Reverend Dana Horton, Staff Minister
Reverend Dana is our newest licensed minister on staff, having just completed his ministry training through Centers for Spiritual Living in August 2019. Dana discovered the Science of Mind teachings when he and his wife Mary started attending the Center 12 years ago. One thing led to another until he found himself in class again nearly 40 years after graduating college the first time.
In addition to ministerial duties, Dana works at American Electric Power, where he is Director of Energy Markets Policy. That means he travels a lot and talks with other companies about evolving issues in the energy industry.
Dana’s Vision in Ministry. Dana tries to exhibit the SOM principles in his daily life. The most significant practice he has found in the last 12 years of studying SOM is that spiritual life and ‘real’ life are not separate. Life works the best when we can take the spiritual principles we talk about on Sunday morning and apply them to that first difficult conversation on Monday morning.
Reverend Ami Papadopulo, Staff Minister
Reverend Ami Papadopulo graduated from The Holmes Leadership Institute in the summer of 2018. Before that, she was a practitioner for 13 years and is currently a member of the Columbus Center for Spiritual Living in Columbus. Currently, she is serving as the Minister of Education, Minister of the Practitioner Core and is facilitating Practitioner training.
Reverend Ami has been part of the New Thought Movement since the late 1990’s. She earned a bachelors degree in history and a graduate degree in secondary social studies education from The Ohio State University. She has a diverse background from serving in the military to teaching inner-city high school kids. She is currently teaching middle school.
For the last ten years, Reverend Ami has brought an open heart and mind and a desire to be of service to Columbus Center for Spiritual Living. She is excited to continue to be part of the community in her new role as minister and is looking forward to doing her part in creating a world that works for everyone.
Rev. Amy currently lives in Upper Arlington with her daughter Sadie and their two dogs.
Other Vital Stats. Dana and Mary have three children and three grandchildren. They live in Worthington.
