Co-Pastor | Day-to-Day Ministry & Congregational Life

Barb has served as part of the pastoral team at Community of the Savior since 2011. She has served the greater Rochester community as a professional social worker, disability rights activist, and educator in community and human services (Roberts Wesleyan and SUNY Empire State College), and she brings these passions to the local church ministries.

She and her husband, Warren, have been active members of Community of the Savior since its inception in 2007, and are delighted to see the way God is working in and through this growing, creative, and generous congregation. She and Warren have two adult daughters (Erin and Elyse), a wonderful son by marriage (Mike) and a lively granddaughter named Olivia. For enjoyment Barb loves spending time with family, cooking and entertaining, camping, and reading.

Degrees & Ordination

• Ordained in the Free Methodist Church USA since 2011

• Northeastern Seminary (M.Div.)

• Roberts Wesleyan College (M.S.W)

• Houghton College (Psychology, B.S.)

Co-Pastor | Mission & Vision

Doug Cullum has been a part of the pastoral team at Community of the Savior since its birth in 2007. His ministry seeks to blend the practical and academic, with a focus on renewing the local church through a fresh recovery of biblical and historical faith.

Doug has been active in parish ministry since 1978 when he served a student appointment during seminary. After serving pastoral appointments in Tampa, FL, Chapel Hill, NC, and Greenville, NY, Doug became chaplain at Roberts Wesleyan College in 1994. Then, in 1998, Doug became one of the founding faculty members of Northeastern Seminary, where he serves as Professor of Historical and Pastoral Theology. At Community of the Savior, Doug’s ministry focuses on the areas of mission, vision, and preaching.

Doug and his wife, Joyce, have four grown children and five grandchildren, and a lovable micro mini goldendoodle named BoPeep.

Degrees & Ordination

• Ordained in the Free Methodist Church USA since 1978

• Drew University (Ph.D.)

• Duke Divinity School (Th.M.)

• Asbury Theological Seminary (M.Div.)

• Asbury College (B.A.)

Associate Pastor

Katie has served as Associate Pastor at Community of the Savior since July 2019. Katie’s ministry focus is broad, but two areas in which she gives regular oversight are communication and faith formation. She also enjoys preaching and presiding on a regular basis.

Katie is married to Andy Hall, a native of Lancashire, United Kingdom. They have two young daughters, Ellie and Zoe, and a golden retriever named Scout.

Degrees & Ordination

• Ordained in the Free Methodist Church USA since 2015

• Duke Divinity School (M.Div.)

• Roberts Wesleyan College (Communication and English B.A.)

Pastoral Musician and Office Manager

Teressa has served as pastoral musician at CoS since 2009 and as Office Manager since 2019. She also accompanies in several local school districts, and provides vocal direction for local theater organizations. Worship formation, music ministry and office management are the focus areas of Teressa’s ministry.

She worships at CoS with her husband, Rajiv. She enjoys traveling, especially when visiting her grown boys in DC and NYC.