Learn about our staff members and read their bios.
Daniel Wm. Paul, MDiv
Dan Paul is a graduate of the Pacific School of Religion and a recipient of the Paul Wesley Yinger Preaching Award. Mr. Paul has been serving our church as Pastor since November 1998. Prior to arriving in Pacific Grove, Dan was the associate pastor at the First Christian Church in Sacramento, CA. An accomplished musician, speaker and leader, Dan is also active in the wider Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) {he is a past convener for the Golden Gate to Pebble Beach area} as well as ecumenical and interfaith concerns {he is a Past President of the Monterey Peninsula Interfaith Clergy Association)
John Shykun
John Shykun, one of the founding fathers of the electronic keyboard, worked on the ground floor of synthesizer development with Aarp, CBS-Rhodes, Kurzweil, Ensoniq and General Music. He brings an impressive level of dedication and professionalism to church musicianship. A former keyboardist for Neil Diamond, John is an outstanding improvisational player with a seemingly unlimited repertoire of classical and modern Christian music.
Heidi Toy
Pam Brydon graduated from UOP with a major in math and a minor in music. She got a secondary credential in math and music and taught high school and junior high before “retiring” to raise 2 children. She got her masters in music at Chico State, performing with opera workshop and several choirs. She then directed the choir at the First Christian Church in Chico and taught math at Butte Community Church. Since moving to Pacific Grove she has directed the choir at this church.
Nanette Murphy
Nanette Murphy is the administrative assistant. She will be in the office Friday’s from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM. She can be reached via email at churchoffice@pacificgrovechurch.org