Pastor William Gamble is a retired US Air Force Communications Officer. Pastor Gamble was a continuous member of the People's United Methodist Church since 1994. Prior to that he worked in chapels and churches wherever he was assigned in the military. He is a licensed Local Pastor, certified by the District Committee on Ordained Ministry of the Rocky Mountain Conference, and is a Course of Study Program participant at the St Paul Theological seminary in Kansas, City, MO. He has been called upon to teach several Lay Speaking Basic and Advanced Courses in the Pikes Peak Sub-district. He has also served on various legislative committees at the Annual Conference, and currently serves as a board member/Secretary of the UMC Foundation for the Rocky Mountain Conference. Pastor Gamble was appointed to his present pastorate on July 1, 2009, and he served in that role until his retirement. As a visible member of the Colorado Springs Community, Pastor Gamble served as a member of the board for the Area Agency on Aging, Southern Colorado Black Roundtable (an advisory group to Governor Hickenlooper), El Pomar Black Advisory Council, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Chairman of the Colorado Springs Black Leadership Forum, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Bro. William Gamble served admirably as the lead facilitator for the Alpha Phi Alpha Iota Omicron Lambda Chapter Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway for several years.