Together in the work of God’s kingdom.
NFAMLP is a national fellowship of United Methodist associate members and licensed local pastors. We are a place to be known, to be equipped for the work you have been given, and to be heard in the rooms where decisions are made.
$35
Annual dues
2027
National Gathering
13
Serving officers
“Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together.”
The pastors who hold the small places together.
Most of our members serve congregations that could not otherwise have a pastor. Some are bi-vocational, some serve several churches at once, some have served faithfully for decades. NFAMLP exists so that none of that work has to be done alone.
01
Associate Members
Ministers who have completed the Course of Study and serve under associate membership, many of them bi-vocational and deeply rooted in one community.
02
Licensed Local Pastors
Full-time and part-time licensed local pastors carrying the daily work of preaching, visitation, and pastoral care across every annual conference.
03
Retired & In Study
Retired local pastors who still mentor and preach, and those currently in Course of Study preparing for a lifetime of ministry.
A connectional family, not another committee.
The National Fellowship of Associate Members and Local Pastors gathers the licensed and associate clergy of The United Methodist Church around shared ministry: encouragement for the week ahead, practical help with the Course of Study, and a clear voice for legislative change.
We meet each year for a national gathering, publish resources for the local church, and stay connected through our executive committee, elected from annual conferences across the connection.
“We are not a special interest group. We are the pastors next door, and we belong to one another.”
NFAMLP Executive Committee
NFAMLP 2027 National Gathering
Save the date: October 20–23, 2027. The fellowship gathers near Pittsburgh with UMC Discipleship Ministries’ SCD 2027 for worship, learning, and conversation.
- Dates
- October 20–23, 2027
- Location
- Christ United Methodist Church · Bethel Park, PA
- Gathering with
- UMC Discipleship Ministries' SCD 2027
- Registration
- Details and cost announced later
Documents worth keeping close.
Bylaws, disciplinary history, Course of Study guidance, and the legislation we have advocated for. Everything is free to download for members and conferences alike.
- NFAMLP Bylaws (2024)Word · Governing document
- General information on AMs and LPsPDF · Who we are in the Discipline
- History of disciplinary changesPDF · Affecting associate members
- GBHEM Course of Study prerequisite policyWeb · Current GBHEM policy
- Ministry study reportPDF · Research on local pastor ministry
- Proposed ordination legislationPDF · Petitions for GC2020
- 2025 financial statementPDF · Treasurer report
Trusted links across the connection
Elected from annual conferences across the connection.
President
Bev Roscoe
Petroleum Valley Charge · Western Pennsylvania
Vice President
Kenny Lee
Arkansas Conference Fellowship Chair
Treasurer
Jerry Colbert
John Wesley UMC · Baltimore-Washington
Assistant Treasurer & Website
Will Clark
Trinity UMC DeLand · Florida
Secretary & Membership
Bill & Jennifer Greer
Virginia Conference
National Registrar
Deanne Lynch
North Georgia Conference
Also serving: Mark Smith (local pastor representative), Gary Allshouse (associate member board), Marikay Green (social media), Tricia Davis (legislative chair), past presidents Dave Owsley and Gwen Wolford, and Amie Stewart as the GBHEM representative.
Join your national fellowship today.
Annual dues are $35 and cover your membership year. Members receive the letter to the fellowship, gathering registration priority, and a vote in the election of officers.
Someone is always on the other end.
Write to the officer who can help, or find the conversation in our Facebook group. Questions about dues, gatherings, and refunds are welcome at any time.
- Membership: Bill & Jennifer Greer
- Gathering & refunds: Jerry Colbert, Treasurer
- Website: Will Clark
