Karen Appleby

Rev. Karen Appleby is a retired Ordained Deacon in the Desert Southwest conference of the United Methodist Church. Over the years Karen has lived and ministered in the Florida, Missouri West, West Ohio, and North Georgia conferences. She has over 30 years experience in Christian Education, pastoral care and counseling, and church consulting. She also co-authored with Delia Halverson the book “Creating Holy Spaces: Worship Visuals for the Revised Common Lectionary”. Karen retired with her husband Larry to the mountains of western North Carolina in 2013. In retirement she has found new and exciting ministry settings as a volunteer.