Meet Our Staff
Rev. W. Alan Froggatt, Jr Senior Minister
Blessings and Peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
As the Senior Minister at Second Congregational Church in Beverly, I welcome you to our church's home on the web. The fact that you could easily spend a few hours here with us, perusing sermons, learning about mission activities or exploring our church school program, just to name a few areas of our web page, attests to the wealth of activity here at Second Church. We are blessed with a wonderful facility that is in constant use by our congregation, by our community, and by the Beacon Christian Academy. And we are more than blessed by a congregation that is also in constant motion, working together to serve our God, and to serve our world in God's name.
I come to Second Church by a somewhat circuitous route. I was born and raised in Meriden, Connecticut; attended Barrington College in Rhode Island, and Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. My first parish was way up on the northwest corner of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, hard by Lake Superior, in the town of Calumet, at the Community Church of Calumet, dually aligned with the United Church of Christ and the United Presbyterian Church. After four years on the U.P., I was called to the Bridgewater Congregational Church in western Connecticut, which I was privileged to serve for nearly sixteen years. Then in June of 2000, God's call came to me through the good people of north Beverly, and since September 1, 2000 I have been blessed to serve in this parish.
Second Church is a true family-oriented congregation. Our young people are a significant and vital part of our ministry, which means that people of all ages work together in a variety of activities and service opportunities. When Paul wrote of the body of Christ, “When one member suffers together, all suffer together, and when one member rejoices together, all rejoice together,” he could have been writing about Second Church. The warmth of relationship and the depth of commitment to each other mean that this is a sensitive and caring group of Christian people.
So I invite you to spend some time with our church family. Spend time with us here on the web; spend time with us in worship Sunday mornings at 9:30; spend time with us as we minister to our community in local mission; spend time with us as we serve God's people in our world mission. We're always glad to have you be with us, as we endeavor to share God's love and Christ's blessing with all the children of creation!
Heather Ramsey Mabrouk, Transitional Associate Minister
A North Shore native, Heather grew up at Second Church from the time she was 2 years old and has been a member of the church since her confirmation in 1992. Heather studied Elementary Education at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, earning a BA in Elementary Education and, as part of a pilot program, began a Master’s in Education while teaching 5th grade in public school in Piedmont, South Carolina. After feeling a call to ministry, Heather returned to Massachusetts to attend seminary.
Heather graduated from Andover Newton Theological School with a Master’s of Divinity and was approved for ordination in the fall of 2010. She joined the Second Church staff after completing a four and a half year contract as the Associate for Youth, Education & Family Life at a UCC church in Marblehead. Beyond the local church, Heather has been working as a confirmation retreat leader for the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ for the last 7 years and acting as one of the program coordinators for the last 3 years. Heather brings a passion for working with families, a deep faith in God and a love for teaching others about God to her work at Second Church.
Mr. Robert A. Lague, Director of Music
Robert A. Lague is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a Master’s degree in Applied Piano.
Bob has taught in Massachusetts public schools in Lexington, Andover,and Stoneham for thirty-eight years. His school choral groups have performed at MMEA All-State and MENC All-Eastern Conventions.
He has been President of the New England Conservatory Chorus and was selected to represent Massachusetts in the Bicentennial Chorus of America under the direction of Lukas Foss.
Bob comes to Second Church having served as Music Director at the First Congregational Church of Natick for thirty-one years. He is also the conductor of the Lexington Pops Chorus, and has been since its inception in 1982. He serves as the official organist for both he Massachusetts Teachers Association and the National Education Association. A delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly for 31 years, and organist for the group for 16, Bob has played in the capacity for both President Clinton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
At the 1999 All-State Conference, Bob received the Lowell Mason Award from the Mass. Music Educators Association for outstanding work in Music Education. Bob has been Manager of the MMEA All-State Chorus several times and has been the All-State Chorus Accompanist twice.
Bob has served at Second Church as Director of Music since August 2002, and directs the Senior Choir, the Youth Choir and the Second Church Handbell Choir. We are blessed to have a person of Bob’s skills, talent and faith commitment on our staff.
Ms. Mary Jane Clark, Parish Administrator
Mary Jane Clark is responsible for the many groups that use the church facility. Primary focus is on keeping the operation of our church programs running smoothly by supporting the church staff and members as needed. She views her position as that of problem-solver/trouble shooter for over twenty-five years, but most important, hers is the first welcoming presence to greet visitors to the church office. When asked about her responsibilities, she good-naturedly replies that her tasks run the gamut from keeping parishioners informed through monthly newsletter or ordering maintenance supplies and everything in between. Mary Jane has been an active member of our faith community for the past thirty-nine years.