Stony Creek United Methodist Church
Staff & Leaders

Reed Swanson

Reed studied chemical engineering briefly before getting his BA in public administration and economics from Methodist University of North Carolina. He worked in camping and youth ministry for several years. Reed then sought ordination in the Methodist church, receiving his Masters in Divinity from Duke University in 1995 with concentrations in scripture and Christian ethics. Pastor Reed has additional training in pastoral counseling. Reed was born and raised in Clarkston, Michigan and has served Methodist churches in the Michigan area for the past eighteen years. He, his wife Juliana and kids Joy, Grace, and Will, are in their third year at Stony Creek. In his spare time, Reed is an active runner, triathlete, and musician.