2025 Appointments and Retirements

Following are the clergy appointments, listed by month of announcement. All appointments are effective July 1, 2025 (unless otherwise noted).

January Announcements

• Calvin Haines (Full Elder) to Retirement, effective July 1, 2025. Calvin was ordained a Probationary Elder in 2014 and became a Full Elder in 2017. During his ministry, Calvin served Lake Bluff: Grace, Morrison, and Freeport: First.  
• Linny Hartzell (Full Elder) to Voluntary Leave of Absence from Harvey: Transformation and Chicago: Resurrection. Effective January 15, 2025. 
• Marilyn Nolan (Full Elder) to Retirement, effective July 1, 2025. She was ordained a Probationary Elder in 2008 and became a Full Elder in 2010. During her ministry, she served Lanark, Dixon: Grace, and Scales Mound. 
• Colleen Norman (Full Elder) to Retirement, effective July 1, 2025. She was ordained a Probationary Elder in 1999 and became a Full Elder in 2006. During her ministry, she served Chicago: South Lawn, Hazel Crest: Community, Oak Lawn: First, Mt. Prospect: Trinity, Chicago: Kelly and Woodlawn, Chicago: Temple (Associate), and Chicago: Olivet and Mandell. 
• Amos Oladipo (Full Elder) to Retirement, effective July 1, 2025. He was ordained in the Methodist Church in Nigeria and was transferred to the Northern Illinois Conference in 2005. During his ministry, he served Park Forest: Grace United Protestant, Oak Lawn: First, Blue Island: Grace, Thornton, Chicago: Mandell, Lombard: Faith, Chicago: African Community, Chicago: Epworth, and Brookfield: Community. 
• KyungHae Anna Shin (Full Elder) to Retirement, effective July 1, 2025. She was ordained a Probationary Elder in 1993 and became a Full Elder in 1995. During her ministry, she served Bolingbrook: Friendship, Oswego: Oswego Prairie, Hinsdale (Associate), Ewha Woman’s University (Seoul, South Korea), and Capron. 
• Chris Winkler (Full Elder) to Disability Leave from Barrington (Senior). Effective February 1, 2025.
• Luther Mason (Licensed Local Pastor) to Harvey: Transformation Community (½ time) (Lake South), while continuing to serve Chicago: East Side and Chicago: Greenstone. He follows Linny Hartzell, who transitioned to Voluntary Leave of Absence. Effective January 15, 2025.
• Addison Shields (Retired Full Elder) to Christ: Resurrection (Interim, ½ time) (Lake South). He follows Linny Hartzell, who transitioned to Voluntary Leave of Absence. Effective January 15, 2025.
• David Lagos-Fonseca (Full Elder) to Barrington as Senior Pastor (Prairie Central) from Schaumburg: Our Saviour’s (Prairie Central District). He follows Chris Winkler, who transitions to Disability Leave on February 1.
• Jane Eesley (Full Elder) to Chicago: First (Temple) as Senior Pastor (Lake South) from Methodist Liaison Advocacy Coordinator with the Methodist Liaison Office in Jerusalem, Israel (General Board of Global Ministries). She follows Myron McCoy, who retired on December 1, 2024, and Young-Mee Park, currently serving as Interim Pastor.

FEBRUARY ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Hyujae Lee (Full Elder) to Los Gatos United Methodist Church (El Camino Real District of the California-Nevada Annual Conference) from Woodstock: First UMC (Prairie Central). 
• Jacques Conway (Full Elder) to Voluntary Leave of Absence from Orland Park: Faith (Lake South). 
• Violet Johnicker (Full Elder) to Rockford: New Faith Community (½ time) (Prairie North) from Rockford: Brooke Road (½ time) (Prairie North) while remaining at Rockford Urban Ministries as Executive Director (½ time).
• Heewon Kim (Full Elder) to Schaumburg: Our Saviour’s (Prairie Central) from Machesney Park: Evans (¾ time) and Machesney Park: Harlem (¼ time) (Prairie North).

MARCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Melissa Engle (Full Elder) to Wyanet (¼ time) (Prairie South) from the Mountain Sky Conference. Effective March 15, 2025.
• Young Sun Lee (Provisional Elder) to Woodstock: First (Prairie Central) from Dixon: First (Associate) (Prairie South).
• Denny Yocum (District Superintendent Supply) to Rock Falls (½ time) (Prairie Central). Effective March 15, 2025.
• Keck Mowry (Full Elder) to Lake Bluff: Grace (Lake North) from Morris: First (Senior) (Prairie South). Keck is following Cal Haines, who is retiring.
• Melissa Hood (Full Elder) to Onalaska United Methodist Church in the Wisconsin Conference from Elgin: Cornerstone (Prairie Central).  
• Tércio Junker (Full Elder) to Bolingbrook: Friendship (Prairie Central) from Poplar Grove (Prairie North). Tércio is following KyungHae Anna Shin, who is retiring.  
• Andi Voinovich (Full Elder) to Voluntary Leave of Absence from Downers Grove: First (Associate) (Lake South).
• Grace Oh (Full Elder) to Lanark (Prairie North) from Hinsdale (Lake South). Grace follows Marilyn Nolan who is retiring. 
• John Bell (Full Elder) to Hinsdale (Lake South) from First Lutheran Church (Louisville, KY) (¶345). John follows Grace Oh who is appointed to Lanark (Prairie North). 
• Daniel Diss (Full Elder) appointed under ¶346.1 to Asbury (Illinois Great Rivers Conference) from Los Gatos (Cal-Nevada Conference). 
• Joy Hayag (District Superintendent Supply) to Machesney Park: Harlem (¼ time) (Prairie North).  Joy follows Heewon Kim who is appointed to Schaumburg: Our Saviour’s (Prairie Central). 
• Rolland Hayag (Licensed Local Pastor) to Machesney Park: Evans (½ time) (Prairie North) from Pecatonica (½ time) (Prairie North) while continuing to serve at Shirland (¼ time) (Prairie North).  Rolland follows Heewon Kim who is appointed to Schaumburg: Our Saviour’s (Prairie Central).
• Kimberly Lewis-Davis (Full Deacon) to Evergreen Park: First (¼ time) (Lake South) from Riverside: Woodside (¼ time) (Lake South). Kimberly follows Robert Houston.
• Jenny Weber (Full Elder) to Orland Park: Faith (Lake South) from Director of New Morning Retreat Center in Hampshire (Prairie North). Jenny follows Jacques Conway who is appointed to Voluntary Leave of absence. 
• Robert Houston (Licensed Local Pastor) Chicago: Resurrection (1/2) from Evergreen Park (1/4). Robert follows Linny Hartzell, who started Voluntary Leave of Absence on January 15, 2025, and Addison Shields, who currently serves as Interim Pastor.