Alums and students celebrate ministry milestones

MTSO recognizes and congratulates its alumni and students who are being ordained or commissioned within conferences of the United Methodist Church or are celebrating other ministry milestones within their faith traditions this year.

If you're an MTSO alum or student who should be included but isn't, please complete the brief form on our ordination and commissioning page. We’d like to add your name.

Anglican Church in North America

Anglican Diocese of Cascadia

Received as full-standing priest:

• John Kincaid, serving as rector of Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, Kennewick, Washington

United Methodist Church

Desert Southwest Conference

Elder commissioning:

• Deontez Quamone Wimbley, serving Cross Roads UMC, Phoenix

East Ohio Conference

Deacon commissioning:

• Nichole Fewell, serving as director of communications and digital ministries at Strongsville UMC

Deacon ordination:

• Tammy Palermo, serving as pastor of children and family ministries at Mentor UMC

Elder ordination

• James Lance, serving Wooster Church of the Cross and Smithville UMCs.

Michigan Conference

Elder commissioning:

• Kim Metzer, serving as pastor of Burton Open Door UMC and Burton Christ UMC

Elder ordination:

• Sunhwa Hopgood, serving as lead pastor of Richmond First UMC and Washington UMC

Northern Illinois Conference

Elder commissioning:

• Jacob Tipantasig-Wolverton, serving as senior pastor of Community UMC, Naperville

West Ohio Conference

Deacon commissioning:

• Kyra Leckrone

Deacon ordination:

• Seonyoung Chang
• Lucy Kelly
• Michele Luebbers, serving as associate pastor at Short North Church, OhioHealth chaplain, and chair of the West Ohio Disability Ministries Committee
• Ashley Wynn, serving as outreach pastor at Sylvania First UMC

Elder commissioning:

• Tracy Chambers
• Sujin Kim
• Justin McCall

Elder ordination:

• Jennifer L. Miller, serving as pastor of Christ Church (a United Methodist Community), Findlay
• Carrie Schwab
• Shin Sung

Western Pennsylvania Conference

Elder commissioning:

• Jennifer Gordon, serving as senior pastor of Bethel UMC, Lower Burrell

Methodist Theological School in Ohio provides theological education and leadership in pursuit of a just, sustainable and generative world. In addition to the Master of Divinity degree, the school offers master’s degrees in public theology, social justice and theological studies, along with a Doctor of Ministry degree.

CONTACT:

Danny Russell, communications director
drussell@mtso.edu, 740-362-3322