Our Ministry Team

Dr. Angel-David Anglada

Interim Minister

PRONOUNS: He/him

Rev. Dr. A. David Anglada has served as an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for 28 years. He is currently the Senior Director of Leadership for the ELCA's Congregation and Community-Home Area.

Throughout his career, Dr. Anglada has served in various pastorates, including multiple congregations in New York, like Grace Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church, held leadership roles such as Assistant to the Bishop for Evangelical Mission in the Florida-Bahamas Synod, and served as Director for Outreach at the Metropolitan New York Synod. Dr. Anglada has also worked as a chaplain with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and as Program Director for Multicultural Leadership for the ELCA.

Pastor David holds a Bachelor of Science from Empire State University (State University of New York), a Master of Theology from Logos University, a Master of Arts in Religion, and a Master of Sacred Theology from The Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. A Doctor of Ministry from The United Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia/Gettysburg, Completed with Distinction, focusing on congregational leadership. Furthermore, he completed his first unit of CEP at New York University/ Langone Health and three units of Clinical Pastoral Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, New York.

A religious leader committed to fostering a mosaic of multicultural communities, Dr. Anglada is a sought-after leadership trainer across the U.S. and the Caribbean. With four decades of advocacy for social justice, he remains dedicated to building bridges across cultural and racial divides. He holds advanced degrees in theology and ministry, including a Doctor of Ministry from United Lutheran Seminary. Dr. Anglada is the proud parent of Aaron-David Anglada and his daughter-in-law, Ninan Anglada, and the grandparent of Francesco-David Anglada. His life mission centers on creating unity and understanding across diverse traditions.

Dinean Davis

Director of Ministries

PRONOUNS: She/her

ddavis@fortwashingtonchurch.org

Dinean has over two decades of experience in communications, graphic design and event planning. She has worked for several years in the non-profit sector at Abyssinian Baptist Church, Riverside Church and Lehman College. She has also been an active servant in ministry at First Corinthian Baptist Church where she shares her artistic abilities and event planning talents for various fellowship and social service initiatives, such as feeding the homeless and facilitating an annual clothing mall, as well as leading the dance ministry. Dinean has taught in the Department of Education and also worked with various youth mentoring programs in NYC. She also has her own business, In Her Image, where she provides various services such as graphics, book design and wedding planning. In addition, she has a clothing line and does custom designs. She has also partnered with SPEAK, Suicide Prevention Through Empowerment, Action, and Kindness, to help others break through the silence and stigma of mental health care.

Dinean was born and raised in Harlem, NY. She holds a Bachelors in Fine Arts from Purchase College and Master’s in Business Management from Purdue (Kaplan) University and a Master’s in Pastoral Care and Counseling from New York Theological Seminary. She has shifted from Communications and Ministry Coordinator to Director of Ministries. In her new position, she will engage new ways to do worship and build ministries. She is an all around artist and loves being involved in anything creative. She has a passion to follow the mandate by God to serve others in need. She is a genealogist who loves to travel the world and experience other cultures. Dinean has one son, Jaylen, who is in culinary school and is an aspiring singer.

Our Staff

Laurrinda Hatcher

Finance Manager

Pronouns - She/Her

Andre Perez

Facilities Manager

Pronouns - He/Him

Bryant Garcia

Temp Receptionist

Pronouns - He/Him

Meyker Gomez

Custodian

PRONOUNS - HE/HIM

Marcos Olivares

Custodian

PRONOUNS - HE/HIM

Chris Whittaker

Music Director

Pronouns - He/Him

Chris has worked with Fort Washington for over 12 years as the music director and has offered his services in this transitional period. He is currently pursuing a law degree.

Randy Pressman

AV Technician