Union UMC
Associate Pastor Holly Wood

Associate Pastor Holly Wood

Associate Pastor Holly Wood

Professional Profile

Pastor Wood is currently serving as the Associate Pastor of Union UMC.

Pastor Wood has served churches in the Illinois area as well as churches in Missouri and Kansas. In addition, Pastor Wood has served as a Family Therapist for Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois and Director of Training and Evaluation at the United Methodist Children's Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

Educational Profile

Pastor Wood graduated from Mankato East High School in Mankato, Minnesota, received a B.S. in Music Education from Minnesota State University, and a Master's of Divinity from St. Paul School of Theology, in Kansas City, Missouri.

United Methodist Affiliation

Pastor Wood was ordained a Deacon in the United Methodist Church in 1983 and ordained Elder in 1991.

Personal Profile

Holly and her husband, Jay, have two children. KC is a graduate of Miami of Ohio University and works for Aurora Casket Company in Wilmington, NC. Kady is a senior at Oklahoma City University in dance performance. Jay, is also an ordained Elder and senior pastor at Hope Church in Belleville, Illinois.