568 Montgomery Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Rev. Mark Ignatius Salvacion has served as lead pastor of St. Luke UMC in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania since July 2022. Previously, he served as Pastor of Historic St. George’s UMC in Philadelphia from 2017 until 2022. Prior to graduating from Drew Theological School with a Master of Divinity degree in 2020, Rev. Salvacion was a practicing corporate attorney for 25+ years, representing such clients as The Vanguard Funds, PNC Bank, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and Prudential Financial.

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Rev. Salvacion’s missional commitments include social justice, alleviation of poverty and food insecurity, criminal justice reform, immigration justice, and the critique of institutional racism. As a practicing immigration attorney, Rev. Salvacion has been engaged in advocacy for immigrants, asylum seekers, and persons in ICE detention for nearly a decade. In this capacity, Rev. Salvacion has filed legal briefs and petitions, has argued in federal and administrative courts, and has challenged governmental policies that deprive citizens and immigrants of their constitutional rights. For his work in immigration advocacy and direct legal representation of immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, Rev. Salvacion was awarded the “Valor in Pursuit of Justice” award from PRIME Ecumenical Commitment to Refugees in 2019.

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Rev. Salvacion is also a founding Board Member and legal advisor to the Freedom Empowerment Academy, a local 501(c)(3) educational non-profit that is committed to providing educational opportunities for young people to learn about the history of the African diaspora, the period of U.S. slavery, and the Civil Rights Movement in school districts that have eliminated this important curriculum. For his work in civil rights and educational equity in Pennsylvania, Rev. Salvacion received the “Oscar B. Cobb, Sr. Civil Rights Advocacy” award from the NAACP Main Line Branch in October 2025.

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Rev. Salvacion lives in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania with his wife Frances, who works at Bryn Mawr College. Rev. Salvacion enjoys making music with the Merion Jazz Project, playing golf, and teaching about the history of the Methodist movement in America from the 1760’s to today.

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​Reverend Brittany Whyte is a commissioned deacon in the Eastern Pennsylvania conference and serves as Outreach Minister at St. Luke UMC as of December, 2024. She earned her master's degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Her mission is to empower members of St. Luke UMC to not only grow spiritually, but to expand the missional reach of the congregation, while fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment that accommodates all, including the neurodivergent, disability, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Her interests include music, writing, travel, cooking, and amateur astronomy.

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"I am planning a project that will help St. Luke UMC accommodate people with different sensory needs due to ADHD, autism, or sensory processing disorders. This is a multi-phase project that will unfold over the next year. If you have sensory needs during the worship service that you feel are not currently being addressed (light, sound, etc.) and would like to offer some input toward this project, I would appreciate any suggestions you might have."

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