MERCYhouse Staff
Noreen Kelly
Church Admin| Noreen was born in New England but left when she was 15 to move with her family to Texas. She came back to Massachusetts in 2021 and has been part of MERCYhouse ever since. She is pursing a degree in Social Work from Liberty University Online. Her roles at MERCYhouse include Sunday volunteer recruitment, overseeing church facility maintenance, building and maintaining relationships with the congregation and community, and coordinating, planning, and executing church events including Sunday Morning Worship. To contact Noreen you can reach her at noreen@mercyhouse365.org.
Alden Foelsche
Pastoral Intern | Alden is a native of MA and a graduate of UMass Amherst with a B.S. and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. After graduating with his Masters, he chose to explore a call to ministry through the MERCYhouse Ministry Trainee Cohort program. Upon completion of the program and with a confirmed calling to vocational ministry, he began a pastoral internship. He primarily disciples and mobilizes young adult men alongside serving in the Sunday preaching rotation, organizing men’s events, and connecting with newcomers. Alden lives in Granby with his wife, Meghan. You can contact him at alden@mercyhouse365.org.
Meghan Foelsche
Ministry Staff Associate | Meghan is a Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst graduate with her B.S. in Public Health. She serves MERCYhouse in a variety of areas including student ministry with high school and college-aged women, graphic design, social media and communications, Meet MERCYhouse event oversight, and other church operations. Meghan lives in Granby with her husband, Alden. You can contact her at meghan@mercyhouse365.org.
Our Deacons
Luke Showalter
Deacon of Facilities and Grounds
Luke Showalter graduated from UMass Amherst in 2011 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He lives in South Hadley with his wife, Sarah, and three children, Caleb, Millie, and Zeke.
“We love that our church is a diverse group of people who prioritize loving God and those around them. We also love our church's tendency to gather and celebrate what God has done, with lots of joy and laughter.”
Keith Benoit
Deacon of Outreach and Mission
Keith Benoit graduated from UMass Amherst in 2012 and married his wife Lauren in 2021, under a maple tree at a conservation area in town.
“We love that our church prioritizes preaching the Gospel and living as a family. We love seeing all of the nations and many age groups represented in the church body.”