It is the intention of Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball to appoint (or assign) the following persons effective July 1, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
New Appointment Church/Charge | Pastor | District | Date of Announcement | Effective Date |
Suncrest UMC | Larry Buckland | MonValley | 2/5/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
First UMC Princeton | Michael Rexroad | Southern | 2/12/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Shinnston – First – Lambert’s Run- Zeising – Gypsy | Michael Burge | MonValley | 2/12/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Grove Street – Hedrick Chapel | Robert Baer, Jr. | Potomac Highlands | 2/12/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
LIFE | Mike Estep | MonValley | 2/19/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Bridgeport | Matthew Paugh | Northern | 2/19/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
New Martinsville | Charles May | Northern | 2/26/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Johnson Memorial | Annette Carper | Nine Rivers | 2/26/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Calvary / Simpson | Kara Rowe | Northern | 3/5/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Elizabeth Memorial | Jonathan Dierdorff | Nine Rivers | 3/5/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Christ Sutton / Flatwoods | Tim Bleigh | Greenbrier Wesleyan | 3/5/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Epworth | Kerry Bart | Little Kanawha | 3/5/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Kee Street / Stinson | David Lee | Southern | 3/5/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
First, Parsons | Julie Davis | Potomac Highlands | 3/12/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Catawba Charge | Robert Barr | MonValley | 3/12/2023 | 3/12/2023 |
Hamlin | Jason Carper | Nine Rivers | 3/12/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
North View / Temple | John Langenstein | Northern | 3/19/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Duff St. / Stealey | Tim Kelley | Northern | 3/19/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
St. Andrew / Lakeview | Brian Plum | Nine Rivers | 3/26/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Otterbein-Elkins | Cindy Morgan-Roberts | MonValley | 4/2/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Broad Street | Becky Romanello | Little Kanawha | 4/2/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
St. John-South Roane | Pam Ritchie | Little Kanawha | 4/2/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
St. Paul’s, Oakland | Brian Long | Potomac Highlands | 4/2/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Augusta | Eric Beeman | Potomac Highlands | 4/2/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
W. Milford/Sycamore | Joy Butcher Winfree | Northern | 4/2/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
New Life/Hope | Ron Gamble | Northern | 4/2/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Colliers | James Rahr | Northern | 4/16/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Peters Valley | Jack Fisher | Southern | 4/23/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Lindside-Petertown | Cassie Fisher | Southern | 4/23/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Wellsburg/Franklin | Nelson Ngongo | Northern | 4/23/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Antioch-Rees Chapel | Nathan Epling | Potomac Highlands | 4/23/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
First UMC, South Charleston | Paula Napier | Nine Rivers | 4/23/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Stealey | Andy Fowler | Northern | 4/30/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Madison | Robert O. Fulton | Southern | 4/30/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Christ – St. Paul’s | Shauna Hyde | Little Kanawha | 4/30/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Winfield | Charlie Mays | Nine Rivers | 4/30/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Eastern Greenbrier | Phil Hickman | Greenbrier Wesleyan | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
White Sulphur Springs Charge | Steve Grimes | Greenbrier Wesleyan | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Leroy Charge | Thomas King | Little Kanawha | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Millwood – Pleasant View | Claire Pursley | Little Kanawha | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Rainelle | J.W. Puckett | Greenbrier Wesleyan | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Minnehaha Springs | Joe Galford | Greenbrier Wesleyan | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Lauckport | Samuel Wigal | Little Kanawha | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Trinity-Waldon, Piedmont | Ted Bessey | Potomac Highlands | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Ellenboro | Dave Wilson | Northern | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Buffalo – Good Shepherd | Mark A. Harris | Nine Rivers | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Graham – New Haven | Rob Grady | Nine Rivers | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Buffalo – Good Shepherd, Asst. | Logan Harris | Nine Rivers | 5/7/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Washington | David Calvert, Interim | Little Kanawha | 5/14/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Program Director, Loop It Up Arts | Chrissy Ruehl | Little Kanawha | 5/14/2023 | 2/27/2023 |
Elkview | Tyler Hylton | Nine Rivers | 5/14/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Humphreys – St. Peters | Jacob Henley | Nine Rivers | 5/14/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Lakeview | Cindy Skinner | Potomac Highlands | 5/14/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Dry Fork | Steven Wymer | Potomac Highlands | 5/14/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Bascom | Paula McCoy | Greenbrier Wesleyan | 5/14/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Mt. Rupert | Gary Phillips | Greenbrier Wesleyan | 5/14/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
West Liberty Federated Church | Diann Nickerson | Northern | 5/21/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Meadowdale | Everett Powell | MonValley | 5/21/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Trinity, Terra Alta | William Durst | Potomac Highlands | 5/21/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Bayard – Mt. Storm | Rebecca Christine Kuhn | Potomac Highlands | 5/21/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Baker | Greg Hicks | Potomac Highlands | 5/21/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Brookhaven – Harner Chapel – Tyrone | Pam Todd | MonValley | 5/21/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Central | Christie Berty | Nine Rivers | 5/21/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Burns Chapel – Kanes Creek – Mt. Vernon | Teresa Prince | MonValley | 5/29/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Mt. Zion (Craigsville) | Bill Kiser | Greenbrier Wesleyan | 5/29/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Mt. Hermon | Holt Poling | Greenbrier Wesleyan | 5/29/2023 | 7/1/2023 |
Barboursville – Dillon | Alan Flaitz | Nine Rivers | 5/29/2023 | 7/1/2023 |