Our Staff

Rev. Dr. Kathy McCallie currently serves as senior pastor of Church of the Open Arms. Kathy was ordained in 1986 and has served many congregations. In addition to her Masters of Divinity from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, Kathy earned a Masters in Philosophy and taught Philosophy as a Graduate Assistant at Oklahoma State University. She completed her PhD at Oklahoma University in Political Science in 2006, and taught as a graduate assistant in that department in 1998-99. Her special interest is in international relations and economic justice.

Kathy has served as the chair of the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and the Clergy Coalition for Human Rights. Her favorite volunteer work has been with the Peace House and RAIN, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network. She was a member of the first RAIN team in Oklahoma. She has led both medical and construction mission teams to Central America each of the past seven years, working particularly in Nicaragua.

Kathy is a proud mother of three children and an avid gardener. She enjoys reading feminist novels and listening to Mozart.

Scott J. Hamilton is associate pastor of Church of the Open Arms. A native of Oklahoma City, Scott grew up in the Presbyterian Church. He moved to New York in 1986 where he began a journey that included significant service to churches and ample work in issues of social justice.

Scott was ordained as a Deacon in the Collegiate Church in 1990, as an Elder in 1992 and, finally, as Preaching Elder in 1995. He was a guest preacher at many congregations throughout New York and New Jersey before being called to serve a yoked ministry of two United Church of Christ congregations, Grantwood Congregational Church and Morsemere Community Church, in Bergen County, NJ.

While living in New York, Scott was a frequent guest lecturer at Columbia University, New York University, Rutgers University, City College of New York, and Princeton University. He has a long history of advocating for underserved populations including persons in recovery, LGBT elders, inner-city impoverished children, and persons living with HIV and AIDS in New York, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa, and Haiti.

Scott returned to Oklahoma in December of 2009 and joined the staff of Church of the Open Arms earlier this year. Scott also serves as the executive director of the Cimarron Alliance, a member of the Oklahoma Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council, the Central Oklahoma Human Rights Alliance, and the Add Us In Consortium. He and his husband, Wayne, just celebrated their 20th anniversary.

Stefan Warner is our new director of youth and young adults. A current student with interests in gender studies, history and English, he is inspired by an array of diverse figures such as bell hooks, Dorothy Day, John Zerzan, and John the Baptist. He is a basketball fan and a self-described "Christian Peacemaker."