Meet The Team.
The Reverend Brian Neville
Senior Pastor
Office Hours: S-Th 9-5
Pastor Brian Neville joined Grace United Methodist Church in 2020, along with his wife, Emily, and two sons, Davy and Halloran. He received a B.A. from Houghton College and his M.Div. from Palmer Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He grew up in Buffalo, New York and proudly cheers for the Buffalo Bills. He previously served at Hillsdale UMC, First UMC in Toms River and Chews UMC. He loves to hike in the woods and consider all that God has in store for the great congregation here in the region of Wyckoff, New Jersey. You can find out about the pastoral services he provides here or read his blog.
Patricia has led the missions team at Grace for many years. We are grateful for her efforts to coordinate missions projects with a range of organizations such as CUMAC/ECHO, Family Promise, C.A.M.P. YDP, Stocking for Joy and more!
Patricia Hiltke
Missions Coordinator
Christine Souza
Youth Director
Christine leads the youth program at Grace UMC. She also organizes the confirmation class each year that meets from January to May. Let her know if you or someone you know whats to be a part of these programs!
Donna Ernst
Director of Nursery School
Office Hours: M-F 9-2
Donna has been a member of the Grace Nursery School staff since 2008. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Early Childhood and Special Education from Boston College and a Master of Education degree in Reading from William Paterson University. She lives in Glen Rock with her husband, Joe, and children, Kaylie and Brendan. Her family loves to spend their free time at their home on the Jersey shore.
Hilda Gomez
Finance and Administration
Office Hours: M-F 9-1
Hilda is our Office Manager and Financial Secretary. She has over 10 years of managerial, financial and customer service experience. Hilda, her husband and son live in neighboring Franklin Lakes. She is an active member and volunteer with her son's school's PTA. She recently returned to college part-time and is working towards a degree in Accounting. She is looking forward to getting to know everyone. Feel free to stop by the church office and say hello!
Ian Alexander
Technical Director
Ian comes to Grace UMC with 23 years of Information Technology experience and 17 years of video production experience. Over the years he has worked on numerous corporate video production projects for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. He also helped them with the design and build of an audio video solution for 2335 square feet of office space that was converted to three training rooms. This project involved the integration of smart boards, PCs, presentation solutions, in ceiling microphones and video cameras. All of this equipment was designed to connect to three A/V racks that would control the automation on touch panels in each room. In addition to this Ian has also worked on video production / video editing for a short film Dreams Can Never Be Stolen, TV show pilot for Classic Flavors, promotional videos for Bishop Hezekiah Walker, and the Liz Black Gospel Variety Show. Ian’s dedication to the details keeps him motivated to deliver a successful outcome on each and every project he is involved with.
Tammy Marcus
Membership Chairperson
Tammy Marcus Is the Director of Membership at Grace she has been in this position since 2015. She is responsible for all aspects of maintaining the membership rolls within the church such as attendance of small groups and services.new membership, transferring members, baptisms, confirmation, and reporting statistics for annual conferences.
Tammy has a degree in accounting and business management from Berkeley College.
She has spent her earlier career in the corporate and financial world with over 18 years experience in accounts payable, credit, collections and banking. She retired in 2006 to raise a family. Tammy and her husband Jonathan live in Mahwah along with her two daughters Johnna and Gianna. You can always find Tammy in the front office with the radio on and ready to brighten your day.