• Pastor: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  Greetings in the name of the Lord! It has been my privilege to serve Baldwin First United Methodist Church as the senior pastor since 2008. Before the call to ministry, I worked for over thirty years in the corporate world and served on several nonprofit boards. I was a consultant and mentor for Worshipful Work, The Center for Transforming Religious Leadership. Trained as a spiritual director, I served on the faculty of Souljourners, School for Spiritual Direction. I was one of the founding leaders for the Fellowship of UM Spiritual Directors and Retreat Leaders (FUMSDRL) and am certified in spiritual formation. My passion for transformation is reflected in our congregational life and my doctoral work on Transformational Leadership. The guiding scripture for my ministry comes from Ephesians 4:12-14.

   

  . . . pastors are to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.
  

  
  

  Together, as saints and sinners, we seek to love God and our neighbors as disciples of Jesus Christ, to the glory of God, in the power of the Holy Spirit!

   


• Office Manager: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  I am the Office Manager and Assistant to the Pastor at Baldwin First, and have been here for over 20 years. I especially enjoy greeting and visiting with those who come into the office. My husband, Tom, and I have three grown children.











• Director of Worship Arts: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  I am the Worship Arts Director at Baldwin First. My job is to coordinate artistic elements of each service, whether it be artwork, dance, music or multimedia presentations. My main focus is music—I conduct the Adult Choir and Worship Band. Services are blended, meaning that depending on the Sunday, one might hear contemporary Christian favorites, traditional hymns, gospel hymns or occasionally bluegrass arrangements of hymns. I love all styles of music and try to incorporate as much diversity as possible.







• Organist and Pianist: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

I am the organist and pianist for Baldwin First, and I'm so delighted to be a part of this amazing ministry staff and family. It is such a privilege to be able to collaborate with such hard working and dedicated staff to serve in ministry here at the church. My musical experiences hopefully match the diversity and musical needs of the church and community in our worship celebrations. I am presently the accompanist at Perry Lecompton High School and enjoy working and nurturing music development for all ages. I enjoy singing as well as keyboard playing and love the opportunity to share my talents. Baldwin First, what a great place to be!




• Director of Youth Ministries: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  Since the fall of 2004, I have had the most amazing job -- I get to experience our awesome God working through the teenagers in our community! I work with quite an eclectic group of young people and our Youth Group is always growing, stretching, and making room for more -- God's house is never full. I love teaching the teens about God's Word and helping them to develop and strengthen their personal relationships with Christ! Serving beside, worshipping with, and caring for our teens are some of my favorite activities. The youth have taught me so much! Making my work possible is my wonderfully supportive husband Russ and our two terrific kids Peyton and Alyson.





• Director of Children's Ministries: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  I am the Director of Children's Ministries at Baldwin First. I have been blessed to be a part of the church staff since September 2004. What I love most about being a part of Children's Ministries is experiencing the excitement of children as they worship Jesus. I love how they dance, sing, and shout their praises to God without holding back whatsoever. They remind me that I too, am a child of God and I should praise Him with all that I have in me! In addition to my work at Baldwin First, I teach elementary music in Ottawa, Kansas. I am married to Mike Todd, and we are blessed with three children: Michaela, Ryan, and Olivia.





• Custodian: Dexter Gratts

I am the one usually working behind the scenes at Baldwin First. It has been a joy and a blessing to have worked here for almost a decade now. That wasn't really my plan when I first moved back to Baldwin, but you have to be ready to go where God leads you.

Other volunteers who give their time and effort to our many ministries:

Church Council Chairperson: Dan Neuenswander
Lay Leader: Bill Clement
Pastor-Parish Relations Chairperson: Walt Bailey
Committee on Finance Chairperson: Doug Cheek
Board of Trustees Chairperson: Darren Lawrenz