Rosetta English Chapman is a wife, a mother of three wonderful children (“my greatest accomplishment”) and a grandmother to two exceptional granddaughters. Rosetta is retired and spends her spare time exercising, traveling, singing, and enjoys entertaining family and friends. She loves the Lord and loves serving as a Deacon. Rosetta feels fortunate to be a member of Arch Street Presbyterian Church and the choir and hopes to continue to be a blessing to others through the Deacon’s prayer ministry. [read more...]

Patricia (Pat) Covington is a native of the City of Philadelphia. She grew up in a home filled with love and music. She is the proud mother of two, grandmother of two and great grandmother of four. Pat is retired from Independence Blue Cross and enjoys the theater, shopping, and singing in the ASPC choir. She has been worshiping at ASPC for three years and is blessed by the warm, loving congregation. Pat is honored to be nominated to serve as a deacon. [read more...]

Tracey works at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia as an archivist. Before moving to Philadelphia, she was the curator of changing exhibitions at a museum in Massachusetts. Tracey enjoys history, science, cooking, gardening and nature hikes, and she also loves ASPC. She is honored to be a deacon and would like to serve the congregation by sharing God’s love that she feels within and all around her. [read more...]

Daria DiCicco, originally from Philadelphia, now lives with her husband, Tom, and their two daughters, Sophia and Juliana, in South Jersey. Daria has a musical background and actively performs when she is able to break away from her role as Director at The Inn at Penn. "Music is my expression of faith and prayer... and I'm so blessed to have found this church and am honored to be in service". [read more...]

Tess Gardephe is excited to be a member of ASPC and has been worshipping at Arch Street for close to a year. She was raised in the church and grew up singing in the choir. The music, moving sermons and warm spirit of Arch Street drew Tess in. She works in education and is originally from New York, but has enjoyed Philly very much. When Tess isn’t supporting teachers and schools, she is relaxing with friends, traveling, connecting with her family (currently spread out in NYC, DC and China!), and enjoying good food. [read more...]

Christine Greco first found Arch Street Presbyterian Church when planning her wedding 8 years ago. She and her husband Lenny instantly fell in love with the community and became members shortly after their marriage in the church. ASPC is so special to them that even after moving to Huntingdon Valley, she and Lenny continue to attend with their two children. [read more...]

Cassie Tomkins is the granddaughter of a Presbyterian minister and grew up attending Union Hill Presbyterian Church in Morris County, New Jersey. Cassie joined Arch Street in January 2017. She values the Arch Street community and its call to love justly. She looks forward to the opportunity to serve, pray, and love the Arch Street congregation in this new role. [read more...]

Lars Peterson was raised Presbyterian in a suburban church outside of Trenton, NJ. He and his wife now live in South Philadelphia and chose to make Arch Street Presbyterian Church their religious home during the summer of 2014. Lars is particularly excited to serve as an elder at ASPC because he believes in the positive effects of building community and accepts his responsibility to participate in the process. [read more...]