As an independent church, the First Church in Chestnut Hill is governed by a Standing Committee composed of members elected each year from the congregation. Day-to-day operations of the Church are led by our minister, music director, and sexton.
Rev. Mark J.T. Caggiano, Minister
Rev. Mark is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Divinity School. He also received his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. Prior to the ministry, Mark was a lawyer in the Boston area working in real estate and commercial litigation. He also served for six years as a selectman in Andover, Massachusetts. Rev. Mark is also adjunct faculty at Boston College Law School, teaching a course on religion and the law, and is author of Faith on Trial: Religion and the Law in the United States.
Kathryn Rosenbach, Music Director
Kathryn is known for her performances as a pianist and organist, as well as choral conductor, composer and teacher. She has been a church music director for more than 40 years in various denominations. Kathryn graduated from SUNY Buffalo with a BFA and MFA, received an artist diploma from the Accademia di Chigiana in Siena, Italy and has pursued doctoral studies at the Eastman School of Music. She has always been involved with singers of all levels and loves to work with opera singers.
Dana Flynn, Sexton
Dana has been our sexton since 2004. He attended Northeastern University and is a retired Newton firefighter. He and his wife Rose live in Newton, and have three daughters.
Victor Strama, Office Administrator
Victor is a Masters of Divinity student at Boston Univeristy’s School of Theology pursuing a future in ordained ministry. He holds a B.S. from the University of Connecticut and has lived and worked in the Boston area for the past several years in the financial services industry prior to his call to ministry.