Deborah Castellucci has lived in Center City Philadelphia with her husband Bob for the last 12 years. The Castelluccis have lived in different parts of the country over their almost 40 year marriage. She grew up in the Presbyterian church and has served in various capacities in several of church homes. She is looking forward to serving the ASPC community as an Elder. [read more...]
Lawyer Chapman, Elder, Class of 2023
Lawyer Chapman and his wife, Rosetta, were directed by the Holy Spirit to ASPC to serve wherever needed as God makes it the lighthouse for this part of the city. Known as Dr. Chapman to his students, Lawyer is currently the Principal of the Cherry Hill Alternative High School. He has served as an Elder and a member of the Finance, Outreach and Nominating Committee for the last three years. Lawyer is deeply honored to be considered for this position. [read more...]
Angela Haynes, Elder, Class of 2024
Angela Haynes was raised in South Central ... Pennsylvania. Lancaster County to be exact. She fell in love with the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, and now has been here for over 20 years. She accepted Jesus as her Savior at age 12, and rekindled their relationship in her late 20s. She’s currently embarked on a quest to become a Jesus Follower. [read more...]
Sarah Jenkins, Elder, Class of 2025
Sarah Jenkins is a native of the Philadelphia area and is thrilled to be back worshiping at ASPC and exploring new and exciting things that have grown up in Philadelphia over the past several years while she was living in South Africa. She has been a member of ASPC since 2012 and previously served as an Elder at ASPC from 2014 to 2016. She holds a B.S. in Global Health from Georgetown University and works as Director of HIV Prevention for the Clinton Health Access Initiative. She is humbled and excited by the opportunity to step back into a deeper role of service at ASPC. [read more...]
Charlie Koerwer, Elder, Class of 2023
Charlie Koerwer has been a member of Arch Street Presbyterian since 2015 and is co-chair of the Outreach Team. After over 30 years with Cigna, he retired in 2013 and worked in operations for a non-profit in Camden for three years. Currently he volunteers with Broad Street Ministry, UrbanPromise International and recently has become certified by City of Philadelphia to teach ESL. [read more...]
Theos McKinney, Elder, Class of 2024
Theos D. McKinney III is Assistant General Counsel for employment and labor law at Exelon, the nation's leading competitive energy provider. Exelon does business in 48 states, D.C., and Canada and employs approximately 34,000 people nationwide. Theos provides counsel on labor and employment law matters, including diversity and inclusion initiatives, to Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power, and Constellation. A member of Exelon Legal’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Theos was a participant in the Diversity Lab’s Spring 2018 Hackathon where his team was recognized for its Inclusion Imprint system to teach attorneys about inclusion and provide tools to practice it. [read more...]
Kim Pearson, Elder, Class of 2024
Kim Pearson teaches journalism and interactive multimedia at The College of New Jersey. She received Christ as her personal savior at the age of 19 and has been committed to understanding and heeding the call of the Holy Spirit in word and deed ever since. In her work, she seeks to tell stories that help us understand our connections to each other. In recent years, she has focused on developing teaching strategies for bringing people from underrepresented backgrounds into computing and interactive media. Kim is excited and grateful about serving ASPC as elder. [read more...]
Gaby Peterson, Elder, Class of 2025
Gaby Peterson was born and raised in Puerto Rico and moved Pennsylvania in 1997. In her adult life, Gaby has been an active member in a variety of Christian denominations, but claims her roots in the Mennonite tradition. She is experienced in working with music, youth and prison ministries, as well as missionary work in developing nations. She is now honored to serve as a deaconess at Arch Street Presbyterian Church where she hopes to serve as a community prayer warrior while building on the already existing women’s and hospitality ministries. [read more...]