Remembering Rev. Michi Head

Itis with great fondness that we remember Rev. Michael “Michi” Head, a Foundation friend and advocate, who was called home on December 22, 2022, after an auto accident. He was 62 years old.

Michi was a beloved pastor who dedicated his life to serving. His last act of service was just minutes before he died. A hard freeze was expected in town, and he had been battening down the hatches at New Life Community UMC in Luling, the church he was pastoring at the time. The accident occurred on his way home.

Michi grew up in Bernice, Louisiana, graduated from Louisiana Tech, and received his Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology at SMU. He served in several churches within the Louisiana Annual Conference, including as senior pastor at Jefferson UMC in Baton Rouge and McGuire UMC in West Monroe.

Michi was currently serving as Foundation Board Chair and had served on the Board in various roles since 2012, including Grants Chair.

Foundation President Chris Spencer said, “I am thankful to have known Michi and consider myself blessed to have had him serving alongside me as Foundation board chair. Michi faithfully lived out his call to serve the church and bring people to Christ, and he did it in so many ways. He was a wonderful friend of the Foundation and advocated for our services with his congregations and his fellow clergy peers. His legacy will live on as the Foundation continues to expand its reach through the services it provides to the churches and Methodist-related ministries we support throughout Louisiana.”

He will be dearly missed and always remembered by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Cindy, many loving family members and countless friends.