January 2024 Projected Appointment Changes

Bishop Robin Dease has announced January full-time appointment changes. These appointments are effective January 1, 2024, except where noted.

Full-Time January 2024 Appointment Announcements

Central East District
Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Oconee, and Walton Counties 

Mountain Park UMC
AnnaKate Rawles, Associate Pastor

The Fountain at Sugarloaf UMC
Scott Pickering, Pastor in Charge – Effective December 1

Winder First UMC / Corinth UMC Winder
Geoffrey Murphy, Pastor in Charge
Jennifer Carey, Assistant Pastor
Chris Strickland, Assistant Pastor

Zoar UMC
Tracy Sever, Pastor in Charge

Central North District
Clayton and Fulton Counties

Atlanta First UMC
Chris Rapko, Associate Pastor

Northbrook UMC
Josh McDaniel, Associate Pastor

Northside UMC
Douglas Herlong, Associate Pastor

St James UMC Atlanta
Susan Gary Landry, Pastor in Charge (Continuing Superintendent, South West District)
TBD, Associate Pastor

St Mark UMC Atlanta
Andy Peabody, Associate Pastor

Ad Interim Retirement
Bernice Kirkland

Ad Interim Retirement
Karen Webster Parks

Central South District
DeKalb, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale Counties

Covington First UMC
Chris Shurtz, Pastor in Charge

Dunwoody UMC
Mark Burgess, Associate Pastor

Embry Hills UMC
Nanci Hicks, Associate Pastor

North Decatur UMC
Meg Morrison, Pastor in Charge

Oak Grove UMC
Melissa Kime-Hall, Associate Pastor

Wesley Chapel UMC McDonough
Shari Rates, Associate Pastor

Central West
Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, and Paulding Counties

Community First UMC Carrollton
Robert Brown, Pastor in Charge
Wes Maston, Associate Pastor
Dorcas Rodriguez, Pastor for Hispanic Ministry (Continuing Austell First UMC Pastor in Charge)

Douglasville First UMC
James Hannah, Associate Pastor 

East Cobb UMC
Laurie Klingenberg, Associate Pastor 

Mt Zion UMC, Marietta
Mike Shearon, Associate Pastor 

Powell Chapell UMC Villa Rica
Edward Murrey, Pastor in Charge 

North East District
Banks, Dawson, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Forsyth, Franklin, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White Counties

Antioch UMC Gainesville
Ross Wheeler, Pastor in Charge

Cumming First UMC
Federico Apecena, Assistant Pastor

Midway UMC Alpharetta
Jason Zemke, Associate Pastor

New Church Clarkesville
Randy Kanipe, Pastor in Charge

North West District
Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Polk, Murray, Pickens, Walker, and Whitfield Counties

Calhoun First UMC
Theresa Coleman, Associate Pastor

Dalton First UMC
Mark Miller, Associate Pastor

Ellijay First UMC
Chris Shoemaker, Associate Pastor

Hickory Flat UMC
Juan Quintanilla, Associate Pastor

South East District
Baldwin, Columbia, Elbert, Greene, Hancock, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, and Wilkes Counties

Grace UMC Elberton
Jim McCollough, Pastor in Charge – Effective December 1

New Thomson UMC
Sargent Nelson, Pastor in Charge – Effective December 1

South East District
Tyler Flowers, Milledgeville Area Mission Specialist

Ad Interim Retirement
Mac Enfinger

South West District
Butts, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Troup, and Upson Counties

Fayetteville First UMC
Kaylen Short, Pastor in Charge
Drew West, Part-Time Assistant Pastor (Continuing New Hope UMC Palmetto Pastor in Charge)

LaGrange First UMC
Thomas Martin, Pastor in Charge
Jatin Gill, Assistant Pastor and LaGrange College Assistant to the Chaplain

Marvin UMC/Milner UMC and Vaughn UMC/Kincaid UMC
Dan Wilson, Pastor in Charge

New Church Forsyth
Carol Cook, Pastor in Charge

Newnan Chapel UMC
Elizabeth Pollard, Pastor in Charge

Pine Mountain UMC
Andy Cunningham, Pastor in Charge

Ad Interim Retirement
Terrilyn Lemons