Meet the Westminster Staff, Program Leaders & Assistants
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• INTERIM PASTOR/HEAD OF STAFF – W. Stuart Ritter
Stu's ministry has been guided by a strong sense of call to transitional ministry, and he has
served many churches in an interim capacity, including larger congregations with membership
sizes similar to Westminster.
• ASSOCIATE PASTOR – Ken Arentson
Pastoral care, coordination of care-giving, working with Deacons, teaching, preaching,
men's group
• PARISH ASSOCIATE – Bill Ekhardt
• PARISH ASSOCIATE - Dick Kiefer
• ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF MUSIC, ORGANIST – Ruth Harris
Organist, accompanist, assisting the minister of music, pastoral care
• DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH MINISTRIES – Lynda Albaugh
Outreach, mission, evangelism, social justice, pastoral care
• DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION – Kellie Johnson
Christian Education for all ages, birth through adult
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR – Jim VandeBerg
Finance, personnel, property management, overseeing the support staff
• DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS – Jan Davison
Publications, design, production, internal and external communications
• EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PASTORS – Dalene Davies-Smoot
Weddings, funerals, baptisms, flowers, Session, pastoral care
• ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Joan Mahaffey
Phones, scheduling, calendar, pastoral care
• ACCOUNTANT – Russ Lull
Giving, attendance, accounts receivable & payable
• DIRECTOR OF SMALL GROUP MINISTRIES – Sherryl McAvoy
• INTERIM CHORALE DIRECTOR – Carol Stewart
• BELL CHOIR ASSOCIATE & DIRECTOR OF THE GROUP/HS CHOIR –
Beth Ann Edwards
• YOUNG ADULT COORDINATOR – Martha Slocombe
• WESTMINSTER WEDNESDAY COORDINATOR – Jeri McGinnis
• SENIOR HIGH CO-DIRECTORS – Rick & Lori Nelson
• THE GROUP (grades 6-7) CO-DIRECTOR – Martha Slocombe
• THE GROUP (grades 6-7) CO-DIRECTOR – Soren Albaugh
• KIDS OF THE KINGDOM DIRECTORS – Justin & Laura Gibson
• CHERUBS DIRECTOR – Beth Weber
• FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR – Dwight Christman
• CHILDCARE COORDINATOR – Mary Lou Christianson
• FINE ARTS ASSISTANT – Linda Grimes
• MAILING TECHNICIAN – Anne Driscoll
• WEDDING COORDINATOR – Betty Gibson
• CUSTODIAN – Dean Follon
• CUSTODIAN – Gary Barlow
• CUSTODIAN & KITCHEN ASSISTANT – Heather Johnston
• WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR – Carolyn Hinchliff |