Our Leaders

We are located at 150 North Oak Street, Ottawa, OH. Telephone: (419) 523-3694

We are thrilled to announce that Rev. Amy Remaklus is serving officially as our minister at Ottawa Presbyterian Church!  

Pastor Amy is a second-career leader from Toledo, Ohio, whose Christian discipleship journey has taken many twists and turns.  Raised in the Roman Catholic tradition in Glandorf, Ohio, Pastor Amy was ordained as a Teaching Elder at Ottawa Presbyterian Church in October 2022 and is now practicing as an ecumenical campus minister at Toledo Campus Ministry and as the solo pastor at Ottawa Presbyterian Church. 

Amy is married to her college sweetheart, with whom she raises their four children.  During her daily life, Amy homeschools the four children and balances her various obsessions – reading the Bible and news, praying, walking, and reaching out to new students and old friends with love.  Amy is passionate about building relationships with those on the margins, learning, and striving to make the world a better place.

To learn more about Pastor Amy’s ministerial journey and leadership, grab a chair and your favorite beverage, and ask her about mental health and addiction, food, international ministry, seminary, COVID-19, native gardening, youth ministry, the Discipleship Commission at Maumee Valley Presbytery, and fresh expressions of church.

A note from Pastor Amy:  “I am so excited to be back in my hometown and look forward to all that God has in store for us in this congregation and community!”

 
 

 

 

Other Church leaders
In every Presbyterian church, there is a group called the “Session” which is composed of “elders.”  Together with the pastor, this group oversees all church programs and activities.  OPC’s Session has six elders, with each elder serving a three-year term.  Every year, two new elders are chosen by the congregation to replace those elders whose terms are completed.  At this point, in the absence of a pastor, the meetings of Session are overseen by a member or designee of the Presbytery’s Committee on Leadership.

Our current session members are listed below. 
    Class of 2024–Stan Beckman, Victoria Otto
    Class of 2025–Kate Gerding, Becky Riepenhoff
    Class of 2026–Mike Kaufman, Lynne Hirzel
Thanks to outgoing Session members Wayne Badder and Carrie Johnson
 
Many thanks to all of the elders and officers who have served through the years!
 
Committee Chairs-2024:
Church Operations–Mike Kaufman
Christian Education/Youth–Victoria Otto
Fellowship–Becky Riepenhoff
Mission & Outreach–Stan Beckman
Presbytery Delegate–Beth Myers; Alternate–Lynne Hirzel
Stewardship & Communications–Kate Gerding
Worship–Lynne Hirzel
 
Clerk–Karl Hirzel

 

Our church secretary is Andrea Morman (secretary@ottawapresby.org).  She began her work in early December, 2010. 

 

Beth Myers is our organist and Chas Myers is our choir director.  Lynne Hirzel is our financial secretary (finsec@ottawapresby.org) and Beth Myers is our treasurer (treasurer@ottawapresby.org).   Also serving us is Dave Hanneman (custodian).  Halle Schroeder is our child care provider during worship services.
 
 
 

 

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Committee Chairs:
 
Church Operations–Becky Riepenhoff
Christian Education/Youth–Victoria Otto
Fellowship–Becky Riepenhoff
Mission & Outreach–Stan Beckman
Stewardship/Communication–Kate Gerding
Presbytery Delegate–Beth Myers; Alternate–Lynne Hirzel
Worship–Lynne Hirzel
Clerk–Karl Hirzel
 
Church secretary is Andrea Morman (secretary@ottawapresby.org).  She began her work in early December, 2010. 

Organist–Beth Myers

Choir director–Chas Myers

Financial Secretary–Lynne Hirzel (finsec@ottawapresby.org)

Treasurer–Beth Myers (treasurer@ottawapresby.org)

Custodian–Dave Hanneman

Child care–Halle Schroeder