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New Pastor Appointed to First United Methodist Church

New Pastor Appointed to First United Methodist Church By MARCIA KOZUBEKONEONTA The Rev. Casey Bradley of Richfield Springs has been named pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Oneonta. He will begin July 2, filling the spot held for five years by the Rev. Marti Swords-Horrell, who is retiring. Bishop Hector Burgos appointed Bradley, 36, after the local staff-parish committee interviewed him and gave a positive review. Bradley holds a bachelor’s degree in social work received in 2009 from…

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Wife Pastor At Oneonta’s First UM, Husband Takes Cooperstown Pulpit

‘Power Couple’ Of Methodist Ministry Wife Pastor At Oneonta’s First UM, Husband Takes Cooperstown Pulpit By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Call them a Power Couple of The Cloth. Rev. Dana Horrell begins his ministry Sunday, July 7, at Cooperstown United Methodist Church, while 32 miles down the road, his wife, Rev. Marti Swords-Horrell, the same day will celebrate her first anniversary as pastor of Oneonta’s First United Methodist Church. They’re the second such United Methodist husband-and-wife…