The Rev. Jennie Barrett Siegal
Senior Pastor
Jennie Barrett Siegal has served as the Senior Pastor of Old South Union Church since July 1, 2013. Prior to that, she served for six years as our Associate Pastor. Jennie truly enjoys her ministry to and with our church family. She has a particular passion for helping people discover their God-given gifts and empowering them to use those gifts for the good of the church and the transformation of the world. She loves working with colleagues and lay leaders, crafting worship services and Bible studies, leading mission trips and service opportunities. But most of all, her ministry is rooted in the knowledge that we are all God’s beloved, with all of our strengths and successes, as well as our faults and failures. God loves us ALL — and that love not only changes our lives, it changes the world.
Jennie is a graduate of Vassar College and received her Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School. Before coming to Old South Union Church, she completed her first two years of ordained ministry as a Pastoral Resident at Wellesley Congregational Church in Wellesley, MA. Jennie is originally from Rochester, NY, where she was born and raised. She grew up in a large United Methodist Church, where she first experienced God’s call to the ministry. During the ordination process, however, she found her home in the United Church of Christ.
Jennie has a fourteen-year-old yellow lab named Vegas, who has become a champion napper in her old age. Jennie enjoys reading and cooking, and she loves to make use of the home gym she created during the pandemic. She also takes inspiration from Vegas and enjoys a good Sunday afternoon nap! You can reach Jennie at jennie@osuchurch.org.
The Rev. Brian Craig
Associate Pastor
Brian Craig became the Associate Pastor at Old South in October 2021. Before joining OSU, he served as a Resident Chaplain at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, FL. Brian has a passion for youth ministry and loves the Youth Group at OSU! Brian enjoys helping people connect the Bible to their everyday life, listening to people’s stories, and serving the local community.
Brian is originally from Lisbon Falls, Maine. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Youth Ministry and Biblical Studies from Gordon College in Wenham, MA and a Masters of Divinity in 2016 from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA.
For fun, Brian enjoys hiking, riding his bike, watching the Red Sox at Fenway, and kayaking in the summer. Brian also loves karaoke and enjoys pretending to be a rockstar on the karaoke stage. You can reach Brian at brian@osuchurch.org.
Kathleen O’Donoghue
Sunday School Director
You can reach Kathleen at kathleen@osuchurch.org.
Ed Broms
Music Director
Dubbed a “Renaissance Man” by the Boston Globe and described as a “Musician’s Musician” by colleagues, Ed Broms is a mainstay of the Music community in New England and a multi-instrumentalist (piano, pipe organ, Hammond organ, electric bass, voice, guitar, percussion). He performs across the spectrum of genres, drawing on an expansive knowledge of repertoire and performance practices spanning the globe and the centuries. Equally at home on stage with Blue Man Group, or the choir loft of a cathedral, he seamlessly combines a multitude of influences and experiences into one unique voice, no matter the culture or instrument at hand. A constant devotion and unflagging passion for all things Music have led him on a life long journey toward understanding what makes great music tick; and understanding why people love the music they cherish.
Ed is thrilled to join the community and choir of Old South Union Church as Music Director!
You can reach Ed at ed@osuchurch.org.
Steve Flaherty
Youth Director
Steve Flaherty is passionate about meeting teens where they are in their lives and working with them to make our community and world stronger. In his ministry, he loves learning from and advocating for teens and the volunteer advisors at Old South who are part of the Youth Group. His greatest joys are found in small group moments and in candid opportunities to know others deeply and share the joys of each day. Steve is encouraged by the dedication of todays teens and young adults in their desire to serve others and values greatly service trips and volunteerism. Through his 20+ years as a summer camp Counselor and as the current Assistant Director of the SSCYC summer camp Steve has fallen in love with the way God is revealed through both nature and solidarity.
Steve has served Old South Union Church as Youth Director since July 2013. He was a member of the Youth Group from 1991 through 1997 and an advisor from 1998 through 2013. Steve grew up in South Weymouth, and attended Xaverian Brothers High School prior to receiving a degree in Biochemistry from Union College in Schenectady New York before attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for his Masters in Public Health Leadership. Steve has worked outside of the UCC in his professional career as a scientist and healthcare researcher at MIT, Columbia, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and currently at the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measures at Harvard.
Outside of church, Steve is a husband to Jessica Flaherty and father to Coleman (age 5), Ryland (age 4), Brett (age 1)- the entire Flaherty family spends lots of time at Youth Group and Summer Camp! Steve enjoys rugby, nature, gardening, reading and music. He’d love to get to know you better, so feel free to reach out to him at steve@osuchurch.org.
Jim Glendye
Custodian
Todd Breitenstein
Saturday Custodian