Church Officers, Deacons, Trustees and members of Standing Committees are elected by the congregation at our Annual Meeting each March.
A twelve-member Board of Deacons, together with the Senior Minister, leads the spiritual life of the church.
The current Deacons are (standing): Ann Whittaker, Linda Haney, Eliza Pohle*, Philip Sleeman, Kim Hall, Ralph Hills, Allison Boeckmann, and William Picard. Seated: Grant Carlson*, Charlie Burns*, Sam Garner*, Mark Tedford (chair), Rev. Chapin Garner (Senior Minister), Jill Robey, and Louise Holland. Not pictured: Ann Clay and Derek Metz. *Junior Deacon
Business affairs are managed by a twelve-member Board of Trustees.
The current Trustees are (standing): Stephanie Douglas-Parkin (chair), Rev. Eric Dupee* (Minister of Christian Formation), Justin King, Peg Davidson, Tom Mangas, Jeff Johnson, Mike Abbott, and Don Moyle. Seated: Laura Doscher, Christy Bonner, Michelle Crookenden, and Diana Beecher* (Treasurer). Not pictured: Seth Alvord, Dawn Doak, and Kelly Morrissey* (Chief Administrative Officer). *Ex-officio member
Standing Committees include: Nominating and Governance, Leadership, Investment, Personnel, and Missions and Social Action.
Ministry Teams, made up of Church member volunteers, support our ministers and program staff as needed. Members are encouraged to seek out and join the team or teams that are most relevant to them and their own spiritual journey. They may move in and out of teams as their time and interests dictate. Click here to view a list of our ministry teams; choose “serve” under “group type” and click Search.
The members of the Investment Committee are Jeff Johnson, Chris Pohle (chair), and Stan Sokolowski.
The members of the Leadership Committee are Kathy Dinnie, Stephanie Douglas-Parkin, Rev. Eric Dupee, Rev. Chapin Garner (chair), Kelly Morrissey, Doug Raymond, and Mark Tedford.
The members of the Missions and Social Action Committee are Sally Anderson, Eben Breed, Kirk Carr (chair), James Doak, Leigh Engen, Kristine Gore, Dan Radman, and Debbie Shew.
The members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are Bill Connolly, Lonnie DeMarco, Janis Hennessy, Liza Pohle, and Doug Raymond (chair).
The members of the Personnel Committee are Jeff Altman, Kathy Dinnie (chair), Stephanie Douglas-Parkin.
To learn more about our various ministry teams, please contact Kelly or the Church Office at (203)966-2651. Click here to view a list of our ministry teams; choose “serve” under “group type” and click Search.
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