Rev. Cindy Garis August, Senior Minister
Pastor Cindy was ordained in February 1999 in the United Church of Christ. She has ministerial standing in the Harrisburg Association of the Penn Central Conference, served churches in Lebanon, Penbrook, Abbottstown and New Cumberland. Cindy served for 12 years as the Executive Director of Oasis Ministries for Spiritual Development (www.oasismin.org), and is a trained spiritual director and retreat leader. She was installed as our Senior Pastor 11/23/2019.
Cindy grew up in the Brethren in Christ church in Souderton, PA (a small town between Philly and Allentown). She is a graduate of Messiah College, where she was a dual major in Christian Ed. And Marketing. Cindy received her Masters of Divinity from Lancaster Theological Seminary. Cindy is challenging, creative and authentic. Most deeply, she feels the church is (or can be) a place of wholeness, hope and healing. She encourages you to be in touch with her, and share your story. Cindy and her wife, Liz, reside here in Harrisburg with their dog, Sofia.
Rev. Scott Siciliano, Minister of Worship & the Arts
Pastor Scott joined the CPUCC staff in September of 2008. He is graduate of Messiah University and Lancaster Theological Seminary, holding the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Sacred Music and Organ, and Master of Divinity. As a liturgical artist, music educator, and performing artist, Pastor Scott uses his many talents to enrich the worship experience through the creative use of sound, spoken word, sight, shape, and movement.
Outside of CPUCC, he also serves the community of Lancaster Theological Seminary as a worship leader and adjunct instructor. He is a nationally recognized composer and arranger, private instructor of piano and voice, and sings with the twice-Grammy-nominated Susquehanna Chorale. You can see and hear Scott’s original music at www.scottsiciliano.com, and at www.youtube.com/c/ScottSiciliano. Scott and his husband, Michael, reside in Harrisburg with their fur babies and serve as Mentors within the PA Child Welfare Services network.
Garnetta Curtis, Office Manager
Garnetta was born and raised in Washington, D. C. She graduated from Spingarn High School and started her business career with AT&T, where she was employed for 26 years as Administrative Manager/Supervisor. While employed at AT&T, she earned her associate degree in Business Administration and Accounting. Afterwards she worked as an independent contract for several businesses in Maryland and Washington, D. C.: Prince Georges Hospital Administration Office and Teen Clinics; Fannie Mae Housing Administration, and for privately-owned businesses. She moved to Pennsylvania in 1997.
Her hobbies include bowling, tennis, reading, traveling, gardening (flowers and plants) and Studying my Bible. I am a people person, no one is a stranger to me. I love nature, love to visit different places in PA. My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ guides my life every day. My prayer each morning: “thank you father for waking me up this morning in my right mind, quide me this day to do your will Lord, not mind.” Garnetta and her husband, Steve, have two grown daughters, LaVone and Monique from her previous marriage.
Carol Boris, Office Assistant
Carol came to CPUCC with over 25 years of office manager/supervisory experience. In July 2021, she retired from Deloitte after 14 years. There she had led a team who handled operations for the building which included security, shipping and receiving, reception, event planning and meeting coordination where we supported over 1,000 employees. She also worked with outside vendors to complete all maintenance and cleaning. Once retired, she wanted to work somewhere where the primary goal was to support other people mentally, physically, and/or spiritually.
She has 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren ranging in age from 9 to 20 years old. She feels fortunate to also have two son-in-laws who feel more like sons than in-laws. From the spring to the fall, you will find Carol outside almost every day happily planting flowers, weeding, or mowing the lawn. She recently took up pickle ball and loves it. Her favorite place is the beach where she enjoys swimming (until the waves get too rough and knock her over) and then she retreats to a lounge chair with a good book. She is definitely a warm weather person!
She feels blessed to have been offered the office assistant position at CPUCC. Since being here, she have met a group of fantastic, helpful and kind people whose dedication to the church absolutely amazes her.
