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PUMC PASTORS & STAFF
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Copyright 2008 Prescott United Methodist Church
505 West Gurley Street
Prescott, Arizona 86301
(928) 778-1950
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pumc@cableone.net
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Nancy Cushman
was raised in the Army, so she lived in many parts of the USA and in
France and Venezuela. After graduating from Kansas State University,
she began her professional career in construction as a field engineer.
With encouragement from George, Nancy pursued her call to ministry shortly
after they were married. She has served at Cottonwood/Jerome, Central UMC
and at Shepherd of the Valley in Phoenix and now at Prescott. She has a
Master of Divinity degree from Claremont School of Theology and several
degrees related to construction engineering. Nancy enjoys traveling,
scrap booking, and doing things with her family. 
George Cushman is originally from upstate New York. He served two appointments in the Western New York Conference before moving to the Southwest in the mid 1980’s. George has served in Blythe, California; Cottonwood/Jerome, Arizona; Central UMC and Cross Roads UMC in Phoenix, and now in Prescott, Arizona. He met Nancy in Blythe and they were married in 1989. They have four children and four grandchildren. Joshua is married to Karyn and their children are Kaitlyn and Eli. Matthew is married to Heather and they have sons, Damian and their newest arrival, Riley. Rachel and Sarah are in High School. George received his Master of Divinity degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Austin Presbyterian Seminary. He loves to read and play the guitar and the banjo (a little).
Carol Mumford is our Associate Pastor.
She joined PUMC as the Program Coordinator in 1986, a lay
ministry position. She later went to Claremont School of Theology,
becoming a Diaconal Minister (and our Associate Pastor) in 1997. She
was subsequently
ordained a permanent deacon in the United Methodist Church
in June of 2000. 
Carole Nickerson has been the Director of Music
Ministries at Prescott UMC for ten years, taking the job from
a ten hour a week position to a full time position beginning January
1, 1999. She has enabled significant growth in the music program of
the church which currently has two adult vocal choirs, an adult hand
bell choir, a children's hand bell choir and a children's vocal choir,
as well as a number of small ensemble groups, a youth instrumental
ensemble, and a band for our Saturday evening worship service. Carole
is assisted in the ministry of music at PUMC by Patty Newton and
Evelyn Moore McCulloch, our church organists. Carole also teaches
piano privately. She and her husband Marty have two grown children,
Rob and Natalie. Marty is a retired Air Force officer.
Kay Price
Carol Thorne
Patty Newton holds
forth on the Rodger's Digital Organ that graces our sanctuary. Patty
moved to Prescott a few years ago from Flagstaff, with her husband Ray,
a retired administrator at Northern Arizona University. During her years
in Flagstaff, Patty was the organist for our sister congregation,
Trinity Heights UMC. Patty also sings with the Chancel Choir and
accompanies our Celebration Choir. She is a wonderful part of our music
program!
Evelyn Moore shares the organist duties with Patty
Newton. Evelyn comes to us from the north as a recent immigrant from
Canada. She is a classically trained musician, having served several
churches over the years as an organist and music leader. Near the end of
her career, she went back to school to study ministry and was ordained
as a pastor in the United Church of Canada.
Becky Nordstrom
is our lay pastoral assistant.
Becky is calling on our homebound members. She is a longtime resident of
Prescott and a well-known member of the church thanks to her years of
leadership in several areas, including Stephen Ministry. Her
husband is a professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Her
children all grew up in the church.
Leigh Downing is serving as one of PUMC's Pastoral Assistants. She is responsible for visiting and providing compassionate spiritual care to people in care homes, nursing homes, the hospital, and shut-ins. Leigh moved to Prescott in 1988 and has been a member of the church almost as long. She was raised in Colorado and received a B.S. degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University. She was commisssioned as a Stephen Minister in 2002 and served as a Co-director of Open Door for 4 years. Leigh received a certificate as a Pastoral Care Specialist in 2007 and she works part-time as the Hospice Spiritual Counselor for The Good Samaritan Society's Prescott Hospice. She is married to Dr. Sam Downing. They are very proud of their 2 children, Jeff and Katy who have been nurtured through the years by the loving congregation of Prescott United Methodist Church.
Bill Harris has
been the church custodian for over five years now. He is originally from
Philadelphia, and is still a big Eagles fan. Bill's work has grown as
the church has grown, and on January 1, 1999, Bill became a full-time
employee. When he isn't busy keeping the church looking great or helping
find some missing item needed by someone for a meeting, Bill enjoys
spending time with his dogs, playing pool, or working as a counselor
with teens in trouble. Bill's big news is that he was married on January
17, 2000. He and new wife Stephanie have two children living at home.
Bill is a former United States Marine. Semper Fi!