Church Leadership

Pastor

Rev. Robin E. Lostetter

Treasurer

Matt Kohnke

Matt first joined the congregation of First Presbyterian Church of Bordentown in 1996. He has served in the role as Treasurer since 2003. Prior to being Treasurer, he served as an Elder to the Church from 2000 through 2003.

Matt graduated from Villanova University with a bachelor degree in Accounting. He moved to Bordentown in 1994, where he lived Bordentown City for two years and then in Bordentown Township ever since. His roots in the Presbyterian Church were established during his teen years when he lived in Florham Park, NJ. During that time, Matt was highly involved as a member of the youth group, including 3 trips improving and building houses with the Appalachian Service Project. He continues to be involved in the youth group of our Church.

Matt's interests outside the Church include golf, fishing and baseball. Matt has two boys - ages 9 and 5 - who share the same interests. Besides being Treasurer, Matt is currently secretary of the Bordentown Little League and manages several teams throughout the year.

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Director of Music

Wendy Huber

Gwendolyn Huber (Wendy) has been at the First Presbyterian Church of Bordentown since September of 1996. She was brought up Mennonite in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and graduated from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. When she's not at the Presbyterian Church or at home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, she is a preschool music teacher at a couple of Princeton Nursery Schools. She also teaches private lessons and directs a "quirky" choir in a German Singing Society.

Growing up, there was always a song on her lips and it is her goal to foster the same love of singing and the same expression through music wherever she finds herself, including in this wonderfully musical congregation. She can't think of a better way to teach, or learn, express or worship than through music and feels fortunate to be surrounded by many like-minded people. We have a congregation that sings hymns, psalms and responses during the service; a singing Sunday School and Youth; a dependable and talented choir who leads in worship with a variety of music styles; a handbell choir, small but mighty, and willing to rehearse at 9 PM on Thursdays; and there are other talented singers and instrumentalists, not the least of whom is our versatile and talented organist.

Secretary Office Hours: Tues 9-1, Wed 9:30-1:30, Thurs from 9-1

SaraLee Pindar

email: office@bordentownpresbyterian.org

Spotlight on Staff: Did you know that SaraLee Pindar is an award-winning photographer whose work has been described by one juror as “going beyond photography”? She recently won 2nd prize for photography in the Artsbridge Members Show at Prallsville Mills in Stockton, NJ.

SaraLee says her “eye” was developed by her mother, a Philadelphia artist who taught her composition and color. She discovered early on, however, that she can’t draw, but began taking photographs in the late 1950s. After much prodding by family and friends, she began showing her work just three years ago. During that time her photographs have been juried into 15 shows and three photos have won prizes in art exhibits. She has held two solo shows and is scheduled for four more in the central New Jersey region during 2010 and 2011.

She is impressed with Dostoevsky’s saying that “beauty will save the world,” and through her photos tries to draw the viewers’ eyes and minds into a peaceful and contemplative environment. She is grateful that her ability to travel has afforded the opportunity to capture a wide variety of subjects – from icebergs in Greenland to fascinating alleyways in Europe as well as wildlife right here in New Jersey.

As if that weren’t enough, SaraLee is also a musician and serves as choir director at St. Vladimir Orthodox Church. Next time you stop in the office, ask to see one of her photos, and maybe you’ll also hear some beautiful Russian choral music emanating from her CD player.

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Organists

Debbie Hill

Peggy & Lynn Fleckinger (temporary)

Pianist

Tina Vilic

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Director of Christian Ed.

Karin Venezia