Two clergy serve the Hawley United Methodist Church . The pastor is The Rev. Mr. Martin L. Cox, Jr., who was appointed to the Hawley Church in November of 1981. He was ordained into the United Methodist Church in June 1973 as a member of the Northern Illinois Annual Conference.
The Pastor received his Master of Divinity (M. Div.) Degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary located in South Hamilton , Massachusetts . He received his Master of Theology (Th. M.) degree from The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and his Master of Arts (MA) Degree from Drew University in Madison , New Jersey . He has pastored churches in Waukegan and Chicago , Illinois and the Lakeville United Methodist Church . In addition, he has authored articles and essays, which have been published in various journals and books. Pastor Cox is involved with both community activities and Conference related committees. He Presently chairs the Wyoming Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry.
Ms Kathleen Hayes is our church organist and director of our Chancel and Children’s Choir. She has been a church musician for, in her own words “more years than I care to admit.” She has worked as an organist/choir director in a number of Episcopal churches, and for many years was a paid singer at the Riverside Church in Manhattan . She purchased a home in Hawley 5 years ago, and commuted to work in New York , where she was on the faculty at the Bank Street College of Education. In addition she has done some educational consulting on the side which often has had her going to interesting places around the world – but Hawley is now her home. In January of 2007 Kathleen took over the editorship of the monthly magazine for pre-schoolers published by Highlights titled Highlights High Five.
