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HistoryA
Brief History of First Presbyterian Church
Potsdam, New York
Affiliation
We are a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), located in the Synod of the Northeast and in the Presbytery of Northern New York (link to the PNNY newsletter). We are governed by a group of elected elders and the pastor, called the Session. We also elect a Board of Deacons to minister to the people in and outside of the congregation.
Pastor: Dr. D. Richard Will
Pastor Rich began his ministerial work at this church in May, 2003. (More...)
Our Congregation
Our congregation is a diverse group of people who come from a wide range of backgrounds and who hold a wide variety of views, but we are united in our faith and in our firm belief that we are "a community gathering in Christ and ministering as God leads." We live in a rural region of upstate New York (in "The North Country"), just a few miles from the Canadian border. Our community is shaped not only by our rural roots, but also by the four colleges and universities in this area (Clarkson University, SUNY Potsdam College, St. Lawrence University, and Canton College). We are a caring yet fun-loving church with a long tradition of education, music, and community and world service.
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Church Officers 2004
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| D. Richard Will, Moderator |
| Victor
Caamaño, Chair | | A. George Davis, Clerk |
| James
Whittet, Vice-Chair | | Dawn Bartow | | Nancy
McKinley, Secretary | | Don Borsh |
| Connie
Zelinski, Corresponding Secretary | | Bonnie Bruno | | Marie
Callahan | | Robin Wilkinson |
| Ruth
Hamberger | | Neil Johnson | | Mark
Hartman | | Joe Randi |
| Nina
Nuwer | | Peggy Burlingame |
| Phil
Paro | | Sharon Pickard | | Frances
Shaw | | Pam Whittet | | Milton
Skiff | | Joe Zelinski | | Sally
Skyrm | | Ranota Hewitson |
| Ray Toland |
| | | Eileen Visser |
| | | Linda Woodcock |
| | | Joyce Yianoukos |
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Committees
and Chairs
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| Don Borsh, Chair | | Pam Whittet, Chair |
| Laura Toland | | Ruth Kreuzer |
| Dave Powers | | Eleanor Hopke |
| Eleanor Hopke | | Louise Straub |
| Pam Whittet | | Josie Severtson |
| Bob Fraser | | |
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| Joe Zelinski, Chair | | Ranota Hewitson, Chair |
| Connie Zelinski | | Jim Bruno, Treasurer |
| A. George Davis | | Nina Nuwer |
| Pam Whittet | | Gordy Theisen |
| Bob Fraser | | Mike Nuwer |
| Peggy Burlingame |
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| Sharon Pickard, Chair |
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Peggy Burlingame, Chair |
| Ranota Hewistson |
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Ruth Kreuzer |
| Ray Toland |
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A. George Davis |
| Ken Visser |
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Mary Ellen Frackenpohl |
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| Neil Johnson, Chair | |
Dawn Bartow, Co-Chair |
| A. George Davis |
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Bonnie Bruno, Co-Chair |
| Marilyn Johnson |
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Barbara Baker |
| Eleanor Hopke |
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Jennifer McDonald |
| Jane Wells |
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Laura Toland (kitchen) |
| Helen Brouwer |
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Betty Fraser (kitchen) |
| Connie Zelinski |
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Eleanor Hopke |
| Fran Shaw |
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| Amy Walker |
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| Art Frackenpohl |
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Joe Randi, Chair |
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Groups and Contact People
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| Pastor Rich |
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Eleanor Hopke |
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| | RENOVARE: Women's Spiritual Formation Group |
| Laura Toland |
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Terry de la Vega |
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| Pastor Rich |
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Victor Caamaño |
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| Louise Straub |
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Helen Brouwer |
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Other Personnel and Volunteer Staff
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