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Rev. Charles Eastman, III
Senior Minister
cfe3@fbcnewton.org
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 Charley Eastman received his Master of Divinity Degree
from Andover Newton Theological School in 2004; he also earned a B.F.A. from
the University of Connecticut. He is a member of the Jonathan Edwards Honor
Society. Charley served the
United Church of Christ, Congregational in Burlington, Massachusetts as an
interim pastoral associate. He has also been the Assistant Director of Camp
Wightman, a ministry of American Baptist Churches of Connecticut.
Prior to entering the ministry, Charley was everything
from a carpenter’s assistant to a staff analyst with New York City Transit. He is an accomplished recording artist and a singer/songwriter, and has
released a few independent albums. He has acted in plays and film in both
New England and New York. While living in New York, Charley met his wife Mireille,
who graduated from Boston University School of Law in 2004. They
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Rev. Linda C. Moore
Minister of Christian Education
lmoore@fbcnewton.org
 Linda Moore grew up in Richmond, Virginia before moving to
Newton, Massachusetts in July of 2006 to become our new Minister
of Christian Education. In May of 2006, Linda received her
Master of Divinity Degree in Christian Education from the
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Linda has her Bachelor
of Science from Longwood College, in Farmville, Virginia and
an Associate’s Degree from Chowan College, in Murfreesboro, North
Carolina, where she earned the Award of the Silver Feather for
leadership and community service. Her ministries have included
serving New Highland Baptist Church as Interim Children/Youth
Director and Glen Allen Baptist Church as Youth Minister and
Pastoral Assistant.
Before entering seminary, Linda was a first-grade elementary
school teacher and a corporate trainer for customer service,
team building, and leadership development. She is a Certified
National Trainer for the US Junior Chamber of Commerce and is a
Life Member of the Tuckahoe Junior Chamber of Commerce. Linda
has also served on the Alumni Board of Directors for Chowan
College. In her spare time, Linda collects lighthouses, is an
avid photographer, takes care of her two cats, Gracie and Jelly
Bean, and is a devoted fan of Coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke
Blue Devils.
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Sean Redrow
Director of Music
spredrow@aol.com
 Sean Redrow
has enjoyed an active performance career. He has performed throughout New
England and New York City both as a soloist, and with the early music
ensemble, Ensemble Abendmusik. In 1998, Mr. Redrow was a featured artist at
the national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Denver,
Colorado.
Performance
engagements have included solo recitals at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall;
on the noted mean-tone Fisk organ at Wellesley College for the National
Convention of the American Institute of Organbuilders; in Boston at the
historic King’s Chapel and Trinity Church, Copley Square; in New York City
at St. Peter’s Church (Citicorp Center), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and
at the Church of the Transfiguration; and in Worcester at St. Paul’s
Cathedral, Mechanics’ Hall, Holy Cross and Assumption Colleges, First
Baptist Church, All Saints’, and St. Joseph’s Church; and in Gary, Indiana,
at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels. He assisted James David Christie in
performances of Bach’s Art of Fugue in New York, Boston, Worcester,
and Antwerp, Belgium.
Mr. Redrow graduated
cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross in 1998, where he held the
prestigious position of Liturgical Music and Organ Scholar. He received his
Master of Music degree from the Boston Conservatory in 2000. His teachers
have included Luke Richard and Barclay Wood. In addition, he has performed
in public masterclasses with noted early music specialist Harald Vogel,
internationally acclaimed organist Marie-Claire Alain, John Scott (formerly
organist of St. Paul’s, London), Jean-Pierre Leguay and Olivier Latry (Notre
Dame Cathedral, Paris). A former student of James David Christie, he is
currently a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ
Performance at Boston University, where he was the recipient of the highly
coveted Dean’s Scholar Award.
The American
Guild of Organists has honored Mr. Redrow with first place awards, both as
the winner of the Boston Chapter competition, and as winner of the New
England Regional Competition in 1997. He is a past dean of the Worcester
Chapter of the A.G.O.
He is currently on the
organ faculty of the Boston Conservatory, where he teaches applied students
as well as the Organ History and Literature class. He also holds the
positions of Choir Director and Organist at the First Baptist Church in
Newton and Director of Music and Organist for the Church of St. John the
Evangelist in Worcester. |
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Donna Vello
Financial Administrator
dvello@fbcnewton.org
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Robert
Close
Steward of Building & Grounds |
