List of Congregations in Transition
| TO: | Lower Susquehanna Synod Pastors, Associates in Ministry, Deaconesses, and Diaconal Ministers |
| FROM: | B. Penrose Hoover, Bishop |
| DATE: | May 2012 |
The following is a list of congregations in our synod experiencing a pastoral transition as we know them now. If you are interested in being considered for any of these parishes, please notify my office as soon as possible. As you know, in our call procedure, one name is to be given to a Call Committee. You may be sure that careful consideration will be given to your interest.
| KEY: 1 = In study process | 2 = ready for or Interviewing | 3 = Voting |
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Key |
Congregation/Charge |
Conference |
Position |
| 1 | Gardners, Upper Bermudian Parish | Gettysburg | Pastor |
| 1 | Biglerville, St. Paul | Gettysburg | Pastor |
| 2 | New Oxford, St. John | Gettysburg | Part-time Pastor |
| 1 | East Berlin, Trinity | Hanover | Pastor |
| 1 | Dauphin, Zion | Harrisburg | Pastor |
| 2 | Columbia, Concordia | Lancaster | Pastor |
| 1 | Lancaster, St. Matthew | Lancaster | Pastor |
| 1 | Lebanon, Hill (Cleona) | Lebanon | Pastor |
| 2 | Lebanon, St. James | Lebanon | Pastor |
| 2 | Brickerville, United | North Lancaster | Pastor |
| 1 | Denver, Muddy Creek | North Lancaster | Pastor |
| 1 | Lititz, Salem (Kissel Hill) | North Lancaster | Pastor |
| 1 | New Holland, Trinity | North Lancaster | Pastor |
| 1 | Dover, Salem and Dover, Rohler | North York | Pastor |
| 2 | Duncannon, Christ | Perry | Pastor |
| 2 | Glen Rock, St. Paul (Hametown) | South York | Pastor |
| 3 | York, Canadochly | South York | Part-time Pastor |
| 1 | Red Lion, Grace | South York | Pastor |
| 2 | Gratz, Simeon United | Upper Dauphin | Pastor |
| 2 | Boiling Springs, Mt. Zion | West Cumberland | Part-time Pastor |
| 2 | Camp Hill, Trinity | West Shore | Senior Pastor |
| 2 | New Kingstown, St. Stephen | West Shore | Pastor |
| 1 | York, Grace and York, Trinity | York | Part-time Pastor |
If your congregation is considering increasing your staff to include a leader who is not a pastor but is theologically trained, you might think about calling a rostered lay leader. Associates in Ministry, Diaconal Ministers, and Deaconesses are not ordained as pastors are, but they are commissioned or consecrated by the church and called to ministries of Word and Service. Among these service ministries are Christian education, music, social outreach, visitation, chaplaincy, youth ministry, counseling, parish worker, and health ministries. To learn more about rostered lay leaders in our synod, contact Pastor Virginia Cover, Lower Susquehanna Synod, at 1.800.692.7282 x 102 or at vcover@lss-elca.org.
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