Our Team
Clergy, Staff, Session, and Deacons
clergy and staff
Rev. Amy E. S. Lincoln
Pastor/Head of Staff
pastor@flemingtonpres.org
Rev. Amy’s blog
Rev. Amy’s installation service bulletin
The Reverend Amy E. S. Lincoln was called as pastor/head of staff of Flemington Presbyterian Church beginning in November 2018. Amy most recently served as the pastor of Highlands Presbyterian Church in Long Valley, NJ. That church was founded in 2009 with the unification of three smaller area churches. Amy was the Stated Supply pastor to one of those (Schooley’s Mountain Presbyterian Church, from 2005) and helped guide the redevelopment work with the former Pleasant Grove and Beattystown Presbyterian churches to complete the merger.
Amy’s very first call was as Associate Pastor for Family Ministry at the First Presbyterian (Hilltop) Church in Mendham, NJ, where she served from 2000-2004. In 2000, Amy graduated with an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary with a focus in Pastoral Care and Counseling. That year, she was also ordained and married her husband, Jeffery. In 1993, Amy graduated with a BA in English and a minor in Psychology from Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC. Growing up in Tampa, FL, Amy appreciates warm, beautiful beaches and Cuban food. Spending many summers in Montreat, NC, Amy also loves being outdoors exploring mountains and rivers, listening to music, and spending time around campfires making s’mores and enjoying the company of family and friends. Amy and Jeffery have two daughters, Zoe and Cassie, and a rescue pup named Livvy.
J. Jay Smith
Director of Music/Organist
jsmith@flemingtonpres.org
J. Jay Smith has been Director of Music/Organist at Flemington Presbyterian Church since 1992 where he oversees the church’s music ministry. He is a 1977 graduate of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton with a degree in church music and organ. After graduation, he was Minister of Music at St. Paul Lutheran Church in East Windsor for nearly fifteen years and a college administrator at Westminster Choir College and then Princeton University. Jay lives in Trenton and plays for funerals, weddings, and special services.
Margaret Sheneman
Director of Handbells
msheneman@flemingtonpres.org
Margaret Sheneman joined the staff in September 2014. Ms. Sheneman has a music degree from Eastman School of Music. She is currently employed by the White Township Consolidated Schools in Belvidere where she teaches general music in grades pre-school through grade 8 as well as directing choirs. Margaret has been a member of the Memorial Ringers at FPC since 1981 and played both piano and flute on numerous occasions over the years. In addition, she teaches piano privately and plays for various choral ensembles in Hunterdon County.
Jennifer Miller
Youth Coordinator
youthcoord@flemingtonpres.org
Jennifer Miller was born and raised in the Presbyterian faith, participating in youth ministry as a teenager through the National Capital Presbytery Youth Leadership Team and attending the Youth Triennium in 1992. Her Youth Group and Senior High Sunday School were formative in her faith journey. She graduated from Longwood College in VA, met her husband at her first teaching job, moved up to NJ, found a church home at OGPC in Stewartsville, started teaching in Franklin Township, Warren County, had four children, and became involved in teaching Sunday School, coaching, and leading scouts. In late spring 2022, she completed the Christian Education Associate program newly offered by PCUSA.
session
By Row, Starting at Top Left: Rev. Amy Lincoln, Jamie Evans (clerk), Ceil Hopkins, Jim Gillberg, Patience Anderson, Jen Calvelli, Ann Engberg, Mike Russell, Kim Bailey-Manzella, Eric Ruppel, Ed Harris, Mindy D’Amico (treasurer), Laura Flessner, and Eric Meisner.
Not Pictured: Bill Thomson
The Session is the governing body of the church consisting of the Pastor and the Elders, who are nominated and elected by the congregation. Elders exercise leadership, government, and discipline and should be persons of faith, dedication, and good judgment. An Elder serves a three-year term, with the option of serving a second three-year term if called to do so, and serves on one of the committees of the church. To email session, please use clerk@flemingtonpres.org.
Church Committees
Take a look at what our committees do
Christian Education
Ann Engberg - Class of 2026
christianed@flemingtonpres.org
Communications
Jen Calvelli - Class of 2025
communications@flemingtonpres.org
Fellowship
Ceil Hopkins - Class 0f 2025
fellowship@flemingtonpres.org
Finance/Stewardship
Eric Ruppel - Class of 2026
Mike Russell - Class of 2025
finance@flemingtonpres.org
Membership
Jim Gillberg - Class of 2026
membership@flemingtonpres.org
Nominating
Patience Anderson - Class of 2026
Bill Thomson - Class of 2025
nominating@flemingtonpres.org
Mission and Outreach
Laura Flessner - Class of 2024
outreach@flemingtonpres.org
Personnel
Ceil Hopkins - Class of 2025
Dale Perry - Class of 2027
personnel@flemingtonpres.org
Property Management
Alex Philip - Class of 2027
property@flemingtonpres.org
Worship
Jennifer Willis - Class of 2027
worship@flemingtonpres.org
Clerk of Session
Jamie Evans
clerk@flemingtonpres.org
Treasurer
Mindy D’Amico
bookkeeper@flemingtonpres.org
deacons
By Row, Starting at Top Left: Crystal Sliva, Scott Cleary, Elizabeth and Anne Philip, Janet Olivero, Heidi Miller and Kathy Finnerty, Anita Christman, Hubert King, Steve Lederach and Ron Sickles, Janet Tolley-Fasano, Jill Jusick, Rev. Amy Lincoln, Ryan Miller, Anabel Baxter, and Connor Runk.
Not pictured: Marion Laban, Geralyn Ritter, Connor Stager, and Aubrey Smith.
As ordained officers of the church, deacons are responsive to a variety of needs within our church family, and they stand ready to minister in many of life's transitions, challenges, and joys. All deacons receive training in a variety of areas, including visitation, prayer, grief, listening skills, vocation and the diaconate. Their mission is to serve our church family and the local community in the spirit of our Lord's ministry of healing and compassion. Contact deacons at deacons@flemingtonpres.org.
Learn about our Deacon ministries.
Student Deacons
Anabel Baxter
Ryan Miller
Anne Philip
Connor Runk
Connor Stager
Aubrey Smith
Class of 2024
Anita Christman
Scott Cleary
Ron Sickles
Crystal Sliva
Janet Tolley-Fasano
Class of 2025
Kathy Finnerty
Jill Jusick
Hubert King
Janet Olivero
Class of 2026
Marion Laban
Steve Lederach
Heidi Miller
Elizabeth Philip
Geralyn Ritter
Moderator: Anita Christman; Vice Moderator: Hubert King; Secretary: Kathy Finnerty; Treasurer: Janet Tolley-Fasano