Pastor and Staff
Pastor: Rev. Anna Thomas
Rev. Anna Thomas was appointed to Livingston United Methodist Church in Livingston NJ in July of 2005 after serving for one year in Highland park, NJ and three years in Union, NJ. She brings prophetic and dynamic leadership and passion for mission and ministry. Her leadership and dedication with the commitment of the people in the Union United Methodist Church, Union, NJ was instrumental in moving the church from a dying congregation to a vibrant, alive and vital congregation. She is authentic, humble and inclusive in her approach to ministry. She is a native of Bombay, India. She is married to a equally talented and trained musician Sushil Bhujbal. His expertise on multimedia technology surely enhances the contemporary worship experience. They have a son named Joshua who is five yrs old.
Pastor Anna is a graduate of New York Theological Seminary, NY where she did her Master’s in Divinity. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry and Bachelor’s of Education from Bombay University, India. Before coming to the United States she was High School teacher in Bombay, India. Currently she has finished her process for Ordination in the United Methodist Church. She will be ordained as a full elder in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church on June 1st 2007. She will be the first Asian Indian female to be ordained as an elder in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. She is setting a legacy for Indian women pastors in the New Jersey Conference of the Methodist Church.
Pastor Anna believes in building a church community that is committed and dedicated to transform the lives of people with God’s love, peace and justice. She wants to engage the youth in a deep spiritual experience that will transform them. She will be leading a group of youth for a trip to Taize, France at the end of July, 2007. The Taize music is a product of the Taize community which believes in the unity of the body of Christ and they work together for peace and spiritual maturity through simple living, silence and prayer.
