Reverend Jeff Kardisco
Senior Pastor
Pastor Jeff is a graduate of Lancaster Theological Seminary (LTS) where he earned his Masters in Divinity in May of 2016. He also studied English at Mansfield University and at Penn State’s Mont Alto campus before attending seminary. He was ordained on July 30th, 2017 at Trinity United Church of Christ in Waynesboro Pennsylvania. While in seminary he participated in LTS’s tracks for specialization in youth and young adult ministries, as well as chaplaincy.
Pastor Jeff was born and raised in central Pennsylvania and had lived there his entire life before coming to Massachusetts. He grew up in the church and is passionate about centering his life on how God calls him into ministry – in both traditional and non-traditional ways. His passions in ministry are social justice, community building, faith formation, and exploring creative ways to do ministry. Before serving as senior pastor at Christ Congregational Church, Pastor Jeff served as Associate Pastor at Mt. Zion UCC in York, Pennsylvania where he was responsible for youth ministry, children’s ministry, spiritual formation, as well as helping with pastoral care and worship leadership.
Pastor Jeff is excited for the opportunity to work with the members of Christ Congregational, as well as the many community partners throughout Brockton, to continue working for justice, equity, and peace – which are all essential building blocks for a Beloved Community.
Alex Green
Music Director
Mr. Alex Green (MSM, CAGO, MT-BC) graduated summa cum laude (with highest honors) from Boston University where he earned his Masters in Sacred Music, with an emphasis in pipe organ performance. Prior to that, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy at Utah State University.
He accompanies and directs choirs from the organ, piano and guitar and currently also serves as choral group director at Brightview Senior Living and at WellSpring Village in Canton. He also has an independent music therapy practice in Walpole. He performs regularly with the renowned Copley Singers based in the Boston area, founded by the late Brian Jones of Trinity Church.
Alex began lessons at six years old with piano pedagogy pioneers, Reid Nibley and Richard Anderson and continued his keyboard studies with Bonnie Goodliffe (an organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Salt Lake City), Craig Williams (organist at West Point Academy, NY, site of the largest church organ in the world), and Peter Sykes, professor at Boston University and Juilliard.
He enjoys keeping up with the news, creating portraits of both people and pets, and making all his meals. And last but not least: dancing!
Dani Kardisco
Christian Education Director
Welcome!
A little bit about me… I am a musical theater actress, turned elementary school educator, turned Faith Formation Director with a sprinkling of child of God, disciple, wife, mom, daughter, sister, and friend. My path in this life has been a little less than straight and I thank God for the ways they have shown up and guided me. I have taught preschool, first and third grade and hold a teaching certificate in PreK-4. I grew up in the church from the beginning as the daughter of a director of music at a UCC church in Waynesboro, PA. I participated in music programs, Sunday School, Confirmation, Youth Group and was even ordained as a Deacon when I served on the church council my senior year of high school. Fast forward some years and a lot of life experience and I ended up directing music at a Presbyterian church while my husband embarked on his seminary experience. After a few moves and a big one that relocated us to Brockton, I stayed home to support our son Ivyn (7 years old) when he was three. In 2022, we welcomed our surprise baby, Judah (3 years old) and in 2023 I felt the Spirit’s nudge to jump back into ministry. And here I am! Since starting this position I have completed a two year certification in Faith Formation and Youth Ministry Leadership through the Southern New England Conference, UCC and continue my own faith formation and ministry leadership training through conferences and offerings in the local conference.
The best part of my job is watching children and adults alike grow in their faith and see how they put that faith into motion. It is a joy to be able to share the wonder of our faith and also sit with the questions and difficulties of following Jesus who calls us to be world changers and to counter culture and norms. This role is truly the best mash up of all the things I’ve done in the last 15 years and I am so grateful to serve this community and the community of Brockton.
I would love to connect with you! You can email me at ce@brocktonucc.org and we can go from there. Whether you’ve been a church person your whole life or you’re considering giving this a try and aren’t sure where you land… there is a place for you here at Christ Congregational to learn and grow. We are honored to share in this faith life with you!
Deana Colby
Church Secretary
Deana is available Mondays-Thursdays, 9am-2pm. Deana is a member of the church, mother of three, and started her position in September, 2016. Deana manages publications (the bulletin and newsletter) and a wide range of other tasks and duties.
Thomas Fisher
Church Security
Thomas serves as our security person and is here whenever committees or other evening functions are going on. He is the “go to” person if there is a problem with the building, helps committees get set up, and locks up at the end of the night. Thomas is a life-long church member and teaches math in Brockton by day. He is married to Sheppo, and has two children, Tamara and Sam.
Keith Allen
Church Staff
Jennifer Brosky & Rev. Karen McArthur
Church Bookkeepers
Jennifer and Karen keep the books at Christ Church. They are most likely to be found in the building on Tuesdays, but can be reached by email, phone, or through the church office.