Ministers new to Atlantic Coast Conference since November 2013
Ordination:
New Minister Name: W. Dale Detweiler
Position & Location: Pastor of Birch Grove Mennonite Church, Port Allegany, PA
Date of Ordination: September 7, 2014
Family
Children: 3 adult children, two sons and a daughter, plus three granddaughters.
Education
I attended Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg Virginia, and am presently taking on-line classes at AMBS in Elkhart Indiana.
Hobbies
I enjoy the outdoors in which I do a little hiking and like to hunt.
Life Bible verse
Ephesians 3:18-19, "I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and the length and the height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
A recent joy
A recent joy of mine was being able to take my three granddaughters miniature golfing and than having ice cream after we were done!
A challenge ahead
A challenge ahead that I may face is being able to set healthy boundaries between pastoring, carpentry work, seminary studies and personal time.
License toward Ordination (two-year license):
New Minister Name: Rev. David N. Heineman, BCC
Position and Location: Chaplain, Crossroads Hospice, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Date of Licensing/ Installation: 9/16/2014
Family
Spouse: Cheryl L.
Children: David S. & Steven C, as well as 4 ½ grandchildren
Education
Residencies in Clinical Pastoral Education - Lehigh Valley Hospital
MABS - Dallas Theological Seminary
BS Ed. - Cheyney Univ. of PA
Hobbies
Painting, Guitar, Sailing, Woodworking
Life Bible verse
Philippians 1:6: Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
A recent joy
Riding in the 2014 American Cancer Society Bike-a-thon
A challenge ahead
Finishing a small sailboat that I’m building to sail in
Licensed for Specific Ministry:
New Minister Name: Kathryn Heinzel
Position & Location: Chaplain Fellow, Ann B Barshinger Cancer Institue
Date of Licensing/Installation: November 17, 2014
Family
Children – Peter, James, Jesse, Ella
Education - MS in pastoral counseling from Loyola college as well as seminary classes through LTS and EMS
Hobbies - Hiking, camping, biking around town, cooking
Life Bible verse - Mk 12: 28-34 Which is the greatest commandment?
A recent joy – starting a new job
A challenge ahead – being an empty nester
New Minister Name: Jaqueline Hoover
Position & Location: Consultant and Free-lance instructor in Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations, Nottingham, UK
Date of Licensing/Installation: April 27, 2014
Family
Spouse: Jon Hoover
Children: Mark, 20 years & Yasmin, 18 years
Education
BA in Teaching, BA in Theology and Bible, MA in Islamic Studies
Hobbies
Hosting and cooking for friends, quilting, reading
Life Bible verse
Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
A recent joy
Recently I had a very nice conversation with a Turkish shopkeeper. In the middle of the conversation, he casually referred to me as a mushrik. That is a person who commits shirk (this means to ascribe partners to God, it is basically polytheism and is the worst sin in Islam). I gently told him that I did not like that and that I was not a polytheist. I added that I was a monotheist and that the trinity does not make me a polytheist and that I believed in one God At first he was really taken aback. He thought about it for a while and then apologized later. I felt he was very sincere. This interaction gave me joy because I had the courage to respond gently to him and because he took it so well.
A challenge ahead
It is obviously quite a challenge to explain the Christian faith. On a personal note I am challenged to get all my work done well.
Transfer of Ministry:
Name: Jon W. Carlson
Position & Location: Lead Pastor, Forest Hills Mennonite Church
Date of transfer : May 4, 2014
Family
Spouse – Lyn
Children – Collette, Micah, & Adalyn
Education
A.A. in Communications; pursuing an M. Div through Eastern Mennonite Seminary
Hobbies
Reading, Photography, Running
Life Bible verse – 1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
A recent joy – Celebrating the birth of our third child, Adalyn; moving to Lancaster County
A Challenge Ahead - Getting to know the Forest Hills congregation and providing pastoral care during a challenging season in the Mennonite Church
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