Pastor Gayle is a southerner, born and bred, but also someone who has confronted and questioned conventional ideas and ideals, in life and in the church. Gayle has a history of experiencing church hurt and will freely admit suffers from PTCS (Post Traumatic Church Syndrome), as such Gayle works to create spaces where that harm can be addressed and abated.
In 2021 Gayle completed a Masters of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary. Previously Gayle was a small business owner of a boutique Marketing Firm and Glynne’s Soaps, a manufacturer of All Natural Skin Care for People and Their Pets.
Gayle was commissioned as a Provisional Elder in the UMC in June 2022 (the last step toward full ordination in the United Methodist Church) in the Pacific Northwest Conference. Gayle has a passion for church outside the walls of a church building, having started Church at the Boardwalk in the summer of 2016 and Church on Tap in 2019. Gayle is an AFOL (Adult Fan Of Lego) and began a Lego Club for elementary aged children in 2013.
Outside of church you’ll find Gayle at local farmers’ markets, baseball games, and cheering for the beloved Cubs! Gayle enjoys kayaking, golf, traveling and adventures.
Gayle’s pronoun is Gayle