Appointments/Assignments

2022

Green Mountain UMC, Green Mountain CO

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Debra Juarez, Associate Pastor
From: Extension Ministry
Effective Date: August 15, 2022

 

Cedaredge Community UMC, Cedaredge, CO (1/4T)

District: Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor: Karen Hurst
From: Retirement
Effective date: July 1, 2022

St. Andrew UMC, Highlands Ranch, CO

District: Mile Hight Metro
Pastor: Amy Stapleton, Associate Pastor
From: Extension Ministry
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Spirt of Hope UMC, Englewood, CO

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Lizka Randall
From: United Church of Christ
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Brentwood UMC Spanish Language Ministry, Denver, CO

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Martha Martinez, Supply Pastor
From: First Appointment
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Gleaning Faith Community, Colorado Springs, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Eunjoo Yi
From: Retirement
Effective date: Jul-01-2022

Smoky Hill UMC, Centennial, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Virginia Greer, Associate
From: Smoky Hill UMC, Centennial, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2022

Stratmoor Hills UMC, Colorado Springs, CO

District: Peak/Pikes Peak
Pastor: Linda Marie Pelletier
From: Retired Clergy
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Park Hill UMC, Denver, CO

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Genevieve Rohret-Navin, Executive Pastor
From: Belong Church
Effective date: July 1, 2022

THE LAND, AURORA, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Aaron Strietzel
From: Three Forks UMC-Willow Creeks UMC, MT
Effective date: Jul-01-2022

First UMC, Castle Rock, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Matthew Franks
From: Tahlequah FUMC, Tahlequah, OK
Effective Date: July 1, 2022

Sunrise UMC, Colorado Springs, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Tiffany Leah Keith
From: FUMC, Colorado Springs, CO
Effective Date: July 1, 2022

Highlands UMC, Denver, CO 

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Stephanie Price
From: The Land 
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Northglenn UMC, Northglenn, CO 

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Tom Peacock
From: Wheatland and Chugwater UMCs
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Grace UMC, Denver, CO 

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Seth O'Kegley-Gibson
From: Iliff Incubator
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Cameron UMC, Denver, CO

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Dale Fredrickson
From: Cameron UMC, Associate, Denver, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Arvada UMC, Arvada, CO

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Lauren Chance Boyd, Associate
From: St. Andrew UMC, Highland Ranch, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Lamar and Two Buttes UMCs, CO

District: Trinity District
Pastor: Kristina Walker
From: Walsh UMC, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Mead UMC and  Platteville FUMC, CO

District: Peaks Pike Peak
Pastor: Daniel Viehland
From: Helena and Townsend UMCs, MT
Effective date: September 1, 2022

Sealy FUMC, TX

District: Wyoming
Pastor: Pat Bell
From: Frontier UMC, WY
Effective date: July 1, 2022

First UMC, Colorado Springs, CO

District: Peaks Pike Peak
Pastor: Pastor Amy Strader
From: Bozeman UMC, MT
Effective date: July 1, 2022

First UMC, Colorado Springs, CO

District: Peaks Pike Peak
Pastor: Eric Strader
From: Boseman UMC, MT
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Erie UMC and Fort Lupton UMC, CO

District: Peaks Pike Peak
Pastor: Anna Viehland
From: Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, MT and St. Vincent Hospital, MT
Effective date: September 1, 2022

Congregational Resource Minister and Grace UMC, MT

District: Montana West
Pastor: Bill Barksdale
From: Grace UMC
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Plains, Paradise & Whitepine UMCs, MT

District: Montana West
Pastor: Jonathan Holland
From: Claremont School of Theology, student
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Congregational Resource Minister and Laurel UMC, MT

District: Montana East
Pastor: Jamielee Demske
From: Spirit of Hope UMC, Englewood, CO and Washington Park UMC, Denver, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Christ & First UMCs, Great Falls, MT

District: Montana West
Pastor: Dawn Skerritt
From: Christ, Highwood and Fort Benton UMC, MT
Effective Date: July 1, 2022

Hilltop UMC, Sandy, UT

District: Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor: Tracey Perry
From: Disciples of Christ 
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Congregational Resource Minister & Westminster UMC

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Megan Burg
From: Arvada UMC, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Roaring Fork Cooperative, UT

(FUMC Glenwood Springs, Basalt/Thomasville, and Carbondale UMCs) 

District: Utah/Western CO
Pastor: Rebecca Dunagan
From: Trinity UMC, West Valley City, UT
Effective Date: July 1, 2022 

Epworth UMC, Denver, CO 

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Vicky Alvarado
From: Oregon Idaho Annual Conference
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Parker UMC, Parker, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Laura Easter Rainwater, Lead Pastor
From: Park Hill UMC, Denver, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Lyons Community Church, Lyons, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Matthias "Matt" Krier
From: Aldersgate UMC, Butte, MT
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Three Forks/Willow Creek UMCs, MT

District: Montana East
Pastor: Sara Lattimore
From: Mission and Outreach at First UMC, Lubbock, TX
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Highwood and Fort Benton UMCs, MT

District: Montana West
Pastor: Tim Wood, Supply Pastor
From:   West Ohio Conference
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Park Hill UMC, Denver, CO 

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Val Jackson, Lead Pastor
From: Cameron UMC, Denver, CO & CRM
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Palisade UMC, Palisade CO 

District: Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor: Don Schlichting
From: Retirement
Effective date: July 15, 2022

First UMC, Montrose, CO

District: Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor: Kevin Young
From: St. John’s UMC, Lubbock, TX
Effective date: July 1, 2022

New Church Start Yuma - Desert Southwest Conference 

District: West District, Desert Southwest Conference
Pastor:  Manuel Jimenez and Sandra Jimenez, Co-Pastors
From: Stratmoor Hills UMC (Sandra),  & Brentwood UMC (Manuel)
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Phillips UMC, Lakewood, CO

District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Melinda Baber
From: Community UMC, Westcliffe, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Smoky Hill UMC, Centennial, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Patricia "Patti" Agnew
From: CRM (MTE) -Grace/Holbrook/Pine Creek/Sheilds Valley UMCs, Livingston, MT
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Central UMC, Colorado Springs, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Debra Wacker
From: Northglenn UMC, Northglenn, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Aldersgate UMC, Butte, MT

District: Montana West
Pastor: Seth Leypoldt
From: Great Plains Annual Conference
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Shiloh UMC, Billings, MT

District: Montana West
Pastor: Alison Skillman
From: Living Waters UMC, Bozeman, MT
Effective Date: July 1, 2022

Lafayette First-Louisville UMC, Lafayette-Louisville, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Emily Hagan
From: Lafayette First-Lyons Community Church, Lafayette-Lyons, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

 

Elizabeth UMC, Elizabeth, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Mary Beth Taylor
From: Leave
Effective date: January 1, 2022

First UMC, Fort Collins, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Bradley "Brad" Laurvick
From: Highlands UMC, Denver, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Christ UMC, Salt Lake City, UT

District: Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor: Lisa Petty
From: First UMC, Montrose, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Father Dyer UMC, Breckenridge, CO

District: Mile High Metro 
Pastor: Ben Wentworth
From: Wray UMC, Wray, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

School - CPE Residency: Porter Hospital, Denver, CO

District: Mile High Metro 
Pastor: Kama Hamilton Morton
From: Grace UMC, Denver, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Mountain View UMC, Woodland Park, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Jeffrey "Jeff" Wakeley
From: First UMC, Great Falls, MT
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Heart of Longmont UMC, Longmont, CO

District: Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor: Claire McNulty-Drewes
From: Erie-Louisville UMC, Erie-Louisville, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

Shepherd of the Hills UMC, St. George, UT

District: Utah/Western Colorado
Co-Pastors: Derek DeToni-Hill and Joyce DeToni-Hill
From: Smoky Hill UMC (Derek), Centennial, CO and Phillips UMC (Joyce), Lakewood, CO
Effective date: July 1, 2022

2021

Cameron UMC, Denver, CO 1/2 time &

Cherry Hills Christian School, 1/2 time

 
District:  Mile High Metro
Pastor:   Dale Fredrickson, Associate
From: Extension Ministry: Cherry Hills Christian School
Effective date: Sep-13-2021

Platteville UMC, Platteville, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Bill Moore
From: Retirement
Effective date: Sept-01-2021

Mead UMC, Mead, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Scott Somers
From: Retirement, Rio Texas Conference
Effective date: Sept-01-2021

Three Forks/Willow Creek UMCS,

Three forks, MT and Willow Creek, MT

 
District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Aaron Strietzel
From: Utah/Western Colorado District
Effective date: Sept-01-2021

Genesis Equipping Ministries, Colorado Springs, CO

 
District:  Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Kymm Hockman
From: Genesis Equipping Ministries, Colorado Springs, CO
Peninsula-Delaware Conference
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Brentwood UMC Vietnamese Congregation, Denver, CO

 
District:  Mile High Metro
Pastor:   Quoc Binh Vo, Clergy Supply
From: Minnesota Annual Conference
Effective date: Aug-01-2021

Smoky Hill UMC, Centennial, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Virginia Greer
From: Virginia Annual Conference
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Avondale UMC, Avondale, CO

 
District:  Trinity
Pastor:   Lola West
From:  Retirement
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Grace Church, Buena Vista, CO

 
District:  Trinity
Pastor:   Clifford Seay
From:  Peoples UMC, Colorado Springs, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Peoples UMC, Colorado Springs, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Rahdearra A. Paris Woods
From:  First time appointment
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Sheridan Bethel, Twin Bridges, Whitehall UMCs
Sheridan MT, Twin Bridges MT, Whitehall MT

 
District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Kim Schultz
From:  First time appointment
Effective date: Sep-01-2021

Park City UMC, Park City, MT

 
District:  Montana East
Pastor:   Cassandra King
From:  New Appointment 
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Shelby, Sunburst, Valier UMCs
Shelby, Sunburst, Valier MT

 
District:  Montana East
Pastor:   Kelly Murdock-Billy
From:  Salmon, ID
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

AfterHours Denver, Denver, CO

 
District:  Mile High Metro
Pastor:   Logan Robertson
From:  New Appointment
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Calhan-Ellicott UMCs, Calhan & Ellicott, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Dorothea “D.G.” Giordano
From:  First time appointment in MSC
Effective date: Aug-08-2021

First UMC, Greeley, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Alan “Al” Strauss
From:  Akron, Brush & Fort Morgan UMCs, CO
Effective date: Jul-18-2021

Simla UMC, Simla, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Hughlan “Hugh” Harris
From:  Retired clergy
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Christ, Highwood, Fort Benton UMCs, 
Great Falls, MT; Highwood, MT; Fort Benton, MT

 
District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Dawn Skerritt
From:  Christ UMC, Great Falls, MT & Highwood UMC
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Mountain View UMC, Woodland Park, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Thomas Stevens “Steve” Burnett
From:  Retirement
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Shiloh UMC, Billings, MT

 
District:  Montana East
Pastor:   Frank Anguiano
From:  First UMC, Quanah, TX (NW TX Conf)
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Deer Park UMC, Bailey, CO

 
District:  Mile High Metro
Pastor:   Joyce Snapp
From:  Retirement
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

First UMC, Gillette, WY

 

District:  Wyoming
Pastor:   Cory Young
From:  Shelby, Sunburst, and Valier UMCs, MT
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Beulah UMC, Beulah, CO

 
District:  Trinity
Pastor:   Sandy Spahr
From:  Retirement
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Evangelical UMC, Billings, MT  (1/2 Time)

 
District:   Montana East
Pastor:     Sara Neff
From:   Park City UMC, Park City, MT
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

First UMC, Windsor, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Philip Vogels
From: Mead/Platteville UMC, Mead/Platteville, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Mountain Vista UMC, West Jordan, UT

 
District:  Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor:   Phil Rogers
From: Longs Peak UMC, Longmont, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Tooele UMC, Tooele, UT (1/4 Time)

 
District:  Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor:   Araceli Melo
From: First Appointment
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Talateu Ma’ae Kaha ’U UMC, Provo, UT (1/4 Time)

 
District:  Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor:   Olympia Tukutau
From: Eaton UMC, Eaton, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Evangelical UMC, Billings, MT

 
District:  Montana East
Pastor:   Sara Neff
From: Park City UMC, Park City, MT
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Upton UMC, Upton, WY (1/4 time)

 
District:  Wyoming
Pastor:   Donnie Holt
From:  First UMC, Buffalo, WY
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Sundance UMC, Sundance, WY (3/4 Time)

 
District:  Wyoming
Pastor:   Donnie Holt
From:  First UMC, Buffalo, WY
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Mission Valley UMC, Ronan, MT

 
District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Mark Johnson
From: Baltimore/Washington Conference
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Polson UMC, Polson, MT

 
District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Sandi Johnson
From:  Baltimore/Washington Conference
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Tongan First UMC, Salt Lake City, UT

 
District:  Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor:   Sione Tukutau
From:  First UMC, Greeley, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Christ Church UMC, Denver, CO

 

District:  Mile High Metro
Pastor:   Emily Flemming
From: First UMC, Windsor, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

First UMC, Buffalo, WY

 
District:  Wyoming
Pastor:   Laura Fastert
From:  Leave
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

First UMC, Cheyenne, WY

 
District:  Wyoming
Pastor:   Todd Scranton (Associate)
From:  Mountain View UMC, Woodland Park, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Community UMC, Bigfork, MT

 

District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Wendy Ochs
From: Evangelical UMC, Billings, MT
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Intermountain Children’s Home, Helena, MT 
(Extension Ministry 1/2 Time)

 
District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Sami Pack-Toner
From:  Helena United Methodist Ministries (St. Paul’s & Covenant UMCs)
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Helena United Methodist Ministries (1/2 time)
continuing as Mtn Sky Conference Mission Engagement & Resource Strategist (1/2 time)

 
District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Janet Mulroy
From:  Polson UMC (1/2) & MSC Missions (1/2)
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Asbury Korean UMC, Centennial, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Haeil Park
From:  Asbury Korean UMC (Associate)
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Meeker UMC, Meeker, CO

 
District:  Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor:   Cherie Cobb
From:  Mountain Vista UMC, West Jordan, UT
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

First UMC, Pueblo, CO

 
District:  Trinity
Pastor:   Mike Paschall
From:  Sundance UMC & Upton UMC, Sundance & Upton, WY
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Littleton UMC, Littleton, CO

 
District:  Mile High Metro
Pastor:   Amos Kariuki, Associate
From:  Voluntary Leave of Absence
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Hope UMC, Greenwood Village, CO

 
District:  Mile High Metro
Pastor:   Kenneth Daniell, Associate
From:  Riverton UMC, Riverton, WY
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Morton UMC, Morton, IL (Illinois Great River Conference)

 
District:  Illinois River
Pastor:   William Novak
From:  First UMC, Cheyenne, WY (Associate)
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

St. Paul’s UMC, Colorado Springs, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   David Petty
From:  Meeker UMC, Meeker, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Crawford Community UMC, Crawford, CO (1/4 time)

 
District:  Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor:   Carol Layton
From:  Retirement (Cal-Nev Conference)
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Hotchkiss UMC and Paonia UMC, Hotchkiss, CO & Paonia, CO (full time)

 
District:  Utah/Western Colorado
Pastor:   Josh Langille-Hoppe
From:  Crawford Community UMC, Hotchkiss UMC & Paonia UMC
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Westcliffe Community UMC, Westcliffe, CO

 
District:  Trinity
Pastor:   Melinda Baber
From:  Calhan UMC, Calhan, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Calvary UMC, Colorado Springs, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Derf Bergman
From:  Mission Valley UMC, St. Ignatius, MT
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Louisville UMC, Louisville, CO

 
District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Claire McNulty-Drewes
From:  Erie UMC, Erie, CO (yoked)
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Grace UMC, Billings, MT

 
District:  Montana East
Pastor:   Samuel Fisher
From:  Local Hire, Christ UMC and Park Hill UMC, Denver CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Grace UMC, Missoula, MT

 
District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Bill Barksdale, Jr.
From:  Mississippi Annual Conference
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Corvallis UMC, Corvallis, MT

 
District:  Montana West
Pastor:   Andrew Bridgeman
From:  New Jersey AC candidate
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

First UMC, Loveland, CO

District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Leslie Wood
From:  St. Paul’s UMC, Colorado Springs, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Havre Van Orsdel UMC, Havre, MT/Chester UMC, Chester, MT/Big Sandy UMC, Big Sandy, MT

District:  Montana East
Pastor:   Susan King
From:  St. Paul’s UMC, Vacaville, CA/Community UMC, Knights Landing, CA/Guinda Community UMC, Brooks, CA
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Evans UMC, Evans, CO

District:  Peaks Pikes Peak
Pastor:   Roger “Buzz” King
From:  Yoked appointment (w/Pierce)
Effective date: Mar-21-2021

Community Federated Church of Thermopolis, Thermopolis, WY

District:  Wyoming
Pastor:   Paul Grossman
From:  Local Hire, Hope UMC, Greenwood Village, CO
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Willistown UMC, Newtown Square, PA

District:  South District, Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference
Pastor:   Jeff Richards
From:  Littleton UMC, Associate
Effective date: Jul-01-2021

Evergreen UMC, Evergreen, CO

District:  Mile High Metro
Pastor:   Sarah Clark
From:  Grace UMC, Billings, MT
Effective date: Jul-01-2021
 


District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Jack Von Son, Supply Pastor
From: First Appointment
Effective date: Sep-18-2022

Washington Park UMC, Denver, CO


District: Mile High Metro
Pastor: Loren Richmond
From: Other denomination - Disciples of Christ
Effective date: Sep-15-2022