Meet our Pastor

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), Glenn Machado, Jeanie Bartlett, Mike Hathaway

Board of Christian Education
Lori Bliss, Lauren Collins, Brenda Henshaw(Chair), Sue Harrison,  Anne Whitaker

Executive Board at-large
Pam Krisofferson,  Tom Mello, Steve Silva

Missions Committee
Lori Bliss (Chair), Nicole Hathaway (Clerk), Armand Bergeron,  Kathy Curneen, Tim Emery

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
Lori Bliss, Janet Bullock, Lauren Collins, Brenda Henshaw, Sue Harrison, Donna Silva, Anne Whitaker, 

Food Pantry
Tim Emery, Lori Pacheco, Christine Paiva, Judy Reese, Danielle Slight, Sally Hathaway
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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