| Benjamin Watkins, Organist/Choir Director – Originally from Greenwood, South Carolina, UPC Music Director Benjamin Watkins is a graduate of the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and earned his B.M. Piano Performance, Cum Laude at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. At I.U.’s Jacobs School of Music he earned an M.M. in piano performance while studying piano with the late Dr. Karen Shaw. Now a D.M. student in Piano Performance at Jacobs, he has completed his course work and is preparing his dissertation while studying conducting and opera. In addition to being the recipient of a Jacobs Fellowship, Benjamin’s awards include First Prize at the Crescent Music Club Scholarship Competition, Second Prize at the Aloha International Piano Competition, Second Prize at the CYS Concerto Competition and the South Carolina Governor’s Citizenship Medal. He has prepared and performed a variety of stage works and is co-founder and music director of the Bloomington Chamber Opera. In addition to the arts, he enjoys cooking and the outdoors. |
 | Allen Pease, Secretary & Event Coordinator – Allen has been our secretary and event coordinator since September of 2001. His is in the church office Monday thru Wednesday–9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursday–9 to 11 a.m. and Friday–9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Allen is a member of UPC’s Worship Committee and volunteers for the Indiana Friends of Nyaka AIDS Orphans School and Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS). He’s also an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Bloomington where he serves on the Board of Directors. |
 | Andy Hill, Treasurer – Andy Hill began attending UPC in September 2012. He has a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University and works at IU. |