Alumni Updates – June 2014
Rev. Ashlee Alley (2003, MDiv) has been appointed as the clergy development and recruitment coordinator for the Great Plains United Methodist Conference. The Great Plains United Methodist Conference (GPUMC) is comprised of the former Kansas East, Kansas West and Nebraska Conferences of the United Methodist Church. GPUMC began operating Jan. 1, 2014.
Melanie Fierbaugh (2003, MDiv) has been appointed to serve as the Senior Pastor at First UMC Fort Myers.
Rev. Jerry P. Kulah (2010, DMin) has been installed as the dean of the United Gbarnga School of Theology in Liberia. Rev. Kulah was the former superintendent of the Monrovia District. He said spiritual awakening would be a major part of his effort to restore the UM-related school following a 14-year civil war.
Rev. Mack Strange (1989, MDiv) is serving as the Pastor of Trinity Church, a campus of Brentwood United Methodist Church. Rev. Strange is a graduate of Baylor University (BBA) and Asbury Theological Seminary (MDiv), Mack has served churches in North Carolina, Florida, and Northern Ireland. He enjoys “whatever sports my children are participating in,” college football and baseball, Seinfeld and the movie “Patton.” His wife Sharon and he have four children.