Erickson Is Trinity UMC Senior Pastor Designate Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood has a new senior pastor designate. The Rev. Brian Erickson has been appointed to the post by Bishop Debra WallacePadgett of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. Brian Erickson The 39-yearold pastor started his new job June 15. He will succeed Andy Wolfe, 65, who will retire in June 2015. Wolfe has served at Trinity UMC since 1997 and is the church’s longest-serving pastor. The senior pastor designate model is patterned after a plan that Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas has used effectively, Trinity UMC officials said. Erickson is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College and received his master of divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He comes to Trinity UMC after serving as senior pastor of the 900-member First United Methodist Church in Alabaster during a period of significant growth in membership and mission outreach. Erickson coordinated the acquisition of a shopping center in Alabaster that hosts a contemporary worship service, Hispanic ministry, special needs ministry and a food bank that feeds 100 families on Saturdays. Wolfe has led Trinity UMC during a time of dramatic growth of membership, outreach and facilities. The church now has 3,300 members, church officials said.
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Fessler Named New Youth Pastor at Liberty Crossings UMC A Vestavia Hills resident was recently named to a new post at Liberty Crossings United Methodist Church. The Rev. Eric Fessler has been appointed youth pastor at the church. He holds Eric Fessler a degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech University and a master’s of divinity degree from Emory University. Fessler has been a youth minister since 2001. He lives in Liberty Park with his wife, Tiffany, and the couple’s 4-year-old son, Marshall.
Travelute and Michael Honon, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout after earning the Arrow of Light Award and 21 merit badges. He served in leadership positions in Benjamin Honan Troop 86, including instructor and patrol leader. Honan was nominated by his troop to receive the Order of the Arrow Award,
the honor society of Scouts. For his Eagle Scout service project, Honan built and installed four garden benches around the perimeter of the athletic fields at Cherokee Bend Elementary School in Mountain Brook. The Mountain Brook High School student runs cross country and track, plays guitar and piano, is a teachers’ assistant and is a song leader at Temple Emanu-El Sunday School. He is also vice president of his youth group and is involved in Relay for Life and Habitat for Humanity. Honan is the son of Drs. Roxanne Travelute and Michael Honan.
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