Pastor
Peter Smith came to Hanson to serve as our Pastor on March 1, 2015, after serving more than 19 years in Thomaston, CT. Prior to that, he pastored two yoked churches in rural Indiana, and then was on staff of 3,000-member Colonial Church of Edina, MN, under the leadership of Dr. Arthur Rouner, author of The Congregational Way of Life.
Since arriving on the South Shore, Peter has continued his involvement with community efforts for the prevention of substance abuse through Whitman-Hanson WILL and the Brockton Area Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative
Peter’s foreign mission experience includes teaching in Ukraine, Tanzania, Kenya and India. At the request of the Evangelical Church of India, his doctoral thesis-project became a book on pastoral ministry Thriving Churches Then and Now, which is available from Amazon.
A former choir director, Peter’s other interests include backpacking, bicycling (often on a tandem with his wife, Carol), and continuing his lifelong love for the Boston Red Sox. Peter and Carol have two grown children and a granddaughter. In addition to being active as a pastor within the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (naccc.org), Peter also serves as Area Representative for the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (ccccusa.com).
Youth and Family Ministries Leader
Sarah Marcolino, a graduate of Silver Lake Regional High School, grew up at FCCHanson and is a student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, pursuing a Master’s of Divinity degree with a specialization in Youth Ministry. Sarah is an accredited teacher, fluent in Spanish, and quite overboard in her affection for dogs! She and her husband, Bruno, got married in May of 2021 and currently lives in Hanson.
Sarah has the responsibility to envision, plan, direct and work toward the growth of youth and family ministry and events, including Sunday School, Youth Fellowship and our monthly “Relevant” service which we hope to expand in the near future.
Office Administrator
Cheryl Spriggs has been Office Administrator since August of 2014. Previously, she was assistant to one of the pastors at Jubilee Christian Church in Roxbury. She is the mother of two children much loved by this church.
Her seemingly endless patience with the idiosyncrasies of working with such a varied group of people and their needs, is truly a God-send! In her spare time, she relaxes doing puzzles and helping out at Hope Christian School. She has also been known to kidnap Marilou Hall’s dog, Bo.
Sexton
Frank Spoerke works tirelessly keeping the church and grounds looking good and re-arranging things as needed. A man of many talents, he sings in the choir on Sundays and he leads the Tech-team!
Choir Director
Cindy Fish has been coaching the choir at FCC Hanson for many years. Her extensive musical knowledge and talent is clear to anyone who listens.
Handbell Director
Jane Clemons has been the inspiration and steady metronome for the handbell choir for 23 years and counting. Her dedication to the disparate group of enthusiastic volunteers, ready to ring out their praises to the Lord, is unparalleled. Music is carefully curated for the group and Jane makes it so anyone can play if they can count (and follow directions too).
Worship Team Leader
This position is open. An application for Worship Team Leader can be found on the employment pages.