Pastor Greg

Greg Oberg is the pastor of First United Methodist Church of Brazoria, and joined the Brazoria UMC crew on June 8, 2008.  Prior to his appointment to Brazoria UMC, Greg served as the associate pastor at Bay Harbour UMC in League City, where he served in a variety of roles including: managing an Upward Soccer league of over 200 children (ages 4 through 12), developing cutting-edge videos for promotion of church ministries and coordinating Dave Ramsey�s Financial Peace University. Before serving at Bay Harbour, he served as Associate Pastor of Young Families at First United Methodist Church of Pearland.

Greg is a native Texan, born and raised in Dickinson, and attended Santa Fe for all of his 13 years of public education (K � 12th Grade). He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from Texas A&M (Class of 2000), and a Master of Divinity Degree from Asbury Theological Seminary (Class of 2004).

Greg met his wife Georgia at Texas A&M, and they have been married since September of 1999. While Greg served at Bay Harbour, Georgia served as an Administrative Assistant for the Galveston County Cooperative Extension Office, and was also the wedding coordinator for Bay Harbour UMC. She currently works full time as the office manager for the Brazoria county AgriLife Extension Office in Angleton.

They have two boys: Wesley (age 8) and Lincoln (age 4).

Greg is an avid fan of Star Wars, Star Trek (especially Next Generation and Voyager), The Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia. In his spare time he enjoys reading books, writing, playing computer games with friends, and playing with his boys.