Our Team
PASTORAL STAFF
DAN MORRIS
Senior Pastor
Dan has served as a United Methodist pastor for 44 years in a variety of locations in the Alabama-West Florida Conference. He is an ordained Elder, Certified Spiritual Director, and enjoys fishing, cutting grass, and swapping stories. He is married to Sharmon, and they have three children and seven grandchildren.
Dan’s Scripture verse for becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ is Isaiah 40:31.
"…those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint."
His North Star verse for theological reflection is 1 John 4:16.
“God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.”
PAM AVERY
Senior Associate Pastor / Discipleship
Pam Avery taught music for twenty years as a first career, then following two bouts with cancer, moved to Pensacola, Florida to answer a call to ministry. She has been a licensed local pastor for nineteen years, currently serving as Senior Associate Pastor at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church, where she focuses on Discipleship and Spiritual Formation. She is a certified Spiritual Director and Sacred Space Training Course leader. She is a Stephen Ministry Leader and is also certified in Enneagram. She has led numerous spiritual retreats as well as Enneagram training sessions around the Pensacola, Florida area and beyond. She has two sons, two daughters-in-love, and three precious grandchildren. Her joy is to help people find their own joy in a relationship with Jesus.
JOSH MCLAMB
Associate Pastor / Worship at the Water™
Josh McLamb, a native of Pensacola, is a Licensed Local Pastor in the United Methodist Church and is currently appointed to serve Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church, focusing on Worship at the Water™. After a season of studying and working in the agriculture industry, Josh found his way to Gulf Breeze UMC and into pastoral ministry. He is currently enrolled in the United Methodist Course of Study program through Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. Josh is married to Hannah, and they have one son and one on the way. In his free time, Josh enjoys growing a garden, tending to his chickens, and spending time with his family. His favorite part of ministry is journeying alongside people from all walks of life and all stages of faith as they seek to grow in the likeness of Christ.
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ASHLEE MOSLEY BROWN
Associate Pastor / Youth and Missions
Ashlee Brown is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church and currently serves as Associate Pastor at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church, where she focuses on Student Ministries, Outreach Ministries, and assists with Worship at the Water™. She grew up in Gulf Breeze, FL, and at GBUMC. After a time away from congregational ministry serving as a corporate leader in the IT field, it is a delight to Ashlee to have been appointed to her home church to serve in ministry. Ashlee is a graduate of University of West Florida (Religious Studies) and Emory University’s Candler School of Theology (Master of Divinity) where she specialized in Applied Ethics, Jewish Studies, and Women in Theology & Ministry. Ashlee and her husband, Jesse, own and operate the popular Pensacola Beach restaurant, Native Cafe. Ashlee loves to help people care for their mental health and physical well-being as a means of encountering wholeness in Christ. You can find her on Sunday mornings co-leading our Worship at the Water™ service.
Need to speak with a pastor? Please call the church office to schedule an appointment with someone from our clergy team. 850-932-3594
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