Rev. Mannis is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Prior to his ordination in October, 2004, Rev. Mannis worked as an attorney for eight years with the Rev. Debbie Little, the Episcopal priest who founded Common Cathedral in Boston, an outdoor church for homeless men and women. He is the president of the Shelter Island Fund, Inc., a non-profit organization that preserves open space throughout Massachusetts using limited development as a conservation strategy. Rev. Mannis is a graduate of Yale College, Yale Law School and the Harvard Divinity School and has served on a variety of municipal and private boards, committees, and commissions.

Rev. Zifcak is an ordained vocational deacon in the Episcopal Church. Following many years of discernment, an M.Div. from Andover Newton Theological School and completion of the Diaconate Formation Program sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, Rev. Zifcak was ordained to the Vocational Diaconate in June, 2002. Rev. Zifcak taught at The Park School in Brookline for twenty-eight years, primarily physical education for nursery through ninth grade. She is an archdeacon in the Diocese of Massachusetts, where she heads the Diaconal Training Program,  and serves as Consultant for Family Ministry at Christ Church in Swansea, MA.

Rev. Chapman was ordained as an American Baptist minister in June of 2006.  She is an associate minister at Old Cambridge Baptist Church, called by Old Cambridge Baptist to be an outreach minister to the Outdoor Church.  She has a B.S. in Elementary Education from SUNY at Brockport, NY, and an M.Div. from the Boston University School of Theology.  She has lent administrative assistance to the Barbara McInnis House, the Homeless Empowerment Project/Spare Change Newspaper and Interfaith Action. She currently works in student services at Boston University.

Zach Kerzee is first year Master of Divinity Student at Harvard Divinity School. Prior to his moving to Cambridge, Zach attended a small Methodist college in Abilene, Texas called McMurry University where he studied Religion and Greek.  After graduation, Zach will seek ordination in the United Methodist Church. Zach is passionate about music and is committed to ministries dedicated to those who live outdoors. He hopes that his position as music director with Outdoor Church of Cambridge will bridge those two passions. 

Leah is originally from Michigan and and graduated from Kalamazoo College in June of 2011. She is currently in her first year of Harvard Divinity School's Master of Divinity Program. She is excited about the idea of outdoor churches in American cities and is considering heading toward either a scholarly career or ministry in the United Church of Christ.

Born in Berlin, Germany, Robin has lived in Bahrain, Romania, Virginia, and Quebec. Having moved to and fallen in love with Boston and Cambridge, however, he now considers himself equal parts Berliner and Bostonian. He is as big a fan of the Red Sox and Celtics as he is of German soccer. Robin has worked in radio, in food-packaging, and in a cubicle, and the Outdoor Church is by far the best job he's ever had. He also loves being a student and is deeply grateful for the opportunity to follow his greatest passion - the study of religion. His lesser but still great passions include drawing and painting, Middle Eastern food, bluegrass music, translating, and activism. He has been deeply involved in the burgeoning Occupy movement and hopes for a revolution of compassion and justice in this country. Above all, he believes in and hopes for the already present and always coming reign of God in the world, a reality he sees foreshadowed in the beloved community of the Outdoor Church.

Cassie's interest in the interplay of religion with ethics, mental health, and social justice led her to Harvard Divinity School, where she is in the second year of the Master’s of Divinity program. Though not currently pursuing ordination, Cassie is considering entering the discernment process for ordination in the Episcopal Church. She was raised in Boulder, CO and received her B.A. from the University of Colorado with a double major in Philosophy and Psychology. In college, she discovered both a love of working with homeless people and an appreciation of the role of spirituality in the strength and resilience it takes to survive on the streets. As an intern with the Outdoor Church, Cassie hopes to merge these two interests, while also continuing to discern what form her future vocation might take. When not busy writing papers, Cassie enjoys live music, swimming, hiking, and reading.