Welcoming Pastor Brenda Walker

Bishop Warner Brown has appointed Rev. Brenda Walker as the interim Pastor of CCUMC, beginning July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

Pastor Brenda most recently served in the Western Pennsylvania Conference. She moved to Oakland with her husband, Rev. Jim Walker who has been appointed as the Pastor of Lake Merritt United Methodist Church.

Pastor Brenda is an Ordained Full Elder in the United Methodist Church. She is a graduate of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with a M.Div (2007). She received her undergraduate degree from Point Park University in Pittsburg (1990). Pastor Brenda and Pastor Jim have two children, Carlisle and Daniel.

Pastor Brenda shares that: "My ministry strengths include empowering leadership, mediation and negotiation, spiritual direction, and shepherding. My greatest joys have come from creating opportunities where people of different backgrounds and a variety of ages can safely explore their faith. My call is to create new opportunities for people to live into their full identity in Christ."

If you have questions about the appointment process in the United Methodist Church, please talk with a member of the Staff Parish Relations Board: Jane, Peggy, Yvonne, Veronica, Becky, Steve, Vince. We are excited about this appointment of Pastor Brenda and believe she brings the gifts and graces we need to guide us this coming year.