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It is with profound gratitude and sadness that we announce the retirement for the Reverend Youngsook C. Kang as the Superintendent of Leadership Development and Director of Connectional Ministry for the Mountain Sky Conference, effective July 1, 2019.

Photo of Rev. Youngsook KangYoungsook has served in ministry for nearly three decades and was ordained an elder in the legacy Rocky Mountain Conference in 1993. She has served as an associate pastor for Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, as senior pastor for First UMC in Golden and has been a member of Cabinet for 13 years. Youngsook has also served the larger United Methodist connection in extension ministry, as Deputy General Secretary for the General Board of Global Ministries when it was located in New York City.

"It has been an honor to serve as a clergy member in the former Rocky Mountain Conference and the Mountain Sky Conference of The United Methodist Church for the past 28 years," Youngsook wrote in her letter to the Board of Ordained Ministry. "I thank God for all the blessings in my ministry, from local churches, to the General Board of Global Ministries, to the Metropolitan District, and most recently in Leadership Development and Connectional Ministries. I look forward to welcoming new ways in which God will guide my life."

For Bishop Karen Oliveto, Youngsook's experience and guidance were vital in her integration to the Mountain Sky Episcopal Area. She said, "Rev. Kang has faithfully served The United Methodist Church, as a local church pastor, conference leader, and general church staff. We in the Mountain Sky Conference have been especially blessed by her service as conference staff, where she has worked tirelessly to mentor young clergy, empower laity, and help us all grow as disciples of Jesus to be agents of God's transforming love. She is leaving an indelible mark on who we are as the Mountain Sky Conference. May God richly bless her as she enters into a new season of life."

Please pray for Youngsook and her family during this time, as she looks to enter a new chapter in life and ministry.

 
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