The FUMC Team

The Leadership and Administrative Team of Jackson First

Rev. Tonya Arnesen
​Senior Pastor

   Born Tonya Morris, to a Methodist preacher and his wife, Tonya moved 12 times before she went off to college, but Nashville, TN was home – and she’s got the “ya’ll” to prove it.  She married David Arnesen in October, 1978 and they moved to Michigan, where they raised their 2 children.  Their daughter Sarah and her husband Patrick Klein have gifted them with two PERFECT grandchildren – Jack and Ella.  
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Timothy Meunier
Director of Music Ministries

 Timothy Meunier, a native of New Jersey, is a 1978 graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, with a degree in Music Education. Mr. Meunier is in his 42nd year as Director of Music Ministries at the First United Methodist Church of Jackson, Michigan. As a student at Westminster Choir College, he has had many opportunities to sing at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New Your City.  
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Julie Nygaard
Assistant Pastor of Congregational Care

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Mike Meunier
Director of Facilities

Torri Meunier
Communications Director

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Meghan Craft
Executive Assistant

Jeri Handley 
Director of Children & Family Ministries

Clayton Saren
Worship Technology Supervisor

Teresa Oldenburg
Treasurer

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Becky Hirschman
​Director of
​Children's Music

Audie Heydenburg
​ Accompanist

Corey Noble
Organist and Accompanist

Donna Brooks
​ Organist and Accompanist

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