Staff

Get to know our staff!

Senior Pastor Jeff Long jeff@farmingtonumc.com

Pastor Jeff has served FUMC since 1997. He and his wife Beth are empty nesters living in Farmington, NY. They have two sons. Bryan is a junior at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Brent is a junior at Calvin College.  Jeff enjoys biking, fantasy football, and is a devoted fan of the Buffalo Bills.

Worship Director  Holly Blueye music@farmingtonumc.com

Holly heads up the music for Sunday morning worship.  Her day job is a band director at Marcus Whitman.  She and her husband Jamie have a son, DeCouteau, and are in the process of adopting two children from Ethiopia.

Outreach Director Tammy Figler outreach@farmingtonumc.com

Tammy and her husband Ron have been married for 29 years and have three children ages 26, 23, and 17.  She has been attending FUMC with her family for approximately five years.  Tammy's day job is a court reporter and her passion job is working for the church as the outreach director.  She believes that you must walk in Jesus' shoes and serve others in order to know him, and is prayerful that she will be able to help FUMC to do just that.

Children's Ministry Director   Joey Norsen joey@farmingtonumc.com

As the Children's Ministry Director, Joey's passion is to see children growing into spiritually thriving servants of Christ.  Joey is responsible for overseeing all children's programs from birth to Grade 6 and providing a safe atmosphere in which they can learn about God.   Joey received a BS in Educational Ministry from Houghton College. While at Houghton she spent a semester at Kingsley College in Melbourne, Australia, studying church culture. At Farmington UMC she served as the Small Groups and Servant Involvement Director for almost 4 years before changing to Children's Ministry.  During her spare time, she enjoys cooking, reading and music. She and her husband Jeff met in the nursery of a local church and have been attending Farmington UMC with their families since it began over 20 years ago!

Guest Connector  Kim Raduns  guests@farmingtonumc.com

Kim and her family have been attending FUMC since 2003. You might see her husband, Paul, helping to lead worship Sunday mornings. Kim and Paul have a daughter in college, a daughter in high school, and a son in kindergarten. In addition to her part-time work at FUMC, Kim is a busy full-time mom. Guest Connector is a new staff position here at church in the fall of 2008. Kim would love to hear any comments or suggestions you might have to make it the best it can be. If you are new to our church, or don't yet feel like you know how to fit in, she would love to help you make some great connections here!