Staff/Officers

Staff

(Click here for 2020 Officers)

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The Rev. Dr. Matthew L. Camlin, Pastor

(email)

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Camlin became the pastor and head of staff at New Wilmington Presbyterian Church in December 2015. He previously pastored churches in West Virginia and New Jersey. He also served two years on the staff of the Washington City Mission, a rescue mission and homeless shelter in Washington, PA, that offers Christ-centered recovery programs for substance abusers and addicts.

Dr. Camlin was raised in the Church of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Washington, Pennsylvania. He is a 1998 graduate of the College of Wooster in Ohio, where he received a Bachelor of Music Education degree; a 2001 graduate of the Princeton Theological Seminary, where he earned his Master of Divinity degree; and a 2013 graduate of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where he received the Doctor of Ministry degree in Reformed Christian Spirituality.

In addition to his service at NWPC, Dr. Camlin currently serves as temporary Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Shenango and as a commissioner to the Synod of the Trinity, where he is a member of the Governing Commission.

Dr. Camlin and his wife, Diane, live in New Wilmington with their three children: a daughter, Afton; and two sons, William (Liam) and Alasdair.

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2020 Church Officers

Session

Our congregation elects 15 Ruling Elders (in three rotating classes) to form a partnership with our Teaching Elder (Pastor). Together they form the Session, which provides the people of God with vision, direction, and provision for their ministry within and beyond the gathered congregation.  The session meets monthly for stated meetings of worship and work, while individual elders exercise ongoing leadership in their respective committee and workgroup assignments.

Class of 2020 Randy Brown Dan Forsberg Scott McGrath Marybeth Vavithes Justin Zackal

Class of 2021 Mark Arblaster Diane George Janet Smith Judy Veon

Class of 2022 Bob Craig Diana Reed Bev Shelenberger

 

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Deacons

Our congregation elects 15 Deacons (in three rotating classes) to share in a ministry of compassion and assistance to persons in need both within and beyond the congregation.  Deacons exercise this ministry individually, in groups, and in partnership with the Pastors.

Class of 2020 Lena Aiken Cathy Collier Susan Karson Kelly Klamut Joel Postema

Class of 2021 Betsy Boyd Warren Hickman Sandy Johnston Sharon Meyer Chris Parish Cathy Collier

Class of 2022 Andrew Sciuto Don Shelenberger Jill M. Wilson Frasier Zahniser

 

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Trustees

Our congregation elects 12 Trustees (in three rotating classes) to serve as stewards of the congregation’s facility and resources, ensuring that a church building intended for worship, education, and fellowship works for the congregation and not against it.  Trustees coordinate with staff members in overseeing all levels of maintenance.  They also provide leadership to the congregation in the form of long-range facility, capital campaign, and resource management planning.  While not ordained like Elders and Deacons, the role of the Trustees is vital to the congregation’s ministry and mission.

Class of 2020 Dave Mistretta Will Parish Bob DeVido Nathan Hunter

Class of 2021 Carol Aiken Jim List Ken Romig

Class of 2022 John Kehoe Jim Krawchyk Angelo Pisano

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Auditors

Class of 2020 – Jessica Marett
Class of 2021 – Kurt Crytzer
Class of 2020 – Ann Karimi