Meet the Staff

E-mail Tom

Tom Cook has undergraduate and graduate degrees in music education from Ohio State University with a minor in church music. Mr. Cook has been the organist at LUMC since 1992 and a full- time organist at five different churches since 1967. He is retired from the music department at OSU where he was an administrative assistant for music education and bands for thirty years. Prior to this, Mr. Cook was a choral and instrumental teacher in the public schools for eleven years. Tom has been married to Marilyn since 1973. They have two grown sons and seven grandchildren.

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Christine became a member of the LUMC staff in September of 2016 as Music Director of the traditional service, leading the Chancel and Handbell Choirs. She loves working in the overlap between the arts and the spiritual life, sharing with others in worship as a musician and self-taught artist. Christine has Bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and Voice from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL; Master’s degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and she holds a certification in Spiritual Direction from the Wellstreams Program in Columbus, Ohio. Christine and her musician husband, Jason, have four children and they are all board game fanatics who love traveling in an RV whenever they have the opportunity. Her other interests are reading, writing, and seeking God in wide open places.

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Becky Stout has had a passion for music and theater since she was very young. She loves sharing the joy of making music with children. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Baldwin-Wallace College in 2005 and her Masters in Music from Boston University in 2011. Becky and her husband, Aaron, have been members of Linworth United Methodist Church since 2012 and have their hands full raising three young children. Becky enjoys reading, baking, crafting, and playing piano.

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Cara has always had a strong dedication to her craft as a vocalist. Ever since she was young, she knew that she wanted to use her gift to inspire and impact the lives of others. Although she has always sung in the church choir or the praise and worship team, she took on the opportunity to lead worship when she became faced with a youth ministry in need of someone to assist with bringing their vision for this ministry, to life. This is where the role as a worship leader came into fruition. Cara is excited to join the community at Linworth UMC as Director of Contemporary Music while studying to obtain her associate’s degree in Real Estate at Columbus State Community College. She continues to embrace her artistry apart from leading worship and enjoys training her 4-year-old daughter to sing and express herself through music.

Eliezer Molina has been with Linworth since 2010.  His responsibilities include cleanliness and upkeep of Linworth UMC, including Linworth Children’s Center, to ensure a sanitary, attractive, safe and usable environment for all who utilize the LUMC building. Eliezer likes to keep busy and enjoys working on remodeling projects and playing golf in his spare time.