Ministry Team Leadership

Interested in a leadership position? Click here to learn and apply. Staff positions or volunteer positions

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.

TEAM LEAD

Rev. Dr. Rob Walters

Pastor (FT staff)

Kelsey Wilbanks

Executive Assistant to the Pastor (1/2 time staff)

Kenzie Schulthies

Treasurer (1/4 time staff)

Student Ministry Team

Amber Overstreet

TEAM LEAD

Director of Student Ministries & Sunday morning K-12 coordinator (FT staff)

Sara Simmons

Asst. Director of Student Ministries

Purple Room (FT staff)

Lysa Fellows

Student Ministries Lead Teacher & Sunday morning K-4 teacher

Yellow Room (FT staff)

Kelly Iovino

Preschool Teacher

Star Room (FT staff)

Mariah Dominguez

Preschool Teacher

Blue Room (FT staff)

Anna Montano

Preschool Teacher (FT staff)

Karen Mejia

Preschool Teacher

Orange Room  (3/4 time staff)

Ally Hartrampf

Preschool Cook (1/2 time staff)

Hannah Gray

Preschool Asst. Teacher (1/4 time staff)

Jaelyn Lewis

Preschool Asst. Teacher (1/4 time staff)

TBA

Staff (FT)

Open position to be announced, beginning May 2025 (Sun-Thurs)

TBA

Preschool Teacher (FT staff)

Open position beginning May 2025, M-F with some Sundays

TBA

Preschool Summer Asst. Teacher or Intern (3/4 staff)

Open seasonal position beginning early June and ending late August 2025

TBA

Preschool Substitute Teacher (PT staff or volunteer).

Open position starting immediately, can work when available

Worship Ministry Team

James Boesch

TEAM LEAD

Director of Worship (1/4 time staff)

Doris Raines

Pianist (1/4 time staff)

Nancy Parks

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)

Kenzie Schulthies

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)

Rev. Dr. Rob Walters

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)

Kelsey Wilbanks

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)

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)