Leadership

shared leadership is less like an orchestra and more like a jazz band . . .
– phillip c. schlechty

staff

Tim Emmett-Rardin
Interim Pastor
he/him/his

Pastor Tim is currently serving as Calvary's interim pastor, but is also a long-time member - having initially come in 1997 and officially joined the congregation in 1998.

He received his Master of Divinity degree from Drew University Theological School in 2004, with an emphasis on social justice, urban ministry and interfaith engagement. He has worked extensively with youth and young adults as an ecumenical campus minister and interfaith chaplain at Drexel University, through various programs of Interfaith Philadelphia, as a youth pastor at churches in Philadelphia and New Jersey, and as a community volunteer.

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Kari Collins
Office/Building Administrator
he/her/she/him/his/hers

About Kari

Kari has been Calvary's administrator since September 2016.

She believes in the transformative power of community, and appreciates how firmly Calvary is committed to making space for all people. When not at Calvary, you can find him managing the Repair the World space at 40th and Market, or out at a drag show with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

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Greg Scott
Music Director
he/him/his

About Greg

Greg has been Calvary's music director since 1996.

He's an accomplished bandleader, composer/arranger and multi-instrumentalist (all saxophones, reeds, and keyboards). with a wealth of experience in music performance and education.

He's the founding director of The Big Push, a 15-piece big band fusing jazz with the rhythmic influences of hip-hop
beats, and an original member of Breakwater, a Philadelphia-based rhythm and blues group which has been around since 1976.

Greg has composed or arranged music for church choirs, jazz enembles, concert bands, chamber groups, and symphonic orchestras. When he's not playing music, you can find him working at The Workshop School as science and technology instructor, teaching Lego robotics as a volunteer with students at Harrington Elementary School, or helping to get solar panels installed anywhere he can (including Calvary!).

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ADMINISTRATION
Co-Lay Leaders
Lesley Curtis, John Emmett,
Kristine Morrow, Cord Whitaker

Church Council
Lauren Ballester, Chair

Finance Committee
Gerry Felix, Chair
Beth Jemison, Treasurer

Staff-Parish Relations Committee
James Ker, Chair

Trustees
Ursula Johnson, Chair

MINISTRIES
Calvary Kids
Bruce Byker James, Coordinator

Community Contemplative Space
Alisha Berry, Coordinator

Congregational Care Team
Jo Park, Coordinator

Hospitality Team
Mary Grey Emmett, Coordinator

Spiritual Growth Team
Amy Emmett-Rardin, Coordinator

Story Circles
Amy Emmett-Rardin, Coordinator

Young Adults
Grace Johnson, Coordinator

Worship Team
Coordinator TBD

Green Team /
PA Interfaith Power & Light
Coordinator TBD

Fair Trade
Coordinator TBD

New Sanctuary Movement Team
Lauren Ballester, Coordinator

POWER Team
Eriks Dunens, Coordinator

Reconciling Ministries Team
Coordinator TBD