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

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staff 

Rev. Calvin Collins
Pastor
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About Pastor Calvin

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Pastor Calvin comes to Calvary having served Conyngham United Methodist Church for the past year. 

He is currently pursuing his M.Div at Lancaster Theological Seminary, and is a Licensed Local Pastor on the path to ordination as an Elder within the United Methodist Church.

Pastor Calvin comes with a breadth of musical knowledge and spiritual diversity. His inclusive spirit, working with all religious beliefs and those who do not have a belief, has brought him to Calvary. 

Pastor Calvin recently moved to Lansdowne, but grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland - where most of his family still resides.

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Kari Collins
Office/Building Administrator
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About Kari

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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
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About Greg

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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
Lay Leaders
Lauren Ballester, Lesley Curtis, ​Kristine Morrow, Cord Whitaker

Church Council
Lauren Ballester, Chair

Finance Committee
Gerry Felix, Chair
Beth Jemison, Treasurer

Staff-Parish Relations Committee
Kristine Morrow, Chair

Trustees
Ursula Johnson, Chair

MINISTRIES
Calvary Kids
Tim Emmett-Rardin, Coordinator

Community Contemplative Space
Alisha Berry, Coordinator
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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

​PA Interfaith Power & Light /
​Green Team
Tim Emmett-Rardin, Coordinator

Fair Trade
Coordinator TBD

New Sanctuary Movement Team
Lauren Ballester, Coordinator

POWER Team
Eriks Dunens, Coordinator

Reconciling Ministries Team
Coordinator TBD