Meet The Team

Pastor. Wife. Mom. Nurturer. Agent of change. Idealist Extraordinaire. Loves Jesus and People.

"Do Justice. Love Mercy. Walk humbly with God." 

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Colesville Presbyterian Church (CPC) is proud to introduce the Rev. Laura Batten-Carbaugh, our Pastor at CPC since November 2022. Laura is a Princeton Seminary graduate and has been leading churches in ministry for more than twenty years. She has served in a variety of positions including Director of Christian Education and Youth, Interim and Transitional Pastorates, and Co-Pastor and Head of Staff. Laura brings a wealth of experience and wisdom to her work as Pastor. 

Laura is a truth-teller, a transformational leader, and a passionate advocate for all people to come to know the love of God in Christ. It is Laura’s joy and delight to see how the Holy Spirit transforms and heals hearts and lives as we walk through life together. Laura is passionate about working for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and loving our neighbors without exception and she believes that radical hospitality, creating community, cultivating faith, and encouraging the spiritual life of all people are at the center of her purpose in the world.

Kyle Pedrick, Organist and Music Coordinator, originally from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, started taking piano lessons at age 8. He attended West Chester University where he studied piano with the late Dr. Vincent Craig. Kyle became a Montgomery County Public Schools teacher in 2019.  He has taught at 5 schools part-time, and is currently the full-time general and choral music teacher at Mill Creek Towne Elementary School. He took a semester of organ lessons while at West Chester, but is mostly self-taught. Before moving to Maryland, he was the Director of Music and Organist at Paoli United Methodist Church in Paoli, Pennsylvania.

ERIC BEOMJIN KIM is a doctoral student and graduate assistant in choral conducting at the University of Maryland, where he serves as assistant conductor of the Chamber Singers and Treble Choir, and director of the Maryland Palestrina Choir. Eric introduces himself as a “nomadic conductor;” he has led performances with his ensemble Empathy across South Korea, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Iran, the Philippines, Romania, Kazakhstan, and the United States. 

Eric holds a Master’s degree in Vocal Pedagogy and Choral Conducting, graduating with distinction from Westminster Choir College, and a Bachelor’s degree in Music from Taylor University.

A native of Arkansas, Mary Ellen earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Rhodes College in Memphis and a master’s degree in vocal performance from The Catholic University in DC. She has done administrative work at several local churches and has also been the alto section leader and soloist at the National Presbyterian Church and Washington Hebrew Congregation for many years. When not working or singing, she enjoys visiting with friends and with her four grown children and two grandsons who all live in the metro area. 

Darci has been a long-time church member and served in various leadership positions before taking on the role of Church Treasurer. ​​The church treasurer oversees the fiscal management of the church, working with the Administrative committee, Pastor, and session.

Roland has been a long time faithful custodian of the building and grounds at here at CPC and we are grateful for his continued service. 

Dorothy has been a long-time faithful custodian of the building here at CPC and we are grateful for her continued service.