The Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation is an independent charitable organization, administered by community volunteers and funded by foundations, corporate and individual gifts.
We are a 501(c)(3) organization registered in Pennsylvania as a non-profit charitable corporation. As part of our long- and short-term planning, we actively seek funding from foundations and government resources, as well as individuals and private historical organizations.
Our Mission
Our mission is to preserve, restore, renew, and maintain the historic Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church Philadelphia buildings and grounds.
Memberships and Affiliations
Board of Directors
Amy Grant, Chair of the Board
President, Lucid Digital Designs
Founder, Southwark Historical Society
Jeanette Woehr, Vice Chair
Ronald McDonald House, Retired
Christine Pickup, Treasurer
The Dow Chemical Company, Retired
Candace Roberts, Corporate Secretary
President, Quantum-Think
Terry Brasko, Trustee
The Swedish Colonial Society
Joshua Thomas Castaño, Trustee
Program Manager, Partners for Sacred Places
Thomas Daley AIA, emeritus
Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects, PC
Teresa Delaney, Trustee
Mike Duffy, Advisor
Liberty Tree & Landscape
Marco Federico, Trustee
Senior Architectural Conservator, Materials Conservation Co., LLC
Jim Murphy, Trustee
Author, researcher story-teller, tour guide
Mark Roberts, Trustee
Quantum-Think
Mary Ryan, Trustee
Interior Designer, MCR Designs LLC
Amy Sampson-Liberi, Trustee
Michael Schreiber, Trustee
Historian, Author, Journalist
Alan Segal, Trustee
Trustee, Seaman’s Church Institute
Investment Consultant and Founder, The Jazz Sanctuary
Ray Spera, Advisor
Philadelphia Carpentry Systems
Robert A. Stewart, Trustee
Attorney At Law, Hill Wallack LLP
Sam Streit, Trustee
Cynthia Temple, Trustee
Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation, Retired
Rev. Dr. Kim‐Eric Williams, emeritus
Honorary Governor, The Swedish Colonial Society
Clergy
Emeritus Professor, University of Pennsylvania