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: Pam Kristofferson
Clerk:  Ashley Emery 
Assistant Clerk: Christine Paiva
Treasurer: Janet Bullock
Assistant Treasurers: Donald Gurney, Armand Bergeron
Auditor: Paul Sadek
Communion Stewards: Ashley & Tim Emery
Superintendent of Sunday School: Robert Blodgett

Board of Deacons
Tim Emery (Chair), Lori Pacheco (Clerk)
Christine Paiva, Judy Reese, Danielle Slight, Sally Hathaway

Board of Trustees
Donald Gurney (Chair), Gene Bartlett (clerk) Brenda Henshaw, Ernest Henshaw,
Mark Whittaker, Brad Paiva  Glenn Machado

Board of Christian Education
 Lauren Collins(Chair), Janet Blodgett (Volunteer Clerk), Brenda Henshaw, Anne Whitaker, Lori Bliss, Christine Paiva

Executive Board at-large
Pam Krisofferson, Mim Gurney, Sally Hathaway

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 

Nominating Committee
Tim Emery, (2 vacancies)

Historians
Kathy Curneen, Mim Gurney, Donna Silva

Music Committee
Donna Silva

Fund Raising Committee
Tim Emery (Chair), Christine Paiva, Judy Reese, Anne Whittaker, Glenn Machado

Women's Fellowship
Lori Pacheco

Sunday School Teachers
Janet & Robert Blodgett, 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