​The Rev. Scott Souders 
Senior Pastor
Rev. Souders became a Christian when he received Christ and came to know Him as his Savior and Lord his first year at Ashland University. Shortly after he was baptized in the Holy Spirit. As a child he heard God calling him to be a full time minister. This was unique as he did not have as yet a personal relationship with Christ and new little about who and what ministers were about. His focus in ministry is about Worship, Outreach/Evangelism, Discipleship and seeing people released from strongholds and releasing them to move into God’s wonderful plan for their lives. He received my B.A. degree from Ashland University; his Masters of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary. He also did course work in the graduate program of Criminal Corrections at Kent State University, as well as Clinical Pastoral Care at Falls View Psychiatric Hospital. Scott has been married to Claudia for 43 years. They have 3 married children and 8 grandchildren.

The ​Rev. Mark Engel
Pastor of Discipleship
Rev. Engel earned the Master of Divinity degree at Ashland Theological Seminary and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Business & Economics and Christian Ministries from Malone University.  He has served in the gospel ministry for more than 42 years in various pastoral capacities in the U.S. and as a missionary both in Taiwan and another creative-access Asian nation.  He also serves as an adjunct professor at Regent University.

Mark and his wife, Terri have been married and partnering in ministry together since 1981. They are the parents of three adult children. Mark's heart is to see a unified Church used by God to transform his city, region, and world. He is a work in process on the journey of grace. He seeks to celebrate every day as a gift of God's goodness. He enjoys family, friends, a good cup of coffee, and walking in the pine trees with Tozer, the rescue dog.

The Rev. Steve Wewer 
Associate Pastor, COO of Truly Reaching You Ministries
​Steve has served as the Chief of Staff at Holy Spirit Anglican Church for 10 years.  He has a Masters in Christian Ministry from HarvestNet Institute.  Steve is bi-vocational, serving as the Chief Operating Officer for Truly Reaching You Inc, a non-profit whose mission is to help people reentering the community surrender their lives to Christ, become faithful in daily life, and reconnect with their families and the community.  Prior to his ordination, Steve was a member of the Holy Spirit Anglican Church for 25 years and had over seventeen years experience in manufacturing and consulting as an Operations Manager and Senior Business Analyst.  He has been married to Cara for 31 years and they have 5 children and 2 grandchildren.

The Rev. Manuel Chavarria

The Rev. Charlotte A. Schmotzer 
Associate Pastor
​Char received her Master in Community Counseling from The University of Akron and her Doctorate in Conflict Management from Trinity College of the Bible and Seminary in Evansville, Indiana. She has also taken classes at Nashotah House Seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin.  Char was ordained to the diaconate in November 2011 and assigned to St. Luke's Anglican Church until July 2014, when she began attending Holy Spirit. She was ordained to the priesthood in February 2017. Char has been married to Wayne since 1972. They have 5 children and 7 grandchildren so far, and both of her sons are ordained as well.

The Rev. Lindsay L. Robinson
Associate Pastor
Lindsay is a graduate of The College of Wooster, and received her Master of Divinity from Ashland Theological Seminary in 2012. Lindsay was ordained to the diaconate in October 2015, and to the priesthood in February 2017. Lindsay married her husband Paul in January 2017, and gained an amazing stepson and welcomed her daughter in 2019. Her passions include justice, liturgy and the arts, healthy church leadership, and the identity of women through the eyes of Jesus.  

Rev. Deacon Terri Engel
Terri began walking with Jesus as her Lord and Savior at the age of five. A gifted athlete and student, Terri attended Malone University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Math and Computer Science and with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education.
 
Terri has completed extensive prayer ministry training through Elijah House Ministries.  She currently works as a para-professional aide for special needs students and has also worked as a pre-school teacher, an elementary and middle school reading and math tutor, and a basketball and volleyball coach.
Terri has been married to and served alongside her husband Mark in international ministry for 39 years in pastoral, missionary, and church planting roles.  She has ministered as a speaker/teacher, mentor to women, prayer minister, and intercessory worshiper.  Her passion is to see people set free from the bondages of their past in order to fully walk into their God-designed destiny. Terri and Mark are blessed to be the parents of three adult children. 

Rev. Deacon Elisabeth Engel
Deacon Elisabeth  became a Christian when she received Christ in her heart as a young child while serving with her family as missionaries in Taiwan. After moving back to the US she rededicated her life to the Lord as a young adult. She was confirmed in the Anglican church and ordained as a deacon in 2016. She works as a full-time middle school teacher after receiving her Bachelors Degree from Malone College, and her passion includes reaching out and ministering to young people. She enjoys reading, outdoor adventuring, and spending time with her parents and brothers. 

Rev. Deacon Sue Bliese
Administrator
Sue graduated from Adrian College with a Bachelors in Biology. While attending college she became involved with a campus ministry group and experienced Jesus in a way that changed the direction of her life. She spent two years overseas as a missionary associate, completed ministry training and was on staff in the States for two years with that ministry. She graduated from Ashland Theological Seminary in 2015 with a Masters in Divinity and came on staff at Holy Spirit shortly thereafter. Sue is our church administrator and treasurer. She also leads the Sunday morning Bible study, and assists in healing and discipleship.

The Rev. Cynthia Olson
Pastor Emeritus
Cindy said yes to Jesus as her Lord and Savior at the Calvary Baptist Church in Artesia, New Mexico, when she was 8 years old. She spent her growing up years in the Baptist Church, followed by 17 years as an adult in the Lutheran Church, where she felt the Lord’s call to ordained ministry. After seminary, she became a member of Holy Spirit Anglican Church where she learned and experienced what it means to be filled with the Spirit and to worship in Spirit and in truth. She has been a member of this congregation for 23 years. Via further seminary study, she learned the ministries of Formational Prayer and Spiritual Direction, which she has practiced for over 15 years. Cindy has a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry in Formational Counseling, both from Ashland Theological Seminary. ​​