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Bishop names new district superintendent
February 2, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Abel Roy as a Conference Superintendent assigned to the Mohawk District effective July 1, 2015.
Rev. RoyRev. Roy currently serves the Springville First United Methodist Church in the Niagara Frontier District. Born in Sri Lanka, Rev. Roy received his Master of Theology and Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky and was ordained in The United Methodist Church in 1990.
He served three quadrennium on the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and was nominated as a delegate to the World Methodist Conference.
Rev. Roy and his wife, Rebecca, have two daughters, Abigail and Priscilla.
“Rev. Roy is a person of deep spirituality who has a commitment and passion for the Church,” Bishop Webb said. “Throughout his ministry, he has led congregations to live the great commandment, as well as the great commission. Abel’s pastoral heart for the least, the last and the lost, his boldness in proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and his desire to equip others to be who God has called them to be, will greatly add to the work of the Cabinet and the varied ministries within the Mohawk District. I am excited to work alongside him. I ask you to join with me in prayer for the Roy family, the Springville congregation, the Mohawk District and the Upper New York Conference in this time of new beginnings.”