Deacons are ordained officers of the church who provide spiritual comfort and other assistance to regionally-based groups of member families in the church, called chapels. A large group of chapels forms a Quadrant.

Quadrant A is the membership of our church that lives in northeast Ann Arbor, and the areas outside of Ann Arbor, north and east of the city; Quadrant B is the area immediately surrounding our church, including the University of Michigan; Quadrant C is predominantly the west side of Ann Arbor; Quadrant D includes Ypsilanti, Saline, Brooklyn, Chelsea, and other outlying areas.

Each Quadrant holds an annual potluck brunch on a Sunday after the 11:00 worship service. To learn or verify your chapel number and deacon’s name, contact the Rev. Melissa Anne Rogers, at mrogers@firstpresbyterian.org, or 662-4466, ext. 390.

Co-Moderators (2012): Becky Lohr and Pat Elkington

QUADS

Quad C: Zip Code 48103 Quad Leader Jennifer Edwards

Chapels and Deacons

Chapel 11 - Fernando Colon

Chapel 12 - Kathy Clark

Chapel 13 - Judy Landau

Chapel 14 - Mira Collins

Chapel 15 - Bill Upton

Chapel 16 - George Perrett

Chapel 17 -  Aaron Sprague

Chapel 18 - Jane Peterson

Chapel 19 - Doug Hockstad

Chapel 20 - Terry Linden

Chapel 21 - John Nicklas

Chapel 22 - Nancy Heers

Chapel 23 - Carol Fletcher

Chapel 24 - Linda McCall

QUAD B: Zip Code 48104 Quad Leader Deb Lisull

Chapel 25 - Becky Gaffney

Chapel 26 - Karen Gardstrom

Chapel 27 -  Nick Sorter

Chapel 28 -  Linda Koopmann

Chapel 29 - Carol German

Chapel 30 - Dana Underwood

Chapel 31 - Christine Larson

Chapel 32 - Georgia Goodman

Chapel 33 -  Renee Mulcrone

Chapel 34 -  Catherine Kendall

Chapel 35 - Gwen Alexander

Chapel 36 - Alan Traxler

Quad A: Zip Code 48105 Quad Leader Scott Strodtman

(Plus Dexter, Pinckney, Brighton, Hamburg, Howell, South Lyon, and Whitmore Lake)

Chapel 37 - Brian Schneidewind

Chapel 38 - Sara Vander Voort

Chapel 39 - Jack Caldwell

Chapel 40 - Don Deatrick

Chapel 42 - Sue Rigterink and Sandy Anderson (Glacier Hills Retirement Community and surrounding area)

Chapel 43 -  Catherine Baker

Chapel 44 - Robyn Robeson

Chapel 45 -  Steve Ennis

Chapel 46 - Karla Olson-Bellfi

Chapel 56 - Doug Smith (Dexter and Pinckney)

Chapel 57 - Jill Binkley   (Brighton, Hamburg, Howell, South Lyon, Whitmore Lake)

Quad D: Zip Code 48108 Plus Quad Leader Polly Pan

(Plus Saline, Belleville, Brooklyn, Milan, Carlton, Ypsilanti, Chelsea, Grass Lake, Manchester, Tecumseh, Gregory, Northville, Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Livonia, Novi, Plymouth, Canton, Willis)

Chapel 47 - Sue Beutler

Chapel 48 - Andy Campbell

Chapel 49 - Rosemarie Rowney

Chapel 50 - Diane Johnston

Chapel 51 - Holly Majorprice (Saline)

Chapel 52 - Norman Chen (Belleville, Brooklyn)

Chapel 53 - Dustin Koob  (Ypsilanti 48197, Milan, Carlton)

Chapel 54 - Joan Scheske (Ypsilanti 48197)

Chapel 55 - John Yodhes (Ypsilanti 48198)

Chapel 60 - Lee Evans (Chelsea, Grass Lake, Manchester, Tecumseh, Gregory, Booklyn)

Chapel 62 - Peggy Hodgson (Northville, Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Livonia, Novi, Plymouth, Canton, Willis)

Chapel 99 - Margaret McClamroch (All members who have moved out of the area but are retaining their membership)

Deacon’s responsibilities include:

• Attend a monthly meeting to share information about church activities, plan events, grow in faith and fellowship, and gain valuable resources for their ministry.
• Contact members regularly by phone call, email, and visits to build community, lend support, share information, or ascertain needs. Deacons share relevant and appropriate information about church members with the pastoral staff so that all feel cared for in their time of need. With the staff, deacons “rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.”
• Provide support at the time of birth of a new baby with a home visit, rosebud, and resource gift bag including hand-knit baby blanket. Deacons also act as baptism hosts for families presenting infants for baptism, lending help at the morning worship service and providing support.
• Welcome new members to the church and their chapel by attending the new member breakfasts held four times a year and remaining in consistent contact with new members of First Pres.
• Provide support during hospitalization or bereavement through cards, visits, meals and errands during convalescence. Deacons also access our Helping Hands or Stephen Ministry groups as needed.
• Hold annual fellowship brunches for their chapel members and support all-church fellowship events.
• Coordinate our twice-yearly Red Cross blood drive.
• Work with our church elders to serve communion at our weekly and monthly communion services.
• Deliver flowers from our worship service weekly, and special plants during holiday times, to our members in need, those grieving, or those with special birthdays or joys.
• Hold special services of worship several times a year at local care facilities.
• Get to know other deacons and church officers, modeling good ties of fellowship and friendship for our church members.