NEWS RELEASE:
RELEASE DATE: Monday, February 3, 2020
Contact Information: Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe – bishopbledsoe@nmconfum.com
The Reverend Les Hall, Senior Pastor of Means Memorial UMC, Andrews, Texas, will fill the Big Spring District Superintendent position, effective July 1, 2020. He has served as lead pastor at Andrews for six years. During that time, he has also served as chairperson of the Big Spring District Committee of Ordained Ministry, served on the Big Spring District Finance Committee, and the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry.
Les was raised in Fort Stockton, Texas. He graduated from South Plains College with an Associates Degree, then went on to Texas Tech University, receiving a Bachelors of Science in Geology. After serving as a youth minister, he went to Asbury Seminary for a Masters of Divinity degree. Les has been ministering churches in the Northwest Texas Annual Conference for the past 25 years, serving at Turkey, Quitaque, Panhandle, Canadian, Floydada, and Andrews. Les is married to Sue, and they have three daughters: Emily and her husband Mason Morrow, Rebekah, and Lauren. In his spare time, Les enjoys flying airplanes and teaching others to fly.
Rev. Hall said, “ It is an honor to be asked to serve as District Superintendent of the Big Spring District. I welcome this new opportunity to serve the pastors and churches of the Big Spring District.” Bishop Bledsoe welcomes Les Hall to the Northwest Texas/New Mexico Cabinet.
The new District Superintendent will follow Rev. Kathryn Boren, who is taking an appointment as a pastor of a local congregation. Rev. Boren currently serves as the Dean of the Northwest Texas Cabinet and has given exceptional leadership to the work of superintending. The cabinet will recognize and celebrate her gifts at the upcoming conference gathering in June.
Les will be invited to sit in on the upcoming appointive cabinet meetings to provide for a smoother transition of leadership.
Rev. Boren shares that “Les knows our district well and is in sync with the direction of the Conference. We have already begun the transition, and I know the Big Spring District is in good hands.”