Awakening Together Ministers

Awakening Together has two types of ministers, ordained and licensed. Awakening Together’s purpose for ordaining and licensing ministers is to ensure the discernment of the assembly remains pure without confusing the teachings of Awakening Together with teachings from other traditions, theologies or ideologies that may not be wholly aligned with our purpose and values

An ordained minister has the authority to lead Awakening Together weekly gatherings and special assemblies, officiate weddings and funerals, provide spiritual counseling and administer other sacraments as requested by members. There is no limit to the number of ordained ministers permitted in our assembly. In order to apply for the Awakening Together Minister Preparation Program, one must be a member called from within to be a servant of the one true Self through Awakening Together.

A licensed minister has the authority to lead an Awakening Together weekly gathering when the scheduled ordained minister is not available. A licensed minister may also facilitate Awakening Together special assemblies. Licensed ministers (LM) must serve on either the Board of Directors or Member Board of Trustees in order to maintain their license. A licensed minister may not officiate weddings, provide spiritual counseling or administer other sacraments.

For more information, reference Awakening Together’s “Policies and Procedures” under “About Us” on the main menu or left side navigation.

To contact one of our ministers go to “Home” on the main menu and scroll down to the bottom of the page for the “Outreach” form or select the envelope icon on the bottom of this page.

Our ministers are:

  1. Rev. Regina Dawn Akers, Founding Minister – Beulah Valley, Colorado
  2. Rev. Rhoda Makled, President-Minister – Macomb, Michigan
  3. Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert, Spiritual Curriculum Director – New Albany, Indiana
  4. Rev. Marisol Landin, Trustee, Sanctuary Director – Bridgewater, New Jersey
  5. Rev. Shawna Summers, Trustee, Assistant Sanctuary Admin – La Veta, Colorado
  6. Rev. Jane Marie Sobel, Spiritual Community Admin – Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
  7. Rev. Joanne Schneider, Chair, Board of Directors – St. Louis, Missouri
  8. Rev. Kelly Barber, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors – Meridian, Idaho
  9. Rev. Sharon Hepburn, Board of Directors – St. Louis, Missouri
  10. Rev. Connie Poole, Licensed Minister, Board of Directors – Clarksville, Indiana
  11. Rev. Andrew Walker, Board of Directors – Somerville, Massachusetts
  12. Rev. Elaine Wilson, Treasurer, Board of Directors – St. Louis, Missouri
  13. Rev. Anne Blanchard, Trustee – Cinnaminson, New Jersey
  14. Rev. Melody Brauninger, Trustee – Ludlow, Kentucky
  15. Rev. Jill Grace, Licensed Minister, Trustee, Saint Jame, Minnesota
  16. Rev. Cyndi Krupp, Trustee – Grand Island, New York
  17. Rev. Yolanda Mapes, Licensed Minister, Trustee – Brooklyn, New York
  18. Rev. Joseph Schmitz, Licensed Minister, Trustee – Shawnee, Kansas
  19. Rev. Helen Avery – London, England
  20. Rev. Laura Bedford – La Veta, Colorado
  21. Rev. Claire Bhavani-Winzar, Manawatu, New Zealand
  22. Rev. Doreen Bonnet – Charlottesville, Virginia
  23. Rev. Kate Brennan – Liverpool, England
  24. Rev. Tawonda Chase – Waldorf, Maryland
  25. Rev. Carrie Christiansen – Moorestown, New Jersey
  26. Rev. Norma Clarke – Houston, Texas
  27. Rev. Michelle Costa – Sherwood, Oregon
  28. Rev. Bartholomew Craig, Minister Emeritus – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  29. Rev. Mary Dugan – St. Louis, Missouri
  30. Rev. Abigail Edwards – Calhoun, Louisiana
  31. Rev. Saina Fernandez – Tampa, Florida
  32. Rev. H. David Fishman, Minister Emeritus – Yonkers, New York
  33. Rev. Dawn Green – Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
  34. Rev. Fran Hamilton – Naples, Florida
  35. Rev. Hank Hamilton – Pollock Pines, California
  36. Rev. David Hemphill – Ardmore, Oklahoma
  37. Rev. Michelle Hojnacki – Blackwood, New Jersey
  38. Rev. Carl Lammers – Crestwood, Kentucky
  39. Rev. Christina Marie Layer – Lumberton, New Jersey
  40. Rev. Jim (Azaan) Lee – Jalisco, Mexico
  41. Rev. George Maddox – Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
  42. Rev. Rona Marren – York, South Carolina
  43. Rev. Deloris Mabins-Adenekan – Knoxville, Tennessee
  44. Rev. Janice (Satya) McDonald – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  45. Rev. Rubye Nasser – Sahuarita, Arizona
  46. Rev. Leonard Razafimamenolily – Gallatin, Tennessee
  47. Rev. Meghan Reinhart – Provincetown, Massachusetts
  48. Rev. Sami Ross – Jalisco, Mexico
  49. Rev. Geraldine Scott, Minister Emeritus – Williamstown, New Jersey
  50. Rev. Dianne Scott – Dryden, Ontario, Canada
  51. Rev. Gerald (Jai) Segal – Hialeah, Florida
  52. Rev. William Sintiris – Springfield, Massachusetts
  53. Rev. Beverly Toporowski- Burlington, New Jersey
  54. Rev. Tatyana Vinnikova – Needham, Massachusetts
  55. Rev. Ginny Wall – Merseyside, England
  56. Rev. Erica Joy West – Wayne, New Jersey
  57. Rev. Karen Worth – Mooresville, North Carolina
  58. Rev. Danielle Wright – Pueblo West, Colorado
  59. Rev. Francine Wright – Pueblo West, Colorado