Chapel Staff

Greg Carmer, M.A., Ph.D.
Dean of Chapel
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Greg has been serving at Gordon College since 1998. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in theology from Boston College. He lives in Beverly with his wife Laura and their three sons.

Laura Carmer, M.A.
Director of Missions and Service Learning
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Laura has worked at Gordon College for almost 20 years. As Director of Missions she enjoys working with student leaders to provide Gordon students with short term missions and service learning opportunities across the US and around the world. Laura has an MA in Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She lives in Beverly with her husband Greg and their three sons.

Abram Kielsmeier-Jones
Director of Christian Life and Worship
p: 978.867.4016
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Abram comes to Gordon with a decade’s worth of experience in youth ministry and worship leadership in church settings. He has a B.A. in philosophy and minored in music (guitar) in college. He lives on the North Shore with his wife, Sarah, and two young boys.

Laurie Truschel 
Director of Student Ministries
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Laurie Truschel and her husband John, moved from Pittsburgh, PA to Hamilton in 1995 with their three children. They moved to Beverly in 2010. They have one child who is currently in college, one who graduated from Gordon College in 2011, and one who graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2012. She has a background in campus ministry, having worked as a campus minister and conference director for the Coalition for Christian Outreach in Pittsburgh, PA. She is in her eighth year at Gordon College and loves spending time with students as they explore what it means to have a relationship with Christ that gives shape and direction to all of life.