Pastor & Staff
Rev. Patricia Calahan
PastorPastor Tricia has been our pastor since 2011, enjoying growth in ministry and mission along with the wonderful people of CPC. Tricia is motivated to ministry by a strong conviction that God loves all people and that this truth has the power to change the way we perceive ourselves and how we live in the world. Prior to her time at CPC, Tricia was the Associate Pastor for Christian Formation at Davis Community Church in Davis, California. She earned her Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Tricia is also an accomplished violinist, with degrees from The Cleveland Institute of Music. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking in our beautiful surroundings and vegetarian cooking with her teenager, who now goes by Ace.
Dr. Ruthanne Schempf
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Rev. Patricia Calahan
PastorPastor Tricia has been our pastor since 2011, enjoying growth in ministry and mission along with the wonderful people of CPC. Tricia is motivated to ministry by a strong conviction that God loves all people and that this truth has the power to change the way we perceive ourselves and how we live in the world. Prior to her time at CPC, Tricia was the Associate Pastor for Christian Formation at Davis Community Church in Davis, California. She earned her Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Tricia is also an accomplished violinist, with degrees from The Cleveland Institute of Music. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking in our beautiful surroundings and vegetarian cooking with her teenager, who now goes by the name Ace.
Dr. Ruthanne Shempf
Organist, Director of Choir and Handbell ChoirRuthanne is on the faculty of SUNY-New Paltz and teaches piano privately. She earned undergraduate degrees from Michigan State University and a D.M.A. from the Manhattan School of Music. She is also a co-founder of the non-profit Hudson Valley Society for Music which produces Potluck Concerts and an annual Hudson Valley BachFest. Her solo piano recording, An American Mirage: Exotic Piano Images, was released in March of 2009 on the MSR Classics label. In her spare time, she likes to ski, hike, and make music with her oboist husband, Joël Evans.
Rebecca Kashinski
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Rachel Withington
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