Ministerial Updates for December 2024

Ministerial changes reported in the Data Hub—the UCC’s information system for ministers and churches—for new positions/calls entered into the system in December 2024.

STANDING CODES

CC: Congregational Christian

CM: Commissioned Minister

DS: Dual Standing

LM: Licensed Minister

LMS: Lay Ministerial Standing MID: Member in Discernment

MS: Ordained Ministerial Partner Standing

OM: Ordained Minister

POC: Privilege of Call

U: Unknown/No UCC Standing

POSITION CODES

P: Pastor

SP: Senior Pastor

DT: Designated-Term Pastor

CP: Co-pastor

AP: Associate or Assistant Pastor

IN: Interim Pastor

SU: Supply Pastor

Y: Youth Ministry

OL: Other local church position

MM: Minister of Music

CE: Director of Christian Education

OM, Melissa Ashmore, SP, First Community UCC, Dallas, TX
OM, Philip Balla, P, St. John’s UCC, Genoa, OH
U, Jamie Gruber, P, Emmanuel UCC, York, PA
OM, Janet Hansen, IN, Charlemont Federated Church, Charlemont, MA
OM, Guillermo Marquez-Sterling, SP, Church of the Red Rocks Cong UCC, Sedona, AZ
U, Sevag Melkonian, P, First Armenian Church, Belmont, MA
OM, Mary Etta Mest, P, UCC of Robesonia, Robesonia, PA
LM, Scott Nottingham, P, Fleming Road United Church of Christ, Cincinnati, OH
U, George Rizor, P, Congregational UCC, Maple Shade, NJ
OM, Patrick Ruffin, P, First Community UCC, Temple Hills, MD
LMS, Mako Samaile, P, First Samoan Congregational UCC in Oakland/Alameda, Oakland, CA
OM, Gary Schulte, IN, Saint Peter’s UCC, New Haven, MO
OM, Christina Siva, CP, Live Oak UCC, Brea, CA
LM, Nancy Smith, SU, Zion United Church of Christ, Bettsville, OH
OM, Deborah Spratley, OL, Congregational UCC, Norwell, MA
OM, Evelyn Vigil, IN, Ladera Community Church, Portola Valley, CA
OM, Robert Wang, IN, Congregational Church of Algonquin, Algonquin, IL
OM, Billie Watts, DT, Touchstone Community Church, Boerne, TX
OM, Derek White, DT, North Congregational Church UCC, Woburn, MA