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.
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Jack McKinnon, Licensed Minister
Jack McKinnon is a well-known leader in the community, a student of several spiritual traditions,
a writer and a professional garden coach as well a licensed minister in the United Church of Christ. |
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Rev. Ted Schapp, Emeritus, 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.
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