Church Staff
Pastor Rev. Kenneth C. Landin
Pastor Ken Landin was called to serve us as our 20th settled pastor in 2008. He received his M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School and Clinical Pastoral Education at Mass General Hospital and the New England Rehabilitation Hospital. He has served churches in New Hampshire and on Cape Cod. A happy grandfather of four, he and his wife Jeanne reside in Franklin. With a passion for congregational life he enjoys seeing others find their joy through faith and service.
Justin Kisch
Interim Music Director/Organist
In October, we welcomed a local American Guild Organist Justin Kisch from the RI AGO substitution list. Justin will be working with our Choir and Staff in preparing our weekly Sunday morning worship services thru Christmas.
Justin was trained at McGill University in music and has a Master of Music from the University of Rhode Island. Currently he is a Piano Instructor at RI Philharmonic Music School, is a Freelance Music Director for theater productions and has served as Music Director in several churches including Emmanuel Episcopal in Cumberland, and St. Sebastian Roman Catholic, near where he resides in Rumford, R.I.
Welcome Justin!
Donna Charbatji
Church Office Administrator
Donna has been at the OCC since 2014, keeping the office running smoothly for the Staff, Committees, Teams and Volunteers, as they work so tirelessly to grow, aide, assist and worship together at the OCC. The majority of her work life has been in non-profit and medical offices. Happy to be a part of the OCC, Donna is grateful to be in a work place filled with joy and happiness and to continue in a different way in service to others.
Bob and Sandy Cummings
Sextons
As members of the church for 30 years, both served as Co Sunday School teachers for 3 years, Bob served on the deaconate for a 3 year term, and together, they have been Sexton's of the OCC for 21 years.
Bob and Sandy have been married for 39 years, have two daughters and 3 grandchildren. Sandy is 4th generation of the OCC, one daughter was married at the OCC while the other's marriage was blessed and renewed. All three grandchildren were baptized at the OCC, continuing their family heritage.