Rev. Angela Ryo
angela@wpcmunster.org

Pastor Angela grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago after immigrating to the U.S. with her family at age 9. She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's degree in English Literature. Shortly afterward, she earned a master's degree in teaching and became a high school English teacher, until she finally answered the call to enter full-time ordained ministry. After earning a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from McCormick Theological Seminary, her first call was at First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a Lilly Resident Minister. After completing her two-year residency, she was called to Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where she served as the Senior Associate Pastor for Christian Formation for several years. 

 She's been at WPC, "Where People Care," since 2022 and is loving it!! She enjoys having coffee with friends and strangers alike, long walks, and curling up with a good book.

Sara Solis
wpcmunstermusic@gmail.com

Sara and her family have been part of the WPC family since 2021. Whether she's up front leading hymns, serving on the praise team, or singing in the choir, Sara always has a song in her heart. Helping people find ways to share their talents in performing arts while spreading the Gospel is something she cares about deeply and strives to accomplish at WPC. Outside of Westminster, Sara is kept busy with her three boys who are involved in scouts, bowling, and acting.

Tricia Shelton
preschool@wpcmunster.org
childrenyouthministry@wpcmunster.org

Tricia has been a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church for 25 years and began as a volunteer within the church's children and youth ministry. She accepted the position of Preschool Director in 2013 where she advocates for parent involvement, multi-intelligence teaching in the classroom and partnership between the home and school to meet the collective and individual needs of students. She was thrilled to formally add overseeing the church's Children & Youth Ministry programming to her staff responsibilities in 2022 as she is passionate about our children developing their own faith.  

Ginny Dickman-Lopez
missions@wpcmunster.org

Ginny's heart is in all things missions whether that's building partnerships and supporting with our area nonprofits or serving by redistributing food and planning meals with Loaves & Fishes. She loves traveling, yoga and building community. She is a mom of two boys so when she's not at Westminster, you'll find her volunteering in the Munster schools or at a local park with friends.

Gina Nida
gnida@wpcmunster.org

Gina has been part of the WPC staff for 17 years. Many of the members and staff are like family to Gina. Gina is also a new mother to a fur baby named Ellie. Ellie is a Weimaraner. She also has three beautiful daughters and two amazing grandchildren that she loves to spend time with, especially during the summer at the beach or boating!

Vanessa DeRousseau
communications@wpcmunster.org

Vanessa is the Communications Coordinator, a role she has held since the fall of 2022. With a professional background in communications for the gaming industry, she brings creativity and clarity to her work in church outreach and messaging. Outside of work, Vanessa enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, who keep her busy (and proud!).

Michael Stewart
buildingmgr@wpcmunster.org

Since joining WPC in 2016 and becoming Building Manager in 2019, Michael has been a steady, compassionate presence at the heart of church life. With a strong sense of pride in our church and its mission, he’s dedicated to maintaining the church grounds, supporting its people, and ensuring everything runs smoothly—behind the scenes and beyond.

Michael brings a unique blend of hands-on care, creative problem-solving, and tech-savvy support to every challenge, always with a healing heart, quick wit, and flexible spirit. From AV setups to artistic touches, he’s proud to help WPC shine inside and out.

Chris Gloff
chrisgloff@gmail.com

Chris has been a member of Westminster since his family relocated to the Midwest from the east coast as a child in 1979. He has been a high school teacher in Northwest Indiana for the last 32 years and is currently a co-adviser to the national award-winning radio and TV broadcast journalism program at Crown Point High School. In 1996, Chris accepted a position as Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church of Crown Point. After six years of working with incredible people, Chris accepted the position of Contemporary Music Director at WPC in 2002 and continued in that role until the fall of 2024. He is now responsible for coordinating technical needs of the church such as sound board mixing, live streaming and volunteer technical training.