wheeler

From: Omaha St. Paul (PLR, 1/4 time)
To: No Appointment (RL)
From District: Eastern Nebraska
Date Announced: 12-03-2025
Date of Move: 07-01-2026

Seong Lee

From: Alma - Republican City (FE)
To: Appointed in Horizon Texas Conference (FE)
From District: Western Nebraska
To District: Western Nebraska
Date Announced: 12-03-2025
Date of Move: 01-01-2026

Troy Bowers

From: Meriden (FE)
To: Retirement - No Appointment (RE)
From District: East Central Kansas
Date Announced: 12-03-2025
Date of Move: 01-01-2026

Chad Anglemyer

From: Papillion St. Paul's (FE)
To: Retirement - No Appointment (RE)
From District: Eastern Nebraska
Date Announced: 11-10-2025
Date of Move: 07-01-2026

Shane Britt

From: Lebo Olivet (FL)
To: Lebo Olivet (FLR)
From District: East Central Kansas
To District: East Central Kansas
Date Announced: 11-10-2025
Date of Move: 01-01-2026

Tony Dawson

From: Fremont First (FE)
To: Retirement - No Appointment (RE)
From District: Eastern Nebraska
Date Announced: 11-10-2025
Date of Move: 07-01-2026

Jessica Lovell

From: Appointed in Missouri Conference (PE, 1/2 time)
To: Transitional Leave (PE)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 11-07-2025
Date of Move: 09-22-2025

Jessica Lovell

From: Transitional Leave (PE)
To: Edgerton - Clearfield (PE, 1/2 time)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 11-07-2025
Date of Move: 11-01-2025

Gerald Sharp

From: Washington First - Haddam (RE, 1/2 time)
To: Washington First - Haddam (RE, 3/4 time)
From District: North Central Kansas
To District: North Central Kansas
Date Announced: 11-05-2025
Date of Move: 11-01-2025

Gerald Sharp

From: Retired - No Appointment (RE)
To: Washington First - Haddam (RE, 1/2 time)
To District: North Central Kansas
Date Announced: 11-05-2025
Date of Move: 10-01-2025

Matthew Ozment

From: Shawnee Monticello (PE)
To: Medical Leave (PE)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 11-05-2025
Date of Move: 10-10-2025

Todd Maberry

From: Ext. Ministry - Duke Divinity School (FE)
To: Transitional Leave (FE)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 11-05-2025
Date of Move: 07-01-2025

Ashlee Alley Crawford

From: Great Plains Conference, Associate Director of Clergy Excellence (FE)
To: Discipleship Ministries, Director of Adult Discipleship (FE)
From District: Southeast Nebraska
To District: Southeast Nebraska
Date Announced: 10-17-2025
Date of Move: 10-27-2025

Jinhee Han

From: Leawood, Associate (PD, 1/2 time)
To: Leawood, Associate (1/2 time) - Bentwood Elementary School (1/2 time) (PD)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 10-17-2025
Date of Move: 08-11-2025

Harry Cross

From: Retirement (RA)
To: Arlington (RA, 1/4 time)
To District: South Central Kansas
Date Announced: 10-16-2025
Date of Move: 08-03-2025

Stephanie Seth

From: Ext. Ministry: St. Luke's Hospital - Children's Mercy,Associate Chaplain (FE)
To: Ext. Ministry: St. Luke's Hospital, Chaplain (FE)
From District: East Central Kansas
To District: East Central Kansas
Date Announced: 10-16-2025
Date of Move: 10-20-2025

Davis Laughlin

From: Rosalia (DA, 1/4 time)
To: No assignment
From District: South Central Kansas
Date Announced: 10-09-2025
Date of Move: 10-07-2025

Robert Ingram

From: Maize (OF, 1/4 time)
To: Maize (OF, 1/2 time)
From District: South Central Kansas
To District: South Central Kansas
Date Announced: 10-09-2025
Date of Move: 07-01-2025

Albert Winseman

From: Ext. Ministry: Gallup (FE)
To: Retirement -- No Appointment (RE)
From District: Eastern Nebraska
Date Announced: 10-02-2025
Date of Move: 02-01-2026

Doreen Toe

From: Gibbon Faith (DA)
To: Gibbon Faith (FL)
From District: Western Nebraska
To District: Western Nebraska
Date Announced: 10-02-2025
Date of Move: 10-01-2025

James Smith

From: Ext. Ministry - Friends University (FE)
To: No Appointment -- Retirement (RE)
From District: South Central Kansas
Date Announced: 10-01-2025
Date of Move: 09-15-2025

Shelly Petz

From: Ext. Ministry - Clergy Faith and Wellness Coordinator (FE, 3/4 time)
To: Ext. Ministry - Clergy Faith and Wellness Coordinator (FE, full time)
From District: South Central Kansas
To District: South Central Kansas
Date Announced: 10-01-2025
Date of Move: 10-01-2025

Kaye Metzler

From: Lincoln, KS - Hunter: Grace Chapel (PLR)
To: No Appointment (RL)
From District: North Central Kansas
Date Announced: 09-22-2025
Date of Move: 10-01-2025

Deborah Hull

From: Fairway Old Mission (OD, 1/2 time)
To: No Appointment
From District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 09-18-2025
Date of Move: 07-01-2025

Samuel O'Banion

From: Wichita East Heights, Assoc. (DA)
To: Wichita East Heights, Assoc. (FL)
From District: South Central Kansas
To District: South Central Kansas
Date Announced: 09-17-2025
Date of Move: 10-01-2025

Anne Gatobu

From: Leawood: Resurrection, A United Methodist Church (FE)
To: Ext. Ministry - Flourishing Springs (FE)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 09-16-2025
Date of Move: 10-01-2025

Anne Gatobu

From: Ext. Ministry - Flourishing Springs (FE)
To: Ext. Ministry - Flourishing Springs & GPUMC CRCC Coordinator (FE)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 09-16-2025
Date of Move: 10-15-2025

Velma Tim

From: No Appointment (NL)
To: No Appointment (DI)
From District: Western Nebraska
To District: Western Nebraska
Date Announced: 09-16-2025
Date of Move: 09-05-2025

Amazing Grace Ayegbayo

From: No assignment
To: Red Cloud - Guide Rock (DA)
To District: Central Nebraska
Date Announced: 09-05-2025
Date of Move: 07-02-2025

Deinah Quire

From: No assignment
To: Sedan - Elgin - Wauneta (DA)
To District: Southeast Kansas
Date Announced: 09-05-2025
Date of Move: 08-01-2025

Jerry Brabec

From: Transitional Leave (FD)
To: Retirement -- No Appointment (RD)
From District: Eastern Nebraska
Date Announced: 09-05-2025
Date of Move: 11-01-2025

JR Kabwe

From: Nickerson - Mitchell Chapel (OL)
To: Nickerson - Mitchell Chapel (FL)
From District: South Central Kansas
To District: South Central Kansas
Date Announced: 09-05-2025
Date of Move: 08-20-2025

Lauren Baker Thomas

From: Ext. Ministry, Healthcare Chaplain CPE Educator (FE)
To: Transitional Leave (FE)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 09-05-2025
Date of Move: 08-16-2025

Lauren Baker Thomas

From: Transitional Leave (FE)
To: Ex. Min., Asst. Director of Spiritual Care & Education, Atrium Health Cabarrus (FE)
From District: Northeast Kansas
To District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 09-05-2025
Date of Move: 09-02-2025

Norton "Butch" Ritter

From: Michigan Valley (RE, < 1/4 time)
To: Retirement -- No Appointment (RE)
From District: Southeast Kansas
Date Announced: 09-05-2025
Date of Move: 09-01-2025

Carson Wood

From: No assignment
To: Moran (DA, 1/2 time)
To District: Southeast Kansas
Date Announced: 08-14-2025
Date of Move: 07-01-2025

Seulki Choi

From: Great Plains Intercultural Family Coordinator Contractor (PD)
To: GP Intercultural Family Coordinator Contractor & Columbus, NE First Intercultural Family Coordinator Contractor (FD)
From District: Central Nebraska
To District: Central Nebraska
Date Announced: 08-13-2025
Date of Move: 07-01-2025

Alice Koech

From: Eudora - Edgerton (DA, 3/4 time)
To: No assignment
From District: Northeast Kansas
Date Announced: 08-12-2025
Date of Move: 09-01-2025

Cynthia Neill

From: Alma - Paxico McFarland (DA)
To: Alma - Paxico McFarland (OM)
From District: North Central Kansas
To District: North Central Kansas
Date Announced: 08-12-2025
Date of Move: 09-01-2025

Jane Langat

From: Washington - Haddam and Intercultural Development Coordinator (FE)
To: Indiana Conference Associate Director of Diversity and Belonging (FE)
From District: North Central Kansas
To District: North Central Kansas
Date Announced: 08-12-2025
Date of Move: 09-01-2025

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