Pastor, 
Rush Otey

How to contact Rush:    rusho@selwynpres.org
(704) 372-6836 ext. 105

 

 

 

 

Rush grew up in Gainesville, Georgia and was ordained in 1973 by the Mecklenburg Presbytery.  His formal education includes:  BA, English, cum laude from Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina; study at New College, University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Doctor of Ministry with honors from Union Theological Seminary, Virginia; and a post graduate fellowship at Duke University Divinity School.

Prior to arriving at Selwyn in 2002, he served as chaplain and assistant minister at Davidson College/Davidson College Presbyterian Church, as director of the Uniting Campus Ministry at Louisiana State University, as pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Tucker, Georgia (northeast Atlanta), and as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pensacola, Florida.

Rush has been on the boards of numerous community groups, is a member of the editorial board of Journal for Preachers, was a participant in the Pastor-Theologian program of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey, and is on the Permanent Judicial Commission of the Presbytery of Charlotte.

Rush and wife, Debbie, have two children:  Emily, a high school student; and Andrew, who is in college.

Rush's interests are music, gardening and outdoor work, sports, reading and writing.

Associate Pastor, 
Schaap Freeman

How to contact Schaap:    schaap@selwynpres.org
(704) 372-6836 ext. 104

After spending her childhood in southwestern Virginia, Schaap earned a BA in Economics from Davidson College.  Schaap worked for First Union/Wachovia Bank in Charlotte, NC for two years before returning to seminary to earn a Masters of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary.

Abingdon Presbytery ordained Schaap in August of 2005, and Charlotte Presbytery installed Schaap at Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church in September of 2005.

She is an energetic leader with a passion for serving all of God's people.  Schaap enjoys many outdoor activities, including tennis, jogging and whitewater kayaking.

Schaap shares her love for the outdoors with her husband, Clay Fouse, who is also a Columbia Theological Seminary graduate.

Director of Christian Education,
Emily Phillips

Emily has lived in Charlotte for 26 years and with husband, Randy, has raised three daughters, Denise, Catherine and Abigail.

She received her B.S. at Salem College, her Masters in Education from Georgia State, and has a CAS from Harvard.  She is a Certified Christian Educator.

She works for Selwyn part-time and completes her day as Lower School Chaplain at Trinity Episcopal School in uptown Charlotte.  She likes to read and travel and says she uses her spare time wisely by reading about places she wants to travel!

Church Administrator,                         Marsha Cooper

How to contact Marsha: marshac@selwynpres.org
(704) 372-6836 ext. 101

Director of Adult Education,
Lori Raible

How to contact Lori:
lraible@carolina.rr.com  

Lori graduated from Wake Forest University in 1995 with a degree in Communications.  She and husband, Rob, moved to Charlotte in 2002 and she served as Habitat for Humanity Global Village Team Leader to  Malawi, Guyana, and Kenya, prior to attending Union PSCE at Charlotte.  During her studies at Union, Lori served as an intern at Selwyn in 2004, focusing on preaching and worship.  She received her Masters of Divinity in 2005 and joined our staff as part-time Director of Adult Education in 2007.

Accountant,
Lisa Trevisan

How to contact Lisa: 
lisat@selwynpres.org
(704) 372-6836 ext. 107

  Administrative Assistant,
  Tracy Welch

  How to contact Tracy: 
  office@selwynpres.org
  (704) 372-6836 ext. 100

Director, Child Development Center, 
Rose Aucoin

How to contact Rose:   
rose_aucoin@bellsouth.net
(704) 375-5652 ext. 200