{"id":26439,"date":"2026-01-22T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26439"},"modified":"2026-01-22T23:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:16:23","slug":"rabenstein-to-lead-s-pa-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/rabenstein-to-lead-s-pa-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Traci Rabenstein to serve as Southern Pennsylvania District executive minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Southern Pennsylvania District of the Church of the Brethren has called Traci Rabenstein to serve as district executive minister starting April 6. She resides in Enola, Pa., from where she will serve in this fulltime role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rabenstein has resigned from more than nine years of employment with the Church of the Brethren, most recently as executive director of Mission Advancement. Previously, she was employed for 18 years in various capacities with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, most recently as project manager in the Information Technology Office with the Pennsylvania Governor\u2019s Office of Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was licensed and ordained through the Mechanicsburg congregation of Southern Pennsylvania District, where she served as youth director and youth pastor for eight years. She also has filled leadership roles in the district as moderator of the district conference and as board chair of Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rabenstein holds a 2014 certificate in ministry through the Training in Ministry program of the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-and-the-declaration\/\">Brethren and the Declaration of Independence: Denise Kettering-Lane presents an equipping session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-of-grace-and-god-of-glory\/\">\u2018God of grace and God of glory\u2019: A call to worship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/resolution-on-weapons-transfer\/\">Resolution on weapons transfer is adopted by the 2026 Annual Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/review-and-evaluation-committee\/\">Review and Evaluation Committee brings an interim report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-dinner-2026\/\">Global Mission Dinner hears from EYN president Daniel Mbaya<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Southern Pennsylvania District of the Church of the Brethren has called Traci Rabenstein to serve as district executive minister starting April 6. 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