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Brian James
Pastor Brian is a Florida native and has served 32 years as an ordained pastor in the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. These past three years at First Church Oviedo have been full of challenges and blessings, he …
Patina Ripkey
Pastor Patina and her husband, Jim, are from Tampa. As the Associate Pastor, Pastor Patina serves God by serving His people in our church, in our community, and throughout the world! I love to share God’s Word through preaching, missions, …
Lanie James
Lanie James is from the beautiful state of Florida and has been active in the United Methodist Church since she was born. Lanie has a degree in Religion with an emphasis in Youth Ministry and a minor in psychology from …
Charlene Davis
Charlene and her family have been members of First Church Oviedo since 2004. She’s been on staff since 2012, and oversees the administrative and facility management of the church, and non-pastoral staff. She is responsible for conducting the business affairs …
Jeanette Dickson
Jeanette and her husband, Bill, have been members of our church since 2005. Jeanette has been on staff for 16 years and currently serves as the Financial Director overseeing contributions, accounts payable, payroll, and financial reporting. She also serves as …
Kathy Van Etten
Kathy and her husband, John, moved to Oviedo from New York to be closer to their daughter Lynn, her husband Steve, and their first grandchild, Adalynn. They have two other adult children, Suzie and Matthew. Suzie is living in NY, …
Damien Herrington
In addition to working with our Youth as the Worship Ministry Assistant, Damien also serves as First Church’s IT Manager and AV Sound Tech. In this role he is responsible for maintaining our Internet and computer systems, troubleshooting our various …
Nicki Montgomery
Nicki Montgomery is from Orlando and has served on the Praise Team here at First Church Oviedo since 2015. As the Ministry Assistant, she oversees all the needs of the youth, children, worship, and AV ministries. Nicki has a degree …
Jim Boesch
Jim coordinates the Adult Ministry Leads and Servants to create opportunities and resources to support all First Church community adults in their spiritual journey of pursuing God’s calling as they become disciples and disciple-makers for Jesus Christ. These Adult Ministry …