The People Who Shepherd Our Congregation
We are blessed to have so many caring and dedicated people working on behalf of our church and community.
We are blessed to have so many caring and dedicated people working on behalf of our church and community.
Rev. Casey Irwin holds a B.S. from Tennessee Technological University, and MDiv from United Theological Seminary, and is currently working a Doctor of Ministry at Union Presbyterian Seminary. Her family includes her husband, Blake, their 2 children, 2 cats, and 2 dogs.
“My call to ministry is to reach people where they are, bringing God’s word and God’s kingdom to the world around us. I look forward to hearing your ministries and your stories of faith, as we discern God’s call for our time together.”
As the Administrative Assistant, Carol maintains all communication, schedules events and basically keeps our church together. She maintains all church records, correspondence and serves as the secretary of the Ministry Action Team (MAT). Carol is the creator and editor of our weekly newsletter, Faith Connections. She is a mom to two young daughters, active in the agriculture community and is a college educator.
Dawn serves as the Creative Worship Director. She is retired from teaching and has been a member of FUMC for about 20 years. She is married to Mike and has two grown kiddos: Kofi and Cosette. She also has a plethora of dogs and cats.
Christina Sidaras serves as the Music Coordinator and has participated in music ministry for at least three decades. She is also a full time intervention specialist for a drop-out prevention, credit recovery high school that serves the state of Ohio. She has four awesome teen/young adult children that never cease to amaze her, as well as three crazy cats, a loving dog, and a curious lizard.
Dani is our choir director as well as a trustee and on MAT (Mission Action Team). She provides music from a variety of genres and styles. We know you will enjoy our choir’s performance!
If you are interested in joining choir, let Dani know!
Renee serves as our custodian and sanctuary coordinator. She arranges our events, such as weddings, funerals, or other community meetings. Renee is a life long member of the church; she has two adult children, Makayla and Wesley. She hangs out with her guy, Greg, and her cat, Buddy.
Carmen has served as our organist for more than 20 years. She has a passion for music and is also an active member of the choir. Carmen co-chairs the Mission Team too. In her free time she enjoys reading and spending time with her grandchildren.
Ministry Action Team (MAT) that acts as the Church Board
Trustees who tend to building and grounds
Staff-Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) that serve as HR
Missions Committee that coordinates all Shut-ins Care and Community Outreach
Worship Team that coordinates Sunday morning planning
Children and Family Ministry Team for age-specific and multigenerational ministry