Christ Church United Methodist Staff
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Senior Pastor
Rev Fred Baum
Pastor Fred was born in New Mexico and was raised in the forests of Arizona and New Mexico. His dad was a Forest Ranger. His family finally settled in Tucson where he graduated from the University of Arizona. His major was anthropology because he was studying to be a Biblical archaeologist. He received his seminary education at Perkins School of Theology on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. His major area of study was evangelism. While there, he met and married his lovely Texas bride, Deede, who received her degree in Music Therapy from SMU.
After college, Deede directed church children's and youth choirs for 20 years. During this time, she also received her Master's Degree. She now teaches general music in the Flowing Wells School District. Fred and Deede have two lovely daughters, Amy and Sarah and a son Kevin.
Amy is in her last semester of college at the University of Arizona. Sarah is teaching Junior High English at Kino Junior High in Mesa, Arizona. Kevin is a senior at Sahuaro Highschool.
Pastor Fred spent 24 years of his pastoral ministry as an associate pastor, working with children and youth both in Arizona and Texas. Pastor Fred strongly supports children and youth ministries within the church, for they are the church of today and tomorrow. |
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Director of Youth Ministries
Tonya Jones
Tonya Jones came to the Desert South West conference from the New England Conference in July, 2006. She is a certified candidate for ministry in the United Methodist Church. Tonya completed her Masters of Divinity with a focus in youth ministry from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, MA (near Boston) May 2007. She has been actively involved in youth ministry since she came to faith through college campus group in 1990. She has enjoyed ministering to young people through the UMYF, Asbury Grove (Methodist camp meeting ground) summer camp as staff for 3 years, and both Young Life & Wyld Life. Her husband, Scott is the children & youth choir director and praise team director. She has two young boys: Matthew & Mark. Prior to accepting the call into ministry, she worked as an Engineer in the Plastics field for 5 years, earning her 2 engineering degrees at Penn State in Erie, PA.. Tonya loves teenagers and enjoys walking with them during these trying and challenging years.
Tonya’s Personal motto is: Faith is not fully realized for a young person until it is real in the hallways of their school.
Tonya recognizes the tenancy of young people to compartmentalize their lives. She sees a scary trend of young people leaving their faith behind when they enter into high school and college. She is passionate about finding ways to sustain their faith and provide events that challenge young people to embrace a faith that is a life changing, life sustaining faith that will be carried into every part of their lives. |
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Director of Music Ministries
Daniel D. Black
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A native of Minnesota, Daniel attended Northwestern University in Evanston, IL where he received a Bachelor of Music in Choral Music Studies. He then worked as a church choir conductor and free-lance singer in the Chicago area before moving back to his home state to do the same, including serving as bass section leader of the renowned ensemble, Magnum Chorum. He has also worked in development at that time with positions at Lyric Opera of Chicago and the American Composers Forum.
In 2006, Daniel attended Houghton College to study with Dr. Brandon Johnson. Daniel appeared in concert as Assistant Conductor to the Men's Choir, Women's Choir, and most recently the highly acclaimed Houghton College Choir. There he also met his wife, Grace. In 2008, he completed the Master of Music in Choral Conducting and moved to Buffalo.
While in Buffalo, Daniel was an active conductor, music educator and singer. He served as Assistant Conductor for the Vocális Chamber Choir, conducted the Men's Choir at Houghton College, taught choir, voice and music theory at Immaculata Academy and sang professionally with the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus.
With his wife, Grace, Daniel moved to Tucson in summer 2011. He is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Arizona where he is a student of Dr. Bruce Chamberlain and Dr. Elizabeth Schauer.
Organist
Janet Tolman
tolman@wvcnet.com
JANET TOLMAN has served as organist/accompanist at Christ Church since March 2009. She founded and directs the Christ Church Concert series, 30-minute concerts that follow church services each month and present various soloists and ensembles from within the church and from around Tucson musical community. She also participates as a ring with the Christ Church handbell choir.
Janet's previous positions in Tucson include First Christian Church (11 years), St. Phillips in the Hills Episcopal Church (1 year) and Catalina UMC (17 years).
A native of Hiawatha, Kansas, Janet graduated magna cum laude form Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas, with a bachelor of music degree in organ performance and a minor in piano performance. She grew up in the First United Methodist Church of Hiawatha, Kansas, where her organ studies began.
Janet is well known throughout the musical community in Tucson, having appeared as both organ soloist and as accompanist on many concerts and venues. She plays each year at San at Xavier Mission, accompanying the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus and the Sons of Orpheus men's choir in the annual mission benefit concerts. She is also organist for the annual Tucson MESSIAH Sing-In.
Janet has served the American Guild of Organists both as dean of local chapter and as district convener of the Grand Canyon District.
She provides private instruction in both piano and organ, and has composed for organ, piano and voice.
Janet's husband is Rev. George Tolman, pastor emeritus of First Christian church in Tucson, where he served 21 years as senior pastor. George is co-founder of the Tucson affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, and was the driving force for affiliates in California, New Mexico, Montana, and East Mesa, AZ.
Janet's daughter Brooke lives in New York City with her three sons.
Children's Choir Director
Allie Outcalt
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Business Administrator
Valerie Hammons
valerie@christchurchumtucson.org
Financial Secretary
Linda Ellis
linda@christchurchumtucson.org
Praise Team Director
Scott Jones
sfj333@gmail.com
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Director of Handbell Ministries and Children's Chime Choir
John Neve
jjnevo@hotmail.com
John Neve comes from Vinton, Iowa, where he was raised and educated. He received his degrees from the University of Dubuque (Iowa), and it was there that he began his musical conducting experience by directing church choirs and the University's Male Glee Club. He began his full-time Ministry of Music at a Presbyterian church in Chicago, and then moved to the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, where he served First United Methodist Church for 15 years. While living in the Chicago area he was a professional member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. In 1984 he moved to Tucson with his wife, Jane, and two teenagers, David and Beth, where he accepted the position of Minister of Music at Catalina United Methodist Church, serving there for 19 years, and retiring from there in 2003.
John was consecrated as a Diaconal Minister of Music by the United Methodist Church in 1978, and has served on several national boards of the Church. He helped put together the United Methodist Hymnal (1989), and also the supplement, The Faith We Sing (2000). He has conducted handbell choirs in each of the three churches he served during the 40+ years of his career. In his "retirement" he became the Director of Handbell Ministries at Christ Church UM in 2008 after playing in the handbell choir for 3 years. Handbells and handchimes are a passion of his, along with singing in the Chancel Choir. He directs Las Campanas De Cristo Handbell Choir and the newly formed Chimers, the children's chime choir. John also sings with The Arizona Repertory Singers.
John and Jane joined Christ Church UM in 2009. They have 3 grandchildren, Kemper and Kelton Neve, and Levi Stahl.
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Office Secretary
Bettylee Jones
Receptionist@christchurchumtucson.org
