At Saint Andrews United Methodist, our staff consists of intellectual pastors and clerics that are committed to providing exceptional service to our growing community. They are the faces behind the daily upkeep of the Church, and the reason behind our ability to smoothly run our events and services. Contact us today and speak with one of our staff members!
Jacey Pickens-Jones
Pastor
Rev. Jacey Pickens-Jones
Rev. Jacey Pickens-Jones was born and raised in Pennsylvania. She grew up actively involved with the United Methodist Church since she was young. Rev. Jacey earned a BA in Youth Ministry before attending Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC. While studying at Wesley, Rev. Jacey met her now wife, Rev. Emily Pickens-Jones. They got married in November 2017. Rev. Jacey has served in the California-Nevada Conference since July 2018, serving Sonoma United Methodist Church, Richmond First United Methodist Church, and on Conference Staff as the Associate Director of Intergenerational Ministries. She is currently working to earn her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. Rev. Jacey is passionate about building relationships, empowering others, and sharing God's love with everyone.
Rev. Jacey enjoys reading, playing board games and video games, building LEGO sets, and spending time with family and friends. She loves strong coffee, deep conversations, and learning. Rev. Jacey looks forward to getting to know the community of St. Andrews and doing ministry together!
Kyle Frenan Cremat
Music Director
Kyle has been playing piano for four and a half years. His dream is to be able to inspire people all around the world to play an instrument and to believe that anything is possible with the right dedication and passion, in the same way other pianist and composers has inspired and sparked his passion towards music such as Lang Lang, Krystian Zimmerman and Yuja Wang, and composers like Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin and many more. Kyle Cremat has been a part of numerous bands, such as ARC orchestra and ARC’s symphonic/concert band. He is a Piano/Composition/Conducting/Music education major. He has also composed several set of original works mainly for the piano: 4 Seasonal Waltz, 4 preludes, 4 etudes and many more in progress such as his 1st piano concerto. Kyle also has a YouTube channel named Just Another Piano Guy and a website in progress. Kyle Cremat teaches piano privately to anybody that is willing to learn and work hard. He runs a piano group class teaching kids piano. Kyle Cremat is always very thrilled to play, to learn, and to work with everyone to make great music and to inspire others.
Ruth Lindey
Church Secretary
Ruth has been a long time (30 years) member of St. Andrews. In April 2011, after Ruth retired as an Executive Assistant for the City of Sacramento, she put her skills to work as a part time secretary in the church office. Her grasp of the mission and ministry of St. Andrews, her sense of humor, and people skills are truly an asset. As one pastor stated, “She's invaluable.” Amen!
Carmen
Child Care
Carmen provides child care during morning services and special events. The children love Carmen.