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Senior Minister: The Reverend Patricia Farris
Children & Family Life: The Reverend Camille Mattick
Youth & Intergenerational Ministries: The Reverend Robert English
Rev. Patricia Farris, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, has nearly thirty years experience in local church and campus ministry. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, she has served local churches in Gardena and Los Angeles, in addition to serving as superintendent of the San Diego District prior to being appointed at FUMC in Santa Monica. Her interests are in preaching, teaching, worship and church renewal. Her writing has appeared in The Christian Century, Circuit Rider, Quarterly Review and the Upper Room Devotions, and she is known as a preacher and workshop leader throughout the denomination. Patricia is also a member of the Advisory Board of the EveryChild Foundation. She and her husband, David Bremer, Associate Professor at the Otis College of Art and Design, enjoy reading, music, movies and travel. At the heart of her ministry is a love of God's people and of God's world.
Her writing has appeared in The Christian Century, Circuit Rider, Quarterly Review, the Upper Room Devotions and Feasting on the Word. She is known as a preacher and workshop leader throughout the denomination. Patricia is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Every Child Foundation. She and her husband, David Bremer, Associate Professor at the Otis College of Art and Design, enjoy reading, music, movies and travel. At the heart of her ministry is a love of God's people and of God's world.
* Rev. Farris recorded a sermon for "30 Good Minutes" a weekly ecumenical and interfaith television program on WTTW 11 (PBS) in Chicago. Visit their website at: www.csec.org
* Read Rev. Farris' Horizons column for FUMC's church newsletter: Horizons
* Participate in Rev. Farris' monthly Book Study: Loving God With Our Minds
* Rev. Farris presented a paper at the meeting of the Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies in England in August, 2007.
* Rev. Farris is one of the co-editors of the on-line Circuit Rider Book Reviews. You may find them here: Circuit Rider Reviews
Rev. Robert English is currently enjoying his first appointment to full time ministry here at First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica. Before coming to FUMC, Robert was in seminary at Claremont School of Theology where he served as a youth pastor at Sage Granada Park United Methodist Church. Robert has a strong passion for youth and young people and the vital role they play in the larger body of Christ. He is often inspired and challenged by his work with these amazing young followers of Christ. One of the major highlights of his ministry is his work with the Youth Service Project. This is a week long short term mission trip that our youth take to reach out to those in need every summer.
Along with working with the youth of this church, Robert also leads different studies and classes. This includes leading our ongoing Men’s Breakfast Bible Study on Tuesday mornings. He loves this study and continues to be moved by this group of thoughtful and deeply spiritual men.
When Robert is not hanging around the church he is usually hanging out with his wife Allison, who serves as the associate priest at St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church in Huntington Beach. They enjoy riding bikes, traveling and grilling.
