One house, many rooms
About Us
You might know us as the historic building on the corner, but we’ve always been so much more. We are ‘one house, many rooms’ inside and out – a place to nourish body, mind, and soul.
Who We Are
Deborah Rundlett
Director
Deborah Rundlett is director of the Meetinghouse and pastor of Ridgebury Congregational Church. Debbie is passionate about the leader formation of people of all ages and committed to reclaiming the Commons for Ridgebury and the extended area. When not at the Meetinghouse, she is either facilitating strategic planning for purpose-driven organizations, coaching cohorts or leading global conversations toward the flourishing of people and planet.
Carole Bishop
Operations Manager
For Carole and Heather, their calling as sextons is grounded in the care of people and campus. Through their ministry of hospitality, they provide a place for the community to gather for spiritual formation, learning, service, and fellowship. Working as a team, they play a vital role in ensuring that the Meetinghouse and Shields Hall are clean and welcoming.
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Heather Thomas
Sexton
For Carole and Heather, their calling as sextons is grounded in the care of people and campus. Through their ministry of hospitality, they provide a place for the community to gather for spiritual formation, learning, service, and fellowship. Working as a team, they play a vital role in ensuring that the Meetinghouse and Shields Hall are clean and welcoming.
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Sara Vokes
Sara Vokes, Music director, found her way to The Meetinghouse through serendipitous grace. From singing opera to teaching voice, to directing choirs, she creates the space for people to bring their whole selves: in worship, in fellowship, in healing, in service. Whether at concert, in worship, as a student, or on retreat, Sara engages the whole person in the journey!
Elizabeth
Rappaport
Program Support
Charlotte Camillos
Program Support
How does the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and a contemporary art gallery prepare one to become a part of the Meetinghouse team? Given the importance of the arts at The Meetinghouse, this experience is essential. Add to that a Greek husband (who died of cancer in 2017), 15 years in Brazil where two children were born, and the building of a home on Mopus Bridge in Ridgebury, and you have just the right combination of experience to provide program support, especially for the Arts!
Heather Cochrane
Heather Cochrane is a Biology teacher with a passion for the environment. This passion led her to develop a hands-on curriculum for children and youth to connect with the earth and learn how to grow things. The Farm at Ridgebury is committed to permaculture: that is integrating land, resources, people and the environment through mutually beneficial synergies. She also is our Moderator!
Jim Pelgrift
Jim Pelgrift is the Meetinghouse storyteller, who loves people and their stories. He has always had a passion for community and in particular the arts. He believes that the arts—music, literature, and visual—are essential not only for the care of soul, but also as an intentional social practice for our times. The act of creating bears witness to our shared humanity and need for prophetic imagination.
THE MEETINGHOUSE
Ridgebury Congregational Church
602 – 605 Ridgebury Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
One House, Many Rooms
You’ll find us on both sides of Ridgebury Road