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meet our staff
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dan van horne - senior pastor
Pastor Dan and his family arrived at TBC on January 1st of 2014. With a background in youth ministry, as well as spiritual formation & discipleship, Pastor Dan is passionate about seeing people become centered in Christ and transformed in Christ-likeness. After receiving a B.A. degree in Psychology from Gordon College, Dan received his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a certificate in Spiritual Leadership from Leadership Transformations, a ministry to leaders. In addition to his role at Trinity, Dan is most excited to continually & faithfully fulfill his role as 'follower of Christ,' 'husband' to his beautiful wife Tara, and 'father' to his three children, Alex, Max & Eliza.
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J. Clayton Winters - Worship Director
Clayton and his family arrived in Fairfield in January 2019, and are extremely excited to be a part of what the Lord is doing in the Trinity family. Over the last 13 years Clayton has previously served as Director of Worship at churches in Virginia, Oklahoma, and Alabama. He has also served as a Professor of Musical Theatre and Resident Teaching Artist at universities around the US. Clayton and his wife Jessie have a passion for encouraging worship through the arts and can be found singing, dancing, and using stories to do just that in the US and overseas.
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marjie brake - choral director
Returning to the Trinity staff in 2010, Marjie enjoys her role leading and directing Trinity’s choir. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Crane School of Music and a Master of Music Education degree from the Hartt School of Music. Marjie has taught and directed choral programs in public and private schools in NY and CT and served as accompanist at Camp-of-the-Woods in Speculator, NY. She and her husband Jim are blessed to be the parents of three children.
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becky burgeson - church administrator
Becky joined Trinity in 2005 after a lengthy career as a manager and project team leader in the investment banking industry. Along with Celine Aiken and Janet Kramka, Becky keeps the church flowing administratively. Becky’s other passion is foster care. She had the privilege of serving as a foster mom for many years and found it immensely fulfilling and challenging at the same time. Please feel free to contact the church office with any questions. With their fingers on the pulse of Trinity, they are usually the shortest distance between a question and an answer.
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donna geiger - director of children's ministries
Donna has been overseeing Trinity's Children's Ministries since 1996. She loves children and loves to see them growing in the Lord. Donna is responsible for directing our Sunday morning children's program, Children's Fellowship activities and our annual Vacation Bible School and Harvest Party.
