Staff

 Reverend Matt Masko  Interim Pastor

We are praying for our next pastor.  We trust that God is preparing us and our next pastor, especially during our time of discernment, conversation, and prayer. 

In the meantime… 

Pastor Matt Masko serves as the Interim Pastor.  He is a theologian, musician, husband, and coffee lover who enjoys meeting people.  Pastor Masko will begin to lead worship on February 19, 2023.  He and Deacon Diane work together to provide pastoral care and leadership during this time of transition.

Reach Pr. Masko at: [email protected] 

Olesya Savinkova
Minister of Music

Olesya loves dedicating her life to music and God. She is grateful for many wonderfully talented SOC people who sing in the choir and play handbells. She has a Bachelors degree in Music from Manchester University. She’s always been singing in the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir since 2014. In her spare time, she loves crafting, reading, but most importantly, hanging out with her sweet daughter, Juleah! Choir and bells are always looking for more people, no prior experience necessary. Join us!

Reach Olesya at: [email protected]

Jordan Wolfred
Interim Communications Director

Longtime member and faithful servant, Jordan Wolfred, is the Interim Director of Communication.  She will be helping in the office with a wide variety of task such as bulletins, newsletters, emails, social media updates, and much more.  Jordan is in the office most weeks Monday through Thursday (9-3)

You can reach Jordan at the church phone number 317-823-9580 or her new email address [email protected]

Diane Marten Deaconess

Diane is a Deaconess/Deacon who brings 50 years of experience serving congregations, hospitals, and social service agencies. At SOC, she leads Stephen Ministry, helps to plan alternative worship, and enjoys meeting our younger members. She does “other duties as assigned” and might invite you to help as well.

Abby Vesga   Director/Founder of Laundry & More

The founder of Laundry & More is Abby Vesga, who comes with many years of life experiences. Not only does she understand homelessness, as she herself has been in that position four times; but she also understands the needs, feelings and fears of many others in the community. Abby has a long history of sexual, mental, emotional and spiritual abuse that has plagued her for years. She is a recovering alcoholic, drug dealer, rape victim, and understands those feelings of being less, or thoughts of not mattering to those around. She has gone hungry. She understands the violence moms in the community have to deal with as she, too, has had to bury family members due to suicide, violence and murder. She brings with her first-hand knowledge of being told “no” by those that were designed to help, because she didn’t qualify for services due to age or not having dependents. “There are a lot of cracks that people like me fall into, and that has to change,” she says. So, when Laundry & More was in its planning stages, the first thing she stated was that no one would be told “no.” The only condition to be helped with laundry at Laundry & More is residency in Lawrence. Abby (and the others who help lead this ministry) believes that every person that comes to the laundromat on Tuesdays is worth knowing, worth loving and worth spending time with. And by bringing with her a past of shared experiences and absence of judgment, she allows others to see that they aren’t alone in their feelings or life experiences.