
Organist/Pianist/
Choir Director
Dr. Helen Gierke
htg_thd@yahoo.com
Helen and Dewey have been married for over 25 years. She has 30+ years
of choral/music teaching experience in a variety of churches and with
students of all ages. Her education includes a Bachelor’s degree in music
education, a Master’s degree in sacred music, and a Doctorate in liturgy
and theology. She is currently organist/choir director at First
Congregational.
Secretary
Terri Sanders
1stcongregational@
embarqmail.com
Terri was
born in Penn Yan, N.Y. but moved to Ft. Myers with her parents
and two younger brothers when she was 10 yrs. old.
She is a 1965 graduate of Bishop Verot High School the
first graduating class of that school.
She has two children, a boy and girl, neither are
married but live here in town. Her daughter fosters children and
she has just adopted a handsome redheaded 3 year old boy. Her
son has his own property management business and is also
a Fishing Charter Captain.
Terri has had only had two jobs in her lifetime besides this
one. In high school she worked at McCory's 5 & 10 and then after
graduation went to work for the local phone company where she
performed many different functions in the management field. She
remained there for 43 yrs., till they closed the local call
center, just in time for her to take early retirement.
She is a member and volunteer of Messiah Lutheran
Church. Loves spending time with her grandson, and/or one of
the foster children and her dog. She never pass up shopping, a
movie, or dinner out .
Pastor
Dewey (shown here taking water from the River Jordan) has been
in ministry since 1991, having worked in the forestry industry prior to
entering
seminary. He earned his Master's of Divinity at Bangor Theological
Seminary.
Bangor, Maine, and a Doctor of Ministry from Hartford Seminary, Hartford,
CT.
He formerly served at Florence Congregational Church, Florence,
Massachusetts, for 13 years.