Jonny Rashid
Pastor
Jonny Rashid is father to Elaine and Agatha. He lives on Lenape land, colonized as Philadelphia, in the Riverwards. He moved to Philadelphia from Lebanon, PA, where his parents emigrated from Egypt.
He is an abolitionist and a housing activist. He is an avid home cook and a perpetually disappointed Philadelphia sports fan. He is the author of “Jesus Takes A Side.”
He studied journalism, education, and history at Temple University and completed his Master of Divinity at Palmer Theological Seminary. He’s a member of the steering committee for the Philadelphia Coalition of Affordable housing, serves on the advisory committee for the Anabaptist at 500 project and is a former pastor of Circle of Hope.
Heather Davis-Jones
Office Manager
Heather is from Philadelphia, born on Lenape land, as the granddaughter of both sharecroppers and descendants of participants in the American Revolution. They are a curator and an artist working in clay and fiber arts. They studied at Florida A&M University, built on a former plantation and home of the Apalachee for undergrad. They completed their Masters at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, located on the traditional unceded homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations. Heather previously worked as an post -grad apprentice and teaching artist at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. They were an artist in residence in The Okanagan Valley, Canada and at the J.R. Hodges Tin Shop in Breckenridge, Colorado. Their work can be seen in local and international collections. They live with their spouse, three children, cats, frogs and lizards in Mt. Airy.