About Us
We are a community of followers of Jesus Christ who through prayer, study, fellowship, worship, and witness, enable all to grow in daily Christian living. Through community service, we share the good news of God, showing concern for all persons and responding to their needs.
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Visit our Leadership, History, and Cemetery pages to learn more about us.
OUR TEAM
Our Leadership
We are blessed to have leaders for every aspect of our church.
Pastor Jean Lee
Senior Pastor
Pastor Jean Lee was raised in Cupertino, California, Pastor Jean came to Maryland with her family in June 2008. Pastor Jean received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Davis in the late 1980’s. She experienced a call to ordained ministry in 2006. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in 2016. She served as a lead pastor at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Laytonsville, Maryland from 2016-2020 and at Back River United Methodist Church in Essex, Maryland from 2020-2023. Pastor Jean’s passion is to help people connect to God through Sunday worship service and Bible study, while at the same time connecting all of God’s people together through community and service.
Pastor Jean is married to Jay, and they have three children, Lauren, Hannah, and Matthew, who are an amazing blessing from God. Lauren is married to David (he goes by JD), and they have an adorable, adventurous son, Isaiah who is two years old. Hannah lives in California working at Whiting Turner as an Assistant Project Manager, and Matthew is in his fourth year at American University. In Pastor Jean’s spare time, she likes to read, walk, and meditate and she is in the process of improving her golf. She loves to watch sports, mostly football, and her favorite team is the San Francisco 49ers.
Cindy Saylor
Church Secretary and Event Coordinator
Julian Schoming
Music Director, Pianist [email protected]
Keenan Hudson
Worship Team Leader, Facility Administrator [email protected]
Randi Carlilse
Nursery Care Provider
Adult Ministries Coordinator – Joy Grimm [email protected]
Children’s/Youth Ministries Chair – Jill Janocha Redmond, Melissa Rhoton [email protected]
Church Council Coordinator – Bill Newcomb
SPRC/PPRC Chair – Mary Newcomb
Trustee Chairperson – Bill Newcomb
Communications Ministry – George Grimm, Jill Janocha Redmond, Mike Broyles
Endowment Ministry Coordinator – John Walker
Finance Ministry – Mel Blizzard (Chair), Ruth Horner (Treasurer), Richard Baker (Ass. Treasurer)
Flag Raising and lowering – Gary Saylor
Hospitality Chair – Cindy Davis
Lay Leader – Mary Newcomb (Leader and certified kay Minister)
Memorials Ministry Coordinator – Shirly Miller
Praise and Play Drama Ministry Director- Joy Grimm [email protected]
Prayer Chain Coordinator – Shirley Miller 410-259-2917
Prayer Chain I – Kate Gorsuch 410-876-2745
Prayer Chain II – Brenda Six 410-756-2507
Sisterhood President – Shirley Miller
United Methodist Men President- Richard Baker
United Methodist Women (United Women in Faith) President – Janet Wallett
Worship Ministry Chair – Keenan Hudson
WHAT’S NEXT?
Next Steps
Interested in Becoming a Part of Our Family or Learning More about Us?
1
Get Connected
Come join us for a worship service or other events to meet with church members and see first-hand what we are all about.
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Get Involved
Giving back to the community and church are always a good place to start to really feel like a part of the church family community.
3
Grow
Growing in faith with God and others is a key part of spiritual health. Join us for Sunday School classes (adult or children) or Bible study.
What We Believe
The United Methodist Church shares a great deal with other denominations. Explore what we believe about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and more.