****************** Senior Pastor - Reverend E. Robert BurkhartAssociate Pastor - Reverend Christina Minnich Ministers - People of St. Paul's |
|||
Meet our Staff at St. Paul's Reverend Burkhart| Reverend Minnich | Dave Berndt | Carmen Buckley | Steven Ruppright | Sue Blevins | Sue Wineholt | Wilson Graf | Maureen Sponseller |
||
|
|
Rev. E. Robert
Burkhart
Senior Pastor
Pastor Bob Burkhart
is a graduate of The Lutheran
Theological Seminary at
Philadelphia, and comes to us
from the Northeastern Penn
Synod, where he has been serving
for nearly 10th year as pastor
to St. John’s ELCA in Mohnton.
He and wife Marcia have been
married for 35 years and have a
daughter, Lara, age 25. Marcia
is presently a homemaker and
will eventually be looking for
employment to begin getting
established in the Hanover
Community. Lara is a recent
graduate [and Choir member] of
Bob has been an active Synod
servant and is a Clergy In his spare time, for “battery charging” and relaxation, Bob is a recreational outdoorsman, having been introduced and raised to hunting, fishing, and wilderness adventuring from childhood. For the past several years, he has been sharing his joy for the outdoors and especially for fly fishing with others as a partner and co-instructor of an “occasional,” not-for-profit fly fishing school, that holds classes and retreats for clergy and church groups at his “camp” in the North Central PA Mountains.
|
|
Rev. Christina Minnich 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! |
|
|
R. David Berndt 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. |
Carmen Buckley |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
Sue Wineholt |
