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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
St. John, Allentown (Lehigh)
Interviewing Candidate
Advent, West Lawn (West Berks)
Christ United, Ashland (Schuylkill)
Robeson, Plowville (West Berks)
Ziegels, Breinigsville (Northern Lehigh Valley)
Zion, Womelsdorf (West Berks)
Awaiting Candidate
Salem Hetzels, Pine Grove (Schuylkill)
St. James, Zenith (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
St. John, Mahoning (Hazleton-Lehighton)
St. John, Nanticoke (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
St. Mark, Pond Hill (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
St. Paul Third, Easton (Bethlehem-Easton)
St. Peter, Mantzville (Hazleton-Lehighton)
Allegheny, Knauers (West Berks)
In Study Process
Friedens, Stony Run (East Berks)
Kissingers, Wyomissing (West Berks)
San Martin de Porres, Allentown (Lehigh)
St. John, Tremont (Schuylkill)
St. Mark, Allentown (Lehigh)
St. Matthew, Weatherly (Hazleton-Lehighton)
Zion, Spies (East Berks)
Zion, Weatherly (Hazleton-Lehighton)
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Rostered Leaders in Transition
Roster Changes January 1, 2010-August 1, 2010
- Doris K. Binner (AiM, St. James, Coopersburg) to retirement,
1/1/10
- Ralph A. Boyer IV (on leave from call), resigned from the
ELCA roster, 4/16/10
- Walter W. Breiner (Zions, Weatherly) to St. Luke,
Shoemakersville, 1/2/10
- Cinda J. Brucker (on leave from call) transferred to Lower
Susquehanna Synod, 7/7/10
- Richard W. Chaveas (on leave from call) to retirement,
5/1/10
- Debra K. Ernst (Zion, Tamaqua) to on leave from call,
7/31/10
- R. Barry Fritts (St. John, Friedensburg) transferred to
Montana Synod, 3/15/10
- Virginia A. Goodwin (on leave from call), to interim, Union,
Schnecksville, 7/7/10
- Abera B. Hellemo (Bethany, West Reading) resigned from ELCA
roster, 4/30/10
- Christopher N. Hershman (part-time, St. James, Allentown) to
on leave from call, 2/28/10
- Robert F. Hoenich (Christ United, Ashland) to retirement,
2/28/10
- William M. Horn (Chaplain, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
Hospital, Allentown) to retirement, 2/28/10
- Donna M. House (ordained 7/25/10) to assistant pastor, St.
John, Nazareth, 8/8/10
- Elizabeth F. Huwiler (on leave from call) to family leave,
7/7/10
- Carol Koch (commissioned as associate in ministry) to
director of Christian education and administrative assistant, Trinity,
Wernersville, 5/2/10
- Thomas F. Irwin (Zion Spies, Reading) to Calvary, Laureldale,
6/21/10
- Christina M. Johnsten (on leave from call) transferred to
Pacifica Synod, 6/17/10
- Lyn L. Langkamer (St. John, Allentown) to retirement, 1/1/10
- Daun E. McKee (president/CEO, Diakon) to retirement, 1/1/10
- Adliez Mendez (San Martin de Porres, Allentown) to on leave
from call, 1/31/10
- Michael A. Metz (Zion, Northampton) to on leave from call,
6/30/10
- David G. Newhart (Trinity Memorial, Allentown) to retired
"under contract," 2/28/10
- Drahomir Oslik (associate pastor, Trinity, Robesonia)
transferred to Northwest Washington Synod, 6/17/10
- Michael J. Peters (on leave from call) to retirement, 6/1/10
- Jami L. Possinger (Union, Schnecksville) to Hope,
Cherryville, 3/21/10
- Charles H. Oldland III (special service, St. Peter, Reinerton)
to St. Peter, Reinerton, 1/3/10
- Rodney H. Saylor (St. John, Sayre) to retirement, 8/1/10
- Barry L. Spatz (ordained 7/17/10) to Jacobs-Outwood PC,
8/1/10
- Scott A. Staub (ordained 7/25/10) to Trinity, Topton, 7/25/10
- Matthew R. Voyer (transferred from Northeastern Iowa Synod)
to assistant pastor, Christ, Hamilton Square, 6/20/10
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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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