Leadership
Robin Meyers, Pastor
If you doubt that life is a series of circles, consider that the founder of our church in 2006 is now its pastor. After retiring from Mayflower UCC in Oklahoma City, where he served as senior minister for 35 years, Rev. Dr. Robin R Meyers was called to lead First Congregational Church of Norman UCC in February 2022.
Meyers has been both an ordained UCC pastor and a college professor for his entire career. He is Distinguished Professor of Social Justice Emeritus in the Philosophy Department at Oklahoma City University where he continues to teach public speaking and ethics. He is the best-selling author of eight books about religion and American culture (including the national bestseller, Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshipping Christ and Start Following Jesus) a fellow of the Westar Institute (home of the Jesus Seminar), a prolific columnist for numerous publications, and a commentator for NPR. Dr. Meyers lectures nationally and internationally on the merits of Progressive Christianity, gave the esteemed Lyman Beecher Lectures at Yale, and is the subject of a feature-length documentary about the unlikely success of his progressive pulpit in perhaps American’s most conservative state: American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel. https://www.americanhereticsthefilm.com/ now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Recently named a trustee of Union Theological Seminary in New York City, Robin is married to Shawn Meyers, MFA, an artist, and retired professor, and they are the parents of three children, Blue, Chelsea, and Cass, and grandparents to three remarkable granddaughters, Iris, Hazel, and Eleanora.
Kiegan Ryan, Lead Musician
Kiegan Ryan is a contemporary classical composer and accomplished cellist from the Cherokee nation. Kiegan is 22 years old. Ryan composes chamber music, art song, opera, orchestral and film scores. He grew up in Broken Arrow Oklahoma and is currently completing his graduate degree in composition and cello performance from Oklahoma City University, studying with Edward Knight and Emily Stoops. Ryan also brings special guests to First Congregational Church to perform, and doubles as a song-leader.
Marilyn Rosfeld, Organist/Accompanist
Marilyn Dalgliesh Rosfeld was born and raised in Southern Alberta, Canada. She started playing the piano at a very young age and eventually completed several degrees, including the Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma. She has been involved in teaching piano and music theory at the university level and has maintained a private piano studio for several years. She has adjudicated piano auditions and competitions locally and internationally, as well as being involved playing piano and organ in churches in Oklahoma City. She is proud of her two sons: Ken of Oklahoma City and David of New York City, and grandson Benjamin of Phoenix.