REDEEMER
LUTHERAN CHURCH
MEET OUR TEAM
Rev. Heather Sugden
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2025 Church Council
Matt Helland, President
Susan Papiano, Vice - President
Nancy Manzoni, Secretary
Lisa Cook, Treasurer
Brenda Ackley
Linda Foster
Morris Gbolo
Dale Nichols
Donna Yearsley
The Reverend Heather Sugden is currently from Absecon, NJ where most recently she served as the part-time Pastor of Reformation Lutheran Church in Galloway and was a full time Chaplain at Atlantic Care, Mainland Hospital.
Previously she had worked in hospice chaplaincy of AltantiCare and as part of the ELCA’s Division for Global Mission, she taught High School English in Namibia, South Africa.
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She is dedicated to Pastoral visitations for the ill and homebound and has specific interests in growing the church community through Bible studies, stewardship and social events.
Her experiences include working with community outreach programs to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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Along with her husband and two children Pastor Sugden is involved in baseball, swimming, Girl Scouts and basketball.
Dorine Rosier, Office Manager & Senior Ministries Director
Dorine Rosier is a lifelong Vineland resident with a heart for service. As the Office Manager at Redeemer, she keeps the church running smoothly, overseeing day-to-day operations and ensuring everything from events to administration stays on track. She also coordinates activities for the church’s senior community, fostering connection and fellowship.
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Previously, Dorine spent 12 years feeding the homeless in Wilmington, DE, helping to raise nearly $2 million and overseeing a Christmas program that provided gifts to over 12,000 children—an effort that earned her the Wilmington Award.
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When she’s not managing the ins and outs of church life, Dorine is cheering on the Eagles!
Teresa Minnix, Music director
Teresa Minnix is a Mays Landing native.
Teresa is an elementary school music teacher in Absecon. She has a long history of providing worship leadership in several in southern New Jersey and has led choirs throughout New Jersey. A fun fact is Teresa led the Kinstar International Bilingual School in Beijing, China.
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Teresa teaches piano in private homes and loves to direct bell choirs.
Meredeth Kingsley
Office Assistant
Meredeth Kingsley is currently from Little Egg Harbor, NJ and works as the Church Administrator at Zion Lutheran Church in Egg Harbor City. There she handles anything that comes her way, from putting together the bulletins to bookkeeping, to supporting the church council and Pastor, and everything in between. She’s also a member of the Greater Egg Harbor Coalition for a Safe Community where she holds the title of secretary. She uses her love of Zion and Egg Harbor City, and her desire to help people in need by participating in their Breaking Bread events, coat drives, community walks and any other opportunities available to reach the community.
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She and her husband John have seven grown children and six grandchildren between them, and one very, very spoiled Norwegian Elkhound named Cooper.
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Meredeth Kingsley will be helping in the church office here at Redeemer on Fridays to help with administrative work.