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Rev. Pam Estes
Rev. Pam Estes
Pastor Pam Estes - Adult Study Leader - serves Nashville First UMC and Bingen UMC. A graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University, and the School of Theology of Boston University, Pastor Pam was ordained in 1988 and has served in Arkansas and Massachusetts. Before that, she was a teacher/librarian in Missouri, Tennessee, and Massachusetts. Active in mission u and its predecessor School of Mission and numerous district and conference committees, she enjoys music, reading, spending time with friends and family and travel. Although her dog Dolly loves to go to church, greeting all who come, Dolly will not be at mission U.
Rev. Lauren DeLano Grosskopf
Rev. Lauren DeLano Grosskopf
Rev. Lauren DeLano Grosskopf is the Pastor at Cabot United Methodist Church where she has served since July 2026. As an ordained elder, her favorite parts of being a pastor are creating spaces of community where people can bring their whole selves, leading Bible studies and small groups, mentoring and discipling people in their faith, and meeting new people in the community where she serves. When she has downtime, she loves to read, to play or watch sports, to spend time with her family, and to go on adventures with her husband, Jacob Grosskopf and their son, Graham. She also loves to travel with friends. She graduated from Hendrix College in 2013 with a Bachelors in Psychology and from Boston University School of Theology in 2016 with her Masters of Divinity. She has also served at Conway First UMC, Vilonia UMC, and Russellville First UMC.
Vikki Hamilton
Vikki Hamilton
Vikki lives in Pine Bluff, where she and husband Steve have been lifelong members at St. Luke UMC. Their family is ever-expanding with four sons, two daughters-in-law (and one TBA), two grandsons, and a step-granddaughter. A retired audiologist, Vikki has a passion for those with difficulty hearing and takes seriously the mandate, “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ (Romans 10:17).” Over the past two years, Vikki and Steve have been involved in working with men, and now women, who want to change from their lives of addiction and walk with Jesus. It is a ministry of lots of ups and downs, but God is greater than all of it.
Rev. Bradley Moore
Rev. Bradley Moore
Rev. Brad Moore is an Elder in Full Connection in the United Methodist Church and has served in pastoral ministry since 2011. He currently serves as pastor of First United Methodist Church and Leslie United Methodist Church. Rev. Moore holds a Master of Divinity from Memphis Theological Seminary.
Throughout his ministry, Rev. Moore has served congregations in Arkansas, including First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville as Associate Pastor, as well as Huntsville United Methodist and Presley Chapel United Methodist. His work reflects a deep commitment to rural ministry, community engagement, and compassionate service.
In addition to his local church leadership, Rev. Moore serves as the Arkansas Conference Advocate for the Poor (Rural), Northwest District Disaster Response Coordinator, and serves on the Northwest District Committee on Ordained Ministry. He also serves on the Mount Eagle Board, the Van Buren County Literacy Council Board, and as a board chaplain with the Arkansas Fire Chaplain Federation.
Rev. Moore is married to Kelly, and they have three adult children: Zac (Makayla), Emily, and Alli. They are also the proud grandparents of two grandchildren, Crawford and Henry. Rev. Moore brings a passion for connecting faith with practical ministry and finding new ways to be in ministry to and with the community.
Reneé Willett
Reneé Willett
Rev. Willett is entering his seventh year as a local pastor at White Memorial UMC in Little Rock. He is also licensed and ordained in the National Baptist and Evangelical Covenant faith traditions and pastored an Evangelical Covenant Church for 11 years. He is a product of the Little Rock Public School system and a graduate of Arkansas Tech University, earning an BA in Education. Rev. Willett completed theological education at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, earning an MA in Christian Ministries. He and his wife have two children and six grandchildren.
Rev. Bryan Diffee
Rev. Bryan Diffee
Virtual Study Leader
Bryan Diffee serves as Senior Pastor of Monticello First United Methodist Church. A fifth-generation Methodist pastor, he has spent most of his ministry in appointments now within the South District.
Bryan and his wife, Gretchen, have been married for nearly twenty-five years and have three adult children. He is an avid reader with a particular interest in early Methodism, clergy fiction, and a wide range of biographies and autobiographies.
He also enjoys music, plays the drums, and is a ventriloquist. For the past four years, Bryan has participated in Mission u online and is honored to serve as this year’s virtual study leader.
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