Shari Prestemon named Acting Associate General Minister for Wider Church Ministries

A new United Church of Christ national leader has been called.

The UCC Board voted in a special meeting Monday, Sept. 18 to appoint the Rev. Shari Prestemon as Acting Associate General Minister for Wider Church Ministries and Co-Executive for Global Ministries. The Board's executive committee received the recommendation to nominate Prestemon from General Minister and President the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, per the UCC Bylaws, and approved that nomination Sept. 11 for the full Board to vote on.

“I am thrilled that Rev. Shari Prestemon is joining our denominational leadership as the Acting AGM for Wider Church Ministries and Acting Co-Executive for Global Ministries,” said Board Chair Julia Gaughan. “She brings a breadth of experience and knowledge alongside spirit-filled leadership and passion for this work. We look forward to what this next chapter of ministry will mean for both the UCC and the world."

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