Julie Elkins

My name is Rev. Julie Brewster Elkins. I have two churches that I am pastorally responsible for. I have been ordained since 1990 and this is my first two-point charge.  I hope you join us at church on Sunday mornings for worship.  Worship starts at 9:30 am. People want to know what to call me.  Reverend is my title, Pastor is my job and Julie is my name. I answer to all of them or any combination of them…whichever you are most comfortable with. Julie is completely fine and so is Pastor Julie….however, it is whatever makes you most comfortable is completely fine with me

I am married to Michael Elkins. We were married on October 12, 1985.  We have three grown children. Jenee Harlow who is married to Ben and they have two beautiful daughters named Zooey  and Marley. The Harlows live in Indiana. Paul Elkins who is married to Mandi and their children, Robbie and Willow.  They live in Arizona. And our third daughter, Katy Elkins, lives in Newport Beach and works at Disneyland in Security.

I graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a BA in Speech Communications and a minor in Sociology. I then received my Master of Divinity at the School of Theology at Claremont in 1990. I was ordained a Deacon and was a probationary member of the conference in 1990 and became a full member and was ordained an Elder in 1994. I have served as an Associate Pastor at Glendora UMC and St. Marks UMC (in San Diego). I have served as Lead Pastor at El Segundo UMC, Costa Mesa 1st and Chapel of the Valley. I have done children’s ministry, youth ministry, senior ministry, family ministry and recovery ministry. I have also written and performed dramas and one woman shows. As a two time cancer survivor, I am very passionate about my volunteer work with the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network where I serve as a Voice of Hope and an Ambassador of Hope advocating for Cancer research, treatments and care of patients and family.

I have interests in drama and the arts. I LOVE sports (most of them…not so much as a participant but as a spectator!) I like to camp. I am a family person through and through. I love Disney as well (Michael and I met while working at Disneyland) I also love going to the Zoo and Safari Park and Sea World. I like to travel (although I don’t get to do much of it – except to Indiana and Arizona). That is a little about me and my family.