Debbie, Author at 2025 Michigan Annual Conference

Rev. Lawrence J. Embury

Appointment History [(PL) PL 2015] Griffith 2015; Pope/Griffith (½) 2018; Grass Lake, Pope (½) 1/1/2021; Grass Lake (¼) 2021; Grass Lake (1/2) 1/1/2023.

Rev. Marsha M. Woolley

[(FE) P 1984 W MI; FE 1987] Transfer to Detroit Conf, Ypsilanti: First (assoc) 1985; Manchester 11/1/1991; Ann Arbor: First (assoc) 1994; Livonia: Newburg 2006; Northville: First 2013.

[(FE) PE 2002 (on recognition of orders from United Church of Canada), FE 2005] Imlay City, West Goodland-Lum 1999; Imlay City 1/1/2002; Lapeer: Trinity (assoc) 2002; Sandusky: First 6/1/2005; Incapacity leave 2011.

Rev. Cathy L. Rafferty

[(FE) PE 1999; FE 2002; transfer to Detroit Conference 2010] Grandville (assoc) 1999; Chaplain Clark Retirement Community (¶344.1b,c) 2001; Chaplain, Chelsea Retirement Community (¶344.1b,c) 2/24/2010; Chaplain, Adrian Dominican Sisters (¶344.1b,c) 12/4/2017; Gladstone: Memorial 2019; Brio Living Services, UMCR + Porter Hills (para. 344.1d) (3/4) 7/18/2022; Brio Living Services (3/4), Bowne Center (1/4) 2023.

Rev. Kristen J. LePalm

My faith journey began when I was a young child and when I graduated from high school, I felt that I was being called to be a missionary. I wanted to pursue that, so I attended Adrian College where I majored in Christian Education and Secondary Education with a specialty in Mathematics. That was my… Continue Reading Rev. Kristen J. LePalm

Daniel B. Hofmann

[(RE) D 1993; FE 1996; RE 2025] Ithaca, Arcanum OH, W Ohio Conf (¾) 1993; Ravenna 1994; Delton: Faith 2001; Eaton Rapids: First 2007; Leland 2014; Reed City, Brooks Corners (circuit) (¾+¼) 2021; Retired 2025.

Rev. Lanette S. Van

Service History: 2004-2006—Student Associate Pastor, Shueyville United Methodist Church, Shueyville Iowa. I was 50 at that time. 2006 – I gave up my appointment at Shueyville UMC because during my first year at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary (2004), I presented with degenerative disk disease. The pain had become so bad that I couldn’t… Continue Reading Rev. Lanette S. Van

Rev. Kathryn M. Steen

Appointment History [(FE) D 1994; FE 1997] Big Rapids Third Ave, Paris, Rodney 1994; Mancelona, Alba 2000; Appointed to Attend School CPE, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo 2007; Leave of Absence 9/1/2008; Chaplain, Munson Medical Center 11/10/2008.

Rev. Barbara L. Smith-Jang

It’s an honor to be connected to the Michigan Conference despite spending most of my life in South Korea. GBGM sent me to Korea in 1981 to teach English at Mokwon College and Holston Girls High School. I stayed for nine years, then headed to GETS with a Korean husband and baby in tow. I… Continue Reading Rev. Barbara L. Smith-Jang

Rev. Heidi C. Reinker

Appointment History [(FE) P 1986; F 1988] Seymour Lake 9/5/1986; honorable location 1989; reinstated 1996; Old Mystic United Methodist Church, Old Mystic CT (LTFT) 1996; leave of absence 2003; Richford, Troy Conference 11/1/2003; Waterville Union Church, Waterville VT 2010; Trenton: First 2016.

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