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                            Clergy and Staff


                            Our Team


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                            Reverend Bryn

                            Smallwood-Garcia


                            Senior Pastor. “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.”

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                            Reverend Jennifer Whipple


                            Associate Pastor. “Remember me for this, my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services.”

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                            Toni Sullivan


                            Director of Music. “They ministered with music before the tabernacle...”

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                            Barbara Crandell


                            Church School Coordinator.

                            “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

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                            Christian Ed info here.


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                            Jeannine McCullough


                            Church Office Administrator.

                            “But all things should be done decently and in order.”

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                            Debbie Marquardt


                            Nursery Care Provider.

                            “Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their lives.”

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                            Community Service


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                            Your ongoing effort to make life better for so many of your Brookfield neighbors is greatly appreciated.

                            - Brookfield Food Pantry &
                             Brookfield Community Services

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                             You've shown us that together we can right the world's wrongs, that putting a smile on a child's face is indeed important.


                            - Simply Smiles
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                            Thank you for your contribution of healthy animals and training in their care to help struggling families overcome a life of hunger and poverty.


                            - Heifer International

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                            Got Bibles? Dig Deep and Learn More...

                            Thursday Morning Bible Study, 10 to 11am in the Pastor's Study

                            Join Pastor Bryn or Pastor Jen to study the lectionary scripture for an upcoming Sunday sermon.  This is a chance to learn more about the text in its historical and literary context, as well as to prayerfully explore what wisdom it might hold for you that will help you relate its message to your personal life and faith journey.  No previous Bible knowledge is presumed or expected. All are welcome!

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                            Our Services


                            • Weddings

                            • Baptisms

                            • Memorials

                            • Spiritual Enrichment

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                            Reverend Bryn Smallwood-Garcia

                            Senior Pastor


                            The Rev. A. Bryn Smallwood-Garcia began her ministry with us as our senior pastor on January 22, 2007.  As a creative and incredibly spiritual fellow traveler, Bryn has brought a fresh eye to our ministry. She asks probing, thought-provoking questions, and has begun several new adult Christian education initiatives, such as prayer classes and spiritual journey groups, as well as continuing our weekly (Thursday morning) Bible study.  


                            Bryn began working in senior high youth ministry at First Congregational Church in Berkeley, California, in 1988, starting a new position in youth and campus ministry there in 1994.  From 1998-2006, she served as the associate pastor at the Orinda Community Church, the United Church of Christ in Orinda, California. In that family-oriented suburb of the San Francisco Bay Area, she reorganized and restarted youth ministries, childrenÂ’s choirs and pageants, parish callers, and prayer and adult study groups. She also created multigenerational retreat programs and support groups for parents.  She wrote and directed liturgical drama on a regular basis, and helped to lead creative worship with a new Family Choir as well as The Dancers Circle -- a regional liturgical dance group based in the church.  She was active there in many outreach projects, mission trips, homeless shelters, and the domestic violence task force of Contra Costa County. Prior to her work in Christian ministry, she worked for McKinsey & Co., an international consulting firm in San Francisco, and as a newspaper copy editor and film critic in Raleigh, NC.


                            Educational Information:

                              • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, B.A. Journalism, 1981
                              • American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco,CA, S.T.C. 1984
                              • Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA, M.Div 1992
                              • Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA, M.A. 1998

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                            Join us for Sunday worship

                             

                            8:30am - Meetinghouse

                            10:30am - Meetinghouse



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                            Contact us

                             

                            Tel: (203) 775-1259

                            Fax: (203) 775-3466

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                            Address: 160 Whisconier Road,
                            Brookfield, CT, 06804


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                            Open hours

                             

                             If you need to contact someone through the Church Office after office hours you can leave a message on our main line (203-775-1259) or through a staff extension (by following the prompts).  All voicemail messages are delivered through staff emails as well. 


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