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Staff & Leaders

Pastor Natalie

Rev. Natalie Bell

Pastor Natalie grew up near Oklahoma City. She graduated from the University of Tulsa with a B.A. in Religion and Psychology, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1998 with her M.Div. She then served as Pastor in Muskogee and Cleveland, Oklahoma before becoming Pastor of First Presbyterian of Owasso, Oklahoma. She served the Owasso church…

Karen Brostrom

Rev. Karen Brostrom

The Rev. Karen Brostrom moved to Keyport after her retirement as a full-time minister of Word and Sacrament. Karen is a native of New Jersey, raised in Bergenfield. She graduated from the University of Delaware and received both an M.A. in Christian Education and M.Div. degree from Princeton Seminary.  She has spent most of her career as an interim…

Dot Brittain

Dot Brittain, who, yes is really Dorothy from Kansas (still looking for the ruby slippers), started playing piano at age 7 and then took up organ at age 12, after hearing Virgil Fox in concert. She studied Music and Russian at Bucknell University and as the Student Assistant Organist there, had the opportunity to play…

Ron Devilbiss

Ron Devilbiss

Ron has been a member of First Presbyterian all his life, and his parents, Wayne and Barbara DeVilbiss, attend regularly.

Belén Knoth

Belén came to New Jersey from Ecuador through an Au Pair program three years ago.  Belén is fluent in English and Spanish. She is currently a Nanny to three high energy boys, ages 2, 5 and 7 years old in North Jersey. Belén and Brian Knoth were the first couple to be married at our…