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After prayer and consultation with the Cabinet, Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling has made the following clergy appointment changes, effective July 1, 2024.

• Rev. Sheridan Allmond to St. Paul’s UMC in Kensington, from Mount Olive UMC in Randallstown
• Rev. Miguel Balderas to Cheverly UMC in Cheverly, from Liberty Grove UMC in Burtonsville
• Rev. Walter Beaudwin to Trinity UMC in Prince Frederick, from St. Andrews of Annapolis UMC in Edgewater
• Pastor Natiya Bennett to associate pastor at Towson UMC in Towson
• Rev. Chris Bishop to Rehoboth UMC in Williamsport, from Mt. Zion UMC in Myersville 
• Tom Brown to Mt. Lena UMC in Boonsboro (effective August 1)
• Rev. William Carpenter to Linganore UMC in Union Bridge, from the Greater Brunswick Charge (Doubs-Epworth UMC and Jefferson UMC)
• Rev. Michael Carrington to Eastern UMC and Campus Ministry at Morgan State
• Valerie Christian, CLM, appointed to Daisy UMC in Woodbine
• Rev. David Coakley, retired Elder, to Harmony UMC in Falling Waters, W.Va, as interim pastor
• Rev. Ian Collier to Linden-Linthicum UMC in Clarksville, from Wesley Freedom UMC in Eldersburg
• Pastor Michelle Corbett to associate pastor of the Northwest Baltimore Cooperative Parish (Arlington Lewin, Elderslie-St. Andrews, Gwynn Oak, Mt. Washington-Aldersgate, and St. Paul Praise and Worship UMCs) in Baltimore, from Mt. Washington-Aldersgate UMC in Baltimore
• Rev. James Daniely to Shiloh Community UMC in Newburg
• Rev Chania Dillard to Olivet UMC in Lusby
• Rev. Lemuel Dominguez to Epworth UMC in Cockeysville, from Grace UMC in Baltimore
• Pastor Deirdre Duda to Susquehanna Cooperative Parish (Hopewell and Wesleyan Chapel UMCs) in Havre de Grace, from Mission Central Parish in the Baltimore Suburban District
• Rev. Kyle Durbin to Davidsonville UMC in Davidsonville, from Frostburg UMC in Frostburg
• Rev. Curtis Ehrgott to St. Luke’s UMC and Royal Oak UMC in St. Michaels, from Concord-St. Andrew in Bethesda
• Rev. Sarah Elliott to Bethany UMC in Clio, Michigan, from Pasadena UMC in Pasadena
• Rev. Douglas Fox to Liberty Grove UMC in Burtonsville, from Araby UMC in Frederick
• Angela Frye to Ellerslie UMC in Ellerslie
• James Gordon to Brooklyn Community UMC in Brooklyn (on the North County Cooperative Parish in the Annapolis District)
• Rev. Chris Guyer, associate pastor of the Sykesville Parish (St. Paul’s UMC and Gaither UMC in Skyesville) and pastor of Mt. Olive UMC, Mt. Airy UMC in Mt. Airy 
• Rev. Benjamin Hall to Jones Memorial UMC in Washington D.C.
• Rev. Bonnie Hawk to Araby UMC
• Rev. Beth Heller to Frostburg UMC in Frostburg  from First Saints Community Church in St. Mary’s County
• Pastor Delonta Hicks to Peters UMC in Dunkirk, from St Luke UMC in Scotland
• Rev. Dellyne Hinton to lead pastor of the Northwest Baltimore Cooperative Parish (Arlington Lewin, Elderslie-St. Andrews, Gwynn Oak, Mt. Washington-Aldersgate, and St. Paul Praise and Worship UMCs) in Baltimore, from the G.O.A.L. Charge (Gwynn Oak and Arlington Lewin UMCs) in Baltimore
• Rev. Lynne Humphries-Russ to the Timonium-Phoenix Cooperative Parish ( Timonium, Clynmalira, Frames Memorial, and Poplar Grove UMCs) on the Baltimore Suburban District, from the Susquehanna Cooperative Parish ( Hopewell and Wesleyan Chapel UMCs) in the Baltimore Suburban District
• Pastor Peggy Ireland to Emmanuel UMC in Huntingtown, from Interim Pastor at Emmanuel UMC.
• Cary James, Jr. to Extension Ministry at the Mid-Atlantic United Methodist Foundation as Associate Director, from Jones Memorial UMC in Washington, D.C
• Mark Jarema as associate pastor to Greater Brunswick Charge, working directly with Doubs-Jefferson UMCs
• Pastor Faye Johnson to Metropolitan UMC Indian Head, from Peters and Coopers UMCs in Dunkirk
• Rev. Paul Johnson to Goshen UMC in Gaithersburg, from Hughes Memorial UMC in Washington, D.C.
• Rev. YouJung Jung to Rockville UMC in Rockville, from Prospect UMC and Marvin Chapel UMC in Mt. Airy 
• Rev. Mary Ka Kanahan to St. Paul’s and Gaither UMC, in Skyesville, effective Feb. 1, from St. John United in Columbia
• Rev. Dong Eun Lee to Mays Chapel Cooperative Parish in Lutherville and Cockeysville, from Glyndon UMC in Glyndon
• Rev. Keystone Lee to Marvin Chapel UMC & Prospect UMC in Mount Airy, from Florhville UMC in Sykesville
• Rev Tony Love to St. Paul UMC in Oxon Hill, from Interim Pastor at St. Paul UMC
• Rev. Darryl Mason to Providence-Fort Washington UMC in Fort Washington, from Metropolitan UMC in Indian Head
• Rev. Elsie McKenney, retired Elder, to Calvary UMC in  Martinsburg, W.Va., as interim pastor
• Pastor Yulanda Mitchell to Mission Central Parish on the Baltimore Suburban District, from Shiloh UMC in Hampstead
• Pastor Kermit Moore to Coopers UMC in Dunkirk, from Providence-Fort Washington UMC in Fort Washington
• Pastor Sheryl Morsell to Mt. Olivet UMC in Catonsville
• Rev. John Nupp to Pasadena UMC in Pasadena
• Pastor Martin Odom to Mt. Zion UMC in Baltimore
• Rev. Bryant Oskvig to National UMC in Washington, D.C., from American University in Washington, D.C
• Rev. Isaiah Redd to Emmarts-Mt. Olive Charge in Baltimore, from Mt. Zion-Emmarts Charge in Baltimore
• Charles Rice to Oakland UMC in Sykesville
• Rev. Melissa Rudolph, Rev. John Rudolph, and Pastor Jerry Gautcher, to North Carroll Cooperative Parish, reconfigured, on the Baltimore Suburban District, from North Carroll Cooperative Parish on the Baltimore Suburban District
• Rev. David Scott to The Journey of Faith UMC in Waldorf, from Shiloh Community UMC in Newburg
• Rev. Corey Sharpe to Mt. Zion UMC in Mechanicsville, from Huntingtown UMC in Huntingtown
• Rev. Gary Sheffield-James to Glyndon UMC in Glyndon, from Wesley UMC in Hampstead
• Rev. Emily Skorupinski to St. Andrew’s UMC in Edgewater, from Galesville UMC in Galesville and Centenary UMC in Shady Side
• Michael Simms, Sr., to Macedonia UMC in Odenton
• Rev. Lillian Smith to be superintendent of the Altoona Supervisory Area of the Susquehanna Conference, from Cheverly UMC in Cheverly
• Pastor Kate Snyder to Mt Harmony-Lower Marlboro in Owings, from Solley UMC in Glen Bernie
• Jean Squires to the Hancock Area Cooperative Parish (Catalpa/Piney Plains UMC) 
• Rev. Jenn Tabor Osterfeld to Huntingtown UMC in Huntingtown, from Mt. Zion in Lothian
• Rev. Reginald Tarpley to Hughes Memorial UMC in Washington, D.C., from The Journey of Faith UMC in Waldorf
• Brian Tedrick to Mt. Olivet UMC in Berkeley Springs, WV
• Rev. Alex Thomas to Concord-St. Andrew’s UMC in Bethesda from Olivet Charge in Lusby.
• Rev. Laurie Tingley to Havre de Grace UMC in Havre de Grace, from Mays Chapel UMC in Timonium
• Rev. Melaina Trice to Clinton UMC in Clinton, from Glen Mar UMC in Ellicott City
• Rev. Sam Tryon to Emmanuel UMC in Laurel, from Brookville and Immanuel UMCs in Brandywine
• Rev. Doug Tzan to Extension Ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. (effective Summer 2023), from Sykesville Parish
• Pastor Shawn Vollmerhausen to Mt. Zion UMC in Finksburg
• Rev. Karin Walker and Rev. Danny Breidenbaugh to Mission Central Parish, reconfigured, on the Baltimore Suburban District from Mission Central Parish on the Baltimore Suburban District
• Rev. Becki Wessinger to the Hancock Area Cooperative Parish (Hancock UMC), from Hancock UMC
• Rev. Meredith Wilkins to St. Marks UMC in Easton, from Arnolia UMC in Parkville
• Pastor Angelic Williams to the St. Luke–Mt. Vernon Place Charge in Baltimore, from St. Luke UMC in Baltimore.
• Rev. Daryl Williams to Extension Ministry at The Kingdom Network in Calverton
• Rev. Heath Wilson to Lothian Cooperative Parish (Mt. Zion UMC and Wesley Chapel UMC) in Lothian, from Mt. Zion UMC in Lothian
• Rev. Ryan Wise to St. Luke UMC in Scotland
• Rev. Sherri Wood-Powe to Covenant UMC in Gaithersburg, from Oak Chapel UMC in Silver Spring
• Rev. Rani Woodrow to Hagerstown Charge (Shiloh UMC & Washington Square UMC
• Rev. Dirk Wooten to Brookfield-Immanuel Charge in Brandywine & Upper Marlboro
• Rev. Nick Works to South Damascus Charge: Mount Tabor, Salem, Wesley Grove UMCs in Gaithersburg, from South Damascus Charge.
• Rev. David “DV” Yost from Mt. Vernon Place UMC in Baltimore, to Arnolia UMC in Parkville 
• Rev. Tom Young to Mt. Zion UMC in Myersville, from Mt. Lena UMC in Boonsboro
• Rev. Jeffrey Zalatoris to LaVale UMC in LaVale and Christ UMC in Cumberland, from Harmony UMC in Falling Waters, W.Va.