Rev. Dr. Dana Werts, Lead Pastor
Pastor Dana Werts
Pastor Dana joined the Brook Hill staff in July of 2012 as associate pastor and then became lead pastor in 2020. Her desire is for everyone to live a life of love as beloved children of God, and to share this love with the world so that others might take hold of the life that is truly worth living through faith in Jesus Christ.
She received her undergraduate degree from Baylor University in Elementary Education, and she was a teacher at Christ Episcopal School in Rockville, Maryland, for several years. She received her Master of Divinity and Doctorate of Ministry degrees from Wesley Theological Seminary.
Her favorite foods are anything spicy and key lime pie. When she was a child she wanted to be a professional spelunker (cave explorer) or an artist. Her first jobs were babysitting and as a Six Flags Over Texas ride operator. She is inspired by quiet, faithful people who live out their faith wherever they are, no matter how difficult life is. Her husband Randy makes her laugh. For fun, she likes to take walks in the outdoors. Dana enjoys serving on renewal weekends such as Kalos (Chrysalis), Seven Mile Walk with Jesus (The Walk to Emmaus), and Kairos Outside (ministry to families of those incarcerated).
Her favorite verses are Ephesians 5:1–2, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God,” and John 15:5, “I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit.” Her favorite characteristic of Jesus is His servant love.
Dana is married to Randy, and they have a son, Kyle, who is married to Corrie, and a daughter, Cayce, married to Mickey. She adores her six grandchildren and four grandpups!
E-mail Pastor Dana at DWerts@bhumc.org.
Associate Pastor Kathy Altman
Pastor Kathy Altman
Rev. Kathy Altman most recently served as pastor of Sandy Mount United Methodist Church in Finksburg, Maryland for 4 years. Previous appointments include Mayo United Methodist Church in Edgewater, Maryland, for 5 years; associate pastor at Westminster United Methodist Church in Westminster, Maryland for 2 years; and part-time licensed local pastor at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church in Etchison, Maryland for 3 years.
Rev. Altman received a Master of Divinity Degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in 2011. She also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from Loyola University.
Rev. Altman is a second career pastor having spent 25 years in the health care field as a medical technologist and laboratory manager. She felt the call to ministry in 2008, attended seminary while serving as a student pastor, graduated in 2011, and was ordained as a full elder in 2015. She also served as a youth leader at Calvary United Methodist Church in Mount Airy and Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Owings Mills and has sung in multiple choirs and praise teams.
Her passions include spirited preaching and worship, helping congregations with spiritual discernment, music ministry, and caring for congregants through visitation and grief support. Rev. Altman enjoys singing, playing 6- and 12-string guitar, gardening, and quilting. She and her husband enjoy traveling and spending time with their three adult children.
Her email address is kaltman@bhumc.org.
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