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INTRODUCING OUR STAFF AND LEADERSHIP

Meet Our New Pastor

Rev. Wilson Pruitt

Pastor

Rev. Wilson graduated from the University of Texas in Austin where he studied English. He studied Theology and graduated at Duke University. He served as a pastor at Berkeley United Methodist Church and Bee Creek United Methodist Church. He enjoys learning about the Methodists and has a History of Methodism Podcast which is a rigorous and entertaining look at the long history of the Methodist movement, offering context, both historical and spiritual, to the founding a growth of one of the most impactful Christian movements in history. He speaks several languages, has written many devotions, and is an accomplished musician with a number of originals including children's songs that tell rarely told stories from the Bible. He has a wonderful wife and two incredible children. We welcome him to our church family as we begin a new spiritual journey together. His first Sunday is on July 2nd, 2023.

Meet the Rest of the Staff

Brenda Dowell

Director of Family Ministry/Admin.

Brenda enjoys working with children, youth, and young adults, helping them become self-actualized as they celebrate who they are as children of God. She has a M.Div. from Sewanee, the University of the South with awards in theology and ethics and is an ordained UCC minister. With a passion for chemistry, She enjoys combining science and faith to share deeper truths. She believes in radical hospitality and that everyone is welcome at God's table and has served in many church helping others and sharing the good news that God loves all people.

covenantumc@covenantaustin.org

Evelyn Gardner

Bookkeeper

Evelyn recently joined our staff as our part time Bookkeeper. She retired about a year ago from a career in College Media and newspaper publishing.

Egardner.covenant@gmail.com

Jan Glosser

Preschool Director

Jan taught pre-Kindergarten at Covenant UMC Preschool for eight years before becoming Director. Her previous experience includes other preschool teaching, as well as teaching kindergarten and first grade. She holds her bachelor’s degree in Elementary/Kindergarten Education and her master’s degree in Children’s Literature.

GlosserJ5@hotmail.com

Steve Wottrich

Organist/Pianist

Steve Wottrich is our faithful pianist and organist, and has served at Covenant for nearly 15 years. We are blessed to have someone of his caliber who is able to play so many styles with such grace. You might see him on the streets of Austin in his day job as a postman.