Dan Weyand-Geise

Pastor

firstunitedchurchofchrist@gmail.com

Dan will celebrate his 25th anniversary as pastor of First United Church of Christ this June! Congregants find his openness to all of God’s people to be a blessing and a challenge to traditional experiences of Christian pastors that they sometimes encounter. Dan not only is quite comfortable in ecumenical dialogue and partnerships, he also is prophetic in his call for interfaith cooperation and respect. He has served as president of the Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati, Churches Active in Northside, and Christ's Community in College Hill.

Dan's 10 years as a hospital and hospice chaplain were excellent preparation for the pastoral care of the congregation. Dan, his beloved wife Amy, and their four beautiful children are a blessing to the congregation and to the city. As the church has loved the Weyand-Geise family through the years, the relationship between the church and its pastor has been a gift for both.

Director of Music, Media, and Faith Formation

james.firstucc@outlook.com

Jimmy started performing at First UCC during the summer of 2016 as a special guest musician joining the previous music director, Tricia Lenhof, for monthly musical extravaganzas! Tricia retired in September of 2020 and Jimmy started as Director of Music the following month. In July of 2021, he proudly took on a full-time position as the Director of Music, Media, and Faith Formation.

Jimmy holds degrees in Multiple Woodwinds Performance from Xavier University and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, studying flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon extensively at both institutions. He has been playing piano since he was five and organ since 2009. When he isn't playing music for the church, you can catch him performing for musicals in pit orchestras all over southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. Jimmy married his best friend Gary in 2018 and they reside in Lebanon.

Pastoral Administrator

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Kim has been the Pastoral Administrator at First Church for 18 years. She’s been a member of Fleming Road United Church of Christ for 41 years.

Kim and her husband Mike’s precious rescue Beagle-baby, Maggie, sadly passed over the Rainbow Bridge in early March. Their home isn’t the same without her. 

Kim loves music – she sings solos at First Church during summer months. She has been in her church choir for 41 years, and in choirs every year since childhood. She sings solos, and sings in duets and small groups during the summer at her own church. She also took piano and violin for several years. She’s the recording secretary for her church council.

Kim has a real passion for gems and gemology. She’s learned a lot from the gem shows on JTV – her favorite place to shop. She also loves to read. She’s currently about to finish “The Wedding Dress,” a novel set right after the Civil War, written by Virginia Ellis.

Kim and Mike love to visit Amish areas, particularly Lancaster, PA and Berlin, OH.

Kim feels truly blessed to be a part of two wonderful UCC churches, with lovely members and friends.