First Congregational United Church of Christ Church Administrator

Gene Sinner
Church Administrator
gsinner@firstcongoappleton.org

A native of Cudahy, Wisconsin, Gene comes to First Congregational UCC with extensive experience in church management. He has college degrees in public information, communications, and business administration, as well as a certificate in church management. He was a certified academic instructor in the Air Force, and was on staff at the U.S. Air Force's Air University Chaplain School. He also served as Executive Officer for the chaplain's office at National Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol. While in the Air Force, he served and lived in Europe (Spain and England), Southeast Asia, Alaska, and numerous locations in the "lower 48." Since retiring from military service after 20 years, he has held a variety of finance and business-services positions in corporate, church, government, and educational settings in Alabama and Wisconsin, including church program director and business manager positions at several churches in Wisconsin. Other recent positions were at the New Holstein School District and Marian College in Fond du Lac. He is a certified, licensed substitute teacher in Wisconsin and also has operated a consulting firm, ChurchKey Services, which provided financial, administrative and training services to numerous congregations throughout the state.

As Church Administrator for our congregation, a position he assumed in April 2007, his primary responsibilities include the church finances, personnel issues, information technology (IT computer network operations), and facility maintenance operations. He is a member of the National Association of Church Business Administration.

Gene's hobbies include gardening, wine making and writing. He and his wife, Margaret, have three grown sons and seven grandchildren. The Sinners reside near Stockbridge, Wisconsin in Calumet County.