Central E-Link News, Resources & Opportunities to Energize & Equip Church Leaders of the Central Texas Conference February 17, 2010 Welcome! This is the conference’s weekly update to church leaders — lay and clergy. Articles/requests should be submitted to
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[email protected] See quick links under “Resources” for more news and resources News Briefs — The Conference Carol Woods Named Brownwood DS Bishop Mike Lowry announced Sunday, Feb. 14, the appointment of Carol Woods as superintendent of the Brownwood District, replacing Rev. James Olney who has taken incapacity leave while he undergoes treatment for cancer. This is Woods’ second appointment to a Cabinet position, having served as superintendent of the Northeast District of the North Texas Conference from 1997 to 2002. It was in 2002 that she transferred to the Central Texas Conference and was named senior pastor at Overton Park (now Arborlawn) United Methodist Church in Fort Worth. Two years later, she was named senior pastor at the 520-member First United Methodist Church of Mineral Wells, the position she currently holds. See more details at www.ctcumc.org. Annual Conference Goes Green In an effort to be more environmentally friendly and to reduce printing costs, Annual Conference information will be made available on the CTC website rather than by mailings this year.