An important way we seek to cultivate Gospel Community and work together for the mutual care of the Body of Christ at Columbia Presbyterian is to organize people into Parishes. A Parish Team is comprised of a geographical clustering of Community Groups and a defined set of Officers (Elders and Deacons). The Session periodically reviews and makes adjustments, so these leadership lists are subject to change.
We currently have four (4) Parish Teams. A person is connected to a particular Parish in the following manner:
- If you participate in a Community Group, then your Parish association is based upon which team the group belongs to.
- If you do not currently participate in a Community Group, then your Parish association is based upon your address.
Parish Leadership Teams
Parish 1
Community Group Leaders
Pete Floyd, Dean Grothe, Jim Johnson, Anthony Swon
Elders
Gary Ahrens, Pete Floyd, Anthony Swon
Deacons
Dave Chandler, Paul Childress, Al Edwards, Pete Maggio
Parish 2
Community Group Leaders
Larry Clairmont, Larry Clifford, Ron Hidey, Kendall Morton, Joel Strand, Bill Sciannella
Elders
Bill Sciannella, George Walgrove, Stephen Smalley
Deacons
Ernest Goebel
Parish 3
Community Group Leaders
Jon DeSena, Arthur Kunkle, Ken Williams, Jim Wilmot
Elders
Michael Dransfield, Wayne Koch, Jim Wilmot, Jeffrey Spranza
Deacons
Jon DeSena, Paul Johnson
Parish 4
Community Group Leaders
Tim Huber, Rob Craig, John Lyons, Mike Shoemaker, Nathan Edwards
Elders
Jaime Cruz, Jason Morrissey, Dick Stum
Deacons
Mike Milligan, Pete Iwaskiw