Rev. Cheol Kwak
Pastor

Rev. Cheol Kwak is our new pastor. Biographical sketch is forthcoming.

Rev. Arlette Razafimanantsoa
Director of Education

Arlette got her Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Theology from the Faculty of Theology Ambatonakanga (Madagascar). After 10 years of ministry in Madagascar, she moved to the US and earned her Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena. Currently she is working on her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Argosy University in Santa Ana.

Arlette has served the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar in many capacities: pastor, dean of seminary students, teacher, chaplain, and children and youth spiritual advisor. 

    Donald Johnson
Senior Ministry Assistant

Don has been a member of the Reseda First United Methodist     Church and its choir for over 40 years.

He graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a B.A. in Business Administration, earned a General Secondary Credential while attending classes at UCLA and a Counseling Credential through CSUN.

He was a counselor and teacher at the Los Angeles Unified School District's Sepulveda Middle School for 37 and a half years.

   Jennifer Fornadley
Youth Ministry Assistant

Jennifer is a recent graduate of California Lutheran University. She got her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Business Economics and a minor in Mathematics.

Jennifer has been a member of Reseda First United Methodist Church her whole life. She has served on various committees such as the Staff Parish Relations Committee and Youth Council. She is currently a Sunday School teacher for the junior and senior high classes. With her spare time at church, Jennifer enjoys lay reading, ushering, and greeting.

     Dr. Heewon Kwon
Director of Music

Heewon graduated from USC with BM, MM in Piano Performance, and also DMA in Sacred Music. Currently she is a faculty member at Colburn School of Performing Arts

Her family immigrated from Korea to Los Angeles in 1965. Since their arrival in California, they have been involved in church ministry, specifically in the area of music. Over the years Heewon has focused on studying, composing, performing, and conducting sacred music. She has been the music director of FUMC of Reseda since 2001, though her relationship with the church goes back to 1977, when she served as the organist.

 Peter Walsh
Organist

Peter Walsh is our new organist. He came to us highly recommended (most notably by Cassie Nickols, his predecessor). He has a Masters in Music from USC's Thornton Music School, where he's an Assistant Lecturer in Keyboard. His experience includes serving as Music Director/Accompanist at Villa Musica in La Jolla, CA, and as a teacher at L.A. Music School.

Our sadness at losing Cassie is eased by the knowledge that she left us in good and very talented hands with Peter as our organist.