Pastor Joe DiDonato
Email: uccatvPastorJoe@gmail.com
Pastor Joe comes to UCC At The Villages with 25 years of Senior Pastoral Experience. He graduated with a master’s degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and his spiritual journey is one that focuses on the inclusive ways of Jesus (Jesus-centered), reading the Bible through the lens of love, and he believes the church can be exciting, meaningful and relevant in today’s world. Pastor Joe understands that the best and most important way to love God is to love each other through acts of kindness, justice and support. Loving God by Loving People has been his mantra for years and he brings this passion to UCC at The Villages.
In 1996 Pastor Joe and his wife, Janice, replanted a church (Faith Church of Greenfield) and led the church to be a relevant, Jesus-centered, inclusive, and vibrant community of faith in New England. He and his wife, Janice, have been married for 28 years and they have 3 children. Two of their children live in the area with them and one attends college at UMASS Isenberg. Janice has 25 years of full-time ministry experience in various roles. Pastor Joe and Janice are excited about building a church family of love and showing that church can be a positive experience, and an accepting place to grow one’s spiritual journey however that may look. They would love for you to become part of our growing church family at UCC at The Villages and invite you to join us for worship this weekend.
Email: uccatvPastorJoe@gmail.com
Pastor Joe comes to UCC At The Villages with 25 years of Senior Pastoral Experience. He graduated with a master’s degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and his spiritual journey is one that focuses on the inclusive ways of Jesus (Jesus-centered), reading the Bible through the lens of love, and he believes the church can be exciting, meaningful and relevant in today’s world. Pastor Joe understands that the best and most important way to love God is to love each other through acts of kindness, justice and support. Loving God by Loving People has been his mantra for years and he brings this passion to UCC at The Villages.
In 1996 Pastor Joe and his wife, Janice, replanted a church (Faith Church of Greenfield) and led the church to be a relevant, Jesus-centered, inclusive, and vibrant community of faith in New England. He and his wife, Janice, have been married for 28 years and they have 3 children. Two of their children live in the area with them and one attends college at UMASS Isenberg. Janice has 25 years of full-time ministry experience in various roles. Pastor Joe and Janice are excited about building a church family of love and showing that church can be a positive experience, and an accepting place to grow one’s spiritual journey however that may look. They would love for you to become part of our growing church family at UCC at The Villages and invite you to join us for worship this weekend.
Penny Timson
Office Administrator - Penny Timson
Email: uccatvoffice@gmail.com
Penny Timson, our office administrator, has been with UCC since February, 2012. Penny is a graduate of Murray State University (Kentucky) with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and completed courses in the Master's program while there. She taught economics and mathematics in a junior college in Paducah, Ky before moving to Lexington, KY, where she became a licensed real estate broker.
Penny began her church career as the administrator for St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, after moving to Tampa, FL, with her husband, Neil. She also served in administration with the Episcopalian Church. After working in Tampa for 8 years, she and her husband moved to The Villages, where she began her work with UCC.
Penny's responsibilities include accounting, payroll, publications, scheduling events, web design, graphic design and advertising. She assists the Pastor and the various committees of the church. Hers is most likely the voice you'll hear when you call our office.
Email: uccatvoffice@gmail.com
Penny Timson, our office administrator, has been with UCC since February, 2012. Penny is a graduate of Murray State University (Kentucky) with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and completed courses in the Master's program while there. She taught economics and mathematics in a junior college in Paducah, Ky before moving to Lexington, KY, where she became a licensed real estate broker.
Penny began her church career as the administrator for St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, after moving to Tampa, FL, with her husband, Neil. She also served in administration with the Episcopalian Church. After working in Tampa for 8 years, she and her husband moved to The Villages, where she began her work with UCC.
Penny's responsibilities include accounting, payroll, publications, scheduling events, web design, graphic design and advertising. She assists the Pastor and the various committees of the church. Hers is most likely the voice you'll hear when you call our office.
George Bellefontaine
Music Director - George Bellefontaine
George began his studies in Boston, Massachusetts with his local church organist, Carolyn Stanhope. In his teenage years he studied at the Boston Conservatory Preparatory School and began to study the art of Piano Performance. In high school, George rang in the bell choir and also was the drum major of the marching band. George graduated in the Class of 2000 from the University of Hartford and immediately began working for Steinway Piano in Boston, Mass. He moved to South Florida in 2015 and has led some of the largest church music programs in the state. During Covid, he came to seek affordable housing and now lives on his farm in Belleview with his birds and dogs by his side. George considers himself blessed to be able to come to play at the UCC in the Villages.
George began his studies in Boston, Massachusetts with his local church organist, Carolyn Stanhope. In his teenage years he studied at the Boston Conservatory Preparatory School and began to study the art of Piano Performance. In high school, George rang in the bell choir and also was the drum major of the marching band. George graduated in the Class of 2000 from the University of Hartford and immediately began working for Steinway Piano in Boston, Mass. He moved to South Florida in 2015 and has led some of the largest church music programs in the state. During Covid, he came to seek affordable housing and now lives on his farm in Belleview with his birds and dogs by his side. George considers himself blessed to be able to come to play at the UCC in the Villages.