Several professional and lay ministers, some ordained and some not ordained, serve our church, taking turns in leading worship, music and other programs.

Ministers

 

Rev. Detlef Matthies, D. Min.
Coordinating Minister

Rev. Detlef Matthies attended seminary in Berlin, Germany and in Claremont, California and holds a Doctorate in Ministry. His ministry in Pescadero was greatly inspired by the late Rev. Orril Fluharty who had served Pescadero Community Church from 1955 to 2008, building the style of ministry that allowed a number of professional and lay pastors to serve side-by-side, following the call of the Spirit each in their own way and interpretation.

Rev. John Beverly Butcher, M. Div.

I see Pescadero Community Church as a multifaith community of people serving as a pilot project for affirming our shared humanity and committed to preserving Life on Earth. When will we human beings discover how to live peacefully together on this beautiful little Blue Planet?

John Beverley Butcher is an Episcopal Priest who became a minister of Pescadero Community Church in the Fall of 2005. A student of Jesus of Nazareth, Mary of Magdala, and Lao Tzu of China. He is seeking to integrate Holy Scripture, archetypal psychology, Taoist philosophy, and personal experience with the arts and lively Spirit filled liturgy. His primary purpose in life is to discover how to become more fully human.

Intensely engaged in research and writing, his published work includes:
  • The Tao of Jesus, Harper, San Francisco 1994, revised 2006, Apocryphile Press
  • Telling the Untold Stories, Trinity Press International, 2000
  • An Uncommon Lectionary, Polebridge Press, 2002
He is an Associate Fellow of the Jesus Seminar and a Fellow of the Canadian College of Chinese Studies. He serves on the Steering Committee of Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice. Before coming to PCC, he served as Rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in San Francisco, Pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Menlo Park, California, and Episcopal congregations in Winslow, Sedona, and Clarkdale, Arizona. He also served as Chaplain of the Arizona State Prison and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard and a Master of Divinity from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He hopes to become a Quantum Mechanic when he grows up. 		Rev. John Beverly Butcher

Jack McKinnon

Jack McKinnon is a well-known leader in the community, a student of several spiritual traditions, a writer and a professional garden coach.

 Jack McKinnon

Rev. Ted Schapp, M. Div.

In really getting to know and respect (and accept and forgive) someone, one comes to know himself-herself and also God.

If Rev. Ted Schapp lights one of the Advent candles — hope, joy, peace, love — he invariably chooses the candle of peace. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1952 after completing his Master of Divinity at the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo. His primary ministry was in Germany, where he served as Pastor of a refugee camp for six years and as Pastor of the Zinzendorf Parish for eighteen years, holding out the hope of a peaceful reconciliation between East and West. In retirement, he has taken up the cause of the oppressed people in the Middle East, working with the Peacemaking Committee of the San Francisco Presbytery and with the Interfaith Witness for Peace in the Middle East. He and his wife Lorraine recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary; they have four children and five grandchildren. 		Rev. Ted Schapp