Rev. Kimberly J. Murphy

Rev. Murphy, a native of East Bridgewater, MA, is a 1986 graduate of Bridgewater State College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.  She is also a graduate, in 1990, of Emerson College, Boston, with a Master of Arts in Writing and Publishing.  She graduated Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, MA, with a Master of Divinity in May of 1996.

Rev. Murphy has served in ministry throughout New England: Bridgeport, CT; Bridgewater, MA; Cape Cod, MA; Carver, MA; Westfield, MA; and Winthrop, ME.

 Currently, aside from her ministry at QPCC, Rev. Murphy is a member of the Disaster Resource and Response team for the MA Conference of the United Church of Christ, and a member of the Pilgrim Association Committee on Ministry.

JEANNe M. LUCAS - DIRECTOR of Music

Music Director, Jeanne Lucas. Jeanne has been at Quincy Point since 2019 directing the Chancel Choir, Point Handbell Ringers , and CrossRoads band. She considers the musical experiences that we have in church to be a vital part of our relationship to God and one another. She is well versed and experienced in traditional hymnody, Appalachian/bluegrass tunes, gospel music and spirituals, baroque and renaissance music, opera and oratorio, and more contemporary worship music and draws repertoire from varied sources.

Jeanne holds a Master of Music degree from the Longy School of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University. She is the Music Director for the Sharon Community Chorus, performs locally and abroad with Labyrinth Choir, performs early music with A Joyful Noyse and teaches private voice. She has also sung with Boston Lyric Opera Chorus, River Rock Band, Sweet the Sound, Cappella Clausura, various local theatres, and presented solo recitals of Appalachian music, jazz, art song, and more.

Whatever your background in music, she wants to welcome you to Quincy Point Congregational Church!

Jonathan Roberts - accompanist

Jonathan Roberts has been the accompanist at QPCC since 2014. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degrees in performance from the University of Alabama.  Jonathan has a passion and talent for performing as a collaborative pianist and has given concerts with renowned artists such as Mark O’Connor, Angella Ahn, Eugene Friesen, and Julia Dinerstein. He has performed solo and chamber recitals throughout the eastern United States. In 2008 he formed the Stardust Duo with his with violinist wife, Amanda Smith Roberts. They named the duo after Hoagy Carmichael’s jazz tune Stardust, the husband-and-wife team specialize in performing classical works influenced by popular musical styles such as jazz and blues.

Jonathan is the founder of South Shore Piano School. Jonathan’s independent studio began from his home in South Weymouth, after he previously chaired the piano departments at the South Shore Conservatory.    The school has now grown to over 280 students, 10 teachers and operates out of Quincy Point Congregational Church. To find out more or sign up for a free lesson visit: https://southshorepianoschool.com/