Reverend Dr. Jim Hill
Pastor

Jim graduated from University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Speech Education in 1984.  He worked as a debate coach and history teacher at Mustang High School for 7 years before receiving his call to ministry in 1991. He then attended Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO and earned his Master of Divinity in 1994.  He studies at Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University where he received his Doctor of Ministry in 2007.

Jim has been pastoring Methodist churches since 1994.  He served as the pastor at Warner UMC and the director of the Wesley Foundation at Connors State College for four years.  Then he was appointed to the Ridgecrest United Methodist Church, in OKC, where he served for twelve years.  In 2010, he moved to Hennessy First United Methodist Church, where he served for seven years before coming to Stigler First Methodist Church in June of 2017.

Jim and his wife LuAnn (an elementary teacher in Porum) have three grown children - two recent 2020 college graduates.  He enjoys family time, travel, reading and creating stained glass masterpieces.

Administrative Assistant

2020 ELECTED CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS

Chairperson: Aaron Bailey
Vice Chairperson: Chuck Huggins
Charge Conference Secretary: Darla Barger
Lay Leader: Flo Conklin
Lay Member of Annual Conference: Cristy Jordan
Alternate Lay Member: Trey Conklin
Trustees Chairperson: Gary Dunn
Staff Parish Chairperson: Chuck Huggins
Finance Chairperson: Jim Smith
Financial Secretary: Pam Harless
Treasurer: Sam Rose
Sunday School/Christian Education: Mike Huggins
Youth Leader: Julie Fioretti
Worship/Altar Guild: Julie Godfrey
Choir Director: Chris Cariker
Fellowship Coordinators: Cyanne Williams & Zoe Ann Cross
Historian: Carol Bender
Missions Team Leader: Susan McKibben & Teri Moss
United Methodist Women President: Bonnie Smith
Youth Representatives: Chris Morris & Matt Morris
Parsonage Committee Chairperson: Flo Conklin
At Large Church Council Members:
Anjanette Rose, Danny Williams, Pegi Cariker, Linda Lamb
Max Moss, Joe Ogle, Thomas Conklin, Sam Rose, Joe Morris
Mike Huggins, Barney Harless, Julie Godfrey