Staff
The Reverend Kathryn Z. Johnston
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The Reverend Kathryn Z. Johnston has been serving as Senior Pastor at MPC since March, 2009. Originally from the Jersey shore, she graduated from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL in 1992 and Princeton Theological Seminary in 2000. She previously served as solo pastor at Dickinson Presbyterian Church in Carlisle, PA and before seminary as a Youth Director in Winter Haven, FL and as Children and Youth Director in Clearwater, FL. Kathryn has a passion for proclaiming the Word of God and nurturing God’s beloved children in all stages of their faith. She loves the beach, sports (playing and watching), and laughing with her friends and her son, Will.
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The Reverend Myrtle E. McCall
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The Reverend Myrtle E. McCall has been the Associate Pastor at MPC since September, 2000. She is from West Middlesex, PA and is a graduate of Westminster College at New Wilmington and Yale Divinity School. Myrtle was ordained on December 11, 1983 and has served at Christ Presbyterian Church, PA, Greencastle Presbyterian Church, PA, St. James Presbyterian Church, PA and Chester Presbyterian Church, NY. Myrtle also served as a chaplain for Presbyterian Homes, Inc. of PA for seven years prior to her call with MPC. Her family includes two older brothers, Emmanuel, a retired Baptist minister who resides in Atlanta, GA with his family, and Timothy, a retired Army Recruiter who lives in West Middlesex, PA with his wife.
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The Reverend Stephen Choi
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The Reverend Stephen Choi has been serving as the Associate Pastor for Youth and Young Adults since December, 2007. Originally from Chicago, he is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Princeton Theological Seminary. Prior to joining the MPC staff, Stephen served as an associate pastor for three years in central Illinois and was ordained in 2005. His passion and joy is to present the Christian faith in ways that everyday people can relate to. He also enjoys playing and watching sports (especially the Chicago Cubs and the University of Illinois basketball team), watching movies, reading, and visiting fun places with his family. Stephen and his wife, Laura, have been married since May of 2000, and they have two children, Timothy and Ella.
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Kathy Wells
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Kathy Wells has been the Director of Christian Education at MPC since February, 1999. Prior to that, she served for ten years at the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre. She grew up on a small farm in Western Massachusetts (which explains her cow collection that takes up two entire cupboards in her house). Her first contact with Presbyterianism was at Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. She is now a certified Christian educator with a passion for mission and mission trips. Kathy is married to David Hoover, and they each have two children and two grandchildren, and way too many pets.
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Suzanne Klinedinst
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Suzanne Klinedinst, Director of Music, has directed the music ministry at MPC since 1984. She has a B.S. degree in Music Education from Lebanon Valley College and a Master of Music in Organ Performance from Kent State University. Suzanne has been organist/director in New Cumberland, Columbia, and Penbrook. Her family consists of three children, Karen, Michael and Deborah, four grandchildren, two ex-racing greyhounds and her husband, Richard. Richard assists in the music department as the handbell choir director and director of the MPC Winds. Growing up in Palmyra, PA, Suzanne says: I played church with my dolls in elementary school and I am still "playing church."
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Connie J. Sutton
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Connie J. Sutton is the Office Manager of MPC and began serving in 1976. She grew up in Mechanicsburg and graduated from Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School and Goldey Beacom Junior College at Wilmington, DE. She and her husband, Herb, have one son, Jeff, who resides in Los Angeles. Connie's joys include gardening, the outdoors and watching movies.
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Jennifer Arndt
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Jennifer Arndt has been the Secretary at MPC since April, 2006. Originally from northeastern Pennsylvania, she is a graduate of King's College at Wilkes-Barre and relocated to central PA in 1998. Jennifer and her husband, John, have been married since August, 2000, and they have two children, Ethan and Olivia. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys reading, watching movies and spending time with her family.
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Don Hopper
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Don Hopper has been the church Treasurer since 1980. Don received a B.A in Economics and Accounting from Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA. Don's corporate career was with Verizon's accounting and data processing department. After many transfers, he and his family settled in the Central PA area, which they have liked. He and his wife, Ginny, both enjoy traveling, their home, and meeting new people. They are also active in community organizations. Don and Ginny have two grown children, Jeff and Jodi.
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Randy Valvo
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Randy Valvo has been the MPC Custodian since January, 2008. He and his wife, Beth, moved to the area from Connecticut in 2007. They have four children, all out of college, and two grandchildren. Prior to MPC, Randy worked as the facility manager at a church in Cheshire, CT. Randy says: It is a privilege to serve with the staff, Property & Maintenance Committee and the many caring people who serve here at MPC. |
Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church
Sunday Worship 8:15 & 11am
Sunday School 9:35am