Recently people received email messages that were supposedly from district executives. If you receive an unusual request, a message with awkward language, or something else suspicious saying it’s from a Church of the Brethren staff member or District Executive, please check the email address. Staff members mostly use email addresses that end with brethren.org. District Executive email addresses vary, but the correct ones are listed on this page. Please do not reply to suspicious messages or click on the links. You can mark them as spam or junk, which will affect senders’ ability to get through. You can also fill out this form: https://support.google.com/mail/contact/abuse.
If you are the church board/leadership team chair of a Church of the Brethren congregation that is entering a time of pastoral transition, please contact your district executive/minister, who will assist you in the process of seeking and calling a new pastor. This process includes the selection of a search committee, filling out a congregational profile, entering it into the placement system, making contact with pastoral candidates, interviewing, and calling your new pastor.
If you are a Church of the Brethren pastor with an interest in serving a congregation on this list, please be in touch with your own district executive/minister, who will assist you in the process of pastoral placement in the Church of the Brethren. This process includes filling out a profile, entering it into the placement system, and making contact with another district office.
If you are not a ministerial leader in the Church of the Brethren and have an interest in serving the denomination, please email the Office of Ministry.
Atlantic Northeast
- Coventry, FT Associate Pastor (Pottstown, Pa.)
- Green Tree, FT (Oaks, Pa.)
- Mechanic Grove, FT Senior Pastor (Quarryville, Pa.)
- Myerstown, FT Lead Pastor (Myerstown, Pa.)
- Pottstown, PT (Pottstown, Pa.)
- Wilmington, PT/FT (Wilmington, Del.)
email Pete Kontra: pkontra@ane-cob.org
Atlantic Southeast
- Lorida, PT Senior Pastor (Lorida, Fla.)
- New Covenant Church, PT (Gotha, Fla.)
- North Fort Myers, PT, Available: 6/1/22 (North Fort Myers, Fla.)
email Victoria Ehret: atlanticsoutheastcob@gmail.com or Ray Hileman: rhileman52@gmail.com
Illinois & Wisconsin
- Milledgeville, FT (Milledgeville, Ill.)
email Walt Wiltschek: iwdde@outlook.com
Indiana, Northern
- Cedar Lake, PT/FT (Auburn, Ind.)
- Goshen City, PT/FT (Goshen, Ind.)
- Lincolnshire, PT/FT, Available: 9/4/22 (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
- Middlebury, FT Lead Pastor (Middlebury, Ind.)
- Pine Creek, FT (North Liberty, Ind.)
- Walnut, FT Senior Pastor (Argos, Ind.)
- West Goshen, FT (Goshen, Ind.)
email Torin Eikler: torin.nidcob@gmail.com
Indiana, South/Central
- Eel River Community, PT (Silver Lake, Ind.)
email Anna Lisa Gross: scindannalisa@gmail.com
Michigan
- Beaverton, PT Associate Pastor (Beaverton, Mich.)
email Beth Sollenberger: bsollenberger@brethren.org
Mid-Atlantic
- Bethany, PT/FT (Farmington, Del.)
- Broadfording, FT (Hagerstown, Md.)
- Easton, PT/FT (Easton, Md.)
- Nokesville, FT (Nokesville, Va.)
- Thurmont, PT (Thurmont, Md.)
- University Park, PT/FT (University Park, Md.)
- Woodbridge, FT (Woodbridge, Va.)
email Gene Hagenberger: MidAtlantic@brethren.org
Ohio, Northern
- Bristolville, FT (Bristolville, Ohio)
- Painesville, PT (Painesville, Ohio)
email Kris Hawk: krishawk@nohcob.org
Ohio, Southern & Kentucky
- New Carlisle, FT (New Carlisle, Ohio)
- Oakland, FT Senior Pastor (Bradford, Ohio)
email Nick Beam: nbeam@brethren.org
Pacific Southwest
- Glendora, Available: 9/1/22 (Glendora, Calif.)
- LaVerne, FT Senior Pastor (LaVerne, Calif.)
- San Diego, PT, Available: 9/1/22 (San Diego, Calif.)
email Russ Matteson: de@pswdcob.org
Pennsylvania, Middle
- Bannerville, PT (McClure, Pa.)
- Dunnings Creek, PT/FT (New Paris, Pa.)
- New Enterprise, FT (New Enterprise, Pa.)
- Raven Run, PT (Saxon, Pa.)
- Spring Mount, PT (Warriors Mark, Pa.)
email David Banaszak: de@midpacob.org
Pennsylvania, Southern
- Chambersburg, FT Senior Pastor, Available: 9/1/22 (Chambersburg, Pa.)
- Codorus, FT Senior Pastor (Dallastown, Pa.)
- Mechanicsburg, FT (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
- York Second, PT (York, Pa.)
email William Waugh: bwaugh@brethren.org
Pennsylvania, Western
- No vacancies currently
email Pete Kaltenbaugh, Jr: mdalepastorpete@comcast.net
Shenandoah
- Briery Branch, FT Senior Pastor (Dayton, Va.)
- Emmanuel, PT, Available: Negotiable (Mt. Solon, Va.)
- Harrisonburg First, FT (Harrisonburg, Va.)
- Montezuma, FT (Dayton, Va.)
- Timberville, FT, Available: 8/1/22 (Timberville, Va.)
email John Jantzi: johnjantzi@shencob.org
Southeastern
- Cedar Creek, FT/PT (Citronelle, Ala.)
email Gary Benesh: gbenesh@embarqmail.com or Wallace Cole: wmcole@bellsouth.net
Virlina
- Bassett, PT/FT (Bassett, Va.)
- Bethlehem, FT/PT (Boones Mill, Va.)
- Ivy Farms, PT (Newport News, Va.)
- Moneta, Lake Side, PT (Moneta, Va.)
- Roanoke, Iglesia Cristiana Renacer, PT (Roanoke, Va.)
email David Shumate: virlina@aol.com