Megan joined us as our lead pastor in July of 2023. She was ordained as an Elder in the West Ohio Conference in 2009 and has served suburban, rural and urban churches. Megan is especially passionate about opening dialogue and respect across different ages, cultures, gender and socioeconomic status. She has a son, Evan who attends Ohio Wesleyan University and has introduced her to the world of comic books and legos. Her 11 year old black lab will love you more than you will love her and she somehow will turn into a 2 year old puppy any time someone comes to the door. When Megan is not working in the church she prefers to be near water (especially on her paddle board) or at Disney.

Ashley joined the team at Sylvania First in February 2022, right before she graduated with a Master of Divinity from Methodist Theological School in Ohio. She serves as a Deacon, working to bridge the gap between the Church and the world. Ashley is passionate about sharing God’s love through serving in the community, and building relationships with all different types of people. With three children she doesn’t have a lot of free time, but Ashley enjoys a good cup of coffee, traveling all over, and watching documentaries on Netflix.

Heather joins the Sylvania First Team with over 20 years of educational experience. Her area of focus are leadership and direction of the church’s faith formation and family ministries. Whether you are a kiddo, young adult or young at heart adult, she is committed to helping individuals and families deepen their relationship with God and grow in their faith. For fun, Heather enjoys reading, listening, and watching “who done it” murder mysteries, relaxing by a cozy fire or warm beach, and spending time with her family and friends either playing or watching sporting events.

Coming to Sylvania First with a background in photography and graphic design, Jamie’s work is featured in church bulletins, Powerpoints and the website. Jamie believes the key to good chocolate chip cookies is extra chocolate chips, and if you start the day with a good cup of coffee then everything will be alright. Being a devoted Ravens fan, you’ll catch her in purple on any given day, but never black and yellow. Jamie’s favorite quote is, “Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t work out, just take another shot.” — Unknown

Serving as director of music at Sylvania First offers a welcome break from Kevin’s many husband/dad duties of cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, and driving - all of this fueled by coffee (and the occasional power nap)! In his professional life, Kevin is a bit of a musical chameleon—comfortable as a solo artist, accompanist, conductor, and composer. In high demand in the local theatre community, he is also the founding artistic director of NOVA Ensemble, a professional choral group focusing on music of the Renaissance. With several choral works published, Kevin recently turned his creative energy to arrangements for solo voice and solo piano (think George Winston…), but always leaves space to write new music and arrangements for our own chancel choir! A lifelong United Methodist, Kevin is beyond excited to be part of the collaborative team in creating dynamic, spirit-led services at Sylvania First.

Bonnie is a longtime resident of Sylvania. She teaches private piano lessons and is the choir accompanist at Sylvania Southview High School. Although Bonnie has a performance degree for Piano and Oboe, it has become clear over the years that the highest power most strongly directs her to play and teach keyboards. “So when Kevin Foster became the Music Director and asked me to play organ and piano at Sylvania First, how could I refuse? It is a great honor and pleasure. I am very happy to join the worship team and to contribute to the musical spirituality at Sylvania First!”

Rick was invited to the church in 2013 to run the soundboard mix for the praise band. He’s never left. Rick’s passion for tech and sound equipment started when his high school son hired him to provide tech support for band performances outside of school. From late nights to Sunday mornings, Rick switched shifts and now helps amp up the sound of worship.

J Ronquillo is a musician by day and a musician by night. He can be found playing weddings and events across the Midwest throughout the week and leading services at Sylvania First on Sunday mornings. He studied jazz bass at the University of Toledo, but has recently been gigging on guitar. Besides playing, he loves cooking Filipino food, trying new soups, and biking!