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2026-27 Appointment Codes

AF Affiliate Member (¶¶, 337.1344.3b, 586.4d)

AL Administrative Location (¶ 360)

AM Associate Member (¶¶ 322, 370.1, 634.2h)

BH Bishop

CC Certified Candidate

DC Deaconess (¶ 1913.2)

DM Diaconal Minister (2004 Discipline ¶ 369.1)

DR Retired Diaconal Minister (consecrated under provisions of 1992 or earlier Discipline) (¶ 357)

FD Deacon in Full Connection (¶ 330)

FE Elder in Full connection (¶ 355)

FL Full-time Local Pastor (¶ 318.1)

FLR Full-time Local Pastor Retired (¶318.1)

HL Honorable Location (¶ 359.1)

HM Home Missioner (¶ 1913.2)

HR Honorable Location Retired (¶ 359.3) (status restored by GBHEM)

LM Certified Lay Minister (¶ 268)

NC No Longer Clergy

NL Local Pastor Approved, Not Appointed

OA Associate Member of Other Annual Conference (¶ 346.1)

OD Deacon Member of Other Annual Conference (¶¶ 331, 346.1)

OE Elder Member of Other Annual Conference

OF Full Member of Other Denomination (¶ 346.2)

OFD Full Connection Deacon of Other Annual Conference (¶¶ 331, 346.1)

OFE Full Connection Elder of Other Annual Conference

OL Local Pastors on Loan (¶ 318.4)

OM Other Methodist Denominations (¶ 346.1)

OMR Retired Other Methodist Denomination

OP Provisional Member of Other Annual Conference (¶ 346.1)

OPD Provisional Deacon of Other Annual Conference (¶¶ 331, 346.1)

OPE Provisional Elder of Other Annual Conference

OR Retired Member of Other Annual Conference

ORD Retired Deacon of Other Annual Conference

ORE Retired Elder of Other Annual Conference

PD Provisional Deacon (¶¶ 324, 325, 326)

PE Provisional Elder (¶¶ 324, 325, 326)

PL Part-time Local Pastor (¶ 318.2)

PLR Part-time Local Pastor Retired (¶ 318.2)

RA Retired Associate Member (¶ 358)

RD Retired Deacon in Full Connection (¶ 358)

RDC Retired Deaconess (¶ 1913.2)

RE Retired Full Elder (¶ 358)

RHM Retired Home Missioner (¶ 1913.2)

RL Retired Local Pastor (¶¶ 320.5, 327.7)

RP Retired Provisional Member (¶ 357) (Prior to Jan. 1, 2013)

SL Student Local Pastor (¶ 318.3)

SY Other Supplied – assigned pastors this will also include Lay Servant and Lay Speaker Persons (¶¶ 266, 267)

(Bold indicates new appointments and charge line changes.)

IS REVEALED

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Capital River District Superintendent • Capital River District (¶344.1.a.1-3): Arthur Ray Harper III (Trey) FE 7/1/2025

Adams Adams 2501 Daniel Glen Speed (Danny) FE 7/1/2025

Asbury Asbury 2509 Wilbert Charles Bryant (Charles) RA 6/17/2014

Barlow Brandywine 2519 Dan Leroy Campbell (Dan) PL 7/1/2022

Benton: Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel 2675

Bradley Chapel Bradley Chapel 2515

M Hudson (Jackie) LM 7/1/2019

V Barnes (Paul) PL 1/1/2025

Brandon Bay / St. James Brandon Bay 2517 Richard Andre Tillman (Andre) PL 6/21/2011

Brandon Bay / St. James St James 2643

Bridgeville-New Hope Little Rock 2589

Bridgeville-New Hope New Hope 2617

Brookhaven: First Brookhaven First 2523

Brookhaven: Kynett Kynett 2583

Bude Mt Olive 2603

Bude Mt Vernon 2613

Andre Tillman (Andre) PL 6/21/2011

Kennedy (Olifphia) PL 9/1/2018

(Jesse)

(Keith)

Willis Sr (Timothy) PL 7/1/2016

Reed (Megan) PL 7/1/2024 Carpenter Carpenter 2527

Cary: Clark Chapel Clarks Chapel 2539 Patricia

David Sahler (Mike) RE 7/1/2022

Jackson: Anderson Anderson (Senior Pastor) 2507

FL 7/1/2025

Stephen Tyrone Cook (Stephen) FE 7/1/2023

Jackson: Anderson Anderson (Associate) 2507 Linda Lindsey-Williams (Linda) PL 6/22/2010

Jackson: Broadmeadow Broadmeadow 2521

Jackson: Central Central 2535

Jackson: Galloway Memorial Galloway Memorial (Associate) 2565

Jackson: Galloway Memorial Galloway Memorial (Senior Pastor) 2565

Jackson: Galloway Memorial Galloway Memorial (Associate) 2565

Jackson: Leavell Woods Leavell Woods 2585

Jackson: Pratt Memorial Pratt Memorial 2635

Suzanna Keen Hyland (Sue) FL 1/1/2024

Domini S. Henry (Domini) FE 7/1/2025

Leslie Boyd (Haven) FD 7/1/2025

Katherine Giedd (Katie) FE 7/1/2024

Brandon Lavonne Halford (Brandon) FE 7/1/2024

Elizabeth Miskelly (Raigan) FE 7/1/2024

Lori Galambos Till (Lori) FD 7/1/2020

Walter Roberts Jr (Walter) PE 7/1/2024

Zachary C Beasley (Zach) FE 7/1/2026

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Charge Church

Jackson: St. Luke St Luke’s 2647

Jackson: We Are One We Are One 2669

Jackson: Wells Memorial Wells Memorial (Director) 2671

Jackson: Wells Memorial Wells Memorial (Senior Pastor) 2671

Johnston Chapel Johnston Chapel 2577

Kingsley Chapel Kingsley Chapel 2579

Kingston Kingston 2581

Lampton: New Zion-St. Paul New Zion 2623

Lampton: New Zion-St. Paul St Paul 2657

Jerry Bruce Case (Bruce) FE 7/1/2022

Jerry Mannery (Jerry) PLR 1/1/2019

Suzanna Keen Hyland (Sue) FL 7/1/2021

Lewis E Logan II (Lewis) OF 7/1/2026

Jonathan Tullos (Jonathan) FE 7/1/2025

Melinda Todd (Melinda) LM 7/1/2026

James Carey Beam-Ingram (Jim) FE 7/1/2023

Vivian Denise Brown-Toussaint (Vivian) PE 7/1/2024

Liberty Liberty 2587 Mark Allen (Mark) PL 7/1/2026

Liberty Circuit Cedar Grove 2531

Liberty Circuit Belle Hill 2511

(Cynthia)

(Jesse)

Lorman Blue Hill 2513 Dan Leroy Campbell (Dan) PL 1/22/2023 Macedonia Macedonia 2595 Wendell Knight (Chelsae) PL 6/25/2019

Madison: Parkway Hills Parkway Hills 2627 Alma Dawn Flowers (Dawn) FE 7/1/2017

Madison: St. Matthew’s St Matthew’s (Senior Pastor) 2651

Madison: St. Matthew’s St Matthew’s (Youth Minister) 2651

George Richard James (Ricky) FE 7/1/2026

Beth Davis (Mary Beth)

Madison: St. Matthew’s St Matthew’s (Associate) 2651 Brian

Vicksburg:

Yazoo

DEACONS APPOINTED BEYOND THE LOCAL CHURCH

Grace Counseling Center (¶344.1d)

Great Plains Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Healing Pathways Counseling, LLC (¶344.1d)

Southern Methodist University (¶344.1.a.1-3)

EXTENSION MINISTRY

California-Pacific Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Capital River District (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Center for Ministry (¶344.1b)

Civil Air Patrol (¶344.1d)

Holmes Community College (¶344.1d)

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Walter Lee Frazier (Walter) FD 6/5/2001

Susan Hood (Susan) FD 1/1/2025

Diane Lynne Braman (Diane) FD 2/5/2020

Elisabeth Anne Garvin (Lisa) FD 10/19/2020

Gregory Austin Pittman (Greg) FE 7/1/2019

Arthur Ray Harper III (Trey) FE 7/1/2025

Sylvia Strickland Blackwell (Sylvia) FE 8/21/2023

Emily Harber Williams (Emily) PL 7/24/2025

John Robert Hall (J R) RE 6/9/2005

Holy Child, Educating Young Women of Conscience & Action (¶344.1d) Gerald Liu (Gerald) FE 7/1/2025

Illinois Great Rivers Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Methodist Rehabilitation Center (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Millsaps College (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Mississippi Conference (¶344.1.a.1-3)

MS Methodist Foundation (¶344.1.a.1-3)

National Network of Young People (¶344.1d)

Thresholds Counseling and Consulting (¶344.1d)

US Navy (¶344.1b)

Veterans Hospital - Jackson (¶344.1d)

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Family Leave (¶354.2)

Personal Leave (¶354.2a)

Transitional Leave (¶354.2c)

MEDICAL LEAVE

Medical Leave (¶357)

Tara Jeneen Hayes (Tara Collins) FE 7/1/2023

Erin Elise Hicks (Erin) FE 7/1/2026

Susannah Grubbs-Carr (Susannah) FE 7/1/2026

Mitchell Wayne Cochran (Mitch) FE 7/1/2026

Erin Elise Hicks (Erin) FE 7/1/2026

Timothy Charles Thompson Sr (Tim) FE 6/21/2011

John Mark Branning (John) FE 8/25/2021

Kevin M Kosh Jr (Kevin) FE 8/1/2022

Kristen Williams-Keary (Kristen) FE 6/23/2009

Michael Ray Baker (Michael) FE 6/5/2002

Walter Norman Leverette (Walter) RE 6/5/2001

Earl Wilson III (Earl) FE 6/22/2010

Benetra Johnson (Benetra) FE 7/1/26

Erin Nichole Grant (Erin) FE 2/15/2022

Christine Brooking Richardson (Chris) FE 7/1/2025

Vera Hall (Vera) FE 7/1/2021

Jason Edward Harms (Jason) FE 7/1/2023

Bess Perrier (Bess) FE 7/1/2024

Robert Wilson Grant Jr (Rob) FE 7/1/2025

Vicki Watkins Landrum (Vicki) FE 7/1/2026

Frederick Leon Gerber (Fred) FL 7/1/2010

Hongsik Yoo (Hong) FE 7/1/2023

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Charge Church

Barlow Barlow 4507 Ozell Landfair Sr (Ozell) RE 7/1/2021

Belzoni Circuit Evans Chapel 4541 Olivear Herron Booker (Olivear) PL 7/1/2026

Belzoni: First Belzoni First 4511 Robert Paul McDonald (Paul) FE 7/1/2025

Binford Chapel Binford Chapel 4515 James Earp Forrest (James) PL 6/6/2003

Brooksville Circuit Baldwin 4505 Loudoris Hinton Gardner (Loudoris) PL 7/1/2026

Brooksville Circuit Drake Hill 4531 Loudoris Hinton Gardner (Loudoris) PL 7/1/2026

Buffalo-Ethel Buffalo 4521 Leon Miller (Leon) PL 6/6/2003

Buffalo-Ethel Mt Lebanon 4613 Leon Miller (Leon) PL 6/6/2003

Buffalo-Ethel Mt Vernon 4619 Leon Miller (Leon) PL 6/6/2003

Carrollton:Vincent Carrollton Vincent 4523

Henry Brown (Fred) RE 7/1/2021

Carrollton-Valley Hill North Carrollton 4627 Cindy Glazier (Cindy) FL 7/1/2024

Cleveland: First Cleveland First 4525

Christopher Young (Chris) FE 7/1/2021 Columbiana Columbiana 4529

Mitchell (Aubrey) FL 7/1/2023

Columbus Circuit Military 4605 Antra L Geeter (Antra) PL 6/19/2012

Columbus: St. James St James 4663

Drew: Beasley Beasley 4509

Dumas Chapel-Pleasant Hill Dumas Chapel 4535 Riley Robinson Forrest (Riley)

Dumas Chapel-Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill 4637

Ebenezer: Mt. Zion Ebenezer Mt Zion 4537 Ozell Landfair Sr (Ozell) RE 7/1/2021

Epworth-Galilee Treadwell Epworth 4539

Epworth-Galilee Treadwell Galilee Treadwell 4545

Greenville: Revels Greenville Revels 4557

(Phillip)

Johnny Earl Davis Sr (Johnny) FL 6/16/2015

Greenwood: Decell Greenwood DeCell 4559 Fredrick Henry Brown (Fred) RE 7/1/2021

Greenwood: First Greenwood First 4561 Phillip Steven Dearman (Phillip) FE 7/1/2024

Greenwood: Wesley Greenwood Wesley 4563 Ruth McKinney (Ruth) PL 9/1/2021

Grenada: Vincent Grenada Vincent 4565 Aubrey Mitchell (Aubrey) FL 7/1/2023

Indianola: Rasberry Indianola Rasberry 4575

Itta Bena: Samuel Chapel Samuel Chapel 4651

Olivear Herron Booker (Olivear) PL 7/1/2026

Jonathan McNeil Lowry Parker (Jonathan) FE 7/1/2017

Kilmichael Parish Kilmichael 4583 Cindy Glazier (Cindy) FL 7/1/2021

Kilmichael: Mt Zion Kilmichael Mt Zion 4585

William Black (Pete) PL 7/1/2021

Kosciusko: Wesley Wesley 4689 Anjohnette W Gibbs-Walton (Anjohnette) RE 7/1/2019

LaGrange Lagrange 4587

Charles D Simmons (Charlie) RE 7/1/2024

Louisville: Hopewell Hopewell 4573 Sandras Ann Anderson (Sandras) PE 7/1/2021

Louisville: Maple SpringsPiney Grove Maple Springs 4597 David Malone (David) PL 7/1/2006

Louisville: Maple SpringsPiney Grove Piney Grove 4631 David Malone (David) PL 6/9/2005

Macon: St. Paul St Paul 4667 Alberta Hendrix (Alberta) PLR 7/1/2023

Martin Grove Martin Grove 4599

Mathiston Mathiston 4601

James Lee Ross (James) PL 6/5/1997

Jonathan Franz (Jonathan) PE 7/1/2025 Midway Midway 4603 Annie Wiliams Washington (Annie) PL 7/1/2016

Minter City Minter City 4607

Mt Moriah-Wrights Chapel Mt Moriah 4615

Paul Ford Knight (Paul) FE 7/1/2025

Krystal Morris (Krystal) PL 7/1/2020

Mt Moriah-Wrights Chapel Wrights Chapel 4697 Krystal Morris (Krystal) PL 7/1/2020

NewBellZion NewBellZion 4625

Noxapater-Mt Pisgah Noxapater 4629

Noxubee Circuit New Hope 4621

Tina Y Stevenson (Tina) PL 7/1/2024

Sarah Faye Windham (Sarah) AM 7/1/2024

Todd Owen Watson (Todd) FE 7/1/2026

Charge Church

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Noxubee Circuit St Michael 4665

Name (Preferred)

Todd Owen Watson (Todd) FE 7/1/2026

Poplar Springs-Good Hope Good Hope 4549 Juanita W Cook (Juanita) RA 7/1/2018

Poplar Springs-Good Hope Poplar Springs 4639 Juanita W Cook (Juanita) RA 7/1/2018

Rollins Rollins 4647 Willie Williams (Willie) PL 6/5/2002

Ruleville Circuit Mallalieu 4595 Juanita W Cook (Juanita) RA 7/1/2022

Ruleville: First Ruleville First 4649 Paul Ford Knight (Paul) FE 7/1/2025

Shady Grove Shady Grove 4653 Annie Wiliams Washington (Annie) PL 9/13/2020

Shuqualak: Asbury-St. Peter Asbury 4503 Sandras Ann Anderson (Sandras) PE 7/1/2025

Shuqualak: Asbury-St. Peter St Peter 4671 Sandras Ann Anderson (Sandras) PE 7/1/2025

Sidon Sidon 4657 Robert Paul McDonald (Paul) FE 7/1/2025

Spring Grove Spring Grove 4661 Patti Hardacre (Patti) AM 7/1/2019

St Luke Boyle Cleveland St Luke 4527 Todd Owen Watson (Todd) FE 7/1/2026

St Stephen St Stephen 4673 Nelson Forrest (Nelson) PLR 6/7/1988

Starkville: Aldersgate Aldersgate 4501 Charles D Simmons (Charlie) RE 7/1/2022

Starkville: First Starkville First (Associate) 4675

Starkville: First Starkville First (Senior Pastor) 4675

Jonathan Franz (Jonathan) PE 7/1/2025

Andrew Thomas Stoddard (Andy) FE 7/1/2026

Starkville: Griffin Griffin 4567 Randy Jarrell Jones (Randy) FE 7/1/2021

Starkville: Lindsey Chapel-Plair Lindsey Chapel 4593 Antoinette Eiland Henley (Antoinette) PL 1/7/2024

Starkville: Lindsey Chapel-Plair Plair 4633 Antoinette Eiland Henley (Antoinette) PL 1/7/2024

Starkville: New Zion New Zion 4623

Montrell Gaut (Marcus) PE 7/1/2026

Starkville: Rockhill Rock Hill 4641 Jerome Wilson (Jerome)

Sturgis: Boyd Chapel-

Sturgis-Big

Walden Chapel UMC Walden Chapel 4685

PREACHNG STATIONS & LIMITED SERVICE

Moriah

Greenwood Salvation Army (¶1913.2)

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Kentucky Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Rio Texas Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

US Air Force (¶344.1b)

Wesley Foundation MSU (¶344.1.a.1-3)

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Transitional Leave (¶354.2c)

Family Leave (¶354.2)

Personal Leave (¶354.2a)

Justin Kyle Ivy (Kyle) FE 9/11/2022

Aislinn Alysse Kopp (Aislinn) FE 7/1/2023

Justin Kyle Ivy (Kyle) FE 8/15/2018

Amy Beth Hutchison (Amy) FE 8/1/2025

Frenchye Dionne Magee (Frenchye) FE 7/1/2021

Paula Vanessa Milo-Moultrie (Paula) FE 7/1/2019

Darian Duckworth Tennyson (Darian) FE 7/1/2025

Gulf Pines District Superintendent

• Gulf Pines District (¶344.1.a.1-3):

Batson Batson 5503

Bay St. Louis: Main Street Main Street (Associate) 5577

Bay St. Louis: Main Street Main Street (Senior Pastor) 5577

FE 7/1/2026

Barry Dale Dickerson (Barry) RE 4/11/2021

Heather Kaye Hensarling (Heather) RE 7/1/2024

Terry Lynn Hilliard (Terry) FE 7/1/2022

Bay St. Louis: Valena C. JonesHolmes Chapel Holmes Chapel 5561 Ella Holmes-Hines (Ella) FL 7/1/2021

Bay St. Louis: Valena C. JonesHolmes Chapel Valena C Jones 5679

Beaumont: Bolton Chapel Bolton Chapel 5513

Biloxi: Beauvoir Beauvoir 5505

Biloxi: First Biloxi First 5509

Biloxi: Leggett Memorial Leggett Memorial 5569

Biloxi: St. Paul St Paul 5653

Bolton Chapel Bolton Chapel 5515

Chapel Hill Chapel Hill 5523

Ella Holmes-Hines (Ella) FL 7/1/2021

Larry Darnell Bolton (Larry) RA 7/1/2022

Michelle Ke Bailey (Michelle) FE 1/1/2009

Tony Dale Pounders (Tony) FE 6/18/2013

David Lamar Huffman (David) FE 7/1/2024

Mark Anthony Jones (Mark) FE 7/1/2026

Shirley Ann Fairley (Shirley) PLR 6/22/2010

Delicia Henderson (Delicia) SY 12/1/2025

Clermont Harbor Clermont Harbor 5527 Maureen Elva Fields (Maureen) PLR 3/1/2026

Coalville Coalville 5529 Len Edward McRaney (Len) FE 6/18/2013

Delisle: Mt. Zion Mt Zion 5603

D’Iberville: Heritage Heritage 5557

Faith Faith 5541

Donald Ray Garrett Sr (Donald) FL 7/1/2024

Frank Michael Newell (Frank) FE 7/1/2026

James Minor Matheny (Jim) RE 7/1/2022

Gautier: First Gautier First 5545 Chris Bowers (Chris) FL 7/1/2026

Gulfport: Burton Memorial Burton Memorial 5519 Elijah Mitchell (Elijah) RA 7/1/2019

Gulfport: First Gulfport First (Senior Pastor) 5547 Claire Elizabeth Dobbs (Claire) FE 6/17/2014

Gulfport: First Gulfport First (Associate) 5547 Jill Senn (Jill) PD 7/1/2024

Gulfport: Handsboro Handsboro 5549

John Marion McCay III (John) FE 7/1/2008

Gulfport: Haven Chapel Haven Chapel 5551 Wilmer Nathaniel Dedeaux (Wilmer) PLR 6/7/1997

Gulfport: Mt. Pleasant Mt Pleasant Gulfport 5597 Mark Anthony Jones (Mark) FE 7/1/2026

Gulfport: Riley Chapel Riley Chapel 5629 Charles E Dubra (Charles) PL 7/1/2022

Gulfport: St. Mark St Mark 5649 Rapheal Donzell Johnson Sr (Rapheal) FL 7/1/2017

Hattiesburg: St John St John 5645 Paulette Buford-James (Paulette) FE 7/1/2026

Hattiesburg: Bentley Chapel Bentley Chapel 5507 Paulette Buford-James (Paulette) FE 7/1/2026

Hattiesburg: Court Street Court Street 5531 Paul Douglas Roller (Doogie) FE 7/1/2026

Hattiesburg: Main Street Main Street (Senior Pastor) 5579

Warren Robert Coile (Warren) FE 7/1/2026

Maxine Simmons Bolden (Maxine)

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Hattiesburg: Main Street Main Street (Associate) 5579

Hattiesburg: Parkway Heights Parkway Heights (Associate) 5615

Hattiesburg: Parkway Heights Parkway Heights (Senior Pastor) 5615

Hattiesburg: Parkway Heights Parkway Heights (Associate) 5615

Hattiesburg: St. Paul St Paul 5655

Hebron Hebron 5555

Laurel: St. Paul St Paul 5663

Leakesville Leakesville 5567

Faye Dixon (Linda) FE 6/23/2009

Gould Regan (Allen) PE 7/1/2023

Nabors Eaton (Susan) FD 6/19/2012

Hudson Hilliard (Larry) FE 7/1/2026

Carey Sellers (David) FE 6/9/2005

B Greer (David) RE 7/1/2025 Longleaf Longleaf 5573

Lucedale Circuit Mt Pleasant 5599

(AJ) RE 7/1/2024

Lucedale Circuit St James 5641 Anthony Jerome Murray (AJ) RE 7/1/2024

Lucedale Circuit: Wesley Chap Wesley Chapel 5689 Anthony Jerome Murray (AJ) RE 7/1/2024

Lumberton Circuit James Chapel 5563 Terry Herron (Terry) PL 3/30/2018

Lumberton Circuit St James 5639

Lumberton Circuit St Paul 5661

Mallalieu Blue Ridge 5511 Llewellyn Corneal Peyton (Llewellyn) FLR 2/11/2018

Mallalieu Mallalieu 5581 Llewellyn Corneal Peyton (Llewellyn) FLR 7/1/2019

Mallalieu Smith Chapel 5637 Llewellyn Corneal Peyton (Llewellyn) FLR 2/11/2018

McLain Circuit Little Creek 5571

McLain Circuit Moody’s Chapel 5589

(Donzell) PL 6/20/2023

McLain Circuit Nebo 5605 Carrell Moody (Donzell) PL 6/20/2023 Mississippi City Mississippi City 5587

Moss Point: St. Paul St Paul 5657

Mount Olive (Jones County) Mt Olive 5593

Mount Olive: St. James St James 5595

Edwin Waddell (Charles) RE 7/1/2023

McKnight (Willie) PL 7/1/2023

New Augusta New Augusta 5607 Barry Dale Dickerson (Barry) RE 4/11/2021 Newton Chapel Newton Chapel 5609

Nugent/Gateway Nugent 5611

Taylor (Daniel) PE 5/1/2023

Ocean Springs Ocean Springs UMC 5613 Paul Griffin Jones III (Trey) FL 7/1/2026

Ocean Springs: St. James St James 5643 Bobbie Lonberger (Bobbie) SY 1/1/2024

Pascagoula: Eastlawn Eastlawn 5537 Nance Hixon (Nance) FE 7/1/2022

Pascagoula-Gautier, St. Mark St Mark 5651

Pascagoula-Gautier, St. Stephen St Stephen 5665

Pass Christian: St. Paul St Paul 5659

Pearlington Pearlington 5617

Picayune: First Picayune First 5619

Picayune: Trinity Trinity 5677

Poplarville Poplarville First 5623

Saucier Saucier 5633

Chotania LaKess Simmons (Chotania) PE 7/1/2024

Donald Ray Garrett Sr (Donald) FL 7/1/2024

Maureen Elva Fields (Maureen) PLR 3/1/2026

William Gregory Ducker (Greg) FE 7/1/2021

Mary Beth Rolfs (Beth) PE 7/1/2022

John Eric Pridmore (Eric) FE 6/21/2011

William Harold Manning (Harold) RE 7/1/2022

Shipman Shipman 5635 David B Greer (David) RE 7/1/2024

Summerville-Davis Chapel Davis Chapel 5533 Willie Lee Hill Jr (Willie) FL 6/7/1999

Summerville-Davis Chapel Summerville 5669 Willie Lee Hill Jr (Willie) FL 6/7/1999

Sweetwater Sweetwater 5671 Peggy Ann Gibson (Peggy) RE 7/1/2024

Vancleave Vancleave 5681 Steve Allen (Steve) PE 7/1/2024

Waveland Waveland 5683 Terry Johnson (T Manuel) OF 7/1/2018

Wayne Haven Wayne Haven 5685

Thomas William Walker (Tom) OF 6/15/2015

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Waynesboro: Frostbridge Mt Carmel

Waynesboro: Frostbridge St Luke 5647

Waynesboro: Mt. Zion/ Pleasant Ridge Mt Zion

Waynesboro: Mt. Zion/ Pleasant Ridge Pleasant Ridge

Weems Chapel Weems Chapel 5687

Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel 5691

NEW CHURCH START The Church at The Barn The Church at The Barn 5675

PREACHING

DEACONS APPOINTED BEYOND THE LOCAL CHURCH Arkansas Conference (¶341.8 and ¶346.1)

(¶344.1a.4) Felix Lloyd Rollins (Lloyd) RD 6/18/2013

DEACONESS AND HOME MISSIONARY APPOINTMENTS (¶416.3)

Hattiesburg: Court Street Court Street 5531 Jamie Lynn LeJeune (Jamie) DC 7/1/2016

EXTENSION MINISTRY

AL-West FL Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (¶344.1d)

Biloxi Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (¶344.1d)

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) (¶344.1d)

Gulf Pines District (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Gulfport Memorial Hospital (¶344.1d)

Indiana Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Louisiana Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Missio Dei/Cargill Assoc (¶344.1d)

Pascagoula/Gautier School District (¶344.1b)

Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services (¶344.1d)

Seashore Mission (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Seashore Mission (¶344.1b)

Soul Speak: Conversation in Spiritual Direction (¶344.1d)

The Nourishing (¶344.1d)

Wesley FDN - MS Gulf Coast CC Perkinston (The Barn) (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Wesley Foundation JCJC (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Wesley Foundation USM (Univ Southern MS) (¶344.1.a.1-3)

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Family Leave (¶354.2)

John D Richardson (John) FE 6/16/2015

Jarod Owen Saucedo (Jarod) FE 9/15/2024

Anzette Smith Thomas (Anzette) FE 3/13/2022

Ray Patrick Thompson (Pat) RE 8/1/2021

Maxine Simmons Bolden (Maxine) FE 7/1/2026

Heather Kaye Hensarling (Heather) RE 7/1/2024

David Lamar Huffman (David) FE 7/1/2022

Dorothy Jane Dickson-Rishel (Dorothy) FE 6/5/1996

Dorothy Clare Biedenharn (Clare) RE 6/1/2026

Kurt Thomas Appel (Kurt) RE 7/1/2024

Kurt Thomas Appel (Kurt) RE 7/1/2017

Martha June Kirby (MJ) FE 1/1/2026

David Carey Sellers (David) FE 6/21/2011

Elijah Mitchell (Elijah) RA 7/1/2019

Marianne Smith (Marianne) PL 10/20/2019

Anne-Russell Bradley (Anne-Russell) PL 7/1/2023

Rachel E Benefield-Pfaff (Rachel) FE 7/1/2024

Angela Miller (Angela) FL 8/15/2025

Thomas Eric Davis (Eric) FE 2/15/2024

Thomas Eric Davis (Eric) FE 7/1/2018

Anna Elise Fleming-Jones (Anna) FE 7/1/2023

2026-2027

MEDICAL LEAVE

Medical Leave (¶357) Megan Becnel (Megan) FE 7/1/2025

Medical Leave (¶357)

Ann Bravender Kaufman (Ann) FE 8/1/2019

Jeffrey Grant Pruett Sr (Jeff) FE 7/1/2013

Northern Hills District Superintendent

• Northern Hills District (¶344.1.a.1-3): Carol Lynn Bowman Mote (Lynn) FE 7/1/2024

Aberdeen: First Aberdeen First 3501

Aberdeen:

(Quennel) OF 7/1/2025

Prairie

Aberdeen: St. Peter/Valley Chap St Peter 3649

Aberdeen: St. Peter/Valley Chap Valley Chapel 3675 Donnell Cherry (Donnell) FL 7/1/2016

St. James

Bruce/Shady Grove Shady Grove 3631

(Brad) FE 7/1/2024

Calvin Chapel Calvin Chapel 3523 Christopher Carone Diggs (Christopher) FE 7/1/2026

Clarksdale: Haven Clarksdale Haven 3525

Corinth: Mt. Moriah Mt Moriah 3583

Davis Chapel Davis Chapel 3531

Laura Gillom (Laura) FL 7/1/2026

Yulanda Grayson Hughey (Yulanda) SY 7/1/2021

David Charles Laird Jr (David) RE 7/1/2018 Ebenezer Ebenezer 3535

Hunter Stockstill (Eugene) FE 6/19/2012 Falkner Falkner 3539 Jeffery Matthew Johnson (Jeffery) PL 9/30/2022 Free Springs Free Springs 3543 John Anthon Maki (John) RE 2/7/2016

Fulton: Fulton UMC Fulton UMC 3547 Frank Eugene Lilley Jr (Smith) FE 7/1/2023

Golden Chapel Golden Chapel 3549 Cheryl Farr (Cheryl) FE 7/1/2025

Holly Springs: Asbury Asbury 3507 Christopher Carone Diggs (Christopher) FE 7/1/2026

Horn Lake Horn Lake 3555 Sam Jones (Sam) FE 7/1/2024

Houston: North Houlka 3557 Carol Lynn Bowman Mote (Lynn) FE 7/1/2024

Houston: North Van Vleet 3677 Carol Lynn Bowman Mote (Lynn) FE 7/1/2024

Houston: North Washington 3685 Carol Lynn Bowman Mote (Lynn) FE 7/1/2024

Houston:Prospect Prospect 3623 Melvin J. Aycock Jr (Melvin) PL 7/1/2023

Mooreville Allen’s Chapel 3503

Mooreville Mooreville 3577

Mt. Pisgah/Pleasant Valley/

Union Grove Mt Pisgah (Senior Pastor) 3587

Mt. Pisgah/Pleasant Valley/

Union Grove Pleasant Valley (Senior Pastor) 3615

Jones (Sam) FE 7/1/2023

Carol Lynn Bowman Mote (Lynn) FE 7/1/2026

Jeffery Earl Riddle (Jeffery) FE 7/1/2024

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Mt. Pisgah/Pleasant Valley/ Union Grove Union Grove (Senior Pastor) 3667

Jeffery Earl Riddle (Jeffery) FE 7/1/2024

Mt. Pisgah/Pleasant Valley/ Union Grove Mt Pisgah (Associate) 3587 Leslie Ann Marion (Leslie) CC 7/1/2026

Mt. Pisgah/Pleasant Valley/ Union Grove Pleasant Valley (Associate) 3615

Mt. Pisgah/Pleasant Valley/ Union Grove Union Grove (Associate) 3667 Leslie Ann Marion (Leslie) CC 7/1/2026

Nettleton: Palestine Palestine 3607 Donald Ray Arrington (Donald) PLR 7/1/2026

Nettleton: Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove 3611 Marty Boyd (Marty) FL 7/1/2026

New Albany UMC New Albany UMC (Associate) 3589 Marta Bolen (Marta) PL 7/1/2021

New Albany UMC New Albany UMC (Senior Pastor) 3589 Daniel Sean Darling (Dan) FE 7/1/2023

New Albany: Mallalieu Mallalieu 3567

New Chapel/Big Hill Big Hill 3515

New Chapel/Big Hill New Chapel 3593

New Hope Chickasaw New Hope 3595

Oakland Oakland 3599

Oakland Tillatoba 3659

Olive Branch: Maples Mem Maples Memorial 3569

Evelyn Ann Fitzpatrick (Evelyn) FL 7/1/2017

Mae Grace Arrington (Grace) PLR 7/1/2024

Donald Ray Arrington (Donald) PLR 7/1/2024

Pedro M. Clay (Pedro) PL 7/1/2023

James Clay Baker (Clay) RE 6/7/1990

Kerry Lee Powell (Kerry) FE 7/1/2023

Oxford First UMC Oxford First 3603 Quennel Anderson (Quennel) OF 7/1/2025

Oxford: North Buford 3521 Eddie Eugene Ward (Eddie) FLR 8/1/2025

Oxford: North Providence 3625

Eddie Eugene Ward (Eddie) FLR 8/1/2025

Oxford: Oxford-University Oxford-University (Associate) 3605 Thomas Wesley Ingram (Wes) FD 7/1/2022

Oxford: Oxford-University Oxford-University (Senior Pastor) 3605 Christopher Thomas McAlilly (Chris) FE 1/1/2020

Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove 3609 Carol Lynn Bowman Mote (Lynn) FE 7/1/2025

Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill 3613

Michael Gregory Hazelrig (Greg) FE 7/1/2025

Pontotoc: McDonald McDonald 3571 Astra B Robinson (Astra) PL 1/19/2025

Pontotoc: Usher Valley Usher Valley 3673 Katina Pickens (Katina) PL 7/1/2024

Prairie Mount Prairie Mount 3621 Phillip Colyer (Phillip) PL 7/23/2006

Ripley: Moses Chapel Moses Chapel 3579

Ripley: St. Paul St Paul 3645

Ripley: Union Grove Union Grove 3669

Shannon Brewer 3517

Shannon Shannon 3633

Spruell Chapel/Kings Chapel Kings Chapel 3563

Antionetta Word (Antionetta) FL 7/1/2026

James Wardell Dye (James) RE 7/1/2020

James Leo Bailey Jr (Jamie) FE 1/1/2024

James Leo Bailey

Spruell Chapel/Kings Chapel Spruell 3637 Gary Hampton (Gary) PL 7/1/2016

Taylors Chapel/Strickland Strickland 3653 Keith Tyrone Mason (Keith) PL 6/17/2014

Taylors Chapel/Strickland Taylors Chapel 3655 Keith Tyrone Mason (Keith) PL 7/1/2007

The Well at Lewisburg The Well 3657 Michael Gregory Hazelrig (Greg) FE 7/1/2025

Trinity Trinity 3661 Laura Gillom (Laura) FL 7/1/2026

Tupelo: First Tupelo First (Senior Pastor) 3665

Tupelo: First Tupelo First (Associate) 3665

Tupelo: St. Luke St Luke 3641

Tupelo: St. Paul St Paul 3647

Union West Friendship 3545

Vardaman Vardaman 3679

Verona Verona 3681

Victoria-Red Banks Red Banks 3627

Keith Russell Keeton (Keith) FE 7/1/2026

Karie Sue McCaleb (Karie Sue) FD 7/1/2024

Hannah Comer Shempert (Hannah) FE 7/1/2026

Amber Lea Gray (Amber Lea) FE 7/1/2024

Evelyn Ann Fitzpatrick (Evelyn) FL 7/1/2022

Daniel Sean Darling (Dan) FE 7/1/2023

Carol Lynn Bowman Mote (Lynn) FE 7/1/2024

Frank Eugene Lilley Jr (Smith) FE 7/1/2023

Nellie Virginia Maki (Nell) RE 1/1/2017

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Charge Church Conf # Pastor Name (Preferred) Clergy Status Yrs Current Appt

Victoria-Red Banks Victoria 3683

West: St. Peter St Peter 3651

NEW CHURCH START

Batesville: Cold Springs Cold Springs 3527

Iuka: Grace Grace UMC 3551

Unique Christian Ministries Unique Ministries 3671

PREACHING STATIONS

Evergreen 3537

Mt Nebo 3585

Okolona First 3601

DEACONS APPOINTED BEYOND THE LOCAL CHURCH (¶¶331.1A; 331.4)

Community Outreach Advocate (¶344.1d)

Horizon Texas Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

EXTENSION MINISTRY

12 Stone Church (¶344.1d)

AL-West FL Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital (¶344.1d)

Emerging Faith Community Cultivator (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Horizon Texas Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Iowa Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Methodist Sr. Svcs. - Wesley Meadows Retirement Community (¶344.1d)

Northern Hills District (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Rio Texas Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Rust College (¶344.1b)

Tennessee/Western Kentucky Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Traceway Manor (¶344.1b)

US Navy (¶344.1b)

Wesley Foundation ICC (Itawamba) (¶344.1.a.1-3)

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Personal Leave (¶354.2a)

MEDICAL LEAVE

Medical Leave (¶357)

Nellie Virginia Maki (Nell) RE 1/1/2017

Charles Anthony Lackey Sr (Anthony) SY 7/1/2026

Rickey Lynson Haynes (Rickey) RE 7/1/2024

Cheryl Farr (Cheryl) FE 7/1/2025

James Wardell Dye (James) RE 7/1/2023

Shannon Dee Rogers Pryor (Shannon) FD 7/1/2023

William Howard Tucker Rainey (Billy) PD 7/7/2025

Frank Thompson Haynes (Frank) FE 11/3/2021

Charles Wayne Sheffield (Wayne) RE 7/1/2022

Jonathan Corey Truett (Corey) FE 7/1/2023

Chelsey Overstreet Hedglin (Chelsey) FE 9/16/2021

Frank Eugene Lilley Jr (Smith) FE 7/1/2023

Thomas Edwin Rester Jr (Eddie) FE 5/1/2025

Adam Louis Gordon (Adam) FE 7/1/2022

Amanda Lea Gordon (Amanda) FE 7/1/2022

Charles Joseph Bursi (Chuck) PL 12/1/2021

Carol Lynn Bowman Mote (Lynn) FE 7/1/2024

Ricky Georgetown (Ricky) FE 7/1/2025

Jennie Mustin (Jennie) PE 7/1/2026

Luz Marina Campos (Luz) FE 6/17/2014

Goyo De la Cruz Cutimanco (Goyo) FE 6/17/2014

Dennis Eugene Fink (Dennis) RE 6/18/2013

Catherine Thomas (Catherine) PL 7/7/2025

Terri Kay Armstrong (Terri) FE 6/5/1998

Eric Christopher Sanford (Eric) FE 7/1/2021

Hilary Glover Glover (Hilary) SY 6/1/2025

Robert Allen McGraw (Allen) FE 11/30/2018

William Hilton Dowling Sr (Will) FE 7/1/2024

Ronald Lloyd Schwake (Ron) PE 2/13/2015

Charles Kenneth McGill (Kenny) FE 4/10/2025

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Red Clay Hills District Superintendent • Red Clay Hills District (¶344.1.a.1-3): Johniel Lee Henry Jr (Johniel) FE 7/1/2024

Bay Springs Circuit Bethlehem 1505

Bay Springs Circuit Mt Zion 1575

Bay Springs Circuit Spring Hill 1615

Bethel / James Chapel Bethel 1503

Bethel / James Chapel James Chapel 1547

Brandon: St. Mark’s St Mark’s (Senior Pastor) 1625

Cooley (Hope) FL 7/1/2026

Sheldon Kaufman (Jon) FE 7/1/2024

Brandon: St. Mark’s St Mark’s (Associate) 1625 John Ryan McGough (Ryan) FE 1/1/2024

Brandon: St. Mark’s St Mark’s (Associate) 1625

Braxton Braxton 1507

Carthage: Greenwood Chap Greenwood Chapel 1533

Daleville: St. Mark St Mark 1621

Desoto-Quitman Circuit Mt Levy 1569

Desoto-Quitman Circuit Mt Olive 1573

Desoto-Quitman Circuit Zion Chapel 1659

Druid Hills Druid Hills 1517

Elizabeth / Pleasant Grove Elizabeth 1521

Enterprise Circuit Magnolia 1557

Enterprise Circuit Mt Jordan 1567

Denise Ratcliff (Yolanda) PL 4/15/2026

Denise Ratcliff (Yolanda) PL 7/1/2026

Farmer (Matt) PL 7/1/2025

(Marjorie)

Walker (Marjorie) FE 7/1/2025

Florence: Marvin Marvin 1561 Jane Elizabeth Feisel (Beth) FE 7/1/2024

Greenfield Greenfield 1531 Willis Ray Poole (Bill) RE 7/1/2024

Haven Chapel Haven Chapel 1539 Christopher Carpenter (Chris) FE 7/1/2026

High Hill/Carr Carr 1509

High Hill/Carr High Hill 1541

Lillian Circuit Sylvester 1639

Henry Eugene Banes (Gene) RE 4/1/2024

EJ Shepard (EJ) PL 6/23/2009

Lillian Circuit Union Grove 1645 EJ Shepard (EJ) PL 6/23/2009

Lynch Chapel Lynch Chapel 1553 Walter Roberts Jr (Walter) PE 7/1/2024

Macedonia / St Mark Macedonia 1555 Dexter Ball (Dexter) PL 7/1/18

Macedonia / St Mark St Mark 1623

Meridian: Bethel Bethel 1501

Meridian: Central Central 1511

Meridian: Poplar Springs Dr Poplar Springs Drive 1601

Meridian: Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel 1651

Morton: Christian Banner Christian Banner 1513

Morton: First Morton First 1565

Morton: New Chapel New Chapel 1579

MS UM Choctaw Mission Great Spirit 1527

MS UM Choctaw Mission Green Hill 1529

MS UM Choctaw Mission John Memorial 1549

Paulding Oak Bowery 1583

Paulding William Chapel 1657

Dexter Ball (Dexter) PL 7/1/18

Johniel Lee Henry Jr (Johniel) FE 7/1/2024

David Scott Wright (Scott) FE 7/1/2024

Dayna Loretta Goff (Dayna) FE 7/1/2026

Lindsey Kidd (Lindsey) PL 7/1/2026

Jonathan Randolph (Jon) SY 7/1/2026

Dwayne Scoggins (Dwayne) AM 7/1/2025

Shirley Faye Wilder (Shirley) PLR 10/3/2021

Daniel Lee Tubby (Dan) PL 1/10/2004

Daniel Lee Tubby (Dan) PL 6/17/2014

John Allen Williams Jr (John) PL 7/1/2024

2026-2027 APPOINTMENTS

Philadelphia Parish Hopewell 1543

Philadelphia Parish Mt Zion 1577

Philadelphia Parish Prairie Chapel 1603

Philadelphia Parish Stevens Chapel 1631

Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley 1597

Poplar Springs Poplar Springs 1599

Quitman: Grace Grace 1525

Raleigh Raleigh First 1605

Eddie James Hinton Sr (Eddie) FL 7/1/2022

Robert Edward Brown (Robert) RE 7/1/2025

Johniel Lee Henry Jr (Johniel) FE 7/1/2024

Cecil Bernard Scarbrough (Cecil) PLR 6/16/2015

Johniel Lee Henry Jr (Johniel) FE 7/1/2026

Rexford Rexford 1607 Jane Elizabeth Feisel (Beth) FE 7/1/2024

Rose Hill Rose Hill 1609

Rose Hill - Garlandville Mt Olive 1571

Rose Hill - Garlandville Pilgrim Rest 1589

Rose Hill - Garlandville Wesley Chapel 1653

Sebastopol Sebastopol 1611

Shubuta Parish Cokes Chapel 1515

Shubuta Parish Silver Spree 1613

Shubuta Parish Spring Hill 1617

Shubuta Parish Sweet Pilgrim 1635

Shubuta: New Mt. Zion New Mt Zion 1581

Shubuta: St. John St John 1619

St Peter St Peter 1629

St. Paul St Paul 1627

Gary Dewayne Thompson (Gary) RE 6/16/2015

Theodore Cole (Theodore) PLR 6/7/2000

Jerry Bostick Beam (Jerry) RE 7/1/2023

Willie Albert Kinslow (Willie) PLR 6/16/2015

Steven Bernard Willis (Steve) FL 6/16/2015

Lonnie Nicholson Sr (Lonnie) PLR 7/1/2019

Jermaine Simmons (Jermaine) PL 7/1/2018

Christopher Carpenter (Chris) FE 7/1/2026

Sylvester / Wesley Chapel Sylvester 1637 Vinson Jenkins (Vinson) PL 7/1/2026

Sylvester / Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel 1649 Vinson Jenkins (Vinson) PL 7/1/2026

Trinity Pleasant Hill 1593

Walnut Grove Walnut Grove 1647

Wesleyanna Wesleyanna 1655

PREACHING STATION

Old Bay Springs 1585

Pleasant Valley 1595

DEACONS APPOINTED BEYOND THE LOCAL CHURCH (¶¶331.1A; 331.4)

Beam of Light (¶344.1d)

All Mississippi Hearing, Inc. (¶344.1d)

EXTENSION MINISTRY

Choctaw Mission (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Missouri Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

Red Clay Hills District (¶344.1.a.1-3)

Tennessee/Western Kentucky Conference (¶331.8 and ¶346.1)

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Transitional Leave (¶354.2c)

MEDICAL LEAVE

Medical Leave (¶357)

Dan Leroy Campbell (Dan) PL 7/1/2023

Joseph Barber (Joe) OR 12/1/2025

Richard Henley (Richard) LM 12/1/2025

Alicia Lynette Beam (Alicia) FD 6/17/2014

Joe Hibbert (Joey) PD 7/1/2026

Daniel Lee Tubby (Dan) PL 6/17/2014

Jacob Dale Adams-Wilson (Jake) FE 7/1/2024

Sarah Jo Adams-Wilson (Sarah Jo) FE 7/1/2024

Johniel Lee Henry Jr (Johniel) FE 7/1/2024

Patricia Robinson (Patty) FL 10/1/2025

Emily Lauren Sanford (Emily) FE 7/1/2026

Lydia Michelle Dailey (Michelle) FE 7/1/2023

Pamela Elaine Strawser Randall (Pam) AM 5/1/2022

Robert Steven Webb (Rob) FL 7/1/2023

Effective July 1, 2026

Mississippi Conference of The United Methodist Church