LEADERSHIP
OUR STAFF
Chris Files
Pastor
Chris is a native New Englander, having grown up about half way between Boston and Cape Cod. Chris’ faith life was shaped by his loving parents and his faith community at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Hanover, MA.
When Chris went away to college at Hofstra University he quickly became involved with the Protestant Community on campus. Chris graduated from Hofstra in 1997 with a BA in philosophy, and went on to seminary at what was then the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (now United Lutheran Seminary). He graduated in 2002, served his internship (and then some) at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Norwich, CT, before being called to serve as pastor here at Trinity, where he has been serving since 2007.
Chris is a father of two, and is recently remarried (October 2022). He loves boating (and the water in general), enjoys exploring new places, and is a fan of rock music of varying sorts.
Barbara Dorr
Parish Secretary
Barbara grew up in Milford, and has been a member of Trinity since 1955. She raised both of her sons in this church. Barbara has served Trinity as its Parish Secretary since 1982, taking over for Ginny Dolny who preceded her. Barbara now has five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, whom she loves to spend time with. In her spare time, she also enjoys cross stitching, reading, and stamp collecting.
Anne Maria Lim
Minister of Music
Anne Maria Lim is pursuing the Master of Music degree in Organ and Sacred Music at the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music.
Born in Singapore, she began her music education at the age of three on the piano, and soon after started taking violin lessons. She completed her Diploma in Music in Piano Performance at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, where she also took on Violin Performance as a second study. In 2017, Anne Maria took interest in the pipe organ and began formal pipe organ lessons under the tutelage of Dr Evelyn Lim as an Organ Scholar of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (Singapore). Since then, she has been an active member of the American Guild of Organists, and performs regularly back home and in the United States.
Anne Maria moved to the United States in 2019 to pursue the Bachelor of Music degree, majoring in both Organ Performance and Music Theory, at the Eastman School of Music. During her time there she was Music Director and Organist at St Anne's Church in Rochester, New York.
Aside from music, Anne Maria is passionate about all things food and coffee related, and likes experimenting with new dishes in her kitchen.
LAY LEADERS
Kathleen Chapman
Council President
Kathleen grew up in Mystic, moved to Milford in 1976 after marrying her husband Austin, has resided in Orange since 1990 and has attended Trinity since 1980. Kathleen received a BS in Business Administration from Central CT State University and after briefly working as a paralegal graduated from Sacred Heart University’s two-year paralegal certification studies program. She is now happily retired after a 20+ year career as a paralegal specializing in financial services industry.
Kathleen has two children and three grandchildren and enjoys spending time with family, weaving, reading, and gardening.