Central Maryland Ecumenical Council
Central Maryland Ecumenical Council
Board of Directors:
(Listed Alphabetically)
Rev. David Caldwell (DOC)
Rev. Dr. William Calhoun, Sr. (Baptist)
Dr. Patricia Fosarelli, Associate Dean, The Ecumenical Institute
Mr. Gary Gillespie, Executive Director
Rev. Maria Hammons (ELCA)
Rev Kristofer Lindh-Payne (Episcopal)
Ms. Christine McGee (UCC)
Rev. Jesse L. A. Parker (Episcopal)
Ms. Deanna Pridgen (Baptist)
Rev. John Sabatelli (ELCA)
Rev. Dr. John R. Sharp (PCUSA)
Rev. Richard H. Tillman (Roman Catholic)
Rev. Fred Weimert, President
Frederick K. Weimert entered Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduating with an Masters of Divinity in 1977. He then received a call to Calvary Baptist Church in Towson, Maryland, where he served first as Minister to Youth and Young Adults and later, from 1981- present, as Pastor. Mr. Weimert received a Master’s of Sacred Theology from the Ecumenical Institute at St. Mary’s Seminary.
During his years in Baltimore Mr. Weimert has been president of the American Baptist Churches of the South 1994-95, and presently is president of the American Baptist Missions Center. He has been an active member of Towson Area Ministerial Association and the Jewish, Muslim, Christian Dialogue conducted by the Baltimore Jewish Council. He has worked with those concerned with homelessness in Baltimore County most notably as a member of the Boards of the Community Assistance Network, the Assistance Center of Towson Churches, and Baltimore County Communities for the Homeless.
Rev. Fred Weimert
Gary Gillespie, Executive Director
Gary has served on the CMEC Board on and off for 12 years, representing the Chesapeake Quarter of Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers). Gary works as the Coordinator of the Baltimore College Peace Network, a local peacebuilding organization working with faculty, staff, and students. He also worked for 20 years as a program director for the American Friends Service Committee, a 90 year old Quaker Peace and Justice Organization. In the early eighties, he was Director of the Belair Edison Housing Service (Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, Inc.). and has served on the boards of the Baltimore Interfaith Coalition, The Greenmount School, Baltimore Regional Initiative for Genuine Equality (BRIDGE), Peoples Homesteading Board and was co-founder of the Baltimore Interfaith peace Coalition.
Edwin Hostetter, Treasurer
Besides serving on CMEC's board, Edwin Hostetter cochairs the local chapter of United Religions Initiative. He has spoken and written on a variety of interfaith topics. He also teaches religious studies at several colleges, seminaries, and universities in the region.
Gary Gillespie
Edwin Hostetter
Kathryn Johnson
Kathryn Johnson, Secretary
A lifelong Christian Scientist, Kate Johnson has been a member of CMEC for 5 years and secretary for two years. She is a Christian Science practitioner and is representing the church as the Christian Science Committee on Publication for the State of Maryland, which means Kate is the legislative and media contact for Christian Science in the State. She is also a member of Ecumenical Leaders’ Group and the Maryland Interfaith Legislative Committee.
