A Letter from the Bishop Five new districts established for the Oklahoma Conference of the UMC

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ.

In January of this year over five hundred elected members of the Oklahoma Conference responded to a survey developed to help our leadership understand the perspectives of United Methodist people across the state on several subjects. One of the topics addressed was the role of the District Superintendent and how the Conference and Districts can support our congregations and ministries in different regions.

Also, in January, the elected members of our Conference voted to reduce the number of Districts from eight to five, and in my last communication to you I shared that effective July 1, 2024, I would be appointing these Superintendents to the five areas:

• Rev. Dr. Tish Malloy to the north central area.
• Rev. Dr. James Kim to the central area.
• Rev. Dr. John Breon to the western area.
• Rev. Dr. Terry Koehn to the northeast area.
• Rev. Dr. Sonja Tobey to the southeast area.

This letter is to inform you of the names and boundaries of those areas beginning July 1, 2024. This decision was made after significant study, prayer, and consultation with the Cabinet and an Advisory Committee on District Boundaries as well as the District Missional Strategy Teams of the current districts. I want to thank all of the laity and clergy of these representative groups for their engagement in this complex process. Their advice has been invaluable.

Here, you will find an overall map of the entire Conference as well as individual maps and lists of the churches included in each District. Please join me in prayer and support of each area as these transitions are being made.

May the Holy Spirit be our guide,

Bishop Jimmy Nunn