Meet Our Pastor
Rev. Dr. Ricardo Ramos - Diaz, Senior Pastor

Pastor Ricardo was raised in Puerto Rico and has been in ministry for over 40 years as a pastor, schoolteacher, college and seminary professor, missionary, and mentor. He received his degree from Drew University and began serving in the New Jersey urban and rural churches. He also served as a missionary in South America. He is passionate about social outreach ministries and putting faith into action.
He enjoys fishing, cooking, all types of music and walking his 2 dogs. Pastor Ricardo and his wife Laurie were married just over a year ago. Laurie is a librarian in the history reference department at Villanova University.
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Church Staff

Michelle Malick: Treasurer, Choir Director, Bell Choir Director, AV Technician

Jim Barnes: Organist

Chris Hylenski: Church Secretary

Dianne McHale: Custodian

Mike Brinton: Sexton

Maria Mason: Nursery Care

Church Leadership
  • Chairperson Church Council: Vivian Haines
    • Co-Chair To Be Discerned (TBD)
  • Lay Member to Annual Conference: Patty Biffen
    • Alternate Member to Annual Conference Vivian Haines
  • Lay Leader: (Ex officio of all Committees/Teams and BoT) Patty Biffen
    • Co-Lay Leader: Michelle Malick
  • Staff/Parish Relations Comm. Chair: Cindy Diffendall
  • Church Treasurer: Michelle Malick
    • Co-Treasurer: Rhonda Bastarche
  • Board of Trustees Chair/Representative: TBD
  • Finance Committee Chair: Paul Bentley
    • Co-Finance Chair: TBD
  • Secretary: Chris Hylenski
  • Commission on Education: Michele Esworthy
  • Food Ministry Outreach Team: TBD
  • Membership Secretary: Becky Givler
  • Hospitality Ministry Team Chair/Representative: Linda Smith
  • Congregational Care Ministry Team Chair/Representative: TBD
  • Communication and Media Ministry Team: TBD
  • Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Ricardo Ramos-Diaz
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Chair: TBD**
Class 2026
  • Dennis Giancola
Class 2027
  • Mindy Patton
  • Penny Brinton
Class 2028
  • Jay Windmayer
  • Tom Diffendall
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS AND LAY LEADERSHIP
Chairperson: Rev. Dr. Ricardo G. Ramos-Díaz
Class 2026
  • Pat Milliken
Class 2027
  • Margaret Soditus
  • Eileen White

Class 2028

  • Donna Pluck
STAFF/PASTOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Chairperson: Cindy Diffendall
Class 2026
  • Mary Ann Giancola
Class 2027
  • Tina Stuber
Class 2028
  • Wesley Pratt
  • Bob Schmidt
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Chair: Paul Bentley / Co-Chair - TBD
 Ex officio members (with vote, unless otherwise noted)
  • Vivian Haines - Council Chair
  • Cindy Diffendall - SPRC
  • TBD  - Board of Trustees
  • Patty Biffen – Lay Member to Annual Conference & Lay Leader
  • Bob Schmidt
  • Pastor Ricardo Ramos
  • Michelle Malick – Treasurer* 
  • Rhonda Bastarche – Co-Treasurer*
  • Becky Givler – Financial Secretary* 
*Serves without vote unless otherwise elected as a voting member.