Our Staff
Senior Minister
Rev. Dr. Darcy Crain
Following a residency program at Rush University Medical Center in chaplaincy, Darcy came to FCC Ann Arbor in 2008 as an Associate Minister. In 2022 she was called as our first female Senior Minister.
Associate Minister
Rev. Lily Tinker Fortel
Lily (she/her) joined FCC’s staff in 2022. She loves working with people of all ages to build a more just, peaceful, and loving world.
Adjunct Minister
Rev. Eric Hausman
After earning his Masters of Divinity from Harvard, Rev. Eric completed internships at King’s Chapel (Boston) and Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Germany). For 10+ years, he served congregations throughout New England and Germany as Senior Minister.
Meet the Ministers
We invite you to take a few minutes and get to know our ministers a little better.
Children's Ministry Coordinator
Marina Baker
Marina grew up in Ann Arbor and joined the FCC in 2002 with her parents and older sister. At the age of 11 Marina started volunteering in the nursery on Sunday mornings (2007).
Music Worship Leader
Terry Farmer
Terry provides music leadership for our contemporary worship service and serves as a musician during our traditional worship throughout the year.
Director of Music
Benjamin Gaughran
For over two decades, British-Caribbean conductor Benjamin Gaughran (pronounced ‘gok-ran’) has worked as a pianist, singer, music educator and conductor, with his conducting engagements spanning children, youth, community, church, semi-professional, professional, musical theatre ensembles, and orchestras.
Organist
Dr. Timothy Huth
Church Organist, Timothy Huth, grew up in Fostoria Ohio, beginning his musical career early on at St. Wendelin’s Catholic Church and schools.
Pianist
Dr. Joshua Marzan
Joshua Marzan is a pianist, opera coach, and chamber musician based in Ann Arbor. He is a staff pianist at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance, working with the Choral Conducting, Voice, Winds, Brass and Percussion departments.
Congregational Liaison
Nancy SAuve
Nancy serves as a liaison between staff and the broader FCC community. She has a wealth of information about all things FCC and she is the first smiling face many people see on Sunday mornings. Nancy served as FCC’s Business Manager for 23+ years before retiring from that role in 2023.
OFFICE MANAGER
JARED PETERSON
Jared graduated from Pioneer High School and earned his B.A. from Wayne State University. He has worked at FCC over these past eight years in various capacities. During the pandemic, he became our media specialist, implementing a video and live streaming system that remains a vital outreach today. As office manager, Jared creates our digital and print publications, manages our building rentals and maintenance, and plays an integral role on our marketing committee.
Bookkeeper
Crystal McBride
Crystal joined the FCC team in 2023 bringing her experience and desire to serve God and her community. She received a BA in Criminal Justice as well as an MBA in Finance. She also serves as a bookkeeper at a Lutheran church in Trenton of which she and her family are long-time active members.
Wedding Coordinator
Betty Jahnke
Betty has been the primary wedding coordinator since 2006 and enjoys workings with couples and their families in planning their special day at our church.
Rev. Darcy Crain
Darcy attended undergraduate at Albion College and her graduate education at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL earning a Masters of Divinity. Following a residency program at Rush University Medical Center in chaplaincy, Darcy came to FCC Ann Arbor in 2008 as an Associate Minister.
In 2020 she was called as our first female Senior Minister and finished her Doctor of Ministry degree at Ecumenical Theological Seminary with a focus on belonging and belief in faith contexts. Darcy is engaged in making scripture accessible and relatable to all and in creating faith communities that foster belonging and support. Darcy enjoys spending time with her wife, her twin sons, and playing as much soccer as she can fit into her week.
Rev. Eric Hausman
After earning his Masters of Divinity from Harvard, Rev. Eric completed internships at King’s Chapel (Boston) and Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Germany). For 10+ years, he served congregations throughout New England and Germany as Senior Minister.
In 2019, Rev. Eric moved to Ann Arbor and shifted his focus to hospital chaplaincy. Upon completing a residency at St. Joe’s (Ann Arbor) and an additional 2,000 clinical hours at St. Vincent (Toledo), he became board certified with the Association of Professional Chaplains. He continues his clinical work as Mission and Spiritual Care Manager at Glacier Hills.
Rev. Eric is passionate about seeing faith development as a life-long quest, and has special interests in spiritual direction and small group ministry. He loves travel, the outdoors, and live music. He lives in Ypsilanti with his 2 children and their labrador puppy.
Rev. Lily Tinker FORTEL
Lily (she/her) joined FCC’s staff in 2022. She loves working with people of all ages to build a more just, peaceful, and loving world.
Lily is ordained in the UCC. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary NYC and BA in Peace Studies from Earlham College. Prior to her work in parish ministry, Lily worked with nonprofit community organizations. From 2009-2012, she worked on the Healthcare for America Now campaign in Missouri. In 2015, she received a Luce Foundation fellowship to study in Indonesia. Lily served as a board member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation USA from 2013-2017.
Lily lives in Ann Arbor with her partner, Steve. She enjoys travel, yoga, and outdoor adventures.
Nancy Suave
Nancy serves as a liaison between staff and the broader FCC community. She has a wealth of information about all things FCC and she is the first smiling face many people see on Sunday mornings. Nancy served as FCC’s Business Manager for 23+ years before retiring from that role in 2023.
Originally from Grand Rapids, graduated from the University of Michigan (1978), living just north of Ann Arbor since 1994, Nancy enjoys working near central campus again. She and her husband Mike have raised three kids, Rebecca (and Lee), Lisa (and Adam) and Dan. Each uniquely interesting and doing well. They have three grandkids, Amy (15), Teagan (7) and Devin (4) who are the joy of their lives. Rounding out the family includes Nugget and Banjo, the Golden Retrievers, who know no prejudice and have been the best teachers in seeing everyone as a friend.
In her spare time, Nancy enjoys reading, needlework, gardening, biking the Lakeland Trail, and best of all, folk/roots music festivals and catching concerts at The Ark.
Jared Peterson
Jared graduated from Pioneer High School and earned his B.A. from Wayne State University. He has worked at FCC over these past eight years in various capacities. During the pandemic, he became our media specialist, implementing a video and live streaming system that remains a vital outreach today. As office manager, Jared creates our digital and print publications, manages our building rentals and maintenance, and plays an integral role on our marketing committee.
Terry Farmer
Terry provides music leadership for our contemporary worship service and serves as a musician during our traditional worship throughout the year. He earned his bachelor’s of music in classical guitar performance from the University of Denver and runs a Suzuki guitar teaching studio.
Marina Baker
Marina grew up in Ann Arbor and joined the FCC in 2002 with her parents and older sister. At the age of 11 Marina started volunteering in the nursery on Sunday mornings (2007). When she turned 18 she became a teacher in the nursery/preschool rooms. After graduating from Skyline High School, Marina attended Albion College and later transferred to U of M. She graduated in 2019 with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Physics. Since 2020 Marina has been working as a nanny for her niece who was born that year. She has also continued being a nursery/preschool teacher at the church and is on the BOCE at FCC.
Benjamin Gaughran
Timothy Huth
Church Organist, Timothy Huth, grew up in Fostoria Ohio, beginning his musical career early on at St. Wendelin’s Catholic Church and schools. He received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Meinrad College Seminary and holds master’s and doctorate degrees in Organ Performance from the University of Michigan. Timothy maintains an active recital schedule in our surrounding community. For the past four years Tim was Dean of the Ann Arbor Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He is also a certified massage therapist, specializing in stress reduction, performance enhancement and recovery from injury.
Joshua Marzan
Joshua Marzan is a pianist, opera coach, and chamber musician based in Ann Arbor. He is a staff pianist at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance, working with the Choral Conducting, Voice, Winds, Brass and Percussion departments. He plays in countless rehearsals, lessons, studio classes, guest master classes, recordings, performances, degree recitals, and many more projects with students, faculty and staff members for the last eight years.
An active performer outside of the University of Michigan, he gives concerts and recitals with many local musicians, including members of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. A frequent audition and competition pianist, he plays for the organizations such as the Southeast Michigan Flute Association, Detroit Youth Symphony Orchestra, William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition, George Shirley Competition, Verdi Opera Theatre, Michigan Opera Theatre, and the Metropolitan Opera Regional and District competitions.
Before coming to Michigan, he completed an MM and GD in collaborative piano at the New England Conservatory and a BM in piano performance at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has also attended Music Academy of the West and Tanglewood Music Center as a vocal piano fellow and served on faculty at the Castleton Festival. In 2017, he graduated with a DMA in collaborative piano from the University of Michigan, studying with Martin Katz.
Betty Jahnke
Betty has been the primary wedding coordinator since 2006 and enjoys workings with couples and their families in planning their special day at our church. She is also the Administrative Assistant to the Principal at Saline High School. She and her husband are long-time members of FCC.
Crystal McBride
Crystal joined the FCC team in 2023 bringing her experience and desire to serve God and her community. She received a BA in Criminal Justice as well as an MBA in Finance. She also serves as a bookkeeper at a Lutheran church in Trenton of which she and her family are long-time active members. Crystal and her wife have two kids and a collection of lovable pets. Crystal enjoys being out in nature, hiking, reading, sports, and most importantly doing God’s work through volunteering whenever she can. Her family loves to travel and seek new adventures–their bucket lists are primarily travel and immersing themselves in different cultures, as well as one day going on an international mission trip.