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Rev. Dr. Anna Thomas has been appointed to Beverly United Methodist Church in Beverly, NJ and assumed her responsibility July 2020.
Rev. Dr. Anna Thomas was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Education from Mumbai University. She also pursued a professional career as a high school teacher in Mumbai, teaching subjects like chemistry and mathematics. Pastor Anna’s life took a different turn when she decided to come to United States in 1997. She came here and was married to Sushil Bhujbal at the Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church in Brooklyn, New York. It is here that she received her calling to ministry through the lay leadership training presented by the district UMC. She then enrolled at New York Theological Seminary and successfully completed the Master of Divinity degree program in 2001. She was ordained in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference in 2007. Pastor Anna has served several churches in the Greater New Jersey area, with her latest appointment at Centenary UMC in Metuchen, NJ for the last 9 years. She has Doctor of Ministry from Drew Theological Seminary with an emphasis on guiding congregations through transitions in ministry with immigrants. Her husband Sushil Bhujbal works at Verizon and is a talented musician. Her son Joshua is going to be a freshman at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Rev. Dr. Anna Thomas was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Education from Mumbai University. She also pursued a professional career as a high school teacher in Mumbai, teaching subjects like chemistry and mathematics. Pastor Anna’s life took a different turn when she decided to come to United States in 1997. She came here and was married to Sushil Bhujbal at the Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church in Brooklyn, New York. It is here that she received her calling to ministry through the lay leadership training presented by the district UMC. She then enrolled at New York Theological Seminary and successfully completed the Master of Divinity degree program in 2001. She was ordained in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference in 2007. Pastor Anna has served several churches in the Greater New Jersey area, with her latest appointment at Centenary UMC in Metuchen, NJ for the last 9 years. She has Doctor of Ministry from Drew Theological Seminary with an emphasis on guiding congregations through transitions in ministry with immigrants. Her husband Sushil Bhujbal works at Verizon and is a talented musician. Her son Joshua is going to be a freshman at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
RICHARD BARRIOS,
Choir Director
In addition to Richard being an accomplished published author, his love of musicals spills into his faith as he shares some of his gifts and talents with the congregation of Beverly United Methodist as their pianist and Choir Director.
Choir Director
In addition to Richard being an accomplished published author, his love of musicals spills into his faith as he shares some of his gifts and talents with the congregation of Beverly United Methodist as their pianist and Choir Director.