LEADERSHIP
Lay Leader Sherry Anne Bryant
Trustees Chair Sandra Brennan
Office Administrator Sara Herwig
Lay Leader Sherry Anne Bryant
Trustees Chair Sandra Brennan
Office Administrator Sara Herwig
Director of Music Dave Shrewsbury
Dave Shrewsbury is a professional musician and recording engineer based in Boston, MA. In 2001, he received a degree in Music Production and Engineering from the Berklee College of Music. The West Virginia native began playing piano at the age of 5. Armed with a foundation of classical music, he became fluent in the styles of rock, pop, jazz, funk, blues, R&B, and country. He plays keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, rhodes, and wurlitzer, as well as guitar and bass. He has appeared on NBC's Today Show, performed with legendary artists such as 'Danny and the Juniors', and has played with Berklee's most prestigious groups in Berklee's Performance Center and around Boston. Dave's music has been heard on NBC, ABC, and Fox, as well as radio stations all across the country. Dave and his wife Alison have two children and live in Arlington.
Youth Choir Holly Chin
Holly Chin brings more than 15 years of teaching theater and voice to her work with children and youth at Community UMC. Holly's passion is in musical theater, and she creates and runs new musical theater programs, performance groups, and workshops in metrowest Boston. Her specialty areas include audition preparation and show / performance preparation for various age groups, including college students. Holly is also the principal of State of Mind Vocals. Holly and her husband Ron have three children and live in Natick.
Pastor Ted Crass
Rev. Ted Crass was appointed to Community UMC in July 2014 after pastoring churches in the Boston Metro area. He entered ministry after a career in the public policy and business sectors and as a consultant and mediator, including almost 10 years based in Asia and Europe. Ted also serves on the New England Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and the Board of the United Methodist Foundation of New England. Ted holds BA and MPA degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, and an MDIV from Harvard Divinity School. Ted and Sarah have two children in college and live in Wayland.
