Districts/Supervisory Areas
There are five Conference Superintendents to provide supervisory care and oversight. The supervisory areas will include the areas of the seven districts. Redistricting is not part of this supervisory plan, but rather a reorganization.
The following are the Conference Superintendents and their coverage area:
- Rev. Dr. Paul Amara will cover churches within the Williamsport District as well as most churches within the Lewisburg District. The office for this coverage area will be the current office located at 2420 Nottingham Road, Williamsport.
- Rev. Brenda Leigey will cover churches within the State College District, as well as portions of the Lewisburg and Altoona Districts. The office will continue to be at 1200 Haymaker Road, State College.
- Rev. Judy Walker will cover churches within the Scranton/Wilkes Barre District and some churches within the Lewisburg District. The office will still be located in the Trucksville UM Church, 40 Knob Road, Trucksville.
- Rev. Dr. Joleen Willis will cover churches within the Altoona District and portions of the York District. They will begin to look for office space possibly within a local church in the Altoona Area.
- Rev. Dr. Gary Weaver will cover the churches within most of the Harrisburg District as well as portions of the York District. This coverage area will continue to utilize the former Harrisburg District Office in the Conference Center.
As we shift to this new model of supervision, we will also be shifting some district offices. The York office is closed as of July 1, 2023. The Lewisburg Office will stay open only through the retirement of the current Administrative Assistant which will be December 2023. She will also provide support to other coverage areas as needed in this time of transition.
Altoona
1381 Plank Road, Suite 104, Duncansville, PA 16635-8458 | Phone: 814.693.9220 | Facebook
Conference Superintendent,
Rev. Dr. Joleen A. Willis
jwillis@susumc.org
District Secretary
Kathy Palmer
altoona@susumc.org
List of Local Churches (by County)
Harrisburg
303 Mulberry Drive, Suite 200, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 | Phone: 717.766.8124 | District Website
Conference Superintendent
Rev. Dr. Gary D. Weaver
gweaver@susumc.org
Assisting Elder
Rev. Karen W. Atanasoff
katanasoff@susumc.org
District Secretary
Ilene Swartz
harrisburg@susumc.org
List of Local Churches (by County)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville, PA 18708 | Phone: 570-901-1569 | District Website | Facebook
Conference Superintendent
Rev. Judy L. Walker
jwalker@susumc.org
Assisting Elder
Rev. Douglas Sivers
dsivers@susumc.org
District Secretary
Elsa Rodriguez
scrantonwilkesbarre@susumc.org
List of Local Churches (by County)
State College
1200 Haymaker Rd., State College, PA 16801 | Phone: 814.237.4365 | District Website
Conference Superintendent
Rev. Brenda K. Leigey
bleigey@susumc.org
Assisting Elder
Rev. R. Bruce Wallace
bwallace@susumc.org
Assisting Elder
Rev. Troy T. Howell
thowell@susumc.org
District Secretary
Helen Meyer
statecollege@susumc.org
List of Local Churches (by County)
Williamsport
2420 Nottingham Rd., Williamsport, PA 17701 | Phone: 570.323.7452 | 877.323.7452 | District Website | Facebook
Conference Superintendent
Rev. Dr. Paul C. Amara
pamara@susumc.org
Assisting Elder
Rev. Edward E. Prowant
eprowant@susumc.org
Assisting Elder
Rev. Helen Learn
hlearn@susumc.org
District Secretary
Jill Johnston
williamsport@susumc.org
Important Facts
There are some important facts as we begin to move into this new model of supervision.
- These decisions are made with the full understanding that God is expecting God’s church to always be open to change for a new day and for new possibilities. These decisions are made out of a sense of newness and possibility.
- These coverage areas will allow the new number of churches/charges per Superintendent to remain similar to the current numbers.
- The boundaries of the coverage areas have been made for the most part around county lines. This will make is easier to do things across district lines.
- There will be new ways of supervision. One way is to utilize effective local pastors and elders as ministry partners to do some of the ongoing work of ministry in the coverage area.
- Every church and every pastor will have a Superintendent with whom they will relate and have direct contact.
- Current district committees will work with the Conference Superintendent to determine what is the best way to accomplish their tasks.
- This current change in supervision will position the Susquehanna Conference well for whatever General and Jurisdictional Conference may decide about number of Episcopal areas and number of Bishops.
- This new way of doing supervision will also allow us to be nimbler and provide new ways of being in ministry.