Clergy and Staff
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Lawrence R. Wood -- Senior Minister Reverend Lawrence R. Wood became the 22nd senior minister in the church’s 272-year history on October 15, 2007.  Rev. Wood was ordained in 1992, and most recently served as Senior Pastor at Fremont United Methodist Church in Fremont, Michigan .  He was raised in the United Church of Christ and has privileges as a UCC minister. He has published two books: A One Hundred Tons of Ice (published in 2003) and News to Me (Published in 2008). He also publishes frequently in The Christian Century.   Rev. Wood earned a B.A. in English literature from Northwestern University and a Masters of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (which is on the campus of Northwestern University ). He is currently a Doctor of Ministry candidate at Princeton Theological Seminary.  Rev. Wood and his wife, Rexene, have a daughter, Hannah.

Associate Minister Shannon Wall Shannon Wall is our Associate Minister; her duties include leading worship, providing pastoral care, working with church school and youth, and serving on various boards and committees including Christian Education, Outreach, and the FCC Nursery School Board. Shannon is currently In-Care with the Fairfield West Association of the UCC and hopes to be ordained this year.  She will receive a M.Div. degree from Yale Divinity School in May, 2008.  She holds an MFA in Acting from New York University and a BA in English from the College of William & Mary.  Before coming to the ministry, Shannon was a writer, management consultant, teacher, and actress. Shannon and her husband Larry Arno live in Wilton with their children Jack and Sara.

Ministers: Every member of the congregation

Senior Minister: Rev. Larry Wood

Acting Associate Minister: Shannon Wall

Church email: info@uccdarien.org

Church Administrator: Dennis Hanlon 

Minister to Youth: Wendy Mulligan

Church School Director: Ellen Kirby

Music Director:  Dan Hague

Organist: Andrew Pester

Treasurer: Karen Hansen

Nursery School Director: Teri Manning

Sextons: Fernando Velasquez and Manuel Perez

Nursery School Custodian: Jerzy Karnowski