Sunday worship services in Oakland
every Sunday at 10 a.m.

Our Staff

Rev. Ben Daniel

Our Senior Pastor
Office hours: Tuesday – Friday, 10–4
email: ben at mpcfamily dot org
Read Rev. Ben’s blog ‘From the Pastor’


Kim Rankin 

Music Director
email: kim at mpcfamily dot org

Kim Rankin has been a church music director for 35 years. A conductor, singer, pianist, organist, and multi-instrumentalist, Kim studied music at Duke University and U. C. Berkeley. When not making music at MPC, she teaches music at The Academy, an independent school in Berkeley. Sharing the joy of music is a soul-renewing gift that she is grateful to call her life’s work.


Katie Kilby

Director of Congregational Life
email: katiek at mpcfamily dot org

Katie holds a Master of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion and a Master of Arts in Christian Theology from the Graduate Theological Union. She was born and raised in southern Arizona and has called the East Bay home since 2016. In her role at MPC, she guides Children & Youth programming, provides pastoral care, and supports the activities of our congregational life together.

Her office hours are Mon-Thurs 9:30a-4p.


Noël Moritz

Administrative Assistant
Office hours: Monday–Friday 8-4
email: office at mpcfamily dot org


Rev. Kathy Ray 

Parish Associate