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       PNC UPDATE

Meet the Westminster Staff, Program Leaders & Assistants

Alphabetical list of staff

Westminster is seeking a new Senior Pastor

A Pastor Nominating Committee has been formed to select a new Senior Pastor.  If you are a pastor searching for a new call, please click here for more information.

• 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

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