Mike Pulsifer was born and reared in Bartlesville, OK. He earned his B.A. in history and philosophy from Westminster College; his Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary; and completed postgraduate work at New College, University of Edinburgh. He and his wife, Marion, have two sons and five grandchildren who live in the Philadelphia area. Mike has served for 53 years as a Presbyterian minister in churches in El Reno, OK; Indianola, IA; Santa Ana, CA; Ridgewood, NJ; and as an Interim Pastor in this congregation in 2007-2008. He is now retired and serving on a voluntary basis as Pastor for Outreach at the Arch Street Presbyterian Church in center city. Mike enjoys spending time with his family; fishing; reading, history and theology; working as a gardener in Washington Square; traveling; and going to movies.