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Rev. Gregory Reffner has served as the pastor of Brownsville UMC since July 2020. He spent the majority of his life living in South Central Kansas before moving to Seattle in 2017. He graduated with a Master of Divinity (M.Div) from Seattle Pacific Seminary in June of 2020. Greg is married to Nolie who is pursuing a Ph.D in English at the University of Washington. In his spare time, you might find Greg playing music, brewing and drinking coffee, hiking in the incredibly beautiful Pacific Northwest, or some combination of all three! |
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Duana has had a lifetime association with the United Methodist Church. She was baptized at Browns Point United Methodist Church, where her parents attended, when she was 5 months old. When her parents moved to University Place, she was raised in and confirmed as a member of the Fircrest United Methodist Church. Duana lives in her home of over 25 years on the Key Peninsula with her mother, her highschool age daughter, 2 dogs, 3 cats, 5 chickens, and a duck! Duana has 3 other grown children and 3 grandchildren. |
Born in Brownsville, Sharon moved to Poulsbo when her parents built a house, got married at Brownsville UMC in 1970 and moved to Tracyton. Then when the children arrived, she and Nick made their permanent home in Brownsville in 1977. Sharon joined Brownsville UMC in 1974 and has served on all the committees as well as chairing all the committees - although not at the same time! She has served as original Editor of Upward Bound and was the volunteer Secretary for almost 40 years. Sharon has served as the church custodian since 1996. |