Debi and her husband, Steve, raised two sons in Florida before relocating for a new job in Tucson. They feel blessed to have found a wonderful church home at Sanctuary. Debi is a former business owner and has spent the last four years employed at a faith based non-profit agency before joining the church staff.

While living in Florida, Debi served in leadership positions in the church nursery, VBS, and Sunday School. She also worked with teenagers and college students in the church Youth group and in Chrysalis. Here in Tucson, she has continued to serve in Chrysalis -- ask her if you don’t know what that is! -- and has become a Certified Lay Speaker in the United Methodist Church. She loves leading women’s Bible studies and truly believes that the word of God is living and powerful! Debi enjoys reading, traveling, spending time with her family, Starbucks and chocolate!

Lora has been working for Sanctuary since January of 2009 and started attending the church in July that same year.  She is married and has 3 children: Megan, who is married, Michelle, who works in the nursery on Sunday mornings and is the youth director, and Matthew, who helps out with Sunday School and plays drums with the praise band a couple of times a month.  Lora's husband, Scott, teaches Sunday School for the older elementary kids.

Lora recently stated, "It has been a blessing getting to know each and every one of the wonderful people who call Sanctuary home and I look forward to getting to meet more people each week.  God has blessed me with this job and this church."

Lauren has been singing at Sanctuary UMC since May of 2009. She sings at both of their Traditional Services and she directs the choir. Lauren grew up attending St. Paul's UMC in Tucson with her family. She is also a member of and worship leader for the Tucson Wesley Foundation.

Lauren graduated in December 2011 with a degree in music education at the University of Arizona and hopes to teach elementary school. She currently teaches piano lessons and choir at the International School of Tucson and teaches gymnastics and dance at The Little Gym. Besides playing the piano and singing, Lauren loves to hike, travel, run long distance, and read a good book.

Mark has been working with the Sanctuary contemporary service since June 2011 and is excited to bring his love for Christ and music to the members of Sanctuary. Originally from Tennessee, he has grown up playing guitar in church in Jackson and Nashville, before making his way to Tucson in the summer of 2010.

He received his Bachelor's Degree in Guitar Performance from Belmont University in Nashville and is currently working on his Master's Degree in Guitar. Mark recently got married and enjoys music, coffee, and the outdoors with his new wife.

Mary Ware has been on office staff at Sanctuary Church for a year.

Adrienne is the most recent addition to the Sanctuary UMC family. Originally from Seattle, Washington where she was born and raised, Adrienne has relocated to Tucson for a much-needed change of scenery. She is excited to provide support for a growing church body servicing such a beautiful area in Arizona. In her spare time, she works on her art/design portfolio.

Adrienne recently graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics. She is looking forward to pursuing graduate school sometime in the future for Speech Language Pathology and Cognitive Sciences.