Rev. Leigh Dry, Pastor

The Rev. Leigh Dry began serving Lexington United Methodist Church in 2011.  Leigh is the founding pastor of Grace United Methodist Church in Hopkinton, MA, where she served for nine years before coming to Lexington.  She is a graduate of Purdue University (B.A., 1980), Montclair State University (M.A., 1983), and Boston University School of Theology (M.Div., 2002).  She brings with her a concern for social justice, a love for working with young people, and a passion for worldwide mission.  She is enthusiastic about reaching diverse people with new ideas and different ways of being the church.
Rev. Dry represents her Conference nationally on the Board of the Methodist Federation for Social Action, and serves the New England Conference as the co-chair of the Reconciling Ministries subcommittee of Church and Society.  In her leisure, Leigh enjoys long walks and reading.  She is married to Dave Dry and they have two sons, Steven and Matthew.

Marla Marcum, Christian Education Director

Marla is grateful for the opportunity to join the LUMC family. She loves to learn about and discuss scripture, theology, and the role of the church in the world with people of all ages, and she is enthusiastic about finding approaches to Christian education that engage each person in a way that leads to committed discipleship, loving community, and growing faith.

Marla is a native of the Missouri Ozarks and a graduate of The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. After college, she served as an Americorps VISTA member and VISTA Leader with Utah Campus Compact. Marla is a 2003 graduate of the Boston University School of Theology, with a Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.) degree in Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics. A lifelong United Methodist, Marla chairs the Climate Change Task Force of the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church, and is co-chair of the Reconciling Minstries Committee. Last year, Marla took a leave of absence from her doctoral program in Social and Ecological Ethics at Boston University School of Theology to help develop networks of people emboldened to reject subtle climate compromises and to demand and continue to create the bold solutions we need. Marla now serves as Director of New England Climate Summer, working with people all over New England who are raising the clarion call for social and ecological justice.

Sarah Hager, Music Director / Organist

Keyboardist Sarah Hager is pleased to join LUMC as Music Director and Organist. She brings with her a love of choral and chamber music, and a dedication to providing music that is relevant and accessible to the church today. Sarah completed early training as a concert and collaborative pianist, and has performed frequently in concert series in Pennsylvania, her home state. As a pianist, notable performances have included the American premier of Australian composer Christopher Marshall's piano concerto Renascence. As a harpsichordist, Sarah frequently performs as part of a Cambridge, MA-based flute-harpsichord duo specializing in 18th -century French and German music. Other projects have included lecture-recitals and presentations for Indiana University of Pennsylvania's musicology department and the International Festival of Women Composers. Most recently, Sarah had the opportunity to conduct and perform with The English Concert in London, UK. Sarah has studied harpsichord with Frances Conover Fitch and historical keyboards with Peter Sykes at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA, where she recently completed a M.M. in Early Music.

Allyson Printz, Office Administrator

Allyson Printz has worked as the office administrator of Lexington UMC since 2002. She is a graduate of Indiana University (B.A., French) and of UMASS/Boston (M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language). She lives in Billerica with her husband and two children.  Allyson is originally from Bloomington, IN.

Dr. Richard Capron, Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Richard Capron has been serving the Lexington UMC since 2007 when he was appointed by Bishop Peter Weaver.  Richard, as most call him, has served churches in New Jersey 1970-2000 and upstate New York 2000-2007, before coming to Lexington.  He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1970), Drew Theological School (M.Div., 1973), Fordham University (M.A. in philosophy, 1982), Drew University (Ph.D. philosophical theology, 1992) and UAlbany (M.S.W., 2004).  In addition to his many years of pastoral leadership, Richard has taught at Seton Hall University and Drew University, coached lacrosse and cross-country, served as a development and alumni officer, and practiced as a pastoral psychotherapist for 25 years.  He has been a passionate advocate and activist for peace and social justice throughout his ministry and these themes are frequently reflected in his preaching and teaching.  In his leisure Richard swims laps, reads, and takes care of his two dogs.  He is married to Claire Capron and they share a mixed family of two daughters and one son.  Richard  retired in June 2011.

Ian Woods, Music Director

Ian has been playing organ professionally in churches since he was 13 years old. He grew up in Southern Oregon and went to Stanford, where he studied organ with Kimberly Marshall and Beth Harrison. After a stint in the Peace Corps (Solomon Islands), he returned to Stanford and obtained a PhD in Developmental Biology. He then worked in the Boston area and lived in Arlington with his wife and his two fabulous kids. They moved to Ithaca NY in July 2011.