Our Team — Chester Presbyterian Church

Pastor
Gordon was born in Los Angeles and raised in San Diego. A graduate of the University of California, San Diego with degrees in Literature and History, he received his Master of Divinity from Princeton Seminary and his Doctor of Ministry from Union Presbyterian Seminary. He has served churches in Nelson County and the Richmond areas of Virginia, where he has been active in community service as well. He has served as moderator and member of several boards and committees of Presbyteries and has participated in mission work in Mississippi, Haiti, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
He is married to Susan, a speech pathologist in the Chesterfield County Schools. They have two grown children: Stuart is a recruiting coordinator for Brightpoint College while working on a Masters through the University of Tennessee, married to Anna-Marie; Chloe is a scientist in virology for Thermo-Fisher Scientific in Richmond.
Email: gmapes@chesterpres.org

Director of Christian Formation
Charlotte is a graduate of Virginia Wesleyan University and Union Presbyterian Seminary. A ruling elder, she has served congregations as a pastor, educator, and music director, most recently as Commissioned Pastor of Holmes Presbyterian Church in Cheriton, VA.
For many years Charlotte assisted in leadership of VWU’s annual music conferences, hymn festivals and webinars. She helped found and lead the Society for Patristic and Medieval Studies and is a frequent presenter at academic conferences as well as co-author of “Being Reformed: Wisdom from the Early Church.” She hosts the podcast “How We Do Digital Ministry.” Charlotte has a deep passion for teaching, working in church education with children, youth, and adults. She embraces a deep affinity for the challenging years of adolescence. Charlotte loves to travel but doesn’t like being away from her cats for too long.
Email: celia@chesterpres.org

Staff

Director of Music
A native of South Africa, Mr. Chakane comes to Chester Presbyterian following a doctoral residency as a Presidential Scholar in Organ Performance at the University of Notre Dame.

An outstanding organist and pianist, with numerous awards and recognitions, he began his career at the prestigious Drakensberg Boys’ Choir School, followed by degrees from Stellenbosch University, and Rutgers University. Roshan also has conducted community youth choirs, church choirs and musical theater.
Email: rchakane@chesterpres.org

Church Administrator
Marcie is a graduate of Christopher Newport University. Thanks to her hospitality background and administrative experience, she is comfortable in both her church member relations and office coordination roles. She has a can-do attitude and willingness to take on special tasks, plus the knack for devising systems and streamlining processes to best serve our members and staff.
To keep her on top of her game at CPC, she walks a couple of miles early every morning, both to spend time in nature and energize for the day. When she’s not at the office, you might find her working on a DIY project at home or spending time with nearby family.
Email: office@chesterpres.org

Preschool Director
Kim joined the Chester Presbyterian Church Preschool team in August 2011. She is responsible for the operational management of the preschool, event planning, coordinating with teachers and providing information to the families about the preschool. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Business. She has experience in Training, Communications, Marketing and Public Relations.
Email: preschool@chesterpres.org