June 13, 2010 Reverend Bertha Potts became the Senior Minister of Edmond 1st UMC. Rev. Potts comes to us from her position as the District Superintendent of the Stillwater District. She has served at Quail Spring- OKC, Church of the Servant-OKC, Purcell and Sunnylane -OKC. Rev. Potts has served on the Board of Evangelism, the Board of Ordained Ministry and many other positions in the Annual Conference. She is a gifted leader and preacher!

June 1, 2011, Reverend Don Vaught, Associate Pastor will join Edmond First United Methodist. Reverend Vaught is a deacon in the United Methodist Church and a member of the Oklahoma Conference and has served as Executive Director of Oklahoma Conference of Churches, the Education and Employment Ministry (TEEM) and has a long history of serving  Christ as a lay person in the church. As a deacon, he is ordained to be the bridge between the church and the world and his training and experience will enhance our ministry in the areas of Business Administration, Discipleship Ministries and our mission to go “beyond the walls”. He will share pastoral care responsibilities along with our Senior Pastor, Bert Potts.

 

Don is a deacon in the United Methodist Church and a member of the Oklahoma Conference and has served as Executive Director of Oklahoma Conference of Churches, The Education and Employment Ministry (TEEM) and has a long history of serving Christ as a lay person in the church.  He has held positions on Finance Committee, Long Range Planning groups, Stephen Ministries, Taught Disciple Bible Studies and Bethel Bible studies and served with Staff Parish Relations Committees  as Lay Leader.

Don has worked with the Arts Council of Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Blood Institute and REST (Daycenter for Homeless). He has received awards for his outstanding volunteer service including the Community Service Award from the Oklahoma Interfaith Alliance.

He has degrees from Cushing High School, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma (Juris Doctor, 1982), Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa (Master of Divinity) with some work at Perkins School of Theology (SMU).

Presently he is serving as Of  Counsel with Jennings, Cook and Teague in Oklahoma City with areas of specialty including Products Liability Law, Insurance Defense and General Civil Litigation and Personal Injury Defense.

As a deacon he is ordained to be the bridge between the church and the world and his training and experience will enhance our ministry in the areas of Business Administration, Discipleship Ministries and our mission to go “beyond the walls”. He will share pastoral care responsibilities along with our Senior Pastor.

Don lives in Edmond and has a five year old son.