Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

Rev. Winton Boyd - Senior Pastor (winton@orucc.org)

Winton and his wife, Tammy have three teenage children, Tallis (19), Kythie (17), Rein(15). They moved to Madison in 1999 from Fresno, California where Winton was Associate Pastor at First Congregational and Tammy was a elementary school teacher at Powers-Ginsburg. Tammy currently teaches elementary school in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Winton is originally from Edina, MN (suburb of Minneapolis). He attended the University of Vermont, the Ringerike Folk High School in Honefoss, Norway, and Luther Seminary in St. Paul. He served as a youth minister in two churches in Minneapolis, and lived at an ecumencial retreat center before being ordained in 1991. He served as a Community Organizer for Lyndale UCC in Minneapolis for 2 years and then 7 in Fresno. His hobbies include running, reading, outdoor hiking and biking, shopping at thrift stores, and Monday afternoon movies! He enjoys helping make faith come alive through worship, theological discussion and hands on service/compassion work. He also has a passion for the Middle-East, where he traveled in 2003 and 2005; and finding new and diverse church music for the congregation to sing as part of the global Christian community. During the summer months, he spends Monday mornings as a worker at the Vermont Valley Community Supported Agriculture Farm.

Rev. Tammy Martens -Associate Pastor for Children, Youth and Families (tmartens@orucc.org)

Tammy and her husband Rob have two young children, Lily who is three and Gabriel who is six. Tammy has spent the last couple of years at home with her children before starting at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ in January, 2007. Tammy is a graduate of UW-Eau Claire and UW-La Crosse. She also received her Master of Divinity from Palmer Seminary in Philadelphia. She has worked in campus ministry for 8 years and also has been an associate pastor for 6 years before taking a break to raise children. She enjoys working with children and youth and helping them to discover and experience the love of Christ. She also enjoys finding creative and meaningful opportunities for children/youth and families to deepen their inner faith journeys and exploring how their faith connects them to outward acts of service, the ethics of living, and vocation decisions. In her spare time, Tammy loves swimming, biking, walking, cooking, reading, and being with friends.

Ms. Debbie Bauerkemper - Office Manager (office@orucc.org)

Debbie joined our staff in the spring of 2004. She manages the office, the finances, the building and even at times the clergy! Debbie and her husband Dale are the parents of two grown daughters. Prior to moving to Madison, Debbie worked for the Association Minister of the Wisconsin Conference UCC in Eau Claire, WI.

Rev. Ree Hale - Interim Pastor in Adult Ministry (rhale@orucc.org)

Dr. Bruce Gladstone - Senior Choir director

Bruce joined our staff last September as an interim choir director. In late May, 2008, the Leadership Team approved making him our permanent director.

Bruce is Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he conducts the 85-member Chorale and the 34-member Madrigal Singers, as well as teaching the graduate Choral Literature and Performance Practice course and undergraduate Conducting.

A Maryland native, Dr. Gladstone holds degrees from West Virginia Wesleyan College (Dramatic Arts) and Southern Methodist University (Sacred Music and Choral Conducting), and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Music from the University of Illinois. He has served as Director of Choral Activities at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia and taught at Eastern Illinois University and West Virginia Wesleyan College. He has also been a church musician and director in Illinois (for 6-7 years). He also teaches individual voice and conducting.

Ms. Vicki Nonn - service musician and choir accompanist

Vicki has served our church since 1973. Until the summer of 2007, she was our music director, when she changed her status to be the service musician and choral accompanist. She also works full time as the Music Director and afternoon host for Wisconsin Public Radio’s Madison station(WERN, 89.3 FM).

Mr. Vance Nelson - Handbell director

For 5 years, Vance has been our handbell director. He has directed choirs at Asbury United Methodist and First Baptist. He continues to be a substitute director at First Baptist. His also works full time at The Bruce Company.

Mr. Tim Rotar - Custodian

Tim joined the staff in early May as our part time custodian. He is also a custodian at Heritage Congregational Church in Madison. He in generally at the church on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Volunteer positions

Mr. John Pray - Leader of Tru Function

Ms. Deborah Holbrook - Moderator

Mr. John Lemke - Moderator-Elect

Mr. Doug Hendrix - Treasurer