BILL GORDON is pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church, Sequim, Washington.

He was born in Chicago, but lived in California (San Francisco Bay area, then Oceanside and Vista in San Diego County) from age 4 through college. His father had two 20-year careers, first in the Marine Corps, followed by the U.S. Postal Service.

After graduation from California Western University with a degree in English literature, Bill earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1969 from Iliff School of Theology in Denver.  He then moved to the Northwest and has served these United Methodist Churches in Washington:  Mill Plain (Vancouver), Sedro Woolley, Bothell, Toppenish, Everett First, Redmond and Anacortes.

Bill and his wife, Judy, met while he was associate pastor at Bothell and she was choir director at Snohomish, one of five United Methodist churches at which she has led choirs.  When they married 29 years ago, they joined their two families together:  three daughters and two sons, one of whom is a missionary, with his family in Thailand. Their spare time often is spent doing things together, such as gardening, exploring new places, enjoying their eleven grandchildren -- and working a jigsaw puzzle on a winter evening.

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CHELSEA HASENPFLUG is the Education Coordinator at Trinity United Methodist Church. She received her BA in Political Science and Philosophy from UW and is now working on her Masters in Teaching at Seattle Pacific University. Chelsea, an Honors graduate of Sequim High School, has also worked in church settings and tutors in the Sequim Middle School After-School Program. While at UW she was part of a Hurricane Katrina Relief Team in the 9th Ward of New Orleans. She also served a year as a Missionary Intern in Venezuela with Campus Crusade for Christ, where she organized a conference attended by 1,000 students.

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MARIAN NEEDHAM is the church secretary and  bookkeeper.  She brings to her position a diverse background including a degree in graphic arts, followed by years in that occupation, vocational teaching, and several years in various office management positions.  Marian also is the administrative assistant at the local free health clinic.

She has lived in Sequim since 1994.  Marian, a Washington native, enjoys the outdoors, hiking, gardening and considers herself blessed to be living in such a beautiful part of this state.  She has a son who is currently serving in the Air Force.

Marian is pleased to have the opportunity to greet visitors to TUMC weekdays, welcomes the challenges that go with being a church secretary, and acknowledges that her job could not be done without the help of wonderful volunteers.

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MAURICE FRAZELL (Moe) is the custodian at Trinity United Methodist Church. He was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and lived in Great Falls, Montana, before moving to Sequim. Moe considers Sequim the best place he's lived and loves his work at Trinity. He enjoys the people here and especially looks forward to the Tuesday morning Men's Bible Study and Breakfast. As he says, "What a great way to start the day!"

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JUDY GORDON is the Choir Director and Music Director for our traditional worship service. She was born and raised in Snohomish, Washington. After graduating from high school, she went on to get her bachelors degree in elementary education with a minor in elementary music. Judy taught school for 22 1/2 years, 14 of which were in elementary music. She has directed church choirs for over 40 years and enjoyed every minute of it. Judy and husband, Bill, have five children and eleven fine grandchildren. Judy has been blessed to have been in ministry with Bill for 31 years.

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KATHRYN PACELLI is the Co-director of the Contemporary (Celebration) Service.  She has served in music ministry for both Contemporary and Traditional choirs and groups for 30 years.  She has been the lead musician and Music Director for several prominent churches covering a wide range of musical styles.  Kathryn's passion is contemporary praise and worship.  Most recently she served as the lead musician and arranger, for eleven years, of The Good News Singers, a popular Christian band based out of San Diego, California.

Kathryn is a music composer and arranger as well as a former piano and guitar teacher.

She was born and raised in Oregon until her family moved to San Diego, California in the 1960's where she received her college education in English and Music.  It has always been Kathryn's dream to return to the Northwest and minister in music at a warm and loving church.  Kathryn is overjoyed to be welcomed into the TUMC family.

Kathryn is married to Paul, who is a systems analyst and they have five children and five grandchildren.

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DONNA GRUBBS is the Co-director of the Contemporary (Celebration) Service.  Growing up in Missouri, Donna remembers always being surrounded by music of one kind or another.  Her earliest memory of enjoying music began as she listened to her father, grandfather and uncle play the piano, fiddle, and guitar in a one-room school house while neighbors square danced.

Donna has served in music ministry in Missouri, Panama and Okinawa where she served as organist, pianist, and director of children and adult choirs.  Before arriving in Sequim, she participated in over 40 years of Christian music, mostly with the Baptist church, Overseas Union churches, and military base chapels.

Donna graduated from the University of Alabama with a major in Home Economics and a minor in music.  She taught for the Department of Defense Dependent Schools for 20 years in Panama and Okinawa that included teaching Home Economics in the middle and high schools and music in the elementary and middle schools.

Throughout her years overseas, Donna was active in community theatre, working on numerous productions each year as pianist or musical director.  After moving to Diamond Point and continuing their interest in having fun with music, she and husband, Randy direct the Diokipan Singers that entertain during the Christmas season.  Other hobbies include quilting sewing for grandchildren, and exploring new places.

Working in contemporary praise and worship music is new for Donna, but she enjoys and is inspired to be part of a spirit-led service.

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JUDIE SHARPE is our organist for our traditional (11:00a.m.) service

She has played the piano since she was four years old, and the organ since she was 35.  Judie has a Bachelor's degree in Music Education, and has taught vocal music (grades K-12) in the public schools in Michigan for a total of 17 years.  She also taught private piano and organ lessons for many years, achieving many state champions over the years.  for the last 27 years she was the organist and choir director at a Congregational, UCC Church, near her home in Washington, Michigan.  Judie and her husband, Tom, recently moved to Port Angeles

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SUE NINEMIRES is our Bell Choir Director.  She has played hand bells in Iowa, Illinois and Sequim.  Sue has directed children, high school and adult vocal choirs and was a youth director at Methodist churches in Pontiac, Illinois, and Farmington, Missouri.  She has a degree in elementary education from  Simpson college, Indianola, Iowa and has taught elementary and special education in Illinois.

Sue has played percussion in municipal bands in Iowa, Illinois and Sequim.  She is the vocal soloist for Sequim City Band; plays piano for the monthly birthday celebration at O.C.R.C.; and has sung in the Port Angeles Community Chorus, church choirs, Sequim Community Chorus and summer theater.

Sue has lived in Sequim 17 years and has three sons, 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren