Staff at Williston-Immanuel United Church
Rev. Reba Delzell
Pastor
Reba graduated from University of Oregon in 1992 with a BA in Sociology and the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley in 1998 with her MDiv. She is an Ordained Minister with full standing in the United Church of Christ and was ordained in 2001. She has served churches in Vermont, Arizona, and Oregon and hospitals and hospice organizations in California, Arizona and Oregon. She is married with two adult children and three grand-cats. Rebecca writes, “I am passionate about grace-filled transformations: those life-altering ah-ha moments that leave us forever changed for the better; or the arduous sojourns that finally lead us with God's grace and guidance to sanctuaries of peace and serenity. I seek in my life and my work to create fertile ground that enables individuals to draw closer to the Holy and experience their own life transformations and spiritual awakenings."
Denise Calkins
Music Director
Early in her life Denise spent winters in Miami, Florida and summers in Camp Ellis, Maine. She now lives in South Portland with her husband, Mark and son Max. She earned her degree in music from the University of Southern Maine. Denise has a full studio of piano students as well as a teaching position at Waynflete School in Portland. Also, she accompanies several choirs in the area and is a music director at local community theaters. In her spare time she enjoys working out and spending time with friends and family.
Kate McDade
Church Administrator
Kate manages business operations, communications, and event coordination at Williston-Immanuel United Church. She also serves on the building management team and as executive assistant to the Pastor. She holds an M.A. in English and a B.S. in Political Science, bringing both organizational expertise and creativity to her work.
A long-time Portlander, Kate now works remotely most days, from the countryside of Androscoggin County, where she and her family moved in 2025. Kate enjoys the peaceful setting, creative projects, and her lively flock of Black Australorps.
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