First United
Methodist Church
203 S 200 E
Salt Lake City
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OUR STAFF

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Whether you are brand new to church or have been a part of a church for a long time, our staff is here to support you in your faith journey.



Pastor Kelsie Parrish is excited to be joining the FUMC community this summer 2025! She and her husband Paul are Missouri natives who recently moved to Utah to pursue their respective careers and explore more of God’s beautiful creation together.
Pastor Kelsie is a Provisional Elder in the UMC who is coming to us from St. Louis, Missouri where she received her Master of Divinity degree at Eden Theological Seminary and served in various ministry roles. She most recently worked as a chaplain at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, and she found the hospital space to be very holy ground as she joined families in the midst of their most tender moments. She now looks forward to walking with families at FUMC through all phases of life.
She believes that a church community can be where we encounter the grace of God through celebrating one another, grieving with each other, and challenging ourselves to join God in caring deeply for the broader community around us. She has already seen the inclusive heart that FUMC has for their neighbors and cannot wait to join in on the work!
In her free time, Pastor Kelsie enjoys hiking, reading, cross stitching, scrapbooking, and spending time with Paul.
She can’t wait to meet you, so feel free to introduce yourself!

Scott R. Mills, CAGO, is Director of Music Ministry at First United Methodist Church and has served as Principal Organist since 2008. Scott began his career as a church musician at a very young age, graduated with a degree in music pedagogy and has always been passionate about great church music. He teaches Piano and organ privately.
Scott R Mills, CAGO
Director of Music Ministry and Emeritus Organist
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Teresa H. Clawson, MMus, AAGO
Organist
Teresa earned her MMus (2013) and BMus (2010) in Organ Performance at the University of Utah. She has earned the Associate (2011) and Colleague (2009) certificates with the American Guild of Organists. Teresa has been an associate instructor for the University of Utah School of Music Organ Preparatory Division since 2008. She also has maintained a private piano and organ studio for 40 years, and recently formed Clawson Keyboard Instruction, LLC. Teresa served as an organist in the Salt Lake Temple from 2011 until its closure and currently serves as an organist at the Jordan River temple. She has served as an organist for various congregations along the Wasatch Front since she was 14 years old. She has worked as a professional organist for First Congregational Church of Salt Lake City for nearly 8 years and Bountiful First Baptist Church for 2 ½ years. She also works as a substitute organist for congregations in the Salt Lake area, and accompanies various community music groups on occasion. "I am honored to serve as an assistant organist at First United Methodist Church. I participated in the fundraising for the Wesleyan Heritage Organ starting in 2010, performing in the fundraising recital series and inviting others to participate in the fundraising and watch the construction. What a welcoming place this is! I love being able to powerfully share my witness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through music. Nothing can compare to giving God glory through music, and working collaboratively with others to do so is a glorious, spiritual experience." Teresa is married to Coy Clawson. They are the parents of six children and have 16 grandchildren.

Ronnie Bishop, FAGO
Organist
Ronnie Bishop, FAGO, born and raised in New Jersey, is a regular guest recitalist on the organs at the Salt Lake Tabernacle and Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. She also works as an accompanist in the Music Dance Theatre department at Brigham Young University. After graduating from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance and Pedagogy, Ronnie continued her studies in organ at Yale University. Then she moved to New York City to work as a classical music archivist at Sony Music Studios, and later as supervisor of copyright at Sony Classical. Her career path then took a sharp turn when she became an investigator for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. While in New York, she also obtained degrees in criminal justice, forensic accounting, and accounting and taxation. Ronnie met her husband, Rich, at Radio City Music Hall where she played the organ for 80 performances of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes. Ronnie played the organ regularly as a substitute organist and guest artist at churches throughout the New York City metro area. She was also assistant musical director for a limited-run off-Broadway production of a new musical, “Enchanted April”. Since her family’s move to Utah, Ronnie has found many opportunities to play the organ including as organist for performances by A Voice for Good Choir and the Choral Arts Society of Utah, and as rehearsal accompanist for the multicultural and youth choirs that have sung in General Conference. When she isn’t at the organ or piano, Ronnie can be found spending time with her family and pets, reading, or doing work as a bookkeeper, tax preparer, or crochet pattern editor. She and Rich have two lovely daughters and an ever-growing number of fur-babies and feather-babies.

Jackson Fowers
Choir Conductor

Mike Green
Events Coordinator
