Member Congregations

Since its organization in 1968, ECHO’s members have been religious congregations in Burke and Springfield. These congregations appoint members to ECHO’s Board of Directors and support its work with donations of food, clothing, money and work by volunteers. Following is a list of ECHO’s Member Congregations and their representatives:

Abiding Presence Lutheran Church    Duke Taylor

Adat Reyim Congregation    Nancy Sherman

Baha’i Community    Vida Vatanpour

Burke Presbyterian Church    Kathy Fleming

Burke United Methodist Church    Walter Rieder

Church of the Nativity  Linda Rookard

First Baptist Church of Springfield   Debra Warner

Grace Christian Reformed Church    Nancy Asma

Grace Presbyterian Church    David Buckley

Holy Spirit Catholic Church    Mike Colahan

Kirkwood Presbyterian Church    Kathy Pester

Messiah United Methodist Church     Nancy Beardsley

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church    vacant

Rolling Valley Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints   David Stankiewicz

Shiloh Church of God in Christ   Christalyn Solomon

Springfield Christian Church   Juan Carlos & Miriam Rodriguez

Springfield United Methodist Church    Jenny Pate

Springfield Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  Rachel and Regan Brough

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church  Andrea Hellier

St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church    Terry Arndt

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church    John Quinn

St. John’s United Methodist Church    Brian Heath

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church    Fran Eck

St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church   Valarie Parlave

Westwood Baptist Church    Dick Marvin