Bishop Elaine J.W. Stanovsky intends to appoint Laura Baumgartner as part time Local Pastor of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Bellevue, Washington beginning July 1, 2017.
Baumgartner is a graduate of the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University who is bi-vocational, and will continue teaching part-time. She has been serving in lay leadership at University Temple UMC in Seattle.
