Gulf Central District
Fresh Expressions
Where hospitality meets innovation. Explore how people are forming faith in everyday places.
Welcome to your local hub for Fresh Expressions support, connection, and inspiration.
From the vibrant neighborhoods of Tampa Bay to the coastal communities and small towns throughout the district, the Gulf Central District is full of people discovering fresh ways to live out faith. Whether you’re hosting a dinner church, gathering in a coffee shop, or building community in your neighborhood, you’re part of something meaningful.
This page is designed to help you:
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Get connected with others in the district
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Find upcoming events and trainings
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Access tools to support your Fresh Expression
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Meet the team walking alongside you
Take your time exploring what’s available here.
We’re here to support you as you take your next step in this Spirit-led journey.
Upcoming Events
Exploring Fresh ExpressionsFri, Jun 20Zoom
Tiffania Icaza Willetts
Gulf Central District Cultivator Team Member
Tiffania grew up as a pastor’s kid to two United Methodist pastors in Florida, and she has been involved in the church on a local, district, and conference level for several years. She answered God’s call to ordained ministry after a spiritual experience on the Walk to Emmaus retreat. She spent three years as a missionary, first in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and then in campus ministry at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri.
She is passionate about making disciples who can transform their communities and the world. She has a love and commitment to serving Jesus Christ, and the spiritual gifts of discernment, preaching, and teaching. She is a dynamic and biblical preacher and teacher.
Pastor Tiffania holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Latin American Studies from Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, and in May 2018 she received a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. In September 2020, Pastor Tiffania was ordained an Elder in The United Methodist Church.
Pastor Tiffania lives in Tampa with her husband, Laurence, their daughter and puppy, Mia. She loves cooking, baking, yoga, and watching movies in her free time.
Brittany Leclair
Gulf Central District Cultivator Team Member
Brittany is currently serving the Gulf Central District of The Florida United Methodist Conference as a licensed local pastor at First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park, Florida, and co-cultivator of Fresh Expressions. S-he has a passion for cultivating new forms of church to reach the unchurched and dechurched who will statistically never step foot in/on either of the inherited church campuses she serves.
Brittany brings a creative and energetic spirit to ministry and believes her greatest spiritual gift is sharing life with people through the loving first journey of Fresh Expressions. While she loves to learn from and interact with people across all walks of life, her first love is spending time with her husband, three children, and two dogs! You can find them hanging out at local farmer's markets, hiking, or lounging around in a hammock.
Brittany graduated with highest honors from The Great Bethune Cookman University in 2021 and is an MDiv student at Duke Divinity School.
Kim DuBreuil
Gulf Central District Cultivator Team Member
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