Westminster Church is committed to a Presbyterian system of church government. This means that the congregation elects their leaders, who then make decisions about the vision, ministries, finances, and life of the church. In a Presbyterian system of government, there are two ordained offices that have authority to lead the ministry of the church: elders and deacons.
ELders
The elders form the governing board of the church, called the Session. The elders are all elected by the congregation and called to shepherd the members of Westminster. The Session is made up of teaching elders, whom we typically identify as pastors and whose primary role is the teaching ministry of the Word, and ruling elders, whose primary role is shepherding care and providing leadership to the mission and ministries of the church.
The elders lead and serve on the following committees and each committee consists of men and women of WPC.
Eric Conner
Clerk of Session
Mark Bleecker
Chair
Adam Grim
Paul Rogers
Chair
Matt Allgyer
Kyle Hunt
Chair
Kevin Snoke
Bob Hivner
Chair
Brent Inion
Michael Mante
Rick Anderson
Chair
Kim Seldomridge
John Barry
Chair
Wayne Brearly
Jon Sensenig
Todd Williams
Bill Ziegler
Chair
Ben Barrall
Rick Frey
John Mwaura
Mark Espenshade
Chair
Tim Sidebothom
Deacons
Besides ruling elders and teaching elders, there are ordained deacons who have a ministry of practical service and mercy tasks within the church. The ordained offices are open to men only, consistent with I Timothy 2 & 3.
Jim Oosting
Head Deacon
Matt Bellis
Jeff Caddick
Mel Carwile
Nate Cawood
John Davies
Aaron Donnachie
Peter Frey
Ben Hagan
Landon Horst
Khan Pum Kungh
Lian Khai
Quentin Lapp
Duane Miller
Mark Moses
Kevin Reed
Tim Sheetz
Corey Thudium
Penn Tomassetti
Kyle Wenger
Deaconesses
In accordance with 1 Timothy 2 and 3, Westminster believes God’s Word calls men to fill these ordained roles of elder and deacon. However, there are many other significant leadership and ministry roles that women fill at Westminster. In addition to the ministry and staff positions that women fill, Westminster’s congregation elects a non-ordained board of deaconesses who assist the deacons in practical ministry of the church.
Amy Ormerod
Chairwoman
Deloras Ammerman
Sue Anderson
Shelley Armstrong
Lois Bower
Carol Boyer
Judy Brearly
Deb Butterworth
Deb Chapin
Katie Edwards
Sharon Ellison
Brenda Fentiman
Dawn Fortna
Barb Heisey
Jen Helms
Valerie Hise
Lynn Hivner
Sue Moses
Kathy Newhard
Doris Nolt
Linda Phillips
Naomi Rizzuti
Carol Runk
Marge Styer
2026 Officer and Deaconess Candidates
The 2026 officer and deaconess candidates will be presented for election at the annual congregational meeting on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Nominations
Later this Spring, Session will meet to begin the process of identifying and evaluating men to serve as elders and deacons and women to serve as deaconesses beginning in 2027. The congregation has the responsibility to nominate godly, qualified men and women in the congregation for these positions, respectively. Session desires and takes seriously each nomination that comes from the congregation. All nominations must be received by Sunday, April 12.
