Pastoral Leadership

More information about the Pastoral Team

Pastor Jim Warren

Pastor Jim was drawn to the gospel message at a church in New Jersey that was filled with sincere believers that had a down-to-earth faith in Jesus. Along with ministry, Jim has a career as a creative director and art educator. He has a MA in Visual Art Education, a Master’s in Urban Ministry from the Alliance Theological Seminary and is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. At Westchester Chapel, along with preaching and teaching, Jim is part of the team that designs worship services and produces events that present the Word of God in creative ways. He co-leads the church with his wife, Pastor Linda. They have an adult daughter, Rebekah.

Pastor Linda Warren

Pastor Linda was saved in a church in New Jersey after realizing that she didn’t know where she was going to spend eternity. Before entering vocational ministry, Linda was Consumer Marketing Director at Sports Illustrated. She has her Master of Divinity and Doctorate of Ministry from Alliance Theological Seminary and is ordained in the Church of the Nazarene. She taught as an adjunct professor at Nyack College in the division of Bible and Christian ministry for seven years. At Westchester Chapel, Pastor Linda oversees the preaching and teaching ministries and co-leads the church with her husband, Pastor Jim. They have an adult daughter, Rebekah.

Pastor Joyce Swingle

Pastor Joyce was saved while working with Pastor Linda at Sports Illustrated. Prior to full-time ministry, Joyce Swingle worked for more than 20 magazines, starting on the edit side as a researcher / reporter and ending as Vice President of Worldwide Circulation Marketing at BusinessWeek. She went on to receive her Master’s in Urban Ministry at Alliance Theological Seminary and finished her ordination credits through Nazarene Bible College. She received her master’s in mental health counseling from Nyack College’s Graduate School of Counseling. At Westchester Chapel, she is active as a preacher, teacher, counselor, prophet and intercessor. She resides in New York City with her husband, Rich.

Rich Swingle

Rich was saved at five years old and while attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary realized God was calling him to minister through the dramatic arts. He moved to Manhattan and switched to an M.A. in theatre at City University of New York’s Hunter College. He has been performing ever since. He has developed and performed a dozen one-man plays, performed in over 40 films and about 20 audio dramas with Christian themes. Since 2001, Rich has been a presentations trainer for Graceworks in New York City. Rich is the Drama Evangelist at WCCN and travels extensively performing and giving the gospel in creative ways. Rich also does creative ministry with his wife, Pastor Joyce.

Pastor Rachel Taylor

Pastor Rachel was saved in a Nazarene church in Maryland and first felt a call to ministry at the age of 16. She received her Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary and is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. At Westchester Chapel, she leads the Children and Family Ministry and teaches and preaches to both children and adults. Pastor Rachel is bi-vocational and works in the contracts department of a manufacturing company.

Pastor Randy Solomon

After thinking a successful career in engineering would bring him wholeness, Pastor Randy discovered that a personal relationship with Jesus is the only thing that satisfies. He is currently bi-vocational and has worked as an engineer on a wide range of products. He currently manages an engineering group implementing energy efficiency projects. Pastor Randy received his biblical training through the Nazarene Bible College. He is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and his calling is to preach the Good News of Christ. He is married to Melanie, and they have one daughter, Anna.

Melanie Solomon

Melanie came to faith as a freshman in college after a friend shared that salvation came, not by good works, but by Jesus paying the penalty for her sin. Melanie worked as an engineer for General Electric, then transitioned into small business administration and management while raising her daughter. Currently, she co-directs and teaches the Sunday Community Bible Study, and serves in multiple leadership roles. She and her husband, Pastor Randy have one adult daughter, Anna.