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Our Staff
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Martha Chenault is a native Kentuckian and has been with our church since January 2 006.
A Magna Cum Laude graduate of the
University of Kentucky, she has an undergraduate degree in Music in Education (BME) as well as
a Master of Divinity from Lexington Theological Seminary. She
also holds the designation of “Interim Ministry Specialist” with the
Interim Ministry Network and has received special training through the
Lombard
Mennonite Peace Center in
conflict transformation skills and mediation. Martha is a trained
and experienced Stephen Ministry Leader, Bethel Series trainer/teacher,
and Healthy Congregations facilitator. She was ordained by the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Kentucky in 1976 and received
UCC standing in 2004. She has served congregations in Kentucky
Ohio, and Michigan and is active in the Western Reserve Association, OH
Conference of the UCC. Martha lives in Rocky River with her husband,
Larkin, their two cats, and dog. They have two grown daughters,
Cordelia and Carolyn, who reside in New York and Boston respectively.
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Betsy Hinton
Secretary
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Secretary since March of 2005. Prior to taking over the daily runnings of the church office, she worked downstairs at
our
Child Care for 8 years where she watched both of her own children
attend and graduate from Berea UCC
preschool. Hers is the first
voice and face you will encounter when dealing with the church
office. A magna cum laude graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College,
she holds a B.A. degree in Music and a business minor. Although
music is now mostly a hobby, Betsy enjoys singing and playing piano
which she sometimes does at her home church in Olmsted Falls. She
lives in Berea with her two children, Taylor and Nick. |
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e-mail - BereaUCC@sbcglobal.net
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Bryan Bowser is the Minister of Music at Berea
UCC where he has served since 1999. He is also Assistant
Director of the Conservatory for External Affairs at the
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music where he oversees
the Conservatory
Outreach, Summer Music, Opera and Arts Management Programs.
Bowser spent three seasons as Director of Operations and
Development with Lyric Opera Cleveland before returning to B-W
to head the newly formed Conservatory Outreach Department; he
was appointed Assistant Director of the Conservatory in 2004. He
has been seen in many local theaters as a performer, music
director, conductor and choreographer; is a board member of
Brecksville Theater on the Square and the International Music
Festivals of the Americas; and serves as resident musical
director at Cuyahoga County Community College’s Western Campus.
A summa cum laude graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College, he is
currently pursuing his MBA in Entrepreneurship. Bryan leads the
Berea UCC Choir and oversees the entire music ministry of the
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Bertha Grant
Organist/Keyboardist
Bertha Grant has been the
Keyboardist at 1st Congregational UCC since 1992. Previously has
served at churches in Brunswick OH, Shelby OH, and at the Chapel
of Granite City IL. She began her career at the organ and piano
in Muskegon Hts. MI. She is retired after working 40 yrs as a Registered
Nurse.
She enjoys spending time with her family of 4 children and 7
grandchildren.
Bertha's e
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Fran Apltauer,
Minister of Visitation
Fran Apltauer has
been involved in the life of the church all her life.
She has served as Moderator of the Western Reserve
Association and the Ohio Conference of the United Church
of Christ. She is a member of Trinity United Church of
Christ and where she has served in multiple leadership
roles. Fran was employed at Metro Health Medical Center
for 31 years and for the United Church of Christ Board
for Homeland Ministries for 10 years. Fran leads worship
services at nursing homes, has conducted funerals and has
led worship in many churches in the area. In addition
to serving as Minister of Visitation for our
congregation, Fran also serves as Lay Minister of
Visitation at Lakewood Congregational United Church of
Christ.
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Evan Norris
Custodian
Evan has been the custodian for
Berea UCC since October
2006. He is currently attending
Cuyahoga Community College majoring in
music and plays baritone in the Concert Wind Ensemble with Baldwin-Wallace College. Evan
has lived in and been part of the Berea
community for over eleven years
and has been happily attending Berea UCC
for over two years.
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Contact Information:
33 Seminary Street
Berea, Ohio 44017-1905
e-Mail: BereaUCC@sbcglobal.net
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Office Hours:
M,W,F 9:00 a.m. to 3:30p.m.
Tu, Th 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
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