Being disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Our Pastor: Rev. Robert (Rob) Dean (he/him)

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Rev. Robert (Rob) Dean—who prefers to be called Pastor Rob—is an Ordained Elder in the Upper New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has served in ministry as a youth leader since 2000 and as a pastor since 2008. He was ordained in 2012 after graduating from Roberts Wesleyan College (now Roberts Wesleyan University) in 2004 and Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in 2010.

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He is currently earning his certification in "Spiritual Formation" through the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church. As a part of that journey, he has become a member of the Academy Forum of the Academy for Spiritual Formation through Upper Room Ministries and is working through the Tending The Soul Spiritual Formation training through the Upper New York Annual Conference. ​

His interests include classical forms of spirituality within the Christian traditions and engaging in emerging practices of spiritual formation in a global context. Through that process, he is working towards becoming bilingual in Spanish and regularly engages in Bible study and prayer in both English and Spanish. ​

Outside of "church life," Pastor Rob lifts weights and enjoys science fiction in paper, film, and audio formats. He also dabbles in both poetry and musicality with hand drums, acoustic bass, and acoustic guitar. ​

Pastor Rob is married to Kimberly Dean, the Licensed Local Pastor of the Freeville United Methodist Church and Coordinating Pastor for the Varna United Methodist Church. Pastor Rob's children live south of Buffalo and include Austin, Jay, and Hope from his first marriage. He also does his best to be a loving stepfather to Pastor Kim's children from her first marriage: Joe and his spouse Lizzie, Abby, and Alex.