For Immediate Release
November 7, 2019
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. – The Council of Bishops has announced the assignment of bishops to the boards and agencies of The United Methodist Church for 2020-2024 quadrennium. Here are the assignments:
|
AGENCY/POSITION |
BISHOP |
|
Connectional Table Chair |
Mande Muyombo |
|
Archives & History |
Peggy Johnson New Central Conference bishop |
|
Church and Society |
Daniel Lunge LaTrelle Easterling Sue Haupert-Johnson 3 new bishops |
|
Communications |
John Wesley Yohanna New U.S. bishop |
|
Discipleship Ministries |
Mark Webb Harald Rückert |
|
Finance & Administration |
Minerva Carcaño David Graves |
|
Global Ministries |
Peter Torio Joaquina Nhanala Ruben Saenz Jonathan Holston Karen Oliveto |
|
Higher Education & Ministry |
Sandra Steiner Ball Eduard Khegay Laurie Haller |
|
WesPath (Pension & Health) |
Paul Leeland Robert Schnase |
|
Religion & Race |
Cynthia Moore-Koikoi New Central Conference bishop |
|
Status & Role of Women |
Tracy Malone Samuel Quire |
|
United Methodist Men |
Gary Mueller Kasap Owan Leonard Fairley |
|
UM Publishing House |
Gregory Palmer New Central Conference bishop |
The bishops will begin their assignments at the organizational meeting of each agency or board after the 2020 jurisdictional and central conferences.
UMC agencies provide resources and services that equip local congregations and provide a connection for ministry throughout the world. The agencies also provide essential services and ministries beyond the scope of individual local congregations and annual conferences.
Each agency is governed by a board of directors whose members, both lay and clergy, are elected by jurisdictions and central conferences. Bishops, as assigned by the Council, also share oversight on these boards.
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Media Contact: Rev. Dr. Maidstone Mulenga
Director of Communications – Council of Bishops
The United Methodist Church
mmulenga@umc-cob.org
202-748-5172
www.unitedmethodistbishops.org
