Pastoral Staff
The Reverend Ted Mingle
Senior Minister
Reverend Edward (Ted) Mingle comes to us from Lititz, PA, in the heart of Lancaster County, where he served as the Senior Associate Pastor for Family Ministry and Discipleship at Highland Presbyterian Church. While at Highland, Ted focused his ministry on both the spiritual growth of the Highland congregation as well as those in need of God’s love outside the Church.
Rev. Mingle’s call at Highland did not just stop with strengthening the congregation; he also developed a ministry focusing on mission and outreach outside of the church’s walls.
“My style communicates my belief that the Church should be more focused on the role of the lay people as leaders, rather than leaving the leadership responsibilities to the pastors and staff. That is what Christ did with the twelve as they were given the Great Commission and they went out and started the Church through the power of the Holy Spirit.” This leadership model is accomplished through three key components: (1) setting a vision and training others to reach that vision; (2) delegation to allow opportunities to serve; and (3) being a servant above all.
Prior to Highland, he served as a Young Life Volunteer leader and in both Youth Ministry and Evangelism positions at the First Presbyterian Church in Moorestown, NJ and at the Media Presbyterian Church in Media, PA. Ted received his formal training at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wynnewood, PA) as well as a BA and Master’s degree from West Chester University.
Ted has been married to his wonderful wife Heather since 1993. They have been blessed by a daughter, Taylor (born in 1998), and a son, Jacob (born in 2000). Their family is a close one, enjoying backyard games like football, wiffle ball and soccer. The whole family also enjoys running—long-distance running—having competed in various races both as a family and separately. In fact, Ted ran the Philadelphia Marathon in 2006!
Ted is focused on the spiritual growth of his congregation and on an effective outreach to the local community. Most importantly, however, Ted is focused on Christ and what He wants for our lives, for the church, and for the world.
Cara Cavicchia
Associate Pastor of Family Ministry and Spiritual Formation
Cara is a Philadelphia native and grew up in Delco where she attended Media Presbyterian Church in Media, PA throughout her youth and college years. Following graduation from Geneva College with an education degree, Media Presbyterian Church hired her to be their Director of Children’s Ministry where she served for four years. It was at Media where Cara’s passion for ministry was fostered and her call to ministry emerged. Responding to this call, Cara went on to attend Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California where she received her MDiv. Cara comes to us from Spokane, Washington where she served at Whitworth Church for 6 years in children and family ministry post seminary.
Cara’s passion is to lead and empower teams to invest in the faith formation of all generations of the church from the youngest to the oldest. She loves that LPPC is an intergenerational church that understands children and youth to be a vital part of their faith community. Cara believes faith formation must take place in the context of relationships. She hopes to share her relational approach to ministry with LPPC.
Cara also leads the deacon ministry and serves on our mission committee. She is excited to be a part of how LPPC cares for those both in the church and the surrounding community. She believes the church is a light to the world through loving others not just with our words but with our actions.
Cara is an avid fan of the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles. She loves hiking with her dog, Henry, and fiddling around with her guitar. She enjoys spending a lot of time with her five nieces and nephews. You can often find Cara at a coffee shop reading a good book from theology to Harry Potter or trying out a new restaurant.
