Introducing our New Minister: Leslie Runnels

We have known from the beginning of Rev. Ma’s time with us that they are our interim minister and that their time with UCF ends this July. In June 2023, you approved a Search Committee to find our new, fulltime contract minister. Since this time, the Search Committee, along with the Contract Negotiations team, has worked diligently to locate, interview, research, and negotiate a contract and we are THRILLED to introduce you to our new minister.

Minister Leslie will begin in August and until she meets us in person, she sends the following hello and an overview of her ministerial record.
Hello from Minister Leslie Runnels
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IWNG1yPOvCZWzlt7i0Z6pyBMIaYSobcY/edit
Ministerial Record Overview for Leslie Runnels
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_DejgEk_lnLviWxH__Ze-m13Il3UHJF1/edit

Search Committee members, Tom Cullison, Miriam Green, Sarah Grenier, Penny Hooper, and Amy Jones, extend their sincere gratitude for your trust, feedback, and suggestions that you provided to guide this search. By completing the ministerial search survey, participating in the cottage meetings and coffees with the Search Committee, and reaching out to us with questions and suggestions, you directed the Search Committee’s work through every step of this process.
Thank you and welcome to Minister Leslie Runnels!!!