Meet Our Staff

Co-Interim Senior Ministers: Doug and Jodi Fondell

Jodi and Doug have been serving together at co-pastors for 26 years. The first part of their ministry as co-pastors was spent at Immanuel International Church in Stockholm, Sweden. Immanuel is an international church providing ministry in English to immigrants, refugees, expatriates, and students living in Stockholm. After completing almost 17 years in that ministry, they began a series of calls devoted to transitional ministry. This led to a year in London, England at the American International Church of London, two different seasons of ministry in Paris, France at the American Church in Paris, and a short interim at All Nations Church in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. All of these churches were international in nature and ministered in the English language. 

Throughout these experiences, the Fondells developed an appreciation for the world-wide church, seeking to care for people in every context, celebrating the rich diversity of God's global family, and learning to journey with those who come from a wide variety of cultures and church traditions. Jodi and Doug are passionate about cultivating a welcoming church where differences can be celebrated and appreciated which allows people to grow deeply in their relationships with God and one another.  

Music Minister: Jeffrey Cutts, Jr

Jeffrey Cutts has been a member of the First Congregational Church staff since September of 2018, when he accepted the call to serve as Minister of Music, assuming roles of church organist, choir director, music librarian, and a personal, missioned role of composer-in-residence. In addition to his duties at the church, Cutts enjoys a vibrant and creative performing career as a vocalist, keyboardist, and conductor. He is the founder and artistic director of the Nantucket Summer Festival Chorus, an open community choir with a focus on performing major works. He is also music director and a founding member of vocal jazz ensemble, Nantucket Blue, and performs regularly with New York-based choral ensemble, The New Consort, including their historic premiere of Rosśa Crean’s “The Watchtower Psalms,” first performed at the First Congregational Church in Nantucket. Cutts has also been involved as a performer and music director with various theatre companies on island, including On the Isle, The Dreamland Stage Company, and Theatre Workshop of Nantucket.

Office Manager: Jackie Boucher

2024 marks the 21st year of Jacquelyn Boucher of life on Nantucket. Since 2017 Jackie has served as the church administrator of the First Congregational Church in Nantucket. She has provided administrative leadership in organizing the church’s weddings, baptisms, funerals, and many other pastoral needs of our congregation. She works with the treasurer in accounting and financial matters as well as providing administrative support for our minister, music minister, and volunteer leaders. In addition, she acts as the church’s first point of contact for the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, Assembly of God, Congregation Shirat HaYam, and the Bulgarian Education Group, which are all housed within the church buildings.

Prior to Jackie’s arrival at FCC, she worked for several years at the Westmoor Club as its Spa Coordinator and earlier in her Nantucket career she worked as a concierge at the White Elephant Hotel.