Meet Our Pastor & Staff

ThomaS Stubbs

Pastor

The Reverend Thomas Stubbs was appointed to the United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco and Yorktown United Methodist Church in July of 2025. He previously served Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church in Ridgefield, Connecticut, Grace United Methodist Church in Putnam Valley, and Yorktown UMC. Thomas earned his Master of Divinity degree at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. He believes that when we follow Christ, we discover more about who we are and who we are meant to become as beloved children of God, and his chief joy as a pastor lies in creating opportunities for folks to do just that.

Thomas is a Knoxville, Tennessee native—Go Vols!—and in his free time, he enjoys any opportunity to engage with the world of theatre and choral music—whether as an audience member or an enthusiastic (amateur) participant! At any given moment, he can be found spending quality time with friends, reading, writing, and doing so-so impersonations of long-dead television personalities.

As a United Methodist Minister, Thomas is appointed not only to Mt. Kisco UMC and Yorktown UMC but to the Northern Westchester Cooperative Parish, a collection of regional, integrated United Methodist congregations in our area dedicated to serving the Lord and showing forth God’s Kingdom together.

Pastor Thomas can be reached by email at thomas.stubbs@nyac-umc.com.

Paul Martinez

Director of Music

Paul has been Director of Music for the UMC of Mount Kisco since 2017. He leads and coaches our choir and serves as accompanist. Collaborating with our pastor, Paul researches and chooses all the music for our services, ensuring that we utilize a mix of traditional and contemporary hymns.

Paul has worked as a music director and vocal coach for over fifteen years at young adult programs including the Vivace Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, Random Farms Kids’ Theater in Westchester County, and Astoria Performing Arts Center’s SummerStars program in Queens. He has also served as pianist for both English and Greek services at the Steinway Reformed Church in Astoria.

Paul graduated with a BFA in musical theater from the University of Michigan, and is a longtime member of the unions Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA. As an actor, his theater credits include the first national tour of Miss Saigon, world premiere works by Stephen Schwartz, Sheldon Harnick and Joe Raposo, the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Nixon in China directed by Peter Sellars, original musicals for the Edinburgh Fringe and the NY Musical Theater Festivals, as well as several lead and supporting roles in regional theater productions. Behind the scenes, Paul has also worked as a producer, director, and choreographer for various stage and film projects.

We are always looking for singers to join the UMCMK choir, especially during the holiday seasons. If you would like to chat about singing with us, feel free to talk to Paul after service, or contact him by email at PJMartinez@aol.com.

Marianne Baldwin

Church Secretary

If you call or visit the United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco, Marianne's may well be the first voice you hear. She keeps the church organized and handles many of the requests from both the community and the congregation. When you have a question, she probably has the answer. Let Marianne welcome you into our community — get ready to meet a new friend.

Email Marianne at office.umcmk@gmail.com

or call the church office at (914) 666-5014