Pastor:  Rev. Sarah Green
Email: clergywucc@gmail.com
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​Sarah enthusiastically joined Wharton UCC as Pastor in March 2022.  She has a passion for preaching, pastoral care, and local mission.  Sarah is relatively fluent in Spanish and looks forward to reincorporating that into her ministry in Wharton.  Previously, she served as Associate Pastor of The Presbyterian Church in Morristown and as an interfaith healthcare chaplain.  She received her BA in English from Davidson College and her Masters of Divinity from Claremont School of Theology.  She completed Clinical Pastoral Education training at Children’s Hospital-Los Angeles and New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Medical Center.  Sarah is married to Eric Sarver and they live in South Orange with their young son, Nathan.  In her free time, Sarah enjoys the outdoors, hiking, cycling, yoga, reading historical-fiction novels, and eating foods from around the world.

​Music Director:Kathy Sa​cchiero
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Email: ro2nkate@gmail.com
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As far as I can remember, music has always been my passion.  
Playing the piano at age five for the Sunday School in my father's church,
and in later years during church services laid the foundation
for what would be my calling these past almost fifty years.

Teaching music in the public schools and watching my students love and grow and appreciate music was very rewarding.  It has made me eye see similarly the appreciation
people have for music in their worship.  I believe as a church musician, my role is to
play a part in the worship life of the congregation, by letting music provide
an emotional foundation -- whether in a  joyful or more pensive way.

                          As the director of the choir, I have found that while the choir functions as a performing group providing anthems,   more importantly it serves to enhance worship by
facilitating congregational singing.  It is their offering.  And it is fulfilling for me to be
able to work with them in this role.  It seems that all my musical experiences throughout
my life have brought me to this one special calling.  

Office Administrator:  Jerri Gilsky

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Email: office@whartonucc.org
 
As a faithful, long-time member of a sister UMC church,
it brings me great joy that my job allows me to
serve God and the Church.

I bring with me more than 25 years of administrative experience,
having served as an Executive Assistant for several Fortune 500 companies and
as a Manager of domestic and international events.

More recently, I was the office administrator at Newton UMC.
In my home church of Lake Hopatcong, I have served as the Director of the Thrift Shop
and am currently the Treasurer and a member of the Ad Council. 

Bilingual Community Organizer:  Sybil Sanchez

Through  a Peace with Justice Grant from the Conference Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, WUCC has hired a new Bilingual Community Organizer.    Ms. Sanchez or “La Profe”, as some of her students call her has worked in Randolph High School since November of 2012 as a Spanish Teacher. She holds NJ teacher certificates to teach Spanish and English as a Second Language, and has 18 years of experience teaching from PK-12 at public schools.  Her passion for teaching her language and culture has led her to teach Spanish for Native/Heritage Speakers and Advanced Placement Spanish Literature and Culture course. She has collaborated in the writing, revision and implementation of the World Language Curriculum in the school districts she has taught.  As she continues to broaden her skills and knowledge, she is expecting her master's degree in Master en Lengua y Cultura Españolas from Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
 
She was a 2015 Recipient of the Teacher Study Abroad Scholarship in Spain through the National Spanish Exam and AATSP. Currently she serves as the President of the AATSP-NJ, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese in New Jersey.
 
While with us, Sybil will be coordinating and helping us organize programs, events and educational opportunities for us all which bridge gaps between  English speakers and Spanish speakers!   
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