ABOUT OUR MINISTRY
The United Church represents a union of three traditions - the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church, and German heritage. We rejoice in our heritage and our oneness. We welcome you, wherever you are in your journey, and invite you to participate in the joy of our lives together.
We believe in an open approach to faith at The United Church. Our beliefs, the people behind our work, and our history are made to be open and accessible to all.
OUR STAFF
reverend william federici
Rev. William T. Federici has served as Senior Pastor of the United Church since July 2012. Previously, he was Senior Minister at Emmaus United Church of Christ in Vienna, Virginia and Associate Pastor at the First Congregational Church of Old Greenwich, in Connecticut. Bill has his M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and has done advanced work at the Yale Divinity School. He preaches and teaches a practical and progressive Christianity that emphasizes healing and transformation. Bill believes that every worship service should leave you feeling "sacred, precious and beloved."
Pastor Marc Bergermann
Pastor Marc P. Bergermann beginnt seinen Dienst als Pastor an der United Church im Oktober 2024. Zuvor hatte er als Vikar und Pastor im Entsendungsdienst an der reformierten Petrikirchengemeinde und der lutherischen Markusgemeinde in Minden (Westfalen, Deutschland) gewirkt. Anschließend war er Pastor der Evangelisch-Reformierten Kirchengemeinden in Bückeburg und Stadthagen (Niedersachsen, Deutschland) und zuletzt ehrenamtlicher Pfarrer an der Dreifaltigkeitskirche in Kassel (Hessen, Deutschland) sowie Dozent für Kirchengeschichte an der Theologischen Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität Berlin. Sein Theologisches Examen legte er innerhalb der Westfälischen Landeskirche ab, wo er auch ordiniert wurde. 2020 erfolgte die Promotion zum Doktor der Theologie (Schwerpunkt: Antikes Christentum und Christentumsgeschichte des 18. Jahrhunderts). Er versteht sich als liberaler Theologe und Prediger, dem die Vermittlung von Hoffnung und Zusammenhalt in einer Zeit zunehmender Zweifel und Spaltungen wichtig ist. Nicht, was uns trennt, sondern was uns zusammenbringt und zusammenhält sieht er als seine Aufgabe und die der christlichen Gemeinschaft in dieser Welt an.
Pastor Marc P. Bergermann will begin his ministry at the United Church in October 2024. Previously, he served as a vicar and pastor on assignment at the Reformed Petrikirchengemeinde and the Lutheran Markusgemeinde in Minden (Westphalia, Germany). He was subsequently pastor of the Protestant Reformed Churches in Bückeburg and Stadthagen (Lower Saxony, Germany) and, most recently, honorary pastor at the Trinity Church in Kassel (Hessia, Germany) and lecturer in church history at the Theological Faculty of the Humboldt University in Berlin. He passed his theological exams within the Westphalian Church, where he was also ordained. In 2020, he completed his PhD in theology (specializing in ancient Christianity and the history of Christianity in the 18th century). He sees himself as a liberal theologian and preacher who believes conveying hope and community in a time of increasing uncertainty and division is essential to our faith. He sees his task and that of the Christian community in this world not in what divides us but in what brings us together and holds us together.