Parker United Methodist Church

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Senior Pastor

Rev. Mike Nickerson, PhD.
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My wife, Ti(pronounced TEE), and I have really enjoyed serving here since we arrived June 1, 2000. There are so many dedicated and loving people who come together to minister in the name of our Lord here in Parker and around the world. We have people involved in Parker Task Force and Food bank and people who are involved in ministry on the other side of the world in Cambodia. I have served churches in Michigan and Arizona and have been the president of one of our United Methodist seminaries. Being a pastor at Parker UMC is one of the most rewarding ministries of my life. I hope you will join us for prayer, worship, and service here at Parker UMC.

Associate Pastor

Rev. Teri Todd

What a joy to serve in this congregation. We are truly blessed with creative, energetic, compassionate, deeply spiritual servants of Christ. I am awed by all we can accomplish when we come together with God at the center. I have worked in several careers over my lifetime, but I have never felt as "at home" in my work as I do now. My own strengths lie within the spiritual disciplines of study, prayer and meditation. I am humbled to serve with others who share that passion, and to learn from those whose gifts are in different arenas.

I became a Parker resident in 1986. Though we moved away for a while, when the time came, we returned to the no-longer-little town not-quite-on the prairie. I now share my home with my daughter, two dogs and three cats.

Associate Pastor

Rev. Kerry McCormick

Greetings! I am your Associate Pastor, Kerry McCormick, covering the Children's Ministry, Small Groups, Caring Connections and Stephen Ministry. I am a Colorado native. I did my undergraduate work at CU-Boulder and my graduate degree at Iliff School of Theology in Denver. I am married to Mike and between us we have four children: Melissa (22), Ian (19), Chris (18) and Emily (16). We have a couple of dogs: Jack and Hannah. We enjoy camping, hiking and fishing, skiing, traveling, golf, swimming and lots of other outdoor activities. I have served the First UMC of Platteville as a solo pastor since 2002. Mike works for the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in Centennial.

I am passionate about Christian Education as a way to build good habits of active daily discipleship. I love teaching and working with other life-long learners. I believe the fellowship that comes out of the learning environment sustains our faith in ways worship alone cannot because we are all seeking a place to know others and be known. I know there is a strong education department within Parker church and I am anxious to discover ways I can be supportive of the good work already taking place.

Director Of Fine Arts

Kurt Stroman

As I am entering year ten as the Fine Arts Minister here at Parker UMC, I find myself surrounded by the most blessed church family anyone could ask for! The Fine Arts Ministry at Parker United Methodist Church strives to not only provide meaningful musical worship experiences for the members of the congregation but it also is committed to providing opportunities to use the Arts as a vehicle to integrate the mission work of the Methodist tradition. All PUMC family is welcome to come and participate in this energizing ministry. I invite you to come and experience wonderful fellowship, meaningful music, and the opportunity to share your gifts with our awesome God!!

email Kurt here

Loretta Smits, Children's Minister

Beginning in November of 2008, Loretta Smits has joined the Parker UMC Staff as our Children's Minister.

Loretta's many gifts and loving spirit will be a joy to our overall family ministry.

Stop by and say "Hi"! Her desk is in the Church Office area.. Or you can email her by clicking here or sending her an email to loretta@parkerumc.org. Or you can reach her through the Church Office on 303 841-3979.

Office Manager - Mel (Romelle) Bond

After having spent almost 40 years in the corporate world, I am delighted to have the opportunity to serve God and the people of Parker United Methodist Church as Office Manager. I started in this position in October of 2005.

For those of you who don't know me, I grew up in Southern California - living in Anaheim until 1990 when I moved to Georgia at the request of AT&T, my employer for those 40 years. In 1998, AT&T moved me here to Colorado and I am glad to be here. I retired from AT&T in 2001, and then spent 3 years as a Project Manager and Consultant for AT&T Labs.

I have been a member of Parker UMC for going on 2 years. I am currently the Co-Chair of our Hospitality & Outreach Ministry (we call it HO HO), and am on the Prayer Ministry Team and the Small Group Ministry Team. I had the wonderful opportunity to take Disciple I in 2005 so I am taking Disciple II this year. I live in the Pinery with my 2 kitties, Rosie and Wiggles.

Stop by the office at Parker UMC anytime and say hello. I hope you feel God's presence here in the office and in all the ministries of Parker UMC. And if you would like to volunteer your time, we ALWAYS have stuff to do!!

God's peace and blessings to you always.

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Assistant Office Manager

Marcia Stafford
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I am very pleased to be part of the staff at Parker UMC and I look forward to meeting you and your family. My husband Ed and I have been members for 25 years and we are amazed at the growth and the many opportunities for people moving to the Parker area. We lived in Parker for 16+ years in the Pinery, and 9 years ago we bought some acreage out on the eastern plains in Kiowa. There we operate a small cattle business and have recently added some miniature herefords to our herd. We have 1 dog, Miss Blu, and inside and outside cats. Our daughter & son-in-law live close by in the Pinery. I hope that you will find Parker UMC a welcoming place for you to worship ,enrich your faith walk, and grow through the many programs offered here. If there is any way that the office can help you, just stop by and say "Hi" or give us a call.

Youth Minister - Ammon Lane-Ramsey

I have been serving Parker UMC for over 3 years now. I truly love my job as I am able to impact the lives of youth by helping them understand their faith more. I went to undergraduate school at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and received my Bachelor's degree in Earth Science. I went on to receive my Master in Divinity from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. I have been married to my lovely wife Becky for over 4 years now and while we do not have any kids yet, we do have two crazy cats. I enjoy being out doors doing just about anything. I love to run, bike, hike, and snow ski. But don't get me wrong I love to watch TV too!

(You can email Ammon by clicking here)

Krisha Sielaff, Children's Choir Director

I am so thankful to be the director of the Children's Choir and Joyful Noise at PUMC!

The children's energy and joy bring an amazing spirit to our church and I feel blessed to be a part of it.

Joyful Noise is open to all children and focuses on teaching our children the love of God through music and performance. We sing once a month for the church congregation and also produce two musicals a year.

We would love to have your children join us and experience the delight of singing with such a fabulous group of children!

Hope O'Brien, Hand Bell Director

It has been one of my greatest joys in life to be able to direct, teach, and spread the Word of God through music with our five octaves of hand bells and three octaves of hand chimes. Moving here nine years ago from Massachusetts was a blessing and finding a wonderful church with great outreach programs and a steady flow of other programs really completed my quest. I have been involved with hand bells for 29 years- playing, teaching, and now directing! There is nothing quite like the sound of bells ringing through the air on Christmas Eve as we sing Silent Night. What a way to complete your worship experience. It's like frosting on a cake if you ask me! For my "real job", I work as a Real Estate Broker and have a lovely home in Rowley Downs in Parker with my husband Ron. Ron and I have known each other since the 6th grade. I keep quite active riding a motorcylce or a bike, skiing, quilting, and completing many craft projects. I am always working on one project or another. My only daughter, Monique, is a grown adult working as a banker with Wells Fargo and is currently a student in college pursuing her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. Between our two households, we enjoy three cats- Star, BoJangles, and Jinxy. Our bell group welcomes anyone who shares our love of bell music to join our wonderfully open and dedicated group of "ding-a-lings". We guarantee loads of laughs. We are not perfect, but we love and fully enjoy our fellowship and music. Don't hesitate to give us a try......we would LOVE to have you!