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Appointments for the week of June 28, 2021
6/21/2021
Greg Boyd from Kellyville UMC to Kellyville UMC/Bristow UMC, effective July 1, 2021
Staffing and Leadership Announcements
2/20/2025
Bishop Laura Merrill announces future staffing and leadership changes in the Oklahoma Annual Conference. Conference Treasurer and Benefits Officer In just a few days, you will see an announcement/job posting that the Oklahoma Conference is searching for its next Conference Treasurer and Benefits Officer. These positions have been split between two different people for the last year, but they will be combined again into one position as we move into the future. Joe Holt has announced his ...
Appointments for the week of February 17, 2025
2/17/2025
Greg Tener from Bartlesville First to retired, effective July 1, 2025.
A Letter from Bishop Merrill About California Wildfires
1/16/2025
The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Friends, As folks in Oklahoma and Arkansas have been staying warm in the snow–and helping neighbors in need do so as well–we know that friends in California are in the grip of terrifying, relentless wildfires. Two churches have been burned, with many others evacuated; California-Pacific Conference Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank was evacuated from ...
Appointments for the week of January 13, 2025
1/13/2025
Don Brown from retired to retired/Pawnee First, effective Dec. 1, 2024. Karen Mitchell from Fairfax/Cleveland to Skedee/Cleveland effective December 1, 2024. Diandra Nelson from OKC New Hope Associate to not appointed, effective December 1, 2024. Arron Grantz from Minco/Friendship to Minco, effective December 31, 2024. Paul Hamilton from retired/Guthrie West to retired, effective December 31, 2024. Jim Hollifield from retired to retired/Guthrie West, effective January 1, 2025. Bo Ireland ...
Appointments for the week of October 14, 2024
10/14/2024
Sara Martin from Volunteer Services Admin Program Officer, OK Dept. of Corrections to Volunteer Services Admin Program Officer, OK Dept. of Correction/OKC Wesley Associate, effective September 1, 2024. James Hall from Tulsa Memorial Drive/Tulsa Nueva Esperanza to Tulsa Memorial Drive, effective September 1, 2024. Keith McArtor from Tulsa Centenary to not appointed, effective September 1, 2024. Billie Sprouse from not appointed to Healdton/Courtney, effective October 1, 2024. Ellen Chimowa ...
Bishop Laura Merrill - 2024 Hurricane Response
10/11/2024
You can participate in hurricane response by: 1. Donating to UMCOR US Disaster Relief - https://umcmission.org/advance-project/901670/ 2. Having your church assemble clean-up kits (flood buckets) and bring them to the Conference Office November 10-17. We'll load them onto a moving truck that will be heading to an UMCOR affiliated warehouse in the Missouri UM Conference. Supply list and instructions can be found here: https://umcmission.org/umcor-cleaning-kit/. You can also participate in the ...
Appointments for the week of September 23, 2024
9/23/2024
Micah Welcher from Marlow to Marlow/Rush Springs, effective September 15, 2024.
Appointments for the week of September 2, 2024
9/2/2024
Mark Whitley from retired to retired/Poteau First Associate, effective October 1, 2024.
Appointments for the week of July 15, 2024
7/15/2024
Kartika Shahan from not assigned to Okemah, effective July 1, 2024. Michelle Hale from not assigned to Edgewood/Dow, effective August 1, 2024. Mike Winchell from not assigned to Noble, effective August 1, 2024.
Appointments for the week of July 1, 2024
7/1/2024
Tari Carbaugh from personal leave to Dewey, effective July 1, 2024. Cindy Johnson from not assigned to West Tulsa, effective July 1, 2024. Sarah Howe Miller from Haskell/Porter to Tulsa St. Marks/Tulsa Sheridan Avenue, effective July 15, 2024. Michelle Hale from not assigned to Edgewood/Dow, effective August 1, 2024.