Team and Board of Directors

Since her ordination in 1999, the Rev. Penny Lowes has served as the Associate Pastor for the First Congregational UCC in Rochester and as Senior Pastor at the Congregational Church of Birmingham UCC in Bloomfield Hills, MI. The Rev. Lowes received a BA in Education from Bowling Green State University …

Among his numerous positions on non-profit boards, Mr. Misemer currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Interfaith Action Foundation. This Minnesota-based organization engages congregations and people from diverse faith traditions in building stability and economic mobility for families in the St. Paul area. Prior to this, …

The Rev. Nelson is the Transitional Conference Minister of the Missouri Mid-South Conference (UCC). She previously served as Regional Minister for the South Central Region of the Connecticut/Southern New England Conference (UCC), and as pastor at Malletts Bay Congregational Church (UCC) in Colchester, Vermont. She has also served on multiple boards and …

Rev. Stephen Silver is the minister of the First Congregational Church of Lebanon, NH. He previously served as Affiliated Minister at Trinitarian Congregational Church in Concord, MA, and Chief Development and Stewardship Officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Steve enjoyed two decades in educational advancement at leading institutions including …

Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson is the newly elected General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. Rev. Thompson is the first woman and first woman of African descent to serve as leader of the denomination. Prior to this call, Rev. Thompson served in the national setting …