Clergy & Staff
Steven Brown
Sexton and Shelter Staff
Douglas Casey
Sexton
617-251-5304
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Bruce Dillenbeck
Office Assistant
617-547-2724, ext. 123
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Sarah Higginbotham, LICSW
Director of Communications & Christian Formation
617-547-2724 ext. 242
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Jean Dany Joachim
Poet in Residence
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Rev. Kate Layzer
Minister of Street Outreach
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Mónica Maher
Community Minister in Latin America
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Kirsten Manville
Director of Operations
617-547-2724, ext. 124
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Rev. Karen McArthur
Minister of Stewardship & Finance
617-547-2724 x236
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Emma Mitchell
Pastoral Associate
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Kevin Newell
Sexton and Shelter Staff
Lee Prouty
Facilities Manager
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Rev. J. Michael Solberg
Interim Senior Minister
617-547-2724 ext 223
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Jim Stewart
Director of First Church Shelter
617-661-1873
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Peter Sykes
Director of Music
617-645-0833
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Patricia Van Ness
Staff Composer
Lily Piper Worth
Nursery Coordinator
Lay Leaders
At the heart of historic Congregationalism is the belief that the best, most faithful decisions are worked out in groups where each person has a voice. This belief shapes First Church’s approach to decision making. Like all churches with Congregational roots, First Church is governed by its members in trusting partnership with its pastors—guided and inspired by the Holy Spirit. Members prayerfully call ministers to serve, discern directions for ministry, draw up and approve budgets, and organize ourselves for ministry and mission in the world.
First Church is led by the following Officers, Boards, and Committees. The Executive Council, which meets once per month, is made up of the church’s officers and the chairs of each committee.
OFFICERS:
Moderator: Moana Bentin
Vice Moderator: Phil Jones
Clerk: Laurie Friedman
Treasurer: Jim Cairns
Associate Treasurer: Rich Goode
Assistant Treasurer: Connie Pyle, Jim Greaney
Controller: Rachel Carlson
Member at Large: Claire Morgan
BOARD OF DEACONS:
Leslie Pelton-Cairns ( co-chair)
Casey Marsh (co-chair)
Adam Weiss
Dean Eaton
Nora Willcutts
Jean Dany Joachim
Laurie Williams
Audrey Bellinger
Lisa McCarty
Linda Ziebell
Will Erickson
FRIENDS OF FELLOWSHIP:
Caitlin Anderson
Jenny Stuart
Steve La Master
Rachelle La Master
GIFTS AND DISCERNMENT:
Beth Loomis (co-chair)
Mary Robinson (co-chair)
Gail Breeze
Jenny Stuart
Bruce Hoppe
STEWARDSHIP:
Winnie Yip (chair)
Caroline Newton
Ann McClintock
Rose Whaley
Susan Ohman
Chris Reynolds
SHELTER:
Jan Lo (chair)
Brian Funck
Marianne Jenson
Hanna Bliska
Claire Cocroft
Lisa DiNardo
CHRISTIAN FORMATION:
Susan Reynolds (chair)
Lindsay McNamara
Beth Spaulding
Ingeborg Haug
Heather Stanford
Abby Shuman
MISSIONS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE:
Molly Baker (co-chair)
Kathy Williams (co-chair)
Holly Marple
Barb Hume
Sally O’Brien
Martha Mueller Cook
BUILDING AND GROUNDS:
Peter Byerly, chair
David Torrey
Jack Haskell
Don Johnson
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE:
Laurie Burt (chair)
Marc O’Brien
Elizabeth Lovance
Treasurer (ex officio)
Stephen Weller
William Hsiao