St. Paul's Lutheran Church
127 York St. Hanover, PA 17331
(717) 637-5941
 

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Interim Pastor - Reverend Larry McConnell
Associate Pastor - Reverend Christina Minnich
Ministers - People of St. Paul's

             Meet our Staff at St. Paul's

Reverend McConnell | Reverend Minnich | Dave Berndt | Jean Bollinger | Steven Ruppright | Sue Blevins | Assistant Secretary | Wilson Graf | Maureen Sponseller

 

 


  Rev. Larry McConnell
Interim Pastor

                       

Rev. Christina Minnich
Associate Pastor

The people of St. Paul’s called Pastor Tina to serve as the Associate Pastor in October 2007.  She began serving in November prior to her ordination on January 25, 2008.  She is a native of York County, PA.  Before answering God’s call to ordained ministry, Pastor Tina served as a Licensed Practical Nurse for 13 years in the Dallastown and Red Lion area.  In 2002, she graduated from York College with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Philosophy and Religion.  She earned her Masters of Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg where she graduated in 2006. From 2006-07 Pastor Tina served as a Chaplain resident at York Hospital.


Pastor Tina and her husband Allan have a blended family of five grown children who have blessed them with ten grandchildren.  On her days off, she enjoys reading but gets real pleasure from hanging out with her grandkids.


When you stop by St. Paul’s be sure to pop in and say, “Hi!” she’ll be glad to see you! 

Pastor Tina

 

 

 

 

 

 

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R. David Berndt
Associate in Ministry

R. David Berndt has been serving St. Paul's as an Associate in Ministry since August of 1994. He is a native of Oshkosh, Wisconsin and taught in the public schools for 13 years as a band director before moving to Pennsylvania to attend the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg where he was granted the Master of Arts in Religion degree in 1991. He plays bass trombone in the Hanover Symphony and sings with the York Symphony Chorus. David and his wife, Laura,  are the parents of three adult children. He serves St. Paul as the director of music and Christian education.

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Jean Bollinger - Administrative Assistant

Jean began her employment with St. Paul's in September, 1991 in the part-time position of Financial Secretary and in May, 1998, she assumed full-time duties as Administrative Assistant.

Jean is a life-long member and has served St. Paul's in various capacities over the years. She currently serves on the Altar Committee and Senior Choir, as well as teaches part time in the 7th grade confirmation class and assists David Berndt with the Cherub, Children's and Junior Choirs on Wonderful Wednesdays.

Jean and her husband Jim have been married for 38 years, and have two grown daughters. Jayme works as a Social Worker at Wellspan Health Dialysis in Littlestown and Jenna is a first grade teacher at Park Hills Elementary School. In 2003, Jayme and her husband Carl Knaub blessed Jean and Jim with a granddaughter named McKenna Rose Knaub.

Jean Bollinger

 

 

 

 

 

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Organist

Steven Ruppright has been serving as the organist of St Paul's since June of 1990. A native of Ohio, Steven attended Bluffton University in Bluffton, OH, Penn State University and The University of Maryland.  Prior to joining the staff of St Paul's, Steven taught music in public and private schools and has served as organist and Director of Music at various churches.  In addition to playing the organ and piano, he also plays the oboe and English horn.  Steven currently serves as principal oboe in the Hanover Symphony Orchestra and is a member of The Revonah 4 Woodwind Quartet.
 

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Sue Blevins
Financial Secretary

Sue has been serving as the financial secretary at St. Paul's for a little over two years. She also works part time for her husband Dr. John J. Blevins who is a dentist in York New Salem. When Sue is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two children and grandchild.

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Assistant Secretary

POSITION OPENA twenty-hour per week receptionist/office assistant position to assist Pastors and Administrative Assistant with office function and receptionist duties is available.  The candidate must have excellent customer service skills and be proficient in Word, spreadsheet, design and data base software.  E-mail resume to stpaulslutheranhnvr@embarqmail.com.

 

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Wilson Graf
Maintenance/Custodian

Wilson has been serving the maintenance and custodial needs of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for ten years. He has been married to Beverly (Markle) Graf for 49 years. Wilson and Beverly have a grown son, Brett; daughter-in-law, Dawn; and daughter, Debra. They also have two granddaughters, Kaitlyn (16) and Jordan (12), and a grandson, Hunter (8).

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Maureen Sponseller
Housekeeper

Maureen began her services as housekeeper for    St. Paul's in early 2007.

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