Our Pastors
Kathy Gorman-Coombs
Kathy’s favorite part of ministry is the holy privilege of being there in the midst of the significant moments of people’s lives, be they moments of sadness and struggle, or moments of joy and exhilaration. Kathy has always had a strong focus on mission, reaching out beyond our local community to those particularly in need of help and support. She has also developed, in teamwork with other women of the church, the Women’s Spirituality Group, a ministry through which women gather to explore the particular ways in which women experience the presence of the Divine in their lives. While at Trinity, Kathy earned her Master of Social Work from Rockefeller College at SUNY Albany, and is a Licensed Master Social Worker. In addition to her work at Trinity, she now works part-time as a Domestic Violence Counselor at the YWCA of Schenectady, where her work includes a support group for women at the County Jail.
Tim Coombs
Tim is a pastor and a storyteller… or is that a storyteller and a pastor. Either way storytelling is very important in his pastoral ministry at Trinity. Tim has told the Gospel of Mark as well as many other biblical stories during his pastorate. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Network of Biblical Storytellers, an ecumenical organization that “encourages everyone to learn and tell biblical stories.” Tim also works part-time as a consultant to Albany Presbytery in the area of Congregational Health and Transformation. He recently earned his Doctorate of Ministry from United Theological Seminary in the field of Biblical Storytelling in Digital Culture. Tim is also one of the founding members of Trinity’s house band Selah, which produced the CD “Tell Me A Story.”
Our Stories…
Lisa Clune
We were first introduced to Trinity by another church family after moving to Glenville. Before moving to Glenville, we lived in Clifton Park, NY and were members of an Episcopal Church there. When we started going to Trinity it was when they had a lot of Saturday evening services featuring Selah (Trinity’s house band). It was an inviting place to be and I was relaxed being there with my young children. I like the fact that no one cared how you were dressed and if your children were a little fidgety. Everyone at Trinity is welcoming and “real”.
Don and Pat Wheeler
We came to Trinity in 1970 as newlyweds seeking a place where we could worship together. In the almost forty intervening years the friends we’ve made and the connections we feel have kept us active and involved. We have served on the church governing boards, sung in the choir, taught Sunday School, advised the Youth Group, mentored a confirmation class, been on various committees and generally contributed to the life of the church. We raised our two children in the church. They were baptized as infants, grew up in the church, became members themselves, and one of them was married at Trinity. They have remained in the area and continue to worship at their church now bringing their own daughters to be part of the church as well. Trinity is a central part of our lives.
Corlin Bauhofer
About the time my daughter turned two, I began to feel that something was missing from our family life. The feeling persisted for some months, and I realized that what I was missing was being part of a church family. I began "church shopping." Even though I was raised in the Presbyterian Church, I was open to other possibilities. The main thing I was looking for was a church community in which faith was lived, not just talked about on Sunday. After visiting several churches, I came to Trinity. It was a Goldilocks experience. The community was not too big, not too small, and just right. The people were not too pushy, not too distant, and just right. The message was one of openness and hospitality wrapped in faith- just right.
Michael Massey
Being raised Catholic, you never really questioned, you just did. Growing up I remember years of religious instruction, but never picked up a bible. After becoming engaged to a Presbyterian, I really began to question what is this all about; especially after attending a Christmas Mass and not being able to explain the service.
After we were married in a large Presbyterian church, I realized that faith isn't what you are told; it's how and where you feel God's presence. We were a young family with a small child and felt a bit overwhelmed in the large city church, so my wife was out when day and happened to drive by Trinity. She made the first few visits alone then thought it would be a good idea to have the whole family attend. That was over 10 years and two children ago and the rest, as they say, is history. We found a home at Trinity.
