About
Our Mission: “The Phoenixville Area Social Concerns Committee promotes social justice and community harmony throughout the Greater Phoenixville community in the spirit of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through direct action and relevant events.”
Our Membership:
| Member | Affiliation | |
| Barbara Armour | Bethel Baptist Church | bcljma626@yahoo.com |
| Dr. Louis J. Beccaria | At Large | BBguy1945@outlook.com |
| Joyce Chester | Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center | jchester@cc-oic.org |
| Don Coppedge, Founder | Grimes African Methodist Episcopal Church | |
| Jessica Capistrant / Janice O’Brien | Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce | jcapistrant@phoenixvillechamber.org |
| Dr. Alan D. Fegley | Phoenixville Area School District | fegleya@pasd.k12.pa.us |
| Peg Groening | St. John’s Lutheran Church | groening peg@verizon.net |
| Nina Guzman | Alianzas de Phoenixville | ninaguzman300@gmail.com |
| Gwynne Hagee, Corresp. Sec’y | Diversity In Action | gwynnehagee@verizon.net |
| Fern Heit | Valley Forge United Methodist Church | FernH729@aol.com |
| Kris Keller, Financial Sec’y | Orion Communities | kriskeller99@gmail.com |
| Wendy Kelly | Grimes African Methodist Episcopal Church | wkelly02124@yahoo.com |
| Tamala Luce | Phoenixville Community Health Foundation | tluce@pchf1.org |
| Rev. Jack Mason | Valley Forge Christian College | jmasonag@aol.com |
| Joann McCracken | Phoenixville Area Senior Center | JoAnn@phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org |
| Abigail C. Milbourne | First Latin Church of Crist | t.a.milbourne@hotmail.com |
| Gary Russell | St. Peter’s Episcopal Church | grussell-21@hotmail.com |
| Karen Spector, RN | Phoenixville Hospital | karen.spector@towerhealth.org |
| Theresa Thornton | Bethel Baptist Church | MissKittysCare@gmail.com |
| Peter Urscheler | Mayor, Borough of Phoenixville | purscheler@phoenixville.org |
| Deidre Wood | Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA | dwood@philaymca.org |
| Rev. Mark Young, Chair | First United Methodist Church | myoung@fumcphoenixville.org |
Community members may contact any Social Concerns Committee member to bring forward issues, observations or questions. Or, send us an email at info@phxsocialconcerns.org.
The Social Concerns Committee meets regularly each month (except July & August) at the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation on the first Thursday beginning at 3:00pm. Regular meeting dates are subject to change.
Save the Date!
30th Community Prayer Breakfast
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the death of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.