Rev. Susan Hill-Mellott
President and Co-Pastor
Susan was ordained as a
Spiritualist minister in October, 2000. She is a medium, a Tarot card
reader, and a spirit artist. She teaches a weekly mediumship development
class at church, as well as workshops on a variety of subjects. She is
especially interested in the role of women throughout the history of
Spiritualism and firmly believes in finding the fun in everything – including
church. Her hobbies include mixed media art, knitting, and ballroom
dancing.
Rev. Mike Mellott
Co-Pastor and Vice-President
Mike has worked as a
Spiritualist platform worker since 1987 and has served many churches in Indiana
and Ohio. He studied for almost 10 years
with many old-time mediums to help hone his abilities. He was ordained as a Spiritualist minister in
1997.
Jacqueline M. Gardner
Secretary
Jackie is a certified Reiki Master Teacher providing leadership in personal
healing activities, professional healing training, and medical research of
spiritual healing modalities. Ms. Gardner has almost 20 years
experience in marketing and product marketing fields for technology and
not-for-profit organizations. She is currently the Director of Marketing
for a national project management professional services firm serving the
Construction /Engineering and Power Utilities markets.
Carol Tully
Treasurer
Carol founded a small business in 1991 and has nearly
thirty years experience in the business world. She has been
Director of Finance for several not-for-profit organizations and has served on
various not-for-profit boards. She earned a degree in finance from Indiana
University and holds an Indiana Real
Estate Broker’s License. Hobbies include biking, walking, mixed-media
art, reading, and dancing.
Wayne Deutsch
Trustee
Wayne is a third generation Spiritualist. He has followed the Red Road of his
native/indigenous roots for 30 years. He
works with healing energies and enjoys indigenous ceremonies and pow-wows. His hobbies include gardening and crafts.
Nancy Henderson
Trustee
Nancy’s
professional background includes over 30 years in the financial industry.
Her passion is to empower others through a path of self-discovery,
personal wellness and growth. She is a Reiki Master Teacher and
Reiki practitioner. Nancy
co-leads the Energy Circle, which is open to all those interested in exploring and sharing energy healing
modalities. Nancy enjoys reading,
walking, relaxing in nature when not working.
Hoss Hostettler
Trustee
Hoss joined the Board of Trustees after attending
Progressive Spiritualist Church for the past five years. Although he’s considered himself a “closet”
Spiritualist for many years, he comes by it quite naturally. His great-grandmother was a practicing medium
at Camp Chesterfield. Shamanism and
Tarot are current studies for Hoss.
Outside of church, he donates much of his time to The Mankind Project of
Indiana, a volunteer men’s organization.
Hope UpchurchTrustee
Hope is an American Sign Language interpreter and
works in the school system with deaf and special needs students. She is a Reiki practitioner and spiritual
healer, as well as a spirit artist and medium.
Annie Truesdell
Trustee
Bio coming soon.