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.