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Meet the Staff


Rev. Dr. David Swink

Senior Pastor

David has been Senior Pastor at Chilson since 1979 with two "sabbaticals." He also serves as a Professor at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary (ETS) in Detroit. He received his undergraduate degree from Furman University in 1970, in 1973 his Master of Divinity degree from Duke University and his Doctor of Ministry degree from that ETS in 1987. David lives in Brighton with his wife, Jamie, who is a first grade teacher at Hornung Elementary School. Their daughters are Betsy who lives in Falls Church, Virginia with her husband, Jon, and Margie and husband Rob, who live in California.




Rev. Robin Gilshire
Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care / Music Director

Robin came to Chilson from a diverse religious background. He was raised in the Episcopal faith and served as choir director, later serving as an ordained pastor of a United Methodist Church. He has earned a Bachelor's Degree in music and a Master's of Divinity degree. He found his way to Chilson Hills and serves not only as an Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care but as an in-house Gospel Poet. Robin lives in Howell with his wife, Ruth. They have four adult children--Travis, Megan, Justin, and Nicholas.




Jesse Ping
 
Associate Pastor for Family Life

Jesse is married to Susan and lives in Howell. Together they have five daughters and eight grandchildren. Jesse is a retired contractor. He has taught Sunday School and/or evening classes for over 40 years. He has also participated in the bi-vocational ministry classes and taken pastoral care and counseling courses at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit. Jesse enjoys teaching, performing weddings, and doing counseling and marriage mentoring.




Kim Hughes
Seminary Intern

Kim has been involved in elder care for a number of years, as a licensed care provider. Her undergraduate degree is in Family Life Education. She is a MA in Counseling candidate, affiliated with Spring Arbor University, and a MA in Pastoral Ministry candidate, affiliated with Ecumenical Theological Seminary. Kim lives in Pinckney. She has four adult children and two grandchildren.

 




Alia Schubbe
Pastoral Care





Karen Reames
Building Administrator & Pastoral Support

Karen is a mom to four children and grandma to six.



Kathryn Poppy, M.A.M.C.
Communications Specialist & Pastoral Support

Kathryn earned her Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Florida with Bachelor's degrees in English Education and Biblical Studies from a fully-accredited Christian university in Lakeland, Florida. There, she also served as editor of the college newspaper. She has earned numerous awards in communications and publication design and has contributed to hundreds of newspaper articles published throughout Michigan, as well as radio and television programming. Kathryn plays the flute and the piano. She and her family have attended Chilson since early 2007.




Lori Juengel
Accompanist





Lorna Leonard
Accompanist





Lisa Lovely

Bell Choir Director

Lisa has been a member of Chilson Hills since 1991 and has been a bell ringer since 1992. In 2005 she became the Bell Choir Director. She has a Bachelor's in music education from Eastern Michigan University. She has been employed at the University of Michigan Health System for 25 years as an EEG technologist and has been a supervisor there for the last seven years. She currently teaches EEG Technology at the Carnegie Institute. Lisa is also a performing member and on the board of the Livingston symphony Orchestra and enjoys performing with her violin. Lisa and her husband, Luke, live in Whitmore Lake with their four beautiful daughters.



Amber Wist
Assistant Music Director




Steve Funke
Gatekeeper

Steve and his wife, Jan, have been members of Chilson Hills since 1995. Among many “jobs” at the Church, Steve took on the job of official gatekeeper in 2001. Among his duties are official chair and table setter-upper and liaison for outside groups that use the building. Steve is also the main audio and lighting operator for all services. Steve lives in Whitmore Lake.




Jim Peoples
Custodian




Diana Berry
On-Call Emergency Response Coordinator, Deacon

After retiring from the University of Michigan, Diana served as Church Administrator for ten years, entering "full retirement" in November of 2007. She is a charter member of the church.





About Chilson Hills Church
by Bob Miley, Deacon

"Chilson Hills, with its freedom from religious orthodoxy, has helped me pursue
a closer relationship with our God and my Church family. My heart has
been opened. My inner core has been cleansed to view other faiths and
denominations--all in the name of Christ--to see wholesome goodness in
worship and congregation--good people held by gravity in this world but
yet boundless in freedom to the Holy Spirit."




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