Bishop Grant Hagiya has announced the appointment of Rev. Cara Scriven as the new Tacoma District Superintendent effective July 1. Rev. Scriven currently serves as pastor of Redmond United Methodist Church.
“Throughout her ministry, Rev. Cara Scriven has demonstrated the ability to grow and move churches toward vitality,” said Bishop Hagiya. “This ability, coupled with her keen intellect and high emotional intelligence, makes her a logical choice for the Tacoma District Superintendent. I have also seen the need for the Cabinet to reflect a younger demographic, and Cara is one of the strongest leaders of our young clergy in the annual conference. I am excited by the vision and energy she will bring to the annual conference and district!”
A native of Massachusetts, Cara graduated from Northland College in Ashland, WI and spent several years working in marketing positions in Boston and then Portland, OR. She was a member of Vancouver First UMC as she began work toward an M.Div. from Iliff School of Theology. In Denver, she was student pastor at Englewood UMC.
In the PNW, Cara has served as Associate Pastor at Wenatchee First UMC from ’07 to ’09, Pastor at Seattle: Magnolia UMC from ’09 to ’11, and Senior Pastor at Redmond UMC since 2011. During this time she has chaired the Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry, serves of the Seattle District Committee on the Superintendency, sat on the site advisory board at Lazy F Camp, and spends part of each summer as a camp pastor for various age-level camps.
Cara and her husband, Patrick, enjoy spending their quiet time raising three adorable, but not so quiet, children.
The Tacoma District covers a geographical area from Auburn south to Littlerock, east from Bonney Lake and Eatonville to the west including Silverdale and Shelton and up to Kingston. A diverse area with a diverse church membership including inner city, suburban and rural churches, the Tacoma District is one of six missional hubs that comprise the Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church.
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