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Media & Events Coordinator Jessica Trevarthen Media & Events Coordinator jessica@fumcgt.org Jessica is thrilled to step into the role of Media & Events Coordinator at FUMC. Before joining the team in 2023, she earned degrees in Journalism and a BS in Radio-TV-Film from UT Austin. She looks forward to creating engaging and uplifting videos that celebrate the church and its community. Outside of her role at FUMC, Jessica runs an online clothing store focused on sustainable fashion and works at special events as an EMT. At home, she enjoys relaxing with her dog, Beans, and her cat, Peaches. Next Item Previous Item

Audio-Visual Team Emelia Bruton Audio-Visual Team Emelia is a Georgetown native. She has been attending FUMC Georgetown with her family since 2012. She is the oldest of three children. As a child, she was part of the children’s choir and handbell ensemble and is currently a member of the church orchestra. Before being officially hired, Emelia edited the pre-recorded services posted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She continued to do odd jobs during this period, including the production of the virtual chancel choir and church orchestra performances released on FUMC’s Youtube channel. In August of 2021, she was officially hired and began creating the slide presentations used in every worship service. Every Sunday, she can be spotted in the sanctuary balcony, running the slideshow or manning the cameras for that service’s livestream. Emelia is studying English at Southwestern University and plans to graduate in 2025. She works at the Southwestern Library as a library assistant, and the Debby Ellis Writing Center as a writing consultant. She plays French horn and is a member of both the wind ensemble and the Band of Pirates, Southwestern’s pep band. Additionally, she is a member of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega and serves on the university’s Honor Code Council. In her free time, Emelia enjoys reading, watching television shows, and thinking very hard about the things she reads and watches. Next Item Previous Item

Facilities Director Mike Robertson Facilities Director mike@fumcgt.org Mike has been serving as a day porter at FUMC since 2016. He enjoys his job and especially the people around him (staff and congregation). Mike has lived in Georgetown for 30 years. In his free time, he enjoys doing work around the house and taking care of his cats Next Item Previous Item

Director of Congregational Care Kathy Pena Director of Congregational Care kpena@fumcgt.org Kathy Pena joined the Discipleship Team in July 2013 as the Director of Congregational Care. She serves as the staff representative for several of our caring ministries including lay pastoral care, Stephen Ministry, PALS, and prayer shawl ministry. She contacts persons who are hospitalized and those recovering from illness, injury, and surgery. She leads the staff in praying for the joys and concerns of the congregation. Next Item Previous Item

Student Ministry Coordinator Sophia Kee-Rees Student Ministry Coordinator mailto:sophia@fumcgt.org Next Item Previous Item

Media Director Lisa Blake Media Director lisa@fumcgt.org Lisa serves as Media Director, managing FUMC’s print and digital presence. Prior to joining the FUMC staff, Lisa worked in the Architecture industry in DFW, with corporate clients such as Randall’s/Tom Thumb stores, Whole Foods, and United supermarkets. After moving to Georgetown in 2008, Lisa focused her talents on branding and graphic design for freelance clients. Then in 2011, Lisa joined the staff at FUMC as Graphic Designer, where she established the church’s visual identity, redesigned the church newsletters, created an eNews option, and developed the church’s social media presence. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve her church with her skills in design. 
In her spare time, Lisa enjoys mid-century modern art, Craftsman-style architecture, music (especially Lord Huron and Head & The Heart), hiking, kayaking, and traveling. Next Item Previous Item

Associate Pastor Rev. Tina Schramme Associate Pastor tina@fumcgt.org Rev. Tina Schramme is an ordained Elder in the UMC and joined the FUMC Georgetown team in November 2022 as a full-time associate pastor. Besides preaching, teaching, pastoral care, and leading worship in all three of our services, she focuses on serving in our senior adult ministries. Tina has a Bachelor of Psychology degree from Angelo State University, and a Master’s degree in Human Development & Family Studies from the University of North Texas. She received her Master of Divinity from Brite Divinity School in 2017 and is a trained Personal Coach. Key values for Tina are authenticity, laughter, flexibility, family (in whatever form it takes), honesty, and grace, grace, grace. Her ministry passions are helping people know they are deeply loved by God, as they are; teaching the Wesleyan way of understanding faith; and reaching the unchurched. Tina’s husband, Gene, is a builder and a teacher. They have two wonderful adult children, Parker and Grayson, and two dogs, Star and Molly. In her spare time, Tina likes to camp, read, write, hike, dance, and be outside. She’s always up for Mexican food, talking theology, playing with dogs, or listening to music. Next Item Previous Item

Student Ministry Director Kellie Brewer Student Ministry Director kellie@fumcgt.org Kellie is thrilled to step into the role of Student Ministry Director here at FUMC. Kellie is currently completing her Master of Divinity degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and is a certified candidate for ordination to the order of Deacon in the United Methodist Church, Rio Texas Conference. Originally from Georgia, Kellie spent the first years of her career as a professional church musician: directing choirs, playing organ and piano, and leading handbell ensembles. After years of teaching Vacation Bible School, working in the nursery, and chaperoning summer camps, she answered the call to a more pastoral role of serving children, youth and their families, where she discovered a passion for teaching young people about God’s love and relevance for their lives. Most recently she has been serving as the Children, Youth and Family Ministry Assistant and Children’s Choir Director at an Episcopal church in Austin, so she is very much looking forward to returning home to her family in the United Methodist Church. Outside of work, Kellie loves gardening, music, and watching comedies. Next Item Previous Item

Care Advocate Georgianne Hewett Care Advocate georgianne@fumcgt.org Georgianne grew up in the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in a family devoted to service. Her paternal grandfather served as church treasurer. Her grandmother was active in United Methodist Women, and her parents volunteered as adult leaders for Sunday School and Methodist Youth Fellowship. That foundation shaped her passion for mission, ministry, and communities of faith. Georgianne found her career path advocating for mission-driven organizations by cultivating relationships, communicating values, securing resources, and providing strategic direction. She served three United Methodist affiliated organizations before joining FUMC Georgetown in 2024 – Texas Methodist Foundation, Southwestern University, and The Wesleyan. In her work, she noticed how people struggle with change. In 2012, she invited change into her life by leaving a job she loved and setting out on a mid-life adventure. She sold her car, moved across country, and went back to school. She earned a Master of Science degree in learning and organizational change from Northwestern University (another institution founded by Methodists). Today, her personal ministry is helping people identify what they want, the choices available to them, and how to navigate the necessary changes to get there. Spare time is an oxymoron to Georgianne. She believes every moment in life should be held like a precious gift whether reading a good book, hiking the trails of Georgetown, visiting with a dear friend, writing (which fits under her definition of fun), or simply sitting quietly with God. Next Item Previous Item

Director of College-Age Ministry Kenny Bray Director of College-Age Ministry kenny@fumcgt.org Kenny, his wife Debbie, and their two sons, Ethan and Adam, have been members of FUMC since 2001. Prior to joining the FUMC staff, Kenny was an active volunteer with the youth for several years, going on mission trips, participating in youth activities, and leading small group Bible Study for Jr. High boys. In 2016, he sold his coffee and catering business of almost 25 years to follow his heart and pursue a calling in full-time youth ministry. He is determined to surround the youth with an unconditional love that fosters genuine relationships that will help build, strengthen, and grow their faith journey. One of his favorite things to do is support the students by attending activities such as sporting events, fine arts performances, and academic achievements. In his spare time, he loves vacationing with his family, playing golf, and watching sports. Next Item Previous Item

Contemporary Worship Coordinator Mandi Griffin Contemporary Worship Coordinator mandi@fumcgt.org Mandi is a native Texan and has been a Georgetown resident since 2014. She is a Southwestern graduate and has been an Elementary teacher for the past 18 years. Her love of music has been a theme throughout her life and thankfully led her to join The Stirring in 2015. She has been a member of FUMC Georgetown since then and has been blessed with two boys, Wesley and Justin, who both enjoy the Children’s Ministries at the church. Mandi loves helping with the music during VBS and co-directing Music Camp in the summer. She hopes that her love of worshipping God through music brings joy and peace to our church and the community. Next Item Previous Item

Senior Pastor Rev. Alan McGrath Senior Pastor alan@fumcgt.org Alan grew up in the Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. His home church, New World in Arlington, introduced him to Glen Lake Camp, summer mission trips, and youth choir tours. Receiving his first appointment in 1999, Alan has served churches of all styles and sizes from a church start in Mansfield, a multi-staff church in Acton, a country church in Brock, a community-focused Hutto church, and most recently FUMC Killeen serving many military families. His sermons are likely to include encouragements to love our neighbor, serve in the community, and grow in understanding the grace of God open to all people through Jesus Christ. Alan met Traci at the A&M Wesley Foundation and they held their wedding in the chapel at Glen Lake Camp. Traci leads an enrichment program in Georgetown called Treehouse Learning Community. Their oldest son, Pax, loves baseball and basketball while their youngest, Beckett, is usually outdoors creating or learning more about nature. The McGraths love to camp in our Texas State Parks and frequently avoid the summer heat vacationing in New Mexico or Colorado. Next Item Previous Item