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Meet Our Staff!

Rev. Jeffrey Childs

I am blessed to be appointed as the pastor of the Mt. Carmel UMC.

Over the past 40 years I have served a variety of churches in Minnesota, New York,

West Virginia and now here in Frederick, Maryland.

Each Sunday I try to bring the scriptures to life during worship,

to strengthen the whole congregation to go out and life their faith throughout

the week. If you are looking for a church home, I invite you to come join us.

Since I retired from ministry in 2019, I have tried to write a hymn a day following in the footsteps of Charles Wesley who wrote over 6000 in his lifetime. At this point I have written over a thousand, but I tell people that they probably won't be any good until I practice with a couple thousand more.

Having had several people tell me over the years that they did not have time for an hour-long Bible study each week, this past year I started a 5-minute Bible study on YouTube. I am currently working my way through the stories in the Gospel of Luke. You can access all of my material on my website www.revchilds.org This fall we will have Bible studies resuming as well as developing some small group ministries.

Pastor Jeff

Donna Clawson

Church Administrator

Donna is our Church Administrator and can help you with all your questions or direct you to the proper source!

Donna joined the Mt. Carmel staff in 2002. She lives in Frederick with her husband, Pastor Scott. Donna and Scott have three children; Meghan, Hannah and Caleb. They also have three amazing grandchildren; Atticus, Fletcher, and Evelyn.

Donna's favorite pastimes are crochet and reading but spending time with her family is what she likes to do best.

Kathy Petrill

HOPE Preschool Director

Welcome to everyone here at Hope Community Preschool! My name is Kathy Petrill and

I am the Director for our preschool. I look forward to developing lasting relationships that

benefit the church and the education of our children.

I am a graduate of Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. My bachelors’ degree is in Early

Childhood Education and my masters’ degree is as a Reading Specialist. I was a public school

teacher in Frederick and Washington counties for 16 years. Before coming to HOPE, I was a preschool teacher for a local church in Hagerstown.

I reside in Hagerstown with my 2 daughters, 12-year-old, Addy and 7-year-old, Claire. I love spending time with my family, gardening and going to the beach.

I look forward to meeting all of the Hope Community Preschool families and having a wonderful year together!

Donna Clawson

Kathy Petrill

Michele Stine

Children's Ministry Director

Michele Stine lives in Frederick with her husband Kenny, 13-year old daughter Nicolina and 6-year old son Kenneth. As a family, they enjoy being outgoing and like to travel together. They are all active members of the Mt. Carmel congregation. Michele teaches the “Let’s Play” program. Michele started the “Let’s Play Today” program for Hope Community Preschool in 2010.

Fitness has always been a priority throughout Michele’s career and she is looking forward to motivating children to be active and healthy while having FUN!!!!

Michele served in the United States Marine Corps as a Military Police officer and continued in law enforcement as a Maryland State Trooper until retirement.