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.

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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, Retreat House Caretaker – La Veta, Colorado
7. Rev. Joanne Schneider, Chair, Board of Directors – St. Louis, Missouri
8. Rev. Kelly Barber, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors – Meridian, Idaho
9. Ron Raitz, Licensed Minister, Board of Directors – Marietta, Georgia
10. Rev. Beverly Toporowski, Board of Directors – Burlington, New Jersey
11. Rev. Andrew Walker, Board of Directors – Somerville, Massachusetts
12. Rev. Anne Blanchard, Trustee – Cinnaminson, New Jersey
13. Rev. Melody Brauninger, Trustee – Ludlow, Kentucky
14. Rev. Cyndi Krupp, Trustee – Grand Island, New York
15. Rev. George Maddox, Trustee – Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
16. Rev. Yolanda Mapes, Licensed Minister, Trustee – Brooklyn, New York
17. Rev. Joseph Schmitz, Licensed Minister, Trustee – Shawnee, Kansas
18. Rev. Wanda Almonte – Miami, Florida
19. Rev. Helen Avery – London, England
20. Rev. Claire Bhavani-Winzar, Manawatu, New Zealand
21. Rev. Doreen Bonnet – Charlottesville, Virginia
22. Rev. Kate Brennan – Liverpool, England
23. Rev. Tawonda Chase – Waldorf, Maryland
24. Rev. Carrie Christiansen – Moorestown, New Jersey
25. Rev. Norma Clarke – Houston, Texas
26. Rev. Michelle Costa – Sherwood, Oregon
27. Rev. Bartholomew Craig, Minister Emeritus – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
28. Rev. Abigail Edwards – Calhoun, Louisiana
29. Rev. Shabnam Essa – Manchester, England
30. Rev. Saina Fernandez – Tampa, Florida
31. Rev. Toni Fields – Vermilion, Ohio
32. Rev. H. David Fishman, Minister Emeritus – Yonkers, New York
33. Rev. Dawn Green – Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
34. Rev. Hank Hamilton – Pollock Pines, California
35. Rev. David Hemphill – Ardmore, Oklahoma
36. Rev. Sharon Hepburn – St. Louis, Missouri
37. Rev. Michelle Hojnacki – Blackwood, New Jersey
38. Rev. Carl Lammers – Crestwood, Kentucky
39. Rev. Christina Marie Layer – Lumberton, New Jersey
40. Rev. Deloris Mabins-Adenekan – Knoxville, Tennessee
41. Rev. Rubye Nasser – Sahuarita, Arizona
42. Rev. Meghan Reinhart – Provincetown, Massachusetts
43. Rev. Geraldine Scott, Minister Emeritus – Williamstown, New Jersey
44. Rev. Dianne Scott – Dryden, Ontario, Canada
45. Rev. William Sintiris – Springfield, Massachusetts
46. Rev. Susan Telford – Dumfriesshire, Scotland
47. Rev. Ginny Wall – Merseyside, England
48. Rev. Gloria Wells – Lithonia, Georgia
49. Rev. Erica Joy West – Wayne, New Jersey
50. Rev. Danielle Wright – Pueblo West, Colorado
51. Rev. Francine Wright – Pueblo West, Colorado
52. Rev. Karen Worth – Mooresville, North Carolin