2010-2011 Clergy Appointments

Bishop Marcus Matthews of the Upper New York Area has announced the following appointments:

Albany District

  • Joy Lowenthal is appointed as a part time local pastor to Berlin only effective 1/1/2011.

Binghamton District

  • Leon Frank, Jr. is appointed as a retired elder to Abbott West Chenango UMC effective 12/1/2010.

Finger Lakes District

  • Marilyn Wood is appointed as a full-time local pastor to Dundee & Dresden only effective 12/31/10.

  • Steve Dewalt is appointed as a part time local pastor to Cayutaville & Mecklenburg effective 12/5/10.

  • Karen Heit is appointed as a part time local pastor to Rose UMC and Amazing Grace Parish effective 12/12/2010.

Genesee Valley District 

  • Christopher Wylie is appointed full-time as a provisional elder to Pavilion/Wyoming effective 1/1/2011.

Mountain View District 

  • Rocky Mitchell is appointed as a part time local pastor to Stannards in addition to his appointment at Whitesville/Greenwood effective 12/5/2010. 

Niagara Frontier District

  • Stanley Scoville is appointed as an elder full-time to Alexander UMC effective 12/1/2010 – 6/30/11.

  • Katie Zettle is appointed as a full -ime local pastor to Harris Hill UMC effective 2/1/2011.

Bishop Marcus Matthews announces the following retirements pending approval from the Board of Ordained Ministry and Clergy Session.

  • Virginia Cross effective March 27, 2011

Retirements Effective July 1, 2011

  • Stephan Calos 

  • Carol S. Pinneo

  • Burton Smith

  • Jack Richardson

  • Harold Coller

  • Dana Carroll

  • Thana Kibbe

  •  Carol Sierk 
     

 

Appointment
 Effective

Adirondack District

Stephen J Andrews part-time to Warrensburg UMC

 8/1/10

Daniel Burgess is appointed part time to Speculator and Lake Pleasant UMCs

 1/1/2011
Albany

Stephen Clunn is appointed to leave of absence

 9/1/10

Robert Zittel is appointed part time to First UMC, Schenectady

 9/1/10-6/30/11

G. Williamson Pattison is appointed part time to First UMC, Schenectady

 9/1/10-6/30/11
Binghamton

Leon Frank, Jr. is appointed to Abbott West Chenango UMC

 12/1/10-6/30/11
Cornerstone

Kevin Costner is appointed full time to Camp Street UMC, Jamestown

  11/1/10
Finger Lakes  

Christopher Evans is appointed to extension ministry as Professor, History of Christianity and Methodist Studies at Boston University School of Theology

  11/1/10

Jacob Denny is appointed full time to Faith UMC in Wolcott

  11/28/10
Genesee Valley District  

Mary Rublee is appointed part time to Victor UMC

  10/28/10 – 6/30/11

Deborah O’Connor-Slater is appointed to Transitional leave

  1/1/11

Mohawk District 

  

Lynn R Lockwood is appointed part time to Boonville UMC

  9/20/10

Samuel Morre is appointed part time to Amboy Center UMC

  11/14/10

Niagara Frontier District 

  

Vivian R. Waltz as Director of SSJ Sister Karen Center and St. Stephens-Bethlehem UCC church

  9/23/10
 

Nathanael E. Lange is appointed part-time to Trinity UMC, Grand Island, in addition to his appointment at Ontario Street UMC, Buffalo

  10/20/10
 

Nicholas Perry is appointed part time to Alden/Bowmansvill UMC

  9/30/10

Robin Blair is appointed to Finlayson UMC/Sandstone UCC in the Minnesota Conference

  10/1/10
 

Northern Flow 

  

Frederica Webb is appointed to Alexandria Bay UMC in addition to Bethany UMC in Watertown

  10/21/10
 

Arthur L Couch is appointed part time to Grindstone Island UMC

   9/30/10

David Pritchard is appointed part time to Norwood UMC

  8/1/10

Cindy Toenneissen is appointed to Transitional leave

  9/8/10

Oneonta

  

Linda Clemow is appointed to Elm Park UMC and Chaplain at Plains at Parish Homestead

   9/9/2010
 

 

Bishop Marcus Matthews announces the following retirements pending approval from the Board of Ordained Ministry and Clergy Session.
  • Terrance O’Neill effective 9/30/2010
  • Rebecca Dolch effective 11/1/2010
  • Mary Guy effective 12/31/2010
  • Sarah “Sally” C. White effective 12/31/10
Retirements Effective July 1, 2011
  • Douglas Knopp
  • James Laun
  • Sinnathamby Thevanessan
  • Grant Nicholls
  • Paul Gongloff
  • Kenneth Babcock
  • Greg VanDussen
  • Genett Timlin
  • Richard Anderson
  • Ann Hicks
  • Richard Capron
  • James Hankey
  • Joan Ripp
  • Jerome Ward

The Upper New York Area of the United Methodist Church has announced the following clergy appointments, which are listed according to the Annual Conference where the appointments were fixed: