First United Methodist Church of Germantown
SERVING GERMANTOWN SINCE 1796
Meet The Team
Alisa Lasater Wailoo
senior Pastor
Alisa, an ordained elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, served as Lead Pastor at Capitol Hill UMC in Washington DC for 13 years. She’s previously served as the Protestant Chaplain at Georgetown Law Center, and Minister of Local Missions and Young Adults at Myers Park UMC. An On-call Chaplain for the US House of Representatives, she offers prayer to Congress regularly. She is equally passionate about sharing prayer with unhoused neighbors living on the street and working together for affordable housing. A graduate of Duke Divinity School and the University of Kansas, she loves God, first, and, then, college basketball.
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Jackie Newsome
Associate Pastor
Rev. Jackie Newsome is the Minister of Community Outreach, Justice, and Administration at FUMCOG. Originally from the Chicago area, she completed her undergraduate studies at New York University and earned her law degree from the University of Chicago. Her diverse career includes a clerkship with State Supreme Court Justices, service as a public defender in Philadelphia, and pastoral roles at St. Paul’s Baptist Church and Mt Zion AME Church. Rev. Jackie began her role with us on July 1, bringing a unique blend of legal and ministerial experience to our community.
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Adrianna Barnett
Director of Music
Adrianna Barnett joins us with a rich background in music leadership and a lifelong dedication to sacred music. Originally from New Jersey, Adrianna most recently served as Music Director at a UCC church and is an alumna of Westminster Choir College, where she honed her skills in choral conducting and organ performance.
Her musical expertise spans a variety of traditions, including spirituals and gospel, and she is also a skilled pianist, organist, and former handbell choir director. Adrianna brings a creative and thoughtful approach to music ministry, believing in its power to inspire, heal, and bring communities together. She's compassionate, creative, and has a vision for connecting our congregation and broader community through music. Adrianna is excited to build on our church's mission of justice and joy, using music to enrich our worship and outreach.
Jodi acker Bohr
Musician
Jodi Bohr’s primary job, other than being a mother and grandmother, is teaching music to students in grades 3 through 5 at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, where she has taught since September 1992. In addition to this, she has served as the organist and interim music director at First United Methodist Church of Germantown since August 2019, and she has accompanied the Philadelphia Girls Choir since 2012.
Michael Yancey
office manager
Michael Yancey began his employment at FUMCOG on September 5, 2020 but he has been a member of the choir since 2014 while attending Chestnut Hill college. His background includes 3 years at the United Methodist conference level as the East District Resource Assistant. He goes by either his first or last nam and enjoys theatre, Marvel, and mysteries
