Leadership & Board

Brian C. Roberts joined the United Methodist Communities board in 2021. He is the Executive Director for the United Methodist Stewardship Foundation for Greater New Jersey United Methodist Church. Previously, he was the District Superintendent – Greater New Jersey United Methodist Church, serving Cape Atlantic District for 7+ years and has also served portions of Delaware Bay District and Gateway South District. Brian served as Senior Pastor at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Ocean City from 2005-2014, Senior Pastor at Absecon United Methodist Church from 1994-2005, and Lead Pastor at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Trenton, a multi-cultural congregation, from 1989-1994.

Brian is inspired by United Methodist Communities’ culture of striving for excellence to serve residents as well as support and celebrate staff and the many dynamic residents, dear saints, who he respected and cared for as members of congregations he served that lived at The Shores. “As a pastor of a local congregation I have long been an active supporter of the mission and ministry of the United Methodist Communities. I have regularly visited with church members in various homes. As Senior Pastor of St. Peter’s in Ocean City I realized the importance of United Methodist Communities at The Shores and was a strong partner with them in serving the island.” Brian was recognized for leadership in Ocean City, NJ following Hurricane Sandy as co-citizen of the year, along with the co-chair of Ocean City Cares, a newly formed non-profit that helped with recovery, renovations, and care for residents on the island.

Brian earned a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Master of Business Administration from Rutgers Graduate School of Management.

Brian is married to Sandra DeForest Roberts and has two adult children, Alyson Roberts and Nathan Roberts. He enjoys exercise, cooking and gardening, whether spirit gardening and growing disciples or flower and vegetable gardening. In the last 4 years he and a couple of friends have kayaked from their headwaters to Ocean City, the Maurice River, the Mullica River, the intercoastal waterway from Ocean City to Cape May, and the Great Egg Harbor Rivers.