Category: Retirements
Rev. Terry L. Melton
Appointment History [(FL) PL Jan 2021; FL 2022] Pittsburg and Middlebury (½) 1/1/2021; Ortonville (FL) 2022; Ionia: First, Ionia: Easton 2023; Hartland 2024.
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. 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
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.
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. 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.
Rev. Colin P. Stover
[(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. Christine M. Beaudoin
My name is Christine Beaudoin. It has been a 12-year adventure in pulpit ministry! I pray that my ministry has been as fruitful, helpful, and Christ-centered for the congregations I served, as they were a blessing to me. I have been privileged to serve the congregations of Salem Grove in Grass Lake, Coloma, Caledonia, and… Continue Reading Rev. Christine M. Beaudoin
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
Valerie M. Hill
Appointment History [(RAL) D-1979; FE-1983; AL-1999; RAL 9/1/2024] Hinchman 1981; Oronoko 1981; Bear Lake 03/01/1983; Arcadia 03/01/1983; Osseo 1985; Frontier 1985; Comstock 1989; Leave of Absence 1991; Lee Center 1996; Springport 1996; Ashton 1998; Leroy 1998; Administrative Location 1999; Retired 9/1/2024.