Rev. John Heald (Independent)
(860) 456-4626
Pastor Heald lives in Willimantic with his wife, Jennifer. They have five grown children and a growing number of grandchildren. They have been actively serving students and the campus community for over 30 years. He is currently the pastor at Light on the Hill Church at the corner of South and South Park Streets.
Father Larry LaPointe (Catholic)
(860) 423-0856
Father Larry is the director of campus ministry for the Catholic Diocese of Norwich and pastor of Corpus Christi Parish (St. Joseph, St. Mary & Sagrado Corazon). He completed his seminary training at St. Mary's in Baltimore in 1970, where he earned a B.A. in philosophy. He also earned an M.S. in psychology and education from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz (Jewish/Reconstructionist)
(860) 423-3743
Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz has been spiritual leader of Temple Bnai Israel in Willimantic, CT since 2000. He is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (1997) and served as the Assistant Director of "Kolel: A Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning" in Toronto prior to coming to Connecticut. His wide range of teaching interests includes particular emphases on mussar (ethical self-improvement), for which he's received training from The Mussar Institute; prayer and Siddur; modern Hebrew poetry; and the theology of tikkun olam (world-repair).
