Amarante, a member of Community Presbyterian Church in Cedar City, has served as both an Elder and a Deacon.  Originally from New Mexico, he attended Sterling College in Kansas and graduated from Westminster College in Salt Lake City.  He and his wife, Rhonda, have lived in Kanarraville, Utah, for about 20 Years.  He is a professional woodworker by trade. 

Gail, a Quaker since 1981, has been active in the Society of Friends in Indiana, serving as a clerk and participating on various committees during yearly meetings. She has spent 37 years teaching students with disabilities and is currently the assistant director of special education at Fredonia Schools. After moving to Kanab in 2017, Gail is making it her permanent home and looks forward to retiring here with her two adopted dogs, out of 40 she has fostered. 

As a former Pastor of the United Church of Kanab-Fredonia, Dean has a special connection to this community fellowship.  As one who is curious about the essential nature of all religions, he believes there is an intimate relationship between spirituality and faith traditions, wherein religion serves as a language to locate and articulate one's spiritual experience within community. At a pragmatic level he feels that our religious and spiritual life requires and enables us to work for a more compassionate and just society where we care for not some, but all of life's manifestations.

“Never thought of it that way.” is often heard after Gail Padwick-Gates delivers a message. When not bribing the congregation with her Padwicked Preserves jams or nervously awaiting the off-off-off Broadway debut of “Reunions Can be Murder” at the Elks, she, Scott and her dog, Chloe, are hoping that her pre-med/culinary son, Cole, is making them cookies. Gail drives from St George to speak to our congregation.

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Marcia holds degrees from the University of Northern Colorado, the Universit of Denver, and the Iliff School of Theology. Ordained in the Disciples of Christ (DOC) Christian Church, she also has dual standing with the United Church of Christ (UCC). She lives in Denver, Colorado and serves as a visiting speaker at the United Church of Kanab-Fredonia.