Peter Stevenson
Director of Music Ministries
Peter joined WUMC as Director of Music Ministries and Organist in November 2016. He has a strong background in all aspects of church music and is excited to share his talents and inspire people to express their worship through music. He enjoys working with children and adults in choral, handbell and orchestral ensembles. Mr. Stevenson used to teach music at Hunterdon Central Regional High School where he taught music theory and composition, advanced placement music theory and keyboard classes, he retired in 2023. He enjoys accompanying many of the choral concerts and working with percussion ensembles and assisting with various bands and orchestras. Peter and his wife, Julie, live in Readington Township.
Karen Williams
Lay Leader
Our Lay Leader is Karen Williams. Karen moved to Whitehouse Station in 1997 and started attending WUMC soon after. Karen officially joined WUMC in 2006 and participated in a number of activities, including serving on Staff Parish. Karen has been splitting her time between the Clinton UMC and WUMC for the last few years as she pursued training to become a Stephen’s Minister. After serving as a Stephen’s Minister with the Clinton UMC for over three years, she returned to Whitehouse United Methodist Church full time last year. Karen has agreed to fill the dual roles of Lay Leader and Staff Parish chair as we work to find ways to continue our ministries and evolve with our new realities.
Karen works as an IT Consultant for Cartesian ltd, specializing in project and program management. Karen and her wife Ginny live in Whitehouse Station with their Jack Russell, Piper.