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Ministry Team
Many committed lay members and volunteers work to enrich the life of United Church where everyone is a minister! In our ministry we are supported by the
following staff members:
, Pastor
 Catiana McKay joined the ministry team of United Church July 1, 2007, after serving as pastor of Good Samaritan UMC in Addison since
1999. She serves as the chair of the Northern Illinois Conference
Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns; is involved in
our United Methodist, Chicago area dialogues and participates in ecumenical
and interfaith local, national and international gatherings, including
Parliament for the World’s Religions, the World Conference of
Churches, the World Methodist Conference, National Workshops on Christian
Unity, Chicago Ecumenical Millennium Committee, Ecumenical Colleagues,
Regional and Local Task Force for Churches United In Christ, Methodist
Federation for Social Action, Reconciling Ministries, Methodists United for
Peace with Justice, the Niagara Foundation, Turkish Muslim Chicago Network,
American Friends Service Committee, the Chicago Faith Coalition on Middle
East Policy, and the Peace Coalition.
Catiana was Chaplaincy Associate at Millar Chapel
(1998-99), the non-denominational chapel of Northwestern University. Her pastoral care ministries were strengthened through training and actively
serving at First United Methodist in Downers Grove as a Stephen Minister;
Clinical Pastoral Education with Alexian Brothers Hospital; and
participation in various addiction care programs.
Pastor Catiana is from Norman, Oklahoma, and graduated
from the University o f Oklahoma. Her family includes son Ross, his wife,
Sima, and their daughter, Shaina. Daughter Alexandria is a student at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Catiana held an assistantship in voice performance during
her graduate studies and attended the American Institute of Musical Studies
in Graz, Austria. She has performed many leading musical, operatic, and
oratorio roles. She has a passion for travel and learning from the world
and God’s beautiful and diverse creation.
 , Director of Music
Mark Bowman has been minister of music at United Church since February 2001. He has a master's of divinity degree from Boston University
School of Theology. He was organist and/or choir director at several
congregations in Cleveland and in Washington, D.C. and then spent a number
of years as an organizer or manager in Christian social justice agencies.
He has returned to his early vocation of church music and is deeply
committed to spirited congregational singing and to singing songs that
inform and deepen the faith life of a multicultural and justice-seeking
community. Mark has developed skills in introducing and leading church music
from around the world in workshops and training seminars with
internationally recognized worship scholars and leaders Dr. C. Michael
Hawn, Dr. John L. Bell, Marcia McFee, Jorge Lockward, and others.
 , Minister of Education and Outreach
Rev. Wesley Dorr joined the team at the United Church of
Rogers Park in July of 2008 to serve as our Deacon. Wes is originally from
Olive Branch, MS. He has a masters of divinity degree from Garrett
Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston. At United Church he coordinates the children’s program. This includes the afterschool program, kids
camp, and working with mission groups that come to serve in the Rogers Park
community. Wes has a passion for working with kids and enjoys watching Mississippi State crush its competitors in his spare time
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