Our Staff​
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Meghan Link, Transition Pastor
Meghan Malone has been a member of UCG serving us through different ministries for the past 5 years, and is currently our Transitional Pastor. Meghan graduated from The Ohio State University in 2015 with her B.A. in Comparative Religious Studies and received her Master of Divinity degree in 2018 from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. She is a Member in Discernment and on the path to ordination with the United Church of Christ. In her free time she enjoys hiking and traveling with her husband Logan, and spending quality time with her pets!

PictureJackie Dawson, Accompanist
​​Jackie Dawson is our accompanist on both organ and piano and has enhanced our worship services since 1998? She also teaches piano and voice.  You can reach her at music@myucg.org
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Cassidy Husted, Director of Ministry to Children and Families
Cassidy Husted, as Director of Ministry to Children and Families, brings her expertise in  education and experience. She graduated in May 2018 from Central Ohio Technical College with an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education, and also works as a preschool teacher at Leads/Head Start in Newark. She joined UCG in April of 2017 and is now part of the church Board. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the gym, walking on trails, writing poetry, road trips, and cooking up new recipes. She also loves art, literature, sports, and museums!
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Louise Gemmell, Office Administrator
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Mathew McFarren, Property and Grounds Coordinator

Mathew McFarren was born in Wooster Ohio in 1957, Mathew graduated in 1980 from the Colorado Institute of Art. He maintains an art studio at the education building at UCG and works on and watches over our property and grounds.