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Our Pastor:
The Rev. Ekama Eni! FPCP welcomed Ekama in August 2025! About Ekama (she/her) Ekama was born and raised in the United Kingdom to Nigerian immigrant parents. She spent the first 10 years of her life in west London. Her family emigrated to the States in 2003 and after spending her middle school years in Prince George's County, MD, the family eventually settled in North Texas. She considers Maryland, Texas and the UK to all be places that are home to her. She is a cradle Presbyterian, baptized in the United Reformed Church in England. Growing up, no matter where the family lived, church was always a constant. Ekama received her Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York in 2021. She previously worked at The General Theological Seminary and served as the Pastor for Youth and Campus at St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church (SPSA) in New York City. In her role at SPSA, Ekama also served as co-pastor to The Vine, pastoring young adults and college students from university campuses all across the city. Ekama graduated from the University of North Texas in 2016 after which she spent a gap year serving the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s (PC(USA)) Young Adult Volunteer program at a Church of Scotland parish in Glasgow. After her year of service, Ekama moved back to Texas and worked for FEMA doing support for individuals dealing with the aftermath of natural disasters. While in seminary, she served as an intern at the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn and as the Director of Children and Family Ministries at Larchmont Avenue Church in Larchmont, NY. Service to the wider church is very important to Ekama and over the years she has served as a chaplain at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, led and planned workshops and served as a keynote for youth at Massanetta Springs Camp in Virginia, supported young adult delegates to the General Assembly and Synod of the North East as well as serving on the national board of Presbyterian Women, Inc. Ekama’s favorite denominational activity is the Youth Triennium, which she attended as a youth in 2010 and she has returned as a small group leader and will serve on the care team for this year’s event. When not doing church-y flavored things Ekama is deeply committed to never having a lackluster meal and trying to take naps. She enjoys live music, dancing, laughing, and watching reality television. Ekama believes every day is an opportunity to learn something new and to create space for experiencing joy! She loves nerding out with trivia, cooking for large groups of people, visiting museums, and libraries and other places with old things. Being a sister (a twin! too), a daughter and a friend are the most important roles in Ekama’s life. To contact Pastor Ekama, call the church office at (845) 265-3220 or email at [email protected]. |
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