The Beacons are a team of members and friends of the Montclair Presbyterian Church who help build and nurture us. MPC is a large church of over 200 people, and Beacons help build local connections within small geographic areas. For someone new to MPC, the size and wide-ranging activities can be intimidating, and so the Beacon groups provide a supportive and nurturing small community for new people to meet people and grow in their engagement in MPC. The Beacons help connect people with resources and support in times of need. Some Beacon groups have social gatherings, such as luncheons, picnics, game nights, A’s games, hikes, other groups sit together at church gatherings. Some Beacon groups use email to keep the people in their groups in touch with each other. Along with the Beacon, each group creates its unique community that unites its members within the larger community of the church.
The Beacons also work together across geographic areas to help provide support to each other and to share resources, ideas, concerns and joys. Together the Beacons facilitate connections with the church staff and help link people in their area with others in the church whose interests, skills, and talents may be of interest to them.
Beacon Leadership
Contact information : Please visit onrealm.org/MPC to find contact information for those listed below.
If you need help with Realm, contact the MPC office: office@mpcfamily.org
Co-chair: Karen Ray Gibson
Co-chair: May Tong
Resource: Sue Davies
Beacons and Geographic Regions
| Community | Beacon name |
| ALM: Alameda, Lake Merritt | Mary Ellen McKey |
| B: Berkeley, North Contra Costa County | Tom Eelkema |
| D-SC: Dimond, Shepherd Canyon | Deborah Brooks Willetta Clark |
| ET: East of the Tunnel | May Lee Tong Cheryl Geckeler |
| P: Grand Lake, Piedmont | Claire Kelly |
| PG: Piedmont Gardens | Margaretha Derasary |
| RR: Rockridge | To be determined |
| SH: South Hills, San Leandro | Jean Gregory Sally Cole-White |
| TH: Thornhill area | Sloan White |