First United Methodist Church of Germantown
SERVING GERMANTOWN SINCE 1796
Meet The Team
Bob Coombe
Robert (Bob) Coombe was born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in 1950, and raised in Levittown, Bucks County, where he graduated from Pennsbury High School. He has been a minister since 1977, completing his education and training from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. Rev. Coombe has served Methodist congregations throughout the Greater Philadelphia region, including Lindley United Methodist Church in Olney from 1978 to 1991, Union United Methodist Church in Havertown, Delaware County, PA. from 1991 to 2005, and at Yardley United Methodist Church from 2005 until 2015 when he joined FUMCOG. Rev. Coombe also serves on the Methodist Services Board of the Methodist Home for Children, and also as an Alternate Board member of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, with whom he has been connected since the early 1980’s. Rev. Coombe represents the EPA Conference on the Ecumenical Working Group for Middle East Peace. He has been on the Board of the Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center, Bangor, PA since 2010.
Noe Gabriel Lopez
Noe Gabriel Lopez (Gabe) was born and raised in Philadelphia, the son of two Guatemalan immigrants. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Theology from Malone University and his Master of Divinity from Duke University. After graduating he became an Associate Pastor at a multicultural church in Henderson, NC. In addition, he has also worked as a middle school teacher. Gabe has ample experience working with Latin American immigrants and is very passionate about serving with marginalized communities. Among other accomplishments, Gabe has presented at the North Carolina Council of Churches on immigration and assimilation within first generation Latinos/as. His hobbies include traveling, playing soccer, watching sports and reading a good book on contextual theology.
Jodi Bohr
Senior Pastor
Associate Pastor
Director of Music
Michael Yancey
Office Manager
Michael Yancey began his employment at FUMCOG on September 5, 2020 but he has been a member of the choir since 2014 while attending Chestnut Hill college. His background includes 3 years at the United Methodist conference level as the East District Resource Assistant. He goes by either his first or last name and enjoys theatre, Marvel, and mysteries
