Nancy joined Southminster as Pastor / Head of Staff in October of 2017. Nancy previously served as the Pastor/Head of Staff at The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook, NJ She is passionate about mission and has led congregations and communities in numerous new mission endeavors—locally, nationally and globally.

Pastor Laura came to Southminster in the summer of 2019 directly from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, this is Laura’s first ordained call. Laura calls the whole West Coast home—she was born in Northern California, raised in Oregon, and spent most of her adult life in Seattle, Washington. Laura…

As Director of Children’s Ministry, Josh works directly with the children at Southminster. He is excited about the children’s programs already going on at the church and some of his new ideas. Children were important to Jesus and are important to our church. Josh’s goal is to let the light of Christ be ever-present in…

Ruth Mappes has been the Director of Music Ministries at SPC since October 2015

Christian Zennie is our Property Manager at Southminster. Christian is married to Amber and they have a daughter, Ali.  Christian has lived in the Dayton area his whole life, growing up in Kettering. He has many and varied hobbies including camping, fishing, and hiking, plus skateboarding and snowboarding. He enjoys photography and videography, as well.  Christian also…

Sharon is the Business and Financial Administrator and has worked at Southminster Presbyterian Church since 2008.