The Rev. Melissa Rynders, Missional Strategist and Superintendent of the East District announces that Bishop Grant J. Hagiya intends to appoint the Rev. Ron Friesen as Assistant Minister of Care, less than full-time, at Shepherd of the Hills UMC in Sun City West, AZ, effective August 16, 2022, per ¶346.2 of the 2016 United Methodist Book of Discipline. Rev. Friesen is an ordained Mennonite Pastor.
Let us be in prayer for Rev. Friesen and Shepherd of the Hills UMC during this transition and for a fulfilling ministry together.