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 bars.

To contact one of our ministers go to “Home” on the main menu bar and scroll down to the bottom of the page for the “Contact Us” form or select the envelope icon on the header 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. 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. Elaine Wilson, Licensed Minister, Board of Directors – St. Louis, Missouri
13. Rev. Anne Blanchard, Trustee – Cinnaminson, New Jersey
14. Rev. Melody Brauninger, Trustee – Ludlow, Kentucky
15. Rev. Cyndi Krupp, Trustee – Grand Island, New York
16. Rev. George Maddox, Trustee – Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
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 “Joy” 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. Abigail Edwards – Calhoun, Louisiana
30. Rev. Shabnam Essa – Manchester, England
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. 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. Leonard Razafimamenolily – Gallatin, Tennessee
43. Rev. Meghan Reinhart – Provincetown, Massachusetts
44. Rev. Geraldine Scott, Minister Emeritus – Williamstown, New Jersey
45. Rev. Dianne Scott – Dryden, Ontario, Canada
46. Rev. William Sintiris – Springfield, Massachusetts
47. Rev. Susan Telford – Dumfriesshire, Scotland
48. Rev. Ginny Wall – Merseyside, England
49. Rev. Gloria Wells – Lithonia, Georgia
50. Rev. Erica Joy West – Wayne, New Jersey
51. Rev. Karen Worth – Mooresville, North Carolina
52. Rev. Danielle Wright – Pueblo West, Colorado
53. Rev. Francine Wright – Pueblo West, Colorado