Appointments & Retirements

Appointments effective July 1, 2013

• Mackey Yokem - Executive Director of Mission and Ministry, Arkansas Conference
• Bud Reeves - District Superintendent, Northwest District
• Susan Ledbetter - District Superintendent, Northeast District
• Mark Norman - District Superintendent, Southeast District
• Justin Ledbetter - First UMC Batesville
• Heath Bradley - UM campus minister, Vanderbilt University
• John C. Robbins - Central UMC Fayetteville (transferred in from Texas Conference 7/1/2013)
• John Fleming - First UMC Paragould
  
• Jim Polk - First UMC Arkadelphia
• Keith Dodson - First UMC El Dorado
• David Williams - First UMC Harrison
• Bill Buchanan - First UMC Forrest City
• Candace Barron - Center for Clergy and Lay Excellence in Leadership (Associate Director)
• Belinda Price - Pulaski Heights UMC (Associate Pastor)
• Jacob Lynn - Pulaski Heights UMC (Associate Pastor)
• Martha Taylor - Arkansas Conference Staff; Secondary appointment: Faith UMC Little Rock
• Ben Crismon - White Hall UMC
• Andrew Kjorlaug - Cabot UMC (Associate Pastor)
• Paul Coy - Ozark FUMC
  
• Sheila Jones - Christ of the Hills UMC (Associate Pastor)
• Mark Cloninger - Cornerstone UMC  (Associate Pastor)
• Bob Burton - Mountain View/St. James 
  
• John Embrey - Sheridan FUMC
• Heath Williams - First UMC Paragould (Associate Pastor)
• Chuck Coffelt - Charleston UMC
• Kirk Doering - First UMC Carlisle   
  
• Michelle Morris - First UMC West Memphis (Associate Pastor)
• Steve Cook - Green Forest UMC
• Nathan Kilbourne - Vilonia UMC
• Angie Gage - Cherokee Village UMC
• Danny Partlow - Marvell/Lexa UMCs
• Ron Newberry - First UMC DeQueen
• Nan Nelson - Clarendon/Holly Grove UMCs
• Jeanne Williams - Walnut Ridge UMC
• Jeff Warrick - Christ/Mt. Tabor UMCs Cabot (charge realignment)
• Chase Green - Asbury UMC Little Rock (Associate Pastor)
• Ted DeWeese - Lake Village
• Daniel Thueson - First UMC Benton (Associate Pastor)
• Cherie Baker - Salem/Viola
• Mike Proctor -  Leslie/Marshall
• Walt Garrett - Parkview/New Hope
• Ryan Rush - Redfield/St. Luke, Pine Bluff
• Donald Lewert - Bay
• Allen Crum - Camden Fairview
• Larry Martineau - Alma/Kibler (Charge realignment)
• Aubrietta Jones - FUMC Lonoke
• Rob Ernest - Huntsville/Presley Chapel
• Deanna McCormack - St. Mark/Timothy, Camden (Charge realignment)
• Jan Edwards - Gillett/Deluce
• Mike Wilkie - East Phillips County Parish: Helena/West Helena/Elaine (Charge realignment), Senior Pastor
  
• Mike Smith - Brinkley/Brasfield UMCs
  
• Bill Sardin - Calico Rock/Spring Creek UMCs
  
• Naomi Rogers - Brookland/Union Grove UMCs
• James Harris - First UMC Nashville/Bingen UMC
  
• Jim Rowland - Hazel Edwards/Oil Trough UMCs
• Patti Butler - Altus/Grenade’s Chapel UMCs
• Lyn Poplin - Wiggins Memorial UMC Fayetteville
• Todd Vick - Vesta UMC
  
• Dave Smith - Everton UMC
• Lonnie Landers - Glenwood/Daisy UMCs
• Darrell Donaldson - Lisbon UMC
• Natasha Murray-Norman - Southeast District Regional Mission Coordinator
  
• Wayne Baldwin - McElroy/Ellis Chapel/Central UMC Wynne (charge realignment)
• Mark Massey - Hughes/Madison UMCs
• Toby Austin - Waller's Chapel/Fountain Hill/Zion UMCs
• Velda Bell - Harmony Grove UMC
• Charles Perry - Hampton/Harrell/Faustina UMCs
• Frank Cook - Alpena/Bergman UMCs
• Michael Smith-Dodson - East Phillips County Parish (Helena/West Helena/Elaine charge realignment), Associate Pastor
• Ryan Spurlock - Earle/Crawfordsville UMCs
• Melvin Mann - Parkin UMC
• Cory Pfifer - Hunter UMC
• Debbie Head - Montrose UMC
• Boyd Savage - Hebron UMC
• Jesse James - Extra UMC
• John Michael - Mammoth Spring/Camp UMCs
• J.R. McElhannon - Pine Log/Pleasant Hill UMCs
• Everett Isom - Warren Chapel/Wood's Chapel UMCs
• Beth Stegall - Sparkman Charge
• Pam Brule - Blevins Charge
• Michael Daniel - Asbury/McNeil UMCs (charge realignment)
• David A. Moore - Shiloh Paragould/Marmaduke UMCs (charge realignment), Senior Pastor
• Carol Moore - Shiloh Paragould/Marmaduke UMCs (charge realignment), Associate Pastor
• Winston Roden - St. Mark UMC El Dorado
• Soniyyah ("Sonna") Blue - St. James UMC Little Rock, Associate Pastor
  

Mid-year appointments

• William "Bill" Cato - Fordyce First
• Harry "Buddy" Hamner - Rondo / Pleasant Hill, Texarkana
• Sara Gotshcall - Hampton / Harrell / Faustina
• Wayne Bell - Graham's Chapel
• Nat Grady - St Paul Maumelle
• Don Nolley - Paragould First (Effective Nov. 4)
  
• Monty Bell - Wheatley/Salem
• Rashim Merriwether - Saint James: Fayetteville
• Jim Harris - New Hope: Sheridan
• Michael Bolin - Wheatley/Salem (Effective Jan. 1, 2013)
• Donna Harvey - Pangburn/Mt. Pisgah (Effective Dec. 2, 2012)
• Jim West - Black Rock/Lynn/Powhatan (Effective Jan. 1, 2013)
• Troy Cate - Rockport UMC (Effective Jan. 1, 2013) 
• Jim Bacon - Center Grove: Sheridan (Interim, from Jan. 1 - June 30, 2013)
• Phil Worley - Portland/Wilmot/Dermott (Effective Jan. 15, 2013)
• Kenny Lee - Berryville (Effective March 1, 2013)
• Dan Williams - Midland Heights/Mt. Olive (Charge realignment, effective Feb. 13, 2013)
• Tom Hazelwood - Memphis Conference director of connectional ministries (Effective June 1, 2013)
• Andrew Thompson - Marion UMC, part-time associate (In addition to existing appointment at Memphis Theological Seminary; effective April 1, 2013)
  

Retirements