{"id":126979,"date":"2026-01-09T19:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/126979\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:26:08","slug":"2026-new-mission-leadership-assignments-church-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/126979\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 new mission leadership assignments \u2013 Church News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The First Presidency is calling new mission leaders \u2014 mission presidents and their wives \u2014 for 188 missions worldwide, including 55 newly created missions<\/a>. These couples will begin their three-year service on or about July 1. Their names and mission assignments are below. Five couples will be announced later. New missions are noted with an asterisk.<\/p>\n

In coming weeks, Church News will publish information and photos of each of the mission presidents and their wives. This page will be updated with links to their published profiles.<\/p>\n

United States and CanadaMissionPresidentCompanionArizona FlagstaffCarl C. CottrellCandace D. CottrellArizona Phoenix East*Marty R. PageMichelle PageArizona Phoenix WestBruce W. EbmeyerCarolyn S. EbmeyerArizona TucsonEnrique M. LooYesenia LooArkansas Little RockStan HanksHeidi HanksCalifornia AnaheimCurtis R. WhettenMollie WhettenCalifornia ArcadiaDavid R. WilliamsSuzi WilliamsCalifornia Carlsbad*R. Tyler WallisElizabeth WallisCalifornia FresnoWill FritcherKatie FritcherCalifornia Oakland\/San FranciscoTom HolmoeLori HolmoeCalifornia Ontario*Kelly R. NormanJoan N. NormanCalifornia RiversideM. Sean EsplinDiana EsplinCalifornia RosevilleScott A. JensenAmy B. JensenCalifornia SacramentoGregory PetersonHollie PetersonCalifornia San JoseAdam KesslerNatalie KesslerCalifornia Santa RosaBen PetersonNatalie PetersonCalifornia VenturaRaymond ContrerasLucinda Le\u00f3n ContrerasCalifornia Victorville*Greg PorterKaele PorterCanada Halifax*Steve MontgomeryDeborah MontgomeryCanada Toronto East*E. Boyd CraigMichelle D. CraigColorado Colorado SpringsJames N. WadsworthKimberly WadsworthColorado Denver EastMichael GallupNichol GallupFlorida Fort LauderdaleKevin E. DicksonBrynda Lynn DicksonGeorgia Atlanta NorthJ. Andrew DentShannon DentIdaho Coeur d\u2019Alene*Scott H. WelchLaura WelchIndiana Fort Wayne*J. Kelly FlanaganLinda M FlanaganKentucky LouisvilleTo be announcedTo be announcedLouisiana Baton RougeDaniel ChardAllyson ChardMaryland BaltimoreDouglas W. HedgerTiffany L. HedgerMichigan LansingLarry R. LarsonDawn E. LarsonMississippi Jackson*Graden P. JacksonSommer JacksonMissouri IndependenceBlaine H. HillDebbie HillMissouri Kansas City*Markham D. TuttleMelissa C. TuttleNevada HendersonDavid A. LemperleSherice LemperleNevada RenoKirk FellerApril FellerNew Jersey MorristownChad R. ArgyleSheree H. ArgyleNorth Carolina RaleighTod M. TurleyLindie TurleyOhio ColumbusRobbie BoscoKaren BoscoOklahoma Tulsa*Scott W. WallentineKarla R. WallentineOregon EugeneDave MorleyShannon MorleyOregon PortlandStephen DaleyKim DaleyPennsylvania PittsburghDaniel GreerRebecca GreerSouth Carolina ColumbiaDerek M. MinerStephanie MinerTennessee KnoxvilleAndrew CroshawVanessa CroshawTexas AustinEd JordenKari JordenTexas Dallas EastTravis J. ParryRaLynne ParryTexas Dallas North*Brian FitzpatrickDiane FitzpatrickTexas Fort WorthCasey AllmanElizabeth AllmanTexas Houston EastLehi RodriguezMelissa RodriguezTexas Houston North*Dale A. CurridenKristen E. CurridenTexas Houston WestMorgan FifeJennie FifeTexas LubbockStuart R. SchofieldM. Lisa SchofieldTexas San Antonio South*Martin C. RiosVeronica Pitarch RiosUtah OremCarl E. HarrisTammy HarrisUtah Salt Lake City HeadquartersScott M. StanfordMarcia A. StanfordVirginia Norfolk*Steven C. MerrellJeanne MerrellWyoming Cheyenne*Brett D. ChristiansenSusan ChristiansenMexico, Central America and CaribbeanMissionPresidentCompanionDominican Republic Santo Domingo EastEnrique MayorgaMar\u00eda Ang\u00e9lica MayorgaDominican Republic Santo Domingo WestRobert D. DowBeverly J. DowEl Salvador San Salvador EastChristian D. WalkerElla WalkerEl Salvador Santa AnaTodd MickelsenTami MickelsenGuatemala Guatemala CityGerman LaborielAlejandra de LaborielGuatemala Guatemala City CentralNathan D. PaceMargaret W. PaceGuatemala Guatemala City EastEduardo J. RexSolange RexGuatemala QuetzaltenangoJos\u00e9 A. Fern\u00e1ndezSonia Fern\u00e1ndezHonduras TegucigalpaMcKay M. PearsonJodi K. PearsonM\u00e9xico Guadalajara EastJ. Alejandro De la FuenteGuadalupe De la FuenteM\u00e9xico M\u00e9xico City SoutheastSal ZavalaAraceli ZavalaM\u00e9xico OaxacaJorge W. P\u00e9rezGraciela Agustina P\u00e9rezM\u00e9xico Puebla SouthScott E. SearsRobin SearsM\u00e9xico TijuanaRandy RichardsonJenny RichardsonM\u00e9xico Torre\u00f3nManuel ZapataGenny ZapataM\u00e9xico Tula*Dee W. MorseKim MorseM\u00e9xico Tuxtla Guti\u00e9rrezManuel Guti\u00e9rrezEva Guti\u00e9rrezM\u00e9xico VeracruzAllen P. HiltonJulie J. HiltonM\u00e9xico XalapaCarlos Gabriel PrietoDayalsi PrietoNicaragua Managua SouthLuis Fernando TorresLeticia TorresPuerto Rico San JuanPaul D. HernandezJanelle F. HernandezSouth AmericaMissionPresidentCompanionArgentina Buenos Aires WestJosh GarnerKatie GarnerArgentina MendozaAndres L. DoradoMartha DoradoArgentina ResistenciaRanulfo CervantesIrais CervantesArgentina RosarioLee D. MackayJennifer MackayArgentina SaltaJuan Pablo SajtrochFlorencia SajtrochBrazil Bras\u00edliaTeciomar AbilaKaren AbilaBrazil CampinasThomas L. StoneKimberly C. StoneBrazil Feira de SantanaOriondes MartinsMonica MartinsBrazil Florian\u00f3polisJames WelburnTraci WelburnBrazil FortalezaCarlos A. SantosRozinete SantosBrazil Guarulhos*Joel FernandesClaudia FernandesBrazil Macei\u00f3Shane J. FarnsworthMeri Ann FarnsworthBrazil Manaus NorthAntonio SantanaLuciana SantanaBrazil Recife NorthStanton L. MarshallConnie MarshallBrazil Recife SouthLance R. BradfordRobbi O. BradfordBrazil Rio de Janeiro NorthNeverson PaesDeborah PaesBrazil S\u00e3o Bernardo*Diego A. OliveiraCl\u00e9zia S. OliveiraBrazil S\u00e3o Paulo InterlagosLarry CoxRachel CoxBrazil S\u00e3o Paulo NorthTo be announcedTo be announcedBrazil Sorocaba*Adriano B. NogueiraPamela P. NogueiraBrazil VitoriaDavid R. LaytonJoanna C. LaytonChile Santiago NorthBrian W. BakerKristi BakerColombia CaliJorge PortalMaria Teresa PortalEcuador Guayaquil EastJim LarkinsAllyson E. LarkinsEcuador Guayaquil NorthJ. Brian AbramsKatie AbramsParaguay Asunci\u00f3n EastR. Scott RushingHeidi RushingParaguay Asunci\u00f3n South*David A. Calderwood<\/a> (transferred from Paraguay Asunci\u00f3n East Mission)Ines V. Calderwood<\/a> (transferred from Paraguay Asunci\u00f3n East Mission)Per\u00fa ChiclayoYan Carlos VegaInocencia VegaPer\u00fa Lima EastDavid BybeeJuanita BybeePer\u00fa Lima Northwest*John T. HutchinsonSharon G. HutchinsonPer\u00fa Tacna*Chris ClasonKristy ClasonUruguay Salto*William A. FreedmanAlyson FreedmanVenezuela CaracasTo be announcedTo be announcedVenezuela MaracaiboRam\u00f3n J. Mart\u00ednezCarmen Maria Mart\u00ednezEuropeMissionPresidentCompanionAdriatic NorthJeff MooreDebbie MooreAlbania TiranaMatthew WirthlinMary WirthlinAlpine German-SpeakingBrett A. GreenhalghJanice GreenhalghBalticDouglas C. DerrickCarrie DerrickBulgaria SofiaDavid J. LudlowKara I. LudlowFinland HelsinkiBert T. DoverGigi DoverFrance Paris NorthLouis-Marie LiebardCyb\u00e8le LiebardFrance Paris South*Matthew R. HenriksenRebecca S. HenriksenGermany FrankfurtJared TheurerHeather TheurerGreece Athens*Howard D. McKeonHeather G. McKeonHungary BudapestCase M. LawrenceKerri L. LawrencePoland WarsawJeffrey A. BarnesJennifer BarnesRomania BucharestMatthew O. LeavittLouise M. LeavittSpain BarcelonaJayson NewittAllison NewittSpain Madrid East*Jason M. MattingleyKaren B. MattingleySweden StockholmRobert MayoKarin MayoAfricaMissionPresidentCompanionAngola Luanda North*Odair LiraEdileude LiraBenin CotonouMatt OsborneKim OsborneCameroon Yaound\u00e9Kelly L. StottsMaria StottsCape Verde Mindelo*Chris WrightTally WrightCape Verde PraiaMichael K. WoodLori Coons WoodCote d\u2019Ivoire Abidjan EastBrandon L. TaylorJennifer M. TaylorCote d\u2019Ivoire Abidjan NorthPaul BrownAlison BrownCote d\u2019Ivoire Abidjan South*Michael A. CallCorrie CallCote d\u2019Ivoire Daloa*Benjamin W. LeSueurEmily LeSueurDemocratic Republic of the Congo KanangaPierrot KabundaFrida KabundaDemocratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa EastTonga J. SaiDorothee G. SaiDemocratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa North*Junior BanzaAnnie BanzaDemocratic Republic of the Congo Mwene-Ditu*Vally TshimangaChristine TshimangaEthiopia Addis AbabaAlexander TandohPhyllis TandohGhana Accra EastJohnny EkTerri-Dawn EkGhana Accra South*Nathan A. CraigAmy K. CraigGhana Sunyani*James T. AndersonGina K. AndersonKenya Kisumu*Hans PetersonAnnie PetersonLiberia Monrovia West*Marc FullerCammy FullerMadagascar Antananarivo SouthRob CampbellRuth CampbellMalawi Lilongwe*Nathan N. SavageShannon W. SavageMozambique MaputoTyler C. SorensonKaren E. SorensonMozambique Nampula*Solomon MalidadiAmalia Dickie MalidadiNigeria AbaIkechukwu J. IbeFreda O. IbeNigeria AbujaAyodele Orimisan OjulariOlubukola Abiodun OjulariNigeria Port Harcourt SouthGordon OndiekRose OndiekRepublic of Congo BrazzavilleVictor MbengueEdvige MbengueSenegal Dakar*David James WilliamsStaccie WilliamsSouth Africa Cape TownReginald MoyoVuyo MoyoSouth Africa East London*Glenn SeningerKathy SeningerSouth Africa JohannesburgShawn K. JonesBeth M. JonesSouth Africa PretoriaKuviwe MahlangabezaThobeka MahlangabezaTanzania Dar es SalaamPhilip R. HuberAlice O. HuberTogo Lom\u00e9*Kristopher A. BaileyAmy BaileyUganda Kampala East*Lauriano P. BalilemwaHappiness Kagemulo BalilemwaZimbabwe Harare West*To be announcedTo be announcedAsiaMissionPresidentCompanionJapan KobeJason KerrKristen Sybrowsky KerrJapan SapporoJeffrey G. BickelApril K. BickelJapan Tokyo NorthBrett KellerMarcie KellerMongolia Ulaanbaatar West*To be announcedTo be announcedPhilippines AngelesThomas D. BurtonPatricia C. BurtonPhilippines DavaoGerry C. GuerraCharmaine Gaw GuerraPhilippines Lingayen*Erwin BrillantesReggie BrillantesPhilippines Lipa*Federico FranciaSonia FranciaPhilippines ManilaDavid RoyJenna RoyPhilippines OlongapoM. Todd JonesP. Michelle JonesPhilippines Ormoc*Martiniano S. SoquilaLourdes Beata C. SoquilaPhilippines Ozamiz*Bon C. EscobarImelda F. EscobarPhilippines Puerto Princesa*Romeo A. CamposOlivia Salamanca CamposPhilippines Quezon City NorthJeffrey H. WinterPaige A. WinterPhilippines San PabloEden R. EngenTonya May EngenPhilippines TaclobanScott McElhaneyHeidi McElhaneyOceaniaMissionPresidentCompanionAustralia Brisbane South*Greg TrimbleKristyn TrimbleFiji SuvaLote Kama QoroyaVenina Ucunibaravi QoroyaNew Zealand AucklandJames S. MackieKylie A. MackieNew Zealand WellingtonPaul W. RobertsHaidee RobertsPapua New Guinea Daru*Sione LavakaMele LavakaPapua New Guinea Madang*M. Dean WesterlundChristine A. WesterlundSamoa Apia East*Adney M. Reid<\/a> (transferred from Samoa Apia Mission)Tina S. Reid<\/a> (transferred from Samoa Apia Mission)Samoa Apia WestGilbert TavitaGinger TavitaSolomon Islands Honiara*Matthew G. CourtKimberli CourtTahiti PapeeteJay LucasKatauna Lucas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The First Presidency is calling new mission leaders \u2014 mission presidents and their wives \u2014 for 188 missions…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,65735,65734,65736],"class_list":["post-126979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-callings","tag-leaders-ministry","tag-mission-leaders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}