{"id":9,"date":"2018-09-24T16:17:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T16:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-06-10T20:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:12:55","slug":"congregations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/congregations\/","title":{"rendered":"Congregational vacancies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/about\/employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Non-pastoral job openings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>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\u2019s from a Church of the Brethren staff member or District Executive, please <strong>check the email address<\/strong>. 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&#8217; ability to get through. You can also fill out this form: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/contact\/abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/contact\/abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you are the church board\/leadership team chair of a Church of the Brethren congregation that is entering a time of pastoral transition, <\/strong>please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/about\/districts\">contact your district executive\/minister<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you are a Church of the Brethren pastor with an interest in serving a congregation <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are not a ministerial leader in the Church of the Brethren and have an interest in serving the denomination, please <a href=\"mailto:officeofministry@brethren.org\">email the Office of Ministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"AtlanticNortheast\">\n<h2>Atlantic Northeast<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Ambler, PT (Ambler, Pa.)<\/li>\n<li>Florin<\/li>\n<li>Green Tree, PT\/FT (Oaks, Pa.) <\/li>\n<li>Indian Creek, PT\/FT (Harleysville, Pa.)<\/li>\n<li>Ridgeway Community, PT\/FT (Harrisburg, Pa.)<\/li>\n<li>Wilmington, PT (Wilmington, Del.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Pete Kontra:&nbsp;<a title=\"Email pkontra@ane-cob.org\" href=\"mailto:pkontra@ane-cob.org\">pkontra@ane-cob.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"AtlanticSoutheast\">\n<h2>Atlantic Southeast<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>No vacancies currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Beth Sollenberger: <a href=\"mailto:atlanticsoutheastcob@gmail.com\">atlanticsoutheastcob@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Idaho\">\n<h2>Idaho &amp; Western Montana<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>No vacancies currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email John Fillmore:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:idahoandwesternmontanacob@gmail.com\">idahoandwesternmontanacob@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"IllinoisWisconsin\">\n<h2>Illinois &amp; Wisconsin<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Cerro Gordo, PT (Cerro Gordo, Ill.)<\/li>\n<li>Highland Ave, FT (Elgin, Ill.) <\/li>\n<li>Naperville, FT (Naperville, Ill.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Walt Wiltschek: <a href=\"mailto:iwdde@outlook.com\">iwdde@outlook.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"NorthernIndiana\">\n<h2>Indiana, Northern<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Crest Manor (South Bend, Ind.)<\/li>\n<li>Nappanee, PT (Nappanee, Ind.)<\/li>\n<li>North Winona, PT (Warsaw, Ind.)<\/li>\n<li>Union Center, FT Senior Pastor (Nappanee, Ind.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Torin Eikler:&nbsp;<a title=\"Email Torin Eikler\" href=\"mailto:torin.nidcob@gmail.com\">torin.nidcob@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"SouthCentralIndiana\">\n<h2>Indiana, South\/Central<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Eel River Community, PT Pastor or Team Pastor (Silver Lake, Ind.)<\/li>\n<li>Liberty Mills, FT Congregational Care Pastor (Liberty Mills, Ind.)<\/li>\n<li>Manchester, FT (North Manchester, Ind.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Laura Stone: <a href=\"mailto:scindlaura@gmail.com\">scindlaura@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Michigan\">\n<h2>Michigan<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>No vacancies currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Bryl Shaver: <a href=\"mailto:michigancobde@gmail.com\">michigancobde@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"MidAtlantic\">\n<h2>Mid-Atlantic<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Bethany, PT\/FT (Farmington, Del.)<\/li>\n<li>Denton, PT (Denton, Md.)<\/li>\n<li>Hagerstown, FT Lead Pastor (Hagerstown, Md.)<\/li>\n<li>Manor, PT (Boonsboro, Md.)<\/li>\n<p>Moler Avenue, FT (Martinsburg, W.Va.)\n<\/p><li>Washington City, PT (Washington, D.C.)<\/li>\n<li>Welty, PT\/FT (Smithsburg, Md.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Doug Veal: <a href=\"mailto:dveal@brethren.org\">dveal@brethren.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"MissouriArkansas\">\n<h2>Missouri&amp; Arkansas<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>No vacancies currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Cindy Sanders:&nbsp;<a title=\"Email moark.district23@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:moark.district23@gmail.com\">moark.district23@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"NorthernOhio\">\n<h2>Ohio, Northern<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>No vacancies currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Kris Hawk:&nbsp;<a title=\"Email krishawk@nohcob.org\" href=\"mailto:krishawk@nohcob.org\">krishawk@nohcob.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"SouthernOhio\">\n<h2>Ohio, Southern &amp; Kentucky<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Eversole, PT (New Lebanon, Ohio)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Nick Beam: <a href=\"mailto:nbeam@brethren.org\">nbeam@brethren.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"PacificNorthwest\">\n<h2>Pacific Northwest<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Olympic View Community, PT\/FT (Seattle, Wash.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Lee-Lani Wright: <a href=\"mailto:wright.lani80@gmail.com\">wright.lani80@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"PacificSouthwest\">\n<h2>Pacific Southwest<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Glendale, PT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Russ Matteson:&nbsp;<a title=\"E-mail de@pswdcob.org\" href=\"mailto:de@pswdcob.org\">de@pswdcob.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"MiddlePennsylvania\">\n<h2>Pennsylvania, Middle<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Dunnings Creek, PT (New Paris, Pa.)<\/li>\n<li>Hollidaysburg, PT\/FT (Hollidaysburg, Pa.)<\/li>\n<li>Pine Glen, FT (Lewistown, Pa.)<\/li>\n<li>Rockhill, FT (Rockhill Furnace, Pa.)<\/li>\n<li>Spring Mount, PT (Warriors Mark, Pa.)<\/li>\n<li>Tyrone, PT (Tyrone, Pa.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Mark Liller:&nbsp;<a title=\"Email mpaintdemark@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:mpaintdemark@gmail.com\">mpaintdemark@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"SouthernPennsylvania\">\n<h2>Pennsylvania, Southern<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>York Second, PT (York, Pa.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Traci Rabenstein: <a href=\"mailto:sopadistdem@pm.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sopadistdem@pm.me<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"WesternPennsylvania\">\n<h2>Pennsylvania, Western<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Sipesville, PT (Sipesville, Pa.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Pete Kaltenbaugh, Jr: <a href=\"mailto:mdalepastorpete@comcast.net\">mdalepastorpete@comcast.net<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"NorthernPlains\">\n<h2>Plains, Northern<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>No vacancies currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Greg Davidson Laszakovits:&nbsp;<a title=\"Email de@nplains.org\" href=\"mailto:de@nplains.org\">de@nplains.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"SouthernPlains\">\n<h2>Plains, Southern<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>No vacancies currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Matthew Prejean: <a href=\"mailto:thevillagevicar@yahoo.com\">thevillagevicar@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"WesternPlains\">\n<h2>Plains, Western<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Monitor, PT (McPherson, Kan.)<\/li>\n<li>Quinter, PT (Quinter, Kan.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Blaine Miner: <a href=\"mailto:demblaine@wpcob.org\">demblaine@wpcob.org<\/a> or Nancy Miner: <a href=\"mailto:demnancy@wpcob.org\">demnancy@wpcob.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Shenandoah\">\n<h2>Shenandoah<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Dayton, FT (Dayton, Va.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Kevin Daggett:  <a href=\"mailto:KevinDaggett@shencob.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KevinDaggett@shencob.org<\/a> or Rebecca House: <a href=\"mailto:RebeccaHouse@shencob.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RebeccaHouse@shencob.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Southeastern\">\n<h2>Southeastern<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>No vacancies currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Andy Hamilton: <a href=\"mailto:ahamilton@brethren.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ahamilton@brethren.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Virlina\">\n<h2>Virlina<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>Copper Hill, PT\/ FT (Copper Hill, Va.)<\/li>\n<li>Durham-Peace Covenant, PT (Durham, N.C.)<\/li>\n<li>Germantown Brick, FT (Rocky Mount, Va.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Dan Rudy: <a href=\"mailto:virlina.dem@gmail.com\">virlina.dem@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"WestMarva\">\n<h2>West Marva<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"unstyled\">\n<li>No vacancies currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>email Leah Hileman:\u00a0<a title=\"Email West Marva district\" href=\"mailto:westmarvade@gmail.com\">westmarvade@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\">&lt;<\/span><a href=\"#\"><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\">return to top<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\">&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-pastoral job openings 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\u2019s from a Church of the Brethren staff member or District Executive, please check the email address. 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