Staff & Leadership at Milwood United Methodist Church

Deacon Caleb Williams, Pastor
Dottie Kovacs, Office Manager
Adrienne Struck, Director of Family Ministries
Tracey Hatch, Parish Nurse
​Andrew Kovacs, Custodian
Carl Doubleday, Organist & Fine Arts Director
Darlene Sang, Chancel Choir & JuBELLation Handbell Director


Pastor Caleb Williams

Rev. Caleb Williams has been our pastor since 2021. He is passionate about music, worship, and kids! He received his Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Music degrees from Boston University and was ordained in 2019. He grew up in southwest Michigan, moved to Traverse City to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy, and moved back to get his bachelor’s in Music Education from Western Michigan University. After over 15 years of music ministry experience, God had another plan, and the leaders of Milwood asked him to be our pastor. While he loves cooking, video games, and whatever his latest hyperfocus project is, he loves being a husband and dad even more.

Dottie Kovacs
Office Manager 

​Dottie’s earliest memories of church were formed at one just like Milwood United Methodist where her parents met in choir and were later married. At eight years old, she prayed to receive Christ as her Savior at a CEF 5-Day Club and continued in her faith as a teen, being baptized in the lake at Warner Camp. Today, she is active in Gracespring Bible Church where she raised her own two children over the past 25 years. She lives with her family & two cats in the Milwood neighborhood and they enjoy “glamping,” creative projects, game nights, and the arts.  She studied Family Studies through Spring Arbor University, and continues to study Spanish through Duolingo. She and her husband were blessed with their first grandchild in 2024.

Adrienne Struck
​Director of Family Ministries

Adrienne joined our church family at the beginning of 2022 and is excited to use her gifts to begin a new Family Ministry at Millwood UMC! Adrienne has over 20 years experience as a leader of children’s ministries with children of all ages.
She resides in the Milwood neighborhood with her husband Chuck and their dog BeeBee, who helps them through the challenges of life. Adrienne and Chuck have two adult daughters, with children of their own. Adrienne enjoys crafts, movies, theatre, singing, organizing, connecting, and simply creating.

Carl Doubleday
​Organist & Fine Arts Director

Carl became our organist in the fall of 1975. He earned two music degrees at Western Michigan University and, while a student, he was the accompanist for the Wesley Foundation Choir on campus. This included serving as the early service organist at First United Methodist Kalamazoo where the Wesley Choir sang each Sunday. After his degree work, he remained at WMU where he established what is now the Carl W. Doubleday Concerts Office in the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music. He retired in 2010 after 42 years as Director of Concerts. This career enabled him to help establish The Milwood Series of concerts at our church which presented its 36th season in 2023.

Darlene Sang
Chancel Choir & JuBELLation Handbell Director

​Darlene has attended Milwood church for 22 years. She has directed the handbell choir for 21 years and the chancel choir for 7 years. She loves praising the Lord through music. Darlene taught music for 34 years and is retired from Portage Public Schools. She is a former director of the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus where she directed for 25 years. Darlene and her husband Fred live in Paw Paw where they spend much of their time taking care of their many beautiful gardens. Along with gardening Darlene also loves to puzzle and read. 

Andrew Kovacs
Custodian

Andrew grew up in the Milwood neighborhood and even began his formal education here long ago at pre-school! He may be a new employee, but he's no stranger to Milwood, having served in the tech booth and at the food pantry. He is currently studying for his HVAC certification at KVCC and enjoys video games with his friends in his spare time. He also has an appreciation for music and a soft spot for any cat he encounters.
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