{"id":2380,"date":"2024-08-12T12:57:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/?page_id=2380"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:53:53","slug":"moderator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/moderator\/","title":{"rendered":"Moderator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Don Fitzkee<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Don-Fitzkee-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Don Fitzkee\" class=\"wp-image-2650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Don-Fitzkee-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Don-Fitzkee.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don Fitzkee is Pastor of Worship at the Lancaster (Pa.) Church of the Brethren and 2026 Annual Conference Moderator. Previously he served for 20 years as a non-salaried \u201cfree minister\u201d in the Chiques congregation, near Manheim, and was Director of Development at COBYS Family Services, an agency affiliated with the Atlantic Northeast District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don has served in various denominational leadership roles including chair of the Mission and Ministry Board. He earned a Bachelor\u2019s in Sociology from Elizabethtown College, spending his junior year abroad in Marburg, Germany, through Brethren Colleges Abroad. Following coursework at Bethany Seminary and Evangelical School of Theology, he earned a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Eastern Baptist (now Palmer) Theological Seminary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following college Don served through Brethren Volunteer Service as Editorial Assistant for <em>Messenger <\/em>magazine, which opened doors to other writing opportunities and denominational roles. He chronicled 20<sup>th<\/sup> century changes in the churches of the Atlantic Northeast District in his book <em>Moving Toward the Mainstream <\/em>and has written for <em>Messenger<\/em> and other Brethren publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don enjoys disc golfing and riding bike, dabbles in gardening and apple trees, and tries to walk a few miles several times a week. He and his wife, Carolyn, live near Manheim and are parents of Galen and Marianne. In recent years Don &amp; Carolyn have found joy in making new friends through their congregation\u2019s refugee resettlement ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don may be contacted at <a href=\"mailto:moderator@brethren.org\"><strong>moderator@brethren.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference theme: Imagine!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/Interpretive-Statement-updated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interpretive Statement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Daily-Scriptural-Themes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Scriptural Themes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Don Fitzkee Don Fitzkee is Pastor of Worship at the Lancaster (Pa.) 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