Ministry Team Leadership
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Clergy and Administrative Ministry Team
The clergy and administrative team offer support in the office and help provide oversight for all our ministry areas throughout the church.
Executive Assistant to the Pastor (1/2 time staff)
Treasurer (1/4 time staff)
Student Ministry Team
TEAM LEAD
Director of Student Ministries & Sunday morning K-12 coordinator (FT staff)
Preschool Teacher (FT staff)
Preschool Cook (1/2 time staff)
Preschool Asst. Teacher (1/4 time staff)
Preschool Asst. Teacher (1/4 time staff)
Worship Ministry Team
Pianist (1/4 time staff)
Organist (1/4 time staff)
Kenny Beeson
Tech Team Facilitator (2025)
Jeanne Ketterling
Graphics Creator (volunteer)
TBA
Choir and/or Handbell Director (1/4 time staff)
First Impressions Ministry Team
Janie Glover
TEAM LEAD
(volunteer)
Connection Point Facilitator (staff)
Margie Frasier
Refreshment Facilitator (volunteer)
Maria Bloom
Celebration of Life Reception Facilitator (volunteer)
Sheila Anderson
Host Facilitator (volunteer)
Compassion & Justice Ministry Team
United Methodists are called to works of compassion and justice but so many churches lost these during COVID. As we build back up our compassion and justice team, here are the projects happening now. If you feel the church is called to a new area of compassion and justice, chat with us today!
TBA
TEAM LEAD
(volunteer)
Janet Walter
Caring Ministry Facilitator (volunteer)
Chip and Jenn Johnson
Reconciling Ministries Facilitators (volunteer)
Ron Walter
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Facilitator (volunteer)
Tusonge Children's Ministry Facilitator (staff)
Gay Colson
Quilting Ministry Facilitator (TBA)
Adult Ministry Team
Adult Small group leaders are vital to ministry! We currently offer all of the small groups listed below. Try out an opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with a new adult small group!
TBA
TEAM LEAD
(volunteer)
Raising Parents Small Group Facilitator (volunteer)
Bill Southworth
Adult Sunday School Facilitator (volunteer)
Rochelle Killett
Curious Learners Coordinator (volunteer)
Kathy Huff
Women's Bible Study Facilitator (volunteer)
Rochelle Killett
Simply Worship Facilitator (volunteer)
Phil Burch
Men's Ministry Co-Facilitator (volunteer)
Jeff Hess
Men's Ministry Co-Facilitator (volunteer)
Dean Adams
Men's Ministry Co-Facilitator (volunteer)
Rochelle Killett
United Women in Faith Facilitator (volunteer)
Facility Maintenance Ministry Team
To save funds, Nampa First UMC uses an all volunteer Facility Maintenance Team who helps handle our larger scale projets. We still use a contracted custodial company for building-wide cleaning once a week and staff clean daily.
TBA
TEAM LEAD
(volunteer)
Howie Bloom
(volunteer)
Dean Adams
(volunteer)
Lynn Ketterling
(volunteer)
Phil Burch
(volunteer)
Church Council
Nampa First UMC uses a single-board governance model. Elected members of our Church Council partner with our pastor to provide general oversight, accountability, and support collective vision. Each person, except the pastor, are named trustees according to the United Methodist Discipline.
TEAM LEAD
Janie Glover
Lay Member of Annual Conference
(2026)
Pastor
Dean Adams
(2026)
Howie Bloom
(2025)
Maria Bloom
(2025)
Phil Burch
(2026)
Lynn Ketterling
(2025)
Rochelle Killett
Certified Lay Speaker
(2025)
Amy Lowery
(2025)
Lay Member of Annual Conference
Kenzie Schulthies
Treasurer
(appointed annually)
Jeannette Trachsel
(2025)
Ron Walter
(2025)