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Leadership Transitions
This page includes information on—
Congregations
in Transition
Those interested in calls listed as "awaiting
candidate" or "in study process" may contact
Bishop
Zeiser. The congregation's
mission district is listed behind each congregation name and location.
Election Scheduled
Interviewing Candidate
Zion, Spies (East Berks)
Awaiting Candidate
Jordan, Orefield (Northern Lehigh Valley)
Bethany, West Reading (West Berks)
St. James, Zenith (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
Trinity, Pottsville (assistant; Schuylkill)
In Study Process
Cedar, Cetronia (Lehigh)
Good Shepherd, Easton (Bethlehem-Easton)
Grace, Reading (West Berks)
Holy Trinity, Bethlehem (Bethlehem-Easton)
San Martin de Porres, Allentown (Lehigh)
St. John, Farmersville (Bethlehem-Easton)
St. John, Fogelsville (Lehigh)
St. John, Sayre (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
St. Matthew, Bethlehem (Bethlehem-Easton)
St. Paul, Summit Hill (Hazleton-Lehighton)
St. Paul, White Haven (Hazleton-Lehighton)
Trinity, Bowmanstown (Hazleton-Lehighton)
Trinity, Lansford (Hazleton-Lehighton)
Zion, Nesquehoning (Hazleton-Lehighton)
Zion, Tamaqua (Hazleton-Lehighton)
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Rostered Leaders in Transition
Roster Changes August 1, 2011-February 1, 2012
- Beissel, Brian E. (Transferring from Upper Susquehanna Synod)
to Trinity, Valley View, 8/1/2011
- Bell, Daniel R. (Jerusalem, Schuylkill Haven) to on leave
from call, disability, 9/13/11
- Bennethum, D. Michael (Director for Evangelical Mission) to
St. John, Reading, 9/1/11
- Birchmeier, Sandra W. (St. Mark, Bethlehem) to retirement,
10/1/11
- Bredlau, Peter S. (chaplain, Muhlenberg College) to on leave
from call, 10/1/11
- Burkhart, E. Robert (St. John, Mohnton) transferred to Lower
Susquehanna Synod, 2/1/12
- Carlsson, Andrew E. (transferring from Northwestern
Pennsylvania Synod) to interim, St. John, Fogelsville, 9/1/11
- Daily, Ramona Cecille (deaconess; Pastoral Education, St.
Luke Hospital, Bethlehem) to on leave from call, 6/29/11
- deForest, Christopher (newly ordained 8/23/11) to St. John,
Mahoning, 8/30/11
- Drennan, Samantha L. (ordained 11/5/11) to associate pastor,
Jerusalem, Western Salisbury, 11/5/11
- Garman, Timothy R. (ordained 10/23/11) to chaplain, Good
Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, 10/23/11
- Hamm, MaryAnn (on leave from call) to chaplain, Life Choice
Hospice, 11/2/11
- Hetrick, Carolyn K. (ordained 9/17/11) to Holy Spirit,
Reading, 9/17/11
- Isabelle, Callista S. (transferring from New England Synod)
to chaplain, Muhlenberg College, 2/13/12
- Kingstorf, Jennifer (transferring from Indiana-Kentucky
Synod) to assistant pastor, Trinity, Robesonia, 1/21/11
- Kunkel, John C. (Holy Trinity, Moorestown) removed from ELCA
roster, 1/18/12
- Lichner, F. Thomas (Holy Trinity, Bethlehem) to retirement,
2/1/12
- Mauthe, Richard J. (St. Matthew, Bethlehem) to retirement,
10/1/11
- North, Debra A. (ordained 9/24/11) to Nanticoke/Pond Hill PC,
9/24/11
- Reis, Darcy M. (assistant pastor, Trinity, Pottsville) to St.
John, Auburn, 1/1/12
- Shade, Barbara J. (Prince of Peace, Johnsonville) to
retirement, 11/1/11
- Siegfried, Dody S. (on leave from call) to synodically
appointed pastor, St. Matthew, Bethlehem
- Ware, Sonja (transferring from Upper Susquehanna Synod) to
interim, Epiphany, Temple, 8/16/11
- Zawaski, Linda S. (diaconal minister; on leave from call) to
counselor, Concern Counseling Services, Fleetwood, 10/20/11
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Guidelines for Congregations Using Supply
Pastors
This document provides information about finding a supply pastor, what
to provide to the person, and guidelines for paying a supply pastor.
This document is available as an Adobe Acrobat™ PDF
(Portable Document Format) file.
When a pastoral transition occurs in a congregation, the resources of
the bishop, staff, and mission district dean are available for the important
task of securing new pastoral leadership.
The process for calling a pastor in the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
is explained in the booklet, Procedure
and Practice for Congregations in Pastoral Transition. This booklet
is available as an Adobe Acrobat™ PDF (Portable
Document Format) file. To open a copy of the booklet for printing on
your printer, click here.
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