Reverend Charles Schif (his friends call him “Chuck”) was appointed to the United Methodist Church of Monroe on July, 2021. Chuck served as the Assistant Pastor and Director of Youth Ministry at Huntington United Methodist Church in Shelton prior to his appointment. In addition to his ministry, Pastor Chuck has an active secular career —…
Denise joined our team as church secretary in March, 2016. Denise and her husband, Michael, permanently swapped their Long Island Beaches for Lake Zoar in August of 2014. Married 39 years, the Wiley’s have two grown children, son, Collin and daughter, Casie (Joey). Denise and Michael are grandparents to their granddaughter Parker and grandson Oakley.…
RoseAnne began her church musician career in 1975 at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Greenwich and has served for nearly 40 years in ecumenical settings across Fairfield and New Haven County. Her choral experience includes directing the American Union of Swedish Singers of Fairfield and singing with ensembles such as Dr. Joe Utterback’s Palm…
“Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place”… Over her 25 years as part of the UMC-Monroe family, Sheryl has grown in her faith and has definitely seen the presence of the Lord in her own family and within and through the extended UMC Monroe church family. During this time, Sheryl’s primary focus…
Rose has been a member of our church since 1990. She assumed the role of treasurer in 2020 and recently “retired” as Lay Leader, a role Rose held from 2008 – 2025. In her “retirement”, Rose continues to be involved with many areas of church administration including Finance, Worship, Missions, Membership, and Trustees. She has…
“Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:19 Having been raised as a United Methodist, Patti chose to make UMC of Monroe her church…
Darlene has been a member of UMC Monroe for over ten years. She has served in several roles in the church council during this time and has been the SPPR Chair for the last three. Darlene is married with three grown children and two grandchildren and has been a Monroe resident since 1987. In addition…
Susan is the Director of our Sunday School Program. She works with the youngest children of our Sunday School and watches them grow in their knowledge of the Bible and learning the wonderful ways of God and his son Jesus. The children learn stories of the bible through crafts, games, activities, and song. …