Joel became our senior pastor in July 2006. Three pastoral appointments in Silk Hope, NC; Bath, ME; and Concord, NH, preceded his coming to Sudbury UMC.

As a member of the New England Conference, most of Joel’s service has been in the areas of clergy recruitment, development, and credentialing. In Maine and New Hampshire, he served as a mentor to local pastors in their first years of ministry. In New Hampshire, he was a member of the District Committee on Ordained Ministry. And for ten years, Joel served on the New England Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, leading the Board as one of its two co-chairpersons from 2000 to 2004. Since 2005, he has directed the Conference’s Licensing School for new local pastors. In 2008, he was elected to serve as a clergy member of the Conference’s Committee on Investigation.

In Sudbury, Joel has enjoyed serving on the Health Advisory Committee at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School where he has collaborated with teachers, administrators, parents, and other community leaders to address rising levels of stress in students’ lives. In 2008, Joel was invited to advocate for affordable housing in our town by serving as a trustee for the Sudbury Housing Trust. And since 2006, Joel has participated regularly in the meetings and programs of Sudbury’s monthly roundtable for religious professionals. Joel is a graduate of Gordon College in Wenham, MA, and the Divinity School at Duke University in Durham, NC. He and his spouse, Wendy, married in 1977 and have been blessed by God with two daughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.

John was appointed as the part-time Associate Pastor to Sudbury UMC in July 2007, and reappointed full-time in July 2008. This is John’s first appointment after having served three years as an intern at Christ Church United Methodist in Wellesley, MA. John is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM, and the School of Theology at Boston University. He is also currently working on a Master’s degree in Methodist church history at Harvard University. John’s goal in ministry is to help people deepen their relationship with God and become disciples of Christ. He is also a baseball fanatic, but roots for a team that plays about 187 miles south of Sudbury. John’s wife is a teacher and they have two children.

Dr. Elizabeth L. Windsor is a professional Christian educator and consultant with 20 years experience in congregations throughout Massachusetts. Christian formation throughout the life cycle is both her profession and her passion. Most recently, she served as the Director of Family Ministries at Christ Episcopal Church, Needham, MA.

Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, a Master of Divinity degree from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA, and received her Doctor of Ministry degree from EDS in May 2009. A two-time recipient of the Adelaide Teague Case Prize for Excellence in Christian Education, her doctoral thesis is entitled God’s Story, Our Story: Narrative Portals for Transformation throughout the Life Cycle. She has also taught prayerful yoga and has leads retreats featuring the integration of prayer and body movement.

Elizabeth lives with her husband, Tom, and their three boys (21, 15 and 10) in Medfield. In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys counted-cross stitch, reading, scrap booking, and belly dancing.

Dr. Elizabeth Windsor
Director of Christian Education

E-mail: drelizabeth@sudbury-umc.org

Kelly has been working as a youth ministry professional for over 6 years. She has led and designed youth retreats, confirmation programs, small groups, camps, and trips. She enjoys every part of youth ministry from jell-o relays, to Bible studies, and is especially interested in developing student leaders. She is passionate about helping students know Jesus, and His love for them.

Kelly received her bachelors degree in biology from Boston University in 2002, and her Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2006. Kelly especially enjoys Old Testament theology, and in her spare time she likes music, cooking, and being with her family. She is also a Guitar Hero champ. Kelly lives with her husband in Framingham.