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Reverend Merlene Barner
Hailing from Belle
Plaine,
Kansas, Pastor Merlene graduated from Iliff School of Theology and was ordained
as an Elder in
1994. As a student and after
ordination, she served in many Colorado communities, including Walden, Hygiene,
Wray, and
Brighton before coming to Niwot UMC in July 2006.
She
is currently the chairperson of the Commission
on Archives and History for the United Methodist Rocky Mountain Conference.
In January, 2006 she completed the
Two
Year
Academy
for Spiritual Formation at the
Oblate
Center
in San Antonio, TX, and found her time there to be deeply enriching.
She enjoys reading and spending time with her two grown children and their
young families.
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Music
Director:
Dale
Heidebrecht
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Dale
holds a BME in vocal
music education from Wichita
State University. Dale was a music educator in Wichita, KS;
served as Director for the music department at Lake
View Presbyterian Church in Chicago, IL; has performed in
operas, musicals and plays; and directed musicals and plays. He has
recorded with several vocal ensembles, most recently The Grandma
Project. Earlier this year, he was privileged to present his vocal
pedagogical research at the regional American
Choral Directors Association convention in Kansas
City, MO.
Dale
is the Assistant Director of the University of Colorado Men's Chorus
and The University Choir. Dale also serves as the Director
for Con Passione, a student chamber choir. He sits on the musical
selection reading committee with Longmont Theatre Company. This
summer, he began singing with St. Martin's Chamber Choir in Denver.
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Pianist:
Pat Koh
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Administrative
Assistant: Melissa Klein
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Nursery
Attendant:
Anshu
Williams
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