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Assistant Program DirectorDanielle Moody

rofum — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:30:05 +0000

Every person in our church is important to us and we work hard to know how everyone is doing. Danielle coordinates teams of callers, visitors, and card mailers

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Outreach on 7th CoordinatorRobert Bryson

rofum — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:19:54 +0000

Robert Bryson has been a resident of Royal Oak since 2020. At the beginning of 2024, with the support of his fiancé (now wife), he returned to school in hopes of

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Missions CoordinatorHeather McNutt

rofum — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:31:56 +0000

Heather McNutt is excited to join the Royal Oak First team as the Missions Coordinator! Heather has spent much of her career working in the nonprofit world,

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Music DirectorStephanie Yu

rofum — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:08:45 +0000

Stephanie Yu has over 20 years of experience as a music director and freelance musician. She most recently served as the Director of Music Ministry at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica (Royal Oak, MI) where she

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Pastor Jeff Nelson

rofum — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:46:00 +0000

Pastor Jeff grew up in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He has his Bachelors Degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire and his Masters in Divinity from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Jeff and his wife, Bridget.....

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Associate Pastor Jennifer Tripoli

rofum — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:40:50 +0000

Jennifer Tripoli is our Executive Associate Pastor. She is a lifelong member who was baptized here in 1973 and married here in 1997. Jennifer joined us on staff in 2017 after years of volunteer work in various capacities. In January 2022, Jennifer was appointed

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Associate Pastor Bridget Nelson

rofum — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:35:38 +0000

Bridget is our Associate Pastor of Programs. Bridget Nelson works with a great team of staff and volunteers to offer a wide range of programming to the children, youth, and families at Royal Oak First. From nursery care to high school Youth Group,

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Worship & Formation PastorNicole Wilson

rofum — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30:11 +0000

Nicole Wilson is the Worship and Formation Pastor. She will graduate from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary with her MDiv in 2027. She is passionate about the story of how God works in the world, both in the past and the present

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Nursery CoordinatorKiersten Ciccone

rofum — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:08:06 +0000

Kiersten has been working in the nursery as a staff member since 2021 and also volunteers at Holy COW. She loves building relationships with children and

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Operations ManagerKaren Calhoun

rofum — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:09:01 +0000

Karen has been a member at Royal Oak First since 2006 and joined the staff as Operations Manager in September of 2018. Along the way, Karen led "Parents' Night Out" and "Career Ministry", taught Sunday School (eventually becoming Superintendent), and

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