Melany Chalker

Melany Chalker began as Senior Pastor of FUMER in July 2021. She is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, serving since 2000 as lead pastor in communities from Onsted, to Concord, Marshall, and now Eaton Rapids. Arriving in 2021, after the Covid-19 pandemic, everything is a bit different. Melany is the first female lead pastor at FUMER in 181 years. She is also the first to arrive with pink, purple, and blue hair in… well, forever!

Pastor Melany is an artist by nature, a pastor by calling, and a follower of Jesus by choice. She brings artistry to ministry, is led to serve outside the church building, and follows Jesus to help assist the least and the lost. Melany has quite the background, describing herself as broken, and yet healed by the love of Jesus.
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You’ll find Melany in local establishments, getting to know her neighbors, in addition to leading creative small groups that paint, scrapbook, and serve those in need. She has degrees in Fine Arts, Family Life Education (counseling), and a Master of Divinity from Methodist Theological School in Ohio. She was born and raised in Saline, on her grandfather’s dairy/vegetable farm. She owns her own 5-acre farm just south of Eaton Rapids, growing flowers from seed and rescuing animals who need a mommy to love on them.

Pastor Melany is quirky and a child at heart, she loves to puddle jump on rainy days and curl up under a quilt as she movie marathons it with her 6 Grands. She creates artwork in her studio at Mellow Farm and upon retirement will run her own art gallery again, as she did before being called into ministry. She is married to Darryl, who is a commercial construction superintendent and huge race fan. They have two adult sons, Jerry (Erin) Losee and Mikayl (Ashley) Losee.