Pastor
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Rev. Tiare Mathison grew up in Seattle, went to Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA and has been a pastor in three different settings. Her most recent call was to pastor a church in Newton, IA, where she raised her son Isaac, now 19 and in college. “Pastoring and parenting have been the privileges of my life,” Tiare responds. “Thanks be to God.” She is thrilled to be the Transitional Pastor at Wallingford Presbyterian Church and looks forward to getting to know each and everyone. “God has done amazing things with this small yet mighty church and it is exciting to see what God does next,” she said. Please feel free to email her (
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Youth Director
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Michele Ward grew up in Oakdale, California, a town that calls itself the "Cowboy Capitol of the World" and was the home of the only Hershey's Chocolate Factory outside of Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school, Michele headed north to Spokane, Washington to study English and theology at Whitworth University. In 2010, Michele moved to Seattle to serve at University Presbyterian Church as the Elementary Ministries Intern. She's been involved in overseas ministry in Russia, Thailand and Haiti. Currently, Michele is earning her Master of Divinity at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology with the desire to become an ordained minister in the PC (USA). She loves exploring the outdoors, good coffee, baking often, Nerf guns, Bocce Ball and is still on the hunt for the best ice cream in Seattle. Michele occasionally breaks out into song and enjoys spontaneous dance parties. She will never turn down an opportunity to dress up like a superhero. Most importantly, though, Michele loves sharing her faith with youth and inviting them to know God in a deep and real way. |
Director of Children's Ministries
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Erica Wood grew up in the Seattle area and enjoys reading, dancing, baking and walking around Greenlake. She attended Seattle Pacific University, majoring in History and Christian Theology. Erica was a children's ministry intern at University Presbyterian Church in 2007, and has worked with children and youth in the church setting ever since. She is in the process of earning her Masters of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary and is passionate about missional theology and sharing God's love with children. One of her favorite ministry experiences was partnering with missionaries in Haiti and the many adventures she had in that amazing country. Erica is married to Max and they have a cat named Lady.
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Music Director
Facilities Manager
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David Lang has maintained the facilities at WPC for several years. Born in Hanoi, Vietnam he also speaks both Vietnamese and Chinese. After coming to the US in 1980, he began work for the Seattle Public Library in 1988 as custodian/maintenance, where he continues to work in addition to his work at WPC. David is married with 3 children, and in his spare time enjoys basketball, fishing, and travel. |
Nursery Caregiver
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