ABOUT

Rev. Dr. Ann Michele Rogers Brigham is the Interim Minister for Old Steeple Community Church. She began her work on June 1, 2023. Rev. Ann, as she is known around Old Steeple, shares this about her life and ministry:

“Hello friends, I welcome you to Old Steeple Community Church, UCC! Please, come and share our spiritual journey and allow us, together, to pray for God’s love to surround us, hold us and keep us connected in covenant to be “better together.” We welcome all who seek, listen, inquire, and gently care for all creation. Wherever you are on the journey, come hold the Christ light with us in worship, meetings, mission outreach, fellowship and fun!  

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Let me share a little about myself. I grew up in Wilcox, Arizona and Collins, Mississippi, places my parents and grandparents called home. I graduated with a B.A. from Mississippi College and a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1993, I completed a Doctor of Ministry degree at Andover Newton Theological School in Newton, MA. I also completed five units of Clinical Pastoral Education and was active as a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors for many years. I maintained a private practice as a pastoral counselor through the years in places where I was in ministry.

As an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ for 35 years (and an ordained Baptist minister for the first 10 years of my career in ministry), I have experience as a chaplain, missionary, pastor, teacher, and pastoral counselor. I was the Protestant Chaplain at Bentley University in Waltham, MA, while in the Boston area and served churches as a local pastor in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Vermont, Northern California and Mississippi. I served a four year term as a career missionary to Thailand in the early 80’s, teaching at Thammasat University in Bangkok. In 2016, I worked as teacher at Christian University in Thailand in Nakom Pathom and was a Mission Associate with Global Ministries (UCC/Disciples ministries). 

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My ordained standing is with the Southern New England Conference, UCC, but I am glad to be connected to the New York Conference, UCC, experiencing life and community on Long Island and beyond. What joy it is to serve  in this place, with you, the congregation of the Old Steeple Community Church, UCC. I look forward to learning and growing in faith with you as your Interim Minister.

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Regarding my family, I am the proud mom of William Paul Brigham and Ann Martha Brigham. Martha’s partner is Erin Anderson. I am “Grammy” to Sierra Brigham (Paul’s daughter). Sadly, my dear husband of 35 years, Bill Brigham, died in 2008.