Church Leadership and Staff

Pastor Cathy Bruce

Pastor Cathy Bruce comes to the Reformed Church of Shawangunk after serving as a pastor in NYC with the Hope network of churches. Prior to serving as Executive Pastor at Hope Midtown, Cathy planted and led a church for two years during the Covid 19 pandemic called Hope NoMad in NYC, serving predominantly artists. Cathy also assisted in planting the Journey Church in NYC after 9/11 and in 2018 served there as a campus teaching pastor. With a heart for discipleship and seeing people grow in emotional and spiritual health, she regularly teaches Emotionally Healthy Discipleship courses and in 2021, she hosted a podcast with Geri Scazzero on the Emotionally Healthy Woman. In addition to full-time church ministry, Cathy has a diverse background, having performed on the Broadway stage, worked as a professional canine behavior consultant, and owned her own multi-site business for ten years outside of Atlanta, GA.

Cathy is a graduate of 10K Fathers Worship School, holds a BFA in Music/Vocal Performance from the University of Missouri and earned her Master of Divinity degree from Northern Theological Seminary. She is a licensed minister through the Evangelical Covenant Church. She loves country life and living in the Hudson Valley with her husband, son, two dogs, cats and chickens!

Church Staff

​Dawn Amthor – Minister of Music
Wilma Gilbert – Organist
Ann E. Smiley - Pianist Megan Morrissey - Secretary

What is a Consistory?

A consistory is the governing body of a local church. Its members are installed minister/s of that church serving under a call, and the elders and deacons currently installed in office. A consistory is a permanent, continuing body which functions between stated sessions through committees. A consistory combines the ministerial functions and governmental powers of the offices of the minister, elder, and deacon in the service and supervision of a local church. The whole body acts as the representative of the congregation. The elders, together with the minister/s, constitute a board of elders with specified responsibilities and powers. The deacons constitute a board of deacons with specified duties and authority.

Consistory

The Reformed Church of Shawangunk is a member of the Reformed Church of America; the oldest denomination in the United States. We are in covenant fellowship and adhere to the structure set to help each church govern itself while impacting a broader community as a fellowship of reformed churches. The Reformed Church of Shawangunk is governed by a Consistory.

What is an Elder?

Elders are confessing members of the local church who have been inducted into that office by ordination in accordance with the Word of God and the order established by the Reformed Church in America .

Current Elders:
Edwina Overton
Paul Overton
Katie Hoyt

What is a Deacon?

Deacons are confessing members of the local church who have been inducted into that office by ordination in accordance with the Word of God and the order established or recognized by the Reformed Church in America .

Current Deacons :
Daniel Crispell
Kate West
Lisa Stoker Bill Day