McMannen United Methodist Church

Tom Supplee - Senior Pastor

Email Tom

Tom Supplee is the new senior pastor of McMannen UMC as of June 2010. He and his wife, Myra, come to us from Macedonia United Methodist Church in Cary, North Carolina.

Abby Reichard - Director of Programs & Ministries

Email Abby

Abby Reichard will be joining our McMannen team beginning June 15.  She recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana with her Masters in Divinity.  Abby has spent the last year successfully as the Youth Minister of Irvington UMC in Indianapolis.

Abby spent her undergrad at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio graduating in 2007 with degrees in Christian Education and Art Education.  While in Ohio she worked a year as a Music Minister and Youth Leader and then spent 4 years as the Director of Christian Education at St. John UCC where she served in many capacities similar to those she will be at McMannen.

In recent years Abby has spent time doing Ministry and Mission in   India, Jamaica, Cambodia and Seattle, Washington.   She now looks forward to moving to Durham with her cat Madison.  Abby grew up near Buffalo, New York and is looking forward to hiking in North Carolina after the flatlands of the Midwest.  Abby enjoys vegetarian cooking, singing/songwriting, playing guitar, yoga and being creative.  She plans to begin her first container garden at her new apartment and welcomes your insights into Ministry and cultivating growth (both in the garden and for God’s Church).

Anggie Thompson - Office Administrator

Email Anggie

 Anggie Thompson is our Office Administrator. She is a member of Lebanon United Methodist in Mebane, sits on the Board of Directors of Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM), volunteers with Relay for Life Hillsborough/Orange, is the leader of the Hummingbirds 4-H Club, is President of the Orange County 4-H Volunteer Leader Association and active with the Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary. In her spare time, Anggie enjoys spending time with her husband Gary, two sons CJ & Cameron and two dogs, Sydney and Murphy.

John Benton - Minister of Music

Email John

John Benton is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his undergraduate degree in piano performance in 2008 and recently completed his Master’s of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Music Education in the spring of 2011. In addition to working at McMannen, he is the orchestra and choral teacher at McDougal Middle School in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. John looks forward to building upon the rich ministry that this church has sustained for so many years while developing a music ministry that incorporates our youth and young people into worship.

Flo came to McMannen in May 1978 and has an Associate Degree in media technology from Durham Tech. She is married to Robert N. Reaves and they have two children.