THE CHURCH AS A CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY RENEWAL: AN URBAN-RURAL DIALOG JULY 10 TO 12 JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK

LIST OF PRESENTERS AND PARTICIPANTS

Beverly Alves, Member, Johnstown School Board, Johnstown, New York Gordon Boyd, Founder, Energy Next, and Member, Bethesda Episcopal Church, Saratoga Springs The Reverend Dr. Frank Cerney, Executive Director, The Rural Outreach Center and Pastor, Pathways Christian Fellowship, East Aurora, New York The Reverend Peter Cook, Executive Director, New York State Council of Churches and Interfaith Affordable Housing Collaborative West Cosgrove, Western New York Coordinator, Rural and Migrant Ministry, Lyons, New York The Reverend Ralph English, Pastor, Gloversville Congregational Church Erin Covell, People Project (North Country) Sponsored by New York State United Teachers Maurice Cummings, Public Advocate, Dunton Consulting LLC Harry DiRienzo, Executive Director, Banana Kelly Community Development Partners, Bronx, New York Vincent DeSantis, Councilman, Gloversville City Council, Gloversville, New York The Reverend Dr. Audley Donaldson, Rector, St. Stephen and St. Martin Episcopal Church, Brooklyn The Reverend Cornell Edmonds, Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian USA), Mark Emanation, Interim Executive Building Director, Oakwood Community Center Anthony Epps, Benchmark Title Agency LLC, White Plains, New York The Reverend Laurie Garramone, Rector, St. John's Episcopal Church, Johnstown Margaret Glennie, Schenectady, New York Marc Greenberg, Executive Director, Interfaith Assembly for Housing and Homelessness and President, Interfaith Affordable Housing Collaborative David E. Gross, GF55 Partners (Architects), Manhattan, New York Hans Hallundbaek, Director, Prison Ministry Hudson River Presbytery and Founding Member, Rehabilitation Through the Arts Thomas Hardy, Pastor, Friedens (Peace) United Church of Christ, North Tonawanda, New York The Reverend Bruce Hersey, Chaplain, Hale Creek Correctional Facility, Johnstown Vernon Jackson, Mayor, Johnstown Letitia James, New York City Public Advocate and Candidate for Attorney General, State of New York Jennifer Jennings, Gloversville Downtown Development Specialist, Fulton County Center for Regional Growth, Gloversville, New York Erik Jensen, Culture Contextualist, Planning and Communications, Binghamton, New York The Reverend Earl Johnson, Adjunct Professor of Religion, Siena College, Loudonville, New York Moira Kelly, Artist, Amenia, New York The Reverend Jim Ketcham, American Baptist, Member of Executive Committee for New York State Council of Churches The Reverend Heather Kirk-Davidoff, Coordinator, Churches as Catalyst for Community Renewal and Minister of Faith Formation, Journey, United Church of Christ, Albany, New York Minbum Koo, GF55 Partners (Architects), Manhattan, New York The Reverend Kate Kotfila, Pastor, Cambridge United Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, New York Andrea Kretchmer, Principal Xenolith Partners, LLC, Manhattan, New York Jason Labate, Senior Associate, Goldstein Hall Attorneys at Law Dr. Bradley Lewis, Professor of Economics, Union College, Schenectady, New York The Reverend Merle Longwood, Retired ELCA Pastor and Member, Messiah Lutheran Church, Rotterdam The Reverend Dee Lowman, Pastor, Lark Street Church, and Coordinator, The Church as Catalyst for Community Renewal: An Urban Rural Dialog, Albany, New York The Reverend Alexandra Lusak, Oakwood Community Center, Troy and Moderator, Rensselaerville Presbyterian Church, Rensselaerville, New York Jessica Henry McClements, Downtown Johnstown Business and Professional Association The Reverend Anthony McFarlane, Pastor, Congregational Church of North New York, Bronx The Reverend Deron Milleville, Pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Glenville, New York The Reverend Patrick O’Connor, Tree of Life Development and Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Jamaica, Queens, New York Dora Odarenko, Pastor, United Church of Roscoe, Roscoe, New York The Reverend Rebecca Putman, Northville United Presbyterian Church, Northville, New York Justin Relf, Oakwood Community Center, Troy, New York The Reverend Dawrell Rich, Mount Moriah Church in New London, Connecticut Carly Rogers, Manhattan, New York Marilyn Saxon-Simurro, Foothills Conference, Upstate New York Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Hobart, New York The Reverend Donna Schaper, Senior Minister, Judson Memorial Church, Manhattan, New York Darren Scott, Upstate East Director of Development, New York State Homes and Community Renewal, Albany, New York Christine Schudde, Capital District Habitat for Humanity, Albany, New York The Reverend Catherine Schuyler, Pastor, Catskill United Methodist Church, Town of Catskill, Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, Palenville, Quarryville United Methodist Church, Town of Saugerties The Reverend Bill Shillady, Executive Director, United Methodist City Society, Manhattan, New York Rev. Dr. Kenneth G. Simurro, Jr. Pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Richmondville, NY, Dean of Foothills Conference, Upstate New York Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America The Reverend David Smith, Pastor, North Main Street United Methodist Church, Gloversville, New York The Reverend Leonard Sponaugle, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Johnstown, New York The Reverend Michael Strong, Strong Family Deliverance Ministries, Inc. Bronx, New York Dr. Dusty Swanger, President, Fulton Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, New York The Reverend Marti Swords Horrell, Pastor, Oneonta United Methodist Church, Oneonta, New York Craig Talarico, Deputy Mayor, Johnstown, New York Paul Webster, Director of Community Outreach, New York State United Teachers Charlie Wirene, Managing Director, The HUUB at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Essex County, Orange, New Jersey The Reverend Dustin Wright, Pastor, Messiah Lutheran Church, Rotterdam, President of New York State Council of Churches Executive Committee Ruthie Young, SEIU 1199 Charles Zitzmann, Member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Rotterdam, New York