COB announces assignments to UMC agencies and boards

Our own Bishop Fairley has been assigned as one of three bishops that will serve on the board of directors of the General Commission on United Methodist Men. The assignment begins in 2020 but Bishop Fairley is already, "looking forward to working with the UMM as they enhance and celebrate men's ministry throughout our denomination."

Here is the press release that the Council of Bishops released of all the upcoming assignments.

The Council of Bishops has announced the assignment of bishops to the boards and agencies of The United Methodist Church for 2020-2024 quadrennium.  Here are the assignments:
 
 

AGENCY/POSITION	BISHOP
Connectional Table Chair	Mande Muyombo
Archives & History	Peggy Johnson New Central Conference bishop
Church and Society	Daniel Lunge LaTrelle Easterling Sue Haupert-Johnson 3 new bishops
Communications	John Wesley Yohanna New U.S. bishop
Discipleship Ministries	Mark Webb Harald Rückert
Finance & Administration	Minerva Carcaño David Graves
Global Ministries	Peter Torio Joaquina Nhanala Ruben Saenz Jonathan Holston Karen Oliveto
Higher Education & Ministry	Sandra Steiner Ball Eduard Khegay Laurie Haller
WesPath (Pension & Health)	Paul Leeland Robert Schnase
Religion & Race	Cynthia Moore-Koikoi New Central Conference bishop
Status & Role of Women	Tracy Malone Samuel Quire
United Methodist Men	Gary Mueller Kasap Owan Leonard Fairley
UM Publishing House	Gregory Palmer New Central Conference bishop

 
The bishops will begin their assignments at the organizational meeting of each agency or board after the 2020 jurisdictional and central conferences.

UMC agencies provide resources and services that equip local congregations and provide a connection for ministry throughout the world. The agencies also provide essential services and ministries beyond the scope of individual local congregations and annual conferences.

Each agency is governed by a board of directors whose members, both lay and clergy, are elected by jurisdictions and central conferences. Bishops, as assigned by the Council, also share oversight on these boards.