Toms River Presbyterian Church
Staff & Leaders
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Theresa Swenson
Associate PastorTheresa’s passion is building people up in their faith and helping them integrate their faith into their everyday life. The foundation verse of her call to ministry is John 17:3, “That they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” She served as Pastor of Morning Star Presbyterian Church in Bayville for the last year. Prior to that, she served as Associate Pastor at Tower Hill Presbyterian Church in Red Bank for 8 years with a focus on discipleship and pastoral care. She worked 30 years in the corporate world in computer systems management. She retired from corporate life and then completed her seminary training at New Brunswick Theological Seminary. She was ordained in 2010.
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Robbie Ytterberg
Senior Pastor & Head of StaffThe Rev. D. Robert (Robbie) Ytterberg has been serving the Lord in ministry in various locations for thirteen years, most recently as Associate Pastor of Discipleship at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Bridgeville, PA. He loves people, and has developed a love for the church and its potential to reach local communities and people around the world. He loves to help people grow in their relationship with Christ and use the gifts God has given them. Most of all, he has a heart for Christ. Robbie earned his Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. In addition, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He feels God has used this to shape his analytical and systems thinking in his ministry, teaching him about how the parts make up the whole. His experience at Fuller, among many other things, taught him to always relate his faith to “real life” people and experiences.
