On July 1, 2021, Rev. Donald A. Watt, Ph.D. was appointed to be a half-time minister for the Middleton United Methodist Church. A resident in Middleton since 2011, he had previously served local churches in Arkansas and South Dakota. In addition, Pastor Watt worked full-time in higher education from 1990 until 2008, at Southern Arkansas University and Dakota Wesleyan University.