Interim Pastor - Rev. Fred Rhines
Fred has been an ordained United Church of Christ minister for 25 years; the last 14 of which he has specialized in intentional interim ministry. Trained by the Interim Ministry Network, Fred served five U.C.C. churches as interim in Illinois, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, before moving to Florida in 2005. Fred and Norma Lee have been married 22 years and have three grown sons and four grandchildren ages 5 to 10 years. They live in Osprey, Sarasota County, Florida. Fred’s main hobby is independent films, and he works, part time at a local independent movie theater.
Director of Music - Marilyn Spencer
Marilyn has been playing piano since she was five and organ since she was nine. Marilyn loves playing organ, piano and directing choirs. Her husband, Tom and she own and operate Florida Enrichment Academy in Bradenton and they teach piano, organ, clavinova, harp, guitar, drums and voice music lessons to all ages - children and adults.
The Spencers moved to Sarasota - from the mountains above Denver- in April of this year after visiting here last February. They traded lots of snow for lots of sunshine. Marilyn and Tom have four grown children and eight grandchildren and have adopted two dogs to keep them busy and out walking. Two of the grandchildren live in Sarasota and they enjoy seeing them, taking them to the library, teaching them how to play the piano. They are enjoying their pool and the Florida sunshine and are hoping to take sailing lessons in the future.
Church Secretary - Judy Wetter
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Judy has been the church secretary at Faith for over ten years. Judy and her husband Denny moved to Florida, from Indiana, in 1998. They have two children, a son Todd, who is a Battalion Chief at a fire department in Indiana, and a daughter, Jamie, who is a newspaper editor in Wisconsin and also 5 grandchildren. Rubber stamping, altered books and reading are her hobbies. Judy also has a great little dog named Matty. |