The Rev. Dr. Kathlyn James, our Senior Pastor, began her ministry at EUMC in July 2007.   In twenty-one years she has served four congregations in the Pacific Northwest, most recently First United Methodist Church in downtown Seattle.   Her education includes a M.S. in Counseling, an M.Div. from Vancouver School of Theology, and a D.Min. from San Francisco Theological Seminary.   Her dissertation was entitled, "Preaching to Post-Moderns: a Conversational Art. Kathlyn has three grown children and three lively grandchildren.  Her passions include preaching, worship, inclusiveness, social justice, creation theology, spiritual formation, and pastoral leadership.  She is an avid birder, traveler, reader, journaler, beachcomber, and vegetarian cook.

Paul Mitchell is our Associate Pirate – err – Associate Pastor, as of July 2008. He previously served as Associate Pastor at Westwood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles. He was an architect for 17 years in New York City and Los Angeles before being called into pastoral ministry. He is a graduate of the University of Denver, Columbia University, and Claremont School of Theology. Upon graduation from CST he was awarded the Good Shepherd Preaching Award and the Award for Excellence in Biblical Scholarship. He is passionate about young people, social justice, and the Hebrew Bible. Paul and his partner Mary Eaves Mitchell have been married since 1988, and have three amazing children, Fay, Tegan, and Ian. They also have an adorable and badly trained dog named PJ.