North Georgia Annual Conference
North Georgia's discernment is coordinated through the Center for Clergy Excellence, which frames the call broadly: we are all called by God — some to ordained ministry, others to lay ministry, and some to other service to God and the world.
Their front door is myUMcall: a brief interest form that puts you in touch with someone who can walk with you.
myUMcall — tell them you're discerning
Complete the short myUMcall interest form and the Center for Clergy Excellence will be in touch with resources tailored to how you're sensing a call — ordained, lay, or otherwise.
Conference page ↗Candidacy Summit
As in every annual conference, formal candidacy in North Georgia runs through the Board of Ordained Ministry, with a Candidacy Summit as an entry point. Confirm the current schedule with the Center for Clergy Excellence.
Conference page ↗Call Sunday & a Culture of Call
For churches and youth leaders: North Georgia offers Call Sunday resources and a Call Curriculum for Children and Youth — practical tools for naming and nurturing a call in the young people around you, rather than waiting for them to come forward alone.
Conference page ↗A ministry career here, by the numbers.
North Georgia doesn't publish full career service records, so — unlike Rio Texas — this is a snapshot of who is serving today, from the 2025 appointment book: which order holds the pulpits, and how long clergy have been at their current church.
Elders
Ordained and itinerant — sent where the bishop appoints.
- Who's serving
- the largest group — about 55% of church appointments (281)
- At their current church
- a median of 3 years at their current church so far
Deacons
Ordained to a specialized ministry; far less itinerant.
- Who's serving
- a small group — 32 appointments
- At their current church
- the longest current tenures (median 4 years; a fifth past ten)
Licensed local pastors
Licensed rather than ordained, often part-time; many serve smaller churches.
- Who's serving
- more than a third of all pulpits — 178 appointments
- At their current church
- a median of 3 years at their current church
Source: North Georgia Conference appointment book, 07/01/2025. A current snapshot — tenure is years served at the present church so far, not a whole career. Gender and race are not recorded.
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Drawn from ngumc.org/myumcall. Details change — confirm with the conference office.