2018-2019 Projected Appointments Released by Bishop Bryan & the Cabinet May 6, 2018 These are the appointments that have been projected to date. Other appointments will follow as they are projected. Note: The PPR/SPR chair may phone the projected pastor to offer a welcome. Other congregational leaders may do so as well. Site visits by the projected clergy to the newly projected appointment may be planned after May 1. Pastor Aubrey Abbott Unity Winona Park Grant Abernathy Perry Crossroads Morgans Chapel Jerry Akin Riverside Buena Vista Jeremy Alexander Buena Vista Howard Charge Thomas Anderson Lyons First Waldens / Bethel Charge Donna Avera Waldens / Bethel Corinth Stan Ballew Deepstep Abbeville / Liberty Hill Charge Christy Bandy Cairo First Whigham / Springhill Charge Anthony Bankhead Asbury (Columbus) Richland Alan Barrett TMS Global, Waverly Hall / Ellerslie Charge Asbury (Columbus), The Mission Society-Global Kirk Beckham (SY) Doerun / Funston (TBS) Dixie / Ozell Charge Hale Bishop Skidaway Park Avenue Josh Bizzell Warner Robins First Byromville / Drayton Charge, GSW Wesley Foundation Rus Black Nevils Swainsboro First, Associate Maggie Bloodworth (SY) Wenona / Rebecca (TBS) Rebecca Jamie Bone Park Avenue, Associate New clergy Scott Brenton Hazlehurst / Philadelphia Charge Blakely First
Walter Brooks (SY) Shelton Chapel No current appointment Andy Brownley Lumber City / Dodges Chapel Shelton Chapel / Dodges Chapel Paul Buckhiester Shellman / Trinity Charge Midway (Columbus) Candice Butler Mt Zion (Campground), Leila Grace (Tifton) Whit Byram Valdosta First Cairo First Nick Campbell (SY) Wrightsville Circuit (TBS) No prior appointment David Carter Bethel (Crawford County) Crawford County Circuit Joseph Carter Homerville Mt Calvary Paul Coats Howard Charge Georgetown / Union / Sharon Marcia Cochran Jekyll Island St Simons Sam Collins Dudley Dexter Nita Crump Director of Connectional Ministries Southwest District Superintendent Mollie Danner Tyson Memorial Pavo Ben DeFore Winona Park Asbury (Baxley) David Diaz Cordele First, Assoc. (Nuevo Pacto) Bainbridge Hispanic / El Faro Hispanic Jason Dillard Gray/Clinton Charge Perry Crossroads John Drake Millen Soperton Josh Duckworth White Bluff Hazlehurst / Philadelphia Charge Garth Duke-Barton Epworth (Jesup) Friendship (Donalsonville) Rebecca Duke-Barton Jesup First Colquitt Dwight Dunn Georgetown / Union / Sharon No prior appointment Charlotte Edwards Ebenezer / Nepsey-Warren No current appointment Tammy Fincher Daisy / Hagan Charge No prior appointment Sally Flowers Quitman New Harvest / Providence Jonathan Fuller Warwick Blakely Charge Carroll Gay Harden s Chapel / Sharpe s Chapel Harden s Chapel
Chip Grantham Tifton First Brooklet Cathy Green Grace (Savannah) Pinson Memorial Hall Grimmett Byromville / Drayton Charge Shellman / Trinity Charge John Haney Pitts Chapel White Bluff John Harrington Sparks Morvin / Mt Zion David Hibberts Whigham / Springhill Charge Glennville Derek Hobbs Meldrim / Marlow Buck Creek Rick Holt Dixie / Ozell Bethel (Surrency) Ronnie Howell Chula / Harding No current appointment Danny Hughes Pine Level No prior appointment Greg Jackson (SY) St. Andrews / Horse Creek (TBS) No prior appointment Ron Johnson Smyrna Smyrna / Pearson s Chapel Royce Johnson Pavo, Meigs Meigs/Ochlocknee Tom Jones St Simons St Marys Billy Kimbrel Abbeville / Liberty Hill Charge Warwick Linda Laye (SY) The Fellowship at Rose Hill Mission (TBS) No prior assignment Bill Lee Glenwood Portal Gregory Lee Naylor No current appointment Nate Lehman Friendship (Donalsonville) Porterfield Memorial, Associate Lori Lewis Blakely Charge Darien Tucker Lewis Blakely First Jesup First Shane Lovvorn Dawson Street Dawson Street / Vashti Center, Director of Spiritual Life Mark Magoni Martha Bowman Methodist Home Vice Pres., Church Relations / Chaplain Jody Martin Laurel Branch No current appointment Jason McClendon Buck Creek / Blue Springs / Harmony Deepstep
Robert McDaniel Living Grace Pitts Chapel Joyce Moncrief (SY) Walker s Chapel (TBS) No prior appointment Bob Moon Methodist Home Vice Pres., Church Relations / Chaplain Valdosta First Charles Sonny Moon Portal No prior appointment in S.Ga. Ken Morgan Springfield Warner Robins First Jim Morrow Glennville Lyons First Wayne Morrow, Jr. Andrew Chapel No prior appointment Jason Owens Hiltonia Unity Kevin Palmore Payne s Chapel Garfield Lee Pettis Soperton / Landsburg Millen / Blue Springs / Harmony Charge Steve Posey Hopewell / Pearson s Chapel Hopewell Michael Powell Stephen s Chapel Stephen s Chapel (Lay Supply) Bryan Price (SY) Garfield / New Beulah (TBS) New Beulah Steve Purnell Pinson Memorial / Poulan Grace (Savannah) Glenn Rainey Patterson Bickley Felipe Ricardo El Faro / Morgan Hispanic Cordele First Assoc. (Nuevo Pacto) / Morgan Hispanic Debora Richards Asbury (Savannah) St. Andrews / Horse Creek Leanette Roberson (SY) Richland (TBS) No prior appointment Dan Robinson Lenox Chula / Harding Tommy Roe Dexter / Chester Chester Larry Rollins Cordele First St Peter (Columbus) Janet Sack Trinity (Donalsonville) Glenwood / Landsburg Devin Schultz The Gathering Kingsland First Byron Scott Bethel (Surrency) Patterson
Jerry Sharpe Green s Cut / Friendship Green s Cut Doreen Smalls Southwest District Superintendent Asbury (Savannah) Freddie Smith Corinth Dudley Randy Spicer New Harvest / Providence Trinity (Donalsonville) Scott Stanfill Colquitt Albany First, Associate Tim Steffen Christ UMC, Lexington District, KY Conference, 346.1 Martha Bowman Chip Strickland Brooklet Riverside Tillford Thomas Midway (Columbus) No prior appointment David Thompson Coastal District Superintendent Cordele First Brandon Tolle Wesley Foundation of Macon Wesley Found. of Macon (SY) Jimmy Towson Park Avenue Mulberry Street Melissa Traver St Peter (Columbus) Epworth (Jesup) Jay Tucker Richmond Hill Gray / Clinton Charge Dan Underwood Folkston Homerville Johnny Updike (SY) GSW Wesley Foundation (TBS) No Prior Appointment Jack Varnell Trinity Chapel Folkston Bruce Vaughn Kingsland First Waverly Hall / Ellerslie Charge Chance Ward Goshen / The Chapel Effingham Cooperative Parish Goshen Roy White St Marys Living Grace Duane Whittaker Bronwood / Smithville Not currently appointed Sam Wilder Waynesboro First Waynesboro / Friendship Marcia Williams Magnolia Manor, Chaplain Not currently appointed Jill Willingham Mt Calvary Doerun / Funston Matt Woodbery Mulberry Street Director of Connectional Ministries
Retiring at the 2018 Annual Conference Session Pastor Paul Buckhiester Marcia Cochran Ron Dixon James Giddens Gerald Goodman William O. Harris Bernard Khaw Don King Glenn A. Martin Wayne Moseley Randy Mosley Reese Nelson Vance Riggins Midway (Columbus) St Simons Davisboro / New Hope Skidaway Island Medical Leave Medical Leave Thiells Garnerville UMC (Greater New Jersey Annual Conference) Fort Gaines Charge Richmond Hill Coastal District Superintendent Springfield Park Avenue (Deacon) Medical Leave Donna Sue Roberts (9/1/17) West Bainbridge Benjy Varnell Edwin Willis Tifton First Meldrim / Marlow