Wesley United Methodist Church

Rev. Kolby Golliher

Pastor Kolby graduated with a Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School in May 2022. He is a Florida native, having spent his childhood in Okeechobee, his youth/teenage years in the small beach town of Sebastian, and his college years at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
He and his wife, Hannah, have been married for five years. She is in the Biomedical Sciences PhD program at the University of Florida with a focus in genetics. Go Gators! They have an adorable Goldendoodle puppy who loves hiking and playing fetch. His name is Karl Bark, after the great 20th century Swiss theologian Karl Barth. They also have two adorable kittens, Marie and Rosie, named after the brilliant scientists Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin.
Kolby has been serving in various ministerial leadership capacities ever since God called him to preach his first sermon his senior year of high school. He is especially interested in collaboration and missions -- discerning together where the Holy Spirit is moving in our midst. Kolby has a passion for making disciples of Jesus who make disciples; for discovering and implementing new and ancient spiritual practices that help people to connect to God, themselves, and one another; for working to end racism wherever it exists; and for helping churches build thriving new relationships with increasingly diverse neighborhoods.

Office Administrator Terri Manche

Terri, a native of Maine, joined WUMC in January 2017. She is the wife of Mark Manche, who has done work around the church for several years. Terri's calm and competent demeanor fits perfectly in the church office, which can sometimes be pretty hectic.

Choir Director Bill Bush

Bill Bush has a degree in Church Music from The Baptist College of Florida. With over 25 years of experience working with choirs, orchestras, praise bands, and handbells from children through seniors, Bill leads with a passion for serving the body of Christ at Wesley UMC. As a native Gainesvillian, he is proud to lead where he was born and raised. Bill leads our choral and handbell choirs as well as leading in worship as our congregational music leader.

Pianist and Organist

Yvonne was born in Sacramento, CA and grew up in Orlando, FL, but her parents are both immigrants from Vietnam. She is dual majoring in piano and microbiology, in hopes of becoming a doctor. She’s been playing piano since childhood. She also added that she loves how welcome the church community has made her feel and she is greatly enjoying her time here. Her hobbies include fiber arts such as embroidery and crochet, painting with acrylics, and playing violin in the orchestra.

Audio/Visual Specialist Linda Nosko

Linda grew up in this church, attending with her parents since 1962, and becoming a member in her own right in 1966. Linda has worked for many years in our audio booth in the sanctuary, managing the sound system and preparing the slideshows you see throughout each service, as well as for any special events needing the sound system. She’s the proud mother of Misty, and even prouder grandmother to Jade Marie and TJ. Jade Marie can often be seen helping out in the sound booth on Sunday mornings. In her ‘spare’ time Linda manages a family-owned business here in Gainesville.

Audio/Visual Specialist Darryl Davis-Schulz

Darryl has been with this church family since he was about 12, joining with his adoptive family. He has become an amazing man, active in so many Wesley activities. He has attended Santa Fe Community College, and occasionally preaches a sermon and serves as a lay reader.
Darryl became interested in the A/V portion of the weekly service, and quickly became proficient with the equipment.
This fine young man has been active in church activities since he joined, and it would not surprise any of us to see him leading from a pulpit one day!

Custodian William Strawder

William has worked for the church for about 38 years, keeping the campus clean and ready for whatever comes along. He is an excellent role model to youths and young men in the community as they come to help him around our church. He is not only teaching them what it takes to clean the buildings, but what it takes to be an upstanding member of the community!