Pastors & Staff
Rev. Carol Hill
The Rev. Carol Hill was called to the Park Ridge Community Church as our new Senior Pastor on September 9, 2018. She was elected by the congregation during our meeting held that day. To find out more about Reverend Hill's background, education and experience please refer to the Senior Minister pamphlet.
Pastor Mollie Foster
Mollie Foster has been called to the Park Ridge Community Church as our new Associate Pastor. She was elected by the congregation during our special meeting held after the service on August 4, 2019. To find out more about Pastor Mollie's background, education and experience please refer to the first 6 pages of our August 2019 newsletter.
Sarah McCarty
Sarah joined the staff of PRCC in the winter of 2022. She and her husband, Justin, became members of the church in 2015 and since then she has volunteered for numerous committees at PRCC including the Nominating Committee, Fellowship, and Social Justice Team. Prior to her work at the church, Sarah taught and managed programs in the education department at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She focused on creating and implementing arts integrated curriculum, bringing dance into the classroom as both a teaching method and way for students to express their knowledge. Sarah studied Dance and Studio Art at St. Olaf College (BA) and Choreography at the University of Iowa (MFA). She brings a love of creative thinking, collaboration, community building and care for others into her role as Director of Pastoral Services.
Sasha Gerritson
Sasha is the Music Minister at Park Ridge Community Church, where she conducts five choirs and oversees the Music Ministry. She is a full-time professor at Northeastern Illinois University in the Music Department, teaching Opera, Music Theory and Sight-Singing.
Sasha served as the Executive Director of a not-for-profit children’s group called The Happiness Club which uses the mediums of music, dance and drama to teach kids positive values and give them a safe haven with constructive activities. She also worked for ten years as the Department Chair and Director of the Vocal Program for the MERIT School of Music. In 1998, while attending DePaul University, Sasha was recruited to be assistant to Maestro Daniel Barenboim at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at the Staatsoper in Berlin. She held this position for two years. She holds degrees in Opera Performance, French and Vocal Pedagogy from Northeastern Illinois University (BA, MA) and DePaul University (PC), and has studied choral conducting at Westminster College in New Jersey.
Kate Joyce
Kate has been an active member of our congregation for many years, serving in a variety of roles including Sunday School teacher, Vacation Bible School volunteer and director, youth ministry leader, Church Clerk, and most importantly, as a parent whose own family has been nurtured by this community. Her deep love for PRCC and its mission, along with her passion for helping children and families grow in faith, make her a wonderful fit for this ministry. Kate brings more than twelve years of experience in education. She holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a master's degree in Special Education, and has served as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, English as a Second Language teacher, and Camp invention Director.
