Ministers
Reverend Dr. Thomas Evans
Senior Minister & Head of Staff
On July 26, 2020, Rev. Dr. Thomas Evans was approved as the 14th Senior Minister of The Brick Presbyterian Church. Before coming to The Brick Church, he served as Senior Pastor and Head of Staff for First Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, S.C., and prior to that, he served as Executive Presbyter for the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. Tom also served in pastoral roles in churches in Idaho (1994), Arkansas (1996), and upstate New York (2000), and as Executive Presbyter in Birmingham, AL (2005).
He graduated with a Master of Divinity (1994) and Doctor of Ministry (2003) from Princeton Theological Seminary. Tom is also a graduate of The College of William and Mary (1989) where he earned an B.A. in Mathematics.
Dr. Raymond Nagem
Minister of Music
Raymond Nagem is Minister of Music at The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City, and a member of the organ faculty at Manhattan School of Music, where he teaches organ literature, service playing, and improvisation. He completed his D.M.A. at The Juilliard School in 2016, where he was a student of Paul Jacobs.
A native of Medford, Massachusetts, Ray attended the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School and began organ lessons there with John Dunn. He earned his B.A. from Yale University in 2009, studying the organ with Thomas Murray, and his M.A. in 2011 from Juilliard. Prior to his appointment at Brick, he served for eleven years at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, where he was Associate Director of Music and Organist. His album Divine Splendor, recorded on the Great Organ of St. John the Divine, is available on the Pro Organo label.
Reverend Sarah Logemann
Associate Pastor for Children and Youth
Rev. Sarah Logemann brings more than a decade of experience in children, youth, family, and congregational ministry, most recently serving as Co-Pastor and Head of Staff at Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit. Her ministry has also included pastoral leadership, curriculum development for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and consulting and coaching with Ministry Architects and Princeton Theological Seminary’s Youth Ministry Certificate Program. Sarah holds an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary with a focus in Christian Education, and is delighted to return to Brick Presbyterian Church where she previously served as a student minister. Outside of church, Sarah loves reading historical fiction, running (slow) marathons, and playing board games with her husband, Garrett, and daughter, Naima.
Reverend Caroline Unzaga
Parish Associate
Rev. Caroline Unzaga is the Parish Associate at The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City and a former seminarian and interim associate minister. She brings a wealth of experience and a warm, compassionate presence to our congregation. Currently, Rev. Unzaga serves as the Manager of Spiritual Care at Morristown Medical Center, where she leads a multi-faith team of chaplains in providing spiritual and religious support to patients, families, and staff. An ordained Presbyterian minister, she is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Princeton Theological Seminary, and is a Certified Educator with the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE).
A cradle Presbyterian from Atlanta, Georgia, Rev. Unzaga has spent most of her adult life in the northeast, serving in both parish and hospital settings. Her diverse ministry roles have included global mission, youth ministry, congregational care, faith formation, and interim ministry. She lives in northern NJ with her husband, two teenage children, and their energetic Springer Spaniel.
