"My heart is with all who struggle to know God's call and purpose for their life and yet feel trapped in cycles of pain that seem to provide no way out. My own story, and the stories of so many others I have worked with, have shown me that no matter how difficult the situation may be, there is always a way out, and healing and hope are always possible."
Kim Engelmann is Pastor of Caring Ministries at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California, since February 2001. Menlo Park Presbyterian is a dynamic church with nearly 5,000 members. She supervises staff, oversees recovery and support groups, does individual counseling, crisis intervention, and prayer ministries as well as preaching on designated Sundays and teaching fellowship/bible study classes.
Before working at Menlo Park, Kim was Associate Pastor at First Congregational Church in Redwood City, California. She grew up on the East Coast and worked in many pastoral settings there, including working as the chaplain in a psychiatric hospital and a general hospital, and serving churches in urban and rural settings. Kim was Associate Pastor of Trinitarian Congregational Church in N. Andover, Massachusetts, and The Federated Church of Ashland, Massachusetts.
Kim is married to Tim Engelmann who is a clinical psychologist in private practice in California. They have three children. The Engelmanns live in the Bay Area in CA and enjoy the beach, kayaking, camping, water skiing, snow skiing and just about anything else that has to do with being outside.
B.A., Sociology, Barnard College, Columbia University, 1977-1981
Master of Divinity, Princeton Seminary, 1981-1985, New Testament, Adviser, Dr. Bruce Metzger
Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care, Boston University, 1990-1993
Ordained at the Federated Church of Ashland, Massachusetts, 1986