About Us Staff Bios Reverend Richard Yerrington, Interim Pastor The Reverend Richard Yerrington has spent his professional life in the ministry while also finding time to an artist who has exhibited his work locally for years. Reverend Yerrington was asked to serve as Interim Pastor at the Trumbull Congregational Church for a "few weeks" in February of 2003, a position he still holds. He had recently retired after seven years as Chaplain of the United Methodist Homes in Shelton with the intention of becoming an artist full-time. The Reverend has been both pastor and artist in his time at TCC, recently finishing the last of four seasonal paintings he has done of the church.   The Reverend's Pastoral Ministry began when he served as a student pastor of the South Methodist Church in Middletown CT from 1954 to 1960. Though he had graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1951 to prepare for a career in Advertising Design, he soon decided to enter the ministry. He went on to graduate in 1956 from the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in History and from Yale Divinity School in 1960 with a Masters of Divinity. He was then appointed as Pastor of the Memorial United Methodist Church in Unionville CT in 1960, and was pastor there while the congregation built a new structure in Avon, CT. He remained in that position for 18 years until 1978 when he was appointed Senior Pastor of the Golden Hill United Methodist Church in Bridgeport, CT where he served for another 18 years. Pastor Yerrington was raised in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. He and his wife Penny are the parents of three grown children, Matthew, Adam and Sarah, all of whom live in the area, and they have three grandchildren. The Yerringtons lived in Trumbull for 20 years, and now reside in Beacon Falls, CT. They have a summer home in New Harbor, Maine. Bryan Campbell, Director of Music Bryan's love of music and his commitment to music education is integral to his work with both TCC's Chancel Choir and Junior Choristers. They are evident as well in the historical notes he writes in the bulletin on each Sunday's hymns and in his inspirational performance at the end of every service. A 1991 graduate of Yale's Institute of Sacred Music with a Masters in Organ Music Performance, Bryan has played in many major organ venues, including St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, Washington National Cathedral and Trinity Church Copley Square in Boston. He is also a full-time vocal music teacher in the Cheshire Public School System and has a B.A. in Music Education from Kent State University, from which he graduated summa cum laude in 1989. Bryan has served as Music Director at the First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield and the First Congregrational Church in Cheshire.    Jennifer Gingras, Director of Christian Education Jenn is a student-in-care of the Fairfield East Association of the UCC and is studying to become an ordained minister. In 1992, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Connecticut.  Jenn is currently enrolled in the Cooperative Master of Divinity program at Hartford Seminary, where she earned a certificate in Spirituality from the Women's Leadership Institute. She has led the Christian Education program at TCC since 2002. Besides the weekly Time With Children (children's sermon), Jenn occasionally preaches.  She has been married to Clark, "a boy in the choir" since 1992 and has two school aged children. In her spare time, she is an avid reader and self-described computer geek, and enjoys being our Web Steward. Kathleen Hungerford, Administrative Assistant Kathy was born and raised in Trumbull where she graduated from Trumbull High School. She has been associated with Trumbull Congregational Church since she was a young girl and she was confirmed in the church. Over her years at TCC she has been involved with Women's Connection, the Victorian Teas and Festival of Tables and the Past & Presents Shop.  Kathy has also served on the Outreach, Stewardship and Trustees Boards and Church Council.  She is the mother of four adult children and she has been working at TCC since 1991.