Located in the heart of Downtown Chatham, Massachusetts.
Welcome to
First United Methodist Church
Welcome to
First United Methodist Church
Sunday Worship
10 AM
Inhouse & Online
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday
10 AM - 2 PM
OUR STAFF
Pastor Rev. Ed Farrell-Starbuck
Pastor: Rev. Pastor Ed brings decades of faithful ministry, a deep love for Christ, and a passion for building meaningful relationships within the church and community. Raised in Methodist parsonages in Idaho, Massachusetts, and Maine, he earned a B.A. in English and Philosophy before experiencing a transformative call to follow Jesus and eventually to pastoral ministry. After receiving his Master of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion, he served congregations in California, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and throughout New England. Following his retirement in 2013, Pastor Ed continued answering God’s call through pastoral appointments and chaplaincy ministry, most recently serving churches in Rhode Island before coming to First Church Chatham. He and his wife, Cindy, have two adult children and four grandchildren, and they enjoy spending time in nature, reading, exploring back roads, kayaking, and fly fishing on Cape Cod. Pastor Ed looks forward to getting to know the congregation and sharing in God’s work together through worship, fellowship, and service..
Organist - Anna Glig
Ms. Ana Glig is our Church Organist/Pianist and Music Director. Ana is an award winning classical concert pianist praised for her “virtuosic command of works” and “ability to capture hearts.” Ms. Glig has performed internationally in Europe and the United States in solo and chamber settings. As a soloist Glig has appeared with the Georgian and Israeli (Rishon LeZion) Symphonic Orchestras, and most recently with the Cape Symphony and Cape Cod Chamber Orchestras. Ms. Glig is a founder of MusArt interconnections, annual multi-media concerts, which focuses on synthesis of classical music and visual art.
Ms. Glig holds a Masters' Degree in piano performance from the Mannes School of Music, New School (New York City) as well as an Advanced Certificate in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the NYU Steinhardt, New York University.
Originally from Georgia (Republic), Glig now lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where she continues to perform, teach and work at the First United Church of Chatham. She makes the music program in our worship services inspiring and creative each Sunday morning.
