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Rush Otey How to contact Rush:
rusho@selwynpres.org
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
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.
(704) 372-6836 ext.103
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!
How to contact Marsha:
marshac@selwynpres.org
How to contact Lori:
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.
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