Meet our Pastor
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Reverend Don Bliss - has served the East Freetown Congregational-Christian Church since 2001, having formerly served as Minister to Children and Youth at Old West Church in Boston and as Director of Children's, Youth and Family Ministries at the Federated Church of Hyannis. He is a lifetime member of the American Congregational Society and has designed and led Youth and Childrens’ Ministry training events for the United Church of Christ, American Baptist Churches, the Episcopal Church, and non-denominational Christian publishers. Pastor Don is also a published author. For 22 years, he directed the Viking Theater Company at Wareham High School, and formerly served the Wareham Public Schools as "Artist in Residence", presenting drama projects in classrooms to develop alternative teaching and learning styles that supported the curriculum frameworks. Pastor Don lives with his wife Lori, who is a retired teacher. He has a married daughter, and is "Babba" to three grandchildren.
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Our Leadership Teams
Officers, Boards and Committees of the Church:
Moderator: Sue Harrison
Assistant Moderator: Donald Gurney
Clerk: Ashley Emery
Assistant Clerk: Christine Paiva
Treasurer: Janet Bullock
Assistant Treasurers: Donald Gurney
Auditor: Paul Sadek
Communion Stewards: Ashley & Tim Emery
Superintendent of Sunday School:
Board of Deacons
Tim Emery (Chair), Lori Pacheco (Clerk)
Christine Paiva, Judy Reese, Danielle Slight, Sally Hathaway
Board of Trustees
Donald Gurney (Chair), Ernest Henshaw, Glenn Machado, Jeanie Bartlett, Al Hurder, Mike Hathaway
Board of Christian Education
Lauren Collins(Chair), Brenda Henshaw, Anne Whitaker, Lori Bliss, Sue Harrison
Executive Board at-large
Pam Krisofferson, Tom Mello, Steve Silva
Missions Committee
Lori Bliss (Chair), Nicole Hathaway (Clerk), Armand Bergeron, Kathy Curneen, Tim Emery, Al Hurder
Social Committee
Lori Bliss, Judy Reese, Anne Whitaker, Christine Paiva, Sally Hathaway
Flower Committee
Kari Richard, Sally Hathaway
Nominating Committee
Tim Emery, Ashley Emery, Nancy Foster
Historians
Kathy Curneen, Donna Silva
Music Committee
Donna Silva
Fund Raising Committee
Tim Emery (Chair), Christine Paiva, Judy Reese, Anne Whittaker, Ashley Emery
Women's Fellowship
Lori Pacheco
Sunday School Teachers
Pam Krisofferson, Brenda Henshaw
Food Pantry
Kylie Welsh
Bible Studies
Rev. Don Bliss
Blanket Ministry
Anne Whitaker
Communications - Newsletter
Janet Bullock
Sunday Bulletin
Lois Amaral
Webmaster
Sue Harrison
Wayside Pulpit
Jack Brennan, Lori Bliss
Moderator: Sue Harrison
Assistant Moderator: Donald Gurney
Clerk: Ashley Emery
Assistant Clerk: Christine Paiva
Treasurer: Janet Bullock
Assistant Treasurers: Donald Gurney
Auditor: Paul Sadek
Communion Stewards: Ashley & Tim Emery
Superintendent of Sunday School:
Board of Deacons
Tim Emery (Chair), Lori Pacheco (Clerk)
Christine Paiva, Judy Reese, Danielle Slight, Sally Hathaway
Board of Trustees
Donald Gurney (Chair), Ernest Henshaw, Glenn Machado, Jeanie Bartlett, Al Hurder, Mike Hathaway
Board of Christian Education
Lauren Collins(Chair), Brenda Henshaw, Anne Whitaker, Lori Bliss, Sue Harrison
Executive Board at-large
Pam Krisofferson, Tom Mello, Steve Silva
Missions Committee
Lori Bliss (Chair), Nicole Hathaway (Clerk), Armand Bergeron, Kathy Curneen, Tim Emery, Al Hurder
Social Committee
Lori Bliss, Judy Reese, Anne Whitaker, Christine Paiva, Sally Hathaway
Flower Committee
Kari Richard, Sally Hathaway
Nominating Committee
Tim Emery, Ashley Emery, Nancy Foster
Historians
Kathy Curneen, Donna Silva
Music Committee
Donna Silva
Fund Raising Committee
Tim Emery (Chair), Christine Paiva, Judy Reese, Anne Whittaker, Ashley Emery
Women's Fellowship
Lori Pacheco
Sunday School Teachers
Pam Krisofferson, Brenda Henshaw
Food Pantry
Kylie Welsh
Bible Studies
Rev. Don Bliss
Blanket Ministry
Anne Whitaker
Communications - Newsletter
Janet Bullock
Sunday Bulletin
Lois Amaral
Webmaster
Sue Harrison
Wayside Pulpit
Jack Brennan, Lori Bliss