Hi! My name is Pastor Carrie Bland, I am a provisional Elder in the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference of the UMC. I hold an M.Div. from Seattle Pacific Seminary, a BA in Sociology from Central Washington University, and an ATA in Business Administration from South Puget Sound Community College.
My passions include racial and social justice, making prayer beads, crafts, deep conversations, and I believe with all my heart that living my life according to God's will can lead us to a better way of life. I believe all are loved, of sacred worth, and there's always room for you at the table.
My husband Paul is a Challenge Course Facilitator Trainer and Inspector. You will have to ask him to explain what that means. My short version is that he teaches facilitators how to lead groups through a challenge course that can be fun, or as many groups use them, to help them work better together.
Lyndee White is a life-long member of the United Methodist Church, as well as serving numerous Methodist, Presbyterian, and Disciples of Christ congregations in Washington, Colorado, Ohio, and Illinois during her church music career. In addition to her church work, Lyndee is a company member of the Seattle Opera, operates a private voice and piano studio, and is the Music Director for Redmond Academy of Theatre Arts. Lyndee's first solo was as a six-year old in the United Methodist Church in Durant, Oklahoma, the first of many Methodist congregations that shaped her childhood. Lyndee and her daughter, Marybella, are overjoyed to call Fall City United Methodist their church home.
Lyndee received her Bachelor of Music from Illinois Wesleyan University and her Masters of Music at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. She has performed professionally in opera companies around the United States and Italy but church music is where it all started.
