University United Methodist Church
Charles R. Claycomb |
Charles is an Elder in Full Connection and a member of the Kansas West Conference. He has served in ministry of the United Methodist Church since 1968, when he was appointed a college student pastor. The Claycomb family has resided in Wichita since 1992 where Charles served the Annual Conference as an Associate Council Director. More recently Charles was pastor of Woodland Church of Wichita for almost a decade. He is a graduate of Southwestern College in Winfield and Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. His continuing education has included two years of fulltime Clinical Pastoral Education at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita and studies in Conflict Resolution with the Center for Dispute Resolution in Boulder, Colorado, and the Alban Institute in Washington, D.C. Over the past several years Charles has mediated conflicts in families, churches, institutions, and municipalities across the state. Charles is married to Martha. He is the father of four adult children; Daniel, David, Andrew, and Caroline and the grandfather of Jasmine, Jacob, and Addison. |
Pastor |
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Erin Weaver |
Erin grew up outside of Benton across from the Meyersick family farm. She enjoyed helping on the farm especially at harvest time. Erin's grandparents (Mildred and Lynn Mitchell) have attended University UMC since 1965 along with her mother (Marsha Meyersick), aunt and uncle. Erin remembers coming to the Mother-Daughter Teas as a child as well as the Fall Festivals. Erin is married to her best friend, Gary, and they live outside of Augusta. Combined they have 3 sons, Justin Gettings, Joshua and Justin Weaver. They keep her busy with Boy Scouts and all the different sports they are involved in. Together they enjoy family movie and pizza night, playing volleyball and tether ball, and just hanging out together. Erin and Gary spend most of their spare time working on their house and taking short weekend trips on their motorcycle. Erin also enjoys photography and sewing with her embroidery machine. In her spare time on Thursday nights, she is involved with feeding homeless people in downtown Wichita with Greenwich UMC. She has a heart to help people and the willingness to volunteer that was passed down from her grandmother. |
Secretary/Children's Director |
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Kylie Jo Jennings |
Kylie Jo has been living in
Wichita since she was about 5 years old. After being placed in special
education programs in her youth, Kylie went on to attend East High School,
from whence she graduated with her International Baccalaureate Diploma in
2006. She earned her BFA in Musical Theatre and graduated Suma Cum Laude
from Wichita State University after four years of training from some of
the nation's most gifted professors and performers. In the church, Kylie has been involved with many ministry efforts and projects. She has traveled to New Orleans with Chapel Hill Fellowship as a part of a large-scale church mission trip. Other than that experience, though, Kylie has tried to keep her hands and feet more locally focused, with organizations such as Open Door Ministries and Building the Circle. At her home church of Epworth UMC, she serves as Lay Leader and also on several committees. But, more importantly, she has been a part of some remarkable and life-changing events in the name of Jesus. She enjoys singing occasionally as a guest soloist or praise band leader for several churches in town. Kylie also performs regionally and locally with professional theatre groups, and continues to keep the performing arts as a vital part of her ministry and life. She will be getting married in March, and looks forward to the journey of life on which she is about to embark! In all she has done, whether artistically or otherwise, Kylie has tried to show love to those around her in the name and spirit of Christ, and she hopes to succeed in this according to God's great and grace-filled plan. |
Director of Youth Ministry |
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Joe Emery |
Joe Emery has been choir director at University United Methodist Church for more than 10 years. He is the son of a retired Methodist minister and grew up in the Methodist church. He was a double major in college at Wichita State University, majoring in Instrumental and Vocal Music Education. He was married in University United Methodist Church following his second year of college and began singing in the chancel choir at that time. Upon receiving his Bachelors Degree he began teaching band at Belle Plaine, Kansas. He taught in the Wichita Public School System for a number of years before moving to El Dorado High School and Middle School. Joe currently serves as the Music Director for the Andover school district. Joe has been a member of University United Methodist Church since 1979 and been involved in the choir as a member and director since that time. |
Director of Music Ministries |
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Julie Warkentin |
Julie Warkentin earned a Master of Music degree in organ performance from Wichita State University where she studied with Robert Town. She did her undergraduate work at Taber College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music, studying organ with Wallace Dunn. Julie has served as organist/accompanist in a variety of denominational settings over the years, including Mennonite, Baptist, Christian and Methodist churches. She also is an accompanist for the Maize School District, the Wichita Chamber Chorale, and is a keyboard presence in the Wichita area for soloists, honor choirs, festivals and theater productions. Julie and her husband John have three children who share a love for music and sing together at every opportunity. |
Organist |
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Alicia Mann |
Alicia is a long-standing member of University United Methodist Church where she has attended since she was a child. She has a music degree from Wichita State University and works at Exacta Aerospace. To fulfill her music passion she sings in the Wichita Symphony Chorus and plays violin in the Newton-MidKansas Orchestra. She is married to Brian and has a daughter, Lexi. In her free time she enjoys reading, playing piano, dancing, shopping and going to the movies. |
Nursery Coordinator |
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Chuck and Diana Kramer |
Chuck and Diana serve University UMC with their talents and abilities as janitors. They work together to keep UUMC looking great and ready for any group to utilize the facilities. Together they have seven children and 22 grandchildren, all of which constantly keep them on their toes. | |
Custodians |
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