Evelene Tweedy Navarrete Sombrero – Senior Pastor
Tweedy is a full-blooded Dine’ (Navajo) from Inscription House, Arizona. Born to the Kinyaa’ ‘aanii clan for the Tliz’ila’ni clan. Tweedy attended and graduated from Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. She then moved to Lawrence, Kansas and attended Haskell Indian Junior College and graduated with an Associate Arts Degree in Social Work. Following that same year she entered Ottawa University to receive her B.A. Degree in Social Work and a minor in Psychology. After her graduation she began working for her tribe in Gallup, New Mexico. Later she became interested in working for the church and moved to Shiprock, New Mexico where she joined the Shiprock UMC and became their Christian Education Director. From there she moved to Kansas City, Missouri to work at St. Paul’s School of Theology in their new program – International School for Native American Ministries. Later it became the National Center for Native American Ministries and moved to Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California.

Tweedy has had a wide variety of experiences working in different churches. She also worked for the Reorganized Latter Day Saints in Independence, Missouri and when she entered seminary worked for the Disciples of Christ and the Presbyterian Church as their Youth Director. Tweedy entered Seminary at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. Was ordained Deacon in 1988 in the New Mexico Annual Conference and in 1992 was ordained Elder in the Desert SW Annual Conference.

Bob  Klein, Church Administrator

A life-long United Methodist (Bob was baptized as an infant at Trinity) Bob has returned home to serve as the Church Administrator for Trinity.  As the Church Treasurer for many years, Bob’s expanded role now includes the general administrative responsibilities for the Church.  Bob has previously served churches in San Diego and Los Angeles Counties as Church Administrator prior to returning to Yuma to work for a school district and an Indian tribe.  Bob has completed classes through Candler School of Theology at Emory University to be certified by the General Council on Finance and Administration as a Church Administrator.  He has also served as the President of the Desert Southwest Conference Council on Finance and Administration.  In addition to working at Trinity, Bob is also serving as the “lay person assigned” in providing pastoral leadership to the Ft. Yuma United Methodist Church.

Deltrina Darcell Grimes– Music Director
A native of Warren, Ohio Deltrina received her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Akron. While attending college, Deltrina was privileged to be involved in the Master Classes of Boris Goldovsky, John Wustman and Anita Berry. Later she also participated in Master Classes with Robert Page, Roland Wyatt, and Sylvia Olden Lee and coached with Dorothy Rudd Moore.

Deltrina’s performance credits include roles in The Magic Flute, Dido and Aeneas, Face On the Ballroom Floor, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Hansel Und Gretel, which appeared on local television stations. She also served as a member of the Cleveland Opera chorus for four seasons.

Mrs. Grimes has been honored to appear as a soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Life of  A Martyr, A Night To Remember, and with Master Singers, Inc.,  Akron, Area Association of Churches Annual Messiah Sing, Akron Music Association(National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.), College of Southern Maryland Concert Choir, Vert Ward Concert Series, and the Arizona Western College Community Chorus to name a few.

Mrs. Grimes has been teaching privately since the late 1980’s. She has taught at Shore Cultural Center, Northshore Music Center, Cuyahoga Community College, Elizabeth Seton High School, College of Southern Maryland and has served as Choral Director at Archbishop Hoban High School, and Director of Music at Goodyear Height’s UMC. Currently Mrs. Grimes is the choir director at Trinity United Methodist Church located in Yuma, Arizona.

Karen Conde, Director of the Cindy Klein Memorial Handbell Choir

Karen Conde has been a member of Trinity United Methodist Church since 1965.  Growing up at Trinity meant she belonged and did almost everything in the church along the way.  But music was her focus.

Karen got her teaching degree from Northern Arizona University in 1974 and came home to teach.  Her minor was in music and there is where it started.  Singing and helping direct youth choirs was a natural move to help with handbells.  In the beginning Karen just played bells, but within 2 years, she was directing a beginning choir.  As the years went along, Karen ended up directing 3 training bell choirs and directing the Chancel Choir.  At one point she was directing all 3 choirs and teaching First Grade.

Karen now sings in the Chancel Choir, solos when needed, but the most important accomplishment is directing the Cindy Klein Memorial Choir for the last 15 years.

The Handbells have been such a part of her life for the last 30 plus years, she can’t even think about what she would do at Christmas without carting a few bell cases all over Yuma.

The Cindy Klein Memorial Handbell Choir is on it 32^nd Concert season and this year is no exception.  The annual concert is always held the 2^nd weekend in December, and the choir will be playing at 12 other venues for the 2010 season.

Allen Morlock – Organist/Accompanist

Sherrie Kelley – Child Enrichment Center

Sherrie has worked in the Child Enrichment Center since 2002 as a volunteer and took over as the Manager in 2003 when the previous Director retired. Sherrie has also assisted the Sr. High youth group leader, worked as the Jr. High youth group leader for a short time and a volunteer for Vacation Bible School, and the Fall Festival. She has attended many of the out of town events with the youth groups. She is the Committee Chairperson for the Christian Education Committee and a member of the Advisory Board. Sherrie is the Committee Chairperson for Boy Scout Troop 8053.

Sherrie has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She has worked with children in several different capacities over her career. As the President of the Resident Council through the Housing Authority of the City of Yuma, she was responsible for planning several family oriented events, Easter Egg Hunt, Halloween Costume party, Thanksgiving gathering, and Christmas party.

Sherrie has been attending Trinity since 2001 and became a member in 2002. Sherrie is a single mom of three, Carrie Jackson, Roy Raas and Judy Raas.