MEET OUR PASTORAL TEAM
Mary Boyd
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Tanya Spaur Pile
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Kate KILROY |
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Rev. Mary Boyd grew up in Washington. She is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound, University of Hawaii, Wesley Theological Seminary, and earned her Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, VA. She has served five churches in the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference.
Mary is married to Steve, who is retired from Boeing and they have two grown sons. During this time of Covid-19, they have been sharing their home with their niece and her toddler son. Mary has spent many summers working on archaeological digs in Jordan. She enjoys making textiles: sewing, quilting, weaving, spinning, silk painting. She is excited about this year as interim pastor with the wonderful people of Marysville UMC! |
Rev. Tanya Pile grew up in Washington. She is a PK (Preacher's Kid), which means she has lived in both Western Washington and Eastern Washington. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt Divinity School and has spent time serving churches in Nashville, Tennessee, and Dallas, Texas. She was commissioned and licensed as a Local Pastor at the Pacific Northwest Conference in June of 2018.
Tanya is married with two children and loves to road trip, travel in different countries, and, when she has time, cross-stitch. She is a big fan of SciFi/Fantasy movies and books, and can often be found reading. She loves pastry--especially any pie her Mom makes--and believes deep down that Mexican food is always a wonderful idea. |
Kate Kilroy is a community pastor and seminary student at Claremont. She's the mom of a big family and has worked in family ministries since her teens. She currently serves as a Lay Person Assigned through the Pacific Northwest Conference to the people of Better Together.
Kate is our curator of 10 in 30, a vision for birthing ten new expressions of faith in the next thirty years. Kate's been a foster parent, a Doula, childbirth educator, and nursing assistant. She enjoys a good laugh, any outdoor activity, live theater and a campfire. |